diff --git "a/data/inc_df.csv" "b/data/inc_df.csv" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/data/inc_df.csv" @@ -0,0 +1,153384 @@ +retriever_id,description,href,draft_labs,author,draft_cats,doc_subtype,doc_type,text,round +0,24/04/2024 | Guatemala | Intervention Contact Group 1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/1er_intervencion_grupo_1_ingles.pdf,['part i: general'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +",4 +1,24/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1-SCG1-IRAN,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1-_sub_cg1-_iran.pdf,['part i: general'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I +1. Preamble +The preamble should be concise and very broad. +The agreed language of the UNEA 5/14 could be used for this section. Issus as +references to human rights, informal workers and the rights of women could just be +placed under preamble. For this purpose the language used in Paris Agreement could +be replicated and inserted here. +2. Objective +Iran believes that in the objective section, there should not be any reference to time +bound targets. It should ensure sustainable development while addressing plastic +pollution through reduction of plastic wastes and a circular economy that minimizes the +environmental impact of plastic pollution. +The objective of this instrument is to safeguard human health and the environment from +the adverse effects of plastic pollution including in the marine environment. This will be +achieved through a comprehensive approach that focusing on prevention, and reduction +of plastic pollution. The objective will involve efficient management and recycling of +plastic waste, aligned with national circumstances and capabilities. +This approach considers the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and +respective capabilities, along with financial and technical support for all involved parties. +The instrument should focus on reducing plastic pollution through improvement of +product design and environmentally sound waste management, enhancing resource +efficiency and circular economy approaches, promoting sustainable consumption and +production, investing in innovative technologies for plastic waste management, and +raising public awareness on environmental impacts of plastic. +Ultimately, the goal of this instrument is to create a cleaner and healthier environment +for current and future generations, while also promoting sustainable development and a +circular economy that minimizes the environmental impact of plastic pollution and +disposal. By working together towards a common goal, we can effectively combat +plastic pollution and protect our planet for years to come. +3. Definitions +Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the definition section could be worked out after the +due unclarity regarding the scope of the instrument is resolved and therefore the +decision on this matter could be taken in a later stage. +4. +Principles +Principles are among the crucial parts of the future instrument and accordingly we +believe that there should be a specific section dedicated on this issue. It is strongly view +that the principles together with the scope of the instrument will determine nature and +quality of the commitments of the parties in an equitable manner. Among those +principles of critical importance one could refer to the principle of CBDR together with +respecting for sovereignty of member states in exploiting their own natural resources, +bottom up approach, inclusiveness, and country drivenness of policies and actions. We +should also be careful of avoiding introducing fake elements as the new principles or +those which are irrelevant to the nature of the future instrument. + +5. +Scope +In Scope Section the best Option is Option 13. the reason is it exclude the production +and upstream section also the virgin polymer production and its ingredient. +This ensures that only the activities directly related to reduction of the plastic pollution or +initiatives are considered in scope, allowing for a more focused and targeted analysis. +Additionally, by excluding certain elements like production and upstream activities, the +scope should cover areas of concern and work which there is convergence on them and +can be manageable and feasible to assess. This helps to achieve win win approach to +keep all parties economic benefits and avoid unnecessary complexity and ensures +resources are allocated effectively. +On the issue of Scope we could not accept any reference to the primary and virgin +polymers as well as the areas which are beyond the mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14. +Therefore, The priority of Iran in this section is option 13 which is very concise and brief +but options 7 and 10 also includes some elements which with some modifications (red +lines 5 and 6 under 10) could be taken into account. +Part II +12.Just transition +This delegation believes that Each Party is expected to cooperate in promoting and +facilitating a fair, equitable, and inclusive transition towards sustainable development for +developing country Parties in the implementation of this instrument. Developed country +Parties are required to provide adequate finance, technology transfer, and capacity +building support to assist in the just transition of developing country Parties. +Additionally, each Party should consider promoting and facilitating a fair, equitable, and +inclusive transition with special consideration for women, children, and youth. This can +be achieved by enhancing institutional arrangements, enabling policies, and creating +conditions that improve opportunities, capabilities, and livelihoods of affected +communities. By working together in this manner, Parties can contribute to a more +sustainable and inclusive future for all. So we fully support option 3. + +13bis. Overarching provision related to Part II + +",4 +2,"25/04/2024 | Paraguay | Part I: preamble, objective, principles",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/preamble_objective_principles_-_paraguay.pdf,['part i: general'],['Paraguay'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Preamble +Paraguay supports the proposal made by Argentina to include the provision deriving +from the Minamata Convention regarding the existing obligations. +We also support the proposal by the Russian Federation regarding food security. +We want to support the mention of Resolution 76/300 of General Assembly of 28 +July 2022 which recognizes the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable +environment as a human right. +And we also want to add the following paragraph: +“Recalling Resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986 which +recognizes the right to development as an inalienable human +right”. +We believe the right to development should be mentioned, because this is aligned +with Principle 3 of the Rio Declaration and also reflects the fact that in developing +countries most of the environmental problems are caused by under-development, +as it was recognized in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972 and we should not forget +this essential fact. +Objective +For Paraguay the objective should be read as follow: +“The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the +environment from the adverse effects of plastic pollution, including +in the marine environment, as well as other aquatic and terrestrial +ecosystems, +considering +the +principle +of +common +but +differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities as well as +financial and technical support.” +We strongly support the CBDR as this principle is applicable to all MEAs since it is +established in Principle 7 of the Rio Declaration. +Paraguay doesn’t support putting a specific deadline in the objective. +Principles +Paraguay supports the position expressed by Argentina with the inclusion of the +following principles: +- +CBDR. +- +Best available science. +- +Respect of national sovereignty. +- +We strongly support Principle 12 of the Rio declaration: we want to see +clearly reflected that trade policy measures for environmental purposes +should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or +a disguised restriction on international trade. + +",4 +3,25/04/2024 | Qatar | SCG1.1 intervention 24/4,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/scg1.1_intervention_24-4.pdf,['part i: general'],['Qatar'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.1 + +Preamble: +The State of Qatar supports the proposal made from China with some editions we can mention it +latter on and support Saudi proposal with adding. +Noting with concerns the global challenge of accumulated legacy plastic waste in developing +countries due to illegal transboundary movement +also supports Russian Federation text addition to the Preamble on beneficial aspects of plastics for +humanity’s welfare and flourishing. + + +Objective: +Emphasizing the objectives simplicity and clarity, Qatar would like to distil the objective text to read +as follows: The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment from +plastic pollution, including the marine environment through, inter alia, managing plastic pollution, in +accordance with national priorities and circumstances, while contributing to the achievement of +sustainable development +Definitions: +Qatar supports other speakers so we know the definitions is important but we want to discuss it later +on after we have full vision on the treaty. + +Principles: +Qatar support opt1 and GRULAC group so it’s important we have a principles provision on the +beginning of our treaty, and we have some options we will send it to you. +Options: +The principles are related to the scope of the instrument and may guide the implementation of the +instrument. +1. The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of +international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own +environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their +jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the +limits of national jurisdiction. +2. The Parties, in particular developed countries, shall respect the principle of sovereignty of States in +international cooperation to address the issue +of plastics pollution in a facilitative, non-instructive and non-punitive manner, and avoiding any undue +burden being placed on Parties. +3. The specific needs, priorities, and special circumstances of developing, that would have to bear +disproportionate or abnormal burden under the instrument, should be given full consideration. +4. The Parties shall take precautionary approaches in accordance with their capabilities and +responsibilities based on the CBDR principle, & national circumstances. +5. The Parties must ensure measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral ones, +should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on +international trade. +6.Parties ensure that all efforts should be made to reach an international consensus agreement on +plastic pollution, informed by scientific certainty in a manner that is implementable by all Parties +according to their respective capacities and to the extent of the support received from developed +Parties. +",4 +4,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | General proposal for the whole instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_general_textual_suggestions_for_the_instrument_cg1.pdf,['part i: general'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"General textual proposal of the Russian Federation applied +throughout the text of the Instrument +Suggestion: +Throughout the draft text of the Instrument to replace such broad terms as +“plastics” or “plastics and plastic products” with specific terms “plastic +products” or “plastic waste”, depending on the context of the disciplines. +Explanatory note: + +These negotiations have the mandate to end plastic pollution with specific +focus on combating the existing plastic waste, including in the marine +environment. In addition, paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c) of the UNEA Resolution +5/14 specify that the Instrument should promote sustainable production and +consumption through product design and environmentally sound waste +management, as well as cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution. To +achieve these goals, the Instrument should apply to the life cycle, which should +start from the design of “plastic products”, continue in sustainable +consumption of such products, and end by disposal and recycling of “plastic +waste”, because during these particular stages: +o +characteristics influencing the recyclability of end-use products are +formed, and +o +waste from consumption of plastic products is generated. + +At the same time, the ordinary meaning of the word “plastics” could include +both plastic products and primary polymers as feedstock for production of +end-use products. The Russian Federation believes that the scope of the +instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary +raw materials as well as the stages related to primary polymer production, +since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages. Moreover, when it +comes to raw materials, they can be used for production of many other – non- +plastic – products, and the present Instrument has a too narrow scope for +regulating hydrocarbon feedstock. + +As for the argument that the UNEA Resolution 5/14 includes “plastics” in +paragraph 3 (see phrase “full life cycle of plastic”) we have to note that +during the UNEA 5.2 the majority of delegations adhered to the position that +the future Instrument shall be focused on combating pollution from plastic +waste, especially in the marine environment. The resolution’s language was +understood accordingly. This means that the word “plastic” in the resolution +5/14 should be interpreted as referring to “plastic products”, whose +unhandled waste is the most important reason for global plastic pollution. + +Therefore, throughout the draft text of the Instrument, we should adhere to +precise terms “plastic products” and “plastic waste”, which better suite the +object and purpose of the future Instrument. +",4 +5,"26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1- SUB CG1.1- Iran Inputs on Preamble, Objectives, Principles and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1-_sub_cg1.1-_iran_inputs_on_preamble_objectives_principles_and_scope_0.pdf,['part i: general'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Iran Inputs on Preamble, Objectives, Principles and Scope + +Part I + +1. +Preamble1 + +Iran: The preamble should be concise and very broad. The agreed language of the +UNEA 5/14 could be used for this section. issues such as references to human +rights, informal workers and the rights of women could be placed just under +preamble. For this purpose the language used in Paris Agreement could be +replicated and inserted here. + +[The Parties to this instrument*, +Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious +environmental problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic +dimensions of sustainable development, +Recognizing that plastic pollution includes microplastics, +Noting with concern the specific impact of plastic pollution on the marine environment, +Noting that plastic pollution, in marine and other environments, can be of a transboundary nature and needs to be +tackled, together with its impacts, through a full-life-cycle approach, taking into account national circumstances +and capabilities, +Recognizing the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States, +Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the General Assembly adopted +the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, +Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, adopted in Rio de +Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, +Recalling General Assembly resolution 76/300 of 28 July 2022 which recognized the right to a clean, healthy +and sustainable environment as a human right, +Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, +Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for development, +Stressing the urgent need to strengthen the science-policy interface at all levels, improve understanding of the +global impact of plastic pollution on the environment, and promote effective and progressive action at the local, +regional and global levels, recognizing the important role played by plastics in society, +Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions 1/6, 2/11, 3/7, 4/6, 4/7 and 4/91 and affirming the +urgent need to strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance to take immediate action towards the +long-term elimination of plastic pollution in marine and other environments, and to avoid detriment from plastic +pollution to ecosystems and the human activities dependent on them, + +1 The elements described in this provision are a non-exhaustive compilation of elements from the synthesis report and +submissions and statements by members of the committee and are subject to further negotiation. The text is based on the +preambular text of UNEA resolution 5/14. It is proposed as a starting point with a view to its further development taking into +account the inputs from Members during INC-3. See the compilation of written submissions by members during the third +session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee, available at https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session- +3/documents/in-session#ContactGroups. See also contact group 3 outcome document, p. 1. +Error! No text of specified style in document. + + +2 +Recognizing the wide range of approaches, sustainable alternatives and technologies available to address the full +life cycle of plastics, further highlighting the need for enhanced international collaboration to facilitate access to +technology, capacity-building, and scientific and technical cooperation, and stressing that there is no single +approach, +Underlining the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials so that they can be reused, +remanufactured or recycled and therefore retained in the economy for as long as possible, along with the +resources they are made of, and of minimizing the generation of waste, which can significantly contribute to +sustainable production and consumption of plastics, +Welcoming efforts made by Governments and international organizations, in particular through national, regional +and international action plans, initiatives and instruments, including relevant multilateral agreements, and +recognizing the need for complementary actions and a coherent and coordinated long-term global vision, +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant regional and +international conventions and instruments, with due respect for their respective mandates, to prevent plastic +pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human well-being and the environment, +including the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 1973, as modified by the +Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and as further amended by the Protocol of 1997; the Basel Convention on the +Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal; the Rotterdam Convention on +the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; the +Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; +the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter of 1972 and the +Protocol thereto; the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management; the United Nations +Framework Convention on Climate Change; the Convention on Biological Diversity; and other international +organizations, regional instruments and programmes, and recognizing efforts led by non-governmental +organizations and the private sector, +Recognizing that each country is best positioned to understand its own national circumstances, including its +stakeholder activities, related to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, +Recognizing the importance of best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples +and local knowledge systems, +Taking into account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce, +Recognizing also the significant contribution made by waste-pickers and other workers in informal and +cooperative settings to the collecting, sorting and recycling of plastics in many countries, +Considering the need to mobilize new and additional means of implementation, in particular for developing +countries, to combat plastic pollution, +Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14 of 2 March 2022 which requested the +Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to convene an intergovernmental negotiating +committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, +Have agreed as follows:] + +2. +Objective + +Option 1 +1. +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment [and +other aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems], [based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life +cycle of plastic] [through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of [additional]**2 plastic + +2 Note: The sign ** throughout this document indicates text or bracketing added to reflect member input that had been +omitted from the final merger compilation issued on 19 November 2023 at the third session. +Error! No text of specified style in document. + + +3 +pollution] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], [in order] to protect human health and the environment +[from its adverse effects] [and to achieve sustainable development]. +Option 2 +2. +The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from [the adverse +effects of] plastic pollution, including in the marine environment [and other aquatic as well as terrestrial +ecosystems], [by ending plastic pollution based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of +plastic] [through the prevention, progressive reduction and remediation of [additional]** plastic pollution] +[management] [and utilization of plastic and plastic waste] [according to national priorities] [by 2040] [and +enhanced efforts thereafter], [and to achieve sustainable development][, poverty eradication and just transition,] +[considering the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities] [as well as +financial and technical support]. +3. +Definitions3 + +Option 0 +No standalone provision. +Option 1 +1. +For the purposes of this instrument: +a. +[“term”] means [] +b. [“term”] means [] +c. [“term”] means [] + +4. +Principles4 + +Option 0 + No standalone provision. +Option 1 +1. +In their actions to achieve the objective of the instrument* and to implement its provisions, the Parties +shall be guided, inter alia, by: + +a. +[the principles set out in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (Rio Principles), as +referred to in resolution UNEA 5/14, in general or with reference to specific principles] +b. [common but differentiated responsibilities] +c. +[the polluter pays principle] +d. [the precautionary approach] +e. +[the prevention principle] + +3 The placement of definitions could be in a standalone article (option 1) or integrated into the substantive provisions of the +instrument, or a combination of the two. See contact group 3 outcome document, p. 3. See also the compilation of written +submissions by members during the third session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (available at +https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-3/documents/in-session#ContactGroups). +4 The options identified for the consideration of the committee are intended to reflect the three possible approaches identified +on the basis of members’ inputs which could be used, in isolation or in combination, to reflect principles relevant to the +instrument, i.e., references to the relevant principles in preambular language, a dedicated provision identifying principles to +guide the instrument, and/or incorporation of the relevant principles in relevant substantive provisions. The options are +presented with a view to their further elaboration through draft text as appropriate. The elements described in this provision +(option 1) are a non-exhaustive compilation of elements from the synthesis report and submissions and statements by +members and are subject to further negotiation. Specific principles could be identified in subparagraphs. This could include, +for example, one or more of the principles identified in part I, section 3(a) of the synthesis report, also taking into +consideration the inputs of members made in the preparatory meeting and as identified in the compilation of written +submissions by members at the third session of the committee (available at https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic- +pollution/session-3/documents/in-session#ContactGroups). See contact group 3 outcome document, p. 4. + +Error! No text of specified style in document. + + +4 +f. +[respect for sovereignty over the use of natural resources] +g. [just transition] +h. [the protection of vulnerable communities] +i. +[shared responsibility] +j. +[intergenerational equity] +k. [non-regression] +l. +[ecosystems approach] +m. [Extended Producer Responsibility] +n. [transparency] +o. [inclusiveness] +p. [bottom-up approach] +q. [a gender perspective] +r. +[general principles relating to marine pollution] +s. +[circular economy] +t. +[non-discrimination] +u. [best available science] +v. [local and Indigenous knowledge] +w. [access to information and transparency] +x. [equity] +y. [sustainable development] +z. +[Measures taken to address plastic pollution should not constitute a mean of arbitrary or +unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade] +aa. [promotion of cooperation at regional and international level] +bb. [the three Rs of waste management] +cc. [the principle of sovereignty of States] +dd. [the right to choose policy mixes] +ee. [avoidance of creating new development and environmental problems] +ff. [Considering flexibility for developing countries without imposing an unnecessary burden on the +economic and social development of such countries] +gg. [Any decision, measure, policy and or legislation to address plastic pollution should be nationally +determined] +5. +Scope5 +On the issue of Scope we could not accept any reference to the primary and virginn polymers as well +as the areas which are beyond the mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14. Therefore, The priority of Iran +in this section is option 13 which is very concise and brief but options 7 and 10 also inludes some +elements which with some modifications (red lines 5 and 6 under 10) could be taken into account. +Option 7 +The scope of the instrument* is to end plastic pollution through a full life-cycle approach, taking into account +national circumstances and capabilities through nationally determined action plans reflecting country-driven +approaches, while ensuring sufficient flexibility to accommodate the different capacities and circumstances of +developing countries especially least developed countries, while still being effective in addressing plastic +pollution. +Option 10 +The scope of the future instrument shall strictly be in line with the mandate as defined in article 3 of the UNEA +Resolution No. 5/14 paragraphs 3(b) and 3 (c) indicating that the instrument shall include the following: +- +To promote sustainable development production and consumption of plastics, with the use of the +best available technologies, product design and environmentally sound waste management, +including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches; + +5 The options reproduce text from the compilation of written inputs received from members at the third session of the +committee concerning the possible scope of the instrument ((available at https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session- +3/documents/in-session#ContactGroups). See contact group 3 outcome document, p. 5. +Error! No text of specified style in document. + + +5 +- +To promote national and international cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution in the +marine environment, including existing plastic pollution (and legacy plastic pollution). +Implementing +- +efficient recycling systems and promoting economy, where plastic waste is reduced, reused and +repurposed, can significantly decrease the environmental impact of plastics; +- +The core of the plastic pollution crisis is ""the resource-inefficient, linear, take-make-waste plastic +economy,"" which should be replaced by a rational and environment friendly economy; +- +Further, the scope of the future instrument should focus on development and promotion of +sustainable alternatives to replace hazardous additives; +- +The scope of the instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary raw +materials as well as the stages related to primary and virgin polymer production, since no plastic +pollution is generated at these stages of production and raw materials can be used for production of +other non-plastic products; +- +Limitations should be put on unnecessary and problematic plastic applications, to make recycling +techniques more efficient and environmentally sound, and biodegradable plastics to become a +suitable alternative for single use applications of ordinary plastics. + +Option 13 +The future instrument shall apply to plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full +life cycle from the design of plastic products to the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. The +future instrument shall not apply to the following substances: +- +Raw materials, such as hydrocarbons and their derivatives; +- +Intermediate products, such as virgin polymers, which have to be further processed for serving end +uses, any dual-use items. +1. +Parties shall ensure that non-plastic substitutes are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking +into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, including food and +water security, and land loss. Based on full life cycle analysis. +_____________________ +",4 +6,26/04/2024 | Nepal | Nepal general statement for the effectiveness of the treaty,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/nepal_gerneral_statement_for_the_effectiveness_of_the_treaty.pdf,['part i: general'],['Nepal'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Dear Chair, + +I am writing on behalf of the Government of Nepal to request the incorporation of several +crucial points into the revised draft of the plastics treaty currently under consideration. Our +nation is deeply committed to addressing the global crisis of plastic pollution, and we believe +that the inclusion of the following points will significantly enhance the effectiveness of the +treaty: + +High Mountain Plastic Pollution Issues: It is imperative to acknowledge the unique +challenges posed by plastic pollution in high mountain regions. We propose that text of the +treaty explicitly addresses this issue to ensure that solutions are tailored to the specific needs +of these environments. +Listing of Hazardous Chemicals in Plastic Products: We advocate for the comprehensive +listing of hazardous chemicals present in plastic and its products. This step is crucial for +identifying and mitigating the health and environmental risks associated with these substances. +For a developing country like Nepal, having the actual list of chemicals, rather than the only +the criteria, will be very helpful. +Promotion of Recycling Industries: We suggest the formulation of policies to promote +recycling industries while also prohibiting the recycling of toxic plastics. Additionally, +emphasis should be placed on the development of alternative solutions beyond recycling. +Promotion of Indigenous and Traditional Technology: Indigenous and traditional +technologies offer sustainable alternatives to plastic. For example, in Nepal we have +historically used plates made from leaves (called TAPARI in our language), which are +completely biodegradable and do not harm the environment. We propose the promotion of +products made using indigenous knowledge as effective measures to reduce plastic usage. +Capacity Building and Assistance for Developing Countries: Developing and least +developed countries require substantial support in managing plastic pollution. We request +provisions for capacity building, technical assistance, technology transfer, and financial aid to +ensure these nations can effectively address plastic pollution within their borders. Having a +dedicated funding mechanism is essential for country like ours. +By incorporating these points into the revised draft of the plastics treaty, we can collectively +advance towards a more sustainable and plastic-free future. Nepal stands ready to collaborate +with all stakeholders to achieve this shared goal. +Finally, the Government of Nepal expresses its firm belief that meaningful support and +cooperation from all member states, development partners, UN agencies, and international +institutions will be continued to Nepal. + +Thank you for considering our recommendations. + +Sincerely, + +",4 +7,26/04/2024 | Panama | Contact group 1 – General Remarks,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_contact_group_1_-_general_remarks_0.pdf,['part i: general'],['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Contact group 1 – General Remarks +Thank Mr. Co-facilitator, +As we move forward in the negotiation, it is crucial to focus on a clear way forward, +given that, we fully support the intervention made by distinguish delegate from +Uruguay on behalf of GRULAC. +Regarding preamble, we would like to reaffirm the importance of cooperation among +relevant international conventions and instruments, such as the convention on +biological diversity, WTO Frameworks Convention on Tabaco Control. +Under the principles, we would like to reiterate the ones presented as GRULAC on +previous submissions. +We consider that the scope of application should be based on the provisions of +UNEA Resolution 5/14, which refers the need to address actions that cover the entire +life cycle of plastics. +Regarding definitions, we support the inclusion of the terms strictly necessary to +provide clarity on the obligations and facilitate the application of the instrument. +Finally, on regards of provisions on fishing gear, on behalf of GRULAC, we +considered it should be addressed in subgroup 1.3. +Thanks… +",4 +8,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part I_General,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_i.general.pdf,['part i: general'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on Part I in general +26 April 2024 + +Other than the introductory provisions of the instrument in Part I, Thailand is of the view +that the provision 13bis is interlinked to all across core provisions in Part II and provides +the overall obligations to all Parties to make change in order to pave the way in ultimately +achieving the objective of the instrument. Therefore, Thailand would like to propose to +consider in changing its placeholder of the provision 13bis from Part II to Part I. However, +its detailed contents are needed to be discussed in the subgroup 1.1 or others, depending +on the CG’s decision. + +",4 +9,27/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part I.1. Preamble; Part I.2. Objective; Part I.5. Scope,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_1.1_preamble_objective_scope_24_april.pdf,['part i: general'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 1.1 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 24 April 2024 + + + + +1. Preamble + +Thank you Mr. Co-Chair. + +First of all we would like to ask for a clarification? Are we going to start para by para +negotiation or we just want to have an approval from all parties on streamlined +document on Sub-Contact Group 1? + +If we are doing the para by para negotiation, there are 3 points in preamble that we +would like to raise. + +First, on paragraph 4, we would like to replace national “circumstances and capabilities” +with “common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities”. + +Second, on paragraph 5, to replace “Small Island Developing States” with “Developing +Countries, including Archipelagic States, Small Island Developing States, and Least +Developed Countries”. + +Last, om paragraph, to replace “national circumstances” with “national capabilities and +responsibilities” + +Thank you Mr. Co-Chair. + + + + + + +2. Objective + +Thank you Mr. Co-Chair + +Just two brief interventions. + +Indonesia would like to supports the proposal made by many other delegations to not having a +specific date by 2040, as we do not want to make an objective become a target. + +Also we would like to retain the reference to CBDR in the text. + +Thank you. + + +5. Scope + + +Thank you Mr. chair + +As we already stated in the CG1 meeting that during the streamlining process, it is also very +important for us to allow adding important elements, to capture the whole essence, since we +believe that there are still some of our national priorities that are not perfectly reflected in the draft. + +In this regard, on option 3, we would like to add a new bracket on the line 4, after the word +“developing countries”, to replace “especially least developed countries” with “including +archipelagic states, small islands, developing states, and least developed countries”. + +Thank you Mr. Chair. + + + + + +--o0o-- +",4 +10,27/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1- General-Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii-_iran.pdf,['part i: general'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II +1. +Primary plastic polymers +Iran believes that the source of plastic pollution is primarily the mismanagement of +plastic product waste. It is crucial to prioritize the efficient management of plastic +product waste to address this issue effectively. Scientific evidence supports this notion, +highlighting a significant untapped potential in global plastic waste management. +Currently, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, 19% is incinerated, 50% is landfilled, +and 22% is non-collected and mismanaged. There is a substantial opportunity to shift a +significant portion of waste from these categories towards recycling. +It is important to consider the various categories of plastic waste management, such as +recycling, incineration, landfilling, and non-collected/mismanaged waste. In order to +enhance the circular economy and to extend the life cycle of plastics, the recycling +industry should be enhanced in order to boost the existing capacity and the potential for +furthering plastic waste management. Accordingly, exclusion of the Upstream and the +Primary polymer production section from the text, together with the emphasis on +improving recycling practices, and its alignment with the goal of sustainable plastic +waste management shall be taken into account. +On this section, Iran is in favor of option zero which means no text for any binding +obligation on production of primary plastic polymers. Accordingly we do not see a +possibility for convergence on such issues as the primary and virgin polymers as well as +any restriction on trade and other areas which are beyond the mandate of UNEA +resolution 5/14. + +2. +Chemical and polymers of concern +During today's discussions, we have repeatedly heard from some countries and regional +groups that the alternative to polymers is simply other polymers. But we want to +emphasize that the mandate of 5/14 is not about replacing one type of polymer with +another, but rather focuses on how to reduce plastic pollution with a specific emphasis +on marine environments. This highlights the fact that certain countries without access to +fossil fuels are exploring technologies for producing biobased and biodegradable +polymers. However, it is crucial to carefully assess the environmental implications of +these alternatives. While it may appear to be a viable economic solution for those with +the necessary resources such as technology, water, and land, it is important to +recognize that simply shifting from fossil fuels to biobased materials may not effectively +address the issue of plastic pollution. The primary focus should be on sustainability and +long-term environmental impact management, rather than solely economic benefits. +Since hazardous chemicals are already covered and taken care by the (BRS) +Conventions, there is no need to duplicate this matter in the future Instrument. Further, +It is recommended to include a reference in the text stating that all chemical materials +used in a closed loop for the production of polymer in accordance with specific +necessary Health, Safety, and Environment standards and requirements, should be +excluded from the revised zero draft. Additionally, with regard to the release of toxic +chemicals from polymer degradation such as PS or PVC, it is important to know that the +list of such chemicals under (POPS RC) of the Stockholm Convention already covers +these substances, thus no need to include them in the future Instrument. +On this section, Iran supports option 0 which is no text. In General, any reference and +limit of polymers are not beyond the mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14 and since the +issue of chemicals is addressed by BRS conventions, we should not copy or duplicate +their works here under the new Instrument. + If there are articles that are certainly not on the list of BRS conventions and which are +subject to consideration, it is possible to accept the investigation them in the +Intersessional work only for the purpose of clarifying the matter rather than making a +final decision on them. After presenting the report of the expert meeting on them, the +committee will discuss the issue with the presence of member states. + +3. +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short- +lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added +microplastics +a.Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and groups of +such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic products +In regard to this provision, we believe that the focus of discussion on avoidable plastic +products should be on single-use products, such as drinking water bottles and grocery +bags. Scientific research, including Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), has shown that +alternatives like paper and cloth bags may not necessarily be the most environmentally +sound or socio-economically beneficial options for replacing single-use grocery bags. +The production of biobased plastic alternatives can also have drawbacks, as it often +requires more water and land for feedstock, and may lack the necessary infrastructure +for recycling and production in many regions of the world. +We believe that managing the problematic plastic products should concentrate on short- +lived plastic items, such as irrigation tapes. In this segment, we recommend +emphasizing and intensifying recyclability to create a circular economy and establish a +win-win approach between producers and users. By prioritizing the recyclability of these +products, we can reduce waste, promote sustainable practices, and advance towards a +more environmentally friendly and economically beneficial system for all stakeholders +involved. +Accordingly, Under this section, we disagree with linking the issue of Problematic and +Avoidable plastics to Chemicals and Polymers. SO It is recommended to avoid using +the term ""Problematic and Avoidable plastics"" as it may not clearly indicate what the +substitute and their environmental impact in life cycle is. Additionally, rather than +labeling an issue as ""problematic and avoidable,"" it is advisable to find environmentally +sound management strategies for ensuring more recyclability and circularity of plastic +products. +Therefore it is suggested to refer to these items as “Single Use and Short Lived Plastic +products"" to better convey the intended meaning. So the title is not acceptable to us, In +addition, it is important that Parties are encouraged to take measures to manage use of +single use and short lived plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant +parameters. To achieve this objective based on the availability, accessibility and +affordability of the required technologies and ingredients in particular to developing +countries, parties shall take into account necessary actions. However, we disagree with +any time bound target and all actions of parties shall be nationally determined and +country driven in accordance with their national circumstances and capacities of each +country. + +By reframing our language in this way, we can more effectively communicate the +importance of managing single-use and short-lived plastic products and working +towards sustainable solutions for reducing the plastic pollutions. Let's focus on +promoting awareness and action to minimize our environmental impact and create a +more sustainable future. +Accordingly, we support OP1 with some modifications which reads: Each country +should consider its unique national circumstances and capabilities, taking into account +factors such as climate conditions, environmental considerations, and socio-economic +conditions when implementing measures to regulate the production, sale, and +distribution of short-lived and single-use plastic products. By adopting tailored +approaches based on individual circumstances, countries can work together to reduce +plastic waste and promote sustainable practices on a global scale. + +b. +[Products containing] intentionally added microplastics +While nano and microplastics may have the potential to transfer into the body through +the use of plastic bottles and cutlery, the quantity required to pose an acute toxic risk to +humans is typically substantial compared to other materials. It is important to highlight +that alternative materials, such as micro wood or micro quartz, It is cleared that micro +wood have carcinogenic effect in human body also quartz micro particle have adverse +effect on human respiratory system , so they actually present greater hazards to human +health. When considering alternatives to plastics in industries like detergents, +cosmetics, and drugs, it is crucial to take into account the potential risks, benefits, +availability, accessibility, and affordability of various materials. +Collaborative efforts and scientific cooperation among countries are essential in finding +accessible and sustainable replacements for microplastics in these industries. Taking +action to reduce or eliminate the use of microplastics is vital. Efforts to reduce plastic +waste, promote recycling, and ensure proper disposal of plastics can help mitigate the +impact of microplastics on human health and the environment. Therefore, we support +Option 1 alt 3 + +4. +Exemptions available to a Party upon request +Clearly defining procedures for granting exemptions is crucial under this provision. +Exemptions may be granted by the governing body*, ensuring transparency, +impartiality, and scientific basis in their decision-making process. A verification and +validation body (VVB) will play a vital role in supporting the governing body* in +evaluating exemption requests, considering each country's unique circumstances. This +approach ensures that decisions are well-informed and fair, fostering trust and +cooperation among all parties involved in addressing plastic pollution. +Overall, a strong and well-defined framework for granting exemptions is essential for the +success of any regulations aimed at reducing plastic pollution. By establishing clear +procedures, promoting transparency, stakeholders can work together effectively to +protect the environment and address this urgent global challenge. So we support OP4 +bis 2 with some modifications. +4bis. Dedicated programmes of work +This program is incomprehensible, and its scope is unclear. Therefore, we +cannot accept that. it is true that it is going to be addressed to 4 declared +areas but How to process them and the limits and entry into these areas are +unclear. Such issues should be discussed after the formation of the +instrument and the terms of reference of it. Therefore, it should not be +accepted without specific details. Also as this title is new and there was not in +the zero draft, please put it in the bracket. +5. +Product design, composition and performance +a. +[Product [design and] performance] +Iran believes the objective in this section is to create a product that is easily recyclable. +Examples include designing materials with single layers instead of multilayers and +avoiding the use of inkjet printing for product marking. By simplifying the material +composition and marking methods, the product can be more easily recycled. This +approach promotes sustainability and environmental responsibility. So we support +option 1 whiteout part a, I mean no reference to reducing demand. +b. +[[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products +Iranian delegation believe the philosophy of product design for recycling focuses on +making the recycling process more accessible and efficient. In both Section A and +Section B, there are common areas where this philosophy can be applied. By +simplifying design elements and considering the materials and marking methods, we +can create products that are easier to recycle, ultimately promoting sustainability and +environmental responsibility. So we support just para 1 of this part with some +modifications. +c. +Use of recycled plastic contents +Iran believes that Parties should also promote the use of post-consumer recycled plastic +in their procurement processes and support research and innovation in the development +of new recycling technologies. Collaboration between governments, businesses, and +other stakeholders is crucial to achieve the goal of reducing plastic waste and promoting +a circular economy. +By implementing these measures, Parties can contribute to reducing the environmental +impact of plastic production and consumption, as well as promote sustainable +development and the transition to a more circular economy. This will help to achieve the +objectives of the instrument and contribute to global efforts to address the plastic +pollution crisis. So we support just para 1 of this part with some modifications.. +d. +Alternative plastics and plastic products +In this section, it is crucial to evaluate the alternative environmental impacts during the +same life cycle stage, such as ""Cradle to Grave."" By assessing the environmental +consequences of different alternatives at each life cycle stage, we can make informed +decisions that minimize negative impacts and promote a more sustainable product +design. +By conducting a life cycle assessment and considering the potential environmental +impacts at each stage, we can prioritize sustainability criteria such as minimizing energy +consumption, reducing waste generation, reducing water and land footprint and +promoting circular economy practices. +Also Life cycle studies say that plastic causes least impact in 93% of applications +studied that's even with low or no recycling. But when you do recycle, which is done at +high rates in many countries, there is a further 70-80% reduction in impact. + +The iranian delegation believes that with significant potential to enhance the recycling +sector, there is currently no urgent need for immediate alternatives to plastic products. +Additionally, similar alternatives may not be suitable for all countries, as regions have +different climates and requirements. So we can accept just option 0 with no text and +provisions. + +6. +Non-plastic substitutes +The Iranian delegation emphasizes the importance of promoting capacity-building and +technology transfer initiatives, particularly in developing countries, to support the +research and use of safe and sustainable non plastic substitutes. Additionally, it +highlights the need for a comprehensive life cycle assessment, ensuring a thorough +comparison of the socio-economic and environmental impact across the entire product +life cycle. So we can accept just para 4 of this part. +7. +Extended producer responsibility +We oppose that the EPR system if any to be put under a stand-alone section in the +Instrument and we suggest allocating under waste management section. +Generally the principle of EPR can be applied at the national level based on the +discretion of each country, especially if there are existing legal regulations within the +country that align with this principle. It is upon the national authority of each country to +consider and implement EPR as deemed appropriate. However, the recommendation to +require countries producing and exporting raw materials used in plastic industries to pay +compensation to an international fund for damages caused by plastic pollution is not +acceptable to my country. Each country may have its own considerations and policies +regarding such recommendations. +This delegation believes that parties are indeed encouraged to consider establishing +and operating fiscal and/or non-fiscal EPR systems based on national circumstances +and capability could include fiscal and/or non-fiscal measures. These systems can +incentivize increased recyclability, support higher recycling rates, enhance producer and +importer accountability for safe and environmentally sound management of plastic +products, and increase public awareness. It is important for parties to determine the +most effective approach to implementing EPR systems in line with their national +objectives. So Iran supports option1 with some modifications. +. + +8. +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle +Regarding title, Iran does not accept any references to emissions and +leakage, preferring instead to focus on the releases of plastic products and +product waste. Our suggestion for title is ""Impacts of Plastic Product Releases +and Waste"". +In this regard Iran believes that to implement these measures effectively, each party +needs to develop and implement national plans tailored to their specific circumstances +and capabilities. These plans should align with relevant national environmental +regulations. +Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and +capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the +marine environment. This can be achieved by implementing necessary measures in +accordance with national plans, based on national circumstances and capabilities, and +relevant national environmental regulations. By fostering innovation in this area, Parties +can work towards reducing the impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and +contribute to a more sustainable environment. So we support option 2. + +9. +Waste management +a. +[[Plastic] Waste management] +Iran believes that the source of plastic pollution is primarily the mismanagement of +plastic product waste. It is crucial to prioritize the efficient management of plastic +product waste to address this issue effectively. Scientific evidence supports this notion, +highlighting a significant untapped potential in global plastic waste management. +Currently, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, 19% is incinerated, 50% is landfilled, +and 22% is non-collected and mismanaged. There is a substantial opportunity to shift a +significant portion of waste from these categories towards recycling. +It is imperative to reassess the recycling industry to recognize and leverage the existing +capacity for improvement and advancements in plastic waste management. A +mechanism should be established to evaluate the infrastructural requirements, such as +financial resources and accessible, affordable and available technologies, necessary for +safe and environmentally sound plastic waste management. This involves promoting +investment and mobilizing resources to cover financing gaps, as well as incentivizing +behavioral changes and raising consumer awareness on sustainable consumption +throughout the value chain. +This proactive approach can lead to more sustainable practices and mitigate the +detrimental effects of plastic pollution on the environment. + +Iran believes that Each Party is expected to take measures on safe and environmentally +sound waste management in accordance with their national plans, based on national +circumstances and capabilities, and relevant national regulations. Parties may also +consider taking additional measures such as investing in waste management systems +and infrastructure, promoting investment and mobilizing resources to cover financing +gaps, and incentivizing behavioral changes and raising consumer awareness on +sustainable consumption throughout the value chain. So we ca accept option 1 with +some modifications for negotiation. + + +b. +[Fishing gear] +New research indicates that a substantial amount of ocean plastics, particularly hard +plastics, may originate from fishing vessels rather than land-based sources. These +findings suggest that a significant fraction of floating nets and ropes, accounting for +almost 80% of floating plastics larger than 5 cm, could be classified as abandoned, lost, +or otherwise discarded fishing gear. This highlights the need for increased focus on +addressing the issue of lost gear and implementing measures to prevent the marine +pollution caused by abandoned fishing gear. +Iran believes that Each Party, based on its national circumstances and capabilities, +should collaborate in implementing effective measures to address the issue of fishing +gear. Parties are encouraged to promote synergy and complementarity with relevant +initiatives and organizations in their efforts to ensure the safe disposal of fishing gear. +Parties are also encouraged to promote education and awareness among fishing +industries, collaborate with relevant stakeholders, and support the recycling of fishing +gear. By working together and coordinating with existing initiatives and partners, Parties +can enhance their actions and achieve more impactful outcomes in tackling the +environmental challenges associated with fishing gear. +So we believe that the issue of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear is of crucial +and should be a standalone section in the text. We support Option 1 without paragraph +1.c. + +10.Trade [in listed chemicals[, polymers] and products, and in +plastic waste][related measures] +a. +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products +This delegation does not accept any binding agreements regarding trade in polymers. +Just regarding chemicals it would be acceptable in line with Stockholm convention. + +b. +Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste +my delegation believes that Parties to the Basel Convention shall take appropriate +measures to ensure that transboundary movement of plastic waste is done in +accordance with the obligations of that Convention. In circumstances where the Basel +Convention does not apply, a Party shall ensure that transboundary movement of +plastic waste is allowed only after taking into account relevant domestic and +international rules, standards, and guidelines. +So in this regard we support sub option 0 with No text. + +11. +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +Addressing legacy plastic pollution as the most important source of plastic +pollution requires comprehensive strategies that include cleanup efforts, +waste +management +improvements, +recycling +initiatives, +and +public +awareness. It is essential for governments, industries, and communities to +work together to mitigate the impacts of legacy plastic. +Iran believes that Developed country Parties, as the primary beneficiaries of +plastic goods throughout history, must assume a leading role in addressing +the legacy and current plastic pollution found in the marine environment, +including areas beyond national jurisdiction. Parties are encouraged to +collaborate in line with the principle of Common but Differentiated +Responsibility and undertake actions to evaluate, identify, and prioritize +regions impacted by plastic pollution, including accumulation zones, hotspots, +and critical sectors in marine environments. +We support op4 bis. + +13. +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling (habibolahi +INC3) +Regarding subparagraph 1.a, chemical composition of chemicals or polymers may +disclose some information is under secrecy of patents and producers resists to present +such information. Then we offer more general data about intended ingredients shall be +given by producers. +Regarding subparagraph 1.b, tracing chemicals and polymers content is sensible just +after their consumption. In this regard, definition of life cycle is limited after the +consumption of these ingredients and it can not be extended to before of use. +Moreover, chemical concentration after addition to plastics gradually depletes. Then, if +the content is regulated and measured at the last step it is added to the plastics, no +additional measure is needed because there is certainty that the concentration after last +addition is lower than the primary one. In the case of plastics are used to make +products, the same scenario could be followed and the last step plastic material is used +to produce a product could be enough to know the content and no more measurement +is needed after that. +Regarding subparagraph 1.c, we support it but for more efficiency it is proposed to +establish a labelling or marketing coding system based on the present coding systems +like recycling triangle and developing it. This labels or marks shall be easy and fast to +be traced by eye or machines to accelerate and facilitate recycling and not restrict +production. +Iran delegation supports paragraph 2 but it does not accept tracking, we exclude +polymers and among the chemical and plastic applications we support just products +made of them. +Regarding paragraph 3 we believe it must be encouraged and not mandated. + +",4 +11,29/04/2024 | Kuwait | Summary CG1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/29-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg_1_summary.pdf,['part i: general'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"29-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 2 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[29/04/2024] +I +Contact group 1 +Summary +• Thanks Madam. Co-chair. We +wish to address the organization +of work within subgroups. + +• Yesterday, in subgroup 1.2, +discussions commenced on +annexes proposed by some +delegates concerning areas of +disagreement, specifically +focusing on chemicals of +concern and lists and criteria for +problematic and avoidable +plastic products, without a prior +understanding of core +disciplines. + +• Notably, the drafting of these +annexes (A&B) appeared to +predetermine the outcome of +discussions on core disciplines, +despite objections from several +states. +[29/04/2024] +I +Contact group 1 +Summary +• Thank you Madam Co chair for +giving me the floor again. I would +like to highlight two additional +points to my previous +intervention: + +1. Since we have already +engaged in the discussion of +these topics we don't see a +need to have them on +Intersessional Work but focus +on other items that have not +been received the same +progress such as product +design. + +29-4-2024 + +Page 2 of 2 + +2. While the annexes were +opened for discussion, we +request that + +• This has to be noted in the co- +facilitators' report to the plenary + +",4 +12,24/04/2024 | Argentina | Second text proposal for the Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_nro._2_argentina_for_preamble_-_contact_group_1.pdf,['preamble'],['Argentina'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Text Proposal Nro. 2 from ArgenƟna for Contact Group 1 – Preamble + +1) Emphasizing that nothing in this ConvenƟon is intended to affect the rights and +obligaƟons of any Party deriving from any exisƟng internaƟonal agreement. + + +2) Recalling General Assembly resoluƟon 1803 of December 14, 1962, which declares that +the right of peoples and naƟons to permanent sovereignty over their natural wealth and +resources must be exercised in the interest of naƟonal development and the well-being +of the people of the respecƟve State. + +3) Emphasizing that measures taken to address plasƟc polluƟon should not consƟtute a +means of arbitrary or unjusƟfiable discriminaƟon or a disguised restricƟon on +internaƟonal trade and should therefore be in conformity with WTO rules. + +",4 +13,24/04/2024 | Chile | Preamble Chile,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/chile_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Chile'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"PREAMBLE + +Chile recognizes that the text as it is, contains many elements from resolution 5/14. We see +this as a good way forward. + +Chile also acknowledges the importance to strengthen the reference and commitment to +human rights, reaffirming the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment +as an overarching concept. + +We recognize the value in strengthening global coordination, cooperation and governance. + +Chile fully supports the inclusion of a reference to just transition of the workforcers, as well +as the significant contribution made by waste-pickers and other workers in informal and +cooperative settings. + +",4 +14,24/04/2024 | China | China's textual proposal on Part I 1. Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_i.1_chn_textual_submission_april_24.pdf,['preamble'],['China'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I 1. Preamble（suggest to insert the following textual）: +Noting that plastics per se are not pollutants. +Also noting that plastics are fundamental materials that guarantee food, housing, +transportation and medical care, with wide application in industrial engineering, +construction, agriculture etc. +Recognizing that plastic pollution refers to the leakage and accumulation of +plastic waste in the environment that has adverse effects on the environment and +human health. +Recognizing that plastic pollution is a global environmental problem and that its +regulation will have socio-economic impacts. Emphasizing the importance and +necessity of international cooperation to strengthen global response to the threat of +plastic pollution, considering disparate national conditions and development stages, +especially the circumstances and capabilities of developing countries, with a view to +contributing to sustainable development. +Reaffirming the principle of national sovereignty in international cooperation to +address plastic pollution. +Reaffirming the states have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations +and the principles of international law, the sovereignty right to explore their own +resources pursuant to their own environmental and developing policies, +In pursuit of the objective of the Instrument, and being guided by the principle of +equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, +",4 +15,24/04/2024 | India | Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-_preamble_24apr24.pdf,['preamble'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you + +India would like to propose the additions, as follows, in the Preamble. + +Recognising the need for addressing plastic pollution. + +Reaffirming the principle of national sovereignty in addressing plastic +pollution. + +Reaffirming that the states have the sovereign right to sustainable +development. + +In the pursuit of the objective of the instrument and being guided by the +principle of equity and the principle of common but differentiated +responsibilities. + +Recognising the need for the assessment of requirement of resources for +the financial and technical assistance including technology transfer on +mutually agreed terms in regard to the obligations laid out under the +instrument. + +Thank you. +",4 +16,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part I.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_i.1.pdf,['preamble'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I.1 – Preamble + +Comment: Kazakhstan is a developing and landlocked country. The consumption +of plastic products in developed countries such as Kazakhstan is moderate +(consumption of plastic in developed countries reaches 85-90 kg/person/year, +while in Kazakhstan the consumption is 7 times less - 13 kg). In this regard, the +contribution to financing should be proportionate, also it is necessary to clarify +what is meant by new and additional means of implementation and what +contribution will be made by developing countries. Until this clarification is +made, such formulations should be avoided. + + + +“Considering the need to mobilize new and additional means of implementation +by developed countries, in particular for developing countries, to combat plastic +pollution,” +",4 +17,24/04/2024 | Mexico | Mexic0 Part I.1 Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/mexico_statement_sg_1.1._part_i.1_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Mexico'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para +desarrollar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante +sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino +Cuarta sesión, Ottawa, Canadá, 23 al 30 de abril, 2024 + +1 + +Mexico’s proposal for insertions to “Preamble” + +Mexico supports to maintain the text in Preamble as it is in the revised zero draft +and would like to insert the following paragraphs: + +Reaffirming States’ commitment to respect, protect and fulfil human rights in the +context of efforts to address plastic pollution for the benefit of present and future +generations. + +Acknowledging that plastic pollution has disproportionate impacts on persons, +groups and peoples in vulnerable situations such as children, women, Indigenous +Peoples, coastal communities, neighboring communities affected by plastic +production facilities, and workers at heightened risk of occupational exposure, +including waste-pickers. +Recalling Resolution 76.17 of the World Health Assembly ""The impact of +chemicals, waste and pollution on human health"" (2023). +Recalling ILO Fundamental Conventions. + + +",4 +18,24/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_Part I.1 Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_i.1_preamble_of_subgroup_1.1.pdf,['preamble'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Intervention on the Part I.1 Preamble + +Thank you Madame Co-Facilitator, +Thailand supports our most preference paragraphs to be included in the preamble section as follows: + +i) para 1-8 and 16 of page 5 +1. Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a +serious environmental problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and +economic dimensions of sustainable development, +2. Recognizing that plastic pollution includes microplastics, +3. Noting with concern the specific impact of plastic pollution on the marine environment, +4. Noting that plastic pollution, in marine and other environments, can be of a transboundary +nature and needs to be tackled, together with its impacts, through a full-life-cycle approach, taking +into account national circumstances and capabilities, +5. Recognizing the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States, +6. Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the General +Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, +7. Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, +adopted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, +8. Recalling General Assembly resolution 76/300 of 28 July 2022 which recognized the right to a +clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, + +16. Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant +regional and international conventions and instruments, with due respect for their respective +mandates to prevent plastic pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on +human well-being and the environment, including the International Convention for the Prevention +of Pollution from Ships of 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and as further +amended by the Protocol of 1997; the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal; the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior +Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; +the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; the United Nations Convention on the +Law of the Sea; the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and +Other Matter of 1972 and the Protocol thereto; the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals +Management; the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; the Convention on +Biological Diversity; and other international organizations, regional instruments and programmes, +and recognizing efforts led by non-governmental organizations and the private sector, + + +ii) para 3, 4, 5 of page 6. +3. Recognizing the importance of best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of +Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems, +4. Taking into account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce, +5. Recognizing also the significant contribution made by waste-pickers and other workers in +informal and cooperative settings to the collecting, sorting and recycling of plastics in many +countries, +Thank you. +",4 +19,25/04/2024 | Bangladesh | Textual Suggestion,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/preamble_bangladesh_proposal_0.pdf,['preamble'],['Bangladesh'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Preamble1 +[The Parties to this instrument*, +Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent +a serious environmental problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social +and economic dimensions of sustainable development, +Recognizing that plastic pollution includes microplastics, +Noting with concern the specific impact of plastic pollution on the marine environment and +connected aquatic ecosystems, +Noting that plastic pollution, in marine and other aquatic environments, can be +transboundary and needs to be tackled, together with its impacts, through a full-life-cycle approach, +taking into account national circumstances and capabilities, +Recognizing the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States and downstream +developing countries, +Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the General +Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, +Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, +adopted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, +Recalling General Assembly resolution 76/300 of 28 July 2022 which recognized the right to +a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, +Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, +Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on +Financing for development, +Stressing the urgent need to strengthen the science-policy interface at all levels, improve +understanding of the global impact of plastic pollution on the environment, and promote effective +and progressive action at the local, regional and global levels, recognizing the important role played +by plastics in society, +Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions 1/6, 2/11, 3/7, 4/6, 4/7 and 4/91 +and affirming the urgent need to strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance to take +immediate action towards the long-term elimination of plastic pollution in marine and other +environments, and to avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the human activities +dependent on them, +Recognizing the wide range of approaches, sustainable alternatives and technologies +available to address the full life cycle of plastics, further highlighting the need for enhanced +international collaboration to facilitate access to technology, capacity-building, and scientific and +technical cooperation, and stressing that there is no single approach, +Underlining the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials so that +they can be reused, remanufactured or recycled and therefore retained in the economy for as long as + +1 The elements described in this provision are a non-exhaustive compilation of elements from the synthesis +report and submissions and statements by members of the committee and are subject to further negotiation. The +text is based on the preambular text of UNEA resolution 5/14. It is proposed as a starting point with a view to its +further development taking into account the inputs from Members during INC-3. See the compilation of written +submissions by members during the third session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee, available at +https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-3/documents/in-session#ContactGroups. See also +contact group 3 outcome document, p. 1. +Commented [h1]: Since we are talking about the full life +cycle. Therefore, It would be incomplete just to consider the +impact on marine environment, rather it should encompass +the marine linked terrestrial aquatic ecosystems, which are +causing the marine littering. +Commented [h2]: Now it’s more complete +Commented [h3]: It is already proven that the intentional +(e.g. open dumping), unintentional (due to failure of waste +collection, disposal system) or accidental release of plastics +through the international rivers eventually causing the +devastating impact to the human health and ecosystems of +downstream countries such as floods, water logging, fish +migration, alternation of navigability, irreversible damages +of ecosystem, promoting vector borne diseases and extra +burden to waste management system. Since downstream +countries have been suffering a lot and bound to allocate a +significant amount of money from its annual budget to +manage this pollution, so, they deserve more attention +compared to other countries with general needs. Under this +backdrop Bangladesh strongly urge INC to recognize the +special circumstances of the downstream developing +countries. +possible, along with the resources they are made of, and of minimizing the generation of waste, +which can significantly contribute to sustainable production and consumption of plastics, +Welcoming efforts made by Governments and international organizations, in particular +through national, regional and international action plans, initiatives and instruments, including +relevant multilateral agreements, and recognizing the need for complementary actions and a coherent +and coordinated long-term global vision, +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among +relevant regional and international conventions and instruments, with due respect for their respective +mandates, to prevent plastic pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on +human well-being and the environment, including the International Convention for the Prevention of +Pollution from Ships of 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and as further +amended by the Protocol of 1997; the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal; the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior +Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; +the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; the United Nations Convention on the +Law of the Sea; the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and +Other Matter of 1972 and the Protocol thereto; the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals +Management; the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; the Convention on +Biological Diversity; WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and other international +organizations, regional instruments and programmes, and recognizing efforts led by non- +governmental organizations and the private sector, +Recognizing that each country is best positioned to understand its own national +circumstances, including its stakeholder activities, related to addressing plastic pollution, including +in the marine environment, +Recognizing the importance of best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of +Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems, +Taking into account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce, +Recognizing also the significant contribution made by waste-pickers and other workers in +informal and cooperative settings to the collecting, sorting and recycling of plastics in many +countries, +Considering the need to mobilize new and additional means of implementation, in particular +for developing countries, to combat plastic pollution, +Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14 of 2 March 2022 which +requested the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to convene an +intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that +addresses the full life cycle of plastic, +Have agreed as follows:] + +",4 +20,25/04/2024 | Brazil | Brazil's proposal for Part I - Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazils_proposal_on_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Brazil'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"The Federative Republic of Brazil +Federative Republic of Brazil's Statement on Part I - Preamble of the Revised draft text of the +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment. +Ottawa, Canada +April 25, 2024 +Brazil would like to propose the following additional paragraphs and/or modifications to the +proposed preamble: +- PP3bis: Recognizing the important role played by plastics in society; +- PP4: Noting that plastic pollution, in marine and other environments, can be of a +transboundary nature and needs to be tackled, together with its impacts, through a full-life- +cycle approach, taking into account national circumstances and capabilities, IN LIGHT OF +THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMON, BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITIES; +- PP4bis: Recognizing the specific needs of developing countries; +- PP13bis: Stressing that sustainable patterns of consumption and production, with developed +country Parties taking the lead, play an important role in addressing plastic pollution; +- PP19Alt: Taking into account the imperatives of a fair transition of workers throughout the +value chain of plastics, particularly waste pickers, and the creation of decent work and quality +jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities; +- PP21: Considering the need to mobilize new and additional means of implementation FROM +DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, in particular for developing countries, to combat plastic +pollution; +- PP22bis: Affirming the importance of education, training, public awareness, public +participation, public access to information and cooperation at all levels on the matters +addressed in this instrument. +",4 +21,25/04/2024 | Iraq | Part 1 -preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_iraq.pdf,['preamble'],['Iraq'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"For the preamble: +Iraq would like to add the following text to the end : +( Recognizing that the challenges and the unwanted economic obstacles could occurs due +to ill-Considered and complication restriction and sudden transition ) . +",4 +22,25/04/2024 | Japan | CG1: Japan's textual proposal on Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/japans_textual_proposal_on_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Japan’s preliminary comments on technical streamline text +Preamble (CG1, Sub-Group 1.1) + + +The Preamble should be concise and succinct, based on the UNEA resolution 5/14. + +PP7 (Rio Principles) +While supporting the principles in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, we suggest +to simply refer to the Rio principles in general, without going into details or specific paragraphs. + +CBDR (Common but differentiated responsibilities) +Japan believes that plastic pollution is occurring throughout the global value chain, and plastic +leakage into the environment not only from developed countries but also from developing countries, +in part due to insufficient environmentally sound waste management. Plastic pollution is an issue that +all countries should address, and therefore Japan considers it is not appropriate to have specific +reference to CBDR (Principle 7) in the text. + +PP23 (Means of Implemetation) + PP23 goes beyond the scope of the UNEA resolution 5/14. And any discussions on means of +implementation should be conducted in CG2. Therefore, this paragraph should be deleted. + + +We will reserve our position on other parts of draft preamble paragraphs. +",4 +23,25/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part 1.1 Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kuwait_intervention_contact_group_1.1_preamble_24-4-2024.pdf,['preamble'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"24-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.1 + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[24/04/2024] +1 +1. Preamble +• We support the suggested text insertion +submitted by China. Also, we would like +to second Saudi Arabia's view on the +preamble + +• Also we would like to suggest changing +the term “life cycle of plastic” in the +text” in Paragraphs 4,13 and 22 of the +preamble to “life cycle of plastic waste” + +",4 +24,"25/04/2024 | Philippines | Text proposal on Preamble (SG 1.1, 24 April)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.1_24_apr_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, Ottawa +24 April 2024 +Subgroup 1.1 - Preamble + + +After consultations, we would like to withdraw our proposal thereby recognizing the +special circumstances of SIDS as recognized in other MEAs. + +However, we feel that it is important to recognize unique needs related to archipelagic +states especially in the Coral Triangle which has been called the center of the center of +biodiversity in the world and the adverse impacts of ingestion and entanglement of marine +life and microplastic in fish threatening food security due to the accumulation and hotspots +of plastic pollution. Therefore, we propose insertion of a new paragraph as follows: + +“Recognizing the unique needs of environmentally and ecologically vulnerable +archipelagic states and downstream developing countries.” + +",4 +25,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Textual proposal on Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_textual_suggestions_on_preamble_contact_group_1_fin.pdf,['preamble'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual suggestions of the Russian Federation on Preamble +1. The Russian Federation is of the view that para 3 of the preamble +needs adjustment to avoid misinterpretation. We propose to adjust the +sentence to clarify that plastic pollution includes “microplastic pollution” +rather than “microplastic” per se: +Recognizing that plastic pollution includes microplastics +[pollution], +2. The Russian Federation suggests inserting the following paragraph in +the Preamble: +[Recognizing the important role of plastic products +in +society, +economy, +and +international +trade, +including their importance in supporting public +health, guaranteeing food safety and food security, +as well as contributing to the achievement of +Sustainable Development Goals,] +3. The Russian Federation suggests deleting paragraph 9 of the Preamble: +Recalling General Assembly resolution 76/300 of 28 +July 2022 which recognized the right to a clean, +healthy and sustainable environment as a human +right, +4. The Russian Federation suggest the following adjustments to paragraph +17 of the Preamble: +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination +and complementarity among relevant regional and +international conventions and instruments, with due +respect for their respective mandates, to prevent plastic +pollution and its related risks to human health and +adverse +effects +on +human +well-being +and +the +environment, including the International Convention for +the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 1973, as +modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and as +further amended by the Protocol of 1997; the Basel +Convention +on +the +Control +of +Transboundary +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal; +the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed +Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and +Pesticides +in +International +Trade; +the +Stockholm +Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; the United +Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; the +Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by +Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter of 1972 and the +Protocol +thereto; +the +Strategic +Approach +to +International Chemicals Management; the United +Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; +the Convention on Biological Diversity; and other +international organizations, regional instruments and +programmes, and recognizing efforts led by non- +governmental organizations and the private sector, +5. Russian Federation suggests adjusting paragraphs 20 and 22 of the +Preamble in the following manner: +Taking into account the imperatives of a just +transition +of +the +workforce +[Recognizing +the +importance +of +just +and +equitable +transition +pathways +that +include +energy, +socioeconomic, +workforce and other dimensions, and are based on +nationally defined development priorities], +Recalling +United +Nations +Environment +Assembly +resolution 5/14 of 2 March 2022 which requested the +Executive +Director +of +the +United +Nations +Environment +Programme +to +convene +an +intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop +an +international +legally +binding +instrument +on +plastic +pollution, +including +in +the +marine +environment, based on a comprehensive approach +that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, +",4 +26,25/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia PartI: 1 Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_i_-_1._preamble_saudi_arabia.pdf,['preamble'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I – 1. Preamble +Saudi Arabia proposal +Saudi Arabia supports the proposal made by the Peoples Republic of China for the preamble, with +the following additions to be included with the current para’s of the Preamble: +Noting with concerns the global challenge of accumulated legacy plastic waste in +developing countries due to illegal transboundary movement +Recognizing the important role of plastics as sustainable material resource that contribute +to the welfare and human health +Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the General +Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, +Recognizing that each country is best positioned to understand its own national +circumstances, including its stakeholder activities, related to addressing plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment, +Considering the urgent need to mobilize new, predictable and additional means of +implementation, for developing countries, in a manner that aligns with the level of ambition +required to effectively combat plastic pollution +Recognizing the importance of best available science, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and +local knowledge systems, +Underlining the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials so +that they can be reused, remanufactured or recycled and therefore retained in the +economy for as long as possible, along with the resources they are made of + +",4 +27,25/04/2024 | United States of America | USA textual submission on Part I.1. Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_i.1._usa_text_submission_on_preamble_april_24.pdf,['preamble'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +United States of America +New Text Proposals +Contact Group 1, Sub-group 1.1, Part I.1. Preamble +April 24 + + +Part I.1. Preamble + +Insert new para 4 bis: + +“Acknowledging the impacts on human health and the environment from emissions and +releases of hazardous pollutants during extraction,” + +Insert new para 4 ter: + +“Noting with concern that plastic pollution often disproportionately impacts persons and +communities already living in vulnerable situations,” + +",4 +28,29/04/2024 | New Zealand | New Zealand Text Proposal: Part I.1 Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/new_zealand_-_text_proposals_for_part_i.1_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['New Zealand'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"New Zealand +Text Proposal for Part I.1 Preamble + +New Zealand proposes text in the preamble to recognise that environmentally harmful subsidies +contribute to plastic pollution. We are flexible about the placement of this paragraph: + +Recognising that subsidies can play an environmentally harmful role throughout +the lifecycle of plastics and in the plastic pollution crisis; + + +",4 +29,24/04/2024 | Chile | Objective Chile,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/chile_objective__0.pdf,['objective'],['Chile'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"OBJECTIVE + +We support streamlined option 1. + +Chile believes that the main objective of the Agreement is to end plastic pollution, including +the marine environment, to protect human health and the environment from its adverse +effects and to achieve sustainable development. + +Ending plastic pollution should be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the +full lifecycle of plastic, through actions through the prevention, progressive reduction and +elimination of plastic pollution. + +Chile does not support the need of further specifying on other aquatic and terrestrial +ecosystems, as the objective is to address plastic pollution, from all sources, in all its +dimensions. Chile does not support the inclusion of the reference to “additional plastic +pollution”, term that does not appear in res 5/14. + +",4 +30,24/04/2024 | India | Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-objective_24apr24.pdf,['objective'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you . + +The objective of the instrument has to be clear and concise. It must reflect the goal of +the instrument and need not include the intermediate processes and modalities. It is +the thing that is aimed at. +In this light, the objective has to be to protect human health and environment from +plastic pollution including in the marine environment while ensuring sustainable +development. + +Thank you. + +",4 +31,24/04/2024 | Israel | Objective and Scope,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/objective_and_scope.pdf,['objective'],['Israel'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +2. +Objective +We suggest to add the words “end plastic pollution” at the beginning, in order to emphasize that ending +plastic pollution is the goal, without being depended to protect human health. The constant need to +prove a connection between pollution and harmful effects, might harm and delay the efforts to prevent +plastic pollution. +also, take off the word “additional” in the brackets, because of the current existence of pollution. +The suggestion: + +1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, [protect human health and the +environment from] [the adverse effects of] [end] plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment [and other aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems], [by ending plastic pollution] +[based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic] [through the +prevention, progressive reduction and [elimination] [remediation] of [additional]** plastic pollution] +[management] [and utilization of plastic and plastic waste] [according to national priorities] [by +2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], [in order][to protect human health and the +environment][from its adverse effects][and to achieve sustainable development][, poverty eradication +and just transition,] [considering the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and +respective capabilities] [as well as financial and technical support]. + + +5. +Scope +We support option 1 of the scope, in this option, we propose to remove the word ""pollution"" in +brackets, because it limits the efforts to the stage where plastic is considered pollution, and we will not +be able to solve plastic pollution without dealing with upstream production, design, consumption etc. +We find there are missing words near the end of this option – and suggest “harmful and high-risk plastic +products and chemicals categories” +Option 1: +This instrument* [is based on a comprehensive approach that] addresses the full [whole] life cycle of +plastic [pollution] [including in the marine environment] [from the design of plastic products to the +environmentally sound management of plastic waste] [from extraction to production, design, use, +consumption, disposal and remediation and] [based on comprehensive regulations and collaborative +measures based on a hierarchy between avoidance, reduction, reuse, recycling, and elimination], +taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and +Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. [It addresses all sources of plastic +pollution [and leakage, including legacy plastic pollution] and covers plastic materials and products, +as well as plastic related chemicals and microplastics. It recognizes [and addresses] the risk of plastic +pollution to human health and the environment and the impact on climate change and biodiversity.] +[It also prioritizes and addresses the elimination of problematic, harmful and high-risk plastic +products and chemicals categories or and sustainable production and consumption of plastics, +including environmentally sound management, resource efficiency and circular economy] + +With regard to groups A B C - Medical and health use, Emergency response to public health incidents +and natural disasters, Scientific and experimental research, and other specific products to exempt, the +correct place should be in part 2, subject 3 - Problematic and avoidable plastic products. +or at the very least excluding upon a specific examination of the circumstances that would allow +exclusion, while referring to the essence of the convention, on the one hand and special needs on the +other + +Groups C and D - Raw materials, virgin polymers, and any dual-use items, should be applied under this +instrument to make it effective. + + +",4 +32,24/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part I.2 Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_i.2_objective_of_subgroup_1.1.pdf,['objective'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Intervention on the Part I.2 Objective + +Thank you Mr. Co-Facilitator, +Thailand is of views that the objective should be concise and provide the ultimate goal of the +instrument. It would read: +“The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from the adverse +effects of plastic pollution by ending plastic pollution based on a comprehensive approach that +addresses the full life cycle of plastics.” + +Thank you. +",4 +33,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part I.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_i.2_1.pdf,['objective'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I.2 – Objective + +Comment: Taking into account the Common Position of Kazakhstan uploaded +on INC4 website (Plenary), Kazakhstan supports option 2 with some +adjustments. + +Clarification of the definitions of “additional plastic pollution”, “the principle of +common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities” is also +required. + +As stated in Kazakhstan's commentary to Part I.1, the contribution of countries +in particular financing should be proportionate and therefore it is necessary to +clarify what is meant by financial and technical support and how developing +countries will contribute. Until this clarification is made, such language should +be avoided. + + +Option 2 +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the +environment from [the adverse effects of] plastic pollution, including in +the marine environment [and other aquatic as well as terrestrial +ecosystems], [by ending plastic pollution based on a comprehensive +approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic] [through the +prevention, progressive reduction and remediation of [additional]** +plastic pollution] [management] [and utilization of plastic and plastic +waste] [according to national priorities] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts +thereafter], [and to achieve sustainable development][, poverty +eradication and just transition,] [considering the principle of common but +differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities] [as well as +financial and technical support]. + +",4 +34,25/04/2024 | Egypt | sub Contant group 1.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/egypts_submission_on_part1-2.pdf,['objective'],['Egypt'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 1.2 of The Revised Zero draft on +objective + + Egypt is in a complete alignment with the African group position +with minor addition to the text as follows: + +The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the +environment from] [the adverse effects of plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment based on a comprehensive +approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic according to +national priorities and to achieve sustainable development + +In addition, Egypt believes that there is an urgent need for a +clear definition for the plastic Lifecycle to be addressed in the +treaty +and empathising on not having a time line specified in the +objectives. + + + + + + + +",4 +35,25/04/2024 | Kuwait | Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kuwait_intervention_contact_group_1.1_objectives_24-4-2024.pdf,['objective'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"24-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.1 + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[24/04/2024] +1 +1. Objective +Option 1 +• We reiterate keeping the objective +focused on product design, technology +advancement, and the management of +plastic waste + +• Change the term bracketed “life cycle of +plastic” into “life cycle of plastic waste” + + +",4 +36,25/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part I.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_i.2_0.pdf,['objective'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 + +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.1) + +Objective + +Malaysia supports the streamlining of the objective. Malaysia proposes to insert an +alternative bracket before the bracket [through the prevention, progressive reduction +and [elimination] [remediation] of [additional]** plastic pollution] on line 4. + +The proposed insertion reads as follows: [through the promotion of a safe circular +economy for plastics]. + +Thank you. + +24 April 2024 +",4 +37,"25/04/2024 | Philippines | Text proposal on Objective (SG 1.1, 24 Apr)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.1_24_apr_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, Ottawa +24 April 2024 +Subgroup 1.1 - Objective + +The Philippines refers to other conventions as its guidance in the formulation of the +Objective of the LIBI: +• Minamata: The objective of this Convention is to protect the human health and +the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and +mercury compounds. +• Stockholm: Mindful of the precautionary approach as set forth in Principle 15 of +the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the objective of this +Convention is to protect human health and the environment from persistent +organic pollutants +The Philippines proposes this simplified short formulation, taking into consideration: +• That protection of the environment implies pollution in all environmental media +including marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments +• CBDR could be mentioned in principles +• Prevention, reduction, elimination, management, etc. are part of a +comprehensive approach to be detailed in Article 5 +• Poverty eradication is covered by sustainable development, in particular +Sustainable Development Goal 1 +• Financial and technical support are in the means of implementation +Ph’s proposed text on the Objective: +The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment from +plastic pollution by taking a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of +plastics to end plastic pollution. +",4 +38,25/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | CG1 Part I: 2- Objectives,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_i_-_2._objective_saudi_arabia.pdf,['objective'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 +Objective +Part I – 2. Objective +Saudi Arabia proposal + +Saudi Arabia proposal for the Objective: + +Option 1 +1. +The objective of this instrument* is to [protect human health and the environment from] [the +adverse effects of] [end] plastic pollution, including in the marine environment [and other aquatic as +well as terrestrial ecosystems], [by ending plastic pollution] [based on a comprehensive approach that +addresses the full life cycle of plastic waste] [through the prevention, progressive reduction and +[elimination] [remediation] of [additional]** plastic pollution] [management] [and utilization of +plastic and plastic waste] [according to national priorities] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], +[in order][to protect human health and the environment][from its adverse effects][and to achieve +sustainable development][, poverty eradication and just transition,] [considering the principle of +common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities] [as well as financial and +technical support]. + +Saudi Arabia Objective – clean: + +Option 1 +The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from the adverse +effects of plastic pollution, including in the marine environment based on a comprehensive approach +that addresses the full life cycle of plastic waste, according to national priorities, and to achieve +sustainable development considering the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and +respective capabilities +",4 +39,25/04/2024 | Viet Nam | Text proposal on Objective_Viet Nam,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_viet_nam_for_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Vietnam'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +20240425 +Viet Nam_ Proposal for Objective text + +The objective of this instrument is to protect the environment from plastic pollution, including in the +marine environment, through effective implementation of this instrument, appropriate access to +and transfer of relevant technologies, capacity building and funding, taking into account of national +circumstances and capabilities. + + + + +",4 +40,27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part I.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_i.2_kazakhstan_26.04.pdf,['objective'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I +2.Objective +Option 1 +1. +The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment [by ending] +[from the adverse effects of] from plastic pollution in all ecosystems, including in the marine +environment, through a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic [waste]. +1.Alt bis The objective could be achieved through the prevention, progressive reduction and +utilization elimination of [additional] plastic waste pollution [by 2040 and enhanced efforts +thereafter] according to national priorities and to achieve sustainable development, poverty +eradication and just transition, considering [the principle of common but differentiated +responsibilities and respective capabilities and] financial and technical support. + +",4 +41,27/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part 1:2. objective option A Textual negotiation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/27-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg_1_textual_negotiation.pdf,['objective'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"27-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.1 + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[27/04/2024] +I +Textual negotiation +2.Objective +Option A +• The fourth line 4th word add the +word waste after plastic. + +",4 +42,24/04/2024 | Chile | Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/definitions.pdf,['definitions'],['Chile'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"DEFINITIONS + +An article on definitions in an international environmental agreement is a foundational +component that contributes to the clarity, consistency, and effectiveness of the agreement. + +In this regard, Chile supports option 1, to include definitions of certain key concepts, avoiding +duplication and generating compatibilities with other international instruments. + +Chile identifies this could be an area for formal intersessional work. + +",4 +43,29/04/2024 | Kuwait | Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/29-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg_1_defi.pdf,['definitions'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"29-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[29/04/2024] +I +3. Definitions +• Thank you, Mr. Co-Facilitator. +• We Think it is premature to +discuss definitions at this stage. +Saudi Arabia with insertion of +made to option 1 + +",4 +44,24/04/2024 | India | India Part I.4,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-principles_24apr24.pdf,['principles'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + + Regarding the principles, these must be part of the proposed instrument. We support option 1. + +Indian delegation views that some principles must also be part of substantive provisions. It is +important that principles must be part of the obligations/commitments which would require to +be understood in terms of national circumstances and capabilities and common but +differentiated responsibilities , particularly in respect of developing countries. + +Operative paragraph of UNEA 5/14 resolution lays down two important principles to be taken +into account. Mention of principles in preamble refers to the intent of consideration of those +principles while developing the instrument. The incorporation of principles in the instrument +has to be ensured and this necessitates the specific mention of the principles. The reference of +principles of Rio Declaration must be taken into account in the instrument. Also, some other +principles also must be referred to for the instrument to be equitable, inclusive, fair and +effective. The specific reference of Principle 7 on CBDR of the Rio Declaration must be there +along with the principle of sustainable development. + +Thank you. +",4 +45,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part I.4,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_i.4.pdf,['principles'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I.4 – Principles + +Comment: Kazakhstan requests clarification on the following principles and +proposes to disclose them in this part or in subsequent relevant parts, also +requests clarification on how these principles will be achieved so that they are +not declarative in nature: +c. [the polluter pays principle]; +i. +[shared +responsibility] +and +b. +[common +but +differentiated +responsibilities] - there is a duplication of these concepts; +k. [non-regression] +p. [bottom-up approach] +r. [general principles relating to marine pollution] - general principles +should be indicated/clarified + +",4 +46,24/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part I.4 Principles,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_i.4_principles_of_subgroup_1.1.pdf,['principles'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Intervention on the Part I.2 Objective + +Thank you Madam Co-Facilitator, +Thailand supports the list of principle in option 1 to be included in this session as follow: +a. the principles set out in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (Rio +Principles), as referred to in resolution UNEA 5/14, in general or with reference to specific +principles +b. common but differentiated responsibilities +c. the polluter pays principle +d. the precautionary approach +e. the prevention principle + +m. Extended Producer Responsibility + +s. circular economy + +y. sustainable development + +bb. the three Rs of waste management + +Thank you. +",4 +47,24/04/2024 | Viet Nam | new text proposal for the Principle,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_viet_nam_for_principle.pdf,['principles'],['Vietnam'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +20240424 +Viet Nam_ Proposal for Principle text +“In order to achieve the objectives of this Convention/ Agreement, Parties shall be guided by +the following principles: +(a) The polluter-pays principle; +(b) The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities; +(c) The principle of intergenerational equity sustainable development; +(d) The principle of a just and inclusive transition; +(e) The principle of non-discrimination, non-regression; + (f) The principle of applying a precautionary approach; +(g) The use of the best available science; +(h) Addressing plastic pollution in a facilitative and non-punitive manner and avoiding undue burden +being placed on Parties; and +(i) Measures taken to address plastic pollution should not constitute a mean of arbitrary or +unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. + + + +",4 +48,25/04/2024 | Brazil | Brazil's proposal for Part I - Principles,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazils_proposal_on_principles.pdf,['principles'],['Brazil'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"The Federative Republic of Brazil +Federative Republic of Brazil's Proposal on Part I - Principles of the Revised draft text of the +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment. +Ottawa, Canada +April 25, 2024 +- Brazil believes the instrument should have a section on Principles and would like to propose +the following to be included in the instrument or maintained in the current list: +- The promotion, respect and protection of human rights; +- Common but differentiated responsibilities, in accordance with Principle 7 of the Rio +Declaration on Environment and Development; +- Trade policy measures for environmental purposes should not constitute a means of arbitrary +or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade, in accordance +with Principle 12 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; +- Precautionary approach according to national capabilities, and as stated in Principle 15 of the +Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; +- Shared responsibility for the life cycle of the product; +- Full consideration of specific needs, special circumstances and local capabilities of developing +countries; +- The use of the best available science; +- Fair transition, including an inclusive transition for waste-pickers and other workers in the +plastics value chain; +",4 +49,25/04/2024 | Kuwait | Principle,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kuwait_intervention_contact_group1.1_principles_24-4-2024.pdf,['principles'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"24-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.1 + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +24-4-2024 +1 +4. Principles +• We support the African group, grulac +group, India, and Saudi Arabia for the +need to have a section for principles. +• It is important to have a comprehensive +principles section in order to ensure +achieving the objectives of this +instrument and therefore we support +option 1 at this point and discuss its text +in detail thereafter. + + +",4 +50,25/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part I.4,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_i.4.pdf,['principles'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 + +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.1) + +Part I.4: Principles + +Malaysia supports the following principles; + +i. +respect of national sovereignty over the use of natural resources; +ii. +just transition; +iii. +sustainable development goals; +iv. +extended producer responsibilities (EPR); and +v. +circular economy. + +Additionally, Malaysia would like to add the principle of waste hierarchy. + +Thank you. + +24 April 2024 +",4 +51,"25/04/2024 | Philippines | Text proposal on Principles (SG 1.1, 24 Apr)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.1_24_apr_principles.pdf,['principles'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, Ottawa +24 April 2024 +Subgroup 1.1 – Principles + +The Philippines believes that a presentation of principles to undergird the international +legally binding instrument is important. In particular, we would like to include mention of +the principles: +• Set out in the Rio Declaration +• Common but differentiated responsibilities +• Polluter Pays principle +• Precautionary Principle +• Prevention Principle +• Just transition +• Intergenerational equity +• Transparency +• Local and Indigenous knowledge +",4 +52,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Textual suggestions for Principles by Russia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_textual_suggestions_on_principles_cg1.pdf,['principles'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual suggestions of the Russian Federation on Principles +The Russian Federation suggest the following changes to Provision 4 of Part I of the +revised draft text: +In their actions to achieve the objective of the instrument* and to implement its +provisions, the Parties shall be guided, inter alia, by: +a. [the principles set out in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development +(Rio Principles), as referred to in resolution UNEA 5/14, in general or with +reference to specific principles] +b. [common but differentiated responsibilities] +c. [the polluter pays principle] +d. [the precautionary approach] +e. [the prevention principle] +f. [respect for sovereignty over the use of natural resources] +g. [just transition[s]] +h. [the protection of vulnerable communities] +i. [shared responsibility] +j. [intergenerational equity] +k. [non-regression] +l. [ecosystems approach] +m. [Extended Producer Responsibility] +n. [transparency] +o. [inclusiveness] +p. [bottom-up approach] +q. [a gender perspective] +r. [general principles relating to marine pollution] +s. [circular economy] +t. [non-discrimination] +u. [best available science] +v. [local and Indigenous knowledge] +w. [access to information and transparency] +x. [equity] +y. [sustainable development] +z. [Measures taken to address plastic pollution should not constitute a mean +of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on +international trade] +aa.[promotion of cooperation at regional and international level] +ab. +[the three Rs of waste management] +ac.[the principle of sovereignty of States] +ad.[the right to choose policy mixes] +ae.[avoidance of creating new development and environmental problems] +af. [equal treatment of plastic products vis-à-vis products from other materials +in terms of their impact on human health, environment and climate] +",4 +53,25/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | CG1 Part I - 4. Principles (Saudi Arabia),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_i_-_4._principles_saudi_arabia.pdf,['principles'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I – 4. Principles +Saudi Arabia proposal +The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia requests this language be included with: +1. Current option +2. To be a separate option. +As such, below is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s emphasized proposal: +1. The right of development is inherent to human right, all peoples have an equal right to +matters relating to safe living means, Economic development is the prerequisite for +adopting measures to address plastic pollution. Developing countries have a right to grow +sustainable consumption to meet social and economic development needs. +2. All states have a duty to aim at sustainable development for the benefit of present and +future generations. Protection of the environment should proceed in an integrated +manner with economic development in light of national circumstances, without prejudice +to the socio-economic development of developing countries. +3. The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles +of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their +own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that +activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of +other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. +4. The Parties, in particular developed countries, shall respect the principle of sovereignty of +States in international cooperation to address the issue of plastics pollution in a +facilitative, non-instructive and non-punitive manner, and avoiding any undue burden +being placed on Parties. +5. The Parties should protect the environmental system for the benefit of present and future +generations of humankind, on the basis of historical responsibility, equity and in +accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective +capabilities (CBDR+RC) between developed and developing countries, taking into account +developed countries’ historical contribution to plastic pollution due to high production +and consumption levels, industrial activities, and waste management practices. +6. Developed countries, having historically contributed to plastic pollution, and accordingly +have the obligation to compensate for their actions in accordance with Polluters Pay +Principle (PPP) +7. The specific needs, priorities and special circumstances of developing country Parties, +especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of plastic +pollution, and of those Parties, especially developing country Parties, that would have to +bear disproportionate or abnormal burden under the instrument, should be given full +consideration. +8. The Parties shall take precautionary approaches in a cost effective manner and in +accordance to their national circumstances, capabilities and different socio economic +context based on the CBDR principle. +9. Developing country Parties should have the right to promote sustainable development, +policies and measures to protect the environment as appropriate to the specific +conditions of each Party and should be integrated with national development programs, +taking into account that economic development is essential for adopting measures to +address plastic pollution. +10. The Parties must ensure measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral +ones, must not introduce trade distortions and constitute a means of arbitrary or +unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. +11. The need to improve the international economic environment for the developing +countries and to promote their sustained economic development are prerequisites for +enabling developing countries to participate effectively in the international efforts to +protect the global environment +",4 +54,29/04/2024 | Kuwait | Principles,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/29-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg_1_prin.pdf,['principles'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"29-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[29/04/2024] +I +4. Principles +• Thank you, Mr. Co-Facilitator. +• We support Saudi Arabia with +insertion of made to option 1 + +",4 +55,24/04/2024 | China | China's textual proposal on Part I 5. Scope,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_i.5_chn_textual_submission_april_24.pdf,['scope'],['China'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I 5. Scope (merge option 3 and option 13) +The instrument* applies to plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, +throughout the full life cycle from the design of plastic products to the +environmentally sound management of plastic waste. +The instrument* does not apply to the following substances: +a. Raw materials, such as hydrocarbons and their derivatives; +b. Intermediate products, such as virgin polymers, which have to be further +processed for serving end uses, any dual-use items. +The instrument* does not apply to the following applications: +a. Medical and health use; +b. Emergency response to public health incidents and natural disasters, etc.; +c. Scientific and experimental research. +",4 +56,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part I.5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_i.5.pdf,['scope'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I.5 – Scope + +Comment: Taking into account the Common Position of Kazakhstan uploaded +on INC4 website (Plenary), Kazakhstan supports option 10 with some +adjustments. +Prefer Option 10 as this option aims to improve product design and takes into +account the need to develop the waste collection and recycling sector, more +expanded version. Very ambiguous definition of “non-essential and challenging +uses of plastics”, so this is proposed to be removed from the text of option 10. + +Option 10 +The scope of the future instrument shall strictly be in line with the mandate as +defined in article 3 of the UNEA Resolution No. 5/14 paragraphs 3(b) and 3 (c) +indicating that the instrument shall include the following: +- To promote sustainable development production and consumption of +plastics, with the use of the best available technologies, product design and +environmentally sound waste management, including through resource +efficiency and circular economy approaches; +- To promote national and international cooperative measures to reduce +plastic pollution in the marine environment, including existing plastic +pollution. Implementing efficient recycling systems and promoting +economy, where plastic waste is reduced, reused and repurposed, can +significantly decrease the environmental impact of plastics; +- The core of the plastic pollution crisis is ""the resource-inefficient, linear, +take-make-waste plastic economy,"" which should be replaced by a rational +and environment friendly economy; +- Further, the scope of the future instrument should focus on development +and promotion of sustainable alternatives to replace of hazardous +additives; +- The scope of the instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and +processing of primary raw materials as well as the stages related to virgin +polymer production, since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages +of production and raw materials can be used for production of other non- +plastic products; +- Limitations should be put on unnecessary and problematic plastic +applications, to make recycling techniques more efficient and +environmentally sound, and biodegradable plastics to become a suitable +alternative for single use applications of ordinary plastics. + + +",4 +57,25/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | CG1 Part I - 5. Scope (Saudi Arabia),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_i_-_5._scope_saudi_arabia.pdf,['scope'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 +Part I – 5. Scope +Saudi Arabia submission + +Saudi Arabia’s proposal to merge Option 1 and Option 3 + +Merged option 1&3 +The scope of the instrument*is based on a comprehensive approach of plastic waste, considering the +principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances +and capabilities, while ensuring sufficient flexibility to accommodate the different capacities and +circumstances of developing countries, and guided by the Principle of national sovereignty, while still +being effective in addressing plastic pollution. + + + +",4 +58,25/04/2024 | Guatemala | Scope,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_scope.pdf,['scope'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + +INTERVENTION + + + + +Part I +5. Scope + +Regarding the scope of the instrument, Guatemala suggests starting from Option 3 of the streamed line text +presented by co-facilitators that is on the same line with the options 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, and 15 of the original text +with the consideration that it should be based on the text approved in resolution 5/14 of the UNEA. + +___________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Part I +5. Scope + +The scope of the instrument* is to end plastic pollution through a full life-cycle approach, taking into account +national circumstances and capabilities through nationally determined action plans reflecting country-driven +approaches, while ensuring sufficient flexibility to accommodate the different capacities and circumstances of +developing countries especially least developed countries, while still being effective in addressing plastic +pollution. + +___________________________________________________ +",4 +59,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part 1.5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25-4-2024_kw_cg_1_scope_0.pdf,['scope'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.1 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[25/04/2024] +I +5. Scope +• Having a clear scope will ensure an +effective implementation of the treaty +• Therefore, Kuwait supports the proposal +of option-3 + +",4 +60,26/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part I.5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_i.5.pdf,['scope'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.1) + +Part I.5: Scope + +Thank you, co-facilitators. + +Malaysia views that the scope of the instrument should be in line with UNEA +Resolution 5/14, which is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, +through the full life cycle approach. The full life cycle of plastic should start at the +stages of product design. + +It should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary raw materials as +well as the stages related to virgin polymer production, since no plastic pollution is +generated at these stages of production, and raw materials can be also used for +production of other non-plastic products. + +It is also important that elements of socio-economic impact and just transition be taken +into consideration in the scope. + +Malaysia is of the view that driving circularity should be the core of the instrument to +ensure plastics can be effectively collected and kept in the loop for as long as possible +to reduce plastics waste generation and eventually, end plastics pollution. + +In this regard, Malaysia supports Option 4 of the streamlined text as the basis of +moving the negotiations forward. + +Thank you. + +25 April 2024 +",4 +61,26/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part I 5 (SG 1.1),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.1_25_apr_part_i_5.pdf,['scope'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.1 + +PART I 5 - Scope + +Thank you Co-Facilitators for the streamlining efforts. + +UNEA resolution 5/14 remains our guide on the scope of this instrument. We are +comfortable with reference to the negotiating mandate on “long term elimination of +plastic pollution"", to ""avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the +human activities dependent on them"" through ""a comprehensive approach that +addresses the full life cycle of plastic"". + +In this sense we could work on the basis of Option 1, as a placeholder, although we +do not support some of the elements in brackets. + +We do note that there are MEAs that cover an array of materials and substances that +do indicate a scope, indicating specifically what the Convention applies to and what it +does not apply to, for instance the Rotterdam Convention or the Basel Convention. + +We do not foreclose that possibility, and that list would depend on how the rest of +articles under this Contact Group evolve. + + +#END + +",4 +62,26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Proposal by the Russian Federation for technical streamlining of Part I Article 5 (scope)_Subgroup 1.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russias_proposal_for_technical_streamlining_of_scope_cg1.pdf,['scope'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Suggestions of the Russian Federation regarding technical streamlining +of Section I.5 “Scope” +The technically streamlined text on Section I.5 prepared by the Secretariat was a little bit +incorrect. Option 1 of the streamlined text includes some parts of Options 3 and 13 of the +revised draft text but not in a complete way. Thus, in order for Option 1 to be technically +correct it shall include the missing language from Options 3 and 13 of the revised draft +text as well as indicate the alternative brackets compiled from different options of the +revised draft text in the following way: +5. +Scope1 +Option 0 +No standalone provision. +Option 1 +This instrument* [is based on a comprehensive approach that] [addresses the full [whole] life cycle of plastic] +[applies to plastic pollution] [including in the marine environment] [throughout the full life cycle] [from the +design of plastic products to the environmentally sound management of plastic waste] [from extraction to +production, design, use, consumption, disposal and remediation and] [based on comprehensive regulations and +collaborative measures based on a hierarchy between avoidance, reduction, reuse, recycling, and elimination], +[taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and +Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities]. [It addresses all sources of plastic pollution +[and leakage, including legacy plastic pollution] and covers plastic materials and products, as well as plastic +related chemicals and microplastics. It recognizes [and addresses] the risk of plastic pollution to human health +and the environment and the impact on climate change and biodiversity.] [It also prioritizes and addresses the +elimination of problematic, harmful and high-risk plastic categories and sustainable production and +consumption of plastics, including environmentally sound management, resource efficiency and circular +economy] +[The instrument* does not apply to the following applications and/or substances: +a. +Medical and health use; +b. +Emergency response to public health incidents and natural disasters; +c. +Scientific and experimental research +d. +Raw materials, such as hydrocarbons and their derivatives; +e. +Intermediate products, such as virgin polymers, which have to be further processed for serving end +uses, and any dual-use items] +Explanatory note: +1. Put “addresses the full [whole] life cycle of plastic” in brackets. +2. Add “applies to plastic” to the bracket [pollution]. +3. Add “[throughout the full life cycle]” after “marine environment”. +4. Put “taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment +and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities” in brackets. +5. Delete “/or” in the chapeau of the second paragraph. +1 The options reproduce text from the compilation of written inputs received from members at the third session of the +committee concerning the possible scope of the instrument ((available at https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic- +pollution/session-3/documents/in-session#ContactGroups). See contact group 3 outcome document, p. 5. +",4 +63,27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part I.5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_i.5_kazakhstan_26.04.pdf,['scope'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part I +5. +Scope +Option 3 +The scope of the future instrument shall strictly be in line with the mandate as defined in article 3 of +the UNEA Resolution No. 5/14 paragraphs 3(b) and 3 (c) indicating that the instrument shall include +the following: +- +To promote sustainable development production and consumption of plastics, with the use of +the best available technologies, product design and environmentally sound waste +management, including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches; +- +To promote national and international cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution in the +marine environment, including existing plastic pollution. Implementing efficient recycling +systems and promoting economy, where plastic waste is reduced, reused and repurposed, can +significantly decrease the environmental impact of plastics; +- +The core of the plastic pollution crisis is ""the resource-inefficient, linear, take-make-waste +plastic economy,"" which should be replaced by a rational and environment friendly +economy; +- +Further, the scope of the future instrument should focus on development and promotion of +sustainable alternatives to replace hazardous additives; +- +The scope of the instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary +raw materials as well as the stages related to virgin polymer production, since no plastic +pollution is generated at these stages of production and raw materials can be used for +production of other non-plastic products; +- +Limitations should be put on unnecessary and problematic plastic applications, to make +recycling techniques more efficient and environmentally sound, and biodegradable plastics to +become a suitable alternative for single use applications of ordinary plastics. + + +",4 +64,24/04/2024 | India | India Part II,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-_part_ii_comments_24apr24.pdf,['part ii: general'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +The revised draft text has captured the country positions of all Member States. It is +important to have the options of the revised draft text streamlined in order to start +negotiations. The streamlined text may remove the overlaps as well as duplicacy +among options. + +In respect of the streamlined text, Indian delegation would like to highlight key aspects +of options that must be captured under the streamlined text. + +Financial and technical assistance as well technology transfer should form part of +substantive provisions. Assessment of requirement of financial as well as technical +assistance must also form part of substantive provisions. + +On Preamble- +There has to be the preamble to serve as the conscience of the proposed international +legally binding instrument. It should reflect the collective mandate to end plastic +pollution. The work on the text of preamble may be taken forward on a concurrent +basis as we evolve consensus on other parts of the revised draft. +On Principles: - +Principles would serve as the backbone of the proposed instrument. It is important that +the principles form the part of substantive provisions. It may also be part of preamble +or as a dedicated article. It is important that principles must be part of the +obligations/commitments which would require to be understood in terms of national +circumstances and capabilities and common but differentiated responsibilities. +On Scope: - +UNEA resolution 5/14 should be basis of scope of the proposed instrument and that it +should be in respect of addressing plastic pollution. Scope is important as it has direct +linkage with the implementation of the instrument. +On Objective:- +Option 1.The objective of the instrument must include sustainable development. In the +resolution 5/14, preamble notes with concern “that the high and rapidly increasing +levels of plastic pollution represent a serious environmental problem at a global scale, +negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic dimensions of +sustainable development” and also reaffirmed “General Assembly resolution 70/1 of +25 September 2015, by which the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for +Sustainable Development”. +Accordingly, we see that sustainable development must be part of the objective of the +proposed instrument. + +Primary plastic polymers +Any restriction on the primary plastic polymer is beyond the mandate of UNEA 5/14. +India supports no text option on primary plastic polymers as it is beyond the mandate +of UNEA 5/14. +Chemicals and polymers of concern +We all are aware about certain chemicals that are already prohibited or regulated +under different conventions. Any consideration of any chemical should be based on a +transparent and inclusive process based on scientific evidence, agreed to by parties. +And that should be regulated under relevant chemical convention. This is important to +ensure that there is no overlap in the mandate of various MEAs. +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short- lived and single- +use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics + +The +identification of +such plastic products +must be +pragmatic +and +regulation should be nationally driven taking into account national circumstances. +Guidance for problematic and avoidable plastic products, may be developed based on +reasonable scientific criteria. + +Extended Producer Responsibility: + +EPR could serve as one of the important tools to end plastic pollution. It could serve +to address the entire life cycle of plastic products facilitating sustainable design, and +environmentally sound waste management along with the promotion of RE and CE +approaches. It is important that these EPR mechanisms are nationally driven taking +into account national circumstances and capacities. There should not be any EPR +obligation beyond national boundaries and these should not extend to international +supply chains. How to implement EPR and what plastic products should be covered, +all aspects of EPR mechanism has to be decided by the country only. There could be +guidance on EPR mechanism to facilitate countries design and implement EPR +mechanism if a country wishes as such. + + +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its lifecycle +Measures have to be nationally driven and should take into account national +circumstances and capabilities. The focus should be on eliminating leakage of plastic +waste into the environment. +It is important that while managing plastic waste as well as while producing plastic +products , environmental regulations are to be followed in respect of emissions and +releases to air , soil and water. All such emissions and releases should be covered +under respective national environmental regulations to comply with the emissions and +effluent norms. +Each party shall take all such measures as per their national circumstances and +capabilities. + +Waste Management +Waste management is one of the most important and critical pillars of the strategy to +end plastic pollution. It is important to establish mechanism to assess the +infrastructural requirements for safe and environmentally sound management of +plastic waste.There must an assessment of the financial resources for comprehensive +management of plastic waste as well as availability of timely, adequate and +predictable financial resources to establish and operate such waste management +infrastructure. This has to be nationally driven and must take into account national +circumstances and capabilities. +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products and in plastic waste +India would like to have support no text option. There must not be duplicacy in the +mandate of multilateral environmental instruments. + +Existing plastic pollution, including in marine environment +The mitigation and remediation of existing plastic pollution is critical to end plastic +pollution. There should also be a mechanism to assess the legacy plastic waste in +respect of each country. Also, there should be an assessment of requirement of +financial resources to mitigate and remediate the plastic pollution due to legacy plastic +waste. +In respect of Just Transition, we believe that it should be done as per national +circumstances and capabilities and in line with relevant national legislations and +regulations. + +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling: + +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling +The measures have to be nationally driven taking into account national circumstances +and capabilities. These measures should not duplicate any such provisions under +other MEAs or international instruments. It is important to adhere to that information +only that would facilitate in ending plastic pollution. + +Thank you. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +65,24/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia submissions for Part II - General,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_-_saudi_arabia_intervention_0.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Esteemed Colleagues, +Regarding Part II: +We acknowledge the limited timeframe allocated to this contact group. +In light of this, we propose to prioritize discussions on existing text with areas closest to +consensus. This will maximize our ability to deliver an outcome within the allotted time. +To streamline our work and avoid reopening areas of significant disagreement, we suggest +focusing on the current text and avoid discussions on new proposals, including elements 1,2, 3 +and 7 of Part2, in addition to the newly proposed CRPs. Reopening these discussions could +potentially regress on progress already made. + +On specific elements, for increased efficiency, we propose the following amendments to be +reflected in the streamlined text: +Item 8 (Emissions and releases of plastics): We propose the moving Item 8 to be nested under +Item 9 (Waste management). +Item 6 (non-plastic substitution): Similarly, we propose moving Item 6 to be nested under Item +5.d (Alternative plastics and plastic products). +Item 13 (Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling): We maintain our position to have no +text on Transparency, tracking, and monitoring, and to move “labelling” to be nested under +element 5a. (Product design) +We believe these relocations will enhance the organization and clarity of the document. +Point of clarification: +This delegation has observed instances within the text where various phrases are used often for +Option Zero . These phrases include ""No text,"" ""no-provision on this matter,"" and ""No standalone +provision."" +For the sake of clarity and consistency, we would appreciate confirmation that these phrases all +signify the same position: the exclusion of the relevant provision from the final text. +Thank you. + +",4 +66,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | General proposal for the whole instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_general_textual_suggestions_for_the_instrument_cg1_0.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"General textual proposal of the Russian Federation applied +throughout the text of the Instrument +Suggestion: +Throughout the draft text of the Instrument to replace such broad terms as +“plastics” or “plastics and plastic products” with specific terms “plastic +products” or “plastic waste”, depending on the context of the disciplines. +Explanatory note: + +These negotiations have the mandate to end plastic pollution with specific +focus on combating the existing plastic waste, including in the marine +environment. In addition, paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c) of the UNEA Resolution +5/14 specify that the Instrument should promote sustainable production and +consumption through product design and environmentally sound waste +management, as well as cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution. To +achieve these goals, the Instrument should apply to the life cycle, which should +start from the design of “plastic products”, continue in sustainable +consumption of such products, and end by disposal and recycling of “plastic +waste”, because during these particular stages: +o +characteristics influencing the recyclability of end-use products are +formed, and +o +waste from consumption of plastic products is generated. + +At the same time, the ordinary meaning of the word “plastics” could include +both plastic products and primary polymers as feedstock for production of +end-use products. The Russian Federation believes that the scope of the +instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary +raw materials as well as the stages related to primary polymer production, +since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages. Moreover, when it +comes to raw materials, they can be used for production of many other – non- +plastic – products, and the present Instrument has a too narrow scope for +regulating hydrocarbon feedstock. + +As for the argument that the UNEA Resolution 5/14 includes “plastics” in +paragraph 3 (see phrase “full life cycle of plastic”) we have to note that +during the UNEA 5.2 the majority of delegations adhered to the position that +the future Instrument shall be focused on combating pollution from plastic +waste, especially in the marine environment. The resolution’s language was +understood accordingly. This means that the word “plastic” in the resolution +5/14 should be interpreted as referring to “plastic products”, whose +unhandled waste is the most important reason for global plastic pollution. + +Therefore, throughout the draft text of the Instrument, we should adhere to +precise terms “plastic products” and “plastic waste”, which better suite the +object and purpose of the future Instrument. +",4 +67,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part II General,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_ii.general.pdf,['part ii: general'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on Part II in general +26 April 2024 + +Thailand would like to propose that, alongside the discussion of contents of each +individual provision or group of provisions as many ways forward proposed by several +colleagues, it should be taking into account not only all the provisional texts that will +be consolidating or streamlining, but all provisions of Part II should as well be +reordering or restructuring. For example, starting with a group of provisions addressing +the plastic pollution at the upstream—like the provision of product designs in Part II.5, +which encompass, but limited to the elements of chemicals of concern in Part II.2 and +recycle content, recyclability, and circularity eco-system in Part II.5, etc., through a +group of downstream provisions—like the provision 9 waste management, 11 existing +plastic pollution and 12 just transition, etc. While, a group of midstream provisions +may include the demand side approach measure—like encouraging to increase the +demand of recyclable or PCR products as well as the voluntary measure—like +promoting the environmental literacy among the citizen to shift their over plastic +consumption behavior, etc. + +Views to restructuring of Part II provisions, if the CG supports our proposal, could be +identified and compiled during discussions in subgroup 1.2 and 1.3, prior to final +consolidating in the CG1. + +",4 +68,"27/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part II. 5. Product Design, Composition, and Performance; Part II.6. Non-plastic Subtitutes",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_1.2_product_design_non-plastic_substitute_25_april.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +STATEMENT BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +JOINT SESSION SUBCONTACT GROUP 1.2 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 25 April 2024 + + + +5. Product design, composition and performance + +Thank you Mr. Co-Facilitator for your hard work in providing us with a streamlined and workable +draft. + +On 5.a. in product design and performance, Indonesia aligns its position in supporting option 2, +as a guideline for our further discussion. The national circumstances and capabilities should be +the main consideration for a party in managing the use of primary plastic polymers, particularly in +enhancing their design of plastic products. + +Indonesia also believes that the design improvement of plastic products, should not only be limited +to packaging and the improvement of the composition, but also needs to include the element of +affordability and availability, of alternative material for plastic and non-plastic substitute”. Thus we +would like to add an element of affordability and availability in option 2 point 1. + +regarding 5b. Indonesia prefer to use OP2 alt. that again emphasizing the critical element of +national circumstances and capabilities in this future instrument. + +Thank you. + + + +6. Non-plastic substitutes + +Thank you Madame. Co-facilitator, + +In brief Indonesia supports option 1 as a starting point of future negotiation. + +we would like to emphasizes the importance of transfer of technology and capacity building to +promote a sustainable non-plastic substitutes, including products, technologies and services. + +We also off the views that non plastic products that are used to substitute plastic, should have a +significant impact in protecting the environment, and increasing the social and economy aspect +of human life. + +Thus, this provision should entail the adoption of a holistic set of criteria encompassing safety, +environmental viability, and sustainability for non-plastic substitutes. + +Thank you. +",4 +69,27/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part II. 7. Extended Producer Rensponsibility; Part II. 8. Emission and Releases of Plastic Throughout its Life Cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_1.3_epr_emission_and_release_25_april.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +STATEMENT BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +JOINT SESSION SUBCONTACT GROUP 1.3 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 25 April 2024 + + + +7. Extended producer responsibility + +Thank you Mr. Chair, + +Indonesia supports the option 1 of the streamlined text, with the addition to also put the element +from option 2 point 2 regarding “the efficient and effective traceability and accountability +mechanisms” to further strengthen the draft provision in option 1, under the implementation +section + +We believe that traceability and accountability mechanism is important to ensure an effective +implementation of EPR. + +I thank you. + + +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle + +Thank you Mr. Chair, + +Indonesia would like to lend our voice to supports the option 2 of the streamlined text, since the +implementation of this provision will depend mainly on the circumstances and capabilities of +respective countries. + +In point 5, we would also like to propose a broader scope of scientific and technical innovation to +not only limited to marine environment but also in the environment as a whole. In this regard we +would like to propose a deletion of the word “marine” in point 5. + +Thank you. +",4 +70,27/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part II. 3bis. Micro- and Nanoplastics; Part II. 4. Exemptions,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_1.2_micro-and_nanoplastics_exemptions.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +STATEMENT BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 1.2 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 26 April 2024 + + + + +3bis. Micro- and nanoplastics + +Thank you Madame Co-Chair, + +Indonesia takes note of the draft provision on micro and nano plastics, however, there are several +concerns that we would like to share: + +First, this proposal focuses on the research, while the object of the research itself still does not +have definitive criteria among parties, including solid evidence on the negative impact of +microplastics on human health and the environment. + +Second, not all countries have the capabilities and can meet the requirements to do the research, +thus cooperation and technology transfer are important. + +Third, we would also like to underline the specific variable on special geographical conditions or +characteristics of a country, that might have different results on different research. Thus, we would +like to encourage the research to be conducted at a national level. + +In this regard, considering the technological aspect of this draft provision, we would like to propose +moving this draft provision into part III on technology and/or technology transfer, to focus on +research on another negative impact of plastic on human health and the environment, not only +limited to micro and nano plastics. + +Thank you. + + + +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request + +Thank you Mr. Co-Chair, + +Indonesia views that this provision will play important role in accommodating the needs of +sustainable development and the environmental protection in the future. + +However it is also crucial for us to agree on what will be the substantial obligation on this +instrument before we are going into the detail on the exemption, that are we discussing at this +moment. + +Thank you. + + + + + +--oOo-- +",4 +71,27/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1- general- Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii-_general-_iran.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II +1. +Primary plastic polymers +Iran believes that the source of plastic pollution is primarily the mismanagement of +plastic product waste. It is crucial to prioritize the efficient management of plastic +product waste to address this issue effectively. Scientific evidence supports this notion, +highlighting a significant untapped potential in global plastic waste management. +Currently, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, 19% is incinerated, 50% is landfilled, +and 22% is non-collected and mismanaged. There is a substantial opportunity to shift a +significant portion of waste from these categories towards recycling. +It is important to consider the various categories of plastic waste management, such as +recycling, incineration, landfilling, and non-collected/mismanaged waste. In order to +enhance the circular economy and to extend the life cycle of plastics, the recycling +industry should be enhanced in order to boost the existing capacity and the potential for +furthering plastic waste management. Accordingly, exclusion of the Upstream and the +Primary polymer production section from the text, together with the emphasis on +improving recycling practices, and its alignment with the goal of sustainable plastic +waste management shall be taken into account. +On this section, Iran is in favor of option zero which means no text for any binding +obligation on production of primary plastic polymers. Accordingly we do not see a +possibility for convergence on such issues as the primary and virgin polymers as well as +any restriction on trade and other areas which are beyond the mandate of UNEA +resolution 5/14. + +2. +Chemical and polymers of concern +During today's discussions, we have repeatedly heard from some countries and regional +groups that the alternative to polymers is simply other polymers. But we want to +emphasize that the mandate of 5/14 is not about replacing one type of polymer with +another, but rather focuses on how to reduce plastic pollution with a specific emphasis +on marine environments. This highlights the fact that certain countries without access to +fossil fuels are exploring technologies for producing biobased and biodegradable +polymers. However, it is crucial to carefully assess the environmental implications of +these alternatives. While it may appear to be a viable economic solution for those with +the necessary resources such as technology, water, and land, it is important to +recognize that simply shifting from fossil fuels to biobased materials may not effectively +address the issue of plastic pollution. The primary focus should be on sustainability and +long-term environmental impact management, rather than solely economic benefits. +Since hazardous chemicals are already covered and taken care by the (BRS) +Conventions, there is no need to duplicate this matter in the future Instrument. Further, +It is recommended to include a reference in the text stating that all chemical materials +used in a closed loop for the production of polymer in accordance with specific +necessary Health, Safety, and Environment standards and requirements, should be +excluded from the revised zero draft. Additionally, with regard to the release of toxic +chemicals from polymer degradation such as PS or PVC, it is important to know that the +list of such chemicals under (POPS RC) of the Stockholm Convention already covers +these substances, thus no need to include them in the future Instrument. +On this section, Iran supports option 0 which is no text. In General, any reference and +limit of polymers are not beyond the mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14 and since the +issue of chemicals is addressed by BRS conventions, we should not copy or duplicate +their works here under the new Instrument. + If there are articles that are certainly not on the list of BRS conventions and which are +subject to consideration, it is possible to accept the investigation them in the +Intersessional work only for the purpose of clarifying the matter rather than making a +final decision on them. After presenting the report of the expert meeting on them, the +committee will discuss the issue with the presence of member states. + +3. +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short- +lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added +microplastics +a.Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and groups of +such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic products +In regard to this provision, we believe that the focus of discussion on avoidable plastic +products should be on single-use products, such as drinking water bottles and grocery +bags. Scientific research, including Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), has shown that +alternatives like paper and cloth bags may not necessarily be the most environmentally +sound or socio-economically beneficial options for replacing single-use grocery bags. +The production of biobased plastic alternatives can also have drawbacks, as it often +requires more water and land for feedstock, and may lack the necessary infrastructure +for recycling and production in many regions of the world. +We believe that managing the problematic plastic products should concentrate on short- +lived plastic items, such as irrigation tapes. In this segment, we recommend +emphasizing and intensifying recyclability to create a circular economy and establish a +win-win approach between producers and users. By prioritizing the recyclability of these +products, we can reduce waste, promote sustainable practices, and advance towards a +more environmentally friendly and economically beneficial system for all stakeholders +involved. +Accordingly, Under this section, we disagree with linking the issue of Problematic and +Avoidable plastics to Chemicals and Polymers. SO It is recommended to avoid using +the term ""Problematic and Avoidable plastics"" as it may not clearly indicate what the +substitute and their environmental impact in life cycle is. Additionally, rather than +labeling an issue as ""problematic and avoidable,"" it is advisable to find environmentally +sound management strategies for ensuring more recyclability and circularity of plastic +products. +Therefore it is suggested to refer to these items as “Single Use and Short Lived Plastic +products"" to better convey the intended meaning. So the title is not acceptable to us, In +addition, it is important that Parties are encouraged to take measures to manage use of +single use and short lived plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant +parameters. To achieve this objective based on the availability, accessibility and +affordability of the required technologies and ingredients in particular to developing +countries, parties shall take into account necessary actions. However, we disagree with +any time bound target and all actions of parties shall be nationally determined and +country driven in accordance with their national circumstances and capacities of each +country. + +By reframing our language in this way, we can more effectively communicate the +importance of managing single-use and short-lived plastic products and working +towards sustainable solutions for reducing the plastic pollutions. Let's focus on +promoting awareness and action to minimize our environmental impact and create a +more sustainable future. +Accordingly, we support OP1 with some modifications which reads: Each country +should consider its unique national circumstances and capabilities, taking into account +factors such as climate conditions, environmental considerations, and socio-economic +conditions when implementing measures to regulate the production, sale, and +distribution of short-lived and single-use plastic products. By adopting tailored +approaches based on individual circumstances, countries can work together to reduce +plastic waste and promote sustainable practices on a global scale. + +b. +[Products containing] intentionally added microplastics +While nano and microplastics may have the potential to transfer into the body through +the use of plastic bottles and cutlery, the quantity required to pose an acute toxic risk to +humans is typically substantial compared to other materials. It is important to highlight +that alternative materials, such as micro wood or micro quartz, It is cleared that micro +wood have carcinogenic effect in human body also quartz micro particle have adverse +effect on human respiratory system , so they actually present greater hazards to human +health. When considering alternatives to plastics in industries like detergents, +cosmetics, and drugs, it is crucial to take into account the potential risks, benefits, +availability, accessibility, and affordability of various materials. +Collaborative efforts and scientific cooperation among countries are essential in finding +accessible and sustainable replacements for microplastics in these industries. Taking +action to reduce or eliminate the use of microplastics is vital. Efforts to reduce plastic +waste, promote recycling, and ensure proper disposal of plastics can help mitigate the +impact of microplastics on human health and the environment. Therefore, we support +Option 1 alt 3 + + 3. bis Micro and Nano plastics +Upon reviewed the product that contains intentionally added microplastics +yesterday, we now turn our attention to everyday items that may contain +unintentional nano and microplastics, such as plastic bottles, cultery, and food +containers. Iran believes that It is important to acknowledge that while plastics +are not the only materials that can transfer particles to the body, other +materials like wood, porcelain, and glass also have the potential to release +particles that could be ingested or inhaled. Understanding the impact of these +materials on human health and the environment is essential in making +informed decisions regarding their use. +When it comes to assessing the risks associated with nano and microplastics, +it is crucial to note that the quantity of these materials required to pose an +acute toxic risk is typically higher compared to other substances. While +alternative materials like micro wood or micro quartz may appear to be safer +options, they also come with their own set of risks. For example, micro wood +has been linked to carcinogenic effects on the human body, while quartz +micro particles can have adverse effects on the respiratory system. It is +imperative to thoroughly evaluate the potential hazards of any material before +considering it as a substitute for plastics. +Prioritizing human health and safety should always be a primary concern +when evaluating materials for everyday use. Therefore, we cannot accept this +provision as a standalone section without further consideration of the potential +risks associated with alternative materials + +4. +Exemptions available to a Party upon request +while the criteria , frame work and the annexes are not clear in this provision we can +not accept this clause since this clause emphasizes on these diverged area which need +a scientific and intersessional work to be more clear. So we support option 0 in this +regard. +4bis. Dedicated programmes of work +This program is incomprehensible, and its scope is unclear. Therefore, we +cannot accept that. it is true that it is going to be addressed to 4 declared +areas but How to process them and the limits and entry into these areas are +unclear. Such issues should be discussed after the formation of the +instrument and the terms of reference of it. Therefore, it should not be +accepted without specific details. Also as this title is new and there was not in +the zero draft, please put it in the bracket. +5. +Product design, composition and performance +a. +[Product [design and] performance] +Iran believes the objective in this section is to create a product that is easily recyclable. +Examples include designing materials with single layers instead of multilayers and +avoiding the use of inkjet printing for product marking. By simplifying the material +composition and marking methods, the product can be more easily recycled. This +approach promotes sustainability and environmental responsibility. So we support +option 1 whiteout part a, I mean no reference to reducing demand. +b. +[[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products +Iranian delegation believe the philosophy of product design for recycling focuses on +making the recycling process more accessible and efficient. In both Section A and +Section B, there are common areas where this philosophy can be applied. By +simplifying design elements and considering the materials and marking methods, we +can create products that are easier to recycle, ultimately promoting sustainability and +environmental responsibility. So we support just para 1 of this part with some +modifications. +c. +Use of recycled plastic contents +Iran believes that Parties should also promote the use of post-consumer recycled plastic +in their procurement processes and support research and innovation in the development +of new recycling technologies. Collaboration between governments, businesses, and +other stakeholders is crucial to achieve the goal of reducing plastic waste and promoting +a circular economy. +By implementing these measures, Parties can contribute to reducing the environmental +impact of plastic production and consumption, as well as promote sustainable +development and the transition to a more circular economy. This will help to achieve the +objectives of the instrument and contribute to global efforts to address the plastic +pollution crisis. So we support just para 1 of this part with some modifications.. +d. +Alternative plastics and plastic products +In this section, it is crucial to evaluate the alternative environmental impacts during the +same life cycle stage, such as ""Cradle to Grave."" By assessing the environmental +consequences of different alternatives at each life cycle stage, we can make informed +decisions that minimize negative impacts and promote a more sustainable product +design. +By conducting a life cycle assessment and considering the potential environmental +impacts at each stage, we can prioritize sustainability criteria such as minimizing energy +consumption, reducing waste generation, reducing water and land footprint and +promoting circular economy practices. +Also Life cycle studies say that plastic causes least impact in 93% of applications +studied that's even with low or no recycling. But when you do recycle, which is done at +high rates in many countries, there is a further 70-80% reduction in impact. + +The iranian delegation believes that with significant potential to enhance the recycling +sector, there is currently no urgent need for immediate alternatives to plastic products. +Additionally, similar alternatives may not be suitable for all countries, as regions have +different climates and requirements. So we can accept just option 0 with no text and +provisions. + +6. +Non-plastic substitutes +The Iranian delegation emphasizes the importance of promoting capacity-building and +technology transfer initiatives, particularly in developing countries, to support the +research and use of safe and sustainable non plastic substitutes. Additionally, it +highlights the need for a comprehensive life cycle assessment, ensuring a thorough +comparison of the socio-economic and environmental impact across the entire product +life cycle. So we can accept just para 4 of this part. +7. +Extended producer responsibility +We oppose that the EPR system if any to be put under a stand-alone section in the +Instrument and we suggest allocating under waste management section. +Generally the principle of EPR can be applied at the national level based on the +discretion of each country, especially if there are existing legal regulations within the +country that align with this principle. It is upon the national authority of each country to +consider and implement EPR as deemed appropriate. However, the recommendation to +require countries producing and exporting raw materials used in plastic industries to pay +compensation to an international fund for damages caused by plastic pollution is not +acceptable to my country. Each country may have its own considerations and policies +regarding such recommendations. +This delegation believes that parties are indeed encouraged to consider establishing +and operating fiscal and/or non-fiscal EPR systems based on national circumstances +and capability could include fiscal and/or non-fiscal measures. These systems can +incentivize increased recyclability, support higher recycling rates, enhance producer and +importer accountability for safe and environmentally sound management of plastic +products, and increase public awareness. It is important for parties to determine the +most effective approach to implementing EPR systems in line with their national +objectives. So Iran supports option1 with some modifications. +. + +8. +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle +Regarding title, Iran does not accept any references to emissions and +leakage, preferring instead to focus on the releases of plastic products and +product waste. Our suggestion for title is ""Impacts of Plastic Product Releases +and Waste"". +In this regard Iran believes that to implement these measures effectively, each party +needs to develop and implement national plans tailored to their specific circumstances +and capabilities. These plans should align with relevant national environmental +regulations. +Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and +capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the +marine environment. This can be achieved by implementing necessary measures in +accordance with national plans, based on national circumstances and capabilities, and +relevant national environmental regulations. By fostering innovation in this area, Parties +can work towards reducing the impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and +contribute to a more sustainable environment. So we support option 2. + +9. +Waste management +a. +[[Plastic] Waste management] +Iran believes that the source of plastic pollution is primarily the mismanagement of +plastic product waste. It is crucial to prioritize the efficient management of plastic +product waste to address this issue effectively. Scientific evidence supports this notion, +highlighting a significant untapped potential in global plastic waste management. +Currently, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, 19% is incinerated, 50% is landfilled, +and 22% is non-collected and mismanaged. There is a substantial opportunity to shift a +significant portion of waste from these categories towards recycling. +It is imperative to reassess the recycling industry to recognize and leverage the existing +capacity for improvement and advancements in plastic waste management. A +mechanism should be established to evaluate the infrastructural requirements, such as +financial resources and accessible, affordable and available technologies, necessary for +safe and environmentally sound plastic waste management. This involves promoting +investment and mobilizing resources to cover financing gaps, as well as incentivizing +behavioral changes and raising consumer awareness on sustainable consumption +throughout the value chain. +This proactive approach can lead to more sustainable practices and mitigate the +detrimental effects of plastic pollution on the environment. + +Iran believes that Each Party is expected to take measures on safe and environmentally +sound waste management in accordance with their national plans, based on national +circumstances and capabilities, and relevant national regulations. Parties may also +consider taking additional measures such as investing in waste management systems +and infrastructure, promoting investment and mobilizing resources to cover financing +gaps, and incentivizing behavioral changes and raising consumer awareness on +sustainable consumption throughout the value chain. So we ca accept option 1 with +some modifications for negotiation. + + +b. +[Fishing gear] +New research indicates that a substantial amount of ocean plastics, particularly hard +plastics, may originate from fishing vessels rather than land-based sources. These +findings suggest that a significant fraction of floating nets and ropes, accounting for +almost 80% of floating plastics larger than 5 cm, could be classified as abandoned, lost, +or otherwise discarded fishing gear. This highlights the need for increased focus on +addressing the issue of lost gear and implementing measures to prevent the marine +pollution caused by abandoned fishing gear. +Iran believes that Each Party, based on its national circumstances and capabilities, +should collaborate in implementing effective measures to address the issue of fishing +gear. Parties are encouraged to promote synergy and complementarity with relevant +initiatives and organizations in their efforts to ensure the safe disposal of fishing gear. +Parties are also encouraged to promote education and awareness among fishing +industries, collaborate with relevant stakeholders, and support the recycling of fishing +gear. By working together and coordinating with existing initiatives and partners, Parties +can enhance their actions and achieve more impactful outcomes in tackling the +environmental challenges associated with fishing gear. +So we believe that the issue of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear is of crucial +and should be a standalone section in the text. We support Option 1 without paragraph +1.c. + +10.Trade [in listed chemicals[, polymers] and products, and in +plastic waste][related measures] +a. +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products +Iran believes that the global trade of chemicals, polymers, and plastic products is a +significant component of the global economy. Chemicals are vital ingredients in a wide +range of products, from pharmaceuticals and fertilizers to plastics and textiles. Polymers +are substances made up of long chains of repeating units and are used in a variety of +applications, including packaging, automotive parts, and construction materials. Plastic +products, derived from polymers, are ubiquitous in daily life, found in everything from +food packaging to electronics. +The trade of these products is complex and diverse, with a vast array of chemicals and +polymers being traded across borders each year. +Regulations surrounding the trade of chemicals, polymers, and plastic products vary by +country and region. The Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions are +international agreements that aim to control the trade and use of chemicals and waste +to protect human health and the environment. +Overall, the trade of chemicals, polymers, and plastic products plays a crucial role in the +global economy, but it is important to ensure that this trade is conducted in a +sustainable and environmentally responsible manner. so we should avoid duplication +with other MEAs in future instrument. +My delegation does not support binding agreements concerning trade, import, and +export in polymers, chemicals, and plastic waste. + +b. +Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste +my delegation believes that Parties to the Basel Convention shall take appropriate +measures to ensure that transboundary movement of plastic waste is done in +accordance with the obligations of that Convention. In circumstances where the Basel +Convention does not apply, a Party shall ensure that transboundary movement of +plastic waste is allowed only after taking into account relevant domestic and +international rules, standards, and guidelines. +So in this regard we support sub option 0 with No text. + +11. +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +Addressing legacy plastic pollution as the most important source of plastic +pollution requires comprehensive strategies that include cleanup efforts, +waste +management +improvements, +recycling +initiatives, +and +public +awareness. It is essential for governments, industries, and communities to +work together to mitigate the impacts of legacy plastic. +Iran believes that Developed country Parties, as the primary beneficiaries of +plastic goods throughout history, must assume a leading role in addressing +the legacy and current plastic pollution found in the marine environment, +including areas beyond national jurisdiction. Parties are encouraged to +collaborate in line with the principle of Common but Differentiated +Responsibility and undertake actions to evaluate, identify, and prioritize +regions impacted by plastic pollution, including accumulation zones, hotspots, +and critical sectors in marine environments. +We support op4 bis. + +13. +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling (habibolahi +INC3) +On transparency my delegation believes that this issue is of a particular technical nature +which many developing countries lacks the necessary infrastructure for it. Therefore, +transparency could be advised only in voluntary manner and upon national +circumstances and capabilities of each country. Further, in practicing transparency at +the international trade, there are limits in particular due to necessities of intellectual +property right. +On the issue of tracking, we believe that lablling and monitoring suffice for our purpose +and through the current globally accepted regulations and arrangement, it covers +tracking aspect. +Accordingly, in monitoring and labeling section, as we do communicated with industry +experts there is enough marking and monitoring data on the product that enable the +stakeholders to be informed about the required information so more than this +information it is not needed . +With regards to these description and since the product and annexes contents are not +clear we propose the option 0 with no text . + +",4 +72,"27/04/2024 | Philippines | Interventions on Parts II 9b, 3a, 9a, 10b, 11 (SG 1.2 and SG 1.3, 26 April)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.2_sg_1.3_26_apr_parts_ii_9b_3a_9a_10b_11.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +26 APRIL 2024 + +Joint SG 1.2 and SG 1.3 + +On Part II 9b – [Fishing gear] + +The Philippines believes that abandoned lost and discarded fishing gear is a grave +threat to biodiversity in the marine environment that deserves special mention in the +international legally binding instrument. + +The Philippines aligns with the position of SIDS and other member states to move +fishing gear to Article 8 to ensure that a life-cycle approach is taken. + +We recognize the links between lost, abandoned or otherwise discarded fishing gear +and wider problems of pollution of the marine environment and the challenge of marine +debris, including plastics and microplastics. + +We should enhance efforts to prevent and mitigate the impacts of all kinds of lost, +abandoned or otherwise discarded fishing gear, including from ghost fishing and +marine debris from plastics and microplastics. + +In line with existing multilateral frameworks, we support the establishment of +mechanisms and incentives for the regular retrieval of derelict gear and for monitoring +and reducing discards of fishing gear to prevent and significantly reduce marine +pollution of all kinds. + +We should consider innovative options to address the problem, including mechanisms +for the retrieval of lost, abandoned or otherwise discarded fishing gear, identification +of owners of gear and gear registries, among others. + +Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of a cooperation mechanism with +assistance to developing countries on marking, tracing, retrieval, and reporting to +reduce and ultimately eliminate the problem of fishing gear. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +26 APRIL 2024 + +SG 1.2 +On Part II 3a – Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products +[and groups of such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic +products +The Philippines supports Option 1, that is, each party shall not allow the production, +sale, distribution, import or export of problematic and avoidable plastic products listed +in Annex B after the dates specified in the Annex. + +We believe the criteria must be science-based that address safety, sustainability, +essentiality, and transparency. We feel strongly that the safety criteria should be +hazard-based. + +The measures taken to implement the provisions shall be reflected in nationally +determined timeframes for reductions, consistent with the phase-out dates in the +Annex. + +Because of the potential for socio-economic impacts especially among low-income +communities, bearing in mind the need for just transition, we support time-bound +exemptions, and knowledge sharing, as well as robust capacity building, support and +technology transfer, particularly to developing countries, in light of their circumstances, +to meet their obligations under this Article. + +We appreciate the work of groups of member states in developing Conference Room +Proposals and we are willing to work on the basis of these proposals. + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +26 APRIL 2024 + +SG 1.3 + +On Part II 9a. [[Plastic] Waste management] + + +The Philippines supports Option 1. In particular, we support safe and environmentally +sound waste management, including minimum rates for collection, recycling, and safe +disposal based on harmonized indicators set out in Annex F. + +We support nationally determined targets and minimum requirements, and prioritize +the top of the waste hierarchy. + +We support promoting coherence and coordination being with relevant instruments +and bodies including the Basel Convention. + +We support the US proposal of ensuring that emissions and releases from waste +management should be addressed, including microplastic generation in recycling +facilities. + +Last but not least, we believe that waste workers, including waste pickers and others +in the informal sector many of them are women as well as communities adjacent to +waste facilities, should be protected from exposure to chemicals and other hazards. +Thus, this section should be linked with the Article on Just Transition, also bearing in +mind the special circumstances of SIDS, and the challenges of archipelagic states, +geographically disadvantaged states, most environmentally vulnerable states, and +downstream states. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +26 APRIL 2024 + +SG 1.3 + +On Part II 10b. Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste + +The Philippines supports Sub-Option 1 but we would like to emphasize the importance +of transparency as provided in Sub-Option 1 paragraph 3 which requires the exporter +to provide the importing state with vital information to protect health and the +environment. + +Developing countries cannot protect themselves from the dumping of plastics, and +even hazardous waste in the guise of waste management, without the disclosure listed +in paragraph 3. + +We also support paragraphs 5 and 6, Sub-Option 3 and 4, to prevent the dumping of +plastic waste. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +26 APRIL 2024 + +SG 1.3 + +On Part II 11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + +On possible streamlining of this article, we recommend that the duty to cooperate to +preserve and protect the marine environment under UNCLOS and customary law be +highlighted as a possible chapeau/(broad clause) under Paragraph 1. + +Then following this, the specific duties could be indicated: + +For instance, OP4 bis, on duty of states that are largest beneficiary of plastic goods to +take the lead in tackling legacy and existing plastic pollution in the marine environment +including areas beyond national jurisdiction. + +Then there should be a clear path towards addressing this, and elements in current +article 11 could be structured in this way: First, identification of most affected by +existing plastic pollution, including accumulation areas; and then, identification of +effective measures. The measures indicated could be included in an Annex, as part of +Part IV.1 on national plans. + +A link to the special circumstances of SIDS, and challenges of archipelagic states, +geographically disadvantaged states, most environmentally vulnerable states, and +downstream states could also be made under this article. + + +#END + +",4 +73,"27/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part II 4, 3bis, 10a, 13 (SG 1.2, 27 April)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.2_27_april_part_ii_4_3bis_10_13.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +27 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 + +On Part II 4 - Exemptions available to a Party upon request + +Countries start at different conditions and national circumstances and capacities differ. +The availability of alternatives and technologies vary per country as well as the +socioeconomic impacts. + +In the Philippines for example, we have to consider impacts on persons with disabilities +with special needs which is in line with a just transition that supports inclusive +development that does not leave anyone behind. When we offer alternatives, we have +to consult their sector in accordance with the maxim “Nothing about us without us”. + +Thus, developing countries may require more time and assistance to meet obligations. +These time-bound exemptions are also found in other MEAs including the Montreal +Protocol and Minamata Convention. Therefore, we support Option 1 as the basis for +negotiations even as provisions are still being worked out. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +27 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 + +On Part II 3bis. Micro- and nanoplastics + +We appreciate Kenya’s proposal and look forward to studying it further. Our experience +in the Philippines is that we are finding microplastics in soil, sediment, freshwater and +marine waters, and all edible fish and bivalves that have been studied thus far. + +For countries that are heavily dependent on seafood for their sources of protein, this +issue is of great concern especially for food security. + +Many papers have been identifying impacts to organisms and ecosystems that could +threaten biodiversity. Around the world, scientists have found microplastics in water, +air, beverages, vegetables, meat, and even in the human body. + +Many microplastics derive from the fragmentation of plastics discarded in the past. +With the massive growth of plastics in the last few decades, microplastics will be a +growing problem in the years to come. + +Thus, we believe that microplastics and nanoplastics pose a unique concern which +needs further research and attention and deserve a stand-alone provision. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +27 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 + +On Part II 10a – Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products + +The Philippines supports the position of the EU and other states on Option 1, Sub- +Option 1. + +We see Option 1, Sub-Option 1 as a basis for negotiation. We would like to reiterate +our concerns regarding the problems faced by developing countries that require more +detailed disclosures as described in paragraph 3. This is necessary for developing +countries to protect themselves from illegal dumping, including the dumping of +hazardous waste under the guise of waste management, which continue to happen +despite existing multilateral environmental agreements. + +We also strongly support prior informed consent as required in Paragraph 1. + +This instrument should reinforce and cover gaps in existing multilateral environmental +agreements. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +27 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 + +On Part II 13 – Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling + +The Philippines supports Option 1 as the basis for negotiations. + +Transparency and labelling are of paramount importance as some 10,000 chemicals +used in plastic have no publicly available hazard information. + +In particular, we support labelling and marking as we believe in the right of consumers +to information to be able to make safe and environmentally preferable choices. It would +also protect waste management workers and workers in the reuse, repair, +refurbishment and recycling of plastics as provided in OP1.c. Alt 2. + +Mandatory disclosures of chemical compositions are necessary to assess safety and +sustainability of products and chemicals in plastics. + +We support globally harmonized disclosure requirements to take into account existing +guidance on mandatory disclosure vis a vis confidential business information. + + +#END + + + +",4 +74,27/04/2024 | Switzerland | Concept Paper on plastic products and chemicals of concern_provisions 2 and 3 of Part II,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/concept_paper_on_plastic_products_and_chemicals_of_concern.pdf,['part ii: general'],['Switzerland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 + +CONCEPT PAPER +ON PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS OF CONCERN + +Submitted by Switzerland + +Introduction +This Concept Paper proposes an article to deal with plastic products and chemicals of +concern. The Conference Room Paper (CRP) submitted by Georgia, Peru, Rwanda, +Switzerland and Thailand is linked to this Concept Paper. +Many members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an +International Legally Binding Instrument (LBI) to End Plastic Pollution, including in the +marine environment, identified a need for technical, substantial discussions on +problematic and avoidable plastic products and chemicals of concern at its third session +(INC-3) in November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. To contribute informally to the process, +Switzerland hosted an informal expert group meeting from 18-19 March 2024 in +Geneva with participants of around 60 different member states from all UN regions. +Switzerland subsequently developed this concept based upon the expert group input to +advance the negotiations at INC-4. The concept takes into account discussions from +this informal technical expert group meeting. +The text proposed in this Concept Paper (see Attachment 1) could replace Part II +Sections 2 and 3 of the document UNEP/PP/INC.4/31, and it has links to sections +3(bis), 4, 4(bis), 9(b), 10(a). It complements Section 13 but does not include elements +related to tracking or labelling. +The concept has three main elements (see Attachments 1 and 2), namely: +• Mechanism for elimination of the problematic plastic products listed in an annex +to the treaty; +• Mechanism for elimination of chemicals of concern in plastic products listed in +an additional annex; +• Information requirement on the content of specific chemicals of interest in +plastic products specified in a third annex and for making the information +publicly available. +The concept recognizes the need to establish a mechanism to eliminate those plastic +products that are problematic to human health, the environment, and for the transition +to a circular economy. The concept further provides a procedure for a Party or Parties + +1 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), “Revised draft text of the international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment”, available at +https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/44526/RevisedZeroDraftText.pdf +2 + +to propose the addition of plastic products to the instrument, as well as a requirement +for the Conference of the Parties (COP) to develop and implement a work program to +add additional problematic products to the instrument. Both approaches would use +procedures typically found within existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) +for adoption and amendment of annexes. Furthermore, the concept recognizes that +many initiatives globally have eliminated some plastic products or are restricting their +use, and thus, suggests an initial phase-out list to be further refined and included in the +instrument when adopted. +The concept also includes a procedure for identifying chemicals of concern, and +incorporating related control measures within the instrument for the protection of human +health and the environment. The Article does not seek to control chemicals outright, but +rather seeks to control the plastic products that contain listed chemicals, thus minimizing +perceived duplication with existing MEAs on chemicals. Yet, the elimination of chemicals +of concern applies to all plastic products. An initial list of chemicals of concern is not +provided in this Concept Paper, but may be an item for intersessional work. +The concept recognizes that implementation of the treaty will require better information +on what is in plastic products. It thus requires the COP to specify chemicals of interest +in plastic products, and require manufacturers, importers and exporters to make this +ingredient information available, and for it to be shared with the public and with other +Parties. Furthermore, the concept would complement any elements related to tracking +or labelling set out in Part II section 13 of UNEP/PP/INC.4/3 that might be developed. +Integration of the concept with those elements could be an item for intersessional work. +This concept also provides for guidance to be developed for implementing the three +elements, e.g., in the interim period after the adoption of the text at the Conference of +Plenipotentiaries (DipCON), and be adopted by the COP at its first meeting. +Finally, the cross-references in this Article to other parts of the treaty, including to Article +X on exemptions, Article Y on reporting and Article Z on amendment of annexes limit the +need for extensive text describing processes covered by those Articles. References to +Annex [A], Annex [B] and Annex [C] in this Concept Paper do not relate to any annex +numbering in document UNEP/PP/INC.4/3, but are specific to this concept. + +Description of the Article +Paragraph 1: +This paragraph eliminates the manufacture, import or export of certain plastic products +after specified date(s). The term “plastic product” is not defined, since it is expected that +the term “plastic product” will be used elsewhere in the instrument, and so its definition +could be addressed in an article containing definitions. The initial list of products to be +eliminated, along with the corresponding dates for phase-out, would be contained in an +annex (Annex [A]). Note that Annex [A] should not include plastic products containing +problematic chemicals, which will be addressed in paragraph 2. The paragraph +addresses manufacture, import and export – the sale and use of such products is not +3 + +addressed, because of the low practicality and complexity of such measures. The +procedure for adding plastic products, or otherwise revising the list, after the entry into +force of the instrument is addressed in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8. + +It is recognized that there are differences in the national circumstances of Parties that +might affect their ability to meet the obligations of this article. Hence, the paragraph +provides for a Party to register an exemption (pursuant to the procedure set out in the +Article on exemptions). A time-limited exemption and process similar to Article 6 of the +Minamata Convention on Mercury may be envisaged. + +Paragraph 2: +This paragraph addresses products that are not subject to elimination pursuant to +paragraph 1. In particular, paragraph 2 obligates Parties to ensure that such plastic +products are safe by addressing chemicals of concern. The paragraph requires the +COP to adopt at its first meeting, an initial list of such chemicals of concern which may +include applicable thresholds (if any), to be included in Annex [B]. In practice, the list +would be developed during the INC and/or in the interim period between the DipCON +and COP1. The development of the list would be mandated in the resolutions of the +DipCON (and so would be included when the draft resolutions are prepared by the INC +for forwarding to the DipCON). The procedure for adding chemicals of concern, or +otherwise revising the list, after the entry into force of the instrument is addressed in +paragraphs 6, 7 and 8. + +Paragraph 3: +The paragraph requires the COP to establish a program of work aimed at ongoing +identification of plastic products and chemicals of concern. + +Paragraph 4: +The provisions of this paragraph would require information, provided in a globally +harmonized format, on the presence and concentration of the specified chemicals of +interest for a product not already targeted for elimination under Paragraph 1 or 2. At +COP1, the Conference of the Parties will adopt the information requirements for +chemicals in plastic products as an annex to the instrument, and a format and schedule +for providing the required information. A Party would be required to provide this +information to the Secretariat before allowing the manufacturing, importing or exporting +of the product. The Secretariat would make the information publicly accessible and +available through whatever mechanism the COP would decide. The information to be +provided will empower the COP and Parties, including importing Parties, to take +decisions on the management of plastic products and their chemicals of concern +throughout their lifecycle. The provisions of this paragraph would be consistent with, but +not replace, provisions on transparency (i.e., tracking) that could be included elsewhere +in the instrument. +4 + + +Paragraph 5: +The purpose of this paragraph is to gather and make available information on any +national, regional or other restrictions on plastic products and chemicals of concern to +inform the future work of the COP. + +Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8: +The text on the process for reviewing the listings in the annexes provides for review +initiated by a Party or by the COP, and is consistent with the concept of the instrument’s +being dynamic and evolving. Any amendments to the annexes would be adopted in +accordance with procedure in Article [x] (Adoption and Amendment of Annexes) in other +parts of the treaty. +Paragraph 6 provides for a Party to propose the addition of a plastic product to +Annex [A] or a chemical of concern to Annex [B]. Any such proposal would +include the information specified, in addition to the justification for inclusion. +Depending on the timing, the proposed addition would be considered by the COP +at its next meeting in accordance with the procedure in Article [x] (Adoption and +Amendment of Annexes), or as part of the COP’s regular reviews of those +annexes pursuant to paragraph 7. +Paragraph 7 obligates the COP to reviews of Annex [A] and Annex [B], +commencing no later than five years after entry into force of the instrument, and +on a regular basis thereafter. The COP has the flexibility to design the process +for receiving scientific input before each review, including the formation of any +expert groups needed. +Paragraph 8 indicates the minimum information and considerations that the COP +should take into account in undertaking its reviews. + +Paragraph 9: +This paragraph obligates the COP to adopt guidance on the implementation of the +previous paragraphs, namely: +• eliminating the manufacture, import or export of plastic products listed in Annex +[A]; +• eliminating the manufacture, import or export of plastic products that contain +chemicals of concern listed in Annex [B]; +• information exchange on the presence and concentration of specified +chemicals of interest for plastic products specified in Annex [C]. +Such guidance can be developed in the interim period after the DipCON and is to be +adopted by the COP at its first meeting. +5 + + +Paragraph 10: +This paragraph cross references to the reporting Article, but leaves the format of the +reporting to be decided by the COP in accordance with that Article. + +Proposed Criteria for Selection of Plastic Products warranting +Elimination in Annex [A] +Recent efforts to develop criteria for identifying problematic plastic products +demonstrate striking similarities, and thus, form the basis for this concept. The Global +Commitment under the auspices of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation,2 which includes +many governments as signatories, utilizes five criteria for selection of such plastic +products, which are as follows (in a slightly modified form): +1. Its manufacturing requires chemicals that pose a hazard to human health or +the environment, or the product itself poses a hazard to human health or the +environment; +2. Not reusable or recyclable in practice and at scale; +3. Can be avoided (or replaced by a reuse model) while maintaining its utility; +4. Hinders or disrupts the recyclability of other items; and/or +5. Has a high likelihood of ending up in the natural environment.3 +The two informal technical dialogues led by Brazil and the United Kingdom, were +conducted on chemicals and polymers of concern and potentially problematic plastic +products4 and on criteria classification decision trees for problematic and avoidable +plastic products5. The informal technical dialogue surveys were undertaken by +government-selected experts from around 35 member states and regional +organizations. Based on the results of the surveys, potential criteria and decision trees +were defined and ranked for the identification of problematic plastic products that +warrant elimination. The criteria receiving the widest agreement largely reflect the +Global Commitment criteria above, with the addition of several criteria related to +microplastics, focusing on intentionally added microplastics and products made of oxo- + +2 https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/global-commitment-2022/overview +3 Identification of chemicals and polymers of concern as well as problematic and avoidable plastic products +(hereafter “Business Coalition Briefing Paper”, Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, January 17, +2024, p. 4, available at https://emf.thirdlight.com/link/f91ftilv95x-v9ppz/@/preview/1?o. Modifications were +made to delete references to composting due to the issues involved with composting plastics, and to clarify +criterion 1 does not overlap with chemicals of concern to be separately addressed. +4 Evaluation of Potential Criteria for Identifying Chemicals and Polymers of Concern and Problematic Plastic +Products, November 7, 2023, available at https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/report_0.pdf. +5 Criteria Classification Decision Trees for Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products, April 4, 2024, +available at https://circulareconomy.earth/publications/criteria-classification-decision-trees-for-problematic- +and-avoidable-plastic-products. +6 + +degradable plastics which can easily break down into microplastics.6 +The Nordic Council of Ministers recently published a report proposing criteria (and +definitions) for problematic, unnecessary and avoidable (PUA) plastic products, +extending beyond SUPs and packaging.7 The proposed criteria by the Nordic Council +for problematic plastics align with the criteria identified above. +This Concept Paper follows a simplified approach, and relies on the five slightly modified +Global Commitment criteria above with the addition of intentionally added microplastics +as a sixth criterion as the starting point for developing an initial list of products populating +Annex [A]. The listed products meet one or more of the criteria; it is not necessary that all +criteria be met for each listing. Additional information in support of the products listed in +Annex [A] can be found in Attachment 3 to this Concept Paper. +Under this concept, the criteria do not appear in the proposed Article or Annex text, so +that the governing body and parties to the instrument will have greater flexibility in +deciding on future work. If this concept is adopted, nothing prevents the COP from +formalizing criteria at a future time. However, in the limited negotiating time left, the focus +should be on the initial list of products populating Annex [A] and the associated Article. +Utilizing these criteria, the initial list of plastic products considered for elimination largely +focuses on packaging, single use plastics and intentionally added microplastics. The +companies involved in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment represent +over 20% of the global packaging market, and over 30% of the company Global +Commitment signatories or at least 4 Plastics Pacts have already phased out the +targeted packaging, demonstrating the feasibility of eliminating these products from +global production.8 +For single use plastics, the proposed annex has a placeholder, thus no specific single- +use plastic products are proposed for inclusion at this time. Instead, this portion of the +Annex may be developed during intersessional work prior to INC-5. The recent report +from the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership highlighting both the types of +single use plastics and actions taken thus far may assist the member states in this +regard.9 + + +6 Evaluation of Potential Criteria for Identifying Chemicals and Polymers of Concern and Problematic Plastic +Products, p. 7. +7 See, Global Criteria to Address Problematic, Unnecessary, and Avoidable Plastic Products, Nordic Council +of Ministers, (hereafter ‘Nordic Council of Ministers Report’) available at https://norden.diva- +portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1833207&dswid=-2708. +8 Business Coalition Briefing Paper, pp. 5, 7. +9 Compilation of information, best practices and lessons learned on measures taken by key stakeholders to +prevent and reduce single use plastic waste and packaging waste, Basel Convention Plastic Waste +Partnership (2023), available at +https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42382/Compilation_information_practices.pdf?se +quence=1&isAllowed=y +7 + +Attachment 1 - Draft Article + +Article x on Plastic Products and Chemicals of Concern + +1. Each Party shall not allow the manufacture, import or export of a plastic product +listed in Annex [A] after the phase-out date specified for that product in Annex +[A], except where an exclusion is specified in Annex [A] or the Party has a +registered exemption pursuant to Article [x]. Amendment to Annex [A] shall be in +accordance with Article [xx] [Adoption and Amendment of Annexes]. +2. Each Party shall not allow the manufacture, import or export of plastic products +not listed in Annex [A] that contain chemicals of concern that are listed in Annex +[B]. The [Conference of the Parties] shall adopt, at its first meeting, an initial list of +chemicals that warrant control for the protection of human health or the +environment, for inclusion in Annex [B]. Amendment to Annex [B] shall be in +accordance with Article [xx] [Adoption and Amendment of Annexes]. +3. The [Conference of the Parties] shall at its first meeting establish a process and +schedule for work to identify products and chemicals for addition to Annex [A] +and Annex [B]. +4. Each Party shall not allow the manufacture, import or export of a product not +listed in Annex [A], or a product containing chemicals not listed in Annex [B], +unless globally harmonized information regarding the presence and +concentrations of chemicals of interest within the product as listed in Annex [C][to +be identified by the [Conference of the Parties] at its first meeting, and updated at +least every five years thereafter,] has been provided by the manufacturer, +importer, or exporter to the relevant national authority and is accessible to the +public. Each Party shall provide to the Secretariat such information regarding +presence and concentration as specified by the [Conference of the Parties] at its +first meeting, and updated thereafter, and the Secretariat shall make the +information publicly available. Information on health and safety of humans and +the environment shall not be regarded as confidential. +5. Each Party shall provide to the Secretariat information on national, regional or +other restrictions on plastic products not listed in Annex [A] or chemicals of +concern not listed in Annex [B]. The Secretariat shall maintain such information +and make it publicly available. The Secretariat shall also make publicly available +any other relevant information submitted by Parties. +6. In accordance with Article [xx] [Adoption and Amendment of Annexes], any +Party may submit a proposal to the Secretariat for listing a plastic product in +Annex [A], or a chemical of concern in Annex [B]. Any such proposal shall +include information on the health or environmental basis for the proposal, as +well as information on the availability, technical and economic feasibility, and +environmental and health risks and benefits of alternatives, as appropriate. +8 + +7. Taking into account the schedule of work adopted under paragraph 3, no later +than five years after the date of entry into force of the Convention, and every five +years thereafter, the [Conference of the Parties] shall review Annexes [A] and +[B], and may consider amendments to those annexes in accordance with Article +[xx]. +8. In reviewing the annexes pursuant to paragraph 7, the [Conference of the +Parties] shall take into account: +a) Any proposal submitted under paragraph 6; +b) The information made available pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5; and +c) Any other relevant information provided by other sources. +9. The [Conference of the Parties] shall adopt at its first meeting guidance to assist +Parties in their implementation of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of this Article. The +[Conference of the Parties] shall keep under review, and update as appropriate, +the guidance developed pursuant to this paragraph. Parties shall take the +guidance into account when implementing the relevant provisions of this Article. +The [Conference of the Parties] shall also adopt at its first meeting guidance to +assist Parties in their transition to products not listed in Annex [A] and to the use +of chemicals of concern not listed in the Annex [B]. +10. + Each Party shall include in its reports submitted pursuant to Article [xx] +information showing that the requirements of this Article have been met. + + + +9 + +Attachment 2 - ANNEXES + +ANNEX [A] Products + +[NOTE: This initial list on products is based on existing regulations and initiatives. It is a +non- exhaustive list, which would be reviewed and expanded over time.] + + +The following products are excluded from this Annex: +(a) Specific products essential for medical uses where no feasible alternative is +available; and +(b) Products essential for military uses where no feasible alternative is available. + + +Products Subject to Article x, paragraph 1 +Plastic Products +Date after which the +manufacture, import, or export +of the product shall not be +allowed (phase-out date) +EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) packaging10 +2030 +PS (Polystyrene) packaging +2030 +PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) packaging +2030 +PVDC (Polyvinylidene chloride, or polyvinylidene +dichloride) packaging +2030 +PETG (Polyethylene terephthalate glycol) +packaging +2030 +Oxo-degradable products +2030 +Intentionally-added microplastics11 +2030 +Single use and short-lived plastic products (to be +specified)12 +TBD + + + + + +10 There are existing legal definitions of “packaging” that can be used as a basis for a definition in the treaty. +If there is support for this concept at INC-4, and the INC believes a definition is warranted, one can be +provided well in advance of INC-5 for consideration at INC-5. +11 A definition of microplastics is anticipated in the treaty text because the term may be used in other Articles. +A definition can be provided in advance of INC-5 as needed. The listing may be modified to identify specific +categories of product uses of intentionally added microplastics to be covered. +12 Note: Here “single-use plastics” is a simplified catch-all term for short-lived plastic products. A more +precise definition and specification of the products covered may be specified during the intersessional work. +10 + +ANNEX [B] Chemicals of Concern + +[NOTE: Initial list to be developed either between INC-4 and INC-5, or in the interim +period between the DipCON and COP1] + + + +ANNEX [C] Chemicals of Interest in plastic products subject to +information exchange requirements by paragraph 4 of Article [xx] + +[NOTE: Initial list to be developed in the interim period between the DipCON and COP1] + + +11 + +Attachment 3 – Additional Information in Support of Annex [A] + +Rationale for identifying Plastic Products by drawing upon existing +Regulations and Initiatives +The proposed initial list on products in Annex [A] is based on existing regulations and +initiatives. It is a non-exhaustive list, which would have to be reviewed and expanded +over time. +Government Control Measures +According to the recently published Nordic Council of Ministers report, 141 countries +have enacted restrictions on plastic products, and 33 countries have enacted +restrictions on some of the key chemicals used to manufacture plastics.13 Many of these +control measures are directed at single-use plastics, either individually or as a class of +products.14 In addition, 28 countries and one region have targeted reducing plastic +packaging generally. Significantly, even in countries where national control measures +are lacking, provincial, state, or local restrictions are often in place, meaning that these +numbers understate the extent of regulatory activity.15 Twelve countries and one region +also prohibit or restrict microbeads, a form of intentionally added microplastics.16 +When chemical hazards are expressly considered, polystyrene prohibitions/restrictions +are the most prevalent, with 18 countries having bans or restrictions in place, an +additional two countries controlling styrene (the monomer used to make polystyrene), +and an additional three countries and one region (comprising 30 countries) targeting +EPS.17 PVC packaging is banned in four countries,18 and two countries adopted control +measures on vinyl chloride, the monomer used to make PVC. Sometimes the +restrictions covering these chemicals in packaging are included in single use plastic +control measures, rather than separately identified. Accordingly, the proposed Annex +builds upon a strong body of government regulatory actions. +Business Action and Commitments +The list proposed for Annex X largely reflects what many brands are already doing as +part of their company commitments. Based upon the 2022 calendar year reporting to +the Ellen MacArthur Foundation on these commitments,19 companies have + +13 Nordic Council of Ministers Report, p. 5. +14 Id., Table 1 and Appendix 1. +15 See e.g., https://documents.packagingcovenant.org.au/public- +documents/Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Single-use%20Plastic%20Bans. +16 Nordic Council of Ministers Report, Table 1. +17 Nordic Council of Ministers Report, Table 2. +18 PVC Policies Across the World, Center for Health, Environment & Justice, available at +https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/comm/communicationfile-28414.pdf. +19 The Global Commitment 2023 Progress Report, p. 15, available at + +12 + +demonstrated the feasibility of eliminating these products without adverse economic +consequences to them or the country economies where they do business: +• 82% of the 39 signatories which use PVC packaging are committed to eliminate +PVC packaging; +• 70% of the 20 signatories which use EPS packaging are committed to eliminate +EPS packaging; +• 60% of the 50 signatories using PS packaging are committed to eliminate PS +packaging; +• 60% of the 20 signatories which use PVDC packaging are committed to eliminate +PVDC packaging; +• 54% of the 24 signatories which use PETG packaging are committed to eliminate +PETG packaging. +The reporting shows that PVC packaging has the highest percentage of signatories +committed to elimination, while EPS packaging has already achieved a 36% reduction +of tonnage since 2020. Thirty-five percent of the examples report in 2022 involved direct +elimination of the packaging, rather than materials substitution.20 Notably, since the +data reflect progress through 2022, these data likely understate the progress to date or +that will be made over the next several years (note the commitments are often tied to a +2025 deadline). +Additional business initiatives to phase out PVC uses in packaging and other uses are +also reported.21 + + + +https://emf.thirdlight.com/file/24/K6LOnIrK6TiV5CaK63uPKX6taWr/The%20Global%20Commitment%202 +023%20Progress%20Report.pdf. +20 Id. at pp. 15-16. +21 PVC Policies Across the World, Center for Health, Environment & Justice, available at +https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/comm/communicationfile-28414.pdf. +13 + +Application of the Criteria +The plastic products in Annex [A] meet one or more of the criteria, as specified herein +and as summarized in the table following at the end of this section. +1. EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) packaging +Given that EPS packaging is mostly made of air, the recycling of EPS is particularly +challenging. EPS is rarely sorted from household waste and recycled; most of the +material is incinerated and landfilled.22 EPS is one of the most common forms of plastic +litter, and it causes significant wildlife impacts.23 +2. PS (Polystyrene) packaging +PS packaging is not common, and is rarely sorted from household waste and +recycled.24 Most of the material is incinerated or landfilled.25 +3. PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) packaging +PVC packaging is not recyclable and acts as a contaminant if it enters the recycling +system.26 Its presence negatively affects the quality of other recyclates: minute +concentrations of PVC can lead to toxic benzene contamination in recycled PET, for +example.27 PVC often contains toxic additives,28 including phthalates which are linked to +a wide range of health effects including developmental and reproductive problems, +cancer, obesity, hormone disruption, cardiovascular disease, and early mortality.29 +Highly toxic dioxin compounds may be created when PVC is produced or burned.30 +Dioxins are persistent and can cause cancer, reproductive and developmental harm, +damage the immune system, and disrupt hormones31 and are listed under theStockholm + +22 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules, https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp- +content/uploads/2021/07/2021-Plastics-All-Golden-Design-Rules-One-Pager.pdf. +23 Andrew Turner, “Foamed Polystyrene in the Marine Environment: Sources, Additives, Transport, +Behavior, and Impacts,” Environmental Science & Technology 54, no. 17 (2020): 10411–10420. +https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.0c03221; Markus Eriksen et al. 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Marine pollution bulletin 99, no. 1-2 (2015): 112-118. +24 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +25 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +26 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +27 Patnarin Benyathiar et al., “Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling for the Beverage +Industry: A Review,” Polymers 14, no. 12 (2022): 2366, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122366. +28 European Chemical Agency (ECHA) Investigation Report on PVC and PVC Additives. 2023. +https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-identifies-risks-from-pvc-additives-and-microparticle-releases. +29 Leonardo Trasande, Buyun Liu, and Wei Bao, “Phthalates and Attributable Mortality: A Population- Based +Longitudinal Cohort Study and Cost Analysis,” Environmental Pollution 292, Part A (January 1, 2022): +118021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118021. +30 Akio Yasuhara et al. “Formation of Dioxins from Combustion of Polyvinylidene Chloride in a Well- +Controlled Incinerator.” +31 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Learn About Dioxin,” accessed February 2, 2024, +https://www.epa.gov/dioxin/learn-about-dioxin. +14 + +Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.32 +4. PVDC (Polyvinylidene chloride, or polyvinylidene dichloride) packaging +The presence of these materials in packaging interferes with the recycling of other +plastics, negatively affecting the quality of other recyclates. PVDC often contains toxic +additives, particularly phthalates which are linked to a wide range of health effects, +including developmental and reproductive problems, cancer, obesity, hormone +disruption, cardiovascular disease, and early mortality.33 Highly toxic dioxin compounds +may be created when PVDC is produced or burned.34 Dioxins are persistent and can +cause cancer, reproductive and developmental harm, damage the immune system, and +disrupt hormones35 and are listed under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent +Organic Pollutants.36 +5. PETG (Polyethylene terephthalate glycol) packaging +Similar to, but distinct from, the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) that is commonly used +in soda and water bottles. PETG has a lower melting point than traditional PET, but is +difficult to separate out during recycling. When processed together, the PETG melts, +becomes sticky and adheres to solid PET flakes, creating clumps that disrupt recycling +equipment.37 PETG contamination also decreases recycled PET quality and value.38 +6. Oxo-degradable products +The use of “oxo-degradable” additives in plastic simply fragments plastic products into +microplastics – further contributing to plastic pollution.39 These plastics will not degrade +in landfills, are not compostable, and can interfere with recycling by lowering the quality +and service life of recycled products.40 “Oxo-degradable” plastics are also not suited for +long-term reuse since they are designed to start fragmenting within a few months or + +32 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, https://chm.pops.int/tabid/2232/Default.aspx; +https://chm.pops.int/tabid/2509/Default.aspx. +33 Leonardo Trasande et al., “Phthalates and Attributable Mortality.” +34 Akio Yasuhara et al. “Formation of Dioxins from Combustion of Polyvinylidene Chloride in a Well- +Controlled Incinerator.” +35 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Learn About Dioxin.” +36 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. +37 Plastics News, “California rules: No more No. 1 resin code for PETG,“ February 27, 2018. +https://plasticsrecycling.org/news-and-media/february-27-2018-plastics-news. +38 Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, The Golden Design Rules, Consumer Goods Forum, 2023, +https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CGF-PWCoA_Golden-Design- Rules- +Fact-Pack-v2-feb23-1.pdf. +39 European Commission, “Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the +Impact of the Use of Oxo-Degradable Plastic, Including Oxo-Degradable Plastic Carrier Bags, on the +Environment,” January 16, 2018, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- +content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52018DC0035. +40 Eunomia, “The Impact of the Use of ‘Oxo-degradable’ Plastic on the Environment,” Final Report for the +European Commission DG Environment, July 8, 2016. https://op.europa.eu/o/opportal-service/download- +handler?identifier=bb3ec82e-9a9f-11e6-9bca-01aa75ed71a1&format=pdf&language=en. +15 + +years, making them incompatible with long-term use by design.41 +7. Intentionally added microplastics +Intentionally added microplastics (tiny pieces of plastic with a size less than 5 +millimeters) are commonly found in personal-care products, cleaning products, paints, +polishes, and other goods.42 They are washed down the drain or weathered away, and +eventually end up in the environment, especially terrestrial and freshwater +environments.43 +Microplastics pose several environmental and health concerns. They are highly +persistent in the environment, with half-lives that estimated to reach thousands of years +in some cases.44 Due to their small size, low density, and large surface area to-volume +ratio, microplastics can travel long distances in both water and air.45 This high mobility +means that transboundary impacts are therefore likely. Once present in the +environment, microplastics accumulate in the food chain.46 +Microplastics have been detected throughout human bodies, including in blood,47 lung + +41 New Plastics Economy, “Oxo-Degradable Plastic Packaging is not a solution to Plastic Pollution, and it +Does Not Fit in a Circular Economy,” accessed February 5, 2024, https://ecostandard.org/wp- +content/uploads/oxo-statement.pdf; Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +42 As the negotiations on this annex proceed, this listing may be further modified by targeting specific uses of +intentionally added microplastics. +43 European Chemicals Agency, “Microplastics,” accessed February 2, 2024, https://echa.europa.eu/hot- +topics/microplastics; European Chemicals Agency, “Intentionally added microplastics likely to accumulate +in terrestrial and freshwater environments,” accessed February 2, 2024, https://echa.europa.eu/- +/intentionally-added-microplastics-likely-to-accumulate-in-terrestrial-and-freshwater-environments. +44 European Chemicals Agency, “Intentionally added microplastics likely to accumulate in terrestrial and +freshwater environments.” +45 Brahney, Janice, Margaret Hallerud, Eric Heim, Maura Hahnenberger, and Suja Sukumaran. “Plastic Rain +in Protected Areas of the United States.” Science 368, no. 6496 (June 12, 2020): 1257–60. +https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5819. +46 European Chemicals Agency, “Intentionally added microplastics likely to accumulate in terrestrial and +freshwater environments.” +47 Leslie, Heather A., Martin J. M. van Velzen, Sicco H. Brandsma, A. Dick Vethaak, Juan J. Garcia- Vallejo, +and Marja H. Lamoree. “Discovery and Quantification of Plastic Particle Pollution in Human Blood.” +Environment International 163 (May 1, 2022): 107199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107199. +16 + +tissue,48 placenta,49 colon,50 and stool.51 The California state legislature in the United +States recently commissioned a review of the health and toxicological literature +associated with microplastics exposure which concluded that exposure to microplastics +is suspected to adversely affect human digestive and reproductive systems, and raised +concerns about respiratory effects.52 A large body of work also demonstrates that +microplastics impact numerous species across trophic levels in freshwater and marine +ecosystems.53 +8. Single use and short-lived plastic products +Half of all plastic produced is used for throwaway items like disposable or single-use +cups, straws, and bags; yet plastic takes hundreds of years, and in some cases even +longer, to fully degrade.54 The production, use, and disposal of single-use and short- +lived plastics have well-documented impacts on human health, animal health, air, water, +and climate.55 They are often used outside of home where there is a higher chance of +littering, and are also made of low value materials which can lend itself to littering and +improper disposal.56 They are easily lost from waste management systems, because +they are lightweight and mobile through wind transfer and water systems. Single-use +and short-lived plastic products including disposable cutlery, utensils, wet wipes and +cigarette butts, have high prevalence in plastic found in the ocean and terrestrial +environments.57 Some plastic products can become fragmented to create sharp edges, + +48 Amato-Lourenço, Luís Fernando, Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira, Gabriel Ribeiro Júnior, Luciana dos Santos +Galvão, Rômulo Augusto Ando, and Thais Mauad. “Presence of Airborne Microplastics in Human Lung +Tissue.” Journal of Hazardous Materials 416 (August 15, 2021): 126124. +https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126124; Jenner, Lauren C., Jeanette M. Rotchell, Robert T. Bennett, +Michael Cowen, Vasileios Tentzeris, and Laura R. 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JGH open 5, no. 1 (2021): 116-121. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fjgh3.12457. +51 Schwabl, Philipp, Sebastian Köppel, Philipp Königshofer, Theresa Bucsics, Michael Trauner, Thomas +Reiberger, and Bettina Liebmann. “Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool.” Annals of Internal +Medicine 171, no. 7 (October 2019): 453–57. https://doi.org/10.7326/M19-0618. +52 California State Policy Evidence Consortium (CalSPEC). “Microplastics Occurrence, Health Effects, and +Mitigation Policies: An Evidence Review for the California State Legislature,” January 2023. +https://uccs.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk12071/files/media/documents/CalSPEC-Report-Microplastics- +Occurrence-Health%20Effects-and-Mitigation-Policies.pdf. +53 Castro-Castellon, Ana T., Alice A. Horton, Jocelyne M. R. Hughes, Cordelia Rampley, Elizabeth S. +Jeffers, Gianbattista Bussi, and Paul Whitehead. “Ecotoxicity of Microplastics to Freshwater Biota: +Considering Exposure and Hazard across Trophic Levels.” Science of The Total Environment 816 (April 10, +2022): 151638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151638. +54 United Nations Environment Programme, “Our Planet Is Choking on Plastic,” accessed May 18, 2023, +https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution. +55 United Nations Environment Programme, “Our Planet Is Choking on Plastic.” +56 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products,” May 2023, +https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_breaking_down_high_risk_plastic_products.pdf. +57 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +17 + +causing harm to wildlife.58 Fiber-based single use plastics tend to break down into fibers +and be lightweight/buoyant leading to potential transboundary impact and a high risk of +ingestion by marine wildlife.59 Some products contain hazardous chemicals which can +get into soils, waterways and oceans; the chemicals inhibit plant growth and can be +harmful to wildlife.60 +The table below summarizes the products listed in Annex [A], the proposed phase out +date, and the applicable criteria61 for listing. + + + + +58 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +59 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +60 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +61 The six proposed criteria for selection of plastic products warranting elimination in Annex [A] are the +following (see the respective chapter): +1. Its manufacturing requires chemicals that pose a hazard to human health or the environment, or the +product itself poses a hazard to human health or the environment; +2. Not reusable or recyclable in practice and at scale; +3. Can be avoided (or replaced by a reuse model) while maintaining its utility; +4. Hinders or disrupts the recyclability of other items; +5. Has a high likelihood of ending up in the natural environment and/or; +6. Contains intentionally added microplastics. +",4 +75,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.1_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.1 – Primary plastic polymers + +Comment: Kazakhstan supports the “alternative heading”. +Taking into account the Common Position of Kazakhstan uploaded on INC4 +website (Plenary), Kazakhstan supports option 1 with some adjustments (to add +the phrases “application of the best available technologies in their production”) +and to limit it to only one paragraph. + +Part II.2 Plastic polymers +Option 1 +1. Parties, [taking into consideration their respective capabilities and +national circumstances,]** shall take the necessary measures to prevent +and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human health [and][or] +the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers [and +secondary plastics], including their feedstocks and precursors [to manage +production and consumption of plastics through product design and +environmentally sound waste management, including through resource +efficiency and circular economy approaches application of the best +available technologies in their production]. + + + + +",4 +76,25/04/2024 | France | Report - Informal workshop organized by France on PPP (4-5 April 2024),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/report_from_the_ppp_workshop_4-5_april_paris_france.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['France'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"- a potential mandate given to the Secretariat to call for and aggregate scientific input on PPP, +- a potential mandate given to the Chair for convening intersessional scientific/technical work to provide a platform for exchanging views and build common understanding on any outstanding issues1related to PPP, +- the organization and facilitation of similar presentations to those deliveredin the “setting-the-scene” session during the INC sessions, either through webinars, side-events or during in-person regional group meetings, to further disseminate the knowledge on PPP. Ahead of INC-4 and looking at the range of outstanding issuesand diversity of views expressed, the participants considered it premature to initiate any work on a compromise draft of the treaty provision on PPP. + +1 Non-exhaustive list of outstanding issues and potential questions raised during the workshop that might require further elaboration in +the next steps: +• +Is there a need for intersessional scientific work to be asked in Ottawa at INC-4 on PPP? +• +Is additional data and work needed to better understand what is a global sustainable production level? +• +Is there a need for further scientific and socioeconomic inputs to determine a breakdown of a collective global ambition to a regional +and national level? +• +Is there a need for additional work to translate Montreal Protocol, Minamata Convention and Paris Agreement type of provisions +in the ILBI on plastic pollution? +• +Is there a need for additional discussion on the level of granularity for reporting (polymer types, included chemicals)? +• +Is there a need to better understand the possibility of using levies on products and positive fiscal incentives as other tools that could +be explored to reduce PPP? +",4 +77,25/04/2024 | Guatemala | Primary plastic polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_1_primary_plastic_polymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"GUATEMALA INTERVENTION +PRIMARY PLASTIC POLYMERS +THANK YOU MADAMME COFACILITATOR, GUATEMALA CONSIDERS THE ALTERNATIVE +TITLE AND OPTION 1 WITHOUT SUB-OPTIONS, PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING CLEANED- +UP TEXT: +THE PARTIES, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPABILITIES AND +NATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL TAKE THE NECESSARY MEASURES TO PREVENT +AND MITIGATE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH OR THE +ENVIRONMENT ARISING FROM THE PRODUCTION OF PRIMARY PLASTIC POLYMERS +AND SECONDARY PLASTICS, THROUGH RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND CIRCULAR +ECONOMY APPROACHES. +REGARDING COMMON PROVISIONS, THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF +STATES, ESPECIALLY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, FOR THE TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT +THAT IS PROPOSED, AND THEREFORE THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE AND TRANSFER +OF RESOURCES IS REQUIRED. +THE AVOBE IS LIABLE TO THE EXISTENCE OF DEFINITIONS AND ANNEXES DULY +VALIDATED BY THE STATES. + +",4 +78,25/04/2024 | India | Part II.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india_primary_plastic_polymers_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +Indian delegation would like to reiterate that any restriction on the primary +plastic polymer is beyond the mandate of UNEA 5/14. + +It is recognized that developing countries mostly have the production and +consumption of plastics for meeting the basic needs and therefore is of +subsistence nature. The developing countries have the sovereign right to +sustainable development. Plastics play a definite role in the economic as +well as social development. + +It is to be understood that developed countries have achieved their levels +of development with a definitive role played by the plastics. We all +understand that plastics per se are not menace. That is reflected in the +mandate also of UNEA resolution 5/14 which is to end plastic pollution. + +As many of us agree that it is the plastic waste management and related +concerns along the life cycle of plastics that cause plastic pollution must +form the basis of related provisions in the proposed instrument. + +There must not be no cap/binding target for the reduction or phase out on +the production of plastic polymers. + +UNEA 5/14 mandates the development of the international legally binding +instrument which could include both binding and voluntary approaches, +taking into account the principles of Rio Declaration as well as national +circumstances and capabilities. + +This lists out the provisions wherein after specification of objectives, the +focus is on promotion of Sustainable Consumption and Production +through among other things, product design and environmentally sound +management including through Resource Efficiency and Circular +Economy approaches. + +It is important to note what is creating the problem is unmanaged and +littered waste which gets leaked into the environment and causes adverse +impacts on human well being and environment. Also, there may be less +focus on sustainable and optimal use of plastics and plastic products. + +The instrument need to focus on such aspects that does not lead to plastic +ending as pollutant by taking actions that promote reuse,refill, recycle, +refurbish and use of recycled content. + +It is important to note that circular economy would,in turn, result in use of +higher recycled plastic which, in turn, would replace the use of virgin raw +material. Also, sustainable production and consumption as well as the +restrictions on some of the problematic as well as avoidable plastic +products would in turn, result in the decrease of demand of plastics. + +India supports option zero. + +Thank you. + +",4 +79,25/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.1.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Part II.1: Primary plastic polymers + +Malaysia is of the view that the Instrument should adhere to the mandate of the UNEA +Resolution 5/14. The Resolution calls for an international legally binding instrument to +end plastics pollution. The most immediate and impactful action in addressing the root +cause of plastics pollution is by enhancing plastics waste management and circularity +globally. There is no need to single out primary plastic polymers in this Instrument. +What we need to do is to enhance plastic sustainability. + +Isolated measures focused on restricting plastics polymers production: + +i. +do not address the key objective of the instrument to end plastics pollution and +leakage of plastics into the environment; + +ii. +could restrict the availability of plastics for vital applications such as food +packaging, healthcare, and renewable energy, where secure and uninterrupted +supply chains are essential; + +iii. +will restrict the growth of the industry with investors seeing no value for future +investments and reduction in resources to spur innovation and product +development for production of better and safer plastics; and + +iv. +will lead to rising costs, such as for food packaging, and potentially +disproportionately impact low-income populations. + +There are more effective options to address plastics pollution, including sending clear +demand signals to the private sector to increase circularity. + +Malaysia is of the view that driving circularity should be the core of the instrument to +ensure plastics can be effectively collected and kept in the loop for as long as possible, +to reduce plastics waste generation and eventually, end plastics pollution. + +There should not be any provision to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers +in this Instrument. + +On this note, Malaysia supports Option 0. + +Thank you. + +25 April 2024 +",4 +80,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Part II_Article 1_ Intervention by the Russian Federation in subgroup 1.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_article_1_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 1 + The Russian Federation strongly disagrees with the position of certain Members about the +need for reduction of primary polymer production. + First, such proposals go far beyond the negotiating mandate, which is to end plastic +pollution with specific focus on combating existing plastic waste, including in marine +environment. We should keep in mind that the UNEA Resolution 5/14 has no reference to +the establishment of restrictive measures with regard to the production of primary +polymers. + In fact, such proposals shift the focus of discussion from such a real and well-identified +problem as plastic pollution to unsubstantiated and unpredictable upstream restrictions and +prohibitions. Such proposals do not give due regard to the following: +o the vital role of polymers in the world economy and trade, +o the importance of polymers for food security and public health, +o concerns over industry-wide disruptions due to trade measures incompatible with the +WTO rules, +o large variety of national circumstances. + Overall, we consider unacceptable any attempts to impose restrictive measures on +petrochemical and gas-chemical industries since no plastic pollution is generated at this +stage of the production value chain. + We strongly insist that Members should shift the discussion to more substantive provisions, +which should be consistent with the mandate for these negotiations, in particular, to +provisions relating to promotion of sustainable production and consumption through +product design, circularity, and environmentally sound waste management. + +",4 +81,25/04/2024 | Rwanda | Rwanda and Peru - CRP on Global Target for the Production of Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_and_peru_crp_on_ppp.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Rwanda'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Conference Room Paper +on behalf of Rwanda and Peru + +Global Target for the Production of Primary Plastic Polymers + +In March 2022, countries adopted UNEA Resolution 5/14 with the mandate to promote sustainable +production and consumption of plastics based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full +lifecycle of plastic. +The production of primary plastic polymers is a key reference against which to measure the impact of +interventions across the full lifecycle of plastic. The effectiveness of both supply- and demand-side +measures will be assessed, in whole or in part, on their success in reducing the production of primary +plastic polymers to sustainable levels. For these reasons, it is appropriate to set out a global reduction +target - a North Star - on the production of primary plastic polymers to benchmark our collective actions. +In considering a global reduction target, essential elements include: +Transparency Framework +Transparency on the production of primary plastic polymers has independent value for the +implementation of the international legally binding instrument (ILBI), necessary to close information gaps, +assess progress and inform priorities, among other things. In the design of the transparency framework, +particularly as it relates to the production of primary plastic polymers, relevant considerations include: (i) +obligation to provide statistical data on production, imports and exports of primary plastic polymers for +the baseline year [ e.g. 2025] within a specified time of becoming a Party, or best estimates where such +data is unavailable; (ii) mandatory reporting of statistical data on production, imports and exports of +primary plastic polymers; and (iii) empowerment of the governing body to adopt the format for +submission, including quantities ( e.g. weight) and types. +Global Reduction Target +The ILBI should set out a global reduction target to achieve sustainable levels of production and +consumption of plastics and protect human health and the environment – similar to 1.5°C in the Paris +Agreement and 30% by 2030 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The target should +align with our objectives for a safe circular economy for plastics by closing the circularity gap between +production and consumption. It should also align with our objective in the Paris Agreement to limit +warming to 1.5°C. To this end, one such global reduction target could be a 40% reduction by 2040 (40x40) +against a 2025 baseline. +Start and Strengthen +The work of ending plastic pollution is a generational undertaking. Therefore, the structure of the ILBI +should contain a start-and-strengthen mechanism for adjusting control measures over time via decisions +of the Conference of the Parties, without the need for additional amendment or ratification, particularly +when it comes to eliminating or adjusting limits on specified polymers. This approach mirrors that taken +in the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and Stockholm Convention on +Persistent Organic Pollutants, among others. Such an approach will ensure delivery against the global +reduction target in the context of what is reasonable now, while recognizing that ambition can be +increased as more information becomes available and other interventions across the lifecycle of plastic +take effect, ensuring ongoing relevancy and flexibility of the ILBI into the future. +Conclusion +A global target for the production of primary plastic polymers is a core element of the new ILBI, providing +a guiding conceptual framework for the design of both supply - and demand-side policy measures and a +reference to measure our collective progress towards our shared objective of ending plastic pollution. +",4 +82,26/04/2024 | Australia | Australia's text proposal for Primar Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/australia_primary_plastic_pollution_text_submission.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Australia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Australia +1 +AUSTRALIA +New Text Proposal for Sub-Group 1.2 +Part II.1. Primary Plastic Polymers +Insert new para OP2 Bis under sub-option 1: +OP2 Bis. The measures taken to implement this provision shall have particular regard to primary plastic +production and products that are: problematic or avoidable, contribute the most to plastic pollution, or are +not conducive to a safe circular economy. +",4 +83,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | 25-04-2024,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25-4-2024_kw_cg1_p.p.p.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[25/04/2024] +II +1. Primary plastic +polymers +• We are all here calling for a better future +and want to ensure every person on +planet Earth has the privilege that we +have today in terms of consumer +products. + +• We can make that happen through +technology and science. +• We think that the issue of plastic is +related to its end-of-life stage. + +• Managing plastic waste is the main +challenge and therefore we better focus +on introducing innovative and +sustainable plastic management +technologies which can convert plastic +waste into a resource supporting the +principles of circular economy until we +reach a just transition. + +• Therefore, the discussion on the Primary +plastic polymer goes beyond the scope +of the UNEA resolution 5/14. Including +the Primary plastic polymer, item might +hinder the progress of this instrument to +end plastic pollution. + +• We propose an option of no provision. + +",4 +84,26/04/2024 | Panama | Group 1 - Subgroup 1.2 Part II: 1 Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_group_1_-_subgroup_1.2_part_ii._1_primary_plastic_polymers_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Group 1 - Subgroup 1.2 Part II: 1 Primary Plastic Polymers +Thank you madam co-facilitator, + +As a developing country committed to sustainable development and environmental +protection, panama acknowledges the importance to address the impacts of plastic +pollution. On that note, panama welcome the streamline text and support option 1 +sub-option 1 as a basis of negotiation. Recognizing the importance of evidence- +based measures, the production and supply of primary plastic polymers should not +exceed reduction targets specified in international agreements. Reducing primary +plastic polymers production will result in less plastic waste sent to landfills and +reduce plastic leakages into the environment. + +Panama is committed to collaborate with other nations to manage, reduce, and +optimize global production and supply of primary plastic polymers, in alignment with +national development goals and environmental priorities. + +Thanks… +",4 +85,"26/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part II 1 (SG 1.2, 25 April)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.2_25_apr_part_ii_1.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 +PART II 1 – Primary plastic polymers +The Philippines supports Option 1 and Sub-option 1 requiring global reduction targets +based on scientific evidence, with nationally determined targets to achieve them. +The Philippines believes that the international legally binding instrument must be +guided by science. We are reminded of UNEA Resolution 5/14 calling for +complementarity of the international legally binding instrument with other conventions +including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Thus, we are greatly +concerned with the recent scientific studies by the US national government’s Lawrence +Berkeley laboratory, the study by Grid Arendal, and the inputs of the Scientists’ +Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty and the International Science Council telling +us that it will be extremely difficult, perhaps almost impossible, to achieve the 1.5 +degrees C goal under the Paris Agreement if there are no reductions in primary plastic +polymer production. The latest study by the US national laboratory shows that about +75% of the greenhouse gas emissions from plastics happen even before the +production of polymers. +We are also moved by the scientific studies analyzing projections on plastic pollution +that conclude that a reduction in plastic production is the most effective scenario to +prevent the tripling of plastic waste going to the environment by 2060. +For these reasons, we believe that a reduction of primary plastic polymers, global +aggregate targets, and national phase-down schedules are essential elements for +sustainable production and consumption under the international legally binding +instrument. Let us heed the warnings of the world’s scientists. + +#END + +",4 +86,26/04/2024 | Rwanda | New Text Proposal for Sub-Group 1.2 on Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_text_proposal_for_primary_plastic_polymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Rwanda'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 + +Rwanda + +New Text Proposal for Sub-Group 1.2 + +Part II.1 + +Primary Plastic Polymers + + +Operative Paragraphs +Part II.1 - Primary Plastic Polymers +Adverse impacts +1. Parties shall take all necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts +on human health and the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including +their feedstocks and precursors, as well as emissions and releases arising from production facilities. +Baseline +2. Each Party shall provide to the Secretariat, within three months of becoming a Party, statistical +data on their annual production, imports and exports of primary plastic polymers, including types +and quantities, for [2025] and each period thereafter specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on +progress], or the best possible estimates of such data where actual data is not available. +Global reduction target +3. Parties shall ensure the annual production of primary plastic polymers achieves the global +reduction target of [40 per cent] in [2040] compared to [2025] levels. +National reduction targets and schedules +4. The governing body* shall, based on the statistical data provided by the Parties in accordance with +paragraph 2, and no later than its [third] session, adopt national reduction targets and schedules +for each Party in part I of annex A to limit its production of primary plastic polymers to achieve the +global reduction target set out in paragraph 3, taking into account national circumstances. +5. Parties shall take all necessary measures to implement paragraph 4 in their national plans +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. +Licensing system +6. Each Party shall establish and implement, as soon as practicable but no later than three years upon +becoming a Party, a system for licensing the production, import and export of primary plastic +polymers. +Adjustments +7. Based on the assessments made pursuant to [part IV.4 on periodic assessment], Parties may decide +whether any adjustments of the global reduction target and national reduction targets and +schedules should be undertaken and, if so, what any such adjustments should be. Proposals for +adjustments shall be communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the +meeting of the Parties at which they are proposed for adoption. In taking such decisions, Parties +shall make every effort to reach agreement by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been +exhausted, and no agreement reached, such decisions shall, as a last resort, be adopted by a two- +2 + +thirds majority vote of the Parties present and voting. The decisions, which shall be binding on all +Parties, shall forthwith be communicated to the Parties by the Depositary. Unless otherwise +provided in the decisions, they shall enter into force on the expiry of six months from the date of +the circulation of the communication by the Depositary. +Non-party trade +8. Each Party shall ban the import and export of Primary Plastic Polymers to and from any State not +party to this instrument. + +Preambular Paragraph +Noting with concern that global production and consumption of plastics have reached unsustainable +levels, contributing to plastic pollution. + +",4 +87,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_Reflection_Part II.1 Primary plastic polymer,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_reflections_on_the_part_ii.1.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on the Part II.1 +Primary Plastic Polymer +26 April 2024 +Part II +1. Primary Plastic Polymer +Thailand supports to include this provision in the instrument with an overall concept +that the potential adverse impacts on human health and the environment from the production +of plastic polymers, either primary or circular ones from any other bases should be prevented +and minimized, where possible at the global level. Because, when the life cycle approach is +mandated in developing this instrument under the UNEA Resolution 5/14, the production of +plastic polymers is at the upstream of the plastic value chain, where it should be a starting +point of the prevention and mitigation of plastic pollution. +Consequently, our most preferable option 1, sub-option 1 OP2.Alt and OP3-7 should +be included as a basis of streamlining, which we stand ready to join in the textual discussion. +",4 +88,26/04/2024 | Uganda | Uganda Statement on Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/uganda_statement_on_article_1_1.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Uganda'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +UGANDA STATEMENT ON ARTICLE 1 +Thank you very Co-Facilitators, +The Republic of Uganda wishes to thank you Co-Chairs for your efforts to streamline the text in order to +offer us a basis for moving forward with the negotiations. We salute your efforts in this endeavour. +We believe that Article I and Article 2 can be combined into one Article to focus on Chemicals and +Polymers of concern with negative impacts on environment and human health. +We are of the strong view that the intentions of the current Article I can still be achieved in Article 2 +since we all agree that the scope of this instrument is to address plastic pollution and not more. We +therefore have a strong feeling that we should focus our limited time and energies on problematic +plastics including polymers and chemicals of concern. +By reducing and or where possible, eliminating the polymers and chemicals of concern or generally +speaking, phasing out problematic plastics, there will be an overall reduction in global plastics +production which Article aims to achieve. We therefore STRONGLY FAVOUR A NO TEXT OPTION ON +ARTICLE 1 as its well covered under the current Article 2. + +Thank you Madam co-facilitator + +",4 +89,26/04/2024 | Viet Nam | Propsal_Viet Nam for Primary plastic polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_viet_nam_for_primary_plastic_polymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Vietnam'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +20240426 +Viet Nam’s written submission +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Primary Plastic Polymers (PartII.1) + +As we understand that, the mandate of this instrument is to end the plastic pollution, not to phase out the +production of Primary plastic polymers. We are in the view that effective management of plastic is an +appropriate measure to end plastic pollution. +We support no texts provision view of many members have stated before. So, we propose that this +provision should be excluded from the instrument. + + + + + + +",4 +90,27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.1-3_kazakhstan_26.04.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25.04.24 12.05 +1 +Part II + +1. +Primary plastic polymers + +Alt title: Plastic polymers +Option 0 +No text. + +Justification: The UNEA Resolution 5/14 Resolution adopted by the United Nations Environment +Assembly on 2 March 2022 5/14 in order to End plastic pollution with specific focus on combating +existing plastic waste. It is very important to keep in mind that primary plastic polymers are not a plastic +waste, they are a very important raw material for many industries and consequently economic sectors. +Thus, production bans can have significant negative economic consequences for many countries +especially for developing countries and undermine all existing poverty alleviation measures taken at the +global level. +This position was reflected by many countries during these days at the INC-4. +Taking into account the discussion during the INC-4 Kazakhstan support Option 0. + +Option 1 +1. +Parties, [taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances,]** +shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human +health [and][or] the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers [and secondary +plastics], including their feedstocks and precursors [to manage production and consumption of plastics +through product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through resource +efficiency and circular economy approaches]. +OP1 Alt. No text. +Sub-option 0** +No text in sub-option. +Sub-option 1 +2. +[In order to achieve the global target specified in part I of annex A, ][Each Party] [Parties] +shall [, based on scientific evidence, ][not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic +polymers to exceed the reduction target specified in part I of annex A][, cooperate to manage and +reduce, where feasible and appropriate, or optimize the] [[manage and] [take measures to] reduce the +[demand for] global production and supply of primary plastic polymers] [[of [concern] [risk] to human +health and environment] [in an agreed sustainable level]] [develop nationally determined targets [to +reduce its level of production]** and take the necessary measures to achieve them]. +OP2 Alt. Parties shall [according to national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles +of circular economy] [determine] [take] the necessary measures to manage [and reduce] [and optimize] +[the global production and supply] [the use] of primary plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. +3. + Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as recommended in +annex [...] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be managed in an +environmentally sound manner within their current existence and capacity of waste management +options or alternatives. +4. + Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, supply, +utilization, and demand of secondary plastics [and circular polymers]. +5. + Each Party [should][shall][, based on scientific evidence]** take [any] [appropriate][effective] +measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic polymers [while promoting an +increase of the demand for and production of secondary plastics,][, including][that present a +demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment and to promote sustainable +production and consumption of plastic throughout its lifecycle]** [Such measures may include][: +25.04.24 12.05 +2 +a. +Market- and price-based measures; +b. +Removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; +and [increasing of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of secondary plastics; +and] +c. +The establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer [and +secondary] producers. +d. +The establishment of science- and risk-based public procurement policies or guidelines to +reduce waste and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, +including requirements related to the procurement of items produced with recovered materials. +6. +Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health].** +7. + [Each Party][Parties] shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their +[respective]** national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], [including] +[which shall include] their [intended] [level] [policy] of domestic supply [of primary plastic polymers] +[and secondary plastics] including, as relevant, domestic production, [and the measures taken to +manage and reduce it] [expressed in percentage terms in relation to the baseline set out in part I of +annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]]. + +2. +Chemicals and polymers of concern + +Alt title: Hazardous chemicals of concern +Option 0 +No text. + +Justification: Issues on chemical substances are envisaged within the framework of existing +international treaties, namely the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of +Wastes and their Disposal, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Substances. To simplify the +processes of regulation of issues on hazardous chemicals, it is proposed to consider them in the +framework of existing international agreements. +This position was reflected by many countries during these days at the INC-4. +Taking into account the discussion during the INC-4 Kazakhstan support Option 0. + + +Option 1 +1. +Each Party[, in accordance to its national circumstances and capabilities and subject to its +national action plan,] shall take the necessary measures[, including those referred to in +paragraph 2,][to prohibit or to regulate, as appropriate,] [to manage][[to not allow and +[progressively]][to minimize,] [and as appropriate] to eliminate,] [at the latest by the dates +provided in part II of annex A,] the use [[and][or] presence] [the risk] of the [hazardous] +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers [plastic application] [with the potential for +adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or +with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including +their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal[, based on the criteria contained in +annex A]] listed in part II of annex A[, except as provided in that annex] [,based on agreed +scientific criteria, following a transparent and inclusive process decided by the governing +body*] [in the production[, sale, distribution, import and/or export] of plastic polymers, +plastics and plastic products, [[throughout][at any stage of the product]** life cycle,] [ +containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A][[and any +persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed] [of annex A[, except as provided in that annex.]][in +Annex A, B and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants] [provided +alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, affordable and environmental-friendly]. +25.04.24 12.05 +3 +[The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +OP1 Alt Each Party shall take [appropriate] measures, consistent with its regulatory +frameworks and processes, and based on scientific evidence, to [identify and control +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers] [to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, +polymers and chemicals used in plastic production] [to test chemicals used or intended to be +used in plastic production] that [may] present a [demonstrated] risk of concern to human +health or the environment [at any stage of the product life cycle, including consideration of +risks relevant to their environmentally sound management, reusability, and recyclability]. + +2. Where production or use of a regulated [hazardous] chemical, group of [hazardous] chemicals [or +polymer] listed in part II of annex A is permitted, each Party[, taking into consideration its +socioeconomic context and national circumstances,] with such production or use shall:] +a. +Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such [production] or use is carried out in a +manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment +[throughout the life cycle of the [concerned hazardous] chemical, [[plastic] polymer] or +[plastics including plastic] product [concerned]] and fosters the safe and +environmentally sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the +polymers, plastics, and plastic products containing them; +b. +[Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of +[hazardous] chemicals [[and] [as well as the plastic] polymers,] and [plastics including +plastic] products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of annex +A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout their life cycle, +including for their [including for their reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final +disposal;] +c. +Require producers and importers of such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] +chemicals [[as well as plastic] polymers] and [plastics including plastic] products +containing them to provide to government authorities, [in addition to the information +required under] [Part II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], +complete information about the hazards to human health or the environment associated +with the relevant chemical[, [plastic] polymer] or [plastic including plastic] product, and +related implications for their safe use, recyclability and disposal[, based on the +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A]; and +d. +Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals[, [plastic] polymers] or +[plastics including plastic] products to appropriately mark and label them [based on the +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A], to allow their safe and +environmentally sound use and handling [throughout their life cycle], including their +[reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final disposal. +3. +Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on +progress] any measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in [plastics][plastic polymers] +and [plastics including ] plastic products of (hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] chemicals +[and polymers] [not included in part II of annex A] that have the potential for adverse impacts on +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the [safe and] +environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. +4. Any new chemicals of concern identified under paragraph 1 above shall be prohibited under the +relevant chemical convention. +5. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measures. +Option 2 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +Alt title: Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic +Products, including single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics +1. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are hazardous to human +25.04.24 12.05 +4 +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as defined and listed in [annex], not later +than the respective dates in the annex. +2. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they disproportionately contribute +to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or they have properties that may hinder their +safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability +and disposal, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered exemption for +the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +3. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can be easily substituted for +more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered +exemption for the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +4. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in [annex], except where +an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. +5. +The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference +of the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and avoidable +chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 above. In preparing these +recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic, and sociocultural +assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, environmentally +friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the knowledge and practices of +Indigenous Peoples and local communities. +6. +The STEPs shall recommend to the governing body* at each session, chemicals, polymers, or +plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 +above. +Option 3 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +1. +Parties shall decide at the governing body* on chemicals of concern used in the plastics +industry, based on criteria defined in annex A, that should be regulated by the Stockholm or Rotterdam +Conventions, according to their objectives. This making-decision process can be repeated at any +moment when it would be necessary and decided by the governing body*. +2. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to regulate polymers with potential adverse impacts +on human health or the environment, based on criteria contained in annex A, which shall include the +uses of the best scientific evidence. +3. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives, in particular to developing countries, taking +into account their national circumstances and capability. +4. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing +intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. +25.04.24 12.05 +5 + +3. +Problematic [plastic products] and avoidable plastic products [and +groups of such products], [including short-lived and single-use +plastic products] and [products containing] intentionally added +microplastics + +a. +Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and +groups of such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic +products +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + +Comments: This issue should be regulated at the national level, in accordance with its national +circumstances and capabilities and subject to its national action plan. We also think it is important to +understand what problematic plastics are and what are the criteria for categorizing plastics as +problematic. Definition is needed. +Option 1 with corrections +1. +[Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] +Each Party [must take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and not allow] [should][shall] +[Parties are encouraged to] [take] [the necessary] measures [, as appropriate and consistent with +national laws,]] [to regulate] [not allow][gradually][reduce]] [restrict] the [use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory] [with +high risk of environmental leakage], [production, sale, distribution, import or export of] [problematic +and avoidable] [the] plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products,] listed in +part II[I] [III] of annex B [after the dates specified for those products, and] identified based on +[relevant parameters] [criteria [and within the timeframe set out in the same]] [[national criteria guided +by] the criteria contained in part I of annex B] [science-based criteria] [and listed at the national level] +[with an application-based approach] [by the governing body* after enforcement of the instrument*] +[taking into consideration technical feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic +products, and socio-economic impacts] [provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, +affordable, and environmental-friendly [sustainable]] [, in particular to developing countries, taking +into account their national circumstances and capability] [set out in part I of] annex [B], except where +the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to +[Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]. [This provision does not limit Parties’ +abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B.] +[The measures taken to implement this provision [including the appropriate nationally determined +timeframes for reduction and [as appropriate] phase-out,] shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]]. + +Suggested text: Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities, each Party should take the measures to regulate the production, sale, distribution, of +problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-used plastic products, +identified based on the science-based criteria [with an application-based approach]. The measures taken +to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 +on national plans]. + + +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +2. The governing body* shall develop guidance on the regulation of problematic and avoidable +plastics based on scientific criteria and take into account the availability, accessibility and affordability +of sustainable alternatives. +3. For implementation the Parties must promote the development of safe and cost-effective alternatives +and such knowledge and technologies must be shared freely among all the Parties. +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measure. +25.04.24 12.05 +6 + +b. +[Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + +Option 1 +1. +[Subject to its national action plan,]Each Party shall [not allow the production, use in +manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or export of plastics and] [take the necessary +measures [to regulate the use of plastic products] to [manage, [where applicable] restrict and, +where appropriate, not allow, the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, [import +or export] of]] [identify [plastics and] products containing intentionally added microplastics, +[in [accordance with the [scientifically developed] criteria] [based on the elements] contained +in part V of annex B], except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B [, taking +into consideration technical feasibility, availability and accessibility of alternative plastics and +plastic products, and socio-economic impacts] [with an application-based approach.]. [Each +Party shall be encouraged to take any necessary measures to prevent the leak of +unintentionally released microplastics into the environment.] +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +Comments: This issue should be regulated at the national level, in accordance with its national +circumstances and capabilities and subject to its national action plan. We also think it is important to +understand It is not clear what is meant by “intentionally added plastic microparticles” what are the +criteria. Definition is needed. + +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent with its national laws, to +control the use or manufacture of products containing intentionally added microplastics. Such +measures could include a Party taking actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, sale, +distribution, import or export. +OP1 Alt 3. +Parties should take effective measures to identify goods and products that contain +intentionally added microplastics, to establish the risks of their ingestion and their pollution of the +environment and adverse effects on the human body, followed by a phased reduction in their use when +the risks have not been eliminated and safer and more affordable alternatives are available, as well as +to facilitate the transition to these alternatives and accessibility of these alternatives. + +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to［Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. +Each Party [within its respective regulations] shall share information on the measures taken +pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online registry established under [Part IV.6 on information +exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. +OP3 Alt. No text. + +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the governing body* to enable +compliance of control measures. +Option 5 +Merge with II.8 on unintentional releases of microplastics. + + +3bis. Micro- and nanoplastics +Placeholder pending further text. + + +",4 +91,27/04/2024 | Rwanda | New Text Proposal for Sub-Group 1.2 on Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_text_proposal_for_primary_plastic_polymers_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Rwanda'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 + +Rwanda + +New Text Proposal for Sub-Group 1.2 + +Part II.1 + +Primary Plastic Polymers + + +Operative Paragraphs +Part II.1 - Primary Plastic Polymers +Adverse impacts +1. Parties shall take all necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts +on human health and the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including +their feedstocks and precursors, as well as emissions and releases arising from production facilities. +Baseline +2. Each Party shall provide to the Secretariat, within three months of becoming a Party, statistical +data on their annual production, imports and exports of primary plastic polymers, including types +and quantities, for [2025] and each period thereafter specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on +progress], or the best possible estimates of such data where actual data is not available. +Global reduction target +3. Parties shall ensure the annual production of primary plastic polymers achieves the global +reduction target of [40 per cent] in [2040] compared to [2025] levels. +National reduction targets and schedules +4. The governing body* shall, based on the statistical data provided by the Parties in accordance with +paragraph 2, and no later than its [third] session, adopt national reduction targets and schedules +for each Party in part I of annex A to limit its production of primary plastic polymers to achieve the +global reduction target set out in paragraph 3, taking into account national circumstances. +5. Parties shall take all necessary measures to implement paragraph 4 in their national plans +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. +Licensing system +6. Each Party shall establish and implement, as soon as practicable but no later than three years upon +becoming a Party, a system for licensing the production, import and export of primary plastic +polymers. +Adjustments +7. Based on the assessments made pursuant to [part IV.4 on periodic assessment], Parties may decide +whether any adjustments of the global reduction target and national reduction targets and +schedules should be undertaken and, if so, what any such adjustments should be. Proposals for +adjustments shall be communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the +meeting of the Parties at which they are proposed for adoption. In taking such decisions, Parties +shall make every effort to reach agreement by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been +exhausted, and no agreement reached, such decisions shall, as a last resort, be adopted by a two- +2 + +thirds majority vote of the Parties present and voting. The decisions, which shall be binding on all +Parties, shall forthwith be communicated to the Parties by the Depositary. Unless otherwise +provided in the decisions, they shall enter into force on the expiry of six months from the date of +the circulation of the communication by the Depositary. +Non-party trade +8. Each Party shall ban the import and export of Primary Plastic Polymers to and from any State not +party to this instrument. + +Preambular Paragraph +Noting with concern that global production and consumption of plastics have reached unsustainable +levels, contributing to plastic pollution. + +",4 +92,28/04/2024 | Egypt | Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.1 of The Revised Zero draft Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/egypts_submission_on_part_2-1.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Egypt'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.1 of The Revised Zero draft +Primary Plastic Polymers + +As Setting targets for primary Plastic polymers production is beyond +UNEA resolution 5/14 mandates so we aligned our self with Cuba, +Uganda, Iran, Algeria, India, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, +Oman, Bahrein, UAE, China, Iraq, Venezuela and Russian +Federation Position +And Egypt goes with option zero NO TEXT + + + + + + + + + +",4 +93,"29/04/2024 | Kuwait | Article-1 (Primary plastic polymers) Bracket the Title, the Alternative title",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/28-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg1_article-1_primary_plastic_polymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"28-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[28/04/2024] +II +Article-1 (Primary +plastic polymers) +Bracket the Title, +the Alternative title, + +• Thanks co-facilitator, I will try to make +my intervention short. + +• We support Option-0 of text because +this Provision is far beyond the +mandate. Thank you. + +",4 +94,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.2.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.2 – Chemicals and polymers of concern + +Comment: Kazakhstan supports the “alternative title”. +Issues on chemical substances are envisaged within the framework of existing +international treaties, namely the Basel Convention on the Control of +Transboundary Movements of Wastes and their Disposal, Stockholm +Convention on Persistent Organic Substances. In order to simplify the processes +of regulation of issues on hazardous chemicals, it is proposed to consider them +in the framework of existing international agreements. In this regard, +Kazakhstan supports OP1 bis Alt. and to be limited to only one paragraph. + +Alt title: Hazardous chemicals of concern +OP1 bis Alt Each Party shall take measures, consistent with international +Agreements and its regulatory frameworks and processes and based on +scientific evidence, to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, polymers and +chemicals used in plastic production that may present a risk of concern to +human health or the environment. + +",4 +95,25/04/2024 | India | Part II.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/chemicals_and_polymers_of_concern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank You. + +Indian delegation feels that regulating chemicals of concern must be nationally driven and should +be in accordance with national circumstances and capabilities. The chemicals of concern must be +determined, based on agreed scientific criteria which must be risk based, following a transparent +and inclusive process established under the instrument. There must not be duplicacy in the regard +to the mandates under various MEAs in regard to the chemicals of concern. +The cost of compliance of control measure and transition should be assessed for each country and +funding and technical assistance including technology transfer should be made available through +the dedicated fund to the developing countries based on principle of common but differentiated +responsibilities. + +India proposes for the exclusion of polymers of concern under this provision as it requires further +understanding and clarity. + +India would like to consider option 1 as starting point of the negotiations in respect of this +provision. + +Thank you. + + +",4 +96,26/04/2024 | Egypt | Part II.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/egypts_submission_on_par_2-2.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Egypt'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.2 of The Revised Zero draft +Chemicals and Polymers of Concern + +Giving the fact that the entire Part 2 entitled (Chemicals and +polymers of concern) depends mainly on the criteria that should be +determined upon detailed and scientific based evidence, using +criteria to be developed by scientific body assigned by the +Governing body. +Egypt supports “OPTION 3 “as a base for negotiation. + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +97,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | part II - II Chemicals and polymers of concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_ii_-_chemicals_and_polymers_of_concern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"GUATEMALA INTERVENTION +2.2 CHEMICALS AND POLYMERS OF CONCERN +GUATEMALA CONSIDERS OPTION 1 WITH ITS COMMON PROVISIONS IN VIEW OF THE +IMPORTANCE OF REGULATING OR REDUCING CHEMICALS AND POLYMERS THAT MAY +HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT AT ANY STAGE +OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF PLASTIC. +THE ABOVE IS LIABLETO THE CONDITION THAT THE DEFINITIONS AND ANNEXES ARE +DULY VALIDATED BY THE STATES. +IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION OF AVOIDING DUPLICATION OR CONTRADICTION WITH +THE ROTTERDAM, STOCKHOLM, AND BASEL CONVENTIONS IS EMPHASIZE. + +",4 +98,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | 25-04-2024,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25-4-2024_kw_cg1_c.p_of_concern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[25/04/2024] +II +2. Chemicals and +polymers of concern +• Assuring that chemicals of concern used +in plastic have no other application +needs to include other stakeholders in +the discussion process. + +• We second Saudi Arabia's proposal +speaking on behalf of the GCC and +suggest option 0 with no provision. + +",4 +99,26/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.2.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Part II.2: Chemicals and polymers of concern + +Malaysia supports the urgent need for us to have a strong control on the use of +hazardous chemicals and groups of chemicals in plastics manufacturing. This should +be backed by strong science with risk-based approach and leverage on established +chemical management system or regulations such as the new Global Framework on +Chemicals, which provides a roadmap for countries and stakeholders to collaboratively +address the lifecycle of chemicals, including additives and polymers by developing a +legally-binding chemical framework. This allows for a more comprehensive and holistic +approach, in addition to providing opportunities for knowledge sharing, capacity +building and best practices to close the gap between countries. + +On risk-based approach, a risk assessment framework enables a decision maker to +identify what hazards may be present, assess potential exposures to that hazard, and +determine the extent of the risks to health or the environment, while taking existing +precautions and regulatory structures into account. + +For an example, pesticides are toxic and hazardous. If we are focused on hazards +alone, usage of pesticides should not be allowed. However, pesticides are still in use +as we manage the risks associated with the usage of pesticides. Eventhough +pesticides are hazardous, we can still use them in relatively safe ways if there is +limited/no exposure risks. + +Malaysia advocates for any shortcomings and weaknesses in the existing +chemical management system to be enhanced within the system itself to avoid +encroachment and duplication of work, as well as not to duplicate and overlap +with other existing Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEA). Malaysia would +like to promote improvement in transparency and declaration of product compliance +to product safety regulations requirements by industry players. + +Thank you. + +25 April 2024 +",4 +100,26/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part II 2 (SG 1.2),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.2_25_apr_part_ii_2.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 +PART II 2 – Chemicals and polymers of concern +The Philippines supports Option 2, taking special note of Science, Technology and +Economics Panels to recommend to the governing body. We support a science-policy +interface that is transparent, geographically representative, and free of conflicts of +interest. +We are aware of the information from scientists that there are more than 16,000 +chemicals used in plastics, of which only 980 are regulated globally through other +Conventions, with another 4,200 chemicals having known hazard properties used in +plastics. Scientists have documented the migration of chemicals from plastics and we +are concerned about their impacts on ecosystems and human health during their life +cycle. +We are also concerned with the more than 10,000 chemicals with little or no hazard +information. Thus, the issue of chemicals of concern is linked to the article on +transparency, tracking, monitoring, and labelling. +The impacts of chemicals of concern on recycling must also be addressed to avoid the +circularity of toxic chemicals. +We support science-based criteria in an Annex, criteria that address: +• Safety using a hazard-based approach +• Sustainability across environmental, societal and economic dimensions +• Essentiality that applies the essential use concept, and +• Transparency to support information disclosure, labeling, tracking, and +monitoring. +We remain flexible and look forward to reviewing the CRP by Norway. +We propose a formal intersessional work program to develop the details of this Article +and its Annex. + +#END + + +",4 +101,26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Part II_article 2_Intervention by the Russian Federation in subgroup 1.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_article_2_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 2 + +Similar to primary polymers, chemicals are not in the mandate of the INC +The risks of using harmful substances in plastic products as well as the criteria for the inclusion +of chemicals and substances into the category of causing ""concern"" are regulated by other +multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), in particular by the Stockholm Convention on +Persistent Organic Pollutants. +As many delegations pointed out, we should avoid any duplication with other MEAs. Therefore, +any discussions on chemicals of concern should be carried out in other existing international fora +It is also important to mention that most of the chemicals are used not only in plastic production. +Any restrictions in regard of chemicals will affect many other industries and will have +devastating collateral damage. +The use of chemical substances in plastic products is subject to technical regulations and +standards. Any residuals are subject to strict maximum permissible concentrations. So, at the end +of the day, plastic products are safe for consumption. +Moreover, such chemical substances are used in production processes in a “closed loop” without +any direct contact with humans and/or the environment. They are stored, handled, mixed, and +allowed to react only in closed and sealed containers, tanks, reservoirs, and reactors. +As for polymers themselves, it should be noted that the contents of residual catalysts or reagents +in the final polymer materials are so negligible that it is almost impossible to detect them with +the use of conventional laboratory methods. + + + +",4 +102,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_reflection_Part II.2 Polymer of concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_reflections_on_the_part_ii.2.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on the Part II.2 +Chemicals and Polymers of Concern +26 April 2024 +Part II +2. Chemicals and Polymers of Concern +Firstly, Thailand supports the option 1 as a basis of discussion. +Secondly, we strongly support the two degrees of control approaches—phase out and +phase down control measures, taking into account the proposal by Norway and Cook Island’s +on criteria to identify chemicals of concern and also their proposed list. Nevertheless, in +prescribing the phase out measure, the timebound with the flexibility or exemption for Parties +who are in need should be considered and also specified in the Part II.4 Exemptions, with a +view to allow them sufficient period to fully comply with the measures. +Thirdly, with the flexibility spirit, we also open to discuss the option 2 with a key +concern of unclear direction and modality of STEPs. +Lastly, we strongly oppose the option 0. + +",4 +103,27/04/2024 | Iraq | Conference room paper on chemicals of concern Submitted by Republic of Iraq,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/crp_iraq_chemicals_of_concern_1.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Iraq'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +Conference room paper on chemicals of concern +Submitted by Republic of Iraq + +1. The conference room paper that was submitted by Norway, the Cook +Islands, and Rwanda is a valuable and important document and can be +used as a basis for the work of the planned open ended expert group +between INC4 and INC5. + +2. The open-ended group of experts shall set the following : + +i. specific Criteria topics to all chemicals used in plastic production, this +criteria may consider the purpose of use , types of products, acute and +chronic +exposure, +and +migration +possibilities +Those chemicals could be divided into two categories: + +a. Substances that should be eliminated. + +b. Substances that need to be avoided or reduced. + +ii. The open-ended group of experts shall prepare a proposed structure +and program of work for a scientific committee could formed by the +First Conference of the Parties, whose mission is to review lists of +chemicals used in plastics and their safe alternatives, based on requests +submitted by States Parties , and by applying the criteria prepared in the +above paragraph, and reliable scientific research, according to a +scientific mechanism for evaluating the results of these researches +concluded, + +iii. If possible, the open-ended expert group will prepare a preliminary +list of chemicals of concern, with possible safe alternatives. + +v. The open-ended expert group presents its INC5 plenary. + +2. The following paragraph is added to the text of the agreement +“The Conference of the Parties shall form a scientific committee that +will prepare and review lists of chemical substances based on the +scientific standards listed in Appendix No. (). The committee will meet +every two years.”. + +3. The scientific committee elected each two years by COP, considering +the geographical balance, balance between developed and developing +countries, gender balance, and participation of least developing +countries and small islands. + +4. The Scientific committee consists of 50 members, and chaired by two +co-chairs. +",4 +104,27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.1-3_kazakhstan_26.04_0.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25.04.24 12.05 +1 +Part II + +1. +Primary plastic polymers + +Alt title: Plastic polymers +Option 0 +No text. + +Justification: The UNEA Resolution 5/14 Resolution adopted by the United Nations Environment +Assembly on 2 March 2022 5/14 in order to End plastic pollution with specific focus on combating +existing plastic waste. It is very important to keep in mind that primary plastic polymers are not a plastic +waste, they are a very important raw material for many industries and consequently economic sectors. +Thus, production bans can have significant negative economic consequences for many countries +especially for developing countries and undermine all existing poverty alleviation measures taken at the +global level. +This position was reflected by many countries during these days at the INC-4. +Taking into account the discussion during the INC-4 Kazakhstan support Option 0. + +Option 1 +1. +Parties, [taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances,]** +shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human +health [and][or] the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers [and secondary +plastics], including their feedstocks and precursors [to manage production and consumption of plastics +through product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through resource +efficiency and circular economy approaches]. +OP1 Alt. No text. +Sub-option 0** +No text in sub-option. +Sub-option 1 +2. +[In order to achieve the global target specified in part I of annex A, ][Each Party] [Parties] +shall [, based on scientific evidence, ][not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic +polymers to exceed the reduction target specified in part I of annex A][, cooperate to manage and +reduce, where feasible and appropriate, or optimize the] [[manage and] [take measures to] reduce the +[demand for] global production and supply of primary plastic polymers] [[of [concern] [risk] to human +health and environment] [in an agreed sustainable level]] [develop nationally determined targets [to +reduce its level of production]** and take the necessary measures to achieve them]. +OP2 Alt. Parties shall [according to national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles +of circular economy] [determine] [take] the necessary measures to manage [and reduce] [and optimize] +[the global production and supply] [the use] of primary plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. +3. + Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as recommended in +annex [...] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be managed in an +environmentally sound manner within their current existence and capacity of waste management +options or alternatives. +4. + Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, supply, +utilization, and demand of secondary plastics [and circular polymers]. +5. + Each Party [should][shall][, based on scientific evidence]** take [any] [appropriate][effective] +measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic polymers [while promoting an +increase of the demand for and production of secondary plastics,][, including][that present a +demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment and to promote sustainable +production and consumption of plastic throughout its lifecycle]** [Such measures may include][: +25.04.24 12.05 +2 +a. +Market- and price-based measures; +b. +Removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; +and [increasing of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of secondary plastics; +and] +c. +The establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer [and +secondary] producers. +d. +The establishment of science- and risk-based public procurement policies or guidelines to +reduce waste and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, +including requirements related to the procurement of items produced with recovered materials. +6. +Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health].** +7. + [Each Party][Parties] shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their +[respective]** national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], [including] +[which shall include] their [intended] [level] [policy] of domestic supply [of primary plastic polymers] +[and secondary plastics] including, as relevant, domestic production, [and the measures taken to +manage and reduce it] [expressed in percentage terms in relation to the baseline set out in part I of +annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]]. + +2. +Chemicals and polymers of concern + +Alt title: Hazardous chemicals of concern +Option 0 +No text. + +Justification: Issues on chemical substances are envisaged within the framework of existing +international treaties, namely the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of +Wastes and their Disposal, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Substances. To simplify the +processes of regulation of issues on hazardous chemicals, it is proposed to consider them in the +framework of existing international agreements. +This position was reflected by many countries during these days at the INC-4. +Taking into account the discussion during the INC-4 Kazakhstan support Option 0. + + +Option 1 +1. +Each Party[, in accordance to its national circumstances and capabilities and subject to its +national action plan,] shall take the necessary measures[, including those referred to in +paragraph 2,][to prohibit or to regulate, as appropriate,] [to manage][[to not allow and +[progressively]][to minimize,] [and as appropriate] to eliminate,] [at the latest by the dates +provided in part II of annex A,] the use [[and][or] presence] [the risk] of the [hazardous] +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers [plastic application] [with the potential for +adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or +with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including +their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal[, based on the criteria contained in +annex A]] listed in part II of annex A[, except as provided in that annex] [,based on agreed +scientific criteria, following a transparent and inclusive process decided by the governing +body*] [in the production[, sale, distribution, import and/or export] of plastic polymers, +plastics and plastic products, [[throughout][at any stage of the product]** life cycle,] [ +containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A][[and any +persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed] [of annex A[, except as provided in that annex.]][in +Annex A, B and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants] [provided +alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, affordable and environmental-friendly]. +25.04.24 12.05 +3 +[The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +OP1 Alt Each Party shall take [appropriate] measures, consistent with its regulatory +frameworks and processes, and based on scientific evidence, to [identify and control +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers] [to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, +polymers and chemicals used in plastic production] [to test chemicals used or intended to be +used in plastic production] that [may] present a [demonstrated] risk of concern to human +health or the environment [at any stage of the product life cycle, including consideration of +risks relevant to their environmentally sound management, reusability, and recyclability]. + +2. Where production or use of a regulated [hazardous] chemical, group of [hazardous] chemicals [or +polymer] listed in part II of annex A is permitted, each Party[, taking into consideration its +socioeconomic context and national circumstances,] with such production or use shall:] +a. +Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such [production] or use is carried out in a +manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment +[throughout the life cycle of the [concerned hazardous] chemical, [[plastic] polymer] or +[plastics including plastic] product [concerned]] and fosters the safe and +environmentally sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the +polymers, plastics, and plastic products containing them; +b. +[Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of +[hazardous] chemicals [[and] [as well as the plastic] polymers,] and [plastics including +plastic] products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of annex +A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout their life cycle, +including for their [including for their reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final +disposal;] +c. +Require producers and importers of such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] +chemicals [[as well as plastic] polymers] and [plastics including plastic] products +containing them to provide to government authorities, [in addition to the information +required under] [Part II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], +complete information about the hazards to human health or the environment associated +with the relevant chemical[, [plastic] polymer] or [plastic including plastic] product, and +related implications for their safe use, recyclability and disposal[, based on the +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A]; and +d. +Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals[, [plastic] polymers] or +[plastics including plastic] products to appropriately mark and label them [based on the +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A], to allow their safe and +environmentally sound use and handling [throughout their life cycle], including their +[reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final disposal. +3. +Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on +progress] any measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in [plastics][plastic polymers] +and [plastics including ] plastic products of (hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] chemicals +[and polymers] [not included in part II of annex A] that have the potential for adverse impacts on +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the [safe and] +environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. +4. Any new chemicals of concern identified under paragraph 1 above shall be prohibited under the +relevant chemical convention. +5. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measures. +Option 2 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +Alt title: Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic +Products, including single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics +1. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are hazardous to human +25.04.24 12.05 +4 +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as defined and listed in [annex], not later +than the respective dates in the annex. +2. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they disproportionately contribute +to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or they have properties that may hinder their +safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability +and disposal, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered exemption for +the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +3. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can be easily substituted for +more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered +exemption for the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +4. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in [annex], except where +an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. +5. +The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference +of the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and avoidable +chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 above. In preparing these +recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic, and sociocultural +assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, environmentally +friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the knowledge and practices of +Indigenous Peoples and local communities. +6. +The STEPs shall recommend to the governing body* at each session, chemicals, polymers, or +plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 +above. +Option 3 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +1. +Parties shall decide at the governing body* on chemicals of concern used in the plastics +industry, based on criteria defined in annex A, that should be regulated by the Stockholm or Rotterdam +Conventions, according to their objectives. This making-decision process can be repeated at any +moment when it would be necessary and decided by the governing body*. +2. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to regulate polymers with potential adverse impacts +on human health or the environment, based on criteria contained in annex A, which shall include the +uses of the best scientific evidence. +3. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives, in particular to developing countries, taking +into account their national circumstances and capability. +4. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing +intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. +25.04.24 12.05 +5 + +3. +Problematic [plastic products] and avoidable plastic products [and +groups of such products], [including short-lived and single-use +plastic products] and [products containing] intentionally added +microplastics + +a. +Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and +groups of such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic +products +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + +Comments: This issue should be regulated at the national level, in accordance with its national +circumstances and capabilities and subject to its national action plan. We also think it is important to +understand what problematic plastics are and what are the criteria for categorizing plastics as +problematic. Definition is needed. +Option 1 with corrections +1. +[Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] +Each Party [must take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and not allow] [should][shall] +[Parties are encouraged to] [take] [the necessary] measures [, as appropriate and consistent with +national laws,]] [to regulate] [not allow][gradually][reduce]] [restrict] the [use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory] [with +high risk of environmental leakage], [production, sale, distribution, import or export of] [problematic +and avoidable] [the] plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products,] listed in +part II[I] [III] of annex B [after the dates specified for those products, and] identified based on +[relevant parameters] [criteria [and within the timeframe set out in the same]] [[national criteria guided +by] the criteria contained in part I of annex B] [science-based criteria] [and listed at the national level] +[with an application-based approach] [by the governing body* after enforcement of the instrument*] +[taking into consideration technical feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic +products, and socio-economic impacts] [provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, +affordable, and environmental-friendly [sustainable]] [, in particular to developing countries, taking +into account their national circumstances and capability] [set out in part I of] annex [B], except where +the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to +[Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]. [This provision does not limit Parties’ +abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B.] +[The measures taken to implement this provision [including the appropriate nationally determined +timeframes for reduction and [as appropriate] phase-out,] shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]]. + +Suggested text: Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities, each Party should take the measures to regulate the production, sale, distribution, of +problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-used plastic products, +identified based on the science-based criteria [with an application-based approach]. The measures taken +to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 +on national plans]. + + +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +2. The governing body* shall develop guidance on the regulation of problematic and avoidable +plastics based on scientific criteria and take into account the availability, accessibility and affordability +of sustainable alternatives. +3. For implementation the Parties must promote the development of safe and cost-effective alternatives +and such knowledge and technologies must be shared freely among all the Parties. +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measure. +25.04.24 12.05 +6 + +b. +[Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + +Option 1 +1. +[Subject to its national action plan,]Each Party shall [not allow the production, use in +manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or export of plastics and] [take the necessary +measures [to regulate the use of plastic products] to [manage, [where applicable] restrict and, +where appropriate, not allow, the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, [import +or export] of]] [identify [plastics and] products containing intentionally added microplastics, +[in [accordance with the [scientifically developed] criteria] [based on the elements] contained +in part V of annex B], except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B [, taking +into consideration technical feasibility, availability and accessibility of alternative plastics and +plastic products, and socio-economic impacts] [with an application-based approach.]. [Each +Party shall be encouraged to take any necessary measures to prevent the leak of +unintentionally released microplastics into the environment.] +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +Comments: This issue should be regulated at the national level, in accordance with its national +circumstances and capabilities and subject to its national action plan. We also think it is important to +understand It is not clear what is meant by “intentionally added plastic microparticles” what are the +criteria. Definition is needed. + +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent with its national laws, to +control the use or manufacture of products containing intentionally added microplastics. Such +measures could include a Party taking actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, sale, +distribution, import or export. +OP1 Alt 3. +Parties should take effective measures to identify goods and products that contain +intentionally added microplastics, to establish the risks of their ingestion and their pollution of the +environment and adverse effects on the human body, followed by a phased reduction in their use when +the risks have not been eliminated and safer and more affordable alternatives are available, as well as +to facilitate the transition to these alternatives and accessibility of these alternatives. + +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to［Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. +Each Party [within its respective regulations] shall share information on the measures taken +pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online registry established under [Part IV.6 on information +exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. +OP3 Alt. No text. + +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the governing body* to enable +compliance of control measures. +Option 5 +Merge with II.8 on unintentional releases of microplastics. + + +3bis. Micro- and nanoplastics +Placeholder pending further text. + + +",4 +105,28/04/2024 | Egypt | Modification submitted by EGYPT On Chemical of Concern and Emission and Releases,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/egypt_text_modification_submittion_on_chemical_of_concern_and_emission_and_releases.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Egypt'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Modification submitted by EGYPT +On Chemical of Concern and Emission and Releases + + +Egypt delegation request the following modifications: + +1) Modify/add in the title “8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle” +to, to be “8. Emissions and releases [of] from plastic product throughout its life cycle. + +2) Relocate and Merge Item II-2 on “Chemicals [and polymers] of concern” under item 8 +to be negotiated as one article. + + +",4 +106,29/04/2024 | Kuwait | Article-1 (chemical and polymers of concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/28-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg1_article-2.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"28-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[28/04/2024] +II +Article-2 + +• In Part II Article-2 +• Add No provision to Option-0 +• Bracket Each Party and replace it with +Parties in Option-1 and Option-1 Alt + +",4 +107,"24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | part II.3, Part 3a, Part 3b",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.3-.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.3 – Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived +and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics + +Comment: Kazakhstan supports the “main heading”, while asking to clarify the +concept of “Problematic and avoidable plastic products”and “intentionally +added microplastics”. +Taking into account the Common Position of Kazakhstan uploaded on +INC4 website (Plenary), Kazakhstan supports: + +a. +Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products +[and groups of such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic +products +OP1 Alt 2. Subject to its national action plan and based upon national +circumstances and capabilities, each Party should take the measures to regulate +the production, sale, distribution, of problematic and avoidable plastic products, +including short-lived and single-used plastic products, identified based on the +science-based criteria [with an application-based approach]. The measures +taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +b. +[Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent +with its national laws, to control the use or manufacture of products containing +intentionally added microplastics. Such measures could include a Party taking +actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, +import or export. +OP2 Alt 2. Subject to its national action plan, each Party shall identify +plastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics in accordance +with the scientifically developed criteria, and take the necessary measures to +regulate their production, sale and use. + +",4 +108,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Textual suggestions on Provision 3 by Russia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_textual_suggestions_on_provisions_3a_and_3b_cg1.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual suggestions of the Russian Federation on +Provision 3 Problematic plastic products +1. With regard to Provision 3(a) “Problematic plastic products”, the Russian delegations +supports Option 3 with certain substantial drafting amendments: +[1. Each Party should identify at the national level problematic +plastic products.] +1. +[2.] Parties [Each Party is] are encouraged to take measures[, +consistent with their regulatory frameworks and processes,] to +gradually reduce the use of problematic and avoidable plastic +products, identified [within their national jurisdictions] on the +basis of relevant parameters, and based on [taking due account of] +the +availability, +accessibility[,] +and +affordability +[and +environmental impact] of sustainable alternatives [like products +made of any alternative materials, as well as socio-economic +effects of such measures], in particular to developing countries, +taking into account their national circumstances and capability. +Explanatory note: +o +The focus should be on “problematic” products only, because this generic term would +include all other specific circumstances that are captured by the text. +o +Parties are “encouraged to take measures” given that there is a huge array of +considerations that should be taken into account and which eventually could impede the +adoption of any limitations at the national level. +o +Measures and the relevant preceding decision-making processes should be “consistent with +regulatory frameworks and processes” to ensure that Members maintain full sovereignty in +this respect and the agreement does not prescribe any direct application of the disciplines. +o +Any changes should be “gradual” in order for the consumers, industries, and all other +related parties to gradually adapt to new rules and avoid any shortages and bottlenecks. +o +“Problematic” products should be identified “within national jurisdictions” following +national “regulatory frameworks and processes” and in accordance with the “relevant +parameters”, because any attempts to reach consensus on either global list of products or +common criteria for their definition would fail bearing in mind the wide range of national +circumstances that could influence the choosing of products or criteria. +o +In the process of decision-making Members should take due account of the following +factors in order to avoid discrimination of plastic products vis-à-vis like products made of +any alternative materials (i.e. not only alternative plastics, but also paper, aluminium, +glass etc.): + +availability, as technical ability of the industry to produce alternatives in the +required volumes, +2 + +accessibility, meaning the ability of consumers to obtain the required volume of +alternatives in the market, + +affordability, which should be measured in terms of costs related to alternative +material’s use relating to the consumers’ income, + +environmental impact of the alternative, which should be considered throughout its +full life cycle. +o And finally, domestic regulators should take due account of “socio-economic effects” of +such restrictive measures based on the whole set of data and evidence that they would get +throughout the process of public consultations about the proposed measures aimed at +reducing the use of “problematic” plastic products. +2. With regard to Provision 3(b) “Intentionally added microplastic”, the Russian +Federation supports Option 0 – deleting Provision 3(b). We cannot support the +restrictions on using microplastics as a material for production. +",4 +109,"26/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II, 3 Problematic and avoidable plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-iii_a-b_problematic_and_avoidable_plastic_products.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +",4 +110,26/04/2024 | India | Part II.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-problematic_plastic_productsavoidable_plastic_products_26apr24_0.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. +India would like to thank co-facs for the streamlined text of provision 3 of +part II. +It is important to address problematic plastic products as well as avoidable +plastic products to address plastic pollution. The +identification +of +such plastic +products +must be pragmatic and regulation should be +nationally driven taking into account national circumstances. + +Guidance for identification and regulation of problematic plastic products +and avoidable plastic products, must be developed based on scientific +criteria agreed to by all Member States. There can not be a global +mandate in this regard. + +Any consideration for phase out or phase down must be nationally driven. +It has to take into account the availability, accessibility and affordability of +sustainable alternatives. Social, economic and environmental impacts +need to be factored in while assessing the alternatives. + +In respect of intentionally added microplastics, any regulation must be +nationally driven and based upon national circumstances and capabilities. +The products which are needed for regulation must be identified based on +scientific criteria and availability of sustainable alternatives. + +It is important to have an assessment of the need as well as mobilization +of financial resources, through dedicated fund, and technology transfer for +each country in order to meet nationally driven commitments under this +provision following the principle of common but differentiated +responsibilities. + +I thank you. + + + + + +",4 +111,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | 25-04-2024,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25-4-2024_kw_cg1_plastic_pro.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[25/04/2024] +II +3. [plastic products] +and avoidable +plastic products [and +groups of such +products], [including +short-lived and +single-use plastic +products] and +[products +containing] +intentionally added +microplastics + +- +4bis. +Dedicated +programs of +work +• Thanks to Norway for the proposal +regarding the element (Dedicated +programs of work) and we value the +effort that you put in place. + +• Discussing work programs now seems +premature. + +• These are typically addressed later, and +we should focus on establishing and a +solid treaty foundations first, with work +programs discussed subsequently. + +• And therefore, we propose option 0 with +no provision. + + + + +",4 +112,26/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.3 (a) and (b),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.3.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Part II.3 (a) and (b): Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short- +lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics + +Thank you co-facilitator, + +The provision on “problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and +single-use plastic products” is aligned with Malaysia’s policy, the Malaysia Plastics +Sustainability Roadmap (MPSR). + +However, Malaysia views that this provision in the instrument must emphasise a +nationally-determined process of setting targets and respective control measures. + +We see the need to further strengthen the streamlined Option, to ensure clarity and +inclusion of an application-based approach, with a focus on applications and/or +products with high risk of leakage into the environment, at the local level. + +In this regard, the development of Annex B must be critically discussed and also take +into consideration the availability of safe alternatives to ensure an effective +programme to address single-use plastics, at the national and sub-national levels. + +Malaysia views Annex B as an important Annex to provide guiding criteria and +identification procedures for countries. Having said that, the single-use plastics +products must be identified and determined nationally, based on unique national +circumstances as well as socio-economic needs. + +We do not support a global ban list for single-use plastics products. + +Malaysia looks forward to further negotiating the text, to ensure that it is practically +implementable across all countries. + +On intentionally added microplastics, + +Malaysia emphasises that this obligation should be nationally driven and is +implemented in a phased approach, with clear criteria of products and their +applications. + +It is important that this implementation is application-based, to target applications with +direct contribution of microplastics into the environment. + +Thank you. +26 April 2024 +",4 +113,26/04/2024 | Panama | Contact Group 1 - Subgroup 1.2 Part II: 3 Problematic and avoidable plastic,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_contact_group_1_-_subgroup_1.2_part_ii._3_problematic_and_avoidable_plastic.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Contact Group 1 - Subgroup 1.2 Part II: 3 Problematic and avoidable plastic +Thank you co-facilitator, + +Based upon recent scientific evidence, various countries have implemented national +frameworks to control and banned the use of single use plastics, being panama one +of these countries taking national measures with the aim to reduce plastic pollution. +Regarding provision 3, we support option 1 on the streamline text, as the basis for +negotiations, is important to include measures to regulate and reduce problematic +and avoidable plastic products, as well as products containing added microplastics. +We firmly believe that this option provides a solid framework for addressing plastic +pollution, taking into account our national circumstances and capabilities. +Regulating, reducing, and gradually phasing out an initial list of products will serve +as a starting point. Additionally, we consider it essential to maintain the inclusion of +point b regarding added microplastics. +For the development of this initial list and corresponding criteria, we need to establish +a formal intersessional working group of experts. +Finally, we express our support to Peru regarding cigarette filters being an example +of plastic products that could be considered problematic and avoidable. +Thanks… +",4 +114,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand reflation II.3 Problematic,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_reflections_on_the_part_ii.3.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on the Part II.3 +Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived and single-use +plastic products and products containing intentionally added microplastics +26 April 2024 +Part II +3. +Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived +and single-use plastic products and products containing intentionally added +microplastics + +Firstly, Thailand supports the option 1 as a basis of discussion. +Secondly, we also support in taking into account both UK and Switzerland and their +co-sponsors ‘proposals in the discussion of this provision. We support the UK’s proposal +which proposes two degrees of control measures and the two proposed criterion of both +proposals of UK and Switzerland with their co-sponsors including the Switzerland’s proposed +initial list because we believe that they complement each other. +Lastly, we strongly oppose the option 0. +",4 +115,"27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.3, Part 3a, Part 3b",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.1-3_kazakhstan_26.04_1.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25.04.24 12.05 +1 +Part II + +1. +Primary plastic polymers + +Alt title: Plastic polymers +Option 0 +No text. + +Justification: The UNEA Resolution 5/14 Resolution adopted by the United Nations Environment +Assembly on 2 March 2022 5/14 in order to End plastic pollution with specific focus on combating +existing plastic waste. It is very important to keep in mind that primary plastic polymers are not a plastic +waste, they are a very important raw material for many industries and consequently economic sectors. +Thus, production bans can have significant negative economic consequences for many countries +especially for developing countries and undermine all existing poverty alleviation measures taken at the +global level. +This position was reflected by many countries during these days at the INC-4. +Taking into account the discussion during the INC-4 Kazakhstan support Option 0. + +Option 1 +1. +Parties, [taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances,]** +shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human +health [and][or] the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers [and secondary +plastics], including their feedstocks and precursors [to manage production and consumption of plastics +through product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through resource +efficiency and circular economy approaches]. +OP1 Alt. No text. +Sub-option 0** +No text in sub-option. +Sub-option 1 +2. +[In order to achieve the global target specified in part I of annex A, ][Each Party] [Parties] +shall [, based on scientific evidence, ][not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic +polymers to exceed the reduction target specified in part I of annex A][, cooperate to manage and +reduce, where feasible and appropriate, or optimize the] [[manage and] [take measures to] reduce the +[demand for] global production and supply of primary plastic polymers] [[of [concern] [risk] to human +health and environment] [in an agreed sustainable level]] [develop nationally determined targets [to +reduce its level of production]** and take the necessary measures to achieve them]. +OP2 Alt. Parties shall [according to national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles +of circular economy] [determine] [take] the necessary measures to manage [and reduce] [and optimize] +[the global production and supply] [the use] of primary plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. +3. + Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as recommended in +annex [...] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be managed in an +environmentally sound manner within their current existence and capacity of waste management +options or alternatives. +4. + Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, supply, +utilization, and demand of secondary plastics [and circular polymers]. +5. + Each Party [should][shall][, based on scientific evidence]** take [any] [appropriate][effective] +measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic polymers [while promoting an +increase of the demand for and production of secondary plastics,][, including][that present a +demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment and to promote sustainable +production and consumption of plastic throughout its lifecycle]** [Such measures may include][: +25.04.24 12.05 +2 +a. +Market- and price-based measures; +b. +Removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; +and [increasing of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of secondary plastics; +and] +c. +The establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer [and +secondary] producers. +d. +The establishment of science- and risk-based public procurement policies or guidelines to +reduce waste and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, +including requirements related to the procurement of items produced with recovered materials. +6. +Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health].** +7. + [Each Party][Parties] shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their +[respective]** national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], [including] +[which shall include] their [intended] [level] [policy] of domestic supply [of primary plastic polymers] +[and secondary plastics] including, as relevant, domestic production, [and the measures taken to +manage and reduce it] [expressed in percentage terms in relation to the baseline set out in part I of +annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]]. + +2. +Chemicals and polymers of concern + +Alt title: Hazardous chemicals of concern +Option 0 +No text. + +Justification: Issues on chemical substances are envisaged within the framework of existing +international treaties, namely the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of +Wastes and their Disposal, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Substances. To simplify the +processes of regulation of issues on hazardous chemicals, it is proposed to consider them in the +framework of existing international agreements. +This position was reflected by many countries during these days at the INC-4. +Taking into account the discussion during the INC-4 Kazakhstan support Option 0. + + +Option 1 +1. +Each Party[, in accordance to its national circumstances and capabilities and subject to its +national action plan,] shall take the necessary measures[, including those referred to in +paragraph 2,][to prohibit or to regulate, as appropriate,] [to manage][[to not allow and +[progressively]][to minimize,] [and as appropriate] to eliminate,] [at the latest by the dates +provided in part II of annex A,] the use [[and][or] presence] [the risk] of the [hazardous] +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers [plastic application] [with the potential for +adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or +with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including +their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal[, based on the criteria contained in +annex A]] listed in part II of annex A[, except as provided in that annex] [,based on agreed +scientific criteria, following a transparent and inclusive process decided by the governing +body*] [in the production[, sale, distribution, import and/or export] of plastic polymers, +plastics and plastic products, [[throughout][at any stage of the product]** life cycle,] [ +containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A][[and any +persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed] [of annex A[, except as provided in that annex.]][in +Annex A, B and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants] [provided +alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, affordable and environmental-friendly]. +25.04.24 12.05 +3 +[The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +OP1 Alt Each Party shall take [appropriate] measures, consistent with its regulatory +frameworks and processes, and based on scientific evidence, to [identify and control +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers] [to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, +polymers and chemicals used in plastic production] [to test chemicals used or intended to be +used in plastic production] that [may] present a [demonstrated] risk of concern to human +health or the environment [at any stage of the product life cycle, including consideration of +risks relevant to their environmentally sound management, reusability, and recyclability]. + +2. Where production or use of a regulated [hazardous] chemical, group of [hazardous] chemicals [or +polymer] listed in part II of annex A is permitted, each Party[, taking into consideration its +socioeconomic context and national circumstances,] with such production or use shall:] +a. +Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such [production] or use is carried out in a +manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment +[throughout the life cycle of the [concerned hazardous] chemical, [[plastic] polymer] or +[plastics including plastic] product [concerned]] and fosters the safe and +environmentally sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the +polymers, plastics, and plastic products containing them; +b. +[Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of +[hazardous] chemicals [[and] [as well as the plastic] polymers,] and [plastics including +plastic] products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of annex +A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout their life cycle, +including for their [including for their reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final +disposal;] +c. +Require producers and importers of such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] +chemicals [[as well as plastic] polymers] and [plastics including plastic] products +containing them to provide to government authorities, [in addition to the information +required under] [Part II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], +complete information about the hazards to human health or the environment associated +with the relevant chemical[, [plastic] polymer] or [plastic including plastic] product, and +related implications for their safe use, recyclability and disposal[, based on the +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A]; and +d. +Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals[, [plastic] polymers] or +[plastics including plastic] products to appropriately mark and label them [based on the +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A], to allow their safe and +environmentally sound use and handling [throughout their life cycle], including their +[reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final disposal. +3. +Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on +progress] any measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in [plastics][plastic polymers] +and [plastics including ] plastic products of (hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] chemicals +[and polymers] [not included in part II of annex A] that have the potential for adverse impacts on +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the [safe and] +environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. +4. Any new chemicals of concern identified under paragraph 1 above shall be prohibited under the +relevant chemical convention. +5. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measures. +Option 2 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +Alt title: Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic +Products, including single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics +1. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are hazardous to human +25.04.24 12.05 +4 +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as defined and listed in [annex], not later +than the respective dates in the annex. +2. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they disproportionately contribute +to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or they have properties that may hinder their +safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability +and disposal, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered exemption for +the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +3. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can be easily substituted for +more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered +exemption for the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +4. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in [annex], except where +an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. +5. +The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference +of the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and avoidable +chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 above. In preparing these +recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic, and sociocultural +assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, environmentally +friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the knowledge and practices of +Indigenous Peoples and local communities. +6. +The STEPs shall recommend to the governing body* at each session, chemicals, polymers, or +plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 +above. +Option 3 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +1. +Parties shall decide at the governing body* on chemicals of concern used in the plastics +industry, based on criteria defined in annex A, that should be regulated by the Stockholm or Rotterdam +Conventions, according to their objectives. This making-decision process can be repeated at any +moment when it would be necessary and decided by the governing body*. +2. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to regulate polymers with potential adverse impacts +on human health or the environment, based on criteria contained in annex A, which shall include the +uses of the best scientific evidence. +3. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives, in particular to developing countries, taking +into account their national circumstances and capability. +4. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing +intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. +25.04.24 12.05 +5 + +3. +Problematic [plastic products] and avoidable plastic products [and +groups of such products], [including short-lived and single-use +plastic products] and [products containing] intentionally added +microplastics + +a. +Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and +groups of such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic +products +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + +Comments: This issue should be regulated at the national level, in accordance with its national +circumstances and capabilities and subject to its national action plan. We also think it is important to +understand what problematic plastics are and what are the criteria for categorizing plastics as +problematic. Definition is needed. +Option 1 with corrections +1. +[Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] +Each Party [must take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and not allow] [should][shall] +[Parties are encouraged to] [take] [the necessary] measures [, as appropriate and consistent with +national laws,]] [to regulate] [not allow][gradually][reduce]] [restrict] the [use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory] [with +high risk of environmental leakage], [production, sale, distribution, import or export of] [problematic +and avoidable] [the] plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products,] listed in +part II[I] [III] of annex B [after the dates specified for those products, and] identified based on +[relevant parameters] [criteria [and within the timeframe set out in the same]] [[national criteria guided +by] the criteria contained in part I of annex B] [science-based criteria] [and listed at the national level] +[with an application-based approach] [by the governing body* after enforcement of the instrument*] +[taking into consideration technical feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic +products, and socio-economic impacts] [provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, +affordable, and environmental-friendly [sustainable]] [, in particular to developing countries, taking +into account their national circumstances and capability] [set out in part I of] annex [B], except where +the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to +[Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]. [This provision does not limit Parties’ +abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B.] +[The measures taken to implement this provision [including the appropriate nationally determined +timeframes for reduction and [as appropriate] phase-out,] shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]]. + +Suggested text: Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities, each Party should take the measures to regulate the production, sale, distribution, of +problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-used plastic products, +identified based on the science-based criteria [with an application-based approach]. The measures taken +to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 +on national plans]. + + +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +2. The governing body* shall develop guidance on the regulation of problematic and avoidable +plastics based on scientific criteria and take into account the availability, accessibility and affordability +of sustainable alternatives. +3. For implementation the Parties must promote the development of safe and cost-effective alternatives +and such knowledge and technologies must be shared freely among all the Parties. +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measure. +25.04.24 12.05 +6 + +b. +[Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + +Option 1 +1. +[Subject to its national action plan,]Each Party shall [not allow the production, use in +manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or export of plastics and] [take the necessary +measures [to regulate the use of plastic products] to [manage, [where applicable] restrict and, +where appropriate, not allow, the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, [import +or export] of]] [identify [plastics and] products containing intentionally added microplastics, +[in [accordance with the [scientifically developed] criteria] [based on the elements] contained +in part V of annex B], except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B [, taking +into consideration technical feasibility, availability and accessibility of alternative plastics and +plastic products, and socio-economic impacts] [with an application-based approach.]. [Each +Party shall be encouraged to take any necessary measures to prevent the leak of +unintentionally released microplastics into the environment.] +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +Comments: This issue should be regulated at the national level, in accordance with its national +circumstances and capabilities and subject to its national action plan. We also think it is important to +understand It is not clear what is meant by “intentionally added plastic microparticles” what are the +criteria. Definition is needed. + +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent with its national laws, to +control the use or manufacture of products containing intentionally added microplastics. Such +measures could include a Party taking actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, sale, +distribution, import or export. +OP1 Alt 3. +Parties should take effective measures to identify goods and products that contain +intentionally added microplastics, to establish the risks of their ingestion and their pollution of the +environment and adverse effects on the human body, followed by a phased reduction in their use when +the risks have not been eliminated and safer and more affordable alternatives are available, as well as +to facilitate the transition to these alternatives and accessibility of these alternatives. + +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to［Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. +Each Party [within its respective regulations] shall share information on the measures taken +pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online registry established under [Part IV.6 on information +exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. +OP3 Alt. No text. + +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the governing body* to enable +compliance of control measures. +Option 5 +Merge with II.8 on unintentional releases of microplastics. + + +3bis. Micro- and nanoplastics +Placeholder pending further text. + + +",4 +116,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Russia_Position on Article 3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting_art_3a.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 26, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 3 + +The Russian Federation supported paragraph OP1 bis in Option 2 of the previous revised draft +text, which stated that each Party should identify problematic plastic products at the national level. +However, we cannot find this wording in the streamlined text. Therefore, as we consider OP1 bis +as a separate important sentence, we request to insert the paragraph OP1 bis in current paragraph 1 +as the first sentence. + +We also suggest bracketing the text in line 5 of paragraph 1: “including short-lived and single-use +plastic products in its territory”, since it does not reflect the wording from Option 3 of the revised +draft text. In Option 3 there were no mention of short-lived or single-used products. + +For this reason, we also ask to bracket “listed in part II[I] [III] of annex B” in line 7, and “set out +in part I of] annex [B], except where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant +product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon +request]” in line 15 of paragraph 1. Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 also should be bracketed for that reason +as well. Since no global list or criteria seems to be likely to achieve, Annex B should be deleted as +well as any references to it. + +We are concerned about using such terms as “single-used”, “short-lived” or “avoidable” since +there are no commonly agreed definitions for such terms, and we don’t believe we will be able to +find common ground on them in the INC. + +There is a number of proposals on how to approach problematic plastics. One of them is that +members have to come up with a globally agreed list of products subject to prohibitions. For such +list to be created, we would have to consider carefully specific national circumstances of all INC +Members and, based on that, find a “common denominator”. This task seems impossible due to +divergence in waste management capacities between INC Members. + +It would be hard to ensure due consideration of other relevant factors, such as: + consumption patterns (for example, insufficient supply of clean water warrants extensive use +of PET bottles), + +2 + local climate conditions (for example, PE films for package are essential in hot climate for +preservation of sanitary safety of food), + ability of the local industry to produce the necessary alternatives, + reliance of the local communities on production of certain plastic products (production bans +will lead to decrease of local employment with potential adverse effects on SDG progress, such +as poverty eradication). + +Based on the experience of trade and economic negotiations on lists, we would not be able to +exclude national socio-economic concerns from these negotiations thus hindering the process in +INC. + +Another option is to elaborate certain global criteria, which would serve as a basis for national +implementation of prohibitions. Some Members are floating ideas to include highly controversial +criteria. The same proponents suggest that there should be no global criteria linked to recyclability +of plastics, although this is the key issue in these negotiations. Our delegation disagrees. + +We should bear in mind subsequent implementation of global criteria for problematic plastics. +Under this provision, Members will have to reduce or prohibit the “production, sale, distribution, +import or export” of problematic and avoidable plastic products. Such obligations within this +Instrument would contradict the principles of World trade Organization, in particular, the +principles of non-discrimination (including “de facto” non-discrimination) of imported over +domestic products, as enshrined in Articles I and II of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade +of 1947. What is more, application of strict WTO standards would be substituted by vague criteria +and disciplines of this article. What are the practical consequences? For example, based on general +overarching criteria within the Instrument, Members may construct their national lists in a way +that would subject imported products to the most stringent prohibitions and establish more soft +rules for products mostly produced by the domestic industry. “De facto” discrimination would +increase across the board. Clearly, this outcome would be undesirable and would affect the domain +of trade policy, which falls out of the UNEP and INC’s mandates. + +As for Article 3(b), the Russian delegation supports Option 0 – deleting it. We cannot support the +restrictions on using microplastics as a material for production. +Moreover, if we go back to the UNEA 5.2 negotiating history, at that time microplastic was +considered only in terms of waste. That is why the UNEA Resolution 5/14 contains references to +microplastics only within the preamble and only in the context of plastic pollution. + +3 + +To conclude, for the reasons outlined above, microplastic should be considered within these +negotiations as “microplastic pollution” or product of degradation of end-use plastic products and, +therefore, should be addressed in Articles 8, 9, and 11 of Part II of the draft Instrument. + + + +",4 +117,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Textual suggestions on Provision 3(a) by Russia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_textual_suggestions_on_provisions_3a_and_3b_cg1_0.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual suggestions of the Russian Federation on +Provision 3 Problematic plastic products +1. With regard to Provision 3(a) “Problematic plastic products”, the Russian delegations +supports Option 3 with certain substantial drafting amendments: +[1. Each Party should identify at the national level problematic +plastic products.] +1. +[2.] Parties [Each Party is] are encouraged to take measures[, +consistent with their regulatory frameworks and processes,] to +gradually reduce the use of problematic and avoidable plastic +products, identified [within their national jurisdictions] on the +basis of relevant parameters, and based on [taking due account of] +the +availability, +accessibility[,] +and +affordability +[and +environmental impact] of sustainable alternatives [like products +made of any alternative materials, as well as socio-economic +effects of such measures], in particular to developing countries, +taking into account their national circumstances and capability. +Explanatory note: +o +The focus should be on “problematic” products only, because this generic term would +include all other specific circumstances that are captured by the text. +o +Parties are “encouraged to take measures” given that there is a huge array of +considerations that should be taken into account and which eventually could impede the +adoption of any limitations at the national level. +o +Measures and the relevant preceding decision-making processes should be “consistent with +regulatory frameworks and processes” to ensure that Members maintain full sovereignty in +this respect and the agreement does not prescribe any direct application of the disciplines. +o +Any changes should be “gradual” in order for the consumers, industries, and all other +related parties to gradually adapt to new rules and avoid any shortages and bottlenecks. +o +“Problematic” products should be identified “within national jurisdictions” following +national “regulatory frameworks and processes” and in accordance with the “relevant +parameters”, because any attempts to reach consensus on either global list of products or +common criteria for their definition would fail bearing in mind the wide range of national +circumstances that could influence the choosing of products or criteria. +o +In the process of decision-making Members should take due account of the following +factors in order to avoid discrimination of plastic products vis-à-vis like products made of +any alternative materials (i.e. not only alternative plastics, but also paper, aluminium, +glass etc.): + +availability, as technical ability of the industry to produce alternatives in the +required volumes, +2 + +accessibility, meaning the ability of consumers to obtain the required volume of +alternatives in the market, + +affordability, which should be measured in terms of costs related to alternative +material’s use relating to the consumers’ income, + +environmental impact of the alternative, which should be considered throughout its +full life cycle. +o And finally, domestic regulators should take due account of “socio-economic effects” of +such restrictive measures based on the whole set of data and evidence that they would get +throughout the process of public consultations about the proposed measures aimed at +reducing the use of “problematic” plastic products. +2. With regard to Provision 3(b) “Intentionally added microplastic”, the Russian +Federation supports Option 0 – deleting Provision 3(b). We cannot support the +restrictions on using microplastics as a material for production. +",4 +118,26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Corrections to streamlined text on Section 3a,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_corrections_for_technical_streamlined_text_art_ii.3a_cg_1.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Suggestions of the Russian Federation regarding technical streamlining +of Section II.3(a) “Problematic plastic products” +The technically streamlined text on Section II.3(a) prepared by the Secretariat is incorrect. +Option 1 of the streamlined text includes texts from Options 1, 2 and 3 of the revised draft +text but not in a complete way. Thus, in order for Option 1 to be technically correct it +shall include the missing language from Options 2 and 3 of the revised draft text as well +as indicate the alternative brackets compiled from different options of the revised draft +text in the following way (red color - to add): +3. +Problematic [plastic products] and avoidable plastic products [and groups of +such products], [including short-lived and single-use plastic products] +and [products containing] intentionally added microplastics +a. +Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and groups of +such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic products +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. +Option 1 +1. [Each Party should identify at the national level a list of problematic and avoidable +plastic products.] [Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities,] Each Party [must take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and not allow] +[should][shall] [Parties are encouraged to] [take] [the necessary] measures [, consistent with national laws,]] +[to regulate] [not allow][gradually][reduce]] [, as appropriate,] [restrict] the [use of problematic and avoidable +plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory]] [with high risk of +environmental leakage], [production, sale, distribution, import or export of] [problematic and avoidable] [the] +plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products,] [listed in part II[I] [III] of annex B] +[after the dates specified for those products, and] identified based on [relevant parameters] [criteria [and +within the timeframe set out in the same]] [[national criteria guided by] the criteria contained in part I of +annex B] [science-based criteria] [and listed at the national level] [with an application-based approach] [by the +governing body* after enforcement of the instrument*] [taking into consideration technical feasibility and +accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic impacts] [provided alternatives or +substitutes are available, accessible, affordable, and environmental-friendly [sustainable]] [, in particular to +developing countries, taking into account their national circumstances and capability] [[set out in part I of] +annex [B], except where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex +B pursuant to [Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]]. [This provision does not limit +Parties’ abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B.] +[The measures taken to implement this provision[, including the appropriate nationally determined timeframes +for reduction and [as appropriate] phase-out,] shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to +[Part IV.1 on national plans]]. +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +2. [ The governing body* shall develop guidance on the regulation of problematic and avoidable plastics +based on scientific criteria and take into account the availability, accessibility and affordability of sustainable +alternatives.] +3. [For implementation the Parties must promote the development of safe and cost- effective alternatives and +such knowledge and technologies must be shared freely among all the Parties.] +2 +4. [The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be made +available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to enable compliance +of control measure.] +Explanatory note: +1. Add the paragraph OP1 bis of Option 2 of the revised draft text in current paragraph 1 as the first +sentence: [Each Party should identify at the national level a list of problematic and avoidable plastic +products.] +2. Put brackets over “including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory” in the phrase +[use of problematic and avoidable plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic +products in its territory]] because there were no such phrase in Option 3 of the revised draft text. +3. Put brackets over “listed in part II[I] [III] of annex B” in line 7 and “set out in part I of] annex [B], +except where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B +pursuant to [Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]” in line 15 of paragraph 1. +4. Bracket paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 since there is no such paragraphs in Option 3 of the revised draft text. +",4 +119,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Russia_Position on Article 3a,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting_art_3a_0.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 26, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 3 + +The Russian Federation supported paragraph OP1 bis in Option 2 of the previous revised draft +text, which stated that each Party should identify problematic plastic products at the national level. +However, we cannot find this wording in the streamlined text. Therefore, as we consider OP1 bis +as a separate important sentence, we request to insert the paragraph OP1 bis in current paragraph 1 +as the first sentence. + +We also suggest bracketing the text in line 5 of paragraph 1: “including short-lived and single-use +plastic products in its territory”, since it does not reflect the wording from Option 3 of the revised +draft text. In Option 3 there were no mention of short-lived or single-used products. + +For this reason, we also ask to bracket “listed in part II[I] [III] of annex B” in line 7, and “set out +in part I of] annex [B], except where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant +product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon +request]” in line 15 of paragraph 1. Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 also should be bracketed for that reason +as well. Since no global list or criteria seems to be likely to achieve, Annex B should be deleted as +well as any references to it. + +We are concerned about using such terms as “single-used”, “short-lived” or “avoidable” since +there are no commonly agreed definitions for such terms, and we don’t believe we will be able to +find common ground on them in the INC. + +There is a number of proposals on how to approach problematic plastics. One of them is that +members have to come up with a globally agreed list of products subject to prohibitions. For such +list to be created, we would have to consider carefully specific national circumstances of all INC +Members and, based on that, find a “common denominator”. This task seems impossible due to +divergence in waste management capacities between INC Members. + +It would be hard to ensure due consideration of other relevant factors, such as: + consumption patterns (for example, insufficient supply of clean water warrants extensive use +of PET bottles), + +2 + local climate conditions (for example, PE films for package are essential in hot climate for +preservation of sanitary safety of food), + ability of the local industry to produce the necessary alternatives, + reliance of the local communities on production of certain plastic products (production bans +will lead to decrease of local employment with potential adverse effects on SDG progress, such +as poverty eradication). + +Based on the experience of trade and economic negotiations on lists, we would not be able to +exclude national socio-economic concerns from these negotiations thus hindering the process in +INC. + +Another option is to elaborate certain global criteria, which would serve as a basis for national +implementation of prohibitions. Some Members are floating ideas to include highly controversial +criteria. The same proponents suggest that there should be no global criteria linked to recyclability +of plastics, although this is the key issue in these negotiations. Our delegation disagrees. + +We should bear in mind subsequent implementation of global criteria for problematic plastics. +Under this provision, Members will have to reduce or prohibit the “production, sale, distribution, +import or export” of problematic and avoidable plastic products. Such obligations within this +Instrument would contradict the principles of World trade Organization, in particular, the +principles of non-discrimination (including “de facto” non-discrimination) of imported over +domestic products, as enshrined in Articles I and II of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade +of 1947. What is more, application of strict WTO standards would be substituted by vague criteria +and disciplines of this article. What are the practical consequences? For example, based on general +overarching criteria within the Instrument, Members may construct their national lists in a way +that would subject imported products to the most stringent prohibitions and establish more soft +rules for products mostly produced by the domestic industry. “De facto” discrimination would +increase across the board. Clearly, this outcome would be undesirable and would affect the domain +of trade policy, which falls out of the UNEP and INC’s mandates. + +As for Article 3(b), the Russian delegation supports Option 0 – deleting it. We cannot support the +restrictions on using microplastics as a material for production. +Moreover, if we go back to the UNEA 5.2 negotiating history, at that time microplastic was +considered only in terms of waste. That is why the UNEA Resolution 5/14 contains references to +microplastics only within the preamble and only in the context of plastic pollution. + +3 + +To conclude, for the reasons outlined above, microplastic should be considered within these +negotiations as “microplastic pollution” or product of degradation of end-use plastic products and, +therefore, should be addressed in Articles 8, 9, and 11 of Part II of the draft Instrument. + + + +",4 +120,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Textual suggestions on Provision 3(b) by Russia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_textual_suggestions_on_provisions_3a_and_3b_cg1_1.pdf,['intentionally added microplastics'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual suggestions of the Russian Federation on +Provision 3 Problematic plastic products +1. With regard to Provision 3(a) “Problematic plastic products”, the Russian delegations +supports Option 3 with certain substantial drafting amendments: +[1. Each Party should identify at the national level problematic +plastic products.] +1. +[2.] Parties [Each Party is] are encouraged to take measures[, +consistent with their regulatory frameworks and processes,] to +gradually reduce the use of problematic and avoidable plastic +products, identified [within their national jurisdictions] on the +basis of relevant parameters, and based on [taking due account of] +the +availability, +accessibility[,] +and +affordability +[and +environmental impact] of sustainable alternatives [like products +made of any alternative materials, as well as socio-economic +effects of such measures], in particular to developing countries, +taking into account their national circumstances and capability. +Explanatory note: +o +The focus should be on “problematic” products only, because this generic term would +include all other specific circumstances that are captured by the text. +o +Parties are “encouraged to take measures” given that there is a huge array of +considerations that should be taken into account and which eventually could impede the +adoption of any limitations at the national level. +o +Measures and the relevant preceding decision-making processes should be “consistent with +regulatory frameworks and processes” to ensure that Members maintain full sovereignty in +this respect and the agreement does not prescribe any direct application of the disciplines. +o +Any changes should be “gradual” in order for the consumers, industries, and all other +related parties to gradually adapt to new rules and avoid any shortages and bottlenecks. +o +“Problematic” products should be identified “within national jurisdictions” following +national “regulatory frameworks and processes” and in accordance with the “relevant +parameters”, because any attempts to reach consensus on either global list of products or +common criteria for their definition would fail bearing in mind the wide range of national +circumstances that could influence the choosing of products or criteria. +o +In the process of decision-making Members should take due account of the following +factors in order to avoid discrimination of plastic products vis-à-vis like products made of +any alternative materials (i.e. not only alternative plastics, but also paper, aluminium, +glass etc.): + +availability, as technical ability of the industry to produce alternatives in the +required volumes, +2 + +accessibility, meaning the ability of consumers to obtain the required volume of +alternatives in the market, + +affordability, which should be measured in terms of costs related to alternative +material’s use relating to the consumers’ income, + +environmental impact of the alternative, which should be considered throughout its +full life cycle. +o And finally, domestic regulators should take due account of “socio-economic effects” of +such restrictive measures based on the whole set of data and evidence that they would get +throughout the process of public consultations about the proposed measures aimed at +reducing the use of “problematic” plastic products. +2. With regard to Provision 3(b) “Intentionally added microplastic”, the Russian +Federation supports Option 0 – deleting Provision 3(b). We cannot support the +restrictions on using microplastics as a material for production. +",4 +121,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand reflection part II.3b,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_reflections_on_the_part_ii.3b.pdf,['intentionally added microplastics'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on the Part II.3b +Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived and single-use +plastic products and products containing intentionally added microplastics +26 April 2024 +Part II +3. +Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived +and single-use plastic products and products containing intentionally added +microplastics +b. Intentionally added microplastics + +Firstly, Thailand supports the option 1 as a basis of discussion by taking into account +the consideration of the negative list approach for the exclusion of intentionally-added +microplastics in some certain products in need. +Secondly, we also support the option 5 proposing to merge unintentional releases of +microplastics in the provisions of Part II.8. +Lastly, we strongly oppose the option 0. +",4 +122,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Russia_Position on Article 3b,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting_art_3b.pdf,['intentionally added microplastics'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 26, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 3 + +The Russian Federation supported paragraph OP1 bis in Option 2 of the previous revised draft +text, which stated that each Party should identify problematic plastic products at the national level. +However, we cannot find this wording in the streamlined text. Therefore, as we consider OP1 bis +as a separate important sentence, we request to insert the paragraph OP1 bis in current paragraph 1 +as the first sentence. + +We also suggest bracketing the text in line 5 of paragraph 1: “including short-lived and single-use +plastic products in its territory”, since it does not reflect the wording from Option 3 of the revised +draft text. In Option 3 there were no mention of short-lived or single-used products. + +For this reason, we also ask to bracket “listed in part II[I] [III] of annex B” in line 7, and “set out +in part I of] annex [B], except where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant +product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon +request]” in line 15 of paragraph 1. Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 also should be bracketed for that reason +as well. Since no global list or criteria seems to be likely to achieve, Annex B should be deleted as +well as any references to it. + +We are concerned about using such terms as “single-used”, “short-lived” or “avoidable” since +there are no commonly agreed definitions for such terms, and we don’t believe we will be able to +find common ground on them in the INC. + +There is a number of proposals on how to approach problematic plastics. One of them is that +members have to come up with a globally agreed list of products subject to prohibitions. For such +list to be created, we would have to consider carefully specific national circumstances of all INC +Members and, based on that, find a “common denominator”. This task seems impossible due to +divergence in waste management capacities between INC Members. + +It would be hard to ensure due consideration of other relevant factors, such as: + consumption patterns (for example, insufficient supply of clean water warrants extensive use +of PET bottles), + +2 + local climate conditions (for example, PE films for package are essential in hot climate for +preservation of sanitary safety of food), + ability of the local industry to produce the necessary alternatives, + reliance of the local communities on production of certain plastic products (production bans +will lead to decrease of local employment with potential adverse effects on SDG progress, such +as poverty eradication). + +Based on the experience of trade and economic negotiations on lists, we would not be able to +exclude national socio-economic concerns from these negotiations thus hindering the process in +INC. + +Another option is to elaborate certain global criteria, which would serve as a basis for national +implementation of prohibitions. Some Members are floating ideas to include highly controversial +criteria. The same proponents suggest that there should be no global criteria linked to recyclability +of plastics, although this is the key issue in these negotiations. Our delegation disagrees. + +We should bear in mind subsequent implementation of global criteria for problematic plastics. +Under this provision, Members will have to reduce or prohibit the “production, sale, distribution, +import or export” of problematic and avoidable plastic products. Such obligations within this +Instrument would contradict the principles of World trade Organization, in particular, the +principles of non-discrimination (including “de facto” non-discrimination) of imported over +domestic products, as enshrined in Articles I and II of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade +of 1947. What is more, application of strict WTO standards would be substituted by vague criteria +and disciplines of this article. What are the practical consequences? For example, based on general +overarching criteria within the Instrument, Members may construct their national lists in a way +that would subject imported products to the most stringent prohibitions and establish more soft +rules for products mostly produced by the domestic industry. “De facto” discrimination would +increase across the board. Clearly, this outcome would be undesirable and would affect the domain +of trade policy, which falls out of the UNEP and INC’s mandates. + +As for Article 3(b), the Russian delegation supports Option 0 – deleting it. We cannot support the +restrictions on using microplastics as a material for production. +Moreover, if we go back to the UNEA 5.2 negotiating history, at that time microplastic was +considered only in terms of waste. That is why the UNEA Resolution 5/14 contains references to +microplastics only within the preamble and only in the context of plastic pollution. + +3 + +To conclude, for the reasons outlined above, microplastic should be considered within these +negotiations as “microplastic pollution” or product of degradation of end-use plastic products and, +therefore, should be addressed in Articles 8, 9, and 11 of Part II of the draft Instrument. + + + +",4 +123,27/04/2024 | Kenya | Proposed placeolder text by Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/micro_nano_plastics_0.pdf,['micro- and nanoplastics'],['Kenya'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +REPUBLIC OF KENYA +Proposal by Kenya on micro and nanoplastics +3bis. Micro- and nanoplastics +Option 1 +Proposed Text for the Placeholder. +“Parties shall take effective measures to promote research on scale and scope of leakage of +micro and nanoplastics across the entire lifecycle of plastics and their impacts on all +ecosystems, biodiversity, food chains and human health. +Each party shall take measures to promote transparency and reduce emissions of both +intentionally added microplastic ingredients and unintentional releases of microplastics +Parties shall establish regional centres of excellence to monitor and report on leakage and +dispersal of microplastics in land, water, air and in living organisms. +The dedicated fund established under this treaty shall provide resources to establish +infrastructure to promote research on micro and nanoplastics.” + +27th April 2024 +",4 +124,27/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part II Micro- and nanoiplastic 3bis,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/27-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg_1_3bis.pdf,['micro- and nanoplastics'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"27-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[27/04/2024] +II +3bis. +• Thanks co-facilitator, I will try to make +my intervention short and sweet. + +• We appreciate the concerns raised by +others on this matter. + +• We agree on the fact that it is a topic +that needs to discussed in a greater +depth. + +• Therefore we encourage scientific +research to reach scientific +consensus on this topic first before +moving forward. + +• We believe that the provision of Micro +and nano plastics is lacking sufficient +scientific evidence. + +• Therefore, such provision without a +doubt will lead to diversion rather than +conversion which defeats our main +purpose of this session. + +• Based on that we support Option-0 +with No Provision. + +",4 +125,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.4,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.4-.pdf,['exemptions available to a party upon request'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.4 – Exemptions available to a Party upon request + +Comment: Kazakhstan asking to clarify the phrase “intentionally added +microplastics”. +It is proposed to phase out single-use plastic products, taking into account +evidence-based research and national priorities. Kazakhstan supports Option 1 +with some adjustments. At the same time, not to establish specific timeframes +for exemptions, as they will be linked to national priorities and opportunities. It +is also proposed not to establish special programs, but to limit them to national +plans. + +Option 1 +1. +Any Party may register, in accordance with the provisions of [Part II.1, Part +II.2 OP1 bis Alt] and [part II.3 [on problematic and avoidable plastic products, +including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added +microplastics, Option 1 OP1 Alt 2]] an exemption1 from the phase-out dates +listed in part II in annex B for specific products, hereafter referred to as an +“exemption”, in accordance with the procedure [set out in …] depending on +national priorities and capacities, and taking into account scientific research. + + + +1 Note: This proposed text is based on the experience of other multilateral environmental +agreements. Members may wish to consider other alternatives as deemed necessary. +Adapted from the Minamata Convention, as a possible complement to the control measures +on problematic and avoidable plastic products. The specific conditions, timeframes and +other details required for the registration of exemptions would need to be elaborated on by +members. +",4 +126,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_Part II.4 Exemptions,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_ii.4_and_4bis.pdf,['exemptions available to a party upon request'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand intervention on Part II.4 +Exemptions available to Party upon request +26 April 2024 +Part II +4. Exemptions available to Party upon request + +Having considered and taking into account the spirit of CBDR principle, +Thailand is of the view that the exemption provision should not be specified only for +part II.3 provision, but also for other provisions, including Part II.1, II.2 and II.3 +provisions upon request by any parties who has its own different circumstances and +capabilities to fulfil such provisions right after entering into force of the instrument. + +However, such request needed to be reviewed by a subsidiary body to determine +whether it meets with reasonably sound proper, transparent, inclusive criterion or +requirements as set out in annex [..], for example requirement for submission of its +promised action plan and timeline to ensure its fully compliance with those provisions +within a certain period, and to be approved/decided by the governing body as +recommended by a subsidiary body. + +In addition, Thailand highlights our strong support on the Part II.4bis provisions +to be included in this instrument. + +",4 +127,27/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II - IV EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE TO A PARTY UPON REQUEST,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_iv_exemptions_available_to_a_party_upon_request_1.pdf,['exemptions available to a party upon request'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION + + +Part II – 1.2 +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request + +GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU COFACILITATOR GUATEMALA CONSIDERS OPTION 4 BIS +1, ADDING ""DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"" AT THE BEGINNING. + +WE HIGHLIGHT THE RELEVANCE OF OPTION 4 BIS 1, PRIORITIZING EXCEPTIONS FOR +COUNTRIES DEPENDENT ON IMPORTED RAW MATERIALS AND WHERE THERE ARE NO +SUBSTITUTES YET MEETING THE QUALITY CRITERIA TO REPLACE THE CURRENT +PRODUCTION SCHEME. + +IT MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE NATIONAL CAPACITIES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES +SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED, UNDERSTANDING THAT SOCIO-ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL, +ENVIRONMENTAL, AND INFRASTRUCTURAL CONDITIONS ARE INHERENTLY DIFFERENT +AMONG NATIONS. + +THE ABOVE IS LIABLE TO HAVING DEFINITIONS AND ANNEXES DULY VALIDATED BY THE +STATES. +",4 +128,27/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part II 4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/27-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg_1_exemptions_available_to_a_party_upon_request.pdf,['exemptions available to a party upon request'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"27-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[27/04/2024] +II +4. Exemptions +available to a Party +upon request +• We support the decision made by +Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries +in this matter. + +• We think it is premature to include this +provision in the discussion. + +• As of now there is no definition of +problematic and avoidable plastic +products, including short-lived and +single-use plastic products. + +• We are yet to determine which +products will fall under these +categories. + +• Since we don’t agree on having top- +down obligations in respect of the +above items, then exemptions are not +applicable. + +• Therefore we support the decision of +Saudi Arabia and Iran with option 0 +with no provision. + + +",4 +129,27/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.4,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.4.pdf,['exemptions available to a party upon request'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Part II.4: Exemptions available to a Party upon request + +Malaysia emphasises that the implementation of the Treaty must be nationally-driven. + +Malaysia is of the opinion that there is no need for this provision at this time, as it is +premature to discuss exemptions without knowing the obligations that we are agreeing +to. + +Thank you. + +27 April 2024 +",4 +130,27/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Intervention by the UK,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg_1.2_part_ii_4_exemptions_uk_intervention.pdf,['exemptions available to a party upon request'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Sub Group1.2 Part II 4: Exemptions- UK Intervention +4. Exemptions +Thank you, Mr co- facilitator. +The UK supports the inclusion of an exemptions article and the broad approach set out +by the EU. We believe the process should be transparent and underpinned by evidence +to identify and grant exemptions to meet members’ needs. It should also set out clear +time frames for how long exemptions are granted and be regularly reviewed. + +We remain open and flexible to how the treaty could grant exemptions and we believe it +could, as mentioned by others, draw on existing MEAs. An exemption article like the one +in Minamata Article 6, as others have cited, could be a good basis to start discussions. + +However, as many others have said we look forward to discussing exemptions in more +detail when we have a clearer understanding of the restrictions this treaty may +introduce. + +Thank you + +",4 +131,25/04/2024 | Bangladesh | New proposal of dedicated program of work,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/4bis_text_proposal_bangladesh.pdf,['dedicated programmes of work'],['Bangladesh'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"4bis. Dedicated programmes of work +Option 1 +1. +Dedicated Programmes of work are hereby established to support the implementation of the +instrument* for the following sectors and/or product groups: +a. +Packaging; +b. +Fisheries and aquaculture; +c. +Agriculture; +d. +Textiles. +e. +Top Plastic Transporting Rivers into the Marine Environment +2. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements and terms of reference +for the operation of the dedicated programmes of work, and review them periodically thereafter. The +dedicated programmes of work shall: +a. +Prepare recommendations to the governing body* for its consideration, on inter alia +targets, criteria, measures and guidelines, to support implementation and to further +develop the relevant provisions in the instrument*; +b. +Cooperate and coordinate with intergovernmental organizations and entities, as +appropriate, and engage with relevant stakeholders through a multistakeholder action +agenda; +c. +Report regularly to the governing body* on all aspects of its work. +3. +The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the implementation and effectiveness of +dedicated programmes of work and, based on such review, take relevant action. +4. +The governing body* shall initiate additional dedicated programmes of work, as appropriate, +to support implementation of the instrument*. + +Commented [D1]: Justification of Inclusion of new item +(highlighted) +Environmental Science & Technology journal reveals that +rivers collectively dump anywhere from 0.47 million to 2.75 +million metric tons of plastic into the seas every year, +depending on the data used in the models. + +The 10 rivers that carry 80 percent of that trash are the +Yangtze, Yellow, Hai, Pearl, Amur, Mekong, Indus and +Ganges Delta in Asia, and the Niger and Nile in Africa. + +Three reason for this highest pollution. 1) Local poor waste +management, 2) high precipitation, 3) rivers are close to the +ocean and cities, etc. + +Business as usual situation proved insufficient. Therefore a +dedicated program on highly marine plastic transporting +rivers is highly required to save marine environment. +",4 +132,25/04/2024 | India | Part II.4bis,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india_4bis_25apr24.pdf,['dedicated programmes of work'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +India would like to thank Norway for the introduction of 4bis. India would like to make +the submission that the proposal, to establish dedicated program of work in respect of +specific sectors, must not be incorporated as one of the provisions of the proposed +instrument. It proposes to look at the identified sectors to recommend for targets. The +instrument’s objective is to address plastic pollution. Any such measure to address +plastic pollution may be looked at by the technical body established under the +instrument. + +India proposes no text option for 4bis. + +Thank you. +",4 +133,25/04/2024 | Japan | CG1: Japan's text proposal on 4 bis Dedicated programmes of work,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_japans_text_proposal_on_4bis.pdf,['dedicated programmes of work'],['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"CG1: Japan’s text proposal on Dedicated programmes of work + + +➢ The sectoral approach is effective and practical, given the diversity of product design, +recyclability, and contamination countermeasures. We support the approach of establishing +programs of work for sectors that need to be addressed and discussing necessary measures. +➢ On the other hand, sectors requiring a work plan should be decided after conducting a review, +etc. on relevant international and regional measures in intersessional work, since it is +necessary to respect the work being conducted by each specialized international +organization while avoiding overlap with the existing framework. +➢ In addition, there is room for consideration of the sections to be included in this Article in +light of the overall structure of the document. The target sectors and specific content of +regulations should be discussed and clarified at the first session of governing body in the +future. +➢ We propose the following draft text to reflect our thinking. + +Text Proposal + + +1. Dedicated programmes of work are hereby established to support the implementation of the +instrument* for the following sectors to be decided by the Governing Body* at its first session, +[based on the needs to evaluate current and projected releases of plastics and plastic waste +and to evaluate the efficacy of the measures of the Parties relating to the management of such +releases, while taking into account socio-economic impacts].and/or product groups: +a. Packaging; +b. Fisheries and aquaculture; +c. Agriculture; +d. Textiles + +[*Note: Japan deems that at least “Agriculture” and “Fisheries and aquaculture” sectors +should be included in the sectors of the dedicated programmes of work.] + +2. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements and terms of +reference for the operation of the dedicated programmes of work, and review them +periodically thereafter. The dedicated programmes of work shall: +a. +Prepare recommendations to the governing body* for its consideration, on +inter alia targets, criteria, measures and guidelines, to support implementation and to +further develop the relevant provisions in the instrument*; +b. +Cooperate and coordinate with intergovernmental organizations and entities, +as appropriate, and engage with relevant stakeholders through a multistakeholder +action agenda; +c. +Report regularly to the governing body* on all aspects of its work. +3. +The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the implementation and +effectiveness of dedicated programmes of work and, based on such review, take relevant +action. +The governing body* shall may adoptinitiate additional dedicated programmes of work, as +appropriate, to support implementation of the instrument*. +",4 +134,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Intervention by the Russian Federation in subgroup 1.2 on article 4bis,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/article_4bis_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting.pdf,['dedicated programmes of work'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 4bis +At this stage we do not support provisions set out in section 4bis. It sets build-in-agenda for +future work, while we cannot agree even on the current draft text. We think it is premature to +discuss possible future areas of work. Moreover, the reasons to pick packaging, fisheries, +aquaculture, and agriculture are unclear. These sensitive areas are strongly connected to ensuring +food security which is a priority target for many countries. +",4 +135,26/04/2024 | Brazil | Brazil's Proposal on Part II – 4bis,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazils_proposal_on_part_ii_-_4bis.pdf,['dedicated programmes of work'],['Brazil'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +The Federative Republic of Brazil + +Federative Republic of Brazil's Proposal on Part II – 4bis of the Revised draft text of the +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Ottawa, Canada +April 26, 2024 + + +- Brazil submits the following alternative text proposal regarding 4bis in Part II of the revised +draft: + +4bis Alt. Parties are encouraged to, according to their national circumstances and capabilities, +assess which sectors most contribute to plastic pollution in their national jurisdictions and +establish related dedicated programmes of work to support the implementation of the instrument. +",4 +136,26/04/2024 | Norway | Brief on Norway's proposal 4bis Dedicated Programmes of Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/norway_inc_brief_on_4_bis_-_dedicated_programmes_of_work.pdf,['dedicated programmes of work'],['Norway'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Norway INC Brief on 4 bis - Dedicated Programmes of Work + +Plastics are ubiquitous in daily life, with millions of applications across almost every sector on +earth, which makes more complex the effort to develop and implement the international +legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution. To assist further development and +implementation of the ILBI, Norway has proposed to establish dedicated programmes of +work (DPOWs), reflected in the revised zero draft as 4bis, to address different sectors and +product groups (see Annex 2). + +A. Rationale and approach +DPOWs are a flexible mechanism that empowers the governing body to implement tailored +approaches under the ILBI. The overall objectives of the DPOWs are: +a) To organize a sector-wise approach and promote stakeholder action to achieve the +objectives above. +b) To further develop the relevant provisions in the ILBI, including annexes +c) To support implementation of the relevant provisions in the ILBI + +DPOWs will be mandated to provide support for implementation and further development of +relevant provisions in the ILBI, in order to facilitate progress. This could include developing +relevant annexes to the ILBI, developing guidance, aligning global and national policies, +promoting stakeholder actions across the value chain and ensuring complementarity and +cohesion among existing instruments and initiatives. + +To achieve these objectives, there is a need to address different sectors separately, and, +when found appropriate, to focus on specific product groups and applications within those +sectors. In general, each sector manages plastics differently, according to the particular +circumstances of the sector, and this will require a tailored and structured approach to the +development and implementation of relevant provisions. In addition, the adverse effects from +plastic pollution on human health and the environment could vary between, and within, +different sectors which requires tailor-made policies and measures across the whole value +chain. + +In order to achieve a broad and inclusive participation in the activities undertaken by the +various DPOWs, stakeholders should be engaged through the multistakeholder action +agenda. The DPOW can in this way use collective expertise and perspectives to support the +development and implementation of relevant provisions. + +B. Proposed sectors and/or product groups +Initially, the ILBI should prioritize a few sectors, but also allow the flexibility to incorporate +additional sectors as deemed necessary, thereby enhancing adaptability and efficiency in +addressing plastic pollution comprehensively. Our proposal is that the ILBI establishes +DPOWs for (i) packaging, (ii) fisheries and aquaculture, (iii) agriculture, and (iv) textiles and +that the governing body is given the mandate to initiate additional DPOWs, as appropriate. +Examples of additional sectors include but are not limited to: transportation, healthcare and +medical, construction, and electronics. The initial four sectors have been identified as +priorities given the products’ share of waste generation, short timespan in use and/or +products used in close contact with the environment.These sectors would also benefit from +the dedicated programmes of work to coordinate between existing initiatives, fast-track +progress and accelerate the implementation of the ILBI. This is especially the case for +sectors in which there are already a large number of uncoordinated, voluntary or national- +level regulations in place that would benefit from this institutional convening. + +A list of possible activities for a DPOW, based on the packaging sector, is given in Annex 1. + +C. Proposed structural framework +The governing body should be empowered to adopt the terms of reference for each DPOW, +outlining actions, priorities and other arrangements. DPOWs would facilitate the development +of provisions and guidance in the form of recommendations, for consideration and possible +adoption by the governing body. While DPOWs facilitate the development of +recommendations and guidance, they have no formal decision-making authority and will refer +all developments back to the governing body for adoption. They also lack the authority to +enforce compliance or regulate behaviour within sectors, a crucial element that remains the +responsibility of other ILBI bodies. To ensure all recommendations from the DPOW are +based on best available science, collaboration with the independent scientific and technical +bodies is also necessary. + +Participation in DPOWs should be open to all Parties to the ILBI, relevant regional and +international conventions, instruments and organizations as well as all relevant stakeholders, +including the private sector. + +The governing body should periodically review and evaluate the effectiveness and +implementation of the DPOWs to ensure continuous improvement and adaptation to +changing circumstances. Regular assessments help identify successes, challenges, and +areas for improvement, allowing for timely adjustments. + +D. Comparison with alternative structures +The use of DPOWs is based on established and best practice in other multilateral +environmental agreements. DPOWs may offer several advantages over alternative +structures, such as expert working groups. Expert working groups may be suitable for narrow +technical questions or challenges, but they lack the inclusivity and interdisciplinary +collaboration required to tackle the complex and multidimensional nature of plastic pollution. +Using a narrow approach poses significant risks as it can create a fragmented response that +overlooks the interconnected nature of the plastic pollution problem for any given sector. For +instance, focusing on the environmentally sound management of plastic waste in a sector +without addressing product design undermines efforts to achieve holistic solutions. Similarly, +banning the use of certain plastics may give rise to regrettable substitutions, but a holistic +strategy within a DPOW would create the space to identify safe and sustainable alternatives, +identify implementation needs and support the transition to appropriate alternatives. + +E. Conclusion +DPOWs could become an integral part of the ILBI, bringing in sector-specific guidance and +expertise to advance its objectives. In this way, DPOWs will not replace or act as a substitute +for legally binding measures but could assist in their implementation and development by +harnessing sectoral knowledge and developing specialized approaches. Furthermore, +DPOWs could promote transparency and enhance accountability, leading to more targeted +and impactful interventions and promoting buy-in from all. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Annex 1 - Example activities of a DPOW for plastic packaging +In the following list we have only included activities related to development of annexes and +guidance. Other activities will also be relevant, as described under ""rationale and approach"" +above. The listed activities are only meant as examples to illustrate the possible range of the +DPOWs tasks across the various provisions in the ILBI. The activities for any future DPOW +will have to be based on the final, adopted version of the ILBI. + +Related to provision 5 – Product design, composition and performance +a) Identify initial product groups for consideration + +b) Develop minimum design and performance criteria, and relevant timeframes, to be +set out in Annex C + +c) Develop guidance on approaches/measures to promote the reduction, reuse, refill, +repair, repurposing and refurbishment to be adopted by the governing body + +d) Develop minimum percentages of recycled content, and relevant timeframes, to be +set out in Annex C + +e) Develop guidance on approaches to achieve minimum percentages of recycled +content, to be adopted by the governing body + +Related to provision 7 – Extended producer responsibility +f) Identify initial product groups for consideration + +g) Develop modalities for extended producer responsibility systems, and relevant +timeframes, to be set out in Annex D + +h) Develop guidance on establishment and operation of extended producer +responsibility systems, to be adopted by the governing body + +Related to provision 8 – Emissions and releases of plastics throughout the life cycle +i) Identify sources of emissions and releases, to be listed in Annex E + +j) Develop guidance on reducing emissions and releases from sources in the sector, to +be adopted by the governing body + +Related to provision 9 – Waste management +k) Identify initial product groups for consideration + +l) Develop minimum safe and environmentally sound rates, and relevant timeframes, for +collection, recycling and final disposal, to be set out in Annex F + +m) Develop guidance on environmentally sound waste management and minimum safe +and environmentally sound rates, to be adopted by the governing body + +Related to Part IV provision 8 – Stakeholder engagement +To exemplify how a plastic packaging DPOW could work with the MSAA, it could bring +together industry stakeholders to make pledges, supporting innovators for reuse, refill and +reverse logistics and stimulating private sector financing for safe and sustainable alternatives +to plastic packaging. While this can act as an “accelerator” for implementation, the DPOW +would still provide the institutional setting to ensure that such actions are both relevant to the +objectives and strategies for the sector while also promoting complementarity in terms of +harmonised reporting frameworks, standardised packaging criteria and engaging +stakeholders throughout the value chain in an inclusive and equitable manner. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +137,27/04/2024 | Kenya | Additional programmes of Work as proposed by Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kenya_-_dedicated_programs_of_work_0.pdf,['dedicated programmes of work'],['Kenya'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +REPUBLIC OF KENYA +Kenya’s statement on the Dedicated Programmes of Work +Kenya welcomes the provision on dedicated programmes of work and aligns itself with +the already provided areas within the text +Kenya is of the view that sufficient action within these areas will contribute greatly to +the reduction of plastic pollution and advance the achievement of the mandate and +scope of the treaty as stipulated under UNEA resolution 5/14 . +Kenya would however like to propose the addition of the following programmes of +work for consideration under this instrument. +I) Electronic Products and Waste +II) Construction +III) Transport +As this are areas that contribute greatly to plastic pollution globally. +Specifically, on electronic products and waste. Kenya submits that’s this area must be +considered with urgency as studies recycling of these products, that are often exported +to developing countries at their end of life, as well as improper disposal has resulted +in the leakage of toxic chemicals into children’s toys as well as the food chain, exposing +vulnerable populations in developing countries to these toxic substances. + +25th April 2024 +",4 +138,24/04/2024 | Japan | Japan's text proposal on Product Design Composition and Performance,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/japans_text_proposal_on_product_design_composition_and_performance.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"CG1: Japan’s text proposal on Product Design + +What should be covered in the legally binding instrument + +・ In order to promote resource circulation of plastics, and contribute to addressing plastic +pollution, it is necessary and indispensable to take reduction, reuse, and recycling efforts +into consideration from the design stage of plastic products. Therefore, the legally binding +instrument needs to include provisions related to product design, as noted in UNEA +Resolution 5/14. + +・ In specifying requirements for product design in the instrument, it is necessary to take into +consideration differences of the characteristics and use methods of its products in each +country, such as the infrastructure for recycle and waste management, the production +technologies for plastic products and the availability of recycled materials. For this reason, +each country needs to set ambitious design and performance standards for plastics and take +appropriate measures, based on the elements related to product design and performance +standards which would be specified in the Annex of the instrument (or determined +separately by COP). + +・ The elements which should be specified in the Annex may include the following: the weight +reduction, the reuse of parts, the use of easily-recyclable materials, substitution of materials +other than plastic and the use of recycled plastics and bioplastics. (For details, see the +following page.) + +・ Conceivable domestic implementing measures by each country may include, for example, +formulation of design guidelines for manufacturers to follow in designing plastic products, +based on the Annex, taking into account the infrastructure for recycling and waste +management, and characteristics and applications of the products in each country. + +・ One option to further promote resource circulation of plastics is to facilitate industry’s +voluntary actions such as standardization of product designs for each product groups and +establishment of guidelines developed by industry groups, observance of such standards +and guidelines, and sharing of best practices. + +・ In addition to regulatory measures and labeling systems to be implemented as necessary in +each country, the legally binding instrument should also include a provision to recommend +the establishment of governmental support mechanisms, such as the introduction of +certification scheme and public procurement, which will lead to further improvement in the +design performance of plastic products. +Text Proposal + + +1. Each Party shall take measures to enhance the design of plastic products, including packaging, +and improve the composition [of plastics and] plastic products, with a view to: +a. Reducing demand for and use of primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products +b. Increasing the safety durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and +refurbishability of plastic products, as relevant[, and their capacity to be repurposed, +recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming +waste; +c. Minimizing releases and emissions leakages from plastics and plastic products, +including intentionally microplastics considering technical feasibility and accessibility of +potential microplastic alternatives and socio-economic impacts +2. Each Party should adopt sustainable product design and performance criteria and take the +necessary measures to: +a. Reduce the use of plastics across the value chain, including in product packaging; and + +b. Increase the safety, durability, reusability, recyclability, refillability, repairability and +refurbishability of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be +reused repurposed, recycled, recovery and disposed of in a safe and environmentally +sound manner upon becoming waste; + +in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, and taking into account +relevant international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product- +specific standards and guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. Each Party shall consider including the following actions as part of its measures laid out in +paragraph 1: +a. Adopting public procurement policies or guidelines for plastic products to enhance +circularity of plastic products; + +b. Promoting the use of environmental performance standards for plastic products; + +c. Supporting efforts to establish or augment voluntary certification schemes for +environmentally preferable products or packaging to encourage sustainable choices; + +d. Parties should take into account relevant international standards and guidelines, +including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines. + +4. Each Party should establish, in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, +to the extent possible, transparency, labelling and certification procedures and requirements +for plastics and plastic products that conform to the design and performance criteria +established pursuant to paragraph 1, taking into account Confidential Business Information +(CBI). + + + +Attachment draft Annex + + +The following elements should be considered in the product design stage: +＜Structure of Product＞ +1. Reduction in volume of plastic use + Use the smallest volume of material as much as possible. +2. Simplified packaging + Restrain excessive packaging. +3. Longer use and longer service life + Enhance the durability of the product. + The product is able to withstand repeated use. + The parts of the product are easily replaceable. + The product is easily repairable. +4. Use of easily reusable parts or reuse of parts + Use parts that are easily reusable. + Reuse parts. +5. Use of Single materials or reduction of material types. + Use a single material for the product as a whole or parts thereof, or reduce the material +types used. +6. Easier disassembly and separation + The parts are easily disassembled and sorted by components. (Easier removal of lithium- +ion batteries from other parts of the product is better.) + The number of processes required to remove parts, etc., is minimized as much as possible. + The types of materials used are indicated. +7. Easier collection and transportation + The weight, size, shape, and structure of the product are to facilitate easier collection and +transportation as much as possible. +8. Easier crushing and incineration + Easier crushing and incineration for parts that are difficult to reuse or recycle. + +＜Materials of Product＞ +1. Substitution of materials other than plastic + Substitute materials other than plastic. +2. Use of easily-recyclable materials + Use easily-recyclable materials. + Reduce material types . + Avoid using additives and other materials, that hinder recycling. +3. Use of recycled plastics + Use recycled plastics. +4. Use of bioplastics + Use biomass (bio-based) plastics from renewable organic resources such as plants . + Use biodegradable plastics for products that tend to unavoidably leak to natural +environment, taking into account the conditions in which biodegradation occurs. +",4 +139,"24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.5, Part II.5a, Part II.5b, Part II.5c, Part II.5d",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.5.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.5 – Product design, composition and performance + +Comment: Kazakhstan offers a more concise title for Part II.5 and accordingly +change the name of Part II.5a. +Also, Kazakhstan proposes in Part II.5a leave only OP1.c. ter and Sub-Option 1 +point 3. + +Kazakhstan in Part II.5b supports option 4 with some adjustments. We also ask +you to pay attention in the text to equal access to technology, in particular for +developing countries like Kazakhstan. + +Kazakhstan in Part II.5c supports option 4. At the same time, as the use of waste +in the production of products is associated with improving product design, it is +proposed that appropriate measures be reflected not in national plans, but in +national standards (which is technical document). + +Kazakhstan in Part II.5d offers its own edition. +_________ + +5. +Product design, composition and performance + +a. +[Product [design and] performance] +[OP1.c. ter Taking into account the relevant international standards and +guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and +guidelines, and assure compliance with sectoral requirements. The measures +adopted pursuant to this provision may be reflected in the national plan +communicated.]] + +Sub-Option 1 +3. [Each Party][ The governing body*] shall establish and maintain certification +procedures and labelling requirements for plastics and plastic products +[produced within its territory and those available on its market,] based on +[recommendations from the STEPs, and] the design and performance criteria +and other related elements contained in part I of annex C, including, where +relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and elements, and shall require +plastics and plastic products to be appropriately labelled in accordance with +these criteria and elements. +b. +[[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products +Option 4 +1. +Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities, each Party shall take effective measures to promote the reuse, +refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as relevant, of plastics and plastic +products produced within its territory and those available on its market, in +particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems. +2. +Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities, each Party should take measures as deemed appropriate to +support this objective. +3. +There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of +financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to +nationally driven commitments under this provision. + +c. +Use of recycled plastic contents +Option 4 +1. +Each Party should take the necessary measures for plastic products +produced within its territory and those introduced to its market to achieve +minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer +recycled plastic contents, as appropriate taking into account national +circumstances and capabilities. The measures taken to implement this provision +may be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on +national plans]. + +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products +1. The Parties undertake to promote the development and implementation +of safe and environmentally acceptable alternatives to plastics and plastic +products, including through the implementation of regulatory measures and +economic instruments within the framework of national capabilities and +priorities. + 2. In implementing this provision, Parties undertake to ensure that +alternatives to plastics and plastic products are safe and environmentally +acceptable (taking into account their potential environmental, economic, social, +human health and food security impacts). + + + + + +",4 +140,"25/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II - 5 Product design, composition and performance a,b,c,d",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_v_product_design_composition_and_performance_a.b.c.d.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,,4 +141,25/04/2024 | India | Part II.5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india_product_design_25apr24.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +India would like to thank the co-facilitators for developing an effective +streamlined text in regard to provision 5 of Part II of the revised draft text +.India would like to support the streamlined text. India would like to support +Option 2 as the starting point of negotiations for the provision 5a relating +to product design and the streamlined text in respect of reuse, recycle, +refill and repair and the streamlined text in respect of use of recycled +plastic, and option 1 in respect of sub section d relating to alternative +plastics and plastic products. +Indian delegation considers this provision at the core of the strategy to +promote sustainable and optimal use of plastics as well as plastic +products. The approach would result in enhanced lifespan of plastic +products through better design including for repair, reuse and refill, +recyclability and refurbishability. + +This has to be nationally driven and based upon national circumstances +and capabilities. Measures may promote the safety, durability, reusability, +refillability, repairability and refurbishability and recyclability of plastics +and plastic products, as relevant, taking into account relevant international +standards, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards +and guidelines. + +It is important to have an assessment of the need as well as mobilization +of financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to +meet nationally driven commitments under this provision following +common but differentiated responsibilities. + +It must be ensured that the reduction in the use of plastics and plastic +products shall be an outcome of such product design measures and +adoption of more sustainable design of plastics and plastic products. India +would like to propose for the deletion of any reference to reduce from +provision 5 as it is not the intent under this provision but the outcome of +measures taken under this provision. + +There shall not be imposition of harmonized standards without the +consideration of national circumstances and capabilities as well as +financial and technological support made available following principle of +common but differentiated responsibilities. + +Thank you. +",4 +142,"25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Russian intervention on article 5, subgroup 1.2",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25.04.2024_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting_art_5.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 5 +We strongly oppose setting any goals to reduce demand for feedstock and finished products. +Such provisions shift the focus of negotiations away from the key problem – insufficient +development of the waste management systems. It also goes far beyond the scope and objectives +of the agreement, which is to end pollution from plastic waste. +As for subsection 5(b), we also oppose the idea of setting refill, reuse, and repair targets in Part II +of Annex C. Countries significantly differ in terms of the level of development of waste +management systems as well as production and recycling capacities. It is impossible to take such +level of diversity into account and come up with any uniform targets suitable for every country. +That is why we support the alternative paragraph OP2alt in section 5(b). +We believe we need to put brackets in paragraph 1 of 5(b) over “the reduction [in the use],] +reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment” in line 5 - since it can be +considered as alternative approach to the next bracket [circularity approaches]. +As for subsection 5(c), the Russian delegation highlights that in accordance with safety +requirements, not every type of product can contain recycled plastic (a good example is syringes). +In this regard, we do not support the idea of establishing uniform quantitative (percentage) goals +for using secondary resources content. Prescribing specific requirements for the transition to +recyclable materials in international agreement (especially in the form of specific percentage) is +dangerous. +As for the streamlined text, we ask to put entire paragraph 3 of 5(c) in brackets. It is based on +option 3 of the Revised Draft. But we cannot assume that all countries supported this Option for +it to be included as agreed one (Russia does not support option 3 and consequently paragraph 3). +As for subsection 5(d), the Russian Federation supports Option 0 for the following reasons: +▪ +The terminology and scope of this article is unclear.. +▪ +Article 5(d) discriminates plastics made from hydrocarbon raw materials for the benefit of +alternative types of plastics, which may be not less harmful than “conventional” plastics. +▪ +According to many studies, biodegradable plastics are among the major sources of +microplastic pollution. +▪ +Plastics made from alternative materials are generally less environmentally friendly when +considering the full life cycle of finished products. They also shall be separately collected +and recycled. +",4 +143,26/04/2024 | China | China's textual proposal on Part II 5 product design,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_5_chn_textual_submission_april_26_0.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['China'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"B5(a) Product design and performance +Each Party is encouraged to take measures as appropriate, and in accordance with +national priorities, to enhance the design of plastic products and improve the +composition of plastic products, with a view to: +a. Increasing +the +safety, +durability +and +reusability, +recyclability, +refillability, +repairability, and refurbishability, of plastic products, and their capacity to be recycled +at scale and in practice and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner +upon becoming waste; +b. Minimizing leakage from the after use of plastic products, taking into account +relevant guidelines adopted by the governing body* including relevant sector- or +product-specific standards and guideline. 1 +c. Taking into account the cost and quality of recycled plastic products +B5(b) Reuse and recycling of plastics and circularity approaches for +plastic products +1. Each Party is encouraged to take effective measures to promote reuse and +recycling, as relevant, of plastic products produced within its territory and those +available on its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse and +recycling systems, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* . +2. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article may include the use +of regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement, or promoting changes in +the supply chain by investing in reuse, recycling, refill and repair system and +infrastructure, and in consumer behaviour through raising consumer awareness on +sustainable consumption. +B5(c) Use of recycled plastic contents +Each Party should take nationally determined measures to encourage the use of +recycled plastic in appropriate plastic products produced within its territory and those +available on its market to promote safe and environmentally sound post-consumer +recycled plastic contents, when it is technologically feasible and economic viable. +B5(d) Alternative plastics and plastic products +Based upon national circumstances and capabilities, parties should promote safe, +environmentally sound and sustainable alternatives to plastics and plastic products, +such as (i) bio-based plastics, (ii) biodegradable plastics and (iii) compostable plastics, +taking into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human +health impacts, including food security. +1 Option 1 +24/04/2024 Non-paper: CG1 Co-chair’s technical streamline Parts II.4-II.6 +",4 +144,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | 25-04-2024,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25-4-2024_kw_cg1_product_design_composition_and_performance.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 2 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[25/04/2024] +II +5. Product design, +composition and +performance +• Plastic alternative products shall have a +lower environmental and health base +from a life cycle perspective when +compared to primary plastics. +• Also, it is important to consider food +security matters of nations where +alternative plastic is sourced from. + +• We appreciate the opportunity to +discuss the proposed approach. Given +the complexity of product design, which +we consider a critical aspect under part +2, a one-size-fits-all strategy may not be +suitable. Here are our suggestions for +amendments to enhance clarity and +effectiveness: + +• Prioritize product design in +intercessional work for its crucial role in +sustainability + +• Regarding option one, we suggest minor +modifications for precision: + +• Replace ""shall"" with ""should"" in the +second line for flexibility. + +• Amend the term ""plastics"" to ""plastic +product"" in the fifth line of the first +paragraph to maintain consistency. + +• In item 5c, replace ""emissions"" with +""leakages"" and remove the reference to +microplastics due to insufficient +scientific evidence. + +• For the provisions common to Sub- +Options 1 and 2, we propose eliminating +the directive to reduce the use of +plastics across the value chain, as it may +not align with the intended focus here + +25-4-2024 + +Page 2 of 2 + +• We advocate for beginning the material +substitution process at the design stage; +therefore, we recommend moving item +6, ""non-plastic substitutes,"" directly +under product design to facilitate +proper implementation. + +• Therefore, would support option 2. +Point 2. + +",4 +145,26/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.5(a)(b)(c),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.5_abc.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 + +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Part II.5: Product design, composition and performance + +[5 (a)] + +On Product Design and Performance, Malaysia views this provision as critical for us +to transform the way plastics are being produced. With the right product design criteria, +we can ensure that the plastics which we produce and use in the future have minimal +environmental impacts and effects on human health. + +We would like to emphasise the importance of this provision to allow standards and +criteria for product design to be nationally-determined, with an overarching global +guidance. This would ensure that future production of plastics is better, safer and +circular. + +One criteria which is of utmost importance for Malaysia is the incorporation of minimum +recycled content in plastics products, which will also be further discussed under item +5(c). + +Malaysia would like to thank the co-facilitators for the hard work in streamlining the +text and we view that Option 2 would be a good basis for further negotiation. + +[Next, 5 (b)] + +On ""Reduce, Reuse, Refill, and Repair"" mechanisms, Malaysia advocates for a +nationally determined approach. It is crucial to tailor these mechanisms to each +country's unique context, considering safety concerns, especially pertaining to food +and drinking water. + +The imperative for repair and refurbishment extends beyond intent—it requires a +transfer of technology and technical capacity from producing countries to consuming +nations. Without this knowledge exchange, our efforts to mitigate waste will be +significantly hindered. Moreover, if the processes for repairing and refurbishing +products remain exclusive to specific producers, particularly those beyond national +2 + +territories, the accessibility to repair these items becomes hard and costly. + +[Next, 5 (c)] + +On the use of recycled plastic contents, Malaysia is of the view that the determination +of percentages must be nationally-driven, tailored to each country's unique +circumstances. The specific percentage delineated in the Annex should factor in +Minimum Post-Consumer Recycled (MPCR) content, aligned with existing national +targets. + +Thank you. + +25 April 2024 +",4 +146,"26/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part II 5 (SG 1.2, 25 April)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.2_25_apr_part_ii_5.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 +PART II 5 – Product design, composition and performance +On 5 on Product Design, we thank the co-facilitators for working for eleven hours to +streamline this text. + +It’s an improvement and provides clearer options according to the nature of the +obligations. + +We recognize the complexity of this article and would benefit from further streamlining. + +We believe Option 1 provides the best option to achieve the goals of the international +legally binding instrument. + +We agree in the importance of the waste hierarchy. + +We also believe in the importance of minimum design and performance criteria taking +into account relevant international standards and guidelines. + +We agree to move recycling as it is not related to product design, composition and +performance except in the case of recycled content + +We agree that alternative plastics are still plastics and need to be assessed under the +same criteria of safety, sustainability, essentiality and transparency based on a life +cycle analysis for all plastics. + +We agree with the need for a formal intersessional work program on product design, +composition and performance. + +In general, we could work on language that incentivizes product design and +manufacturing processes that +-Limit the use of plastics as far as practicable +-Employ non-plastic replacement materials for existing products +-Employ manufacturing techniques and product design that enables repair, +reuse and recycling + +The assessment of product design and manufacturing shall also include and +assessment of environmental impact of the product as a result of wear and tear, or +leakage, and of the manufacturing process itself. + +A certification scheme regulating minimum design criteria to enable and ensure that +goals of this instrument are met should be developed. + +The governing body could standardize those certification schemes and ensure +compatibility in order to avoid unintentional trade barriers. +We note the need to proceed in a logical way in this exercise of structuring and +streamlining, and note that the provisions on reuse and recycling should be +approached as part of the entire life cycle, and linked to discussions in earlier articles. + +#END +",4 +147,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_part II.5 and II.6,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_ii.5_product_design_ii.6_substitution_final.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand reflection on the Part II.5 +Product design, composition and performance +26 April 2024 + +Part II + +5. +Product design, composition and performance +As proposing on the way forward of CG1 about the restructuring of Part II, Thailand would +like to reiterate that part II.5 should be moved to the beginning of Part II as an upstream +measure. +Part II.5a option 1 should be used as the basis of the discussion, taking into account identified +elements in universal criteria/specific requirements of products or applications (without +limiting their innovation) as well as drawing the direction or roadmap how to include those +criteria/requirements/ specifications in the intersessional work agenda. +The related provision of Part II.5, II.1, II.2, II.7, II.8, and II.9 are interlinked so they should be +considered together in streamlining; while considering Part II.5b, option 2 should be used as a +basis of discussion with related target determination. +For Part II.5c, the recycle content should be discussed together with Part II.7 EPR and II.9 +Waste Management because of their connections. +As same with other distinguished delegations, Part II.6 provision could be merged withPart +II.5d. + + +",4 +148,29/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | CG1 Part II_ Revised Zero Draft_ Alternative_ Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_revisedzerodraft_alt._text_saudi_arabia.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Article +Alt. Text +5. Product design, composition and +performance +Alt. text +Option on 5A +1. Each party, and subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances, capabilities, and law and regulations, should take +measures, to : +a. Enhance the design of recyclability of plastic Product. +b. Increase the safety, durability, reusability, recyclibility, refillability, repairability, refurbishability, or content of recycled +plastic in products, as relevant, taking into account available technologies, relevant international standards, including any +relevant sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision should be +reflected in the national action plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. +c. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology transfer for developing +countries in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. +2. Developed countries shall mobalise resources to developing countries under this provision +3. ParƟes shall follow the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals for all products and +materials within the scope of this agreement. If a Party determines that a material is hazardous, they shall ensure it is labeled +according to the relevant GHS standards. Conversely, if a material is assessed as non-hazardous, Parties shall not apply any GHS- +based labeling requirements for that material + +6. Non-plastic substitutes +Alt. text +Parties shall ensure that non-plastic substitutes are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their potential for +environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, including food and water security, land loss, and based on a full life cycle +assessment. + +7. Extended producer Responsibility +No option + +Alt. text 2 +To be moved under Waste Management + +8. Emissions and releases of plastic +through its life cycle +Alt. text +Option 3: +1. Each Party, subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities and relevant national environmental +regulations, should take necessary measures to regulate the leakage and releases of avoidable plastics, to the environment. +4. The governing body* shall provide a platform for knowledge sharing to promote measures set out in paragraph 1 based, best available +technique and best environmental practices to capture and remove plastic pollution +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture the releases of plastics waste, 6. There +shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology transfer for each developing country in +order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. (Developed countries shall mobalise resources to developing countries +under this provision) +9. Waste management +Alt. text (A) +1. Each Party, subject to national plans and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, available technologies, and relevant +national regulations, shall take measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management of plastic waste. The measures taken +to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +2. The governing body* shall adopt, and subsequently update as needed, guidelines on safe and environmentally sound management of +plastic waste, taking into account the other relevant international guidelines and guidance [or in accordance with the Basel Convention +The Basel Convention Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of Plastic Wastes]. A mechanism needs to be +established to assess the infrastructural requirements and financial resources required for safe and environmentally sound management +of plastic waste in developing countries. +3. Parties may, subject to national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, take necessary measures to: +a. Promote investment in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of plastic +waste; +b. Encourage behavioral changes and raise consumer awareness. +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article should be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to +[Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +B. Fishing gear: +Alt. text + +1. Each Party, subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, are encouraged to cooperate and +take measures, to prevent, and reduce, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear containing plastic, taking into account +internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures. The measures taken to implement this provision +shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. +2. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology transfer from developed +countries to developing countries in order to meet the commitments under this provision. +3. Each Party should take the necessary waste management measures for plastic products produced within its territory and those +introduced to its market + +10. Trade [in listed chemical[, +polymers] and product, and on +plastic waste][related measure] +Option 1: +No text + +Option 2: +Alt. text +Parties shall respect and follow the internationally binding multilateral trading system enshrined in WTO law. +Alt. text (10B) +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate illegal trade, traffic and dumping of plastic waste as sets in Basel Convention on the Control of +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, recognizing its respective mandates, avoiding duplication of +efforts and promoting cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions. + + +11. Existing plastic pollution, +including in the marine +environment +Alt. text (#1) +1. The governing body* shall get an assessment of the existing plastic pollution in respect of each country from an appropriate +subsidiary body, the financial resources required to mitigate and remediate the existing plastic pollution due to legacy plastic +waste. + +Alt. text (#2) +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt: +a. Indicators to identify accumulation zones, and hotspots; +b. Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on the basis of +best available science, [[including the] traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples [’ accessed with their free, prior +and informed consent,] and local knowledge systems,] to address existing plastic pollution, + +Alt. text (#3) +OP 4 Alt 1. The governing body* should adopt guidance, as appropriate, to facilitate implementation of this article. + +Alt. text (#4) +OP 4 Alt 2. The governing body* shall get an assessment of the existing plastic pollution in respect of each country from an appropriate +subsidiary body, the financial resources required to mitigate and remediate the existing plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste. + +Alt. text (#5) +OP 4 bis. Developed country Parties as the largest historical beneficiaries of plastic goods shall take the lead in tackling legacy and +existing plastic pollution in the marine environment including beyond national jurisdiction. + +12. Just Transitions Pathways +Alt. text +1. Each Party shall cooperate to promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition towards sustainable development for +developing country Parties, in the implementation of this instrument*. Developed country Parties shall provide sufficient finance, +technology transfer and capacity building support with the view to promote and facilitate the just transition of developing country +Parties. +2. Each Party could promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition with special consideration for women, children and +youth in the implementation of this instrument. including by, inter alia, enhancing institutional arrangement, enabling policies and +conditions to improve the opportunities, capabilities and livelihoods of affected communities. + +13. Transparency, tracking, +monitoring and labelling +No Option + + +13bis. Overarching provision +related to Part II +Taking into account national circumstances, priorities and capabilities: + +1. Each Party shall establish an effective mechanism to promote plastic circularity and prevent the leakage of plastics into the +environment through a stakeholder approach by adopting integrated and comprehensive national policies. +2. Each Party shall take measures le to promote plastic circularity and prevent the leakage of plastics into the environment and +strengthen the measures over time towards achieving the objective of this instrument. +3. In relation to the previous paragraph, each Party should consider the effective measures listed in annex X. The measures listed in +annex X may be reflected accordingly in the national action plan. The governing body* can review the annex as necessary. + + +",4 +149,25/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | Part II: 5A_Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_5a-_saudi_arabia.pdf,['product design and performance'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"CG1 Part II: 5a -Saudi Arabia + +Item.5 +For this delegation we believe it is difficult to agree on any top down approach and this +applies on the instrument in general as no one size fits all. We think product design is +one of the most important items under part 2 and therefore I will start my intervention by +the following: + +1. We support the calls for having product design as good subject for intersessional +work. +2. We support option one but with few changes as following: +a. Add the word should instead of shall in the second line +b. Delete the word plastics and keep it as plastic product in the fifth line of +the 1st para. +c. Delete item 5.a +d. On item.5 c. we would like to delete the word emissions and replace it with +leakages, and also delete the mention for microplastic here as there are +no enough scientific evidence supporting the need to be included here. +3. On Provision common for Sub-Options 1 and 2 we would like to delete the +mention to the reduce the use of plastics in products across the value chain, +including in product as this should not be intention here. +4. To streamline the text, we would like to move the item 13 on labeling to be under +the product design we believe it fits better in this place and will ensure the safety +of the product design. +5. We believe that substitution of material is an exercise that begins at the design +phase of a product, and moving item 6 ""Non-plastic substitutes"" to be nested +under product design will make sure that substitution is done properly + +",4 +150,26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Corrections to technical streamlined text on Section 5b,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_corrections_for_technical_streamlined_text_art_5_cg1.pdf,"['reduce, reuse, recycling, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Suggestions of the Russian Federation regarding technical streamlining +of Section II.5 “Product design, composition and performance” +The technical streamlining text on Section II.5 prepared by the Secretariat is incorrect. +1. On Point 5(b) “[[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products”, there are missing brackets in +paragraph 1 over “the reduction [in the use],] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, +repurposing and refurbishment” in line 5 - since it is considered as alternative +approach to the next bracket [circularity approaches], which was taken from Option +3 of the revised draft text. +The suggestions are the following (red color means “to add”): +b. [[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products +1. +[Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] Each Party shall[, +based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* [at its first session] [at the latest by its +[first][second][third] session,]] , take [effective] [and environmentally beneficial] measures [as deemed +appropriate][, covering the distribution, sales, and consumption stages] to [promote][[ensure] [enable] [the +reduction [in the use],] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment] [circularity +approaches], as relevant, of [plastics and] plastic products [produced within its territory and those available on +its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, [recycling, ] refill and repair systems]] [, +[according to] [taking into account] national circumstances and [capacities][capabilities]; as well as access to +technologies and availability of financial resources from developing countries].. [The governing body* shall +issue harmonized standards for product reuse, recycling, repair and refurbishment.] +2. On Point 5(c) “Use of recycled plastic contents”, there is a need to add brackets +over the paragraph 3, which is based on Option 3 of the revised draft text. This +Option was not supported by all Members, that is why it shall be put in brackets. +The suggestions are the following (red color means “to add”): +c. Use of recycled plastic contents +1. +[Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,][E][e]ach Party +[as per its national action plan][should][shall] [take [nationally determined][the necessary] measures [for +[appropriate] plastics and][promote that] [require plastics and] plastic products produced within its territory +and those available on its market][to increase the share of secondary plastic that is used in plastic products][[to] +[achieve] [contain] minimum percentages][and to adopt time-bound targets][[to promote recycling** and to +adopt time-bound targets on the use] of safe and [environmentally sound] post- consumer recycled plastic +[contents], [, as appropriate taking into account national circumstances and capabilities.] [when it is +technologically feasible and] based on the elements contained in [as set out in] [part III of annex C] [, within +the timeframe specified in that annex]. [The measures taken to implement this provision [shall][may] be +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]][consistent with +national laws on post-consumer recycled plastic contents]. +[Note: The targets for minimum recycled plastic content in specific applications and product categories, to +create the right enabling conditions for the sectors to meet this target, especially for food-related applications. +Bearing in mind that all [elements contained in part III of annex C] should assist each Party to be able to +setup its own requirements or targets of recyclable plastic contents in its certain prioritized products.] +2 +[2. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision.] +[3. +The governing body* shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all plastics in the +market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental minimum percentage of safe and +environmentally sound post-consumer recycled. [Standards for recycled plastics should be harmonized +globally.]’] +",4 +151,27/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | UK draft provision 5b reuse for consideration,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/uk_draft_article_5b_for_consideration.pdf,"['reduce, reuse, recycling, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products']",['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"United Kingdom Draft Part II Article 5b for consideration + + +1. +Each Party shall take measures to reduce the use of plastic +products through, as relevant, increasing the reuse, refill, repair, +repurposing and refurbishment of those products available on its +market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and +repair systems. + +2. The Governing Body, at its first meeting, shall develop global +reuse and refill targets for specified sectors and subsectors and +settings for inclusion in part II of annex C. +Each Party shall set national targets to achieve the global reuse +and refill targets for the sectors and subsectors and settings +contained in part II of annex C within the timeframe identified in that +annex. + +3. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to meet their +national targets as set under paragraph 2, which may include +regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement, +extended producer responsibility schemes, as set out in part VII or +measures to incentivize changes in the supply chain and in +consumer behaviour. +4. The Governing Body, at its first session, shall adopt minimum +standards for reuse systems, for the sectors and subsectors +contained in part II of annex C, taking into account the special +circumstances of small island developing states. Each Party shall +take the necessary measures to ensure reuse systems operating in +their territory meet the relevant standards. + +5. The Governing Body shall adopt guidance, including +methodologies, to assist Parties in the implementation of +paragraphs 2 and 3. + + +",4 +152,26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Corrections to technical streamlined text on Section 5c,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_corrections_for_technical_streamlined_text_art_5_cg1_0.pdf,['use of recycled plastic contents'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Suggestions of the Russian Federation regarding technical streamlining +of Section II.5 “Product design, composition and performance” +The technical streamlining text on Section II.5 prepared by the Secretariat is incorrect. +1. On Point 5(b) “[[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products”, there are missing brackets in +paragraph 1 over “the reduction [in the use],] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, +repurposing and refurbishment” in line 5 - since it is considered as alternative +approach to the next bracket [circularity approaches], which was taken from Option +3 of the revised draft text. +The suggestions are the following (red color means “to add”): +b. [[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products +1. +[Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] Each Party shall[, +based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* [at its first session] [at the latest by its +[first][second][third] session,]] , take [effective] [and environmentally beneficial] measures [as deemed +appropriate][, covering the distribution, sales, and consumption stages] to [promote][[ensure] [enable] [the +reduction [in the use],] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment] [circularity +approaches], as relevant, of [plastics and] plastic products [produced within its territory and those available on +its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, [recycling, ] refill and repair systems]] [, +[according to] [taking into account] national circumstances and [capacities][capabilities]; as well as access to +technologies and availability of financial resources from developing countries].. [The governing body* shall +issue harmonized standards for product reuse, recycling, repair and refurbishment.] +2. On Point 5(c) “Use of recycled plastic contents”, there is a need to add brackets +over the paragraph 3, which is based on Option 3 of the revised draft text. This +Option was not supported by all Members, that is why it shall be put in brackets. +The suggestions are the following (red color means “to add”): +c. Use of recycled plastic contents +1. +[Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,][E][e]ach Party +[as per its national action plan][should][shall] [take [nationally determined][the necessary] measures [for +[appropriate] plastics and][promote that] [require plastics and] plastic products produced within its territory +and those available on its market][to increase the share of secondary plastic that is used in plastic products][[to] +[achieve] [contain] minimum percentages][and to adopt time-bound targets][[to promote recycling** and to +adopt time-bound targets on the use] of safe and [environmentally sound] post- consumer recycled plastic +[contents], [, as appropriate taking into account national circumstances and capabilities.] [when it is +technologically feasible and] based on the elements contained in [as set out in] [part III of annex C] [, within +the timeframe specified in that annex]. [The measures taken to implement this provision [shall][may] be +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]][consistent with +national laws on post-consumer recycled plastic contents]. +[Note: The targets for minimum recycled plastic content in specific applications and product categories, to +create the right enabling conditions for the sectors to meet this target, especially for food-related applications. +Bearing in mind that all [elements contained in part III of annex C] should assist each Party to be able to +setup its own requirements or targets of recyclable plastic contents in its certain prioritized products.] +2 +[2. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision.] +[3. +The governing body* shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all plastics in the +market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental minimum percentage of safe and +environmentally sound post-consumer recycled. [Standards for recycled plastics should be harmonized +globally.]’] +",4 +153,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part 6,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.6.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.6 – Non-plastic substitutes + +Comment: Kazakhstan supports Option 0 as there is already a chapter on +“Alternatives to Plastics and Plastics Products” in Part II.5d. +____________ +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + +",4 +154,25/04/2024 | Guatemala | Part II: 6 Non-plastic substitutes,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_vi_non_plastic_substitutes.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +",4 +155,25/04/2024 | India | Part II.6,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-_non_plastic_substitutes_25apr24_0.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +India supports the streamlined text for the basis of negotiation. + +Non plastic substitutes must be as per national plan and based upon national +circumstances and capabilities. It is important to foster innovation and incentivize and +promote the development and use at scale of safe, environmentally sound, accessible, +affordable, continuously available and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, including +products, technologies and services, taking into account their potential for +environmental, economic, social and human health impacts. + +The financial mechanism shall ensure technology transfer to developing country +parties, in order to facilitate adoption and use of at scale safe, environmentally sound, +and sustainable non plastic polymers following the principle of common but differential +responsibilities. + +India supports a dedicated provision in this regard. + +Thank you. + + +",4 +156,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article 6_Intervention by the Russian Federation in subgroup 1.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/article_6_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_meeting_1.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.2 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 6 +Non-plastic goods and materials are not in the mandate of this negotiating committee. Therefore, +the Russian Federation fully supports Option 0. +",4 +157,"26/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part II 6 (SG 1.2, 25 April)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.2_25_apr_part_ii_6.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.2 +PART II 6 – Non-plastic substitutes +We appreciate greatly the streamlining of Article 6 on Non-plastic substitutes. + +We support Option 1 with particular emphasis on incentivizing and promoting +research, innovation, development, and use at scale through the cooperation +mechanism. + +To avoid regrettable substitutions, it is important that non-plastic substitutes also meet +criteria that include safety and sustainability with economic, social, and cultural +impacts assessed on a life-cycle approach. + +Substitutes should also include technologies and services that promote reuse and refill +models. + +It is important for developing countries to have access to technologies and financial +resources to facilitate adoption and use at scale of viable non-plastic alternatives. + +Last but not least, we support the use of best available science, traditional knowledge, +knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems, recognizing that we +have much to learn from the knowledge and traditional practices of indigenous peoples +who have lived in harmony with nature using non-plastic materials to meet their needs +for centuries. + +Recognizing that support can go both ways, the Philippines is prepared to provide +assistance and support to developed countries by sharing the knowledge and +practices of our indigenous peoples on non-plastic substitutes. + + +#END +",4 +158,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.7.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.7 – Extended producer responsibility + +Comment: Currently, Kazakhstan has a mechanism for extended producer +responsinility taking into account national capabilities and peculiarities. In this +regard, Kazakhstan supports Option 4. + +Option 4 +1. +Parties are encouraged to consider establishing and operate fiscal and/or +non-fiscal Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems as appropriate and +based on national circumstances and capability, including, where relevant, to +incentivize increased recyclability, support higher recycling rates, and enhance +the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally +sound management of plastic products and increase public awareness. + + + +",4 +159,"25/04/2024 | Guatemala | II 7, Extended Producer Responsibity",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_vii_extended_producer_responsability.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +",4 +160,25/04/2024 | India | Part II.7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +India would like to support the textual streamlining of the provision relating to EPR. +India would like to support Option 1 as the starting point of negotiation for this +provision. + +EPR could serve as one of the important tools to address plastic pollution. It could +serve to address the entire life cycle of plastic products facilitating sustainable design +and environmentally sound waste management. EPR could help in transition from +linear economy model of make, use and dispose to circular economy model of reduce +,reuse and recycle. EPR could be an important tool to promote recyclability, and +promote higher recycling rates. It could also help use of recycled content as well as +reuse. + +EPR mechanisms shall have to be nationally driven taking into account national +circumstances and capacities. There shall not be any EPR obligation beyond national +boundaries and these shall not extend to international supply chains. +There could be guidance on EPR mechanism to facilitate countries design and +implement EPR mechanism if a country wishes as such. + +Thank you + + + + + + + +",4 +161,25/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.7.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 + +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.3) + +Part II.7: Extended Producer Responsibility + +On Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR. Malaysia believes that this para is +important to this instrument as it could accelerate plastic circularity and promote safe +and environmentally-sound management of plastic products throughout its lifecycle. +Therefore, Malaysia supports the call to establish EPR, but it is important that this +process is nationally determined, to set target, context and national measures. For +Malaysia, the establishment of EPR is aligned with our target in the Malaysia Plastic +Sustainability Roadmap. In this regard, Malaysia can work on Option 1. + +Thank you. + +25 April 2024 +",4 +162,25/04/2024 | Norway | Text proposal from Norway on paragraph 2 under Part II.7 Extended producer responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_from_norway_on_extended_producer_responsibility.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Norway'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Text proposal from Norway on paragraph 2 under Part II.7 Extended producer responsibility: +Option 1 +In implementing the provisions of this article, Parties shall take into account relevant guidance and +guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed under the Basel Convention +on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. + + +",4 +163,25/04/2024 | Oman | Oman intervention in part III EPR & waste management,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/oman_intervention_cg_1.3_part_ii_.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Oman'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +Thanks Mr. Co-chair, + +My delegation support the intervention made by Saudi Arabia, and considers Extended +Producer Responsibility (EPR) as a vehicle to support plastic waste recycling. However, we +recognize the varying challenges faced by many countries, particularly developing nations, +in implementing robust recycling schemes effectively, Therefore, we stress the importance +of knowledge sharing and technology transfer for all waste management tools, *and our +option is no provision on EPR in this instrument.* + + + + + +",4 +164,"25/04/2024 | Republic of Korea | Republic of Korea's textual proposal on Part II, 7. Extended producer responsibility",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_republic_of_koreas_text_proposal_on_7._epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Republic Of Korea'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"CG 1: Republic of Korea’s proposal on 7. EPR + +1. Introduction +Ø When providing guidelines for EPR systems, it is essential to reference the OECD's +Extended Producer Responsibility: Updated guidance for Efficient Waste +Management, focusing on systems targeting the final products within domestic +markets. +Ø Also, the introduction of EPR systems must consider the potential economic impact +on informal waste pickers, who play a significant role in waste management in many +developing countries. Emphasizing a just transition is crucial to ensure that these vital +contributors to waste reduction are not adversely affected. + + +2. Text Proposal + +1. Each party is encouraged to establish and operate national Extended Producer +Responsibility(EPR) systems, or any systems that serve the same purpose, taking into +consideration market conditions, national capabilities and circumstances within its +jurisdiction in accordance with national legislation to incentivize increased recyclability, +promote higher recycling rates, enhance the accountability of producers for safe and +environmentally sound management of plastics and plastic products, and enhance public +awareness, with special consideration of just transition for waste pickers. The measures +adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated +pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +2. The governing body shall, at its first session, develop implementable guidelines as outlined +in Annex D for design and implementation of national EPR systems or any systems that +serve the same purpose, and identify their essential features, and to encourage their +harmonization, taking into account a just transition. + +ANNEX D +Outline of guidelines to be developed by the governing body / to be further discussed in +intersessional works +• +Possible policy instruments of EPR +o e. g. Take-back and collection, deposit-refund system, advanced disposal fees, +material taxes, upstream combination tax and subsidy, etc. +• +Possible product coverage under EPR system +o e.g. packaging, plastic products, E-waste, waste tires, fishing gear and nets etc. +• +Key principles of establishment and operation of EPR scheme for consideration +o prioritizing and taking action in accordance with waste hierarchy (prevention, +re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) +o proper allocation of responsibilities for the government, producers, and +stakeholders +o enhancing transparency and accountability through monitoring system +o just transition and protection of waste pickers, small or medium sized +enterprises +• +Institutional actions required +o setting quantitative recycling targets with life-cycle approach +o establishing Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) +o precise reporting, data collecting, if appropriate, through integrated online +portal or database +o establishing clear framework on finance +o supporting producers’ efforts to produce products with enhanced recyclability +o increasing public awareness +• +Expected environmental, economic outcomes + +",4 +165,25/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_Part II.7 EPR,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_ii.7_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"24.04.24 22.48 +1 +Thailand intervention on Part II.7 Extended producer responsibility +25 April 2024 +Part II + +7. +Extended producer responsibility +Thailand is that views of the option 1 is our most preferable option and our proposed text of Part II.7 +Extended producer responsibility would read as follow: +1. +Each Party shall establish and operate mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, +based on the modalities contained in annex D with flexibility in the scope of the application of the national +EPR system, or any other systems or mechanisms, equivalently serving the same propose of EPR system, +including, where relevant, on a sectoral or product basis, to incentivize increased recyclability, promote +higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and +environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle [and across +international supply chains. +2. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the related guidance providing available EPR +modalities with a view to facilitate the establishment of national EPR system and define their essential +features, and to support their harmonization, taking into account the objective of ensuring a just transition, +pursuant to [Part II.12 on Just transition]. +3. +These measures shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on +national plans]. +",4 +166,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1- IRAN-EPR,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii-_epr-iran.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II +7. +Extended producer responsibility +We oppose that the EPR system if any to be put under a stand-alone section in the +Instrument and we suggest allocating under waste management section. +Generally the principle of EPR can be applied at the national level based on the +discretion of each country, especially if there are existing legal regulations within the +country that align with this principle. It is upon the national authority of each country to +consider and implement EPR as deemed appropriate. However, the recommendation to +require countries producing and exporting raw materials used in plastic industries to pay +compensation to an international fund for damages caused by plastic pollution is not +acceptable to my country. Each country may have its own considerations and policies +regarding such recommendations. +This delegation believes that parties are indeed encouraged to consider establishing +and operating fiscal and/or non-fiscal EPR systems based on national circumstances +and capability could include fiscal and/or non-fiscal measures. These systems can +incentivize increased recyclability, support higher recycling rates, enhance producer and +importer accountability for safe and environmentally sound management of plastic +products, and increase public awareness. It is important for parties to determine the +most effective approach to implementing EPR systems in line with their national +objectives. So Iran supports option1 with some modifications. +. + +",4 +167,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part II.7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25-4-2024_kw_cg1_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[25/04/2024] +II +7. Extended +producer +responsibility (EPR) +• First of all, we would like to thank you for +your extensive efforts in streamlining the +text. + +• We view EPR as one of the beneficial +tools that support the management of +plastic waste. However, developing +countries that face challenges due to the +limitations of the relevant infrastructure +would not achieve the intended benefits +of EPR. + +• We think that one size fits all is not +always the right approach and therefore +we suggest that countries know what +works best for them based on their +national circumstances. + +• Also, we would like to highlight the point +that EPR would increase the price of +plastic products and as a result pose +stress on the supply of food aid, +especially in countries that facing food +security matters. + +• Therefore, would support option 0. + + +",4 +168,26/04/2024 | Mongolia on behalf of Statement_Sub-group | Mongolia_Sub-group-1.3_PartII_E7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/mongolia_sub-group-1.3_partii_e7.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Mongolia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Statement of Mongolia on the Part II-Element 7 + +We support the proposal to make EPR mandatory for plastic products and to harmonize +it across countries based on criteria defined in Annex D. +EPR schemes are an expression of the polluter pays principle, it is a policy tool, not a +principle. Therefore, EPR schemes should be mandatory rather than voluntary. +Also, we see that EPR should consider having government representatives and oversight +in their governing bodies, as well as key stakeholders including waste pickers, recycling +and reuse operators, environmental and civil society organizations, and municipalities, +and make their decisions and data transparent. +We think that EPR should strengthen by having eco-modulation amounts high enough to +be effective and covering the full cost of plastic waste management, including the +management of residual waste fractions, rather than focusing only on recycling streams. + + +",4 +169,"26/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part II 7 (SG 1.3, 25 April)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.3_25_apr_part_ii_7.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.3 + +PART II 7 – Extended producer responsibility + +Thank you for the streamlining work on Extended Producer Responsibility. + +We note that the current text attempts to capture the range of Member States positions +accurately. + +We support working on the basis of Option 1, while highlighting our support for +mandatory language to establish a mandatory EPR scheme, which could be country +specific. + +We would also support the indication of clear objectives, including to waste +management and just transition based on the modalities that will be contained in an +Annex. + +This is in line with our national law, that institutionalized the extended producer +responsibility mechanism as a practical approach to upstream measures as well as +efficient waste management, focusing on waste reduction, recovery and recycling, and +the development of environment-friendly products that advocate the internationally +accepted principles on sustainable consumption and production, circular economy, +and producers' responsibility throughout the full life cycle of their product. + +We also would like to support elements indicated in Option 3 such as: + +• Parties shall ensure that EPR schemes have efficient and effective traceability and +accountability mechanisms +• Parties may consider cooperating at regional and global level, in the implementation +of EPR schemes. + + +#END + + + +",4 +170,26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Part II_Article 7_Intervention by the Russian Federation in SG 1.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_article_7_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_sg_1.3.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.3 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 7 +The Russian Federation notes the importance of resource efficiency and +waste management as important components for sustainable consumption and +production, including but not limited to the circular economy and other sustainable +economic models. +The EPR mechanism is one of the key elements in the future instrument. +We support introduction of innovative economic incentive schemes to promote +sound waste management, such as the EPR, recycling incentives, take-back and +deposit schemes and other alternatives at the national level, taking into account the +specificities +and +capacities +of +each +State. +It is equally important to reflect provisions that recommend the establishment of an +EPR mechanism for countries that do not yet have one. +Considering national circumstances should be at the core of this article, +therefore it should be more of a framework in nature. +In this regard the Russian Federation supports option 4 of the revised draft +text, which has been streamlined and therefore moved to the new option 1 +paragraph 1. +We also propose to use the term 'plastic products' instead of ‘plastic’ +throughout the text of this article. +We can also be flexible on where to keep the provisions on the EPR +mechanism. For example, it could be placed under the waste management section. +",4 +171,26/04/2024 | Sri Lanka | Part II 7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sri_lanka_part_ii_7_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Sri Lanka'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Member : Sri Lanka +Subject : Part II -7 EPR + +Sri Lanka endorses Option 1 and advocates for the incorporation of traceability and accountability +measures within it. Moreover, we recognize the significance of implementing Extended Producer +Responsibility (EPR) schemes, particularly by multinational companies distributing plastic +products in developing nations through their agents or local dealers, as a means to mitigate plastic +pollution. We emphasize the importance of integrating EPR as a tool within appropriate section +such as waste management, to streamline efforts and prevent overlapping. +",4 +172,27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.7_kazakhstan_26.04.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II + +7. +Extended producer responsibility + +Kazakhstan position: Currently, Kazakhstan has a mechanism for extended +producer responsibility taking into account national capabilities and +peculiarities. +Kazakhstan has come a long way to establish this mechanism. +We believe that this mechanism should be regulated at the national level and +any guidelines should be of a recommendatory nature. + +We pre-support option 1 with some adjustments. + + + +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. +Option 1 +[Introduction] +1. +[Each Party][who does not yet have its EPR system/scheme][shall][is encouraged to +consider to][establish][, regulate,] [implement] [and operate][, as appropriate] [within its +jurisdiction][as per its national plan and based upon][taking into account][their national +circumstances and capabilities] [according to its specific conditions] a[n] [mandatory] [national] +[fiscal and/or non-fiscal] extended producer responsibility (EPR) [system][scheme][or any +systems or mechanisms serving the same purpose] [most appropriate to a specific region or +country, taking into account market conditions, national capabilities and circumstances,] +[including based on the modalities [covering the products] contained in annex D][with flexibility +in the scope of the application] [including, where relevant, on a sectoral [or product] basis,]]… +[Objectives] +…to incentivize [plastic reduction, [increased] reuse,] increased recyclability, promote [high +quality recycling and]** higher recycling rates, [just transition with special consideration of +waste pickers,] and [increasing public awareness] [enhance the accountability of producers and +importers for safe and environmentally sound management, of plastics [and for littering,] and +plastic products throughout their life cycle [and across international supply chains][promoting +[plastic reuse,] increased recyclability, and higher recycling rates for plastics and plastic +products]. +[Implementation] +2.1 [Parties shall, in implementing this provision, take into account how the measures taken +would contribute to a just transition.] +2.2. The governing body* shall,[ at its first session,] [adopt] [develop] [implementable] +[modalities] [guidance] [guidelines] [as outlined in Annex D] [to inform the establishment] +[for design and implementation] of national EPR [systems][schemes] [or any systems or +mechanisms that serve the same purpose as EPR systems,] and [identify][define] their essential +features, and to [encourage] [support] their [alignment] [harmonization], taking into account +[how the measures taken would contribute to][how EPR systems can support] [the objective of] +[ensuring] a just transition. These guidelines are [This guidance is] of a recommendatory +nature. +2.3.The measures taken to implement this provision shall may be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +Option 2 +1. +Parties shall ensure that all plastic producers operating in their jurisdiction are part of +mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes and multinational corporations +who introduce plastic products especially in developing countries through franchise, +subsidiaries, agents or any other arrangements, shall minimize their plastic pollution footprint +through EPR schemes. +2. +Parties shall ensure that EPR schemes have efficient and effective traceability and +accountability mechanisms. +3. +Parties may consider cooperating at regional and global level, in the implementation of +EPR schemes. + + +",4 +173,27/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | CG1 Part II: 7_ EPR_Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_7_epr_saudi_arabia.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"CG1 Part II: 7_ EPR_Saudi Arabia + + +Article 7: Extended Producer Responsibility (April 25, 2024 from 10:00 to 13:00) +Thank you for your eƯorts with streamlining the text under Part II- Article 7. My delegation considers Extended +Producer Responsibility (EPR) as a one potential optional tool which could possibly support plastic waste recycling. +However, we recognize the varying challenges faced by many countries, particularly developing nations, in +implementing EPR systems eƯectively. +Limited waste management infrastructure, along with the complexity of implementation requires the development of +robust recycling capabilities that are specific to each developing country. A one-size-fits-all approach is simply not +implementable. Designing and implementing an EPR system is complex, requiring careful consideration of local +contexts and circumstances. Therefore, we emphasize the importance on knowledge sharing and technology transfer +for all waste management tools, and our option is no provision on EPR in this instrument. + We're open to exploring other workable solutions that consider the specific circumstances of all parties involved. + +",4 +174,29/04/2024 | Kuwait | extended producer responsibility Part II: 7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/28-4-2024_kw_cg1_streamlined_text_7.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"28-4-2024 + + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[28/04/2024] +II +Streamlined Text +7.EPR + +• Thank you, Mr. Co-Facilitator +giving us the opportunity to +speak. +• We support the proposal of Saudi +Arabia with Option 0 with no +provision. + + +",4 +175,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.8,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.8.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.8 – Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle + +Comment: It is proposed not to formalize this issue as a provision, since the +wording ""emissions and release of plastics"" is not clear, and the development of +safe alternatives is provided for in early provisions. This approach will allow to +avoid loading the text of the agreement and make it more concise. + + +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. + + + +",4 +176,25/04/2024 | India | Emission and release,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/emissions_and_release.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you chair + +India supports textual streamlining of the provision relating to emission and releases +of plastics through out the lifecycle. Draft text in option 2 could serve as the starting +point of the negotiations on this provision. Measures shall have to be nationally driven +and should take into account national circumstances and capabilities. + +Releases of plastic waste that is plastic products into the environment should be +covered under waste management and thereby addressing the aspect of leakage of +plastic products in the environment. The aspects related to release or leakage of +fishing gear should be captured under waste management. + +The mandate under this provision has to be clearly delineated and there should not be +an overlap with the leakage of plastic products in the environment which should be +covered under waste management. + +It is important that while production, handing, storage and transportation of plastic raw +material as well as while producing plastic products , national environmental +regulations are to be followed in respect of emissions and releases to air , soil and +water. All such emissions and releases should be covered under respective +environmental regulations to comply with the emissions and effluent norms. + +There should be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial +resources and technology transfer for each country in order to meet nationally driven +commitments under this provision. + +Thank you + +",4 +177,25/04/2024 | Japan | CG1: Japan_suggestion on Co-Chairs' streamline text_Part II_8.,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_japan_suggestion_on_co-chairs_streamline_text_part_ii_8.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +Japan’s proposal on the Co-chairs‘ technical streamline document +(Part II, item 8) + +25 April 2024 + + +Japan would like to propose following minor additions on the document: +INC-4 Contact Group 1 - Co-chairs‘ technical streamline, Part II, item 8. + + +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle + +Line 7 of paragraph 1, Option 1 + +[, with assessment of trends of the emissions and releases, in accordance with +Part IV.4 on periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of +implementation of the instrument, taking into consideration........] + + + +",4 +178,25/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_Part II.8 Emission & releases,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_ii.8_emissions_releases.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand intervention on Part II.8 +Emissions and releases of plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of plastics +25 April 2024 +Part II +8. Emissions and releases of plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of +plastics +Thailand is that views of the option 1, our most preferable option is a basis of discussion. +Therefore, Thailand proposed title and texts of Part II.8 emissions and releases would be read as +follows: +1. +Each Party shall take measures to prevent and where feasible eliminate the emissions and +releases to the environment, taking into account, as appropriate, the relevant provisions and +guidance agreed in the framework of international organizations such as the International +Maritime Organization, of any plastic pollutions, among others, plastics and plastic products, +plastic polymers, chemical pollutants, plastic pellets, flakes and powder, including microplastics, +across the entire life cycle of plastics, from the source categories identified in annex E. The +emissions and releases covered under this provision should include: +a. Emissions to air of any plastic pollution mentioned above, including microplastics; + +b. Releases to soil and water, and any other ecosystems of any plastic pollution mentioned +above, including microplastics, [to air, soil, and water, and other ecosystems. +2. +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected in the +national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. +The governing body*[, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant, +sectoral guidelines, to facilitate implementation of [the obligations set out in paragraph 1, +including emission and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best +environmental practices on preventing emissions and releases, and best available techniques and +best environmental practices to capture and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics +from freshwater bodies, the marine environment and any other ecosystems. +4. +Each Party shall promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture any +releases of any plastic pollutions mentioned in paragraph 1, including microplastics, into the +marine and other environment. +In addition, we would also support Samoa and Tuvalu’s proposal to include Para 6 of Option 2 in +these provision. +Option 2 +6. +There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources +and technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this +provision. +",4 +179,25/04/2024 | United States of America | USA textual submission on Part II.8. Emissions and releases,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii.8_usa_text_submission_on_emissions_and_releases_april_24.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +United States of America +New Text Proposal +Contact Group 1, Sub-group 1.3, Part II.8 Emissions and releases +April 24 + + +Part II.8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle + +Insert new OP2 quater: + +“Each Party shall, consistent with its national laws, take measures to control emissions +and releases of hazardous pollutants from plastic production facilities.” + +",4 +180,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1- Emissions- Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii-_emissions-iran.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Part II +8. +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle +Regarding title, Iran does not accept any references to emissions and +leakage, preferring instead to focus on the releases of plastic products and +product waste. Our suggestion for title is ""Impacts of Plastic Product Releases +and Waste"". +In this regard Iran believes that to implement these measures effectively, each party +needs to develop and implement national plans tailored to their specific circumstances +and capabilities. These plans should align with relevant national environmental +regulations. +Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and +capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the +marine environment. This can be achieved by implementing necessary measures in +accordance with national plans, based on national circumstances and capabilities, and +relevant national environmental regulations. By fostering innovation in this area, Parties +can work towards reducing the impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and +contribute to a more sustainable environment. So we support option 2. + + + +",4 +181,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part II.8,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25-4-2024_kw_cg_1_er_of_plastic.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language + +II +8. Emissions and +releases of plastic +throughout its life +cycle +• We second Saudi Arabia's proposal +speaking on behalf of the GCC. + +• We support option 3 and suggest that +each Party, subject to its national plan +and based upon national circumstances +and capabilities and relevant national +environmental regulations, should take +necessary measures to regulate the +leakage and release of plastics, including +microplastics, to the environment. + +• Also, Parties are encouraged to promote +scientific and technical innovation to +prevent and capture the release of +plastics waste, including microplastics, +into the marine environment. + + +",4 +182,26/04/2024 | Panama | Group 1 - Subgroup 1.3 Part II: 8 Emissions and releases of plastic...,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_group_1_-_subgroup_1.3_part_ii._8_emissions_and_releases_of_plastic_throughout_its_life_cycle_0.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Group 1 - Subgroup 1.3 Part II: 8 Emissions and releases of plastic throughout +its life cycle +Thank you co-facilitator, + +We would like to express our gratitude to the co-facilitators for their hard work in +streamlining the text. We support the proposed text and, on behalf of Panama, we +consider it essential to take measures to prevent and reduce emissions and releases +of plastics throughout their lifecycle. + +Based on this, as other colleges have mentioned, we prefer option 1 as the basis for +negotiation, emphasizing the importance of considering the national circumstances +and capabilities of each country, as well as international cooperation. + +We appreciate the approach of the co-facilitators in establishing a specific group to +address the issue of fishing gear. In this regard, we recognize that in order to prevent, +reduce, and eliminate abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, the treaty must +require parties to take measures that address the full lifecycle of the fishing gear. +Therefore, we consider provision 8 as the most suitable location for this measure. + +Thanks… +",4 +183,26/04/2024 | Philippines | Intervention on Part II 8 (SG 1.2),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_1.3_25_apr_part_ii_8.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 APRIL 2024 + +SUBGROUP 1.3 + +PART II 8 – Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle + +We support Option 1 in particular that each party: + +• Shall take measures to prevent and reduce, with a view toward elimination, of +emissions from plastics across their life cycle, including from extraction and +production, to the environment, with assessment of trends of emissions and +releases, taking into consideration national circumstances and capacities of +developing countries. + +We agree that emissions and releases should include all environmental aspects and +across the life cycle, in particular: + +• Emissions of any plastic pollution including microplastics to air and workplaces +throughout the value chain +• Releases to soil and water from production, transportation of chemicals and +polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products +• Spills of chemical and other toxic exposures during extraction and production +of plastics +• Minimization of microplastic generation and generation of hazardous chemicals + +We also agree with Option 1 #4 on adoption of guidelines to facilitate implementation, +including sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental practices. + +We agree with Option 1 #5 on a cooperation mechanism to promote scientific and +technical innovation. + +We also suggest incorporating elements of Option 2, in particular: +• National plans but as linked to global targets +• Assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and +technology transfer for each country + +We also see value in retaining soft obligations in OP1bis and OP1ter on organizing +appropriate systems of environmental regulation as well as adoption of national laws +to address impacts to environment and health, but we believe these could be further +streamlined, noting the non-mandatory character. + +In OP2quart on fishing gear, we understand that will be taken up later jointly with +Subgroup 1.2 but we express appreciation for the streamlining efforts and emphasize +the importance that we accord to this issue, which is a serious marine pollution +problem that needs to be prioritized in this treaty. + +#END +",4 +184,26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Part II Article 8_Proposal by the Russian Federation in SG 1.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_article_8_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_sg_1.3.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.3 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention by the Russian Federation with regards to Article 8 +General comment, reflecting our view of this article. The provisions of this +article shall emphasize the need to strengthen monitoring activities to avoid +dumping of waste into the marine environment from all sectors, to reduce waste +dumping in general, and to take measures at the national level to prevent +unauthorized open burning. +The article should not duplicate or overlap with relevant provisions of other +international agreements already in force (for example, IMO Conventions). +In this regard we support option OP1 bis. +OP1 bis. Parties are encouraged to organize appropriate systems of +environmental regulation and to establish systems of control over permissible +environmental impact where they do not exist. +We do not support any upstream measures. +What could be potentially reflected in this article is the soft provisions +encouraging States to take measures at the national level to reduce the spillage of +pellets, flakes and powders. For example, as a result of transport accidents. +We could also support provisions, aimed at improving efficiency in +emissions management, promoting scientific and technological innovation, in +particular through enhanced cooperation among members, knowledge-sharing and +technology transfer based on goodwill and common understanding, from +developed to developing countries. +Emissions control and rationing should be moved to the national level. +",4 +185,26/04/2024 | Sri Lanka | Part II 8 Plastic releases due to disasters and accidents,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sri_lanka_part_ii_8.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Sri Lanka'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Member : Sri Lanka +Subject : Part 11 - 8 – Emissions and releases of Plastics throughout its +lifecycle. +Sri Lanka would like to brought attention to the significant issue we have +experienced with the express pearl accident happened and caused +releasing of plastic pellet spills into the sea, which constitute the largest +accidents of their kind worldwide. So this shows the spills are not +confined solely to the processes of plastic extraction and production but +also occur during transportation or transshipment activities at various +stages of the plastic's lifecycle. Consequently, we assert that the +establishment of national, regional, and international regulatory +frameworks is imperative to effectively address this kind of accidents and +disasters may be due to man-made or Natural. + +We advocate for the inclusion of a provision within this treaty specifically +targeting the mitigation of such disasters, encompassing both intentional +and unintentional incidents. Furthermore, we propose legal drafting +group to assess the interlinkages between this treaty and other relevant +conventions pertaining to transboundary movement and managing +disasters and ensure to address the release of plastics resulting from +disasters and accidents comprehensively and effectively as appropriate +in the text of the treaty. +",4 +186,29/04/2024 | Kuwait | Streamlined 8.Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/28-4-2024_kw_cg1_streamlined_text_8_r_of_p.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"28-4-2024 + + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[28/04/2024] +II +Streamlined +8.Emissions and +releases of plastic +throughout its life cycle +• Thank you, Mr. Co-Facilitator +giving us the opportunity to +speak. +• In line 10 of para 1, We would to +introduce the a statement in +bracket after +• Technical, feasibility and +accessibility [and the +environemntal friendlyness of +alternative plastics across their +life cycle] closse the bracket + +",4 +187,"24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.9, Part II.9a, Part II.9b",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.9.pdf,['waste management'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.9 – Waste management + +Comment: Kazakhstan supports in Part II.9a - Option 3. At the same time, +request to delete the word ""minimum"" because the criteria are uncertain. +Kazakhstan supports in Part II.9b is option 5. +Kazakhstan also asks for an explanation of how the Governing Body will +be funded. + + +a. +[[Plastic] Waste management] +Option 3 +1. +Each Party should take effective measures to meet best available +practices, for minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and +disposal taking into account relevant guidelines, available waste management +infrastructure, and national priorities. +2. +The governing body* shall, where necessary, utilize the technical +guidelines on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes recently +updated and adopted by parties at COP16 of the Basel Convention on the +Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, +avoiding duplication of work and efforts. + +b.[Fishing gear] +Option 5 +1. Each Party on the basis of its national circumstances and capabilities +should cooperate in taking effective measures, as appropriate, to tackle fishing +gear. +2. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant +initiatives and organizations in their respective actions towards safe disposal of +fishing gear. + + + + + +",4 +188,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II IX WASTE MANAGEMENT A-B,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_ix_-_guatemala_intervention_waste_management_a-b_0.pdf,['waste management'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +",4 +189,26/04/2024 | India | Part II.9,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-_waste_management_26apr24.pdf,['waste management'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +We thank the co facs for the streamlined text. + +Waste management is one of the most important and critical pillars of the strategy to +address plastic pollution. This needs to be adequately and comprehensively captured +under this provision. + +It is important to establish mechanism to assess the infrastructure for safe and +environmentally sound management of plastic waste as well as the assessment of the +financial resources for comprehensive management of plastic waste. There must be +availability of timely, adequate and predictable financial assistance and technology +transfer for each country, in order to meet nationally driven commitments under this +provision following the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, to +establish and operate waste management infrastructure. + +Measures have to be nationally driven and must take into account national +circumstances and capabilities and relevant national regulations. + +There should be an intersessional work in this regard. + + India supports Option 1 as the starting point of the negotiations for this provision. + +Thank you. + +",4 +190,25/04/2024 | Japan | CG1: Japan_suggestion on Co-Chairs' streamline text_Part II_9,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_japan_suggestion_on_co-chairs_streamline_text_part_ii_9.pdf,['waste management'],['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +Japan’s proposal on the Co-chairs‘ technical streamline document +(Part II, item 9) + +25 April 2024 + + +Japan would like to propose following minor addition on the document: +INC-4 Contact Group 1 - Co-chairs‘ technical streamline, Part II, item 9. + +9. Waste Management + +Line 3 of paragpaph OP1 bis, Option 1 + +handing, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling, recovery and +treatment of plastic wastes....... + +",4 +191,27/04/2024 | Kuwait | 26-04-2024,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/26-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_cg1_waste_management.pdf,['waste management'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"26-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +26-4-2024 +II +9.Waste Management +• Thank you, Mr. Co-chair for your +hard work and granting us the +opportunity to deliver our +position on Article 9.b. + +• We endorse Option 1 and +recommend the elimination of +any obligatory wording. + +• For example, In Paragraph 1, line +2, change ""shall"" to ""are +encouraged to take"". + +• Parties, based on their national +plans and circumstances, are +encouraged to formulate their +own plans and strategies that +align with their national +regulations and circumstances. + + +",4 +192,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article 9_Intervention by the Russian Federation_Subgroup 1.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_the_russian_federation_article_9.pdf,['waste management'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.3 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 9 +We are of the view that waste management shall be the central element of the +future instrument. +In this regard, the Russian Federation supports Option 1 of the streamlined text. +In our view, each Party should take effective measures to comply with best +available practices for the safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and +disposal of waste taking into account relevant national circumstances, available +waste management infrastructure and national priorities. +The Instrument should also encourage Parties to take additional measures for +effective waste management at the national level, for instance, providing support +for recycling of plastic products, improving infrastructure, implementation of +innovative waste management initiatives to minimize waste, developing programs +and tools to raise awareness of waste-related issues, promoting the application of +relevant modern technologies and innovations as well as evidence-based research +on the environmental and health benefits of environmentally sound waste +management. +States should take measures to promote the application of best available techniques +and best environmental practices in the management of plastic waste. +In this regard, we consider it is important to assist developing countries in their +efforts to strengthen and enhance the implementation of environmentally sound +waste management and improve environmentally sound technologies for integrated +waste management system. +We also would like to note the importance of taking into account and not +duplicating the existing technical guidance documents, which have already been +created within the framework of other international instruments (for example, TGs +on the Basel Convention). +",4 +193,29/04/2024 | Sri Lanka | Part II - 9,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-9_waste_management.pdf,['waste management'],['Sri Lanka'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Member: Sri Lanka +Subject : Part II - 9 Waste Management + +Sri Lanka is in favor of option 1.to continue the discussion on streamlining the text. +Additionally, we acknowledge the proposal submitted by the EU aimed at streamlining this +section. As developing countries, we encounter challenges in managing legacy waste and +implementation of proper waste management from collection to the disposal due to the lack of +adequate infrastructure. Therefore, we would like to see the consideration of these concerns in +the text of waste management. +Moreover, as developing countries, we face another challenge of receiving post-consumer plastic +waste, which necessitates the implementation of control measures to address this issue. +",4 +194,25/04/2024 | United States of America | USA textual submission on Part II.9a. Waste management,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii.9_usa_text_submission_on_waste_management_april_24.pdf,['waste management'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +United States of America +New Text Proposal +Contact Group 1, Sub-group 1.3, Part II.9(a) Waste management +April 24 + + +Part 11.9(a) Waste management + +New proposal for common provision [4][3]: + +“Each Party shall, consistent with its national laws, take measures to control or reduce +emissions and releases of hazardous pollutants from waste management facilities +handling plastic waste.” + + +",4 +195,26/04/2024 | Brazil | of Brazil's Proposal on Part II – Item 9.a. (Waste management),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazils_proposal_on_part_ii_-_item_9.a._waste_management.pdf,['waste management'],['Brazil'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +The Federative Republic of Brazil + +Federative Republic of Brazil's Proposal on Part II – Item 9.a. (Waste management) of the Revised +draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the +marine environment. + +Ottawa, Canada +April 26, 2024 + + +- Brazil submits the following text addition (in capital letters) regarding item 9.a. (Waste +management) in Part II of the revised draft: + +Option 1 + +1. Each Party[, as per its national plans and based upon national circumstances and capabilities +and relevant national regulations,] shall take [effective] measures [to ensure that [producers +manage] plastic waste [is managed] in a [safe and] environmentally sound manner [throughout +its [different stages][life-cycle]][ on safe and environmentally sound waste management [.][ [at +its different stages]][[to ensure] environmentally sound [waste] management [of plastic waste.]], +[including] handling, [collection,] [sorting,] transportation, storage, recycling[treatment][, other +recovery including energy recovery] and final disposal][of plastic waste][,][taking into account +THE NEED FOR A JUST TRANSITION FOR AFFECTED COMMMUNITIES, WITH +PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION FOR WASTE PICKERS"" [recognizing that] the waste +hierarchy][establishes that greater environmental and social benefit occurs when actions at the +top of the hierarchy are prioritized.][[,] and the special circumstances of small island developing +States.][Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound waste +management at its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, storage, +recycling and final disposal of plastic waste.] The measures taken to implement this provision +[shall] [are encouraged to] be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 +on national plans], with an aim [of][to] achieving nationally determined targets and [minimum +requirements developed[.] [based on the harmonized [indicators][elements] set out in [part II of +annex F]]] +",4 +196,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II - 9 Waste Management and Fishing Gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_ix_-_guatemala_intervention_waste_management_a-b.pdf,['waste management'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +",4 +197,26/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.9(a),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.9a.pdf,['waste management'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.3) + +Part II.9 (a): [[Plastic] Waste management] + +Malaysia believes that this is the most important core obligation of the Treaty in order +for us to collectively and successfully end plastics pollution. It is the responsibility of +all parties to take effective measures to manage plastics waste in an environmentally +friendly manner throughout its full life cycle. This includes handling, collection, +transportation, storage, recycling, treatment, and final disposal of plastics waste. + +As countries have different levels of maturity in their waste management system, +implementation must be country-driven, with flexibility to nationally determine targets +and measures. The flexibility to implement the best waste management measures and +technologies must also take into account national circumstances and capabilities. + +We envision this provision to provide guidance for an effective waste management +that is achievable by all parties, including on waste separation at source, and access +to waste disposal and collection facilities. These are the basic and minimum +requirements to enable collection, and divert plastics waste from the environment. + +We also advocate for this provision to take into consideration discussions that will take +place under item 11 on existing plastics pollution. An effective waste management will +prevent leakage of plastics waste into the environment. + +To make this provision clear, Malaysia supports that the title of this provision be +referred to as “Plastic Waste Management”. + +Thank you. + +26 April 2024 +",4 +198,26/04/2024 | Norway | Norwegian text proposal on part 2 9a Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/norwegian_text_proposal_on_part_ii_9a_waste_management_0.pdf,['waste management'],['Norway'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Norwegian text proposal on Part II.9a Waste management +New OP2 bis under Part II.9a Waste management +Each Party shall promote waste management methods that yield high-quality, non-toxic recycled +materials, including, where relevant, through sorting techniques and quality requirements, in order to +facilitate new plastic products that are safe and environmentally sound and of high quality and value. +",4 +199,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part II.9a Plastic Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_ii.9a_plastic_waste_mngt.pdf,['waste management'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand intervention on Part II.9a Plastic Waste management +26 April 2024 +Part II +9. +Waste management + + +a. Plastic Waste management +Thailand supports Part II.9a entitled “Plastic Waste Management” and the options 1 of +co-facilitators' streamlined texts as a basis of discussion by taking into account the +flexibility of timebound in achieving the relevant target rates for Parties are in need. +Our textual proposal will be share as follows: +1. +Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed +safe and environmentally sound manner. +2. +Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a +sectoral approach, for minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling +and disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F, taking into account relevant provisions, +guidance and guidelines in accordance with relevant arrangements under other +international agreements, inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, as appropriate. +3. +The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance and +guidelines for the implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or +complementary to the relevant guidance and guidelines developed under other +international agreements mentioned above. +4. +Each Party shall not allow waste management practices listed in part III of +annex F that may lead to the emissions and releases of hazardous substances, and shall +regulate the other allowed waste management practices that may lead to the emissions +and releases of the hazardous substances listed in part IV of annex F. +5. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean +dumping, littering and open burning of plastic waste. +6. +Parties shall take additional measures to: +a. Invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally +sound management of plastic waste; +b. Promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to cover financing gaps +for waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound +management of plastic waste and enhance waste management capacity, in light of +current and expected waste generation levels; +c. Incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain; and +d. Raise consumer awareness on sustainable consumption as well as the critical roles +of all stakeholders in reducing plastic waste and supporting recycling, taking into +account the waste hierarchy. +7. +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected +in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + + + + +",4 +200,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article 9a_Intervention of the Russian Federation_Subgroup 1.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_the_russian_federation_article_9a.pdf,['waste management'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.3 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 9 +We are of the view that waste management shall be the central element of the +future instrument. +In this regard, the Russian Federation supports Option 1 of the streamlined text. +In our view, each Party should take effective measures to comply with best +available practices for the safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and +disposal of waste taking into account relevant national circumstances, available +waste management infrastructure and national priorities. +The Instrument should also encourage Parties to take additional measures for +effective waste management at the national level, for instance, providing support +for recycling of plastic products, improving infrastructure, implementation of +innovative waste management initiatives to minimize waste, developing programs +and tools to raise awareness of waste-related issues, promoting the application of +relevant modern technologies and innovations as well as evidence-based research +on the environmental and health benefits of environmentally sound waste +management. +States should take measures to promote the application of best available techniques +and best environmental practices in the management of plastic waste. +In this regard, we consider it is important to assist developing countries in their +efforts to strengthen and enhance the implementation of environmentally sound +waste management and improve environmentally sound technologies for integrated +waste management system. +We also would like to note the importance of taking into account and not +duplicating the existing technical guidance documents, which have already been +created within the framework of other international instruments (for example, TGs +on the Basel Convention). +",4 +201,27/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Intervention by the UK,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg_1.3_part_ii_9a_waste_managment_uk_intervention.pdf,['waste management'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"UK Intervention +Sub Group 1.3 Part II 9a) Waste Management + + +9a. Waste management +Thank you co-facilitator. +The United Kingdom is content that this streamlined text reflects the views expressed +by Parties in the previous text. +We support Canada on the need for an ambitious treaty and the need to align with, and +follow, the Basle Convention. Whilst the UK believes the waste provisions should be led +by the waste hierarchy which prioritises the prevention of waste, with 2 billion people +globally having no access to waste collection services we recognise the importance of +this provision. + Our preference is for Option 1 but we are happy to give consideration to and discuss +alternative text to including the text uploaded by the EU and the text just proposed by +Canada. +However, we believe, there is potential for some further technical streamlining. +In option 1, we believe the phrases “throughout its different stages” and “at its different +stages” have the same meaning and one of them could be deleted – we have no +preference which. +In OP1bis, we suggest that for consistency, the phrase “shall give priority/due +consideration” should have the forward slash removed and replaced by brackets – for +instance “shall [give priority] [due consideration] to. +In the provisions common for options above, we think that paragraphs [4][3] and [5][4] +have the potential to be merged, as both deal with waste management practices that +are to be prevented. +Thank you. + +",4 +202,28/04/2024 | Canada | Canadia’s submission on Provision 9.a. [[Plastic] Waste management],https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/canada_submission_article_9-_plastic_waste_management.pdf,['waste management'],['Canada'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Canadia’s submission on Provision 9.a. [[Plastic] Waste management] + +Context +Canada would like to stress the importance of aligning with, and recognizing the expertise under the Basel Convention, +specifically in relation to the terminology used in this provision and for developing documents on the ESM of waste, +including plastic waste. As such, we see that any guidance or guidelines developed under this treaty should not +duplicate guidance developed under the Basel Convention on the ESM of plastic waste, but could instead be on areas +that are outside the scope of the Basel Convention. + +Similarly, we believe that there is benefit in ensuring that the treaty seeks to cooperate closely with the Basel +Convention on matters relevant to the ESM of plastic waste. We would see value in adding a provision in this regard. + +Proposal: +Taking into account these points above, Canada would like to propose the following text to be included under Option +1 of Provision 9.a.: + +REPLACE CURRENT PARAGRAPH 1 WITH THE FOLLOWING STREAMLINED ALTERNATIVE: + +ALT 1: Each Party shall take appropriate measures so that plastic waste is managed in an environmentally sound +manner, taking into account the guidelines developed under the Basel Convention and other relevant instruments. + +ADD NEW PARAGRAPH 2BIS, AS FOLLOWS: + +2bis: The Governing body shall seek to cooperate closely with the appropriate bodies of the Basel Convention on the +Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and other relevant instruments, inter +alia in the review and update, as appropriate, of the guidelines referred to in paragraph ALT 1; + +",4 +203,29/04/2024 | Kuwait | Streamlined Text 9.Waste Management b. Fishing gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/28-4-2024_kw_cg1_streamlined_text_9a.pdf,['waste management'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"28-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[28/04/2024] +II +Streamlined Text +9.Waste Management +b. Fishing gear +• Thank you, Mr. Co-Facilitator +giving us the opportunity to +speak. + +• We support the proposal Bahrain +and we support simplicity in the +text to facilitate the process of +reaching convergence. + + +",4 +204,26/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.9(b),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.9b.pdf,['fishing gear'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Part II.9 (b): [Fishing gear] + +Malaysia is of the view that the prevention of abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing +gear is vital especially to the maritime countries. + +The mandate from UNEA 5.2 is to tackle plastic pollution, thus this element must be +structured and have clearer insight in managing this issue. + +Malaysia emphasises that the management of fishing gear must be country-driven, in +terms of target setting and measures. + +However, as highlighted by some other colleagues, this issue is already addressed by +other international organisations such as FAO and IMO. + +In this regard, we are of the view that fishing gear should not be singled out in this +Instrument. + +Thank you. + +26 April 2024 +",4 +205,26/04/2024 | Panama | Contact Group 1. Joint SG1.2 + SG1.3 on Fishing Gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_contact_group_1._join_sg1.2_sg1.3_on_fishing_gear.pdf,['fishing gear'],['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Contact Group 1. Joint SG1.2 + SG1.3 on Fishing Gear + +Thank you co-facilitator, + +We support the streamline text proposal and thanks the co-chairs for convening this +meeting to tackle the provision under Fishing Gear. +Regarding placement we suggested reallocate this provision from provision 9b on +Waste Management to Provision 8 under Emissions and Releases of Plastic +Throughout its life cycle. +We also see the opportunity to work upon a merge of OP2 quart under provision 8 +with text from the Option 1 on Provision 9B. +Thanks… +",4 +206,26/04/2024 | United States of America | USA proposal on fishing gear in Parts II.8 and II.9(b).,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/usg_text_submission_for_fishing_gear_-_joint_1.2_1.3_sub_group_-_04-26-24.pdf,['fishing gear'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"United States of America +Text submission +Contact Group 1, Joint Sub-Group 1.2 and 1.3 Meeting on Fishing Gear, Parts II.8 +(Emissions and Releases of Plastic) and II.9(b) (Waste Management/Fishing Gear) +April 26, 1:30pm +(Recommendations for streamlining are highlighted) + + +General +● The United States recognizes the deleterious environmental and socioeconomic impacts +of abandoned, lost, and otherwise discarded fishing and aquaculture gear composed of +plastic, and we support targeted provisions in the instrument tailored to addressing this +distinct form of plastic pollution. +● As a general matter, we think it is important to keep in mind that the instrument as a +whole takes a lifecycle approach to broadly address plastic pollution across products and +sectors. +● We think there are a number of provisions that are particularly relevant to addressing +plastic pollution from fisheries and aquaculture activities. In the interest of a streamlined +and well-organized instrument, we prefer to reference this specific sector in such articles, +where tailored provisions would be most impactful. +● In our view, provisions on addressing plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear +would be most impactful and best placed in Part II Sections 8 on emissions and releases +and Section 9(b) on waste management. + +Part II.8 (Emissions and Releases) +● In Part II.8, we support a provision calling for each Party to take actions to prevent +fishing and aquaculture gear composed of plastic from becoming abandoned, lost, or +otherwise discarded in the marine environment, complementary to existing efforts in +other international bodies. +● We think that a streamlined provision with broader application can encompass a wide +range of preventative actions while providing Parties with the critical flexibility to tailor +implementation to fishery-specific contexts in their countries. +● Further, we believe that a provision is in the article on emissions and releases should +focus on actions that are related to preventing gear loss. +● We appreciate that OP2 quarter was moved to follow OP2 ter so we can consider the +provisions related to plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear in this article +alongside one another. +● We think OP2 ter is the best fit for the article on emissions and releases and should be +used as the starting point. We think the aspects in OP2 quarter that are not specifically +mentioned in OP2 ter are captured implicitly in the product design article and explicitly +in the waste management article. +○ We think the substance of OP2 quarter sub paragraph d may already be covered +between the waste management article and the information exchange, awareness +raising and education article. +○ However, we are open to considering whether sub paragraph d should be +integrated into OP2 ter. +● And finally, on emissions and releases, we understood OP2bis to be an intervention at +INC3, not a request for an additional paragraph. It would be good to have clarity on this +in case the text could be further streamlined. + +Part II.9(b) (Waste Management) +● The United States thanks the co-chairs and co-facilitators for the technical streamlining, +and we support using this as the basis for negotiations moving forward. +● The United States supports obligations and commitments to promote the collection and +proper disposal or recycling of fishing and aquaculture gear. +● We view this instrument as an opportunity to harness global momentum to help catalyze +and incentivize environmentally sound disposal and recycling of end-of-life fishing and +aquaculture gear and to improve collection rates and overall management of plastic waste +from this sector. +● We also support including an obligation to promote cooperation, coordination, exchange +of information, and sharing of best practices for end-of-life management of fishing and +aquaculture gear, as appropriate, including with relevant initiatives and organizations. +● As we noted at INC-3, we propose deleting the subsection headers in this article: “a. +Waste Management” and “b. Fishing Gear.” We view “waste management” as a sub +header to be redundant with the title of this article, and “fishing gear” seemingly implies +that all fishing gear, including gear that is in use, is waste. +● In this section, we support working off of option 1, which now incorporates option 2 and +option 5 from the revised draft text. +● In the waste management article, we believe provisions to address plastic pollution from +fishing and aquaculture activities should focus on actions related to waste management, +including collection, environmentally sound disposal, and recycling. +● In paragraph 2, we recognize there may be some duplication between 2(a) and the article +on emissions and releases, as well as the article on information exchange, education, and +awareness raising. We would welcome further discussion on the most effective way to +capture the importance of training, education, and awareness-raising in this instrument, +while keeping our aim to streamline the text in mind. +● With respect to option 1 paragraphs 4 and 5, as we’ve noted across the contact groups +and sub groups, we encourage consolidation of provisions on means of implementation +and national action plans in Parts III and IV. +",4 +207,27/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part II.9.b. Fishing Gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_1.2_fishing_gear_26_april.pdf,['fishing gear'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 1.2 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 26 April 2024 + +9.b Fishing Gear + +Thank you Mr. Co-Chair, for the dedication and hard work in streamlining this important +provision into a manageable draft. + +Indonesia, as the largest archipelagic country, has always prioritized a balanced +utilization of the ocean to improve its economy for its people as well as preserve the +environment for the future. + +In implementing this balanced approach we already implemented the Blue Economy +through 5 priority programs which include handling management of marine debris as a +commitment to restore the balance of marine habitats and accelerating the marine +economy. + +In this context, to keep the balanced approach, Indonesia believes that Managing +abandoned, lost, and otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a critical challenge +that should be addressed by mutual interest, cooperation, capacity building, and +transfer of technology to have effective provisions on the marking of gear, since +alternative preventative measures like gear tracking or reducing fishing effort can be too +costly for commercial fishers to willingly participate. + +In this regard, Indonesia is of the view that option 1 point 2 should be a good starting +point for us to further discuss this important provision, for us, as an archipelagic state. + +However, in point 2.c., we believe that to enhance the recyclability and recycling rates of +end-of-life and recovered fishing gear, we should also promote better management and +distribution of funds. + +We would also like to raise the important element to be added in the provision, +regarding cooperation with a recognized international body or organization to support +developing countries in establishing their own sustainable fisheries practices and +programs to mitigate the impact of ghost gear. .. + +Indonesia can go along with Option 1-point 3 in encouraging and promoting initiatives +and collaboration with parties in their respective actions toward the safe disposal of +fishing gear. Nonetheless, it needs to be underlined that it should be based on its +national circumstances and capabilities in managing the issue of fishing gear, including +in developing national monitoring system and report. + +Thank you Mr. Co-Chair. +",4 +208,27/04/2024 | Panama | Contact Group 1. Joint SG1.2 + SG1.3 on Fishing Gear - Merge text proposal with the streamline text,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_contact_group_1._join_sg1.2_sg1.3_on_fishing_gear_27.04.24.pdf,['fishing gear'],['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Contact Group 1. Join SG1.2 + SG1.3 on Fishing Gear + +Thanks dear co-facilitator, +First of all, we thank the co-facilitators for the further streamlining text to +advance and facilitate this space to work in this specific and very important +topic. +Panama, as a coastal and Developing Country, acknowledges the urgent need +to address and mitigate plastic pollution, particularly in the marine +environment. +On this regards, we submitted a proposal on behalf of Panama and Antigua +and Barbuda with support and positive feedback of other colleagues within +our regions, and we had being engaging from members of other regions as +well. +To address this issue comprehensively, while considering the specific national +circumstances and capabilities of each country, the treaty must include +measures that cover the entire lifecycle of the gear. Promote the development +of practicable and feasible new designs and technologies that minimize +environmental impacts. Moreover, adequate means of implementation are +vital for the effective execution of these provisions, particularly considering +the specific needs of Developing Countries and the Special Circumstances of +Small Island Developing States. +Furthermore, it is necessary to considers tools, best practices and methods to +reduce the environmental risk associated with losing fishing gear. Throughout +all these efforts, we must consider a just transition for fishers and fishing +communities, including artisanal and small-scale fishers, ensuring their +livelihoods are safeguarded amidst any changes. + + +We enquire the co-facilitators to take this proposal into consideration and +include it in the further streamlining text, where we see opportunities to +convergence with option 1, as follow: +Option 1 +[Overarching obligation] +1. + +Each Party [, subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities,][[shall] [should] [cooperate]][is encouraged to] [, including through the cooperation mechanism +referred to in [Part III, article number yet to be defined],] [and] take [any][effective] [measures][actions][to +tackle fishing gear.] / [across the whole lifecycle [of plastic gears used for] of fishing and aquaculture gear][to +prevent [reduce, and eliminate] fishing gear composed of plastic from becoming abandoned, lost, or otherwise +discarded in the marine environment, taking into account, as appropriate, internationally agreed rules, standards +and recommended practices and procedures.] +[Particular measures] + […, including [as appropriate]][on][In particular, Parties shall take measures to]: +a. +[Encourage the development and][[to enhance the] [the enhancement of new][design] [and technologies +for]of fishing and aquaculture gear[s], [in line with performance criteria set out in [Part I of Annex C], +where practicable and feasible,] with a view to increasing durability, reusability, repairability and +refurbishability and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and +environmentally sound manner at end-of-life, and [to minimize] minimizing releases and emissions of or +from fishing and aquaculture gears, including microplastics, to the environment; +b. [to implement effective] marking [of gears][, [tracing][tracking] [, retrieval] [and][,] [and require] +[database for the monitoring] reporting] [and traceability][of lost gears,] [by part IV. 3 Reporting on +Progress][ in accordance with][ taking into account] other relevant regional and international regulations +[agreement], including MARPOL Annex V][ [and recovery] requirements,] to []prevent, reduce and +eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded][tackle] fishing gear [containing plastic], taking into +account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures.]] +c. +[[promote][facilitate] the collection and environmentally sound [disposal or recycling of end-of-life] +[waste management of][end of life plastic] [fishing and aquaculture] gear, [including any recovered gear.] +[Improve the management of gear at the end of its usable life,][ including the reuse, repair and recycling +of gear[.]]][;and][in collaboration between parties, relevant industry sectors, and relevant stakeholders, +including fisheries, artisanal and small-scale fishers; + [Other actions] +2. + [ Each Party][Parties] should take actions to: +a. promote [and facilitate training,] [education, [capacity-building] and awareness raising] [in +cooperation with existing international, regional and sub-regional initiatives][with fishing industries +and practitioners on best practices and methods to reduce the [environmental] risk of losing fishing +gear and other plastics during fishing operations, [with special considerations for fishers and fishing +communities, including artisanal and small-scale fishers] and for the environmentally sound disposal +of end-of-life gear; and] +b. promote collaboration between Parties and relevant industry sectors and stakeholders, including +fisheries, port reception facilities, waste management, and recycling. +c. promote investment, mobilize resources and facilitate knowledge exchange to enhance the recyclability +and recycling rates of end-of-life and recovered fishing gear. +d. [Promote and facilitate a Just transition for fishers and fishing communities, including artisanal and +small-scale fishers]. +[Relevant initiatives and organizations] + + +3. +Parties [shall][are encouraged to] promote [synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and +organizations[, and regional and international authorities] in their respective actions towards [safe disposal of][ +the prevention of plastic pollution from] [fishing gear][ cooperation, coordination, and exchange of information, +including the sharing of best practices, as appropriate, on enhancing the environmentally sound collection, +[safe] disposal, and recycling of fishing [and aquaculture] gear, including with relevant initiatives and +organizations]. +[Means and measures of implementation] +4. +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +5. +There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology +transfer for each country [countries] in order to meet the commitments under this provision[, considering the +specific needs of developing countries and the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States]. +[Additional elements in other provision] +[Furthermore remediation of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear is important to protect the marine +environment, the provision [in Part II.11] on existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, +should provide the obligation on parties to take measures to remediate Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing +Gear, in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with scientific and evidence-based social, +economic and environmental impact assessments, using the best available techniques and environmental +practices to avoid exacerbating environmental harm.] + +Finally, we welcome the proposals from the European Union on behalf of +European Union and its Member States and Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small +Island Developing States, we see the opportunity of convergence and invite +countries to work together to strengthen the text on this provision. +Thank you… + + +",4 +209,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.10,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.10.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.10 – Trade [in listed chemicals[, polymers] and products, and in plastic +waste][related measures] + +Comment: The purpose of this agreement is to regulate the issues of +plastic pollution. Also, the issues of transboundary movement of +hazardous waste, which includes plastic, are regulated by the Basel +Convention. Therefore, Kazakhstan persistently sees the expediency of +supporting Option 0. + +The Preferred Option Is 0 - +Do not formalize this issue as a provision. + + + + + +",4 +210,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Textual suggestions on Provision 10 by Russia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_textual_suggestions_on_trade_related_measures_cg1.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual Suggestion of the Russian Federation on +Provision 10 (a) Trade related measures +The Russian Federation suggests inserting the following text in Option 1 +of Provision 10 (a) on Trade related measures: +Any +measures +established +by +the +Parties +for +the +implementation of this Instrument shall be scientifically +based, +shall +not +create +unnecessary +obstacles +to +international trade and shall not constitute a means of +arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised +restriction on international trade. +",4 +211,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II - 10 Trade,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_x_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +212,26/04/2024 | Egypt | Part II.10,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/egypts_submission_on_part_2.10_on_trade_in_listed_chemicals_polymers_and_products.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Egypt'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.10 of The Revised Zero draft +on A- Trade in listed chemicals, polymers, and products +Egypt supports Sub - option 1 in Alignment with the African Group +with minor proposals and additions. +That Egypt propose further discussion is needed on the issue of Trade +in listed chemicals, polymers, and products during the intersessional +work due to the lack of definitions and finalized annexes, among other +things. +Additionally, Egypt emphasizes that the instrument rules should not +contradict the provision of the different agreement of the world trade +organization (WTO) and any measures by the Parties for its +implementation should be in full conformity with that agreement +In addition to that, trade policy measures for environmental purposes +should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable +discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade and +should be the least restrictive to trade and the most effective to achieve +the legitimate objective of addressing plastic pollution + + + + +",4 +213,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Textual suggestions on Provision 10(a) by Russia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_textual_suggestions_on_trade_related_measures_cg1_0.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual Suggestion of the Russian Federation on +Provision 10 (a) Trade related measures +The Russian Federation suggests inserting the following text in Option 1 +of Provision 10 (a) on Trade related measures: +Any +measures +established +by +the +Parties +for +the +implementation of this Instrument shall be scientifically +based, +shall +not +create +unnecessary +obstacles +to +international trade and shall not constitute a means of +arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised +restriction on international trade. +",4 +214,"27/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II 10.A TRADE IN LISTED CHEMICALS, POLYMERS AND PRODUCTS",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_x_a_and_b_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +215,27/04/2024 | India | Part II. 10.a.,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank You Chair. +As we are aware, the Preamble to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO +emphasizes the need for positive efforts designed to ensure that developing +countries secure a share in the growth in international trade commensurate with +the needs of their economic development. +GATT 1994, recognizes that there is need for positive efforts designed to ensure +that developing countries, and especially the least developed among them, secure +a share in the growth in international trade commensurate with the needs of their +economic development. The consideration to all these elements of the multilateral +trading system should be given here; elimination or even reduction in trade in +plastics may impact developing countries and livelihoods associated with it. +Similarly, The Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement of WTO stresses that the +regulations and standards, including packaging, marking and labelling +requirements and procedures for conformity with technical regulations and +standards do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade and should +not become disguised restriction on international trade. +It also recognizes the difficulties developing countries may face in formulation and +application of technical regulations and provides for differential and more favorable +treatment to developing countries. +In this regard, any technical regulation or standard should not be more trade +restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective. +Any discussion in this area should be focused on the UNEA Resolution 5/14without +affecting the rights and obligations of member countries under the multilateral +trading system, which is based on among others the foundational principles of +consensus based decision-making and special and differential treatment. +UNEA resolution 5/14 mandates to promote cooperation and coordination with +relevant regional and international conventions, instruments and organizations, +while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding duplication and promoting +complementarity of action. + +I thank you. +",4 +216,27/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.10 (a),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.10a.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.2) + +Part II.10 (a): Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products + +Malaysia emphasises that the implementation of the Treaty must be nationally driven. + +It is premature to discuss this provision at this stage until more substantial +deliberations are made on other major provisions. + +This provision should not duplicate or overlap with existing provisions under relevant +international organisations and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). + +Thank you. + +27 April 2024 +",4 +217,"27/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand_Part II.10a Trade in listed chemical, polymers and products",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_reflections_on_the_part_ii.10a_trade_in_listed.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on the Part II.10a +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products +27 April 2024 +Part II +10a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products +At the first intention, Thailand would like to propose to suspend the discussion of this +provision at this 1st round of technical streamlining exercise. We would like to resume it after +receiving clearer information on direction or trend of the discussion on chemicals or products +provisions. +Nevertheless, after the streamlining discussion, Thailand is of the view that the trade +provision may play an important key role as secondary measure if the primary measures like +phasing out chemicals or problematic products could not be efficiently enforced or should +there be any gaps occur from the measures. Measures on trade would help to prevent the flow +of sub-standard, disguised, or smuggled products entering into countries. +However, what would be the proper level or degree of trade control measure, an in- +depth discussion in the second round will be necessary. +",4 +218,"28/04/2024 | Panama | Contact Group 1. SG1.3 – Part II. 10.a) Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_contact_group_1._sg1.3_-_part_ii._10.a_trade_in_listed_chemicals_polymers_and_products.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Contact Group 1. SG1.3 – Part II. 10.a) Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and +products + +Thank you co-facilitator, + +Panama, as a developing country and our significant reliance on imports and +exports, we have carefully evaluated the various available sub-options. +We acknowledge the interlink between provisions 1, 2, and 3 as well as annexes +based on technical work to clarify the listings and criteria. +In relation to the trade of chemicals, polymers, and plastic products, Panama support +Sub-Option 1, as a basis for negotiation. This choice is based in our belief that this +sub-option provides a robust framework for regulating and reducing the export and +import of plastic products, while ensuring international cooperation and adherence +to relevant regulations. +Additionally, we support international cooperation to promote a supportive and open +international economic system, as outlined in Sub-Option 2. +We believe that this collaboration is crucial for achieving sustainable economic +growth and effectively addressing global plastic pollution issues. +Finally, we support the intervention made by Chile, regarding harmonization, and +consider the Basel amendment on plastics. +Thank you madame co facilitator… +",4 +219,28/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article 10a Intervention of the Russian Federation CG1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_the_russian_federation_during_subgroup_1_2_art_10a.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Subgroup 1.2 +April 27, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 10(a). +After the negotiations are over and the Instrument comes into force, parties will have +to develop a set of implementing measures on both national and international levels. +At that stage, we need to ensure that this instrument will not serve as an excuse for +establishing trade protectionist measures to gain unjustified advantage for national +producers. +Let me remind that this Instrument is expected to cover the full life cycle of material, +which accounts for approximately 5% of the global trade, according to various +estimates. If measures implementing this Instrument do not comply with the rules +and principles of the World Trade Organization, numerous industries using plastics +as components for production will be jeopardized across the globe. Such industries +include packaging, building and construction, textiles, consumer products, +transportation, electronics, industrial machinery, and many others. +To alleviate those risks, we propose a trade-related language to be included in this +article during the 2nd round of streamlining as follows: +Any measures established by the Parties for the implementation of this +Instrument shall be scientifically based, shall not create unnecessary obstacles +to international trade and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary or +unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. +Let me explain: + This language reflects the ideas enshrined in the chapeau of Article XX of the +GATT, which establishes the very basic WTO legal standard for trade +measures. + Measures under the future Instrument shall not be more trade-restrictive than +necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective of the Instrument taking into account +the risks non-fulfilment would create. + Assessment of such risks must be scientifically based and use all available +technical information. + To determine whether a restrictive measure is necessary to achieve the goals +of the Instrument, a Member should carry analysis of the contribution of this +measure to policy objectives and its effect on international trade. The analysis +should also include the analysis whether it is possible to use less restrictive +measures to achieve the same policy objectives. + Overall, the measures should not constitute an abuse or misuse of the +Instrument as a shield for introduction of discriminatory protectionist +measures. +We request this language to be reflected in the streamlined text. +",4 +220,26/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.10(b),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.10b.pdf,['transboundary movement of plastic waste'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.3) + +Part II.10 (b): Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste + +Malaysia emphasises that this provision should not duplicate existing Multilateral +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) such as the Basel Convention. Any shortcomings +and gaps must be addressed in the existing conventions itself. + +Malaysia would like to reiterate our belief in a global circular economy, in which +movement of plastics feedstock between countries and regions can happen in a +regulated, verified, safe and legitimate manner to ensure maximum recycling of +plastics and to safely reintroduce recycled plastics into the plastics value chain. + +Malaysia is unique as we have all stakeholders of a plastic circular economy +ecosystem in our country. We truly believe we can unleash the untapped potential of +a global circular economy with a well-regulated transboundary movement of plastics. + +Malaysia also calls for strengthened monitoring and coordination among parties to +prevent and eliminate illegal trafficking and dumping of plastic waste. + +Thank you. + +26 April 2024 +",4 +221,27/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II 10B TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF PLASTIC WASTE,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_x_a_and_b_trade_0.pdf,['transboundary movement of plastic waste'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +222,27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.10b,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.10_kazakhstan_26.04.pdf,['transboundary movement of plastic waste'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"10.Trade [in listed chemicals[, polymers] and products, and in plastic +waste][related measures] + + +Kazakhstan position: The movement of hazardous waste, including +plastic, is regulated by the Basel Convention. In this regard, the main +position of Kazakhstan is not to formalize this provision - Sub-Option +0 No text., or as an alternative, take Sub-option 3 as a basis. + + +b. +Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste +Sub-Option 0 +No text. +Sub-Option 1 +1. +Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste, except for the purpose +of its safe and environmentally sound management, with the prior informed consent of the importing +State, and in a manner consistent with obligations under this instrument*[, and relevant arrangements +under other multilateral environmental agreements, inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, as appropriate] . +2. +[Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1,] +Each Party exporting plastic waste [pursuant to this provision] shall establish and implement an +export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and destination of all its +exports of plastic waste. +3. +Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each +exporting Party shall: +a. +not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the written +consent of the importing State, which shall include that State’s assurances that the +exported plastic waste will be managed in an environmentally sound manner; +b. +require the exporter to: +i. +Provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the +composition of the exported waste, including its contents in polymers, +chemicals and plastics, and any associated hazards to human health or the +environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure requirements +contained in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant; +ii. +Mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized +labelling requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and +iii. Comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards +and practices for packaging, labelling and transport. +4. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the [implementation of +the][purpose of this] provision [set out in paragraph 3], taking into account as appropriate relevant +arrangements under other multilateral environmental agreements [inter alia, the Basel Convention +on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal]. +5. +Each Party shall [take effective measures to] prevent and eliminate illegal trade [and +dumping of] [in] plastic waste. +6. +Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant organizations and +intergovernmental bodies and cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective +measures to prevent and eliminate illegal [exports][trade] and dumping of plastic waste [pursuant to +paragraph 5]. +Sub-Option 2 +1. +Each Party shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of +plastic waste, as defined by the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of +Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, is only allowed for the purpose of environmentally sound +disposal. Parties to the Basel Convention shall take appropriate measures to ensure that +transboundary movement of plastic waste is done in accordance with the obligations of that +Convention. In circumstances where the Basel Convention does not apply, a Party shall ensure that +transboundary movement of plastic waste is allowed only after taking into account relevant domestic +and international rules, standards, and guidelines. +Sub-Option 3 +1. +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate illegal trade, traffic and dumping of plastic waste as +set in the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and +Their Disposal, recognizing its respective mandates, avoiding duplication of efforts and works and +promoting cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions. +Sub-Option 4 +1. +Parties shall cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to +prevent and eliminate illegal exports and dumping of plastic waste. +Option 2 +Alt title: Trade-related measures +1. +This instrument* applies insofar as its provisions do not contradict the provisions of the +Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and its Annexes. +2. +Any measures established by the Parties for the implementation of this instrument* shall be +in full conformity with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. + + +",4 +223,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article 10b_Intervention by the Russian Federation_Subgroup 1.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_of_the_russian_federation_article_10b.pdf,['transboundary movement of plastic waste'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Subgroup 1.3 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 10b + +Transboundary movement of waste is regulated by the Basel Convention. +We support 0 option. +",4 +224,27/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part II.10b Transboundary movement of Plastic Waste,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_reflections_on_the_part_ii.10b_final_.pdf,['transboundary movement of plastic waste'],[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on the Part II.10b +Transboundary movements of [non-hazardous] plastic waste +26 April 2024 + +Part II +10b. Transboundary movements of [non-hazardous] plastic waste + +Thailand supports to have the provision of Part II.10b Transboundary movements of [non- +hazardous] plastic waste to be included in this instrument. Consequently, we support the Part +II.10b to have a title as “Transboundary movements of plastic waste” and also to have Sub- +Option 1 and Sub-Option 3 of the co-facilitators’ streamlined texts as a basis of discussion in +this provision. +Reaffirming the precautionary principal approach, the rationale behind our position on this +provision, which is quite far from the reason of avoiding the duplication of the existing +multilateral agreement, among others, the Basel Convention, is as follow: +Firstly, the transboundary movements of the plastic waste is a part of the life cycle of plastics +as a downstream phase. +Secondly, the Basel Convention can only engage its Parties which the list of member states +does not cover all member states of the United Nations or even all future Parties of this +instrument. +Thirdly, according to the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments, only plastic waste +that fell into the Annex II and VIII of the Basel Convention have been controlled the +transboundary movements with the prior and informed consent scheme; while those plastic +waste under the Annex IX of the Convention are out of the control measures under the Basel +Convention. Therefore, currently we have no proper control measure to ensure that the +transboundary movement of non-hazardous plastic waste does not contribute to plastic +pollution in the future as well. +In conclusion, in our view, this provision should be built with a view to ensure that this +instrument provides sufficient control measures and fill the gap of existing conventions in +order to prevent the plastic pollution from transboundary movements of either hazardous or +non-hazardous plastic wastes. + +",4 +225,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.11,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.11.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.11 – Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + +Comment: Kazakhstan is a developing and landlocked country. The consumption +of plastic products in developed countries such as Kazakhstan is moderate +(consumption of plastic in developed countries reaches 85-90 kg/person/year, +while in Kazakhstan the consumption is 7 times less - 13 kg). In this regard, the +contribution of financing in particular should be proportionate and +support (in particular, technical and financial) should be provided for +developing countries and those without access to the sea. Moreover, +Kazakhstan is the 9th country in the world in its territory and it is +impossible to identify every littered place. At the same time, Kazakhstan +is ready to provide maximum assistance in this matter, taking into +account national capabilities. +Kazakhstan supports OP 1.c. bis. And 2. + +OP 1.c. bis. Conducting investigations and distribution research on the current +state of plastic pollution, including the marine environment, as well as +developing technologies and establishing international standards for impact +assessments, pollution removal and restoration. +2. +[Each Party][Developing countries] [should][encourage] make publicly +available information [collected] on common plastic pollution types and [trends, +as well as on the] practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution [, to +raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, including littering in +[floodplains,] coastal and freshwater areas] taking into account national +capabilities. + + + + + +",4 +226,25/04/2024 | Chile | Chile - Sharing declaration RAPA NUI PACIFIC LEADERS SUMMIT 2024 Protection of the Oceans and the Challenge of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution in the Region,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/declaration_rapa_nui_summit_english_11abril2024.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Chile'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Statement +RAPA NUI PACIFIC LEADERS SUMMIT 2024 +Protection of the Oceans and the Challenge of Plastic and +Microplastic Pollution in the Region + +Easter Island, April 5th 2024 + +During the Rapa Nui Pacific Summit 2024; + +It was recognized the outstanding role of the organization of the Summit, and the important work +done by the participating entities; + +It was acknowledged and appreciated the support and hospitality of the inhabitants of Rapa Nui, +and in particular of its Municipality for the celebration of this Pacific Summit on Plastics and +Microplastics; + +It was recognized the opportunity of providing a regional vision of the Pacific Ocean that contributes +to the achievement of results against pollution by plastics and microplastics; + + +The Summit addressed the following issues; + +1. +As background to this Leaders' Summit, the following documents were valued, the Rio +Declaration on Environment and Development1, the United Nations Framework Convention +on Climate Change, the document ""The Future We Want"" of the United Nations Conference +on Sustainable Development (Rio +20), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in +particular the Sustainable Development Goal N°14: Life below water2, the UNEA3 resolutions +adopted in order to prevent and counteract plastic pollution in the terrestrial and marine +environment, in particular UNEA Resolution 5/144: End Plastic Pollution: Towards an +International Legally Binding Instrument, and the UN General Assembly Resolution 77/321 +(UNGA), by the adoption of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law +of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas +Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, +Paris Agreement, Basel Convention, Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention. + +2. +It was acknowledged the existence of a triple planetary crisis associated with climate +change, biodiversity loss and pollution. + +3. +It was extensively discussed plastics pollution within the region, and it was acknowledged +the invaluable wealth of our ocean for present and future generations. + + +1 Rio of Janeiro, Brazil. 1992. +2 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 70/1. September 2015. +3 United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEA), 2016, 2018, +2019a, 2019b. +4 End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument (UNEP/EA.5/L.23/ Rev.1) UNEA 5.2. +4. +It was recognized the invaluable contribution of Indigenous Peoples, leaders and local +communities, especially highlighting the crucial role played by women, youth and the +traditional knowledge passed on by elders. Their participation is fundamental for the +conservation and sustainable use of our ocean. + +5. +It was noted with growing concern the persistent and widespread plastic pollution in the +environment, especially in marine ecosystems, which threatens biodiversity, affects food +systems and livelihoods of millions of people, and poses a serious risk to human health and +the Pacific economy. + +6. +It was emphasized the vital importance for the health of the planet and human well-being +of having a healthy ocean and marine and coastal ecosystems, which are fundamental for +the sustainable development of our communities; it was recognized the vulnerability of +these ecosystems to environmental impacts and pollution, especially by plastics and +microplastics, and we are fully aware of the negative impacts that endanger their +sustainability and the communities that depend on the services they provide. + +7. +It was welcomed the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, +including its goals and targets that will contribute to the protection of the ocean, and +highlight the importance of the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of marine and +coastal biodiversity as a cross-cutting element of the framework that is key to achieving the +2050 Vision for Biodiversity. + +8. +It was recognized the importance of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention +on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity +of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), as a fundamental instrument for the health of +the ocean. In this regard, it was welcomed the ratification by Palau and Chile and the +ongoing efforts by other Member States for early ratification. It was noted with appreciation +Chile’s offer to host the Secretariat of the BBNJ agreement. + +9. +It was further recognized the importance of the Paris Agreement, including its goals and +targets, as a fundamental instrument for the health of the ocean, given the importance of +the ocean in regulating the climate by absorbing the majority of heat and carbon. + +The Summit expressed commitment, + +10. To undertake effective, inclusive, sustainable and rights-based considerations to address the +challenge of plastic pollution, and the degradation of marine and coastal ecosystems. In this +regard, we reaffirm our commitment to adopt concrete actions aimed at the protection, +conservation, and sustainable use of our ocean, its biodiversity and ecosystems, actively +promoting mechanisms to increase its resilience, especially among Indigenous Peoples and +local coastal communities. + +11. To collaborate closely to advance the full implementation of applicable international law +aimed at reducing significantly the pollution of our ocean by 2030. Recognizing the intrinsic +value of the ocean as a source of wealth, health, enjoyment and employment, to further +promote financial mechanisms in its conservation, according to different national +circumstances. In addition, to actively promote regional cooperation for the conservation, +sustainable use, restoration and recovery of marine and coastal ecosystems. Together, to +work to ensure a healthier and more prosperous future for our ocean and for future +generations. + +12. To accelerate concrete actions to protect the ocean, especially against plastic and +microplastic pollution in the Pacific region, taking into consideration the international +environmental instruments adopted by the international community. In this regard, to +encourage and support the work being undertaken by the Intergovernmental Negotiations +Committee mandated by UNEA resolution 5/14, aiming to conclude, by the end of 2024, an +International Legally Binding Instrument that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. + +13. To strengthen our links and cooperation in order to adopt a package of actions and means +of implementation in our respective jurisdictions. + +14. To promote the care and protection of our ocean, through the promotion of effective +governance, capacity building, and the generation and dissemination of scientific and +traditional and local knowledge, for the protection of our marine ecosystems, and to address +the environmental impacts caused by plastic pollution. + +15. To encourage local, national and regional initiatives to integrate efforts of different +stakeholders such as civil society, academia, private sector, and different levels of +governance. + +16. To further encourage and recognize the contribution of children, youth, women, and +Indigenous People in the ocean’s care, restoration and recovery, as well as deepening our +commitment to the future of our ocean. + +17. To continue in advancing the understanding, generation and dissemination of scientific, +traditional and local knowledge about the ocean, especially with regard to the vulnerability +of the biodiversity and ecosystems, increasing scientific research through collaboration with +the academic sector to achieve science-based decision making, which will contribute +significantly to the conservation and sustainable management of our marine resources. + +18. To continue to further collaborate, and strengthen networks, to share good practices, +experiences and, joint initiatives among the Summit participants. + + + + + + + + +",4 +227,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II - XI EXISTING PLASTIC POLLUTION,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_xi_existing_plastic_pollution.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + +",4 +228,26/04/2024 | India | Part II.11,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india-legacy_plastic_waste.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +The remediation of existing plastic pollution is critical to address plastic pollution. The +assessment of the existing plastic pollution must be the first important step. There +must also be a mechanism to assess the legacy plastic waste in respect of each +country. Also, there must be an assessment of requirement of financial resources to +remediate the plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste. There must be mobilization +of financial resources, through dedicated fund, and technology transfer for each +country in order to meet nationally driven commitments under this provision following +the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. +Thank you. + + + + +",4 +229,26/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part II.11 Existing Plastic Pollution,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_part_ii.11_existing_plastic_pollution.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand intervention on Part II.11 Existing Plastic Pollution +26 April 2024 +Part II +11. +Existing Plastic Pollution + +Thailand strongly supports to have this provision in the instrument. However, it +is not supported to be the obligations of each individual Party itself, in particular Party +with limited resources or hardly assessed to resources as well as in case of where the +accumulation or hotspot zones are beyond the national jurisdiction. Therefore, the +cooperation among multi-stakeholders in mobilizing necessary resources to address +this matter is one of key elements with a view to address the matter properly and to +allow activities of remediation, clean-up and many more possible happening. We also +support the proposal on taken further monitoring, investigating, researching with a +view to overcome the existing plastic pollution problem and also to prevent the history +to repeating itself. +",4 +230,26/04/2024 | Viet Nam | Text proposal_Viet Nam_CG1_I.11_Existing plastic pollution including in the marine environment.,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_viet_nam_for_existing_plastic_pollution_including_in_the_marine_environment_cg1.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Vietnam'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +20240426 +Viet Nam_ Proposal for Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Part II. 11.Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + Viet Nam would like to suggest the addition of the phase in bold to para 1: +1. Parties [shall] [are encouraged] [will take actions and shall] [cooperate] [in accordance with the +Common but Differentiated Responsibility to respective capabilities] [to] [mobilize resources from +multi-stakeholders, including, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, +academic and scientific and research institutes, international financial institutions and multilateral +development banks, non-profit organizations and other relevant organizations or associations] [, +including through the cooperation mechanism* referred to in Part III, article number yet to be +defined]], to: +a. [cooperate to] [assess] [evaluation, identification and prioritization of][, identify and +prioritize] accumulation zones, [and] [hotspots] [critical points] [and sectors]: +i. most affected by existing plastic pollution, [including] in the [terrestrial, freshwater and +the] marine environment, [and areas beyond national jurisdiction]; and +ii. [where] [that evaluations identify accumulation areas with] quantities and types of [litter] +[plastic pollution] [garbage that represent] [pose] a threat to [human health,] species or +habitats [taking into account the [full][complete] life cycle of plastics]. +b. Take [adopt] [effective] mitigation and [remediation measures][removal actions], including +clean-up activities [for the] [in identified] accumulation zones, [and] hotspots [and [critical] +sectors] identified, [taking into account the provisions [in existing international agreements] +[of international agreements in force,] including those [relevant][relating] to the conservation +and sustainable use of [terrestrial, freshwater and] marine [environment and] biological +diversity, [including in areas [beyond][located outside] national jurisdiction;]] [and manage +and dispose of removed plastic pollution in an environmentally sound manner] [taking into +account special circumstances of small island developing States and States with special +geographical conditions and characteristics that are vulnerable to plastic pollution [and +the disproportionate impacts on small island developing States; and + +Rationale: Countries with special geographical conditions and characteristics, including countries with +outlying islands in the sea, countries bordering semi-enclosed sea are particularly exposed and vulnerable +to plastic pollution. Plastic from rivers or transported by wind and by ocean currents into the sea are degrading +the relevant marine environment and cause difficulties for the relevant country in managing plastic waste. +Therefore, the special circumstances of these countries must be taken into account in this section of the +instrument. + + + +",4 +231,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Russia_Position on Article 11,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/article_11_intervention_by_the_russian_federation_sg_1.3.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.3 +April 26, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article 11 +The Russian Federation adds its voice to the statement done by India and +other countries who emphasized that article 11 is one of the most critical for this +Instrument. This is the number one article for which environmentalists should fight +for. +Legacy plastic waste is the main reason why international community +decided to join efforts in fighting plastic pollution. +We believe it is important to implement measures at the national level on +phased elimination of accumulated plastic pollution using innovative technologies +in plastic waste disposal. +The Russian Federation supports option OP1.c.Alt. (promoting safe and +environmentally sound remediation activities, including through engagement with +local people, communities and citizens). +We also propose to delete option OP2bis, as not corresponding to the +mandate of these negotiations and to the title of this article. +",4 +232,27/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.11,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.11_kazakhstan_26.04.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +Comment: Kazakhstan recognizes the current plastic pollution, especially in +some countries. We think that certain circumstances, in particular +economic development and the geographical location of countries, +have contributed to this existing pollution. + + +We would like to note that Kazakhstan is a landlocked developing +country and that the consumption of plastic itself in Kazakhstan is +several times less than in other countries, we also are actively +developing a circular economy. + + +In the part I.4 on Principles mentioning about the principle of common +but differentiated responsibilities + + +We think these aspects of countries such Kazakhstan and mentioned +principle should be taken into account in the process of drafting this +part of the future treaty. + + +As a basis we support OP 1.c. bis. and Option 1 for paragraph 4, as +well as OP2 bis. should be deleted. + +1. +Parties [will take actions and] [shall] [are encouraged] [cooperate] [in accordance with the +Common but Differentiated Responsibility to respective capabilities] [to] [mobilize resources from +multi-stakeholders, including, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, +academic and scientific and research institutes, international financial institutions and multilateral +development banks, non-profit organizations and other relevant organizations or associations] [, +including through the cooperation mechanism* referred to in Part III, article number yet to be +defined]], to: +a. +[cooperate to] [assess] [evaluation, identification and prioritization of][, identify and +prioritize] accumulation zones, [and] [hotspots] [critical points] [and sectors]: +i. +most affected by existing plastic pollution, [including] in the [terrestrial, +freshwater and the] marine environment [and areas beyond national +jurisdiction]; and +ii. +[where] [that evaluations identify accumulation areas with] quantities and types +of [litter] [plastic pollution] [garbage that represent] [pose] a threat to [human +health,] species or habitats [taking into account the [full][complete] life cycle +of plastics]. +b. +Take [adopt] [effective] mitigation and [remediation measures][removal actions], +including clean-up activities [for the] [in identified] accumulation zones, [and] +hotspots [and [critical] sectors] identified, [taking into account the provisions [in +existing international agreements] [of international agreements in force,] including +those [relevant][relating] to the conservation and sustainable use of [terrestrial, +freshwater and] marine [environment and] biological diversity, [including in areas +[beyond][located outside] national jurisdiction;]] [and manage and dispose of +removed plastic pollution in an environmentally sound manner] [taking into account +special circumstances of small island developing States,] [and the disproportionate +impacts on small island developing States; and +OP 1.b. bis. collect data and information on existing plastic pollution to support +monitoring in accordance with [Part IV.4 on Periodic assessment and monitoring of +the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation] +c. +[promote engagement of [all stakeholders, including,] [the] local +[communities][population] [civil society,] and citizens][, non-governmental +organization as well as the private sector,] in [safe and] environmentally sound +[removal] ** [remediation] [ activities]. +OP 1.c. Alt. Promote safe and environmentally sound remediation activities, +including through engagement with local population, communities, and citizens. +OP 1.c. bis. Conducting investigations and distribution research on the current state +of plastic pollution, including the marine environment, as well as developing +technologies and establishing international standards for impact assessments, +pollution removal and restoration. +2. +[Each Party][Developing countries] [should][encourage] make publicly available information +[collected] on common plastic pollution types and [trends, as well as on the] practices and +behaviours that lead to plastic pollution [, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, +including littering in [floodplains,] coastal and freshwater areas]. +OP2 bis. Each Party exporting chemicals, polymers and products shall establish and implement an +export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and destinations of all its +exports. +3. +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article [Part II. 11] [shall][could] be +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +OP3 Alt 1. No text. +4. +The governing body* [shall] [, at its first session,] +Option 1. should adopt guidance, as appropriate, to facilitate implementation of this article. +Option 2. get an assessment of the existing plastic pollution in respect of each country from an +appropriate subsidiary body, the financial resources required to mitigate and remediate the existing +plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste. +Option 3. adopt: +a. +Indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and +b. +Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on +the basis of best available science, [[including the] traditional knowledge, knowledge +of Indigenous Peoples [’ accessed with their free, prior and informed consent,] and +local knowledge systems,] to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to +ensuring the [effective mitigation and remediation measures, including] clean-up +activities do not have potential for [negative] impacts on the environment, +biodiversity and human health. + + +OP 4 bis. Developed country Parties as the largest historical beneficiaries of plastic goods shall take +the lead in tackling legacy and existing plastic pollution in the marine environment including beyond +national jurisdiction. + + + + +",4 +233,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.12,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.12.pdf,['just transition'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.12 – Just transition + +Comment: Kazakhstan supports the Option 3. + +Option 3 +1. +Each Party shall cooperate to promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and +inclusive transition towards sustainable development for developing country +Parties, in the implementation of this instrument*. Developed country Parties +shall provide sufficient finance, technology transfer and capacity building support +with the view to promote and facilitate the just transition of developing country +Parties. +2. +Each Party could promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive +transition with special consideration for women, children and youth in the +implementation of this instrument. including by, inter alia, enhancing institutional +arrangement, enabling policies and conditions to improve the opportunities, +capabilities and livelihoods of affected communities. +3. +The measures taken to implement this provision might be reflected in the +national plan. + + + + + + +",4 +234,25/04/2024 | Malaysia | Malaysia submissions on Part II.12,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_part_ii.12.pdf,['just transition'],['Malaysia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Contact Group 1 (Subgroup 1.1) + +Part II.12: Just transition + +On just transition, Malaysia recognises the significant contribution of the informal +waste sector in the circularity value chain and acknowledges the need for a just +transition. + +The informal waste sector plays a crucial role in waste collection, sorting, and +recycling, particularly in developing countries. To facilitate a fair, equitable, and +inclusive transition for the sector, it is important to note that developing countries would +require financial support, capacity building, and technology transfer to implement +measures for a just transition to sustainable production and consumption of plastic, +including management of plastic waste in a circular economy system. + +Countries’ transition, however, should be based on national circumstances and +capabilities; and therefore should not be dictated by an external party. + +Having said that, Malaysia supports OP1, and OP2bis as the basis for negotiations. + +Thank you. + +25 April 2024 + +",4 +235,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | Part II : Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_just_transition.pdf,['just transition'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +INTERVENTION + +Part II +12. Just transition + +Guatemala supports OP1 Alt and its literals, as well as Paragraph 2 of Option 1 without alternative options, +endorsing the importance of the role of waste pickers, individuals in vulnerable situations, and affected +populations. + +Additionally, from the processes of nationwide socialization of the Revised Text with public institutions and +indigenous peoples, who through their interventions highlighted the importance of establishing detailed and +specific actions that allow for the participation of the Maya, Xinca, and Garífuna indigenous peoples and the +rescue of applicable ancestral and traditional practices. + +It is reiterated that the above is with the condition that the states must duly validate definitions and annexes +and subject to the capacities and circumstances of the countries. + +___________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +Part II +12. Just transition + +1. In the implementation of this instrument*, each Party shall promote an equitable and inclusive transition +for affected populations, with particular consideration for workers and [persons] [people] in vulnerable +situations, within [its national jurisdiction; This may include:] + +a. +Designating a national coordinating [body] [mechanism] for engagement [and +collaboration] with relevant stakeholders, including public authorities, [trade unions,] +[workers association] [waste pickers,] non-governmental organizations[, Indigenous +Peoples] and [local communities][and affected populations] [according to national +regulations] [with the aim of data collection, monitoring, evaluation and national reporting +on progress of just transition]; +b. +Enabling policies [and conditions][that integrate][to [ensure and] improve [as appropriate] +income, opportunities and livelihoods for] [waste pickers and other workers in plastic value +chains and] [impacted] [affected workers and] communities, including workforce training, +[development and social programmes, enhancement of occupational health and safety +measures] [according] [considering] to their needs and priorities; +c. +Incentivizing the development of skills and job opportunities across the plastic value chain, +including for the development of reuse, repair, waste collection and sorting; +d. +Promoting a [clean, healthy and sustainable] [safe working] environment [and a strong +social safety net] [for communities and workers] across [the value chain, including [workers] +in the waste management sector] [the full lifecycle in respect of the promotion of fundamental +human rights]; +e. +[Improving working conditions [[, occupational safety and health, and social protection] for +[waste pickers and] workers] in the waste management sector [, including by providing legal +recognition and protection to [waste pickers and other] [workers [and waste pickers]] in +informal and cooperative settings and facilitating the formalization [of their associations or +cooperatives [integrating them into local waste management systems]] [of their activities +through appropriate socioeconomic integration measures]]]; +f. +[Integrating [waste pickers and other] workers in informal and cooperative settings into [a +safe] plastics value chain, [including by requiring plastic product producers, recycling and +waste management companies to integrate plastics collected and sorted by them into their +operation schemes]]; and +g. +[[Requiring] [Encouraging] a portion of the fees collected through EPR schemes to be used +to improve infrastructure [and improve the] [,] livelihoods [, a strong social safety net,] and +opportunities for, and develop the skills of, workers in the waste sector, including waste +[pickers and other][workers] in informal and cooperative settings.] + +2. [The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan [communicated +pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]]]. + + + +",4 +236,25/04/2024 | Brazil | Brazil's Statement on Part II - Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazils_proposal_on_just_transition.pdf,['just transition'],['Brazil'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"The Federative Republic of Brazil +Federative Republic of Brazil's Statement on Part II - Just Transition of the Revised draft text of +the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment. +Ottawa, Canada +April 26, 2024 +Brazil proposes the following insertions on Part II - Just Transition: +OP1Alt: Inclusion of “artisanal fishermen and fishing communities” in the chapeau of the +paragraph between “local communities” and “fishermen”. +OP1Alt(a): the inclusion of the expression “fishing associations and fishing communities” +between “local communities” and “other affected populations”. +",4 +237,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1- SUB CG1.1- Just transition - Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1-_sub_1.1-_just_transition_part_ii_clean1-_iran.pdf,['just transition'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +INC-4 Contact Group 1 – Co-chairs’ technical streamline + + 24 April 2024 +Part II +12.Just transition +Option 1 +1. +[Leaving no one behind,] Each Party shall [promote and facilitate] [cooperate to promote] +[, as per national circumstances and capabilities and relevant national regulation,] a fair, +equitable and inclusive transition [/pathways] for affected [populations] [Parties] [in the +context of] [towards] sustainable development], with special consideration [to social and +economic impacts] for [[affected] developing country Parties] [in line with the +International Labour Organization Just Transition guidelines] [according to national +social policies and circumstances ] [, in the implementation of this instrument*] [, +provided that means of implementation are available for developing countries]. +Developed country Parties shall provide sufficient finance, technology transfer and +capacity building support [with the view to promote and facilitate the just transition of] +[to affected] developing country Parties. This may include[, according to national +circumstances]: + +OP1 Alt. In the implementation of this instrument*, each Party shall promote an equitable and +inclusive transition for affected populations, with particular consideration for workers and +[persons] [people] in vulnerable situations, within [its national jurisdiction; This may include:] +a. +Designating a national coordinating [body] [mechanism] for engagement [and +collaboration] with relevant stakeholders, including public authorities, [trade +unions,] [workers association] [waste pickers,] non-governmental organizations[, +Indigenous Peoples] and [local communities][and affected populations] +[according to national regulations] [with the aim of data collection, monitoring, +evaluation and national reporting on progress of just transition]; +b. +Enabling policies [and conditions][that integrate][to [ensure and] improve [as +appropriate] income, opportunities and livelihoods for] [waste pickers and other +workers in plastic value chains and] [impacted] [affected workers and] +communities, including workforce training, [development and social +programmes, enhancement of occupational health and safety measures] +[according] [considering] to their needs and priorities; +c. +Incentivizing the development of skills and job opportunities across the plastic +value chain, including for the development of reuse, repair, waste collection and +sorting; +d. +Promoting a [clean, healthy and sustainable] [safe working] environment [and a +strong social safety net] [for communities and workers] across [the value chain, +including [workers] in the waste management sector] [the full lifecycle in respect +of the promotion of fundamental human rights]; +e. +[Improving working conditions [[, occupational safety and health, and social +protection] for [waste pickers and] workers] in the waste management sector [, +including by providing legal recognition and protection to [waste pickers and +other] [workers [and waste pickers]] in informal and cooperative settings and +facilitating the formalization [of their associations or cooperatives [integrating +them into local waste management systems]] [of their activities through +appropriate socioeconomic integration measures]]]; +f. +[Integrating [waste pickers and other] workers in informal and cooperative +settings into [a safe] plastics value chain, [including by requiring plastic product +producers, recycling and waste management companies to integrate plastics +collected and sorted by them into their operation schemes]]; and +g. +[[Requiring] [Encouraging] a portion of the fees collected through EPR schemes +to be used to improve infrastructure [and improve the] [,] livelihoods [, a strong +social safety net,] and opportunities for, and develop the skills of, workers in the +waste sector, including waste [pickers and other][workers] in informal and +cooperative settings.] +2. +[The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +[communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]]]. +OP2 bis Each Party taking into consideration its domestic laws and regulations should is +encouraged to support policies to improve income, opportunities, and livelihoods for affected +workers and communities in the transition to more circular economies for plastics, considering +the needs and priorities of affected workers and communities. +OP2 ter Within its jurisdiction, each Party shall encourage the consideration of socio-economic +factors in determining the location, design, and construction of solid waste management facilities +that manage plastic waste, with an aim of avoiding disproportionate and adverse impacts on +[persons] [people] in vulnerable situations. +OP2 quater Each Party shall, in accordance with its domestic laws and procedures, provide +opportunities for members of the public to provide input on government plastic waste +management decisions or measures. +3. +Each Party [could][shall] promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive +transitions[/pathways for affected populations,] [[for [Indigenous Peoples] and [local +communities],] [waste pickers [and other workers in [plastic] [waste] value chains]] [with +special consideration for] women[ and vulnerable groups, including] [impacted +communities] [,] children and youth, in the implementation of this instrument* including +by, inter alia, enhancing institutional arrangements, enabling policies and conditions to +improve the opportunities, capabilities and livelihoods of affected communities. +4. +[The measures taken to implement this provision might be reflected in the national plan.] + + + +13bis. Overarching provision related to Part II +No technical streamlining has been done to 13.bis +",4 +238,26/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | CG1 Part II: 12 Just Transition- Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_-_12._just_transition_saudi_arabia.pdf,['just transition'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II – 12. Just Transitions Pathways +Saudi Arabia submission + +Saudi Arabia‘s preference on the streamline version of Just Transitions Pathways + +Option 1 +1. +Each Party shall promote and facilitate, as per national circumstances and capabilities and +relevant national regulation, a fair, equitable and inclusive transitions pathways in the +context of sustainable development, which encompasses pathways that include +socioeconomic, workforce, technology and innovation, circularity, and other dimensions, +with special consideration for developing country Parties, in the implementation of this +instrument* +2. +Developed country Parties shall provide sufficient means of implementation (capacity- +building, finance, and technology development and transfer) to facilitate just transitions +pathways and of enhancing international cooperation on, and support for, just transitions +pathways, especially for developing country Parties +3. +Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transitions pathways +for affected populations with special consideration for women and vulnerable groups, +including children and youth, in the implementation of this instrument* including by, +inter alia, enhancing institutional arrangements, enabling policies and conditions to +improve the opportunities, capabilities and livelihoods of affected communities. +4. +In their actions to achieve just transitions pathways, Parties are guided by the Principles +of this instrument* + + + +",4 +239,26/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | UK Intervention and Text Proposal for Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/uk-text_proposal_intervention_just_transition-sg1.1.pdf,['just transition'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"UK Intervention and Text Proposal on 12. Just Transition +• +Like the EU, The UK supports a provision on just transition in accordance with “ILO +guidelines for a Just Transition”. This should recognise the critical role waste pickers +and other workers in informal and cooperative settings play, whilst acknowledging +that there’s no one-size-fits all approach, giving states flexibility in achieving a just +transition. +• +Of the alternative paragraphs for paragraph 1, we support OP1 Alt with some minor +amendments. It provides a concise expression of the obligation on parties but we +have flexibility and could work from Option 1. +We have textual proposals that will reference the ILO guidelines for a Just Transition +and ensure a there is ‘special consideration for waste pickers and other workers in +informal and cooperative settings’. And we have concerns about reference to +affected populations. +• +Whilst the UK recognises that just transition may be one area that could be +supported under a financial mechanism established by the treaty, we align with the +EU and US and do not support language in article 12 that makes just transition +contingent on finance. Finance obligations are dealt with in Part 3. +• +On OP2bis, the UK feels this can be deleted because it is covered within the list in +OP1 Alt +• +On OP2 ter and quater, the UK could accept these with some minor text +modifications. +• +On para 3, the UK thinks that this provision duplicates paragraph 1 in so far as it +simply imposes an obligation on states in relation to just transition. Of course, we +support such an obligation but we prefer to work with paragraph 1 OP1 Alt, including +specific mention of waste pickers and other vulnerable groups in there. +On para 4 can be streamlined with paragraph 2 + +Text Proposal for 12. Just Transition +12.Just transition +Option 1 Option 1 [UK suggest this Option is deleted and we work from OP1Alt as per +our intervention.However if we need to work from Option 1, see below UK text +edits] +Option 1 +1. +[Leaving no one behind,] Each Party shall [promote and facilitate] [cooperate to promote] +[, as per national circumstances and capabilities and relevant national regulation,] a fair, equitable and +inclusive transition for all [/pathways] for affected [populations] [Parties] [in the context of] +[towards] sustainable development] in the implementation of this instrument, with special +consideration [to social and economic impacts] for with special consideration for waste pickers and +other workers in informal and cooperative settings [[affected] developing country Parties] [in line +with the International Labour Organization Just Transition guidelines] [according to national social +policies and taking into account national circumstances ] [, in the implementation of this instrument*] [, +provided that means of implementation are available for developing countries]. Developed +country Parties shall provide sufficient finance, technology transfer and capacity building +support [with the view to promote and facilitate the just transition of] [to affected] developing +country Parties. This may include[, according to national circumstances]: + +OP1 Alt. In the implementation of this instrument*, each Party shall promote a fair an +equitable and inclusive transition for all in accordance with the International Labour +Organization’s Guidelines for a Just Transition with affected populations, with particular +consideration for workers and [persons] [people] in vulnerable situations, with special +consideration for waste pickers and other workers in informal and cooperative settings, +within [its national jurisdiction; This may include:] +a. +Designating a national coordinating [body] [mechanism] for engagement +[and collaboration] with relevant stakeholders, including public authorities, +[trade unions,] [workers association] [waste pickers, and other workers in +informal and cooperative settings] non-governmental organizations[, +Indigenous Peoples] and [local communities] [and affected populations] +[according to national regulations [with the aim of data collection, +monitoring, evaluation and national reporting on progress of just +transition]; +b. +Enabling policies [and conditions][that integrate][to [ensure and] improve +[as appropriate] adequate income, opportunities and livelihoods for] [waste +pickers and other workers in plastic value chains and] [impacted] [affected +workers and] communities, including workforce training, [development and +social programmes, enhancement of occupational health and safety +measures] [according] [considering] to their needs and priorities; +c. +Incentivizing the development of skills and job opportunities across the +plastic value chain, including for the development of reuse, repair, waste +collection and sorting; +d. +Promoting a [clean, healthy and sustainable] [safe working] environment +[and a strong social safety net] [for communities and workers] across [the +value chain, including [workers] in the waste management sector] [the full +lifecycle in respect of the promotion of fundamental human rights]; +e. +[Improving working conditions [[, occupational safety and health, and social +protection] for [waste pickers and] workers] in the waste management +sector [, including by providing legal recognition and protection to [waste +pickers and other] [workers [and waste pickers]] in informal and +cooperative settings and facilitating the formalization [of their associations +or cooperatives [integrating them into local waste management systems]] +[of their activities through appropriate socioeconomic integration +measures]]]; +f. +[Integrating [waste pickers and other] workers in informal and cooperative +settings into [a safe] plastics value chain, [including by requiring plastic +product producers, recycling and waste management companies to +integrate plastics collected and sorted by them into their operation +schemes]]; and +g. +[[Requiring] [Encouraging] a portion of the fees collected through EPR +schemes to be used to improve infrastructure [and improve the] [,] +livelihoods [, a strong social safety net,] and opportunities for, and develop +the skills of, workers in the waste sector, including waste [pickers and +other][workers] in informal and cooperative settings.] +2. +[The measures taken to implement this provision should be considered for +inclusion shall be reflected in the national plan [communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on +national plans]]]. +OP2 bis Each Party should support policies to improve income, opportunities, and +livelihoods for affected workers and communities in the transition to more circular +economies for plastics, considering the needs and priorities of affected workers and +communities with special consideration for waste pickers and other workers in informal +and cooperative settings. +OP2 ter Within its jurisdiction, each Party shall encourage the consideration of socio- +economic factors in determining the location, design, and construction of solid waste +management facilities that manage plastic waste, with an aim of avoiding disproportionate +and adverse impacts on [persons] [people] in vulnerable situations. +OP2 quater Each Party shall, in accordance with its domestic procedures, endeavour to +provide opportunities for members of the public particularly indigenous peoples, [waste +pickers and other] workers in informal and cooperative settings, to provide input on +government plastic waste management decisions or measures. +3. +Each Party [could][shall] promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive +transitions for all[/pathways for affected populations,] [[for [Indigenous Peoples] +and [local communities],] [waste pickers [and other workers in [plastic] [waste] +value chains]] [with special consideration for] women[ and vulnerable groups, +including] [impacted communities] [,] children and youth, in the implementation of +this instrument* including by, inter alia, enhancing institutional arrangements, +enabling policies and conditions to improve the opportunities, capabilities and +livelihoods of affected communities. +4. +[The measures taken to implement this provision might be reflected in the national +plan.] + + + +",4 +240,27/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article II.12_ Intervention by the Russian Federation_Subgroup 1.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/article_ii.12_intervention_of_the_russian_federation_subgroup_1.1.pdf,['just transition'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 1.1 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Article II.12 +The Russian Federation suggests using throughout the text of Article II.12 the term +“just transition” in plural form +- “just transitions” or “just transition pathways”, +considering the way this issue is being discussed in other international fora. +The Russian Federation supports paragraph 1 of Option 2 as a basis for future +negotiations. +",4 +241,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.13,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.13.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II.13 – Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling + +Comment: This provision requires significant funds (financing of product +labeling, development of standards), as well as within the existing interactions +there are already certain requirements for these provisions, for example, within +the Eurasian Economic Commission, which requires additional discussions +between the countries that are members of this union, as well as the tools for +implementation are not clear (for example, on how tracking will be conducted +and will be tracked each product or batch of products). In this regard, +Kazakhstan requests clarification on these issues before making a decision on +this part. + + + + + +",4 +242,"27/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART II - XIII TRANSPARENCY, TRACKING, MONITORING AND LABELLING",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii_-_xiii_transparency_tracking_monitoring_and_labelling.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +243,27/04/2024 | Thailand | Thailand Part II.13 Transparency,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_reflections_on_the_part_ii.13_transparency.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling']",[],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thailand Reflections on the Part II.13 +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling +27 April 2024 + +Part II +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling +Thailand is of the view that having this provision in place is a valuable complementary +to other provisions of this instrument. We support the option 1 as the basis of discussion. +In order to strengthen the transparency and accountability in implementing this instrument, +the establishment of tracking and monitoring system, and also data platform at all levels is +very important. Also, the issue of product labelling and marking is in the area of global +harmonization with leveraging the mutual recognition that should be built. However, the +technical and financial assistances are needed to support Parties that are in need to fully +comply with this provision. + + + +",4 +244,28/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part II.13,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii.13_kazakhstan_28.04.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part II +13.Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling + +Taking into account that trade issues are regulated by WTO rules and requirements +to chemicals by relevant international conventions, we generally agree with option 1, +meaning that Each Party should regulate according to its national circumstances and +capabilities. + +Suggested text: Each Party in order to end plastic pollution according to its national +circumstances and capabilities shall engage where feasible, producers of secondary plastics to +provide information on the hazardous chemical composition of plastic products consistent with +WTO regulations and avoiding duplication with other multilateral environmental agreements. +Option 0 +No text on this matter. +Option 1 +1. +Each Party[, in order to end plastic pollution, [as per its national plan and based +upon][according to its] national circumstances and capabilities [including relevant national policies +and regulations][ and the means of implementation required in the case of developing +countries]]shall[, according to their national circumstances and capacities and the means of +implementation required in the case of developing countries]: +a. +[require][engage][, where feasible,] [producers [of primary and secondary plastics] and +importers [and exporters]][business throughout supply chains] to [disclose] +[communicate] [provide][globally] harmonized information on the [[hazardous] +chemical composition of [all] plastics and plastic [products] [producers] [,based on +guidelines adopted by the governing body* consistent with WTO regulations and +avoiding duplication with other multilateral environmental agreements,] [throughout +their [entire] life cycle]][[type and quantities of polymers produced, the type and +quantities of chemicals used in production] and make such information available in a +publicly accessible database]: +b. +take appropriate measures to [ensure][improve] the traceability of chemicals[, +polymers] and the plastic contents of [feedstocks and] products [throughout the life +cycle of plastics] and plastic products[, [including] based on [globally harmonized] +guidelines to be adopted by the governing body* [at its first session,] [[consistent +with WTO regulations and avoiding duplication with other multilateral +environmental agreements,] [in particular] for the purposes of their [safe and] +environmentally sound use, recycling[, recovery] and disposal][, taking into +account,][as appropriate, any guidance adopted by the governing body*][ +Confidential Business Information (CBI) and human health and environmental +impacts][and in accordance with measures that may be specified in an annex to the +instrument*, for the purpose of protecting public health and the environment +throughout the plastics life cycle;] [; and][ upon availability and accessibility of the +required technologies for the developing countries; ] +c. +[establish] [digital tracking, traceability,] [encourage] marking and [eco-]labelling +[requirements][practices for plastic products] [including] [, consistent with provisions +of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade,] based +on guidance [to be adopted] by the governing body* at its first session, [in +particular][and in accordance with measures that may be specified in an annex to the +instrument*] for the purpose[s] of [the safe and environmentally sound use, recycling +and disposal of plastics and plastic products][ protecting human health and the +environment throughout the plastics life cycle][ to promote the circularity of plastics, +enable informed decision-making, and facilitate reuse, repair, refurbishment and +recycling of plastics]. +OP1.c. Alt 1. Move to Part II, Section 5. +2. +Each Party [shall][is mandated to] [monitor] [and][establish a national monitoring system to] +[,] [track] [and publish and update, in a transparent manner relevant and readily available +information on][ , to the possible extent,] the types and [volumes][[quantities] of its production, +imports and exports of chemicals [and polymers] [used][employed] in the +[production][manufacturing] of [plastic polymers,] [plastics][ [and] plastic products], +[and][including] regulated plastic [products][items] [[across][throughout] their life cycle][consistent +with its national laws][, considering the implementation for those with limited capacity, such as +small and medium enterprises][ as well as any subsidies and fiscal incentives related to [these +activities][the production, imports and exports of primary plastic polymers]] [and [shall][is +encouraged to] report the information collected together with information on the recycling facilities +functioning within its territory,] in a standardized format [where possible] to the governing body*.]. +3. Each Party shall take legal, administrative or policy measures to ensure mandatory disclosures +from large and transnational businesses, including the financial sector on their activities, risks, +opportunities, dependencies and impacts and financial flows from all sources related to plastic +pollution, including along their supply, value chain and portfolios. + pursuant to paragraph 2[, +4. Parties will implement the above provisions in accordance with national circumstances and +capabilities, and supported by international cooperation, including through the cooperation +mechanism referred to in [Part III]. +5. Each Party shall develop and promote the databases needed to administer and implement the +requirements of this article, and cooperate in the development and maintenance of any global +database that may be established by the governing body*. +6. Developing country Parties shall be provided necessary technical and financial assistance based +upon an assessment of the technical and financial resources required for complying with obligations +given in paragraph 1 in respect of each country. +7. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every +[X] years thereafter, a review of the guidelines and any annexes developed under this article with a +view to assessing the need for revised guidelines, or new or additional annex measures, to protect +public health and the environment, or to otherwise improve the effectiveness of this instrument*. + +",4 +245,26/04/2024 | India | Part II.13bis,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/india_13bis.pdf,['overarching provision related to part ii'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Thank you. + +We thank Japan for para 13bis of the revised zero draft. +The text should be kept in the streamlined draft and may serve as the starting point of +negotiations. There are elements in para 13bis that require further understanding by +the Indian delegation which may be done while having negotiations on the text. + +Thank you. + +",4 +246,23/04/2024 | Brazil | Brazil's Statement on Part III of the Revised draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazils_statement_on_part_iii_of_the_revised_draft.pdf,['part iii: general'],['Brazil'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +The Federative Republic of Brazil + +Federative Republic of Brazil's Statement on Part III of the Revised draft text of the international +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Ottawa, Canada +April 23, 2024 + +Brazil believes this contact group is tasked with addressing a crucial part of the future instrument +and we thank you both for taking up this position. The extent to which developing countries will +be able to effectively implement it is intrinsically related to the commitments to be agreed on +under this section. +In our view this includes the establishment of a robust financial mechanism with a dedicated +independent multilateral fund. In terms of structure, this would mean, that provisions related to +the financial mechanism, starting on paragraph 4, should be moved up to the beginning of the +text, after or before OP0. We are also of the view that the financial mechanism should also be +at the very beginning of our discussions in the subgroup. +Reacting to suggestions made within the group, we would like to state our view that the different +aspects of means of implementation, that is, financing, capacity building and technology transfer +all deserve a different section - which means maintaining them separately as they currently stand +- in part III. +We also see that our current proposal on the mechanism for cooperation is currently OP3 quarter +under technology transfer. Nevertheless, we believe the articles on the cooperation mechanism +should be under the heading of section 2, on capacity-building, technical and scientific +cooperation, and technology transfer. +This is based on the very terms of the proposal, which seeks to identify needs for cooperation +in science, technology, and innovation, facilitate the matching of capacity building, as well as +scientific, technical, and technological cooperation - therefore, being broader than just +technology transfer. + + + +",4 +247,23/04/2024 | United States of America | USA proposal on Part III,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iii_usa_textual_submission_april_23_900pm.pdf,['part iii: general'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual Submission from the United States of America for CG2 Part III + + +Part III + +Proposal: +1. Merge Part III article 1 and Part III article 2 into a single streamlined article titled ‘Means of +Implementation’. + +2. Consolidate the following paragraphs from Part II into Part III: +Part II article 2 Chemicals and polymers of concern OP1ter and OP1 quater Alt 2. +Part II article 5 Product design, composition and performance OP2 bis, OP3, OP1 bis, +OP2 bis. OP2 ter. +Part II article 6. Non-plastic substitutes OP2 bis 1. +Part II article 9. Waste management [6][5] chapaeu, [6][5] a, OP2 bis2. +Part II article 11 Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment OP 4 Alt +2, OP 4 bis. +Part II 12. Just transition Option 1 OP1, Option 3 OP1. +Part II 13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling OP3 bis 3. + +3. In Part III article 1, move the label ‘provisions common to both options’ to precede OP0 and +OP8 through OP10bis added to this article, relocate OP7 bis, OP7 ter, OP7 quater and OP7 +quinquies from Option 1 into this revised article, and delete OP7 bis, OP7 ter, OP7 quater and +OP7 quinquies from Option 3. + + + +",4 +248,25/04/2024 | Bangladesh | Financing (point 4),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii_financing_point_4_text_suggestion_bangladesh.pdf,['part iii: general'],['Bangladesh'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part III.1 Financing + +Point 4. To support the implementation of the obligations under this instrument by developing +country Parties, particularly prioritizing parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, +especially small island developing States, downstream developing countries and least developed +countries, a mechanism will be established for the purposes of providing financial and technical +assistance, including technology transfer, capacity-building and training. +",4 +249,25/04/2024 | Ghana | Ghana's proposed text Part 111 on financing mechanism and resources,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/ghana_proposal_option_4_financing_mechanism_and_resources_25.04.2024.pdf,['part iii: general'],['Ghana'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"GHANA - PROPOSED TEXT +Part III + +1. +Financing [mechanism [and resources]] +Option 4 +The Mechanism shall include financial resources from [all sources[, domestic and +international, public, and private] [including the establishment of a global plastic pollution +fee to be paid by international plastic polymer producers *based on thresholds in annex XX +to be determined from global production and supply of primary plastic polymer +reduction targets set out in Annex A of the instrument** and to adopt the necessary +legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its collection][ with priority from the +public, and private, with developed country parties taking in the lead in the mobilization of +resources]][developed countries and others in a position to do so]] +",4 +250,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | General proposal for the whole instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_general_textual_suggestions_for_the_instrument_cg2.pdf,['part iii: general'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"General textual proposal of the Russian Federation applied +throughout the text of the Instrument +Suggestion: +Throughout the draft text of the Instrument to replace such broad terms as +“plastics” or “plastics and plastic products” with specific terms “plastic +products” or “plastic waste”, depending on the context of the disciplines. +Explanatory note: + +These negotiations have the mandate to end plastic pollution with specific +focus on combating the existing plastic waste, including in the marine +environment. In addition, paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c) of the UNEA Resolution +5/14 specify that the Instrument should promote sustainable production and +consumption through product design and environmentally sound waste +management, as well as cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution. To +achieve these goals, the Instrument should apply to the life cycle, which should +start from the design of “plastic products”, continue in sustainable +consumption of such products, and end by disposal and recycling of “plastic +waste”, because during these particular stages: +o +characteristics influencing the recyclability of end-use products are +formed, and +o +waste from consumption of plastic products is generated. + +At the same time, the ordinary meaning of the word “plastics” could include +both plastic products and primary polymers as feedstock for production of +end-use products. The Russian Federation believes that the scope of the +instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary +raw materials as well as the stages related to primary polymer production, +since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages. Moreover, when it +comes to raw materials, they can be used for production of many other – non- +plastic – products, and the present Instrument has a too narrow scope for +regulating hydrocarbon feedstock. + +As for the argument that the UNEA Resolution 5/14 includes “plastics” in +paragraph 3 (see phrase “full life cycle of plastic”) we have to note that +during the UNEA 5.2 the majority of delegations adhered to the position that +the future Instrument shall be focused on combating pollution from plastic +waste, especially in the marine environment. The resolution’s language was +understood accordingly. This means that the word “plastic” in the resolution +5/14 should be interpreted as referring to “plastic products”, whose +unhandled waste is the most important reason for global plastic pollution. + +Therefore, throughout the draft text of the Instrument, we should adhere to +precise terms “plastic products” and “plastic waste”, which better suite the +object and purpose of the future Instrument. +",4 +251,27/04/2024 | Philippines | Interventions on Part III (SG 2.1),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_2.1_23_24_25_26_27_apr_part_iii.pdf,['part iii: general'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +23 April 2024 + +On Part III + +The Philippines supports the Chairs’ and Co-facilitators’ objective of delivering a more +workable text, which will benefit from serious streamlining and structuring. The options +proposed by parties are many but reveal common sub-elements and common ground. In this +line, we recommend structuring options based on a coherent arrangement of sub-elements, +taking lessons also from existing MEAs. For example, for III.1 Financial resources: + +From whom: +- +obligations of all parties, obligations in relation to developing countries +From what +- +Qualifiers of sources +How, +- +Is it public and private or innovative financing? +Financial mechanism +- +How; +- +From what; +- +Governance; +- +For what/Purposes; and +- +For whom. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +24 April 2024 + +On Part III + +The Philippines supports the proposals by Ecuador and Brazil as to the identification and +disentangling of sub-elements and their logical flow. These align with our proposal at the CG2 +meeting yesterday. + +Financial mechanism, once established to consider the following: +- +For whom: categories of developing countries, support Indonesia +- +How: dedicated/existing/hybrid fund +- +From what: sources +- +For what: purposes, interlinkages with other MOI; and +- +Governance. + +Along this line, we see opportunities for restructuring. For example, 1) switching par 5 +(governance) and par 6 (fund), 2) options 1 and 2 not mutually exclusive, do not adequately +allow for hybrid options, which were supported by several delegations. + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 April 2024 + +On Part III, para 5 + +The Philippines supports OP5 as a minimum. We also believe it is important also to establish +a subsidiary body in the form of a committee to guide the Governing Body. Along these lines, +the Philippines is generally supportive of OP5 alt, bis-quinquies, particularly on the initial +Resource Mobilization goal, assessment of developing countries’ needs, transparency and +the periodic review. The concept of an initial Resource Mobilization goal aligns with our +proposal of support for early action activities to kickstart the implementation of the instrument. +The adverse effects of plastic pollution are being felt now. We hear the concerns about a need +for an assessment of available funds and financial flows and gaps in private investment. And +we can positively consider any text proposals on these. + +The Philippines would support a simple para on each party’s provision of resources for national +activities with all necessary flexibilities in accordance with national circumstances and +capacities. We believe the components of this para have to be disentangled. For example, +although we support catalyzing private funding and investment, these should be distinguished +from the general commitment to provide financial resources for national activities. Thus, we +would support streamlining of this para. We are also positively considering proposals on the +placement of this para in relation to para 4 on support for developing countries. There is merit +in raising the profile and importance of cooperation in terms of financing in an international +instrument. + +The Philippines supports working with OP2 alt, adding language from OP2 on grant or +concessional terms. We do not support some elements in OP 2, such as voluntary basis for +the contribution of developed country parties. We think this para is key to operationalizing +CBDR, is among the principles that we reaffirm through UNEA Resolution 5/14 considering +proposals on the placement of this para in relation to para 4 on support for developing +countries. There is merit in raising the profile and importance of cooperation in terms of +financing in an international instrument. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 April 2024 + +On Part III, 1. Financing mechanism and resources + +On finance: + +The Philippines supports OP0 Alt 2 but we are flexible on the placement. Although OP0 is +found in the more recently concluded Minamata Convention, we believe the language in OP0 +Alt 2, which as pointed out by other delegations is in the CBD and CCD, is more precise and +cognizant of the relationship among the pillars of sustainable development, and the their +relationship with the capacities of developing countries to address plastic pollution. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +26 April 2024 + +On Part III, 1. Financing mechanism and resources + +On finance: + +The Philippines supports a hybrid approach – the Mechanism can consist of at least these two +funds that can complement each other. The need for a tailored fund is highlighted by our +country’s experience with existing funds requiring co-benefits and synergies with other +environmental concerns that are not in accordance with our own priorities and needs. + +To speak to concerns about the interim fund within an existing arrangement becoming +permanent like the GEF for the CBD, we can consider addressing this by providing for it to be +time-bound, subject to review, and limited in its purpose. + +Our current thinking is that there is a place for both to work simultaneously similar to the +experience under the UNFCCC. The existing arrangement could also mobilize funding that +we hear is already available towards challenges needing immediate action. We believe that +this flexibility will resonate with both contributors and recipients. + +The Philippines is one of the mega-biodiverse countries, one of the most vulnerable to climate +change, and faces special challenges with respect to plastic pollution as an archipelagic state +under the UNCLOS. These challenges and vulnerabilities have their intersections and yet +could benefit from immediate targeted actions. + +As we raised on the first day of INC-4, the current text could benefit from restructuring and +streamlining by identifying sub-elements and components and presenting options under these. +This will help us disentangle the discussions on the fund, its sources and contributors, its +purposes, its recipients, and its governance. + +For example, a dedicated fund within an existing arrangement also does not necessarily +expand the sources of financing. These concepts have to be addressed separately. The +dichotomy presented by the two options also does not adequately allow for a hybrid approach. + +We like some elements from both options: 1) on the fund: both new and existing; 2) on the +purpose: Option 1 OP 6 Alt2 on enabling activities and OP6 bis on early action; Option 2 OP6 +alt on the Plastics Implementation Fund, Remediation Fund; 3) on the sources: we are open +to hearing about how the fund/s within the Mechanism could catalyze financial flows from the +private sector. Thank you. + +#END + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +27 April 2024 + +On Part III, 1. Financing mechanism and resources, para 9 + +On pollution fee: + +The Philippines has serious reservations about both a global and national plastic pollution fee. +While we believe in operationalizing the polluter pays principle, and share the goal of +expanding the sources of financing to the private sector, our thinking is that there are less +draconian ways to do this without risking neglecting a just transition. + +We already are discussing the many possible economic instruments to shift patterns of +production and consumption that can be used in Part II. + +As to EPR, we support mandating EPR schemes in the instrument, which is in line with our +national legislation but strongly prefer that it be discussed in Part II for greater coherence. +Along these lines, we would support just general language in Part III on catalyzing private +financing as an umbrella term, and we can positively consider including an open-ended +indicative list. + +On Part III, 1. Financing mechanism and resources, para 10 + +On financial flows: + +The Philippines supports financing from all sources with appropriate flexibilities for developing +countries in line with CBDR. However, the PH has concerns about the ambiguity of “finance +flows”, whether increasing it or making it consistent with a pathway towards ending plastic +pollution. + +We take lessons from the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement (PA), and our challenges in +determining what these encompass. Many nights have been spent debating what these mean +under the PA. + +We supported “aligning financial flows” with the KM-GBF within the specific context of +mainstreaming and harmful subsidies as set out in the Paulson Report. Thus, we support more +discussion and will consider additional or alternative language for greater certainty. We also +support providing for flexibilities for developing countries by recognizing national +circumstances and capacities. + +On Part III, 2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer + +On capacity-building, technical assistance, and technology transfer: + +The Philippines supports strong language on Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance and +Technology Transfer (CBTATT) as a key part of international cooperation to ensure a just +transition. We are positively considering adding scientific cooperation, although this may be +better placed in or linked with a standalone provision on scientific research. + +We support a binding obligation on the part of developed countries to provide these to +developing countries, and flexible language for South-South cooperation in line with the +CBDRC principle. + +If this paragraph is to be dedicated to an obligation of or encouragement to all states to provide +CBTTTA, then such expansion of sources of CBTTTA should be matched by an expansion of +recipients of CBTTTA. +We support recognition of particular needs and circumstances of environmentally vulnerable +developing countries and geographically disadvantaged states including archipelagic states. +This is important to ensure that CBTTTA is context-appropriate, country-driven, based on and +responsive to national needs, fosters country ownership. Along these lines, we can support +separate paragraphs on obligations of developed countries’ obligations, and encouragement +to all parties. + +We also support Technology Transfer, including relevant marine technology, on fair and most +favorable terms, including on preferential and concessional terms where Mutually Agreed +Terms, which is in line with CBDRC. Otherwise, this instrument will add nothing to the status +quo of market forces which equates to bare Mutually Agreed Terms. + +On subsidiary bodies: + +The Philippines supports the establishment of at least 2 Bodies in this instrument, 1) a +scientific, technical, and socio-economic body, and 2) an implementation body. + +Language on these can be kept simple and general to not prejudge discussion on obligations. +Existing MEAs can guide us in providing this language. What we can leave to the COP’s +discretion are further details on their functions in line with the obligations. + +#END + +",4 +252,28/04/2024 | Armenia | Submission on Part III,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii.pdf,['part iii: general'],['Armenia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," [Developed country Parties should cooperate to facilitate and enhance technology transfer for developing country and countrywith economies in transitionParties to implement this instrument*.]4.[Support, including financial support, shall be provided to developing country andcountrywith economies in transitionParties for the implementation of this article, including for strengthening cooperative action on technology development and transfer at different stages of the technology cycle.] +",4 +253,23/04/2024 | Japan | Japan proposal core provisions on Financing [mechanism [and resources]],https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/japan_proposal_core_provisions_on_financingmechanism_and_resourcesfinal.pdf,['financing'],['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Core /essential provisions on Financing +Submission by Japan +Japan hereby submits essential provisions which are necessary for Financing in Part III of revised +draft text. These are not exhausted elements but aim to facilitate progress on this provision at +INC4. + +(Resources for national activities) +1. +Each Party undertakes to provide the necessary resources within their capabilities for national +activities intended to implement this instrument. +(Encouragement of support) +2. +Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to provide, +within its capacities, their support, including through finance, capacity-building and +technology transfer, by prioritizing the support to most effective and cost-efficient measures +taken to prevent emissions and releases of plastics for the implementation of this instrument +by developing country Parties most in need. +(Establishment of financial mechanism) +3. +A mechanism for the provision of financial resources is hereby established to support the +implementation of this instrument to most effective and cost-efficient measures taken to +control leakage of plastics by developing country Parties most in need, particularly small +island developing States and least developed countries. +(Contribution to mechanism) +4. +All Parties are expected to contribute to the mechanism. The Mechanism shall include +financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. +(Priority of support provided) +5. +The support provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be targeted to most effective and cost- +efficient measures, which are well-planned in advance within local communities and +coordinated with regional, subregional or national arrangement to maximize positive effects +for preventing emissions and releases of plastics. A priority of the support shall be given to +establish an effective social system at local level for handling, sorting, collection, +transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is indispensable to +safe and environmentally sound waste management. +(Structure of mechanism) +6. +The mechanism shall consist of an existing financial arrangement. The governing body shall +conclude arrangements with the governing body of the existing financial arrangement for the +operation of the mechanism. +(Guidance and review) +7. +The governing body shall review on a regular basis the level of funding from all sources, the +guidance provided by the governing body to operationalize the Mechanism established under +this article and its effectiveness, as well as its ability to address the changing needs of +countries most in need. It shall, based on such review give recommendations, that aim to +improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism. + +",4 +254,23/04/2024 | Japan | Explanatory note by Japan Financial assistance to tackle plastic pollution,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/explanatory_note_by_japan_financial_assistance_to_tackle_plastic_pollution_0.pdf,['financing'],['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"(Attachment 2) +Explanatory note by Japan; Financial assistance to tackle plastic pollution + +1. As for financial assistance for tackling plastic pollution, Japan believes that +financial assistance should be a complementary cooperative measure, since, in +principle, it is each Member’s responsibility to take necessary measures to control +the leakage of plastic waste in its country. + +2. We also believe that, as each Member’s financial resources are limited, +necessary financial assistance should be provided to countries most in need, in +an effective, cost-efficient and sustainable manner. Moreover, In order to +maximize positive effects of financing assistance, Member countries need to +identify in advance which actions and measures are most effective and cost- +efficient with financing and implement them in a planned way while targeting +assistance to necessary areas. + +3. With this basic idea, our views on financial support are reflected in the revised +draft text as follows; + +4. Here, we would like to explain the background of our proposal by demonstrating +how we should tackle plastic waste management effectively, based on our +experience. + +5. Japan has proactively contributed to providing assistance to developing countries +in the area of waste management. Based on our long experience in this field, we +have learned that sound waste management is imperative for reducing the +discharge of plastics into the environment and that an effective waste +management should be established in three incremental stages as indicated +below, based on the country’s development stage. + +(a) The first stage is to establish a basic social system where scattered wastes +Part III 1. Financing [mechanism [and resources]] +OP4 ter. The support provided in paragraphs 2 and 4 shall be targeted to most effective +and cost-efficient measures, which are well-planned in advance within local communities +and coordinated with regional, subregional or national arrangement to maximize positive +effects for preventing emissions and releases of plastics. A priority of the support shall be +given to establish an effective social system at local level for handling, sorting, collection, +transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is indispensable +to safe and environmentally sound waste management. +are sorted, collected and transported with the participation of local community +and its citizens. The most essential part in this stage is awareness of the +current situation of waste management and establishment of an appropriate +waste management treatment flow, which contributes to an improvement in +basic waste management system and public hygiene. + +(b) The second stage is to build treatment infrastructure along with formulating +plans, strengthening legal systems, and introducing technology and +equipment for waste reduction aimed at minimizing the adverse impacts on +the environment caused by wastes. It contributes to reduction of +environmental burden and prevention of pollution. + +(c) The third stage is to realize 3Rs -Reduce, reuse, recycle for the purpose of +establishing a sound material-cycle society. The value added through reuse +and recycling of wastes is a drive for industrialization. Sustainable +industrialization requires investment by private sector particularly in reuse, +recycling, use of alternatives, and advanced sorting. However, without a basic +waste collection system in the first stage, which is fundamental for +development of sustainable reuse and recycling, private sectors would face +investment risks due to lack of continuous availability of plastic wastes. +(In the case of GBFF (Global Biodiversity Framework Fund), it has yet to +secure fund from private sector, which clearly shows that some beneficial +elements linked with industrial developments are necessary to promote stable +investments by private companies.) + +6. Therefore, a priority of supports should be given, first and foremost, to +establishing a basic social system at the local level for handling, sorting, collection, +transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is +indispensable to safe and environmentally sound waste management and the key +to industrialization for promoting private sector’s investment. With a participatory +approach, it serves to keep necessary costs down for waste management and +make the social system more sustainable. + +7. Plus, in order to ensure that supports are targeted to most effective and cost- +efficient measures for waste management, each country must do careful planning +to establish a waste management system at the local level and coordinate it with +regional, subregional or national arrangement to build necessary waste treatment +facilities covering geographically large areas in an effective and cost-efficient way. +This coherent planning at local community and wide-raging coordination are +essential to maximize positive effects for preventing emissions and releases of +plastics. + +8. With these ideas above, Japan has greatly contributed so far to assisting many +developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, etc. in resolving their waste +management issue and we can assure our effectiveness of its assistance method +which works properly depending on national developmental stage. + +9. Japan would like to share this vision on financing clauses for the plastic treaty +with other countries and further consider the best way to realize an effective and +cost-effective plastic waste management system. + + +Annex: Japan’s assistance approach for waste management + + +(end) +",4 +255,24/04/2024 | India | India Text Submission Para III . 1 Financial Mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii_financial_mechanism_india_text_proposal.pdf,['financing'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"I think we need a direct statement the should clearly reflect the need for financial +mechanism. +It could be something like this— + +The parties shall establish a mechanism for the purpose of providing financial and +technical assistance, including the transfer of technologies, to developing countries to +enable them to comply with the agreed control measures. + +We also want to add alternative text which reads— + +The mechanism shall consist of a newly established dedicated fund to enable and +support compliance by the developing countries with the agreed control measures. +The contributions from the dedicated fund to the developing countries shall be +additional and distinct received by such countries. + +We don't support levy of global plastic pollution fee in para 4. Hence it should be +deleted. +",4 +256,25/04/2024 | India | Part III: 1. Financial Mechanism Para 1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg_2.1_morning_sesssion_25042024_india_para_1_part_iii_financial_mechanism.pdf,['financing'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"INTERVENTION +SG 2.1 +25.4.2024 Morning Session +INDIA +Part III + +Para 1 + +This para is too prescriptive and combines too many elements. Countries are doing a lot in +various areas related to policies, programs and financial incentives and putting in significant +resources in this area. Our option is OP Alt 2 which is no text + +",4 +257,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part III.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii_1.pdf,['financing'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part III.1 – Financing [mechanism [and resources]] +Comment: Kazakhstan has a mechanism of extended producer responsibility +primarily for the development of environmentally sound waste management. +Global plastic fees for developing countries are not supported. +Kazakhstan requests clarification on funding mechanisms for countries such +as Kazakhstan and contributions from them, this information will affect +Kazakhstan's final position on this provision. + + +",4 +258,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part III.1.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii_1.2.pdf,['financing'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part III.1 – Financing [mechanism [and resources]] +Comment: +Kazakhstan requests clarification on funding mechanisms for countries +such as Kazakhstan and contributions from them, this information will a:ect +Kazakhstan's final position on this provision. +In general, Kazakhstan do not support the creation of new Funds and +additional fees that are related to mandatory contributions. +Would like to note that Kazakhstan is a landlocked developing country +and that the consumption of plastic itself in Kazakhstan is several times less +than in other countries, we also are actively developing a circular economy. +Also in the part I.4 on Principles mentioning about the principle of +di:erentiated responsibilities +We think these aspects of countries such Kazakhstan and mentioned +principle should also be taken into account in the process of discussing the +financing mechanism. + + + +",4 +259,24/04/2024 | Somalia | Somalia's Statement on Part III of the Revised draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/federal_government_of_somalia_-_inc4.pdf,['financing'],"['Mali', 'Somalia']",,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Federal Government of Somalia + +Somalia acknowledges the critical role of this Contact Group (CG) in developing an essential +component of the forthcoming instrument, and we extend our appreciation to the co-chairs +for their leadership. The capacity of developing countries can implement this instrument +hinges significantly on the commitments that will be established in this section. +Somalia supports proposals within this group advocating for the establishment of a robust +financial mechanism, specifically through a dedicated and independent multilateral fund. +In terms of structure, this suggests that provisions related to the financial mechanism, +currently starting at paragraph 4, should be advanced to the beginning of the text, either +following or before OP0. +Responding to suggestions made within the group, Somalia wishes to highlight our stance +that the various elements of implementation means—namely financing, capacity building, +and technology transfer—should remain distinct and separate as currently organized in Part +III. +For consideration, Somalia proposes three specific provisions aimed at enhancing both our +national and global eKorts to manage plastic pollution eKectively. These suggestions are +tailored to meet Somalia's unique needs and capabilities: +1. Enhanced Support for Economically Vulnerable Countries: Somalia proposes +provisions that call for increased support for countries with significant economic +vulnerabilities to be accessible and eKective for countries at diKerent stages of +development. +2. Implementation Flexibility: Recognizing the diversity of capabilities and resources +among developing countries, Somalia advocates for provisions that allow for flexible +implementation timelines and strategies, tailored to each country’s unique +circumstances and available resources. +3. Consideration for Environmental Vulnerability: Given the severe environmental +impact of plastic pollution on countries with extensive coastlines and significant +biodiversity, Somalia proposes provisions that prioritize actions and funding for nations +facing these challenges to ensure they receive the necessary support to eKectively +mitigate the sources and impacts of plastic pollution. +",4 +260,25/04/2024 | Bangladesh | Text Suggetion,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii_financing_point_4_text_suggestion_bangladesh_0.pdf,['financing'],['Bangladesh'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part III.1 Financing + +Point 4. To support the implementation of the obligations under this instrument by developing +country Parties, particularly prioritizing parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, +especially small island developing States, downstream developing countries and least developed +countries, a mechanism will be established for the purposes of providing financial and technical +assistance, including technology transfer, capacity-building and training. +",4 +261,25/04/2024 | Guatemala | Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_part_iii.1._financing_mechanism_and_resources.pdf,['financing'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +INTERVENTION + + +Part III +1. Financing [mechanism [and resources]] + Alt Title: Financial resources [(and mechanism) + +Guatemala supports Brasil propose, considering that the mechanism should be established taking into +consideration the especial circumstances of developing country parties and that with predictable, sustainable, +adequate, accessible and timely financial resources. + +In this sense, Guatemala considers the provision on the option 2 alt, emphasizing the country's position in the +recent negotiation meetings that: + +As a developing nation, we consider it unfeasible to support the imposition of tariffs that may compromise our +economy. We disagree with the establishment of general quotas for the importation, exportation, trade, and +production of plastics, as this could have a significantly negative impact on developing economies. + +Guatemala is interested in reducing and preventing plastic pollution, but lacks sufficient technical and financial +resources to assume the commitments. Additionally, Guatemala seeks inclusion in mechanisms for the +provision of financial resources that aim to support the implementation of the instrument for countries with +limited internal resources and significant capacity constraints, as established in Part III of the negotiating +instrument. + +It is reiterated that the above is with the condition that the states must duly validate definitions and annexes and +subject to the capacities and circumstances of the countries. + +_______________________________________________ + + +Part III +1. Financing [mechanism [and resources]] + +Provisions on the Brasil Proposal +_______ + +OP2 Alt. The developed country Parties shall provide new and additional financial resources to enable +developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to meet the agreed full incremental costs +of implementing measures which fulfill their obligations under this instrument. Contributions from other +sources, including multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their support, +including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this +instrument* by developing country Parties. Other Parties may also on a voluntary basis and in accordance +with their capabilities provide such financial resources. The implementation of these commitments shall take +into account the need for adequacy, predictability, the timely flow of funds and the importance of burden sharing +among the contributing Parties. +_______ + +Provisions on the Brasil Proposal + +_______________________________________________ + + +",4 +262,25/04/2024 | India | Part III: 1. Financial Mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg_2.1_morning_session_25042024_india.pdf,['financing'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"INTERVENTION +SG 2.1 +25.4.2024 Morning Session +INDIA + +We had a good exchange of ideas on para 5 this morning. India would like to offer a +more focused text which encapsulates the essence of para 5. This reads: + +The Governing Body shall establish a permanent body to govern the financial +mechanism. The permanent body shall undertake assessment on the technology and +financial needs, including technology transfer, for each of the developing country +parties to comply with each of the agreed control measures, as well as mobilization of +financial resources for the same. + +The dedicated fund shall be periodically replenished, from various sources, including +by parties following the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility. +",4 +263,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG2-SUB CG2.1- Financing- Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2-_sub_cg2.1_-_iran_input_on_establishment_of_a_financial_mechanism_under_para_5_of_section_financial_mecha.pdf,['financing'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Iran position on establishment of a financial mechanism under Para 5 and 6 of section financial mechanism + +My delegation do acknowledge and support establishment of an independent financial mechanism for +addressing plastic pollution and assisting countries especially developing countries in their efforts for +implementation of the future Instrument. Accordingly we support para +OP5 bis. In recognition of the urgency to address plastic pollution, the governing body* shall determine no later +than at its [ ] meeting an initial resource mobilization goal for the financial mechanism. +OP5 ter. The governing body* shall periodically report and make recommendations on the Identification and +mobilization of funds under the mechanism. In addition to the considerations provided in this article, the +governing body* shall consider, inter alia: +(a) The assessment of the needs of developing country Parties; +(b) The availability (accessibility (and timely disbursement of funds; +(c) The transparency of decision-making and management processes concerning fundraising +and allocations. +OP5 quater. The governing body* shall, in addition, undertake a periodic review of the financial mechanism to +assess the adequacy, effectiveness and accessibility of financial resources, including for the delivery of capacity +building, technical assistance and the transfer of technology for developing State Parties. +OP5 quinquies. The governing body* shall agree upon arrangements to give effect to the above paragraphs at its +first meeting. +The members of the Executive Committee, which shall be selected on the basis of a balanced (geographical – +Iran( representation of the Parties, shall be endorsed by the governing body*. + +OP6 Alt2. The mechanism shall include: +a. +[A newly established dedicated [and independent] [multilateral] fund [as the main vehicle] for +providing support to developing country Parties][and countries with economies in transition] to +[comply with any agreed control measures][implement the instrument*]; +[A timebound international financing programme to support enabling activities, capacity-building and technical +assistance, [to support developing country Parties, + +OP6 Alt2. The financial mechanism shall include: +a. [an existing fund e.g., the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund]; +b. A Plastics Implementation Fund to support the implementation of national action plans and other +activities to be defined by the Parties (access to technology, royalties, capacity building etc.); and + c. A Remediation Fund to support remediation of legacy plastics in the marine environment, including +areas beyond national jurisdiction. +",4 +264,26/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part III.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/25_april_24_kuwait_intervention_contact_group_2.pdf,['financing'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"25-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 2: +Sub-Group 2.2 + +Intervention +# +Part Provision +Language +[25/04/2024] + III +1. Financing [mechanism +[and resources] +2. Para 1 +• With respect to Para 1 +We join the delegation that +supports the option of (no +text). This is as mentioned by +other colleagues and parties +it's not appropriate to discuss +national reserves/budget for +the party in the text. + + + +",4 +265,26/04/2024 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | Functions and Design of a Multilateral Fund for Plastics,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/multilateral_fund_for_plastics.pdf,['financing'],['Micronesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"A Multilateral Fund for Plastics: +Essential Functions and Design + +Summary +Financial, technical, and other support for developing countries’ implementation of the +new plastics treaty must be as ambitious and comprehensive as the treaty itself. Means +of implementation must not only include financial support for the incremental costs of +compliance for developing countries. They must also include substantial financial and +other support for enabling activities, such as institutional strengthening, policy +development and reporting, as well as “clearinghouse” functions, such as technical +assistance, technology transfer, capacity building and training. +This paper describes the basic essential functions of a dedicated Multilateral Fund for +Plastics and illustrates why such a Fund, like the Multilateral Fund under the Montreal +Protocol, should be a standalone entity, accountable directly to the Conference of the +Parties, but closely linked to other subsidiary bodies, as well as to potential related, +financial modules that may provide necessary, complementary support for +implementation of the plastics treaty. + +Core Functions of a Plastics Multilateral Fund +While the specifics of what the fund will support will be determined by the various +obligations detailed in treaty, a Multilateral Fund for Plastics would, at a minimum, likely +support the following : +• A Fund Secretariat consisting of professional staF responsible for managing the +day-to-day operation of the fund. The Secretariat would report to the governing body, +or Executive Committee, of the Fund. The work of the Secretariat may include, inter +alia, developing plans and budgets, reviewing project applications, organizing +meetings, disbursing financing, overseeing implementation and communicating +activities and operations. +• A Governing Body of the Fund, such as an Executive Committee, consisting of a +balance of representatives of developed and developing countries, to manage the +primary financial decisions of the Fund, such as approval of disbursements to +Parties and monitoring implementing agencies. +• Developing countries’ treaty implementation activities, usually across three +primary categories: +1. Incremental costs of compliance: Incremental costs of compliance include +those costs related to control measures, such as incremental capital and +operating costs, subject to cost guidelines. An indicative list of incremental costs +to be supported is typically agreed by the Conference of the Parties. + + +-2- +2. Enabling activities, which may include: +• Institutional strengthening +• Policy development, including national plans and programmes +• Pilot and demonstration projects +• Reporting +3. Clearing-house functions, namely those activities parties agree to cooperate on +or undertake related to implementation, generally provided via a clearinghouse +mechanism operated by the secretariat, and delivered through regional centers +or networks, which may include: +• Technology transfer +• Technical assistance (e.g., implementing agencies and regional networks) +• Capacity building and training +• Education and awareness-raising + +Robust support for a broad variety of key enabling activities and clearinghouse functions +is critical to the success of an ambitious treaty. Indeed, in UNEP’s Post-Rio+20 Review of +Environmental Governance within the United Nations System (2014), the Joint Inspection +Unit (JIU) identifies the lack of “dedicated resources for capacity-building” as a major +shortcoming in all multilateral environmental agreements with the exception of the +Montreal Protocol, which is widely considered to be the most successful. Replicating +this kind of comprehensive support model under the plastics treaty would greatly +facilitate long-term compliance and build confidence for strengthening the treaty over +time. + +Financial Landscape for Plastics Treaty Implementation +Ending plastic pollution worldwide will not only require robust support to developing +countries through a dedicated Multilateral Fund for Plastics, it will also require additional +support from other complementary sources. The following schematic highlights the +potential relationship among the various potential sources that have been referenced +during negotiations thus far and how such coordination could be achieved through a +dedicated Multilateral Fund for Plastics: + +-3- + +In addition to core financial assistance provided by the Multilateral Fund for Plastics, +countries may require additional support or means of implementation for any costs not +supported by the Fund. This support could be on a grant or concessional basis, as +appropriate. Such financial assistance would complement, but would not be a substitute +for, the financial and technical assistance provided under the Fund. Further avenues for +additional means of implementation should also be promoted within national +programmes or national plans. This complementary support could include the use of +existing funds, extended producer responsibility schemes, specialized sectoral +arrangements and/or newly established funds, such as a Remediation Fund, that could +draw support from a variety of sources, including polluters’ fees or levies. + +Regional Plastics Networks and National Plastics O@ices +In addition to borrowing the model of the Multilateral Fund from the Montreal Protocol, +the plastics regime should also replicate the Protocol’s successful approach to +delivering much of the support needed, which features dedicated regional networks as +well as national oFices and oFicers in each country. Under the Montreal Protocol regime, +the Multilateral Fund finances the UNEP OzoneAction network to support 147 developing +countries, including their national oFicers. These are depicted in the table below. + +-4- + + +These regional networks help Parties meet commitments, report data, set and enforce +policies, adopt technologies and eFectively manage national programmes. UNEP details +the principal activities of its regional ozone networks as follows:i +§ Providing a regular forum for efficient exchange of information, ideas and +experiences; +§ Improving access to available technical, scientific and policy-related information; +§ Facilitating feedback to the MLF and Ozone Secretariats and implementing agencies +on progress on compliance, difficulties encountered and the need for further +support and assistance; +§ Informing ozone officers of ExCom and MOP decisions and assist with +implementation; +§ Promoting the sharing of information and awareness-raising materials; +§ Reviewing progress with implementation of national investment and non- +investment projects; +§ Assisting with collection and verification of data for reporting to MLF and Ozone +Secretariats; +§ Initiating regional and joint activities to promote awareness raising, information +exchange and other enabling actions to facilitate compliance; +§ Encouraging and facilitating assistance from experienced ozone officers to newly +colleagues; + +-5- +These regional ozone networks and their operational closeness to the national ozone +oFices are considered a primary reason for the continued success of the Montreal +Protocol. Establishing Regional Plastics Networks and National Plastics OFices and +OFicers under the new plastic treaty could likely deliver equally eFective results, +supporting engagement, implementation of best practices and treaty compliance +tailored to the needs of each country and region. + +Replenishment of the Multilateral Fund +The Multilateral Fund for Plastics would be replenished on a regular basis, e.g. triennially +or quadrennially, through donor-country contributions that are negotiated by the +Conference of the Parties and are new, measurable and verifiable. Proportions of +contributions should be based upon an agreed scale of assessment. Donor countries +would replenish the Multilateral Fund as agreed by the Conference of Parties, based at +least in part upon needs assessments undertaken by a subsidiary technical and +economic body established under the instrument. This subsidiary body should report +directly to the Conference of the Parties assessments of needs to support recipient +countries in meeting their core obligations and control measures during the upcoming +replenishment period. +For example, a typical replenishment cycle might include the following sequential steps: +1. An assessment by the treaty’s technical and economic subsidiary body, at the +request of the Conference of the Parties, of the estimated costs of implementation +during the upcoming fiscal period/replenishment phase; +2. A negotiation by the Conference of the Parties, informed by the technical +assessment, as to the amount of the replenishment to be provided to the Multilateral +Fund; +3. A replenishment of the Fund by donor countries in the amount agreed by the +Conference of the Parties with contributions proportionate to an agreed scale of +assessment +4. Disbursement of the resources by the MLF governing body (e.g., Executive +Committee) to Parties upon the submission and approval of their implementation +plans or national programmes +5. Use of the funds by the Parties to implement their treaty obligations + +Due to the variety of activities taking place under the treaty that will be supported by the +Fund, assessed by subsidiary bodies, endowed by the Parties and disbursed by member +states represented on the governing board, it is most eFective for the Fund to be +accountable directly to the Conference of the Parties, which also directs the other +subsidiary bodies of the treaty. Under the Montreal Protocol, Article X makes clear: “The +Multilateral Fund shall operate under the authority of the Parties, who shall decide on its +overall policies.” + + + +-6- +Conclusion +A new Multilateral Fund for Plastics can serve as the anchor for ensuring an accessible +and even-handed foundation of financial assistance to developing countries to support +implementation of the global plastics treaty. As described above, the Fund will have a +robust number of functions from financing the incremental costs of compliance to +supporting enabling activities and clearinghouse functions. As under the ozone treaty, +regional networks and national plastics oFices can enhance the delivery of a wide range +of these functions. The Fund’s relationships with other subsidiary bodies—such as the +technical and economic body that may undertake cost estimates for treaty +implementation, and the Conference of the Parties, which would direct the Fund’s board +and other subsidiary bodies, as well as determine the replenishment amount—are +critical elements of its ability to perform eFiciently. The regularity of the Fund’s +replenishment cycles and its country-programme approach—as opposed to a project- +based approach—can ensure its support is comprehensive, eFective, adequate and +sustainable. + + +i +UN Environment Programme (website). Networks. Available here. +",4 +266,26/04/2024 | Rwanda | Rwanda's Proposal on dedicated Multilateral Fund,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwandas_intevention_of_financial_mechanism_26_april_2024_0.pdf,['financing'],['Rwanda'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"RWANDA’S INTERVENTION ON FINANCIAL MECHANISM +Rwanda supports the intervention made by Dibouti on behalf of Africa Group +Africa group y delegation believes in a newly established, stand-alone new dedicated +Multilateral fund, drawing from the best practices from the Montreal Protocol. +We recognize it may take some time, although that does not have to be the case. +Nevertheless, it is an investment that that is well worth the time. +And nothing prevents us from making interim financial arrangements, like it is in other +MEAs +We believe that addressing plastic pollution is a generational undertaking. We need the +resources, and the right types of resources, which include enabling activities, +clearinghouse functions and incremental costs, to be provided on a timely and +predictable basis. +My delegation furthermore, understands that due to the magnitude of the plastic +pollution problem, the proposed dedicated fund may not cover all financial support that +is needed, such as legacy plastic pollution. And we look forward to exploring how to +leverage other sources of funding and funds. +With that said, however, some delegate proposed GEF as a substitute for a stand-alone +fund, especially a stand-alone fund modelled on Montreal MLF, given that GEF has well +known limitations. +We need to be dynamic and innovative here., and GEF proposal may not considered +under this treaty as dynamic and innovative. +We therefore emphasize the need of new established dedicated Multilateral fund to be at +the core our financial architecture. But believe that additional support will be required +and look forward to exploring that angle as well. + +",4 +267,"27/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | UK proposal for Paragraph 10 – Overarching objective to align financial flows from all sources, public and private, with the objectives of the instrument",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sub-group_2.1_-_uk_proposal_for_paragraph_10.pdf,['financing'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"UK proposal for Paragraph 10 – Overarching objective to align financial flows from +all sources, public and private, with the objectives of the instrument. + +OP10: Parties, and bilateral, regional and multilateral entities and the private sector are +encouraged to make finance flows consistent with a pathway towards ending plastic +pollution, by mobilising, redirecting and aligning financial flows from all sources, +domestic and international, public, and private, towards activities that prevent or +reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics and plastic products +across their full life cycle. + +",4 +268,"27/04/2024 | United States of America | Contact Group 2, Sub-group 1, Part III. Financing",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/usa_textual_submission_sg_2.1_part_iii.pdf,['financing'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"United States of America +Textual submission +Contact Group 2, Sub-group 1, Part III. Financing +April 27, 12:00 pm +The United States appreciates the opportunity to submit a text proposal made during subgroup +2.1 on Saturday April 27, as follows: +• OP10 alt. This Instrument* aims to align financial flows and support enabling +environments for the achievement of its objective. Actions by Parties in support of this +aim could include establishing or extending fiscal measures, regulatory and economic +instruments, producer responsibility schemes, information transparency, sustainable +public procurement, and national budgeting, modeling, and fiscal forecasting efforts, as +appropriate. +• OP10 bis. This Instrument* aims to catalyze private investment towards the +achievement of its objective. Actions by Parties in support of this aim could include +establishing or extending blended finance structures, de-risking instruments, and +innovative public-private financing mechanisms, such as outcome bonds, credit +facilities, and impact investment, as appropriate. +• OP10 ter. Parties should include in their national action plans and reporting their actions +taken in furtherance of OP10 alt, OP10 bis and OP10 ter. +Explanation: +• This language would replace the following paragraphs: +o OP7 quater +o OP9 +o OP9 Alt +o OP9 bis +o OP9 ter +o OP10 +o OP10 Alt +o OP10 Alt 2 +",4 +269,27/04/2024 | India | Part III: 1 Financial Mechanism paragraph 9 and 10,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg_2.1_morning_session_india_part_iii_paragraph_9_and_10_27042024.pdf,['financing'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"INTERVENTION +SG 2.1 +27.4.2024 Morning Session +INDIA + +Part III. Paragraph 9 and 10 + +Good morning Mr. Co-facilitator. +Our intervention will be short. We had given detailed comments at INC 3. +Levy of any fee is a sovereign decision and cannot be made part of a multilateral treaty. +The Indian delegation wants the provision 9 and 10 to be deleted. + + +",4 +270,28/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part III. 1. Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_2.1_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 2.1 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 24 – 27 April 2024 + +1. Financing + +Intervention – 1 + +Thank you, Mr. and Madam Co-faclitators. + +We are of the view that should there be categorization of the states in the current +provision, Indonesia supports to have a recognition of countries with special geographical +conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to plastic pollution, including +archipelagic states. + +While we understand that the element of “archipelagic states” align specifically with our +specific interest, we see that the aspect of “geographical conditions or characteristics that +are considered vulnerable to plastic pollution” may possibly be considered to cover +several different states, as appropriate. + +We would also like to underline the importance of a provision regarding in the provision +of the financing/financial assistance, there should be a consideration for national +circumstances, or the previously mentioned specific needs and special circumstances of +states with certain conditions, characteristics or vulnerabilities. In this regard, we see that +merging para. 4 and para. 3 is a possibility that could be considered to further streamline +the text. + +Thank you. + +Intervention-2 + +Thank you, Mr. and Madam Co-facilitators + +First, we see that our point about the considerations for countries with special +geographical conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to plastic +pollution being responded to by several other delegations and we are grateful for it and +the discussions. We also understand that there are differing views about how this term +could encapsulate different states due to their specific circumstances and vulnerabilities +that are not limited to only geographical conditions, to which we would love to be able to +discuss further so that we can have a better understanding on the issues. + +Second, echoing the sentiment delivered by the Jamaican delegation to avoid using the +term “largest capacity and governance gaps” since it might have unfavorable +interpretations. In this regard, we would like to ask for your consideration in using the term +“national circumstances and capabilities” since we believe it would hopefully be more +general and neutral. + +Thank you. + + + +Option 0 + +Thank you, Co-facilitators. + +We take note the request to park the issue of categorization under OP3, therefore we +would like to underline that our intervention now is not do discuss the categorization of +states. + +For OP0, we are in favour of having this provision in the text. However, we also see the +possibility of merging OP0 with OP4 that we have discussed previously, seeing that there +are some similar elements. We see it as an effort to further streamline the text. + +Thank you. + +Option 0-Alt 2 + +Thank you, co-facilitators. + +We would like to align ourselves with the sentiment made by the previous delegations, +including Brazil, Paraguay, and Mexico in having this formulation in the text. We see it as +not a new issue, since similar languages have been contained in various MEAs as +discussed previously. + +We would like to also underline that some aspects mentioned here, including economic +and social development and poverty eradication are very important for Indonesia, and it +should be ensured for us to be able to appropriately and effectively address the issue of +plastic pollution. + +Furthermore, while we understand that we are not discussing the principles at this point, +however, we would like to support the sentiment made by Mexico to have these aspects +to be reflected in the Principles section. We have also conveyed this preference during +the opening plenary. + +Thank you. + +Option 1 + +Thank you, Mr and Madam Co-facilitators. + +For OP1, Indonesia is of the view that the OP1 formulation is more favorable, with an +emphasis that the provision of the necessary financial resources is within the national +capacities, and we support the mobilization of resources to tackle plastic pollution from +the relevant sources for national implementation activities. + +In this regard, we prefer this OP 1 to stop at the “including voluntary contributions” part, +right in the middle, and preferable without references to domestic elements such as +national budgets because we think it should remain a domestic affair. Because we see +the remaining sentences to be a bit too prescriptive. + +However, we also take note the views provided by the previous delegations, and +Indonesia would also like to seek clarification from members on this provision, especially +considering that there have been several concerns about the domestic aspects of this +paragraph, as well as what it actually entails. That being said, we are also mindful of our +discussion yesterday about the possibility of restructuring and moving OP4 to the +beginning of this section. In which we are open to see it together with OP1 whether there +are already existing elements that can be merged and streamlined. + +Thank you. + + + +Option 2 + +Thank you, Mr and Madam Co-facilitators. + +Indonesia is also in favour of OP2 Alt. The formulation of this current provision contains +several aspects that are important for Indonesia, including: +• +The provision of new additional financial resources is made by developed country +Parties; +• +Enabling developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to +meet the agreed full incremental costs of implementing this instrument, in line with +the language contained in UNEA Res 5/14; +• +Recognizing different sources of financing, as well as recognition of finance, +capacity-building, and technology transfer to implement this instrument; +• +Providing flexibility for other parties to provide financial resources on voluntary +basis and with their capabilities. + +Thank you. + +Option 5 + +Thank you, Mr and Madam Co-facilitators. + +Indonesia prefers OP5, seeing that it is more concise and straightforward. We see that +the OP5 Alt is already referring to specific mechanisms or sources of funds. However, in +this vein, Indonesia is open to considering the relevant financing mechanism options and +not to prejudice our discussions on the financing mechanism, whether it would be new +and dedicated, or utilizing existing funds, or hybrid of both as we have discussed +previously and in previous day. + +We are also in favor of OP5 bis, but we want to underline that its important for the +governing body to determine the initial resource mobilization goal on its first meeting. + +Indonesia can positively consider OP5 ter, quater, and quinquies. We are also open to +see if such paragraphs can be merged and further streamlined, as appropriate. + +Thank you. + +Option 6 + +Thank you, Mr and Madam Co-facilitators. + +We are in favour of Option 2 OP6 Alt 2, considering that the current drafting includes a +plastics implementation fund to assist members with their national implementation +endeavour, and remediation fund to address the problem of legacy plastics. + +As an archipelagic state, plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, is an +important issue for us to address and would definitely benefit from a dedicated fund for it. +That being said, again referring to the hybrid approach, we are also proposing to add a +point under this OP6 Alt 2 to also include a newly established, dedicated fund to support +the implementation of obligations under this treaty. We are currently still discussing the +textual proposal for this matter because we’re also considering how the streamlining and +the discussion goes, and we plan to submit such a textual proposal later on. + +Mr and Madam Co facilitators, + +We are also seeing this moment as a good opportunity to provide our rationale and +considerations behind the hybrid approach for financing under the future instrument. + +First, we see that a newly established, dedicated, and transparent multilateral fund under +this instrument is crucial for its implementation, especially by the developing country +members as also underlined by the UNEA Res 5/14. We see such a dedicated +mechanism would be more focused and tailored for the implementation of the future +instrument. However, we also understand that establishing such a new dedicated fund +will require a significant amount of time, and a lot of different technicalities. while the issue +of plastics pollution goes on every single day. + +Therefore, to be able to respond to the plastic pollution issue and help the implementation +of this instrument in a timely manner for developing countries and other countries who +are particularly affected by plastic pollution, we are also considering utilizing the relevant +existing funds, as appropriate. This is where the hybrid approach consideration came +from. + +We are also open to see whether we can include certain provisions where for example +the members, or the COP can conduct assessments on how to utilize the available funds, +or maybe other aspects to ensure that the hybrid approach is operationable. + +As a comparison, we are currently considering the approach of Paris Agreement in which +it utilizes existing fund such as GEF, while then establishing dedicated funds such as the +Special Climate Change Fund and Least Developed Countries Fund. + +While we are not specifically saying that we should refer to GEF or that GEF is the most +suitable one, but for the sake of the discussion here, we refer to it just as an example. + +And we are looking forward to hear the members’ views on this. + +Thank you. + +Option 9 + +Thank you, Mr. Co facilitator + +For this paragraph, we are more in favour of the OP 9 ter, considering that it is more in +line with our national legislations. But noting the sentiment made by the Jamaican +Delegation that EPR should be discussed on other sections of the instrument on the EPR, +we can be open for further discussions on that. We’re also considering that the +discussions on EPR are still ongoing, so we believe it’s pertinent to ensure that it’s all +aligned and not prejudice any ongoing negotiations. + +As we have stated in previous days, we are not in favour to have OP9 bis, we are not in +favour to have a global plastic pollution fee provision in this instrument. Furthermore, we +are still having some concerns about how this will be operationalized. + +Thank you. + +Option 10 + +Indonesia is in favour of OP10 alt, we think that it is important for us to have a provision +encouraging the increase of financial flows from various resources to assist with the +project as set out in the current provision. + +We would like to also propose the recognition of national capacities and needs in OP10 +Alt, therefore the first sentence would read “Each Party is encouraged, in accordance with +their national capacities and needs, to increase financial flows [...]” and so on. + +Thank you. +",4 +271,28/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Part III.1_ Intervention of the Russian Federation on Finance CG2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_cg2_sg2.1_part_iii_finance_and_fee_cg2.pdf,['financing'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Intervention of the Russian Federation +Contact Group 2 / Sub-group 2.1 +Section III (Financing mechanism). +The Russian Federation would like to note at the outset that some provisions to be +discussed under Contact Group 2 and sub-group 2.1 are tightly related to provisions +discussed under Contact Group 1. Therefore, our possible endorsement of such +provisions is subject to the progress on such related issued in Contact group 1. +Now on to the substance. With regard to finance, we have several points. +Para 6 Financing mechanism +The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is one of the key financing mechanisms to +assist developing countries in the implementation of environmental projects, but the +creation of new funds will entail additional costs. +Irrespective of whether we are going to establish new financial mechanisms or use the +existing ones, financial contributions to such mechanism shall be voluntary and not be +replenished by such taxes or fees. +At the same time, given the politicization of the work of the GEF, emphasize the need +to adjust the existing policies of the Fund, in particular to ensure effective and +transparent compliance with policies and procedures related to the consideration of +funding proposals. +Para 9 of Financing section III +First, concerning the establishment of plastic pollution fees, including the global fee. +We believe this is a prime example of the one-size-fits-all approach that many +countries may find unsuitable to their unique circumstances, for example because it +creates a financial and administrative burden for companies and competent authorities +in case such a comparable fee already applies to all wastes, including plastic. +Moreover, the regulatory measures can apply not only to producers, but also to +consumers. +So at least for this reason, we oppose the inclusion of this paragraph 9 in its current +form and we prefer option OP9 Alt (no text). +We believe that the administration of pollution fees as all fees should remain under +national jurisdiction. In any of the scenarios, when deciding on the creation of a new +financial mechanism or the use of existing mechanisms the budget of the financial +mechanism should not be replenished by the mentioned tax. +Para 10 of Financing section III +Second, we’d like to draw the members’ attention to para 10 of Financing section III +which obliges parties to decrease financial flows towards projects resulting in +emissions from plastics and plastic products across the life cycle. We suspect that this +paragraph could be seen as covering, among other things, the rather controversial +subject of fossil-fuel subsidies while going far beyond what has been recently been +agreed on this subject within other specialized fora such as the UNFCCC, which plays +a key role in this area and holds its 29th COP session in Baku at the end of the year. +To the extent that this paragraph does cover fossil-fuel subsidies, we oppose its +inclusion in the text in its current form and invite committee members to be mindful +of the state of, and not to prejudge, negotiations on this subject in other key fora, +foremost the UNFCCC. +We prefer option OP10 Alt 2 (no text). +",4 +272,28/04/2024 | Panama | Contact Group 2. SG2.1 – Part III. Financing [mechanism [and rsources]],https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/panama_-_contact_group_2._sg2.1_-_part_iii._financing_mechanism_and_resources.pdf,['financing'],['Panama'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO + +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Contact Group 2. SG2.1 – Part III. Financing [mechanism] [and resources]] + +Thank you Mrs. Co-chairs, +Because is the first time Panama intervene I will like to thank you for all of the great +work you have done, helping us streamlining this text. I will be brief, Panama +supports Brazil proposal completely. +Thank you Mrs. Co-chair… +",4 +273,29/04/2024 | India | Part III: 1.,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/fiancial_mechanism_india.pdf,['financing'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +SG 2.1 +Part III Financial Mechanism +India + +The alternative title should be included as an option +“Financial Mechanism” + +OP0 Alt 1 (to be inserted) +The Parties shall establish a mechanism for the purposes of providing financial and +technical assistance, including the transfer of technologies, to developing country +parties, operating under Article XX of the instrument, to enable them to comply with +the agreed control measures. +The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated fund to enable and +support compliance by developing country parties with the any agreed control +measures. +The contributions from the dedicated fund to the developing country parties shall be +additional and distinct from other financial transfers received by developing country +parties. +OP1 Alt 1 (New insertion) +The dedicated fund shall be shall be financed by contributions from developed +countries parties not operating under Article XX and be periodically replenished. The +fund can also include contributions from various sources as per modalities agreed by +the parties. It may also include other means of multilateral, regional and bilateral co- +operation. +OP 5 Alt 1 (New Insertion) +The Governing Body shall establish a permanent body to govern the financial +mechanism. The permanent shall undertake assessment on the technology and +financial needs, including technology transfer, for each of the developing country +parties to comply with each of the agreed control measures, as well as mobilization of +financial resources for the same. +The Governing Body of the instrument shall decide on activities to be funded in +developing country parties through the dedicated fund and the modalities for providing +such funds, on order to enable the developing country parties comply with agreed +control measures. +*** +",4 +274,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part III.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii_2.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Part III.2 – Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer +Comment: It is important for the implementation of Part III.2 to ensure equal +access to advanced technologies, especially for developing countries, by +developed countries. Kazakhstan is requested to provide an understanding of +how this technology transfer will take place. +A discussion of the procedures for the provision of patented technologies +is required, as well as the need to establish a committee for the +cooperation mechanism set out in paragraphs 5-7 of Part III.3. Also, how “on +mutually agreed terms”, “facilitating access to core technologies, [including +financial resources] and property rights”, “eliminating existing bans or +restrictions on trade in equipment and technology transfer” will be ensured. +Kazakhstan requests clarification as to whether this information will aFect +Kazakhstan's final position on this provision. + + +",4 +275,"27/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART III - II CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHINAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHONOLOGY TRANSFER",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_part_iii.2_1.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION + +Part III. +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer + +Regarding this section, Guatemala considers the following options as the most appropriated: + +On the title, Guatemala considers Alt title 2: Capacity-building and technical assistance. + + +On paragraph 1, propose the following wording: + +1. [[All] Parties][Developed countries] shall [and stakeholders are encouraged to][provide] [cooperate to +[enable], within their respective capabilities,] the provision of [new and additional] timely, +[sustainable,] [comprehensive and] [enduring] [and adequate][and appropriate] capacity-building and +[financial and] technical assistance [including on research and development]1,2 to [all] developing +countries [most in need], in particular, to least developed countries and small island developing States +[and environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing countries][countries with special +geographical conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to plastic pollution, including +archipelagic states] [as well as countries with special geographical conditions or characteristics that +are considered vulnerable to plastic pollution including archipelagic states], to assist them in +implementing their obligations under this instrument* [and to retain such capacity once built]. +[Capacity building activities should place emphasis on supporting partners and stakeholders, in +particular women, youth, workers of the informal (waste) sector, Indigenous Peoples and Local +Communities (IPLC) and other vulnerable groups, both in the development and implementation of +such measures.][Capacity-building should be country-driven, based on and responsive to national +needs, and foster country ownership of Parties, in particular, for developing country Parties.] +On paragraph 2, the original text provisions, Op2. +On paragraph 3, the original text provisions, Op3. + +It is reiterated that the above is with the condition that the states must duly validate definitions and annexes and +subject to the capacities and circumstances of the countries. +_______________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +Part III. +Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer +Alt title: Capacity-building, technical and scientific cooperation, technology transfer +Alt title 2: Capacity-building and technical assistance + + + +1. +All Parties ][Developed countries] shall [and stakeholders are encouraged to][provide] [cooperate to +[enable], within their respective capabilities,] the provision of [new and additional] timely, [sustainable,] +[comprehensive and] [enduring] [and adequate][and appropriate] capacity-building and [financial and] +technical assistance [including on research and development]3,4 to [all] developing countries [most in +need], in particular, to least developed countries and small island developing States [and environmentally +and ecologically vulnerable developing countries][countries with special geographical conditions or +characteristics that are considered vulnerable to plastic pollution, including archipelagic states] [as well +as countries with special geographical conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to +plastic pollution including archipelagic states], to assist them in implementing their obligations under this +instrument* [and to retain such capacity once built]. [Capacity building activities should place emphasis +on supporting partners and stakeholders, in particular women, youth, workers of the informal (waste) +sector, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) and other vulnerable groups, both in the +development and implementation of such measures.][Capacity-building should be country-driven, based on +and responsive to national needs, and foster country ownership of Parties, in particular, for developing +country Parties.] + +2. +[The governing body* shall] [taking into consideration the developing countries Parties’ needs expressed +through their national implementation reports][keep under] review [no later than at its third meeting, and +thereafter on a regular basis the] capacity-building and technical assistance to support the implementation +of this instrument* [and promote cooperation and coordination [as appropriate] with other multilateral +environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building +and technical assistance.] + +3. +[Developed country Parties and other] Parties [within their respective capabilities] shall promote and +facilitate [supported by the private sector and other relevant partners and stakeholders][as appropriate] +the development, transfer [on [fair and most favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential +terms, as] mutually agreed [terms]],[and] [diffusion of and access to] up-to-date environmentally sound +[and endogenous [economical and efficient]] technologies to address plastic pollution [to developing +country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and Parties +with economies in transition, to strengthen their capacity to effectively implement this Instrument] [, +including through [reduce, reuse, recycle, refill, repair, and non-plastic substitute] [safe and +sustainable][environmentally sound and sustainable] alternatives and non-plastic substitutes [with due +consideration to proprietary rights]]. [In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate +innovation and investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions[, and shall facilitate +access to essential technologies, [including with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights.]]] + + + + + + + + +",4 +276,"28/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part III.2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_2.1_capacity_building_technical_assitance_technology_transfer_27_april.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 2.1 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 27 April 2024 + +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer + +Thank you, Madam Co facilitator. + +Indonesia would like to highlight that we are supportive of having this provision in this +instrument, and we share the observations made by many previous delegations on the +importance of this provision for the implementation of this future instrument. + +First, we would like to state that our preference for the title is Capacity-building, technical +assistance, and technology transfer as reflected in the main title. We view that this title is +more commonly used in international fora. Although, we are flexible to have a standalone +provision on technology transfer and to discuss that matter further. + +As a general observation of this section as a whole and to address some elements in +OP1, we would like to reiterate our position presented during the first CG 2 meeting, in +which the capacity building and technical assistance under this instrument shall be +provided by developed countries to the developing countries, taking into account the +circumstances of developing countries, as well as being based on and responsive to the +national needs especially of developing countries. Therefore, we are in favour of OP1 +with the considerations on the particular elements as we stated. + +We take note of the proposal made by Mexico on adding a comma between Indigenous +Peoples and Local Communities. While we recognize that Indigenous Peoples are very +important to be recognized under this instrument along with Local Communities, +Indonesia is of the view that we should retain the current formulation of Indigenous +Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) since it is the more common formulation used in +various international fora. + +We would like to again stress the importance that these provisions recognize the special +circumstances of archipelagic states especially, however we are not trying to prejudice +our currently pending discussion on the categorization of States as reflected in the text +now, and we remain under your guidance on that matter. + +We will provide our further views for each paragraphs as we progress with our discussion. + +Thank you. + + +Intervention for Option 2 + +Thank you, Madam Co facilitator. + +We are in favour of the current OP2 as it stands. We take note of the discussions about +avoiding too many review mechanisms, therefore in this vein we are open to discuss +further on how this provision can be streamlined and maybe merged with other provisions +relating to such review mechanisms. + +We are also in favour of having the OP2 bis, however we are proposing to add “including +through South-South and Triangular Cooperation” after the sentence “through other +multilateral and bilateral means”. + +Thank you. + + + + + + +",4 +277,24/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part III.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iii_3.pdf,['technology transfer'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Part III.3 – Technology [transfer] +Comment: It is important for the implementation of Part III.3 to ensure equal +access to advanced technologies, especially for developing countries, by +developed countries. Kazakhstan is requested to provide an understanding of +how this technology transfer will take place. +A discussion of the procedures for the provision of patented technologies +is required, as well as the need to establish a committee for the +cooperation mechanism set out in paragraphs 5-7 of Part III.3. Also, how “on +mutually agreed terms”, “facilitating access to core technologies, [including +financial resources] and property rights”, “eliminating existing bans or +restrictions on trade in equipment and technology transfer” will be ensured. +Kazakhstan requests clarification as to whether this information will aHect +Kazakhstan's final position on this provision. + + +",4 +278,28/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART III - III Technology,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/pending_-_guatemala_intervention_on_part_iii.3.pdf,['technology transfer'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION + +Part III. +[3.] Technology [transfer] + +Regarding this section, Guatemala considers that the proposed text addresses the country's needs, and considers +the following options as the most appropriated: + +On paragraph 1, the original text provisions, Op1. +On paragraph 2, the original text provisions, Op2. +On paragraph 3, the original text provisions, Op3. + +On paragraph 4, we favor option Op3 Quater. + +On paragraph 5, considers to delete, as this provision is included on Op3 quater. +On paragraph 6, the original text provisions, Op6. + On paragraph 7, the original text provisions, Op7. + +It is reiterated that the above is with the condition that the states must duly validate definitions and annexes and +subject to the capacities and circumstances of the countries. +_______________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +Part III. +[3.] Technology [transfer] + + +1. [Developed country Parties should cooperate to facilitate and enhance technology transfer for +developing country Parties to implement this instrument*. +2. [Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer [on mutually agreed terms], diffusion +of and access to up to date [environmentally sound] technologies addressing plastic pollution [in an +environmentally sound manner, including those related to collecting, sorting, processing and recycling +of plastic waste as well as those related to safe and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes]. +In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and [inclusive] +investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to +essential technologies, [including with respect to financial resources and] proprietary rights.] +3. [Each Party shall ensure freedom of trade and technology transfer in the areas related to the +implementation of the instrument*. In particular, no prohibition or restriction shall be instituted or +maintained on trade in equipment and transfer of technologies related to combating plastic pollution, +enhancing waste management and plastic waste recycling, as well as any other activities covered by +the instrument*.] +4. OP3 quarter: A cooperation mechanism* is hereby established. The cooperation mechanism* shall +provide for: +a. +A clearing-house platform to enable Parties to access, provide and disseminate +information with respect to activities taking place pursuant to the provisions of this +instrument*; +b. +Assist Parties to identify their needs for cooperation in science, technology and +innovation regarding the provisions of this instrument*; +c. +Facilitate the matching of capacity building needs with the support available and with +providers for the transfer of technology, including governmental, non-governmental or +private entities interested in participating as donors in the transfer of technology, and +facilitate access to related know-how and expertise; +d. +Facilitate scientific, technical and technological cooperation to meet these identified +needs; +e. +Promote training activities for the benefits of Parties that are developing countries; +f. +Facilitate and monitor other multilateral, regional and bilateral cooperation available to +Parties that are developing countries; +g. +Perform such other functions as may be determined by the governing body* or +assigned to it under this instrument*. + +6. [5] The committee shall coordinate the functioning and supervise the efficiency and effectiveness of +the cooperation mechanism*. it shall submit reports and recommendations that the governing body* +shall consider and take action on as appropriate. +7. [6] The committee shall consist of members to serve objectively in the best interest of this instrument*, +nominated by Parties, taking into account gender balance and equitable geographical distribution. the +terms of reference and modalities for the operation of the committee shall be decided by the governing +body* at its first meeting. +",4 +279,28/04/2024 | Viet Nam | Text Proposal_Viet Nam_CG2_Technology Transfer,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_viet_nam_for_technology_transfer_cg2.pdf,['technology transfer'],['Vietnam'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +20240427 +Viet Nam_ Proposal for Technology Transfer + +Part III. +Technology Transfer +Viet Nam would like to suggest the addition in bold as follows: +2. [Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer [on +mutually agreed terms], on fair and most favourable terms, including +on concessional and preferential terms, diffusion of and access to +reliable, affordable up to date [environmentally sound] technologies +addressing plastic pollution [in an environmentally sound manner, +including those related to collecting, sorting, processing and recycling of +plastic waste as well as those related to safe and sustainable alternatives +and non-plastic substitutes]. In implementing this provision, Parties shall +promote and facilitate innovation and [inclusive] investment in pursuit of +new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to +essential technologies, [including with respect to financial resources and] +proprietary rights.] + + +. + + + + +",4 +280,23/04/2024 | United States of America | USA proposal on Part IV,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv.general_usa_textual_submission_april_23_900pm.pdf,['part iv: general'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Textual Submission from the United States of America for CG2 Part IV + +Part IV + +Proposal: replace 6. Information exchange and 7. Awareness-raising, education, and research with the +text from IV.7 Option 3 so it would read: + +[7alt. Awareness-raising, education and information exchange +1. Parties shall promote and facilitate public awareness-raising, education, and information exchange +related to plastic pollution and its effects relevant to the implementation of this instrument* and shall +promote, as appropriate, such efforts at the regional, national and international levels and cooperate, as +appropriate, with relevant intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.   + +2. Each Party shall promote and facilitate measures to raise awareness, improve understanding, and +share information, such as:    +a. +Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the +instrument*, involving [partners and] stakeholders, including educational and awareness- +raising programmes and citizen campaigns.    +b. +Promoting public participation and public access to information;    +c. +Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including +exchange visits and specific dedicated training;   +d. +Promoting the inclusion of plastic pollution issues across curricula and practices +in educational institutions;   +  +3. Each party shall facilitate exchange of information relevant to the implementation of the +instrument*, such as:   +a. +Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production;    +b. +Research, technologies, innovation, and green chemistry;    +c. +Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge, inter alia, on environmentally +sound waste management, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to +plastic pollution, health and environmental impacts and the associated risk management and +pollution reduction options.   + +4. Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 3 directly, through to be maintained +by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant international instruments and organizations, as +appropriate.   + +5. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this +instrument*.  + +6. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and +networks to share knowledge, and highlight successes, including examples of replicating and scaling +sustainable solutions.    + +7. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential +information as mutually agreed.]  + + +Proposal: IV. 7 Option 2 to become standalone article 7bis: Scientific research, development and +innovation. + +[7bis. Scientific research, development and innovation +1. +Parties shall endeavor to advance scientific and technological research, development and +innovation, including by:  +a. +Developing and implementing sustainable and circular plastics approaches and +systems-wide solutions;  +b. +Enhancing understanding of environmental and human health impacts of plastic +pollution and alternative solutions across the full life cycle;  +c. +Promoting and improving methods for the monitoring and modelling plastic +pollution including its distribution and abundance in the environment;  +d. +Promoting the collaborative development and use of standardized methods and +approaches for environmental data collection and analyses, to improve reliability and +comparability; and  +e. +Incorporating Indigenous knowledge and other cultural and socio-economic +factors, as appropriate.  +2. +Such efforts should support and accelerate solutions across the plastics lifecycle and minimize +unintended consequences.] + +",4 +281,24/04/2024 | Brazil | Brazil's Statement on Part IV of the Revised draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazils_proposal_on_restructuring_part_iv_of_the_revised_draft.pdf,['part iv: general'],['Brazil'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"The Federative Republic of Brazil + +Federative Republic of Brazil's Proposal on restructuring Part IV of the Revised draft text of the +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Ottawa, Canada +April 23, 2024 + +Brazil would like to propose restructuring Part IV of the present document. The advocated +changes aim to enhance its clarity and effectiveness. +While comprehensive, Part IV's current layout can benefit from a reorganization that aims to +provide a better flow as it guides the reader from general to specific aspects. This could help +ensure that the document is not only understandable but also actionable at different +implementation levels. +This suggestion maintains the draft's foundational principles and overarching goals, starting with +Articles 1, 8, and 8 bis, which remain unchanged. +In this proposal, the current Article 3 will become the new Article 2, Article 7 will become the +new Article 3, the present Article 5 will become Article 4, Article 6 will be Article 5, Article 2 +will become the new Article 6, and finally, Article 4 will be the new Article 7. +By proposing this shift, we aim to create a narrative that progresses naturally, setting the tone for +the importance of collaborative efforts in achieving our objectives. +The proposed reordering hopes to enhance structural coherence, allowing each section to build +upon the previous one. We designed this reorganization suggestion to benefit the negotiating +process by facilitating a more precise understanding and better implementation of our collective +goals. +Thank you for considering this proposal. + + + + + + + +Part IV .............................................................................................................................................................2 +1. +National [Action][Implementation]Plans ...................................................................................2 +2. +Reporting on progress [of implementation] ............................................................................. xx +3. +Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] .............................................. xx +4. +International cooperation +.............................................................................................................. xx +5. +Information exchange +............................................................................................................... xx +6. +Implementation and compliance .............................................................................................. xx +7. +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* [and +effectiveness evaluation] +......................................................................................................................... xx + +a. [Assessment and monitoring .................................................................................................... xx + b.] Effectiveness [Effectiveness evaluation][Progress assessment] +.............................................. xx + [b][c.] Review of [hazardous] chemicals [and polymers] of concern, microplastics and + problematic and avoidable products[, and non-plastic substitutes] ............................................... xx +8. +[Partner and] Stakeholder engagement.................................................................................... xx +8bis. +Health aspects +....................................................................................................................... xx + +Part IV + +1. +National [Action][Implementation]Plans +2. +Reporting on progress [of implementation] + +3. +Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] +4. +International cooperation +5. +Information exchange +6. +Implementation and compliance +7. +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* [and +effectiveness evaluation] +8. +[Partner and] Stakeholder engagement +8bis. +Health aspects +",4 +282,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | General proposal for the whole instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_general_textual_suggestions_for_the_instrument_cg2_0.pdf,['part iv: general'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"General textual proposal of the Russian Federation applied +throughout the text of the Instrument +Suggestion: +Throughout the draft text of the Instrument to replace such broad terms as +“plastics” or “plastics and plastic products” with specific terms “plastic +products” or “plastic waste”, depending on the context of the disciplines. +Explanatory note: + +These negotiations have the mandate to end plastic pollution with specific +focus on combating the existing plastic waste, including in the marine +environment. In addition, paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c) of the UNEA Resolution +5/14 specify that the Instrument should promote sustainable production and +consumption through product design and environmentally sound waste +management, as well as cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution. To +achieve these goals, the Instrument should apply to the life cycle, which should +start from the design of “plastic products”, continue in sustainable +consumption of such products, and end by disposal and recycling of “plastic +waste”, because during these particular stages: +o +characteristics influencing the recyclability of end-use products are +formed, and +o +waste from consumption of plastic products is generated. + +At the same time, the ordinary meaning of the word “plastics” could include +both plastic products and primary polymers as feedstock for production of +end-use products. The Russian Federation believes that the scope of the +instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary +raw materials as well as the stages related to primary polymer production, +since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages. Moreover, when it +comes to raw materials, they can be used for production of many other – non- +plastic – products, and the present Instrument has a too narrow scope for +regulating hydrocarbon feedstock. + +As for the argument that the UNEA Resolution 5/14 includes “plastics” in +paragraph 3 (see phrase “full life cycle of plastic”) we have to note that +during the UNEA 5.2 the majority of delegations adhered to the position that +the future Instrument shall be focused on combating pollution from plastic +waste, especially in the marine environment. The resolution’s language was +understood accordingly. This means that the word “plastic” in the resolution +5/14 should be interpreted as referring to “plastic products”, whose +unhandled waste is the most important reason for global plastic pollution. + +Therefore, throughout the draft text of the Instrument, we should adhere to +precise terms “plastic products” and “plastic waste”, which better suite the +object and purpose of the future Instrument. +",4 +283,"27/04/2024 | Philippines | Interventions on Part IV 3, 7, 8 (SG 2.2)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_sg_2.2_25_26_apr_part_iv_3_7_8.pdf,['part iv: general'],['Philippines'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +25 April 2024 + +On Part IV, 3. Reporting on progress + +On reporting: + +The Philippines supports elements of both Options 1 & 2: +1. All parties to report, but developing parties to be supported (OP3 ter, Option 2), and +other flexibilities in line with national circumstances and capacities, including on the +types of data; +2. Reporting possible challenges; +3. Subjecting the reports to review; +4. Publicly available, but with free prior informed consent of Indigenous Peoples for +traditional knowledge (OP6 bis) and confidential information to be respected subject to +mandatory disclosure on activities and financial flows; +5. Reporting should be clearly linked to compliance, including to a possible compliance +mechanism; and +6. We would need greater clarity on elements of reporting requirements, in this regard. + + +#END + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +26 April 2024 + +On Part IV, 7. Awareness-raising, education and research and development + +On awareness raising, education and research, and stakeholder engagement: + +On para 7, the Philippines supports a strong commitment on awareness-raising, education +and research. We like many elements from both Options 1 and 3, including: 1) subject to free, +prior and informed consent for traditional knowledge, 2) provide environmental, health and +sustainability information, 3) best practices and policies on SCP, and 4) learning from and +building on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and networks. + +We also believe that meaningful public participation and public access to information are +essential to the safeguarding of environmental human rights. To these, we would add that +wherever “subnational” or “local” be added wherever national, regional and international levels +are mentioned. For the Philippines and many other jurisdictions, the local or subnational +governments are at the forefront of the management of waste, including plastic pollution, +including its reduction. + +We are positively considering the US proposal to address research, development and +innovation separately. We believe in the importance of a science-based implementation of the +instrument, and democratization of scientific knowledge through awareness raising, education +and information exchange. So this link between them will still need to be ensured. + + +On Part IV, 8. Partner and Stakeholder engagement + +On partner and stakeholder engagement: + +On 8, the Philippines supports a multi-stakeholder action agenda. We believe the complexity +of the challenges posed by plastic pollution requires that all hands be on deck, and that there +be a systematic engagement of stakeholders. On this, we are particularly in favor of involving +IP, the private sector, local/subnational government, and the informal recycling sector and +waste pickers, local governments and all sectors of the plastic industry. The involvement of +these stakeholders is particularly significant for ensuring a just transition. We support the +adoption of modalities by the governing body, and propose considering specifying the +interlinkage of stakeholder engagement and the just transition measures under Part II. + + + +#END + + +",4 +284,28/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part IV. 3. Reporting on progress; Part IV. 4. Periodic assessment and monitoring,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_2.2_reporting_on_progress_periodic_assesment_and_monitoring_25_april.pdf,['part iv: general'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 2.2 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 25 April 2024 + +3. Reporting on progress + +Thank you Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators. + +Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +We would like to add our views on reporting on progress. First of all, Indonesia sees the +importance of reporting provision that reflects the needs of developing countries. We +would like to underline that the provisions on reporting on progress are highly related to +the previous section on implementation and compliance, therefore we will also have to +ensure that both sections are aligned. + +With that consideration in mind, Indonesia supports Option 2 in this section since this +option is concise and straightforward compared to the other options while giving flexibility +for the developing countries to prepare and develop the reporting system needed. + +Regarding OP1, we would like to emphasize the importance of different reporting +timelines for developed and developing countries. + +Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +Indonesia supports OP3 to ensure the governing body decides the timing and format of +the report while emphasizing the flexibility for developing countries in implementing this +provision. We also see the importance of making the national reports publicly available, +as reflected in OP3 bis. Additionally, Indonesia can also positively consider OP3 ter. to +ensure support for developing countries during the reporting development process. + +Regarding OP2, we see that this paragraph could be streamlined with OP3, especially +regarding the report's publication. Indonesia also sees that the substance of reporting +should be discussed at a later stage because it is interconnected with the discussion +going on in CG1. + +We would take the floor again related to other sections. + +Thank you. + +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the +instrument + +Thank you Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +Regarding periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of the implementation of +the instrument, we are in view that we could work on the current provision on assessment +and monitoring subsection as monitoring is also mandated on UNEA Resolution 5/14. We +believe that this section would emphasize the importance of establishing a baseline, +collecting data, and identifying the risks and impact of plastic pollution. Although, we also +see that a streamlining could be done in the future in this section. + +Mr. and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +We also would like to add our views regarding effectiveness subsection. Indonesia is of +the view that several elements in OP1 are important for us. First, this delegation supports +the establishment of a subsidiary body to conduct an evaluation of the implementation of +this treaty. Although, we are of the view that this mechanism should be facilitative in +nature. + +We see that this paragraph could be streamlined. We prefer OP1 to stop at the first +sentence (“including measures support developing countries overcome challenges +related to the implementation of the instrument”). We see that the rest of the paragraph +could be merged with OP1 and OP2 Alt. + +Mr. and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +Indonesia sees that OP2 could be streamlined by emphasizing the adoption of modalities +by the governing bodies because modalities are necessary for conducting an effective +evaluation. + +This delegation sees that OP3 Alt is preferable, although Indonesia sees that some +elements from OP3 could be adopted on OP3 Alt in which the guidance is based on the +best available scientific, environmental, technical, financial, and economic information. + +Finally, this delegation could support OP4. + +Thank you. + +",4 +285,"28/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part IV. 5. International cooperation; Part IV. 6. Information exchange; Part IV. 7. Awareness-raising, education and research; Part. IV. 8bis. Health aspects",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_2.2_international_cooperation_information_exchange_awareness-raising_health_aspects_26_april.pdf,['part iv: general'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 2.2 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 26 April 2024 + +5. International cooperation +6. information exchange + +Thank you Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +We would like to add our views on the international cooperation section. We support the +inclusion of the international cooperation provision in this instrument. Indonesia +supports OP1 with an emphasis on cooperation within a regional basis, North-South, +South-South and triangular cooperation, and with relevant intergovernmental +organizations, including relevant scientific organizations and bodies. Also, we would like +to retain the element of “avoiding any duplication of efforts”, considering the interlinkages +of this future instrument with other established MEAs. + +Indonesia also views that we could work with the current provision on OP2. + +We see that we could support provision on OP3, although we would like the options to be +more concise. In this regard, we would like to underline the importance of retaining letters +b, e, and f. + +Indonesia supports OP4 but we see that the provision could be streamlined. + +Finally, on OP5, Indonesia would support OP5 Alt. + +In relation to the information exchange section, we support OP1 so that we can have a +more concise points, particularly regarding knowledge. We believe that point c is overly +detailed and could restrict the exchange of knowledge. Additionally, OP1 bis could be +deleted, as the principle mentioned for information exchange (that the exchange shall be +subject to free, prior, and informed consent) should apply to all knowledge. + +Indonesia could also work with the current text on OP2, OP3, and OP4. + +Regarding OP5, we are in view that OP5 is the best option for us while underlining the +element of “protect any confidential information as mutually agreed”. Furthermore, on +OP5 bis., we are of the view that we could support this option but we would also see how +the clearinghouse mechanism develops in the future discussion. + +Thank you. + + +7. awareness-raising, education and research + +Thank you Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +We would like to provide our views on awareness-raising, education, and research; and +stakeholder engagement. First of all, awareness-raising and education are mandated +under UNEA Resolution 5/14, therefore we see that this section should be reflected under +this future instrument. + +In this section, Indonesia supports Option 1. we are not in favor of Option 3 as we consider +that the information exchange provision should be a standalone provision as reflected in +the previous section. + +In Option 1, Indonesia sees that OP1 Alt could be the basis to start the discussion on +awareness-raising, education, and research. We see OP1 Alt is more concise and +straightforward compared to OP1. + +Indonesia sees OP2 Alt as the most concise and straightforward compared to OP2 while +also including elements mentioned in OP2, which are letter a (“promoting public +participation and public access to information”) and letter b (“providing training at the +national, regional and international levels”). Hence, we see the potential to merge these +two options. + +Regarding OP2 bis., we believe that this paragraph could be deleted to further streamline +the text. + +Indonesia sees OP3 as a good starting point for the discussion in this section. However, +we see that the research provision is not fully reflected in Option 1. Therefore, we are +open to merging Option 2 with Option 1. However, in this regard, we would like to propose +to add “local knowledge systems” in OP1, point e of Option 2, because we see that it will +be consistent with the mentioning of indigenous people and local communities. + +We would also like to add our views regarding section 8 on [partner and] stakeholder +engagement. We prefer a more straightforward provision reflected under OP2 Alt and +OP3. To further streamline this section, we propose the deletion of OP3 bis. On OP1, we +are aware that UNEA Resolution 5/14 mandated the initiation of a multistakeholder +agenda. However, we are open to listening more to the rationale and considerations of +other delegations regarding the adoption of modalities for a multistakeholder action +agenda by the governing body. + +Thank you. + +8bis. Health Aspects + +Thank you Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +To add our voice to the discussion Indonesia would like to underline that we do see health +aspects as important aspect in relation to the issue of plastic pollution. However, we would +like to emphasize that we see it more as an overarching aspect of this future instrument. +We also take note that the health aspects can be reflected elsewhere in the instrument, +such as the preamble and objectives. + +Therefore, Indonesia is not in favor of having a separate standalone article on health +aspects. + +Thank you. + + + +",4 +286,23/04/2024 | Japan | Japan proposal on National [Action] Plan,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/japan_proposal_on_national_action_plan_0.pdf,['national plans'],['Japan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Japan proposal +1 +Part IV + +1. +National [Action][Implementation]Plans +OP0:1 For enabling collective assessment of progress of the measures under the instrument, common +modalities and guidelines, in addition to the format, are needed. +OP0 Alt No text. +1. +Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] develop and implement a national [action] plan2 [through +domestic consultations, with binding actions, including quantitative and measurable targets, where +appropriate] to [pursue its nationally determined objective of ending plastic pollution][fulfil its +obligations] under this instrument* [and to achieve its objective(s)][in accordance with its capacities +and as appropriate]. [Such plans should be prepared in light of different national circumstances and +may follow a guidance to be adopted by the [governing body*.]][The national [action] plans +[shall][should][might] be based on the [modalities, guidelines and] format in annex G [which shall be +flexible for adjustments to national realities and circumstances [the impacts of plastic pollution on +socio-economic, human health and environment]] and [to the extent possible] [shall][should][could] +include [but not be limited to][at least][relevant][elements [necessary measures] related to3[ effective +measures stipulated in Annex X.(See Part II 13bis Overarching provisions)], which are not +exhaustive]:] +a. +[Primary plastic polymers;] +b. +[Chemicals [and polymers] of concern;] +c. +[Problematic and avoidable plastic products;] +d. +[Product design and performance;] +e. +[Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products;] +f. +[Use of recycled plastic contents;] +g. +[Extended Producer Responsibility;] +h. +[Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle;] +i. +[Waste management [including by the informal sector];] +j. +[Fishing gear;] +k. +[Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment;] +l. +[Just transition:] +m. +[Monitoring and reporting framework for the implementation of the National Plan;] +n. +[Educational and awareness raising programmes on plastic pollution, including those +aimed at behavioural change and developing capacity;] +o. +[Assessment and monitoring;] +p. +[Promoting research, development and innovation;] +q. +[Commitments from developed countries in relation to financial support, capacity +building and technology transfer for developing countries, especially small island +developing States;] +r. +[Promoting, encouraging and incorporating action by all stakeholders to address plastic +pollution, including the private sector, informal plastics waste sector, waste pickers, +Indigenous Peoples and local communities;] + +1 Note: For ease of reference and to avoid disturbing the existing paragraph numbering, this option is identified as +“OP0”, on the understanding that it may require a renumbering of subsequent paragraphs in this section. +2 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how members may ultimately choose to refer to the +plans. Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. +3 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the options +presented. It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how members may choose to address this +item in the instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and structure of +commitments and obligations under the instrument*. +2 +s. +[Legislative, policy and regulatory arrangements for compliance with obligations under +this instrument*;] +t. +[Actions to support compliance with reporting requirements under this instrument*;] +u. +[Transparency monitoring and tracking and labelling;] +v. +[Trade in listed chemicals polymers and products in plastic waste;] +w. +[Domestic financing;] +x. +[Non-plastic substitutes;] +y. +[Capacity building and technology transfer;] +z. +[Public awareness;] +aa. +[Information exchange;] +bb. +[Quantification of emissions of greenhouse gases and method of measurement of +emission and releases of plastic through its life cycle;] +cc. +[Means of implementation, including those provided to developing countries, in +particular, the least developed countries, small island developing states, and +environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing countries.] +[OP1 Chapeau bis. The national plan should be [according to the national capacity and +circumstances][inclusive and based on best available knowledge and data][developed in accordance +with: (a) existing national laws and regulations and (b) domestic circumstances and capabilities].] +[OP1 Chapeau ter. Parties may add elements in their national plans, in accordance with national +circumstances, capacities, and capabilities.] +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall develop and implement a nationally determined action plan that best fits its +national circumstances to meet the objective of this instrument* while recognizing developed +countries take the lead in action and the need to support developing country Parties for the effective +implementation of the objective of the instrument*. +OP1 Alt2. Each Party shall develop a national action plan to describe the measures it intends to take to +implement the obligations under this instrument* in accordance with the format provided in annex G. +OP1 Alt3. Each party shall prepare national plans, based upon national circumstances and capabilities, +in order to comply with obligations created under the instrument*. The governing body* shall provide +guidance and format for preparation and submission of national plans. The national plans will be +country driven and the Parties shall decide the activities to be undertaken in the national plans based +upon national circumstances and capabilities. 4 +OP1 Alt4. No text. +2. +Each [developed country] Party shall communicate its initial national [action] plan to the +governing body* within [X][2][5] year[s] of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it +through the secretariat. +OP2 Alt. Each Party shall submit a national action plan to the secretariat no later than [X] years after +entry into force of the instrument* for that Party. +OP2 bis. Each developing country Party could voluntarily communicate its national plan to the +governing body* upon availability of and its accessibility to financial and technical support for this +purpose. +3. +Each Party [shall][should] be guided by the [format][modalities] referred to in paragraph 1 +when preparing and submitting their national [action] plans [as appropriate]. [National action plans +shall include targets and actions in the medium term as well as long term strategies towards achieving +the objective and targets of the instrument*.] +OP3 Alt. No text. + +4 Note by the co-facilitators: This proposal made under paragraph 3, has been moved to paragraph 1 as an +alternative, as it relates to the preparation of national plans, in addition to their contents and format. +Japan proposal +3 +OP3 bis. The measures in the national plan will not be limited to obligations, but also cover ambitious +“actions”, including development of mid and long-term strategy, towards the objective of the +instrument*. +OP3 bis Alt. Each Party shall update its national action plan every [X] [5] years or earlier if +determined by the Party, with a view to showing progress in its implementation. +4. +A Party may [incorporate] at any time [new measures into] [adjust] its national [action] plan +[[with a view to][possible enhancement][enhancing][in order to enhance] its level of ambition][based +upon national circumstances and capabilities], in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing +body*. +OP4 Alt. No text. +5. +Parties [are encouraged to][may] coordinate on the [development][establishment] and +implementation of [sub-regional and] regional plans to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, +as appropriate. +OP5 Alt. No text. +6. +[Developed country] Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* +their national [action] plans [while developed country parties shall report every [5] year[s], and +developing country Parties shall report] every [X][4][5][10] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by +a decision of the governing body*, [[with each update representing a progression][indicating any +progress made and/or challenges faced] compared to the Party’s previous national [action] plan] +[considering different national circumstances]. +OP6 Alt. Parties shall review, update national plans, based upon national circumstances and +capabilities, and communicate to the governing body* every five years in a manner prescribed by +governing body*. +OP6 Alt2. No text. +7. +Each [developed country] Party shall include information on the implementation of its national +[action] plan towards achieving the objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to +[part IV.3 on reporting on progress].[In order to assess the progress made in the achievement of the +objective, the Parties shall establish a baseline, i.e. a year of reference, to assess the starting situation +with regards to plastic pollution.] +OP7 Alt. No text. +OP7bis. The secretariat shall establish and maintain a public registry to record national plans +communicated by Parties, with a view to facilitating information exchange. +OP7bis Alt. The secretariat shall make national action plans submitted by the Parties under this article +publicly available. +OP7 ter. Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of this article, +recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties will effectively facilitate their +actions both in preparing national plans and implementing this instrument* at large.5 + +5 Note by the co-facilitators: This text is akin to statements included in relation to financing (see paragraph 3, OP3 +bis and proposed new paragraph 0 bis) and may be able to be further streamlined. +",4 +287,24/04/2024 | Somalia | Somalia's Statement on Part IV of the Revised draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/federal_government_of_somalia_-_inc4_part_iv.pdf,['national plans'],"['Mali', 'Somalia']",,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Federal Government of Somalia + +Responding to suggestions made within the CG2 Part Four, Somalia seeks to influence +provisions within this section, aiming to ensure that the framework reflects the realities and +needs of developing countries. Recognizing the importance of tailored and practical +approaches, Somalia's contributions are geared towards fostering greater environmental +resilience and adaptability in resource-constrained settings. +1. National Implementation Plans: +a. Somalia would like to propose detailed guidelines for developing national +implementation plans that are adaptable to the specific needs and +capabilities of developing nations. This will need to include mechanisms for +integrating traditional and local knowledge into these plans. +b. Somalia suggests provisions that allow countries to develop their own tailored +approaches based on their unique environmental, economic, and social +contexts. This ensures flexibility and practicality in the execution of plans. +2. Reporting: +a. Somalia would like to advocate for clear, structured, but flexible reporting +frameworks that consider the limited resources of developing nations. This +might include simplified reporting requirements or technical assistance in +report generation. +3. Compliance and Monitoring: +a. Somalia proposes the inclusion of flexible compliance mechanisms that +recognize the challenges faced by developing countries, such as extended +timelines or phased compliance stages. +b. Somalia advocates for provisions that facilitate technology transfer +specifically aimed at monitoring compliance, ensuring that technologies are +both accessible and suitable for countries at various levels of technological +advancement. +4. Capacity Building: +a. Somalia requests robust capacity-building clauses that ensure continuous +and targeted support for developing and implementing national plans, +including technical, financial, and educational resources. +",4 +288,24/04/2024 | United States of America | USA textual submission on Part IV.4. National Action Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv.1_naps_usa_textual_proposal_april_24.pdf,['national plans'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"United States of America +Textual submission for streamlining +Contact Group 2, Subgroup 2.2 +Part IV.1. National Action Plans +April 24, 2024, 8:30pm + +The United States believes the NAPs article could be further streamlined by condensing the current +options in relation to the (1) development; (2) submission; and (3) updating of a NAP, such that para 1-3 +set out universal obligations in relation to each of these. + +We additionally believe that the following paragraphs have content already represented in others, and +could be removed: +• +OP1 Chapeau bis +• +OP1 Chapeau ter +• +OP1 Alt +• +OP1 Alt3 +• +OP1 Alt4 +• +OP2 bis +• +OP3 +• +OP3bis +• +OP6 +• +OP6ALt +• +OP7 +• +OP7bis. + +",4 +289,25/04/2024 | Guatemala | National Plans - Guatemala,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_national_plans.pdf,['national plans'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +INTERVENTION + +Part IV +1. National Plans + +Regarding this section, Guatemala considers the following options as the most appropriated: + +On the title, Guatemala considers “National Plans” + +On paragraph 1, with propose the following wording: + +1. Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] develop and implement a national [action] plan1 [through +domestic consultations, with binding actions, including quantitative and measurable targets, where +appropriate] to [pursue its nationally determined objective of ending plastic pollution][fulfil its +obligations] under this instrument* [and to achieve its objective(s)][in accordance with its capacities and +as appropriate]. [Such plans should be prepared in light of different national circumstances and may +follow a guidance to be adopted by the [governing body*.]][The national [action] plans +[shall][should][might] be based on the [modalities, guidelines and] format in annex G [which shall be +flexible for adjustments to national realities and circumstances [the impacts of plastic pollution on socio- +economic, human health and environment]] and [to the extent possible] [shall][should][could] include +[but not be limited to][at least][relevant][elements [necessary measures] related to2[, which are not +exhaustive. + +With all the provision on literals -a- to -cc-. + +On paragraph 2, option OP2 BIS. +On paragraph 3, option OP3 BIS ALT. +On paragraph 4, the text with all the provisions, except the words “adjust” and “enhancing”. +On paragraph 5, the text with all the provisions, except the words “are encouraged to” and “stablishment”. +On paragraph 6, option OP6 ALT. 2. No text. +On paragraph 7, the options OP7 BIS ALT and OP7 TER. + +It is reiterated that the above is with the condition that the states must duly validate definitions and annexes and +subject to the capacities and circumstances of the countries. + + +_______________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +Part IV +1. National Plans + + +1. Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] develop and implement a national [action] plan3 [through domestic +consultations, with binding actions, including quantitative and measurable targets, where appropriate] to +[pursue its nationally determined objective of ending plastic pollution][fulfil its obligations] under this +instrument* [and to achieve its objective(s)][in accordance with its capacities and as appropriate]. [Such +plans should be prepared in light of different national circumstances and may follow a guidance to be +adopted by the [governing body*.]][The national [action] plans [shall][should][might] be based on the +[modalities, guidelines and] format in annex G [which shall be flexible for adjustments to national realities +and circumstances [the impacts of plastic pollution on socio-economic, human health and environment]] +and +[to +the +extent +possible] +[shall][should][could] +include +[but +not +be +limited +to][at +least][relevant][elements [necessary measures] related to4[, which are not exhaustive. + +a. +[Primary plastic polymers;] +b. +[Chemicals [and polymers] of concern;] +c. +[Problematic and avoidable plastic products;] +d. +[Product design and performance;] +e. +[Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products;] +f. +[Use of recycled plastic contents;] +g. +[Extended Producer Responsibility;] +h. +[Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle;] +i. +[Waste management [including by the informal sector];] +j. +[Fishing gear;] +k. +[Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment;] +l. +[Just transition:] +m. +[Monitoring and reporting framework for the implementation of the National Plan;] +n. +[Educational and awareness raising programmes on plastic pollution, including those aimed at +behavioural change and developing capacity;] +o. +[Assessment and monitoring;] +p. +[Promoting research, development and innovation;] +q. +[Commitments from developed countries in relation to financial support, capacity building and +technology transfer for developing countries, especially small island developing States;] +r. +[Promoting, encouraging and incorporating action by all stakeholders to address plastic +pollution, including the private sector, informal plastics waste sector, waste pickers, Indigenous +Peoples and local communities;] +s. +[Legislative, policy and regulatory arrangements for compliance with obligations under this +instrument*;] +t. +[Actions to support compliance with reporting requirements under this instrument*;] +u. +[Transparency monitoring and tracking and labelling;] +v. +[Trade in listed chemicals polymers and products in plastic waste;] +w. +[Domestic financing;] +x. +[Non-plastic substitutes;] +y. +[Capacity building and technology transfer;] +z. +[Public awareness;] +aa. +[Information exchange;] +bb. +[Quantification of emissions of greenhouse gases and method of measurement of emission and +releases of plastic through its life cycle;] + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +cc. +[Means of implementation, including those provided to developing countries, in particular, the +least developed countries, small island developing states, and environmentally and ecologically +vulnerable developing countries.] + +2. Each developing country Party could voluntarily communicate its national plan to the governing body* +upon availability of and its accessibility to financial and technical support for this purpose. + +3. Each Party shall update its national action plan every [X] [5] years or earlier if determined by the Party, +with a view to showing progress in its implementation. + +4. A Party may [incorporate] at any time [new measures into] [adjust] its national [action] plan [[with a view +to][possible enhancement][enhancing][in order to enhance] its level of ambition][based upon national +circumstances and capabilities], in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*. + +5. Parties [are encouraged to][may] coordinate on the [development][establishment] and implementation of +[sub-regional and] regional plans to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. + +6. NO TEXT. + +7. The secretariat shall make national action plans submitted by the Parties under this article publicly +available. + +Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of this article, recognizing +that enhanced support for developing country Parties will effectively facilitate their actions both in +preparing national plans and implementing this instrument* at large. + +___________________________________________________________ + + + +",4 +290,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part IV.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_1.pdf,['national plans'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part III.1 – National [Action][Implementation]Plans + +Taking into account that each country has its own priorities and opportunities, in this regard +Kazakhstan supports the development of national plans. At the same time, we believe it is +necessary to discuss the structure of these national plans and responsible bodies in the +countries for the development of these national plans, taking into account that they will +probably be cross-sectoral in nature. In addition, the development of these national plans +is related to ensuring continuous funding (in-depth research, writing the plan itself) and +availability of qualified experts - it is necessary to discuss these issues, in particular for +developing countries, taking into account Kazakhstan's position on Part III.1 (funding). +Kazakhstan asks for clarification, this information will affect Kazakhstan's +final position on this provision. + +",4 +291,25/04/2024 | Kuwait | Part IV: 1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kuwait_intervention_contact_group_2_24-4-2024.pdf,['national plans'],['Kuwait'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"24l4l2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 2: +Sub-Group 2.2 + +Intervention +# +Part Provision +Language +[24/04/2024] + IV +1. National +[Action][Implementation]Plans +2. Para 1 & 4 +• Good afternoon co- +facilitator, +• I would like to +congratulate you on your +appointment. +• I am going to touch base +on para 4. +• We have been hearing a +lot of convergences on +how the NAPs should be +national designed, +reflecting each countries +national circumstances. +There has to be clear +flexibility when designing +and implementing their +NAPs. As a lessened +learned from other +Multilateral +Environmental +Agreements , when +action is nationally +determined it is much +more effective than +having strict guidelines +and formats that limit +countries capacity. +• As such, we echo in +supporting others in +streamlining the text in +para 1 without the +inclusion of a list and we +are in favor of option 1 +alt1. + +",4 +292,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG2-SUB CG 2.2- National action plan- Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2-subcg2.2_-_iran_inputs_on_national_plans_0.pdf,['national plans'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Iran Inputs on National Plans + +Part IV + +1. +National [Action][Implementation]Plans +OP0:1 For enabling collective assessment of progress of the measures under the instrument, common +modalities and guidelines, in addition to the format, are needed. +OP0 Alt No text. +1. +Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] develop and implement a national [action] plan2 [through domestic +consultations, with binding actions, including quantitative and measurable targets, where appropriate] to [pursue +its nationally determined objective of ending plastic pollution][fulfil its obligations] under this instrument* [and +to achieve its objective(s)][in accordance with its capacities and as appropriate]. [Such plans should be prepared +in light of different national circumstances and may follow a guidance to be adopted by the [governing +body*.]][The national [action] plans [shall][should][might] be based on the [modalities, guidelines and] format +in annex G [which shall be flexible for adjustments to national realities and circumstances [the impacts of plastic +pollution on socio-economic, human health and environment]] and [to the extent possible] [shall][should][could] +include [but not be limited to][at least][relevant][elements [necessary measures] related to3[, which are not +exhaustive]:] +a. +[Primary plastic polymers;] +b. [Chemicals [and polymers] of concern;] +c. +[Problematic and avoidable plastic products;] single use and short lived plastics +d. [Product design and performance;] +e. +[Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products;] +f. +[Use of recycled plastic contents;] +g. [Extended Producer Responsibility;] Enforcement of Extended Producer Responsibility at the +national level +h. [Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle;] Emissions and releases of plastics +through and after consumption +i. +[Waste management [including by the informal sector];] +j. +[Fishing gear;] +k. [Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment;] +l. +[Just transition:] +m. Promoting [Monitoring and reporting framework for the implementation of the National Plan;] +n. [Educational and awareness raising programmes on plastic pollution, including those aimed at +behavioural change and developing capacity;] +o. [Assessment and monitoring;] +p. [Promoting research, development and innovation;] +q. [Commitments from developed countries in relation to financial support, capacity building and +technology transfer for developing countries, especially small island developing States;] +r. +[Promoting, encouraging and incorporating action by all stakeholders to address plastic +pollution, including the private sector, informal plastics waste sector, waste pickers, +Indigenous Peoples and local communities;] +s. +[Legislative, policy and regulatory arrangements for implementation of compliance with +obligations under this instrument*;] + +1 Note: For ease of reference and to avoid disturbing the existing paragraph numbering, this option is identified as “OP0”, on +the understanding that it may require a renumbering of subsequent paragraphs in this section. +2 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how members may ultimately choose to refer to the plans. Other +options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. +3 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the options presented. +It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how members may choose to address this item in the +instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and structure of commitments and +obligations under the instrument*. +t. +[Actions to support compliance with reporting requirements under this instrument*;] +u. [Transparency monitoring and tracking and labelling;] +v. [Trade in listed chemicals polymers and products in plastic waste;] +w. [Domestic financing;] +x. [Non-plastic substitutes;] +y. [Capacity building and technology transfer;] +z. +[Public awareness;] +aa. [Information exchange;] +bb. [Quantification of emissions of greenhouse gases and method of measurement of emission and +releases of plastic through its life cycle;] +cc. [Means of implementation, including those provided to developing countries, in particular, the +least developed countries, small island developing states, and environmentally and +ecologically vulnerable developing countries.] +dd. Challenges and barriers of implementation of national action plans. +ee. +[OP1 Chapeau bis. The national plan should be [according to the national capacity and circumstances][inclusive +and based on best available knowledge and data][developed in accordance with: (a) existing national laws and +regulations and (b) domestic circumstances and capabilities].] +[OP1 Chapeau ter. Parties may add elements in their national plans, in accordance with national circumstances, +capacities, and capabilities.] +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall develop and implement a nationally determined action plan that best fits its national +circumstances to meet the objective of this instrument* while recognizing developed countries take the lead in +action and the need to support developing country Parties for the effective implementation of the objective of +the instrument*. +OP1 Alt2. Each Party shall develop a national action plan to describe the measures it intends to take to +implement the obligations under this instrument* in accordance with the format provided in annex G. +OP1 Alt3. Each party shall prepare national plans, based upon national circumstances and capabilities, in order +to comply with obligations created under the instrument*. The governing body* shall provide guidance and +format for preparation and submission of national plans. The national plans will be country driven and the +Parties shall decide the activities to be undertaken in the national plans based upon national circumstances and +capabilities. 4 +OP1 Alt4. No text. +2. +Each [developed country] Party shall communicate its initial national [action] plan to the governing +body* within [X][2][5] year[s] of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the +secretariat. +OP2 Alt. Each Party shall submit a national action plan to the secretariat no later than [X] years after entry into +force of the instrument* for that Party. +OP2 bis. Each developing country Party could voluntarily communicate its national plan to the governing body* +upon availability of and its accessibility to financial and technical support for this purpose. +3. +Each Party [shall][should] be guided by the [format][modalities] referred to in paragraph 1 when +preparing and submitting their national [action] plans [as appropriate]. [National action plans shall include +targets and actions in the medium term as well as long term strategies towards achieving the objective and +targets of the instrument*.] +OP3 Alt. No text. + +4 Note by the co-facilitators: This proposal made under paragraph 3, has been moved to paragraph 1 as an alternative, as it +relates to the preparation of national plans, in addition to their contents and format. +OP3 bis. The measures in the national plan will not be limited to obligations, but also cover ambitious “actions”, +including development of mid and long-term strategy, towards the objective of the instrument*. +OP3 bis Alt. Each Party shall update its national action plan every [X] [5] years or earlier if determined by the +Party, with a view to showing progress in its implementation. +4. +A Party may [Adjust [incorporate] at any time [new measures into] [adjust] its national [action] plan +[[with a view to][possible enhancement][enhancing][in order to enhance] its level of ambition][based upon +national circumstances and capabilities], in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*. +OP4 Alt. No text. +5. +Parties [are encouraged to][may] coordinate on the [development][establishment] and implementation +of [sub-regional and] regional plans to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. +OP5 Alt. No text. +6. + [Developed country] Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their +national [action] plans [while developed country parties shall report every [5] year[s], and developing country +Parties shall report] every [X][4][5][10] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing +body*, [[with each update representing a progression][indicating any progress made and/or challenges faced] +compared to the Party’s previous national [action] plan] [considering different national circumstances]. +OP6 Alt. Parties shall review, update national plans, based upon national circumstances and capabilities, and +communicate to the governing body* every five years in a manner prescribed by governing body*. +OP6 Alt2. No text. +7. +Each [developed country] Party shall include information on the implementation of its national [action] +plan towards achieving the objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on +reporting on progress].[In order to assess the progress made in the achievement of the objective, the Parties shall +establish a baseline, i.e. a year of reference, to assess the starting situation with regards to plastic pollution.] +OP7 Alt. No text. +OP7bis. +The secretariat shall establish and maintain a public registry to record national plans communicated by +Parties, with a view to facilitating information exchange. +OP7bis Alt. The secretariat shall make national action plans submitted by the Parties under this article publicly +available. +OP7 ter. Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of this article, +recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties will effectively facilitate their actions both in +preparing national plans and implementing this instrument* at large.5 + + +5 Note by the co-facilitators: This text is akin to statements included in relation to financing (see paragraph 3, OP3 bis and +proposed new paragraph 0 bis) and may be able to be further streamlined. +",4 +293,26/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia | CG2 Part IV: 1- NAPs_ Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv_-_1._naps_saudi_arabia.pdf,['national plans'],['Saudi Arabia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part IV – 1. National Action Plans +Saudi Arabia submission + +Saudi Arabia‘s submission on preferred options for National Action Plans: +- Saudi Arabia prefers Op1 Alt. +- Saudi Arabia suggested to merge Op2 in addition to Op2 Bis, our text reads as: +“Each developed country party shall communicate its initial national action plan to the governing body* +within [X] year(s) of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the secretariat. +Each developing country party could voluntarily communicate its national action plan to the governing +body* upon availability of and its accessibility to financial and technical support for this purpose.” +- Saudi Arabia prefers Op3 Alt. and Op5 Alt. +- Saudi Arabia prefers Op4, with the following language: +“A party may at any time adjust its national action plan with a view to enhancing its level of ambition, +in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*” +- Saudi Arabia prefers Op6, and reiterating the need for differentiation between developed and developing +country parties, with the following language: +“Parties shall review, update, and communicate to the governing body* their national action plans while +developed country parties shall report every [X] year(s), and developing country parties shall report +every [X] year(s) and in a matter to be specified by a decision of the governing body,* considering +national circumstances of developing countries” +- Saudi Arabia prefers removing Op7, as a dedicated article on reporting is present + +",4 +294,"26/04/2024 | United States of America | Contact Group 2, Sub-group 2, Part IV.1. National Action Plans",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/usa_textual_submission_sg2.2_part_iv.pdf,['national plans'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"United States of America +Textual submission +Contact Group 2, Sub-group 2, Part IV.1. National Action Plans +April 26, 1:00 pm + +In response to the co-facilitators’ streamlined text posted on April 26 for part IV.1, the United States +would like to propose an additional paragraph to the NAPs article to synchronize the updating of each +Party’s national action plan. + +Part IV.1 National Action Plans + +Insert OP4 ter: + +OP4 ter. Each Party shall update its national action plan [5] years after entry into force of the +instrument and every [5] years thereafter. Each Party that ratifies this instrument after the +entry into force of the instrument shall update its national action plan on the same schedule as +other Parties, consistent with this paragraph, after submission of their NAP in accordance with +paragraph [para number for submission of NAP]. + +We also believe the first few paragraphs within this article should be laid out in the order that Parties +would follow. + +",4 +295,29/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article IV.1 Intervention of the Russian Federation on National Plans CG2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_cg2_sg2.2_part_iv_national_plans_and_implementation.pdf,['national plans'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Submission of the Russian Federation +Contact Group 2 / Sub-group 2.2 +Section IV Article 1. National plans +The Russian Federation is of the opinion that the lists of mandatory requirements for +the content of national action plans should be eliminated from the text of the +Instrument. This list could be discussed at a COP meeting and be inserted into the +relevant guidance under COP’s decision. We are in favor to use formulating the +provisions of this section, refer to Article 20 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. +Section IV Article 2. Implementation +The Russian Federation supports the establishment of the Implementation Committee +under the Instrument, but the title of the para should be “Implementation and +Cooperation”. The Implementation Committee cannot consider compliance issues. We +support the exclusion from Article 2 of any provisions related to assessing the +compliance of states’ actions with the provisions of the Instrument. Please note that +the proposed options used in the text of the document - “a compliance and +implementation committee”, “a committee on means of implementation”, “a +committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument” - represent essentially the +same compliance thing. +",4 +296,25/04/2024 | Guatemala | Implementation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_implementation_and_compliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION +Part IV +2. Implementation and compliance + +Guatemala is aware of the importance of a transparent, non-adversarial and non-punitive mechanism to facilitate +the implementation and compliance of the instrument, in that regard Guatemala considers option 3. + +Guatemala considers add to this option the provisions of the paragraph 7 of option 1, taking into account that is +necessary establish rules of procedure to the committee, which shall be subject to approval by the governing +body. + +_______________________________________________ + + +Part IV +2. Implementation and compliance + +1. +A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and promote compliance with, the provisions of this +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. +2. +The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitative in nature and shall pay particular +attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties. +3. +The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of a committee that shall be expert-based and +facilitative in nature and function in a manner that is transparent, non-adversarial and non-punitive. +The committee shall pay particular attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances +of Parties. +4. +The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the governing body* at +its first session and shall report to the governing body*. +5. +The committee may consider issues on the basis of written submissions from any Party with respect to +its own compliance. +6. +[Option 1. Paragraph 7] The committee referred to in this article shall elaborate its rules of procedure, +which shall be subject to [approval][endorsement] by the governing body* at its second session. The +governing body* may adopt further terms of reference for the committee. + +_______________________________________________________________ + + +",4 +297,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part IV.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_2.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part III.2 – Implementation and compliance +Clarification is needed on how the Committee's activities will be financed. Will +non-compliance with the provisions of the agreement, late compliance, and +other such activities accompanied by punitive measures? We also ask for an +explanation of the compliance competence (what it consists of). + +Kazakhstan asks for clarification, this information will affect the final +position of Kazakhstan on this provision. + +",4 +298,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG2- SUB CG 2.2- Compliance - Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2-subcg2.2_-_iran_inputs_on_the_issue_of_compliance_under_the_instrument_on_ending_plastic_pollution.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Iran inputs on the issue of Compliance under the Instrument on ending Plastic +Pollution +- There shall not be any compliance regime under the future Instrument; instead a +mechanism hereinafter called “Follow up and Implementation Mechanism” could be +established in order to promote and assist collective implementation of the future +Instrument; +- The Mechanism in no way shall examine the individual implementation/compliance +of the future Instrument by member countries. +- The Mechanism would also consider measures to facilitate and promote +implementation of the future instrument through transfer of technology and +mobilizing resources for parties on request; +- In carrying out its tasks, the Mechanism shall strive to avoid duplication of efforts, +shall neither function as an enforcement or dispute settlement mechanism, nor +impose penalties or sanctions and shall respect national sovereignty of member +states; +- The Mechanism shall protect the confidentiality of the information received in +confidence; +- The Mechanism shall be facilitative, expert-based in nature and function in a +manner that is non-intrusive, non-adversarial and non-punitive and shall pay +particular attention to the respective national capacities and capabilities of parties at +all stages of its working process; +- The Mechanism shall also consider and provide flexibilities to all country parties in +particular developing country parties in the light of their capacities and capabilities in +to prepare and submit their national reports and national plans to address plastic +waste management in a nationally determined and voluntary manner: +- The Mechanism taking into account the above set of criteria shall operate under the +modalities and procedures being adopted by the governing body of the Instrument at +its first session and shall report to the governing body; +- The supreme body of the future instrument will also consider reports of this +Mechanism if necessary and advise its optional guidelines in a manner that would be +facilitative, non-intrusive, non-adversarial and non-punitive and shall pay particular +attention to the respective national sovereignty and capacities and capabilities of +parties in particular developing country parties. +- The Governing Body in addressing the collective implementation of the Instrument +by member countries, received from the “Follow up and Implementation +Mechanism” shall in no way consider any sanctions, punitive and/or restrictive +measures against any given member country or a group of member countries. +",4 +299,28/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part IV. 1. National Plans; Part IV. 2. Implementation and compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_2.2_national_plans_implementation_and_compliance_24_april.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 2.2 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 24 April 2024 + +1. National Plans + +Para 1 + +Thank you, Mr and Madam co-facilitators. + +First of all, we would like to congratulate you for your appointment as the co-facilitators in +this sub group. We wish you the best in your work. + +Mr. and Madam co-facilitators, + +We would like to provide our views on national plans. To reiterate our statement made +during the contact group yesterday, we see the national plan as the backbone of this +treaty. + +First, we see that OP1 alt 3 is the most streamlined and straightforward option that we +could work with and covers all of the important aspects of national plan that the national +plan shall be based on national circumstances and capabilities and nationally-driven. + +Mr. and Madam co-facilitators, + +Indonesia is also of the view that the provision in [OP1 Chapeau bis.] would support our +underlining the importance of national circumstances and capabilities that national action +plan should be based on best available knowledge and data, and developed in +accordance with: (a) existing national laws and regulations and (b) domestic +circumstances and capabilities. In this regard, we see the possibility to merge OP1 +Chapeau bis and OP1 alt 3 in the effort to further streamline the text. + +In regard to guidance, we see the governing body as the appropriate body to establish +the guidance for the national plan as reflected in OP1. Alt3. + +Mr. and Madam co-facilitators, + +We believe that it is important to see some flexibilities to add elements in national plans +for developing countries, in accordance with national circumstances, capacities, and +capabilities as reflected in OP1 Chapeau ter. + +Thank you. + +Para 2-7 + +Thank you, Mr and Madam co-facilitators for giving me the floor again. + +We would like to give our views regarding the rest of the paragraphs in this section. On +paragraph 2, we are in view that a timeline to communicate the national action plan as +reflected in paragraph 2 is important. However, we see that the specific year after the +entry into force of instrument as reflected in the last sentence of Paragraph 2 should be +discussed later. + +Next, we are also in support of OP2 bis. to ensure that the submission of national action +plan is voluntary for developing countries before they have the necessary support to +develop their national action plan. + +On paragraph 3, Indonesia supports the provision on paragraph 3, since we see the +importance of aligning long term and mid term strategies on developing targets and +actions. In addition, we would also see the importance of flexibility to update the national +action plan as when necessary as reflected in OP 3 bis Alt. + +On paragraph 4 and 6, we prefer to have no text as the update of the national action plan +is already mentioned in OP 3 bis Alt. + +On paragraph 7, Indonesia is in support of this paragraph because we see the importance +of a baseline to project the target and develop an effective national plan as well as +reporting in the future. Also, we would like to emphasize the obligation of all parties to +develop this national action plan. In this vein, we are also in support of OP7 bis alt. and +OP7 ter. + +Thank you. + +2. Implementation and compliance + +Thank you Mr and Madam co-facilitators. + +We would like to first convey our support for your effort for streamlining the text. + +And in this opportunity, we would like to add our views on the implementation and +compliance section. + +First of all, Indonesia is of the view that implementation and compliance mechanisms +should be transparent, facilitative, non Intrusive, and non adversarial. In this regard, we +are of the view that the current paragraph 2 formulation is the most favorable for us. We +are also able to positively consider OP2 bis and OP 2 ter, and we see that those two +options can be merged with paragraph 2 for streamlining. + +On paragraph 1, we are in support of OP1 as it encompasses the necessary elements +that are needed to establish a review mechanism. + +On paragraph 3, we prefer OP3 by considering the needs of developing countries. + +On paragraph 4, we would support OP4 by also underlining the importance of the +committee to examine implementation issues including challenges faced by developing +states. Indonesia also supports OP4 bis. + +On paragraph 5, we support OP5 in order to provide a timeline for the committee to govern +on this body. + +On paragraph 6, we support OP 6, but we would like this provision to focus on certain +aspects, mainly that the committee may consider issues on the basis of (1) Written +submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance, and the (2) requests from +the governing body. + +However, we are open to listen more on the rationale and considerations of other +delegations in including the other elements as reflected in the current text. + +Thank you. + +",4 +300,29/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Atricle IV.2 Intervention of the Russian Federation on Implementation CG2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_cg2_sg2.2_part_iv_national_plans_and_implementation_0.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Submission of the Russian Federation +Contact Group 2 / Sub-group 2.2 +Section IV Article 1. National plans +The Russian Federation is of the opinion that the lists of mandatory requirements for +the content of national action plans should be eliminated from the text of the +Instrument. This list could be discussed at a COP meeting and be inserted into the +relevant guidance under COP’s decision. We are in favor to use formulating the +provisions of this section, refer to Article 20 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. +Section IV Article 2. Implementation +The Russian Federation supports the establishment of the Implementation Committee +under the Instrument, but the title of the para should be “Implementation and +Cooperation”. The Implementation Committee cannot consider compliance issues. We +support the exclusion from Article 2 of any provisions related to assessing the +compliance of states’ actions with the provisions of the Instrument. Please note that +the proposed options used in the text of the document - “a compliance and +implementation committee”, “a committee on means of implementation”, “a +committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument” - represent essentially the +same compliance thing. +",4 +301,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part IV.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_3.pdf,['reporting on progress'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part IV.3 – Reporting on progress [of implementation] + +It is necessary to clarify how the activities of the Governing body, outlined in +Part IV.3, will be funded. Whether non-compliance with the provisions of the +agreement, late compliance, and other same actions will be accompanied by +punitive measures. We kindly ask for an explanation of the compliance +competence (what it consists of). +Kazakhstan asks for clarification, this information will affect Kazakhstan's final +position on this provision. + We also suggest that the provisions of Part IV.3 may be reflected in Part IV.2. + + +",4 +302,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG2- SUB CG 2.2- Reporting on progress- Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2-sub_cg2.2_-_iran_position_paper_on_reporting_and_assessment_of_progress.pdf,['reporting on progress'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Iran position paper on reporting and assessment of progress +Mr. Cochair +Taking into account the differences in capacities and capabilities of developed and developing +countries, and the complicated nature of many technical issues related to the plastic pollution, my +delegation believes that there should be a clear distinction between various countries on the issue of +reporting. +While for the developed countries reporting on implementation of the future instrument shall be a +legally binding commitment and this group of countries should submit their reports regularly in +accordance with a set of guidelines determined by the Governing body, reporting by developing +member states should be on a voluntary basis and upon availability of means of implementation and +their timely and adequately access to those supports. +Furthermore, the developing countries in preparation of their reports should enjoy flexibility in terms +of timing, updating and inclusion of information, data and other details in their reports. +Therefore, while our priority is option 0 under section 3, my country could also accept option 1 if the +para is limited to developed countries and not member states. Accordingly, my delegation could also +support para OP1 Bis upon the suggested distinction between the developed and developing +countries and upon availability of and its accessibility to financial and technical support for this +purpose. +However, on para 2 and 3 under this section, my delegation is of the view that many suggestions +proposed under these paragraphs including transparency, tracking, monitoring and including +statistical data on types and volumes of production, imports and exports of plastic polymers and +products, Ensuring transparent assessment of progress, visualization of implementations by using +objective data and evidences on measures in national action plan and reporting, together with +inclusion of numerical information are beyond the capacity and capabilities of developing countries +and necessarily both para 2 and 3 should be deleted and OP3 Alt which suggests No text to be taken +into consideration. +In para 4, we believe that the suggestion for developing a common framework by the Governing +body for reporting, including ways and means to ensure that reporting is specific, measurable, +achievable, relevant and timebound. Is neither fair nor realistic and feasible and such a framework +needs to be limited only to developed countries. +The para OP4bis has also gone beyond the mandate of the UNEA resolution 5/14 and its suggestion +for encouraging reports on relevant subjects from chemicals-related conventions, conventions +related to climate change, biodiversity, and the law of the sea are irrelevant to the scope of the +future instrument on plastic pollution. Accordingly, we do not support the references to +contributions from multilateral organizations, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), World +Customs Organization (WCO), World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Labour +Organization (ILO). +On para 6, the guidelines related to disclosures from businesses, including the financial sector on +their activities and financial flows from all sources related to plastic pollution and related sustainable +finance practices, is against confidentiality of business information and a safe and secured +international trade and will adversely impact free and balanced trade among countries. Therefore, +para OP6 Alt which is No text, is favoured by my delegation. +****** +On the title of section 4, we believe that the title ”Periodic assessment and monitoring of the +progress of implementation of the instrument is meaningful and there is no need to add the +term “and effectiveness evaluation”. +On sub section small a on Assessment and monitoring, we should consider that such a job is +purely technical needs particular capacities and capabilities. Therefore, the developing +countries only, upon availability and accessibility of means of implementation as well as +affordability of relevant technology and within their capabilities may consider to establish +programmes to assess and monitor emissions and releases of plastic into the environment. But +out of the 4 actions proposed the suggestion on Modelling to understand the movement of +plastics in air, soil, water, and ecosystems would be technically complicated and much +beyond the capacity of many developing countries. So, the reference in para 2 and the +measures taken to implement the suggested provisions of this article in the national plan shall +be optional for developing countries. + +Para 3 under this section on consideration and adoption of guidelines by the governing +body* at its first session, to facilitate implementation of the instrument, is acceptable. +On sub section small b, the title shall be Progress assessment with no reference to +Effectiveness evaluation. + +In this relation we believe that OP3 Alt. which suggests that the guidelines for assessment +and not evaluation to be adopted by the governing body is the option which we favors. +My delegation does not support OP1 and OP2 Alt. and the whole para 3. In para 4, the focus +of the work should be on outcome of the assessment of implementation of the instrument. +In this para, the assessment shall also consider financial and technological needs and +requirement together with barriers and challenges of developing countries in their strive to +implement the instrument. The assessment shall also include recommendations on +supporting developing countries in this respect. + + + +3. +Reporting on progress [of implementation] + +Option 2 +1. +Each Developed country Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, [its national +action plans] on the measures it has taken to implement the [provisions][obligations] of this instrument* and on +the effectiveness of such measures and the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. +[Differentiated reporting timelines for developed and developing country Parties shall be established according +to a decision made by the governing body*.] +OP1 Alt No text. +2. +Each Party shall include in its [reporting][report, to be made publicly available by the secretariat,] the +information called for in articles [X, X]1 of this instrument*[ and should take into account information provided +by relevant partners and stakeholders, in particular waste pickers]. +OP2 Alt The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the reporting to be +followed by the Developed country Parties, while providing flexibility to developing country Parties. +OP2 Alt 2 No text. +3. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the reporting to be +followed by the Parties[, taking into account the desirability of coordinating reporting with relevant international +instruments and organizations, as appropriate]. +OP3 Alt The reporting framework shall provide flexibility in the implementation to developing country Parties +in light of their capacities and must not create new burdens for developing country Parties. +OP3 bis +The Secretariat shall make national reports submitted by the Parties under this article publicly +available. +OP3 ter Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of this article, +recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties will effectively facilitate their efforts to +prepare and update their national reports in accordance with this article. +4. +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* [and +effectiveness evaluation] + +a. +[Assessment and monitoring +[1. +Parties should shall , upon availability accessibility and affordability of relevant technology and +resources and knowledge within their capabilities, individually and/or in collaboration with other Parties or +competent organizations, consider to establish programmes to assess and monitor emissions and releases of +plastic into the environment, including in the marine environment. This should include: +a. +Establishment of baseline information on the types and volumes of existing plastic pollution in the +environment; +b. Periodically collect data and information on the types and levels of plastic pollution in the +environment; +c. +Modelling to understand the movement of plastics in air, soil, water, and ecosystems; +d. The effects of plastic pollution on the environment. +2. +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article may shall be reflected in the national +plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV +.1 on national plans] and monitoring information should be reported to +the governing body*, pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. +3. +The governing body* at its first session, shall consider to adopt guidelines to facilitate implementation +of the obligations set out in paragraph 1, including best available practices and harmonized monitoring +methodologies, including low technology options.] +b.] +Effectiveness [Effectiveness evaluation][Progress assessment] +1. +The governing body* shall [entrust a subsidiary body to] periodically evaluate assess[in a +comprehensive and facilitative manner,] the [implementation][progress][effectiveness] of [this][the] instrument* +[to assess collective progress in achieving the objective of the instrument][considering commitments and +support provided in light of equity]*[ and [based upon this evaluation] determine [if necessary] [any] measures + +1 Note: The list of relevant articles to be defined. +required to advance in achieving the objective [including measures to support developing countries overcome +challenges related to the implementation of the instrument]]. The [governing body* shall [begin][undertake] its] +first [evaluation][assessment] of [effectiveness][progress] of the instrument* [shall be undertaken] no later than +[X][4][5][6][8] years after the date of entry into force of the instrument* and [periodically] thereafter at +[intervals to be decided by the governing body* but no later than at] least every [X][4][5] years. +2. + The governing body* shall, at its first session, [[initiate the establishment of] [arrangements for +providing itself with relevant data and information on plastic pollution]][adopt][[the modalities] for the +[evaluation][assessment] of [effectiveness][the implementation][progress] of the instrument*] in accordance +with the provisions of [Part IV +.4a][this article]. +OP1 and OP2 Alt. The governing body* shall establish an Effectiveness Evaluation and Review Committee to +evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument* and make recommendations accordingly. The terms of reference +for the Committee and the modalities for effectiveness evaluation will be determined by the governing body* at +its [_] session. +3. +The [evaluation][assessment] shall be conducted on the basis of [best] available scientific, +environmental, technical, financial and economic information, including: +a. +[National reporting pursuant to [Part IV +.3 on reporting on progress];] +b. +[National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [Part IV +.1 on national plans];] +c. +[[Scientific and s][S]ocioeconomic assessments [pursuant to [Part V +.2 on subsidiary + +bodies]];2] +d. +[[Scientific assessments and the use of] Best available scientific and technical knowledge [, +including scientific literature [the traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples obtained with +their free, prior and informed consent,] and other relevant sources;]] +e. +[Results of assessment and monitoring conducted pursuant to [Part IV.4.a. on assessment and +monitoring];] +f. +[[Relevant i][I]nformation and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in +[Part IV.2 on implementation and compliance mechanism];] +g. +[Reports and other relevant information on the [alignment of financial flows [and alignment +with the life cycle stages] from all sources with the instrument*’s objective [and targets,]] +operation of the financial [[resources and] [mechanism][assistance]], [technical assistance] +technology transfer [on voluntary and mutually agreed terms] and capacity-building +arrangements put in place under this instrument*; and] +h. +[Relevant reports from the chemicals-related agreements, multilateral environmental +agreements that deal with climate change, biodiversity, law of the sea as well as multilateral +organizations, including the World Trade Organization, World Customs Organization, World +Health Organization, and International Labour Organization;] +i. +[Other information the governing body* deems relevant.] + +OP3 Alt. The evaluation shall be conducted as per guidance adopted by the governing body*. +4. +The governing body* [shall][may] take into account the outcomes of the [evaluation][assessment] of +[effectiveness][progress] of the instrument* [when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness +of the instrument*]. + + +2 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out +scientific and socioeconomic assessments. +",4 +303,"26/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Part IV articles 3, 4a, 4b_Intervention by the Russian Federation in SG 2.2",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_art_3_4a_4b_russias_intervention_in_subgroup_2.2.pdf,['reporting on progress'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Subgroup 2.2 +April 25, 2024 +The intervention of the Russian Federation in regard of Part IV. +Article 3 «Reporting on progress» +Recognizing the importance of reporting on measures taken by all Parties to +implement the future instrument the Russian Federation supports option 2. +We propose to delete the last part of para 1. We prefer no provisions on the +text on para 2. +But taking into account the calls of developing countries for the flexible +approach we propose to streamline this idea in para 3. +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on +the measures it has taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* and on +the effectiveness of such measures and the possible challenges in meeting the +objective of the instrument*. +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and +format of the reporting to be followed by the Parties[, taking into account the +desirability of coordinating reporting with relevant international instruments and +organizations, as appropriate] and providing flexibility to developing country +Parties. +Article 4a «Periodic assessment and monitoring» +The Russian Federation believes that this article contains very detailed +information on monitoring measures. We consider this article to probably overlap +with provisions of article 2 - Implementation. In this regard, the Russian +Federation does not support the inclusion of article on assessment and monitoring +in the instrument. +Article 4b «Effectiveness evaluation» +The Russian Federation proposes to take for the basis of this part the article +22 «Effectiveness evaluation» of the Minamata convention. +1. The Conference of the Parties shall evaluate the effectiveness of this +Convention, beginning no later than six years after the date of entry into force of +the Convention and periodically thereafter at intervals to be decided by it. +2. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, [[initiate the +establishment of] [arrangements for providing itself with relevant data and +information on plastic pollution]. +We note that para 3 contains detailed overwhelming information which +shouldn’t be included in the text of the Treaty. We support OP3 Alt - The +evaluation shall be conducted as per guidance adopted by the governing body*. +",4 +304,25/04/2024 | India | Part IV: 4. Periodic assessment,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg_2.2_afternoon_sesssion_25042024_india_para_4_part_iv_.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"INTERVENTION +SG 2.2 +25.4.2024 Afternoon Session +INDIA +Part IV + +Paragraph 4 + +we think under part 4A, 1 is fine with us, however, the options under a-d can be +deleted as these impose additional burdens on developing countries. + +Paras 2 and 3 are fine with us. + +In para b., the heading should be progress assessment and the para 1 needs to be +redrafted as its too dense with too many options and issues. OP1 and OP 2 alt is ok +with us. We also think that the committee should be called progress assessment +committee. + +Our option is no text for review of chemicals of concern, micro plastics etc. We feel +that this provision is linked to the obligations to be agreed by CG 1 + +*** +",4 +305,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part IV.4,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_4.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part IV.4 – Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of +implementation of the instrument* [and e;ectiveness evaluation] + +In order to optimize the text of the treaty (avoiding duplication), it is proposed that certain +provisions of Part IV.4 be included in Part IV.1 (National Plans) and Part IV.2 (Implementation +and Compliance). At the same time, this part should be deleted. +",4 +306,25/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART IV a.b.C,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_effectiveness_effectiveness_progress_assessments.pdf,['assessment and monitoring'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION + + +Part IV +4. Effectiveness [Effectiveness] [Progress assessments] + +a. [Assessment and monitoring +b.] Effectiveness [Effectiveness evaluation][Progress assessment] + +Guatemala considers it important to facilitate collaboration between the parties and other competent +organizations, emphasizing the need to specify in the text how these collaborations will be coordinated +internationally to ensure effectiveness and coherence in assessment and monitoring efforts. + +We support the establishment of guidelines to facilitate low-tech practices and options to make these measures +accessible to all regions. Emphasizing the importance that assessment and monitoring programs, at all times, +address solely and exclusively the capacities and circumstances of each country, especially developing +countries. + +It is reiterated that the above is with the condition that the states must duly validate definitions and annexes and +subject to the capacities and circumstances of the countries. + +[b][c.] Review of [hazardous] chemicals [and polymers] of concern, microplastics and problematic and +avoidable products [, and non-plastic substitutes] + +Guatemala considers Option 1, advocating for periodic evaluation of hazardous and concerning products to +assess state knowledge along the entire supply chain, from raw material extraction, production, use, to +reduction, in order to identify critical points for intervention. + +It is considered relevant to have the possibility to propose amendments to existing annexes based on findings +from the review, validated by scientific studies, to minimize and identify any impact on human health and the +environment. +_________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +Part IV +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* [and +effectiveness evaluation] + + +a. [Assessment and monitoring + +1. Parties shall, within their capabilities, individually and/or in collaboration with other Parties or competent +organizations, establish programmes to assess and monitor emissions and releases of plastic into the +environment, including in the marine environment. This should include: +a. +Establishment of baseline information on the types and volumes of existing plastic pollution in +the environment; +b. +Periodically collect data and information on the types and levels of plastic pollution in the +environment; +c. +Modelling to understand the movement of plastics in air, soil, water, and ecosystems; +d. +e. The effects of plastic pollution on the environment. +2. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans] and monitoring information should be reported +to the governing body*, pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. +3. The governing body* at its first session, shall adopt guidelines to facilitate implementation of the +obligations set out in paragraph 1, including best available practices and harmonized monitoring +methodologies, including low technology options.] + +b.] Effectiveness [Effectiveness evaluation][Progress assessment] + + +1. +The governing body* shall [entrust a subsidiary body to] periodically evaluate [in a comprehensive and +facilitative manner,] the [implementation][progress][effectiveness] of [this][the] instrument* [to assess +collective progress in achieving the objective of the instrument][considering commitments and support +provided in light of equity]*[ and [based upon this evaluation] determine [if necessary] [any] measures +required to advance in achieving the objective [including measures to support developing countries +overcome challenges related to the implementation of the instrument]]. The [governing body* shall +[begin][undertake] its] first [evaluation][assessment] of [effectiveness][progress] of the instrument* [shall +be undertaken] no later than [X][4][5][6][8] years after the date of entry into force of the instrument* and +[periodically] thereafter at [intervals to be decided by the governing body* but no later than at] least every +[X][4][5] years. +2. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, [[initiate the establishment of] [arrangements for providing +itself with relevant data and information on plastic pollution]][adopt][[the modalities] for the +[evaluation][assessment] of [effectiveness][the implementation][progress] of the instrument*] in +accordance with the provisions of [Part IV.4a][this article]. +OP1 and OP2 Alt. The governing body* shall establish an Effectiveness Evaluation and Review Committee to +evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument* and make recommendations accordingly. The terms of reference +for the Committee and the modalities for effectiveness evaluation will be determined by the governing body* +at its [_] session. +3. +The [evaluation][assessment] shall be conducted on the basis of [best] available scientific, environmental, +technical, financial and economic information, including: +a. +[National reporting pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on progress];] +b. +[National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans];] +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + +c. +[[Scientific and s][S]ocioeconomic assessments [pursuant to [Part V.2 on subsidiary bodies]];1] +d. +[[Scientific assessments and the use of] Best available scientific and technical knowledge [, +including scientific literature [the traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples obtained with +their free, prior and informed consent,] and other relevant sources;]] +e. +[Results of assessment and monitoring conducted pursuant to [Part IV.4.a. on assessment and +monitoring];] +f. +[[Relevant i][I]nformation and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in [Part +IV.2 on implementation and compliance mechanism];] +g. +[Reports and other relevant information on the [alignment of financial flows [and alignment +with the life cycle stages] from all sources with the instrument*’s objective [and targets,]] +operation of the financial [[resources and] [mechanism][assistance]], [technical assistance] +technology transfer [on voluntary and mutually agreed terms] and capacity-building +arrangements put in place under this instrument*; and] +h. +[Relevant reports from the chemicals-related agreements, multilateral environmental +agreements that deal with climate change, biodiversity, law of the sea as well as multilateral +organizations, including the World Trade Organization, World Customs Organization, World +Health Organization, and International Labour Organization;] +i. +[Other information the governing body* deems relevant.] +OP3 Alt. The evaluation shall be conducted as per guidance adopted by the governing body*. +4. +The governing body* [shall][may] take into account the outcomes of the +[evaluation][assessment] of [effectiveness][progress] of the instrument* [when determining +measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*]. + +[b][c.] Review of [hazardous] chemicals [and polymers] of concern, microplastics and problematic and +avoidable products[, and non-plastic substitutes] + +Option 1 + +1. The governing body* shall conduct, [based on the request of the parties or relevant research associations,] +commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] years thereafter, a review of chemicals +[and polymers] of concern used in plastic production, intentionally added microplastics and avoidable +plastic products , [and non-plastic substitutes,] with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with respect +to their identification, production and use by Parties, and their impact on human health and the +environment. + +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or panel]. This +report may contain [optional advice][recommendations] to the governing body*[, including with respect to +possible amendments to annexes A and B]. + +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel] may [prioritize +substances][study], products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise to plastic +pollution. + +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or panel] +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted. + + + + +",4 +307,25/04/2024 | China | China's textual proposal on Part IV 5. international cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv.5_china_textual_submission_april_25.pdf,['international cooperation'],['China'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"1 +China’s Proposal for Part IV.5. “International cooperation” +2024-04-25 +1) +In paragraph 1, to add “as far as possible and as appropriate” after the [are +encouraged to] [shall] in the first line. +2) +In paragraph 1, to add “, ensuring and enabling sufficient support is provided +to developing countries for their sustainable development” at the end. +3) +In paragraph 1, to delete [on a global basis and,] [, on a regional basis] +[through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation][ including +relevant +scientific +organizations +and +bodies,] +[including +through +strengthening and enhancing cooperation [with and among relevant legal +instruments and frameworks, as well as global, regional, subregional and +sectoral bodies]. +4) +In paragraph 2, after “other relevant legal instruments”, to add “in line with +their respective mandate”, and to delete “, frameworks or global, regional, +subregional or sectoral bodies.” +5) +To delete paragraphs 3, 4, and 5. +6) +To add a new paragraph at the end: “The Parties should cooperate to +promote a supportive and open international economic system that would +lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, +particularly developing country Parties, thus enabling them better to address +the problems of plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. +Measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment, including unilateral ones, should not constitute a means of +arbitrary +or +unjustifiable +discrimination +or +a +disguised +restriction +on +international trade.” +------------ +",4 +308,25/04/2024 | United States of America | United States of America textual submission on Part IV.5. International Cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/usa_textual_submission_sg2.2_part_iv.5.pdf,['international cooperation'],['United States Of America'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"United States of America +Textual submission +Contact Group 2, Sub-group 2, Part IV.5. International Cooperation +April 25, 9:00 pm + +• In the revised draft text, we note the great amount of redundancy in this section and other +sections, especially in para 3, which lists areas where Parties should promote international +cooperation. For example: +o 3.a refers to technology transfer and capacity building, which are covered in Part +III.2. +o 3.b refers to research and exchange of information, which are covered under Parts +IV.6 and 7 (Information exchange and Awareness-raising). +o 3.c refers to technical and scientific cooperation, including databases, and these +concepts are already covered under IV.6 Info exchange. +o 3.d on monitoring obligations could potentially overlap with II.13 (Transparency, +tracking, monitoring and labelling) +o 3.e refers to information exchange and is redundant of Part IV. 6 (Info exchange) +o 3.f refers to “any other cooperation,” which we feel in unnecessary. +• We would like to reduce this significant duplication with other parts of the draft text, and +we believe any discussion of the cooperation mechanism or other MOI-related issues +should be taken up in those discussions. + +",4 +309,26/04/2024 | Viet Nam | Text proposal_Viet Nam_Part II.5. International Cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/text_proposal_viet_nam_for_international_cooperation_cg2.2.pdf,['international cooperation'],['Vietnam'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +20240426 +Viet Nam_ Proposal for International Cooperation + +Part II. 5. International Cooperation + Viet Nam would like to suggest the addition of the phase in bold to para 1: + +1. Parties [are encouraged to] [shall] [cooperate][promote cooperation] with [each +other [on a global basis and,] as appropriate[, on a regional basis][through North- +South, South-South and triangular cooperation], particularly those bordering an +enclosed or semi-enclosed sea, and with] relevant intergovernmental +organizations [and other entities], including relevant scientific organizations and +bodies, to support the effective implementation of this instrument* and the +achievement of its objective, including addressing plastic pollution in the +marine environment, [while avoiding any duplication of efforts][including +through strengthening and enhancing cooperation [with and among relevant legal +instruments and frameworks, as well as global, regional, subregional and sectoral +bodies]]. + +Rationale: Marine plastic pollution in an enclosed or semi-enclosed sea could be better +addressed if States in that region cooperate to coordinate their efforts. The +mentioning of States bordering an enclosed or semi-enclosed sea is inspired from +Article 123 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, entitled +“Cooperation of States bordering enclosed or semi-enclosed seas”, which requires +States bordering an enclosed or semi-enclosed sea to cooperate to coordinate to +protect and preserve the marine environment. + +. + + + + +",4 +310,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part 6,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_6.pdf,['information exchange'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part IV.6 – Information exchange + +In Part IV.7 Option 3 is proposed, which provides for the unification of parts IV.6 +and IV.7 and provide an alternative title ""Awareness raising, education and +information exchange"". +Kazakhstan supports this position. + +",4 +311,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part IV.7,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_7.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part IV.7 – Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] + +Kazakhstan tentatively supports Option 3. +At the same time, we believe that the creation of a separate coordinating body will be +difficult in the countries since the document is of cross-sectoral nature (complex issue of +overall coordination). It is also impossible to create additional strategies in Kazakhstan +because it is not provided by the national planning system, we consider it possible to limit +ourselves to information programs. + + +",4 +312,"26/04/2024 | Guatemala | Part IV - VII Awareness-raising, education and research",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_part_iv.7.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION + +Part IV +7. Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] + +Guatemala favors option 3, concerning the unification of parts IV.6 and IV.7, as it balances public awareness, +education, and information exchange with a focus on research and technological development. It recognizes the +importance of access to and exchange of information among states regarding best practices and policies on +sustainable consumption and production, as well as knowledge, innovation, research, and technologies. +Supporting that such information exchange can be facilitated through a platform via an online registry. + +It is important to mention the concern regarding the low importance and development being given to this point +in the instrument, where comprehensive educational models for the entire population should be considered. +___________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + Part IV + 7. Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] + +Option 3 (proposed to replace Parts IV.6 and IV.7) +Alt title: Awareness-raising, education, and information exchange +[1. +Parties shall promote and facilitate public awareness-raising, education, and +information exchange related to plastic pollution and its effects relevant to the implementation +of this instrument* and shall promote, as appropriate, such efforts at the regional, national +and international levels and cooperate, as appropriate, with relevant intergovernmental and +non-governmental organizations. +2. +Each Party shall promote and facilitate measures to raise awareness, improve +understanding, and share information, such as: +a. +Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the +instrument*, involving [partners and] stakeholders, including educational and +awareness-raising programmes and citizen campaigns. +b. +Promoting public participation and public access to information; +c. +Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including +exchange visits and specific dedicated training; +d. +Promoting the inclusion of plastic pollution issues across curricula and +practices in educational institutions; +3. +Each party shall facilitate exchange of information relevant to the implementation of +the instrument*, such as: +a. +Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; +b. +Research, technologies, innovation, and green chemistry; +c. +Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge, inter alia, on environmentally +sound waste management, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and +flora exposure to plastic pollution, health and environmental impacts and the +associated risk management and pollution reduction options. +4. +Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 3 directly, through to +be maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant international +instruments and organizations, as appropriate. +5. +Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information +under this instrument*. +6. +Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, +initiatives and networks to share knowledge, and highlight successes, including examples of +replicating and scaling sustainable solutions. +7. +Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any +confidential information as mutually agreed.] + +",4 +313,26/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | CG1- SUB CG 2.2-IRAN,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2-sub_2.2_-_iran_inputs_on_awareness_raising_and_stakeholder_engagement_and_health_aspects_0.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Iran Inputs on Awareness Raising and Stakeholder Engagement + +7. +Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] +Option 1 +1. +Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant regional or international bodies or networks, [including +through the cooperation mechanism* to be established under the instrument*] [shall][should] cooperate to +promote awareness on plastic pollution and [contribute to the achievement of] the objective of this instrument* +and to [incentivize][encourage relevant] behavioural change, capacity-building and the sharing of information, +including on Indigenous, traditional and local knowledge systems [of Indigenous Peoples obtained with their +free, prior and informed consent] [as appropriate]. +OP1 Alt. Parties shall cooperate in taking measures, as appropriate, to enhance education, training, public +awareness, public participation and public access to information, recognizing the importance of these steps with +respect to enhancing actions under this instrument. +2. +Each Party [is encouraged to][shall][provide environmental, health and sustainability information, and] +take [relevant] measures to raise awareness on [plastic pollution and] [contribute to the achievement of] the +objective of this instrument*. This may include measures such as: +a. [Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the instrument*, involving +[all][relevant] [partners and] stakeholders [as appropriate], including educational and awareness-raising +programmes and [citizen][public] campaigns [with a view to creating behavioural change];] +b. Promoting public participation and public access to information; +c. Providing training at the national, regional and international levels[, including exchange visits and +specific dedicated training;] +d. [Including [promoting the inclusion of] issues related to plastic pollution across curricula and practices +in educational institutions [at all levels and in all forms of education]; and] +e. [Developing [regularly-updated and standardized] communication materials [regarding the health +risks][on the health impacts] of plastic pollution, [and the importance of behavioural change as well as] +potential alternatives [and the importance of behavioural change [and on just transition].]] +OP2 Alt. Each Party is encouraged to take measures to raise awareness on the objective of this instrument*. This +may include measures such as: +a. +Promoting public participation and public access to information +b. Providing training at the national, regional and international levels. +OP2 bis. Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge, even if available, shall be subject to free, prior and informed +consent. +3. +Parties shall, within their [respective circumstances][capabilities], at the national, regional and +international levels, [including through the cooperation mechanism* to be established under the instrument*] +[endeavour to] cooperate in promoting and/or undertake relevant research, development, exchange of +information and cooperation [and sharing and disseminating information on plastic] to improve understanding of +the impacts of plastic pollution and advance scientific knowledge and promote technological innovation to +[prevent and] reduce plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. +Option 2 +Alt title: [Scientific research, development and innovation] +[1. +Parties shall endeavor to advance scientific and technological research, development and innovation, +including by: +a. +Developing and implementing sustainable and circular plastics approaches and systems-wide solutions; +b. Enhancing understanding of environmental and human health impacts of plastic pollution and +alternative solutions across the full life cycle; +c. +Promoting and improving methods for the monitoring and modelling plastic pollution including its +distribution and abundance in the environment; +d. Promoting the collaborative development and use of standardized methods and approaches for +environmental data collection and analyses, to improve reliability and comparability; and +e. +Incorporating Indigenous knowledge and other cultural and socio-economic factors, as appropriate. +2. +Such efforts should support and accelerate solutions across the plastics lifecycle and minimize +unintended consequences.] +Option 3 (proposed to replace Parts IV.6 and IV.7) +Alt title: Awareness-raising, education, and information exchange +[1. +Parties shall promote and facilitate public awareness-raising, education, and information exchange +related to plastic pollution and its effects relevant to the implementation of this instrument* and shall promote, +as appropriate, such efforts at the regional, national and international levels and cooperate, as appropriate, with +relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. +2. +Each Party shall promote and facilitate measures to raise awareness, improve understanding, and share +information, such as: +a. +Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the instrument*, involving +[partners and] stakeholders, including educational and awareness-raising programmes and citizen +campaigns. +b. Promoting public participation and public access to information; +c. +Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including exchange visits and +specific dedicated training; +d. Promoting the inclusion of plastic pollution issues across curricula and practices in educational +institutions; +3. +Each party shall facilitate exchange of information relevant to the implementation of the instrument*, +such as: +a. +Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; +b. Research, technologies, innovation, and green chemistry; +c. +Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge, inter alia, on environmentally sound waste management, +sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to plastic pollution, health and +environmental impacts and the associated risk management and pollution reduction options. +4. +Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 3 directly, through to be maintained by +the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. +5. +Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this +instrument*. +6. +Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and networks +to share knowledge, and highlight successes, including examples of replicating and scaling sustainable +solutions. +7. +Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential information +as mutually agreed.] + +8. +[Partner and] Stakeholder engagement + +1. +A multi-stakeholder action agenda1 that promotes inclusive, representative and transparent actions and +leverages efforts through existing bodies, partnerships and other initiatives is hereby established. The governing +body*, at its first session, shall adopt the modalities for the action agenda.2 +2. +The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other things: +a. +Promote active and meaningful participation of [Indigenous Peoples and] [all] relevant [partners and] +stakeholders [including academia, Indigenous People and local community (IPLC), local government, +and the youth][in particular women, youth and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, the informal +sector and other vulnerable groups] in the development and implementation of the instrument* and to +accelerate ambitious action; +b. Provide a space for relevant [partners and] stakeholders [who wish to do so to report][to share +information] on action taken in support of the achievement of the objective of this instrument*; +c. +Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and global levels; +d. [In coordination with Parties in their implementation of the instrument*, mobilize][Support the +mobilization of] financial and technical resources from [private sector] stakeholders[, including public +and private finance stakeholders][in support of the implementation of the instrument*]; +e. +Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable [solutions, including in +high-impact sectors and key thematic areas.] +OP2 Alt. The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to promote active and meaningful participation +of all relevant [partners and] stakeholders in the development and implementation of the instrument*, through +share knowledge, opportunities and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable solutions. +3. +Each Party shall [encourage relevant [partners and] stakeholders to participate in the multi-stakeholder +action agenda][incentivize an all-of-society approach to report through the multi-stakeholder action agenda on +measures taken] towards the objective and targets of the instrument*. +OP3 bis. The multi-stakeholder action agenda shall include, inter alia, the informal recycling sector and waste +pickers, local governments and all sectors of the plastic industry. + +8bis. +Health aspects +1. +Parties are encouraged to: +a. +Promote the development and implementation of strategies and programmes to identify and protect +populations at risk, particularly vulnerable populations, and which may include adopting science-based +health guidelines relating to the exposure to plastic pollution, in particular microplastics and related +issues, setting targets for their exposure reduction, where appropriate, and public education, with the +participation of public health and other involved sectors; + + +1 Note: The multi-stakeholder agenda could alternatively be launched through a decision of the committee as early as the +committee’s third session outside of this instrument*. +2 Note: Modalities of the agenda could be established by the governing body at its first session or alternatively be included in +an annex to this instrument*. +b. Promote the development and implementation of science-based educational and preventive +programmes on occupational exposure to plastic pollution, in particular microplastics and related +issues; + +c. +Promote appropriate health-care services for prevention, treatment and care for populations affected by +the exposure to plastic pollution, in particular microplastics and related issues; and + +d. Establish and strengthen, as appropriate, the institutional and health professional capacities for the +prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks related to the exposure to plastic +pollution, in particular microplastics and related issues. +2. +The governing body*, in considering health-related issues or activities, should may consider to: +a. +Consult and collaborate exchange information with the World Health Organization, and other relevant +intergovernmental organizations, and other relevant [partners and] stakeholders as appropriate; and + +b. Promote cooperation and exchange of information with the World Health Organization, and other +relevant intergovernmental organizations, and other relevant [partners and] stakeholders as appropriate. + + +",4 +314,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | PART IV 8 Partner and Stakeholder Engagement,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_intervention_on_part_iv.8.pdf,['stakeholder engagement'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION + +Part IV. +8. [Partner and] Stakeholder engagement +Guatemala considers that, in the proposed text regarding the establishment of an action agenda, it should be +emphasized that, for the participation of relevant stakeholders and associates at the national level, equal +importance should be given to all sectors as stakeholders. +It is crucial that in the spaces provided for stakeholders and associates to exchange information, knowledge, +and mobilize financial and technical resources, the efforts, progress, and investments made by different sectors +in actively and significantly participating in the implementation of the instrument are not undermined. +________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + +Part IV. + +8. Partner and Stakeholder engagement + +1. +A multi-stakeholder action agenda1 that promotes inclusive, representative and +transparent actions and leverages efforts through existing bodies, partnerships and other +initiatives is hereby established. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt the +modalities for the action agenda.2 +2. +The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other things: +a. +Promote active and meaningful participation of [Indigenous Peoples and] [all] +relevant [partners and] stakeholders [including academia, Indigenous People +and local community (IPLC), local government, and the youth][in particular +women, youth and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, the informal +sector and other vulnerable groups] in the development and implementation of +the instrument* and to accelerate ambitious action; +b. +Provide a space for relevant [partners and] stakeholders [who wish to do so to +report][to share information] on action taken in support of the achievement of +the objective of this instrument*; +c. +Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and +global levels; +d. +[In coordination with Parties in their implementation of the instrument*, +mobilize][Support the mobilization of] financial and technical resources from +[private sector] stakeholders[, including public and private finance +stakeholders][in support of the implementation of the instrument*]; +e. +Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable +[solutions, including in high-impact sectors and key thematic areas.] +OP2 Alt. The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to promote active and +meaningful participation of all relevant [partners and] stakeholders in the development and +implementation of the instrument*, through share knowledge, opportunities and highlight +successes to replicate and scale sustainable solutions. +3. +Each Party shall [encourage relevant [partners and] stakeholders to participate in the +multi-stakeholder action agenda][incentivize an all-of-society approach to report through the +multi-stakeholder action agenda on measures taken] towards the objective and targets of the +instrument*. +OP3 bis. The multi-stakeholder action agenda shall include, inter alia, the informal recycling +sector and waste pickers, local governments and all sectors of the plastic industry. + + + + + +",4 +315,26/04/2024 | India | Part IV: 8 bis. Health Aspects,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_para_8_bis_intervention_india_27042024.pdf,['health aspects'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"INTERVENTION +SG 2.2 +27.4.2024 Afternoon Session +INDIA +Part IV Para 8 bis + + Thank you of Mr. Co-facilitator. + As we understand, Section 8 bis was not present in the Zero Draft considered +at INC 3 at Nairobi and has been added in the revised draft text. + Paragraph 1 of 8 bis is premature at this stage. + Paragraph 1 (a) makes direct linkage of plastic pollution with human health +effects. For example setting up of targets for exposure risk reduction, setting up +of health guidelines relating to plastic pollution. Any such linkage needs to be +based upon best available science. + Sub paragraph (b) and (c) move a step further stating that health care services +need to be provided for prevention, treatment and care for populations affected +by exposure to plastic pollution. + We need to understand the difference between adverse health effects linked to +identified chemicals as opposed to general term plastic pollution. + We need to further understand the contents of paragraph 1 from its proponents. + Linkages to human health effects should be based upon best available +sciences. + At this stage, paragraph 1, in absence of further scientific information, may be +removed. + +Paragraph 2 may be considered where professional body such as WHO looks +into health related effects. +** +",4 +316,26/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | UK Text proposal on 8.Bis Health Aspects,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/uk_text_proposal_on_8.bis_health_aspects_0.pdf,['health aspects'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"UK proposal on Part IV 8.Bis Health Aspects + +The UK supports provisions aimed at understanding and preventing health risks +associated with plastic pollution and could support the inclusion of a provision on health +aspects. +However, caution is needed due to the evidence base still developing in some areas, +particularly around microplastics. Accordingly, we would suggest focusing these +provisions on understanding, exposure prevention and risk assessment. +Noting the connection between environment, human health and animal health, we also +consider there would be a benefit to incorporating a One Health approach to this article, +particularly in relation to the provisions on strengthening capacity and developing cross- +sectoral interventions. The 196 Parties that adopted the Global Biodiversity Framework +agreed to implement that framework with consideration of a One Health approach, and +we propose that the same consideration should apply here. We therefore suggest that +the One Health approach is referenced in this health aspects provision and propose the +text changes below. +Text Proposal +1. Parties are encouraged to: +a. Promote the development and implementation of strategies and programmes to +identify and protect all populations at risk, particularly vulnerable populations, +from exposure to plastic pollution, in particular microplastics, by and which may +include adopting science-based health guidelines relating to the exposure to +plastic pollution, in particular micrplastics and related issues, hazard and setting +targets for their exposure reduction, where appropriate, and public education, +with the participation of public health and other involved sectors, taking a One +Health approach to developing cross-sectoral interventions [or collaboration]; +b. Promote the development and implementation of science-based educational and +preventive programmes on occupational exposure to plastic pollution, in +particular microplastics and related issues; +c. Promote appropriate health-care services for prevention, treatment and care for +understanding, exposure prevention and risk assessment of populations affected +by the exposure to plastic pollution, in particular microplastics and related issues; +and +d. Establish and strengthen, as appropriate, the institutional and health professional +capacities for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks +related to the understanding, exposure prevention and risk assessment of +populations affected by the exposure to plastic pollution, in particular +microplastics and related issues, taking a One Health approach as appropriate. +2. The governing body, in considering health-related issues or activities, should: +a. Consult and collaborate with the World Health Organization, other relevant +intergovernmental organizations, and other relevant [partners and] +stakeholders as appropriate; and +b. Promote cooperation and exchange of information with the World Health +Organization, and other relevant intergovernmental organizations, and +other relevant [partners and] stakeholders as appropriate. + +Add definition of One Health to Pt I provision 3 (Definitions): + +‘One Health approach’ means an integrated, unifying approach that aims to +sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. +It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the +wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent. +The approach mobilizes multiple sectors, disciplines and communities at varying +levels of society to work together to foster well-being and tackle threats to health +and ecosystems, while addressing the collective need for clean water, energy +and air, safe and nutritious food, taking action on climate change, and +contributing to sustainable development. + +",4 +317,29/04/2024 | Russian Federation | Article IV.8bis Intervention of the Russian Federation on Health Aspects CG2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_cg2_sg2.2_part_iv_8bis_health_aspect.pdf,['health aspects'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Submission of the Russian Federation +Contact Group 2 / Sub-group 2.2 +Section IV Article 8bis. Health aspects +The Russian Federation is of the opinion that it is necessary to delete in items c. and +d. of para 1 the word “treatment”, as there is no confirmed scientific evidence of +the effect of plastic on human health according to the Russian Ministry of Health and +the existence if this word in legal Instrument is superfluous. +",4 +318,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | General proposal for the whole instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_general_textual_suggestions_for_the_instrument_cg2_1.pdf,['part v: general'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"General textual proposal of the Russian Federation applied +throughout the text of the Instrument +Suggestion: +Throughout the draft text of the Instrument to replace such broad terms as +“plastics” or “plastics and plastic products” with specific terms “plastic +products” or “plastic waste”, depending on the context of the disciplines. +Explanatory note: + +These negotiations have the mandate to end plastic pollution with specific +focus on combating the existing plastic waste, including in the marine +environment. In addition, paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c) of the UNEA Resolution +5/14 specify that the Instrument should promote sustainable production and +consumption through product design and environmentally sound waste +management, as well as cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution. To +achieve these goals, the Instrument should apply to the life cycle, which should +start from the design of “plastic products”, continue in sustainable +consumption of such products, and end by disposal and recycling of “plastic +waste”, because during these particular stages: +o +characteristics influencing the recyclability of end-use products are +formed, and +o +waste from consumption of plastic products is generated. + +At the same time, the ordinary meaning of the word “plastics” could include +both plastic products and primary polymers as feedstock for production of +end-use products. The Russian Federation believes that the scope of the +instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary +raw materials as well as the stages related to primary polymer production, +since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages. Moreover, when it +comes to raw materials, they can be used for production of many other – non- +plastic – products, and the present Instrument has a too narrow scope for +regulating hydrocarbon feedstock. + +As for the argument that the UNEA Resolution 5/14 includes “plastics” in +paragraph 3 (see phrase “full life cycle of plastic”) we have to note that +during the UNEA 5.2 the majority of delegations adhered to the position that +the future Instrument shall be focused on combating pollution from plastic +waste, especially in the marine environment. The resolution’s language was +understood accordingly. This means that the word “plastic” in the resolution +5/14 should be interpreted as referring to “plastic products”, whose +unhandled waste is the most important reason for global plastic pollution. + +Therefore, throughout the draft text of the Instrument, we should adhere to +precise terms “plastic products” and “plastic waste”, which better suite the +object and purpose of the future Instrument. +",4 +319,28/04/2024 | Indonesia | Part V. 1. Governing body; Part V. 2. Subsidiary bodies; Part V. 3. Secretariat,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indonesia_sg_2.2_part_v_26_april.pdf,['part v: general'],['Indonesia'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," + +INTERVENTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA +SUBCONTACT GROUP 2.2 +THE FOURTH MEETING OF +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + +Ottawa, 26 April 2024 + +1. Governing body + +Thank you Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +Indonesia would like to add our views on the governing body. We are also in view that the +current provisions could be used as a foundation for moving forward. First of all, Indonesia +sees the Conference of Parties (COP) as a dedicated body, like in other MEAs, as the +main decision-making and governing body for this instrument. + +We believe that the COP should meet regularly. In addition, we believe that the governing +body should be composed of representatives of all members and that the instrument +should provide for attendance and participation by observers in the meetings of the body. + +Indonesia believes the body should prioritize inclusivity, fairness and the +acknowledgement of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective +capabilities among members. Achieving these principles requires adopting all decisions +by prioritizing consensus, since it will also create a strong sense of commitment towards +the shared responsibilities and common goals. + +Thank you. + +2. Subsidiary bodies +3. Secretariat + +Thank you Mr and Madam Co-Facilitators, + +Indonesia wants to add our view regarding the subsidiary body. We support the +establishment of subsidiary body. We are in view that the article on the subsidiary body +would be interconnected with the articles discussed in Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V, +especially in regard to the governing body. Therefore, we are in view that we prefer to not +have a standalone provision on the subsidiary body. Although, we can be flexible with +how it is formulated, based on our discussions moving forward. + +In this vein, Indonesia sees that the subsidiary body could be incorporated into the +relevant provisions under Parts II, III, or IV, without prejudicing the ongoing negotiations +in other Parts. While the establishment of the subsidiary body could be incorporated into +the provisions on the governing body. + +On the issue of Secretariat, we support the establishment of the Secretariat. Indonesia is +in view that we could work with the current provisions to move forward. + +Thank you. + + +",4 +320,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part V.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_v_1.pdf,['governing body'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Part V.1 – Governing body +Kazakhstan requests clarification on how the work of the Governing Body will be financed. +Given that the main provisions of this draft treaty overlap with the requirements of other existing +international treaties and the responsible persons in the countries are often the same persons, +coordination with the Secretariats of the relevant international treaties (relevant to this draft +treaty) should be indicated. + +",4 +321,26/04/2024 | Guatemala | Part V,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guatemala_general_intervention_on_part_v.pdf,['governing body'],['Guatemala'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Guatemala Intervention +______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + +INTERVENTION + +Part V. +General comment. +Regarding the text concerning the Governing Body*, Guatemala considers it prudent that +the structure of the Minamata Convention on Mercury should be taken as a starting point, +whose content has been adopted by the parties. +Additionally, Guatemala considers it essential for the work to be carried out through the +Subsidiary Bodies and the Secretariat of the Instrument, considering their main purpose to +facilitate and coordinate the implementation of the instrument. It is necessary that all regions +are represented in the composition of these bodies to ensure the effective global reach of +the instrument. +________________________________________________________________________ +",4 +322,26/04/2024 | India | Part V: 1 Governing Body,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_v_governing_body_intervention_india_27042024.pdf,['governing body'],['India'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"INTERVENTION +SG 2.2 +27.4.2024 Afternoon Session +INDIA +Part V Governing Body + +Thank you Madam co facilitator. +At this stage we need to study the new proposal given by Norway on decision +making by vote. +As you are aware India has been a proponent of decision making by consensus +especially in global actions. +Accordingly, the Norway proposal requires further discussion. +At this stage we may not include the new Norway proposal in streamlined text. +*** +",4 +323,27/04/2024 | Norway | Revised submission by Norway on Governing Body,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/revised_submission_by_norway_-_part_v_1.governing_body.pdf,['governing body'],['Norway'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Revised submission by Norway +Part V Institutional arrangements +1. Governing Body +[5. The Conference of the Parties shall make every effort to adopt decisions and +recommendations by consensus. Except as otherwise provided in this instrument, if all efforts +to reach consensus have been exhausted, decisions and recommendations of the Conference of +the Parties on questions of substance shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties +present and voting, and decisions on questions of procedure shall be adopted by a majority of +the Parties present and voting] + + +Suggested placement: After 4. in the revised draft text, as the new 5. +Original Norwegian submission: norway_institutionalarrangements.pdf (unep.org) +",4 +324,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part V.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_v_2.pdf,['subsidiary bodies'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document," +Part V.2 – Subsidiary bodies + +Kazakhstan requests clarification on how the work of the subsidiary bodies will be +financed. +It is necessary to discuss these provisions only after the decision on the financing part of +the project. + + +",4 +325,27/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Part V:Subsidiary body- Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/ord_-_iran_inputs_of_subsidiary_bodies_of_the_instrument.pdf,['subsidiary bodies'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Iran Inputs of Subsidiary Bodies of the Instrument + +2. +Subsidiary bodies + +The following potential subsidiary bodies have been identified for further consideration: + +- +a scientific, technical, and socio-economic body, including for information-sharing, the identification +of chemicals to be included in the instrument, assessments and recommendations; +- +a compliance and implementation committee (see Part IV of the zero-draft); +- +a clearing house mechanism for exchange of information; +- +a financial mechanism, including to consider availability of resources, funding for developing +countries and transfer of technology (see part V of the zero-draft). A committee would manage the +financial mechanism, including by monitoring financial flows for developing countries; +- +a committee on means of implementation; +- +a committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument. + +* Participation in the subsidiary bodies shall be open ended and all members states should be able to attend +their meetings. +* The subsidiary bodies shall meet in line with the calendar of meetings of the Governing body of the +Instrument. +* The subsidiary bodies shall report its work to the COP for its consideration and possible adoption of +decisions and/or reports. + +The following approaches to the establishment of subsidiary bodies could be followed by the committee: +subsidiary bodies could be established, and their functions defined, either, within the instrument; or by the +Conference of the Parties, if needed; or a mixture of the two previous approaches. + +Specific language will need to be elaborated following further discussion in the committee, including with +respect to the composition and functions of the relevant bodies, also taking into account written submissions +by members during the third session of the committee.1 + + + + + +1 See contact group 3 outcome document, p. 10. +3. +Secretariat2 + +1. +A secretariat is hereby established. +2. +The functions of the secretariat shall be: +a. +Preparation and arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties, subsidiary bodies and the +multistakeholder action agenda, and to provide them with services as required; +b. To facilitate and coordinate the implementation of the instrument; particularly developing country +parties with economies in transition (MINAMATA) +c. +Assist Parties, as required, in the exchange of information related to the implementation of the +instrument; +d. Compile and publish national reports submitted by the Parties; +e. +To prepare and make available to the Parties periodic reports based on national reporting and other +sources of information, as mandated by the COP appropriate; +f. +To coordinate, as mandated by the COP appropriate, with the Secretariats of other relevant international +bodies and instruments +g. To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, into such administrative and +contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective discharge of its functions; and +h. To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this instrument and such other functions as may +be determined by the Conference of the Parties. +3. +[The secretariat functions for this instrument shall be performed by the Executive Director of the +United Nations Environment Programme until when the Conference of the Parties convenes and decides on the +location of the Secretariat.] + +4. +The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide for +enhanced cooperation and coordination between the Secretariat and the secretariats other relevant international +bodies; +5. +The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide +further guidance on this matter. + + +2 The text in this section has been developed following the structure of Minamata Convention, article 24 and Rotterdam +Convention, article 19. Paragraph 2 on the functions of the Secretariat is based on the elements reflected in the synthesis +report (UNEP/PP/INC.3/INF/1, para. 85). This text is proposed as a starting point with a view to its further development +taking into account the inputs from members at the third session of the committee. See contact group 3 outcome document, +p. 11. See also the compilation of written submissions by members during the third session of the committee available at +https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-3/documents/in-session#ContactGroups. +",4 +326,25/04/2024 | Kazakhstan | Part V.3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_v_3.pdf,['secretariat'],['Kazakhstan'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"Part V.3 – Secretariat + +Kazakhstan kindly requests clarification on how the work of the Secretariat will be +financed. +These provisions are needed to be discussed only after the decision on the funding part +is made. + +",4 +327,25/04/2024 | Russian Federation | General proposal for the whole instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/russia_general_textual_suggestions_for_the_instrument_cg2_2.pdf,['part vi: general'],['Russian Federation'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"General textual proposal of the Russian Federation applied +throughout the text of the Instrument +Suggestion: +Throughout the draft text of the Instrument to replace such broad terms as +“plastics” or “plastics and plastic products” with specific terms “plastic +products” or “plastic waste”, depending on the context of the disciplines. +Explanatory note: + +These negotiations have the mandate to end plastic pollution with specific +focus on combating the existing plastic waste, including in the marine +environment. In addition, paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c) of the UNEA Resolution +5/14 specify that the Instrument should promote sustainable production and +consumption through product design and environmentally sound waste +management, as well as cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution. To +achieve these goals, the Instrument should apply to the life cycle, which should +start from the design of “plastic products”, continue in sustainable +consumption of such products, and end by disposal and recycling of “plastic +waste”, because during these particular stages: +o +characteristics influencing the recyclability of end-use products are +formed, and +o +waste from consumption of plastic products is generated. + +At the same time, the ordinary meaning of the word “plastics” could include +both plastic products and primary polymers as feedstock for production of +end-use products. The Russian Federation believes that the scope of the +instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and processing of primary +raw materials as well as the stages related to primary polymer production, +since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages. Moreover, when it +comes to raw materials, they can be used for production of many other – non- +plastic – products, and the present Instrument has a too narrow scope for +regulating hydrocarbon feedstock. + +As for the argument that the UNEA Resolution 5/14 includes “plastics” in +paragraph 3 (see phrase “full life cycle of plastic”) we have to note that +during the UNEA 5.2 the majority of delegations adhered to the position that +the future Instrument shall be focused on combating pollution from plastic +waste, especially in the marine environment. The resolution’s language was +understood accordingly. This means that the word “plastic” in the resolution +5/14 should be interpreted as referring to “plastic products”, whose +unhandled waste is the most important reason for global plastic pollution. + +Therefore, throughout the draft text of the Instrument, we should adhere to +precise terms “plastic products” and “plastic waste”, which better suite the +object and purpose of the future Instrument. +",4 +328,27/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | United Kingdom-Text proposal Part VI Final provisions,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/united_kingdom-text_proposal_for_part_vi_final_provisions-sg2.2.pdf,['part vi: general'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionMembers,insession document,"United Kingdom text proposal for Part VI Final Provisions +The following draft text was submitted by the United Kingdom at the third session of the +International Negotiating Committee (INC-3) and is hereby re-submitted to INC-4. + +Article [--]. Settlement of disputes +1. Parties shall seek to settle any dispute between them concerning the interpretation or application +of this Convention through negotiation or other peaceful means of their own choice. +2. When ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, or at any time thereafter, a +Party [that is not a regional economic integration organization] may declare in a written instrument +submitted to the Depositary that, with regard to any dispute concerning the interpretation or +application of this Convention, it recognizes one or both of the following means of dispute +settlement as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation: +(a) Arbitration in accordance with the procedure set out in [part [--]/annex [--]; and +(b) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice. +3. A Party that is a regional economic integration organization may make a declaration with like +effect in relation to arbitration in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2. +4. A declaration made pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3 shall remain in force until it expires in +accordance with its terms or until three months after written notice of its revocation has been +deposited with the Depositary. +5. The expiry of a declaration, a notice of revocation or a new declaration shall in no way affect +proceedings pending before an arbitral tribunal or the International Court of Justice, unless the +parties to the dispute otherwise agree. +6. If the parties to a dispute have not accepted the same means of dispute settlement pursuant to +paragraph 2 or 3, and if they have not been able to settle their dispute through the means +mentioned in paragraph 1 within twelve months following notification by one Party to another that +a dispute exists between them, the dispute shall be submitted to a conciliation commission at the +request of any party to the dispute. The procedure set out in [part [--]/annex [--] shall apply to +conciliation under this article. +Article [--]. Amendments to the Convention +1. Amendments to this Convention may be proposed by any Party. +2. Amendments to this Convention shall be adopted at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties. +The text of any proposed amendment shall be communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at +least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The Secretariat shall also +communicate the proposed amendment to the signatories to this Convention and, for information, +to the Depositary. +3. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this +Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement +reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a [--] majority vote of the Parties +present and voting at the meeting. +4. An adopted amendment shall be communicated by the Depositary to all Parties for ratification, +acceptance or approval. +5. Ratification, acceptance or approval of an amendment shall be notified to the Depositary in +writing. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 shall enter into force for the Parties +having consented to be bound by it on the [--] day after the date of deposit of instruments of +ratification, acceptance or approval by at least [--] of the Parties that were Parties at the time at +which the amendment was adopted. Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any other +Party on the [--] day after the date on which that Party deposits its instrument of ratification, +acceptance or approval of the amendment. +Article [--]. Adoption and amendments of annexes +1. Annexes to this Convention shall form an integral part thereof and, unless expressly provided +otherwise, a reference to this Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to any annexes +thereto. +2. Any additional annexes adopted after the entry into force of this Convention shall be restricted to +procedural, scientific, technical or administrative matters. +3. The procedure set out in [paragraph --] shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force +of additional annexes to this Convention. +4. The procedure set out in [paragraph --] shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force +of amendments to annexes to this Convention. +Article [--]. Right to vote +1. Each Party to this Convention shall have one vote, except as provided for in paragraph 2. +2. A regional economic integration organization, on matters within its competence, shall exercise its +right to vote with a number of votes equal to [the number of its member States that are Parties to +this Convention]. Such an organization shall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States +exercises its right to vote, and vice versa. +Article [--]. Signature +This Convention shall be opened for signature at [--], by all States and regional economic integration +organizations from [--] to [--], and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from [--] to [--]. +Article [--]. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession +1. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States and by regional +economic integration organizations. It shall be open for accession by States and by regional +economic integration organizations from the day after the date on which the Convention is closed +for signature. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with +the Depositary. +2. Any regional economic integration organization that becomes a Party to this Convention without +any of its member States being a Party shall be bound by all the obligations under the Convention. In +the case of such organizations, one or more of whose member States is a Party to this Convention, +the organization and its member States shall decide on their respective responsibilities for the +performance of their obligations under the Convention. In such cases, the organization and the +member States shall not be entitled to exercise rights under the Convention concurrently. +3. In its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, a regional economic +integration organization shall declare the extent of its competence in respect of the matters +governed by this Convention. Any such organization shall also inform the Depositary, who shall in +turn inform the Parties, of any relevant modification of the extent of its competence. +4. Each State or regional economic integration organization is encouraged to transmit to the +Secretariat at the time of its ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the Convention +information on its measures to implement the Convention. +5. In its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, any Party may declare that, +with regard to it, any amendment to an annex shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its +instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto. +Article [--]. Entry into force +1. This Convention shall enter into force on the [--] day after the date of deposit of the [--] +instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. +2. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this +Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of the [--] instrument of ratification, acceptance, +approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the [--] day after the date of deposit +by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of ratification, +acceptance, approval or accession. +3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, any instrument deposited by a regional economic +integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of +that organization. +Article [--]. Reservations +No reservations may be made to this Convention. +Article [--]. Withdrawal +1. At any time after [--] years from the date on which this Convention has entered into force for a +Party, that Party may withdraw from the Convention by giving written notification to the Depositary. +2. Any such withdrawal shall take effect upon expiry of one year from the date of receipt by the +Depositary of the notification of withdrawal, or on such later date as may be specified in the +notification of withdrawal. +Article [--]. Depositary +[--] shall be the Depositary of this Convention. +Article [--]. Authentic texts +The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish +texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Depositary. +",4 +329,23/04/2024 | Brazil,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/brazil_initial_intervention_23_apr.pdf,[],['Brazil'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"The Federative Republic of Brazil + +National Intervention of the Federative Republic of Brazil at the start of the fourth session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding international instrument +on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Ottawa, Canada +April 23, 2024 +Thank you, Mister Chair, + +The Brazilian delegation wishes you all success as Chair of INC and thanks Canada, for welcoming +us all in such a beautiful venue. + +Dear colleagues, + +Brazil supports the statement by Uruguay on behalf of GRULAC. + +Brazil is very committed to an international legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, that has +everybody, every country and every sector of society on board. + +Committed also to building the best possible agreement on the best available science, Brazil co- +organized with the UK informal expert consultations on polymers and chemicals of concern and +problematic and avoidable plastic products. + +Science tells us we need to focus on plastics not only as waste but as products per se. We need +more transparency regarding their composition, ban or restrict certain types of problematic +applications of those polymers and chemicals, and stop producing products that harm human health +and the environment. We shall leave behind at once the old linear way of production - producing, +using, and disposing - and move towards a circular way by designing, producing, using and +reusing, recycling, remanufacturing. We need to identify the measures, lists and annexes to be +adopted globally until INC-5, so we all have clarity on the measures we will implement together. + +Like other developing countries who preceded us today, we support intersessional work on means +of implementation that does not avoid the issue of a financial mechanism for this treaty. The +agreement will never work in the real world if we don’t estimate the costs and provide developing +countries with the necessary financial resources, technologies, and capacities. We need to prioritize +science and innovation in developing countries as new solutions and technologies are quite often +far from developing countries, in particular SIDS and LDCs. + +Finally, on the social aspects of our endeavor, let’s protect and empower all workers in the plastic +value chain, in particular informal workers, such as waste pickers. + +Mr. Chair, you have our full support. Secretariat, thank you so much for the revised draft text. Let’s +have a successful meeting. + +Thank you. +",4 +330,23/04/2024 | Costa Rica,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/costa_rica_opening_statement_inc-4_23_april_2024_1.pdf,[],['Costa Rica'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"1 + +Intervención Nacional de la República de Costa Rica durante el inicio de la cuarta sesión +del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar un instrumento +internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por plástico, incluido en +el medio marino + +INC-4 + +Ottawa, Canadá | 22 de abril, 2024 +Embajadora Giovanna Valverde Stark, 3 minutos aprox. + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Señor Presidente, + +La Delegación de Costa Rica expresa su más sincero +agradecimiento al gobierno de Canadá por su cálido +recibimiento y su firme compromiso con el proceso de +negociación +para +un +instrumento +internacional +jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por +plástico, incluso en el medio marino, con base en la +Resolución 5/14 adoptada en la Asamblea de las Naciones +Unidas para el Medio Ambiente. + +Asimismo, Costa Rica se alinea plenamente con la +intervención realizada por la delegación del Uruguay en +2 + +nombre del GRULAC y de la delegación de Malawi en +representación de la Coalición de Alta Ambición para acabar +con la contaminación por plásticos. + +En los últimos años, la cantidad de diversos tipos de residuos +plásticos que contaminan el medio marino, ha aumentado de +forma significativa. Según el PNUMA, estos residuos +representan alrededor del 85% del total de los residuos +encontrados en el medio marino, lo cual implica una seria +amenaza para el bienestar de los ecosistemas y la +biodiversidad. + +Según el Reporte del PNUMA, “De la Contaminación a la +Solución” (2021) se estima que, en el océano, el volumen de +contaminación por plástico en los ecosistemas marinos que +oscilaba entre 9 a 14 millones de toneladas por año en el +2016, aumentará a un rango estimado de 23 a 37 millones de +toneladas por año para el 2040, lo que representa un +aumento exponencial insostenible. +3 + +Costa Rica considera que se deben tomar acciones +contundentes para enfrentar ese desafío y aspira a que +durante la INC-4, sea posible alcanzar el objetivo de avanzar +en los temas sustanciales del Instrumento. Asimismo, +nuestra delegación considera que el trabajo inter-sesional +entre el INC-4 y INC-5, es indispensable. + +Cabe destacar, que algunos temas prioritarios para nuestro +país son: - abordar el ciclo completo de vida del plástico, - +la responsabilidad extendida del productor, - el mecanismo +de financiamiento del Instrumento, - la transferencia +tecnológica, y - el fortalecimiento de las capacidades, entre +otros. + +La participación de Costa Rica en esta negociación +internacional refleja su firme compromiso con la protección +del ambiente y al derecho humano a contar con un ambiente +sano, salud humana, incluyendo las personas y comunidades +vulnerables. Así mismo reconocemos la relevancia de +propiciar una transición justa para todos los sectores +4 + +involucrados en el ciclo de vida de los plásticos y tomar en +consideración las capacidades y necesidades de cada estado +miembro, especialmente en países en desarrollo. + +Por tanto, reiteramos que la referencia en el Instrumento a +la Resolución 76/300 de la ONU, sobre el derecho humano a +un ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible, es vital. + +Tomando +en +consideración +la +urgencia +que +esta +problemática requiere, proponemos crear un nuevo y +robusto mecanismo financiero en una entidad multilateral +existente, para facilitar la movilización de recursos de forma +expedita, pudiendo así abordar la gestión sostenible de los +plásticos a nivel global. + +Adicionalmente, Costa Rica reafirma que si bien la necesidad +de que el futuro instrumento posea un enfoque global, por +otro lado, se debe hacer énfasis en que las capacidades +nacionales de cada Estado miembro varían, por lo que la +5 + +implementación del Instrumento deberá ser de manera +gradual. + +Costa Rica reitera su compromiso con este proceso y desea +que esta cuarta ronda de negociaciones sea muy fructífera y +se logren consensos, para lograr un Tratado ambicioso. Esto +resulta esencial para preservar el planeta, sus ecosistemas y +proteger la salud humana. + +Todos los actores en este proceso debemos maximizar esta +oportunidad para unir esfuerzos y cumplir con los plazos +establecidos para que las negociaciones del Instrumento +finalicen al final del presente año. Colectivamente, debemos +demostrar determinación, ambición e innovación, para el +beneficio de las generaciones presentes y futuras. + +Muchas gracias, señor Presidente. + +",4 +331,23/04/2024 | Georgia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/georgia_statement_inc4.pdf,[],['Georgia'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"On behalf of the Government of Georgia +Opening Statement INC 4 +Ottawa 23 April – 29 April 2024 +Your Excellencies, +Dear colleagues, +It is my honor to address you all within the margins of the INC 4. +As we convene today to address one of the most urgent environmental crises of our time, we must +recognize the gravity of the situation and be ready for effective negotiations to finalize the draft +text of the legal instrument. I would like to thank the Government of Canada for hosting the INC4 +and the high-level Ministerial and the Partnership Day together with the WWF. On behalf of the +Government of Georgia, we reiterate our readiness to work as hard as possible, use inter-sessional +work if we agree on that, and do our best to move forward and demonstrate the progress before +INC5. +I believe that legally binding instrument on plastic will serve as an inspiration of commitment, +guiding nations toward a future free from plastic waste. +As a HAC member state and cosponsor of the UNEA Resolution 5/14, I would like to underline +our full support to the approaches such as the full life cycle of plastics including primary plastic +polymers, products made of/or containing plastics as well as chemicals, and plastic pollution in all +its forms and dimensions. The agreement should prioritize the reduction of plastic waste through +measures such as extended producer responsibility, product redesign, and the promotion of +sustainable alternatives. For us as an EU candidate country, it is important to use the common +approaches and concepts of circularity—the idea that resources should be used, reused, and +recycled in a closed loop. This means rethinking the way we produce, consume, and dispose of +plastic, with an emphasis on minimizing waste and maximizing recovery. It also means holding +producers accountable for the full lifecycle of their products through extended producer +responsibility schemes. I would like to underline that the national action plans is one of the +preffered options for the countries in need, to ensure the effective implementation of the treaty. +However, the success of the national implementation hinges on more than just policy; it requires +practical support and resources, as well as technology transfer and knowledge sharing. Financial +assistance is essential to enable developing nations to build the infrastructure and capacity needed +to manage their plastic waste effectively. This support must be coupled with capacity-building +initiatives that empower communities and institutions to take ownership of their waste +management systems. The funding mechanism should be created under the plastic treaty to support +its effective implementation in developing countries and countries with economies in transition. +Dear Chair, +We would like to thank you and the INC Secretariat for your efforts and hard work for the +development of the scenario note and the revised draft, which is a good basis for the successful +negotiations during the INC4. +In closing, let us seize this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to combating plastic pollution +and protecting our planet for future generations; we are here to negotiate, compromise, and move +towards the consolidated version of the text in the end of INC4. + +",4 +332,23/04/2024 | Guatemala,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervencion_inicial_23.04.24.pdf,[],['Guatemala'],,StatementsMembers,statement,,4 +333,23/04/2024 | Kuwait (Arabic | English),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/klm_dwl_lkwyt_.pdf,[],['Kuwait'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"23 +/ +4 +/ +2024 + + كلمة دولة الكويت +INC 4 +Page 1 of 1 + + + +،ر م، المندوبون الموقرون +الرئيس المحت + + + + تعرب + دولة ها لحكومة كندا عىل كرم ضيافتها خالل الدورة الرابعة للجنة +الكويت عن خالص تقدير + + .التفاوض الحكومية الدولية كما +ن + ي مهمتنا الجماعية +ً ا بالرئيس واألمانة لتفانيهما الثابت ف +شيد أيض + +.ي + ي مكافحة التلوث البالستيك +المتمثلة ف + + + + ي الدورة الرابعة للجنة التفاوض الحكومية الدولية، تظل +وبينما نجتمع ف + دولة ر امها + ي الت +الكويت ثابتة ف + +.ي الملحة من خالل الحوار البناء واإلجراءات الحاسمة +بمعالجة قضية التلوث البالستيك + + هدفنا هو تعزيز + +.ر ي تسفر عن حلول عملية +المناقشات المتوازنة والشاملة الت + + + ي المجتمع الحديث وتأثتر ه عىل التنمية المستدامة، تتبت +وإدراكًا للدور المحوري للبالستيك ف دولة + الكويت +ر امات +االلت ي قرار جمعية +المنصوص عليها ف األمم المتحدة لل بيئة رقم5 + +/ +14 + + + ي +كمبدأ توجيه + + ي من خالل دعم تصميم المنتجات +لمفاوضاتنا. نحن نسىع جاهدين للقضاء عىل التلوث البالستيك +ر شدين بمبادئ كفاءة الموارد وا +المبتكرة وممارسات إدارة النفايات المستدامة بيئيًا، مست القتصاد + +.الدائري، لصالح األجيال الحالية والمستقبلية + + + إن دمج مبادئ مثل المسؤوليات +ر كة +المشت، + + + وري لمعالجة + ي المعاهدات أمر ض +ولكن المتباينة ف + ر تتحمل جميع الدول + ي حي +ر البلدان. ويضمن هذا المبدأ أنه ف +القدرات المتنوعة ومراحل التنمية بي + ً ا لظروفها +ر امات كل دولة مصممة وفق +ي ، فإن الت +ر كة عن قضايا مثل التلوث البالستيك +مسؤولية مشت + ر اف بهذه +الخاصة. ومن خالل االعت ر كة لكن المتفاوتة +االختالفات واستيعابها، تعمل المسؤوليات المشت + +.عىل تعزيز العدالة والتعاون والتنمية المستدامة عتر بيئات اقتصادية عالمية متنوعة + + + وتدعو دولة + ر اف بالقوة المستمدة من وجهات النظر +الكويت إىل الشمولية وبناء التوافق، واالعت +ر ام جميع اآل +المتنوعة وضمان سماع واحت را ء +. + + + + + كد +ر ي تواجهها الدول النامية، تؤ +ومن خالل فهمها للتحديات الفريدة الت + دولة + الكويت عىل أهمية بناء + ي الوقت المناسب للتنفيذ + ي ف +ي والفت +القدرات والمساعدة، وإعطاء األولوية للوصول العادل إىل الدعم الماىل + +.ر ام السيادة الوطنية +الفعال، والحفاظ عىل المرونة مع عدم المساس بالمصالح االقتصادية واحت + + + + كد + ي الختام، تؤ +وف + دولة ي +كة البناءة وتدعو إىل العمل الجماع +ر امها الثابت بالمشار +الكويت من جديد الت + لتحقيق النجاح ليس فقط خالل الدورة الرابعة للجنة التفاوض الحكومية +الدولية، + + ولكن + خالل الجهود + +المستمرة + +.بعد هذا االجتماع +",4 +334,23/04/2024 | Malaysia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/malaysia_national_statement_for_inc-4.docx_.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"MALAYSIA NATIONAL STATEMENT FOR INC-4 +Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, +1. +First of all, allow me to thank Canada for hosting the INC-4 and also the +Chairman and Secretariat of INC for the commendable hard work. +2. +Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing issues globally. It is a crisis that has +reached +a +critical +point, +posing +significant +threats +to +ecosystems, the +environment, and human health. +3. +Malaysia supports the aspiration to curb plastic pollution by addressing the full +life cycle of plastics as mandated by Resolution 5/14 of United National +Environment Assembly 5.2 (UNEA 5.2). Malaysia stands firm in our belief that +our nation knows our needs best. Thus, the Treaty must be country-driven, +allowing us to set targets and actions that align with our unique circumstances. +4. +Malaysia has implemented the Malaysia Plastics Sustainability Roadmap +2021-2030 (MPSR) and Malaysia’s Roadmap Towards Zero Single Use +Plastics 2018-2030. These policies are our national commitment and they are +aligned with the global intention of the Instrument. Malaysia’s path to +sustainability cannot be dictated; it must be determined nationally, ensuring a +just transition that respects our developmental pace. +5. +Malaysia calls for the Instrument to be shaped in a balanced and fair approach +without impeding our rights to exploit and utilize our natural resources for our +economic development. In this respect, the scope of the Treaty must not +include extraction of fossil fuel as this raw material is also used mainly for other +industrial production apart from plastic. Correspondingly, blanket restriction on +production and supply of primary plastic polymers and chemicals, without +considering market demand and availability of affordable and safe alternatives +will shackle our rights to development and bring unintended adverse effects to +our economy and society. +6. +Thus, Malaysia proposes for a facilitative and encouraging methodology such +as encouragement of production of circular polymers that would produce the +similar result of reduction in production of virgin polymers, rather than +imposition of abrupt legislative controls. +Thank you. +23 April 2024 +",4 +335,23/04/2024 | Qatar,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/statement_the_state_of_qatar.pdf,[],['Qatar'],,StatementsMembers,statement," +،سᛳد الرئᘭالس + والسعادة رؤساء الوفودᢝ +ᣠأصحاب المعا +ا +،دات والسادةᘭلس +،اته᛿رᗖم ورحمة ﷲ وᜓᘭالسﻼم عل + + + + + + ᣢس عᛳد الرئᘭم السᜓتᚊ بتهنᢝᡨ +ᣎلم᛿ ة عن وفد دولة قطر، أن استهلᗷاᘭالنᗷ ᢝ +ᣠ بᘭطᘌ + + حكومة دولة كنداᣠل إᗫᖂالشكر الجᗷ ما أتقدم᛿ ،ةᘭ للجنة التفاوض الحكوم᠍ساᛳم رئᜓᗷانتخا + + ة لوضعᘭة الدولᘭعة للجنة التفاوض الحكومᗷم للدورة الراᘭ حسن اﻻستضافة والتنظᣢع + ملزم قᢝ +ᣠصك دو + ئةᚏالبᗷ ذلك التلوثᢝᡧ +ᣚ ماᗷ ،ةᘭكᘭᙬﻼسᘘالمواد الᗷ شأن التلوثᚽ ᠍انونا + و ،ةᗫᖁحᘘال الشكر + موصول ﻻ +مانة اللجنة + و اﻹعدادᗷ ةᡧᢕ +ᣂ جهودهم المتمᣢع +ال + م لهذاᘭتنظ +اﻻجتماع المهم +. + + + عنᢕ +ᣂ هذا اﻻجتماع، للتعبᢝᡧ +ᣚ كة دولة قطر + مشارᢝᡨ +ᣍوتأ + + مانناᘌإ + + + الراسخ +أنᗷ + + + + ةᘭئᚏات البᘭاﻻتفاق +متعددة اﻷطراف + تعد من هم أ الوسائل ا +لناجعة لدعم ال ᢝ +ᣠتعاون الدو + + لمواجهة التلوث + ᢝ +ᣞᘭᙬﻼسᘘال +، + + عد ضمن أبرزᘌ الذي ةᘭة العالمᘭئᚏات البᘌالتحد ᢕ +ᣂذات التأث ال ᡫ +ᣃاᘘم + + ᣢع +ا +.المستدامة ةᘭلتنم + + رام᜻دات والساده الᘭالس + + دᘭشُᙏ نود ان ذولةᘘالجهود المᗷ + + اﻵن منذᡨ +ᣎح قرار + ة اﻷمم المتحدةᘭجمع ئةᚏللب + دورتهاᢝᡧ +ᣚ +الخامسة + شᚽأن + + +᠍ ملزم قانوناᢝ +ᣠوضع صك دو + شᚽأ + ال ن ذلكᢝᡧ +ᣚ ماᗷ ةᘭكᘭᙬﻼسᘘالمواد الᗷ تلوث +ةᗫᖁحᘘئة الᚏالب ، + + ᣢع +أ +ن ي ﺆ + ﺧذ + ةᘭادئ اﻷساسᘘالمᗷلل + توافق +اتᘭ مرئᡧᢕ +ᣌب + + + الدول و +مﺼالح + ها + لتمكﻴنها من تحقﻴق + المعادلة المتوازنة ᡧᢕ +ᣌب المحافظة + ئةᚏ البᣢع والنمو اﻻقتﺼادي ل ها +. + + + رام᜻الحضور ال + + + ة الثالثةᘭة الوطنᘭة التنمᘭجᘭاتᡨ +ᣂ اس᠍ دولة قطر قد أطلقنا مﺆﺧراᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ إننا2024 + +- +2030 + + + + ᢝᡨ +ᣎوال + + ة قطرᗫة الدولة نحو تحقﻴق أهداف وتطلعات رؤᘭة تنمᢕ +ᣂ مسᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ ق لناᗫᖁتمثل ﺧارطة الط + ةᘭالوطن2030 + ،ةᘭعة اﻷساسᗖائزها اﻷر᛿ ومن ضمن رᢝᡨ +ᣎة الᗫهذه الرؤ +: + + + ᣢالمحافظة ع + + ةᘭة اﻻجتماعᘭاجات النمو اﻻقتﺼادي والتنمᘭ احتᡧᢕ +ᣌئة واستدامتها وتحقﻴق التوازن ما بᚏالب + لﻸ لحفظها ئةᚏة البᘌة وحماᗫᡫ +ᣄᛞوال +.لةᘘال المقᘭج + منᢝᡨ +ᣎوال +أ +هم محاوره ا +: + + + عاثات الغازات الدفﻴئةᘘﺧفض ان + + اء والماءᗖᖁه᜻د استهﻼك الᘭوترش ادةᗫوز + كفاءة إنتاجهما + + + استدامة ᡵ +ᣂᜧ وسائل نقل أᣠشجﻴع اﻻنتقال إᘻو + + اﻻقتﺼاد الدائريᣠوالتحول إ + اتᘌوادارة النفا + + + + ةᘭادرات شاملة للتوعᘘذ برامج ومᘭ المجتمع""من ﺧﻼل وتنفᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ ᢝ᡽ +ᣎ البﻴᢝ +ᣘادة الوᗫوز + ةᘭأهمᗷ + + ئةᚏالب + + + + أ ᢝ +ᣠد الدوᘭ الﺼعᣢما ع + ،فﺈ ع +وᡫ +ᣄ مᢝᡧ +ᣚ ن دولة قطر عضوNUTEC Plastics + التعاون مᗷع + ةᗫة للطاقة الذرᘭالة الدول᛿الو و ساهمᛒ الذي اتᘌمواجهة تحدᗷ + اتᘌالنفا +.ةᘭكᘭᙬﻼسᘘال + + + +،الختام ᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ + +رر تقديريᜧأ لل ذولة منᘘجهود الم ᡧᢕ +ᣌ والقائمᡧᢕ +ᣌك +المشار للجمﻴع᠍اᘭ هذا اﻻجتماع متمنᣢع + +.التوفﻴق + + +.اته᛿رᗖم ورحمة ﷲ وᜓᘭم، والسﻼم عل᛿أشكر +",4 +336,23/04/2024 | Republic of Korea,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/national_statement_rok.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"National Statement of the Republic of Korea +Thank you, chair. +Let me begin by thanking the Chair and the Bureau members +for the strong leadership and dedication shown throughout +the meetings prior to the INC-4. +I would like to also express my sincere appreciation +to the government of Canada for hosting this important +meeting. +As the host of the INC-5, +Korea would like to take this opportunity +to reaffirm its strong support for the instrument. +Korea is standing here as the strongest ally and partner +in fulling the promise made in 2022. +Today, I would like to bring your attention +to the single most important, undeniable fact. +It is that we are running out of time. +If we fail to reach agreement this year, +I am afraid we may not find another window of opportunity +in the near future. +And for the successful adoption of the instrument, +there are three critical elements that should be fully +considered in our discussions. +First, the instrument should be both effective and feasible. +The treaty should be based on a comprehensive approach +that addresses the full life cycle of plastics +as provided in the UNEA resolution 5/14. +But at the same time, it should be economically and +technologically feasible to ensure no country is left behind. +Second, the treaty should be backed by scientific evidence. +We believe intersessional work on technical and scientific +issues will be crucial to this end, +and there should be a decision made on it at the INC-4. +Korea is ready to provide full support +if such intersessional work is to be conducted. +Finally, in parallel with the drafting of the instrument, +we should also start building +an institutional foundation for implementation. +Target-setting is an important process, +but it would be useless without proper implementation. +In that sense, the INC should identify +every possible means of implementation. +Chair, I expect intense, late-night negotiations to be +continued here in Ottawa again +following Punta del Este, Paris and Nairobi. +I do believe hard work never goes in vain and wish +we could build on the progress +and see a clear outcome by the end of this year. +Thank you. +",4 +337,23/04/2024 | Thailand,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/thailand_plenary_general_statement_inc4.pdf,[],[],,StatementsMembers,statement," + pg. 1 +Thailand’s written statement +at the fourth session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee +to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment (INC-4) +23 April 2024, Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Canada + + + + + + + + +Good day Mr. Chair and all distinguished colleagues, +At the outset, Thailand would like to express our sincere appreciation to the government +and people of Canada for their warm hospitality in welcoming us all to Ottawa. Our profound +gratitude is also extended to you, Mr. Chair, and your team for your leadership and dedications, +the Executive Secretary, her team and all bureau members for your tireless efforts and intensive +works in preparing this crucial fourth session of INC. +Thailand aligns itself with the statement delivered by the State of Palestine on behalf +of Asia-Pacific Group. +Since Thailand actively participated in the negotiation of the UNEA resolution 5/14 +from the beginning, Thailand therefore fully supports the mandate of the resolution to end +plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument, which will address the +plastic pollutions throughout the entire life-cycle of plastics, aligning with concepts of the +waste management hierarchy and circular economy. Thailand also welcomes the revised draft +text that can capture most of issues of the resolution. + +Thailand also welcomes the circulating scenario note for INC-4, in particular the +proposal on the establishment of the contact groups, the legal drafting group and the +intersessional work. Thailand supports the establishment of both two contact groups including +their proposed subgroups. However, we would like to share the same concern with other +delegations that with small numbers of delegates, no more than two meetings of any groups +should be convened at the same time. We also support the establishment of the legal drafting +group as proposed but that we need to ensure that we will have transparent election of +representatives from regional groups and also sub-regions in order to avoid conflict of interest. + +Thailand reiterates itself that the committee should attain the ambitious agreement on, +among others, core obligations, including the prevention and reduction of impacts on health +and environment from the polymers production—either primary plastic polymers or any other +replacements, the elimination, as necessary, of chemicals used in the plastic value chain by the +risk base approach and with a proper certain phase-out or phase-down period, the elimination +or minimization of over consumption of plastics and plastic products—in particular +problematic and avoidable ones, the prevention and minimization of any plastic pollution +leakages, emissions or released throughout the plastics life cycle including fishing and +aquaculture gear, the leverage of the environmentally sound waste management level in +accordance with the waste hierarchy, circular economy and mandatory determined EPR +scheme to be implemented at national level. + + + pg. 2 + +Nevertheless, based on obvious divergent views among the committee on some +particular provisions reflected in the revised draft text. Thailand is therefore in view of that, to +fill this above-mentioned gap and address plastic pollutions including fishing and aquaculture +gear at the upstream level, the committee may at least need a strategic key provision related to +product design and innovation (including non-plastic substitute or replacement) to be +prescribed in the manner that will urge each Party to mandatorily adopt the universal criterion +or standards with specific requirements to be implemented at the local and national levels. +In term of the intersessional work before the INC-5, Thailand agrees that it is necessary +to serve as an effective platform to advance the negotiation and preparation for the INC-5. +Thailand would like to propose for intersessional work in the form of dedicated groups to +develop and propose a common and verified understanding on core obligations, mean of +implementation and implementation measures. Its most preferable modality would be the face- +to-face meeting format upon the resource availability. If it is not possible, the workshop or +webinar series will be an alternative platform as well, taking into account the flexible settings +across time zone differences. +In addition, at least these two particular concerns should be included in the +intersessional work: +(1) A common sustainability criterion related to plastic products, based on outstanding +scientific evidences or references, approach of sectoral, group of plastic products, chemicals +using in the production or etc. related to “chemicals and polymers of concern in plastics”, +“problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications” and +product design and performance; and +(2) Financing mechanism and resources which should also be identified among others, +such as terms for financing, activities eligible for financing, type of financing, delivery of fund, +as well as possible appropriate type of innovative financing that could be included in the +instrument. +Last but not least, Thailand will always make effort and join hands with all multi- +stakeholders to cope with the plastic pollution problem, to show that Thailand values +environmentally sound management of plastic pollution at all levels, be it national, regional and +global. In this regard, I would like to emphasize that the inclusive and transparent of negotiation +process is very important and Thailand hope the negotiation will success in time. +Thank you and Kob Khun Ka. +",4 +338,23/04/2024 | Uganda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/statement_by_uganda_by_at_inc4_0.pdf,[],['Uganda'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"STATEMENT BY UGANDA +Uganda congratulates you Chair, the Government and People of Canada and the INC Secretariat upon +successful organisation of INC4 so far. +The Republic of Uganda aligns herself to the Regional Statement read by Ghana on behalf of Africa and +hastens to add that we envisage a process of INC4 that is based on the mandate of the UNEA Resolution +to control plastic pollution. +Uganda wishes to stress that it is important for the INC process to remain focused on prevention and +management of plastic pollution and all its predisposing factors including poverty and the need for +sustainable development in line with all SDGs. We believe that the Treaty should focus on problematic +plastics like single use plastics including polymers and chemicals of concern. +As reiterated by several Delegations, the Instrument under Negotiation must be of necessity hinged on +just transition, Common but Differentiated Responsibility and most importantly recognising National +Circumstances and capabilities. We believe that poverty is one of the drivers of environment +degradation and we must not forget to mainstream sustainable development and poverty eradication in +the instrument. +Finally, Chair, we thank you for the scenario note and program of work for INC4 and commit to support +you in your work to guide the INC4 process. We however stress that to be inclusive, transparent and fair, +there is need to restrict the work of subgroups not be more than two simultaneous sessions at any one +time. This will ensure that small delegations are able to effectively participate in the negotiations. + +I thank you. + +",4 +339,23/04/2024 | Ukraine,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_remarks_ukraine_inc4.pdf,[],['Ukraine'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Check against delivery + + +Opening remarks of the Delegation of Ukraine to the INC-4 +(April 23, 2024, Ottawa, Canada) + +Mr. President, +Madam Executive Director, +Excellencies, +Distinguished colleagues, + +I am honored to deliver this statement on behalf of the Government of Ukraine. +First of all, let me express my deepest gratitude to entire INC and UNEP teams for the excellent +organization of the 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an +International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (INC-4), as well as to the Government +and people of Canada for their hospitality. +I am convinced that this session will bring us closer to our common ambitious goals – to end +plastic pollution and to preserve our nature for future generations. +Despite all the challenges, caused by the unprovoked and unjustified invasion, Ukraine is +taking all the possible measures to implement necessary environmental reforms as well as to +strengthen global environmental agenda. +For many years Ukraine has been actively developing and implementing the legislation aimed +at elimination of the problem with plastics wastes in our country. A number of important initiatives, +such as on the limitation of volume of plastic bags or on prohibition of certain plastic products have +been successfully implemented in Ukraine. +Unfortunately, we are all aware that wars and armed conflicts, which occur periodically in +different parts of the world and lead to numerous human casualties, destruction, uncontrolled +pollution and emissions of pollutants as a result of shelling and bombing, are negatively affecting +the environment as well. Thus, Ukraine is taking all the necessary measures to protect our vulnerable +environment from the dangerous consequences of invasion. In particular, one of the important +elements of the “Peace Formula” of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is dedicated to +environmental protection and restoration of affected ecosystems. +The Government of Ukraine is also committed to its international obligations and is keen of +adoption international legally binding instrument on plastic pollutions. Thus, we welcome and fully +support the excellent joint initiative of the Governments of Rwanda and Norway to establish the +High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution (HAC). +I am honored to announce that recently Ukraine officially became a new member of the High +Ambition Coalition! We are looking forward to working with all countries towards achieving our +ambitious goal. +Dear colleagues, +We believe that the future plastic treaty has a unique opportunity to become the first +multilateral agreement with legally binding and globally harmonized requirements for transparency +of information on chemicals and polymers in plastic materials and products as well as traceability of +this information in individual plastic materials and products across the entire lifecycle of plastics and +for all stakeholders in the value chain. +Ukraine reiterates its support to the current draft document and considers that it is highly +important to create a dedicated plastics multilateral funds using the new instrument. Sturdy +financing will be required to cover the costs of necessary enabling activities and any additional costs +arising from the obligations under the Treaty. The support activities will include institutional +building, implementation, enforcement, awareness raising, capacity building, compliance, +monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder participation. +I would like to wish all INC-4 participants fruitful work and express my hope that the results of +today's meeting will give a new impetus towards the ambitious instrument on plastic pollutions. + +Thank you. + + +____________________________________________ +",4 +340,24/04/2024 | Argentina,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_statement_-_argentina_-_inc-4_0.pdf,[],['Argentina'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"1 + +Declaración de Apertura de la República Argentina. +Cuarta sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC-4) para elaborar un +instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por plástico. + +En primer lugar, deseamos agradecer a Canadá por acoger esta cuarta reunión del Comité +Intergubernamental de Negociación de un instrumento internacional sobre plásticos. +Agradecemos también a la Secretaria y en particular al nuevo Presidente, Embajador Vayas +Valdivieso y su equipo por su importante labor en los meses previos al presente INC-4. + +Como hemos señalado en anteriores reuniones consideramos que será fundamental +acordar las definiciones cuanto antes, a fin de que los Estados puedan considerar de manera +integral el alcance de los compromisos que acuerden en estas negociaciones. Algunas de +ellas podremos trabajarlas sobre la base de las ya acordadas en otras convenciones +multilaterales. + +Adicionalmente, deseamos resaltar la centralidad del principio de responsabilidades +comunes pero diferenciadas, así como las diferentes capacidades nacionales de acuerdo +con los diferentes niveles de desarrollo. Este principio debe ser consideramos de manera +trasversal a través de todo el tratado. + +Asimismo, de conformidad con el Principio 12 de la Declaración de Río, la Argentina espera +que las medidas de control de los productos y residuos plásticos, se definan a nivel +multilateral, sobre la base del consenso y cooperación entre todos los Estados de modo de +no perjudicar el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo sostenible de los países en desarrollo +y garantizar que no se restrinjan los flujos internacionales de inversiones y de +comercialización de bienes y servicios de manera injustificada o discriminatoria. En ese +sentido, cualquier medida que se promueva para cumplir con los objetivos del futuro +instrumento, deberán ser compatibles con las reglas de la Organización Mundial del +Comercio (OMC). Se debería evitar la creación de obstáculos innecesarios al comercio +2 + +internacional, como así asegurar que las medidas estén basadas en evidencia científica y en +estándares internacionales de organizaciones internacionales de referencia. + +En relación a los medios de implementación, en particular el mecanismo financiero, para +asegurar el éxito en la implementación del futuro instrumento se debe contar recursos +financieros nuevos y adicionales, que sean canalizados a través de un fondo específico +establecido al efecto, a fin de volverlos predecibles y accesibles. + +Adicionalmente, es de vital importancia que en el punto referido a la Capacitación, +asistencia técnica y transferencia de tecnología quede establecido con total claridad que +los países desarrollados, en el marco del principio de responsabilidades comunes pero +diferenciadas, proporcionarán las tecnologías y cooperarán con el fortalecimiento de las +capacidades de los países en desarrollo. En este marco es relevante destacar que la +transferencia de tecnología debe ser entendida como fue expresado en el Plan de Acción +de Addis Abeba, según el cual transferencia de tecnología deberá ser en términos favorables +a los países en desarrollo, incluyendo términos concesionales y preferenciales, según sea +mutuamente convenido + +Nuestra delegación apoya la inclusión del principio de responsabilidad extendida del +productor entendida como un enfoque destinado a que tanto fabricantes como +importadores respondan por el ciclo de vida completo de los productos puestos por ellos +en el mercado y, particularmente, en la instancia post consumo. Asimismo, consideramos +importante la consideración de la trazabilidad como una herramienta de cada país +destinada a monitorear nacionalmente en forma permanente la recolección y destino de +los plásticos en su etapa post consumo en sintonía con la jerarquía de opciones y los usos +prohibidos del material recuperado. + +Finalmente, queremos experesar que la Argentina reafirma su compromiso con el proceso +iniciado en marzo de 2022 durante la Quinta Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el +3 + +Medio Ambiente, con el fin de acordar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente +vinculante sobre la contaminación por plásticos. + +Muchas gracias + + +",4 +341,24/04/2024 | Bangladesh,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_statement_bangladesh.pdf,[],['Bangladesh'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Mr. Chair +Distinguished Delegates +On behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, I express my sincere thanks and appreciation +to the INC Secretariat, the Government of Canada and its citizens for hosting the meeting +and warm hospitality. + +Mr. Chair +Bangladesh fully support the statement of the Asia Pacific group. In addition, Bangladesh +would like to raise the issue of plastic pollution in the downstream countries. Plastic +pollution, in marine and other environments, can be a transboundary nature and needs to +be tackled, together with its impacts, through a full-life-cycle approach, taking into account +national circumstances and capabilities. Plastic can easily cross the administrative +boundary without any intervention. Study shows that rivers are the major source of +transporting plastic loads into the sea. + +Mr. Chair +Downstream countries receive plastic from upstream causing adverse impacts to the human +health and marine environment. These downstream countries are vulnerable and disburse +extra national budgets to manage cross borders plastic waste. Therefore, I emphasize the +importance of taking into consideration the special circumstances and capabilities of the +downstream developing countries for environmentally sound management of cumulative +plastic waste that they additionally receive from upstream. + +Mr. Chair +I look forward to having fruitful discussions in this meeting. I believe, our collective +actions today will shape the well-being of future generations and the health of our planet. + +Thank you all. + +",4 +342,25/04/2024 | Rwanda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_statement_inc-4_opening_plenary.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"REPUBLIC OF RWANDA +MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT +Intervention by Minister of Environment Dr Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya +INC-4 Opening Plenary +Excellencies. +Good afternoon. +I would like to thank Minister Guilbeault and the people of Canada for your warm hospitality here in +Ottawa. +We are at a critical point in the negotiations and I would like to encourage all Member States to bring +the same spirit of ambition present when Resolution 5/14 was adopted at UNEA 5.2. +Rwanda would like to thank the Chair for his proposal on the organisation of work and we support this +approach. We have no time to waste, and need to move forward collaboratively and collectively. +I would also like to add Rwanda’s voice to the African Statement, and emphasise that the vast majority +of African Member States support a reduction in plastic production to sustainable levels. +I would also like to echo the statement made by Malawi on behalf of the High Ambition Coalition. More +than 60 countries of the Coalition want to see the most ambitious treaty possible. +Our task here in Ottawa is to make progress on the items where we have significant consensus, +including problematic and avoidable plastics. +The treaty will only be effective if we have global, legally binding and time bound targets. +In Rwanda, we sign performance contracts, known as Imihigo, as a promise to citizens to achieve the +goals we have set together. +Let us do the same through this treaty and end plastic pollution together - once and for all. +Finally, I would like to humbly request your support for Rwanda and Peru’s joint candidature to host the +Diplomatic Conference in Kigali and an Early Action Conference in Lima. +The KigaLima submission is a collaboration that signifies more than just a combination of our +capitals. It embodies a shared spirit and dedication to drive substantive progress in +environmental multilateralism. We welcome your support. +Thank you Chair. +",4 +343,26/04/2024 | Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kenya_statement_opening_plenary.pdf,[],['Kenya'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"1 | P a g e + + +REPUBLIC OF KENYA +KENYA’S OPENING STATEMENT FOR THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE +INTER-GOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-4) TOWARDS A +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON ENDING PLASTIC POLLUTION +INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. +The distinguished Chair of the INC +The Executive Director of UNEP +The Honourable Minister of Environment & Climate Change for Canada +The Executive Secretary of the INC Secretariat +Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen, +Allow me at the outset to relay my sincere gratitude to the Government and the people +of Canada for being such gracious host of this pivotal session of the INC. The cordial +welcome and friendly nature of the Canadian people has gone a long way in warming +the hearts of my esteemed delegation. +Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, the human family has bestowed upon us a +tremendous obligation of agreeing upon how we, the human family, shall put an end +to plastic pollution. It is now time to walk the talk and ensure that we make great +strides over the coming 7 days to build upon the areas of agreement and quickly +resolve any areas that may be sticking points. +Excellencies ladies & gentlemen, Kenya aligns with the statement made on behalf of +the African Group and acknowledges that the nature of plastic pollution is one whose +effects transcends borders and thus a transboundary approach on how to manage +plastic pollution should be accepted by all. Further, my delegation notes that the +upcoming instrument should be legally binding to ensure that we all have common +and standardized approaches to ensure timely and effective measures are +implemented and that shall put us on course to manage plastic pollution by 2040 +through an entire life cycle approach. +My delegation takes note of the need to agree on the compounding issues of +problematic plastic polymers and chemicals of concern and proposes that we +establish the mode of progress of identifying a criteria for addressing this challenge +especially moving into the intersessional period. Secondly, the issue of transparency +and traceability should be agreed upon to ensure that all actors are following the +agreed upon rules and obligations of the treaty in question. The design for +2 | P a g e + +circularity is also very critical and for this, we propose that the treaty replicates the +very successful Kenyan practice of “the one society approach” that shall also include +the industry as well as private sector to ensure that plastic pollution is addressed by +all stakeholders and actors in the plastics value chain through out the entire life +cycle of plastics. +Distinguished ladies and gentlemen +the Means of implementation of this treaty should also be as pragmatic and +effective as possible to ensure easier compliance for the most rapid and effective +results; as such the aspects of Financing should entail a Dedicated Multilateral +Fund that shall inculcate innovative aspects to tap finance from a broad range of +sources while operationalizing the Polluter Pays principle. The Extended Producer +Responsibility (EPR) scheme operationalized under this instrument should have +global attributes that places responsibilities on producers, exporters and +importers across international supply chains with options for regional +operationalization through global partnerships. Secondly the framework for the +transfer of technology and capacity building should be clearly articulate how the +Member states deficient or lacking in technologies for waste management are +supported to attain the collective lofty goal of avoiding unintended leakages into +the environment, both terrestrial and marine through the waste hierarchy. This +should also clearly address the ways of handling legacy plastics that already exist in +our respective jurisdictions. +Excellencies +It is prudent to note that the implementation of this treaty shall not be done in a +vacuum and that the proposed shift from a linear to a circular plastics life cycle +shall have far reaching disruptive consequences in the socio-economic aspects. As +such, my delegation reiterates the need for the negotiating committee to uphold the +already highlighted just transition for the most vulnerable members in our societies +including workers and especially waste pickers which should be operationalized +throughout the text of the treaty including through Capacity building, monitoring and +evaluation through National Action Plans (NAPs). +In conclusion your excellency, Kenya highly appreciates and reiterates the African +Ministerial position to host the Secretariat of the instrument within the UNEP +headquarters, this is rationalized by the fact that the instrument addresses Plastic +Pollution in the Environment which is a cross cutting responsibility that has +implications on biodiversity, the atmosphere through toxic gases through burning, +micro-nanoplastics pollution, terrestrial and marine ecosystems and proven +implications on human and animal health. In this regard, the integral function of +synergy creation and complementarity with other Multilateral Environmental +Agreements (MEAs) would be best performed from the seat of the UNEP +Headquarters. Secondly, in fulfilment of the Rio declaration paragraph 88 that called +upon the Member States to support the strengthening of the UNEP headquarters by +centralizing its functions, locating the Instrument’s headquarters in the UNEP +Headquarters would be another great opportunity to fulfil this pragmatic obligation. I +3 | P a g e + +implore all Member states to consider supporting this call to host the +secretariat within the UNEP headquarters during the appropriate time in the treaty +instrument progress. +I wish you all fruitful deliberations. +I yield the floor Mr. Chair. + +23RD April 2024 + + +",4 +344,27/04/2024 | India,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_rop-inc-4_23042024.pdf,[],['India'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Intervention on Rules of Procedure +INDIA +Thank you Chair. +At the outset, India would like to thank the Government of Canada for their +warm hospitality in welcoming the delegates for the fourth session of INC, +and also congratulate the INC Chair and Secretariat as well as UNEP for +organizing this meeting. + +As we initiate the fourth session to negotiate this very important +agreement, India would like to reiterate its commitment to the principle of +consensus in decision-making process on substantive issues under +multilateral environmental agreements. This approach underscores our +commitment to collective decision-making and adheres to the shared +responsibilities of nations. +India believes that consensus-based approach in multilateral decision +making is crucial for ensuring fairness, equity, and inclusiveness. It +enhances ownership of the outcomes, leading to durable and effective +solutions, ultimately contributing to achieving the objective of ending +plastic pollution. + +In that context, we wish to emphasize that decisions on substantive +matters shall be taken by consensus. Recalling the interpretive statement +relating to Rule 38.1, adopted by the INC Chair at the 2nd Session of INC +in Paris, our delegation seeks assurances from the INC Chair that Rule +38.1 will not be invoked during the INC meetings until the Rules of +Procedure are formally adopted. Echoing the sentiments of many of +Member States, India is confident that a commitment to a consensus- +based approach will enable us to move forward constructively in +discussions on substantive issues. + +I thank you. +*** + +",4 +345,27/04/2024 | Tunisia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/tunisia_inc4_opening_general_statement_0.pdf,[],['Tunisia'],,StatementsMembers,statement," +Tunisian Statement at the start of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental +Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding international instrument on plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment. +Ottawa, Canada April 23, 2024 +Mr Chair, +Excellences and distinguished delegates, +Tunisia would like to express its thanks to UNEP and the Government of Canada for graciously +hosting the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in +Ottawa. We also thank the INC Chair, Bureau and Secretariat for their efficient organisation of +this event and their outstanding leadership. We look forward to a successful outcome of our +fruitful collaboration. +Tunisia aligns itself with the statement made by Ghana on behalf of the African Group. +On behalf of Tunisia, we consider the elaboration of the Revised draft text as a working basis +for the development of the legally binding, global instrument to end plastic pollution, including +binding obligations and the necessary means of implementation. +Tunisia reiterates the importance of a comprehensive approach across the full life cycle of +plastics, covering primary plastic polymer production, additive materials, product design and +waste prevention and management. Plastic pollution poses a considerable threat to all +ecosystems, human health, socio-economic stability and climate change, given the high carbon +footprint generated during the entire life cycle of plastics and even during recycling. Tunisia is +therefore calling for the future instrument to include global bans and phase outs of the most +polluting plastics, including chemicals and polymers of concern, as well as high-risk plastic +products, while at the same time reducing the global production and consumption of plastics to +sustainable levels, as part of a system of transparency and traceability of plastic components. +At INC-4, Tunisia suggests strengthening and streamlining specific texts for prioritised control +measures, including binding, global bans and phase-outs and to eliminate problematic +avoidable plastic products, and chemicals of concern and; binding, global requirements on +product design and transparency measures to ensure reduction, safe reuse and recycling for all +plastic products. There is also a need to further specify key elements for means of +implementation, including a robust financing mechanism, technology transfer, technical +assistance, and capacity building. Finally, we need to advance and streamline texts for +monitoring and reporting, periodic assessments; and mechanisms for a scientific body to +support the strengthening of the instrument over time. +In addition, as we give priority to substantive discussions, this instrument should incorporate +the principles of the Rio Declaration, including the widely accepted international principles, +such as the polluter pays principle, the precautionary principle and the principle of common +but differentiated responsibilities. In the discussions and negotiations of the provisions of the +future treaty, this instrument should be in synergy with existing agreements. The implementing +of the future instrument may lead to job and livelihood losses, as well as other socio-economic +impacts along the plastic value chain. The instrument should consider the national +circumstances and priorities and ensure a just, equitable, inclusive and resilient transition for +1 +affected populations, with particular attention to vulnerable groups including women, children, +young people and waste pickers. +In the global effort to combat plastic pollution, it is essential to recognise that not all nations +have the same resources, capacities and skills to deal effectively with this pressing issue. Many +vulnerable developing countries, particularly those with limited financial and technical +resources, face significant challenges in tackling plastic pollution on their own. This is why +Tunisia stresses the need for a Multilateral Fund, which should be the main international +mechanism for providing the necessary technical and financial resources. This Fund must be +predictable, sustainable and provide adequate technical and readily accessible financial +resources to countries that need to meet their commitments under the future instrument. The +future instrument should facilitate the exchange of information, capacity building, international +cooperation and coordinate the best available science on sustainable consumption and +production, research, technologies and indigenous knowledge. +Tunisia acknowledges that this list of key priorities is extensive and we urge the Committee to +agree on a mandate for formal intersessional work to advance the text of these priorities +including the elaboration of annexes to outline criteria and initial lists for problematic and +avoidable plastic products and chemicals of concern. Furthermore, we support the +establishment of the Legal Drafting Group to support finalisation of text where considerable +progress has been made during INC-4. +In conclusion, Tunisia urges the Committee to agree on an approach and mandate to develop a +full draft of the treaty text before INC-5 to ensure that we achieve the task as set out by UNEA +Resolution 5/14 to finish our work by the end of 2024. +Thank you for your kind consideration. + +",4 +346,29/04/2024 | Oman,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/oman_statement.pdf,[],['Oman'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم + + ،السيد الرئيس +،أصحاب المعالي والسعادة رؤساء الوفود والأعضاء + السيدات +والسادة + +....السلام عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته + + يطيببب لنببب وفبببل نبببمطن ن ببب م م بببل +ب لشببب +كر + الجزيبببل لبببة ك ببب كنبببلا + الصبببلي نمبببة سبببف اوانتنببب ف والتنلبببية لمبببلولت الراب ببب لمجنببب الت ببب و + الحك يبببببب اللوليبببببب ل اببببببش نببببببث مببببببز بببببب بشبببببب م التمبببببب ببببببب ل ا + البلانبببتيكي م ب ببب فبببا بلبببث فبببا البي ببب البحريببب كببب لث نبببر +نبببف بببليري ن + لبببر يج لجنببب الت ببب و الحك يببب اللوليببب و توببب لبببلن و لمجوببب الرا يببب + لبببة ح يببب +الصبببثم + نمبببة النحببب ال نصببب نميببب فبببا بببر ال اوببب ة ال تحبببلت +5 +/ +14 + + + ؤكبببل نز نببب حبببف وفبببل نبببمطن ن ببب م نمبببة الت ببب وم بببش ك فببب مبببا البببلو + وإ جببب ذ ببب ا اوا ت ببب و ح يببب لافببب + واوبببالتزا ب ببب + بببل نميببب بببرال يببب + اوببب ة ال تحبببلت لمبي ببب + ال ببب ك ل نلبببا م و حبببف ريصببب م نمبببة ال بببل ب ل طببب + الز ني ال ت نميو وإ و ء ال ل نمة الصث اللولا ال مز + + يجببب م +يتبنبببة الصبببث + وجببب نببب ل لتصببب ية ات ف لببب بنجببب ذ مببببا نببب +الج ببب نا وإ وببب ء التمببب البلانبببتيكا + م ك ببب + يجببب م يسبببتنل وجنببب لبببة او لببب +ال م يببببب والتحميبببببل اوا ت ببببب نا واوا تصببببب ل السبببببمية وال شببببب لك الشببببب م + و نبببح ال صبببمح والببب ل ي بببب ب بببيف اوانتبببب ل اللبببرون وال بببللا ال نيببب + لكل اللو + + + يجبببب +ام نببببش + فببببا +او انتببببب ل نبببب وببببلن لبب��بة لجبببب التمبببب +البلانببببتيكام + ولببيج الحببل ببف تبب ت البلانببتيث بب ا ي نببا نبب بح بب لببة التركيببز نمببة لبب + ا لت الن يببب السبببمية حبببف ت ببب نمبببة م نببب ة ببب لبببة وببب ولت يببب ت +ك مببب لتحليبببل اوانبببترا يجي اوببب ك ر ف ليببب ل لجببب التمببب البلانبببتيكا + بببش + اواببببب فببببا اوانتببببب ل اللببببرون ال نيبببب لكببببل الببببلو و نط وبببب ال سبببب فببببا + حليبببل او ول يببب فبببا ال ببب + سببب م + فبببام ا بببب وببب بسبببيا وبببا ي كبببج ببب + وا بببش نبببن ن البلانبببتيث لبببف ي شبببل ف بببا فبببا ح يببب النتيجببب ال ر ببب ت بببف + ال بببلت ولكبببف ي كبببف م يسبببب ابببالا كبيبببرا وا تصببب ا ن و جت نببب نببب ة + ببب نببب لبببة وببب ك بببر + ببب م + بببش او بببب فبببا +اوانتبببب لم + نمبببة نببببيل +ال ببب م + ول التكن ل يببببب +واوابتكببببب لم + واوابتلافببببب ببببببيف +ال ط نببببب م + ون بببببر +البلانبببببتيثم +و بمي ن ت التلوير + م وال للا الت يمي والتن ي ي + + ولكننببب بح ببب لبببة البنببب ء نمبببة ال انبببة ال شبببترك بيننببب فبببا ن منببب و يببب + ا ت نببب الك بببل يشببب ل بلبببث ب بببا ال ج وبببا بببل اوا ت ببب ال ببب م و يبببل +البمببببلام الن يبببب لبنبببب ء ا ل ببببللا م و ببببل التكن ل يبببب م والببببنو الببببلا رلم و الت + الن يبب و ببف بلببا ن منبب فببا الببلولت الراب بب وال سبب وفي بب + بببيف الببلولا م +ي كنن راز ل يل بش م ال اايش لمنو بتط ير الصث + + وانببب ح ا لبببا م كبببل بببف ليبببل نببب بشببب م انبببل بببراءا ال بببل و م +ال بببببرالا ينب ببببب ا م سبببببتنل لبببببة ال بببببل الج ببببب نا لج يبببببش ننببببب ء المجنببببب + لمت نببل لببة افبب فببا اوببالاءم و بب السبببيل ال يببل لم قبب ببل ك بب ت ببل + انت ببب ا لانببب م ال سببب ت او وليببب يجببب م كببب م فبببا بببكل بببل تنببب ف + يش ال لابلا وال تر ف اللو بش م النص + + + بت ببب ببب ف و بببلل وببب كة ال ب ولببب فبببا الت ببب ل ال واببب و ت نبببة + الت في والنج ذ لمجن + الت و الحك ي + اللولي + فا ل اللولت + + .شكرا سيدي الرئيس + + +",4 +347,29/04/2024 | Uruguay,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/declaracion_de_apertura_inc-4_uruguay.pdf,[],['Uruguay'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + +Cuarta Reunión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación +para elaborar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre +la contaminación por plásticos (INC- 4) + +Declaración de Apertura de Uruguay + +Ottawa, Canadá – 23 de abril de 2024 + +Sr. Presidente, + +Uruguay agradece al Gobierno de Canadá por albergar esta reunión y a usted Sr. +Presidente y a la Secretaría, por la organización y la elaboración de los documentos, +especialmente el Proyecto de Texto Revisado, el cual recoge adecuadamente los +intercambios que mantuvimos en las sesiones anteriores de este Comité y proporciona +una base adecuada para nuestra negociación, en particular, para la elaboración del +Borrador Revisado del Texto del instrumento. + +Consideramos esencial concluir las negociaciones a fines del corriente año, con un +Instrumento ambicioso, que contenga un enfoque de todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, +para poder evitar y abordar la contaminación generada por ellos, la cual es parte de la +triple crisis planetaria. Para eso, es imprescindible que este proceso no se aboque +solamente a lograr un acuerdo sobre la gestión ambientalmente adecuada de los plásticos +al final de su vida útil. Por el contrario, también deberá incluir medidas para limitar la +producción de polímeros plásticos primarios, así como incorporar medidas con el fin de +eliminar o restringir el uso de polímeros y sustancias químicas de preocupación, así como +también los productos y grupos de productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, +microplásticos, y los de corta vida útil, incluidos los plásticos de un solo uso. + +Por otra parte, volvemos a hacer énfasis en dos aspectos esenciales que el convenio +deberá prever para su efectiva ejecución e implementación: + + + +En primer lugar, la importancia de asignar a los planes nacionales una función como +herramienta de implementación y no como fuente de las obligaciones de cada Parte. En +segundo término, profundizar el reconocimiento del rol que tienen los clasificadores o +recicladores en la cadena de valor del plástico y en la promoción de una economía circular +segura, estableciendo en el instrumento, medidas concretas que aseguren una transición +justa, que no los prive de su fuente de ingresos durante el período de transición. + +Consideramos esencial que este instrumento legalmente vinculante integre el enfoque de +derechos humanos, la protección de la salud humana y la transparencia como criterios +trasversales. Igualmente, es imperativo contar con el involucramiento de la comunidad +científica y que faciliten sus evaluaciones a los efectos de informar las negociaciones. +Además, esperamos contar con el establecimiento de un órgano subsidiario científico en +el instrumento. +Sr. Presidente, + +Agradeciendo su liderazgo, esperamos con él, finalizar esta sesión brindando un mandato +claro para, que se puedan establecer grupos de expertos que, en el período entre +sesiones, puedan identificar sustancias químicas y polímeros de particular preocupación, +productos y grupos de productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables y que elaboren una +primera lista para su eliminación o restricción a ser incluida en los futuros Anexos. + +Asimismo, resulta fundamental contar con trabajo entre sesiones sobre medios de +implementación, de forma de definir cómo será el mecanismo financiero, sus objetivos y +funcionamiento, incluido su apoyo al desarrollo de capacidades, asistencia técnica y +actividades de transferencia tecnológica. Además, esperamos que se establezca el Grupo +Jurídico de Redacción. Por último, esperamos avanzar en las negociaciones del Borrador +del Texto Revisado del Instrumento, a fin de contar con un texto más reducido en +términos de opciones, que permita proseguir nuestras negociaciones en el INC-5 teniendo + + +en cuenta la urgencia de abordar la crisis de contaminación por plásticos. +Muchas gracias. + +",4 +348,23/04/2024 | Chile (English | Spanish),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/chile_objective_.pdf,[],['Chile'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"OBJECTIVE + +We support streamlined option 1. + +Chile believes that the main objective of the Agreement is to end plastic pollution, including +the marine environment, to protect human health and the environment from its adverse +effects and to achieve sustainable development. + +Ending plastic pollution should be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the +full lifecycle of plastic, through actions through the prevention, progressive reduction and +elimination of plastic pollution. + +Chile does not support the need of further specifying on other aquatic and terrestrial +ecosystems, as the objective is to address plastic pollution, from all sources, in all its +dimensions. Chile does not support the inclusion of the reference to “additional plastic +pollution”, term that does not appear in res 5/14. + +",4 +349,23/04/2024 | China,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/general_statement_from_china-cn.pdf,[],['China'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"中国代表团在塑料污染国际文书政府间谈判委员会第四次会议 +的一般性发言 +中国代表团感谢东道主加拿大政府为召开此次会议提供的 +支持， +并对大会主席、 +秘书处以及联合国环境署为筹备会议开展 +的辛勤工作表示赞赏。 +经过INC第三次会议上各成员国的积极讨论，在大会主席、 +主席团以及秘书处的共同努力下， +修订版零案文得以制定， +有力 +推动了INC进程，为下一步工作奠定了良好基础。中方认为，修 +订版零案文充分体现了INC三次会议期间各成员国观点，成为下 +一步开展谈判的基础文件。但也应看到，当前案文篇幅长、内容 +多、 +层次复杂， +在一些关键议题上各方存较大分歧。 +为实现INC-4 +谈判取得实质性进展以及今年年底前完成文书谈判的目标， +中方 +提出以下建议： +一是关于核心议题。INC-4 会议能否就核心问题达成基本一 +致， +对在年底前完成具有法律约束力文书谈判的工作有决定性意 +义。中方建议各方坚持多边主义，展现最大的包容性，本着团结 +合作、 +携手应对塑料污染的初衷， +严格按照联合国环境大会授权， +聚焦塑料污染， +围绕如何��免塑料泄露进入环境造成污染这一核 +心内容进行谈判。 +二是尊重国家自主决定。通过此前三次INC会议，各方已充 +分理解各国所处发展阶段不同， +在塑料污染管理的能力， +包括资 +金、 +技术等方面存在巨大差距， +在塑料污染治理方面需要解决的 +主要问题也存在差异， +应充分尊重国家自主决定这一原则， +避免 +“一刀切”式的解决方案，从而凝聚起广泛共识应对塑料污染。 +三是客观务实推动进程。关于各方立场存在严重分歧的部 +分， +建议各方充分发挥建设性， +寻找各方都能接受的过渡性搭桥 +方案，从而实现在INC5 达成具有法律约束力、体现雄心与力度、 +并且可执行的具有法律约束力的文书， +共同开启国际社会向塑料 +污染宣战的行动。 +与此同时， +随着各国针对塑料污染采取行动措 +施，各国在政策、技术、能力、包括对替代品开发与评估等具备 +一定条件后，可结合具体问题进一步研究制定具体对策措施。 +INC-4 期间，中国代表团将与各方密切合作，深化共识，在 +修订版零案文基础上，聚焦于增进理解，弥合分歧，通过开放真 +诚的沟通，为推动谈判进程、达成一致解决方案共同努力。中方 +将一如既往积极配合主席和秘书处的工作， +加强与各方交流， +为 +文书制定贡献力量。 +谢谢！ +",4 +350,23/04/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/iran_opening_national_statement_on_inc-4_in_ottawa_on_plastic_pollution.pdf,[],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + +Opening national statement of the Islamic Republic of Iran +in INC-4 +Ottawa - Canada +on plastic Pollution + +Excellencies +Dear Colleagues and friends +Good morning, +At the outset, I wish to express the delight of my delegation to be here in Ottawa for + another fruitful negotiation with an ambition to develop an international legal instrument +which could efficiently address the issue of plastic pollution particularly in the marine + environment. In this respect, we wish to echo our appreciation to the INC secretariat and +the host country for their efforts in organizing this important meeting. + +We also would like to express our sincere gratitude and felicitation over the leadership of +Your Excellency, Ambassador Vayas, and we remain assured that through your able + chairmanship, balanced approach and working closely with all countries and groups of +countries, we would be able to conclude our work in a constructive, positive and timely +manner. + +My delegation also wishes to associate itself with the statement of Kuwait on behalf of the +group of Like Minded Countries, as well as the statement of the State of Palestine on + behalf of the Asia Pacific Group in this respect. + +Dear Friends +We are living in a critical juncture that the world is facing with various geopolitical, + economic and environmental challenges including various pollutions resulting mostly from +inefficiency and mismanagement. + +But in addressing the issue of plastic pollution, we do need to acknowledge that plastic +products represent a cornerstone of our modern life. Plastic is an indispensable material +for the society, economy, and trade and it provides tremendous services and support to +the healthcare system, agriculture and food security and important industries. However, +the continuing mismanagement of legacy as well as newly-generated plastic waste has led +and is still contributing to environmental pollution. + +Addressing these challenges, in addition to the political will necessitates maturity +in understanding the nature and scope of these issues together with focusing on the + potentials for reduction and elimination of those pollutions through better plastic waste +management and mobilizing financial resources and technical and technological assistance +in particular to developing countries for their calculated and environmentally sound + actions. + +2 + +To better understand about the huge potentials and effectiveness of plastic waste + management related actions for drastically reducing pollution, it is good to know that only +9 percent of the total plastic wastes in the world are recycled, while 50 percent goes to +landfills and 30 percent are burned with unbelievable impacts on environment and human +health. That is why we believe that improved patterns and ways of waste management + together with changes in plastic products design and applications in order to make our life +more sustainable shall be the core of the future instrument. + +In this relation, it must be ensured that the objectives, scope and the coverage of the initial +mandate given by the UNEA resolution 5/14 is not overstretched or overridden and the +future instrument shall not apply to materials and intermediate products which are of +dual-use nature and have to be further processed for serving many end uses other than +plastics. + +On the other side, we should bear in mind that actions could not be taken and enforced in +vacuum and necessarily we should take into account the realities of our life including the +circumstances, capabilities, capacities and development priorities of countries in particular +the need for economic growth, food security and poverty eradication as the most + overriding priorities for developing nations in this respect. + +Accordingly, in consideration of possible solutions and response measures to the challenge +of plastic pollution, we should be cautious and realistic not to be deceived or misguided by +misperceptions, and to ensure that our objectives would be attainable and our actions ef- +fective. + +Certainly, a cooperative, voluntary and bottom-up approach shall better serve such goal. It +is also essential to ensure that Parties are not compelled to make a choice between their +pursuit of national sustainable development and the foisted instruments of tackling plastic +pollution. + +Furthermore, in such a strive and taking into account the principle of common but +differentiated responsibilities (CBDR), developed countries should take the lead in a legally +binding manner and the developing countries would also follow, but on a voluntary basis +and through unhindered access to the means of implementation. + +In this respect, it shall be ensured that the measures taken to combat plastic pollution, +including the unilateral ones, should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable +discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade in particular against the +strive of the developing countries. + +On the other hand, there is a dire need to ensure non-discrimination treatment of plastic +products vis-à-vis products from other materials in terms of their impact on human health, +3 + +environment and climate in particular water scarcity, food security and other socio- +economic factors. + +On organization of work and procedural matters, we believe that any decisions within the +framework of the future Instrument shall be made by consensus. Further, under Agenda +Item 4, we must undertake the first reading of the elements and options of the Zero draft. +On the legal drafting group, we welcome to discuss the terms of references, composition +and modalities of its work, towards the end of INC-4 but due to unclarity on all of the +issues at this stage, this group should not start its work earlier than INC-5 depending on the +level of progress to be achieved here in Ottawa. Further, this group should avoid entering +into any discussions or decision making on substantial matters. +On the issue of diplomatic conference, we support to discuss on the venue of that event, +but certainly consideration of any specific date in this respect is premature at this stage and +should be left for INC-5. +",4 +351,23/04/2024 | Japan,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/japan_national_statement_under_agenda_4_inc4final_0.pdf,[],['Japan'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Japan Statement, 23 April 2024 +under agenda item 4 +The Fourth session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment + + +Chair, + + +Japan expresses its sincere gratitude to the government of Canada +for kindly hosting the Fourth session of INC here in Ottawa. + +We support the statements made by Palestine on behalf of the Asia +Pacific Group, and Malawi on behalf of HAC. + +Japan appreciates continuous tireless efforts by the Chair and the +Secretariat on your diligent preparation for the INC4. We very much +appreciate the Chair’s leadership so that we can streamline further the +revised draft text in this round of negotiations. + + We would like to highlight here the following four necessary points +for the plastic treaty. + +First, the instrument should have a clear time-bound target in its +objective so that all countries are encouraged to implement coordinated +actions to attain the target and further scale up their efforts to end plastic +pollution. For this reason, we reiterate that a clear milestone to reduce +additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040 and further efforts thereafter +should be stipulated in the text. + +Second, we stress the need to have overarching obligations prior to +individual control measures. They are fundamental obligations which +require each party to establish a plastic circularity mechanism in society +with its integrated and holistic national policies, and to implement +necessary efforts throughout the plastic lifecycle from upstream to +downstream in order to promote plastic circularity and prevent the plastic +leakage into the environment. + +The effective measures should also be listed in the Annex , whether +they are mandatory or voluntary, so that they are reflected in the National +Action Plans on which a clear policy roadmap will include those listed +measures. We attach an explanatory note on the overarching provisions to +this statement. + +Third, regarding individual control measures, effective measures +are needed to further prevent plastic pollution. Not by setting a universal +limit on production of plastics, but by making ambitious efforts for +reducing single-use plastics, promoting environmentally-friendly product +design to generate changes in demand and people’s behaviour, and +enhancing reuse, recycling and sound waste management, we believe that +such various efforts will significantly contribute to the reduction in volume +of plastic use and promote a sustainable production and consumption of +plastics. + +Fourth, for means of implementation, financial support should be +provided to countries most in need and for measures that are most effective +and cost-efficient to prevent emission and release of plastics, which are +well-planned in advance within local communities and coordinated with +regional, subregional or national arrangement. In particular, establishing a +basic waste management system at the local level is essential, which could +also work for other types of wastes and lead to sustainable industrialization +by reuse, recycling or use of alternative materials to induce private sector’s +investment. On this point, we also include in this statement an explanatory +note on our proposal for financial assistance. + +At this juncture of our negotiation, time is of the essence. It is +crucial for us to make further progress in our substantial discussions +through INC4 and intersessional work until INC5 in order to finish our +work by the end of this year. With this sense of urgency in mind, Japan +would not spare our efforts to contribute to the discussions further +constructively during this INC4 session. + +Thank you. + + + + + +(Attachments follow this page.) + +(Attachment 1) +Explanatory note by Japan; Overarching obligations + +13 bis. Overarching provision related to Part II +1. +Parties shall establish an effective mechanism in society to promote plastic +circularity and prevent the leakage of plastics into environment through a whole-of-society +approach by adopting integrated and holistic national policies. +2. +Parties shall take the necessary measures at all stages of plastic lifecycle, such as +the production, distribution, sale, consumption, waste management and disposal, to promote +plastic circularity and prevent the leakage of plastics into the environment and strengthen the +measures over time towards achieving the objective of this instrument. +3. +In relation to the previous paragraph, Parties shall take the effective measures at +each stage of plastic lifecycle listed in Annex X.1 The mandatory and voluntary measures +listed in annex X shall be reflected accordingly in the national action plan. The governing +body* can review the annex as necessary. + +- +These overarching provisions are basic cross-cutting clauses under which individual +obligations clauses are aligned, whereas measures under each individual obligation are +put in place, whether mandatory or not (following the results of negotiation). They function +as foundational clauses to which all respective obligations are closely attached. + +- +What policies each party should take depends on national circumstances of plastic +pollution. Each country should tackle the problem through policy mix which are +considered to be appropriate. The priority of policies and extent of countermeasures +should be decided by each party, taking into account its policy strength and weakness. + +- +Thus, it is important to have a clear common objective, including a time-bound target that +all members can share to tackle plastic pollution (See page 3). To attain the concrete +target, each member should show a clear policy roadmap and it should be well reflected +in its NAPs, which assures parties’ actions in a concerted manner. + +1. Paragraph 1 +- +This paragraph provides an obligation for each party to establish a plastic circularity +mechanism2 in society that will prevent the leakage of plastic into the environment. +- +It requires a whole-of-society approach covering all stages of plastic lifecycle by engaging +stakeholders such as manufacturers, distributors, retailers, consumers, and waste + +1 See the proposed text of annex X at p. 70. +2 This mechanism is established by each country through national strategy, or plan. +management sectors. In order to realize plastic circularity through a whole-of-society +approach, it is necessary to establish an effective national system or social mechanism +by adopting national policies such as national laws, guidelines or strategies in an +integrated and holistic way. +- +By promoting plastic circularity, it contributes to creating circular economy and realizing +resource efficiency, referred in 3(b) of the UNEA resolution. +- +We need to stipulate this basic provision to promote plastic circularity and prevent the +leakage of plastics into the environment in each county, according to national +circumstances. + +2. Paragraph 2 +- +Under UNEA resolution 5/14, we are committed to tackle plastic pollution covering all +lifecycle of plastic. There is a need to clarify necessary measures taken at each stage of +plastic lifecycle. +- +Therefore, this paragraph obliges each party to take necessary measures covering full +lifecycle of plastics by categorizing upstream, middle-stream, and downstream sectors +(more specifically, production, distribution, sales, consumption, and waste management +sectors) to promote plastic circularity and prevent the leakage. +- +It also requires strengthening measures over time to achieve the objective of the +instrument. + +3. Paragraph 3 +- +Concrete effective measures at each lifecycle stage should be listed and visualized so +that they are appropriately reflected in NAPs. +- +Listed measures in Annex X will include the ones provided for in individual obligations as +the result of negotiation. Regardless of the individual obligations, other measures +considered to be effective will be also included in Annex X. +- +It can help each country make reference to the listed measures when it considers the +content of NAPs and it can give Parties a right direction of their policies to cope with +plastic pollution. +- +The list of the effective measures in Annex should be updated by COP according to +technical development and technological innovations. (Next section follows this page.) + + + + +2. +Objective + +Option 1 +1. +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment [and other aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems], [based on a +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic] [through the prevention, +progressive reduction and elimination of [additional] plastic pollution] [by 2040] [and +enhanced efforts thereafter], [in order] to protect human health and the environment [from its +adverse effects] [and to achieve sustainable development]. + +- +We heard some delegations’ view that a time bound target should not be in the +objective so far. However, without a clear direction towards a common ambition for +2040, there will be no alignment of each country's efforts to prevent plastic pollution, +and this will undermine the collective effort by each country. + +- +By sharing a common ambition for 2040, it will be possible for each country to take +concerted action, and the progress of each country's efforts can be reliably evaluated +through national action plans. This is why we need a common ambition. + +- +Furthermore, by stipulating “enhanced efforts thereafter (after 2040)”, further efforts by +Parties toward ending plastic pollution will be guaranteed without limiting the lifetime of +the treaty. + +- The idea of “elimination of additional plastic pollution” is shared by more than 80 +countries or regions and is especially known as Osaka Blue Ocean Vision at G20 +Osaka summit in 2019. + +- Japan believes that it is most reliable and feasible approach to consider a certain time- +bound goal for the objective of the instrument by building on this widely shared vision, +taking into account of the urgent need to resolve this global issue. + +- That is why we propose setting a time-bound target for “elimination of additional plastic +pollution by 2040 and enhanced efforts thereafter” here, based on the shared vision. + + + + +Annex [X] - Effective measures at each stage of plastic lifecycle3 + +1. Entire stage + +a. +Establish an effective mechanism in society to promote plastic circularity and prevent leakage of +plastics to the environment, including marine environment through a whole-of -society approach +by adopting integrated and holistic national policies (*) + +2. Production stage + +a. +Reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, including but not limited to the following +elements: +i. +Promote plastic circularity through a whole-of-society approach (*) +ii. +Proper treatment of chemicals and polymers of concern, and problematic avoidable plastic +products, including intentionally added microplastics (*) +iii. +Reduce single-use plastics (*) +iv. +Adopt and enhance sustainable product design and performance criteria, by production +improvement such as volume reduction, simplification of packaging, ensure long life of +plastics, reuse of parts, use of mono materials, making it easier to break apart, sort out, and +transport for ease of recycling (*) +v. +Develop and encourage use of sustainable non-plastic substitutes (*) +vi. +Establish and operate extended producer responsibility systems +vii. +Prevent the emissions and releases of plastics throughout its life cycle (*) +b. Collect and recycle used plastics by production sectors (promotion of reuse and recycling, +improvement of reuse and recycling rate of plastics) (*) +c. +Promote evaluation of plastic product footprints on the environment, sharing information on +product materials, cooperation between stakeholders, and standardization of product design and +development of relevant guidelines. + +3. Distribution/sale/consumption stage + +a. + Reduce single-use plastics (*) +b. Collect and recycle used plastics by distribution/sale/consumption sectors (promotion of reuse and +recycling, improvement of reuse and recycling rate of plastics) (*) +c. +Introduction of product take-back and right-to-repair requirement +d. Introduction of product and service delivery systems +e. +Introduction of deposit refund scheme +f. +Supporting the development of skills and infrastructure for reuse, recycling, repair, repurposing +and refurbishment of plastic products +g. Economic instruments such as fees, tax incentives, subsidies, and subsidy reform, as appropriate +h. Leveraging public procurement +Raising-awareness of the problem of global plastic pollution and the importance of consumers’ and +vendors’ behavioral changes in plastic use (*) + + +4. Waste management and disposal stage + + + +a. + Develop national sound waste management policies based on the appropriate priorities of waste +management including waste prevention +b. Ensure safe and environmentally sound waste management at its different stages, including +handling, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling, and final disposal of plastic waste +(*) +c. +Enhance recycling and treatment capacity in light of current consumption level and future +projections to ensure environmentally sound waste management (*) +d. Prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, littering and open burning (*) +e. +Invest in waste management systems and infrastructure (*) +f. +Incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise consumer awareness on +sustainable consumption (*) + +5. Cross-cutting elements + +a. +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +i. +cooperate to assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors (*) +ii. +take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities (*) +iii. +promote engagement for the local population and citizens in safe and environmentally +sound remediation activities (*) +b. Just transition +c. +International and, as appropriate, regional cooperation (*) +d. Information exchange (*) +e. +Awareness-raising, education and research (*) +f. +Stakeholder engagement (*) +g. other effective measures that can be adopted by the Conference of Parties taking into account +technological development, and scientific and socioeconomic assessments (*) +(*): mandatory measures +(Attachment follows this page.) + +(Attachment 2) +Explanatory note by Japan; Financial assistance to tackle plastic pollution + +1. As for financial assistance for tackling plastic pollution, Japan believes that +financial assistance should be a complementary cooperative measure, since, in +principle, it is each Member’s responsibility to take necessary measures to control +the leakage of plastic waste in its country. + +2. We also believe that, as each Member’s financial resources are limited, +necessary financial assistance should be provided to countries most in need, in +an effective, cost-efficient and sustainable manner. Moreover, In order to +maximize positive effects of financing assistance, Member countries need to +identify in advance which actions and measures are most effective and cost- +efficient with financing and implement them in a planned way while targeting +assistance to necessary areas. + +3. With this basic idea, our views on financial support are reflected in the revised +draft text as follows; + +4. Here, we would like to explain the background of our proposal by demonstrating +how we should tackle plastic waste management effectively, based on our +experience. + +5. Japan has proactively contributed to providing assistance to developing countries +in the area of waste management. Based on our long experience in this field, we +have learned that sound waste management is imperative for reducing the +discharge of plastics into the environment and that an effective waste +management should be established in three incremental stages as indicated +below, based on the country’s development stage. + +(a) The first stage is to establish a basic social system where scattered wastes +Part III 1. Financing [mechanism [and resources]] +OP4 ter. The support provided in paragraphs 2 and 4 shall be targeted to most effective +and cost-efficient measures, which are well-planned in advance within local communities +and coordinated with regional, subregional or national arrangement to maximize positive +effects for preventing emissions and releases of plastics. A priority of the support shall be +given to establish an effective social system at local level for handling, sorting, collection, +transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is indispensable +to safe and environmentally sound waste management. +are sorted, collected and transported with the participation of local community +and its citizens. The most essential part in this stage is awareness of the +current situation of waste management and establishment of an appropriate +waste management treatment flow, which contributes to an improvement in +basic waste management system and public hygiene. + +(b) The second stage is to build treatment infrastructure along with formulating +plans, strengthening legal systems, and introducing technology and +equipment for waste reduction aimed at minimizing the adverse impacts on +the environment caused by wastes. It contributes to reduction of +environmental burden and prevention of pollution. + +(c) The third stage is to realize 3Rs -Reduce, reuse, recycle for the purpose of +establishing a sound material-cycle society. The value added through reuse +and recycling of wastes is a drive for industrialization. Sustainable +industrialization requires investment by private sector particularly in reuse, +recycling, use of alternatives, and advanced sorting. However, without a basic +waste collection system in the first stage, which is fundamental for +development of sustainable reuse and recycling, private sectors would face +investment risks due to lack of continuous availability of plastic wastes. +(In the case of GBFF (Global Biodiversity Framework Fund), it has yet to +secure fund from private sector, which clearly shows that some beneficial +elements linked with industrial developments are necessary to promote stable +investments by private companies.) + +6. Therefore, a priority of supports should be given, first and foremost, to +establishing a basic social system at the local level for handling, sorting, collection, +transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is +indispensable to safe and environmentally sound waste management and the key +to industrialization for promoting private sector’s investment. With a participatory +approach, it serves to keep necessary costs down for waste management and +make the social system more sustainable. + +7. Plus, in order to ensure that supports are targeted to most effective and cost- +efficient measures for waste management, each country must do careful planning +to establish a waste management system at the local level and coordinate it with +regional, subregional or national arrangement to build necessary waste treatment +facilities covering geographically large areas in an effective and cost-efficient way. +This coherent planning at local community and wide-raging coordination are +essential to maximize positive effects for preventing emissions and releases of +plastics. + +8. With these ideas above, Japan has greatly contributed so far to assisting many +developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, etc. in resolving their waste +management issue and we can assure our effectiveness of its assistance method +which works properly depending on national developmental stage. + +9. Japan would like to share this vision on financing clauses for the plastic treaty +with other countries and further consider the best way to realize an effective and +cost-effective plastic waste management system. + + +Annex: Japan’s assistance approach for waste management + + +(end) +",4 +352,23/04/2024 | Kazakhstan,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kazakhstan_st.pdf,[],['Kazakhstan'],,StatementsMembers,statement," +Общая позиция Казахстана по предварительному проекту +международного договора о борьбе с загрязнением окружающей +среды, в том числе морской среды, пластиком + + +Казахстан признает необходимость регулирования вопроса по +экологически обоснованному управлению пластиком с учетом +текущих объемов образования отходов пластика в мире и допущению их +попадания в окружающую среду, в том числе в морскую среду. +Казахстан поддерживает, что должен быть создан международный +документ +с +включением +в +себя +положений, +основанных +на +комплексном подходе с учетом принципов Рио-де-Жанейрской +декларации по окружающей среде и развитию, а также национальных +условий и возможностей. +Согласно 3-му принципу Рио-де-Жанейрской декларации право +на +развитие +должно +быть +реализовано, +чтобы +обеспечить +справедливое удовлетворение потребн��стей нынешнего и будущих +поколений в областях развития и окружающей среды. + +Справочно: Принцип 5. Все государства и все народы сотрудничают в решении +важнейшей задачи искоренения бедности — необходимого условия устойчивого развития +— в целях уменьшения разрывов в уровнях жизни и более эффективного удовлетворения +потребностей большинства населения мира. +Вместе с тем, текущие национальные условия и возможности +Казахстана имеют все составляющие необходимости развития +нефтегазохимической отрасли, это важность роста экономики и +наличие ресурсов. +В структуре ВВП Казахстана доля нефтегазовой отрасли занимает +значительную роль и обеспечивает наибольший объем поступлений в +бюджет страны и инвестиций в экономику. При этом, основная доля +углеводородного сырья экспортируется. +С целью выхода из сырьевой направленности Казахстан на +этапе развития нефтегазохимической отрасли. +На сегодня в стране на стадии реализации находятся ряд проектов, +которые обеспечат изменение структуры экономики страны путем +мультипликативного эффекта на развитие всех отраслей экономики, что +будет способствовать росту ВВП и созданию новых рабочих мест. +Необходимо отметить, вышеуказанные проекты реализуются в +соответствии со всеми экологическими нормами и повестками ESG, +придают большое значение сохранению окружающей среды путем +применения инновационных производственных методов и внедряя +передовые (лицензионные) технологии. +Справочно: +кроме +того, +нефтегазохимические +проекты +требуют +обеспечения разделения газа на фракции, выполняя очистку товарного газа, +поставляемого населению от жирных фракций (этан, пропан, бутан) и +присутствующего в нем сероводорода, что положительно влияет на экологию и +здоровье населения. +Тем самым, ограничения в производстве химических веществ и первичных +полимеров замедлят экономическое развитие страны и будут способствовать +дальнейшему ухудшению экологической ситуации. +На +протяжении +всей +независимости +Казахстан +экспортировал +углеводородное сырье и импортировал готовые полимерные изделия. +Отсюда следует вывод, что развитые страны имея технологии и +производства за последние 30 лет благодаря отечественному углеводородному +сырью обеспечили поступательное развитие получая выгоду в 20 раз больше. +В настоящее время производство первичных полимеров представляет собой +одну из наиболее динамично развивающихся отраслей промышленности. +Согласно +анализа +Wood +Mackenzie +мировое +потребление +нефтегазохимической продукции к 2060 году увеличится почти в 3 раза ввиду +увеличения численности населения на 2 млрд. человек (по состоянию на 2024 год – +8 млрд. человек). +При этом отмечаем, что выпускаемая продукция из первичных +полимеров применяется во всех отраслях экономики (в производстве и в +��овседневной жизни людей), в том числе таких жизнеобеспечивающих +важных отраслях, как здравоохранение, социальное обеспечение, +строительство. +Поэтому, Казахстан принимая во внимание факторы важности +экономического развития страны не поддерживает ограничение и +регулирование производства первичных полимеров в рамках +проекта международного документа по пластику. +При этом, Казахстан готов направить усилия по разработке +международного документа с учетом национальных возможностей и +приоритетов, в части: +- регулирования вопросов одноразового пластика, +- принятия необходимых мер по развитию инфраструктуры по +сбору, сортировке и переработке отходов пластика, +- работы над дизайном продукции из пластика с целью развития +циркулярной экономики и соответствующей маркировкой такой +продукции. +В рамках переговорных процессов Казахстан поддерживает +проводить их в духе сотрудничества и основываться на принципе +консенсуса. +Также +считаем +целесообразным +отказаться +от +параллельных обсуждений, так как каждый раздел проекта договора +очень важен. +Вопросы, которые требуют пояснений/обсуждений: +- средства реализации - финансирование положений/требований, +которые будут вытекать из проекта договора, в особенности для стран как +Казахстан (развивающая экономика, отсутствие выхода к морю, +относительно умеренного объема потребления товаров (продукции) из +пластика)). Требуется обсудить структуру органов реализации положений +проекта +договора +и +их +финансирование +в +целях +обеспечения +эффективности их работы без дополнительной финансовой нагрузки на +развивающие страны и страны, не имеющие выхода к морю и +обеспечивающие +относительно +умеренное +потребление +товаров +(продукции) из пластика, +- поддержка технической части реализации проекта договора, в +частности обеспечения постоянных актуальных исследований, равного +доступа к наилучшим доступным технологиям (механизмы передачи +технологий), привлечения экспертов для предоставления обзоров +реализации положений проекта договора и тому подобнее, +- устранения противотечений/дублирования и (или) координация +положений, принятых в рамках действующих международных договоров +таких как Базелькая, Стокгольмская и Роттердамская конвенции, +- обеспечение разумного перехода от действующих в странах норм, +предусматривающийся в проекте договора, и планируемых к реализации +с учетом национальных приоритетов, +- установление четких требований и определений, к примеру +уточнение таких понятий как «намеренно добавленные микрочастицах +пластмасс», +«трудноутилизируемые +изделия +из +пластмассы», +«безопасных альтернативных вариантов», «выбросы и высвобождение +пластмасс», «минимально безопасного и экологически обоснованного +сбора, утилизации и удаления отходов» и так далее, +- установление понятных и выполняемых процедур сертификации и +маркировки продукций (товаров) из пластика с учетом национальных +возможностей. + + + + +",4 +353,23/04/2024 | Mexico,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/mexico_plenary.pdf,[],['Mexico'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para +desarrollar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante +sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino +Cuarta sesión, Ottawa, 23 al 30 de Abril, 2024 + +1 + +DECLARACIÓN INICIAL DE MÉXICO + +México agradece al Gobierno de Canadá por alojar la cuarta sesión del +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar un +instrumento +internacional +jurídicamente +vinculante +sobre +la +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino, así como a la +Presidencia por la organización de reuniones informales con Jefas y Jefes +de Delegacion y al Secretariado por la elaboración del proyecto de texto +revisado del instrumento. +México endosa la declaración de GRULAC y reitera su disposición para +avanzar sobre este texto como base para las negociaciones, con miras a +reducir las opciones contenidas, identificando áreas de convergencia +hacia un texto más simplificado, con la ambición de alcanzar un acuerdo +en la quinta sesión en Busán. +Nuestro país insiste que para proteger la salud humana y el medio +ambiente, este Acuerdo deberá impulsar el desarrollo de una regulación +internacional vinculante complementada por medidas voluntarias, bajo +un enfoque integral del ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos, incluyendo +el plástico heredado, en donde se consideren las capacidades y +circunstancias nacionales, particularmente de los países en desarrollo. +Por ello, México estima necesario contar con provisiones referentes a la +producción de polímeros plásticos primarios tomando en consideración, +entre otros, el principio precautorio y el principio de quien contamina +paga. Asimismo, con base en la mejor ciencia disponible, México apoya la +inclusión de obligaciones legalmente vinculantes sobre productos +químicos y polímeros de preocupación, de acuerdo a criterios claros para +su identificación y acompañados por un listado en evolución. +En el mismo sentido, México respalda las disposiciones legalmente +vinculantes y medidas de control para restringir y eliminar los productos +plásticos +problemáticos +y +evitables. +Lo +anterior, +mediante +el +reconocimiento de que contar con criterios mínimos de diseño y +rendimiento de los productos, así como fomentar la investigación de +productos +sustitutos +sostenibles +promoviendo +la +inclusión +de +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para +desarrollar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante +sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino +Cuarta sesión, Ottawa, 23 al 30 de Abril, 2024 + +2 + +conocimientos tradicionales y de Pueblos Indígenas, permitirá avanzar +hacia una economía circular y sostenible. +Para ello, México considera que será esencial desarrollar criterios técnicos +claros basados en la mejor ciencia disponible para evaluar los sustitutos, +con el fin de que las estrategias de sustitución sean verdaderamente +sostenibles a lo largo de su ciclo de vida, considerando sus posibles +impactos en la salud humana y el medio ambiente, así como la jerarquía +de residuos. +No se pueden pasar por alto las desigualdades preexistentes, por lo que es +esencial centrar la discusión en los grupos en mayor situación de +vulnerabilidad, especialmente en los Pueblos Indígenas, mujeres y niñas, +personas recicladoras de base y otros trabajadores/as en entornos +informales y cooperativos. Para México es fundamental que se incluya una +mención explícita de dichos grupos en el texto. +Una transición justa para las personas trabajadoras en la cadena de valor +del plástico, debe incluir la protección de los derechos humanos y +laborales, el acceso a servicios sociales y programas de salud, una +compensación justa, esquemas de responsabilidad ampliada del +productor inclusivos, y la provisión de apoyo financiero y técnico para +establecer o fortalecer instalaciones seguras y sostenibles para la +reutilización, reparación y reciclaje. +Adicionalmente, es indispensable contar con una base científica sólida, +por lo que México estima imprescindible contar con un órgano subsidiario +científico interdisciplinario y multisectorial con representación regional y +balance de género, que provea de información científica, técnica y +socioeconómica, que considere el conocimiento tradicional de nuestros +Pueblos Indígenas, de las comunidades locales, así como la mejor ciencia +disponible. +Nuestro país se suma a las voces que solicitan definir un calendario y +modalidades para el trabajo formal intersesional que nos permita avanzar +en criterios para identificar sustancias químicas, polímeros plásticos, y +productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, así como los listados +respectivos para su futura discusión en la INC-5. Lo anterior, apoyado por +robustos medios de implementación que consideren la creación de un +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para +desarrollar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante +sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino +Cuarta sesión, Ottawa, 23 al 30 de Abril, 2024 + +3 + +mecanismo de financiamiento específico, fortalecimiento de capacidades, +transferencia de tecnología y cooperación internacional. +México reitera que la consideración de otros modelos existentes y exitosos +deben servir de base para la construcción del nuevo instrumento, +incluidos los estándares sobre disposiciones finales, así como considerar +que +el +instrumento +contenga +principios +generales +que +eviten +contradicciones con otros instrumentos y provisiones para no-partes. +En cuanto a la propuesta de establecer un Grupo Legal de Redacción, +México apoya firmemente esta iniciativa, con miras a asegurar que en +aquellas áreas de convergencia, el texto se refleje de manera legalmente +sólida lo antes posible. +Finalmente, reiteramos nuestra disposición para sostener discusiones de +una manera constructiva a fin de lograr un entendimiento común en +donde se consideren estas circunstancias de manera equilibrada. + +Muchas gracias. +",4 +354,23/04/2024 | Tonga,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/tonga_statement_inc4_final_amended.pdf,[],['Tonga'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + +Kingdom of Tonga + +Statement by Mr. Sione ‘Akau‘ola, Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of +Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, +Climate Change and Communications. + +Opening Plenary for the Fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating +Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic +pollution, including marine environment (INC-4) + +Tuesday, 23 April 2024 at 10:00 a.m. +Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada + +Thank you, Mr. Chair. + +I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Government and the +People of the Kingdom of Tonga. We congratulate your appointment as incoming +Chair, and we affirm our full support to you as you lead us on this important process. +We applaud the commendable work of you and your team, as well as the Secretariat +in their tireless efforts in preparation and arrangements of this important meeting as +we welcome the revised text. I would like to extend our gratitude to the Government +and People of Canada for their warm hospitality. + +Our statement is in alignment with that delivered on behalf of the Asia-Pacific +Group, AOSIS and the Pacific Small Island Developing States. + +Plastic pollution has been a significant issue for Tonga, with the entry of potentially +harmful pollutants into our land, air and oceans. It is a combination of chemicals +and waste, most of which comes from land and sea sources and is littered, washed +or blown into our oceans. This pollution results in damage to the environment, +which ultimately affects our source of food, livelihoods and wellbeing. + + +Tackling plastic pollution through a comprehensive approach across the full +lifecycle of plastics, while taking into account national circumstances and capacities, +where necessary, should be reflected throughout this instrument. + +The adoption of the 3R concept; reduce, reuse and safe recycling of plastic products, +and support for research and innovation to develop safe alternatives to replace +single-use plastics are necessary to prevent and reduce plastic pollution. + +Existing international legally binding instruments should be further explored and to +mainstream with our efforts to address plastic pollution effectively and efficiently. + +Tonga is on the path to phasing out of single-use plastics, with the soon adopted +National Roadmap. The roadmap will provide a clear pathway for targeted actions +to achieve a cleaner environment and improve environmentally sound waste +management. + +To conclude Chair, Tonga remains committed to progressively address issues in +relation to plastic pollution, and to ensure that the instrument we develop would +mutually benefit our countries, people, and the future we want. An effective +instrument, respecting national circumstances, backed by a full and accessible +financial package with sufficient implementation resources. + +We look forward to a constructive and successful week ahead. + +Thank you Chair. +",4 +355,23/04/2024 | United States of America,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_statement_united_states_of_america.pdf,[],['United States Of America'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"U.S. National Statement for INC-4: General views on document UNEP/PP/INC.4/3 on the +revised draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment + +We thank the Government of Canada, the new Chair, Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso, and +the Secretariat for their hard work preparing for, and hosting, this session of the INC. We also +appreciate Canada for hosting Partnerships Day on Earth Day, which reinforced the urgency of +solving this crisis and the need to engage stakeholders and partners across society, including at +all levels of government as well as with Indigenous Peoples, youth, civil society, and the private +sector. + +The United States is pleased to be working with INC Members and observers towards an +ambitious and effective global instrument that will galvanize concerted global action to protect +human health and the environment from plastic pollution. We have listened to Members and +observers at prior INCs and in other engagements; we have heard many constructive ideas and +proposals on how to seek global change through this instrument. The revised draft text reflects +a number of such ideas, and the United States supports using the revised draft text at INC-4 as +the starting point and basis of our negotiations here in Ottawa. + +The United States supports meaningful and achievable universal binding obligations for Parties +to address plastic pollution throughout the lifecycle of plastic. We support obligations to reduce +emissions and releases of hazardous pollutants from plastic production facilities and waste +management facilities handling plastic waste. We also support binding obligations to reduce the +demand for primary plastic polymers, including by establishing public procurement policies to +reduce plastic waste, and to improve product design and performance measures, which would +drive down the need for production of virgin plastic. We consider strengthened waste +management approaches, including preventing practices such as open dumping and open +burning and facilitating extended producer responsibility, as key components to address plastic +pollution. + +We intend to advocate for these universal obligations at INC-4. We also believe that it is +important for the instrument to acknowledge the human health and environmental impacts of +hazardous pollutants during extraction. We will be proposing that such language be considered +during our discussion of the preamble. We look forward to hearing views from other INC +Members on our proposals and hope they will help us move forward and bring us closer to an +instrument that will effectively deliver on the mandate from UNEA 5/14. + +The United States also recognizes the need for a modern and effective financial architecture +under this instrument that reflects current economic and capacity conditions. This architecture +should generate the maximum resources to support action by having as broad of a donor base +as possible. The limited resources available from the financial mechanism should go to +countries most in need that are truly dependent on such resources for implementation. And of +course, every country will have to mobilize its own domestic resources to support efforts to +reduce plastic pollution. + +We underscore the importance of, and our commitment to, making progress at INC-4 and to +finding a common path forward. The United States remains committed to our agreed goal to +finalize the text by the end of 2024. To this end, we believe targeted intersessional work can +contribute substantially to reaching convergence on a final text at INC-5. It is our hope that +together we will develop an instrument that all countries, including major producers and +consumers of plastic, will join. We will not be able to achieve success unless we all -- national +and sub-national governments, Indigenous Peoples, civil society, the private sector, academia, +and citizens -- work together. We look forward to a constructive discussion at INC-4. + + + + +",4 +356,24/04/2024 | Armenia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/armenia_0.pdf,[],['Armenia'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Written statement of the Republic of Armenia +at the fourth session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment (INC-4) + +Our sincere appreciation to the Government of Canada for hosting INC-4 and to the INC Chair +and Secretariat for the preparation of supportive documents for the effective implementation of +INC 4. + +We welcome the opportunity to provide general comments on the revised draft text of the +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment. + +We believe that through effective activities of established groups and their subgroups, it will be +possible to consolidate and streamline the draft text in order to have a comprehensive and +summary document that will serve as a basis for intersessional work and effective finalization of +the drafting of the Future Treaty. + +First of all, as a HAC member, Armenia strongly supports a scope based on a comprehensive +approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics, as outlined in UNEA Resolution 5/14. +Armenia also stresses that ending plastic pollution will require common legally binding global +rules and control measures, based on the best available science, to eliminate and restrict +unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic plastic products as well as plastic polymers and +chemicals of environmental or health concern. + +The treaty should incentivize countries to launch and improve EPR schemes, fit to national +circumstances. The remediation of existing plastic pollution is an important component of a +comprehensive approach and will require dedicated provisions in the treaty. + +Legally binding obligations are needed that require Parties to take effective measures to collect, +sort, manage and, if necessary, dispose of plastic waste in an environmentally sound and safe +manner. + +The treaty should provide equitable access to capacity-building activities, technology transfer, +and financing for countries with transitioning economies. It should also encourage scientific and +technological innovations across all environmental components. +",4 +358,24/04/2024 | Paraguay,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/paraguay_intervention_cg-1.pdf,[],['Paraguay'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Thank you Co chair, +Firstly, we would like to extend our support to the statement delivered by Uruguay +on behalf of GRULAC. +Paraguay believes that the objective of this instrument should be to protect human +health and the environment, putting human rights at the center of our concerns, +including the right to development, which has been recognize as an inalienable +human right by the General Assembly in Resolution 41/128 of 4th December 1986. +We also believe that the scope of the instrument, should be aligned with UNEA +Resolution 5/14 and we should avoid a reinterpretation of it. +Regarding the principles that should guide this instrument, we would like to see +them clearly established, specifically the principle of common but differentiated +responsibilities. +It is paramount that the instrument recognizes clearly that there are substantial +differences between developed and developing nations and the effectiveness of the +instrument is linked to the means of implementation. +Also, clear definitions are also important considering that this is going to be a legally +binding instrument. Without clear definitions it will be difficult to know the +obligations we are assuming. +Finally, we are eager to start working on substantive matters in the sub groups. +Thank you +",4 +359,24/04/2024 | Sri Lanka,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/statement_revised.pdf,[],['Sri Lanka'],,StatementsMembers,statement," Member : Sri Lanka Country Statement +Honorable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, +Sri Lanka sincerely appreciates the organizers efforts in convening the Intergovernmental +Negotiation Committee on Plastic Pollution, including Marine Pollution, in Ottawa. This gathering +signifies a critical step forward in addressing one of the most pressing environmental challenges +of our time. +As an island nation, Sri Lanka is acutely aware of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on +marine ecosystems, coastal communities, and the broader environment. Plastic pollution +threatens marine biodiversity and jeopardizes human health, livelihoods, and economies, +particularly in coastal regions. +Sri Lanka emphasizes the importance of developing a robust, legally binding instrument to +address plastic pollution effectively. Such an instrument should encompass measures to reduce +plastic production and consumption, promote sustainable alternatives, enhance waste +management systems, and strengthen international cooperation and capacity building. This +involves not only assisting developing countries in upgrading their recycling infrastructure to +promote a circular economy in the industry. When promoting reuse and recycling to help mitigate +plastic pollution, transparency and taceability of chemicals and additives will be vital. +Recently, Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented accidental release of plastic pellets from the Express +Pearl vessel that sank off the countrie’s Western coast. Such events can occur anywhere in the +world. We propose that a mechanism that can rapidly and effectively respond to such events +with legal and technical assistance, is an urgent need that could be explored in this instrument. +In conclusion, Sri Lanka reaffirms its commitment to advancing the objectives of the +Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee to rid the world of the menace of plastic pollution. +Together, let us forge a path towards a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable future. +Thank you. +",4 +360,24/04/2024 | Zimbabwe,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/zimbabwe_national_statement-_plenary.pdf,[],['Zimbabwe'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + +ZIMBABWE NATIONAL STATEMENT AT INC4: 23 April 2024 + +Thank you Mr Chairman + +As this is Zimbabwe's first time to speak, I would like to thank +and commend you and your team for successfully organising +this meeting and also thank the people and Government of +Canada for hosting us in this beautiful City of Ottawa. We also +take this opportunity to congratulate you Mr Chairman on your +appointment and wish you a fruitful tenure as INC Chair. + +Zimbabwe would like to thank the Secretariat for the Zero draft +text which we are gathered here to properly ventilate and +stream line. It is our hope that this will lead us to quickly finalise +the instrument by the end of the year in Korea. + +Zimbabwe also aligns itself with the positive sentiments +expressed so far by the Africa group, more specifically on the +application of the Just transition principle and also sentiments +in +support +of +provisions +relating +to +Capacity +Building/development and infrastructure. + +Zimbabwe as a developing nation is exposed to the influx of +plastic products due to dependence on imported products. +This has resulted in an over extension of its already strained +solid waste management resources leading to proliferation of +plastic pollution within its environment. It is therefore +necessary that this instrument come into being so as to have +a unified front in tackling illegal trafficking and dumping of +plastic waste. + +Finally Mr Chairman, we urge all nations here represented to +approach these negotiations with an open mind and with a +spirit of working together as our time is limited. We have been +given a mandate to have this instrument ready and in force +by the year 2025 so time is of the essence. + +I thank you +",4 +361,25/04/2024 | Panama,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/discuso_de_apertura_-_republica_de_panama.pdf,[],['Panama'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + +CUARTA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC4) +PARA DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL +MEDIO MARINO +Declaración de la República de Panamá +INC-4 Ottawa de 23 al 29 de abril de 2024 +Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment + +Señor Presidente, +En nombre de la República de Panamá, es un honor dirigir esta declaración en el marco de +la Cuarta Reunión de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Negociación sobre la +Contaminación por Plásticos (INC-4). +Quisiera comenzar expresando nuestro sincero agradecimiento al Gobierno de Canadá por +su hospitalidad al acoger esta importante reunión. Asimismo, extendemos nuestras +felicitaciones al Embajador Luis Vayas Valdivieso por su asunción como Presidente del INC, +y reconocemos el arduo trabajo realizado por él y su equipo durante el período entre +sesiones. +Valoramos profundamente los esfuerzos de la Secretaría del INC en la organización de esta +sesión y la preparación del Proyecto de Texto Revisado, que refleja las opiniones y +posiciones expresadas por el Comité. Reconocemos la dedicación del Presidente y su +equipo para guiar este proceso de manera transparente e inclusiva, evidenciado por las +reuniones informales previas al INC-4 y el diálogo abierto con todas las partes interesadas. +Panamá está comprometida con la visión de utilizar este Proyecto de Texto Revisado como +base para las negociaciones, con el objetivo de reducir las opciones contenidas en el texto +durante los próximos días. Abogamos por debates constructivos sobre las disposiciones y +la estructura del documento, con el fin de identificar áreas de convergencia y avanzar hacia +un texto más racionalizado, con la ambición de alcanzar un acuerdo en el próximo INC-5. +Es esencial establecer sin demora los Grupos de Contacto y sus respectivos subgrupos, +como se detalla en la Nota Informativa del Presidente, dada la urgencia de completar +nuestro trabajo en el tiempo asignado. Reconocemos la complejidad del texto y estamos +dispuestos a mostrar flexibilidad para avanzar eficazmente en esta fase. +Apoyamos la propuesta de establecer un Grupo de Redacción Jurídica para garantizar la +precisión legal del texto a medida que avanzamos en las negociaciones. Como país +comprometido con la protección del medio ambiente y la promoción de los derechos +humanos, respaldamos el desarrollo de un Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente +Vinculante que aborde la contaminación por plásticos, incluyendo en el medio marino, +guiado por el mandato otorgado por la Resolución 5/14 de la UNEA y en línea con los +Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030. + + + + + + +Panamá considera fundamental que este instrumento se base en un enfoque integral que +aborde todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, promueva el trabajo decente a lo largo de su +cadena de valor, la perspectiva de género, la no discriminación, el acceso a la información, +la transparencia y la coherencia entre los AMUMA existentes. Reconocemos la importancia +de trabajar en estrecha colaboración con todos los actores relevantes para lograr un +acuerdo ambicioso y efectivo para minimizar los vertidos de plásticos a traves de todo su +ciclo de vida, con un importante enfoque en la protección de los ecosistemas marino- +costeros salvaguardando su biodiversidad. Lo anterior, considerando acciones para +prevenir, reducir y eliminar la pérdida o el descarte de artes de pesca. +En conclusión, Panamá reafirma su compromiso de trabajar constructivamente con todas +las partes interesadas en el desarrollo de un instrumento internacional que ponga fin a la +contaminación por plásticos, salvaguardando nuestro medio ambiente y protegiendo la +salud humana. +Muchas gracias… +",4 +362,25/04/2024 | Uganda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/uganda_statement_on_article_1.pdf,[],['Uganda'],,StatementsMembers,statement," +UGANDA STATEMENT ON ARTICLE 1 +Thank you very Co-Facilitators, +The Republic of Uganda wishes to thank you Co-Chairs for your efforts to streamline the text in order to +offer us a basis for moving forward with the negotiations. We salute your efforts in this endeavour. +We believe that Article I and Article 2 can be combined into one Article to focus on Chemicals and +Polymers of concern with negative impacts on environment and human health. +We are of the strong view that the intentions of the current Article I can still be achieved in Article 2 +since we all agree that the scope of this instrument is to address plastic pollution and not more. We +therefore have a strong feeling that we should focus our limited time and energies on problematic +plastics including polymers and chemicals of concern. +By reducing and or where possible, eliminating the polymers and chemicals of concern or generally +speaking, phasing out problematic plastics, there will be an overall reduction in global plastics +production which Article aims to achieve. We therefore STRONGLY FAVOUR A NO TEXT OPTION ON +ARTICLE 1 as its well covered under the current Article 2. + +Thank you Madam co-facilitator + +",4 +363,"25/04/2024 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_venezuela_inc4.pdf,[],['Venezuela'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"INTERVENCIÓN +DELEGACIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA +CUARTO PERÍODO DE SESIONES DEL COMITÉ +INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN ENCARGADO DE +ELABORAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE +VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, +INCLUSO EN EL MEDIO MARINO (INC-4) +OTTAWA, CANADA, DEL 23 AL 29 DE ABRIL DE 2024. +En Nombre del Gobierno y del Pueblo de Venezuela queremos +agradecer al Gobierno de Canadá por su hospitalidad, así como a la +Secretaría por la preparación de esta reunión. Para Ud. señor +Presidente Luis Vayas Valdivieso nuestro especial reconocimiento por su +esfuerzo en llevar a adelante los trabajos de este Comité. +El INC4 tiene ante si un reto importante y nos corresponde a todos con- +tribuir para que atender el mandato de refinar el borrador del texto revi- +sado para poder alcanzar un Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente +vinculante conciso y viable para todos, sobre la base del principio las +Responsabilidades Comunes pero Diferenciadas y el Uso Soberano de +los Recursos Naturales y que a su vez se reconozcan las circunstancias +nacionales y capacidades. +La Resolución 5/14 de la ANUMA establece claramente que el objetivo +que nos reúne es poner fin a la contaminación plástica y para ello el ins- +trumento promoverá la producción y el consumo sostenibles de plásticos +mediante, entre otras cosas, el diseño de productos y la gestión ambien- +talmente racional de residuos, incluso mediante enfoques de eficiencia +de recursos, con el fin último de proteger la Salud Humana y el Ambiente +de los efectos Adversos de la Contaminación por Plásticos incluido el +Medio Marino. +Para nuestro país el objetivo final del instrumento debería ser mantener +los desechos plásticos fuera del medio ambiente, manteniendo al mismo +tiempo el papel crucial del plástico en el avance del desarrollo sostenible +y la erradicación de la pobreza. +En cuento a los Medios de Implementación, es necesario que se defina +de forma clara y precisa las modalidades de financiación, transferencia +de tecnología y desarrollo de capacidades, que permita establecer un +mecanismo financiero sólido que asegure recursos financieros nuevos, +adicionales, accesibles y, lo que es más importante, predecibles, toman- +do en cuenta que la implementación efectiva del futuro acuerdo depen- +derá en mayor medida de capacidad y de recursos técnicos y financieros +adecuados. +La transferencia de tecnología representa un tema primordial tomando +en cuenta que se debe evaluar la forma en que se diseña, fabrica, se +usan y gestionan los plásticos. Se deben realizar diagnósticos na- +cionales para evaluar todas las fuentes de desechos plásticos, sin em- +bargo este enfoque debe estar centrado en el control de la contami- +nación respetando la dinámica comercial y la producción de plásticos +tomando en cuenta la importancia fundamental que ha tenido este mate- +rial en el desarrollo sostenible. +Gracias Señor Presidente +",4 +364,26/04/2024 | Ethiopia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/ethiopia_inc-4_2023_statement_agenda_item_four_0.pdf,[],['Ethiopia'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"1 + +Written Statement by Ethiopia Agenda Item 4 on the Fourth Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. +April 23, 2023 Ottawa, Canada +At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the Government of Canada for the warm +hospitality in welcoming delegates to the fourth meeting of INC. We would also like to thank +the INC Chair, INC Secretariat, and UNEP for the organization of this meeting. +Ethiopia aligns with the statement made by Ghana on behalf of the Africa Group and +reaffirms its commitment to developing an ambitious legally binding instrument to end +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, to protect the environment and +human health. This reflects the commitment of our government to the environment, to +public health, to the protection and promotion of human rights, and, from a broader +perspective to sustainable development in its social, economic, and environmental +dimensions. +Mr. Chair +My delegation firmly believes that the implementation of the instrument will be successful if +done through the lens of sustainable development. The broad issues we are grappling with +in these negotiations should be interconnected with all Agenda 2030 Sustainable +Development Goals. +To have an effective instrument, we will need to consider how we can implement it. That is +why Ethiopia again underlines the crucial need for robust mechanisms for means +of implementation that goes beyond the traditional financial architecture. We need a new, +dedicated financial mechanism for financing, given the fact that without a robust means of +implementation, +the +outcome +of +our +negotiations +will +only +remain +a +dream. The financial mechanism will need to consider a cooperation mechanism through +which capacity-building, technical and scientific cooperation, and technology transfer are +provided to developing countries, which can be facilitated by a clearing-house platform. +Mr. Chair +Regarding the way forward at this INC session, we welcome the efforts by the Secretariat in +producing the revised draft text, which will be instrumental in kick-starting textual +2 + +negotiation at INC4. For this meeting, my delegation urges the Committee to start +streamlining and prioritise discussions towards control measures where significant alignment +already exists. These control measures include, global bans and phase outs of chemicals and +polymers of concern, and problematic and avoidable plastic products, as well as product +design and performance requirements needs to be further elaborated. Ethiopia is ready to +advance on the necessary technical details, including the criteria and a lists of a few +problematic plastics products, chemicals and polymers of concerns with an internal +procedure for increasing ambition and expansion of the list over time. These technical details +should be included in the mandate for consideration in the intersessional work. +We also call for member states at this meeting to streamline and offer a clear direction and +practical solutions directly linked to enabling parties- compliance with the treaty’s +control measures. Once again, Ethiopia wishes to see provisions that would guide eligibility +for accessing finance that is differentiated according to the needs and capacities of respective +countries rather than blanket quota systems that have in the past left vulnerable countries +worse off compared to others. +In terms of expediency of work, we support the establishment of a legal drafting group and +the commencement of work by this group during this session. We understand that delegates +are eager to deep dive into developing a robust treaty that is clear and has detailed rules to +cover all aspects of the plastics that also encompasses definitions of terminologies from the +outset. It is imperative to start with non-contentious steps rather than tackle difficult steps +such as defining terms. We therefore believe that to bring more efficiency to our work, +definitions should be dealt with towards the end of the process rather than at the +beginning. +As Africa has remained a dumping haven for global waste, we wish to have robust rules that +would deter illegal dumping and control the transboundary movement of plastic waste across +countries and regions. +Finally Mr. Chair, +We wish to reassure you that you have our support to make this crucial session a resounding +success! +Thank you! +",4 +365,26/04/2024 | Nepal,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/nepal_gerneral_statement_for_the_effectiveness_of_the_treaty_0.pdf,[],['Nepal'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Dear Chair, + +I am writing on behalf of the Government of Nepal to request the incorporation of several +crucial points into the revised draft of the plastics treaty currently under consideration. Our +nation is deeply committed to addressing the global crisis of plastic pollution, and we believe +that the inclusion of the following points will significantly enhance the effectiveness of the +treaty: + +High Mountain Plastic Pollution Issues: It is imperative to acknowledge the unique +challenges posed by plastic pollution in high mountain regions. We propose that text of the +treaty explicitly addresses this issue to ensure that solutions are tailored to the specific needs +of these environments. +Listing of Hazardous Chemicals in Plastic Products: We advocate for the comprehensive +listing of hazardous chemicals present in plastic and its products. This step is crucial for +identifying and mitigating the health and environmental risks associated with these substances. +For a developing country like Nepal, having the actual list of chemicals, rather than the only +the criteria, will be very helpful. +Promotion of Recycling Industries: We suggest the formulation of policies to promote +recycling industries while also prohibiting the recycling of toxic plastics. Additionally, +emphasis should be placed on the development of alternative solutions beyond recycling. +Promotion of Indigenous and Traditional Technology: Indigenous and traditional +technologies offer sustainable alternatives to plastic. For example, in Nepal we have +historically used plates made from leaves (called TAPARI in our language), which are +completely biodegradable and do not harm the environment. We propose the promotion of +products made using indigenous knowledge as effective measures to reduce plastic usage. +Capacity Building and Assistance for Developing Countries: Developing and least +developed countries require substantial support in managing plastic pollution. We request +provisions for capacity building, technical assistance, technology transfer, and financial aid to +ensure these nations can effectively address plastic pollution within their borders. Having a +dedicated funding mechanism is essential for country like ours. +By incorporating these points into the revised draft of the plastics treaty, we can collectively +advance towards a more sustainable and plastic-free future. Nepal stands ready to collaborate +with all stakeholders to achieve this shared goal. +Finally, the Government of Nepal expresses its firm belief that meaningful support and +cooperation from all member states, development partners, UN agencies, and international +institutions will be continued to Nepal. + +Thank you for considering our recommendations. + +Sincerely, + +",4 +366,26/04/2024 | Rwanda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwandas_intevention_of_financial_mechanism_26_april_2024.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"RWANDA’S INTERVENTION ON FINANCIAL MECHANISM +Rwanda supports the intervention made by Dibouti on behalf of Africa Group +Africa group y delegation believes in a newly established, stand-alone new dedicated +Multilateral fund, drawing from the best practices from the Montreal Protocol. +We recognize it may take some time, although that does not have to be the case. +Nevertheless, it is an investment that that is well worth the time. +And nothing prevents us from making interim financial arrangements, like it is in other +MEAs +We believe that addressing plastic pollution is a generational undertaking. We need the +resources, and the right types of resources, which include enabling activities, +clearinghouse functions and incremental costs, to be provided on a timely and +predictable basis. +My delegation furthermore, understands that due to the magnitude of the plastic +pollution problem, the proposed dedicated fund may not cover all financial support that +is needed, such as legacy plastic pollution. And we look forward to exploring how to +leverage other sources of funding and funds. +With that said, however, some delegate proposed GEF as a substitute for a stand-alone +fund, especially a stand-alone fund modelled on Montreal MLF, given that GEF has well +known limitations. +We need to be dynamic and innovative here., and GEF proposal may not considered +under this treaty as dynamic and innovative. +We therefore emphasize the need of new established dedicated Multilateral fund to be at +the core our financial architecture. But believe that additional support will be required +and look forward to exploring that angle as well. + +",4 +367,28/04/2024 | Rwanda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_statement_on_intessession_work_28_april_2024.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"REPUBLIC OF RWANDA + + + + +MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT +P.O.BOX : 3502, KIGALI + +Rwanda Statement on intersession work + +Thank Chair you for your proposal on intersessional work, however it is missing one +critical element. +Rwanda and Peru submitted a conference room paper calling for a compilation report of +scientific and technical information on sustainable levels of consumption and production +of primary plastic polymers, and an open-ended working group to consider options for +primary plastic polymers including the implication of no option. +Dear Chair, +Sixty-five members of the High Ambition Coalition support the view that “ending plastic +pollution requires an ambitious and effective, international legally binding instrument +that is comprehensive in scope, and addresses the full life cycle of plastics - including +primary plastic polymers.” +But we also recognize this is an issue characterized by divergent views. +Despite this, we believe that we all share that there is at least convergence on the desire +to develop an instrument that is fit for purpose, guided by science. +And to do so, the question we must ask and answer is: what are sustainable levels of +production and consumption? +This clearly aligns with the scope of UNEA Resolution 5/14 and our mandate throughout +the INC process. +And exploring the scientific and technical aspects of this question is clearly without +prejudice to any policy positions or options. But it must be explored. +The science tells us that current and projected levels of plastic consumption and +production are unsustainable and far exceed our waste management and recycling +capacities. +Moreover, these levels of production are also inconsistent with the goal of ending plastic +pollution and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. +We need to make progress on this topic in the lead up to INC-5, and hope that you will +consider our request. + +Thank you. + +",4 +369,27/04/2024 | India,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/national_statement_inc-4_1.pdf,[],['India'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"National Statement for the opening plenary of INC-4 +INDIA + +Thank you, Chair. +The Indian delegation is grateful to the Government of Canada for +graciously hosting the fourth session of INC and extends warm +appreciation for their hospitality. We congratulate the INC Chair and +Secretariat as well as UNEP for their diligent organization of this meeting. +As we begin the negotiation of INC-4 with a constructive spirit, we thank +the INC Secretariat for preparing the Zero Draft based on submissions +presented by the parties. Going forward, we look forward to continue with +deliberation in transparent and inclusive manner, where everyone’s voice +is heard. + +As we initiate the fourth session to negotiate this very important +agreement, India would like to reiterate its commitment to the principle of +consensus in decision-making process on substantive issues under +multilateral environmental agreements. This approach underscores our +commitment to collective decision-making and adheres to the shared +responsibilities of nations. + +India believes that consensus-based approach in multilateral decision +making is crucial for ensuring fairness, equity, and inclusiveness. It +enhances ownership of the outcomes, leading to durable and effective +solutions, ultimately contributing to achieving the objective of ending +plastic pollution. + +In that context, we wish to emphasize that decisions on substantive +matters shall be taken by consensus. Recalling the interpretive statement +relating to Rule 38.1, adopted by the INC Chair at the 2nd Session of INC +in Paris, our delegation seeks assurances from the INC Chair that Rule +38.1 will not be invoked during the INC 4 meeting until the Rules of +Procedure are formally adopted. Echoing the sentiments of the Like +Minded Group, India is confident that a commitment to a consensus- +based approach will enable us to move forward constructively in +discussions on substantive issues. + +Taking into consideration smaller delegations, India also requests that no +more than two parallel contact groups or negotiation sessions be held so +as to permit inclusiveness and universal participation. + +We recognize the essential role of plastic in various economic sectors, +and firmly believe that the INC should focus on creating an instrument to +end plastic pollution without imposing binding targets or caps on the +production of plastic polymers. The coverage of substances, materials or +products should directly address the issue of plastic pollution. +Excellency, while we ambitiously take up the mandate of Resolution 5/14, +our enthusiasm should not transgress to the trade-related issues which +are within the purview of the World Trade Organization (WTO). +India also believes that like in all other environmental negotiations, we +adhere to the Rio Principle 12 that states that environmental trade policy +measures should not lead to discrimination or act as a trade barrier, and +that environmental measures should ideally be based on international +consensus. +India is also of the view that the negotiated instrument reflects the principle +of common but differentiated responsibilities, and respective capabilities +of the member states. +The legally binding instrument should aim to end the plastic pollution, by +addressing the availability, accessibility, affordability of alternatives +including cost implications and by specifying arrangements for capacity- +building and technical assistance, technology transfer, and financial +assistance. Further, the cost and environmental benefits of alternative +polymers also need to be considered. +As a committed member of this process, we look forward to successful +outcome at this fourth session of INC to end the global environmental +challenge of plastic pollution in a country driven manner. +Thank you. + +*** + +",4 +370,27/04/2024 | Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/kenya_-_statement_-_second_plenary_of_inc_4-27.4.24.pdf,[],['Kenya'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"1 + + +REPUBLIC OF KENYA +STATEMENT BY KENYA DURING THE SECOND PLENARY OF INC-4 ON 27TH APRIL, +2024, OTTAWA, CANADA + +Process +1. Thank you chair for convening this second plenary meeting to review the state of +negotiations. Kenya aligns this statement to the African Group statement delivered +by the distinguished representative of Ghana + +2. Kenya believes the negotiations have covered considerable grounds, and that appetite +is growing for tangible outcomes from this session. + +3. We therefore appreciate the efforts the co-facilitators, the contact group chairs, and +the sub- group leads have made in moving the process forward. We assure you of our +continued full support. + +4. On the process, Kenya supports the statement by Ghana which has been echoed by +other delegations concerning the parallel meetings which are working to the +disadvantage of the smaller delegations. + +5. We urge you chair to come up with innovative ways that ensure openness, inclusivity +and effective participation of all delegates. +Substantive Matters +Mr. Chair, +1. Kenya prioritizes the development and implementation of national strategic plans +that address all phases of the plastic lifecycle, with the ultimate goal of zero plastic. + +2. We support circular economy principles including standards for action for eliminating +waste, keeping products and materials in use and regenerating natural systems. + +3. Strong +regulatory +systems +backed +by +capacity +building +and +transfer +of +environmentally sound technologies are indispensable if we are to achieve the very +objectives and goals we are seeking under this treaty. +2 + + +4. Equally, financing is at the core for the success of the treaty. We support the +establishment of a dedicated and predictable multilateral funding. We believe, access +to the fund should reflect local contexts and priorities. + +5. The youth, the private sector and the civil society are very crucial towards the fight +against plastic pollution. The treaty should provide an ecosystem and incentives that +enhance the capacity of the youth in driving change through initiatives and novel +ideas while harnessing the expanding power of technology. + +6. Promoting sustainable plastics management practices, investing in research and +providing access to technology and capacity building are essential. + +7. Trade policies should accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy +model for plastics with businesses playing their part in plastic footprints from their +products and supply chains. The EPRs should encompass the full range of product +lifecycle costs, including their end of life. + +8. The proposed treaty aims to help us tackle cross-cutting challenges posed by plastic +pollution; from chemicals to biodiversity and nature. Therefore, Kenya proposes a +placeholder for a standalone biodiversity sub-heading. + +9. We recognize that time is of essence and we may not have an opportunity to discuss +this important matter during this session. We therefore propose that it should be +included in the agenda for discussions in the intersessional period. + +10. Finally Chair, Kenya believes that the matter under discussion is significant both in +scale and urgency. It needs commensurate consideration. The treaty we are seeking +must therefore have its own character, life, profile and visibility. It should not be +perceived as an appendage of any existing treaty (ies). + +Thank you Chair +",4 +371,28/04/2024 | Guinea,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/guinea_statement_inc-4_otta.pdf,[],['Guinea'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + + + + + + + +Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic +Pollution 23 – 29 April 2024 + Ottawa, Canada +Item 4 +GUINEA, STATEMENT + +My warm welcome to countries, stakeholders and civil societies for attending the fourth +round of negotiations today in Ottawa, Canada , organized by the prolific and competent INC +secretariat. My gratitude also goes to the Government of Canada for the hospitality they +accorded us here in Ottawa. +The high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious environmental +problem at a global scale negatively impacting the environment, social and economic +dimensions of sustainable development. +Since the ocean is downstream from nearly every terrestrial location, it is the receiving body +for much of the plastic waste generated on land . +Human wellbeing depends on nature and economic development, but it can no longer be at +nature’s expense . +The havoc wrecked by plastic on our environment is visible and urgent steps must be taken +to address this ugly situation. +We must work together to help countries mainstream nature into economic decisions, +including the private sector as part of the solution for people and nature. +We must come together and workout modalities to protect our natural environment at all cost +in order to shape tomorrow’s world. And we have little time to stop plastic pollution, +otherwise, the scale will be out of control. +We welcome the ongoing process for a global Plastic Treaty and support the partners in place +in order to eliminate, and remediate plastic pollution, and enhance circular plastic +management at local, regional and global levels. We urge partners to adopt clear and +verifiable objectives to curb further plastic pollution from single-use plastic products to +protect areas, land and marine environments. +It is very clear that ending plastic pollution worldwide will require robust support to +developing countries, including provision of means of implementation for control measures +and related activities through a dedicated fund and additional support from other +complementary sources. +A financial mechanism that includes a dedicated fund, should provide the principal vehicle +for supporting technology transfer and development, capacity building and technical +assistance to countries that need such support to effectively implement the new instrument. +The parties may consider the possibility of establishing additional funds as part of the +financial mechanism to support the implementation of control measures and to finance +rehabilitation and ecological restoration of specific ecosystem +This process of negotiation to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment is shared by majority of mankind and we +stand to support and implement the outcome of the negotiations. +Thank you. + +",4 +372,28/04/2024 | Malaysia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_plenary_session_28_apr_2024_7pm.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Plenary Session (28 April 2024, 7.00 pm) + +Thank you Chair, + +Malaysia thanks your effort in developing the list of topics for the intersessional work. +Malaysia is supportive of the list of topics and modalities that you proposed. Malaysia +would like to highlight that the intersessional work must be transparent, neutral, and +inclusive. + +Thank you. + +28 April 2024 +",4 +373,28/04/2024 | Norway,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/statement_by_norway_-_governing_body_0.pdf,[],['Norway'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Statement by Norway +As delivered in SG 2.2, 26.04.2024. + +• +In reviewing this provision and how it relates to the rest of the agreement, we have taken note +of the many tasks and competences being conferred to the future governing body. +• +Norway attaches great importance to having a future governing body that will be efficient and +operational, especially in its decision-making to further the goals of this agreement. +• +In addition to discussing the procedure for amending the treaty and the annexes in part VI, +Norway is of the opinion that there is a discussion to be had at INC4 about whether explicit +decision-making rules for the governing body should be included in the text as in other +instruments, and if so: what such rules could look like. +• +We believe that an exchange of views on this would further guide our discussions and give all +delegations an opportunity to weigh in on this important matter. Having different options +included in the text will give delegations time to familiarize themselves with the idea in their +preparation for our final INC in Busan and improving transparency and inclusivity to this +effect. +• +Although we fully appreciate that any such rules would depend on the total balance of the +finalized instrument, we want to avoid a situation where we postpone important discussions. +• +Now, there are several options for how what a decision-making rule could look like. At INC3, +Norway submitted one option which is available on the INC website. Unfortunately, this +submission was not included in the revised draft text. We based this proposal of the model +from recent international environmental agreements, where consensus decision-making still is +the starting point, but where majority decision-making is an option where effort to reach +consensus has been exhausted. +• +I can read it out if that is helpful? +o [5. The Conference of the Parties shall make every effort to adopt decisions and +recommendations by consensus. Except as otherwise provided in this instrument, if all +efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted, decisions and recommendations of +the Conference of the Parties on questions of substance shall be adopted by a two- +thirds majority of the Parties present and voting, and decisions on questions of +procedure shall be adopted by a majority of the Parties present and voting] +• +We have only made one technical change from our original submission, and that is changing +the word agreement to instrument. +• +We ask for our proposal to be inserted in the revised draft text for the consideration of +delegations. +",4 +374,28/04/2024 | Rwanda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_statement_on_intessession_work_28_april_2024.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"REPUBLIC OF RWANDA + + + + +MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT +P.O.BOX : 3502, KIGALI + +Rwanda Statement on intersession work + +Thank Chair you for your proposal on intersessional work, however it is missing one +critical element. +Rwanda and Peru submitted a conference room paper calling for a compilation report of +scientific and technical information on sustainable levels of consumption and production +of primary plastic polymers, and an open-ended working group to consider options for +primary plastic polymers including the implication of no option. +Dear Chair, +Sixty-five members of the High Ambition Coalition support the view that “ending plastic +pollution requires an ambitious and effective, international legally binding instrument +that is comprehensive in scope, and addresses the full life cycle of plastics - including +primary plastic polymers.” +But we also recognize this is an issue characterized by divergent views. +Despite this, we believe that we all share that there is at least convergence on the desire +to develop an instrument that is fit for purpose, guided by science. +And to do so, the question we must ask and answer is: what are sustainable levels of +production and consumption? +This clearly aligns with the scope of UNEA Resolution 5/14 and our mandate throughout +the INC process. +And exploring the scientific and technical aspects of this question is clearly without +prejudice to any policy positions or options. But it must be explored. +The science tells us that current and projected levels of plastic consumption and +production are unsustainable and far exceed our waste management and recycling +capacities. +Moreover, these levels of production are also inconsistent with the goal of ending plastic +pollution and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. +We need to make progress on this topic in the lead up to INC-5, and hope that you will +consider our request. + +Thank you. + +",4 +375,29/04/2024 | Maldives,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intersessonal_work_and_closing_statement_maldives.pdf,[],['Maldives'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Closing Statement by Maldives +Ottawa, Canada, 29 April 2024 + +Mr. Chair, + +We speak on our national capacity and aligns ourselves with the statement made by +Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. + +We thank the co-chairs, co-facilitators, the Secretariat and of course, the host country +Canada, for all the support here at INC-4. + +We recognise the need for steady progress, need for flexibility and the high ambition +required to continue the good work we have been undertaking in INC-4 onto INC-5. While +some progress has been made over the course of the week here in Ottawa, much urgent +work remains for coordinated global actions to stem the flow of plastics into our oceans +to protect our livelihood for future generations as the crisis of plastic pollution continues +to worsen day by day. Given the importance of making progress and to ensure +continuation of work until INC-5, we welcome and support the proposal on the +intersessional work. + +We know the world cannot achieve its goals of ending plastic pollution and limit global +average temperature rise to less than 1.5 degrees if the unsustainable production of +primary plastic polymers is not addressed. We strongly believe that the Agreement needs +to address the full lifecycle of plastics, from production to disposal to effectively end plastic +pollution crisis. + +Despite being among the smallest delegations at INC-4, we have remained flexible and +committed for steady progress. Being a small island nation, we are already challenged by +our unique geographical characteristics which has led us to be more vulnerable to climate +change and natural disasters, although we minimally contribute to it. Fundamentally, our +livelihood depends on our extraordinary marine and terrestrial biodiversity, as we continue +to speak of the importance of recognising the special circumstances of small island +developing states. + +We need to ensure the agreement is supported by new, additional, adequate, and +predictable means of implementation. With our very existence, economy and livelihood +depending on oceans, we cannot wait any longer. We rely on the members to share the +same sense of urgency, as we do not have time. We look forward to discussing with +members to make meaningful progress and outcome in Busan. + +I Thank you Chair. +",4 +376,29/04/2024 | Philippines,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_plenary_28_apr_intersessional_work_0.pdf,[],['Philippines'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +28 APRIL 2024 + + +PLENARY – On intersessional work + +Thank you Chair. + +We appreciate this opportunity to share our views on the work thus far of the INC. + +We thank the Co-Chairs of the Contact Groups and the Co-Facilitators of the subgroups +and all the distinguished delegates who have shared their views and worked hard the past +days. + +The Philippines strongly believes that this international legally binding instrument must +be guided by science while remaining cognizant of traditional knowledge. + +Based on our discussions, we need to have more time to delve into pending proposals, +including the transparency assessment criteria for plastic chemicals, polymers, +products, technologies, and systems and services across the full lifecycle of plastics. + +Thus, we align with delegations in supporting the intersessional meetings as proposed by +the Chair, on chemicals of concern, as we prepare for INC5. + +We believe that we should also consider including, as suggested by many delegations, +expanding the mandate to also include: primary plastic polymers. + +We would also appreciate if the intersessional work could also tackle issues related to +plastic pollution such as biodiversity and disasters. + +We also support an open-ended legal drafting group with a clear terms of reference and +we are ready to work with others to move this forward. + +Further, Mr Co Chair, we recommend that we consider financing, including the financial +mechanism and its interlinkages with other means of implementation, as part of the +intersessional work. The effective implementation of this treaty rests on robust financing. + +#END + + + +",4 +377,28/04/2024 | Guinea Bissau,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/declaration_de_guinee-bissau_inc_4_ottawa13493.pdf,[],['Guinea Bissau'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"INC 4 +DÉCLARATION DE GUINÉE-BISSAU + + +Merci Mr Chair ! +Au nom des plus hautes autorités politiques et du peuple de Guinée-Bissau, je tiens à +remercier le gouvernement du Canada pour l'accueil, ainsi que le secrétariat du INC pour +les travaux préparatoires et l'organisation de cet important forum de négociation. La +Guinée-Bissau participe à cette quatrième session de négociations imprégnée des mêmes +principes qui ont motivé sa participation depuis la première session. +En ce sens, la Guinée-Bissau soutien la position du Groupe Africain lors de cette +quatrième session de négociation et réaffirmons notre engagement dans le processus de +négociation en cours, car la pollution plastique est un problème grave de notre époque +dont le combat nécessite d´un changement de paradigme, non seulement le droit +international conventionnel, mais aussi la politique et la gouvernance mondiales. +Nous réitérons notre adhésion aux principes du pollueur-payeur, de la prévention des +dommages transfrontaliers, de la responsabilité commune mais différenciée, de la justice +environnementale, de la coopération, du transfert de technologie et de la durabilité. +D’autre part, nous attirons l’attention sur la nécessité de prendre en compte les +particularités des pays en développement, des groupes informels et des communautés +traditionnelles qui s’occupent du plastique. +Il est normal que chaque État ou groupe régional défende ses intérêts. Cependant, il est +important de garder à l’esprit que la lutte contre la pollution plastique est une question de +droits humains au même titre que le changement climatique. Par conséquent, la défense +de positions visant à maintenir le statu quo de manière déguisée ou la prise d’engagements +garantissant la mise en œuvre des principes de responsabilité commune mais différenciée, +de financement et de transfert de technologie, d’information, entre autres, constitue une +attaque contre les droits de l’homme. +Il est essentiel que le futur traité soit capable d’opérer une véritable transition (sur +l’ensemble du cycle de vie des plastiques), et qu’il existe des mécanismes de financement +et une responsabilisation effective des États qui, par leurs actions ou omissions, causent +des dommages transfrontaliers. +Pour qu’un instrument juridique donné soit contraignant, il est nécessaire non seulement +de prévoir des solutions juridiques d’injonction, mais également de prévoir des +mécanismes efficaces de responsabilisation en cas de violation. +Ce n’est qu’ainsi qu’un changement de paradigme se produira et que la pollution +plastique, y compris dans le milieu marin, sera combattue efficacement. +Merci beaucoup! + +",4 +378,29/04/2024 | Costa Rica,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/costa_rica_national_statement_closing_session_29_april_2024.pdf,[],['Costa Rica'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Closing Plenary +COSTA RICA +Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC-4) + +April 29, 2024 +Ottawa, Canada + +AS THIS IS COSTA RICA´S FIRST INTERVENTION, MY DELEGATION WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS +UTMOST GRATITUDE TO THE GOVMT OF CANADA FOR THE EXCELLENT EFFORTS, AS OUR HOST +COUNTRY, IN ENSURING AN OUTSTADING INC4 NEGOTIATION. +AMBASSADOR VAYAS, COSTA RICA WISHES TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE +DILIGENT WORK CARRIED OUT IN PREPARATION FOR THE INC4 AND THE ONGOING COLOSAL +COORDINATION FOR THE WORK AHEAD OF US. +COSTA RICA FULLY SUPPORTS THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND MANDATE FOR THE TWO OPEN +ENDED EXPERT GROUPS TO MEET DURING AN INTERSESSIONAL WORK, WHICH ARE CLEARLY +NEEDED AS THE DRAFT TEXT STILL REQUIRES MUCH DISCUSSION AND BEING ALLOTED +ADDITIONAL TIME DURING THE INTERSESSIONAL SESSION, WOULD ALLOW US TO ARRIVE AT +INC5 WITH THE ADEQUATE TEXT AND FURTHER KNOWLEDGE TO FINALIZE THE NEGOTIATIONS. +IN THIS REGARD, COSTA RICA WOULD LIKE TO SHARE TWO SUGGESTIONS WHICH WE BELIEVE +COULD ENHANCE THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS DURING THE INTERSESSIONAL MEETING AND +THE INC5, AS WELL AS ENSURING ADEQUATE TRANSPARENCY. +ONE KEY ELEMENT IS THE NEED TO DEFINE A WORK METHODOLOGY, WHICH WOULD ALLOW +UNIFORMITY AMONG THE CONTACT GROUPS AND SUB GROUPS. THIS WOULD ALSO PERMIT +MEMBER STATES TO HAVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW THE NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE +CONDUCTED. +THE SECOND SUGGESTION, IS THAT PRIOR TO OR DURING THE INTERSESSIONAL MEETING, THE +SECRETARIAT ORGANIZE AN INPERSON OR HYBRID WORKSHOP WITH EXPERTS FROM OTHER +MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS, FOR EX BRS CONVENTIONS, MINAMATA, +MONTREAL PROTOCOL AND OTHER THAT COULD SHARE WITH MS WHAT MODALITIES ARE +BEING USED FOR NATIONAL ACTION PLANS, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE, +REPORTING, PERIODIC ASSESMENT AMONG OTHERS, PARTICULARLY, WHAT HAS BEEN +SUCCESFUL OR WHERE THERE ARE GAPS. +WE ALSO CONSIDER THAT HAVING A SHORT SESSION, WITH A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION AND +TECHNICAL PAPER ON THE CURRENT EXISTING FINANCIAL MECHANISMS, IN A SIGNIFICANT +NUMBER OF MEAS, SPELLING OUT THE STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES THEY FACE. IN +ADDITION, A PRESENTATION ON CURRENT GLOBAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FROM MULTIPLE +SOURCES WHICH COULD SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TREATY. WE BELIEVE MS +EXCHANGE ON VIEWS AND AGREEING ON THE ADEQUATE MECHANISM BASED ON INDEPTH +KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE, WILL ALLOW NOT ONLY FOR A SMOOTHER +NEGOTIATION BUT CERTAINLY A MORE INFORMED ONE. +COSTA RICA BELIEVES THESE ACTIONS ARE IN LINE WITH UNEAS RESOLUTION 6/7 APPROVED +TWO MONTHS AGO, ENTITLED “PROMOTE SYNERGIES, COOPERATION OR COLLABORATION +FOR NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS AND +OTHER RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTS”. +DEAR CHAIR, COSTA RICA THANKS YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WE REMAIN FULLY +COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING AN AMBITIOUS LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT TO END PLASTIC +POLLUTION, INCLUDING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO ALL MEMBER +STATES ENGAGEMENT DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS AHEAD OF US. + + +",4 +379,29/04/2024 | Dominican Republic,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/declaracion_republica_dominicana._discusiones_planearia_de_cierre_inc4.pdf,[],['Dominican Republic'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Ottawa, Canadá +29-04-2024 + +Declaración de la República Dominicana durante las discusiones de la +plenaria de cierre del INC4 + +Muchas gracias presidente, en primer lugar, queremos agradecer al gobierno de +Canadá por acogernos estos días, por igual felicitar el trabajo de la presidencia, el +de los cofacilitadores, de la secretaria y de todo el equipo que ha hecho posible los +significativos avances realizados durante esta INC4 + +Delegados, nos queda tan solo una sesión más. El trabajo intersesional, tal como +se ha destacado desde la inc2, es indispensable para lograr el objetivo de tener +finalmente un ambicioso acuerdo que ponga fin a la contaminación por plásticos, +incluyendo en el medio marino. + +Acogemos y apoyamos firmemente la propuesta presentada por usted sobre el +trabajo intersesional, considerándola balanceada y representativa de la flexibilidad +que las distintas partes hemos demostrado a fin de poder avanzar el largo trabajo +que aún queda por hacer. +",4 +380,29/04/2024 | Eritrea,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/eritreas_closing_statement_at_the_inc4.pdf,[],['Eritrea'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"Closing Remarks of the State of Eritrea at the Fourth Intergovernmental +Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding +Instrument on plastic pollution, including in the Marine Environment + +29 April 2024 +Ottawa, Canada + +Thank you, Mr. Chair for giving me the floor. +As this is our first time to take the floor in the plenary, we would like to +thank the people and government of Canada for the warm hospitality and +excellent arrangement of this important meeting. We also appreciate the +work of the Chair, the Bureau and the INC Secretariat. +Eritrea aligns itself with the closing statement delivered by the distinguished +delegate of Ghana on behalf of the African Group. +We understand the importance of addressing plastic pollution across the +full lifecycle of plastics. Eritrea, as a pioneer state in adopting and +implementing regulatory instrument against the use of single-use plastic +since 2004, remains committed to work towards developing the global +instrument. +The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee has +negotiated substantive matters extensively. The Session has identified +areas of convergence and areas of divergence. The exercise, however, is +by no means exhaustive. We acknowledge that we still have to work to +further identify areas of convergence while consolidating the identified +ones. +With the healthy atmosphere and constructive engagement that we +witnessed in Ottawa, my delegation has the confidence that a global +instrument that takes the views and concerns of all member states is +around the corner. +Mr. Chair +We welcome the agreement on the proposed open-ended intersessional +work. We believe that this will help maintain the momentum and create a +room for additional technical work. + +We agree that a hybrid financial mechanism can work better in +implementing the objectives of the future instrument. We are flexible on the +question of whether to utilize the existing Funds or establishing a new Fund +on the condition that the two alternatives guarantee that the finance for +plastic pollution is dedicated, new and additional, adequate, predictable, +accessible and sustainable. +We also understand that capacity building, technical cooperation and +technology transfer plays critical role in implementing the objectives of the +future instrument. +I thank you, Chair. + +",4 +381,29/04/2024 | Guatemala,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/inc4_intervencion_final_.pdf,[],['Guatemala'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + + + + +",4 +382,29/04/2024 | Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/closing_statement_inc_4_ottawa.pdf,[],['Kenya'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"1 + + +REPUBLIC OF KENYA +STATEMENT BY KENYA DURING THE CLOSING PLENARY OF INC-4 ON 29TH APRIL, +2024, OTTAWA, CANADA +Chair of the INC +The Executive Secretary of the INC + +Excellences, Distinguished Delegates + +Ladies and Gentlemen + +1. I Thank the chair for giving us the opportunity to deliver this statement. Kenya aligns +itself to the statement delivered by the distinguished representative of Ghana on behalf +of the African States. + +2. Kenya believes this session has covered considerable ground that we can build on +moving forward. We congratulate the Chair, the co-facilitators, the contact group +chairs, and the sub- group leads for the efforts made towards building consensus. Kenya +assures all of its continued support. + +3. However, Kenya recognizes that there are some areas that need further work ahead of +INC-5 in Busan. There is need to narrow the options in the text to a maximum of three +based on the commonalities of ideas to expedite the negotiations. + + +4. We support the proposal for inter-sessional work and the formation of the legal +drafting group. We urge you Chair to come up with innovative ways that ensure +openness, inclusivity and effective participation of all in these two processes. + +5. Chair, Kenya believes that every effort should be made for us member States to reach +an agreement on the rules of procedure. This is critical if we are to bequeath to the +world a treaty that is both elaborate and effective in tackling plastic pollution including +in the marine environment. + +6. Regarding substantive matters, Kenya prioritizes the development and implementation +of national actions plans that address all phases of the plastic lifecycle, with the ultimate +2 + +goal of protecting human, animal and plant health as well as the environment and +ecosystems. + +7. We support the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to be applied at all levels to +promote transparency and accountability along the entire product life cycle. We believe +circular economy is integral to realizing action for eliminating waste, keeping products +and materials in use and regenerating natural systems. + +8. Strong regulatory systems backed by capacity building and transfer of environmentally +sound technologies are indispensable if we are to achieve the very objectives and goals +we are seeking under this treaty. + +9. There is no doubt, that the success of this treaty will be determined by the availability +and quality of financing. Kenya supports the establishment of a dedicated and +predictable multilateral fund for this purpose. Access to the fund should reflect local +contexts and priorities. + +10. Chair, Kenya recognizes that all countries are at different levels of development, +capabilities and circumstances. Therefore, responsibilities and obligations should reflect +this reality. + +11. Tackling plastic pollution cannot be realized by governments alone. We must work in +concert with all stakeholders including the youth, the private sector, the civil society +and the traditional and indigenous people. + +12. The treaty should provide an ecosystem and incentives that enhance the capacity of +the youth in driving change through initiatives and innovations that harness the +expanding power of technology. + +13. The treaty must provide for investments in research and development as well as +exchange of information, knowledge, lessons learnt and best practices that promote +sustainable plastic management practices. + +14. The treaty should provide for incentives that accelerate transition to circular economy +for plastics along the products supply chains. The EPRs should encompass the full range +of product lifecycle costs, including their end of life. + +15. The treaty aims to tackle cross-cutting challenges of plastic pollution; from chemicals, +waste and biodiversity and nature. The current text lacks commensurate provisions for +biodiversity. Kenya therefore proposes a placeholder for a standalone sub-heading on +biodiversity. We request the topic be included in the agenda for the inter-sessional +work. +3 + + +16. Chair, Kenya believes that the plastic pollution issue is both significant in urgency and +scale. For the world to end plastic pollution, the treaty must be visible with its own +character, life and profile. It must not be perceived as an appendage of any existing +treaty (ies). + +17. Finally, Kenya reiterates its full support for the African Group Position that the +Secretariat of this treaty should be domiciled at UNEP HQs, in line with strengthening +and consolidating UNEP functions as mandated in paragraph 88 of the Rio Outcome +Document, the Future We Want. + +18. The appetite is growing and consensus is building on this matter. We urge all to support. + +Thank you Chair + +",4 +383,29/04/2024 | Madagascar,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/declaration_inc4_madagascar.pdf,[],['Madagascar'],,StatementsMembers,statement," +DECLARATION DE MADAGASCAR +INC-4 +Ottawa, Canada +23 au 29 avril 2024 + + +Monsieur le Président, +C’est un grand honneur pour moi de faire cette déclaration au +nom de la délégation de Madagascar. A ce titre, je voudrais +remercier le Gouvernement de Canada pour son hospitalité +ainsi que le Bureau et le Secrétariat de L’INC pour son +engagement pour faciliter la participation des délégués aux +différentes sessions de négociation. + +Monsieur le Président, +La pollution plastique est en voie de devenir une véritable crise +planétaire, de par ses conséquences graves pour la santé +humaine +mais +aussi +en +termes +de +dégradation +de +l’environnement. +Madagascar fait partie des hotspots de la biodiversité mondiale, +avec près de 80% de sa faune et de sa flore qui sont +endémiques. Cette biodiversité exceptionnelle est actuellement +menacée à cause du déversement de déchets plastiques dans +les écosystèmes terrestres et marins. +Madagascar n’est pas épargné par la pollution plastique avec +sa production de 68 985 tonnes de déchets plastiques par an. +Une production qui va cependant s’accroître compte tenu d’une +forte explosion démographique urbaine supérieure à 4,6% +depuis deux décennies. +Pour Madagascar, la gestion des déchets pose un sérieux +problème au développement durable. +Les déchets plastiques jouent un rôle important dans cette +prolifération : 10% des déchets produits sur l’Ile sont en effet +des déchets plastiques. L’utilisation abusive de plastique à +usage unique comme les sacs, les pailles ou les emballages +alimentaires menacent directement l’environnement et la santé +publique. Malgré l’existence des initiatives menées par des +quelques entreprises œuvrant dans le domaine de recyclage, la +plupart de ces déchets plastiques se retrouvent directement +dans la nature ou dans les océans. +Conscient de l’ampleur du problème des déchets notamment +les déchets plastiques, Madagascar a décidé d’élaborer un +décret fixant l'interdiction, la production, l'importation, la +commercialisation, la constitution de stock et de l'utilisation des +sachets plastiques sur le territoire national en 2017. +Actuellement, notre pays est également en cours d’élaboration +d’une feuille de route décennale pour la lutte contre la pollution +pour toute sa forme. +Nos défis portent sur la gestion durable de l’environnement, en +mettant l’accent sur la promotion de modes de consommation +et de production plus durables. En matière de gestion des +déchets, le ministère en charge de l’environnement ne ménage +pas ses efforts à travers la mise en place des infrastructures de +tri et de valorisation des déchets au niveau national tout en +cherchant à mettre en place des mesures incitatives pour la +promotion d’une gestion plus durable. + +Nous soutenons indéfectiblement la position du groupe africain +tout au long du processus de négociation du Projet de texte +révisé de l'instrument international juridiquement contraignant +sur la pollution plastique, notamment dans le milieu marin entre +autres : +- L’application des principes pertinents de Rio dans le cadre +des dispositions de l'instrument, principalement celui relatif +à la responsabilité commune mais différenciée ; +- La favorisation de la conception de produits permettant +une approche du cycle de vie complet pour prévenir la +pollution plastique ; +- La prévention et la réduction des déchets qui doivent être +priorisées avant le recyclage et l’élimination. Et que la +gestion des déchets plastiques soit effectuée de manière +écologiquement rationnelle ; +- La nécessité d'un nouveau Fonds multilatéral dédié pour +fournir les ressources nécessaires, prévisibles, des +ressources financières durables, adéquates et facilement +accessibles pour permettre aux pays en développement +de respecter leurs engagements et obligations au titre de +l’instrument ; +- La nécessité d'un transfert de technologie, d'une +assistance technique et d'un renforcement des capacités +pour la mise en œuvre efficace du futur instrument. + +Monsieur le Président, nous souhaitons que ce futur traité +mondial sur les plastiques soit fort, inclusif et équitable, et +prenne en compte l’ensemble du cycle de vie des plastiques, +de la production à l’élimination. + +Nous invitons ainsi les pays à redoubler d’efforts pour trouver la +voie d’un Traité qui serve nos intérêts communs, au bénéfice de +nos générations futures. + +Je vous remercie. +Le chef de délégation de Madagascar +Monsieur RASAMOELINA Andry Fidiniaina Moïse + + + + + + +",4 +384,29/04/2024 | Malaysia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/my_inc-4_plenary_session_29_apr_2024_8pm.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],,StatementsMembers,statement," + + + +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR INC-4 +Plenary Session (29 April 2024, 8.00 pm) + + +Thank you chair, + +First of all, allow me to thank Canada, the host country, the INC Secretariat, and you, +the Chair for the commitment as well as the progress made at INC-4. + +Malaysia would have loved to see more detailed topics on legacy plastic and means +of implementation, as expressed by many other developing countries. However, in the +spirit of moving forward, Malaysia supports your proposal on the intersessional work. + +Malaysia would like to highlight that the intersessional work must be transparent, +neutral, and inclusive. The organisation of work as well as the conduct of the meetings +must be clearly stated and most importantly, standardised. + +Malaysia looks forward to a consensus-based productive discussion at the +Intersessional Work. + +Thank you. + +29 April 2024 +",4 +385,29/04/2024 | Rwanda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_statement_at_inc-4_closing_plenary_-_intersessional_work.docx_.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"REPUBLIC OF RWANDA +Rwanda Statement at INC-4 +Closing Plenary - 29 April 2024 +Chair, +Rwanda takes the floor to express our profound disappointment that the proposal for +intersessional work has decided to ignore the elephant in the room. +We are still of the opinion that the Committee can request the Secretariat to produce +a scientific report on the sustainable level of production and consumption of plastics. +Chair, +We also welcome efforts outside this process to identify a collective global ambition +for the sustainable production and consumption of primary plastic polymers… to build +a bridge to Busan and beyond. +The issue is not going away. And Rwanda will not run away from it. It must be +addressed. +We look forward to working with those in this room to make sure that happens. +Thank you. +",4 +386,29/04/2024 | Zambia,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/zambia_statement_at_closing_plenary_of_the_committee_0.pdf,[],['Zambia'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"\ + +Ministry of Green Economy and Environment + +Zambia’s Statement for Use During the closing plenary of the Fourth +Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an +International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including +in The Marine Environment. + +Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Canada. 29th April 2024 + + +• The chairperson of INC; +• Your Excellences +• Heads of Delegations; +• Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee +(INC) on Plastic Pollution, Ms Jyoti Mathur-Filipp +• Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen; + +The Zambian delegation expresses its profound gratitude to the +Canadian Government and its people for the warm hospitality accorded +during the entire period of our stay. We further wish to extend our +appreciation and gratitude to UNEP particularly the INC4 Secretariat for the +excellent organisation of INC4. + +Mr Chair, +It is a great honour to address the fourth session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +(INC-4), taking place here at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada. This session +is being held against the backdrop of global daunting environmental concerns +of plastic pollution that presents serious environmental problem at a global +scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic +dimensions of sustainable development. + +Mr Chair, +Today globally, our supply chains are laden with unsustainable +commercial and domestic production patterns in all the main economic +sectors such as; agriculture, mining, trade and industry, infrastructure +developments, forestry and waste management. Plastic waste is clogging our +drainage systems and our landfills, accumulating in our dams, lakes and +rivers. Single-use plastic products and packaging materials, are not disposed +of in containers for subsequent removal to landfills, recycling centres, or +incinerators. Instead, they are improperly disposed off in undesignated places +threatening the health of our people, animals and ecosystems. + +Mr Chair +Zambia remains committed to be part of the global community by +championing actions that address global environmental challenges including +plastics. We align ourselves to both the AMCEN decision 19/2 and the UNEA +5/14 decisions, that the objective of the instrument should seek to ending +plastic pollution, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full +lifecycle of plastic, including legacy plastic, to protect human health and the +environment. + +Zambia has in this vain domesticated the Multilateral Environmental +Agreements (MEAs) and is implementing actions to deliver transformative +environmental actions that will contribute to the achievement of our SDGs. +we subscribe to the full life cycle approach and believe Sustainable +Consumption, Production and circular approaches through the use of +alternative, environmentally friendly technologies, nature-based solutions, +indigenous knowledge and practices can promote sustainable use of the +planet’s resources. + +Mr Chair +We reiterate the call by the African group and other Regional Groups +on the need to pay particular attention on the means of implementation +particularly the financial resources, technical assistance and technology +transfer. Zambia believes like others that the overall effectiveness of +implementation of this instrument depends on the effectiveness of this +particular article in the instrument. + + If we are to deliver effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral +actions that will address the triple planetary crises, we must by all means +address the plastic crisis and deliver transformative solutions in an effective, +inclusive and sustainable manner. This envisioned future treaty is our +beacon of hope. + +Zambia looks forward to the intersectional work to address technical +issues which include micro and Nano plastics, trade in listed chemicals, +polymers and products and exemptions. + +Mr Chair, I thank you +",4 +387,30/04/2024 | Chile,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/chile_intervencion_de_cierre_inc4.pdf,[],['Chile'],,StatementsMembers,statement," +Intervención de cierre +Chile + +Señor Presidente, +Chile vino a esta sesión con un firme compromiso de avanzar en este proceso, llevados +por la convicción de que el multilateralismo es el único camino para enfrentar la crisis +de la contaminación por plásticos. Esta semana ha reforzado nuestra creencia de que, +unidos, podemos alcanzar avances significativos. +Consideramos que hemos progresado notablemente en el desarrollo del texto que guía +nuestro trabajo, y nos encaminamos hacia la próxima ronda de negociaciones con un +documento sólidamente revisado. Asimismo, celebramos el haber acordado un +mandato para un trabajo intersesional sustancial, que creemos será fundamental para +el avance hacia la INC5, así como la formación de un comité de redacción legal que +mejorará los aspectos jurídicos de nuestro documento. +Quisiera aprovechar para expresar nuestro reconocimiento a su liderazgo como +Presidente del INC, a los co-facilitadores de los grupos de contacto y de los subgrupos +de trabajo, a la Secretaría, y al Gobierno de Canadá, cuyo apoyo ha sido esencial para +alcanzar estos importantes resultados. +El trabajo en los grupos de contacto ha sido intenso. Hemos abordado la totalidad de los +temas esenciales a través de los cinco capítulos del texto, desarrollando disposiciones +que enfrentan la contaminación por plásticos desde un enfoque integral de ciclo de vida +y con la convicción, como país, que debemos basarnos en una jerarquía entre +prevención, reducción, reuso, reciclaje y disposición final. +Chile ha subrayado la necesidad de contar con medios de implementación ambiciosos +que aseguren que el futuro instrumento tenga un impacto real y significativo, incluyendo +un mecanismo financiero que nos permita a todos los países en desarrollo contar con el +apoyo necesario de la comunidad internacional para superar estos desafíos. +También hemos destacado la importancia de abordar temas transversales a lo largo del +instrumento, como los impactos de la contaminación por plásticos en la salud, el +enfoque de derechos humanos y de género, y la necesidad de una transición justa que +considere los efectos de las medidas adoptadas en los grupos vulnerables, incluyendo +a las y los recicladores de base. + + +Permítanme resaltar que, como país con vocación oceánica, nos complace ver el +énfasis que se ha puesto en la discusión sobre la contaminación por plásticos en el +medio marino, en línea con el mandato de la resolución 5/14 que inició este proceso. +Celebramos además la amplia participación de actores no estatales en este proceso. Es +alentador ver la fuerte convocatoria de estos actores, quienes han hecho grandes +esfuerzos para asistir desde diversos rincones del mundo, incluido el nuestro. Es crucial +continuar trabajando para asegurar su inclusión efectiva en este proceso y en la +implementación del futuro instrumento, conforme al mandato de la resolución 5/14 +relativo a la agenda de acción de las partes interesadas. +Señor Presidente, +Desde Chile, reiteramos nuestro agradecimiento por su dedicada labor, nuestro pleno +apoyo al proceso y nuestra convicción de que, juntos, podemos desarrollar un +instrumento ambicioso que nos permita abordar decisivamente la crisis de la +contaminación por plásticos. + + +",4 +389,30/04/2024 | Rwanda,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/rwanda_statement_at_inc-4_closing_plenary_-_kigalima_.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"REPUBLIC OF RWANDA +Rwanda Statement on KigaLima at INC-4 +Closing Plenary - 29 April 2024 +Chair, +At UNEA 5.2, before the successful adoption of Resolution 5/14 and before any other +Member State offered to do so, Rwanda offered to host the Diplomatic Conference for +the Global Plastic Treaty. +For more than two decades, Rwanda has been at the forefront of the fight against +plastic pollution and Rwandans have demonstrated that through hard work and +community-led action, it’s possible to beat plastic pollution. +Rwanda has a unique and powerful story to tell. +We also understand that ending plastic pollution requires global partnership. +That’s why we joined with Peru to submit the KigaLima proposal to host the +Diplomatic Conference in Kigali and an Early Action Conference in Lima. +We humbly request your support and welcome a favourable decision on this +important agenda item. +We thank you for your consideration. +—--- +KigaLima Video +● +bit.ly/kigalima-video +",4 +390,30/04/2024 | Philippines,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/phl_plenary_29_apr_closing_statement.pdf,[],['Philippines'],,StatementsMembers,statement,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES +INC-4, OTTAWA +29 APRIL 2024 + +PLENARY – CLOSING STATEMENT + +MR. CHAIR, EXCELLENCIES, AND DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES +The Philippines extends its appreciation to Canada as the host of INC4. +We shall not forget the past few days here in Ottawa. +And we thank you Chair for the hard work and for the earnest effort, as well as of your +Bureau and the Secretariat. +Until we finally adopt an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment, the global governance landscape to address +plastic pollution will remain fragmented and inadequate. Thankfully, in a true show of +multilateralism these past days and nights, we challenged our human physiology and +came together for a milestone agreement to hold intersessional work with the goal of +arriving at a more cohesive and coherent draft text with only one more session ahead +of us. +We will be ready to engage, and build upon our common ground using the best +available science and traditional knowledge, moved by justice and human rights to +ensure a just transition, and the principles of international cooperation and CBDR for +the recognition of the circumstances of developing countries, particularly the +environmentally +and +ecologically +vulnerable, +geographically +disadvantaged +developing countries like the Philippines, an archipelagic state under the UN +Convention on the Law of the Sea. The INC’s mandate under UNEA 5/14 to promote +sustainable production and consumption of plastics should put us on a path towards +halting the tripling of plastic wastes by 2060. We are hopeful that, in the end, we will +converge towards protecting human life and the environment. +We are hopeful that, in the end, we will converge towards protecting human life and +the environment, and that we heed the lessons from the best available science and +traditional knowledge. +We must also be moved by justice and human rights to ensure a just transition for all +workers along the plastics value chain, particularly those most vulnerable. +We are hopeful that the principles of international cooperation and CBDR lead us to +the recognition of the circumstances of developing countries, particularly the +environmentally +and +ecologically +vulnerable, +geographically +disadvantaged +developing countries like the Philippines, an archipelagic state under the UN +Convention on the Law of the Sea. As a mega-biodiverse country, and a biodiversity +hotspot, we appreciate the proposal for express commitments on biodiversity. +We fully support enhancing the circularity of plastics. But our efforts in these measures +cannot compensate for the tide of plastic production. The INC’s mandate under UNEA +5/14 to promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics should put us on +a path towards halting the tripling of plastic wastes by 2060. +We support an ambitious and effective instrument, and will need international +cooperation towards a just and inclusive transition. +The financial mechanism and other means of implementation will be instrumental for +a just transition. We support a hybrid approach to financing, and appreciate proposals +to improve the delivery of other MOI, particularly, technology and scientific research. +The powerful words of 16-year old Nina and Janelle Nahmabin, representative of First +Nations, on whose land we now meet, reminded us of our responsibility towards the +future of her generation and her community today. It is the wisdom of the youth and +indigenous peoples that we must not ignore. + +Thank you, Mr. Chair. + +#END + + +",4 +391,23/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Like Minded Countries,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_statement_for_inc4_on_behalf_of_lmc.pdf,[],['Like Minded Countries'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"Opening Statement for INC4 on Behalf of Like-Minded +Countries +Esteemed Chair, distinguished delegates, on behalf of the Like-Minded Countries, allow +me to express our heartfelt gratitude and extend warm congratulations to you. +Our sincere appreciation goes to the Government of Canada and INC secretariat for +their gracious hospitality in hosting this pivotal gathering. Their warm welcome sets the +stage for what we anticipate will be a constructive and impactful dialogue. +Guided by the mandate set forth in UNEA 5/14, our objective is crystal clear: to refine +our focus and refine the draft text into a document that is not only clear and concise +but also actionable. This will empower us to navigate these negotiations with efficiency +and efficacy. +However, efficiency alone cannot suffice. We must anchor our deliberations in the +bedrock of core principles of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) +and sustainable development. It is imperative that any policy framework +acknowledges national circumstances and disparate capacities and circumstances of +developing countries, particularly ensuring that they are not unduly burdened. +While for developed nations, acknowledging that the largest share of historical plastic +pollution originated in developed countries and of the technologies and resources they +command, this necessitates a robust commitment to taking lead to address plastic +pollution and supporting means of implementation, including financial and technological +assistance, including technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, to developing +countries. Such support is indispensable for facilitating the transition to sustainable +practices and equitable waste management solutions. +Let us engage in discussions guided by these principles, focusing on areas of shared +concern while remaining open to constructive dialogue. Inclusivity and consensus- +building are paramount, drawing strength from the diverse perspectives represented +in this forum. +Moreover, as we chart a course towards a new treaty, let us heed the imperative of +complementarity, avoiding duplication and leveraging existing international +frameworks. By aligning our efforts with relevant conventions and instruments, we can +amplify our impact and deliver tangible outcomes. +As we convene at this critical juncture, the urgency of our task is clear. While time +presses upon us, we must resist the temptation to hasten towards an agreement devoid +of substance and equity. A hurried accord risks diluting our collective efforts against +plastic pollution. Let us instead prioritize quality over expediency. +The eyes of the world are upon us, demanding tangible progress. Let us depart from +INC4 with a clear path forward, laying the groundwork for a successful INC5 and, +ultimately, an instrument that is attainable, realistic and in line with our shared goals of +sustainable development. +In closing, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to this process. We stand in +solidarity with our esteemed Chair and the Secretariat, guided by a shared vision to +address plastic pollution. +Thank you. +",4 +392,23/04/2024 | Malawi on behalf of High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution (HAC),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/peter_malawi_statement_on_behalf_of_hac_1.pdf,[],['High Ambition Coalition'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," + + + +HAC Member States Opening +Statement for INC-4 + +Malawi has the honor to deliver remarks on behalf of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic +Pollution. +We recall the agreement of UNEA Resolution 5/14 and underline that achieving the goal of +ending plastic pollution requires an ambitious and effective, international legally binding +instrument that is comprehensive in scope, addresses the full life cycle of plastics including +primary plastic polymers, products made of or containing plastics as well as associated +chemicals, and plastic pollution in all its dimensions. +We underline the scientific evidence of negative impacts on the environment and on human +health related to plastic pollution, the need for a precautionary approach, the UN General +Assembly Resolution 76/300 on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable +environment, and the need to protect human rights of persons in vulnerable situations across +the plastics life cycle, including children, women, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, +coastal communities, waste-pickers and other workers in informal or cooperative settings. +We recognise the important role the science, knowledge and traditional practices of +Indigenous Peoples and of local communities play in contributing to the sustainable +management and protection of the environment from plastic pollution. +We stress that ending plastic pollution will require common legally binding global rules and +control measures, based on best available science, to +- +restrain and reduce consumption and production of primary plastic polymers to +sustainable levels; +- +eliminate and restrict unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic products as well +as plastic polymers and chemicals of environmental or health concern; + + +- +to establish global criteria or requirements for products, including on durability, reuse, +repair and recycling; +- +to ensure a safe circular economy for plastics that protects the environment and human +health; +- +to achieve the environmentally sound management of plastic waste; eliminate the +release of plastics, including microplastics, to air, water and land; and remediate +- +and, where feasible, eliminate plastic pollution, using the best available techniques and +environmental practices to avoid exacerbating environmental harm. +We highlight the need for reliable information throughout the plastics value chain and binding +measures and provisions on transparency, labelling, monitoring and reporting across the full +life cycle of plastics, including on the type and quantities of polymers, the composition of plastic +materials and products, including chemicals, as well as labelling across plastics value chains +to provide necessary product information to ensure accountability and inform actions, while +protecting confidential business information not related to the health and safety of humans +and the environment. +Alongside these minimum requirements, we highlight the need to mobilize the necessary +resources from all sources, public and private, domestic and international, stand ready to +discuss the most appropriate mechanisms for ensuring timely, accessible, recurrent, +predictable and adequate financing for implementation, and call for ambitious and effective +means of implementation, including financing to support implementation in recipient countries, +in particular Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, recognising in +principle that all countries should provide domestic resources for their national activities. +We stress the need to align financial flows and policies to deliver action on the ground, and to +end harmful incentives such as subsidies that work against the goal to end plastic pollution. + +I thank you Chair!! +",4 +393,23/04/2024 | Qatar on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/gcc_statement_0.pdf,[],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," شكرا سᛳد الرئᘭالس + والسعادة رؤساء الوفودᢝ +ᣠأصحاب المعا +دات والسادةᘭالس. + +اته᛿رᗖم ورحمة ﷲ وᜓᘭالسﻼم عل .... + + + + + عن ةᗷاᘭالنᗷ ᢝ +ᣠ بᘭطᘌ + + مجلس دول + ةᘭᗖᖁالتعاون لدول الخليج الع، + + + + مᜓتᚊ بتهنᢝᡨ +ᣎلم᛿ أن استهل + ما᛿ ،ةᘭ للجنة التفاوض الحكوم᠍سا��م رئᜓᗷ انتخاᣢس عᛳد الرئᘭالس + + ᣠل إᗫᖂالشكر الجᗷ أتقدم +عᗷم للدورة الراᘭ حسن اﻻستضافة والتنظᣢحكومة دولة كندا ع +ة + + + ةᘭللجنة التفاوض الحكوم + +᠍ ملزم قانوناᢝ +ᣠة لوضع صك دوᘭالدول + + + ذلك التلوثᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ ماᗷ ،ةᘭكᘭᙬﻼسᘘالمواد الᗷ شأن التلوثᚽ +ةᗫᖁحᘘئة الᚏالبᗷ + و ، + العمل الدؤوبᣢ أمانة اللجنة عᣠالشكر موصول إ + ᣢلضمان تحقيق أع + + ،اﻻجتماع ﻹدارة ةᘭمراحل الفعال للنقاشᡧᢕ +ᣌ من جلستᡵ +ᣂᜧكون هنالك أᘌ ة أﻻᘭ أهمᣢكد ع +ونؤ + وقت واحᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ + + ل المواضيع الوقت واﻻهتمام᛿ ᣗد وأن تع الﻼزم + . + + + + + وفود كد +تؤ + ةᘭᗖᖁدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج الع +العزم + + + الدولᢝ +ᣢافة ممث᛿ التعاون معᣢع +ئةᚏة اﻷمم المتحدة للبᘭه قرار جمعᘭما نص علᗷ امᡧᡨ +ᣂﻹنجاح هذا اﻻجتماع وتحقيق أهدافه واﻻل +رقم +5 + +ͭ +14 +، + + + اﻷخذ مع ار عدمᘘ اﻻعتᡧᢕ +ᣌعᗷ + + + ᢕ +ᣂتأث)ضيق الوقت +( + + +.الصك جودة ᣢع + + + + كد +نؤ + ان الصادر من مجموعةᘭدعمنا للب +ط الهاديᘭا والمحᘭآس + + ان مجموعة الدول ذاتᘭᗖو + الر أ ي +كᡨ +ᣂالمش ُع والذي ، + ᢔ +ᣂ + + هᘭف عدد عن من + المواقف والرؤى +. + + + + شط، وفهم  اﻵراء من خﻼل الحوار الᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ بناء توافقᣢنا عᡧᢕ +ᣂك + أن ينصب ترᢝᡧ +ᣙᘘ  هذا اﻻجتماع يᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ + + اجاتᘭجب أن نظهر المرونة، وموازنة احتᘌ ،كةᡨ +ᣂة مشᘭجاد أرضᘌوجهات النظر المختلفة ﻹ + + ،ةᘌة مع اﻻهتمامات الفردᘭاﻷغلب + أن وريᡧ +ᣆفمن ال +فᡨ +ᣂعᘌ + + الصك + + ة، مماᘌالحقائق اﻻقتصادᗷ + نحو الممارسات المستدامةᢝᢔ +ᣑᗫاﻻنتقال التدرᗷ سمحᛒ + ذᘭام مرنة للتنفᜓ وضع أحᣠ إᢝ +ᣙ، والس + دᗫᖁ الفᢝ᡽ +ᣎاق اﻻقتصادي والبيᘭتعكس الس +للدول + + .ةᘭالنام + + ع +وᡫ +ᣄعند مراجعة م + + + ذلكᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ ماᗷ ،ةᘭكᘭᙬﻼسᘘالمواد الᗷ شأن التلوثᚽ ᠍ الملزم قانوناᢝ +ᣠالصك الدو +ةᗫᖁحᘘئة الᚏالبᗷ التلوث طᘭسᛞح وتᖔز الوضᗫᖂب لتعᛳتᡨ +ᣂعادة الលط وᘭسᛞ التᣢ عᡧᢕ +ᣂكᡨ +ᣂ، ينصب ال + + ،وموجزة واضحة لغة استخدام ةᘭسᛳشمل الخطوات الرئᘻة التفاوض، وᘭعمل + قةᘘف مسᗫوتعار +،ةᘭللمصطلحات التقن + + .الصك هذا عامود كونها ادئᘘة للمᗫᖔورة إعطاء اﻷولᡧ +ᣅ مع + + + + ᡧᢕ +ᣌالعمل بᗷ ما يتعلقᘭف + ات فإن +الدور + ةᘭᗖᖁدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج الع + دᗫᖓت + إعطاء + + ᢝᡨ +ᣎة للبنود الᗫᖔاﻷول +ةᘭد اﻷغلبᘭ بتأيᡧ +ᣗتح + مثل ، + اﻻقتصاد + + ات، والمواضيعᘌدارة النفاលالدائري، و + الجزء الثالثᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ الواردة + + ᢝᡨ +ᣎال + + + عن تتحدث + ذᘭوسائل التنف +ةᘭلدعم الدول النام، + + + + مع مراعاة جدول + ᡧᢕ +ᣌما بᘭد العمل فᘭد مواعᘌة عند تحدᘭة الدولᘭئᚏالمؤتمرات واﻻجتماعات الب + + + ات +الدور + ومؤتمرات + و ᢝᢔ +ᣐع البيولوᖔالتن +ال ᢝᡧ +ᣐ المناᢕ +ᣂتغ +. + + + + +᠍اᝏدراលو + + + مجاﻻتᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ ᢝ +ᣠة التعاون الدوᘭ أهمᣢشدد عᙏ ، ᢝ +ᣞᘭᙬﻼسᘘ لتحدي التلوث الᢝ +ᣥللطابع العال + + اᘭحوث ونقل التكنولوجᘘال و + لᗫᖔالتم + ᢕ +ᣂومعالجة العبء غ + ᡽ᡧ +ᣚاᜓالمت + عاتقᣢع +الدول + ةᘭالنام ، + و + وري وضع حلولᡧ +ᣆا، من الᘭة ونقل التكنولوجᘭات شاملة للمعونة المالᘭ آلᣠالحاجة الماسة إ + + ز اﻻستدامةᗫᖂل فعال مع تعᜓشᚽ ةᘭكᘭᙬﻼسᘘات الᘌعادلة تمكن هذه الدول من إدارة النفا +ᘭئᚏة والبᘌاﻻقتصاد و ة +جاد حلول مبتكرةᘌល + +᛿ + رᗫإعادة التدو +أنواعهᗷ + + + اتᘌوأنظمة إدارة النفا + ᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ المعززة، خاصة +الدول ةᘭالنام +؛ + لضمان كفاءة ممارسات إدارة +ز مرونة وᗫᖂتع + اتᘌالنفا +كᘭᙬﻼسᘘال +ةᘭ + استدامةᡵ +ᣂᜧ أᢝ +ᣥ نهج عالᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ ، والمساهمة وعدالة ᢝ +ᣞᘭᙬﻼسᘘلمعالجة التلوث ال +. + + + + + الختام فإنᢝᡧ +ᣚو + ةᘭᗖᖁدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج الع + ᢝᡨ +ᣎ الᢝ +ᣘافة الجهود والمسا᛿ تقدر + + ، ونحنᢝ +ᣞᘭᙬﻼسᘘ ملزم قانونا ﻹنهاء التلوث الᢝ +ᣠ صك دوᢝᡧ +ᣎ تبᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ وضع حجر اﻷساسᢝ +ᡧ +ᣚ ساهمت + + لﻺدارةᣢ وضع الحلول المثᢝᡧ +ᣚ دول اﻻطراف والمساهمةᡧᢕ +ᣌ أتم اﻻستعداد للتعاون بᣢع + + ،اتᘌمة للنفاᘭالسل ﻻ أن ᣢع + ة اﻷمم المتحدةᘭة قرار جمعᘌج نطاق العمل عن وﻻᖁخᘌ + + ئةᚏللب + +.أعﻼه هᘭالمشار إل + + + + + ᠍شكرا +ال سᛳد الرئᘭس + + + + + + + +",4 +394,25/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_statement_-_samoa_sids.docx_.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"Opening Statement by Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States at the Fourth Session of +the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment +23 April, 2024 +Mr Chair, +Samoa is honored to deliver these remarks on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States. +Firsty, we would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin +People and extend our sincerest gratitude to them, to the Government and all people of Canada for their warm +hospitality and generosity. +We also take this opportunity to thank the Chair, his team and the INC Secretariat for their diligent efforts in +making all preparations and arrangements to help facilitate our participation here this week in the capital city of +Ottawa. +Further, we welcome the revised draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment, as a basis for negotiations, and convey our thanks to the Chair for +convening the three (3) informal Heads of Delegations’ consultations in preparation for INC-4. These +discussions served as useful exchanges of member states’ views on key issues in this process. +We reiterate our commitment to this process and our goal to complete the work of the INC by the end of 2024, +recognising the pivotal role this agreement will play in the global concerted effort to address yet another +environmental crisis that SIDS are disproportionately affected by, but contribute minimally to. It is well +established that SIDS have special circumstances given our geographic challenges, limited resources and +vulnerabilities to external economic shocks. As SIDS we are on the frontlines of the triple planetary crisis of +pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss, and the risks to our livelihoods, economies, health, and +environment. +Throughout the negotiations, and in line with Resolution 5/14, SIDS have repeatedly called for an ambitious, +effective and equitable international legally binding Instrument that addresses a full life-cycle approach to end +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Moreover, the agreement must be supported by new, +additional, adequate, and predictable means of implementation. This must include a robust financial +mechanism, which advances just transition and provides specific support provisions for SIDS, including priority +access to fast tracked resources, technology transfer, technical assistance and capacity building. +An effective instrument for SIDS means that there must be comprehensive regulation of hazardous, +problematic, and avoidable chemicals and polymers used in plastic production, and plastic products, including +single use plastics and microplastics - where the strength of the obligations should depend on the level of +harm. +We must also consider the possibility of cooperating and/or coordinating with existing relevant frameworks or +conventions, as appropriate. +Global harmonised standards in key areas will be essential to ensure high ambition, as well as inclusive and +transformative actions by all. +Moreover, we remind states that Resolution 5/14 also prescribes for the reduction of existing plastic pollution. +For SIDS the instrument must include a mechanism for the remediation of existing plastic pollution in the +marine environment, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction. . +Mr Chair, at this critical juncture in the negotiations, and with our final session fast approaching, formal +intersessional work is not just a consideration for SIDS, it is an absolute necessity to advance this process. +AOSIS has developed and shared an intersessional work proposal to support further discussions on key +areas. We look forward to engaging with members on this proposal in the coming days. +As we approach the convening of contact groups and sub-groups, we call for clear and transparent +instructions and mandates to co-chairs and co-facilitators, with consideration for small delegations such as +ours in the organisation of our discussions. We urge colleagues to utilize our time efficiently here in Ottawa to +reach convergence on key elements that would drive meaningful progress toward Busan. +Finally, SIDS remains committed to maintaining constructive and productive discussions on a future +agreement that is inclusive, ambitious, equitable and innovative. +I thank you. +[END] +",4 +395,26/04/2024 | Ghana on behalf of African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/african_group_of_negotiators_opening_statement.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"African Group Opening Statement +INC 4, Ottawa, Canada +23rd April 2024 + +Mr. Chair +Your Excellences +Distinguished delegates, ladies, and gentlemen +1. It is a great honour for me to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group +Member States. +2. The African group wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to the Government of +Canada for hosting the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating +Committee (INC-4) meeting in this beautiful city of Ottawa. +3. We welcome the incoming INC-Chair, Mr. Luiz Vayas Valdivieso, and wish you +successful chairing in guiding us towards the new instrument. +4. We commend the INC Chair, the Bureau, and the INC Secretariat for the +successful organization of the meeting so far. We have confidence in your +leadership and look forward to continued collaboration and would like to express +our full support to the INC Chair and Secretariat. +5. We thank you Chair, for the Revised Zero-draft text of the instrument, which is +paving the way towards the finalization of the instrument before the end of this +year. +6. The African Group reaffirms its commitment to Sustainable Development Goal +12 and commits to supporting measures to achieve sustainable consumption and +production of primary plastic polymers and eliminating specific problematic +polymers, chemicals, products, and applications of concern. We also emphasize +the application of the relevant Rio principles within the provisions of the +instrument, mainly the Common But Differentiated Responsibilities. +7. As a region, we embrace product design enabling a full lifecycle approach to +prevent plastic pollution, and call for measures that ensure transparency and +information disclosure along the entire plastic value chain. +8. On the principle of Just Transition, Africa acknowledges that implementing the +future instrument may lead to job and livelihood losses, as well as other socio- +economic impacts along the plastic value chain. Therefore, we call for an +instrument that takes into account the national circumstances and priorities to +ensure a fair, equitable, and inclusive transition, for affected populations, with +special consideration for communities in vulnerable situations such as waste +pickers. +9. On Waste Management and Legacy Plastic Pollution, the African group calls for +an instrument that operationalizes the waste hierarchy by prioritizing waste +prevention and reduction before non-toxic recycling and disposal. We further call +for effective measures that ensure environmentally sound waste management +practices along the entire value chain, and the lifecycle of plastics. +10. +Over the years the African region has become the target of choice for illegal +traders of plastic waste as a global hiding place. For an effective instrument, it is +highly imperative that we gather efforts to tackle illegal traffic and dumping of +plastic waste. +11. +On the Financing mechanism, Chair, the African group stresses the need for a +new dedicated Multilateral Fund to provide the necessary, predictable, +sustainable, adequate, and readily accessible financial resources to enable +developing countries meet their commitments and obligations under the +instrument. +12. +In line with the UN's integrated financial mechanism, we call on the private sector +to demonstrate responsibility, transparency, participation, and engagement +through contributions to address plastic pollution. +13. +Regarding Capacity building/development and infrastructure: the Africa group +wishes to emphasize the need for technology transfer, technical assistance, and +capacity building for the effective implementation of the future instrument. +14. +On Research, innovation, awareness, and education: the Africa group calls for an +instrument that promotes information and knowledge exchange, international +cooperation, and coordination, based on best available science. +15. +For Private Sector and Stakeholder Engagement: we encourage parties to promote +actions that will stimulate public private partnerships and private sector +investments in circular economy along the plastics value chain. +16. +The African Group reiterates our support for hosting of the Secretariat of the +future instrument at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment +Programme. +17. +Mr. Chair, the African group welcomes the establishment of the legal drafting +group and other subgroups put forth to expedite the negotiation of the instrument. +The Africa Group volunteers to chair the legal group. +18. +Finally, Mr. Chair, considering that we are already past halfway through the +timeframe allocated for this negotiation process, we look forward to progressing +with the negotiations to further refine the options in the revised zero draft and to +identify areas of common understanding. We anticipate that a formal mandate for +a participatory and inclusive intersessional work will be established in this INC +session. + + +WE THANK YOU! + +",4 +396,29/04/2024 | Vanuatu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_statement-pacific_small_island_developing_states-full_version.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-4 +Agenda Item 4 +Ottawa, Canada – 23 April 2024 + +Delivered by: Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States + +Mr. Chair, +Vanuatu has the honor to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States. We +align ourselves with the statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS as well as by Vietnam +on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group. +We acknowledge the traditional territory of the First Nations and give our gratitude to the people +of Ottawa and the Government of Canada for their hospitality, and we commend the continued +outstanding support provided by the INC Secretariat. +Mr. Chair, +We acknowledge the preparation of the revised zero draft and contributions made by members +and observers that has resulted in progress on the negotiations thus far. It is important to +highlight that many delegates from the Pacific Small Island Developing States have travelled +great distance to participate in this negotiation. This attests to the importance of these talks for +PSIDS and re-emphasizes the PSIDS commitment to ending plastic pollution and defending our +beautiful island States from further environmental harm. + The impacts of plastic pollution on PSIDS, coupled with the impacts of climate change and +biodiversity loss have put a strain on already struggling economies and the limited capacity of +PSIDS to address these issues domestically. Science confirms the critical urgency with which the +international community must address plastic pollution. Effective cooperation is critical to prevent +further environmental degradation from plastic pollution, and this is highly dependent on +international legally binding measures to ensure appropriate and relevant actions are taken and +sufficient financing is made available. + + + +Key elements in achieving these ambitious common objectives include: +1. reductions in Primary plastic polymers and overproduction of plastic products; +2. prevention of harmful chemicals from being used in any plastics that are produced; +3. harmonized marking and labelling; +4. criteria for sustainable design and traceability of chemicals; +5. the use of the relevant traditional knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples and of +local communities, with full respect for their rights, as a complement to the best available +science in understanding and tackling plastic pollution; +6. Cross Cutting requirements for transparency, information exchange and cooperation; and +7. comprehensive finance package with robust financing mechanism for the effective +implementation of the binding measures coupled with technology transfer, technical +assistance, and capacity building. + +Criteria for sustainability must consider the full life cycle analysis of plastics, taking into account +the potential impacts on the environment, economic, socio-economic cultural and human health +impacts, including for food security as well as impacts in the marine environment. We stress, +however, that downstream measures will not be enough to tackle plastic pollution if we do not +address plastics overproduction upstream. + + Plastics Treaty is fundamental to addressing these factors. Currently, there are approximately +16,000 chemicals known to be used in plastics, yet only around 4% of these chemicals associated +with plastics are regulated under existing MEAs, of which not all countries are party to. While the +Stockholm Convention only covers Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and takes several years +to list new POPs meeting specific criteria. The Minamata Convention and Montreal Protocol solely +address the chemicals used in plastic production, and the Basel Convention focuses on products, +rather than chemicals or plastic polymers, only regulating the trade of plastic waste. At the global +level, there is no binding instrument that regulates plastic polymers. + +Mr. Chair, +Our special circumstances as SIDS may make us different, but they do not take away our potential +to partner as equals, collaboratively pursuing mutually beneficial outcomes for our countries, +people, and the future we desire. While we acknowledge the complexities of respecting the views +of all states, the extensive and interconnected challenges posed by pollution to people and the +planet demands urgent attention from the entire international community. Tackling plastic + + + +pollution is an integral part of this, necessitating legally enforceable measures to ensure a unified +response across States. As we continue to mitigate and adapt to the environmental and climate +crises, a matter of urgency for the PSIDS, both preventative and responsive legal measures are and +will remain of fundamental importance. + +PSIDS support the proposed method of work and would encourage immediately turning to +Contact Groups and subgroups so that we can engage with other delegations and start streamlining +the text. We support your proposal on limiting parallel meetings which allows our smaller +delegations to cover negotiations effectively. Having said that, time is of the essence and there are +some matters which require dedicated space for discussion, so we would like to see the +formalization of an Intersessional Work Program as soon as possible to meet our mandate and +finalise this text by INC5. The PSIDS are committed to resolving issues by consensus to the +greatest degree possible, however we consider it important that the INC be able to take decisive +action as needed. + +We look forward to a constructive week ahead, to which the group will make vital contributions in +making sure our position as a region is captured. Once again, on behalf of PSIDS, I thank you for +the revised zero draft and we look forward to working collaboratively with the other regions to +progress discussions in a timely and efficient manner. +Thank you, Mr. Chair. + + +",4 +397,23/04/2024 | Indonesia on behalf of Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cobsea_joint_regional_statement_to_inc-4_on_behalf_of_wgml_final_draft.pdf,[],['Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA)'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," + +1 +Joint Regional Statement to INC-4 on behalf of COBSEA Working Group on Marine Litter + +Introduction +• +We thank the Government of Canada for hosting INC-4 and appreciate the dedication of the INC +Chair, Secretariat, and all Member States in advancing the global treaty for the long-term +elimination of plastic pollution in marine and other environments. +• +Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) is fully committed to constructive +engagement in negotiating an ambitious, fair, effective, and balanced future instrument on plastic +pollution globally, including in the marine environment. + +Regional Priorities and Recommendations +• +Addressing transboundary pollution caused by plastic wastes and microplastic is paramount within +the future instrument. We advocate for pollution mitigation and advancing circularity of plastics, +considering the well-recognized principles, among others, of sustainable development, common but +differentiated responsibility, international cooperation, and tailored to national circumstances and +capabilities. +• +The future instrument must be country-driven, creating an enabling environment, setting tailored +sustainability targets and actions while respecting national sovereignty and regional priorities. +• +We are committed to a meaningful outcome by INC-5 in Busan, Republic of Korea, through an +inclusive process. +• +The instrument should be comprehensive, pragmatic, well-balanced, inclusive, and transparent +based on available scientific evidence. It should empower countries to take science-based actions +against plastic pollution, leveraging available scientific knowledge, promoting Research and +Development (R&D). It is also important that the instrument allows for reasonable transition +timelines for industries and markets to adjust. +• +We call for scientific and socioeconomic assessments on plastic pollution that incorporate diverse +knowledge systems, including the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples and local +communities, and facilitating the exchange of science, technology, and policy-relevant information +among countries. +• +We urge support for countries to implement the future instrument effectively and strengthen national +action plans (NAPs), which serve as the backbone to address plastic pollution. Also, we emphasize +the need for real funding to drive meaningful progress. +• +Engaging all stakeholders across sectors, including governments, businesses, public and private +finance institutions, investors, civil society, waste pickers, indigenous peoples and local +communities, and scientific bodies is essential for collaboration and knowledge-sharing. +• +We reiterate the importance of complementary actions and a coherent, coordinated long-term global +vision enshrined in the future instrument, building on existing regional mechanisms such as +Regional Seas Programmes. +• +Guided by the COBSEA Strategic Directions 2023-2027 and Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter +(RAP MALI), we will continue to strengthen capacity-building and regional knowledge-sharing +efforts. + +Conclusion +• +We look forward to timely and sustainable arrangements for capacity-building, financial and +technical assistance, and international cooperation, particularly for nations with limited resources to +effectively implement future treaty. +",4 +398,"23/04/2024 | Uruguay on behalf of Latin American and Caribbean Group ( GRULAC, English | Spanish)",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/grulac_inc-4_opening_statement_-_final.pdf,[],['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"65, Rue de Lausanne 1202 Genève – Tel. +41 (0) 22 577 63 44 +urunugi@mrree.gub.uy + + + +P E R M A N E N T M I S S I O N O F U R U G U A Y +T O T H E U N I T E D N A T I O N S O F F I C E A N D O T H E R I N T E R N A T I O N A L +O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N G E N E V A + + +Opening Statement +Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) +Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) + +April 23, 2024 +Ottawa, Canada + + +Mr. Chair, + +I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Latin America and the +Caribbean (GRULAC) countries. + +We would like to thank the Government of Canada for hosting this important meeting and to +congratulate Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso for assuming the Chairpersonship of the INC +and to commend him and his team for their diligent work during this intersessional period. +We thank the INC Secretariat for organizing this session and for the preparation of the Revised +Draft Text which directly responds to the mandate of INC-3, reflecting the views and positions +expressed by the Committee. + +We recognize the Chair and his team's dedication to guiding this process transparently and +inclusively, taking into consideration the three informal meetings held with the INC Heads of +Delegations (HoD) prior to INC-4, as well as the open dialogue they have fostered with all +stakeholders. + +As per the INC-3 mandate, the GRULAC’s expectation is to use this Revised Draft Text as the +basis for the negotiations, with a view to narrowing the options contained in the text over the +next few days. GRULAC strongly advocates for discussions on both provisions and structure, +aimed at identifying and building on areas of convergence and bridging gaps in positions, as +we forge towards a more streamlined text, with the ambition of reaching an agreement in the +upcoming INC-5. + +It is therefore imperative that the two Contact Groups and their respective sub-groups as +detailed in the Chair’s Scenario Note be established without delay given the limited time +available to complete our work. + +Whilst most of GRULAC Members have small delegations, we do acknowledge the need for +making swift progress at this stage, as we have an extremely complex text before us and few +hours of negotiation. In this regard, we are willing to demonstrate flexibility in support of the +Chair’s proposal of having up to three groups meeting simultaneously, on an exceptional basis, +65, Rue de Lausanne 1202 Genève – Tel. +41 (0) 22 577 63 44 +urunugi@mrree.gub.uy + + +and with the assurances that the organization of work will be transparent and communicated +in a timely manner. + +In terms of the proposed Legal Drafting Group to be established by the Committee at INC-4, +GRULAC supports this undertaking, to ensure that as we make substantive progress, the text +is reflected in a legally sound manner, as soon as possible. +Mr. Chair, + +As GRULAC, we would like to reiterate, our commitment to developing an ambitious and +effective International Legally Binding Instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the +marine environment, that takes into consideration the Sustainable Development Goals of the +2030 Agenda; and the protection and promotion of human rights, including the rights to +health and to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. + +The Instrument shall be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle +of plastics, and shall include obligations, control measures, and voluntary measures, taking +into account, national circumstances and capabilities of developing countries, and be +supported by sufficient and robust Means of implementation. We are convinced that this will +contribute to addressing the interlinked environmental crises such as climate change, +biodiversity loss, and pollution, which disproportionately affect developing countries. + +The Instrument, must be guided, by the key principles of international environmental law, +including the Principles of the Rio Declaration, on Environment and Development; just +transition, including an inclusive transition for waste-pickers; by the promotion and protection +of Human Rights as a cross-cutting guiding principle; a gender perspective; intergenerational +equity; non-discrimination; access to Information, transparency and accountability; +coherence among existing MEAs and the use of the best available science, traditional +knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems. + +The objective and the scope must be guided by the mandate given by UNEA Resolution 5/14, +and not be repetitive. Regarding definitions, we support the inclusion of terms that are strictly +necessary to give clarity on the obligations and to facilitate the implementation of the +Instrument. + +In addition, the future Instrument should promote decent work throughout the entire value +chain of plastics, especially to protect workers from occupational health hazards in the plastics +sector, including waste-pickers and other workers in informal and cooperative settings. We +should ensure that the transition is just and inclusive for waste pickers, as well as to empower +them as active stakeholders of sustainable development. It should also acknowledge the +contributions and special challenges of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and other +groups in situations of vulnerability. + +GRULAC stresses the need of advancing the discussions on the provisions related to polymers +and chemicals of concern as well as problematic and avoidable plastic products; also, on the +identification of global criteria for the elaboration of initial lists to be considered by the +Committee. + +65, Rue de Lausanne 1202 Genève – Tel. +41 (0) 22 577 63 44 +urunugi@mrree.gub.uy + + +Inclusive, formal intersessional work is needed to have more clarity and to build bridges on +those technical issues as well as on Means of Implementation, that are essential to achieve an +ambitious Instrument. + +Our work must continue to be informed by the best available science, which will also be +central once the Instrument enters into force. In this regard, the establishment of a scientific +and technical subsidiary body of a multidisciplinary composition, with equitable geographical +representation and gender balance will be critical. + +Developing countries have multidimensional needs, and we would like to highlight that all +GRULAC countries are developing countries, with consideration for the unique vulnerabilities +and circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).We wish to reiterate the need for +a strong dedicated financial mechanism, which may include but not be limited to the creation +of a new fund, new and additional financial resources, capacity building, technical assistance +programs, technology transfer, that constitute robust Means of Implementation to effectively +support us in implementing the future Instrument. + +Moreover, we recognize the value of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional and +Subregional Centres, as well as, Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans and their +respective Protocols and Centres, which are conducting work and implementing plans on +plastics. In that sense, we call for the use of existing Regional and Subregional Centres as +appropriate, to aid effectiveness of the future Instrument, while strengthening the regional +delivery of technical assistance; whilst also fostering coordination, cooperation, and +collaboration among other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). + +In the interest of moving swiftly towards substantive negotiations, and following the advice of +our esteemed Chair, our delegations will keep their national interventions brief or will submit +them in writing. + +Finally, GRULAC will continue to work constructively with all stakeholders to advance +substantially in the development of an international legally binding instrument to end plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment; safeguarding our environment and protecting +human health for present and future generations. + + +I thank you. + + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +399,"24/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and it's 27 Member States as well as Georgia, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_plenary.pdf,[],"['Georgia', 'European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States', 'Ukraine', 'Republic Of Moldova', 'North Macedonia']",,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," + + + + + + + +Opening statement INC-4 +Ottawa, 23 April – 29 April 2024 + +Dear Mr. Chair, +Dear Excellencies, +Dear colleagues, + +I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its 27 Member +States, as well as Georgia, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. +It cannot be stressed enough; plastic pollution is one of the most pressing +environmental issues we are facing today . We are therefore very pleased to be +here today in the lovely city of Ottawa and wish to thank Canada for hosting INC 4. +We also thank Canada for bringing ministers together and for organising together +with WWF the Partnership Day ahead of the official meeting. For the final stages +of the negotiations, we will need additional political momentum and we therefore +would support reinforced and inclusive ministerial involvement. +We are here to speed up our common work towards a treaty which will address +the whole life cycle of plastics in order to stop the negative impact that plastic +pollution has on our planet, our environment and our health. +A paradigm shift, especially in the upstream parts of the value chain, is essential to +ensure sustainable production and use of plastics. +Mr. Chair, +The European Union and its Member States would like to thank you for the revised +draft, for the scenario note and for the extensive outreach that you have carried +out over these last months and weeks. This has helped our preparations and has +allowed us to hit the ground running at this 4th session of the INC. +At this INC our discussions will have to shift to a higher gear. The time for real +textual negotiations has arrived and we are prepared for this step in the process. +We are looking forward to share our views, to listen to proposals from others and +to work together to find common and ambitious ground in working towards our +common goal of ending plastic pollution. +Mr. Chair, +The European Union and its Member States support the methods and modalities +of work that you have set out in your scenario note. We are ready to discuss + + + + + + + +possibilities for streamlining of the revised draft in the contact groups and +moving on to working on text in the subgroups as soon as possible. The EU and +its Member States expect this session of the INC to address all the different parts +of the draft Treaty text, with proportionate time allocated to each part. We expect +this INC to produce a consolidated text that puts us into a position to finalise the +Treaty by the end of this year, as foreseen in resolution 5/14. Furthermore, we +expect INC4 to agree on targeted, inclusive and formal intersessional work and to +set up a legal drafting group with a clear mandate. +The European Union and its Member States are looking forward to starting this +work with you, Mr. Chair, with your co-chairs, co-facilitators and with all delegates. +I thank you, Mr. Chair, for your dedication and hard work and wish us all fruitful, +constructive and ambitious debates in the coming days. + +",4 +400,26/04/2024 | Kenya on behalf of African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/agn_-_transboundary.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," +AFRICAN GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS + +African Statement on Transboundary movement of plastic waste + +Kenya makes this submission on behalf of the African group. + +Africa aligns herself with Sub-option 1 on the provision to not allow the transboundary +movement of plastic waste except with prior informed consent of the importing state, +consistent with obligations under this instrument as well as arrangements under other +multilateral environmental agreements, inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control +of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal as appropriate. +Africa supports; +The inclusions of harmonized disclosure and labelling requirements to be developed +in Annex A +Under sub-option 1,3 b, Africa appreciates the text as is with the inclusion of ‘any +other information that may be required by the importing state’ +Under sub-option 1, 4, Africa appreciates the text as is with the inclusion of ‘avoiding +duplication of efforts and works and promoting cooperation and coordination with +relevant regional and international conventions’ at the end of the paragraph + +26th April 2024 +",4 +401,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/aosis_inc4_final_intersessional_work_proposal_-_apr_25_-_revised.docx_.pdf,[],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"Intersessional Work Proposal INC-4-5 by Samoa, on behalf of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at +the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +26 April, 2024 [Version 2] +Cover note. +An effective intersessional work programme is likely essential to meet the ambitious goal of completing the work +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) by the end of 2024. However, the design and organisation +of this work must take into account the support needed for the effective participation of SIDS; the key deliverables +and outcomes needed to advance the negotiation process; and appropriate modalities to ensure the most efficient +use of resources and the representation of developing countries, particularly SIDS. +Recognising that the organisation of intersessional work can be most effective after the INC arrives at a clearer idea +regarding the types of obligations, and the elements and structure of the instrument, this proposal has been +designed to invite discussions on potential areas and modalities of intersessional work, so as to further ensure that +such work could be pursued in preparation for INC-5, and is without prejudice to any developments which may +occur at INC-4. +Proposal +The INC could develop a number of expert working groups, chaired by one developed country, one developing +country and one small island developing state, and supported by the INC Secretariat for the preparation of relevant +resource documents, to discuss workstreams, including on: +1. +Hazardous, problematic, and avoidable chemicals and polymers used in plastic production, and plastic +products +The objective of this workstream would be to further develop the categories/groups of plastic products, and +chemicals and polymers used in plastic production that could be regulated under the instrument, and +support the development of appropriate definitions and characteristics. It would also seek to facilitate +discussions on potential institutional process(es) under the instrument that would support the development +of technical standards and criteria to establish and periodically update lists or annexes of substances, +materials and products to be regulated overtime by the instrument. This work would also take into account +cooperation and coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions, as may be +applicable. +2. +Comprehensive Waste Management Actions +The objective of this workstream would be to facilitate further discussions on the scope of waste +management obligations, including the interrelationship with programmes and activities under the revised +draft text: reuse, repair, refill and recycling; extended producer responsibility; transboundary movement of +plastic waste; abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear; and remediation of plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment. The working group shall also take into account cooperation and +coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions. +3. +Financing +The objective of this workstream would be to assess options for financing to address plastic pollution, and +facilitate discussions on governance, operationalisation, functioning and resource mobilisation from a wide +variety of sources, including public and private, to support implementation of the instrument. +Modality and Outputs: +With at least one (1) in-person open ended meeting for the work of the working groups during the intersessional period, +contingent on sufficient support for participants from developing countries, particularly SIDS, to be convened no later +than XX weeks after the conclusion of INC-4,and supplemented by virtual informal dialogues, as necessary, the Chairs of +working groups, with support from the Secretariat, could be tasked with producing a summary of discussions at least XX +weeks ahead of INC-5, including any potential proposals agreed by states of each working group, for consideration at +INC-5. At minimum, intersessional work must produce outcome(s) that members could formally incorporate into +discussions at INC-5 with the aim to support the advancement of negotiations. +There must also be consideration for ensuring the full participation of developing countries and financing two +representatives per country. +[END] +",4 +402,27/04/2024 | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_intervention_at_inc4_on_late_night_meetings.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"AGN INTERVENTION AT INC4 +26 APRIL 2024 + +Thank you Mr. Chair for the opportunity. I make this submission on behalf of the +Africa Group. +Your Excellency and esteemed colleagues, +The Africa Group wishes to reiterate to the Chair our request to avoid late-night +meetings during INC-4. +Tired minds do not effectively negotiate. This request was duly communicated to +you, Mr. Chair, when the Africa Group invited you to participate in our Regional +Consultation meeting. +The request was again communicated to the bureau by our bureau members. +However, we noted with concern that yesterday’s session travelled into +midnight. Such midnight meetings put a toll on the group because we have small +delegations. +As a result, we again raised the issue in the meeting of CG 1 today. +We kindly request, that meetings do not end later than 10 pm during this INC-4. This +request will allow us to effectively work together to achieve the treaty’s goal to end +plastic pollution. +We thank you, +",4 +403,28/04/2024 | Uruguay on behalf of Group of Latin America and the Caribbean,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/final_grulac_proposal_on_intersessional_work_inc-4_-_27.04.24.pdf,[],['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) +Proposal on Intersessional Work +27 April 2024 - Ottawa, Canada + +The Committee agrees to establish an Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) to conduct +intersessional work between the fourth and fifth sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating +Committee (INC-4 and INC-5) regarding Parts II and III of the Revised Draft Text taking into +consideration the outcomes of INC-4. These areas are as follows: +1. Part II – Provisions 2 and 3 +a. Addressing key definitions, including but not limited to plastic, plastic pollution, +problematic plastic, avoidable plastic, short lived and single use plastics, chemicals of +concern, polymers, and plastic products. +b. Possible criteria and approaches to address these topics under the treaty. + +2. Part III + +a. Structure of the financial mechanism, including a multilateral dedicated fund. +b. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer. + +The Open-Ended –Working Group (OEWG) will take place from (DATE AND VENUE) in an in- +person format with broadcasting made available for parties and observers without virtual +interventions, and will ensure the participation of developing countries, including assuring +financing for two (2) representatives per country. +The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) will elaborate an outcome document with +recommendations to the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) for +its consideration. + +________________________ + + +",4 +404,28/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_plenary_intersessional_work.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"Statement on intersessional work – European Union and its Member +States +The EU and its 27 Member States thank you Chair, for your proposal on intersessional work. We +believe it is a balanced proposal and we can support it. +We find the participation of stakeholders important and support the participation of a limited +number of observers, as suggested by Uganda and others. Additionally, we would find it very useful +to have specific technical experts invited to the meeting to share information with the experts. We +believe this will be beneficial for the discussions at the meeting. +We believe it would be useful for the expert meeting to have an input document at its disposal +prepared by the Secretariat, on issues related to chemicals of concern, problematic and avoidable +products, and product design, including criteria for these, as well as examples of chemicals and +products that would fulfil these criteria. +On means of implementation, we support the US in looking beyond the financial mechanism and the +need to also reference other sources of financing needed to achieve the objectives of the instrument, +namely aligning financial flows, catalyzing finance, and enhancing resource transparency. +We could also support intersessional work on the issues raised by Peru and Rwanda. +Finally, there needs to be a clear understanding of how the results of the intersessional work will be +taken up for consideration by INC-5. +I thank you, Chair. +",4 +405,29/04/2024 | Ghana on behalf of African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_intersessional_work_plenary_28.4.24.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"AFRICA GROUP PROPOSALS FOR INTERSESSIONAL WORK PRIOR TO INC5 +Mr. Chair, +The African Group, underscores the need for intersessional work before INC5 and looks forward to +a mandate for intersessional work as one of the outcomes from this meeting. +Such intersessional work should focus on the following areas: +1. Criteria for identification and listing of chemicals and polymers of concern; +2. Criteria for identification and listing of problematic and avoidable plastic products; +3. Criteria for exemptions applicable to chemicals and polymers of concern, problematic and +avoidable plastics and, sector specific applications currently covered under the proposed +provisions on ‘scope’ of the instrument in the streamlined text; +4. The modalities for the financing mechanism, considering that the Africa Group strongly +supports the establishment of a new, dedicated financing mechanism for the instrument; +5. Product design and performance, including criteria and approaches to promote circularity; +6. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, particularly in regard to tracking of +chemicals used in production of plastics and approaches and minimum requirements for +information disclosure; and, +7. Compilation of key relevant definitions to be used in the context of the instrument +On the proposed approach for intersessional work, the Africa Group calls for an open-ended +intersessional process. However, the group is flexible to an approach that allows for the participation +of key partners. This will facilitate the achievement of a successful negotiation outcome, and secure +broad acceptance of the outcomes of the process, thus avoiding any further delays in reaching an +agreement on the instrument. +The Africa Group looks forward to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee providing a clear +way forward on intersessional work and agreement on how the outcomes from the process shall be +integrated in the negotiation process during INC5. +We look forward to participating actively in this process. +I thank you, Mr. Chair. +",4 +406,29/04/2024 | Vanuatu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/opening_statement-pacific_small_island_developing_states-full_version.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-4 +Agenda Item 4 +Ottawa, Canada – 23 April 2024 + +Delivered by: Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States + +Mr. Chair, +Vanuatu has the honor to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States. We +align ourselves with the statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS as well as by Vietnam +on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group. +We acknowledge the traditional territory of the First Nations and give our gratitude to the people +of Ottawa and the Government of Canada for their hospitality, and we commend the continued +outstanding support provided by the INC Secretariat. +Mr. Chair, +We acknowledge the preparation of the revised zero draft and contributions made by members +and observers that has resulted in progress on the negotiations thus far. It is important to +highlight that many delegates from the Pacific Small Island Developing States have travelled +great distance to participate in this negotiation. This attests to the importance of these talks for +PSIDS and re-emphasizes the PSIDS commitment to ending plastic pollution and defending our +beautiful island States from further environmental harm. + The impacts of plastic pollution on PSIDS, coupled with the impacts of climate change and +biodiversity loss have put a strain on already struggling economies and the limited capacity of +PSIDS to address these issues domestically. Science confirms the critical urgency with which the +international community must address plastic pollution. Effective cooperation is critical to prevent +further environmental degradation from plastic pollution, and this is highly dependent on +international legally binding measures to ensure appropriate and relevant actions are taken and +sufficient financing is made available. + + + +Key elements in achieving these ambitious common objectives include: +1. reductions in Primary plastic polymers and overproduction of plastic products; +2. prevention of harmful chemicals from being used in any plastics that are produced; +3. harmonized marking and labelling; +4. criteria for sustainable design and traceability of chemicals; +5. the use of the relevant traditional knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples and of +local communities, with full respect for their rights, as a complement to the best available +science in understanding and tackling plastic pollution; +6. Cross Cutting requirements for transparency, information exchange and cooperation; and +7. comprehensive finance package with robust financing mechanism for the effective +implementation of the binding measures coupled with technology transfer, technical +assistance, and capacity building. + +Criteria for sustainability must consider the full life cycle analysis of plastics, taking into account +the potential impacts on the environment, economic, socio-economic cultural and human health +impacts, including for food security as well as impacts in the marine environment. We stress, +however, that downstream measures will not be enough to tackle plastic pollution if we do not +address plastics overproduction upstream. + + Plastics Treaty is fundamental to addressing these factors. Currently, there are approximately +16,000 chemicals known to be used in plastics, yet only around 4% of these chemicals associated +with plastics are regulated under existing MEAs, of which not all countries are party to. While the +Stockholm Convention only covers Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and takes several years +to list new POPs meeting specific criteria. The Minamata Convention and Montreal Protocol solely +address the chemicals used in plastic production, and the Basel Convention focuses on products, +rather than chemicals or plastic polymers, only regulating the trade of plastic waste. At the global +level, there is no binding instrument that regulates plastic polymers. + +Mr. Chair, +Our special circumstances as SIDS may make us different, but they do not take away our potential +to partner as equals, collaboratively pursuing mutually beneficial outcomes for our countries, +people, and the future we desire. While we acknowledge the complexities of respecting the views +of all states, the extensive and interconnected challenges posed by pollution to people and the +planet demands urgent attention from the entire international community. Tackling plastic + + + +pollution is an integral part of this, necessitating legally enforceable measures to ensure a unified +response across States. As we continue to mitigate and adapt to the environmental and climate +crises, a matter of urgency for the PSIDS, both preventative and responsive legal measures are and +will remain of fundamental importance. + +PSIDS support the proposed method of work and would encourage immediately turning to +Contact Groups and subgroups so that we can engage with other delegations and start streamlining +the text. We support your proposal on limiting parallel meetings which allows our smaller +delegations to cover negotiations effectively. Having said that, time is of the essence and there are +some matters which require dedicated space for discussion, so we would like to see the +formalization of an Intersessional Work Program as soon as possible to meet our mandate and +finalise this text by INC5. The PSIDS are committed to resolving issues by consensus to the +greatest degree possible, however we consider it important that the INC be able to take decisive +action as needed. + +We look forward to a constructive week ahead, to which the group will make vital contributions in +making sure our position as a region is captured. Once again, on behalf of PSIDS, I thank you for +the revised zero draft and we look forward to working collaboratively with the other regions to +progress discussions in a timely and efficient manner. +Thank you, Mr. Chair. + + +",4 +407,29/04/2024 | Vanuatu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/pacific_sids-closing_statement_on_intersessional_work.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-4 +Closing Session +Ottawa, Canada – 29 April 2024 +Delivered by: Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing +States +Thank you Mr. Chair, +Vanuatu, delivers this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island +Developing States and aligns with the closing statement that will be delivered by +Samoa, on behalf of AOSIS at a later time. +We would like to start by expressing our genuine appreciation to the Government +of Canada and its people hosting this INC. In particular we acknowledge the +Algonquin Anishsinaabeg on whose unceded traditional territory we have been +meeting. +Chair, we are truly grateful for your leadership and firm direction in advancing +INC-4 to where we are tonight. We understand that this week has been tough, +particularly with the varying levels of progress across the different subgroups; but +through it all, you and your team have carefully balanced the interests of all +members. +Chair, there is agreement for the need for intersessional work in order to help +successfully deliver the mandate set out in UNEA 5/14. While the areas of +inter-sessional topics may not cover the full range of issues, which are of priority to +Pacific SIDS, we do welcome the opportunity to engage on the current proposal. +Following the mandate to address the full lifecycle of plastics, we look forward to +INC-5 where the Committee can once again engage in active and fruitful +discussion on issues of primary plastic polymers, and polymers of concern, as +these are priority issues for the Pacific. To ensure that this is fully acknowledged +and recognized, our request is for you, Chair, to compile a scientific and technical +report +covering +the +baselines +and +sustainable +levels +of +production +and +consumption of primary plastic polymers, including information on imports and +exports, where available. Chair, such a report will resource Member states +with +adequate +information to constructively engage during the final session of +negotiations. +The Pacific SIDS will continue to engage with the same level of ambition as we +have for the first four negotiation sessions. We remain committed to work and see +this legally binding instrument finalized. +Chair, the Pacific SIDS remain steadfast to see this INC process through until the +very end. Let us end plastic pollution together. +Thank you Mr. Chair. +",4 +408,30/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_plenary_closing_statement.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement," + + + + + + + +Closing statement INC-4 – European Union +and its Member States +Ottawa, 23 April – 29 April 2024 + +Dear Mr. Chair, +Dear Excellencies, +Dear colleagues, + +I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its 27 Member +States. +Let me start by thanking the Chair, Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso, the Co- +Chairs and the co-facilitators for their tireless efforts to facilitate our discussions +the past week. We also want to thank the Secretariat for all their hard work and the +government and people of Canada for their hospitality. +We came to Ottawa with high expectations. The world also had high expectations +for all of us. We thank all those who opened their hearts to us about the daily +impacts they experience of unsustainable production processes. It therefore pains +us to say it, but, although we did make some progress, but not enough. +We need to do better. We need to do everything in our power to prevent a tipping +point where we might have no remedies to address plastic pollution anymore. +Dear colleagues, let’s face it. We get 7 more months to do it right. 7 months : +•To address the full plastics life cycle and plant a seed for the circular economy of +tomorrow, one that will improve the livelihoods of millions, create opportunities for +dignified jobs, and that is respectful of the environment and human health. +• to explore and open the way for innovative approaches to resource mobilization, +that reflect the responsibilities for the costs of pollution prevention appropriately, +in addition and not as a diversion from fair burden sharing. +We did not reach the progress we need, but have listened, have exchanged ideas, +explained ours and gained understanding. We made sure that the text we will have +in front of us at the next session is a basis for future negotiations. +We are pleased to have agreed on technical work in the intersessional period. + + + + + + +This should ensure that we further ground the scientific basis on chemicals on +concern, problematic and avoidable plastic products alongside our work on +resource mobilization. +Mr Chair; We do regret the omission of primary plastic polymer production from +formal intersessional work. But rest assured – the EU and its MS remain convinced +that addressing unsustainable levels of plastic production is needed, if we are +serious about ending plastic pollution. We are also pleased to announce that the +EU intends to join the “Bridge to Busan Declaration” launched this week, and +welcomes its aim for a global objective regarding the sustainable production of +primary plastic polymers. +Looking forward to the next sessions, we will need additional political momentum +and we therefore would support reinforced and inclusive ministerial involvement +during the negotiations, in particular at INC5. +We are up for the challenge. We believe we can all come together in Busan and +decide on ambitious measures to end plastic pollution in order to save our health +and our planet. +The world is watching us. Civil society, scientists, future generations and those +already most affected by plastic pollution count on us! +",4 +409,30/04/2024 | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/agn_closing_statement_for_inc-4.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"AFRICAN GROUP CLOSING STATEMENT FOR THE FORTH +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE +29th April 2024 +Mr. Chair +1. It is a great honor for me to deliver this statement on behalf of all Africa +member states. +2. We wish to appreciate and congratulate the government of Canada, the +INC Chair, the Co-Chairs, the Co-facilitators, the Secretariat, and members +of the Committee for the progress made during INC4. +Mr. Chair, +The Africa group commits itself to continue working with the INC member +states to prepare a legally binding instrument that will enable us to achieve +sustainable consumption and production of primary plastic polymers, +eliminate specific problematic polymers, chemicals, products, and +applications of concern and address plastic pollution across the full +lifecycle as mandated by the UNEA resolution 5/14. +3. The task ahead of us is still enormous and therefore, there is a need to +consider innovative ways to move forward without compromising the +process and the desired outcomes. +4. On intersessional work, the Africa Group calls for an open-ended +intersessional process with the participation of key partners from civil +society. This will facilitate the achievement of a successful negotiation +outcome, and secure broad acceptance of the outcomes of the process, +thus avoiding any further delays in reaching an agreement on the +instrument. +5. We would like to further welcome the establishment of the legal +drafting group, as this will support expediting the negotiation process +for this instrument. As mentioned before, the Africa Group is +committed to chair or co-chair the legal drafting group. +6. The Africa Group looks forward to further consideration of mechanisms +for cooperation between Parties and other relevant agencies for the +provision of timely, sustainable, comprehensive, and adequate financing, +capacity-building and technical and scientific cooperation, and +technology transfer, to developing countries, in particular to African +countries, to facilitate the implementation of obligations under the new +instrument. +7. We also reaffirm the need to ensure a just and fair transition and clear +linkages with the means of implementation. Additionally, we encourage +an inclusive approach that considers regional economic integration, and +people in vulnerable situations, including stakeholders, amongst others, +waste pickers and other workers along the plastic value chain, for building +collective and innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution. +8. We underscore our commitment to INC-5, based on the principle of +inclusivity and ensuring that no one is left behind. We appreciate the INC +Chair and the donors for increasing the number of funded participants to +three in anticipation of exceptional circumstances in Busan for effective +and efficient finalization of the instrument. +9. Furthermore, our continent, despite its low responsibility on the +upstream side, is committed to constructively contributing to a successful +outcome of the negotiations and is open to new approaches that will lead +us to a robust and efficient framework that addresses plastic pollution at +all levels. +10. +In conclusion, we welcome the outcomes of INC4, and we look +forward to supporting the INC process to deliver its mandate in line with +UNEA resolution 5/14. + +I thank you, Chair. +",4 +410,30/04/2024 | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group | Intersessional work,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/agn_iw_v2_290424.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"Mr Chair, the Africa Group wants to appreciate you, the Co-Chairs and +the Co-Facilitators on the work done so far. + +The Group strongly believes that intersessional work is extremely +important for the advancement of the negotiations of the instrument. +Therefore, we recommend changes in the proposal of the Chair as +follows: + + +1. The committee decides to establish an ad hoc intersessional +open-ended expert group to develop an analysis of potential +sources and means of implementation that can mobilize the +objectives of the instrument, including the modalities of the +financial mechanism, capacity building, technical and scientific +cooperation and technology transfer for the consideration by the +committee at its fifth session. + +9. The committee also requests the secretariat to organize an in- +person meeting for the expert groups in the intersessional period +before the INC5. + +10. +The committee further requests the chair, in consultation +with the bureau, to invite selected technical resource persons to +help inform the work of the expert groups including from civil +society. + +We thank you, Mr. Chair. + +",4 +411,30/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/inc4_closing_statement_-_samoa_sids.docx_.pdf,[],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,StatementsGroupofStates,statement,"Closing Statement by Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States at the Fourth Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment +29 April, 2024 +Mr Chair, +On behalf of the small island developing states, we thank you for your guidance and leadership in this INC +process. +We also take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to the co-chairs, the co-facilitators and the Secretariat +who helped support the development of our outcomes here at INC-4. +Special thanks also to the Government of Canada for hosting INC-4. +INC-4 was a critical juncture in this process - Following INC-3, members were faced with a comprehensive and +robust revised draft text representative of the views and positions expressed on the various elements of the +instrument; with no formal mandate for intersessional work; and an ambitious goal to complete our work by the +end of 2024. +Mr Chair, under your stewardship we were provided opportunities to exchange views on the organisation of +our work, as well as some of the key issues and priorities in anticipation of INC-4, during the informal Heads of +Delegations meetings. We then convened here in Ottawa with no time to waste, no effort to spare and a +readiness and willingness to advance our negotiations. +To this end, we are pleased to conclude this session with a formal mandate for intersessional work, and +progress in textual negotiations on some key parts of streamlined text. +However, while we have made some progress, there remains much more work to be done. We look to the +intersessional work programme ahead of INC-5 as the first step of many in discussing some of this +remaining work. On this note, we take this opportunity to emphasise the need for timely and clear instructions +on any programme of activities for INC-5, as well as the organisation of work. +Mr Chair, we have merely a matter of days left to finalise an ambitious, effective and equitable international +legally binding Instrument that addresses a full life-cycle approach to end plastic pollution, including in the +marine environment. With INC-5 as our final session in this process, we encourage additional opportunities for +members to engage on key areas of the future instrument with the goal of building convergence, developing +common understandings, and ultimately, advancing the text before us. +One of these key areas is our objective to ensure the agreement is supported by new, additional, adequate, +and predictable means of implementation. This must include a robust financial mechanism, which advances +just transition and provides specific support provisions for SIDS, including priority access to fast tracked +resources, technology transfer, technical assistance and capacity building. +In line with established precedent in existing multilateral environmental agreements, this agreement must fully +take into account, both in its design and implementation, the special circumstances of SIDS and our unique +vulnerabilities to this issue, like other environmental challenges that we are disproportionately affected by, but +contribute minimally to. +Small islands in plastic oceans is a reality we simply refuse to accept. +We call upon colleagues to utilize our time efficiently to reach convergence on key elements that would drive +meaningful progress on the road to Busan. +I thank you. +[END] +",4 +412,"28/04/2024 | Canada on behalf of Canada, Australia, Ecuador, Mexico, Pacific SIDS and the Philippines | Canada’s submission strengthening the language on Indigenous Peoples",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/indigenous_peoples.pdf,['part i: general'],"['Mexico', 'Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Ecuador', 'Australia', 'Canada', 'Philippines']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," +Canada’s submission for strengthening the language on +Indigenous Peoples + +Supported by: Australia, Ecuador, Mexico, Pacific SIDS and the Philippines +Explanatory text +Globally, because of their strong ties to ecosystems and exposure to risks, Indigenous Peoples +bear a disproportionate burden of the effects of plastic pollution, climate change, environmental +degradation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and unsustainable development practices. The United +Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) promotes the full and +effective participation of Indigenous Peoples in all matters that concern them, including in +relation to their lands and territories, health, culture, spirituality, governance, and self- +determination. +The term ‘local communities’ does not appear in the UNDRIP, marking an important distinction +for Indigenous Peoples. A joint statement by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, +the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the Expert Mechanism on the +Rights of Indigenous Peoples, prepared in Geneva, July 2023, pointed out that “the +characteristics, nature, and origins of the rights of Indigenous Peoples are very different from +other groups. Therefore, Indigenous Peoples should not be grouped with an undefined set of +communities that may have very different rights and interests”1 +Proposed edits +1. The preamble should recall the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous +Peoples (UNDRIP), affirm that nothing in the instrument shall be construed as +diminishing or extinguishing the existing rights of Indigenous Peoples as set out in +UNDRIP. The instrument must also acknowledge that Parties should, when taking action +to address plastic pollution, respect, promote and consider human rights and the rights +of Indigenous Peoples in accordance with relevant international obligations and +instruments. +2. The term “Indigenous Peoples” should be separated from the term “local communities”, +consistent with UNDRIP and with the latest developments from the three UN +mechanisms specific to Indigenous Peoples. +3. The instrument should recognize the importance of Indigenous knowledge and its +distinctiveness from local knowledge, everywhere relevant, and acknowledge that +Indigenous knowledge should be utilized alongside science on equal terms. +4. The instrument should specify that national implementation of measures, such as those +relating to national plans and just transition of workers, should reflect the unique position +of Indigenous Peoples as distinct from stakeholders. + + + +1 Microsoft Word - Statement_Three Mechanisms.docx (un.org) + +",4 +413,29/04/2024 | Kuwait on behalf of Gluf cooperation Council | General statement regarding modality,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/29_april_24_kuwait_intervention_on_behalf_of_gcc_contact_group_2_general.pdf,['part i: general'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"29-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 2: +Sub-Group 2.1 + +Intervention +# +Part +Provision +Language +[29/04/2024] + +General + + + + + + + + +• +General + + + + + + +Thanks, madam co- +facilitator, +we +join +other and wish Miguel +a quick recovery. + +This +statement +is +made on behalf of +GCC, we support the +proposal +made +by +USA and the Kingdom +of Saudi Arabia not to +open the text for line- +to-line negotiation as +this +will +result +in +unbalanced +results, +which will compromise +the +excellent +streamlining done for +the past days. + +Thanks +your +excellency + + + + + + +",4 +414,25/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States | New paragraphs,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"European Union and its Member States – Submission Preamble + +Proposal to add: +- +[The Parties to this instrument*, +- +Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious +environmental and health problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social +and economic dimensions of sustainable development, +- +Taking into account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent +work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities, +- +Resolved to end plastic pollution by 2040 (Removed from objective) +",4 +415,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_1_preamble_pdf.pdf,['preamble'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + +Part I + +1 Preamble + +1. Explanatory text + + +The Small Islands Developing States would like to indicate our support for the following preambular +paragraphs including: +Preambular Paragraph 1 on increasing levels of plastic pollution +Preambular Paragraph 4 on the transboundary nature of plastics +Preambular Paragraph 5 on special circumstances of Small Islands Developing States +Preambular Paragraph 7 on the Rio Declaration +Preambular Paragraph 9 on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples +Preambular Paragraph 10 on Addis Ababa Action Agenda +Preambular Paragraph 16 on cooperation +Preambular Paragraph 18 on best available science and traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous +people and local knowledge systems +Preambular Paragraph 21 on new and additional means of implementation +On the comments made by other delegations, we would emphasize that in line with the views that the Small +Islands Developing States shared at UNEA 5.2, that led t the adoption of Resolution 5/14, we reiterate that +the Special Circumstances of Small Islands Developing States is well established with significant precedent +in Multilateral Environmental Agreements, and goes beyond geographic circumstances. Any reformulation +of the Special Circumstances of the Small Islands Developing States is non-negotiable. + + +2. Proposed text/edits + + + +",4 +416,25/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States | Proposal for objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_objective.pdf,['objective'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"European Union and its Member States – submission objective + +Proposal on objective: +- +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based +on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic in order to protect human +health and the environment + +",4 +417,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Principles,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_i_-_principles_pdf.pdf,['principles'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + +Part 1 + + 4 Principles + +1. Explanatory text + + +For this section, Small Islands Developing States feel it would be more accurate for it to encompass +principles and approaches and we would suggest that text be amended to reflect this idea. + +Additionally, we note that there are some principles or approaches which are key for our group, a number +of which we previously highlighted at INC3 but are missing or could be better reflected. These include: + +Special Circumstances of SIDS; + +Public participation in environmental decision-making, including full and effective participation +by Indigenous Peoples and local communities; + +The use of best available science, data, and information, and traditional knowledge, knowledge of +Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in accordance with the rights of the holders of +such knowledge, including as reflected in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of +Indigenous Peoples and international human rights law; + +Intergenerational equity; + +Transparency; and + +Access to information/justice and participation in decision making. + + +2. Proposed text/edits + + +Special Circumstances of SIDS; + +Public participation in environmental decision-making, including full and effective participation by Indigenous +Peoples and local communities; + +The use of best available science, data, and information, and traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous +Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in accordance with the rights of the holders of such knowledge, +including as reflected in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and international +human rights law; + +Intergenerational equity; + +Transparency; and + +Access to information/justice and participation in decision making. +",4 +418,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa - Scope of the Instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_1_scope_pdf.pdf,['scope'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + +Part 1 + +5. Scope + +1. Explanatory text + + +Resolution 5/14 already prescribes the Scope of the international legally binding instrument. It includes the +necessary actions across the full life cycle of plastics to achieve the ultimate objective of ending plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment. Specific text or provisions clarifying/refining substantive +obligations, including on the substances, materials, products and behaviours to be targeted, would be more +appropriately situated elsewhere in the Instrument. It is not considered critical to establish an article on the +Scope but rather for us to engage in discussion on the type, format and structure of the potential obligations +and interventions across the life cycle of plastics. + + +2. Proposed text/edits + + + + + +",4 +419,"25/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States | Conceptual approach on provisions 2, 3 and 5 of part II",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_conceptual_approach_for_provisions_235.pdf,['part ii: general'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"EU+MS proposed conceptual +approach : +Provisions (2), (3) and (5) +25/04/2024 +1 +(2) Chemicals of concern in plastics +2 +A +Three steps process : +1. Identification and listing of chemicals of concern +3. Possible exemptions at chemicals level +2. Science-based risk profile and risk management evaluation with several possible +outcomes: +Annex A +Hazard-based criteria +This list is relevant for provisions Part IV (4) (Monitoring), (5), (13) +Ban/elimination +--> In all plastics +In specific products +No risk identified +The presence of chemicals in plastic and plastic products is addressed at this stage +(3) Problematic and avoidable plastic products +B +Three steps process : +1. Identification and listing of products +3. Possible exemptions at product/use/sector level +2. Restriction : +Annex B +Based on criteria for identification as 'problematic' such as : +- +Potential impact/hazard on human health and environment linked to the +intrinsic properties as well as its use; propensity of products to rapidly break +down into MPs; propensity to impede recyclability, reuse, refill, … +Ban/elimination +Reduce the production +Improving design (5) +Avoidable +Unavoidable +Based on avoidability criteria: +The product is problematic if one criteria is fulfilled +(5) Plastic and plastic product design +4 +C +Plastic and plastic products should be subject to : +1. Generic design criteria +2. Performance requirements for specific sectors / group of products to be developed, +included through dedicated programmes of work +Annex C +1. Reducing the use of primary plastic polymers +2. Minimizing negative impacts on human health and environment +3. Increasing the circularity (durability, reusability, repairability, …) +4. Minimizing the emissions and releases (including of MPs) +5 +1. Address the presence of chemicals of concern in plastic and plastic +products +2. Address the issue of problematic/avoidable plastic products ( and +to some extent the polymers of concern) +3. Address the design of plastic and plastic products +",4 +420,26/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Criteria and lists for provisions 2 and 3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_criteria_and_lists_for_2_and_3.pdf,['part ii: general'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"European Union and its Member States proposal for non-exhaustive content of +Annexes A and B, including criteria and list. +Explanation: +• In addition to and to complement its conceptual approach for provision 2, 3 and 5, +submitted on the 25/04/2024, the European Union and its Member States propose a +non-exhaustive content for Annex A, related to (2) chemicals of concern in plastic +and plastic products, and for Annex B, related to (3) problematic plastic products and +avoidable plastic products. +• The aim of this proposal is to provide some input for further discussions. +• The lists are a first examples and illustrate how the Annexes could be filled. + +(2) Chemicals of concern in plastics and plastic products +Annex A +(2) Chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern +1. Screening criteria for determination of chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern: +o +Carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction (CMR), +o +Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT), +o +Very persistent and very accumulative (vPvB), +o +Respiratory and skin sensitizers, +o +Specific target organ toxicity (STOT), +o +Long range transport potential (LRT potential), +o +Endocrine disruptor (ED), +o +Persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), +o +Very persistent and very mobile (vPvM), +o +Equivalent Level of Concern to the above criteria (or any wording referring to the +same concept) + +2. List of chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern subject to control measures (including +restrictions as relevant) + +Chemical +group/ use +criteria +Hazard +criteria +Entries +Chemical +name and +CAS-number +Possible restriction +Plasticizer +CMR +DEHP +DBP +BBP +DIBP +117-81-7 +84-74-2 +85-68-7 +84-69-5 + +Flame +retardant +CMR +TCEP +TXP +115-96-8 +25155-23-1 + +Stabilizer +PBT/vPvB +UV-350 +UV-320 +UV-327 +36437-37-3 +3846-71-7 +3864-99-1 + +Bisphenols +CMR, +STOT, +EDC +BPA +80-05-7 + +Metal and +metal +compounds* +CMR +Cadmium +compounds +Several +examples e.g. +se below + +Lead compounds Many +examples e.g. +see below + +... + + + + + +Metal and metal compounds* +Examples listed +Cadmium compounds +(examples) +1306-19-0 +10124-36-4 +542-83-6 +17010-21-8 +7790-79-6 +7790-80-9 +4464-23-7 +10108-64-2 +1306-23-6 +513-78-0 +Lead compounds (examples) +10190-55-3 +7758-95-4 +7439-92-1 +16183-12-3 +17976-43-1 +12141-20-7 +13698-55-0 +12626-81-2 +61790-14-5 +68784-75-8 +598-63-0 +53807-64-0 +13424-46-9 +1072-35-1 +7446-14-2 +91031-62-8 +15845-52-0 +12065-90-6 +12036-76-9 +1344-38-3 +1317-36-8 +6477-64-1 +56189-09-4 +52652-59-2 +78-00-2 +816-68-2 +8012-00-8 +7428-48-0 +16038-76-9 +20837-86-9 +12060-00-3 +1344-40-7 +1319-46-6 +6838-85-3 +68605-98-1 +57142-78-6 +51404-69-4 +7758-97-6 +17570-76-2 +15245-44-0 +10099-74-8 +11120-22-2 +69011-06-9 +90583-37-2 +15739-80-7 +12202-17-4 +13814-96-5 +12578-12-0 +1314-41-6 +62229-08-7 +6080-56-4 +52732-72-6 +1335-32-6 +7784-40-9 +301-04-2 +1344-37-2 +7439-92-1 +75-74-1 +7446-27-7 +12656-85-8 +13453-65-1 + + +3.Problematic plastic products and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single- +use plastic products +Annex B +(3.a) Problematic and avoidable plastic products +Part I: Criteria for the determination of plastic products for regulation under Part II provision (3): + +3. Part I.1 Criteria for the determination of problematic plastic products + +• +The criteria proposal to define problematic plastic products will be based on potential impact on +health and the environment or the risks for polluting the environment, e.g.: + +o Potential impact/hazard on human health and environment linked to the intrinsic properties +as well as its use; +o Propensity of products to rapidly break down into microplastics; +o Propensity to impede reuse, refill, recyclability, … +o ... + +• +Part I.2 Criteria for the determination of avoidability of problematic plastic products + +o Criteria to define + +Part II: List of plastic products subject to phase-out measures (including a timeframe),e.g: + +Plastic products +Phase-out date +Products made from oxodegradable plastic + +Beverage containers and cups for beverages, including covers and +lids made from EPS, XPS or other types of expanded plastics + +Ready to eat' food containers made from EPS, XPS or other types +of expanded plastics + +Single use plastic sticks to be attached to and to support balloons + +Single use plastic straws, except for medical uses + +Single use plastic beverage stirrers + +Single use plastic plates + +Single use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) + +Single use plastic cotton bud sticks, except for medical uses + +PVC Packaging + +... + + + +Part III: List of plastic products subject to reduction measures and design improvement, e.g: + +Plastic products +Single use plastic cups +Lightweight and very lightweight plastic carrier bags +Food containers, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food which: +(a) is intended for immediate consumption, either on-the-spot or take-away, +(b) is typically consumed from the receptacle, and +(c) is ready to be consumed without any further preparation, such as cooking, boiling or heating, + + … + + + + + +",4 +421,27/04/2024 | Peru on behalf of Peru and Rwanda | Proposal on Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/conference_room_paper_on_behalf_of_peru_and_rwanda_iw.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],"['Rwanda', 'Peru']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Conference Room Paper on behalf of Peru and Rwanda +Proposal on Intersessional Work +The Committee decides to: +1. +Request the Secretariat to invite and compile into a report scientific and technical input from +Member States and stakeholders on baseline and sustainable levels of production and consumption of +primary plastic polymers, including information on imports and exports, if available. +2. +Request the Chair to convene an open-ended working group, in person or in hybrid format, to +consider technical aspects related to all options for primary plastic polymers. + +",4 +422,29/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Text proposal for primary plastic polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_primary_plastic_polymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 + +European Union and its Member States – text proposal on Primary +plastic polymers +1. +Primary plastic polymers +Option 1 +Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on +human health or the environment from the production of plastic polymers, including their feedstocks +and precursors. +Sub-option 1 +1. In order to achieve the global target specified in part I of annex A, Parties shall take measures to +reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers, through the development of +nationally determined targets to reduce its level of production and take the necessary measures to +achieve them. For each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress], the +contribution of the national targets to the global target shall be evaluated to determine the +adaptation to be done by the Parties to achieve the global target. +2. Each Party shall take effective measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic +polymers, including +a. +Market- and price-based measures; +b. +Neither granting nor maintaining subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of +primary plastic polymers; +c. +The establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer +producers, +Parties should establish national science- and risk-based public procurement policies to reduce waste and +adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, including requirements related to the +procurement of items produced with secondary materials. +7. + Each Party shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their national plans +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], which shall include as relevant, domestic +production, and the measures taken to manage and reduce it, expressed in percentage terms in relation +to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on +reporting on progress]. + + +1. +Primary plastic polymers +Alt title: Plastic polymers +Option 0 +No text. +Option 1 +3. +Parties, [taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances,]** +shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human +health [and][or] the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers [and secondary +plastics], including their feedstocks and precursors.s [to manage production and consumption of +plastics through product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through +resource efficiency and circular economy approaches]. +OP1 Alt. No text. +Sub-option 0** +No text in sub-option. +2 +Sub-option 1 +4.3. [In order to achieve the global target specified in part I of annex A, ][Each Party] [Parties] shall [, +based on scientific evidence, ][not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers +to exceed the reduction target specified in part I of annex A][, cooperate to manage and reduce, where +feasible and appropriate, or optimize the] [[manage and] [take measures to ] reduce the [demand for] +global production and supply of primary plastic polymers] [[of [concern] [risk] to human health and +environment] [in an agreed sustainable level]] [, through the development of nationally determined +targets [to reduce its level of production]** and take the necessary measures to achieve them]. [For +each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress], the contribution of the +national targets to the global target shall be evaluated to determine the adaptation to be done by +the Parties to achieve the global target. +OP2 Alt. Parties shall [according to national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles +of circular economy] [determine] [take] the necessary measures to manage [and reduce] [and optimize] +[the global production and supply] [the use] of primary plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. +3. + Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as recommended in +annex [...] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be managed in an +environmentally sound manner within their current existence and capacity of waste management +options or alternatives. +4. + Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, supply, +utilization, and demand of secondary plastics [and circular polymers]. +5. + Each Party [should][shall][, based on scientific evidence]** take [any] [appropriate][effective] +measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic polymers, [while promoting an +increase of the demand for and production of secondary plastics,][, including][that present a +demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment and to promote sustainable +production and consumption of plastic throughout its lifecycle]** [Such measures may include][: +d. +Market- +and price-based measures; +e. +Removal of Neither granting nor maintaining subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the +production of primary plastic polymers; and [increasing of subsidies and any other incentives +to the production of secondary plastics; and] +f. +The establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer [and +secondary] producers,. +Parties should establish national science- and risk-based public procurement policies or guidelines to reduce +waste and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, including requirements related +to the procurement of items produced with secondary recovered materials. +6. +Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health].** +7. + [Each Party][Parties] shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their +[respective]** national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], [including] +[which shall include] their [intended] [level] [policy] of domestic supply [of primary plastic polymers] +[and secondary plastics] including, as relevant, domestic production, [and the measures taken to +manage and reduce it,] [expressed in percentage terms in relation to the baseline set out in part I of +annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]]. +Annexe A +Annex(es) +Related +provision(s) + +Part II of the Revised Zero Draft +Annex A. Primary +plastic polymers, +and chemicals and +groups of +chemicals of +concern +Part I: primary +plastic +polymers + +Global baseline, timeframe(s) and global target +3 + + + + +",4 +423,"24/04/2024 | Norway on behalf of Norway, Cook Islands, Rwanda | An approach for criteria and lists of chemicals of concern",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/chemicals_of_concern_in_plastics_proposal_by_cook_islands_rwanda_and_norway.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],"['Cook Island', 'Norway', 'Cook Islands', 'Rwanda']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +1 +Conference Room Paper + +Chemicals of concern in plastics: +Proposal by Norway, Cook Islands and Rwanda for an approach to criteria and +lists, including initial lists + +Summary + +This document presents an approach to criteria and listing of chemicals of concern in plastics for +consideration by the INC membership. + +1. +Background + +Many commonly used chemicals in plastics have inherent properties that pose a risk to human health +and/or the environment.1 Only a small number of these have been regulated globally, due to the +targeted scope of the existing global chemicals conventions.2 + +A broad diversity of INC members has expressed the need for the new international legally binding +instrument to address chemicals of concern in plastics. In their interventions and submissions to date, +these members have emphasised the importance of binding control measures addressing chemicals of +concern as part of a comprehensive approach to ending plastic pollution that addresses the full life +cycle of plastic, as called for in UNEA Resolution 5/14, and that responds to the Resolution’s call for +provisions that promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics. In this regard, INC +members have noted the need for common global rules to address chemicals of concern in plastics in +order to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution, including to enable and +support a safe, circular economy for plastics and effective, environmentally sound waste management. + +The interest expressed by INC members in chemicals of concern is reflected in the inclusion in the +revised draft text of provision II.2 on chemicals and polymers of concern, as well as the inclusion of +considerations related to chemicals in draft provisions II.3 (on problematic and avoidable plastic +products), II.5 (on product design, composition and performance), and II.13 (on transparency, +tracking, monitoring and labelling of plastics, including in regard to the chemical and material +composition of plastics). Other draft provisions relevant to this topic include II.4 (on exemptions), II.8 +(on emissions) and II.10 (on trade, including in listed chemicals, polymers and products). + +Discussions in the INC have been complemented by country-led work convened by the United +Kingdom and Brazil regarding criteria for selecting and identifying a list of plastic polymers and +chemicals of concern as well as problematic plastic products, and by an Informal Technical Expert +Group Meeting convened by Switzerland in March 2024 on Problematic and Avoidable Plastic +Products and Chemicals of Concern. + +To inform discussions at INC-4 and complement the existing country-led work noted above, this +document presents a proposal for an approach to criteria and listing of chemicals of concern in plastics +for consideration by the INC membership. + +2. +Proposed approach for identifying chemicals of concern in plastics + +The starting points for this proposal are that: + +1 Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report | UNEP - UN Environment Programme. +2 The Stockholm Convention bans chemicals in plastics that fulfil the criteria for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), i.e. +that the chemicals are persistent, bioaccumulate, are toxic and undergo long range transport. The only metal and metal +compounds regulated globally are those listed in the Minamata Convention on Mercury. In addition, HFCs are subject to +phase down after listing in the Montreal Protocol. + + +2 +1. Chemicals of concern used in plastics which are already subject to restriction at the +supranational or national level in a number of jurisdictions due to their risk to human health +and/or the environment should be subject to control measures under the legally binding +instrument to end plastic pollution; and +2. A generic approach to risk management of chemicals of concern in plastics should be adopted +as a pragmatic regulatory intervention where chemicals in plastics have inherent properties +that pose a risk to human health and/or the environment. + +Many commonly used chemicals in plastics have inherent properties that pose a risk to human health +and/or the environment, regardless of exposure level. Examples are: +• +chemicals that degrade slowly or not at all in the environment and accumulate in organisms +and the food web; +• +chemicals that cause severe health impacts with low to no safe level (such as cancer or +impeded fetus development); and +• +the class of chemicals that can mimic our own hormones and interfere with the endocrine +system of people and wildlife (endocrine disruptors3,4). + +Severe, often irreversible, effects may occur after exposure to low concentrations to these chemicals +over long time-periods. Hence, all types of exposure should be avoided. This approach to risk +management is pragmatic as a regulatory intervention; it provides that particular hazard profiles +automatically trigger specific risk management measures without the need to additionally take account +of exposure to the chemical. + +The proposed approach further recognizes that there are many examples of chemicals of concern in +plastics that are already subject to restriction at the supranational or national level in a number of +jurisdictions and for which impact assessments have already been conducted. Such impact assessments +conclude that the use of the listed chemicals in plastics pose an unacceptable risk to human health +and/or the environment, that substitutes are available, and that the socioeconomic assessments +performed have found that the elimination is proportional and hence justified. Where assessments have +already been performed, or where there are readily identifiable regulatory measures to restrict use of +the chemical in a number and diversity of Member States, such assessments can and should be used as +the basis for initial regulatory measures under the instrument. + +3. +Proposed criteria for identifying chemicals of concern in plastics + +The established criteria in the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of +Chemicals (GHS)5, as well as those criteria under assessment, lend themselves for identification of +chemicals of concern in plastics. The GHS is not a legally binding instrument. Since its adoption in +2002, the GHS has been identified as one of the main tools to achieve sound management of +chemicals. It includes hazard classes for a wide range of properties, including for irreversible long- +term effects to human health or the environment. + +This document proposes the following initial hazard criteria to identify chemicals of concern to human +health and/or the environment in plastics and to provide the basis for listing either for elimination, or +for avoidance and minimization (as further described below): + +i. +carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMRs category 1A or 1B6) +ii. +specific organ toxicity with chronic effects (STOT RE) +iii. +endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs HH and/or ENV) +iv. +persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBTs) +v. +very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvBs) + +3 Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals | SAICM Knowledge +4 WHO_HSE_PHE_IHE_2013.1_eng.pdf +5 Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS Rev. 10, 2023) | UNECE +6 Category 1A evidence in humans, Category 1B positive results from an appropriate animal test. + + +3 + +The criteria could be further developed to include chemicals that are immunotoxicants, neurotoxicants, +respiratory sensitisers, persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), very persistent and very mobile (vPvM), +ozone depleting or have global warming potential. + +For other hazardous properties, like acute toxic chemicals or chemicals hazardous to the aquatic +environment, a risk assessment would be needed as basis for regulatory action. Such an approach +could be established as a complementary measure to initial listing as outlined in this document. + +4. +Proposals for initial listing in the legally binding instrument + +Listing of chemicals in the instrument will address the gap between the few chemicals in plastics that +are regulated globally and the growing number of chemicals of concern that are known to be used in +plastics. + +For consideration and as a starting point for discussion, we propose initial lists for inclusion in +annexes to the instrument, pursuant to provision II.2 on chemicals of concern in plastics. Annexes that +form part of the instrument as initially adopted would be updated according to procedures established +in the instrument. + +This proposal is for illustrative purposes limited to chemicals of concern known to be used as additives +in plastics. Impurities, non-intentionally added substances (NIAS), monomers, polymers or chemicals +that hamper circularity are not included in this proposal but would be additional chemicals to address +under the instrument. + +The chemicals in plastics proposed for listing have inherent properties that fulfil at least one of the +criteria listed above in Section 3. Fulfilment of these criteria implies that the uses of such chemicals +pose a risk to human health and/or the environment regardless of exposure. Their use in plastics +should therefore be restricted. + +The chemicals proposed for listing have also already been subject to restriction at the supranational or +national level in a number of jurisdictions. + +The draft lists have been compiled following consultation with independent experts and using data +from the UNEP7 and BRS8 reports submitted to INC 2 and the recently published PlastChem +database9. The draft lists should be subject to further expert review prior to the entry into force of the +instrument. + +The draft lists do not purport to contain all chemicals of concern in plastics that meet the proposed +criteria nor to represent the totality of examples of where a chemical is regulated worldwide. Further +examples of regulation by INC Member States are invited for inclusion. + +List 1. Chemicals of concern in plastics for elimination under the instrument +List 1 corresponds to option 1 in provision II.2 on chemicals of concern in the revised zero draft. +The initial proposed List 1 is limited to chemicals that meet the criteria noted above in Section 3 and +that are already restricted for use in plastics in a number of INC Member States. As a starting point for +discussion ten entries are included in List 1 for elimination under the instrument. Assessment of phase +out periods and exemptions, if appropriate, should be subject to expert judgement prior to the entry +into force of the instrument. + + +7 Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report | UNEP - UN Environment Programme / UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/5. +8 Global governance of chemicals and plastics (basel.int) / UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7. +9 PlastChem – State-of-the-science of hazardous chemals in plastic (plastchem-project.org). + + +4 +Chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention10 or that are under assessment for listing under that +Convention11 are not included in List 1. Mercury and mercury compounds, which are addressed under +the Minamata Convention and HFCs addressed under the Montreal Protocol, are similarly not included +in List 1. + +List 2. Chemicals of concern in plastics to avoid and minimize under the instrument +List 2 corresponds to option 2 in provision II.2 on chemicals of concern in the revised zero draft. +The proposed List 2 consists of groups of chemicals used in plastics. Several chemicals that belong to +these groups have been identified as having inherent properties listed above in Section 312. The +approach taken is that structurally similar chemicals can have the same inherent properties that pose a +risk to human health and/or the environment, and hence it is important to avoid regrettable substitution +to other chemicals in the same group. + +The examples of chemicals in the groups in List 2 was similarly compiled on the basis that a number +of INC Member States already regulate chemicals that belong to the listed groups; in some instances, +these regulations target certain chemicals within the group or target use in certain applications. + +The proposal is that chemicals included in List 2 should be subject to requirements to avoid and +minimize their use, and be subject to close monitoring and reporting requirements, and as part of +transparency and traceability controls (provision II.13). + +Chemicals on List 2 could migrate to List 1 in accordance with the review and amendment procedures +established in the legally binding instrument or be subject to listing under the Stockholm Convention +and/or other MEAs. + +10 tetraBDE, pentaBDE, hexaBDE, heptaBDE, decaBDE, HBB, HBCD, SCCP, Dechlorane Plus, PCB, PCN, UV-328, PFOS +and its salts and related substances, PFOA and its salts and related substances, PFHxS and its salts and related substances. +11 MCCP, long-chain PFCAs, D4, D5, D6. +12 phthalates, bisphenols, benzotriazole UV-stabilizers, PFASes, alkylphenols, brominated/chlorinated/organophosphorus +flame retardants, metals/metalloids and its compounds. + + +5 + +5. +Chemicals of concern in plastics: Proposal for initial listing + +List 1: Ban or eliminate +Proposed list of chemicals used in plastics for ban or elimination, based on: + +(a) +fulfilment of at least one of the hazard criteria set out in Section 3 i. – v.; and +(b) +regulatory action to ban or restrict use in plastics at the national or supranational level by a number of INC Member States. + +Chemicals proposed for initial listing, showing links to proposed criteria and examples of existing regulatory restrictions for use in plastics: +Chemical group +Risks/long-term +effects to human +health/environment +13 +Use in plastics restricted by regulations at supranational or national level +Entry +CAS number +Where regulated14 +Phthalates +CMR, STOT RE, +EDC (HH and ENV) +DEHP +DBP +BBP +DIBP +117-81-7 +84-74-2 +85-68-7 +84-69-5 +Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Eurasian Economic Union, +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic Area (EU RoHS, Toys, +REACH restr, REACH AfA, REACH CL), Israel, Republic of Korea, +Mercosur group, Peru, Uruguay, USA +Bisphenols +CMR, STOT RE, +EDC (HH and ENV) +BPA +80-05-7 +ASEAN, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Eurasian Economic Union, +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic Area (EU FCM, REACH +CL, Toys), India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, USA +Alkylphenols +CMR, STOT RE, +EDC (HH and ENV) +Nonylphenol +4-tert-Octylphenol +25154-52-3 +140-66-9 +Republic of Korea, Switzerland, European Union/European Economic Area +(EU REACH restr, REACH AfA, REACH CL) +Flame retardants +CMR +TCEP +115-96-8 +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic Area (EU Toys, reach AfA, +REACH CL) +Metals and metal +compounds +CMR, STOT RE +Cadmium and +cadmium compounds +Lead and lead +compounds +See 43 examples in +Appendix. +See 47 examples in +Appendix +Canada, China, Eurasian Economic Union, Switzerland, European +Union/European Economic Area (EU REACH restr, Biocides, Toys, FCM, +RoHS, ELV, packaging, REACH AfA, REACH CL), India-FCM, Japan, +Republic of Korea, Philippines, RoHS in different countries + +Note: CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic), EDC (Endocrine disrupting chemical), ENV (environment), HH (human health), STOT RE (specific target organ toxicity with chronic +effects). + + + +13 Chemicals with risk for irreversible long-term effects to human health and/or the environment regardless of exposure level with reference to criteria noted in Section 3 of this proposal. Entries at right carry +one or more of the risks listed in this column. +14 Use in plastics of one or more of the Entries are banned or restricted in one or more legislative instrument at supranational or national level. Further examples of regulations in INC Member States are +invited for inclusion. Details on the chemicals regulated in each legislative instrument could be specified. + + +6 +List 2: Avoid and minimize +Proposed listing of groups of chemicals used in plastics based on the knowledge that structurally similar chemicals can have the same properties. The use of chemicals in +listed groups would imply reporting, monitoring and transparency requirements. + +Proposal for groups of chemicals of concern to avoid and minimize, including examples of chemicals belonging to each group: + +Chemical group +Risks/long-term effects to human +health/environment15 +Examples of chemicals in the chemical group that +fulfil the criteria noted in Section 3 this proposal +Where regulated16 +Phthalates +CMR, STOT RE, EDC (HH and +ENV) +DIDP; DNOP; DCHP; DINP; DIPP; DnHP (DHP); +DPP; DPENP; DHEXP; PIPP; BMEP; DNUHP; +DIHP; DPP(x) +Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Israel, +Republic of Korea, Eurasian Economic Union, +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic +Area (EU RoHS, Toys, REACH restr, REACH AfA, +REACH CL,) Mercosur, Peru, Uruguay, USA. +Bisphenols +CMR, STOT RE, EDC (HH and +ENV) +BPB; BPC; BPF; BPS; BPZ +ASEAN, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Eurasian +Economic Union, Switzerland, European +Union/European Economic Area (EU Toys, FCM, +REACH CL), India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, +South Africa, USA. +UV-stabilizers (benzotriazoles) +PBT/vPvB +UV-320; UV-327; UV-350 Chimassorb 944; Tinuvin +770; BP-3 +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic +Area (EU FCM, REACH AfA, REACH CL) +PFASs +PBT/vPvB, CMR, EDC +GenX; PFHxA; ANDONA +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic +Area (EU REACH restr, Toys, REACH CL) +Alkylphenols +CMR, EDC (HH and ENV) +2-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditert-butylphenol; +2,4-ditert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol; +2,4,6-tritert-butylphenol +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic +Area (EU REACH restr, REACH AfA, REACH CL) +Flame retardants (brominated, +chlorinated, organophosphorus) +PBT/vPvB, CMR +PBDEs, other17; PBBs, other18; BTBPE; DBDPE; +HBBz; TCPP; TDCP; TDCPP; TBOEP; TPhP; +TBBPA; (MCCP) LCCP; Dechloranes, other19 +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic +Area (EU RoHS, Ecodesign, Toys, REACH AfA, +REACH CL) +Metals, metalloids and metal +compounds +CMR, STOT RE +Antimony; Arsenic; Chromium; Cobalt; Molybdenum; +Tin + +Canada, China, Eurasian Economic Union, +Switzerland, European Union/European Economic +Area (EU REACH restr, Biocides, Toys, FCM, RoHS, +ELV, packaging, REACH AfA, REACH CL), India- +FCM, Japan, Korea, Philippines, RoHS in different +countries + +Notes: CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic), EDC (Endocrine disrupting chemical), ENV (environment), HH (human health), STOT RE (specific target organ toxicity with chronic +effects), PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic), vPvBs (very persistent and very bioaccumulative). + +15 Chemicals with risk for irreversible long-term effects to human health and/or the environment regardless of exposure level with reference to criteria noted in introduction to this proposal. +16 Use in plastics of one or more of the chemicals listed are banned or restricted in one or more legislative instruments at supranational or national level. Further examples of regulations in INC Member +States are invited for inclusion. Details on the chemicals regulated in each legislative instrument could be specified. +17 PBDEs that are not listed in the Stockholm Convention. +18 PBBs that are not listed in the Stockholm Convention. +19 Dechloranes that are not listed in the Stockholm Convention. + + +7 + Appendix + +Examples of cadmium compounds regulated for use in plastics: +CAS-No + Chemical name +10022-68-1 +Cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate +101012-89-9 +Cadmium laurate +10108-64-2 +Cadmium Chloride +10124-36-4 +Cadmium Sulfate +10196-67-5 +Cadmium myristate +10325-94-7 +Cadmium nitrate +10468-30-1 +Cadmium oleate +1191-79-3 +Octadecanoic acid, barium cadmium salt (4:1:1) +12214-12-9 +Cadmium selenide sulfide +12442-27-2 +Cadmium zinc sulfide +12626-36-7 +Selanylidenecadmium;sulfanylidenecadmium +1306-19-0 +Cadmium oxide +1306-23-6 +Cadmium sulfide +1306-24-7 +Cadmium selenide (CdSe) +1306-25-8 +Cadmium telluride +13464-92-1 +Cadmium bromide, tetrahydrate (8CI,9CI) +13814-62-5 +Cadmium selenate +13832-25-2 +Cadmium diricinoleate +14239-68-0 +Cadmium diethyldithiocarbamate +14402-75-6 +Cadmium dipotassium tetracyanide +14486-19-2 +Cadmium tetrafluoroborate +14923-81-0 +Cadmium diicosanoate +15337-60-7 +Lauric acid, barium cadmium salt +16986-83-7 +Cadmium propionate +17010-21-8 +Cadmium fluorosilicate +1718-53-2 +Benz[a]anthracene-d12 +21041-95-2 +Cadmium hydroxide (Cd(OH)2) +2191-10-8 +Cadmium octanoate +2223-93-0 +Cadmium stearate +2420-98-6 +Cadmium 2-ethylhexanoate +3026-22-0 +Benzoic acid, cadmium salt +37131-86-5 +Diphosphoric acid, barium cadmium salt (1:1:1) +4464-23-7 +Cadmium formate +513-78-0 +Cadmium carbonate +542-83-6 +Cadmium cyanide (Cd(CN)2) +543-90-8 +Cadmium acetate +7440-43-9 +Cadmium +7789-42-6 +Cadmium bromide (CdBr2) +7790-78-5 +Cadmium chloride (CdCl2), hydrate (2:5) (9CI) +7790-79-6 +Cadmium fluoride +7790-80-9 +Cadmium diiodide +7790-84-3 +Sulfuric acid, cadmium salt, hydrate (3:3:8) +93686-40-9 +Nonanoic acid, branched, cadmium salt + +Examples of lead compounds regulated for use in plastics: +CAS-No +Chemical name +10099-74-8 +Lead nitrate +10099-76-0 +Lead monosilicate +10190-55-3 +Lead molybdate +1072-35-1 +Lead stearate +11120-22-2 +Silicic acid, lead salt +12013-69-3 +Calcium plumbate +12141-20-7 +Trilead dioxide phosphonate +12578-12-0 +Dioxobis(7tearate)trilead +12626-81-2 +Lead titanium zirconium oxide +1309-60-0 +Lead dioxide +1314-41-6 +Lead tetroxide +1317-36-8 +Lead monoxide + + +8 +1319-46-6 +Basic lead carbonate +1335-32-6 +Lead subacetate +13424-46-9 +Lead(2+);diazide +1344-40-7 +Lead phosphite, dibasic +13453-65-1 +Phosphonic acid lead(2+) salt (1:1) +13698-55-0 +Lead fumarate +15245-44-0 +Lead styphnate +15845-52-0 +Dibasic lead phosphate +16038-76-9 +Lead phosphite +16183-12-3 +2,4,3lambda2-Benzodioxaplumbepine-1,5-dione +17570-76-2 +Methanesulfonic acid, lead(2+) salt +17976-43-1 +2,4,6,8,3,5,7-Benzotetraoxatriplumbacycloundecin-3,5,7-triylidene, 1,9-dihydro-1,9-dioxo-Lead +20837-86-9 +Cyanamide, lead(2+) salt (1:1) +24824-71-3 +Phosphonic acid, lead(2+) salt (8CI,9CI) +301-04-2 +lead acetate anhydrous +56189-09-4 +Dioxobis(8tearate)dilead +57142-78-6 +Lead, [1,2-benzenedicarboxylato(2-)]oxodi- +598-63-0 +Lead carbonate +61790-14-5 +Naphthenic acid, lead salt +62229-08-7 +Lead sulphite +6838-85-3 +Lead phthalate +68605-98-1 +Fatty acids, tallow, hydrogenated, lead salts +69011-06-9 +(Phthalato(2-))dioxotrilead +7439-92-1 +Lead +7446-14-2 +Lead sulfate +7446-27-7 +Lead phosphate +75-74-1 +Tetramethyllead +7758-95-4 +Lead chloride +78-00-2 +Tetraethyllead +90583-37-2 +Sulfurous acid, lead(2+) salt, basic +91031-62-8 +Fatty acids, C16-18, lead salts +12036-76-9 +Lead oxide sulfate (Pb2O(SO4)) +12065-90-6 +Pentalead tetraoxide sulfate +12202-17-4 +Tetralead trioxide sulphate +25808-74-6 +Lead hexafluorosilicate + +",4 +424,"27/04/2024 | Norway on behalf of Norway, Cook Islands, Rwanda | An Annex on criteria and lists of chemicals of concern",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sub-group_1.2_proposal_from_norway_cook_islands_rwanda_annex_part_ii_provision_2_on_chemicals_0.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],"['Cook Island', 'Norway', 'Cook Islands', 'Rwanda']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Proposal from Norway, Cook Islands and Rwanda for an Annex on Part II +Provision 2. Chemicals and polymers of concern + +Part A Criteria for identifying chemicals of concern in plastics + +i. carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMRs category 1A or 1B ) +ii. specific organ toxicity with chronic effects (STOT RE) +iii. endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs HH and/or ENV) +iv. persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBTs) +v. very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvBs) + +Part B Chemicals of concern in plastics for ban or elimination under the instrument + +Phthalates +Di(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate (DEHP) +Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) +Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) +Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) + +Bisphenols +Bisphenol A (BPA) + +Alkylphenols +Nonylphenol (NP) +4-tert-Octylphenol (4t-OP) + +Flame retardants +Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride (TCEP) + +Metals and metal compounds +Cadmium and cadmium compounds +Lead and lead compounds + +(Time frames and specific exemptions to be decided) + +Part C Groups of Chemicals of concern in plastics to avoid and minimize under the +instrument + +Phthalates +Bisphenols +UV-stabilizers (benzotriazoles) +PFASs +Alkylphenols +Flame retardants (brominated, chlorinated, organophosphorus) +Metals, metalloids and metal compounds +",4 +425,27/04/2024 | Cook Island (Delegate specialised agencies) on behalf of Pacific Small Island Development States (Pacific SIDs) | Pacific SIDs StatementSub Group 1.2 Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids-statement-sg1.2.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017, Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com +CONTACT GROUP 1 | PSIDS STATEMENT FOR SUB-GROUP 1.2  +PART II ARTICLE 2 CHEMICALS AND POLYMERS OF CONCERN +Thank you, Co-chair. +The Cook Islands is pleased to intervene on behalf of the 14 Pacific SIDS.  +Chemicals and polymers of concern pose significant risks to human health and the +environment. +The Pacific SIDs firmly seek high ambition on this element and emphasize on the +need for a global mechanism that will effectively address chemicals and polymers of +concern through this legally binding instrument, while accommodating the unique +circumstances and challenges faced by Pacific SIDS. +Option 1, para 1, 2, 3 of the streamlined text on Chemicals and Polymers of +Concern, include our preferred text for this article. +This instrument will provide a regulatory framework for the listing, regulation, and +monitoring of Chemicals and Polymers of Concern. +We highlight the importance of providing explicit definitions and underscores the +importance of border product testing capabilities.  +Additionally, we suggest procedures for parties to propose new substances for +regulation, outline enhanced roles for the governing body, including the adoption of +indicative criteria for future listings, a licensing system, and an exemption process in +a transparent manner.  +Therefore the Pacific SIDs look forward to a revised streamlined version for a more +ambitious Option 1 by capturing these missing elements. +Thank you Chair +",4 +426,29/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Text proposal on chemicals of concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_chemicals_of_concern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +European Union and its Member States – text proposal on chemicals +of concern in plastic and plastic products +Chemicals of concern in plastics and plastic products +Option 1 +1. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to eliminate, +at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A, the presence of the chemicals and groups of +chemicals listed in part II of annex A in plastics and plastic products, subject to the provisions of +that annex. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be mutually supportive with other +international agreements dealing with chemicals. [The measures taken to implement this provision +shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +2. +Where the presence of a chemical or group of chemicals listed in part II of annex A in plastic and +plastic products is permitted, each Party with production or use shall: +a. +ensure that any such production or use is carried out in a manner that prevents and +minimizes human exposure or release into the environment throughout the life cycle of +the plastics and plastic product concerned and fosters the safe and environmentally +sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the polymers, plastics, +and plastic products containing them; +b. +Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such chemicals, groups of chemicals, +polymers, plastics and plastic products containing them, are used in a manner +consistent with part II of annex A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound +manner throughout their life cycle, including for their reusability, repairability, +recyclability and final disposal; +c. +Require producers, exporters and importers of such chemicals, groups of chemicals, +polymers, plastics and plastic products containing them to provide to government +authorities, in addition to the information required under [Part II.13 on transparency, +and labelling], complete harmonized information about the hazards to human health or +the environment associated with the relevant chemical, group of chemicals and +polymer or plastic and plastic product containing them, and related implications for +their use, reuse, repair, refurbishment, recyclability and disposal, based on the +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A; and +d. +Require producers, exporters and importers of the relevant chemicals of concern and +groups of chemicals of concern or polymers, plastics and plastic products containing +them to mark and label them based on the harmonized requirements contained in [part +II.6] of annex A, to allow their environmentally sound use and handling throughout +their life cycle, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and final disposal. +e. +Take measures to prevent the presence of non-intentionally added substances, +unreacted monomers and unintentionally formed impurities in plastics and plastic +products, listed in Part II of Annex A, subject to the provisions of that Annex. + +3. +Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on +progress] any measures it has taken to eliminate the presence in plastics and plastic products of +chemicals and groups of chemicals not included in part II of annex A that have recognized or +potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment, or to hinder the safe and +environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal of the final product. +. + +2 + + + + +2. +Chemicals and polymers of concern in plastics and plastic +products +Alt title: Hazardous chemicals of concern +Option 0 +No text. +Option 1 +3. +Each Party [, in accordance to its national circumstances and capabilities and subject to its national +action plan,] shall take the necessary measures[, including those referred to in paragraph 2,][to +prohibit or to regulate, as appropriate,] [to manage][[to not allow and [progressively]][to minimize,] +[and as appropriate] to eliminate,] [at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A,] the use +[[and][or] presence ] [the risk] of the [hazardous] chemicals and, groups of chemicals and polymers +[plastic application] [with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any +stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound +management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal[, based on the criteria +contained in annex A]] listed in part II of annex A in[, except as provided in that annex] [,based on +agreed scientific criteria, following a transparent and inclusive process decided by the governing +body*] [in the production[, sale, distribution, import and/or export] of plastic polymers, plastics and +plastic products, subject to the provisions of that annex. The measures taken to implement this +provision shall be mutually supportive with other international agreements dealing with chemicals. +[[throughout][at any stage of the product]** life cycle,] [ containing a chemical, group of chemicals, +or polymer listed in part II of annex A][[and any persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed] [of annex +A[, except as provided in that annex.]][in Annex A, B and C of the Stockholm Convention on +Persistent Organic Pollutants] [provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, affordable +and environmental-friendly]. [The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the +national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +OP1 Alt Each Party shall take [appropriate] measures, consistent with its regulatory +frameworks and processes, and based on scientific evidence, to [identify and control +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers] [to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, +polymers and chemicals used in plastic production] [to test chemicals used or intended to be +used in plastic production] that [may] present a [demonstrated] risk of concern to human +health or the environment [at any stage of the product life cycle, including consideration of +risks relevant to their environmentally sound management, reusability, and recyclability]. + +2. Where production or use the presence of a regulated [hazardous] chemical or, group of [hazardous] +chemicals [or polymer] listed in part II of annex A in plastic and plastic products is permitted, each +Party[, taking into consideration its socioeconomic context and national circumstances,] with such +production or use shall:] +g.f. +Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such [production] or use is carried out in a +manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment +[throughout the life cycle of the [concerned hazardous] chemical, [[plastic] polymer] or +[plastics andincluding plastic] product [concerned]] and fosters the safe and +environmentally sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the +polymers, plastics, and plastic products containing them; +h.g. [Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of +[hazardous] chemicals, [[and] [as well as the plastic] polymers,] and [plastics including +and plastic] products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of +annex A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout their life +cycle, including for their [including for their reusability, repairability, recyclability and] +final disposal;] +3 +i.h. +Require producers, exporters and importers of such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of +[hazardous] chemicals [[as well as plastic] and polymers,] and [plastics and including +plastic] products containing them to provide to government authorities, [in addition to +the information required under] [Part II.134 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and +labelling], complete harmonized information about the hazards to human health or the +environment associated with the relevant chemical, group of chemicals and, [, [plastic] +polymer ] or [plastic andincluding plastic] product containing them, and related +implications for their safe use, reuse, repair, refurbishment, recyclability and +disposal[, based on the harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A]; and +i. +Require producers, exporters and importers of the relevant chemicals of concern and +groups of chemicals of concern[, [plastic] polymers] or [polymers], [plastics and +including plastic] products containing them to appropriately mark and label them +[based on the harmonized requirements contained in [part II.6] of annex A], to allow +their safe and environmentally sound use and handling [throughout their life cycle], +including their [reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final disposal. +j. +tTake measures to prevent the presence of non-intentionally added substances, +unreacted monomers and unintentionally formed impurities in plastics and plastics +products, listed in Part II of Annex A, subject to the provisions of that Annex. + +3. +Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on +progress] any measures it has taken to eliminate to not allow, or to restrict, the use the presence in +[plastics] [plastic polymers] and [plastics including ] plastic products of (hazardous] chemicals and, +groups of [hazardous] chemicals [and polymers] [not included in part II of annex A] that have +recognized or the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of +the product life cycle, or to hinder the [safe and] environmentally sound management, including +recyclability and disposal, of the final product. +4. Any new chemicals of concern identified under paragraph 1 above shall be prohibited under the +relevant chemical convention. +5. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measures. +Option 2 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +Alt title: Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic +Products, including single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics +1. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are hazardous to human +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as defined and listed in [annex], not later +than the respective dates in the annex. +2. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they disproportionately contribute +to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or they have properties that may hinder their +safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability +and disposal, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered exemption for +the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +3. +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in +plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can be easily substituted for +more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [annex], except where the Party has a registered +exemption for the relevant product(s) under [annex]. +4. +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export +of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in [annex], except where +an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. +5. +The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference +of the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and avoidable +chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 above. In preparing these +4 +recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic, and sociocultural +assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, environmentally +friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the knowledge and practices of +Indigenous Peoples and local communities. +6. +The STEPs shall recommend to the governing body* at each session, chemicals, polymers, or +plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 +above. +Option 3 – Replace Part II, sections 2 and 3 with the following text: +2. +Parties shall decide at the governing body* on chemicals of concern used in the plastics +industry, based on criteria defined in annex A, that should be regulated by the Stockholm or Rotterdam +Conventions, according to their objectives. This making-decision process can be repeated at any +moment when it would be necessary and decided by the governing body*. +3. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to regulate polymers with potential adverse impacts +on human health or the environment, based on criteria contained in annex A, which shall include the +uses of the best scientific evidence. +4. +Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives, in particular to developing countries, taking +into account their national circumstances and capability. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing intentionally added +microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. + +I. +Annexes A +Annex(es) +Related +provision(s) + +Part II of the Revised Zero Draft + +Part II : (2) +Chemicals and +groups of +chemicals of +concern + + Option 1: + +1. + Screening criteria for determination of chemicals and groups of chemicals of +concern: +o +Carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction (CMR), +o +Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT), +o +Very persistent and very accumulative (vPvB), +o +Equivalent Level of Concern to the above criteria (or any wording referring +to the same concept) +o +Long range transport potential (LRT potential), +o +Endocrine disruptor (ED), +o +Persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), +o +Very persistent and very mobile (vvM), +o +Specific target organ toxicity (STOT), +o +Respiratory and skin sensitizers, + + +2. +List of chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern subject to control +measures (including restrictions as relevant), +Chemical +group/ use +criteria +Hazard +criteria +Entries +Chemical name +and CAS- +number +Poss +ible +restr +ictio +n +Plasticizer +CMR +DEHP +DBP +BBP +DIBP +117-81-7 +84-74-2 +85-68-7 +84-69-5 + +Flame +retardant +CMR +TCEP +TXP +115-96-8 +25155-23-1 + +Stabilizer +PBT/vPv +B +UV-350 +UV-320 +UV-327 +36437-37-3 +3846-71-7 +3864-99-1 + +5 +Bisphenols +CMR, +STOT, +EDC +BPA +80-05-7 + +Metal and +metal +compounds +CMR +Cadmium +compounds +Several +examples e.g. +se below + +Lead +compounds +Many examples +e.g. see below + +... + + + + + +Metal and metal +compounds details +Examples listed +Cadmium compounds +(examples) +1306-19-0 +10124-36-4 +542-83-6 +17010-21-8 +7790-79-6 +7790-80-9 +4464-23-7 +10108-64-2 +1306-23-6 +513-78-0 +Lead compounds +(examples) +10190-55-3 +7758-95-4 +7439-92-1 +16183-12-3 +17976-43-1 +12141-20-7 +13698-55-0 +12626-81-2 +61790-14-5 +68784-75-8 +598-63-0 +53807-64-0 +13424-46-9 +1072-35-1 +7446-14-2 +91031-62-8 +15845-52-0 +12065-90-6 +12036-76-9 +1344-38-3 +1317-36-8 +6477-64-1 +56189-09-4 +52652-59-2 +78-00-2 +816-68-2 +8012-00-8 +7428-48-0 +16038-76-9 +20837-86-9 +12060-00-3 +1344-40-7 + +1319-46-6 +6838-85-3 +68605-98-1 +57142-78-6 +51404-69-4 +7758-97-6 +17570-76-2 +15245-44-0 +10099-74-8 +11120-22-2 +69011-06-9 +90583-37-2 +15739-80-7 +12202-17-4 +13814-96-5 +12578-12-0 +1314-41-6 +62229-08-7 +6080-56-4 +52732-72-6 +1335-32-6 +7784-40-9 +301-04-2 +1344-37-2 +7439-92-1 +75-74-1 +7446-27-7 +12656-85-8 +13453-65-1 + + +3. +List of chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern subject to control +measures (including restrictions as relevant) in plastic products: + +Chemical +group/ use +criteria +Hazard +criteria +Entries +Chemical +name and +CAS- +number +Possible +restriction +at product +level +.. + + + + + +4. +Criteria for exemptions + +5. +Register of exemptions + +6. +Harmonized information disclosure, marking and labelling requirement + +6 +7. +List of non-intentionally added substances, unreacted monomers and +unintentional formed impurities in plastic and plastics products subject to +prevention and monitoring + + +",4 +427,23/04/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of United Kingdom and Thailand | Proposal on Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/proposal_on_problematic_and_avoidable_plastic_products_by_uk_and_thailand.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Proposal by the United Kingdom and Thailand, on problematic and avoidable +plastic products +1. Context +At previous sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), a significant +number of members emphasised the need for the future instrument to address problematic +plastics and for detailed technical discussions regarding problematic plastic products. +To support this initiative, Brazil and the United Kingdom led two informal technical dialogues: +the first on chemicals and polymers of concern and potentially problematic plastic products +and the second on criteria classification decision trees for problematic and avoidable plastic +products. The results of both these dialogues, which have been circulated to all INC +members, are intended as an aid for discussions between members of the INC and are not +meant to pre-judge the outcomes of the fourth session of the INC (INC-4). +The United Kingdom has taken into account the results of the informal technical dialogues to +inform this paper, which aims to support substantive conversations and to facilitate progress +on this provision at INC-4. This paper sets out an example of draft articles and an associated +annex for problematic and avoidable plastic products, accompanied by an explainer of the +text proposal. +2. Proposed approach and criteria for identifying problematic and avoidable +plastic products +Problematic and avoidable plastic products +Identification of a product as problematic and avoidable could be defined against criteria. +This could include a list of criteria to assess whether a product is problematic and a further +list to assess whether a product is avoidable. If a product meets one or more of the +‘problematic criteria’, such as negatively affecting the quality or safety of the end product of +recycling, it would be defined as problematic. If a product meets one or more of the +‘avoidable criteria’, such as the problematic plastic component being removable from the +product without significantly impeding its functionality, it would be defined as avoidable. +A two-list approach could be used to promote global alignment and direction, while retaining +the flexibility to recognise that some problematic items may not be avoidable globally. In this +approach, one list would contain products that were problematic and avoidable, and the +second list would contain products that were problematic but not globally avoidable. Parties +would be required to ban the production, sale, distribution, import, or export of the products +in the list of problematic and avoidable products. Parties would be required, as appropriate, +to take measures to reduce the production, sale, distribution, import, or export of the +products in the list of problematic but not globally avoidable products to the greatest extent +possible, which could include increasing their capacity to be reused, refilled, repaired, and +refurbished, and improve the design of the products to increase their potential to be recycled +or disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste. +The Governing Body could develop guidance on implementation. This would provide the +opportunity for Parties to learn from the experiences of others and could be particularly +beneficial for Parties with limited resources. Any guidance should be developed in +consideration with any guidance under Article 5) [Product design, composition, and +performance] and 6 [non-plastic substitutes]. +Such an approach would not prevent Parties from taking more stringent measures +domestically than those measures required under the instrument and this could be included +in a general provision. +Listing problematic and avoidable plastic products and Problematic plastic products +Given the limited time remaining to finalise the International Legally Binding Instrument text, +the process for listing products, including how to apply the criteria, could be developed at the +first meeting of the Governing Body. +The use of an Expert Committee would be in line with calls from Parties for the International +Legally Binding Instrument to be based on best available evidence. The process could be +similar to the one provided for in Article 8 of the Stockholm Convention, whereby Parties may +submit proposals and an expert committee assesses these, with an opportunity for technical +comments from all Parties, before making a recommendation for consideration by the +Conference of the Parties. The future process may also choose to allow an Expert +Committee to develop further details of the assessment process for consideration by the +Governing Body, similar to paragraph 8 of Article 21 of the Agreement under the United +Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of +Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. +The criteria could also be amended as the evidence base develops. An Expert Committee +could make recommendations to the Governing Body. For example, it is recognised that +human health is an area of significant concern for Parties where the evidence base is still +developing. Guidance could also support Parties on how to use the criteria to take further +action on plastic products. +Criteria +Criteria for identifying problematic and avoidable plastic products, could draw on existing +work including: +• +the informal technical dialogues co-led by Brazil and the UK (report available here); +• +the Nordic Council of Ministers report which suggests criteria for identifying plastic +products by three distinct classifications.1 +• +learnings from voluntary initiatives, including best practice and standards outlined in +The Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment,2 work by the Business +Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty,3 and work by the Global Plastics Pact Network, + +1 Global Criteria to Address Problematic, Unnecessary, and Avoidable Plastic Products, Nordic Council of +Ministers, (hereafter ‘Nordic Council of Ministers Report’), available at +https://norden.divaportal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1833207&dswid=-2708. +2 The Global Commitment 2022 (ellenmacarthurfoundation.org) +3 Identification of chemicals and polymers of concern as well as problematic and avoidable plastic +products, Policy briefing to inform the INC discussions on a Global Plastics Treaty, Business Coalition for +a Global Plastics Treaty, available at Business Coalition policy briefing - Restrictions and phase outs | +Shared by New Plastics Economy (thirdlight.com) +which is convened by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WRAP and includes the +UK Plastics Pact, the first Plastics Pact to be established.4 + +In order to ensure clarity, the criteria should be exhaustive, i.e., an Expert Committee can +only assess against these criteria, but with the possibility for the criteria to be amended in +the future. +Exclusions +A provision on problematic and avoidable plastic products could exclude products essential +for military or medical uses where no feasible alternative is available from the listing of +banned products. This would be a similar approach to the Minamata Convention, where +products essential for civil protection and military uses are excluded from Annex A. As many +Parties would wish to request exemptions for such uses, an exclusion would prevent +numerous exemption requests being made. + + + +4 Eliminating Problem Plastics, The UK Plastics Pact, available at Eliminating-problem-plastics-v4.pdf +(wrap.org.uk) +3. Example of a draft article +The below provides an example of how this criteria-based approach could be incorporated +into the International Legally Binding Instrument. The list of products is blank as this +proposal focuses on how criteria could be incorporated. However, we recognise that over +140 countries have enacted bans or restrictions on specific plastic products, and Parties are +likely to wish to discuss products that could be listed as part of the INC process. + +Definitions +For the purposes of this text proposal, the terms listed have the following meanings: +‘Avoidable’, in relation to a plastic product, means that the product meets one or more of the +criteria in part B of part I of annex B. +Recycling: turning products at end of life back into materials which can be reused. +Refurbishment: modification of an object that is waste or a product to increase or restore its +performance and/or functionality or to meet applicable technical standards or regulatory +requirements, with the result of making a fully functional product to be used for a similar +purpose to the one that it was originally intended +Remanufacture: An industrial process that takes place within industrial or factory settings, in +which cores are restored to original as-new condition and performance or better. The +remanufacturing process is in line with specific technical specifications, including +engineering, quality, and testing standards, and typically yields fully warranted products. +Repair: Fixing a specified fault in an object that is a waste or a product and/or replacing +defective components, in order to make the waste or product a fully functional product to be +used for its originally intended purpose. +Reuse: Using a product or material again for its original purpose, without any reprocessing +taking place. +‘Problematic’, in relation to a plastic product, means that the product meets one or more of +the criteria in part A of part I of annex B. +Waste hierarchy (based on decision BC-10/2 of the Basel Convention): The following should +be applied in priority order: prevention, minimisation, reuse, recycling, other recovery +(including energy recovery), and final disposal. + + + +Text proposal +Article 3: Problematic and avoidable plastic products +1. Each Party shall not allow the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic +products listed in part II of annex B [Problematic and avoidable plastic products] after the dates +specified for those products in that Annex, except where the Party has a registered exemption +pursuant to [Part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]. +2. Paragraph 1 does not apply to a product that is essential for military uses, or for medical +uses, and no feasible alternative is available with respect to that use. +3. Each Party shall, as appropriate, take measures to: +a) reduce, to the greatest extent possible, the production, sale, distribution, import or +export of the plastic products listed in part III of Annex B [Problematic plastic products]; +and +b) make those listed products less problematic and improve their design to increase their +capacity to be recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner +upon becoming waste, +in accordance with the waste hierarchy as far as possible, and taking into account the +problematic and avoidable criteria in part I of Annex B. +4. The Governing Body, at its first meeting, shall adopt guidance to assist Parties in their +implementation of paragraphs 1 and 3. This guidance may take into account and refer to any +guidance and criteria developed under Articles 5 [Product design, composition and +performance] and 6 [non-plastic substitutes]. +Article 3bis: Listing a product in Part II of Annex B [Problematic and avoidable plastic +products] and Part III of Annex B [Problematic plastic products] +1.The Governing Body, at its first meeting, shall adopt a process for listing products in part II +of Annex B [Problematic and avoidable plastic products] and part III of Annex B [Problematic +plastic products]. The process shall include: the submission of proposals to list a product; the +assessment of proposals using the criteria in part I of Annex B by an [Expert Committee], +including any future reassessment; and the consideration of any recommendations from the +[Expert Committee] by the Governing Body. +2. When adopting a process under paragraph 1, the Governing Body must ensure that the +process provides for the following: +3.The [Expert Committee] shall develop guidance for consideration and adoption by the +Governing Body on how a Party could apply the criteria in part I of Annex B if that Party wishes +to implement measures that are additional to those required under Article 3. +a) The [Expert Committee] shall, as necessary, consider whether any amendments to part I +of Annex B are required based on best available science, traditional knowledge, +knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems and accordingly make +recommendations for the Governing Body’s consideration and adoption. In particular, the +[Expert Committee] shall consider the need for the development of criteria in relation to +likelihood of harm to human health. + +b) When applying the criteria in part I: Annex B, the [Expert Committee] shall take into +account the waste hierarchy. + +c) When applying the criteria in part A of part I of Annex B, the [Expert Committee] shall take +into account technical, social and economic feasibility and environmental and health +implications. + +Part I: Annex B: Criteria +Part A) Problematic criteria +1. Likelihood of the product causing harm to the environment, biodiversity, or human health +during its lifecycle, for one or more of the following reasons: + +a) Likelihood of the product emitting harmful by-products, emissions, or releases during +its lifecycle, and this likelihood consists of one or more of the following: +i) Likelihood that the product rapidly breaks down into fragments or +microplastics +ii) Likelihood that part of the product rapidly breaks down into fragments +or microplastics + +b) Likelihood of product, by-products, emissions, or releases from the product entering +an environment, including through direct application, where the environment and +biodiversity is susceptible to harm and the likelihood of harm occurring, and this +likelihood consists of one or more of the following: +i) Likelihood of ingestion by animals and organisms +ii) Likelihood to create animal entanglement +iii) Likelihood of item being littered + +2. The product disrupts circularity for one or more of the following reasons: +a) The product is inherently short-lived or single use +b) It is not reusable, recyclable [, or compostable] in practice and at scale +c) It disrupts the ability of other items to be recycled [or composted] +d) It negatively affects the quality or safety of the end-product of the recycling [or +composting] process +Part B) Avoidable criteria +The product is avoidable for one or more of the following reasons: +1. The product’s use is not essential +2. The product can be replaced or its design improved to increase, as appropriate, its +durability, reusability, refillability, refurbishability and its capacity to be repurposed and +recycled + +a) The problematic plastic component or components can be removed from the +product without significantly impeding its functionality +b) A feasible reuse, refill, or remanufacture business model or other practice is +available +c) The product or any problematic plastic component or components of the +product can be replaced using a more sustainable material without +significantly impeding functionality +d) The product’s design can be improved by increasing its reusability, or +recyclability +e) Options for improved resource efficiency exist or can be developed, including +its lifetime durability + + +Part II: Annex B: Problematic and avoidable plastic products +Products subject to Article 3, paragraph 1 +Plastic products +Date after which the production, +sale, distribution, import or export +shall not be allowed (phase-out +date) + + + + + +Part III: Annex B: Problematic plastic products +Products subject to Article 3, paragraph 2 +Plastic products + + + + +4. Illustrated example +The example in the box demonstrates how the criteria could be applied in practice. For +further thoughts on how criteria could be applied, Parties can refer to the report from the +informal technical dialogue co-led by Brazil and the United Kingdom that considered criteria +classification decision trees. + +Example of applying the criteria: Drink stirrers +Plastic drink stirrers are rigid products used to mix drinks in a container or to help sugar +dissolve in hot drinks. +First, the product is assessed against the problematic criteria. Drink stirrers meet several +problematic criteria, including: +• +1b) i) & iii) They are a commonly littered item and can damage terrestrial and marine +life. +• +2, a) & b) They are inherently single use. Plastic drink stirrers are not commonly +recycled due to the effort required to segregate and clean them. +If the product meets the problematic criteria, it is assessed against the avoidable criteria. +Drink stirrers meet avoidable criteria on the global level, including: +• +1) The product’s use is not essential. +• +2b) There are feasible reusable practices available, e.g., a reusable spoon. + +As the product meets both problematic and avoidable criteria, it could be considered for +listing in part II of Annex B. + +",4 +428,"24/04/2024 | Switzerland on behalf of Georgia, Peru, Rwanda, Switzerland and Thailand | Proposal on Initial List of Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/initial_plastic_products_list_georgia_peru_rwanda_switzerland_thailand.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']","['Switzerland', 'Georgia', 'Peru', 'Rwanda']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 + +CONFERENCE ROOM PAPER +ON AN INITIAL LIST OF PROBLEMATIC AND AVOIDABLE +PLASTIC PRODUCTS CONSIDERED FOR ELIMINATION + +Submitted by: Georgia, Peru, Rwanda, Switzerland and Thailand + +Introduction and Background +This Conference Room Paper (CRP) proposes a draft Annex X with an initial list of +plastic products that could be considered for elimination. This Annex could be used as +a starting point to establish Annex B pursuant to provision II.3 on problematic and +avoidable plastic products in the Revised Draft Text (UNEP/PP/INC.4/3)1. +Many members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an +International Legally Binding Instrument (LBI) to End Plastic Pollution, including in the +marine environment, identified a need for technical, substantial discussions on +problematic and avoidable plastic products. To contribute informally to the process, +Switzerland hosted an informal expert group meeting from 18-19 March 2024 in +Geneva with participants of around 60 different member states from all UN regions. +Switzerland subsequently developed this proposal based upon the expert group input to +advance the negotiations at INC-4. The proposal takes into account discussions from +this informal technical expert group meeting. + +Rationale for identifying Problematic and Avoidable Plastic +Products by drawing upon existing Regulations and Initiatives +The proposed list on products is an initial list that is based on existing regulations and +initiatives. It is non-exhaustive, and would be reviewed and expanded over time. The +proposed Annex seeks the elimination of certain problematic and avoidable plastic +products except where an exclusion is specified in the Annex or the Party has a +registered exemption pursuant to provision II.4 on exemptions in the Revised Draft Text. +Existing Government Control Measures: According to the recently published Nordic +Council of Ministers report, 141 countries have enacted restrictions on plastic products, +and 33 countries have enacted restrictions on some of the key chemicals used to +manufacture plastics.2 Many of these control measures are directed at single-use + +1 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), “Revised draft text of the international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment”, available at +https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/44526/RevisedZeroDraftText.pdf +2 See, Global Criteria to Address Problematic, Unnecessary, and Avoidable Plastic Products, Nordic + +2 + +plastics, either individually or as a class of products.3 In addition, 28 countries and one +region have targeted reducing plastic packaging generally. Significantly, even in +countries where national control measures are lacking, provincial, state, or local +restrictions are often in place, meaning that these numbers understate the extent of +regulatory activity.4 Twelve countries and one region also prohibit or restrict +microbeads, a form of intentionally added microplastics.5 +When chemical hazards are expressly considered, polystyrene prohibitions/restrictions +are the most prevalent, with 18 countries having bans or restrictions in place, an +additional two countries controlling styrene (the monomer used to make polystyrene), +and an additional three countries and one region (comprising 30 countries) targeting +EPS.6 PVC packaging is banned in four countries,7 and two countries adopted control +measures on vinyl chloride, the monomer used to make PVC. Sometimes the +restrictions covering these chemicals in packaging are included in single use plastic +control measures, rather than separately identified. Accordingly, the proposed Annex +builds upon a strong body of government regulatory actions. + +Existing Business Action and Commitments: The list proposed for Annex X largely +reflects what many brands are already doing as part of their company commitments, as +shows the reporting of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. 8 The companies involved in the +Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment represent over 20% of the global +packaging market, and over 30% of the company Global Commitment signatories or at +least 4 Plastics Pacts have already phased out the targeted packaging, demonstrating +the feasibility of eliminating these products without adverse economic consequences to +them or the country economies where they do business. 9 +The reporting shows that PVC packaging has the highest percentage of signatories +committed to elimination, while EPS packaging has already achieved a 36% reduction +of tonnage since 2020. Thirty-five percent of the examples report in 2022 involved direct +elimination of the packaging, rather than materials substitution.10 Notably, these data +likely understate the progress to date or that will be made over the next several years + +Council of Ministers, (hereafter ‘Nordic Council of Ministers Report’), p. 5, available at +https://norden.diva- portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1833207&dswid=-2708. +3 Id., Table 1 and Appendix 1. +4 See e.g., https://documents.packagingcovenant.org.au/public- +documents/Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Single-use%20Plastic%20Bans. +5 Nordic Council of Ministers Report, Table 1. +6 Nordic Council of Ministers Report, Table 2. +7 PVC Policies Across the World, Center for Health, Environment & Justice, available at +https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/comm/communicationfile-28414.pdf. +8 The Global Commitment 2023 Progress Report, p. 15, available at +https://emf.thirdlight.com/file/24/K6LOnIrK6TiV5CaK63uPKX6taWr/The%20Global%20Commitment%202 +023%20Progress%20Report.pdf. +9 Identification of chemicals and polymers of concern as well as problematic and avoidable plastic products +(hereafter “Business Coalition Briefing Paper”, Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, January 17, +2024, pp. 5, 7, available at https://emf.thirdlight.com/link/f91ftilv95x-v9ppz/@/preview/1?o. +10 The Global Commitment 2023 Progress Report, pp. 15-16. +3 + +(note the commitments are often tied to a 2025 deadline). +Additional business initiatives to phase out PVC uses in packaging and other uses are +also reported.11 + +Criteria Used for Selection of Plastic Products warranting +Elimination in Annex X +Recent efforts to develop criteria for identifying problematic plastic products +demonstrate striking similarities, and thus, form the basis for this concept. The Global +Commitment under the auspices of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation,12 which includes +many governments as signatories, utilizes five criteria for selection of such plastic +products, which are as follows (in a slightly modified form): +1. Its manufacturing requires chemicals that pose a hazard to human health or the +environment, or the product itself poses a hazard to human health or the +environment; +2. Not reusable or recyclable in practice and at scale; +3. Can be avoided (or replaced by a reuse model) while maintaining its utility; +4. Hinders or disrupts the recyclability of other items; and/or +5. Has a high likelihood of ending up in the natural environment.13 +The two informal technical dialogues led by Brazil and the United Kingdom, were +conducted on chemicals and polymers of concern and potentially problematic plastic +products14 and on criteria classification decision trees for problematic and avoidable +plastic products15. The informal technical dialogue surveys were undertaken by +government-selected experts from around 35 member states and regional +organizations. Based on the results of the surveys, potential criteria and decision trees +were defined and ranked for the identification of problematic plastic products that +warrant elimination. The criteria receiving the widest agreement largely reflect the +Global Commitment criteria above, with the addition of several criteria related to +microplastics, focusing on intentionally added microplastics and products made of oxo- + +11 PVC Policies Across the World, Center for Health, Environment & Justice, available at +https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/comm/communicationfile-28414.pdf. +12 https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/global-commitment-2022/overview. +13 Business Coalition Briefing Paper”, p. 4. Modifications were made to delete references to composting due +to the issues involved with composting plastics, and to clarify criterion 1 does not overlap with chemicals of +concern to be separately addressed. +14 Evaluation of Potential Criteria for Identifying Chemicals and Polymers of Concern and Problematic Plastic +Products, November 7, 2023, available at https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/report_0.pdf. +15 Criteria Classification Decision Trees for Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products, April 4, 2024, +available at https://circulareconomy.earth/publications/criteria-classification-decision-trees-for-problematic- +and-avoidable-plastic-products. +4 + +degradable plastics which can easily break down into microplastics.16 +The Nordic Council of Ministers recently published a report proposing criteria (and +definitions) for problematic, unnecessary and avoidable (PUA) plastic products, +extending beyond SUPs and packaging.17 The proposed criteria by the Nordic Council +for problematic plastics align with the criteria identified above. +This CRP follows a simplified approach for consideration and discussion by the INC. It +relies on the five slightly modified Global Commitment criteria above with the addition of +intentionally added microplastics as a sixth criterion as the starting point for developing +an initial list of products populating Annex B, pursuant to provision II.3 on problematic +and avoidable plastic products in the Revised Draft Text (UNEP/PP/INC.4/3). The listed +products meet one or more of the criteria; it is not necessary that all criteria be met for +each listing. Under this proposal, the criteria do not appear in the proposed Annex text, +but leaves the flexibility to the parties to do so. The Annex that forms part of the +instrument as initially adopted would be updated according to procedures established in +the instrument. +Additional information in support of the products listed in Annex X can be found in +Attachment 2 to this CRP. +Utilizing these criteria, the initial list of plastic products considered for elimination largely +focuses on packaging, single use plastics, and intentionally added microplastics. +For single use plastics, the proposed annex has a placeholder, thus no specific single- +use plastic products are proposed for inclusion at this time. Instead, this portion of the +Annex may be developed during intersessional work prior to INC-5. The recent report +from the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership highlighting both the types of +single use plastics and actions taken thus far may assist the member states in this +regard.18 + + + +16 Evaluation of Potential Criteria for Identifying Chemicals and Polymers of Concern and Problematic Plastic +Products , p. 7. +17 See, Nordic Council of Ministers Report’. +18 Compilation of information, best practices and lessons learned on measures taken by key stakeholders to +prevent and reduce single use plastic waste and packaging waste, Basel Convention Plastic Waste +Partnership (2023), available at +https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42382/Compilation_information_practices.pdf?se +quence=1&isAllowed=y +5 + +Attachment 1 – ANNEX X Products + +[NOTE: This initial list on products is based on existing regulations and initiatives. It is a +non- exhaustive list, which could be reviewed and expanded over time.] + + +The following products are excluded from this Annex: +(a) Specific products essential for medical uses where no feasible alternative is +available; and +(b) Products essential for military uses where no feasible alternative is available. + + +Products subject to Elimination +Plastic Products +Date after which the +manufacture, import, or export +of the product shall not be +allowed (phase-out date) +EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) packaging19 +2030 +PS (Polystyrene) packaging +2030 +PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) packaging +2030 +PVDC (Polyvinylidene chloride, or polyvinylidene +dichloride) packaging +2030 +PETG (Polyethylene terephthalate glycol) +packaging +2030 +Oxo-degradable products +2030 +Intentionally-added microplastics20 +2030 +Single use and short-lived plastic products (to be +specified)21 +TBD + + + + + + +19 There are existing legal definitions of “packaging” that can be used as a basis for a definition in the treaty. +If there is support for this proposal at INC-4, and the INC believes a definition is warranted, one can be +provided well in advance of INC-5 for consideration at INC-5. +20 A definition of microplastics is anticipated in the treaty text because the term may be used in other Articles. +A definition can be provided in advance of INC-5 as needed. The listing may be modified to identify specific +categories of product uses of intentionally added microplastics to be covered. +21 Note: Here “single-use plastics” is a simplified catch-all term for short-lived plastic products. A more +precise definition and specification of the products covered may be specified during the intersessional work. +6 + +Attachment 2 – Additional Information in Support of Annex X + +Application of the Criteria: The plastic products in Annex X meet one or more of the +criteria, as specified herein and as summarized in the table following at the end of this +section. +1. EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) packaging +Given that EPS packaging is mostly made of air, the recycling of EPS is particularly +challenging. EPS is rarely sorted from household waste and recycled; most of the +material is incinerated and landfilled.22 EPS is one of the most common forms of plastic +litter, and it causes significant wildlife impacts.23 +2. PS (Polystyrene) packaging +PS packaging is not common, and is rarely sorted from household waste and +recycled.24 Most of the material is incinerated or landfilled.25 +3. PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) packaging +PVC packaging is not recyclable and acts as a contaminant if it enters the recycling +system.26 Its presence negatively affects the quality of other recyclates: minute +concentrations of PVC can lead to toxic benzene contamination in recycled PET, for +example.27 PVC often contains toxic additives,28 including phthalates which are linked to +a wide range of health effects including developmental and reproductive problems, +cancer, obesity, hormone disruption, cardiovascular disease, and early mortality.29 +Highly toxic dioxin compounds may be created when PVC is produced or burned.30 +Dioxins are persistent and can cause cancer, reproductive and developmental harm, + +22 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules, https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp- +content/uploads/2021/07/2021-Plastics-All-Golden-Design-Rules-One-Pager.pdf. +23 Andrew Turner, “Foamed Polystyrene in the Marine Environment: Sources, Additives, Transport, +Behavior, and Impacts,” Environmental Science & Technology 54, no. 17 (2020): 10411–10420. +https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.0c03221; Markus Eriksen et al. (2014). Plastic pollution in the +world’s oceans: more than 5 trillion plastic pieces weighing over 250,000 tons afloat at sea. PLoS One +9:e111913. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111913; Lincoln Fok and Pui Kwan Cheung, ""Hong Kong at the Pearl +River Estuary: A hotspot of microplastic pollution."" Marine pollution bulletin 99, no. 1-2 (2015): 112-118. +24 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +25 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +26 Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +27 Patnarin Benyathiar et al., “Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling for the Beverage +Industry: A Review,” Polymers 14, no. 12 (2022): 2366, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122366. +28 European Chemical Agency (ECHA) Investigation Report on PVC and PVC Additives. 2023. +https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-identifies-risks-from-pvc-additives-and-microparticle-releases. +29 Leonardo Trasande, Buyun Liu, and Wei Bao, “Phthalates and Attributable Mortality: A Population- Based +Longitudinal Cohort Study and Cost Analysis,” Environmental Pollution 292, Part A (January 1, 2022): +118021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118021. +30 Akio Yasuhara et al. “Formation of Dioxins from Combustion of Polyvinylidene Chloride in a Well- +Controlled Incinerator.” +7 + +damage the immune system, and disrupt hormones31 and are listed under the +Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.32 +4. PVDC (Polyvinylidene chloride, or polyvinylidene dichloride) packaging +The presence of these materials in packaging interferes with the recycling of other +plastics, negatively affecting the quality of other recyclates. PVDC often contains toxic +additives, particularly phthalates which are linked to a wide range of health effects, +including developmental and reproductive problems, cancer, obesity, hormone +disruption, cardiovascular disease, and early mortality.33 Highly toxic dioxin compounds +may be created when PVDC is produced or burned.34 Dioxins are persistent and can +cause cancer, reproductive and developmental harm, damage the immune system, and +disrupt hormones35 and are listed under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent +Organic Pollutants.36 +5. PETG (Polyethylene terephthalate glycol) packaging +Similar to, but distinct from, the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) that is commonly used +in soda and water bottles. PETG has a lower melting point than traditional PET, but is +difficult to separate out during recycling. When processed together, the PETG melts, +becomes sticky and adheres to solid PET flakes, creating clumps that disrupt recycling +equipment.37 PETG contamination also decreases recycled PET quality and value.38 +6. Oxo-degradable products +The use of “oxo-degradable” additives in plastic simply fragments plastic products into +microplastics – further contributing to plastic pollution.39 These plastics will not degrade +in landfills, are not compostable, and can interfere with recycling by lowering the quality +and service life of recycled products.40 “Oxo-degradable” plastics are also not suited for + +31 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Learn About Dioxin,” accessed February 2, 2024, +https://www.epa.gov/dioxin/learn-about-dioxin. +32 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, https://chm.pops.int/tabid/2232/Default.aspx; +https://chm.pops.int/tabid/2509/Default.aspx. +33 Leonardo Trasande et al., “Phthalates and Attributable Mortality.” +34 Akio Yasuhara et al. “Formation of Dioxins from Combustion of Polyvinylidene Chloride in a Well- +Controlled Incinerator.” +35 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Learn About Dioxin.” +36 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. +37 Plastics News, “California rules: No more No. 1 resin code for PETG,“ February 27, 2018. +https://plasticsrecycling.org/news-and-media/february-27-2018-plastics-news. +38 Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, The Golden Design Rules, Consumer Goods Forum, 2023, +https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CGF-PWCoA_Golden-Design- Rules- +Fact-Pack-v2-feb23-1.pdf. +39 European Commission, “Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the +Impact of the Use of Oxo-Degradable Plastic, Including Oxo-Degradable Plastic Carrier Bags, on the +Environment,” January 16, 2018, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- +content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52018DC0035. +40 Eunomia, “The Impact of the Use of ‘Oxo-degradable’ Plastic on the Environment,” Final Report for the +European Commission DG Environment, July 8, 2016, https://op.europa.eu/o/opportal-service/download- +handler?identifier=bb3ec82e-9a9f-11e6-9bca-01aa75ed71a1&format=pdf&language=en. +8 + +long-term reuse since they are designed to start fragmenting within a few months or +years, making them incompatible with long-term use by design.41 +7. Intentionally added microplastics +Intentionally added microplastics (tiny pieces of plastic with a size less than 5 +millimeters) are commonly found in personal-care products, cleaning products, paints, +polishes, and other goods.42 They are washed down the drain or weathered away, and +eventually end up in the environment, especially terrestrial and freshwater +environments.43 +Microplastics pose several environmental and health concerns. They are highly +persistent in the environment, with half-lives that estimated to reach thousands of years +in some cases.44 Due to their small size, low density, and large surface area to-volume +ratio, microplastics can travel long distances in both water and air.45 This high mobility +means that transboundary impacts are therefore likely. Once present in the +environment, microplastics accumulate in the food chain.46 +Microplastics have been detected throughout human bodies, including in blood,47 lung + +41 New Plastics Economy, “Oxo-Degradable Plastic Packaging is not a solution to Plastic Pollution, and it +Does Not Fit in a Circular Economy,” accessed February 5, 2024, https://ecostandard.org/wp- +content/uploads/oxo-statement.pdf; Consumer Goods Forum, “Golden Design Rules.” +42 As the negotiations on this annex proceed, this listing may be further modified by targeting specific uses of +intentionally added microplastics. +43 European Chemicals Agency, “Microplastics,” accessed February 2, 2024, https://echa.europa.eu/hot- +topics/microplastics; European Chemicals Agency, “Intentionally added microplastics likely to accumulate +in terrestrial and freshwater environments,” accessed February 2, 2024, https://echa.europa.eu/- +/intentionally-added-microplastics-likely-to-accumulate-in-terrestrial-and-freshwater-environments. +44 European Chemicals Agency, “Intentionally added microplastics likely to accumulate in terrestrial and +freshwater environments.” +45 Brahney, Janice, Margaret Hallerud, Eric Heim, Maura Hahnenberger, and Suja Sukumaran. “Plastic Rain +in Protected Areas of the United States.” Science 368, no. 6496 (June 12, 2020): 1257–60. +https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5819. +46 European Chemicals Agency, “Intentionally added microplastics likely to accumulate in terrestrial and +freshwater environments.” +47 Leslie, Heather A., Martin J. M. van Velzen, Sicco H. Brandsma, A. Dick Vethaak, Juan J. Garcia- Vallejo, +and Marja H. Lamoree. “Discovery and Quantification of Plastic Particle Pollution in Human Blood.” +Environment International 163 (May 1, 2022): 107199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107199. +9 + +tissue,48 placenta,49 colon,50 and stool.51 The California state legislature in the United +States recently commissioned a review of the health and toxicological literature +associated with microplastics exposure which concluded that exposure to microplastics +is suspected to adversely affect human digestive and reproductive systems, and raised +concerns about respiratory effects.52 A large body of work also demonstrates that +microplastics impact numerous species across trophic levels in freshwater and marine +ecosystems.53 +8. Single use and short-lived plastic products +Half of all plastic produced is used for throwaway items like disposable or single-use +cups, straws, and bags; yet plastic takes hundreds of years, and in some cases even +longer, to fully degrade.54 The production, use, and disposal of single-use and short- +lived plastics have well-documented impacts on human health, animal health, air, water, +and climate.55 They are often used outside of home where there is a higher chance of +littering, and are also made of low value materials which can lend itself to littering and +improper disposal.56 They are easily lost from waste management systems, because +they are lightweight and mobile through wind transfer and water systems. Single-use +and short-lived plastic products including disposable cutlery, utensils, wet wipes and +cigarette butts, have high prevalence in plastic found in the ocean and terrestrial +environments.57 Some plastic products can become fragmented to create sharp edges, + +48 Amato-Lourenço, Luís Fernando, Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira, Gabriel Ribeiro Júnior, Luciana dos Santos +Galvão, Rômulo Augusto Ando, and Thais Mauad. “Presence of Airborne Microplastics in Human Lung +Tissue.” Journal of Hazardous Materials 416 (August 15, 2021): 126124. +https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126124; Jenner, Lauren C., Jeanette M. Rotchell, Robert T. Bennett, +Michael Cowen, Vasileios Tentzeris, and Laura R. Sadofsky. “Detection of Microplastics in Human Lung +Tissue Using μFTIR Spectroscopy.” Science of The Total Environment 831 (July 2022): 154907. +https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154907. +49 Zhu, Long, Jingying Zhu, Rui Zuo, Qiujin Xu, Yanhua Qian, and Lihui An. “Identification of Microplastics in +Human Placenta Using Laser Direct Infrared Spectroscopy.” Science of The Total Environment 856 +(January 15, 2023): 159060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159060. +50 Ibrahim, Yusof Shuaib, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Alyza A. Azmi, Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik, Shumpei +Lehata, Siti Rabaah Hamzah, Dzulkiflee Ismail et al. ""Detection of microplastics in human colectomy +specimens."" JGH open 5, no. 1 (2021): 116-121. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fjgh3.12457. +51 Schwabl, Philipp, Sebastian Köppel, Philipp Königshofer, Theresa Bucsics, Michael Trauner, Thomas +Reiberger, and Bettina Liebmann. “Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool.” Annals of Internal +Medicine 171, no. 7 (October 2019): 453–57. https://doi.org/10.7326/M19-0618. +52 California State Policy Evidence Consortium (CalSPEC). “Microplastics Occurrence, Health Effects, and +Mitigation Policies: An Evidence Review for the California State Legislature,” January 2023. +https://uccs.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk12071/files/media/documents/CalSPEC-Report-Microplastics- +Occurrence-Health%20Effects-and-Mitigation-Policies.pdf. +53 Castro-Castellon, Ana T., Alice A. Horton, Jocelyne M. R. Hughes, Cordelia Rampley, Elizabeth S. +Jeffers, Gianbattista Bussi, and Paul Whitehead. “Ecotoxicity of Microplastics to Freshwater Biota: +Considering Exposure and Hazard across Trophic Levels.” Science of The Total Environment 816 (April 10, +2022): 151638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151638. +54 United Nations Environment Programme, “Our Planet Is Choking on Plastic,” accessed May 18, 2023, +https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution. +55 United Nations Environment Programme, “Our Planet Is Choking on Plastic.” +56 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products,” May 2023, +https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_breaking_down_high_risk_plastic_products.pdf. +57 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +10 + +causing harm to wildlife.58 Fiber-based single use plastics tend to break down into fibers +and be lightweight/buoyant leading to potential transboundary impact and a high risk of +ingestion by marine wildlife.59 Some products contain hazardous chemicals which can +get into soils, waterways and oceans; the chemicals inhibit plant growth and can be +harmful to wildlife.60 +The table below summarizes the products listed in Annex A, the proposed phase out +date, and the applicable criteria61 for listing. + + + +58 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +59 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +60 World Wildlife Fund, “Breaking Down High Risk Plastic Products.” +61 The six proposed criteria for selection of plastic products warranting elimination in Annex X are the +following (see the respective chapter): +1. Its manufacturing requires chemicals that pose a hazard to human health or the environment, or the +product itself poses a hazard to human health or the environment; +2. Not reusable or recyclable in practice and at scale; +3. Can be avoided (or replaced by a reuse model) while maintaining its utility; +4. Hinders or disrupts the recyclability of other items; +5. Has a high likelihood of ending up in the natural environment and/or; +6. Contains intentionally added microplastics. +",4 +429,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | SIDS Proposal for Intersessional Work INC4/5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/aosis_inc4_final_intersessional_work_proposal_-_apr_25_-_revised.docx__1.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']","['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Intersessional Work Proposal INC-4-5 by Samoa, on behalf of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at +the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +26 April, 2024 [Version 2] +Cover note. +An effective intersessional work programme is likely essential to meet the ambitious goal of completing the work +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) by the end of 2024. However, the design and organisation +of this work must take into account the support needed for the effective participation of SIDS; the key deliverables +and outcomes needed to advance the negotiation process; and appropriate modalities to ensure the most efficient +use of resources and the representation of developing countries, particularly SIDS. +Recognising that the organisation of intersessional work can be most effective after the INC arrives at a clearer idea +regarding the types of obligations, and the elements and structure of the instrument, this proposal has been +designed to invite discussions on potential areas and modalities of intersessional work, so as to further ensure that +such work could be pursued in preparation for INC-5, and is without prejudice to any developments which may +occur at INC-4. +Proposal +The INC could develop a number of expert working groups, chaired by one developed country, one developing +country and one small island developing state, and supported by the INC Secretariat for the preparation of relevant +resource documents, to discuss workstreams, including on: +1. +Hazardous, problematic, and avoidable chemicals and polymers used in plastic production, and plastic +products +The objective of this workstream would be to further develop the categories/groups of plastic products, and +chemicals and polymers used in plastic production that could be regulated under the instrument, and +support the development of appropriate definitions and characteristics. It would also seek to facilitate +discussions on potential institutional process(es) under the instrument that would support the development +of technical standards and criteria to establish and periodically update lists or annexes of substances, +materials and products to be regulated overtime by the instrument. This work would also take into account +cooperation and coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions, as may be +applicable. +2. +Comprehensive Waste Management Actions +The objective of this workstream would be to facilitate further discussions on the scope of waste +management obligations, including the interrelationship with programmes and activities under the revised +draft text: reuse, repair, refill and recycling; extended producer responsibility; transboundary movement of +plastic waste; abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear; and remediation of plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment. The working group shall also take into account cooperation and +coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions. +3. +Financing +The objective of this workstream would be to assess options for financing to address plastic pollution, and +facilitate discussions on governance, operationalisation, functioning and resource mobilisation from a wide +variety of sources, including public and private, to support implementation of the instrument. +Modality and Outputs: +With at least one (1) in-person open ended meeting for the work of the working groups during the intersessional period, +contingent on sufficient support for participants from developing countries, particularly SIDS, to be convened no later +than XX weeks after the conclusion of INC-4,and supplemented by virtual informal dialogues, as necessary, the Chairs of +working groups, with support from the Secretariat, could be tasked with producing a summary of discussions at least XX +weeks ahead of INC-5, including any potential proposals agreed by states of each working group, for consideration at +INC-5. At minimum, intersessional work must produce outcome(s) that members could formally incorporate into +discussions at INC-5 with the aim to support the advancement of negotiations. +There must also be consideration for ensuring the full participation of developing countries and financing two +representatives per country. +[END] +",4 +430,27/04/2024 | Cook Island (Delegate specialised agencies) on behalf of Pacific Small Island Development States (Pacific SIDs) | Pacific SIDs StatementSub Group 1.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids-statement-sg1.2_3a_3b_0.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017, Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com +PART II ARTICLE 3 PROBLEMATIC AND AVOIDABLE PLASTIC PRODUCTS, +INCLUDING SHORT-LIVED AND SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND +INTENTIONALLY ADDED  +MICROPLASTICS +Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and groups of +such products**, including short- lived and single-use plastic products  +PART II ARTICLE 3b [PRODUCTS CONTAINING] Intentionally added +microplastics +Thank you, Co-facilitator. +The Cook Islands is pleased to intervene on behalf of the 14 Pacific SIDS on items +3a and 3b.  +If the Instrument is to have any chance of succeeding to eliminate plastic pollution as +per the mandate set to this Committee by the UNEA,  the reduction in production, +sale, and distribution of problematic and avoidable plastic products is required, with +phase-out where appropriate. +The Pacific SIDs’ position is aligned with the waste hierarchy principle, reinforcing +the priority of reduction, waste prevention and reuse, rather than focusing on just +recycling and waste management alone. As such we support Option 1 which +includes a clear provision to eliminate problematic and avoidable plastic products.  +We recognise countries that produce these products will be impacted by the need to +reduce and potentially phase-out these products through necessary just transition for +industry and communities.  +We further note the interconnected nature of the items recognising the importance to +support actions under Items on Product Design, Alternative Plastics and Plastic +Products, Items on non-Plastic Substitutes and the Item on Just Transition.  +Understanding the interconnectedness of elements in this instrument highlights the +urgent need for a comprehensive approach to tackling avoidable and problematic +products.  +In relation to Item 3b on Products containing Intentionally added microplastics. The +Pacific SIDs support Option 1 in the streamlined text, recognising that not all primary +microplastics are intentionally added to products and should be captured under the +broader problematic products.  +Thank you co-facilitator +",4 +431,29/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Text proposal on 3a and 3b,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_problematic_and_avoidable_plastic_products.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +European Union and its Member States – proposal on problematic +and avoidable plastic products +3.Problematic and avoidable plastic products and groups of such products, +including short-lived and single-use plastic products, and +microplastics on their own and intentionally added microplastics +in plastics and plastic products + +a. + Problematic and avoidable plastic products and groups of such products +Option 1 +1. +1.Each Party shall not allow the production, sale, distribution, import or export of plastic +products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products, listed in part II Annex B and subject +to the provisions of that annex. This provision does not limit Parties’ abilities to enact bans or adopt +more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B. +2. Each Party shall reduce the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic +products listed in part III of Annex B, subject to the provisions of that Annex, and improve their +design in reference to Part II, provision (5) This provision does not limit Parties’ abilities to +adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B. +b. Microplastics on their own and intentionally added microplastics in plastics and +plastic products +Option 1 +1.Each Party shall not allow the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or export +a. of microplastics on their own, with the exception of pre-production raw materials, or, +b. of products containing intentionally added microplastics, + +subject to the provisions of Annex B, Part IV. +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated +pursuant to［Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. +Each Party shall share information on the measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 in accordance with +[Part IV.6 on information exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. + + + +3.Problematic [plastic products] and avoidable plastic products and groups +of such products], [including short-lived and single-use plastic +products,] and microplastics on their own and [products +containing] intentionally added microplastics in plastics and +plastic products + +a. + Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and +groups of such products] +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. +Option 1 ++[Subject to its national action plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] 1.Each +Party [must take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and not allow] [should][shall] [Parties +2 +are encouraged to] [take] [the necessary] measures [, consistent with national laws,]] [to regulate] [not +allow ][gradually][reduce]] [, as appropriate,] [restrict] the [use of problematic and avoidable plastic +products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory] [with high risk of +environmental leakage], [production, sale, distribution, import or export of] [problematic and +avoidable] [the] plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products,] listed in part +II [I] [III] of Aannex B and subject to the provisions of that annex. [after the dates specified for +those products, and] identified based on [relevant parameters] [criteria [and within the timeframe set +out in the same]] [[national criteria guided by] the criteria contained in part I of annex B] [science- +based criteria] [and listed at the national level] [with an application-based approach] [by the governing +body* after enforcement of the instrument*] [taking into consideration technical feasibility and +accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic impacts] [provided +alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, affordable, and environmental-friendly +[sustainable]] [, in particular to developing countries, taking into account their national circumstances +and capability] [set out in part I of] annex [B], except where the Party has a registered exemption for +the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [Part II.4 on exemptions available to a +Party upon request]. [This provision does not limit Parties’ abilities to enact bans or adopt more +ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B.] [The measures taken to implement +this provision[, including the appropriate nationally determined timeframes for reduction and [as +appropriate] phase-out,] shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on +national plans]]. +2. + +2. Each Party shall [reduce ] the production, sale, distribution, import or export of [the]** +plastic products listed in part III of Annex B, subject to the provisions of that Annex, and +improve their design in reference to Part II, provision (5). This provision does not limit Parties’ +abilities to adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex B. +2.OP1 Alt 1. No text. +2. The governing body* shall develop guidance on the regulation of problematic and avoidable +plastics based on scientific criteria and take into account the availability, accessibility and affordability +of sustainable alternatives. +3. For implementation the Parties must promote the development of safe and cost-effective alternatives +and such knowledge and technologies must be shared freely among all the Parties. +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per a procedure decided by the governing body* to +enable compliance of control measure. +b.[Products containing] [Microplastics on their own and] iIntentionally added +microplastics, in plastics and plastic products +Option 0 +No provision on this matter. +Option 1 +[Subject to its national action plan,]1.Each Party shall [not allow the production, use in manufacturing, sale, +distribution, import or export of +- +plastics and] [take the necessary measures [to regulate the use of plastic products] to +[manage, [where applicable] restrict and, where appropriate, not allow, the production, use +in manufacturing, sale, distribution, [import or export] of]] [identify [plastics and] a. of +microplastics on their own, with the exception of pre-production raw materials, or,, +- + +- +b. of products containing intentionally added microplastics, [in [accordance with the +[scientifically developed] criteria] [based on the elements] contained in part V of annex B], +subject to the provisions of Annex B, Part IV. except where an exception is specified in part IV +of annex B [, taking into consideration technical feasibility, availability and accessibility of +alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic impacts] [with an application-based +approach.]. [Each Party shall be encouraged to take any necessary measures to prevent the leak of +unintentionally released microplastics into the environment.] +- +OP1 Alt 1. No text. +3 +- +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent with its national laws, to +control the use or manufacture of products containing intentionally added microplastics. Such +measures could include a Party taking actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, +sale, distribution, import or export. +- +OP1 Alt 3. Parties should take effective measures to identify goods and products that contain +intentionally added microplastics, to establish the risks of their ingestion and their pollution of the +environment and adverse effects on the human body, followed by a phased reduction in their use +when the risks have not been eliminated and safer and more affordable alternatives are available, +as well as to facilitate the transition to these alternatives and accessibility of these alternatives. +- + +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated +pursuant to［Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. +Each Party [within its respective regulations] shall share information on the measures taken pursuant +to paragraph 1 through the online registry established underin accordance with [Part IV.6 on information +exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. +OP3 Alt. No text. + +4. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be +made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the governing body* to enable +compliance of control measures. +Option 5 +Merge with II.8 on unintentional releases of microplastics. + + +3bis. Micro- and nanoplastics +Placeholder pending further text. + Option 1 +Delete.Option 1 +Delete. + + + + +",4 +432,29/04/2024 | Cook Island (Delegate specialised agencies) on behalf of Pacific Small Island Development States (Pacific SIDs) | Text Proposals on Part II: 3,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids-statement-sg1.2_item_3.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017, Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com +Contact Group 1.2 - Item 3 +Thank you co-facilitator, +It is imperative that we address problematic and avoidable plastics in both an +inclusive and holistic approach. We recognise the invaluable knowledge and +experiences of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, their deep-rooted wisdom +and intimate connection with their surroundings offer invaluable insights that +complement conventional scientific evidence. +Therefore, in 3 a, Option 1, Paragraph 2, we would like the inclusion of; after +scientific criteria (in dictation speed) (comma), traditional knowledge, knowledge of +Indigenous peoples, and local knowledge systems  +Thank you co-facilitator +",4 +433,29/04/2024 | Cook Island (Delegate specialised agencies) on behalf of Pacific Small Island Development States (Pacific SIDs) | PSIDs Statement - Sub Group 1.2 Micro and nanoplastics,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids-statement-sg1.2_3bis_0.pdf,['micro- and nanoplastics'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017, Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com +Contact Group 1.2 - Item 3bis +Thank you co facilitator, +We thank Kenya for proposing text for Micro- and nanoplastics. +The Cook Islands is pleased to intervene on behalf of the 14 Pacific SIDs on 3bis. +Primary, and intentionally added micro and nano plastics enter into the environment +and our bodies everyday where they persist indefinitely, releasing the chemicals they +contain. +In recognition of the complexity of the sources of micro and nano plastics, we wish to +eliminate both intentionally added microplastics and all forms of releases of micro +and nano plastics, we supporting the intervention from the European Union on 3b +and their explanation of the definitions of microplastics on their own and intentionally +added microplastics. +It is imperative that clear definitions for Micro plastics be established that could +include Nano Plastics.  +We further note we would support specific references to the management of +secondary micro and nano plastics in the following provisions the problematic and +avoidable plastic products (Part II Item 3), design (Part II item 5), we also take +comments provided the United States that unintended microplastics would be best +addressed in Part II item 8 in emissions. and transparency (Item 13) provisions to +ensure the appropriate full management and reduction of this damaging form of +plastic pollution +We would like to see clear linkages to these provisions. +Thank you co-facilitator +",4 +434,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Exemptions,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_ii.4_-_exemptions_-_26_apr_24.pdf,['exemptions available to a party upon request'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + +Part II + +4. + Exemptions available to a party + +Textual Suggestions + +1. Any Party may register , in accordance with the provisions of Part II.2 an exemption from the +phase-out dates listed in part II in annex B for specific chemicals, polymers and plastic +products, hereafter referred to as an “exemption”, in accordance with the criteria procedure +set out by the Conference of Parties, except where the plastic products, chemicals and +polymers are harmful to human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic +lifecycle, based on strong scientific evidence, the knowledge and inputs of Indigenous +Peoples and local communities + + +Retain OP4 bis 1 +",4 +435,29/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Text proposal on provision 5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_product_design_and_performance.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 + + + +European Union and its Member States – Text proposal on Product design +and performance +5.Product design, composition and performance + +a. +Product design and performance +Option 1 +1. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to +improve the design of plastic products, including packaging, in order to promote product performance, +enhance circularity and improve the composition of plastics and plastic products, with a view to: +a. Reducing the use of primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products and associated +chemicals; +b. Increasing the safety, with respect to chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern +referred to in Part II.2 and the related Annex A; +c. Increasing, as relevant for the application, the durability, reusability, refillability, +repairability, repurposability, recyclability and refurbishability of plastics and plastic products, +in practice and at scale, and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon +becoming waste; +d. Minimizing unintentional releases and emissions of microplastics and releases and +emissions of chemicals from plastics and plastic products, following the guidelines set out in +Annex C, + +OP1.c. ter Taking into account the relevant international standards and guidelines, including relevant +sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines as specified in Annex C, and assure compliance +with sectoral requirements. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision may be reflected in the +national plan communicated. + +Sub-Option 1 +2. +Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available +on its market to comply with minimum design and performance requirements for specific product or sector +categories containing plastics contained in part I of annex C within the timeframe defined in that annex. The +minimum design and performance requirements should build upon the provisions in the paragraph 1 of +this article. +3. +Each Party shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling requirements for plastics +and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, based on the design and +performance requirements and other related elements contained in part I of annex C, including, where +relevant, sector- or product-specific requirements and elements, and shall require plastics and plastic +products to be appropriately labelled in accordance with these requirements and elements. +Provision common for Sub-Options 1 and 2 above +4. +Parties are encouraged to work with relevant national, and international organizations towards the +development of standards and guidelines at the multilateral level on a sectoral basis, to support the +implementation and assure compliance with paragraph 1 of this article as well as with sectorial +requirements. + + +b. +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair, repurposing and refurbishment of +plastics and plastic products +1. +Each Party shall, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body*at its first session , take +effective measures to actively foster the reduction in the use of plastics and plastic products through, as +2 +relevant, reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment of plastics and plastic products produced or +used within its territory and those available on its market, in particular through the implementation and +scaling of incentivized reuse systems, including return and refill models as well as repair and bulk sales +systems +2. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 1, to achieve the +minimum reduction, reuse, refill and repair targets contained in Annex C within the timeframe identified in +that annex, for plastics and plastic products produced or used within its territory and those available on its +market. This should be based, on a sectoral approach. specified in annex C. + +3. +The measures taken to implement this provision may include the use of regulatory and economic +instruments, public procurement, the establishment of extended producer responsibility schemes, as set out in +part II.7, or incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in consumer behaviour through raising consumer +awareness on sustainable consumption and shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to +[Part IV.1 on national [action] plan[s].] +5. +Parties are encouraged to work with relevant national and international organizations at the multilateral +level towards the development and implementation of standards, definitions, metrics and guidelines for reuse +and refill systems, with the view to harmonizing and scaling reuse solutions in prioritized sectors. + + + +c. +Use of recycled plastic contents +1. +Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available +on its market to contain minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled +plastic as set out in part III of annex C, within the timeframe specified in that annex +4. +Each Party shall take measures to enhance that, where feasible, primary plastic used in products is +replaced by safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic content. The measures taken to implement this +provision may include the use of regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement, certification +schemes, international cooperation on harmonized best practices, the establishment of extended producer +responsibility schemes, as set out in part II.7 or incentivizing changes in the supply chain by investing in +recycling system and infrastructure, among other measures, through raising consumer awareness on +sustainable consumption. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national +plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans] + + +d. +[Alternative plastics and plastic products : Bio-based, biodegradable and +compostable plastics and plastic products]1 +Option 0 +No text. +Option 1 +1. +[[Parties] [Each Party] shall [endeavour to] ensure that [‘]alternative plastics and plastic +products[‘] [which include bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics] are safe[r], +environmentally sound and sustainable, [based on life cycle assessments], [, in accordance with +standards to be decided by the governing body*, based on recommendations from the STEPs] +[compared to the plastic product] taking into account [including] their [negative] potential for [waste +reduction and reuse, as well as any] environmental, [climate,] economic, social[,cultural] and human +health impacts[, including food [and water]** security][ in accordance with criteria [set out in part IV +of Annex C] [adopted by the governing body* that encompasses safety, environmental soundness, and +sustainability]] [, based on the minimum design and performance criteria and other related elements +contained in part I of Annex C, including distinct sustainability criteria for: (i) bio-based plastics, (ii) +biodegradable plastics and (iii) compostable plastics, built on a full life cycle analysis] [as well as the +national circumstances and capacities]. + +1 The European Union and its Member States want to be able to come back on this item. +3 +2. The criteria that will be established should also take into consideration avoidance of undesirable +substitution and problem-shifting. + +[3. +[Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] Parties +should encourage the development and use of safe[, environmentally sound] and sustainable +alternative plastics and plastic products [[, including through][. The measures [and incentives] taken to +implement this provision may include the use of] regulatory [measures] and economic instrument[s]][, +as per national regulation].] +4. +Parties shall be guided by the waste hierarchy and ensure that reduction in the use of all +plastics and prevention of plastic waste, including from non-fossil feedstocks, will prevail when +considering the development and use of alternative plastics and plastic products. + +. +5. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources, capacity +building and technology transfer for each country for innovation and for their nationally driven +commitments under this provision. +[6. +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +Option 3 +OP3 bis. +7. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that environmental claims on +(i) bio-based, (ii) biodegradable and (iii) compostable plastics are substantiated. Those measures may +include labelling requirements, as set out in [Part II.13], to comply with. +8. +Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the +development of standards and guidelines at the multilateral level to ensure that (i) bio-based, +(ii) biodegradable and (iii) compostable plastics are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable. +Option 4 +Merge with II.6 (“Non-plastic substitutes”). + + + +5. +Product design, composition and performance + +a. +[Product [design and] performance] +Option 0 +No text. +Option 1 +4. +[Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities] [and available +scientific results,] eEach Party [shall][is encouraged to] take the necessary measures, [as appropriate, and in +accordance to national priorities,][, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3,] to improve [promote +product performance to] enhance the [design] [circularity] of plastic products, including packaging, in order +to promote product performance, enhance circularity and improve the composition [of plastics and] +plastic products, [according to national capacity of developing countries and available resources] with a view +to: +a. [Reducing [demand] for [and the use] of [primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic +products] [of plastics across the value chain, including in product packaging] [and associated +chemicals;][ and should always be followed by the availability of alternative material for +plastic and/or non-plastic substitutes that are affordable]] [Improving the circular economy of +plastic products and minimizing releases of plastic waste, including microplastic]; +[b. [Increasing the [safety,] with respect to chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern +referred to in Part II.2 and the related Annex A;, +4 +b.bis. Increasing, as relevant for the application, the durability, reusability, refillability, +repairability [in practice], [repurposability], [recyclability] and refurbishability of plastics and +plastic products, in practice and at scale, as relevant][, and [improving] their capacity [of +plastics and plastic products] to be [reused], repurposed, recycled [at scale and in practice] and +disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste;] +[cc. Minimizing unintentional releases and [emissions][leakages] of microplastics and +releases and emissions of chemicals from [and environmental and safety impacts from] +plastics and plastic products, following the guidelines set out in Annex C including +[intentionally added] microplastics [considering technical feasibility and accessibility of +potential microplastic alternatives and socio-economic impacts;]] + +[OP1.c. ter Taking into account the relevant international standards and guidelines, including any +relevant sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines as specified in Annex C, and assure +compliance with sectoral requirements. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision may be +reflected in the national plan communicated.]] + +Sub-Option 1 +5. +Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available +on its market to comply with the minimum design and performance requirementscriteria for specific +product or sector categories containing plastics [and other related elements contained in part I of annex C], +including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and elements, within the timeframe defined in +that annex. [The minimum design and performance requirementscriteria should build upon the provisions +in the paragraph 1 of this article be harmonized distinguishing between design for reduction, reuse, +recycling of plastic products and packaging.] +6. +[Each Party][ The governing body*] shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling +requirements for plastics and plastic products [produced within its territory and those available on its market,] +based on [recommendations from the STEPs, and] the design and performance requirementscriteria and other +related elements contained in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific +requirementscriteria and elements, and shall require plastics and plastic products to be appropriately labelled +in accordance with these requirementscriteria and elements. +Sub-Option 2 +1. [Each Party [should][shall] adopt [sustainable product]** design and performance criteria and [regulatory +schemes][take [the][any]** necessary measures] [to] [is encouraged to take measures as appropriate, and in +accordance with national priorities, to enhance the design of plastic products, including packaging, and +improve the composition of plastic products, [with a view to]] : +a. + +[in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C,] and taking into account relevant +international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and +guidelines[, and assuring compliance with sectoral requirements]. The measures adopted pursuant to +this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national +plans][The criteria should be harmonized distinguishing between [sustainable products] design [and +performance] for reduction, reuse, recycling of plastic products and packaging]. +OP2 Alt. Each Party shall consider including the following actions as part of its measures laid out in +paragraph 1: +a. +Adopting public procurement policies or guidelines for plastic products to enhance +circularity of plastic products; +b. +Promoting the use of environmental performance standards for plastic products; +c. +Supporting efforts to establish or augment voluntary certification schemes for +environmentally preferable products or packaging to encourage sustainable choices; +d. +Parties should take into account relevant international standards and guidelines, +including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines. +3. +Each Party should establish, in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, +[to the extent possible], transparency, labelling and certification procedures and requirements for +5 +plastics and plastic products that conform to the design and performance criteria established pursuant +to paragraph 1 [, taking into account Confidential Business Information (CBI)]. +OP3 Alt. No text. +Provision common for Sub-Options 1 and 2 above +4. +Parties [are encouraged to][shall] work with relevant [national, and] international organizations +towards the development of standards and guidelines [at the multilateral level ], including on a sectoral basis +as relevant, to support the implementation and assure compliance with paragraph 1 of this article as well +as with sectorial requirements. [reduce the use of plastics in products across the value chain, including in +product packaging, and][optimize and] improve the design of plastic products to increase their [safety,] +durability, reusability, [refillability,][and] repairability [recyclability in practice]** [and refurbishability,] +[and] their capacity to be [reused], repurposed, recycled and disposed of in [a safe and] environmentally sound +manner upon becoming waste[; and minimize the environmental and safety impacts of plastics and plastic +products][, and assure compliance with sectoral requirements]. +Option 2 +1. +Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each Party +shall take measures, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the design of plastic +products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and plastic products. +2. +Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each Party +should take measures to: increase the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and +refurbishability and recyclability of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, taking into account +relevant international standards, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and +guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national action +plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +3. +Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each Party +should take measures for plastics and plastic products that conform to paragraph 1. +4. +There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. + +b. +[[Reduce, ]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair, repurposing and +refurbishment of plastics and][Circularity approaches for] plastic +products +1. +[Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] Each Party +shall[, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* [at its first session] [at the latest by its +[first][second][third] session,]] , take [effective] [and environmentally beneficial] measures [as deemed +appropriate][, covering the distribution, sales, and consumption stages] to [promote][[ensure] [enable] +actively foster the reduction [in the use],] of plastics and plastic products through, as relevant, reuse, +[recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment [circularity approaches], as relevant, of [plastics and] +plastic products [produced or used within its territory and those available on its market, in particular through +the implementation and scaling of incentivized reuse systems, including [recycling, ] return and refill +models andas well as repair and bulk sales systems]] [, [according to] [taking into account] national +circumstances and [capacities][capabilities]; as well as access to technologies and availability of financial +resources from developing countries].. [The governing body* shall issue harmonized standards for product +reuse, recycling, repair and refurbishment.] +2. +Each Party shall [take] [by taking] the necessary measures][[, including those referred to in paragraph +1,][, covering the distribution, sales, and consumption stages,] to achieve the minimum [recycling targets, and, +as appropriate,] [reduction,] reuse, refill and repair targets contained in part II of Aannex C within the +timeframe identified in that annex, for plastics and plastic products produced or used within its territory and +those available on its market. [This should be based, where relevant, on a sectoral approach.] specified in +annex C. +OP2 alt. [Each Party [should][shall][, as appropriate,]][Parties are encouraged to] adopt [nationally +determined] [timebound] targets in [the implementation] [support] of this [objective][article][, reflecting +national circumstances and capabilities.] + +2. + +6 +[3. +The measures taken to implement thethis provisions of this article [may include the use of regulatory +and economic instruments, public procurement, [the establishment of extended producer responsibility +schemes, as set out in part II.7 VII], or incentivizing changes in the supply chain by investing in reuse, +recycling, refill and repair system and infrastructure, and in consumer behaviour [through raising consumer +awareness on sustainable consumption] `[and [shall][may] be reflected in the national plan communicated +[pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national [action] plan[s]]]].] +4. deleted +4. +There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. +5. +Parties are encouraged to work with relevant national and international organizations at the multilateral +level towards the development and implementation of standards, definitions, metrics and guidelines for reuse +and refill systems, with the view to harmonizing and scaling reuse solutions in prioritized sectors. + +. + +c. +Use of recycled plastic contents +1. +[Subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,][E][e]ach Party +[as per its national action plan][should][shall] [take [nationally determined][the necessary] measures [for +[appropriate] plastics and][promote that] [require plastics and] plastic products produced within its territory +and those available on its market ][to increase the share of secondary plastic that is used in plastic +products][[to ] [achieve] [contain] minimum percentages][and to adopt time-bound targets][[to promote +recycling** and to adopt time-bound targets on the use] of safe and [environmentally sound] post-consumer +recycled plastic [contents], [, as appropriate taking into account national circumstances and capabilities.] +[when it is technologically feasible and] based on the elements contained in [as set out in] [part III of annex C] +[, within the timeframe specified in that annex] +2. deleted +3. deleted +. [The measures taken to implement this provision [shall][may] be reflected in the national plan communicated +pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]][consistent with national laws on post-consumer recycled plastic +contents]. +[Note: The targets for minimum recycled plastic content in specific applications and product categories, to +create the right enabling conditions for the sectors to meet this target, especially for food-related applications. +Bearing in mind that all [elements contained in part III of annex C] should assist each Party to be able to +setup its own requirements or targets of recyclable plastic contents in its certain prioritized products.] +[2. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision.] +3. +The governing body* shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all plastics in the +market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental minimum percentage of safe and +environmentally sound post-consumer recycled. [Standards for recycled plastics should be harmonized +globally.] +[4. +Each Party [shall][should][based on national circumstances is encouraged to] take measures [to ensure +enhance that, where feasible[needed][possible], [primary plastic][plastics used] in products is +[replaced][complemented] by safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic content[, as applicable][, +depending on the availability of technological solutions and means of implementation for developing +countries]][, as appropriate to promote design, composition and performance of products that enable +maximum recycled plastic content in the broadest number of applications possible in order to replace primary +plastic in products, while addressing any safety concerns related to the recycled plastic content]. The measures +taken to implement [this ][the] provision[s of this article] may include the use of [regulatory [and economic] +instruments][, public procurement, certification schemes, international cooperation on harmonized best +practices, [the establishment of extended producer responsibility schemes, as set out in part II.7VII] or +incentivizing changes in the supply chain [by investing in recycling system and infrastructure,]] and in +consumer behaviour[[, among other measures,][through raising consumer awareness on sustainable +consumption. The measures taken to implement this provision][and] shall][may] be reflected in the national +plan communicated ][pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]][, according to national circumstances].] +7 + +[d. +Alternative plastics and plastic products : Bio-based, biodegradable and +compostable plastics and plastic products] +Option 0 +No text. +Option 1 +1. +[[Parties] [Each Party] shall [endeavour to] ensure that [‘]alternative plastics and plastic products[‘] +[which include bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics] are safe[r], environmentally sound and +sustainable, [based on life cycle assessments], [, in accordance with standards to be decided by the governing +body*, based on recommendations from the STEPs] [compared to the plastic product] taking into account +[including] their [negative] potential for [waste reduction and reuse, as well as any] environmental, [climate,] +economic, social[,cultural] and human health impacts[, including food [and water]** security][ in accordance +with criteria [set out in part IV of Annex C] [adopted by the governing body* that encompasses safety, +environmental soundness, and sustainability]] [, based on the minimum design and performance criteria and +other related elements contained in part I of Annex C, including distinct sustainability criteria for: (i) bio- +based plastics, (ii) biodegradable plastics and (iii) compostable plastics, built on a full life cycle analysis] [as +well as the national circumstances and capacities]. +2. The criteria that will be established should also take into consideration avoidance of undesirable +substitution and problem-shifting. + +[3. +[Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] Parties should +encourage the development and use of safe[, environmentally sound] and sustainable alternative plastics and +plastic products [[, including through][. The measures [and incentives] taken to implement this provision may +include the use of] regulatory [measures] and economic instrument[s]][, as per national regulation].] +4. +Parties shall be guided by the waste hierarchy and ensure that reduction in the use of all plastics and +prevention of plastic waste, including from non-fossil feedstocks, will prevail when considering the +development and use of alternative plastics and plastic products. + +. +5. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources, capacity building +and technology transfer for each country for innovation and for their nationally driven commitments under this +provision. +[6. +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated +pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans]. +Option 3 +OP3 bis. +7. +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that environmental claims on (i) bio-based, (ii) +biodegradable and (iii) compostable plastics are substantiated. Those measures may include labelling +requirements, as set out in [Part II.13], to comply with. +8. +Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the development of +standards and guidelines at the multilateral level to ensure that (i) bio-based, (ii) biodegradable and (iii) +compostable plastics are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable. +Option 4 +Merge with II.6 (“Non-plastic substitutes”). + + + + + +8 +I. +Annex C + +Annex C. +Product +design, +composition +and +performance + +(5.a) product design +and performance + +Part I: Design and performance criteria +• Minimum design and performance requirements for +plastics and plastic products +o +Design and performance requirements for +specific sectors and group of products +• Other related elements, including in relation to +certification and labelling as relevant +• Guidelines to minimize the unintentional releases and +emissions of microplastics and releases and emissions of +chemicals from plastics and plastic products + + +(5.b) reduce, reuse, +refill and repair of +plastics and plastic +products + Option 1: + +Part II: Targets for reduction, reuse, refill and repair +• Minimum targets for reduction, reuse, refill and repair of +plastics and plastic products +o +General targets +o +Sectoral targets + +(5.c ) use of +recycled plastic +contents + Option 1: + +Part III Use of safe post-consumer recycled plastics +• Minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound +post-consumer recycled plastic +o +General targets, incl. timeframe for their +achievement +o +Sectoral targets, incl. timeframe for their +achievement + + +5.d. alternative +plastics and plastic +products: biobased, +biodegradable and +compostable +plastics and plastic +products + Part IV Criteria to define safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, +plastics and plastic products. + + +",4 +436,29/04/2024 | Solomon Islands on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States | Solomon Islands -Textual Proposal for Part II 5 (a-d),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids_textual_proposal_part_ii_5_product_design.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States on Product Design +(Part II, Item 5 Textual Proposal for SG1.2) +Plastics INC4 - Ottawa, Canada +29 April 2024 + + +Delivered by Solomon Islands on behalf of Pacific SIDS. + +Solomon Islands on behalf of the Pacific SIDS associates itself with AOSIS with respect to 5 (a) +and 5 (c) +We support the AOSIS position to move 5 (b) to Item 9 on waste management. This is because +recyclability design has already been covered under Option 1, Para 1 (a-c). +For 5 (d) Pacific SIDS has text proposal as follows; +Option 1 (Para 1) Each party shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products which +include bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics are safe, environmentally sound +and sustainable in accordance with standards and criteria to be decided by the governing body +based on recommendation from the STEPs taking into account their environmental, climate , +economic, social , cultural, and human health impacts in accordance with criteria set out in Part +IV of Annex C adopted by the governing body. +We feel this approach supports the EU proposal to include generic design criteria in the text of +the agreement. +",4 +437,26/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Text proposal on EPR,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_extended_producer_responsibility.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Proposal by the EU and its Member States on Part II.7 – Extended Producer +Responsibility Scheme + +Rationale + The EU and its Member States submit the text proposal below with regard to Part II.7 +on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR). This proposal builds on elements +contained in the streamlined document submitted by the co-chairs on 24 April 2024 for +discussions in subgroup 1.3. It aims at further streamlining and structuring this +document. + The paragraph 1 establishes first the principle that producers of plastic products have a +responsibility for the waste phase of their products (new element compared to the +document by the co-chairs). It then contains a provision requiring each Party to set up +EPR schemes, specifying that EPR schemes should be nationally driven and applied to +specific sectors or products, giving flexibility to Parties to adapt their system depending +on their national circumstances (elements taken from paragraph 1 of option 1 of the +document by the co-chairs). + The “objectives“ section aims at clarifying in a structured manner the main objectives +of EPR schemes. It builds on elements from the streamlined document by the co-chairs, +and specifies that EPR schemes should be contributing to all stages of waste +management, which is a key component of such schemes. It is especially important that +the collection of waste is mentioned in this provision, which was not the case in the +revised zero draft. + Paragraph 2 underscores the importance that the measures taken to implement the +measures on EPR take account of the just transition including waste pickers (elements +taken from paragraph 2.1 of option 1). + Paragraph 3 contains provisions pertaining to the implementation of EPR schemes. It +contains elements from paragraphs 1 and 2.3 of option 1. The EU and its Member States +support the integration of the measures related to EPR within national plans. However, +as this is the case for other obligations under the instrument, the inclusion of a paragraph +on this point is not necessary here and this should be covered by a more horizontal +reference in another place in the instrument. + Finally, the EU and its Member States submit a proposal for Annex D containing +proposed modalities to be taken into account when establishing and monitoring the +functioning of EPR schemes. + +Text proposal +Introduction +1. Each Party shall ensure that producers are responsible for their products after becoming +waste and shall establish Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for these products, +taking into account national circumstances, and on a sectoral or product basis… +Objectives : + … to cover the organisation and/or financing of the collection, transport, sorting, +environmentally sound treatment of waste and where appropriate clean-up of littering; + to incentivize sustainable and circular design of plastic products as well as re-use; + to enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally +sound management of plastic products throughout their life cycle; + to increase public awareness on waste prevention and collection of plastic waste. +[Implementation] +2. Parties shall, in implementing this provision, take into account how the measures taken +would contribute to a just transition, including in relation to waste pickers. +3. Each Party shall ensure that EPR schemes take into account the modalities in Annex D and +cover the sectors and product groups referred to in 4b Dedicated Programmes of work. The +Governing Body shall, where relevant, adopt guidelines to facilitate the implementation of this +Article. + +Annex D +When establishing and monitoring the functioning of EPR schemes, Parties shall consider the +following elements: + +a. define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors involved, +including producers and importers of products placing products on the market, +organisations implementing extended producer responsibility obligations on their +behalf, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where appropriate, +informal sector, re-use and preparing for re-use operators and social economy +enterprises; +b. define targets for collection, re-use, recycling and other recovery operations; +c. set out a methodology determining minimal costs that shall be covered by the producers +(e.g., collection, transport, sorting, treatment, cleanup after littering, information, +awareness raising, data gathering and reporting, research and development); +d. modulate the financial contributions by producers, taking into account the durability, +reparability, re-usability, recyclability and incorporation of recycled materials of the +products concerned; +e. consider the integration of informal waste management operators in the schemes, where +appropriate, seeking mutual benefits; +f. require that EPR schemes operate in a transparent way, make publicly available +information on their functioning, main activities and results and report regularly to +competent authorities; +g. ensure a regular dialogue between relevant stakeholders involved in the implementation +of extended producer responsibility schemes. + + +",4 +438,29/04/2024 | Solomon Islands on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States | Solomon Islands on behalf of PSIDS,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/pacific_sids_text_proposal_for_part_ii_7_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States on EPR +(Part II, Item 7 Text Proposal for SG1.3) +Plastics INC4 - Ottawa, Canada +29 April 2024 + +Solomon Islands is speaking on behalf of Pacific SIDs, + +The Pacific SIDS are net importers of products and we have are very small or non-existent producers +of plastic products. Therefore we encourage an advance recovery fee and deposit scheme. +Our proposed text is reflected in Option 1. +(1) PSIDs position reads: Each Party is encouraged to establish and operate a national Extended +Producer Responsibility (EPR) system with flexibility in the scope application including where +relevant on a sectoral bases. + +Under Objectives our text is found in the words: + +-to incentivize plastic reduction increased reuse, recyclability, promote high quality and higher +recycling rates, just transition with special consideration of waste pickers. + +-enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally sound +management, of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle and across international +supply chains, promoting plastic reuse , increased recyclability and higher recycling rates for + + +plastics and plastic products + + We see merit with Kenya’s text as set out in 1 Bis. + We would like to retain 2.4 and 2.5. +Thank you. + + + + + + +ed. +",4 +439,26/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of GCC | CG1 Part II: 8- GCC,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_8_gcc.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"GCC countries Interventions on Subgroup 1.3 + +Article 8: Emissions and relases of plastic through its life cycle (April 25, 2024 from 10:00 +to 13:00) +I am speaking on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council. We extend our gratitude to you Mr. Co-Chair for your hard work +and for granting us the opportunity to present our position on Article 8. GCC countries presents the following views: +- +Proposed Title Change: Leakage and releases of plastic waste +- +Proposed Relocation: We suggest moving the entire provision to waste management under Article 9.a, +incorporating Option 3 under these current streamlined texts with the following revisions: +Option 3** +1. +Each Party should manage and eliminate the leakages and releases of plastic waste to the environment. +2. +The Leakage and releases covered under this provision should include: +a. Leakage/ Releases of hazardous substances to all environments. +",4 +440,28/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Proposal for Emissions and releases,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_emissions_and_releases.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Proposal by the EU and its Member States on Part II.8 – emissions and releases + +Rationale +- +The EU+MS submit the text proposal below with regard to Part II.8 on emissions and +releases. This proposal builds on elements contained in the streamlined document +submitted by the co-chairs on 24 April 2024. +- +Mentioning all environmental compartments in the first § will allow us to integrate different +elements under 1a), 1b) and 1c) of the streamlined text. +- +To comprehensively address the topic of microplastics (including plastic pellets), certain +wordings have been included in § 2. Additionally, the EU+MS propose to address +unintentional emissions and releases of microplastics with the same level of strictness +and details as we are proposing to address plastic pellets, flakes and powders. Therefore a +specific § is added on the unintentional emissions and releases of microplastics, to ensure +that concerns are sufficiently and adequately captured in the instrument. By doing so, the +EU+MS address microplastics in 3 provisions: +o 3b) on intentionally added microplastics; +o 5a) on minimizing unintentional emissions and releases of microplastics from wear +and tear from products through product design; +o and finally in this provision (8), by tackling unintentional releases and emissions +from different sources. +- +The EU+MS see a need for minimum requirements in two separate (new) parts under +Annex E. +o Part IV: Minimum requirements to prevent and eliminate emissions and releases +of plastic pellets and other plastic particles handled by industry such as flakes, +powders and microspheres from the full supply chain. +o Part V: Minimum requirements to prevent and eliminate unintentional emissions +and releases of microplastics from wear and tear of sources listed in Part I of Annex +E to the environment, throughout the life cycle of plastic polymers, plastics and +plastics products. + +- +The EU+MS believe that it is not necessary to keep paragraph 3 in the streamlined text, as +reflecting the measures in national plans is a common feature for all obligations under the +treaty (Part IV.1). Additionally, considerations regarding the cooperation mechanism under +§ 5 should be discussed under Part III of the Treaty. +- +Regarding the topic of fishing gear, we refer to a separate CRP. + +*** + +Text suggestions + +1. Each Party shall take effective measures to prevent and eliminate emissions and releases +of monomers, polymers and chemicals, with a priority for the ones listed into Annex +A, plastics and plastic products across their lifecycle, in all environmental +compartments, including the terrestrial, freshwater and marine environment and air, +from the sources listed in Annex E, Part I, by the dates mentioned therein. + +2. Each Party shall take effective measures to prevent and eliminate emissions and releases +of plastic particles handled by the industry including plastic pellets, flakes, powder and +microspheres, from the full supply chain, including production, conversion, storage, +handling, transport and waste management. Parties shall take into account all +environmental compartments as mentioned in § 1. These measures shall be in +accordance with the minimum requirements set out in Part IV of Annex E, and +take into account, as appropriate, the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in +relevant international organisations, such as the International Maritime Organisation +and Regional Seas Conventions. + + +3. Each Party shall take effective measures to prevent and eliminate unintentional +emissions and releases of microplastics from the sources listed in Part I of Annex +E and in accordance with the minimum requirements set out in Part V of the same +Annex. Parties shall take into account all environmental compartments as +mentioned in § 1. These measures shall take into account, the relevant provisions +and guidance agreed in relevant international organisations, such as the Regional +Seas Conventions. + +4. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt + +a) requirements and guidelines, including where relevant, sectoral requirements and +guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in this provision, +including best available techniques and best environmental practices. +b) The list of sources in Annex E, Part 1, as well as the minimum requirements +mentioned in § 2 and 3. + +*** + +",4 +441,25/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States | Proposal on Waste management,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_waste_management.pdf,['waste management'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Proposal by the European Union and its Member States on Part II.9 – waste +management + + + +Rationale + +• The EU and its Member States submit the text proposal below with regard to Part II.9 +on waste management. This proposal builds on elements contained in the streamlined +document submitted by the co-chairs on 24 April 2024 for discussions in subgroup 1.3. +(option 1 and common provisions). It aims at further streamlining and structuring the +provisions on waste management. +• Paragraph 1 is based on the first paragraph in option 1: it sets out the main objective of +the provision on waste management. +• Paragraph 2 sets out the main measures which are needed to achieve the general +objective contained in paragraph 1. It contains elements from paragraph 2 of option 1 +(relating to collection and recycling rates) as well as from the “common provisions” +(relating to littering, open dumping and open burning of plastic waste). In addition, new +elements are proposed in 2(a) and 2(c). +• Paragraph 3 is based on elements contained in the “common provisions”, with the aim +to streamlining the text. +• Paragraph 4 is new, reflecting the need to take the role of the informal sector into +account. +• Paragraph 5 is based on elements contained in paragraph 3 of option 1. +• The text proposal does not contain the first paragraph of the “common provisions” as +the EU and its Member States consider that the provisions in that paragraph would be +better placed in Part II.8 on emissions and releases, which should encompass emissions +and releases linked to the whole lifecycle of plastic, including waste management +practices. + + +Text proposal + +1. Each Party shall ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and environmentally sound +manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, sorting, +transportation, storage, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery and final +disposal, in line with the waste hierarchy. + +2. In order to meet the objective set out in paragraph 1, each Party shall take the measures +necessary, where relevant through a sectoral approach, to reach the collection and recycling +rates set out in part I of annex F, including: + +a. putting in place adequate infrastructure for the collection, sorting, transport and +treatment of plastic waste; + +b. prohibiting littering, open dumping and open burning of plastic waste; + +c. prohibiting incineration without energy recovery or landfilling of separately collected +plastic waste which can be recycled. + +3. Parties are encouraged to take additional measures to: + +a. Promote investments in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable safe +and environmentally sound management of plastic waste; + +b. Encourage behavioural changes and raise consumer awareness; + +c. Strengthen markets for secondary plastics including by defining national targets for +incorporation of secondary plastics into plastic products. + +4. When implementing these measures, each Party shall pay particular attention to the role of +to the role of workers and the informal sector, notably waste pickers. + +5. Each Party shall take into account guidance and guidelines relevant to waste management +developed under other international instruments, especially the Basel Convention on the +Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. The +governing body may, where necessary, adopt guidelines for the implementation of the +provisions this Article, additional or complementary to the relevant guidance and guidelines +developed under other international agreements. + + +",4 +442,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | SIDS Proposal for Intersessional Work INC4/5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/aosis_inc4_final_intersessional_work_proposal_-_apr_25_-_revised.docx__2.pdf,['waste management'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Intersessional Work Proposal INC-4-5 by Samoa, on behalf of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at +the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +26 April, 2024 [Version 2] +Cover note. +An effective intersessional work programme is likely essential to meet the ambitious goal of completing the work +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) by the end of 2024. However, the design and organisation +of this work must take into account the support needed for the effective participation of SIDS; the key deliverables +and outcomes needed to advance the negotiation process; and appropriate modalities to ensure the most efficient +use of resources and the representation of developing countries, particularly SIDS. +Recognising that the organisation of intersessional work can be most effective after the INC arrives at a clearer idea +regarding the types of obligations, and the elements and structure of the instrument, this proposal has been +designed to invite discussions on potential areas and modalities of intersessional work, so as to further ensure that +such work could be pursued in preparation for INC-5, and is without prejudice to any developments which may +occur at INC-4. +Proposal +The INC could develop a number of expert working groups, chaired by one developed country, one developing +country and one small island developing state, and supported by the INC Secretariat for the preparation of relevant +resource documents, to discuss workstreams, including on: +1. +Hazardous, problematic, and avoidable chemicals and polymers used in plastic production, and plastic +products +The objective of this workstream would be to further develop the categories/groups of plastic products, and +chemicals and polymers used in plastic production that could be regulated under the instrument, and +support the development of appropriate definitions and characteristics. It would also seek to facilitate +discussions on potential institutional process(es) under the instrument that would support the development +of technical standards and criteria to establish and periodically update lists or annexes of substances, +materials and products to be regulated overtime by the instrument. This work would also take into account +cooperation and coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions, as may be +applicable. +2. +Comprehensive Waste Management Actions +The objective of this workstream would be to facilitate further discussions on the scope of waste +management obligations, including the interrelationship with programmes and activities under the revised +draft text: reuse, repair, refill and recycling; extended producer responsibility; transboundary movement of +plastic waste; abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear; and remediation of plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment. The working group shall also take into account cooperation and +coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions. +3. +Financing +The objective of this workstream would be to assess options for financing to address plastic pollution, and +facilitate discussions on governance, operationalisation, functioning and resource mobilisation from a wide +variety of sources, including public and private, to support implementation of the instrument. +Modality and Outputs: +With at least one (1) in-person open ended meeting for the work of the working groups during the intersessional period, +contingent on sufficient support for participants from developing countries, particularly SIDS, to be convened no later +than XX weeks after the conclusion of INC-4,and supplemented by virtual informal dialogues, as necessary, the Chairs of +working groups, with support from the Secretariat, could be tasked with producing a summary of discussions at least XX +weeks ahead of INC-5, including any potential proposals agreed by states of each working group, for consideration at +INC-5. At minimum, intersessional work must produce outcome(s) that members could formally incorporate into +discussions at INC-5 with the aim to support the advancement of negotiations. +There must also be consideration for ensuring the full participation of developing countries and financing two +representatives per country. +[END] +",4 +443,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_ii.9a_-_waste_management_-_26_apr_24.pdf,['waste management'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + +Part II + +9a. + Waste Management + +SIDS support working on the basis of Option 1. This instrument must facilitate an acceleration of +the collection, sorting, recycling and sound disposal of plastic waste. Countries should set targets +for the different components of waste management based on their national circumstances. + +This section must be coupled with effective provisions on MOI for SIDS, including simplified access +for SIDS to technology for waste management and recycling. + +This section should regulate dangerous waste management practices that are aligned with the +Basel technical guidelines on environmental sound management of plastic waste and facilitate a +just transition. + +In addition, we think that the scientific and technical body could develop standards for the design +of facilities that ensure the safe and environmentally sound management of waste. +",4 +444,27/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | CG1_Part II_9_Waste_Management_GCC,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_9_waste_management_gcc.pdf,['waste management'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"GCC countries Interventions on Subgroup 1.3 + +Article 9.a: Waste Management (April 26, 2024 from 15:00 to 18:00) +On behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, I am presenting this statement. I would like to extend my +gratitude to Mr. Co-chair for his dedication and for providing us with the platform to express our perspective on Article +9.a. When it comes to tackling plastic pollution, we firmly believe that emphasizing waste management is crucial in +addressing this problem. In this regard, we commend the intervention made by our colleague from China concerning +the Basel Convention. +The GCC countries endorse Option 1 of the streamlined text in Part II as the basis for negotiation, accompanied by +the following general remarks: +o +It is essential to avoid obligatory language under Option 1, considering the diverse national circumstances +and capabilities of countries. +o +Means of implementation is necessary, particularly for developing countries. +o +The waste hierarchy should be based on national circumstances, recognizing that ""prevention"" may not be +feasible for developing countries. +o +We reserve the right to refer to specific annexes mentioned under Option 1, such as [Part II of Annex F], as +these have not yet been agreed upon or negotiated. +o +Further clarification is needed regarding the term ""eƯective social system."" +o +Ongoing deliberation and discussion are required for the term ""just transition."" Additional time is needed to +fully comprehend the implications, and further deliberations on the article related to just transition should +be conducted. +o +The GCC countries do not support the inclusion of some of the terms like ""sectoral approach,"" as diƯerent +countries have varying regulatory approaches and waste management classifications. +o +The Technical Guidelines of Plastic Waste, which have been updated and adopted under the Basel +Convention, already contain provisions on best practices and have undergone line-by-line negotiations by +member states. Therefore, it is crucial to avoid duplicating eƯorts and work. +o +Certain provisions tailored to the needs of developing countries are necessary under this article. +With your permission, Mr. Co-chair, we would like to continue our intervention in the same article and propose the +following articles to be moved to the section on waste management: +1. +Move Article 8 on Leakage and releases of plastic waste +2. +Reflecting on the previous proposals of moving the section of fishing gear under article 8, taking into +consideration our previous comments on article 8, which are: +o +Changing the title of the article to ""Leakage and releases of plastic waste"" +o +Merging article 8 with its new title to be included under article 9.a ""Waste Management”. + + + + + + + + + + +",4 +445,26/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Proposal on fishing gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_fishing_gear.pdf,['fishing gear'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +Proposal on behalf of the EU and its Member States on fishing gear +Rationale +• +The EU and its Member States submit the text proposal below with regard to fishing gear. +This proposal builds on elements contained in the streamlined document submitted by the +co-chairs on 24 April 2024 for discussions in joined subgroup 1.2 and 1.3. +• +Paragraph 1 is based on option 1 OP2 quart under provision 8: it sets out the main objective +of the provision on fishing gear. The EU+MS find it crucial that measures are taken across +the full lifecycle of fishing and aquaculture gear. Therefore, we believe the text should be +strengthened by adding some amendments under para 1. +• +Paragraph 2 is new. A global standard would promote circularity and ensure consistency +across regions and nations. +• +Paragraph 3 is based on elements of paragraph 3 under option 1 of provision 9b. +• +Paragraph 4 is based on elements of the same paragraph under option 1 of provision 8. +Text proposal +OP2 quart. 1. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures across the full lifecycle +of fishing and aquaculture gear to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise +discarded fishing and aquaculture gear and promote circularity, taking into account +internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures. In +particular, Parties shall take measures to: +a. Enhance the design of fishing and aquaculture gears, with a view to reducing their +environmental impact by increasing durability, reusability, repairability, circularity and +refurbishability and their capacity to be dismantled, repurposed, recycled and disposed of in +a safe and environmentally sound manner at end of-life, and minimizing releases and +emissions of or from fishing and aquaculture gears, including microplastics, to the +environment (in accordance with part II. 5 product design, composition and performance); +b. Carry out formal risk assessments to support the scope and design of fishing gear marking +taking into account relevant FAO guidelines; +c. Implement effective marking of gears to support owner identification and recovery of such +gears and require, retrieval and reporting of lost gears if the gear cannot be retrieved, in +accordance with other relevant regional and international regulations, including MARPOL +Annex V; +d. Require fishing vessels to have equipment on board to retrieve its lost fishing gear; + +e. Promote adequate gear labelling to ensure material traceability, and recyclability for +recyclers (in accordance with Part II.13 on transparency, tracking, and labelling); + +f. Promote the establishment and achievement of national gear collection targets for end-of- +life fishing gear and ensure environmentally sound waste management of fishing gears both +onboard and on land in accordance with Part II.7 EPR and Part. II 9 waste management. +2/2 + + +g. Promote and facilitate training, education and awareness raising among stakeholders, +including fishing industries and practitioners, on best practices and methods regarding +paragraphs a-f. + +2. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant national and international organizations towards +the development and implementation of a global standard, including definitions, the metrics +and guidelines for circular design of fishing gear. + +3.Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives, organizations, +and regional and international authorities in their respective actions towards prevention of +plastic pollution from fisheries. And shall cooperate, coordinate and, exchange information, +including the sharing of best practices regarding to paragraphs 1.a-g. + +4. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt requirements and guidelines, including +where relevant, sectoral requirements and guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the +obligations set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. + +",4 +446,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Fishing Gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_ii.9b_-_fishing_gear_-_26_apr_24.pdf,['fishing gear'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + +Part II + +9b. + Waste Management – Fishing Gear + +1. Explanatory Text + +The SIDS support the proposal from Panama made earlier today. We would suggest that the most +appropriate placement for the text on fishing gear is in Part II, Section 8 (Emissions and releases of plastic +throughout its life cycle), as this provision should cover a broader swath of the lifecycle of fishing gear +than just waste management. + +2. Proposed Text + +Under option 2, points 3 to 6 + +1. Each Party, based upon national circumstances and capabilities, shall cooperate and take effective +measures across the full lifecycle of plastic gears used for fishing activities, to prevent, reduce, and +eliminate, abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing and aquaculture gear, considering +internationally agreed rules, standards, and recommended practices and procedures, which should +include: +a. Encouraging the development and the enhancement of new design and technologies for fishing +and aquaculture gears, in line with performance criteria set out in [part I of annex C], where +practicable and feasible, to minimize releases and emissions, including microplastics, to the +environment; +b. Promoting education, training, capacity-building, and awareness-raising, in cooperation with +existing international, regional, and sub-regional initiatives, on best practices and methods to +reduce the environmental risk associated with losing fishing gear and other plastics during fishing +operations, with special consideration for artisanal and small-scale fishers, fishing communities. +c. Where practicable and feasible, implementing effective marking of gears and require a database +for the monitoring, reporting and traceability of lost gears, by [Part IV 3. Reporting on progress] +and other relevant regional and international agreements; +d. Facilitating the environmentally sound management of end-of-life plastics fishing gear in +collaboration between Parties, relevant industry sectors, port reception facilities, fisheries to +include artisanal and small-scale fishers and other relevant stakeholders. +e. Promoting and facilitating efforts for fishers and fishing communities, including artisanal and small- +scale fishers to comply with the obligations of this instrument. +2. Considering national circumstances and capabilities, each Party shall incentivize the ecologically +sensitive retrieval of reported lost gear, prioritizing methods that minimize further harm to marine +2 +ecosystems while integrating local and indigenous knowledge into decision-making and fostering +cooperation through knowledge sharing among Parties. +3. Developing country Parties shall be provided necessary technical and financial assistance based upon +an assessment of the technical and financial resources required for complying with obligations given +in this section in respect of each country. (taken from II.13 - OP3bis3) +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article should be reflected in the national plan +communicated under [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + +",4 +447,"27/04/2024 | Panama on behalf of Joint proposal by Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican, Republic, Grenada, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago | Text Proposal on Fishing Gear Provitions",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/join_proposal_on_fishing_gear_for_inc4_by_atg_bra_chl_cri_dom_grd_pan_per_tto.pdf,['fishing gear'],"['Brazil', 'Trinidad And Tobago', 'Costa Rica', 'Panama', 'Dominican Republic', 'Peru', 'Chile', 'Antigua And Barbuda', 'Grenada']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Text Proposal on Fishing Gear within the framework of the +INC + +Contact Group 1. Join SG1.2 + SG1.3 on Fishing Gear +Join proposal by: Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, +Grenada, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago + +Rationale +Text proposal based upon Option 1 of provision 9b of Waste Management on the streamline +document with additional text suggestions taking into consideration: + +Resolution 5/14 emphasizes the phrase “including in the marine environment,” +underscoring the contribution of direct sources of pollution like fishing and aquaculture +gear to marine plastic pollution; + +To prevent, reduce and eliminate abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear the treaty +must require measures that address the full lifecycle of the fishing gear; + +Adequate Means of implementation are essential in the execution of these provisions, +considering specific needs of Developing countries and the special circumstances of +Small Island Developing States; + +Promote and facilitate a just transition for fishers and fishing communities, including +artisanal and small-scale fishers. +Text Proposal + +Option 1 + +1. Each Party, based upon national circumstances and capabilities, shall cooperate, and +take effective measures across the full lifecycle of plastic gears used for fishing activities, +to prevent, reduce, and eliminate, abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing +(ALDFG) and aquaculture gear, considering internationally agreed rules, standards, and +recommended practices and procedures. Each Party shall take actions to: +a. Encourage the development and the enhancement of new design and +technologies for fishing and aquaculture gears, in line with performance criteria +set out in [part I of annex C], where practicable and feasible, to minimize releases +and emissions, including microplastics, to the environment; +b. Promote education, training, capacity-building, and awareness-raising, in +cooperation with existing international, regional, and sub-regional initiatives, on +best practices and methods to reduce the environmental risk associated with +losing fishing gear and other plastics during fishing operations, with special +consideration for artisanal and small-scale fishers, fishing communities. +c. Where practicable and feasible, implement effective marking of gears and require +a database for the monitoring, reporting and traceability of lost gears, by [Part IV +3. Reporting on progress] and other relevant regional and international +agreements; +d. Facilitate the environmentally sound management of end-of-life plastics fishing +gear in collaboration between Parties, relevant industry sectors, port reception +facilities, fisheries to include artisanal and small-scale fishers and other relevant +stakeholders. +e. Promote and facilitate a just transition for fishers and fishing communities, +including artisanal and small-scale fishers. +2. Each Party shall incentivize the ecologically sensitive retrieval of reported lost gear, +prioritizing methods that minimize further harm to marine ecosystems while integrating +traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems +into decision-making and fostering cooperation through knowledge sharing among +members. +3. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources +and technology transfer for countries to meet the commitments under this provision, +considering the specific needs of Developing countries and the special circumstances of +Small Island Developing States. +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article could be reflected in the +national plan communicated under [Part IV.1 on national plans]. + + +",4 +448,27/04/2024 | Kuwait on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | Part II.10,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/26-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_on_behalf_of_the_gcc_cg1_10._trade_in_listed_chemicals.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"26-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.3 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +26-4-2024 +II +10. Trade [in listed +chemicals[, polymers] +and products, and in +plastic +waste][related +measures] +• Thank you, Mr. Co-chair for your +hard work and granting us the +opportunity to deliver our +position on behalf of the GCC. + +• Article 10 with current title of: +Trade [in listed chemicals[, +polymers] and products, and in +plastic waste][related measures] + +• In point, ""b."" titled: +Transboundary movement of +[non-hazardous] plastic waste; +we propose the removal of ""non- +hazardous"" from the title, and we +support renaming it as: +""Transboundary movement of +plastic waste."" + + +• It is important to note that under +the Basel Convention, +transboundary movement +encompasses both hazardous +and non-hazardous waste. + +• Kuwait and the GCC countries +support sub-Option 3, +considering the presence of +numerous provisions within the +Basel Convention that address +the transboundary movement of +plastic waste. + +",4 +449,"27/04/2024 | Kuwait on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | Part II 10.a Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/27-4-2024_kuwait_intervention_behalf_of_the_gcc_cg_1_10_and_10a_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"27-4-2024 + + +Page 1 of 1 + + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 1: +Group 1.2 + + +Intervention # +Part +Provision +Language +[27/04/2024] +II +10 Trade [in listed +chemicals[, +polymers] and +products, and in +plastic +waste][related +measures]. + +a. Trade in listed +chemicals, +polymers and +products +• Thank you, Madam, Co-chair for your +hard work and granting us the +opportunity to deliver our position on +behalf of the GCC. + +• We would like second Turkey and +other delegations who supported sub- +option3 in their statements, where +Parties shall respect and follow the +internationally binding multilateral +trading system protected in WTO Law. + +• This instrument shall avoid any +consequences that hinder economic +growth of developing nations and +interfere with supply chain in the +global market. + +",4 +450,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Transboundary movement of plastic waste,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_ii.10b_-_transboundary_movement_of_plastic_waste_-_26_apr_24.pdf,['transboundary movement of plastic waste'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + +Part II + +10b. Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste + +AOSIS supports the phasing out of plastic waste trade except where it is intended for safe and +environmentally sound management. To ensure plastic circularity, it is important to ensure that +we can move used plastic to where it needs to go in order to be recycled in an environmentally +sound manner. Small countries may not have sufficient recycling capabilities within their +jurisdictions. + +To this end, this section must include provisions facilitating transparency, compliance with sound +waste management obligations under Section 9, and should build upon the requirements under +the Basel Convention. + +We are fine working on the basis of sub-option 1, but want to ensure that the procedures +outlined in paras 2 and 3 are in accordance with the obligations in Basel, and do not act to +discourage or inhibit the transboundary movement of plastic waste for the purpose of its safe and +environmentally sound management, including recycling. +",4 +451,27/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | CG1 Part II: 10b Transboundary GCC,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg1_part_ii_10b_gcc.pdf,['transboundary movement of plastic waste'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"GCC countries Interventions on Subgroup 1.3 + +Article 10.b: Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste +Thank you, Mr. Co-chair for your hard work and granting us the opportunity to deliver our position on behalf of the +GCC countries. +• +Article 10 with current title of: Trade [in listed chemicals [, polymers] and products, and in plastic +waste][related measures] +• +In point, ""b."" titled: Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste; we propose the removal of +""non-hazardous"" from the title, and we support renaming it as: ""Transboundary movement of plastic waste."" + +• +It is important to note that under the Basel Convention, transboundary movement encompasses both +hazardous and non-hazardous waste. +• +Kuwait and the GCC countries support sub-Option 3, considering the presence of numerous provisions +within the Basel Convention that address the transboundary movement of plastic waste. + +",4 +452,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Existing plastic pollution,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_ii.11_-_existing_plastic_pollution_-_26_apr_24.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']","['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 +Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + +Part II + +11. + Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + +This is a critical section for SIDS and was the original impetus for this INC we are now participating +in. This section must include legally-binding obligations, which respect national circumstances and +capabilities, to take actions to remediate or support remediation of existing plastic pollution, +particularly in the marine environment. Relatively soft obligations to just cooperate will not solve +the scourge of plastic pollution in our oceans. + +We note the suggestion to consider this issue under the proposed cooperation mechanism. +However, given that remediation in the marine environment, including in areas beyond national +jurisdiction, will require a distinct approach given its unique legal, technical and environmental +nature, we are concerned that it may be overlooked by land-based collection and recovery of +waste, and so may require a separate mechanism. + +We note that the magnitude and extent of existing plastic pollution will require continuous long- +term remediation as long as plastic pollution is not addressed at its source. + +Finally, there are currently no references in this section on providing support for remediation. It is +important that SIDS should not be disproportionately burdened by remediation activities, given +that we are already disproportionately impacted by transboundary plastic pollution. Language on +innovation and technology development for remediation could also be useful in this section. +",4 +453,27/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Proposal on existing plastic pollution,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part2_existing_plastic_pollution_0.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Proposal by the European Union and its Member States on Part II.11 – Existing plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment + +Rationale + +- +The EU and its Member States submit the text proposal below with regard to Part II.11 on +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. This proposal builds on +elements contained in the streamlined document submitted by the co-chairs on 24 April +2024. +- +In the first §, the document integrates elements from the co-chairs' technical streamlined +text, consolidating points under both a.i) and a.ii) into a single section. +o Additionally, it introduces the term 'main transfer channel', to define a +confined route which facilitates the movement of plastics between areas. +o Another addition deals with ALDFG. Fishing gear rank as an especially +problematic and distinct form of marine litter harming biota and habitats +especially due to entanglement, physical damage and smothering. According to +scientific research the remaining fishing capacity of ghost gear varies from 6-20 +percent of their initial fishing capacity and with that posing a major threat to +endangered and other species and also for human nutrition by reducing +commercially exploited fish stocks. Therefore, removal of ghost gear by divers +and other means deserve special consideration among the general issue of +removal and remediation of litter from the environment. +- +The second § builds upon OP 1.b.bis and the second § of the co-chairs' technical streamlined +text. As these passages address aspects related to monitoring and information, it is proposed +to merge them into a unified section, incorporating the term 'trends'. +- +In the third §, the content from 1.c. in the co-chairs' technical streamlined text (dealing with +engagement of stakeholders) is introduced as a distinct element, for a clearer delineation. +- +The EU and its Member States believe that the topic of resource mobilization should be +discussed under Part III. Additionally, it is not necessary to keep § 3 in the streamlined text, +as reflecting the measures in national plans is a common feature for all obligations under +the treaty (Part IV.1). +*** +Text proposal +1. Parties shall +a) assess, identify and prioritize main transfer channels of plastics, hotspots and +sectors, most affected by existing plastic pollution, in the terrestrial, freshwater and +the marine environment and where quantities and types of plastic pollution pose a +threat to species or habitats. +b) take effective mitigation and remediation measures and carry out removal actions, +including clean-up activities for the hotspots, on verified locations of ALDFG +(Abandoned, Lost and otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear) and for other critical +sectors identified beside the fishing sector, taking into account the provisions in +existing international agreements, including those relevant to the conservation and +sustainable use of terrestrial, freshwater and marine environment and biological +diversity, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction and taking into account +special circumstances of Small Island Developing States. + +2. Parties +a) shall collect and assess data and information on existing plastic pollution to support +monitoring in accordance with [Part IV.4.a on assessment and monitoring] and +b) should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and +trends, as well as on the practices and behaviors that lead to plastic pollution to raise +awareness and prevent further plastic pollution. + +3. Parties shall promote engagement of all stakeholders in safe and environmentally sound +remediation and removal activities. + +4. The governing body shall adopt +a. Indicators to identify and monitor hotspots and sectors and main transfer channels +b. Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed +on the basis of best available science, with a view to ensuring the clean-up-activities +do not have negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and human health. +",4 +454,26/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Addition on Just transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_just_transition.pdf,['just transition'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"European Union and its Member States – submission just transition +Proposal to add: +in line with international human rights obligations, the International Labour Organization Just Transition +guidelines as well as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights +",4 +455,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Just transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_ii._12_just_transition_pdf.pdf,['just transition'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + +Part 11 + +12. +Just Transition + +1. Explanatory text + + +Generally, we support OP1 alt, noting that Parties should have the flexibility to determine Just Transition +needs based on their national circumstances. Small Islands Developing States supports the inclusion of text +on indigenous peoples and local communities. We are flexible on placement and look forward to working +with others on this. We additionally would like to propose an insertion just before the end of the chapeau +after jurisdiction to add “provided that means of implementation are available for developing countries”. + + +2. Proposed text/edits + +Proposed to insert before the end of the chapeau after jurisdiction to add, “provided that +means of implementation are available for developing countries”. + + + +",4 +456,26/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | Proposal for paragraphs 3 and 8,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part3_finance.pdf,['financing'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Suggestions by the European Union and its Member States for Part III. paragraphs 3 & +8 as referred to during the deliberations in Subgroup 2.1 + +Paragraph 3 +Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this +article, take into account the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are small +island developing States or least developed countries. +Paragraph 8 +The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the mobilization of resources from all +sources. It shall, based on such review, take relevant action to improve the resource +mobilization for the implementation of the instrument. + + +",4 +457,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | SIDS Proposal for Intersessional Work INC4/5,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/aosis_inc4_final_intersessional_work_proposal_-_apr_25_-_revised.docx__0.pdf,['financing'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Intersessional Work Proposal INC-4-5 by Samoa, on behalf of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at +the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +26 April, 2024 [Version 2] +Cover note. +An effective intersessional work programme is likely essential to meet the ambitious goal of completing the work +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) by the end of 2024. However, the design and organisation +of this work must take into account the support needed for the effective participation of SIDS; the key deliverables +and outcomes needed to advance the negotiation process; and appropriate modalities to ensure the most efficient +use of resources and the representation of developing countries, particularly SIDS. +Recognising that the organisation of intersessional work can be most effective after the INC arrives at a clearer idea +regarding the types of obligations, and the elements and structure of the instrument, this proposal has been +designed to invite discussions on potential areas and modalities of intersessional work, so as to further ensure that +such work could be pursued in preparation for INC-5, and is without prejudice to any developments which may +occur at INC-4. +Proposal +The INC could develop a number of expert working groups, chaired by one developed country, one developing +country and one small island developing state, and supported by the INC Secretariat for the preparation of relevant +resource documents, to discuss workstreams, including on: +1. +Hazardous, problematic, and avoidable chemicals and polymers used in plastic production, and plastic +products +The objective of this workstream would be to further develop the categories/groups of plastic products, and +chemicals and polymers used in plastic production that could be regulated under the instrument, and +support the development of appropriate definitions and characteristics. It would also seek to facilitate +discussions on potential institutional process(es) under the instrument that would support the development +of technical standards and criteria to establish and periodically update lists or annexes of substances, +materials and products to be regulated overtime by the instrument. This work would also take into account +cooperation and coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions, as may be +applicable. +2. +Comprehensive Waste Management Actions +The objective of this workstream would be to facilitate further discussions on the scope of waste +management obligations, including the interrelationship with programmes and activities under the revised +draft text: reuse, repair, refill and recycling; extended producer responsibility; transboundary movement of +plastic waste; abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear; and remediation of plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment. The working group shall also take into account cooperation and +coordination with existing relevant frameworks, processes and conventions. +3. +Financing +The objective of this workstream would be to assess options for financing to address plastic pollution, and +facilitate discussions on governance, operationalisation, functioning and resource mobilisation from a wide +variety of sources, including public and private, to support implementation of the instrument. +Modality and Outputs: +With at least one (1) in-person open ended meeting for the work of the working groups during the intersessional period, +contingent on sufficient support for participants from developing countries, particularly SIDS, to be convened no later +than XX weeks after the conclusion of INC-4,and supplemented by virtual informal dialogues, as necessary, the Chairs of +working groups, with support from the Secretariat, could be tasked with producing a summary of discussions at least XX +weeks ahead of INC-5, including any potential proposals agreed by states of each working group, for consideration at +INC-5. At minimum, intersessional work must produce outcome(s) that members could formally incorporate into +discussions at INC-5 with the aim to support the advancement of negotiations. +There must also be consideration for ensuring the full participation of developing countries and financing two +representatives per country. +[END] +",4 +458,26/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Capacity,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_iii.1_-_financing_-_26_apr_24_.docx_.pdf,['financing'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +26 April 2024 +Part III +1. +Financing [mechanism [and resources]] +Alt Title: Financial resources [(and mechanism)] +Provisions common for Options 1 and 2 (see OP 6 and OP7) +Explanatory text: +The small island developing states (SIDS) continue to assess the two options proposed, +noting that we are open to considering how Op6 Alt 2 of Option 1 could be streamlined with +OP6 Alt 2 of Option 2, provided that key elements from Option 2 are reflected - including the +remediation fund and the plastics implementation fund. +From the outset, we emphasise the need for new, additional, adequate, predictable, +sustainable and timely financial resources to developing country parties, particularly SIDS. +Moreover, funding must be commensurate with the scope of the substantive obligations +under the instrument. +We share concerns about existing financial arrangements given recurring challenges faced by +SIDS in terms of accessibility but also the oversaturation of particular existing arrangements. +Finally, the provision of financial resources under the Mechanism shall prioritize SIDS both +for simplified and harmonized access to these resources as well as their allocation. +SIDS textual proposals: +OP0:1 The overall effectiveness of implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties +will be related to the effectiveness of this article. +OP0 Alt No text. +OP0 Alt 2 The extent to which the developing country Parties will effectively implement their +commitments under this instrument* will depend on the effective implementation by developed +country Parties of their commitments under this instrument* relating to financial resources, technical +assistance and technology transfer. The fact that sustainable economic and social development and +eradication of poverty are the first and overriding priorities of the developing country Parties will be +taken fully into account, giving due consideration to the need for the protection of human health and +the environment. +1 Note by the co-facilitators: The text of OP3bis below is now OP0 Alt2. +1 +1. +[Parties][Each Party][shall][should][undertakes to] provide the necessary resources [within +their capabilities] for national activities intended to implement this instrument* [as appropriate.][[in +accordance with its national policies, priorities, plans and programmes]. [The mobilization of][Such] +resources [for tackling plastic pollution should][may] include [all sources,] domestic [funding through +relevant policies, development strategies and national budgets] and [bilateral and multilateral] +[international] [funding, as well as facilitation of private sector [investment and +contributions][financing][, including voluntary contributions]].2] [public and private, in line with the +Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) and the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP). The parties shall make +efforts to increase mobilization of the private funding including the alignment of public and private +investment and finance with the objective and provisions of the instrument. International financial +institutions and multilateral development banks, in particular the World Bank Group and the +International Monetary Fund, are invited to consider supporting implementation of the instrument, +including by partnering with the Global Environmental Facility. 69] +OP1 Alt No text. +2. +[Developed countries][Parties [in a position to do so]][should][shall], and [multilateral +organizations, agencies and funds][ multilateral, regional and bilateral entities] [should] [are +encouraged to], [increase their support including through] [[provide] within their capacities] [on a +voluntary basis]] [adequate] finance, capacity-building [, technical assistance] and technology transfer +[on voluntary and mutually agreed terms] [on grant or concessional terms], [by prioritizing the +support to most effective and cost-efficient measures taken to prevent emissions and releases of +plastics], for the implementation of this instrument* by [[developing country Parties][most in need][[, +particularly small island developing States] and least developed countries][and countries with +economies in transition][ Parties with limited domestic resources and significant capacity challenges]. +OP2 Alt. The developed country Parties shall provide new and additional financial resources to enable +developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to meet the agreed full incremental +costs of implementing measures which fulfill their obligations under this instrument. Contributions +from other sources, including multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, +increase their support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. Other Parties may also on a +voluntary basis and in accordance with their capabilities provide such financial resources. The +implementation of these commitments shall take into account the need for adequacy, predictability, the +timely flow of funds and the importance of burden sharing among the contributing Parties. +3. +Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 [and 3] of +this article, take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are +[developing country Parties, particularly][downstream, underdeveloped countries,] small island +developing States [or least developed countries][or environmentally or ecologically vulnerable +developing countries][countries with special geographical conditions or characteristics that are +considered vulnerable to plastic pollution, including archipelagic states] [or countries with economies +in transition] [and countries whose economies are highly dependent on income generated from the +production, processing and export and /or consumption of fossil fuels and associated energy intensive +products]. +OP3 Alt No text. +4. +3[To support the implementation of the obligations under this instrument by developing country +Parties, particularly prioritizing parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, especially +small island developing States and least developed countries,] A mechanism for the [provision +of][purposes of providing] [financial and technical assistance, including technology transfer [and +development and capacity-building and training,]][[new and additional,] predictable, [sustainable,] +adequate, [accessible] and timely financial resources is hereby established to [prioritize] support the +implementation of this instrument* [to most effective and cost-efficient measures taken to control +leakage of plastics] by [countries with limited domestic resources and significant capacity challenges] +[[developing country Parties][most in need][, particularly small island developing States and least +developed countries][countries with economies in transition][particularly downstream underdeveloped +countries][and environmentally or ecologically vulnerable developing countries]][developing country +Parties, particularly prioritizing Parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, especially +small island developing States and least developed countries]. The Mechanism shall include financial +3 Note by the co-chairs: It has been suggested that this provision may be better placed at the top of this provision. +2 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. +2 +resources from [all sources[, domestic and international, public, and private] [including the +establishment of a global plastic pollution fee to be paid by international plastic polymer producers +and to adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its collection][ with +priority from the public, and private, with developed country parties taking in the lead in the +mobilization of resources]][developed countries and others in a position to do so]]. +OP4 bis. All Parties are expected to contribute to the mechanism. The mechanism shall encourage the +provision of resources from other sources, including the private sector, and shall seek to leverage such +resources for the activities it supports. +OP4 ter. The support provided in paragraphs 2 and 4 shall be targeted to most effective and +cost-efficient measures, which are well-planned in advance within local communities and coordinated +with regional, subregional or national arrangement to maximize positive effects for preventing +emissions and releases of plastics. A priority of the support shall be given to establish an effective +social system at local level for handling, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and +treatment of plastic wastes, which is indispensable to safe and environmentally sound waste +management. +5. +[For the purposes of this instrument*] The mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and +be accountable to the governing body* [. The governing body* shall provide guidance on [overall] +policies, program priorities, and eligibility criteria related to this instrument*][which shall provide +guidance on overall strategies, policies, programme priorities and eligibility for access to and +utilization of financial resources. In addition, the governing body* shall provide guidance on an +indicative list of categories of activities that could receive support from the mechanism].4 +OP5 Alt. For purposes of the Multilateral Fund, the governing body* shall establish an Executive +Committee, operating under the authority of the governing body*, to develop and monitor the +implementation of operational policies, guidelines and administrative arrangements, including the +disbursement of resources. The Executive Committee shall discharge its tasks and responsibilities, +specified in its terms of reference as agreed by the governing body*. The members of the Executive +Committee, which shall be selected on the basis of a balanced representation of the Parties, shall be +endorsed by the governing body*. Decisions under this paragraph shall be taken by consensus +whenever possible. If reasonable efforts at consensus have been exhausted and no agreement reached, +decisions shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the members of the Executive Committee +present and voting. +OP5 bis. In recognition of the urgency to address plastic pollution, the governing body* shall +determine no later than at its [ ] meeting an initial resource mobilization goal for the financial +mechanism. +OP5 ter. The governing body* shall periodically report and make recommendations on the +Identification and mobilization of funds under the mechanism. In addition to the considerations +provided in this article, the governing body* shall consider, inter alia: +(a) +The assessment of the needs of developing country Parties; +(b) +The availability and timely disbursement of funds; +(c) +The transparency of decision-making and management processes concerning +fundraising and allocations. +OP5 quater. The governing body* shall, in addition, undertake a periodic review of the financial +mechanism to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and accessibility of financial resources, including for +the delivery of capacity building, technical assistance and the transfer of technology for developing +State Parties. +OP5 quinquies. The governing body* shall agree upon arrangements to give effect to the above +paragraphs at its first meeting. +Option 1 +6. +The mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*.5 +5 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. +4 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. +3 +OP6 Alt. A dedicated Multilateral Fund is hereby established to provide financial resources to eligible +developing countries [and countries with economies in transition] in need to meet their commitments +under the instrument.6 +OP6 Alt2. The mechanism shall include: +a. +[A newly established dedicated [and independent] [multilateral] fund [as the main +vehicle] for providing support to developing country Parties][and countries with +economies in transition] to [comply with any agreed control measures][implement the +instrument*]; +b. +[A timebound international financing programme to support enabling activities, +capacity-building and technical assistance, [to support developing country Parties, +particularly small island developing States and least developed countries, [and +countries with economies in transition] in their implementation of the substantive +provisions of the instrument. Funding must be commensurate with the scope of these +provisions];] +c. +[A Multilateral Fund, financed by contributions from non-developing country Parties +on the basis of [a][ the United Nations] scale of assessment, to provide new, +predictable, stable, adequate and timely financial resources on a grant basis in support +of the implementation of this instrument* for: +i. +Enabling activities; +ii. +Agreed incremental and other costs of compliance; +iii. +Technical assistance and capacity-building and training; +iv. +Technology transfer and development on mutually agreed terms; +v. +Secretarial services of the Multilateral Fund and related support costs.] +[Part of the financial resources of the financial mechanism shall be utilized to mobilize +financial flows from the private sector which shall be used to support projects and programmes +in developing countries, including small island developing States and least developed countries +[and countries with economies in transition].] +[The financial mechanism should seek to ensure that the duplication is avoided, and +complementarity and coherence promoted, among utilization of the funds within the +mechanism.] +OP6 Alt footnote 71. Elements to be funded should be decided by the governing body* of the +instrument*. +OP6 bis. For support of early action and implementation, the mechanism shall also consist of +dedicated Fund(s) within an existing financial arrangement to be accessed by developing country +Parties, particularly small island developing States, least developed countries [and countries with +economies in transition] and environmentally or ecologically vulnerable developing countries. +OP6 ter. The contributions from the dedicated fund to the developing country Parties [and countries +with economies in transition] shall be additional and distinct from other financial transfers received by +such Parties. +OP6 quater. The dedicated fund shall be periodically replenished, from various sources, including by +Parties following the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility. +7. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, [agree upon][adopt] the arrangements for the +operation of the newly established dedicated fund(s)[ with the necessary consideration to the +paragraph 3 and 4][ including an indicative list of enabling activities and agreed incremental and other +costs that could receive support].] +OP7 Alt. The governing body* shall establish a permanent body to govern the financial mechanism. +The permanent body shall undertake assessment on the technology and financial needs, including +technology transfer, for each of the developing country Parties [and countries with economies in +transition] to comply with each of the agreed control measures, as well as mobilization of financial +resources for the same. +6 Note by the co-facilitators: This text was initially submitted as an alternative to paragraph 9. It was highlighted +during contact group 2 discussions that this could appear in paragraph 6. +4 +OP7 Alt2. The governing body* of the instrument* shall decide on activities to be funded in +developing country Parties [and countries with economies in transition] through the dedicated fund +and the modalities for providing such funds, on order to enable the developing country Parties [and +countries with economies in transition] comply with agreed control measures. +Option 2 +6. +The mechanism shall consist of a [dedicated Fund within] [an existing financial +arrangement][the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund][with a view to fostering synergies with +other environmental issues]*7 +OP6 Alt. A dedicated Multilateral Fund is hereby established to provide financial resources to eligible +developing countries [and countries with economies in transition] in need to meet their commitments +under the instrument*.8 +OP6 Alt2. The financial mechanism shall include: +a. +[an existing fund e.g., the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund]; +b. +A Plastics Implementation Fund to support the implementation of national action plans +and other activities to be defined by the Parties (access to technology, royalties, +capacity building etc.); and +c. +A Remediation Fund to support remediation of legacy plastics in the marine +environment, including areas beyond national jurisdiction. +7. +The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the +governing body* of the [existing financial arrangement*] [Global Environment Facility] for the +operation of the mechanism. +Provisions common for Options 1 and 2 above +OP7 bis. In providing resources for an activity, the mechanism should take into account the +additionality and complementarity of support for that activity with respect to all financial flows in +furtherance of the instrument*’s objectives, including from domestic finance, bilateral, regional, and +multilateral entities, and the private sector. +OP7 ter. A platform for the provision of transparent information on all financial flows in furtherance +of the instrument*’s objectives is hereby established. This platform shall provide information pursuant +to paragraph 7bis. +OP7 quater. Parties, bilateral, regional and multilateral entities and the private sector are encouraged +to take actions to make financial flows consistent with a pathway towards achieving the objective of +the instrument*. +OP7 quinquies. In providing resources for an activity, the mechanism should take into account the +potential for the proposed activity to reduce releases of plastic to the environment, relative to its costs, +and the need to prioritize limited financial assistance towards Parties with limited domestic resources +and significant capacity challenges. +8. +The governing body* shall review [no later than at its [third][fourth] meeting, and thereafter] on +a regular basis the level of funding [from all sources], [the additionality and complementarity of +funding with respect to all financial flows in furtherance of the instrument*’s objectives,] the guidance +provided by the governing body* [to the entities entrusted] to operationalize the Mechanism +established under this article and its effectiveness, as well as its ability to address the changing needs +of [developing country Parties][most in need][and countries with economies in transition][Parties with +limited domestic resources and significant capacity challenges]. It shall, based on such review, [take +relevant action] [give recommendations to be agreed by all Parties, that aim] to improve the +effectiveness of the mechanism.9 +9. +Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] establish [where appropriate] a plastic pollution fee, to be +paid by plastic polymer producers within its jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, +regulatory and administrative measures for its collection. [The governing body*, at its first session, +9 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. +8 Note by the co-facilitators: This text was originally submitted as an alternative to paragraph 9. It was highlighted +during contact group 2 discussions that this could appear in paragraph 6. +7 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). +5 +shall adopt modalities and procedures for the implementation of the global plastic pollution fee, +including on the contribution of the fee to the financial mechanism established in paragraph 4.10] +OP9 Alt. No text. +OP9 bis. The global plastic pollution fee will provide ample funding to meet the unique costs of +ending plastic pollution, including: +a. +The high capital costs of investing in infrastructure essential for managing plastic waste +in a safe and environmentally sound manner; +b. +The remediation of legacy plastic pollution that bears heavily on the developing world; +c. +Other aspects of implementation of the future treaty including, technology transfer, +capacity building research, innovation, education and development; +d. +Aiding the establishment, operationalization and scaling up of national EPR schemes, by +making available consistent and predictable revenue flows to cover capital costs of +establishing waste management systems (typically not covered by EPR schemes) and, +if necessary, their operational costs; +e. +Ensuring sufficient funding for a just transition for vulnerable groups who could be +disadvantaged by the future instrument including women, children, youth and waste +pickers, among others. +OP9 ter Each Party shall compel extended producer responsibility schemes to provide technology for +processing and recovery of plastic products. 11 +10 +Each Party shall [aim to] take measures to [make finance flows consistent with [[the goals of +this instrument*] a pathway towards ending plastic pollution, and related risks to human health and the +environment by]: +a. +[[decrease][phasing out] financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and +private sources, towards [projects][activities] that result in emissions and releases to +the environment from plastics and plastic products across the life cycle, including +microplastics; and] +b. +[increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private +sources, towards [projects][activities] that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to +the environment of plastics and plastic products across the life cycle, including +microplastics, including for the development of [effective reuse and recycling system, +and] adequate waste management infrastructure.] +OP10 Alt. Each Party is encouraged to increase financial flows from all domestic and international, +public, and private sources, towards projects that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the +environment of plastics and plastic products across the life cycle, including microplastics, including +for the development of adequate waste management infrastructure. +OP10 Alt 2. No text. +OP10 bis. The financial mechanism set out in this article is without prejudice to any future +arrangements that may be developed with respect to other environmental issues. +11 Note by the co-facilitators: This text was initially submitted in relation to Part III.2 (Capacity building, technical +assistance [and technology transfer], it is suggested that it may be relevant in this paragraph. +10 Note: Modalities for the global plastic pollution fee could be established by the governing body. This fee could +hold polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in +which the plastics end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or +disposal. It could generate revenue to finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. +6 +",4 +459,27/04/2024 | Kuwait on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | Part III.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/26_april_24_kuwait_intervention_on_behalf_of_gcc_contact_group_2_financing_mechanism_and_resources_.pdf,['financing'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"26-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 2: +Sub-Group 2.1 + +Intervention +# +Part +Provision +Language +[26/04/2024] + III + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +• +1.) Financing [mechanism +[and resources], +Option 2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Part III) + +Thanks Mr. Co-facilitator. + +This intervention is made on +behalf of GCC. + +We support the utilization of +existing funds such as the +(GEF), to support developing +countries, as GEF has the +necessary support and +expertise in operating with +MEA’s. Which is mentioned in +Option 2. + +Thanks. + +",4 +460,"27/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Capacity Building, Tech. etc.",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_iii.2_-_capacity-building_tech_asst._and_tech_transfer_-_26_apr_24.docx_.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']","['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +Inputs on Contact Group 2 – Co-chairs’ technical streamline +26 April 2024 +Part III +2. +Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer +Alt title: Capacity-building, technical and scientific cooperation, technology +transfer +Alt title 2: Capacity-building and technical assistance +Explanatory text: +SIDS reiterate that capacity building under this instrument must be sustainable and long-term in +nature, especially given its relationship with facilitating a just transition. +Capacity building under this section must also include or be complemented by, recognizing the related +elements in Part IV discussions, the obligations to share information, technical knowledge, know-how, +expertise and skills, and utilization of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs), +proposed by the SIDS, in developing and maintaining relevant technical resources in developing +countries to effectively respond to plastic pollution. This is especially relevant to us given the special +circumstances of SIDS and the importance of effective solutions tailored for the realities of our +contexts. +We also emphasise the importance of collaboration and cooperation, including through capacity +building and technical assistance delivered through existing regional and subregional centers. +The Instrument must facilitate and ensure access to technology for all developing countries, +particularly SIDS, especially technologies related to environmental sound waste management, +recycling, remediation of existing plastic pollution, development of safe alternatives and substitutes, +just to name a few. With reference to iPart III Section 1 on financing, the Plastics Implementation +Fund we proposed under the Financial Mechanism is also proposed to cover the royalties for +utilization of essential technologies to combat plastic pollution in SIDS, and the development of +technical guidelines, methodologies and other tools to support implementation of our obligations under +the instrument. +SIDS Textual proposal: +1 +1. +[[All] Parties][Developed countries] shall [and stakeholders are encouraged to][provide] +[cooperate to [enable], within their respective capabilities,] the provision of [new and additional] +timely, [sustainable,] [comprehensive and] [enduring] [and adequate][and appropriate] +capacity-building and [financial and] technical assistance [including on research and development]1,2 +to [all] developing countries [most in need], in particular, to least developed countries and small island +developing States [and environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing countries] [[as well +as] countries with special geographical conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to +plastic pollution including archipelagic states], to assist them in implementing their obligations under +this instrument* [and to retain such capacity once built]. [Capacity building activities should place +emphasis on supporting partners and stakeholders, in particular women, youth, workers of the informal +(waste) sector, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) and other vulnerable groups, both +in the development and implementation of such measures.][Capacity-building should be +country-driven, based on and responsive to national needs, and foster country ownership of Parties, in +particular, for developing country Parties.] +OP1 Alt No text. +2. +[The governing body* shall] [taking into consideration the developing countries Parties’ needs +expressed through their national implementation reports][keep under] review [no later than at its third +meeting, and thereafter on a regular basis the] capacity-building and technical assistance to support the +implementation of this instrument* [and promote cooperation and coordination [as appropriate] with +other multilateral environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness +of capacity-building and technical assistance.] +OP2 Alt No text. +OP2 bis Technical assistance and capacity building pursuant to paragraph 1 and provisions on +compliance may be delivered through regional, subregional and national arrangements, including +existing regional and subregional centres, through other multilateral and bilateral means, and through +partnerships, including those involving the private sector and/or other stakeholders. Cooperation and +coordination with relevant other multilateral environmental agreements, as appropriate, should be +sought to increase the effectiveness of technical assistance and its delivery. +3. +[Developed country Parties and other] Parties [within their respective capabilities] shall +promote and facilitate [supported by the private sector and other relevant partners and stakeholders][as +appropriate] the development, transfer [on [fair and most favourable terms, including on concessional +and preferential terms, as] mutually agreed [terms]],[and] [diffusion of and access to] up-to-date +environmentally sound [and endogenous [economical and efficient]] technologies to address plastic +pollution [to developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island +developing States, and Parties with economies in transition, to strengthen their capacity to effectively +implement this Instrument] [, including through [reduce, reuse, recycle, refill, repair, and non-plastic +substitute] [safe and sustainable][environmentally sound and sustainable] alternatives and non-plastic +substitutes [with due consideration to proprietary rights]]. [In implementing this provision, Parties +shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative +solutions[, and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, [including with respect to financial +resources and proprietary rights.]]] +OP3 Alt No text. +[3.] +Technology [transfer] +1. +[Developed country Parties should cooperate to facilitate and enhance technology transfer for +developing country Parties, to implement this instrument*.] +2 Note: Particular focus areas for capacity-building, technical assistance or technology transfer may need to be +further defined and elaborated when there is a better understanding of the substantive obligations under this +instrument*. +1 Note: Members may wish to include a definition of “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms” either in the +provision on ‘definitions’ or in the provision on ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms’. The glossary of +terms prepared for the committee’s first session, UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, refers to the following definition: +“Technology transfer means the transmission of know-how, equipment and products to governments, +organizations or other stakeholders. It usually also implies adaptation for use in a specific cultural, social, +economic and environmental context”. (UNEP, Glossary of Terms for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental +Agreements (Nairobi, 2007), p. 91.) +2 +2. +[Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer [on mutually agreed terms], +diffusion of and access to up to date [environmentally sound] technologies addressing plastic pollution +[in an environmentally sound manner, including those related to collecting, sorting, processing and +recycling of plastic waste as well as those related to safe and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic +substitutes]. In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and +[inclusive] investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate +access to essential technologies, [including with respect to financial resources and] proprietary rights.] +3. +SIDS Bracketed para: [Each Party shall ensure freedom of trade and technology transfer in +the areas related to the implementation of the instrument*. In particular, no prohibition or restriction +shall be instituted or maintained on trade in equipment and transfer of technologies related to +combating plastic pollution, enhancing waste management and plastic waste recycling, as well as any +other activities covered by the instrument*.] +4. +[Support, including financial support, shall be provided to developing country Parties for the +implementation of this article, including for strengthening cooperative action on technology +development and transfer at different stages of the technology cycle.] +OP3 bis Each Party shall compel extended producer responsibility schemes to provide technology for +processing and recovery of plastic products.3 +OP3 ter Developed country Parties should cooperate to enhance the capacity of developing country +Parties to implement this instrument, and guarantee sustainability and capacities developed. +OP3 quater +4. +Bracketed para: A cooperation mechanism* is hereby established. The cooperation +mechanism* shall provide for: +a. +A clearing-house platform to enable Parties to access, provide and disseminate +information with respect to activities taking place pursuant to the provisions of this +instrument*; +b. +Assist Parties to identify their needs for cooperation in science, technology and +innovation regarding the provisions of this instrument*; +c. +Facilitate the matching of capacity building needs with the support available and with +providers for the transfer of technology, including governmental, non-governmental or +private entities interested in participating as donors in the transfer of technology, and +facilitate access to related know-how and expertise; +d. +Facilitate scientific, technical and technological cooperation to meet these identified +needs; +e. +Promote training activities for the benefits of Parties that are developing countries; +f. +Facilitate and monitor other multilateral, regional and bilateral cooperation available to +Parties that are developing countries; +g. +Perform such other functions as may be determined by the governing body* or +assigned to it under this instrument*. +5. +A cooperation mechanism* committee is hereby established. +6. +The committee shall coordinate the functioning and supervise the efficiency and effectiveness +of the cooperation mechanism*. it shall submit reports and recommendations that the governing body* +shall consider and take action on as appropriate. +7. +The committee shall consist of members to serve objectively in the best interest of this +instrument*, nominated by Parties, taking into account gender balance and equitable geographical +distribution. the terms of reference and modalities for the operation of the committee shall be decided +by the governing body* at its first meeting. +3 Note by the co-facilitators: This provision is replicated in Part III.1 on Financing. +3 +",4 +461,29/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States | General submission for Part IV,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_part4_general_submission.pdf,['part iv: general'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"General submission by the European Union and its 27 Member States +for Part IV + +The EU and its Member States would like to share a few textual suggestions for Part IV. The paragraphs +refer to the numbering used in the streamlined technical version by the co-facilitators (version 27/04). + +Section 2. Implementation and compliance +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a maximum of +two consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect nine members to the +committee for an initial term of [X] years and eight members for a term of [half of X] years. Thereafter, +the governing body* shall elect at its relevant regular sessions alternatingly nine and eight members +for a term of [X] years. The members and alternate members shall remain in office until their successors +are elected. If a member of the committee resigns or is otherwise unable to complete his or her +term of office or to perform his or her functions, the Party who nominated that member shall +nominate an alternate to serve for the remainder of the mandate. + +Section 3. Reporting on progress (on the basis of Option 1) +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body* on the measures taken to implement the provisions of +this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures in achieving the objective of the +instrument* according to the timeline to be agreed by the governing body* at its first session. + +2. Each Party shall submit its report to the secretariat. The secretariat shall make national reports +submitted by the Parties under this article publicly available. The secretariat shall keep under review +and regularly communicate to the governing body* the status of submissions by Parties of information +in accordance with paragraphs x, y and z of this article. + +4.The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and format, including ways and +means to ensure that reporting is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound +(SMART), for national reporting, referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, taking into account the +desirability of coordinating reporting with relevant international instruments and organizations, +as appropriate. Intervals for data-based reports pursuant to [Part IV.4.a; or other articles related +to environmental monitoring and monitoring throughout the plastic life cycle], shall be every 3 +years, and for reporting on the measures set out in National Plans pursuant to [Part IV.1 on +National Plans] shall be every 4 years. + +OP4bis. On an ad hoc basis, the governing body* of the instrument* should encourage reports on +relevant subjects from Secretariats of chemicals-related conventions, conventions related to climate +change, biodiversity, and the law of the sea, including Regional Seas Conventions, relevant science- +policy panels, as well as contributions from multilateral organizations, particularly the World Trade +Organization (WTO), World Customs Organization (WCO), World Health Organization (WHO), and +the International Labour Organization (ILO). + +5.The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities, time intervals and procedures for +review, evaluation, harmonization and centralization of information communicated in accordance +with this article. + + + + +Section 4.a on assessment and monitoring +See EU CRP on a proposal for a provision on monitoring (text proposal and explanation) published on +the portal on 24/04/2024. + + + +Section 8. Stakeholder Engagement + +2.The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other things: +a. Promote active and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders that adhere to the +objectives of the instrument, including academia, Indigenous People, local communities, +local governments, youth, women, the informal sector and other vulnerable groups in support +of the achievement of the instrument* and to accelerate ambitious actions related to ending +plastic pollution; +b. Provide a space and structured process for relevant stakeholders to share information, best +practices, experiences and lessons learnt on action taken in support of the achievement of the +objective of this instrument *; +c. Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and global levels; +d. In coordination with Parties in their implementation of the instrument*, support the mobilization +of financial and technical resources from stakeholders, including from the private sector in support +of the implementation of the instrument*; +e. Share knowledge and best practices, to replicate and scale sustainable solutions, including in +high-impact sectors and key thematic areas. + +3. The governing body* shall determine further modalities for the multi-stakeholder action +agenda, including guidance regarding sectoral approaches and the stakeholders to be involved. + + + + + + + + + +",4 +462,25/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Tracked edits of streamlined text,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/part_iv_-_section_1_naps_-_samoa_sids_.docx-2.pdf,['national plans'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +25 April 2024 +Part IV +1. +National [Action][Implementation]Plans +Explanatory text: +SIDS agree not to be prescriptive about the contents at this time as we continue to negotiate in CG1 on the +obligations and would prefer not to restrain ourselves to lists of elements which may not be applicable to all. The +national action plan infrastructure must also allow for flexibility and to take into account national circumstances +and capabilities. We also support the retention of the term National Action Plans, in line with Resolution 5/14. +Support is also needed for the development of National Action Plans and consequent reporting obligations, and not +just their implementation. +In terms of streamlining, we will also note as well the relationship among National Action Plans, reporting, ex ante +and ex post reviews, assessment of progress, and compliance in other sections, as we consider further streamlining. +Proposed text: +OP0:1 For enabling collective assessment of progress of the measures under the instrument, common +modalities and guidelines, in addition to the format, are needed. +OP0 Alt No text. +1. +Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] develop and implement a national [action] plan2 [through +domestic consultations, with binding actions, including quantitative and measurable targets, where +appropriate] to [pursue its nationally determined objective of ending plastic pollution][fulfil its +obligations] under this instrument* [and to achieve its objective(s)][in accordance with its capacities +and as appropriate]. [Such plans should be prepared in light of different national circumstances and +may follow a guidance to be adopted by the [governing body*.]][The national [action] plans +[shall][should][might] be based on the [modalities, guidelines and] format in annex G [which shall be +flexible for adjustments to national realities and circumstances [the impacts of plastic pollution on +socio-economic, human health and environment]] and [to the extent possible] [shall][should][could] +include [but not be limited to][at least][relevant][elements [necessary measures] related to3[, which are +not exhaustive]:] +a. +[Primary plastic polymers;] +b. +[Chemicals [and polymers] of concern;] +3 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the options +presented. It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how members may choose to address this +item in the instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and structure of +commitments and obligations under the instrument*. +2 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how members may ultimately choose to refer to the +plans. Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. +1 Note: For ease of reference and to avoid disturbing the existing paragraph numbering, this option is identified as +“OP0”, on the understanding that it may require a renumbering of subsequent paragraphs in this section. +1 +c. +[Problematic and avoidable plastic products;] +d. +[Product design and performance;] +e. +[Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products;] +f. +[Use of recycled plastic contents;] +g. +[Extended Producer Responsibility;] +h. +[Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle;] +i. +[Waste management [including by the informal sector];] +j. +[Fishing gear;] +k. +[Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment;] +l. +[Just transition:] +m. +[Monitoring and reporting framework for the implementation of the National Plan;] +n. +[Educational and awareness raising programmes on plastic pollution, including those +aimed at behavioural change and developing capacity;] +o. +[Assessment and monitoring;] +p. +[Promoting research, development and innovation;] +q. +[Commitments from developed countries in relation to financial support, capacity +building and technology transfer for developing countries, especially small island +developing States;] +r. +[Promoting, encouraging and incorporating action by all stakeholders to address plastic +pollution, including the private sector, informal plastics waste sector, waste pickers, +Indigenous Peoples and local communities;] +s. +[Legislative, policy and regulatory arrangements for compliance with obligations under +this instrument*;] +t. +[Actions to support compliance with reporting requirements under this instrument*;] +u. +[Transparency monitoring and tracking and labelling;] +v. +[Trade in listed chemicals polymers and products in plastic waste;] +w. +[Domestic financing;] +x. +[Non-plastic substitutes;] +y. +[Capacity building and technology transfer;] +z. +[Public awareness;] +aa. +[Information exchange;] +bb. +[Quantification of emissions of greenhouse gases and method of measurement of +emission and releases of plastic through its life cycle;] +cc. +[Means of implementation, including those provided to developing countries, in +particular, the least developed countries, small island developing states, and +environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing countries.] +[OP1 Chapeau bis. The national plan should be [according to the national capacity and +circumstances][inclusive and based on best available knowledge and data][developed in accordance +with: (a) existing national laws and regulations and (b) domestic circumstances and capabilities].] +[OP1 Chapeau ter. Parties may add elements in their national plans, in accordance with national +circumstances, capacities, and capabilities.] +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall develop and implement a nationally determined action plan that best fits its +national circumstances to meet the objective of this instrument* while recognizing developed countries +take the lead in action and the need to support developing country Parties for the effective +implementation of the objective of the instrument*. +OP1 Alt2. Each Party shall develop a national action plan to describe the measures it intends to take to +implement the obligations under this instrument* in accordance with the format provided in annex G. +2 +OP1 Alt3. Each party shall prepare national plans, based upon national circumstances and capabilities, +in order to comply with obligations created under the instrument*. The governing body* shall provide +guidance and format for preparation and submission of national plans. The national plans will be +country driven and the Parties shall decide the activities to be undertaken in the national plans based +upon national circumstances and capabilities. 4 +OP1 Alt4. No text. +2. +Each [developed country] Party shall communicate its initial national [action] plan to the +governing body* within [X][2][5] year[s] of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it +through the secretariat. +OP2 Alt. Each Party shall submit a national action plan to the secretariat no later than [X] years after +entry into force of the instrument* for that Party. +OP2 bis. Each developing country Party could voluntarily communicate its national plan to the +governing body* upon availability of and its accessibility to financial and technical support for this +purpose. +3. +Each Party [shall][should] be guided by the [format][modalities] referred to in paragraph 1 +when preparing and submitting their national [action] plans [as appropriate]. [National action plans +shall include targets and actions in the medium term as well as long term strategies towards achieving +the objective and targets of the instrument*.] +OP3 Alt. No text. +OP3 bis. The measures in the national plan will not be limited to obligations, but also cover ambitious +“actions”, including development of mid and long-term strategy, towards the objective of the +instrument*. +4. +A Party may [incorporate] at any time [new measures into] [adjust] its national [action] plan +[[with a view to][possible enhancement]enhancing [in order to enhance] its level of ambition][based +upon national circumstances and capabilities], in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing +body*. +OP4 Alt. No text. +5. +Parties [are encouraged to][may] coordinate on the [development][establishment] and +implementation of [sub-regional and] regional plans to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, +as appropriate. +OP5 Alt. No text. +6. +[Developed country] Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their +national [action] plans [while developed country parties shall report every [5] year[s], and developing +country Parties shall report] every [X][4][5][10] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision +of the governing body*, [[with each update representing a progression][indicating any progress made +and/or challenges faced] compared to the Party’s previous national [action] plan] [considering different +national circumstances]. +OP6 Alt. Parties shall review, update national plans, based upon national circumstances and +capabilities, and communicate to the governing body* every five years in a manner prescribed by +governing body*. +OP6Alt1. Each Party shall update its national action plan every [X] [5] years or earlier if determined +by the Party, with a view to showing progress in its implementation. +OP6 Alt2. No text. +7. +Each [developed country] Party shall include information on the implementation of its national +[action] plan towards achieving the objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to +[part IV.3 on reporting on progress].[In order to assess the progress made in the achievement of the +objective, the Parties shall establish a baseline, i.e. a year of reference, to assess the starting situation +with regards to plastic pollution.] +OP7 Alt. No text. +4 Note by the co-facilitators: This proposal made under paragraph 3, has been moved to paragraph 1 as an +alternative, as it relates to the preparation of national plans, in addition to their contents and format. +3 +OP7bis. The secretariat shall establish and maintain a public registry to record national plans +communicated by Parties, with a view to facilitating information exchange. +OP7bis Alt. The secretariat shall make national action plans submitted by the Parties under this article +publicly available. +OP7 ter. Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of this article, +recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties will effectively facilitate their +actions both in preparing national plans and implementing this instrument* at large.5 +5 Note by the co-facilitators: This text is akin to statements included in relation to financing (see paragraph 3, OP3 +bis and proposed new paragraph 0 bis) and may be able to be further streamlined. +4 +",4 +463,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Statement on: National [Action][Implementation]Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/national_action-implementation_plans_0.pdf,['national plans'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"African Group Contact group 2.2 written Submission + +#Statement on: National [Action][Implementation]Plans + +The African Group emphasizes the importance of a concise and streamlined approach to +National Action/Implementation Plans (NAPs). +We believe NAPs should avoid pre-determining content without agreement on scope or +specific obligations. Instead, they should be tailored to reflect each country's unique +circumstances and priorities. +To ensure consistency and successful implementation across countries, the African Group +strongly supports the development of clear guidance for NAP preparation. This guidance +should also address the linkage between NAPs and reporting requirements. +Finally, the African Group advocates for retaining both OP7 bis Alt and OP7 ter as they provide +valuable flexibility and detail for NAP development and implementation. + +",4 +464,27/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Reporting,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_iii.3_-_reporting_on_progress_-_26_apr_24.docx_.pdf,['reporting on progress'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +26 April, 2024 +Part IV +3. +Reporting on progress [of implementation] +Explanatory text: +SIDS reiterate our views that streamlining is critical in this section, especially in consideration of Part IV: Section 4. +Periodic assessment.., Part IV: Section 1: National Action Plans, and Part II: Section 13: Transparency, +tracking monitoring and labelling sections contained in Part II. +There is a level of overlap and possible creation of multiple obligations for reporting, monitoring and tracking which +might be governed differently that will be difficult to implement, particularly by SIDS. +While we support some of the items proposed in the section, we are unable to agree to a specific option until we +streamline these areas. We continue to consider both options, recognizing we agree with elements from both as set out +below. +However, at minimum, there must be a comprehensive reporting mechanism that could relate to some form of review +process that could help inform higher ambition as needed and the review process for substances and products to be +regulated by the instrument. +Mechanism(s) under this section must include flexibility for SIDS. +It is also important to build on existing reporting mechanisms and processes as appropriate to avoid duplication. +We encourage more comprehensive streamlining taking into account the context of the sections and the information +being requested, but also the purpose for which the information may be used. +Proposed text: +Option 1 +1. +Each [developed country] Party shall report to the governing body* on the measures taken to +implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures according to +the timeline to be agreed by the governing body* at its first session. +OP1bis Each developing country Party may voluntarily report to the governing body* on the measures +taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures and +the possible challenges upon availability of and its accessibility to financial and technical support for +this purpose. +1 +2. +Each Party shall submit its report referred to in paragraph 1 of this article to the secretariat1 on +the measures it has taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* [and] on the effectiveness of +such measures [and] the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. [The +secretariat shall make national reports submitted by the Parties under this article publicly available.] +SIDS Bracketed para [3. +Each Party shall include, in its reporting, information provided in +accordance with [Part II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, paragraphs 2 and +3][, including statistical data on types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of plastic +polymers and products.]2 [Ensuring transparent assessment of progress by Parties, visualization of +implementations should be realized by using objective data and its evidence on measures in national +action plan and reporting.] [Such data and its evidence include numerical information on production +and consumption, leakage along the value chain, waste generation, collection of waste, recycling +(quantity/rates), collection of discharged plastics into the marine and other environments, policy +targets and goals reflecting the global goal, detailed roadmap towards the realization of the targets and +goals, and their achievements.] +OP3 Alt No text. +4. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the [reporting intervals] modalities and +format for [the reporting][national reporting] [referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, which shall take +into consideration the full life cycle of plastics and plastic products,] [while ensuring complementarity +with relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate.][ In this regard, +consideration could be given to the submission of short/brief reports on key issues within a specified +period and a more comprehensive report at a longer period.] [The governing body* of the future +instrument will develop a common framework for reporting, including ways and means to ensure that +reporting is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound.] +OP4bis On an ad hoc basis, the governing body* of the instrument* should encourage reports on +relevant subjects from chemicals-related conventions, conventions related to climate change, +biodiversity, and the law of the sea as well as contributions from multilateral organizations, +particularly the World Trade Organization (WTO), World Customs Organization (WCO), World +Health Organization (WHO), and the International Labour Organization (ILO). +5. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and procedures for review +of information communicated in accordance with this article. [A scientific body should be entrusted +with the evaluation, harmonization and centralization of scientific and technical data reported by +Parties in national reports.] The secretariat shall keep under review and regularly communicate to the +governing body* the status of submissions by Parties of information [in accordance with paragraphs 1, +2 and 3 of this article.] +6. +[Each Party shall take measures to ensure mandatory][The governing body* shall adopt the +guidelines related to] disclosures from businesses[, including the financial sector] on their activities +and financial flows from all sources related to plastic pollution and related sustainable finance +practices [provided that there are safeguards to protect confidential information]. +OP6 Alt No text. +OP6 bis Exchange of information on [Indigenous knowledge][traditional knowledge, knowledge of +Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, subject to free, prior and informed consent], even if +available, shall be subject to free, prior and informed consent. +Option 2 +1. +Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, [its national action +plans] on the measures it has taken to implement the [provisions][obligations] of this instrument* and +on the effectiveness of such measures and the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the +instrument*. [Differentiated reporting timelines for developed and developing country Parties shall be +established according to a decision made by the governing body*.] +OP1 Alt No text. +2 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 21.2. +1 Note: The secretariat could be mandated to maintain a registry, i.e., a central data exchange where information +reported by the Parties could be made available. +2 +2. +Each Party shall include in its [reporting][report, to be made publicly available by the +secretariat,] the information called for in articles [X, X]3 of this instrument*[ and should take into +account information provided by relevant partners and stakeholders, in particular waste pickers]. +OP2 Alt The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the +reporting to be followed by the Parties, while providing flexibility to developing country Parties. +OP2 Alt 2 No text. +3. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the +reporting to be followed by the Parties[, taking into account the desirability of coordinating reporting +with relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate]. +OP3 Alt The reporting framework shall provide flexibility in the implementation to developing +country Parties in light of their capacities and must not create new burdens for developing country +Parties. +OP3 bis The Secretariat shall make national reports submitted by the Parties under this article publicly +available. +OP3 ter Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of this article, +recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties will effectively facilitate their efforts +to prepare and update their national reports in accordance with this article. +3 Note: The list of relevant articles to be defined. +3 +",4 +465,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Statement on: Reporting on Progress,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/reporting_on_progress_of_implementation.pdf,['reporting on progress'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," +#Statement on: Reporting on progress [of implementation] + +The African Group acknowledges that aspects of reporting requirements are interlinked with +decisions on scope and Part I of the instrument. Therefore, we advocate for a flexible +approach that allows for future adjustments based on those agreements. +Among the current options, Option 1 offers the most suitable framework for reporting. We +particularly support: + +Paragraph 1: Establishing clear reporting obligations for Parties. + +Paragraph 3: Specifying the content of national reports, ensuring they capture +essential information for monitoring progress. + +Paragraph 4: Emphasizing the Governing Body's responsibility for determining +reporting modalities and formats. This will ensure a clear and consistent reporting +system across Parties. +While Option 2 offers some positive elements, such as clear timelines and public availability +of reports, it lacks the necessary flexibility. +Therefore, the African Group strongly supports Option 3 bis. It provides a balanced +approach that accommodates future adjustments while ensuring transparency and +accountability through public reporting. +",4 +466,27/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Periodic Assessment and Effectiveness Eval,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_iii.4_-_periodic_assessment_and_effectiveness_-_26_apr_24.docx_.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Submission by Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session +of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +26 April, 2024 +Part IV +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of +the instrument* [and effectiveness evaluation] +Explanatory text: +SIDS reiterate our views that streamlining is critical in this section, especially in consideration of Part IV: Section 3. +Reporting..., Part IV: Section 1: National Action Plans, and Part II: Section 13: Transparency, tracking +monitoring and labelling sections contained in Part II. +There is a level of overlap and possible creation of multiple obligations for reporting, monitoring and tracking which +might be governed differently that will be difficult to implement, particularly by SIDS. +While we support some of the items proposed in the section, we are unable to agree to a specific option until we +streamline these areas. We continue to consider both options, recognizing we agree with elements from both as set out +below. +However, at minimum, there must be a comprehensive reporting mechanism that could relate to some form of review +process that could help inform higher ambition as needed and the review process for substances and products to be +regulated by the instrument. +Mechanism(s) under this section must include flexibility for SIDS. +It is also important to build on existing reporting mechanisms and processes as appropriate to avoid duplication. +We encourage more comprehensive streamlining taking into account the context of the sections and the information +being requested, but also the purpose for which the information may be used. +Proposed text: +a. +[Assessment and monitoring +[1. +Parties shall, within their capabilities, individually and/or in collaboration with other Parties or +competent organizations, establish programmes to assess and monitor emissions and releases of plastic +into the environment, including in the marine environment. This should include: +a. +Establishment of baseline information on the types and volumes of existing plastic +pollution in the environment; +b. +Periodically collect data and information on the types and levels of plastic pollution in +the environment; +1 +c. +Modelling to understand the movement of plastics in air, soil, water, and ecosystems; +d. +The effects of plastic pollution on the environment. +2. +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected in the national +plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans] and monitoring information should be +reported to the governing body*, pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. +3. +The governing body* at its first session, shall adopt guidelines to facilitate implementation of +the obligations set out in paragraph 1, including best available practices and harmonized monitoring +methodologies, including low technology options.] +b.] +Effectiveness [Effectiveness evaluation][Progress assessment] +1. +The governing body* shall [entrust a subsidiary body to] periodically evaluate [in a +comprehensive and facilitative manner,] the [implementation][progress][effectiveness] of [this][the] +instrument* [to assess collective progress in achieving the objective of the instrument][considering +commitments and support provided in light of equity]*[ and [based upon this evaluation] determine [if +necessary] [any] measures required to advance in achieving the objective [including measures to +support developing countries overcome challenges related to the implementation of the instrument]]. +The [governing body* shall [begin][undertake] its] first [evaluation][assessment] of +[effectiveness][progress] of the instrument* [shall be undertaken] no later than [X][4][5][6][8] years +after the date of entry into force of the instrument* and [periodically] thereafter at [intervals to be +decided by the governing body* but no later than at] least every [X][4][5] years. +2. +The governing body* shall, at its first session, [[initiate the establishment of] [arrangements for +providing itself with relevant data and information on plastic pollution]][adopt][[the modalities] for the +[evaluation][assessment] of [effectiveness][the implementation][progress] of the instrument*] in +accordance with the provisions of [Part IV.4a][this article]. +OP1 and OP2 Alt. The governing body* shall establish an Effectiveness Evaluation and Review +Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument* and make recommendations accordingly. +The terms of reference for the Committee and the modalities for effectiveness evaluation will be +determined by the governing body* at its [_] session. +3. +The [evaluation][assessment] shall be conducted on the basis of [best] available scientific, +environmental, technical, financial and economic information, including: +a. +[National reporting pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on progress];] +b. +[National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans];] +c. +[[Scientific and s][S]ocioeconomic assessments [pursuant to [Part V.2 on subsidiary +bodies]];1] +d. +[[Scientific assessments and the use of] Best available scientific and technical +knowledge [, including scientific literature [the traditional knowledge of Indigenous +Peoples obtained with their free, prior and informed consent,] and other relevant +sources;]] +e. +[Results of assessment and monitoring conducted pursuant to [Part IV.4.a. on +assessment and monitoring];] +f. +[[Relevant i][I]nformation and recommendations provided by the committee referred to +in [Part IV.2 on implementation and compliance mechanism];] +g. +[Reports and other relevant information on the [alignment of financial flows [and +alignment with the life cycle stages] from all sources with the instrument*’s objective +[and targets,]] operation of the financial [[resources and] [mechanism][assistance]], +[technical assistance] technology transfer [on voluntary and mutually agreed terms] +and capacity-building arrangements put in place under this instrument*; and] +h. +[Relevant reports from the chemicals-related agreements, multilateral environmental +agreements that deal with climate change, biodiversity, law of the sea as well as +multilateral organizations, including the World Trade Organization, World Customs +Organization, World Health Organization, and International Labour Organization;] +1 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to +carry out scientific and socioeconomic assessments. +2 +i. +[Other information the governing body* deems relevant.] +OP3 Alt. The evaluation shall be conducted as per guidance adopted by the governing body*. +4. +The governing body* [shall][may] take into account the outcomes of the +[evaluation][assessment] of [effectiveness][progress] of the instrument* [when determining measures +required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*]. +[b][c.] Review of [hazardous] chemicals [and polymers] of concern, +microplastics and problematic and avoidable products[, and non-plastic +substitutes] +Option 0 +No text. +Option 1 +1. +The governing body* shall conduct, [based on the request of the parties or relevant research +associations,] commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] years thereafter, a +review of chemicals [and polymers] of concern used in plastic production, intentionally added +microplastics and avoidable plastic products2, [and non-plastic substitutes,] with a view to assessing +the state of knowledge with respect to their identification, production and use by Parties, and their +impact on human health and the environment. +2. +The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or +panel].3 This report may contain [optional advice][recommendations] to the governing body*[, +including with respect to possible amendments to annexes A and B].4 +3. +In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]5 may +[prioritize substances][study], products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of +giving rise to plastic pollution.6 +4. +The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body +or panel]7 pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted. +7 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to +carry out this function. +6 Members may wish to consider developing a list of considerations in the conduct of the work by the subsidiary +body, including, for example: +a. +The potential harm of the polymer, additive or product; +b. +The contribution of the polymer, additive or product; +c. +The necessity of the product; +d. +The availability of safe, sustainable, accessible and economically feasible alternatives and/or +substitutes; and +e. +The degree of economic harm to developing countries, particularly SIDS. +5 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to +carry out this function. +4 Co-facilitators’ note: Members may wish to consider the addition of a provision on the process for amendment +of these modalities. +3 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to +carry out this function and any related functions. +2 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part +II.2 (chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and +single-use products, and intentionally added microplastics). +3 +",4 +467,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Statement on: Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/periodic_assessment_and_monitoring_of_the_progress_of_implementation_of_the_instrument.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of +the instrument* [and effectiveness evaluation] +The African Group firmly believes that the governing body must play a central role in ensuring +the instrument's effectiveness. To achieve this, we advocate for a robust system of periodic +assessment and monitoring. This system should go beyond simple monitoring and encompass +a comprehensive evaluation of the instrument's effectiveness in achieving its objectives. +This evaluation should: + +Analyze progress made by Parties in implementing their obligations. + +Assess the instrument's overall impact on plastic pollution reduction. + +Identify any challenges or gaps hindering effective implementation. + +Inform potential amendments or improvements to the instrument for future +effectiveness. +The African Group is confident that a robust assessment and monitoring process will be +crucial for ensuring the instrument's long-term success. + +",4 +468,24/04/2024 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States | Proposal for a provision on monitoring - text proposal and explanation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_monitoring_contactgroup2.pdf,['assessment and monitoring'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," +Proposal from the European Union and its Member States on a monitoring +provision + +1. Reasoning for a separate provision on monitoring, building on the text of Part IV.4a +of the revised zero draft + +The explicit inclusion of a monitoring provision within the internationally legally binding +instrument to end plastic pollution is crucial for cultivating a comprehensive global outlook on +the extent and trends of environmental plastic pollution, the plastic lifecycle, and to monitor the +effects of the instrument over time. + +Currently, monitoring and data-gathering obligations are scattered throughout the revised zero +draft. Clustering all such requirements under one provision within the instrument will make it +more accessible for interpretation and implementation. By designating monitoring as a distinct +provision, the treaty will achieve increased readability, ensuring that Parties can easily grasp their +obligations in this regard. A well-defined monitoring provision also bolsters transparency, +reinforcing the global commitment to address the plastic crisis in a systematic and organized +manner. + +The obligations regarding monitoring should correspond with what is agreed in other parts of the +instruments. + +We look forward to further engage with Parties on the basis of this proposal. + +2. Identified revised zero draft references to monitoring + +The EU+MS support the text under Part IV, 4.a, paragraph 1 as a basis. However, the text only +relates to monitoring of emissions and releases of plastic into the environment. Beyond this, the +EU+MS see the need to monitor other elements related to other obligations under Part II in +relation to the full life cycle of plastics. +The identified references to monitoring in the revised zero draft are: +- +a), b) and c) originate from the original proposal regarding monitoring of emissions and +releases of plastics into the environment. These monitoring obligations operationalize +Part II.11 on existing plastic pollution, OP1.b.bis that mandates to “collect data and +information on existing plastic pollution in accordance with Part IV.4.a on assessment and +monitoring.”; +- +d.i.) is based on Part II.1, sub-option 1, paragraph 4 +- +d.ii) and e.i.) are based on Part IV.3 reporting on progress of implementation, option 1, +para 3; and Part II.13 on transparency, tracking, monitoring, and labelling, para 2; +- +e.ii) is based on Part II.10.b. transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste, +suboption 1, para 2; +- +f.i) is based on Part IV.3 reporting on progress of implementation, option 1, para 3; +- +f.ii) is based on Part II.13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring, and labelling, para 3; +- +f.iii) complements the provisions under Part II.8 Emissions and releases of plastic +throughout its life cycle. +These elements have been taken as a basis for the proposal and, if included under this provision, +could be removed from the respective sections under the revised zero draft. + +3. Text proposal + +1) Each Party shall, within their capabilities, individually and/or in collaboration with other Parties or competent +organizations, establish monitoring programmes to gather data on plastics across their life cycle, as well as, within +their capabilities, a plastic pollution into the environment, including in the marine environment. Such data and its +evidence should include numerical information on: + A. Environmental plastic pollution +a) Establishment of baseline information on types and amounts of plastic and microplastic pollution in the +different environmental compartments; + +b) Modelling to understand the movement of plastics in air, soil, water, and ecosystems; +c) The quantities and effects of plastic pollution on the environment, including the marine environment; +B. The life cycle of plastics +d) Plastic production and consumption; + +i) +Domestic primary plastic polymer production, expressed in percentage terms in relation to the +baseline set out in part I of annex A; +ii) Quantities and types of chemicals and polymers used in the domestic production and manufacturing +of plastics and plastic products; + +e) Plastic imports and exports: +i) +Quantities and types of chemicals and polymers used in plastic products imported and exported by +the Party; +ii) Quantities, destination and source countries for plastic waste imports and exports; +f) +Waste Generation and waste management infrastructure; +i) +Total annual plastic waste generated by the Party; +ii) Availability and capacity of recycling facilities within its territory; +iii) Percentage of plastic waste that is recycled and used as secondary raw material, incinerated, +landfilled, or leaked into the environment. + +2) The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected in the national plan +communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans] and monitoring information should be reported to the +governing body*, pursuant to [Part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. +3) The governing body* at its first session, shall adopt guidelines to facilitate implementation of the obligations set +out in paragraph 1, including best available practices and harmonized monitoring methodologies, including low +technology options.] +",4 +469,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Statement on: Assessment and Monitoring,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/assessment_and_monitoring.pdf,['assessment and monitoring'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement On: Assessment and monitoring +The African Group supports streamlining paragraph 1 while ensuring the crucial elements in +subsections A, B, C, and D are preserved. These subsections provide vital information on the +scope and focus of the assessment and monitoring process. +Furthermore, we advocate for refining paragraph 3 to emphasize the consideration of both +best available practices and adequate technologies. This broader approach ensures +developing countries have access to the most effective solutions for tackling plastic pollution, +while acknowledging their specific needs and resource constraints. We propose removing +references to ""low technology options"" as this may limit the exploration of a wider range of +appropriate solutions. + +",4 +470,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Statement on: Effective Evaluation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/effectiveness_evaluation.pdf,['effectiveness evaluation'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement On: effectiveness evaluation +The African Group underscores the critical importance of a robust and periodic evaluation +process to assess the instrument's effectiveness in achieving its long-term goals. We propose +the following: + +Regular Evaluations by the Governing Body: The Governing Body should conduct a +comprehensive effectiveness evaluation of the instrument at defined intervals. We +recommend a first evaluation cycle of four years, with subsequent cycles to be +determined by the Governing Body based on experience. + +Montreal Protocol as a Model: We strongly support the Montreal Protocol as a +successful model for effectiveness evaluation. This proven approach can provide +valuable guidance for establishing a rigorous and impactful evaluation process for this +instrument. + +Streamlined Text for Key Paragraphs: The African Group supports streamlining +paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the draft text on effectiveness evaluation. This will +enhance clarity and efficiency. + +Committee Establishment and Evaluation Modalities: We advocate for retaining +Options 1 and 2 (alternative text) under Paragraph 2. This ensures flexibility in +establishing a dedicated committee (Option 1) or utilizing an alternative approach +(Option 2 Alt) for conducting the evaluations. The specific Terms of Reference for the +committee and the modalities for the evaluation process should be determined by the +Governing Body at its second session. This allows for careful consideration and +stakeholder input before finalizing these crucial elements. +By implementing these recommendations, the African Group is confident that we can +establish a robust and effective evaluation process that will ensure the instrument's +ongoing success in combating plastic pollution. +",4 +471,27/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Int'l cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_iv.5_-_intl_cooperation_-_26_apr_24.docx_.pdf,['international cooperation'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +Inputs on Contact Group 2 – Co-chairs’ technical streamline +26 April 2024 +Part IV +5. +International cooperation +Explanatory text: +AOSIS supports this provision as we do see value in complementarity, coordination and cooperation, including in the +following areas: +a. +Development of standards for product design, labelling and coding and the work of the ISO; +b. +Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and the work of the IMO and FAO; and +c. +Plastic waste trade, and other reporting requirements under BRS conventions; among others. +International cooperation will be required as a means of promoting resource-efficiency and avoiding the duplication +of actions. +However, in designing the Instrument we must also consider means of responding to areas which have proven +challenging for other instruments and conventions to effectively address, and where there might be gaps that the new +regime can fill. +Further clarity will also be required on the extent of the term ‘monitoring’ as it relates to the actions and activities +required of Parties, and whether they are reconcilable with the actions and activities required of Parties under other +conventions in seeking complementarity and coordination. +Textual proposal: +1. +Parties [are encouraged to] [shall] [cooperate][promote cooperation] with [each other [on a +global basis and,] as appropriate[, on a regional basis][through North-South, South-South and +triangular cooperation], and with] relevant intergovernmental organizations [and other entities], +including relevant scientific organizations and bodies, to support the effective implementation of this +instrument* and the achievement of its objective, [while avoiding any duplication of efforts][including +through strengthening and enhancing cooperation [with and among relevant legal instruments and +frameworks, as well as global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies]]. +2. +Parties [are encouraged to][shall] promote [as appropriate] the objective of this instrument* +when participating in decision-making [in accordance with unique national priorities][under other +relevant legal instruments, frameworks or global, regional, subregional or sectoral bodies.1] +3. +Parties [shall][are encouraged to] promote international cooperation in support of the objective +of this instrument* [as appropriate] through: +1 Note: Adapted from the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the +conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, Article 8. +1 +a. +[The development, transfer, diffusion of and access to technology [on mutually agreed +terms] [and technical innovation [on mutually agreed terms]], consistent with [Part +III.2 on capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer], focusing on +North south and triangular cooperation;] +b. +The development of research and exchange of information to improve the +understanding of plastic pollution and advance technological innovation, consistent +with [Part IV.6 on information exchange and Part IV.7 on awareness-raising, +education and research]; +c. +The promotion of technical and scientific cooperation, including regional platforms or +databases, technical-scientific cooperation projects, and networks of technical centres; +d. +[The implementation of the monitoring obligations [taking into account the needs and +capacities of developing country parties [particularly of small island developing +States]][ including the monitoring of plastics in the environment and the identification +of sources of their leakage];] +e. +The use of existing information exchange mechanisms to promote knowledge, best +environmental practices and alternative technologies that are environmentally, +technically, socially and economically viable. +f. +[Any other kind of cooperation that may be relevant to the objective of the +instrument*.] +OP3 Alt. No text. +4. +The governing body* will invite, as appropriate, input from relevant scientific and technical +bodies [, including the Science Policy Panel to be established in accordance with UNEA resolution +5/8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform +on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services [or the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission], and +other relevant bodies] on matters relevant to the fulfilment of its mandate.2 [The governing body* may +also consider relevant outcomes from the work of the above mentioned scientific and technical +bodies.] +OP4 Alt No text. +5. +[The secretariat of the instrument* under the guidance of the governing body*][The governing +body*] shall cooperate and collaborate with relevant international instruments and organizations, as +appropriate, including with a view to ensuring the greatest level of consistency among relevant +international instruments and organizations.3 +OP5 Alt. The secretariat shall facilitate cooperation in the exchange of information referred to in this +article, as well as with relevant organizations, including the secretariats of relevant international +instruments and other international initiatives, as appropriate, with a view to avoiding duplication +among relevant international instruments and organizations. +OP5 Alt2. No text. +OP5 bis. Activities mentioned in the paragraphs above under international cooperation may be +conducted, as appropriate, through the cooperation mechanism* to be established under the +instrument*. +6. +Information exchange +Alt title: Transparency +3 Note: Adapted from United Nations General Assembly resolution 73/333. The relevant international instruments +and organizations would include, among others, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent +Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the Stockholm Convention on +Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and +Other Matter London Convention and its 1996 Protocol, the International Convention for the Prevention of +Pollution from Ships, the World Customs Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United +Nations, and the International Labour Organization. +2Note: Pursuant to UNEA resolution 5/8, the Science Policy Panel (SPP) could support “relevant multilateral +agreements, other international instruments and intergovernmental bodies, the private sector and other relevant +stakeholders in their work”. The exact wording of the proposed language would need to be finalized considering +the outcomes of the work of the OEWG established by resolution 5/8 towards the establishment of the future SPP. +2 +1. +Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] facilitate [and undertake] exchange of information relevant +to the implementation of the instrument*[in a transparent manner][on best practices and research and +technologies][, including on: +a. +Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; +b. +Research and technologies [innovation, and green chemistry on voluntary and mutually +agreed terms related to plastic]; +c. +Knowledge, including [the traditional][Indigenous] knowledge [of Indigenous Peoples +obtained with their free, prior and informed consent] [traditional knowledge, +knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in line with free prior +and informed consent] [and the knowledge of workers in the informal plastic sector +[including waste-pickers]], inter alia, on environmentally sound waste management [of +plastic waste], sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to +plastic pollution and the associated risk management and [pollution] reduction +[policies, actions and other] options; +d. +Studies and experiences on circular economy and zero waste initiatives; and +e. +[Other innovative solutions.]] +[OP1 bis. Exchange of information on Indigenous knowledge [traditional knowledge, knowledge of +Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, subject to free prior and informed consent], even if +available, shall be subject to free, prior and informed consent.] +2. +Parties may exchange the information [referred to in paragraph 1] [directly, through an online +registry, [a clearinghouse] to be maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant +international instruments and organizations, as appropriate.][ through the cooperation mechanism* to +be established under this instrument, particularly through its clearing-house platform.] +3. +Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this +instrument*, including with regard to the prior informed consent of importing States under [Part II.11 +on trade in plastics and plastic products]. +OP3 Alt. No text. +4. +Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and +networks to share knowledge, [and] highlight successes, [including examples of] +[replicate][replicating] and [scale][scaling] sustainable solutions [in addressing plastic pollution]. +5. +Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential +information as mutually agreed [and handle Indigenous Knowledge consistent with relevant +international norms or standards]. +OP5 bis. The Secretariat shall serve as a clearinghouse mechanism for information provided by +Parties, intergovernmental organizations, partners and other stakeholders related to the implementation +of the instrument*. +3 +",4 +472,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Statement on: International Cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/international_cooperation.pdf,['international cooperation'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: International cooperation +The African Group strongly advocates for the inclusion of a robust international cooperation +provision within the instrument. We believe this is essential to ensure effective and equitable +implementation, particularly for developing countries. +While we commend the efforts reflected in proposed paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, drawing +from successful models like the Minamata and Stockholm Conventions, we believe this +section can be further strengthened through refinements. We are ready to actively engage +in discussions to achieve this goal. +Specifically, the African Group calls for consideration of the following enhancements: + +Focus on Technology Transfer and Capacity Building: The provision should explicitly +emphasize support for technology transfer and capacity building initiatives. This is +critical for developing countries to acquire the knowledge and tools necessary for +successful implementation. + +Financial Assistance Mechanisms: Clear mechanisms for financial assistance should be +outlined to support developing countries in meeting their obligations under the +instrument. + +Addressing Specific Needs: The provision should acknowledge and address the specific +challenges faced by developing countries, particularly those related to access to +financing and technology. +The African Group is confident that through collaborative efforts, we can refine this +provision to ensure it effectively promotes international cooperation and fosters a level +playing field for all parties. +",4 +473,26/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | CG2 Part IV - 6. Information Exchange,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv_-_6._information_exchange_gcc.pdf,['information exchange'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +Part IV – 6. Information Exchange +GCC Submission + +GCC’s submission on preferred options for Information Exchange: + +- GCC does not support the “Alt title: Transparency” +- GCC notes the following language for Op1: + +“Each Party is encouraged to facilitate exchange of information relevant to the implementation of the +instrument, on best practices and research and technologies.” + +GCC prefers to remove 1. A-E +- GCC notes the following language for Op2: + +“Parties may exchange the information directly, through an online registry to be maintained by the secretariat +or in cooperation with other relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate” + +- GCC supports OP3 Alt. +- GCC notes the following language for OP4: + +“Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives +and networks to +share knowledge, and highlight successes.” + +- GCC notes the following language for OP5: + +“Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential information as +mutually agreed.” +",4 +474,27/04/2024 | Samoa on behalf of Samoa on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States | Samoa on behalf of SIDS - Information Exchange,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sids_samoa_-_iv.6_-_information_exchange_-_26_apr_24.docx_.pdf,['information exchange'],"['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)', 'Samoa']",,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"Samoa, on behalf of the small island developing states at the Fourth Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +Inputs on Contact Group 2 – Co-chairs’ technical streamline +26 April 2024 +Part IV +6. +Information exchange +Alt title: Transparency +Explanatory text: +We generally support the inclusion of the Chair’s proposed text, taking into account our previous +interventions and written submissions on reporting, international cooperation and the consideration of +developing regional hubs and a virtual platform for information dissemination. +1. +Each Party [shall][is encouraged to] facilitate [and undertake] exchange of information relevant +to the implementation of the instrument*[in a transparent manner][on best practices and research and +technologies][, including on: +a. +Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; +b. +Research and technologies [innovation, and green chemistry on voluntary and mutually +agreed terms related to plastic]; +c. +Knowledge, including [the traditional][Indigenous] knowledge [of Indigenous Peoples +obtained with their free, prior and informed consent] [traditional knowledge, +knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in line with free prior +and informed consent] [and the knowledge of workers in the informal plastic sector +[including waste-pickers]], inter alia, on environmentally sound waste management [of +plastic waste], sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to +plastic pollution and the associated risk management and [pollution] reduction +[policies, actions and other] options; +d. +Studies and experiences on circular economy and zero waste initiatives; and +e. +[Other innovative solutions.]] +[OP1 bis. Exchange of information on Indigenous knowledge [traditional knowledge, knowledge of +Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, subject to free prior and informed consent], even if +available, shall be subject to free, prior and informed consent.] +2. +Parties may exchange the information [referred to in paragraph 1] [directly, through an online +registry, [a clearinghouse] to be maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant +international instruments and organizations, as appropriate.][ through the cooperation mechanism* to +be established under this instrument, particularly through its clearing-house platform.] +3. +Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this +instrument*, including with regard to the prior informed consent of importing States under [Part II.11 +on trade in plastics and plastic products]. +OP3 Alt. No text. +1 +4. +Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and +networks to share knowledge, [and] highlight successes, [including examples of] +[replicate][replicating] and [scale][scaling] sustainable solutions [in addressing plastic pollution]. +5. +Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential +information as mutually agreed [and handle Indigenous Knowledge consistent with relevant +international norms or standards]. +OP5 bis. The Secretariat shall serve as a clearinghouse mechanism for information provided by +Parties, intergovernmental organizations, partners and other stakeholders related to the implementation +of the instrument*. +2 +",4 +475,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Ethiopia on behalf of the African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/information_exchange.pdf,['information exchange'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: Information exchange +The African Group advocates for a dedicated provision on Information Exchange within the +instrument. We believe this is crucial for promoting transparency, facilitating knowledge +sharing, and ensuring effective implementation. +Regarding Paragraph 1: + +We support the concept but propose removing the bullet points. This flexibility avoids +predetermining specific information to be exchanged without agreement on related +aspects of the instrument or potential future decisions by the Governing Body. +We favor a more concise paragraph 1 that emphasizes the importance of information +exchange on matters relevant to the instrument's objectives. +Regarding Paragraph 2: + +We strongly support the inclusion of Option 1 bis, which promotes the establishment +of an online repository for information exchange. This readily accessible platform +would facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration among parties. +The African Group is committed to working towards a robust information exchange +provision that fosters transparency and strengthens the instrument's implementation. + + +",4 +476,26/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | CG2 Part IV - 7. Awareness raising v.2,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv_-_7._awareness_raising_gcc_v.2.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +Part IV – 7. Awareness Sharing, Education, and Research +GCC Submission + +GCC preferred option for Awareness Raising, Education and Research: + +- GCC prefers OP1 Alt. and OP2 Alt. +- GCC supports the deletion of OP3. + + + +GCC welcomes the USA proposal to merge articles 6 & 7 from the revised Zero-Draft, noting adjustments to the +options: + +Option 2 (Alt: Scientific research, development, and innovation) +- GCC notes merging Para 1 and 2 to avoid duplication. The following language is preferred: + +“1. Parties should, based on national circumstances, capabilities, and laws and regulations, endeavor to +advance scientific and technological research, development and innovation, that support and accelerate +solutions as appropriate, including by: + +a. Developing and implementing circularity approaches to address plastic waste pollution. +b. Enhancing understanding of environmental, socioeconomic, and human health impacts of plastic +pollution and alternative solutions across the full life cycle; +c. Promoting and improving methods for the monitoring and modelling plastic pollution including its +distribution and abundance in the environment; +d. Promoting the collaborative development and use of guiding methods and approaches for +environmental data collection and analyses, to improve reliability and comparability; and +e. Incorporating Indigenous knowledge and other cultural and socio-economic factors, as appropriate. + +Noting, GCC supports the deletion of Part IV.7. Option 2. 1.c from the revised zero draft. + + + +Option 3 (Alt: Awareness-raising, education, and information exchange + +- GCC notes the following edits to the proposed language: + +OP1: “Parties shall promote and facilitate, national circumstances, capabilities, and laws and regulations, +public awareness-raising, education, and information exchange related to plastic pollution and its effects +relevant to the implementation of this instrument* and shall promote, as appropriate, such efforts at the +regional, national and international levels and cooperate, as appropriate, with relevant intergovernmental and +non-governmental organizations. + +OP2: “Each Party shall promote and facilitate, national circumstances, capabilities, and laws and +regulations, measures to raise awareness, improve understanding, and share information, such as:” +a. +Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the instrument*, +involving [partners and] stakeholders, including educational and awareness-raising programmes +and citizen campaigns. +B-D are accepted + +OP3: “Each party shall, as appropriate, considering national circumstances, capabilities, and laws and +regulations, facilitate exchange relevant to the implementation of the instrument* + +OP3. A-C to be deleted as there is no need to detail the option as of now. + +OP4, OP6, and OP7: GCC accepts these paragraphs. + +OP5: GCC prefers the deletion of this option as it may lead to additional burdens on member states + + + +",4 +477,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Ethiopia on behalf of the African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/awareness-raising_education_and_research.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: 7. Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] +The African Group prioritizes a concise provision on Awareness-raising, Education, and +Research that fosters collaboration and knowledge exchange. +Streamlined Option 1: We support streamlining Paragraph 1 of Option 1 to ensure clarity and +efficiency. This streamlined provision should emphasize the importance of regional and +international cooperation through existing bodies and networks. +National Actions: We believe countries should undertake specific measures to raise +awareness about the instrument's objectives. These measures could include: + +Promoting public participation and access to information. + +Providing training programs at the national level. +Research and Development: Recognizing the critical role of scientific advancement, the +African Group strongly supports including Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Option 2. These paragraphs +highlight the need to: + +Advance scientific and technological research, development, and innovation relevant +to the instrument's goals. + +Promote and undertake such research, development, and information exchange at +national, regional, and international levels through cooperation. +By prioritizing both national actions and collaborative research efforts, the African Group +believes we can effectively raise awareness, educate stakeholders, and drive innovation to +achieve the instrument's objectives. + +",4 +478,26/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | CG2 Part IV - 8. Stakeholder Engagement,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv_-_8._stakeholder_engagement_gcc.pdf,['stakeholder engagement'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +Part IV – 8. Stakeholder Engagement +GCC Submission + +GCC’s submission on preferred options on Stakeholder Engagement: + +- GCC prefers title “Stakeholder Engagement” +- GCC does not prefer OP1 +- GCC prefers OP2 Alt +- For OP3, the GCC prefers the following language: + +“Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in the multi-stakeholder agenda” + +",4 +479,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Ethiopia on behalf of the African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/stakeholder_engagement.pdf,['stakeholder engagement'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"# Statement on: 8. Stakeholder engagement +The African Group firmly supports the inclusion of a provision on Stakeholder Engagement +within the instrument. We believe active participation from all stakeholders is critical for +successful implementation. +Regarding the Multi-Stakeholder Action Agenda: +The African Group is considering two potential objectives for this agenda: +1. Encourage Participation Towards Objectives and Targets: This approach focuses on +mobilizing stakeholders to contribute to achieving the instrument's goals and targets. +2. Promote Participation Towards the Development and Implementation: This broader +objective emphasizes stakeholder involvement throughout the entire process, from +instrument development to ongoing implementation. +We are open to further discussions to determine the most effective wording for this +provision. Our primary goal is to ensure a robust framework that fosters meaningful +stakeholder engagement at all levels. + +",4 +480,26/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | CG2 Part IV - 8bis. Health Aspects,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv_-_8bis._health_aspects_gcc.pdf,['health aspects'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document," + +Part IV – 8bis. Health Aspect +GCC Submission + +GCC notes the removal of 8bis. Health Aspects as matters related to health are covered by the WHO + + + +",4 +481,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Ethiopia on behalf of the African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/8_bis_on_the_health_aspects.pdf,['health aspects'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: 8 Bis On the Health aspects: +The African Group strongly welcomes the inclusion of a provision addressing the Protection +of Vulnerable Populations within the instrument. We believe this is essential to safeguard the +health and well-being of communities disproportionately impacted by plastic pollution. +We particularly commend the focus on: + +Identifying and protecting populations at risk, especially those in vulnerable +situations. This targeted approach ensures those most in need receive essential +support. +To further strengthen this provision, the African Group emphasizes the importance of: + +Science-based educational and preventive strategies: By grounding our efforts in +sound science, we can develop effective interventions to protect communities. + +Promotion of appropriate healthcare for prevention and treatment: Access to +healthcare is crucial for addressing the health consequences of plastic pollution. + +Developed institutional and health professional capacities: Equipping institutions and +healthcare professionals with the necessary expertise will enhance their ability to +support affected communities. +Regarding subsection d, Paragraph 1, the African Group suggests revising the reference to ""in +particular microplastics and related issues."" We believe this language may be premature +given ongoing negotiations in CG1. We propose using a more general term like ""various +plastic pollutants"" to encompass the broader range of potential health risks. +The African Group remains committed to working collaboratively to create a robust provision +that effectively safeguards the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. + +",4 +482,27/04/2024 | Kuwait on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council | Part V.1,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/26_april_24_kuwait_intervention_on_behalf_of_gcc_contact_group_2_governing_body.pdf,['governing body'],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"26-4-2024 + +Page 1 of 1 + +Kuwait intervention Contact Group 2: +Sub-Group 2.1 + +Intervention +# +Part +Provision +Language +[26/04/2024] +V + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +• 1.)Governing body + +Part V) + +Thank you co facilitator. +We welcome the current draft +as a working base with the +right to add to it in later stages. +We agree with the call of +having COP as the supreme +body. +We want to add our voice with +many others that the proposal +by Norway is premature and is +part of the discussion to be in +rules of procedure and do not +support this proposal to be +included in the streamlined +text. + +Thanks + + +",4 +483,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Ethiopia on behalf of the African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/governing_body.pdf,['governing body'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: 1. Governing Body +The African Group strongly supports the establishment of the Conference of the Parties (COP) +as the governing body of the instrument. We appreciate the proposed text for this purpose. +We agree to Paragraph 1 and acknowledge that the frequency of COP meetings will be +determined at a later stage. +The African Group also fully supports the remaining paragraphs (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) of the +Governing Body provision. These paragraphs outline essential functions and powers that will +enable the COP to effectively oversee the implementation of the instrument. + +",4 +484,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Ethiopia on behalf of the African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/subsidiary_bodies.pdf,['subsidiary bodies'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: 2. Subsidiary bodies + + +The Africa Group is in favor of having a clear provision on the inclusion of subsidiary bodies +as they will be key in implementing the instrument. +The Africa group strongly supports the creation of a scientific, technical and socio- economic +body for the instrument. +A compliance and implementation committee will also be very important as mention in our +previous intervention under Part IV Section 2. + +",4 +485,29/04/2024 | Ethiopia on behalf of Africa | Ethiopia on behalf of the African Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/secretariat_0.pdf,['secretariat'],['The Group Of African States'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"#Statement on: 3. Secretariat +The African Group generally supports the provisions outlined for the Secretariat, +specifically Paragraphs 1, 2, 4, and 5. These paragraphs define the core functions and +responsibilities of the Secretariat, ensuring it can effectively support the instrument's +implementation. +Regarding Paragraph 3, the African Group strongly endorses the proposal for UNEP to host +the Secretariat. We believe UNEP's experience and expertise in environmental matters +make it well-positioned for this critical role. +Furthermore, the African Group urges the implementation of Paragraph 88 of the Rio +Declaration. This paragraph calls for strengthening the United Nations Environment +Programme (UNEP) as the leading global environmental authority. A robust UNEP is +essential for supporting the effective implementation of this instrument and other +multilateral environmental agreements. + + +",4 +486,28/04/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Like Minded Countries | Part VI. Final Provision: TOR Legal Drafting Group (LMC),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/tor._legal_drafting_group_like_minded_countriesvii.pdf,['final provisions'],['Like Minded Countries'],,InSessionGroupofStates,insession document,"1 + +TERMS OF REFERENCE: LEGAL DRAFTING GROUP FOR MANDATE AND +COMPOSTIOIN +PROVISIONS +OF +INTERNATIONAL +LEGALLY +BINDING +INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION +Submitted by: Like Minded Countries + +1. The intergovernmental negotiating committee (“committee”) of the international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution hereby establishes an open-ended legal drafting +group (“group”) to prepare and submit to the committee a report and draft proposed legal +text of the instrument. The draft proposed legal text developed by the group will be subject +to review to ensure that the text is reflected in a legally sound manner and ultimate approval +by the committee, when the group make recommendations on the language to the plenary +for its consideration. +2. The legal drafting group shall not consider policy issues, if any policy issues it may identify +in the course of its work would be referred back to the plenary. +3. The group shall be an open-ended working group for all member states, serving as legal +advisers to Member States participating in the negotiations, who have recognized expertise +in the fields of international environmental law or public international law and who are +fluent in at least one working language of the committee. +4. The group will be tasked with conducting a legal review of any elements of the final draft +text negotiated and agreed upon by all member states forwarded to it by the plenary of the +committee with a view to ensuring that the text is reflected in a legally sound manner and +make recommendations on the language to the plenary for its consideration. During this +process, the group shall maintain the integrity of the ideas put forth by Member States +during the negotiations and ensure that legal implications from the proposed draft text +remain unchanged. +5. At its first meeting, the group shall decide by consensus to two co-chairs and a rapporteur. +The INC secretariat shall provide administrative assistance to the group as needed. The +group will conduct its work in person during the INC5 sessions. +6. The group or members thereof may be called on for interventions or consultations during +the fifth session of the committee. Unless their term is extended by the committee, the +group shall conclude their work at the conclusion of INC5. +7. Any Member who wishes to do so, can designate a legal expert. The committee invited the +Members to communicate the names of the legal expert in writing to the secretariat by 1 +August 2024, with the option of providing any updates by 1 September 2024 with respect +to participation in the group at INC5. It further requested the secretariat to make the +compiled list of legal experts participating in the group available on the INC website. +",4 +487,24/04/2024 | Sub-Group 1.2 | Cook Islands on behalf of Pacific Small Island Development States (PSIDs),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids_statement_-_cg1_-_sg1.2.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document,"CONTACT GROUP 1 +PSIDS STATEMENT ON TOPICS IN SUB-GROUP 1.2. +Thank you, Co-Chair. +The Cook Islands is pleased to join the discussions this afternoon for +Contact Group 1 on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States +(PSIDS). Pacific SIDS supports the organisational work plan as proposed +by the co-chairs and join other delegations in urging the swift transition into +subgroups for substantive discussions. +Nevertheless, Pacific SIDS  wish to shed light on critical elements +encompassed within Sub-Group 1.2. While we have identified preferred +options from the Revised Zero Draft, we will focus on articulating the key +concerns and aspirations of the Pacific SIDS. +Firstly, regarding Item 1, we underscore the imperative of addressing +plastic pollution comprehensively across its entire lifecycle. The Pacific +SIDS reaffirm our commitment to tackling the issue of Primary Plastic +Polymers and stress the necessity of integrating sustainable production +practices into our efforts. We echo the sentiments expressed in UNEA +Resolution 5/14, advocating for a holistic approach to combating plastic +pollution. +We believe accompanying this provision with transparency and reporting +requirements within Part IV (3) on Reporting Progress and Part II.(13) on +Transparency, Tracking, Monitoring, and Labelling, is essential. +Moving on to Items 2 and 3, Pacific SIDs support the need for clear +definitions of harms to avoid, like hazardous, problematic and avoidable +and clear default levels of regulations for each harm +Regarding item 9b, we believe that there is value in addressing the full life +cycle of fishing gear beyond waste management as expressed by many +delegations before us. +The Pacific SIDs reiterates its commitment to collaborate constructively in +the development of this crucial instrument. +Thank you Co-Chairs. +",4 +488,24/04/2024 | Sub-Group 1.1 | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDSs),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/intervention_cg1_sg1.1_item_2-_objective.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document,"CG1 SG1.1 Item 2: Objective +Thank you, co-facilitator/co-chair. +I speak on behalf of the PSIDS. +The PSIDS aligns with the AOSIS in supporting Option 1, as the element reflected in this option +represents PSIDS priorities that must be reflected in the Objective of the instrument. This includes: +1. End plastic pollution including in the marine environment +2. Protect human health +3. Protect the environment +4. Comprehensive approach to full life cycle of plastic +5. Prevention of plastic pollution +6. Progressive reduction of plastic pollution +7. Elimination of plastic pollution. +While Option 1 encapsulates our key concerns, there are certain elements within it that pose challenges +for our group. We propose the deletion of the following texts: + + ""Addition"": This addition limits the instrument's scope to addressing pollution generated after its +implementation, which may hinder efforts to tackle existing pollution. + ""By 2024"": Setting a specific timeframe could imply the instrument's relevance only until that date, +potentially undermining its long-term effectiveness. + ""And to achieve sustainable development"": While critical, this reference may divert focus from the +primary objective outlined in resolution 5/14, which mandates these negotiations. + +Thank you. +",4 +489,25/04/2024 | CG2 Intervention (Part 4 Items 5&6) | Palau on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDs),https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_intervention_items5and6.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor +New York, New York 10022 +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + +Intervention by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-4 + +Part IV Item 5 International Cooperation +Part IV Item 6 Information Exchange + +Ottawa, Canada – 25 April 2024 + + +Delivered by: Palau + +Thank you, co-facilitator, speaking on behalf of the Pacific SIDS. + +Part IV Item 5: International Cooperation + +The Pacific SIDS continue to support this provision. On OP4, we strongly believe that the list +of bodies involved should be wide-ranging and non-exhaustive, beyond BRS and Montreal, +not confined solely to scientific and technical bodies. Including a broader spectrum of bodies +will only enhance the treaty's implementation and promotion across all relevant contexts, +ensuring comprehensive and effective cooperation. + +Part IV Item 6: Information Exchange + +We had initially wanted to merge Item 6 and 7 in this part since they are interconnected and +address the same concept. Merging was reflected in Item 7 Option 3 in the RZD and we still +support that idea. As PSIDS has said before - we reiterate our position in retaining the language +with regards to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). + +In merging Items 6 and 7 - please see Option 3, OP4 of RZD. We support the establishment of +a central virtual platform managed by the Secretariat to serve as an information hub. We also +advocate for the implementation of a clearinghouse mechanism to facilitate information +exchange and coordination effectively. + +Just in relation to transparency which is an alt title in this section - we think this is important +but goes beyond just ‘information exchange’ and we want to see it prominently in this +instrument. We are still considering the best placement, linked to the overarching comments +on streamlining, that AOSIS and my colleague from Fiji mentioned in the previous items. + + + +",4 +490,25/04/2024 | Africa Group interventions on Part III on Financing | Morocco on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/subroup_2.1_african_group_interventions.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + +The African Group submissions +On subgroup 2.1 on OPs 4, 5,1, 2, 0, 3 and 8 + + +Organization of work +The African Group would like to support the proposal raised by Brazil and echoed by other +countries about the need to restructure the work as an initial way forward in this subgroup. +We believe that starting the discussion on the financial mechanism would give us a clearer +understanding on what and how we want to achieve a successful instrument and we see merit +in that discussion that will help the discussion on the common provisions. + +OP4 +The African group is of the view that the paragraph should start with the establishment of the +mechanism, that calls with all its importance qualifiers. We call for an adequate funding of the +financial mechanism to cover implementation of all the provisions and obligations of the +instruments. +We call for the special mention to developing countries and we would like to support Mexico +on agreed language to list the particularities of countries. + +OP5 +The African Group would like to express its preference for OP5 Alt with some elements from +OP5 ter. We would be in favour of taking OP5 as a basis if more detailed. The AG would also +like to support the proposal by Grenada on streamlining and refining the language and taking +into consideration the needs for developing countries. + +OP1 +The Africa Group reiterates its strong support for a dedicated multilateral fund to successfully +implement the instrument. We support others who spoke before us on the deletion of this +particular provision. It is indeed our view that it is the prerogative of each country to define their +priorities in implementing national activities and mobilizing the necessary resources as they +are the best placed to understand their national capacities and capabilities. +African countries already do a lot to combat plastic pollution and are willing to increase their +efforts in that sense, we don’t see the necessity of having a separate provision for this. + + + + +OP2 + +For the Africa Group, this paragraph captures important elements regarding the sources of +finance for the mechanism, and we would like to clearly see reflected important provisions +such as the principle of CBDR and avoid mention to voluntary contributions for developed +countries parties to honor their obligations. We support OP2 Alt as a basis for negotiations with +the exception of the mention to additional financial resources since we are calling for a new +dedicated fund. +We also don’t support the categorization of developing country Parties, mentioning developing +countries is a self-explanatory and all developing countries are suffering from the challenges. +We also would call for a more refined and concise language on this paragraph. + +OP0 : +The AG strongly supports OP0 alt2. As highlighted in the paragraph, eradicating poverty and +promoting sustainable economic and social development are top priorities for our region. +To achieve these goals, we believe it's crucial for developed countries to fulfill their +commitments under the Rio principles, particularly the CBDR. This principle acknowledges the +varying historical contributions to environmental challenges and development needs between +developed and developing nations. +We would also like to express our support for restructuring this part and that we start with OP4 +which would be followed by this Op. This order aligns best with our regional priorities and +ensures clear communication of our stance. + +OP3 : +The Africa Group acknowledges that the provisions under this paragraph are already reflected +in para OP2 alt. hence there is no need for this paragraph. +However, if there is a need for a standalone paragraph; it should offer additional clarity and +emphasis on the importance of balanced implementation across all parties. While existing +language encourages participation, we propose a slightly more robust approach. Specifically, +we advocate for a revised paragraph that explicitly encourages all parties to implement this +instrument ""equally and comprehensively."" This nuanced shift emphasizes the shared +responsibility for achieving the instrument's objectives. It goes beyond mere encouragement +and acknowledges the need for a commitment to full and balanced implementation from all +parties, developed and developing alike. + +OP8: +The Africa Group believes that there must be a governing body that reviews the financial +mechanism, and that should be a periodic review of the level of funding in the mechanism and +we can agree on a later stage on the time whether third or fourth year. +",4 +491,26/04/2024 | CG1 SG 1.2 Part II on Item 5 Product Design | Solomon Islands on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/solomon_is-item_5.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States on Product Design, Composition and +Performance +(Part II, Item 5 of the Stream lined Text for SG1.2) + +Plastics INC4 - Ottawa, Canada +25 April 2024 + +Delivered by Solomon Islands on behalf of PSIDS. + + +Solomon Islands is speaking on behalf of 14 Pacific SIDs to support Samoa’s Statement on +behalf of AOSIS. +With respect to: +5 (a) Product design, composition and performance +In the streamlined text, elements of text Pacific SIDs support are reflected generally in +Sub Option 1, 1(b) and 1(c) as well as in +Sub Option 1, paragraph 2 and 3 +Like AOSIS, Pacific SIDS are open to consider ALDFG being addressed as a sector +under this section (Part II.5), separate and apart from the waste management sub-section on +fishing gear. + +5(b) Reuse, refill and Repair of Plastic and Products +Pacific SIDs support the Samoa’s Statement on behalf of AOSIS to move item 5(b) to +Part 9 under Waste Management as the activities of reuse, refill and repair are more +synonymous with management regime rather than a design regime. +We believe that effective means of implementation for SIDS will be required to fulfil this +obligation. + +5(c) Use of Recycled Plastic Contents +Pacific SIDs is supportive of the establishment of requirements for recycled content, +whilst recognizing this is a complex scientific issue that consider the best available scientific +advice, with potential sectoral considerations to ensure the use of recycled content does not +impact on the form and function of the produced products, and that does not materially increase +the toxicity of products through the recycling process. We have not selected a preferred text + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + + +option as we feel a blanket minimum percentage of recycled content may be inappropriate for +certain sectors, impacts on functionality and increased toxicity. +We agree that a clearer understanding of ‘safe and environmentally sound postconsumer +recycled plastic’ is required and are open to further discussions on this issue. +Pacific SIDs supports the AOSIS emphasizes on considering the small and remote +nature of our islands and economies and the importance of providing effective and robust +means of implementation to enable SIDS to participate in recycling, and to access recycling +technologies. + +5(d) Alternative Plastics and Plastic Products +Pacific SIDs request that any substitute or alternative plastic should be assessed via +appropriate criteria designed to ensure the products are essential, safe and sustainable, +transparent and traceable. +We are open to further discussion on this issue and in particular on the logic of merging +this Item with Part 6. + + +Thank you Co-facilitator. +",4 +492,26/04/2024 | SG 1.3 Part II on Item 7 EPR | Solomon Islands on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/solomon_is-item_7.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States on EPR +(Part II, Item 7 of the Stream lined Text for SG1.3) + +Plastics INC4 - Ottawa, Canada +25 April 2024 + +Delivered by Solomon Islands on behalf of PSIDS. + + +Thank you Mr Co-facilitator, Solomon Islands speaking on behalf of the Pacific Small Island +Developing States, supports the statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. We agree +that the streamlined text generated is a good basis for discussions going forward for this +session on EPR. + +Additionally, the Pacific SIDS remain flexible on the development of a Global or Regional EPR +scheme inclusion and welcome views from delegations on this matter. + + +Thank you. +",4 +493,26/04/2024 | SG1.1 PSIDS intervention Part I Item 2 Objectives | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg1.1_psids_intervention_on_part_i_item_2_objectives._delivered_by_tuvalu.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS Statement on Part I Item 2. Objectives. Contact Group 1-Subgroup 1.1 + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Thank you, co-facilitator + +I speak on behalf of the PSIDS. +The PSIDS aligns with the AOSIS in supporting Option 1, as the element reflected in this option +represents PSIDS priorities that must be reflected in the Objective of the instrument. This +includes: +1. End plastic pollution including in the marine environment +2. Protect human health +3. Protect the environment +4. Comprehensive approach to full life cycle of plastic +5. Prevention of plastic pollution +6. Progressive reduction of plastic pollution +7. Elimination of plastic pollution. +While Option 1 encapsulates our key concerns, there are certain elements within it that pose +challenges for our group. We propose the deletion of the following texts: + + ""Addition"": This addition limits the instrument's scope to addressing pollution generated after +its implementation, which may hinder efforts to tackle existing pollution. + ""By 2024"": Setting a specific timeframe could imply the instrument's relevance only until that +date, potentially undermining its long-term effectiveness. + ""And to achieve sustainable development"": While critical, this reference may divert focus +from the primary objective outlined in resolution 5/14, which mandates these negotiations. + +Thank you. + +",4 +494,26/04/2024 | SG1.1 PSIDS intervention Part I Item 12 Just Transition | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg1.1_psids_intervention_on_part_i_item_12_just_transition._delivered_by_tuvalu.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS Statement on Part I Item 12. Just Transition, Contact Group 1-Subgroup 1.1 + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Thank you, co-facilitator + +I'm speaking on behalf of the Pacific SIDS group. Our focus within this section has been on +ensuring that communities most affected by plastics throughout their lifecycle are duly +considered and we like the references to Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs) +preferably in the chapeau of this this item - and we might want to see more references in the +sub-paras but we are still working on it. Pacific SIDS has no objection to the non-exhaustive +listing in OP1. + +Thank you. + +",4 +495,26/04/2024 | SG 1.3 PSIDS intervention Part II Item 8 Emission and release | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg1.3_psids_intervention_on_part_ii_item_8_emission_and_release_of_plastic_throught_its_life_cycle._delivered_by_tuvalu.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS Statement on Part II Item 8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life +cycle, Contact Group 1-Subgroup 3. + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Thank you Co-Facilitator, Tuvalu is speaking on behalf of the 14 member countries of +the Pacific Small Island Developing States and aligns with the statement made by +Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. +We are happy with the streamlined text and we look forward to, going item by item. For +now, we would just like to highlight a few things; + +We are happy with the proposed title and ask to delete the Alt title. We support Option 1 +paragraph 1-5 and Option 2 paragraph 6. We support the inclusion of releases of +chemicals and polymers throughout the text. We agree with the mobilization of financial +resources and technology transfer for each country in order to implement the provision. +However, it should be applicable to the special circumstances of small island developing +states, such as the use of water and energy. + +We note the Co-facilitator’s opening comments that Fishing Gears will be discussed in +Subgroup 1.2 and we will reserve our comments on this issue for this meeting. + +We support the intervention by UK to include intended/purposeful and unintended +emissions and leakages of chemicals and microplastics across full lifecycle to be +captured in this item + +Thank you Co-facilitator + +",4 +496,26/04/2024 | SG1.3_psids_intervention_on part II item 11 | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg1.3_psids_intervention_on_part_ii_item_11_existing_plastic_pollution_including_in_the_marine_environment_by_tuvalu.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS Statement on Part II Item 11. Existing place pollution, including in the marine +environment, Contact Group 1-Subgroup 3. + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Mr Co-facilitator, +Tuvalu delivers this intervention on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS). +We support the intervention made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island Developing +States (AOSIS). + +The Pacific SIDS urge the Committee to ensure we develop a legally binding agreement which +includes provisions to assist impacted States to address existing plastic pollution, including in the +marine environment. + +As large ocean states, we are recipients of plastic products in the form of trans boundary plastic +waste in addition to those that are imported for our necessary use. + +The Pacific is home to both the North and South plastic gyros, and fighting plastic on two fronts: +domestic terrestrial waste, and foreign marine plastic pollution. + +As Small Island Developing States, it is already a challenge to manage our own plastic waste, and +is an injustice to expect small island developing states to continue to manage others plastic waste, +especially when we contribute to less than 1.3% of the total plastic problem. + +Mr Co-facilitator, this provision is of high importance to the Pacific SIDS, considering the +disproportionate impacts of plastic pollution on our marine environments. We believe that +remediation of plastic, needs to be a priority to achieve the objectives of this instrument. + +On OP1 of the streamlined revised text, we support more binding language, requiring all parties to +take responsibility and urgent action to address existing plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment. As such, we propose the following modifications: + +1. In Op 1 sub-para b, we would like to add the text ""disproportionate burden"" in addition to the +text ""disproportionate impacts"". +2. In para 1, we prefer OP 1 C Alt over Op 1 C. Additionally, we would like to replace the word +""promote"" to the word ""ensure"" as we value the need to protect human health and the environment +in our approach to address existing plastic pollution. + +Mr Co-Facilitator, we will submit our text proposals to the portal for your consideration. +I thank you + + +",4 +497,"26/04/2024 | Statament for provisions 5, 6, 4bis | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_statement_subgroup_1.2.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document,"EU+MS Statement in Subgroup 1.2 + +5. Plastic and plastic product design, composition and performance + +a. +Plastic and plastic product design and performance +Option 1 +The EU and its Member States prefer to negotiate on the basis of Option 1 and sub-option 1 of the streamline text, with +amendments + +The EU and its MS are of the view that the future instrument should include legally binding provisions ensuring that +parties shall only approve and allow placing on the market of plastic products that are in line with a set of minimum +product design and performance criteria contained in an Annex, which are derived from the objectives under Option 1, +para. 1 a., b. and c. To allow for more ambitious national policies parties should have the possibility to go beyond these +minimum criteria, taking into account their obligations under international law. Also, establishing and maintaining +certification procedures and labelling requirements will ensure a common uniform system. + +Concerning minimum product design and performance criteria, option 1 should be understood as setting a framework +which needs to become operational by sector or product group specific design criteria. Para 4 of the provision common +for sub-options 1 and 2 and the dedicated programmes of work will work on specific product requirements, and we are +open to discussing how they can interact in this task. + +Considering existing standards and best practices as well as engaging with standardization bodies through the +development of the work program and setting of requirements under dedicated programmes of work is important to +ensure implementable and enforceable solutions. + +The plastics and plastic products will thus have to be designed to fulfill the properties relevant for the targeted +application. For example, refillability applies mostly to packaging while repairability almost never applies to packaging. + +Regarding subparagraph OP.1d: we do not consider microplastic alternatives as necessary. Furthermore, we should not +wait to minimize the releases and emissions. To ensure that concerns regarding microplastics are sufficiently and +adequately captured in the instrument, the EU+MS propose to address microplastics under the following provisions: +(3b) to address intentionally added microplastics, (5a) to minimize, through product design, emissions and releases from +wear and tear from products, (8) to address unintentional releases and emissions of different sources. + +Sub-Option 1 +The EU and its Member States prefer sub-option 1 compared to sub-option 2 but have some suggestions to strengthen +and clarify the provision. +EU and its MS support paragraph 2 as it is necessary to establish generic design principles and minimum design and +performance criteria, taking into account specific product or sector categories, to improve the circularity of plastic and +plastic products. The criteria will be included in annex C. + +EU and its MS support paragraph 3 as the establishment of certification procedures and labelling requirements will be +necessary to inform consumers and to monitor compliance with the criteria. + +The EU + MS find it important that this provision includes globally harmonized minimum design and performance +requirements. National criteria are not sufficient. Apart from improving sustainability and reducing releases of plastic +products, harmonized criteria would also create a level playing field and give businesses a clear signal to align their +innovation strategies and investment plans. This is something that is called for by the private sector. + +Provision common for Sub-Options 1 and 2 above +The EU+MS support the inclusion of paragraph 4, with amendments. + +Proposal to replace the end of this para 4. by a simple reference to para 1 to make the text shorter and simpler. + +We cannot agree with text weakening the scope of the provision by leaving it to Parties to decide on the measures to be +undertaken, subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities. There should be +globally agreed measures on product design and performance. + +We cannot accept that the implementation of the measures outlined under this provision is made conditional on the +potential provision of resources or technology transfer (on mutually agreed terms) under this instrument. It should be +dealt with under PART III. + + +b. [[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair, repurposing and refurbishment of plastics and][Circularity +approaches for] plastic products +Option 1 +Enabling a circular economy and building on the waste hierarchy constitute a crosscutting priority for the EU and its +MS. + +EU supports a provision focusing mainly on reuse, including sub-provisions that enable the establishment of necessary +reuse systems and measures that enhance repair and refill, as appropriate. The establishment of systems could be +considered as a standalone provision, similar to the structure of EPR, so that 5 is more clearly focusing on design +features. + +EU supports working on the basis of the streamlined text, with some amendments. + +c. Use of recycled plastic contents +Option 1 +The EU could work on the basis of the option of the streamlined text, with the deletion of paragraphs 3 and 4. Recycled +content could also be considered as part of the criteria in 5a. +The EU and its MS stress the need for all Parties to ensure the best possible framework, including economic incentives +and technology development, for increasing the quality and quantity of recycled plastics in products. We support the +establishment of a minimum percentage of (safe and environmentally sound) recycled plastic in products produced in +the territory of each Party and those available on its market. + +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products: Bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics and plastic +products +The EU and its MS remind that alternative plastics are still to be considered as plastics. As such, they would fall within +the scope of other provisions in the instrument applicable to plastics and plastic products, as stated in footnote 31 of the +zero draft and prefer that to be explicitly stated in the text of the treaty. + +The EU and its MS are concerned that including a provision on alternative plastics as proposed would mean that they +would be referred to as credible alternative materials that could reduce the health risks associated with plastic pollution +and promote circularity in the plastics industry. In particular, we are cautious about the biodegradable and compostable +materials presented as viable alternatives on a number of aspects. + +Compostable and biodegradable plastics could be considered under provision 5, a. under the design criteria. EU and its +MS prefer to keep this provision separate from provision II (6) as it refers to two different objects. However, the EU +and its MS would be open to discussing the possibility of integrating the content of provision 6. + +Option 1 and 3 +The EU+MS agree to work on the basis of option 1, with some amendment, and option 3. The EU and its MS emphasize +the need for the alternatives to be sustainable from a life-cycle perspective including their sourcing and end of life. + + +Provision (6) on Non-plastic substitutes + +The EU and its 27 Member States believe that a dedicated provision on non plastic-substitutes is not needed. We +understand that there are linkages with other provisions of the instrument and could support addressing the issue of non- +plastic substitutes in several other places in the instrument, i.e. Part II, provision (3) or (5); or Part IV provision (1) or +(7). + +Provision (4)bis on Dedicated programmes of work + +The EU+MS thank Norway for their proposal. We support the establishment of dedicated programmes of work. The +sectoral approach is key for the implementation of the treaty, helping Parties to develop tailor made and effective +measures. The sectors chosen have an important impact on plastic pollution; the EU+MS identify two product groups +in particular as being of high priority for the treaty: packaging, and fisheries and aquaculture. + + +",4 +498,26/04/2024 | SG1.2 & SG1.3 Joint meeting to address Fishinggear_PSIDS_Intervention | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg_1.2_1.3_joint_meeting_psids_statement_on_part_ii_item_9b_fishing_gear_delivered_by_tuvalu.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS Statement on Part II Item 9b. Waste Management, Fishing Gear, Contact Group 1- +Subgroup 1.2 and 1.3 joint meeting + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + + +Thank you Co-Facilitator, Tuvalu is speaking on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing +States and aligns with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island +States. + +We support the proposal by AOSIS. However, PSIDS is also flexible with the placement of +fishing gear in the appropriate items to address fishing gear full life cycle. We are happy to +discuss this further as we progress. + +Thank you Co-Facilitator + + + +",4 +499,26/04/2024 | CG2 Part IV - 5. International Cooperation (GCC) | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Gulf Cooperation Council,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_part_iv_-_5._international_cooperation_gcc.pdf,[],['Gulf Cooperation Council'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + +Part IV - 5. International Cooperation +GCC Submission + +GCC’s submission on preferred options for International Cooperation: + +- +GCC supports OP1, with the following adjustments to the language: + +“Parties are encouraged to promote cooperation with each other, as appropriate, and with relevant +intergovernmental organizations, including relevant scientific organizations and bodies, to support the effective +implementation of this instrument* and the achievement of its objective, while avoiding any duplication of +efforts.” + +- +GCC supports OP2, with the following adjustments to the language: + +“Parties are encouraged to promote, as appropriate the objective of this instrument* when participating in +decision- making, in accordance to unique national priorities.” + +- +GCC supports OP3, with the following adjustments to the language: + +“Parties are encouraged to promote international cooperation in support of the objective of this instrument* as +appropriate through: +a. +The development, transfer, diffusion of and access to technology on mutually agreed terms and +technical innovation on mutually agreed terms, consistent with [Part III.2 on capacity-building, +technical assistance and technology transfer], +b. The development of research and exchange of information to improve the understanding of plastic +pollution and advance technological innovation, consistent with [part IV.6 on information exchange +and part IV.7 on awareness-raising, education and research]; +c. +The promotion of technical and scientific cooperation, including regional platforms or databases, +technical- scientific cooperation projects, and networks of technical centres; +d. The use of existing public information exchange mechanisms to promote knowledge, best +environmental practices and alternative technologies that are environmentally, technically, socially +and economically viable.” + +- +GCC supports the removal of OP4, on the basis it has been covered in OP1 with adjustments. + +- +GCC supports OP5 Alt. +",4 +500,"26/04/2024 | SG1.3, 9a Waste Management | Marshall Islands on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/1.3_9a_-_pacific_sids.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES + + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + +Intervention on Streamlined Text for 9 (a) Plastic Waste Management + +Thank you Mr. Co-facilitator, + +The Republic of the Marshall Islands takes the floor on behalf of the Pacific Small Islands +Developing States, agree to the streamlined text that you have presented before us as we +see it as a basis for our discussions going forward. +We support option 1 as a good basis for further discussions and would like to stress on +Option 1 paragraph 2 to ensure aligning procedures/guidelines of other relevant MEAs to +complement what we are trying to achieve under this item. +Furthermore, Pacific SIDS recognizes that an eRective waste management system, or any +regulations of dangerous waste management practices, must be based on sound scientific +evidence considering existing relevant processes, frameworks, conventions and facilitate a +just transition. This must be coupled with eRective provisions on means of implementation +for SIDS including priority access for SIDS to technology for Waste Management and the +relevant stages of the waste hierarchy. + +Thank you, co-facilitator. + + +",4 +501,26/04/2024 | SG1.3_psids_intervention_on part II item 11 | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg1.3_psids_intervention_on_part_ii_item_11_existing_plastic_pollution_including_in_the_marine_environment_by_tuvalu.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS Statement on Part II Item 11. Existing place pollution, including in the marine +environment, Contact Group 1-Subgroup 3. + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Mr Co-facilitator, +Tuvalu delivers this intervention on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS). +We support the intervention made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island Developing +States (AOSIS). + +The Pacific SIDS urge the Committee to ensure we develop a legally binding agreement which +includes provisions to assist impacted States to address existing plastic pollution, including in the +marine environment. + +As large ocean states, we are recipients of plastic products in the form of trans boundary plastic +waste in addition to those that are imported for our necessary use. + +The Pacific is home to both the North and South plastic gyros, and fighting plastic on two fronts: +domestic terrestrial waste, and foreign marine plastic pollution. + +As Small Island Developing States, it is already a challenge to manage our own plastic waste, and +is an injustice to expect small island developing states to continue to manage others plastic waste, +especially when we contribute to less than 1.3% of the total plastic problem. + +Mr Co-facilitator, this provision is of high importance to the Pacific SIDS, considering the +disproportionate impacts of plastic pollution on our marine environments. We believe that +remediation of plastic, needs to be a priority to achieve the objectives of this instrument. + +On OP1 of the streamlined revised text, we support more binding language, requiring all parties to +take responsibility and urgent action to address existing plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment. As such, we propose the following modifications: + +1. In Op 1 sub-para b, we would like to add the text ""disproportionate burden"" in addition to the +text ""disproportionate impacts"". +2. In para 1, we prefer OP 1 C Alt over Op 1 C. Additionally, we would like to replace the word +""promote"" to the word ""ensure"" as we value the need to protect human health and the environment +in our approach to address existing plastic pollution. + +Mr Co-Facilitator, we will submit our text proposals to the portal for your consideration. +I thank you + + +",4 +502,"27/04/2024 | Statement made on 25, 26, 27 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its Member States",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/european_union_subgroup2_statement.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document,"European Union and its Member States – Statement subgroup 1.2 25, +26 and 27 April +Chemicals of concern in plastic and plastic products : +• +For EU+MS, the instrument needs to include a provision requiring each Party to restrict the +presence of chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern in plastic and plastics products as this +issue is only slightly/partially covered by existing MEAs. Though, it is important to ensure that the +different those MEAs are mutually supportive and do not hinder each other’s work; and that +duplication is avoided. +• +As proposed in its conceptual approach, a three-step-process to address chemicals of concern in +this instrument could follow the three following steps : STEP1: identification and listing of +chemicals and groups of chemicals of concern by science and hazard-based screening criteria, in +Annex A. STEP 2 : risk profile + risk management evaluation conducted by a Scientific/Technical +Review Committee to assess how a listed chemical of concern should be restricted and make +recommendations in this regard ; three outcomes can be proposed as restriction : first, a +ban/elimination in plastic and plastic products, second, a restriction at product level, third, no risk +identified. As a STEP3 : EU+MS see the need to define possible exemptions at chemicals level. +Following this three-steps-process will ensure that the presence of chemicals of concern in plastic +and plastic products is fully addressed at this stage + +3.Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use +plastic products and intentionally added microplastics  (Alt title: Problematic plastic +products and avoidable plastic products [and groups of such products], [including +short-lived and single-use plastic products] and [products containing] [microplastics on +their own and intentionally added microplastics in plastic and plastic products]  +On products : +• +We need to address problematic plastic products, either avoidable +and unavoidable, but also microplastics on their own; and intentionally added +microplastics within the instrument. +• +EU+MS support a two-fold and gradual approach with first the +identification of product as problematic through global screening criteria and a +second step, looking at the avoidability of the problematic product with two +possible outcomes: bans/phase-outs for product that are avoidable and reduction of +production + improvement of the design (5) for unavoidable ones. +• +For problematic and avoidable products, a global list of plastic products +to be regulated should also be established, together with a timeframe and possible +other requirements. These should be included in Annex B. +��� +The criteria to define problematic plastic products should be based +notably on: +• +Potential impact/hazard on human health and environment linked to the +intrinsic properties as well as its use; +• +Propensity of products to rapidly break down into MPs; +• +Propensity to impede recyclability, reuse, refill, … +… +• +EU+MS would like to precise that those criteria should be define in order to +ensure the correct capture of polymers of concern into their scope. Indeed polymers +are part of plastic products, and we think it could be suitable to capture that issue +through product, instead that having identification and listing of polymers as such +into provision (2). +• +The criteria to define avoidable plastic products could be based notably on the +feasibility to eliminate them or to replace them with products or practices with less +impact on health and the environment. +On microplastics: +• +EU+MS see the need for a ban on the production of microplastics with the +exception of pre-production raw materials and products containing intentionally +added microplastics to be included in the instrument. This should be further +regulated in Annex B Part IV.   +• +EU+MS could support having a ‘list of essential or allowed uses of +microplastics’.  +On both: +• +We could possibly accept time-limited exemptions for restrictions +regarding products and microplastics. Annex B should include a register of +exemptions to restrictions (to be discussed during session on provision (4)). We +understand that there may be a need to define exceptions in the Annex.  +• +The elements above should be included directly in the instrument.  + +As explained in our conceptual approach, EU+MS see interlinkages between several +provisions, and in particular, provisions 2, 3 and 5 of Part II. We are open to further reflect +on how to make use of the different provisions and their  interlinkages in order to achieve +our position for the different elements addressed in these provisions in an effective way.  + + +3b. Microplastics on their own and intentionally added microplastics, +in plastics and plastic products +EU+MS propose to capture microplastics concern under different provisions of Part II, respectively +provisions 3, 5 and 8. +For provision 3, point b, EU+MS see the need for a ban on the production of microplastics (with the +exception of pre-production raw materials) and on the production of products containing intentionally +added microplastics to be included in the instrument. This should be further regulated in Annex B Part +IV. EU+MS could support having a ‘list of essential or allowed uses of microplastics’. We could +possibly accept time-limited exemptions for restrictions regarding products and microplastics. Annex +B could include, where relevant, a register of exemptions to restrictions (see also EU+MS position on +Part II, provision 4). We understand that there may be a need to define exceptions in the Annex. +EU+MS see also a need to address unintentional emissions and releases of microplastics. +For provision 5 on product design, EU+MS see a need to include guidelines on product design to +minimize the unintentional releases and emissions of microplastics from plastics and plastic products +in Annex C. +For provision 8, on emissions and releases, EU+MS see a need to address that concern in that provision +and the related Annex E by notably adding in that Annex, minimum requirements to prevent and +eliminate unintentional emissions and releases of microplastics from wear and tear of sources listed in +Part I of that same Annex, to the environment, throughout the life cycle of plastic polymers, plastics +and plastics products. + +(4) Exemptions : + +• +EU+MS recognize that exemptions will be needed under this treaty and are +open to discuss and exchange views with other Members. +• +In its conceptual approach submitted, EU+MS proposed exemptions as the +third step +• +EU+MS are open to discuss the need for time-limited exemptions and +exemptions, possibly time unlimited, for certain purposes; EU+MS do not yet +have a position on whether these would be granted for “essential use” only or for +broader “acceptable” purposes. As you may have heard, EU+MS has no preferred +wording regarding exemptions and is open to discussing it. EU+MS think that in +any case, the availabity of alternatives should be taken into account.  +• +The criteria for exemptions and register for exemption should be included +separately in the relevant Annexes respectively: Annex A and B. +• +EU+MS see a need to draw inspiration from the wording and process used +under existing MEAs, e.g. : Stockholm Convention, Minamata Convention, +Montreal Protocol.   + +Provision (10) – Trade in listed chemicals and products, and in plastic waste + +• EU+MS support the inclusion of specific provisions regarding trade in +chemicals and groups of chemical of concern (2); problematic and avoidable plastic +products including short-lived and single-use products and microplastics on their +own and intentionally added microplastics (3); as well as plastic products not +meeting minimum design and performance criteria (5), while avoiding duplication +with relevant existing MEAs such as the Rotterdam Convention. +• EU+MS support core obligations to prohibit exports and imports of the above +list of materials and products. +• EU+MS highlight that trade-related measures proposed should be in line with +WTO rules and applied to all parties and non-parties on a non-discriminatory basis. +• EU+MS support requirements for exporters, especially the requirement of +harmonized information about the composition of exported materials.  + +Provision (13) – Transparency and labelling + +• EU+MS see the need to have harmonized information, transparency, traceability +and labelling measures included in the instrument. These elements will be necessary +to achieve the objective of the instrument. Inconsistencies with the GHS should be +avoided. +• EU+MS support the establishment of guidelines at the first meeting of the +governing body. +• EU+MS believes disclosure of information is needed on polymers but also on +the plastic products chemicals composition (at least , for the chemicals identified as +‘of concern’) and their traceability. We see also a need to disclose information about +the quantities, types and destination of polymers and of plastic products. +• EU+MS prefer to address monitoring in Part IV provision 4 (a) ‘assessment and +monitoring’. +• Also EU+MS propose to remove tracking measures from the scope of this +provision, as transparency seems a suitable and sufficient wording for those +measures. +• We would then propose to change the title of the provision to the clearer and +shorter ‘Transparency and labelling’ title. + +",4 +503,26/04/2024 | Proposed text for Part I Item 2 Objective | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids_text_proposal_on_part_i_item_1_objectives-edited.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +Text Proposal for Part I Item 2 Objective + +The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic through the +prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution in order to protect human +health and the environment. + +Option 1 1. +The objective of this instrument* is to [protect human health and the environment [by ending] +[from] [ the adverse effects of] [end] plastic pollution in all ecosystems, including in the marine +environment, [and other aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems], [by ending plastic pollution] +[based on through a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic [waste] +[through the prevention, progressive reduction and [elimination] [remediation] of +[additional]** plastic pollution] [management] [and utilization of plastic and plastic waste] +[according to national priorities] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], [in order][to +protect human health and the environment.][from its adverse effects][and to achieve +sustainable development][, poverty eradication and just transition,] [considering the principle +of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities] [as well as financial +and technical support]. + +1.Alt bis The objective could be achieved through the prevention, progressive reduction and +elimination of [additional] plastic pollution [by 2040 and enhanced efforts thereafter] according +to national priorities and to achieve sustainable development, poverty eradication and just +transition, considering [the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and +respective capabilities and] financial and technical support. + +Note: +The intent of this treaty is to end plastic pollution, and in doing so we will protect human health +and the environment. Pacific SIDS want to ensure both statements are included in the objective, +but believes the focus must remain on ending plastic pollution as stated in UNEA Resolution +5/14. +",4 +504,27/04/2024 | Africa Group Statement on National [Action][Implementation]Plans | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_national_action_implementation_plans_cg2_sg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Africa Group Statement on National [Action][Implementation]Plans +The Africa Group supports the fact that this provision should be shortened and more concise. +It does not have to assume a content of the eventual NIP or NAP without agreement or what is +agreed in Scope. +The Africa Group believes that such plan should be based on national circumstances and +realities. +Also, we support the idea of having Guidance on how the National Plan should be prepared for +the sake of harmonization and successful implementation of the instrument. The national Plan +should also be link with reporting requirement. +In addition, the Africa Group is in favor of keeping the OP7 bis Alt paragraph and the OP7 ter. + +",4 +505,27/04/2024 | Africa Group Statement on Implementation and compliance | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_implementation_and_compliance_cg2_sg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Africa Group Statement on Implementation and compliance +The Africa Group welcome a refined version of Option 1 - and call for an implementation and +compliance committee rather than mechanism building on the experience of the Montreal +Protocol. +We generally agree for an effective Implementation and compliance committee +The committee should operate under rules and procedures adopted by the Governing Body and +that this would follow rules of procedure for the instrument +The Africa Group is also in favor of the development of terms of reference for the committee +to be adapted by the Governing Body. + +",4 +506,27/04/2024 | African Statement on Reporting on progress [of implementation] | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/african_group_statement_on_reporting_on_progress_of_implementation_cg2_sg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +African Group Statement on Reporting on progress [of implementation] +The group generally agrees that there are segments of this provision a bit dependent on what is +agreed in the scope and Part I. +Thus the Africa Group is in favor of option 1. And in that Option we support Para1, Para 3, +Para 4 is also supported by the group where it clearly provides the responsibilities of the +governing body with respect to determining the modality and the format for reporting +Under Option 2: African Region affirms that each Party should report thought the secretariat +within specified timeline and this should be made publicly available. +Therefore, we support OP3 bis + +",4 +507,27/04/2024 | African Group Statement on Periodic assessment and monitoring | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/african_group_statement_on_periodic_assessment_and_monitoring_of_the_progress_of_implementation_of_the_instrument.docx_.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +African Group Statement on Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of +implementation of the instrument* [and effectiveness evaluation] +The Africa Group generally agrees that the governing body of this instrument should conduct +periodic assessment and monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument. +",4 +508,27/04/2024 | African Statement on Assessment and monitoring | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg2_sg2.2_africa_group_statement_on_assessment_and_monitoring.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +African Statement on Assessment and monitoring +Africa Group supports the streamlining of para 1 whilst maintaining text in the subsection A, +B, C and D. +We also support the refining of para 3 to include best available practices and adequate +technologies and not to refer to Low technology options. +",4 +509,27/04/2024 | Africa Group Statement on effectiveness evaluation | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_effectiveness_evaluation_cg2_sg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Africa Group Statement on effectiveness evaluation +Africa Group affirms that the Governing body should evaluate the effectiveness of the +instrument periodically, and for its first cycle to be 4 years, and then for the following cycle to +be determined by the governing body. We agree that the effective evaluation could follow the +blueprint of the Montreal protocol +We support the streamline text of Para 1, 2, 3 and 4. +And under Paragraph 2 we support OP1 and OP2 Alt and believe that the Terms of References +for the Committee and the modalities for effectiveness evaluation would be determined by the +governing body no later to its 2nd session + + +",4 +510,27/04/2024 | Africa Group Statement on International cooperation | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_international_cooperation_cg2_sg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Africa Group Statement on International cooperation +The Africa Group is in favor of the inclusion of this provision to the instrument. +We support keeping the proposed para 1,2,3, 4 and 5 - which are developed based on previous +MEAs such as Minamata and Stockholm Conventions. However, we think that the section +needs to be further refined. + + +",4 +511,27/04/2024 | Africa Group Statement on Information exchange | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_information_exchange_cg2_sg2.2_.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Africa Group Statement on Information exchange +The Africa Group agrees for having the title Information exchange instead of transparency +We support Para 1 while removing the bullet points on this provision and make it more concise, +to avoid assumptive measures on what would be agreed in previous segments of the instrument +and also to avoid assumptive measures that would be part of the Governing Body work. +We support the reflection of OP1 bis, and also Support for an online repository reflected on +Para 2. +",4 +512,"27/04/2024 | African Statement on Awareness-raising, education and research [and | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_awareness-raising_education_and_research_.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + +Friday 26 April 2024 + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +African Statement on 7. Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] +The Africa group generally agrees for a shorter and more concise provision that promotes regional +and international cooperation through bodies and networks. +We thus support the streamlining of Option 1, Para 1. The Group believes that measures shall be +taken by Country Party to raise awareness on the objective of this instrument. Such measures could +include: +- Promoting public participation and public access to information, and - + +Providing training in the national levels. +In our view, the need to advance scientific and technological research, development and innovation +to support the attainment of the objective is very curtailing, We therefore support the reflection of +Para 1 and Para 2, Under Option 2. +We again believe that cooperation is key at national, regional and international levels to promote +and/or undertake relevant research, development and exchange of information. + +",4 +513,27/04/2024 | African Statement on Subsidiary bodies | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_subsidiary_bodies_cg2_sg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +African Statement on 2. Subsidiary bodies + +The Africa Group is in favor of having a clear provision on the inclusion of subsidiary bodies as +they will be key in implementing the instrument. +The Africa group strongly supports the creation of a scientific, technical and socio-economic body +for the instrument. +A compliance and implementation committee will also be very important as mention in our +previous intervention under Part IV Section 2. + + + + + +",4 +514,27/04/2024 | Africa Group Statement on 8. Stakeholder engagement | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_8._stakeholder_engagement._cg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Africa Group Statement on 8. Stakeholder engagement +The Africa Group agrees on the inclusion of the provision on the participation in a multi- +stakeholder action agenda. +As a Group, we think that there is need for a multi-stakeholder action agenda’s objective to be +either: +• +Encourage Participation towards objectives and targets of the instrument, or +• +Promote Participation towards the development and implementation of the instrument + +",4 +515,27/04/2024 | Africa Group Intervention on 8 Bis On the Health aspects | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_8_bis_on_the_health_aspects_sg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 +African Statement on 8 Bis On the Health aspects: +The Africa Group supports the reflection of this provision. We welcome the inclusion of +Programmes and Plans to identify and protect populations at risk particularly communities in +vulnerable situations. +We would like also to stress on ensuring the following points : +• +Science based educational and preventive strategies, +• +Promotion of appropriate health-care for prevention and treatment of communities affected +by plastic pollution, +• +developed institutional and health professional capacities. +In subsection d, Para 1, the mention « in particular micro plastics and related issues » is in our +view preemptive to the ongoing negotiations in CG1 + +",4 +518,27/04/2024 | Part V: Africa Group Statement on 1. Governing Body | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/cg_2.2_part_v_africa_group_statement_on_1._governing_body.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Part V: +Africa Group Statement on 1. Governing Body +As Africa Group, we support the provisions and proposed text for the establishment of the +Conference of the Parties as the Governing body of the instrument. +We Therefor agree on Para 1 and appreciate that the interval basis of holding the COP to be +discussed at a later stage. +We also support the remaining Paragraphs of the Governing Body provision, namely Paras 2, 3, +4, 5 and 6. + +",4 +519,27/04/2024 | Statement on Part V: 3. Secretariat | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/africa_group_statement_on_part_v_3._secretariat_cg2.2.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + +AFRICA GROUP OF NEGOTIATORS +CONTACT GROUP 2.2 + +Africa Group Statement on 3. Secretariat +The Africa Group generally agrees on the developed provisions under this section. We support +Para 1, Para 2, Para 4 and Para 5. +The Africa Group is in favor of Para 3 parts which speaks on UNEP hosting the secretariat and +further call for the implementation of Para 88 of the Rio declaration that goes in favor of +strengthening UNEP Headquarters. + + + + +",4 +520,27/04/2024 | Propose text for co-facilitator streamlined text on Part II Item 8 | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg1.3_psids_intervention_on_part_ii_item_8_text_negotiation_delivered_by_tuvalufinal.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS intervention on Part II Item 8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life +cycle, co-facilitators technical streamlined text. Contact Group 1-Subgroup 3. + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Thank you Co-Facilitator, Tuvalu will be speaking on this Item on behalf of the 14 +member countries of the Pacific Small Island Developing States and aligns with the +statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. + +We are happy with the streamlined text. However, Pacific SIDS would like to propose +the following wording to be reflected in this Item; + +We believe that Emissions and Releases of micro and nano plastic throughout its life +cycle is crucial for the effectiveness of the Instrument, as such we request this remain +as a standalone item, as this addresses more than Waste Management. The Instrument +must seek to eliminate emissions of intended and manage non-intended micro and +nano plastics emissions and releases, eliminating the continuous harm to human health +and the environment, including in the marine environment. + +Therefore Mr-Co-facilitator We wish to propose the following text: + +8. +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle +Alt Title: [Emissions and][Leakage and] releases of plastic [products and products +waste][waste and microplastics] [throughout [the entire] [its] life cycle [of plastics]] +Option 1 +1. Each Party [, subject to its national plan and based upon national +circumstances and capabilities and relevant national environmental +regulations,] [, based on ][initial studies], [vulnerability studies] and +assessment of levels of contamination of ecosystems,] [shall] +[should][take [necessary] measures to] [regulate][prevent] [or reduce,][ +with a view toward elimination] and [where feasible] [eliminate] the +emissions and] [to protect human health and the environment] [control] +releases of [plastic polymers,] [chemical pollutants] plastics, including +microplastics, non plastics, and plastic products [across their life +cycle], [including from extraction and production,] [to the +environment.] from [the] [from various] sources [that should be +nationally determined] [identified in annex E][, with assessment of +trends of the emissions and releases, taking into consideration technical +feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic products, +and socio-economic impacts] [according to the national circumstances +and capacities of developing countries] [by the dates identified +therein]. +The emissions and releases covered under this provision should include: +a. [Emissions] [Releases] [of any plastic pollution] [of hazardous substances], +including microplastics, to air [and in workplaces throughout the value chain +of plastics]; +[b. Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of +chemicals [and polymers] of concern, plastics and plastic products [listed in +part II of Annex A]; and] +OP1b. bis. Spills of chemicals and other toxic exposures during extraction +and production of plastics, as well as during production of chemicals used in +plastics; +OP1b. ter. Minimization of microplastics generation and the generation of +hazardous chemicals during the use and waste phases. +OP1b. Alt. merge b and c. +[[b][c]. Releases of [chemicals and [monomers and] polymers [of concern,] +[of any plastic pollution] [plastics and plastic products] [listed in part II of +Annex A], including microplastics and nano plastics, to air, soil, and water, +[including the marine environment] and ecosystems.] +OP1 bis. Parties are encouraged to organize appropriate systems of environmental regulation and +to establish systems of control over permissie environmental impact where they do not exist. +OP1 ter. Each Party should endeavor to adopt, as appropriate, and maintain national laws, +regulations, or policies to address, within its national jurisdiction, adverse impacts on the +environment or potential risks to human health linked to or caused by plastic pollution, taking +into consideration any disproportionate impacts on persons in vulnerable situations. Each Party +should endeavor to implement and enforce the national laws, regulations, or policies it adopts or +maintains in accordance with this provision. +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall prevent and control the emissions and releases of plastic waste, and +microplastics to the environment from the sources identified in annex E. The emissions and +releases covered under this provision should include: +a. Emissions and releases of microplastics during production of +plastics and recycling of plastic waste to air and water; +b. Leakages of waste plastic products to land and waterbody; and +c. Releases of microplastics during use of products containing +intentionally added microplastics to water. + 2. Each Party [subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities and relevant national environmental regulations, ][shall] [take [effective] [any +necessary] measures to]] [is encouraged to] prevent [regulate][ or][and] reduce, with a view +toward elimination] [and where [possible] [feasible],] [and eliminate] [emissions and] releases of +[plastic pellets, flakes and powder] [plastic pollution] [from the full supply chain, including] +[from] production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, [the] +relevant [provisions and guidance agreed in] [efforts undertaken within] the framework of +international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization. +OP2 Alt 1. No text. +OP 2 Alt 2. Move text to annex B. +OP2 bis. In relation to the provision in Part II.8.2 and the reference to the International Maritime +Organisation and hence reference to the MARPOL Convention, due consideration should be +given to provisions as set out within other agreements such as the Cartagena, London, and +OSPAR Conventions. +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article [are encouraged to][shall] +be reflected in the national plan [communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans][, with +necessary means of implementation taking into account the special circumstances of small island +developing States]]. + OP3 Alt. No text. +4. The governing body*[, at its first session, shall][may] adopt [guidelines] [guidance], +including where relevant, sectoral guidelines, to facilitate implementation of [the obligations set +out in paragraph 1 [and 2] and OP2 quart] [of][this article], including [emission and effluent +standards,][on] [sector-specific] [best available techniques and best environmental practices] [on +preventing emissions and releases] [of plastic into the environment] and best available +techniques and best environmental practices [to capture and remove plastic pollution, including +microplastics and nano plastics from freshwater bodies, the marine environment and [any other] +ecosystems]. [The guidelines shall be coordinated with other relevant bodies.] +5. [Parties are encouraged to][Each Party shall] promote scientific and technical +innovation[, including through the cooperation mechanism* referred to in [Part III, article +number yet to be defined], ] to prevent and capture [the] [any] releases of chemical, polymers, +[plastics [and][,] plastic products [and their alternatives]] [plastic pollution], including [plastics +waste, and] microplastics and nano plastics, into [waterways and]] including in the [marine][and +other] environment[]][, particularly through strengthening cooperation among members, a +commitment of sharing knowledge and transfer of technology, based on good faith and common +understanding, from developed to developing countries in particular Small Island Developing +States and Least Developed Countries.] +5.bis. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this +provision. +Mr Co-facilitator, We are adding SIDS and LDCs because given our limited resources +basis we often have very little water and energy for these types of technologies and we +want to ensure that the technology shared with us is suitable for our special +circumstances. +Microplastics and nano plastics are small particles formed during the production of +plastic and the breakdown of larger plastics, carrying the same harmful chemicals. The +tiny size of NPs allows them to infiltrate body cells, increasing the risk of chemical +exposure. As these particles get smaller, their surface area increases, enhancing their +ability to leach chemicals into the body. The environmental persistence and potential for +long-distance transport of the chemicals in these plastics highlights their significant +health and environmental impact, akin to other concerning chemicals. Therefore, the +inclusion of chemicals, nano plastics and polymers where we inserted them in the text is +essential. + +We will submit a document to the Secretariat that outlines our preference on the specific +language we support being kept in the final instrument. + +I thank you Co-facilitator + + + +",4 +521,29/04/2024 | Text proposal for SG1.3 Co-facilitator streamlined text | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/sg1.3_psids_intervention_on_part_ii_item_8_text_negotiation_delivered_by_tuvalufinal_0.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS intervention on Part II Item 8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life +cycle, co-facilitators technical streamlined text. Contact Group 1-Subgroup 3. + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Thank you Co-Facilitator, Tuvalu will be speaking on this Item on behalf of the 14 +member countries of the Pacific Small Island Developing States and aligns with the +statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. + +We are happy with the streamlined text. However, Pacific SIDS would like to propose +the following wording to be reflected in this Item; + +We believe that Emissions and Releases of micro and nano plastic throughout its life +cycle is crucial for the effectiveness of the Instrument, as such we request this remain +as a standalone item, as this addresses more than Waste Management. The Instrument +must seek to eliminate emissions of intended and manage non-intended micro and +nano plastics emissions and releases, eliminating the continuous harm to human health +and the environment, including in the marine environment. + +Therefore Mr-Co-facilitator We wish to propose the following text: + +8. +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle +Alt Title: [Emissions and][Leakage and] releases of plastic [products and products +waste][waste and microplastics] [throughout [the entire] [its] life cycle [of plastics]] +Option 1 +1. Each Party [, subject to its national plan and based upon national +circumstances and capabilities and relevant national environmental +regulations,] [, based on ][initial studies], [vulnerability studies] and +assessment of levels of contamination of ecosystems,] [shall] +[should][take [necessary] measures to] [regulate][prevent] [or reduce,][ +with a view toward elimination] and [where feasible] [eliminate] the +emissions and] [to protect human health and the environment] [control] +releases of [plastic polymers,] [chemical pollutants] plastics, including +microplastics, non plastics, and plastic products [across their life +cycle], [including from extraction and production,] [to the +environment.] from [the] [from various] sources [that should be +nationally determined] [identified in annex E][, with assessment of +trends of the emissions and releases, taking into consideration technical +feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic products, +and socio-economic impacts] [according to the national circumstances +and capacities of developing countries] [by the dates identified +therein]. +The emissions and releases covered under this provision should include: +a. [Emissions] [Releases] [of any plastic pollution] [of hazardous substances], +including microplastics, to air [and in workplaces throughout the value chain +of plastics]; +[b. Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of +chemicals [and polymers] of concern, plastics and plastic products [listed in +part II of Annex A]; and] +OP1b. bis. Spills of chemicals and other toxic exposures during extraction +and production of plastics, as well as during production of chemicals used in +plastics; +OP1b. ter. Minimization of microplastics generation and the generation of +hazardous chemicals during the use and waste phases. +OP1b. Alt. merge b and c. +[[b][c]. Releases of [chemicals and [monomers and] polymers [of concern,] +[of any plastic pollution] [plastics and plastic products] [listed in part II of +Annex A], including microplastics and nano plastics, to air, soil, and water, +[including the marine environment] and ecosystems.] +OP1 bis. Parties are encouraged to organize appropriate systems of environmental regulation and +to establish systems of control over permissie environmental impact where they do not exist. +OP1 ter. Each Party should endeavor to adopt, as appropriate, and maintain national laws, +regulations, or policies to address, within its national jurisdiction, adverse impacts on the +environment or potential risks to human health linked to or caused by plastic pollution, taking +into consideration any disproportionate impacts on persons in vulnerable situations. Each Party +should endeavor to implement and enforce the national laws, regulations, or policies it adopts or +maintains in accordance with this provision. +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall prevent and control the emissions and releases of plastic waste, and +microplastics to the environment from the sources identified in annex E. The emissions and +releases covered under this provision should include: +a. Emissions and releases of microplastics during production of +plastics and recycling of plastic waste to air and water; +b. Leakages of waste plastic products to land and waterbody; and +c. Releases of microplastics during use of products containing +intentionally added microplastics to water. + 2. Each Party [subject to its national plan and based upon national circumstances and +capabilities and relevant national environmental regulations, ][shall] [take [effective] [any +necessary] measures to]] [is encouraged to] prevent [regulate][ or][and] reduce, with a view +toward elimination] [and where [possible] [feasible],] [and eliminate] [emissions and] releases of +[plastic pellets, flakes and powder] [plastic pollution] [from the full supply chain, including] +[from] production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, [the] +relevant [provisions and guidance agreed in] [efforts undertaken within] the framework of +international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization. +OP2 Alt 1. No text. +OP 2 Alt 2. Move text to annex B. +OP2 bis. In relation to the provision in Part II.8.2 and the reference to the International Maritime +Organisation and hence reference to the MARPOL Convention, due consideration should be +given to provisions as set out within other agreements such as the Cartagena, London, and +OSPAR Conventions. +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article [are encouraged to][shall] +be reflected in the national plan [communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national plans][, with +necessary means of implementation taking into account the special circumstances of small island +developing States]]. + OP3 Alt. No text. +4. The governing body*[, at its first session, shall][may] adopt [guidelines] [guidance], +including where relevant, sectoral guidelines, to facilitate implementation of [the obligations set +out in paragraph 1 [and 2] and OP2 quart] [of][this article], including [emission and effluent +standards,][on] [sector-specific] [best available techniques and best environmental practices] [on +preventing emissions and releases] [of plastic into the environment] and best available +techniques and best environmental practices [to capture and remove plastic pollution, including +microplastics and nano plastics from freshwater bodies, the marine environment and [any other] +ecosystems]. [The guidelines shall be coordinated with other relevant bodies.] +5. [Parties are encouraged to][Each Party shall] promote scientific and technical +innovation[, including through the cooperation mechanism* referred to in [Part III, article +number yet to be defined], ] to prevent and capture [the] [any] releases of chemical, polymers, +[plastics [and][,] plastic products [and their alternatives]] [plastic pollution], including [plastics +waste, and] microplastics and nano plastics, into [waterways and]] including in the [marine][and +other] environment[]][, particularly through strengthening cooperation among members, a +commitment of sharing knowledge and transfer of technology, based on good faith and common +understanding, from developed to developing countries in particular Small Island Developing +States and Least Developed Countries.] +5.bis. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this +provision. +Mr Co-facilitator, We are adding SIDS and LDCs because given our limited resources +basis we often have very little water and energy for these types of technologies and we +want to ensure that the technology shared with us is suitable for our special +circumstances. +Microplastics and nano plastics are small particles formed during the production of +plastic and the breakdown of larger plastics, carrying the same harmful chemicals. The +tiny size of NPs allows them to infiltrate body cells, increasing the risk of chemical +exposure. As these particles get smaller, their surface area increases, enhancing their +ability to leach chemicals into the body. The environmental persistence and potential for +long-distance transport of the chemicals in these plastics highlights their significant +health and environmental impact, akin to other concerning chemicals. Therefore, the +inclusion of chemicals, nano plastics and polymers where we inserted them in the text is +essential. + +We will submit a document to the Secretariat that outlines our preference on the specific +language we support being kept in the final instrument. + +I thank you Co-facilitator + + + +",4 +522,29/04/2024 | PSIDS streamline statement Part III SG2.1 Capacity Building | Solomon Islands on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids_streamline_statement_on_capacity_buildingtt_ta.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States on Capacity Building, TT, TA +(Part III, Item 5 Streamline Proposal for SG2.1) +Plastics INC4 - Ottawa, Canada +28 April 2024 + + +Delivered by Solomon Islands on behalf of Pacific SIDS. +Intervention on Capacity building, technical assistance and Technology Transfer: +On behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS), Solomon Islands supports +Samoa’s intervention on behalf of AOSIS. +Pacific SIDS support OP1 reflecting our emphasis on the importance of capacity building, +technical assistance and technology transfer in the implementation of the future treaty on plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment. +We also see merit in OP2 bis reiterating the comments made by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. +Any capacity building, technical assistance and technology transfer initiatives shall be +determined by existing and potential needs and priorities of Parties and delivered through +existing subregional and regional centres. +As Pacific SIDS, we are constantly under-resourced, constrained by capacity due to little or no +technical assistance as well as not having the requisite technology to address plastic pollution in +our small islands. +Thank you. + + + + +",4 +523,29/04/2024 | Text proposal for SG1.3 Part II 11 | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/psids_text_proposal_on_part_ii_item_11_co-facilitator_streamlined_text.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY10017 +Phone no: +1(212) 661 3403 +Email address: +psidschair@gmail.com + + + +PSIDS text proposal for Co-facilitator streamlined text Part II 11 Existing plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment + +Delivered by: Tuvalu + +Mr Co-facilitator, + +Tuvalu is speaking on behalf of the 14 Pacific SIDS. + +On the streamlined co-facilitatir’s text, PSIDS support: +i. +OP 1 a; + +ii. +On OP 1 b, we would like to add on the last line after the text on disproportionate +impacts, to add burdens after the word disproportionate on small island developing +states. + +iii. +Also, we support OP 1 C Alt. Additionally, we would like to add the word ensure +besides the word promote. + +iv. +We would like to remove the word including, just before the text on traditional +knowledge under para 4, option 3, sub-para b. + +Adding the proposed wording to the respective sentences will highlight the importance of the +subject matter, which should be carefully considered in our discussions. + +We support the deletion of the word ‘including’ because science and traditional knowledge +should not be treated as a single source of information. + +Thank you Co-facilitator + +",4 +524,"29/04/2024 | Africa Group Statements from Contact Group 1, Sub group 1.2 | Ghana on behalf of African Group",https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/african_group_of_negotiators_cg1_sg1.2_statements_final.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + +AFRICA GROUP STATEMENTS +Contact Group 1, Sub-group 1.2 +Co-chair’s streamlined text Part II 1-3 + + +2. +Chemicals and polymers of concern +The Africa Group calls for a global instrument that eliminates the most, harmful and high-risk +plastic categories including problematic polymers, chemicals of concern, products and +applications, in order to protect human health and the environment. +Therefore, the Africa Group calls for provision 2 on chemicals and polymers of concern to +include the following key elements: +• Global measures to not allow production, sale, distribution, import or export of listed +chemicals or groups of chemicals and polymers of concern +• INC mandates expert group to develop criteria for consideration +• scientific body should be established to develop listing, applying the criteria +• timelines for phase out to be set out in the relevant Annex +• synergies with existing chemicals MEAs such as BRS and Minamata Conventions +The Africa Group’s position is reflected in the Co-chairs technical streamlined text, Option 1, +paragraph 1, 2 a) b) c) d) and 3, with some amendments. +The Africa Group welcomes intersessional work on this item. + + +3. +Problematic [plastic products] and avoidable plastic products [and groups +of such products], [including short-lived and single-use plastic products] and [products +containing] intentionally added microplastics +a. +Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and groups of +such products]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic products +The Africa Group calls for a global instrument that eliminates the most, harmful and high-risk +plastic categories including problematic polymers, chemicals of concern, products and +applications, in order to protect human health and the environment. +Therefore, the Africa Group calls for provision 2 on chemicals and polymers of concern to +include the following key elements: +• Global measures to not allow production, sale, distribution, import or export of listed +problematic and avoidable plastic products +• INC mandates expert group to develop criteria for problematic and avoidable plastic +products for consideration +• scientific body should be established to develop listing, applying the criteria +• timelines for phase out to be determined in the Annex +The Africa Group’s position is reflected in the streamlined text, Option 1, paragraph 1, with +some amendments. +The Africa Group welcomes intersessional work on this item. + +b. +[Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics +The Africa Group welcomes intersessional work on this item. + +AFRICA GROUP STATEMENTS +Contact Group 1, Sub-group 1.2 +Revised Zero Draft Part II 4, 4bis + +4. +Exemptions available to a Party upon request +The Africa Group’s position is reflected in the Revised Zero Draft. We look forward to +proceeding with negotiations on the basis of option 1. In addition, we welcome intersessional +work on this provision. + +4bis. Dedicated programmes of work +The Africa Group is flexible to consideration of dedicated programmes of work as one of the +provisions under the instrument. However, welcomes intersessional work to inform further +deliberations on this provision. + + +AFRICA GROUP STATEMENTS +Contact Group 1, Sub-group 1.2 +Co-chair’s streamlined text Part II provisions 5, 6 & 13 +5. Product design, composition and performance +The Africa Group calls for a global instrument that includes product design criteria and +standards to promote a safe and non-toxic circular economy, in line with the waste hierarchy +whereby priority is given to prevention and reuse followed by recycling before recovery and +disposal. +The Africa Group welcomes intersessional work on provision 5 a) b) c) and d). + +a. +[Product [design and] performance] +The Africa Group is open to further consideration of the options presented in the Co-Chair’s +technical streamlined text. However, the Africa Group looks forward to further negotiations on +the basis of option 1 of the streamlined text. +b. [[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics +and][Circularity approaches for] plastic products +The Africa Group’s position on this provision was reflected in the option presented in the Co- +Chair’s technical streamlined text. We are open to further consideration of the streamlined text +c. +Use of recycled plastic contents +The Africa Group is open to further consideration of option 1 of the Co-Chair’s technical +streamlined text. It is however important that the content of annex C is discussed as part of the +intersessional work to ensure that it is explicit. +d. +Alternative plastics and plastic products +The Africa Group looks forward to proceeding with negotiations on the basis of option 1 of the +Co-Chair’s technical streamlined text. + +6. Non-plastic substitutes +The Africa Group looks forward to proceeding with negotiations on the basis of option 1 of the +Co-Chair’s technical streamlined text. + +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling +As a recipient of plastics and plastic products that may contain hazardous constituents, the +issues of transparency, labelling, tracking and monitoring are very pertinent for the region. We +therefore support having a provision addressing this matter. It is important that labelling and +information disclosure is globally harmonized. +The Africa Group is therefore open to further deliberation based on option 1 of the Co-Chairs +technical streamlined text. We also recognize that the consideration of approaches and +disclosure requirements may require some intersessional work and are willing to participate in +such processes. +",4 +526,30/04/2024 | Pacific SIDS Statement on Exemptions Available to a Party Upon Request | Vanuatu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/vanuatu-subgroup_1.2_-_exemptions_available_to_a_party_upon_request.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-4 + +In – Session: Subgroup 1.2 + + +Delivered by: Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States + +Part II, Item 4: Exemptions Available to a Party Upon Request +Thank you, Co-facilitator, Vanuatu is making this intervention on behalf of the Pacific +SIDs. +We support the intervention made by AOSIS and are happy to work on the basis of Option +1, and request exemptions shall not be granted on chemicals or polymers that are harmful +to human health and the environment. We further note that detailed discussions on +exemptions are underpinned by textual discussions on Parts 2 and 3 and therefore cannot +be completed until details are confirmed on these items. +Pacific SIDS also request a clear set of procedures to be established and utilized by the +validation body when considering any exemption applications. +Thank you again Co-Facilitator. + +",4 +527,30/04/2024 | Pacific SIDS Statement on Non-Plastic Substitutes | Vanuatu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/incres/uploads/vanuatu-subgroup_1.2-_non_plastic_substitute.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],,StatementContactGroupsGroupofStates,insession document," + + + + + + +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + +Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United +Nations +685 3rd Ave, 11th Floor +New York, NY 10017 +Phone no.: +1 (212) 661 3403 +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + + + +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-4 + +In – Session: Subgroup 1.2 + + +Delivered by: Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States +Part II, Item 6: Non-Plastic Substitutes +Thank you Mr. Co-facilitator, Vanuatu is taking the floor on behalf of the Pacific SIDs & we +thank you for your hard work in producing this streamlined text on Non-Plastic +Substitutes. +Our positions have been reflected in the streamlined text as follows: +1. The inclusion of “cultural” in Option 1.1 as part of the listing on Impacts +2. The inclusion of paragraph 6 on traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous +Peoples, and local knowledge systems +3. In Paragraph 7 on the establishment of a process for the assessment of the safety +and sustainability of potential substitutes to plastics and their suitability as +substitutes, considering their potential impacts on human health and the +environment, the waste hierarchy, and “reduce, reuse and recycle” approaches. + +However, Pacific SIDS will reserve our position on whether Part 6 on Substitutes should be +merged with Part 5(d) pending clarification on the definitions of alternatives and +substitutes and, in particular, non-plastic substitutes. + +Thank you, Mr. Co-facilitator. +",4 +534,"Proposal from the USA and the EU for a consolidated language of paragraph 2 of Rule 37, reflecting consultations with interested parties havin(g expressed concern on this matter at the OEWG",https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41322/Proposal%20for%20consolidated%20language%20on%20rule%2037%20of%20the%20draft%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y,[],"['United States Of America', 'European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States']",[],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal from the USA and the EU for a consolidated language of paragraph 2 of Rule 37, reflecting _x000D__x000D_ +consultations with interested parties having expressed concern on this matter at the OEWG _x000D__x000D_ +Rule 37 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Member shall have one vote, except as provided for in paragraph 2 of the present rule. _x000D__x000D_ +2. A regional economic integration organization shall, on matters within its competence, exercise its _x000D__x000D_ +right to vote with a number of votes equal to [the number of its member States participating in the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee] [the number of its member States duly accredited and present at the time of the vote]. _x000D__x000D_ +Such an organization shall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States exercises its right _x000D__x000D_ +to vote, and vice versa. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +535,"Proposal from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and Qatar for paragraph 2 of Rule 37 of the draft Rules of Procedure",https://apps1.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/proposal_from_saudi_arabia_bahrain_egypt_and_qatar_for_paragraph_2_of_rule_37_of_the_draft_rules_of_procedure.pdf#overlay-context=node/344/revisions/11895/view%3Fq%3Dnode/344/revisions/11895/view,[],"['Saudi Arabia', 'Bahrain', 'Egypt', 'Qatar']",[],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and Qatar for paragraph 2 of Rule 37 of the draft Rules of _x000D__x000D_ +Procedure _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Member shall have one vote [, except as provided for in paragraph 2 of the present rule]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [A regional economic integration organization shall, on matters within its competence, exercise its right to vote _x000D__x000D_ +with a number of votes equal to [the number of its member States participating in the Committee] [the number of its _x000D__x000D_ +member States duly accredited and present at the time of the vote]. Such an organization shall not exercise its _x000D__x000D_ +right to vote if any of its member States exercises its right to vote, and vice versa.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +653,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/australia_updated.pdf,[],['Australia'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia: Submission to the INC Process _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Sequencing and organisation of INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia recognises that 2024 is an ambitious timeframe for finalising the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and that it will require a highly organised INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +We support a mechanism for Member States to share their vision and priorities for the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +ahead of INC1. This will ensure that the time in INC1 is used efficiently. _x000D__x000D_ +INC1 _x000D__x000D_ +As reflected in the OEWG meeting report, Australia proposes that the first INC meeting considers the _x000D__x000D_ +foundational elements of the instrument. This includes: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The objective _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any subsidiary goals _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement on key definitions _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the general principles, and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Refining the scope of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also recommend INC1 aims to agree on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The preferred structure of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A set of elements to inform the development of a zero draft (noting this list would not have _x000D__x000D_ +to be exhaustive by the end of INC1, and other elements could be considered by future INCs) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A mandate for the development of a zero draft ahead of INC2 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Clusters _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional working groups and their facilitators _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +An INC and intersessional work program that can evolve over time, and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A plan and agenda for INC2. _x000D__x000D_ +The first INC should also commence discussions on more substantive issues that may take several INCs _x000D__x000D_ +to resolve, such as interactions with other international instruments, capacity building, financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms and technology transfer. It should establish the required intersessional contact groups, _x000D__x000D_ +or technical working groups required to progress this work. _x000D__x000D_ +Clustering of Work _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports clustering the work of the INC along the plastics lifecycle with consideration of _x000D__x000D_ +international measures, national-level actions, and supporting mechanisms: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +International upstream measures: Including production, manufacturing, chemical hazard _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and sustainable product design for a circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +International midstream measures: Including managing consumption and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +International downstream measures: Including waste, end-of-life management, remediation, _x000D__x000D_ +and marine plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National-level action: Including national actions plans and underlying policy mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Supporting mechanisms: Including science and knowledge building, monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation, education and awareness raising, institutional arrangements, and funding _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The clustering will need to be flexible due to the interactions and linkages between the topics, and a _x000D__x000D_ +later INC will need to consider the work of the clusters with a view to ensuring they form part of a _x000D__x000D_ +coherent whole. _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Substantive issues which would contribute to preparation of documentation for INC-_x000D__x000D_ +1, in particular regarding potential elements of the future instrument as well as _x000D__x000D_ +priorities, needs, challenges and barriers and overview of national measures _x000D__x000D_ +Australian National Measures _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, is a problem that no one nation can solve on _x000D__x000D_ +its own. Australia is lucky to be home to some of the most stunning marine environments in the world. _x000D__x000D_ +By working together, we can better protect and preserve these unique ecosystems and the _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity they support. _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing plastic pollution through a new global instrument is a key pillar of Australia’s international _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agenda. We will pursue ambitious action under the instrument to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia is pursuing a range of national measures to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We have set industry-led National Packaging Targets, which include by 2025: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +100% of packaging being reusable, recyclable or compostable _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +70% of our plastic packaging recycled or composted _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +50% average recycled content in all packaging including 20% average recycled content in all _x000D__x000D_ +of our plastic packaging, and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The phase out of problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +As a federated state, management of plastic pollution is shared between the national Australian _x000D__x000D_ +Government and state and territory governments. Australia will ensure that its state and territory _x000D__x000D_ +governments are consulted throughout the development of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +All state and territory governments in Australia have banned single-use lightweight plastic bags and _x000D__x000D_ +are committed to phasing out eight problematic and unnecessary plastic product types by 2025. These _x000D__x000D_ +eight items include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Lightweight shopping bags _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +“Degradable” plastics (fragmentable/oxo-degradable) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic straws _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic utensils and stirrers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (e.g. cups and clamshells) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EPS consumer goods packaging (loose fill and moulded), and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Microbeads in personal health care products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia has also committed to progressively phase-out the export of certain waste materials, _x000D__x000D_ +including plastic waste through its Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (2020). This will contribute to _x000D__x000D_ +reducing the flow of plastics into the world’s oceans. The Act establishes a framework to: regulate the _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +export of waste materials; manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of products, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular those impacts associated with the disposal of products; and provide for voluntary, co-_x000D__x000D_ +regulatory and mandatory product stewardship schemes. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is an issue of particular importance to the Pacific region. Australia is committed to _x000D__x000D_ +working with our neighbours. We are a supporting member of the ANZPAC Plastics Pact, an industry-_x000D__x000D_ +led regional pact focused on accelerating a circular economy for plastic packaging and reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste and pollution in the Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands region through an ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +set of targets. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia has also committed to signing up to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation New Plastics Economy _x000D__x000D_ +Global Commitment in 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia has provided funding assistance of $729,000 from 2022-2024 to the Secretariat of the Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to build capacity and support Pacific Island country _x000D__x000D_ +preparations for, and participation in, negotiations for the instrument. This support strengthens our _x000D__x000D_ +regional support on tackling plastic pollution, including through the $16 million Pacific Ocean Litter _x000D__x000D_ +Project. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to further collaboration on tackling plastic pollution with our Pacific Island _x000D__x000D_ +neighbours and welcome suggestions on current challenges and barriers facing the region. _x000D__x000D_ +Documentation - Rules of Procedure _x000D__x000D_ +We place importance on completing the Rules of Procedure that will apply to the negotiations on the _x000D__x000D_ +new instrument. Australia will make every effort to resolve the rule relating to the voting rights of _x000D__x000D_ +Regional Economic Integration Organisations with interested Members ahead of INC1, to ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +work of the Committee can be progressed quickly. _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) The content and considerations for the preparation of the forum as set out in the _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG _x000D__x000D_ +information _x000D__x000D_ +document _x000D__x000D_ +entitled _x000D__x000D_ +‘Preparations _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +forum’ _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/PP/OEWG/1/INF/4) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports maximising opportunities for stakeholder engagement, including through the _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder forum at INC1. The stakeholder engagement scope needs to be clearly defined so outputs _x000D__x000D_ +can directly support the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +Key stakeholder groups include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Industry representatives, including: _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic producers _x000D__x000D_ +o Industries that are major producers of plastic packaging for their products _x000D__x000D_ +o Recyclers _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic commodity traders _x000D__x000D_ +o Value chain logistics managers _x000D__x000D_ +o Informal waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Non-government organisations including representatives of civil society with an interest in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and the plastics value chain _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental organisations with an interest in the environment and the plastic value _x000D__x000D_ +chain _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +First Nations people who care for country, and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Researchers with expertise in the plastics value chain and in plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We support ensuring that the outcomes of the stakeholder forum are directly relevant and _x000D__x000D_ +communicated to the INC. There should be a two-way dialogue to ensure that those who will be _x000D__x000D_ +implementing and impacted by a new international instrument to end plastic pollution have the _x000D__x000D_ +opportunity to contribute to its development. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +654,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/344%3Fq%3Dnode/344,[],['Brazil'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Brasília, 15 July 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Comments from Brazil prior to INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Starting with the overarching structure of the instrument, Brazil would favour, in principle, a _x000D__x000D_ +convention format plus annexes inspired by other chemicals and wastes EMAs, such as the BRS _x000D__x000D_ +and Minamata Conventions. Nonetheless, Brazil understands that it is important not to prejudge _x000D__x000D_ +the INC negotiations, which may decide that a different structure would better fit the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +future agreement on which the Parties agree. _x000D__x000D_ +We advocate an ambitious instrument that encompasses the life cycle of plastics, from production _x000D__x000D_ +to consumption and trade to waste management, taking into account national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve a practical and implementable agreement, but also an ambitious one, it is crucial _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure adequate means of implementation concerning financial resources, technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +including sharing and co-development of new technologies, as well as capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms aimed at developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC should establish a dedicated multilateral fund to enable the implementation of the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument by developing countries, which should rely on new, additional and predictable _x000D__x000D_ +resources from different sources in the developed world, and be accessed on concessional terms. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, there also should be targets for developed nations with regard to the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +Discussions on means of implementation should take place simultaneously with the debate on _x000D__x000D_ +objectives, targets and key provisions of the new instrument to make it effective. To that end, it is _x000D__x000D_ +also critical to account for phasing-out and just transition mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ +Tackling plastic pollution should be approached from the perspective of Sustainable Development; _x000D__x000D_ +thus, the text of the agreement should reflect the Principles of Rio, particularly that of Common _x000D__x000D_ +But Differentiated Responsibilities. It should also adequately balance the environmental, economic _x000D__x000D_ +and social dimensions of the challenge before us, reflecting and anchoring concepts enshrined in _x000D__x000D_ +the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It must avoid one-size-fits-all solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +The negotiation process should be evidence-based, including socioeconomic assessments, inter _x000D__x000D_ +alia, on raw materials, sources of production, production processes (including the use of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals), alternative components, product design, consumption patterns, trade, transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movements of plastic wastes (including illegal traffic flows) and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. The capabilities and needs of developing countries should draw special attention _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the process. _x000D__x000D_ +The text needs to consider ways of cooperating with other environmental multilateral agreements _x000D__x000D_ +and intergovernmental organizations in the area of chemicals and waste to find complementarities, _x000D__x000D_ +thus avoiding duplication of mandates and efforts. In this regard, the new agreement would highly _x000D__x000D_ +Brasília, 15 July 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +benefit from the expertise of the Basel and Stockholm Convention regional centres in providing _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance and capacity-building activities in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to compliance, the INC needs to create mechanisms that help countries implement _x000D__x000D_ +the new agreement through a facilitative and cooperative approach. The same applies to national _x000D__x000D_ +reports and action plans, which should not only demonstrate the progress made by countries under _x000D__x000D_ +their new obligations but, more importantly, serve as a means of support for the collection and _x000D__x000D_ +processing of evidence-based data, as well as translating them into national policies, according to _x000D__x000D_ +local circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +655,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_inc_submission.pdf,[],['Chile'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of Chile _x000D__x000D_ +Follow up of the Open-Ended Working Group for the Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Chile refers to the letter sent by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Inger Anderssen, on 24 June, inviting to present submissions as the follow up of the Open-Ended _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to Develop an International _x000D__x000D_ +Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In this framework, Chile suggests the following aspects to be considered in the future negotiations of _x000D__x000D_ +the INC: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing and organization of INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Given that the timeframe considered for the outcome of this negotiation is brief, we suggest that _x000D__x000D_ +the Secretariat proposes a general structure for the legally binding instrument in advance of the _x000D__x000D_ +first meeting of the Committee, or INC – 1, based on the experience in the negotiations of relevant _x000D__x000D_ +MEA, particularly the ones related to chemicals and waste. In this way, negotiations on substantial _x000D__x000D_ +aspects can start from the first parts of the process, instead of using relevant negotiation time on _x000D__x000D_ +formal aspects. _x000D__x000D_ +• Plastic pollution includes industrial, economic, transboundary, environmental, and cultural aspects _x000D__x000D_ +that are interrelated but sometimes lack a relationship between them. Therefore, and to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +duplications, we suggest taking the example of the negotiation of Minamata Convention, where _x000D__x000D_ +great subjects are divided in chapters. In this context, the new plastic instrument may be structured _x000D__x000D_ +in chapters, where each one of them is destined to a particular subject in the list of the resolutions, _x000D__x000D_ +such as: circular economy, plastic design, marine plastic litter, microplastics, international _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation, raising awareness and education, health and pollution, information exchange, _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness, and compliance, among others. _x000D__x000D_ +• Considering different national and logistical realities of countries participating in this process, we _x000D__x000D_ +suggest that the Secretariat informs member States on the time and place of each INC at least 8 _x000D__x000D_ +weeks in advance. It is essential that full hybrid participation is allowed for negotiation, including _x000D__x000D_ +interventions and active participation of virtual participants in the negotiation process. We also _x000D__x000D_ +suggest that meeting documents are made available to participants at least a month in advance of _x000D__x000D_ +each meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +• We suggest that the Secretariat shortens the limit of national statements to 2 minutes, so that time _x000D__x000D_ +is destined to negotiations of the sections of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• To ensure a wide acceptance of the outcomes of the negotiation and the new legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument we suggest that the Secretariat allows and promotes in person and hybrid participation _x000D__x000D_ +in equal conditions of all interested parties, including NGOs, industry, academia, other international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• We suggest incorporating gender equality and regional considerations as a rule in the expert _x000D__x000D_ +groups and subsidiary bodies that may be established on the framework of this process, including _x000D__x000D_ +50/50 gender parity and equal participation for all regional groups. _x000D__x000D_ +• We express our preference on a 2/3 rule for decision-making and approval of the contents on the _x000D__x000D_ +new international legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• For the development of national action plans, Chile suggests evaluating the option of developing a _x000D__x000D_ +problem-solving tool like the IOMC Internet-based Chemicals Management Decision-Making _x000D__x000D_ +Toolbox 1 (IOMC Toolbox). Depending on the resources available for each the country (low, _x000D__x000D_ +medium, or high), the tool allows to identify the most appropriate and efficient national actions to _x000D__x000D_ +address specific national problems related to plastics management. _x000D__x000D_ +• We suggest that the actions contemplated in this new environmental agreement for the prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring, and control of plastic pollution, marine litter and microplastics, consider the promotion _x000D__x000D_ +and implementation of innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence, data science, etc. as _x000D__x000D_ +they could help interested parties to promote and support research, knowledge sharing, create _x000D__x000D_ +startups and new job opportunities for developed and developing countries, among other matters. _x000D__x000D_ +• We highlight the lack of an international risk assessment framework that considers the _x000D__x000D_ +multidimensionality of plastic and microplastic particles. There is potential to support scientific _x000D__x000D_ +research and promote the exchange of knowledge, to assess the impacts of plastic, marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +and microplastics on coastal ecosystems (e.g., mangroves, seagrass, and corals), the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, food security and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive issues which would contribute to preparation of documentation _x000D__x000D_ +• Considering the large number and specificity of negotiation issues, we propose that expert groups _x000D__x000D_ +are created from INC-1 onwards to work online during the intersessional period on specific topics. _x000D__x000D_ +Some of the relevant areas of work include, but are not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ +o Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +o Financial measures _x000D__x000D_ +o Risk assessment _x000D__x000D_ +o National action plans _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastics design criteria _x000D__x000D_ +o Effectiveness and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +The expert groups may prepare technical reports that serve as a starting point for the following _x000D__x000D_ +negotiating committees. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics require special and specific attention in this new agreement, since microplastic can _x000D__x000D_ +enter through multiple pathways to the terrestrial and marine environment. The environmental and _x000D__x000D_ +health risks, and impacts that it can generate are still unknown. Reports on the state of art of _x000D__x000D_ +scientific knowledge in this relevant matter would be useful for all interested parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 https://iomctoolbox.org _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +656,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costa_rica_inc_submission.pdf#overlay-context=node/344%3Fq%3Dnode/344,[],['Costa Rica'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +July 14th, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Written Submission from Costa Rica to the INC process _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica would like to highlight the following elements on the preparation for the first INC _x000D__x000D_ +meeting: _x000D__x000D_ +• We are of the view that the structure of the instrument should include, at least, the _x000D__x000D_ +following elements in separate approaches (clusters): _x000D__x000D_ +o General provisions that incorporate clear objectives and definitions, as foundations _x000D__x000D_ +for the rest of the negotiation. _x000D__x000D_ +o Comprehensive approach of the full lifecycle of plastic, with a clear view of the _x000D__x000D_ +three stages of this cycle and its interlinkages, including the concept of circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy. The stages must include sustainable production and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +(upstream), product design, including manufacture and chemicals use (midstream), _x000D__x000D_ +and adequate waste management (downstream). _x000D__x000D_ +o Robust means of implementation as well as capacity building and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer to make sure all countries, in particular developing countries, have _x000D__x000D_ +sufficient means to address plastic pollution in all its broader context. _x000D__x000D_ +o Dedicated financial mechanisms, including the creation of a specific fund for _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +o A specific component for national actions plans to contribute to the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument and to assure international cooperation and financial support for _x000D__x000D_ +its implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +o Institutional framework to guarantee the effectiveness of the instrument, with a _x000D__x000D_ +scientific body that can provide technical support for decision-making. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Other general topics that Costa Rica believes should be referred in the overall text are: _x000D__x000D_ +o Broad stakeholder involvement, including civil society, private sector, SMEs and _x000D__x000D_ +NGOs among others, to assure the adequate implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +o Research and innovation to move towards sustainable consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +production. _x000D__x000D_ +o Substitutive materials for plastic, and appropriate labeling for correct disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +o Extended producer responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +o Regional and subregional approach. _x000D__x000D_ +o All Rio Principles, including common but differentiated responsibilities and _x000D__x000D_ +respective capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Costa Rica believes that the creation of working groups during the negotiation process, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as during intersessional work, would be of great support to advance on the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation. Nevertheless, the size of the delegations, in particular of developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +should be taken into account before deciding on the option of having parallel sessions, as _x000D__x000D_ +this may difficult full participation. _x000D__x000D_ +• Our delegation reiterates the importance of having a written proposal from the Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +for the first session, presenting options for the structure of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• We are committed to fully engage in the negotiations, and we strongly believe that _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable post pandemic rebuilding is not only ideal but smarter as it offers higher _x000D__x000D_ +returns; hence: good business. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +657,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ecuador_written_submission_ecu_15_jul.pdf#overlay-context=node/344%3Fq%3Dnode/344,[],['Ecuador'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written submission from Ecuador _x000D__x000D_ +Recommendations for the organization of the Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to undertake an action-oriented analysis of the goal, scope and non-_x000D__x000D_ +exhaustive elements and provisions of the new legally binding instrument as _x000D__x000D_ +mandated by UNEA Resolution 5/14, to identify areas of work and consider potential _x000D__x000D_ +options to structure them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the goal and scope, Resolution 5/14 specifies the development of an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument to eliminate plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic. The INC-1 should address first the main objective and scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument; followed by the relevant principles, as well as the general structure of the _x000D__x000D_ +secondary objectives, goals and targets. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The INC should also take a science-based approach to break down the problem into _x000D__x000D_ +specific categories. In accordance with OP4 of the Resolution 5/14, the INC can _x000D__x000D_ +consider, since its first session, a mechanism to provide relevant scientific evidence _x000D__x000D_ +and data on plastic pollution, taking into account, inter alia, the experience of _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical Review Committee - CRC under the Stockholm Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The INC should secure the of active participation of developing countries and _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the impact of plastic pollution in developing and least developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries, particularly small island developing states; and the engagement of _x000D__x000D_ +relevant stakeholders in the entire process, including international organizations, _x000D__x000D_ +NGO’s, academia, scientific community, private sector and the civil society as a _x000D__x000D_ +whole. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recommendations: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global objectives, goals and targets shall be prioritized, complemented by those _x000D__x000D_ +regional or national nature. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Resolution 5/15 shall be the _x000D__x000D_ +basis upon which thematic clusters are discusses. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It could be envisaged the consideration of the adoption of progressive measures, _x000D__x000D_ +which could be, implemented through concrete phases: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Elimination and reduction of the total volume of high-risk and leakage prone _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and materials; _x000D__x000D_ +b) Circulation and creation of closed loops for necessary plastic products; and, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) The safe collection, management and disposal of plastic products at the end _x000D__x000D_ +of use, including ecosystems recovery. Such measures should also aim to _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate hazardous and harmful and reduce unnecessary plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +addressing human health, and environmental impact on food safety, _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity, and climate change, across the whole value chain, as well as its _x000D__x000D_ +management, through a whole life-cycle approach. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The above-mentioned idea encompasses a standalone cluster for the financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms, in which it’s discussions should start from the beginning of the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations and never leaving this topic behind. The main goal is to find adequate _x000D__x000D_ +means of me implementation of the treaty for developing countries, considering their _x000D__x000D_ +full participation under the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Basic contents of the future instrument: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Delineation of objectives, definitions and timetables (early stage). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation mechanisms, approach to technological, social, and _x000D__x000D_ +economic aspects, and financial and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consideration of human rights and public health, including the right to a _x000D__x000D_ +healthy environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the varied and complex nature of plastic and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including with respect to the materials and chemicals used to manufacture _x000D__x000D_ +them. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Environmentally sound and effective solutions for the substitution of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous or harmful and unnecessary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador endorsed the Ministerial Declaration from the Ministerial meeting _x000D__x000D_ +that took place in Geneva, in September 2021. The Declaration contains _x000D__x000D_ +suggestions for content for the instrument: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + https://ministerialconferenceonmarinelitter.com/documents/index.php/ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Relevant stakeholders: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Enhanced collaboration and coordination across the United Nations system _x000D__x000D_ +and with other international organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Multistakeholders engagement during the whole process, including the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and financial communities, academia, scientific community, _x000D__x000D_ +trade experts, private sector and civil society, including indigenous peoples _x000D__x000D_ +and waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +658,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eums_written_submission_inc_organization_of_work.pdf#overlay-context=node/344%3Fq%3Dnode/344,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 June 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ad-hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) _x000D__x000D_ +in view of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +May 30th – June 1st 2022, Dakar, Senegal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written submission from the European Union and its 27 Member states _x000D__x000D_ +on recommendations for the organization of work of the INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing of work _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS would like to highlight the following elements as recommendations for the _x000D__x000D_ +sequencing of work of the INC: _x000D__x000D_ +• In order to follow a form-follows-function approach, the EU and its MS recommend that _x000D__x000D_ +the structure of work of the INC is carefully considered and shaped the way we see the _x000D__x000D_ +potential substantive provisions of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• It is the view of the EU and its MS that not all items have to be discussed simultaneously _x000D__x000D_ +and shall therefore be carefully staggered as the negotiations evolve. _x000D__x000D_ +• In order to proceed effectively, it will be useful to focus on strategic issues (scope, _x000D__x000D_ +objectives, vision, targets and key provisions) during INC1. In addition, initial discussion _x000D__x000D_ +on overarching institutional matters (form of the instrument, governance) could take _x000D__x000D_ +place, while being aware that such discussions are only a starting point and will be _x000D__x000D_ +completed later on in the process once there is a clearer vision on the strategic issues. _x000D__x000D_ +These discussions should mainly be held in plenary to ensure full ownership and _x000D__x000D_ +transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +• Once the discussion on a vision, overarching objectives and institutional aspects that will _x000D__x000D_ +frame the overall orientation for the whole process has sufficiently progressed in plenary, _x000D__x000D_ +the EU and its MS will encourage the INC Chair and Bureau to consider breaking down _x000D__x000D_ +the discussions into subsidiary groups. _x000D__x000D_ +• More technical working groups could meet to discuss the substantive issues, also in _x000D__x000D_ +parallel, in order to define the means to reach the objectives and vision of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +• Two parallel working groups may be realistic. However, the EU and its MS would _x000D__x000D_ +recommend to remain flexible and keep the possibility to hold up to three simultaneous _x000D__x000D_ +groups when required. The comprehensive topic of plastic pollution and limited time of _x000D__x000D_ +two years to negotiate should be taken into account in this process. In addition, informal _x000D__x000D_ +discussions on specific topics that require more time could be held in parallel to the _x000D__x000D_ +two/three working groups when necessary to advance the process. _x000D__x000D_ +• Regarding the creation of a legal group to support the INC in the development of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, the EU and its MS support the proposal from the INC Secretariat (on para 21 _x000D__x000D_ +of document UNEP/PP/OEWG/1/3) to have it established at INC2, bearing in mind that _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 June 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the start of its work may be determined by the progress of discussions. The EU and its MS _x000D__x000D_ +recognize the merits of such legal drafting group, which would be tasked with assisting _x000D__x000D_ +thematic discussions in drafting the substantive text into a language suitable for legal _x000D__x000D_ +provisions, once a common understanding is found on the substance. _x000D__x000D_ +• However, the EU and its MS also recognize that such legal group might be relevant as _x000D__x000D_ +from INC1 to support the discussions in plenary when strategic institutional aspects will _x000D__x000D_ +be addressed including the form of the instrument, compliance, legal questions and/or _x000D__x000D_ +articulation with other relevant legal instruments, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +• While the EU and its MS favor that the question of financing should be addressed after _x000D__x000D_ +there is sufficient progress on the substantive issues, the EU and its MS remain flexible to _x000D__x000D_ +start initial consideration of financial issues (e.g. where resources need to be mobilized, _x000D__x000D_ +whether domestic or international resources need to be mobilized, etc) early on to _x000D__x000D_ +accommodate views of others and to facilitate the progress in the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Organization of work (proposed clustering): _x000D__x000D_ +• The INC will need to address the wide-ranging variety of issues inherent to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. In line with the scope of the resolution, the EU and its MS will recommend that _x000D__x000D_ +the INC consider to organize its work and structure the discussions into several clusters _x000D__x000D_ +that represent the different stages of the lifecycle of plastics both as a material and as _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +• The EU and its MS would therefore recommend the discussion to be clustered in 3 _x000D__x000D_ +thematic focus areas based on the following different steps of the lifecycle and types of _x000D__x000D_ +provisions we would foresee in the new instrument, while recognizing the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +interlinkages between them: _x000D__x000D_ +o (1) Sustainable design and production1; _x000D__x000D_ +o (2) Reduction of plastic consumption and use and waste prevention2; _x000D__x000D_ +o (3) Waste management including collection, sorting, and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +• The perimeter of each workstream shall remain flexible and be framed in a way that _x000D__x000D_ +discussions can be concretely and easily translated into the paragraphs and provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +the new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• The structure of the discussion and the agenda may change as the negotiations progress. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS will support a flexible organization of work to ensure a smooth _x000D__x000D_ +advancement of the negotiations from the start to the end of the process, as long as the _x000D__x000D_ +different following key elements are proportionally addressed: circular economy, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 This could possibly include discussion on collection, sorting and recycling which are inevitably linked with product _x000D__x000D_ +design. _x000D__x000D_ +2 This could possibly include discussions on provisions such as ban, phase out and reduction of certain types of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, additives, harmful substances as well as intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 June 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable design and production, sustainable consumption and use, and waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. _x000D__x000D_ +• The structure of the INC should allow to build bridges between the different _x000D__x000D_ +workstreams as some issues must be seen in close connection. _x000D__x000D_ +• Therefore, it will be important to leave flexibility for the INC, and in particular to the _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, to organize discussions as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +• The EU and its MS believe that the possible working groups would benefit from different _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated co-facilitators. It will be up to the INC Bureau to create the groups and appoint _x000D__x000D_ +the co-facilitators, taking into account geographical and gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +659,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/190722_-_proposal_of_technical_substances_for_inc-1_-_dr.pdf,[],['Indonesia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposal of technical substances for INC-1 to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Submission by: Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. UNEA Resolution 5/14 entitled End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument states clearly that the main output of the Resolution is an international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument. In this context, it is imperative that all member countries have a clear _x000D__x000D_ +definition about legally binding instrument, with the view to enable all parties to have common _x000D__x000D_ +understanding on this issue, including the aspects of mandatory or voluntary basis, or _x000D__x000D_ +combination of the two. Furthermore, it is also crucial to understand the criteria to be applied _x000D__x000D_ +for mandatory or voluntary scheme. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Considering the above, we are of the view that for the upcoming INC-1 meeting, the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat need to develop a concept note of common understanding and agreed _x000D__x000D_ +definition about what is the meaning of legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + We are also of the view that the Secretariat need to develop a concept note on the _x000D__x000D_ +arrangement for voluntary and mandatory implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The main outcome UNEA Resolution 5/14 is to end plastic pollution for a greener and healthier _x000D__x000D_ +earth. There are several issues that must be defined clearly about what is plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including but not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. what type of plastic can be considered as a pollutant? _x000D__x000D_ +b. what kind of substances within plastic material can be considered as a pollutant? _x000D__x000D_ +c. what parameters are used to indicate plastic pollution and how to measure it. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Considering the above, our delegation is of the view that the Secretariat need to develop _x000D__x000D_ +a concept note of common understanding and agreed definition about what is the meaning _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. UNEA Resolution 5/14 to end plastic pollution mentioned about the approach of using full life-_x000D__x000D_ +cycle plastic. However, we are of the view that there is still no common explanation defining _x000D__x000D_ +what is full life-cycle plastic approach, including but not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. what are components of full life-cycle plastic? _x000D__x000D_ +b. what is the first step of life-cycle plastic i.e., extraction or polymerization? and _x000D__x000D_ +c. how to fill the capacity gap between developed economy and the rest economy in _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of full life-cycle plastic? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, it is also important to learn anything from best available practice to have deep _x000D__x000D_ +understanding in technical know-how including full life-cycle plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Considering the above, we are of the view that the Secretariat need to develop a concept _x000D__x000D_ +note on common understanding and agreed definition about what is the meaning of full _x000D__x000D_ +life-cycle plastic approach. _x000D__x000D_ + We are also of the view that the Secretariat need to provide and exercise best available _x000D__x000D_ +practices in combating plastic pollution using full life-cycle plastic approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. As we know the Basel Convention regulates plastics waste, especially trans-boundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement of plastics waste. We need to ensure that there is synergy between the existing _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention and the legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution as the result of _x000D__x000D_ +this INC. We also need to avoid any duplication between the two instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Considering the above, our delegation is of the view that the Secretariat need to develop _x000D__x000D_ +a concept note explaining about the nature of the Basel Convention and the legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument of the INC to ensure there will not be any duplication or overlap between the _x000D__x000D_ +two instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. To determine whether plastics waste pollute the environment, it is imperative to have a _x000D__x000D_ +standardized tools and instruments, including but not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. parameters, _x000D__x000D_ +b. pollution standard index, _x000D__x000D_ +c. sampling procedure, _x000D__x000D_ +d. laboratory test, _x000D__x000D_ +e. etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Considering the above, our delegation is of the view that the Secretariat need to develop _x000D__x000D_ +a concept note regarding standardized measurement and monitoring as well as reporting _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Member states are not in the same level in terms of capacity and capability to ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +smooth implementation of the upcoming legally binding instrument of the INC. It is imperative _x000D__x000D_ +to identify the need of member states for capacity, technology, and financial needs. There is _x000D__x000D_ +also needed to mobilize resources channeled for access for necessary technology and _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Considering the above, our delegation is of the view that the Secretariat need to develop _x000D__x000D_ +a concept note of arrangement for capacity building, technical assistance, technology _x000D__x000D_ +know-how transfer and financial assistance for narrowing the gap between developed _x000D__x000D_ +economy and the rest economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. When the legally binding instrument agreed and adopted, we envisage that the first step of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation is to begin with conducting a pilot project. This pilot project can serve as _x000D__x000D_ +benchmark for implementation in other countries, and to be a lesson learned, as necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Considering the above, our delegation is of the view that the Secretariat need to develop _x000D__x000D_ +a concept note of pilot project arrangement and facilitates partnership both in multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +and bilateral to conduct pilot project implementation of full life-cycle plastic approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +/ends/ _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +660,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan's submission to the INC process of an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Sequencing and organization of INC _x000D__x000D_ +Japan would like to highlight the necessity for all member countries to complete work of _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental negotiating committee on an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (“the Instrument”) by the end of _x000D__x000D_ +2024. From this perspective, it is essential to proceed each phase of negotiation _x000D__x000D_ +efficiently by establishing subsidiary organs as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Plenary meeting of the INC (“the Plenary”) is the decision-making organization _x000D__x000D_ +on the Instrument negotiation, and the subsidiary organs (“the Organs”) are _x000D__x000D_ +subordinate clusters of the Plenary. In relation to the Organs, the Plenary basically _x000D__x000D_ +has functions such as a) establishing the whole picture of the Instrument, b) clarifying _x000D__x000D_ +discussion points to be elaborated at the relevant Organs and their aims and _x000D__x000D_ +mandates, and c) giving directions and guidelines on difficult discussion points to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate negotiations in the Organs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parallel discussions in several organs, as shown in 1-1. Structure of the Organs, _x000D__x000D_ +makes the process efficient. We believe that meetings in the Organs should be held _x000D__x000D_ +in a hybrid manner to maximize the outcomes within a limited timeframe and secure _x000D__x000D_ +the wider participation of member countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Informal meetings of the Organs in the intersessional period should be considered _x000D__x000D_ +as an option when necessary, to further promote the negotiation process, especially _x000D__x000D_ +in case the progress of their discussions is deemed not sufficient. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +During INC1, it will be effective to focus on the following points: a) objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument, b) structure of the Organs and c) elements of the Instrument shown in 2. _x000D__x000D_ +The substantive issues below. Since we believe that these points are fundamental _x000D__x000D_ +issues throughout the five INCs planned ahead, relevant discussions should be _x000D__x000D_ +kicked off at the earliest stage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1-1. _x000D__x000D_ +Structure of the Organs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We suggest that the structure of the Organs should cover the elements of the _x000D__x000D_ +July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 (“the Resolution”) comprehensively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Organs should be established as shown in Table 1, based on the substances _x000D__x000D_ +of the Resolution. The proposed structure makes it possible to proceed discussions _x000D__x000D_ +of the Instrument with focus on full life cycle of plastic while securing efficient work _x000D__x000D_ +of the INC. If the Plenary decides to establish sub-Working Group(s), to facilitate the _x000D__x000D_ +discussion on topic(s) within a Working Group (“WG”), the sub-WG(s) can be _x000D__x000D_ +established. The result and progress of sub-WG(s) should be reported to the WG _x000D__x000D_ +and discussed in the WG, if necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that horizontal issues including paragraph 4(a), (c), and (h) of the _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution would not need to establish each dedicated organ. These issues need _x000D__x000D_ +to be discussed in appropriate organs based on respective mandate dedicated by _x000D__x000D_ +the Plenary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +Name of Subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +Organs _x000D__x000D_ +Applied paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +of Resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +Items to be dealt with _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +Objectives, national _x000D__x000D_ +action plan, _x000D__x000D_ +assessment , full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle approach and _x000D__x000D_ +measures _x000D__x000D_ +3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), _x000D__x000D_ +3(e), 3(f), 3(g) and _x000D__x000D_ +3(h) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +WG1 consists of two sub-WGs: 1.1 and 1.2. As discussion elements in both _x000D__x000D_ +sub-WGs are closely connected, WG1 should manage each progress of _x000D__x000D_ +discussion with promoting interactive communications within the sub-WGs. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Working Group _x000D__x000D_ +1.1: _x000D__x000D_ +Objectives, national _x000D__x000D_ +action plan and _x000D__x000D_ +assessment _x000D__x000D_ +3(a), 3(d), 3(e), 3(f), _x000D__x000D_ +3(g) and 3(h) _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-WG1.1 is to specify the objectives of the Instrument and develop national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans as well as relevant mechanisms. They need to reflect country-_x000D__x000D_ +driven approaches and ensure regular improvement of countries' actions _x000D__x000D_ +while considering the important role played by plastics in society. The _x000D__x000D_ +following points should be discussed: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- To specify the objectives of the Instrument and develop national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +reflecting the objectives _x000D__x000D_ +- To specify national reporting _x000D__x000D_ +- To periodically assess the progress of implementation of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +- To periodically assess the effectiveness of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Working Group _x000D__x000D_ +1.2: _x000D__x000D_ +Full life cycle approach _x000D__x000D_ +and measures _x000D__x000D_ +3(b) and 3(c) _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-WG1.2 is to develop the full life cycle approach of plastics. The followings _x000D__x000D_ +should be discussed: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- To specify approaches and measures that address both the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic and every phase of plastic’s life cycle, within the national action plan _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If necessary, establishing subgroups under sub-WG1.2 divided by each phase _x000D__x000D_ +of the life cycle such as upstream, midstream and downstream can be _x000D__x000D_ +considered. However it should be noted that sub-WG1.2 will have the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate to discuss result and progress of the subgroups to gain balanced _x000D__x000D_ +progress of the discussions in alignment with the spirit of life cycle approach _x000D__x000D_ +indicated in the Resolution. _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and socio-_x000D__x000D_ +economic assessment _x000D__x000D_ +3(i), 3(o), 4(d), 4(e) _x000D__x000D_ +and 4(f) _x000D__x000D_ +- To consider how to incorporate scientific and socioeconomic assessments _x000D__x000D_ +and promote relevant researches _x000D__x000D_ +- To consider measures that should be reflected in the Instrument to share _x000D__x000D_ +the useful existing knowledge and best practice, in view of the importance _x000D__x000D_ +of scientific knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +- To collect as much expertise as possible by collaborating with existing _x000D__x000D_ +international organizations and other related stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group 3: _x000D__x000D_ +Arrangement for _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building and _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance _x000D__x000D_ +3(c), 3(j), 3(l), _x000D__x000D_ +3(m),3(n),3(p) , _x000D__x000D_ +4(b), 4(d) and 4(e) _x000D__x000D_ +- To specify arrangements for capacity-building and technical and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance for countries most in need _x000D__x000D_ +- To specify arrangements of compliance terms _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group 4: _x000D__x000D_ +Crosscutting issues _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholders, public _x000D__x000D_ +relations, legal and _x000D__x000D_ +institutional issues _x000D__x000D_ +3(k), 3(p) and 4(g) _x000D__x000D_ +- To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and _x000D__x000D_ +international conventions, instruments and organizations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If necessary, sub-WGs specifically for a) stakeholders and public relations and _x000D__x000D_ +b) legal and institutional issues can be established. _x000D__x000D_ +Table 1. Structure of Subsidiary groups proposed _x000D__x000D_ +July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Substantive issues _x000D__x000D_ +2-1. Objectives _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Clear objectives are imperative to develop the Instrument in a swift manner. It is _x000D__x000D_ +worth highlighting that avoiding overlaps with relevant multilateral agreements is _x000D__x000D_ +important especially in the context of chemicals in the agreements. We note that _x000D__x000D_ +updated measures and actions on plastic waste under Basel Convention should be _x000D__x000D_ +updated among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We strongly suggest to kick off the discussion on objectives with ""Osaka Blue Ocean _x000D__x000D_ +Vision (OBOV),"" which is a globally shared vision aiming to reduce additional _x000D__x000D_ +pollution by marine plastic litter to zero by 2050. The OBOV has been shared by 87 _x000D__x000D_ +countries and regions so far. We believe this vision can be easily understood by _x000D__x000D_ +people worldwide, who are one of the key actors to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since most of the plastic litter is eventually flowing into the oceans, we are _x000D__x000D_ +convinced that achieving zero additional pollution into the oceans will guide our _x000D__x000D_ +actions to tackle plastic pollution in all environments, and thus should be pursued. _x000D__x000D_ +In this respect, the OBOV would be the best discussion base to identify the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2-2. National action plan _x000D__x000D_ +To formulate an effective instrument, we believe that national action plans will be key _x000D__x000D_ +factors for all member countries to take appropriate actions based on the full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish a mechanism to achieve effective and progressive _x000D__x000D_ +measures to deal with plastic pollution based on national action plans. As a cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation, the mechanism should incorporate reviewing national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans, stocktaking overall progress of the instrument, and updating and improving _x000D__x000D_ +the national action plans. And these elements of the mechanism should be legally-_x000D__x000D_ +binding under the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We understand that development and utilization of scientific knowledge is important _x000D__x000D_ +to formulate national action plans and review the progress while underscore the _x000D__x000D_ +need to consider the important role played by plastics in society. _x000D__x000D_ +July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The plan should cover life cycle of plastics comprehensively. Its progress and _x000D__x000D_ +relevant data should be measurable so that they can be compared chronologically _x000D__x000D_ +among all member countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Applying uniform regulations or measures based on specific approach unique to a _x000D__x000D_ +limited countries or areas would not be effective for national action plans since _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate actions differ depending on circumstances in each member country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2-3. Scientific and socio-economic knowledge _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize that scientific data and socio-economic knowledge of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +are still limited and therefore, it would be crucial to take advantage of data and _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge possessed by international, regional and national research institutions in _x000D__x000D_ +close cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We suggest to conduct comprehensive monitoring of the current situation of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution including its distribution, volume, transport and forecast and enrich _x000D__x000D_ +scientific knowledge regarding its ecological impacts. To establish common _x000D__x000D_ +methodology, harmonizing the guidelines of monitoring would be necessaryi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to develop a continuous reporting mechanism to which member _x000D__x000D_ +countries continuously report their plastic litter to evaluate the progress of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and compare plastic emissions among countries. The common inventory _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines would also be required here to ensure comparability of data. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + 2-4. Technology _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As one of the solutions, promoting product design, development and _x000D__x000D_ +standardization of materials such as marine-biodegradable plastics that are _x000D__x000D_ +harmlessly broken down to carbon dioxide and water, and technological innovation _x000D__x000D_ +by private sector would also be significantii. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2-5. Multi stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is essential that multi stakeholders, including international organizations, _x000D__x000D_ +July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +industries, civil society, academia and other related parties, engage with the INC _x000D__x000D_ +and provide inputs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It should be noted that measures on how to promote engagement from the _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders and reflect their opinions need to be elaborated in the meetings of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In general, from the viewpoint of avoiding prolonged and complicated discussions _x000D__x000D_ +potentially caused by the participation of various stakeholders in the negotiation _x000D__x000D_ +sessions, the eligibility of stakeholders should be determined in accordance with _x000D__x000D_ +the rules based on the Resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Content and considerations for the preparation for the forum as set out in the _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG information document _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that methodology of collecting and monitoring data as well as analyzing _x000D__x000D_ +ecological impacts should be included as potential agendas of forum. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The forum should be a place to share existing voluntary actions to combat plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution as good practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening scientific, technical and technological knowledge on methodologies _x000D__x000D_ +for data collection and monitoring should be primary at the forum for the sake of _x000D__x000D_ +their harmonization and comparability among countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In light of OEWG/1/INF/4, we believe that local governments should be involved in _x000D__x000D_ +the multi stakeholdersiii. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +i In this sense, Japan has formulated and announced the guideline in 2019 and revised it in _x000D__x000D_ +2020, and also is working on database of microplastics. See the detail: _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.env.go.jp/content/900515659.pdf _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii To evaluate the usefulness, risk and impact of technologies, common understanding of the _x000D__x000D_ +definitions of technology, among others, is needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iii Japan has taken a collaborative initiative called Local Blue Ocean Visions with sub-national _x000D__x000D_ +governments to tackle the marine litter issue. As an example, the projects in year 2021 can be _x000D__x000D_ +found here: _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.env.go.jp/en/headline/2522.html#:~:text=MOEJ%20launched%20the%20Local%20_x000D__x000D_ +Blue%20Ocean%20Vision%20against,and%20effectively%20further%20develop%20counterme_x000D__x000D_ +asures%20against%20marine%20litter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +661,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/submission_morocco_follow_up_of_the_oewg_inc_plastic_final.pdf,[],['Morocco'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"p. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of Morocco _x000D__x000D_ +Follow up of the Open-Ended Working Group for the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco refers to the letter sent by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Programme, Ms. Inger Anderssen, on 24 June, inviting to present submissions as the follow _x000D__x000D_ +up of the Open-Ended Working Group for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) _x000D__x000D_ +to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In this framework, Morocco suggests the following aspects to be considered in the future _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations of the INC: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I - The sequencing and organization of INC _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco salutes the steps taken in preparation for the INC1, and highlights the need to _x000D__x000D_ +strengthen Member states' cooperation to ensure the fluidity of the work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We recommend INC1 to indicate and discuss: _x000D__x000D_ +● Definitions; _x000D__x000D_ +● Scope, vision ; _x000D__x000D_ +● Objectives; _x000D__x000D_ +● The actions roadmap; _x000D__x000D_ +● The rules of procedures; _x000D__x000D_ +● Indicators and targets; _x000D__x000D_ +● Governance; _x000D__x000D_ +● Financial matters; _x000D__x000D_ +● The future actions in preparation for the other INC meetings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco supports the proposal from the INC Secretariat (on para 21 of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/OEWG/1/3) to a legal group to support the INC in the development of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +at INC2. _x000D__x000D_ +We suggest that regional consultations be made prior to the INC-1 to get a larger scope about _x000D__x000D_ +the problems that are facing each geographical zone separately. Those consultations will also _x000D__x000D_ +raise awareness among all the targeted audience in a cooperative way. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II - Substantive issues which would contribute to preparation of documentation _x000D__x000D_ +for INC-1, in particular, regarding potential elements of the future instrument as _x000D__x000D_ +well as priorities, needs, challenges and barriers and overview of national _x000D__x000D_ +measures; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +p. 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco's efforts to combat plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic materials are widely common products in Morocco in a variety of usages that are _x000D__x000D_ +composed from domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes. The dominant use of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics remains concentrated mainly in the manufacturing sectors of (i) Pipes and hoses _x000D__x000D_ +for irrigation, sanitation and drinking water (ii) Films for greenhouses (iii) Packaging in all _x000D__x000D_ +its forms (iv) Plastic materials for construction and (v) Tyres. According to the National _x000D__x000D_ +Strategy for Waste Reduction and Recovery report, the estimated amount of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +in Morocco is around 800,000 t/year in 2015, of which only 25% is recovered and recycled _x000D__x000D_ +which is definitely considered as an economic loss and a public health threat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco has always been sensitive to the issue of plastic pollution, and is committed to all _x000D__x000D_ +international and regional agreements related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, it has taken various legislative as well as operational measures at the _x000D__x000D_ +national level to address the issue of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 - Legal measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These measures concern the strengthening of the legal framework, in particular through : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +* The promulgation in 2015 of the Law 77-15 on the prohibition of the manufacture, _x000D__x000D_ +import, export, marketing and use of plastic bags _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This law prohibited the manufacture of plastic bags referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 1 _x000D__x000D_ +(bags with or without handles, made of plastic, which are supplied to consumers at points of _x000D__x000D_ +sale of goods, commodities or services, for packaging their goods, whether in return for _x000D__x000D_ +payment or free of charge), as well as their import, export, holding with a view to sale, offering _x000D__x000D_ +for sale, sale or distribution, even free of charge _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to other plastic bags, which are the subject of Article 1 of this law, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +those for industrial or agricultural use, insulated bags and freezer bags, as well as those _x000D__x000D_ +intended for waste collection, the law provides for the marking of these plastic bags and their _x000D__x000D_ +use exclusively for the purposes for which they are manufactured. _x000D__x000D_ +This law also contains provisions dealing with the control of the production, marketing and _x000D__x000D_ +use of all plastic bags covered by this law, as well as provisions on penalties. _x000D__x000D_ +The success of this ban was achieved through the signing in 2016 of a multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +partnership agreement which defines the roles and commitments of each of the stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +involved. It defined the roadmap and the support system to be adopted, which is based on _x000D__x000D_ +seven areas of work dealing with : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Regulation, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The promotion of alternative products, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The promotion of new plasticulture niches, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Support of formal and informal operators, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Control, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Collection, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Communication and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ +p. 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Two years after the adoption of Law 77-15, the banned plastic bag has been definitively _x000D__x000D_ +banned from the medium and large-scale distribution and organized local trade segments, _x000D__x000D_ +which now use practical alternatives designed and calibrated to meet their specific needs. _x000D__x000D_ +Indeed, the demand for alternative products has increased considerably and the supply from _x000D__x000D_ +companies has kept pace. The production of non-woven bags increased from 1.8 to 3.2 _x000D__x000D_ +billion bags and woven bags from 1 to 1.2 billion bags in the second year of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the law. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +* Setting up a parafiscal instrument to finance the recycling/valorisation of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +The ecotax on plastic was adopted through the 2013 Finance Act and came into force on _x000D__x000D_ +January 2014. This parafiscal instrument was set up to finance the development of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste valorisation/recycling industries and has been used to fund the National Fund for the _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Sustainable Development (NFESD). It was revised in 2015 to move from _x000D__x000D_ +1.5 to 1% ad valorem in the 2016 Finance Act and extended the list of entities eligible for _x000D__x000D_ +subsidies to SMEs involved in waste sorting and recycling activities. _x000D__x000D_ +This ecotax also contributes to the financing of a number of activities related to the _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste, including : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream sorting platform projects (sorting centres at landfill sites); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pilot projects for upstream selective collection, for example, in certain neighbourhoods _x000D__x000D_ +or at the level of large plastic waste producers; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-raising activities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Feasibility studies and technical assistance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Management and administration of the ecotax funds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +* Licensing of imports of raw material for the production of banned bags _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to strengthen control, the regulations in force have been expanded. Thus, the _x000D__x000D_ +licensing of polyethylene imports, a raw material used for the production of prohibited bags, _x000D__x000D_ +has made it possible to significantly reduce the volume imported (31%). The use of _x000D__x000D_ +alternative raw materials was also noted during the checks carried out, which revealed the _x000D__x000D_ +use by clandestine units of plastic recovered from landfill sites. _x000D__x000D_ +* Amendment of the law No. 28.00 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This law, which was published in 2006, aims to lay the foundations for a waste management _x000D__x000D_ +policy, is currently being amended to strengthen the aspects related to the reduction of waste _x000D__x000D_ +at source, the introduction of selective waste collection, the development of waste recovery _x000D__x000D_ +techniques and the integration of the principle of extended producer responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +2 - Operational measures _x000D__x000D_ +On the operational level, several programmes and projects are implemented and contribute to _x000D__x000D_ +the prevention, monitoring and management of plastic pollution, such as : _x000D__x000D_ +p. 4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The National Liquid Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment Programme (NSP) ; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The National Household Waste Programme (NHWP) ; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The Program of collection and elimination of plastic bags which has allowed to collect _x000D__x000D_ +and eliminate 2200 t of used plastic bags at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The bathing water quality monitoring Program which provides data on marine litter, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly plastic at about 50 national beaches _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The Mediterranean Integrated Assessment and Monitoring Program (IMAP), which _x000D__x000D_ +aims to assess trends in the amount of plastic waste spread and/or deposited on the _x000D__x000D_ +coastline. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The support to the NGO projects with the aim to organize plastic waste collection and _x000D__x000D_ +identification campaigns on the moroccan mediterranean coasts and to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising activities on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 - National Strategy and Action Plan ""Moroccan Plastic Free Coastline"" _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All the efforts made within the framework of the above mentionned legal and operational _x000D__x000D_ +measures have been recently consolidated by the adoption of the National Strategy and _x000D__x000D_ +Action Plan ""Moroccan Plastic Free Coastline"" prepared with the support of the World _x000D__x000D_ +Bank. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The aim of this Straegy is to reduce plastic pollution using an integrated approach based on : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The involvement of all stakeholders in the decision-making process concerning the _x000D__x000D_ +measures and actions to be implemented, due to the multisectoral nature of the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +issue and the diversity of stakeholders in the sector. This has ensured shared _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility for preventing plastic waste and supporting change through effective and _x000D__x000D_ +feasible measures, and effective information exchange to identify synergies between _x000D__x000D_ +actors, capitalize on existing efforts, optimize efforts and avoid duplication; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capitalization of the achievements and expertise developed by Morocco in the _x000D__x000D_ +framework of the programs related to the implementation of the Barcelona Convention _x000D__x000D_ +and its protocols; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Commitments of Morocco at the international and regional level; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account all the links of the plastic sector as a value chain in order to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +and reduce plastic waste pollution through the relevant measures related to _x000D__x000D_ +organization, _x000D__x000D_ +coordination, regulation, information management, technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, investment creation, etc. The aim is to avoid the leakage of plastic waste into _x000D__x000D_ +the environment through its insertion into circular recovery channels, and promote the _x000D__x000D_ +use of alternatives when possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The main operational axis of this approach are: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Establishing good governance: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The multi-sectoral dimension of plastic pollution requires coordination between the _x000D__x000D_ +various stakeholders and their accountability in implementing the measures adopted _x000D__x000D_ +under the Plastic-Free Coastal Action Plan; _x000D__x000D_ +p. 5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of the Inter-ministerial Committee of the Plastic Free Coastline Project _x000D__x000D_ +is a coordination mechanism between the different stakeholders (NGOs, R&D, etc.); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening the capacities of local authorities in plastic waste management; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Revision of the law on waste through the introduction of the principle of extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility (EPR). _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Implementing adequate policy and regulatory instruments and strengthening existing _x000D__x000D_ +instruments to reduce plastic waste and promote circularity, such as : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of a normative framework to ensure a quality of recycled products, _x000D__x000D_ +similar or better than that of products from virgin material; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of incentives to promote the use of recycled plastic by improving the _x000D__x000D_ +competitiveness of these products on the market and by providing more information to _x000D__x000D_ +consumers; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation of a contract program in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector for the establishment of collection, sorting and recovery of waste, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) Strengthening monitoring and information exchange; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Expansion of the monitoring program set up by the National Laboratory of studies and _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Monitoring currently conducted at the level of the Mediterranean coastline, to _x000D__x000D_ +the Atlantic coastline and to the microplastic fraction in addition to the other types of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of a database on the quantities of plastic waste produced, the potential _x000D__x000D_ +for recycling, appropriate technologies, etc. in order to promote the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +recovery and recycling channels, and ensure their viability on the market. _x000D__x000D_ +(iv) Strengthening innovation; _x000D__x000D_ +(v) The promotion of recycled plastic raw materials as a substitute for imports of virgin material; _x000D__x000D_ +(vi) The implementation of collaborative and integrated projects with concerned stakholders; _x000D__x000D_ +(vii) Awareness and communication. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Challenges, needs and barriers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The implementation of those previous measures meets many challenges that are related _x000D__x000D_ +mainly to the economic situation of the plastics processing sector as well as social behavior. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In fact, the plastics processing sector is currently faced with the challenge of improving its _x000D__x000D_ +economic competitiveness through, in particular, access to a quality recycled raw material _x000D__x000D_ +at a competitive price as a substitute for imports of virgin material. It is therefore suggested _x000D__x000D_ +to set up an incentive mechanism allowing the readjustment of tariffs to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +the use of recycled plastic materials produced at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Another major challenge is the informal sector. Therefore, building partnerships with the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector to improve the informal sector's links to industrial value chains could _x000D__x000D_ +have major positive impacts and constitute an important step in tackling the issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, there is a need to implement adequate policy and regulatory instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +reinforce existing instruments allowing the reduction of plastics upstream and the promotion _x000D__x000D_ +p. 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of their circularity. In this regard, we suggest the following measures in order to increase _x000D__x000D_ +the waste recycling rate on the national level: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The revision of the national waste catalogue to include plastic waste generated by _x000D__x000D_ +marine activities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The implementation of a normative framework to ensure that the quality of recycled _x000D__x000D_ +products is similar or better than that of products made from virgin material; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The establishment of incentives to promote the use of recycled plastic by improving the _x000D__x000D_ +competitiveness of these products on the market and by providing more information to _x000D__x000D_ +consumers; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ongoing preparation of a contract program in partnership with the Ministry of _x000D__x000D_ +Industry and the private sector for the establishment of collection, sorting and recovery _x000D__x000D_ +channels for waste, particularly plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III - The content and considerations for the preparation of the forum as set out in the _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG _x000D__x000D_ +information _x000D__x000D_ +document _x000D__x000D_ +entitled _x000D__x000D_ +‘Preparations _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +forum’ _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/PP/OEWG/1/INF/4). _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco welcomes the Secretariat efforts in the preparation of the exchange forum which _x000D__x000D_ +constitutes a good opportunity to improve transparency and inclusivity of all partners that are _x000D__x000D_ +involved directly or indirectly in the plastic lifecycle, strengthen the science policy interface to _x000D__x000D_ +fight against plastic pollution, promote technology transfer and capacity building as well as _x000D__x000D_ +Public Private Partnerships including with civil society organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, we suggest to hold, in the margins of INC-1, capacity building sessions that _x000D__x000D_ +might be included in the agenda of the forum, in order to enable the beneficiaries (government _x000D__x000D_ +officials and representatives of Major groups and stakeholders) to effectively contribute to the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations process. _x000D__x000D_ +We also think it would be useful that member states could share in a format of an exposition _x000D__x000D_ +or an Action pavilion their best practices in tackling the plastic pollution crisis. This might help _x000D__x000D_ +by the end of the forum to draft a paper gathering ideas and inspirations for member states, _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations, Civil Society, etc. on the way forward. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +662,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/national_submission_inc_1_norway_final_pdf.pdf,[],['Norway'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Postal address _x000D__x000D_ +P.O.Box 8013 Dep _x000D__x000D_ +NO-0030 OSLO _x000D__x000D_ +postmottak@kld.dep.no _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Office address _x000D__x000D_ +Kongens gate 20 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +www.kld.dep.no _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Telephone _x000D__x000D_ ++47 22 24 90 90 _x000D__x000D_ +Org. nr. _x000D__x000D_ +972 417 882 _x000D__x000D_ +Department for Marine _x000D__x000D_ +Management and Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Control _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written submission from the Government of Norway on the organisation _x000D__x000D_ +of work of the INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General considerations _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Norway would like to see a participatory, efficient and effective negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +process to meet the world’s expectation of ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +To this end we highlight the following points which we consider key to success for the process: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The strict timeline to complete the comprehensive mandate from UNEA requires an _x000D__x000D_ +efficient work process making the most of available time to negotiate. Building on _x000D__x000D_ +experience from the OEWG in Dakar and other meetings, we see a need to break _x000D__x000D_ +discussions into subsidiary groups and that this happens already at INC1. _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the often small size of several delegations, the number of groups _x000D__x000D_ +running in parallel must be limited. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +While some issues may be relevant at all INCs, we see a need for the bureau, in close _x000D__x000D_ +consultation with the regions, to prioritise items on the agenda of each meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to see the first INC begin with an initial discussion on our overall _x000D__x000D_ +ambition, the objectives and scope. While it would be unlikely that INC1 could reach _x000D__x000D_ +any conclusions on these items, their deliberation would inform subsequent _x000D__x000D_ +conversations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In line with previous negotiations, there is merit in establishing legal drafting group at _x000D__x000D_ +INC2 to work in parallel with the negotiations to address relevant general treaty _x000D__x000D_ +provisions under international law and, on request, other legal issues that may arise as _x000D__x000D_ +the negotiations make progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We expect delegations to assign certain delegates to specific clusters and issues. It _x000D__x000D_ +would help delegations in the planning and internal distribution of tasks if the bureau _x000D__x000D_ +make sure that certain clusters never run in parallel as has also been the case for _x000D__x000D_ +different clusters under UNEA. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +INC1 will also need to discuss how to prepare INC2 and a text available before INC2 to _x000D__x000D_ +advance the negotiations. We note that there are several options available, one is that _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Page 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the secretariat is tasked with preparing a text basis, another that a text is developed by _x000D__x000D_ +co-facilitators of the different working groups/contact groups based on the discussions _x000D__x000D_ +at INC1. Norway would be interested to hear others’ views as there is no standard _x000D__x000D_ +procedure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A key to success in modern treaty-making is early and effective involvement of the _x000D__x000D_ +business community and voices in civil society. We expect a transparent and inclusive _x000D__x000D_ +INC process and encourage the INC bureau and secretariat to find opportunities for _x000D__x000D_ +non-governmental stakeholders, including the informal sector and the business _x000D__x000D_ +community, to engage meaningfully, to inform our discussions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Norway recommends that the secretariat sets a deadline for submissions from _x000D__x000D_ +member states prior to INC1. In these submissions member states can, should they so _x000D__x000D_ +wish, present more detailed views on the agreement in order to inform the discussions _x000D__x000D_ +at INC1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Clustering of issues _x000D__x000D_ +Noting that the mercury INC was able to start discussing many elements relevant to the new _x000D__x000D_ +treaty already at its first meeting, Norway expects that the INC1 would consider several _x000D__x000D_ +possible elements of the new plastics agreement along the following clusters: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1) Key life cycle measures _x000D__x000D_ +The task ahead is to develop «a comprehensive approach that addresses the full lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic»1. In order to be able to conduct fruitful discussions, Norway underlines the need to _x000D__x000D_ +break down the discussions of issues along the lifecycle of plastics into more specific, thematic _x000D__x000D_ +clusters. That would help structure discussions based on the recognition that different sources _x000D__x000D_ +may require different control measures and approaches, and also different expert participation. _x000D__x000D_ +From previous experience a source-based approach, based on an understanding of the nature of _x000D__x000D_ +the environmental problem and its related measures, is key to ambition. We suggest dividing _x000D__x000D_ +the lifecycle discussions on key measures into three main approaches: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 The products cluster _x000D__x000D_ +Elements under this cluster include: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +promoting more sustainable plastic products (ecodesign, sustainability criteria) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for use of secondary plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +substances of concern in plastics, including identification of key risk areas and _x000D__x000D_ +priorities, and recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +products that pose particular environmental risks for different reasons (chemical _x000D__x000D_ +additives, intentionally added microplastics, products prone to release microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +when used, single-use/high litter risk, etc.) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 UNEP/EA.5/Res.14 para 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Page 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +documentation of sustainability aspects and access to environmental information for _x000D__x000D_ +market actors and consumers _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable consumption of plastics (private consumers, public procurers, business and _x000D__x000D_ +industry) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 The waste cluster _x000D__x000D_ +Elements under this cluster include: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Minimization of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Resource-efficiency in plastic waste management, i.e. increased recycling of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste with a view to creating a more circular value chain for plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Environmentally sound management of plastic waste and waste containing plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 Sources of microplastics other than products and waste _x000D__x000D_ +All plastics, in all stages of the life-cycle, are potential sources of microplastics pollution. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition to microplastics from products and waste, microplastics may be generated from a _x000D__x000D_ +variety of other sources that require control measures aimed at point sources of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, such as: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Industrial point sources: Unintentional microplastics as a pollutant in emissions to air or _x000D__x000D_ +water, caused by wear and tear from production equipment. Point source emissions _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic production sites, unintentional or accidental (waste water containing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +fragments, releases/loss of plastic pellets, etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions from point sources to air and water other than production facilities, e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +sewage treatment plants, buildings/renovation, shipyards, waste landfills, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) Means of implementation ensuring a life-cycle approach covering all sources and _x000D__x000D_ +operationalizing the polluter pays principle _x000D__x000D_ +Possible elements under this cluster: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans for a life-cycle based national plastic policy, and for national _x000D__x000D_ +reporting _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producers` responsibility, other domestic regulatory and market based _x000D__x000D_ +measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3) Science and knowledge building, measuring progress - including a science-policy _x000D__x000D_ +interface, environmental monitoring and research, reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4) Supporting measures, including funding, capacity building, education and awareness _x000D__x000D_ +raising. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5) Institutional arrangements, including synergies with existing MEAs, industry and civil _x000D__x000D_ +society. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Page 4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway would not expect the INC 1 to be able to discuss details under each of the clusters, but _x000D__x000D_ +it would be helpful for following discussions to have a better picture of the member states’ initial _x000D__x000D_ +views on many of the elements. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +663,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/peru_submission_inc_plastics_eng_rev.pdf#overlay-context=node/344%3Fq%3Dnode/344,[],['Peru'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +CONTRIBUTIONS OF PERU TO THE PROCESS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL _x000D__x000D_ +NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I.- PERU'S VISION ON A LEGALLY BINDING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT TO _x000D__x000D_ +END PLASTIC POLLUTION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The government of Peru is well aware of the devastating effects of plastic pollution on the _x000D__x000D_ +loss of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the worsening of the climate crisis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, Peru has taken several measures to address this problem, among which _x000D__x000D_ +are regulations related to the comprehensive management of solid and single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste and disposable packaging, as well as circular economy roadmaps in the sectors of _x000D__x000D_ +the fishing industry and processing and the promotion of clean production agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +within the framework of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Policy. Peru also _x000D__x000D_ +promotes this issue in various regional forums. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Like many environmental problems, plastic pollution is a transboundary issue that cannot _x000D__x000D_ +be addressed by individual actions alone. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In that spirit, in 2021, Peru, together with Rwanda, and a group of like-minded countries, _x000D__x000D_ +presented a draft resolution aimed at ending plastic pollution, initiating negotiations for _x000D__x000D_ +a legally binding global instrument to address this serious problem. The draft resolution _x000D__x000D_ +was supported by more than 60 countries from different regions of the world and allowed _x000D__x000D_ +the adoption, during the last summary session of the United Nations Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Assembly (UNEA 5.2), of the resolution entitled ""End plastic pollution: Towards an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument”, which establishes the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee (INC) with the mandate to achieve an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In Peru's vision, the future legally binding international instrument should be as ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +as possible. This new instrument must be based on a comprehensive approach to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent and reduce pollution by plastics and microplastics in the environment, by _x000D__x000D_ +promoting a circular economy and addressing the full life cycle of plastics, from _x000D__x000D_ +design, production, and consumption. to the management, prevention, and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +The future treaty must have a transversal approach to the problem of plastics, which _x000D__x000D_ +also has an impact on climate change, the loss of ecosystem services and _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity. It must also consider the needs of small island countries, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of existing plastics in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is also important to ensure a system that involves responsible and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastics, as well as making the general population aware of responsible _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, considering the environmental, social and economic impacts of its use. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution disproportionately affects developing countries and socio-economically _x000D__x000D_ +challenged communities working in informal and cooperative settings. Therefore, we _x000D__x000D_ +need a strong treaty with ambitious goals, but equally ambitious means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, that considers the needs of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty will need a robust institutional framework, through a financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated specifically to the instrument (in the style of the existing mechanism in the _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol), which will allow stable and predictable financing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Likewise, it is important that the future instrument considers the experience of the _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions on chemical substances and hazardous waste (Basel, Rotterdam, and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm, and Minamata), both in the negotiation process and in the preparation of the _x000D__x000D_ +text – to complement them and not replace or duplicate, on the contrary, create the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary synergy to achieve the goal that we all hope for–. However, Peru is aware that _x000D__x000D_ +the future instrument must cover aspects that go far beyond the provisions of any existing _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Peru also believes that the international community must listen to different perspectives _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve a truly ambitious and, at the same time, achievable treaty. All relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders must be heard and must join forces to identify and adopt concrete measures _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce the production of virgin plastic, establish measures to eliminate single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic, as well as the use of certain substances harmful to human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, promote recycling and ensure the safe and proper disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +existing plastic waste, especially in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The shared goals of the future instrument, as well as the development of national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans, must be strongly informed by science. It is crucial that science and its new _x000D__x000D_ +developments support and guide us in this process. Likewise, we will promote that the _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +future treaty encourages transparency throughout the supply chain, regarding the type _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics as well as other chemicals and additives that are used. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The new treaty must also have a human rights approach to truly achieve its goals. We _x000D__x000D_ +need to understand that plastic pollution has a significant impact on a wide range of _x000D__x000D_ +human rights, including the rights to life, health, science, housing, and a healthy _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, Peru considers it important to have an open, inclusive, and transparent _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process that allows the participation of civil society, the private sector, _x000D__x000D_ +academia, governments, consumers, and the scientific community. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II.- PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE INC NEGOTIATION PROCESS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In line with Peru's firm commitment to international efforts to combat plastic pollution, after _x000D__x000D_ +the adoption of the historic resolution, Peru announced its legitimate and motivated _x000D__x000D_ +aspiration to join the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee and _x000D__x000D_ +presented the candidacy of the former Foreign Minister Gustavo Meza-Cuadra to _x000D__x000D_ +preside over the Bureau. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Former Foreign Minister Meza-Cuadra has twice chaired the Security Council and has _x000D__x000D_ +co-chaired the United Nations Open Process of Informal Consultations on Oceans and _x000D__x000D_ +the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) for three years, in which the problem of plastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microplastic pollution in the oceans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Peru is confident that, with his vast multilateral experience, former Foreign Minister Meza-_x000D__x000D_ +Cuadra will know how to lead the negotiation process with the aim of reaching an _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious and binding agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Participation of all relevant actors _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For this negotiation process to be successful, it is necessary for the process to be open, _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive, transparent and participatory, which also allows civil society, the private _x000D__x000D_ +sector and the scientific community to be heard. Only with the involvement of all _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders can we have an ambitious instrument with a global scope and rapid _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, the participation of all States is fundamental, therefore, the financing of _x000D__x000D_ +the United Nations must be ensured for the participation of developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +of at least two (2) delegates per country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also, while the nature of the Committee is intergovernmental, we believe that all plenary _x000D__x000D_ +meetings of the Committee should be held in public, to the greatest extent possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The contribution of civil society, the private sector, the scientific community, and _x000D__x000D_ +workers' unions will be essential to understand the concerns of the different sectors _x000D__x000D_ +and listen to the proposals to better confront plastic pollution. That is why a space should _x000D__x000D_ +be given in the INC so that they can carry out interventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Likewise, in addition to the forum open to all interested parties for the exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information and activities related to plastic pollution that will take place before the first _x000D__x000D_ +meeting of the INC, Peru recommends that an online platform be enabled where data _x000D__x000D_ +can be collected. the different contributions of the interested parties. The holding of online _x000D__x000D_ +public hearings in the intersessional period will also allow the contributions of all _x000D__x000D_ +interested parties to be known and have time for said contributions to be duly analyzed _x000D__x000D_ +by the States prior to the INC meetings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Calendar and subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the work calendar of the INC, Peru considers that having 5 sessions of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC between 2022 and the end of 2024 will allow to have substantive sessions on a _x000D__x000D_ +regular basis but leaving enough time to prepare each INC in advance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, just five meetings will not be enough to negotiate such an important treaty. That _x000D__x000D_ +is why Peru believes that intersessional work will be fundamental. In this sense, the INC _x000D__x000D_ +must establish working groups or contact groups that encompass the main _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation blocks (“building blocks”), so that they can work, intersessionally, and _x000D__x000D_ +advance with the preparation of substantive inputs for the consideration of the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It should be avoided, as far as possible, that the subsidiary bodies meet at the same time _x000D__x000D_ +and, if applicable, avoid that more than two subsidiary bodies meet at the same time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +4. Grouping (“clustering”) of topics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Peru considers it important that the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee (INC-1) can have an understanding on the grouping of the provisions listed in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 3 and 4 of UNEA decision 5/14 for the work of the INC. These areas of work _x000D__x000D_ +should cover relevant aspects of the whole life cycle approach, including the ""upstream"" _x000D__x000D_ +and ""downstream"" dimensions, innovative solutions to address plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +existing plastic pollution in the marine environment, compliance with provisions, legal _x000D__x000D_ +aspects, and the financial mechanism and means of implementation, such as capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Due to the complexity of the issues to be addressed, as well as the transversality of _x000D__x000D_ +several of the issues, Peru will support a flexible approach in the organization of the _x000D__x000D_ +work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat should prepare, before INC-1, a document on possible alternatives for _x000D__x000D_ +grouping topics as well as options for the structure of the future instrument to guide _x000D__x000D_ +the discussions during the first meeting of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III.- PARTICIPATION OF PERU IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES TO _x000D__x000D_ +ADDRESS PLASTIC POLLUTION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Peru shares the international concern regarding pollution by plastics and microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +that end up in the sea. Within the framework of the International Maritime Organization _x000D__x000D_ +(IMO), Peru adopted Annex V of the International Convention to Prevent Pollution by _x000D__x000D_ +Ships – MARPOL, which prohibits the discharge of garbage into the sea from ships. _x000D__x000D_ +Likewise, Peru is one of the 87 States Parties to the London Convention and its Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, in May 2020, Peru was the first South American country to sign the Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Ocean Charter, committing to more sustainable approaches to producing, using, and _x000D__x000D_ +managing plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Between 2015 and 2017, Peru co-chaired the United Nations Open Informal Consultation _x000D__x000D_ +Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS), and promoted the treatment _x000D__x000D_ +of issues related to the relationship between oceans and sustainable development, _x000D__x000D_ +climate change climate and the oceans, especially the problem of marine debris: plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and microplastics in the oceans. On that occasion, the importance of promoting an _x000D__x000D_ +international agreement on the matter was highlighted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +Likewise, in 2018 Peru signed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, promoted _x000D__x000D_ +by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP, which brings together companies, _x000D__x000D_ +governments, and other organizations around common objectives to address pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from waste generation. plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In 2019, during the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Peru supported _x000D__x000D_ +the adoption of Decision BC-14/12 of 2019 under the Basel Convention, by which _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes II, VIII and IX were amended to improve the control of transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movements of certain types of plastic waste, the same ones that entered into force in _x000D__x000D_ +2021. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, Peru is part of the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency _x000D__x000D_ +(GACERE), the Group of Friends to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution in New York, and _x000D__x000D_ +the Group of Friends in Nairobi to Combat Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution, which brings _x000D__x000D_ +together countries with the interest and commitment to make progress in the fight against _x000D__x000D_ +marine litter and plastic pollution worldwide. In addition, Peru is a member of the High _x000D__x000D_ +Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, an initiative that will support the work of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC and promote ambitious and urgent actions to protect human health, biodiversity, and _x000D__x000D_ +the climate, within the framework of the negotiations of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +international. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the regional level, Peru participates in various forums on circular economy, such as _x000D__x000D_ +the Circular Economy Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean, with the subject of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics being one of its prioritized lines of work, constituting a specific working group. _x000D__x000D_ +Currently, Peru is part of the Steering Committee of said platform. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, during its Presidency in the Pacific Alliance in 2019, Peru led the signing of the _x000D__x000D_ +""Presidential Declaration on the Sustainable Management of Plastics"", in which the _x000D__x000D_ +member countries expressed their concern about the increasing generation, dispersion _x000D__x000D_ +and accumulation in the environment of plastic and microplastic waste, as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +associated risks to health, biodiversity, the environment and the economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Within the framework of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific (CPPS), Peru, _x000D__x000D_ +together with Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile, adopted the Regional Program for _x000D__x000D_ +the Comprehensive Management of Marine Litter in the Southeast Pacific, whose update _x000D__x000D_ +is being evaluated in the context of the Regional Plan of Action of the CPPS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +Peru also participates in the voluntary non-profit network REMARCO ""Research Network _x000D__x000D_ +on Marine Stresses - Coastal in Latin America and the Caribbean"", which has the support _x000D__x000D_ +of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and which uses nuclear and isotopic _x000D__x000D_ +techniques for peaceful use, to address environmental problems of the marine-coastal _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean, thus contributing to the fulfillment of _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Underwater. In March 2022, Peru became part of _x000D__x000D_ +the Executive Committee of the Network, under the theme of contamination by _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Peru has also been selected as one of the 20 partner countries of the GloLitter _x000D__x000D_ +Partnerships Project. He is accompanied in the region by Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, _x000D__x000D_ +Nicaragua, and Panama. GloLitter is a project funded by the Government of Norway and _x000D__x000D_ +implemented by IMO in partnership with FAO, which aims to help developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +prevent and reduce marine plastic litter from the shipping and fishing sectors, and _x000D__x000D_ +identifies opportunities to reduce the use of plastics in these sectors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, Peru actively participated in the preparatory meetings and in the Ministerial _x000D__x000D_ +Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution in September 2021, co-organized by _x000D__x000D_ +the governments of Germany, Ecuador, Ghana and Vietnam, with the support of the _x000D__x000D_ +Program of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Peru expressed its support _x000D__x000D_ +for the Ministerial Declaration adopted within the framework of the conference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Currently, the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE) is participating in the research project _x000D__x000D_ +""Reducing the impacts of plastic waste in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (Ecuador-Peru-_x000D__x000D_ +Chile)"", with six universities in Chile, Ecuador, Peru and the United Kingdom, and which _x000D__x000D_ +aims to reduce plastic dumping in the Eastern Pacific. Researchers from Peru and the _x000D__x000D_ +United Kingdom co-lead the component related to ""Understanding the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics on commercial fish species and products."" _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since 2021, Peru has been participating in the Working Group on Marine Litter and _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics in Latin America and the Caribbean, whose objective is to establish a _x000D__x000D_ +regional cooperation and coordination mechanism to address the issue of marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +and microplastics, through the exchange of information on good practices, the evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +of technologies, capacity building and institutional strengthening. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +IV.- ADVANCES IN PERU RELATED TO THE FIGHT AGAINST PLASTICS _x000D__x000D_ +POLLUTION AND THE TRANSITION TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY _x000D__x000D_ +APPROACH _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the national level, Peru has been implementing a series of actions to change production _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption practices related to plastics, including the transition towards a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy approach. In 2016, Legislative Decree No. 1278, the Law on Comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +Solid Waste Management, was published, which establishes five principles that are _x000D__x000D_ +applicable to the comprehensive management of solid plastic waste, these being: circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy, waste recovery, extended responsibility of the producer, shared responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +and protection of the environment and public health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Between 2018 and 2019, Law No. 30884 was approved, the Law that regulates single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic and disposable containers or containers, and its regulations, whose purpose _x000D__x000D_ +is to contribute to the realization of the right that every person has to enjoy a balanced _x000D__x000D_ +environment suitable for the development of their life, reducing the adverse impact of _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic, plastic marine, river and lake waste and other similar pollutants, on _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment. In addition, through its implementation, it is sought _x000D__x000D_ +that the consumption and production of single-use plastic goods migrate to reusable, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclable, or biodegradable plastic goods, promoting the transition towards a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy in said industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In July 2019, the National Competitiveness and Productivity Plan 2019 - 2030 was _x000D__x000D_ +approved, which articulates the efforts of the public and private sectors in order to promote _x000D__x000D_ +economic growth, and has among its objectives ""to promote environmental sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +in the operation of activities economic”, for which three guidelines have been agreed: _x000D__x000D_ +generate the conditions to move towards a circular economy; create capacities and _x000D__x000D_ +instruments for the enhancement of natural resources and ecosystem services; and _x000D__x000D_ +generate sustainable and cleaner solutions for productive development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Along these lines, in February 2020, the Roadmap towards a Circular Economy in the _x000D__x000D_ +Industry Sector was approved, which incorporates actions to promote circularity in the _x000D__x000D_ +plastics industry and the implementation of Law No. 30884. Work is also being done in _x000D__x000D_ +Circular Economy Roadmaps in the artisanal fishing and aquaculture sector; as well as _x000D__x000D_ +in the agricultural and irrigation sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In June 2021, Peru established its first completely marine protected natural area called _x000D__x000D_ +the Dorsal de Nazca National Reserve, which allows the conservation of approximately _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +8% of the country's marine surface and part of the chain of underwater mountains Dorsal _x000D__x000D_ +de Nazca, which has important characteristics of biological diversity and ecological _x000D__x000D_ +processes, maintaining the artisanal fishing productive activity in said area. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, in July 2021, the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment approved the Provisions _x000D__x000D_ +for the Management of Eco-efficiency in the Entities of the Peruvian Public Administration, _x000D__x000D_ +incorporating the concept of circular economy and the responsible consumption of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +in the public sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the local level, local governments (municipalities) are promoting the recovery of organic _x000D__x000D_ +and inorganic solid waste, including plastic waste, through the Incentives Program for the _x000D__x000D_ +improvement of municipal management. This program contemplates a goal with specific _x000D__x000D_ +incentives for recycling. By 2021, there were 745 municipalities that participated in this _x000D__x000D_ +benefit, which has contributed to improving the management of solid plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +nationwide. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Peru has been working on a regulatory instrument that includes the principle of _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility (REP) in container and packaging waste -with an _x000D__x000D_ +emphasis on plastic waste- with the aim of improving its management, from the design of _x000D__x000D_ +the products until their handling in the post-consumption stage. Through this initiative, the _x000D__x000D_ +aim is to promote the eco-design of plastic packaging, the inclusion of plastic waste as _x000D__x000D_ +inputs in other production processes, as secondary raw materials, with the aim of _x000D__x000D_ +facilitating the transition to a circular economy, in addition to promote their responsible _x000D__x000D_ +consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +664,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/peru_submission_inc_plastics_spa.pdf#overlay-context=node/344/revisions/11256/view%3Fq%3Dnode/344/revisions/11256/view,[],['Peru'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +APORTES DEL PERU AL PROCESO DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE _x000D__x000D_ +NEGOCIACIÓN (INC) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I.- _x000D__x000D_ +VISIÓN _x000D__x000D_ +DEL _x000D__x000D_ +PERÚ _x000D__x000D_ +SOBRE _x000D__x000D_ +UN _x000D__x000D_ +INSTRUMENTO _x000D__x000D_ +INTERNACIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE PARA ACABAR CON LA CONTAMINACIÓN _x000D__x000D_ +PLÁSTICA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El gobierno del Perú es muy consciente de los efectos devastadores de la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +plástica en la pérdida de biodiversidad, los servicios ecosistémicos y el empeoramiento _x000D__x000D_ +de la crisis climática. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, el Perú ha tomado varias medidas para atender esta problemática, entre _x000D__x000D_ +las que se encuentran normativas relacionadas con la gestión integral de residuos sólidos _x000D__x000D_ +y plásticos de un solo uso y envases descartables, así como hojas de ruta de economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular en los sectores de la industria y procesamiento pesquero y la promoción de _x000D__x000D_ +acuerdos de producción limpia, en el marco de la Política Nacional de Competitividad y _x000D__x000D_ +Productividad. El Perú también promueve este tema en varios foros regionales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Al igual que muchos problemas ambientales, la contaminación plástica es un problema _x000D__x000D_ +transfronterizo que no puede abordarse solo con acciones individuales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En ese espíritu, el 2021, el Perú, junto con Ruanda, y un grupo de países con ideas _x000D__x000D_ +afines, presentó un proyecto de resolución destinado a acabar con la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +plástica, iniciando las negociaciones de un instrumento mundial jurídicamente vinculante _x000D__x000D_ +para abordar este grave problema. El proyecto de resolución fue apoyado por más de 60 _x000D__x000D_ +países de diferentes regiones del mundo y permitió la adopción, durante la última sesión _x000D__x000D_ +resumida de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEA 5.2), _x000D__x000D_ +de la resolución titulada “Acabar con la contaminación por plásticos: Hacia un _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante”, que establece el Comité _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC) con el mandato de lograr un instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +internacional jurídicamente vinculante para combatir la contaminación plástica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En la visión del Perú, el futuro instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante debe _x000D__x000D_ +ser lo más ambicioso posible. Este nuevo instrumento debe basarse en un enfoque _x000D__x000D_ +integral para prevenir y reducir la contaminación por plásticos y microplásticos en el _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente, mediante la promoción de una economía circular y abordando el ciclo de _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +vida completo de los plásticos, desde el diseño, la producción y el consumo hasta la _x000D__x000D_ +gestión, prevención y manejo ambientalmente racional de los residuos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El futuro tratado deberá tener un enfoque transversal del problema de los plásticos que _x000D__x000D_ +también tiene impacto en el cambio climático, la pérdida de los servicios _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistémicos y la biodiversidad. Deberá igualmente tomar en cuenta las necesidades _x000D__x000D_ +de los pequeños países insulares, como la eliminación de los plásticos ya existentes _x000D__x000D_ +en el medio marino. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +También es importante asegurar un sistema que involucre una producción _x000D__x000D_ +responsable y sostenible de plásticos, así como que sensibilice a la población en _x000D__x000D_ +general sobre el consumo responsable, teniendo en cuenta los impactos ambientales, _x000D__x000D_ +sociales y económicos de su uso. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La contaminación plástica afecta desproporcionadamente a los países en desarrollo y a _x000D__x000D_ +las comunidades con problemas socioeconómicos que trabajan en entornos informales _x000D__x000D_ +y cooperativos. Es por eso que necesitamos un tratado sólido con objetivos ambiciosos, _x000D__x000D_ +pero con medios de implementación igualmente ambiciosos, que considere las _x000D__x000D_ +necesidades de los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El tratado necesitará un marco institucional robusto, en particular a través de un _x000D__x000D_ +mecanismo financiero dedicado específicamente al instrumento (al estilo del _x000D__x000D_ +mecanismo existente en el Protocolo de Montreal), que permitirá un financiamiento _x000D__x000D_ +estable y predecible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, es importante que el futuro instrumento tome en cuenta la experiencia de los _x000D__x000D_ +Convenios sobre sustancias químicas y desechos peligrosos (Basilea, Rotterdam y _x000D__x000D_ +Estocolmo, y Minamata), tanto en el proceso de negociación, como en la elaboración del _x000D__x000D_ +texto –para complementarlos y no sustituir ni duplicar, por el contrario, crear la sinergia _x000D__x000D_ +necesaria para lograr el objetivo que todos esperamos–. Sin embargo, el Perú es _x000D__x000D_ +consciente que el futuro instrumento deberá abarcar aspectos que van mucho más allá _x000D__x000D_ +de las disposiciones de cualquier Convenio existente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú también cree que la comunidad internacional debe escuchar diferentes _x000D__x000D_ +perspectivas para lograr un tratado verdaderamente ambicioso y, a su vez, realizable. _x000D__x000D_ +Todas las partes interesadas relevantes deben ser escuchadas y deben unir fuerzas para _x000D__x000D_ +identificar y adoptar medidas concretas para reducir la producción de plástico virgen, _x000D__x000D_ +establecer medidas para eliminar el plástico de un sólo uso, así como el uso de _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +ciertas sustancias dañinas para la salud humana y el ambiente, promover el _x000D__x000D_ +reciclaje y garantizar la eliminación segura y adecuada de los residuos plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +existentes, especialmente en el ambiente marino. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Los objetivos compartidos del futuro instrumento, así como el desarrollo de planes de _x000D__x000D_ +acción nacionales, deben estar fuertemente informados por la ciencia. Es crucial que _x000D__x000D_ +la ciencia y sus nuevos desarrollos nos apoyen y guíen en este proceso. Asimismo, _x000D__x000D_ +promoveremos que el futuro tratado aliente la transparencia a lo largo de la cadena de _x000D__x000D_ +suministro, respecto al tipo de plásticos así como otros químicos y aditivos que se utilicen. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El nuevo tratado también debe tener un enfoque de derechos humanos para lograr _x000D__x000D_ +realmente sus objetivos. Necesitamos entender que la contaminación plástica tiene un _x000D__x000D_ +impacto considerable en una amplia gama de derechos humanos, incluidos los derechos _x000D__x000D_ +a la vida, la salud, la ciencia, la vivienda y a un ambiente saludable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En ese sentido, el Perú considera importante contar con un proceso de negociación _x000D__x000D_ +abierto, inclusivo y transparente, que permita la participación de la sociedad civil, el _x000D__x000D_ +sector privado, la academia, los gobiernos, los consumidores y la comunidad científica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II.- RECOMENDACIONES PRELIMINARES SOBRE EL PROCESO DE NEGOCIACIÓN _x000D__x000D_ +DEL INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Bureau del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En línea con el firme compromiso del Perú en los esfuerzos internacionales para combatir _x000D__x000D_ +la contaminación plástica, después de la adopción de la histórica resolución, el Perú _x000D__x000D_ +anunció su legítima y motivada aspiración de integrar el Bureau del Comité _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación y presentó la candidatura del ex-Canciller _x000D__x000D_ +Gustavo Meza-Cuadra para presidir el referido Bureau. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El ex-Canciller Meza-Cuadra ha presidido en dos oportunidades el Consejo de Seguridad _x000D__x000D_ +y ha copresidido durante tres años el Proceso Abierto de consultas oficiosas de las _x000D__x000D_ +Naciones Unidas sobre Océanos y el Derecho del Mar (UNICPOLOS), en el que se trató _x000D__x000D_ +la problemática de la contaminación por plásticos y microplásticos en los océanos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú confía que, con su vasta experiencia multilateral, el ex-Canciller Meza-Cuadra _x000D__x000D_ +sabrá liderar el proceso de negociación con el objetivo de alcanzar un acuerdo ambicioso _x000D__x000D_ +y vinculante. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Participación de todos los actores relevantes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para que este proceso de negociación sea exitoso, es necesario que el proceso sea _x000D__x000D_ +abierto, inclusivo, transparente y participativo, que permita también escuchar a la _x000D__x000D_ +sociedad civil, el sector privado y la comunidad científica. Sólo con el involucramiento de _x000D__x000D_ +todas las partes interesadas, podremos tener un instrumento ambicioso, de alcance _x000D__x000D_ +global y de rápida implementación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En ese sentido, la participación de todos los Estados es fundamental por lo que se deberá _x000D__x000D_ +asegurar el financiamiento de las Naciones Unidas para la participación de los _x000D__x000D_ +países en desarrollo, en particular de por lo menos dos (2) delegados por país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, si bien la naturaleza del Comité es intergubernamental, consideramos que _x000D__x000D_ +todas las reuniones plenarias del Comité deben celebrarse en público, en la mayor _x000D__x000D_ +medida de lo posible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La contribución de la sociedad civil, sector privado, comunidad científica y _x000D__x000D_ +sindicatos de trabajadores será fundamental para entender las preocupaciones de _x000D__x000D_ +los diferentes sectores y escuchar las propuestas para enfrentar de la mejor manera la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica. Por eso se deberá dar un espacio en los INC para que puedan _x000D__x000D_ +realizar intervenciones. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente, además del foro abierto a todos los interesados para el intercambio de _x000D__x000D_ +información y actividades relacionadas con la contaminación por plásticos que se _x000D__x000D_ +realizará antes de la primera reunión del INC, el Perú recomienda que se pueda habilitar _x000D__x000D_ +una plataforma en línea en donde se podrá recopilar las diferentes contribuciones de _x000D__x000D_ +las partes interesadas. La realización de audiencias públicas en línea en el período _x000D__x000D_ +intersesional, permitirá igualmente que se conozcan los aportes de todas las partes _x000D__x000D_ +interesadas y tener tiempo para que dichos aportes puedan ser debidamente analizados _x000D__x000D_ +por los Estados con antelación a las reuniones del INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +3. Calendario y órganos subsidiarios _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto al calendario de trabajo del INC, el Perú considera que tener 5 sesiones del _x000D__x000D_ +INC entre 2022 y finales de 2024 permitirá tener sesiones sustantivas de manera regular _x000D__x000D_ +pero dejando suficiente tiempo para preparar con antelación cada INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, sólo cinco reuniones no será suficiente para negociar tan importante _x000D__x000D_ +tratado. Por eso el Perú cree que el trabajo intersesional será fundamental. En ese _x000D__x000D_ +sentido, el INC deberá establecer grupos de trabajo o grupos de contacto que _x000D__x000D_ +abarquen los principales bloques de negociación, a fin de que puedan trabajar, de _x000D__x000D_ +manera intersesional, y avanzar con la elaboración de insumos sustantivos para la _x000D__x000D_ +consideración del INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se deberá evitar, en la medida de lo posible, que los órganos subsidiarios sesionen al _x000D__x000D_ +mismo tiempo y, de ser el caso, evitar que más de dos órganos subsidiarios sesionen _x000D__x000D_ +al mismo tiempo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Agrupamiento (“clustering”) de temas _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú considera importante que la primera sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de _x000D__x000D_ +Negociación (INC-1) pueda tener un entendimiento sobre la agrupación de las _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones enumeradas en los párrafos 3 y 4 de la decisión 5/14 de UNEA para el _x000D__x000D_ +trabajo del INC. Estas áreas de trabajo deben abarcar aspectos relevantes del enfoque _x000D__x000D_ +del ciclo de vida completo, incluidas las dimensiones de “upstream” y “downstream”, _x000D__x000D_ +soluciones innovadoras para abordar la contaminación plástica, incluida la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica existente en el ambiente marino, el cumplimiento de las _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones, aspectos legales, y el mecanismo financiero y los medios de _x000D__x000D_ +implementación, como el desarrollo de capacidades y la transferencia de tecnología. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Debido a la complejidad de los temas a tratar así como a la transversalidad de varios de _x000D__x000D_ +los temas, el Perú apoyará un enfoque flexible en la organización de los trabajos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La Secretaría deberá preparar, antes del INC-1, un documento sobre posibles _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas para la agrupación de temas así como opciones para la estructura del _x000D__x000D_ +futuro instrumento que permitan guiar las discusiones durante la primera reunión del _x000D__x000D_ +Comité. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +III.- PARTICIPACIÓN DEL PERÚ EN INICIATIVAS GLOBALES Y REGIONALES PARA _x000D__x000D_ +ABORDAR LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú comparte la preocupación internacional relativa a la contaminación por plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +y microplásticos que terminan en el mar. En el marco de la Organización Marítima _x000D__x000D_ +Internacional (OMI), el Perú adoptó el Anexo V del Convenio internacional para prevenir _x000D__x000D_ +la contaminación por los buques – MARPOL, que prohíbe la descarga de basura en el _x000D__x000D_ +mar desde los buques. Así mismo, el Perú es uno de los 87 Estados Partes del Convenio _x000D__x000D_ +de Londres y su Protocolo. De igual manera, en mayo de 2020, el Perú fue el primer país _x000D__x000D_ +sudamericano en suscribir el Plastic Ocean Charter, comprometiéndose con enfoques _x000D__x000D_ +más sostenibles para producir, utilizar y gestionar el plástico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Entre el 2015 y el 2017, el Perú copresidió el Proceso Abierto de consultas oficiosas de _x000D__x000D_ +las Naciones Unidas sobre Océanos y el Derecho del Mar (UNICPOLOS), e impulsó el _x000D__x000D_ +tratamiento de temas vinculados a la relación entre océanos y el desarrollo sostenible, el _x000D__x000D_ +cambio climático y los océanos, en especial la problemática de los desechos marinos: _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos y microplásticos en los océanos. En esa oportunidad, se destacó la importancia _x000D__x000D_ +de promover un acuerdo internacional sobre la materia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, en 2018 el Perú suscribió el Compromiso Global de la Nueva Economía del _x000D__x000D_ +Plástico, impulsado por la Fundación Ellen MacArthur y el PNUMA, el cual reúne a _x000D__x000D_ +empresas, gobiernos y otras organizaciones alrededor de objetivos comunes para _x000D__x000D_ +abordar la contaminación por la generación de residuos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En 2019, durante la decimocuarta reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes, el Perú apoyó _x000D__x000D_ +la adopción de la Decisión BC-14/12 de 2019 bajo el Convenio de Basilea, por la cual se _x000D__x000D_ +enmendaron los Anexos II, VIII y IX para mejorar el control de los movimientos _x000D__x000D_ +transfronterizos de ciertos tipos desechos plásticos, las mismas que entraron en vigor en _x000D__x000D_ +2021. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Del mismo modo, el Perú forma parte de la Alianza Global sobre Economía Circular y _x000D__x000D_ +Eficiencia de Recursos (GACERE), del Grupo de Amigos para Combatir la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación Plástica Marina en Nueva York, y del Grupo de Amigos en Nairobi para _x000D__x000D_ +Combatir la Basura Marina y la Contaminación por Plásticos, los cuales agrupan a países _x000D__x000D_ +con el interés y compromiso de realizar avances en la lucha contra la basura marina y la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica a nivel mundial. Además, el Perú es miembro de la High Ambition _x000D__x000D_ +Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, iniciativa que apoyará los trabajos del INC e impulsará _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +acciones ambiciosas y urgentes para proteger la salud humana, la biodiversidad y el _x000D__x000D_ +clima, en el marco de las negociaciones del futuro instrumento internacional. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A nivel regional, el Perú participa en diversos foros sobre economía circular, como la _x000D__x000D_ +Coalición de Economía Circular de América Latina y el Caribe, siendo el tema de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos una de sus líneas de trabajo priorizadas, constituyendo un grupo de trabajo _x000D__x000D_ +específico. Actualmente, el Perú forma parte del Comité Directivo de dicha plataforma. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +De igual manera, durante su Presidencia en la Alianza del Pacífico en 2019, el Perú lideró _x000D__x000D_ +la suscripción de la “Declaración Presidencial sobre la Gestión Sostenible de los _x000D__x000D_ +Plásticos”, en donde los países miembros expresaron su preocupación por la creciente _x000D__x000D_ +generación, dispersión y acumulación en el ambiente de los residuos plásticos y _x000D__x000D_ +microplásticos, así como los riesgos asociados sobre la salud, la biodiversidad, el _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente y la economía. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En el marco de la Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur (CPPS), el Perú, junto con _x000D__x000D_ +Panamá, Colombia, Ecuador y Chile, adoptaron el Programa Regional para el Manejo _x000D__x000D_ +Integral de la Basura Marina en el Pacífico Sudeste, cuya actualización viene siendo _x000D__x000D_ +evaluada en el contexto del Plan Regional de Acción de la CPPS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú participa a su vez en la red voluntaria sin fines de lucro REMARCO «Red de _x000D__x000D_ +Investigación de Estresores Marinos – Costeros en Latinoamérica y el Caribe», la cual _x000D__x000D_ +cuenta con el apoyo del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), y que _x000D__x000D_ +emplea técnicas nucleares e isotópicas de uso pacífico, para el abordaje de problemas _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales de los ecosistemas marino-costeros de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, _x000D__x000D_ +contribuyendo así al cumplimiento del Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 14: Vida _x000D__x000D_ +Submarina. En marzo de 2022, el Perú pasó a formar parte del Comité Ejecutivo de la _x000D__x000D_ +Red, bajo la temática de contaminación por microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú ha sido seleccionado también como uno de los 20 países asociados del Proyecto _x000D__x000D_ +de asociaciones GloLitter. Lo acompañan en la región, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, _x000D__x000D_ +Nicaragua y Panamá. GloLitter es un proyecto financiado por el Gobierno de Noruega y _x000D__x000D_ +ejecutado por la OMI en asociación con la FAO, cuyo objetivo es ayudar a los países en _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo a prevenir y reducir la basura plástica marina procedente de los sectores del _x000D__x000D_ +transporte marítimo y la pesca, e identifica oportunidades para la reducción del uso de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos en dichos sectores. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +De igual manera, el Perú participó de manera activa en las reuniones preparatorias y en _x000D__x000D_ +la Conferencia Ministerial sobre Basura Marina y Contaminación Plástica de setiembre _x000D__x000D_ +de 2021, coorganizada por los gobiernos de Alemania, Ecuador, Ghana y Vietnam, con _x000D__x000D_ +el apoyo del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA). El _x000D__x000D_ +Perú manifestó su respaldo a la Declaración Ministerial adoptada en el marco de la _x000D__x000D_ +referida conferencia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Actualmente, el Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) se encuentra participando del _x000D__x000D_ +proyecto de investigación “Reduciendo los impactos de los desechos plásticos en el _x000D__x000D_ +Océano Pacífico Oriental (Ecuador-Perú-Chile)”, con seis universidades de Chile, _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador, el Perú y el Reino Unido, y que tiene por objetivo reducir los vertimientos de _x000D__x000D_ +plástico en el Pacífico Oriental. Investigadoras del Perú y del Reino Unido co-lideran el _x000D__x000D_ +componente relacionado con “Entender los impactos de los microplásticos en especies _x000D__x000D_ +y productos pesqueros comerciales”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Desde el 2021, el Perú viene participando a su vez del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Basura _x000D__x000D_ +Marina y Microplásticos en América Latina y el Caribe, cuyo objetivo es establecer un _x000D__x000D_ +mecanismo de cooperación y coordinación regional para abordar el tema de basura _x000D__x000D_ +marina y los microplásticos, a través del intercambio de información sobre buenas _x000D__x000D_ +prácticas, la evaluación de tecnologías, creación de capacidades y el fortalecimiento _x000D__x000D_ +institucional. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +IV.- AVANCES EN EL PERÚ RELACIONADOS CON LA LUCHA CONTRA LA _x000D__x000D_ +CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS Y LA TRANSICIÓN HACIA UN ENFOQUE DE _x000D__x000D_ +ECONOMÍA CIRCULAR _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A nivel nacional, el Perú viene implementando una serie de acciones para cambiar las _x000D__x000D_ +prácticas de producción y consumo relacionados con los plásticos, incluyendo la _x000D__x000D_ +transición hacia un enfoque de economía circular. En 2016, se publicó el Decreto _x000D__x000D_ +Legislativo N° 1278, Ley de Gestión Integral de Residuos Sólidos, que establece cinco _x000D__x000D_ +principios que son de aplicación para la gestión integral de residuos sólidos de plástico, _x000D__x000D_ +siendo éstos: economía circular, valorización de residuos, responsabilidad extendida del _x000D__x000D_ +productor, responsabilidad compartida y de protección del ambiente y la salud pública. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Entre 2018 y 2019, se aprobaron la Ley N° 30884, Ley que regula el plástico de un solo _x000D__x000D_ +uso y los recipientes o envases descartables, y su reglamento, cuya finalidad es _x000D__x000D_ +contribuir en la concreción del derecho que tiene toda persona a gozar de un ambiente _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +equilibrado y adecuado al desarrollo de su vida, reduciendo para ello el impacto adverso _x000D__x000D_ +del plástico de un solo uso, de la basura marina plástica, fluvial y lacustre y de otros _x000D__x000D_ +contaminantes similares, en la salud humana y del ambiente. Además, a través de su _x000D__x000D_ +implementación se busca que el consumo y producción de bienes de plástico de un solo _x000D__x000D_ +uso migre a bienes de plásticos reutilizables, reciclables o biodegradables, promoviendo _x000D__x000D_ +la transición hacia una economía circular en dicha industria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En julio de 2019 se aprobó el Plan Nacional de Competitividad y Productividad 2019 - _x000D__x000D_ +2030, que articula los esfuerzos del sector público y privado en aras de impulsar el _x000D__x000D_ +crecimiento económico, y tiene entre sus objetivos “promover la sostenibilidad ambiental _x000D__x000D_ +en la operación de las actividades económicas”, para lo cual se han acordado tres _x000D__x000D_ +lineamientos: generar las condiciones para transitar hacia una economía circular; crear _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades e instrumentos para la puesta en valor de los recursos naturales y servicios _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistémicos; y generar soluciones sostenibles y más limpias para el desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +productivo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En esta línea, en febrero del 2020, se aprobó la Hoja de Ruta hacia una Economía _x000D__x000D_ +Circular en el Sector Industria, la cual incorpora acciones para promover la circularidad _x000D__x000D_ +en la industria plástica y la implementación de la Ley N° 30884. También se viene _x000D__x000D_ +trabajando en Hojas de Ruta de Economía Circular en el sector pesca artesanal y _x000D__x000D_ +acuicultura; así como en el sector agrario y de riego. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En junio del 2021, el Perú estableció su primera área natural protegida completamente _x000D__x000D_ +marina denominada Reserva Nacional Dorsal de Nasca, la cual permite conservar _x000D__x000D_ +aproximadamente el 8% de la superficie marina del país y parte de la cadena de _x000D__x000D_ +montañas submarinas Dorsal de Nasca; la cual posee características importantes de _x000D__x000D_ +diversidad biológica y procesos ecológicos, manteniendo la actividad productiva _x000D__x000D_ +pesquera artesanal en dicha zona. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +De igual manera, en julio de 2021, el Ministerio del Ambiente del Perú aprobó las _x000D__x000D_ +Disposiciones para la Gestión de la Ecoeficiencia en las Entidades de la Administración _x000D__x000D_ +Pública peruana, incorporando el concepto de economía circular y el consumo _x000D__x000D_ +responsable del plástico en el sector público. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A nivel local, se impulsa en los gobiernos locales (municipalidades) la valorización de los _x000D__x000D_ +residuos sólidos orgánicos e inorgánicos, incluidos los residuos plásticos, a través del _x000D__x000D_ +Programa de Incentivos a la mejora de la gestión municipal. Este programa contempla _x000D__x000D_ +una meta con incentivos específicos para el reciclaje. Al 2021, fueron 745 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ +municipalidades que participaron de este beneficio, el cual ha contribuido a mejorar la _x000D__x000D_ +gestión de residuos sólidos plásticos a nivel nacional. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, el Perú viene trabajando en un instrumento normativo que recoge el principio _x000D__x000D_ +de la responsabilidad extendida del productor (REP) en los residuos de envases y _x000D__x000D_ +embalajes -con énfasis en los residuos plásticos,-con la finalidad de mejorar la gestión _x000D__x000D_ +de estos, desde el diseño de los productos hasta su manejo en la etapa de post consumo. _x000D__x000D_ +A través de esta iniciativa, se busca promover el ecodiseño de los envases plásticos, la _x000D__x000D_ +inclusión de los residuos plásticos como insumos en otros procesos productivos, en _x000D__x000D_ +calidad de materias primas secundarias, con el objetivo de facilitar la transición hacia una _x000D__x000D_ +economía circular, además de promover el consumo responsable de los mismos. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +665,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/qatar.pdf,[],['Qatar'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Ad-hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) in view of the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar written submission of recommendations for the organization and _x000D__x000D_ +sequencing of the work of the INC: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The state of Qatar welcomes the work carried out by the Open-Ended Working Group and _x000D__x000D_ +supports efforts aimed at developing a legally binding international instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including the marine environment. To this end, an intergovernmental negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +committee was established to prepare the drafting of the procedural rules and regulations _x000D__x000D_ +of the convention, emphasizing the need to focus on addressing pollution for sustainability, _x000D__x000D_ +in terms of the full life cycle of the substance, while providing support in the development of _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory policies of countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed organization of work of the INC plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + General considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A comprehensive approach that considers the national circumstances and capabilities of _x000D__x000D_ +each country, especially for Island and coastal states that depend on the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment and its resources in various sectors . _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility: ensuring the necessary flexibility for developing countries . _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Decisions by consensus: make all possible efforts to reach decisions by consensus and _x000D__x000D_ +avoid majority voting . _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Priorities, to ensure a comprehensive outcome acceptable to the world community . _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainability: The Convention recognizes the importance of plastics in achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable Development Goals and the Environmental Performance Index while _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring the policies and legislation regulating the continuation of plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +while ensuring effective management of plastic waste by relying on circular emission _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, waste management and waste recycling (adopting a circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +approach) . _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Avoid duplication: ensure cooperation, synergy, and coordination with the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +conventions and instruments to which plastic pollution can be related in one way or _x000D__x000D_ +another . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +666,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republic_of_korea_1.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written submission by the Republic of Korea _x000D__x000D_ +on the work of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +15 July 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +High-priority topics of discussion for INC meetings _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Korea would like to propose that the INC start discussions on key fundamental issues _x000D__x000D_ +on which many other elements will depend, from the outset of the INC-1 meeting and focus on them _x000D__x000D_ +during the meeting. The key fundamental issues will include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Scope _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Structure (i.e. an instrument supplemented by annexes that might provide _x000D__x000D_ +additional details but still form an integral part of the instrument, or a framework _x000D__x000D_ +agreement with separate protocols, etc) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This will allow us to avoid unnecessary situations where we need to revisit fundamental elements in _x000D__x000D_ +the later stages of the negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation of documentation for INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Korea would like to provide comments on the following documentation items _x000D__x000D_ +proposed by the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) for the INC-1 meeting as specified in the final _x000D__x000D_ +outcome summary of the OEWG. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(6) An overview of information ‘to promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective _x000D__x000D_ +mandates, avoid duplication and promoting complementarity of action’ (UNEA resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 3(k)) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Korea would like to recommend the UNEP Secretariat to consider the ongoing work _x000D__x000D_ +under the WTO Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollutions (IDP) and share its plan to ensure the work of _x000D__x000D_ +the INC could create synergies in addressing plastic pollution. We hope that the INC explores a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach on the value chain and life cycle of plastics, and it recognizes the importance _x000D__x000D_ +of trade in the full life cycle of plastics. The WTO IDP, currently consisting of 71 WTO Members _x000D__x000D_ +representing 75% of plastics trade, aims to identify opportunities within the rules and mechanisms of _x000D__x000D_ +the WTO to contribute to the global efforts to combat plastics pollution and to provide support in _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant fora. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(9) Listing of existing information for policy makers, building on UNEP/PP/OEWG/1/INF/3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the list of information sources relevant to paragraphs 3 and 4 of UNEA resolutions 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +in UNEP/PP/OEWG/1/INF/3, the Republic of Korea would like to include the following list of policy _x000D__x000D_ +reports from the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection _x000D__x000D_ +(GESAMP), which is officially sponsored by various UN organizations including UNEP, on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, especially in marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Sea-based sources of marine litter (No. 108) _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Proceedings of the GESAMP International Workshop on Assessing the Risks _x000D__x000D_ +Associated with Plastics and Microplastics in the Marine Environment (No. 103) _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Guidelines for the Monitoring and Assessment of Plastic Litter in the Ocean (No. 99) _x000D__x000D_ +◼ Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment (No. 93 & 90) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation of the Multi-stakeholder Forum _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As there are various sources of plastic pollution, we need to have discussions on each specific source _x000D__x000D_ +in a certain environment. This would include particular strategies for sea-based sources of marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter, such as ghost fishing gears, aquaculture equipment, and waste from shipping, inter alia. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the agenda of the Multi-stakeholder Forum needs to include plastic pollutions in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment as a specific topic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Korea suggests a summary of the Forum be prepared by the Secretariat and reported _x000D__x000D_ +to the INC on the first day of the meeting. We believe that information or insights from the Forum _x000D__x000D_ +need to be considered and reflected during the negotiation process. In order to ensure that, _x000D__x000D_ +negotiators should be informed of the observations of the Forum in a timely manner. /end/ _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +667,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/inc_sequencing_of_tasks_rwanda.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Sequencing of Work of the INC: Written Submission by Rwanda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rwanda believes that the sequencing of work and clustering of the issues is paramount to a successful _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC). To this end, the following recommendations are provided on _x000D__x000D_ +the thematic groupings of the issues and subparagraphs in the mandate: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thematic 1: Objectives and Scope _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Initial discussions at INC-1 should focus on developing a common understanding of scope, objectives and other _x000D__x000D_ +horizontal matters. Subparagraph OP3(a) on specifying the objectives of the agreement is a natural starting _x000D__x000D_ +point for discussions, though following initial exchanges, should then should only be revisited following _x000D__x000D_ +substantive discussions on the other subparagraphs in the mandate. The OP3 chapeau of the mandate also _x000D__x000D_ +raises the issue of scope, namely that the instrument address plastic pollution in all environments, including in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment. The sources of plastic pollution are varied and include such things as single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and packaging, other plastic products, fishing gear, agricultural plastics and several different _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, among others, with each requiring dedicated global strategies and programs of work tailored to _x000D__x000D_ +the nature of the plastic pollutant and its value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thematic 2: Lifecycle of Plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 sets out a mandate to the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full lifecycle of plastic. This is most squarely captured in subparagraph OP3(b) and Rwanda _x000D__x000D_ +recommends separate thematic discussions in distinct technical working groups to obligations, commitments, _x000D__x000D_ +measures and approaches discuss approaches for each main stage of the lifecycle: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(1) sustainable production and consumption of plastic; _x000D__x000D_ +(2) product design; _x000D__x000D_ +(3) environmentally sound waste management.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Although interlinkages certainly exist among the different stages of the lifecycle of plastic, particularly as it _x000D__x000D_ +relates to promoting a circular economy for plastic, Rwanda recommends a clear delineation of the discussion _x000D__x000D_ +of each stage. For example, the INC should separate out into distinct technical working groups the discussion _x000D__x000D_ +on sustainable production and consumption of plastic, which could entail exchanges on baselines, licensing _x000D__x000D_ +and controls to limit virgin plastic production and consumption of certain polymers, from the discussion on _x000D__x000D_ +product design, which could entail exchanges on eco-design, recycled content targets, standards, chemical and _x000D__x000D_ +additive restrictions and restrictions on certain uses. Likewise, a technical working group should be formed to _x000D__x000D_ +discuss the environmentally sound waste management, which raises its own unique issues. In recognition that _x000D__x000D_ +the INC is mandated to address all stages, this delineation of each stage into distinct technical working groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 To assist negotiations, a common understanding among INC participants is required on the meaning of upstream, _x000D__x000D_ +midstream and downstream measures within the lifecycle of plastic. In subparagraph OP3(b), Resolution 5/14 outlines _x000D__x000D_ +three main stages that should frame our common understanding: production and consumption of plastic (upstream), _x000D__x000D_ +product design (midstream) and waste management (downstream). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +would enable the development of obligations, commitments, measures and approaches for each stage, and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate the transposition of our discussions into article text. Additional stages of the lifecycle of plastic that _x000D__x000D_ +merit consideration, coming before and after the three identified above and in subparagraph OP3(b), include _x000D__x000D_ +the sourcing of raw materials and plastic pollution once found in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 also contains subparagraph OP3(f) on the specifying national reporting, as appropriate, which _x000D__x000D_ +is a topic relevant to each stage of the lifecycle and should therefore form a part of the distinct discussions on _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable production and consumption of plastic, product design and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thematic 3: National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 sets out two subparagraphs that speak to the process and substance of national action plans, _x000D__x000D_ +namely subparagraph OP3(d) on developing, implementing and updating national action plans reflecting _x000D__x000D_ +country-driven approaches to contribute to the objectives of the agreement and subparagraph OP3(e) on _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring they work towards prevention, reduction and elimination of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rwanda believes national action plans merit a separate discussion in its own technical working group distinct _x000D__x000D_ +from the discussions on the development of obligations, commitments, measures and approaches to address _x000D__x000D_ +each stage of the lifecycle of plastic, as discussed above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thematic 4: Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 contains provisions relevant to providing the means of implementation to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries and countries with economies in transition to meet their commitments under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This includes: subparagraph OP3(n) on specifying arrangements for capacity-building and technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, and financial assistance, recognizing that the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of some legal obligations under the instrument will depend on the availability of capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and adequate financial and technical assistance. It also includes subparagraph OP4(b) on the need for _x000D__x000D_ +a financial mechanism to support implementation of the instrument, including the option of a dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral fund, such as the one that supports the implementation of the Montreal Protocol. Rwanda believes _x000D__x000D_ +that “means of Implementation” should be its own thematic cluster and include discussions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(1) financial assistance and mechanism, including a dedicated multilateral fund _x000D__x000D_ +(2) technical assistance, including technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +(3) capacity-building and training _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the potential role of implementing and bilateral agencies could form part of this discussion. Means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation should be discussed at each INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These discussions should comprise their own thematic grouping to give them full effect, recognizing their _x000D__x000D_ +interlinkages and relationship to institutional structure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _____________________________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +668,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudi_arabia.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture/Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia _x000D__x000D_ +Ad-hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) in view of the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia’s written submission on recommendations for the organization and _x000D__x000D_ +sequencing of the work of the INC _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia welcomes the work addressed by the OEWG and supports the efforts _x000D__x000D_ +initiated to end plastic pollution while stressing on importance of plastics for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development while emphasizing the need to focus on addressing pollution through a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy and recycling approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(i) _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing and Organization of INC _x000D__x000D_ +Proposing the following as main elements in the organization of the INC’s work: _x000D__x000D_ +First, Guiding Principles: The agreement development should be subject to the following guiding _x000D__x000D_ +principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +To follow a holistic approach that takes into accounts the national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +respective capabilities of each country. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility: Ensure the necessary flexibility for developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Decisions by consensus: Making all possible efforts to reach decisions by consensus _x000D__x000D_ +and avoid majority voting. _x000D__x000D_ +IV. _x000D__x000D_ +Party-Driven: Designing the agreement based on signatories Party needs and _x000D__x000D_ +priorities, to ensure an inclusive outcome accepted by the global community. _x000D__x000D_ +V. _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainability: The agreement recognizes the importance of plastics to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development goals and the continuation of plastic production while _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring the effective management of plastic waste by relying on circular approaches _x000D__x000D_ +to emissions and waste management (adoption of circular economy approach). _x000D__x000D_ +VI. _x000D__x000D_ +Avoiding duplication: ensuring cooperation, synergy, and coordination with other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant conventions and instruments. _x000D__x000D_ +Second, Objectives: The objective of this agreement should be to address pollution from the use _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics in end products through technological means for recycling and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +Restricting use of plastics or their production should not be in the scope of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +-General notes: _x000D__x000D_ + It is of paramount importance that all topics receive the same attention and progress in the _x000D__x000D_ +work to ensure balanced outcomes and compatibility between the different themes. _x000D__x000D_ + The scope of work should include a periodic mechanism to review progress in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing the agreement to ensure that it does not deviate from the desired goals. _x000D__x000D_ + The importance of supporting research and development in finding technical solutions that _x000D__x000D_ +adopts circular approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture/Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia _x000D__x000D_ + Encourage sharing information and cooperation among member states. _x000D__x000D_ +-Proposed clustering: _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia recommends clustering the discussions into thematic focus areas based on the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions we foresee in the new instrument while recognizing the necessary interlinkages between _x000D__x000D_ +them. The two thematic focus areas are: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Environmentally sound management and treatment of end-product plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Environmental and socio-economic impact assessments of the measures pursued through _x000D__x000D_ +the agreement/instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive issues which would contribute to preparation of documentation for _x000D__x000D_ +INC-1, in particular, regarding potential elements of the future instrument as well as _x000D__x000D_ +priorities, needs, challenges and barriers and overview of national measures; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Addressing needs to build an integrated waste management infrastructure that linked to _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, with increased disclosure and transparency. _x000D__x000D_ + Driving technology growth, advanced recycling and materials recovery methodologies, _x000D__x000D_ +and commitments to help drive investment in the whole value chain on waste collection, _x000D__x000D_ +sorting, and conversion. _x000D__x000D_ + Help drive standardization around materials feedstock requirements/quality, while _x000D__x000D_ +exploring promising developments and advancements in collaboration with research _x000D__x000D_ +institutes. _x000D__x000D_ + Effective planning and investment in the supply chain to cope with the changes and _x000D__x000D_ +modifications needed to realize circular approaches in materials and emissions, while _x000D__x000D_ +maintaining food security and the ability to achieve the UN SDGs and global carbon _x000D__x000D_ +reduction efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + Support research and development and investigate sustainable technical solutions within _x000D__x000D_ +the value chain for production. _x000D__x000D_ + To emphasis on addressing the consumer aspect, not only plastic production, by urging _x000D__x000D_ +greater use of modern technical recycling solutions and methods of safe waste disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) _x000D__x000D_ +The content and considerations for the preparation of the forum _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia is seeking to involve relevant stakeholders from the private sector and think tanks _x000D__x000D_ +in the multi-stakeholder forum, to highlight solutions and propose future policies that would _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +669,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singapore_inc_submission.pdf,[],['Singapore'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIRST INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION (INC-1) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SUBMISSION BY SINGAPORE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore welcomes the opportunity to provide views on the INC on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including: (i) the sequencing and organisation of INC; (ii) substantive issues for INC-1, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular, regarding potential elements of the future instrument as well as priorities, needs, _x000D__x000D_ +challenges and barriers and overview of national measures; and (iii) the content and _x000D__x000D_ +considerations for the preparation of the forum. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore fully supports the INC process to develop a new instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment. Singapore’s view is that the INC process should be _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive and allow for active participation by all Member States of the United Nations and _x000D__x000D_ +Members of its specialized agencies, as we work together to reach a consensus to achieve a _x000D__x000D_ +constructive outcome. Accordingly, there should be no more than two parallel negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +tracks in discussion at any given time during the INCs, to take into account the limitations of _x000D__x000D_ +small delegations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC-1 should consider overarching issues such as the scope, objectives, and vision of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. This will provide clarity on the subsequent discussions. Having done so, INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +should consider structuring the discussions into thematic clusters, based on delegations’ _x000D__x000D_ +views on how the instrument should be structured. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore is also of the view that the instrument should seek to galvanise global action and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation on plastic pollution and allow for strong and practical country-driven actions that _x000D__x000D_ +take into account different national circumstances. The instrument should: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and address the _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary nature of this issue; _x000D__x000D_ + Support comprehensive waste management as a key approach to prevent leakage of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste to the environment; _x000D__x000D_ + Promote actions that enhance the recyclability and circularity of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ + Promote the development of sustainable design standards that enable reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +economically feasible recycling; _x000D__x000D_ + Promote practical measures to reduce the consumption of single-use products _x000D__x000D_ +including single-use plastics; _x000D__x000D_ + Promote a range of practical approaches and actions, beyond standalone policies and _x000D__x000D_ +measures, that generate net environmental benefits based on countries’ contexts; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ + Foster strong engagement with the private sector and stakeholders to generate _x000D__x000D_ +commercially viable and innovative solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +. . . . . _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +670,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka.pdf,[],['Sri Lanka'],[],Members,pre session submissions,,1 +671,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_1.pdf,[],['Switzerland'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Follow-up to the OEWG plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Written submission from Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +14 July 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +INC Process _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The UNEA mandate is to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +To this end an inter-governmental negotiating committee was established. Switzerland is of _x000D__x000D_ +the view that the examples we have in the existing MEAs (namely the Vienna _x000D__x000D_ +Convention/Montreal Protocol, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention) provide us not only with a dynamic model that would be effective and _x000D__x000D_ +allow for a high level of ambition, but also good practice and efficient process on which to draw. _x000D__x000D_ +Given the extremely tight timelines that were set out for the negotiation by UNEA, we should be _x000D__x000D_ +guided by good practices from similar past processes and depart from precedents only _x000D__x000D_ +when warranted. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The focus of our work is the development of obligations and measures that Member States _x000D__x000D_ +will then have to implement. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The inputs and expertise from stakeholders will be essential to support this work. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +the Multi-Stakeholder Forum should support and strengthen this core substantive work of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC, but should not divert resources and attention. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It also means that the agenda for INC 1 (and following INCs) needs to prioritize time for _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations in a variety of format. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +As mentioned in the UNEA resolution, UNEP’s Executive Director also has a mandate to _x000D__x000D_ +continue supporting other initiatives such as the Global Partnership on Marine Litter. This is _x000D__x000D_ +distinct from the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution is _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive. To support negotiators to devise obligations and other measures of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, the INC Secretariat will have to draw on relevant expertise and ensure it has the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary competence. The INC Secretariat cannot work in a silo – its work will be facilitated _x000D__x000D_ +by close synergies with all relevant UNEP Divisions, other IGOs and MEAs in Paris, Geneva, _x000D__x000D_ +Rome and Nairobi – formal cooperation arrangements should be established as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +This requires a physical presence from the INC secretariat in all these UN duty stations and _x000D__x000D_ +active outreach from UNEP to relevant International Organizations and MEAs, in particular the _x000D__x000D_ +BRS secretariat, to find ways of meaningful collaboration and cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed organization of work of the INC plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General considerations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The structure of the work of the INC needs to be carefully considered. It needs to allow and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate discussion on the substantive provisions of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Having a well-designed organization of work of the INC will also allow Members States and _x000D__x000D_ +relevant stakeholders to provide targeted essential inputs and make sure relevant experts can _x000D__x000D_ +best contribute to the different work streams/contact groups. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The issues of the number of contacts groups and the issue of parallel work are two distinct _x000D__x000D_ +issues. Some contact groups might not start their work immediately. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The contact groups would benefit from different dedicated co-facilitators. It will be up to the INC _x000D__x000D_ +Bureau to create the groups and appoint the co-facilitators. It also implies that the suggested _x000D__x000D_ +clustering is not for INC 1 but for following INCs _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +At INC 1, there will be a need to discuss strategic issues such as scope and objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It is also important to allow for some flexibility to ensure that the INC can adapt its organization _x000D__x000D_ +of work to the specific needs and pace of the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +Clustering of the work _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Building on previous similar negotiations, Switzerland is of the view that a legal group and a _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources/technical assistance group should be established. _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +From previous experience, Switzerland believes it is key to have a dedicated contact group to _x000D__x000D_ +discuss “implementation and compliance” issues. This could notably encompass reporting, _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and national action plans. It should not be left for the end but work closely with _x000D__x000D_ +contacts groups dealing with control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +On the control measures/obligations part, Switzerland is of the view that several options are _x000D__x000D_ +possible to organize the work. It is important to have a structure that facilitates the discussion _x000D__x000D_ +on all relevant issues. Dividing the work will enable governments but also stakeholders to _x000D__x000D_ +engage meaningfully as not all issues require the same expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +One option could be to organize the work into contact groups/working groups that represent the _x000D__x000D_ +different stages of the lifecycle of plastics such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Reduction of plastic production and consumption (promotion of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, discussions on provisions such as ban, phase out and reduction of certain _x000D__x000D_ +types of plastic products, harmful substances as well as intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and other possible policy options such as taxes). _x000D__x000D_ +o Design of plastics and other products (could include discussions on traceability, _x000D__x000D_ +labelling, minimum recycled content, recyclability). _x000D__x000D_ +o Waste management (including discussions on collection and recycling targets, _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility, clean-ups of polluted areas). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Another option could be to focus on the type of control measures/obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Prohibitions/phasing out of certain types of substance and products. _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Product requirements and design standards (traceability, labelling, minimum recycled _x000D__x000D_ +content, recyclability, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance of measures. _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Way forward _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +As there was no time to discuss the clustering issue at the OEWG in Dakar, it might prove useful _x000D__x000D_ +for the Secretariat to organize consultations in advance of INC1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Documentations to support the INC process _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland believes that the Secretariat should use to the extent possible existing reports and _x000D__x000D_ +research and avoid duplication. For example, some research is carried out and reports are being _x000D__x000D_ +elaborated under the Basel Convention’s Plastic Waste Partnership and should also be of use _x000D__x000D_ +in the context of the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland would like to make two proposals with regard to the list of documents proposed by _x000D__x000D_ +the OEWG to the INC: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +On the issue of “priorities, needs, challenges and barriers, especially in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, along with an overview of national measures” – Switzerland is of the view _x000D__x000D_ +that it would be beneficial for the INC process to have a document that would identify _x000D__x000D_ +the different regulatory approaches taken at the national level covering different regions _x000D__x000D_ +and level of developments (including technical information on the effectiveness, impact _x000D__x000D_ +and costs of such measures). _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +On the issue of “plastics science – monitoring, sources of plastic pollution, chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +used in manufacturing…” – Switzerland is of the view that it would be helpful for _x000D__x000D_ +negotiators to have a compendium containing all relevant facts on plastics to allow _x000D__x000D_ +negotiators to devise priorities and control measures based on facts and science. It _x000D__x000D_ +would be for example useful to have information on the main sources of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +by region, information on the main sectors (food, agriculture, textiles, automotive, etc.), _x000D__x000D_ +information on which plastic product categories are deemed to pose a high risk of being _x000D__x000D_ +released into the environment and which are the most harmful substances in plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, information on best-practices and technical advances of marking, sorting _x000D__x000D_ +and recycling facilities of the most common types of plastics is needed. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +672,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand.pdf,[],[],[],Members,pre session submissions,"- 1 -_x000D__x000D_ +Written submission on recommendations for the organization of work of INC_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to highlight the following elements as recommendations for the INC 1_x000D__x000D_ +include: 1) Scope of the instrument, 2) Coverage of its contents, 3) Intersessional works, and_x000D__x000D_ +4) Recommendations. The details are as follows:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope of the instrument_x000D__x000D_ +Before considering the preparation of international legally binding instruments, the_x000D__x000D_ +scope and goal of the instrument should be crystal clear discussed and considered to achieve_x000D__x000D_ +mutual understanding both the overall objectives of the instrument and the specific objectives_x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution management_x000D__x000D_ +2. Coverage of its contents_x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the details in the UNEA Resolution 5/14 entitled “End plastic pollution:_x000D__x000D_ +Towards an international legally binding instrument”. There are some other issues for_x000D__x000D_ +considering the preparation of instrument:_x000D__x000D_ +1) Taking stock of the key terms glossary by taking into account the concept of_x000D__x000D_ +“essential use” as it has been used in other international agreements._x000D__x000D_ +2) Prioritizing and defining a certain list of problematic and highly hazardous types of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution that should be phased out from production and_x000D__x000D_ +utilization processes as_x000D__x000D_ +well as its proper management the phasing out timeframe for social and economic adaptation_x000D__x000D_ +are also needed to be considered . It should define concrete criteria and methods of listing_x000D__x000D_ +hazardous substances using as additives in plastic products including its initial list in addition to_x000D__x000D_ +those contained in existing instruments/conventions such as the Stockholm Convention._x000D__x000D_ +3) Establishing concrete measures and obligations by taking into consideration of_x000D__x000D_ +environmental causes and risk factors of plastic pollution including its overall impacts on_x000D__x000D_ +human health, the environment and economic and._x000D__x000D_ +4) Establishing a data compilation system of plastics material flow and balance_x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of plastics at national, regional and global levels._x000D__x000D_ +- 2 -_x000D__x000D_ +5) Establishing the monitoring programme by taking into account of existing global,_x000D__x000D_ +regional and national monitoring efforts relating to plastic pollutionefforts as well_x000D__x000D_ +6) Optimizing or reducing barriers to sustainable recycling of plastics based on circular_x000D__x000D_ +economy principle, for example, the design of plastic production focusing on reusable,_x000D__x000D_ +recyclable without anychemical or hazardous additives in plastic product._x000D__x000D_ +7) Promoting research and innovative development to reduce the use of plastics or to_x000D__x000D_ +provide more non-plastic alternatives with less impact._x000D__x000D_ +3. Intersessional works_x000D__x000D_ +As agreed in the ad hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) meeting held in Dakar,_x000D__x000D_ +Senegal, from 30 May to 1 June 2022, five sessions of the INC are proposed to be took place._x000D__x000D_ +Each meeting will have a period of approximately 4-7 months in between, there should be a_x000D__x000D_ +consideration of the Intersessional works and focus group meetings or regional discussions, where_x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, to take stock in advance of key issues before being presented and considered at the_x000D__x000D_ +next INC meeting. Those should include the scope of the provisions of the instrument, financial_x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms to support the developing countries and countries with to environmentally sound_x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic pollution, for example._x000D__x000D_ +4. Recommendations_x000D__x000D_ +1) Establishing an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution including_x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment should be based on a precautionary approach and a principle of_x000D__x000D_ +Common but Differentiated Responsibilities between developed and developing countries as_x000D__x000D_ +well as the national circumstances and capabilities on plastic waste management._x000D__x000D_ +2) Mobilizing financial resources from all stakeholders and sectors in particular relevant_x000D__x000D_ +beneficiaries in placing plastics in the world market to assist developing and economic_x000D__x000D_ +transitions country Parties with respect to both mitigation and adaptation in continuing their_x000D__x000D_ +implementation to_x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument._x000D__x000D_ +- 3 -_x000D__x000D_ +3) Covering all recognized international gaps and promote harmonized implementation_x000D__x000D_ +of current instruments/conventions or other existing international laws to avoid duplication in_x000D__x000D_ +the meanwhile provide a phase out period for economic adaptation of developing countries_x000D__x000D_ +toward the environmentally sound management of plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment_x000D__x000D_ +National Focal Point of Thailand_x000D__x000D_ +As of 7 July 2022_x000D__x000D_ +",1 +673,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uk.pdf,[],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally Binding _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Written submission from the United Kingdom on _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations for the INC’s organisation of work _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing of work _x000D__x000D_ +The UK is conscious of the ambitious timeline for negotiating the new international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument on plastic pollution. The following recommendations are intended to put _x000D__x000D_ +the committee in the best position to finalise a functional instrument by the end of 2024. _x000D__x000D_ +Clustering _x000D__x000D_ +At the end of INC5, the Committee needs to have agreed, at a minimum, the foundational _x000D__x000D_ +treaty text that can be built on during subsequent Conferences of the Parties. To ensure all _x000D__x000D_ +essential aspects of the text are negotiated as a priority, the UK recommends using the _x000D__x000D_ +report “Possible elements of a new global agreement to prevent plastic pollution” published _x000D__x000D_ +by the Nordic Council of Ministers as a basis to structure the negotiations. A suggested _x000D__x000D_ +breakdown of clusters is included below. These have been inspired by the report but _x000D__x000D_ +divided in a practical way to ensure the topics under discussion in each cluster are similar _x000D__x000D_ +in size. _x000D__x000D_ +The first three clusters are divided into the three main stages of the lifecycle. Microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic pollution in all environmental compartments should be considered under _x000D__x000D_ +clusters 1-3, as well as potential international implementation measures and contributions _x000D__x000D_ +to the treaty vision and targets. _x000D__x000D_ +1. International measures – upstream, including production, manufacturing and _x000D__x000D_ +chemical hazard reduction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. International measures – midstream, including consumption and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, such as trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. International measures – downstream, including waste management and end-of-_x000D__x000D_ +life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. National-level actions, including the consideration of national action plans, industry _x000D__x000D_ +engagement, sustainability criteria, sustainability standards for plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +domestic regulatory measures to manage plastics sustainably, and domestic _x000D__x000D_ +market-based instruments to influence industry and consumers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +5. Supporting mechanisms, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Science and knowledge-building, including a science-policy interface, _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring, and research. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Measuring progress, including reporting national performance, verification of _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting, and the option of a Global Review. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Education and awareness raising, funding and capacity building. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Institutional arrangements, such as the structure of the instrument (including _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements for a governing body, a secretariat and subsidiary bodies), _x000D__x000D_ +Rules of Procedure, synergies with existing multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, and industry and civil society partnerships. _x000D__x000D_ +On the topic of working groups, we agree that these will be necessary to progress work as _x000D__x000D_ +efficiently as possible during the time available. Therefore we propose having two _x000D__x000D_ +concurrent negotiation tracks. However, we have concerns that more than two concurrent _x000D__x000D_ +working groups will prove counterproductive, as many small delegations will not be able to _x000D__x000D_ +participate, and identical negotiations may reoccur during plenary. _x000D__x000D_ +INC agenda _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to avoid using INC 1 as a general information sharing session, as this is not _x000D__x000D_ +the most efficient use of the limited time available. Instead, Member States could prepare _x000D__x000D_ +and share submissions ahead of INC 1 outlining their priorities and vision for the final _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, to create a common understanding ahead of INC 1 of different country positions _x000D__x000D_ +and avoid lengthy statements on ambitions for the treaty at INC 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, we invite the Secretariat or pre-Bureau (noting it will only become official once _x000D__x000D_ +agreed at INC 1) to establish informal subsidiary groups and potential co-facilitators prior _x000D__x000D_ +to INC 1 informed by the responses to the submissions by Member States on the priorities _x000D__x000D_ +for INC1, to ensure that initial discussions on each substantive element of the treaty can _x000D__x000D_ +take place during the first INC meeting in subsidiary groups if required. These discussions _x000D__x000D_ +can guide the co-facilitators to produce a meeting summary that can be built upon at INC _x000D__x000D_ +2. We welcome views on whether the zero-draft treaty text should be produced by the INC _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat or be a collation of the co-facilitators' meeting summaries. _x000D__x000D_ +At the closure of INC 1, we could expect the following outputs: _x000D__x000D_ +• Summary of discussions provided by co-facilitators, which can be used as the basis _x000D__x000D_ +for the zero-draft text (either by the Secretariat or a collation of co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ +summaries) _x000D__x000D_ +• Agreement on clustering and working groups for the rest of the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +• Agreement on prioritisation of discussion points at INC 2 _x000D__x000D_ +• Agreement or provisional schedule on intersessional processes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The meeting summary or zero draft text should be presented at INC 2 and formal _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations should begin in agreed working groups. Life cycle measures could form the _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +basis of these first negotiations, to allow time for discussion on substantive issues. While _x000D__x000D_ +agreement may not be reached at INC 2, having a foundational understanding of where _x000D__x000D_ +consensus is forming will be required to make substantive decisions on the supporting _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms, including science and knowledge-building and measuring progress. _x000D__x000D_ +A legal drafting group should also be formed at INC 2, to ensure that all iterations of the _x000D__x000D_ +text have the required legal input. _x000D__x000D_ +The agendas for INCs 3 to 5 should be flexible to ensure time is allocated depending on _x000D__x000D_ +the fluctuating needs of the Committee. However, while we predict that there will be key _x000D__x000D_ +areas of contention within discussions on life cycle measures, it is important that _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations on essential procedural elements of the treaty and supporting measures are _x000D__x000D_ +not neglected and can be agreed upon by INC 5. _x000D__x000D_ +We also encourage the INC Bureau and Secretariat to consider how non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders could be engaged meaningfully during the INC process to inform discussions _x000D__x000D_ +and that the Secretariat consider how attendance from key stakeholders such as the _x000D__x000D_ +informal sector can be facilitated. _x000D__x000D_ +Next steps _x000D__x000D_ +We recommend that the Secretariat commissions submissions from Member States _x000D__x000D_ +outlining their vision for the final instrument to inform discussions at INC 1 and support the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of a zero-draft treaty text after INC 1. _x000D__x000D_ +We recommend that the Secretariat organises informal virtual meetings ahead of INC 1 to _x000D__x000D_ +allow countries to present the content of their written submissions on the INC programme _x000D__x000D_ +of work and vision for the treaty. This will allow time for discussions that were not held at _x000D__x000D_ +the Open-Ended Working Group without using up valuable time during INC 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +July 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +674,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa.pdf,[],['United States Of America'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Submission by the United States of America _x000D__x000D_ +July 15, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(i) The sequencing and organization of the INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States welcomes the opportunity to share our thoughts on the sequencing and organization of _x000D__x000D_ +the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) in preparation for INC 1, recognizing that final details _x000D__x000D_ +of the organization of work will be determined by the INC through its first and subsequent meetings, _x000D__x000D_ +including the organization of contact groups, informal groups, subsidiary organs, and/or legal groups. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the agenda and organization of work for INC 1, we suggest that the INC start with broad and robust _x000D__x000D_ +plenary discussions on all issues relevant to the mandate of the INC, as contained in UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, paragraphs 3 and 4. After these initial discussions, countries should consider the mandates and _x000D__x000D_ +organization of any contact groups or informal groups based on those discussions, including the total _x000D__x000D_ +number of groups and any clustering of issues. We would prefer not to see any clustering of issues on the _x000D__x000D_ +provisional meeting agenda of INC 1 as the INC should hold initial discussions regarding the formation _x000D__x000D_ +of contact groups and clustering. Our early thinking on prioritization and organization of issues is below. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On prioritization of issues, after an initial plenary discussion, we believe the INC should focus on issues _x000D__x000D_ +where it is most likely to make progress. We see value in having early discussions on many of the topics, _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing that the INC may not be able to conclude discussions on some issues until there is progress _x000D__x000D_ +on related issues. For example, it would be helpful to hear detailed thoughts on the potential objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +an instrument, noting discussions on this topic maybe not be able to be fully concluded until there has _x000D__x000D_ +also been robust discussion on possible substantive obligations, among other issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As stated above, the United States believes that the organization of groups should only be determined _x000D__x000D_ +after robust plenary discussions on all issues relevant to the mandate of the INC. We offer the following _x000D__x000D_ +early thoughts on clustering of topics given that the establishment of any such groups could take place as _x000D__x000D_ +early as INC 1. For example, in our view, any future contact groups could initially be organized around _x000D__x000D_ +the provisions called for in paragraph 3 of UNEA resolution 5/14. We would be concerned about _x000D__x000D_ +orienting initial groups around topics not outlined in the resolution, such as on specific parts of the _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics, which could hinder progress on developing the global agreement. We also recognize _x000D__x000D_ +that there will likely be a need to revisit the organization of groups as discussions in the INC _x000D__x000D_ +progress. Initial groupings could possibly entail some or all of the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective; Promoting sustainable production and consumption of plastics and national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans [paragraph 3 (a), (b), (d) & (e)] _x000D__x000D_ +2. Promoting national and international cooperative measures; and promoting cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, instruments and organizations _x000D__x000D_ +[paragraphs 3 (c), and (k)] _x000D__x000D_ +3. National reporting, periodic assessment of the progress of implementation of the instrument, and _x000D__x000D_ +periodic assessment the effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its objectives [paragraphs 3 _x000D__x000D_ +(f)-(h)] _x000D__x000D_ +4. Scientific and socioeconomic assessments and promoting research and development [paragraphs _x000D__x000D_ +3 (i) and (o)] _x000D__x000D_ +5. Awareness-raising, education and the exchange of information, encouraging action by all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, and initiation of a multi-stakeholder action agenda [paragraphs 3 (j) and (l)-(m)] _x000D__x000D_ +6. Arrangements for capacity-building, technical, and financial assistance [paragraph 3 (n)] _x000D__x000D_ +7. Compliance [paragraph 3 (p)] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Substantive issues which would contribute to preparation of documentation for INC 1, in particular, _x000D__x000D_ +regarding potential elements of the future instrument as well as priorities, needs, challenges and barriers _x000D__x000D_ +and overview of national measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We appreciate the substantial efforts that the Secretariat will undertake to prepare for INC 1, including the _x000D__x000D_ +development of documents that will help countries undertake robust preparations and come ready to _x000D__x000D_ +engage in substantive discussions at INC 1. We see the purpose of these INC 1 documents as enabling _x000D__x000D_ +countries to begin negotiations based on a common understanding of the relevant information pertaining _x000D__x000D_ +to plastic pollution and multilateral agreements. We also reiterate our understanding that these documents _x000D__x000D_ +are not meant to produce draft text of the global agreement, but rather to provide a broad overview of _x000D__x000D_ +concepts related to the potential structure and elements of a global agreement that will enable countries to _x000D__x000D_ +start the negotiations from a common understanding. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would encourage the Secretariat in preparing documents for INC 1 to draw from relevant materials _x000D__x000D_ +that have been previously developed through discussions under UNEA and other international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. We also encourage the Secretariat to consider a range of multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements, beyond those focused on chemicals and waste, when preparing documents for INC 1. This _x000D__x000D_ +information could provide insights into broad options for the structure of the instrument and potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of UNEA resolution 5/14, as well as descriptions of _x000D__x000D_ +standard articles on final provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The glossary of key terms does not need to be exhaustive, but it could include terms that will be helpful _x000D__x000D_ +for countries to reach common understanding of how to describe the lifecycle of plastic. However, we _x000D__x000D_ +urge the Secretariat in the INC 1 documents to avoid defining terms where countries might have differing _x000D__x000D_ +interpretations or where there is not international agreement on the definitions, such as: circular economy, _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, problematic, avoidable, essential, and necessary/unnecessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the request for an overview of national measures, the United States is sharing a non-exhaustive _x000D__x000D_ +list of measures to combat plastic pollution at these sites: https://www.state.gov/u-s-actions-to-address-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic-pollution/ and https://g20mpl.org/partners/unitedstates. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) The content and considerations for the preparation of the forum as set out in the OEWG information _x000D__x000D_ +document entitled ‘Preparations for the forum’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States appreciates the Secretariat’s efforts to enhance stakeholder engagement during the _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG and welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the development of the multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +forum for INC 1. We strongly support enhanced stakeholder engagement during the INC process and see _x000D__x000D_ +value in providing a forum to support such engagement by stakeholders who have interests and equities in _x000D__x000D_ +combating plastic pollution. We support the Secretariat’s proposal to hold the forum one day in advance _x000D__x000D_ +of INC 1 and urge the Secretariat to provide ample time in the schedule for countries and stakeholders to _x000D__x000D_ +attend. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We agree that the forum should be open to a broad set of stakeholders that have interests across the _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics and should include perspectives from national and sub-national governments, the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector, and civil society. We generally support the Secretariat’s suggestions for the forum’s _x000D__x000D_ +agenda as contained in document OEWG/1/INF/4 but believe that it may be difficult to meet all the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives proposed in paragraph 8 of the document. The dialogue at the OEWG was very useful, and we _x000D__x000D_ +see potential value in continuing such forums at the future INCs and believe such forums will be _x000D__x000D_ +especially helpful in developing a vision for the multi-stakeholder action agenda and will be a _x000D__x000D_ +complement to side events. We are interested in hearing from other countries on their interest in _x000D__x000D_ +continuing such forums at future INCs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We offer a few suggestions on the organization of the forum for INC 1 that may help facilitate discussions _x000D__x000D_ +among stakeholders and government representatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We suggest the Secretariat consider hosting an exhibition or showcase that can enable _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders to share information about their activities to combat plastic pollution. This could be _x000D__x000D_ +done by displaying stakeholder posters or other interactive exhibits. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We think an important aspect of the forum is providing time for informal discussions and _x000D__x000D_ +encourage the Secretariat to provide opportunities for informal networking, which could be done _x000D__x000D_ +by building in breaks and not having several discussion sessions in parallel, and possibly _x000D__x000D_ +providing additional opportunity for this through a reception after the forum. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We would welcome the agenda including a discussion of how different actors might best _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the multi-stakeholder action agenda the INC will design, and discussion of different _x000D__x000D_ +approaches to measuring the collective impact of all stakeholders in addressing plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We think that the forum should provide an opportunity for stakeholders to announce _x000D__x000D_ +commitments that include all actions that will help combat plastic pollution and suggest the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat consider a broader framing about the type of announcements that would be _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate for the forum. We would also encourage the Secretariat to share these _x000D__x000D_ +announcements of commitments in its report to INC 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +696,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/high_ambition_coalition_to_end_plastic_pollution_joint_statement_inc-1_.pdf,[],['High Ambition Coalition'],[],Unsolicitated Submissions,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +HAC Member States Joint _x000D__x000D_ +Statement INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the first meeting of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, we the Ministers _x000D__x000D_ +of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, are combining efforts to send a united _x000D__x000D_ +message to step up global ambition to end plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We, the Ministers of the High Ambition Coalition, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Deeply concerned that 22 million tonnes of plastic pollution leaks into the environment every _x000D__x000D_ +year, and this estimate is projected to double by 2060, while over 140 million tonnes of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste has already accumulated in rivers, lakes and the oceans over the last 70 _x000D__x000D_ +years1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alarmed by the accelerated growth of plastic production and use globally, with plastic _x000D__x000D_ +consumption having quadrupled over the past 30 years and is set to triple by 2060 if we _x000D__x000D_ +continue along the same path2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Underline that plastic pollution, including microplastics, contributes to the triple planetary _x000D__x000D_ +crisis and already has impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity as well as the climate and _x000D__x000D_ +human health3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize that national and regional approaches together with several voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +international initiatives, while important, have been insufficient to address the global problem _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 OECD (2022): Global Plastic Outlook – Policy Scenarios to 2060. _x000D__x000D_ +2 OECD (2022): Global Plastic Outlook – Policy Scenarios to 2060. _x000D__x000D_ +3 UNEP (2022): Plastics science. UNEP/PP/INC.1/7 _x000D__x000D_ +4 SystemIQ & Pew Charitable Trust (2020): Breaking the plastic wave; Ellen MacArthur Foundation _x000D__x000D_ +Global Committement Progress Report 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +We therefore, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for the establishment of an ambitious and effective international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize the imperative to develop common international and binding obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures, across the full lifecycle of plastics while reflecting the precautionary _x000D__x000D_ +approach, waste hierarchy and the polluter-pays principle, to restrain plastic consumption _x000D__x000D_ +and production to sustainable levels, and enable a circular economy for plastics that protects _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and human health while achieving environmentally sound management and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agree to work towards an international treaty that will eliminate problematic plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +substances and additives, including by bans and restrictions; develop global sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +criteria and standards for plastics; set global baselines and targets for sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life-cycle of plastics; ensure transparency in the value chain of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including for material and chemical composition throughout the life-cycle of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +establish mechanisms for strengthening commitments, targets and controls over time; _x000D__x000D_ +implement monitoring and reporting at each stage through the lifecycle of plastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate effective technical and financial assistance as well as scientific and socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +assessments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledge the call from the business sector to develop a comprehensive and coordinated _x000D__x000D_ +policy framework to enable more conducive conditions for investments in infrastructure, _x000D__x000D_ +innovation and skills worldwide that will facilitate a transition to a more circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Welcome the establishment of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty and its _x000D__x000D_ +vision statement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Highlight the particular cross-cutting challenges of addressing microplastics and hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals in the plastics value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize that a key to success for multilateral environmental agreements is early and _x000D__x000D_ +effective involvement of the business and scientific communities, civil society and all relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +Underlining the need to facilitate effective technical and financial assistance, scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +Stress the importance of establishing a clear and effective process for the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee at its first Meeting in Punta Del Este in Uruguay 28. November to 2 _x000D__x000D_ +December 2022, in order to conclude its work by the end of 2024, including by: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Establishing a Bureau, including Chair and Rapporteur. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Adopting the Rules of Procedures for the intergovernmental negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +committee on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +c. Initiating a structured discussion on the scope, potential objectives, general _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and control measures for the international instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Providing clear guidance to the Bureau and Secretariat on clustering and _x000D__x000D_ +sequencing the committee’s work. _x000D__x000D_ +e. Requesting the Secretariat to prepare options for general obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures across the full life cycle based on initial discussions at INC-_x000D__x000D_ +1 and written submissions from Member States and Stakeholders.to inform _x000D__x000D_ +discussions at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +f. Providing clear guidance to the Bureau and Secretariat on the modalities for _x000D__x000D_ +multistakeholder engagement in the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +Encourage all Members States to demonstrate a high level of ambition in the upcoming _x000D__x000D_ +meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call upon all Member States and Stakeholders to take immediate actions to reduce plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and take preparatory steps to strengthen domestic policy approaches, including for _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans, in anticipation of the international treaty on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Members of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +Austria _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Azerbaijan _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Belgium _x000D__x000D_ +Burkina Faso _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cabo Verde _x000D__x000D_ +Canada _x000D__x000D_ +Chile _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica _x000D__x000D_ +Denmark _x000D__x000D_ +Dominican Republic _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador _x000D__x000D_ +European Union _x000D__x000D_ +Finland _x000D__x000D_ +France _x000D__x000D_ +Georgia _x000D__x000D_ +Germany _x000D__x000D_ +Ghana, _x000D__x000D_ +Iceland _x000D__x000D_ +Ireland _x000D__x000D_ +Luxembourg _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco _x000D__x000D_ +Netherlands _x000D__x000D_ +Norway _x000D__x000D_ +Peru _x000D__x000D_ +Portugal _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea _x000D__x000D_ +Rwanda _x000D__x000D_ +Senegal _x000D__x000D_ +Seychelles _x000D__x000D_ +Slovenia _x000D__x000D_ +Sweden _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates _x000D__x000D_ +United Kingdom of Great _x000D__x000D_ +Britain and Northern _x000D__x000D_ +Ireland _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +702,Overview of existing national measures (DEU),https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/germany_2.pdf,[],['Germany'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Documents proposed by the OEWG for INC-1: _x000D__x000D_ +(ii.) Overview of existing national measures (DEU) _x000D__x000D_ +As to Text of UNEA 5.2 resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(b) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote (I.) sustainable production of plastics including, among others, product design _x000D__x000D_ +– national measures: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Waste hierarchy: 1. Waste prevention, 2. (preparation for) reuse, 3. recycling (high-quality), 4. _x000D__x000D_ +other recovery, e.g. energy recovery, 5. Disposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. National program of measures of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, descriptor 10 _x000D__x000D_ +(marine litter): UZ5-09 - Reduce the emission and input of microplastic particles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Minimum recycled content: 25% from 2025 for PET bottles, 30% from 2030 for all Single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic beverage bottles (Section 30a Packaging Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Requirement: Limit packaging to the appropriate minimum (§ 4 No. 1 VerpackG) (not subject to _x000D__x000D_ +fines); system (PRO) participation obligation (§ 7 VerpackG) based on weight leads to (limited) _x000D__x000D_ +incentive for mass reduction _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Ban on the placing on the market of certain plastic carrier bags (Section 5 (2) Packaging Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Ban on the placing on the market of certain single-use plastic products (§ 3 of the Ordinance on _x000D__x000D_ +the Prohibition of the Placing on the Market of Certain Single-Use Plastic Products and Products _x000D__x000D_ +Made of Oxo-degradable Plastic) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Obligation to offer reusable packaging (Section 33 of the Packaging Act); target quota for _x000D__x000D_ +reusable beverage packaging: 70 % (Section 1 (3) sentence 3 of the Packaging Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Design for reusability of packaging (Section 4 Packaging Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Recyclable design of plastic packaging (Sections 4, 21 VerpackG; minimum standard for _x000D__x000D_ +measuring the recyclability of packaging subject to system participation (Section 21 (3) _x000D__x000D_ +VerpackG). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Marking for identification of the packaging material (Section 6 Packaging Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. In some cities: municipal support for repair cafés _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(b) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote  sustainable (II.) consumption of plastics – national measures: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Obligation to provide information on one-way/reusable beverages (Sec. 32 Packaging Act); _x000D__x000D_ +obligation to provide information on separate collection and SUP effects (Sec. 14 para. 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Packaging Act). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Labelling of SUP (Sec. 4 Ordinance on the Labelling of SUP) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Obligation for public procurement to give preference to products that meet certain ecological _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, e.g. contain recycled materials (Section 45 para. 2 no. 2 Circular Economy Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(b) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote (III.) environmentally sound waste management, including through resource _x000D__x000D_ +efficiency and circular economy approaches – national measures: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Establishment of collection, sorting and recycling systems in accordance with the Packaging Act, _x000D__x000D_ +Commercial Waste Ordinance, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act, End-of-Life Vehicles _x000D__x000D_ +Ordinance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Waste prevention, strengthening resource efficiency, recycling and durability (Section 23 _x000D__x000D_ +Circular Economy Act); plastic packaging: separate collection; sorting and recovery, PRO _x000D__x000D_ +participation obligation (Section 7 Packaging Act); obligations of manufacturers to take back and _x000D__x000D_ +recover (Section 15 Packaging Act). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Threshold values for plastics in sewage sludge and composts (Biowaste Ordinance/ Fertiliser _x000D__x000D_ +Ordinance) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Recovery and recycling quotas to be fulfilled by PROs (Sec. 16 Packaging Act); 90 per cent of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics must be recovered, 70 per cent of which must be recycled. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Separate collection: 77 per cent by weight by 2025, 90 per cent by weight by 2029 (Sec. 1(3) _x000D__x000D_ +Packaging Act); deposit and return obligation for disposable beverage packaging (Sec. 31 _x000D__x000D_ +Packaging Act). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(c) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote national and international cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, including existing plastic pollution – national measures: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The national MSFD measures for descriptor 10 (marine litter) will be concretised and operationalised: _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Goal 5 - Seas free from pollution by litter: _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-02: Modification/substitution of products taking into account an eco-balanced overall view; _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-03: Avoidance of the use of primary microplastic particles _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-04: Reduction of inputs of plastic litter, e.g. plastic packaging, into the marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-05: Litter-related measures on fishing nets and gear; _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-06: Establishment of the fishing-for-litter concept; _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-07 Reduction of existing litter in the sea _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-08: Reduction of plastic litter through municipal requirements; _x000D__x000D_ +UZ5-09: Reduction of emissions and inputs of microplastic particles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(f) _x000D__x000D_ +To specify national reporting, as appropriate – national measures: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Report on consumption of plastic bags (Sec. 5 Abs. 4 Environmental Statistics Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Determination of the consumption and recovery of plastic packaging (Sec. 5, 5a Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Statistics Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Determination of the consumption of Single-use to-go beverage cups and food containers with _x000D__x000D_ +plastic content (Sec.5a Environmental Statistics Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Minimum recycled content for certain SUP beverage bottles (Sec. 30a Packaging Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Determination of the separately collected amounts of SUP beverage bottles (Sec. 5a(3) _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Statistics Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(i) _x000D__x000D_ +To provide scientific and socio-economic assessments related to plastic pollution – national _x000D__x000D_ +measures: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD): Article 8-10 Assessment every 6 years _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Vairous UBA r&d-projects to establish a coherent monitoring strategy for marine litter according _x000D__x000D_ +to the provisions of the MSFD (FKZs 3712 25 229, 3713 25 220, 3717 25 225) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(j) _x000D__x000D_ +To increase knowledge through awareness-raising, education and information exchange – _x000D__x000D_ +national measures: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Producer and PRO obligation for awareness-raising/information (SUP Labelling Ordinance), Sec. _x000D__x000D_ +14 (3) Packaging Act), municipal waste advice obligation (Sec. 46 Circular Economy Act) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. UZ5-01: Anchoring the topic of marine litter in teaching objectives, curricula and materials; UZ5-_x000D__x000D_ +05: Litter-related measures on fishing nets and gear; UZ5-07 Reduction of existing litter in the _x000D__x000D_ +sea _x000D__x000D_ +3. Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Descriptor 10 - UZ5-08: Reduce plastic waste through _x000D__x000D_ +municipal targets. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(l) _x000D__x000D_ +To encourage action by all stakeholders, including the private sector, and to promote _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation at the global, regional, national and local levels – national measures: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Voluntary agreement with industry not to give away plastic carrier bags between 15 and 50 _x000D__x000D_ +micrometres free of charge. Since 2022, however, these carrier bags are banned, Sec. 5(2) _x000D__x000D_ +Packaging Act). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4(d) _x000D__x000D_ +The best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and _x000D__x000D_ +local knowledge systems – national measures: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Minimum Standard to Determine the Recyclability of Packaging _x000D__x000D_ +14 _x000D__x000D_ +Requests the Executive Director to continue to support and advance the work of the Global _x000D__x000D_ +Partnership on Marine Litter, while strengthening scientific, technical and technological knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +with regard to plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, inter alia, on methodologies for _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring, and sharing available scientific and other relevant data and information; Existing _x000D__x000D_ +laboratory capacities for measuring plastics in different matrices – national measures: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Existing laboratory capacities for measuring plastics in different matrices _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +703,"Overview of relevant conventions, instruments and organizations",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/germany_6.pdf,[],['Germany'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"C. Documents proposed by the OEWG for INC-1: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +vi. Overview of relevant conventions, instruments and organizations _x000D__x000D_ +As to Text of UNEA 5.2 resolution 5/14: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(b) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote (I.) sustainable production of plastics including, among others, product design _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Oslo-Paris-Agreement (OSPAR); _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Res. 4/9 - Addressing single-use plastic products pollution (UNEP/EA.4/Res.9), recitals. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.unglobalcompact.org/; Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles, Principle _x000D__x000D_ +3 https://unglobalcompact.org/news/4937-06-28-2022 _x000D__x000D_ +3(b) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote sustainable (II.) consumption of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Res. on Innovative pathways to achieve sustainable consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +production (UNEP/EA.4/L.2 ) Para 5 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global Compact: https://www.unglobalcompact.org/; Global Compact Sustainable Ocean _x000D__x000D_ +Principles, Principle 3 https://unglobalcompact.org/news/4937-06-28-2022 _x000D__x000D_ +3(b) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote (III.) environmentally sound waste management, including through resource _x000D__x000D_ +efficiency and circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +OECD _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +GIZ-Programmes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +World Bank Programmes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention (Basel-Conv.-EPR-Guidelines - UNEP/CHW.14/5/Add.1); _x000D__x000D_ +Res 3/7. Marine litter and microplastics (UNEP/EA.3/Res.7), Para 6; _x000D__x000D_ +Res. 4/7 Environmentally sound management of waste (UNEP/EA.4/Res.7 ) Para 1 Lit i; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles, i.a. Principle 3: Work towards a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.unglobalcompact.org/; Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles, Principle _x000D__x000D_ +3 https://unglobalcompact.org/news/4937-06-28-2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Implied in the Polluter Pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3(c) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote national and international cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, including existing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and _x000D__x000D_ +Their Disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +HELCOM; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +OSPAR _x000D__x000D_ +3(f) _x000D__x000D_ +To specify national reporting, as appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention plans for Guidance for forecasting the generation of plastic waste auf der _x000D__x000D_ +Tagesordnung: ""Draft practical guidance on the development of an inventory of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste"" (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.12/INF/15) _x000D__x000D_ +3(i) _x000D__x000D_ +To provide scientific and socio-economic assessments related to plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +OSPAR EIHA _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +ICG ML _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +HELCOM PRESSURE _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EN Marine Litter _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU TG ML _x000D__x000D_ +3(k) _x000D__x000D_ +To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international _x000D__x000D_ +conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +duplication, and promoting complementarity of action _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +OSPAR; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +HELCOM; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +MEDPOL; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Black Sea Commission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +704,Plastic science,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/germany_8.pdf,[],['Germany'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"C. Documents proposed by the OEWG for INC-1: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +viii. Plastic science _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +„Plastics in the environment – development of a classification for first estimates of the fate of waste _x000D__x000D_ +and other plastic products in different environmental media“ _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/plastics-in-the-environment-development-of-a _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +„Plastics in the environment“ _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/plastics-in-the-environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +„Bewertung und Quantifizierung von Auswirkungen mariner Abfälle auf Meeresorganismen (gemäß _x000D__x000D_ +Deskriptor 10 MSRL): Mikroplastik in pelagischen und demersalen Fischen in Nordsee _x000D__x000D_ +(Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer) und Ostsee (Wismar-Bucht / nördl. Rügen)“ _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/bewertung-quantifizierung-von-auswirkungen-_x000D__x000D_ +mariner _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Including effects of microplastics in drinking water on human health: _x000D__x000D_ +„Mikroplastik im Wasserkreislauf“ _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.wrh.tu-berlin.de/miwa/menue/miwa/ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +705,Glossary of key terms i,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/germany_1.pdf,[],['Germany'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Seite 1 von 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Documents proposed by the OEWG for INC-1: _x000D__x000D_ +i. Glossary of key terms _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic is a material consisting of a polymer to which additives or other substances _x000D__x000D_ +may have been added and which may act as the main structural component of _x000D__x000D_ +finished products, with the exception of materials made from natural polymers which _x000D__x000D_ +have not been chemically modified. _x000D__x000D_ +Classification of plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +according to ISO/TC61 plastics are differentiated into dissolved _x000D__x000D_ +jellylike polymers, nanoplastic (< 1 µm), small microplastic (1 µm–1 mm), large _x000D__x000D_ +microplastic (1 mm–5 mm), mesoplastics (5 mm–25 mm) and macroplastics (> 25 _x000D__x000D_ +mm). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Biodegradable Plastic: means a plastic capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, _x000D__x000D_ +such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water, _x000D__x000D_ +and is, in accordance with European standards for packaging, recoverable through _x000D__x000D_ +composting and anaerobic digestion; _x000D__x000D_ +Oxo-degradable Plastic: _x000D__x000D_ +means plastic materials that include additives which, through _x000D__x000D_ +oxidation, lead to the fragmentation of the plastic material into micro-fragments or _x000D__x000D_ +to chemical decomposition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Single-use Plastic Product: _x000D__x000D_ +means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is _x000D__x000D_ +not conceived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, _x000D__x000D_ +multiple trips or rotations by being returned to a producer for refill or re-used for the _x000D__x000D_ +same purpose for which it was conceived. _x000D__x000D_ +Packaging: _x000D__x000D_ +consists of: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) sales packaging or primary packaging, i. e. packaging conceived so as to constitute _x000D__x000D_ +a sales unit to the final user or consumer at the point of purchase; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) grouped packaging or secondary packaging, i. e. packaging conceived so as to _x000D__x000D_ +constitute at the point of purchase a grouping of a certain number of sales units _x000D__x000D_ +whether the latter is sold as such to the final user or consumer or whether it serves _x000D__x000D_ +only as a means to replenish the shelves at the point of sale; it can be removed from _x000D__x000D_ +the product without affecting its characteristics; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) transport packaging or tertiary packaging, i. e. packaging conceived so as to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate handling and transport of a number of sales units or grouped packagings in _x000D__x000D_ +order to prevent physical handling and transport damage. Transport packaging does _x000D__x000D_ +not include road, rail, ship and air containers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Single-use Plastic Packaging: is plastic packaging that is not reusable packaging made wholly or _x000D__x000D_ +partly of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Seite 2 von 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Single-use Plastic Food Packaging: _x000D__x000D_ +means single-use plastic packaging, i.e., receptacles such as _x000D__x000D_ +boxes with or without a cover, used to contain food which: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) is intended for immediate consumption, either on-the-spot or take-away, _x000D__x000D_ +(b) is typically consumed from the receptacle, and _x000D__x000D_ +(c) is ready to be consumed without any further preparation, such as cooking, boiling _x000D__x000D_ +or heating, _x000D__x000D_ +including food containers used for fast food or other meal ready for immediate _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, except beverage containers, plates and packets and wrappers _x000D__x000D_ +containing food; _x000D__x000D_ +Single-use Plastic Beverage Bottles: _x000D__x000D_ +are beverage packaging in bottle form, including their caps _x000D__x000D_ +and lids, with a capacity of up to 3.0 liters that also meet the requirements of single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic packaging. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing Gear: means any item or piece of equipment that is used in fishing or aquaculture to target, _x000D__x000D_ +capture or rear marine biological resources or that is floating on the sea surface, and _x000D__x000D_ +is deployed with the objective of attracting and capturing or of rearing such marine _x000D__x000D_ +biological resources. _x000D__x000D_ +Ghost Nets: _x000D__x000D_ +are fishing nets that have been abanoned, lost or otherwise discarded at sea, on _x000D__x000D_ +beaches or in harbours. They are a major contributor to the bigger problems of ghost _x000D__x000D_ +gear, which refers to all types of fishing gear, including nets, lines, traps, pots and fish _x000D__x000D_ +aggregating devices, that are no longer actively managed by fishers or fisheries. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste: _x000D__x000D_ +means any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to _x000D__x000D_ +discard. _x000D__x000D_ +Marine Litter: synoymous with marine debris, ocean debris or marine plastics. Means any _x000D__x000D_ +persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed or _x000D__x000D_ +abandoned in the marine and coastal environment. This definitions includes items _x000D__x000D_ +originating from land or sea-based sources which enter the seas directly due to _x000D__x000D_ +human action, or indirectly when washed out to the sea via rivers, streams or storm _x000D__x000D_ +drains. _x000D__x000D_ +Marine Litter Impacts: Marine litter can injure or kill marine and coastal wildlife mainly due to _x000D__x000D_ +ingestion and entanglement; damage and degrade habitats; interfere with _x000D__x000D_ +navigational safety; cause economic loss to fishing and maritime industries; degrade _x000D__x000D_ +the quality of life in coastal communities; and threaten human health and safety. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Packaging Waste: _x000D__x000D_ +means any packaging or packaging material covered by the definition of _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Fishing Gear: means any fishing gear covered by the definition of waste in point [N.N.], _x000D__x000D_ +including all separate components, substances or materials that were part of or _x000D__x000D_ +attached to such fishing gear when it was discarded, including when it was _x000D__x000D_ +abandoned or lost. _x000D__x000D_ +Seite 3 von 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Wastes: _x000D__x000D_ +means waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed _x000D__x000D_ +in [N.N.] [plastic-relevant parts to be drawn from the Basel Convention on Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes or by Reference to that Convention) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Producer: _x000D__x000D_ +means anyone whose activities produce waste (original waste producer) or _x000D__x000D_ +anyone who carries out pre-processing, mixing or other operations resulting in a _x000D__x000D_ +change in the nature or composition of this waste; _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Holder: means the waste producer or the natural or legal person who is in possession of the _x000D__x000D_ +waste; _x000D__x000D_ +Dealer: _x000D__x000D_ +means any undertaking which acts in the role of principal to purchase and _x000D__x000D_ +subsequently sell waste, including such dealers who do not take physical possession _x000D__x000D_ +of the waste; _x000D__x000D_ +Broker: _x000D__x000D_ +means any undertaking arranging the recovery or disposal of waste on behalf of _x000D__x000D_ +others, including such brokers who do not take physical possession of the waste; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Management: means the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste, including the _x000D__x000D_ +supervision of such operations and the after-care of disposal sites, and including _x000D__x000D_ +actions taken as a dealer or broker; _x000D__x000D_ +Collection: _x000D__x000D_ +means the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary _x000D__x000D_ +storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Separate Collection: _x000D__x000D_ +means the collection where a waste stream is kept separately by type and _x000D__x000D_ +nature so as to facilitate a specific treatment; _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention: _x000D__x000D_ +means measures taken before a substance, material or product has become waste, _x000D__x000D_ +that reduce: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) the quantity of waste, including through the re-use of products or the extension _x000D__x000D_ +of the life span of products; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) the adverse impacts of the generated waste on the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health; or _x000D__x000D_ +(c) the content of harmful substances in materials and products; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention of Packaging Waste: _x000D__x000D_ +means the reduction of the quantity and of the harmfulness _x000D__x000D_ +for the environment of: _x000D__x000D_ +- materials and substances contained in packaging and of packaging waste, _x000D__x000D_ +- packaging and packaging waste at production process level and at the marketing, _x000D__x000D_ +distribution, utilization and elimination stages, _x000D__x000D_ +in particular by developing `clean´ products and technology. _x000D__x000D_ +Seite 4 von 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reusable Packaging: _x000D__x000D_ +is packaging which has been conceived, designed, and placed on the market _x000D__x000D_ +to accomplish within its lifecycle multiple trips or rotations by being refilled or reused _x000D__x000D_ +for the same purpose for which it was conceived, with its effective return and reuse _x000D__x000D_ +being enabled by sufficient logistics and encouraged by appropriate incentive _x000D__x000D_ +schemes, such as a deposit. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse: _x000D__x000D_ +means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used _x000D__x000D_ +again for the same purpose for which they were conceived; _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse of Packaging: _x000D__x000D_ +means any operation by which packaging, which has been conceived and _x000D__x000D_ +designed to accomplish within its life cycle a minimum number of trips or _x000D__x000D_ +rotations, is refilled or used for the same purpose for which it was conceived, _x000D__x000D_ +with or without the support of auxiliary products present on the market _x000D__x000D_ +enabling the packaging to be refilled; such reused packaging will become _x000D__x000D_ +packaging waste when no longer subject to reuse. _x000D__x000D_ +Preparations for Reuse: _x000D__x000D_ +means checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which _x000D__x000D_ +products or components of products or of packaging that have become waste _x000D__x000D_ +are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Treatment: _x000D__x000D_ +means recovery or disposal operations, including preparation prior to recovery or _x000D__x000D_ +disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +Recovery: _x000D__x000D_ +means any operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose _x000D__x000D_ +by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a _x000D__x000D_ +particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in _x000D__x000D_ +the wider economy. _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling: _x000D__x000D_ +means any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into _x000D__x000D_ +products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It _x000D__x000D_ +includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery _x000D__x000D_ +and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling _x000D__x000D_ +operations; _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanical recycling: new, physically identical material is produced or the material remains _x000D__x000D_ +available for another material use. _x000D__x000D_ +(= high-quality mechanical recycling that keeps materials at a high level of the _x000D__x000D_ +cascade, in order enable feeding back into the product cycle for circular economy) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recyclability: Fundamental and gradual suitability of any given packaging to substitute virgin _x000D__x000D_ +material in applications typical for that material after undergoing recycling processes _x000D__x000D_ +available in an industrial scale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 criteria: _x000D__x000D_ +1) Availability of a sorting and recycling infrastructure that allows for that _x000D__x000D_ +2) Sortability of the packaging, separability of its components _x000D__x000D_ +3) No recycling incompatibilities of packaging components or substances therein _x000D__x000D_ +Seite 5 von 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Energy Recovery: means the use of combustible packaging waste as a means to generate energy _x000D__x000D_ +through direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the _x000D__x000D_ +heat. _x000D__x000D_ +Organic Recycling: means the aerobic (composting) or anaerobic (biomethanization) treatment, _x000D__x000D_ +under controlled conditions and using micro-organisms, of the biodegradable parts of _x000D__x000D_ +packaging waste, which produces stabilized organic residues or methane. Landfill _x000D__x000D_ +shall not be considered a form of organic recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal: _x000D__x000D_ +means any operation which is not recovery even where the operation has as a _x000D__x000D_ +secondary consequence the reclamation of substances or energy. _x000D__x000D_ +Best Available Techniques: means best available techniques as defined in [N.N.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Producer: _x000D__x000D_ +any natural or legal person established in a Member State to this Convention or in a _x000D__x000D_ +third country that professionally sells in another Member State directly to private _x000D__x000D_ +households or to users other than private households, by means of distance _x000D__x000D_ +contracts as defined in point XX plastic products, filled plastic products or fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +containing plastic, other than persons carrying out fishing activities as defined in _x000D__x000D_ +[N.N.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility (EPR): _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental policy approach in which a producer’s _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility for a product is extended to the waste stage of that product’s life-cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +In practice, EPR involves producers taking responsibility for the management of _x000D__x000D_ +products after becoming waste, including: collection; pre-treatment, e.g. sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +dismantling or de-pollution; (preparation for) reuse; recovery (including recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +energy recovery) or final disposal. EPR systems can allow producers to exercise their _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility either by providing the financial resources required and/or by taking _x000D__x000D_ +over the operational aspects of the process from municipalities. They assume the _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility voluntarily or mandatorily; EPR systems can be implemented _x000D__x000D_ +individually or collectively. (Basel-Convention: UNEP CHW.13/INF/ 8 – Draft Practical _x000D__x000D_ +Manuals on extended producer responsibility and financing system for _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management) _x000D__x000D_ +Placing on the Market: _x000D__x000D_ +means the first making available of a product on the market of a _x000D__x000D_ +Member State to this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Making available on the Market: _x000D__x000D_ +means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption _x000D__x000D_ +or use on the market of a Member State in the course of a commercial activity, _x000D__x000D_ +whether in return for payment or free of charge. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme: _x000D__x000D_ +means extended producer responsibility scheme as _x000D__x000D_ +defined in [N.N.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Port Reception Facilities: _x000D__x000D_ +are a place that international shipping ports must provide to collect _x000D__x000D_ +residues, oily mixtures, and garbage generated from an ocean-going vessel. _x000D__x000D_ +Seite 6 von 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +706,Glossary of key terms ii,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/germany_1_and_7.pdf,[],['Germany'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Glossary of key terms _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach under which producers are _x000D__x000D_ +given a significant responsibility – financial and/or physical – for the treatment or _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of post-consumer products. Assigning such responsibility could in principle _x000D__x000D_ +provide incentives to prevent wastes at the source, promote product design for the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and support the achievement of public recycling and materials _x000D__x000D_ +management goals. (OECD) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility (EPR): Environmental policy approach in which a producer’s _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility for a product is extended to the waste stage of that product’s life-cycle. In practice, _x000D__x000D_ +EPR involves producers taking responsibility for the management of products after becoming _x000D__x000D_ +waste, including: collection; pre-treatment, e.g. sorting, dismantling or de-pollution; (preparation _x000D__x000D_ +for) reuse; recovery (including recycling and energy recovery) or final disposal. EPR systems can _x000D__x000D_ +allow producers to exercise their responsibility either by providing the financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +required and/or by taking over the operational aspects of the process from municipalities. They _x000D__x000D_ +assume the responsibility voluntarily or mandatorily; EPR systems can be implemented _x000D__x000D_ +individually or collectively. (UNEP CHW.13/INF/ 8 – Draft Practical Manuals on extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility and financing system for environmentally sound management) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EPR extends a producer's responsibility for his product to the stage of its life cycle after consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +The extension of the organizational and financial responsibility sets incentives for achieving a _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable product design. Raising product prices will also address the consumers directly and _x000D__x000D_ +possibly influence their consumption patterns, so that municipal disposal and waste authorities might _x000D__x000D_ +experience a financial relief. EPR is widely supported by manufacturers, the (global) waste-_x000D__x000D_ +management-actors and the civil society. Role model function for various waste streams. Full life-cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach; incentive systems (modulated fees) are possible. Capability to reduce carbon-footprint; _x000D__x000D_ +crucial element within the (just-)transition towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement under other instruments _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/EA.3/Res.7 (Marine litter and microplastics) _x000D__x000D_ +(5) 5. Recognizes that the private sector and civil society, including non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, can contribute significantly to preventing and reducing marine litter and _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, including through information sharing, awareness-raising, developing new _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound technologies, capacity-building and clean-up actions, and _x000D__x000D_ +encourages cooperation between Governments, regional bodies, the private sector and _x000D__x000D_ +civil society, including through the Global Partnership on Marine Litter and its regional _x000D__x000D_ +nodes, to that end; _x000D__x000D_ +(6) Notes the important role of key sectors such as plastic producers, retailers and the _x000D__x000D_ +consumer goods industry, as well as importers, packaging firms and transport firms, to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the reduction of marine litter, including microplastics, arising from their _x000D__x000D_ +products and activities, as well as to provide information on the impacts arising from _x000D__x000D_ +their products throughout their life cycle, and encourages innovative approaches such as _x000D__x000D_ +the use of extended producer responsibility schemes, container deposit schemes and _x000D__x000D_ +other initiatives _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/EA.4/Res.9 (Addressing single-use plastic products pollution) _x000D__x000D_ +Noting the important role played by key actors, such as plastics producers, retailers, the _x000D__x000D_ +consumer goods industry, importers, packaging firms, transporters and recyclers, in _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to a reduction in plastic waste resulting from their products and activities, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as in providing information on the impact of their products and encouraging the _x000D__x000D_ +adoption of innovative approaches, such as the use of extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +schemes and deposit refund schemes […] _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +720,Africa Group,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/all_statements_made_by_african_group_during_inc1.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"Statement by the African Group during the First Inter-Governmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee (INC-1) to be held in Punta Del Este, Uruguay from _x000D__x000D_ +28th November to 2nd December 2022. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair: _x000D__x000D_ +I am extremely honored to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group on _x000D__x000D_ +the momentous occasion of the first meeting of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee established pursuant to UNEA Resolution 5/14 – “End Plastic Pollution: _x000D__x000D_ +Towards an International Legally Binding Instrument”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the Africa Group, I wish to thank to the Government and people of _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay for hosting the first meeting of the Inter-governmental Negotiation _x000D__x000D_ +Committee, and for the wonderful hospitality that has been extended to us since we _x000D__x000D_ +arrived in Uruguay. We also wish to thank the INC Secretariat for the support that _x000D__x000D_ +they are providing for us. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished Delegates, _x000D__x000D_ +1. Africa is severely impacted by plastic pollution despite the fact that it is not a _x000D__x000D_ +major producer of plastics at the global level. At the same time, the Africa _x000D__x000D_ +Region recognizes that time is running out on us in our efforts to address the _x000D__x000D_ +threats posed by the triple planetary crises of Climate Change, Biodiversity _x000D__x000D_ +loss and pollution, and plastic pollution is contributing significantly to each _x000D__x000D_ +of these crises. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The best available science is indisputable about the need for concrete, _x000D__x000D_ +immediate and concerted global efforts to address the menace of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Therefore, we must commit ourselves to move forward _x000D__x000D_ +expeditiously from this session on, and to create platforms for sharing good _x000D__x000D_ +practices and successful experience in the fight against terrestrial and marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In this regard, the African Group emphasizes the need to undertake “horizon _x000D__x000D_ +scanning” to address the Specific elements of the instrument in order to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance our evidence-based treaty making process. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The African Group also calls for a fully inclusive process which facilitates the _x000D__x000D_ +meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders, including the private _x000D__x000D_ +sector and informal sector actors such as plastic waste pickers, to ensure a just _x000D__x000D_ +transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished Delegates, _x000D__x000D_ +5. The African Group has consistently demonstrated its firm resolve to take _x000D__x000D_ +action against plastic pollution as reflected in many decisions that African _x000D__x000D_ +Governments have taken over the years at the regional level. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The African Group takes this opportunity to commit itself to participating in _x000D__x000D_ +the development of an ambitious and effective instrument that has the dual _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of ending plastic pollution in all environments, and creating a non-_x000D__x000D_ +toxic circular economy for plastics. Without a doubt, these efforts will _x000D__x000D_ +contribute towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The Africa Group recognizes that this will require a collective global effort, _x000D__x000D_ +and a holistic approach across the full life cycle of plastics that creates _x000D__x000D_ +employment opportunities at each stage of the plastics value-chain. _x000D__x000D_ +8. The Africa Region stresses that this instrument must provide adequate means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation that will ensure that all Member States are able to meet _x000D__x000D_ +their obligations under the instrument. This includes adequate and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +funding that is readily accessible, including the establishment of a dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral fund, the provision of effective channels for the transfer and _x000D__x000D_ +deployment of technology and scientific research, as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of capacity building programs, all in line with the principle of _x000D__x000D_ +Common but differentiated responsibilities and national capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Further, the instrument must provide international standards for product _x000D__x000D_ +design that eliminates harmful chemicals in plastics production, while _x000D__x000D_ +promoting the hierarchical principles of reusing, recycling, recovery and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chairman, _x000D__x000D_ +10. The African Group would like to stress the importance of national and global _x000D__x000D_ +reporting regimes that cover each stage of the life-cycle of plastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitates effective assessment of the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Finally, the Africa Group wishes to remind us that while the world’s attention _x000D__x000D_ +is focused on land and marine plastic pollution, open burning of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +severely compromises the environmental health of vulnerable communities. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, the instrument must ensure the elimination of open burning of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, in order to provide a safe environment, especially for vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +communities, as well as legacy plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Thank you, your excellencies! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +African Statement on Objectives and Scope _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The African Group wishes to see a broad but ambitious objective that covers _x000D__x000D_ +plastics over the entire life cycle and protective of human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. This objective must be underpinned by equally ambitious means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation; including new, additional, predictable and adequate finance, _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer on concessional and preferential terms and capacity building, _x000D__x000D_ +while upholding the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To this effect Mr. Chair, the African Group wants to see the ambition reflected in _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty that results in an end to the plastic pollution problem, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, for the benefit of the present and future generations. The _x000D__x000D_ +instrument must be based on the polluter pays principle. It must address human _x000D__x000D_ +rights issues – including socio-economic rights – that takes into consideration the _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated economic and social circumstances of countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective needs to reflect national, regional and international coordination _x000D__x000D_ +and cooperation among countries, supported by relevant stakeholders, to realize _x000D__x000D_ +a shared global goal of eliminating or minimizing the harmful effects from _x000D__x000D_ +plastics along the value chain, taking into consideration the transboundary nature _x000D__x000D_ +of the challenge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The African region would therefore like to see an instrument that encourages _x000D__x000D_ +action by all stakeholders including industry, academia, labour, the informal _x000D__x000D_ +sector, as well as local communities and indigenous peoples. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, On the Scope of the Instrument, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa region envisages a scope that is broad enough to cover all aspects of _x000D__x000D_ +the sources of pollution and the impacts they have on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment including, including their impact on marine resources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should reflect a scope to cover all aspects of the life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +including production processes, design options, the application of harmful _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and additives. The scope must reflect the adoption of the principles and _x000D__x000D_ +practices of circularity in the core actions that are taken across all stages of the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastics. The instrument must have clear provisions for monitoring, _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation and reporting of progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +It should cover the management of plastic waste including, legacy plastics, illegal _x000D__x000D_ +trafficking and dumping thereof, as these are particularly important to our region. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope should also cover upstream, midstream and downstream measures to _x000D__x000D_ +control different types of plastic pollution sources including, single use plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gears, microplastics, among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr President, we would like to see the vital role of states in coordinating actions _x000D__x000D_ +as well as the necessary support to be provided by stakeholders clarified in the _x000D__x000D_ +process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Chair! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +African Group Statement on Actions to be covered by the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to make this statement on behalf of the Africa Group. The Africa Group _x000D__x000D_ +recognizes the need for unified action to address the problem of plastic pollution. Indeed, _x000D__x000D_ +African states have taken a number of policy positions and issued calls for action on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including ministerial declarations and key policy messages at the African _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerial Conference on the Environment, the Durban Declaration on Action for _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Sustainability and Prosperity in Africa, the Conference of Parties to the _x000D__x000D_ +Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +Movements and Management of Hazardous Waste. Some countries have also taken bold _x000D__x000D_ +legislative steps to address plastic pollution at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +However, the lack of a common approach and harmonized standards makes compliance _x000D__x000D_ +and enforcement difficult. The lack of incentives to foster innovation, technology _x000D__x000D_ +development, and plastics circularity, as well as the low competitiveness of recycled _x000D__x000D_ +materials and products, remain a challenge for Africa. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +In order to ensure and facilitate unified actions to address the plastics pollution problem, _x000D__x000D_ +the Africa Group believes that the instrument should incorporate obligations, controls and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary measures covering the following aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +(i) _x000D__x000D_ +Eliminating or minimizing plastic materials, products and harmful chemicals in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics that can be avoided and/or replaced with environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives; _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) _x000D__x000D_ +Where elimination is not possible, control the use of harmful chemicals or additives _x000D__x000D_ +in the manufacture or production of the plastic raw materials and products, while _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring transparency and sharing of information, including through prior informed _x000D__x000D_ +consent procedures, where harmful chemicals may be used in plastics for essential _x000D__x000D_ +purposes; _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) International reference standards should be defined, covering the entire life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics, including product design, chemicals in plastics, among others, to foster _x000D__x000D_ +elimination and/or minimization of harmful plastics, circularity and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of waste; _x000D__x000D_ +(iv) Global targets to meet the objectives of the treaty should be supported by action _x000D__x000D_ +plans to define nationally determined measures to address the problem, and clear _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating progress in achieving the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty; _x000D__x000D_ +(v) _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should contain obligations relating to extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility, particularly for plastics of concern, including establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +necessary legal frameworks, infrastructure and capacity to implement EPR at both _x000D__x000D_ +the international and national levels; _x000D__x000D_ +(vi) The instrument should strengthen synergies with existing international agreements _x000D__x000D_ +such as the Stockholm Convention and the Basel Convention, among others, this _x000D__x000D_ +should include measures to prevent the illegal trafficking and dumping of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste in the guise of promoting circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, the African Group hopes that efforts in research, development and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer will be ambitiously pursued, taking into account the socio-economic realities of _x000D__x000D_ +each Member State. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The above-mentioned measures should be developed taking into consideration the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary, prevention, polluter pays and integration principles, among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +Statement of the Africa Group on Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As we embark on this journey to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of this Treaty must be underpinned by equally ambitious means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation including new, additional, predictable and adequate finance, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally-sound technology transfer on concessional and preferential _x000D__x000D_ +terms and capacity building, while upholding the principle of common but _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated responsibilities. It is important that the discussion on means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation takes into consideration overlapping issues relating to the full _x000D__x000D_ +plastics lifecycle, actions at national level, effective evaluation mechanisms and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The element to be tackled head-on is the development of a dedicated financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism that includes new and additional sustainable financial resources for _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty implementation. In essence new financial mechanism will be required _x000D__x000D_ +to implement this treaty, a Multilateral Fund (MLF) that can benefit from lessons _x000D__x000D_ +under the Montreal Protocol on substances that depletes the ozone layer. We _x000D__x000D_ +should learn from past experiences and success stories, of how such a fund helped _x000D__x000D_ +with the phasing out harmful ozone depleting substances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Support for developing countries and especially Africa to implement the desired _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of the treaty is essential, as it has been previously reiterated the _x000D__x000D_ +majority of African countries are not net producers of plastics yet meet a _x000D__x000D_ +multitude of challenges including lack of resources and technological capacity to _x000D__x000D_ +manage various aspects relating to plastics pollution. These challenges are _x000D__x000D_ +compounded by the burden of toxic and non-recyclable plastic waste exports _x000D__x000D_ +from outside Africa. Therefore, we underscore the consideration of the unique _x000D__x000D_ +needs of the African continent in relation to financial assistance, capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also highlight environmentally-sound technology transfer (to prevent the _x000D__x000D_ +transfer of polluting and/or outdated technology) as a critical means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. Most developing countries require tremendous support in _x000D__x000D_ +accessing reliable and innovative technology to tackle various issues along _x000D__x000D_ +plastics value chain. Therefore, enhanced international cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +partnerships that aim to bridge technological gaps between global north and south _x000D__x000D_ +are imperative to the success in the implementation of the treaty. Lastly it is _x000D__x000D_ +important not to overlook the role and need for strategic capacity building that is _x000D__x000D_ +also vital for facilitating functional preparedness to absorb new technology. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this vein, it is also vital for us to explore the option of launching a dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +process to assess the needs of developing countries to implement the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of the agreement in a manner which assesses the whole life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +African statement on agenda item 3(c) on monitoring and evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +progress, and effectiveness of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty needs a periodic review of effectiveness to measure how far parties are _x000D__x000D_ +complying and achieving the objectives of the treaty according to information _x000D__x000D_ +gathered from our monitoring activities. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group wishes to see a strong monitoring and evaluation structure _x000D__x000D_ +backed by a harmonized set of indicators to measure our collective success _x000D__x000D_ +towards the goals of the plastic treaty. This will enable us ensure accountability _x000D__x000D_ +of stakeholders across the value chain and increases transparency across the _x000D__x000D_ +upstream, midstream, and downstream activities we wish to monitor according _x000D__x000D_ +to the control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The monitoring and evaluation schemes need to have flexibility with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +accomodating new evidence and innovative solutions as we try to resolve the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic problem. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Africa is a net importer of plastics and has juvenile linear waste management _x000D__x000D_ +system. During the transition to the anticipated new plastic regime, Africa will _x000D__x000D_ +need more information on types, chemistry, volumes, and impacts of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including information on the producers, so as to design appropriate response _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ +In as much robustness of monitoring and evaluation our region aspires to have, _x000D__x000D_ +we have significant gaps in sourcing data and capacity to analyze existing ones. _x000D__x000D_ +More often than not, our data sources are disparate and lack systematic _x000D__x000D_ +arrangement to fit the purposes of the upcoming treaty. The region thus seeks _x000D__x000D_ +continuous capacity related to data sourcing, data aggregation and _x000D__x000D_ +measurement as well as the various equipment to do so. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Mr Chair, our region sees the value of international cooperation, – both _x000D__x000D_ +North-South and South-South –including the provision of the requisite means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation tied in with our local monitoring and evaluation schemes, _x000D__x000D_ +including developing regional centers of excellence. This will help us to develop _x000D__x000D_ +baselines, set out monitoring modalities and evaluate progress according to _x000D__x000D_ +measurable indicators and pre-set targets as agreed in the treaty and the _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you Mr Chair! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AFRICAN GROUP STATEMENT ON SEQUENCING _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +The Group expects discussions to continue on the critical issues of scope, _x000D__x000D_ +objectives and structure of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +On the lifecycle of plastics, distinct conversations are needed on measures, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, to _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensively address each stage of the lifecycle, in line with UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +On this, a reasonable delineation of the lifecycle of plastic may include: (i) _x000D__x000D_ +sourcing of raw materials; (ii) virgin polymer production and consumption; (iii) _x000D__x000D_ +product design and use; (iv) waste management and treatment; and (v) plastic _x000D__x000D_ +in the environment. In addition, and importantly, national reporting should be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed at each stage to determine the appropriate level of detail and _x000D__x000D_ +information to determine progress and effectiveness over time. _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, a discussion should concurrently take place on transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +including “Full knowledge of the ingredients in plastic materials” and _x000D__x000D_ +“sustainable product design through global sustainability criteria and standards _x000D__x000D_ +and eliminating harmful chemicals in plastics, ensuring transparency across the _x000D__x000D_ +value chain.” _x000D__x000D_ +The INC should have a conversation around the specific plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +sources,including but not limited to, agricultural plastics, packaging, fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear and different microplastics, will require bespoke approaches. One can _x000D__x000D_ +imagine the instrument initiating programmes of work dedicated to those _x000D__x000D_ +sources of plastic pollution, possibly in tandem with a multistakeholder action _x000D__x000D_ +agenda. _x000D__x000D_ +The means of implementation, to be provided from developed to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries should be discussed at each INC, including the financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +and institutional arrangements. Adequate means of implementation through _x000D__x000D_ +additional and predictable financial assistance provided through a dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral fund established for that purpose, as well as capacity-building and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance, including technology transfer and deployment. Similarly _x000D__x000D_ +enabling activities including institutional strengthening, capacity building and _x000D__x000D_ +training, reporting and monitoring, policy development and implementation, _x000D__x000D_ +agreed incremental costs and pilot and demonstration projects, reflecting on _x000D__x000D_ +existing financing models such as the Montreal Protocol should be discussed. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, for waste management, negotiations should concentrate on how, _x000D__x000D_ +through national action plans and concessional financing, environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste can become sustainable, including through _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On control measures, discussions should take place with a reflection on _x000D__x000D_ +measures in similar multilateral environmental agreements, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +Africa would like to join other countries in insisting that there be no more than _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups in parallel. One proposal would be to have one contact _x000D__x000D_ +group on substantive measures and another on procedures. In this context, _x000D__x000D_ +Africa would like to stress the importance of the Secretariat providing financial _x000D__x000D_ +support for the participation of at least two representatives per delegation. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +721,Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/all_statements_made_by_aosis_during_inc1.pdf,[],['Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Opening Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the _x000D__x000D_ +First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay (27 November 2022) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The invention of plastics, a relatively inexpensive, durable product, improve our quality of life, _x000D__x000D_ +revolutionized industries, and made healthcare safer and more affordable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, as production has exploded, we have failed to utilize plastics sustainably, resulting in an _x000D__x000D_ +exponential increase in plastic pollution causing detrimental impacts to our ecosystems and societies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As has been mentioned many times since Nairobi, we have no time to waste. We must negotiate this new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument swiftly because the negative impacts of plastic pollution, particularly in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +are already being felt. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Small island developing States are disproportionately impacted by yet another transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +environmental problem that we did not cause. This pollution mostly originates thousands of kilometres _x000D__x000D_ +from our shores and is carried to our countries by atmospheric and oceanic currents. Our identity, _x000D__x000D_ +livelihoods and future are intrinsically tied to the ocean. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics are toxifying the marine food chains that we rely on for nutrition and food security. Science now _x000D__x000D_ +tells us that microplastics have been found in our blood and can cross into the brain. Plastics are also choking _x000D__x000D_ +and killing marine biodiversity, including coral reefs and mangroves. These ecosystems provide essential _x000D__x000D_ +services such as fisheries and tourism, accounting for a significant portion of GDP in SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution exacerbates not only the cause but the negative impacts of climate change. It reduces the _x000D__x000D_ +ability of the ocean to absorb and sequester carbon dioxide. As well, as plastics break down, they emit GHG _x000D__x000D_ +into the atmosphere. And most troubling, plastic production and incineration is projected to emit 2.8 _x000D__x000D_ +gigatons of carbon dioxide per year by 2050. All of this brings us even closer to the dangerous tipping point _x000D__x000D_ +of 1.5°C, where life on small islands becomes not only very difficult, but in some cases impossible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This highlights something that the SIDS have been saying for a while. We must be urgent in our _x000D__x000D_ +development of this new agreement, but we also must be equitable. We must recognize the special _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of SIDS and the special needs of other developing countries in this agreement. We must both _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that the particularly vulnerable are protected, and that they have the capacity to contribute to this _x000D__x000D_ +agreement’s implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the spirit of wasting no time, let me get straight to the point: we need a creative international instrument _x000D__x000D_ +that deals effectively with the complexity of the plastic pollution crisis, especially in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. A crisis that is environmental, economic and social. With solutions to the problem that are _x000D__x000D_ +not always under the jurisdiction of national governments. Our old models of international agreements are _x000D__x000D_ +likely not up to the task of solving this crisis. We must learn from what has not worked in the past. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objectives of this agreement need to be designed to allow for equity, effectiveness, flexibility, and _x000D__x000D_ +progression. It must reduce and control the leakage of waste plastic and microplastics into our environment _x000D__x000D_ +through interventions across the plastics lifecycle. As well, recognizing that there are decades of plastic that _x000D__x000D_ +are already in our environment, it must prioritize urgently eliminating existing plastic pollution especially _x000D__x000D_ +in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, the full life-cycle of plastics needs to be considered within its scope, with a view to promoting _x000D__x000D_ +resource-efficien circular economy approaches, with a priority focus on addressing single-use plastics. It _x000D__x000D_ +should take a central place in the international efforts, while facilitating cooperation, coordination and _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity among relevant regional and international conventions and instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI should promote the development, dissemination, and incorporation of technology, science, data _x000D__x000D_ +and information on plastics; and incorporate relevant traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +peoples, and local knowledge systems, including from local communities, in a rights-based manner. _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development should also be forward looking, seeking alternatives to plastic as well as more _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable plastic substitutes for future production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For SIDS, this agreement and the accompanying means of implementation will be essential to promote and _x000D__x000D_ +implement environmentally sound waste management in our countries. We are all at different starting _x000D__x000D_ +points, and the provision of grant and concessional resources are necessary to ensure that we can work _x000D__x000D_ +towards achieving any of its collective goals and our respective obligations. Finance, capacity building and _x000D__x000D_ +technology development and transfer must be new, additional, adequate, and predictable, with specific _x000D__x000D_ +provisions for SIDS and LDCs, including priority efficient access and allocation of resources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility in the implementation of obligations, commitments, or contributions, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and respective capabilities, is an absolute necessity. In line with established practice _x000D__x000D_ +under existing instruments, we believe SIDS and LDCs warrant explicit flexibilities in the relevant contexts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The potential elements within the Secretariat’s eight broad headings are a good, non-exhaustive, starting _x000D__x000D_ +point. But we must be flexible to supplement those when needed based on further discussions at the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At a minimum, this session must do three things: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. First, comprehensively consider the objectives and scope of the instrument, in order that it is urgent, _x000D__x000D_ +effective, equitable and address the full lifecycle and health impacts of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Second, start defining the key terms and concepts, recognizing that this will be work that will _x000D__x000D_ +continue at later INCs. _x000D__x000D_ +3. And third, develop a clear roadmap for our work ahead, including the potential structure of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, our programme of work including intersessional work and potential working groups. As we _x000D__x000D_ +have mentioned before, we must be evolutionary in our structure for this agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, non-state actors are critical in confronting this global crisis. Multi-stakeholder engagement must _x000D__x000D_ +be maintained and prioritized throughout the development this agreement. They should be ensured there _x000D__x000D_ +will be opportunities to meaningfully contribute to the INC process, including on their essential role in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the agreement. The private and informal sectors, and NGOs in particular, should be _x000D__x000D_ +engaged in relation to innovative financing, technology development and transfer, and facilitating the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of obligations, actions and measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have set crucial ambitious timelines to conclude our work. The time allocated for these meetings should _x000D__x000D_ +be utilized as effectively and efficiently as possible, while considering the needs of small delegations. We _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +must all be flexible to overcome our differences and work in solidarity to ensure that process does not delay _x000D__x000D_ +progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A failure to urgently conclude an ambitious, effective, and equitable instrument will continue the _x000D__x000D_ +devastating and irreversible negatives impacts on the SIDS Ecosystems and food chains will continue to be _x000D__x000D_ +destroyed, thus compromising livelihoods and human health. The stakes are higher than they have ever _x000D__x000D_ +been before, and urgent global action is required immediately before it is too late. _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Submission on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the First _x000D__x000D_ +Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +30 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda Item 4:2 – Scope, Objective(s) and options for structure. _x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +The objectives of the international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution must_x000D__x000D_ +be clear, practical, attainable and realistic, while being considerate of the elements and_x000D__x000D_ +principles of Resolution 5/14._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +The ultimate objective of the ILBI should be to prevent, reduce and eventually eliminate plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution, in order to avoid its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human_x000D__x000D_ +well-being and the environment , particularly the marine environment, in a progressive and_x000D__x000D_ +strategic manner that covers the full life-cycle of plastic, within the context of promoting_x000D__x000D_ +circularity and sustainable development, taking into account the special circumstances of_x000D__x000D_ +SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +In order to support ambition in this ILBI, AOSIS continues to consider quantitative and_x000D__x000D_ +measurable targets or goals within the Objective(s)._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The scope of this instrument is past, present and future plastic pollution globally and the_x000D__x000D_ +necessary actions across the full life-cycle to achieve the Objective(s), prioritizing those_x000D__x000D_ +actions which would reduce the disproportionate impacts of plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +SIDS envision the design of the ILBI in a way that allows for flexibility and progression, while_x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the transboundary nature of plastic pollution and its disproportionate_x000D__x000D_ +impact on SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI must provide clarity on and/or recognize certain key terms and concepts, including,_x000D__x000D_ +but not limited to, plastic, biodegradable, reusable plastic, compostable, extended producer_x000D__x000D_ +responsibility, extended producer liability, problematic plastics, recyclable plastic, private_x000D__x000D_ +sector, non-recyclable plastic, sustainable alternatives, substitutes, full life-cycle, linear and_x000D__x000D_ +circular economy, resource efficiency, single-use plastics, micro-plastic, prevention, plastic_x000D__x000D_ +waste minimization, environmental product design, sustainable consumption and production,_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in the marine environment, technology transfer, upstream, midstream and_x000D__x000D_ +downstream, plastic waste leakage ._x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI will also need to recognize principles and approaches, including, but not limited to:_x000D__x000D_ +polluter pays principle, equity and precaution._x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Structure of the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. We are of the view that the structure of the international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution must match the environmental, social, economic and political nature of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic problem. It should be structured to allow for the highest possible level of ambition and _x000D__x000D_ +urgency. It must also allow for evolution over time to ensure that the instrument remains fit _x000D__x000D_ +for purpose until the plastic problem is solved. _x000D__x000D_ +9. While the structures of existing multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) might serve _x000D__x000D_ +as forms of inspiration for the structure of the ILBI, AOSIS is of the view that it is extremely _x000D__x000D_ +critical to acknowledge and consider the distinct, complex and multidimensional nature of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, the multitude of stakeholders involved, and the ubiquitous character of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in order to develop the most appropriate and effective instrument. It is also important _x000D__x000D_ +to build on the lessons learnt, the challenges experienced, and the successful elements and _x000D__x000D_ +context-appropriate features of other MEA models, to inform the structure of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +10. The ILBI must be designed with collective global measures and individual national measures _x000D__x000D_ +that address the full lifecycle of plastics. These measures will be a mixture of mandatory and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary actions, while ensuring that they are sufficiently ambitious to accomplish the _x000D__x000D_ +Objective(s) of the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ +11. However, considering the length of time available to negotiate the instrument and the _x000D__x000D_ +multitude of polymers, additives and plastic items, as well as activities that could potentially _x000D__x000D_ +be regulated, we must be realistic about the breadth of issues that we will be able to _x000D__x000D_ +substantively conclude during the INC process, and those issues which we mandate to be _x000D__x000D_ +included in annexes, COP decisions and/or protocols. _x000D__x000D_ +12. The operative text of the instrument shall include the following: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Objective(s), scope, principles and definitions; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Global substantive obligations (including measurable targets for priority areas); _x000D__x000D_ +c. Framework for nationally-determined obligations, content of nationally-determined _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and ex ante and ex post implementation review; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Means of implementation (capacity-building, technology development and transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +finance); _x000D__x000D_ +e. Transparency, effectiveness review and compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Research, awareness, and education; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Institutional arrangement (multistakeholder action agenda, subsidiary bodies, _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat, other institutions); and _x000D__x000D_ +h. Final provisions (amendment & adjustment, annexes & protocols, and other typical _x000D__x000D_ +final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Detailed provisions concerning reductions should be developed in annexes (at the time of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument), COP decisions or protocols (later). These could include both measures to be _x000D__x000D_ +taken/considered and polymers, additives and plastic items to be regulated. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +could be mandatory or voluntary. Areas for further regulation will include, at a minimum: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Hazardous additives, chemicals and polymers to be eliminated; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and unnecessary plastics to be eliminated; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Reduction of “ghost” fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Reduction of particular polymers, additives and/or activities; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Requirements for the sustainable management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Requirements for the trade of plastic waste for the purpose of recycling; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +g. Global harmonized design standards and corresponding labelling codes for plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. Annexes and protocols should be designed in a manner to allow adjustments without _x000D__x000D_ +requiring further ratification. Sufficient detail could include specific measures, specific _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, additives and plastic items and/or specific timelines for reduction and elimination. _x000D__x000D_ +15. AOSIS remains flexible on the identification of binding and non-binding actions, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +quantitative and measurable targets, whether in the instrument’s operative text, annexes or _x000D__x000D_ +subsequent protocols. However, the obligations contained in the substantive obligations must _x000D__x000D_ +be clearly identified and sufficiently robust to urgently address the issue, with mechanisms to _x000D__x000D_ +allow for progression where nationally-determined actions or other areas of work are not as _x000D__x000D_ +successful. _x000D__x000D_ +16. In order to foster progression and strengthen ambition, annexes under the instrument may _x000D__x000D_ +be periodically modified taking into account developments in science and technology, _x000D__x000D_ +evaluations of progress, and recommendations from a scientific, technical and economic (STE) _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism (including potential body or bodies) under the ILBI. AOSIS considers that the STE _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism will be critical to promoting research and development and providing reports, _x000D__x000D_ +assessments, guidance, recommendations and a platform for the consideration and _x000D__x000D_ +transmission of information, data, science and technology, and, in a rights-based manner, _x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, to _x000D__x000D_ +support the implementation of the instrument, its annexes and/or protocols. _x000D__x000D_ +17. AOSIS continues to emphasize that the success of the ILBI, its annexes and/or protocols, will _x000D__x000D_ +require the provision of necessary means of implementation for SIDS (and LDCS) in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of obligations, commitments and/or contributions, including enabling and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting activities, and particularly in reducing barriers to recycling, and in developing _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternatives. To this end, finance, capacity building and technology development _x000D__x000D_ +and transfer must be new, additional, adequate and predictable, with specific support _x000D__x000D_ +provisions for SIDS (and LDCs) including priority access. _x000D__x000D_ +18. Finally, care must be exercised to ensure complementarity, coordination, and cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +within the international legal framework, while reserving room for the instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +incorporate the areas of action which have proven challenging for other relevant instruments _x000D__x000D_ +and conventions to effectively address. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the First _x000D__x000D_ +Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +30 November, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda Item 4.3.a – Potential Elements including core obligations, control measures, and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary measures as well as national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ +1. The ILBI must be designed with collective global measures and individual national measures that _x000D__x000D_ +address the full lifecycle of plastics. These measures will be a mixture of mandatory and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +actions, while ensuring that they are sufficiently ambitious to accomplish the Objective(s) of the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ +2. AOSIS is of the view that sufficient flexibility and adequate support mechanisms shall be provided to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, particularly SIDS, to facilitate their implementation of the core obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +commitments and/or contributions under the ILBI, taking into account national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +respective capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +3. At a minimum, the ILBI shall require global collective measures on the following action areas: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reducing the production and consumption of problematic and unnecessary plastics, such as _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics and plastics that are difficult to recycle, especially in sectors such as tourism, _x000D__x000D_ +cosmetics, construction, textiles and the food service industry, while facilitating the _x000D__x000D_ +development of sustainable alternatives to problematic plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reducing and eliminating hazardous chemicals and additives which are harmful to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health and unfavourable to recycling, in the design and production _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scaling up the collection, safe disposal, deposit schemes and recycling of plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +actions to prevent leakage into the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Promoting efficient and transparent cooperative arrangements for the trade of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +with the primary aim to enable circularity and sustainability; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Mechanism(s) for the remediation of plastic pollution in the environment, including the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Facilitate the development of a global harmonized system of design standards, methodologies, _x000D__x000D_ +labelling and reporting to promote circularity of plastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. Mechanism(s) to promote the development, dissemination and incorporation of technology, _x000D__x000D_ +science, data and information on plastics (including in the areas of sustainable alternatives, _x000D__x000D_ +design substitutes, and remediation actions and technologies). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. While certain measures and actions should be self-determined, and strategically designed to fit national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and contexts, such measures and actions shall include, at minimum, progressive national _x000D__x000D_ +targets and measurable actions which address the main contributors to plastic pollution through: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Sustainable design, production and consumption of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Development of a comprehensive and environmentally sound and sustainable waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Circularity considering r esource-efficiency and recyclability of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Educational and awareness raising programmes on plastic pollution, including those aimed at _x000D__x000D_ +behavioural change; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +e. Development and sourcing of safe and sustainable alternatives to plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Public sector capacity building to strengthen relevant knowledge and skills; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Development and implementation of innovative instruments and tools, including Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer Responsibility (EPR) and incentive schemes, to prevent, reduce, and eliminate plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Promoting, encouraging and incorporating action, by all stakeholders to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including the private sector, informal plastics waste sector, indigenous peoples and _x000D__x000D_ +local communities to, among other things, facilitate pro-environment behaviour and regulate _x000D__x000D_ +consumption patterns through non-regulatory and non-price means; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Development of appropriate policy, legislative frameworks and institutional infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +toward the achievement of the objectives of the ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting and development of green jobs in a circular economy; and _x000D__x000D_ +k. _x000D__x000D_ +Development of quality infrastructure services for the circular economy for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. While AOSIS continues to consult on the form and design of a potential action plan framework under _x000D__x000D_ +the ILBI, at minimum, the ILBI will require sufficient provisions for support and guidance in both the _x000D__x000D_ +design and implementation of NAPs, flexible reporting, and a progressive list of binding and non-binding _x000D__x000D_ +measures and actions which might be considered to be included in the formulation of NAPs. _x000D__x000D_ +6. As it relates to monitoring and reporting, AOSIS is of the view that the instrument needs to establish _x000D__x000D_ +minimum transparency arrangements on the following matters while recognizing SIDS’ implementation _x000D__x000D_ +on transparency will depend on adequate support and flexibility in this regard: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Periodic reporting on national actions implemented as a means of achieving the common _x000D__x000D_ +objective(s) and measuring effectiveness, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Periodic reporting on support for implementation provided to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS, as a means of achieving the common objective(s) and measuring _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness, _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and verification of sources, levels, and impacts of plastic pollution on a regular _x000D__x000D_ +basis, particularly in the marine environment, while taking into account the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +regionally disaggregated data and information, and _x000D__x000D_ +d. Periodic reporting on national sources and levels of plastics being produced, imported and _x000D__x000D_ +exported. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Critical to the implementation of the ILBI is the development, dissemination, and incorporation of _x000D__x000D_ +technology, science, data and information on plastics, as well as the incorporation, in a rights-based _x000D__x000D_ +manner, of traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems _x000D__x000D_ +including from local communities relevant to understanding and addressing plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +8. AOSIS sees value in the design and establishment of a subsidiary body, such as a scientific, technical _x000D__x000D_ +and economic body, to provide guidance and support in the implementation of obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, voluntary approaches and national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Finally, AOSIS takes this opportunity to emphasise the importance of complementarity, coordination _x000D__x000D_ +and cooperation within the international legal framework for the design and implementation of both _x000D__x000D_ +the substantive and procedural obligations under the ILBI, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the First _x000D__x000D_ +Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +30 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda Item 4.3.b – Means of Implementation, including capacity building, technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +and finance. _x000D__x000D_ +1. The success of the ILBI will require the provision of necessary means of implementation for SIDS in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of obligations, commitments and/or contributions under the ILBI, including enabling _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting activities, addressing barriers to recycling, and in developing sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Finance, capacity building and technology development and transfer shall be provided under the _x000D__x000D_ +regime and must be new, additional, adequate and predictable, with specific support provisions for _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS including priority access. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Financial Assistance on a grant or concessional basis: In order to ensure stable and predictable funding, _x000D__x000D_ +contributor countries will need to provide new, additional, adequate and predictable financing on a _x000D__x000D_ +grant basis for, at least, enabling activities and associated costs. Other forms of financial assistance on _x000D__x000D_ +a concessional basis, such as private investment and loans from multilateral development banks, are _x000D__x000D_ +complementary tools but not replacements for public financial assistance provided as grants. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. AOSIS considers that discussions on the instrument’s financial mechanism and corresponding _x000D__x000D_ +obligations should begin at the outset to establish roles and responsibilities with respect to each area _x000D__x000D_ +of focus within the ILBI. It is noted that different obligations may necessitate varied approaches and _x000D__x000D_ +requirements in terms of enabling activities, technology transfer, general implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, and other associated full and incremental costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. AOSIS continues to engage on the possibility of a technical needs assessment for identifying capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building needs, which could be incorporated into a NAPs framework under the ILBI, and/or performed _x000D__x000D_ +with the assistance of a scientific, technical and economic body under the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. In support of achieving the Objective(s), the ILBI must also promote research and development in _x000D__x000D_ +technology for, among other things, sustainable alternatives to plastic, including reusable, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and compostable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation for INC-1 of the International Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine _x000D__x000D_ +Environment _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Position on Stakeholder Engagement _x000D__x000D_ +01 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. While AOSIS firmly believes that the INC process should remain fundamentally driven by its member States, _x000D__x000D_ +we also recognize the extensive range of stakeholders involved. AOSIS is of the view that effective multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder engagement must be maintained throughout the development of the ILBI, with opportunities to _x000D__x000D_ +meaningfully contribute to the INC process on relevant matters based on their expertise, including the _x000D__x000D_ +potential role(s) of stakeholders in the implementation of the ILBI. Opportunities and mechanisms for the _x000D__x000D_ +incorporation of the vast knowledge and technical expertise amongst stakeholders, including the private _x000D__x000D_ +and informal sectors, civil society, academia, local, sub-national and national governments, waste pickers, _x000D__x000D_ +and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, are therefore considered critical to the instrument’s _x000D__x000D_ +success. In that spirit, and as a general observation, stakeholders’ ultimate role must be geared toward the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of the objective(s) agreed by the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. To this end, AOSIS envisions two roles for stakeholders: first, they need to have a meaningful role providing _x000D__x000D_ +information that contributes to the INC process, which is not currently happening through the _x000D__x000D_ +multistakeholder forum, and second, they have a critical role in implementing action to prevent, reduce and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate plastic pollution through the multistakeholder action agenda envisioned by the mandate _x000D__x000D_ +resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. While AOSIS applauds the organization of the recently convened multistakeholder forum, we would _x000D__x000D_ +advocate for this to be improved upon. AOSIS acknowledges the vast wealth of knowledge and expertise _x000D__x000D_ +among the various stakeholders, and therefore advocates for more effective modalities to facilitate their _x000D__x000D_ +contribution to the development of the instrument, particularly in providing expert input on complex _x000D__x000D_ +scientific, social, economic, cultural and technical issues, the implications of potential measures, actions and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the ILBI, and the challenges, opportunities and experiences with current governance _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks on plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The engagement of stakeholders should be complementary to the INC’s work programme and structured _x000D__x000D_ +around the specific action areas or clusters of work required for the development of the instrument so as to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure the most efficient use of resources, skills, expertise and time available. The stakeholders should _x000D__x000D_ +therefore be invited by states to prepare and provide submissions, as appropriate, ahead of INC sessions in _x000D__x000D_ +a timely, concise and strategic/focused manner, recognizing the significant value of their contributions to _x000D__x000D_ +the process. These submissions, and any stakeholder forums, should be summarized in a document for the _x000D__x000D_ +INC. IIn this regard, we note how this is facilitated under the biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations, as one example. However, the engagement of stakeholders should be enabled in a manner _x000D__x000D_ +that does not jeopardize resources available for the participation of at least 2 representatives from each _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS Member State, which is critical for our effective engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. AOSIS also takes this opportunity to call upon delegations to liaise and consult with the various stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +from their respective jurisdictions, in order to ensure that their national positions consider the experiences _x000D__x000D_ +and knowledge of these various stakeholder groups. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Secondly, the multi-stakeholder action agenda envisioned by the mandate resolution is critical to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +and accelerate voluntary actions by all stakeholders to address plastic pollution, foster partnerships, joint _x000D__x000D_ +action and collaborations pursuant to the implementation of the instrument, mobilize innovative sources of _x000D__x000D_ +finance and support, develop educational and awareness-raising programmes on the issue, capacity building _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +to enhance skills based on industry expertise, and promote research and development on science and _x000D__x000D_ +technology related to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. AOSIS submits that there are existing models of multi-stakeholder action agendas under existing _x000D__x000D_ +agreements to learn from and build on, including the Marrakesh Partnership under the Paris Agreement, a _x000D__x000D_ +robust and effective action agenda within the climate regime. However, at minimum, the multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +action agenda under the ILBI on plastic pollution will require a clearly defined mandate and objective, an _x000D__x000D_ +institutional framework for the exercise of its role and function(s), and platforms for engagements and the _x000D__x000D_ +sharing of progress in implementing actions. AOSIS considers that this action agenda will need to be _x000D__x000D_ +effectively facilitated by an appropriate mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. AOSIS has consistently maintained that engagement of all relevant stakeholders is critical to confronting the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution crisis and we look forward to working with all of them in the furtherance of our agreed _x000D__x000D_ +objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +722,Asia-Pacific States,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/regional_statement_for_inc1_by_asia_pacific_group_0.pdf,[],['Asia-Pacific States'],[],GroupofStates,statement," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regional Statement for INC1 by Asia Pacific Group _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First and foremost, the Asia Pacific Group extends its gratitude to the _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Uruguay for hosting this very important session. We as a _x000D__x000D_ +Group wholeheartedly welcome the much-awaited launching of the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Asia Pacific region is home to widely diverse countries, but we share _x000D__x000D_ +in common, the sense of urgency to tackle this transboundary issue by _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening global and regional coordination and cooperation. Group _x000D__x000D_ +members have long been suffering from the impacts of plastic pollution, and _x000D__x000D_ +there are many best practices at the local, national and regional level that we _x000D__x000D_ +have been accumulating over the years which we can bring to the table. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some of the Group members have introduced bans on single use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, restricted the use of microplastics in certain product categories, _x000D__x000D_ +implemented extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems throughout _x000D__x000D_ +the entire lifecycle of plastics, adopted measures based on the polluter pays _x000D__x000D_ +principle, are implementing the eco-school program to raise public _x000D__x000D_ +awareness, and have been achieving impressive waste collection and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates. There are various regional initiatives, including guidance for _x000D__x000D_ +harmonizing monitoring and assessment mechanisms on marine litter and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, efforts for preparing a platform for harmonized data sharing, _x000D__x000D_ +and providing international assistance towards formulating national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +More recently, the Group welcomes Qatar to host the first World Cup in _x000D__x000D_ +the world to be carbon neutral, in addition to Qatar's efforts to reduce waste _x000D__x000D_ +production especially plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In moving forward, we need to strengthen our efforts. The Group _x000D__x000D_ +recognizes the essential role of capacity building, technical and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance as well as technology transfer to ensure the high ambition and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument and its ambitious implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Group is committed to actively engaging in the important discussions _x000D__x000D_ +ahead of us. We hope INC1 will lay the foundations for our endeavor towards _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution, making progress step by step, recognizing that there _x000D__x000D_ +are many paths to reach our goal. We welcome and support the offer of the _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea to host an INC in 2024, which will contribute to _x000D__x000D_ +geographical diversity in the selection of the venues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Asia Pacific Group emphasizes the need to build an ambitious and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive, but practical instrument and encourages participation and actions _x000D__x000D_ +by all countries – whether large or small; developed or developing; island or _x000D__x000D_ +continental; and coastal or land-locked. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the same time, we reiterate that our task is ending plastic pollution, not _x000D__x000D_ +necessarily plastics themselves. Plastics do play an important role in our _x000D__x000D_ +society today, and we must utilize all available options, solutions, _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, and approaches to promote effective, flexible and balanced _x000D__x000D_ +measures at every stage of the entire lifecycle of plastics, while taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, we reiterate the need to respect the mandate we have all _x000D__x000D_ +decided under UNEA resolution 5/14. The resolution is the fruit of hard _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations and the spirit of mutual understanding, therefore, fulfilling its _x000D__x000D_ +mandate should be our top priority. The Group stresses that the discussions _x000D__x000D_ +of all elements listed in the resolution should receive the same attention to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure a balanced and consensus-based outcome. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, excellencies, distinguished colleagues, in concluding our statement, _x000D__x000D_ +the Asia Pacific Group reiterates its commitment to proactively engage in the _x000D__x000D_ +discussions, and we look forward to a productive week ahead of us. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +723,European Union,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/all_statements_made_by_eu_during_inc1.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],GroupofStates,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +First session _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay, 28th November–2nd December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda item 4: _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS opening statement: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, distinguished delegates, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States would like to thank Uruguay for its hospitality in hosting the first _x000D__x000D_ +INC meeting in beautiful Punta del Este, and the UNEP secretariat for all the preparations for _x000D__x000D_ +this meeting. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate Jyoti Mathur-Filipp on the _x000D__x000D_ +appointment as Executive Secretary of the INC secretariat. We look forward to be working with _x000D__x000D_ +you throughout this process. We also congratulate Gustavo Meza-Cuadra and Luis Vayas _x000D__x000D_ +Valdivieso for the election of chair and we look forward working closely together in the _x000D__x000D_ +upcoming years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution heavily contributes to the triple planetary crisis of, biodiversity loss, climate _x000D__x000D_ +change and pollution, and has negative impact on human health. The world has seen a massive _x000D__x000D_ +increase in plastic production and pollution. Global plastic production and consumption is set to _x000D__x000D_ +triple by 2060 if business continues as usual. Plastic pollution is forecast to grow alongside _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member states are determined to seize the opportunity and build on the _x000D__x000D_ +momentum we achieved at UNEA5.2 in Nairobi. We will engage with the aim to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious legally binding international instrument to end plastic pollution. For this INC, the EU _x000D__x000D_ +and its Member States look forward to having a first exchange of views and discussions on _x000D__x000D_ +substance. In particular, reaching an early agreement on scope and objectives in broad terms _x000D__x000D_ +would be important to advance the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the EU and its Member States, it is key that the instrument will address the whole lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics with priority given to the upstream parts, by commitments and provisions that lay _x000D__x000D_ +the ground for a sustainable production and consumption of plastics, paving the way for a _x000D__x000D_ +circular plastic economy. The new instrument should also include the necessary obligations to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent plastics from entering into the environment. It should also address all plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +and products, including, microplastics and potentially nanoplastics, irrespective of their source. _x000D__x000D_ +Unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic plastics, substances and additives should be reduced, _x000D__x000D_ +eliminated, substituted or banned. Which however does not mean ending all plastic _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The world has high expectations for us this week. Time is short and we must work together in a _x000D__x000D_ +cooperative and constructive spirit. Our task is clear – to develop a new legal instrument to end _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in the environment. We need to act now, and prevent more irreversible damage _x000D__x000D_ +to the global environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have an opportunity to create a new and modern multilateral agreement building on the _x000D__x000D_ +lessons learned from the past and create a strong instrument that drive implementation on the _x000D__x000D_ +ground. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Two days ago, we heard the many voices from the Multistakeholder Forum. It clearly showed _x000D__x000D_ +that we as governments cannot solve this challenge alone. We need all stakeholders involved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS would therefore like to stress the importance of continued stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +involvement throughout the process in order to create inclusiveness, transparency and _x000D__x000D_ +credibility. We also stress the importance of designing the stakeholder involvement process in _x000D__x000D_ +close cooperation with stakeholders themselves, in order to have a format that truly fosters _x000D__x000D_ +their meaningful involvement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member states are fully committed and determined to achieve ambitious action _x000D__x000D_ +across the world that will involve all of us, with no one left behind. For this reason, we consider _x000D__x000D_ +that it will be important for this negotiation process to address various way in which countries _x000D__x000D_ +can be supported in their efforts to implement the future agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before concluding, let me express the EU and its Member States’ full solidarity with Ukraine and _x000D__x000D_ +the Ukrainian people. The EU continues to condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia's _x000D__x000D_ +unprovoked and unjustified act of aggression against Ukraine, which grossly violates _x000D__x000D_ +international law and the UN Charter, undermines international security and stability and _x000D__x000D_ +exacerbates the challenges the global environment community is seeking to address. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before concluding, we also would like to thank all Governments that through their generous _x000D__x000D_ +contributions support the work of the Secretariat and this INC process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ +Let me conclude by stressing once again how important this first INC is. _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution, we must be bold and innovative. I am confident that we are ready for _x000D__x000D_ +the task ahead of us and I look forward to a constructive and successful meeting with all of you. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. chair, for giving us the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS wish to see an ambitious, but realistic outcome of the negotiations on the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to end plastic pollution. We see agreeing on scope and objective as an essential first step. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS favor a short and inspirational objective of the new instrument. It should be _x000D__x000D_ +formulated so it can be easily and clearly communicated what the new instrument aims to achieve: _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution, reflecting the title of UNEA resolution 5/14 to protect both the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +In this manner the new Convention’s objective could build on and be inspired by the objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm and Minamata model. In the view of the EU and its MS this can be achieved by a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy for plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +This overarching objective should be supplemented and supported with more strategic and operational _x000D__x000D_ +sub objectives, covering the different stages of the life-cycle of plastics, including microplastic. In that _x000D__x000D_ +regard, the EU and its MS are willing to start the work on identifying the objectives of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +building on the four strategic goals as proposed in UNEP/PP/INC.1/7. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. chair, _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the agreement should reflect our ambition to end plastic pollution, with a view to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment and reach a circular plastic economy. While at the same time _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the positive effects such an instrument will have on climate change and biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ +It forms the basis for how comprehensive and ambitious the instrument will be in addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS believe that the instrument needs to cover the full life cycle of plastic, from the stage _x000D__x000D_ +of polymerization and processing of pellets to end-of-life or waste management operations. To achieve _x000D__x000D_ +truly sustainable production and consumption of plastics we will need to ensure that all plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +and products, including microplastics and potentially nanoplastics, and plastic pellets used as raw _x000D__x000D_ +material in plastic production are covered. _x000D__x000D_ +It is the view of the EU and its MS that priority should be given to the upstream parts of the life cycle, by _x000D__x000D_ +commitments and provisions that lay the ground for a safe and sustainable production and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics, and better reuse-, repair- and recyclability, already in material- and product design, and the _x000D__x000D_ +production stage. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to fruitful discussions on the issue. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +Statement clustering of subjects/elements _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Firstly, the EU and its MS would like to thank all participants for the interesting and constructive interventions _x000D__x000D_ +during the week, both here in plenary and in the contact groups. We are encouraged to see the broad and active _x000D__x000D_ +participation from delegates and stakeholders, which is essential for us to proceed constructively and _x000D__x000D_ +collaboratively in the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS would like to, again, stress the urgency in tackling plastic pollution given the short time we _x000D__x000D_ +have to negotiate an ambitious legally binding international instrument. For the EU and its MS, it is important _x000D__x000D_ +to have targeted discussions along the whole life-cycle of plastics, in line with the mandate of UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +In that regard, the EU and its MS see that based on the discussions we had at this INC, there may be the need _x000D__x000D_ +to set up Contact Groups starting from INC-2 and onwards. We acknowledge the concerns from small sized _x000D__x000D_ +delegations and agree that no more than two groups should be running in parallel with plenary. _x000D__x000D_ +One possible way of dividing the discussion into two groups could be in a way that one group deals with _x000D__x000D_ +substantive provisions (including sub-objectives/strategic targets and operational provisions) and another on _x000D__x000D_ +the institutional issues/supportive measures. The organization of the work of the contact group on substantive _x000D__x000D_ +provisions, will need to be carefully considered and envisaged with different thematic workstreams that could _x000D__x000D_ +be staggered throughout INC sessions, based on the progress of the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we could either stagger the work of this contact group on substantive provisions through: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Dividing work into three thematic workstreams – 1) sustainable design and production, 2) reduction _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic production, consumption and use, and 3) waste prevention and waste management including _x000D__x000D_ +collection, sorting and recycling. The contact groups could be established as needed based on this _x000D__x000D_ +substantive clustering. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Another option could be to build the clustering on the four strategic goals as proposed in _x000D__x000D_ +“UNEP/PP/INC.1/7” in order to follow a start-and-strengthen approach and prioritize the way we _x000D__x000D_ +tackle the different issues. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS would take a flexible approach on this and are ready to listen to other suggestions from the _x000D__x000D_ +floor, as long as the organization is in line with the mandate and clearly addresses the different stages of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to listening to other delegations’ positions regarding the sequencing and clustering of work. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS Opening statement on means of implementation, including capacity building, _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance, and finance _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +We have been listening with great interest to earlier interventions stressing support to _x000D__x000D_ +implement an ambitious international instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. In this context and to advance discussions on this topic, we believe _x000D__x000D_ +document UNEP/PP/INC.1/9 sets out the different types of existing funding mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +and provides a good starting point for our discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +We are committed to work towards an ambitious legal instrument to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We have agreed on an ambitious task, namely, to end plastic pollution. We understand that _x000D__x000D_ +the means of implementation and finance and capacity building are important to many _x000D__x000D_ +delegations. We seek to engage constructively in the discussions and would like to emphasize _x000D__x000D_ +that such a discussion needs to include all available finance flows relevant to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution – public, private, domestic and international. _x000D__x000D_ +During our deliberations this week several delegations have mentioned the importance of the _x000D__x000D_ +polluter pays principle. We support and would like to underline the polluter pays principle as _x000D__x000D_ +a key principle for the provisions of the instrument, including provisions on finance. _x000D__x000D_ +If we are to achieve a global circular plastic economy, resource mobilization should come _x000D__x000D_ +from all sources, reflecting an integrated approach to financing. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +Public, private as well as international and domestic finance will have an important role to _x000D__x000D_ +play to achieve the objectives of the future instrument. We are also open to including _x000D__x000D_ +provisions to incentivize private financial flows and investments to support the overarching _x000D__x000D_ +goal and objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context and as we continue our deliberations on this matter the EU and its MS would _x000D__x000D_ +like to underline the importance of the instrument to provide incentives for developing policy _x000D__x000D_ +tools, such as national EPR schemes, and incentive schemes including charges and levies _x000D__x000D_ +rather than relying on only external funding. _x000D__x000D_ +Already today there are many examples of partnerships that provide philanthropic capital and _x000D__x000D_ +concessional loans to the private sector. To end plastic pollution, we need private _x000D__x000D_ +investment. This is not to replace the ODA needed to support SIDS and LDC to create the _x000D__x000D_ +enabling conditions necessary to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize that financial support will play an important role to support implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +some obligations. Financing is not a goal in itself, but a means to an end. To develop _x000D__x000D_ +effective and ‘fit for purpose’ provisions on financial support, it is important to sufficiently _x000D__x000D_ +advance discussions on core obligations and core control measures, as well as operational _x000D__x000D_ +provisions. In our deliberations on financing and a potential financial mechanism, it is _x000D__x000D_ +important for us to build on existing instruments and experience. For example. the GEF is _x000D__x000D_ +already today addressing various types of plastics from several different value chain, through _x000D__x000D_ +the chemicals and waste and international waters focal areas, as well as some of the integrated _x000D__x000D_ +programs. _x000D__x000D_ +With that said we are open to discuss different models. However, we do not believe a new _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated financial mechanism is the only possible answer to effectively address financing _x000D__x000D_ +under the new instrument, as it can have unintended consequences such as scattering funding _x000D__x000D_ +and causing additional efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we acknowledge that capacity building and technical assistance are important _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation, which should be closely connected to the core obligations in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Therefore, we look forward to advance our discussions on related core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations including implementation and compliance. While we do not want to delay any of _x000D__x000D_ +our discussions, we believe that in order to develop effective and efficient financial provisions _x000D__x000D_ +to support the implementation of the agreement, it is necessary to have a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the control measures and key obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to our further deliberations on this matter and to better understand the _x000D__x000D_ +needs expressed in many statements made this week. To end plastic pollution, we will need _x000D__x000D_ +to build on our common experience and expertise in this room but also look outside at _x000D__x000D_ +private actors to align all finance flows with the goals of the future plastics instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS statement on support to monitoring and evaluation of progress in, and effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and national reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and evaluation of progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States would like to thank the Secretariat for preparing the document on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic science. This document provides a useful overview in addition to providing a deeper _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the important issues of monitoring and reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have, with great interest, heard many delegations stressing the need for harmonized provisions _x000D__x000D_ +for monitoring and reporting to show progress and assess compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to end plastic pollution, we will need a strong and effective instrument, in which monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting are essential elements to ensure evaluation of the effectiveness of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS find it important that the future instrument includes provisions for national _x000D__x000D_ +assessment and evaluation of the state and impacts of plastic pollution in the environment. This _x000D__x000D_ +includes monitoring and reporting on plastic production, trade and value chains as well as on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +leakages. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the effectiveness of such provisions and to avoid a scattered and overburdened _x000D__x000D_ +landscape. The EU and its Member States stress the need for a common framework of indicators and _x000D__x000D_ +methods to support harmonization of monitoring and reporting at the national, regional and global _x000D__x000D_ +level. This could be done efficiently by building upon already existing monitoring and reporting _x000D__x000D_ +protocols, for example those included in different Regional Sea Conventions and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international instruments for example Minamata Convention, as well as the SDG _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring framework Furthermore, we believe that national action plans could be an efficient tool _x000D__x000D_ +for implementation of monitoring and reporting. National reporting could in turn form part of a _x000D__x000D_ +potential international stocktaking and evaluation mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to discussing this important issue further. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/2_x000D__x000D_ +Draft statement on other aspects, including scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, _x000D__x000D_ +research and awareness raising; _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS have listened with great interest to academia’s valuable scientific knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +regarding plastic pollution during both the multi-stakeholder forum and stakeholder dialogue. _x000D__x000D_ +The science is clear. We need to urgently tackle plastic use and plastic disposal as a major contributor _x000D__x000D_ +to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, These crises are _x000D__x000D_ +intrinsically interlinked and by putting an end to plastic pollution there will be a positive spin off _x000D__x000D_ +impacts on many other global challenges, as well as a direct benefit to human health. In order to do _x000D__x000D_ +so, the EU and its MS believe that the negotiations need to be punctually informed by the best _x000D__x000D_ +available scientific knowledge; _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to thank the Secretariat for preparing the document UNEP/PP/INC.1/7 on plastics _x000D__x000D_ +science, which has provided valuable guidance for the INC in its deliberations on developing an _x000D__x000D_ +international instrument to end plastic pollution. Thus, we propose to request the secretariat, to _x000D__x000D_ +provide the INCs with regular updates on new scientific information and, as necessary, inform on the _x000D__x000D_ +current state of knowledge. We trust that the Secretariat will make all efforts to use all relevant and _x000D__x000D_ +reliable sources of information, including peer reviewed literature and relevant scientific networks, _x000D__x000D_ +to assess the best available science, emerging trends. We believe that to have an in-depth _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +systems is of crucial importance to build up a coherent and complete picture. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, the EU and its MS welcome the discussion on the role of science and look forward to _x000D__x000D_ +exploring ways to interact with the scientific community during the forthcoming intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +period. One way of doing so could be through virtual workshops, webinars or policy briefs on specific _x000D__x000D_ +and pertinet topics. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS recall the decision UNEA5/8 “Science-policy Panel to Contribute Further to the _x000D__x000D_ +Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent pollution”. We look forward to following _x000D__x000D_ +the development of this panel and to discuss what role the panel could have in relation to the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, while emphasizing the need for further scientific assessments of the environmental, health-_x000D__x000D_ +related and socioeconomic impacts of plastic pollution, and the solutions for environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +elimination and removal of plastic pollution could be explored in specific cases, the EU and its MS _x000D__x000D_ +wish to emphasize that we already have sufficient knowledge and necessary data evidence needed to _x000D__x000D_ +make informed policy decisions to end plastic pollution. We also want to reiterate that, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the principle of precaution, the lack of full scientific certainly shall not be a reason _x000D__x000D_ +2/2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +to postpone action where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. We should act now, there is no time to wait. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States would like to thank the secretariat for preparing this useful _x000D__x000D_ +and thorough review of final provisions. As the document states, we note that there is an _x000D__x000D_ +exhaustive practice of final provisions being very similar in multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements, which the many helpful references clearly indicate. And which will make our job _x000D__x000D_ +easier down the line. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Members States find the proposed final provisions useful and relevant to the _x000D__x000D_ +upcoming negotiations of an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We are early in the process and the exact form for the future instrument is yet to be _x000D__x000D_ +decided. Therefore, adjustments might be necessary once we know more about the _x000D__x000D_ +structure of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS statement on stakeholder participation and action _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States have long advocated for a meaningful _x000D__x000D_ +involvement of stakeholders in multilateral environmental processes. This one _x000D__x000D_ +is no different. The EU and its MS underline the importance of involving all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, including industry, academia, youth, Indigenous Peoples, _x000D__x000D_ +women, waste pickers and marginalized groups. _x000D__x000D_ +We continue to support their meaningful involvement throughout the INC _x000D__x000D_ +process in a targeted way and in different compositions. As we heard _x000D__x000D_ +yesterday, and we very much support these views, such involvement could be _x000D__x000D_ +arranged in a number of different ways: meetings in intersessional period, _x000D__x000D_ +written submissions, regional consultations, side events. Possibilities are many _x000D__x000D_ +and we should use them. What is important for the EU and its MS, and to our _x000D__x000D_ +understanding for many others, is that the participation of stakeholders is _x000D__x000D_ +structured and that their input comes sufficiently early in the intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +period for the governments to be able to take into consideration for their _x000D__x000D_ +positions. _x000D__x000D_ +Regardless of the modalities of stakeholder participation we should, however, _x000D__x000D_ +not lose sight of the limitations. Not only have we a limited time at our hands _x000D__x000D_ +to conclude negotiations, but also limited financial resources. This is _x000D__x000D_ +particularly important to bear in mind, especially in this deeply concerning _x000D__x000D_ +situation where only one delegate from developing countries has been funded _x000D__x000D_ +to participate to INC1. Thus, any decision on the modalities need to be subject _x000D__x000D_ +to availability of resources. For the EU and its Member States it is also _x000D__x000D_ +extremely important that the Secretariat prioritises its resources for the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ +We are also interested in further exploring the role of UNEP in an the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of a multi stakeholder action agenda. We further consider that _x000D__x000D_ +the main purpose of the action agenda is to support and drive implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument, once it is established while we should continue pushing _x000D__x000D_ +action in the short term, as tackling plastic pollution cannot wait until the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument enters into force _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States also welcome initial discussion on how to _x000D__x000D_ +encourage action by all stakeholders and how to initiate a multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +action agenda as instructed by the UNEA mandate. We are ready and _x000D__x000D_ +interested in exploring different ways on how both aspects of stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement can be initiated through the instrument as well as how it can be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Our initial considerations are that the structure of Multistakeholder action _x000D__x000D_ +agenda should be fit for purpose and learn from other processes such as CBD, _x000D__x000D_ +SAICM and UNFCCC. It could also build upon ongoing activities, including _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary initiatives such as the Global Partnership on Marine Litter, the “New _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics Economy Global Commitment” from EMF and UNEP. _x000D__x000D_ +Meanwhile, recognizing that this should not be a top-down decision or an _x000D__x000D_ +agreement between states only, the EU and its MS emphasize the importance _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument providing policy signals to all relevant stakeholders along the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, Madame Executive Secretary, Ladies and Gentlemen, _x000D__x000D_ +It is my privilege to speak on behalf of the European Union and its 27 Member States. _x000D__x000D_ +As we have reached the end of this first session of the INC, the EU and its Member States would _x000D__x000D_ +like to express their deepest appreciation to your Chairmanship, for your efforts to lead us _x000D__x000D_ +through this meeting. Your search for consensus around important issues and to move forward _x000D__x000D_ +must be praised. The circumstances were not easy indeed and this amplifies the merit of your _x000D__x000D_ +efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +We also thank the Secretariat for prepearing this session in a way that allowed Members to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare for our rich discussions. Additionally, the EU and its MS appreciate the broad _x000D__x000D_ +participation by stakeholders, which we believe have contributed in a constructive manner during _x000D__x000D_ +this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS would also thank the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, for hosting us in this _x000D__x000D_ +beautiful country and for your hospitality, for providing excellent conference facilities in a _x000D__x000D_ +welcoming environment. _x000D__x000D_ +(pause) _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, we agreed at United Nations Environment Assembly – UNEA - that plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +must come to an end. It is a global problem and it needs global solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +There is an urgent need for an ambitious plan to end plastic pollution, that delivers on the mandate _x000D__x000D_ +given by the United Nations Environment Assembly. A plan that must be efficient and effective _x000D__x000D_ +not only in the short term, but into the future, with all countries united to make the change. _x000D__x000D_ +For the EU and its MS this can only be achieved if we can all agree on a global objective, supported _x000D__x000D_ +by global rules and action that address the sources of plastic pollution. We must ensure that we _x000D__x000D_ +are reducing the overall production and consumption of plastics to sustainable levels through _x000D__x000D_ +concrete measures, well-informed targets, and policies to ensure effective interventions –along the _x000D__x000D_ +entire plastics lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, we need to phase out unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic plastics, including the _x000D__x000D_ +content of substances of concern. We must introduce core obligations regarding design criteria, _x000D__x000D_ +and other measures supporting safe and sustainable plastics. These must also aim at preventing _x000D__x000D_ +leakages of plastic, including microplastics, into the environment. Plastics production and use is _x000D__x000D_ +global, and national action plans alone will not be sufficient to address all important aspects of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastics lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +.. _x000D__x000D_ +Meanwhile, Mr. Chair, the EU and its MS recognize that many types of plastics will still be needed _x000D__x000D_ +in our economies. And these plastics should be kept there as long as possible. We therefore need _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument to facilitate their reusability, repairability and recyclability, and to ensure plastics _x000D__x000D_ +are safe and free from substances of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +But not even this, Mr. Chair, will be enough. From those most affected by plastic pollution we _x000D__x000D_ +have heard the strong call for addressing waste management and legacy pollution. We have heard _x000D__x000D_ +the need for a fair transition that takes into account the informal sector and those working in it, _x000D__x000D_ +like waste pickers. We have also heard the need for robust means of implementation. The EU and _x000D__x000D_ +its Member States are ready to engage in these discussions to find a common understanding and a _x000D__x000D_ +path forward to ‘turn off the tap’. _x000D__x000D_ +(pause) _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, the world is watching us. Moving forward, we call on you to guide us to stay on _x000D__x000D_ +course, stay focused and within the mandate. Our task is to develop an effective treaty that leaves _x000D__x000D_ +no-one behind. We must not fail. And we call on all the members of the committee to support _x000D__x000D_ +you in these efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS are optimistic that this committee can deliver and we are motivated to _x000D__x000D_ +working together with other MS; stakeholders and civil society to progress towards the next _x000D__x000D_ +meeting of the INC. _x000D__x000D_ +It’s time to roll up our sleeves and come together for an ambitious, concrete plan to End Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +724,Georgia on behalf of the High Ambition Coalition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/high_ambition_coalition_to_end_plastic_pollution_joint_statement_0_0.pdf,[],"['Georgia', 'High Ambition Coalition']",[],GroupofStates,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +HAC Member States Joint _x000D__x000D_ +Statement INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the first meeting of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, we the Ministers _x000D__x000D_ +of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, are combining efforts to send a united _x000D__x000D_ +message to step up global ambition to end plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We, the Ministers of the High Ambition Coalition, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Deeply concerned that 22 million tonnes of plastic pollution leaks into the environment every _x000D__x000D_ +year, and this estimate is projected to double by 2060, while over 140 million tonnes of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste has already accumulated in rivers, lakes and the oceans over the last 70 _x000D__x000D_ +years1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alarmed by the accelerated growth of plastic production and use globally, with plastic _x000D__x000D_ +consumption having quadrupled over the past 30 years and is set to triple by 2060 if we _x000D__x000D_ +continue along the same path2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Underline that plastic pollution, including microplastics, contributes to the triple planetary _x000D__x000D_ +crisis and already has impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity as well as the climate and _x000D__x000D_ +human health3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize that national and regional approaches together with several voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +international initiatives, while important, have been insufficient to address the global problem _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 OECD (2022): Global Plastic Outlook – Policy Scenarios to 2060. _x000D__x000D_ +2 OECD (2022): Global Plastic Outlook – Policy Scenarios to 2060. _x000D__x000D_ +3 UNEP (2022): Plastics science. UNEP/PP/INC.1/7 _x000D__x000D_ +4 SystemIQ & Pew Charitable Trust (2020): Breaking the plastic wave; Ellen MacArthur Foundation _x000D__x000D_ +Global Committement Progress Report 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +We therefore, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for the establishment of an ambitious and effective international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize the imperative to develop common international and binding obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures, across the full lifecycle of plastics while reflecting the precautionary _x000D__x000D_ +approach, waste hierarchy and the polluter-pays principle, to restrain plastic consumption _x000D__x000D_ +and production to sustainable levels, and enable a circular economy for plastics that protects _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and human health while achieving environmentally sound management and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agree to work towards an international treaty that will eliminate problematic plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +substances and additives, including by bans and restrictions; develop global sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +criteria and standards for plastics; set global baselines and targets for sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life-cycle of plastics; ensure transparency in the value chain of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including for material and chemical composition throughout the life-cycle of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +establish mechanisms for strengthening commitments, targets and controls over time; _x000D__x000D_ +implement monitoring and reporting at each stage through the lifecycle of plastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate effective technical and financial assistance as well as scientific and socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +assessments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledge the call from the business sector to develop a comprehensive and coordinated _x000D__x000D_ +policy framework to enable more conducive conditions for investments in infrastructure, _x000D__x000D_ +innovation and skills worldwide that will facilitate a transition to a more circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Welcome the establishment of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty and its _x000D__x000D_ +vision statement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Highlight the particular cross-cutting challenges of addressing microplastics and hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals in the plastics value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize that a key to success for multilateral environmental agreements is early and _x000D__x000D_ +effective involvement of the business and scientific communities, civil society and all relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +Underlining the need to facilitate effective technical and financial assistance, scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +Stress the importance of establishing a clear and effective process for the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee at its first Meeting in Punta Del Este in Uruguay 28. November to 2 _x000D__x000D_ +December 2022, in order to conclude its work by the end of 2024, including by: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Establishing a Bureau, including Chair and Rapporteur. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Adopting the Rules of Procedures for the intergovernmental negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +committee on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +c. Initiating a structured discussion on the scope, potential objectives, general _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and control measures for the international instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Providing clear guidance to the Bureau and Secretariat on clustering and _x000D__x000D_ +sequencing the committee’s work. _x000D__x000D_ +e. Requesting the Secretariat to prepare options for general obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures across the full life cycle based on initial discussions at INC-_x000D__x000D_ +1 and written submissions from Member States and Stakeholders.to inform _x000D__x000D_ +discussions at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +f. 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The three subsequent meetings refer to INC-_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4, INC-5 plus the Diplomatic Conference. This allocation of responsibilities _x000D__x000D_ +extends to resumed sessions and intersessional meetings. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC, on the basis of the agreement between Ecuador and Peru _x000D__x000D_ +agreed by consensus that Ambassador Meza-Cuadra from Peru, once _x000D__x000D_ +elected, will step down at the end of the Third Session of the Committee, _x000D__x000D_ +and that Ambassador Vayas from Ecuador will stand for election for the _x000D__x000D_ +remaining period, including the diplomatic conference of plenipotentiaries, _x000D__x000D_ +as per the practice of the United Nations to elect Chairs for an unexpired _x000D__x000D_ +term of the same regional group as the outgoing Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador and Peru have reaffirmed that, irrespective of who holds the Chair _x000D__x000D_ +at any time, their representatives, as members of the Bureau, and their _x000D__x000D_ +designated officials will cooperate throughout the INC and the Diplomatic _x000D__x000D_ +Conference to secure the smooth functioning and continuity of the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC formally requests that the full version of this statement be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the report of this session, for which we are sending it to the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTO 2 DEL ORDEN DEL DÍA: PROPUESTA DEL GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +PARA ACUERDO SOBRE LA PRESIDENCIA DEL INC _x000D__x000D_ +La Delegación de Colombia tiene el honor de hablar en nombre del _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC, en relación con el punto 2 del orden del día (Elección de la _x000D__x000D_ +Mesa), y en relación con la elección del Presidente, e desea informar que, _x000D__x000D_ +tras intensas pero constructivas consultas dentro y fuera del grupo _x000D__x000D_ +regional, y de conformidad con el proyecto de reglamento propuesto, _x000D__x000D_ +sometemos a su consideración el siguiente acuerdo formalmente _x000D__x000D_ +endosado por nuestro grupo regional, y presentado previamente a los _x000D__x000D_ +miembros designados de la Mesa del INC. _x000D__x000D_ +El Grupo de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC) endosó el acuerdo _x000D__x000D_ +entre Ecuador y Perú, como miembros designados por el Grupo Regional _x000D__x000D_ +para la Mesa del INC, de alternar el Presidente de la Mesa para que el _x000D__x000D_ +representante del Perú en la Mesa ejerza la Presidencia durante las tres _x000D__x000D_ +primeras reuniones del proceso del INC, mientras que el representante de _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador en la Mesa ejercerá la Presidencia durante el resto del proceso. _x000D__x000D_ +De acuerdo con el cronograma preliminar proporcionado por la Secretaría _x000D__x000D_ +del INC, para forjar un acuerdo hasta 2025, las tres primeras reuniones _x000D__x000D_ +del proceso se refieren a INC-1, INC-2 e INC-3. Las tres reuniones _x000D__x000D_ +posteriores se refieren a los INC-4, INC-5 más la Conferencia Diplomática. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Esta asignación de responsabilidades se extiende a la continuación de los _x000D__x000D_ +períodos de sesiones y a las reuniones entre períodos de sesiones. _x000D__x000D_ +El GRULAC, sobre la base del acuerdo entre Ecuador y Perú acuerda por _x000D__x000D_ +consenso que el Embajador Meza-Cuadra del Perú, una vez elegido, _x000D__x000D_ +renunciará al final de la Tercera Sesión del Comité. y que el Embajador _x000D__x000D_ +Vayas del Ecuador se presentará a las elecciones durante el período _x000D__x000D_ +restante, incluida la conferencia diplomática de plenipotenciarios, _x000D__x000D_ +siguiendo la práctica de las Naciones Unidas en el caso de períodos que _x000D__x000D_ +no han vencido aún, de elegir a los Presidentes del mismo grupo regional _x000D__x000D_ +que el Presidente saliente. _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador y Perú han reafirmado que, independientemente de quién tenga _x000D__x000D_ +la Presidencia en cualquier momento, sus representantes, como _x000D__x000D_ +miembros de la Mesa, y sus funcionarios designados cooperarán durante _x000D__x000D_ +todo el INC y la Conferencia Diplomática para garantizar el buen _x000D__x000D_ +funcionamiento y la continuidad del proceso de negociación. _x000D__x000D_ +El GRULAC solicita formalmente que la versión completa de esta _x000D__x000D_ +declaración se incluya en el informe de esta sesión, para lo cual la _x000D__x000D_ +enviamos a la Secretaría. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AGENDA ITEM 3.A: GRULAC STATEMENT ON RULES OF _x000D__x000D_ +PROCEDURE _x000D__x000D_ +The Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries, GRULAC, wishes _x000D__x000D_ +to take the floor on the matter of the Rules of Procedure that have just _x000D__x000D_ +been presented. _x000D__x000D_ +While GRULAC does not oppose the adoption of the Rules of Procedure _x000D__x000D_ +with the two bracketed texts for Article 37, we will however reiterate that _x000D__x000D_ +this issue is not of concern to only a few delegations and regional groups, _x000D__x000D_ +but in fact, affects the entire membership. _x000D__x000D_ +We therefore want to convey our disappointment that the language _x000D__x000D_ +proposed was not available to all delegations well in advance of today’s _x000D__x000D_ +opening session, so that it could be adequately reviewed and discussed _x000D__x000D_ +in each regional group. _x000D__x000D_ +We call on all delegations and the Secretariat to share, openly and timely, _x000D__x000D_ +all proposals on issues critical to the process and relevant to the entire _x000D__x000D_ +membership. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTO 3.A DEL ORDEN DEL DÍA: INTERVENCIÓN GRULAC SOBRE _x000D__x000D_ +REGLAS DE PROCEDIMIENTO _x000D__x000D_ +El Grupo de países de América Latina y el Caribe quiere tomar la palabra _x000D__x000D_ +con relación a las Reglas de Procedimiento que han sido presentadas. _x000D__x000D_ +Si bien el GRULAC no se opone a la adopción de las Reglas de _x000D__x000D_ +Procedimiento con los dos textos entre corchetes para el Artículo 37, _x000D__x000D_ +quiere reiterar que esta cuestión no afecta únicamente a unas pocas _x000D__x000D_ +delegaciones y grupos regionales, sino que tiene implicaciones para toda _x000D__x000D_ +la membrecía. _x000D__x000D_ +Por lo tanto, queremos manifestar nuestra frustración con el hecho de que _x000D__x000D_ +el lenguaje propuesto no fue compartido con las delegaciones con la _x000D__x000D_ +antelación suficiente a la sesión del día de hoy, de manera tal que pudiera _x000D__x000D_ +ser revisado y discutido en forma adecuada dentro de cada grupo _x000D__x000D_ +regional. _x000D__x000D_ +Hacemos un llamado a todas las delegaciones y a la Secretaría para que _x000D__x000D_ +se compartan, en forma abierta y oportuna, todas aquellas propuestas que _x000D__x000D_ +se refieran a asuntos críticos para el proceso y sean pertinentes para toda _x000D__x000D_ +la membrecía. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AGENDA ITEM 4.1: GRULAC OPENING STATEMENT _x000D__x000D_ +It is my pleasure to address the plenary on behalf of the Group of Latin _x000D__x000D_ +American and Caribbean Countries, GRULAC. _x000D__x000D_ +At the outset, GRULAC wants to highlight the cardinal importance of this _x000D__x000D_ +process for the interests of the region. GRULAC has actively engaged in _x000D__x000D_ +these multilateral discussions since their inception in Nairobi, and will _x000D__x000D_ +continue to do so in a constructive manner during this and the upcoming _x000D__x000D_ +sessions of the INC. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC member states are extremely concerned about the growing _x000D__x000D_ +trends and impacts of plastic pollution on human health and on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including those related to the use of hazardous chemical _x000D__x000D_ +additives in the production of plastics. Our region’s share in the global _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic is small and yet, the best available scientific evidence _x000D__x000D_ +shows that Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions most _x000D__x000D_ +affected by plastic pollution in land, air, and oceans. This feature points _x000D__x000D_ +out the transboundary nature of the problem and the need for an integrated _x000D__x000D_ +global approach to address it, involving all relevant sectors and _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +This approach shall go beyond voluntary national actions and country-_x000D__x000D_ +driven measures, taking into account the principles of the Rio Declaration _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +on Environment and Development, in particular that of common but _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of _x000D__x000D_ +different national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC affirms that in order to have effective implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument developing countries need commensurate means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation to achieve its objectives. These include: the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +new, additional, predictable and adequate financial resources; access, _x000D__x000D_ +development and transfer of technology; and capacity building. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, means of implementation are crosscutting in nature and _x000D__x000D_ +should be addressed from the beginning of the negotiation. _x000D__x000D_ +Other key principles of international environmental law guiding the INC _x000D__x000D_ +meetings should include, among others, the precautionary principle, the _x000D__x000D_ +polluter pays principle, the equity principle and Principle 12 of the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration. GRULAC welcomes the recognition by the UN General _x000D__x000D_ +Assembly1 of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as _x000D__x000D_ +a human right and adds that a human rights approach should also guide _x000D__x000D_ +this negotiation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 A/RES/76/300 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gender-responsive and intergenerational approaches are important in _x000D__x000D_ +addressing health issues associated with hazardous chemicals in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic waste, as well as those related to the health of workers _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the plastic sector, since, in addition to environmental and _x000D__x000D_ +consumer risk, there is occupational exposure. This includes, in particular, _x000D__x000D_ +waste pickers and informal recyclers. _x000D__x000D_ +Systemic changes are required to address plastic pollution. GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +considers the full lifecycle-approach and the implementation of integral _x000D__x000D_ +management measures at the upstream, midstream, and downstream _x000D__x000D_ +levels and across the plastics value chain as urgent and needed for the _x000D__x000D_ +accomplishment of the SDGs by 2030 and the vision of living in harmony _x000D__x000D_ +with nature by 2050, balancing the three dimensions of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development– economic, social and environmental. These measures _x000D__x000D_ +should also be complemented with the sharing of knowledge, education, _x000D__x000D_ +awareness raising and the acceleration of research and development. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC has the potential to assist this transition through bioeconomy _x000D__x000D_ +solutions and sustainable innovative products that add value from our _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ +A comprehensive global framework to address plastic pollution is sorely _x000D__x000D_ +lacking. Harmonization of the current chemicals and waste governance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +landscape is required, without jeopardizing progress achieved in other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements and avoiding duplication of efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +The Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that _x000D__x000D_ +Deplete the Ozone Layer and the Minamata Convention on Mercury are _x000D__x000D_ +good framework examples to consider and build upon while negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +this binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The outcome of this process should be flexible enough to adapt to new _x000D__x000D_ +challenges and scientific findings, while at the same time allowing member _x000D__x000D_ +states transition periods for implementation, taking into account national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +The efforts should be focused on achieving the maximum impact on _x000D__x000D_ +priority control measures related to different kinds of plastics, such as _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics, microplastics and hazardous chemicals and additives _x000D__x000D_ +in the full life cycle of plastic, as well as existing plastic waste in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC recognizes the importance of the science-policy interface and _x000D__x000D_ +reiterates the call for the INC to consider throughout the process the best _x000D__x000D_ +available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples and local knowledge systems, as well as socioeconomic _x000D__x000D_ +information and assessment related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC believes that there is room to improve the multistakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement. The recognition of the role of waste pickers and informal _x000D__x000D_ +recyclers is key for our region. We strongly call to make better use of the _x000D__x000D_ +inter-sessional period, with multistakeholder and regional meetings _x000D__x000D_ +programmed in a way that allows for them to feed into the process. In the _x000D__x000D_ +conduct of work, we also urge to avoid the proliferation of multiple sub-_x000D__x000D_ +working or contact groups, which may hinder the participation of small _x000D__x000D_ +delegations, like most of GRULAC’s. We also call upon the Secretariat and _x000D__x000D_ +sponsoring Member States to allocate adequate funds to allow financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance for at least two delegates per each developing country. _x000D__x000D_ +While GRULAC commends the Secretariat for preparing and organizing _x000D__x000D_ +all the working documents for this first meeting of the INC, as a good basis _x000D__x000D_ +for discussion, we expect that documents for subsequent INC meetings _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available in all official languages in due time. _x000D__x000D_ +We welcome the decision by the INC that, on the basis of the agreement _x000D__x000D_ +endorsed and presented by GRULAC for splitting the terms between Peru _x000D__x000D_ +and Ecuador, Ambassador Meza-Cuadra of Peru has been elected as _x000D__x000D_ +Chair of the Committee. We congratulate him and wish him success. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, GRULAC expresses its sincere gratitude to the host country _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay for taking the lead and pays tribute to its hospitality and tradition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +in the promotion and development of international law, which we hope to _x000D__x000D_ +honour during this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC STATEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTACT _x000D__x000D_ +GROUPS FOR INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +The Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries, GRULAC, wishes _x000D__x000D_ +to take the floor on the matter of contact groups as was mentioned by the _x000D__x000D_ +Chair earlier this morning. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, GRULAC kindly requests the establishment of two of _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups. One on substantive issues, focused on the outcomes of _x000D__x000D_ +INC-1, including documents that must be prepared by the Secretariat for _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2. And one on procedural issues, focused on the intersessional period _x000D__x000D_ +and modalities for multistakeholder engagement. _x000D__x000D_ +As financial assistance for the present INC was not extended to two _x000D__x000D_ +delegates for all developing countries, many of the delegations of _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC are small and do not have the ability to cover simultaneous _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups. We therefore request that the contact groups established _x000D__x000D_ +have their sessions at different times and we reiterate the call upon the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat to allocate adequate funds to allow financial assistance for at _x000D__x000D_ +least two delegates per each developing countries for upcoming INC _x000D__x000D_ +sessions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENCIÓN DEL GRULAC SOBRE EL ESTABLECIMIENTO DE _x000D__x000D_ +GRUPOS DE CONTACTO PARA EL INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +El Grupo de países de América Latina y el Caribe, GRULAC, desea hacer _x000D__x000D_ +uso de la palabra sobre el tema de los grupos de contacto, que mencionó _x000D__x000D_ +el Presidente esta mañana. _x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, GRULAC solicita amablemente el establecimiento de dos _x000D__x000D_ +grupos de contacto. Uno sobre cuestiones sustantivas, centrado en los _x000D__x000D_ +resultados del INC-1, incluidos los documentos que debe preparar la _x000D__x000D_ +Secretaría para el INC-2. Y uno sobre cuestiones de procedimiento, _x000D__x000D_ +centrado en el período entre sesiones y las modalidades para la _x000D__x000D_ +participación de múltiples actores interesados. _x000D__x000D_ +Como la asistencia financiera para el INC actual no se extendió a dos _x000D__x000D_ +delegados para todos los países en desarrollo, muchas de las _x000D__x000D_ +delegaciones del GRULAC son pequeñas y no tienen la capacidad de _x000D__x000D_ +cubrir grupos de contacto simultáneos. Por lo tanto, solicitamos que los _x000D__x000D_ +grupos de contacto establecidos tengan sus sesiones en diferentes _x000D__x000D_ +momentos y reiteramos el llamado a la Secretaría para que asigne fondos _x000D__x000D_ +adecuados para permitir la asistencia financiera para al menos dos _x000D__x000D_ +delegados por cada país en desarrollo para las próximas sesiones del _x000D__x000D_ +INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC STATEMENT ON THE WORK OF THE INC-1 INFORMAL _x000D__x000D_ +GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC congratulates and thanks both co-chairs of this informal group. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC reiterates that, in order to have an effective future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +with ambitious goals developing countries need commensurate means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation to achieve its objectives. These include: the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +new, additional, predictable and adequate financial resources; access, _x000D__x000D_ +development and transfer of technology; and capacity building. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC delegations will continue to engage constructively in the informal _x000D__x000D_ +group to determine, among other issues, the documents that will be _x000D__x000D_ +expected for the intersessional period. In this regard, we believe that it is _x000D__x000D_ +important for such document or documents prepared by the Secretariat, in _x000D__x000D_ +consultation with the Chair, to present specific options with concrete _x000D__x000D_ +language regarding means of implementation, including capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer, as well as financial and technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the whole value chain with a life cycle approach, from _x000D__x000D_ +the design and innovation both in the upstream and midstream, to the _x000D__x000D_ +disposal and recycling infrastructure needed in the downstream. These _x000D__x000D_ +elements should build upon and significantly elaborate on what has _x000D__x000D_ +already been produced by the Secretariat, take into account the _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +submissions by Member States and other stakeholders, and provide _x000D__x000D_ +concrete and non-exhaustive options for deliberation by Member States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENCIÓN DEL GRULAC SOBRE EL TRABAJO DEL GRUPO _x000D__x000D_ +INFORMAL DEL INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC felicita y agradece a ambas co-facilitadoras de este grupo _x000D__x000D_ +informal. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC reitera que, para tener un futuro instrumento efectivo con metas _x000D__x000D_ +ambiciosas, los países en desarrollo necesitan medios de implementación _x000D__x000D_ +acordes para lograr sus objetivos. Estos incluyen: la provisión de recursos _x000D__x000D_ +financieros nuevos, adicionales, predecibles y adecuados; acceso, _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo y transferencia de tecnología; y construcción de capacidades. _x000D__x000D_ +Las _x000D__x000D_ +delegaciones _x000D__x000D_ +del _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +continuarán _x000D__x000D_ +participando _x000D__x000D_ +constructivamente en el grupo informal para determinar, entre otros _x000D__x000D_ +temas, los documentos que se esperarán para el período entre sesiones. _x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, creemos que es importante que dicho documento o _x000D__x000D_ +documentos elaborados por el Secretariado, en consultas con el _x000D__x000D_ +Presidente, presenten opciones específicas con un lenguaje concreto en _x000D__x000D_ +cuanto a los medios de implementación, incluido la construcción de _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades y la transferencia de tecnología, así como la asistencia _x000D__x000D_ +financiera y técnica, teniendo en cuenta toda la cadena de valor con un _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque de ciclo de vida, desde el diseño y la innovación tanto en el _x000D__x000D_ +upstream como en el midstream, hasta la infraestructura de eliminación y _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +reciclaje necesaria en el downstream. Estos elementos deberían basarse _x000D__x000D_ +en lo que ya ha producido la Secretaría y profundizar en ello _x000D__x000D_ +significativamente, tener en cuenta los aportes escritos de los Estados _x000D__x000D_ +Miembros y otras partes interesadas y ofrecer opciones concretas y no _x000D__x000D_ +exhaustiva para la deliberación de los Estados Miembros. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AGENDA ITEM 4.5: GRULAC STATEMENT ON SEQUENCING AND _x000D__x000D_ +RECOMMENDED FURTHER WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC considers that, in order to ensure an effective preparation of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC members, it is necessary to have the opportunity to develop common _x000D__x000D_ +positions on high priority issues for the regional groups. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, and as it is practice in other international agreements, we _x000D__x000D_ +believe that regional preparatory meetings should be organized, in order _x000D__x000D_ +to be able to discuss in advance the different visions regarding this _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process, to consider documents that are prepared for each _x000D__x000D_ +meeting of the INC, discuss issues of importance, identify regional _x000D__x000D_ +priorities and challenges, and facilitate the preparation of regional _x000D__x000D_ +positions. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC believes that this format, used in other multilateral agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +could be a way of decluttering the negotiation process, creating common _x000D__x000D_ +visions and allowing enough time for the development of the regional _x000D__x000D_ +groups positions with sufficient time prior to the following INCs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +20 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTO 4.5 DEL ORDEN DEL DÍA: INTERVENCIÓN GRULAC SOBRE _x000D__x000D_ +SECUENCIA Y RECOMENDACIONES PARA EL TRABAJO _x000D__x000D_ +ADICIONAL QUE DEBE SER EMPRENDIDO _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC considera que, para asegurar una preparación efectiva de los _x000D__x000D_ +miembros del INC, se requiere tener la oportunidad de desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +posiciones comunes sobre temas de interés prioritario para los grupos _x000D__x000D_ +regionales. _x000D__x000D_ +Por tanto, y tal como ocurre en otros acuerdos internacionales, creemos _x000D__x000D_ +que se deberían organizar reuniones regionales preparatorias, a fin de _x000D__x000D_ +poder discutir de manera previa las diferentes visiones respecto de este _x000D__x000D_ +proceso de negociación, considerar documentos que se preparen para _x000D__x000D_ +cada reunión del INC, discutir asuntos de importancia, identificar _x000D__x000D_ +prioridades y desafíos regionales, y facilitar la preparación de posiciones _x000D__x000D_ +regionales. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC considera que este formato, utilizado en otros acuerdos _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales multilaterales, podría ser una forma de descongestionar las _x000D__x000D_ +negociaciones, crear visiones comunes y dar el suficiente espacio para _x000D__x000D_ +que las discusiones entre los grupos regionales sean con suficiente _x000D__x000D_ +tiempo previo a las siguientes INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +21 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC STATEMENT ON ORGANIZATION OF WORK FOR INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC proposes that INC-2 be a mixture of plenary and two proposed _x000D__x000D_ +workstreams: _x000D__x000D_ +Stream 1 could be on core obligations, control measures and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, implementation measures and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +Stream 2 could be on introductory elements, institutional arrangements, _x000D__x000D_ +and other matters. The workstreams should be conducted in such a way _x000D__x000D_ +that means of implementation be addressed concurrently with obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and measures. _x000D__x000D_ +We call on the Chair, together with the Secretariat, to continue to work on _x000D__x000D_ +detailed information on the specific subjects and the modalities of work for _x000D__x000D_ +each of these streams, based on the submissions made in the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional period and the document of potential options for elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international instrument, and that this be included in a scenario _x000D__x000D_ +note for INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +22 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENCIÓN GRULAC SOBRE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DEL _x000D__x000D_ +TRABAJO PARA EL INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC propone que el INC-2 sea una combinación de sesiones _x000D__x000D_ +plenarias y dos flujos de trabajo propuestos: _x000D__x000D_ +El flujo 1 podría ser sobre obligaciones básicas, medidas de control y _x000D__x000D_ +enfoques voluntarios, medidas de implementación y medios de _x000D__x000D_ +implementación. El flujo 2 podría ser sobre elementos introductorios, _x000D__x000D_ +arreglos institucionales y otros asuntos. Los flujos de trabajo deben _x000D__x000D_ +llevarse a cabo de tal manera que los medios de implementación se _x000D__x000D_ +aborden al mismo tiempo que las obligaciones y medidas. _x000D__x000D_ +Hacemos un llamado a la Presidencia, junto con la Secretaría, para que _x000D__x000D_ +continúen trabajando en la información detallada sobre los temas _x000D__x000D_ +específicos y las modalidades de trabajo para cada una de estos flujos, _x000D__x000D_ +con base en las contribuciones escritas realizadas en el período entre _x000D__x000D_ +sesiones y el documento de opciones potenciales para elementos hacia _x000D__x000D_ +un instrumento internacional, y que esto se incluya en una nota de _x000D__x000D_ +escenarios para INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +23 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AGENDA ITEM 7: GRULAC CLOSING STATEMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +The delegation of Colombia, on behalf of the Latin American and _x000D__x000D_ +Caribbean Group, wishes to reiterate our gratitude to you for the effective _x000D__x000D_ +direction of the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee. We thank our hosts, the Government and people of Uruguay, _x000D__x000D_ +for their generosity and hospitality in organizing this meeting. We also _x000D__x000D_ +thank the co-facilitators of the informal group who worked hard over the _x000D__x000D_ +past few days to give us a clear roadmap for the intersessional period and _x000D__x000D_ +multistakeholder engagement. The region expects that the report of INC1 _x000D__x000D_ +reflects the views of Member States and the flow of deliberations during _x000D__x000D_ +this first session. _x000D__x000D_ +Throughout this week, the Latin American and Caribbean Group has _x000D__x000D_ +spoken out on those issues that the region considers important and priority _x000D__x000D_ +in relation to this multilateral process, which I will summarize below: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The Region faces the scourge of plastic pollution disproportionately. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we reiterate our commitment to this process for the construction _x000D__x000D_ +of a legally binding instrument on this issue, while noting the importance _x000D__x000D_ +of dedicating sufficient resources to guarantee the participation of at least _x000D__x000D_ +two delegates from the countries of Latin America and the Small Island _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +24 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Developing States of the Caribbean in the remainder of the sessions of _x000D__x000D_ +the Intergovernmental Committee. We thank those donor countries for the _x000D__x000D_ +resources allocated so far and all those who have spoken out in this regard _x000D__x000D_ +in recent days. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to a productive intersessional period, including _x000D__x000D_ +written submissions from stakeholders and Member States, with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +nurturing a document of potential options for elements towards the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, which is to be developed by the Secretariat, following the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate given by this INC. In this regard, we express our expectation that _x000D__x000D_ +this document will significantly elaborate on the work that the Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +has produced for this first session. Furthermore, we reiterate the call to _x000D__x000D_ +have regional preparatory meetings in order to facilitate the exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +views on the process and to declutter the INC sessions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The means of implementation, such as the provision of new, _x000D__x000D_ +additional, predictable and adequate financial resources; access, _x000D__x000D_ +development and transfer of technology; and capacity building, should _x000D__x000D_ +be addressed early and concurrently with discussions on other elements _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument and should therefore be an integral part of the work of _x000D__x000D_ +the intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC will continue to advocate for a human rights approach, _x000D__x000D_ +including the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +the right to health, as well as a gender-responsive and intergenerational _x000D__x000D_ +perspective in addressing the [risks] and [impacts] on human health, _x000D__x000D_ +associated with hazardous chemicals in plastics and waste, with a special _x000D__x000D_ +focus on vulnerable populations, including workers’ health throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastics. In this regard, transparency and access to information _x000D__x000D_ +related to [hazardous additives in plastics and] plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +evidence on its impact on human health will be crucial for our work. We _x000D__x000D_ +acknowledge and make recycling workers and waste pickers visible. As _x000D__x000D_ +we previously stated, we understand plastic pollution as a multifaceted _x000D__x000D_ +problem, with environmental, socioeconomic and health dimensions – _x000D__x000D_ +public and occupational – that must be considered throughout the process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we take this opportunity to commend the work of the Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +and all delegations during this week. The Latin American and Caribbean _x000D__x000D_ +Region is pleased to have welcomed you for this first session, which we _x000D__x000D_ +hope will be the cornerstone of an ambitious treaty that promotes a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive global approach to ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr President. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +26 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTO 7 DEL ORDEN DEL DÍA: INTERVENCIÓN GRULAC DE _x000D__x000D_ +CIERRE _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias, señor Presidente. _x000D__x000D_ +La delegación de Colombia, en nombre del Grupo de América Latina y el _x000D__x000D_ +Caribe, desea reiterarle nuestro agradecimiento por la conducción _x000D__x000D_ +efectiva del primer período de sesiones del Comité Intergubernamental de _x000D__x000D_ +Negociación. Agradecemos a nuestros anfitriones, el Gobierno y el pueblo _x000D__x000D_ +uruguayos, por su generosidad y hospitalidad en la organización y _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo de esta reunión. Asimismo, agradecemos a las cofacilitadoras _x000D__x000D_ +del grupo informal que trabajaron arduamente en los pasados días para _x000D__x000D_ +darnos una hoja de ruta clara para el período intersesional y el _x000D__x000D_ +relacionamiento con los demás actores interesados. La región espera que _x000D__x000D_ +el informe del INC1 refleje las visiones expresadas por los Estados _x000D__x000D_ +Miembros y el flujo de las deliberaciones durante esta primera sesión. _x000D__x000D_ +A lo largo de esta semana, el Grupo de América Latina y el Caribe se ha _x000D__x000D_ +pronunciado sobre aquellos asuntos que la región considera importantes _x000D__x000D_ +y prioritarios en relación con este proceso multilateral y que resumiré a _x000D__x000D_ +continuación: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +La Región enfrenta el flagelo de la contaminación por plásticos de _x000D__x000D_ +una manera desproporcionada. Por ello, reiteramos nuestro compromiso _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +con este proceso para la construcción de un instrumento jurídicamente _x000D__x000D_ +vinculante sobre esta problemática, a la vez que señalamos la importancia _x000D__x000D_ +de que se dediquen recursos suficientes para garantizar la participación _x000D__x000D_ +de al menos dos delegados de los países de América Latina y los _x000D__x000D_ +Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo del Caribe en lo que resta de _x000D__x000D_ +sesiones del Comité Intergubernamental. Agradecemos a aquellos países _x000D__x000D_ +donantes por los recursos destinados hasta ahora y a todos aquellos que _x000D__x000D_ +se han pronunciado en este sentido en los pasados días. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Hacemos votos por un productivo período intersesional, que incluya _x000D__x000D_ +la presentación de contribuciones por escrito por parte de los actores _x000D__x000D_ +interesados y de los Estados Miembros, con miras a nutrir un documento _x000D__x000D_ +de potenciales opciones de elementos para el instrumento, el cual _x000D__x000D_ +elaborará el Secretariado siguiendo el mandato dado por este INC. Al _x000D__x000D_ +respecto, manifestamos nuestra expectativa de que dicho documento _x000D__x000D_ +profundice significativamente en aquel trabajo que ya ha producido el _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariado para este primer período de sesiones. Asimismo, reiteramos _x000D__x000D_ +el llamado a que existan reuniones regionales preparatorias para facilitar _x000D__x000D_ +el intercambio de visiones respecto de este proceso de negociación y _x000D__x000D_ +descongestionar las sesiones del INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Los medios de implementación, tales como la provisión de recursos _x000D__x000D_ +financieros nuevos, adicionales, predecibles y adecuados; el acceso, _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo y transferencia de tecnología; y la construcción de _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades, deben ser abordados de manera temprana y concomitante _x000D__x000D_ +con las discusiones sobre otros elementos del instrumento y por tanto, _x000D__x000D_ +deben hacer parte integral de los trabajos del período intersesional. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC seguirá abogando por un enfoque de derechos humanos, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo el derecho a un ambiente limpio, sano y sostenible, y el _x000D__x000D_ +derecho a la salud, así como una perspectiva de género e _x000D__x000D_ +intergeneracional al abordar los riesgos e impactos en la salud humana, _x000D__x000D_ +asociados con los químicos peligrosos en los plásticos y los desechos, _x000D__x000D_ +con especial atención a las poblaciones vulnerables, incluida la salud de _x000D__x000D_ +los trabajadores, a lo largo del ciclo de vida de los plásticos. En este _x000D__x000D_ +sentido, la transparencia y el acceso a la información relacionada con los _x000D__x000D_ +aditivos peligrosos en los plásticos y con la contaminación por plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo la evidencia sobre la afectación a la salud humana, serán _x000D__x000D_ +indispensables para nuestro trabajo. Reconocemos y visibilizamos a los _x000D__x000D_ +recicladores de oficio, recuperadores, clasificadores, catadores y demás _x000D__x000D_ +trabajadores del reciclaje. Como lo expresamos anteriormente, _x000D__x000D_ +entendemos a la contaminación por plásticos como una problemática _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +29 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +multifacética, con dimensiones ambientales, socioeconómicas y de salud _x000D__x000D_ +– pública y ocupacional – que deben ser consideradas a lo largo del _x000D__x000D_ +proceso. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, nos valemos de esta ocasión para saludar el trabajo del _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariado y de todas las delegaciones durante esta semana. La Región _x000D__x000D_ +de América Latina y el Caribe se complace en haberles recibido para este _x000D__x000D_ +primer período de sesiones, que esperamos sea la piedra angular de un _x000D__x000D_ +ambicioso trata",1 +726,Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/all_statements_made_by_psids_during_inc1_0.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"General Statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing_x000D__x000D_ +States at the First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an_x000D__x000D_ +International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, including in the Marine_x000D__x000D_ +Environment_x000D__x000D_ +28 November 2022_x000D__x000D_ +Time Limit:_x000D__x000D_ +5 minutes_x000D__x000D_ +Mr. President,_x000D__x000D_ +It’s an honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the fourteen Pacific Small Island Developing_x000D__x000D_ +States and we align ourselves with the statement made by Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS and Japan on behalf of the Asia Pacific Group._x000D__x000D_ +We congratulate you Mr. Chairman on your successful election. We offer you our full support as_x000D__x000D_ +you guide us through the process to develop an international legally binding instrument on_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. I also take this opportunity to express our_x000D__x000D_ +sincere gratitude to the government and people of Uruguay for welcoming us all to this beautiful_x000D__x000D_ +city of Punta del Este. Starting this utmost important process in such beautiful scenery is_x000D__x000D_ +certainly cause for great hope. Our sincere gratitude to UNEP and the INC secretariat in_x000D__x000D_ +particular for their work in bringing this meeting together._x000D__x000D_ +Mr. President - PSIDS are ocean custodians. Our cultures and ways of life make protection and_x000D__x000D_ +preservation of our natural environment a paramount value. For us, this is a moral duty. We have_x000D__x000D_ +learned from generations past that in order to continue enjoying the benefits of our natural world,_x000D__x000D_ +we must care for it and protect it to ensure they provide for us and our future generations._x000D__x000D_ +Unfortunately, there are many threats undermining our custodianship. While climate change_x000D__x000D_ +remains the greatest threat to our survival and livelihoods, plastic pollution is yet another menace_x000D__x000D_ +to our present and future. As a region, we contribute as little as 1.3% of global plastic pollution,_x000D__x000D_ +however, we are grossly and disproportionately affected by its impacts on our land and in our_x000D__x000D_ +ocean._x000D__x000D_ +To address an issue of such magnitude, we need an ambitious instrument that covers the full_x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +plastics_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +implements_x000D__x000D_ +the aspiration of ‘sustainable’ production and_x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastics which we all espouse. The future instrument must provide for_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +mandatory obligations for all, be inclusive, and equitable, and provide for adequate means to_x000D__x000D_ +implement the ambitious provisions we will all agree on, in particular for small island_x000D__x000D_ +developing states._x000D__x000D_ +Multi-Stakeholder Approaches_x000D__x000D_ +We need global solidarity to address plastic pollution and the effective engagement of all_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, from producers to vulnerable communities. This must be the strategic guiding_x000D__x000D_ +principle for creating a holistic and effective solution to the plastic pollution crisis._x000D__x000D_ +Education is a key component of any strategy to end plastic pollution. We should promote_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to plastics such as using traditional and local products thereby helping to turn off the_x000D__x000D_ +tap. We support the use of the best available science and scientific information complemented by_x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities with their free, prior and_x000D__x000D_ +informed consent as an integral part of ending the plastic pollution crisis._x000D__x000D_ +In the Pacific we are truly at the forefront of the triple emergency threat presented by the_x000D__x000D_ +convergence of climate change, loss of biodiversity and plastic pollution and we call on all_x000D__x000D_ +members to commit to an agreement on an ambitious, legally binding global agreement covering_x000D__x000D_ +the whole life cycle of plastics._x000D__x000D_ +I thank you._x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States on Agenda _x000D__x000D_ +Item 4.3(c) at Plastics INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Time Limit: 5 minutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Pacific SIDS and we align with the _x000D__x000D_ +statement delivered by the distinguished representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We, the Pacific SIDS, suffer the downstream consequences of unsustainable design of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, and the inappropriate management of end-of-life plastic products. We require _x000D__x000D_ +the new international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution to deliver strong _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes for all countries in the downstream waste management phase of the plastics life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, to assist in addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, reflecting on our triple _x000D__x000D_ +planetary crisis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As a region, the Pacific has limited influence on the quantities and types of plastic that arrive _x000D__x000D_ +in our countries. We are greatly challenged in transitioning to a circular economy and can only _x000D__x000D_ +participate in a ‘global circular economy’. We therefore, strongly urge the development of _x000D__x000D_ +binding control measures and obligations to ensure global transparency of information on the _x000D__x000D_ +presence and the identity of chemicals in plastic materials and products throughout their _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and evaluation is key to the success of the new instrument to ensure its _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness and to ensure that we are truly delivering on our agreed obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +To track progress on these agreed obligations, a global monitoring programme that sets targets _x000D__x000D_ +and indicators, with time frames must include full transparency and traceability arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ +This should include monitoring and verification of sources, levels, types and impacts of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution on a regular basis, particularly in the marine environment, and periodic reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +national source levels and types of plastics being produced. _x000D__x000D_ +To support this, the availability of relevant data is of critical importance in this process. We _x000D__x000D_ +note also, that monitoring and evaluation of extractive processes in other parts of the world _x000D__x000D_ +could assist in decisions under the instrument on capping the contribution of the plastics life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle to climate change. _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring progress against National Action Plans should also have measurable, timebound _x000D__x000D_ +targets, including reduction targets, along with corresponding performance indicators, and with _x000D__x000D_ +coverage of the full lifecycle of plastic, and taking into account national circumstances and in _x000D__x000D_ +particular the special circumstances of small island developing states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition Chair, as a region we recognise the need for assistance in applying standard _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies to collect and analyse data to understand and enable 1) evidence based reduction _x000D__x000D_ +of stresses on the environment and on human health and 2) to enable evidence based _x000D__x000D_ +improvements to flows of plastics and associated chemicals in our economies including _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound waste management. We see an important role for a subsidiary scientific, _x000D__x000D_ +economic, and technical body to provide guidance and support on these needs. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we see information gathered under monitoring provisions should contribute to a _x000D__x000D_ +periodic review of the effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its objectives by Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +assess whether further action is required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Federated States of Micronesia on behalf of the Pacific Small Island _x000D__x000D_ +Developing States on Agenda Item 4.3(a) at Plastics INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +30 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +and I align my statement with the statement delivered by the distinguished representative of _x000D__x000D_ +Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To be effective, the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution must provide a _x000D__x000D_ +global ‘level playing field’ through legally binding core obligations, control measures and a _x000D__x000D_ +standardized approach to verifying effective implementation of the instrument at the national _x000D__x000D_ +level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of core obligations, the future instrument should, at a minimum: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Provide for the prevention, reduction and elimination of plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, and with consideration for the remediation of legacy plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions toward this end could include, for instance, a ban or bans on single use plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(where practical), as well as bans on problematic or hazardous polymers and other _x000D__x000D_ +constituent chemicals. They could also include the development of methods to collect and _x000D__x000D_ +analyze the necessary data to improve our understanding of plastic material flows in our _x000D__x000D_ +economies, and remove legacy plastics that wash on our shores and sometimes on our _x000D__x000D_ +plates. They could include the development of regional and national strategy and action _x000D__x000D_ +plans on plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +2. Provide adequate, predictable, new, additional, and sustainable means of implementation, _x000D__x000D_ +including capacity building, technology transfer and development, and financial support, _x000D__x000D_ +in particular to SIDS in recognition of our special circumstances; and _x000D__x000D_ +3. Provide for cross-sectoral complementarity, cooperation, and coordination, in order to _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensively address plastic pollution and leakages to the environment, including the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of control measures, the instrument must provide for the development of binding control _x000D__x000D_ +measures that will, at a minimum: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. develop mechanisms to control aggregate primary production of plastic (including _x000D__x000D_ +establishing baselines, targets and reporting on production and consumption, similar to the _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol); _x000D__x000D_ +2. eliminate the use of harmful chemicals in the production of plastic and ensure resource-_x000D__x000D_ +efficient design and production of plastic; _x000D__x000D_ +3. establish harmonious design and labelling standards for plastic; _x000D__x000D_ +4. support and enable environmentally sound management of plastic chemicals and waste; _x000D__x000D_ +5. ensure global transparency of information on the presence and the identity of chemicals in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic materials and products throughout their lifecycle; and _x000D__x000D_ +6. establish targets to reduce production of single-use plastics with associated monitoring to _x000D__x000D_ +track and report on reduced production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work could be dedicated to elaborate on the types of control measures to include in _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As regards voluntary measures, we are of the view that the focus of our discussions should first _x000D__x000D_ +and foremost be on mandatory provisions. That said, the instrument could enable the development _x000D__x000D_ +of guidelines related to sustainable plastics production and consumption as well as _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management. Such guidelines could be developed by a scientific, technical, _x000D__x000D_ +and economic body established under the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In relation to National Action Plans (‘NAPs’), we support provisions in the instrument that _x000D__x000D_ +require Parties to develop and implement these documents. Indeed, we view NAPs as being a core _x000D__x000D_ +element of the instrument, through which Parties set out the specific policies and measures that _x000D__x000D_ +they will take to prevent, reduce, and eliminate plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, and on a related note, given the likely technical, logistical, and financial challenges of _x000D__x000D_ +developing and implementing NAPs, we envision the instrument mandating the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +financial support and other means of implementation to developing countries, particularly SIDS, _x000D__x000D_ +for the development and implementation of our NAPs, including support for Parties’ reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +our efforts to implement those NAPs under transparency arrangements established by the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Niue on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States on_x000D__x000D_ +Agenda Item 4.3(b) at Plastics INC-1_x000D__x000D_ +30 November 2022_x000D__x000D_ +Time Limit: 5 minutes_x000D__x000D_ +Chair,_x000D__x000D_ +I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Pacific SIDS and we align with_x000D__x000D_ +the statement delivered by the distinguished representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf_x000D__x000D_ +of AOSIS._x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the appropriate, efficient, sustainable, and practical implementation of the_x000D__x000D_ +internationally legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment, Pacific SIDS as the custodians of the world’s largest ocean basin, must have_x000D__x000D_ +access to adequate support for the implementation of this agreement. There is a need for_x000D__x000D_ +capacity building, knowledge and technology transfer, and financial support. Access to_x000D__x000D_ +reliable and accurate data underpins all activities and is of critical importance to support and_x000D__x000D_ +enable Pacific SIDS to safeguard our land and Ocean, for the benefit of present and future_x000D__x000D_ +generations._x000D__x000D_ +Pacific SIDS depend on the Ocean for food, transport, traditional practices, and economic_x000D__x000D_ +opportunity. The increasing production and consumption of plastics is an issue that needs to_x000D__x000D_ +be controlled to reduce plastic wastes in the Pacific Region. Plastic pollution adversely_x000D__x000D_ +affects the health and well-being of the people and the biodiversity of marine and terrestrial_x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems of the Pacific Region._x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument must recognise that Pacific SIDS are the receivers of plastic either as_x000D__x000D_ +imported materials, or through the transboundary movement of waste through the Ocean._x000D__x000D_ +The global consumption and mismanagement of plastic and plastic wastes is producing a_x000D__x000D_ +devastating and debilitating impact on the Ocean, one of our primary food sources. As_x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, we lack the access to appropriate technology, funding mechanisms,_x000D__x000D_ +capacity and training to adequately implement necessary actions to combat the scourge of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. The instrument must provide this support, whilst pushing to limit the_x000D__x000D_ +creation of plastic upstream to reduce burden on Pacific SIDS who are most impacted by_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, and also most reliant on the Ocean, yet the least able to act to address these_x000D__x000D_ +impacts._x000D__x000D_ +The success of the instrument will require the provision of the means for implementation for_x000D__x000D_ +SIDS in the implementation of obligations, reporting activities, addressing barriers to_x000D__x000D_ +recovery and recycling, and in developing sustainable alternatives._x000D__x000D_ +We as a region seek:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +assistance in developing the national tools to fairly transition to safe and_x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternative business models and materials;_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +assistance in developing the national tools to transition to our common goal of a_x000D__x000D_ +global and non-toxic circular economy;_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +assistance in developing the methods to collect and analyse data to improve plastic_x000D__x000D_ +material flows in our economies; and_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +assistance in removing the legacy plastics that plague the Ocean that surrounds us,_x000D__x000D_ +risking our livelihoods, our biodiversity and our ocean culture._x000D__x000D_ +Pacific SIDS support the establishment of a scientific, economic, and technical body to_x000D__x000D_ +advise the implementation of the instrument, including to facilitate the provision of means of_x000D__x000D_ +implementation to developing country Parties to the instrument. It will also support_x000D__x000D_ +evidence-based decisions, understanding impacts of chemical additives and toxicants, and the_x000D__x000D_ +potential for these materials to impact the practicality of a sustainable circular economy for_x000D__x000D_ +plastics. Our Pacific people are at risk from both the use, and the impacts of the significant_x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste that end up in the Ocean, which is one of the primary food sources for the_x000D__x000D_ +region._x000D__x000D_ +Chair, finance, capacity building and technology transfer must be provided under the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument, with dedicated provisions for prioritised support to SIDS. A suite of financial_x000D__x000D_ +support mechanisms including stable sustainable funding and grants will be required to_x000D__x000D_ +ensure the implementation of immediate actions to tackle plastic already existing in the_x000D__x000D_ +environment, whilst necessary actions are undertaken to ‘turn off the tap’ and reduce the_x000D__x000D_ +continued production of plastics that will then accumulate in the environment._x000D__x000D_ +Pacific SIDS share the views of AOSIS, that discussions on the instrument’s financial_x000D__x000D_ +mechanism and corresponding obligations should begin at the outset to establish roles and_x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities with respect to each area of focus within the instrument. It is noted that_x000D__x000D_ +different obligations may necessitate varied approaches and requirements in terms of_x000D__x000D_ +enabling support for activities such as technology transfer, general implementation of_x000D__x000D_ +obligations, and other associated full and incremental costs._x000D__x000D_ +I thank you._x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Solomon Islands on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing_x000D__x000D_ +States on Agenda Item 4.4 at Plastics INC-1_x000D__x000D_ +[1 December 2022]_x000D__x000D_ +Time Limit: 5 minutes_x000D__x000D_ +Chair,_x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific SIDS. As the Pacific_x000D__x000D_ +SIDS, we call for an ambitious international legally binding instrument that addresses the_x000D__x000D_ +core issues of plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, taking into account the_x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances of small island developing states. At this early point in the process, we_x000D__x000D_ +provide some overarching thoughts on the final provisions that could be included in this_x000D__x000D_ +instrument._x000D__x000D_ +On settlement of disputes - we support the general premise that all disputes must be settled_x000D__x000D_ +by peaceful means through a robust, efficient and effective procedure that provides stability_x000D__x000D_ +and clarity for the overall effective implementation of the instrument. The instrument could_x000D__x000D_ +include specialized procedures for settling technical disputes and provide for the application_x000D__x000D_ +of interim measures while disputes are being determined._x000D__x000D_ +On adoption and amendment of annexes - while we still need to see how the larger pieces of_x000D__x000D_ +this instrument fall, if the instrument is to contain annexes, then we call for procedures on the_x000D__x000D_ +adoption and amendment of annexes that are consistent with the overall goal of this_x000D__x000D_ +instrument._x000D__x000D_ +The_x000D__x000D_ +procedure_x000D__x000D_ +for_x000D__x000D_ +amending_x000D__x000D_ +annexes_x000D__x000D_ +needs_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +balance_x000D__x000D_ +flexibility,_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +accommodate growing data on the impact of plastic pollution on human health and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment, with the need for stability and predictability in this instrument. In this vein,_x000D__x000D_ +amendments to technical annexes, if they are included in the instrument, need to be based_x000D__x000D_ +on the best available scientific information, as well as, in a rights-based manner, traditional_x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems. Procedures for_x000D__x000D_ +adopting or applying annexes, need to give adequate time for states, and especially Pacific_x000D__x000D_ +SIDS, to make necessary changes on the national level, before those amended annexes_x000D__x000D_ +become effective._x000D__x000D_ +On entry into force - as we have learned in other fora, this issue is pivotal. While universal_x000D__x000D_ +acceptance should always be the goal, we feel that in this context we need to balance_x000D__x000D_ +universal acceptance with responsibility, partnership and commitment. Pacific SIDS feel that_x000D__x000D_ +effective global action to address plastic pollution would only be realised through securing_x000D__x000D_ +the commitment and partnership from those countries most heavily involved in plastics_x000D__x000D_ +production._x000D__x000D_ +For the Pacific, the best way to build universal acceptance is through the genuine and_x000D__x000D_ +thorough engagement of states throughout the INC process. We call on all member states to_x000D__x000D_ +commit to open and frank dialogue about their priorities and concerns so that together we_x000D__x000D_ +can create an instrument that prevents, reduces and eventually eliminates plastic pollution_x000D__x000D_ +on our land and in our oceans and seas._x000D__x000D_ +I thank you._x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Cook Islands on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States on _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda Item 4.2 - Scope and objective(s) and options for the structure of such an _x000D__x000D_ +instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[30 November 2022] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr President, I deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +and we align with the statement of the Alliance of Small Island States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The people of the Pacific are stewards of the world’s largest ocean basin. We are Large Ocean _x000D__x000D_ +States. To get a sense of just how immense the Pacific Ocean is, it can fit Earth’s landmass. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific SIDS are not producers of plastics and their additives. Yet, according to the Second _x000D__x000D_ +World Ocean Assessment, the South Pacific subtropical gyre is home to the highest recorded _x000D__x000D_ +quantity of floating plastics. We are deeply concerned about the impacts of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics pollution in our region. The climate, environmental, social, cultural, economic, _x000D__x000D_ +human health and food security impacts of plastic pollution occur at each stage of Plastics’ full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle. These impacts undermine our right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment _x000D__x000D_ +for present and future generations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are committed to protecting our Ocean and islands from hazardous plastics and related _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern. This is evident in our actions to legislate against single-use plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +regional strategies including the Cleaner Pacific 2025 Strategy and the Pacific Regional Action _x000D__x000D_ +Plan on Marine Litter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We welcome and strongly support the development of an ambitious international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. For the _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific - the scope and objective of the instrument needs to be broad enough to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and health of Pacific Islanders from the impacts of plastic pollution, and _x000D__x000D_ +associated impacts from climate change. Mandatory measures must be set for the prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction, and elimination of plastic pollution from the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must do this by stopping plastic pollution at the source and promoting a non-toxic circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy. The objectives of the future instrument therefore must be twofold: (1) Ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in all environments, including the marine environment, and remediation of legacy _x000D__x000D_ +waste; and (2) achieving a non-toxic circular economy for plastics protective of human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment, and one which safeguards the climate system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such an increment should be guided by key principles including the precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ +and the polluter pays principle, particularly regarding toxic and hazardous chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern. It should pursue policies which follow the waste hierarchy, starting with prevention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that the international legally binding instrument should have an institutional _x000D__x000D_ +structure that recognises that plastic pollution, is an urgent issue that needs to be acted on now. _x000D__x000D_ +This could include, among other things, the establishment of a scientific, economic, and _x000D__x000D_ +technical body as a subsidiary body under the instrument, with a broad mandate to provide key _x000D__x000D_ +advice to Parties on the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe the type of instrument that would most effectively address the plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +/marine litter problem is a specific convention, one where the core obligations and some control _x000D__x000D_ +measures appear in the body of the instrument and may be supplemented or elaborated upon _x000D__x000D_ +without the need for additional ratification. There must be a holistic approach to have control _x000D__x000D_ +measures that address sourcing, upstream, midstream and downstream, taking a full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach and promoting a safe (non-toxic) Circular Economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr President, for the global instrument to be effectively implemented it must provide for the _x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances of Pacific SIDS and other SIDS. Pacific SIDS do not produce plastics _x000D__x000D_ +but bear the environmental, economic, social, and cultural burdens and injustices of cleaning _x000D__x000D_ +up after the world’s biggest producers and plastics polluters. The instrument must provide _x000D__x000D_ +specific allocation or procedures for SIDS to access finance and other means of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +necessary for carrying out obligations under the instrument. A financial mechanism should _x000D__x000D_ +include provisions to fund programs for capacity building, policy development, research and _x000D__x000D_ +development, including access to the latest science. Access to data is a major issue for Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS. Pacific SIDS need safe and genuinely sustainable plastic alternatives, institutional _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening, technical assistance, monitoring and reporting and technology transfer, that _x000D__x000D_ +considers the special circumstances of SIDS. It should also provide funding for programmes to _x000D__x000D_ +remediate the environment from the plastic waste and marine litter that is already polluting our _x000D__x000D_ +Ocean. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As a complement to science, the instrument must incorporate, in a rights-based manner, the _x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems of relevance to _x000D__x000D_ +understanding and addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our Pacific Ocean provides the global community, as well as our peoples, with vital ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +services. In our role and responsibility as Ocean stewards to guard our Ocean from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, and to protect our peoples’ cultural identity, we urge all of you at this first session _x000D__x000D_ +of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to support us, stewards of the world’s largest _x000D__x000D_ +Ocean basin, by taking seriously our requests for the objectives, scope, and structure of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument – without it, not only do we in the Pacific have much to lose, the global community _x000D__x000D_ +have a lot to lose. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +727,"United States, on behalf of the United States, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usstatement.pdf,[],"['United States Of America', 'Australia', 'Canada', 'Iceland', 'Japan', 'Monaco', 'New Zealand', 'Norway', 'Republic Of Korea', 'Switzerland', 'United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland']",[],GroupofStates,statement,"Statement delivered by the United States, on behalf of the United States, _x000D__x000D_ +Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, the _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We condemn the ongoing mounting casualties and widespread destruction, _x000D__x000D_ +including environmental damage and transboundary harm, caused by Russia's _x000D__x000D_ +military aggression against Ukraine.  Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This aggression is a violation of international law, including the UN Charter. _x000D__x000D_ + Russia's actions violate the prohibition of the use of force, and the territorial _x000D__x000D_ +integrity and political independence of Ukraine, as enshrined in international law. _x000D__x000D_ +We support efforts to hold those responsible to account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We call once again on Russia to abide by its international obligations, cease all _x000D__x000D_ +hostilities in Ukraine, withdraw its troops, facilitate the rapid, safe, and unhindered _x000D__x000D_ +access of humanitarian assistance to those in need in Ukraine. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +728,Western European and Other States,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/weog_closing_statement_0.pdf,[],['Western European And Other States'],[],GroupofStates,statement," SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED _x000D__x000D_ +02 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +(Punta del Este, Uruguay, 28 November-2 December 2022) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement of WEOG _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mister Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +I have the privilege to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States. _x000D__x000D_ +We express disappointment about the deferral of an election for those nominees for the Bureau _x000D__x000D_ +that have been endorsed by their respective regional groups in keeping with longstanding _x000D__x000D_ +practice. _x000D__x000D_ +Consultations indicated that one delegation intended to oppose nominees from a _x000D__x000D_ +different regional group. But for such opposition, this body would have been able to elect the _x000D__x000D_ +entire clean slate of nominees endorsed by their regional groups. _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility for this development rests solely with the delegation that has decided to proactively _x000D__x000D_ +and deliberately break with decades of precedent in environmental multilateralism for its own _x000D__x000D_ +political purposes. _x000D__x000D_ +We are deeply concerned about this attempt to undermine the spirit of multilateralism that has _x000D__x000D_ +enabled UNEP to achieve great progress in international environmental affairs. We look forward _x000D__x000D_ +to the successful election of these nominees at INC 2. _x000D__x000D_ +We also encourage EEG to agree on their nomination of two candidates prior to INC 2. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, we remain confident that we will find a constructive solution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +729,Algeria,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/algeria_scope_objectives_and_broad_options_0.pdf,[],['Algeria'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ +ELEMENTS DEVANT ETRE CONTENUS PAR LE FUTUR INSTRUMENT _x000D__x000D_ +INTERNATIONAL JURIDIQUEMENT CONTRAIGNANT SUR LA POLLUTION _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIQUES Y COMPRIS DANS LES MILIEUX MARINS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PROJET D’INTERVENTION DE LA DELEGATION ALGERIENNE CONCERNANT LA PORTEE ET LES _x000D__x000D_ +OBJECTIFS DE L’INSTRUMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Puta-del-Este, Uruguay, 29 novembre 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +_________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, _x000D__x000D_ +Madame la Secrétaire exécutive, _x000D__x000D_ +Collègues représentants des délégations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prenant la parole pour la 1ère fois, permettez-moi de vous féliciter pour votre prise _x000D__x000D_ +de fonctions en tant que Président du Comité intergouvernemental ad-hoc en _x000D__x000D_ +charge de l’élaboration d’un instrument international juridiquement contraignant _x000D__x000D_ +sur la pollution plastique, y compris en milieux marins. J’aimerais également _x000D__x000D_ +féliciter le gouvernement de l’Uruguay pour avoir pris l’initiative d’abriter la _x000D__x000D_ +réunion qui nous regroupe en cette période et le remercier pour l’accueil _x000D__x000D_ +chaleureux qu’il nous a été réservé. Mes remerciements s’adressent également au _x000D__x000D_ +secrétariat du PNUE pour les efforts qu’il a déployés au titre de la préparation de _x000D__x000D_ +cette rencontre. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Monsieur le Président, _x000D__x000D_ +[L’Algérie souscrit à l’intervention faite par le Ghana au nom du Groupe _x000D__x000D_ +Afrique], et aimerait faire part d’un certain nombre d’éléments à prendre en _x000D__x000D_ +considération dans le cadre de l’élaboration du futur instrument juridique _x000D__x000D_ +international qui régira la question de la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mais avant d’entrer dans le vif du sujet, j’aimerais rappeler un certain nombre de _x000D__x000D_ +principes qui devraient guider notre démarche dans la poursuite de cet exercice, à _x000D__x000D_ +savoir, que tout instrument juridiquement contraignant doit être en mesure _x000D__x000D_ +d’atteindre les objectifs que les pays se fixent d’un commun accord. Un tel _x000D__x000D_ +instrument doit également laisser la possibilité aux pays d’adopter leurs propres _x000D__x000D_ +visions, devant converger avec l’objectif recherché au niveau global. C’est _x000D__x000D_ +pourquoi, notre approche devrait être transparente, inclusive et fondée sur les _x000D__x000D_ +points de vue exprimés par les délégations. Aussi, est-il nécessaire de rappeler la _x000D__x000D_ +nécessité que l’instrument dont il est question doit être équilibré et accommodant _x000D__x000D_ +pour l’ensemble des pays, partant du constat qu’ils ne sont pas au même niveau _x000D__x000D_ +de responsabilité, ni de capacités en termes de mise en application. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +S’agissant de la portée et des objectifs de l’instrument, l’Algérie est d’avis que _x000D__x000D_ +l’instrument doit porter sur les aspects généraux de la coopération internationale _x000D__x000D_ +sur la pollution plastique et de laisser la possibilité au traitement des aspects _x000D__x000D_ +spécifiques dans le cadres d’instruments additionnels, en tant que de besoin et sur _x000D__x000D_ +la base d’une approche évolutive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pour les objectifs de l’instrument, nous soutenons l’idée qu’il est nécessaire _x000D__x000D_ +d’adopter une approche holistique qui associe l’action aux moyens de mise en _x000D__x000D_ +œuvre. A cet effet, l’ambition de l’action globale de lutte contre la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique doit être considérée au même titre avec celle du soutien financier et _x000D__x000D_ +technique devant être alloué aux pays en développement pour leur permettre de _x000D__x000D_ +se conformer par rapport au futur cadre juridique dédié à la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie de votre attention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +730,Angola,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/angola_statement.pdf,[],['Angola'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ +República de Angola _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration of the Republic of Angola _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. President, for the floor. First, I would like to congratulate the _x000D__x000D_ +Oriental Republic of Uruguay for the hospitality and organization of this great _x000D__x000D_ +event. We want to congratulate you for being elected as the chairman to INC-1. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. President, _x000D__x000D_ +Our delegation is aligned with the declaration presented by the representative of _x000D__x000D_ +the Republic of Ghana in the name of African group, it is a great honor to be part _x000D__x000D_ +of this process to elaborate an important international instrument that will give _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for the end of the plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +On the other hand, Angola has a long coastline, and has been the target of _x000D__x000D_ +contamination by plastic waste. However, there are several initiatives to combat _x000D__x000D_ +and mitigate this environmental problematic issue, such as: Benguela Cold _x000D__x000D_ +Current Convention; Blue Fund created to finance projects and improve the _x000D__x000D_ +quality of life of the populations that make up the Congo basin). Likewise, _x000D__x000D_ +awareness campaigns have been intensified, in order to guarantee a better _x000D__x000D_ +environmental education within the communities. _x000D__x000D_ +At the National level, a draft law has been prepared and other initiatives to _x000D__x000D_ +minimizing the pollution of plastic waste at sea from land-based sources. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Mr. President, Angola will need support in terms of technical, financial _x000D__x000D_ +and technological assistance to ensure an efficient evaluation and monitoring for _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of this important legal instrument for the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +the public health of the Angolan people. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. President _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BY: Nelma Caetano- Chief of Angolan Delegation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +731,Burkina Faso,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/burkina_faso_0.pdf,[],['Burkina Faso'],[],Members,statement,"Déclaration de la délégation du Burkina Faso _x000D__x000D_ +à la cérémonie d’ouverture de l’INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Merci Monsieur le Président ; _x000D__x000D_ +La délégation du Burkina Faso remercie l’Uruguay pays hôte de la première _x000D__x000D_ +réunion du Comité Intergouvernemental de Négociation (INC-1) visant à élaborer _x000D__x000D_ +un instrument international juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution plastique, _x000D__x000D_ +y compris dans le milieu marin. Elle félicite aussi le Pérou pour son élection _x000D__x000D_ +comme président de l’INC et lui souhaite pleins succès. _x000D__x000D_ +Le Burkina Faso fait son chemin pour mettre fin à la pollution plastique. C’est _x000D__x000D_ +ainsi que le pays a adopté en 2014 la loi portant interdiction de la production, de _x000D__x000D_ +l’importation, de la commercialisation et de la distribution des emballages et _x000D__x000D_ +sachets plastiques non biodégradables. Avec des résultats mitigés obtenus, _x000D__x000D_ +l’ambition du pays est de réviser la loi pour interdire l’utilisation des plastiques à _x000D__x000D_ +usage unique. Aussi nous élaborons actuellement une stratégie nationale de lutte _x000D__x000D_ +contre la pollution plastique et son plan d’actions. Ce sont des outils de _x000D__x000D_ +planification indispensable pour coordonner la lutte contre la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Aussi il sera lancé des appels à projets en 2023 pour une assistance financière au _x000D__x000D_ +bénéfice des acteurs du secteur privé, de la société civile et des municipalités pour _x000D__x000D_ +la valorisation des déchets plastiques et l’offre d’alternatives aux emballages _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, _x000D__x000D_ +Au cours des différentes sessions du Comité Intergouvernemental de Négociation _x000D__x000D_ +(INC-1) visant à élaborer un instrument international juridiquement contraignant _x000D__x000D_ +sur la pollution plastique, y compris dans le milieu marin, le Burkina Faso fera _x000D__x000D_ +sienne les positions de la Région Africaine lors de ces négociations. _x000D__x000D_ +Comme l’a si bien dit le Président de l’INC lors de sa prise de parole « Nous _x000D__x000D_ +devons mettre fin à la pollution plastique sur cette planète. Retroussons nos _x000D__x000D_ +manches et commençons à travailler » pour être au rendez-vous de 2040. C’est _x000D__x000D_ +pourquoi le Burkina Faso est membre de la Coalition de la Haute Ambition pour _x000D__x000D_ +mettre fin à la pollution plastique. Nous partageons les objectifs de cette coalition _x000D__x000D_ +car nous croyons que la multiplicité des acteurs est un atout pour venir à bout de _x000D__x000D_ +la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +732,Cameroon,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cameroonsequencingfurtherwork.pdf,[],['Cameroon'],[],Members,statement,"INC1 : Les obligations et le contrôle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Merci Monsieur le Président de me passer la parole. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mon pays s’associe à la position exprimée par le Sénégal au nom du _x000D__x000D_ +Groupe Africain. _x000D__x000D_ +A titre national, qu’il me soit permis de relever que ma délégation, est _x000D__x000D_ +d’avis que pour un déroulement optimal de la prochaine session de négociation, _x000D__x000D_ +il serait utile en plus du document du Secrétariat de l’INC sur les éléments de _x000D__x000D_ +contenu et de structure du texte de l’instrument juridique contraignant à _x000D__x000D_ +élaborer, un document officieux du Président « a chair’s streamlined non-_x000D__x000D_ +paper » qui fixe les orientations en vue de la poursuite des travaux, sur la base _x000D__x000D_ +des conclusions du forum des Parties Prenantes et des discussions durant la _x000D__x000D_ +présente session de négociation. _x000D__x000D_ +Ma d��légation souhaiterait, pour la suite du processus, la désignation des _x000D__x000D_ +facilitateurs par thématique en vue de faire la synthèse des travaux sur la _x000D__x000D_ +thématique considérée, puis des restitutions en plénière sur ladite thématique. _x000D__x000D_ +En ce qui concerne l’organisation du travail en sessions informelles _x000D__x000D_ +parallèles, ma délégation est moins enthousiaste, mais pourra être flexible si un _x000D__x000D_ +soutien en termes de prise en charge de la participation de deux personnes par _x000D__x000D_ +délégation nationale des pays en développement était assuré. _x000D__x000D_ +Merci beaucoup M. le Président. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +733,Côte d'Ivoire,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cote_divoire_icn-1_0.pdf,[],"[""Côte D 'Ivoire""]",[],Members,statement,"Déclaration nationale de la Côte d’Ivoire _x000D__x000D_ +Première session de l'INC visant à élaborer un instrument international _x000D__x000D_ +juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution plastique, y compris dans le _x000D__x000D_ +milieu marin, tenue au Centre de conventions et d'expositions de Punta del _x000D__x000D_ +Este (Uruguay) du 28 novembre au 2 décembre 2022. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président du Comité international de négociation, Madame le _x000D__x000D_ +Secrétaire exécutif, Excellences, Distingués collègues, _x000D__x000D_ +Je me réjouis de prendre la parole au nom de mon pays, la Côte d’Ivoire à cette _x000D__x000D_ +négociation et je remercie le gouvernement uruguayen pour la qualité de _x000D__x000D_ +l’organisation de cette rencontre mondiale. _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, je vous félicite de votre nomination et de votre efficacité _x000D__x000D_ +à diriger les débats et à nous aider à trouver les consensus nécessaires pour _x000D__x000D_ +aboutir à un Traité très ambitieux et contraignant afin d’atteindre d’ici 10 ans _x000D__x000D_ +des résultats encourageant en vue de la gestion plus responsable et efficace de _x000D__x000D_ +la pollution plastique et surtout de réduire considérablement son impact sur le _x000D__x000D_ +milieu marin. _x000D__x000D_ +La Côte d’Ivoire s’aligne sur la déclaration africaine lue par le Ghana. A cet égard, _x000D__x000D_ +la Côte d’Ivoire fait sienne les objectifs de la déclaration africaine pour en finir _x000D__x000D_ +avec la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Ainsi, nous souhaitons que ces travaux aboutissent à un Traité juridiquement _x000D__x000D_ +contraignant permettant de donner aux générations futures un monde meilleur _x000D__x000D_ +débarrassé de toutes les formes de pollutions plastiques et des conséquences _x000D__x000D_ +liées, tenant compte des atteintes croissantes que font peser certains plastiques _x000D__x000D_ +sur la santé humaine et notre environnement. _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, Abidjan, lors de la 15ème Conférence des Parties (COP15) _x000D__x000D_ +de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la Lutte contre la Désertification et la _x000D__x000D_ +Sècheresse (CNULC) tenue en mai 2022 à Abidjan, il a été démontré le rôle des _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques dans la dégradation des sols, notamment en milieu urbain. Les _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques abandonnés sur les sols réduisent la perméabilité des sols et _x000D__x000D_ +augmente les inondations dans nos villes en cas de fortes pluies. Cette _x000D__x000D_ +préoccupation vient s’ajouter à toutes les situations désastreuses déjà _x000D__x000D_ +énumérées au cours de cette rencontre internationale. _x000D__x000D_ +C’est pourquoi, nous pensons, Monsieur le Président que ce nouvel instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +s’il doit être contraignant, devra instaurer des objectifs concrets de résultats aux _x000D__x000D_ +différentes étapes du cycle de vie des produits plastiques. Il devra établir les _x000D__x000D_ +conditions d’une économie circulaire pour le plastique permettant de protéger _x000D__x000D_ +plus efficacement la santé humaine et l’environnement. _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, je terminerai en saluant le travail du Secrétariat qui a _x000D__x000D_ +rassemblé les documents d’étude et d’information demandés pour nous _x000D__x000D_ +permettre de suivre en ligne cette discussion avec plus d’aisance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie de votre attention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Par Professeur YAPO Ossey Bernard _x000D__x000D_ +Point Focal Côte d’Ivoire _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +734,Democratic Republic of the Congo,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/drc_statement_inc1_0.pdf,[],['Democratic Republic Of The Congo'],[],Members,statement,"DECLARATION DE LA REPUBLIQUE _x000D__x000D_ +DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO A L’INC 1 PUNTA _x000D__x000D_ +DEL ESTE 28 NOVEMBRE 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président félicitations pour votre élection ! _x000D__x000D_ +Mesdames et Messieurs, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Les plastiques dans l’environnement n’affectent pas _x000D__x000D_ +seulement la santé humaine et le milieu, mais aussi les _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructures et l’électricité : c’est le cas dans mon pays où _x000D__x000D_ +les plastiques impactent le grand barrage d’Inga situé en _x000D__x000D_ +aval sur le grand fleuve Congo. _x000D__x000D_ +Ayant tous pris conscience du danger que présente les _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques sur la vie humaine, mais aussi de services qu’ils _x000D__x000D_ +nous rendent depuis des années, nous décidons ce jour de le _x000D__x000D_ +bannir dans nos usages quotidiens pour sauvegarder nos _x000D__x000D_ +vies présentes et futures. _x000D__x000D_ +Tout en soutenant la déclaration de l’Afrique notre _x000D__x000D_ +continent, la RDC nous demande de nous engager à élaborer _x000D__x000D_ +des mesures globalement harmonisées et juridiquement _x000D__x000D_ +contraignantes pour l’ensemble du cycle de vie des _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques dans l’accord mondial, y compris des mesures _x000D__x000D_ +visant à éliminer les plastiques problématiques (par _x000D__x000D_ +l’interdiction ou restriction). La mise en place des normes et _x000D__x000D_ +critères de conception des produits dans la transparence de _x000D__x000D_ +composition chimique et matérielle tout au long de la chaine _x000D__x000D_ +de valeur doit être impérativement assurée. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La RDC, souhaite que le chemin qui doit nous conduire vers _x000D__x000D_ +cet Accord ne soit pas entaché des compromis, ni des _x000D__x000D_ +solutions prêtes à porter, mais qu’on privilégie l’engagement _x000D__x000D_ +de tous, l’équité en tenant compte des réalités de chaque _x000D__x000D_ +pays, chaque continent. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nous insisterons sur le fait que les sanctions en la matière, _x000D__x000D_ +puissent être imposables à tous ; et que l’on ne s’éloigne pas _x000D__x000D_ +du principe pollueur – payeur. _x000D__x000D_ +En réitérant la demande des Etats en voie de développement _x000D__x000D_ +sur le renforcement des capacités, le transfert de technologie _x000D__x000D_ +et le financement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie !! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pour la RDCongo _x000D__x000D_ +BOPE BOPE LAPWONG Jean Marie _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +735,Egypt,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/egypt_opening_statement_inc1__0.pdf,[],['Egypt'],[],Members,statement,"KINDLY CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Draft statement for the opening of INC 1 – Punta del Este: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, all protocols observed, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt aligns itself with the statement delivered by Ghana on behalf of the African Group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I wish to begin by extending our sincere appreciation to the Government and the people of _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay for hosting this inaugural INC meeting and for the hospitality they have afforded us _x000D__x000D_ +here in beautiful Punta del Este. May the stunning coastline a few minutes away from here _x000D__x000D_ +serve as an inspiration to us all to make meaningful progress at this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I also wish to thank the secretariat for the very rich tapestry of documents they have _x000D__x000D_ +prepared for us this session. They offer plenty of guidance, inspiration and food for thought _x000D__x000D_ +and I have no doubt they will greatly assist us to hit the ground running during our _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations and deliberations here in Uruguay, and also at subsequent sessions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before I broadly address a few of the main substantive issues before us at this session, being _x000D__x000D_ +guided by the secretariat’s scenario note, I wish to underline a number of key principles that _x000D__x000D_ +should guide us during our work this week – and indeed throughout this INC process: _x000D__x000D_ +1- First and foremost, this process must exhibit the highest levels of transparency and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusivity and be member states owned and driven. _x000D__x000D_ +2- Secondly, we must balance between ambition and pragmatism, to this end it is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to identify and prioritize low-hanging fruits and avoid overloading _x000D__x000D_ +ourselves each session. _x000D__x000D_ +3- Thirdly, as far as the structure of this agreement is concerned: form should follow _x000D__x000D_ +function. _x000D__x000D_ +4- Fourthly, a balanced and inclusive outcome should be our ultimate priority – _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring that the voices of developing countries are heard, our efforts are in line _x000D__x000D_ +with efforts to achieve sustainable development and eradicate poverty, and that the _x000D__x000D_ +fundamental principles of CBDR and equity are upheld. _x000D__x000D_ +5- Fifth, the element of national ownership is of paramount importance. National _x000D__x000D_ +efforts must be the basis of this new agreement and follow a bottom-up approach _x000D__x000D_ +that is nationally determined. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. _x000D__x000D_ +6- Sixth, we must ensure that all voices are heard throughout this process to secure a _x000D__x000D_ +just transition, bearing in mind the specificities of all countries and in particular the _x000D__x000D_ +needs of informal sectors and SMEs in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +7- And finally, and perhaps most importantly, an ambitious global agreement must be _x000D__x000D_ +underpinned by equally ambitious means of implementation in order for it to be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented meaningfully. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I wish to further elaborate on this last point. Action and support are inextricably linked, and _x000D__x000D_ +the provision of adequate, predictable and at-scale finance will be a critical enabler for the _x000D__x000D_ +action we all aspire to. The quality of this finance provided from developed to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries – and supplemented by finance mobilized through all sources – is a key aspect of _x000D__x000D_ +this. We need to ensure that it does not further contribute to the debt crisis of many of our _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This public finance certainly needs to be supplemented by mobilized private finance. In this _x000D__x000D_ +regard, we must also ensure that there is adequate support from the private sector as well _x000D__x000D_ +as to the private sector in developing countries to implement what we agree upon and _x000D__x000D_ +achieve a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated multilateral fund is an important step towards realizing this objective. We _x000D__x000D_ +should learn from past experiences and success stories, including the establishment of a _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral fund and its instrumental role in helping to phase out harmful ozone depleting _x000D__x000D_ +substances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer on a concessional basis for all developing countries will also be a _x000D__x000D_ +prerequisite for any concrete progress and provisions must be made to provide the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary technological advancements needed to make the necessary transition, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +of course the need for adequate capacity development – including institutional capacity – _x000D__x000D_ +for developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this vein, it is also vital for us to explore the option of launching a dedicated process to _x000D__x000D_ +assess the needs of developing countries to phase out plastics in a matter which assesses _x000D__x000D_ +the whole life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As far as the overall structure for the instrument is concerned, it is imperative to draw on _x000D__x000D_ +the 4th principle I outlined earlier. Form should follow the intended function of this _x000D__x000D_ +agreement. With this in mind, the secretariat document on broad options for structure, _x000D__x000D_ +rightly highlights that the step-by-step nature of the framework convention option may _x000D__x000D_ +provide the international community with the ideal way forward by setting out the broad _x000D__x000D_ +overarching and ambitious objectives already set out by the enabling UNEA resolution in the _x000D__x000D_ +convention itself and give us the time and space required to adopt subsequent protocols _x000D__x000D_ +which would serve the ultimate objectives of this convention at a later stage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ambitious timeframe of 2024 also lends itself better to the framework convention route _x000D__x000D_ +because it would not require us to already have all the complexities and specificities of _x000D__x000D_ +required control measures worked out, bearing in mind that plastic pollution is an _x000D__x000D_ +immensely complex, multi-faceted and multi-sectoral challenge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, before I conclude, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I wish to note that stakeholder participation and action as well as cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination will be a crucial piece of the puzzle. To this end, we must ensure that the best _x000D__x000D_ +available science is at the forefront, guiding our efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to working with all parties this week to secure a successful first session of _x000D__x000D_ +the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +736,Eritrea,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/eritrea_all_statements.pdf,[],['Eritrea'],[],Members,statement,"Statement of the State of Eritrea at the First Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee to Develop International Legally Binding _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument on plastic pollution, including in the Marine _x000D__x000D_ +Environment _x000D__x000D_ +28 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ +Ladies and Gentlemen, _x000D__x000D_ +All protocol observed _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Please allow me to thank the people and government of the Oriental _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Uruguay for hosting this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +I also would like to thank INC Secretariat for the assiduous work it has done _x000D__x000D_ +to make this session happen. _x000D__x000D_ +Let me also congratulate the governments of Peru and Ecuador for their _x000D__x000D_ +election as subsequent chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ +Eritrea aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Africa _x000D__x000D_ +Group. _x000D__x000D_ +As we commence negotiations to forge an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument that governs our patterns of production, consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste, I feel proud to inform you that this year _x000D__x000D_ +marks the twentieth year of official banning of single-use plastics in Eritrea. _x000D__x000D_ +In the last twenty years, Eritrea has achieved commendable results in _x000D__x000D_ +greatly reducing single-use plastics. In the process, we learned that without _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated and concerted global actions, national efforts to tackle plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution are incomplete, if not impossible. Therefore, this gap has _x000D__x000D_ +effectively necessitated our gathering here in Punta del Este to find a way _x000D__x000D_ +to curb plastic pollution at global level. _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ +Eritrea will remain committed to fight plastic pollution. Nevertheless, all _x000D__x000D_ +measures related to plastic reduction and circulation as well as _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste requires readily available finance, technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer and capacity building. This entails that all rounds of INC _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations need to give particular attention to the issue of means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation so that we can have a successful transition from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polluted world to a clean and sustainable environment. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Closing remarks of the State of Eritrea at the First Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument on plastic pollution, including in the Marine Environment _x000D__x000D_ +02 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair for giving me the opportunity. _x000D__x000D_ +I congratulate you for ably chairing this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The first session of the INC has contributed much in giving us a wider view _x000D__x000D_ +of the complex nature of plastic pollution and the various interests _x000D__x000D_ +embedded in it. _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation appreciates the session for giving equal importance to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution that occur at different levels of the plastic chain; namely _x000D__x000D_ +upstream, midstream and downstream. However, we feel that some are _x000D__x000D_ +more important than others. _x000D__x000D_ +Actions taken at midstream and downstream level cannot be achieved _x000D__x000D_ +without creating another pollution and further contribution to carbon _x000D__x000D_ +emission which may even lead us to vicious cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +We understand that plastic is a readily available product, which is _x000D__x000D_ +convenient to use and unpainful to our pocket. This implies that unless the _x000D__x000D_ +volume of virgin plastic entering the market is not strictly controlled, the _x000D__x000D_ +availability of cheap plastics and unnecessary consumption will continue to _x000D__x000D_ +grow. _x000D__x000D_ +Technical issues that are related with product design, identifying and _x000D__x000D_ +banning of plastics that have pollutant elements, and recycling and treating _x000D__x000D_ +of good plastics have also the potential of being beyond the means and _x000D__x000D_ +capability of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Mr. Chair, the plastic menace that we are experiencing today _x000D__x000D_ +can quickly and meaningfully be reduced when effective measures are _x000D__x000D_ +taken in controlling the volume of virgin plastics that are entering into the _x000D__x000D_ +market. Indeed, the world needs to create artificial scarcity so that the _x000D__x000D_ +value of plastic is increased, unnecessary consumptions are discouraged _x000D__x000D_ +and reusing and recycling of plastic products are made economically _x000D__x000D_ +feasible. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +As we wait for INC-2, we kindly request the secretariat to make relevant _x000D__x000D_ +documents available during the intersession period, including a general _x000D__x000D_ +overview of the socio-economic impact of ending plastic pollution at a global _x000D__x000D_ +level. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +737,Ethiopia,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/ethiopia_statements.pdf,[],['Ethiopia'],[],Members,statement,"General Statement of Ethiopia 1st Session of the Intergovernmental negotiating committee _x000D__x000D_ +(INC-1) to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. 28th November 2022, Punta Del Esta – Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +Opening Plenary – Statement by Ethiopia _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also thank the government and peoples of Uruguay on behalf of the _x000D__x000D_ +government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for hosting this beautiful and _x000D__x000D_ +important conference on the solution to end plastic pollution (INC-1). _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chairman, excellences and delegates Plastics manufacturing is increasing dramatically on a _x000D__x000D_ +national and international scale, and the use of plastic is expanding significantly in many sectors _x000D__x000D_ +of the economy. The production and use of plastic continue to rise in tandem with the economy. _x000D__x000D_ +The lack of domestic resources and technology leads Ethiopia largest importer of plastic raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials and packaging machines. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chairman, The use of plastic materials, such as PET, for packaging materials and shopping _x000D__x000D_ +bags, as well as its manufacturing and use, has increased significantly. Around 95% of these _x000D__x000D_ +plastic materials are destroyed through burning, dispose in open spaces, and waste dump sites. _x000D__x000D_ +However the collection and recycling of plastic shows significant progress in recent years. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic endangers human and ecosystem health due to poor management, occupational and _x000D__x000D_ +health hazards in its manufacturing, and environmental pollution; it contributes to climate _x000D__x000D_ +change and depletes the ozone layer throughout its life cycle. Furthermore, the informal plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste collection for recycling exposes the socioeconomic impacts on the poor community, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly women and children. Beside this with poor waste management, plastic shortens the _x000D__x000D_ +life of engineered sanitary landfills into waste disposal areas and also harms the economy of the _x000D__x000D_ +country. _x000D__x000D_ +The national recycling rate is still in its infancy and follows the manufacturing, use, and disposal _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. There is a lack of sophisticated technologies for plastic waste recycling, a lack of data _x000D__x000D_ +management on recyclable and non-recyclable plastic materials, a lack of awareness and waste _x000D__x000D_ +management are the core. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chairman Excellences and delegates A comprehensive and integrated approach to managing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic through its life cycle with a circular economy, technology transfer, awareness creation, _x000D__x000D_ +education, and dissemination; and with research and knowledge development, compliance, _x000D__x000D_ +revise existing and develop new tolls to follow the circular approach to plastic pollution and to _x000D__x000D_ +end the use of single-use plastic are required for environmental sound management. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chairman Excellences and delegates, the government of Ethiopia recognizes the _x000D__x000D_ +development of internationally legally binding tools to combat plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +738,Ghana,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/the_ghanaian_delegation_statement_dec_1_2022_0.pdf,[],['Ghana'],[],Members,statement,"Mr. Chair: _x000D__x000D_ +The Ghanaian delegation is grateful for the opportunity to address this session. _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Ghana fully align with all the statements of the African Group so far and _x000D__x000D_ +wish to refer to the Multistakeholder Dialogue session which took place on Tuesday. In this _x000D__x000D_ +regard, we wish to request for the Secretariat to have the synthesis report made available under _x000D__x000D_ +in-session documents. _x000D__x000D_ +All stakeholders including industry, the scientific community, the informal sector such as plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste pickers, youth groups and civil society organizations should be recognized and empowered _x000D__x000D_ +as essential stakeholders in the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +Ghana wishes to call for the establishment of a robust monitoring and evaluation system which is _x000D__x000D_ +evidence based and makes use of well-established indicators for the monitoring of targets, _x000D__x000D_ +ambitions, and compliance at the global and national levels. _x000D__x000D_ +We call for the establishment of a Legacy Fund, a voluntary fund with generous contributions _x000D__x000D_ +from industry players to manage legacy plastic, which is the outcome of decades of waste _x000D__x000D_ +resulting from irresponsible patterns of production and consumption of plastics. This Legacy _x000D__x000D_ +fund must be established and operationalized in the interim whilst the INC process is _x000D__x000D_ +underway. _x000D__x000D_ +We call on UNEP to establish and manage this fund which should be made accessible to all _x000D__x000D_ +Member States especially for countries in the global south. We also suggest that part of the _x000D__x000D_ +financial instrument that would be established under the legally binding instrument, should be _x000D__x000D_ +applied towards the support and sustenance of the Legacy Fund. _x000D__x000D_ +Ghana calls on the High Ambition Business Coalition and other like-minded Coalitions to make _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious commitments during INC2 towards the establishment and operation of the financial _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chairman I thank you for the opportunity. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +739,Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_all_statements.pdf,[],['Kenya'],[],Members,statement,"1 | P a g e _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya’s statement during INC-1 on Ending Plastic Pollution: Towards a _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument held in Uruguay from 28th November to 2nd _x000D__x000D_ +December 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya wishes to thank Uruguay for hosting this 1st INC meeting to negotiate the _x000D__x000D_ +Global legally binding Agreement to eliminate Plastic Pollution including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. The hospitality showed by Uruguay including simplifying _x000D__x000D_ +Visa procedures to enable negotiators to attend this meeting is highly _x000D__x000D_ +commendable. _x000D__x000D_ +During UNEA 5.2 members agreed to commence these negotiations to provide a _x000D__x000D_ +tool for addressing plastic pollution informed by the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Since then, we met during the OEWG meeting in Dakar Senegal where we guided _x000D__x000D_ +the Secretariat on the level of preparedness needed to ensure negotiators _x000D__x000D_ +engaged more effectively. Kenya thanks the Secretariat for developing a number _x000D__x000D_ +of documents that have been a good guide towards these negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics pollution presents a threat to human health, climate and biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ +This meeting has a rich agenda to deliver. During the informal stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +forum convened on 26th November, participants acknowledged that addressing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution remained a major priority whose effective response requires _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive participation of all stakeholders including plastic producers, scientists, _x000D__x000D_ +waste service providers, learning institutions, recyclers, landfill operators, _x000D__x000D_ +artists, waste pickers, civil society organizations among others in order to _x000D__x000D_ +leverage on existing local knowledge and practices. _x000D__x000D_ +An all-inclusive, participatory and consultative approach needs to be adopted _x000D__x000D_ +and sustained throughout the negotiations process in the spirit of leaving no one _x000D__x000D_ +behind. Kenya supports the methodology adopted by the secretariat to _x000D__x000D_ +mainstream stakeholder forums to harness rich knowledge and experiences from _x000D__x000D_ +all stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +The plastic pollution issue still remains complex and there is need to harness _x000D__x000D_ +the rich knowledge of science while negotiating the agreement. Kenya cautions _x000D__x000D_ +that we need to choose our options carefully and to keep all options open to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that innovation and creativity on plastics is allowed to thrive. Let’s _x000D__x000D_ +harness all opportunities while minimizing harm to human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2 | P a g e _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya stresses the need to discuss and develop control measures across the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics with international standards to bring transparency and _x000D__x000D_ +accountability, supported by a robust institutional structure, including a _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated multilateral fund and scientific body. In addition, the issue of producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility, legacy plastics and downstream waste management should be _x000D__x000D_ +given special attention for developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya expects this meeting to sets a good foundation to enable delivery of an _x000D__x000D_ +effective global plastics agreement. We look forward to reaching consensus _x000D__x000D_ +quickly on preliminary matters and embark on substantive issues swiftly. The _x000D__x000D_ +timeline given by the resolution of two years is just adequate if we focus on the _x000D__x000D_ +real substance of the negotiations with minimal distractions. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Kenya reiterates that all considerations for institutional establishments _x000D__x000D_ +including hosting of the Secretariat should build on the intention to strengthen _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP headquarters in Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, Kenya wishes you all the best as you steer this team into effective _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya’s Statement for the for the Agenda 4 of the INC-1 in Punta Del Este Uruguay. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +At the onset, Kenya would like to align itself with the Statement made by Ghana on behalf of the African _x000D__x000D_ +Group. _x000D__x000D_ +The Kenyan Delegation would like to thank the Secretariat thus far for the guidance availed to the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee. At this crucial stage of establishing the scope of the Instrument, Kenya considers two main _x000D__x000D_ +factors that should guide the arrival and distinction of the scope of the instrument, the TIME allocated for _x000D__x000D_ +the Negotiations and the SEVERITY of the global challenge of Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya calls for the prioritization of the objectives focusing on protecting human health, biodiversity and _x000D__x000D_ +the climate from the impacts of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Evidence shows that harmful substances such as chemical additives have negative impact on human _x000D__x000D_ +health and therefore a special focus on the upstream phase of the plastics life cycle (where plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production takes place) should be implemented. However, this should not come at the expense of the _x000D__x000D_ +focus on the entire life cycle of plastics in the mid-stream and downstream phases. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya, as country in the Global south, fully appreciates and is cognizant of the role that is played by the _x000D__x000D_ +small and informal stakeholders such as waste pickers in waste management process currently existing at _x000D__x000D_ +the domestic level and as such calls for the inclusion of a just transition aspect in the development of the _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Further, Kenya seeks to have an inclusive instrument that shall also address the needs of all stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +including the private sector so as to foster ownership of the instrument and enhance a bottom-up _x000D__x000D_ +approach in the implementation processes and procedures. The need to have an international based _x000D__x000D_ +standardization of product design and transboundary policy standardization to ensure a favorable policy _x000D__x000D_ +environment for the private sector should also be highlighted. _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, a robust and effective monitoring and evaluation framework is another element that the _x000D__x000D_ +Kenyan Delegation deems imperative for inclusion in the scope of the instrument that shall ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +the collective responsibility and inclusive interventions from all stakeholders are documented, tracked _x000D__x000D_ +and evaluated to ensure harmony in implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports negotiating a plastics treaty in the form of either a specific or framework convention based _x000D__x000D_ +on the two factors of consideration mentioned earlier of Time allocated and Severity of the specific phase _x000D__x000D_ +of the plastic life cycle in pollution. The structure that should also reflect specific articles and annexes that _x000D__x000D_ +are binding to all stakeholders in the entire value chain and life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you chair _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +740,Libya,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/libya_0.pdf,[],['Libya'],[],Members,statement," ًاركشديسي سيئرلا _x000D__x000D_ + نأ يل اوحمسا هباختنا ىلع سيئرلا ديسلل ةئنهتلا ميدقتب يتلخادم أدبأ ًاسيئر ضوافتلا ةنجللةيموكحلا ةيلودلا_x000D__x000D_ + INC_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ةفايضلا مركو لابقتسلاا ةوافح ىلع ًابعشو ًةموكح ياوغورولأا ةلودل ليزجلا ركشلا ميدقتبو _x000D__x000D_ + INC ةنامأو ، UNEP ـلا ةناملأ ةئنهتلا ميدقتبو_x000D__x000D_ + ىلعجنلا اذهيف رهابلا حا ميظنتلا رهشلأا ةليط ةلوذبملا دوهجلا ىلعو_x000D__x000D_ +ةيضاملا. _x000D__x000D_ +يتداس يتاديس _x000D__x000D_ + مهأ نم حبصأ كيتسلاب��ا نأ مكيلع ىفخي لاتاثولملا ددهت يتلاانئاكلا عيمجيف دوجوم وهف ،ءاوس دح ىلع ةيحلا ت _x000D__x000D_ + وهف هعم لماعتلل نيرطضم انسفنأ دجن كلذ مغرو ،ةفلتخم ماجحأو ناولأو لاكشأبو ،وجلاو رحبلاو ربلا يف ناكم لك_x000D__x000D_ + حبصأدوجوم ًا ناكم لك يف ،فيلغتلا تاوبع يف ،قاوسلأا يف ،كتايح يف لخادتم كيتسلابلا دجت تبهذ امنيأف ،انلوح_x000D__x000D_ +سلابلا سايكلأاو يفو رتويبمكلاو فتاوهلا ةزهجأو انملاقأ يف ،ةيلزنملا ةزهجلأا مظعم يف دوجوم تيبلا يفو ،ةيكيت_x000D__x000D_ + نأ لوقن نحنف ،كيتسلابلا صوصخب ةيبرعلا ةغللا يف همدختسن ٌلوق انيدل كلذل .انلوح نم ناكم لك""بلا انقيدص كيتسلا_x000D__x000D_ +""دودللا ةقرافم ىلع يوتحت ةلمج يهو ةفيرطلاإ قلطت لا دودللا ةملكف ، ،ودعلا ىلعقيدص وهف ةقرافملا نمكت انهو ان_x000D__x000D_ +.ًاراشتنا اهرثكأو تاثولملا رطخأ نم هنلأ دودل هنكل ةايحلا يحاون فلتخم يف هعم لماعتلل نيرطضم اننلأ _x000D__x000D_ +يتداس يتاديس _x000D__x000D_ + ًامئاد انك اننأ لاإ ،رارقتسلاا مدع ىلإ تدأ ةعونتم لكاشم نم دلابلا اهب رمت يتلا فورظلا لك مغر ايبيل يف نحن_x000D__x000D_ + ،ةيرحبلاو ةيربلا ةيحلا تانئاكلا ىلع ظافحلا بناج يف اميسلاو ةيئيبلا جماربلا فلتخم يف ًامدق يضملا لواحنو اميف_x000D__x000D_ +دقف ،كيتسلابلاب ثولتلا صخي يعوتلا بناج ىلع انزكرة ةصاخ ريبك دح ىلإ انحجنويف سلا راغص ةيعوت ن_x000D__x000D_ + يتلا كيتسلابلا ةلكشم ىلع ءوضلا طيلستل ةيديلقت ريغو ةفلتخم ةيعوت ةطشنأب ًايونس موقن تاونس ذنمف ،نيقهارملاو_x000D__x000D_ +نك ،تقولا رورمب ربكت جلثلا ةركك تحبصأف ا تافلخم عمجل تاقباسم مظننو ذيملاتلا نم ريبك ددع عمجن ماع لك ي_x000D__x000D_ +وجلا عيزوتب موقن مث ئطاوشلا ىلع ةرثانتملا كيتسلابلاسلابلل ةيبلسلا تاريثأتلاب ريكذتلا عم مهيلع ايادهلاو زئا ىلع كيت_x000D__x000D_ + ىلإ حجن رملأا اذه .ةيرحبلاو ةيربلا ةيئيبلا مظنلاتحفاكم ةيمهأو كيتسلابلا ةروطخب لافطلأا لوقع عيبشت يف ريبك دح ه_x000D__x000D_ +.هنم حاتملا مادختسا ةداعإو همادختسا نم ليلقتلاو للاخ نم حوضوب ةيعوتلا هذه جئاتن ىرن انحبصأ دقليازتد ددع_x000D__x000D_ +تايتوحلاو ،سأرلا ةمخض ةيرحبلا ةافحلسلا لثم ةيرحبلا تانئاكلا ظفح جمارب يف ًايونس نيعوطتملا يغو كلذكو .اهر_x000D__x000D_ +ديازت مجتلا نع ةديعبلا ئطاوشلا فيظنتل اهمظنن يتلا ةيعوطتلا تلامحلا يف ًايونس نيعوطتملا ددعا تاع نم ةيناكسل_x000D__x000D_ +لف .كيتسلابلا يلاوح غلبي ليوط ئطاشب عتمتتو ًايبسن ليلق اهناكس ددعو طسوتملا رحبلا بونج يف عقت ةلود ايبي0222 _x000D__x000D_ + عمو ،ةيرشب ةطشنأ يأ وأ ةيناكس تاعمجت يأ اهب دجوي لا اهنم ةريبك ءازجأو ،ةيلمر ئطاوش اهمظعم يف يهو مك_x000D__x000D_ +يمرت يتلا كيتسلابلا نم عاونأو لاكشأب ةئيلم اهدجن ماع لك يف كلذ.ئطاوشلا ىلع رحبلا جاومأ اه _x000D__x000D_ +يتداس يتاديس _x000D__x000D_ +ريخأ يننإف ًا ايبيل يف ةئيبلا ريزو يلاعم تايحت صخلأابو ةيبيللا ةموكحلا تايحت مكل لقنلأ ةصرفلا هذه زهتنإ ميهارب_x000D__x000D_ +رينم يبرعلا لاصتا ةطقنك ينفلك يذلالةيلودلا ةيموكحلا ضوافتلا ةنجل يف ايبيل .وأ نأ دوأ قلطنملا اذه نمو نأ دك_x000D__x000D_ + يداصتقلاا عضولا رابتعلاا يف ذخؤي نأ لمأتو ةيقيرفلأا ةعومجملا نايب ديؤت ايبيل يعامتجلااوينملأاو ل لودلا فلتخم_x000D__x000D_ + ،ءاوس دح ىلع لودلا فلتخم يف قيبطتلل لباق قافتلا لصوتلا متي ثيحبفتعي لا ثولتلا نأ مكيلع ىفخي لا دودحلاب فر_x000D__x000D_ + لمأن كلذلخؤي نأ رابتعلاا يف ذ عاضولأا فورظلاو قافتلاا نوكي ثيحب ةينملأاو ةيعامتجلااو ةيداصتقلاال ةحفاكم_x000D__x000D_ + ةيرحبلا ةئيبلا كلذ يف امب يكيتسلابلا ثولتلالودلا عيمج يف قيبطتلل لباق نودب ءانثتسا. _x000D__x000D_ +عامتسلاا ىلع مكل ًاركشو _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +741,Malawi,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malawigeneralstatement.pdf,[],['Malawi'],[],Members,statement," Malawi Government _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Opening statement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +The Malawi delegation would like to join the other delegates in congratulating you on _x000D__x000D_ +your election as Chairperson. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We wish to extend, our sincere thanks to the Government of Uruguay for your _x000D__x000D_ +wonderful hospitality and offering to host this important meeting in Uruguay. We would _x000D__x000D_ +also like to thank the UNEP secretariate for their tireless work in organizing this _x000D__x000D_ +meeting and producing important working documents to support the INC1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malawi looks forward to actively engaging in this important global dialogue that aims _x000D__x000D_ +at providing sustainable solutions to minimize harmful effects caused by plastics. As _x000D__x000D_ +a country we fully concur with the aspirations expressed in African group statement _x000D__x000D_ +and take cognizant of decisions made collectively by African governments in calling _x000D__x000D_ +for a global instrument focusing on the most problematic, harmful and high-risk _x000D__x000D_ +categories of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Despite facing unique challenges with the plastic pollution, Malawi remains committed _x000D__x000D_ +to addressing issues relating to the full cycle of plastic of waste through various _x000D__x000D_ +national interventions such as ban on single use plastics and promoting a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Although we recognize the arduous task ahead of us on our journey to 2024, we urge _x000D__x000D_ +the member states to reflect on the progress made since UNEA resolution 5/14 and _x000D__x000D_ +to recall our mutual resolve to create an agreement that will address the harmful effects _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics pollution and foster the creation of sustainable livelihoods and practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, as we forge towards developing a legally binding instrument, we support _x000D__x000D_ +modalities that aim to first resolve issues that that can addressed easily in order create _x000D__x000D_ +more time for matters that need to be visited more frequently in subsequent INCs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the other important elements and principals that have already been _x000D__x000D_ +mentioned we would like to highlight the significance of technology transfer as a critical _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation and support for strategic research that can assist developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries in developing much needed baseline information on plastic waste and to _x000D__x000D_ +spark innovation for solutions in plastics pollution. With that said, we conclude by _x000D__x000D_ +reiterating the call for enhanced support for developing countries who often lack the _x000D__x000D_ +resources to support an adequate delegation to participate effectively in the INC _x000D__x000D_ +process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to a constructive INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +742,Mali,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mali_all_statements.pdf,[],['Mali'],[],Members,statement,"DECLARATION DU MALI RELATIVE AU MONITORING,L’EVALUATION ET L’EFFECTIVITE DE LA MISE EN _x000D__x000D_ +ŒUVRE. _x000D__x000D_ +En soutien à la déclaration du Groupe africain sur la thématique, ma délégation soutient qu’il faille _x000D__x000D_ +d’abord que les parties, notamment les pays en voie de développement et à économie en transition _x000D__x000D_ +comme les nôtres soient aidés à développer des capacités de mise en œuvre. Voyez vous dès lors _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président que les différentes dispositions du futur traité sont intimement liées. _x000D__x000D_ +Ainsi les capacités développées aideront à la génération de l’information requise pour le monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +et l’évaluation. _x000D__x000D_ +Aussi pour la génération de données fiables et comparables, il est impérieux de développer des _x000D__x000D_ +projets sous-régionaux et régionaux. Tout cela, Monsieur le Président est lié à un mécanisme _x000D__x000D_ +financier assurant des ressources nouvelles, additionnelles, prévisibles et facilement accessibles _x000D__x000D_ +assurant la mise en œuvre effective tant souhaitée. _x000D__x000D_ +Enfin pour les besoins du monitoring il est impérieux d’élaborer des outils simples et dont la mise en _x000D__x000D_ +place est inclusivement partagée par les parties, en tenant compte des facteurs d’échecs du _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring des autres traités. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie de votre bien aimable attention ! _x000D__x000D_ +DECLARATION DU MALI SUR LE RESUME DES TRAVAUX _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, ma délégation salue votre conduite des débats et l’excellent travail abattu par _x000D__x000D_ +le Secrétariat. _x000D__x000D_ +Je voudrais soutenir le délégué du Pakistan qui a souligné le manque ou la non mention de la portée _x000D__x000D_ +du futur traité. Cela nous semble très important pour être exhaustif et pour ne pas se focaliser sur la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique générale et celle en milieu marin. _x000D__x000D_ +Nous voudrions une clarté sur la pollution terrestre et dans les fleuves, rivières et lacs dont nous _x000D__x000D_ +disposons comme pays continental. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remarcie. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +743,Morocco,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/morocco_declaration_du_maroc_inc_1_0.pdf,[],['Morocco'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + D.P.C.C/ D.C.I/S.C.M .أ.م.ت.م /د.ت.ق /ت.ت.ش.م _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Déclaration du Maroc à la première réunion du Comité _x000D__x000D_ +Intergouvernemental des Négociations (CNI), _x000D__x000D_ +du 27 novembre au 02 décembre 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Merci Monsieur le Président, _x000D__x000D_ +• Le Maroc s'associe à la déclaration faite par le Groupe africain. _x000D__x000D_ +• Permettez-moi en premier lieu de remercier le Gouvernement de l’Uruguay et _x000D__x000D_ +le Bureau de l’INC, le Secrétariat du PNUE pour les efforts déployés pour _x000D__x000D_ +l’organisation de cette 1ère réunion du Comité Intergouvernemental de _x000D__x000D_ +Négociations sur la Pollution par le Plastique et de vous féliciter Monsieur le _x000D__x000D_ +Président de votre élection en tant que Président du Bureau de ce Comité. _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs, _x000D__x000D_ +• Face à ce défi majeur de la pollution par le plastique qui nous réunit _x000D__x000D_ +aujourd’hui, le Maroc a mis en place d’importantes mesures pour faire face à _x000D__x000D_ +la pollution par le plastique dans le cadre de sa mise en œuvre de sa stratégie _x000D__x000D_ +nationale de développement durable qui ambitionne d’assurer une transition _x000D__x000D_ +de notre pays vers une économie verte et inclusive à l’horizon 2030. _x000D__x000D_ +• Ces mesures concernent notamment le renforcement du cadre juridique, des _x000D__x000D_ +mesures fiscales ainsi qu’opérationnelles tel que l’amendement en cours de la _x000D__x000D_ +loi sur la gestion des déchets pour l’intégration de la responsabilité élargie du _x000D__x000D_ +producteur, ainsi que la mise en œuvre actuellement du Plan d’Action national _x000D__x000D_ +« Littoral sans plastique » pour la réduction de la pollution marine par les _x000D__x000D_ +déchets plastiques et la promotion des modèles d’économie circulaire. _x000D__x000D_ +• Néanmoins, l’impact des mesures nationales sur ce type de pollution reste en _x000D__x000D_ +deçà des objectifs escomptés d’où la nécessité d’un instrument global sur la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique, objectif ultime qui nous réunit aujourd’hui, sur lequel nous _x000D__x000D_ +devrons travailler pendant les deux années à venir qui devrait non seulement _x000D__x000D_ +définir les mesures globales pour faire face à cette problématique mais _x000D__x000D_ +également orienter les actions nationales. _x000D__x000D_ +• Le Maroc voudrait souligner la nécessité que cet instrument soit basé sur les _x000D__x000D_ +principes de l’équité, la responsabilité commune et différenciée en prenant en _x000D__x000D_ +considération les circonstances nationales des pays en développement. Un _x000D__x000D_ +mécanisme de mise en œuvre de l’instrument basé sur la définition de _x000D__x000D_ +contribution nationale déterminée pourrait être envisagé . _x000D__x000D_ +• Il devra se focaliser sur les moyens de mise en œuvre notamment la promotion _x000D__x000D_ +du transfert de technologie, le renforcement des capacités ainsi que l’accès à _x000D__x000D_ +l’appui financier et technique adéquat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellences _x000D__x000D_ +• Le secteur informel et les prix compétitifs du plastique vierge en comparaison _x000D__x000D_ +avec celui recyclé ou les alternatives constituent des défis majeurs pour faire _x000D__x000D_ +face à cette problématique. _x000D__x000D_ +• Nous devons donc capitaliser notre expérience à travers la promotion de _x000D__x000D_ +l’engagement de l’ensemble des parties prenantes notamment le Secteur Privé, _x000D__x000D_ +la société civile et le monde académique, l’encouragement des partenariats _x000D__x000D_ +public privé, tout en répondant à leurs besoins en matière de renforcement de _x000D__x000D_ +capacités. _x000D__x000D_ +• Le Maroc souhaite également faire l’accent sur la nécessité d’assurer une _x000D__x000D_ +participation inclusive et transparente au processus INC au fin de l’élaboration _x000D__x000D_ +d’un document à la mesure de notre ambition mais qui soit aussi réaliste et _x000D__x000D_ +réalisable, fondé sur un Plan d’Action Global décliné aux niveaux régional et _x000D__x000D_ +national privilégiant des solutions basées sur des approches intégrées et _x000D__x000D_ +intersectorielles abordant l'ensemble du cycle de vie du plastique et la _x000D__x000D_ +disponibilité d'alternatives, visant à la circularité. _x000D__x000D_ +• Enfin, je voudrais noter qu’une coopération solidaire multilatérale (Nord-_x000D__x000D_ +Sud/Sud-Sud et Tripartite), et multi-acteurs est nécessaire pour faire face à ce _x000D__x000D_ +défi environnemental et contribuer à la lutte contre la triple crise planétaire. Je _x000D__x000D_ +voudrais dans ce cadre réitérer l’engagement du Maroc à continuer de joindre _x000D__x000D_ +ses efforts aux efforts internationaux entrepris dans la lutte contre la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +par le plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Merci de votre attention _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +744,Nigeria,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nigeria_all_statements.pdf,[],['Nigeria'],[],Members,statement,"Nigeria’s Statement 1 at INC 1 Plenary 29th November, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Standing on all existing protocols _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, I bring you greetings from the great and well meaning people of _x000D__x000D_ +Nigeria, particularly the Minister of the Environment, Nigeria _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, plastic is an integral part of our existence but its menace can not be _x000D__x000D_ +overlooked. Nigeria is very much committed like never before in ensuring that our _x000D__x000D_ +environment is free of plastic pollution, beginning this giant stride from the land _x000D__x000D_ +base. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, the development of protocols to address the menace of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution including in the marine environment can not be overemphasized. Therefore _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, we urge that the issue at hand be dealt with equitably, putting into account, _x000D__x000D_ +regional, regional and subregional approach in tackling the problems of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nigeria’s Statement 2 at INC1 plenary 30th November, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr chair, _x000D__x000D_ +In addressing the challenges of plastic pollution, Nigeria aligns _x000D__x000D_ +her self with the African Group submission presented by the Ghanian Delegation _x000D__x000D_ +on behalf of the Arican group. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Nigeria is indeed committed to the actualization of this binding agreement _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Nigeria affirms her commitment towards eradicating the plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +streams posing global and regional challenges. We strongly, support the idea of _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and circular economy approach and promoting technological innovations _x000D__x000D_ +in the Africa region. A robust monitoring and evaluation mechanism must not be _x000D__x000D_ +isolated in other to achieve National, regional and international goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ +NIGERIAN INTERVENTION ON SEQUENCING AT THE INC 1 2ND DECEMBER, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Nigeria aligns with the statement of the African group presented by the Senegal _x000D__x000D_ +delegate. My delegation has outlined the following for consideration; _x000D__x000D_ +• On plastic life circle, in line with UNEA Resolution 5/4, an appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +delineation of plastic be done to address the stages of plastic life circle _x000D__x000D_ +• Stakeholders discussion be engaged on transparency including knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +and ingredients in plastic materials and its sustainable product design _x000D__x000D_ +through global standards _x000D__x000D_ +• The need to pririotize the issue of means of implementation at the INC 2 _x000D__x000D_ +• WE Also stress the need for active participation, involvement and _x000D__x000D_ +engagement in line with UNEA resolution1/5 on integrated and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +financial consideration _x000D__x000D_ +• Mr Chair, the partnership initiative should be sustainable to adequately _x000D__x000D_ +address the needs of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• Finally Mr Chair, My delegation strongly suggest that the INC Secreteriat _x000D__x000D_ +should extend funding to at least two (2) delegates. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +745,Republic of Congo,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republic_of_congo_all_statements.pdf,[],['Republic Of Congo'],[],Members,statement,"MINISTERE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO _x000D__x000D_ + DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Unité – Travail – Progrès _x000D__x000D_ + ET DU BASSIN DU CONGO _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _x000D__x000D_ + -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _x000D__x000D_ + DIRECTION GENERALE _x000D__x000D_ + DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT _x000D__x000D_ + -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +DECLARATION DE LA REOUBLIQUE DU CONGO A LA PREMIERE REUNION _x000D__x000D_ +DU COMITE DE NEGOCIATIONS INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES (CNI) _x000D__x000D_ +CHARGE D'ELABORER UN INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL JURIDIQUEMENT _x000D__x000D_ +CONTRAIGNANT SUR LA POLLUTION PLASTIQUE, Y COMPRIS EN MILIEU _x000D__x000D_ +MARIN _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, la République du Congo vous félicite pour votre _x000D__x000D_ +élection a la présidence de l’INC _x000D__x000D_ +Madame _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +Secrétaire _x000D__x000D_ +Exécutive _x000D__x000D_ +du _x000D__x000D_ +Comite _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +Négociation _x000D__x000D_ +Intergouvernementales _x000D__x000D_ +Je remercie les Autorités de ce pays pour avoir accepter d’abriter cette _x000D__x000D_ +réunion et pour leur hospitalité _x000D__x000D_ +Mes remerciements vont également a l’endroit du PNUE et de tous ceux _x000D__x000D_ +qui de prêt ou de loin ont contribue ou contribuent encore a la réussite _x000D__x000D_ +de la présente réunion. _x000D__x000D_ +La République du Congo est un pays situe dans le Bassin du Congo, _x000D__x000D_ +caractérisé, non seulement des grandes entendues de forets danses- _x000D__x000D_ +poumon _x000D__x000D_ +écologique _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +l’humanité, _x000D__x000D_ +mais _x000D__x000D_ +aussi _x000D__x000D_ +des _x000D__x000D_ +réseaux _x000D__x000D_ +hydrographiques d’envergure internationale à l’instar du majestueux _x000D__x000D_ +fleuve Congo et de l’Océan pacifique. Tous ces réseaux hydrographiques _x000D__x000D_ +bordent les agglomérations du pays et sont vulnérables à la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique, provoquée par l’action humaine. _x000D__x000D_ +La pollution plastique constitue un fléau ; on la retrouve dans les mers, _x000D__x000D_ +les océans et tous les cours d'eau, ce qui en fait un danger global et le _x000D__x000D_ +premier ennemi de la planète en matière de biodiversité. Contre cette _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, le combat est loin d'être gagné, ce qui rend nécessaires les _x000D__x000D_ +temps de mobilisation tels que celui de cette première réunion du Comite _x000D__x000D_ +de Négociations intergouvernementales, chargé de créer un instrument _x000D__x000D_ +juridique international contraignant contre la pollution plastique y _x000D__x000D_ +compris dans l’environnement marin. _x000D__x000D_ +Cet accord devrait permettre aux Etats de mettre en œuvre des plans _x000D__x000D_ +d'action pour prévenir, réduire et éliminer la pollution plastique, selon _x000D__x000D_ +une vision claire et commune, avec des objectifs ambitieux et _x000D__x000D_ +mesurables et des indicateurs appropriés. Et-ce avec l’implication de tous _x000D__x000D_ +les acteurs de secteurs informels et formels, tant économiques que _x000D__x000D_ +politiques et sociaux, privés ou publics. _x000D__x000D_ +Ces plans d’actions devront constituer la priorité pour la mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ +de ce prochain accord. Nous souhaitons qu’ils soient recommandés à _x000D__x000D_ +tous les membres au lancement de cet accord. _x000D__x000D_ +Le CNI-1 devra donner le ton aux négociations à venir, en mettant _x000D__x000D_ +l'accent sur les questions de procédure, de définition des concepts et les _x000D__x000D_ +discussions sur la portée qui pourraient fournir une boussole directrice _x000D__x000D_ +pour la conception d'un accord ambitieux et efficace qui devra comporter _x000D__x000D_ +des dispositions facilitant sa mise en œuvre, tels que : _x000D__x000D_ +• Le _x000D__x000D_ +renforcement _x000D__x000D_ +des _x000D__x000D_ +capacités _x000D__x000D_ +technique, _x000D__x000D_ +scientifique _x000D__x000D_ +et _x000D__x000D_ +financières des états en développements ; _x000D__x000D_ +• Le suivi de la gestion des plastiques à toutes les étapes de leur _x000D__x000D_ +cycle de vie ; _x000D__x000D_ +• Des mesures contraignantes envers toutes les initiatives contraires _x000D__x000D_ +aux objectifs de cet accord, qui devront être réprimées non _x000D__x000D_ +seulement par des législations locales, mais aussi par la mise en _x000D__x000D_ +pratique des principes de pollueurs-payeurs et de responsabilité _x000D__x000D_ +élargie du producteur. _x000D__x000D_ +• Le contrôle et la surveillance des mouvements transfrontières en _x000D__x000D_ +coopération avec les conventions de Bale et de Bamako ; _x000D__x000D_ +• Une échéance respectable par toutes les parties de l’élimination _x000D__x000D_ +des plastiques a usage unique ; _x000D__x000D_ +• Un système de rapporting sur un cycle bisannuel par les Etats _x000D__x000D_ +parties sur l’état d’avancement de la gestion Ecologiquement _x000D__x000D_ +rationnelle des déchets plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ +La République du Congo informe la communauté ici présente de _x000D__x000D_ +l’existence au niveau des Etats du Bassin du Congo un instrument de _x000D__x000D_ +gestion de l’économie Bleue, appelé Fonds Bleu du Bassin du Congo. Il _x000D__x000D_ +est crée pour participer à l’amélioration des voies de navigation et de _x000D__x000D_ +transport et a l’appui de l’installation de projets hydroélectriques, au _x000D__x000D_ +développement de la pêche et de la pisciculture et au renforcera _x000D__x000D_ +l’irrigation en vue d’accroitre la productivité sur les terres arables dans _x000D__x000D_ +les savanes. Toutes ses activités sont aujourd’hui vulnérables à la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique. Dans le cadre de cet accord que nous sommes _x000D__x000D_ +entrain de négocier, il pourra servir de source des financements de _x000D__x000D_ +contrepartie pour la réalisation des projets relatifs au plastique. Mas il _x000D__x000D_ +faut pour cela que ce fond soit soutenu, renforcé par des institutions de _x000D__x000D_ +développement et les pourvoyeurs des ressources. Cette information _x000D__x000D_ +vise a rechercher les partenaires pour le fonctionnement de cet outil _x000D__x000D_ +nécessaire pour la lutte contre la pollution plastique en milieux _x000D__x000D_ +aquatiques. _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, la République du Congo salue la création de ce _x000D__x000D_ +nouvel accord en négociation. _x000D__x000D_ +Nous vous remercions pour votre attention a notre declaration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Au sujet du mécanisme financier de l’instrument juridiquement _x000D__x000D_ +contraignant sur la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Merci Monsieur le Président pour la parole _x000D__x000D_ +La République du Congo se rallie à la déclaration lue par le Ghana au _x000D__x000D_ +nom du groupe Afrique. _x000D__x000D_ +La pollution plastique est déjà reconnu comme un grand défis global, et _x000D__x000D_ +comme l’on dit généralement, ‘’aux grands maux, de grands remèdes’’, la _x000D__x000D_ +république du Congo souhaite que le mécanisme financier pour la mise _x000D__x000D_ +en œuvre de ce nouvel outil soit spécifique, durable et fort. _x000D__x000D_ +Le fond devra fournir une assistance financière et technique, pour aider _x000D__x000D_ +les pays en développement a respecter les mesures de contrôle de _x000D__x000D_ +production et de consommation des plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ +Il devra apporter des couts supplémentaires, comporter une approche _x000D__x000D_ +de conduite de la conformité des pays et un partenariat égal. _x000D__x000D_ +Base sur la préservation du milieu aquatique et toutes ses économies, ce _x000D__x000D_ +mécanisme doit soutenir le développement des projets relatifs à ces _x000D__x000D_ +économies. _x000D__x000D_ +Il doit renforcer les les mécanismes locaux pour leur permettre _x000D__x000D_ +d’atteindre leurs objectifs, en conformité avec ceux de l’instrument en _x000D__x000D_ +création. _x000D__x000D_ +La république du Congo dispose pour les Etats du Bassin du Congo un _x000D__x000D_ +instrument de gestion des économies Bleues, appelé Fonds Bleu du _x000D__x000D_ +Bassin du Congo. Il est crée pour participer à l’amélioration des voies _x000D__x000D_ +de navigation et de transport, à l’appui de l’installation de projets _x000D__x000D_ +hydroélectriques, au développement de la pêche et de la pisciculture _x000D__x000D_ +ainsi qu’au renforcement de l’irrigation en vue d’accroitre la productivité _x000D__x000D_ +sur les terres arables dans les savanes. Toutes ses activités sont _x000D__x000D_ +aujourd’hui vulnérables à la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Il est recherche des partenaires, certains peuvent être ici dans la salle, _x000D__x000D_ +qui renforceront le fonctionnement du fond Bleu du Bassin du Congo, car _x000D__x000D_ +il devra devenir un moyen de financer les fonds de contrepartie, souvent _x000D__x000D_ +recommandés pour financer les projets dans le cadre des conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +746,Rwanda,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rwandas_statement.pdf,[],['Rwanda'],[],Members,statement,"Rwanda value engagement with stakeholders and we need their expertise to enrich our discussion _x000D__x000D_ +and understanding to elaborate an ambitious treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We have taken good note that the INC will not organize another Multi- Stakeholder Forum, _x000D__x000D_ +but rather seek ways to improve stakeholder engagement, in particular during the inter-sessional _x000D__x000D_ +period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We have heard from many stakeholder and delegations that it is key to get more targeted _x000D__x000D_ +written inputs in due time before the INC-meetings to absorb this information. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Also, we think it is useful to set up two working streams for INC-2 to progress our _x000D__x000D_ +discussions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 could be focused on objective, core obligations, control measures and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures. _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Group 2 could focus on means of implementation, including financial assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building as well as institutional arrangement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +747,Seychelles,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/seychelles_0.pdf,[],['Seychelles'],[],Members,statement,"First meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine Environment _x000D__x000D_ +28th November - 2nd December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Seychelles opening Statement _x000D__x000D_ +Thank You Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished Delegates ladies and gentlemen, _x000D__x000D_ +Since our delegation takes the floor for the first time, on behalf of the Government of _x000D__x000D_ +Seychelles I would like to express our gratitude towards the Government of Uruguay and the _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP secretariat for their warm welcome and hospitality. _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Seychelles being a Small Island Development State is in favour of the _x000D__x000D_ +development and adoption of legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Seychelles being a small island states continue to face challenges and impacts as a result of _x000D__x000D_ +trans boundary movement of waste, importation of goods which then turns into waste, lack _x000D__x000D_ +of environmentally sound management solutions including lack of important resources to _x000D__x000D_ +implement strategies towards elimination of waste and the prevention of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In view of our strategic location in the Indian Ocean we continue to face continues threats, _x000D__x000D_ +our environment especially the outer islands which are most often difficult to access tons _x000D__x000D_ +and tons of plastic wastes are washed up on our shores. We are severely affected and _x000D__x000D_ +Seychelles is the receiving end of plastic wastes and marine litter. We acknowledge the _x000D__x000D_ +efforts being done at the National Level from the executive to the community at large in an _x000D__x000D_ +effort to maintain the health of our natural environment leading to a healthier nation., _x000D__x000D_ +Seychelles economic pillar remains the Tourism industry. Thus the pressure is on us to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that the necessary measures are in place to protect and preserve the quality of our _x000D__x000D_ +Environment by reducing and eliminating plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +During recent years we have, taken strategic actions aimed at early achievement of global _x000D__x000D_ +targets. Noticeable actions include the ban on single use plastic bags, cutleries and _x000D__x000D_ +polystyrene take away boxes in 2017. Restriction on single use plastic straws in 2019. We _x000D__x000D_ +also promote the use and distribution of biodegradable alternatives. Just last year, we _x000D__x000D_ +banned the importation, use as well as commercial distribution of balloons. This marks yet _x000D__x000D_ +another landmark action towards waste management in our Country. These bold decisions, _x000D__x000D_ +portrays our commitment and dedication including political support to advocate for bold _x000D__x000D_ +actions towards sound management of plastic wastes. We recognize the fact that it will take _x000D__x000D_ +a global effort to tackle plastic pollution. Hence, a intergovernmental negotiating committee _x000D__x000D_ +is the way forward. We stress that to meet the obligations under the instrument, financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance will be required and capacity building programs as well. _x000D__x000D_ +Today I take this opportunity to call upon small islands states especially those of the _x000D__x000D_ +Western Indian Ocean for us to come together, shoulder to shoulder so that a louder and _x000D__x000D_ +stronger voice is heard for actions to be committed under the legally binding instruments _x000D__x000D_ +Seychelles believes in multilateralism, and urge others to come together in a collective _x000D__x000D_ +manner so that a momentum is created for our respective countries build on and catalyze _x000D__x000D_ +the impacts through initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to engaging on the development of global agreement to prevent new _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and manage existing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +748,South Africa,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/southafricaopeningstatement.pdf,[],['South Africa'],[],Members,statement,"Statement by South Africa during the First Inter-Governmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee (INC-1), Punta del Este, 28 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chairperson _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished delegates _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The South African delegation is grateful for the excellent organisation by the Government _x000D__x000D_ +of Uruguay, UNEP and the INC Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa aligns itself with the Statement made by Ghana on behalf of the 54 member _x000D__x000D_ +states of the Africa Group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa appreciates the efforts that have been done voluntarily by member states _x000D__x000D_ +and stakeholders on curbing plastic pollution however these voluntary initiatives have _x000D__x000D_ +limitations. Legally binding measures throughout the lifecycle of plastics are a necessary _x000D__x000D_ +policy mix in addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports the inclusion of both legally binding and voluntary measures in the _x000D__x000D_ +full lifecycle stages of plastics. As qualified by respective circumstances, South Africa calls _x000D__x000D_ +on the INC to prioritise control measures for problematic and unnecessary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. Elimination measures and restrictions have been applied to plastic products in _x000D__x000D_ +our national legislation. Circularity measures including product design have also been _x000D__x000D_ +introduced to plastic products including setting recycled content targets. Voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility schemes were not adequate and South Africa has _x000D__x000D_ +passed legislation on Extended Producer Responsibility for plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports an evidence-based approach informed by prioritisation based on _x000D__x000D_ +processes and plastic products that are prone to cause environmental pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle applied to the full lifecycle of plastics is key. South Africa is in _x000D__x000D_ +support of the immediate establishment of a contact group on the means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. As we embark on this journey, critical to any success would be the means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation required by developing countries. This element of the instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +be a key feature for each stage of the plastic lifecycle, each control measure and a key _x000D__x000D_ +feature of each INC meeting. It is of utmost importance that the Rio Principle, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) and Respective _x000D__x000D_ +Capabilities is put at the centre of the means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is appreciated that all stakeholders are on the table in the sharing of knowledge and best _x000D__x000D_ +practices to ensure that negotiations are well informed. To this extent, South Africa urges _x000D__x000D_ +the INC to recognise the role that waste pickers play in curbing plastic pollution. South _x000D__x000D_ +Africa calls on the INC to consider measures that are inclusive of informal waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ +and further support waste picker integration, and also ensure a just transition. The _x000D__x000D_ +livelihoods sustained by waste picking should be protected by the instrument measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Whilst the model of a framework convention has its advantages, my delegation is of the _x000D__x000D_ +view that the international community does not have the luxury of time to negotiate the _x000D__x000D_ +substantive aspects of the international instrument incrementally and over prolonged time. _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa cautions that with framework conventions, important decisions and _x000D__x000D_ +substantive matters may be deferred to a later time which is relatively not the case with _x000D__x000D_ +Specific Conventions. Further delays would not be desirable given the ambitious work and _x000D__x000D_ +timelines aligned to the INC mandate to finalise this Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +749,Tunisia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_statements.pdf,[],['Tunisia'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ +REPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ministère de L’Environnement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Merci monsieur le président de me donner le parole et permet moi de _x000D__x000D_ +remercier le président et le peuple de l’Uruguay pour leur l'accueil chaleureux. _x000D__x000D_ +Et de remercier tous les membres de Comité de négociation intergouvernemental _x000D__x000D_ +(INC) (Punta del Este -Uruguay, chargée de développer un instrument _x000D__x000D_ +juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution plastique, notamment en milieu _x000D__x000D_ +marin. _x000D__x000D_ + Le gouvernement Tunisien est associé au groupe de l’Afrique. _x000D__x000D_ +La pollution plastique est une crise environnementale, sociale et économique de _x000D__x000D_ +plus en plus grave au niveau mondial _x000D__x000D_ + Ce _x000D__x000D_ +pour _x000D__x000D_ +cela _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +Tunisie _x000D__x000D_ +appuie _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +Comité _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +négociation _x000D__x000D_ +intergouvernemental (INC) pour l'établissement d'accords et de réglementations _x000D__x000D_ +mondiales communes qui sont essentielles pour réduire au maximum la menace _x000D__x000D_ +de la pollution plastique au niveau global jusqu'à son élimination. _x000D__x000D_ +La Tunisie s’est engagée dans des stratégies d’économie verte, économie bleue _x000D__x000D_ +et économie circulaire à travers plusieurs programmes et initiatives. Parmi les _x000D__x000D_ +projets, citons celui de la Responsabilité Elargie du Producteur (REP) et _x000D__x000D_ +l’encouragement des initiatives d’entrepreneuriat dans le secteur. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + La Tunisie a bien adhéré aux efforts internationaux de lutte contre la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution marine par le plastique, en vue de contribuer à la protection et à la _x000D__x000D_ +préservation du bon état écologique des écosystèmes et des ressources naturelles _x000D__x000D_ +constituant le capital naturel des générations actuelles et futures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Ceci aura des retombées positives sur de nombreux secteurs au niveau _x000D__x000D_ +national, notamment la santé, le tourisme, la pêche, l’environnement, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +Citons quelques initiatives nationales : _x000D__x000D_ + En réponse aux défis internationaux et nationaux vis à vis la lutte contre la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution marine par les déchets plastiques, le gouvernement tunisien, en _x000D__x000D_ +collaboration avec la BM, se penchent actuellement sur l’élaboration _x000D__x000D_ +d’une stratégie « Littoral sans plastique ou LISP – Tunisie ». _x000D__x000D_ + L'objectif global étant de parvenir à un littoral sans plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + L'objectif spécifique est de réduire la pollution marine par les déchets _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques et assurer une gestion dans une perspective de l’économie _x000D__x000D_ +circulaire. La vision est un littoral tunisien sans plastique adoptant des _x000D__x000D_ +modèles circulaires inclusifs et durables. _x000D__x000D_ + Stratégie nationale de gestion intégrée des déchets ménagers et _x000D__x000D_ +assimilés 2020 – 2035, dont la vision est de « Promouvoir une gestion _x000D__x000D_ +intégrée des déchets ménagers et assimilés, dans le cadre d’une économie _x000D__x000D_ +circulaire en s’appuyant sur des communes performantes en vue de _x000D__x000D_ +protéger l’environnement et de rehausser le cadre de vie ». A travers ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La promotion d’une gestion intégrée mettant fin aux pratiques _x000D__x000D_ +sectorielles et appuyée sur une approche multisectorielle, _x000D__x000D_ +✓ L’intégration de la gestion des déchets ménagers dans le processus _x000D__x000D_ +de l’économie circulaire (En se basant sur la REP), _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Le renforcement des capacités et le développement des moyens _x000D__x000D_ +humains, techniques et financiers des municipalités. _x000D__x000D_ + Interdiction des sacs en plastiques à usages unique (Décret n°32 du 16 _x000D__x000D_ +janvier 2020) _x000D__x000D_ + Processus de mise en place de la Responsabilité Elargie du Producteur. _x000D__x000D_ + Une forte implication des associations et du Secteur Privé _x000D__x000D_ + Campagnes de propreté dans tout le pays basées sur l’appui du volontariat _x000D__x000D_ +et le changement des comportements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Ce pour cela, nous espèrent que le nouveau traité doit inclure des mesures _x000D__x000D_ +globales sur l'ensemble du cycle de vie du plastique, sous la forme de règles _x000D__x000D_ +mondiales spécifiques, ciblant les catégories prioritaires de pollution plastique à _x000D__x000D_ +haut risque. Un soutien opportun, prévisible, accessible et suffisant, comprenant _x000D__x000D_ +à la fois des ressources financières et techniques, un transfert de technologie et _x000D__x000D_ +un renforcement des capacités, doit également être fourni pour une mise en _x000D__x000D_ +œuvre efficace de ces mesures au niveau mondial. _x000D__x000D_ +Et je vous remercie pour votre attention monsieur le président. _x000D__x000D_ + سيئرلا يديس اركش _x000D__x000D_ + يدلاب ربتعي سنوت ةريغصلا هتحاسم مغر كلهتسملاف عبارلا رحبلا ةقطنم يف ةيكيتسلابلا تاجاجزلا لامعتسا صخي امي_x000D__x000D_ +يمكلل رربم ريغلا لامعتسلاا نم دح عضو ىلا كصلا اذه للاخ نم حمطن و طسوتملا ضيبلأاتا كيتسلابلا نم ةريبكلا_x000D__x000D_ + انتحصب رضت و انطاسوا ثولت ةماس تافاضإ و ةيئايميك داوم لمحت يتلا نحنف راطلاا اذه يف و ةيمهأ نم للقن لا راوح_x000D__x000D_ +ددعتملا ةحلصملا باحصأ ملاعلا لك و انمهادي يذلا تقولا قيضل ارظن نكل و رمتؤملا اذه للاخ همعد و هدامتعا مت يذلا_x000D__x000D_ +ملا تحت انعضو يذلا ةمداقلا تاءاقللا و ءاقللا هذه تاجرخم عباتي يذلا و رهج تارايلم تاحومطل بيجتسي اكص عضول_x000D__x000D_ +يكيتسلابلا ثولتلا رطاخم نم دحلل نينطاوملا نم و مدعب ةدشب يصون و كصلا شاقنل ةصصخملا تاحاسملا صيصخت_x000D__x000D_ + ىلع هدونب ةحلصملا باحصأ Multis SF _x000D__x000D_ + يف INCs ىلع زيكرتلا نكلو: _x000D__x000D_ +-1دعاق ثادحا ة ةيميلقلإا ةيريضحتلا تاعامتجلااو ، ةينطولا ةماعلا تاعامتجلااو تارواشملا لثم ، تامولعملا لدابتل_x000D__x000D_ +ةلبقملا تاعامتجلاا دونب ةشقانمل _x000D__x000D_ +2. حتف ,بلطن ةحلصملا باحصلأ شاقنلا ميعدت ىلع ضوع ةيميلقلإا تاعامتجلاا عيمج مهلو ، عفنلأا ةصرفلا يه_x000D__x000D_ +يمج نيب ةفداه تاشقانم ءارجلإةحلصملا باحصأ ع. _x000D__x000D_ +3. معد مت9 ةحلصملا باحصأ نم نيكراشم وه و اددع ربتعي لثمي لاةكراشم ةرثؤتملا عمتجملا حئارش لك ثولتلاب_x000D__x000D_ + يكيتسلابلا نم ملاعلا قطانم فلتخم نم ةيلصلأا تاعمتجملاو نيعرازملاو ةيلحملا تاموكحلاو بابشلاو ءاسنلا تاوصأ و_x000D__x000D_ +فارطلاا باحصأ لك ةكراشمل ةعساو معدل رابتعلاا نيعب ذخؤي نا ىنمتن _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +750,Uganda,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uganda_statement_1.pdf,[],['Uganda'],[],Members,statement,"Uganda Delegation on Sequencing _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +The Ugandan delegation aligns itself to the statement delivered by Senegal on _x000D__x000D_ +behalf of the African Group. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to make progress in the negotiations, our delegation suggests that the _x000D__x000D_ +work can be organized along two tracts, that is, the substantive matters such as _x000D__x000D_ +the scope, core objectives, core measures, and the other on means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and other general provisions. However, in order not to strain _x000D__x000D_ +particularly small delegations, we suggest that there should not be more than _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups running at time. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure inclusiveness during the negotiations, we emphazise that there is _x000D__x000D_ +need to support participation of at least two delegates per member state, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly from developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that progress can be further enriched by intersessional work, _x000D__x000D_ +including regional consultative meetings, where possible. _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the time and resource constraints, we emphasize that the _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder consultations should not encroach on valuable time for the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +751,United Republic of Tanzania,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tanzaniaopeningstatement.pdf,[],['United Republic Of Tanzania'],[],Members,statement,"Honorable Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Fellow delegates, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The United Republic of Tanzania wishes to congratulate you _x000D__x000D_ +for assuming the chairmanship of Inter -governmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiation Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The United Republic of Tanzania is advancing our _x000D__x000D_ +appreciation to the Government of Uruguay for hosting this _x000D__x000D_ +first Inter -governmental Negotiation Committee Meeting and _x000D__x000D_ +hospitality accorded to our delegation. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The United Republic of Tanzania aligns itself to the statement _x000D__x000D_ +issued by the Distinguished Delegate from Ghana on behalf _x000D__x000D_ +of the African Group _x000D__x000D_ +4. United _x000D__x000D_ +Republic _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +Tanzania _x000D__x000D_ +also _x000D__x000D_ +sends _x000D__x000D_ +sincere _x000D__x000D_ +congratulations to UNEP for organizing this first Inter -_x000D__x000D_ +governmental Negotiation Committee Meeting to develop _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding Instrument to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Our delegation and the rest of the members are aware of the _x000D__x000D_ +effects of plastics from production, distribution, use and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal to the environment include marine. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Hence there is a need to have necessary measures to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +or eventual elimination of their effects. In this regard in 2019 _x000D__x000D_ +United Republic of Tanzania prepared the regulation to _x000D__x000D_ +prohibit single use plastic carrier bags. The implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the regulation has been successfully. _x000D__x000D_ +7. United Republic of Tanzania recognizes the global efforts _x000D__x000D_ +through INC to end Plastic pollution which have impacts to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment including terrestrial and marine: In achieving this, _x000D__x000D_ +we recommend the process toward this agreement to be _x000D__x000D_ +transparent and inclusive, involving all key stakeholders in all _x000D__x000D_ +stages of plastic lifecycle without forgetting informal sector _x000D__x000D_ +such as waste pickers. Inclusivity of the stakeholders will also _x000D__x000D_ +allow flexibility and easy inclusion of technological changes _x000D__x000D_ +required during implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. The importance of plastic in our daily life and our economy _x000D__x000D_ +cannot denied, Hence through scientific proven research the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument that is going to be developed should highlight the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, hazardous additives that could be identified _x000D__x000D_ +as potential hazards to the environmental pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Our delegation reaffirms its commitment to participate _x000D__x000D_ +effectively in INC, so as to reach an agreement by 2024. We _x000D__x000D_ +will continue to take part in global efforts towards ensuring that _x000D__x000D_ +the objectives agreed upon in UNEA's resolution no. 5/14 are _x000D__x000D_ +realized. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Honorable Chair, Delegates, thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +752,Zambia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/zambian_statement_0.pdf,[],['Zambia'],[],Members,statement,"ZAMBIAN STATEMENT _x000D__x000D_ +THANK YOU CHAIR, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AS WE ARE TAKING THE FLOOR FOR THE FIRST TIME, ZAMBIA _x000D__x000D_ +WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR APPOINTMENT _x000D__x000D_ +TO CHAIR THIS COMMITTEE. I WISH TO THANK THE GOVERNMENT _x000D__x000D_ +OF URUGUAY FOR HOSTING US AND TO THE SECRETARIAT FOR _x000D__x000D_ +TAKING TIME TO ARRANGE THIS IMPORTANT MEETING AND THE _x000D__x000D_ +PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING _x000D__x000D_ +IN OUR DISCUSSIONS. ZAMBIA ALIGNS ITSELF WITH THE _x000D__x000D_ +STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN GROUP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZAMBIA ALSO RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF NEGOTIATING A _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC THAT WILL AIM AT _x000D__x000D_ +ELIMINATING PLASTIC POLLUTION AND THE IMPACTS TO HUMAN _x000D__x000D_ +HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING IN THE MARINE _x000D__x000D_ +ENVIRONMENT. WITH REGARDS TO THE SEQUENCING, MY _x000D__x000D_ +COUNTRY HOPES TO SEE TEXT WILL ADDRESS THE LIFECYCLE OF _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTICS IN LINE WITH THE UPSTREAM, MIDSTREAM AND _x000D__x000D_ +DOWNSTREAM. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +WE PROPOSE THAT THE INTERSESSIONAL WORK SHOULD INCLUDE _x000D__x000D_ +THE UPSTREAM, MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM BEFORE INC 2 _x000D__x000D_ +TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS EACH STAGE OF THE LIFECYCLE, _x000D__x000D_ +IN LINE WITH UNEA RESOLUTION 5/14. ON THIS, A REASONABLE _x000D__x000D_ +DELINEATION OF THE LIFECYCLE OF PLASTIC MAY INCLUDE: (I) _x000D__x000D_ +SOURCING _x000D__x000D_ +OF _x000D__x000D_ +RAW _x000D__x000D_ +MATERIALS; _x000D__x000D_ +(II) _x000D__x000D_ +VIRGIN _x000D__x000D_ +POLYMER _x000D__x000D_ +PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; (III) PRODUCT DESIGN AND USE; _x000D__x000D_ +(IV) WASTE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT; AND (V) PLASTIC IN _x000D__x000D_ +THE ENVIRONMENT. _x000D__x000D_ +REGARDING NATIONAL REPORTING, STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING _x000D__x000D_ +PRODUCERS OF PLASTIC, WASTE PICKERS AND RECYCLERS WILL _x000D__x000D_ +BE CRITICAL IN PROVISION OF DATA THAT WILL BE PART OF THE _x000D__x000D_ +NATIONAL REPORTS. THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE BASED ON _x000D__x000D_ +TRANSPARENCY, _x000D__x000D_ +INCLUDING _x000D__x000D_ +“FULL _x000D__x000D_ +KNOWLEDGE _x000D__x000D_ +OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE _x000D__x000D_ +INGREDIENTS IN PLASTIC MATERIALS” AND “SUSTAINABLE _x000D__x000D_ +PRODUCT DESIGN THROUGH GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA _x000D__x000D_ +AND STANDARDS AND ELIMINATING HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTICS, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE VALUE _x000D__x000D_ +CHAIN.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THE ZAMBIAN DELEGATION IN ATTENDANCE BOTH IN PERSON _x000D__x000D_ +AND ONLINE, REMAINS COMMITTED TO SEEING THE WORK OF _x000D__x000D_ +THIS _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL _x000D__x000D_ +NEGOTIATING _x000D__x000D_ +COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +PROGRESS TO THE DRAFTING AND CONCLUSION OF THE _x000D__x000D_ +INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC _x000D__x000D_ +POLLUTION. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THANK YOU! ☺ _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +753,Bahrain,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/opening_statement_bahrain_0.pdf,[],['Bahrain'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you, Mr Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Uruguay for their _x000D__x000D_ +tremendous hospitality and for the hosting of INC-1 for an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, include _x000D__x000D_ +in marine environment. Kingdom of Bahrain fully supports the INC _x000D__x000D_ +process for establishment of the instrument, and we are highly _x000D__x000D_ +committed to the success of the negotiations ahead of us. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We emphasize the importance of supporting the active participation _x000D__x000D_ +of all member states of the United Nations in the INC process as _x000D__x000D_ +this is a party driven process in order to share their vision, priorities _x000D__x000D_ +and barriers for the instruments. We look forward to have adequate _x000D__x000D_ +time for discussion on substantive issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We cannot deny the importance of plastic products globally for _x000D__x000D_ +various applications, Plastics play an essential role in our society, _x000D__x000D_ +and we see the importance of plastics for sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ +and the need to focus on addressing pollution through a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy approach. Therefore, we should take circularity as an _x000D__x000D_ +overarching approach to ensure sustainability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, as we are one of the small islands developing states _x000D__x000D_ +which need very special attention, we believe that discussions on _x000D__x000D_ +the mechanism and the arrangements for financial and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance especially for the developing countries and small island _x000D__x000D_ +developing states are key to ensure the effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In closing the statement, Kingdom of Bahrain look forward to the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process and we are honor to be part of this historical _x000D__x000D_ +moment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +754,China,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_inc-1_statements_0_0.pdf,[],['China'],[],Members,statement,"中国代表团在塑料污染国际文书政府间谈判委员会第一次会议的一般性发言_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团感谢东道主乌拉圭和联合国环境署为本次会议_x000D__x000D_ +顺利召开作出的努力，同时祝贺 Gustavo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez_x000D__x000D_ +大使当选主席。_x000D__x000D_ +塑料污染是当前国际社会共同面临的重大环境挑战，制定具_x000D__x000D_ +有法律约束力的塑料污染国际文书，对世界各国共同采取行动解_x000D__x000D_ +决塑料污染问题、推动可持续发展具有重要意义。_x000D__x000D_ +中国政府高度重视塑料污染治理工作，不断完善法规制度，_x000D__x000D_ +全面禁止进口塑料废物；针对容易造成环境泄漏的塑料制品实施_x000D__x000D_ +全链条管理，取得积极成效。此外，中国与国际竹藤组织共同发_x000D__x000D_ +起“以竹代塑”倡议，与其他国家共同牵头修订巴塞尔公约塑料_x000D__x000D_ +废物环境无害化管理技术导则，为推动全球减少塑料污染做出积_x000D__x000D_ +极贡献。_x000D__x000D_ +主席先生，_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团希望塑料污染国际文书的谈判坚持问题导向，聚_x000D__x000D_ +焦易向环境泄漏的塑料制品，针对不同种类��料制品采取分类管_x000D__x000D_ +控措施，加强回收利用和安全处置。_x000D__x000D_ +我们认为，在国际文书的谈判进程中，必须充分考虑不同国_x000D__x000D_ +家的国情和能力，特别是发展中国家的需求，坚持公平、共同但_x000D__x000D_ +有区别的责任原则。发达国家在解决本国塑料污染问题的同时，_x000D__x000D_ +应加强对发展中国家在技术、资金、能力建设等方面的支持。中_x000D__x000D_ +国愿与各方一起不断凝聚共识，推动文书尽快达成。_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团在塑料污染国际文书政府间谈判委员会第一次会议的发言_x000D__x000D_ +原则（Principles）_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团注意到目前的会议文件中尚未对新文书原则给_x000D__x000D_ +出初步建议，会议的区域和成员国及相关团体声明中均提到了不_x000D__x000D_ +同的原则，例如多次提到的“全生命周期管控原则”“生产者责_x000D__x000D_ +任延伸原则”“污染者付费原则”等，我们认为新文书的原则与_x000D__x000D_ +法律术语解释密切相关，应在各方对法律术语达成共识的基础上_x000D__x000D_ +进行制定。另外，管控塑料污染的同时不应忽视塑料对人类社会_x000D__x000D_ +经济的重要作用和贡献，新文书的原则还应将塑料置于整个社会_x000D__x000D_ +经济中统筹考虑经济、社会发展与环境的协同促进关系。_x000D__x000D_ +范围（Scope）_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团认为文书的涵盖范围至关重要。塑料种类繁多，_x000D__x000D_ +广泛应用于农业、工业和建筑等各个领域，为人类衣、食、住、_x000D__x000D_ +行和医疗等提供了基础保障。我们建议新文书坚持问题导向，从_x000D__x000D_ +导致塑料污染的根源入手，确定新文书管控的塑料类别和行为。_x000D__x000D_ +会议文件 UNEP/PP/INC.1/7 塑料科学中多次提到导致塑料污染_x000D__x000D_ +的主要因素，例如“废物管理不善是造成塑料污染的最大原因”，_x000D__x000D_ +“塑料废物的管理不善导致了从海岸到海洋最深处的沉积物的_x000D__x000D_ +整个海洋环境受到污染”。因此我们建议新文书应聚焦易向环境_x000D__x000D_ +泄露的塑料制品，聚焦易向环境泄露的环节即塑料废物收集、利_x000D__x000D_ +用和处置环节，并着眼于加强塑料废物向海洋环境排放的管控。_x000D__x000D_ +核心义务 (Core obligations）_x000D__x000D_ +在讨论核心义务的时候，我们注意到关键术语的重要性，关_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团在塑料污染国际文书政府间谈判委员会第一次会议的发言_x000D__x000D_ +键术语与文书的范围和目标均高度关联，各方对关键术语达成共_x000D__x000D_ +识是我们开展后续实质性谈判的基础。我们认为应根据新文书的_x000D__x000D_ +目标和范围确定关键术语的具体内涵和外延。_x000D__x000D_ +关于新文书核心义务、控制措施和自愿办法，如 UNEA5/14_x000D__x000D_ +决议指出，塑料污染治理方法是多种多样的，没有一刀切的做法，_x000D__x000D_ +靠一种或几种普适性的做法也难以有效推动全球塑料污染治理。_x000D__x000D_ +塑料全生命周期管控涉及的各链条各环节的治理措施根据各国_x000D__x000D_ +实际情况均会进行调整，全球塑料污染治理工作应尊重和依赖于_x000D__x000D_ +各国的努力，应在共同目标的指引下强化各国主动性和自主性。_x000D__x000D_ +文书结构（Structure of the instrument）_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团感谢秘书处提供的不同结构文书的会议文件，我_x000D__x000D_ +们注意到不同文书结构相互包含、各有利弊。我们认为文书形式_x000D__x000D_ +应服务于内容，此文书虽然是新文书，但塑料污染治理涉及的工_x000D__x000D_ +作却不是全新的，目前多个国际公约和框架已针对塑料全链条治_x000D__x000D_ +理的一个或多个环节进行了管控。新文书应加强与其他国际公约_x000D__x000D_ +和文书的合作、协调和互补。因此我们认为以特定公约的形式将_x000D__x000D_ +有助于形成更有针对性的条款，有助于与其他国际公约和文书形_x000D__x000D_ +成合力，也有助于全球塑料污染治理的进程。_x000D__x000D_ +最后条款的标准条款（Standard articles on final provisions）_x000D__x000D_ +最后条款非常重要，应结合实质内容进一步考虑。中方愿意_x000D__x000D_ +参考此前环境条约的经验，并就此进行谈判。_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团在塑料污染国际文书政府间谈判委员会第一次会议的发言_x000D__x000D_ +多利益方参与（Multi-stakeholder Engagement）_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团赞赏多利益相关方对全球环境治理发挥的作用。_x000D__x000D_ +考虑新塑料公约需要大量的磋商工作，时间非常紧迫���尤其是在_x000D__x000D_ +会议期间获取利益相关者的大量的信息需要消化、吸收。如果利_x000D__x000D_ +益相关方在闭会期间准备提交文件（submissions），我们将会非_x000D__x000D_ +常感谢。利益相关者也可以召开线上线下会议进行充分交流，提_x000D__x000D_ +前提交会议成果文件，给予各方充分的时间进行参考。在全会召_x000D__x000D_ +开期间，我国代表团认为大会应聚焦文书的核心义务及控制措施_x000D__x000D_ +进行充分讨论，以便加快推进相关进程。_x000D__x000D_ +对 INC 组织和未来工作的建议（Sequencing and recommended_x000D__x000D_ +future work to be taken）_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团感谢各成员国和主要团体在会前提交的关于会_x000D__x000D_ +议组织的建设性意见。我们认为，塑料全生命周期是一个有机整_x000D__x000D_ +体，应从全局出发统筹考虑各阶段管控措施，应对全生命周期各_x000D__x000D_ +阶段给予同等对待，因此针对塑料全生命周期管控措施，应在一_x000D__x000D_ +个工作组下统筹考虑。另外由于部分国家参会成员较少，将塑料_x000D__x000D_ +全生命周期管控再行分组也不利于各国的广泛参与。_x000D__x000D_ +议事规则（Rules of Procedures）_x000D__x000D_ +谢谢主席。感谢您的领导和秘书处的工作，也赞赏所有线上_x000D__x000D_ +线下参会者所展现的合作、包容和灵活的态度。中方想再次强调，_x000D__x000D_ +中国在 11 月 28 日大会开幕式上就议事规则所提观点应被完整记_x000D__x000D_ +录在大会报告中。现在我将重申中国就议事规则的立场，我将以_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团在塑料污染国际文书政府间谈判委员会第一次会议的发言_x000D__x000D_ +英文表达：China proposed that we should keep the possibility of the_x000D__x000D_ +hybrid format in order to facilitate the process forward, and_x000D__x000D_ +emphasized that only the non-governmental organizations invited or_x000D__x000D_ +accredited can be the observers of the INC sessions. 请将上述内容_x000D__x000D_ +完整记录进报告！_x000D__x000D_ +在大 会上 关于 非正 式小 组的 发言（ Statement on the Plenary_x000D__x000D_ +meeting about the Informal Group）_x000D__x000D_ +谢谢主席先生。中国代表团感谢主席、共同协调员、秘书处_x000D__x000D_ +和各方在非正式工作组期间开始的工作和取得的成果。我们认为_x000D__x000D_ +公开透明的程序对文书谈判进程至关重要，确保各成员国充分表_x000D__x000D_ +达意见是达成有效、包容的文书的重要前提。中国代表团想再次_x000D__x000D_ +强调谈判成果应是各方经充分沟通之后，达成共识的结果。在此_x000D__x000D_ +基础上，中方支持主席和秘书处工作，愿与各方一同努力，共同_x000D__x000D_ +推进整体进程有效开展。此外，各位代表从世界各地汇集于此，_x000D__x000D_ +很多代表不远万里前来，克服路程的重重困难，我们希望各国在_x000D__x000D_ +会议期间表达的观点能够充分反映在最后的会议报告中。_x000D__x000D_ +中国代表团在塑料污染国际文书政府间谈判委员会第一次会议的发言_x000D__x000D_ +能力建设、技术和资金援助（Capacity-building, technical and_x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance）_x000D__x000D_ +谢谢主席。发展中国家和经济转型国家普遍面临应对气候变_x000D__x000D_ +化、环境污染、实现可持续发展等严峻挑战。此文书能否顺利达_x000D__x000D_ +成并得到全面有效实施，在很大程度上取决于各方能否在资金、_x000D__x000D_ +技术和能力建设等发展中国家和经济转型国家普遍关心的问题_x000D__x000D_ +上达成共识。我们呼吁发达国家拿出政治意愿、承担应有责任，_x000D__x000D_ +为发展中国家和经济转型国家提供充足的资金支持。_x000D__x000D_ +成效评估和遵约机制（Evaluation and compliance）_x000D__x000D_ +成效评估机制应根据各国国情，体现灵活性，避免对发展中_x000D__x000D_ +国家造成额外负担，且该机制应包括对资金、技术、能力建设支_x000D__x000D_ +持的全要素评估。_x000D__x000D_ +建立遵约机制的根本目的应是帮助存在履约障碍的缔约方解_x000D__x000D_ +决困难，因此，中国代表团建议遵约机制应具有非对抗性、促进_x000D__x000D_ +性和非惩罚性的特点，充分考虑发展中国家和经济转型国家履约_x000D__x000D_ +能力和履约资源需求，建立公正、公平和有效的遵约机制。_x000D__x000D_ +",1 +755,Cook's Island,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_islands_general_statement_0.pdf,[],['Cook Islands'],[],Members,statement,"NATIONAL STATEMENT – COOK ISLANDS _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP INC1 MONDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +E uu no te akau roa ka oki rai ki te akau roa. – The fish will always return to the reef it came from. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I am Tohoa Puna a proud Cook Islander. The Cook Islands have 15 islands scattered across 2 million _x000D__x000D_ +square kilometers of ocean. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Most of you are familiar with Small Island Developing States or SIDS, but not so familiar with our remote _x000D__x000D_ +outer islands far from the busy main island, which is where I come from. I hail from the outer islands in _x000D__x000D_ +the Cook Islands called Aitutaki, Atiu, Penrhyn and Manihiki. Just 200 years ago, my ancestors lived off _x000D__x000D_ +the land and sea sustainably, regenerating nature every day, where we give back more to nature than _x000D__x000D_ +what we take. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Today, we are taking more and more from nature – a direction my ancestors would have never imagined _x000D__x000D_ +for me - their tupuna, their generations. Today, my islands are overwhelmed with a plastic crisis that we _x000D__x000D_ +cannot manage. We have overflowing waste management facilities, full of toxic waste like plastics that _x000D__x000D_ +we bury, burn or live with. The shores of our remote islands are full of washed-up plastic waste from all _x000D__x000D_ +over the world – we are the new colonies of others waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the same time, we continue to receive plastics in almost every product, toxic or non-toxic, harming _x000D__x000D_ +our environment, our ecosystems, our food security and our health and wellbeing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I am here today because I believe in this global treaty as our last hope to end plastic pollution. I believe _x000D__x000D_ +that you will do the right thing and do what is right. I am here to ask that we all work together to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Develop a legally binding instrument that addresses the full life cycle of plastics – starting from _x000D__x000D_ +sourcing, upstreaming, mid-streaming and down-streaming; _x000D__x000D_ +2. Support the development of a specific convention where core obligations and some control _x000D__x000D_ +measures appear in the body of the instrument, giving the governing body the possibility to be _x000D__x000D_ +adapted in the future throughout adjustment, amendments and protocols; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Promote a non-toxic circular economy approaches to addressing plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +Ensure equitable, adequate means to participate in the design of the instrument and its _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, including support for capacity building and technology transfer. This should be _x000D__x000D_ +a priority for Pacific SIDS who are on the front line of the plastics pollution crisis. _x000D__x000D_ +In conclusion, I stand not only as a Cook Islander I do so as represent, but as youth, an indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +person, and a woman, fighting for our remote communities. We must not wait until we have killed off all _x000D__x000D_ +our marine life, replaced by plastic. We must act now and make the bold steps to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +E uu no te akau roa ka oki rai ki te akau roa. – The fish will always return to the reef it came from. What _x000D__x000D_ +will the fish return to reef or plastic? Meitaki Atupaka, Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +756,India,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42569/28052023_India.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members,statement,"Statement of India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1st Session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) to develop a legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este – Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India wants to intervene on the issue of ROP. As was pointed out by many delegates and the chair, _x000D__x000D_ +we had an informal group meeting on this while discussing rule 37. Many clarifications were _x000D__x000D_ +requested from the legal advisor of UNEP. During that interaction, the linkage between voting rights _x000D__x000D_ +and adoption of decisions was made clearer; examples were given with respect to UNFCCC and how _x000D__x000D_ +the voting rights have been used and the adoption of decisions has been done in different MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +India has always been a strong advocate of decisions based upon consensus. While hearing those _x000D__x000D_ +deliberations in the informal group, the linkage between the two rules became evident. Also, the _x000D__x000D_ +implication between this linkage was not very clear at that time. Our delegation put forward that _x000D__x000D_ +rule 38.1 which talks about decision-making on substantive items by 2/3 majority may be considered _x000D__x000D_ +and bracketed and considered as decisions to be taken by consensus. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +757,Indonesia,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/indonesia_all_statements.pdf,[],['Indonesia'],[],Members,statement,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia’s Draft Statement for Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee (INC)-1 on Plastic Pollution Period 2022 – 2024 _x000D__x000D_ +Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Nov 28 to Dec 3, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. At the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), Leaders, Ministers, and other representatives _x000D__x000D_ +from UN Member States endorsed a historic resolution that will address the full lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, including its production, design and disposal. The resolution establishes an _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)-1, which will begin at Punta Del Este, _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay, Nov 28-Dec 3 2022, with great responsibility to draft a global legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +agreement by the end of 2024. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The instrument will cover alternatives to address the full lifecycle of plastics, the design of _x000D__x000D_ +reusable and recyclable products and materials, and the need for enhanced international _x000D__x000D_ +collaboration to facilitate access to technology, capacity building and scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. This is indeed a timely undertaking. UNEP reports that plastic production has soared from _x000D__x000D_ +2 million tons in 1950 to 348 million tons in 2017, becoming a global industry valued at _x000D__x000D_ +US$522.6 billion. By 2040, the number is expected to double in capacity. Plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +and pollution will impact climate change, nature loss, and pollution. The future of our earth. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Bearing in mind the mission it carries and the task ahead, the Government of Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +attaches great importance to the establishment of INC. This will be our collective effort to _x000D__x000D_ +address the issue in a long-term approach, as well as to strengthen multilateral cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +in environmental and climate actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Indonesia has a national policy to address marine litter and plastic pollution, which has _x000D__x000D_ +been seriously implemented. For instance, within 2 years, Indonesia has succeeded to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce marine plastic litter by 28.50% - from 615,675 tons in 2018 to 440,200 tons in 2021. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. From a regulatory framework, Indonesia has a National Plan of Action on Marine Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Debris 2017-2025 and Indonesian Ocean Policy which serves as a legal and policy _x000D__x000D_ +framework to eradicate marine plastic pollution. We have regulated producers to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +the waste that comes from their products, packaging, and container as well as from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +bags. The action provides a roadmap of waste reduction by Producer in the period of 2020- _x000D__x000D_ +2029 by implementing waste limitations through a re-design programme and take back_x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +scheme for recycling and reusing with a target of 30% of the total production of goods and _x000D__x000D_ +packaging in 2029. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. As a vast archipelagic country, we have also established several programme actions to _x000D__x000D_ +combat marine litter and plastic pollution including building plastic waste facility on _x000D__x000D_ +Islands, building plastic waste treatment facilities and applying ISO 14000 at National _x000D__x000D_ +Fishery Ports, and providing SOP of sustainable fishery. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. We also realize that there are opportunities that arise from sound management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. Indonesia produces around 68.5 million tons of waste every year, of which 17% are _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. They are potential for reuse and recycling process, including as materials in _x000D__x000D_ +industry or other economic activities. Indonesia, therefore, continues to innovate and _x000D__x000D_ +invent, to create an integrated circular economy process. This also includes initiatives in _x000D__x000D_ +financing or incentives, that enable contribution from everyone. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Such positive direction nonetheless, we understand that we still need to work even harder _x000D__x000D_ +and advance effective global collaboration, to achieve our target of reducing plastic litter. _x000D__x000D_ +Inviting other parties such as local authorities, businesses, NPO/NGO, and academia to join _x000D__x000D_ +the effort is a must. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. UNEA Resolution 5/14 entitled Ending plastic pollution: towards an internationally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument makes it clear that the main output of the Resolution is an internationally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument. In this context, we consider it important that all member states need _x000D__x000D_ +to have a clear definition of a legally binding instrument, with the intention that all parties _x000D__x000D_ +have the same understanding of this issue, including the basic aspects of mandatory or _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary, or a combination of both. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. UNEA resolution 5/14 to end plastic pollution calls for a full lifecycle approach to using _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. We are of the view that there is still no general explanation that defines what a full _x000D__x000D_ +plastics lifecycle approach is. So, we hope that this approach can help in solving the problem _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste in a comprehensive and integrated manner from upstream to downstream. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. As we know the Basel Convention regulates plastics waste, especially trans-boundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement of plastics waste. We need to ensure that there is synergy between the existing _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention and the legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution as the result of _x000D__x000D_ +this INC. We also need to avoid any duplication between the two instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Member states are not in the same level in terms of capacity and capability to ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +smooth implementation of the upcoming legally binding instrument of the INC. It is _x000D__x000D_ +imperative to identify the need of member states for capacity, technology, and financial _x000D__x000D_ +needs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. For this reason, Indonesia is committed to actively take part in the INC-1, to contribute to _x000D__x000D_ +pathing the ways to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +*** _x000D__x000D_ +AGENDA 4 _x000D__x000D_ +SUB ITEM 3, B. MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND _x000D__x000D_ +FINANCE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Discussion on means of implementation, including capacity building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +finance should be conducted hand-in-hand with the discussion on the related substantive _x000D__x000D_ +matter. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We should not discuss only the concerned substance matter, but then discuss the means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation on a much later stage. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Instead, discussion on substance must immediately be accompanied by the discussion on means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation related to the substance. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +As our delegation have mentioned in our previous intervention, this legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should create the needed level playing field to ensure the effective implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +→ This level-playing field is created through capacity building, technical and financial assistance _x000D__x000D_ +for developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, this legally binding instrument should also create enabling environment for _x000D__x000D_ +promoting cooperation among developing countries through South-South Cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +758,Japan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_all_statements.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ +Japan Statement, 28 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +under agenda item 4 _x000D__x000D_ +The first session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias Sr Presidente, felicitationes por su eleccion. _x000D__x000D_ +Japan associates itself with the Statement by Jordan on behalf of the Asia Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +Group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan is proactively addressing plastic pollution. Japan wishes to take a leading role in _x000D__x000D_ +the INC to produce an effective and progressive instrument for all States. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC should fully capitalize on the wide and strong support to the “End plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution” resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Directly going to substance, Japan considers the following to be essential elements of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First, general and simple objectives, centered around the mitigation of adverse impact _x000D__x000D_ +by plastic pollution to the environment and biodiversity and to protect human health _x000D__x000D_ +from potential risks. Plastic is useful and can be reused and recycled. Plastic itself is _x000D__x000D_ +not entirely dangerous. Risks should be considered carefully based on solid scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence. The issue is not eliminating plastic. What would have happened without _x000D__x000D_ +syringes for COVID-19 vaccines? It is essentially about circular use of plastic, and _x000D__x000D_ +finding viable alternatives to non-essential plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Second element: a clear common goal. A possible goal is aiming to reduce additional _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution particularly in the marine environment to zero by a certain year. The _x000D__x000D_ +Osaka Blue Ocean Vision is now shared by more than 80 countries and regions. The _x000D__x000D_ +target year is 2050. Now there is growing support to the target year 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +Let's negotiate an ambitious goal agreeable to all, together with the rest of the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Third, an appropriate mechanism to be established by States to promote an essential _x000D__x000D_ +and effective circular economy on plastic and to control leakage. It should engage all _x000D__x000D_ +the stakeholders from industries to civil society. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Member States must take necessary measures covering every stage of plastic lifecycle, _x000D__x000D_ +including production, sales, distribution, consumption, waste management and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal, to realize a reduce, reuse, recycle and renewable society. The instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should provide a list of effective measures from which Parties will choose, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +There are various pathways. One-size-fits-all restrictions on the production or use of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic may not work for all countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Fourth, national action plans including all relevant national measures, mid-term and _x000D__x000D_ +long-term strategies and other appropriate relevant information. National plans and _x000D__x000D_ +their implementation would be reviewed collectively in light of the objectives and goal _x000D__x000D_ +under a robust and transparent PDCA cycle, making it possible for all States to _x000D__x000D_ +progressively improve their efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building, technical assistance and financial assistance should be addressed. _x000D__x000D_ +The content may vary corresponding to the level of ambition of the objectives, goal, _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and measures. We should negotiate those first. Japan is willing to continue _x000D__x000D_ +support to States without enough capacity. _x000D__x000D_ +I am pleased to announce that Japan, to express strong commitment, is planning to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute approximately 820,000 USD to the budget of UNEP for the organization of _x000D__x000D_ +INC 1 to INC 3, pending approval by the Diet of Japan. _x000D__x000D_ +Blaise Pascal said: ‘The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire _x000D__x000D_ +ocean is affected by a pebble.’ _x000D__x000D_ +Let's act together for our ocean, for our planet. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan Statement, 30 November 2022  _x000D__x000D_ +The first session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment under agenda item 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Scope, objective(s) and options for the structure of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Potential elements, including elements: a. Core obligations, control measures and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary approaches as well as national action plans; b. Means of implementation, _x000D__x000D_ +including capacity building, technical assistance, and finance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following points should be considered:  _x000D__x000D_ + Technological and scientific characteristics of plastics and their high-utility in the _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic context  _x000D__x000D_ + There is no sufficient established scientific data showing negative impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution on human health and the environment  _x000D__x000D_ + Engagement by both plastic consuming and emitting countries is a key factor  _x000D__x000D_ + Plastic pollution needs be tackled through full-lifecycle approach, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances and capacities  _x000D__x000D_ +  _x000D__x000D_ +Objectives and goal:   _x000D__x000D_ + Halting and reversing biodiversity loss, protect human health from potential risks _x000D__x000D_ +caused by plastic pollution including in the marine environment while recognizing _x000D__x000D_ +the important role of plastic for society  _x000D__x000D_ + Related risks of plastic pollution to human health should be carefully considered _x000D__x000D_ +based on the future progress of scientific knowledge and evidence  _x000D__x000D_ + Setting a clear global common goal such as Osaka Blue Ocean Vision or its _x000D__x000D_ +advanced version in the instrument.   _x000D__x000D_ + Feasible approach would be all Member States aim to reduce additional plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution particularly in the marine environment to zero by a certain year  _x000D__x000D_ + Substantial issues come first. Structure should be corresponding to substance _x000D__x000D_ +particularly obligations and measures   _x000D__x000D_ +  _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations and measures:   _x000D__x000D_ + Parties shall establish an appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy on plastic and control plastic leakage into the marine and other _x000D__x000D_ +environment.   _x000D__x000D_ + Parties shall take all necessary measures to promote reduce, reuse, recycle and _x000D__x000D_ +renewable measures in society by selecting appropriate effective measures which _x000D__x000D_ +cover whole lifecycle stage of plastics taking into account national circumstances  _x000D__x000D_ + Measures chosen by Parties shall be reflected in national action plans and their _x000D__x000D_ +efforts should be reported and reviewed periodically  _x000D__x000D_ + Checking the global progress made by all Parties is necessary. Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of fundamental measures to prevent leakage such as waste management should _x000D__x000D_ +be given priority  _x000D__x000D_ + The national action plan should include targets and actions in the medium-term _x000D__x000D_ +and long-term strategies towards realization of the global goal and objectives _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument  _x000D__x000D_ + Imposing a ban of the production or use of plastic should be categorized as a _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary measure taking into account national circumstances and its _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic impacts including its effectiveness  _x000D__x000D_ + Parties shall promote reduction of unnecessary single-use plastics which are _x000D__x000D_ +not covered by the circular economy system  _x000D__x000D_ + A transparent and robust PDCA mechanism for assessment of member states’ _x000D__x000D_ +action based on the standardized and periodic reporting and peer review should _x000D__x000D_ +be established  _x000D__x000D_ + The mechanism should ensure continued and strengthened actions of the _x000D__x000D_ +individual countries and their collective achievement towards the global goal  _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A list of measures that Parties may choose from:   _x000D__x000D_ +  _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction of plastic usage, promoting sustainable product design for the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +promoting development and usage of substitute materials, reduction of unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics, collecting and recycling used plastic by production sectors  _x000D__x000D_ +     _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction of unnecessary single-use plastics, collecting and recycling used plastics _x000D__x000D_ +by distribution/consumption sectors   _x000D__x000D_ +   < Waste management and disposal stage>  _x000D__x000D_ +Sorting, collecting and recycling plastics at municipality level, engagement by waste _x000D__x000D_ +management industries to reduce plastic waste and enhance recycling, crackdown on _x000D__x000D_ +illegal dumping, sound waste disposal and collecting coastal plastic debris.  _x000D__x000D_ +  _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building, technical assistance and financial assistance  _x000D__x000D_ + Capacity building, technical assistance and financial system should be _x000D__x000D_ +addressed in a correct manner. Content may vary corresponding to the level of _x000D__x000D_ +ambition of the objectives, goals, obligations and measures. All parties to the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty should equally respond to the common objectives and common goal. _x000D__x000D_ +Japan is willing to continue to support bilaterally mostly to States without _x000D__x000D_ +capacity to implement measures including waste management  _x000D__x000D_ + We should prioritize those countries who are most in need.   _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan Statement, 1st December 2022  _x000D__x000D_ +The first session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment under agenda item 4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-Support to monitoring and evaluation of progress in, and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of implementation and national reporting; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans will constitute the most essential part of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument particularly with regard to monitoring and evaluating _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and progress. _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans and implementation of the plans shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reviewed collectively under a robust and transparent PDCA _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, in light of the objectives and common goal of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Experts on plastic and the Conference of Parities will _x000D__x000D_ +have a role in the peer review. _x000D__x000D_ +The mechanism should ensure the continued progressive _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening of actions of all individual Parties and also _x000D__x000D_ +collective achievement over time towards the global goal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An instrument allowing the progressive strengthening of efforts is _x000D__x000D_ +important taking into account the fact that science and technology _x000D__x000D_ +is expected to make progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The implementation of fundamental measures to prevent leakage, _x000D__x000D_ +including waste management should be monitored as a priority. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans shall be updated regularly. The updated _x000D__x000D_ +plans shall not be less ambitious than the previous plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to facilitate comparison of efforts, there should be a _x000D__x000D_ +common format for the NAP. The format used in the G20 _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter _x000D__x000D_ +may serve as a basis for the instrument. The G20 format was _x000D__x000D_ +agreed by G20, of course, a group which includes many countries _x000D__x000D_ +where plastic is produced and from which there is plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +into the ocean. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The format includes: _x000D__x000D_ +Legal _x000D__x000D_ +Framework, _x000D__x000D_ +National _x000D__x000D_ +Action _x000D__x000D_ +Plan, _x000D__x000D_ +Measures _x000D__x000D_ +(Environmentally sound waste management, Cleanup of marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter, Promotion of innovative solutions, Education and _x000D__x000D_ +awareness raising, Monitoring & Scientific research on marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter, Best practices, (National level, Local Level, Private _x000D__x000D_ +sector, International cooperation). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The periodic stocktake of global efforts should also take place _x000D__x000D_ +regularly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-Other aspects, including scientific and technical cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination, research and awareness raising; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan recognize that science is important. However, we are not _x000D__x000D_ +sure that all delegations here have a common basis of science. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific data and socio-economic knowledge of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +are still limited and therefore, it would be crucial to take _x000D__x000D_ +advantage of data and knowledge possessed by international, _x000D__x000D_ +regional and national research institutions in close cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We propose that comprehensive monitoring be conducted on the _x000D__x000D_ +current situation of plastic pollution including where it takes place, _x000D__x000D_ +how much is emitted, how it moves, what is the forecast. We should _x000D__x000D_ +enrich scientific knowledge regarding the ecological impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. To establish common methodology, harmonizing _x000D__x000D_ +the guidelines of monitoring would be necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to develop a continuous reporting mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties will have to continuously report the volume of plastic litter _x000D__x000D_ +emitted in their territory. Guidelines for a common inventory _x000D__x000D_ +would be required to ensure comparability of data. It is necessary _x000D__x000D_ +to evaluate the progress of implementation of the instrument. For _x000D__x000D_ +that, objective and regular comparison of plastic emissions by _x000D__x000D_ +country and monitoring progress will be key. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan would prefer to have discussions on an eventual subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +body on science and technology further down the road, in a _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated manner with provisions on scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and provisions on research. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-Stakeholder participation and action _x000D__x000D_ +Japan supports robust participation of stakeholders in the _x000D__x000D_ +development and implementation of the instrument. In order for _x000D__x000D_ +States to promote an essential and effective circular economy on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, taking into account national circumstances, involvement _x000D__x000D_ +and efforts by the stakeholders are critical. We welcome _x000D__x000D_ +engagement with the stakeholders including but not limited to the _x000D__x000D_ +civil society, industry, academia, local communities and regional _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, in the INC process in the form of multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +forums or intersessional inputs. The multi-stakeholder forum in _x000D__x000D_ +INC2 could be two days long within the available funds. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition to expressions of opinions and positions, we look forward _x000D__x000D_ +to factual and concrete written contributions in a timely manner, _x000D__x000D_ +so that the richness of their knowledge and experience can be _x000D__x000D_ +adequately taken into account in each delegation's preparation to _x000D__x000D_ +the negotiations. Lessons learned, success stories, best practices, _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings, information on technological advances are _x000D__x000D_ +welcome. It will be up to the delegations to translate the input into _x000D__x000D_ +legal language. We support the holding of an intersessional online _x000D__x000D_ +multi-stakeholder forum well in advance of INC2. In person _x000D__x000D_ +discussions, written contributions and online exchanges will _x000D__x000D_ +together create synergy. That is what post COVID-19 multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder diplomacy is about. _x000D__x000D_ +Japan is ready to discuss provisions on the involvement of _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders in the implementation of the instrument at the _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate timing. There are useful precedents including _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan is also ready to engage directly with stakeholders. We are _x000D__x000D_ +doing so domestically, and internationally. Such contacts add _x000D__x000D_ +reality to our negotiations. We will continue to engage with _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders until the instrument is adopted and, of course, _x000D__x000D_ +beyond in the implementation phase. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan Statement, 2nd December 2022  _x000D__x000D_ +The first session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment under agenda item 4 “Sequencing and recommended _x000D__x000D_ +further work to be undertaken” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The delegation of Japan expresses gratitude to the Chair and the co-_x000D__x000D_ +facilitators of the informal group for listening carefully to the views of _x000D__x000D_ +Committee Members on the issues of intersessional work and engagement _x000D__x000D_ +of multi-stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The report by the co-facilitators was the result of long discussions over the _x000D__x000D_ +past few days, and my delegation respects the outcome. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC2 seems so far away, I mean in time. For me, personally, and for Japan, _x000D__x000D_ +as a delegations, it will probably be after an important diplomatic event Japan _x000D__x000D_ +will host in May. In order to use the time in between efficiently, delegations _x000D__x000D_ +have to do their homework. Our delegation will certainly do so. We have _x000D__x000D_ +come to the beautiful city of Punta del Este, also renowned as the sacred city _x000D__x000D_ +for trade lawyers in the context of the Uruguay round, with certain ideas on _x000D__x000D_ +how the instrument will look like. We have heard each other. Each delegation _x000D__x000D_ +will have to take home what we have heard, including from the stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +in the multi-stakeholders forum, and from the statements of observers from _x000D__x000D_ +the floor, as well as through informal contacts in the hall. We have to _x000D__x000D_ +capitalize on the enthusiasm of UNEA resolution 5/14 and start transforming _x000D__x000D_ +the energy into essential elements and then into legal text. In this regard, we _x000D__x000D_ +should perhaps remind ourselves that international instruments address _x000D__x000D_ +primarily the States Parties. We should be discussing what obligations or _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary measures the State Party is to undertake. In treaty language, we are _x000D__x000D_ +talking about Parties shall do something, Parties are encouraged to do _x000D__x000D_ +something, or Parties shall endeavor to do something. Then, usually, the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties follow by domestic legislation or policy in an appropriate manner. _x000D__x000D_ +Japan never becomes a party of an international agreement without passing _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary domestic measures at the same time or beforehand. This is to _x000D__x000D_ +secure full compliance from day one. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan will participate actively in the intersessional work including the _x000D__x000D_ +submission of a written contribution, and the multi-stakeholder engagement. _x000D__x000D_ +On working methods in INC2 and beyond, the delegation of Japan accepts _x000D__x000D_ +the two streams of work proposed by the Chair. Japan agrees to the need to _x000D__x000D_ +work expeditiously and effectively. I have heard differing positions this week _x000D__x000D_ +on priorities among the elements. Capacity building depends on the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, control measures and assessment of progress. Obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +measures depend on national capacity to implement, for instance. The _x000D__x000D_ +bottom line, is that there is a correlation among the elements. Japan will _x000D__x000D_ +engage seriously in both work streams, it being understood that nothing is _x000D__x000D_ +agreed until everything is agreed. As I stated before, the instrument must be _x000D__x000D_ +an effective instrument for all States. I recall that the Statement made by _x000D__x000D_ +Jordan on behalf of the Asia Pacific Group stressed that the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should encourage participation and actions by all countries, whether large or _x000D__x000D_ +small, developed or developing, island or continental, coastal or land locked. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A medida que nos acercamos al final de la semana, esta delegación quisiera _x000D__x000D_ +expresar su agradecimiento al Presidente, Embajador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, _x000D__x000D_ +por su excelente liderazgo. También agradecemos a los amigos del _x000D__x000D_ +Presidente, la secretaría del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio _x000D__x000D_ +Ambiente, el país anfitrión y la ciudad anfitriona, los intérpretes y todo el _x000D__x000D_ +personal que ha hecho posible esta importante reunión. _x000D__x000D_ +También agradezco a todos los delegados y observadores, incluidas las _x000D__x000D_ +organizaciones internacionales y todas las partes interesadas, en particular _x000D__x000D_ +los representantes de la juventud y los pequeños Estados insulares en _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo, por su participación activa y constructiva. _x000D__x000D_ +Como dije en mi declaración de apertura, sigamos trabajando juntos por _x000D__x000D_ +nuestro océano y por nuestro planeta. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +759,Jordan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jordan_all_statements.pdf,[],['Jordan'],[],Members,statement," كيتسلابلا كص يف اهنيمضت بجي يتلا عيضاوملا صوصخب ندرلأا ةملك _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + ميحرلا نمحرلا الله مسب _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +،،سيئرلا ديسلا _x000D__x000D_ + دحلل ةمراصو ةددحم ماكحأب يكيتسلابلا ثولتلا نم دحلل انتاحومط يبلت ةيوق ةيقافتا دوجو ةرورضب نمؤن اننا_x000D__x000D_ + .ذيفنتلل تاودأ كلذ بلطتي ثيح ،ثولتلا نم _x000D__x000D_ +ماكحلأا تارايخ ضارعتسا مت نأ دعبو نييضاملا نيمويلا رادم ىلع نأ بجي ذيفنتلا تاودأ نأ ىرن اننإف_x000D__x000D_ +حلأا عم مجسنتو مءاوتت اهراتخن يتلا ةمزلملا ماك ةيوق ةيقافتا عضول ةفك يف ماكحلأا انعضو ام اذإف كلذل ،_x000D__x000D_ +كشب اهانددحو ريفوت انيلع بجي ،يفاو ل يملعلا ثحبلا لئاسوو ةباقرلاو لاثتملااو ذيفنتلا تاودأ نمضي يذلا_x000D__x000D_ + ديدج وه ام لك ىلع علاطلإاماكحلأا ةفاك يكاحت ةيوق ةيلام ةيلآ دوجو نأ ىرن يتلاو ، ليبسلا وه تددح يتلا_x000D__x000D_ + :ةيلاتلا ئدابملا ىلع ًءانب ليومتلا رداصم ريفوت بجيو ذيفنتلل يسيئرلا _x000D__x000D_ +- ةياقولا _x000D__x000D_ +- ةيامحلا _x000D__x000D_ +- عفدي ثولملا _x000D__x000D_ +- ةدتمملا جتنملا ةيلوؤسم _x000D__x000D_ 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+Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-1), Punta _x000D__x000D_ +del Este, Uruguay (28 November 2022) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by Josephine Moote, Deputy Permanent Representative of _x000D__x000D_ +Kiribati to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. President _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished Delegates, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since this is the first time that Kiribati takes the floor, please allow me to _x000D__x000D_ +share with you warm greetings and blessings from the President, The _x000D__x000D_ +Government and the people of Kiribati on whose behalf I am pleased to be _x000D__x000D_ +here. I am deeply honored for this opportunity to address this first session of _x000D__x000D_ +the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on an international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument on plastic pollution. I wish to begin by greeting you all in _x000D__x000D_ +my Kiribati language, “ Kam na bane ni mauri” meaning Blessings be upon _x000D__x000D_ +you all. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. President _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Like other delegations allow me to congratulate you as you take this _x000D__x000D_ +important role of leading our deliberations and assure you of my delegation’s _x000D__x000D_ +full support and cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ +I wish to convey with deep gratitude, our appreciation to the Government of _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay for the very warm hospitality accorded to us since our arrival in this _x000D__x000D_ +beautiful country of yours. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kiribati greatly appreciates this opportunity to participate at this first _x000D__x000D_ +substantive session of the Plastic Pollution Intergovernmental Conference _x000D__x000D_ +which we believe is not only timely but also critical particularly for small island _x000D__x000D_ +nations like Kiribati which are increasingly threatened by the ever-increasing _x000D__x000D_ +amount of plastic being produced by land-based industries and more and _x000D__x000D_ +more of such plastics ending up as wastes in the world’s oceans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our participation in this Conference is rooted in our belief that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution is a transboundary problem requiring multilateral measures. We _x000D__x000D_ +are grateful to UNEP and South Pacific Environment Programme SPREP _x000D__x000D_ +who continue to provide the information and data we needed to make our _x000D__x000D_ +participation in this historic process both meaningful and science - based. I _x000D__x000D_ +also wish to extend our sincere thanks to the facilitators for their unwavering _x000D__x000D_ +commitment in their guiding and leading roles and to all who contributed to _x000D__x000D_ +making this first intergovernmental session possible. I believe our presence _x000D__x000D_ +today to address the 1st Session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee is testament of our strong will to collaborate mutually in building _x000D__x000D_ +an effective and practical regime to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As a Small Island Developing State, we are facing real, immediate and _x000D__x000D_ +unique vulnerabilities linked to our geography and small size making us _x000D__x000D_ +susceptible to natural disasters in particular adverse impacts of climate _x000D__x000D_ +change. Marine Waste and pollution are among the top priority concerns of _x000D__x000D_ +the Kiribati Government that continue to threaten the health of our _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems, marine resources which in turn affect the health, wellbeing and _x000D__x000D_ +livelihood of our people. An estimated 13% of Kiribati’s waste stream is _x000D__x000D_ +comprised of plastic, and recent studies indicate a daily plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +generation of approximately 9.7 tones which have accumulated in landfills _x000D__x000D_ +and environment. This amount is significant for small island state like Kiribati _x000D__x000D_ +with lack of capacity and minimal proper treatment options to treat such _x000D__x000D_ +waste other than landfilling. The current recycling facility recover 40% of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic bottles. Despite our challenges in adapting to the severe impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +climate change and disasters overwhelming our local resources, Kiribati _x000D__x000D_ +remains committed to address plastic pollution. Kiribati has produced the _x000D__x000D_ +Kiribati Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy 2020-2030, _x000D__x000D_ +identifying plastic waste as the top waste stream. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There has been a national effort to reduce plastic consumption and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution being put in place, which includes the banning of the single use _x000D__x000D_ +shopping bags, disposable nappies and ice block plastic bags. In 2019, _x000D__x000D_ +Kiribati has joined other Pacific Islands endorsed the Pacific Regional _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration on the Prevention of Marine Litter and Plastic pollution and its _x000D__x000D_ +Impacts and which is consistent with the Kiribati integrated environment _x000D__x000D_ +policy which is in its final draft version provides an overarching national long _x000D__x000D_ +term policy strategy and framework for integrating environment protection, _x000D__x000D_ +management, and mainstreaming environment protection into all economic _x000D__x000D_ +and socio-cultural sectors. However, the lack of resources including limited _x000D__x000D_ +land space, technical capacity to manage such wastes in environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner has severely impeded the ability of government to effectively _x000D__x000D_ +implement its policy. We acknowledge the assistance from our generous _x000D__x000D_ +donor partners who have supported us in our projects for a safer and _x000D__x000D_ +healthier environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the global level, science and reports have shown the world’s cities _x000D__x000D_ +produce 2.2 billion tones of waste every year more than the amount _x000D__x000D_ +produced a decade ago. That said pollution is not a new phenomenon and _x000D__x000D_ +proper management of wastes in their different forms, in particular plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +must be our priority. This is why we are committed to be part of this legal _x000D__x000D_ +framework to ensure that our environment and “oceans” continue to be _x000D__x000D_ +protected from plastic pollution. As an Ocean State, our vast ocean provides _x000D__x000D_ +us with abundant resources- the ocean is the mainstay of not only our _x000D__x000D_ +economy, but our sustainable lives, our culture and our future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kiribati recognizes that while there is an obligation for us all to work towards _x000D__x000D_ +an agreement that covers full lifecycle of plastic and promotes circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy to support Sound Management of Plastic wastes, we are keen to _x000D__x000D_ +see consideration of the Small Island Developing States special _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, who are not major producer but are affected by its impacts. . _x000D__x000D_ +It is also important to ensure that the agreement specify clear mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +for capacity building, technical and financial assistance and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer for the equitable sharing among parties involved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As we strive for the new robust and ambitious legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution including in the marine environment, we should not allow _x000D__x000D_ +ourselves to depart from the narrative of working together in true spirit of _x000D__x000D_ +multilateralism to be able to put in place an instrument that is workable, _x000D__x000D_ +doable and implementable not only by the few capable and resource rich _x000D__x000D_ +states but by all. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Let me conclude by sharing with you all our traditional Kiribati blessings of _x000D__x000D_ +Te Mauri, Te Raoi, aoTe Tabomoa. May health peace and prosperity be with _x000D__x000D_ +us all. Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +761,Malaysia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_all_statements.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],[],Members,statement,"MALAYSIA NATIONAL STATEMENT FOR THE INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +MONDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTA DEL ESTE CONVENTION CENTRE, URUGUAY _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr Chair, for allowing Malaysia to take the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia would like to align itself to the statement made by Jordan on behalf of Asia _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific Group and begin by congratulating you Mr. Chair on your appointment, and to _x000D__x000D_ +express our appreciation for the work and commitment by the Secretariat in organizing _x000D__x000D_ +this meeting. To the government of Uruguay, we thank you for hosting the INC-1, and _x000D__x000D_ +for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to us. _x000D__x000D_ +Your excellencies and distinguished delegates, _x000D__x000D_ +Today, the world is facing severe, transboundary plastic pollution, impacting human _x000D__x000D_ +life and the environment alike. Without effective intervention, this severe impact will be _x000D__x000D_ +inherited by generations to come. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All plastics are not the same, and therefore, should not be treated as so. Our mission _x000D__x000D_ +here should focus on reducing unnecessary and problematic plastics and explore _x000D__x000D_ +smart, safe and sustainable ways to use plastics, without hampering the economic _x000D__x000D_ +benefits of plastics. Malaysia calls for the negotiations to include the elements of _x000D__x000D_ +potential economic benefits in ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Developing an ambitious yet practical instrument calls for an honest, transparent, open _x000D__x000D_ +and inclusive negotiation sessions so that no country is left behind. The success of _x000D__x000D_ +establishing the draft zero legal text depends highly on the inclusiveness, and flexibility _x000D__x000D_ +of the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Your excellencies and distinguished delegates, _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument must consider truly comprehensive and viable solutions, with full life-_x000D__x000D_ +cycle approach over the entire ecosystem of plastics, and across all sectors, both _x000D__x000D_ +formal and informal. Solutions must be science-based to avoid non-viability and risking _x000D__x000D_ +greenwashing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia emphasizes the importance of adequate, coordinated, stable and predictable _x000D__x000D_ +financing, for instance, through a dedicated multilateral funds, to be embedded into _x000D__x000D_ +the structure of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Innovation and technology transfer are key, especially in the area of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. However, they must be equally accessible and competitively priced for _x000D__x000D_ +all countries. The progress of our effort must also be reflected through a robust, _x000D__x000D_ +transparent and harmonized global reporting mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Although plastic pollution transcends beyond borders, the most effective work begins _x000D__x000D_ +at home. Therefore, implementation measures should be country driven and _x000D__x000D_ +considered in the local context taking into consideration national circumstances, _x000D__x000D_ +country readiness and capabilities. The role of informal sector too, must be understood _x000D__x000D_ +deeper in local context, to ensure the instrument’s ability to connect the dots and close _x000D__x000D_ +the loop in transitioning towards effective circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The success of the instrument calls for a whole of nation approach, allowing for the _x000D__x000D_ +voice of all stakeholders to be heard. Through this approach, stakeholders shall _x000D__x000D_ +equally share the responsibility of ending plastic pollution within their dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +capacity in this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia looks forward to a productive INC-1 and to developing an ambitious, _x000D__x000D_ +practical, economically and environmentally sustainable, and ultimately socially _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive and just instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Allow me to end our statement by wishing the best of luck to our host country and _x000D__x000D_ +those competing in the Qatar World Cup 2022. May the friendship and unity on the _x000D__x000D_ +field extends here in the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA INTERVENTION : SUB-ITEMS UNDER AGENDA ITEM 4 (30 NOVEMBER _x000D__x000D_ +2022) _x000D__x000D_ +2. SCOPE, OBJECTIVE(S) AND OPTIONS FOR THE STRUCTURE OF THE INSTRUMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Chair _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The grand objective of this instrument should be pragmatic and grounded on the basis _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment taking into consideration the increased _x000D__x000D_ +impact of plastic pollution on marine biodiversity, ecosystem, society and economies _x000D__x000D_ +though the prevention, reduction and better management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +We are of the view that targeted intervention across plastic value chain is needed. We _x000D__x000D_ +must acknowledge that currently there is a big gap in waste management across the _x000D__x000D_ +globe especially in most of developing countries. Therefore, the scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should provide for a progressive approach in mobilizing specific interventions. We see _x000D__x000D_ +the need to start with a clear focus on preventing, reducing and better managing the _x000D__x000D_ +unavoidable, most problematic and harmful plastic waste and move up the value chain _x000D__x000D_ +in a progressive manner through a country driven initiatives taking into account national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +We do acknowledge that this requires an overall system change that addresses full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics, and we need to understand plastic is all dimension. Production of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic are as critically important as the disposal and its end of life. However, plastic is _x000D__x000D_ +yet to exist at the point of extraction of fossil resources. Plastic only becomes material _x000D__x000D_ +at the stage of polymerization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +We should not generalize control on the use of plastic and its component unless they _x000D__x000D_ +have been officially sanctioned and scientifically proven to be hazardous or _x000D__x000D_ +carcinogenic. So, our discussion should always be based on science and scientific data. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally Chair, Malaysia views that substantive matters must be first identified and _x000D__x000D_ +deliberated thoroughly. Only then should the structure be established, based on the _x000D__x000D_ +substantive matter. This allows the parties to evaluate the best and most effective _x000D__x000D_ +structures for all countries. However, certain degrees of flexibility must be exercised in _x000D__x000D_ +the structure to ensure the ability of the instrument to evolve according to future _x000D__x000D_ +deliberations on specific, scientific and technical matters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA INTERVENTION SUB-ITEMS UNDER AGENDA 4 (1 DECEMBER 2022) _x000D__x000D_ +3(C) POTENTIAL ELEMENT OF SUPPORT TO MONITORING AND EVALUATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF PROGRESS IN, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND _x000D__x000D_ +NATIONAL REPORTING _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +As we all know, stages of implementation of national action plan vary among Member _x000D__x000D_ +States. We know for sure in some other countries, such policies have been introduced _x000D__x000D_ +long ago and have been well established. Hence, the level of implementation progress _x000D__x000D_ +as well as its reporting differs while progressing towards the global commons. _x000D__x000D_ +National efforts to address plastic pollution require regional cooperation as well as _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation on topics such as alternative, standards, product design and _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste, among others. On this note Chair, we too need to _x000D__x000D_ +acknowledge the reality on the ground especially in developing countries where data _x000D__x000D_ +is lacking. And data being the key component in reporting, we strongly suggest for this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to take into account this gap and challenge and ensure fair and just _x000D__x000D_ +transition in formulating provisions on national reporting taking into account country _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure comparability and usefulness of data, a harmonised monitoring mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +must be in place, including clear definitions of what needs to be reported, content, data _x000D__x000D_ +parameters as well as methodologies. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA INTERVENTION FOR SUB-ITEMS UNDER AGENDA 4 (1 DECEMBER _x000D__x000D_ +2022) _x000D__x000D_ +3(D) OTHER ASPECTS (SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND _x000D__x000D_ +COORDINATION, RESEARCH AND AWARENESS RISING) _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination undeniably plays a pivotal role _x000D__x000D_ +in ensuring the effectiveness of the instrument and eventually, in ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Cooperation and coordination are also key in narrowing the scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical gaps between developed and developing nations, while accelerating and _x000D__x000D_ +complementing efforts and progress made at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Malaysia strongly proposes for the establishment of a scientific advisory _x000D__x000D_ +panel. Not only that Chair, it is equally important to establish a socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +advisory panel as an initiative to facilitate effective negotiation process. These panels _x000D__x000D_ +will provide a platform for the parties to access peer-reviewed, high impact scientific _x000D__x000D_ +research findings, among others, and to incorporate these findings in national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans and strategies. This is also to ensure cooperation, effective coordination, _x000D__x000D_ +continuity and coherence between the instrument and existing multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements in order to avoid duplications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is also necessary for the instrument to include mechanisms that provide _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive socioeconomic assessment in the context of plastic pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic economy. This is especially important considering, the differences in national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and socioeconomic situation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, despite multiple efforts to increase awareness, behavioural change of industry _x000D__x000D_ +and business players as well as the public remains one of the biggest challenges in _x000D__x000D_ +addressing plastic pollution and waste management. This challenge calls for targeted _x000D__x000D_ +outreach efforts as well as dedicated communication, education and public awareness _x000D__x000D_ +programs to influence and encourage behavioural change. Malaysia underscores the _x000D__x000D_ +urgent need for increased collaborative efforts between the state and non-state actors _x000D__x000D_ +to complement each other’s efforts and hard work in advocacy and raising awareness _x000D__x000D_ +in ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA INTERVENTION FOR SUB-ITEMS UNDER AGENDA 4 (1 DECEMBER _x000D__x000D_ +2022) _x000D__x000D_ +3(E) STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND ACTION _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia reiterates its acknowledgement and recognition of the important roles played _x000D__x000D_ +by multi stakeholders as well as non-state actors and expresses appreciation on the _x000D__x000D_ +contributions by the stakeholders thus far. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Malaysia proposes that the engagement with stakeholders must be in the form _x000D__x000D_ +of two-way communication to ensure understanding, clarity and productive _x000D__x000D_ +discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Malaysia supports the proposals of holding stakeholder engagement and _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional sessions either via online, in person or hybrid. However, _x000D__x000D_ +consideration must be given on the issue of time differences across regions to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure effective and maximum participation by all stakeholders including _x000D__x000D_ +member states, if it is done virtually. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Funding to mobilize stakeholder engagement sessions should also be borne by _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders to ensure fair and balanced sharing of responsibility and financial _x000D__x000D_ +burden across the boards. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Funding should also be provided for participants from member states to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive participation. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Submissions by stakeholders should focus on exploring creative and innovative _x000D__x000D_ +solutions rather than in form of statements or demand lists. We are all in this _x000D__x000D_ +together and only together we can address this huge task presented before us. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Malaysia also requests for the secretariat to provide clarity on how we could _x000D__x000D_ +incorporate stakeholder input into the negotiations. Currently, we see it just as _x000D__x000D_ +information sharing. What we need at this time is a solution in implementing the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and addressing the issue. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Lastly Chair, Malaysia proposes to explore a more targeted and thematic-based _x000D__x000D_ +engagement through regional-based stakeholder engagement sessions. This _x000D__x000D_ +would provide deeper understanding in local context. This is instrumental for _x000D__x000D_ +the negotiations, as the instrument must take into account national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA INTERVENTION FOR SUB-ITEMS UNDER AGENDA ITEM 4 _x000D__x000D_ +(2 DECEMBER 2022) _x000D__x000D_ +5 OTHER MATTERS (DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT SESSION OF THE INC) _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Firstly, Malaysia would like to express our gratitude to the government and the _x000D__x000D_ +people of Uruguay for the successful hosting of INC1 in the beautiful Punta del _x000D__x000D_ +Este. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +We have come to the final day of INC1, where we have shared positions, _x000D__x000D_ +perspectives and concerns while accumulating vast amount of information _x000D__x000D_ +between parties and non-parties stakeholders in the past few days. and, there is _x000D__x000D_ +still much left to be done as we advance to INC2 next year. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Moving forward chair, Malaysia aligns our view with Japan on behalf of Asia _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific region in expressing our gratitude to France for hosting the upcoming _x000D__x000D_ +INC2 in May 2023 and also wishes to support Kenya, Canada and The Republic _x000D__x000D_ +of Korea to host the INC3,4 and 5. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Malaysia would like to extend its gratitude to the Chair as well as the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +for their tireless works during the INC1 and in preparation for the upcoming INC2. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +762,Marshall Islands,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/marshal_islandsi-inc_1_national_statement.11282022_0.pdf,[],['Marshall Islands'],[],Members,statement,"Iokwe in raelep. The Republic of Marshall Islands is a chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls impacted _x000D__x000D_ +disproportionately by plastic pollution. Because of this, we have national legislation banning the _x000D__x000D_ +importation, manufacture, sale or distribution of styrofoam cups and plates, disposable plastic cups _x000D__x000D_ +and plates, and plastic shopping bags. We have already implemented a container deposit law to _x000D__x000D_ +encourage recycling. In the Marshall Islands retailers only promote reusable bags or reuse cardboard _x000D__x000D_ +boxes. Yet, single use and other plastic pollution, including from the fishing industry, dominates our _x000D__x000D_ +shores, breaking down and choking the marine life. _x000D__x000D_ +The atolls of the Marshall Islands are only 12 inches or so above sea level at high tide. They are flat. _x000D__x000D_ +However, we now have a new and growing mountain in our landscape. A mountain made of trash. _x000D__x000D_ +The scientific evidence is clear: plastics breakdown into microplastics found in the air, water, and even in _x000D__x000D_ +fish and other marine life. There are over 10,000 chemicals found in plastics and as they break down, _x000D__x000D_ +these chemicals leak into the environment, poisoning our foods, the ocean, the fish we eat, even the air _x000D__x000D_ +we breathe. We need an agreement that takes both the health and environmental crisis into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +Different nations, individuals and groups attending the INC have expressed their concerns on plastics - _x000D__x000D_ +they have brought detailed evidence that describe what has been happening in their communities. It _x000D__x000D_ +must be mentioned, this conversation has been going on for many years while business continues as _x000D__x000D_ +usual yet little progress has been made. _x000D__x000D_ +I have two young sons back home in the Marshalls. I ask your help, all of you present here. Let us work _x000D__x000D_ +together to develop this instrument to reduce the overproduction of plastics and address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including marine plastic pollution. Help me ensure that my sons, our future generation, do not _x000D__x000D_ +grow up on an atoll island made up of mountains of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +763,Micronesia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/federated_states_of_micronesia_monitoring_and_evaluation_of_progress_0.pdf,[],['Micronesia'],[],Members,statement,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Federated States of Micronesia on Agenda Item 4.3(d) at Plastics INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We agree that cooperation and coordination between bodies that conduct research into and _x000D__x000D_ +disseminate knowledge about plastic production, consumption, and pollution will be key to the _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation of the ILBI. The Secretariat, in document UNEP/PP/INC.1/10, has _x000D__x000D_ +helpfully identified a wide number of existing international instruments and intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +processes that could be relevant in this matter, including the BRS Conventions, the UN _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Law of the Sea, the CBD, and the UNFCCC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As announced by AOSIS and the Pacific SIDS earlier this session, we support the establishment _x000D__x000D_ +of a scientific, economic, and technical body under the ILBI that will provide key advice and _x000D__x000D_ +guidance to Parties to the ILBI upon the request of those Parties. In the view of the FSM, such a _x000D__x000D_ +body could, upon the request of the Parties to the ILBI, synthesize key data, information, and _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge produced by similar bodies under other instruments and processes to develop a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive understanding of the plastic pollution crisis, which could then provide a basis for _x000D__x000D_ +robust recommendations to the Parties of the ILBI in the implementation of the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As also announced by AOSIS earlier this session, including this morning, the work of a _x000D__x000D_ +scientific, economic, and technical body under the ILBI could provide a platform for the _x000D__x000D_ +consideration and transmission, in a rights-based manner, of traditional knowledge, knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems of relevance to understanding the impacts _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution on health and the environment as well as how to address those impacts. This _x000D__x000D_ +is in line with paragraph 4(d) of the UNEA resolution launching the INC process, in which we all _x000D__x000D_ +agreed that when we deliberate on the ILBI in the INC, we consider, among other things, the best _x000D__x000D_ +available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +systems. In that respect, we echo the interventions before us of the EU and its Member States, _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States, among others, that it is critical _x000D__x000D_ +to have a clear and comprehensive understanding of traditional knowledge, knowledge of _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems in order to inform actions under the ILBI, _x000D__x000D_ +alongside the important contributions of science. The intervention from the observer from the _x000D__x000D_ +Inuit Circumpolar Council earlier today provided a useful example of the complementarity _x000D__x000D_ +between science and Indigenous knowledge in the context of the governance of the central Arctic _x000D__x000D_ +Ocean through an international legally binding instrument. Key advisory bodies such as the _x000D__x000D_ +IPBES and the IPCC already incorporate the relevant knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local _x000D__x000D_ +communities to complement their evaluations of science. We have precedents we can cite and _x000D__x000D_ +build upon for our important work here. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +764,Mongolia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mongolias_statement_0.pdf,[],['Mongolia'],[],Members,statement,"STATEMENT BY STATE SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ +AND TOURISM OF MONGOLIA _x000D__x000D_ +H.E. MR. BATTULGA ERKHEMBAYAR _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1ST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished delegates, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chairman, first of all, I would like to congratulate you for being elected as chair of INC. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to your able leadership. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our delegation greatly appreciates the Government of Uruguay for hosting this meeting _x000D__x000D_ +and we all enjoy staying in beautiful city of Punta del Este. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also very grateful to the UNEP Secretariat for successful organization of this INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mongolia fully supports the development of international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Constitution of Mongolia declares the citizen’s right to live in a healthy and safe _x000D__x000D_ +environment and to be protected from environmental pollution and loss of natural balance. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, we set a goal to increase the amount of recycled waste to 30 percent in _x000D__x000D_ +2025 and 40 percent in 2030 in the Vision-2050 long-term development policy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia is working to create comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, increase waste recycling, and introduce waste-to-energy _x000D__x000D_ +technologies. The total amount of solid waste in Mongolia reached 2.8 million tons in _x000D__x000D_ +2021, which is a 5.5 percent decrease from 2020. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have to implement measures that are based on the national circumstances of each _x000D__x000D_ +country. And we fully support the idea that the international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should cover the whole life cycle of plastics in a manner that promotes resource efficiency _x000D__x000D_ +and a circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to emphasize the importance of fostering innovation, encouraging actions by _x000D__x000D_ +all stakeholders including the private sector, and promoting cooperation at the global, _x000D__x000D_ +regional, national, and local levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for your attention. I wish you a successful session. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +765,Nepal,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41696/NepalstatementINC1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Nepal'],[],Members,statement,"Nepal Statement and Written Submission _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment (INC-1) _x000D__x000D_ +28 November 2022 - 02 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Punta Del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +Respected Chairman, _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ +Secretary and _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished Delegates! _x000D__x000D_ +Behalf of the Government of Nepal and my delegation, I would like to extend our thanks with _x000D__x000D_ +appreciation to the organizer, Governments of Uruguay for organizing this INC1 Meeting and the _x000D__x000D_ +warm hospitality. Also, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the UN Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Program for the continued support and Cooperation. It is a matter of great pleasure and privilege _x000D__x000D_ +for me to participate in the meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are here in a historic moment to discuss the need for more strengthened and collaborative _x000D__x000D_ +efforts from all nations to reduce plastic pollution. In this regard, enabling policies and their _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation is the responsibility of all member governments. To curb the problem _x000D__x000D_ +of hazardous wastes disposal, wastes containing or contaminated with micro plastic wastes and _x000D__x000D_ +for their disposal, we have to establish, expand and strengthen functional collaboration among all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders at the local, national, regional and global levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Nepal has taken various initiatives with appropriate legal instruments, _x000D__x000D_ +institutional and financial arrangements to control Pollution. Government of Nepal had _x000D__x000D_ +announced a complete ban on the production, import, sales, distribution and use of plastic bags _x000D__x000D_ +having thickness less than 40 micron effective from July 16, 2021 to reduce environmental _x000D__x000D_ +pollution from plastic products. Also, use of cotton, jute or paper bags instead of plastic bags is _x000D__x000D_ +made mandatory in all business houses including shopping malls and department stores. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Billion tons of plastic waste have been produced by humans, so far, and much of it ends up in _x000D__x000D_ +nature - causing harm to both living beings and the environment. A huge amount of plastic finds _x000D__x000D_ +its way into river systems, and eventually into the global ocean ecology. Also, microplastics have _x000D__x000D_ +found their way into the human food chain. In this regard I would like to highlight the urgency to _x000D__x000D_ +address the issue of Plastic pollution. Personally, I believe that plastic pollution is increasing _x000D__x000D_ +in the Himalayas and Mountain region. Please give attention and also include it in the INC1 _x000D__x000D_ +documents. _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to reassure here that the Government of Nepal is fully committed towards the _x000D__x000D_ +protection of the environment through the development and effective enforcement of policies, _x000D__x000D_ +legislations, action plans and programs in line with the national commitment in international _x000D__x000D_ +forums. In this regard, we urge UN Environment and Development partners to focus efforts in _x000D__x000D_ +building national capacities of least developed and developing member states. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, the Government of Nepal expresses its firm belief that meaningful support and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation from all member states, development partners, UN agencies, and international _x000D__x000D_ +institutions will be continued to Nepal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you!!! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +766,Pakistan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_all_statements.pdf,[],['Pakistan'],[],Members,statement,"Thank You Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, Pakistan would like to thank _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Uruguay for hosting first session _x000D__x000D_ +of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at _x000D__x000D_ +beautiful city of Punta del Este. We would also _x000D__x000D_ +like _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +appreciate _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Progarmme and INC Secretariat for _x000D__x000D_ +organizing the first meeting of INC. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +Rapidly increasing levels of plastic waste pose a _x000D__x000D_ +serious global environmental problem. Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution arise at all stages of the life-cycle and _x000D__x000D_ +pose a threat to human health, environment and _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity. Marine litter negatively affects _x000D__x000D_ +marine _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity, _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems, _x000D__x000D_ +fisheries, _x000D__x000D_ +maritime transport, tourism, and local societies _x000D__x000D_ +and economies. Microplastics can be found in _x000D__x000D_ +our food, water and even in the air we breathe. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Climate Change imposed a complete _x000D__x000D_ +ban on manufacture, import, sale, purchase, _x000D__x000D_ +storage and usage of polythene bags in Islamabad _x000D__x000D_ +Capital Territory (ICT) since 14th August 2019. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry also conducted a study on plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +in Pakistan in February 2021. Major findings are: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ 3.9 Million Tons of plastic waste generated in _x000D__x000D_ +2020, 70% (Approx 2.6 Million Tons) of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +waste is mismanaged and only 30% (1.3 Million _x000D__x000D_ +Tons) is recycled/processed _x000D__x000D_ +▪ 10 % of this plastic waste are single use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +bags _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan National Plastic Action Partnership _x000D__x000D_ +(NPAP) was established in February 2022 with _x000D__x000D_ +the support of World Economic Forum and is _x000D__x000D_ +being implemented by the Ministry and WWF _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan. The goal of the partnership is to provide _x000D__x000D_ +a platform of action for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management to all the key stakeholders and _x000D__x000D_ +players. The major outcome of the NPAP will be _x000D__x000D_ +the creation and implementation of a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy framework for the plastic sector in _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan to reduce plastic waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to inform that CoRe (Collect & _x000D__x000D_ +Recycle) is the first ever alliance in Pakistan, _x000D__x000D_ +formed in 2020, with the mission to eliminate _x000D__x000D_ +packaging waste by enabling formal collection _x000D__x000D_ +and recycling, while also raising awareness at a _x000D__x000D_ +mass level. It envisions to create a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy by reducing packaging footprint _x000D__x000D_ +through sustainable and innovative practices. _x000D__x000D_ +World Bank conducted a study on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in the Indus River Basin and other _x000D__x000D_ +regional studies in Pakistan. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to encourage the producers and _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers of plastics products to stop the use _x000D__x000D_ +of hazardous and toxic additives in their products _x000D__x000D_ +and to change their process designs to produce _x000D__x000D_ +recyclable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to encourage the industries _x000D__x000D_ +and companies to collect their plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +recycle it in environmentally safe manner on the _x000D__x000D_ +basis of polluter pay principles and extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to request the Committee to focus _x000D__x000D_ +on the objectives, scope and structure of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Finally, we fully support the UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +international _x000D__x000D_ +binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +We thank INC Secretariat for preparing the _x000D__x000D_ +documents. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to suggest that the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty should be to protect human health and _x000D__x000D_ +environment including marine environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We support the option of specific convention for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We echo China on scope of treaty. We first have _x000D__x000D_ +to define the plastic what types of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +whether single use plastic, packaging’s, plastic in _x000D__x000D_ +products like in the form of electronics fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gears, microplastics and other types, then we _x000D__x000D_ +shall negotiate the scope of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We support the provisions of National Action _x000D__x000D_ +Plan, Environmentally Sound Recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +Financial _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +technical _x000D__x000D_ +support _x000D__x000D_ +including technology transfer, Control Measures _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce and minimize the use of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +Alternatives of hazardous and toxic additives, _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producers Responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should be based on polluter pay _x000D__x000D_ +principles. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should also address the legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and phase out or phase down model. _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should be negotiated on available _x000D__x000D_ +scientific information particularly the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution on human health, environment _x000D__x000D_ +including biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan _x000D__x000D_ +echo _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland, _x000D__x000D_ +Canada _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +Philippines _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports the proposal of two streams _x000D__x000D_ +one on objectives, scope, core obligations, and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures and second on means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and financing, institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements, _x000D__x000D_ +assessment _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +progress _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, and stakeholder engagement. _x000D__x000D_ +We also support for establishing contact groups _x000D__x000D_ +subject to ensure funding of two participants as _x000D__x000D_ +already many member states pointed out. _x000D__x000D_ +We support intersessional work between INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +to INC-2 to discuss substantial elements. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +We echo the intervention of Saudi Arabia on _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and evaluation mechanism. It is so _x000D__x000D_ +early to discuss this mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + However, _x000D__x000D_ +we _x000D__x000D_ +support _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and national reporting. We can _x000D__x000D_ +learn from other multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements like Basel Convention on annual _x000D__x000D_ +reporting system, Stockholm Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation and its reporting cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention on annual reporting and _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol on consumption and reduction _x000D__x000D_ +of ozone depleting substances. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan emphasizes on base line data of import _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic raw materials, plastic products, its uses _x000D__x000D_ +collection _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally safe manner at national level. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan also suggests for the targets to the _x000D__x000D_ +companies for collection and recycling at _x000D__x000D_ +national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan echo EU, Canada _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan would like to consider Standard articles _x000D__x000D_ +on final provisions like Reservations, Settlement _x000D__x000D_ +of disputes, Amendments to the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +Adoption and amendment of annexes, Entry into _x000D__x000D_ +force, Withdrawal as already agreed in other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements like _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Basel and _x000D__x000D_ +Vienna Conventions and the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Framework Convention on Climate Change. _x000D__x000D_ +However, we shall look into other articles which _x000D__x000D_ +will be discussed in plastic treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +767,Palau,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/palau_0.pdf,[],['Palau'],[],Members,statement,"Palau National Statement _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Palau is a small island nation in the north Pacific. Like many Pacific SIDS, we are a non-producing _x000D__x000D_ +country, yet plastics of unknown origins wash up on our shores daily. I pick up all kinds of plastics on my _x000D__x000D_ +grandfather’s beach, and it is heart breaking to know that the next day, there will be more. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Palau has a sophisticated waste management system and a newly opened national landfill. The landfill _x000D__x000D_ +was built based on a survey of locally generated waste. The huge quantities of plastics that wash up on _x000D__x000D_ +our shores are not traceable. There is no one to take responsibility for the pollution, but us. We must _x000D__x000D_ +put it in our landfill, shortening the lifespan of the facility. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, Palauans have grave concerns about the environmental, social, cultural, economic, human _x000D__x000D_ +health and, food security impacts, of plastics pollution. This further exacerbates the climate change _x000D__x000D_ +impacts we are already experiencing. We cannot manage this challenge without looking at this issue _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensively, from sourcing of plastics to the end-of-life cycle management, and remediation of _x000D__x000D_ +releases. _x000D__x000D_ +We hope by the end of this week, we have a clear way forward on how we will end plastic pollution. We _x000D__x000D_ +need an ambitious and comprehensive global treaty, that includes control measures to protect our _x000D__x000D_ +human health; the climate system and the environment; and to promote a non-toxic circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +for plastics. Without these elements we will not succeed. _x000D__x000D_ +We need a clear program of work for the INCs - including intersessional activities and clusters for each _x000D__x000D_ +stage of the life cycle, that promote dedicated conversations, on the design of the instrument and _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation, that will enable Pacific SIDs like Palau, to fully implement the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. This includes clear mechanisms for capacity building, technology transfer and support _x000D__x000D_ +for plastic pollution prevention. We have a robust national agenda, but this issue is bigger than us. _x000D__x000D_ +We have the eyes of the world watching us. Let’s not replicate other agreements which do not get to the _x000D__x000D_ +problem at source. We need something comprehensive that puts prevention at the heart of policy. _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific SIDS are disproportionately impacted by plastics and marine plastic pollution. The outcome of _x000D__x000D_ +the INC will not only help Palau, but the rest of the countries here, safeguard the health of our people _x000D__x000D_ +and our environment. I hope that in my lifetime, I will no longer have to pick up plastics of unknown _x000D__x000D_ +origins, on my grandfather’s beach. _x000D__x000D_ +Ko meral mesulang. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +768,Papua New Guinea,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/papua_new_guinea_plastics_effectiveness_evaluation_and_national_reporting.pdf,[],['Papua New Guinea'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + Reporting, Effective Evaluation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +Papua New Guinea agrees that the new legal instrument should have a _x000D__x000D_ +specific provision for effective reporting, evaluation, and compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +It will be vital for identifying gaps and further actions required for _x000D__x000D_ +planning, design and implementation of future national level activities. _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation should be based on available scientific, environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +sociocultural, and technical information that are submitted by parties. _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument must also include an assessment of the financial _x000D__x000D_ +and technical needs including capacity building programs of _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to national reporting, mandatory obligations to report on _x000D__x000D_ +control measures on the reduction of plastics production and _x000D__x000D_ +manufacture, imports and exports, and reduction of plastics, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, must be included. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting is a key obligation in existing multilateral agreements in the _x000D__x000D_ +waste and chemical management cluster. Given our experience with _x000D__x000D_ +reporting requirements under the BRS Conventions where meeting _x000D__x000D_ +reporting obligations continues to be a major challenge which is due _x000D__x000D_ +to a limited human resources capacity and financial resources to _x000D__x000D_ +undertake reporting tasks. Therefore, PNG request that the new _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument should take an integrated approach with reporting _x000D__x000D_ +requirements seeking synergies with existing relevant MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should also consider strengthening institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements with stakeholders through capacity building programs _x000D__x000D_ +for data collection and reporting requirements. In addition, there should _x000D__x000D_ +also be provisions under the new instruments for financial assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +be provided to countries in compiling national reports like provisions _x000D__x000D_ +under some of the multilateral environmental agreements such as the _x000D__x000D_ +CBD. _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of Compliance, there should be specific provisions for non-_x000D__x000D_ +compliance in a way to assist countries and parties to comply and to _x000D__x000D_ +meet their obligations under the new instrument. Given the limited _x000D__x000D_ +resources at the national level for developing countries and SIDS, the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement should promote non punitive measures, however, should _x000D__x000D_ +look at facilitating and preventing future environmental damage from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +769,Philippines,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/phillipines_all_statements.pdf,[],['Philippines'],[],Members,statement,"P a g e | 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations and Control Measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Key Areas _x000D__x000D_ +PH Position _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As to Core obligations and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, the Philippine Delegation _x000D__x000D_ +would like to put forward the _x000D__x000D_ +importance of full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach and submits to the _x000D__x000D_ +following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Plastic Avoidance / _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Through reduction and elimination of problematic plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +limiting their inflow into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures is through a planned time-bound (phase-_x000D__x000D_ +out/phase-down) reduction as well as Market-based _x000D__x000D_ +instruments such as taxes and fees for consumption reduction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Plastic Product Circulation _x000D__x000D_ +Through increased circulation of plastic products, reducing both _x000D__x000D_ +required inflow and leakage rate _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures shall be through _x000D__x000D_ +1. Product design standards aimed towards reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling (e.g. minimum recycled content; restrictions on _x000D__x000D_ +product color and shape choices); _x000D__x000D_ +2. Restrictions on the range of polymers available to use in _x000D__x000D_ +certain products; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Elimination of toxic additives that make reuse dangerous for _x000D__x000D_ +human health; and _x000D__x000D_ +4. Harmonized product labelling and information disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +obligations to improve global transparency (e.g. chemical _x000D__x000D_ +contents of products) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3.Plastic Waste _x000D__x000D_ +Management _x000D__x000D_ +Through improved waste management and other leakage-_x000D__x000D_ +prevention measures. _x000D__x000D_ +P a g e | 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4.Sustained Control _x000D__x000D_ +Measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Timely, predictable, accessible and sufficient support, including _x000D__x000D_ +both financial and technical resources, technology transfer and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building/strengthening, must be provided to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries for effective implementation of control _x000D__x000D_ +measures globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need to emphasize accountability for managing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic wastes that ends up in the high Seas. Transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement should be included in the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Standard Monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should be global standards for monitoring plastic production, _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, management including recyclability and recovery _x000D__x000D_ +back into the circular loop, and elimination of leakage. All countries _x000D__x000D_ +should then use these for measuring and reporting national _x000D__x000D_ +progress to provide figures that are comparable globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Support for Developing _x000D__x000D_ +Countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanisms for financial and technical support for _x000D__x000D_ +implementing countries should be included in the global _x000D__x000D_ +framework. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Support should also include capacity building, R&D, and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer to sustain actions by developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +especially in terms of material reduction, recyclability _x000D__x000D_ +improvement, redesign of materials as well as sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +low-carbon waste/material management schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Philippines’ Expression of Gratitude to INC Hosts _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to align with the statement of the Asia Pacific Group as expressed by _x000D__x000D_ +Japan. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to congratulate Uruguay for the successful hosting of the 1st meeting of _x000D__x000D_ +the INC. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to express our gratitude to France, Kenya, Canada and Republic of _x000D__x000D_ +Korea for their offer to host the succeeding INC meetings. _x000D__x000D_ +We request that this appreciation and support be reflected in the INC-1 Report. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PH POSITION ON 3(D) OTHER ASPECTS, INCLUDING SCIENTIFIC AND _x000D__x000D_ +TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND COORDINATION, RESEARCH AND _x000D__x000D_ +AWARENESS RAISING _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As an archipelagic country at the peak of the coral triangle, the Philippines _x000D__x000D_ +has been holistically addressing waste management through our law on Solid _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Management. This was recently amended by the new law espousing the _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility for plastic packaging. Further, the Philippines _x000D__x000D_ +established its own national plan of action on the reduction, prevention and _x000D__x000D_ +management of marine litter. However, we realized that national legislation and _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans alone are not enough to address the plastic pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +its transboundary issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the Philippines submits the following positions relative to _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, research and awareness _x000D__x000D_ +raising: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Developing countries’ capacities and technological know-how should be _x000D__x000D_ +strengthened, thru the necessary support to be established in this treaty, _x000D__x000D_ +in developing standardized calculation methods for setting baselines and _x000D__x000D_ +tracking progress towards adopting such for comparison globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The vulnerability of archipelagic and small state island countries cannot _x000D__x000D_ +be overemphasized. As such, there is a need for capacity building, _x000D__x000D_ +research and development, and technology transfer to sustain actions by _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries especially in terms of awareness raising about the _x000D__x000D_ +harms of plastic pollution, material reduction, recyclability improvement, _x000D__x000D_ +redesign of materials as well as sustainable low-carbon waste/material _x000D__x000D_ +management schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. We support the creation of a dedicated inter-governmental scientific body _x000D__x000D_ +that will provide widely accepted scientific and technical guidance to _x000D__x000D_ +implementing states. The scientific body’s functions should also include _x000D__x000D_ +tracking progress of global reduction targets and monitoring leakage of _x000D__x000D_ +litter and microplastics into the oceans. Further, it can look into the _x000D__x000D_ +development of possible alternatives to plastics, as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +determination of their impacts to human health and environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +770,Qatar,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/qatar_all_statements_0.pdf,[],['Qatar'],[],Members,statement," يديس..سيئرلا _x000D__x000D_ + تاديسلا ..ةداسلاو _x000D__x000D_ + الله ةمحرو مكيلع ملاسلا ،هتاكربو _x000D__x000D_ + نأ ةيادب دوأ برعأ نع يريدقتو يركش ةموكحل ىلع ياوغرولأا ةيروهمج تمهاس يتلا مهدوهج_x000D__x000D_ +هميظنتو عامتجلاا اذه ةفاضتسا يف . _x000D__x000D_ + روضحلا..ماركلا _x000D__x000D_ + ىلع ىفخي لادحأ نأ مكنم ثولتلاتتاب يكيتسلابلا اهعم لماعتلا لعجي امم انملاع ىلع رثؤت_x000D__x000D_ + ةيعامتجلااو ةيداصتقلااو ةيئيبلا اهتايعادت لظ يف ةصاخ ةحلم ةرورض ةيمنتلل ةمادتسملا كلذو_x000D__x000D_ +ل ةميلسو ةيحص ةئيب يف قحلا "" ناسنلاا قوقح نم قح قيقحت ةمادتسم ، "" مون ةلوذبملا دوهجلا _x000D__x000D_ + و ةلودلاب نمض نمةرادلإا ةلاعفلا ةكراشملا ثولتلا عنمو ةرطخلا تايافنلاو ةيواميكلا داوملل ةميلسلا_x000D__x000D_ + يتلاو ،ةلصلا يذو ةحلصملا باحصأو صاخلا عاطقلاو ةيلودلا تادهاعملاو ةئيبلا تايقافتلاا يف_x000D__x000D_ +ةئيبلاو ناسنلاا ةحص ةيامح يف يساسأ لكشب بصنت تايقافتلاا نم ديدعلل مامضنلاا ةيمهأ زربتو_x000D__x000D_ + ودلا ىلع ةئيبلا ةيامحل قيرط ةطراخ عضول ةمادتسملا ةيمنتلا مدخت يتلاو اهيلع ةقداصملاو ةيل_x000D__x000D_ +يميلقلإاو ينطولا ديعصلا . _x000D__x000D_ + اهتفصبو رخفن رطق ةلود يف اننأب ًاملع مكطيحأ نأ دوأو ملاعلا سأك ةلوطبل ةفيضتسملا ةلودلا_x000D__x000D_ + مدقلا ةركل2022 ، يتلاو ""نوبركلل ةدياحم"" ملاع سأك ةلوطب لوأ ،ةلوطبلا هذه نم لعجتس_x000D__x000D_ + ةقيدصو،ةئيبلل ةميلس ةقيرطب هريودتو كيتسلابلا كلاهتسا ضيفختب ةلصتملا تاءارجلاا اهيف امب_x000D__x000D_ + .كيتسلابلا ةيقافتلإ ةيملاعلا تاهجوتلا عم بسانتي امبو يرئادلا داصتقلاا ئدابم عم مجسني امبو ًايئيب _x000D__x000D_ +ثيح يف اننأ يه ،ةيكيتسلابلا سايكلأا مادختسلا طباوض رارقإ نع ًارخؤم انلعأ دق رطق ةلود_x000D__x000D_ + ىرخلأا لئادبلا مادختسا ىلع عيجشتلاو ،رطق ةلود يف مادختسلاا ةيداحأ سايكلأا عنمب ٌةليفك_x000D__x000D_ +ةئيبلل ةقيدصلا وتنبت اضيأ ديدعلا :لثم تاردابملا نم _x000D__x000D_ +- ةردابم رفص تايافن يتلاوىوتسمل لوصولا ىلا فدهت ةيمهلأ عمتجملا كاردإ نم مدقتم_x000D__x000D_ + ،دراوملا ةمادتسا نم ءزجك تايافنلا _x000D__x000D_ + اريخأو ةناملأل ريدقتلاو ركشلاب مدقتأا كلذ ىلع دهجلذلا ريبكلاي هتلذبحاجنلإ ،عامتجلاا _x000D__x000D_ + ركشلاولا بعشو ةموكحل لوصوم ةيروهمجىلع ياوغرولأا ميظنت ةدوجو لابقتسلاا نسح_x000D__x000D_ + اذه.عامتجلاا _x000D__x000D_ +.سيئرلا يديس اركش _x000D__x000D_ +Qatar statement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Mr. President, _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of scientific research and policies, we support what has come from everyone, as well as Japan and Saudi _x000D__x000D_ +Arabia, where some countries are in dire need to know the best scientific methods available, as well as what the _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism of science and experts has reached in terms of research, scientific reports, and the participation of _x000D__x000D_ +scientific bodies to help developing countries in training, capacity building, awareness and understanding for _x000D__x000D_ +speedy decision-making through implementation and compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Mr. President, _x000D__x000D_ +To find a binding and balanced instrument, it is necessary to develop national plans concerned with reducing _x000D__x000D_ +pollution with plastic materials, which include measures and incentives that are implemented at the national level, _x000D__x000D_ +designed according to the needs of each country and its special circumstances, and updated periodically, including _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring that they have reached the desired goals and to achieve a safe circular economy for plastic materials. To _x000D__x000D_ +be a fair economy that protects the climate system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +771,Republic of Korea,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rok_0.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, on behalf of the government of the Republic of Korea, I would like to congratulate you on _x000D__x000D_ +your election as the Chair of the INC. We believe we can make good progress under your able _x000D__x000D_ +leadership. We also would like to extend our deep gratitude to the government of Uruguay for their _x000D__x000D_ +hospitality and for the UNEP Secretariat for making excellent preparation for this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, distinguished delegates, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Korea, as one of the co-sponsors of the UNEA Resolution 5/14, is deeply committed _x000D__x000D_ +to the work of the INC to fulfill the mandate given by this resolution. This resolution gives us a clear _x000D__x000D_ +mandate to incorporate both international measures and national action plans. This resolution also _x000D__x000D_ +mandates us to tackle the problem from all stages of the life-cycle of the plastic, from its cradle to the _x000D__x000D_ +grave. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Korea believes that the starting point of our discussion in INC-1 should be a _x000D__x000D_ +reaffirmation that there should not be a watering down of this mandate. The final text we arrive at _x000D__x000D_ +should enable four things in a nutshell: to reduce, to reuse, to recycle and to replace with cleaner _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives or substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based upon this firm resolve, we now need to look at how to make the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument feasible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First, on the structure of the instrument, we are flexible on both options of a specific convention and a _x000D__x000D_ +framework convention, as long as it can serve our goals to bring consumption and production of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics to sustainable levels, and to enable a circular economy that protects the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Second, our work here in INC-1 should be to have a rich and constructive discussion which leads us _x000D__x000D_ +to options for essential elements and ultimately informs the drafting of a zero text. For in-depth _x000D__x000D_ +discussion on the elements, we support setting up two informal groups; one on definitions, objectives, _x000D__x000D_ +core obligations, control measures and implementations including national action plans and the other _x000D__x000D_ +on means of implementation, including capacity-building, technical assistance and finance. We are of _x000D__x000D_ +the view that the third workstream on monitoring and evaluation of progress in, and effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation can be combined with the first workstream. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we strongly support multi-stakeholder engagement. Our own domestic policy experiences _x000D__x000D_ +show that plastic consumption and production are deeply ingrained within the life-style of our public. _x000D__x000D_ +Without a public buy-in, nudged by the public policy, our efforts would be in vain. What we need is a _x000D__x000D_ +clear and consistent signaling which will encourage innovation away from pollution and towards _x000D__x000D_ +cleaner alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, we commend the efforts of Uruguay and the UNEP Secretariat in organizing a _x000D__x000D_ +multistakeholder forum during this INC-1, and believe that going forward, there should be a feedback _x000D__x000D_ +loop between the negotiations and the stakeholders’ discussion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before I close, I’d like to mention that Korea is honored to be named as a potential host of the last _x000D__x000D_ +round of INC in the latter half of 2024. With the decision on the host countries to be made sometime _x000D__x000D_ +this week, I’d like to reiterate our support for the work of the INC. Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +772,Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudiarabiaallstatements.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,statement,"ميحرلا نمحرلا الله مسب _x000D__x000D_ +،ةسيئرلا ةديسلا _x000D__x000D_ + باحصأ ءاسؤر ةداعسلاو يلاعملا ،دوفولا _x000D__x000D_ +ةداسلاو تاديسلا، _x000D__x000D_ +هتاكربو الله ةمحرو مكيلع ملاسلا. _x000D__x000D_ +،ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا يدلاب دفو نع ةباينلاب يل بيطي مكتئنهتب يتملك لهتسأ نأ–ةسيئرلا ةديسلا- _x000D__x000D_ + اًسيئر مكباختنا ىلعةيموكحلا ضوافتلا ةنجلل امك ب مدقتألا ركش ليزجلا ىلإياوغرولأا ةيروهمج ةموكح _x000D__x000D_ +،ميظنتلاو ةفاضتسلاا نسح ىلع لوصوم ركشلاوإ ىلأ تلمع يتلا ةنجللا ةناماًبوؤد ًلامع رهشلأا لاوط_x000D__x000D_ +،ةيضاملا يدلاب دفو مزع مكل دكؤأو ىلععم نواعتلا ةفاكلودلا يلثمم لإ حاجن عامتجلاا اذه قيقحتو_x000D__x000D_ +هفادهأ ةطخلاب لمعلا ىلع كلذك نوصيرح نحنو ةئيبلل ةدحتملا مملأا ةيعمج رارق هيلع صن امب مازتللااو_x000D__x000D_ + اهيلع قفتملا ةينمزلاءاهتنلال ًانوناق مزلملا يلودلا كصلا ىلع لمعلا نم. _x000D__x000D_ +ت دع ةلكيه كصلا هئدابمو ةزيكرلا ةيساسلأا يتلاياهيلع ىنب، ذإستؤمكوحتو رط لامعةمداقلا تاونسلل ل، _x000D__x000D_ +ةقث انلكو نأي عّبتكصلا "" ةمقلل ةدعاقلا نم جهنلا_x000D__x000D_ +bottom up approachيلومشلا جهنلاو "" _x000D__x000D_ +نزاوتملا لودلل ةمزلالا ةنورملا نمضيو ،ةلود لكل ةينطولا تاردقلاو فورظلا رابتعلااب ذخأي يذلا_x000D__x000D_ +.ةيمانلا _x000D__x000D_ + يتلا ةيساسلأا ئدابملا نم نأ امكبلطن اهذخأ ىرخلأا لودلا دوفو ءلامزلارابتعلااب، لذب وه ىراصق_x000D__x000D_ +ةنكمملا دوهجلا ءارلآا قفاوتب ةيرهوجلا لئاسملا عيمج لوح قافتا ىلإ لصوتلل لودلا نيكمتل ةقداصملا نم_x000D__x000D_ + دوهجلا نم جتانلا كصلا اذه ىلعةلوذبملا .ةنجللا لمع ةرتف للاخ _x000D__x000D_ + راكنإ انعسي لا امكلا ةيمهأ كيتسلابةيرشبلا ةايح يف، وي يذلاومنلا يف هرودب مهس راهدزلااو يراجتلا_x000D__x000D_ +يملاعلا يداصتقلااو لوصولا معدي يذلاإ ىلأةمادتسملا ةيمنتلا فاده يف لخدت ةيكيتسلابلا تاجتنملاف ،_x000D__x000D_ +لا انتايح يحانم ىتشةيموي ، امك لخدي ّوكم كيتسلابلا ًنا يفلا تلااجم فلتخم عينصت لاثملا ليبس ىلعو_x000D__x000D_ +ةددجتملا تاقاطلا تامزلتسم. امك بعلي ًاضيا ةيداصتقلاا ةيمنتلا يف ًاماه ًايروحم ًارودةيعامتجلااو يف_x000D__x000D_ + نأ بجي كلذل ،ملاعلا لود نم ديدعلايفدهتس كصلا بكرلا فلخ دحأ كرت مدع""نم "" للاخ ىلع زيكرتلا_x000D__x000D_ + تايولوأةيمانلا لودلا اهبوعش قوقح ظفح يفريسيت نامضو لوصحاه لولحلاو ةينقتلاو ليومتلا ىلع_x000D__x000D_ +ةركتبملا ل ةدناسملااهتدعاسم اهتاردقو اهتاداصتقا ءانب ىلع؛ تايدحتلا هجو يف دومصلا نم اهنيكمتل_x000D__x000D_ +.ةيئيبلا قلطنملا اذه نمو انيلع تاعانصلا ىلع بلط ةمزأ قلخ يف ببستت دق تارارق يأ نع داعتبلاا_x000D__x000D_ + ةيكيتسلابلاكلذ ىلع دهاش ريخو عمجأ ملاعلا اهب رم يتلا ةيحصلا ةحئاجلا فورظ. _x000D__x000D_ + لمأن امك نأي معدكصلا ةيمارلا لولحلاا ىلإ ةلمتحملا رارضلأا نم فيفختلءوس نم ةبترتملاو ةرادإ_x000D__x000D_ + للاخ نم ةيكيتسلابلا تايافنلاينبت لولح لاجهن يرئادلاة تايافنلا عم لماعتلا ةرود مامتإ يف مهست يتلا_x000D__x000D_ +ةيكيتسلابلا. _x000D__x000D_ +ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا نأب دكؤن نأ دون مجانلا يئيبلا ثولتلا يدحت نأ كردت نعةرادا ءوس تايافنلا_x000D__x000D_ +ةيكيتسلابلا وه دحت ت بلطتي دودحلل رباع يملاعضلا ةيامحل كرتشملا لمعلاو دوهجلا رفاةئيب. _x000D__x000D_ + ،ًاماتخ وجرأ صلاخ مزلم يلود كص عضول اهلمع يف ةيلودلا ةيموكحلا ضوافتلا ةنجلل قيفوتلا_x000D__x000D_ + ًنوناقا نأشب ءاهنإ ثولتلا.ةيرحبلا ةئيبلا كلذ يف امب ،يكيتسلابلا _x000D__x000D_ + ًركشا ةديسلا.ةسيئرلا _x000D__x000D_ +KSA Intervention on RoP agenda item (3) a _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, we would like to thank the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat for its hard work during the past few days. I will _x000D__x000D_ +try to keep my intervention short. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to understand how the meeting report will _x000D__x000D_ +be dealt with and adapted in its current form and whether _x000D__x000D_ +member states will be able to comment on the final _x000D__x000D_ +version. _x000D__x000D_ +We are confident that the Secretariat will include all the _x000D__x000D_ +opinions put forward during the informal consultation _x000D__x000D_ +session. _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to point out that the outcomes report from _x000D__x000D_ +Dakar to be forwarded to the INC-1 meeting is a draft rule _x000D__x000D_ +of procedures without specifying whether there was an _x000D__x000D_ +agreement on any specific points; we are all aware that any _x000D__x000D_ +amendment on rule 37 may require work on the rest of the _x000D__x000D_ +section. So that we do not end up with an inconsistent text _x000D__x000D_ +that was not agreed upon. The prevailing principle is that _x000D__x000D_ +nothing is agreed on until everything is agreed on. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +for Structure options _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, Saudi Arabia would like to express its gratitude for the _x000D__x000D_ +efforts that was made by the committee up to today and the future work and we are _x000D__x000D_ +looking forward to working in a collaborative manner _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to the Options for structuring of the treaty, we acknowledge that _x000D__x000D_ +the timeline set for INC to finalize the details of this legal instrument is very _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious and challenging _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi is in the view that the presented options are distinct with some overlap _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The preference when working under a structure is flexibility especially to _x000D__x000D_ +developing country, although we would like to hear from colleagues on their view on _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We reiterate, our efforts to work with colleagues in a collaborative manner to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the required out come _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the Scope _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to define the scope of the instrument. Saudi Arabia is in the position to _x000D__x000D_ +understand the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials in _x000D__x000D_ +order that they can be reduced, reused, recycled, or remove plastic waste from the _x000D__x000D_ +environment thereby retaining value in the economy for as long as possible along with the _x000D__x000D_ +resources they are made of, with adaptation of one of the circularity approaches. Such as: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +An agreeable definition of (full life cycle) is important as it is linked with the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Highlight the importance of supporting research and development in finding technical _x000D__x000D_ +solutions that adopts circular approaches and investigate sustainable technical solutions _x000D__x000D_ +within the value chain for production. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Assess, address and understand the socio-economic impacts of the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +response measures, and the principle of limiting the harm to the economy and environment _x000D__x000D_ +of developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +For objectives _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia believe on the need of addressing plastic pollution through (circularity _x000D__x000D_ +approaches) based on the principles of reduce, reuse, recycle, and remove of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Recent research evidence that higher recycling rates of post-consumer plastics are _x000D__x000D_ +achievable with the right business model, product design, consumer awareness, _x000D__x000D_ +technology deployment, and regulatory support _x000D__x000D_ +The objective should aim to reduce additional plastic pollution in the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +marine plastic litter takes into consideration a bottom to top approach and based on _x000D__x000D_ +the national circumstances that includes reducing the discharge of mismanaged _x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter by improving waste management in environmentally sound and providing _x000D__x000D_ +innovative solutions through research and developments while recognizing the critical _x000D__x000D_ +role of plastics for society. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +KSA intervention on _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda (3) Potential Elements _x000D__x000D_ +a). for Core Obligations, Control Measures, and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair for giving us the floor. We would like to extend our thanks to the secretariat for _x000D__x000D_ +preparing and providing the document to guide our discussions and hopefully enable us to _x000D__x000D_ +progress constructively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To start, we believe that any discussion must recognize the vital role that plastic plays in _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development _x000D__x000D_ +Goals. Therefore, any measures taken by this treaty shall recognize the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +the continuation of plastic production while ensuring the effective management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste by relying on circular approaches to emissions and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Countries must have the capacity to understand, assess, and address the socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of the implementation of response measures, This is especially important for _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. The treaty must have practical provisions that take into account _x000D__x000D_ +different national circumstances, needs and priorities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches, It is my country’s _x000D__x000D_ +view that: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A) For Core obligations: they should be broad enough to encompass the sole objective of _x000D__x000D_ +this treaty as stated in UNEA 5/14, to end pollution resulting from plastic waste. This can _x000D__x000D_ +be achieved when tackling the root cause of the Pollution, which is ineffective _x000D__x000D_ +management of waste. Core obligations shall be solely focused on promoting, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management (ESM) with consideration of all stages of plastic as _x000D__x000D_ +stated in decision 5/14. to achieve a comprehensive and an inclusive treaty, these specific _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, shall be based on national circumstances, with special flexibility provisions _x000D__x000D_ +to developing countries, underpinned by bottom-up approaches. These specific _x000D__x000D_ +obligations shall refer to the objective of the treaty as mandated and by the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B) For Control Measures: Open communication channels between parties of the treaty and _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument must be established, to aid in the communication of nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined action plans without any standardization or harmonization to the elements _x000D__x000D_ +in these communications or in the plans themselves as all of this should be nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined, based on a bottom-up approach, aligned with each country's national _x000D__x000D_ +strategy, and address the pollution within each country's geographical boundaries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C) For Voluntary approaches: We understand that some parties will have more capacity, _x000D__x000D_ +capability and access to relevant technologies than others. This instrument should enable _x000D__x000D_ +those parties to increase their ambitious, if they wish to do so. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Chair _x000D__x000D_ +We agree with many previous speakers who have rightfully _x000D__x000D_ +highlighted that we cannot engage in a theoretical discussion _x000D__x000D_ +and end up with a treaty with limited implementation . In order _x000D__x000D_ +for this treaty to be impactful, all discussions on obligations _x000D__x000D_ +must carefully take requisite means of implementation into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. and we support the position taken by the _x000D__x000D_ +distinguished delegate from Egypt who highlighted that we must _x000D__x000D_ +have assessment of developing country needs that would enable _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, we believe that research and development is _x000D__x000D_ +important to advance our ability to manage this significant _x000D__x000D_ +challenge. But the development of technical solutions to our _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste challenge will only be as strong as the technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and cooperation provided to allow equitable access to _x000D__x000D_ +these technologies. Furthermore, technological solutions must be _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive without limiting them to certain types, since the _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities and infrastructure differ from one country to _x000D__x000D_ +another. _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to finance in this treaty, we believe that this must _x000D__x000D_ +follow other multilateral treaties that honor the common but _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated responsibilities as set out in Principle 7 of The Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration, with financial flows from developed to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. with regard to the polluter pay principle and Extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility, we believe that this is not a substitute to _x000D__x000D_ +financial obligations of developed countries. these are also new _x000D__x000D_ +ideas that are not well defined in this process and we strongly _x000D__x000D_ +oppose their inclusion at this time in any documents produced _x000D__x000D_ +until there is a common understanding of what is meant by these _x000D__x000D_ +terms. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to support the call made by Cameroon to _x000D__x000D_ +establish a CG to discuss means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Support to monitoring and evaluation of progress in, and effectiveness of implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting _x000D__x000D_ +We believe it is too early to discuss the issue of monitoring and evaluation, _x000D__x000D_ +especially considering the lack of agreement on the substantive issues and the _x000D__x000D_ +current progress. _x000D__x000D_ +Forward-looking developing countries have their own unique circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities and monitoring shall not put burden on developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +we believe that building and supporting capacities with the necessary tools is _x000D__x000D_ +extremely important, while this monitoring and evaluation shall be nationally _x000D__x000D_ +driven with no common standards for reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other Aspects including scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, research and _x000D__x000D_ +awareness raising _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving us the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia would like to highlight the importance of supporting research and development in finding _x000D__x000D_ +technical solutions such as; circularity approaches and investigating sustainable technical solutions _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the plastic value chain. Saudi Arabia echoes our distinguish colleague from Japan and Brazil _x000D__x000D_ +on the need of a subsidiary body in science and technology. _x000D__x000D_ +The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sees the need to support and promote constructive interaction between _x000D__x000D_ +policy and the scientific and research community, at all local and global levels, and to sustain science-_x000D__x000D_ +based approach with regard to the sound management of plastic waste. This includes promoting the _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste, pollution prevention, and effective participation. _x000D__x000D_ +The international community should focus on finding sustainable and innovative solutions for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management through proper scientific evidence, and build on those outputs to drive policies. _x000D__x000D_ +These solutions including technologies should ensure comprehensive alternative without limiting them _x000D__x000D_ +to certain types, since the capabilities and infrastructure differ from one country to another. _x000D__x000D_ +it should be based on the importance that all scientific evidence must be robust and clear with a clear _x000D__x000D_ +approach that evaluates alternatives to the current material, and does not create more harm to _x000D__x000D_ +economic growth as well as environmental impact. Finally, Saudi Arabia is looking forward to the _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes and contribution of the UNEA resolution 8 titled ""science-Policy Panel to contribute further to _x000D__x000D_ +the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution''. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder Participation & Action _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving us the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +We reiterate that outcomes of the discussion of the multi stakeholders needs to be transparent and _x000D__x000D_ +submitted by the secretary in sufficient time, allowing for member states to review and digest them in _x000D__x000D_ +sufficient time. _x000D__x000D_ +We see the need for a broad and diverse representation of stakeholders across the value-chain, and it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to differentiate between committee member submissions and stakeholder submissions, such _x000D__x000D_ +as physical scientists, social scientists, business and industry, recyclers, and including the informal _x000D__x000D_ +sectors to provide member states the opportunity to recognize the perspectives of different _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +In regards to intersessional work we would be cautious of the limited time we have, and we would _x000D__x000D_ +request the secretariat to provide more clarity on the modality of stakeholder’s participation and _x000D__x000D_ +activities. Saudi Arabia is suggesting the following for the intercessional work to have constructive _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders’ engagement and participations: _x000D__x000D_ +1. We welcome the suggestion of workshops and side events, while ensuring clear topics are defined _x000D__x000D_ +well before the events _x000D__x000D_ +2. we see the form being held well in advance prior to the INC meetings to allow for a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis of the discussions _x000D__x000D_ +3. We see the most benefit from in-person sessions, as the virtual settings is challenging for _x000D__x000D_ +engagement _x000D__x000D_ +4. To allow for a streamlined discussion we would suggest the creation of a portal, this would bring all _x000D__x000D_ +the summaries from the MSF in one portal and in the future could allow for discussions, reactions, _x000D__x000D_ +questions, research, and findings, and overall submissions. This would provide insights to the _x000D__x000D_ +process _x000D__x000D_ +5. Finally, we recognize the role of other stakeholders and the valuable input they can provide but this _x000D__x000D_ +would be out of the formal negotiations process. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Standard articles on final provisions _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, and secretariat, as well as our colleagues from different _x000D__x000D_ +delegations for the progress so far. _x000D__x000D_ +The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is keen on working cooperatively and with a high _x000D__x000D_ +level of flexibility with all the delegations, and we are keen to reach the end of _x000D__x000D_ +2024 with a draft instrument as UNEA decision had stated, and as you know, the _x000D__x000D_ +work of the first INC is still incomplete by this we mean that we have not touched _x000D__x000D_ +upon many other important aspects, and in that we must focus on working _x000D__x000D_ +towards the main elements of the agreement, before discussing the final form _x000D__x000D_ +of the agreement. And we reiterate our keenness to complete the preparation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument, and we are also listening to all the opinions put forward by _x000D__x000D_ +colleagues on this issue and we look forward to seeing the outputs in the _x000D__x000D_ +upcoming INCs so that we can determine their impact. _x000D__x000D_ +All thanks and appreciation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing and recommended further work to be undertaken _x000D__x000D_ +We welcome workshops and side events along INCs sessions focusing on the _x000D__x000D_ +technical aspects, we believe of the benefits from in-person sessions, as the _x000D__x000D_ +virtual settings is challenging for engagement for most countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, we would like to stress the importance that this process is committee _x000D__x000D_ +driven and this is a legal treaty that will be adopted by committee members. We _x000D__x000D_ +want to emphasize that it has to be driven by the parties and they lead the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process, and that stakeholder participation can't interfere with our _x000D__x000D_ +work _x000D__x000D_ +Thanks, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +ﺑﺴﻢ ﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﺴﯿﺪ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺲ، _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﯿﻜﻢ ورﺣﻤﺔ ﷲ وﺑﺮﻛﺎﺗﮫ، _x000D__x000D_ +ﯾﻄﯿﺐ ﻟﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﯿﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻦ وﻓﺪ ﺑﻼدي اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﯾﺔ، أن أﻛﺮر ﺷﻜﺮي ﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﺟﻤﮭﻮرﯾﺔ اﻷوروﻏﻮاي _x000D__x000D_ +ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ وﺟﺪﻧﺎه ﻣﻦ ���ﻔﺎوة وﺗﻨﻈﯿﻢ، ﻛﻤﺎ وأﺷﻜﺮ ﺳﻌﺎدﺗﻜﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﯿﺎدﺗﻜﻢ ﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎع اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ اﻷول وﻧﺘﻄﻠﻊ اﻟﻰ ﻣﺰﯾﺪ _x000D__x000D_ +ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺠﺎﺣﺎت ﻟﻼﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻘﺎدﻣﺔ. _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﺴﯿﺪ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺲ، ﻧﺆﻛﺪ أﯾﻀﺎً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺮص اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﯾﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻮﺻﻮل ﻣﺎ ﻧﺼﺒﻮ إﻟﯿﮫ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻤﺎﯾﺔ _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ وإﯾﺠﺎد ﺣﻞ ﻟﻠﺘﻠﻮث اﻟﺒﻼﺳﺘﯿﻜﻲ ﯾﺘﻼﺋﻢ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺠﻤﯿﻊ، وﯾﺄﺧﺬ ﺑﺎﻻﻋﺘﺒﺎر اﻟﻘﺪرات واﻻﻣﻜﺎﻧﯿﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺒﺎﯾﻨﺔ ﺑﯿﻦ _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﺪول، وﻧﺬﻛﺮ أﻧﻔﺴﻨﺎ وزﻣﻼؤﻧﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮﻓﻮد اﻷﺧﺮى ﺑﺄن أﺳﺎس اﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻨﺎ ھﺬا ﯾﺠﻤﻌﮫ ھﺪف واﺣﺪ ﺗﻤﺖ ﺻﯿﺎﻏﺘﮫ _x000D__x000D_ +ﻓﻲ ﻗﺮار ﺟﻤﻌﯿﺔ اﻷﻣﻢ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة ﻟﺪورﺗﮭﺎ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ )٥/١٤(. وﻧﺤﻦ ﺣﺮﯾﺼﻮن ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻﻟﺘﺰام ﺑﺎﻟﺨﻄﺔ _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﺰﻣﻨﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﻔﻖ ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ ﻟﻼﻧﺘﮭﺎء ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﻮدة اﻟﺼﻚ اﻟﺪوﻟﻲ اﻟﻤﻠﺰم ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻧﺎً، ﻛﻤﺎ أﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﺘﻄﻠﻊ ﻟﻠﺘﻨﻈﯿﻢ _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﻘﺎدم ﻟﻠﺪورات اﻟﺘﺸﺎورﯾﺔ ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﺑﯿﻦ اﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ. _x000D__x000D_ +ﻧﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﺄن ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ دورة ﺣﯿﺎة اﻟﺒﻼﺳﺘﯿﻚ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻨﺎوﻟﺘﮭﺎ اﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت أﺧﺮى ﻣﺘﻌﺪدة، ﻛﻤﺎ أن ﻗﺮار ﺟﻤﻌﯿﺔ اﻷﻣﻢ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة _x000D__x000D_ +ﻟﻠﺒﯿﺌﺔ ﯾﺪﻋﻮ اﻟﻰ اﻧﮭﺎء اﻟﺘﻠﻮث اﻟﺒﻼﺳﺘﯿﻜﻲ وﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﯾﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺠﻤﯿﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﺄﻟﺔ اﻟﺘﻠﻮث، واﻟﺘﻲ ﻣﻦ _x000D__x000D_ +اھﻢ أﺳﺒﺎﺑﮭﺎ اﻹدارة ﻏﯿﺮ اﻟﺴﻠﯿﻤﺔ ﺑﯿﺌﯿﺎ ﻟﻠﻨﻔﺎﯾﺎت. _x000D__x000D_ +اﻟﺠﻤﯿﻊ ﺗﺎﺑﻊ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻮﺻﻠﻨﺎ اﻟﯿﮫ ﻓﻲ اﻷﯾﺎم اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺸﺎورات ﻋﻠﻰ طﺮﯾﻘﺔ ﻋﻤﻞ اﺟﺘﻤﺎع اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ اﻟﻘﺎدم _x000D__x000D_ +INC2_x000D__x000D_ +، _x000D__x000D_ +وﻣﺎ ﻧﺄﻣﻠﮫ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﻷﺻﺤﺎب اﻟﻤﺼﻠﺤﺔ، وﻟﻜﻦ ﯾﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﻋﻠﯿﻨﺎ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣﮭﻢ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﯾﺔ وھﻮ اﻻﺗﻔﺎق اﻹﺟﻤﺎﻋﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ _x000D__x000D_ +اھﺪاف اﻟﺼﻚ، إطﺎره وﻣﺒﺎدﺋﮫ، ﻟﻜﻲ ﻧﺤﻘﻖ اﻟﮭﺪف اﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮك ﺑﺤﻠﻮل ﻋﺎم ٢٠٢٤م، وﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻓﺈﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﺪﻋﻮ زﻣﻼﺋﻨﺎ _x000D__x000D_ +ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮﻓﻮد اﻷﺧﺮى وﺳﻜﺮﺗﺎرﯾﺔ اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ ورؤﺳﺎء اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺎت اﻹﻗﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ أن ﻧﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﺮوح اﻟﺘﻌﺎون ﻟﺮؤﯾﺔ _x000D__x000D_ +ﻣﺰﯾﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻓﻲ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻘﺎدﻣﺔ. _x000D__x000D_ +ﻧﻮد أن ﻧﺆﻛﺪ ﺑﺄن اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﯾﺔ ﺗﺪرك أن ﺗﺤﺪي اﻟﺘﻠﻮث اﻟﺒﯿﺌﻲ ﻟﻠﻨﻔﺎﯾﺎت اﻟﺒﻼﺳﺘﯿﻜﯿﺔ ھﻮ ﺗﺤﺪٍ _x000D__x000D_ +ﻋﺎﻟﻤﻲ ﻋﺎﺑﺮ ﻟﻠﺤﺪود ﯾﺘﻄﻠﺐ ﺗﻀﺎﻓﺮ اﻟﺠﮭﻮد واﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮك ﻟﺤﻤﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ. _x000D__x000D_ +ﺧﺘﺎﻣﺎً، إن ھﺬا اﻟﺼﻚ ﯾﻌﺪ أداة ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ وﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﻟﺘﻜﺎﻣﻞ اﻟﺠﮭﻮد ﺑﯿﻦ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﺪول ﻟﻮﺿﺢ ﺣﺪ ﻟﻠﺘﻠﻮث اﻟﺒﻼﺳﺘﯿﻜﻲ _x000D__x000D_ +ﻟﻜﻦ ھﺬا اﻻﻣﺮ ﻣﺮﺑﻮط ﻟﺤﯿﻦ ﺳﻨﮫ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺷﻤﻮﻟﻲ وﻣﺘﻮازن ﻛﻤﺎ ﻧﻜﺮر ﺷﻜﺮﻧﺎ ﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﺟﻤﮭﻮرﯾﺔ اﻻوروﻏﻮاي _x000D__x000D_ +وﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ اﻟﺘﻔﺎوض اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ وﻟﺰﻣﻼﺋﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮﻓﻮد اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﺔ. _x000D__x000D_ +ﺷﻜﺮًا اﻟﺴﯿﺪ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺲ. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +773,Singapore,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singapore_0.pdf,[],['Singapore'],[],Members,statement,"Singapore’s National Statement for INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Chair, distinguished delegates and colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• First, Singapore would like to thank the Government of Uruguay for your _x000D__x000D_ +kind hospitality and smooth logistics arrangements in hosting this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to thank the INC Secretariat for the heavy lifting of _x000D__x000D_ +preparing for this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• We have an ambitious timeline ahead of us for the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee (INC). Given the short timeframe for us to _x000D__x000D_ +develop the legally binding international instrument, it is important that _x000D__x000D_ +INC-1 lays a strong foundation and provides sufficient momentum to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure productive negotiations over the next two years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Singapore stands ready to participate actively in the INC and to work with _x000D__x000D_ +all Member States towards a constructive collective outcome. We also _x000D__x000D_ +wish to express our alignment with the regional statements delivered by _x000D__x000D_ +the Asia Pacific Group (APG) and the Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(SIDS). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The instrument needs to be ambitious in galvanising global action and _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation to address plastic pollution, particularly in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. Plastic pollution is a multi-faceted issue, and _x000D__x000D_ +addressing it will require a collective and holistic response. At the same _x000D__x000D_ +time, we need to acknowledge the diverse circumstances across different _x000D__x000D_ +regions and countries; and recognise that effective solutions for one _x000D__x000D_ +context may not apply to another. To this end, the instrument needs to be _x000D__x000D_ +designed in a way that facilitates universal participation from all _x000D__x000D_ +countries, while providing the space for countries to develop and put in _x000D__x000D_ +place appropriate measures relevant to their national contexts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The instrument should thus take a pragmatic approach to addressing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. We should acknowledge that plastic, as a material, can _x000D__x000D_ +continue to play a useful role for economies and societies, given its _x000D__x000D_ +qualities and characteristics. The question at hand is how, together, we _x000D__x000D_ +can make sure that it is used responsibly, without damaging our living _x000D__x000D_ +environments. The instrument should thus promote actions and _x000D__x000D_ +approaches that enhance the proper management of plastic waste, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as enhance the recyclability and circularity of plastics. We should also _x000D__x000D_ +bear in mind the need for sustainable alternatives that do not create new _x000D__x000D_ +environmental problems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• While we focus on plastic pollution on land, it is also important that the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument places emphasis on addressing the marine aspect. Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in the marine environment is transboundary in nature and _x000D__x000D_ +requires collective action to address. Even more so than in the land _x000D__x000D_ +environment. This is why we believe that the development of _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive waste management approaches is fundamentally crucial _x000D__x000D_ +for the instrument to preventing the leakage of plastic waste into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Given its impact, the instrument will need to provide time for economies _x000D__x000D_ +and societies to adjust. This also gives time for industry to develop _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and offer better solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Once again, Singapore looks forward to contributing actively at the INC _x000D__x000D_ +and to developing a global instrument that is universal, practical and _x000D__x000D_ +substantial in addressing the important issue of plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment. Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +774,Sri Lanka,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_statements.pdf,[],['Sri Lanka'],[],Members,statement,"General Statement of Sri Lanka _x000D__x000D_ +1st Session of the Intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) to develop a legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. 28th November 2022, Punta _x000D__x000D_ +del Est – Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Chair, Excellencies, and Distinguish Delegates _x000D__x000D_ +First of all I would like to thank the Government of Uruguay for hosting this very important event, _x000D__x000D_ +bringing many nations together in finding solutions to minimize plastic pollution. Sri Lanka was able to _x000D__x000D_ +highlight the issue of plastic pollution by submitting two resolutions on Marine plastic litter and _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics and Waste Management to UNEA 4 in 2019 which got adopted and finally UNEA 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +made history with the initiation of INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka has taken many initiatives and committed to INC to minimize plastic pollution in the country _x000D__x000D_ +and has developed the “National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management 2021-2030” _x000D__x000D_ +Development and updating of NDCs ( Nationally Determined Contributions) under climate change on _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, banning of some selected single use plastics, introducing plastic category _x000D__x000D_ +identification codes, establishment of material recovery facilities, research on micro plastics, are some _x000D__x000D_ +of the activities carried out up to date. _x000D__x000D_ +But there are many more areas that needs urgent attention, as many activities have been affected by the _x000D__x000D_ +severe economic crisis of the country, which is common to most of the countries under economic crisis. _x000D__x000D_ +The plastic pollution caused by the eruption of fire on Ship “X-press Pearl”, spilling around 1600 MT _x000D__x000D_ +(around 80 billion pellets) of plastics into Sri Lankan waters in 2021 cannot be forgotten or neglected, _x000D__x000D_ +as the impacts will be there for years to come. Therefore plastic disasters of this nature should be paid _x000D__x000D_ +attention, and mechanisms should be developed to address them through INC. _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening of capacities to enhance environment risk assessment processes, and rehabilitation of the _x000D__x000D_ +contaminated sites needs urgent attention. _x000D__x000D_ +Accumulation of residual plastic waste at waste dumpsites too has caused a serious threat to Sri Lanka, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as to many countries, where residual waste needs to be treated and disposed in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally friendly manner. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of waste plastics, including waste floats through sea currents, needs further _x000D__x000D_ +attention and control as it causes impacts for many countries, including Sri Lanka. _x000D__x000D_ +Improve recyclable waste collection mechanism to increase waste recycling rates, production and _x000D__x000D_ +popularizing of alternatives for plastics at affordable prices and making behavioural changes of the _x000D__x000D_ +people are a must. _x000D__x000D_ + It is important to build consensus among nations to control production of toxic plastics to safeguard _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment. As per the scientific research data many of us breath, drink and eat _x000D__x000D_ +micro plastics every day without knowing through inhalation, food and drink. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally I would also like to commend the UNEP INC Plastic Secretariat for their hard work and wish _x000D__x000D_ +the deliberations to be very successful to save the planet earth for all living beings and the future _x000D__x000D_ +generations. _x000D__x000D_ + Thank you _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. As the time line of INC completion is ambitious, considering the proposed groups and _x000D__x000D_ +parallel sessions, it is brough to the notice that at least two participants are facilitated from _x000D__x000D_ +countries for fruitful interventions. _x000D__x000D_ +2. It is recommended to have a high level segment to ensure political leadership and support in _x000D__x000D_ +future implementation activities. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Considering the up stream, mid stream and down stream waste management , considering _x000D__x000D_ +the priority and requirement developing countries will have to concentrate more on down _x000D__x000D_ +stream waste management at the initial stage. _x000D__x000D_ +4. As inventory preparation, imports, exports and material balance is a priority for countries _x000D__x000D_ +when initiating the activities, more technical guidance is required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder Consultation _x000D__x000D_ +1. Sri Lanka values the engagement of all stakeholders, as they can be provide productive _x000D__x000D_ +inputs to the INC instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. In implementation of the INC their services will be very important, _x000D__x000D_ +3. Different methodologies can be considered, to get their voices through Forums, _x000D__x000D_ +Reports, online or physical participation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +775,Syrian Arab Republic,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/syrian_arabic_republic_general_statement_0.pdf,[],['Syrian Arab Republic'],[],Members,statement,"مكحابص الله دعسا ةداسلاو تاديسلا اهيا _x000D__x000D_ +أ مكأنها نا لاوا بحسيئرلا يديس ةعومجمل اسيئر مكباختناب _x000D__x000D_ +INC_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ىنمتأ مكل قيفوتلا في عيمجلا يضري مزلم يلود كص ىلإ ةعومجملا هذه عم لوصولا_x000D__x000D_ +اي اننلأ نحن ةداس عساولا مادختسلاا ببسب موي دعب اموي دادزت ةريبك ةلكشم مامأكيتسلابلل يذلاو_x000D__x000D_ +لمعي نمف ىرخأ ةهج نمو انتويب يف ىتحو ناكم لك يف انلوح هدجن ةددعتم فارطأ كيتسلابلاب_x000D__x000D_ +سوؤر ىلإ لمعلا بابرأ مهنمو نوعمجملا مهنمف كلذل نييعانصلا ىلإ لاوملأاإ ن ثمي مه افيط نول _x000D__x000D_ + اعساو نلا نمام اذهو سا اديقعت ةلكشملا ديزي اي انيلع كلذل قيرط ةطراخب لمعن نأ ةداس _x000D__x000D_ + ةحضاو ةميلسو وأ ن نللذ تلا وهو وجرملا فدهلا ىلإ لوصولل تابقعلا ةفاك لخ تلا نم صثول _x000D__x000D_ + نم بلطتي اذهو كيتسلابلاب تاوطخ ةعومجم ا جوأزيلي امب اه : _x000D__x000D_ +.ناسنلإاو ةئيبلا لجأ نم لمعلاو ابناج ة يساي سلا تافلاخلا عضو - لا وأ _x000D__x000D_ + .كيتسلابلاب ث ول تلا رطاخمل تايوتسملا ةفاك ىلعو يبع شلا يعولا رشن - ايناث _x000D__x000D_ + .زييمت امنودو ةيما نلا نادلبلل ينق تلاو ي داملا مع دلا ميدقت - اثلاث _x000D__x000D_ + نم فيفخ تلا يف مهاست يت لاو ة يلمعلا ايجولونك تلا ميدقتو ةيما نلا بوع شلل تاردقلا ةيمنت - اعبار_x000D__x000D_ + .ثول تلا _x000D__x000D_ + هريودت ةداعإو كيتسلابلا ةعانص لاجم يف ة يملعلا ثاحبلأا ءارجإ ىلع ءاملعلا عيجشت - اسماخ_x000D__x000D_ + .ثول تلا نم فيفخ تلل _x000D__x000D_ + ةريبكلا مهتبسن نم ليلق تلل كيتسلابلا يف نيلماعلل لئادبلا ميدقت - اسداس _x000D__x000D_ + نم دبلا لب كيتسلابلاب ثول تلا ىلع يضقتو ةمهملا ى لوتت نأ ةدحاو ةهجل نكمي لا ه نأ دجن كلذل_x000D__x000D_ + ىلإ لوصولل مهريغو ءاملعو نييعانصو لامعو تامظنمو تاموكح نم دوهجلا عيمج رفاضت_x000D__x000D_ + كيتسلابلاب ثول تلا نم دحي مزلم قاف تا _x000D__x000D_ + ىلع برحلا رابغ اهنع ضفنت تأدب يت لا ة يرو سلا ة يبرعلا ة يروهمجلا ةموكح يتموكح نإو_x000D__x000D_ + ثول تلا عنم وهو وجرملا فدهلا قيقحت لجأ نم ةر قوملا ةنج للا هذه عم لمعت نأ اهدعسي باهرلإا_x000D__x000D_ + .ة يرحبلا ةئيبلا هيف امبو كيتسلابلاب _x000D__x000D_ + ىلع اهبعشو ياوغرولأا ةموكحو ة ماعلا ةناملأا دوهج ركشن ماتخلا يف_x000D__x000D_ +.ملا سلاو....ةفاي ضلا مرك _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +776,Thailand,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_statements.pdf,[],[],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 Prepared by the Pollution Control Department, MNRE and the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, MOFA, Thailand, _x000D__x000D_ + As of 28 November 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +General Statement of Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +at the first session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +on the development of international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine environment (INC-1) _x000D__x000D_ +28 November 2022, Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +Good Afternoon, Buenas Tardes, SAWASDEE Ka, _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, Excellencies and Distinguished Colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ +At the outset, Thailand would like to congratulate you, Mr. Chair, upon your election. With your _x000D__x000D_ +leadership, the INC meetings ahead will be guided in the remarkable way. Next, we wish to express _x000D__x000D_ +our sincere appreciation to the Government and People of Uruguay for their warm hospitality. Our _x000D__x000D_ +profound gratitude is also extended to the INC Plastic Secretarait for their hard efforts in any _x000D__x000D_ +settings to make this first session of INC happen in an effective manner. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand aligns itself with the Statement made by Jordan on behalf of Asia Pacific Group and _x000D__x000D_ +would like to share our expectations on substantive issues in the instrument as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +First, on the structure of the instrument, Thailand prefers the format of a specific convention _x000D__x000D_ +containing core and standard provisions plus necessary technical information and substantive _x000D__x000D_ +annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +Second, Thailand supports the proposed clustering of elements under the instrument identified in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 3 and 4 of UNEA resolution 5/14 in the document “UNEP/PP/INC.1/5” to be used in _x000D__x000D_ +designing its most appropriate architecture. Its core provisions should cover all stages of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle aligning with waste management hierarchy, for example at upstream to address both _x000D__x000D_ +design and production phases, at midstream to address both distribution and consumption phases _x000D__x000D_ +and at downstream to address the post consumption phase. Furthermore, additional prescriptive _x000D__x000D_ +measures to prevent and control unintentional leakages of plastic pollution, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +micro/nano-plastics, into the environment from each stage should be included. _x000D__x000D_ +Third, key points to be considered in designing the instrument could be highlighted as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +-Formulating an objective or objectives, we should clearly and concisely underscore the goal and _x000D__x000D_ +result of eliminating plastic pollution which is to protect human health and environment impacts _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic pollution through the entire plastic lifecycle by minimizing its production, _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and utilization as necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +-Prescribing key glossary terms, it should take into account the concept of “essential use” as with _x000D__x000D_ +other MEAs, among others, including the terms of “Plastic” “Plastic Pollution” “Problematic _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic” “Life Cycle Approach” and “Life Cycle Assessment”, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 2 Prepared by the Pollution Control Department, MNRE and the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, MOFA, Thailand, _x000D__x000D_ + As of 28 November 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +-Regarding problematic plastics including the use of additives in plastics, plastic products in which _x000D__x000D_ +may obstruct the sustainable recycling or circularity and may easily degrade as micro/nano-plastics _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment, in order to address this issue properly, we have to think carefully—what would _x000D__x000D_ +be the best measures. Among others, prioritizing and formulating lists of problematic plastics; or _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics containing highly hazardous additives; or of hazardous additives, being phased out or _x000D__x000D_ +restricted should be one solution based on scientific evidences, concrete criteria and proper _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism—those can be prescribed in the form of annexes. Moreover, another solution in _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding problematic plastics can be dealt with technical recommendations on the use of certain _x000D__x000D_ +plastic types in their proper applications. _x000D__x000D_ +-Synergies among relevant regional and international conventions, instruments and organizations _x000D__x000D_ +are needed to be elaborated into the means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +-Having considered financial considerations, one single form or solution may not sufficient to _x000D__x000D_ +support the implementation by member states. Integrated solutions, comprising of existing or _x000D__x000D_ +innovative financing options should be considered. So that member states can apply one or more _x000D__x000D_ +options, that suit with their context, circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +-Reviewing and recategorizing recyclable thermoplastic symbols, especially the number 7 which _x000D__x000D_ +includes some of those that can not be recycled or difficult to recycle, for example ABS containing _x000D__x000D_ +hazard flame retardants, should be figured out as well. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, Excellencies and Distinguished colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ +Last but not least, Thailand pledges our best efforts to collect developing an ambitious, but _x000D__x000D_ +practical instrument and wishes this meeting will collect thoughts, ideas, inputs and views from _x000D__x000D_ +relevant stakeholders to further develop this very important instrument at next sessions. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s intervention on _x000D__x000D_ +our views on the formulation of the objective and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +===================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning and SAWASDEE Ka. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand appreciates the work done by Secretariat on documents beforehand which is valuably _x000D__x000D_ +facilitating our negotiation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of objective and scope of the instrument, Thailand views of that the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument must clearly and concisely convey the goal and result of eliminating plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance to the UNEA 5/14 resolution. Our proposal can be read as follows: to end the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in order to ultimately protect the human health and environmental impacts from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution arising through their entire life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aligning with the UNEA resolution 5/14, the scope of instrument should definitely consider to _x000D__x000D_ +cover life cycle of plastic, while allow for both binding and voluntary approaches, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances and capabilities. The scope should include the ultimate goal as _x000D__x000D_ +well as spell out key directions of roadmap to be taken to achieve the ultimate goal in order to _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution in 2040. It should as much as possible close the loop of the toxic free plastic _x000D__x000D_ +circularity. However, determination of the core measures should be carefully considered to _x000D__x000D_ +address various issues involved from upstream to downstream and to also any new problems _x000D__x000D_ +that may arise in the future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, KOB KHUN Ka. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +=============================================== _x000D__x000D_ +Prepared by the Pollution Control Department, Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +30 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s Intervention on our views of _x000D__x000D_ +the Structure Option and Potential Elements of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the structure of the instrument, the most preferable option of Thailand is a _x000D__x000D_ +format of specific convention plus annexes. The convention should contain core and _x000D__x000D_ +standard provisions. While annexes may include necessary scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +information and substantives, as well as procedural and administrative matters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to highlight that core provisions of the instrument should address all _x000D__x000D_ +stages of plastic lifecycle aligning with precautionary principle, LCA, waste management _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy, EPR which include, but not limited to, the followings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the upstream, the provisions to set up the harmonized product standards including _x000D__x000D_ +design for toxic free and design for friendly recycling and recovery allowing more _x000D__x000D_ +circularity of plastic and get rid of hazardous parts or constituents out of the value chain, _x000D__x000D_ +for example of criteria, design mono material, colorless, toxic free. Moreover, the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions to address the production phase including the minimization of virgin plastic _x000D__x000D_ +but maximization of the recyclable plastic with restriction on or not allow using/adding _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals/additives or the restriction policy should be applied; the proven _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals aside the existing MEAs tools as well as the problematic plastic in _x000D__x000D_ +particular a kind of ease degradable as micro/nano-plastics or prone to leakage into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment should be applied by the ban policy; and the instrument should include the _x000D__x000D_ +opportunity for encourage the environmentally and innovative alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At midstream, the voluntary approaches may be introduced and the obligations borne by _x000D__x000D_ +the member states through the national action plan to address the excessive uses of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic/plastic packaging during both distribution and consumption phases. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At downstream, provisions comprise of a set of strategic solutions to address the post _x000D__x000D_ +consumption phase and unintentional releases/leakage to the environment should be _x000D__x000D_ +introduced for example BAT/BEP as well as technical guidelines in waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prepared by the Pollution Control Department, MNRE, Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +On 30 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s intervention on _x000D__x000D_ +our views for key considerations in supporting the monitoring and evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +progress in and effectiveness of implementation as well as national reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Good morning and SAWASDEE KA, every distinguished colleague, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to ensure the effective, measurable and comparable progress of the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument, Thailand views that the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and the _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting system should include all of the followings: _x000D__x000D_ +1. A global monitoring programme and network of plastic pollution that take into _x000D__x000D_ +account national and regional efforts and harmonized methodologies. In addition, _x000D__x000D_ +technical guideline to set up such monitoring system should be provided to _x000D__x000D_ +support member countries, especially developing countries, in ensuring the _x000D__x000D_ +efficient and timely operation of such system at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +2. An online national reporting system which comprises notational data related to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including the periodical state of plastic pollution (probably _x000D__x000D_ +annual, biannual, etc.) which, at least, comprises of plastics or plastic waste trade _x000D__x000D_ +flows, material flow and balance of plastics (if any), as well as an action plan which _x000D__x000D_ +comprises key activities, initiatives, projects, or programmes, relevant legislation _x000D__x000D_ +and regulations, and any other applicable tools or instruments to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The effectiveness evaluation framework and scheme to measure the progress and _x000D__x000D_ +efficiency of the instrument at all levels, national, regional and global levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, to support the effective implementation of member countries, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries and countries with economic in transition, the global knowledge hub on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution mitigation and management can help taking stock of best practices from _x000D__x000D_ +member states, such as models of economic incentives or taxation, legislation options, _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans, applicable plastic waste management scheme, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In conclusion, the proposal as mentioned should be built upon the concrete mechanism on _x000D__x000D_ +technical and financial assistances as well as capacity building programme, ensuring the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement has been met. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, KOB KHUN KA. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department, MNRE, Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +On 1 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s intervention on our views related to other aspects, including _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, research and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, research and _x000D__x000D_ +awareness raising, Thailand recognizes the importance and necessity of best available _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical knowledge and know-how as well as local knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +wisdom, in particular from indigenous peoples, in addressing the plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Those are required the cooperation and coordination among Member States and all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders including academic and research institutes, IGOs, NGOs, and also _x000D__x000D_ +synergies between relevant existing MEAs and the new setting of SPP on Chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +Waste and Pollution to explore solutions and findings in supporting the negotiation _x000D__x000D_ +and implementation processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Among other things, It should be considered to include mechanisms in the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +in which make available further development of innovations and researches in _x000D__x000D_ +minimizing problematic plastic production and consumption, including micro/nano-_x000D__x000D_ +plastics and unintentional toxic releases into the environment as well as in exploring _x000D__x000D_ +available and sustainable alternatives, on basis of relevant scientific knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +evidences, socio-economical and practical possibilities, with aims to reduce barriers to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the sustainable circularity of plastics and overcome intensive burdens to our _x000D__x000D_ +global spheres. These mechanisms need to strengthen the aforementioned _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prepared by the Pollution Control Department, MNRE, Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +On 1 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s intervention on our support to _x000D__x000D_ +the proposed timetable for the intergovernmental negotiation committee process _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +===================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand sincerely thanks the Secretariat for the proposed timetable for the intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation committee process. We would also like to welcome all offers to host the future INC _x000D__x000D_ +sessions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In particular, Thailand is fully and strongly support the Republic of Korea to host the 5th session _x000D__x000D_ +of INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you and KOB KHUN ka. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +===================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ +Prepared by Pollution Control Department, MNRE, Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +On 2 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s intervention on our views _x000D__x000D_ +for sequencing and recommended further work to be undertaken _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would also like to echo guidances on priorities and possible way forward proposed _x000D__x000D_ +by the European Union and distinguished delegations of Norway and Japan, yesterday and _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland today. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand wishes to suggest to wrap up outcomes of the 1st session of INC and to advance the _x000D__x000D_ +works for the 2nd session of INC. Thailand views that it is important to have in-depth synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +and digestion of intensive and inclusive information, views, inputs, and guidances, in which _x000D__x000D_ +have been either expressed by in-session physically and virtually participants or contained in _x000D__x000D_ +pre-session written submissions from Member States and multi-stakeholders in order to _x000D__x000D_ +compile potential elements to be used to formulate substantives of the instrument’s text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We all experienced the time constraint during the negotiation in this INC-1, and foresee that _x000D__x000D_ +the intersessional work is needed, including, but not limited to, informal focus group _x000D__x000D_ +meetings, regional discussions and multi-stakeholders consultations, to take stock in advance _x000D__x000D_ +of key provisions and substantive elements to be shaped and elaborated in pre-session _x000D__x000D_ +documents prepared by the Secretariat in accordance with further proposed agenda items of _x000D__x000D_ +the next INC meeting other than inputs from written submissions just suggested by the _x000D__x000D_ +informal group. In the INC-2, its potential agenda items would include the consideration of _x000D__x000D_ +proposals on structure and potential key provisions. Then, the contact groups to cluster their _x000D__x000D_ +works aligning with such proposed agenda items should be established at the 2nd INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ +Prepared by Pollution Control Department, MNRE, Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +On 2 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s intervention on our views _x000D__x000D_ +for considerations of stakeholder participation and action _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +===================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand recognizes the worthwhile of the engagement and action of stakeholders to concur a _x000D__x000D_ +part of negotiation and implementation processes in the meaningful manner. However, many _x000D__x000D_ +multi-stakeholders and multi-sectors include along the plastic value chain. They also have their _x000D__x000D_ +own perspectives, divergent in nature, and perhaps having conflict in their interests. The question _x000D__x000D_ +is how to maximize those valuable and beneficial varieties, anticipating with proper conflict _x000D__x000D_ +resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, In setting the constructive participation and action of those respective stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +in the instrument, the crystal clear modality should be strategized by taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +principles of inclusiveness, transparency, responsiveness, accountability and respect for rights as _x000D__x000D_ +well as providing their opportunity and capacity to participate and share their inputs and _x000D__x000D_ +expertise as well as take actions effectively, equitably, responsively and accountability through _x000D__x000D_ +the process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +===================================================================================== _x000D__x000D_ +Prepared by Pollution Control Department, MNRE, Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +On 1 December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +777,United Arab Emirates,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uae.pdf,[],['United Arab Emirates'],[],Members,statement," سيئرلا يديس اركش _x000D__x000D_ + يدلاب ربتعي سنوت ةريغصلا هتحاسم مغر كلهتسملاف عبارلا رحبلا ةقطنم يف ةيكيتسلابلا تاجاجزلا لامعتسا صخي امي_x000D__x000D_ +يمكلل رربم ريغلا لامعتسلاا نم دح عضو ىلا كصلا اذه للاخ نم حمطن و طسوتملا ضيبلأاتا كيتسلابلا نم ةريبكلا_x000D__x000D_ + انتحصب رضت و انطاسوا ثولت ةماس تافاضإ و ةيئايميك داوم لمحت يتلا نحنف راطلاا اذه يف و ةيمهأ نم للقن لا راوح_x000D__x000D_ +ددعتملا ةحلصملا باحصأ ملاعلا لك و انمهادي يذلا تقولا قيضل ارظن نكل و رمتؤملا اذه للاخ همعد و هدامتعا مت يذلا_x000D__x000D_ +ملا تحت انعضو يذلا ةمداقلا تاءاقللا و ءاقللا هذه تاجرخم عباتي يذلا و رهج تارايلم تاحومطل بيجتسي اكص عضول_x000D__x000D_ +يكيتسلابلا ثولتلا رطاخم نم دحلل نينطاوملا نم و مدعب ةدشب يصون و كصلا شاقنل ةصصخملا تاحاسملا صيصخت_x000D__x000D_ + ىلع هدونب ةحلصملا باحصأ Multis SF _x000D__x000D_ + يف INCs ىلع زيكرتلا نكلو: _x000D__x000D_ +-1دعاق ثادحا ة ةيميلقلإا ةيريضحتلا تاعامتجلااو ، ةينطولا ةماعلا تاعامتجلااو تارواشملا لثم ، تامولعملا لدابتل_x000D__x000D_ +ةلبقملا تاعامتجلاا دونب ةشقانمل _x000D__x000D_ +2. حتف ,بلطن ةحلصملا باحصلأ شاقنلا ميعدت ىلع ضوع ةيميلقلإا تاعامتجلاا عيمج مهلو ، عفنلأا ةصرفلا يه_x000D__x000D_ +يمج نيب ةفداه تاشقانم ءارجلإةحلصملا باحصأ ع. _x000D__x000D_ +3. معد مت9 ةحلصملا باحصأ نم نيكراشم وه و اددع ربتعي لثمي لاةكراشم ةرثؤتملا عمتجملا حئارش لك ثولتلاب_x000D__x000D_ + يكيتسلابلا نم ملاعلا قطانم فلتخم نم ةيلصلأا تاعمتجملاو نيعرازملاو ةيلحملا تاموكحلاو بابشلاو ءاسنلا تاوصأ و_x000D__x000D_ +فارطلاا باحصأ لك ةكراشمل ةعساو معدل رابتعلاا نيعب ذخؤي نا ىنمتن _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +778,Viet Nam,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/viet_nam_0.pdf,[],['Vietnam'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you Chairs _x000D__x000D_ +Excellences, ladies and gentlemen _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Let me begin by thanking Uruguay for the warm welcome and for convening _x000D__x000D_ +the first INC-1 meeting on development of the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution. It is an honour for Vietnam to be part of this _x000D__x000D_ +important work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Like many other countries, Vietnam continues to be adversely affected by _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution both on land and in the sea, and thus we are fully aware of _x000D__x000D_ +the long-term impacts of plastic waste on nature and human health. The _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Vietnam therefore fully supports the development of the _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +For Vietnam, participating in the negotiation of this instrument, we can see _x000D__x000D_ +both opportunities for joint activities as well as substantial challenges that _x000D__x000D_ +require collective determination and concrete actions from all of us to _x000D__x000D_ +resolve. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, and taking this opportunity, in order to develop a feasible _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, I would like to underline _x000D__x000D_ +some key points to INC-1, specifically: _x000D__x000D_ +First, looking at the successful implementation of some Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Agreements, strong commitments made by all member states _x000D__x000D_ +and stakeholders should be matched by responsible and concrete actions _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve future ambitious targets. _x000D__x000D_ +Second, dealing with this critical global environmental problem, we all _x000D__x000D_ +understand that it is difficult to satisfy all aspects, especially the economic _x000D__x000D_ +element, leading sometimes to trade-offs and compromises, but these need _x000D__x000D_ +to be considered with a view to the environment to be left to future _x000D__x000D_ +generations; and _x000D__x000D_ +Third, the whole global supply chain for plastic, including waste plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +must be addressed in the process of ending plastic pollution, with the _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing sector playing a significant role, especially in designing out _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste from products. How Governments can build effective long-_x000D__x000D_ +lasting partnerships with the private sector therefore needs to be given _x000D__x000D_ +adequate attention throughout the whole negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ +And last but not least, Vietnam’s delegation is firmly committed to the _x000D__x000D_ +success of the negotiations ahead of us. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +779,Armenia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/armenia_111docx_0.pdf,[],['Armenia'],[],Members,statement,"Republic of Armenia _x000D__x000D_ +National Statement for INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished chair and delegates, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the Government of Armenia let me express our gratitude to UNEP and _x000D__x000D_ +the Government of Uruguay for this opportunity to participate in this excellent _x000D__x000D_ +organized meeting and also We congratulate Distinguished Chairman on his _x000D__x000D_ +appointment. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic impacts everyone at every stage of its lifespan. Many impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and plastic exposure are not well known. And it is essential to Join _x000D__x000D_ +international efforts to address the global plastic pollution crisis. _x000D__x000D_ +How can we make this large-scale transition quickly enough? This is a difficult _x000D__x000D_ +question. _x000D__x000D_ +According to the Government program of Armenia among the priority areas in the _x000D__x000D_ +field of environmental management, a phased reduction and ban on single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products are fixed. _x000D__x000D_ +As the first step of this process, plastic bags were chosen as the target group. From _x000D__x000D_ +January of this year the use and sale of plastic bags are prohibited. _x000D__x000D_ +This ban can be considered the first step aimed at reducing the volume of these _x000D__x000D_ +products that have a negative impact on the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the Government of Armenia let me highlight some aspects regarding _x000D__x000D_ +this important legally binding instrument from our perspective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The first and more complicated issue will be a selection of plastic types, which will _x000D__x000D_ +be driven by this instrument. In this regard, we consider single-use plastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics as the more important types that should be regulated by this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The second challenge we consider is the equal opportunities for participation and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of developing countries, as most developed countries already have _x000D__x000D_ +a large spectrum of plastic pollution reduction tools and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some countries have the big progress and some have few steps towards the reduction _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution it is very important to create appropriate mechanisms to _x000D__x000D_ +effectively join the instrument with the baggage or without it. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As from the different starting points, we will go to the same finishing line. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +During the development of a legally binding instrument, It is very important to _x000D__x000D_ +provide also linkages with Sustainable Development Agenda, particularly with SDG _x000D__x000D_ +indicators 11.1, 12. 4, and 12.5, and also identify all cross-cutting and synergic _x000D__x000D_ +processes and sources. _x000D__x000D_ +We consider that potential elements of the instrument should cover the following _x000D__x000D_ +aspects. _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Main strategic targets _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Main types of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Main actions _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Preventive actions/ eliminating the hazardous chemicals from the lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics / _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Management actions/targets _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Recycling actions/targets _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Bunning actions/targets _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Identification and engagement of existing supportive tools like Extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility toolbar and other instruments, _x000D__x000D_ +Armenia is actively engaged in the ongoing international actions on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and we express our willingness to join The High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution and become a part of the collective power and joint resources of the _x000D__x000D_ +international community, to deliver systemic change across the full plastic life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +and reverse the currently worsening plastic pollution trajectory. _x000D__x000D_ +The goal is very ambitious but we hope that implementation will become more _x000D__x000D_ +successful. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +780,Georgia,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/georgia_statement.pdf,[],['Georgia'],[],Members,statement,"Statement – Georgia _x000D__x000D_ +1.12.2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We beliewe that legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will include full lifecycle of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +and crosscuting issues to keep transparency and involvement of all stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that different approaches will be used to support developing countries for the _x000D__x000D_ +development of national action plans and for the implementation of concreate actions with the _x000D__x000D_ +involvement of all stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the practice already mentioned, from minamata convention it will be usefull to _x000D__x000D_ +provide Inititial assesment for the developing countries as a bases, as we are chalenging with the _x000D__x000D_ +data colection issues; As we are going to set up global baselines and targets for sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life-cycle of plastics the monitoring and reporting should be developed and _x000D__x000D_ +technical support should be provided for developing countris. It will be neccesory to develop _x000D__x000D_ +strong harmonized monitoring and reportiing mechanizms under the the legaly binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that the implementation of the legaly binding instrument will create relevant _x000D__x000D_ +capasities such as national action plans for the countries, which will to ensure succesfull _x000D__x000D_ +impelmentation of obligations and requarements of international instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +781,Montenegro,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/montenegro_mne_statement_inc1_final_final_0.pdf,[],['Montenegro'],[],Members,statement,"Check against delivery _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Body First Session _x000D__x000D_ +28 November 2022, Punta Del Este _x000D__x000D_ +Statement of Montenegro, Item 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to thank Government of Uruguay for hosting the INC1 and the UNEP for _x000D__x000D_ +organizing the meeting in Punta del Este. Let me also congratulate Jyoti Mathur-Filipp _x000D__x000D_ +on the appointment as Executive Secretary of the INC Secretariat. We believe that your _x000D__x000D_ +endeavors will significantly contribute and lead us to the successful negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +Montenegro aligns with the statement of the representative of the Czech Republic, on _x000D__x000D_ +behalf of the EU. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution represents a serious environmental global challenge that negatively _x000D__x000D_ +affects biodiversity, ecosystems, livelihoods, and economies. My delegation believes _x000D__x000D_ +that we have to seize the momentum, built at UNEA 5.2. and create an ambitious legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding treaty, that will address the full life cycle of plastics. Please also allow me to _x000D__x000D_ +highlight the importance of the work started already at UNEA-2, which Montenegro _x000D__x000D_ +supported from the very beginning, and which is materializing into the development of _x000D__x000D_ +the legal instrument now. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that the negotiation process should be evidence-based, including _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic assessments, inter alia, on raw materials, sources of production, _x000D__x000D_ +production processes, alternative components, product design, consumption patterns, _x000D__x000D_ +trade, transboundary movements of plastic wastes and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. Furthermore, the new treaty should adequately balance the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic, and social dimensions of the challenge before us, reflecting _x000D__x000D_ +and anchoring concepts enshrined in the 2030 Agenda. _x000D__x000D_ +For the success of the new treaty in today’s interconnected world, the effective _x000D__x000D_ +participation of all stakeholders is crucial. It is clear that governments cannot solve the _x000D__x000D_ +challenge alone, and we believe that the process of creation of the treaty should be _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive and transparent, and with the meaningful participation of stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize that 2024 is an ambitious timeframe for finalizing the international _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. In order to achieve a practical and implementable agreement, but also an _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious one, it is crucial to ensure adequate means of implementation concerning _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources, technical assistance, including sharing and co-development of _x000D__x000D_ +new technologies, as well as capacity-building mechanisms aimed at developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to underline that human rights and the environment are fundamentally _x000D__x000D_ +intertwined: a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is essential for the _x000D__x000D_ +enjoyment of our human rights. In July 2022, the UNGA declared that everyone on the _x000D__x000D_ +planet has a right to a healthy environment, and states should implement their _x000D__x000D_ +commitments and scale up their efforts through the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +We have the opportunity to create a new treaty that can change habits and practice we _x000D__x000D_ +have established on our way to solving the triple planetary crisis. By exercising a _x000D__x000D_ +genuine multilateral approach, we can use lessons learned from other MEAs and _x000D__x000D_ +innovate, and create a strong plastic treaty until 2024. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +782,Russian Federation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russia_federation_all_statements.pdf,[],['Russian Federation'],[],Members,statement,"Dear Mr. Chairman, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen! _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, I would like to thank the Government and the people of the Oriental Republic _x000D__x000D_ +of Uruguay for organizing and hosting this large-scale event. _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation welcomes the decision of the resumed fifth session of the _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) enshrined in its Resolution 5/14 of _x000D__x000D_ +March 2nd 2022, on convening the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. We consider it timely to organize and hold the first meeting of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC. _x000D__x000D_ +The destructive consequences of plastic pollution for the environmental, social and _x000D__x000D_ +economic components of sustainable development have been scientifically proved. The _x000D__x000D_ +humanity has reached the point, when finding solution for this issue requires a deeper _x000D__x000D_ +and broader cooperation between states, international and environmental organizations, _x000D__x000D_ +private industries and the civil society. _x000D__x000D_ +Let me emphasize just a few key indicators. To date, the products of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +degradation account for up to 80% of the terrestrial and up to 90% of marine litter. _x000D__x000D_ +Decomposing for centuries, they lead to the gradual and inevitable loss by the _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems of their ability of self-purification and maintaining the balance. According _x000D__x000D_ +to the Russian Academy of Sciences, the humankind has already produced around 8,5 _x000D__x000D_ +billion tonnes of plastic waste, and this figure continues to grow. _x000D__x000D_ +The products of plastic splitting poison the world's ocean ecosystems, and in some _x000D__x000D_ +cases are a threat to human health. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to mention that currently the humanity applies a sectoral approach to this _x000D__x000D_ +problem. For example, we have a number of international legal instruments adopted and _x000D__x000D_ +implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and dealing with plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in the marine environment. However, we believe that a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach is needed and therefore we support the efforts of the international community _x000D__x000D_ +to develop a universal international legal instrument that would allow countries to _x000D__x000D_ +gradually shift through joint efforts to a circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the Russian Federation pays great attention to the work of the INC and is _x000D__x000D_ +ready to actively participate in this process. _x000D__x000D_ +We proceed from the fact that the new document should be well-balanced and should _x000D__x000D_ +take into consideration the interests and capacity of various individual states, providing _x000D__x000D_ +the latter with maximum flexibility in defining their national indicators and forms of _x000D__x000D_ +reporting. _x000D__x000D_ +We hope that the negotiations will be held in a constructive manner and will not _x000D__x000D_ +be politicized. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Уважаемый господин Председатель, уважаемые члены делегаций, дамы и господа! _x000D__x000D_ +Прежде всего, хотел бы поблагодарить Правительство Восточной Республики Уругвай _x000D__x000D_ +за организацию и проведение такого масштабного мероприятия. _x000D__x000D_ +Российская Федерация приветствует решение во��обновленной пятой сессии _x000D__x000D_ +Ассамблеи ООН по окружающей среде (UNEA 5.2), закреплённое в её резолюции 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +от 2 марта 2022 г. о созыве Межправительственного переговорного комитета для _x000D__x000D_ +разработки нового юридически обязательного соглашения по борьбе с загрязнением _x000D__x000D_ +пластмассами, в том числе в морской среде. _x000D__x000D_ +Считаем своевременными организацию и проведение первого заседания МПК. _x000D__x000D_ +Разрушительные последствия загрязнения пластиком для экологического, социального _x000D__x000D_ +и экономического компонентов устойчивого развития научно подтверждены. _x000D__x000D_ +Человечество подошло к той черте, когда решение данного вопроса требует _x000D__x000D_ +углублённого и более масштабного взаимодействия между государствами, _x000D__x000D_ +международными и природоохранными организациями, частным бизнесом и _x000D__x000D_ +институтами гражданского общества. _x000D__x000D_ +Отмечу лишь несколько ключевых показателей. На сегодняшний день, продукты _x000D__x000D_ +расщепления пластика составляют до 80% наземного и 90% морского мусора. _x000D__x000D_ +Разлагаясь столетиями, они приводят к постепенной и неизбежной потере _x000D__x000D_ +экосистемами способности к самоочищению и утрате ими равновесия. По данным _x000D__x000D_ +Российской академии наук, человечество уже произвело около 8,5 млрд. тонн _x000D__x000D_ +пластиковых отходов, и эта цифра продолжает расти. _x000D__x000D_ +Продукты расщепления пластика отравляют экосистему Мирового океана и в _x000D__x000D_ +некоторых случаях вредят здоровью человека. _x000D__x000D_ +Необходимо отметить, что в настоящее время человечество пользуется _x000D__x000D_ +секторальными подходами к решению данной проблемы - например, мы имеем ряд _x000D__x000D_ +международно-правовых инструментов, разработанных и применяемых в рамках _x000D__x000D_ +Международной морской организации (ИМО) и относящихся к борьбе с пластиковым _x000D__x000D_ +загрязнением в морских пространствах. Однако мы считаем необходимым _x000D__x000D_ +всеобъемлющий подход и поддерживаем усилия международного сообщества по _x000D__x000D_ +разработке универсального международно-правового инструмента, который позволил _x000D__x000D_ +бы государствам постепенно, совместными усилиями, переключиться на рельсы _x000D__x000D_ +экономики замкнутого цикла. _x000D__x000D_ +В этой связи Российская Федерация придаёт большое значение работе МПК и готова _x000D__x000D_ +активно участвовать в этом процессе. _x000D__x000D_ +Мы исходим из того, что новый документ должен быть сбалансированным и в _x000D__x000D_ +максимальной степени учитывать интересы и возможности разных государств, _x000D__x000D_ +предоставляя последним максимальную гибкость в определении национальных _x000D__x000D_ +показателей и форм отчётности. _x000D__x000D_ +Рассчитываем, что переговоры пройдут в конструктивном ключе и не будут _x000D__x000D_ +политизированы. _x000D__x000D_ +Благодарю за внимание! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Тезисы для возможного озвучивания в ходе сессии межправкомитета _x000D__x000D_ +28.11.2022 – 02.12.2022 _x000D__x000D_ +спасибо господин председатель! _x000D__x000D_ +ПРОШУ ПРОЩЕНИЕ, ЧТО ЗАПРОСИЛИ СЛОВО С ОПОЗДАНИЕМ _x000D__x000D_ +Хотели бы отметить, что документ, по нашему мнению, должен быть направлен не на борьбу с _x000D__x000D_ +пластиком, а на борьбу с загрязнением пластиком, основываясь на осознанном потреблении, _x000D__x000D_ +максимальном вовлечении пластиковых отходов во вторичный оборот . Стимулирующие _x000D__x000D_ +механизмы использования отходов должны быть такими, чтобы повторное использование стало _x000D__x000D_ +выгодно. При этом необходимо учитывать ограничения , устаноленные в рамках Стокгольмской _x000D__x000D_ +конвенции. _x000D__x000D_ +в будущей конвенции должен быть заложен принцип снижения отходообразования. Необходимо _x000D__x000D_ +внедрение экомики замкнутого цикла и механизма ответственности производителей. _x000D__x000D_ +Должен быть выдержан баланс между экологическими вопросами и необходимостью _x000D__x000D_ +обеспечения устойчивого социально-экономического развития. _x000D__x000D_ +С целью снижения загрязнения окружающей среды важно учесть механизмы по исключению _x000D__x000D_ +захоронения в элементах окружающей среды пластиковых отходов. В Российской Федерации _x000D__x000D_ +такой запрет введен на законодательном уровне. Призываем другие страны последовать нашему _x000D__x000D_ +примеру. _x000D__x000D_ +Основная задача стимулировать компании переводить свое производство на вторичное _x000D__x000D_ +использование пластика и развитие технологий его переработки. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Необходимо _x000D__x000D_ +учитывать _x000D__x000D_ +региональные _x000D__x000D_ +особенности _x000D__x000D_ +и _x000D__x000D_ +экономическую _x000D__x000D_ +структуру _x000D__x000D_ +конкретной страны при создании стратегии борьбы с загрязнением пластиком. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Переход на альтернативы должны быть экологически безопасными и экономически _x000D__x000D_ +выгодными _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Необходим свободный и справедливый доступ к технологиям для обеспечения развития _x000D__x000D_ +переработки пластиковых отходов. Необходима поддержка бизнесу, прежде всего, в _x000D__x000D_ +развивающихся странах _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +невсегда пластиковые альтернативы и заменители способны в полной мере заменить _x000D__x000D_ +пластиковые полимеры без потери их экономических или экологических свойств. Поэтому _x000D__x000D_ +еще раз подчеркиваем необходимость фокусирования на создании системы эффективного _x000D__x000D_ +обращения с пластиковыми отходами и переработки пластика. _x000D__x000D_ +Важен научно обоснованный подход в оценочных решениях , в тч в части в ходе _x000D__x000D_ +разработки методологического аппарата по оценке степени загрезнения микропластиком _x000D__x000D_ +окружающей среды _x000D__x000D_ +Поддерживаем создание рабочих групп в межсессионый период по разработке основных _x000D__x000D_ +разделов документа _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Russian Delegation in realization of the Right of reply _x000D__x000D_ +to the EU, USA and Ukraine _x000D__x000D_ +at the 1st session of the Plastic INC, Punta del Este 29/11/2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Our delegation has taken the floor in order to respond to the yesterday's and _x000D__x000D_ +today's allegations against Russia made by the representatives of the USA on behalf _x000D__x000D_ +of JUSCANS, EU and Ukraine. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr.Chairman, please, don’t interrupt me if it takes longer than three minutes, _x000D__x000D_ +considering that I have three rights of reply to three interventions which totals to _x000D__x000D_ +nine minutes. _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, Mr.Chairman, we have noted that you have given the Ukranian _x000D__x000D_ +delegate the possibility to reproduce his statement twice , each exceeding three _x000D__x000D_ +minutes . This is a violation of the norms of conducting buiseness. We didn't raise _x000D__x000D_ +the point of order for the second time in this regard but we hope that such practice _x000D__x000D_ +will be stopped in our forthcoming deliberations . _x000D__x000D_ +Mr.Chairman, _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, I would like to stress that international meetings on environmental _x000D__x000D_ +matters are not the right place to discuss current geopolitical situation and armed _x000D__x000D_ +conflicts. In accordance to the UN Charter this is a prerogative of the Security _x000D__x000D_ +Council. _x000D__x000D_ +Most of the delegations have come long way to Urugway to negotiate new _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreement on combating global plastic polution and not to witness a _x000D__x000D_ +political show which has nothing to do with the agenda of the First Session of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC. _x000D__x000D_ +It is a principal position of my country that international environmental _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation should be free of politics. Current conflict in Ukraine is not the only one _x000D__x000D_ +that had happenned in more than 50 yars of UNEP's history. And I am afraid it is not _x000D__x000D_ +the last. All conflicts come to end with a peace settlement. The conflict in Ukraine _x000D__x000D_ +will also be over. But our common work on new environmental agreement on _x000D__x000D_ +combating global plastic polution is aimed at wellbeing of the Mother Nature and _x000D__x000D_ +many new human generations which will come after us. We simply have no right to _x000D__x000D_ +geopardize it! _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to call on all delegations to note that it was not the Russian _x000D__x000D_ +delegation that has started the political discuss at this meeting. Now we are simply _x000D__x000D_ +exercising our right to reply. _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, we have to acknowledge the erosion of the multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental process for the sake of political interests of Western countries and _x000D__x000D_ +the Kiev Regime. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that countries like the US, their NATO and JUSCANS allies _x000D__x000D_ +simply do not have the moral right to comment on what is happening now when _x000D__x000D_ +Russia stood up to help the people of Ukraine to liberate from the ultranationalist _x000D__x000D_ +regime which came to power as a result of the unconstitutional coup d'etat in Kiev _x000D__x000D_ +in February 2014 with the active support from the USA and their EU NATO member _x000D__x000D_ +allies. What we witness in Ukraine now is the direct result of their illigal interference _x000D__x000D_ +in the domestic affairs of Ukraine. _x000D__x000D_ + If the USA and their NATO allies in reality want to stop the conflict they _x000D__x000D_ +must stop pumping the Kiev regime with arms and amunition, which simply _x000D__x000D_ +prolongs the conflict and multiplies the suffering of the civilian population. _x000D__x000D_ +In response to the statement of the US delegation I can reproduce a very long _x000D__x000D_ +list of illegal, unprovoked and unjustified aggressions of the US and their NATO _x000D__x000D_ +allies starting from the war in Korea up to the war in Syria. And in between there _x000D__x000D_ +were more than 30 countries including Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Lybia and many _x000D__x000D_ +others. Millions of lives have been lost during these acts of agression. But it's fine _x000D__x000D_ +with the US as long as it makes the US dollar stronger at the intarnational market. _x000D__x000D_ +All these countries are thousands of kilometers away from the US borders, _x000D__x000D_ +but they were labeled as threat to the US national security as an excuse for agression. _x000D__x000D_ +Russia has its legitimate interests in neighbouring Ukraine. There are millions _x000D__x000D_ +of Russians living in this country. All what Russia wanted in this country is peace, _x000D__x000D_ +respect for the legitimate rights of the Russian-speaking population and a neutral _x000D__x000D_ +military status of Ukraine. But all our attempts to reach these goals by diplomatic _x000D__x000D_ +means have failed. _x000D__x000D_ +The armed conflict in Ukraine has started not 9 months back, as many believe, _x000D__x000D_ +but almost nine years ago. Starting from February 2014 the Kiev Regime was _x000D__x000D_ +persuing the policy of ethnic cleansing against Russians living in Southern and _x000D__x000D_ +Eastern parts of the country. Since 2014 more than 5 million of Russian-speaking _x000D__x000D_ +people have immigrated to Russia in order to escape opression on the ethnicity basis. _x000D__x000D_ +More than 14 thousand - and among them 152 children - were killed by the Ukranian _x000D__x000D_ +armed forces in the Donbass region alone. Many more people who could not agree _x000D__x000D_ +with the policy of the Kiev ultranationalist regime dissapeared without any traces. _x000D__x000D_ +In these circumstances Russia had no other choice but to start the Special _x000D__x000D_ +military operation to protect Russian-speaking population and to demiliterize the _x000D__x000D_ +Kiev regime. _x000D__x000D_ +As for the general and plastic pollution on the territory of Ukraine we have to _x000D__x000D_ +say the following. On the liberated territories of Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhie and _x000D__x000D_ +Kherson regions which have decided to join their historic motherland - Russia - as a _x000D__x000D_ +result of referendums in September this year, there was no system of secure general _x000D__x000D_ +treatment of waste at all, not to mention plastic. All waste was simply accumulated _x000D__x000D_ +at the open dump sites without any treatment and separation. Only now, when these _x000D__x000D_ +terrritories have been liberated, along with the reconstruction of civilian _x000D__x000D_ +infrustructure, Russia has started to introducing and building systems of separate _x000D__x000D_ +collection of waste and treating plastic waste accordingly. For example, in the _x000D__x000D_ +liberated city of Mariupol alone we have supplied 88 garbage trucks and more than _x000D__x000D_ +9 thousand garbage containers and other special machines to collect and treat waste _x000D__x000D_ +accordingly, with one of the aims being separating and extracting plastic for _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +And to conclude, Mr.Chairman, one more time I would like to ask all involved _x000D__x000D_ +delegations to stop using our meeting as a venue for political accusations which have _x000D__x000D_ +nothing to do with the agenda ahead of us. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reply to the second statement of the Delegation of Ukraine _x000D__x000D_ +Once again the delegation of Ukraine is trying to futher politicize the work of _x000D__x000D_ +our meeting by accusing us of doing this. We call upon all delegations present here _x000D__x000D_ +today to take note that it was not us who have started the political discuss. We were _x000D__x000D_ +simply replying to false accusations. _x000D__x000D_ +And we have to do it again. _x000D__x000D_ +All the unfortunate events happening now in Ukraine are the direct outcome _x000D__x000D_ +of barbarian actions of the Kiev regime which took place in the former Eastern and _x000D__x000D_ +Southern part of Ukraine during the last nine years. One more time I have to _x000D__x000D_ +underline that the current Kiev regime came to power as a result of illegal violent _x000D__x000D_ +coup d'etat in February 2014 with the direct support of the USA and some EU _x000D__x000D_ +member-states. _x000D__x000D_ +Before accusing us we recommend the representatives of Ukraine to look at _x000D__x000D_ +the actions of the Kiev regime accountable for grave acts of massive opression if not _x000D__x000D_ +genocide against Russian-speaking population. _x000D__x000D_ +Russia is simply responding to the criminal actions of the Kiev ultra-_x000D__x000D_ +nationalist regime. Let me remind that one of the first barbaric acts of the supporters _x000D__x000D_ +of the regime was burning alive more than 40 Russian-speaking civilians in the city _x000D__x000D_ +of Odessa on May 2, 2014 who participated in a peaceful demonstration against _x000D__x000D_ +overthrow of the legitimate authority in the country. Nobody was held accountable _x000D__x000D_ +for this barbaric act by the Kiev regime despite the fact the identities of the culprits _x000D__x000D_ +were well known. _x000D__x000D_ +Let me assure you that all goals of the Special millitary operation are going to _x000D__x000D_ +be fulfilled. And never again Ukraine is going to become a breeding ground for _x000D__x000D_ +ultranationalist ideology. _x000D__x000D_ +And at the end of my intervention once again I would like to call on the _x000D__x000D_ +delegations involved in this exchange of views to stop politicizing the session and _x000D__x000D_ +concentrate on the substantavie matters which we have to discuss during this week. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr.Chairman! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +783,Ukraine,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ukraine_all_statements.pdf,[],['Ukraine'],[],Members,statement,"Statement of the Delegation of Ukraine during _x000D__x000D_ +INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Madam Executive Director, Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ +Dear colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, let me express our gratitude to UNEP INC Plastic Secretariat and the _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Uruguay for the brilliant organization of the first session of the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee on plastic pollutions. _x000D__x000D_ +As we all know, the difficult and long-lasting negotiations, followed by a number of _x000D__x000D_ +compromises were behind the successful adoption of the UNEA resolution 5/14. The _x000D__x000D_ +same difficult negotiations happened during the open-ended working group meeting _x000D__x000D_ +in Senegal. We are sure that by the end of the week we will manage to achieve an _x000D__x000D_ +important, globally beneficial result - an international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Despite the difficulties, caused by unprovoked and unjustified invasion of the _x000D__x000D_ +Russian Federation, the Government of my country, Ukraine is keen of adoption _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollutions and makes every _x000D__x000D_ +possible step to eliminate the problem with plastics wastes in Ukraine. _x000D__x000D_ +Ukraine began very progressive and ambitions steps for fighting against plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. In June 2021 President of Ukraine sign the law on banning plastic bags and _x000D__x000D_ +from March 2022 it is forbidden to use in Ukraine plastic bags in retails and _x000D__x000D_ +restaurants thinner then 50 microns. Also we forbidden to use oxo-degradable plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +which, as you know, create a lot of micro plastic in environment and cause a lot of _x000D__x000D_ +damage. _x000D__x000D_ +We go further and register in Parliament draft of law on banning single use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production. _x000D__x000D_ +Now the environment of Ukraine and entire Europe is under serious attack. Russian _x000D__x000D_ +illegal attack on Ukraine has caused an unprecedented danger to ecosystems and _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity of Ukraine, Black and Azov Seas region. Russian troops’ actions show _x000D__x000D_ +disrespect to the obligation to protect the environment in times of armed conflict. _x000D__x000D_ +Hundreds of objects of Ukrainian civilian and critical infrastructure have already _x000D__x000D_ +been destroyed. As a result of hostilities were formed a significant amount of debris, _x000D__x000D_ +damage cars, waste of military equipment and others wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, Russian troops bring and leave after themselves a lot of wastes, _x000D__x000D_ +especially single use plastic and contaminate with them our nature. They also _x000D__x000D_ +destroyed our capacities to processing of plastic and other recycling products. _x000D__x000D_ +Right now our Government is searching solution how to deal with all this huge _x000D__x000D_ +amount of wastes that were created because of Russian aggression and trying to _x000D__x000D_ +minimize the damage to environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Dear colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ +Unprovoked and unjustified invasion of the Russian Federation did not stop Ukraine _x000D__x000D_ +from combating plastic pollutions. It should not either stop entire global community _x000D__x000D_ +from achieving internationally binding instrument in this regard. _x000D__x000D_ +During last meeting in Dakar we witnessed an attempt of Russian Delegation to _x000D__x000D_ +spread ill kremlin propaganda and fake news. After the atrocities and war crimes, _x000D__x000D_ +committed by Russian criminals in Ukraine, unfortunately, it is difficult for us to be _x000D__x000D_ +surprised by actions of this regime, however, we couldn’t believe that its _x000D__x000D_ +representative, will dare to try to destroy such an important process for global _x000D__x000D_ +community. _x000D__x000D_ +My Delegation deeply condemns any attempts of the Russian Side to use INC fora to _x000D__x000D_ +spread its propaganda and lies. We believe that UNEP and INC must not be used for _x000D__x000D_ +raising political issues. _x000D__x000D_ +As we have mentioned numerous times, Delegation of Ukraine never speaks _x000D__x000D_ +regarding political issues within UNEP, never discuss atrocities and war crimes _x000D__x000D_ +of Kremlin regime and will never do that. _x000D__x000D_ +We are talking about environment and the ways how to overpass the negative impact _x000D__x000D_ +of Russian invasion to Ukraine and Europe. Even in Dakar, when we heard the _x000D__x000D_ +nonsense and lies of Kremlin regime’s representative, we kept silent as a sign of _x000D__x000D_ +respect to all the esteemed delegates and especially their valuable time. _x000D__x000D_ +We know that there is no much sense in addressing the dignity and morality of the _x000D__x000D_ +Russian Side, which demonstrated for numerous time his disrespect both, for well-_x000D__x000D_ +established Nairobi spirit and to all of us, representatives of member-states and _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP Secretariat. But we do hope that Russian Delegation still has the moral _x000D__x000D_ +strength at least to abstain from spoiling such an important process as plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollutions negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +Dear friends, _x000D__x000D_ +We do hope that this meeting will remain purely technical. The Delegation of _x000D__x000D_ +Ukraine is looking forward to having efficient discussions, consensus-based _x000D__x000D_ +solutions and mutually beneficial decisions _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +__________________________ _x000D__x000D_ +Check Against Delivery _x000D__x000D_ +Right of Reply of the Delegation of Ukraine to the Statement of the representative _x000D__x000D_ +of illegal Kremlin Regime _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Distinguished participants, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have asked the floor to exercise our right of reply to the statement of the _x000D__x000D_ +Russian delegation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our Delegation never had an intention to raise political issues, which goes outside the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate of UNEP. We respect the unique technical nature of UNEP and our common _x000D__x000D_ +important mission - to save our environment for future generations. _x000D__x000D_ +However, the ongoing attempts of the Russian Delegation to politicize our important _x000D__x000D_ +work require us to response. _x000D__x000D_ +We consider the interventions of the Russian Delegation as nothing else but the attempt _x000D__x000D_ +to spread their false propaganda and lies. As usual, their statements and requests have _x000D__x000D_ +no legal grounds and are worth nothing. _x000D__x000D_ +Again, and again the minions of Kremlin regime try to disturb our extremely important _x000D__x000D_ +work. _x000D__x000D_ +For more than 9 months criminal authorities in Moscow, have been trying to destroy the _x000D__x000D_ +unique ecosystems of my country. By their actions they are creating the largest _x000D__x000D_ +environmental crisis in modern history. Even more, this cruel and insane regime tries to _x000D__x000D_ +threaten the entire global community with the nuclear weapons. _x000D__x000D_ +They want us to give up, to forget about our dreams and goals. They are ready to _x000D__x000D_ +destroy the entire humanity for only one reason - to create their neo-colonial empire. _x000D__x000D_ +Hundreds Ukrainian towns and villages have already been razed to the ground by _x000D__x000D_ +Russian soldiers, many rivers were polluted, entire ecosystems were destroyed. _x000D__x000D_ +Russian Federation bears responsibility for that. _x000D__x000D_ +Their intervention has shown that illegal Kremlin regime as well as its representatives, _x000D__x000D_ +present in this room, do not care about environment, about nature, about our common _x000D__x000D_ +future. _x000D__x000D_ +Check Against Delivery _x000D__x000D_ +They are worried only about politics, about justification of their illegal, unprovoked and _x000D__x000D_ +unjustified invasion. But it is clear for everybody, there is no place for forced changes of _x000D__x000D_ +boundaries and imposition of someone vison to sovereign nation in the modern world. _x000D__x000D_ +Ukraine will never give up. _x000D__x000D_ +The last thing I would like to add is that soon Russian regime will collapse. As you can _x000D__x000D_ +all see, Russian troops are loosing at the battlefield, even Russian citizens are trying to _x000D__x000D_ +escape from their own country. Entire world knows that Ukraine is fighting for its _x000D__x000D_ +sovereignty and territorial integrity, for freedom and justice. _x000D__x000D_ +Very soon the truth will prevail and all those, who support illegal Kremlin regime will be _x000D__x000D_ +brought to the justice in the Hague. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +________________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +784,Argentina,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/intervencion_argentina_general_statement_0.pdf,[],['Argentina'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENCIÓN DELEGACIÓN ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ En primer lugar, deseo expresar nuestra gratitud a la República Oriental del Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +y a la ciudad de Punta del Este por ser los anfitriones de esta primera reunión del _x000D__x000D_ +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para acordar el texto de un futuro tratado _x000D__x000D_ +internacional que aborde la contaminación por plásticos, incluso en el medio marino. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Quiero también felicitar al Embajador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, que ha sido electo para _x000D__x000D_ +conducir este proceso en su primera etapa. Confiamos en que su experiencia y _x000D__x000D_ +conocimientos van a guiar con acierto nuestras negociaciones, y comprometemos el _x000D__x000D_ +trabajo colaborativo de nuestra delegación con tal fin. Extendemos esta felicitación y _x000D__x000D_ +confianza al Emb. Luis Vayas Valdivieso, que asumirá la presidencia en el último _x000D__x000D_ +tramo de la negociación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Mi delegación se asocia a la intervención del distinguido Embajador de Colombia en _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay, pronunciada en nombre del GRULAC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ La adopción de la resolución 5/14 en la pasada Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas _x000D__x000D_ +sobre el Medio Ambiente representa un avance histórico, y constituye un _x000D__x000D_ +reconocimiento unánime de la necesidad de actuar con urgencia ante el problema de _x000D__x000D_ +la contaminación por plásticos, producto de un consumo y producción no sostenibles, _x000D__x000D_ +sumado a un manejo no racional de sus desechos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ La Argentina apoya las negociaciones para adoptar un instrumento internacional _x000D__x000D_ +jurídicamente vinculante sobre contaminación por plásticos, incluso en el medio _x000D__x000D_ +marino y augura un resultado exitoso para esta Primera Reunión del Comité _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Nuestro país está convencido de que poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +requiere un cambio general del sistema que aborde todo el ciclo de vida de los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, incluyendo la posibilidad de eliminación de aditivos peligrosos y productos _x000D__x000D_ +químicos conflictivos, así como de los productos que son innecesarios, evitables o _x000D__x000D_ +problemáticos. Este cambio de paradigma requerirá de la innovación en la transición, _x000D__x000D_ +impulsando todos los cambios necesarios a lo largo de toda la cadena de valor, así _x000D__x000D_ +como la promoción de mejores hábitos de consumo y de gestión de residuos post _x000D__x000D_ +consumo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Aspiramos a que, en el necesario debate que se inicia hoy, se tenga apego, como en _x000D__x000D_ +todas las negociaciones ambientales, por el Principio de Responsabilidades Comunes _x000D__x000D_ +pero Diferenciadas, establecido en los principales acuerdos multilaterales _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ La aplicación rigurosa de este principio, que considera el peso diferente de las _x000D__x000D_ +contribuciones de los Estados a la degradación del ambiente, exige la provisión de _x000D__x000D_ +medios de implementación adecuados (financiamiento, fortalecimiento de las _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades y transferencia de tecnología), en favor de los países en desarrollo para _x000D__x000D_ +que éstos puedan cumplir con los compromisos ambientales que se asuman. Por esta _x000D__x000D_ +razón, la consideración de los medios de implementación debe iniciarse desde el _x000D__x000D_ +primer día, y guardar relación directa con las obligaciones derivadas del futuro _x000D__x000D_ +tratado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ En lo que concierne a las medidas que este futuro tratado contenga, entendemos que _x000D__x000D_ +ellas no deben constituir un medio de discriminación arbitraria o injustificable ni una _x000D__x000D_ +restricción encubierta del comercio internacional, tal como lo señala el principio 12 _x000D__x000D_ +de la Declaración de Río. En ese sentido, cualquier medida que se promueva para _x000D__x000D_ +cumplir con los objetivos legítimos del futuro instrumento deberán ser compatibles _x000D__x000D_ +con las reglas de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ A estos fines, reafirmamos que toda decisión a la que se llegue se base en la evidencia _x000D__x000D_ +científica disponible, así como en estándares aceptados de organizaciones _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales de referencia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ El rol pivotal de la ciencia en este debate nos ha llevado a fimar un acuerdo de _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperación en el ámbito de la TECnología NUclear para el Control de la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación por Plásticos (NUTEC Plastics) en la Antártida (NUTEC Plastics), _x000D__x000D_ +con el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), con el objeto de tomar _x000D__x000D_ +muestras, realizar análisis y generar los conocimientos y datos necesarios sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +presencia de microplásticos en la Antártida, su distribución y su identificación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Destacamos el rol central de los Planes Nacionales en el diseño e implementación de _x000D__x000D_ +las políticas públicas, a través de instrumentos eficaces, para abordar el problema de _x000D__x000D_ +la contaminación por plásticos, esperando que el futuro instrumento valore _x000D__x000D_ +adecuadamente su importancia y necesidad de receptar en su texto. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ La Argentina se compromete a actuar con celeridad y decisión para lograr los _x000D__x000D_ +objetivos que se acuerden en estas negociaciones. El viernes pasado, y como _x000D__x000D_ +testimonio de esta resolución, se ha reglamentado la Ley 25.916, de Gestión Integral _x000D__x000D_ +de Residuos Domiciliarios, que incluye la responsabilidad extendida del productor _x000D__x000D_ +para todos las corrientes especiales de residuos de generación universal, incluyendo _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos. Este nuevo desarrollo se suma al proceso iniciado a través de la Ley 27.279 _x000D__x000D_ +de envases vacíos de fitosanitarios, que establece la meta de recuperar más de 4 _x000D__x000D_ +millones de estos envases por año. En la región también nos encontramos colaborando _x000D__x000D_ +con Brasil en una plataforma de basura marina que facilita información de los residuos _x000D__x000D_ +recolectados en el atlántico sur para su clasificación y posterior derivación para _x000D__x000D_ +tratamiento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Tenemos la convicción de que el desafío que enfrentamos debe ser abordado _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo las voces de todas las partes interesadas: gobiernos, científicos, academia, _x000D__x000D_ +sector privado, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, mujeres, jóvenes, comunidades _x000D__x000D_ +rurales, recuperadores urbanos, entre otros actores relevantes. Esos desafíos incluyen, _x000D__x000D_ +desde ya, la coordinación de todos los actores públicos y privados, y en todos los _x000D__x000D_ +niveles. Partiendo de la comprensión de la crítica situación en la que nos encontramos _x000D__x000D_ +actualmente en materia de contaminación por plásticos, el sector privado debe ser _x000D__x000D_ +considerado parte de la solución e invitado a aportar ideas innovadoras que permitan _x000D__x000D_ +pensar en soluciones duraderas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Asimismo, reiteramos nuestra solicitud de que los países en desarrollo cuenten con _x000D__x000D_ +financiamiento para al menos dos delegados para poder atender mejor la compleja _x000D__x000D_ +agenda de negociaciones por delante. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Esperamos que este encuentro constituya una valiosa oportunidad para reafirmar la _x000D__x000D_ +orientación central de nuestra acción ambiental. Esto es, alcanzar el necesario _x000D__x000D_ +equilibrio que impulse el desarrollo ambiental sin comprometer el desarrollo social y _x000D__x000D_ +económico de las naciones, prestando especial atención a las circunstancias y _x000D__x000D_ +necesidades especiales de los países en desarrollo, sin dejar a nadie atrás, y aplicando _x000D__x000D_ +un enfoque de derechos humanos. Los desafíos por enfrentar son inmensos, porque _x000D__x000D_ +implican una transición de tecnologías y formas de producción y consumo, pero se _x000D__x000D_ +asientan sobre la base de la toma de conciencia de la comunidad internacional sobre _x000D__x000D_ +la gravedad del problema que representa la contaminación por plásticos y la necesidad _x000D__x000D_ +de actuar con urgencia para enfrentar su impacto. Ese reconocimiento facilitará _x000D__x000D_ +nuestras deliberaciones durante ésta y las próximas reuniones, y permitirá el consenso _x000D__x000D_ +imprescindible para poder contar, al final del proceso, con un instrumento ambicioso, _x000D__x000D_ +concreto y conducente, elaborado sobre la base de la experiencia acumulada en otros _x000D__x000D_ +convenios internacionales ambientales y aprovechando las sinergias que puedan _x000D__x000D_ +identificarse entre ellos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +785,Brazil,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_all_statements.pdf,[],['Brazil'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you Mr President, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the Government of Brazil, I would like to _x000D__x000D_ +greet everyone and recognize the importance of this _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation event to develop a legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution within the framework _x000D__x000D_ +of the United Nations Environment Program _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is a pleasure to come to Uruguay to honor and _x000D__x000D_ +participate in this moment that marks the beginning _x000D__x000D_ +of the negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I am here to highlight the direct connection between _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, since reuse, recycling, energy _x000D__x000D_ +recovery of plastic products and packaging are strong _x000D__x000D_ +allies in this process and must be strengthened and _x000D__x000D_ +scaled up as examples of profitable environmental _x000D__x000D_ +solutions towards a new emission-neutral global _x000D__x000D_ +economy by 2050. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In 2021 alone, 33 billion aluminum cans were _x000D__x000D_ +recycled in Brazil, about 99% of the total, a world _x000D__x000D_ +record. A can made from scrap uses 70% less energy _x000D__x000D_ +and emits 71% less greenhouse gases. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, Brazil is a protagonist in the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations of the Conferences of the Parties for the _x000D__x000D_ +Climate in the UNFCCC. At COP 26 we reached _x000D__x000D_ +concrete results such as the regulation of a Global _x000D__x000D_ +Carbon Market and the Global Methane Agreement, _x000D__x000D_ +and at COP27 Brazil proposed the creation of a Global _x000D__x000D_ +Methane Market along the lines of what already _x000D__x000D_ +occurs with the carbon market focusing on in solid _x000D__x000D_ +waste to encourage and accelerate composting and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +During the COPs, Brazil defended that environmental _x000D__x000D_ +and climate finance should, in our view, be a driving _x000D__x000D_ +force for a carbon neutral economy and that it should _x000D__x000D_ +now include the sewage and waste treatment sector _x000D__x000D_ +as one of the main axes for global decarbonization. _x000D__x000D_ +And Brazil has set an example. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Landmark for Sanitation and Waste with record _x000D__x000D_ +private investments for sewage and waste treatment, _x000D__x000D_ +the Brazilian Zero Dumpsite program which has _x000D__x000D_ +already closed over 800 dumps in 4 years, the _x000D__x000D_ +Recicle+ program, which created the innovative _x000D__x000D_ +recycling credit in addition to several Reverse _x000D__x000D_ +Logistics agreements, the +Green Schools initiative _x000D__x000D_ +seeks to arouse the interest of students with real _x000D__x000D_ +actions such as waste separation, recycling, water use _x000D__x000D_ +and renewable energy, initially with the installation _x000D__x000D_ +of biodigesters in schools. With the METHANE ZERO _x000D__x000D_ +Program, we were the first country to transform _x000D__x000D_ +commitments assumed during COP26 into concrete _x000D__x000D_ +measures, with an exclusive focus on organic waste _x000D__x000D_ +from the city and the countryside that can reduce by _x000D__x000D_ +more than 30% of total methane emissions in Brazil. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Special mention should be made of the Clean Field _x000D__x000D_ +Program with recycling of pesticide packaging at a _x000D__x000D_ +rate of 94%, well above France and Germany, with _x000D__x000D_ +70%, and the United States, 30%, an indicator that _x000D__x000D_ +demonstrates sustainability in the most regenerative _x000D__x000D_ +conventional agricultural activity in the world. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thus, the waste returns to the production cycle. This _x000D__x000D_ +generates green jobs, preserves natural resources, _x000D__x000D_ +prevents pollution, and reduces greenhouse gas _x000D__x000D_ +emissions. It is the circular economy in practice. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We now need to increase the recycling of other _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and packaging, in line with the _x000D__x000D_ +discussions that took place this year on the occasion _x000D__x000D_ +of UNEA-5, in Nairobi, and the Oceans Conference, in _x000D__x000D_ +Lisbon. We need to take concrete actions in _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring the sources of plastic pollution, chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +used in manufacturing, flows throughout the life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, impacts on the environment, health and others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the same time, avoiding unsound disposal and the _x000D__x000D_ +launch of plastic products and packaging, which we _x000D__x000D_ +know end up degrading and turning into _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, one of the biggest environmental _x000D__x000D_ +challenges today, with several known impacts and _x000D__x000D_ +others yet to be discovered. Another measure to be _x000D__x000D_ +considered is to reduce the use of petrochemical _x000D__x000D_ +plastic microspheres in cosmetics. We can thus _x000D__x000D_ +reduce microplastics released into rivers and seas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, we know that it is urgent that we do _x000D__x000D_ +something to reverse this scenario. _x000D__x000D_ +The South Atlantic is the cleanest oceanic portion of _x000D__x000D_ +the planet and we want to preserve this important _x000D__x000D_ +contribution we make to the world and, at the same _x000D__x000D_ +time, encourage other countries to turn the tables on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to encourage the first negotiations that are _x000D__x000D_ +now starting, the Government of Brazil announces _x000D__x000D_ +the voluntary commitment to recover, by 2040, 50% _x000D__x000D_ +of all plastic packaging generated, avoiding its _x000D__x000D_ +disposal in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +We leave this commitment as a way to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +other Parties to assume ambitious commitments in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to plastic pollution and greenhouse gas _x000D__x000D_ +emissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These are some of the contributions we have to make. _x000D__x000D_ +We remain at your disposal for dialogue and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and wish you all an excellent and _x000D__x000D_ +successful event. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PLENARY_30_11_22 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our delegation would like to praise the hard work of the secretariat put into developing _x000D__x000D_ +the working and information documents for INC1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil believes that our common goal throughout this process is to find viable solutions _x000D__x000D_ +to the pressing threats of plastic pollution on both human health and the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +and also lead our societies into more sustainable patterns of consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +production. In that context, we cannot forget that underneath it we will be promoting _x000D__x000D_ +systemic economic transformations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In that context, Brazil would like to highlight that the systemic changes that will result _x000D__x000D_ +from this future instrument aimed at ending plastic pollution, anchored in a life-cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach, should also be an opportunity to promote more equity while implementing _x000D__x000D_ +it. Equity within our countries as well as amongst nations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As we switch to a new economy of plastic we should secure a more just transition into _x000D__x000D_ +a new system in which developing countries also benefit from future value chains within _x000D__x000D_ +and around the different plastic sectors, especially when it comes to the supply of _x000D__x000D_ +renewable green and safer alternatives, the development of infrastructure and access _x000D__x000D_ +to technological innovation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations and control measures need to be ambitious so we can effectively tackle _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, from the provisions of renewable feedstock through addressing toxic _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and recycling to the sound final destination of wastes. In doing so, those _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and control measures need to rely on evidence that encompasses _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic and social impacts assessments, in order to secure that the _x000D__x000D_ +systemic transformation we all hope for is effectively sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intervention made by Brazil under agenda item 3.d. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the issue of scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, research and awareness _x000D__x000D_ +raising, Brazil is of the view that effective implementation of the plastics agreement would benefit _x000D__x000D_ +from a permanent body, such as an independent expert panel, responsible for assessing overall _x000D__x000D_ +progress as well as specific emerging issues, as Parties deem necessary. We do not envisage a _x000D__x000D_ +heavy, separate institutional structure, such as the IPCC, but rather a panel akin to the Scientific _x000D__x000D_ +Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol, which in our view has fulfilled its role very well. We _x000D__x000D_ +would also note that, given the impacts of plastic pollution in the environment, human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the economy, it will be key that this body has the expertise to assess the issues at hand from the _x000D__x000D_ +perspective of different fields. For that, it would benefit from experts in different fields of natural, _x000D__x000D_ +economic and social sciences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such a body would assist the COP of the plastics instrument in its work. However, evidence-based _x000D__x000D_ +information is needed for our work at the INC as well. We will only be able to have thorough _x000D__x000D_ +discussions on possible control measures if we have scientific data that informs us on why such _x000D__x000D_ +measures are needed and what would be the possible repercussions of their implementation. We _x000D__x000D_ +need to have access, for instance, to the state of the art of research on the impacts of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +their additives in human health on the full life cycle of plastics, in particular on vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +populations, such as workers. A large body of literature is already available out there, but we need _x000D__x000D_ +it to be reviewed and compiled, as an input for Member states in our negotiations. It is up to this _x000D__x000D_ +committee to agree on a way to have access to this type of information. One way would be to _x000D__x000D_ +request the Secretariat to prepare specific documents on scientific literature covering different _x000D__x000D_ +fields. We are cognizant of the burden already put on the Secretariat in terms of document _x000D__x000D_ +preparation, so if that is not a viable way out, this committee must come up with alternative _x000D__x000D_ +solutions to have this kind information in a structured format, to facilitate our negotiations moving _x000D__x000D_ +forward. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +786,Chile,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_-_all_statements.pdf,[],['Chile'],[],Members,statement,"Agenda Ítem 4_x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Al ser esta la primera vez que Chile toma la palabra, nos gustaría expresar nuestra gratitud_x000D__x000D_ +con la República Oriental del Uruguay por acoger esta primera reunión del INC. Asimismo,_x000D__x000D_ +quisiéramos reconocer el esfuerzo realizado por el Grupo de composición abierta que_x000D__x000D_ +preparó las reglas de procedimiento para este proceso y desear a Perú y Ecuador el mejor_x000D__x000D_ +de los éxitos en sus labores ya que enorgullecen a la región. Mismos deseos para todos_x000D__x000D_ +quienes sean designados miembros del Bureau._x000D__x000D_ +Primeramente quisiera asociar mi intervención con lo señalado por distinguida delegación_x000D__x000D_ +de Colombia a nombre de GRULAC._x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente, agradecemos a la Secretaría del INC, por realizar todos los preparativos para_x000D__x000D_ +esta reunión, manifestando nuestra satisfacción por ser llevada a cabo en un país de_x000D__x000D_ +nuestra región y con la esperanza que en un futuro pueda igualmente ser realizada en_x000D__x000D_ +Chile._x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +La reanudación del quinto período de sesiones de la Asamblea de Naciones Unidas sobre el_x000D__x000D_ +medio Ambiente que se llevó a cabo entre febrero y marzo de este año, arrojó un resultado_x000D__x000D_ +histórico, como es la necesidad de crear un acuerdo mundial legalmente vinculante que_x000D__x000D_ +permita acabar con la contaminación por plásticos, incluido el medio ambiente marino, y que_x000D__x000D_ +debe representar para todos nosotros, no sólo un desafío, sino que una oportunidad de_x000D__x000D_ +realizar cambios significativos y que abarquen todo el ciclo de vida de los mismos._x000D__x000D_ +Creemos a su vez, que la realidad de la región de LatinoAmérica y el Caribe debe ser_x000D__x000D_ +reflejada en el acuerdo, específicamente en relación a la existencia de trabajadores_x000D__x000D_ +informales y la situación de los recicladores de base, quienes contribuyen a la lucha contra_x000D__x000D_ +la contaminación por plásticos, quienes no han sido suficientemente reconocidos._x000D__x000D_ +En este mismo sentido, creemos que la financiación a países que cuentan con menos_x000D__x000D_ +recursos para participar de las reuniones es una cuestión determinante, ya que deben asistir_x000D__x000D_ +representantes políticos y técnicos. Por lo cuál instamos a que se otorgue una mayor_x000D__x000D_ +posibilidad de participación a nuestros países, de manera de asegurar un equilibrio en las_x000D__x000D_ +negociaciones._x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Entendemos que será un proceso arduo, sin embargo, debemos poner todos nuestros_x000D__x000D_ +esfuerzos para lograr un acuerdo lo más ambicioso posible, por lo cual proponemos que se_x000D__x000D_ +analicen cuestiones más generales e institucionales como los objetivos, el alcance y la_x000D__x000D_ +visión, previo al desarrollo de los debates más técnicos, ya que establecer un marco sólido_x000D__x000D_ +nos permitirá sentar las bases para todo el proceso de negociación._x000D__x000D_ +A su vez, tenemos consciencia del limitado tiempo de trabajo, por lo cual instamos a todas_x000D__x000D_ +las Partes interesadas a que avancemos de manera eficiente, con el claro objetivo de_x000D__x000D_ +restringir el consumo y la producción de plásticos a niveles sostenibles, estableciendo una_x000D__x000D_ +economía circular que proteja el medio ambiente y la salud humana, permitiendo lograr una_x000D__x000D_ +gestión ambientalmente racional y el reciclaje de los residuos plásticos._x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Reconocemos los esfuerzos que han realizado otros acuerdos internacionales en materias_x000D__x000D_ +de la Agenda química para enfrentar este desafío, como lo son el SAICM, los Convenios de_x000D__x000D_ +Basilea, Rotterdam, Estocolmo y Minamata, la Convención de Viena y su protocolo de_x000D__x000D_ +Montreal entre otros. Por lo cual, hacemos un llamado a no duplicar esfuerzos respecto de_x000D__x000D_ +aquellas materias que se han discutido en otros acuerdos internacionales, lo que permitirá_x000D__x000D_ +generar una sinergía en toda la agenda internacional._x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Nuestro país manifiesta su más absoluto compromiso con este nuevo acuerdo, el cual debe_x000D__x000D_ +permitir la participación de todas las partes interesadas, siguiendo como ejemplo lo_x000D__x000D_ +mandatado por el Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación_x000D__x000D_ +Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe,_x000D__x000D_ +también denominado Acuerdo de Escazú, del cuál nuestro país es Estado Parte. Es en_x000D__x000D_ +razón de aquello, que instamos a que sean parte de este proceso de negociación a_x000D__x000D_ +representantes de la comunidad científica, la Sociedad Civil, la academia, organizaciones_x000D__x000D_ +no gubernamentales, los pueblos originarios y el sector industrial._x000D__x000D_ +Señor presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Entendemos que la contaminación por plásticos es un tema que nos afecta a todos, pero_x000D__x000D_ +sus efectos no impactan de la misma manera a toda la población, existiendo diversos_x000D__x000D_ +grupos que son más vulnerables, como lo son las niñas y niños, las personas con_x000D__x000D_ +discapacidad, y las mujeres. Es por esto que sugerimos incorporar la perspectiva de género_x000D__x000D_ +en el desarrollo de esta negociación, así como en la participación en distintos grupos de_x000D__x000D_ +expertos y cuerpos subsidiarios que sean establecidos._x000D__x000D_ +Señor presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, queremos destacar como ocurre en otros acuerdos internacionales, el rol_x000D__x000D_ +fundamental de la ciencia para informar la toma de decisiones y que permitirán la mayor_x000D__x000D_ +ambición posible de manera de acelerar los esfuerzos necesarios para lograr el objetivo_x000D__x000D_ +planteado en la resolución que dio inicio a este proceso. Por ello, instamos a que se apoye_x000D__x000D_ +la investigación científica y el intercambio de experiencias, de manera de evaluar los_x000D__x000D_ +impactos del plástico, los residuos marinos y los microplásticos en los ecosistemas_x000D__x000D_ +acuáticos, el medio ambiente marino, la seguridad alimentaria y la salud humana._x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias Señor Presidente._x000D__x000D_ +Ítem 4.3 (a)_x000D__x000D_ +Elementos potenciales:_x000D__x000D_ +(a) for core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5_x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +En primer lugar queremos agradecer a la secretaría por preparar los documentos para esta_x000D__x000D_ +sesión en relación a las obligaciones, medidas de control y enfoques voluntarios que se_x000D__x000D_ +deben establecer en relación a este acuerdo legalmente vinculante._x000D__x000D_ +Entendemos que se debe aplicar un enfoque que haga referencia a todo el ciclo de vida del_x000D__x000D_ +plástico, por lo cuál es importante abordar algunos temas como el uso de los plásticos en_x000D__x000D_ +actividades económicas tales como la pesca, acuicultura, agroindustria, transporte y_x000D__x000D_ +minería, además de definir los posibles listados o anexos que establezcan en relación a los_x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, tal como ocurre en otros acuerdos de la agenda química._x000D__x000D_ +Creemos firmemente que se debe reconocer la importancia de los recicladores y_x000D__x000D_ +recicladoras de base, e incluir el modelo de economía circular para las estrategias_x000D__x000D_ +asociadas a la gestión de residuos._x000D__x000D_ +Esperamos que se disponga el desarrollo de planes de acción nacionales, ya que esto_x000D__x000D_ +permitirá_x000D__x000D_ +otorgar una visión actualizada de la situación de cada uno de los estados,_x000D__x000D_ +destacando la importancia de una adecuada creación de capacidades. A su vez, estos_x000D__x000D_ +planes de acción nacional, requerirán de su respectiva evaluación, para lo cual proponemos_x000D__x000D_ +que las partes analicen periódicamente la eficacia del acuerdo en el logro de sus objetivos,_x000D__x000D_ +de manera de considerar si nuevas medidas debieran ser adoptadas por las partes._x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Respecto del cumplimiento, debe existir un enfoque facilitador que permita que las partes_x000D__x000D_ +tengan la posibilidad de cumplir con el acuerdo, buscando medidas de solución que faciliten_x000D__x000D_ +su aplicación, y si esto no ocurre, establecer algún otro tipo de enfoque, tal cómo ocurre en_x000D__x000D_ +la Convención de Montreal y su protocolo, el cuál es el tratado internacional más exitoso a_x000D__x000D_ +nivel de suscripción por los estados y que establece objetivos concretos para su aplicación._x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, entendemos que ninguna de estas medidas pueden ser aplicadas sin un_x000D__x000D_ +financiamiento adecuado, por lo cual instamos a realizar todos los esfuerzos posibles para_x000D__x000D_ +que los estados que contamos con menores recursos, podamos aplicar eficientemente este_x000D__x000D_ +acuerdo._x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias Señor Presidente._x000D__x000D_ +4. (b) to support implementation, including capacity building, technical assistance,_x000D__x000D_ +and finance._x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +En primer lugar queremos agradecer a la secretaría por preparar los documentos relativos a_x000D__x000D_ +la creación de capacidades, la asistencia técnica, la implementación y el financiamiento, ya_x000D__x000D_ +que son temas cruciales no sólo para el desarrollo del instrumento, sino que también para el_x000D__x000D_ +éxito del mismo._x000D__x000D_ +Creemos que es imperativo desarrollar las competencias técnicas e institucionales para_x000D__x000D_ +todos quienes participen en la creación y efectiva implementación de este acuerdo, tanto los_x000D__x000D_ +Estados como los actores no estatales. Es por esta razón que instamos a todos los actores_x000D__x000D_ +involucrados en el ciclo de vida del plástico a hacerlo desde ya, pues la contaminación por_x000D__x000D_ +plástico ya afecta tanto a la salud humana como a la biodiversidad. La educación ciudadana_x000D__x000D_ +debe ser igualmente considerada, por lo cual el futuro instrumento debe facilitar el acceso_x000D__x000D_ +del público a los datos y la información relacionada con la producción de plásticos a fin de_x000D__x000D_ +que puedan ellos tomar una decisión informada._x000D__x000D_ +En relación a la transferencia de tecnología, Chile considera que este debe ser uno de los_x000D__x000D_ +pilares fundamentales del nuevo acuerdo. Ciertamente el plástico al ser un elemento de_x000D__x000D_ +creación humana, posee elementos que solamente conocen sus fabricantes, por lo cual_x000D__x000D_ +para lograr su necesario procesamiento, se requiere que se compartan los avances en la_x000D__x000D_ +materia, lo cual ciertamente facilitará el cumplimiento de los objetivos planteados en este_x000D__x000D_ +acuerdo, por lo que instamos a que esta herramienta sea analizada y establecida._x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Como todos sabemos, ninguno de estos objetivos pueden ser alcanzados de manera_x000D__x000D_ +exitosa sin financiamiento. Chile cree firmemente que debe existir financiamiento adecuado_x000D__x000D_ +y predecible para avanzar en las transformaciones requeridas para lograr una verdadera_x000D__x000D_ +economía circular de plásticos. Creemos que el documento UNEP/PP/INC.1/9 ciertamente_x000D__x000D_ +es una primera aproximación que servirá como herramienta a las fudiscusiones que_x000D__x000D_ +tendremos sobre esta materia._x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente, reiteramos el llamado realizado previamente en relación a que la financiación_x000D__x000D_ +para participar de las reuniones del INC es una cuestión determinante, ya que_x000D__x000D_ +se debe_x000D__x000D_ +otorgar la posibilidad de participar tanto a representantes políticos y técnicos, de manera_x000D__x000D_ +que las delegaciones pequeñas como la nuestra, tengan la posibilidad de asegurar un_x000D__x000D_ +equilibrio en las negociaciones._x000D__x000D_ + Creemos que se debe establecer un grupo de contacto que otorgue ideas iniciales respecto_x000D__x000D_ +a la implementación, asistencia técnica, creación de capacidades y financiamiento, del cuál_x000D__x000D_ +nos gustaría ser parte._x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor presidente._x000D__x000D_ +4.3 (c) To support monitoring and evaluation of progress in, and effectiveness_x000D__x000D_ +implementation._x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +En primer lugar queremos agradecer a la secretaría por preparar los documentos relativos a_x000D__x000D_ +este tema._x000D__x000D_ +Respecto del monitoreo, Chile considera que el desarrollo de planes de acción nacionales_x000D__x000D_ +son una potencial herramienta mediante la cual las futuras partes del acuerdo debieran_x000D__x000D_ +comunicar de manera objetiva el estado de situación y las medidas legislativas, judiciales,_x000D__x000D_ +administrativas y de cualquier otra índole que hayan adoptado con el objeto de reducir la_x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos._x000D__x000D_ +En complemento, creemos firmemente que estos deben estar regidos bajo el principio de no_x000D__x000D_ +regresión y su naturaleza debe ser evolutiva, procurando avanzar hacia metas más_x000D__x000D_ +ambiciosas en cada ciclo de presentación de estos._x000D__x000D_ +Ciertamente, para que el futuro tratado logre exitosamente el objetivo de reducir la_x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, consideramos que debiera haber una evaluación de los planes_x000D__x000D_ +de_x000D__x000D_ +acción_x000D__x000D_ +nacional presentados, por lo cual proponemos que las partes analicen_x000D__x000D_ +periódicamente la eficacia del acuerdo en el logro de sus objetivos, de manera de_x000D__x000D_ +considerar si nuevas medidas debieran ser adoptadas por las partes, a la luz de la mejor_x000D__x000D_ +ciencia disponible y los avances tecnológicos._x000D__x000D_ +Respecto del monitoreo y cumplimiento, Chile considera fundamental el procurar un_x000D__x000D_ +enfoque facilitador que permita a las partes la posibilidad de cumplir con el acuerdo,_x000D__x000D_ +buscando alternativas que faciliten su aplicación plena. Una de las opciones, podría ser_x000D__x000D_ +utilizar el sistema de revisión entre pares, lo que permitirá compartir experiencias regionales_x000D__x000D_ +e internacionales en busca de aunar visiones respecto de este tema. Chile, cree firmemente_x000D__x000D_ +que el monitoreo al cumplimiento de los planes de acción debe ser trazables, objetivos y_x000D__x000D_ +basados en evidencia, ya que es la única forma de tener un conocimiento real, del estado_x000D__x000D_ +de implementación._x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, y tomando en consideración tanto la resolución 5.14 que señala que el_x000D__x000D_ +futuro acuerdo debe fomentar la actuación de todos los interesados, incluido el sector_x000D__x000D_ +privado, y promover la cooperación a nivel mundial, regional, nacional y local, y tal como se_x000D__x000D_ +establece en otros acuerdos internacionales, nuestra delegación considera necesaria la_x000D__x000D_ +participación de los actores no estatales mediante, por ejemplo, el envío de reportes sombra_x000D__x000D_ +paralelos a los planes de acción nacionales, con el objetivo de reforzar el cumpliento de las_x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones del acuerdo._x000D__x000D_ +Para una efectiva implementación del acuerdo, creemos que se debe establecer una_x000D__x000D_ +adecuada creación de capacidades, ya que permitirá empoderar a aquellos países que se_x000D__x000D_ +encuentran en una posición disminuida respecto de otros. Para esto, se deben crear_x000D__x000D_ +mecanismos adecuados de asistencia técnica que permitan disponer de todas las_x000D__x000D_ +herramientas necesarias para el efectivo cumplimiento de este acuerdo._x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, y tal como indicamos en el punto anterior de la agenda, entendemos que_x000D__x000D_ +ninguna de estas medidas pueden ser aplicadas sin un financiamiento adecuado._x000D__x000D_ +4.3 (d), Other aspects including scientific and technical cooperation and coordination,_x000D__x000D_ +research and awareness raising._x000D__x000D_ +En primer lugar quisiéramos agradecer a la secretaría por incorporar este tema en la_x000D__x000D_ +agenda, ya que al igual como ocurre en otros acuerdos internacionales la ciencia juega un_x000D__x000D_ +rol fundamental, ya que permite una toma de decisiones informada y basada en evidencia,_x000D__x000D_ +lo que nos otorgará la posibilidad de encontrar el camino adecuado para ser lo más_x000D__x000D_ +ambicioso posible en el desarrollo de las negociaciones._x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, instamos a que se apoye la investigación científica y el intercambio de_x000D__x000D_ +experiencias, de manera de evaluar los impactos del plástico, los residuos marinos y los_x000D__x000D_ +microplásticos en los ecosistemas acuáticos, el medio ambiente marino, la seguridad_x000D__x000D_ +alimentaria, salud humana y bienestar de las personas. Instamos además a que se_x000D__x000D_ +establezca una lista de fuentes de información preparadas por organismos internacionales_x000D__x000D_ +como la OCDE, UNEP, OMI, UNITAR, APEC, ASEAN y la OMC entre otras._x000D__x000D_ +Chile considera que existe una clara necesidad de generación de conocimiento científico_x000D__x000D_ +para el establecimiento de líneas de base sobre el ingreso de plásticos al medio ambiente y_x000D__x000D_ +para tener metodologías adecuadas para la evaluación objetiva de los impactos y riesgos de_x000D__x000D_ +la contaminación por plásticos y microplásticos._x000D__x000D_ +Respecto de la coordinación y cooperación técnica, debemos destacar la sinergía que debe_x000D__x000D_ +existir entre los diversos tipos de convenios que conformar la agenda química internacional,_x000D__x000D_ +como lo son el SAICM, los Convenios de Basilea, Rotterdam, Estocolmo y Minamata, la_x000D__x000D_ +Convención de Viena y su protocolo de Montreal, sin dejar afuera a otros acuerdos_x000D__x000D_ +internacionales que pueden aportar experiencias e información relevante como son el_x000D__x000D_ +Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica, CITES o la CONVEMAR. Por lo cuál, hacemos un_x000D__x000D_ +llamado a no duplicar esfuerzos respecto de aquellas materias que ya se han regulado._x000D__x000D_ +Respecto de la sensibilización, creemos tal como lo ha expresado la distinguida delegada_x000D__x000D_ +de México en otros puntos de la agenda, que debe existir una adecuada campaña de_x000D__x000D_ +información y difusión que permita fomentar el conocimiento y participación de la ciudadanía_x000D__x000D_ +en relación a este proceso de negociación y el futuro acuerdo._x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente considerarnos que fomentar e invertir en educación ambiental, es fundamental_x000D__x000D_ +para lograr un positivo cambio cultural en el mundo y para que este nuevo acuerdo_x000D__x000D_ +ambiental sea exitoso, ya que con mejor educación podremos tomar mejores decisiones y_x000D__x000D_ +transitar desde una primavera silenciosa a un verano estridente._x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias señor presidente._x000D__x000D_ +4.3 (e). Stakeholder participation and action_x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +En primer lugar quisiéramos agradecer a la secretaría por preparar los documentos para_x000D__x000D_ +esta reunión y ponerlo en la agenda._x000D__x000D_ +Como estado parte del Acuerdo de Escazú, creemos firmemente que la aplicación del_x000D__x000D_ +Principio de 10 de la Declaración de Río, debe guiar la participación de todas las partes_x000D__x000D_ +interesadas, al ser fundamental y complementario los diversos roles de los múltiples actores_x000D__x000D_ +involucrados en el objetivo de poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos._x000D__x000D_ +Por tanto, Chile considera fundamental para el logro de los objetivos del futuro tratado, que_x000D__x000D_ +sean parte de este proceso de negociación los representantes de la comunidad científica, la_x000D__x000D_ +Sociedad Civil, la academia, organizaciones no gubernamentales, los pueblos originarios, el_x000D__x000D_ +sector privado y la industria._x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, creemos que debe existir una optimización de recursos respecto a la forma en_x000D__x000D_ +la cuál se desarrollan foros como el desarrollado en esta INC-1, ya que esto no debe_x000D__x000D_ +significar una disminución de los recursos para que los delegados políticos y técnicos_x000D__x000D_ +gubernamentales participen de esta reunión, como ha sido pedido en otras intervenciones_x000D__x000D_ +por parte de nuestra delegación._x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente, al tener tiempo de negociación limitado dado el mandato establecido por la_x000D__x000D_ +resolución 5/14, es necesario contar con instancias que prioricen y maximicen los espacios_x000D__x000D_ +de negociación de los miembros del INC._x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, consideramos que el proceso INC podría armonizar las acreditaciones e_x000D__x000D_ +intervenciones_x000D__x000D_ +utilizando,_x000D__x000D_ +por_x000D__x000D_ +ejemplo,_x000D__x000D_ +los_x000D__x000D_ +nueve_x000D__x000D_ +grupos_x000D__x000D_ +de_x000D__x000D_ +actores_x000D__x000D_ +no_x000D__x000D_ +estatales_x000D__x000D_ +establecidos en la Agenda 21 y re confirmados en la Conferencia Río+20, siendo estos la de_x000D__x000D_ +ONG ambientales (ENGO), las ONG independientes y de investigación (RINGO), las_x000D__x000D_ +organizaciones sindicales (TUNGO), El grupo de igualdad de género y el grupo de la_x000D__x000D_ +juventud ONG (YOUNGO), el grupo de mujeres y género (WGC), el grupo de las ONG_x000D__x000D_ +indígenas (IPO), el grupo de gobiernos locales y las autoridades municipales (LGMA), y el_x000D__x000D_ +grupo de las ONG empresariales e industriales (BINGO)._x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Chile cree que la participación de las partes interesadas en este proceso debiera_x000D__x000D_ +expresarse mediante diversos formatos que complementen las posiciones de los estados_x000D__x000D_ +miembros del INC._x000D__x000D_ +En primera instancia, las partes interesadas deberían tener la oportunidad de presentar_x000D__x000D_ +insumos al proceso mediante un portal dedicado, y con un tiempo diferenciado, a fin de_x000D__x000D_ +informar adecuadamente a los estados miembros._x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, la Secretaría debería coordinar y agendar la realización de eventos_x000D__x000D_ +paralelos que se desarrollen durante el transcurso de las INC. Consideramos que estas_x000D__x000D_ +instancias permitirían intercambios invaluables entre los negociadores y partes interesadas._x000D__x000D_ +En relación al foro multiactor, Chile considera que el formato de este foro presenta_x000D__x000D_ +ciertamente oportunidades de mejora, ya que se observó un desbalance de quienes_x000D__x000D_ +participaban en cada una de las mesas, debiendo asegurar que en cada una de ellas_x000D__x000D_ +existan representantes de gobierno, academia, sociedad civil y otros, lo que permitirá un_x000D__x000D_ +insumo real de las distintas visiones y discusiones en el tema._x000D__x000D_ +También creemos que una de las formas de garantizar participación es que exista_x000D__x000D_ +traducción en las mesas o se establezcan algunas en distintos idiomas, para que aquellos_x000D__x000D_ +quienes quieran participar, no se vean limitados por este tipo de barreras, ya que_x000D__x000D_ +necesitamos escucharlos a todos, e igualmente escucharnos entre todos._x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, entendemos que este foro no es una herramienta efectiva si no emite algún tipo_x000D__x000D_ +de reporte o documento que sirva de insumo para las reuniones, especialmente para los_x000D__x000D_ +negociadores, por lo cual solicitamos que se evalúe la realización del mismo en otras fechas_x000D__x000D_ +que no sean un día antes de la reunión y mucho menos que sea de manera paralela a_x000D__x000D_ +grupos de contactos o la plenaria, ya que perdería la fuerza que se le quiere otorgar._x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias señor presidente._x000D__x000D_ +Intervención de Clausura_x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Primeramente,_x000D__x000D_ +quisiera_x000D__x000D_ +asociar_x000D__x000D_ +mi_x000D__x000D_ +intervención con lo señalado por la distinguida_x000D__x000D_ +delegación de Colombia a nombre de GRULAC._x000D__x000D_ +Agradecemos el arduo trabajo realizado por la Secretaría en el desarrollo de esta reunión, la_x000D__x000D_ +cual consideramos el inicio del que esperamos sea un exitoso acuerdo ambiental, poniendo_x000D__x000D_ +fin a la contaminación por plásticos incluido el medio ambiente marino._x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente, agradecemos la labor que ha realizado el presidente, quién ha dirigido las_x000D__x000D_ +discusiones que se llevaron a cabo esta semana._x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, apreciamos el trabajo de las co-facilitadoras de Ecuador y Canadá, al conducir el_x000D__x000D_ +grupo informal de contacto, que logró establecer un claro mandato y las vías de acción, en_x000D__x000D_ +miras de la INC-2._x000D__x000D_ +Chile posee una línea de costa de aproximadamente 83.850 km, considerando el perímetro_x000D__x000D_ +de todos sus territorios insulares y marítimos. Al igual que otros países, la contaminación_x000D__x000D_ +por plásticos y microplásticos, está afectando nuestras costas, nuestros ecosistemas_x000D__x000D_ +marinos y oportunidades de desarrollo._x000D__x000D_ +Es por ello que a nivel internacional debemos rápidamente acordar un acuerdo basado en_x000D__x000D_ +un enfoque global que aborde todo el ciclo de vida del plástico y que contemple medidas_x000D__x000D_ +que permitan controlar la contaminación por plásticos y reducir los riesgos que estos_x000D__x000D_ +materiales, ya que debemos buscar promover el mayor bienestar posible de las personas, el_x000D__x000D_ +medio ambiente, la economía y la seguridad alimentaria._x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que reglas claras, vinculantes y universales, permitirán organizar los_x000D__x000D_ +esfuerzos de la comunidad internacional y el sector privado, para promover la producción y_x000D__x000D_ +el consumo sostenibles de los plásticos, así como controlar y reducir la contaminación por_x000D__x000D_ +plásticos abarcando todo su ciclo de vida._x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, queremos relevar la importancia de la ciencia, la cual debe ser la base de_x000D__x000D_ +nuestra toma de decisiones en el proceso de la INC, por lo cual instamos a que las_x000D__x000D_ +discusiones tengan siempre presente el mejor conocimiento científico disponible._x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente, se debe destacar que la humanidad conjuntamente debe alcanzar un cambio_x000D__x000D_ +cultural enfocado en la eficiencia en el uso de recursos y transitar a conductas de consumo_x000D__x000D_ +responsable, que permitan proteger la naturaleza y mejorar la calidad de vida de las_x000D__x000D_ +personas, nosotros señor presidente, creemos que esto si es posible, por lo cual instamos a_x000D__x000D_ +una adecuada campaña de información respecto al desarrollo de este acuerdo y la_x000D__x000D_ +trascendencia que tendrá para estas y futuras generaciones._x000D__x000D_ +Tal como lo dijimos al comienzo de esta negociación, existen grupos vulnerables que deben_x000D__x000D_ +ser considerados, como son las niñas y niños, las personas con discapacidad física, mental,_x000D__x000D_ +intelectual y la menos conocida como es la sensorial. No podemos olvidar además la deuda_x000D__x000D_ +histórica que tenemos como sociedad, por lo cuál requerimos que para las próximas_x000D__x000D_ +negociaciones sean llevada a cabo con perspectiva de género, incluido los grupos de_x000D__x000D_ +expertos y cuerpos subsidiarios que se establezcan._x000D__x000D_ +En relación a esto, Chile reafirma que el futuro tratado debe tener un enfoque en derechos_x000D__x000D_ +humanos, no dejando de lado el aspecto social en relación a la existencia de trabajadores_x000D__x000D_ +informales y la situación de los recicladores de base, quienes han sido gravemente_x000D__x000D_ +expuestos a fuentes de contaminación, es en relación a esto que debemos tomar_x000D__x000D_ +consciencia de la afectación de los derechos de los trabajadores, proponiendo reconocer su_x000D__x000D_ +contribución histórica de manera de avanzar hacia una transición justa._x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que esta primera INC ha tenido un resultado exitoso, ya que ha otorgado la_x000D__x000D_ +posibilidad_x000D__x000D_ +de compartir visiones respecto de este proceso con todos los actores_x000D__x000D_ +involucrados, delegaciones de otros estados, la sociedad civil, la industria, grupos_x000D__x000D_ +regionales, recicladores informales y de base, comunidad científica, y todos quienes buscan_x000D__x000D_ +que este acuerdo sea lo más ambicioso y responsable posible._x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, recalcamos que los documentos mandatados deben ser puestos a_x000D__x000D_ +disposición con la debida antelación y disponibles en todos los idiomas oficiales de las_x000D__x000D_ +Naciones Unidas._x000D__x000D_ +Creemos que el periodo de envío de insumos que se establezca previo a la INC-2, otorgará_x000D__x000D_ +la posibilidad de encaminar el futuro trabajo, de manera de que desde el inicio de la próxima_x000D__x000D_ +reunión se formen grupos de contacto que otorguen la posibilidad de avanzar lo más rápido_x000D__x000D_ +posible, para efectos de maximizar los esfuerzos y evitar perder tiempo en las plenarias_x000D__x000D_ +realizando intervenciones que pueden ser enviadas con anterioridad._x000D__x000D_ +Respecto de los foros de las partes interesadas que se realicen en el futuro, creemos que_x000D__x000D_ +ha sido una experiencia valiosa, pero que ciertamente puede ser mejorada, ya que_x000D__x000D_ +siguiendo lo indicado por el Acuerdo de Escazú del cuál somos partes, creemos que se_x000D__x000D_ +debe fomentar la participación en cada una de estas mesas, de representantes de gobierno,_x000D__x000D_ +academia, sociedad civil, industria y todos quienes quieren ser parte. Asimismo, al término_x000D__x000D_ +de su desarrollo se debe presentar un informe resumen preparado por la secretaría, el cual_x000D__x000D_ +permitirá, un insumo real de las distintas visiones y discusiones en el tema._x000D__x000D_ +Instamos también a que exista una optimización de recursos, ya que esto no debe significar_x000D__x000D_ +una_x000D__x000D_ +disminución_x000D__x000D_ +en_x000D__x000D_ +el_x000D__x000D_ +financiamiento_x000D__x000D_ +para_x000D__x000D_ +los_x000D__x000D_ +delegados_x000D__x000D_ +políticos_x000D__x000D_ +y_x000D__x000D_ +técnicos_x000D__x000D_ +gubernamentales participen de esta reunión, y como han indicado los países donantes, se_x000D__x000D_ +debe asegurar la participación de al menos 2 delegados por países._x000D__x000D_ +Respecto de la preparación para la próxima reunión y tal como lo expresó el distinguido_x000D__x000D_ +delegado de Colombia a nombre del GRULAC, proponemos como medida para aunar_x000D__x000D_ +visiones y descongestionar las discusiones previo a la INC-2, la organización de reuniones_x000D__x000D_ +regionales preparatorias._x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, queremos agradecer a la República Oriental de Uruguay y a todos sus_x000D__x000D_ +ciudadanos, por la amable acogida en estos días de trabajo, quienes han hecho que nuestra_x000D__x000D_ +experiencia en esta reunión sea excepcional, les deseamos a todos un buen regreso a sus_x000D__x000D_ +hogares._x000D__x000D_ +",1 +787,Colombia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/intervenciones_de_colombia_en_inc1_de_plasticos_0.pdf,[],['Colombia'],[],Members,statement,"Página 1 de 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Primer Período de Sesiones del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación de un _x000D__x000D_ +Instrumento Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre Contaminación por Plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENCIONES DE COLOMBIA EN _x000D__x000D_ +CAPACIDAD NACIONAL _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTO 4.1 DEL ORDEN DEL DÍA: INTERVENCIÓN GENERAL _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias, Señor Presidente. _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia se suma a la intervención realizada en nombre del GRULAC así como a la _x000D__x000D_ +intervención de la Coalición de Alta Ambición para Poner Fin a la Contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +Plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Agradecemos la hospitalidad de nuestro anfitrión, Uruguay, y felicitamos su elección como _x000D__x000D_ +Presidente, pruebas ambas del compromiso de la región en este proceso. _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia, como país megadiverso, bioceánico y potencia mundial de la vida, otorga gran _x000D__x000D_ +importancia a la protección de los ecosistemas, incluyendo los marinos y costeros, y a la _x000D__x000D_ +conservación de la biodiversidad en todos sus entornos. Los impactos de los plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +abarcan todos los tipos de ecosistemas por lo que el enfoque de este instrumento debe tener _x000D__x000D_ +un alcance amplio que cubra la contaminación en todos los entornos, incluyendo a los _x000D__x000D_ +marinos y costeros que tienen un papel crítico como sumideros de carbono. _x000D__x000D_ +Reconociendo la triple crisis planetaria y los severos impactos de la contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos en los ecosistemas críticos para la mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático, así _x000D__x000D_ +como su contribución a la pérdida acelerada de la biodiversidad, Colombia ha recorrido un _x000D__x000D_ +largo camino a escala nacional hacia la prevención, reducción y eliminación de la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluyendo políticas y legislación para la gestión integral de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos sólidos y la reducción gradual de la producción y consumo de ciertos productos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos de un solo uso. _x000D__x000D_ +Es sobre una sólida base normativa que encaramos este proceso multilateral, subrayando _x000D__x000D_ +que la implementación de las disposiciones del eventual tratado debe a su vez incentivar y _x000D__x000D_ +fortalecer el desarrollo de programas nacionales y locales de consumo y producción _x000D__x000D_ +sostenibles para promover la gestión integral de los plásticos a lo largo de sus ciclo de vida, _x000D__x000D_ +reducir la utilización de los plásticos de un solo uso, disminuir la presencia de residuos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos en los ecosistemas y prevenir la contaminación por microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Adicionalmente, tales disposiciones deben ser el reflejo de una transición global hacia la _x000D__x000D_ +descarbonización y disminución del uso de combustibles fósiles, muchos de los cuales son _x000D__x000D_ +utilizados en la producción de plásticos y a lo largo de su ciclo de vida. _x000D__x000D_ +Página 2 de 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Los principios de prevención y de precaución, rectores de nuestra legislación nacional de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, pero centrales también en otros Acuerdos Ambientales Multilaterales deben ser _x000D__x000D_ +debidamente incorporados, desde la formulación del objetivo general del instrumento hasta _x000D__x000D_ +la consideración de medidas como la reducción en origen, las medidas que incentiven la _x000D__x000D_ +circularidad, el aprovechamiento de los residuos plásticos reciclados y la sustitución de _x000D__x000D_ +materiales plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Un actor de particular relevancia para el mundo en desarrollo, en general, y para Colombia _x000D__x000D_ +en particular, son los recicladores de oficio que desempeñan un papel fundamental en las _x000D__x000D_ +etapas finales del ciclo de vida del plástico y que constituyen un eslabón prioritario en _x000D__x000D_ +políticas de gestión de residuos y políticas de desarrollo social. Su participación e intereses _x000D__x000D_ +deben ser contemplados e incorporados en varios niveles: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Transversalizando el enfoque de ciclo de vida del plástico. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Incluyendo su perspectiva en la definición de medidas de control y obligaciones _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales, en particular, en lo que hace a las alternativas de sustitución, las medidas de _x000D__x000D_ +transición y los estándares mínimos para la gestión de residuos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Incorporando sus necesidades de construcción de capacidades y asistencia financiera _x000D__x000D_ +en las discusiones sobre medios de implementación y mecanismos de financiamiento. _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, reafirmamos nuestro compromiso para concertar, a través de este proceso, _x000D__x000D_ +acciones vinculantes y coordinadas para transitar hacia patrones de producción y consumo _x000D__x000D_ +responsables y abordar las fallas en todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos que permiten fugas _x000D__x000D_ +y descargas al suelo y los océanos. _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTO 4.2 DEL ORDEN DEL DÍA: ALCANCE, OBJETIVO(S) _x000D__x000D_ +Y OPCIONES PARA LA ESTRUCTURA DEL INSTRUMENTO _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias, Señor Presidente. _x000D__x000D_ +Frente a la estructura general del tratado, Colombia considera que la opción que permite un _x000D__x000D_ +avance más expedito en el objetivo general, al tiempo que permite la flexibilidad necesaria _x000D__x000D_ +para incorporar los avances en las evidencias y datos probatorios sobre los efectos de la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos es tener un acuerdo específico con medidas de control (es decir, _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones sobre prevención, eliminación y mitigación) y que pueda contar a su vez con _x000D__x000D_ +anexos que contengan información específica y con un régimen de enmienda claro y _x000D__x000D_ +simplificado. _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto del alcance, el problema mundial de la contaminación por plásticos tiene _x000D__x000D_ +dinámicas transfronterizas que deben abordarse a través de medidas globales vinculantes _x000D__x000D_ +Página 3 de 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +que determinen el estándar de acción común para todos los Estados. Asimismo, los _x000D__x000D_ +impactos de los plásticos abarcan todos los tipos de ecosistemas, por lo que el enfoque de _x000D__x000D_ +este instrumento debe tener un alcance amplio que cubra la contaminación en todos los _x000D__x000D_ +entornos. _x000D__x000D_ +Es clave promocionar la producción y consumo sostenibles a lo largo del ciclo de vida de los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos; adoptar e implementar un enfoque de educación, prevención, reducción y gestión _x000D__x000D_ +de residuos mediante la economía circular; y establecer una meta gradual en términos de _x000D__x000D_ +reducción que debe ser medible en el tiempo y materialmente posible de cumplir, teniendo _x000D__x000D_ +en cuenta las capacidades nacionales. _x000D__x000D_ +El instrumento debe poder abordar a largo plazo todos los polímeros y resinas plásticas. No _x000D__x000D_ +obstante, es necesario que se identifiquen y prioricen tipos de materiales y productos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos para acciones de prevención y reducción en el corto plazo en función de sus _x000D__x000D_ +características, incluidos los riesgos y vías de fuga y su potencial de daño a la salud y el _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente. La contaminación existente y sitios contaminados deben de ser parte de una hoja _x000D__x000D_ +de ruta progresiva. _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, señor Presidente, el objetivo general del tratado a ser concertado en el comité _x000D__x000D_ +intergubernamental de negociación debería enfocarse en prevenir, controlar y reducir los _x000D__x000D_ +residuos plásticos y microplásticos de fuentes terrestres y marinas, con miras a la eliminación _x000D__x000D_ +a largo plazo de la contaminación por plásticos en el ambiente, incluyendo en el medio _x000D__x000D_ +marino. _x000D__x000D_ +Este objetivo debe ser sencillo y comprensible, abordar la problemática de manera integral, _x000D__x000D_ +pero mantener su vigencia a lo largo del tiempo. _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias, señor Presidente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +788,Costa Rica,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costa_rica_general_statement_0.pdf,[],['Costa Rica'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto _x000D__x000D_ +Dirección General de Política Exterior _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intervención general de Costa Rica durante el inicio de la negociación del tratado sobre _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plástico _x000D__x000D_ +28.11.2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +En primer lugar, me permito extender un especial agradecimiento a la República Oriental del Uruguay por _x000D__x000D_ +hospedar esta primera sesión de negociación y nuestra felicitación a usted por su designación como _x000D__x000D_ +Presidente de esta reunión del Comité Intergubernamental. Asimismo, mi país desea alinearse con la _x000D__x000D_ +declaración pronunciada por la honorable representante de Colombia en nombre del GRULAC, así como la _x000D__x000D_ +declaración realizada por la honorable delegada de Georgia en nombre del HAC to End Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +La tarea que nos han encomendado nuestros gobiernos para avanzar en estas negociaciones requiere de _x000D__x000D_ +un enorme sentido de responsabilidad, así como de oportunidad. _x000D__x000D_ +Para Costa Rica, este tratado representa la mayor oportunidad para contribuir globalmente a atender uno _x000D__x000D_ +de los problemas más apremiantes de la gestión de residuos como es la contaminación por plásticos, y en _x000D__x000D_ +particular, el impacto en nuestro océano. _x000D__x000D_ +En este sentido, deseamos mencionar algunos elementos que son prioritarios para mi delegación, y que _x000D__x000D_ +esperamos queden debidamente reflejados en el tratado: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Abordaje del ciclo de vida completo del plástico, tal como se mandató en la resolución 5/14; en _x000D__x000D_ +especial para los plásticos de vida corta o plásticos de un solo uso. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +La responsabilidad extendida del productor, como parte de la visión sobre producción y consumo _x000D__x000D_ +sostenible que debe guiar las negociaciones de este instrumento; para garantizar la gestión _x000D__x000D_ +adecuada de los residuos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +La creación de un mecanismo financiero para la generación de capacidades y asistencia técnica _x000D__x000D_ +que apoye la implementación del instrumento, en particular para la ejecución de los planes _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales, ajustados a la realidad de cada país, recursos y competencias; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mecanismos de innovación, transferencia de tecnología y fortalecimiento de capacidades, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo movilización de recursos, que contribuyan a la investigación y desarrollo de materiales _x000D__x000D_ +alternativos y sustitutos que no dañen el ambiente, y la adopción de estándares globales para estos _x000D__x000D_ +materiales; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +La economía circular como un enfoque central para la atención del problema de la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +por plástico, incorporando todos los actores de la cadena de valor, con el objetivo de asegurar la _x000D__x000D_ +participación e inclusión social. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +La referencia al derecho humano a un ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible, tal como se _x000D__x000D_ +reconoció en la resolución 76/300 de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto _x000D__x000D_ +Dirección General de Política Exterior _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Investigación y monitoreo del impacto de la contaminación por plástico a nivel local; incluyendo _x000D__x000D_ +educación y capacitación a la ciudadanía sobre los diferentes tipos de plásticos, reutilización, _x000D__x000D_ +reciclaje y alternativas. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Visibilizar y potenciar el sector de recuperadores de residuos para mejorar las condiciones de vida _x000D__x000D_ +y ambientales en los países; _x000D__x000D_ +No desperdiciemos la oportunidad de construir un tratado ambicioso que atienda el grave problema que _x000D__x000D_ +estamos viviendo actualmente, no solo la especie humana sino también las otras formas de vida del _x000D__x000D_ +planeta. Asumamos con firmeza la responsabilidad que se nos ha encargado. _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias, _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +789,Cuba,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cuba_-_all_statements.pdf,[],['Cuba'],[],Members,statement,"INTERVENCIÓN DE CUBA EN PUNTO 4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +Ante todo deseamos agradecer al Gobierno de Uruguay, por _x000D__x000D_ +acoger tan importante reunión. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, agradecemos y respaldamos las declaraciones _x000D__x000D_ +realizadas en nombre del GRULAC y AOSIS, lo que nos _x000D__x000D_ +permitirá referirnos solo a determinados aspectos. _x000D__x000D_ +Lo primero, es reconocer que la contaminación por plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo en el medio marino, es una problemática _x000D__x000D_ +heredada por los países en desarrollo, desde el punto de _x000D__x000D_ +vista tecnológico y ambiental. _x000D__x000D_ +Los _x000D__x000D_ +productos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +“corta _x000D__x000D_ +duración” _x000D__x000D_ +que _x000D__x000D_ +representan más del 50% de los empleados en el mundo y _x000D__x000D_ +son la mayor fuente de contaminación actual, han sido _x000D__x000D_ +introducidos en nuestras economías a partir de tecnologías _x000D__x000D_ +importadas. _x000D__x000D_ +Antes empleábamos vasos y platos desechables de cartón, _x000D__x000D_ +bolsas de papel, hasta que un día llegaron los plásticos de _x000D__x000D_ +un solo uso. Entonces, pasamos de utilizar productos _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradables a contaminantes. Nuestros ecosistemas se _x000D__x000D_ +han llenado de basura plástica, sin tener ahora todas las _x000D__x000D_ +condiciones y medios para resolver el problema. _x000D__x000D_ +Por tanto, apoyamos y estamos comprometidos con la _x000D__x000D_ +elaboración de un instrumento jurídicamente vinculante, _x000D__x000D_ +pero debemos hacerlo de manera justa y aquí la justicia se _x000D__x000D_ +traduce en: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Lograr un tratado balanceado en obligaciones y _x000D__x000D_ +medios de implementación, las que deberán _x000D__x000D_ +negociarse al unísono y desde el inicio del proceso, en _x000D__x000D_ +particular la creación de un fondo específico para _x000D__x000D_ +esto. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Contener disposiciones precisas de flexibilidad a los _x000D__x000D_ +países en desarrollo, en especial los pequeños estados _x000D__x000D_ +insulares, por su vulnerabilidad ante el problema _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental que se trata. Se necesita flexibilidad para la _x000D__x000D_ +elaboración de los planes de acción nacionales y las _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones de cumplimiento, reporte y monitoreo, en _x000D__x000D_ +función de las capacidades y circunstancias _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Aplicar el enfoque del ciclo de vida a partir de la _x000D__x000D_ +diferenciación por tipo de productos: los que son de _x000D__x000D_ +un solo uso, los que pueden ser circulares, y los que no _x000D__x000D_ +puedan ser reciclados o reutilizados. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Esa diferenciación de productos podrá incluirse en _x000D__x000D_ +anexos del instrumento y distinguirá la aplicación de _x000D__x000D_ +medidas obligatorias o voluntarias. El enfoque de los _x000D__x000D_ +Anexos, ayudará a mantener la vigencia del tratado, _x000D__x000D_ +pues pueden actualizarse en el futuro, según _x000D__x000D_ +evolucionen las tecnologías y las evidencias científicas, _x000D__x000D_ +que son imprescindibles para la definición de cualquier _x000D__x000D_ +tipo de obligación y medidas de control. _x000D__x000D_ +En cuanto a la manera de avanzar en la elaboración del _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento se debería comenzar con disposiciones _x000D__x000D_ +básicas _x000D__x000D_ +e _x000D__x000D_ +introductorias _x000D__x000D_ +como: _x000D__x000D_ +objetivo, _x000D__x000D_ +alcance, _x000D__x000D_ +definiciones preliminares, que tendrán que completarse en _x000D__x000D_ +el transcurso de la negociación. _x000D__x000D_ +También pueden adelantarse las disposiciones relacionadas _x000D__x000D_ +con los arreglos institucionales del instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ +El objetivo u objetivos deben ser sencillos, claros y _x000D__x000D_ +alcanzables. Para esto, debemos tener en cuenta que los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos tienen una amplia y diversa utilización en _x000D__x000D_ +sectores que son importantes para la vida del hombre. Por _x000D__x000D_ +lo que sería irreal pensar que todos van a poder eliminarse _x000D__x000D_ +o sustituirse. _x000D__x000D_ +Muchos tendremos que seguirlos utilizando, entonces lo _x000D__x000D_ +importante es lograr que se produzcan y manejen de _x000D__x000D_ +manera _x000D__x000D_ +sostenible, _x000D__x000D_ +en _x000D__x000D_ +particular _x000D__x000D_ +sus _x000D__x000D_ +residuos, _x000D__x000D_ +aplicando el enfoque de circularidad, siempre que sea _x000D__x000D_ +técnicamente posible. _x000D__x000D_ +En el alcance del tratado no debe faltar: _x000D__x000D_ +a. la prevención y reducción de la contaminación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Y la promoción de la investigación, la educación, _x000D__x000D_ +sensibilización y el desarrollo de tecnologías para _x000D__x000D_ +la búsqueda de alternativas a los plásticos (los _x000D__x000D_ +bioplásticos), entre otras cuestiones. _x000D__x000D_ +Todo lo anterior, permitiría tener un tratado ambicioso, con _x000D__x000D_ +la seguridad de iniciar su instrumentación de manera global _x000D__x000D_ +con _x000D__x000D_ +relativa _x000D__x000D_ +rapidez _x000D__x000D_ +y _x000D__x000D_ +lograr _x000D__x000D_ +resultados _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +su _x000D__x000D_ +implementación cuanto antes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias _x000D__x000D_ +Intervención de Cuba sobre los medios de implementación: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba apoya lo expresado por Antigua y Barbudas en nombre del _x000D__x000D_ +grupo AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ +Además ampliaremos sobre el mecanismo financiero y la _x000D__x000D_ +transferencia de tecnologías. _x000D__x000D_ +Se necesita disponer de recursos financieros estables, nuevos y _x000D__x000D_ +específicos para los plásticos, con la contribución de diversas _x000D__x000D_ +fuentes, aunque mayoritariamente deben ser fuentes públicas. _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, no es suficiente disponer de un fondo nuevo, sino _x000D__x000D_ +saberlo utilizar. _x000D__x000D_ +Mucho se ha hablado aquí de las medidas obligatorias y de control, _x000D__x000D_ +que dependen de la enorme complejidad de la contaminación que _x000D__x000D_ +ocasionan los plásticos, y está claro que esto depende de introducir _x000D__x000D_ +cambios tecnológicos en el diseño y producción de los productos, de _x000D__x000D_ +buscar nuevas alternativas para sustituir a los plásticos de un solo _x000D__x000D_ +uso, por ejemplo, o para manejar los desechos. _x000D__x000D_ +Entonces, bajo el nuevo instrumento que crearemos, tenemos que _x000D__x000D_ +buscar soluciones innovadoras para que los países en desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +puedan acceder a esas tecnologías. _x000D__x000D_ +Con este propósito, Cuba considera que el mecanismo financiero _x000D__x000D_ +debe concebirse para que ayude a la implementación plena de todas _x000D__x000D_ +las obligaciones, lo que incluye el financimiento para la transferencia _x000D__x000D_ +de tecnologías, a través por ejemplo del pago de los royaltis a los _x000D__x000D_ +titulares privados de esas tecnologías. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +Intervención de Cuba sobre transparencia, revisión y _x000D__x000D_ +cumplimiento _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba se une a lo planteado por Antigua y Barbudas en _x000D__x000D_ +nombre del Grupo AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ +Solo deseamos agregar que las disposiciones de _x000D__x000D_ +transparencia, revisión y cumplimiento son claves en todos _x000D__x000D_ +los instrumentos internacionales vinculantes, pues es la _x000D__x000D_ +manera de evaluar la forma en que a nivel multilateral se _x000D__x000D_ +están logrando los objetivos trazados. _x000D__x000D_ +En ese sentido, el sector privado tendrá un papel muy _x000D__x000D_ +importante en su contribución a la transparencia que se _x000D__x000D_ +necesita. _x000D__x000D_ +Todavía es muy temprano para tener precisión sobre las _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones que deberán incluirse en esta parte del nuevo _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, en lo que corresponderá a los gobiernos y la _x000D__x000D_ +información a reportar, deberán concebirse disposiciones de _x000D__x000D_ +flexibilidad, similar a lo que se aplica en otros acuerdos _x000D__x000D_ +multilaterales de medio ambiente. _x000D__x000D_ +Estas disposiciones no deberán constituir una carga _x000D__x000D_ +adicional para los países en desarrollo, por lo que el _x000D__x000D_ +mecanismo de reporte y revisión deberá tener una _x000D__x000D_ +diferenciación para ellos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +Intervención de Cuba sobre cooperación, educación y _x000D__x000D_ +sensibilidad _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +Uno de los mayores vacíos en la información que tienen _x000D__x000D_ +nuestros países, está en los resultados y evidencias _x000D__x000D_ +científicas, además de que todavía hay mucho que estudiar _x000D__x000D_ +e investigar. Por eso, es tan importante compartir la _x000D__x000D_ +información existente, sobre todo en cuanto al impacto y los _x000D__x000D_ +riesgos para la salud del hombre. _x000D__x000D_ +En ese sentido, Cuba considera que la contribución de la _x000D__x000D_ +Organización Mundial de la Salud es muy importante. _x000D__x000D_ +Necesitamos contar con información y el respaldo de la OMS _x000D__x000D_ +sobre las evidencias científicas que se tengan. _x000D__x000D_ +También apreciamos mucho la cooperación que se logre _x000D__x000D_ +establecer, durante el proceso de negociación y bajo el _x000D__x000D_ +nuevo instrumento, con otros Organismos, Organizaciones _x000D__x000D_ +Internacionales y acuerdos multilaterales. Los insumos de la _x000D__x000D_ +Organización Mundial del Comercio, la Organización _x000D__x000D_ +Internacional de Normalización, de la UNCTAD, la FAO, _x000D__x000D_ +todos son muy importantes. _x000D__x000D_ +En el nuevo instrumento, estas contribuciones deberían _x000D__x000D_ +conducirse bajo algún formato, sobre el cual somos flexibles, _x000D__x000D_ +pero que sí pensamos puede tenerse en cuenta la _x000D__x000D_ +experiencia de otros Paneles de ciencia-política que existen. _x000D__x000D_ +En relación con la Educación y la Sensibilidad, mi país _x000D__x000D_ +considera que es un tema esencial, pues uno de los _x000D__x000D_ +objetivos que deberíamos lograr con este instrumento es _x000D__x000D_ +cambiar los patrones de producción y consumo insostenibles _x000D__x000D_ +de los productos plásticos, en especial aquellos de un solo _x000D__x000D_ +uso. Es precisamente la educación y la sensibilización al _x000D__x000D_ +público una vía clave para lograr los cambios en la forma de _x000D__x000D_ +usar esos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Por esto, Cuba considera incluso que las medidas de _x000D__x000D_ +educación y sensibilidad deberían considerarse dentro de _x000D__x000D_ +las obligaciones generales del nuevo instrumento, por el _x000D__x000D_ +efecto que pueden tener en el logro de nuestros objetivos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +Intervención de Cuba sobre las Disposiciones Finales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Senor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +Agradecemos el documento INC.1/5 elaborado por la _x000D__x000D_ +Secretaría. Las disposiciones finales son muy importantes y _x000D__x000D_ +asegurarán la entrega en vigor, vigencia y adopción de los _x000D__x000D_ +compromisos legales para los países que serán Parte del _x000D__x000D_ +nuevo intrumento. _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, coincidimos con lo planteado por otras _x000D__x000D_ +delegaciones, que primero debemos avanzar en la _x000D__x000D_ +negociación de otras disposiciones centrales, como las _x000D__x000D_ +obligaciones, medidas de control, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +Por tanto, favorecemos que estas dispocisiones se analicén _x000D__x000D_ +en una etapa más avanzada d ela negociación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +Intervención de Cuba sobre las participación de los actores _x000D__x000D_ +interesados _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba entiende que el objetivo de este punto no es _x000D__x000D_ +intercambiar sobre la participación de los diferentes actores _x000D__x000D_ +en el proceso de la negociación con el INC, sino intercambiar _x000D__x000D_ +sobre las contribuciones que pueden hacer los múltiples _x000D__x000D_ +actores en la implementación del nuevo instrumento, o sea, _x000D__x000D_ +cuál pudiera ser el contenido de las disposiciones para _x000D__x000D_ +construir la agenda de acción con todas las partes _x000D__x000D_ +interesadas. _x000D__x000D_ +Por tanto, nos referiremos solo al futuro instrumento jurídico. _x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que el aporte de los diferentes actores será _x000D__x000D_ +muy importante en tareas como: _x000D__x000D_ +1. La educación y sensibilización de los consumidores, _x000D__x000D_ +jóvenes, grupos vulnerables y la industria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Las evidencias científicas por parte de la Academia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. El sector privado, con sus compromisos por sectores, _x000D__x000D_ +aquí será muy importante que se logren alianzas e _x000D__x000D_ +iniciativas en los sectores más vinculados a la _x000D__x000D_ +problemática de la contaminación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El sector privado debe contribuir en la transparencia _x000D__x000D_ +con información sobre los aditivos y sustancias que _x000D__x000D_ +emplean, _x000D__x000D_ +su _x000D__x000D_ +sustitución, _x000D__x000D_ +en _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +búsqueda _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas, en el diseño de los productos, en fín, en _x000D__x000D_ +todos lo que contribuya a la circularidad de los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Todo lo anterior debería quedar reflejado en las _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones del instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +790,Dominican Republic,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/dominican_republic_statements.pdf,[],['Dominican Republic'],[],Members,statement,"Dominican Republic Country Position for the Uruguay Meeting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much, Mr. President. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I want to thank the government of Uruguay on behalf of the Dominican Republic for organizing _x000D__x000D_ +this important meeting. Likewise, the Dominican Republic supports what was described by _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC and by AOSIS at the beginning of the session. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. President, the Dominican Republic welcomes the effort of the international community to _x000D__x000D_ +develop a binding agreement that allows the reduction of the harmful effects of plastic to be scaled _x000D__x000D_ +globally, including the marine environment, throughout its entire life cycle. Hopping this _x000D__x000D_ +agreement includes commitments from all parties. It serves as a guide for national and regional _x000D__x000D_ +actions, like promoting the creation of efficient management instruments that favor the _x000D__x000D_ +development of the circular economy, responsible business models, and the elimination of harmful _x000D__x000D_ +practices, including the use of single-use plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is known that plastic pollution is a complex problem and generates multidimensional challenges _x000D__x000D_ +for coastal-marine ecosystems and human activity worldwide. It is a problem with no borders, _x000D__x000D_ +especially in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This instrument will allow us to establish robust regulations to achieve our shared goal of _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating plastic pollution by 2040. With this agreement, we encourage the development of _x000D__x000D_ +science-based solutions that allow us to move towards a world where the extraction and processing _x000D__x000D_ +of resources, just as design guidelines and production and consumption, are linked to _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This is why the Dominican Republic, as a small island in a developing state, wants to highlight the _x000D__x000D_ +importance of prioritizing this agreement: _x000D__x000D_ +● circularity, _x000D__x000D_ +● innovation in design, _x000D__x000D_ +● technology transfer, data and information exchange, _x000D__x000D_ +● capacity building, _x000D__x000D_ +● the end of the production of problematic plastics that cannot be reused or recycled, _x000D__x000D_ +● financing in an innovative and accessible way _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +And above all, it guarantees a framework of transparency and a shared guide of standards for _x000D__x000D_ +design, production, and recycling, thus allowing a transition towards models of production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption without contamination by plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Giving rise to initiatives, we not only congratulate but are also part of, such as the High Ambition _x000D__x000D_ +Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, led by Norway and Rwanda. The 5/14 Resolution of the UN _x000D__x000D_ +Assembly for the Environment (UNEA-5), which the Dominican Republic supported from the _x000D__x000D_ +beginning, has highlighted the importance of coordinated action. In addition, it reflects the _x000D__x000D_ +intentions of strategic proposals from different international and regional platforms, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +Cartagena Convention, which reflects the shared vision that the problem of plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine environment, must be faced. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As an island, we are especially vulnerable to plastic pollution, a phenomenon that becomes a _x000D__x000D_ +significant barrier to properly managing our ecosystems and coastal and marine resources and the _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic activities that depend on them. For the Dominican government, plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +has been a matter of high political priority, which is why we have developed a wide range of public _x000D__x000D_ +policies that conceive circularity in the production, recovery, and final disposal processes of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This future plastic pollution agreement will have to be ambitious; it will have to establish common _x000D__x000D_ +but differentiated responsibilities, and it will have to take into account the progressivity and _x000D__x000D_ +scalability of the actions that are proposed toward a greener and socially just economic transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In that sense, this first meeting of the intergovernmental negotiation commission can advance the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary work to outline the future plastics agreement that we demand so much, especially the _x000D__x000D_ +adoption of the rules of the procedure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are committed to a fluid, open and participatory negotiation in the Dominican Republic. These _x000D__x000D_ +sessions have the best of our will and willingness to have an ambitious and balanced agreement _x000D__x000D_ +for our nations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. President, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we celebrate your election, and we are confident that as long as you steer this ship through _x000D__x000D_ +the union of all this crew, we will be able to navigate this ocean of plastic and reach a safe harbor. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PRIMER BORRADOR POSICIÓN PAIS EN REUNIÓN DE URUGUAY_x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +Quisiera agradecer en nombre de República Dominicana al gobierno de_x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay por organizar esta importante reunión._x000D__x000D_ +Por igual, expresar que Republica Dominicana secunda lo expresado por_x000D__x000D_ +el GRULAC y por AOSIS al inicio de la sesión,_x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente,_x000D__x000D_ +La_x000D__x000D_ +República_x000D__x000D_ +Dominicana_x000D__x000D_ +celebra_x000D__x000D_ +el_x000D__x000D_ +esfuerzo_x000D__x000D_ +de_x000D__x000D_ +la_x000D__x000D_ +comunidad_x000D__x000D_ +internacional para desarrollar un acuerdo vinculante, que permita escalar_x000D__x000D_ +globalmente la reducción de los efectos nocivos del plástico, inclusive en el_x000D__x000D_ +medio marino, a lo largo de todo su ciclo de vida. Esperamos que este_x000D__x000D_ +convenio incluya compromisos y responsabilidades de todas las partes,_x000D__x000D_ +que sirva de guía para las acciones nacionales y regionales, promoviendo_x000D__x000D_ +así la creación de instrumentos de gestión eficientes, que favorezcan el_x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo de la economía circular, los modelos de negocios responsables_x000D__x000D_ +y la eliminación de prácticas nocivas, entre ellas la utilización de plásticos_x000D__x000D_ +de un solo uso._x000D__x000D_ +Estamos conscientes de que la contaminación por plásticos constituye un_x000D__x000D_ +problema_x000D__x000D_ +complejo_x000D__x000D_ +y_x000D__x000D_ +genera_x000D__x000D_ +desafíos_x000D__x000D_ +multidimensionales_x000D__x000D_ +para_x000D__x000D_ +los_x000D__x000D_ +ecosistemas costeros-marinos y la actividad humana alrededor del mundo._x000D__x000D_ +Es un problema que no conoce fronteras, sobre todo en el medio marino._x000D__x000D_ +Este instrumento, nos permitirá establecer una normativa robusta que nos_x000D__x000D_ +permita alcanzar nuestra meta común de eliminar la Contaminación por_x000D__x000D_ +Plásticos para el 2040. Con este acuerdo, motivamos el desarrollo de_x000D__x000D_ +soluciones basadas en la ciencia, que nos permitan avanzar hacia un_x000D__x000D_ +mundo donde la extracción y procesamiento de los recursos, así como las_x000D__x000D_ +pautas de diseño así como la producción y el consumo se encuentren_x000D__x000D_ +vinculados a la sostenibilidad._x000D__x000D_ +Es por esto que República Dominicana, en su condición de Pequeño_x000D__x000D_ +Estado Insular en Desarrollo, quiere resaltar la importancia de que este_x000D__x000D_ +acuerdo priorice:_x000D__x000D_ +● la circularidad,_x000D__x000D_ +● la innovación en el diseño,_x000D__x000D_ +● la transferencia de tecnología, el intercambio de datos e información,_x000D__x000D_ +● la creación de capacidades,_x000D__x000D_ +● el fin de la producción de plásticos problemáticos que no puedan ser_x000D__x000D_ +reutilizados o reciclados,_x000D__x000D_ +● el financiamiento, de manera innovadora y accesible_x000D__x000D_ +y sobre todo, garantizar un marco de transparencia y una guía común de_x000D__x000D_ +estándares para el diseño, producción y reciclaje, permitiendo así una_x000D__x000D_ +transición hacia modelos de producción y consumo sin contaminación por_x000D__x000D_ +plásticos._x000D__x000D_ +La resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea de la ONU para el Medio Ambiente_x000D__x000D_ +(UNEA-5), la cual República Dominicana apoyó desde el inicio, ha_x000D__x000D_ +resaltado la importancia de una acción coordinada dando lugar a iniciativas_x000D__x000D_ +las cuales no solo felicitamos, sino que también formamos parte, tales_x000D__x000D_ +como la Coalición de Alta Ambición para Erradicar la Contaminación_x000D__x000D_ +Plástica, que lidera Noruega y Ruanda. Además, en muchos puntos refleja_x000D__x000D_ +las intenciones de propuestas estratégicas de diferentes plataformas_x000D__x000D_ +internacionales y regionales, como por ejemplo el Convenio Cartagena, lo_x000D__x000D_ +que refleja la visión compartida de que el problema de la contaminación_x000D__x000D_ +por plásticos, inclusive en el medio marino, debe ser enfrentado._x000D__x000D_ +Como isla, somos especialmente vulnerables a la contaminación plástica,_x000D__x000D_ +fenómeno que se convierte en una gran barrera para la gestión adecuada_x000D__x000D_ +de nuestros ecosistemas y recursos costeros y marinos, así como para las_x000D__x000D_ +actividades socio-económicas que de estos dependen. 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así como los impactos en el ambiente, la salud, _x000D__x000D_ +el turismo, el transporte, el comercio, etc. y en el pleno ejercicio de los _x000D__x000D_ +derechos humanos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Por esta misma razón, Ecuador considera que este proceso de _x000D__x000D_ +negociación debe incluir desde el inicio, la participación y contribución _x000D__x000D_ +efectiva de todos los actores relevantes, cuyas voces e insumos, deben _x000D__x000D_ +ser tomados en cuenta, tanto en las sesiones del Comité como en los _x000D__x000D_ +procesos inter-sesionales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La participación de estos actores debe ser promovida y facilitada, bajo _x000D__x000D_ +un enfoque que reconozca el carácter de detentores de derechos (rights-_x000D__x000D_ +holders) de muchos de esos actores, y que garantice una transición justa, _x000D__x000D_ +que no deje a nadie atrás. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador considera que esta valiosa intervención podría generarse a _x000D__x000D_ +través de la presentación de reportes o submissions durante el periodo _x000D__x000D_ +inter-sesional, a fin de que esa información, data y resultados de _x000D__x000D_ +investigaciones, puedan ser conocidos oportunamente por las Partes, _x000D__x000D_ +antes de llegar a las sesiones de negociación. Esto podría _x000D__x000D_ +complementarse con la realización de reuniones técnicas, talleres, _x000D__x000D_ +eventos paralelos -virtuales y presenciales- que permitan fortalecer el _x000D__x000D_ +proceso y generar aportes concretos sobre los diferentes elementos del _x000D__x000D_ +futuro instrumento vinculante. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Celebramos el interés demostrado por las diferentes partes interesadas _x000D__x000D_ +en comprometerse con el proceso y enfrentar los retos inherentes a la _x000D__x000D_ +construcción de un futuro instrumento ambicioso e innovador, así como _x000D__x000D_ +el deseo de promover un acceso amplio a estas discusiones de manera _x000D__x000D_ +transparente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos fundamental que estos esfuerzos involucren a la mayor _x000D__x000D_ +cantidad de partes interesadas, incluyendo diferentes niveles de _x000D__x000D_ +gobierno, pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales, sector privado, _x000D__x000D_ +academia, la comunidad científica, organizaciones de recicladores, _x000D__x000D_ +mujeres, jóvenes y niños, entre otros. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Tal como ha sido recogido en la Secretaría y el Grupo de Trabajo de _x000D__x000D_ +Composición Abierta en sus trabajos iniciales, existen ejemplos y _x000D__x000D_ +buenas lecciones aprendidas en varios Acuerdos Multilaterales _x000D__x000D_ +Ambientales y otros, i.e. Cambio Climático, Biodiversidad, Químicos, _x000D__x000D_ +Desertificación, la Agenda 2030, así como en el marco de la _x000D__x000D_ +Organización Mundial de la Salud, todos los cuales nos brindan una _x000D__x000D_ +base importante para definir la manera más adecuada para garantizar _x000D__x000D_ +una participación amplia, transparente, inclusiva de todas las partes _x000D__x000D_ +interesadas, pero que también incluyan responsabilidades, y medidas _x000D__x000D_ +para evitar conflictos de interés, a fin de garantizar la plena integridad _x000D__x000D_ +de este proceso. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para Ecuador, esta participación también guarda plena consistencia con _x000D__x000D_ +el histórico reconocimiento del derecho a un medio ambiente sano y _x000D__x000D_ +equilibrado por la Asamblea General de NNUU y el Consejo de _x000D__x000D_ +Derechos Humanos, así como con la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo de _x000D__x000D_ +Escazú, del cual somos parte, y en cuyo marco, apenas unos días atrás _x000D__x000D_ +mantuvimos el Primer Foro de Defensores de los Derechos Humanos _x000D__x000D_ +en temas Ambientales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La contaminación por plásticos, ha puesto aún más en evidencia, la _x000D__x000D_ +estrecha vinculación entre la degradación ambiental y la desigualdad _x000D__x000D_ +económica y social, y la necesidad de fortalecer la garantía de derechos, _x000D__x000D_ +mediante pactos sociales y políticos a favor de la democracia, la _x000D__x000D_ +equidad y la sostenibilidad. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para ello, Ecuador cuenta con un marco jurídico que consagra el _x000D__x000D_ +derecho de acceso a la información, participación y justicia en materia _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental, por lo que tanto el desarrollo como la implementación de la _x000D__x000D_ +Ley de Plásticos de Un Solo Uso; la Ley de Economía Circular; y Ley _x000D__x000D_ +Orgánica de Recursos Hídricos, Usos y Aprovechamiento del Agua; _x000D__x000D_ +entre otras, cuentan con mecanismos participativos de consulta y _x000D__x000D_ +decisión, en varios niveles y sectores de la sociedad. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Estos son solo ejemplos de nuestros avances, sin perjuicio de lo cual no _x000D__x000D_ +dejamos de reconocer que tanto a nivel nacional, regional y global _x000D__x000D_ +podemos fortalecer los mecanismos de participación, por lo que _x000D__x000D_ +esperamos que este proceso sea aprovechado para garantizar que sus _x000D__x000D_ +modalidades de participación sean los más efectivas posibles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, mi delegación felicita y agradece los esfuerzos del Grupo _x000D__x000D_ +de Trabajo Informal que, entre otros temas encomendados por Usted, _x000D__x000D_ +también ha permitido que desde el día de ayer, tengamos una discusión _x000D__x000D_ +enfocada en la participación de las partes interesadas, lo cual esperamos _x000D__x000D_ +quede reflejado en uno de los resultados de esta sesión. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda item 4 (continued) Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) Scope and objective(s) and options for the structure of such an instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador aboga por un Tratado ambicioso, efectivo que sea fruto del del trabajo colectivo de la comunidad _x000D__x000D_ +internacional y de un proceso transparente e inclusivo. _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto del Alcance del Acuerdo: _x000D__x000D_ +o Este debe ser amplio, con obligaciones y medidas de control que permitan frenar la contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, considerando su impacto global, en el ambiente, la salud humana y la economía, en particular _x000D__x000D_ +en países en desarrollo y estados insulares. _x000D__x000D_ +o Será importante que identifiquemos todas las opciones de obligaciones, medidas de control y de política _x000D__x000D_ +pública, por funcionalidad, por ejemplo, a lo largo del ciclo de vida de los plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +En relación con el Objetivo del Acuerdo: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +En la resolución 5/14 existen elementos que reflejan la ambición colectiva y el resultado que _x000D__x000D_ +esperamos de la efectiva implementación de este Tratado jurídicamente vinculante: _x000D__x000D_ +o Terminar con la contaminación por plásticos en el medio marino y otros ecosistemas, para _x000D__x000D_ +proteger el medio ambiente y la salud humana. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A fin de alcanzar este objetivo deberá tomar en cuenta: _x000D__x000D_ +o la prohibición de sustancias y materiales dañinos que se encuentran presentes en la cadena de _x000D__x000D_ +valor de plásticos; _x000D__x000D_ +o la reducción de la producción, consumo y el uso de plásticos; _x000D__x000D_ +o la promoción de enfoques de economía circular que incluyan estándares estrictos aplicables a _x000D__x000D_ +productos y servicios; _x000D__x000D_ +o la promoción de manejo ambiental y seguro de basura. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, es importante, garantizarlos medios adecuados y disponibles de financiamiento, así como la _x000D__x000D_ +transferencia de tecnología, asistencia técnica y la creación de capacidades _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Para tener un tratado efectivo, debemos echar mano de la experiencia de Basilea, Estocolmo, Montreal. _x000D__x000D_ +Debemos trabajar asimismo con la experticia clave que existe a lo largo del sistema de las naciones _x000D__x000D_ +unidas, OMS y FAO, así como en otras organizaciones tales como OMC, OMA, y UNCTAD. La real y efectiva _x000D__x000D_ +participación de la academia, y comunidad científica, sector privado y la sociedad civil en su conjunto es _x000D__x000D_ +instrumental, si queremos lograr un Tratado en el marco del ambicioso tiempo que tenemos para ello. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, el Tratado deberá evitar -al máximo posible- consencuencias adversas que pueda tener la _x000D__x000D_ +implementacion de esta convencion en el clima, la biodiversidad y la seguridad alimentaria. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +792,El Salvador,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/el_salvador_all_statements.pdf,[],['El Salvador'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este. 29/Noviembre/2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Quiero felicitar al Embajador Cuadra por su nombramiento como Presidente del Comité, y _x000D__x000D_ +agradecer al Gobierno de Uruguay por ser el anfitrión de este primer encuentro. _x000D__x000D_ +Vemos con muy buenos ojos la creación de un instrumento jurídicamente vinculante para _x000D__x000D_ +poner fin a la contaminación por plástico que tanto golpea a nuestros países, ya sea con la _x000D__x000D_ +perdida de ecosistemas o por los efectos en la salud de nuestros habitantes. _x000D__x000D_ +Las inclemencias del cambio climático nos abaten cada vez con mayor fuerza, y producto de _x000D__x000D_ +ello tenemos inundaciones urbanas y desbordamientos de ríos generados por la _x000D__x000D_ +acumulación de platicos que obstruyen los drenajes, causando daños a la población y a la _x000D__x000D_ +infraestructura. _x000D__x000D_ +Como país estamos construyendo una estrategia para determinar el mejor abordaje sobre _x000D__x000D_ +la problemática de los residuos sólidos, en especial los plásticos que producen basura _x000D__x000D_ +marina. Esa estrategia inicia desde la creación del primer Diagnóstico nacional de residuos _x000D__x000D_ +para conocer la tipología y la cantidad de residuos que se generan a nivel nacional, lo que _x000D__x000D_ +nos sirve también para desarrollar nuestro Plan nacional para la gestión integral de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos, que será la hoja de ruta para que en los próximos años logremos minimizar los _x000D__x000D_ +impactos de los residuos en nuestro medio ambiente. _x000D__x000D_ +En el Gobierno del Presidente Nayib Bukele, hemos trabajado mucho para crear _x000D__x000D_ +instrumentos que nos permitan hacer una mejor gestión de los residuos, así tenemos el _x000D__x000D_ +Plan nacional de acción para la basura marina y los Lineamientos para la reducción de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos de un solo uso en instituciones públicas; ya que estamos convencidos que somos _x000D__x000D_ +los primeros llamados a dar el ejemplo, para que luego sea adoptado por el sector por el _x000D__x000D_ +sector privado. _x000D__x000D_ +También hemos endurecido nuestro marco regulatorio, estableciendo fuertes sanciones a _x000D__x000D_ +los infractores ambientales. Desde el 11 de septiembre lanzamos la campaña más grande a _x000D__x000D_ +nivel nacional denominada Cero Basura para limpiar nuestro país, y por primera vez _x000D__x000D_ +estamos desarrollando la recolección de los artículos eléctricos y electrónicos que llegaron _x000D__x000D_ +al final de su vida útil, así tengan una disposición final adecuada. _x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente hemos instalado barreras en ríos para la retención de plásticos y evitar que _x000D__x000D_ +estos lleguen al océano. _x000D__x000D_ +Es decir que, como gobierno, estamos haciendo grandes esfuerzos, pero es necesario el _x000D__x000D_ +involucramiento del sector privado y sobre todo la responsabilidad extendida de los _x000D__x000D_ +generadores de residuos porque el trabajo que falta por hacer es muy grande, y aunque ya _x000D__x000D_ +hemos avanzado en él, necesitamos educar más a nuestra población, incrementar el _x000D__x000D_ +fortalecimiento de capacidades, fomentar la separación de residuos en la fuente e _x000D__x000D_ +implementar la cultura de las 3Rs, por mencionar algunas acciones específicas y _x000D__x000D_ +estratégicas. _x000D__x000D_ +Es por eso que es necesario que se tomen en cuenta en este proceso de negociación a todos _x000D__x000D_ +los actores involucrados en el manejo del plástico y se cree una búsqueda de fondos para _x000D__x000D_ +intervenir y revertir la contaminación que este genera en nuestros países. _x000D__x000D_ +El llamado es para que unamos fuerzas y tengamos plena conciencia de que mucho _x000D__x000D_ +contribuirá a la salud del planeta, frenar la contaminación por plástico a la brevedad posible. _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias por su atención. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +793,Mexico,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexico_all_statements.pdf,[],['Mexico'],[],Members,statement,"Gracias señor presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +México se adhiere a la declaración regional expresada por Colombia, asimismo, México _x000D__x000D_ +considera que el Acuerdo deberá partir de objetivos ambiciosos que tengan como _x000D__x000D_ +principal prioridad la eliminación de la contaminación por plásticos incluyendo las graves _x000D__x000D_ +repercusiones en el medio marino, respetando siempre las circunstancias específicas de _x000D__x000D_ +cada país. _x000D__x000D_ +Esta labor demanda una solución estructural orientada a la transformación de nuestros _x000D__x000D_ +patrones de producción y consumo. En tal virtud, es importante impulsar soluciones _x000D__x000D_ +basadas en enfoques intersectoriales y holísticos que aborden todo el ciclo de vida de _x000D__x000D_ +los plásticos y alternativas sostenibles que apunten a la economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ +Se debe priorizar un enfoque basado en derechos humanos, el respeto al derecho _x000D__x000D_ +humano a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible y el derecho a la salud, _x000D__x000D_ +especialmente la de mujeres, niños y la de los trabajadores, y construir un acuerdo bajo _x000D__x000D_ +un enfoque precautorio, con base en la Declaración de Río y otros principios ambientales _x000D__x000D_ +relevantes. _x000D__x000D_ +Para México será importante impulsar metas ambiciosas para la reducción, la _x000D__x000D_ +reutilización, la reparabilidad y la reciclabilidad, la eliminación de embalajes no _x000D__x000D_ +necesarios, al tiempo que se remedia la contaminación plástica existente utilizando un _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque basado en la evidencia y el riesgo. _x000D__x000D_ +El instrumento deberá incluir medios de implementación adecuados y predecibles para _x000D__x000D_ +apoyar a los países en desarrollo, incluido el apoyo tecnológico y la mejora de sus _x000D__x000D_ +políticas y marcos legales, así como un mecanismo de monitoreo, reporte y evaluación _x000D__x000D_ +para medir progresos, alineado con pautas y metodologías acordadas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Gobierno de México está convencido de que la vía multilateral es la única forma viable _x000D__x000D_ +para atender retos globales, tomemos esta ocasión para colaborar de una forma _x000D__x000D_ +constructiva, transparente y que incluya la participación de todos los sectores _x000D__x000D_ +involucrados, garantizando especialmente la participación de los trabajadores informales _x000D__x000D_ +y los recolectores de residuos, las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil, los Pueblos _x000D__x000D_ +Indígenas, las mujeres y los jóvenes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor presidente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias Señor Presidente _x000D__x000D_ +México agradece el trabajo de la Secretaria y considera que los documentos preparados _x000D__x000D_ +son una buena base para nuestras discusiones. Si bien esta plenaria es un espacio valioso _x000D__x000D_ +para compartir ideas generales, México considera que tenemos que evitar discursos _x000D__x000D_ +políticos y comenzar a arremangarnos los brazos, ensuciarnos las manos y meternos de _x000D__x000D_ +lleno al trabajo que tenemos por delante, por lo cual apoyamos la propuesta de Chile, y _x000D__x000D_ +endosado por GRULAC de crear 2 grupos de contacto, para ya arrancar negociaciones, _x000D__x000D_ +uno sobre temas procedimentales y otro sobre la sustancia del acuerdo, con entregables _x000D__x000D_ +concretos para esta primera reunión e instrucciones precisas para la Secretaría rumbo a la _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +En cuanto al alcance, México considera que el Acuerdo deberá contener una visión clara y _x000D__x000D_ +común con objetivos ambiciosos, que abarquen todo el ciclo de vida del plástico. Desde su _x000D__x000D_ +construcción, se deberá incorporar un enfoque de derechos humanos, el reconocimiento _x000D__x000D_ +del derecho humano al medio ambiente sano, limpio, saludable y sostenible y el derecho a _x000D__x000D_ +la salud. Asimismo, México considera que el Acuerdo debe incluir principios básicos, como _x000D__x000D_ +el principio precautorio, el que contamina paga, los principios preventivo, de no regresión y _x000D__x000D_ +gradualismo. _x000D__x000D_ +Estamos ante una oportunidad única, para desarrollar un Acuerdo que cubra las brechas _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales existentes, además de complementar y mejorar la coordinación con los _x000D__x000D_ +instrumentos regionales e internacionales con los que ya contamos. No obstante, México _x000D__x000D_ +señala que es menester evitar tanto exceder las atribuciones de su mandato como la _x000D__x000D_ +duplicación de esfuerzos. _x000D__x000D_ +En ese sentido, los modelos de Basilea, Rotterdam y Estocolmo o Minamata podrían ser _x000D__x000D_ +ejemplos viables para la estructura del Acuerdo. México considera que evitar la creación de _x000D__x000D_ +nuevas entidades podría ahorrar tiempo para la implementación del tratado, por ello la _x000D__x000D_ +utilización de mecanismos existentes sería una opción deseable. _x000D__x000D_ +México insiste que los mecanismos de implementación deberán abordarse de inmediato de _x000D__x000D_ +tal manera que la asistencia financiera, el fortalecimeinto de capacidades y la transferencia _x000D__x000D_ +de tecnología sean temas prioritarios. _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto a definiciones de conceptos, a esta altura de las negociaciones, consideramos _x000D__x000D_ +prudente no ser exhaustivas a fin de evitar divergencias respecto a conceptos que pudieran _x000D__x000D_ +tener una visión distinta entre las partes. _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, México señala que la toma de decisiones debe basarse en la mejor ciencia _x000D__x000D_ +disponible y apoyarse en el conocimiento tradicional, por ello es importante impulsar una _x000D__x000D_ +mayor interacción entre la ciencia y la política así como fomentar el intercambio de _x000D__x000D_ +información, principalmente la experiencia de los convenios BRS y ligar el trabajo que derive _x000D__x000D_ +del Panel Científico Político sobre Productos Químicos. _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor presidente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias Señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SI estamos discutiendo un acuerdo vinculante, tendríamos que hablar de medidas _x000D__x000D_ +vinculantes. Por supuesto que será muy valioso sumar medidas voluntarias nacionales _x000D__x000D_ +adicionales, pero es importante no dejar de lado el mandato de la resolución. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +México considera que el Acuerdo debe abarcar la regulación de materiales y aditivos; la _x000D__x000D_ +prohibición y limitación de materiales; la reducción de empaques y embalajes; y, la _x000D__x000D_ +eliminación de plásticos no necesarios y de microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para ello es fundamental garantizar recursos financieros adicionales, estables y predecibles, _x000D__x000D_ +así como desarrollar un mecanismo de asistencia técnica, transferencia de tecnología y _x000D__x000D_ +creación de capacidades, para países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +México considera importante tener un mecanismo de evaluación y cumplimiento, por lo _x000D__x000D_ +que es importante contar con inventarios de fuentes de contaminación y detectar las _x000D__x000D_ +brechas de conocimiento, información y tecnología para efectivamente monitorear la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En el establecimiento de Planes de Acción Nacionales, será importante considerar las _x000D__x000D_ +circunstancias y capacidades nacionales, el conocimiento tradicional, y los saberes de _x000D__x000D_ +nuestros Pueblos Indígenas, siempre bajo un enfoque de derechos humanos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Será importante también considerar la educación ambiental y la difusión de información. _x000D__x000D_ +Necesitaremos una amplia campaña de comunicación si queremos modificar nuestros _x000D__x000D_ +patrones de producción y consumo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como México lo ha señalado en intervenciones anteriores, para la efectividad de la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación y examen de cumplimiento, los modelos de Minamata, Róterdam y Estocolmo _x000D__x000D_ +pudieran ser importantes experiencias para considerar en el nuevo instrumento legalmente _x000D__x000D_ +vinculante. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sin duda debe existir un órgano subsidiario que se encargue de estas funciones relevantes, que _x000D__x000D_ +funcione con representación regional y de género balanceada, en el que se reconozcan las _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades individuales de aplicación y cumplimiento de las Partes, considerando _x000D__x000D_ +principalmente que la disponibilidad de asistencia técnica y financiera no es igual para los países _x000D__x000D_ +en desarrollo, por lo que un enfoque facilitador y cooperativo pudiera ser un mecanismo que _x000D__x000D_ +apoye a los estados a una mejor aplicación del nuevo instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Así que, el nuevo instrumento jurídicamente vinculante debe incorporar conceptos de monitoreo _x000D__x000D_ +encaminados al cumplimiento de los objetivos, que tenga relación directa con la asignación de _x000D__x000D_ +recursos para países en vías de desarrollo. También podría considerar la evaluación de las _x000D__x000D_ +liberaciones en matrices ambientales, incluida la preparación y el mantenimiento de inventarios _x000D__x000D_ +y estimaciones de liberaciones. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En el texto del tratado deberán desarrollarse los principales elementos que las y los expertos _x000D__x000D_ +legales y técnicos que integren dichos órganos deberán implementar para promover la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación y el cumplimiento, y cuyas funciones también impliquen la evaluación _x000D__x000D_ +exhaustiva y periódica de los reportes de las partes a fin de que dichos órganos proporcionen _x000D__x000D_ +balances, datos y recomendaciones que puedan servir para evaluar la eficacia y para avanzar en _x000D__x000D_ +el cumplimiento del objetivo del tratado. _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agradecemos a la Secretaría nuevamente por la preparación de los _x000D__x000D_ +documentos sobre otros aspectos, como la cooperación y coordinación _x000D__x000D_ +científica y técnica, la investigación y la sensibilización. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +México reitera lo expresado por GRULAC en su declaración inicial, _x000D__x000D_ +reconocemos la importancia de la interfaz ciencia-política y reiteramos el _x000D__x000D_ +llamamiento para que el INC tenga en cuenta en todo el proceso la mejor _x000D__x000D_ +ciencia disponible, los conocimientos tradicionales, los conocimientos de los _x000D__x000D_ +Pueblos Indígenas y los sistemas de conocimientos locales, la educación _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental y la difusión de transparencia por parte de todos los sectores, así _x000D__x000D_ +como acceso a información relacionada con la contaminación por plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo la evidencia sobre la afectación a la salud humana. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, México coincide con el señalamiento de Ecuador y otros Estados _x000D__x000D_ +respecto a la preocupación sobre la toxicidad y los peligros a la salud que traen _x000D__x000D_ +aparejados los productos plásticos y coincide en que la información que la _x000D__x000D_ +ciencia, las organizaciones especializadas de la sociedad civil, y la arrojada por _x000D__x000D_ +los múltiples foros multi-actores, es muy valiosa e indispensable para avanzar _x000D__x000D_ +en el cumplimiento de los objetivos del nuevo instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente, México considera que el resultado de este Acuerdo debe ser _x000D__x000D_ +lo suficientemente flexible como para adaptarse a los nuevos retos y _x000D__x000D_ +descubrimientos científicos, y al mismo tiempo permitir a los Estados _x000D__x000D_ +miembros períodos de transición para su aplicación, teniendo en cuenta las _x000D__x000D_ +circunstancias y capacidades nacionales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La necesidad de una mayor colaboración internacional para facilitar el acceso _x000D__x000D_ +a la tecnología, el desarrollo de capacidades y la cooperación científica y _x000D__x000D_ +técnica deberá cubrir todas las brechas, por lo que deberá priorizarse _x000D__x000D_ +complementar y mejorar la coordinación con los instrumentos regionales e _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales existentes. Existen muchos convenios que abordan cuestiones _x000D__x000D_ +de interés para este nuevo instrumento así que debemos fortalecer el _x000D__x000D_ +intercambio de conocimiento. Incluyendo para la próxima adopción de un _x000D__x000D_ +Marco Post 2020 del Convenio de Diversidad Biológica, en la que México estará _x000D__x000D_ +abogando activamente por generar sinergias bajo un enfoque de derechos _x000D__x000D_ +humanos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, como se señaló el día de ayer, México reitera que será _x000D__x000D_ +fundamental desarrollar una campaña de información global para cambiar _x000D__x000D_ +nuestros insostenibles patrones de producción y consumo actuales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agradecemos a la Secretaría la preparación de los documentos relativos a los _x000D__x000D_ +artículos estándar sobre disposiciones finales que suelen incluirse en los _x000D__x000D_ +acuerdos ambientales multilaterales. _x000D__x000D_ +Si bien estas discusiones pudieran ser prematuras, reiteramos los modelos de _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata, Basilea, Róterdam y Estocolmo, como los modelos viables para la _x000D__x000D_ +construcción del nuevo instrumento, incluidos los estándares sobre _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones finales, México alentaría a considerar que el instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +contenga principios generales que eviten contradicciones con otros _x000D__x000D_ +instrumentos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +México también alentaría a considerar los modelos de Basilea y el Protocolo de _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal, a fin de incluir alguna cláusula sobre la relación de Partes y No-_x000D__x000D_ +Partes, tanto para promover la ratificación del nuevo instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +jurídicamente vinculante como para establecer la relación de Partes y No-_x000D__x000D_ +Partes en la implementación del Instrumento Jurídicamente Vinculante. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, consideramos que debemos tener flexibilidad a fin de actualizar _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones que deban ser modificadas, o complementadas a través de _x000D__x000D_ +ajustes y enmiendas, y en función de la complejidad del tema. _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +México agradece nuevamente a la Secretaría la preparación del panorama de _x000D__x000D_ +los marcos de participación. Para que este Acuerdo tenga realmente el _x000D__x000D_ +impacto deseado en la eliminación de la contaminación plástica, México cree _x000D__x000D_ +firmemente que es indispensable incorporar en la discusión las distintas _x000D__x000D_ +visiones y perspectivas de las partes interesadas. _x000D__x000D_ +México ya ha mencionado la importancia de la incorporación de mujeres, _x000D__x000D_ +juventudes, Pueblos Indígenas, trabajadores, organizaciones especializadas de _x000D__x000D_ +la Sociedad Civil, y sin duda la academia. Para ello será relevante garantizar _x000D__x000D_ +recursos financieros para personas representantes de estos grupos, _x000D__x000D_ +particularmente para países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ +México considera que las aportaciones de personas expertas en diferentes _x000D__x000D_ +ramas científicas serán primordiales para los objetivos que perseguimos, a ellas _x000D__x000D_ +debemos también sumar a los Secretariados de otros acuerdos y organismos _x000D__x000D_ +multilaterales internacionales y regionales. _x000D__x000D_ +Entre tantas opciones de marcos y modalidades de participación, para México _x000D__x000D_ +es importante resaltar el Principio 10 de la Declaración de Rio, en cuanto a los _x000D__x000D_ +derechos de acceso a la información y la participación pública. Un gran modelo _x000D__x000D_ +a seguir, son los mecanismos establecidos en el Acuerdo de Escazú, un _x000D__x000D_ +referente innovador para la concepción de un diálogo fluido entre las Partes y _x000D__x000D_ +el público. _x000D__x000D_ +Dado el marco limitado de tiempo que tenemos rumbo a la INC2, México apoya _x000D__x000D_ +avanzar en el trabajo inter-sesional de manera híbrida, con la realización de _x000D__x000D_ +diversos diálogos multi-actor divididos en ejes temáticos que deriven en _x000D__x000D_ +reportes concretos para nutrir el trabajo del Comité Intergubernamental. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +794,Panama,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_all_statements.pdf,[],['Panama'],[],Members,statement,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para elaborar un _x000D__x000D_ +Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación Por Plásticos, en particular en el Medio Marino _x000D__x000D_ +Declaración de Apertura de la República de Panamá _x000D__x000D_ + INC-1; Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +29 de noviembre de 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +En nombre de la República de Panamá, queremos agradecer al gobierno de Uruguay y al _x000D__x000D_ +pueblo de punta del este por su cálida bienvenida, felicitar al embajador meza-cuadra por su _x000D__x000D_ +posición como presidente del comité y al programa de las naciones unidas del medio _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente por la organización de esta primera reunión del inc. A la vez que reiteramos las _x000D__x000D_ +intervenciones realizadas por el GRULAC y la HAC to End Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Este proceso de negociación requiere esfuerzos colaborativos para abordar la crisis global y _x000D__x000D_ +local que ocasiona la contaminación por plásticos. En este sentido, queremos compartir _x000D__x000D_ +algunas _x000D__x000D_ +consideraciones, _x000D__x000D_ +principalmente _x000D__x000D_ +desde _x000D__x000D_ +nuestra _x000D__x000D_ +perspectiva _x000D__x000D_ +como _x000D__x000D_ +país _x000D__x000D_ +latinoamericano en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Asegurar un proceso de negociación participativo, donde todos los representantes sean _x000D__x000D_ +escuchados y considerados, a la vez que sea un proceso inclusivo con todos los actores _x000D__x000D_ +claves posibles, especialmente con la participación de la sociedad civil, la investigación _x000D__x000D_ +científica y la academia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Trabajar desde el enfoque completo del ciclo de vida del plástico, para implementar _x000D__x000D_ +acciones desde la extracción de materia prima hasta la disposición post-consumo, de esta _x000D__x000D_ +manera incluir a todos los actores pertinentes en la cadena de producción y consumo, _x000D__x000D_ +principalmente el sector privado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Desarrollar estándares y criterios globales de producción y comercialización de plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +con bases en estudios científicos para eliminar aditivos y químicos tóxicos que generen _x000D__x000D_ +impactos negativos al ambiental y a la salud humana. El eco-diseño es un componente _x000D__x000D_ +clave para aplicar un modelo de producción y consumo sostenible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Para aminorar la contaminación de plásticos, es necesaria una reducción significativa o _x000D__x000D_ +simplemente el cese del uso de ciertos plásticos, con un enfoque prioritario hacia la _x000D__x000D_ +eliminación y reemplazo de los plásticos de un solo uso, al igual que el sector de _x000D__x000D_ +empaques y envases. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. La protección de la salud humana debe incluirse entre los objetivos del convenio, _x000D__x000D_ +especialmente considerando a los trabajadores que están expuestos en actividades _x000D__x000D_ +relacionadas a todo el ciclo de vida del plástico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Desarrollar metas globales alcanzables, con miras a reforzar los marcos legales _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales para facilitar, regular e implementar una gestión integral del plástico, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo acciones para reducir la generación de basura marina y microplasticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Trabajar de manera mancomunada con otros acuerdos y convenios internacionales, que _x000D__x000D_ +cuenten con marcos en la protección de la salud humana, el ambiente y alcances en la _x000D__x000D_ +temática de la gestión de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Promover el acceso a un financiamiento multilateral para países en desarrollo, donde es _x000D__x000D_ +necesario el mejoramiento de la infraestructura, la capacidad tecnológica y la conciencia _x000D__x000D_ +ciudadana. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Por último, reiteramos la importancia y necesidad de facilitar financiamientos para al _x000D__x000D_ +menos dos representantes para las delegaciones de países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para concluir, exhortamos a todos los países a que continuemos implementando medidas y _x000D__x000D_ +progresos nacionales de manera paralela al desarrollo de este tratado, trabajando desde el _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque nacional para alcanzar el cumplimiento de esta prioridad global. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias… _x000D__x000D_ +PANAMA STATEMENT – INC 1; PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY (ENGLISH) _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ +As our first intervention, we want to thank the government of Uruguay, the people of Punta del Este _x000D__x000D_ +for their warm welcome, and the united nations environmental program for organizing this meeting _x000D__x000D_ +first meeting of INC. _x000D__x000D_ +This negotiation process requires collaborative efforts to address the global and local crisis caused _x000D__x000D_ +by plastics pollution. In this sense, we want to share some considerations, mainly from our _x000D__x000D_ +perspective as a developing Latin American country. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Ensure a participatory negotiation process, where all the representatives are listened and _x000D__x000D_ +considered, while it is an inclusive process, taking into consideration all possible key _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, with the incentive of participation of civil society, scientific research and the _x000D__x000D_ +academy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Work from the complete plastic life cycle approach, to evaluate the implementation of actions _x000D__x000D_ +from the obtaining of raw materials to post-consumer disposal, in this way include all the _x000D__x000D_ +relevant stakeholders in each step of the chain of production and consumption, mainly the _x000D__x000D_ +private and production sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Develop global standards and criteria for the production and marketing of plastics, based on _x000D__x000D_ +scientific reinforcement, to segregate toxic additives and chemicals that generate negative _x000D__x000D_ +impacts on the environment and human health. Eco-design is a key component of efficient _x000D__x000D_ +waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. To reduce plastic pollution, a significant reduction or simply restriction of the use of certain _x000D__x000D_ +plastics is necessary, with a priority focus on the elimination and replacement of single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, also the packaging sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The protection of human and environmental health should be included among the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +the agreement, especially considering the workers who are exposed in activities related to the _x000D__x000D_ +entire life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Promote joint work with other international agreements and conventions that have frameworks _x000D__x000D_ +on the protection of human health, the environment and scope in the theme of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Develop achievable global goals, with a view to strengthening the national legal frameworks to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate and implement the management of plastic in its various scope, including actions to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the generation of marine waste and reinforcing citizen awareness, especially in the _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Finally, promote access to multilateral financing for developing countries, where the _x000D__x000D_ +improvement of infrastructure, technological capacity and activities of citizen awareness is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +In conclusion, we celebrate the implementation of the high ambition coalition to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and call on all countries to implement national measures and improvements in parallel to _x000D__x000D_ +the development of this treaty, working from the national approach to achieve this global priority. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para elaborar un _x000D__x000D_ +Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación Por Plásticos, en particular en el Medio Marino _x000D__x000D_ +Declaración de la República de Panamá - Agenda item 4 (continued) Potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements, including elements: a. For core obligations, control measures and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ + INC-1; Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +30 de noviembre de 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gracias Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +Debemos reconocer que las medidas voluntarias, aunque adecuadas, no son suficientemente _x000D__x000D_ +efectivas para la eliminación de la contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +El tratado debe contener medidas de control destinadas a tratar el plástico desde el enfoque _x000D__x000D_ +de producción y la comercialización, aplicando el modelo del ciclo de vida, considerando la _x000D__x000D_ +generación del plástico como materia prima hasta su consumo como producto, con el objetivo _x000D__x000D_ +principal de asegurar la protección de la salud humana y el ambiente, reduciendo y _x000D__x000D_ +eliminando la contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Para asegurar la posibilidad de aplicar una economía circular del plástico, debemos _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollar criterios globales que estipulen una producción basada en la aplicación de eco-_x000D__x000D_ +diseños, fabricando bajo la prioridad de utilizar materias primas plásticas libres de químicos _x000D__x000D_ +y aditivos dañinos; la reducción de empaques y envases; aplicación de mezclas de polímeros, _x000D__x000D_ +multi-capas y asegurar la fabricación de productos diseñados para ser reparables, reutilizables _x000D__x000D_ +y reciclables. _x000D__x000D_ +Vemos como una de las prioridades desarrollar una obligación general de la prohibición de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos de un solo uso que, bajo el apoyo de bases y estudios científicos, sean considerados _x000D__x000D_ +innecesarios, altamente contaminantes y reemplazables con medidas sostenibles de bajo _x000D__x000D_ +impacto. Por supuesto, este debe ser un proceso gradual que permita las adecuaciones del _x000D__x000D_ +mercado y las facilidades o disponibilidades de los marcos nacionales. _x000D__x000D_ +Es necesario aplicar la transparencia y trazabilidad de la producción de plásticos, lo cual _x000D__x000D_ +permitirá la toma de decisiones, acciones y modelos de educación al consumidor sobre el _x000D__x000D_ +consumo y disposición de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Asegurar la aplicación del principio de la responsabilidad extendida del productor y quien _x000D__x000D_ +contamina paga, de manera transversal, asegurar que las partes adoptemos legislaciones _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales, medidas ejecutivas, administrativas u otras medidas eficaces para exigir que los _x000D__x000D_ +fabricantes, productores e importadores asuman la carga económica para implementar _x000D__x000D_ +programas o proyectos de disposición final sostenibles. _x000D__x000D_ +Es necesario considerar, evaluar y adjudicar convenios y tratados que mantengan completa _x000D__x000D_ +correlación o alcances dentro de la gestión de plásticos y su inherente contaminación, como _x000D__x000D_ +los tratados de Basilea, Estocolmo, Rotterdam y convenio marco de la OMS para el control _x000D__x000D_ +del tabaco. _x000D__x000D_ +Se debe incentivar la creación de planes, políticas y estrategias nacionales para la gestión _x000D__x000D_ +plástica, acción de basura marina y microplasticos, desarrollados con metas realistas _x000D__x000D_ +aplicables y medibles, con miras al cumplimiento del tratado en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ +Por último, estas medidas van de la mano con la facilidad de apoyo económico, para países _x000D__x000D_ +en desarrollo donde no contamos con las posibilidades financieras, de infraestructura y _x000D__x000D_ +tecnológica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias… _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENCION PANAMA _x000D__x000D_ +PARA EMPEZAR, DEBEMOS AGRADECER A LA SECRETARIA POR LOS _x000D__x000D_ +DOCUMENTOS FACILITADOS PARA EL DESARROLLO DE ESTA INC1. _x000D__x000D_ +EL TRATADO DEBE CONTENER MEDIDAS DE CONTROL DESTINADAS PARA _x000D__x000D_ +TRATAR EL PLÁSTICO DESDE EL ENFOQUE DE PRODUCCIÓN Y LA _x000D__x000D_ +COMERCIALIZACIÓN, APLICANDO EL MODELO DEL CICLO DE VIDA, _x000D__x000D_ +CONSIDERANDO LA GENERACIÓN DEL PLÁSTICO COMO MATERIA PRIMA _x000D__x000D_ +HASTA EL CONSUMO COMO PRODUCTO, CON EL OBJETIVO PRINCIPAL DE _x000D__x000D_ +ASEGURAR LA PROTECCIÓN DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y EL AMBIENTE, _x000D__x000D_ +REDUCIENDO Y ELIMINANDO LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS. _x000D__x000D_ +PARA ASEGURAR LA POSIBILIDAD DE APLICAR UNA ECONOMÍA CIRCULAR DEL _x000D__x000D_ +PLÁSTICO, DEBEMOS DESARROLLAR CRITERIOS GLOBALES QUE ESTIPULEN _x000D__x000D_ +UNA PRODUCCIÓN BASADA EN LA APLICACIÓN DE ECO-DISEÑOS, _x000D__x000D_ +FABRICANDO BAJO LA PRIORIDAD DE UTILIZAR MATERIAS PRIMAS PLÁSTICAS _x000D__x000D_ +LIBRES DE QUÍMICOS Y ADITIVOS DAÑINOS; LA REDUCCIÓN DE EMPAQUES; _x000D__x000D_ +APLICACIÓN DE MEZCLAS DE POLÍMEROS, MULTI-CAPAS Y ASEGURAR LA _x000D__x000D_ +FABRICACIÓN DE PRODUCTOS DISEÑADOS PARA SER REPARABLES, _x000D__x000D_ +REUTILIZABLES Y RECICLABLES. _x000D__x000D_ +VEMOS COMO UNA DE LAS PRIORIDADES DESARROLLAR UNA OBLIGACIÓN _x000D__x000D_ +GENERAL DE LA PROHIBICIÓN DE PLÁSTICOS DE UN SOLO USO QUE, BAJO EL _x000D__x000D_ +APOYO DE BASES Y ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS, SEAN CONSIDERADOS _x000D__x000D_ +INNECESARIOS, ALTAMENTE CONTAMINANTES Y REEMPLAZABLES CON _x000D__x000D_ +MEDIDAS SOSTENIBLES DE BAJO IMPACTO. POR SUPUESTO, ESTE DEBE SER UN _x000D__x000D_ +PROCESO GRADUAL QUE PERMITA LAS ADECUACIONES DEL MERCADO Y LAS _x000D__x000D_ +FACILIDADES O DISPONIBILIDADES DE LOS MARCOS NACIONALES. _x000D__x000D_ +ES NECESARIO APLICAR LA TRANSPARENCIA Y TRAZABILIDAD DE LA _x000D__x000D_ +PRODUCCIÓN DE PLÁSTICOS, LO CUAL PERMITIRÁ LA TOMA DE DECISIONES, _x000D__x000D_ +ACCIONES Y MODELOS DE EDUCACIÓN AL CONSUMIDOR SOBRE EL CONSUMO _x000D__x000D_ +Y DISPOSICIÓN DE PLÁSTICOS. _x000D__x000D_ +ASEGURAR LA APLICACIÓN DEL PRINCIPIO DE LA RESPONSABILIDAD _x000D__x000D_ +EXTENDIDA DEL PRODUCTOR Y QUIEN CONTAMINA PAGA, DE MANERA _x000D__x000D_ +TRANSVERSAL, ASEGURAR QUE LAS PARTES ADOPTEMOS LEGISLACIONES _x000D__x000D_ +NACIONALES, MEDIDAS LEGISLATIVAS, EJECUTIVAS, ADMINISTRATIVAS U _x000D__x000D_ +OTRAS MEDIDAS EFICACES PARA EXIGIR QUE LOS FABRICANTES, _x000D__x000D_ +PRODUCTORES E IMPORTADORES ASUMAN LA CARGA ECONÓMICA PARA _x000D__x000D_ +IMPLEMENTAR PROGRAMAS O PROYECTOS DE DISPOSICIÓN FINAL _x000D__x000D_ +SOSTENIBLES. _x000D__x000D_ +ES NECESARIO CONSIDERAR, EVALUAR Y ADJUDICAR CONVENIOS Y TRATADOS _x000D__x000D_ +QUE MANTENGAN COMPLETA CORRELACIÓN O ALCANCES DENTRO DE LA _x000D__x000D_ +GESTIÓN DE PLÁSTICOS Y SU INHERENTE CONTAMINACIÓN, COMO LOS _x000D__x000D_ +TRATADOS DE BASILEA, ESTOCOLMO, ROTTERDAM Y CONVENIO MARCO DE _x000D__x000D_ +LA OMS PARA EL CONTROL DEL TABACO. _x000D__x000D_ +SE DEBE INCENTIVAR LA CREACIÓN DE PLANES, POLÍTICAS Y ESTRATEGIAS _x000D__x000D_ +NACIONALES PARA LA GESTIÓN PLÁSTICA, ACCIÓN DE BASURA MARINA Y _x000D__x000D_ +MICROPLASTICOS, DESARROLLADOS CON METAS REALISTAS APLICABLES Y _x000D__x000D_ +MEDIBLES, CON MIRAS AL CUMPLIMIENTO DEL TRATADO EN DESARROLLO. _x000D__x000D_ +POR ÚLTIMO, ESTAS MEDIDAS VAN DE LA MANO CON LA FACILIDAD DE APOYO _x000D__x000D_ +ECONÓMICO, PARA PAÍSES EN DESARROLLO DONDE NO CONTAMOS CON LAS _x000D__x000D_ +POSIBILIDADES FINANCIERAS, DE INFRAESTRUCTURA Y TECNOLÓGICA. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +795,Peru,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/perustatement.pdf,[],['Peru'],[],Members,statement," INTERVENCIONES DEL PERÚ EN REUNIÓN DEL COMITÉ DE NEGOCIACIÓN _x000D__x000D_ + INTERGUBERNAMENTAL INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + Agenda Item 4 _x000D__x000D_ + 4.1 Opening statement _x000D__x000D_ + Muchas gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + Quisiera ante todo felicitarlo por su elección como Presidente de este Comité y transmitirle el _x000D__x000D_ + apoyo de la delegación peruana para el éxito de nuestros trabajos. _x000D__x000D_ + El gobierno del Perú es muy consciente de los efectos devastadores de la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ + plástica en la pérdida de biodiversidad, los servicios ecosistémicos y el empeoramiento de la _x000D__x000D_ + crisis climática. En este sentido, el Perú ha tomado varias medidas para atender esta _x000D__x000D_ + problemática, entre las que se encuentran normativas relacionadas con la gestión integral de _x000D__x000D_ + residuos sólidos y plásticos de un solo uso y envases descartables, así como hojas de ruta de _x000D__x000D_ + economía circular en los sectores de la industria y procesamiento pesquero y la promoción de _x000D__x000D_ + acuerdos de producción limpia. _x000D__x000D_ + Al igual que muchos problemas ambientales, la contaminación plástica es un problema _x000D__x000D_ + transfronterizo que no puede abordarse solo con acciones individuales. _x000D__x000D_ + En ese espíritu, el 2021, el Perú, junto con Ruanda, y un grupo de países con ideas afines, _x000D__x000D_ + presentó un proyecto de resolución en la última sesión resumida de la Asamblea de las _x000D__x000D_ + Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEA 5.2), que terminó en la histórica adopción de _x000D__x000D_ + la resolución que establece este Comité. Estamos muy contentos de finalmente poder estar hoy _x000D__x000D_ + reunidos en esta ciudad para comenzar con las discusiones sustantivas. _x000D__x000D_ + En la visión del Perú, el futuro instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante debe ser lo _x000D__x000D_ + más ambicioso posible y basarse en un enfoque integral para prevenir y reducir la _x000D__x000D_ + contaminación por plásticos y microplásticos en el ambiente, mediante la promoción de una _x000D__x000D_ + economía circular y abordando el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos, desde el diseño, la _x000D__x000D_ + producción y el consumo hasta la gestión, prevención y manejo ambientalmente racional de los _x000D__x000D_ + residuos. _x000D__x000D_ + La contaminación plástica afecta desproporcionadamente a los países en desarrollo y a las _x000D__x000D_ + comunidades con problemas socioeconómicos que trabajan en entornos informales y _x000D__x000D_ + cooperativos. Es por eso que necesitamos un tratado sólido con objetivos ambiciosos, pero con _x000D__x000D_ + medios de implementación igualmente ambiciosos, que considere las necesidades de los _x000D__x000D_ + países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + El tratado necesitará un marco institucional robusto, en particular a través de un mecanismo _x000D__x000D_ + financiero dedicado específicamente al instrumento, que permitirá un financiamiento estable y _x000D__x000D_ + predecible. _x000D__x000D_ + El Perú también cree que la comunidad internacional debe escuchar diferentes perspectivas _x000D__x000D_ + para lograr un tratado verdaderamente ambicioso y, a su vez, realizable. Todas las partes _x000D__x000D_ + interesadas relevantes deben ser escuchadas y deben unir fuerzas para identificar y adoptar _x000D__x000D_ + medidas concretas para reducir la producción de plástico virgen, establecer medidas para _x000D__x000D_ + eliminar el plástico de un sólo uso, así como el uso de ciertas sustancias dañinas para la salud _x000D__x000D_ + humana y el ambiente, promover el reciclaje y garantizar la eliminación segura y adecuada de _x000D__x000D_ + los residuos plásticos existentes, especialmente en el ambiente marino. _x000D__x000D_ + Los objetivos compartidos del futuro instrumento deben estar fuertemente informados por la _x000D__x000D_ + ciencia. Es crucial que la ciencia y sus nuevos desarrollos nos apoyen y guíen en este proceso. _x000D__x000D_ + Asimismo, promoveremos que el futuro tratado aliente la transparencia a lo largo de la cadena _x000D__x000D_ + de suministro, respecto al tipo de plásticos así como otros químicos y aditivos que se utilicen. _x000D__x000D_ + El nuevo tratado también debe tener un enfoque de derechos humanos para lograr realmente _x000D__x000D_ + sus objetivos. Necesitamos entender que la contaminación plástica tiene un impacto _x000D__x000D_ + considerable en una amplia gama de derechos humanos, incluidos los derechos a la vida, la _x000D__x000D_ + salud, la ciencia, la vivienda y a un ambiente saludable. _x000D__x000D_ + El Perú confía que todos los países aquí presentes trabajaremos colectivamente para lograr un _x000D__x000D_ + resultado ambicioso por el bien de las generaciones presentes y futuras. _x000D__x000D_ + Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ + 4.2.- Scope, objective(s) and options for the structure of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ + Muchas gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + La resolución 5/14 adoptada en la última UNEA da un amplio mandato sobre el ámbito de _x000D__x000D_ + aplicación (“scope” en inglés), del instrumento: el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos. El _x000D__x000D_ + Perú considera que esto implica que se tomen medidas desde el inicio del ciclo de vida, que _x000D__x000D_ + incluye por ejemplo, medidas para eliminar ciertos plásticos, como los de un sólo uso. _x000D__x000D_ + Asimismo, el Perú considera que el futuro tratado debe tener un enfoque transversal del _x000D__x000D_ + problema de los plásticos, para asegurar el establecimiento de un sistema que priorice la _x000D__x000D_ + producción responsable y sostenible de plásticos; al tiempo que se trabaja para concientizar a _x000D__x000D_ + la población en general de lo que constituye un consumo responsable, y de los impactos _x000D__x000D_ + ambientales, sociales y económicos del uso de los plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + Cabe señalar que el ámbito de aplicación del futuro instrumento también debe incluir la _x000D__x000D_ + reducción de los plásticos ya existentes, también conocidos como plásticos heredados o _x000D__x000D_ + “legacy plastic”, tal como lo señala el párrafo operativo 3 c) de la resolución de la UNEA. Se _x000D__x000D_ + trata de una cuestión importante para muchos países en desarrollo, en particular los países _x000D__x000D_ + costeros como los pequeños Estados insulares. _x000D__x000D_ + En lo que concierne al objetivo del instrumento, el Perú considera que lo más pragmático es _x000D__x000D_ + tener un objetivo simple y abierto, en la misma línea que otros instrumentos medioambientales _x000D__x000D_ + y que sea: ""adoptar medidas concretas para poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos _x000D__x000D_ + (prevención, reducción, eliminación) a fin de proteger la salud humana y el medio ambiente"". _x000D__x000D_ + El Perú considera que la estructura del futuro instrumento debe basarse en el modelo de _x000D__x000D_ + convenio específico que contenga tanto obligaciones comunes para todos los Estados como _x000D__x000D_ + medidas de control. _x000D__x000D_ + En ese sentido, el instrumento debe tener medidas concretas para reducir la producción de _x000D__x000D_ + plástico virgen, establecer medidas para eliminar el plástico de un sólo uso, así como el uso de _x000D__x000D_ + ciertas sustancias dañinas para la salud humana y el ambiente, promover el reciclaje y _x000D__x000D_ + garantizar la eliminación segura y adecuada de los residuos plásticos existentes, especialmente _x000D__x000D_ + en el ambiente marino. _x000D__x000D_ + 4.3 a) & b).- Potential elements _x000D__x000D_ + Muchas gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + Respecto a los potenciales elementos que debería incluir el futuro instrumento, consideramos _x000D__x000D_ + que este debe considerar obligaciones comunes y medidas concretas de control sobre los _x000D__x000D_ + siguientes temas: _x000D__x000D_ + ● Eliminar los plásticos problemáticos, incluso mediante prohibiciones y restricciones: _x000D__x000D_ + plásticos de un solo uso, plásticos que contienen productos que pueden ser _x000D__x000D_ + perjudiciales para la salud y el medio ambiente, artículos de pesca, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + ● Desarrollar criterios y normas globales de sostenibilidad para los plásticos, que tengan _x000D__x000D_ + en cuenta la producción, la reutilización y el reciclaje de los plásticos, bajo un enfoque _x000D__x000D_ + de economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ + ● Reducir la producción de plásticos vírgenes y establecer normas de diseño universales _x000D__x000D_ + para aumentar la reutilización y reciclabilidad de los plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + ● Evitar la fuga de microplásticos en el ambiente. _x000D__x000D_ + ● Establecer líneas de base y objetivos globales de sostenibilidad a lo largo del ciclo de _x000D__x000D_ + vida de los plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + ● Garantizar la transparencia en la cadena de valor de los plásticos, incluida la _x000D__x000D_ + composición química y de los materiales, en relación con los posibles componentes _x000D__x000D_ + nocivos. _x000D__x000D_ + Los planes de acción nacionales serán importantes para complementar las medidas _x000D__x000D_ + internacionales. Sin embargo, el tratado no puede centrarse únicamente en los planes de _x000D__x000D_ + acción nacionales ni ser el mecanismo principal , ya que este enfoque será insuficiente para _x000D__x000D_ + afrontar el enorme reto que supone la contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + Asimismo, el tratado necesitará un marco institucional robusto, en particular a través de un _x000D__x000D_ + mecanismo financiero dedicado específicamente al instrumento (al estilo del Protocolo de _x000D__x000D_ + Montreal), que permitirá un financiamiento estable y predecible. Se podrá considerar el _x000D__x000D_ + establecimiento de una tasa especial en la producción de plásticos que pueda por un lado, _x000D__x000D_ + alentar la disminución de la producción de plásticos y, por el otro, contribuir con financiar el _x000D__x000D_ + fondo. _x000D__x000D_ + Finalmente, será vital contar con medios de implementación igualmente ambiciosos a los _x000D__x000D_ + objetivos del tratado, que considere las necesidades de los países en desarrollo, en cuestiones _x000D__x000D_ + de construcción de capacidades, asistencia técnica, transferencia de tecnología y asistencia _x000D__x000D_ + financiera. _x000D__x000D_ + 4.3.- e) Multi-stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ + Muchas gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + Para el Perú, es indispensable que el proceso del INC sea abierto, inclusivo y transparente, _x000D__x000D_ + para permitir la participación de la sociedad civil, el sector privado, la academia, los gobiernos, _x000D__x000D_ + los consumidores, recicladores y la comunidad científica. _x000D__x000D_ + La contribución de todas las partes interesadas será fundamental para conocer las _x000D__x000D_ + preocupaciones de los distintos sectores y escuchar las propuestas para afrontar mejor la _x000D__x000D_ + contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + Creemos que la celebración de audiencias públicas en línea o de un foro en línea de múltiples _x000D__x000D_ + partes interesadas durante el período entre sesiones permitirá recibir los aportes de todas las _x000D__x000D_ + partes interesadas de todo el mundo, y dará tiempo suficiente para que dichos aportes sean _x000D__x000D_ + escuchados, debidamente analizados y procesados por los Estados con suficiente antelación a _x000D__x000D_ + las reuniones del INC. Las reuniones consecutivas o back-to-back tienen la desventaja de que _x000D__x000D_ + muchas delegaciones todavía están de camino al INC y no tienen tiempo suficiente para _x000D__x000D_ + centrarse en él. _x000D__x000D_ + También se debería poner a disposición una plataforma en línea en la que se puedan cargar las _x000D__x000D_ + contribuciones y que todos puedan acceder a ellas. _x000D__x000D_ + Los principales resultados de este foro o las audiencias públicas en línea entre sesiones _x000D__x000D_ + pueden presentarse durante cada INC. _x000D__x000D_ + Por último, hacemos un llamamiento a los Estados miembros, al sector privado, a la sociedad _x000D__x000D_ + civil y a otros donantes para que contribuyan financieramente a la participación de las partes _x000D__x000D_ + interesadas en el futuro con el fin de hacerla sostenible. _x000D__x000D_ + 4.4.- Standard articles on final provisions _x000D__x000D_ + Muchas gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + Respecto a las disposiciones finales del tratado, entendemos que aún es prematuro tener esta _x000D__x000D_ + mientras no tengamos un consenso de la sustancia del instrumento. No obstante ello, _x000D__x000D_ + consideramos que el objetivo que nos hemos dado para lograr acordar un tratado para finales _x000D__x000D_ + del 2024, sería respecto al Acuerdo Central el cual deberá ser posible complementar en _x000D__x000D_ + posteriores Conferencias de las Partes, una vez entrado en vigor. _x000D__x000D_ + 4.5.- Sequencing and recommended further work to be undertaken _x000D__x000D_ + Muchas gracias señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + La secuenciación y agrupación deben abarcar los aspectos relevantes del enfoque del ciclo de _x000D__x000D_ + vida completo, incluyendo las dimensiones ""upstream"" y ""downstream"", las soluciones _x000D__x000D_ + innovadoras para abordar la contaminación por plásticos, incluida la contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ + plásticos existente en el medio marino, el cumplimiento de las disposiciones, los aspectos _x000D__x000D_ + legales y el mecanismo financiero y los medios de implementación, como la creación de _x000D__x000D_ + capacidades y la transferencia de tecnología. _x000D__x000D_ + Los futuros INCs podrían trabajar con dos flujos de trabajo en paralelo. El primer flujo de trabajo _x000D__x000D_ + enfocado en las medidas que buscamos establecer y un segundo flujo de trabajo enfocado en _x000D__x000D_ + los medios de implementación y arreglos institucionales. Es importante que el clúster de los _x000D__x000D_ + medios de implementación y arreglos institucionales pueda iniciar sus sesiones de manera _x000D__x000D_ + temprana, a partir del INC-2, a la par del clúster de las medidas que se establecerán. _x000D__x000D_ + Respecto a las recomendaciones a la Secretaría para el trabajo futuro, con miras a la segunda _x000D__x000D_ + reunión del INC, el Perú desea que la Secretaría pueda preparar un documento con una _x000D__x000D_ + propuesta completa de obligaciones comunes y medidas de control que podría incluir el futuro _x000D__x000D_ + tratado. Este documento deberá incluir las propuestas que se han mencionado en esta reunión _x000D__x000D_ + así como las presentaciones por escrito que puedan hacer los Estados y otros actores _x000D__x000D_ + relevantes después del INC-1. _x000D__x000D_ + Solicitamos igualmente al Buró del INC que asegure que dicho documento pueda ser circulado _x000D__x000D_ + con la debida antelación a todos los Estados Miembros, en todos los idiomas oficiales, y _x000D__x000D_ + convocar a sesiones informativas en el período intersesional antes del INC-2 a fin de presentar _x000D__x000D_ + el referido documento a todos los Estados. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +796,Trinidad and Tobago,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/the_republic_of_trinidad_and_tobago_0_0.pdf,[],['Trinidad And Tobago'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Responsible _x000D__x000D_ +for Developing an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution (INC-1) _x000D__x000D_ +28 November – 2 December, 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Opening Statement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As this is the first time that Trinidad and Tobago is taking the floor, we would like to thank the Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +for not only convening this pivotal meeting but also for the preparation of the numerous working _x000D__x000D_ +documents to assist with the groundwork leading up to this INC-1; and to the government of Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +we extend many thanks for being a most welcoming host. We also take this opportunity to congratulate _x000D__x000D_ +our esteemed GRULAC colleagues his Excellency Ambassador Meza-Cuadra Velasquez of Peru and his _x000D__x000D_ +Excellency Ambassador Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador for assuming the alternating chairmanship of this _x000D__x000D_ +INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the outset, Trinidad and Tobago aligns itself with the statements made by his Excellency Ambassador _x000D__x000D_ +of Columbia on behalf of GRULAC and Ms. Asha Challenger on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Trinidad and Tobago as a Small Island Developing State prioritizes the development and adoption of _x000D__x000D_ +a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; an issue that _x000D__x000D_ +has wide reaching impacts and is of increasing importance within not only our twin isle, but globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Trinidad and Tobago’s social and economic development is firmly anchored within the context of the UN _x000D__x000D_ +SDGs, placing the environment at the center of our development goals. As such this instrument will form _x000D__x000D_ +an integral part in addressing the many crosscutting issues that we face, associated with plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, and in particular efforts towards developing a circular economy. Plastic pollution and the _x000D__x000D_ +resources for plastic production are known to exacerbate not only the causes but the negative impacts _x000D__x000D_ +of climate change, which further highlights the complementarity of the ambitions of this _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument to those of say, the Paris Agreement and the broader SDGs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We therefore support expanding action against plastic pollution from solely a waste management _x000D__x000D_ +perspective to now encapsulating its full life cycle and progressing to a more circular economy overall. _x000D__x000D_ +We stand by our GRULAC region when we call for this instrument to provide remediation pathways for _x000D__x000D_ +existing pollution; to allow flexibility taking into account national circumstances and respective _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities; and to prioritize additional, predictable and adequate financial resources, capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +and technology development, access and transfer. As a developing country we also call for allowances _x000D__x000D_ +for financial support of at least two participants per delegation to reinforce our participation at this INC. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to engaging constructively and continuing this journey and the work that lies ahead in _x000D__x000D_ +developing this very critical instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank You. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +797,Uruguay,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uruguay_all_statements.pdf,[],['Uruguay'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +DECLARACIÓN NACIONAL DE LA DELEGACIÓN DE URUGUAY _x000D__x000D_ +Comité intergubernamental de negociación para elaborar un _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, en particular en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +INC-1 PLÁSTICOS _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, 28 de noviembre de 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Damos la bienvenida a Uruguay a todas las delegaciones presentes, unién-_x000D__x000D_ +donos a las palabras del Sr. Presidente de la República y del Sr. Ministro de _x000D__x000D_ +Ambiente, cuando se dirigieron a ustedes en la apertura de esta sesión. _x000D__x000D_ +En primer lugar, quisiéramos felicitar al Presidente del Comité Interguber-_x000D__x000D_ +namental de Negociación, Embajador de Perú, Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, así _x000D__x000D_ +como al futuro Presidente, Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Ecua-_x000D__x000D_ +dor, Embajador Luis Vayas, quien actuará desde la finalización de la tercera _x000D__x000D_ +sesión de este Comité. _x000D__x000D_ +Ambos nos honran al asumir el liderazgo de este proceso y será un gusto _x000D__x000D_ +para Uruguay trabajar con países con los que compartimos profundos lazos _x000D__x000D_ +de amistad. Estamos preparados para brindar el apoyo que sea necesario y _x000D__x000D_ +contribuir a que la presidencia del GRULAC sea exitosa. _x000D__x000D_ +Estamos seguros que así será, ya que no es la primera vez que la región _x000D__x000D_ +asume este rol y lo hemos demostrado en procesos que culminaron en _x000D__x000D_ +adopción de acuerdos multilaterales ambientales, como el Convenio de _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata. _x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +En segundo término y además de apoyar la declaración regional realizada _x000D__x000D_ +por Colombia, en nombre del GRULAC, quisiéramos destacar: _x000D__x000D_ +Para Uruguay, es fundamental desarrollar esta negociación con un alto _x000D__x000D_ +nivel de ambición. Tenemos dos años de trabajo por delante y debemos _x000D__x000D_ +utilizar el tiempo de la mejor manera posible, estructurar el proceso de _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +forma tal de contar con discusiones generales en el plenario y luego poder _x000D__x000D_ +avanzar en grupos de contacto; y, durante el periodo intersesional, _x000D__x000D_ +mediante el establecimiento de grupos de trabajo temáticos a fin de lograr _x000D__x000D_ +importantes consensos en cada sesión del Comité. _x000D__x000D_ +Para que este proceso sea inclusivo y transparente, reiteramos la necesidad _x000D__x000D_ +de contar con financiamiento para más de un delegado por país en desa-_x000D__x000D_ +rrollo. _x000D__x000D_ +Pero nuestra ambición, apunta a obtener como resultado de este proceso _x000D__x000D_ +un convenio específico, un acuerdo ambiental internacional que cuente con _x000D__x000D_ +obligaciones y medidas de control y que se complemente con anexos, a _x000D__x000D_ +efectos de mantener cierta flexibilidad y pueda adaptarse a los nuevos _x000D__x000D_ +desafíos que surjan, así como a los hallazgos científicos. _x000D__x000D_ +Creemos que es fundamental promover la producción y consumo sustenta-_x000D__x000D_ +bles; reducir y eliminar plásticos problemáticos, sustancias peligrosas y adi-_x000D__x000D_ +tivos; promover la cooperación y coordinación con otros acuerdos multila-_x000D__x000D_ +terales ambientales; asegurando una transición justa basada en la econo-_x000D__x000D_ +mía circular. _x000D__x000D_ +No obstante, somos conscientes que se requerirá una diversidad de estra-_x000D__x000D_ +tegias de abordaje para la reducción de los plásticos de un solo uso o los _x000D__x000D_ +microplásticos intencionalmente agregados, o para atender el tema de _x000D__x000D_ +aditivos peligrosos para el ambiente y la salud. Los bioplásticos y en par-_x000D__x000D_ +ticular los compostables pueden ser solución para algunos usos, pero en _x000D__x000D_ +definitiva, será necesario revertir el modelo imperante y nuestras prácticas _x000D__x000D_ +de uso y descarte. _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto los Planes Nacionales de Implementación (NIP) han de ser herra-_x000D__x000D_ +mienta fundamental para la aplicación y cumplimiento de las obligaciones _x000D__x000D_ +que prevea el futuro acuerdo, permitiendo la adaptación a las diferentes _x000D__x000D_ +situaciones nacionales y locales. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, debido a las particularidades y la complejidad de la temática que _x000D__x000D_ +nos ocupa, reconocemos la importancia del involucramiento de los diversos _x000D__x000D_ +actores interesados. Es por eso, que destacamos el valor agregado del Foro _x000D__x000D_ +de Partes Interesadas y alentamos que continúe a lo largo de todo el pro-_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +ceso de negociación, buscando la mejor manera para que los distintos sec-_x000D__x000D_ +tores puedan contribuir a las discusiones de manera efectiva. _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +Sin duda, este acuerdo internacional vinculante debe tener un enfoque ba-_x000D__x000D_ +sado en la protección del ambiente, incluyendo la salud humana; que abar-_x000D__x000D_ +que además la dimensión social y económica del desarrollo sostenible, ali-_x000D__x000D_ +neado a la agenda 2030 y los ODS. _x000D__x000D_ +Tenga usted la seguridad que Uruguay mantendrá su compromiso con la _x000D__x000D_ +negociación, haciendo el máximo esfuerzo para contribuir con la obtención _x000D__x000D_ +de resultados. _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +- - - _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +M I S I Ó N P E R M A N E N T E D E L U R U G U A Y _x000D__x000D_ +A N T E L A O F I C I N A D E L A S N A C I O N E S U N I D A S Y L A S _x000D__x000D_ +O R G A N I Z A C I O N E S I N T E R N A C I O N A L E S C O N S E D E E N _x000D__x000D_ +G I N E B R A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2ª Intervención de Uruguay _x000D__x000D_ +1ª Reunión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación sobre plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +28 de noviembre de 2022 – 2 de diciembre de 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Centro de Convenciones de Punta del Este _x000D__x000D_ +Señor Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ +La resolución 5/14 de la UNEA brinda un claro mandato y todos los elementos allí contenidos deben _x000D__x000D_ +ser respetados e incluidos en las negociaciones del INC. _x000D__x000D_ +Para que este proceso sea exitoso es necesario contar con una amplia participación, equilibrio regional _x000D__x000D_ +y de género. Resaltamos nuevamente la necesidad de que la Secretaría facilite el financiamiento de al _x000D__x000D_ +menos 2 delegados por país en desarrollo a efectos de poder cubrir el intenso trabajo que tenemos _x000D__x000D_ +por delante. _x000D__x000D_ +Para Uruguay, es fundamental desarrollar esta negociación con un alto nivel de ambición. _x000D__x000D_ +Apuntamos a obtener como resultado de este proceso un convenio específico, un acuerdo ambiental _x000D__x000D_ +internacional que cuente con obligaciones y medidas de control que se complemente con anexos, a _x000D__x000D_ +efectos de mantener cierta flexibilidad y pueda adaptarse a los nuevos desafíos que surjan, así como _x000D__x000D_ +a los hallazgos científicos. _x000D__x000D_ +El objetivo del futuro instrumento debe estar centrado en la protección del ambiente y de la salud _x000D__x000D_ +humana. _x000D__x000D_ +Igualmente, abogamos por la integración de un enfoque basado en derechos humanos. En ese _x000D__x000D_ +sentido, sugerimos prestar especial atención a los informes elaborados por el Relator Especial de _x000D__x000D_ +DDHH y sustancias toxicas y por el Relator Especial de DDHH y medio ambiente. _x000D__x000D_ +Reconocemos la urgente necesidad de prevenir, reducir y eliminar la contaminación por plásticos; y _x000D__x000D_ +los impactos negativos de las sustancias peligrosas a lo largo del ciclo de vida y de los aditivos tóxicos _x000D__x000D_ +que componen los plásticos, tanto en el ambiente como en la salud humana. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, la dimensión social y la importante contribución de los recicladores y trabajadores _x000D__x000D_ +informales para reducir esta contaminación debe tenerse en consideración, así como la promoción de _x000D__x000D_ +la reducción de la informalidad, la creación de nuevos puestos de trabajo y la capacitación para los _x000D__x000D_ +nuevos roles que puedan asumir. _x000D__x000D_ +Somos conscientes que se requerirá una diversidad de estrategias de abordaje para reducir y eliminar _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos problemáticos; sustancias peligrosas y aditivos tóxicos; y para atender la contaminación y los _x000D__x000D_ +efectos ya producidos sobre los ecosistemas. _x000D__x000D_ +Como por ejemplo, establecer categorías, evaluar qué tipos de plásticos son innecesarios y altamente _x000D__x000D_ +dañinos y deberían eliminarse de inmediato, cuales podrían reducirse progresivamente y cuales deben _x000D__x000D_ +mantenerse en uso por su uso indispensable y que no cuenten con sustitutos existentes. _x000D__x000D_ +Necesitamos contar en todo el proceso con la participación del sector privado y de la sociedad civil _x000D__x000D_ +pero también es primordial involucrar activamente a la comunidad científica, la academia, los jóvenes, _x000D__x000D_ +los recicladores y a las poblaciones en situación de vulnerabilidad que se ven impactadas _x000D__x000D_ +negativamente por esta crisis. _x000D__x000D_ +Todo ello deberá ser acompañado de medios de implementación, financiamiento adecuado, _x000D__x000D_ +transferencia de tecnología y creación de capacidad, que permita planes nacionales de _x000D__x000D_ +implementación que sean verdaderos instrumentos para cumplir las obligaciones internacionales _x000D__x000D_ +previstas en el cuerpo del futuro convenio. _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay considera fundamental promover la producción y consumo sustentables; la cooperación y _x000D__x000D_ +coordinación con otros acuerdos multilaterales ambientales. Además, impulsar la educación y creación _x000D__x000D_ +de conciencia es muy relevante para modificar los patrones de consumo, asi como conocer de forma _x000D__x000D_ +transparente los componentes del producto para que el consumidor pueda tener la libertad de tomar _x000D__x000D_ +decisiones informadas. Finalmente, debemos asegurar una transición justa basada en la economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular. Una gestión ambientalmente adecuada y un correcto progreso económico con crecimiento y _x000D__x000D_ +empleos, van de la mano. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +DECLARACIÓN DE LA DELEGACIÓN DE URUGUAY _x000D__x000D_ +Comité intergubernamental de negociación para elaborar un _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, en particular en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +INC-1 PLÁSTICOS _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este, 2 de diciembre de 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La delegación de Uruguay desea expresar a todos ustedes, el honor que ha _x000D__x000D_ +representado haberlos recibido en nuestro país para participar en esta Pri-_x000D__x000D_ +mera Sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, desea expresar su agradecimiento a usted, Sr. Presidente, por la _x000D__x000D_ +conducción de esta reunión, y, a la Secretaría, por el trabajo realizado y la _x000D__x000D_ +capacidad demostrada, que no dudamos estará a la altura de las instancias _x000D__x000D_ +de negociación por venir. _x000D__x000D_ +Una mención especial de agradecimiento deseamos realizar a todos quien _x000D__x000D_ +han contribuido con su trabajo y esfuerzo a que esta reunión pudiera reali-_x000D__x000D_ +zarse. En especial, al personal de logística, seguridad, audiovisual, transpor-_x000D__x000D_ +te e intérpretes, sin el cual todo esto no sería posible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay apoya la declaración regional realizada por Colombia, en nombre _x000D__x000D_ +del GRULAC y al respecto, destaca el valor que otorga al multilateralismo, _x000D__x000D_ +como la vía adecuada para encarar y solucionar problemas de alcance glo-_x000D__x000D_ +bal, como la contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Será fundamental que nuestras negociaciones puedan contar con una nutri-_x000D__x000D_ +da actividad intersesional y con financiamiento para ello, en la que se pue-_x000D__x000D_ +dan realizar tanto reuniones técnicas, como reuniones regionales prepara-_x000D__x000D_ +torias. Pero dada la brevedad de los plazos, será necesario que tengamos lo _x000D__x000D_ +más pronto posible, una identificación suficiente y detallada de los elemen-_x000D__x000D_ +tos que deberá contener un instrumento jurídicamente vinculante, de for-_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +ma que la segunda sesión de esta Comité pueda seguir avanzando de forma _x000D__x000D_ +decidida. _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay seguirá bregando para el resultado de este proceso sea un acuerdo _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental internacional con obligaciones y medidas de control, que pro-_x000D__x000D_ +mueva la producción y consumo sustentables y la reducción y eliminación _x000D__x000D_ +de plásticos problemáticos y sustancias peligrosas y aditivos, asegurando _x000D__x000D_ +una transición justa basada en la economía circular, contando con Planes _x000D__x000D_ +Nacionales de Implementación (NIP), como herramienta fundamental para _x000D__x000D_ +la aplicación, adaptación y cumplimiento de las obligaciones que prevea el _x000D__x000D_ +futuro acuerdo. _x000D__x000D_ +Un acuerdo que asegure la protección del ambiente y la salud humana, con _x000D__x000D_ +un enfoque de derechos humanos, entendido como la concreción de: _x000D__x000D_ +• El derecho de todos a gozar de un ambiente limpio, saludable y soste-_x000D__x000D_ +nible, _x000D__x000D_ +• el derecho a la salud, especialmente de los trabajadores y de los más _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerables, y también, _x000D__x000D_ +• los derechos de acceso a la información, la participación y la justicia, _x000D__x000D_ +tal como desde tiempo atrás lo establece el Acuerdo de Aarhus y, más _x000D__x000D_ +recientemente, en esta región, el Acuerdo de Escazú, adoptado en _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica en 2018. _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, alentamos a la comunidad científica, a la academia y al sistema _x000D__x000D_ +de Naciones Unidas, especialmente la OMS, la OIT y los relatores especiales _x000D__x000D_ +sobre derechos humanos, a realizar presentaciones escritas a la Secretaría, _x000D__x000D_ +en forma previa a la segunda sesión de este Comité, respecto de los efectos _x000D__x000D_ +sobre el ambiente y la salud humana, derivados de los plásticos y de los _x000D__x000D_ +aditivos peligrosos utilizados. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sr. Presidente, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sólo nos resta agradecer el trabajo de todas las delegaciones y aseguarles _x000D__x000D_ +que Uruguay mantendrá su compromiso con la negociación. _x000D__x000D_ +Muchas gracias. _x000D__x000D_ +- - - _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +798,Venezuela,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/venezuela_all_statement.pdf,[],['Venezuela'],[],Members,statement,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRACIAS PRESIDENTE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +DISTINGUIDOS DELEGADOS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EN NOMBRE DEL GOBIERNO DE LA REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA _x000D__x000D_ +DE _x000D__x000D_ +VENEZUELA, _x000D__x000D_ +MANIFESTAMOS _x000D__x000D_ +NUESTRO _x000D__x000D_ +AGRADECIMIENTO AL GOBIERNO DEL URUGUAY, AL PUEBLO _x000D__x000D_ +DE PUNTA DEL ESTE POR SU HOSPITALIDAD, Y ALA _x000D__x000D_ +SECRETARÍA POR LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE ESTA IMPORTANTE _x000D__x000D_ +REUNION. _x000D__x000D_ +EN PRIMER LUGAR QUEREMOS APOYAR LA INTERVENCIÓN _x000D__x000D_ +REALIZADA POR EL GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +SR. 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Its properties _x000D__x000D_ +have led to it being one of the most prevalent human-made products on earth. It serves important _x000D__x000D_ +functions in medicine, keeps food fresh and reduces transportation costs. _x000D__x000D_ +But the simple truth is that we are using plastic in an unsustainable way. _x000D__x000D_ +Like other nations, Australia faces domestic challenges of using too much plastic that is designed for _x000D__x000D_ +short term consumption. While it takes only a moment for plastics to enter the environment, the _x000D__x000D_ +impacts can last for centuries. _x000D__x000D_ +As an island nation, Australia experiences the impacts of the shared problem of marine plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. We see too often the devastating impacts that plastic pollution has on our marine _x000D__x000D_ +mammals, fish and birdlife. _x000D__x000D_ +For our Pacific neighbours, marine plastic pollution is a significant environmental, health and _x000D__x000D_ +economic development problem. It degrades natural ecosystems and threatens food security. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia is committed to strong action to transition to a more circular plastics economy. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We have stopped the export of unprocessed plastic waste to ensure that Australia’s waste _x000D__x000D_ +does not cause environmental and human health problems elsewhere _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We are eliminating problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We are reforming our regulation of packaging to drive a greater focus on design and _x000D__x000D_ +alignment with circular economy principles _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +And we are expanding our recycling capacity and investing in new and exciting technology to _x000D__x000D_ +revolutionise plastic recycling and to develop more sustainable alternatives to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +To support our national efforts, Australia seeks an ambitious global agreement on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and is delighted to have recently announced our membership of the High Ambition Coalition to End _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We seek an instrument that supports ambitious action on plastic pollution across the entire life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should support a safe circular economy, eliminate problematic and unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, and accelerate international efforts to remove harmful chemicals from product supply _x000D__x000D_ +chains. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should support national-level actions, complemented by clear, transparent global _x000D__x000D_ +requirements where necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to working with you this week to take the first steps in agreeing the foundation _x000D__x000D_ +elements of the treaty and prioritising workstreams for us to progress out of session. _x000D__x000D_ +This INC process provides a unique opportunity to align the efforts of our governments, civil society, _x000D__x000D_ +business, scientists and others towards our goal to finalise an instrument by 2024 to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Plenary Session – Agenda Item 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Australia on Scope and Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It is the view of the Australian delegation that the form or structure of the Instrument must _x000D__x000D_ +be informed by the substance of the control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It should cover pollution across the entire life cycle of plastics as well as plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from all sources. _x000D__x000D_ +o This includes marine plastic pollution, micro- and nano-plastics, and any harmful _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals used during design and production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument must be clear, flexible to adapt to changes in scientific knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +technological change and other considerations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The structure should allow for consideration and discussion of common international control _x000D__x000D_ +measures as well as country-level measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Common global rules across the value chain are needed to address a global, transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +problem. They will also level the playing field for industries and minimise costs of transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +On the objective, Australia’s priority is to develop an ambitious global agreement that will _x000D__x000D_ +address the adverse impacts of plastic pollution on our environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It will be important for the instrument to recognise the value of plastics and create a safe _x000D__x000D_ +circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o This must include accelerating international efforts to remove harmful chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +from plastics and improve transparency and traceability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Thankyou. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Plenary – Statement by Australia on Control Measures (30 November 2022) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is a global, cross boundary problem. _x000D__x000D_ +International movement of plastics occurs through trade in plastic feedstock, primary plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +additives, intermediate plastic goods, final manufactured plastic goods and plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Given the global nature of the plastics value-chain, some consistent global measures are necessary _x000D__x000D_ +to complement national actions. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to see control measures that will help the global community to move swiftly to a safe _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy, support circular economy trade, reduce plastic leakage to the environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +manage plastic waste in an environmentally sound manner. _x000D__x000D_ +Priority controls could include, for example: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consistently banning chemicals of concern and hazardous additives in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A global ban on the production of oxo-degradable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Phase out of unnecessary single use, and non-recyclable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consistent sustainability criteria applied to the design of plastic products to ensure material _x000D__x000D_ +efficiency and safe use, recycling and repair _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring that those plastics that cannot be reused or recycled are treated in the most _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner, in line with the waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global traceability and transparency standards, and consistent definitions, to support trade _x000D__x000D_ +and reduce ‘green-washing’ _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Stimulating the demand side of the plastics economy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Significantly improved data on plastic production, fates and flows. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans that complement global commitments will be critical for implementing the _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting against National Action Plans will be important to drive progress and increase _x000D__x000D_ +transparency. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Plenary – Statement by Australia on scientific and technical cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination, research and awareness raising (1 December 2022) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +The Australian delegation highlights the importance of robust scientific and technical evidence, and _x000D__x000D_ +ongoing innovation, to achieving our joint goal of ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +There is significant expertise, experience and research available across the globe. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports interventions made during this session by others, including delegations from _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador and Japan, that the INC process should look for ways to draw upon the existing multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +technical and scientific workstreams and ensure that the science is understood by all parties and _x000D__x000D_ +informs our work. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia would welcome the establishment of a dedicated scientific and socio-economic mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +to support implementation of the instrument on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure its effectiveness, the mechanism should provide unbiased and balanced advice on clearly _x000D__x000D_ +defined questions put to it by the Parties; and include representation from all regions. The _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism should also draw upon Indigenous and traditional knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ +Chair, Australia has world-leading expertise it could offer to support the work of a future scientific _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism. For example, our national science agency CSIRO has an Ending Plastic Waste Mission to _x000D__x000D_ +drive Australia’s circular economy and create systemic change through data science, materials and _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing, recycling processes and whole of life, circular solutions to reduce plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +entering the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +We encourage early discussions at INC meetings on the potential scope of work and governance of _x000D__x000D_ +such a mechanism, so that it ca be operational at the time the instrument is finalised. _x000D__x000D_ +Thankyou. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Plenary – Statement by Australia on sequencing and further work (2 December 2022) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair _x000D__x000D_ +Australia is mindful of the considerable task ahead of members and is eager to commence _x000D__x000D_ +discussions on substantive items for a legally binding instrument at INC2. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports intersessional activities ahead of INC2, including stakeholder consultation and the _x000D__x000D_ +preparation of a clear options paper by the Secretariat, to assist members’ timely preparation for _x000D__x000D_ +INC2. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports comments by other members that there is merit in establishing two contact _x000D__x000D_ +groups. _x000D__x000D_ +We echo calls from the United Kingdom, Canada and others, that the first contact group should _x000D__x000D_ +discuss objectives, core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches. The second contact _x000D__x000D_ +group should address capacity building, institutional arrangements, means of implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +other elements. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia looks forward to working with all members to develop an ambitious instrument that will _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Plenary – Statement by Australia on stakeholder engagement (1 December 2022) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair _x000D__x000D_ +Australia considers that strong stakeholder involvement in the development of the instrument as _x000D__x000D_ +well as its implementation, is essential to success. _x000D__x000D_ +Effective stakeholder involvement can take a variety of forms, including multi-stakeholder fora, _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder dialogues, workshops, and webinars. Offering opportunities to engage through various _x000D__x000D_ +formats, both in person and online, will help to increase the number and diversity of views heard. _x000D__x000D_ +Importantly, input from stakeholders must be targeted and timely, so that it can meaningfully inform _x000D__x000D_ +the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports provisions in the instrument that facilitate the development of a multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder action agenda. Action to address plastic pollution requires the mobilisation of a broad _x000D__x000D_ +range of actors and these actors must be engaged early in this process. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia particularly wants to ensure the meaningful engagement and participation of First Nations _x000D__x000D_ +and Pacific Island communities in a stakeholder action agenda. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +800,Canada,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/canada_-_all_statements.pdf,[],['Canada'],[],Members,statement,"Canadian statement on objectives, scope and structure _x000D__x000D_ +• Thank you chair. I will be brief as many of our points were made in our opening statement. _x000D__x000D_ +• Canada supports establishing an overarching goal and shared objectives in the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +This will facilitate a common understanding of the intention of the agreement, drive _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious actions and enable the implementation of an agreement in support of these _x000D__x000D_ +objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +• An overarching goal to end plastic pollution aligns with the UNEA 5/14 resolution and _x000D__x000D_ +recognizes the need for urgent action to turn off the tap and address the breadth of risks _x000D__x000D_ +posed by plastic pollution and the mismanagement of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• Canada supports discussions on the scope of the agreement, recognizing it will need to reflect _x000D__x000D_ +and align with the objectives and measures of the agreement. Additional discussions will be _x000D__x000D_ +required to further refine the scope, as work to confirm objectives and measures progresses _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +• Pursuant to UNEA resolution 5/14, the agreement should address the full lifecycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and reflect the waste hierarchy with complementary upstream, midstream and downstream _x000D__x000D_ +solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +• At this time, we consider the scope of this agreement to consider all plastics, including all _x000D__x000D_ +sizes (e.g. macro and microplastics) and composition (e.g. conventional, compostable and _x000D__x000D_ +degradable plastics) from all sources, as well as its associated chemicals and additives _x000D__x000D_ +without duplication of other relevant multilateral environmental agreements. _x000D__x000D_ +• Finally, we also agree with the interventions of others that form follows function and we _x000D__x000D_ +want a structure that is commensurate to the objectives and needs of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing and Clustering _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We have an ambitious timeline to develop the legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and as such, we need to be negotiation ready to discuss substance at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Canada wants an ambitious, robust, inclusive, and transparent INC process to develop the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and this first meeting is the time to set the framing of those discussions and _x000D__x000D_ +put the path in motion for effective negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +With that and building upon the provided report 1/5, Canada supports establishing two _x000D__x000D_ +main clusters for organizing discussions at INC-2 that would be informed by a Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +report outlining potential elements in these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The first area of work to discuss objectives, control measures, voluntary approaches and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures, including national action plans and reporting. This area of _x000D__x000D_ +work should address the full lifecycle of plastics, consider the waste hierarchy, and _x000D__x000D_ +discuss complementary upstream, mid-stream and downstream measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The second area of work to discuss means of implementation, including capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance and finance as well as institutional arrangements and other _x000D__x000D_ +enabling elements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• We could also support the creation of informal groups to facilitate these work streams, _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the circumstances of smaller delegations, there should not be more than 2 _x000D__x000D_ +parallel sessions. _x000D__x000D_ +3e. Stakeholder participation and action _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Canada highly values the input of Indigenous Peoples, youth, academia, civil society, industry, all _x000D__x000D_ +levels of government and others to inform the development of the instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We want to see meaningful engagement of stakeholders throughout the INC process that _x000D__x000D_ +complements existing initiatives and considers lessons learned from other processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to see engagement inter-sessionally in a virtual format. In particular, written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions relevant to meeting agenda items in advance of member state submissions and _x000D__x000D_ +before intergovernmental negotiating committee meetings in order to share views and help _x000D__x000D_ +inform the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We also welcome webinars and technical briefings as well as openly communicating and sharing _x000D__x000D_ +information on the INC website or other platforms to facilitate accessibility and transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +801,France,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/france_date_and_venue_of_future_inc_meetings_0.pdf,[],['France'],[],Members,statement,"02.12.2022 _x000D__x000D_ +Point à l’agenda n°5 _x000D__x000D_ +Accueil de la seconde session du Comité intergouvernemental de Négociations _x000D__x000D_ +Déclaration de la France _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Merci Monsieur le Président, _x000D__x000D_ +Puisqu’il s’agit de la première fois que cette délégation prend la parole au sein de ce Comité, laissez-_x000D__x000D_ +moi tout d'abord remercier le Gouvernement et le peuple de la République orientale d’Uruguay pour _x000D__x000D_ +leur accueil chaleureux à Punta del Este. _x000D__x000D_ +Ma délégation souhaite aussi vous remercier, Monsieur le Président, pour votre détermination dans _x000D__x000D_ +l’impulsion des travaux de cette première session, avec le soutien du Secrétariat. Ce cap nous a guidé _x000D__x000D_ +tout au long de la semaine. _x000D__x000D_ +Afin de poursuivre cette dynamique positive et constructive qui a présidé à nos travaux, la France est _x000D__x000D_ +très heureuse d’accueillir la deuxième session du comité intergouvernemental de négociations, à _x000D__x000D_ +Paris, la semaine du 22 mai 2023. Nous remercions le Comité pour sa confiance. _x000D__x000D_ +La France veillera comme toujours au bon déroulement des négociations et est attachée au respect _x000D__x000D_ +des principes et des règles qui les régissent aux Nations unies. Ce rendez-vous devra incarner l’esprit _x000D__x000D_ +de multilatéralisme qui a permis au Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement de réaliser _x000D__x000D_ +des grandes avancées dans le domaine des affaires environnementales internationales. _x000D__x000D_ +Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir à Paris pour poursuivre les riches discussions entamées cette _x000D__x000D_ +semaine, gardant en vue l’objectif qui nous rassemble : mettre fin à la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +802,Iceland,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/iceland_0.pdf,[],['Iceland'],[],Members,statement,"Iceland _x000D__x000D_ +General Statement, INC-1, Punta del Este, 28 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +It is a joyful occasion to be here in Punta del Este at INC-1, our thanks go to _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay for the excellent arrangements in hosting this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +Iceland‘s concern about plastic pollution is rooted in our vital connection to the _x000D__x000D_ +ocean. We note with concern that plastic pollution is accumulating in our seas, _x000D__x000D_ +killing marine life and affecting the health of marine ecosystems, which will _x000D__x000D_ +ultimately have an impact on human health. We need to reverse negative trends _x000D__x000D_ +and halt plastic pollution. We think the best way to achieve this is to establish a _x000D__x000D_ +truly circular economy for plastic, addressing all parts of the life cycle, from _x000D__x000D_ +production to the minimization and effective management of waste. _x000D__x000D_ +An international scientific symposium held last year brought a spotlight to the fact _x000D__x000D_ +that plastic waste and microplastics are found widely in the Arctic, far from sources. _x000D__x000D_ +This shows that plastic pollution has a global reach, requiring a global response; _x000D__x000D_ +which we can and must provide here and now, at INC-1. _x000D__x000D_ +We want to see this first negotiation session firmly establish our practical _x000D__x000D_ +framework. We want to see a start to substantive negotiations here in an effective _x000D__x000D_ +manner, including on objectives, control measures, means of implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements. Iceland is a part of the High Ambition Coalition to end _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, and supports its vision for the way forward, as presented by _x000D__x000D_ +Georgia on behalf of the Coalition here. _x000D__x000D_ +Iceland supports the active involvement of civil society and business in this process. _x000D__x000D_ +Let us use the opportunity in the wonderful settings here to create a momentum _x000D__x000D_ +that will enable us to fulfil our mandate to deliver an ambitious agreement in 2024 _x000D__x000D_ +– and ultimately, to end plastic pollution, in our seas and everywhere. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +803,Italy,https://resolutions.unep.org//resolutions/uploads/italy_statement_italy_28-11-2022_0.pdf,[],['Italy'],[],Members,statement,"General Statement dell’Italia per l’agenda item 4 di INC1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Madame/Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Madam Executive Secretary, _x000D__x000D_ +Excellences, Colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and its _x000D__x000D_ +Member States. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +At the outset, I wish to express my gratitude to the Government of Uruguay and to _x000D__x000D_ +the city of Punta del Este, for welcoming us in this beautiful venue. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +I wish also to thank the Secretariat for sparing no efforts in drafting the working _x000D__x000D_ +documents for the preparation of this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +In this challenging time of post pandemic recovery and international crises, _x000D__x000D_ +multilateralism has a fundamental role to play. The successful resumed fifth session _x000D__x000D_ +of the Environment Assembly showed that ambitious decisions may give the _x000D__x000D_ +international community and the young generations hope for the future. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument we are to develop in this Committee should become a real _x000D__x000D_ +lighthouse on binding commitments, standards, voluntary approaches, and civil _x000D__x000D_ +society engagement; on boosting scientific research to counter impacts on human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment and assess long term solutions; and on supporting _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation for joint public-private projects. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Italy has always shared the common European approach to support the Resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 to end plastic pollution and thinks that a systemic change is needed to face all _x000D__x000D_ +types of pollution and to adopt an approach based on the full life cycle of plastic, on _x000D__x000D_ +the precautionary principle, on the extended producer responsibility and on the _x000D__x000D_ +‘polluters pay’ principle. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +To deal with a challenge of such a vast magnitude requires the participation of _x000D__x000D_ +actors at all levels. We do not start from scratch. Some examples of bilateral and _x000D__x000D_ +regional cooperation have demonstrated to be effective and they should be taken in _x000D__x000D_ +due account. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +There are no simple answers to complex problems. To shift from incremental to _x000D__x000D_ +systemic change, the instrument should provide effective guidance on how to _x000D__x000D_ +accomplish the goal to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +through upstream, midstream and downstream measures, as well as monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and specific targets applicable at national level and implemented _x000D__x000D_ +through national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The key factor is to accelerate resource efficiency in all sectors of the economy, as _x000D__x000D_ +a leverage to adopt more sustainable patterns of production and consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +an effective long lasting transition to circular economy models. The adoption of an _x000D__x000D_ +integrated approach can allow accomplishing multiple goals at the same time, _x000D__x000D_ +including emission reduction, as clearly indicated by the National plan for Circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy issued in April 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +Madame/Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +In conclusion, we do not have time to waste, we are drawing a picture where _x000D__x000D_ +everybody can contribute to the well-being of future generations. Let us make sure _x000D__x000D_ +that this picture represents a fair, sustainable, inclusive and above all a peaceful _x000D__x000D_ +development for all. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +I wish us all a good start of work! _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +804,Monaco,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_0_0.pdf,[],['Monaco'],[],Members,statement,"Déclaration nationale de Monaco _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président du Comité international de négociation, _x000D__x000D_ +Madame le Secrétaire exécutif, _x000D__x000D_ +Excellences, _x000D__x000D_ +Distingués collègues, _x000D__x000D_ +Je me réjouis de prendre part en personne à cette négociation et je remercie le _x000D__x000D_ +gouvernement uruguayen pour la qualité de l’accueil et les très bonnes conditions _x000D__x000D_ +dans lesquelles nous travaillons. _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, je vous félicite de votre nomination et vous assure de la _x000D__x000D_ +confiance en votre efficacité à diriger les débats et à nous aider à trouver les _x000D__x000D_ +consensus nécessaires pour aboutir à un Traité ambitieux, à la mesure des _x000D__x000D_ +attentes suscitées. _x000D__x000D_ +A cet égard, la Principauté Monaco fait sienne les objectifs de la Coalition de la _x000D__x000D_ +haute ambition pour en finir avec la pollution plastique et se rallie à la déclaration _x000D__x000D_ +prononcée hier par la Géorgie. _x000D__x000D_ +Ainsi, Monaco aspire à ce que les travaux qui ont débuté hier aboutissent à un _x000D__x000D_ +Traité juridiquement contraignant permettant de juguler au plus vite la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +massive et les atteintes sans cesse croissantes que font peser certains plastiques _x000D__x000D_ +sur la santé humaine et notre environnement. _x000D__x000D_ +A cet effet, l’instrument à venir devra instaurer des objectifs concrets de résultats _x000D__x000D_ +aux différentes étapes du cycle de vie des produits plastiques, nous conduisant à _x000D__x000D_ +restreindre leur production et leur consommation à des niveau soutenables en _x000D__x000D_ +adéquation avec les capacités de chacun des pays concernés. _x000D__x000D_ +De plus, établir les conditions d’une économie circulaire pour le plastique _x000D__x000D_ +permettra de protéger plus efficacement la santé humaine et l’environnement, et _x000D__x000D_ +participerait d’une forme d’exemplarité dans un monde aux ressources limitées. _x000D__x000D_ +Les perspectives de pollution par les plastiques nous commandent de placer nos _x000D__x000D_ +travaux à la hauteur du problème à régler et, avec discernement, considérer _x000D__x000D_ +jusqu’à des mesures de réglementation forte, en priorité pour les plastiques les _x000D__x000D_ +plus problématiques. _x000D__x000D_ +A cet égard, les études et les informations fiables dont nous disposons sur la _x000D__x000D_ +nature des plastiques majoritaires qui impactent l’environnement, et notamment _x000D__x000D_ +les écosystèmes marins, devraient nous guider pour définir des mesures qui _x000D__x000D_ +permettrons d’endiguer leur diffusion dès que possible. _x000D__x000D_ +Avec cette perspective, la coopération internationale et les moyens permettant à _x000D__x000D_ +tous les pays d’agir avec le plus haut niveau d’ambition doivent être considérés au _x000D__x000D_ +cours de nos travaux. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur le Président, _x000D__x000D_ +Je terminerai en saluant le travail du Secrétariat qui a rassemblé les documents _x000D__x000D_ +d’étude et d’information demandés à l’issue de la réunion préparatoire de Dakar. _x000D__x000D_ +A cet égard, le scénario proposé constitue une très bonne base pour structurer _x000D__x000D_ +notre négociation. _x000D__x000D_ +Je vous remercie de votre attention. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +805,New Zealand,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/inc1_new_zealand_statements_and_interventions_under_agenda_item_4.pdf,[],['New Zealand'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand statements and interventions under agenda item 4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand general statement relating to the development of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +(Please check against delivery) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is a pervasive and growing problem. It is present in our soils, _x000D__x000D_ +water, food and even the air we breathe. It is not confined by national borders. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic is blown across our landscapes, carried down our rivers, and as we know _x000D__x000D_ +too well in the Pacific, gathers in our ocean. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is a global challenge that requires action at all levels, including _x000D__x000D_ +global action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand welcomed the decision to begin this process, and we welcome the _x000D__x000D_ +opportunity to meet here today. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have set ourselves the ambitious goal of concluding these negotiations by _x000D__x000D_ +2024. To meet our deadline we must work fast. But we must not compromise our _x000D__x000D_ +ambition. For this reason, New Zealand is pleased to join other countries in the _x000D__x000D_ +High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports an instrument that will reduce plastic waste and eliminate _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution on a global scale, covering the full lifespan of plastics from _x000D__x000D_ +extraction and production to disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Achieving this goal will require a focus on circular economy and waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +principles. It will require innovation; redesign to avoid unnecessary use of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +and enabling plastic reuse and repair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All actions must follow a low emission approach, and recognise the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution on human and ecosystem health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand also believes that we must consider the issues caused by plastics at _x000D__x000D_ +the start of their lifespan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Over 99% of plastic is made from chemicals sourced from fossil fuels, and the _x000D__x000D_ +fossil fuel and plastic industries are deeply connected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each year governments spend an estimated US$500 billion of public money to _x000D__x000D_ +subsidise fossil fuels. These subsidies artificially lower the cost of production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, resulting in low prices of virgin plastic and many plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +which do not reflect true environmental costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution impacts us in many forms. In the Pacific region we see it in bottles _x000D__x000D_ +on our beaches, micro-plastics in our fish, and perhaps most visibly in the so-called _x000D__x000D_ +Great Pacific Garbage patch. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The impacts of plastic pollution faced by our friends and neighbours across the _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific, and by other small island developing states, should be recognised and _x000D__x000D_ +accounted for as we pursue our negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must acknowledge the importance to indigenous peoples of reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste and eliminating plastic pollution, and facilitate indigenous perspectives into _x000D__x000D_ +our discussions. We must also recognise the role that traditional knowledge plays _x000D__x000D_ +in the sustainable management and protection of the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The challenge before us is great. And time is short. But New Zealand enters this _x000D__x000D_ +process ready to engage constructively, and to ensure we meet this collective _x000D__x000D_ +challenge with a collective response. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand intervention on scope, objective(s) and options for _x000D__x000D_ +the structure of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +(Please check against delivery) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports an instrument with obligations and control measures that _x000D__x000D_ +are focused on the waste hierarchy and circular economy, promoting economic _x000D__x000D_ +activity that restores and regenerates natural systems, by: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +designing out plastic waste and pollution, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +keeping plastic products and materials in use for as long as possible, and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +re-generating natural systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand believes that the objective of the instrument should reflect an _x000D__x000D_ +ambition to eliminate plastic pollution, including by reducing plastic waste overall. _x000D__x000D_ +We also wish to see objectives that recognise the need to reduce the impact of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution on human and ecosystem health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding scope, New Zealand considers the instrument should be broad and _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive in scope taking into account the lifespan of plastics from production _x000D__x000D_ +and extraction to disposal, and addressing both land-based and marine plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. The scope of the instrument should also include primary and secondary _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, and nanoplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, plastic should be regarded both as a material, including chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +additives that make up different polymers, as well as plastic products or products _x000D__x000D_ +made predominantly of plastic. We would support this distinction being explicit in _x000D__x000D_ +considering the scope of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding, structure, New Zealand supports an instrument structure that will _x000D__x000D_ +deliver the best possible outcomes. As mentioned by others in the plenary, at this _x000D__x000D_ +stage of discussions, it is too early to know what structure would be most suited _x000D__x000D_ +but our initial preference is to see core obligations and control measures in one _x000D__x000D_ +single and inseparable document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand _x000D__x000D_ +intervention _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +as well as national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +(Please check against delivery) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand believes that core obligations, control measures and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches focused on upstream measures will have the greatest impact. This _x000D__x000D_ +means we should always consider where reduction, reuse and redesign are _x000D__x000D_ +possible solutions, and consider how to enable those. In particular, this will require _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, redesign of products, services and systems, the elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary use of plastics, enabling reuse and repair, and taking a reformed _x000D__x000D_ +approach to environmentally harmful subsidies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand also supports the removal of hazardous chemicals used in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +that pose risks to human and environmental health. We agree with and support _x000D__x000D_ +others on the point that labelling requirements for products will help to improve _x000D__x000D_ +transparency and traceability throughout the supply chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to have measures that ensure the environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of all plastic-containing waste, including all types of microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +while enhancing waste management infrastructure, recyclability and a circular _x000D__x000D_ +value chain for plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports a combination of core obligations, control measures and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary approaches. Specifically we see a need for the use of global rules and _x000D__x000D_ +targets, while ensuring flexibility to support implementation at a national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, New Zealand considers it is essential for the instrument to contain _x000D__x000D_ +measures that will facilitate indigenous perspectives given the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating plastic pollution to indigenous peoples, and the important role that _x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge plays in the sustainable management and protection of the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand _x000D__x000D_ +intervention _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements: _x000D__x000D_ +(e) Stakeholder participation and action _x000D__x000D_ +(Please check against delivery) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand recognises the importance of the engagement of stakeholders and _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples in the development and implementation of this instrument, and _x000D__x000D_ +we support multiple mechanisms for doing so. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are supportive of intersessional stakeholder engagement, which would give us _x000D__x000D_ +sufficient time to consider and be informed by inputs, building on previous and _x000D__x000D_ +existing stakeholder engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to underscore the importance of eliminating plastic pollution to _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples, and the importance that traditional knowledge plays in the _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable management and protection of the environment. For this reason, we _x000D__x000D_ +would like to see the effective participation of indigenous peoples in the _x000D__x000D_ +development of the instrument and we would like to see provisions in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument that would facilitate indigenous perspectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +806,Norway,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_all_statements.pdf,[],['Norway'],[],Members,statement,"General statement by Norway _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair. Let me first give my sincere thanks to Uruguay for hosting us in _x000D__x000D_ +beautiful Punta Del Este. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, let me also congratulate you on your appointment, we very much look forward to _x000D__x000D_ +your leadership in this process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, distinguished delegates, we are using more plastics than we can sustainably _x000D__x000D_ +manage globally. This is causing more and more plastic to leak into our water, air and soil _x000D__x000D_ +with dire consequences for the environment and our health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway is committed to develop an ambitious and effective internationally legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution and with a _x000D__x000D_ +view to end plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ending plastic pollution will require a system-change. We must develop an instrument that _x000D__x000D_ +will build trust in a collective effort that will be sustained over time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This is why we need to establish global rules throughout the lifecycle in this instrument, and _x000D__x000D_ +why we need governments to take on legally-binding commitments to follow them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This should include commitments to: _x000D__x000D_ +o eliminate problematic plastics and chemicals of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +o establish sustainability criteria and standards as well as targets that promote _x000D__x000D_ +reuse and recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +o mandate transparency measures throughout the life cycle of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also need commitments to ensure environmentally sound management and disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +o to close leakage points, with a particular attention to microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +o and to provide support to enable change _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +By agreeing to a legally binding instrument, governments will demonstrate to other Parties, to _x000D__x000D_ +businesses and other stakeholders, that my country is prepared to stay the course, and _x000D__x000D_ +willing develop concrete measures to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is no one-size-fits-all approach. We need national flexibility to develop the most _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures in our own country. But all countries will benefit from common standards _x000D__x000D_ +and approaches. It would help even small businesses reach over the border to the _x000D__x000D_ +neighbouring country _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway looks forward to engaging with all of you in developing a truly effective international _x000D__x000D_ +legally-binding instrument that will end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Norway on agenda item 4, sub-item 2: Scope, objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +and options for the structure of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Let me start by thanking the secretariat for the comprehensive set of documents prepared for _x000D__x000D_ +this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the STRUCTURE, _x000D__x000D_ +Norway seeks a traditional treaty to end plastic pollution which is legally binding upon _x000D__x000D_ +ratification. It should contain general and specific commitments for all parties. Different _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities may be reflected in the design of the measures and _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms to support implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An essential outcome of the treaty would be that it enables parties to achieve more than _x000D__x000D_ +states may achieve individually. The treaty must be dynamic and able to respond to _x000D__x000D_ +developments in knowledge, and increased ambitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the OBJECTIVE, _x000D__x000D_ +The first part of the title of UNEA resolution 5/14, End Plastic Pollution, has already settled as _x000D__x000D_ +the ultimate goal of our work. However, we also see merit in specifying the primary _x000D__x000D_ +motivation for ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes to the triple planetary crises and has significant adverse effects _x000D__x000D_ +on human health. Norway proposes that the objective of this treaty be “to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health from plastic pollution, and ultimately end plastic pollution”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The SCOPE, _x000D__x000D_ +must allow for a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics. The _x000D__x000D_ +scope should be wide enough to enable us to address all drivers and sources of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution as well as the full breadth of materials, products, chemical substances including _x000D__x000D_ +additives, uses and processes applied in the value chain of plastic from the time of _x000D__x000D_ +polymerization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As our knowledge on plastic pollution will develop further, the scope cannot be defined in a _x000D__x000D_ +way that constrains our future work under the treaty to only what we now know about drivers _x000D__x000D_ +and sources of plastic pollution. The scope may be further defined in the core obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +control measures and voluntary approaches of the treaty, including annexes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway reiterates the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity between _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty and other relevant conventions, for example the Basel and Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Norway on agenda item 4, sub-item 3a: Core obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +control measures and voluntary approaches as well as national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The core of this instrument will be the obligations Parties will take on, and the control _x000D__x000D_ +measures Parties will implement. This is what will build trust in a collective effort that will be _x000D__x000D_ +sustained over time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We see the need to restrain consumption and production of plastics to sustainable levels and _x000D__x000D_ +enable a circular economy that protects the environment and human health, while closing _x000D__x000D_ +leakage points and reducing other sources of pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our first priority should be to determine the types of plastic products, polymers and chemical _x000D__x000D_ +additives that should be phased-out of the economy to quickly reduce plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We see the need for a provision that commits Parties to reduce and phase-out problematic _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, as identified by a number of criteria and listed in an annex to this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While minimizing the overall demand for plastics, we must maximise the circularity of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastics put on the global market. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should identify a set of international sustainability criteria, and Parties _x000D__x000D_ +should commit to take appropriate measures, and meet targets, to promote plastics adhering _x000D__x000D_ +to these criteria, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This will catalyse better design of plastics, focused on reusability and recyclability while _x000D__x000D_ +using recycled content free from chemicals and polymers of concern to enable the safe _x000D__x000D_ +circulation of plastic materials. More sustainable design of plastics products will also spur _x000D__x000D_ +innovation to avoid leakage of macro- and microplastics during the use-phase. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency in the value chain of plastics, including in the production of polymers, is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to gain sufficient information about plastic products. Disclosure of polymer _x000D__x000D_ +productions volumes, types of polymers produced, their content of hazardous chemicals as _x000D__x000D_ +well as content of recycled material is required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should commit to take measures, and meet targets, to enable environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +collection and sorting and to maximise reuse and recycling rates. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The plastics that cannot be reused or recycled should be treated in the most environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner, in line with the waste hierarchy, to close leakage points and reduce other _x000D__x000D_ +sources of pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Norway on agenda item 4, sub-item 3b: Means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, including capacity building, technical assistance, and _x000D__x000D_ +finance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Many countries will need assistance to help set in motion the measures that we agree in this _x000D__x000D_ +process. We are encouraged by the strong interest and creativity in this regard that is _x000D__x000D_ +represented in this meeting. We also note a different inclination in established actors to _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate better with each other, to serve the needs for support more effectively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Like Switzerland we see that the integrated approach to financing of chemicals and waste as _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by UNEA in its resolution 1/5, applies also for plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are in some ways in a favorable situation as the issue of plastics lends itself to applying _x000D__x000D_ +the Polluter Pays Principle committing and stimulating private solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The development of EPR schemes will be particularly important. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +But the new treaty will need a financial mechanism. Dedicated external financing should be _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized to those countries most in need and have a focus on developing institutional _x000D__x000D_ +capacity and an enabling framework. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must keep exploring innovative sources of finance. We should closely follow the _x000D__x000D_ +developments under parallel processes such as for biodiversity and climate change. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we must follow all the the new developments in the financial market entails for this _x000D__x000D_ +sector. New techniques to mitigage financial risk could become key to unlocking investments _x000D__x000D_ +that are larger than public finance can ever cover. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At future INCs Norway expects the discussion on means of implementation to develop in _x000D__x000D_ +parallel with our discussions on general obligations, control measures and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +measures. Norway sees this as a helpful dynamic as we learn more about what we need to _x000D__x000D_ +finance. _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Norway on agenda item 4, sub-item 3c: Support to _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and evaluation of progress in, and effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and national reporting; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty must include the obligation to report at regular intervals. The reporting format _x000D__x000D_ +should include all relevant aspects of the implementation of the treaty, including of the _x000D__x000D_ +general obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches, as well as available data on _x000D__x000D_ +the impact of plastic pollution on the environment and health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While reporting requirements should be sufficient to inform the Conference of the Parties and _x000D__x000D_ +the global community, we must make the most to streamline the reporting process to lessen _x000D__x000D_ +the administrative burden. We should learn from other agreements that have a high reporting _x000D__x000D_ +rate, such as the Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties should also have access to monitoring data and continuously _x000D__x000D_ +consider this data in the further development of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency in the value chain of plastics, including in the production of polymers, is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to gain sufficient information about plastics products. Disclosure of polymer _x000D__x000D_ +production volumes, including the content of hazardous chemicals and of reclycled material, _x000D__x000D_ +is required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway supports the comments made by the United States on an effectiveness evaluation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway would like to see Parties commit to developing, implementing and reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans, and we consider this a core obligation of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action plans should provide a vehicle for progress by empowering countries to set _x000D__x000D_ +targets and develop and implement national policies, tailored to meet specific national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities and addressing the full life cycle of plastics. All sources and _x000D__x000D_ +relevant sectors should be included. _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Norway on agenda item 4, sub-item 3d: Other aspects, _x000D__x000D_ +including scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, research _x000D__x000D_ +and awareness raising _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is clear that science must guide us, both in our discussions in the INC, as well as in our _x000D__x000D_ +decision-making within the new treaty. We have seen science continually expand and _x000D__x000D_ +deepen on the topic of plastic pollution. A key feature for the scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation within the new treaty should be that we build on existing sources and _x000D__x000D_ +continually expand our knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are already a number of existing sources of information, research programs, and _x000D__x000D_ +platforms for knowledge-sharing and scientific cooperation - as listed in the meeting _x000D__x000D_ +documents prepared by the secretariat. We expect these existing information sources to be _x000D__x000D_ +of great importance in our negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our negotiations take place simultaneously with those on the new science-policy panel for _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, waste and to prevent pollution. Although the outcome of those negotiations is _x000D__x000D_ +not settled, Norway expects the panel to be able to play an important role for the new treaty _x000D__x000D_ +once established. We equally see that IPBES for biodiversity and IPCC for climate change, will _x000D__x000D_ +provide relevant information. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway is ready to discuss the establishment of a treaty-specific science-policy instrument _x000D__x000D_ +with limited and defined tasks. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Norway on agenda item 4, sub-item 5: Sequencing and _x000D__x000D_ +recommended further work to be undertaken _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway is of the opinion that it is important to move quickly into treaty-making at INC2 in order to _x000D__x000D_ +enable the necessary progress towards our 2024 goal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In our view this necessitates the organisation of work into two separate contact groups, alternatively _x000D__x000D_ +two separate work streams with one or several contact groups organised within each work stream. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway reiterates that the first group or work stream should be organised around the issues of _x000D__x000D_ +objectives, general obligations, control measures, voluntary approaches and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +measures, including NAPs, in line with section B, C & D in the Potential elements paper, _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The second group or work stream should concentrate on means of implementation, including _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building; institutional arrangements; and other elements including stakeholder involvement, _x000D__x000D_ +in line with section E, F, & G in the Potential elements paper, UNEP/PP/INC.1/5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize Delegations with funded participants may require that two delegates be funded per _x000D__x000D_ +country in order to participate. Like others, Norway is ready to prioritise funding this. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Co-chair or facilitators for the contact groups should be identified well in advance of INC2 to enable _x000D__x000D_ +their preparation for the work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Norway on Agenda 4 sub-item 3(e) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway welcomes and supports engagement with all stakeholders. A key to success in _x000D__x000D_ +modern treaty-making is early and effective involvement of all stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are seeking the best modalities for stakeholder involvement that support an active and _x000D__x000D_ +two-way dialogue between stakeholders and delegations without taking up valuable time for _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In our view, the most important point of stakeholder input would be the in intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +period, where they can provide more targeted written inputs that could be better absorbed _x000D__x000D_ +by Member States before the meeting as well as contributing to the secretariat’s _x000D__x000D_ +preparations for the next meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe the main objective of stakeholder involvement should be to enable stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +to share their views and to inform negotiations for the legally binding instrument on specific _x000D__x000D_ +agenda items, including in writing and during the intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Any in-person meetings for stakeholder engagement would require dedicated financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources, as this would not be formally part of the INC, and should therefore not take away _x000D__x000D_ +resources from the core operations of this process, such as financing additional funded _x000D__x000D_ +delegates. This is a clear priority for Norway. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the development of a Multistakeholder Action Agenda, as referenced in the UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 resolution we are interested in hearing other parties views and we are ready to engage _x000D__x000D_ +on this basis. As of now, we have some general reflections. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Firstly, we believe an action agenda should be guided by some general principles such as on _x000D__x000D_ +transparency, accountability, measurability and zero tolerance for greenwashing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secondly, the action agenda must deliver concrete actions to support the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +objectives and measures of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thirdly, this Action Agenda should learn from the experiences of other action agendas and _x000D__x000D_ +be complimentary to existing initiatives, coalitions, platforms and partnerships related to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, or replace existing ones to avoid duplicative efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +807,Switzerland,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_statements.pdf,[],['Switzerland'],[],Members,statement," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Département fédéral de l'environnement, _x000D__x000D_ +des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV _x000D__x000D_ +Division Affaires internationales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/2 _x000D__x000D_ +061.41-30-03-02882/00001/00005/P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution (INC 1) _x000D__x000D_ +General Statement – Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este (Uruguay) – 28th November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, Excellencies, dear colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Let me first join my voice to express our appreciation to Uruguay for hosting this important meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This delegation would also like to congratulate you, Gustavo Mezacuadra, for your election as Chair of the INC process. We are very much looking forward _x000D__x000D_ +working with you and you can count on our full support. Our thanks also go to the Executive Secretary, Ms Jyoti Mathur-Fillips and her dedicated staff. _x000D__x000D_ +Our mandate is clear – we need to elaborate an international treaty with international binding rules in a very ambitious time frame. Without a common _x000D__x000D_ +international regulatory framework, we will not be able to address the global and increasing challenge of plastic pollution. This view is supported by a _x000D__x000D_ +wide range of stakeholders, including the business coalition. _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary and fragmented national or regional approaches have proven to be insufficient. To find the right approaches, we need to be open-minded and _x000D__x000D_ +examine the whole range of possible international obligations across the full life cycle of plastics – from measures aiming at reducing the production _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +N° de référence: P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2/2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of virgin plastics, to banning the most problematic plastics and harmful substances as well as transparency requirements. Many Member States, from all _x000D__x000D_ +regions, have already taken steps – we can learn from their experience and the challenges they face in order to devise measures at the international level. _x000D__x000D_ +We know as a fact that the world cannot deal with the amount of plastic we produce – there is no silver bullet. We will need a wide range of tools and _x000D__x000D_ +cost-efficient measures to allow for the required system change. As more scientific findings and data will be available – we need a treaty structure that will _x000D__x000D_ +allow gradual strengthening. As a member of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC), Switzerland is calling for a treaty that will protect the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and human health from plastic pollution and puts us on track to end plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland is impressed by the level of commitment and engagement of so many stakeholders from MEAs, civil society, International Organizations, , _x000D__x000D_ +Scientists and the private sector. We need to mobilize and catalyse this expertise in support of the drafting of a meaningful and ambitious treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +We don’t have the luxury to work in silos. Many UN organizations and MEA’s in different United Nations duty locations can support these efforts. A presence _x000D__x000D_ +on site is required to connect and work with them , and to benefit from the opportunities. We are ready to do our part in Geneva and beyond. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to engaging with all Members States and stakeholders to have a structured discussion during this first INC. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you for your attention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Département fédéral de l'environnement, _x000D__x000D_ +des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV _x000D__x000D_ +Division Affaires internationales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/1 _x000D__x000D_ +061.41-30-03-02882/00001/00005/P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (INC 1) _x000D__x000D_ +Statement on Scope, objective(s) and options for the structure of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument _x000D__x000D_ + (agenda item 4-2) – Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este (Uruguay) – 29th November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mister Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With the UNEA resolution 5/14 we have the mandate to negotiate a legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +that has a broad scope covering the whole lifecycle of all plastics – starting at feedstock _x000D__x000D_ +sourcing, covering the production of virgin plastics and products, their use, disposal, recovery _x000D__x000D_ +and recycling including the reintroduction of recycled materials into the lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Swiss delegation sees the objective of the treaty to protect the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health from plastic pollution. To reach this objective, we need to achieve sustainable levels _x000D__x000D_ +of production and consumption, ensure a safe circular economy of plastics by excluding _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals and problematic and unnecessary plastics and further ensure an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the flow of negotiations, we acknowledge that an initial discussion on scope _x000D__x000D_ +and objective is useful. A broad understanding will allow us to provide a sense of direction _x000D__x000D_ +for the INC process. This said, we don’t yet need an agreement on these issues to advance _x000D__x000D_ +the discussion on other items such as core obligations and control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the structure of a treaty, we need an instrument that includes legally binding global rules, _x000D__x000D_ +including targets, bans and transparency requirements. Using the term as outlined in the INC _x000D__x000D_ +document 1/4 we can best achieve this with a specific convention. Indeed, a treaty with _x000D__x000D_ +annexes would allow for gradual strengthening. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Département fédéral de l'environnement, _x000D__x000D_ +des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV _x000D__x000D_ +Division Affaires internationales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/2 _x000D__x000D_ +061.41-30-03-02882/00001/00005/P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (INC 1) _x000D__x000D_ +Item 4 (obligations/control measures)– Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +30th November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations and control measures will constitute the heart of the treaty. It must be the primary _x000D__x000D_ +focus of our work going forward. Many other important obligations and measures should be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed at a later stage – once we have more clarity on the type of international obligations _x000D__x000D_ +that will be contained in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To protect the environment and human health – we have to ensure a non-toxic circular plastics _x000D__x000D_ +economy. This can be achieved through: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing the amount of plastic we produce and consume to sustainable levels - as we _x000D__x000D_ +cannot currently deal with the plastic we produce; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Prohibiting problematic plastic product and harmful substances and additives; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Providing guidance for design for circularity; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Managing plastics that cannot be reused or recycled in an environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency requirements, including for material and chemical composition throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +life-cycle of plastics, are also necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +We are listening to stakeholders and we heard loud and clear their call for a global regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +framework to allow for systemic change. Voluntary and fragmented national or regional _x000D__x000D_ +approaches have proven to be insufficient and are barriers for business, investments and _x000D__x000D_ +innovation. For example, to promote “reuse models” at scale or to support a viable secondary _x000D__x000D_ +market for recycled plastics – we need to establish global common rules, targets and criteria _x000D__x000D_ +The global framework will enable us to achieve substantive progress at the national level. A _x000D__x000D_ +strong collaboration with existing MEAs, in particular the BRS conventions and relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international organisations will help us to design effective measures and avoid duplication. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +N° de référence: P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2/2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to enable a more focused and concrete discussion going forward – we need to have in _x000D__x000D_ +advance of INC 2 – a document that would contain options and elements for obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures across the full life cycle of plastics. Such a document should be the basis for _x000D__x000D_ +discussion at INC 2 to allow us to move to a “treaty-making mode”. We therefore welcome the _x000D__x000D_ +proposal from the Chair to establish a group to discuss this key issue in a format conducive to _x000D__x000D_ +informal exchange with a view to prepare an INC decision. In that regard and in addition, it might _x000D__x000D_ +also be useful to think about additional information the INC will need to have to inform its _x000D__x000D_ +deliberations on control measures. Such information could include factual information on _x000D__x000D_ +existing negative or positive lists of plastic products, polymers and additives that should be _x000D__x000D_ +removed from the plastic economy, including the criteria used to classify them. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for your attention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Département fédéral de l'environnement, _x000D__x000D_ +des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV _x000D__x000D_ +Division Affaires internationales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/1 _x000D__x000D_ +061.41-30-03-02882/00001/00005/P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (INC 1) _x000D__x000D_ +4b) Support of implementation, including CB, TA and financial _x000D__x000D_ +support _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este (Uruguay) – 30 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To mobilize the required ressources to end plastic pollution, will not be an easy task. We have _x000D__x000D_ +to be innovative, to mobilize investments, to collect finances from all sources and include the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +An important component will be the implementation of the polluter pays principle, e.g _x000D__x000D_ +through EPR schemes that allow to reduce plastic pollution and mobilize financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A few years back, we have developed the integrated approach to the long-term funding of the _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and Waste Agenda that was adopted by the Governing Council of UNEP. The _x000D__x000D_ +approach with the three element “mainstreaming, industry involvement and dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +external finance” is relevant and meaningful for the field of plastic pollution and could be a _x000D__x000D_ +good starting point for further discussions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +As outlined in the UNEA Resolution 5/14, capacity building and financial & technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +will be required for a number of countries to meet their obligations and enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Concerning the financial mechanism – the form, mechanism and arrangements will strongly _x000D__x000D_ +depend on the structure and content of the treaty, and in particular on the objective and _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding obligations the treaty contains. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Last but not least, we are committed to define measures that are cost-effective to make best _x000D__x000D_ +use of financial resources and to use the synergies with existing instruments, in particular the _x000D__x000D_ +BRS conventions, to lower the costs of managing the treaty and to lower the administrative _x000D__x000D_ +burden for Member States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Département fédéral de l'environnement, _x000D__x000D_ +des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV _x000D__x000D_ +Division Affaires internationales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/2 _x000D__x000D_ +061.41-30-03-02882/00001/00005/P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (INC 1) _x000D__x000D_ +4a.) Support monitoring and evaluation of progress in, and effectiveness of implementation and national _x000D__x000D_ +reporting _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este (Uruguay) – 1st December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring, evaluation of progress and national reporting are of importance to achieve an _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting is the basis that Parties can inform about the implementation on their _x000D__x000D_ +level and how they comply with their obligations. This crucial information creates trust _x000D__x000D_ +among Parties about the common effort and the joint respect of the legal obligations. It _x000D__x000D_ +further allows to gather information about challenges and difficulties. In this regard it will _x000D__x000D_ +be as well important to establish a compliance mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring & evaluation of progress are key elements to check if the instrument does _x000D__x000D_ +generate the expected results and is the basis to identify needs and approaches on how to _x000D__x000D_ +adjust and improve the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To develop the elements and instruments for monitoring, evaluation of progress and _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting, we can benefit from models in existing MEA’s. It will be important to _x000D__x000D_ +harmonise methodologies and forms, to create an efficient system that does not duplicate _x000D__x000D_ +the administrative burden. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We as well agree with the delegates from Saudi-Arabia and Brazil that the form will _x000D__x000D_ +strongly depend on the content of the treaty, or as we say “form follows function”. This _x000D__x000D_ +should be considered in the organization and sequencing of the further work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +N° de référence: P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2/2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Département fédéral de l'environnement, _x000D__x000D_ +des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV _x000D__x000D_ +Division Affaires internationales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/1 _x000D__x000D_ +061.41-30-03-02882/00001/00005/P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (INC 1) _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing and recommended further work to be undertaken _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este (Uruguay) – 1st December 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +We have a demanding task, we need to elaborate an international treaty with international _x000D__x000D_ +binding rules in a very ambitious time frame. During INC 1, we have the chance to present and _x000D__x000D_ +hear views on a variety of topics related to the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +At INC 2, we will have to move into treaty making mode, meaning going deeper into the _x000D__x000D_ +substance and discuss possible elements of the instrument, in particular obligations and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures throughout the life cycle of all plastics. The discussions should be based on the _x000D__x000D_ +elements paper the secretariat is going to prepare, based on inputs form Member States and _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +To facilitate discussion, two contact groups should be established, ideally already at INC 1, to _x000D__x000D_ +discuss possible elements of the instrument. The groups could be structured as following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1: Objectives, Control measures & Implementation (including NAP) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Group 2: Means of Implementation & Institutional arrangements and other elements _x000D__x000D_ +(including stakeholders), _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Support the call by many others to support participation for countries in need with two delegates, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Département fédéral de l'environnement, _x000D__x000D_ +des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV _x000D__x000D_ +Division Affaires internationales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1/1 _x000D__x000D_ +061.41-30-03-02882/00001/00005/P321-1271 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (INC 1) _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder participation and engagement _x000D__x000D_ +Punta del Este (Uruguay) – 30 November 2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland very much values the engagement, expertise and inputs from stakeholders. We _x000D__x000D_ +cannot elaborate an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution without the _x000D__x000D_ +engagement and involvement of civil society, scientists, and the private sector. Early and _x000D__x000D_ +meaningful engagement is therefore essential. We also welcome the coalitions that are _x000D__x000D_ +emerging from business, scientists and the civil society that are supportive of an ambitious treaty _x000D__x000D_ +with a strong global regulatory framework. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are interested in finding the best ways to support a dialogue and to benefit from their inputs. _x000D__x000D_ +One way to catalyse and mobilise expertise in a concrete and targeted manner – is to receive _x000D__x000D_ +written inputs to inform the negotiations. This is why my delegation is very supportive of the _x000D__x000D_ +elaboration of a document that would contain options for obligations and control measures _x000D__x000D_ +across the full life cycle of plastics that would be based not only on inputs from Member States _x000D__x000D_ +but also from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also believe that the intersessional period is a good moment to allow for exchanges in a _x000D__x000D_ +variety of format. Dialogues during this time has the advantages to allow Member States to _x000D__x000D_ +digest and integrate relevant information in their position for relevant INCs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As we move into treaty making mode – it would also be of great interest to my delegation to see _x000D__x000D_ +how best to ensure that stakeholders, in particular the private sector, could support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the treaty. The Multistakeholder Action Agenda is one of the ways and we are _x000D__x000D_ +interested in discussing its modalities as we move into the negotiations of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +And finally, let’s not forget that we have an ambitious time frame. The priority is to allow for _x000D__x000D_ +efficient negotiations. They are many other forums and voluntary initiatives and we should avoid _x000D__x000D_ +creating duplication or a burdensome process in the context of the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +808,Türkiye,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiye_statements.pdf,[],['Turkey'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies, _x000D__x000D_ +Ladies and Gentlemen, _x000D__x000D_ +➢ I would like to thank to the UNEP and Uruguay for the great _x000D__x000D_ +effort in organizing this Meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +Honorable delegates, _x000D__x000D_ +➢ We would like to stress our appreciation on the adoption of _x000D__x000D_ +decision on end-of plastic pollution and the relevant process. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ Türkiye gives particular importance to the policies and _x000D__x000D_ +actions in order to reduce both land based and marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ In Türkiye the Zero Waste Project is carried out under the _x000D__x000D_ +auspices of our First Lady Her Excellency Madame Emine _x000D__x000D_ +Erdoğan. Türkiye urges member states of the UNEP to _x000D__x000D_ +support the goodwill document signed by Mrs. Erdoğan and _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Antonio Guiterres in UNGA 77 in order to extend the _x000D__x000D_ +country's Zero Waste project around the world. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ We will pursue our endeavor as the country which _x000D__x000D_ +established Green Deal Action plan and still prepare its own _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plan on Circular Economy including plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the management of single-use plastics, charging _x000D__x000D_ +implementation for plastic bags were started in 2019, and _x000D__x000D_ +we achieved 65% reduction. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ We are an eager country for the elimination of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. We also support and contribute the ongoing work _x000D__x000D_ +under EU, OECD and Basel Secretariats, _x000D__x000D_ +➢ We put into force provincial marine litter action plans for all _x000D__x000D_ +coastal provinces. And 180 thousand tons of marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +has been collected from the coast and the sea since 2019. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ The COP22 of UNEP/MAP Barcelona Convention took _x000D__x000D_ +place on December 2021 in Antalya and we have been _x000D__x000D_ +conducting the role of the President of Bureau for the current _x000D__x000D_ +biennium. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ Based on the phrase ""Pollution does not have border"", a _x000D__x000D_ +Memorandum of Understanding between the Barcelona and _x000D__x000D_ +Bucharest _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions _x000D__x000D_ +were _x000D__x000D_ +signed _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +effective _x000D__x000D_ +management of marine litter during our 2016 term _x000D__x000D_ +presidency. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ I would like to express that Türkiye is ready to take a leading _x000D__x000D_ +role in providing cooperation at the regional level within the _x000D__x000D_ +scope of the New Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ Regarding Climate Change which has a great connection _x000D__x000D_ +with plastic pollution. After ratification of the Paris _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement, Türkiye shares more eager than ever to combat _x000D__x000D_ +climate change. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ Our 2053 Net Zero Target and Green Development _x000D__x000D_ +Revolution has been announced by President of Türkiye _x000D__x000D_ +H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN in UN General Assembly. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ We prepared more ambitious NDC and increased our _x000D__x000D_ +emission reduction target that we announced as 21% from _x000D__x000D_ +business as usual by 2030 to 41%. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ Plastic pollution is caused by many factors as I mentioned _x000D__x000D_ +and needs to be agreed upon for each component. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ We expect the New Instrument to consider providing _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanisms and technical supports to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries such as Türkiye. _x000D__x000D_ +➢ I would like to end my remarks by underlining our endeavor _x000D__x000D_ +to reach United Nations decision “End Plastic Pollution”! _x000D__x000D_ +➢ Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +The preparation of control measures is an issue that should be emphasized. It is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to address the entire life cycle of plastic, starting with the production _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic, and to take actionable measures at every step. At this point, all _x000D__x000D_ +countries must contribute to the process by showing determination. In addition, it _x000D__x000D_ +is important to monitor and report whether the prepared measures are fulfilled or _x000D__x000D_ +not, and to provide technical and financial support to the countries where they _x000D__x000D_ +are lacking by evaluating the national monitoring reports produced within the _x000D__x000D_ +scope of scientific methods. _x000D__x000D_ +For the purpose of creating a healthy and habitable environment and transition _x000D__x000D_ +to circular economy for the existing and future generations by preserving our _x000D__x000D_ +natural resources and eco-systems to determine a plastic strategy has a great _x000D__x000D_ +importance. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to share some keynotes from our experiences obtained our national _x000D__x000D_ +action plan implementations from Regional Sea Conventions and waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and action plan with the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +Firstly, national action plans should be prepared in the presence of all relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders and their opinions should be reflected to the NAP’s. So that _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder analysis must be conducted precisely in order to have a clear and _x000D__x000D_ +applicable NAP. In order to ensure prevention, reduction and elimination _x000D__x000D_ +principles, NAPs should include national targets, actions regarding to reach the _x000D__x000D_ +targets and timeline for the targets. _x000D__x000D_ +Secondly, as the different geographical challenges needs different solutions; _x000D__x000D_ +NAP’s should be adaptable to all coverage area. _x000D__x000D_ +NAPs could be a useful tool for encouraging the national implementations, _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate monitoring the activities and follow up the developments. Besides NAPs _x000D__x000D_ +of the countries could enable to present current situation about the actions so that _x000D__x000D_ +the actions could be supported by the international instrument in financial or _x000D__x000D_ +technical way. _x000D__x000D_ +Last but not least, the national action plans should be compatible with the _x000D__x000D_ +neighboring regions. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you chair, _x000D__x000D_ +We believe multilateral financial mechanism and technology transfer is imperative to support _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, including capacity building, technical assistance and finance. But how can we _x000D__x000D_ +act together, we believe that today we are looking for the answer to this question. The important _x000D__x000D_ +thing is to be sure that no one left behind, as it is said at UNEA. It should be our basic _x000D__x000D_ +understanding to act strategically, to benefit from all kinds of investments, private sector, public _x000D__x000D_ +and other international financial mechanisms while carrying out studies on this subject. _x000D__x000D_ +When the new instrument is established, a unit related to budgetary issues should be established _x000D__x000D_ +and it should be ensured that it acts with a mechanism subject to independent auditing in terms _x000D__x000D_ +of prioritization, project design and technology and information transfer in the distribution of _x000D__x000D_ +financial funds. _x000D__x000D_ +As in all other activities, transparency, sensitivity and financial prioritization on the basis of _x000D__x000D_ +subject and country are required. _x000D__x000D_ +With these mechanisms, we can get an integrated result from the efforts of developing and _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries and ensure the end of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mister President, _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that a reporting format that will include the most basic parameters should be _x000D__x000D_ +developed first, without putting additional burden on the shoulders of countries that are already _x000D__x000D_ +carrying out different reporting on different platforms. _x000D__x000D_ +We think that monitoring the effectiveness of the new instrument and monitoring of the national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans can be considered as two separate issues. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and timing are important in monitoring the objectives and the contents of the _x000D__x000D_ +national action plan. _x000D__x000D_ +While preparing the national reporting formats, it is important to consider the effectiveness in _x000D__x000D_ +the preparation of the formats of the monitoring reports simultaneously. _x000D__x000D_ +Such monitoring and reporting can be used as a successful tool in measuring the success of _x000D__x000D_ +national efforts and the effectiveness of the contract. _x000D__x000D_ +On the other hand, it is absolutely necessary to have scientific evidence at the core of our work _x000D__x000D_ +to monitor our national reports. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, we think that with the establishment of the new instrument, a science policy _x000D__x000D_ +interface group should work and feed the instrument scientifically. _x000D__x000D_ +We expect the Secretariat to evaluate the monitoring reports within a transparent process and _x000D__x000D_ +to submit the results and recommendations report to all member countries regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring of progress. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you mister chair _x000D__x000D_ +First of all we would like to thank the Secretariat for the excellent documents they have _x000D__x000D_ +prepared. _x000D__x000D_ +The End Plastic Pollution decision taken at UNEA 5 is a decision of historical importance on _x000D__x000D_ +the protection of the environment and has brought us great responsibility in the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +We know that everyone is aware of this responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to state that it is beneficial that the new instrument to be prepared is a plastics-_x000D__x000D_ +specific multilateral environmental contract. _x000D__x000D_ +We think that the different capacities and technical structures of the countries should be taken _x000D__x000D_ +into account in the New Instrument, and it should allow the provision of the necessary financial _x000D__x000D_ +funds. In addition, having a specific working unit for marine issues will provide faster results. _x000D__x000D_ +We expect the new instrument to form a basis for joint work of countries by bringing together _x000D__x000D_ +not only national and global but also regional actors. _x000D__x000D_ +Türkiye believes that considering all these issues as annexes to the new instrument should also _x000D__x000D_ +be kept on the agenda. _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument should cover broadly the sustainable consumption and production, life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle assesment of plastics, measures and details describe the national action plans in order to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure their implementation on a timely manner. And also the new instrument should be _x000D__x000D_ +established based on EPR and polluter pays principles. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mister Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to start my speech by talking about awareness. _x000D__x000D_ +We hope that the decisions we will make here will be adopted by the society and lead to habit _x000D__x000D_ +changes. In this way, we can be sure that the steps we take to protect the environment, biological _x000D__x000D_ +diversity and human health will be carried on to better positions by future generations. _x000D__x000D_ +In this respect, we can reach the society through activities such as organizing national and _x000D__x000D_ +global awareness raising campaigns, and making initiatives to add the subject to the education _x000D__x000D_ +programs. _x000D__x000D_ +We think that the work that will reflect the importance given by the secretariat to the subject _x000D__x000D_ +should be carried out in a transparent manner. _x000D__x000D_ +We expect and support the initiatives of the world of science and technology regarding the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, which we can describe as the game changer of the coming years. _x000D__x000D_ +We hope that the Secretariat will not spare its efforts to ensure that countries gain equal benefits _x000D__x000D_ +in socio-economic and scientific dimensions. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mister Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Türkiye has previously stated the importance of the wide stakeholder participation in the _x000D__x000D_ +process with this opportunity my delegation would like to underscore once again this point. _x000D__x000D_ +Having Said that...i would like to bring your kind attention to the following: _x000D__x000D_ +We are aware that in this session we are discussing stakeholder engagement outside of member _x000D__x000D_ +states. However, as the Turkish delegation, we find it useful to first raise an issue regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +participation of member states in the process. _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to begin my speech by recalling the critical importance of the responsibility given_x000D__x000D_ + by the decision on End Plastic Pollution adopted at UNEA 5. _x000D__x000D_ +We are all, aware of the importance of fulfilling this task. _x000D__x000D_ +In that regard, we believe that the negotiation process has to be carried out with a transparen_x000D__x000D_ +t, _x000D__x000D_ +fair and equitable manner. _x000D__x000D_ +However, some regional groups’ meetings did not hold regularly or efficiently. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, some countries, including Turkey, cannot not find any opportunity to express the _x000D__x000D_ +views and perspectives within these regional groups in which they have the right to vote. We h_x000D__x000D_ +ave the difficulty to understand what are the roles and responsibilities of the regional groups _x000D__x000D_ +some of which are not convened, in the negociation process. _x000D__x000D_ +We are pleased if the Secretariat clarify this point. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dear president, _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks to the Secretariat for all the documents _x000D__x000D_ +it has prepared. _x000D__x000D_ +We are grateful to both the secretariat, member countries and stakeholders as per the decision _x000D__x000D_ +taken at UNEA 5. _x000D__x000D_ +We firmly believe that when we come to the end of the INC process, we will have a successful _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Like everyone else, we are excited to see this instrument in its entirety. _x000D__x000D_ +As all parties, we will continue to work tirelessly for an extremely inclusive, detailed and _x000D__x000D_ +scientific instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +It is seen that the articles prepared as final provisions are prepared similarly to other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental conventions. We are of the opinion that the draft articles will be _x000D__x000D_ +developed with joint effort in the upcoming meetings and intersessional discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +Having said that, _x000D__x000D_ +We underline once again that the Secretariat should play a facilitating role regarding the work _x000D__x000D_ +of the regional groups we held in the previous session, and we would like to reiterate that we _x000D__x000D_ +are waiting for your kind reply. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +We are fully aware of the effective sequencing helps to overcome negotiation challenges. It is _x000D__x000D_ +known that inappropriate sequencing is the basis of most of the problems encountered within _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation phases. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to underline that the sequencing part is an important issue that needs to be _x000D__x000D_ +thought through in order not to encounter any bad surprises later on. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to enable us, who set out with the great goal of ending plastic pollution, to work on the _x000D__x000D_ +subject in detail, it is considered beneficial to address issues such as the creation of subgroups _x000D__x000D_ +and the presentation of scientific resources as a base for studies as soon as possible. _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of sequencing also arises in planning the entire application from start to finish, _x000D__x000D_ +scheduling funding, and measuring effectiveness with reporting. _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to express that we expect the sequencing issue related to intersessional meetings _x000D__x000D_ +in INC processes to be resolved as quickly as possible and shared with all parties. _x000D__x000D_ +We have no doubt that a successful sequencing will be prepared thanks to the guidance of the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat on the subject as usual. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ +Dear president, _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank you for your outstanding presidency during _x000D__x000D_ +the INC 1 process. _x000D__x000D_ +At the same time, we would like to thank the Secretariat for the documents they have prepared _x000D__x000D_ +and for their flexible and constructive attitude to the issues. _x000D__x000D_ +We are also grateful to the Uruguayan government for their excellent hospitality. _x000D__x000D_ +As all stakeholders, we firmly believe that our efforts to put an end to plastic pollution, which _x000D__x000D_ +is an issue that we have to deal with in many different dimensions in such a short time as two _x000D__x000D_ +years, will be a good example and starting point. _x000D__x000D_ +As the parties that prepare the necessities of the UNEA decision, we all leave a mark in history. _x000D__x000D_ +I sincerely hope to be together again and achieve success in other meetings in the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +809,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uk_statements.pdf,[],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],[],Members,statement,"UK National Statement _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the United Kingdom, I wish to congratulate the Chair on his appointment. To the _x000D__x000D_ +Excellencies and Distinguished Delegates who have joined us today, whether in person or online, _x000D__x000D_ +we greatly look forward to engaging with you over the coming days, weeks and years ahead. _x000D__x000D_ +The UK is delighted that the world came together at the UN Environment Assembly this year and _x000D__x000D_ +made a commitment to begin negotiating a legally binding treaty to end Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +It has been a long time coming and people everywhere want to see this fixed. _x000D__x000D_ +And in the United Kingdom we have started addressing it: by getting rid of the single-use plastics _x000D__x000D_ +that litter our beaches and that most of us can do without – straws, drink stirrers, bags, cotton _x000D__x000D_ +buds. _x000D__x000D_ +Our goal is to maximise resource efficiency and minimise plastic waste, by following the principles _x000D__x000D_ +of the waste hierarchy: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and create a circular economy for plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + We will legislate to design avoidable plastic waste out of the way we do things and make _x000D__x000D_ +producers more responsible for the plastic they produce. _x000D__x000D_ +And by introducing a tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. _x000D__x000D_ +But with the rate of plastic pollution projected to increase threefold between 2016 and 2040 this is _x000D__x000D_ +far from enough. _x000D__x000D_ +We need to take a global concerted approach that addresses the issue across the whole lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic, with the urgency that it demands. _x000D__x000D_ +The UK believes the treaty should restrain the demand for plastics and increase the supply of _x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastics for use in new plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +It should ensure plastics are designed to ensure durability, recyclability and safety, enabling a _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy for plastics that protects the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +And it should ensure the plastic waste that we do produce is collected, sorted and recycled so that _x000D__x000D_ +we keep plastic in circulation as long as possible and avoid leakage to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +And we are delighted to have joined the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution by 2040 _x000D__x000D_ +as founding members and invite others to join. _x000D__x000D_ +The negotiations this week will be critical to set us on the path to a new treaty by 2024. _x000D__x000D_ +And there is no doubt that the next two years will be challenging, but the eyes of the world are _x000D__x000D_ +upon us: we are confident that everyone will bring the ideas, leadership and creativity required to _x000D__x000D_ +solve this issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you again, we look forward to engaging with all of you to turn the tide on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and make the change that is so desperately needed a reality. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +30/11/2022 _x000D__x000D_ +UK intervention under agenda item 4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. We support the interventions made by a large number delegations regarding the need for a brief _x000D__x000D_ +and clear objective that outlines the aim to end plastic pollution, protect the environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and avoid risks to human health from the production, consumption, disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic as well as from plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Important that the scope is broad and should include the whole lifecycle of plastics, from the _x000D__x000D_ +production and design of plastics to their consumption and disposal. It should address the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and health impacts of microplastics, including tyre wear, and the misinformation _x000D__x000D_ +surrounding biodegradable and oxo-degradable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The UK recognises the importance of the treaty being flexible to allow each country to adopt _x000D__x000D_ +measures best suited to their circumstances and so national action plans will be an important _x000D__x000D_ +element of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +4. However, the evidence suggests that international-level measures will be needed to _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensively address the transboundary issue of plastic pollution, to reach the system-_x000D__x000D_ +change scenario we want to see. _x000D__x000D_ +5. A harmonised regulatory framework, will provide clarity and consistency on the direction of _x000D__x000D_ +travel, enabling stakeholders across the plastic lifecycle to make their contribution to tackling _x000D__x000D_ +this issue. _x000D__x000D_ +6. On format, the UK agrees that it is important that the format should be tailored to the one that _x000D__x000D_ +is going to be the most effective at delivering the provisions of the treaty. We do support the _x000D__x000D_ +option of using a specific convention format where the technical detail and control measures are _x000D__x000D_ +contained in the annexes. This is to ensure the treaty can be updated easily in line with emerging _x000D__x000D_ +evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +7. In order to make further progress on these issues at this meeting we agree with the proposals _x000D__x000D_ +made by a number of delegations including the GRULAC members, that we should begin _x000D__x000D_ +discussion in two contact groups at the earliest opportunity, including one on the core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and control measures, as well as one on the intersessional work that could consider _x000D__x000D_ +the modalities of multistakeholder engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The UK supports the full consideration of a combination of international obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +national measures across the whole lifecyle of plastic to ensure that the treaty can _x000D__x000D_ +adequately address the transboundary nature of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The UK recognises the importance of the treaty taking into consideration different _x000D__x000D_ +countries’ circumstances and that national action plans will be an important element of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +But whilst there are undoubtedly differences between countries, there are also many _x000D__x000D_ +similarities _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +As a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, the UK believes _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty should contain legally binding international obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +These obligations should not only target problematic, unnecessary and avoidable plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +but also ensure a more harmonised global regulatory framework that promotes _x000D__x000D_ +transparency and can ensure that National Action Plans are as effective as possible, _x000D__x000D_ +enable investment in technologies and provide long term certainty to businesses. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To support the INC to make informed decisions about which obligations and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures to include, we request that the Secretariat compiles a paper ahead of INC 2 _x000D__x000D_ +outlining the different options available. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The UK would also support scientific technical reporting and cooperation, effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation and national reporting, and provisions on compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UK Intervention agenda item 4 - Capacity _x000D__x000D_ +Building-technical and financial assistance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +The UK recognises that developing countries will require support to implement elements of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty and is eager to work with all members to identify the most effective and efficient _x000D__x000D_ +way of providing this support. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +An approach that helps match funding to need, will be an effective and equitable way to _x000D__x000D_ +build capacity and ensure all nations have the means to deliver on the aims of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +We also need to recognise that setting a clear direction of travel, with the right obligations _x000D__x000D_ +at an international level will be an important element of what this treaty can provide, to _x000D__x000D_ +help mobilise funding _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +There are huge amounts of private sector finance waiting to be unlocked. This treaty can act _x000D__x000D_ +as an enabler to unleash that funding – for example by establishing common standards and _x000D__x000D_ +waste management principles, the treaty can unlock private investment into waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure and aid the development of technologies _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Understanding the existing funding gaps will enable us to tailor any funding mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +that are best suited to fill those gaps. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +The UK recognises that developing countries will require support to implement elements of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty and is eager to work with all members to identify the most effective and efficient _x000D__x000D_ +way of providing this support. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Consideration should be given to the full range of potential funding models, including _x000D__x000D_ +existing funding mechanisms, a dedicated funding mechanism under the treaty, private _x000D__x000D_ +sector financing and bilateral funding options. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +An approach that helps match funding to need, will be an effective and equitable way to _x000D__x000D_ +build capacity and ensure all nations have the means to deliver on the aims of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +We also need to recognise that setting a clear direction of travel, with the right obligations _x000D__x000D_ +at an international level will be an important element of what this treaty can provide, to _x000D__x000D_ +help mobilise funding _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +There are huge amounts of private sector finance waiting to be unlocked. This treaty can act _x000D__x000D_ +as an enabler to unleash that funding – for example by establishing common standards and _x000D__x000D_ +waste management principles, the treaty can unlock private investment into waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure and aid the development of technologies _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Understanding the existing funding gaps will enable us to tailor any funding mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +that are best suited to fill those gaps. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +There is a variety of capacity building and technical assistance that can provide the guidance _x000D__x000D_ +for provisions under the new treaty _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +The UK stands ready to consider different potential funding mechanism that are able to _x000D__x000D_ +deliver the best possible outcomes from the implementation of the treaty _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UK Intervention Agenda 3c – Support to _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and evaluation of progress in, _x000D__x000D_ +and effectiveness of implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The UK believes that uncertainty in existing information should not prevent us from _x000D__x000D_ +taking action on plastic pollution. We need a pathway towards harmonised and _x000D__x000D_ +comparable data that allows decisions under the future treaty to be made on the _x000D__x000D_ +basis of robust evidence. This is needed to be able to assess the effectiveness of our _x000D__x000D_ +interventions and measure progress against the treaty’s objective. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + The UK believes monitoring should provide us with an assessment across the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle. This might not be straightforward – after many years we still haven’t found _x000D__x000D_ +a solution to measuring progress against Sustainable Development Goal 14.1.1.b on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic debris density on the sea surface, but we do believe that technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements such as remote sensing and satellite imagery, may support progress _x000D__x000D_ +under the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We should also have a clear reporting mechanism that provides information _x000D__x000D_ +particularly at the upstream and mid-stream parts of the life-cycle. The UK has _x000D__x000D_ +signed up to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. This Global _x000D__x000D_ +Commitment has mobilised government and businesses to build a circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +for plastics, but it has also set a positive example on how and what can be reported. _x000D__x000D_ +The reporting should include national reporting as part of National Action Plans, but _x000D__x000D_ +could also be supplemented by reporting from data available to international _x000D__x000D_ +organisations that are more transboundary in nature. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UK Intervention Agenda 3d - Scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +Technical Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The UK sees the value in considering the need for a scientific subsidiary body that _x000D__x000D_ +provides evidence for progressing action under the treaty and believe this should _x000D__x000D_ +include social scientists and economists. When considering the activities and _x000D__x000D_ +composition of this mechanism the UK believes it will be important to bear in mind the _x000D__x000D_ +following points: _x000D__x000D_ +o we should be mindful of the parallel negotiations that are ongoing on a Science-_x000D__x000D_ +Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +waste to prevent pollution, making sure that these are complementary and not _x000D__x000D_ +duplicative _x000D__x000D_ +o we should take account of country and regional differences in the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +this knowledge and include region-specific expertise _x000D__x000D_ +o we should ensure that traditional and indigenous knowledge is also included _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The UK also believes it is important that the Academic community is able to contribute _x000D__x000D_ +meaningfully to the INC process itself and welcome a closer engagement with the _x000D__x000D_ +academic community throughout these negotiations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UK Intervention Agenda Item 4: _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing and further work _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK would like to echo its support for the views expressed by many other delegations on the _x000D__x000D_ +need for INC funding to be prioritised to enable attendance from 2 delegates for each developing _x000D__x000D_ +country at INC2 and beyond. To that end, we also believe we should set up 2 contact groups _x000D__x000D_ +focussed on the following: _x000D__x000D_ +The first one on : Objectives, core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +The second one on: Capacity Building technical assistance and finance as well as institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ +We recognise how powerful if could be to have high level segments that function as a platform for _x000D__x000D_ +major commitments towards the objectives of the treaty. However, we think it is important to time _x000D__x000D_ +the high level segments at a later point in negotiations, as a way of giving momentum to completion _x000D__x000D_ +of negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholders across the lifecycle of plastics, should be able to participate in and inform our negotiations _x000D__x000D_ +through written submissions & virtual dialogues, at this early stage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +02/12/2022 _x000D__x000D_ +UK intervention on Agenda item 5 on host _x000D__x000D_ +countries for the INC process _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK welcomes the decision which gives clarity on the location of INC2. We would _x000D__x000D_ +like to extend our warmest thanks to France for this important undertaking. We _x000D__x000D_ +recognise we cannot continue our valuable work to agree a legally binding treaty on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution without the generous contribution of host countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK would also like to recognise the generous offers from Kenya, Canada and _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea to host INCs 3, 4 and 5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we wish to thank Uruguay for their generous hospitality and we look forward _x000D__x000D_ +to working with all host nations and the distinguished delegates here today as we _x000D__x000D_ +take the next steps on our shared path to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UK Intervention Agenda Item 3e - _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder participation and action _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Firstly, the UK would like to briefly re-iterate its position regarding stakeholder participation in _x000D__x000D_ +the INC process. Like many others we recognise the importance of stakeholders being able to _x000D__x000D_ +engage in a meaningful way. _x000D__x000D_ +For the UK, this means that intersessional engagement should be sequenced in such a way that _x000D__x000D_ +they can inform country positions and written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +Everyone has mentioned the importance of making sure stakeholders have an active role in the _x000D__x000D_ +INC process and we expect the same to apply to the new treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +And it is important that everyone is able to participate, across different stakeholder groups, _x000D__x000D_ +different communities and regions. _x000D__x000D_ +Front and foremost to this is to enable effective participation of the informal waste sector and _x000D__x000D_ +marginalised communities, so that measures at the national and international level take due _x000D__x000D_ +account of their needs and the effect of a treaty upon them. _x000D__x000D_ +Secondly, it will be essential to bring businesses into the engagements as, ultimately it will be _x000D__x000D_ +businesses that will implement the treaty provisions. We need them all to work together in the _x000D__x000D_ +same direction and united by the long term objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Thirdly, we need investors. We truly believe that a treaty can provide that long term certainty to _x000D__x000D_ +catalyse a wave of investment that is waiting to happen. So we need a process that will enable _x000D__x000D_ +that investment to happen _x000D__x000D_ +And we would like to reiterate the importance of the academic community: to tell us what _x000D__x000D_ +solutions work and give us early warning of issues that might arise in the road ahead. _x000D__x000D_ +And we need the active engagement of our NGOs who educate people around the world and _x000D__x000D_ +hold us to account. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we need the active involvement of our youth. Not only are they going to bear the effects _x000D__x000D_ +of decisions we make over the next few years, but they are also going to be the leaders of _x000D__x000D_ +tomorrow who will end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +And it is this diversity of stakeholders that means they need to be consulted fully in shaping a _x000D__x000D_ +multistakeholder action agenda. We have heard from many of those we have spoken to that _x000D__x000D_ +they want this action agenda to be more than commitments made on a podium. They want to _x000D__x000D_ +see transparency and accountability, and the UK agrees that these are essential for an action _x000D__x000D_ +agenda that is truly able to shift the dial on tackling plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Given that the action agenda should help implement the treaty, we believe we need to make _x000D__x000D_ +further progress during these negotiations on the path to launching an ambitious action agenda. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +810,United States of America,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_all_statements_1.pdf,[],['United States Of America'],[],Members,statement,"U.S. national statement for INC-1 on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Thank you to the Government of Uruguay and UNEP for organizing _x000D__x000D_ +this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The world is drowning in plastic pollution. It is time for the world to _x000D__x000D_ +promote more sustainable, and healthier, opportunities that will _x000D__x000D_ +allow us to end plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• We look forward to continuing that collaborative spirit that led us to _x000D__x000D_ +success in Nairobi as we work together at the INC to negotiate a new _x000D__x000D_ +international, legally-binding instrument to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• We seek to work with all of you to develop an instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in order to protect human health and the environment. We _x000D__x000D_ +are targeting plastic pollution and recognize plastic has many vital _x000D__x000D_ +applications in our lives, such the PPE masks that protected us _x000D__x000D_ +during the pandemic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The United States views such an agreement as part of our long-term _x000D__x000D_ +ambition to eliminate the release of plastic into the environment by _x000D__x000D_ +2040. It’s essential that we keep this “North Star” goal in view to _x000D__x000D_ +help focus our actions. _x000D__x000D_ +• To this end, we seek to develop an instrument that takes an _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious, innovative, and country-driven approach to combating _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution throughout its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• This instrument should require each Party to develop and regularly _x000D__x000D_ +update a national action plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Each Party’s plan should set out nationally determined policies and _x000D__x000D_ +measures for action throughout the lifecycle of plastic, in order to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the objective of the agreement.. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• With a country-driven approach, Parties will be able to strengthen _x000D__x000D_ +their actions to build greater ambition and fostering innovation over _x000D__x000D_ +time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Transparency and accountability matter. The agreement should _x000D__x000D_ +provide for robust, transparent national reporting, that can inform _x000D__x000D_ +how we measure our collective progress toward the agreement’s _x000D__x000D_ +objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• For countries most in need, we recognize that it will be important to _x000D__x000D_ +have sufficient support, including capacity building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +and financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• We support initiating a Multi-Stakeholder Action Agenda under the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement that regularly brings together a diverse set of _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders to complement actions by Parties, mobilize technical _x000D__x000D_ +and financial resources, and contribute meaningfully to the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement’s objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Additionally, we should avoid one-size-fits-all measures that drive _x000D__x000D_ +down our ambition. We believe that an approach that drives _x000D__x000D_ +progress, encourages innovation, and increases flexibility will help _x000D__x000D_ +us reach our ambitious goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Lastly, the United States supports holding a longer multistakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +forum with a high-level segment at INC-2. We want to hear from _x000D__x000D_ +civil society and private sector leaders about the accomplishments _x000D__x000D_ +and commitments to help us combat plastic pollution. We learned a _x000D__x000D_ +lot from this multistakeholder forum and recognize that _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders input will be critical to the success of future forums _x000D__x000D_ +and these negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The U.S. delegation looks forward to working with all of you this _x000D__x000D_ +week and throughout this process as we embark on an exciting and _x000D__x000D_ +momentous journey to end the scourge of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +United States _x000D__x000D_ +- The United States would like to work with together to develop an ambitious, _x000D__x000D_ +innovative country-driven global agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We agree with points made by Peru that the objective should be simple, and we see _x000D__x000D_ +much commonality with Norway, Switzerland, EU, Japan, AF Group and GRULAC, _x000D__x000D_ +and Brazil, about the framing of the objective around protecting human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We believe this broad framing could enable action throughout the lifecycle of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +through an ambitious, innovative, and country-driven global agreement and support _x000D__x000D_ +greater understanding of the impacts of plastic pollution and how to help prevent _x000D__x000D_ +them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We also want to identify an ambitious global goal or north star and believe this could _x000D__x000D_ +be eliminating the release of plastic into the environment by 2040, this goal could _x000D__x000D_ +drive our action in the near term, and complement our objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We want to avoid duplication with other instruments as we heard China and Mexico _x000D__x000D_ +express. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We also agree with views expressed by Egypt, Argentina, Kenya on the need for a _x000D__x000D_ +bottom-up approach. We see such an approach as countries work towards a high- _x000D__x000D_ +level objective through national action plans, and think such plans should describe _x000D__x000D_ +nationally-determined measures and policies to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We think such plans should updated periodically to increase their ambition. _x000D__x000D_ +- We agree with Rwanda on the need to strengthen our efforts over time under a _x000D__x000D_ +common objective and believe the approach outlined by Egypt offers a good path _x000D__x000D_ +forward. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We also think it is important to keep the focus on plastic pollution not only in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, but also in terresital and freshwater ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We support developing an instrument that uses the same basic structure found in _x000D__x000D_ +many MEAs the Secretariat highlights in document 1/4, and we are seeking a _x000D__x000D_ +structure that will drive ambitious progress as soon as possible by the widest number _x000D__x000D_ +of countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We support the EU, Japan and others that have noted we must ensure that the from _x000D__x000D_ +follows function for the structure of the instrument. We do not see the two models _x000D__x000D_ +outlined by the Secretariat as mutually exclusive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We agree with AOSIS that document 1/5 offers a good path forward to work together. _x000D__x000D_ +U.S. on MoI _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building, technical assistance and technology transfer under mutually agreed terms are _x000D__x000D_ +important contributions to the instrument’s eventual effective implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A key element of this support will be the establishment of an effective financial mechanism that _x000D__x000D_ +prioritizes funding activities that support the objective and obligations under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We think that all means of implementation should prioritize actions that result in _x000D__x000D_ +transformational action in addressing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +And that financial resources should be strategically prioritized for and targeted toward countries _x000D__x000D_ +with significant plastic pollution issues but limited capacity and resources to address them. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The challenge of plastic pollution is fundamentally different from other environmental _x000D__x000D_ +challenges we have tackled internationally, and correspondingly, we are interested in thinking _x000D__x000D_ +creatively about financing for this agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +This includes thinking about ways a financial mechanism can operate strategically and with _x000D__x000D_ +comparative advantage in a financing landscape that already features significant finance _x000D__x000D_ +streams, including from bilateral assistance, multilateral development bank investments and the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The United States is open to different institutional models of an eventual financial mechanism, _x000D__x000D_ +but recognizes it is premature at this stage to discusses any specific arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +However we can describe some of the key characteristic that the eventual mechanism’s _x000D__x000D_ +operating entity or operating entities should have. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +These include being capable of managing flows from both ODA and non-ODA sources _x000D__x000D_ +o And being able to prioritize financial assistance for those countries that most need it, _x000D__x000D_ +and for those activities most capable of achieving the instrument’s objectives, while not _x000D__x000D_ +penalizing countries for taking early action to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It will be important to us that the instrument references the role that the private sector and _x000D__x000D_ +subnational entities play in providing financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It will also be critical that the eventual financial mechanism plays a clear, additive and _x000D__x000D_ +complementary role to that financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We support the reflection made by the EU that discussions of finance flows need to be inclusive _x000D__x000D_ +of all available finance flows _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +And the recognition from Japan that all parties to the instrument can contribute to towards the _x000D__x000D_ +common objective of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We understand that for the financial mechanism, form will follow function. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +At this early stage of the INC process, it is important to listen carefully to the visions expressed _x000D__x000D_ +by Member States of how to solve the plastic pollution problem. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We can then turn to potential institutional arrangements for financing and other means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation later in the INC process. Thank you _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The United States believes it will be critical to include binding obligations related to transparency and _x000D__x000D_ +accountability in our future instrument. Robust national reporting and an effectiveness evaluation of the _x000D__x000D_ +aggregate actions taken under the instrument to achieve the objective must both be designed to provide _x000D__x000D_ +a strongbackbone for such transparency and accountability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A robust national reporting obligation will ensure that all Parties are individually contributing to the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of the objective, allow the Parties to assess theprogress of the overall instrument in _x000D__x000D_ +meeting the objective, and contribute to the eventual evaluation of the effectiveness of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The United States supports a reporting obligation that calls for the provision of relevant information from _x000D__x000D_ +Parties on a regular basis. Reporting obligations should serve a clear purpose, be precise, respond to _x000D__x000D_ +specific obligations of the instrument, be manageable and not overly burdensome, be transparent, occur _x000D__x000D_ +on a regularbasis, be based on reasonably available information, and avoid duplicative reporting with _x000D__x000D_ +other MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The reporting requirements of this future instrument should also be broadly applicable to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +sufficient data is available for Parties and stakeholders to allow the governing body of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +to evaluate and make future decisions for the instrument on the basis of our reporting. To help in this _x000D__x000D_ +regard, wherepossible, a harmonized set of metrics could be developed to measure progress under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The reporting requirements should also be crafted to ensure that the contributions of all Parties can be _x000D__x000D_ +accounted for in the success of the instrument. To that end,such requirements should also take into _x000D__x000D_ +account that different Parties will have different metrics by which to measure its contributions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Turning to the EE, the United States seeks a science based, cost effective, global EE. We recognize that _x000D__x000D_ +some indications of progress attributable to the instrument’simplementation may take time to fully _x000D__x000D_ +register measurable results. To that end, it will be important that any effectiveness evaluation be _x000D__x000D_ +transparent and based on consistent, reliable data. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to any potential assessments of progress of implementation, we look forward to hearing _x000D__x000D_ +other countries’ views. For the United States, any additional processes beyond national reporting and the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation would benefit from considering how such assessments might add value to our _x000D__x000D_ +understanding as well as our achievement of the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by Karissa Kovner, US Environmental Protection Agency _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +4(3)(d) Other aspects, including scientific and technical cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +and coordination, research and awareness raising _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Overarching] _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Over the course of this week, we’ve heard delegations mention many scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical issues. These topics span a wide range such as product design, _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials, types of recycling, additives and toxicity, and impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +The United States believes it will be extremely important to consider the inclusion _x000D__x000D_ +of provisions related to research, and scientific and technical cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination, to answer questions and to find solutions to the challenges we face. _x000D__x000D_ +Research, and Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +The United States recognizes that the instrument offers a unique opportunity to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate sharing of information and research results on the many aspects of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution to increase knowledge, to better address the issue, and to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce its environmental and social impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Collaborating to advance scientific research, monitoring and assessment, and _x000D__x000D_ +innovative technologies and design solutions will be essential to our success. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Further, the new instrument should allow flexibility to incorporate or utilize new _x000D__x000D_ +evidence and solutions as they become available. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +In our view the instrument could have a role in encouraging cooperation among _x000D__x000D_ +Parties as well as with other international organizations, as appropriate, on _x000D__x000D_ +scientific research and the exchange of scientific information. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +We also recognize the critical role of all actors in research and development for _x000D__x000D_ +combatting plastic pollution – the private sector, the scientific community, other _x000D__x000D_ +established international technical and scientific bodies, and many others. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +There is a lot to understand but collectively we can achieve more working _x000D__x000D_ +together. [EU Importance of BAS and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples] _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to Awareness raising, _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Similar to Armenia, the United States also strongly supports provisions on _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education, and information exchange to facilitate the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and elimination of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions in these areas could focus on increasing public understanding to _x000D__x000D_ +support efforts to improve circularity of plastics, reduce leakage into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, minimize the use of problematic and unnecessary plastics, consider _x000D__x000D_ +plastic alternatives, and enhance reuse and recycling of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions could also increase awareness and encourage trainings with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +populations about the effects of plastics on the environment and potential effects _x000D__x000D_ +on human health based on scientific information. _x000D__x000D_ +[Closing] _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should have a robust mechanism to foster the exchange and _x000D__x000D_ +sharing of research on the many aspects of the issue of plastic pollution to best _x000D__x000D_ +understand the state of the science on the issue and to guide and inform national _x000D__x000D_ +efforts to monitor and assess pollution in the environment, as well as to take _x000D__x000D_ +effective action to address it. _x000D__x000D_ +US Intervention _x000D__x000D_ +Sequencing and Recommendations for further work _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The United States looks forward to working with countries and others to chart a path forward on _x000D__x000D_ +how to organize our work during the INC. We need to move rapidly over the next two years. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We support the calls to ensure we have sufficient participation at INC-2 and look forward to _x000D__x000D_ +working with the Secretariat on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We think it will be important to have clarity on the organization of our work and how we can _x000D__x000D_ +organize discussions well ahead of INC-2, and we look forward to the Chair and Secretariat help _x000D__x000D_ +us make an efficient use of our time as we move into the more detailed aspects of this _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We note one way for such clarity is a timely posting of an annotated agenda or scenario note, _x000D__x000D_ +informed by consultations over the next few months as we reflect on INC-1. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We welcome this helpful early exchange on the views of potential contact groups and work _x000D__x000D_ +streams, but we are concerned about rushing to lock ourselves into a detailed organizational _x000D__x000D_ +structure ahead of INC-2. We note that so far we hear very different views about these _x000D__x000D_ +important matters. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We agree with many other countries that our discussions at INC-2 should be based on the _x000D__x000D_ +document on potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, which will be informed by input from member states and others. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We need to review such information contained in the potential elements document ahead of _x000D__x000D_ +making a decision on the structure of our work, including the number and thematic content of _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We agree with Japan and [others] that it is premature to make a decision at this meeting and _x000D__x000D_ +are concerned that in attempt to set these details too early, we could waste time at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +working to change such a structure. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We want to take an approach that strikes a balance between locking in the organization of _x000D__x000D_ +future work early and building in flexibility to adapt the structure of our discussions based on _x000D__x000D_ +the meeting documents submitted to INC-2 and discussions during INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to raise the provisional agenda for INC-2. We are generally satisfied with the _x000D__x000D_ +version posted on the meeting portal. However, we would like to see INC-2 provide an _x000D__x000D_ +opportunity for high-level engagement among countries at this meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We must maintain the strong political leadership that is behind our work as we move forward _x000D__x000D_ +into the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that having a high-level segment could bring energy and momentum to making _x000D__x000D_ +progress rapidly along with building the high-level relationships that we will need to finish text _x000D__x000D_ +of the new instrument by 2024. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we propose including a high-level segment on the provisional agenda for INC-2 as we _x000D__x000D_ +kick off the substance of our negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to the multi-stakeholder forum at INC-2, we encourage the Secretariat to learn _x000D__x000D_ +from the organization of the preceding multi-stakeholder forums, and to continue to improve _x000D__x000D_ +this model. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We need to maintain a strong connection to the stakeholders that are impacted by plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and those stakeholders that will be needed to help solve this problem. For this reason, _x000D__x000D_ +we would like such a high-level segment of the INC contiguous with a multi stakeholder forum. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We think such a forum can include opportunities to showcase action from regions most _x000D__x000D_ +impacted by plastic pollution, bring to light innovations in technology that can help us solve this _x000D__x000D_ +problem, and finally give us insights on how we can work together. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In line with views that we shared in the informal group, we also note our expectation that the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat will make arrangements to allow for robust side events at INC-2, including _x000D__x000D_ +potentially a pavilion. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Governments will not be able to solve this problem alone, and we look forward to working with _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders to come up with the solutions we need. _x000D__x000D_ +US Intervention _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder Engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Robust stakeholder essential, and we will all need to work together in to make rapid progress _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution. We hear this same sentiment echoed by the distinguished delegates _x000D__x000D_ +in the room. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Multistakeholder Engagement During the INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We appreciate the efforts of UNEP in organizing the multistakeholder forum ahead of INC-1, _x000D__x000D_ +and thank all those who have come together from national governments, sub-national _x000D__x000D_ +governments, indigenous communities, private sector, civil society, youth, academics, and _x000D__x000D_ +others to have a meaningful exchange on aspects of ending plastic pollution and also how we _x000D__x000D_ +can initiate a multi stakeholder action agenda. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We agree with the EU that we should continue the forum and should use the opportunity of _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 to improve our approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Our vision for a multistakeholder forum for INC-2 includes having both a working-level and a _x000D__x000D_ +high-level 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+intercessional session would be to receive stakeholder input on targeted questions and _x000D__x000D_ +issues, and compile these ahead of INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- These questions could be developed to inform discussions associated with the draft options _x000D__x000D_ +paperould be an excellent way to leverage the tremendous stakeholder energy and _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge in a way that directly advances and informs the process. _x000D__x000D_ +- We add our voice for the calls for side events and potentially other activities that give _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders opportunities to showcase their actions their actions and innovations, such as a _x000D__x000D_ +pavilion at INC-2, to help us achieve our goals to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Multistakeholder Action Agenda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The United States supports establishing an innovative multistakholder action agenda that _x000D__x000D_ +would complement the actions taken by parties in support of the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Such an action agenda should seek to promote ambitious actions to address plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and promote cooperation with a wide variety of stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We think the objectives of such an action agenda could include: _x000D__x000D_ +- Promoting stakeholder leader engagement in the new instrument and ambitious actions _x000D__x000D_ +by stakeholders to address plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- Mobilizing stakeholder financial and technical resources to contribute to achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- Promoting cooperation across national, sub-nations, and local levels of governance. _x000D__x000D_ +- Sharing knowledge and awareness raising _x000D__x000D_ +- Building on existing stakeholder efforts _x000D__x000D_ +- To achieve such objectives, we there the action agenda could include: _x000D__x000D_ +- Hold a high-level forum that serves as a platform for stakeholder leaders to make _x000D__x000D_ +announcements about major accomplishments and commitments that help us end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and complement the activities of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- Set up a Portal on Stakeholder Actions to publicize stakeholder contributions to achieving _x000D__x000D_ +the objectives of the global instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- Sharing of Progress on Stake Actions including with the Governing body of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",1 +872,"Non-Paper: Proposal from Chile, the Cook Islands, Ecuador, the Federated States of Micronesia, Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda on Means of Implementation",https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42610/JointProposal.pdf,[],"['Chile', 'Cook Islands', 'Ecuador', 'The Federated States Of Micronesia', 'Rwanda', 'Senegal', 'Uganda']",[],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal from Chile, the Cook Islands, Ecuador, the Federated States of _x000D__x000D_ +Micronesia, Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda on Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ending plastic pollution worldwide will require robust support to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +including provision of means of implementation for control measures and related activities _x000D__x000D_ +through a dedicated fund, as well additional support from other complementary sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A financial mechanism that includes a dedicated fund should provide the principal _x000D__x000D_ +international vehicle for supporting finance, technology transfer and development, capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, and technical assistance to countries that need such support to effectively _x000D__x000D_ +implement the new instrument. This mechanism should promote and facilitate the provision _x000D__x000D_ +of adequate, accessible, new, stable, predictable and timely financial assistance on a grant _x000D__x000D_ +basis for both enabling activities and for agreed incremental costs of compliance. In addition, _x000D__x000D_ +access to concessional finance should also be made available for other costs, either directly _x000D__x000D_ +under the dedicated multilateral fund or via other multilateral financial institutions, avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +duplication and ensuring complementarity and coherence. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanism (including a dedicated Multilateral Fund) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The plastics instrument should establish a financial mechanism that includes: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated Multilateral Fund—to provide the necessary financial resources to _x000D__x000D_ +eligible countries in order to meet their commitments under the instrument. The _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral Fund should be the principal international vehicle for providing _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance to recipient countries, on a grant basis, for enabling activities _x000D__x000D_ +and for the incremental costs of compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties may consider the possibility of establishing additional funds, _x000D__x000D_ +as part of the financial mechanism, to support the implementation of control measures and/or _x000D__x000D_ +to finance rehabilitation and ecological restoration of specific ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Enabling activities may include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Institutional strengthening, namely support for plastics officers similar to the ozone _x000D__x000D_ +officers under the Montreal Protocol; _x000D__x000D_ +- Policy development and implementation, such as preparation of country programmes _x000D__x000D_ +or national action plans; _x000D__x000D_ +- Education and awareness raising; _x000D__x000D_ +- Capacity-building and training, in coordination with other relevant initiatives; _x000D__x000D_ +- Transfer of technology projects _x000D__x000D_ +- Reporting and monitoring; and _x000D__x000D_ +- Pilot and demonstration projects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Incremental costs of compliance include those costs related to control measures, such as _x000D__x000D_ +incremental capital and operating costs, subject to cost guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explicit reference to “enabling activities” and “incremental costs of compliance” should be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the instrument’s article on the financial aspects, and an indicative list of such _x000D__x000D_ +activities and costs should be developed as part of the instrument’s overall negotiated _x000D__x000D_ +package, and should be adopted by the first Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governance of the Mechanism and its Multilateral Fund _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Multilateral Fund should function under the guidance and authority of the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties and should be accountable thereto. It should be administered by an Executive _x000D__x000D_ +Committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of donor and recipient countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Executive Committee should consider, inter alia, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) _x000D__x000D_ +The assessment of the needs of the Parties, in particular developing state _x000D__x000D_ +Parties; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(b) _x000D__x000D_ +The availability and timely disbursement of funds; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(c) _x000D__x000D_ +The transparency of decision-making and management processes concerning _x000D__x000D_ +fundraising and allocations; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(d) _x000D__x000D_ +The accountability of the recipient developing States Parties with respect to _x000D__x000D_ +the agreed use of funds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Executive Committee should be supported by a Secretariat of professional staff _x000D__x000D_ +responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of the fund. The Secretariat should be _x000D__x000D_ +supported by the Fund and should report to the Executive Committee. The work of the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat should include, inter alia: developing plans and budgets, reviewing project _x000D__x000D_ +applications, organizing meetings, disbursing financing, and overseeing implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties shall consider the reports and recommendations of the _x000D__x000D_ +Executive Committee and take appropriate action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties shall, in addition, undertake a periodic review of the financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and accessibility of financial resources, _x000D__x000D_ +including for the delivery of capacity building and the technology transfer and development _x000D__x000D_ +to or in developing state Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Periodical Replenishment of the Multilateral Fund _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Multilateral Fund shall be replenished on a regular basis, e.g. triennially or _x000D__x000D_ +quadrennially, through contributions that are measurable, reportable and verifiable. _x000D__x000D_ +Contributions should be based on the United Nations scale of assessment with bilateral _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation counting up to a certain percentage. Donor countries would replenish the _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral Fund as agreed by the Conference of Parties, based at least in part upon needs _x000D__x000D_ +assessments undertaken by a subsidiary body established under the instrument. The _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary body would report directly to the Conference of the Parties needs assessments for _x000D__x000D_ +supporting recipient countries in meeting their core obligations and control measures during _x000D__x000D_ +the upcoming replenishment period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional and Complementary Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to core financial assistance provided by the Multilateral Fund, countries may _x000D__x000D_ +require additional support or means of implementation, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial assistance for other costs not supported by the Multilateral Fund, on a grant _x000D__x000D_ +or concessional basis, as appropriate, such as from the Global Environment Facility _x000D__x000D_ +Trust Fund (GEF); and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial assistance for other costs not supported by the Multilateral Fund, on a grant _x000D__x000D_ +or concessional basis, as appropriate, funded by the private sector via a newly _x000D__x000D_ +established Trust Fund operating under the authority of the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such financial assistance would complement, but would not be a substitute for, the financial _x000D__x000D_ +and technical assistance provided under the Multilateral Fund. Further avenues for additional _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation should also be promoted within national programmes or national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans. These could include extended producer responsibility schemes, taxes or levies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +925,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230105_republic_of_armenia.pdf,[],['Armenia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential options for _x000D__x000D_ +elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a _x000D__x000D_ +notification inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and _x000D__x000D_ +observers in structuring the written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a _x000D__x000D_ +document with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, for consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging _x000D__x000D_ +what the committee might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The document is to be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics as called for by UNEA resolution 5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive _x000D__x000D_ +provisions including core obligations, control measures, and voluntary approaches, _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written _x000D__x000D_ +submission as a guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms of legally binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance under the future international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements _x000D__x000D_ +received will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• 6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• 10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Armenia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact _x000D__x000D_ +person _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Meri Harutyunyan _x000D__x000D_ +Chief specialist of Strategic Policy Department, _x000D__x000D_ +national focal point for the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiation Committee (INC) _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +20.12.2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +✓ global elimination of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +✓ restricting and reducing the overall production and use of plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +✓ environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, throughout the full life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should cover the all life-cycle of plastics and consider strong obligations _x000D__x000D_ +related to the substances and materials, which will include the transparency requirements _x000D__x000D_ +on chemicals in plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should set the following measures to addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Preventive actions _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Management actions _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Recycling actions _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Bunning actions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation _x000D__x000D_ +measures (for example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well _x000D__x000D_ +as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Creation of financial, technical, and technological mechanisms for developing countries, and _x000D__x000D_ +countries with economies in transition, in order to strengthen national capabilities for the _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic pollution and to promote the effective implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Set the obligation related to the development and implementation of a national action plan _x000D__x000D_ +to stimulate the implementation of the control measures agreed upon in the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +convention at the national level, and towards achieving the global goals outlined in the _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +convention within specified timeframes. National plans should include the following _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +increasing collection and recycling rates of plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +re-design and re-use of plastic products and materials, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding the unnecessary use of plastic and plastic-containing chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following _x000D__x000D_ +elements: capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed _x000D__x000D_ +terms and financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness raising and Education are important elements in sustaining plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +reduction success. Targeted initiatives at Educational institutions will inspire both collective _x000D__x000D_ +and individual involvement in this global environmental challenge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The public must be aware of plastic pollution's impact on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and adapt to its consequences. Higher education students pursuing science and _x000D__x000D_ +engineering degrees need to be taught about new technologies and practices in dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +fields. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the establishment of a flexible mechanism of financial and technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +in the frame of this instrument is very important. The toolbar should contain _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building component. Training, information, and support services which will help _x000D__x000D_ +countries build the national capacity of strategic stakeholders to create the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +enabling environment for the effective implementation of National Action plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of global information, communication, and education service that will _x000D__x000D_ +provide the stakeholders with publications, e-services, and other tools that can be used for _x000D__x000D_ +a national information and awareness campaigns in support of plastic reduction objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should contain obligations related to the plastic products, which will _x000D__x000D_ +include the Market-based instruments such as taxes and fees for consumption reduction and _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized product labelling. _x000D__x000D_ + The component related to means of implementation should serve for introductions of _x000D__x000D_ +flexible mechanisms similar to clean development mechanisms in order to balance the _x000D__x000D_ +institutional and technological gaps between developed and developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory _x000D__x000D_ +elements; awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement; institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific & technical cooperation component among others should serve for identification _x000D__x000D_ +of reliable alternatives for plastic products and materials. _x000D__x000D_ +The component related to awareness raising, education & exchange of information should _x000D__x000D_ +be very strong and contain big spectrum of toolbars. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Armenia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Liana Papakhchyan _x000D__x000D_ +Chief Specialist of the Hazardous Materials and Waste _x000D__x000D_ +Policy Department of the Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +26.12.2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +• drastic reduction of plastic waste volumes through the use of economic _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms, _x000D__x000D_ +• development of conceptual approaches to plastic waste management (aimed at _x000D__x000D_ +preventing or reducing the generation, recycling and utilization of these wastes), _x000D__x000D_ +• environmentally safe management of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• application of public awareness mechanisms, _x000D__x000D_ +• prevention and reduction of plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +• sorting of plastic waste as a prerequisite for the most efficient use, _x000D__x000D_ +• environmentally safe recycling and reuse _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• provide economic and financial incentives while enhancing environmental control, _x000D__x000D_ +• improve plastic waste reduction targeted legal, economic, organizational and other _x000D__x000D_ +instruments as the most important component of the waste management system, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +granting privileges to companies and organizations that reduce the volumes of _x000D__x000D_ +waste generation and introduce low-waste technologies in production, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +those engaged in the collection, storage and delivery of waste considered as _x000D__x000D_ +secondary raw materials, in the case and in the manner prescribed by law. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• needs assessment and capacity building, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• there is a need to strengthen capacity for sustainable waste management, including _x000D__x000D_ +waste management and landfill operations and management planning. It is _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +important that local authorities and communities are involved in the planning _x000D__x000D_ +process, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Technical and financial support is very important because of the waste generated _x000D__x000D_ +the amount exceeds the existing technical and financial possibilities of collection _x000D__x000D_ +and storage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental awareness and proper training through government programs, local bodies _x000D__x000D_ +and the public are of utmost importance for further development. In order to create _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate opportunities for waste management by local government bodies, they need to _x000D__x000D_ +be supported with financial instruments (subsidies, loans, tax privileges, national and _x000D__x000D_ +international funds) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +926,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230109_tonga.pdf,[],['Tonga'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(For Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Tonga _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(For observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry if MEIDECC/Department of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +mele.tovi94@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +9.1.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: To addressed and controlled the production and consumption of plastic to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Tonga is deeply concerned about the effects of plastic pollution at every stage of the life cycle on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, society, culture, economy, health, and food security. Tonga: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + is increasingly inundated by an acute overabundance of inexpensive primary (virgin) plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +undermining secondary markets for recycled material and investments in collection and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + experiences an increased rates of production and consumption of plastics/plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + have challenges with phasing out problematic plastics / polymer types including _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure and capacity to identify chemical constituents of plastics and how to address and _x000D__x000D_ +manage these. _x000D__x000D_ +The lack of technical and financial capacity, infrastructure coupled with poor waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices and systems in the region lead to huge quantities of plastics/plastics products waste _x000D__x000D_ +ending up our shores. Therefore, we need to consider the issue comprehensively from the point at _x000D__x000D_ +which plastic is conceived as a material to the moment it finds its way to end of life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The Pacific therefore requests the ILBI to develop sustainable plastics production and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, to ensure strategies and actions are in place to address global plastic production, to _x000D__x000D_ +promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics (product design, environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management, resource efficiency and circular economy approach) effectively reducing the _x000D__x000D_ +amount of plastic entering the waste stream. _x000D__x000D_ +The IBLI should develop mechanisms to control aggregate primary production (including establishing _x000D__x000D_ +baselines, targets and establishing reporting similar to Montreal Protocol – production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption use); establish targets to reduce production of single-use plastics with associated _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring to track and report on reduced production; implement bans on single use plastics (where _x000D__x000D_ +practical), implement bans on problematic or hazardous polymers and other constituent chemicals; _x000D__x000D_ +and establish harmonious design and labelling standards. _x000D__x000D_ +Most importantly the ILBI must recognize the forced role on Pacific Island Developing States that are _x000D__x000D_ +the receivers of plastic either as imported materials, or through the trans-boundary movement of _x000D__x000D_ +waste through the worlds’ oceans. _x000D__x000D_ +We request the full life-cycle of plastics be considered within the IBLI scope, with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +promoting resource-efficient circular economy approaches, with a priority focus on addressing _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics. It should take a central place in the international efforts, while facilitating _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant regional and international _x000D__x000D_ +conventions and instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + As Developing Nations, we lack the access to appropriate technology, the funding to appropriately _x000D__x000D_ +address the worlds waste issues, and the capacity and training to adequately engage and implement _x000D__x000D_ +necessary action to combat the scourge of plastic pollution. We seek the IBLI to provide this _x000D__x000D_ +support, whilst pushing to limit the creation of plastic upstream to reduce the impact and burden _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +felt by those most reliant on the oceans, and least able to act to address the impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +The objectives of the IBLI should be designed to allow for equity, effectiveness, flexibility, and _x000D__x000D_ +progression. It must reduce and control the leakage of waste plastic and microplastics into us _x000D__x000D_ +environment. As well as prioritizing the urgent elimination of existing plastic pollution in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. 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La _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica es evidente en mi sociedad ya que un gran porcentaje _x000D__x000D_ +de la población desconoce los impactos ambientales negativos que producen _x000D__x000D_ +los plásticos, a pesar de los esfuerzos del gobierno en materia de educación _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental, adhesión de la nación en múltiples convenios internacionales en _x000D__x000D_ +materia de sostenibilidad ambiental, construcción de instalaciones de _x000D__x000D_ +reciclaje, así como gestionar los créditos a los emprendedores de este sector, _x000D__x000D_ +pero se sigue evidenciando las prácticas de vertido de residuos plásticos en _x000D__x000D_ +los cursos hídricos y la quema a cielo abierto de estos materiales, poniendo _x000D__x000D_ +en peligro la salud humana y medioambiental. Nuestro país no produce el _x000D__x000D_ +plástico si no que es importado, el comité tiene que ver el papel que juegan _x000D__x000D_ +las grandes industrias plásticas. Por lo que Guinea Ecuatorial no tiene _x000D__x000D_ +objeción alguna en la creación y aplicabilidad de este instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +internacional ya que es de mucha importancia para la humanidad y lo que _x000D__x000D_ +nos rodea. _x000D__x000D_ +Los productos plásticos son arrastrados a diario por la marea en las playas _x000D__x000D_ +de todo el mundo, y los canales y los ríos en las ciudades están cada vez más _x000D__x000D_ +contaminados _x000D__x000D_ +con _x000D__x000D_ +desechos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, el mundo está observando la situación con interés y los países, _x000D__x000D_ +el sector privado y las comunidades tienen que empezar a actuar tal es el caso _x000D__x000D_ +de Guinea Ecuatorial, el instrumento internacional Jurídicamente _x000D__x000D_ +vinculante sobre la contaminación plástica incluso en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +debería aplicar medidas que incluyen desde prohibiciones e impuestos a _x000D__x000D_ +numerosos artículos de plástico desechables, inversiones para la _x000D__x000D_ +recolección de desechos plásticos en los diferentes ecosistemas a nivel _x000D__x000D_ +nacional, políticas sobre la reducción de los envases de plástico a _x000D__x000D_ +operaciones de limpieza de las playas y los otros cuerpos hídricos, _x000D__x000D_ +medidas del que contamina paga; así también debería contemplar alguna _x000D__x000D_ +forma en que los Estados más desarrollados, así como las Instituciones _x000D__x000D_ +privadas, puedan estrechar la mano a los menos desarrollados en _x000D__x000D_ +materia de transferencia tecnológica, así como mecanismos de _x000D__x000D_ +financiación para el desarrollo de capacidades de cada nación, esto sería _x000D__x000D_ +de vital importancia para Guinea Ecuatorial, ya que la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +plástica también es una crisis de justicia social: como muchos de los desafíos _x000D__x000D_ +que enfrentamos hoy, son las comunidades más vulnerables y menos _x000D__x000D_ +prósperas las que pagan, y seguirán pagando, el precio más alto porque son _x000D__x000D_ +las que más sufren por este problema; nadie quiere que sus hijos ingieran _x000D__x000D_ +sustancias químicas peligrosas a través de los micro plásticos. Por tanto, _x000D__x000D_ +tenemos que actuar ahora, con audacia y decisión, para afrontar esta crisis. _x000D__x000D_ +Pero para ello no solo bastará con establecer mejores sistemas de gestión de _x000D__x000D_ +los desechos sólidos. Todos tenemos que colaborar en la solución de este _x000D__x000D_ +problema, y las acciones individuales son importantes y nuestro país está _x000D__x000D_ +consciente de ello. _x000D__x000D_ +Pasando de una economía lineal del plástico a una economía circular, _x000D__x000D_ +garantizaremos un equilibrio ecológico en nuestro planeta, por lo que es _x000D__x000D_ +momento de decir adiós a la contaminación plástica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Esperamos continuar nuestra colaboración con el éxito del instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +internacional Jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación plástica _x000D__x000D_ +incluso en el medio marino. _x000D__x000D_ +Sírvase aceptar, Señora/Señor, las seguridades de mi más alta _x000D__x000D_ +consideración. _x000D__x000D_ +Atentamente _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MSC. IRAM NSOGO MBA MBASOGO _x000D__x000D_ +PUNTO FOCAL NACIONAL DE MINAMATA SOBRE EL MERCURIO _x000D__x000D_ +REPRESENTANTE DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL EN EL PROCESO DEL INC-1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +928,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230113_republic_of_moldova.pdf,[],['Republic Of Moldova'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Moldova _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Tatiana TUGUI, Director Expert Association ProMediu _x000D__x000D_ +info@pro-mediu.md _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13.01.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument shall address the whole lifecycle of plastics with priority given to the upstream parts, _x000D__x000D_ +lay out commitments and provisions that bring consumption and production of plastics to sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +levels, and to enable a circular economy that protects the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument should also include the necessary obligations to prevent plastics from entering _x000D__x000D_ +into the environment, to address all plastic materials and products put on the market. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard we consider that the full life cycle of plastic from the stage of production and processing _x000D__x000D_ +to end of life or waste management operations, including all types of plastics such as microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +nanoplastics, plastic pellets used as raw material in plastic production shall be are covered by this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The instrument should enable countries to reduce, to reuse, to recycle and to replace _x000D__x000D_ +plastics with cleaner alternatives or substitutes. Unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +substances and additives should be reduced, eliminated, substituted or banned. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + The core obligation to address the plastic pollution are following: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +develop common international and binding obligations and control measures, across the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics based on the precautionary approach, waste hierarchy and the polluter-_x000D__x000D_ +pays and extended producer responsibility principles, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +restrain plastic consumption and production to sustainable levels, and enable a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy for plastics that protects the environment and human health while achieving _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate problematic plastics, substances and additives, including by bans and restrictions; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +develop global sustainability criteria and standards for plastics across the full lifecycle; _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +set global baselines and targets for sustainability throughout the life-cycle of plastics, as well _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and reporting obligations; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +ensure transparency in the value chain of plastics, including for material and chemical _x000D__x000D_ +composition throughout the life-cycle of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +establish mechanisms for strengthening commitments, targets and controls over time; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +and facilitate effective technical and financial assistance as well as scientific and socio-_x000D__x000D_ +economic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +We strongly believe that a comprehensive and coordinated policy framework with a multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder engagement will enable conditions for implementation of the instrument at the national _x000D__x000D_ +level. Our own experiences show that plastic consumption are deeply rooted within the life-style of _x000D__x000D_ +our consumers. Without a public buy-in policy, associated with a strong compliance enforcement our _x000D__x000D_ +efforts would be ineffective. We need a clear and consistent policy which will encourage innovation _x000D__x000D_ +and investments in infrastructure towards transition to a circular economy. We also would like point _x000D__x000D_ +to the importance of involvement in the implementation process of product designer, in order to _x000D__x000D_ +have them on board since beginning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to ensure effectiveness of the instrument it is important to have a common framework of _x000D__x000D_ +indicators that will support monitoring and reporting at the national, regional and global level. Existed _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting system on waste management, on PRTR, etc. that already are used for reporting _x000D__x000D_ +under other MEA, shall be used to monitor achievement of established recycling targets for plastics _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +We are confident that public, private as well as international and domestic finance will have an _x000D__x000D_ +important role to play to achieve the objectives of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We consider important to including provisions to incentivize private financial flows and investments _x000D__x000D_ +to support the overarching goal and objectives of the instrument. We would like to underline the _x000D__x000D_ +importance of the national EPR schemes in developing policy tools as is incentives instrument that _x000D__x000D_ +includes charges and levies. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the INC1 countries agreed on urgent need to tackle plastic use and plastic disposal as a major _x000D__x000D_ +contributor to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Even the crises become obviously, many countries lack resources to do a relevant researches and _x000D__x000D_ +scientific work on plastic pollution effects. In this regard a regular updates on new scientific _x000D__x000D_ +information and exchange information on the current state of knowledge is crucial to assess the best _x000D__x000D_ +available science, emerging trends and available best techniques. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that ongoing TA projects financed by UNEP and other donors will help countries with _x000D__x000D_ +economy in transition to have an in-depth understanding of the current situation on put on the _x000D__x000D_ +market plastics and existed plastics waste management practice that is of crucial importance to build _x000D__x000D_ +up a coherent and complete picture for the baseline scenario on which further activities shall build _x000D__x000D_ +on. An ambitious plan to end plastic pollution must be efficient and effective in long term for all _x000D__x000D_ +countries united to make this change. In this regard in order to ensure that we are reducing the _x000D__x000D_ +overall production and consumption of plastics to sustainable levels through concrete measures, we _x000D__x000D_ +should know well the current situation to set up a well-informed targets, and policies that will ensure _x000D__x000D_ +effective interventions –along the entire plastics lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +929,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230127_azerbaijan.pdf,[],['Azerbaijan'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Azerbaijan _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Maltam Ahmadzada, meltem.ahmedzade90@gmail.com , _x000D__x000D_ +meltem.ahmedzade@eco.gov.az _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +27.01.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Reducing the negative impact of plastic pollution on the environment and human health _x000D__x000D_ +2. Reducing the production of single use plastic to an almost zero level _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing the single use plastic can help in reducing the manufacturing of it and encourage recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and reuse hence reducing the amount of litter. To preserve the animal and bird species, and to _x000D__x000D_ +protect our ecosystem reducing the single-use of plastics can be helpful. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation of the extended producer responsibility model _x000D__x000D_ +2. Sound recycling of plastics is the best sustainable option _x000D__x000D_ +3. Expanding the production and use alternative biodegradable bags _x000D__x000D_ +4. Improving the legislative framework at the national level _x000D__x000D_ +5. Develop international guidance, standards and controls on additives and chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +6. Increase investment in plastic waste collection _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) implementation of the extended producer responsibility model accepted at the national level and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of its control in cooperation with the relevant state institutions (for example, in _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economy) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) to ensure the effectiveness of the national report, it is necessary to create a database for decision-_x000D__x000D_ +making. It is useful for parties involved in waste management to provide accurate information. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) Nowadays, plastics, which are universal materials, were created on the basis of scientific _x000D__x000D_ +achievements. For the production of materials that are safer, biodegradable and qualitatively _x000D__x000D_ +competitive with plastics, greater opportunities should be created for the employees of scientific _x000D__x000D_ +research institutions, and their opinions should be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Increase investment in new materials, additives, technologies and product design, as well as safe _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +2. ensuring access to advanced technologies for low- and middle-income countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Promotion citizen campaigns to enhance plastic reuse, segregation and collection rates. _x000D__x000D_ +Conducting presentations about the advantages and disadvantages of plastic products in schools and _x000D__x000D_ +universities with the participation of relevant state institutions. Providing support for researching _x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitute products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +930,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230131_papua_new_guinea.pdf,[],['Papua New Guinea'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Papua New Guinea written submission on the potential options for elements towards _x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +------------------------------------------------------ _x000D__x000D_ +Papua New Guinea recognise the issue of plastic pollution and the potential threats plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste poses to human health and its pristine environment. According to a study that was _x000D__x000D_ +conducted in 1995 by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, an _x000D__x000D_ +estimated 100,000 tons of plastic waste from PNG was potentially leaked into the Pacific Ocean _x000D__x000D_ +which equates to about 270 tons of plastic per day. This alarming statistic raises serious _x000D__x000D_ +concerns for a country that manufactures and imports a significant number of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and highlights the need for urgent actions to be taken at the national level including regional _x000D__x000D_ +and global actions to address this problem. Papua New Guinea acknowledges the role of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC Secretariat and the international community in taking steps to develop a plastic instrument _x000D__x000D_ +and highlights at this infancy stage, some key options for elements towards an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +It is critical the global plastic treaty should have clear objectives and solutions in addressing _x000D__x000D_ +plastics using a life cycle approach. The objectives of the instrument should be to protect human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment from plastic pollution including in the marine environment. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition, the objectives of the instrument should also be further broadened to address the entire _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastics including having controls and reduction measures across a range of _x000D__x000D_ +products, process and industries where plastics is used and released as a waste material. Given _x000D__x000D_ +the complexity of plastic and waste management, a need for gradual strengthening of the global _x000D__x000D_ +treaty overtime is recommended. It is the responsibility of all parties to develop national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans. The National Action Plans will outline the steps, baseline information and targets that a _x000D__x000D_ +country is required to take to addressing the issue on plastics at the national level. The national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans should also highlight resources including key stakeholders who are to be involved _x000D__x000D_ +as well as the timeframe needed to address each action plan. _x000D__x000D_ +Effective implementation of the plastic instrument will require resources to implement _x000D__x000D_ +including financial, technical and human resources. This will be complemented by institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements including; policy and legal frameworks; standards and guidelines and other _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable financing mechanism such as levies and container deposit schemes. This will also _x000D__x000D_ +include establishing effective monitoring tools to monitor and evaluate the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the plastic instrument. Given the different capacities of countries, the need _x000D__x000D_ +for technical and financial assistance to developing countries in particular will be important in _x000D__x000D_ +assisting countries to strengthen their capacity in areas of plastic management. This will include _x000D__x000D_ +exchange of relevant technology in assisting developing countries address their waste _x000D__x000D_ +management issues. _x000D__x000D_ +The structure of the plastic instrument should be determined by the scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +however from the outset it should follow a specific Convention model with control measures _x000D__x000D_ +either in the main body or in annex as opposed to a framework convention model. From _x000D__x000D_ +experience at the national level, the process of ratifying to specific protocols is a lengthy _x000D__x000D_ +process within governments requiring significant time and government resources to advance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness evaluation will be a key provision of the instrument for parties to evaluate the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument over a specific time frame specified by the COP. Financial and _x000D__x000D_ +technical cooperation for example will be important areas for such evaluation to be conducted _x000D__x000D_ +at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +For a proper and fair evaluation of the instrument to be carried out, a need for comparable _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring data should be provided and used in the evaluation. This process will require _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of standards and guidelines to guide the evaluation process. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting is also an important element of the instrument as it will provide the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat an opportunity to assess implementation of the instrument by parties. While _x000D__x000D_ +reporting formats will form an important component of reporting, it is crucial parties be assisted _x000D__x000D_ +with capacity building programs to assist with timely and accurate reports. The lack of _x000D__x000D_ +reporting by some developing countries under existing MEA’s also appears to be a constraint _x000D__x000D_ +given their limited institutional capacity and limited financial support. This should be addressed _x000D__x000D_ +through providing financial assistance to parties to develop reports as a way forward in _x000D__x000D_ +addressing the issue of non-compliance on reporting. Improving compliance should be a _x000D__x000D_ +primary focus of the new plastic instrument. While a Compliance Committee will be _x000D__x000D_ +established as part of the institutional arrangement with the INC Secretariat, the objective _x000D__x000D_ +would be to ensure compliance. This will require Parties working with the Secretariat in _x000D__x000D_ +improving and strengthening compliance. Punitive measures should be taken against parties _x000D__x000D_ +for continued non-compliance and based on the severity of the offence. _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of implementation, we have seen from other instruments, examples of how developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries can be assisted to develop policy, legal frameworks and institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +prior to entry into force of a new legal instrument. This approach is recommended at the initial _x000D__x000D_ +stages prior to the new legal instrument entering into force and as a way to building capacity _x000D__x000D_ +at the national level. For this to occur, a robust financial mechanism is needed similar to the _x000D__x000D_ +Multi-Lateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, the core obligations and control measures of the plastic instrument will be centred _x000D__x000D_ +around sustainable production and consumption and waste management activities. It is crucial _x000D__x000D_ +that we prioritise putting in control measures on products and processes as well as the need to _x000D__x000D_ +integrate waste management activities. This allows for the establishment of control measures _x000D__x000D_ +for those obligations that are of priority while leaving those plastics that are less problematic _x000D__x000D_ +for more longer-term solutions. For example, having to phase out certain plastics that are _x000D__x000D_ +problematic within a certain timeframe and that are of potential harm to the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +human health through introducing levies and taxes to discourage production. On the other _x000D__x000D_ +hand, plastics products or processes that are not so problematic could be more adequately _x000D__x000D_ +addressed through setting standards to improve product design and requirements such as _x000D__x000D_ +setting labelling requirements for imports. _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +931,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41697/Nepalsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Nepal'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(For Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Nepal _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(For observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Nabin Kumar Pokharel _x000D__x000D_ +Under Secretary (Technical) _x000D__x000D_ +National Focal Point to the INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Forests and Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Nepal _x000D__x000D_ +Email: nkpokharel@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Phone: +977 1 4211946 _x000D__x000D_ +Mobile: +977 9843807320 _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +February 03, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +• Reduction of plastic wastes in the mountain and water bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +• Take back the plastic wastes released in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• Practice waste segregation at source. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +There is an increasing plastic wastes in the mountain environment especially due to the trekking _x000D__x000D_ +and mountaineering activities leaving the plastic wastes in the cold mountains. Unmanaged _x000D__x000D_ +waste disposal activities release the plastic wastes in the rivers and lakes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic wastes released in the environment will make the environmental and health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics based chemical pollution and micro-plastics are contaminating the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, it is necessary to take back the waste released in environment, reusing or recycling _x000D__x000D_ +or safe disposal or destruction is necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste segregation at source makes it easier to collect plastic wastes for reusing and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, throughout the full life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ +• Returning the plastic items by tourists, guides, mountaineering agencies and _x000D__x000D_ +government bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +• Community based regulatory mechanism for plastic waste disposal in water bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +• Mandatory segregation of plastic wastes in different stages of waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures: _x000D__x000D_ +• Establishing the pollution control fund at local government level and contributing on _x000D__x000D_ +that fund based on the quantity of plastic wastes not returned. _x000D__x000D_ +• Utilizing the pollution control fund on waste take back to reuse and recycle. _x000D__x000D_ +• Programmatic approach of government for waste collection from the high mountain and _x000D__x000D_ +bring it down for management. For example, Government of Nepal (Nepal Army as a _x000D__x000D_ +lead agency) is involved in mountain cleaning campaign. Waste is collected from _x000D__x000D_ +mountains including Mount Everest and handed over to the local bodies / committee and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling agencies. _x000D__x000D_ +• Promotion of recycling industries through the formulation of policy. _x000D__x000D_ +• Promotion of alternatives of plastic bags such as biodegradable bags. _x000D__x000D_ +• Formulation of appropriate standards for plastic bags and other plastic products. For _x000D__x000D_ +example, 16th July, 2021 Nepal has banned the production, import, sale and use of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +bags and other plastics with the thickness less than 40 micron. _x000D__x000D_ +• Sustainable management of plastics and plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches: _x000D__x000D_ +• Involvement of voluntary organizations for the waste take back from the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• Bringing back the wastes already deposited in the mountain by the mountain climber. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (e.g., role national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation _x000D__x000D_ +measures (for example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well _x000D__x000D_ +as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +a) Ensuring the implementation of the instrument at the national level requires _x000D__x000D_ +formulation of National Action Plan on Plastic Management. _x000D__x000D_ +b) Capacity building to the policy making body and monitoring agency is necessary to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure effectiveness of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) Establishing the Monitoring mechanism in all levels of government. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) National Action Plan on Plastic Management should consider for the formation of _x000D__x000D_ +central level task force (including the stakeholders) for the effective plastic management _x000D__x000D_ +and policy guidance. Technical cooperation and coordination is required for the take _x000D__x000D_ +back the plastic wastes released in the environment and reusing or recycling or safe _x000D__x000D_ +disposal or safe destruction of plastic wastes especially in local government. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d) Policy adjustment to keep the water bodies plastic free. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following _x000D__x000D_ +elements: capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +and financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Adequate policy and legal instruments in all levels of government. _x000D__x000D_ +• Capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +• Appropriate awareness programs at different levels: Policy making body, _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing agency, Users. _x000D__x000D_ +• Periodic researches on impacts and alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ +• Awareness-raising, education and exchange of information, research, stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement is required for the plastic waste reduction and taking back the wastes _x000D__x000D_ +released in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• Snow-capped mountains which are the hot-spot for the mountaineering are gradually _x000D__x000D_ +receiving the wastes and thus there is a increased risk for the pollution of mountain _x000D__x000D_ +environment from the plastic pollution. International commitment is necessary to _x000D__x000D_ +address the issue of plastic pollution in the snow-capped mountains as these pristine _x000D__x000D_ +environments get the wastes from the tourists representing various countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• National campaign to make the water bodies free form the plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +• Application of segregation measures in all municipalities and technology development _x000D__x000D_ +for waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +932,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41695/SaudiArabiasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Kingdom of Saudi Arabia written submissions on the potential options for _x000D__x000D_ +elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Abdu Gasem Alshsrif _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10 Feb 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. 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The treaty should _x000D__x000D_ +address more effective waste management, adapting circularity, advanced recycling technologies, and _x000D__x000D_ +empowering vulnerable societies that could be affected by this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Objectives: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Decision-making should be purely based on scientific and socioeconomic facts to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable outcomes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To recognize the importance of plastics for sustainable development and the need to focus on _x000D__x000D_ +addressing pollution through – adoption of circular approaches anchored on the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +reduce, reuse and recycle for the post-consumer plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Encourage research and innovation to reduce waste generation through the full cycle from the _x000D__x000D_ +design of product phase, use, and recycling phase. In addition, the use of novel plastic additives _x000D__x000D_ +that has less toxicity to the environment and humans. To eliminate the leakage or disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +post-consumer plastics in the environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective should aim to reduce additional plastic pollution in the environment and marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter based on national plans taking national circumstances and capabilities in _x000D__x000D_ +consideration, through a life-cycle approach that includes reducing the discharge of _x000D__x000D_ +mismanaged plastic litter by improved waste management infrastructure and innovative _x000D__x000D_ +solutions while recognizing the critical role of plastics for society _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Consider national circumstances and capabilities while encouraging cross-parties collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +and knowledge sharing to facilitate desirable outcomes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia’s is supporting a development of an instrument that promotes plastic waste reduction, _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of plastic pollution to the environment including marine environment. The instrument _x000D__x000D_ +needs to be fair and inclusive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The leakage of plastic and plastic wastes into the environment can occur from a variety of land-based _x000D__x000D_ +and ocean-based sources, and mainly from mismanagement of plastic waste. The sources include, but _x000D__x000D_ +are not limited to illegal traffic, historical dumping of plastic waste to the developing countries, the _x000D__x000D_ +uncontrolled dumping of waste, and litter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A Recent research 1 provided evidence that higher recycling rates of post-consumer plastics are _x000D__x000D_ +achievable with the right business model, product design, consumer sensitization, technology _x000D__x000D_ +deployment and high value circular flow (e.g., reuse, redistribute, refurbished, remanufacture, and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and regulatory support) with almost 80% recycling rate reported in some countries ( Figure _x000D__x000D_ +1.). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This vision requires a major transformation from a liner to a circular model to reduce plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +use non-toxic additives, and enhance products for recyclability to maximize their value and protect _x000D__x000D_ +our environment. Promoting innovation, and sustainable business towards a circular approach for the _x000D__x000D_ +good of people and the planet. This objective shall drive the change needed to convert to a circular _x000D__x000D_ +global society, including closing the loop on used plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Hsien H. Khoo, LCA of plastic waste recovery into recycled materials, energy and fuels in Singapore, Resources, _x000D__x000D_ +Conservation and Recycling, Volume 145, 2019, Pages 67-77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.02.010. _x000D__x000D_ +Figure 1: Plastic waste generation and recycling rates. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For this – elimination of plastic waste to work, civil society, consumers, retailers, recyclers and _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers must all come together to enable valuable materials to be collected and included in CE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Design for circularity: it is strategic for a circular approach for future plastics to concentrate _x000D__x000D_ +efforts on a few safe, appropriate polymers that can provide a wide variety of utility. This may _x000D__x000D_ +mean providing engineering departments with circularity requirements for components as well _x000D__x000D_ +as how easily the whole product can be disassembled at end of use. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Agree on exchange of best practices in recycling between nations & support knowledge transfer _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Open communication channels: among parties of the treaty and the instrument must be _x000D__x000D_ +established, to aid in the communication of nationally determined action plans without _x000D__x000D_ +any standardization or harmonization to the elements in these communications, or in the _x000D__x000D_ +plans themselves as all of this should be nationally determined, based on a bottom-up _x000D__x000D_ +approach, aligning with each country's national strategy, and addressing the pollution _x000D__x000D_ +within each country's geographical boundaries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Advanced recycling technologies: A wide variety of technologies are underway to take plastics _x000D__x000D_ +back down to their chemistry to fabricate new materials. Recent advances in compostable _x000D__x000D_ +polymers provide a promising “biochemical recycling” pathway. Emerging efforts in “chemical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling” (depolymerization, solvolysis, purification, etc.) also show progress. Like mechanical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, concentration and flow of like materials provides much better efficiency with higher _x000D__x000D_ +mass and energy balances. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Driving Investments: through driving technology growth, advanced recycling and materials _x000D__x000D_ +recovery methodologies and commitments in the whole value chain on waste collection, _x000D__x000D_ +sorting, and conversion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Life cycle assessment (LCA): including social, environmental and economic impacts across all _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle stages when making decision, considering into account concepts combined with _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle tools that enables science- based evidence _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation measures are an important element to ensure progress and actual implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +A. How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Any tool and reporting method have to be nationally determined. Best practices sharing is _x000D__x000D_ +encouraged, similar to the BRS convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is no one size and no common standards that fit all as individual countries. _x000D__x000D_ +economic circumstance and available infrastructure defer significantly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Key aspect is taking into account flexibility for developing country members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and monitoring must not burden countries, particularly developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +and should not affect their right to develop their economies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Countries can build their reporting on national action plans and strategies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Having acknowledged plastic pollution as challenge, reporting instruments are to focus on _x000D__x000D_ +pollution originated mainly from mismanagement of waste aspect and strengthening _x000D__x000D_ +those elements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A designed mechanism on plastic waste monitoring, reporting and verification would _x000D__x000D_ +support policy makers to further measure impacts of implemented targets and policies. _x000D__x000D_ +B. How to ensure the effectiveness of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Building on best practices and drawing on the experiences in reporting with other _x000D__x000D_ +conventions such as BRS, which focus on achievements and the challenges. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also learning from other agreements, there is an important aspect to protect developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, new amendments adopted in other conventions impact plastic waste that is _x000D__x000D_ +difficult-to-recycle, ensuring a need to receive clear consent before being imported into _x000D__x000D_ +receiving countries in accordance to Basel Convention which could be an area where _x000D__x000D_ +some amendment can be made under Basel Convention, this is an important step in the _x000D__x000D_ +right direction, but still allows developed countries to dump difficult-to-recycle plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste in developing countries, where there is often not the infrastructure and capacity to _x000D__x000D_ +appropriately manage it. The instrument should not take over the function of other _x000D__x000D_ +agreements and conventions such as Basel, but can recommend emendates to the others _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring no prejudgment of any discussions, there has to be a comprehensive discussion _x000D__x000D_ +on all aspects _x000D__x000D_ +C. On other relevant proposals _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation will be the main driver for success _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Countries can report the progress they are achieving on an individual using the format of _x000D__x000D_ +reporting they select. Reporting approaches can be exchanged as part of best practices _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Intro: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General principles must be followed for the future implementation of the treaty. 1) Developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries shall recognize the importance of integrated and holistic approaches when providing means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation, 2) developing countries should not carry the burden of means of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and their required needs by themselves. 3) Means of implementation shall address the concerns of _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries on the impacts of the implementation of response measures 4) Developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries shall be enabled to communicate their required needs for effective implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +future treaty. 5) Means of implementation shall be treated equally and in parallel with control _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation will require the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Support _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The future treaty shall always provide financial support in the context of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support flows shall be provided from developed to developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In providing support, it is of utmost importance not to condition such support, which _x000D__x000D_ +further adds burden on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the effective and faster implementation of the treaty, working with existing _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral financial bodies is beneficial _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Increase investment in the required infrastructure for plastic waste management and _x000D__x000D_ +build an integrated waste management infrastructure that is linked to recycling, with _x000D__x000D_ +increased disclosure and transparency. This involves identified investment opportunities _x000D__x000D_ +in waste management across the entire value chain supported. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Shall be centered on providing the necessary capacities for developing countries to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the future treaty _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For any effective implementation of policy, assessing, addressing, and understanding the _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic impacts of the implementation of response measures is an essential need _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +for developing countries. For example, ex-ante and post-ante assessment of national and _x000D__x000D_ +international policies on domestic economies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building modalities shall recognize regional and required needs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Enhance waste management capabilities, especially in collection and sorting, treatment, _x000D__x000D_ +and disposal in environmentally sounds manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Increase capacity in the Effective planning and investment in the supply chain to cope _x000D__x000D_ +with the changes and modifications needed to realize circular approaches in materials _x000D__x000D_ +and emissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sharing experiences and best practices from other conventions on capacity building and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer relating to the conventions’ implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Promote technology growth, with advanced reusing and recycling and materials recovery _x000D__x000D_ +and disposable methodologies, and commitments to help drive investment in the whole _x000D__x000D_ +value chain on waste collection, sorting, and conversion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism is needed to transfer advanced technology from develop to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Support research and development and investigate sustainable technical solutions within _x000D__x000D_ +the value chain for production and identifying key gaps in scientific research. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is imperative for a legally binding treaty such as the INC to have an instrument that creates a factual _x000D__x000D_ +basis to understand better the role plastics play across multiple sectors ensuring that the actions _x000D__x000D_ +stated in the agreement result in the betterment of the environmental and economic circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +of the most impacted areas of the world. The multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) provides a venue for _x000D__x000D_ +deeper discussion. It must include experts such as scientists from all relevant disciplines such as _x000D__x000D_ +engineers, researchers, manufacturers, and businesses with diverse backgrounds (geographic, _x000D__x000D_ +cultural, socio-economic etc.) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This instrument should not dive into the scope of existing treaties or instrument that have been _x000D__x000D_ +approved under the UN, if negotiating parties identify gaps in other treaties, than a recommendation _x000D__x000D_ +will be made to amend the existing treaties and not include in the instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As for the timeline of the next MSD, we propose to be held before INC-2 to allow parties to position _x000D__x000D_ +their inputs better and provide feedback to the secretariat on the most inclusive and holistic _x000D__x000D_ +approach for a legally binding instrument that they anticipate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +933,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41698/writtensubmissions.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y,[],['Yemen'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Yemen _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Protection Authority _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Omer A. Baeeshen _x000D__x000D_ +INC National focal point _x000D__x000D_ +Aden – Yemen _x000D__x000D_ +Tel:00967777292093 _x000D__x000D_ +Cites.yem@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +20-12-2022 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote national and international cooperative measures to reduce plastic pollution in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, including existing plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote national action plans to work towards the prevention, reduction and elimination _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution, and to support regional and international cooperation; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Harness international resources for technical support and investment to control marine plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +and improve recycling and transition to a circular economy and green growth. _x000D__x000D_ +Specifically, the attention is laid on how to reduce and reuse plastic materials in the first place, and if _x000D__x000D_ +unavoidable, how to optimize and boost local recycling and enhanced plastic waste management, in _x000D__x000D_ +order to identify a collective framework and a timeline for implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +Develop and implement a plan with defined objectives and activities promoting the reduction of _x000D__x000D_ +singleuse plastics in stores, markets, supermarkets, trade centers and convenience stores over time _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop national plastic disposal legislation and support the National Action Plan _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthen the control and management of discharges into water sources from the _x000D__x000D_ +entertainment activities at the beaches and lakes; and take measures to prevent the _x000D__x000D_ +spontaneous garbage dumping, illegal burning and burying _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop and implement a pilot model for commercial establishments, tourist ac- _x000D__x000D_ +commodation and other tourist services in tourist areas, attractions, mass and sports fitness _x000D__x000D_ +facilities, training centers, sports competitions, and religious and creed institutions to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +the use of single-use plastic products (which includes waste segregation at source) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. 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The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Bosnia and Herzegovina _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Mehmed Cero mehmed.cero@fmoit.gov.ba _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +08.02.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. End plastic pollution in environment _x000D__x000D_ +2. Reduce high-risk plastic production by banning the single use plastic and using the biobased, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and compostable plastics as alternatives to currently dominant, conventional _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reducing the amount of plastic waste generated by promoting the use of more sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +materials and packaging solutions _x000D__x000D_ +4. Improve research activities and capacity-building on plastic impact environment, strength the _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation and further, exchange of best practices and technical _x000D__x000D_ +expertise, and improve innovations on the solutions for alternative materials in industries _x000D__x000D_ +5. Establish the assessment of microplastics in products and environment and ban microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +from hygiene products in industries and markets _x000D__x000D_ +6. Encourage proper disposal of plastic waste and improve plastic management and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +through regulations according to needs and possibilities of every country; strength the efforts _x000D__x000D_ +by Governments, non-governmental organization, international organization, industries in _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable approach of plastic management through national, regional and international _x000D__x000D_ +action plans and initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Develop, improve and strength the science-policy interfaces in global plastic pollution on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment _x000D__x000D_ +8. Strength the cooperation and coordination among local and national stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +9. Develop measures to reduce the risks to ecosystem and human health and improve one _x000D__x000D_ +health approach _x000D__x000D_ +10. Promote and implement sustainable and innovative approach, methodologies and technology _x000D__x000D_ +in industries _x000D__x000D_ +11. Introducing penalties for countries and/or companies that do not comply with the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of an instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +12. Addressing the plastic pollution through education and involve plastic pollution issues in the _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +school curriculum _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Most of objectives above are align with the UNEA 5/14 resolution, but also here are proposed new _x000D__x000D_ +ideas such as the strengthen the one health approach, education changes in school curriculum and _x000D__x000D_ +proposal materials for currently dominant plastics/microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Almost 50% percent of all produced plastics is recognized as a single-use plastic. This indicates the _x000D__x000D_ +urgent action for reducing / banning single-use plastics and searched for new solutions. In this aspect, _x000D__x000D_ +the biobased plastic is made of biomass which is mainly origin from plants as a biodegradable _x000D__x000D_ +material (material designed to decompose), and it could be used as one of the alternative materials of _x000D__x000D_ +currently dominant plastics and reduce almost 50% percent of all produced plastics globally. This _x000D__x000D_ +could not only provide a health ecosystems and human health but also stimulate the creation of jobs _x000D__x000D_ +and improve socio-economic development of each country, especially countries with low level of _x000D__x000D_ +employment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since the management of plastic issues in not address and manage on same level in all countries, _x000D__x000D_ +there is urgent need to improve current regulations and measures in plastic production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, and engage multi-stakeholders to address it on sustainable and innovative approach. _x000D__x000D_ +Thus, it should develop criteria for production requirements for plastics. Furthermore, the _x000D__x000D_ +administration obligations are not same structured in countries, and it all further regulations and _x000D__x000D_ +measures should be manage according to the needs and possibilities of each country. However, _x000D__x000D_ +working on innovative approaches, methodologies and solution are urgent for addressing the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution globally, including in marine environment as one of the most endangered areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Understading the complicated and demanding issues in addressing the plastic pollution globally, it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to emphasize that not all countries have same need to involve same new obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +measure, however, there are main initiative and activities that are urgent and necessary for all. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, plastic pollution affects not only environment and health, but also the social-economic _x000D__x000D_ +development. The instrument should present a tool rooted on synergy between core obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +control measures and voluntary approaches. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The core obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop, improve and strength the corporation and coordination between multi-stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +All parties should create a functional system of communication, corporation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +with key stakeholders for their engagement in addressing the issues plastic production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption. Furthermore, all parties should corporate in developing and implementing _x000D__x000D_ +strategies. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improve and strength the regulations and measures to address plastic pollution on national, _x000D__x000D_ +regional and intranational level. _x000D__x000D_ +Each party should adopt legal and administrative measure into national legislation, and _x000D__x000D_ +further to be engaged and act in regional and international initiatives and actions. Develop _x000D__x000D_ +national action plan and setting national targets with the aim to reach the objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, but to align and incorporate it with national context. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop and use the Extended produce responsibility (EPR) approach _x000D__x000D_ +Implement extended producer responsibility schemes for plastic waste that oblige producers _x000D__x000D_ +to finance the collection, treatment, and disposal of their products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Labeling and traceability _x000D__x000D_ +Requirement of clear labeling of plastic products to indicate their composition and _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, as well as traceability mechanisms to facilitate tracking the fate of the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Traceability mechanisms should include source identification, tracking movement from origin _x000D__x000D_ +to final disposal, establishing a clear chain of custody for plastic waste (in order to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +illegal dumping), improving data collection (e.g. by combining physical and digital systems _x000D__x000D_ +such as barcoding, GPS tracking, electronic data exchange systems - 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Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +In order to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level, every country should: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improve and strength research, scientific and technical cooperation and capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +In order to have a good quality data through assessments or monitoring, it is important to _x000D__x000D_ +strength the scientific and technical corporation, improved qualifications, knowledge and skills of _x000D__x000D_ +experts and employees. 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Use _x000D__x000D_ +alternative material in single used plastics or encourage citizens to minimize plastic pollution by _x000D__x000D_ +providing them a smart solution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Identify and categorized plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Various plastic products are available in markets, and all of them should be identify and _x000D__x000D_ +categorize in different types such as: single-used plastic, pharmaceutical and medicine waste _x000D__x000D_ +that contain plastics and similar. Especially due to pandemic uses, the pharmaceutical and _x000D__x000D_ +medicine waste increase the plastic pollution in marine environments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Undertake proper monitoring on plastic production, consumption and use, plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, plastic pollution in the environment that include following components: _x000D__x000D_ +o Present and concentration of microplastics in the environment _x000D__x000D_ +o Bioindicator species _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic waste management, including pharmaceutical and medicine waste _x000D__x000D_ +o Identify the amount of lost fishing gears _x000D__x000D_ +o Human and ecosystem risk assessment _x000D__x000D_ +o One health approach _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Beside the financial support that has main role in implementation, the priorities on implementation _x000D__x000D_ +measures should be human capacity building for technical and expert support. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Understading that plastic pollution is global concern that require action in all countries. However, not _x000D__x000D_ +all countries are developed to provide effectiveness of all key elements (capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial assistance) with their current _x000D__x000D_ +capacities. The key elements should include following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should develop mechanism to provide financial resources and technical assistance for _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument, including the technology transfer to developing countries and _x000D__x000D_ +countries with economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building and technical support _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should corporate and provide proper and needed capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strength cooperation and coordination on national, regional and international level _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Engaging all stakeholders from the sector, establishing joint cooperation at the state level _x000D__x000D_ +(government agencies, businesses, industries, civil society organizations, communities). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Key relevant proposals that should be more elaborate are following: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A One Health perspective of the impacts of microplastics on animal, human and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +health _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Identify and categorized plastic products and identify priorities among them _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Include plastic pollution issues in education, including the school curriculum _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A clear and concise introduction describing the purpose and scope of the instrument can provide _x000D__x000D_ +the basis for effective implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Supporting research on plastic pollution and its impacts can help form effective implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument and identify new solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing institutional arrangements, such as a secretariat or commission, can help ensure a _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated and efficient approach to implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions outlining the parties' roles in the implementation and review of the instrument can _x000D__x000D_ +help ensure accountability and promote effective implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +937,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41757/Bangladeshsubmission.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y,[],['Bangladesh'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (1""5 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions - Proposed response template on the potential_x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument_x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the ttttC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification_x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below_x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written_x000D__x000D_ +submissions,_x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1-, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document_x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for_x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the lNC, without in any way prejudging what the committee_x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on_x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution_x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control_x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation._x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a_x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on_x000D__x000D_ +'Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly_x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/t+, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral_x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment'._x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections:_x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements_x000D__x000D_ +ll. _x000D__x000D_ +lmplementation elements_x000D__x000D_ +lll. _x000D__x000D_ +Additionalinput_x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to -(n""ep:i.!.galas_tlasesl-.elanat-@_u.n*Qlg. 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Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches_x000D__x000D_ +a) Whot core obligdtions, control meosures and voluntqry opprooches would provide o comprehensive_x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plostic pollution, including in the morine environment, throughout the full_x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Core obligationso Designing a target at national level on reduction of plastic waste and virgin plastic_x000D__x000D_ +use, and promotion of plastic recycling in addition to environment friendly disposal._x000D__x000D_ +o lntegration of national and international cooperation on the technical and financial_x000D__x000D_ +aspects._x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +lntroducing special fund for the downstream developing countries and countries in_x000D__x000D_ +economic transition to manage cumulative plastic pollution due to transboundary_x000D__x000D_ +movement._x000D__x000D_ +Control Measureso National reporting scheme on full lifecycle of plastic material flow including plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution._x000D__x000D_ +e Redesigning plastic product to phase out problematic types of plastics and to_x000D__x000D_ +promote innovation for alternative material with a circularity approach,_x000D__x000D_ +o lntroducing monitoring and evaluation mechanism._x000D__x000D_ +o Assessing transboundary movement of plastics especially microplastic._x000D__x000D_ +o Establishing mechanism for arbitration._x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches_x000D__x000D_ +o Strengthening institutional capacities to enhance environment risk assessment_x000D__x000D_ +processes arising from plastic pollution,_x000D__x000D_ +o LeBal framework for minimizing future risks, to minimize the adverse impacts caused_x000D__x000D_ +to the coast, sea bed and the biodiversity._x000D__x000D_ +o Building consensus among nations to reduce production of plastics and increase_x000D__x000D_ +recycling and production of environment friendly alternatives at affordable prices._x000D__x000D_ +o Promote behavioral changes in people to protect the environment from plastic_x000D__x000D_ +waste._x000D__x000D_ +r lntroducing yearly reward system for environmentally sound management of plastic_x000D__x000D_ +and prevention of plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +Md. Mazedul lslam_x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Secletary_x000D__x000D_ +Miniirn oIEwuonruent. foresr and Clinrate Chalge_x000D__x000D_ +(iovt. olrhe P*,ple's Republrc ofBangladesh_x000D__x000D_ +i_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (L5 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution :_x000D__x000D_ +ll. _x000D__x000D_ +lmplementation elements_x000D__x000D_ +1. lmplementation measures_x000D__x000D_ +o) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the notional level (eg. role national oction_x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives ond obligotions of the instrument?)_x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument ond have efficient notionol reporting?_x000D__x000D_ +c) Pleose provide ony other relevont proposols or priorities here on implementotion meosures (for_x000D__x000D_ +exomple for scientific ond technical cooperotion and coordinotion as well as complionce)._x000D__x000D_ +o National environment management regulation prioritizing itemized banning of_x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastic and finding alternatives of problematic elements of plastics._x000D__x000D_ +o National time bound framework on replacing problematic plastic to ensure recyclability_x000D__x000D_ +and environmental sound disposal._x000D__x000D_ +o lntroducing plastic waste market place at national level to promote circularity._x000D__x000D_ +o Formulating technical sub-committee at national level._x000D__x000D_ +o Establishment of regional center for assessing marine environment in regular interval""_x000D__x000D_ +2, Means of lmplementation_x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/lNC.L/5 covers the following elements:_x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial_x000D__x000D_ +assistance._x000D__x000D_ +o) Whot measures will be required to support the implementotion of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +o Technical assistance, technology transfer and financial assistance on the basis of country's_x000D__x000D_ +assessment report._x000D__x000D_ +o Developing a synergies with other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)._x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +Expediting capacity building through training, workshop & knowledge disseminating with logistic_x000D__x000D_ +and financial assistance._x000D__x000D_ +bn?,,L,LDL,_x000D__x000D_ +Md. Mazedul Islam_x000D__x000D_ +DeoutY Sccrctary_x000D__x000D_ +Miniitn' o[ Eovrronmtrrr. turtsr and Climate Clalp_x000D__x000D_ +0$u.;l lh. Pruplrs Rcpublic of Bangladesh_x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (1,5 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +lll. Additional input_x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements;_x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagemenq_x000D__x000D_ +i nstitutional arra ngements and fina I provisions)._x000D__x000D_ +r _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-raising: Promotion of innovation challenge competition and behavioral_x000D__x000D_ +change._x000D__x000D_ +o Education and exchange of information: Knowledge transformation into the national_x000D__x000D_ +and regional level_x000D__x000D_ +o Research: Enhancing cooperation among national and international organizations_x000D__x000D_ +including government and private sectors to propel research on finding sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +a lternatives._x000D__x000D_ +o lnstitutional arrangements: A global framework on plastic pollution, a hybrid_x000D__x000D_ +approach in combination of voluntary and binding obligations with built-in flexibility_x000D__x000D_ +for the countries in need._x000D__x000D_ +o Global market promotion of recycled plastic goods, harmonization and_x000D__x000D_ +synchronization of the plastic data to verify and track the progress, creating_x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and information hub nationally and globally._x000D__x000D_ +br? ""oL,1Azs_x000D__x000D_ +Md. Mazedul lslam_x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Secretary_x000D__x000D_ +Ministrl olInvirolment, Iorest ald Clilule Chaqe_x000D__x000D_ +Golt. oithe Peopie's Republrc ofBangladesh_x000D__x000D_ +",2 +938,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41760/Omansubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Oman'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from stakeholders. The template _x000D__x000D_ +below is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and stakeholders in structuring the _x000D__x000D_ +written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and stakeholders to prepare their written submission as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Sultanate of Oman _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Authority _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Mohammed Majid Al-Kasbi _x000D__x000D_ +Director of Chemicals and Waste Management Department _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +Feb. 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +global prevention and elimination of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to have an instrument that addresses the full life cycle of plastics, protecting human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment with special attention paid to the unique circumstances of those countries _x000D__x000D_ +most in need. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Identification and Environmentally Sound Management of Plastic Wastes _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +developing efficient strategies for achieving recycling and recovery of plastic waste, and sustain _x000D__x000D_ +the current plastic producers to produce environmentally friendly plastic products which can _x000D__x000D_ +be reused many times _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Control of Transboundary Movement of plastic waste and Their Disposal _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +policies to increase the recycling rates of plastic materials or stimulate sustainable use of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +harmonizing and developing policy frameworks related to plastics wastes. Such an approach _x000D__x000D_ +may address the root causes of the problem and can take a long-term perspective that _x000D__x000D_ +considers the long-lasting consequences of plastic in the environment, including the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Developing guidance addressing worker safety in the recycling and waste management sectors _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Developing guidance addressing sampling, analysis and monitoring of plastic waste in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Developing guidance addressing specifications for containers, equipment, bulk containers and _x000D__x000D_ +storage sites containing plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Developing guidance addressing handling, separation, collection, packaging, compaction, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation and storage _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The prevention and minimization of plastic wastes are the first and second most important steps in _x000D__x000D_ +the waste management hierarchy. The new instrument should also include the necessary obligations _x000D__x000D_ +to prevent plastics from entering into the environment, to address all plastic materials and products _x000D__x000D_ +put on the market. In this regard we consider that the full life cycle of plastic from the stage of _x000D__x000D_ +production and processing to end of life or waste management operations, including all types of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics such as micro plastics, Nano plastics, plastic pellets used as raw material in plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +shall be are covered by this instrument. The instrument should enable countries to reduce, to reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +to recycle and to replace plastics with cleaner alternatives or substitutes. Unnecessary, avoidable, and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics, substances and additives should be reduced, eliminated, substituted or banned. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The core obligation to address the plastic pollution are following: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop common international and binding obligations and control measures, across the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics based on the precautionary approach, waste hierarchy and the polluter pays _x000D__x000D_ +and extended producer responsibility principles. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +enable a circular economy for plastics that protects the environment and human health while _x000D__x000D_ +achieving environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop global sustainability criteria and standards for plastics across the full lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Set global baselines and targets for sustainability throughout the life-cycle of plastics, as well _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and reporting obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Ensure transparency in the value chain of plastics, including for material and chemical _x000D__x000D_ +composition throughout the life-cycle of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establish mechanisms for strengthening commitments, targets and controls over time and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate effective technical and financial assistance as well as scientific and socioeconomic _x000D__x000D_ +assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation of national strategies for environmentally sound management of plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +policies and programs which are effective tools to complement the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +legislation and regulations; monitoring and enforcement; incentives and penalties and _x000D__x000D_ +technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Clear national action plans have to be developed _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +national and subnational strategies and policies, legislation and implementation tools and _x000D__x000D_ +instruments have to be examined to ensure that they are in compliance with the obligations _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +enabling legislation to enact and enforce specific rules and regulations on the ESM of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +wastes, including provisions for inspections and for establishing penalties for violations (e.g. on _x000D__x000D_ +illegal traffic). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +enabling legislation competent authorities to monitor whether the waste management _x000D__x000D_ +facilities that are handling plastic waste have obtained all the necessary approvals and can _x000D__x000D_ +demonstrate due diligence in compliance, for example in plastic recycling facilities, to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +plastic leakages, and whether actors involved in plastic waste management (e.g. collectors, _x000D__x000D_ +transporters and recyclers) ensure that the collection, transportation, storage and disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +wastes are environmentally sound. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +developing plastic product policies to increase the recycling rates of plastic materials or _x000D__x000D_ +stimulate sustainable use of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +developing systemic approach may address the root causes of the problem and can take a long-_x000D__x000D_ +term perspective that considers the long-lasting consequences of plastic in the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Introducing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems as an approach that promotes _x000D__x000D_ +reduction in the environmental impact of products, throughout their lifespan, from production _x000D__x000D_ +through end-of-life. This assigns the responsibility of the whole lifecycle of a product to the _x000D__x000D_ +producer of the goods, including environmentally sound waste disposal _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Any transboundary movements of plastic wastes considered under the Basel Convention are _x000D__x000D_ +subject to prior written notification from the exporting country and prior written consent from _x000D__x000D_ +the importing and, if appropriate, transit countries _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +enact specific legislation that describes specifications for containers, equipment, bulk _x000D__x000D_ +containers and storage sites containing plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +developing of legislative approach to secure protection of workers _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +developing of legislative approach for permitting or approval process, how to operate facilities, _x000D__x000D_ +emission levels, monitoring and inspection. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Public participation is a core principle of Environmentally Sound Management _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation of best available techniques (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP) _x000D__x000D_ +when undertaking activities that generate wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Identifying the sources of plastic waste generation and quantify the amount of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +generated in order to establish a baseline quantity of plastic products, articles and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +wastes and products with a relevant content of plastic and related wastes. And therefore _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a registry system. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +ensure to has laboratory for sampling, analysis and monitoring of plastic waste that should be _x000D__x000D_ +conducted by trained professionals and equipment capacity that should meet the required _x000D__x000D_ +operating standards. Training and protocols should be in place to ensure that standards can be _x000D__x000D_ +met, and that quality data and meaningful results can be obtained _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +establishing and operating collection programs for plastic wastes in order to increase the _x000D__x000D_ +efficiency of the waste collection systems. effort should be made to separate and extract plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste from other waste streams such as waste electrical and electronic equipment, vehicles, _x000D__x000D_ +construction and demolition waste, cables, waste textiles etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness raising and Education are important elements in sustaining plastic pollution reduction _x000D__x000D_ +success. Targeted initiatives at Educational institutions will inspire both collective and individual _x000D__x000D_ +involvement in this global environmental challenge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The public must be aware of plastic pollution's impact on human health and the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +adapt to its consequences. Higher education students pursuing science and engineering degrees _x000D__x000D_ +need to be taught about new technologies and practices in dedicated fields. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the establishment of a flexible mechanism of financial and technical assistance in the _x000D__x000D_ +frame of this instrument is very important. The toolbar should contain Capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +component. Training, information, and support services which will help countries build the national _x000D__x000D_ +capacity of strategic stakeholders to create the necessary enabling environment for the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of National Action plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of information, communication, and education services that will provide the _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders with publications, e-services, and other tools that can be used for a national _x000D__x000D_ +information and awareness campaigns in support of plastic reduction objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the limited capabilities of the developing countries to manage hazardous wastes and other wastes, _x000D__x000D_ +To provide Parties, upon request, with information on consultants or consulting firms _x000D__x000D_ +developing the technical capacity _x000D__x000D_ +training and technology transfers regarding the management of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +provide funding procedure to assist plastic waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific & technical cooperation component among others should serve for identification of reliable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives for plastic products and materials. The component related to awareness raising, education _x000D__x000D_ +& exchange of information should be very strong and contain big spectrum of toolbars. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +939,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41759/Kuwaitsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Kuwait'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +State of Kuwait _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Kuwait Environmental Public Authority – KEPA _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +DR. MESHAAL ALEbrahim - Director OF Chemical Safety _x000D__x000D_ +Department _x000D__x000D_ +m.alebrahim@epa.org.kw _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +9 Feb.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The assessment calls for a robust approach to manage post consumed plastic and encourages a _x000D__x000D_ +transformation across the whole plastic value chain. Further investments need to be made in _x000D__x000D_ +far more robust and effective monitoring systems to identify the sources, scale and fate of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic and the development of a risk framework, which is currently missing on a global level. _x000D__x000D_ +Ultimately, a shift to circular approaches is necessary, including sustainable consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +production practices, alternatives by businesses and increased consumer awareness to enable _x000D__x000D_ +more responsible choices. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +To have an instrument that addresses the full life cycle of plastics, protecting human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment with special attention paid to the unique circumstances of those _x000D__x000D_ +countries most in need. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products must be reusable, recyclable or compostable. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop balanced legal framework that incentives recycling and responsible use of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +that ensures overall sustainability. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The process of developing and strengthening technical skills, institutional capacity and _x000D__x000D_ +personnel to implement the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Encouraging technology transfer between parties to ensure that all parties benefit from new _x000D__x000D_ +or relevant technologies that will better equip them to meet the objective or objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A treaty may require that specific or general actions to be taken at the national level in order _x000D__x000D_ +to facilitate implementation be set out in a national action plan or similar document. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Parties may cooperate with each other and with relevant intergovernmental organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +other entities, as appropriate, to achieve the objectives of the article. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +That the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to consider the possibility of a _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to provide policy-relevant scientific and socioeconomic information and _x000D__x000D_ +assessment related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +To facilitate the objective or objectives of the instrument, provisions may be included _x000D__x000D_ +requiring parties to raise awareness and promote education on the topic of the instrument in _x000D__x000D_ +order to ensure continued public awareness and understanding of the objective or objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +940,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41761/Tunisiasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Tunisia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a _x000D__x000D_ +document with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● 6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● 10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +TUNISIA _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +Mrs. Awatef LARBI MESSAI, _x000D__x000D_ +Director of Quality of life, INC National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Aouatef.larbi@mineat.gov.tn _x000D__x000D_ +Awatef.messai@yahoo.fr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +09-02-2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +To effectively and efficiently achieve the goal of ending plastic pollution, it is important to adopt _x000D__x000D_ +measures and obligations that address the problem at the stage of the life cycle where they will have _x000D__x000D_ +the greatest impact. This will vary depending on the specific types of plastic being addressed. By _x000D__x000D_ +breaking down the problem of plastic pollution into specific categories and subcategories, it will be _x000D__x000D_ +possible to more effectively identify and implement the most appropriate measures for each type of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Comprehensive measures on the entire plastic life cycle, targeting specific global _x000D__x000D_ +rules and priority categories of high-risk plastic pollution must be considered. Timely predictable, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible and sufficient support, including both financial and technical resources, technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +and capacity building, must be provided for effective implementation of these measures at national _x000D__x000D_ +level to be in synergy with regional processes. This will ensure the equitable transition for vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +groups and the strengthen of the smooth implementation of ongoing national strategies in Tunisia, _x000D__x000D_ +namely (i) Littoral sans plastique, (ii) national strategy on blue economy, (iii) national waste _x000D__x000D_ +management strategy (iv) national strategy for the ecological transition in Tunisia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To address plastic pollution and protect the marine, freshwater and terrestrial environment, a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach should include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures for the most problematic plastic products and materials following a risk-based _x000D__x000D_ +approach, including bans and phase-outs; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures to ensure circularity such as product design requirements, and global _x000D__x000D_ +requirements and standards for collection and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Measures and obligations can be clustered into three distinct groups based on the specific results in _x000D__x000D_ +phases of the plastic life cycle they are expected to deliver: a) Elimination and minimization of the _x000D__x000D_ +total volume of high-risk and leakage-prone plastic products and materials, b) circulation and _x000D__x000D_ +creation of closed loops for necessary plastic products, and c) the safe collection, management and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of plastic products at the end of use. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures: _x000D__x000D_ +● Regulation: Global, Regional and National _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Adoption of regulatory measures to control the use and disposal of plastic products, such _x000D__x000D_ +as banning single-use plastics or establishing minimum recycled content requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Endorsement of a roadmap for reducing and minimizing the single use of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +in the different key sectors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Designing and setting up the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), where applicable, for _x000D__x000D_ +the different waste streams containing plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Developing a strategy of transition for vulnerable groups, sectors and populations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening the implementation of national strategies: i) Littoral sans Plastique, ii) blue _x000D__x000D_ +economy, iii) national waste management strategy and iv) energy and ecological _x000D__x000D_ +transition in Tunisia. _x000D__x000D_ +● Economic instruments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The use of economic instruments, such as taxes, subsidies, and tradable permit systems, to _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize the reduction of plastic use and the adoption of sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + The treaty should ensure application of the polluter pays principle and application of a _x000D__x000D_ + comprehensive EPR system that allows cost-recovery mechanisms and involves _x000D__x000D_ + all the concerned actors in this process. _x000D__x000D_ +● Education and awareness-raising: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Investment in public education and awareness-raising campaigns to educate the public _x000D__x000D_ +from different age levels on the impacts of plastic pollution and how to reduce their own _x000D__x000D_ +plastic use. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reinforcement of national capacities through the exchange of best practices and lessons _x000D__x000D_ +learnt through exchange visits and specific dedicated trainings to public and private _x000D__x000D_ +sectors for the use of substitute materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches: _x000D__x000D_ +● Voluntary agreements: Encouragement of the industry and other stakeholders to adopt _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary agreements to reduce plastic use and promote sustainable alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +● Corporate sustainability initiatives: adoption of internal sustainability initiatives by the private _x000D__x000D_ +sector to reduce their plastic use and to adopt sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +● Consumer action: Consumers can take individual action(s) to adopt specific local alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce their own plastic use by choosing reusable, biodegradable and long-term local _x000D__x000D_ +products and properly disposing of plastic waste. This could be organized with local NGOs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Countries should, as it is appropriate, take measures to ensure effective implementation –These _x000D__x000D_ +measures include national strategies, legal reforms, administrative decisions and initiatives that must _x000D__x000D_ +ensure the smooth transition for vulnerable groups. This includes: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening the implementation of the ongoing national strategy coastline without plastic _x000D__x000D_ +(Littoral sans plastique: LISP). This strategy looks to reduce marine pollution by plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +and to ensure management from a circular economy perspective. The vision is a plastic-free _x000D__x000D_ +Tunisian coastline adopting inclusive and sustainable circular models. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening the implementation of the ongoing national strategy on blue economy in _x000D__x000D_ +Tunisia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening the implementation of the ongoing national strategy energy and ecological _x000D__x000D_ +transition in Tunisia _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Adoption of the National strategy for integrated management of household and similar _x000D__x000D_ +waste management 2020 - 2035, whose vision is to ""Promote an integrated management of _x000D__x000D_ +household and similar waste, within the framework of a circular economy based on efficient _x000D__x000D_ +municipalities in order to protect the environment and enhance the living environment"". _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Effective application of the ban on single-use plastic bags (Decree n°32 of January 16, 2020 _x000D__x000D_ +on the establishment of types of plastic bags whose production, import, distribution and _x000D__x000D_ +holding are prohibited on the domestic market) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Advances in the process of setting up the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for the _x000D__x000D_ +possible waste streams. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening policy, legal measures and elaboration of a roadmap to reduce and ban more _x000D__x000D_ +types of single-use products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establish adequate legal framework to clarify responsibilities related to national reporting _x000D__x000D_ +process. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening efforts of national and local stakeholders to report data coming from regular _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and assessment program on marine litter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reinforcement of national capacities to report quality assured data with a particular focus _x000D__x000D_ +on hotspot areas for marine litter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of a national database or platform (data repository that can be used for _x000D__x000D_ +regular national assessment reporting). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +(for example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strong involvement of the private sector and Civil Societies to strengthen initiatives toward _x000D__x000D_ +changing consumer attitudes _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reinforcement of research studies on green innovations, impacts of marine litter and plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(macro, micro and nano plastics) on marine environment and risks on marine life and human _x000D__x000D_ +health _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic reporting and global outlook to draw pathways. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Assistance to the economic sector in order to enhance waste management through the _x000D__x000D_ +exchange of best practices and knowledge transfer, and to create a culture of industrial _x000D__x000D_ +symbiosis to enhance circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reinforce the communication between the public and the private sector (information, _x000D__x000D_ +dialogue, control, administrative issues). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reinforce the awareness sharing on the topic according a communication action plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic reporting and global outlook to draw pathways. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the effectiveness of the plastic treaty instrument and have efficient national reporting, it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to have clear and measurable goals and objectives for the instrument. A harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +reporting system should be established based on agreed indicators, with clear guidelines on what _x000D__x000D_ +information should be reported and how it should be collected and reported to ensure quality _x000D__x000D_ +assured data. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support should be provided to ensure quality assured data acquisition and to implement a _x000D__x000D_ +regular monitoring and assessment programs following national and international protocols and _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure large scale stakeholder participation, the instrument should encourage transparency in _x000D__x000D_ +reporting and involve all relevant stakeholders in the monitoring and assessment process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Add to that it is important to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Identify and consider the characteristics of specific plastic materials and products that are _x000D__x000D_ +defined as pollutants, or at high risk of becoming pollutants. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Identify and consider the implementation of potential cost-efficiency of harmonized global _x000D__x000D_ +measures that may be taken in a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Work on Extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes: It is recommended to adopt EPR _x000D__x000D_ +schemes for plastic products that consider the entire plastic value chain to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +producers to design more sustainable products and take responsibility for their end-of-life _x000D__x000D_ +management (financial or/ and organizational responsibilities). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Product design: measures adoption to encourage the design of products with a reduced _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact, such as using easily recyclable materials (high recyclability level), _x000D__x000D_ +reducing the use of hazardous chemicals, and designing products for durability,reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +reparability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Waste-to-energy conversion: investment in waste-to-energy conversion technologies, , as a _x000D__x000D_ +means of reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +● capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The measures required to support the implementation of the instrument will depend on the specific _x000D__x000D_ +goals and provisions of the instrument. However, the elements identified in UNEP/PP/INC.1/5, _x000D__x000D_ +including capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer, and financial assistance, can all _x000D__x000D_ +play a role in supporting the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building: To effectively implement the instrument, governments, national and local _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders (private sector, civil society, NGOs, etc.) may need to build their capacity in areas such as _x000D__x000D_ +waste management policies, plastic recycling, and the development and use of sustainable / local _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to plastic. This could involve training programs, exchange visits, knowledge transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +research and innovation, institutional, technical and financial assistance, and other forms of support. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance: Governments, national and local stakeholders need technical assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +develop and implement strategies for addressing plastic pollution and protecting the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. This could include assistance with the development of regulations, policies, and other _x000D__x000D_ +measures, as well as support for the implementation of these measures on the ground. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Exchange of best practices and Technology transfer: Governments and national stakeholders need _x000D__x000D_ +access to new technologies or innovations to address plastic pollution and protect the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. Technology transfer can help ensure that these technologies are made available to _x000D__x000D_ +those who need them, while also protecting the intellectual property rights of the developers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support: National and local governments as well as other concerned stakeholders need _x000D__x000D_ +financial support to implement the instrument, particularly in developing countries that have limited _x000D__x000D_ +resources to implement the necessary infrastructure, technologies, and to get the adequate technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance.. 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Finally, the treaty could include final _x000D__x000D_ +provisions such as the process for amending the treaty, the process for withdrawing from the treaty, _x000D__x000D_ +and the dispute resolution process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Adequate means of implementation through additional and predictable financial assistance provided _x000D__x000D_ +through multilateral funds established for that purpose as well as capacity building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance including technology transfer and deployment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Investment in research and development: financial assistance to invest in research to develop _x000D__x000D_ +more sustainable alternatives to plastic, as well as technologies to improve plastic recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● International cooperation: Working within the African Group of negotiators and other _x000D__x000D_ +countries as well as international organizations to address plastic pollution and protect the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment on a global scale, such as by establishing international agreements or _x000D__x000D_ +participating in regional or international initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● As a member of African Group Negotiators (AGN), Tunisia strongly support the INC AGN _x000D__x000D_ +submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +941,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41767/Qatarsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Qatar'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(For Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Qatar _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(For observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Sameera M. Al Dosari _x000D__x000D_ +smdosari@mm.gov.qa _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10th January 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Protecting human health and environment through sustainable plastic use. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The role of plastic in the modern world cannot be ignored. It is impossible to imagine a world free of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic materials and objects as they are ubiquitous in our society and play an important role in _x000D__x000D_ +making life easier for mankind. However, the mismanagement of post-use plastic products has led to _x000D__x000D_ +several environmental, human health, social, political, economic, and other problems. The key for the _x000D__x000D_ +progress of society is to invest in finding the solutions to these problems through sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production, use and disposal of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Different countries will have different national action plans to find ways to act and control plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution depending upon their national circumstances. Some of the core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches that a national plan should address are delineated below. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Efficient collection and recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction in plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Increase in the use of recycled plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Correct labelling of plastic polymers and additives thereof. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Make the plastic cycle sustainable through circular economy approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The countries to track their plastic pollution through their nationally determined baselines and _x000D__x000D_ +targets. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Continual monitoring of recycling targets of plastic within the country through the statistics _x000D__x000D_ +provided by the plastic recycling industry. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Correct labelling of the plastic and the additives used in the plastic so that adequate steps to _x000D__x000D_ +sort and recycle can be taken. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Fostering a system that enables the recycling of plastic in an environmentally sound way _x000D__x000D_ +through transfer and adoption of appropriate technological know-how. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Increasing the percentage of recycled content in the manufacturing of new plastic _x000D__x000D_ +components etc. Stepping up efforts to mechanically recycle the plastic instead of landfilling _x000D__x000D_ +and incinerating. Exploring the possibilities of chemical recycling of plastic (since mechanical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling cannot be done infinitely) done in an environmentally sound way. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Approaches: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish NGOs’ support for spreading awareness of the benefits of plastic reuse and recycle _x000D__x000D_ +amongst residents and citizens.. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Educate young minds on plastics by establishing workshops, seminars etc. in educational _x000D__x000D_ +institutions. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish R&D facilities to find the best product design (of various products manufactured in _x000D__x000D_ +the countryplastic products for reuse and recycle. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Creating universities, government, and businesses alliances to support research towards _x000D__x000D_ +product designs that are based of the principles of circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + There is a need for regular updated reports for fighting plastic pollution at the national level. The _x000D__x000D_ +reports should develop the inventory of the plastic inside the country and should address the entire _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of the plastic within the country. The national inventory developed should contain _x000D__x000D_ +information on the production, recycling, and imports etc. It should throw light on the waste _x000D__x000D_ +statistics, that is the amount of the plastic generated in the waste and diverted to recycling. It should _x000D__x000D_ +also publish results of fresh water, wastewater, coastal, and marine water impacted by plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +These reports would enable different countries to communicate with the Secretariat about their _x000D__x000D_ +individual needs and struggles in meeting the targets of reduced plastic pollution through increased _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and a circular economy approach. They may inform through these reports about the _x000D__x000D_ +technical know-how assistance required and the financial constraints that the country is facing. _x000D__x000D_ +Depending upon the updated reports, the Secretariat may provide assistance to the individual _x000D__x000D_ +countries to collaborate with the countries and institutions capable of providing support including _x000D__x000D_ +suitable technology, capacity building, and financial assistance. The effectiveness of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +will be based on the national reports that would carry the information about the progress made _x000D__x000D_ +through circular economy adoption in the life cycle of plastics such as increase in percentage of the _x000D__x000D_ +recycled material in the products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If information is widely available, it may bring the countries together by opening opportunities to _x000D__x000D_ +collaborate in terms of technology and financial assistance. The opportunities arise for the developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries that are at the helm of recycling plastic (like developed countries) to transfer or assist in the _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technology of plastic to the countries that need to increase their percentage share of _x000D__x000D_ +recycling plastic in their waste management efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Regular updates and exchange of information for the progress made by the countries through the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat in terms of reports, memos, etc. According to OECD only 9% of the plastic produced has _x000D__x000D_ +been recycled. The rest is either mismanaged, landfilled, or incinerated. There is a huge potential for _x000D__x000D_ +increasing the share of the recycled plastic waste by tapping into the mismanaged/ littered plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. The rate of plastic recycling in GCC around 10%1,2 and can be increased through the technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance by technology transfer in areas of chemical and mechanical recycling of plastic from the _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries that have higher recycling rates. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Plastic Instrument can play an important role in capacity building, technical assistance, and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer by providing a conduit for collaborations among or between the countries _x000D__x000D_ +depending upon the needs of the individual country as conveyed to the Secretariat in the _x000D__x000D_ +reports/memos. The Secretariat, based on progress made by various countries in the updated action _x000D__x000D_ +plans/ reports may recommend financial assistance through GEF, World Bank and other financial _x000D__x000D_ +institutions. There should be provisions in the Plastic instrument about how the Parties can secure _x000D__x000D_ +funding through regional bilateral or multilateral financial agreements through these or other _x000D__x000D_ +financial institutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should be measures taken in case of non-compliance by the Parties. This may involve referring _x000D__x000D_ +to the existing MEAs and their non-compliance measures prescribed for the development of the non-_x000D__x000D_ +compliance in the Plastic Instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 https://www.qdb.qa/en/Documents/Materials_Recovery.pdf _x000D__x000D_ +2 https://www.ptonline.com/blog/post/about-10-of-plastic-is-recycled-in-gcc-countries _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To facilitate the purpose or objectives of the instrument, provisions may be included Calling on the _x000D__x000D_ +parties to raise awareness and promote education on ensuring the elimination of additives that are _x000D__x000D_ +proven to be harmful to human health (through a scientific basis) and/ or act as inhibitors to _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, to ensure a fair transition to a non-toxic circular economy and also ensure the continuation _x000D__x000D_ +of public awareness and understanding of the goal or goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +942,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41764/Nigeriasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Nigeria'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential_x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument_x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification_x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below is_x000D__x000D_ +intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written_x000D__x000D_ +submissions._x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document with_x000D__x000D_ +potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for consideration at the_x000D__x000D_ +second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee might decide regarding the_x000D__x000D_ +structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on a comprehensive approach that_x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution 5/14, including identifying the_x000D__x000D_ +objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control measures, and voluntary approaches,_x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures, and means of implementation._x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a_x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential_x000D__x000D_ +elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly resolution_x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral agreements that may_x000D__x000D_ +be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future international legally binding_x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’._x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements_x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements_x000D__x000D_ +III._x000D__x000D_ +Additional input_x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received will be_x000D__x000D_ +compiled and made available the INC webpage._x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Nigeria_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact_x000D__x000D_ +person_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +contact_x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Usman Abdullahi Bokani_x000D__x000D_ +Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja Nigeria_x000D__x000D_ +abokanee@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +7 February, 2023_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements_x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s)_x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective:_x000D__x000D_ +It is very essential that the treaty considered the following elements;_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Promote Sustainable Consumption and Production of Plastic and elimination of problematic_x000D__x000D_ +polymers_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Transparency of plastic chemicals additives_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Just Transition for waste pickers and frontline communities._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Taxes_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility scheme/Industry interventions_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +National Plastic Reduction Targets_x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Sustainable Consumption and Production of Plastic: This is aimed towards overall reduction of plastic_x000D__x000D_ +production particularly difficult and unnecessary single-use plastics, promotion of circular economy in the_x000D__x000D_ +plastic value chain._x000D__x000D_ +2. Transparency of chemicals used in plastic production: The right to know, labeling of all chemical additives_x000D__x000D_ +use in plastics and elimination of hazardous chemicals from plastic production to ensure a toxic-free_x000D__x000D_ +plastics for all._x000D__x000D_ +3. Just Transition Programme for waste pickers and frontline communities: This is to support and provide_x000D__x000D_ +social inclusion for vulnerable groups such as waste pickers and frontline communities. Integration of_x000D__x000D_ +informal waste pickers into the plastic value chain programme/ plastic circular economy programme._x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +4. Replace plastic production processes that require the use of heavy metals as stabilizers_x000D__x000D_ +5.Train and boost local producers and recyclers by equipping them with grants and modern Technologies_x000D__x000D_ +that would promote 1 and 2 above and at the same time cushion the cost of transition to acquire this new_x000D__x000D_ +technology._x000D__x000D_ +6. EPR scheme/Industry interventions to ensure plastics producers and manufacturers are responsible for_x000D__x000D_ +their products throughout their lifecycle._x000D__x000D_ +7. It is essential that reduction targets are incorporated into the national action plans_x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches_x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive_x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full life_x000D__x000D_ +cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations should include;_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +The right to know and appropriate information about chemicals additives in plastic production_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle through a robust national Extended Producer Responsibility programme_x000D__x000D_ +that prioritize the most vulnerable groups to plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Mandatory circularity application to design out waste throughout the lifecycle of plastic_x000D__x000D_ +Control measures should include;_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Elimination and banning of unnecessary single-use plastics and difficult plastics_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Promotion of reuse alternatives particularly for packaging sector_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Acceleration of toxic-free plastic innovations._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Mandatory high tax on virgin plastic production_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Effective buy-back model through incentives targeting improved sorting-at-source strategy_x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches should include;_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Increased industrialization of polymer-to-polymer technologies particularly in developing countries_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Incentive-based recovery system_x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation measures_x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action_x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?)_x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +b)_x000D__x000D_ +How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting?_x000D__x000D_ +c)_x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for_x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance)._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Technical support and technology transfer to support developing countries economies transition._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Application of smart technology for effective data collection_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of science-policy-industry interface in national action plans_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation_x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements:_x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial assistance._x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +The Creation of a fully funded project office domiciled in the Ministry of Environment and saddled with_x000D__x000D_ +the following responsibilities for not less than 3 years:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Awareness creation in schools and public places like markets, hospital, hotels etc using trade unions_x000D__x000D_ +affiliated with these organizations on the need for plastic waste segregation at source in the six_x000D__x000D_ +Geo-political Zones of the country._x000D__x000D_ +2. Awareness creation in the six Geo-political Zones of the country targetting manufacturers and recyclers_x000D__x000D_ +which will be aimed at inculcating technically improved plastic production and recycling processes that has_x000D__x000D_ +identified and addressed all noted concerns associated with plastic waste management._x000D__x000D_ +3. Capacity building workshops in the six Geo-political Zones of the Country aimed at training_x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers and recyclers with improved technical processes that would ensure a smoother_x000D__x000D_ +transmission to the production and recycling of less hazardous plastic products._x000D__x000D_ +4. Provisions of start off grants to small and medium scale plastic producers and recyclers who have been_x000D__x000D_ +trained by this project in the 36 states of the country including the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja)_x000D__x000D_ +increasing their numbers in every state and providing easily accessible plastic collection points._x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +III._x000D__x000D_ +Additional input_x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements;_x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement._x000D__x000D_ +1. )Awareness/ advocacy creation for and effective and efficient plastic management response._x000D__x000D_ +2) Education and information exchange._x000D__x000D_ +3) Technology research and development_x000D__x000D_ +4) Strengthened stakeholder engagement;_x000D__x000D_ +5)Provision of Train the Trainee programme and integration of informal waste pickers and workers into_x000D__x000D_ +plastic circular plastic economy programme_x000D__x000D_ +____________________x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +",2 +943,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41765/Philippinessubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Philippines'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PHILIPPINES’ SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ +On the Potential Options for Elements towards an International Legally Binding Instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +N/A _x000D__x000D_ +Contact _x000D__x000D_ +person _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Atty. Jonas R. Leones, Undersecretary for Policy, Planning _x000D__x000D_ +and International Affairs, Department of Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Email: jrleones@denr.gov.ph _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Albert A. Magalang, Climate Change Service, _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Environment and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Email: aamagalang@denr.gov.ph _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +January 6, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: Adoption of the wordings of UNEA Resolution 5/14 – End plastic pollution: _x000D__x000D_ +Towards an international legally binding instrument such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +“long-term elimination of plastic pollution” _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +to “avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the human activities _x000D__x000D_ +dependent on them” _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +”based on “a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic” _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +adopt an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +attaining international cooperation for the long-term elimination of plastic contribution _x000D__x000D_ +towards achieving global sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should state the “shared vision” consistent with the agreement in UNEA 3 Resolution _x000D__x000D_ +37 on the long-term elimination of discharge of litter and microplastics to the oceans and of avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +detriment to marine ecosystems and the human activities dependent on them from marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +and microplastics through an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the full life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Plastic Avoidance / Reduction _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Through avoidance, reduction and elimination of problematic plastics, limiting their inflow _x000D__x000D_ +into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures is through a planned time-bound (phase- out/phase-down) reduction as _x000D__x000D_ +well as market-based instruments such as taxes and fees for consumption reduction. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of alternative and environment-friendly packaging materials or promote _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable materials. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Systematic assessment and monitoring and tracking of plastic (macro/micro/nano) in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment at the local, regional and global level. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regulation on the use of microbeads and single-use packaging used in personal hygienic kits _x000D__x000D_ +and other household products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Disincentive/ ban on particular plastic products and applications that constitute an _x000D__x000D_ +excessive risk of plastic pollution and/or particular harm to the environment, such as single _x000D__x000D_ +use plastics and irresponsible plastic production. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish an international compliance of plastic pollution free products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The production and use of polymers and chemicals are to be phased out, which could include _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals with inherent properties that have slow or no degradation time in _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, bioaccumulation potential and toxic long-term effects (carcinogenic, _x000D__x000D_ +reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The manufacturing, import, export, and use of plastic products that will be subjects of bans _x000D__x000D_ +or phased eliminations should be listed in an Annex, which could include risk of ending up in _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and potential harm to environment, human health, and livelihoods. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Plastic Product Circulation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Through increased circulation of plastic products, reducing both required inflow and leakage rate. _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures shall be through: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Product design requirements standards aimed towards reuse and recycling (e.g. minimum _x000D__x000D_ +recycled content; restrictions on product color and shape choices); durability; reparability; _x000D__x000D_ +minimum target for reuse of plastics put on the market; minimum target for recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste; absence of potential for release of microplastics) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Restrictions on the range of polymers available to use in certain products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elimination of toxic additives that make reuse dangerous for human health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product labelling and information disclosure obligations to improve global _x000D__x000D_ +transparency allow informed choices, and ease collection and recycling across markets (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +chemical contents of products along the value chain) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technical requirements to ensure traceability of plastic items found in the environment to _x000D__x000D_ +the producer/importer/point of sales. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Inventory and monitoring of industries producing raw materials for plastic commodities. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Industry certification for global standard requirements _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To include disclosure information from the industry sector on the production, use and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of plastics across the country to better understand how they contribute to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +crisis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of ideal substitute materials to plastic, or a combination of products, that _x000D__x000D_ +could aid in the establishment of targets for reduction and/or substitution. Life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of these plastic substitutes must also be done to be able to evaluate whether _x000D__x000D_ +such innovation can indeed help in reducing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Imposition of tax for certain types of plastics especially those that release harmful chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Plastic Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Through improved waste management and other leakage- prevention measures. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +But with recognition that reactive measures alone cannot solve the plastic production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption trajectories _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Strict observance on segregation of solid waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mandatory development and implementation of Extended Producers’ Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +schemes, including deposit return schemes for certain product categories (e.g., beverage _x000D__x000D_ +bottles, or certain types of fishing gear) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +(for example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Standard Monitoring and Reporting: There should be global standards for monitoring plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, consumption, management including recyclability and recovery back into the _x000D__x000D_ +circular loop, and elimination of leakage. All countries should then use these for measuring _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting national progress to provide figures that are comparable globally. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We support the creation of a dedicated inter-governmental scientific body that will provide _x000D__x000D_ +widely accepted scientific and technical guidance to implementing states. The scientific _x000D__x000D_ +body’s functions should also include tracking progress of global reduction targets and _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring leakage of litter and microplastics into the oceans. Further, it can look into the _x000D__x000D_ +development of possible alternatives to plastics, as well as the determination of their _x000D__x000D_ +impacts to human health and environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans (NAPs) should be developed to implement common global obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and requirements in ways most suited to country’s national circumstances and to provide _x000D__x000D_ +for complementary policy measures addressing causes and effects of plastic pollution that _x000D__x000D_ +are most proper for their national context and should deploy additional policies beyond _x000D__x000D_ +global requirements e.g. the treaty can oblige countries to establish EPR schemes for a _x000D__x000D_ +specified list of plastic applications (e.g., packaging) and specify a set of criteria or guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +for the essential elements of such schemes. The detailed design and mechanisms of those _x000D__x000D_ +schemes could then be elaborated and implemented by the countries through their national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans, to implement the common obligation in a way that is most appropriate to their _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Formulation and financing mechanism for the implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) _x000D__x000D_ +for Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Improvement of support structure on the issuance of the writ and or civil action for failure _x000D__x000D_ +to abide with National Action Plan (NAP) for Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review and updating of existing laws/policies on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Active enforcement of related laws related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of incentive mechanisms to law abiding industries/business _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries, particularly from the local level, must develop short- medium- (i.e., _x000D__x000D_ +reducing the volume of plastics that become wastes and end up as landfill materials) and _x000D__x000D_ +long-term (liner to circular economy) action plans in managing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Setting-up of plastics policy targets, including the creation of sustainable markets, until the _x000D__x000D_ +termination/ abolition of its productions and use, must be included. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The need to empower informal sectors (recyclers, waste pickers) and invest more on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste collection and sorting/ recycling, which must be one of the agenda of the local _x000D__x000D_ +municipalities/ cities in improving the working conditions of these informal sectors to _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +progress their skills in recycling, encourage more labor and generate additional income to _x000D__x000D_ +the locality. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Policy formulation on eliminating plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to the means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following _x000D__x000D_ +elements: capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Support for Developing Countries: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanisms for financial and technical support for implementing countries should be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the global framework. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial mechanisms should directly support the implementation of the treaty’s core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and control measures such as through a dedicated multilateral fund that is _x000D__x000D_ +directly linked to the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Support should also include capacity building, R&D, and technology transfer to sustain _x000D__x000D_ +actions by developing countries especially in terms of material reduction, recyclability _x000D__x000D_ +improvement, redesign of materials as well as sustainable low-carbon waste/material _x000D__x000D_ +management schemes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries’ capacities and technological know-how should be strengthened, thru _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary support to be established in this treaty, in developing standardized calculation _x000D__x000D_ +methods for setting baselines and tracking progress towards adopting such for comparison _x000D__x000D_ +globally. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need for capacity building, research and development, and technology transfer to _x000D__x000D_ +sustain actions by developing countries especially in terms of awareness raising about the _x000D__x000D_ +harms of plastic pollution, material reduction, recyclability improvement, redesign of _x000D__x000D_ +materials as well as sustainable low-carbon waste/material management schemes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financing mechanism of National Action Plan (NAP) for Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Improvement of support structure on the issuance of the support structure on the issuance _x000D__x000D_ +of the writ and or civil action for failure to abide with National Action Plan (NAP) for Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review and updating of existing laws/policies on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Active enforcement of related laws related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of incentive mechanisms to law abiding industries/business _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The use of digitalization and information technology in monitoring the lifecycle of plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +especially in the waste management phase should be applied. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The development and mobilization of technologies can be one of the technical supports for _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support for research and development on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support for information system for monitoring and regulations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional arrangements: Conference of the Parties (COP) will be the treaty’s governing _x000D__x000D_ +body and it should use the INC rules of procedure when adopting its own rules of procedure. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Entry into force: Additional conditions with respect to the estimated total volume of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of States should be included for treaty’s entry into force e.g. Article 16, _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need to emphasize accountability for managing plastic wastes that ends up in the _x000D__x000D_ +high Seas. Transboundary movement should be included in the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development on assessment and monitoring of plastic (macro/micro/nano) in _x000D__x000D_ +freshwater and marine ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development on microbe degrading plastics that can be used in dumpsites. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Formulation and/or strengthen local research and development consortium and law _x000D__x000D_ +enforcement mechanism for plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of worldwide and accessible tracking systems related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +944,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41766/Singaporesubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Singapore'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Ms Angeline Chui _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +International Policy Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Angeline_CHUI@mse.gov.sg _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To protect human health and the environment from the impact of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The international legally binding instrument (“instrument”) should be designed in a way that facilitates _x000D__x000D_ +universal participation from all countries and allows countries to develop measures that deliver on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution outcomes against the contexts of our respective countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should have a core obligation for all countries to develop National Action Plans. This _x000D__x000D_ +will ensure all countries take concrete action to contribute to the objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should identify control measures and voluntary approaches that help countries address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. These measures and approaches should be _x000D__x000D_ +based on clear scientific knowledge. Measures should generate positive environmental outcomes and _x000D__x000D_ +should not inadvertently create new or unintended environmental problems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include control measures that protect human health and the environment from _x000D__x000D_ +the impact of plastic pollution, such as obligations to: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Put in place comprehensive waste management, to prevent leakage of plastic pollution to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, particularly the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop initiatives to increase collection of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop strategies to increase recycling rates _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Phase down or phase out harmful chemicals and/or additives _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should identify a range of voluntary measures that can help address plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +that countries can consider, such as: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Market-based incentives that promote recycling and circularity, e.g., Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility, labelling to enhance recyclability and safety _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable design standards that enable reuse and economically feasible recycling _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote innovation and development of sustainable alternatives and technologies _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote reduced consumption of single-use products including single-use plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should be focused on delivering action. It should also promote partnership and _x000D__x000D_ +collaboration between the public sector, private sector, and other relevant actors and stakeholders, to _x000D__x000D_ +identify concrete innovative solutions that can help tackle the plastic pollution issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +Our view is that discussions on implementation elements should come only after there is clarity on _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure implementation, the instrument should have a core obligation for all countries to develop _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans (NAPs). This baseline requirement ensures that all countries have an obligation _x000D__x000D_ +to take concrete actions to deliver on the objectives of the instrument. The NAP approach can also help _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure the effectiveness of the instrument, as countries can update their NAPs to keep up with the _x000D__x000D_ +latest scientific advancements and findings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To support implementation, the instrument should also facilitate capacity building, exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise, and sharing of best practices/experience between countries, private sector, and other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant actors and stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include means of implementation such as facilitated capacity-building, exchange _x000D__x000D_ +of technical expertise, and sharing of best practices/experience. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should also leverage the expertise of existing multilateral environmental agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +especially where there is synergy and technical expertise. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +945,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41768/Chinasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['China'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential_x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument_x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification_x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below_x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written_x000D__x000D_ +submissions._x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document_x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for_x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee_x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on_x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution_x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control_x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation._x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a_x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on_x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly_x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral_x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’._x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements_x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements_x000D__x000D_ +III._x000D__x000D_ +Additional input_x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received_x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage._x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ + 6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers._x000D__x000D_ + 10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +People’s Republic of China_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +N/A_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact_x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Haijun Chen_x000D__x000D_ +Director, Department of International Cooperation,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Ecology and Environment_x000D__x000D_ +chen.haijun@mee.gov.cn_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +Feb. 10th , 2023_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements_x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s)_x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +China suggests that the objective of the instrument could be to protect human health and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment from adverse impact of plastic pollution, to ensure a better and more sustainable future_x000D__x000D_ +for all._x000D__x000D_ +Plastics are fundamental materials that guarantee clothing, food, housing, transportation, and_x000D__x000D_ +medical care, with wide application in industrial engineering, construction, agriculture,etc. Plastics are_x000D__x000D_ +not pollutants, however, it will take hundreds or even thousands of years to completely degrade_x000D__x000D_ +when leaked to the nature environment because of their stable physicochemical structures, leading to_x000D__x000D_ +long-term adverse impact on global soil and aquatic environment and biodiversity. Therefore, plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution arises from the leakage to the environment and accumulation caused by the_x000D__x000D_ +mismanagement of discarded plastic products. In this regard, the international community should_x000D__x000D_ +take necessary measures to reduce the leakage of plastic waste to the environment, with the aim to_x000D__x000D_ +protect human health and the environment from adverse impact of plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +The document UNEP/PP/INC.1/7 Plastic Science indicates the major factor that causes plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution for multiple times, for example, “Mismanagement of waste is by far the biggest contributor_x000D__x000D_ +to plastic pollution” in Page 6 and “The mismanagement of plastic waste has led to contamination of_x000D__x000D_ +the entire marine environment, from shores to the deepest ocean sediments” in Page 9._x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, when formulating the objective of the instrument, the significant role and contribution of_x000D__x000D_ +plastics to human society and economy should not be neglected and plastics should be put in the_x000D__x000D_ +whole socioeconomic system to consider the synergy between economy, society and environment._x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should aim at jointly building a sustainable future and supporting the sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +development of the humanity. The control measures of the instrument should focus on managing the_x000D__x000D_ +leakage of plastic waste to the environment, specifically, the collection, reuse and disposal of waste_x000D__x000D_ +that tends to leak to the environment._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches_x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive_x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full_x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +The core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches should be developed based on the_x000D__x000D_ +abovementioned objective and in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated_x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities._x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations_x000D__x000D_ +The core obligations of the instrument should adopt the concept of full life cycle to address plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution and focus on waste management to minimize the leakage of plastic waste to the_x000D__x000D_ +environment, including,_x000D__x000D_ +1. Promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics._x000D__x000D_ +2. Strengthen the collection of the post-consumer products and improve the reuse of plastic waste by_x000D__x000D_ +utilizing it as materials and energy._x000D__x000D_ +3. Enhance domestic recycling and proper disposal of plastic waste and reduce its transboundary_x000D__x000D_ +movement._x000D__x000D_ +4. Step up public communication and education to raise the awareness of reducing plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +Control measures_x000D__x000D_ +On the basis of core obligations, it is suggested to set the following control measures to prompt_x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management._x000D__x000D_ +1. Establish a complete system covering collection, recycling and disposal and constantly improve_x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastic waste._x000D__x000D_ +2. Set the indicator of recycling rate of plastic waste, especially at domestic level._x000D__x000D_ +3. Make timetable for the controlling measures on transboundary movements of plastic waste_x000D__x000D_ +(especially from the developed to developing countries)._x000D__x000D_ +The control measures should also consider the differentiated national circumstances and economic_x000D__x000D_ +capabilities of developed and developing countries._x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches_x000D__x000D_ +As per UNEA 5/14, the way to address plastic pollution would be comprehensive and inclusive, and_x000D__x000D_ +there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Therefore, based on the core obligations that focus on waste_x000D__x000D_ +management to minimize plastic pullution, voluntary approaches should be taken during other_x000D__x000D_ +phases of the life circle of plastics, such as the production and consumption, in adaption with_x000D__x000D_ +different national circumstances and development paths. The instrument could provide various_x000D__x000D_ +options of feasible voluntary approaches, for instance, providing management measures and_x000D__x000D_ +approaches that fit the national context (including industrial structure, industrial chain, level of_x000D__x000D_ +economic and social development, technical capacity and means of implementation etc.) in the_x000D__x000D_ +following aspects,_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Restrict or ban the production and use of certain plastic products with specific categories and_x000D__x000D_ +purposes;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Prohibit certain products added with plastic microbeads;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Restrict certain additives to the plastics;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Encourage the eco-design of plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Tax on certain types of plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Conditions to use alternatives to plastics;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Approaches to plastic recycling;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Set the conditions to use and the ratio of reprocessed plastics;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Certify green plastic products._x000D__x000D_ +In general, a variety of economic and market tools could be adopted in an integrated manner to_x000D__x000D_ +reduce production and use of plastic products and enhance research and development of_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives._x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation measures_x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action_x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?)_x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting?_x000D__x000D_ +c)_x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for_x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance)._x000D__x000D_ +The following necessary measures should be taken to ensure the fulfillment of the objective and_x000D__x000D_ +smooth implementation of the instrument._x000D__x000D_ +1. National Action Plan and National Reporting_x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plan(NAP) is essential for countries to develop national strategies based on their_x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances to address plastic pollution domestically and contribute to the global efforts._x000D__x000D_ +Hence, the instrument could request countries to develop NAPs and report regularly in according a_x000D__x000D_ +decided timing. The format of NAPs and National Reporting could be discussed and formulated by the_x000D__x000D_ +Conference of Parties for the reference of countries._x000D__x000D_ +2. Effectiveness Evaluation_x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation is crucial to support the periodic assessment of the outcomes, progress and_x000D__x000D_ +potential problems towards obtaining the objective of the instrument. Effectiveness Evaluation_x000D__x000D_ +should be comprehensive, balanced and problem-oriented, and it should also evaluate the means of_x000D__x000D_ +implementation (such as technical assistance from developed countries, financial mechanism and_x000D__x000D_ +others) except for evaluation at the technical level._x000D__x000D_ +3. Compliance Mechanism_x000D__x000D_ +The_x000D__x000D_ +procedure_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +mechanism_x000D__x000D_ +of compliance_x000D__x000D_ +should take_x000D__x000D_ +facilitating_x000D__x000D_ +countries’_x000D__x000D_ +national_x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument as its main purpose. The process should be transparent, non-_x000D__x000D_ +confrontational and non-punitive, with specific considerations of national capacity and actual_x000D__x000D_ +situation. The composition of the mechanism should take due consideration of equitable geographical_x000D__x000D_ +representation._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution_x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation_x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements:_x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial_x000D__x000D_ +assistance._x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +In view of the experience from previous multilateral environmental agreements, the capacity building,_x000D__x000D_ +technical and financial assistance received by the developing countries will directly determine_x000D__x000D_ +whether the objective of instrument could be achieved._x000D__x000D_ +The means of implementation specified in the instrument should fully represent the principles of the_x000D__x000D_ +Rio Declaration on Environment and Development as mentioned in the UNEA5/14. Developed_x000D__x000D_ +countries should provide additional, sufficient and predictable financial support and technical_x000D__x000D_ +assistance to developing countries, mindful of the needs of the least developed countries and small_x000D__x000D_ +island developing states._x000D__x000D_ +III._x000D__x000D_ +Additional input_x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements;_x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement;_x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions)._x000D__x000D_ +Enhance the research and development in the areas of:_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Sources, releases and the impact on human health and the environment of plastics and_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics,_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Impact of transboundary movements of plastic waste on human health and the environment,_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Alternatives/alternative materials to the problematic and unnecessary plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Alternative products/alternative technologies,_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Economic assessment of the plastic pollution control technologies,_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Best available technologies and best environmental practices (BAT/BEP) to address_x000D__x000D_ +plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution_x000D__x000D_ +Public communication, awareness and education_x000D__x000D_ +Raise awareness in policy making, conduct public communication on the impact of plastic pollution_x000D__x000D_ +and alternatives, carry out training for personnel at technical and management levels and formulate,_x000D__x000D_ +exchange and implement education and training plans at both national and international levels._x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Encourage consumers to reduce use of non-recyclable plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Promote international organizations, within their capacities, to assist developing countries with_x000D__x000D_ +financial and technological support;_x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Encourage the engagement of private sectors in plastic recycling and disposal._x000D__x000D_ +Final provisions_x000D__x000D_ +It is suggested to consider final provisions based on substantive articles of the instrument._x000D__x000D_ +",2 +946,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41771/GRULACsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"GRULAC SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION _x000D__x000D_ +MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the _x000D__x000D_ +committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of Latin America _x000D__x000D_ +and the Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Roxana Tinoco, Focal Point, Ministry of Foreign _x000D__x000D_ +Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Costa Rica _x000D__x000D_ +Email: rtinoco@rree.go.cr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Embassy of Costa Rica in Kenya: embcr-_x000D__x000D_ +ke@rree.go.cr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +German Daniel Quesada Paniagua, Alternate Focal _x000D__x000D_ +Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Costa Rica _x000D__x000D_ +Email: gquesada@rree.go.cr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +February 10, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION _x000D__x000D_ +An ambitious agreement to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +will demand that developing countries be provided with commensurate means for its _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, informed by the best available science, traditional knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic information and assessment related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +To do so, the INC should discuss means of implementation from an integrated _x000D__x000D_ +perspective, including the issue of different sources and instruments. The INC should _x000D__x000D_ +thus conceive of a robust integrated mechanism that ensures the provision and _x000D__x000D_ +mobilization of new, additional and predictable flows of financial resources to support _x000D__x000D_ +relevant research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) projects, promote _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer and know how, and provide capacity building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. This integrated system of implementation and the scale of the challenge _x000D__x000D_ +ahead of us will also demand a dedicated financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +For INC-2 discussions to reach the expected level of ambition, GRULAC reiterates that _x000D__x000D_ +the discussions on means of implementation be initiated and addressed at the same _x000D__x000D_ +time as other substantial elements such as obligations and control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +In light of the above, GRULAC kindly requests the secretariat, subject to the availability _x000D__x000D_ +of resources, to prepare ahead of the INC-2 meeting a working document on all _x000D__x000D_ +dimensions of means of implementation with some examples drawn from other _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments and arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +947,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41773/Palausubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Palau'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Palau _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Bernadett Besebes _x000D__x000D_ +Email: bngiralmaueoj.palau@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +February 8, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +o End plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +o Turn it off at the tap: develop a strong foundation to end plastic pollution by stopping the _x000D__x000D_ +production of single use and unnecessary plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +o Design: _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Develop strict control measures to protect human health, the climate system, and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Eliminate problematic and unnecessary plastics: chemicals added makes recycling a _x000D__x000D_ +challenge; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Design plastics that can be recycled minus greenhouse gas emissions; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Eliminate unnecessary chemicals in plastics (studies show that over 10,000 chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +are found in plastics of which 2,400 are toxic to human health); _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Ban chemicals of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Develop/design plastics with the downstream in mind, i.e., understanding of the _x000D__x000D_ +capacity of Island nations to address plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +o End-of-life management of plastics: develop clear downstream measures to address _x000D__x000D_ +collection, sorting and transfer, recycling, export of plastic waste for final disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +o Address legacy waste: manage plastics that have not been reused or recycled, including _x000D__x000D_ +existing pollution plus marine plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +o Move from linear to circular economy: _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Promote a non-toxic circular economy for plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Develop means for island nations to participate in the circular economy; _x000D__x000D_ +o Develop clear global rules with defined targets, responsibilities, penalties, and actions; _x000D__x000D_ +o Develop clear mechanisms for small islands to participate in EPR and Polluter Pay schemes to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic waste and marine plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +o Clearly define mandatory obligations of plastic producing countries to address the whole life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics including upstream, midstream, and downstream; _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Fund studies and development of recycling technologies that do not result in more _x000D__x000D_ +pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions; _x000D__x000D_ +o Mandate marking and tracking of fishing gears to incentivize retrieval of lost gears; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Palau is a large ocean nation in the north Pacific. Climate change is the biggest threat to our _x000D__x000D_ +environment, biodiversity, and our economy. Plastic waste exacerbates climate change impacts _x000D__x000D_ +thereby threatens our lives, environment, and our livelihoods. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As a non-producing country, we are downstream in the plastics lifecycle as we import many products _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic containers. The Palau State of the Environment Report (SOE) 2019 highlights the fact that _x000D__x000D_ +the total waste generated is increasing as the gross domestic product (GDP) grows. This report points _x000D__x000D_ +to the fact that the increase in waste generated is outpacing the 3R programs (Reduce, Reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +Recycle). Added to this are the plastics of unknown origins that wash up on our shores daily. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Palau has a sophisticated waste management system and a newly opened national landfill (2021). The _x000D__x000D_ +landfill was built based on a survey of locally generated waste. The huge quantities of plastics that _x000D__x000D_ +wash up on our shores are not traceable. There is no one to take responsibility for the pollution, but _x000D__x000D_ +us. We must put it in our landfill, shortening the lifespan of the facility. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, Palauans have grave concerns about the environmental, social, cultural, economic, human _x000D__x000D_ +health and, food security impacts, of plastics pollution. This further exacerbates the climate change _x000D__x000D_ +impacts we are already experiencing. We cannot manage this challenge without looking at this issue _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensively, from sourcing of plastics to the end-of-life cycle management, and remediation of _x000D__x000D_ +releases. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have a robust national agenda that includes legislations; and recycling and solid waste _x000D__x000D_ +management facilities. The Palau Recycling Act, better known as the CDL or Container Deposit Law _x000D__x000D_ +was passed in 2006 followed by implementation in 2009. The CDL established a recycling program and _x000D__x000D_ +a beverage container deposit fee as well as created the Recycling Fund to financially sustain the _x000D__x000D_ +recycling program. Among other things, the CDL defined “deposit beverage container” to include _x000D__x000D_ +polyethylene terephthalate and high-density polyethylene and the size of container of “less than or _x000D__x000D_ +equal to thirty-two (32) fluid ounces”. To further strengthen the law, the Beverage Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +Regulations were amended in 2019. One of the things the amendment did was remove the 32-ounce _x000D__x000D_ +limit on drink containers thereby increasing opportunities for recycling of beverage containers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In November 2017, RPPL 10-14 or the Plastic Bag Use Reduction Act was passed into law to be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented in 2019. This new law prohibits businesses from importing or distributing plastic bags to _x000D__x000D_ +customers and authorized a plastics education program to inform the public on the destructive effects _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic use as well as practical ways to reduce dependence on plastics. “While plastic bags will still _x000D__x000D_ +be utilized for various functions and activities, the Olbiil Era Kelulau or National Congress believes this _x000D__x000D_ +bill is an important first step towards total freedom from plastic consumption and a vital measure to _x000D__x000D_ +protect ""Pristine Paradise. Palau"".” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Having the legislations and facilities in place in not sufficient to address the plastics that wash up on _x000D__x000D_ +our shores daily. Palau, like many SIDS, has numerous challenges including limited capacity, _x000D__x000D_ +resources, and funding. We need an ambitious and comprehensive global treaty, that includes _x000D__x000D_ +control measures to protect our human health; the climate system and the environment; and to _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +promote a non-toxic circular economy for plastics. Furthermore, there is a need to establish Capacity _x000D__x000D_ +Building and Technology Transfer Committees to ensure SIDS needs are met. A Finance Committee _x000D__x000D_ +must also be established to designate a special funds to assist SIDS in the implementation pre/post _x000D__x000D_ +entry into force. As well, subsidiary bodies under the COP must be established to address potential _x000D__x000D_ +duplication of efforts and burdensome reporting linked with monitoring and evaluation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Clearly define mandatory obligations of plastic producing countries to address the whole life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics including upstream, midstream, and downstream; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Fund studies and development of recycling technologies that do not result in more _x000D__x000D_ +pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Design plastics with developing countries and islands capacity in mind to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastics at the downstream; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Funding for the exportation of marine litter plastics and other chemical wastes from _x000D__x000D_ +islands with limited landfill capacity; _x000D__x000D_ +o Design: _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Develop strict control measures to protect human health, the climate system, and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Eliminate problematic and unnecessary plastics: chemicals added makes recycling a _x000D__x000D_ +challenge; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Design plastics that can be recycled minus greenhouse gas emissions; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Eliminate unnecessary chemicals in plastics (studies show that over 10,000 chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +are found in plastics of which 2,400 are toxic to human health); _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Ban chemicals of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Develop/design plastics with the downstream in mind, i.e., understanding of the _x000D__x000D_ +capacity of Island nations to address plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) The development of a National Action Plan (NAP) will proceed the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The NAP will be a working document that articulates Palau’s priorities and actions _x000D__x000D_ +to be adopted to meet the objectives and obligations of the instrument. Palau’s obligations _x000D__x000D_ +at the international, regional, and national levels will be clarified to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument. Complementarity to other international, regional, and _x000D__x000D_ +national level policies will be made clear. _x000D__x000D_ +The development of the NAP will lead to discussions on the issues Palau faces regarding _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste and marine plastic pollution. Cross sectoral stakeholders including community _x000D__x000D_ +members who are resource owners, will be targeted to participate in the development of the _x000D__x000D_ +NAP. _x000D__x000D_ +Adverse impacts of plastics on human health, the environment, economy, and food security _x000D__x000D_ +will be highlighted to support the urgency of implementation. Gaps in national level policies, _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure, and human capacity will be identified and incorporated into the NAP. Activities _x000D__x000D_ +to mitigate the impacts of plastic pollution will be developed and incorporated. Action plans _x000D__x000D_ +to address the gaps will be developed and incorporated into the Plan. _x000D__x000D_ +Methods for data collection will be defined to meet reporting obligations. Capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +needs will be identified and strengthened to ensure Palau meets its obligation to the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The NAP will direct the planning, implementation, and monitoring of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution through a clear vision and strategic actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) The design of the instrument must include clear means of implementation, that will enable _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific SIDS like Palau, to fully implement the objectives of the instrument. This includes clear _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms for capacity building, technology transfer and funding support for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution prevention. _x000D__x000D_ +The establishment of a Capacity Building and Technology Transfer Committee must be _x000D__x000D_ +established to ensure SIDS needs, including limited capacity, resources, and funding are met. _x000D__x000D_ +A Finance Committee must be established to designate special funds for SIDS to assist in _x000D__x000D_ +implementation pre/post entry into force. Additional subsidiary bodies under COP must be _x000D__x000D_ +established to address potential duplication of efforts and burdensome reporting linked with _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and evaluation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) Financial and technical support for scientific studies to identify the source of marine litter that _x000D__x000D_ +washes up on the shores of Palau. Study will include options of best management practices to _x000D__x000D_ +address marine litter resulting in reduced pressure on Palau’s national landfill. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building to support the development of community action plans to address marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter. Activities must include regular survey and beach cleanups to identify and sort _x000D__x000D_ +plastics to enable data collection. Data collected will be reported to the Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Quality Protection Board (EQPB) and incorporated into a national chemical and waste _x000D__x000D_ +database to populate reports to meet Palau’s obligations to conventions and the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Develop clear mechanisms for funding, technical support, and transfer of technology to: _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Develop natural alternatives to plastics (in the Islands); _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Funding for the development and implementation of a National Action Plans (NAP) to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution and marine plastic pollution for SIDS and other developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Funding for capacity building to implement NAP; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Funding for the development/design of facilities to address plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +948,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41774/Stateofpalestinesubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['State Of Palestine'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +State of PALESTINE _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Quality Authority _x000D__x000D_ +(EQA) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Lama Rasim khader Shehab _x000D__x000D_ +National Focal Point for INC _x000D__x000D_ +e-mail: lamajarrad60@yahoo.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7/2/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Objectives: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Phasing out the single use plastics in a suitable manner to the national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Reduction of multipurpose plastic use. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Commitment to the international treaties regarding the import of plastic that contains _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of potential concern such as POPs under S.C. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Prevent plastic waste smuggling from Israel to the state of Palestine under B.C. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Enforcement of the national laws regarding the management of the plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +State of Palestine is a small country with small -medium industries which always depends on _x000D__x000D_ +importing of the raw plastic polymers (granules) reproducing the plastic instruments and devices. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic polymers are imported from abroad and re-melted and shaped to form various plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. Therefore, the basic production of plastic products and the chemicals additives depends on _x000D__x000D_ +the origin of exporting countries of such material. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, Palestine, like other countries, has a high rate of single-use plastic consumption, which is _x000D__x000D_ +mixed mainly with other types of waste and ended at the landfills, or sometimes – illegally - burned _x000D__x000D_ +by individuals to get rid of this kind of waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Since the problem of plastic waste is a cross-border environmental problem, State of Palestine is _x000D__x000D_ +looking forward to be part of this legally procedure and put this instrument in place and adhering to it _x000D__x000D_ +in order to protect the public health and environment from the hazardous plastic components. _x000D__x000D_ +The smuggling of waste from Israel to the state of Palestine is a very serious problem and should be _x000D__x000D_ +highlighted and considered in a way to prevent that. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + The state of Palestine is willing to develop the national strategy regarding: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Prevention, reducing, reusing and recycling of plastic materials/waste. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Taking appropriate actions /procedures/ regulations to avoid using unnecessary plastic materials or _x000D__x000D_ +contaminated plastics with Hazardous chemicals that are regulated and controlled udder other _x000D__x000D_ +environmental conventions like BRS convents and Minamata convention. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Prevent marine litter and plastic chip discharge _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +1. consumption/production principles that ensure the sustainability of resources would be _x000D__x000D_ +adopted through the general procurement procedure at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Raising up the awareness among the Palestinian community through different _x000D__x000D_ +environmental campaigns regarding the Plastic and their implications. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Regulate the importing procedure of plastic material through posing some extra tariff (fees) _x000D__x000D_ +and taxes on single-use and other kinds of plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. Developing the cross-sectoral environment strategy, and preparing the national action plan to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure the implementation of the instrument through engagement of all stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +(governmental institutions, NGOs, civil societies and academia). _x000D__x000D_ +II. Monitoring the importing process of plastic polymers for different purposes. _x000D__x000D_ +III. Intensify monitoring and inspection field visits on plastic facilities, landfills, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +facilities, and others involved in plastic waste management procedure. _x000D__x000D_ +IV. Scientific and technical cooperation with Scientific Centers, Universities, NGOs, and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation with other leading regional countries. _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +V. Promotion of the scientific research on plastic management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Support a comprehensive baseline study to analyze the current status of the plastic sector. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Secure the needed financial support for the developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Provide the required capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Encouraging /supporting the social and voluntary initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Financial support and tax exemptions for green initiatives and recycling projects _x000D__x000D_ +6. Conduct environmental public awareness programs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +949,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41775/Ghanasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Ghana'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal by Ghana, 10 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal for a Global _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Pollution Fee in _x000D__x000D_ +the legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to end _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PAGE _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Table of Contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Strategies ........................................................................................................................................ 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Administration .............................................................................................................................. 6 _x000D__x000D_ +Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PAGE _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Summary _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 sets out the objective of ending plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, through a legally binding international instrument. To achieve this ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +objective, countries need to close the plastic pollution gap – that is, the gap between the volume _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste that we generate globally, and our global capacity to manage that waste in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally safe and sound way. _x000D__x000D_ +Today, the extent of this pollution gap is very significant, so the volume of plastic pollution grows _x000D__x000D_ +every day. Even with ambitious “upstream” control measures, the pollution gap is expected to _x000D__x000D_ +keep growing in decades to come. To close this pollution gap and implement the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution, we must make significant investments in environmentally safe and sound _x000D__x000D_ +waste management infrastructure, especially in Africa and other developing countries; and we _x000D__x000D_ +must also eliminate legacy plastic pollution, which is an important source of ongoing pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Considerable funding is, therefore, needed to implement a legally binding instrument that ends _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. To raise sufficient funds, Ghana proposes that the legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +include a Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF), as one of the tools to operationalise the “polluter _x000D__x000D_ +pays principle”. _x000D__x000D_ +A GPPF would make two significant contributions to achieving the objective of ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• First, a GPPF would guarantee significant and predictable revenues – by some estimates, _x000D__x000D_ +more than USD 300 billion per year1 – to finance the full implementation of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +in particular, environmentally safe and sound waste management infrastructure and the _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of legacy plastic pollution, and other aspects of implementation, e.g., finance, _x000D__x000D_ +technology, and capacity building including research, innovation, education and _x000D__x000D_ +development. _x000D__x000D_ +• Second, a GPPF would be an effective control measure that helps to reduce plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption. To end plastic pollution, the instrument needs to include _x000D__x000D_ +measures to reduce the overall supply of, and demand for, plastics. A price-based measure, _x000D__x000D_ +like a GPPF, could significantly contribute to this objective, and complement phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PAGE _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Introduction _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a very important role in all our societies as a key component in all manner of products _x000D__x000D_ +– wrapping, protecting, and holding products together. As a reflection of the society’s increased _x000D__x000D_ +standards of living in the past 50 years, many plastic products have become an integral part of the _x000D__x000D_ +world’s social and economic development. Largely for that reason, plastic has become a beneficial _x000D__x000D_ +element in almost all societies. _x000D__x000D_ +Yet, our unsustainable patterns of production and consumption of plastics have created an _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and health catastrophe for the planet. Today, legacy plastic pollution weighs _x000D__x000D_ +heavily on our oceans and land, our biodiversity, and human health. At the first Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting, Ghana proposed the establishment of a “Legacy Fund” to _x000D__x000D_ +finance the clean-up of legacy plastic pollution.2 _x000D__x000D_ +Unfortunately, the amount of plastic pollution grows every day. We continue to generate vast _x000D__x000D_ +quantities of plastic waste, much of which results in pollution that can be prevented by _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening the capacity of countries to manage that waste in an environmentally safe and sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner. However, this will only be possible if, alongside other control measures, all countries _x000D__x000D_ +have access to modern waste management infrastructure to collect and sort plastic waste, and then _x000D__x000D_ +recycle or dispose of it in an environmentally safe and sound way. _x000D__x000D_ +In addressing this challenge, the UNEA Resolution 5/14 sets out the ambitious objective of ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution through a legally binding international instrument and calls for a holistic approach _x000D__x000D_ +that addresses the full lifecycle of the plastic economy, taking into account, among others, the _x000D__x000D_ +principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (Rio Declaration). In a legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument designed to tackle a major form of global pollution, Principle 16 of the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration has special significance: “the polluter should, in principle, bear the cost of pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +with due regard to the public interest and without distorting international trade and investment.” _x000D__x000D_ +Heartened by the commitment to achieve this objective and by solidarity messages made by other _x000D__x000D_ +members of the INC at the INC’s first session in Uruguay, Ghana proposes the Global Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Fee (GPPF). _x000D__x000D_ +The proposed GPPF gives effect to the polluter pays principle, in the public interest, aligning the _x000D__x000D_ +costs of ending plastic pollution under the legally binding instrument with a long-established _x000D__x000D_ +principle of environmental action. By sharing the burden with polluters (not only on government _x000D__x000D_ +budgets) to end plastic pollution, the GPPF would also provide significant and predictable _x000D__x000D_ +financing, for environmentally safe and sound waste management infrastructure, and, through the _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy Fund, for the elimination of legacy pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PAGE _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +The GPPF is an innovative approach to financing sustainable plastic management by making a _x000D__x000D_ +significant contribution to achieving the objective of ending plastic pollution under a legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument. The objectives of the GPPF are as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +First, as a means of implementation, a GPPF could reliably raise significant and _x000D__x000D_ +predictable revenues that could fund a safe and sound waste management infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +with the capacity to close the pollution gap. These revenues could also fund the _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of legacy plastic pollution, through the proposed Legacy Fund, and other _x000D__x000D_ +aspects of implementation, e.g., finance, technology, and capacity building including _x000D__x000D_ +research, innovation, education and development. The Minderoo Foundation, for _x000D__x000D_ +instance, recommends, “a levy on fossil-fuel polymer production and/or consumption _x000D__x000D_ +to generate funds for scaling plastics collection, sorting, and recycling”.3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Second, as a control measure, a GPPF would also contribute to reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +demand – and hence, plastic production and consumption – through a higher price. The _x000D__x000D_ +OECD, for instance, includes a finance charge as a key element of its mix of upstream _x000D__x000D_ +and downstream policy scenarios to reduce plastic production and consumption.4 _x000D__x000D_ +Under its scenarios, the OECD found that significant declines in plastic production, _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, waste, and pollution would be “largely due to” a fiscal charge.5 _x000D__x000D_ +Strategies _x000D__x000D_ +Given the scale of the global challenge that we face in ending plastic pollution, we must be open _x000D__x000D_ +to considering all options, including innovative approaches, for inclusion in the legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. It is important to have a realistic understanding of two connected factors: _x000D__x000D_ +(1) Plastic pollution as a pervasive global problem; and _x000D__x000D_ +(2) Reliance on plastic and how it evolves in the coming decades. _x000D__x000D_ +On the first factor, over many decades, our generation of plastic waste has far outstripped our _x000D__x000D_ +capacity to manage that waste in an environmentally safe and sound manner. As UNDP puts it, _x000D__x000D_ +“[t]he enormous volume [of plastics] vastly exceeds our capacity to treat plastic waste safely.”6 _x000D__x000D_ +The latest data shows the current scale of this “pollution gap” between the volume of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +that we generate globally, and the global capacity to manage that waste properly. In 2019, plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production was 460 Mt, generating 353 Mt of plastic waste (more than double the volume of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste in 2000).7 However, just 15% of plastic waste is collected for recycling; just 9% is recycled; _x000D__x000D_ +49% ends up in landfills; almost 20% is incinerated; and the remaining 22% is mismanaged, which _x000D__x000D_ +includes waste “burned in open pits, dumped into seas or open waters, or disposed of in unsanitary _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PAGE _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +landfills and dumpsites.”8 This means that just 33 Mt of plastic waste is recycled each year, while _x000D__x000D_ +the volume of legacy plastic pollution grows by a further 78 Mt each year. _x000D__x000D_ +Environmentally safe and sound waste management is a costly business, which calls for a _x000D__x000D_ +developed infrastructure to collect and sort the waste, and then recycle or dispose of it acceptably. _x000D__x000D_ +As a result, there are very few parts of the world that can claim to possess the infrastructure needed _x000D__x000D_ +to manage its plastic waste properly – perhaps just a few developed countries, and even these _x000D__x000D_ +countries struggle with plastic pollution. In the vast majority of the world, especially in Africa _x000D__x000D_ +and other developing countries, the necessary infrastructure is lacking. _x000D__x000D_ +On the second factor, in considering approaches to end plastic pollution, we should take into _x000D__x000D_ +account how the plastic economy is likely to evolve in the coming decades. It is projected that _x000D__x000D_ +under a “business as usual” scenario, plastic consumption and plastic waste will almost triple by _x000D__x000D_ +2060, leading to a doubling of plastic pollution in that period.9 In other words, the pollution gap _x000D__x000D_ +and the volume of legacy plastic pollution will continue to grow. _x000D__x000D_ +Even if ambitious “upstream” control measures were implemented to reduce plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption, and even if plastic products are designed for circularity, plastic pollution is _x000D__x000D_ +projected to increase.10 In other words, ambitious upstream control measures will not be enough, _x000D__x000D_ +on their own, to close the pollution gap. _x000D__x000D_ +Instead, to close the pollution gap and end plastic pollution, we will need significant new _x000D__x000D_ +investments in environmentally safe and sound global waste management infrastructure, alongside _x000D__x000D_ +implementing ambitious “upstream” control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +In the first place, these infrastructure investments should aim to boost the recycling of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste, so that the plastic economy becomes as circular as possible. However, even optimistic _x000D__x000D_ +projections conclude that recycling cannot fully close the pollution gap.11 Thus, with ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +investments in recycling capacity, we will still be left with a significant volume of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +for disposal through other environmentally safe and sound means. _x000D__x000D_ +The estimated cost of establishing a waste management infrastructure to close the pollution gap _x000D__x000D_ +exceeds USD 300 billion12 and, by some estimates, could be significantly higher.13 Further, _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries would bear a significant portion of these costs because their waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure is currently weaker. The OECD estimates that the bulk of the costs to _x000D__x000D_ +develop waste management infrastructure would be borne by non-OECD countries, with the _x000D__x000D_ +largest costs in Sub-Saharan Africa.14 _x000D__x000D_ +These costs also do not account for cleaning up legacy plastic pollution, which is a current and _x000D__x000D_ +egregious source of ongoing pollution that must also be ended under the legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. With every year that the pollution gap is not closed, the volume of legacy plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in the environment grows. The costs of eliminating legacy pollution will likewise be _x000D__x000D_ +significant. _x000D__x000D_ +Considerable funding is, therefore, needed to implement fully a legally binding instrument that _x000D__x000D_ +ends plastic pollution. In the past, reliable and predictable funding for the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PAGE _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +international environmental agreements has proved challenging for the international community. _x000D__x000D_ +To overcome these challenges, Ghana considers that the INC must be open to innovative _x000D__x000D_ +approaches to financing the instrument – like the GPPF. _x000D__x000D_ +Administration _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of administration, the collection of a GPPF from polymer producers would entail _x000D__x000D_ +considerable efficiencies because the supply chain is relatively concentrated at that stage (there are _x000D__x000D_ +relatively few polymer producers/countries). Unlike fragmented national fees, a globally _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated fee under the instrument would ensure a level playing field for all producers, in _x000D__x000D_ +keeping with the need to avoid market distortions under the polluter pays principle in the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration. The GPPF would hold polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all _x000D__x000D_ +their plastics, irrespective of the country where the plastics end their useful life, and of whether _x000D__x000D_ +the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +An important purpose of the GPPF would be to generate funds to develop a global waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure and meet other costs of implementing the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The level of the GPPF should, therefore, be set to ensure that it provides sufficient resources to _x000D__x000D_ +cover these costs. The level could be adapted over time, for example, with a phase-in period or to _x000D__x000D_ +adjust the impact on plastic demand. The level of the GPPF could also be eco-modulated to _x000D__x000D_ +encourage the production of more sustainable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Although the GPPF would be intended to fund the implementation of the legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, producer countries should retain a sizeable share of the GPPF to cover the costs of _x000D__x000D_ +collecting the GPPF from their producers. The GPPF would generate net positive revenues for _x000D__x000D_ +these countries. _x000D__x000D_ +The residual revenues would then be used to fund the instrument’s implementation, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +an environmentally safe and sound global waste management infrastructure. This use of the _x000D__x000D_ +residual revenues is warranted by the circumstances. Although relatively few countries enjoy the _x000D__x000D_ +economic benefits of producing plastic polymers, their plastics end up all over the globe, _x000D__x000D_ +sometimes through lawful trade, sometimes through unlawful trade, and sometimes simply carried _x000D__x000D_ +by rivers, oceans, and the winds. Thus, while relatively few countries produce plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +all countries face the high costs of paying for the end-of-life treatment of these plastics. A GPPF _x000D__x000D_ +offers an international solution to this transboundary problem, extending the responsibility of _x000D__x000D_ +producers to pay for the costs of pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The residual revenues could be administered through one or more regional or international entities, _x000D__x000D_ +public and/or private. These international entities could develop global infrastructure and tackle _x000D__x000D_ +legacy pollution in a more coordinated and efficient way than countries acting individually. The _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy Fund could be funded by the GPPF and tackle legacy pollution in a coordinated and _x000D__x000D_ +efficient way. For other aspects, Ghana is considering further the potential role of entities such as _x000D__x000D_ +the Global Environment Fund or development banks; producer responsibility organizations; or _x000D__x000D_ +other entities, possibly newly created. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PAGE _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Conclusion _x000D__x000D_ +The amount of plastic pollution is increasing daily as a result of the current pollution gap's size, _x000D__x000D_ +which is very large. The Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF) will catalyze sustainable financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms to contribute to the implementation of the legally binding instrument. Countries, civil _x000D__x000D_ +society, and the business community should encourage the adoption of the GPPF, which supports _x000D__x000D_ +the significant contributions needed to achieve the objective of ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The proposal for a GPPF as part of a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution holds _x000D__x000D_ +immense potential to significantly reduce the amount of plastic waste generated globally, and the _x000D__x000D_ +amount of resulting pollution. The GPPF will serve as an economic incentive for companies to _x000D__x000D_ +adopt more sustainable production and disposal practices, while also generating revenue that can _x000D__x000D_ +be used to finance environmentally safe and sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +The implementation of a GPPF will require the cooperation and support of governments, civil _x000D__x000D_ +society, and businesses worldwide. Nevertheless, it is a necessary step towards creating a cleaner _x000D__x000D_ +and healthier planet for present and future generations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 CIEL Submission, p. 13. CIEL’s estimate is based on the OECD’s proposed fiscal charge (OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: _x000D__x000D_ +Policy Scenarios to 2060 (2022); and OECD Submission). _x000D__x000D_ +2 Statement by Ghana. _x000D__x000D_ +3 D. Charles & L. Kimman, Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023 (2023), Minderoo Foundation, p. 15. See also CIEL Submission, _x000D__x000D_ +pp. 12-13. _x000D__x000D_ +4 OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 (2022); and OECD Submission. _x000D__x000D_ +5 OECD Submission, p. 2. _x000D__x000D_ +6 UNDP Submission, p. 2. _x000D__x000D_ +7 OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Economic Drivers, Environmental Impacts and Policy Options (2022). _x000D__x000D_ +8 The data is taken from OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Economic Drivers, Environmental Impacts and Policy Options (2022), _x000D__x000D_ +with the quote on p. 197. _x000D__x000D_ +9 OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 (2022). See also R. Geyer et al., Production, Use, and Fate of All _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics Ever Made (Science Advances, Vol 3, Issue 7, July 2017). _x000D__x000D_ +10 Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, Breaking the Plastic Wave, A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards _x000D__x000D_ +Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution (2020), pp. 9, 10, 20, and 35. Page 35 of the report states: “without a comprehensive set of _x000D__x000D_ +downstream [waste management] solutions being rolled out at the same time [as upstream control measures are applied], _x000D__x000D_ +significant ocean leakage will still occur because much of the plastic produced will fail to be collected and managed, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +in middle-/low-income countries.” _x000D__x000D_ +11 Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, Breaking the Plastic Wave, A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards _x000D__x000D_ +Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution (2020), pp. 41, 83-85. _x000D__x000D_ +12 OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 (2022), p. 19. _x000D__x000D_ +13 Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, Breaking the Plastic Wave, A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards _x000D__x000D_ +Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution (2020), pp. 33-34, 42-43. Pew’s scenarios suggest that the cost of establishing environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +safe and sound waste management infrastructure could be considerably higher. _x000D__x000D_ +14 OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 (2022), pp. 19, 197. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +950,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41776/CookIslandsSubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Cook Islands'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Environment Service _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS _x000D__x000D_ +PO Box 371 Rarotonga Cook Islands, Phone (682) 21256 _x000D__x000D_ +www.environment.gov.ck _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC Plastic Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +RE: _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed responses on the potential options for elements towards an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument by the Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +COOK ISLANDS _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +National Environment Service _x000D__x000D_ +Statutory Agency, Government of the Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Halatoa Fua _x000D__x000D_ +Director _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Environment Service _x000D__x000D_ +P.O. Box 371 _x000D__x000D_ +Rarotonga, Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ +Tel: +682 53805 _x000D__x000D_ +halatoa.fua@cookislands.gov.ck _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +The overarching objectives of the new legally binding instrument should be to end plastic pollution in all _x000D__x000D_ +environments by: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1) Protecting the environment1 and human health from the impacts of plastics across its full life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +employing the precautionary principles and a rights-based approach. _x000D__x000D_ +2) Attaining a safe circular economy for plastics that is protective of human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective is the first step in setting the potential scope of the agreement. It should be concise, but allow _x000D__x000D_ +for the following outcomes/goals: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Minimise material flows from the environment into the economy, particularly for non-renewable _x000D__x000D_ +and scarce resources, thereby reducing to a minimum the environmental burden resulting from the _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastics and associated chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Ensure safe, non-toxic, transparent and resource efficient circularity of plastics and associated _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, including a reduction in the overall production and consumption of unnecessary, _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable and problematic plastics, while protecting human health and rights. A core component is _x000D__x000D_ +the sustainable design of materials and products. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Minimise emissions and releases to the environment across the full life cycle, including those related _x000D__x000D_ +to climate change, and promote remediation where safe to do so for the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important for the Cook Islands and many Small Islands Developing State (SIDS) that a holistic approach _x000D__x000D_ +to the problem of plastics is taken to recognise the full life cycle of plastics. Taking a precautionary rights-_x000D__x000D_ +based approach will mean that the rights of Pacific Islanders and Indigenous communities are protected. _x000D__x000D_ +This is essential to safeguarding a healthy environment, including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Introduction _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(i) CORE OBLIGATIONS AND CONTROL MEASURES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Conservation aims to protect the environment through the responsible use of natural resources, while preservation aims to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from harmful human activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The articles and chapters of the treaty should first and foremost focus on ‘mandatory’ provisions with _x000D__x000D_ +‘specific’ control measures and core obligations across the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The full life cycle phases of plastics is well articulated in the Global Governance of Plastics and Associated _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The full life cycle of plastics in phases are in summary: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Sourcing/extraction phase – extraction of organic raw materials (hydrocarbons) and inorganic raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemical phase [otherwise referred to as ‘upstream’]– production and chemical processing of polymer, _x000D__x000D_ +commodity, and speciality chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +3. Material phase [otherwise referred to as ‘midstream’] – manufacturing of materials and final products, _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption by retailers, transporters, and consumers _x000D__x000D_ +4. Dematerialization phase [otherwise referred to as ‘downstream’] – waste management and final _x000D__x000D_ +treatment by waste facilities _x000D__x000D_ +5. Leakage phase – legacy pollution and remediation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These phases can also be structured in the stages of sourcing, upstream, midstream, downstream and _x000D__x000D_ +leakage. Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) such as the BRS Conventions address many _x000D__x000D_ +downstream components, hence the articles of the new treaty should primarily cover sourcing, upstream _x000D__x000D_ +and midstream stages. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As an initial frame for structuring the core obligations and control measures in the instrument—in both the _x000D__x000D_ +articles and any corresponding annexes—Members of the Committee should have a clear demarcation of _x000D__x000D_ +each stage of the lifecycle of plastics, in particular: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1) Provisions to phase out the production and consumption of unnecessary and avoidable chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +a) Development of a criteria for determining which materials and products are unnecessary and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable. _x000D__x000D_ +b) The criteria should identify polymers and chemical that have substances that have slow or no _x000D__x000D_ +degradation in the environment, bioaccumulate and/or have long-term toxic effects, not recyclable _x000D__x000D_ +and have high litter risk _x000D__x000D_ +c) Parties are required to not allow the production and use of polymers, chemicals and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +listed in an Annex. _x000D__x000D_ +d) These criteria should allow for national contexts. Criteria and definitions may be adopted at the _x000D__x000D_ +national level that are stronger than the global criteria outlined in the Annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +e) Annexes may include listings of chemicals, polymers and products that require elimination (phasing _x000D__x000D_ +out) or reducing (phasing down) to a minimum. Listings should also include virgin plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Specific exemptions for applications must be justified, with any hazard management requirements or _x000D__x000D_ +end-of-life responsibilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) Provisions to ensure sustainable design of materials and products and minimise production of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic chemicals, polymers, and products towards safe, non-toxic, and transparent circularity of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +a) This will require the development of criteria for determining which materials, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +are problematic, allowing for national contexts. Criteria and definitions may be adopted at the _x000D__x000D_ +national level that are stronger than the global criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +b) A registry of product design should be provided by the parties to the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Criteria, standards, and definitions/terms will need to be developed. These can be included in _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes that can be easily updated, outlining design and performance criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +d) A global approach to identifying and managing hazardous chemicals, polymers, and products, _x000D__x000D_ +including development of a hazard criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +e) A mechanism for certifying adherence to sustainable design criteria (including eco-criteria) _x000D__x000D_ +f) An eco-criteria should be listed for plastic products that consists of both general eco-criteria (e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +durability) and product- or sectoral-specific eco-criteria (e.g., agri-plastics in agriculture or fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear) _x000D__x000D_ +g) Have control measures to avoid green washing. This will also address any rise in alternative products _x000D__x000D_ +driven by industry innovation that are harmful to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +h) A mechanism for reviewing and updating the criteria will be important _x000D__x000D_ +i) These can be supported by guidelines, including for key sectors, possibly developed with input from _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3) Provisions to reduce emissions and eliminate releases of plastics to the environment (water, land, and _x000D__x000D_ +air), eliminate stockpiles and legacy plastics in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +a) Each party is required to take steps to reduce, and where feasible releases of plastics to water, land _x000D__x000D_ +and air from the source categories listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ +b) The Annex should have a list of categories that include wastewater, industrial facilities, aquaculture, _x000D__x000D_ +agriculture and the fishing industry, and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Phase out unnecessary and avoidable primary micro- and nanoplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +d) Sustainable design of products to improve stability and avoid leakage of chemicals and microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +e) Mandate use of best practices to minimise losses of pre-production pellets, flakes and powders _x000D__x000D_ +during production, manufacture, and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +f) Eliminate stockpiles of plastic waste through environmentally sound practices (this may require _x000D__x000D_ +technical and financial assistance for some countries). _x000D__x000D_ +g) Legacy plastic waste should be addressed by members of the parties through policy measures, _x000D__x000D_ +followed by financial and legal instruments. Cooperation by members of the parties is encouraged to _x000D__x000D_ +develop strategies to eliminate legacy plastic waste. There is legacy plastic waste beyond national _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdictions but within the region that needs to be cleaned up through better cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ +h) The Conference of Parties should have guidelines on the best techniques and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices on how to reduce emissions and eliminate releases of plastics to the environment (water, _x000D__x000D_ +land, and air), based on the list of categories in the Annex _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4) Provisions on Trade controls – chemicals, polymers, products, and waste _x000D__x000D_ +a) A minimum set of design and performance criteria must be met before materials and products can _x000D__x000D_ +be traded, setting a level playing field for the industry. Considerations should also include the use of _x000D__x000D_ +traditional materials into biodegradable products. _x000D__x000D_ +b) All parties to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels used as raw materials and for petrochemicals _x000D__x000D_ +destined for virgin polymer production. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Parties should ban the exportation and importation of plastic products from/to other countries that _x000D__x000D_ +do not meet the eco-criteria _x000D__x000D_ +d) Trade controls must include restrictions in trade with non-Parties of non-compliant chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, products, and wastes, considering the controls established by the Basel Convention, _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +e) HS codes will need revision to allow for meaningful tracking. _x000D__x000D_ +f) Development of technologies to enable accurate, traceable, and easy management of HS codes by _x000D__x000D_ +customs authorities. Build capacity at the border. _x000D__x000D_ +g) Transparency is critical to ensure chemical components of the plastic products and materials are _x000D__x000D_ +identified. _x000D__x000D_ +h) The Conference of the Parties should adopt a criteria for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +schemes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each of the sections above should have General Obligations that have legal and administrative measures _x000D__x000D_ +that can be applied to national legislation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) VOLUNTARY APPROACHES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary provisions represent the status quo for many parties under other MEAs, therefore should not be the _x000D__x000D_ +focus of this legally binding global treaty. Any voluntary provisions to be included in the INC negotiations _x000D__x000D_ +must have a pathway towards mandatory provisions at an agreed post-date, based on a threshold reached or _x000D__x000D_ +the years after entry into force of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1) Each Party shall develop and maintain publicly available inventories of plastic-related chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, and products, as well as emissions throughout the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +a) Inventories must be designed to track: _x000D__x000D_ +i) Resource efficiency - material flows from the environment into the economy. _x000D__x000D_ +ii) Circularity - material flows within the economy (including production, import, export, and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling). _x000D__x000D_ +iii) Pollution - flows from the economy into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +iv) Remediation – volumes and types of legacy plastics removed from the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +v) Emissions – such as losses of pre-production pellets during production, manufacture, and _x000D__x000D_ +transport; GHG emissions related to the stages of the plastics life cycle; waste management _x000D__x000D_ +services; landfill leachate; incineration. _x000D__x000D_ +b) Inventories must be designed based on minimum elements outlined in the agreement (possibly in an _x000D__x000D_ +Annex) to enable the tracking of trends and to measure effectiveness of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +c) This will require the development of targets and indicators, which should also inform the design of _x000D__x000D_ +national inventories. _x000D__x000D_ +d) Licensing scheme – Parties are to adopt a licensing scheme for production, importation, and _x000D__x000D_ +exportation of virgin and secondary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) Monitoring and evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a) Develop national monitoring programmes to support 1(a) and 3. Monitoring to include plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, plastic consumption, plastic waste management, leakage, plastic released to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, alternatives, and substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +b) An effectiveness evaluation can be included in the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Establish baseline indicators and targets to monitor plastic pollution in the environment and its _x000D__x000D_ +impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +d) Global targets to include the production and consumption of plastic polymers within sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +levels, recycled plastics within a threshold and near-zero release of plastics to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +(land, air, and water) by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +e) National targets to include the reduction in production and consumption of plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction in the release of plastics to the environment, and a minimum target for the collection and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3) Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +a) Reporting to include quantities and type of polymers produced, origins of raw materials used to _x000D__x000D_ +produce plastic polymers, quantities and type of chemicals applied in production, consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +virgin plastic polymers, use of plastic by market segment and the management of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +(collection, recycling, disposal, leakage, and trade). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) Report at regular intervals according to an agreed minimum set of elements, based on national _x000D__x000D_ +inventories. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Integrate plastics-related data in reporting requirements under other MEAs, such as Paris _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement, CBD, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, SDGs, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +d) A global statistical framework will need to be developed to ensure accurate and comparable _x000D__x000D_ +reporting. This can be based on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting Central _x000D__x000D_ +Framework (SEEA). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4) Each Party shall develop and implement a National Action Plan that: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Adheres to the minimum elements as laid out in the agreement (possibly in an Annex that can be _x000D__x000D_ +updated), to allow for comparability. _x000D__x000D_ +b) Provides baseline information for the year on which targets will be set. The baseline may be based _x000D__x000D_ +on production, importation, and legacy waste. Marine colonial waste (washed up marine litter) _x000D__x000D_ +should be accounted separately as it is outside national control. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Sets targets based on the international targets set in the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +d) Provides a minimum period for review and strengthening of the targets, based on international _x000D__x000D_ +timelines. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5) Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +i) Subsidiary bodies should be established to assist with implementation of the agreement and _x000D__x000D_ +could be determined once the substantive content of the agreement is developed. These bodies _x000D__x000D_ +will not generate primary data, but could include bodies to assess and synthesize available _x000D__x000D_ +scientific information on environmental, social, and economic impacts and benefits, human _x000D__x000D_ +health impacts, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +ii) Horizon scanning and reports generated by the subsidiary bodies could catalyse targeted _x000D__x000D_ +research according to the needs of the COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A financial mechanism should be established under the agreement. Consideration can be given to similar _x000D__x000D_ +articles under the Montreal Protocol and the Minamata Convention – specifically in the areas of a _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral Fund, Global Environment Facility Trust Fund, Plastic Pollution Trust fund, transfer of _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, establishment of an Executive Committee, capacity building and technology assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These articles are provided for reference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol, Article 10: Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Parties shall establish a mechanism for the purposes of providing financial and technical co-_x000D__x000D_ +operation, including the transfer of technologies, to Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of this Protocol to enable their compliance with the control measures set out in Articles 2A to 2E and _x000D__x000D_ +Article 2I, and any control measures in Articles 2F to 2H that are decided pursuant to paragraph 1 bis of _x000D__x000D_ +Article 5 of the Protocol. The mechanism, contributions to which shall be additional to other financial _x000D__x000D_ +transfers to Parties operating under that paragraph, shall meet all agreed incremental costs of such _x000D__x000D_ +Parties in order to enable their compliance with the control measures of the Protocol. An indicative list _x000D__x000D_ +of the categories of incremental costs shall be decided by the meeting of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism established under paragraph 1 shall include a Multilateral Fund. It may also include _x000D__x000D_ +other means of multilateral, regional and bilateral co-operation. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Multilateral Fund shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Meet, on a grant or concessional basis as appropriate, and according to criteria to be decided upon _x000D__x000D_ +by the Parties, the agreed incremental costs. _x000D__x000D_ +b) Finance clearing-house functions to: _x000D__x000D_ +i. Assist Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, through country specific studies and _x000D__x000D_ +other technical co-operation, to identify their needs for co-operation. _x000D__x000D_ +ii. Facilitate technical co-operation to meet these identified needs. _x000D__x000D_ +iii. Distribute, as provided for in Article9, information and relevant materials, and hold workshops, _x000D__x000D_ +training sessions, and other related activities, for the benefit of Parties that are developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries; and _x000D__x000D_ +iv. Facilitate and monitor other multilateral, regional and bilateral co-operation available to Parties _x000D__x000D_ +that are developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ +c) Finance the secretarial services of the Multilateral Fund and related support costs. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Multilateral Fund shall operate under the authority of the Parties who shall decide on its overall _x000D__x000D_ +policies. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Parties shall establish an Executive Committee to develop and monitor the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +specific operational policies, guidelines and administrative arrangements, including the disbursement of _x000D__x000D_ +resources, for the purpose of achieving the objectives of the Multilateral Fund. The Executive Committee _x000D__x000D_ +shall discharge its tasks and responsibilities, specified in its terms of reference as agreed by the Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +with the co-operation and assistance of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development _x000D__x000D_ +(World Bank), the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Development _x000D__x000D_ +Programme or other appropriate agencies depending on their respective areas of expertise. The _x000D__x000D_ +members of the Executive Committee, which shall be selected on the basis of a balanced representation _x000D__x000D_ +of the Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 and of the Parties not so operating, shall be _x000D__x000D_ +endorsed by the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Multilateral Fund shall be financed by contributions from Parties not operating under paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +of Article 5 in convertible currency or, in certain circumstances, in kind and/or in national currency, on _x000D__x000D_ +the basis of the United Nations scale of assessments. Contributions by other Parties shall be _x000D__x000D_ +encouraged. Bilateral and, in particular cases agreed by a decision of the Parties, regional co-operation _x000D__x000D_ +may, up to a percentage and consistent with any criteria to be specified by decision of the Parties, be _x000D__x000D_ +considered as a contribution to the Multilateral Fund, provided that such co-operation, as a minimum: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Strictly relates to compliance with the provisions of this Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) Provides additional resources; and _x000D__x000D_ +c) Meets agreed incremental costs. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The Parties shall decide upon the programme budget of the Multilateral Fund for each fiscal period and _x000D__x000D_ +upon the percentage of contributions of the individual Parties thereto. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Resources under the Multilateral Fund shall be disbursed with the concurrence of the beneficiary Party. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Decisions by the Parties under this Article shall be taken by consensus whenever possible. If all efforts at _x000D__x000D_ +consensus have been exhausted and no agreement reached, decisions shall be adopted by a two-thirds _x000D__x000D_ +majority vote of the Parties present and voting, representing a majority of the Parties operating under _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 of Article 5 present and voting and a majority of the Parties not so operating present and _x000D__x000D_ +voting. _x000D__x000D_ +10. The financial mechanism set out in this Article is without prejudice to any future arrangements that _x000D__x000D_ +may be developed with respect to other environmental issues _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention, Article 13: Financial resources and mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party undertakes to provide, within its capabilities, resources in respect of those national activities _x000D__x000D_ +that are intended to implement this Convention, in accordance with its national policies, priorities, plans _x000D__x000D_ +and programmes. Such resources may include domestic funding through relevant policies, development _x000D__x000D_ +strategies and national budgets, and bilateral and multilateral funding, as well as private sector _x000D__x000D_ +involvement. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The overall effectiveness of implementation of this Convention by developing country Parties will be _x000D__x000D_ +related to the effective implementation of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Multilateral, regional and bilateral sources of financial and technical assistance, as well as capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technology transfer, are encouraged, on an urgent basis, to enhance and increase their _x000D__x000D_ +activities on mercury in support of developing country Parties in the implementation of this Convention _x000D__x000D_ +relating to financial resources, technical assistance and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Parties, in their actions regarding funding, shall take full account of the specific needs and special _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of Parties that are small island developing States or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +5. A Mechanism for the provision of adequate, predictable, and timely financial resources is hereby _x000D__x000D_ +defined. The Mechanism is to support developing country Parties and Parties with economies in _x000D__x000D_ +transition in implementing their obligations under this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall include: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) The Global Environment Facility Trust Fund; and _x000D__x000D_ +(b) A specific international Programme to support capacity-building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The Global Environment Facility Trust Fund shall provide new, predictable, adequate and timely _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources to meet costs in support of implementation of this Convention as agreed by the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties. For the purposes of this Convention, the Global Environment Facility Trust _x000D__x000D_ +Fund shall be operated under the guidance of and be accountable to the Conference of the Parties. The _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties shall provide guidance on overall strategies, policies, programme priorities _x000D__x000D_ +and eligibility for access to and utilization of financial resources. In addition, the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall provide guidance on an indicative list of categories of activities that could receive support _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +from the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund. The Global Environment Facility Trust Fund shall _x000D__x000D_ +provide resources to meet the agreed incremental costs of global environmental benefits and the _x000D__x000D_ +agreed full costs of some enabling activities. _x000D__x000D_ +8. In providing resources for an activity, the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund should take into _x000D__x000D_ +account the potential mercury reductions of a proposed activity relative to its costs. _x000D__x000D_ +9. For the purposes of this Convention, the Programme referred to in paragraph 6 (b) will be operated _x000D__x000D_ +under the guidance of and be accountable to the Conference of the Parties. The Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, at its first meeting, decide on the hosting institution for the Programme, which shall be an _x000D__x000D_ +existing entity, and provide guidance to it, including on its duration. All Parties and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders are invited to provide financial resources to the Programme, on a voluntary basis. _x000D__x000D_ +10. The Conference of the Parties and the entities comprising the Mechanism shall agree upon, at the first _x000D__x000D_ +meeting of the Conference of the Parties, arrangements to give effect to the above paragraphs. _x000D__x000D_ +11. The Conference of the Parties shall review, no later than at its third meeting, and thereafter on a _x000D__x000D_ +regular basis, the level of funding, the guidance provided by the Conference of the Parties to the entities _x000D__x000D_ +entrusted to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and their effectiveness, and _x000D__x000D_ +their ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties and Parties with economies in _x000D__x000D_ +transition. It shall, based on such review, take appropriate action to improve the effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +12. All Parties, within their capabilities, are invited to contribute to the Mechanism. The Mechanism shall _x000D__x000D_ +encourage the provision of resources from other sources, including the private sector, and shall seek to _x000D__x000D_ +leverage such resources for the activities it supports. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific Regional Declaration on the ‘prevention of marine litter and plastic pollution and its impacts _x000D__x000D_ +emphasizes the use of Indigenous and traditional knowledge systems to ‘refuse’ many uses of unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +• Stressing the importance of incorporating Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems, _x000D__x000D_ +Practices, and Innovations as appropriate and with their free prior and informed consent that have _x000D__x000D_ +evolved through generations into nature-based solutions for the sustainable conservation of _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +• Emphasize that Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems, Practices, and Innovations with _x000D__x000D_ +their free prior and informed consent must be an integral part of the solution to the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution crisis _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions for Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems must be included in elements of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These articles from existing MEAs on the rights of indigenous peoples are provided for reference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Convention for Biological Diversity Article 8J _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each contracting Party shall, as far as possible and as appropriate: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subject to national legislation, respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of biological diversity and promote their wider application with the approval and _x000D__x000D_ +involvement of the holders of such knowledge, innovations and practices and encourage the equitable _x000D__x000D_ +sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of such knowledge innovations and practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paris Agreement Article 7(5) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties acknowledge that adaptation action should follow a country-driven, gender-responsive, participatory _x000D__x000D_ +and fully transparent approach, taking into consideration vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems, _x000D__x000D_ +and should be based on and guided by the best available science and, as appropriate, traditional knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems, with a view to integrating adaptation into _x000D__x000D_ +relevant socioeconomic and environmental policies and actions, where appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +END _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +951,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41869/Egypt%27s%20Written%20Submission%20for%20INC.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Egypt'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The Arab Republic of Egypt _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +N/A _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Sara Elkhouly, _x000D__x000D_ +Climate, Environment and Sustainable Development _x000D__x000D_ +Department- Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Email: climatedepartment.mfa.eg@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + Sara.elkhouly2012@feps.edu.eg _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +As set out in the UNEA resolution 5/14, there is a need to strengthen global coordination, _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and governance to take action towards the long-term elimination of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in marine and other environments, in order to protect the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account, the principles of the Rio Declaration on the Environment and Development _x000D__x000D_ +(Rio Declaration), as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Formulation and implementation of the Instrument shall follow the successful implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +other Multilateral Environmental Agreements, in particular the Montreal protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The expected commitments that the instrument will include shall provide adequate and needed _x000D__x000D_ +financial and technical support, for developing countries, to ensure a just liquidation of the _x000D__x000D_ +polluting sectors in the plastics industry and to protect their economies that highly rely on micro, _x000D__x000D_ +small and medium enterprises. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The provisions of this instrument shall not affect the rights and obligations of any Party deriving _x000D__x000D_ +from other existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The Instrument should address the mismanagement of plastic packaging and single-use plastics _x000D__x000D_ +wastes in both land and marine environments. Therefore, the Instrument should address the _x000D__x000D_ +needs of vulnerable and affected communities, particularly the impacts of plastic pollution on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and the health of people in those communities and the needs and the requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for the transformation and the transition of existing industries in developing countries that will be _x000D__x000D_ +affected. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Further, the instrument should support a just transition to sustainable livelihoods for workers and _x000D__x000D_ +waste recyclers, in both formal and informal settings, across the plastics value chain, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the waste pickers and other affected communities in low and middle-income countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The Instrument should provide for an effective and adequate mechanisms to deliver concessional _x000D__x000D_ +finance and technology transfer on preferential basis to affected industries and sectors in _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries to allow for a just transition pathway to phase down plastics and relevant _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals identified by the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the following elements should be included: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Promotion of sustainable production and consumption of plastics, and circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +approaches to address plastic wastes mismanagement, including resource efficiency, product _x000D__x000D_ +design and reuse that retain plastics in the economy. _x000D__x000D_ +• Measurable actions to tackle plastic products pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• Ensuring just and inclusive transition for the plastic industry and its workers in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, and affected informal waste workers and communities and relevant industries. _x000D__x000D_ +• Avoiding the adverse consequences of the implementation of the legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on the climate, biodiversity, and food and water security; _x000D__x000D_ +• Reduction of overall plastic production and consumption, based on the availability of the _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +• Sharing circular economy best practices in plastic products production, consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +sound management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, the inclusion of a provision that addresses “Principles”, following the example of _x000D__x000D_ +the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and _x000D__x000D_ +the Paris Agreement. Such principles include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of common but differentiated responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Clear differentiation in implementation between developed and developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of just transition, whereby developing countries and in particular African _x000D__x000D_ +countries, are provided with adequate finance and technology transfer on concessional and _x000D__x000D_ +preferential basis to phase down plastics and to transform the industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The global marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems are negatively affected by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +While many of the developing countries are net importers, some are producers of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and chemical additives. With plastics containing various chemicals additives, which studies have _x000D__x000D_ +shown to be toxic and can affect the endocrine system. Therefore, to address this challenge among _x000D__x000D_ +others, the objective of the instrument should be based on the right to development and just _x000D__x000D_ +transition. With a clear, effective, just and ambitious objective, this will provide clear direction to the _x000D__x000D_ +measures that the instrument will have in ending plastic pollution in the spirit of the UNEA 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Focusing on addressing the plastic pollution from a life cycle approach, the following core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and control measures need to be included in the future objective of the instrument: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream phase: Sourcing and Plastic Production _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking and transparency on types, ingredients and volumes of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanisms to phase down the production, consumption and trade of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +containing toxic chemicals to allow for a non-toxic circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provide free technology and concessional finance to assist plastics and relevant chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +producers in developing countries to implement the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Support innovation of plastic product life cycle from source. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Increasing circularity through promoting recycling and symbiosis, decreasing waste at _x000D__x000D_ +production level through resource efficiency, and encouraging the use of alternative _x000D__x000D_ +packaging materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream phase: Product Design and Use _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Eco-labeling and information disclosure requirements on the composition of chemicals in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product design standards and requirements aimed at incentivizing reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +durability, collection and/or recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Control on plastic waste trade, except where such trade enables circularity (e.g., non-mixed _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, free from contamination and destined for recycling in accordance with the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention) – including synergies with the Basel Convention and the Bamako _x000D__x000D_ +Convention for the African region. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Phase down of specific plastic products, including single-use plastics, where alternatives are _x000D__x000D_ +available, accessible and affordable with corresponding annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of data base of production and producers and provide for support for the _x000D__x000D_ +impacted sectors by the implementation of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Setting reduction targets based on timelines (grace period) to phase out specific plastics _x000D__x000D_ +products, where alternatives are not available, accessible and affordable. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledgment of the differentiated timeline in implementation of the instrument in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to availability of affordable technology transfer and access to appropriate finance. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of support for the relevant plastic industries via incentives and access to technology _x000D__x000D_ +to avoid adverse consequences of industry transformation, such as jobs/revenues losses. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The plastic materials subject to the quality control/restrictions could be identified based on _x000D__x000D_ +the following criteria and standards: _x000D__x000D_ +o The risks that the plastic material poses for the environment and/or human health _x000D__x000D_ +(harmfulness); _x000D__x000D_ +o The importance of the plastic application in the plastic value chain, taking account of _x000D__x000D_ +its function, and the ability to avoid or replace its use (redundancy); _x000D__x000D_ +o The ability to collect, sort and recycle the plastic material in an environmentally-_x000D__x000D_ +sound manner (recyclability); _x000D__x000D_ +o The propensity of the plastic material to become litter or otherwise pollute the _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +environment (pollution risk). _x000D__x000D_ +o The ability of countries to implement the ban or the phasing down. _x000D__x000D_ +o The availability and accessibility for developing countries to the needed technology _x000D__x000D_ +and finance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream phase: Waste Management and Remediation _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promotion of periodical upgraded environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +in line with resource efficiency and dedicating adequate financial resources and technologies _x000D__x000D_ +to enhance collection, recycling and final treatment of waste. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promotion of policies that control the releases of toxic emissions from plastics waste _x000D__x000D_ +mismanagement dangerous practices such as: open burning, incineration, co-firing in coal-_x000D__x000D_ +fired power plants and other waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in cement kilns, and _x000D__x000D_ +chemical recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Defining ESM for plastic waste to guide future prohibitions, moratoriums and investment _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, for example to avoid lock-ins to solutions, which harm human and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of appropriate investments available for enhancing local and national capacities. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Setting measures to address the plastic pollution legacy. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening plastic recycling market and design for recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of financial and technical support for the informal sector involved in waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, while understanding their stake assessing and their capacity to evolve and play _x000D__x000D_ +a role in the reduction of single-use plastics through recycling of man-made contamination. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Behavioral interventions: Adoption of pro-environment behavior in societies through non-_x000D__x000D_ +price and non-regulatory means (e.g., Education, communication and public awareness _x000D__x000D_ +campaigns, industry standards, voluntary certification schemes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should adopt three main implementation measures as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring & effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following elements should be included: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Made mandatory on all parties to meet their obligations and commitments to achieve both _x000D__x000D_ +national and global objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Include a review and update mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of national action plans in consultations with relevant stakeholders at the _x000D__x000D_ +national level. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +There should be guidelines approved by Conference of Parties for developing national _x000D__x000D_ +inventories and national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Include defined needs assessments for the implementation of pledges and commitments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should adopt harmonized definitions, formats and methodologies for _x000D__x000D_ +reporting to ensure comparable statistical data and enable assessment of the progress of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument and the effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its _x000D__x000D_ +objectives. Such reporting should cover each phase of the life cycle: upstream, midstream and _x000D__x000D_ +downstream. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Enable global and regional reporting frameworks. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reports by developed countries should include the support provided to developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +on capacity building, finance and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Monitoring and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Parties to undertake appropriate monitoring to plastic production, consumption, use and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management and leakage, plastic pollution in the environment and, where _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, to alternatives and substitutes to plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should adopt a well-defined global monitoring framework, such as _x000D__x000D_ +(Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Implementation Plan (MRV) system (, to establish _x000D__x000D_ +baselines for plastic production, consumption, use and plastic waste management, leakage _x000D__x000D_ +rates, and plastic pollution in the environment. This should enable the monitoring of trends in _x000D__x000D_ +order to assess of the global progress of implementation of the instrument and the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its objectives. Similar to reporting, this should _x000D__x000D_ +include common definitions, formats and methodologies as well as indicators and risk _x000D__x000D_ +thresholds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Invest in research and innovation for reducing plastic production, reuse and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technology development and transfer and sharing of knowledge across nations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the principles of common but differentiated responsibility (CBDR), equity, as part of _x000D__x000D_ +the negotiation models. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a mechanism that sets differentiated timelines for developing country _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of control measures, subject to the financial support and the technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer provided by developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +On Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a financial mechanism (similar to the MLF model of the Montreal Protocol) that _x000D__x000D_ +provides for predictable, accessible, adequate and timely financial resources and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, including technology transfer, to developing country Parties on a grant and _x000D__x000D_ +concessional basis, with identified sources and facilitated access modalities. The mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +shall provide a full package that allows for delivering the global and national goals, operating _x000D__x000D_ +under the authority of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Developed countries shall contribute to the Fund established. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The established Fund shall subsidize producer parties with lack of handling and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling/transformation capacities of plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provide payment (e.g., grants) or tax concessions to consumers or producers for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution reduction. For example, dedicating subsidies for recycling plastic waste or recycled _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +content, tax reductions / permit facilitations for industrial activities needed for circularity _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., installation of recycling plants). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ensure access to financing on a concessional basis from multinational financial institutions. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote multilateral cooperation for proper management of this mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a digital platform known as the ""Reverse Compensation System"", through which _x000D__x000D_ +waste collectors, intermediaries and plastic processing workshops can document and record _x000D__x000D_ +the quantities of recycled plastic and get a financial return upon reaching their monthly goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a Technology Mechanism for the new instrument to provide policy recommendation _x000D__x000D_ +that support country efforts to enhance plastic recycling technology development and _x000D__x000D_ +transfer to developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a Plastic Technology Center as an implementation arm of the Technology _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism of the instrument that accelerates the development and transfer of technologies _x000D__x000D_ +through the following: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Providing technical assistance at the request of plastic manufacturers from developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries on plastic technology issues, particularly plastic recycling technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Creating access to information and knowledge on plastic production and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Fostering collaboration among plastic technology stakeholders; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Providing guidance on best practices and supporting the implementation of policies and _x000D__x000D_ +programs that help to build the capacity of local organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transfer of needed financing resources, knowledge, equipment and skills on quality testing to _x000D__x000D_ +all plastic industry stakeholders, particularly the informal micro, small and medium _x000D__x000D_ +enterprises, which account for majority of plastics manufacturing and recycling projects in _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, in order to address the production of low-quality products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of relevant and needed technologies for the phasing down of plastics and for the _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation of the agreement as identified in the Technology Needs Assessment _x000D__x000D_ +(TNAs) by developing countries action plans and other documents by the secretariat of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should be available for developing countries on concessional and preferential _x000D__x000D_ +basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of available technology options that align with local needs and contexts, with the _x000D__x000D_ +goal to reduce the amount of new plastic usage in packaging and single-use products in _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish key subsidiary bodies to support implementation, including: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated scientific, technical and socio-economic assessment bodies, operating under the _x000D__x000D_ +authority of the Parties, similar to the model in the Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation Committee to consider and report on on-compliance with the provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty reporting and control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On other measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include mechanisms to ensure the resilience of those most vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +to the impacts of plastic pollution, including coastal communities in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should ensure just transition pathways for developing countries, which own _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +plastic and relevant chemicals industries, such pathways should also consider the social and _x000D__x000D_ +economic aspects related to the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To effectively implement the instrument, it is important to provide priority to the following areas: _x000D__x000D_ +• Establish joint research programs that include developing countries with a clear aim to _x000D__x000D_ +provide affordable technologies for the transition and the replacement of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +harmful chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ +• Transfer of technology on preferential and concessional basis is crucial for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the agreement, as such, a concrete and effective technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism has to be established, and the implementation could be guided by the process _x000D__x000D_ +established under the Montreal protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +• Conduct widespread public education campaigns to increase the awareness and the _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the instrument's goals and objectives. This education should also aim to _x000D__x000D_ +encourage stakeholders across the plastic value chain to change their behaviors in order to _x000D__x000D_ +support the instrument’s objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +952,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41781/Iransubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Islamic Republic of Iran _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +-------- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +hosnakhalvandi@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +ho.chitsazi@doe.ir _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + 8 Feb. 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to promote environmentally safe and sound management of hazardous plastic wastes; and _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce uncontrolled hazardous plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Principles: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the national circumstances and respective capabilities of countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building through provisions of financial, technical, and technological support to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +any policies and measures to cope with plastic pollution to be nationally determined; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to promote cooperation and partnership at the regional and international levels; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to address the objectives of the instrument in a facilitative and supportive approach; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to promote the environmentally sound management of plastic waste by _x000D__x000D_ +conducting extensive science-based studies on the plastic waste listing, and classification as _x000D__x000D_ +well as the formation of related technical working groups to promote plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligation: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an effective framework to enable all countries to control and minimize hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution including in marine environments with taking into account the national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities of countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The obligations have to concentrate on promoting plastic waste management and the related _x000D__x000D_ +technical methods and promote environmental awareness; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to develop comprehensive control measures within a national integrated framework that _x000D__x000D_ +enables the countries to participate in the implementation of the measures; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to introduce new laws and policies to minimize the generation of hazardous plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to adopt effective national policies, laws , and regulations for managing hazardous plastic _x000D__x000D_ +wastes; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to establish/promote national and regional bodies to boost cooperation in exchanging _x000D__x000D_ +information and best practices for safe and sound waste management, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to enforce enabling activities and capacity-building programs to support in particular _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries to join the global movement on hazardous plastic waste management _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to establish a new and independent international fund to ensure the availability of financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources and facilitate access of developing countries to the funds and necessary _x000D__x000D_ +technologies predictably and affordably; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to mobilize adequate and predictable financial resources by donor countries for enforcing _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous plastic waste management initiatives in developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to prepare periodical national reports and enforce national/regional action plans on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste management with a focus on the marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to enhance the people’s environmental knowledge that how reducing plastic waste can lift _x000D__x000D_ +the sustainable development criteria and save the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to focus on technological and educational support for plastic wastes management and _x000D__x000D_ +control; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches: _x000D__x000D_ + While the developed countries should commit themselves to legally binding obligations to ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction of hazardous plastic pollution and financial and technological contribution to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, all actions and initiatives of developing countries in this respect including reporting should _x000D__x000D_ +be voluntary. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation of control measures by developing countries and their success in the effective _x000D__x000D_ +reduction of hazardous plastic waste and pollution is significantly dependent on the availability, _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility, and affordability of supportive means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an initial assessment and national action plan to accelerate achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives for reducing uncontrolled hazardous plastic wastes; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to create a financial mechanism to support developing countries through a new and _x000D__x000D_ +independent fund; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to encourage cooperation and partnership at the national, regional ,and international levels _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce hazardous plastic waste and pollution in the marine environment, including _x000D__x000D_ +existing plastic pollution, is necessary; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility together with a facilitative and supportive approach in implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +which allow countries discretion in particular for developing countries in the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of their commitments is indispensable; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +In development implementation and updating national action plans, national circumstances, _x000D__x000D_ +and country-driven approaches should be reflected. Hazardous plastic waste management _x000D__x000D_ +should be conducted by/under national laws and regulations. _x000D__x000D_ +b) _x000D__x000D_ +- effectiveness of the instrument is dependent on other elements including support for capacity- _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance, technology transfer, and financial assistance; and _x000D__x000D_ +-National reporting of developing countries should be voluntary and conditional on the availability _x000D__x000D_ +and accessibility of capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer, and financial _x000D__x000D_ +support; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to set up provisions for capacity-building , educational , technical, technological , and _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance recognizing that the ability of developing countries to implement legal _x000D__x000D_ +obligations effectively under a legally binding instrument should take into account respected _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities and be conditional on the availability, accessibility , and adequacy of capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technical, technological and financial assistance; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to create a new and independent dedicated financial mechanism to enable developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries to achieve the objectives, along with considering the link between the financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and implementation of the commitment of developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the dedicated financial mechanism should receive its mandate from and report regularly to _x000D__x000D_ +the supreme body of the instrument consisting of all parties; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument should include provisions regarding the establishment of financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms dedicated to hazardous plastic pollution reduction; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to establish regional centers according to their role in assisting in the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to promote technology transfer including Best Available Technologies (BAT) and Best _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Practices (BEP) for environmentally sound management of hazardous plastic _x000D__x000D_ +wastes; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to develop technical guidelines including standards applied in successful countries for _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous plastic waste management.; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to establish standing committees for financing, technology development and transfer, and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building including technical support to help developing countries in implementing _x000D__x000D_ +their obligations; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ +preamble: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to recognize the important role played by plastics for today and future life of human well-_x000D__x000D_ +being; _x000D__x000D_ +research: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to undertake a scientific and technical study focusing on the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +a) evaluating the socio-economic and environmental effects of replacing hazardous plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +b) investigating and researching the types of hazardous plastic pollution in the world and its _x000D__x000D_ +effects on nature and the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +c) evaluating the effectiveness of countries' hazardous plastic pollution reduction programs and _x000D__x000D_ +presenting the outcomes and successful experiences of countries in implementing the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promotion of public awareness through public and private mass media as well as NGOs _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The secretariats of the new instrument and its financial mechanism shall be preferably based _x000D__x000D_ +in Nairobi (UNEP headquarter); _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +While the developed countries should prepare and submit their national reports to the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument biennially, the developing countries should be allowed to prepare and submit _x000D__x000D_ +their national reports voluntarily subject to the availability of financial and technical support; _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder engagement: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +on stakeholder engagement, the negotiation part of this intergovernmental process should _x000D__x000D_ +remain restricted to the participation of the government representatives. However, NGOs, _x000D__x000D_ +local communities ,and private sector representatives could be allowed to attend the plenary _x000D__x000D_ +of INC meetings as observers to readout their views and suggestions for innovating ways and _x000D__x000D_ +means of reducing hazardous plastic wastes and more efficient plastic management including _x000D__x000D_ +in marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +national observation: _x000D__x000D_ +-all the INC decisions in the course of negotiations leading to the new instrument on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +should be made through consensus; _x000D__x000D_ +-This submission only reflects the present views and suggestions of the Islamic Republic of Iran _x000D__x000D_ +regarding this proposal template and could evolve and improve in the course of the negotiation _x000D__x000D_ +process in the future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +953,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41782/BAHRAINsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Bahrain'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain written submissions on the potential options for elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +SADEQ RAHMA _x000D__x000D_ +SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST _x000D__x000D_ +SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMNT _x000D__x000D_ +srahma@sce.gov.bh _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10/02/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The main objective of the instrument shall be protecting the human health and the environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution while recognizing the importance of plastics for sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic is one of the most useful materials in the modern world. We use it in our daily life in variety of _x000D__x000D_ +applications such as packaging, building and construction, textiles, transportations, electrical and _x000D__x000D_ +electronics, medicine and agriculture. In fact, it is not a hazardous material if it is designed, produced, _x000D__x000D_ +and consumed in a sustainable way and managed properly when it becomes waste. However, the _x000D__x000D_ +unsustainable design of plastic products, using hazardous chemical additives in plastic products and the _x000D__x000D_ +mismanagement of plastic waste have created a lot of environmental problems. The treaty should focus _x000D__x000D_ +on finding the solutions that will solve the issue of plastic pollution through sustainable design and _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic products and shifting from linearity model to circularity model. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote sustainable design and production of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improve the plastic waste collection and segregation at municipal level. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Shifting to circularity approach that consider waste as another form of a resource that contribute _x000D__x000D_ +to the economy. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Build capacity to understand, assess, and address the socio-economic impacts of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of response measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improve the design of plastic products such that all plastic products produced are totally _x000D__x000D_ +recyclable. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Phase out certain hazardous chemical additives used in producing plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Build robust system and infrastructure for collection and proper sorting of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Specify minimum recycled content required in producing new plastic products which will help to _x000D__x000D_ +strengthen the market demand for recycled plastics and hence increase collection, sorting and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plan _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Drawing up national action plan is very important to ensure the implementation of the instrument at _x000D__x000D_ +the national level while taking in account the different national circumstances and respective _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities on a bottom-up approach for each country party. The national action plan may include: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +National Strategic Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Recycling targets _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Actions to improve plastic waste collection and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Strategies to reduce plastic pollution in marine environment, especially for small island _x000D__x000D_ +developing states (SIDSs). _x000D__x000D_ +The parties shall provide schedule for the implementation of the national action plan _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Efficient National Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To track the progress of the implementation of the national action plan and to ensure the effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument, the national reporting provisions must be included in the treaty without _x000D__x000D_ +standardization and harmonization. The national reporting will give an indicator of which parties having _x000D__x000D_ +difficulties so that assistance could be provided to strength their compliance capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other Relevant Proposals or Priorities (Technical Cooperation and Coordination) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +One of the main challenges that we are facing today to tackle plastic pollution is that scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical information related to plastic pollution is still limited (e.g., microplastics, plastic product _x000D__x000D_ +design, toxic additives, advanced recycling technologies for different types of plastics.). The treaty shall _x000D__x000D_ +include provisions on science & research and technology transfer to find solutions for the issue of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the implementation of the instrument effectively by parties especially the developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries and small island developing states, it is important to provide adequate financial and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance, capacity-building, and technology transfer from developed country parties to _x000D__x000D_ +developing country parties, especially those countries most needed to enable them to tackle plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. This is very critical for developing country parties to fulfill their obligations and to build robust _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure and system for collection and recycling of plastic waste which will ultimately promote _x000D__x000D_ +the circularity approaches. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-Raising _x000D__x000D_ +The role of raising awareness, training and education shall not be underestimated when it comes to _x000D__x000D_ +tackling plastic pollution. to meet the objectives of the treaty. In fact, they play a huge role in _x000D__x000D_ +combating the environmental pollution crisis through changing the consumers behaviours. Each party _x000D__x000D_ +shall, within its capabilities provide the following information to the public: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Health, environmental and socio-economic consequences of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The importance of sorting, reusability, and recyclability of plastic to tackle the plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other Priorities _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It is very important to understand the need to focus on the efforts that will help to solve the issue _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution and not to narrow the discussion to banning or restricting any kind of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It is imperative for the parties to exchange information between them especially the information _x000D__x000D_ +related to best practices in plastic waste collection and recycling as well as the recent research on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products design and advanced recycling technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +954,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41784/Mauritiussubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Mauritius'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Mauritius _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr R.K. Foolmaun, Divisional Environment Officer, _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Management Division, _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and _x000D__x000D_ +Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Email: rfoolmaun@govmu.org _x000D__x000D_ +Tel: +230 2036200 _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +11 January 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objectives: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution by progressively eliminating plastics that are causing harm to the _x000D__x000D_ +terrestrial & marine ecosystems and substituting these plastic products with eco-friendly _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the 3Rs concept that is reducing, reusing and recycling of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Shift from a linear to a circular economy for plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +No trans-boundary plastic wastes dumping policy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Through Global effort, it would be important to work towards eliminating plastics that are _x000D__x000D_ +harming both the terrestrial and marine plastic pollution through the introduction of appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms to control the production and consumptions of plastics. Prior to eliminating the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, available and affordable ecofriendly alternatives should be available as _x000D__x000D_ +substitute. _x000D__x000D_ + Countries should have financial and technological means to manage their plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +generated through recycling or the adoption of a circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A. Core Obligation: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions of key terms (for e.g., plastics, micro-plastics, biodegradable plastics, etc) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plan/ Roadmap _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Research and Development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Technical /Scientific Assessment Panels that would advise on life cycle approaches, best _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, appropriate economic instruments, standards/ guidelines/ labelling, _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary control mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Principles ( including Polluter Pays Principle, equity) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Circular Economy _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Policies (e.g. No Plastic dumping policies) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Access to Technology _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +Funding Mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Sensitisation and awareness _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Gender equality _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Measurable targets (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Proposed Control Measures: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Development and adoption of a Protocol which defines a schedule for reducing _x000D__x000D_ +or eliminating the use of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and verification Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Voluntary approaches: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Online platform for knowledge and experience sharing. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Cleanup campaigns. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +a) At the national level: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Provide guidelines for national reporting _x000D__x000D_ +2. National Action Plan/ strategies. _x000D__x000D_ +b) Reporting timeline. _x000D__x000D_ + c) Regional cooperation and platform on technology, Scientific knowledge and data sharing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Access and support to sustainable technologies _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of funding _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Facilitated access/direct access to funding _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Support the domestication of relevant policies and programs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o United Nations bodies to conduct training on life cycle analysis of plastic, eco-friendly _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives such as biodegradable/compostable plastics and eco-labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +955,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41785/Srilankasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Sri Lanka'],[],Members,pre session submissions,,2 +956,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41793/EUsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +European Union and its 27 Member States _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Pernilla Ahrlin _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical Division _x000D__x000D_ +The Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise _x000D__x000D_ +pernilla.ahrlin@regeringskansliet.se _x000D__x000D_ +Phone: +4673-041 56 61 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Gordana TOPIĆ _x000D__x000D_ +International Relations Officer _x000D__x000D_ +European Commission _x000D__x000D_ +Directorate-General for Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Unit ENV F.3 – Multilateral Environmental Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +BRE2 07/DCS _x000D__x000D_ +Avenue D’Auderghem 19 _x000D__x000D_ +1040 Bruxelles _x000D__x000D_ +Gordana.TOPIC@ec.europa.eu _x000D__x000D_ +Phone: +32 229-68588 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States see merit in having one overarching objective that resonate and reflect _x000D__x000D_ +the title of Resolution 5/14, End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The elements that the EU and its Member States would seek in the overarching objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument are: _x000D__x000D_ +o To end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +o To protect human health and the environment against pollution caused by the _x000D__x000D_ +production, use and discharge of plastics across its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +o To aim at a circular economy for plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The EU and its Member States consider the title of the resolution “End Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution” in combination with a traditional environmental objective, based on the Stockholm and _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata model, to be an option for the overarching objective. Furthermore, the EU and its Member _x000D__x000D_ +States wish to see a succinct, pertinent, and inspirational objective for easy and clear communication _x000D__x000D_ +what the new instrument aims to achieve. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations/Control measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce supply of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Plastic production is forecast to triple by 20601. Primary raw materials for _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic polymers are crude oil or gas and biobased feedstock. We do not yet know, the _x000D__x000D_ +full consequences of this increase in plastic production, but it will inevitably incur a higher risk of _x000D__x000D_ +more plastic ending up in the environment. The forecasted growth will also increase pressure on _x000D__x000D_ +resource use and global waste management systems, many of which remain underdeveloped. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States stress the need for all Parties to reduce the overall production of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastics, with a view of making production and consumption sustainable. While measures on _x000D__x000D_ +the demand side are expected to indirectly impact the reduction of production levels, efforts and _x000D__x000D_ +measures addressing supply are equally needed, to cope with increasing plastic waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, it will be important that the options paper include different alternatives and types of _x000D__x000D_ +measures for reducing production of primary plastics to sustainable levels so it can be further _x000D__x000D_ +discussed at INC2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such measures could include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Global targets to reduce the production of primary plastic raw material. For example, _x000D__x000D_ +“From the year xx onward the annual global plastic production shall not exceed an _x000D__x000D_ +identified baseline year xx (e.g. year 2016)”. _x000D__x000D_ +o National commitments or targets to limit or reduce plastic production. _x000D__x000D_ +o Obligations for each Party to introduce market-based measures to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastic raw materials. Such instruments could also be relevant _x000D__x000D_ +for resource mobilisation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An important aspect of supply side measures will be gathering robust information on how much _x000D__x000D_ +plastics is being produced and how it is managed along its life cycle. This is elaborated further down. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + Eliminate and restrict the use of substances and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Substances of concern are, in this context, those that could pose a risk to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and/or the environment or impede recycling. The future instrument should include core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations to eliminate (through bans and phase outs) or restrict (through phase downs) such _x000D__x000D_ +substances to be used as additives in plastic products and certain polymers. The instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +also define criteria for substances and polymers of concern. The criteria for substances and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern need to be science-based and could be included in an Annex of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/aa1edf33-en. _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such an Annex can further specify if the restriction applies to certain applications only. Substances _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern should be addressed in groups instead of individually. The EU and its _x000D__x000D_ +Member States would like to invite the secretariat to address the issues of interconnectedness _x000D__x000D_ +between/coordination with relevant existing Multilateral Environment Agreement’s in the options _x000D__x000D_ +paper. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following criteria are already used in several jurisdictions and could be a starting point for _x000D__x000D_ +discussions on global measures: _x000D__x000D_ +o Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, e.g., Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) _x000D__x000D_ +which can be used as a flame retardant in polyurethane (PUR) and Lead and Cadmium which _x000D__x000D_ +are used as stabilizers in PVC _x000D__x000D_ +o Endocrine disruptors, e.g., phthalates which are often used as plasticizers, including DEHP, _x000D__x000D_ +DBP, BBP and DIBP. _x000D__x000D_ +o Substances of equivalent concern to the above, e.g., that affect the immune system, _x000D__x000D_ +neurological system, a specific organ (immuno- or neurotoxic and STOT RE) _x000D__x000D_ +o Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic in the environment (PBT), very persistent and very _x000D__x000D_ +bioaccumulative (vPvB), e.g., brominated flame retardants as additives in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +o Persistent, mobile and toxic substances (PMT), very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +PFAS that have been found as a contaminant in plastic packaging or brominated flame _x000D__x000D_ +retardants as additives. _x000D__x000D_ +o Substances that impede recycling, e.g., brominated flame retardants. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Eliminate and restrict plastic products that are problematic, avoidable, and unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Certain products are particularly prone to littering due to their intended use and/or _x000D__x000D_ +are considered especially harmful to human health and the environment. The instrument itself should _x000D__x000D_ +require eliminating and restricting the production, consumption and use of such products. These _x000D__x000D_ +products could be listed in one or several Annexes depending on type of measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Annex can further specify whether the measure for the listed plastic products applies to certain _x000D__x000D_ +uses or sectors and needs to specify which uses or sectors are exempted. The purpose of this _x000D__x000D_ +provision is to facilitate a shift in supply and demand to more sustainable and possibly reusable _x000D__x000D_ +products and consumption patterns. The following criteria for problematic, avoidable, and _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary plastic products could be considered when identifying plastic products that need to be _x000D__x000D_ +eliminated or restricted: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic products that are most frequently found in the environment (due to _x000D__x000D_ +mismanaged waste, littering, inappropriate use etc.) for example cigarette filters, _x000D__x000D_ +cutlery, plates, and cotton bud sticks. _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic products that pose a significant risk to human health and/or the environment _x000D__x000D_ +(applying the precautionary principle) for example plastic carrier bags. _x000D__x000D_ +o Unnecessary plastic products that can be avoided or replaced, because its use does _x000D__x000D_ +not represent an essential functionality (including unnecessary single-use plastics _x000D__x000D_ +which are prone to becoming litter) for example straws, stirrers, sticks for balloons, _x000D__x000D_ +EPS (expanded polystyrene) food and beverage containers. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic products that are not reusable or recyclable in accordance with design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria above are to be seen as examples. The EU and its Member States request that UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +collect and synthesize possible definitions and criteria for problematic and unnecessary/avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products to be included in the options paper and used as a basis of discussion for INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Limit the releases of microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The EU and its Member States stress the need for the future instrument to include _x000D__x000D_ +measures to reduce unintended release of microplastics. This could include, for example, measures to _x000D__x000D_ +minimize the risk of leakages of plastic pellets from production, handling and transport and release of _x000D__x000D_ +unintentional microplastics, in the use phase of certain products (for example tyres, synthetic textiles, _x000D__x000D_ +antifoul paint and fishing gear). In addition, addressing existing plastic pollution is relevant in order to _x000D__x000D_ +avoid the potential release of microplastics in the environment from these sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, restrictions and where possible bans on microplastics intentionally added to consumer _x000D__x000D_ +products, such as cosmetics and hygiene products, detergents, fertilizers, should also be included in _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument as a core obligation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Disclosure, data collection and reporting along the life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: Each Party concerned, should report on: polymers (quantities, types of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +chemical composition of the plastic, as well as intended application) produced, imported and/or _x000D__x000D_ +exported within/to/from its territory. There is also a need to identify key data collection points _x000D__x000D_ +further along the life cycle of plastics (for example data related to recycling and waste management). _x000D__x000D_ +This will enable the Parties to better understand how much plastic is being produced and how it is _x000D__x000D_ +managed along its life cycle. Such information, together with monitoring of the evolution of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in the environment (described below) should then be used to assess the effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +measures of the future instrument and inform decision-making by the COP, including at regional and _x000D__x000D_ +national levels. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations for circular design to prevent plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Plastic plays an important role in the global economy and provides useful _x000D__x000D_ +applications in many sectors. However, its growing use in short-lived applications, which are not _x000D__x000D_ +designed for re-use or cost-effective recycling, means that related production and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +patterns have become increasingly inefficient resulting in pollution of the environment. The _x000D__x000D_ +generation of plastic waste is strongly related to the design and use of plastic products. For example, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics recyclability is influenced by polymer type and complexity (multilayer packaging). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the operative part of the future instrument, general provisions should be included to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products are designed for circularity so that they contribute to the prevention of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and to the protection of human health and the environment. The option paper should _x000D__x000D_ +explore potential provisions needed to achieve this as well as targets to support such provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The provisions should include effective measures to ensure that plastic products placed on the market _x000D__x000D_ +are in line with certain criteria. Such criteria could be linked to, and support, the targets of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, such as targets for recycling and recycled content (see below). _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument could, as appropriate to the relevant product groups and with due consideration for _x000D__x000D_ +all stages of their life cycle, establish eco-design criteria to improve e.g., the following product _x000D__x000D_ +aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Durability _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Reusability and refillability _x000D__x000D_ +(c) Suitability for collection, sorting and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +(d) Upgradability, reparability, as well as the possibility for and availability of maintenance _x000D__x000D_ +and refurbishment _x000D__x000D_ +(e) Chemical composition, emphasizing avoidance of all additives of concern and problematic _x000D__x000D_ +monomers/polymers including their additives and constituent _x000D__x000D_ +(f) The incorporation of recycled materials _x000D__x000D_ +(g) Avoidance of excessive use of material and void space in packaging _x000D__x000D_ +(h) Losses/leakages of (parts of) plastic products or microplastic into the environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria could be developed and included in an Annex of the future instrument using a start and _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening approach that prioritize high volume and problematic product categories. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States expect that the option paper provides a synthesis of existing initiatives _x000D__x000D_ +on design guidelines for plastic products, such as the European Circular Plastic Alliance, the Consumer _x000D__x000D_ +Goods Forum “Golden Design Rules”, Plastics Recyclers Europe/Recyglass “Design for Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +Guidelines” and elaborate on how these are implemented. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation to reuse, collect, sort, and recycle. Increase the use of secondary raw materials _x000D__x000D_ +in plastics and for environmentally sound management of all plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: With plastic waste forecast to increase significantly, the option paper should _x000D__x000D_ +explore provisions that contribute to increasing the demand and use of secondary raw materials in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products as well as the supply and demand of reusable solutions, and for environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste. Such provisions, aimed at strengthening the circular economy as _x000D__x000D_ +well as building on the waste hierarchy, should include requirements for each Party to set up systems _x000D__x000D_ +for reuse of plastic products, for collection and recycling of plastic waste, as well as policies to _x000D__x000D_ +increase the market demand for reusable products and recycled plastic raw materials, and for _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound waste management, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Targets and/or measures for increased reuse (e.g., minimum of reusable products and _x000D__x000D_ +packaging placed on the market or % budget devoted by EPR schemes to the support _x000D__x000D_ +for reuse solutions) _x000D__x000D_ +o Targets and/or measures for increased recycling _x000D__x000D_ +o Targets and/or requirements for increased recycled content e.g., minimum targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the use of recycled content, or limits on primary raw materials, for priority products _x000D__x000D_ +such as beverage bottles and packaging _x000D__x000D_ +o Obligations for Parties apply environmentally sound management of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +and to take measures to develop an environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +system (infrastructures) and/or to scale up/improve existing ones, to comply with the _x000D__x000D_ +targets _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Requirements for each party to set up separate collection schemes for plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account options for integration of informal waste sector, including waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers in the waste management systems _x000D__x000D_ +o Mandatory establishment of financing systems for separate plastic collection and _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, e.g., through fees or EPR _x000D__x000D_ +o Targeted measures for key products/product groups (packaging, construction, new _x000D__x000D_ +vehicles), for example EPR, deposit-return systems or other equally effective systems _x000D__x000D_ +o Measures to change consumer behaviour _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Other measures aimed at keeping plastics in the economy for longer (examples would _x000D__x000D_ +be measures regarding reuse and refill, as well as maintenance and repair schemes) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Economic incentives to move management of plastic waste further up the waste _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy, e.g., minimum landfill taxes and incineration taxes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Requirements for each Party to apply environmentally sound landfilling and _x000D__x000D_ +incineration of plastic waste, including a ban on open burning of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scaling up waste management measures will need to be developed through an integrated approach, _x000D__x000D_ +based on the waste hierarchy, with a focus on prevention, reusability, and recycling. It will need to _x000D__x000D_ +complement but not duplicate existing waste treaties, such as the Basel Convention. Therefore, the _x000D__x000D_ +EU and its Member States recommend that the options paper provide potential for a synergistic _x000D__x000D_ +relationship with the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Introducing standards and restrictions on the use of bio-based, biodegradable and _x000D__x000D_ +compostable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: The future instrument should introduce clear and harmonized global definitions and _x000D__x000D_ +standards for bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics, which are different notions, often _x000D__x000D_ +carried under the misleading terminology of “bioplastics”. _x000D__x000D_ +As for other plastics, the use of biobased plastics should be limited to areas where they are useful and _x000D__x000D_ +not problematic. Indeed, biobased plastics are plastics. To this effect, design and production _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for biobased plastics could be enacted. These should inter alia require biobased plastics _x000D__x000D_ +to be recyclable, take into account the origin of the biobased materials used and the potential _x000D__x000D_ +impacts on the environment from sourcing the materials. _x000D__x000D_ +It should also foster a limitation of the use of biodegradable and compostable plastics to areas where _x000D__x000D_ +they are useful and not problematic. To this effect, specific design and production requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable plastics could be enacted as well as standards for compostability to ensure an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally degradation without leakage of microplastics. A positive list of areas where _x000D__x000D_ +compostable plastics are useful and not problematic (for example tea bags, fruit stickers, sauce _x000D__x000D_ +sachets) could also be enacted. _x000D__x000D_ +A ban on the use of environmental claim of biodegradability (meaning” in the open environment”) by _x000D__x000D_ +producers (i.e. on packaging) is also needed, as such claim can mislead consumers and trigger the risk _x000D__x000D_ +that those plastic products are, as a result, disposed in the environment. For the specific areas where _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the use of biodegradable plastics is useful and not problematic, relevant standards for _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradability should be developed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency of information on chemical composition and waste management _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The options paper should include options for provisions for mandatory disclosure of _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized information on chemical composition of plastic products and its intended uses _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle. The information should be available for e.g., commercial users, retailers, _x000D__x000D_ +private and public consumers, waste collectors and recyclers as well as government authorities. This _x000D__x000D_ +information will facilitate enforcement, possible substitutions and the optimal waste management _x000D__x000D_ +operations. Transparency can be achieved through marking (digital watermarks, tracers) and _x000D__x000D_ +labelling, material safety data sheet, product passport and publicly available databases. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing and enhancing the responsibility of producers _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The options paper should include different options for provisions on Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the instrument. Such options could include obligations and/or other _x000D__x000D_ +potential approaches for parties to develop and implement EPR schemes at the national level, being _x000D__x000D_ +mindful of the potential benefits and social and economic consequences of such approaches. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The global market may in many ways benefit from EPR systems that are harmonized at the regional or _x000D__x000D_ +global level. However, one must keep in mind that there is not one single EPR model and each Party _x000D__x000D_ +will have to build its own EPR scheme, adapted to its national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EPR systems are an essential instrument to 1) finance the collection and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +treatment of waste including dismantling and recycling, 2) support the design and production of _x000D__x000D_ +goods are resource-efficient throughout their life cycle, including their repairability and reuseability _x000D__x000D_ +3) raise awareness of citizen and stakeholders. National EPR systems could build on a set of guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +that can be annexed. The guidelines could specify the essential minimum requirements to be included _x000D__x000D_ +in such schemes. These could include the minimal cost that are covered by the producers (collection, _x000D__x000D_ +transport, treatment, information, data gathering…) for each plastic products placed on the market; _x000D__x000D_ +the obligation to define a series of targets for collection, reuse, recycling or recovery; the use of eco-_x000D__x000D_ +modulated fees and others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Address existing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The EU and its Member States recognize that the issue of existing plastic pollution is _x000D__x000D_ +urgent and that it will need to be considered as part of the new instrument. The EU and its Member _x000D__x000D_ +States believe existing plastic pollution could be addressed via remediation activities in specific _x000D__x000D_ +contexts such as accumulation sites on coasts, rivers, estuaries, urban mining, and unregulated _x000D__x000D_ +landfills, as feasible and justified from a socioeconomic perspective. Priority should be given to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution hotspots and measures that can have a local or regional positive impact on human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment, and minimizing negative effects to ecosystems. In that regard, criteria could be _x000D__x000D_ +developed to ensure that clean-up activities respect biodiversity. Examples of measures set out in the _x000D__x000D_ +options paper include, indicators to identify hot spots where quantities and types of litter endanger _x000D__x000D_ +marine or other species or habitats. On the basis of such identification, targeted removal measures _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +could be adopted in national action plans, on a voluntary basis, e.g., clean-up activities and _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Introduce non-Party trade measures _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: The instrument should contain measures restricting the import of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +regulated (not meeting the instrument’s requirements and standards) under the instrument from _x000D__x000D_ +non-parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness raising and education _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: Awareness raising and environmental education addressing the full lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics will be important to improve support for implementation. Obligations to provide information _x000D__x000D_ +(Environmental and sustainability information), awareness raising and environmental education in _x000D__x000D_ +schools and to the public, and to workers in the relevant sectors, will need to be included in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. Role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National action plan _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The development of a national action plan should cover the whole life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans should elaborate on the national implementation of control measures _x000D__x000D_ +and core obligations which are agreed at the global level. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plan should include an implementation plan that sets out the timelines for _x000D__x000D_ +respective actions to achieve the global objective(s)/targets and timelines, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities and monitoring provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans should include a globally agreed baseline/year of reference, to assess _x000D__x000D_ +the starting situation with regards to plastic pollution and circular economy aspects _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans should include a minimum set of requirements and could include the _x000D__x000D_ +following measures: _x000D__x000D_ +o Awareness-raising activities, _x000D__x000D_ +o Measures to include or strengthen circular economy, with a view to achieving _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable production and consumption of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o National timebound and measurable targets (in addition to global targets) with _x000D__x000D_ +regards to reuse of plastics and reduction and recycling of plastic waste, and _x000D__x000D_ +incorporation of recycled material, _x000D__x000D_ +o Actions and measures to achieve those national targets, including EPR schemes, _x000D__x000D_ +o A clear plan to identify and make reasonable efforts to remove existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +o Measures or criteria that apply to public procurement or other spending of public _x000D__x000D_ +resources, _x000D__x000D_ +o Stakeholder engagement, including measures to encourage main stakeholders to set _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary commitments. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans should contain information about actions taken and progress to _x000D__x000D_ +implement voluntary measures included in the instrument and may also contain information _x000D__x000D_ +on additional measures that go beyond what is agreed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans should be developed by Parties to the instrument while also considering _x000D__x000D_ +input from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: National action plans should be one of the implementation tools for core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations/control measures in the instrument. However, it is not the only tool to achieve the _x000D__x000D_ +commonly agreed objective/objectives. The national action plans can also include complementary _x000D__x000D_ +measures deemed important at the national level, taking into account national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Here Parties to the instrument can develop additional policies and/or mechanisms that go beyond _x000D__x000D_ +the core obligations/control measures agreed on at the international level. However, it will be _x000D__x000D_ +important that national action plans allow for comparability and consistency over time. For this _x000D__x000D_ +purpose, it will be necessary to agree on a global level: _x000D__x000D_ +1) A minimum set of elements for inclusion in national action plans, _x000D__x000D_ +2) Monitoring requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +3) A common reporting format and methodologies, _x000D__x000D_ +4) Indicators against which progress must be tracked and reported. _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and reporting requirements will help to streamline national reporting, while focusing on _x000D__x000D_ +the key provisions of the instrument. They will also enable the collection of relevant reliable and _x000D__x000D_ +comparable data covering the whole life cycle of plastics. Reporting should include actions and _x000D__x000D_ +progress in implementing mandatory and voluntary measures included in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and reporting _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: The instrument should harmonize requirements and introduce obligation for _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and reporting in relation to two aspects: (1) management of plastics along its life cycle and _x000D__x000D_ +(2) plastic pollution in the environment. There should be a common reporting format with both _x000D__x000D_ +mandatory and optional components including main SMART indicators (Specific, Measurable, _x000D__x000D_ +Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound) against which progress must be tracked and reported. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(1) Disclosure, data collection and reporting along the life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: This was further elaborated under the section on core obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(2) Harmonize framework for monitoring and reporting of plastic pollution in the _x000D__x000D_ +Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: To ensure the effectiveness of such provisions and to avoid a scattered and _x000D__x000D_ +overburdened landscape, the EU and its Member States stress the need for a common framework of _x000D__x000D_ +indicators and methods including the internationally agreed definitions to support harmonization of _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and reporting, not only at the national, but also at the regional and global level. This could _x000D__x000D_ +be done efficiently by building upon existing monitoring and reporting protocols, for example those _x000D__x000D_ +included in different Regional Sea Conventions and other relevant regional and international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments such as the Minamata Convention, as well as the SDG monitoring framework or the _x000D__x000D_ +GPLM Platform developed by UNEP. It should also include measures promoting the identification of _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots that involve plastic pollution originating from different countries, where efforts would _x000D__x000D_ +benefit from cross-border collaboration. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting should be made on a regular basis. The secretariat of the future instrument should be able _x000D__x000D_ +to control the quality of the data and ask for clarification if needed. Reports should be made publicly _x000D__x000D_ +available so that all stakeholders have access to this data. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States believe that an effective compliance mechanism is necessary for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument in order to achieve its objective(s). Following the example of the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention, the compliance mechanism should be set up in the text of the agreement _x000D__x000D_ +itself. In an effective international instrument, a compliance mechanism is interlinked to the other _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms of the instrument and, for example, facilitates the follow-up of progress in _x000D__x000D_ +implementation through the national plans and common reporting framework. An implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and compliance committee must therefore be established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States believe that science has an important part in a future international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument. We are open to discuss different options, but we propose three options to _x000D__x000D_ +be included in an option paper to be considered and discussed at INC2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The role of the future Science Policy Panel _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: The EU and its Member States recall UNEA resolution5/8 “Science-policy Panel to _x000D__x000D_ +Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent pollution” _x000D__x000D_ +(SPP). We look forward to following the development of this panel and want the options paper to _x000D__x000D_ +include the role of the SPP for discussion at the INC including how it relates to the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution. The EU and its MS believe that the SPP could play a role in the medium- and _x000D__x000D_ +long-term perspective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Possible establishment of subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: The new instrument could benefit from subsidiary bodies. For example, a _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and Review Committee could be established to assess progress in implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument against its objectives and targets and provide recommendations. A Technical Review _x000D__x000D_ +Committee could be tasked to assess the criteria for the sustainable production and use of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and the availability of alternatives, set out in the annexes of the instrument and provide _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations on proposals for possible adjustments of the annexes, or amendments of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument (including new annexes). This Technical Review Committee may have a similar task as the _x000D__x000D_ +TEAP for the Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Research and Development _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: The instrument should encourage the Parties to the instrument to develop research _x000D__x000D_ +and innovation policies that strengthen a circular economy _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Resource mobilization _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the effective implementation of the future instrument, it must promote mobilisation from _x000D__x000D_ +all sources including domestic, international, public and private. It should also include the alignment _x000D__x000D_ +of public, private, domestic and international finance with the objectives and obligations of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument including through innovative sources of funding such as coordinated national financial _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States believe that in the deliberations on the establishment of a financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism there is a need to have a better understanding of what types of activities are needed to _x000D__x000D_ +fulfil the different core obligations and measures. Different activities may be supported through _x000D__x000D_ +different means and this will be key in identifying a financial mechanism to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States are open to discuss different models. At this point in time, we see _x000D__x000D_ +some merits of the Global Environment Faci",2 +957,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41794/Japansubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Japan'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from stakeholders. The template _x000D__x000D_ +below is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and stakeholders in structuring the _x000D__x000D_ +written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and stakeholders to prepare their written submission as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Kotani Tomoe _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Office: Global Environment Division, International _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Email: tomoe.kotani@mofa.go.jp _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Koike Shinya _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Office: Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Division, _x000D__x000D_ +Industrial Science and Technology policy and Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry _x000D__x000D_ +Email: koike-shinya@meti.go.jp _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ichikawa Tomoko _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Office: Office of Policies against Marine Plastics Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Management Bureau, Ministry of the _x000D__x000D_ +Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Email: TOMOKO_ICHIKAWA@env.go.jp _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nagaosa Daisuke _x000D__x000D_ +Position: First Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Office: Embassy of Japan in Kenya, Deputy Permanent _x000D__x000D_ +Representative of Japan to UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +Email: daisuke.nagaosa@mofa.go.jp _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Yorita Yume _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Second Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Office: Embassy of Japan in Kenya, UNEP Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Email: yume.yorita@mofa.go.jp _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Ⅰ Premises: _x000D__x000D_ + Due consideration should be given to the following points when we discuss substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +of a plastic treaty (an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution); _x000D__x000D_ + - Plastic pollution in marine and other environments needs to be tackled through a full-life-cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach, taking into account national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + - Engagement by both plastic consuming and emitting countries is a key factor for effectiveness on _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + - Insufficiency of established scientific data on concrete negative impacts and risk of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution on human health and the environment, and of appropriate methodologies for _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring. _x000D__x000D_ + - Technological and scientific characteristics of plastics and the utility of certain plastics in the _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic context _x000D__x000D_ + - Avoiding overlapping with other international environmental agreements or regulations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ⅱ Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +- A treaty must have general and simple objectives centered around the mitigation of adverse _x000D__x000D_ +impact by plastic pollution to the marine and other environments and biodiversity, and to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health from potential risk, while recognizing the important role of plastics for society. Plastic is _x000D__x000D_ +useful and can be reused and recycled. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Related risks of plastic pollution to human health should be carefully considered based on the _x000D__x000D_ +future progress of scientific knowledge and evidence. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- To attain the objectives, we need to set a global common goal to reduce additional plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution particularly in the marine environment to zero by a certain year. The Osaka Blue Ocean _x000D__x000D_ +Vision is now shared by more than 80 countries and regions. Though the Vision’s target year is 2050, _x000D__x000D_ +now there is growing support to the target year 2040. We need to negotiate an ambitious goal _x000D__x000D_ +agreeable to all Members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The instrument should be facilitative, encouraging and promotional for society as a whole, actively _x000D__x000D_ +engaging various stakeholders towards ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Members must establish an appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy on plastic and control plastic leakage into the marine and other environments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- To this end, Members must take necessary measures to promote plastic circularity measures _x000D__x000D_ +such as reduce, reuse, recycle and renewable measures in society, covering every stage of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle, such as production, sales, consumption, waste management and disposal, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances. The approach of addressing every stage of plastic lifecycle is the _x000D__x000D_ +most viable and effective to prevent plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Changes need to be made on demand side as well as on supply side. If the mindset and behavior _x000D__x000D_ +of people at the distribution and consumption stage change for example by awareness-raising, actions _x000D__x000D_ +of production side will change accordingly, responding to the demand side’s need. The instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should encourage such demand side management in addition to measures on the supply side to keep _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production within sustainable levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- In such way, promotion of circular economy at every stage of the plastic lifecycle should bring _x000D__x000D_ +about nexus by mutual efforts. That said, when there are insufficient substantive measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent the leakage of plastics into the environment, fundamental measures such as waste _x000D__x000D_ +management should be given priority as an effective response. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The following illustrative effective measures for plastic circularity and its leakage prevention must _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in National Action Plans which covers measures at every stage of plastic lifecycle, with a _x000D__x000D_ +concrete roadmap on the measures to attain the global goal until a target year by strengthening _x000D__x000D_ +Members’ efforts over time, according to national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Members' efforts and their achievement should be reported and reviewed periodically. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition, checking the global progress made by all Members should be conducted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Production stage _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, including single use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enhance sustainable product design for the environment by production _x000D__x000D_ +improvement such as volume reduction, simplification of packaging, ensuring long life _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics, reuse of parts, use of mono materials, making it easier to break apart, sort _x000D__x000D_ +out and transport for ease of recycling _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote evaluation of plastic product footprints on the environment, sharing _x000D__x000D_ +information on product materials, cooperation between stakeholders, and _x000D__x000D_ +standardization of product design and guideline _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop and encourage use of substitute materials _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Avoid production and use of plastics which are difficult to be collected and unable to _x000D__x000D_ +be recycled, also known as problematic plastics, and promote the shift to substitute _x000D__x000D_ +materials _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Collect and recycle used plastics by production sectors (promotion of reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +improvement of recycling rate of plastics) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Distribution/consumption stage _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce single-use plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Collect and recycle used plastics by distribution/consumption sectors (promotion of _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, improvement of recycling rate of plastics) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Raise awareness about the problem of global plastic pollution and the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +our behavioral changes in plastic use _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management and disposal stage _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop national sound waste management policies based on the appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +priorities of waste management _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Ensure nation-wide sorting, collection and recycling systems for plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enhance recycling capacity in light of current usage levels and future projections to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Prevent illegal dumping and littering, avoid open dumping and implement sound _x000D__x000D_ +waste disposal _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Collect discharged plastics into the marine and other environments _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Others _x000D__x000D_ +(International/ Regional Cooperation, and other measures that can be adopted by future _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of Parties (to be considered in light of scientific and socio-economic assessments _x000D__x000D_ +and technological development)) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The National Action Plans should include targets, actions and relevant indicators in the medium _x000D__x000D_ +term as well as long-term strategies towards the realization of the global goal and objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Technical research and development should be promoted to foster more innovative solutions to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent plastic pollution, in broad relevant areas, including material recycling, chemical recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +effective waste disposal, usage of biodegradable substitute plastics which do not harm the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- In addition to requirements for National Action Plans, the instrument should adopt a set of _x000D__x000D_ +technical guidelines for sustainability for the purpose of harmonizing definitions, improving product _x000D__x000D_ +designs, measuring and reporting on progress, as necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Measures with regard to the production or use of plastics should not be one size fits all _x000D__x000D_ +restrictions such as imposing a blanket ban. Such measures need to take into account national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and its socioeconomic impacts including its effectiveness. The necessity to introduce _x000D__x000D_ +this type of restrictions should be carefully examined based on solid scientific evidence and through _x000D__x000D_ +discussions among experts including stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +- National Action Plans will constitute the most essential part of the instrument particularly with _x000D__x000D_ +regard to accelerating country-driven actions to end plastic pollution, in addition to monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +evaluating implementation and progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- A transparent and robust PDCA (Plan Do Check Action) mechanism for assessment of members' _x000D__x000D_ +actions should be introduced, based on standardized and periodic reporting and peer review. The _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism should ensure the continued strengthening of actions of individual countries and their _x000D__x000D_ +collective achievement over time towards the global goal. Assessing the global collective progress by _x000D__x000D_ +Members should also be conducted every 5 years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- As mentioned above, the National Action Plans should include targets and actions in the medium _x000D__x000D_ +term as well as long-term strategies towards the realization of the global goal and objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Ensuring transparent assessment of progress by Members, visualization of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +should be realized by using objective data and its evidence on measures in National Action Plan. Such _x000D__x000D_ +data and its evidence include numerical information on production and consumption, leakage along _x000D__x000D_ +the value chain, waste generation, collection of waste, recycling (quantity/rates), collection of _x000D__x000D_ +discharged plastics from the marine and other environments, policy targets and goals reflecting the _x000D__x000D_ +global goal, detailed roadmap towards the realization of the targets and goals, and their _x000D__x000D_ +achievements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + - In this regard, it is important for each Member to strive towards visualizing domestic flows of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic in the plastic lifecycle and losses to and accumulated stocks in the environment as shown in _x000D__x000D_ +Figure 1 of UNEP/PP/INC.1/7. Such visualization would highlight priority areas for reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution taking into account national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Measures to support the implementation of the instrument should be targeted to those most in _x000D__x000D_ +need in relation to objectives and obligations of the instrument, taking into account the effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of the assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- To end plastic pollution, engagement by all stakeholders is critical to implement necessary _x000D__x000D_ +measures and mobilize financing they entail. It is important to utilize the existing public financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism and resources from private sector as well to broaden the donor base. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Sharing information among Members on best practice for technical methodologies to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution is effective and efficient to find viable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- For instance, under the G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter, more _x000D__x000D_ +than 50 countries have been submitting reports on their actions on an annual basis since 2019. _x000D__x000D_ +Information sharing and continued updating with peer learning helps identify areas where further _x000D__x000D_ +action is needed. Another example for sharing experience is the Regional Knowledge Center for _x000D__x000D_ +Marine Plastic Debris (PKC-MP) which is also collecting good practices in the ASEAN+3 region. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +G20 report on Actions on Marine Plastic Litter: https://g20mpl.org/ _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The Regional Knowledge Center for Marine Plastic Debris (PKC-MP): https://rkcmpd-eria.org/ _x000D__x000D_ +- MARINE Initiative: https://www.mofa.go.jp/ic/ge/page25e_000317.html _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Such existing initiatives and regional hubs for information sharing could assist the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument at the local, national, regional and international levels. Examples of the functions _x000D__x000D_ +may include: database and knowledge hubs, training center for capacity building, and expert review _x000D__x000D_ +on reporting activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Targeted assistance is required to make the most of limited resources. The assistance should be _x000D__x000D_ +targeted for the most effective measures for the recipient, for example, waste management, disposal _x000D__x000D_ +or recycling system whose scale and method are well-planned according to the national or regional _x000D__x000D_ +needs, examined in advance and regarded as the most effective and cost-efficient. The effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of assistance is a key to tackling the plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- There are various existing multilateral and bilateral support that can complement the support _x000D__x000D_ +under the instrument. Japan is providing infrastructure development, through policy making, _x000D__x000D_ +technical and capacity building on waste management and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The accumulation of scientific knowledge is the foundation of all measures. Enhancing scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical capacities on monitoring of plastics in the environment and identification of sources _x000D__x000D_ +should be an essential element in the provision of support to ensure measurable progress at the _x000D__x000D_ +national, regional and global level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- As part of an existing suite of tools and techniques for comparable monitoring, there are _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for harmonizing methodologies of plastic monitoring in the environment, along with a _x000D__x000D_ +training program based on the guidelines provided by Japan. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Guidelines for Harmonizing Ocean Surface Microplastic Monitoring Methods: _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.env.go.jp/content/900515659.pdf) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accumulation of scientific knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +- Gathering and sharing scientific knowledge is crucial in considering the nature of the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and how to ensure its effectiveness. Definition on fundamental terms is necessary _x000D__x000D_ +including a common ground on the scope of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- There are various fields of scientific knowledge that must be involved, for example, on _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and/or quantifying of the amount of discharged plastics, on environmental and human _x000D__x000D_ +health impact, and on technological innovation. It is necessary to consider how such fields relate to _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument in order to determine the most appropriate system for accumulating said field of _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and how to conduct its assessment, while avoiding duplication with existing scientific _x000D__x000D_ +bodies under relevant treaties, e.g. the Stockholm Convention and its POPRC. _x000D__x000D_ +- Ensuring availability and periodical update of scientific knowledge is vital for informed decision _x000D__x000D_ +making and implementation of appropriate actions. One example of such information is the existence _x000D__x000D_ +and density of microplastics in the ocean. The instrument could build on Japan’s online database and _x000D__x000D_ +mapping system for ocean surface microplastics generated by globally collected data based on the _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized guidelines, which will soon be available online. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Expert group _x000D__x000D_ +- Japan proposes establishing a technical expert group on plastic that may provide _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +- The expert group will make necessary analysis including socio-economic aspect on plastic by _x000D__x000D_ +dealing with usage of plastic in different environments, scientific evidence, and existing regulations, _x000D__x000D_ +among others. _x000D__x000D_ +- The group should consist of experts, scientists, academia and other stakeholders such as industry _x000D__x000D_ +sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +- The recommendations could be utilized by INC to consider definition, standards and criteria in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Engagement by multi-stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +- Sharing views by multi-stakeholders is important to implement measures against plastic pollutions, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into consideration the wide usage of plastic products today. _x000D__x000D_ +- We need an ambitious and effective approach to decide on the necessary measures so that a _x000D__x000D_ +broad range of stakeholders can be engaged in their efforts to prevent plastic pollution and scale up _x000D__x000D_ +their actions over time. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The existing and evolving actions by stakeholders towards many environmentally friendly _x000D__x000D_ +approaches to end plastic pollution cannot be underestimated, and rather should be promoted to _x000D__x000D_ +expand as quickly as possible. _x000D__x000D_ +- In this sense, Japan supports the process of engagement by stakeholders including governments, _x000D__x000D_ +scientists, civil societies through multi-stakeholder forums, submissions, seminars and side events as _x000D__x000D_ +well as the participation to an abovementioned expert group to seek their proactive involvement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other items _x000D__x000D_ +- Japan would like to further contribute to discussions among Members by providing more inputs on _x000D__x000D_ +other items accordingly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +958,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41795/Tanzaniasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['United Republic Of Tanzania'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + United Republic of Tanzania _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +mugisha.kyamani@vpo.go.tz _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13/02/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution and promote non-toxic _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy for plastics based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics, taking into account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The ultimate goal of the treaty is to end plastic pollution, with a view to protect human health _x000D__x000D_ +and environment, in this regard the proposed objective of the treaty should reflect broad _x000D__x000D_ +ambition of preventing public health and environment across the entire chain of plastics while _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the following element should be added: _x000D__x000D_ +• Setting out measures to reduce production and use of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +• Setting out measures to promote alternative technologies including technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +between parties _x000D__x000D_ +• Promoting sustainable production and consumption and circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ +to address plastic pollution, including resource efficiency, product design and reuse _x000D__x000D_ +that retain plastics in the economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, throughout the full life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +b) Core obligation and control measures _x000D__x000D_ +In order to reflect the broad ambition to end plastic pollution including marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +the following core obligation and control measures needs to be included in the instrument: _x000D__x000D_ +• Setting measures to facilitate tracking of plastic feedstocks, polymers, recyclates _x000D__x000D_ +• Mechanisms to facilitate Tracking of the ingredients of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• phasing down production, use and trade of toxic plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• Mechanisms to reduce and where feasible phase out the production, consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +trade of specific products, polymers or additives. _x000D__x000D_ +• Mechanisms for promoting biodegradable technologies for production of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +packaging for medical devices, industrial products, construction industry, agricultural _x000D__x000D_ +sector, food processing or sanitary and waste management _x000D__x000D_ +• Mechanisms for promoting sound management of toxic plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• Mechanisms for prohibition or effective control of specific plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics, where alternatives are available, accessible and affordable. _x000D__x000D_ +• Mechanisms for Controlling Transboundary movement of plastic waste including _x000D__x000D_ +synergies with the Basel Convention and the Bamako Convention for the African _x000D__x000D_ +region _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +• Setting provisions to support countries in terms of financial and technical to implement _x000D__x000D_ +existing initiatives undertaken including promoting 3Rs (Reuse, Recover, Recycle) _x000D__x000D_ +concept and extended producers’ responsibilities. the production, collection and _x000D__x000D_ +management of waste all _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +United Republic of Tanzania aligns itself with the Africa Group on the proposed means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of legally binding instrument. The measures proposed by Africa Region are as _x000D__x000D_ +follows _x000D__x000D_ +• National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +• National reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring & effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following _x000D__x000D_ +elements: capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +and financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +The need for putting in place a dedicated multilateral fund to support implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to be developed is of significance relevance, taking into account that developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries still need adequate technical and financial support achieving broad ambition to end _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. In this regard, there should be mechanisms to ensure access to financing in _x000D__x000D_ +terms of grants to support implementation of the instrument; and promote multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation for effective management of financial mechanisms to be established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance in terms of provision of guidance in undertaking national assessment on _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumptions pattern of plastic including undertaking of inventory of plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +best practice on sound management of plastic waste and mechanisms for technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +among countries will help in achieving goal of the instrument to be developed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +959,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41797/HACsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],"['Norway', 'Rwanda', 'High Ambition Coalition']",[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument by the co-chairs of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Norway & Rwanda as co-chairs of the High Ambition Coalition _x000D__x000D_ +to End Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Erlend Draget and Juliet Kabera. _x000D__x000D_ +Email: erlend.draget@kld.dep.no _x000D__x000D_ +Date 13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Note _x000D__x000D_ +Norway and Rwanda submit this written input as co-chairs of the High Ambition Coalition to _x000D__x000D_ +End Plastic Pollution. This submission presents a variety of options for obligations and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures identified by Members of the High Ambition Coalition that should be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +options paper to be further discussed in the INC. The options seek to contribute to the strategic _x000D__x000D_ +goals of the HAC to meet our common ambition to end plastic pollution by 2040. This _x000D__x000D_ +submission is not intended to replace national submissions Members may submit, nor is it _x000D__x000D_ +intended to represent an agreed or exhaustive list of measures considered by Members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: To end plastic pollution and protect the environment and human health from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +This Convention would benefit from an easy to understand and open-ended Objective. The title of the _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14, End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally-binding Instrument, has _x000D__x000D_ +already settled ending plastic pollution as the ultimate goal of the Treaty (in the public sphere). _x000D__x000D_ +However, there is merit in specifying the primary motivation for ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes to the triple planetary crises and already has devastating impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems and biodiversity and has significant adverse effects on human health as well as _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to climate change. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Objective of this Treaty could be to end plastic pollution and protect the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health from plastic pollution. Achieving the Objective will be a long-term endeavour. As such, the _x000D__x000D_ +Treaty must include mechanisms that allow for systematic work over time and gradually _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening the approach, informed by new scientific insights and updated understanding about _x000D__x000D_ +progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Provision to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +The provision address para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. Plastic consumption and production have _x000D__x000D_ +reached unsustainable levels1 2. Plastic consumption has quadrupled over the past 30 years. Current _x000D__x000D_ +projections stipulate that plastic production will double in the next 20 years3 and waste generation _x000D__x000D_ +and the release of plastics into the environment will follow suit. Measures and targets for keeping the _x000D__x000D_ +supply of primary plastic polymers (including both fossil fuel and bio-based) within sustainable levels _x000D__x000D_ +is needed to reduce pressure on the environment globally. In addition, it will be necessary to develop _x000D__x000D_ +markets for non-toxic secondary materials. Measures to reduce production of plastic polymers will _x000D__x000D_ +also complement efforts to reduce GHG emissions4. The options paper should reflect options to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the production of primary plastic polymers for the INC to be able to discuss these options _x000D__x000D_ +further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastics polymers to an agreed level to reach a common target. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures could include, inter alia, taxes, tariffs, fees, production permits and licenses, _x000D__x000D_ +moratoriums, bans, regulations, and removal of negative fiscal incentives, such as subsidies _x000D__x000D_ +that support expansion of plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Each Party should be required to report on the quantities and type of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers produced as well as the quantities and type of chemicals applied in production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Persson, Carney et.al (2022): Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities. _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Science & Technology 2022 56 (3), 1510-1521 _x000D__x000D_ +2 W.W.Y. Lau et al (2020): Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution. Science 369 (6510). _x000D__x000D_ +3 Simon et al (2021): A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics. Science 2021 Vol 373 Issue _x000D__x000D_ +6550. _x000D__x000D_ +4 According to a recent report by Eunomia, demand for plastics will have to decrease 3 percent annually, rather than _x000D__x000D_ +increase 4 percent annually, to stay within the IPCC 1.5 °C carbon budget by 2050. Eunomia (2022): Is Net Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Enough for the Materials Sector. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision to eliminate and restrict specific plastic polymers, chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products of concern _x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. Certain polymers and chemicals used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics (such as softeners or colourants) have long term adverse effects on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and/or create barriers for the recycling of plastic waste. Also, certain plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +are particularly prone to littering and plastic pollution due to the way in which they are intended to _x000D__x000D_ +be used. A number of legislative initiatives around the world have introduced bans or restrictions on _x000D__x000D_ +such plastic products. The plastic treaty may include obligations for effectively phasing out, or _x000D__x000D_ +severely restricting the production and/or use of specific polymers, chemicals and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +that are harmful to the environment and human health, are problematic because they impede _x000D__x000D_ +circularity or that have a high risk of release into the environment. The options paper should reflect _x000D__x000D_ +options to eliminate and restrict specific polymers, chemicals and plastic products of concern for the _x000D__x000D_ +INC to be able to discuss these options further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to eliminate and restrict the production _x000D__x000D_ +and use of polymers, chemicals and plastic products listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The treaty should set criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals of concern and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products to be listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Harmful to the environment and human health. Possible criteria for identifying _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals include, based on inherent properties, substances that have _x000D__x000D_ +slow or no degradation in the environment, bioaccumulate and/or have long-term _x000D__x000D_ +toxic effects (e.g., carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Impeding circularity. Possible criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals and/or _x000D__x000D_ +products that hinder recyclability or reuse could include composition and polymer _x000D__x000D_ +mix (e.g., mixed polymer or mixed material packaging) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Risk of release to the environment. Possible criteria for identifying plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +could include high litter risk and/or the necessity of products and/or the possibility _x000D__x000D_ +for recycling and/or the availability of environmentally sound substitutes and/or _x000D__x000D_ +content of intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Party trade measures. Each Party should be required to apply the import and export _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for listed polymers, chemicals and plastic products to Parties and non-Parties _x000D__x000D_ +alike on a non-discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to increase the circularity of plastics in the economy _x000D__x000D_ +These provisions address para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. There is a need to bring forward more _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable products, change consumption patterns for all users and consumers, and establish _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +effective systems for retaining plastics in the economy . This will in turn reduce demand for primary _x000D__x000D_ +polymers as well as the risk of plastic pollution. The treaty must ensure criteria for the design of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics to extend product lifespan, ensure durability, recyclability, and safety, in order to enable a _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy for plastics that protects the environment and human health. These provisions are _x000D__x000D_ +meant to support the substitution of plastics for other environmentally sound materials in products, _x000D__x000D_ +avoidance of unnecessary plastics, as well as the development of markets for reuse, product delivery _x000D__x000D_ +models that reduce plastics use, and secondary plastic materials. These provisions must also ensure _x000D__x000D_ +transparency and availability of information on such sustainability aspects through the value chain of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and promote financial flows to support circularity. The options paper should reflect options to _x000D__x000D_ +increase the circularity of plastics in the economy for the INC to be able to discuss these options _x000D__x000D_ +further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and manufacturing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products are produced, manufactured and put on the market are in line with the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria listed in an annex, and guidance adopted by the Conference of the Parties, with a view _x000D__x000D_ +to phase out or prevent those products. Measures could include, inter alia, minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, technical regulations and standards, fees and extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +schemes in line with the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The Treaty should set overarching criteria in an annex. Possible criteria include _x000D__x000D_ +durability, reliability, reusability, reparability, absence of substances of concern, microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +content and potential for its release, minimum recycled content, possibility of _x000D__x000D_ +remanufacturing and recycling as well as expected generation of waste. These criteria could _x000D__x000D_ +be applied in respect of any product characteristics, such as, for example, composition, _x000D__x000D_ +performance, shape, packaging, marking and labelling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should adopt general and sectoral guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +meeting the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for the use of recycled content in plastic products put on _x000D__x000D_ +the market. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Parties should require producers of polymers and plastic products to provide _x000D__x000D_ +full and correct information on the properties relevant to the criteria and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Each Party should be required to ensure the disclosure of information on _x000D__x000D_ +chemical and material composition of plastic products along the value chain for _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers, importers, users, consumers and recyclers for example through marking or _x000D__x000D_ +labelling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Registry. The Secretariat should establish a central data exchange where this information can _x000D__x000D_ +be made available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +the reuse of plastic products, such as containers and bottles, and/or other reuse systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Targets. Parties should set targets for the reuse of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt general and _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral guidelines for reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures so that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +wastes are collected, sorted and recycled in an environmentally sound manner, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account guidance and quality requirements to promote and make available for the market, _x000D__x000D_ +non-toxic secondary materials. These measures could include targets, minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, fees, extended producer responsibility schemes, and deposit refund schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Targets. Parties should set a target for collection and environmentally sound recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste while also meeting quality requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt guidelines on _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions on eliminating the release of plastics (including microplastics) to _x000D__x000D_ +air, water and land _x000D__x000D_ +These provisions address para 3b and 3c in the UNEA resolution 5/14. The above mentioned _x000D__x000D_ +provisions would significantly contribute to reducing the release of plastics to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +However, there will still remain certain point and non-point sources of releases of plastics requiring _x000D__x000D_ +additional measures. There may be a need for specific guidance to reduce microplastic release from _x000D__x000D_ +point sources such as wastewater treatment facilities or industrial facilities. And even though _x000D__x000D_ +innovation in product design may reduce unintentional release of microplastics, there may also be a _x000D__x000D_ +need for further guidance targeting other specific sources of release. Both point and non-point _x000D__x000D_ +sources of release of plastics should be identified, and additional measures implemented. A specific _x000D__x000D_ +example is releases that occur through the handling, storage, transport, and processing of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pellets, flakes and powders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The final disposal of plastic waste (i.e., plastic that cannot be reused or recycled) will remain an area _x000D__x000D_ +for coordinated global action. Currently, mismanaged waste is by far the largest source of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +release according to the OECD, with detrimental effects for human health and the environment. Even _x000D__x000D_ +with the proposed provision set out above that will reduce the generation of plastic waste, action will _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +still be needed to ensure that final disposal operations do not lead to the release of plastics into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, legacy waste is not only a local plastic pollution issue, but also a source of continuous spread of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and chemicals of concern, and remediation may benefit from concerted international _x000D__x000D_ +coordination and guidance from the Treaty. The options paper should reflect options to reduce and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate the release of plastics to air, water and land, for the INC to further discuss these options at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Releases of plastics to water, land and air _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take steps to eliminate releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics to water, land and air from the source categories listed in an annex. This list of _x000D__x000D_ +categories could include stormwater drainage systems; wastewater and sewage; industrial _x000D__x000D_ +facilities; sectors such as aquaculture, agriculture and the fishing industry; transport and _x000D__x000D_ +handling of plastic pellets; unintentional microplastics releases from e.g. roads, textiles and _x000D__x000D_ +other sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt guidelines on best available _x000D__x000D_ +techniques and best environmental practices to eliminate release of plastics to water, land _x000D__x000D_ +and air from the source categories listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management for final disposal _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures so that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste is collected, sorted and if necessary disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the waste hierarchy and inter alia, the technical guidelines adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention. Measures could include extended producer responsibility schemes, deposit _x000D__x000D_ +return schemes, or fees. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for reducing the generation of plastic waste in need of final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal operations, such as landfilling and burning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Remediation of legacy plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation. Parties should cooperate to develop strategies to identify, prioritise and _x000D__x000D_ +address areas of legacy waste in an environmentally sound manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt criteria and guidelines on _x000D__x000D_ +best available techniques and best environmental practices for environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +remediation of legacy waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +960,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41798/SierraLeonesubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Sierra Leone'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of Sierra Leone _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential options for elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9th December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a _x000D__x000D_ +notification inviting written submissions from committee members and observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6th January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10th February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Sierra Leone _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +N/A _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact information _x000D__x000D_ +for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Sheku Mark Kanneh _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Director _x000D__x000D_ +Email: shekkanneh@gmail.com/sheku.kanneh@epa.gov.sl _x000D__x000D_ +Mobile: +23278411851 _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone, Ministry of _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +Through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, the government of Sierra is committed to _x000D__x000D_ +the elimination of Plastic pollution through Long-term, mid-term and short-term measures put in _x000D__x000D_ +place to avoid the harmful effects of plastic waste on the environment and human health. This can be _x000D__x000D_ +achieved through plastics life cycle that eliminates negative environmental, social, and economic _x000D__x000D_ +impacts and supports economic growth and job creation through sustainable development and _x000D__x000D_ +resource management. _x000D__x000D_ +The action aimed at; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Providing the platform for healthy ecosystems and human settlements, ensuring sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production patterns that recognize strong environmental guiding principles; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting sustainable production and consumption and circular economy approaches to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution, including resource efficiency, product design and reuse that retain _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the economy; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring waste management hierarchy and the circular plastic economy in Sierra Leone. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improving climate through carbon offsetting, carbon emissions, reducing carbon footprint _x000D__x000D_ +and benefiting from carbon credit financing; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring a just and inclusive transition for the industry and its workers in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, and informal waste workers and affected communities and industries; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Avoiding adverse consequences of the implementation of the legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +the climate, biodiversity, and food security; _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics containing various chemicals additives which studies have shown to be toxic and can affect _x000D__x000D_ +the endocrine system. Sierra Leone relies on imported plastic products and packaging – _x000D__x000D_ +approximately 130,000 tons per annum in 2019 with an estimated import value of $131 million1. 89% _x000D__x000D_ +of the plastics are imported as finished products or packaging. The remainder (approximately 12%) is _x000D__x000D_ +imported as resins used by domestic manufacturing. The main types of imported plastic packaging _x000D__x000D_ +products are bottles, and flasks, followed by plastic bags, boxes, and sacks as well as caps and other _x000D__x000D_ +such items.2 A large percentage of plastic waste is attributable to single-use items, such as water _x000D__x000D_ +sachets, carrier bags, food, and beverage containers, among others. It is widely acknowledged that _x000D__x000D_ +most waste is not properly managed but instead is discarded as litter, burned openly, disposed in _x000D__x000D_ +uncontrolled dumpsites, or dumped in waterways or drainage channels. Therefore, to address this _x000D__x000D_ +challenge among others, the objective of the treaty must be based on a precautionary principle and _x000D__x000D_ +right to know (transparency) as well as the protection of human right to a healthy environment. With _x000D__x000D_ +a clear, effective, transparent and ambitious objective, this will provide clear direction to the _x000D__x000D_ +measures that the convention will have in ending plastic pollution in the spirit of the UNEA 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +resolution. The treaty should address the needs of vulnerable and affected communities, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +the effects of legacy plastic pollution on the environment and the health of people in those _x000D__x000D_ +communities, and the need for the transformation and transition of existing industries in developing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Anteja report 2021: Sierra Leone Circular Economy in Plastics for Sustainable Tourism and Economic _x000D__x000D_ +Diversification _x000D__x000D_ +2 WBG, 2021. Mid Term Progress Report: Plastic Value Chain Mapping Report Sierra Leone Circular Economy in _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics for Sustainable Tourism and Economic Diversification, prepared by Anteja ECG d.o.o, _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +countries that will be impacted. _x000D__x000D_ +The Plastic industry is crucial to Sierra Leone's economy. Promoting its sustainability can bring new _x000D__x000D_ +opportunities for innovation and job creation, in line with the objectives of the Sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +Development Goals (SDGs) and the country's Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP). The _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Sierra Leone is committed to addressing the Plastic challenges, evidenced in the _x000D__x000D_ +current move to develop a national plastic waste management policy. The Policy promotes _x000D__x000D_ +environmental protection, encourages resource efficiency and enhances the conservation of natural _x000D__x000D_ +resources through sustainable production and consumption of plastics on a cradle-to-cradle _x000D__x000D_ +approach. Sierra Leone is also quest to adhere to and domesticate treaties and agreements by _x000D__x000D_ +implementing short-term, mid-term and long-term strategies developed through broad-based _x000D__x000D_ +national consultations and validation with relevant stakeholders from all sectors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accordingly, all forms and sources of plastic pollution are within the scope of the new treaty, coopting _x000D__x000D_ +climate change and promoting circular economy and sustainable consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +Details arising from such discussions, for example, the timeframe of bans, phase-outs and product _x000D__x000D_ +design standard harmonization, and the range of substances and products for which such measures _x000D__x000D_ +are applicable, conform with the scope and objectives of the UNEA resolution 5/14 MEA Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Focusing on addressing plastic pollution from a life cycle approach, the following core obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures need to be included in the future objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream phase: _x000D__x000D_ +In the upstream phase of the life cycle, the key commitment and mechanisms should be in place for _x000D__x000D_ +polymer production, sustainable consumption and natural capital tracing and conservation _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should capture an article that stipulates the obligations and control measures for; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking types and volumes of natural capital/plastic feedstock, polymers, processed plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking the ingredients of plastics (both the polymers and the additives) throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +supply chain _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonization of plastic product packaging specifications across brands _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Restrict the use of or implement terminal phase out of single-use (e.g. Styrofoam) plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and/or additives with certain toxic characteristics based on sustainability criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream phase: The treaty should include an article on Product Design and Use specifying the _x000D__x000D_ +following; _x000D__x000D_ + Mechanism that prohibits or reduces the production and recycling of contaminated plastics or _x000D__x000D_ +plastics containing toxic chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ + Establishing National Waste Management Resource Action Program, Extended Producers' _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility for plastic Technology development and transfer and sharing of knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +across the board (sub-region, regional and global levels) _x000D__x000D_ + Tracking and transparency on the ingredients of chemicals in plastic products (both polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and additives) _x000D__x000D_ + Promoting waste to wealth and resource recovery schemes through the Promotion of _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate technologies for recycling waste components like plastics, bottles, glass, metals, _x000D__x000D_ +paper, organic matter, etc. and the establishment of recycling and take back centres at the _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +state and local level _x000D__x000D_ + Establishment of product design criteria and plastic contamination limits _x000D__x000D_ + Ban on waste trade, except where such trade enables circularity (e.g., plastic waste destined _x000D__x000D_ +for recycling in accordance with the Basel Convention) _x000D__x000D_ + Labeling and information disclosure requirements on the composition of chemicals in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ + Harmonizing product design standards and requirements aimed at incentivizing reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +durability, collection and/or recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + Controlling plastic waste trade, except where such trade enables circularity (e.g., non-mixed _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, free from contamination and destined for recycling in accordance with the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention) – including synergies with the Basel Convention and the Bamako _x000D__x000D_ +Convention for the African region. _x000D__x000D_ + Establishing mechanisms to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + Establishing a database of production and producers and providing support for the impacted _x000D__x000D_ +sectors by implementing the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream phase: The treaty should include an article on waste management and remediation _x000D__x000D_ +specifying the following; _x000D__x000D_ + Promoting environmentally sound management systems for plastic waste in line with _x000D__x000D_ +resource efficiency by implementing community-based waste-to-wealth business schemes, _x000D__x000D_ +Managing carbon offsetting and carbon emissions and reducing carbon footprint or benefiting _x000D__x000D_ +from carbon credit financing. _x000D__x000D_ + preventing the production and release of toxic emissions from plastics waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +policies should prevent the following dangerous practices: open burning, incineration, co-_x000D__x000D_ +firing in coal-fired power plants and waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in cement _x000D__x000D_ +kilns, and chemical recycling _x000D__x000D_ + Defining ESM for plastic waste to guide future preventions, moratoriums and investment _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, for example, to avoid lock-ins to solutions which harm human and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +health _x000D__x000D_ + Suitable investments accessible for enhancing local and national capacities. _x000D__x000D_ +Sectorial and Source-specific Strategies _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the commitments and control measures addressing each phase of the life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +sectorial strategies should be adopted for a specific source of microplastics, fishing gear and _x000D__x000D_ +agricultural plastics, among others. _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +Adoption of voluntary pro-environment behaviour in societies (e.g., Education, communication and _x000D__x000D_ +public awareness campaigns, industry standards, voluntary certification schemes). _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure instrument implementation at the national level (e.g. role national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +There are two main implementation measures that the treaty should adopt as mandatory. These are _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans (NAP): The action plan should include the following elements; _x000D__x000D_ + Development of national action plans must involve all stakeholders at the national level _x000D__x000D_ +(including state and Local governments), and parties ensure that Private sector participants, _x000D__x000D_ +collaborating MDAs, NGOs and CSOs are involved, as well as the most affected and vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +populations such as women, waste pickers, among others _x000D__x000D_ + guidelines approved by the Conference of Parties for developing national inventories and _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans _x000D__x000D_ + update to date data on plastics national plastics and plastic waste management system _x000D__x000D_ + mandatory clause for parties to meet their obligations and set out additional commitments _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve their national objectives _x000D__x000D_ + Set out a review process that monitor and evaluates the targets and desired outcomes _x000D__x000D_ + The time frame for updating/reporting on the road map with clear reporting guidelines and _x000D__x000D_ +duration. _x000D__x000D_ +National Level Reporting: the effort made by parties in accordance with the treaty, to establish _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms and responsible bodies to facilitate robust and salient research to expand our knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +of the status and impacts of plastic pollution, and innovations relevant to strengthening and _x000D__x000D_ +implementing the treaty’s control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Others implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + Encourage/fund Research and development of indigenous technological solutions in waste _x000D__x000D_ +management _x000D__x000D_ + Develop national guidelines and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +global instrument _x000D__x000D_ + Technology development and transfer and sharing of knowledge across nations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +On Financial Mechanism: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Create a financial mechanism similar to the multilateral fund (MLF) model of the Montreal _x000D__x000D_ +Protocol that provides for predictable, accessible, adequate and timely financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +and technical assistance, including technology transfer, to least developed countries on a _x000D__x000D_ +grant and concessional basis, with identified sources and facilitates access modalities, _x000D__x000D_ +providing a complete package that allows for delivering the global and national goals, _x000D__x000D_ +operating under the authority of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + Developed and industrialized countries shall contribute to the Fund established. _x000D__x000D_ + The established Fund shall subsidize producer parties lacking handling and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling/transformation capacities of plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide payment (e.g., grants) or tax concessions to consumers or producers for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution reduction. For example, dedicating subsidies for recycling plastic waste or recycled _x000D__x000D_ +content, tax reductions / permit facilitations for industrial activities needed for circularity _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., installation of recycling plants). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Introduction of a levy on the private sector that will fund implementation and remediation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ensure access to financing on a concessional basis from multinational financial institutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Promote multilateral cooperation for proper management of this mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance in guiding best practices can support the implementation of policies and _x000D__x000D_ +programs to eliminate plastic pollution and help build local organisations' capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Relevant and needed technologies for the phasing down of plastics and the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the agreement as identified in the needs assessments by developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries' action plans and other documents by the secretariat of the treaty should be _x000D__x000D_ +available for African countries on a concessional and preferential basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of plastic recycling technologies, particularly to plastic manufacturers in African _x000D__x000D_ +countries, that help reduce plastic pollution by promoting more sustainable raw materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision of Capacity building for developing countries to transfer the knowledge, skills, and _x000D__x000D_ +resources needed to all plastic industry stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +On Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should establish key subsidiary bodies to support implementation, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated scientific, technical and socio-economic assessment body operating under the _x000D__x000D_ +authority of the Parties, similar to the model in the Montreal Protocol _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation Committee to consider and report on non-compliance with the provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty reporting and control measures _x000D__x000D_ +On other measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should include mechanisms to ensure the resilience of those most vulnerable to _x000D__x000D_ +the impacts of plastic pollution, including coastal communities in developing countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should ensure just transition pathways for developing countries with plastic and _x000D__x000D_ +relevant chemicals industries, such pathways should also consider the social and economic _x000D__x000D_ +aspects related to the implementation of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To effectively implement the treaty, it is important to conduct widespread public education _x000D__x000D_ +campaigns to increase awareness and understanding of its goals and objectives. This education should _x000D__x000D_ +also encourage stakeholders across the plastic value chain to change their behaviours to support the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty's objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, to ensure the treaty's sustainability, a self-financing system should be established by _x000D__x000D_ +implementing an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system at the national, regional, and _x000D__x000D_ +international levels. This EPR system would place financial responsibility for the treatment and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of waste on the producers of the waste, thereby providing a steady stream of funding for the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty's implementation and enforcement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extensive public education to raise awareness of the treaty and encourage behavioural change. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To enhance the agreement's implementation, joint research programs that include developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries have to be established with a precise aim to provide affordable technologies to transition _x000D__x000D_ +and replace plastics and harmful chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer on a preferential and concessional basis is crucial for the agreement's _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. Although, as such, a concrete and practical technology transfer mechanism have to _x000D__x000D_ +be established, the implementation could be guided by the process established under the Montreal _x000D__x000D_ +protocol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +961,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41799/Micronesiasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Federated States Of Micronesia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Submission by the Federated States of Micronesia _x000D__x000D_ +Contact: _x000D__x000D_ +The Honorable Secretary Andrew Yatilman, Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +February 13, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive Elements: Objective and Core Obligations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution in all global environments, including by limiting _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastics to sustainable levels and products; _x000D__x000D_ +promoting a circular economy for plastics, and; remediating existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution where possible, particularly in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core Obligations and Control Measures _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure that plastics are addressed across their full life cycle, core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and control should be specifically targeted to address each stage of that life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +specifically: _x000D__x000D_ +Sourcing/Extraction: _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream regulation of plastics has the potential to not only help minimize plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in all environments downstream, but can also play an important role in _x000D__x000D_ +limiting demand for the fossil fuels that are accelerating the global climate _x000D__x000D_ +emergency and exacerbating food security and human health challenges. The two _x000D__x000D_ +most potent climate-forcing agents globally are carbon dioxide, which is emitted _x000D__x000D_ +from refining and burning fossil fuels, and methane, which is emitted from _x000D__x000D_ +extracting and transporting them. The third most potent climate-forcing agent is _x000D__x000D_ +tropospheric ozone, which results from the breakdown of atmospheric methane. _x000D__x000D_ +Tropospheric ozone is also very harmful to agricultural crops and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +Demand for fossil fuels for plastics therefore helps drive a number of severe _x000D__x000D_ +impacts on the global climate system, the global food system and on human health _x000D__x000D_ +worldwide. The extraction, refinement and use of the fossil fuels causing these _x000D__x000D_ +interrelated global harms should be rapidly phased down across all uses, including _x000D__x000D_ +plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, policies and measures to address plastics sourcing can help to _x000D__x000D_ +minimize the unsustainable use of non-fossil fuel plastics inputs, such as crops and _x000D__x000D_ +ocean resources, as well as the use of other harmful chemical inputs. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical Phase/Polymerization: _x000D__x000D_ +Restrictions on the use of virgin polymers and resins will be critical for ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution worldwide. The chemicals phase of plastics production is also _x000D__x000D_ +the one in which the majority of greenhouse gases from the plastics life cycle are _x000D__x000D_ +emitted. Therefore, measures taken at this phase (including phase outs of certain _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals targeted for elimination and phase downs of other _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals to sustainable levels) present the opportunity to _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate and reduce the use of polymers and other chemical additives that are _x000D__x000D_ +harmful to human health and ecosystems and lead to significant greenhouse gas _x000D__x000D_ +emissions. The Montreal Protocol is widely considered the most successful _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreement because, in large part, it addressed virgin _x000D__x000D_ +ozone-depleting substance (ODS) production. _x000D__x000D_ +Product Design and Use: _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics product design and use must be tailored to minimize eventual plastics _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and the harms that it causes. This includes avoidance of harmful _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and designs that allow long-term use and recyclability so as to help _x000D__x000D_ +promote a circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Management: _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to reducing virgin plastic production and promoting a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy through means such as improved product design and use, policies and _x000D__x000D_ +measures will also be needed to promote the environmentally sound management _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste, in particular separate collection and recycling, prevention of _x000D__x000D_ +leakage and restrictions on dumping, landfilling, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +Remediation: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Policies and measures must also be put into place to address the legacy plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution that already exists in the environment, prioritizing those locations and _x000D__x000D_ +pollutants that cause the most harmful impacts on human health and ecosystems, _x000D__x000D_ +with particular attention to existing plastic pollution in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +(including in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction) and focusing especially _x000D__x000D_ +on small islands/atolls. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation Elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation Measures _x000D__x000D_ +The actions that will be necessary to achieve the proposed objective across the _x000D__x000D_ +various stages of the life cycle of plastics described above, will likely include those _x000D__x000D_ +listed below, among others. _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to be taken to address virgin plastics production (supply) _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to be taken to address virgin plastics consumption (demand) _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to phase down or phase out certain plastics, feedstocks and or _x000D__x000D_ +additives (polymers, chemicals, etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to promote improved design of plastics (e.g., for durability, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability) _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to promote reuse of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to reduce plastics use and manage plastic waste, including _x000D__x000D_ +emissions _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to address and remediate existing plastics pollution, particularly in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to ensure robust reporting and compliance, including provision of _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive data regarding inputs, levels of production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, implementation of core obligations, such as the actions _x000D__x000D_ +above, and the support provided for implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +• Impacts on marine life and ecosystems, particularly the fragile island _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation: Dedicated Financial Mechanism (Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Fund) _x000D__x000D_ +Ending plastic pollution worldwide will require robust support to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, including provision of means of implementation for control measures _x000D__x000D_ +and related activities through a dedicated fund, as well additional support from _x000D__x000D_ +other complementary sources. _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated finance and technology transfer mechanism should provide the _x000D__x000D_ +principal international vehicle for supporting finance, technology transfer and _x000D__x000D_ +related assistance, including stable, predictable and additional financial assistance _x000D__x000D_ +under the treaty for enabling activities as well as agreed incremental costs on a _x000D__x000D_ +grant basis. In addition, access to concessional finance should also be made _x000D__x000D_ +available, either directly under the dedicated multilateral fund or via other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral financial institutions. _x000D__x000D_ +The Multilateral Fund _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should establish a dedicated financial mechanism or Multilateral Fund _x000D__x000D_ +for the provision of necessary financial resources and means of implementation to _x000D__x000D_ +eligible countries in order to carry out their obligations, commitments and/or _x000D__x000D_ +contributions under the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +At a minimum, the success of the treaty will require the provision of necessary _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation for small island developing States (SIDS), least _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries (LDCS) and other vulnerable countries, including for any core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, along with support for enabling and monitoring and reporting _x000D__x000D_ +activities, addressing barriers to recycling, and developing sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +Finance, capacity building and technology development and transfer support _x000D__x000D_ +provided under the regime and shall be new, additional, adequate and predictable, _x000D__x000D_ +with priority access for SIDS, LDCs and other vulnerable countries. Parties may _x000D__x000D_ +need to evaluate ways to ensure the specific needs and special situations of SIDS, _x000D__x000D_ +LDCs and other such vulnerable countries are taken into consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +Countries determined eligible to receive such support would inform the _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism or Fund of their relevant national programme or National Action _x000D__x000D_ +Plans, which would be approved for financing by the executive body of the _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Activities eligible for funding under such national programmes or National Action _x000D__x000D_ +Plans may include: _x000D__x000D_ +• Institutional strengthening, including support for a dedicated plastics _x000D__x000D_ +official, similar to the ozone officers under the Montreal Protocol _x000D__x000D_ +• Operation of networks or an institution to support national efforts and _x000D__x000D_ +share best practices (such as Ozone Action under UNEP) _x000D__x000D_ +• Preparation of country programmes or National Action Plans to set _x000D__x000D_ +nationally appropriate objectives, regulations, policies and/or other _x000D__x000D_ +measures _x000D__x000D_ +• Awareness raising and training of decision-makers in coordination with _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant initiatives _x000D__x000D_ +• Capacity-building and training _x000D__x000D_ +• Reporting and monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +• Undertaking pilot and demonstration projects with a vision for replication _x000D__x000D_ +at scale internationally _x000D__x000D_ +• Licensing fees of alternative technologies where technologies are held in _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector _x000D__x000D_ +• Incremental costs of compliance, such as transition to substitutes, _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure investments and associated operating costs for an agreed _x000D__x000D_ +period _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governance of the Multilateral Fund _x000D__x000D_ +The Multilateral Fund should be administered by an Executive Committee _x000D__x000D_ +consisting of an equal number of representatives of contributors and as well as _x000D__x000D_ +eligible recipient countries, which would make decisions through consensus or _x000D__x000D_ +though a double majority of both the groups. _x000D__x000D_ +The executive committee should be supported by a Secretariat of professional _x000D__x000D_ +staff responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of the fund, develop plans _x000D__x000D_ +and budgets, review project applications, disburse financing, oversee _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and report to the executive body. _x000D__x000D_ +Periodical Replenishment of the Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +The Fund shall be replenished on a regular (e.g. biennial or triennial basis) _x000D__x000D_ +through contributions that shall be measurable, reportable and verifiable _x000D__x000D_ +Contributing countries would replenish the fund as agreed by the Meeting or the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of Parties, based at least in part upon needs assessments undertaken _x000D__x000D_ +by the Technical and Economic Assessment subsidiary body that is to be _x000D__x000D_ +established by the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +The assessment panel would report directly to the Conference of the Parties with _x000D__x000D_ +needs assessments and evaluations of the state-of-the-art of environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound technologies available for supporting eligible Parties’ obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +commitments and/or contributions. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional and Complementary Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to primary dedicated resources from the financial mechanism, eligible _x000D__x000D_ +countries will also require additional support or means of implementation, which _x000D__x000D_ +might include: _x000D__x000D_ +• Concessional funding for those activities not supported by the Fund but _x000D__x000D_ +crucial for achieving of the agreed objective(s) of the treaty. This could _x000D__x000D_ +include support for investment in necessary infrastructure from bodies _x000D__x000D_ +such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and/or; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Requiring support for means of implementation from key actors in the _x000D__x000D_ +plastics supply chain, such as through taxes or levies. Such programmes _x000D__x000D_ +could complement, but would not be a substitute for, the public financial _x000D__x000D_ +support to Parties from the Multilateral Fund and the concessional finance _x000D__x000D_ +from bodies such as the GEF. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Further avenues for additional means of implementation and their specified uses _x000D__x000D_ +should also be considered, particularly those that draw on specific lessons learned _x000D__x000D_ +from other successful multilateral financing arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Input _x000D__x000D_ +A variety of important institutions will be necessary to facilitate achievement of _x000D__x000D_ +the proposed objective. These include a scientific advisory subsidiary body and a _x000D__x000D_ +technical and economic assessment subsidiary body, similar to those under the _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol, which incorporate relevant traditional knowledge, knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, including from local _x000D__x000D_ +communities, in a rights-based manner, as complements to science and other data _x000D__x000D_ +and information utilized under those bodies; a Multilateral Fund, as described _x000D__x000D_ +above; a network of national plastics officers dedicated to carrying out country _x000D__x000D_ +programmes and National Action Plans, such as the national ozone officers under _x000D__x000D_ +the Montreal Protocol, and a centralized institution/expert body dedicated to _x000D__x000D_ +sharing best practices, guidelines, standards and/or other forms of effective _x000D__x000D_ +support for those officers, including relevant practices of Indigenous Peoples and _x000D__x000D_ +local communities. _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +962,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41800/Georgiasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Georgia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ +the potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +GEORGIA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the _x000D__x000D_ +committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Irma Gurguliani _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Head, Waste and Chemicals Management _x000D__x000D_ +Department _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13.02.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution and protect human health and environment from plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve results of the main objective legally binding instrument should include _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms which will give countries to activate systematic work in timely manner specific _x000D__x000D_ +actions/work with the sustainable financial schemes for the developing and countries with _x000D__x000D_ +economic development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, throughout the full life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Core obligations must contain special provisions for the reduction of the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers/products/harmful chemicals; _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General obligations should be required for the countries for plastic reduction, such as _x000D__x000D_ +banning, taxes, special conditions for permitting of plastic production, and _x000D__x000D_ +subsidies/incentives to support alternatives of plastic production; _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and reporting on plastic production/recycling/alternatives of plastic production; _x000D__x000D_ +creation of quantities for plastic polymers/chemicals containing products in plastic; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation _x000D__x000D_ +measures (for example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well _x000D__x000D_ +as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Countries should develop plastic prevention programs with the objectives and indicators; _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting on the implementation of actions; national legal regulations, banning _x000D__x000D_ +elements according to the legally binding instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +Financial allocation in the GEF or other international financial mechanism/funds to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +and implement national actions according to the plastic treaty; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure circularity it should contain criteria for the polymers, hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals/additives/products; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Development of special criteria’s for the release of harmful chemicals in product; _x000D__x000D_ +Development and strengthening of institutional capacity of national laboratories; Data _x000D__x000D_ +exchange and reporting on plastic products and circularity; strengthening of _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Development of party/non party trade measures and rules; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following _x000D__x000D_ +elements: capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed _x000D__x000D_ +terms and financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Technology development and transfer for alternatives of plastic; _x000D__x000D_ +Development of plastic production monitoring; _x000D__x000D_ +Financial and technical support for the elaboration of national plastic prevention programs, _x000D__x000D_ +which should be approved by the governments. _x000D__x000D_ +Development of special provisions to increase circularity and support substitution of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +for other ESM in products; _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction of plastic polymers use; _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness raising programs at national and global levels; _x000D__x000D_ +Creation of plastic reduction targets and recycling targets; _x000D__x000D_ +Development of environmentally sound management guidance for plastic recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory _x000D__x000D_ +elements; awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement; institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Development of special programs for awareness raising programs for stakeholders on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +prevention issues; _x000D__x000D_ +Support to the countries for the elimination of release of plastic in to the water, air and land; _x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer and experience sharing of plastic reduction and relevant recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +963,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41801/Moroccosubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Morocco'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +13 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +N/A _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Focal Point: Mr. Rachid FIRADI, Director of Partnership, _x000D__x000D_ +Communication and Cooperation, r.firadi21@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person: Ms. Khaoula LAGRINI, Head of Unit in charge _x000D__x000D_ +of Multilateral Cooperation, lagrini.env@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As a member of the African Group of Negotiators, Morocco supports the African Group submission and _x000D__x000D_ +would like to add some additional inputs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General objective: Eliminate plastic pollution by 2040 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specific objectives: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Protect human health and the environment including the marine environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +impacts associated with plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Restrain plastic consumption and production to sustainable levels; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Help ecosystems to recover from the impacts of legacy plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ensure assistance and support to the potentially affected parties during this transition including _x000D__x000D_ +the informal sector; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting research and development to improve recycling of used plastics and waste _x000D__x000D_ +reduction as well as alternative products to plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries to help them implement _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument's measures and obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should also define priority types of plastics to be addressed, for example: plastic packaging, _x000D__x000D_ +bags, single used plastics, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco thinks that the objective of the treaty should be short, clear and realistic by setting a target _x000D__x000D_ +for the elimination of plastic pollution. Specific objectives will provide more clarity about the focus of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty which shall include the protection of human health and the environment from the impacts _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution, sound management and recovery from legacy plastics, promotion of R&D and _x000D__x000D_ +provision of means of implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Focusing on addressing the plastic pollution from a life cycle approach, the following core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and control measures need to be included in the future objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Integration of the polluter pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) measures; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Control of the use of harmful chemicals or additives in the manufacturing or production of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic raw materials and products, where banning is not possible; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Control of the use of microplastics in the composition of products, especially those that can _x000D__x000D_ +affect human health; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Encouraging research and development of new technologies and materials to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact of plastics and to develop alternative products; _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promotion of sustainable production and consumption of Plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Setting Policy and Regulatory Tools for Plastic Waste Reduction; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop incentives to recycled plastics and alternative products to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing regulations and standards for the management of plastic waste, including sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +collection, transport, treatment, recycling; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to prevent illegal trafficking and dumping of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Crosscutting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of global sustainability criteria and standards covering the entire life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening the field of data and information including the development oftracking and _x000D__x000D_ +transparency on types and volumes of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Encourage R&D on plastic production, consumption and waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing measures to prevent and control marine plastic waste and microplastics with the _x000D__x000D_ +support of extended producer responsibility schemes; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Developing and implementing regulations for the packaging and labeling of plastic products to _x000D__x000D_ +raise awareness among consumers and to promote recycling; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing control measures to identify sources of plastic pollution in the oceans; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing monitoring and reporting systems to track progress in reducing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Behavioral interventions: Adoption of pro-environment behavior in societies through non price _x000D__x000D_ +and non-regulatory means (e.g., Education, communication and public awareness campaigns, _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary certification schemes); _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing Public Private Partnerships to promote circular economy for plastics and address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Setting up low carbon alternative production systems ; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Introduction of a selective waste collection system and the promotion of recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +The main implementation measures that the treaty should adopt in order to ensure effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Include a review and update mechanism; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of national action plans must involve all stakeholders at national level ; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +There should be guidelines approved by Conference of Parties for developing national _x000D__x000D_ +inventories and national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty must adopt definitions, formats and methodologies for reporting to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +comparable statistical data and enable assessment of the progress of implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and the effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its objectives. Such reporting _x000D__x000D_ +should cover each phase of the life cycle: upstream, midstream and downstream; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the principle of common but differentiated responsibility (CBDR), as part of the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation models. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building and awareness raising: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should ensure adequate capacity building to Countries in order to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument's provisions by putting in place all necessary success criteria; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Countries would need to launch awareness-raising campaigns and allow citizens to participate _x000D__x000D_ +in decision-making processes in order to insure the engagement and appropriation by all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders; _x000D__x000D_ +Technical and scientific assistance: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + Invest in research and innovation for eco-design production, Reducing, Reuse and Recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Provide technical assistance to developing countries when and where needed for example _x000D__x000D_ +through bilateral or multilateral programs _x000D__x000D_ +International cooperation and coordination: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote and enhance cooperation and coordination between countries (neighboring ones or _x000D__x000D_ +those with trade partnerships), as well as with international NGOs, to effectively implement _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument's measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish an additional financial mechanism that provides for predictable, adequate and timely _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources, including technology transfer, to developing countries and countries with _x000D__x000D_ +economies in transition on a grant basis, with identified sources and access modalities, _x000D__x000D_ +providing a full package that allows for delivering the global and national goals; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote international investment in supporting the creation of viable waste management _x000D__x000D_ +systems, including the significant investments needed for new infrastructure; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Integrate an auto financing system through EPR. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance in terms of providing guidance on best practices that can provide support _x000D__x000D_ +for the implementation of policies and programs to reduce plastic pollution and can help to _x000D__x000D_ +build the capacity of local organizations; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance should also include regulations, governance, national standards, and _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and reporting; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer: Make recylcing technologies and sorting / collection affordable and _x000D__x000D_ +accessible for all countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should establish key subsidiary bodies to support implementation, including _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated scientific, technical and financial assessment bodies, operating under the authority _x000D__x000D_ +of the Parties, such as the scientific panel on chemicals and waste to be established as per UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/8. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extensive public education to raise awareness of the treaty and to encourage behavioral _x000D__x000D_ +change; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a comprehensive monitoring and assessment system with equitable access to _x000D__x000D_ +countries that produces reliable information allowing to make science-based decisions, _x000D__x000D_ +including volumes, types of plastic, and health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +964,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41802/Norwaysubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Norway'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument by the _x000D__x000D_ +co-chairs of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Norway _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Erlend Draget, email: erlend.draget@kld.dep.no _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date 13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: To end plastic pollution and protect the environment and human health from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +This Treaty would benefit from an easy to understand and open-ended Objective. The title of the UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally-binding Instrument, has _x000D__x000D_ +already settled ending plastic pollution as the ultimate goal of the Treaty (in the public sphere). _x000D__x000D_ +However, there is merit in specifying the primary motivation for ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes to the triple planetary crises and already has devastating impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems and biodiversity and has significant adverse effects on human health as well as _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to climate change. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Objective of this Treaty could be to end plastic pollution and protect the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health from plastic pollution. Achieving the Objective will be a long-term endeavour. As such, the _x000D__x000D_ +Treaty must include mechanisms that allow for systematic work over time and gradually _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening the approach, informed by new scientific insights and updated understanding about _x000D__x000D_ +progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +The provision address para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. Plastic consumption and production have _x000D__x000D_ +reached unsustainable levels1 2. Plastic consumption has quadrupled over the past 30 years. Current _x000D__x000D_ +projections stipulate that plastic production will double in the next 20 years3 and waste generation _x000D__x000D_ +and the release of plastics into the environment will follow suit. Measures and targets for keeping the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastic polymers (including both fossil and bio-based) within sustainable levels is _x000D__x000D_ +needed to reduce pressure on the environment globally. In addition, it will be necessary to develop _x000D__x000D_ +markets for non-toxic secondary materials. Measures to reduce production of plastic polymers will _x000D__x000D_ +also complement efforts to reduce GHG emissions4. The options paper should reflect options to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +the production of primary plastic polymers for the INC to be able to discuss these options further at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastics polymers to an agreed level to reach a common target. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures could include, inter alia, taxes, tariffs, fees, production permits and licenses, _x000D__x000D_ +moratoriums, bans, regulations, and removal of negative fiscal incentives, such as subsidies _x000D__x000D_ +that support expansion of plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Each Party should be required to report on the quantities and type of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers produced as well as the quantities and type of chemicals applied in production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision to eliminate and restrict specific plastic polymers, chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products of concern _x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. Certain polymers and chemicals used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics (such as softeners, stabilisers, colourants etc) have long term adverse effects on human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment and/or create barriers for the recycling of plastic waste. Also, certain plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products are particularly prone to littering and plastic pollution due to their intended use. A number of _x000D__x000D_ +legislative initiatives around the world have introduced bans or restrictions on chemicals used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic and on plastic products for which sustainable alternatives are available. The plastic treaty _x000D__x000D_ +should include obligations for effectively phasing out, or severely restricting the production and/or use _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Persson, Carney et.al (2022): Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities. _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Science & Technology 2022 56 (3), 1510-1521 _x000D__x000D_ +2 W.W.Y. Lau et al (2020): Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution. Science 369 (6510). _x000D__x000D_ +3 Simon et al (2021): A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics. Science 2021 Vol 373 Issue _x000D__x000D_ +6550. _x000D__x000D_ +4 According to a recent report by Eunomia, demand for plastics will have to decrease 3 percent annually, rather than _x000D__x000D_ +increase 4 percent annually, to stay within the IPCC 1.5 °C carbon budget by 2050. Eunomia (2022): Is Net Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Enough for the Materials Sector. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of, these polymers, chemicals of concern and plastic products. This will cover substances and groups of _x000D__x000D_ +substances like brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, phthalates, bisphenols, toxic metals and _x000D__x000D_ +metalloids among others. The options paper should reflect options to eliminate and restrict specific _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, chemicals and plastic products of concern for the INC to be able to discuss these _x000D__x000D_ +options further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to eliminate and restrict the production _x000D__x000D_ +and use of polymers, chemicals and plastic products listed in an annex. Measures could _x000D__x000D_ +include bans or restrictions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria and guidance. The treaty should set criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and plastic products to be listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Severe effects to the environment and human health. Possible criteria for identifying _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals include, based on inherent properties. _x000D__x000D_ +o substances having long term effect on human health or the environment: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic substances (CMRs category 1A _x000D__x000D_ +or 1B) _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBTs) _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances (vPvBs) _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +persistent, mobile and toxic substances (PMTs) _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +very persistent and very mobile substances (vPvMs) _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +endocrine disrupting substances (EDs) _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +immunotoxicants _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +neurotoxicants _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +respiratory sensitisers _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +substances having specific organ toxicity with chronic effects _x000D__x000D_ +o substances having ozon depleting effects and substances with global warming _x000D__x000D_ +potential. _x000D__x000D_ +o polymers of high concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Impeding circularity. Possible criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals and/or _x000D__x000D_ +products that hinder recyclability for safe and high quality secondary materials, and _x000D__x000D_ +could include composition and polymer mix. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Risk of plastic release to the environment. Possible criteria for identifying plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products could include high litter risk and/or the possibility for recycling and/or the _x000D__x000D_ +availability of substitutes and/or content of intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Party trade measures. Each Party should be required to apply the import and export _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for listed polymers, chemicals and plastic products to Parties and non-Parties _x000D__x000D_ +alike on a non-discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on increasing the circularity of plastics in the economy _x000D__x000D_ +These provisions address para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. There is a need to bring forward more _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable products, change consumption patterns for all users and consumers, and establish _x000D__x000D_ +effective systems for retaining plastics in the economy . This will in turn reduce demand for primary _x000D__x000D_ +polymers as well as the risk of plastic pollution. The treaty must ensure criteria for design of plastics to _x000D__x000D_ +extend product lifespan, ensure durability, recyclability, and safety, in order to enable a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy for plastics that protects the environment and human health. These provisions are meant to _x000D__x000D_ +support the substitution of plastics for other environmentally sound materials in products, avoidance _x000D__x000D_ +of unnecessary plastics, as well as the development of markets for reuse, product delivery models that _x000D__x000D_ +reduce plastics use, and secondary plastic materials. These provisions must also ensure transparency _x000D__x000D_ +and availability of information on such sustainability aspects through the value chain of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +promote financial flows to support circularity. The options paper should reflect options to increase the _x000D__x000D_ +circularity of plastics in the economy in the economy for the INC to be able to discuss these options _x000D__x000D_ +further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and manufacturing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products are produced, manufactured and put on the market are in line with the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria listed in an annex, and guidance adopted by the Conference of the Parties, with a view _x000D__x000D_ +to phase out or prevent those products. Measures could include, inter alia, minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, technical regulations and standards, fees and extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +schemes in line with the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The Treaty should set overarching criteria in an annex. Possible criteria include _x000D__x000D_ +durability, reliability, reusability, reparability, absence of substances of concern, microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +content and potential for its release, minimum recycled content, possibility of _x000D__x000D_ +remanufacturing and recycling as well as expected generation of waste. These criteria could _x000D__x000D_ +be applied in respect of any product characteristics, such as, for example, composition, _x000D__x000D_ +performance, shape, packaging, marking and labelling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should adopt general and sectoral guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +meeting the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for the use of recycled content in plastic products put on _x000D__x000D_ +the market. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Parties should require producers of polymers and plastic products to provide _x000D__x000D_ +full and correct information on the properties relevant to the criteria and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Each Party should be required to ensure the disclosure of information on _x000D__x000D_ +chemical and material composition of plastic products along the value chain for _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers, importers, users, consumers and recyclers through for example labelling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Registry. The Secretariat should establish a central data exchange where this information can _x000D__x000D_ +be made available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +reuse of plastic products. Measures could include taxes, fees, tariffs, tax incentives, _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, promotion of standards, deposit refund schemes, extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility schemes, product take-back and right-to-repair requirements, promote citizens _x000D__x000D_ +campaigns to enhance awareness, remove trade barriers and others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for the reuse of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt general and _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral guidelines for reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures so that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +wastes are collected, sorted and recycled in an environmentally sound manner, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account guidance and quality requirements to promote and make available for the market, _x000D__x000D_ +non-toxic secondary materials. These measures could include targets, minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, fees, extended producer responsibility schemes, and deposit refund schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Targets. Parties should set a target for collection and environmentally sound recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste while also meeting quality requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt guidelines on _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions on eliminating the release of plastics (including microplastics) to _x000D__x000D_ +air, water and land _x000D__x000D_ +These provisions address para 3b and 3c in the UNEA resolution 5/14. The above provisions would _x000D__x000D_ +significantly contribute to reducing the release of plastics to the environment. However, there will still _x000D__x000D_ +remain certain point and non-point sources of releases of plastics requiring additional measures. There _x000D__x000D_ +may be a need for specific guidance to reduce microplastic release from point sources such as _x000D__x000D_ +wastewater treatment facilities or industrial facilities. And even though innovation in product design _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +may reduce unintentional release of microplastics, there may also be a need for further guidance _x000D__x000D_ +targeting other specific sources of release. Both point and non-point sources of release of _x000D__x000D_ +plasticsshould be identified, and additional measures implemented. A specific example is releases that _x000D__x000D_ +occur through the handling, storage, transport, and processing of plastic pellets, flakes and powders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The final disposal of plastic waste (i.e., plastic that cannot be reused or recycled) will remain an area _x000D__x000D_ +for coordinated global action. Currently, mismanaged waste is by far the largest source of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +release according to the OECD, with detrimental effects for human health and the environment. Even _x000D__x000D_ +with the proposed provision set out above that will reduce the generation of plastic waste, action will _x000D__x000D_ +still be needed to ensure that final disposal operations do not lead to the release of plastics to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, legacy waste is not only a local plastic pollution challenge, but also a source of continuous _x000D__x000D_ +spread of microplastics and chemicals of concern, and remediation may benefit from concerted _x000D__x000D_ +coordination and guidance from the Treaty. The options paper should reflect options to reduce and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate the release of plastics to air, water and land for INC to further discuss these options at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Releases of microplastics to water, land and air _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take steps to reduce and, where _x000D__x000D_ +feasible, eliminate releases of plastics to water, land and air through identified policy _x000D__x000D_ +measures from the categories listed in an annex. The list of categories could include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Point sources such as industrial facilities, wastewater treatment plants or similar. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures could include filtration systems or others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Non-point sources such as synthetic textiles, vehicle tyres, road markings, paint, _x000D__x000D_ +marine coatings, personal care products and others. Measures could include _x000D__x000D_ +enhanced maintenance, stormwater management, sedimentation and filtration _x000D__x000D_ +systems, regulation for handling, use, storage and transportation or others5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt guidelines on best available _x000D__x000D_ +techniques and best environmental practices to reduce release of plastics to water, land and _x000D__x000D_ +air from the source categories listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Release of plastic pellets to the environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to eliminate _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastics pellets to the environment. Measures could include regulation to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +loss at all stages including production, handling, transport and storage. Obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +measures should seek to complement and not duplicate efforts in other Conventions such as _x000D__x000D_ +the IMO. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Vogelsang, C. et al. (2020) Microplastics in road dust - characteristics, pathways and measures. Oslo. _x000D__x000D_ +[https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/globalassets/publikasjoner/M959/M959.pdf] _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Loss of fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required take effective measures to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +reduce loss of fishing gear containing plastic. Measures could include awareness raising, _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility schemes, adequate port reception facilities, identification of _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots of abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear and targeted retrieval _x000D__x000D_ +surveys. Obligations and measures should seek to complement and not duplicate efforts in _x000D__x000D_ +other Conventions such as the IMO. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management for final disposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures so that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste is collected, sorted and if necessary disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the waste hierarchy and inter alia, the technical guidelines adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention. Measures could include extended producer responsibility schemes, trade _x000D__x000D_ +incentives, “pay-as-you-throw” pricing, landfill and incineration taxes, targets for reduction, _x000D__x000D_ +with the aim of phasing out, of landfill use and others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Eliminate open burning. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate open burning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for reducing the generation of plastic waste in need of final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal operations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Remediation for legacy plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation. Parties should cooperate to develop strategies to identify, prioritise and _x000D__x000D_ +address areas of legacy waste in an environmentally sound manner, and encourage _x000D__x000D_ +partnerships with stakeholders in support of these strategies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +National Action plans should provide a vehicle for progress by facilitating the implementation of each _x000D__x000D_ +Party’s obligations under the treaty, and empowering them to set targets and develop and implement _x000D__x000D_ +national policies, tailored to meet specific national circumstances and capabilities and addressing the _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle of plastics. All sources of plastics and relevant sectors should be included. The NAP should _x000D__x000D_ +function as a ""living document"" and, as such, be revised/updated at regular intervals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to develop and implement a national _x000D__x000D_ +action plan (NAP) to meet its obligations under the instrument and set out additional _x000D__x000D_ +commitments to achieve its objectives, in accordance with guidelines and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +decisions of the Conference of the Parties. The NAP should be submitted to the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review and Update. Each party should review and update the NAPs at intervals as further _x000D__x000D_ +specified by the Conference of the Parties, and submit the updated NAP to the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholders. Each Party should be required to consult national stakeholders in the _x000D__x000D_ +development, implementation, review and update of their NAPs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on Monitoring _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each party should collect reliable data on the leakages of plastics to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment as well as the impact of plastic pollution on the environment and on human _x000D__x000D_ +health. Indicators should be developed in order to facilitate data collection. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Methodologies. Parties should cooperate on the development of harmonized methodologies _x000D__x000D_ +and work to ensure representative monitoring data from all regions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Access to monitoring data. The monitoring data should be made available to the Conference _x000D__x000D_ +of the Parties according to arrangements to be further specified. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +The Treaty should include transparent and efficient reporting systems as a means to inform the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties and the secretariat of the Parties' implementation. Lessons should be drawn _x000D__x000D_ +from other Conventions with a high reporting rate in how to ensure timely and accurate reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Parties should be required to report at regular intervals as further _x000D__x000D_ +specified in an annex. The reporting format should include all relevant aspects of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the treaty, including of the general obligations, targets, control measures _x000D__x000D_ +and voluntary approaches in coherence with the National Action Plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Verification. The secretariat should have the capacity to verify the information given by _x000D__x000D_ +parties on their implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Statistical data. Parties should collect and report reliable, relevant statistical data on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, consumption and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on a Compliance Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A compliance mechanism that is fair, facilitative and non-punitive should be established. The _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism should be linked to the technical and financial support system under the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties should evaluate the effectiveness of the Treaty at regular _x000D__x000D_ +intervals and assess progress in reaching the objective of the Treaty. The Treaty should base _x000D__x000D_ +its work on relevant and available scientific, environmental, technical, financial and economic _x000D__x000D_ +information. This would include national reports, available monitoring data (see Provision on _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring), information and recommendations from the compliance mechanism, and _x000D__x000D_ +reports on the operation of capacity building arrangements under the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on Data Access _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to take effective measures to ensure the disclosure of relevant _x000D__x000D_ +data from producers and importers in order to implement the general obligations and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on Sectoral Programmes of Work _x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses para 3(k), (l) and (m) in the UNEA resolution 5/14 on cooperation with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant conventions, instruments and organizations and actions by all stakeholders. There is a need _x000D__x000D_ +for a sectoral approach to several of the obligations in the Treaty. This provision should outline _x000D__x000D_ +programs of work to facilitate sectoral cooperation and action between relevant stakeholders, _x000D__x000D_ +including conventions, instruments, organizations and existing multistakeholder initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mandate. The Conference of the Parties should initiate sectoral programmes of work to _x000D__x000D_ +develop science-based sectoral strategies to address plastic pollution, including but not _x000D__x000D_ +limited to, fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture, packaging, textile, transportation, medical and _x000D__x000D_ +healthcare and construction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation. The Conference of the Parties, in initiating sectoral programmes of work, should _x000D__x000D_ +seek to cooperate and coordinate with other conventions, instruments and organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +promote the involvement of stakeholders from across the value-chain. These sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +programs of work should make recommendations to the Parties, such as on policies, targets _x000D__x000D_ +and other actions, identify any research and development needs, and cooperate with the _x000D__x000D_ +Multistakeholder Action Agenda. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions on Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +The Treaty should enable a cooperative approach to capacity-building and resource mobilisation. _x000D__x000D_ +All country parties should benefit from best practice sharing. The treaty should be developed to _x000D__x000D_ +become a force of inclusion of all country parties in a more circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Through its core obligations and control measures the treaty should facilitate a level playing field _x000D__x000D_ +for market-based solutions to plastic pollution problems. This aspect represents a significant _x000D__x000D_ +opportunity. Control measures that increase the quality and value of plastic will play a key role in _x000D__x000D_ +making reuse and recycling systems financially viable, hence solving the problems with limited or _x000D__x000D_ +no cost on governments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Improvements in governance are crucially linked to the price of capital and ability of countries to _x000D__x000D_ +attract private investments and should be a priority. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All sources of finance for capacity building are relevant, including from a designated financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, mobilising of domestic resources, and innovative private mechanisms. Innovative _x000D__x000D_ +solutions should be explored. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A financial mechanism should be identified. An established mechanism like the GEF has _x000D__x000D_ +considerable merits in this respect, in particular in terms of ability to seek results across the three _x000D__x000D_ +planetary crises. Using an existing financial mechanism will eliminate the costs associated with _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a new mechanism, be more efficient and could facilitate possible synergies with _x000D__x000D_ +related ongoing efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The integrated approach to financing of chemicals and waste should guide the efforts. Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +lends itself particularly well to implementing the polluter pays principle. EPR schemes are among _x000D__x000D_ +the relevant mechanisms. As parties seek to mobilise adequate resources to pursue the goals of the _x000D__x000D_ +Treaty, parties should consider restructuring taxation, including phasing out inefficient fossil fuel _x000D__x000D_ +subsidies that run counter to the objectives of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As the INC develops recommended control measures and obligations through the negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +process, suitable means of implementation should be considered in parallel. The most effective _x000D__x000D_ +ways of promoting implementation of each measure will vary with the individual obligation, with _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The new Treaty should help strengthen and reinforce the connection between finance needs and _x000D__x000D_ +providers, including Multilateral Development Banks and influential partnerships in the business _x000D__x000D_ +and finance community. Voluntary contributions from the corporate sector and other stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +should contribute additional investment and support, including through innovative solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building and technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Parties should cooperate to provide capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. Cooperation and coordination with other multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements in the field of chemicals and waste, biodiversity and climate change, should be _x000D__x000D_ +sought to increase the effectiveness of capacity building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resource mobilisation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Parties should cooperate to facilitate resource mobilisation from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources, including new and innovative funding sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Integrated approach. The three components of the integrated approach to address the _x000D__x000D_ +financing of the sound management of chemicals and waste, mainstreaming, industry _x000D__x000D_ +involvement and dedicated external finance, are mutually reinforcing and are all important _x000D__x000D_ +for the financing of the implementation of the treaty at all levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial mechanism. A financial mechanism should be identified. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Innovative funding solution. The INC should explore innovative funding solutions based on _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary contributions from the corporate sector and other stakeholders to provide _x000D__x000D_ +additional investment and support for implementation of the treaty _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions on Multistakeholder Action Agenda _x000D__x000D_ +This provision address para 3(m) in the UNEA resolution 5/14 to initiate a multistakeholder action _x000D__x000D_ +agenda. The Multistakeholder Action Agenda should have a sectoral approach and should seek to _x000D__x000D_ +mobilize stakeholders to scale up actions, and continuously increase ambition, to accelerate progress _x000D__x000D_ +towards the Objective and targets set out in the Plastics Treaty. The Multistakeholder Action Agenda _x000D__x000D_ +should provide information and options for sectoral measures, and to inform the work in the Sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +Programmes of Work under the Treaty. The Multistakeholder Action Agenda could also provide a _x000D__x000D_ +platform for business, industry, cities, and local government as well as other stakeholders to commit _x000D__x000D_ +to taking actions and support the implementation of the Treaty. The Multistakeholder Action Agenda _x000D__x000D_ +should seek to avoid duplication with existing initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mandate. The Treaty should outline a mandate for a multistakeholder action agenda to be _x000D__x000D_ +further outlined by the Conference of the Parties, including on participation and modalities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions on Protocols, Subsidiary Bodies and Review of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties should, inter alia: _x000D__x000D_ +o Consider and adopt amendments to the Treaty and its annexes, _x000D__x000D_ +o Consider and adopt protocols, and _x000D__x000D_ +o Establish subsidiary bodies as are deemed necessary for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +Treaty _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes. The treaty should have several annexes. Annexes allow for the continuous _x000D__x000D_ +development of the treaty through revisions by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific body. A subsidiary scientific body is likely to be needed to consider the scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation of possible revisions of annexes, including on phase-out of chemicals, polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and products of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +965,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41803/UKSubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr Julius Piercy _x000D__x000D_ +Email: Julius.Piercy@defra.gov.uk _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objectives of this convention are to end plastic pollution from all sources to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and minimise the risk to human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK supports a strong and specific high-level objective, with more detailed objectives, targets and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures, contained in the International Legally Binding Instrument (ILBI) annexes, meaning _x000D__x000D_ +they can be updated at subsequent Conference of the Parties (COP) as new information and evidence _x000D__x000D_ +becomes available. The high-level objective must include an overall commitment to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, in accordance with the title of UNEA Resolution 5/14. The instrument should contain a _x000D__x000D_ +time-bound commitment to ending plastic pollution, to be contained in the ILBI annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A high-level objective enables a broad scope for the ILBI and includes the whole lifecycle of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +from the production and design of plastics to their use, consumption and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +This will enable the ILBI to address all sources of plastic pollution, covering materials, products, _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, additives and microplastics, recognising the risk of plastic pollution to human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Introduction _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our goal is to maximize resource efficiency and minimize plastic waste, by following the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy: Prevention, reuse, recycling and recovery (including energy recovery), moving _x000D__x000D_ +away from a take, make, waste model and towards a circular economy for plastic. The UK will _x000D__x000D_ +continue to legislate domestically to design out avoidable plastic waste and make producers _x000D__x000D_ +responsible for the plastic they produce, ensuring to be in line with the relevant WTO rules and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations and Control Measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is an international and transboundary issue, requiring global rules to have a systemic _x000D__x000D_ +impact. The UK supports a combination of international obligations and national measures across the _x000D__x000D_ +whole lifecycle of plastic to ensure that the ILBI can adequately address the transboundary nature of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe the below core obligations should be included in the ILBI to create a legal framework for _x000D__x000D_ +reducing plastic pollution globally and set a common vision and roadmap. Together, these obligations _x000D__x000D_ +cover the entire plastics lifecycle and should be viewed as an integrated framework rather than _x000D__x000D_ +standalone policies. The obligations have been grouped under each lifecycle stage for ease of _x000D__x000D_ +reference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Upstream: production and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 Parties should adopt legally binding targets to restrain plastic production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 The INC should consider whether to include internationally agreed standards for the _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic products and plastic polymers through the adoption of legal and/or _x000D__x000D_ +administrative measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Evidence should inform a harmonised regulatory framework to ensure polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products are appropriately labelled and designed to be durable, reusable, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclable, safe and minimise the release of secondary microplastics, in accordance with _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy principles. The framework should also promote transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +traceability, consistency, and drive-up investment across the plastic lifecycle, providing _x000D__x000D_ +long term assurances to businesses. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 The ILBI should include global bans or restrictions on specific avoidable plastic items1, _x000D__x000D_ +which could include intentionally added microplastics, hazardous or difficult-to-recycle _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, chemicals and additives to plastics that should be listed in the annexes of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The polymers, chemicals and additives in these lists should complement the _x000D__x000D_ +work of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in the sustainable management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 In reference to the UK Government definition that alternatives are technically, environmentally, and _x000D__x000D_ +economically practicable _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals, whilst also addressing any barriers they pose to reuse and recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. Any global bans and restrictions should be informed by robust evidence _x000D__x000D_ +and should be implemented domestically. The evidence base should also consider the _x000D__x000D_ +application of plastic alternatives, including a comprehensive review of their use _x000D__x000D_ +scenarios across the full life cycle (including end of life) to avoid unintended _x000D__x000D_ +consequences. This should include assessment of the environmental, economic, social _x000D__x000D_ +and health impacts of their use. Exemptions may be agreed by the parties for some _x000D__x000D_ +applications, such as medical uses. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.4 The ILBI should include an obligation for parties to adapt existing, or to develop and _x000D__x000D_ +implement, a National Action Plan that supports the achievement of the objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +ILBI whilst considering national contexts and capabilities. The full lifecycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +should be considered when developing these plans, including the restraining of _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption as well as improving value retention across the lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +1.5 The ILBI should require parties to put in place clear economic incentives for businesses to _x000D__x000D_ +use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging, which will create greater _x000D__x000D_ +demand for this material, for example through a plastic packaging tax. _x000D__x000D_ +1.6 The INC could consider the need for the ILBI to introduce minimum recycled content _x000D__x000D_ +incentives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Downstream: Environmentally sound management of waste _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +2.1 Parties should be required to establish systems for the environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste, including measures to facilitate and promote prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction, reuse and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +2.2 These measures could be underpinned by targets, for example for the reduction of _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic waste and the recycling of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +3.1 The ILBI should take into account the work of the Basel Convention on the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of waste. _x000D__x000D_ +3.2 The INC may wish to consider whether the ILBI should include an obligation to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +producers pay the full net costs of managing plastic waste at end of life, for example _x000D__x000D_ +through extended producer responsibility schemes. _x000D__x000D_ +3.0 The ILBI could facilitate the ability of countries to tackle illegal waste crime activity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures _x000D__x000D_ +3.1 Parties should ensure that systems are in place to enable environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +collection, sorting and recycling of all plastic designed for recycling within an ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +timeframe and respecting local, regional social and economic conditions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. General control measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4.1 The ILBI should require parties to implement measures to prevent spillage of plastics or _x000D__x000D_ +their additives to the environment, at all stages of the life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +4.2 The ILBI should take into account the work of the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions when considering measures to manage chemicals and waste. The ILBI _x000D__x000D_ +should include obligations to address sea-based sources of plastic pollution, such as _x000D__x000D_ +fishing and aquaculture gear, whilst taking into account existing multilateral agreements _x000D__x000D_ +and internationally recognized schemes, including, inter alia: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The existing work of the IMO, including on marine plastic litter from ships, fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear marking and retrieval, and plastic pellets. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The FAO’s voluntary guidelines on gear marking. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regional initiatives, such as the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) _x000D__x000D_ +standard for lifecycle management and circular design for aquaculture and fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The work of the Regional Seas Conventions, for example the OSPAR Regional _x000D__x000D_ +Action Plan on Marine Litter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI could include provisions that encourage voluntary actions to go above and beyond the ILBI _x000D__x000D_ +obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans _x000D__x000D_ +The UK recognises the importance of the instrument taking into consideration different countries’ _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and that national action plans will be an important element of the ILBI. UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14 OP3 (d) & (e) specifies that the instrument should include provisions to develop and _x000D__x000D_ +implement a national action plan to contribute to commitments under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Guidelines for the development, implementation and reporting of National Action Plans should be _x000D__x000D_ +agreed by the Contracting Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans should be reviewed regularly and updated in accordance with the discussions _x000D__x000D_ +and outcomes of subsequent COPs and the most recent scientific evidence, which may strengthen _x000D__x000D_ +and increase the level of ambition under the instrument over time. _x000D__x000D_ +For specific priority plastic products, parties could consider existing recommendations when _x000D__x000D_ +developing their national action plans such as those included in the OECD report ‘Towards G7 Action _x000D__x000D_ +to Combat Ghost Fishing Gear’. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +An effective instrument will require a robust science-policy interface to help assess the effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of our interventions, support in measuring progress against the ILBI’s objectives and ensure future _x000D__x000D_ +decisions are based on the best available evidence. Therefore, the UK sees the value in considering _x000D__x000D_ +the establishment of an Evidence and Technical Body (ETB) that takes into consideration any potential _x000D__x000D_ +interactions with the new Science Policy Panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention, once _x000D__x000D_ +this has been established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + The ETB could be a subsidiary body, established by the ILBI, with rules of procedure and further detail _x000D__x000D_ +to be adopted by the first COP. The membership of the ETB should reflect diverse geographical and _x000D__x000D_ +gender representation. Members would include scientific and technical experts, as well as social _x000D__x000D_ +scientists and economists. Members should consider the full environmental, health, economic and _x000D__x000D_ +social impacts of any recommendations. The ETB would work on matters at the direction of COP, or as _x000D__x000D_ +prescribed in the ILBI i.e., it would not work on its own initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ETB could coordinate the development of harmonised global monitoring methodologies and _x000D__x000D_ +indicators to inform the evaluation of measures implemented under the ILBI. The ETB could have the _x000D__x000D_ +power to establish sub-groups to work on particular issues and evidence gaps that need special _x000D__x000D_ +expertise. For example, these groups could provide evidence on the assessment of the environmental _x000D__x000D_ +effects of macro, micro and nano plastic pollution and the impact of plastic pollution on human _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While evidence on the harm to human health caused by plastic and plastic pollution is emerging, it is _x000D__x000D_ +essential that the ETB, working closely with the WHO, makes a concerted effort to understand and _x000D__x000D_ +resolve evidence gaps in the effects of plastic pollution on human health, so that the committee can _x000D__x000D_ +take informed action to mitigate these risks. The UK proposes that the ETB focus on 3 key areas of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic life cycle where plastic production, use and disposal could negatively impact human health: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The regulatory testing of polymers and use of certain chemical additives, both during the use _x000D__x000D_ +and disposal of plastic products, or any other stage where chemicals may leach into the _x000D__x000D_ +human body or wider environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The presence of microplastics in the human body as a result of ingestion and/or inhaling _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution caused by unsafe disposal and waste management practices, such as open burning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ETB should undertake a review of intentionally added micro- and nano-plastics and the risks they _x000D__x000D_ +pose (both to human health and the environment) to identify priority primary microplastics to include _x000D__x000D_ +in a list of products to be phased out or phased down under the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ +The ETB should also assess the key sources, pathways and fates of secondary micro- and nano-plastics _x000D__x000D_ +that originate during the use of plastic products and secondary micro- and nano-plastics that originate _x000D__x000D_ +from the degradation of macroplastics after their disposal or loss to the environment, in order to _x000D__x000D_ +inform the development of standards or design criteria that can prevent the release of microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +by abrasion or other forms of fragmentation, as well as measures that could prevent or reduce loss to _x000D__x000D_ +the environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring & Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +The UK would support a mechanism for regular reporting on any National Action Plans and the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of other core obligations, control measures and any globally agreed targets. Such _x000D__x000D_ +reporting should use common definitions and metrics to allow parties to coordinate and measure _x000D__x000D_ +actions, with further metrics to be developed by COPs, as required. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should consider developing plastic pollution emission inventories, similar to the emission _x000D__x000D_ +inventories on Greenhouse Gases in the Paris Agreement, within an agreed timeframe once the ILBI _x000D__x000D_ +enters into force, which may focus on material flows and leakage of plastic pollution into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. Inventories will enhance monitoring progress under the instrument and aid in the _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of financial needs. _x000D__x000D_ +The ETB should inform the development of assessment methods to better understand pollution by _x000D__x000D_ +polymer type and associated chemicals and additives, across the full life cycle of plastics. The UK has _x000D__x000D_ +signed up to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment that mobilizes government and _x000D__x000D_ +businesses to build a circular economy for plastics and has set a positive example on how and what _x000D__x000D_ +can be reported. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting under the instrument should be submitted to the secretariat and published on the ILBI _x000D__x000D_ +website, and a permanent public record maintained. Where possible, reporting should avoid _x000D__x000D_ +duplicating reporting under existing MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +Data available to international organizations may also be reported to the secretariat, relating to the _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary aspects of plastic pollution, to supplement reporting by parties. Parties should _x000D__x000D_ +consider the establishment of a comprehensive global monitoring framework, in collaboration with _x000D__x000D_ +the proposed ETB and in complement to other monitoring frameworks, for example under the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on Biological Diversity, that meets the needs of policy to make informed decisions. This _x000D__x000D_ +framework should promote harmonised monitoring protocols that can be used to inform global level _x000D__x000D_ +assessments and evaluation of the sufficiency of the obligations in the instrument to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in all environments, minimise the risk to human health and protect the environment from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The committee should consider establishing a compliance and implementation committee. This _x000D__x000D_ +committee would be a subsidiary body, with rules of procedure and further detail to be adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +first COP. We would suggest that the committee aims to be facilitative, not punitive and that it aims _x000D__x000D_ +to support states to return to compliance, rather than punish states for non-compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK acknowledges that developing country Parties will require additional support to enable the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of elements of the ILBI. The Committee should work together to identify the most _x000D__x000D_ +effective, equitable and efficient way of mobilising support from all sources, recognizing that it will be _x000D__x000D_ +important to agree the obligations to identify the most appropriate approach to finance. The UK _x000D__x000D_ +underlines the importance of understanding the wider economics of plastics when considering the _x000D__x000D_ +various options for financial mechanisms to support ILBI implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + The UK recognises that implementation needs are not equal among Parties, and a full and evidenced _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of implementation gaps will be critical in order to mobilise effective support. An _x000D__x000D_ +approach that matches funding, capacity-building and technical assistance to where it is needed will _x000D__x000D_ +be the most effective way to implement the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee should consider a number of potential funding mechanisms which consider the _x000D__x000D_ +following (non-exhaustive) issues: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +institutional strengthening, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building and training, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +reporting and monitoring, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +funding for the secretariat and support costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK sees a crucial role for private sector investment, public-private partnerships, and philanthropy _x000D__x000D_ +in funding the ILBI’s implementation, including through innovative approaches. For example, private _x000D__x000D_ +sector investment into sustainable production practices, waste management infrastructure and the _x000D__x000D_ +development of technologies will be stimulated by the establishment of common standards and _x000D__x000D_ +agreed waste management principles under the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As part of these discussions on bilateral and multilateral support, consideration should be given to _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a mechanism by which member states identify priorities for funding, needs are assessed, _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and funding is distributed in accordance with those priorities and needs, and effectiveness of funding _x000D__x000D_ +is monitored and reported to member states, such as through national inventories as outlined _x000D__x000D_ +previously. Coordination with existing MEAs and other initiatives will also be required to ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of support. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK would suggest discussions on developing mechanisms that allow for bilateral support by _x000D__x000D_ +which one member state supports another with capacity building, technical assistance or technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer on mutually agreed terms. We would also support discussions on developing mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +that allow for centrally organized support, such as capacity building and technical assistance, enabled _x000D__x000D_ +via a financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also recognize the importance of building the capacity to conduct hazard and risk assessments of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern in developing countries, to protect against the potential risks to human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The strength and versatility of plastics make them valuable materials in many areas of life. The _x000D__x000D_ +benefits of plastic for medicine, water distribution and food security should be balanced against the _x000D__x000D_ +potential risks to the environment or health as well as the availability of sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +When used in the right way and disposed of correctly, plastics can, sometimes, help secure the best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental outcome. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, their ubiquity and potential for misuse can harm the environment and society. The UK _x000D__x000D_ +proposes the following guiding principles to help achieve the objectives of the treaty in a way that is _x000D__x000D_ +both environmentally sound and equitable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guiding Principles for the instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee should consider how the ILBI will support a just transition for workers in the informal _x000D__x000D_ +waste sector to address poverty and gender inequality, and explore fora through which COP can _x000D__x000D_ +continue to engage with and support the informal waste sector as critical stakeholders in tackling _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and encourage their integration into formal waste management schemes in just and _x000D__x000D_ +equitable way. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument may take inspiration from, align with and ultimately go beyond existing voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, to increase ambition over time. Some examples that may be considered are: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Initiatives such as the Plastics Pacts for industries to minimize plastic usage in their _x000D__x000D_ +production, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ellen McArthur Foundation Global Commitment and reporting program. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonisation with other relevant international regulatory bodies, such as the conventions _x000D__x000D_ +under the International Maritime Organization, to promote effective management of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the lifecycle and supply chain to reduce leakage to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Membership of programs such as the Global Plastic Action Partnership and the Global Ghost _x000D__x000D_ +Gear Initiative. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder Engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholders across the lifecycle of plastics should be able to actively participate in and inform _x000D__x000D_ +decisions and other policy development under the ILBI after it has been adopted. Their expertise _x000D__x000D_ +remains valuable once the ILBI has been agreed and Parties should recognize the ILBI’s impact on _x000D__x000D_ +them over the long term. Therefore, the ILBI should consider a mechanism for stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement between COPs that could include stakeholder submissions to the COP or national or _x000D__x000D_ +regional stakeholder committees. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +966,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41830/Switzerlandsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Switzerland'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, _x000D__x000D_ +Energy and Communications DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Office for the Environment FOEN _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential options for elements towards an in-_x000D__x000D_ +ternational legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact in-_x000D__x000D_ +formation for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Damaris Carnal, INC Focal Point Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +damaris.carnal@bafu.admin.ch _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Note _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global binding rules: ending plastic pollution requires the establishment of a legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding global framework containing common international obligations across the entire _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics to bring about the system change that is required to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National implementation: the particular circumstances and capacities of countries re-_x000D__x000D_ +quire, where warranted, flexibility in the implementation of treaty obligations at the na-_x000D__x000D_ +tional level. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Focus on control measures: this contribution focuses on the control measures envis-_x000D__x000D_ +aged as core provisions of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland will continue to develop its position on the above-mentioned and other _x000D__x000D_ +parts of the treaty, as the negotiations unfold. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions from stakeholders referenced in this submission can be found on _x000D__x000D_ +the INC2 website. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +2/11 _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this Convention is to protect the environment and human health, and _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instru-_x000D__x000D_ +ment” provides that the instrument should be based on a holistic approach that addresses _x000D__x000D_ +the full lifecycle of plastics (including microplastics). Plastic pollution stems from a variety of _x000D__x000D_ +sources and pathways, and its elimination will require a large and comprehensive set of _x000D__x000D_ +measures along the entire lifecycle of plastics. Similarly, to protect the environment and hu-_x000D__x000D_ +man health from adverse impacts of plastics, there is again a need for interventions through-_x000D__x000D_ +out the lifecycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve the objective, the legally binding instrument must be comprehensive and dynamic _x000D__x000D_ +to address existing and evolving issues (for example by updating of annexes or developing _x000D__x000D_ +guidance for implementing obligations). _x000D__x000D_ +For this submission, “plastics” means a substance, mixture or a product, consisting of or _x000D__x000D_ +containing polymers and other chemicals which are not polymers (additives); “polymer” _x000D__x000D_ +means a substance consisting of one or more types of monomers. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +The principles below should be set out in the instrument. It would provide valuable guid-_x000D__x000D_ +ance for countries and the Conference of the Parties (COP) when evaluating actions to im-_x000D__x000D_ +plement the instrument and to adapt it over time. In their actions to achieve the objective _x000D__x000D_ +and to implement the provisions of the instrument, Parties should: _x000D__x000D_ +a) be guided by the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle set forth _x000D__x000D_ +in Principles 15 and 16 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Develop-_x000D__x000D_ +ment; _x000D__x000D_ +b) avoid, as far as possible, actions with adverse consequences notably on cli-_x000D__x000D_ +mate, biodiversity, and food security; _x000D__x000D_ +c) take into account the waste hierarchy1; _x000D__x000D_ +d) reflect the specific needs and special circumstances of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Taking into account the waste hierarchy entails that waste has to be treated according to the following priorities: _x000D__x000D_ +prevent waste, reduce the generation of waste (for instance by promoting reuse), recycle, thermal treatment, _x000D__x000D_ +disposal (landfill). Preventing waste is always the most favoured option, while landfilling waste is always the _x000D__x000D_ +least favoured option. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +3/11 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a com-_x000D__x000D_ +prehensive approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the full life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution there is a need for interventions throughout the lifecycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should therefore contain provisions that address all stages of the lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics, and include obligations and control measures in each of the stages. Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +has clustered these provisions in 4 main areas for actions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. Provisions to reduce the total supply of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +II. Provisions to phase-out specific polymers, chemicals of concern and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +III. Provisions to circulate plastics, including design, reduce, reuse and repair. _x000D__x000D_ +IV. Provisions to eliminate the release of plastics (including microplastics) to wa-_x000D__x000D_ +ter, soil and air, including improved waste management and remediation of _x000D__x000D_ +legacy plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. Provisions to reduce the total supply of primary plastic poly-_x000D__x000D_ +mers _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic production and consumption have reached unsustainable levels. Plastic consumption _x000D__x000D_ +has doubled over the past 20 years and more than half of all plastics ever produced has been _x000D__x000D_ +used since the year 2000. Current projections are that plastic production will double again in _x000D__x000D_ +the next 20 years and waste generation and leakage of plastics into the environment will _x000D__x000D_ +follow suit.2 To end plastic pollution will therefore take concerted action to reduce the total _x000D__x000D_ +supply of primary plastic polymers (including both fossil and bio-based feedstock). Provisions _x000D__x000D_ +aiming at reducing the total supply of primary plastic polymers should complement the phase-_x000D__x000D_ +outs introduced in Part II, since for example prohibiting certain chemicals of concern or sin-_x000D__x000D_ +gle-use plastic products might not reduce the total plastic supply significantly. Further, _x000D__x000D_ +measures reducing virgin plastic production will also make an important contribution to efforts _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions3. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of stakeholders have made suggestions and proposals in this regard: for example, _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce the supply of plastics, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and _x000D__x000D_ +the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) propose to restrict _x000D__x000D_ +virgin plastic production (notably through global caps); and the Organisation for Economic _x000D__x000D_ +Co-operation and Development (OECD) proposes a global production charge, which imple-_x000D__x000D_ +ments the polluter pays principle. The Minderoo Foundation also proposes a number of _x000D__x000D_ +measures to limit production and consumption, and so do Systemiq and the Pew Charitable _x000D__x000D_ +Trusts, and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The PEW Charitable Trust and Systemiq (2020). Breaking the Plastic Wave. _x000D__x000D_ +3 According to a recent report by Eunomia, demand for plastics will have to decrease 3 percent annually, rather _x000D__x000D_ +than increase 4 percent annually, to stay within the IPCC 1.5 °C carbon budget by 2050. Eunomia (2022): Is _x000D__x000D_ +Net Zero Enough for the Materials Sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +4/11 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Obligations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation to reduce the total supply of primary plastic polymers. Each _x000D__x000D_ +Party should be required to implement effective measures to limit the manufacture, _x000D__x000D_ +export and import of primary production of plastic polymers to an agreed level con-_x000D__x000D_ +sistent with the goal of eliminating plastic pollution by 2040. The instrument could _x000D__x000D_ +include a range of measures such as volume measures, price measures (like taxes _x000D__x000D_ +or a global fee), production permits, licenses, moratoriums, bans, removal of fiscal _x000D__x000D_ +incentives4. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating. A dynamic and efficient process should be developed to review and _x000D__x000D_ +amend the actions that Parties are required to take. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Transparency/Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to report on the quantities and type of plastic poly-_x000D__x000D_ +mers produced as well as the quantities and type of chemicals applied in production _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The information should be included in the regular reporting by the Party on its imple-_x000D__x000D_ +mentation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +II. Provisions to phase-out specific polymers, chemicals of con-_x000D__x000D_ +cern and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +These phase-out provisions would eliminate the most problematic polymers, chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products from the plastics supply chain, thereby improving health and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes and allowing a non-toxic plastic economy. As the phase-out provisions would apply _x000D__x000D_ +only to certain polymers, chemicals and plastic products, these actions are not expected to _x000D__x000D_ +result in significant reductions in the total supply of plastics – this is the reason why Part I on _x000D__x000D_ +provisions to reduce the total supply of primary plastic polymers should complement Part II. _x000D__x000D_ +Different approaches to the listing of polymers, chemicals of concern and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +including criteria, structure and other elements, should be included in an annex to the options _x000D__x000D_ +paper. For example, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Ellen MacArthur _x000D__x000D_ +Foundation and the Business Coalition submissions contain elements in that regard. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Obligations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation to phase-out specific polymers and chemicals of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +The manufacturing, import, export and placing on the market of polymers and chem-_x000D__x000D_ +icals listed in an Annex should be phased out by a specified date. A number of written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions suggest a “grouping” approach5. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation to phase-out specific plastic products. The manufacturing, _x000D__x000D_ +import, export and placing on the market of plastic products listed in an Annex should _x000D__x000D_ +be phased out by a specified date. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria to identify polymers and chemicals of concern and specific plastic products, should _x000D__x000D_ +be listed in an Annex. Possible criteria could include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 A number of options are mentioned in the above-mentioned written submissions (explanation text) as well as _x000D__x000D_ +others like Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). _x000D__x000D_ +5 Minderoo and IPEN submissions notably. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +5/11 _x000D__x000D_ +(a) harmfulness to the environment and/or human health leading to bioaccumulation _x000D__x000D_ +and toxic long-term effects (for ex. carcinogenic, reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors). This _x000D__x000D_ +could include plasticizers like phthalates and bisphenols (like bisphenol-A, but also al-_x000D__x000D_ +ternatives such as bisphenol-S), and toxic metals (like lead, cadmium). _x000D__x000D_ +(b) impeding circularity such as recyclability or reuse. For example, polymers that cannot _x000D__x000D_ +readily be recycled; or certain chemicals and polymers to simplify product composition _x000D__x000D_ +for enhanced recyclability (e.g., avoid multi-layer packaging, phase-out carbon black _x000D__x000D_ +pigment). _x000D__x000D_ +(c) risk of release to the environment due to their slow or non-degradation in the envi-_x000D__x000D_ +ronment, their short lifespan, or propensity to become litter. This could include banning _x000D__x000D_ +oxo-degradable plastic products (they contain additives that trigger plastics to fragment _x000D__x000D_ +into microplastics, which contributes to plastic pollution), certain single-use plastic prod-_x000D__x000D_ +ucts (are often a waste of resources due to very short lifespan and prone to littering) _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics (they are intentionally added to certain products, _x000D__x000D_ +such as cleaning agents, personal care products and fertilizers). _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria could be assessed holistically, although one positive criterion could be suffi-_x000D__x000D_ +cient for inclusion in an Annex. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Initial list. The listed polymers, chemicals and plastic products, along with specific _x000D__x000D_ +dates for their phase-out and any exemptions, could be included in one or several _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes. Initial lists should be included when the instrument is adopted. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating. A dynamic and efficient process should be developed to review and _x000D__x000D_ +amend the Annex(es) to be able to react to new findings or new polymers, chemi-_x000D__x000D_ +cals and plastic products (or in light of other new developments). This process could _x000D__x000D_ +be developed using experience gained under other Multilateral Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Agreements (MEAs). _x000D__x000D_ +4. Transparency/Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to report relevant information to support an effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and monitoring of the measures. The information should be in-_x000D__x000D_ +cluded in the regular reporting by the Party on its implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +III. Provisions to circulate plastics, including design, reduce, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +and repair _x000D__x000D_ +In today’s plastics economy, the lifespan of plastic products is too short, and products be-_x000D__x000D_ +come waste too quickly. As a result, when the use of plastics cannot be eliminated, an im-_x000D__x000D_ +portant way to reduce waste generation and plastic pollution is to keep plastic materials in _x000D__x000D_ +the economy for as long as possible by extending their lifespan, and enabling reuse, repair, _x000D__x000D_ +and eliminate unnecessary plastics. Product design should also lead to reduction of use of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +To facilitate this improved circularity of plastics, the instrument should require general and _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral interventions to ensure that products are designed to optimize circularity and reduce _x000D__x000D_ +leakage to the environment across the life cycle of plastics, based on a set of criteria, and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +6/11 _x000D__x000D_ +guidance for the development of global design principles and standards. Improved circularity _x000D__x000D_ +will also require action to promote reuse and repair of products to prolong product life. _x000D__x000D_ +By way of example, the obligations and guidance should address the characteristics of prod-_x000D__x000D_ +ucts and packaging, for example, composition, performance, shape, marking and labelling; _x000D__x000D_ +among many others. The obligations and guidance could address matters such as material _x000D__x000D_ +and chemical simplification6 (e.g., notably promote a non-toxic secondary market) the com-_x000D__x000D_ +position of packaging (e.g., mono- versus multi-layer), overpackaging, minimum recycled _x000D__x000D_ +content in products and packaging, composition to minimize release of microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +formats for reusable containers (e.g., to promote reuse across outlets). _x000D__x000D_ +Product design _x000D__x000D_ +1. Obligations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation for general and sectoral measures. Each Party should be required to _x000D__x000D_ +take effective measures to ensure that plastic products and packaging put on the _x000D__x000D_ +market are in conformity with the criteria listed in an Annex and guidance adopted _x000D__x000D_ +by the COP. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Labelling. Each Party should be required to ensure the appropriate labelling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and packaging in light of the criteria and guidance in order to allow _x000D__x000D_ +informed choices by consumers. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. Criteria should be developed in an Annex. Possible criteria include durabil-_x000D__x000D_ +ity, reusability, reparability, absence of polymers and chemicals of concern, content _x000D__x000D_ +and potential for the release of microplastics, recycled content, possibility of reman-_x000D__x000D_ +ufacturing and recycling as well as expected generation of waste materials. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The COP should adopt general and sectoral guidance for meeting the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating. A dynamic and efficient process should be developed to review and modify _x000D__x000D_ +the criteria, and the general and sectoral guidance. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Transparency/Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Each Party should be required to ensure the availability of information _x000D__x000D_ +on chemical and material composition of plastic products along the value chain for _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers, importers, retailers, consumers and recyclers. This could be accom-_x000D__x000D_ +plished through product marking, which would provide transparency throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +supply chain. The information should be included in the regular reporting by the Party _x000D__x000D_ +on its implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Registry7. Parties could establish a central data exchange where this information can _x000D__x000D_ +be registered. Other options and ideas are contained in written submissions to im-_x000D__x000D_ +prove transparency through labelling but also through harmonized disclosure and _x000D__x000D_ +regular monitoring to allow to track progress in the implementation of the treaty obli-_x000D__x000D_ +gations.8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 See for example submission by Systemiq and the Pew Charitable trusts (streamline polymers). _x000D__x000D_ +7 See for example Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) submission. _x000D__x000D_ +8 See for example Consumer Good Forums (p.3) and WWF submissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +7/11 _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse and repair _x000D__x000D_ +1. Obligations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation for general and sectoral measures. Each Party should be required to _x000D__x000D_ +take effective measures to encourage reduction, reuse and repair of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and packaging in conformity with guidance adopted by the COP. This could include _x000D__x000D_ +measures to enhance the lifespan of products and packaging, i.e. prolonged product _x000D__x000D_ +warranty or minimum reuse and repair targets for listed products and packaging, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as service delivery systems that reduce the use of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The COP should adopt guidance for meeting the reduction, reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +repair obligations, including in relevant sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating. A dynamic and efficient process should be developed to review and _x000D__x000D_ +amend the actions that Parties are required to take, including the minimum reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +repair requirements for listed products and packaging and to expand the list of prod-_x000D__x000D_ +ucts and packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Transparency/Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to ensure the availability of information on reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +repair of plastic products and packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The information should be included in the regular reporting by the Party on its imple-_x000D__x000D_ +mentation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling provisions are included under Part IV, to ensure that all waste manage-_x000D__x000D_ +ment provisions are discussed coherently and consistently in one place. _x000D__x000D_ +IV. Provisions to eliminate the release of plastics (including micro-_x000D__x000D_ +plastics) to water, soil and air including improved waste man-_x000D__x000D_ +agement and remediation of legacy plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution, the instrument must also include obligations to reduce the release _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics, including microplastics and related pollution to the environment (water, soil and _x000D__x000D_ +air). Currently, these macro- and microplastic releases happen throughout the supply chain _x000D__x000D_ +and lifecycle. For example, releases occur through handling, storage, transport and pro-_x000D__x000D_ +cessing of pellets, flakes and powders; they occur through the intended use of some products _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., tires, clothes and paint); they are carried through domestic and municipal waste water _x000D__x000D_ +systems; they occur when new plastic waste is not managed in an environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner (ESM); and they occur on an ongoing basis from legacy plastic waste, whether it _x000D__x000D_ +arises on land, in rivers and lakes or the oceans. These concerns arise generally but also on _x000D__x000D_ +a sector-specific basis (e.g., fishing gear and agricultural plastics). The provisions need to _x000D__x000D_ +support the enforcement of the amendments on mixed plastic waste under the Basel Con-_x000D__x000D_ +vention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Dis-_x000D__x000D_ +posal. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce the release of plastics to water, soil and air _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +8/11 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Obligations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation for general and sectoral measures. Each Party should be required to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce and, ultimately, eliminate releases of plastics to water, soil and air from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources in conformity with guidance adopted by the COP9. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +An Annex with categories of sources for releases to water, soil and air should be _x000D__x000D_ +established. This list of source categories could include wastewater and sewage, in-_x000D__x000D_ +dustrial facilities, aquaculture, agriculture and the fishing industry (including fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear) transport and handling of plastic pellets, flakes and powders, unintentional mi-_x000D__x000D_ +croplastics releases from e.g., roads, textiles and agriculture. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The COP should be required to adopt guidance to meet the obligation to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce release of plastics to water, soil and air from the source categories listed in _x000D__x000D_ +an Annex. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating. A dynamic and efficient process should be developed to review and _x000D__x000D_ +amend the guidance to prevent the release of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Transparency/Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to report on the steps it has adopted, and considers _x000D__x000D_ +to adopt, to reduce and, ultimately, eliminate releases of plastics to water, soil and air _x000D__x000D_ +from the listed source categories. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The information should be included in the regular reporting by the Party on its imple-_x000D__x000D_ +mentation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management10 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Obligations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation to implement measures on collecting, sorting, and recy-_x000D__x000D_ +cling. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to ensure that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste is collected, sorted and recycled in line with guidance and quality requirements _x000D__x000D_ +to promote and make available for the market of non-toxic secondary materials. This _x000D__x000D_ +could include extended producer responsibility for instance by promoting deposit re-_x000D__x000D_ +turn schemes, prepaid recycling contributions, or eco-modulation fees. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation on disposal. Each Party should be required to ensure the man-_x000D__x000D_ +agement and disposal of plastic waste in an environmentally sound manner (ESM), _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the waste hierarchy, and in conformity with guidance to be _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the COP. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation to phase-out certain waste management practices11. Each _x000D__x000D_ +Party should be required to take effective measures to restrict and subsequently _x000D__x000D_ +phase-out waste management practices that are not environmentally sound and in _x000D__x000D_ +conformity with guidance to be adopted by the COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 See for example Minderoo suggestions, p.8 as well as Sytemiq and Pew Charitable Trusts submission on _x000D__x000D_ +preventing loss of pellets, flakes and powders. _x000D__x000D_ +10 This should be done in conformity with obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transbound-_x000D__x000D_ +ary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +11 See for example System intervention 7 in the Pew Charitable Trusts , WWF (under manage) and IPEN sub-_x000D__x000D_ +missions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +9/11 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The COP should adopt guidance for meeting the general obligations, in-_x000D__x000D_ +cluding on quality requirements for recycling and on ESM of plastic waste for disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating. A dynamic and efficient process should be developed to review and _x000D__x000D_ +amend the guidance on waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Transparency/Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to report on the steps it has adopted, and considers _x000D__x000D_ +to adopt, to meet the general obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The information should be included in the regular reporting by the Party on its imple-_x000D__x000D_ +mentation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Remediation of legacy plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation. Parties should be encouraged to cooperate with other relevant actors, _x000D__x000D_ +such as international organizations, and identify, prioritize and address areas of leg-_x000D__x000D_ +acy waste and develop global, regional and national plans to implement, in an envi-_x000D__x000D_ +ronmentally sound manner, the remediation of aquatic environments and terrestrial _x000D__x000D_ +sites contaminated with plastic waste. Further guidance could be adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +COP. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and reporting requirements could also be included. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation _x000D__x000D_ +measures (for example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as _x000D__x000D_ +well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument will need a number of provisions and mechanism to support the implemen-_x000D__x000D_ +tation of the instrument, to evaluate its effectiveness and to ensure compliance. At this _x000D__x000D_ +stage, Switzerland would like to point out the main aspects that will need to be covered in _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty, noting that we need to draw lessons from other MEAs to ensure we establish the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary conditions to achieve our objective to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Actions Plans (NAP). Each Party could be required to prepare and submit _x000D__x000D_ +to the COP, a NAP that indicates how it will meet its obligations under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The COP could consider adopting guidance to assist Parties in the preparation of _x000D__x000D_ +NAPs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +10/11 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and Compliance. Implementation and compliance are closely re-_x000D__x000D_ +lated, and a mechanism should be established to identify and consider both issues of _x000D__x000D_ +compliance and issues that inhibit compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting Requirements. It is important that each Party report to the COP on the _x000D__x000D_ +measures it has taken to implement the provisions of the Convention, on the effec-_x000D__x000D_ +tiveness of such measures, and on possible challenges in meeting the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +the Convention. The COP could adopt and update guidance to assist Parties in mak-_x000D__x000D_ +ing their reports, and to assist the COP in using the reports in its ongoing review of _x000D__x000D_ +progress in implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange. The instrument should include provisions that support the _x000D__x000D_ +collection and sharing of information on issues including health impacts, environmen-_x000D__x000D_ +tal pathways, technologies, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Public Information, Awareness-raising and Education. Each Party should be re-_x000D__x000D_ +quired to ensure that the public has access to information about plastics and related _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and adverse effects on human health, and that the information is kept up-to-_x000D__x000D_ +date; further there is a need to provide education, training and public awareness re-_x000D__x000D_ +lated to plastics and to encourage the widest participation in the process. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Research, Development and Monitoring (inventories, assessment, harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies). Parties should be encouraged to monitor plastics at the national _x000D__x000D_ +and international level, their sources, pathways, emissions, presence, levels and _x000D__x000D_ +trends in humans and the environment; and to cooperate in research and develop-_x000D__x000D_ +ment, including in respect of instrumentation and other techniques for monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +measuring presence and levels in humans and the environment. Life cycle assess-_x000D__x000D_ +ments should complement guidance on the ecological impact of plastics and alterna-_x000D__x000D_ +tive materials. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation. Effectiveness evaluation enables an assessment of the _x000D__x000D_ +success of activities undertaken in working towards the achievement of the objectives _x000D__x000D_ +of the Convention. It is important to distinguish between “effectiveness” and “imple-_x000D__x000D_ +mentation”. The instrument should contain the basic principles to be followed by the _x000D__x000D_ +COP in its development of the timing and processes to be followed in undertaking _x000D__x000D_ +periodic evaluations of effectiveness. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial as-_x000D__x000D_ +sistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland recognises that some developing countries will require assistance in implement-_x000D__x000D_ +ing their obligations under the instrument. The assistance required should take into account _x000D__x000D_ +possible differentiated capacity gaps, in particular in least developed countries and may in-_x000D__x000D_ +clude: longer implementation periods for some obligations, general capacity-building provi-_x000D__x000D_ +sions; technical assistance and technology transfer on mutually agreed terms; and access to _x000D__x000D_ +funding. To secure sufficient and dependable funding for full implementation of the instru-_x000D__x000D_ +ment, innovative financing solutions need to be considered. For example, the OECD and the _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +11/11 _x000D__x000D_ +Minderoo Foundation havementioned a pollution and a packaging fee, consistent with the _x000D__x000D_ +polluter pays principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; institu-_x000D__x000D_ +tional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ +Issues relating to awareness-raising, education, exchange of information and research and _x000D__x000D_ +development have been addressed above under Part II, as they are considered to be imple-_x000D__x000D_ +mentation elements. The following comments relate either to cross-cutting issues, or other _x000D__x000D_ +elements of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Engagement of Private Sector, Civil Society and the Public. The treaty will be _x000D__x000D_ +binding on Parties. However, it is important that the instrument provides a frame-_x000D__x000D_ +work that enables positive support for implementation from all relevant sectors. A _x000D__x000D_ +number of stakeholder submissions suggest harmonized disclosure obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting standards12. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Collaboration. Importance to promote collaboration and synergies among the rele-_x000D__x000D_ +vant actors in particular International Organizations and the Secretariat of MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Investments. The instrument should also provide incentives to drive public and pri-_x000D__x000D_ +vate investments to support the objective of the instrument: to protect the environ-_x000D__x000D_ +ment and human health, and end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Treaty Institutions. Previous MEAs have provisions that provide a good basis for _x000D__x000D_ +establishing the COP, the Secretariat, etc. Provisions establishing the COPs invaria-_x000D__x000D_ +bly contain a provision whereby the COP can establish subsidiary bodies, for example _x000D__x000D_ +technical or scientific bodies. This is an important provision, as it allows the COP to _x000D__x000D_ +decide in the light of experience and need whether a particular subsidiary body is _x000D__x000D_ +needed at a particular time, and for what duration, rather than expecting the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +anticipate the evolution of all such needs in the absence of experience. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Final provisions. The provisions relating to settlement of disputes, amendments, _x000D__x000D_ +annexes, ratification, acceptance or approval, entry into force should be informed by _x000D__x000D_ +other MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 See for example Consumer Goods Forum submission. _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +967,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41804/Monacosubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Monaco'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 1 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response by the Principality of Monaco on the potential options for _x000D__x000D_ +elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Date: 13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The document is to be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +as called for by UNEA resolution 5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions _x000D__x000D_ +including core obligations, control measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 2 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Wilfrid Deri, Monaco’s INC focal point – wderi@gouv.mc _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution (by 2040 at latest) and protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The internationally legally binding instrument (ILBI) would benefit from an easy to understand and open-_x000D__x000D_ +ended Objective. _x000D__x000D_ +The title of the UNEA resolution 5/14, End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally-binding _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument, has already settled ending plastic pollution as the ultimate goal of the Treaty (in the public _x000D__x000D_ +sphere). However, there is merit in specifying the primary motivation for ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes to the triple planetary crises and already has devastating impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems and biodiversity and has significant adverse effects on human health as well as contributing _x000D__x000D_ +to climate change. _x000D__x000D_ +The Objective of this Treaty could be to end plastic pollution and protect the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health from plastic pollution at each stage of the plastics’ life cycle. Achieving the Objective will be a _x000D__x000D_ +long-term endeavor. As such, the Treaty must include mechanisms that allow for systematic work _x000D__x000D_ +overtime and gradually strengthening the approach, informed by new scientific insights and updated _x000D__x000D_ +understanding about progress. _x000D__x000D_ +Under the scope of the ILBI, plastic should be considered as composed, but not limited to, of polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +additives, chemical components, primary microplastics, intermediate and final plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +breakdown (including secondary microplastics) and transformation products associated with plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials and products, as well as materials and components that are developed or introduced as _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes for fossil-fuel based plastic materials and components (on the basis of their similar material _x000D__x000D_ +properties), like bio based plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 3 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures should be built upon three core principles: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Hierarchy, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). _x000D__x000D_ +Provision to reduce the production of virgin plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The provision address para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. Plastic consumption and production have _x000D__x000D_ +reached unsustainable levels1 2. Plastic consumption has quadrupled over the past 30 years. Current _x000D__x000D_ +projections stipulate that plastic production will double in the next 20 years3 and waste generation and _x000D__x000D_ +the release of plastics into the environment will follow suit. Measures and targets for keeping the supply _x000D__x000D_ +of primary plastic polymers (including both fossil fuel and bio-based) within sustainable levels is needed _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce pressure on the environment globally. In addition, it will be necessary to develop markets for _x000D__x000D_ +non-toxic secondary materials. Measures to reduce production of plastic polymers will also complement _x000D__x000D_ +efforts to reduce GHG emissions4. _x000D__x000D_ +The options paper should reflect options to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers for the _x000D__x000D_ +INC to be able to discuss these options further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +Options supported: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastics polymers to an agreed level to reach a common target. Measures _x000D__x000D_ +could include, inter alia, taxes, tariffs, fees, production permits and licenses, moratoriums, bans, _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, and removal of negative fiscal incentives, such as subsidies that support expansion _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. Each Party should be required to report on the quantities and type of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers produced as well as the quantities and type of chemicals applied in production. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to reduce supply of plastic polymers will also complement efforts to reduce GHG _x000D__x000D_ +emissions5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Persson, Carney et.al (2022): Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities. _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Science & Technology 2022 56 (3), 1510-1521 _x000D__x000D_ +2 W.W.Y. Lau et al (2020): Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution. Science 369 (6510). _x000D__x000D_ +3 Simon et al (2021): A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics. Science 2021 Vol 373 Issue _x000D__x000D_ +6550. _x000D__x000D_ +4 According to a recent report by Eunomia, demand for plastics will have to decrease 3 percent annually, rather than _x000D__x000D_ +increase 4 percent annually, to stay within the IPCC 1.5 °C carbon budget by 2050. Eunomia (2022): Is Net Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Enough for the Materials Sector. _x000D__x000D_ +5 According to a recent report by Eunomia, demand for plastics will have to decrease 3 percent annually, rather than _x000D__x000D_ +increase 4 percent annually, to stay within the IPCC 1.5 °C carbon budget by 2050. Eunomia (2022): Is Net Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Enough for the Materials Sector. _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 4 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Provision to eliminate and restrict specific plastic polymers, chemicals and plastic products of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. Certain polymers and chemicals used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics (such as softeners or colourants) have long term adverse effects on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and/or create barriers for the recycling of plastic waste. Also, certain plastic products are _x000D__x000D_ +particularly prone to littering and plastic pollution due to the way in which they are intended to be used. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of legislative initiatives around the world have introduced bans or restrictions on such plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. The plastic treaty may include obligations for effectively phasing out, or severely restricting _x000D__x000D_ +the production and/or use of specific polymers, chemicals and plastic products that are harmful to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health, are problematic because they impede circularity or that have a high risk _x000D__x000D_ +of release into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +The options paper should reflect options to eliminate and restrict specific polymers, chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products of concern for the INC to be able to discuss these options further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +Options supported: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party shall be required to eliminate and restrict the production and use _x000D__x000D_ +of polymers, chemicals and plastic products listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The treaty should set criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals of concern and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products to be listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ +o Harmful to the environment and human health. Possible criteria for identifying polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and chemicals include, based on inherent properties, substances that have slow or no _x000D__x000D_ +degradation in the environment, bioaccumulate and/or have long-term toxic effects _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors). _x000D__x000D_ +o Impeding circularity. Possible criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals and/or _x000D__x000D_ +products that hinder recyclability or reuse could include composition and polymer mix _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., mixed polymer or mixed material packaging) _x000D__x000D_ +o Risk of release to the environment. Possible criteria for identifying plastic products could _x000D__x000D_ +include high litter risk and/or the necessity of products and/or the possibility for _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and/or the availability of environmentally sound substitutes and/or content of _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Party trade measures. Each Party should be required to apply the import and export requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for listed polymers, chemicals and plastic products to Parties and non-Parties alike on a non-_x000D__x000D_ +discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 5 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to increase the circularity of plastics in the economy _x000D__x000D_ +These provisions address para 3b in the UNEA resolution 5/14. There is a need to bring forward more _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable products, change consumption patterns for all users and consumers, and establish effective _x000D__x000D_ +systems for retaining plastics in the economy. This will in turn reduce demand for primary polymers as _x000D__x000D_ +well as the risk of plastic pollution. The treaty must ensure criteria for the design of plastics to extend _x000D__x000D_ +product lifespan, ensure durability, recyclability, and safety, in order to enable a circular economy for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics that protects the environment and human health. These provisions are meant to support the _x000D__x000D_ +substitution of plastics for other environmentally sound materials in products, avoidance of unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, as well as the development of markets for reuse, product delivery models that reduce plastics _x000D__x000D_ +use, and secondary plastic materials. These provisions must also ensure transparency and availability of _x000D__x000D_ +information on such sustainability aspects through the value chain of plastics and promote financial _x000D__x000D_ +flows to support circularity. The options paper should reflect options to increase the circularity of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the economy for the INC to be able to discuss these options further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ +Options supported: _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and manufacturing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products are produced, manufactured and put on the market are in line with the criteria _x000D__x000D_ +listed in an annex, and guidance adopted by the Conference of the Parties, with a view to phase _x000D__x000D_ +out or prevent those products. Measures could include, inter alia, minimum requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +technical regulations and standards, fees and extended producer responsibility schemes in line _x000D__x000D_ +with the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The Treaty should set overarching criteria in an annex. Possible criteria include _x000D__x000D_ +durability, reliability, reusability, reparability, absence of substances of concern, microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +content and potential for its release, minimum recycled content, possibility of remanufacturing _x000D__x000D_ +and recycling as well as expected generation of waste. These criteria could be applied in respect _x000D__x000D_ +of any product characteristics, such as, for example, composition, performance, shape, _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, marking and labelling. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should adopt general and sectoral guidelines for meeting _x000D__x000D_ +the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for the use of recycled content in plastic products put on the _x000D__x000D_ +market. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should require producers of polymers and plastic products to provide full and correct _x000D__x000D_ +information on the properties relevant to the criteria and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to ensure the disclosure of information on chemical and material _x000D__x000D_ +composition of plastic products along the value chain for manufacturers, importers, users, _x000D__x000D_ +consumers and recyclers for example through marking or labelling. _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 6 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Registry. The Secretariat should establish a central data exchange where this information can be _x000D__x000D_ +made available. _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to encourage the _x000D__x000D_ +reuse of plastic products, such as containers and bottles, and/or other reuse systems. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Targets. Parties should set targets for the reuse of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt general and _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral guidelines for reuse. _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures so that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +wastes are collected, sorted and recycled in an environmentally sound manner, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account guidance and quality requirements to promote and make available for the market, non-_x000D__x000D_ +toxic secondary materials. These measures could include targets, minimum requirements, fees, _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility schemes, and deposit refund schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Targets. Parties should set a target for collection and environmentally sound recycling of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste while also meeting quality requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt guidelines on _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 7 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on eliminating the release of plastics (including microplastics) to air, water and land _x000D__x000D_ +These provisions address para 3b and 3c in the UNEA resolution 5/14. The above mentioned provisions _x000D__x000D_ +would significantly contribute to reducing the release of plastics to the environment. However, there _x000D__x000D_ +will still remain certain point and non-point sources of releases of plastics requiring additional measures. _x000D__x000D_ +There may be a need for specific guidance to reduce microplastic release from point sources such as _x000D__x000D_ +wastewater treatment facilities or industrial facilities. And even though innovation in product design _x000D__x000D_ +may reduce unintentional release of microplastics, there may also be a need for further guidance _x000D__x000D_ +targeting other specific sources of release. Both point and non-point sources of release of plastics should _x000D__x000D_ +be identified, and additional measures implemented. A specific example is releases that occur through _x000D__x000D_ +the handling, storage, transport, and processing of plastic pellets, flakes and powders. _x000D__x000D_ +The final disposal of plastic waste (i.e., plastic that cannot be reused or recycled) will remain an area for _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated global action. Currently, mismanaged waste is by far the largest source of plastic release _x000D__x000D_ +according to the OECD, with detrimental effects for human health and the environment. Even with the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed provision set out above that will reduce the generation of plastic waste, action will still be _x000D__x000D_ +needed to ensure that final disposal operations do not lead to the release of plastics into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy waste is not only a local plastic pollution issue, but also a source of continuous spread of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and chemicals of concern, and remediation may benefit from concerted international _x000D__x000D_ +coordination and guidance from the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +The options paper should reflect options to reduce and eliminate the release of plastics to air, water and _x000D__x000D_ +land, for the INC to further discuss these options at INC-2. A special attention should be bring on fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear (major part in weight of all floating macroplastics) taking into accounts their impacts on animal life _x000D__x000D_ +in oceans and their meaningful implications for food security and fisheries sustainability. _x000D__x000D_ +Options supported: _x000D__x000D_ +Releases of plastics to water, land and air _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take steps to eliminate releases of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +to water, land and air from the source categories listed in an annex. This list of categories could _x000D__x000D_ +include stormwater drainage systems; wastewater and sewage; industrial facilities; sectors such _x000D__x000D_ +as aquaculture, agriculture and the fishing industry; transport and handling of plastic pellets; _x000D__x000D_ +unintentional microplastics releases from e.g. roads, textiles and other sources. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt guidelines on best available _x000D__x000D_ +techniques and best environmental practices to eliminate release of plastics to water, land and _x000D__x000D_ +air from the source categories listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management for final disposal _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures so that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste is collected, sorted and if necessary disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the waste hierarchy and inter alia, the technical guidelines adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 8 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention. Measures could include extended producer responsibility schemes, deposit _x000D__x000D_ +return schemes, or fees. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for reducing the generation of plastic waste in need of final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal operations, such as landfilling and burning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Remediation of legacy plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation. Parties should cooperate to develop strategies to identify, prioritise and address _x000D__x000D_ +areas of legacy waste in an environmentally sound manner. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt criteria and guidelines on best _x000D__x000D_ +available techniques and best environmental practices for environmentally sound remediation _x000D__x000D_ +of legacy waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 9 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Hereafter, general considerations are proposed that may lead to more detailed submissions during the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation. _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve implementation assessment and impact measurement of the ILBI different means could be _x000D__x000D_ +considered: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans, trough periodical update and periodically reported on, should ensure _x000D__x000D_ +accountability on implementation and support technical and expertise sharing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Creation of a globally standardized reporting and monitoring mechanism: evidence base of _x000D__x000D_ +consistent, reliable, and high-quality information to set baselines and monitor progress towards _x000D__x000D_ +the ILBI objective. Dedicated funding should be available to support developing countries to _x000D__x000D_ +meet reporting and monitoring obligations under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring should cover the entire plastic life cycle, enabling the collection of current and _x000D__x000D_ +future data on production, use, recycling, waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance: the ILBI should set up periodic comprehensive assessments that evaluate progress, _x000D__x000D_ +at global and national level, toward the objective against key targets providing a basis for re-_x000D__x000D_ +evaluation and strengthening of national action plans over time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation/coordination: whereas there is sufficient scientific evidence _x000D__x000D_ +to act now, some aspects of plastic pollution may need additional research. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI should, as appropriate, establish/rely on mechanisms/bodies to improve knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +and promote innovations related to plastic pollution aspects. The “Science-policy Panel to _x000D__x000D_ +Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent _x000D__x000D_ +pollution” (UNEA resolution5/8) may have a role in the ILBI perspective that could be explored _x000D__x000D_ +in the option paper. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 10 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco will provide positions on implementation measures in further submissions during the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC on Plastic Pollution – Submission of MONACO to INC2 _x000D__x000D_ + 11 / 11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco will provide details on other priorities in further submissions during the negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +968,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41805/Gabonsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Gabon'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SOUMISSION ÉCRITE _x000D__x000D_ +DE LA REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE _x000D__x000D_ +POUR LA PRÉPARATION DE L’INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comité de Négociation Intergouvernemental chargé de l’élaboration d’un instrument _x000D__x000D_ +international juridiquement contraignant de lutte contre la Pollution Plastique, y compris dans _x000D__x000D_ +le milieu marin _x000D__x000D_ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MINISTERE DES EAUX, DES FORETS, DE LA MER, DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT _x000D__x000D_ + CHARGE DU PLAN CLIMAT ET DU PLAN D’AFFECTATION DES TERRES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Propos Liminaire _x000D__x000D_ +Le premier cycle de négociations intergouvernementales pour le traité sur les plastiques (CNI-1) a eu lieu _x000D__x000D_ +en Uruguay et a délibéré sur la nécessité d'un instrument juridique contraignant avec des définitions et _x000D__x000D_ +des mécanismes de conformité, des éléments transversaux de réglementation de la pollution plastique et _x000D__x000D_ +une nécessité d'apporter de l'innovation dans la structure des traités. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dans le cadre de la préparation de la deuxième session (INC-2), Madame le Secrétaire Exécutif du _x000D__x000D_ +Secrétariat du CNI sur la pollution plastique, mettant en œuvre une recommandation du CNI-1, a invité _x000D__x000D_ +les membres du comité et les observateurs à formuler des soumissions écrites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sans préjuger de ce que le Comité pourrait décider concernant la structure et les dispositions de _x000D__x000D_ +l’instrument juridique contraignant en préparation, les soumissions requises énoncent des options _x000D__x000D_ +potentielles qui seront discutées lors de la rencontre de mai 2023 à Paris. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le plan de la soumission du Gabon s’aligne sur le modèle proposé par le Secrétariat exécutif du CNI en _x000D__x000D_ +s’appuyant sur des documents pertinents préparés pour la CNI-1, notamment UNEP/PP/INC.1/5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Toutes les contributions écrites doivent être envoyées à unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org au plus tard _x000D__x000D_ +le 13 janvier 2023 pour les observateurs et le 13 février 2023 pour les membres du Comité. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Les déclarations reçues seront compilées et mises à disposition sur la page web du CNI. _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +POSITION _x000D__x000D_ +Nom du pays : GABON _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Personnes de contact et coordonnées pour la soumission : _x000D__x000D_ +i. les Points focaux nationaux : _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Monsieur Stanislas Stephen MOUBA, Directeur Général de l’Environnement et de la _x000D__x000D_ +Protection de la Nature, dgdgepn.gabon@gmail.com, +241 74 03 03 23 ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Monsieur Jean-Hervé MVE BEH, Directeur Général des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, _x000D__x000D_ +mormyre69@gmail.com, +241 77 54 18 27. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii. les référents techniques nationaux : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Madame Wassiana Trésor AVOMO ONDO, Chef de Service Règlementation à la Direction _x000D__x000D_ +Générale de l’Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature, avomo13or@yahoo.fr, +241 74 _x000D__x000D_ +20 98 92 ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Monsieur Georges GASSITA, Attaché de Cabinet du Président de la République, Chargé _x000D__x000D_ +d’Etudes du Haut-Commissaire à l’Environnement et au Cadre de Vie, geogassita@gmail.com, _x000D__x000D_ +georges.gassita@presidence.ga , +241 66 31 79 67. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date de soumission : _x000D__x000D_ +13 février 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A. Éléments de fonds _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objectifs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +L'objectif du traité devrait être de protéger, de renforcer et d’améliorer la qualité de la santé humaine, _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement, la préservation de la biodiversité y compris marine et le système climatique contre _x000D__x000D_ +l'utilisation (notamment, la production, la commercialisation, l’exportation, le traitement, l’importation) _x000D__x000D_ +des plastique de toutes sortes, de la pollution qui en résulte, en tenant compte des impacts _x000D__x000D_ +environnementaux, économiques, sociaux et culturels connexes et ce, par la maîtrise du cycle de vie du _x000D__x000D_ +plastique d’une part et des actions préventives ainsi que curatives d’autre part. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Obligations fondamentales, mesures de contrôle et approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) Obligations : _x000D__x000D_ +- adoption de mesures politiques, législatives, réglementaires et fiscales de nature contraignante visant à _x000D__x000D_ +lutter contre la pollution plastique ; _x000D__x000D_ +- établissement de normes internationales de régulation pour la fabrication, l'importation, l’exportation _x000D__x000D_ +et la production de matières plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +- interdiction de la production, la commercialisation, l’exportation, l’importation des plastiques à usage _x000D__x000D_ +unique y compris des déchets plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +- mise en place des lignes directrices pour améliorer les systèmes nationaux de gestion des déchets ; _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +- mise en place des mécanismes de surveillance et de sanctions des rejets des équipements de capture et _x000D__x000D_ +conditionnement inhérents à l’industrie de pêche en mer ou dans tout autre écosystème aquatique ; _x000D__x000D_ +- mise en place d’un système internationale de remédiation de la pollution plastique pour les océans et _x000D__x000D_ +les zones internationales ; _x000D__x000D_ +- Mobilisation des fonds nécessaires pour la mise en place d’un plan décennal de remédiation de la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique antérieure dans les zones internationales ou dans les pays recevant les déchets _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques en provenant de la haute mer ; _x000D__x000D_ +- mise en place de normes au niveau international pour réglementer l'utilisation des additifs et produits _x000D__x000D_ +chimiques dans l'industrie des plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +- définition de mécanismes d'attribution de crédits positifs pour la réduction et l'élimination des déchets _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques sur la base de la responsabilité élargie du producteur pour le pollueur. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Mesures de Contrôle et Approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ +a- Les mesures de contrôle devront s’opérer ainsi qu’il suit : _x000D__x000D_ +• Surveillance de l’exportation des déchets plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +• Élaboration d’un chronogramme de contrôle et de reporting au niveau national et régional ; _x000D__x000D_ +• Accroissement de la surveillance des rejets illicites des équipements de pêche en mer ; _x000D__x000D_ +• Définition de seuils de tolérabilité des additifs chimiques dans l'industrie des plastiques, la _x000D__x000D_ +pétrochimie et la plasturgie s’agissant notamment de : _x000D__x000D_ +✓ _x000D__x000D_ +la conception et l’utilisation du produit plastique ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ _x000D__x000D_ +la production et la consommation de polymères vierges et secondaires ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ _x000D__x000D_ +l’approvisionnement de matières premières ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ _x000D__x000D_ + la remédiation des points chauds prioritaires ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ _x000D__x000D_ +la gestion et traitement des déchets plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Remarque : Des normes de l'industrie pourraient alors être adoptées pour démontrer la conformité _x000D__x000D_ +aux critères. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b- Approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ +Des programmes de travail spécifiques ou des stratégies globales doivent être instituées pour les _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques agricoles, les bio-emballages, les engins de pêche et les microplastiques tels que la poussière de _x000D__x000D_ +pneus et les textiles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Éléments de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a- Organes subsidiaires de coordination _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le traité devrait créer des organes subsidiaires par région pour appuyer sa mise en œuvre, notamment : _x000D__x000D_ +o Des organes d’évaluation scientifique, technique et socio-économique spécifiques, fonctionnant sous _x000D__x000D_ +l’autorité des parties, similaires au modèle du protocole de Montréal ; _x000D__x000D_ +o Comité d’application chargé d’examiner le respect des dispositions relatives à l’établissement de _x000D__x000D_ +rapports et aux mesures de réglementation et d’en rendre compte. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b- Des plans nationaux et du fondement de leur exécution _x000D__x000D_ +Les plans nationaux seront des outils stratégiques opérationnels qui viseront à assurer la conservation ou _x000D__x000D_ +le rétablissement des milieux naturels et artificiels dans un état sain au bénéfice de la santé humaine, la _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversité, y compris marin, l’environnement, le paysage et le système climatique. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +Les principes qui serviront de fondement à l’exécution des plans nationaux sont les suivants : _x000D__x000D_ + - Principe d’intégration ; _x000D__x000D_ +- Principe de prévention ; _x000D__x000D_ +- Principe de précaution ; _x000D__x000D_ +-Principe de participation et d’information _x000D__x000D_ +- Principe de la responsabilité élargie des producteurs à l’égard des pollueurs ; _x000D__x000D_ +- Principe de la simplification chimique ; _x000D__x000D_ +- Principe de non-régression. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b- L’objectif des plans nationaux _x000D__x000D_ +Les plans nationaux devront être en phase avec les stratégies régionales afin de permettre aux Etats de _x000D__x000D_ +transposer les lignes directrices en matière la lutte contre la pollution plastique à titre préventif et curatif. _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument devrait également permettre de préserver les littoraux et de favoriser la coopération _x000D__x000D_ +opérationnelle entre Etats sur la base de financements de projets régionaux. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c- De l’efficacité de l’instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pour assurer l'efficacité de l’instrument, les Etats doivent mettre en place un mécanisme régional visant _x000D__x000D_ +à compiler l’ensemble des plans nationaux et en évaluer l’exécution de façon biannuelle pour l’attribution _x000D__x000D_ +de crédit positif de réduction de pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d- De la mise à disposition efficace des rapports nationaux _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chaque Etat doit instituer des mécanismes de contrôle au niveau central et local avec une centralisation _x000D__x000D_ +des données. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Les données devront être compilées par l’Autorité Nationale Compétente en vue de l’élaboration des _x000D__x000D_ +rapports nationaux sur la réduction et l’élimination de la pollution plastique. Lesdits rapports devront _x000D__x000D_ +tracer l’exécution des stratégies de mitigation des sites pollués par le plastique, des programmes de _x000D__x000D_ +sensibilisation et des opérations à l’échelle locale. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A ce titre, les stratégies nationales doivent être mises en œuvre avec l'implication de tous les acteurs _x000D__x000D_ +publics et privés concernés. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e- Autres propositions concernant les mesures de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La coopération et la coordination doivent donner des outils aux pays en développement pour pouvoir _x000D__x000D_ +maitriser le cycle de vie complet du plastique sur leur territoire par le biais du renforcement des capacités, _x000D__x000D_ +d’assistances technique et financière, du transfert de technologie à des conditions convenues d’un _x000D__x000D_ +commun accord. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Des projets pilotes peuvent être menés par exemple pour réaliser des diagnostics sur la nature même des _x000D__x000D_ +polymères et des additifs contenus dans les produits plastiques en circulation, desquels suivront des _x000D__x000D_ +renforcements des cadres législatifs nationaux avec notamment l’intégration des obligations _x000D__x000D_ +d’information et de reprise du déchet en fin de vie des appareils, à l’encontre du producteur. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +Des normes d’utilisation, de production du plastique primaire ou secondaires doivent être renforcés dans _x000D__x000D_ +l’industrie de la plasturgie. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le tissu économique national aura également besoin d’un renforcement pour développer les filières _x000D__x000D_ +nécessaires à une véritable économie circulaire. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Cotisation supplémentaire _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Des efforts supplémentaires peuvent être envisagés de manière directionnelle en fonction de la _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilité élargie du producteur. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le futur traité sur la pollution plastique pourrait disposer de trois types de fonds selon la volonté des _x000D__x000D_ +Etats-Membres. A savoir : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Un fonds fiduciaire général pouvant être utilisés pour soutenir des objectifs programmatiques au _x000D__x000D_ +niveau de chaque région. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Un fonds d'affectation spéciale alimenté par les donateurs, les pays déterminant séparément le _x000D__x000D_ +montant et l'objet de leur contribution. Ces contributions seront affectées à des objectifs spécifiques, _x000D__x000D_ +avec des restrictions sur la manière dont les fonds sont alloués en fonction des priorités. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Des fonds fiduciaires spécifiques à des programmes basés sur des partenariats, répondant à un besoin _x000D__x000D_ +mondial ou régional hautement prioritaire, établi par des Etats-membres, avec des invitations à _x000D__x000D_ +d'autres partenaires à contribuer financièrement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Fait à Libreville, le 13 février 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +969,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41807/RwandaSubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Rwanda'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"REPUBLIC OF RWANDA_x000D__x000D_ +SUBMISSION BY RWANDA_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Rwanda_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organisation_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Rwanda Environment Management Authority_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact_x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Juliet Kabera (jkabera@rema.gov.rw)_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +February 2023_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements_x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s)_x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objectives_x000D__x000D_ +The objectives should reflect both the text and spirit of Resolution 5/14 to End Plastic Pollution:_x000D__x000D_ +Towards an International Legally Binding Instrument as well as objectives identified in previous_x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolutions and interventions and submissions made during INC-1._x000D__x000D_ +Although ending plastic pollution is well-settled as being a primary objective of the instrument_x000D__x000D_ +it is worth clarifying that the objectives include also ending pollution associated with plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +such as those with impacts on the other planetary crises of climate change and biodiversity_x000D__x000D_ +loss._x000D__x000D_ +Achieving the following objectives will be a generational undertaking and, as such, the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument should be designed to allow for strengthening over time, informed by new scientific_x000D__x000D_ +insights and updated understanding about progress:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +End plastic pollution in all environments and achieve a non-toxic circular economy_x000D__x000D_ +for plastics protective of health, livelihoods and the environment; and_x000D__x000D_ +2. End pollution associated with plastic production, consumption and use to reduce_x000D__x000D_ +impacts on the other planetary crises, including climate change and biodiversity_x000D__x000D_ +loss._x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches_x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a_x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment,_x000D__x000D_ +throughout the full life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Introduction_x000D__x000D_ +Members of the Committee should structure the provisions with the core obligations and_x000D__x000D_ +control measures sequentially for each stage of the lifecycle of plastic, thus ensuring the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument is “based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic.""_x000D__x000D_ +Rwanda further suggests dividing the lifecycle into the following stages, along the lines of the_x000D__x000D_ +stages as identified by the UN Environment Programme and various governments and_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Raw Materials (Sourcing): Core obligations and control measures on oil and gas_x000D__x000D_ +extraction, gathering and processing as well as petrochemical production;_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Virgin Polymer Production, Consumption and Use (Upstream): Core obligations and_x000D__x000D_ +control measures on virgin polymer production, consumption and use, covering the_x000D__x000D_ +moment when plastic first comes into existence as a material (polymerization) and_x000D__x000D_ +enters the environment as a pollutant (pellet loss) through conversion into plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products;_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Product Design and Use (Midstream): Core obligations and control measures on_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products placed on the market, covering their design and use, including reuse;_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management (Downstream): Core obligations and control measures on_x000D__x000D_ +the environmentally sound management of plastic waste, in line with the waste_x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy; and_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Pollution in the Environment (Remediation): Core obligations and control_x000D__x000D_ +measures to address plastic in the environment and its remediation._x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the above, Rwanda makes the following recommendations:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Legally Binding Provisions: Members of the Committee should aim to negotiate a_x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive set of binding provisions for each stage of the lifecycle - complete,_x000D__x000D_ +effective, mutually reinforcing - and should avoid voluntary measures and nationally_x000D__x000D_ +determined contributions, particularly for the upstream and midstream stages._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation and Coordination Mechanisms: Members of the Committee should_x000D__x000D_ +include mechanisms to facilitate even greater cooperation and coordination among_x000D__x000D_ +subsets of Parties, where appropriate, such as product design and use._x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Horizontal Provisions: Members of the Committee should negotiate provisions of a_x000D__x000D_ +horizontal nature, such as national reporting, alongside the core obligations and control_x000D__x000D_ +measures for each stage to allow for assessment of progress and effectiveness._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Dedicated Programmes: Member of the Committee should negotiate provisions_x000D__x000D_ +targeting specific sources of plastic pollution and sectors with unique considerations_x000D__x000D_ +with a view to establishing dedicated programmes and strategies, including for:_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Agriculture;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Fisheries and aquaculture;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Textiles;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Automotive;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Buildings and construction;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Packaging;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Electronic and electrical equipment;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Healthcare; and_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Other sources, such as microplastics where not otherwise addressed above._x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations and Control Measures_x000D__x000D_ +Rwanda requests that the core obligations and control measures be separated out for each_x000D__x000D_ +stage of the lifecycle of plastics with key elements from the various submissions separated out_x000D__x000D_ +into two categories:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +those more commonly identified, with discussion on the difference in approach, and_x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +those less commonly identified, separated out in a compendium for consideration._x000D__x000D_ +For those provisions of horizontal relevance, such as national reporting, Rwanda recommends_x000D__x000D_ +discussing along with the core obligations and control measures although those could be_x000D__x000D_ +compiled into a separate article._x000D__x000D_ +Raw Materials (Sourcing)_x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses Resolution 5/14, paragraph 3 (chapeau), and should include_x000D__x000D_ +obligations and measures on the raw materials used to produce virgin polymers._x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each party should be required to adopt legal and administrative_x000D__x000D_ +measures into national legislation to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels and_x000D__x000D_ +petrochemicals destined for use as raw materials for virgin polymer production._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Best Available Techniques. Each Party should be required to use best available_x000D__x000D_ +techniques (BAT) to minimise the environmental and health impacts of extraction,_x000D__x000D_ +processing and production of fossil fuels and petrochemicals for virgin polymer_x000D__x000D_ +production._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting. Each Party should be required to report on the origin of raw_x000D__x000D_ +materials used to produce virgin polymers, techniques to minimise environmental and_x000D__x000D_ +health impacts and subsidies._x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Virgin Polymer Production, Consumption and Use (Upstream)_x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses Resolution 5/14, paragraph 3(b), and should include obligations and_x000D__x000D_ +measures to achieve the sustainable levels of production, consumption and use of virgin_x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals._x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to adopt legal and administrative_x000D__x000D_ +measures into national legislation to reduce the production, consumption and use of_x000D__x000D_ +virgin polymers to agreed-upon schedules._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Phase Out Polymers and Chemicals of Concern. Each Party should be required to_x000D__x000D_ +eliminate the production, consumption and use of polymers and chemicals of concern_x000D__x000D_ +listed in an annex, according to schedules agreed upon by the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Phase Down Polymers and Chemicals in Use. Each Party should be required to_x000D__x000D_ +reduce the production, consumption and use of polymers and chemicals listed in an_x000D__x000D_ +annex to sustainable levels, according to schedules agreed upon by the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Criteria and Guidance. The Conference of the Parties should be empowered to_x000D__x000D_ +develop criteria and guidance for the polymers and chemicals listed in the annex, for_x000D__x000D_ +example on environmental degradation, bioaccumulation and toxicity (carcinogenic,_x000D__x000D_ +reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors)._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting. Each Party should be required to report on virgin polymer_x000D__x000D_ +production, consumption and use as well as chemical composition._x000D__x000D_ +Product Design and Use (Midstream)_x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses Resolution 5/14, paragraph 3(b), and should include the obligations_x000D__x000D_ +and measures to promote sustainable design and use of plastic products._x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to adopt legal and administrative_x000D__x000D_ +measures into national legislation to incorporate criteria on the design and use of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and ensure transparency on chemicals in plastic products, in_x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the decisions of the Conference of the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +▪_x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The Conference of the Parties should adopt criteria on the design and use of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including general and product-specific criteria, labelling requirements_x000D__x000D_ +and prohibitions on plastic use in specific products and applications._x000D__x000D_ +▪_x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. The Conference of the Parties should adopt requirements on_x000D__x000D_ +transparency of chemicals in plastic products, including minimum disclosure obligations_x000D__x000D_ +on producers and manufacturers and labelling requirements._x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Registry. Parties should establish a registry for listing criteria on the design and use of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and requirements on transparency, to be maintained by the secretariat._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Reuse. Each Party should be required to promote reuse through targets and reuse_x000D__x000D_ +systems, in accordance with the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Export Prohibition. Each Party should be required to prohibit the export to other_x000D__x000D_ +countries of plastic products not in conformity with criteria on the design and use of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and transparency._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting. Parties should be required to report on use of plastic by market_x000D__x000D_ +segment and measures to promote reuse, in accordance with decisions adopted by the_x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management (Downstream)_x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses Resolution 5/14, paragraph 3(b), and should include obligations and_x000D__x000D_ +measures to promote the environmentally sound management of plastic waste in line with_x000D__x000D_ +resource efficiency and circular economy principles, and the waste hierarchy._x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to adopt legal and administrative_x000D__x000D_ +measures into national legislation to manage plastic waste in an environmentally sound_x000D__x000D_ +manner, in accordance with decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Targets. Each Party should be required to set binding targets for waste management, in_x000D__x000D_ +accordance with decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties. These should_x000D__x000D_ +include targets on prevention, separate collection and recycling as well as restrictions_x000D__x000D_ +on incineration, energy recovery, chemical recycling and landfilling._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Environmentally Sound Management. The Conference of the Parties should adopt_x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on the environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic waste._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility. Each Party should be required to develop and_x000D__x000D_ +implement extended producer responsibility schemes for certain product categories, in_x000D__x000D_ +accordance with decisions of the Conference of the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting. Each Party shall report on its management of plastic waste,_x000D__x000D_ +including:_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +prevention, separate collection and recycling;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +energy recovery, incineration chemical recycling, landfilling and other disposal;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +leakage;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste trade; and_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility._x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +Plastic in the Environment (Remediation)_x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses Resolution 5/14, paragraph 3(c), and should include obligations and_x000D__x000D_ +measures to remediate plastic pollution in the marine environment, including existing plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution, as well as plastic pollution in other environments._x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation. Parties should be required to develop strategies to identify, prioritise and_x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution in the environment in an environmentally sound manner, and_x000D__x000D_ +establish partnerships with stakeholders to support efforts to implement those_x000D__x000D_ +strategies._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Protocols. The Conference of Parties should adopt protocols on best available_x000D__x000D_ +techniques and best environmental practices for environmentally sound remediation of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in the environment._x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting_x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses Resolution 5/14, paragraphs 3(f)-(h), and should include the national_x000D__x000D_ +reporting under the core obligations and control measures for each stage as well as to allow_x000D__x000D_ +for assessment of the progress of the instrument and effectiveness of the instrument in_x000D__x000D_ +achieving its objectives._x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to provide to the Secretariat, within_x000D__x000D_ +a specified period after becoming a Party and every year thereafter, statistical data or_x000D__x000D_ +best estimates of such data where actual data is unavailable, including:_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Origin of raw materials used to produce polymers, techniques to minimise_x000D__x000D_ +environmental and health impacts and subsidies;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Virgin polymer production, consumption and use as well as composition;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Recycled plastic production, consumption and use as well as composition;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals used in plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Plastic waste management and reuse;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Sea-based sources; and_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics._x000D__x000D_ +▪_x000D__x000D_ +Harmonisation. The Conference of the Parties should adopt definitions, formats and_x000D__x000D_ +methodologies for reporting to ensure comparable statistical data and enable_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of the progress of implementation of the instrument and the effectiveness_x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument in achieving its objectives._x000D__x000D_ +6_x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation measures_x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national_x000D__x000D_ +action plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?)_x000D__x000D_ +b)_x000D__x000D_ +How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting?_x000D__x000D_ +c)_x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation_x000D__x000D_ +measures (for example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as_x000D__x000D_ +compliance)._x000D__x000D_ +Implementation Measures_x000D__x000D_ +These provisions address several paragraphs in Resolution 5/14, and should include measures_x000D__x000D_ +and an institutional structure supportive of implementation:_x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and evaluation_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment of progress and effectiveness_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Non-Parties provisions_x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +Compliance mechanisms_x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation_x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following_x000D__x000D_ +elements: capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms_x000D__x000D_ +and financial assistance._x000D__x000D_ +a)_x000D__x000D_ +What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Technical and Financial Resources and Mechanisms_x000D__x000D_ +This provision addresses UNEA resolution 5/14, paragraphs 3 (chapeau) and 4(n), and should_x000D__x000D_ +include arrangements for technical and financial resources and the mechanisms for their_x000D__x000D_ +delivery as well as capacity-building and training._x000D__x000D_ +Options for Elements:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanisms. Parties should establish the financial mechanisms to provide_x000D__x000D_ +predictable, adequate and timely financial resources and technical assistance, including_x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer, to developing countries and economies in transition, comprising of_x000D__x000D_ +at least the following:_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Dedicated Multilateral Fund;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Trust Fund for Plastic Pollution; and_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Global Environment Facility Trust Fund._x000D__x000D_ +7_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Dedicated Multilateral Fund. Parties should establish a dedicated multilateral fund,_x000D__x000D_ +operating under the authority of the Parties, to provide financial resources for:_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Enabling activities on a grant basis, including institutional strengthening,_x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building and training, reporting and monitoring, policy development_x000D__x000D_ +and implementation, and pilot and demonstration projects;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Incremental costs on a grant basis, an agreed-upon list of which should be_x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the Conference of the Parties;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance on a grant basis;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer on a concessional basis or mutually agreed terms, as_x000D__x000D_ +appropriate;_x000D__x000D_ +○_x000D__x000D_ +Finance for Secretariat services and support costs._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Trust Fund for Plastic Pollution. Parties should establish a Trust Fund for Plastic_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution, operating under the authority of the Parties, in order to provide additional_x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance to support remediation of existing plastic pollution as well as other_x000D__x000D_ +agreed-upon costs, funded by the private sector._x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Global Environment Facility Trust Fund. Parties should direct the Global Environment_x000D__x000D_ +Facility Trust Fund to provide additional financial assistance and access to financing for_x000D__x000D_ +other costs on a grant or concessional basis, in accordance with decisions of the_x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +8_x000D__x000D_ +",2 +970,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41808/Argentinasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Argentina'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +ALEJANDRO TORRES LEPORI _x000D__x000D_ +Subdirector de Asuntos Ambientales _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y _x000D__x000D_ +Culto (toa@mrecic.gov.ar) _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13/02/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +El objetivo del futuro Convenio debería ser la protección de la salud humana y el ambiente de los _x000D__x000D_ +efectos adversos de la contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Convenio debería abordar todo el ciclo de vida del plástico, entendiéndose éste desde la materia _x000D__x000D_ +prima, la producción, la terminación de los productos y la generación de residuos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Es fundamental que en un artículo se pueda visualizar fácilmente la principal preocupación de la _x000D__x000D_ +problemática que motivó el Tratado. Por ello, resulta relevante que sea de una redacción amplia que _x000D__x000D_ +refiere al ciclo de vida de los plásticos, no solo los residuos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto del objetivo, debería tener un vínculo con lo previsto en la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones _x000D__x000D_ +Unidas, de modo de que el instrumento pueda contribuir a alcanzar el objetivo general de la _x000D__x000D_ +comunidad internacional, que es el desarrollo sostenible en sus tres dimensiones económica, social y _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental de modo integral y balanceado. Asimismo, el objetivo podría tener un vínculo particular _x000D__x000D_ +con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, en particular con el ODS 12 de la promoción de patrones _x000D__x000D_ +de consumo y producción sostenibles. En este sentido, el objetivo debe incluir la integración de la _x000D__x000D_ +transición justa, con inclusión de los recicladores de la cadena de valor del plástico _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como parte de la sección general del instrumento, además del objetivo, es importante incluir en la _x000D__x000D_ +sección dispositiva los principios generales que guiarán la implementación del instrumento. En este _x000D__x000D_ +sentido, los principios rectores deberían aplicarse a la interpretación o implementación del _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento y deberían relacionarse con los principios del derecho internacional pertinentes en la _x000D__x000D_ +materia, es decir, los principios de Río, tal como se incluyen en la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ambiente y el Desarrollo, en particular el principio 7 (responsabilidades comunes pero diferenciadas), _x000D__x000D_ +el principio 12 (“… las medidas de política comercial con fines ambientales no deberían constituir un _x000D__x000D_ +medio de discriminación arbitraria o injustificable ni una restricción encubierta del comercio _x000D__x000D_ +internacional…”), así como otros principios generales del derecho ambiental. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Entre las obligaciones principales que el futuro Convenio pueda receptar, pueden mencionarse: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-control de la fuente de suministro y la comercialización, respecto al producto plástico como a su _x000D__x000D_ +materia prima (incluidos los aditivos); _x000D__x000D_ +- restricciones y prohibiciones de uso, fabricación y comercio internacional de determinados plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +que pueden estar listados en un Anexo, en particular aquellos plásticos que se pueden considerar _x000D__x000D_ +peligrosos y potencialmente peligrosos. En este sentido, teniendo en cuenta las capacidades _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales y que las medidas no deriven en restricciones injustificadas, arbitrarias o veladas al _x000D__x000D_ +comercio internacional, resultará necesario determinar aspectos técnicos de excepción y situaciones _x000D__x000D_ +de exclusiones, como también el régimen de exenciones a fin de contar con plazos adicionales para _x000D__x000D_ +tomar medidas de reconversión o readecuar el sistema de gestión. _x000D__x000D_ +- medidas de apoyo a los Estados para fomentar el consumo sostenible, la producción sostenible y un _x000D__x000D_ +diseño inteligente y eficiente de los productos, contemplando la responsabilidad extendida del _x000D__x000D_ +productor; _x000D__x000D_ +- incentivos al sistema de economía circular y gestión de residuos, minimizando la contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos de un solo uso y plásticos peligrosos; _x000D__x000D_ +- impulso al desarrollo y fortalecimiento de gobernanzas locales de co-gestión de residuos plásticos; a _x000D__x000D_ +partir de la inclusión de los recuperadores en el diseño e implementación de programas locales; _x000D__x000D_ +- promoción de campañas de información, sensibilización y formación del público; _x000D__x000D_ +- apoyo a la investigación y el desarrollo; _x000D__x000D_ +- sanción del tráfico ilícito; _x000D__x000D_ +- identificación de sitios contaminados y potencialmente contaminados por plásticos para promover la _x000D__x000D_ +restauración ambiental y medidas de prevención. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Por otra parte, el futuro instrumento debería contemplar las particularidades de la contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos en cuerpos de agua y la problemática asociada a los microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cualquier medida de control u enfoque que se promueva para cumplir con los objetivos del _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento de reducir la contaminación por plásticos, incluso en el medio ambiente marino, debería _x000D__x000D_ +ser compatible con las reglas de la Organización Mundial del Comercio. En ese marco, se debería _x000D__x000D_ +evitar la creación de obstáculos innecesarios al comercio internacional, como así asegurar que las _x000D__x000D_ +medidas estén basadas en evidencia científica y en estándares internacionales de organizaciones _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales de referencia. A su vez, debería recordarse que no existe un modelo único de _x000D__x000D_ +producción sostenible y que deberían tenerse en cuenta las circunstancias y capacidades nacionales, _x000D__x000D_ +así como las prioridades de desarrollo, en particular de los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se recuerda la importancia de que el proceso se articule y aproveche las sinergias con los Convenios _x000D__x000D_ +de Basilea, Estocolmo, Rotterdam y Minamata. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +Con relación a la evaluación de la eficacia, es importante considerar el marco del Convenio de _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata respecto a este tipo de herramienta, para promover la colaboración entre los Estados _x000D__x000D_ +Partes y la Secretaría. Se podría promover la presentación de informes cada 6 años, como requiere _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata, intercalando la presentación de informes con los planes de acción nacionales, para tener _x000D__x000D_ +una actualización de progreso cada 3 años. Para la elaboración de la evaluación de eficacia se deberá _x000D__x000D_ +tener cuenta el desarrollo de objetivos claros, metas que se relacionen con los mismos e indicadores _x000D__x000D_ +por los que se demuestre el cumplimiento de las obligaciones del Convenio, incluso a nivel local. Estos _x000D__x000D_ +deben seguir el criterio SMART para que sus resultados tengan valor y sirvan para la mejora continua _x000D__x000D_ +de la gestión de la contaminación por plásticos. Se podría plantear una estructura similar al art 22 del _x000D__x000D_ +Convenio de Minamata. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto del informe nacional, se recomienda la posibilidad de llevar a cabo un informe corto y uno _x000D__x000D_ +largo. Se considera que el último sea bianual, como es el caso del Convenio de Minamata. Es _x000D__x000D_ +importante tener esto en consideración ya que este sistema demostró ser eficiente en cuestión de _x000D__x000D_ +cumplimiento. Se podría plantear una estructura similar al art 21 del Convenio de Minamata. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se puede considerar asimismo el apoyo a la elaboración de planes, programas, estrategias nacionales _x000D__x000D_ +o de aplicación para llevar a cabo la implementación de algunas de las obligaciones que puedan _x000D__x000D_ +emanar del nuevo convenio. Otro compromiso voluntario que podría estar relacionado con los planes _x000D__x000D_ +de aplicación nacional es la elaboración de inventarios de plásticos, que tendrían que ser fomentados _x000D__x000D_ +por este Convenio. Adicionalmente, estos planes podrían propiciar la participación de los actores _x000D__x000D_ +interesados y no gubernamentales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El futuro Convenio debería promover la elaboración de programas de gestión de residuos plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +con inclusión social, teniendo en cuenta diagnósticos locales, objetivos y metas con cumplimientos _x000D__x000D_ +anuales, el desarrollo de sistemas de información geográfica (GIS) y de trazabilidad de residuos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos eficientes y vinculados a las economías y gestiones locales de residuos, así como de _x000D__x000D_ +herramientas de gestión local y tecnológicas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, se recomienda contar con un Comité Científico, similar al Convenio de Estocolmo, como _x000D__x000D_ +órgano subsidiario, el que podría colaborar con la Secretaría y los Estados Partes, con el desarrollo y _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +análisis de documentos científicos. Es importante nutrirse de las experiencias en otros Convenios, que _x000D__x000D_ +resultan necesarios para el desarrollo científico y la toma de decisiones, en particular, para los _x000D__x000D_ +Estados en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Se debería asegurar la inclusión de disposiciones operativas para el apoyo a los países en desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +en materia de transferencia de recursos financieros, tecnologías y creación de capacidades, en línea _x000D__x000D_ +con el principio 7 de la Declaración de Río, como así también la Agenda 2030 y sus objetivos de _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo sostenible (ODS); en particular el ODS 12 y el Marco Decenal de Programas sobre _x000D__x000D_ +Modalidades de Consumo y Producción Sostenibles (ODS 12.1). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La Agenda 2030 refiere que la transferencia de tecnologías ambientalmente racionales se deberá _x000D__x000D_ +realizar en términos favorables, incluyendo concesionales y preferenciales, según sea mutuamente _x000D__x000D_ +convenido a los países en desarrollo (ODS 17.7 y párrafo 41). Tal mención en la Agenda 2030 está _x000D__x000D_ +también en línea con otros acuerdos ambientales multilaterales, en los que existe el compromiso de _x000D__x000D_ +los países desarrollados de apoyar con recursos financieros, tecnologías y creación de capacidad a los _x000D__x000D_ +países en desarrollo. Se subraya la necesidad de contar con un sistema efectivo de transferencia de _x000D__x000D_ +tecnología a los efectos de mejorar las capacidades instaladas de los Estados en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Convenio debe apoyar la construcción de capacidades en los Estados partes en desarrollo, _x000D__x000D_ +posibilitando la asistencia técnica para mejores técnicas y prácticas disponibles. La cooperación puede _x000D__x000D_ +llevarse a cabo mediante arreglos regionales, subregionales, nacionales, e incluso, y, aunque no de _x000D__x000D_ +modo excluyente, a través de los centros regionales y subregionales existentes. Adicionalmente, en _x000D__x000D_ +este sistema podrá participar el sector privado, académico-científico, y otros actores interesados. La _x000D__x000D_ +creación de capacidades también debería apuntar a fortalecer las gobernanzas locales, la regulación y _x000D__x000D_ +elaboración de estudios durante todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, sobre la huella plástica, la _x000D__x000D_ +cantidad y tipo de plásticos reciclados por país, y el diseño de sistemas de monitoreo y evaluación del _x000D__x000D_ +sector público y privado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se debe considerar la creación de un fondo específico para cooperar con la aplicación de las _x000D__x000D_ +obligaciones que emanan del Convenio. Este mecanismo de financiamiento debería ser autónomo, _x000D__x000D_ +flexible, y contar con un comité balanceado en su composición para la elección de proyectos. El tener _x000D__x000D_ +un fondo específico demanda donantes que se comprometan a integrar ese Fondo. Sin perjuicio de _x000D__x000D_ +ello, se podría también asegurar el acceso a otras fuentes de financiamiento, como el Fondo para el _x000D__x000D_ +Medio Ambiente Mundial (GEF) y el Programa Especial. El financiamiento disponible debería apoyar _x000D__x000D_ +también el desarrollo de políticas de reconversión que resulten necesarias para adecuarse a lo _x000D__x000D_ +establecido por el nuevo instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Todas las acciones que se promuevan deberán contar con el debido sustento académico y científico _x000D__x000D_ +en cuanto a su beneficio ambiental. Las metodologías a aplicar, tales como el Análisis de Ciclo de Vida, _x000D__x000D_ +deberían ser conducidas por equipos independientes de acuerdo a prácticas y normativas _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales, públicas y reconocidas. Por ello, se considera necesaria la conformación de un panel _x000D__x000D_ +científico que esté a cargo de zanjar las dudas e inquietudes que vayan surgiendo a lo largo del _x000D__x000D_ +proceso de conformación del instrumento, como en su posterior aplicación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es necesario que en los proyectos esté involucrado el sector privado productivo para que éste _x000D__x000D_ +colabore en la mejora de la gestión de residuos mediante el desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías de _x000D__x000D_ +reciclaje, tales como el “reciclado avanzado”, recuperación y esquemas de Responsabilidad Extendida _x000D__x000D_ +del Productor (REP). El compromiso debería ser integrar a los plásticos en un modelo de economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular: son recursos y, siendo enteramente reciclables, pueden convertirse en nuevos productos, _x000D__x000D_ +conservándose así en el circuito económico y evitando su descarte, en favor del ambiente y de la _x000D__x000D_ +preservación de recursos naturales. La transición a un modelo de economía circular debe valerse de la _x000D__x000D_ +aplicación del ecodiseño mediante la cual los productos son pensados y diseñados abarcando todo el _x000D__x000D_ +ciclo de vida, consumidos de manera responsable y gestionados al final de su vida útil con el objeto de _x000D__x000D_ +integrar las corrientes de recuperación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La economía circular debe ser entendida como uno de los enfoques posibles para lograr los objetivos _x000D__x000D_ +del instrumento, teniendo en cuenta todos los elementos previstos sobre el tema en la Resolución _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/EA.4/Res.1, que señala “la importancia de promover las modalidades de consumo y producción _x000D__x000D_ +sostenibles, en particular, aunque no exclusivamente, por medio de la economía circular y otros _x000D__x000D_ +modelos económicos sostenibles, y de la aplicación del Marco Decenal de Programas sobre _x000D__x000D_ +Modalidades de Consumo y Producción Sostenible”, y reconoce “la variedad de políticas que los _x000D__x000D_ +países aplican para avanzar hacia modalidades de consumo y producción sostenibles, como la _x000D__x000D_ +eficiencia en el uso de los recursos, la economía circular, la gestión sostenible de los materiales y las _x000D__x000D_ +“tres erres” (reducir, reutilizar, reciclar)”. Se propone incluir la referencia al Marco Decenal de _x000D__x000D_ +Programas sobre los Patrones de Consumo y Producción Sostenibles, el cual incorpora el contexto _x000D__x000D_ +apropiado para analizar la cuestión, incluyendo la reafirmación del principio de responsabilidades _x000D__x000D_ +comunes pero diferenciadas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +No debería haber una solución única para todas las regiones y países y, por lo tanto, se necesita _x000D__x000D_ +flexibilidad para que cada gobierno dentro del marco del Acuerdo Global, pueda aplicar y encuentre _x000D__x000D_ +soluciones relevantes a nivel local. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La educación es la clave para construir un mundo sin desperdicios. Se requiere impulsar la educación _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental local referida a información e impacto de los plásticos en el medio ambiente y la _x000D__x000D_ +participación ciudadana. Los plásticos no pertenecen al ambiente y no deben, bajo ningún concepto, _x000D__x000D_ +desecharse o abandonarse en el medio ambiente para evitar que afecten los ciclos naturales de las _x000D__x000D_ +especies y los ecosistemas. La presencia de plásticos en cursos de agua o en sitios donde la fauna se _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +alimenta es consecuencia de los malos hábitos de consumo y descarte por parte de los consumidores _x000D__x000D_ +y por la ineficacia de los sistemas de gestión, recolección y recuperación de los residuos. En _x000D__x000D_ +consecuencia, resulta clave la incorporación del concepto de consumo sostenible y sus políticas _x000D__x000D_ +derivadas para lograr una efectiva aplicación del futuro instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El futuro Convenio debería poder abordar la problemática causada por las artes de pesca, y promover _x000D__x000D_ +las prácticas responsables a bordo de los buques, con una mirada ecosistémica. Asimismo, debería _x000D__x000D_ +fortalecer las capacidades de los municipios costeros, de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y de _x000D__x000D_ +pescadores artesanales en la temática de basura marina y su impacto en la biodiversidad. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, debe incluir provisiones para fortalecer la acción de los recicladores de base, el apoyo a _x000D__x000D_ +sistemas locales de reciclado – incluyendo apoyo para elaboración de normativa asociada a la _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilidad extendida del productor en el financiamiento de estos sistemas -, y redes de _x000D__x000D_ +comercialización, y la valorización de corrientes de residuos especiales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +971,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41809/Lybiasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Libya'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of the State of Libya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +● 6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +● 10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Libya _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Salih Diryaq _x000D__x000D_ +INC National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: The objective of the treaty has been adequately outlined in the UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14. It is long-term elimination of plastic pollution in all ecosystems in order to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health, and avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the _x000D__x000D_ +human activities dependent on them, taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration on Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities, and _x000D__x000D_ +including provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the following elements should be included: _x000D__x000D_ +● Promoting the sustainable production and consumption of plastics through the creation of a _x000D__x000D_ +non-toxic circular economy for plastics, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +● Providing financial and technical resources, technology transfer, and capacity building, especially _x000D__x000D_ +in developing countries, for the smooth and effective implementation of treaty measures. _x000D__x000D_ +● Increasing knowledge through awareness-raising, education and information exchange among _x000D__x000D_ +regional and national stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +● Considering the diverse social, economic, and security conditions across nations, to adopt a _x000D__x000D_ +holistic approach that takes into account the needs of all countries. This approach allows for _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility through provisions that give countries discretion in implementing their commitments, _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring that each nation can tailor their efforts to best fit their unique circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Focusing on addressing the plastic pollution from a life cycle approach, the following core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and control measures need to be included in the future objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is a correlation between the three main factors related to plastics: production, consumption, and _x000D__x000D_ +waste. Increased consumption leads to increased production and increased waste. This is the equation _x000D__x000D_ +in simplified form, so a comprehensive approach must take all of these factors into account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Measures and obligations can be clustered into three distinct groups based on the specific results in _x000D__x000D_ +phases of the plastic life cycle they are expected to deliver: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Elimination and minimization of the total volume of high-risk and leakage-prone plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and materials. _x000D__x000D_ +b) Circulation and creation of closed loops for necessary plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +c) The safe collection, management and disposal of plastic products at the end of use. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the main objective of the instrument, the following core obligations and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures need should be included, which can be divided into three phases: _x000D__x000D_ +Drying up the sources of toxic plastic products: _x000D__x000D_ +● Phase out the production, use and trade of toxic plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +● Controlling the export and import of raw materials for single-use plastic products, while finding _x000D__x000D_ +available and accessible alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +● Establish a mechanism to ensure a fair and equitable transition for informal waste workers and _x000D__x000D_ +impacted communities, particularly in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Improve waste management: _x000D__x000D_ +● Reducing the production of plastic waste at the source by encouraging initiatives to find _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to various plastic products, for example packaging and shopping bags. _x000D__x000D_ +● Promotion of Environmentally Sound Management of plastic waste and classify it into categories _x000D__x000D_ +based on its characteristics and the degree of its danger to the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +● Regional and international agreements to prevent the transport of plastic waste across the seas _x000D__x000D_ +and estuaries. _x000D__x000D_ +● The instrument should include an approach to combating the movement of plastic waste across _x000D__x000D_ +seas and estuaries. _x000D__x000D_ +● A mechanism to ban or control the transfer of plastic waste across the seas and estuaries. _x000D__x000D_ +● Funding awareness raising campaigns about the effects of plastic pollution on the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and human health, and encouraging them to Refuse, Reduce, and Reuse (3Rs). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Building and strengthening national capacities through exchanging visits and training courses on _x000D__x000D_ +combating plastic and reducing its effects. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote plastic circulation: _x000D__x000D_ +● Reducing overall pollution by increasing the circulation of non-toxic plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +● Promote the collection, sorting and recycling of plastics in an environmentally sound manner. _x000D__x000D_ +● Encourage stakeholder initiatives in the collection, classification and recycling of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +● Controlling production and recycling of plastics containing toxic chemicals to allow for a non-_x000D__x000D_ +toxic circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +Countries should, as deemed appropriate, take measures to ensure the effective implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +this initiative. These measures can take the form of national strategies, legal reforms, administrative _x000D__x000D_ +decisions, and initiatives that aim to ensure a smooth transition for vulnerable groups. Some examples _x000D__x000D_ +of such measures include: _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans: _x000D__x000D_ +The national action plan should include an integrated roadmap that is in line with the objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The detailed designs and mechanisms for the action plan should be put in place to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the common obligation in a way that is most appropriate to national circumstances. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition, the instrument should include the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +● Develop action plans based on the circular economy in consultation with national stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +● Made mandatory on all parties to meet their obligations within deadlines according to phases _x000D__x000D_ +for the completion of the national action plan, and establishing a mechanism for reviewing and _x000D__x000D_ +updating it. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and Evaluation Measures: _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and evaluation is one of the most important implementation measures as it provides strong _x000D__x000D_ +indications of the effectiveness of measures being implemented by all parties. In this context, a clear _x000D__x000D_ +reporting mechanism and a specific time frame should be established in order to verify and evaluate _x000D__x000D_ +the progress achieved. _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the effectiveness of the instrument and effective national reporting : _x000D__x000D_ +● Establish a robust legal framework to clearly define responsibilities related to the national _x000D__x000D_ +reporting process. _x000D__x000D_ +● Empower national and local stakeholders by strengthening their efforts to report data from _x000D__x000D_ +regular monitoring and assessment programs on marine litter. _x000D__x000D_ +● Enhance national capacities to report quality-assured data, with a specific focus on areas that _x000D__x000D_ +are hotspots for marine litter. _x000D__x000D_ +● Create a national database or platform as a centralized repository for regular national _x000D__x000D_ +assessment reporting. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +Lack of Data on Plastic Waste and Production: Data collection Mechanism: _x000D__x000D_ +Many countries, particularly developing countries, lack reliable data on the volume and types of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste, as well as the volume of plastic product production, import, and consumption. To address this _x000D__x000D_ +gap in knowledge, the instrument should establish a mechanism to support scientific research and the _x000D__x000D_ +creation of national databases. This will help to expand our understanding of the state and impact of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +● Strong involvement of the private sector and Civil Societies to strengthen initiatives toward _x000D__x000D_ +changing consumer attitudes. _x000D__x000D_ +● Reinforcement of research studies on green innovations, impacts of marine litter and plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(macro, micro and nano plastics) on marine environment and risks on marine life and human _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +On Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +● Establish a financial mechanism (similar to the MLF model of the Montreal Protocol) that _x000D__x000D_ +provides for predictable, accessible, adequate and timely financial resources and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, including free technology transfer, to developing country Parties on a grant and _x000D__x000D_ +concessional basis as identified in the needs assessment by developing countries’ action plans _x000D__x000D_ +and other documents by the secretariat of the treaty with identified sources and facilitated _x000D__x000D_ +access modalities, providing a full package that allows for delivering the global and national _x000D__x000D_ +goals, operating under the authority of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +● Developed countries shall contribute to the Fund established. _x000D__x000D_ +● Ensure access to financing on a concessional basis from multinational financial institutions and _x000D__x000D_ +shall subsidize producer parties with lack of handling and recycling/transformative capacities _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +● Promote multilateral cooperation for proper management of this mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +On Technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +● Technical assistance in terms of providing guidance on best practices can provide support for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of policies and programs to eliminate plastic pollution and can help to build the _x000D__x000D_ +capacity of all plastic industry stakeholders, including local organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +On Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should establish key subsidiary bodies to support implementation, including: _x000D__x000D_ +● A dedicated scientific, technical and socio-economic assessment bodies, operating under the _x000D__x000D_ +authority of the Parties, similar to the model in the Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +● Implementation Committee to consider and report on on-compliance with the provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty reporting and control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +On other measures _x000D__x000D_ +● The treaty should include mechanisms to ensure the resilience of those most vulnerable to the _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of plastic pollution, including coastal communities in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● The instrument should be based on the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities _x000D__x000D_ +and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC), as part of the negotiation models. _x000D__x000D_ +● Extensive awareness campaigns are needed to increase public understanding and awareness _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument's aims and objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +● The instrument should include clear and explicit procedures for proposing, reviewing and _x000D__x000D_ +approving amendments. _x000D__x000D_ +● Similar to the Montreal Protocol, conditions relating to the estimated total volume of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of States should be established for the instrument’s entry into force. _x000D__x000D_ +● To ensure the effectiveness of the instrument it should be based on the pollutant pays principle _x000D__x000D_ +(PPP) as provided for in the Stockholm Declaration. _x000D__x000D_ +● The treaty could include final provisions such as the process for amending the treaty, the _x000D__x000D_ +process for withdrawing from the treaty, and the dispute resolution process. _x000D__x000D_ +● Adequate means of implementation through additional and predictable financial assistance _x000D__x000D_ +provided through multilateral funds established for that purpose as well as capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +and technical assistance including technology transfer and deployment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +972,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41810/USsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['United States Of America'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ +Submission by the United States of America _x000D__x000D_ +February 13, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States is pleased to present its views on potential options for elements of an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution for consideration at INC-2. We _x000D__x000D_ +thank the Secretariat in advance for drawing on these views in its preparation of a document with _x000D__x000D_ +potential options for elements of the instrument for INC-2. We also note our appreciation for the _x000D__x000D_ +many observers who provided their thoughtful written input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States envisions an ambitious, innovative, and country-driven instrument that will _x000D__x000D_ +result in near-term and lasting meaningful reductions of plastic pollution entering the _x000D__x000D_ +environment through a combination of legally binding obligations, commitments, and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches. We support robust engagement by INC Members in the negotiation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to take both common and nationally determined actions to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize the value of stakeholder input to inform the development, and support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of, a modern and successful instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the document on options for potential elements of the instrument for INC-2, the United _x000D__x000D_ +States proposes the Secretariat use the following potential elements to facilitate discussions at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2, without prejudice to their eventual order or categorization within the instrument and with _x000D__x000D_ +some adjustments to the terminology presented in INC.1/5. These potential elements are: _x000D__x000D_ +preamble; definitions; objective; obligations, commitments, and voluntary approaches; national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans; national reporting; science, technology, and innovation; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness raising, education, and exchange of information; effectiveness evaluation; means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation (including financial mechanism); compliance; governing body; subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies; secretariat; and final provisions. This organization would remove the additional _x000D__x000D_ +categorical headings introduced by document INC.1/5 (i.e., introductory elements, _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures, institutional arrangements). As shown below, the United States has _x000D__x000D_ +used this approach in the organization of this submission. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to the Secretariat’s document providing detailed conceptual options, ideas, _x000D__x000D_ +and/or examples of such elements for consideration by Members that will facilitate discussions at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2, taking care to reflect the range of views provided in Member submissions, and without _x000D__x000D_ +prejudging what the committee might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The Secretariat document should not provide draft text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should have a concise preamble that provides the underlying rationale for the _x000D__x000D_ +operational provisions set out in the instrument. The preamble should cogently recognize plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution as a global and transboundary issue that requires a coordinated global response. We _x000D__x000D_ +support recognizing the need to end plastic pollution, including through efforts aimed at _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating the release of plastic into the environment by 2040. We can also envision discussion _x000D__x000D_ +of whether the preamble might underscore the ubiquitous role of plastics in the economy; the _x000D__x000D_ +impact of plastic pollution on the environment, including the marine environment, and its related _x000D__x000D_ +risks to human health and adverse effects on human well-being; the economic and social impacts _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution; the beneficial role of plastic, including for human health and food safety, _x000D__x000D_ +among other sectors; the importance of addressing adverse impacts from plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +disproportionately borne by marginalized and underrepresented communities within Parties’ _x000D__x000D_ +respective jurisdictions; the importance of mitigating risks to livelihoods from transiting to more _x000D__x000D_ +circular approaches for plastics; and perhaps brief references encouraging further relevant efforts _x000D__x000D_ +to combat plastic pollution in other international fora. We would welcome discussion on the _x000D__x000D_ +preamble after substantive provisions of the instrument are further developed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument may require a section for definitions, although it is too early to negotiate _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion of any specific defined terms. The need for specific defined terms should be _x000D__x000D_ +determined by the content of the substantive provisions of the instrument, in particular to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +the clarity of its provisions and to facilitate their implementation. We would welcome discussion _x000D__x000D_ +on definitions after substantive provisions of the instrument are further developed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective should succinctly convey what the instrument is intended to achieve and be of _x000D__x000D_ +enduring relevance. We support an objective focused on the protection of human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from plastic pollution. The provisions of the instrument should be developed with _x000D__x000D_ +an eye toward achieving the objective and facilitating an assessment of whether the instrument is _x000D__x000D_ +achieving its objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Operative paragraph 3 and the third preambular paragraph of UNEA resolution 5/14 establish the _x000D__x000D_ +scope of the negotiating mandate for a future instrument as plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, with plastic pollution understood to include microplastics. The United _x000D__x000D_ +States also recognizes that this scope does not exclude consideration of the impact of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, in addition to protecting our ocean. We also _x000D__x000D_ +underscore that the resolution is clear that this instrument should not be duplicative of other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations, commitments, and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States envisions the global instrument containing a range of ambitious provisions – _x000D__x000D_ +including legally binding obligations, commitments, and voluntary approaches – designed to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent and reduce the amount of plastic pollution entering the global environment. We see a _x000D__x000D_ +wide range of such provisions, some of which could call on all Parties to implement actions in a _x000D__x000D_ +similar manner, and others of which could include a range of possible actions that Parties could _x000D__x000D_ +take domestically towards specific outcomes called for in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument’s obligations, commitments, and voluntary approaches should strive to promote _x000D__x000D_ +the sustainable production and consumption of plastic, increase plastic circularity in a manner _x000D__x000D_ +that is protective of human health and the environment, and strengthen the environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste. We recognize that many of these actions, when taken _x000D__x000D_ +together, could also drive down the demand for plastic. Taken as a whole, the instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +be sufficiently flexible to allow for different solutions to address different problems at the _x000D__x000D_ +various stages of the lifecycle, taking into account national circumstances. We believe that _x000D__x000D_ +prescriptive measures alone would not sufficiently accommodate the diversity of consumer and _x000D__x000D_ +social behaviors, production practices, and environmental factors across countries. We also _x000D__x000D_ +recognize the importance of using approaches that are science- and evidence-based in how _x000D__x000D_ +Parties take action on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Examples of potential areas for obligations and commitments within the instrument that the _x000D__x000D_ +United States has been considering include, but are not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Measures to enhance the circularity of plastic, including through reuse. _x000D__x000D_ +• Measures to foster innovation and incentivize sustainable or green chemistry to further _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the use of hazardous substances in plastic and further the development of more _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternatives to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• Processes for working with stakeholders, international organizations, and others to _x000D__x000D_ +consider product design and develop transparent labeling of plastic products that can _x000D__x000D_ +enable informed consumer choices and facilitate reuse and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +• Public procurement policies or other approaches that prevent and reduce the generation of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, including from single-use plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• Measures to publish and update, in a transparent manner, relevant and available _x000D__x000D_ +information on plastic production, use, and additives, consistent with national laws. _x000D__x000D_ +• Measures to strengthen environmentally sound management of plastic waste, including _x000D__x000D_ +actions to prevent and reduce the generation of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +• Measures to strengthen demand for secondary plastics to facilitate environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +plastic scrap recycling, including by using public procurement to drive demand for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products containing higher recycled content levels, where feasible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should not directly establish standards because such activities are more _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate for, and would duplicate the work of, existing international standard-setting bodies _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., ISO, ASTM). Cooperation and other approaches to encourage such other bodies to _x000D__x000D_ +undertake activities on standards could be considered. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be obligated to develop and communicate a national action plan that outlines _x000D__x000D_ +how it will contribute to the achievement of the instrument’s objective, including how it intends _x000D__x000D_ +to implement obligations specified in the instrument with regard to preventing, reducing, or _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating plastic pollution. Parties should also describe planned implementation of other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant provisions specified in the instrument, including voluntary approaches that best fit their _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances. The United States views national action plans as a mechanism to foster _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious action, whereby Parties can identify and address sources of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the lifecycle of plastic in ways that are most suited to their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +This approach allows for greater flexibility, adaptability, innovation, and timeliness of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. It can also support regional and international cooperation through information _x000D__x000D_ +sharing on effective policies, legislation, regulations, and other efforts to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should obligate Parties to update their respective plans regularly (e.g., every five _x000D__x000D_ +years). The instrument should call on Parties to demonstrate continued progress and increased _x000D__x000D_ +ambition over time via their successive national action plans, taking into account, among other _x000D__x000D_ +things, developments in science and innovation. The instrument should call for the development _x000D__x000D_ +of procedures for Parties to promote transparency and understanding regarding the elements of _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans and their implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each national action plan should include well-defined actions to prevent, reduce, or eliminate _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in a manner that is tailored to the Party’s circumstances, including with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to how to implement the obligations, commitments, and voluntary approaches specified in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The actions outlined in such national actions plans could include administrative, _x000D__x000D_ +legislative, policy, regulatory, or other approaches. These might address a range of areas, _x000D__x000D_ +including, among other things, improving product design, ecolabeling, public procurement, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled content levels in plastic products, the management of plastic waste, and programs to _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize recycling and reuse (e.g., extended producer responsibility approaches). While _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans should contain common elements, we note that the INC will need to _x000D__x000D_ +consider to what extent such common elements should be specified in the text of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +versus decided by the governing body of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We envision each plan addressing, at a minimum, the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• National goal(s) relating to the Party’s contribution to the achievement of the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. Such goals could be timebound and measurable, where feasible. _x000D__x000D_ +• Sources and types of plastic pollution to be addressed through a Party’s national action _x000D__x000D_ +plan. _x000D__x000D_ +• Nationally determined actions, including regulations, policies, programs, measures, and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary approaches. We would expect descriptions of such actions to include, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, associated timelines, targets, and intended outcomes, that should facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +the Party’s estimation of how its actions contribute toward achieving the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Relevant sub-national actions could also be described, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +• Actions to address adverse impacts from plastic pollution disproportionately borne by _x000D__x000D_ +marginalized or underrepresented communities, through the Party’s development, _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, and enforcement, as appropriate, of laws, regulations, and policies. _x000D__x000D_ +• Description of how the Party would assess progress in implementing its national action _x000D__x000D_ +plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should have provisions on mandatory national reporting. The United States _x000D__x000D_ +believes that such reporting obligations can help shed light on the extent to which Parties are _x000D__x000D_ +individually contributing to the achievement of the instrument’s objective and complying with _x000D__x000D_ +their obligations under the instrument. The governing body of the instrument should be able to _x000D__x000D_ +use the reporting information generated to assess the overall progress of the instrument in _x000D__x000D_ +achieving its objective and to contribute to the evaluation of the effectiveness of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +The United States believes that, as a general matter, any national reporting requirements of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Be binding on all Parties; _x000D__x000D_ +• Serve a clear purpose; _x000D__x000D_ +• Be precise; _x000D__x000D_ +• Be relevant to specific obligations of the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +• Promote transparency; _x000D__x000D_ +• Promote accountability; _x000D__x000D_ +• Establish a regular cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +• Be based on readily available information (both at a global and country level); _x000D__x000D_ +• Be broadly applicable to all Parties to ensure that sufficient data is available for the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body to evaluate and make future decisions for the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +• Avoid duplicative reporting available through other multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements, fora, or generally accessible global databases; and _x000D__x000D_ +• Be manageable and not too burdensome, to avoid unduly drawing resources away from _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of substantive provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States supports a reporting obligation that requires the regular provision of relevant _x000D__x000D_ +information by Parties. Depending on the substantive provision being reported on, such _x000D__x000D_ +information could include information on aspects of the lifecycle of plastic; science, technology, _x000D__x000D_ +and innovation; and awareness raising, education and exchange of information. With regards to _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans, the United States supports an obligation for each Party to report on the _x000D__x000D_ +progress achieved on implementation of all elements of its national action plan, including _x000D__x000D_ +progress towards achieving any goals or targets set out in the plan. Such reporting should be _x000D__x000D_ +done transparently to demonstrate the progress the Party is making under its plan and inform _x000D__x000D_ +periodic assessments of the effectiveness of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +During the INC process, consideration will need to be given to which aspects of any reporting _x000D__x000D_ +obligations are outlined in the instrument text and which aspects would be left to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body to determine, such as the details of how and when reporting should occur. While there are _x000D__x000D_ +benefits to codifying aspects of reporting in the instrument text itself, there are also benefits to _x000D__x000D_ +providing the governing body flexibility to adjust such aspects over time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Where possible, such aspects could include a standardized format for reporting and a set of _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized methodologies and measurements, metrics, and indicators to measure progress under _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument, as well as progress in the implementation of national action plans, building on _x000D__x000D_ +existing data collection activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Science, technology, and innovation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States recognizes the important role of science and the significant amount of global _x000D__x000D_ +research needed to fill critical knowledge gaps related to the lifecycle of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. The instrument should have provisions to encourage Parties to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination of research to improve understanding of plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including, inter alia, monitoring and modeling the fate and transport of plastic in environmental _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +compartments, environmental impacts, potential adverse human health outcomes, and the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic, and socioeconomic consequences and effectiveness of specific _x000D__x000D_ +interventions throughout the lifecycle of plastic. This should also include improving the _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of production and consumption of plastic, including, inter alia, lifecycle analysis _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and their alternatives, and the circularity of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include provisions for Parties to promote cooperation and coordination on _x000D__x000D_ +technological innovation, including on product design, materials, and manufacturing processes; _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, green chemistry, and circular approaches related to plastics; and other technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements for environmentally sustainable and cost-effective approaches to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution at local, regional, and global scales. The instrument should also promote sharing of _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and greater understanding of best practices, policies, and interventions to enhance _x000D__x000D_ +Parties’ efforts to address plastic pollution across the plastics lifecycle. The instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +seek to leverage contributions from the private sector, scientific community, international _x000D__x000D_ +technical and scientific bodies, and others on such issues in combating plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These efforts can help inform the instrument’s governing body, as well as national and sub-_x000D__x000D_ +national governments and stakeholders, to make informed decisions on how best to combat _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. The instrument should allow Parties the flexibility to incorporate new _x000D__x000D_ +information as it becomes available in their approaches to addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States believes that the plastic pollution problem cannot be solved by national _x000D__x000D_ +governments alone and supports involvement from stakeholders in the instrument, including civil _x000D__x000D_ +society, the private sector, the informal sector, indigenous peoples, academia, and subnational _x000D__x000D_ +governments. Stakeholder involvement should include the most affected local communities, _x000D__x000D_ +with a focus on particularly affected community members, including women and children; and _x000D__x000D_ +workers and unions, including informal waste workers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In considering the possible approaches for engaging stakeholders under the instrument, we note _x000D__x000D_ +the importance of promoting public participation and awareness throughout the process, access _x000D__x000D_ +to information, and open dialogue through formal and informal mechanisms. We support _x000D__x000D_ +accreditation of stakeholders to meetings related to implementation of the instrument, with the _x000D__x000D_ +opportunity to speak and organize side meetings. We also recognize the important role _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders may play in any subsidiary bodies that might be established, such as acting as _x000D__x000D_ +advisors to subsidiary bodies focused on scientific or technical aspects of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Multi-stakeholder action agenda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish an innovative multi-stakeholder action agenda to complement _x000D__x000D_ +the actions taken by Parties in support of the objective of the instrument. Such an action agenda _x000D__x000D_ +should seek to promote ambitious actions to address plastic pollution and promote cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +with a wide variety of stakeholders. Objectives of the action agenda could potentially include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Promote high-level stakeholder engagement in a new legally binding instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +• Promote ambitious actions by stakeholders to address plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +• Mobilize stakeholder financial and technical resources to contribute to achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +• Promote cooperation at the global, regional, and local levels; _x000D__x000D_ +• Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable solutions; _x000D__x000D_ +• Raise awareness with a wide variety of audiences; _x000D__x000D_ +• Build on existing stakeholder efforts; and _x000D__x000D_ +• Inform the instrument’s governing body decisions on implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some potential considerations for aspects of the action agenda could include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• A High-Level Forum to serve as a platform for major stakeholder announcements and to _x000D__x000D_ +build relationships between government leaders and senior management from stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. The High-Level Forum could meet as appropriate on the margins of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s governing body and enable government and stakeholder leaders to share _x000D__x000D_ +experiences, announce new projects, interact on topics related to combating plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, and highlight successes to develop, replicate, and scale sustainable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +The Forum would provide an opportunity for stakeholders to showcase and celebrate _x000D__x000D_ +high-level commitments and progress to combat plastic pollution. The Forum could also _x000D__x000D_ +be accompanied by events demonstrating innovation in technologies, goods, and services _x000D__x000D_ +to promote the sustainable production and consumption of plastic and combat plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, and to increase environmentally sound management of plastic waste. The _x000D__x000D_ +Forum should also review whether prior commitments to action have been met. _x000D__x000D_ +• A portal on stakeholder actions to share information and publicize stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +contributions to achieving the objective of the global instrument. The portal could _x000D__x000D_ +provide additional opportunities to strengthen connections among stakeholders, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +national governments, foster innovation, and facilitate further action and cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +among those working towards similar commitments. _x000D__x000D_ +• Periodic progress reports to the instrument’s governing body to share information directly _x000D__x000D_ +with Parties and to provide input beyond the traditional stakeholder engagement models _x000D__x000D_ +of other multilateral environmental agreements. This information could include self-_x000D__x000D_ +reported progress on commitments, descriptions of new actions and responses, and expert _x000D__x000D_ +input on specific topics. The governing body could also encourage stakeholders to take _x000D__x000D_ +action in specific focus areas or to provide technical information. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To support the organization of activities of the action agenda, further consideration will need to _x000D__x000D_ +be given to its budget once the substantive role of the action agenda is further developed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include provisions on awareness raising, education, and information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange that facilitate public outreach and understanding in addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Where possible, activities undertaken should have demonstrated evidence of success in _x000D__x000D_ +preventing and reducing plastic pollution and could include consumer behavior change _x000D__x000D_ +campaigns, training, education, public awareness, public participation, and public access to _x000D__x000D_ +information. Educational opportunities should be geared towards enabling consumers and the _x000D__x000D_ +public to make better decisions about plastic use and disposal, rather than just sharing resources _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +about the impacts of plastic pollution. Such educational opportunities could increase public _x000D__x000D_ +engagement and support for policies addressing plastic pollution, as well as facilitating _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with relevant domestic laws and regulations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties and others should be encouraged to actively promote the sharing of information on, for _x000D__x000D_ +example, sustainable consumption and production, environmentally sound waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +sources of plastic pollution, human and animal exposures to plastic pollution, associated risks, _x000D__x000D_ +and reduction options, among policy makers, stakeholders, and the public. The INC could _x000D__x000D_ +consider the role of the Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML) and _x000D__x000D_ +other multistakeholder entities in supporting awareness-raising, education, and exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States supports a robust, science-based, transparent, and cost-effective effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation of the aggregate actions taken under the instrument that is based on consistent and _x000D__x000D_ +reliable data. The instrument could include an article on an effectiveness evaluation and remain _x000D__x000D_ +non-prescriptive as to how the evaluation would be conducted and organized. Such an approach _x000D__x000D_ +could define a limited number of key parameters, such as sources of information and frequency _x000D__x000D_ +of evaluations, and call for the governing body to define other aspects of the evaluation at a later _x000D__x000D_ +date. An effectiveness evaluation could be based on information from the following potential _x000D__x000D_ +sources: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• National reporting under the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +• Scientific and socioeconomic assessments related to plastic pollution, and _x000D__x000D_ +• Relevant information on any challenges Parties may be experiencing in complying with _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument’s obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The effectiveness evaluation should be a scientific and technical process (rather than a policy-_x000D__x000D_ +making process) that relies on existing information and/or data, rather than generating new data. _x000D__x000D_ +The scale of the evaluation should be global and focus on the effectiveness of aggregate actions _x000D__x000D_ +under the instrument to achieve the objective. Any outcomes should be technical in nature, and _x000D__x000D_ +it would be the role of the governing body to consider any policy matters in light of the _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation’s findings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Careful consideration should be given to how the timing for such a process would be sequenced _x000D__x000D_ +in relation to other processes (e.g., timelines for communicating and updating national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans, national reporting, and any scientific assessments) to maximize the value of the exercise _x000D__x000D_ +by incorporating the most recent information available. The first evaluation should be scheduled _x000D__x000D_ +to give sufficient time for measurable progress attributable to the instrument’s implementation to _x000D__x000D_ +manifest and be measured. The periodicity of evaluations should allow time to measure new and _x000D__x000D_ +additional progress in implementation as well as changes in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation, including financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Overall, the United States recognizes the critical roles that means of implementation (MoI), _x000D__x000D_ +including a financial mechanism, will play in ending plastic discharge into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer under voluntary and mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms are important contributions to the instrument’s eventual effective implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +MoI should prioritize activities that result in transformational action in addressing the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics, particularly in countries with significant plastic pollution issues. MoI _x000D__x000D_ +should focus financial assistance on those countries with the most limited capacity and resources _x000D__x000D_ +to address them, and not provide financial assistance to the world’s very largest economies. We _x000D__x000D_ +understand that this support could be delivered through new and existing multilateral, regional, _x000D__x000D_ +subregional, bilateral, and national arrangements, including regional and subregional centres, and _x000D__x000D_ +through partnerships, including involving the private sector. Stimulating locally appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +innovations along the plastic lifecycle may be a particularly important role for MoI in this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have reservations about supporting the development of separate mechanisms on capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance, or technology transfer, where their siloed nature can limit _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness. In our view, capacity-building should be country-driven, based on and responsive _x000D__x000D_ +to national needs, and foster country ownership by Parties, including at the national, subnational, _x000D__x000D_ +and local levels. Capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer activities _x000D__x000D_ +should be well communicated among and between the Parties. It will be important that the _x000D__x000D_ +eventual instrument references the contributions of the private sector and subnational entities to _x000D__x000D_ +further these activities, as well as their critical role in finance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ideal institutional structure for the financial mechanism will be significantly guided by the _x000D__x000D_ +development of substantive obligations for the instrument, which will only become clear later in _x000D__x000D_ +the INC process. The United States is currently open to considering a range of institutional _x000D__x000D_ +structures for the financial mechanism, including being based at an existing institution, being a _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated multilateral fund, or some combination of the two. The financial mechanism should _x000D__x000D_ +provide support toward the agreed incremental costs of meeting the instrument’s obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States recognizes that effectively addressing plastic pollution will require a financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism capable of flexibly prioritizing financial assistance for those countries that most need _x000D__x000D_ +it and for those activities most effective at contributing to the instrument’s objective. Such a _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism should be capable of receiving contributions from a broad country donor base that _x000D__x000D_ +reflects current economic realities, as well as accepting contributions from the private sector. _x000D__x000D_ +Given that current and projected plastic use, as well as current and future capacities to manage _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, vary significantly across countries and will vary over time, the ability to _x000D__x000D_ +strategically program limited financial mechanism resources will be key. Assistance provided _x000D__x000D_ +through the financial mechanism additionally takes place within a dynamic finance landscape _x000D__x000D_ +that includes private sector, bilateral and multilateral funding, and development assistance across _x000D__x000D_ +the full lifecycle of plastics. It will be critical that the instrument references the financial flows _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ +provided by these entities and that the financial mechanism play a clear, additive, and _x000D__x000D_ +complementary role to these financial flows. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States supports including a provision in the instrument establishing a compliance _x000D__x000D_ +process, once there is further clarity with respect to the nature of the substantive obligations that _x000D__x000D_ +Parties would undertake. The primary goal for a compliance process is to ensure that it promotes _x000D__x000D_ +the effectiveness of the instrument, including the achievement of its objective. Key _x000D__x000D_ +characteristics that we believe would be integral to a successful compliance process include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• A focus on facilitating compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +• Equal application to all Parties, with any differentiation based on the nature of obligations _x000D__x000D_ +rather than the circumstances of the Party; _x000D__x000D_ +• Simplicity and efficiency; and _x000D__x000D_ +• A transparent process with ultimate decisions in the hands of Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish a governing body as the main decision-making authority under _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument, such as a “Conference of the Parties” (COP), and should provide for the _x000D__x000D_ +convening of ordinary and extraordinary meetings of that governing body. The general _x000D__x000D_ +authorities and functions could include reviewing and evaluating implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument; establishing subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument; cooperating, where appropriate, with competent international organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies; reviewing information made available to it, _x000D__x000D_ +such as through national reporting and subsidiary bodies; and considering any matters related to _x000D__x000D_ +compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should direct the governing body to adopt rules of procedure for itself, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +other decisions relating to the implementation of the instrument. We would also support a _x000D__x000D_ +provision allowing for the attendance and participation by observers in the meetings of the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +973,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41811/Kenyasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Kenya'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Ayub Macharia _x000D__x000D_ +Director, Environmental Education and Awareness _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10th February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: The objective of the treaty should be based on the need to project human health _x000D__x000D_ +and environment from adverse impacts of plastic pollution. The objective of the treaty must also _x000D__x000D_ +carry the spirit of the UNEA resolution of ending plastic pollution in all environments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve the goal of the resolution to end plastic pollution, the treaty objective may include/state _x000D__x000D_ +the intention of reducing plastic production which include materials and products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics contain various chemicals additives which studies have shown to be toxic and can affect _x000D__x000D_ +endocrine system. Some of these chemicals are persistent organic pollutants among other toxic _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals. Therefore, the objective of the treaty must be based on a precautionary principle and right _x000D__x000D_ +to know (transparency). With a clear and ambitious objective, this will provide clear direction to the _x000D__x000D_ +measures that the convention will have in ending plastic pollution in the spirit of the UNEA 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Focusing on addressing the plastic pollution from a life cycle approach, the following core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and control measures need to be included in the future objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream: _x000D__x000D_ +In the upstream phase of the life cycle, the core obligations and control measures should be related to _x000D__x000D_ +the following: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polymer production, consumption and use _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Raw materials sourcing _x000D__x000D_ +In this, treaty articles should specify core obligations and control measures that should include; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking types and volumes of plastics feedstocks, polymers, processed plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking the ingredients of plastics (both the polymers and the additives) throughout the supply _x000D__x000D_ +chain _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Restrict the use of plastics polymers and/or additives with certain toxic characteristics either _x000D__x000D_ +based on a positive/negative list or based on sustainability criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream _x000D__x000D_ +In the midstream phase of the life cycle, the core obligations and control measures should focus on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +product design and use related to plastic products themselves, including their design, use and _x000D__x000D_ +reuse _x000D__x000D_ +In this, the treaty articles should specify core obligations on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prohibit the production and recycling of plastics containing toxic chemicals to allow for a non-_x000D__x000D_ +toxic circular economy _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream _x000D__x000D_ +In the downstream phase of the life cycle, the core obligations and control measures should focus on; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management and treatment related to the environmentally sound management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +In this, the treaty articles should specify core obligations and control measures that: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic waste in line with resource _x000D__x000D_ +efficiency. To prevent the production and releases of toxic emissions from plastics waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Policies should prevent the following dangerous practices: open burning, incineration, co-_x000D__x000D_ +firing in coal-fired power plants and waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in cement _x000D__x000D_ +kilns, and chemical recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + Agree a definition for ESM that then guides future prohibitions, moratoriums and investment _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, for example to avoid lock-ins to solutions which harm human and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sectoral Strategies _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to core obligations and control measures addressing each phase of the life cycle, sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +strategies should be adopted for specific source of microplastics, fishing gear and agricultural plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +There are two main implementation measures that the treaty should adopt as mandatory. These are _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following elements should be included: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Made mandatory to all parties - meet their obligations and set out additional commitments to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve its national objectives _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Include a review and update mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of national action plans must involve all stakeholders at national level including _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector, civil society institutions, as well as the most affected and vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +populations such as women, waste pickers among others _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +There should be guidelines approved by Conference of Parties for developing national _x000D__x000D_ +inventory and national action plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On National Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty must adopt definitions, formats and methodologies for reporting to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +comparable statistical data and enable assessment of the progress of implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and the effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its objectives. Such reporting _x000D__x000D_ +should cover each phase of the life cycle: upstream, midstream and downstream. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +On Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should adopt a financial mechanism that provides for predictable, adequate and _x000D__x000D_ +timely financial resources and technical assistance, including technology transfer, to developing _x000D__x000D_ +country Parties and Parties with economies in transition on a grant basis _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Such financial assistance under the treaty should be delivered via a dedicated multilateral fund _x000D__x000D_ +established for that purpose, operating under the authority of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should establish key subsidiary bodies to support implementation, including _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated scientific, technical and economic assessment bodies, operating under the authority _x000D__x000D_ +of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On other measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should ensure application of the polluter pays principle and application of a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive EPR system that allows cost-recovery mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should integrate a self financing system through a cascaded EPR system from national, _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international level. _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should promote a robust environmental education and public awareness on plastics _x000D__x000D_ +pollution to achieve the objectives of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +974,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41812/CANADAsubmission.pdf,[],['Canada'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Canada’s Written Submission to the INC on Plastic Pollution (13 February 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CANADA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION: POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR ELEMENTS _x000D__x000D_ +TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING _x000D__x000D_ +INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Canada _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Climate Change Canada _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Cynthia Bainbridge (Cynthia.Bainbridge@ec.gc.ca) _x000D__x000D_ +Sarah Da Silva (Sarah.Dasilva@ec.gc.ca) _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +February 13, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This submission is intended to support the INC Secretariat in developing an options paper on potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements of the global instrument on plastic pollution ahead of the second intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +negotiating committee meeting (INC-2) in May/June 2023 and is not considered an exhaustive list. _x000D__x000D_ +As a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution by 2040, Canada’s submission _x000D__x000D_ +seeks to contribute to an ambitious and effective instrument, with consideration of our _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive national plan to reduce plastic waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Note that a French translation of this submission is forthcoming. _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +End plastic pollution to protect human health and the environment from its adverse impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should be guided by a clear, encompassing and shared objective that reflects _x000D__x000D_ +the critical impetus for ambitious and effective action across the entire lifecycle of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +following a resource efficient and circular economy approach to drive the required systems _x000D__x000D_ +change to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective builds upon the collective recognition by the United Nations Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Assembly (UNEA) to end plastic pollution, as well as the importance of long-term elimination _x000D__x000D_ +of the discharge of litter into the oceans and avoiding its detriment to ecosystems and the _x000D__x000D_ +human activities dependent on them, as per UNEA resolutions 5/14 and 4/6 (reiteration of _x000D__x000D_ +3/7), respectively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This objective also aligns with the approaches taken by other multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements (MEAs), such as the Basel, Stockholm, Rotterdam and Minamata Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Canada’s Written Submission to the INC on Plastic Pollution (13 February 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Ending plastic pollution requires a comprehensive, sustainable, resource efficient and circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy approach that employs a range of complementary solutions spanning the plastics lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +The global community will need to work collaboratively to eliminate unnecessary and problematic _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and associated chemicals, strengthen sustainable consumption and production _x000D__x000D_ +through circular design, production and systems, sustainably manage plastics at their end of life, and _x000D__x000D_ +mitigate and remediate plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effective and sustainable management of plastics will contribute to addressing the triple planetary _x000D__x000D_ +crisis by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserve nature and biodiversity, and reduce pollution _x000D__x000D_ +to protect environmental and human health. It will also elevate new opportunities, grow economies _x000D__x000D_ +and jobs, and strengthen communities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument’s core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches must be ambitious, _x000D__x000D_ +effective, evidence-based, and address the causes and sources of the issue. The provisions in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should also complement existing multilateral environmental agreements (e.g., Basel, _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions), and facilitate global collaboration and engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to Eliminate Unnecessary and Problematic Plastic Products and Chemical Substances _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution prevention measures are critical to stop unnecessary and problematic plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +chemical substances from entering the market place, where they can become a source of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and pose a threat to environmental and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation: Each Party should eliminate or restrict unnecessary and problematic _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and chemical substances, listed in an annex of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria: The instrument should establish criteria to identify unnecessary and problematic _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and chemical substances. The criteria could consider plastics that are: (a) _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found or may be released in the environment as pollution; (b) harmful to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and/or human health; and, (c) difficult to recycle or impede circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to Increase a Resource Efficient and Circular Economy Approach _x000D__x000D_ +Measures are needed to enable a resource efficient and circular economy approach, in alignment _x000D__x000D_ +with the waste hierarchy, to reduce plastic waste and pollution, recirculate the value of needed _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the economy and strengthen systems, including viable secondary markets, to enable _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable consumption and production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation: Each Party should take effective measures to enable sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production of plastic products and support the creation of circular systems. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures could include minimum recycled content requirements, extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility programs, labelling measures, design or production principles, requirements, or _x000D__x000D_ +Canada’s Written Submission to the INC on Plastic Pollution (13 February 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +additional standards or certifications, which support reduction and value recovery processes _x000D__x000D_ +and systems for reuse, refill, repair, remanufacture, refurbishment or recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Target: Parties should establish a target(s) to enable sustainable consumption and production _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic products and support the creation of circular systems. A target could include a _x000D__x000D_ +minimum recycled content requirement for plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria and guidance: The instrument should establish circularity criteria and guidance for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic design and production and to inform measures that encourage, enhance and enable _x000D__x000D_ +value recovery processes and systems, including by major sectors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to Mitigate and Remediate Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions are required to reduce the release of plastic into the environment and address legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, in complementarity with existing instruments. These provisions should identify and _x000D__x000D_ +tackle land and aquatic-based sources of plastic pollution, including microplastics, through _x000D__x000D_ +prevention, reduction and, where appropriate, removal efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation: Each Party should be required to implement and report on national _x000D__x000D_ +measures that prevent, reduce, and remove in an environmentally sound manner where _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate plastic pollution from land and aquatic-based sources, including microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + Guidance: The Conference of the Parties, or a mechanism within it, should develop guidance _x000D__x000D_ +to: (a) prevent and reduce plastics entering the environment from key sources and pathways; _x000D__x000D_ +and, (b) prioritize and conduct environmentally sound removal of plastic pollution on land _x000D__x000D_ +and from waterways and nearshore areas, as well as open water removal of abandoned, lost _x000D__x000D_ +or otherwise discarded fishing gear within national jurisdictions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (e.g., role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans are critical in mobilizing actors and resources strategically and identifying _x000D__x000D_ +targeted measures towards a shared objective. Thus, they will play a key role in implementing the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Canada’s Written Submission to the INC on Plastic Pollution (13 February 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should require the development of national action plans, reflecting country-driven _x000D__x000D_ +approaches in accordance with national circumstances and the objectives and measures of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, as well as identify the elements to be assessed and reported in the plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans should be evidence-based and reflect local, national and regional circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +such as legislative obligations and frameworks; jurisdictional and actor roles; socio-economic data on _x000D__x000D_ +the plastics economy, material flows, and management infrastructure and systems; as well as _x000D__x000D_ +environmental data on plastic pollution. National action plans should include clear objectives, _x000D__x000D_ +measurable targets, specific actions/measures, timelines, lead proponents, and transparent reporting _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms to monitor performance, inform adaptive management, and communicate results. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition, national action plans should be reviewed and strengthened over time, informed by science. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include sound national reporting to ensure accountability, transparency and _x000D__x000D_ +performance monitoring. The reporting mechanism should identify common metrics, facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting at a set common frequency and in a process that will garner data and information _x000D__x000D_ +in a consistent and comparable manner in alignment with the instrument objectives and provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +The reporting should be accessible, complement other relevant global instruments and be subject to _x000D__x000D_ +review, where appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +A compliance mechanism should be established to ensure that Parties remain in continued _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with the instrument and ensure effectiveness of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation are needed to support an evidence-based instrument, strengthen _x000D__x000D_ +the science-policy interface, facilitate information exchange, as well as measure performance. More _x000D__x000D_ +work is needed to strengthen consistent methods and approaches to collect, assess and share data _x000D__x000D_ +and information and continue to advance robust science across disciplines of economic, social and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental science, including traditional, Indigenous and local knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should require cooperation, encourage and/or undertake appropriate research and _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring related to plastic pollution, including assessing plastic consumption, production, material _x000D__x000D_ +flows, sectoral analysis, releases to the environment and its associated potential socio-economic, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and human health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument provisions on science and technical cooperation should align with the objectives, _x000D__x000D_ +measures and approaches identified in the instrument, including informing targets, guidance or other _x000D__x000D_ +provisions, and complement existing initiatives, where appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange, Awareness and Education _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should require Parties, within their capabilities at the local, national, regional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +international level, to cooperate, encourage and/or facilitate awareness raising, education and the _x000D__x000D_ +exchange of information in support of the instrument objective and provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Canada’s Written Submission to the INC on Plastic Pollution (13 February 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) of the United Nations Environment Program _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP) adopted Resolution 5/14, which called for provisions to specify arrangements for capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. Also noting that document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers in passing these elements, it is _x000D__x000D_ +recommended that the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) Secretariat provide more _x000D__x000D_ +detailed information to Member States on options for means of implementation, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration lessons learned from other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), to support _x000D__x000D_ +treaty development at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resource mobilization and financing _x000D__x000D_ +Mobilizing financial support from a wide variety of sources, both public and private, domestically and _x000D__x000D_ +internationally, is important to ensure that all Parties are able to fulfill their obligations under MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +The development and inclusion of provisions for resource mobilization in the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement on plastic pollution in a transparent and ambitious manner is required, including support _x000D__x000D_ +to developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the context of existing mechanisms, Canada supports consideration of the need for a financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to support the implementation and therefore effectiveness and impact of a legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument on plastic pollution. Taking into account the financial landscape, including Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector, and international financial institutions, and in line with the commitments, _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and objectives of the instrument, this financial mechanism should be efficient, responsive, _x000D__x000D_ +adaptive and transparent. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, Canada strongly suggests the exploration of innovative funding instruments and sources, _x000D__x000D_ +including blended finance, to fulfill funding needs identified by Parties, where the private sector could _x000D__x000D_ +play a more significant role along with multilateral development banks and international financial _x000D__x000D_ +institutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +In the context of existing institutional arrangements and delivery mechanisms for capacity-building, _x000D__x000D_ +considerations should be given as to what kind of framework guiding capacity building is most _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate and efficient to facilitate the implementation of the agreement by all Parties. Capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building measures should complement—rather than duplicate—the capacity-building work of other _x000D__x000D_ +bodies and processes in relevant MEAs. Best practices also dictate that technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building need to be mainstreamed throughout projects, activities, and core programming, _x000D__x000D_ +and not promoted and supported as stand-alone activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Canada’s Written Submission to the INC on Plastic Pollution (13 February 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition, gender and human rights _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument and its negotiation should reflect considerations of just transition and the respect of _x000D__x000D_ +human rights, including the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and promote gender equality and diversified _x000D__x000D_ +perspectives, recognizing that marginalized and vulnerable communities are disproportionately _x000D__x000D_ +affected by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Engagement modalities _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusive, meaningful and robust engagement is required. Negotiations and treaty development _x000D__x000D_ +should be informed by the valuable input from stakeholders, including youth, academia, civil society, _x000D__x000D_ +industry as well as Indigenous Peoples and all levels of governments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Amendments _x000D__x000D_ +A strong and ambitious treaty is required that will allow for strengthening to enhance ambition and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. Notwithstanding outstanding discussions on structure for the treaty, the inclusion of _x000D__x000D_ +clear procedures on adoption of amendments, specifying potential process for proposing, reviewing _x000D__x000D_ +and approving amendments is required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +975,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41812/CANADAsubmissionFR.pdf,[],['Canada'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Soumission écrite du Canada au Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique (13 février 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SOUMISSION ÉCRITE DU CANADA : OPTIONS POTENTIELLES D’ÉLÉMENTS EN VUE _x000D__x000D_ +DE L’ÉLABORATION D’UN INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL JURIDIQUEMENT _x000D__x000D_ +CONTRAIGNANT SUR LA POLLUTION PLASTIQUE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nom du pays _x000D__x000D_ +(pour les membres du comité) _x000D__x000D_ +Canada _x000D__x000D_ +Nom de l’organisation _x000D__x000D_ +(pour les observateurs du comité) _x000D__x000D_ +Environnement et Changement climatique Canada _x000D__x000D_ +Personne-ressource et coordonnées _x000D__x000D_ +pour la soumission _x000D__x000D_ +Cynthia Bainbridge (Cynthia.Bainbridge@ec.gc.ca) _x000D__x000D_ +Sarah Da Silva (Sarah.Dasilva@ec.gc.ca) _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13 février 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cette soumission est destinée à aider le secrétariat du CIN à élaborer un document d’options _x000D__x000D_ +potentielles d’éléments en vue de l’élaboration d’un instrument international sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique en amont de la deuxième réunion du Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN-2) _x000D__x000D_ +qui se tiendra en mai/juin 2023. Ce document n’est pas considéré comme étant une liste exhaustive. _x000D__x000D_ +En tant que membre de la coalition de Haute Ambition pour mettre fin à la pollution plastique d’ici _x000D__x000D_ +2040, le Canada vise, par le biais de sa soumission, à contribuer à un instrument ambitieux et efficace, _x000D__x000D_ +qui tienne compte de notre plan national complet de réduction des déchets et de la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Éléments de fond _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objectif _x000D__x000D_ +a) Quel objectif pourrait être fixé dans cet instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Objectif proposé : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mettre fin à la pollution plastique pour protéger la santé humaine et l’environnement de ses _x000D__x000D_ +effets néfastes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Texte explicatif : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument devrait être guidé par un objectif clair, global et commun, qui reflète l’élan _x000D__x000D_ +décisif en faveur d’une action ambitieuse et efficace sur la totalité du cycle de vie des _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques, suivant une approche d’économie circulaire et d’utilisation efficace des _x000D__x000D_ +ressources, afin d’impulser les changements systémiques nécessaires pour éradiquer la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cet objectif s’appuie sur la reconnaissance collective par l’Assemblée des Nations Unies pour _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement (ANUE) de la nécessité de mettre fin à la pollution plastique, ainsi que de _x000D__x000D_ +l’importance de l’élimination à long terme des déversements de détritus dans les océans afin _x000D__x000D_ +d’éviter qu’ils ne nuisent aux écosystèmes et aux activités humaines qui en dépendent, _x000D__x000D_ +conformément aux résolutions 5/14 et 4/6 (réitération de la résolution 3/7) de l’ANUE, _x000D__x000D_ +respectivement. _x000D__x000D_ +Soumission écrite du Canada au Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique (13 février 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cet objectif est en outre conforme aux approches adoptées par d’autres accords _x000D__x000D_ +multilatéraux sur l’environnement (AME), tels que les conventions de Bâle, de Stockholm, de _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam et de Minamata. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Obligations fondamentales, mesures de contrôle et approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ +a) Quelles obligations fondamentales, mesures de contrôle et approches volontaires permettraient _x000D__x000D_ +d’adopter une approche globale pour lutter contre la pollution plastique, y compris dans le milieu _x000D__x000D_ +marin, tout au long de son cycle de vie, conformément aux futurs objectifs de l’instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Pour mettre fin à la pollution plastique, il faut adopter une approche globale, durable, efficace sur le _x000D__x000D_ +plan des ressources et fondée sur l’économie circulaire, faisant appel à un éventail de solutions _x000D__x000D_ +complémentaires couvrant la totalité du cycle de vie des plastiques. La communauté mondiale devra _x000D__x000D_ +travailler en collaboration pour éliminer les produits en plastique inutiles et problématiques ainsi que _x000D__x000D_ +les produits chimiques connexes, renforcer la consommation et la production durables grâce à une _x000D__x000D_ +conception, une production et des systèmes circulaires, gérer durablement les plastiques en fin de vie _x000D__x000D_ +et atténuer la pollution plastique et y remédier, notamment dans le milieu marin. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Une gestion efficace et durable des plastiques contribuera à répondre à la triple crise planétaire en _x000D__x000D_ +diminuant les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, en préservant la nature et la biodiversité et en _x000D__x000D_ +réduisant la pollution pour protéger l’environnement et la santé humaine. Elle permettra également _x000D__x000D_ +de créer de nouvelles possibilités, de développer les économies et les emplois et de renforcer les _x000D__x000D_ +communautés. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Les obligations fondamentales, les mesures de contrôle et les approches volontaires de l’instrument _x000D__x000D_ +doivent être ambitieuses, efficaces, fondées sur des preuves et s’attaquer aux causes et aux sources _x000D__x000D_ +du problème. Les dispositions de l’instrument devraient également venir compléter les accords _x000D__x000D_ +environnementaux multilatéraux existants (p. ex., les conventions de Bâle, de Rotterdam et de _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm) tout en facilitant la collaboration et la mobilisation à l’échelle mondiale. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dispositions visant à éliminer les produits plastiques et les substances chimiques inutiles et _x000D__x000D_ +problématiques _x000D__x000D_ +Les mesures de prévention de la pollution sont primordiales pour empêcher les produits plastiques et _x000D__x000D_ +les substances chimiques inutiles et problématiques d’arriver sur le marché, c.-à-d. là où ils peuvent _x000D__x000D_ +devenir une source de pollution plastique et constituer une menace pour l’environnement et la santé _x000D__x000D_ +humaine. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Options possibles : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation générale : chaque Partie devrait éliminer ou limiter les produits plastiques et les _x000D__x000D_ +substances chimiques inutiles et problématiques, énumérés en annexe de l’instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Critères : l’instrument devrait établir des critères pour identifier les produits plastiques et les _x000D__x000D_ +substances chimiques inutiles et problématiques. Ces critères pourraient porter sur les _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques qui sont : a) couramment trouvés dans l’environnement ou susceptibles d’y être _x000D__x000D_ +rejetés sous forme de pollution, b) nocifs pour l’environnement ou la santé humaine et _x000D__x000D_ +c) difficiles à recycler ou qui font obstacle à la circularité. _x000D__x000D_ +Soumission écrite du Canada au Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique (13 février 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dispositions visant à renforcer une approche efficace sur le plan des ressources et fondée sur _x000D__x000D_ +l’économie circulaire _x000D__x000D_ +Des mesures sont nécessaires pour permettre une approche efficace sur le plan des ressources et _x000D__x000D_ +fondée sur l’économie circulaire qui respecte la hiérarchie des déchets, afin de réduire les déchets et _x000D__x000D_ +la pollution plastiques, de remettre en circulation la valeur des plastiques nécessaires dans _x000D__x000D_ +l’économie et de renforcer les systèmes, y compris les marchés secondaires viables, pour permettre _x000D__x000D_ +une consommation et une production durables. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Options possibles : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation générale : chaque Partie devrait prendre des mesures efficaces pour favoriser une _x000D__x000D_ +consommation et une production durables des produits en plastique et soutenir la création _x000D__x000D_ +de systèmes circulaires. Ces mesures pourraient comprendre des exigences en matière de _x000D__x000D_ +contenu recyclé minimal, des programmes de responsabilité élargie des producteurs, des _x000D__x000D_ +mesures d’étiquetage, des principes de conception ou de production, des exigences, ou _x000D__x000D_ +encore des normes ou certifications supplémentaires afin de soutenir les processus et _x000D__x000D_ +systèmes de réduction et de récupération de la valeur à des fins de réutilisation, recharge, _x000D__x000D_ +réparation, réusinage, remise en état ou recyclage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cible : les Parties devraient établir une ou plusieurs cibles pour favoriser une consommation _x000D__x000D_ +et une production durables des produits en plastique et soutenir la création de systèmes _x000D__x000D_ +circulaires. Ces cibles pourraient fixer des exigences en matière de contenu recyclé minimal _x000D__x000D_ +pour les produits en plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Critères et directives : l’instrument devrait établir des critères de circularité ainsi que des _x000D__x000D_ +directives pour la conception et la production de plastique, mais aussi pour éclairer les _x000D__x000D_ +mesures qui encouragent, améliorent et rendent possibles les processus et systèmes de _x000D__x000D_ +récupération de la valeur, notamment dans les principaux secteurs d’activités. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dispositions pour atténuer la pollution plastique et y remédier _x000D__x000D_ +Il est indispensable de prendre des mesures pour réduire les rejets de plastique dans l’environnement _x000D__x000D_ +et traiter la pollution plastique existante, en complément des instruments déjà à notre disposition. _x000D__x000D_ +Ces dispositions devraient repérer les sources terrestres et aquatiques de pollution plastique et s’y _x000D__x000D_ +attaquer, plus particulièrement les microplastiques, au moyen d’efforts de prévention, de réduction _x000D__x000D_ +et, le cas échéant, d’élimination. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Options possibles : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation générale : chaque Partie devrait être tenue de mettre en œuvre et de rendre _x000D__x000D_ +compte des mesures nationales qui préviennent, réduisent et éliminent de manière _x000D__x000D_ +écologiquement rationnelle, le cas échéant, la pollution plastique sur terre et en mer, y _x000D__x000D_ +compris les microplastiques et les engins de pêche abandonnés, perdus ou rejetés. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Orientations : la Conférence des Parties, ou un mécanisme en son sein, devrait élaborer des _x000D__x000D_ +directives pour : a) prévenir et réduire la pénétration des plastiques dans l’environnement à _x000D__x000D_ +partir des principales sources et voies d’entrée et b) rendre prioritaire et mener des activités _x000D__x000D_ +d’élimination écologiquement rationnelle de la pollution plastique sur la terre ferme, dans les _x000D__x000D_ +voies navigables et près des côtes, ainsi que de retrait en eau libre des engins de pêche _x000D__x000D_ +abandonnés, perdus ou rejetés dans des zones de juridiction nationale. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Soumission écrite du Canada au Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique (13 février 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Éléments de la mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Mesures de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) Comment assurer la mise en œuvre de l’instrument à l’échelle nationale (p. ex., le rôle des plans _x000D__x000D_ +d’action nationaux dans la réalisation des objectifs et obligations de l’instrument)? _x000D__x000D_ +b) Comment assurer l’efficacité de l’instrument et obtenir des rapports nationaux efficaces? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Veuillez fournir ici toute autre proposition ou priorité pertinente concernant les mesures de mise _x000D__x000D_ +en œuvre (par exemple pour la coopération et la coordination scientifiques et techniques ainsi _x000D__x000D_ +que pour la conformité). _x000D__x000D_ +Plans d’action nationaux _x000D__x000D_ +Les plans d’action nationaux sont essentiels pour mobiliser les acteurs et les ressources de manière _x000D__x000D_ +stratégique et déterminer des mesures ciblées vers un objectif commun. Ainsi, ils joueront un rôle clé _x000D__x000D_ +dans la mise en œuvre de l’instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument devrait exiger l’élaboration de plans d’action nationaux, reflétant les approches _x000D__x000D_ +adoptées par les pays conformément aux circonstances nationales et aux objectifs et mesures de _x000D__x000D_ +l’instrument, et relever les éléments à évaluer et à communiquer dans les plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Les plans d’action nationaux doivent être fondés sur des données probantes et refléter les _x000D__x000D_ +circonstances locales, nationales et régionales, comme les obligations et les cadres législatifs, les rôles _x000D__x000D_ +des administrations et des acteurs, les données socio-économiques sur l’économie des plastiques, les _x000D__x000D_ +flux de matières, les infrastructures et les systèmes de gestion, ainsi que les données _x000D__x000D_ +environnementales sur la pollution par le plastique. Les plans d’action nationaux doivent comprendre _x000D__x000D_ +des objectifs clairs, des cibles mesurables, des actions et des mesures précises, des délais, des _x000D__x000D_ +promoteurs principaux et des mécanismes de rapport transparents pour effectuer le suivi du _x000D__x000D_ +rendement, orienter la gestion adaptative et communiquer les résultats. En outre, les plans d’action _x000D__x000D_ +nationaux doivent être revus et renforcés au fil du temps, sur la base de données scientifiques. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rapports _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument doit inclure des rapports nationaux solides afin de garantir la responsabilité, la _x000D__x000D_ +transparence et le suivi du rendement. Le mécanisme d’établissement de rapports doit relever des _x000D__x000D_ +paramètres communs, faciliter l’établissement de rapports nationaux à une fréquence courante _x000D__x000D_ +déterminée et selon un processus qui permettra de recueillir des données et des renseignements de _x000D__x000D_ +manière cohérente et comparable, conformément aux objectifs et aux dispositions de l’instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Les rapports doivent être accessibles, compléter les autres instruments mondiaux pertinents et faire _x000D__x000D_ +l’objet d’un examen, le cas échéant. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Conformité _x000D__x000D_ +Un mécanisme de vérification de la conformité doit être établi pour s’assurer que les parties restent _x000D__x000D_ +en permanence en conformité avec l’instrument et afin de garantir l’efficacité de l’instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Soumission écrite du Canada au Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique (13 février 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Coopération scientifique et technique _x000D__x000D_ +Une coopération scientifique et technique est nécessaire pour soutenir un instrument fondé sur des _x000D__x000D_ +preuves, renforcer l’interface science-politique et faciliter l’échange de renseignements, ainsi que _x000D__x000D_ +pour mesurer le rendement. Des efforts supplémentaires sont nécessaires pour renforcer les _x000D__x000D_ +méthodes et approches cohérentes de collecte, d’évaluation et de communication des données et _x000D__x000D_ +des renseignements et pour continuer à faire progresser une science solide dans toutes les disciplines _x000D__x000D_ +des sciences économiques, sociales et environnementales, y compris les connaissances _x000D__x000D_ +traditionnelles, autochtones et locales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument doit exiger la coopération et favoriser/lancer la recherche et un suivi appropriés _x000D__x000D_ +concernant la pollution plastique, ce qui comprend l’évaluation de la consommation, de la production _x000D__x000D_ +et des flux de matières plastiques, l’analyse sectorielle, les rejets dans l’environnement et les _x000D__x000D_ +répercussions éventuelles connexes sur le plan socioéconomique, environnemental et de la santé _x000D__x000D_ +humaine. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Les dispositions de l’instrument relatives à la coopération scientifique et technique doivent s’aligner _x000D__x000D_ +sur les objectifs, les mesures et les approches déterminés dans l’instrument, y compris en guidant les _x000D__x000D_ +cibles, les orientations ou les autres dispositions, et compléter les initiatives existantes, le cas _x000D__x000D_ +échéant. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Échange de renseignements, sensibilisation et éducation _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument doit exiger des Parties, dans la mesure de leurs capacités aux échelles locale, nationale, _x000D__x000D_ +régionale et/ou internationale, qu’elles coopèrent, encouragent et/ou facilitent la sensibilisation, _x000D__x000D_ +l’éducation et l’échange de renseignements à l’appui de l’objectif et des dispositions de l’instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Moyens de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ +En ce qui concerne les moyens de mise en œuvre, le document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 couvre les éléments _x000D__x000D_ +suivants : le renforcement des capacités, l’assistance technique, le transfert de technologie à des _x000D__x000D_ +conditions mutuellement convenues et l’assistance financière. _x000D__x000D_ +a) Quelles mesures seront nécessaires pour soutenir la mise en œuvre de l’instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +L’Assemblée des Nations Unies pour l’environnement (ANUE) du Programme des Nations Unies pour _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement (PNUE) a adopté la résolution 5/14, qui demande que des dispositions soient prises _x000D__x000D_ +pour préciser les modalités de renforcement des capacités et d’assistance technique, de transfert de _x000D__x000D_ +technologie à des conditions convenues d’un commun accord et d’assistance financière. Notant _x000D__x000D_ +également que le document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 couvre ces éléments au passage, il est recommandé _x000D__x000D_ +que le secrétariat du Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) fournisse des renseignements _x000D__x000D_ +plus détaillés aux États membres sur les options relatives aux moyens de mise en œuvre, en tenant _x000D__x000D_ +compte des enseignements tirés d’autres accords multilatéraux sur l’environnement (AME), afin de _x000D__x000D_ +soutenir l’élaboration du traité lors du CIN-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mobilisation des ressources et financement _x000D__x000D_ +La mobilisation d’un soutien financier provenant d’une grande variété de sources, tant publiques que _x000D__x000D_ +privées, nationales et internationales, est importante pour garantir que toutes les parties sont en _x000D__x000D_ +mesure de remplir leurs obligations au titre des AME. Il est nécessaire d’élaborer et d’inclure des _x000D__x000D_ +Soumission écrite du Canada au Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique (13 février 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +dispositions pour la mobilisation des ressources dans la mise en œuvre de l’accord sur la pollution par _x000D__x000D_ +le plastique de manière transparente et ambitieuse, y compris le soutien aux pays en développement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dans le contexte des mécanismes existants, le Canada appuie l’examen de la nécessité d’un _x000D__x000D_ +mécanisme financier pour soutenir la mise en œuvre et, donc, l’efficacité et l’incidence d’un _x000D__x000D_ +instrument juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution par le plastique. En tenant compte du paysage _x000D__x000D_ +financier, notamment des parties, du secteur privé et des institutions financières internationales, et _x000D__x000D_ +conformément aux engagements, obligations et objectifs de l’instrument, ce mécanisme financier _x000D__x000D_ +devrait être efficace, réactif, adaptable et transparent. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +De plus, le Canada suggère fortement l’exploration d’instruments et de sources de financement _x000D__x000D_ +novateurs, y compris le financement mixte, pour répondre aux besoins de financement relevés par les _x000D__x000D_ +parties, où le secteur privé pourrait jouer un rôle plus important avec les banques multilatérales de _x000D__x000D_ +développement et les institutions financières internationales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Renforcement des capacités _x000D__x000D_ +Dans le contexte des dispositions institutionnelles et des mécanismes d’exécution existants pour le _x000D__x000D_ +renforcement des capacités, il convient de réfléchir au type de cadre guidant le renforcement des _x000D__x000D_ +capacités qui est le plus approprié et le plus efficace pour faciliter la mise en œuvre de l’accord par _x000D__x000D_ +toutes les parties. Les mesures de renforcement des capacités doivent compléter – plutôt que _x000D__x000D_ +reproduire – le travail de renforcement des capacités d’autres organes et processus dans les AME _x000D__x000D_ +pertinents. Les pratiques exemplaires dictent également que l’assistance technique et le _x000D__x000D_ +renforcement des capacités doivent être intégrés dans l’ensemble des projets, des activités et de la _x000D__x000D_ +programmation de base, et non promus et soutenus comme des activités autonomes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Soumission écrite du Canada au Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN) sur la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique (13 février 2023) _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Autres commentaires _x000D__x000D_ +Veuillez indiquer ici toute autre proposition ou priorité pertinente (p. ex., éléments d’introduction; _x000D__x000D_ +sensibilisation, éducation et échange de renseignements; recherche; mobilisation des intervenants; _x000D__x000D_ +dispositions institutionnelles et dispositions finales). _x000D__x000D_ +Transition juste, égalité entre les sexes et droits de la personne _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument et sa négociation doivent refléter des considérations de transition juste et de respect _x000D__x000D_ +des droits humains, y compris les droits des peuples autochtones, et promouvoir l’égalité entre les _x000D__x000D_ +sexes et les perspectives diversifiées, en reconnaissant que les collectivités marginalisées et _x000D__x000D_ +vulnérables sont touchées de manière disproportionnée par la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Modalités de mobilisation _x000D__x000D_ +Une mobilisation inclusive, importante et solide est nécessaire. Les négociations et l’élaboration du _x000D__x000D_ +traité doivent s’appuyer sur les précieuses contributions des intervenants, notamment les jeunes, les _x000D__x000D_ +universitaires, la société civile et l’industrie, ainsi que les peuples autochtones et tous les niveaux de _x000D__x000D_ +gouvernement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Modifications _x000D__x000D_ +Il faut un traité fort et ambitieux qui puisse être consolidé afin de renforcer l’ambition et la mise en _x000D__x000D_ +œuvre. Nonobstant les discussions en cours sur la structure du traité, l’inclusion de procédures claires _x000D__x000D_ +sur l’adoption des modifications, précisant le processus éventuel de proposition, d’examen et _x000D__x000D_ +d’approbation des modifications est nécessaire. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +976,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41813/Colombiasubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Colombia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTRIBUCIÓN POR ESCRITO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA PARA EL _x000D__x000D_ +SEGUNDO PERÍODO DE SESIONES DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE _x000D__x000D_ +NEGOCIACIÓN (INC2) _x000D__x000D_ +[ENGLISH BELOW] _x000D__x000D_ +Nombre del país _x000D__x000D_ +COLOMBIA _x000D__x000D_ +Persona de contacto e _x000D__x000D_ +información de contacto _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo Interno de Trabajo de Asuntos Ambientales _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores _x000D__x000D_ +asuntosambientales@cancilleria.gov.co _x000D__x000D_ +Fecha _x000D__x000D_ +13 de febrero de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Elementos sustantivos _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objetivo(s) _x000D__x000D_ +Objetivo propuesto: _x000D__x000D_ +“Prevenir, controlar y reducir la contaminación por plásticos a lo largo de su ciclo _x000D__x000D_ +de vida, con miras a la eliminación de esta contaminación para la protección del _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente y la salud humana.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Texto explicativo: _x000D__x000D_ +El objetivo general del tratado a ser concertado en el comité intergubernamental _x000D__x000D_ +de negociación debería enfocarse en la prevención, reducción y eliminación de la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plástico que ingresa a todo el entorno. Es importante conservar _x000D__x000D_ +en el objetivo el enfoque en prevención y no solo en reducción y mitigación. _x000D__x000D_ +Además, debe contemplar una mención al ciclo de vida del plástico, de acuerdo con _x000D__x000D_ +el párrafo operativo 3 de la resolución UNEA 5/14 que insta al INC a crear un _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento “basado en un enfoque global que aborde todo el ciclo de vida del _x000D__x000D_ +plástico”. _x000D__x000D_ +Este objetivo debe ser sencillo y comprensible, abordar la problemática de manera _x000D__x000D_ +integral, pero mantener su vigencia a lo largo del tiempo. Para efectos de _x000D__x000D_ +comunicación con las demás partes interesadas y público general, sería _x000D__x000D_ +conveniente que el objetivo sea en lenguaje directo y puntual. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Obligaciones básicas, medidas de control y enfoques voluntarios _x000D__x000D_ +Consideraciones generales: _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante que este tratado se base en un equilibrio entre obligaciones básicas _x000D__x000D_ +y medidas de control propias de un instrumento internacional jurídicamente _x000D__x000D_ +vinculante, así como incentivos y contribuciones voluntarias. _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Las obligaciones básicas deben establecer el mínimo que todos los signatarios _x000D__x000D_ +deben cumplir para generar una situación de equilibrio. Por su parte, los incentivos _x000D__x000D_ +deben complementar las obligaciones, impulsando la transición hacia la _x000D__x000D_ +sostenibilidad en la producción y consumo del plástico, mientras que las _x000D__x000D_ +contribuciones voluntarias deben corresponder a aquello que un Estado puede _x000D__x000D_ +ofrecer para superar o ir más allá de una o más obligaciones básicas. _x000D__x000D_ +Las medidas de control, a su vez, permiten hacer un seguimiento al progreso en la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación, siempre y cuando exista un mecanismo de monitoreo. Este _x000D__x000D_ +equilibrio de disposiciones garantizaría el enfoque integral que se requiere en _x000D__x000D_ +seguimiento a la resolución UNEA 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +Diversas actividades a lo largo del ciclo de vida del plástico son susceptibles a la _x000D__x000D_ +estandarización global, desde el diseño de productos plásticos, la investigación y _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo de productos basados en biopolímeros o productos sustitutos, hasta el _x000D__x000D_ +desecho, aprovechamiento o reciclaje, pasando por la producción, comercialización _x000D__x000D_ +y consumo. _x000D__x000D_ +Algunos de estos estándares podrían incluir: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Estándares de ecodiseño y ecoetiquetado. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reducción en la producción y consumo de plásticos de un solo uso y de _x000D__x000D_ +materiales o resinas que no tienen infraestructura de aprovechamiento o que _x000D__x000D_ +implican costos muy altos de aprovechamiento. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Contenidos mínimos de material aprovechable incorporados en producto de _x000D__x000D_ +plástico. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Diseño e implementación de incentivos de mercado para sustitución de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos de un solo uso. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reducción por unidad de producto. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Estándares de calidad de productos sustitutos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Estándares de calidad de unidades de transporte. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Estándares de calidad de materias primas para artes de pesca. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Porcentaje de aprovechamiento de residuos en plazos determinados. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Políticas de cero plásticos en la cadena logística portuaria y marítima. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prohibición de materiales plásticos de un solo uso en áreas naturales _x000D__x000D_ +protegidas. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Estrategias globales para analizar las existencias y los flujos de plásticos y _x000D__x000D_ +residuos plásticos a escala mundial, a partir de listados estandarizados de _x000D__x000D_ +resinas y productos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Estándares para la recepción de residuos generados por buques en tierra. _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Indicadores de seguimiento y monitoreo. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Investigación e innovación de procesos para la reconversión productiva. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, el instrumento debe prever disposiciones que contribuyan a la _x000D__x000D_ +innovación, sostenibilidad y circularidad de los patrones de producción y consumo, _x000D__x000D_ +buscando alternativas a los materiales y productos plásticos. Entre otros aspectos, _x000D__x000D_ +estas medidas deben estar encaminadas a: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Desarrollar instrumentos normativos, técnicos y de planificación para la _x000D__x000D_ +gestión sostenible de los plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promover alternativas para la circularidad y el aprovechamiento dentro la _x000D__x000D_ +cadena del plástico. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Incentivar la transición hacia la reducción del uso de los plásticos y hacia su _x000D__x000D_ +reemplazo _x000D__x000D_ +por _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradables, _x000D__x000D_ +que _x000D__x000D_ +promuevan _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +compostabilidad y el cierre de ciclos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promover el diseño de incentivos a la investigación, innovación y desarrollo y _x000D__x000D_ +la gestión reversa o inversa de residuos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promover un sistema de información de la cadena del plástico que permita _x000D__x000D_ +reconocer los indicadores de la gestión sostenible realizada. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establecer una línea base de residuos plásticos que permita identificar los _x000D__x000D_ +impactos ambientales, sociales y económicos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promover medidas para la Responsabilidad Extendida de los Productores. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promover una cadena de valor que fortalezca el abastecimiento de materias _x000D__x000D_ +primas recicladas a las industrias para que estas puedan diseñar y mantener _x000D__x000D_ +sus _x000D__x000D_ +ciclos _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +producción _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +manera _x000D__x000D_ +sostenible, _x000D__x000D_ +permitiendo _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +reincorporación de estos materiales en nuevos productos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promocionar alternativas sostenibles como sistemas de retorno de envases, _x000D__x000D_ +estrategias de dispensadores de bebidas para botellas reutilizables, _x000D__x000D_ +distribución y venta a granel de productos, empaques reutilizables, entre _x000D__x000D_ +otros. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, en el downstream se requieren soluciones integrales para la gestión de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos sólidos en municipalidades y centros poblados donde los esquemas _x000D__x000D_ +tradicionales no logran atender la problemática de disposición inadecuada de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos y donde la gestión de plásticos puede ser una herramienta de enganche _x000D__x000D_ +para estudiar soluciones a la problemática. _x000D__x000D_ +Importante atención debe prestarse a las definiciones y a aquellos materiales y _x000D__x000D_ +productos que el instrumento contemple como sustitutos, a fin de que las _x000D__x000D_ +estrategias de sustitución sean verdaderamente sostenibles y acordes con las _x000D__x000D_ +circunstancias nacionales. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Podría trazarse una hoja de ruta gradual y progresiva, a corto, mediano y largo plazo. _x000D__x000D_ +Las metas a corto plazo deben estar alineadas con los ODS, especialmente el 6 y el _x000D__x000D_ +14, con énfasis en la prevención de la generación de residuos, pero con miras a la _x000D__x000D_ +reducción de la contaminación adicional a cero en el largo plazo. _x000D__x000D_ +Las metas de mediano y largo plazo deben integrar la migración a otras economías _x000D__x000D_ +y tipos de insumos para la producción de bienes y servicios. Se pueden establecer _x000D__x000D_ +metas cuantitativas decenales, con indicadores de resultado de menor periodicidad _x000D__x000D_ +(por ejemplo 5 años para desarrollo de instrumentos y lineamientos de política). _x000D__x000D_ +La contaminación existente (legacy plastics) y sitios contaminados deben de ser _x000D__x000D_ +parte de esta hoja de ruta progresiva, incluyendo aquella contaminación que afecte _x000D__x000D_ +las áreas protegidas y áreas de alta importancia para la biodiversidad y servicios _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistémicos. De igual manera, se deben tomar acciones sobre la acumulación _x000D__x000D_ +generada en los giros oceánicos, toda vez que estos plásticos siguen en procesos de _x000D__x000D_ +degradación y terminan convirtiéndose en microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Algunas opciones de obligaciones básicas, medidas de control y enfoques _x000D__x000D_ +voluntarios para abordar la contaminación por plásticos, incluso en el medio _x000D__x000D_ +marino, a lo largo de todo el ciclo de vida, pueden incluir, entre otras: _x000D__x000D_ +En el UPSTREAM: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar las medidas legales y administrativas _x000D__x000D_ +necesarias en su jurisdicción nacional para la reducción gradual en la _x000D__x000D_ +producción de resinas plásticas provenientes de combustibles fósiles. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben establecer una meta mundial para mantener la producción _x000D__x000D_ +y consumo de resinas plásticas en niveles sostenibles. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +(Polímeros y químicos asociados de alto riesgo) Las Partes deben _x000D__x000D_ +implementar las medidas legales y administrativas necesarias para reducir la _x000D__x000D_ +producción, introducción en el mercado, comercialización y distribución de _x000D__x000D_ +los polímeros y químicos enunciados en el Anexo [XXX] con miras a su _x000D__x000D_ +completa eliminación para el año [XXX] _x000D__x000D_ +En el MIDSTREAM: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +(Productos plásticos prioritarios, como los plásticos de un solo uso) Las Partes _x000D__x000D_ +deben implementar las medidas legales y administrativas necesarias para _x000D__x000D_ +reducir la producción, introducción en el mercado, comercialización y _x000D__x000D_ +distribución de los productos plásticos enunciados en el Anexo XXX, con _x000D__x000D_ +miras a su completa eliminación para el año [XXX] _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar las medidas legales y administrativas _x000D__x000D_ +necesarias para prohibir la producción, introducción en el mercado, _x000D__x000D_ +comercialización y distribución de microplásticos y productos que _x000D__x000D_ +contengan microplásticos intencionalmente añadidos. _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar las medidas legales y administrativas _x000D__x000D_ +necesarias para minimizar las liberaciones intencionales y no intencionales _x000D__x000D_ +de microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben tomar medidas efectivas para asegurar que los productos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos introducidos en el mercado cumplan mínimamente con los criterios _x000D__x000D_ +técnicos de etiquetado y diseño sostenible enunciados en el Anexo [XXX] _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben tomar medidas efectivas para asegurar que los productos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos introducidos en el mercado tengan al menos un XX% de contenido _x000D__x000D_ +de material aprovechable para el año [XXX] _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cada una de las Partes debe preparar, compilar y notificar a través del _x000D__x000D_ +mecanismo de intercambio de información del instrumento, datos _x000D__x000D_ +estadísticos anuales acerca de: _x000D__x000D_ +o Volúmenes de producción y consumo total de productos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +o (Polímeros y químicos asociados de alto riesgo) Volúmenes de _x000D__x000D_ +producción y consumo de polímeros y químicos enunciados en el _x000D__x000D_ +Anexo [XXX] _x000D__x000D_ +o (Productos plásticos prioritarios, como los plásticos de un solo uso) _x000D__x000D_ +Volúmenes de producción y consumo de productos plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +enunciados en el Anexo [XXX] _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar las medidas legales y administrativas _x000D__x000D_ +necesarias para incentivar la reutilización de productos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar medidas efectivas de financiación y _x000D__x000D_ +promoción de alternativas sostenibles a través de incentivos económicos que _x000D__x000D_ +incluyan fondos para investigación, desarrollo, desarrollo tecnológico, _x000D__x000D_ +innovación, uso, transición y transferencia de tecnologías y sistemas que _x000D__x000D_ +estimulen la reducción del consumo de productos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +En el DOWNSTREAM _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben desarrollar instrumentos normativos, técnicos y de _x000D__x000D_ +planificación para la gestión sostenible de los plásticos y sus residuos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar las medidas legales y administrativas _x000D__x000D_ +necesarias para aumentar sus tasas de reciclaje de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cada una de las Partes debe establecer, comunicar y mantener una meta de _x000D__x000D_ +aumento de sus tasas de reciclaje de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar medidas legales y administrativas tendientes _x000D__x000D_ +a la eliminación de las prácticas de disposición final inadecuada de residuos _x000D__x000D_ +sólidos (quema, botaderos a cielo abierto, arrojo a cuerpos de agua, _x000D__x000D_ +enterramiento sin condiciones técnicas). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cada una de las Partes debe establecer procedimientos para la regulación y _x000D__x000D_ +el fortalecimiento de esquemas de Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben implementar las medidas legales y administrativas _x000D__x000D_ +necesarias para prohibir el ingreso y uso de los productos plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +enunciados en el anexo [XXX] en las Áreas Protegidas y demás ecosistemas _x000D__x000D_ +sensibles dentro de sus respectivas jurisdicciones. _x000D__x000D_ +Dentro de las medidas de control y obligaciones que se refieran a la reducción y _x000D__x000D_ +eventual eliminación de ciertos polímeros y productos plásticos de atención _x000D__x000D_ +especial, es importante ser consciente de la necesidad de incorporar excepciones a _x000D__x000D_ +su aplicación, teniendo en cuenta usos legítimos o para los cuales no existen _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas viables y seguras. Estos incluyen: los propósitos médicos o razones _x000D__x000D_ +sanitarias, el envasado y transporte de productos químicos o residuos peligrosos, las _x000D__x000D_ +garantías a la inocuidad de alimentos y medicamentos, o aquellos productos _x000D__x000D_ +fabricados con 100% de materia prima plástica reciclada proveniente de material _x000D__x000D_ +posconsumo nacional certificado (excepciones consideradas en la Ley 2232 de 2022 _x000D__x000D_ +de Colombia, sobre plásticos de un solo uso). _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante que la discusión sobre las medidas de control y obligaciones _x000D__x000D_ +planteadas en esta sección se corresponda con una discusión concomitante sobre _x000D__x000D_ +las capacidades actuales de las partes para su implementación y los mecanismos _x000D__x000D_ +de apoyo necesarios en cada caso, incluyendo la asistencia financiera y técnica, _x000D__x000D_ +formación o capacitación requeridos para implementar estos estándares _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales y para el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de cada país. Un _x000D__x000D_ +ejemplo de esto serán las obligaciones relativas a la medición y transparencia, las _x000D__x000D_ +cuales podrán ser implementadas solo en la medida en que el instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +establezca medios suficientes y efectivos para el apoyo a los mecanismos de _x000D__x000D_ +monitoreo en cada parte contratante. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, en cada obligación que requiera el cumplimiento de una meta _x000D__x000D_ +cuantitativa precisa, se deberán establecer plazos viables para su implementación, _x000D__x000D_ +teniendo en cuenta los avances y circunstancias nacionales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Elementos de implementación _x000D__x000D_ +1. Medidas de implementación _x000D__x000D_ +El potencial tratado debe definir criterios mínimos que luego deberán ser regulados _x000D__x000D_ +por cada uno de los países de acuerdo con su legislación. Mediante la adopción del _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento, los Estados parte podrán coordinarse para impulsar soluciones _x000D__x000D_ +innovadoras que regulen la producción y el consumo del plástico, especialmente el _x000D__x000D_ +de un solo uso, así como en los temas de plásticos de alto riesgo y microplásticos _x000D__x000D_ +para prevenir su impacto sobre los ecosistemas. _x000D__x000D_ +La revisión de las medidas a escala nacional podría realizarse a través de planes de _x000D__x000D_ +acción, con reportes anuales de cumplimiento y con metas e indicadores. Uno de _x000D__x000D_ +los objetivos de dichos planes puede ser la reducción de la producción y consumo _x000D__x000D_ +de productos plásticos de un solo uso, para lo cual deberán incluir acciones efectivas _x000D__x000D_ +para lograr la sustitución progresiva por alternativas sostenibles y hacer efectiva la _x000D__x000D_ +prohibición relativa a la introducción al mercado, comercialización y/o distribución _x000D__x000D_ +de estos productos en los plazos establecidos. _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Algunos mecanismos de articulación a escala regional para la implementación del _x000D__x000D_ +tratado incluyen: _x000D__x000D_ +- Mesas de trabajo o comités regionales, por ejemplo, a través de PNUMA; _x000D__x000D_ +- Organización de foros para investigadores y responsables de gobiernos nacionales; _x000D__x000D_ +- Redes de conocimiento para reforzar el intercambio de información científica; _x000D__x000D_ +- Establecimiento de objetivos y agendas comunes; _x000D__x000D_ +- Aclaración de las necesidades de información, por ejemplo, sintetizando la _x000D__x000D_ +investigación de relevancia política y compartiendo diagnósticos técnicos _x000D__x000D_ +regionales y locales; _x000D__x000D_ +- Evaluación de brechas de conocimiento, incluyendo los impactos, evidenciados _x000D__x000D_ +por la investigación, de las políticas aplicadas. _x000D__x000D_ +Adicionalmente, el instrumento deberá garantizar la sinergia y complementariedad _x000D__x000D_ +con tratados que abordan la agenda de manejo integral de químicos y desechos _x000D__x000D_ +como los Convenios de Basilea y Estocolmo y otros procesos ambientales _x000D__x000D_ +multilaterales en curso. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, el instrumento debe tener en consideración la existencia y posibles _x000D__x000D_ +sinergias con espacios regionales ya establecidos como las Mesas Regionales del _x000D__x000D_ +Plásticos, los sistemas y las autoridades ambientales regionales, redes como _x000D__x000D_ +ROCRAM (Red Operativa de Cooperación Regional de Autoridades Marítimas de _x000D__x000D_ +Sudamérica) y RAC REMPEITC (Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information _x000D__x000D_ +and Training Centre), así como otros organismos regionales como la CPPS _x000D__x000D_ +(Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur) y la Subcomisión de la COI para el Caribe y _x000D__x000D_ +las Regiones Adyacentes (IOCARIBE), los cuales desarrollan capacidades e _x000D__x000D_ +implementan acciones, convenios y protocolos para enfrentar la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +marina y la aplicación de directrices desprendidas de la Organización Marítima _x000D__x000D_ +Internacional. _x000D__x000D_ +Algunas _x000D__x000D_ +opciones _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones _x000D__x000D_ +concretas _x000D__x000D_ +para _x000D__x000D_ +garantizar _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación del instrumento y la consecución de su objetivo pueden incluir _x000D__x000D_ +entre otras: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben adoptar un plan de acción nacional de implementación de _x000D__x000D_ +las obligaciones del tratado. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deberán presentar informes anuales de implementación de sus _x000D__x000D_ +planes de acción, a través de un mecanismo estandarizado y bajo reglas _x000D__x000D_ +comunes de medición que garanticen la evaluación del avance y la _x000D__x000D_ +comparabilidad. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deberán adoptar un marco de monitoreo con metas e indicadores _x000D__x000D_ +que tengan una periodicidad establecida para poder analizar el avance y _x000D__x000D_ +garantizar una evaluación en la implementación. _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Se establecerá un Comité para facilitar y examinar la implementación y _x000D__x000D_ +cumplimiento de las disposiciones de este instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Se establecerá un Órgano Científico Técnico, compuesto de expertos _x000D__x000D_ +nominados por las Partes y elegidos por la Conferencia de las Partes, para _x000D__x000D_ +suministrar asesoría científica y técnica, así como desempeñar todas _x000D__x000D_ +aquellas funciones que le asigne la COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Medios de implementación _x000D__x000D_ +Es necesario evaluar las capacidades nacionales y contar con mecanismos de _x000D__x000D_ +cooperación internacional a todo nivel para la construcción y fortalecimiento de _x000D__x000D_ +dichas capacidades entre los diferentes actores involucrados en la implementación _x000D__x000D_ +de las obligaciones emanadas del instrumento, así como de las estrategias para la _x000D__x000D_ +gestión sostenible del plástico. _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante considerar las diferentes capacidades financieras de los países para _x000D__x000D_ +asumir nuevos compromisos obligatorios. Por esta razón, es crucial que desde las _x000D__x000D_ +etapas tempranas de negociación se prevea la creación de un mecanismo de _x000D__x000D_ +financiación que financie o cofinancie, entre otros: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Programas de acompañamiento para estructuración de proyectos que _x000D__x000D_ +permitan lograr que las iniciativas al interior de los países sean más _x000D__x000D_ +financiables. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financiamientos de estudios de prefactibilidad/pilotos y de programas _x000D__x000D_ +enfocados al desarrollo de mercados (enfoque de demanda para productos _x000D__x000D_ +sustitutos). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financiamiento combinado con aporte de recursos concesionales. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +El desarrollo de planes anuales de innovación tecnológica, reconversión _x000D__x000D_ +productiva y adaptación laboral, así como investigación en análisis _x000D__x000D_ +comparativo ciclo de vida de producto, entre otros asuntos que se _x000D__x000D_ +desprendan de las disposiciones del tratado. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Apoyo a los emprendimientos y a la industria para la transición de plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +a otras materias primas sustitutas, así como la transferencia de nuevas _x000D__x000D_ +tecnologías que permitan el desarrollo de estas materias primas sustitutas. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementación de medidas innovadoras en economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Integración de políticas de economía circular en el sector marítimo y _x000D__x000D_ +portuario, que implicaría para las entidades asignación presupuestal para _x000D__x000D_ +proyectos de diagnóstico y recurso humano para la formulación de _x000D__x000D_ +reglamentación resultante. _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +La identificación de oportunidades para el cierre de brechas en el manejo de _x000D__x000D_ +los residuos plásticos de las poblaciones donde por condiciones geográficas, _x000D__x000D_ +costos o falta de capacidad institucional no existan soluciones para para el _x000D__x000D_ +manejo adecuado de este tipo de residuos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Desarrollo de investigaciones del impacto del plástico en el medio ambiente _x000D__x000D_ +y la salud humana, incluyendo los contaminantes orgánicos persistentes, así _x000D__x000D_ +como _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +relación _x000D__x000D_ +entre _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +pérdida _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversidad y cambio climático. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Creación e implementación de programas para la descontaminación de _x000D__x000D_ +áreas altamente contaminadas, áreas naturales protegidas y áreas _x000D__x000D_ +importantes para la biodiversidad, incluyendo los ecosistemas marino-_x000D__x000D_ +costeros. _x000D__x000D_ +En lo que hace a la cooperación técnica, los esquemas previstos deben permitir _x000D__x000D_ +materializar el intercambio de información y datos, conocimiento, buenas prácticas _x000D__x000D_ +y capacitación, por ejemplo, en materias primas sustitutas y economía circular. Ello _x000D__x000D_ +podría concretarse mediante proyectos de cooperación técnico-científica que _x000D__x000D_ +permitan fortalecer las capacidades de generación de conocimiento para _x000D__x000D_ +comprender los efectos de la contaminación plástica y definir estrategias robustas _x000D__x000D_ +de mitigación. Es importante lograr la transferencia de casos de éxito y buenas _x000D__x000D_ +prácticas a los emprendimientos e industrias en general, para construir capacidades _x000D__x000D_ +locales. En este propósito serán instrumentales los arreglos a nivel regional (a través, _x000D__x000D_ +por ejemplo, de plataformas o bases de datos regionales). _x000D__x000D_ +Algunas opciones de disposiciones concretas para asegurar que existan medios _x000D__x000D_ +de implementación predecibles y suficientes pueden incluir, entre otras: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Se establecerá un mecanismo para el suministro de recursos financieros _x000D__x000D_ +adecuados, accesibles y predecibles y de cooperación técnica, incluyendo la _x000D__x000D_ +transferencia de tecnología. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Se deberá garantizar la transferencia de tecnología relativa a: _x000D__x000D_ +o La producción y transformación de materias primas sustitutas. _x000D__x000D_ +o Tecnologías e infraestructura de reciclaje, ecodiseño y procesos de _x000D__x000D_ +reconversión productiva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Entrada adicional _x000D__x000D_ +Para conseguir los objetivos del instrumento, se requiere el diseño y adopción de _x000D__x000D_ +campañas de sensibilización y concientización sobre el impacto negativo que _x000D__x000D_ +generan los plásticos en la salud humana y en los ecosistemas acuáticos _x000D__x000D_ +continentales, costeros y marinos, y derivado de ello, la necesidad de trabajar en la _x000D__x000D_ +prevención y control, a través de la producción y el consumo responsable del _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +plástico. También sería importante desarrollar un plan de educación y _x000D__x000D_ +comunicación del tratado que involucre a todas las partes interesadas. _x000D__x000D_ +La participación de todos los agentes del ciclo de vida del plástico es relevante, entre _x000D__x000D_ +otros aspectos, para trabajar en la prevención y control de la contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, a través de la producción y el consumo responsable del plástico, así como _x000D__x000D_ +para las campañas de sensibilización ya mencionadas. _x000D__x000D_ +Por otro lado, en vista de que muchas de las consecuencias prácticas de la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación de obligaciones internacionales recaen sobre dichos agentes, es _x000D__x000D_ +importante contar con un esquema de seguimiento claro, con metas concertadas _x000D__x000D_ +con representantes de actores de todos los sectores de la cadena del plástico. Estos _x000D__x000D_ +mecanismos de articulación con el sector privado pueden conducir a la priorización _x000D__x000D_ +de retos conjuntos, por ejemplo, aquellos materiales con dificultades de _x000D__x000D_ +aprovechamiento y sustitución. _x000D__x000D_ +Un actor de particular relevancia son los recicladores de oficio que desempeñan un _x000D__x000D_ +papel fundamental en las etapas finales del ciclo de vida del plástico. Su _x000D__x000D_ +participación e intereses deben ser contemplados e incorporados a través de _x000D__x000D_ +intervenciones intersectoriales (trabajo, salud, vivienda, etc.) de apoyo y asistencia _x000D__x000D_ +desde una construcción conjunta, considerando sus saberes y potencialidades. Ello _x000D__x000D_ +debe verse reflejado en aspectos como: _x000D__x000D_ +- Focalización, reconocimiento y visibilización de este grupo de interés para la _x000D__x000D_ +redistribución de oportunidades sociales _x000D__x000D_ +- Reconocimiento de su actividad y planteamiento de soluciones económicas _x000D__x000D_ +duraderas. _x000D__x000D_ +- Fortalecimiento empresarial a través del emprendimiento. _x000D__x000D_ +- Condiciones de protección en salud, bienestar, riesgos laborales, educación, _x000D__x000D_ +formación y capacitación. _x000D__x000D_ +- Condiciones diferenciales para igualdad y progresividad. _x000D__x000D_ +- Transversalización del enfoque de ciclo de vida de plástico. _x000D__x000D_ +Algunas opciones de medidas en esta materia pueden incluir, entre otras: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cada Parte deberá desarrollar estrategias de comunicación, educación, _x000D__x000D_ +cultura ciudadana y transferencia de conocimiento sobre el impacto _x000D__x000D_ +negativo de la contaminación por plásticos en la salud humana y en los _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistemas acuáticos continentales, costeros y marinos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Las Partes deben desarrollar instrumentos para impulsar procesos de _x000D__x000D_ +emprendimiento _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +las _x000D__x000D_ +organizaciones _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +recicladores, _x000D__x000D_ +para _x000D__x000D_ +su _x000D__x000D_ +fortalecimiento organizacional, financiero y técnico, que apoyen a las _x000D__x000D_ +personas que históricamente han aportado a los procesos de economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +WRITTEN SUBMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA FOR THE SECOND _x000D__x000D_ +SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC2) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +COLOMBIA _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group on Environmental Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +asuntosambientales@cancilleria.gov.co _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +February 13, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed objective: _x000D__x000D_ +""To prevent, control and reduce plastic pollution throughout its full life cycle, with a _x000D__x000D_ +view to eliminating such pollution for the protection of the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +human health."" _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ +The overall objective of the treaty to be agreed in the intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +negotiating committee should focus on the prevention, reduction and elimination _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution that enters the environment in its entirety. It is important to keep _x000D__x000D_ +in the objective the focus on prevention and not just on reduction and mitigation. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, it must entertain a mention of the full life cycle of plastic, in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with OP3 OF UNEA Resolution 5/14, which requires the INC to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +instrument ""based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic"". _x000D__x000D_ +This objective must be simple and understandable, address the problem in a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive manner, but maintain its validity over time. For the purposes of _x000D__x000D_ +communication with other interested parties and the general public, it would be _x000D__x000D_ +advisable for the objective to be direct and concise. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +General considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +It is important that this treaty be based on a balance between core obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures inherent to an international legally binding instrument, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +incentives and voluntary contributions. _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations should set the minimum that all signatories must meet in order to _x000D__x000D_ +create a balanced situation. Incentives should complement obligations, driving the _x000D__x000D_ +transition to sustainability in the production and consumption of plastic, while _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary contributions should correspond to what each State can offer to go _x000D__x000D_ +beyond one or more core obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures, in turn, allow progress in implementation to be tracked, as long _x000D__x000D_ +as a monitoring mechanism is in place. This balance of provisions would ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach required by UNEA Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +Various activities throughout the life cycle of plastic are prone to global _x000D__x000D_ +standardization, from the design of plastic products and the research and _x000D__x000D_ +development of products based on biopolymers or substitute products, to the _x000D__x000D_ +disposal, upcycling or recycling, with production, marketing and consumption in _x000D__x000D_ +the middle. _x000D__x000D_ +Some of these standards could include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ecodesign and ecolabeling standards. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction in the production and consumption of single-use plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +materials or polymers that do not have recycling infrastructure or whose _x000D__x000D_ +recycling is very costly. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Minimum contents of recycled material incorporated in plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Design and implementation of market incentives for the replacement of _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction per unit of product. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Quality standards of substitute products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Quality standards of transport units. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Quality standards of raw materials for fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling rates in specific periods. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Zero plastics policies in the port and maritime logistics chain. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prohibition of single-use plastic materials in protected natural areas. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global strategies to analyze the stocks and flows of plastics and plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +on a global scale, based on standardized lists of polymers and products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Standards for the reception of waste generated by ships on land. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Follow-up and monitoring indicators. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Research and innovation of processes for productive reconversion. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should also provide for provisions that contribute to innovation, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability and circularity of production and consumption patterns, seeking _x000D__x000D_ +13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to plastic materials and products. Among other aspects, these _x000D__x000D_ +measures should be aimed at: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Developing regulatory, technical and planning instruments for the _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable management of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting alternatives for circularity and recycling within the plastic chain. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Encouraging the transition towards reducing the use of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +replacing _x000D__x000D_ +them _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, _x000D__x000D_ +which _x000D__x000D_ +promote _x000D__x000D_ +compostability and the closing of cycles. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting the design of incentives for research, innovation and _x000D__x000D_ +development and reverse or inverse management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting an information system of the plastic chain that allows for the _x000D__x000D_ +recognition of indicators that sustainable management is carried out. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing a plastic waste baseline to identify environmental, social and _x000D__x000D_ +economic impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting measures for Extended Producer Responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting a value chain that strengthens the supply of recycled raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials to industries so that they can design and maintain their production _x000D__x000D_ +cycles in a sustainable way, allowing the reincorporation of these materials _x000D__x000D_ +into new products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting sustainable alternatives such as packaging return systems, _x000D__x000D_ +beverage dispenser strategies for reusable bottles, distribution and bulk sale _x000D__x000D_ +of common goods, reusable packaging, among others. _x000D__x000D_ +Likewise, in the downstream, comprehensive solutions are required for the _x000D__x000D_ +management of solid waste in municipalities and population centers where _x000D__x000D_ +traditional schemes fail to address the problem of inadequate waste disposal and _x000D__x000D_ +where plastics management can be a leverage tool to assess solutions to the _x000D__x000D_ +problem. _x000D__x000D_ +Important attention should be paid to definitions and to those materials and _x000D__x000D_ +products that the instrument envisages as substitutes, in order to make substitution _x000D__x000D_ +strategies truly sustainable and in line with national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +A gradual and progressive roadmap could be drawn up, in the short, medium and _x000D__x000D_ +long term. Short-term targets should be aligned with SDGs, especially SDGs 6 and _x000D__x000D_ +14, with emphasis on preventing waste generation, but with a view to reducing _x000D__x000D_ +additional pollution to zero in the long term. _x000D__x000D_ +Medium- and long-term goals should integrate migration to other economies and _x000D__x000D_ +supplies for the production of goods and services. Ten-year quantitative targets can _x000D__x000D_ +be established, with less frequent outcome indicators (e.g. 5 years for the _x000D__x000D_ +development of instruments and policy guidelines). _x000D__x000D_ +14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Existing pollution (legacy plastics) and contaminated sites should be part of this _x000D__x000D_ +progressive roadmap, including pollution that affects protected areas and areas of _x000D__x000D_ +high importance for biodiversity and ecosys",2 +977,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41815/NewZealandsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['New Zealand'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +N/A _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Renée Yap _x000D__x000D_ +renee.yap@mfat.govt.nz _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Copied to Daisy Croft at daisy.croft@mfe.govt.nz _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed objective: _x000D__x000D_ +The primary objective of the instrument should reflect an ambition to eliminate plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, by reducing plastic waste overall and recognising the need to reduce the impact _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution on human and ecosystem health. _x000D__x000D_ +The objective(s) should: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Cover the full lifespan of plastics from extraction and production to disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Recognise the need to address the problems caused by plastic both as a material with any _x000D__x000D_ +associated chemicals and additives, and a product (with plastic as the main material). _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand recognises the role of indigenous and Western sciences, wisdom and traditional _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge in addressing plastic pollution, and could support a sub-objective that reflected this. We _x000D__x000D_ +also recognise the policy linkages between the global plastic pollution and climate change crises, and _x000D__x000D_ +support a low emissions approach from a global perspective through this instrument. We could support _x000D__x000D_ +sub-objectives to recognise such linkages. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand wishes to see the establishment of an effective global regime to reduce plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate plastic pollution on a global scale. To achieve this, the objective(s) of the instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +clearly and plainly communicate the broad scope of the instrument and the objective(s) should support _x000D__x000D_ +a coordinated and aligned response to the issues, providing a common strategic direction. This _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +approach would help to strengthen the collective will to address plastic pollution and help drive uptake _x000D__x000D_ +of initiatives that will make a tangible impact. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the use of core obligations, control measures and voluntary measures to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +As part of core obligations, New Zealand sees a need for the use of timebound and measurable global _x000D__x000D_ +rules and targets, while ensuring implementation is supported at a national level through mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans. Global rules are needed to create a level playing field for industry and businesses _x000D__x000D_ +globally and harmonise approaches, which will both reduce plastic pollution and enable efficiencies for _x000D__x000D_ +industry and businesses. Global rules or targets will be useful in some areas, for example for eliminating _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary, single use and/or problematic plastic types, product design requirements, definitions and _x000D__x000D_ +standards. New Zealand is looking to see both coordinated national and global action reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to underscore the importance of eliminating plastic pollution to indigenous peoples, and _x000D__x000D_ +the importance that traditional knowledge plays in the sustainable management and protection of the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. For this reason, it will be important to ensure the views of indigenous peoples are _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the instrument, and the instrument should reflect the need for indigenous peoples to be _x000D__x000D_ +engaged in implementation of the instrument at the national and/or subnational level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In summary, New Zealand supports the following core obligations: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Global rules and targets, where appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop and implement coordinated national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures (including voluntary measures) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the need for a combination of mandatory control measures and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +measures, given the different starting points, capacities and contexts for different countries. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand considers that the instrument should clearly identify the mandatory controls and targets _x000D__x000D_ +that must be contained in all national action plans, while also providing guidance on a range of _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary controls and targets that could be contained in national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports an instrument with control measures that are focused on the waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +and a regenerative circular economy, promoting economic activity that restores and regenerates _x000D__x000D_ +natural systems. For the purposes of this submission, we have grouped measures as upstream, _x000D__x000D_ +midstream and downstream categories. New Zealand considers that action at the top of the waste _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy (upstream) will have the greatest impact and should be prioritised in the instrument, while _x000D__x000D_ +downstream measures will also play an important role in the instrument. We have included a non-_x000D__x000D_ +exhaustive list of possible measures supported by New Zealand and we have signalled where associated _x000D__x000D_ +timebound and measurable targets could be appropriate for consideration throughout the negotiations _x000D__x000D_ +too. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also note that different types of plastic (eg microplastics vs plastic products) and different sectors _x000D__x000D_ +(eg fisheries, textiles, construction) may require different control measures and different expertise to _x000D__x000D_ +input into designing such measures. Specific provisions may be required to manage the issues _x000D__x000D_ +associated with primary and secondary microplastics. While material standardisation and recycling can _x000D__x000D_ +play a role in improving the circularity of plastic products, this may not be sufficient to address issues _x000D__x000D_ +around microplastics or meaningfully reduce emissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports countries adopting harmonised definitions and metrics for reporting. Using _x000D__x000D_ +existing standards and definitions where possible will be useful in this regard and will avoid duplication _x000D__x000D_ +of existing work/standards. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-exhaustive list of upstream control measures supported by New Zealand (avoid, reduce, reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +repurpose) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Eliminating materials and additives that are unnecessary, impact human and/or ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +health, or affect reusability/recyclability (associated targets could be appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Moving away from single-use plastics (associated targets could be appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Product design – for example through developing sustainable design criteria _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +System design (reuse, repair, refill systems) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Fossil fuel subsidy reform _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reduced production of virgin plastic (associated targets could be appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reduced consumption of plastic products and plastic as a material (associated targets could be _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Removing hazardous chemicals used in plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-exhaustive list of midstream control measures supported by New Zealand (recycle, recover for a _x000D__x000D_ +more regenerative circular global economy) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Standardisation of labelling _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Standardisation of materials for recyclability _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Investigating alternatives and where those alternatives would be appropriate (avoid _x000D__x000D_ +undesirable outcomes of alternatives, including through any new additives) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Product stewardship models, this could include ‘polluter pays’ measures _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improving infrastructure (associated targets could be appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improving collection rates and actual recycling rates (associated targets could be appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Increasing the volume and quantity of recycled content material (and data) (associated targets _x000D__x000D_ +could be appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Less disposal to landfill, incineration (associated targets could be appropriate) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-exhaustive list of downstream control measures supported by New Zealand (dispose, treat, _x000D__x000D_ +remediate, prevent leakage) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Coordinated global, national and local efforts to address damage caused by ongoing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including clean-up and remediation activities _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusive transition of the informal waste sector (including individuals and groups who collect _x000D__x000D_ +and sell waste materials) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Education and awareness campaigns _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. Role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation at the national level _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand considers national action plans will play a key role (if not be the main mechanism) _x000D__x000D_ +to implement the instrument’s core obligations and control measures at a national level. _x000D__x000D_ +Common, core obligations will be essential to achieve global change, and countries should also _x000D__x000D_ +use national action plans to build on these actions, targeting national and local issues with more _x000D__x000D_ +tailored approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand has a revised national waste strategy and legislation currently under development _x000D__x000D_ +and a National Plastics Action Plan. Setting national targets in some areas will ensure that the _x000D__x000D_ +unique needs of domestic economies can be considered, including populations, geographies, _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure and capabilities. A requirement to establish national action plans will also _x000D__x000D_ +prevent duplication of work when policies, strategies and domestic, regional and/or global _x000D__x000D_ +commitments may already exist. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness of the instrument and national reporting _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports transparent reporting requirements and periodic assessment of the _x000D__x000D_ +progress of implementation and effectiveness of the instrument. It is important that reporting _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +requirements are not divorced from, but build on and add value to, what we already report on _x000D__x000D_ +(for example, as a Party to the Basel Convention (including the regional Waigani Convention), _x000D__x000D_ +the Stockholm Convention, the G20Report on Actions Against Marine Plastic Litter, and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Plastics Global Commitment,). This will also _x000D__x000D_ +enable better information about plastic flows over time. New Zealand also considers that _x000D__x000D_ +standardised data collection, evaluation and reporting, together with standardised definitions, _x000D__x000D_ +will help to strengthen the usefulness of the reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other relevant implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Decision-making needs to be based on the best available information at the time, including _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and traditional knowledge sources, guided by the precautionary approach. There _x000D__x000D_ +could be a need for a scientific advisory function that will support impact assessments, data _x000D__x000D_ +collection and standardisation. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand notes that a Science Policy Panel has recently been established by UNEA to _x000D__x000D_ +support action on chemicals, waste and pollution. There should be consideration of which _x000D__x000D_ +functions the Science Policy Panel will be better placed to support and which functions will _x000D__x000D_ +need to be supported through other means, before consideration of what form this function _x000D__x000D_ +should take. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand suggests regular conference of parties to govern the instrument (for example _x000D__x000D_ +biennally), given the technical nature of plastics that may require frequent decision-making. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support; education, awareness and capacity building; technical support; and other means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation are needed to ensure that all Parties can meet their obligations under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The full implementation of the instrument will require the provision of adequate, predictable and easily _x000D__x000D_ +accessible financial resources. Any financial mechanism needs to be efficient and effective, able to _x000D__x000D_ +operate from the outset of entry into force of the instrument, and in line with what is required to _x000D__x000D_ +address the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution. Full implementation will also require _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and collaboration in building the necessary capacity and transfer of technologies to allow _x000D__x000D_ +parties, especially developing country parties, to fully implement the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand recognises the importance to tangata whenua (indigenous peoples) of reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste and eliminating pollution, and the importance traditional knowledge plays in the sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +management and protection of the environment. Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) demonstrates _x000D__x000D_ +a deep relationship Māori have with the whenua (land) and moana (water). Implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument must ensure indigenous peoples’ rights and knowledge, including traditional knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +are respected, documented, and preserved with their free, prior and informed consent, including _x000D__x000D_ +through their full and effective participation in decision-making. Implementation of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +must bein accordance with relevant national legislation, international instruments, including the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and human rights law. Nothing in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should be construed as diminishing or extinguishing the rights that indigenous peoples _x000D__x000D_ +currently have or may acquire in the future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi is a foundational document of constitutional importance to _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand. New Zealand recognises the importance of cooperation in a manner consistent with Te _x000D__x000D_ +Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and where appropriate informed by Te Ao Māori (Māori _x000D__x000D_ +worldview), Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge), and tikanga Māori (Māori protocols and customs). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand believes that the instrument should recognise and consider diverse value systems and _x000D__x000D_ +concepts, including the rights of nature and rights of Papatūānuku or Mother Earth (for those countries _x000D__x000D_ +that recognise these rights). This might be best placed in the preambular or introductory section of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nature embodies different concepts for different people, including biodiversity, ecosystems, _x000D__x000D_ +Papatūānuku or Mother Earth, and systems of life. Nature’s contributions to people also embody _x000D__x000D_ +different concepts, such as ecosystem goods and services and nature’s gifts. Both nature and nature’s _x000D__x000D_ +contributions to people are vital for human existence and good quality of life, including human well-_x000D__x000D_ +being, living in harmony with nature, living well in balance and harmony with Papatūānuku or Mother _x000D__x000D_ +Earth. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must acknowledge the importance to indigenous peoples of reducing plastic waste and eliminating _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, and facilitate indigenous perspectives into our discussions. We must also recognise _x000D__x000D_ +the role that traditional knowledge plays in the sustainable management and protection of the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand considers it is essential for the instrument to contain measures that will facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous perspectives given the importance of eliminating plastic pollution to indigenous peoples. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand also recognises the importance of the engagement of stakeholders and indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +peoples in the development of this instrument, and we support multiple mechanisms for doing so. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following text can be attributed to a small group of tāngata whenua (Māori people) with an interest _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic pollution and an effective instrument on plastic pollution: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“The full, just, and meaningful participation of rights holders (including Indigenous Peoples) throughout _x000D__x000D_ +this process should be supported by all involved institutions, both to realise the instrument’s full _x000D__x000D_ +potential and to align with the UNDRIP. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand submission / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following whakataukī (proverb) encapsulates the interconnected relationships that Māori have with _x000D__x000D_ +the natural world and the importance of maintaining our mutual health (such as by proactively _x000D__x000D_ +preventing toxic pollution): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘Te toto o te tangata, he kai; te oranga o te tangata, he whenua.’ (while food provides _x000D__x000D_ +the blood in our veins, our health is drawn from the land). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since our creation, the Indigenous Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand have maintained a unique _x000D__x000D_ +relationship with the Earth, as their ancestors had done for millennia. Through whakapapa (genealogy), _x000D__x000D_ +Māori are connected to the natural environment through social relations. Papatūānuku is the _x000D__x000D_ +ancestral mother and Ranginui is the father. As the people of Whanganui say, ""Ko au te awa. Ko te awa _x000D__x000D_ +ko au"" (I am the River. The River is me). Iwi and hapū (Māori tribal communities) across Aotearoa _x000D__x000D_ +similarly recognise the natural world as alive and full of beings with personhood (e.g. Mountains and _x000D__x000D_ +Rivers) and share ancestral connections with them. Connections to the places, people, landforms, and _x000D__x000D_ +waterways shape values, culture, and worldview. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Within te ao Māori (the Māori worldview), people are a part of nature and are not set apart from or _x000D__x000D_ +against nature in the way in which many non-Indigenous interventions and submissions at the _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Assemblies and INC1 suggest.  For Indigenous peoples’ there is no such _x000D__x000D_ +thing as an ‘environmental compartment/s’ or discrete/semi-discrete ecosystems or environments _x000D__x000D_ +(atmospheric, terrestrial, aquatic, and so on). The transboundary chemical, physical and biological _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of plastic pollution on global biodiversity, climate change, human health and human rights _x000D__x000D_ +should be evidence enough to know that we are all connected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Forces of global and localized forms of colonization including global market forces have incentivized _x000D__x000D_ +industries to hyperproduce toxic and non-regenerative materials and products (such as plastics). Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution has since become a critical threat to all living things. There is now clear evidence that plastics _x000D__x000D_ +as a complex mix of chemicals have transgressed the safe planetary boundary for novel entities. A _x000D__x000D_ +defined focus on a global transition away from dangerous plastics is therefore necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Māori concept of kaitiakitanga acknowledges a broad set of inalienable responsibilities, duties, and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations to Aotearoa New Zealand’s lands, sky, and waters. Prior to colonisation, Māori lived _x000D__x000D_ +according to ecologically regenerative and holistic values that respected the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Consequently, there was no problematic waste – and no need for a plastic pollution instrument. If we _x000D__x000D_ +have any hope of ending plastic pollution, we must decolonise the science of plastic pollution and learn _x000D__x000D_ +from the wisdom of Indigenous systems approaches, holism, and relational ontologies and _x000D__x000D_ +epistemologies, methodologies, and practices. Conceptually classifying our world into discrete units and _x000D__x000D_ +ignoring complex relationships as non-indigenous sciences do, will continue to fail to provide effective _x000D__x000D_ +solutions to global threat multipliers including plastic pollution. “ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +978,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41814/Brazilsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Brazil'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"MINISTÉRIO DAS RELAÇÕES _x000D__x000D_ +EXTERIORES _x000D__x000D_ +DIVISÃO DE POLÍTICA _x000D__x000D_ +AMBIENTAL _x000D__x000D_ +Brasília, 8 de fevereiro de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Comments from Brazil prior to INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil supports an ambitious instrument aimed at ending plastic pollution, whose objective _x000D__x000D_ +covers the life cycle of plastics, including their associated hazardous chemical additives, with a _x000D__x000D_ +view to protecting the environment and human health in a sustainable manner, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +environmental aspects, economic and social impacts, as well as national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches to be agreed upon, _x000D__x000D_ +they may relate to raw materials, additives, production processes and outputs, consumption _x000D__x000D_ +patterns, economically viable and environmentally friendly alternatives, domestic and _x000D__x000D_ +international trade (including illegal traffic flows), waste management, national action plans, _x000D__x000D_ +assessments of microplastics, minimal recycled content, and regulation matters. In the case of _x000D__x000D_ +production restriction measures, if any, appropriate phase-out and just transition schemes should _x000D__x000D_ +be implemented. It is essential to emphasize that ambitious obligations will require commensurate _x000D__x000D_ +means _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to implementation measures, the assessment of the effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, regardless of specific reporting requirements, will depend on the collection of data that _x000D__x000D_ +are not readily available. The overall effort to report the full lifecycle of plastics prior to the _x000D__x000D_ +production of national action plans presents a significant challenge. Financial and technical support _x000D__x000D_ +to developing countries for the preparation of technically sound inventories and reports will _x000D__x000D_ +therefore be crucial. This will be in the interest of all members and other stakeholders, as the data _x000D__x000D_ +will be essential in assessing whether the agreement is achieving its objectives. Any compliance-_x000D__x000D_ +related mechanism should help countries implement the new agreement through a facilitative and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperative approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the future instrument will also _x000D__x000D_ +depend on cooperation with other multilateral environmental agreements and entities in the area _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals and waste in order to find complementarities, thus avoiding the duplication of _x000D__x000D_ +mandates and efforts. The new agreement would also benefit from a network of technical centres _x000D__x000D_ +that could provide regulatory, technical and technological cooperation at national, regional and _x000D__x000D_ +global levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As for the means of implementation, Brazil is in line with the submission presented by _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC, which stands for the assessment of this topic from an integrated perspective, including _x000D__x000D_ +aspects of financing, capacity building, technical assistance and technological cooperation, _x000D__x000D_ +articulating them with the obligations and control measures under the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Brazil is also in line with the position of GRULAC countries that the gathering of _x000D__x000D_ +the best available science is fundamental to support the INC's work towards an ambitious and _x000D__x000D_ +effective instrument on plastic pollution. In this sense, Brazil believes that the contribution from _x000D__x000D_ +MINISTÉRIO DAS RELAÇÕES _x000D__x000D_ +EXTERIORES _x000D__x000D_ +DIVISÃO DE POLÍTICA _x000D__x000D_ +AMBIENTAL _x000D__x000D_ +Brasília, 8 de fevereiro de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +natural, economic and social sciences experts could be requested to governments and gathered, _x000D__x000D_ +according to geographic and gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +979,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41816/URUGUAYsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Uruguay'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential options for elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +● 6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +● 10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +URUGUAY _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Valentina Sierra, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the UN in _x000D__x000D_ +Geneva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +urunugi@mrree.gub.uy; valentina.sierra@mrree.gub.uy _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +February 13, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution and protect the environment and human health from the impacts of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A broad, simple, and easy to understand objective will contribute to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and will remain valid in the future with a clear core purpose. We recognize the _x000D__x000D_ +urgency of the problem and that the only way to put an end to plastic pollution is to act now _x000D__x000D_ +through a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic and all forms and _x000D__x000D_ +sources of plastic pollution while promoting a non-toxic circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes to the triple planetary crisis and already has devastating impacts _x000D__x000D_ +on ecosystems and biodiversity while contributing to the climate change crisis and has _x000D__x000D_ +significant adverse effects on human health. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +This global plastics crisis needs a worldwide, integrated human rights-based approach while _x000D__x000D_ +applying the precautionary principle in the transition to a non-toxic circular economy. The _x000D__x000D_ +Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights has examined in his report A/76/207 the current _x000D__x000D_ +and future negative implications of the various stages of the plastics cycle for the enjoyment of _x000D__x000D_ +human rights. The world is polluted by plastics containing hazardous chemicals, causing serious _x000D__x000D_ +risks, harm and damaging consequences for human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Note _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To meet the objective set in the UNEA resolution 5/14 an ambitious, organized, and well-structured _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work plan needs to be established to complement the INC meetings and reach our _x000D__x000D_ +common goal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our ambition as a result of this process is to obtain a Multilateral Environmental Agreement that has _x000D__x000D_ +core obligations and specific control measures and is complemented by annexes, in order to maintain _x000D__x000D_ +a certain flexibility and being able to adapt to new challenges that could arise as well as to the new _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings and innovation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In that respect, negotiations should focus on mandatory provisions establishing global obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures while addressing the means of implementation concurrently, to achieve the _x000D__x000D_ +expected level of ambition considering the capabilities of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary provisions should be considered at a later stage of the process to complement the core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions - Core obligations and control measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat options paper should reflect the following provisions that address para 3b and 3c of _x000D__x000D_ +the UNEA resolution 5/14: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Provision to reduce production of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic consumption and production has reached unsustainable levels. Plastic production will double in _x000D__x000D_ +the next 20 years if no action is taken. Waste generation and the release of plastics into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment will follow suit. Measures and targets for keeping the production of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers (including both fossil fuel and bio-based) within sustainable levels is needed to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +pressure on the environment globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Especially for developing countries there is a need to evaluate that the rate of production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption is within country's capacity for circularity and waste management, to avoid further _x000D__x000D_ +leakage to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation: each Party should be required to take effective measures, in alignment with the _x000D__x000D_ +World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments and other obligations under international agreements _x000D__x000D_ +wherever required, to reduce the production of plastics polymers to an agreed level to reach a common _x000D__x000D_ +target. In addition, each Party should be required to report on the quantities and type of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers produced, as well as the quantities and type of chemicals applied in production. Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +should be developed for identifying polymers and additives chemicals of concern to be listed in an _x000D__x000D_ +Annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Provision to eliminate and restrict specific plastic polymers, chemicals, and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A non-toxic circular economy begins with the design of products that reduces material input, avoids the _x000D__x000D_ +use of toxic chemicals, and enables reuse and recycling. Plastics that contain toxic additives and are _x000D__x000D_ +recycled will create new hazardous products posing new risks to and long-term adverse effects on _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The plastic treaty may include obligations for effectively phasing out, or severely restricting the _x000D__x000D_ +production and/or use of specific polymers, chemicals and plastic products that are harmful to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health, are problematic because they impede circularity or that have a high _x000D__x000D_ +risk of release into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, phase-out of intentionally added microplastics and nanoplastics should be considered. The _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing, import and export, and use of plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +should be listed in an Annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the same time, it must be secured that a potential replacement of polymers, chemicals and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including microplastics and nanoplastics, by other alternatives will not lead to any _x000D__x000D_ +comparable kind of harm to human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat paper should reflect options to eliminate and restrict specific polymers, chemicals, and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products of concern for the INC to be able to discuss these options further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of intersessional expert working groups: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In INC-2 the establishment of intersessional expert working groups with the aim of advancing in this _x000D__x000D_ +area is expected. The expert group should focus its work in developing prioritization criteria to support _x000D__x000D_ +the decision-making process related polymers, chemicals, and plastic products of concern measures to _x000D__x000D_ +be included in the international legally binding instrument, considering the impacts or potential impacts _x000D__x000D_ +of the use of these substances throughout the life cycle of plastics on human health and/or on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment as well as of the difficulty of their reusing, refilling, recycling, and recovery. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also, it should provide a draft priority list of polymers, chemicals, and plastic products of concern to be _x000D__x000D_ +avoided, phased out or phased down to be included in an Annex of the instrument for consideration of _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, the intersessional working groups should provide the following elements, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of the INC-3: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Hazard assessment of plastics-associated chemicals, including substances used as monomers, _x000D__x000D_ +processing aids and additives for plastic production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Strategies for the elimination and/or reduction of problematic plastic materials, unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +applications, and the intentional addition of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A list of alternatives or substitutes to plastics that should not be promoted due to their impact _x000D__x000D_ +on human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Overarching criteria should be developed for identifying intentionally added microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +nanoplastics. Possible criteria could include the high risk of ending up in the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and/or affecting human health. Some types could be immediately banned like microbeads _x000D__x000D_ +often found in personal care products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Gather information on relevant additives contained in plastics and develop criteria for listing _x000D__x000D_ +additives and other significant products not only contained in articles and mixtures but also _x000D__x000D_ +adjuvants that improves the performance of the final product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation: each Party should be required to eliminate and restrict the production and use of _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, chemicals and plastic products listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria: the treaty should set criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals of concern and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products to be listed in an annex as well as criteria on the high production volumes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Harmful to the environment and/or human health. Possible criteria for identifying polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals include, based on inherent properties, persistent substances that have slow or no _x000D__x000D_ +degradation in the environment, bioaccumulate and/or have long-term toxic effects (e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Impeding circularity. Possible criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals and/or products that _x000D__x000D_ +hinder recyclability or reuse could include composition and polymer mix (e.g., mixed polymer _x000D__x000D_ +or mixed material packaging). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Risk of release to the environment. Possible criteria for identifying plastic products could include _x000D__x000D_ +high litter risk, high risk of releasing microplastics and/or the necessity of products and/or the _x000D__x000D_ +possibility for recycling and/or the availability of environmentally sound substitutes and/or _x000D__x000D_ +content of intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Provisions to increase the circularity of plastics in the economy _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Certain plastic products are often designed so that it becomes waste after single use, which added to _x000D__x000D_ +the lack of capacity and waste management infrastructure in most developing countries, results in _x000D__x000D_ +adverse effects on the environment and poses a risk to human health. Together with the problem of _x000D__x000D_ +often harmful additives the complex product design poses a serious circularity barrier and is one of the _x000D__x000D_ +main reasons for a higher demand of virgin plastics and thus the total volume of plastics in the economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need to establish effective systems for retaining plastics in the economy, to reduce demand _x000D__x000D_ +for primary polymers as well as the risk of plastic pollution. The treaty must ensure criteria for design _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics to extend product lifespan, ensure durability, recyclability, and safety, to enable a non-toxic _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These provisions are meant to support the substitution of plastics, when necessary, for other systems, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound materials in products, avoidance of unnecessary plastics, as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +development of markets for reuse, product delivery models that reduce plastics use, and secondary _x000D__x000D_ +non-toxic plastic materials. These provisions must also ensure transparency and availability of _x000D__x000D_ +information on such sustainability aspects through the value chain of plastics and promote financial _x000D__x000D_ +flows to support circularity. The options paper should reflect options to increase the circularity of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the economy for the INC to be able to discuss these options further at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation: each Party should be required to take effective measures to ensure that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products already on to be put on the market are in line with the criteria listed in an annex and guidance _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the Conference of the Parties, with a view to either completely redesigned, phase-out or _x000D__x000D_ +prevent those products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria: the Treaty should set overarching criteria in an annex. Possible criteria include durability, _x000D__x000D_ +reliability, reusability, reparability, absence of substances of concern, microplastic content and _x000D__x000D_ +potential for its release, minimum recycled content, possibility of remanufacturing and recycling as well _x000D__x000D_ +as expected generation of waste. These criteria could be applied in respect of any product _x000D__x000D_ +characteristics, such as, for example, composition, performance, shape, packaging, marking, and _x000D__x000D_ +labeling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency: each Party should be required to ensure the availability of information on chemical and _x000D__x000D_ +material composition of plastic products along the value chain for manufacturers, importers, users, _x000D__x000D_ +consumers, and recyclers through for example marking or labeling. The Secretariat should establish a _x000D__x000D_ +central data exchange where this information can be made available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other general obligations: each Party should be required to take effective measures to encourage the _x000D__x000D_ +reuse of plastic products and to take effective measures so that plastic wastes are collected, sorted, _x000D__x000D_ +and recycled in an environmentally sound manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Provision on eliminating the release of plastics (including microplastics) to air, water and _x000D__x000D_ +soil _x000D__x000D_ +There may be a need for specific guidance to reduce microplastic release from point sources such as _x000D__x000D_ +wastewater treatment facilities or industrial facilities. And even though innovation in product design _x000D__x000D_ +may reduce unintentional release of microplastics, there may also be a need for further guidance _x000D__x000D_ +targeting other specific sources of release. Both point and non-point sources of release of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +should be identified, and additional measures implemented. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The final disposal of plastic waste will remain an area for coordinated global action to ensure that final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal operations do not lead to the release of plastics to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy waste is not only a local plastic pollution issue, but also a source of continuous spread of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and chemicals of concern, and remediation may benefit from concerted coordination and _x000D__x000D_ +guidance from the Treaty. The options paper should reflect options to reduce and eliminate the release _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics to air, water, and land for INC to further discuss these options at INC-2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of intersessional working group: an intersessional working group on marine pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and legacy plastics should be established in INC-2 to address strategies for eliminating the existing _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, addressing its prevention, minimization, control, monitoring and remediation of the legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to take steps to eliminate releases of plastics to water, soil and _x000D__x000D_ +air from the source categories listed in an annex. This list of categories could include _x000D__x000D_ +wastewater and sewage; industrial facilities; the fishing industry; transport and handling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pellets; unintentional microplastics releases from e.g. roads, textiles and other sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to take effective measures to so that plastic waste is collected, _x000D__x000D_ +sorted and if necessary, disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, considering the _x000D__x000D_ +technical guidelines adopted by the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should set a target for reducing the generation of plastic waste in need of final disposal _x000D__x000D_ +operations such as landfilling and burning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation: Parties should cooperate to develop strategies to identify, prioritize and address areas of _x000D__x000D_ +legacy waste in an environmentally sound manner, and encourage partnerships with stakeholders in _x000D__x000D_ +supporting efforts to implement these strategies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans (NAPs) is a fundamental implementation tool _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of Gender Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring & effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Request the Secretariat a report of elements to be considered in the baseline elaboration to _x000D__x000D_ +determine the effectiveness of the measures adopted within the framework of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +and include the standardized monitoring methodologies in environmental (including _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity) and human matrices, as well as the diverse parameters to be analyzed, and the _x000D__x000D_ +tools for controlling the flow of plastics throughout the life cycle. In addition, traceability and _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +reporting mechanisms for plastic materials and products throughout the supply chain are _x000D__x000D_ +needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need for having a global fund that has sufficient resources to implement the treaty. Provisions _x000D__x000D_ +to replenish the fund should be based on the polluter-pays-principle. The Treaty should foresee the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of a Global Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system on plastic materials and _x000D__x000D_ +products to ensure chemicals and plastics manufacturers contribute their fair share. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC SUBMISSION ON MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An ambitious agreement to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, will demand _x000D__x000D_ +that developing countries be provided with commensurate means for its implementation, informed by _x000D__x000D_ +the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge systems, as well as socioeconomic information and assessment related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To do so, the INC should discuss means of implementation from an integrated perspective, including _x000D__x000D_ +the issue of different sources and instruments. The INC should thus conceive of a robust integrated _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism that ensures the provision and mobilization of new, additional and predictable flows of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources to support relevant research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) projects, _x000D__x000D_ +promote technology transfer and know-how, and provide capacity building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +This integrated system of implementation and the scale of the challenge ahead of us will also demand _x000D__x000D_ +a dedicated financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For INC-2 discussions to reach the expected level of ambition, GRULAC reiterates that the discussions _x000D__x000D_ +on means of implementation be initiated and addressed at the same time as other substantial elements _x000D__x000D_ +such as obligations and control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the above, GRULAC kindly requests the secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, _x000D__x000D_ +to prepare ahead of the INC-2 meeting a working document on all dimensions of means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation with some examples drawn from other international instruments and arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Develop of social aspects criteria for the assessments _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Take into account the important role of waste pickers and informal workers while promoting _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building and their transition to formality, green jobs, and new roles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the registration and disclosure of polymers and additives by plastics producers _x000D__x000D_ +would facilitate their identification _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the establishment of an Annex to include the protected plastic products that do not _x000D__x000D_ +have a substitute or alternative yet in the health and food sector _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +980,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41817/AUSTRALIAsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Australia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. Several documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Cameron Colebatch _x000D__x000D_ +Australia’s INC Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Water _x000D__x000D_ +Australian Government _x000D__x000D_ +Cameron.colebatch@dcceew.gov.au _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“End plastic pollution to protect the environment and human health from the adverse effects of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution across the full life cycle of plastics” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and _x000D__x000D_ +pollution as a consequence of the plastic leakage into the environment at every stage of its lifecycle. It _x000D__x000D_ +has significant adverse impacts on the environment, ecosystems, biodiversity and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +End Plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +The title of the UNEA resolution 5/14, End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally-binding _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument, has already settled ending plastic pollution as the goal of the Treaty (in the public _x000D__x000D_ +sphere). However, there is merit in specifying it in the instrument’s objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and human health _x000D__x000D_ +Drawing on UNEA resolution 5/14, Australia considers that the core motivation for the instrument is _x000D__x000D_ +to address the adverse impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +The objective should also reflect the need to take a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastics, in accordance with the mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14. This mandated _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +approach covers source materials, product design and production, transportation, use and end of life _x000D__x000D_ +treatment and impacts. Unless the instrument takes a life-cycle approach it is unlikely to be effective, _x000D__x000D_ +noting estimates by the OECD that 70% of a product’s environmental impact is determined at the _x000D__x000D_ +design stage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We propose keeping the objective high-level, succinct and focused on the key aim of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Other multilateral agreements have taken a similar approach (such as Minamata Convention, Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention, Montreal Protocol). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Achieving the Objective will be a long-term endeavour. As such, the instrument must include _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms that allow for systematic work over time and gradually strengthening the approach, _x000D__x000D_ +informed by new scientific insights and updated understanding about progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Australia would like to see the treaty address the following issues through a mix of obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +control measures and/or voluntary action. Core obligations should focus on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring global action is taken across the full life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Creating a shift towards a safe circular economy that protects the environment and human health _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Applying the precautionary approach and polluter-pays principle, noting information gaps should _x000D__x000D_ +not be a reason to delay action where we know certain chemicals or products cause harm. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Improving global understanding of the problem and measuring performance (through national _x000D__x000D_ +reporting obligations) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream actions to support a circular economy for plastics _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should facilitate a shift from the current linear plastic economy to a safe circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy where plastic is produced at sustainable levels, and is considered a valued resource that _x000D__x000D_ +continues to circulate within the economy. Potential measures include: _x000D__x000D_ +• Restrain the production of unnecessary primary plastics through eliminating unnecessary plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +measures to increase recycling rates, national reporting on virgin plastic production, potential _x000D__x000D_ +trade-related measures, labelling requirements and phase-out of certain materials/additives. _x000D__x000D_ +• Eliminate problematic and unnecessary single-use plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• Design standards/criteria to ensure products (including their chemical composition) are designed _x000D__x000D_ +for safe recyclability, reuse and repair. _x000D__x000D_ +• Promote market-based instruments that recognise the value of plastics, ensure that plastic is put _x000D__x000D_ +to its best and most necessary uses, and avoided where it is unnecessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing plastic leakage, ensuring environmentally sound waste management and addressing _x000D__x000D_ +legacy waste _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should reduce leakage of plastics (and associated chemicals) to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +across each stage of the life cycle. Potential measures include: _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Ensuring that those plastics that are essential but cannot be reused or recycled are managed in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner, in line with the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +• Regulating the movement, and end of life management of plastic waste to reduce leakage from _x000D__x000D_ +mismanaged waste. _x000D__x000D_ +• Improved measurement, monitoring and reporting of plastic leakage so that we can assess global _x000D__x000D_ +progress towards the instrument’s objective and better target our activities. _x000D__x000D_ +• Collaborative actions to manage existing pollution, including guidance and cooperation to address _x000D__x000D_ +legacy marine litter, including in international waters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Supporting harmonised approaches _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument could focus on measures that would achieve efficiencies for industry and prevent the _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of plastic pollution through global harmonisation. Potential measures include: _x000D__x000D_ +• Global standards and definitions to support the circular trade in plastics, reduce the costs of doing _x000D__x000D_ +business and increase recycling rates. Global standards and definitions will be needed to define _x000D__x000D_ +problematic single-use plastics, standards to ensure products are truly recyclable, and definitions _x000D__x000D_ +and standards to counter vague and prolific greenwashing claims. _x000D__x000D_ +• Global approach to phasing out/banning chemicals of concern and hazardous additives in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +noting plastic is a globally traded material. _x000D__x000D_ +• Traceability, transparency and labelling standards to support a circular plastics economy, support _x000D__x000D_ +the phase out of harmful chemicals through mandatory disclosure provisions, reduce ‘green-_x000D__x000D_ +washing’, and increase validity of recycled input materials. _x000D__x000D_ +• Standards to avoid unsustainable product substitution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reasoning: _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing plastic pollution will require actions across the full life cycle of plastics including the _x000D__x000D_ +upstream, midstream and downstream stages of the plastics value chain, including at the end of life. _x000D__x000D_ +Actions should be informed by the principles of a circular economy and the waste hierarchy. The _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should support national-level actions, complemented by clear, transparent global _x000D__x000D_ +requirements where necessary. Global measures are particularly important given the global nature of _x000D__x000D_ +the plastics value-chain and the transboundary nature of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Core obligations, control measures and voluntary actions will be necessary to help the global _x000D__x000D_ +community move swiftly to a safe circular economy, support circular economy trade, reduce plastic _x000D__x000D_ +leakage to the environment, manage plastic waste in an environmentally sound manner, and address _x000D__x000D_ +legacy pollution. Focus should be on prioritising measures that will have the greatest impact in _x000D__x000D_ +preventing and minimising plastic pollution, and where we can get the most out of global _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation, including through harmonisation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Given the global nature of the trade in plastics and plastic products, global measures are necessary to _x000D__x000D_ +provide transparency and fair market conditions to ensure countries do not unknowingly import _x000D__x000D_ +products containing harmful chemicals or products with high litter propensity. It is important that all _x000D__x000D_ +communities (including vulnerable populations) are afforded similar protections through such global _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (e.g. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans will be critical to the instrument’s successful implementation, as identified by _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14. National action plans allow nations to outline their commitments and actions _x000D__x000D_ +to meet the objective and obligations of the instrument. The instrument would benefit from _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a baseline standard or guidelines for national action plans to ensure a consistent _x000D__x000D_ +approach and to facilitate efficient development by parties. National action plans should align with _x000D__x000D_ +the principles of the instrument, cover the full life cycle of plastics and be informed by circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy principles. Regular reporting against these plans will be important to drive and measure _x000D__x000D_ +global progress and increase transparency. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical mechanism / science-policy interface _x000D__x000D_ +A mechanism for scientific and socio-economic information and analysis to inform decision-making _x000D__x000D_ +will be vital to the successful implementation of the instrument. Ensuring science and evidence-based _x000D__x000D_ +approaches will be necessary to identify measures that will have the largest impact towards ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and measure the success of the instrument in achieving its objective. Australia also _x000D__x000D_ +recognises First Nations peoples' continuing connection to the environment, and the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +their participation, traditional knowledge and contributions to this process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The mechanism should incorporate the best available science and traditional knowledge to: _x000D__x000D_ +• Fill knowledge gaps regarding the environmental and human health impacts of chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• Fast-track the rollout of environmentally sustainable plastic technologies (e.g., bio-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, advanced recycling technologies). _x000D__x000D_ +• Support research on safe plastic alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +• Collect, harmonise and analyse data on plastic production, use, movement, leakage, and effects. _x000D__x000D_ +• Measure global progress against the objectives and goals of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports the INC process considering approaches that draw upon the knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +experience of existing multilateral technical and scientific workstreams. This includes investigating _x000D__x000D_ +links between the Science Policy Panel currently under development, SAICM, and with other _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, waste, and pollution multilateral agreements and bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting / data and information gathering _x000D__x000D_ +A requirement to report on national performance against the measures in the instrument and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of National Action Plans will assist in providing transparency of implementation, and _x000D__x000D_ +essential data to facilitate periodic analysis of progress in meeting the instrument’s objective. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting requirements should be designed to be efficient, effective in supporting _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument, and harmonised with existing reporting processes where possible _x000D__x000D_ +to avoid duplication and minimise reporting burdens on governments and industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Data standards and ongoing data collection will be imperative. We need to establish common _x000D__x000D_ +baseline information and improve data on plastic production, use, movement through the life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +waste management and leakage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance / monitoring performance against the objective _x000D__x000D_ +Performance monitoring/compliance must focus upon achieving the objectives of the instrument as _x000D__x000D_ +soon as possible and make visible the matters that would benefit from greater global cooperation or _x000D__x000D_ +support. Compliance and monitoring should avoid onerous reporting and data requirement that _x000D__x000D_ +detract from the real-world solutions required to achieve the instrument’s objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting requirements will be required to provide the key information needed to monitor _x000D__x000D_ +and measure the parties’ collective performance in achieving the objective of the instrument, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular plastic leakage into the environment. This information can then be used to direct effort _x000D__x000D_ +toward the highest priority issues and to provide guidance to nations on the most effective domestic _x000D__x000D_ +interventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +New technologies will be crucial to restraining virgin plastic production while maintaining (and _x000D__x000D_ +improving) standards of living. Providing technical assistance will also mean that the pace of action _x000D__x000D_ +can be equal across member states. Technical assistance and technology transfer (on mutually agreed _x000D__x000D_ +terms) will be particularly important in the areas of: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and production – designing products to maximise the value of embedded _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and ensure they are designed for circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Environmentally sound waste management – reducing plastic leakage into the environment is _x000D__x000D_ +dependent on communities having access to environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +services and technology. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling – our ability to recycle materials and keep them in the economy longer is _x000D__x000D_ +continually improving through new recycling technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building will be required to ensure all member state have the capacity to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. Capacity building should focus on those interventions that have the most impact in reducing _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, with the goal to ensure countries can deliver the necessary ongoing government _x000D__x000D_ +services and measures without relying on external financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Assistance _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanisms to facilitate financial assistance will be required to implement the instrument globally. _x000D__x000D_ +To reduce administration costs, consideration should first be given to drawing on existing and _x000D__x000D_ +established mechanisms, such as the Global Environment Facility. The goal of financial assistance _x000D__x000D_ +should be to help countries build their capability to independently manage their plastic materials into _x000D__x000D_ +the future, rather than to fund recurring government services. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We note there is significant private investment occurring to improve the circularity of plastics. There _x000D__x000D_ +is an opportunity for the finance mechanism to harness this private capital and investment (in _x000D__x000D_ +addition to government contributions) to support the instrument’s objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Multistakeholder action agenda _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports provisions in the instrument that facilitate the development of a multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +action agenda. Action to address plastic pollution requires the mobilisation of a broad range of actors _x000D__x000D_ +and these actors must be engaged early in this process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia particularly wants to ensure the meaningful engagement and participation of First Nations _x000D__x000D_ +and Pacific Island communities in a stakeholder action agenda. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Research and Development _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should promote research and development to support the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s objectives in transitioning to a safe circular economy. Ongoing innovation in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sustainable plastic technologies, environmentally sound waste management and safe _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to plastic will be critical to achieving our goal of ending plastic pollution. Provisions that _x000D__x000D_ +support strong stakeholder engagement, including with the research and development community, _x000D__x000D_ +technical experts and innovators will facilitate this. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Science-based focus to decision-making during negotiations _x000D__x000D_ +Australia acknowledges that scientific/technical questions may arise during negotiations on potential _x000D__x000D_ +control measures. The INC should consider the potential scientific/technical issues that may arise, _x000D__x000D_ +how these issues could be addressed, and how the scientific community and First Nation peoples will _x000D__x000D_ +be engaged to provide input to negotiations to facilitate a timely conclusion and agreed text by end _x000D__x000D_ +2024. To this end we request that INC2 develop a list of the questions requiring input from science, _x000D__x000D_ +technical and other advisors to inform the structure and early work program of any advisory _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +981,,https://wedocs.unep.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41905/PERUeng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Peru'],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +Potential options for elements towards an international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Peru _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Peru _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact _x000D__x000D_ +person _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Yesica Noemi Fonseca Martínez _x000D__x000D_ +Email: yfonseca@rree.gob.pe _x000D__x000D_ +Date 13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive Elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +What objective(s) could be set in the present instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed objective: To eliminate plastic pollution and protect human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment from pollution and adverse impacts caused _x000D__x000D_ +by plastic throughout its life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and plastic products are light, strong, durable and inexpensive _x000D__x000D_ +materials, characteristics that make them suitable for the manufacture of a very _x000D__x000D_ +wide range of products. These characteristics have led to a significant increase _x000D__x000D_ +in their production and use over the last three decades. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Most plastic products are inappropriately disposed of after use and most plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products are used only once. Furthermore, only 9% of all plastics is recycled. _x000D__x000D_ +The remaining 91% of the plastics produced is discarded in landfills and in the _x000D__x000D_ +sea. Poor management of plastic waste is the main source of plastic and micro-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic spillage, which is responsible for 80% of the debris in the sea. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes significantly to the triple crisis currently facing the _x000D__x000D_ +planet, with negative impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity and significant _x000D__x000D_ +adverse effects on human health, as well as contributing to climate change. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The chemicals that are used during the manufacturing process of various _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, and even the plastic products themselves that release microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +that end up in humans, as well as in the animals that humans consume, _x000D__x000D_ +constitute a serious health problem as they can disrupt the proper functioning _x000D__x000D_ +of the endocrine system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Concern about the threat of plastics to the marine environment has also _x000D__x000D_ +escalated globally and has been recognised in various international areas. The _x000D__x000D_ +largest proportion of marine litter entering the sea comes from land-based _x000D__x000D_ +sources. Due to ocean currents, five islands of floating plastic have formed, _x000D__x000D_ +coinciding with the main oceanic vortices: two in the Pacific, two in the Atlantic _x000D__x000D_ +and one in the Indian Ocean 1 . This situation affects marine biota through _x000D__x000D_ +ingestion by mistaking them for food, or even entrapment or entanglement; it is _x000D__x000D_ +also persistent in the marine environment and therefore takes a long time to _x000D__x000D_ +degrade. Plastic also poses specific health risks, which, through the process of _x000D__x000D_ +biomagnification in seabed species, are introduced into the human food chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to meet the objective of eliminating plastic pollution, the present _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument should seek to include provisions that promote the elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +certain plastics considered problematic or single-use, the reduction of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +dependence, as well as the transition towards a circular economy model, so _x000D__x000D_ +that as many plastic products as possible are replaced, and those that are _x000D__x000D_ +necessary, including single-use plastics, are replaced by those that are more _x000D__x000D_ +durable and less toxic. The present Instrument should also include provisions _x000D__x000D_ +that promote responsible production and consumption, and ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound disposal of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 https://www.iberdrola.com/sostenibilidad/las-5-islas-de-basura-en-el-mundo _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Basic obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +would provide a comprehensive approach to address plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, throughout the entire life cycle, in _x000D__x000D_ +line with the objectives of the present instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Basic obligations about primary plastic polymers: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The present Instrument should include measures and objectives to keep the _x000D__x000D_ +supply of primary plastic polymers (including fossil fuels and bio-based ones) _x000D__x000D_ +within sustainable levels. The present Instrument should include provisions to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the production of primary plastic polymers for which recycling is _x000D__x000D_ +practically impossible, such as thermo-stable plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations on Circularity _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The present Instrument should also include provisions promoting the _x000D__x000D_ +development of markets for non-toxic secondary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions should also be included to prohibit or restrict the use, in the _x000D__x000D_ +manufacture of plastic products, of those additives and chemicals that create _x000D__x000D_ +barriers to the recycling of plastic waste, thus impeding circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, the present Instrument should include provisions for the elimination _x000D__x000D_ +or restriction of the production of single-use plastic products, which are _x000D__x000D_ +particularly prone to littering and plastic pollution due to the way they are _x000D__x000D_ +intended to be used. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The present Instrument should establish criteria for identifying polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern and plastic products that prevent or hinder circularity, _x000D__x000D_ +which are to be included as an annex to the present Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations on Health and Environmental Protection _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The present Instrument should include provisions on the elimination and _x000D__x000D_ +restriction of specific plastic polymers and chemicals (such as softeners or _x000D__x000D_ +dyes) that have harmful effects on human health and on the environment, or _x000D__x000D_ +that have a high risk of release into the environment, including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to reduce the production of plastic polymers should also be _x000D__x000D_ +articulated with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially _x000D__x000D_ +considering the case of GHG-emitting plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The present Instrument should establish criteria for identifying polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern and plastic products that are potentially harmful to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or to the environment; and those that may be released into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment (microplastics), all to be included in an annex to the present _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal for possible mandatory approach measures: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Measures aimed at eliminating plastic goods that are considered _x000D__x000D_ +problematic or unnecessary and to minimising their production, _x000D__x000D_ +including plastics that cannot be reused or recycled in practice. To _x000D__x000D_ +this end, the present Instrument may provide for the: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation of the Parties to take effective measures to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +the production of primary plastic polymers to a level agreed in _x000D__x000D_ +the present Instrument to achieve the common objective set _x000D__x000D_ +out in the present Instrument. Measures could include, inter _x000D__x000D_ +alia: tariffs, production permits and licences, moratoria, bans, _x000D__x000D_ +regulations and the elimination of negative fiscal incentives, _x000D__x000D_ +such as subsidies that support the expansion of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +production. _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation of the Parties to report on the quantities and type of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers produced, as well as on the quantities and _x000D__x000D_ +type of chemicals applied in production. _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation of the Parties to promote circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, including establishing provisions regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +design of plastic goods so that their lifetime is maximised, _x000D__x000D_ +prioritising reusable goods, and that they are ultimately _x000D__x000D_ +recyclable or compostable. _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation of Parties to phase out and restrict the production _x000D__x000D_ +and use of polymers, chemicals and plastic products identified _x000D__x000D_ +in an annex to the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation of the Parties to take measures to eliminate the disposal _x000D__x000D_ +of polymers and plastic products in water sources, sewage, rivers, _x000D__x000D_ +lakes and into the marine environment. Measures should be taken, _x000D__x000D_ +especially in the fisheries sector, to eliminate ghost fishing and to _x000D__x000D_ +establish responsibility for the use and disposal of plastic fishing _x000D__x000D_ +equipment. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +To develop regulations under the principle of Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR), in order to improve recycling mechanisms, _x000D__x000D_ +ensure functioning management systems and improve collection _x000D__x000D_ +rates. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure proper management and disposal of plastic waste that _x000D__x000D_ +cannot be reused, recycled or composted. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Standardisation of criteria for plastic product design and labelling, _x000D__x000D_ +with a circular economy approach. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Generation, exchange and dissemination of information related to _x000D__x000D_ +the management of plastics throughout their life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Education, public awareness and training on responsible _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and the prevention of plastic pollution throughout its _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Development of national action plans according to the particular _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of each country, including for the elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics currently in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal for possible measures for a voluntary approach: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +To implement projects on innovative solutions to prevent plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution throughout its life cycle (solid waste containment barriers). _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +Technical capacity building, technical assistance and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer to prevent plastic pollution throughout its life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +● _x000D__x000D_ +To develop campaigns related to the international beach clean-up _x000D__x000D_ +day. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Elements of implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +How to ensure implementation of the present instrument at the _x000D__x000D_ +national level (e.g. does the role of national action plans contribute to _x000D__x000D_ +meeting the present instrument's objectives and obligations?) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Adoption of international standards into national law and strengthening of _x000D__x000D_ +control instruments, taking into account the imperatives of economies _x000D__x000D_ +with a high rate of informality. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of international cooperation mechanisms to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with this treaty, including through measures related to plastics _x000D__x000D_ +in international trade. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing national recycling goals. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of National Implementation Plans to end plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, throughout its life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) _x000D__x000D_ +How to ensure the effectiveness of the present instrument and have _x000D__x000D_ +efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is suggested that a report be made on an annual basis, identifying the _x000D__x000D_ +mandatory and voluntary results to be reported and the implementation of a _x000D__x000D_ +virtual platform to disseminate the results, progress and reports of each _x000D__x000D_ +country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +What measures will be required to support the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +present instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On financing, capacity building and technology transfer: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the implementation of the present instrument, it will be vital to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +flow of adequate financial resources, from developed to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +to support developing countries' policies, strategies, legislation and action _x000D__x000D_ +plans to meet their commitments. Such financial flows are also expected to be _x000D__x000D_ +accompanied by capacity building, joint research development with developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries and technology transfers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Fees levied on plastic products, which serve as a source of funding to _x000D__x000D_ +implement national/regional plans and/or technological innovation and _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising projects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to capacity building, technical assistance and technology transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +it is suggested that 2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Countries should cooperate, within their means and in a timely and _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate manner, in capacity building and the provision of technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance for the benefit of developing countries, in particular small _x000D__x000D_ +island developing states, and those with economies in transition, in order _x000D__x000D_ +to assist them in meeting their obligations under the present instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building and technical assistance may be provided through _x000D__x000D_ +regional, sub-regional and national arrangements, including existing _x000D__x000D_ +regional and sub-regional centres, through other multilateral and bilateral _x000D__x000D_ +means, and through partnerships, including those involving the private _x000D__x000D_ +sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Minamata Convention on Mercury. Capacity building, technical assistance and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +Article _x000D__x000D_ +14. _x000D__x000D_ +Available _x000D__x000D_ +at: _x000D__x000D_ +https://observatoriop10.cepal.org/sites/default/files/documents/treaties/minamata-_x000D__x000D_ +convention-booklet-sp-full.pdf _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In order to enhance the effectiveness of technical assistance and its _x000D__x000D_ +delivery, it is advisable to seek cooperation and coordination with other _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals- and waste-related multilateral environmental agreements. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It is considered important to promote and facilitate, with the support of the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector and other stakeholders, as appropriate, the development, _x000D__x000D_ +transfer and dissemination of the best environmentally sound alternative _x000D__x000D_ +technologies. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, it will be important to (a) Review information on existing _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives and progress made in relation to alternative technologies; (b) _x000D__x000D_ +Review the needs and challenges facing countries, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, in terms of alternative technologies and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (e.g. introductory _x000D__x000D_ +elements, awareness raising, education and information exchange, research, _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder involvement, institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to assess the best strategies and alternatives to address the _x000D__x000D_ +problem of informality throughout the plastic goods value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It will be essential to recognise and define the role of waste pickers, and to _x000D__x000D_ +incorporate them as key actors in the framework of the actions and strategies _x000D__x000D_ +needed to address plastic pollution in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to continue to ensure a process where all relevant stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +and actors are listened to to address to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +982,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41818/Perusubmission.pdf,[],['Peru'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Peru _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Peru _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Yesica Noemi Fonseca Martínez _x000D__x000D_ +Email: yfonseca@rree.gob.pe _x000D__x000D_ +Date 13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Elementos Sustantivos _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objetivo(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) ¿Qué objetivo(s) podrían ser establecidos en el instrumento? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Objetivo propuesto: Eliminar la contaminación por plásticos y proteger la salud humana y el _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente de la contaminación e impacto adverso que produzca el plástico durante todo su ciclo de _x000D__x000D_ +vida. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Texto Explicativo: _x000D__x000D_ +Los polímeros y los productos plásticos son materiales son ligeros, resistentes, duraderos y baratos, _x000D__x000D_ +características que los hacen aptos para la fabricación de una gama muy amplia de productos. Estas _x000D__x000D_ +características han generado un significativo aumento en su producción y uso durante las últimas tres _x000D__x000D_ +décadas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La mayoría de los productos plásticos son descartados de manera inadecuada una vez concluido su uso _x000D__x000D_ +y la mayoría de los productos plásticos son usados sólo una vez. Asimismo, sólo un 9% del total de los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos se recicla. El restante 91% de los plásticos producidos es descartado en botaderos y en el mar. _x000D__x000D_ +La mala gestión de los residuos plásticos, constituye la principal fuente de derrame de plásticos y micro _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, siendo este el causante de 80% de los deshechos en el mar. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La contaminación por plásticos contribuye significativamente a la triple crisis que enfrenta actualmente _x000D__x000D_ +el planeta, con impactos negativos en los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad y efectos adversos significativos _x000D__x000D_ +en la salud humana, además de contribuir al cambio climático. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Las sustancias químicas que son usadas durante el proceso de fabricación de diversos plásticos, e incluso _x000D__x000D_ +los mismos productos plásticos que desprenden microplásticos que terminan en los seres humanos, así _x000D__x000D_ +como en los animales que los humanos consumen, constituyen un problema serio de salud en vista que _x000D__x000D_ +pueden alterar el funcionamiento correcto del sistema endocrino. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, la preocupación por la amenaza de los plásticos para el ambiente marino ha escalado a nivel _x000D__x000D_ +mundial y ha sido reconocida en diversos espacios internacionales. La mayor proporción de los residuos _x000D__x000D_ +marinos que llegan al mar provienen de fuentes terrestres. Debido a las corrientes marinas se han _x000D__x000D_ +formado 5 islas de plástico flotante que coinciden con los principales vórtices oceánicos: dos del Pacífico, _x000D__x000D_ +dos del Atlántico y una en el Índico1. Esta situación afecta la biota marina a través de su ingestión al _x000D__x000D_ +confundirlos con alimentos, o incluso su atrapamiento o enredo; asimismo, es persistente en el medio _x000D__x000D_ +marino y por tanto tarda mucho en degradarse. El plástico también impone riesgos específicos para la _x000D__x000D_ +salud, que por el proceso de biomagnificación en las especies del fondo marino se introducen en la _x000D__x000D_ +cadena alimenticia del ser humano _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A fin de cumplir el objetivo de eliminar la contaminación por plásticos, se debe procurar incluir en el _x000D__x000D_ +Instrumento disposiciones que promuevan la eliminación de ciertos plásticos considerados _x000D__x000D_ +problemáticos o de un solo uso, la reducción de la dependencia al plástico, así como el tránsito hacia un _x000D__x000D_ +modelo de economía circular, de tal forma que se reemplacen la mayor cantidad de productos plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +y que aquellos necesarios, incluyendo de un solo uso, sean remplazados por aquellos que son más _x000D__x000D_ +durables y menos tóxicos. Asimismo, el Instrumento debe incluir disposiciones que promuevan la _x000D__x000D_ +producción y el consumo responsable, y que aseguren la eliminación ambientalmente racional de los _x000D__x000D_ +residuos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Obligaciones básicas, medidas de control y enfoques voluntaries _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +¿Qué obligaciones básicas, medidas de control y enfoques voluntarios proporcionarían un _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque integral para abordar la contaminación plástica, incluyendo el medio ambiente _x000D__x000D_ +marino, a lo largo de todo el ciclo de vida de acuerdo con los objetivos del instrumento? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligaciones básicas sobre polímeros plásticos primarios: _x000D__x000D_ +El Instrumento debería incluir medidas y objetivos para mantener el suministro de polímeros plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +primarios (incluidos los combustibles fósiles y los de base biológica) dentro de niveles sostenibles. El _x000D__x000D_ +Instrumento deberá incluir disposiciones para reducir la producción de los polímeros plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +primarios cuyo reciclaje es prácticamente imposible, como los polímeros plásticos termoestables. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligaciones sobre Circularidad. _x000D__x000D_ +El Instrumento debería también incluir disposiciones que promuevan el desarrollo de mercados para _x000D__x000D_ +para polímeros plásticos secundarios no tóxicos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, se deberían incluir disposiciones que prohíban o restrinjan el uso en la elaboración de _x000D__x000D_ +productos plásticos de aquellos aditivos y productos químicos que crean barreras para el reciclaje de _x000D__x000D_ +desechos plásticos, con lo que impiden la circularidad. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +De igual modo, el Instrumento deberá incluir disposiciones para la eliminación o restricción de la _x000D__x000D_ +producción de productos plásticos de un solo uso, que son particularmente propensos a la basura y a _x000D__x000D_ +la contaminación plástica debido a la forma en que están destinados a ser utilizados. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 https://www.iberdrola.com/sostenibilidad/las-5-islas-de-basura-en-el-mundo _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Instrumento debe establecer criterios para identificar polímeros, productos químicos de interés y _x000D__x000D_ +productos plásticos que impidan o dificulten la circularidad, los que se incluirán en un anexo del _x000D__x000D_ +Instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligaciones sobre Protección de la Salud y el Medio Ambiente _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Instrumento debería incluir disposiciones sobre la eliminación y restricción de polímeros plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +específicos y productos químicos (como suavizantes o colorantes) que tienen efectos nocivos en la _x000D__x000D_ +salud humana y el medio ambiente, o que tienen un alto riesgo de liberación en el medio ambiente, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo en materia de microplasticos _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Las medidas para reducir la producción de polímeros plásticos deberían también articularse con los _x000D__x000D_ +esfuerzos para reducir las emisiones de los gases de efecto invernadero (GEI), considerando _x000D__x000D_ +especialmente el caso de los polímeros plásticos que emiten GEI. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Instrumento debe establecer criterios para identificar polímeros, productos químicos de interés y _x000D__x000D_ +productos plásticos que sean potencialmente nocivos para la salud humana o el medio ambiente; y _x000D__x000D_ +aquellos que puedan ser liberados en el medio ambiente (microplásticos), los que se incluirán en un _x000D__x000D_ +anexo del Instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Propuesta de posibles medidas de enfoque obligatorio: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Medidas destinadas a la eliminación de los bienes de plástico considerados _x000D__x000D_ +problemáticos o innecesarios; así como minimizar su producción, incluyendo a los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos que no se pueden reusar o reciclar en la práctica. A tal efecto, el Instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +podrá establecer la: _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligación de las Partes de tomar medidas efectivas para reducir la producción de _x000D__x000D_ +polímeros plásticos primarios a un nivel acordado en el Instrumento para alcanzar _x000D__x000D_ +el objetivo común que establezca el Instrumento. Las medidas podrían incluir, entre _x000D__x000D_ +otras cosas: tarifas, permisos y licencias de producción, moratorias, prohibiciones, _x000D__x000D_ +regulaciones y eliminación de incentivos fiscales negativos, como subsidios que _x000D__x000D_ +apoyan la expansión de la producción de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligación de las Partes de informar sobre las cantidades y el tipo de polímeros _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos producidos, así como las cantidades y el tipo de productos químicos _x000D__x000D_ +aplicados en la producción. _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligación de las Partes de promover enfoques de economía circular, incluyendo _x000D__x000D_ +establecer disposiciones respecto al diseño de los bienes de plástico, de modo que _x000D__x000D_ +se maximice su tiempo de vida útil, priorizando a los bienes reutilizables; y que al _x000D__x000D_ +final puedan ser reciclables o compostables. _x000D__x000D_ +○ _x000D__x000D_ +Obligación de las Partes de eliminar y restringir la producción y el uso de polímeros, _x000D__x000D_ +productos químicos y productos plásticos identificados en un anexo del Instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ +● Obligación de las Partes de tomar medidas para eliminar el desecho de polímeros y _x000D__x000D_ +productos de plásticos en las fuentes de agua, alcantarillado, ríos, lagos y en el medio _x000D__x000D_ +marino. Se deberán tomar medidas especialmente en el sector pesquero, para eliminar _x000D__x000D_ +la pesca fantasma y establecer la responsabilidad sobre el uso y deshecho de los _x000D__x000D_ +equipos plásticos de Pesca. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Elaborar regulaciones bajo el principio de responsabilidad extendida del productor _x000D__x000D_ +(REP), a fin de mejorar los mecanismos de reciclaje, asegurar el funcionamiento de los _x000D__x000D_ +sistemas de manejo y mejorar las tasas de recolección. _x000D__x000D_ +● Asegurar la gestión y disposición adecuada de aquellos residuos plásticos que no _x000D__x000D_ +puedan ser reutilizados, reciclados o compostados. _x000D__x000D_ +● Estandarización de criterios para el diseño de los productos de plástico y su etiquetado, _x000D__x000D_ +con un enfoque de economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ +● Generación, intercambio y difusión de información relacionada a la gestión de los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos en todo su ciclo de vida. _x000D__x000D_ +● Educación, sensibilización y formación del público respecto al consumo responsable y la _x000D__x000D_ +prevención de la contaminación plástica en todo su ciclo de vida. _x000D__x000D_ +● Elaboración de planes de acción nacional de acuerdo con las circunstancias particulares _x000D__x000D_ +de cada país, incluyendo para la eliminación de plásticos actualmente en el ambiente.. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Propuesta de posibles medidas de enfoque voluntario: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Implementar proyectos sobre soluciones innovadoras para prevenir la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +plástica en todo su ciclo de vida (barreras de contención de residuos sólidos) _x000D__x000D_ +● Creación de la capacidad técnica, asistencia técnica y transferencia de tecnología para _x000D__x000D_ +prevenir la contaminación plástica en todo su ciclo de vida. _x000D__x000D_ +● Desarrollar campañas relacionadas al día internacional de la limpieza de playas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Elementos de implementación _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Medidas de implementación _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +¿Cómo garantizar la implementación del instrumento a nivel nacional (p. ej., la función de los planes _x000D__x000D_ +de acción nacionales contribuye a cumplir los objetivos y obligaciones del instrumento?) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Adopción de la normativa internacional en derecho nacional y fortalecimiento de los instrumentos _x000D__x000D_ +de control, tomando en consideración los imperativos de economías con una fuerte tasa de _x000D__x000D_ +informalidad _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establecimiento de mecanismos de cooperación internacional para garantizar el cumplimiento del _x000D__x000D_ +tratado, incluyendo a través de medidas relacionadas al plástico que se encuentra en el comercio _x000D__x000D_ +internacional _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establecimiento de metas nacionales de reciclaje. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elaboración de Planes de Aplicación Nacional para acabar con la contaminación plástica, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo el medio marino, en todo su ciclo de vida. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) _x000D__x000D_ +¿Cómo asegurar la efectividad del instrumento y tener informes nacionales eficientes? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se sugiere que el reporte se realice de manera anual, identificando los resultados obligatorios y _x000D__x000D_ +voluntarios a reportar y la implementación de una plataforma virtual en la cual se difundan los _x000D__x000D_ +resultados, avances y reportes de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Medios de implementación _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) ¿Qué medidas se requerirán para apoyar la implementación del instrumento? _x000D__x000D_ +Sobre el financiamiento, desarrollo de capacidades y transferencias de tecnologia: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para la implementación del instrumento será vital que se promueva el flujo de recursos financieros _x000D__x000D_ +adecuados desde los países desarrollados hacia los países en vías de desarrollo con la finalidad de impulsar _x000D__x000D_ +las políticas, estrategias, legislación y los planes de acción de estos últimos para cumplir los compromisos _x000D__x000D_ +correspondientes. Asimismo, se espera que dichos flujos financieros sean acompañados de desarrollo de _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades, desarrollo de investigación conjunta con los países en desarrollo y transferencias de _x000D__x000D_ +tecnología. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Tasas impuestas en los productos plásticos, que sirvan de fuente de financiamiento para implementar los _x000D__x000D_ +planes nacionales/regionales y/o proyectos de innovación tecnológica y sensibilización. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto a la creación de capacidad, asistencia técnica y transferencia de tecnología, se sugiere2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Los países deberán cooperar en la medida de sus posibilidades y de manera oportuna y adecuada, _x000D__x000D_ +para la creación de capacidad y la prestación de asistencia técnica en beneficio de los son países en _x000D__x000D_ +vías de desarrollo, en particular los pequeños Estados insulares en desarrollo, y aquellos con _x000D__x000D_ +economías en transición, a fin de ayudarlas a cumplir las obligaciones que se deriven del _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +La creación de capacidad y la asistencia técnica podrá ser proporcionada mediante arreglos _x000D__x000D_ +regionales, subregionales y nacionales, incluidos los centros regionales y subregionales existentes, _x000D__x000D_ +a través de otros medios multilaterales y bilaterales, y a través de asociaciones, incluidas aquellas _x000D__x000D_ +en las que participe el sector privado. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Con el fin de aumentar la eficacia de la asistencia técnica y su prestación, es recomendable procurar _x000D__x000D_ +la cooperación y la coordinación con otros acuerdos ambientales multilaterales relacionados con los _x000D__x000D_ +productos químicos y los residuos. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Se considera importante promover y facilitar, con el apoyo del sector privado y otros grupos de _x000D__x000D_ +interés, según corresponda, el desarrollo, la transferencia y la difusión de las mejores tecnologías _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas ambientalmente racionales. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +En ese sentido, será importante a) Examinará la información sobre iniciativas existentes y progresos _x000D__x000D_ +realizados en relación con las tecnologías alternativas; b) Examinar las necesidades y los retos a los _x000D__x000D_ +que se enfrentan lo países, en particular los países en desarrollo, en cuanto a tecnologías _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas y transferencia de tecnología. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Consideraciones adicionales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proporcione cualquier otra propuesta o prioridad relevante aquí (por ejemplo, elementos introductorios, _x000D__x000D_ +sensibilización, educación e intercambio de información, investigación, participación de las partes _x000D__x000D_ +interesadas, arreglos institucionales y disposiciones finales). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Convenio de Minamata sobre el Mercurio. Creación de capacidad, asistencia técnica y transferencia de tecnología, artículo 14. _x000D__x000D_ +Disponible en: https://observatoriop10.cepal.org/sites/default/files/documents/treaties/minamata-convention-booklet-sp-full.pdf _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante que se evalúen las mejores estrategias y alternativas para abordar el problema de la _x000D__x000D_ +informalidad en la toda la cadena de valor de los bienes de plástico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Será fundamental reconocer y definir el rol de los recicladores, e incorporarlos como actores clave en el _x000D__x000D_ +marco de las acciones y estrategias necesarias para abordar la contaminación por plásticos en el _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante continuar aseguran un proceso donde se escuchen a todas las partes interesadas y actores _x000D__x000D_ +relevantes para abordar la contaminación plástica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +983,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41819/ECUADORsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Ecuador'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ +Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(For Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +ECUADOR _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(For stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact information _x000D__x000D_ +for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Christian Anchaluisa _x000D__x000D_ +First Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Vice ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Phone: +593 97 960 3317 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +canchaluisa@cancilleria.gob.ec _x000D__x000D_ +incecuador@cancilleria.gob.ec _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +February 13th 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Note _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ending plastic pollution requires the establishment of a legally binding global framework containing common _x000D__x000D_ +international obligations across the entire lifecycle of plastics to bring about the system change that is _x000D__x000D_ +required to end plastic pollution, to protect the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +This will demand the provision and mobilization of commensurate, predictable, and adequate means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation to developing countries, particularly finance, technology transfer and development, and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building to implement the future legally binding instrument, informed by the best available science, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as socioeconomic information and assessment related to plastic pollution. (See GRULAC submission) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador will continue to develop its position on the above-mentioned and other parts of the treaty, as the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations unfold. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions by GRULAC and High Ambition Coalition reflect also the views of Ecuador. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions from stakeholders referenced in this written submission can be found on the website _x000D__x000D_ +of INC2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this Convention is to end plastic pollution by regulating plastics across their lifecycles to protect _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on other MEAs: there is a purpose, action statement, and outcome statement with a motivating/political _x000D__x000D_ +force included in the UNEA resolution 5/14 “End plastic pollution”, which is an unequivocal expression of our global _x000D__x000D_ +collective ambition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve the objective, the legally binding instrument is to be based on a holistic and broad approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full lifecycle of plastics and is dynamic to address existing and evolving issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope issues: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Convention needs to allow for evolution and strengthening over time. One way of achieving this could be to _x000D__x000D_ +use a broad general scope with annexes that could be updated and develop guidance for implementing obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +Activities subject to control measures should cover matters related to production (manufacture), consumption _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(use), placing on the market (domestic sales, exports, and imports), safe and environmentally sound management, _x000D__x000D_ +and disposal of waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Actions taken to implement the instrument, and achieve its objective, should reflect: (1) the principle of equity, _x000D__x000D_ +and the specific needs and special circumstances of developing and least developed countries, including Small _x000D__x000D_ +Island Developing States (SIDS); (2) the precautionary approach 1 and the polluter pays principle 2; (3) Waste _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy3; (4) the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment 4; (5) Avoidance of adverse _x000D__x000D_ +consequences to the climate, biodiversity, and food security; and (6) the right to knowledge as set forth in _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments like the Aarhus Convention and the Escazu Agreement. (See, for example, the Center for _x000D__x000D_ +International Environmental Law (CIEL) Submission, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Submission, Minderoo _x000D__x000D_ +Foundation Submission, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Submission, International Pollutants Elimination _x000D__x000D_ +Network (IPEN) Submission, and Minderoo Foundation Submission, UNECE Submission). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures, and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures, and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive approach to _x000D__x000D_ +addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full life cycle in line with the _x000D__x000D_ +future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +All possible control measures can be grouped into one of the four following categories, which tackle all stages of _x000D__x000D_ +the plastic’s full lifecycle (sourcing, upstream, midstream, downstream, and releases/remediation in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to reduce the total supply of primary plastic polymers: any provisions that seek to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +supply of plastics (e.g., volume targets/caps) and/or to reduce demand (e.g., global fee/tax) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to phase out specific polymers, chemicals, and plastic products of concern: any provisions that _x000D__x000D_ +ban specific polymers, chemicals, and plastic products of concern from the supply chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to safely circulate plastics: any provisions to eliminate or reduce plastics through circular _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, including through product design, reuse and refill systems, repair, and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +IV. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to eliminate the releases of plastics (including microplastics) into water, soil, and air, including _x000D__x000D_ +improved waste management and remediation of legacy plastic waste: any provisions to ensure safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally-sound management and disposal of plastics products, including recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +See, for example, Galapagos Conservation Trust submission. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce the production of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to reduce the total supply _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic precursors, including primary plastic polymers by controlling their manufacture, export, and _x000D__x000D_ +import and place on the market at an agreed level to reach a common target, consistent with the goal of _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating plastic pollution by 2040. Measures could include, inter alia, taxes, tariffs, global fees, caps, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction targets, production permits and licenses, moratoriums, bans, regulations, and the removal of _x000D__x000D_ +negative fiscal incentives, such as subsidies that support the expansion of plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(Submissions containing examples of measures to reduce supply/production of plastics: United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Development Programme (UNDP); Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (global _x000D__x000D_ +caps); Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL); Consumers International (caps on production of _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and Article 1 of the Stockolm Convention _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Principle 16 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3See submission by EIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 UN General Assembly, A/76/L.75 (26 July 2022) _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +virgin plastics); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) proposes a global _x000D__x000D_ +production fee which implements the polluter pays principle, and Ghana’s Submission; Minderoo _x000D__x000D_ +Foundation, Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023, p. 15; International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN); _x000D__x000D_ +Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF); Fundación MarViva, Pew Charitable Trusts, Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Investigation Agency (EIA) on subsidies) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and Reporting. Each Party should be required to report on the quantities and type of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, precursors, and feedstocks manufactured, imported, and exported as well as the quantities and _x000D__x000D_ +type of chemicals applied in production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Process. Effective updating process to be developed to review and amend the actions that Parties are _x000D__x000D_ +required to take. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to phase out specific polymers, chemicals, and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General obligation. Each Party should be required to phase out the manufacture, export, import, and _x000D__x000D_ +placing on the market of polymers, chemicals, and plastic products listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements for approaches to the listing of polymers, chemicals of concern and plastic products including _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, structure, and other elements, can be found, for example, the Natural Resources Defence Council _x000D__x000D_ +(NRDC), the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Consumer Goods Forum, NAIL - Norwegian Academy of _x000D__x000D_ +International Law, Minderoo Foundation, IPEN, WWF, and the Business Coalition submissions contain _x000D__x000D_ +elements in that regard. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The treaty should set criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals of concern, and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +to be listed in an annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Harmful to the environment and human health. Possible criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals, and _x000D__x000D_ +products include, based on inherent properties, substances or products containing substances that have _x000D__x000D_ +slow or no degradation in the environment, bioaccumulate, and/or have toxic effects (e.g., carcinogenic, _x000D__x000D_ +mutagenic, reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors). _x000D__x000D_ +b. Impeding circularity. Possible criteria for identifying polymers, chemicals, and/or products that hinder _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability or reuse could include composition and polymer mix (e.g., mixed polymers or mixed material _x000D__x000D_ +packaging) _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Risk of release to the environment. Possible criteria for identifying plastic products could include high litter _x000D__x000D_ +risk; the necessity of products; the possibility for recycling; the availability of environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes; content of intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Party trade measures. Each Party should be required to apply the import and export requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for listed polymers, chemicals, and plastic products to Parties and non-Parties alike on a non-_x000D__x000D_ +discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Process. Effective process based on best available scientific knowledge, that allows to update and _x000D__x000D_ +strengthen the annex over time in a dynamic manner. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency/ Reporting. Each Party should be required to report relevant information to support the _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation and monitoring of the measures. Parties should exchange information on best _x000D__x000D_ +practices, knowledge, research, and technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to eliminate plastic pollution and reduce plastics through circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Product design _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to ensure that plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +items manufactured, exported, imported, and placed in the market are in line with the criteria listed in an _x000D__x000D_ +annex and guidance adopted by the Conference of the Parties. Measures could include, inter alia, _x000D__x000D_ +minimum requirements, technical regulations and standards, fees, export and import instruments, and _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility schemes in line with the criteria. Measures should be designed in line _x000D__x000D_ +with the waste hierarchy, focusing on prevention, reusability, and design for reduction, including through _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General and/or sector-specific obligations to initiate dedicated programs of work to design for circularity _x000D__x000D_ +and reduce consumption and use of virgin plastics (e.g., dedicated programs of work for high-usage _x000D__x000D_ +applications such as in packaging, agriculture, fisheries, textiles, construction, and transport.) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should be required to take effective measures to control (e.g., restrict or eliminate, depending _x000D__x000D_ +on feasibility) the manufacture, export, and import of products and items that are not in line with the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria listed in an annex and guidance adopted by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each party should be required to ensure the appropriate labelling of plastic products considering the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria and guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria. The treaty should set overarching criteria in an annex. Possible criteria include durability, _x000D__x000D_ +reliability, reusability, reparability, absence of substances of concern, microplastic content and potential _x000D__x000D_ +for its release, minimum recycled content, the possibility of remanufacturing and recycling and expected _x000D__x000D_ +generation of waste. These criteria could be applied in respect of any product characteristics, such as, for _x000D__x000D_ +example, composition, performance, shape, packaging, marking, and labeling. The criteria could also seek _x000D__x000D_ +to promote material and chemical simplification (e.g., to improve recyclability and ensure a non-toxic _x000D__x000D_ +secondary market), and products (e.g., to minimize the release of microplastics), reduce overpackaging; _x000D__x000D_ +and standardize formats for reusable containers (e.g., to promote reuse and refill schemes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria can include a sectoral focus, such as packaging (e.g., addressing the composition of packaging, _x000D__x000D_ +such as single-layer- versus multi-layer, mono-material versus multi-material), fisheries, textiles, personal _x000D__x000D_ +care, and construction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties should adopt a process to review and update the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should adopt general and sectoral guidance for meeting the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties should adopt a process to review and update the guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency/Reporting. Each Party should be required to ensure the availability of information on the _x000D__x000D_ +chemical and material composition of plastic products along the value chain for manufacturers, importers, _x000D__x000D_ +users, consumers, and recyclers through for example labelling. (See UNECE Submission, and EIA _x000D__x000D_ +Submission p. 6) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should require producers to publish and update plans to reduce primary plastics use and reduce _x000D__x000D_ +through circularity, and to report regularly on progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should require producers of polymers and plastic products to provide full and correct information _x000D__x000D_ +on the properties relevant to the criteria and guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should exchange information on best practices, knowledge, research, and technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Product Design Registry: Parties could establish a central data exchange under the Convention (I.e.) where _x000D__x000D_ +this information can be registered. (See EIA Submission on a Registry, See also WWF Submission) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce and reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures to encourage the eco-design of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products through the adoption of eco-criteria (e.g., related to durability, biodegradability, _x000D__x000D_ +compostability, recyclability, reusability, circularity, safety) as well as for product and service delivery _x000D__x000D_ +systems that reduce the overall use of plastics, and in line with guidance adopted by the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should set targets for increased durability, environmentally safe and sound reuse, and repair of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products as well as product and service delivery systems that reduce the use of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt general and sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +guidance for durability and environmentally safe and sound reuse and repair, as well as for product and _x000D__x000D_ +service delivery systems that reduce the use of plastics. The Conference of the Parties should adopt a _x000D__x000D_ +process to review and update the guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and Reporting. Each Party should be required to report on the measures taken. Each Party _x000D__x000D_ +should ensure the availability of information on the durability, reusability, and repairability of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. Parties should exchange information on best practices, knowledge, research, and technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision on eliminating the release of plastics (including microplastics) and related pollution to air, water, and _x000D__x000D_ +land. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Releases of plastics (including microplastics) and related pollution to water, land, and air. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation. Each Party should be required to take steps to eliminate by 2040 releases of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +related pollution, across the life cycle of these materials, to water, land, and air from the source categories _x000D__x000D_ +listed in an annex, in line with guidance adopted by the Conference of the Parties. This list of categories _x000D__x000D_ +could include wastewater and sewage; industrial facilities; sectors such as aquaculture, agriculture, and _x000D__x000D_ +the fishing industry; transport and handling of plastic pellets; unintentional microplastic releases from e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +roads, textiles, and other sources. The Conference of the Parties should adopt a process to review and _x000D__x000D_ +update the annex of sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt criteria and guidance on the best _x000D__x000D_ +available techniques and best environmental practices to eliminate the release of plastics to water, land, _x000D__x000D_ +and air from the source categories listed in an annex. The Conference of the Parties should adopt a process _x000D__x000D_ +to review and update the guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +See the Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL) and Norwegian Institute for Water Research _x000D__x000D_ +(NIVA) and International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP) Submissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Clean-up of legacy plastic waste as a source of ongoing pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation. Parties should take action, including through cooperation to identify, prioritize, and address _x000D__x000D_ +areas of legacy waste and ensure that remediation of plastic pollution, that poses risks to local _x000D__x000D_ +communities; biodiversity; fisheries; health; tourism; navigation, and maritime safety, is done in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally safe and sound manner, in line with guidance developed by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +(See EIA Submission) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt criteria and guidelines on the best _x000D__x000D_ +available techniques and best environmental practices for environmentally sound remediation of legacy _x000D__x000D_ +waste. The Conference of the Parties should adopt a process to review and update the guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring. The Conference of the Parties should establish a global monitoring framework that _x000D__x000D_ +establishes baselines and monitors the evolution of the presence of plastic in the environment, including _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized definitions, methodologies, and formats for reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation. Each Party should be required to take effective measures so that plastic wastes are collected, _x000D__x000D_ +sorted, and recycled in an environmentally safe and sound manner, considering guidance and quality _x000D__x000D_ +requirements to promote and make available for the market, non-toxic secondary materials, and in line _x000D__x000D_ +with guidance by the Conference of the Parties. These measures could include targets, minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, fees, extended producer responsibility schemes, and deposit refund schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Target. Parties should set a target for collection, sorting, and environmentally safe and sound recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste while also meeting strict quality requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to develop and adopt guidance on _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally safe and sound management and recycling of plastic waste and the environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound production of non-toxic secondary plastic materials. The Conference of the Parties should adopt a _x000D__x000D_ +process to review and update the guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency /Reporting. Each Party should be required to report on the measures taken. _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Registry. The Secretariat should establish a central data exchange where information reported by Parties _x000D__x000D_ +can be made available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition. Each Party should be required to ensure the participation of workers in informal and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperative settings in policy development and implementation to promote workers' rights and the _x000D__x000D_ +principles of just transition. (See, for example, International Alliance for Waste Pickers Submission and _x000D__x000D_ +GAIA Submission) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management for final disposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation. Each Party should be required to implement measures to ensure the collection, sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +management, and disposal of plastic waste in an environmentally sound and safe manner, in line with the _x000D__x000D_ +waste hierarchy (See EIA Submission), the technical guidelines adopted by the Basel Convention on the _x000D__x000D_ +Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and further guidance _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the Conference of the Parties. (Examples of possible measures could include extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility, deposit return schemes, and other fees). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +See Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions Submission _x000D__x000D_ +See Minderoo Submission, p.8; Pew Charitable Trusts submission on preventing loss of pellets, flakes, and _x000D__x000D_ +powders, WWF Submission, and IPEN Submission. _x000D__x000D_ +See also, Alliance for Waste Pickers and GAIA submissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance. The Conference of Parties should be required to adopt criteria and guidance on the best _x000D__x000D_ +available techniques and best environmental practices for environmentally safe and sound management _x000D__x000D_ +and disposal of plastic waste, considering the waste hierarchy (See EIA Submission) and the technical _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines adopted by the Basel Convention. The Conference of the Parties should adopt a process to _x000D__x000D_ +review and update the guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligation. Each Party should be required to report on measures and steps taken to eliminate releases of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and related pollution to water, land, and air; ensure environmentally safe and sound management and disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste; and cooperate on remediation of plastic waste. This information should be included in the regular _x000D__x000D_ +reporting by the Party on its implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other Elements: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing and enhancing the responsibility of producers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness raising and education. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (e.g., role national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b. How to ensure the effectiveness of the instrument and efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for example for _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans (NAPS) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Reporting measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Party measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment of progress and effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: finance, _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance, technology transfer and development on mutually agreed terms, and capacity-building. _x000D__x000D_ +a. What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Under each of the four categories, the specific needs, and special circumstances of developing countries must be _x000D__x000D_ +fully recognized. Means of implementation can and should be discussed in conjunction with obligation/control _x000D__x000D_ +measures because the two are closely linked. Appropriate funding for treaty implementation is required for the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention to meet its objective to end plastic pollution. Ecuador is open to consideration of complementary _x000D__x000D_ +innovative approaches and sources of funding to support the implementation of the Convention, including the _x000D__x000D_ +Global Plastic Pollution Fee, proposed by Ghana in its submission. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador aligns its submission with the submission by GRULAC, which states as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An ambitious agreement to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, will demand that developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries be provided with commensurate means for its implementation, informed by the best available science, _x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems, as well as socioeconomic _x000D__x000D_ +information and assessment related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To do so, the INC should discuss means of implementation from an integrated perspective, including the issue of _x000D__x000D_ +different sources and instruments. The INC should thus conceive of a robust integrated mechanism that ensures _x000D__x000D_ +the provision and mobilization of new, additional, and predictable flows of financial resources to support relevant _x000D__x000D_ +research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) projects, promote technology transfer and know-how, and _x000D__x000D_ +provide capacity building and technical assistance. This integrated system of implementation and the scale of the _x000D__x000D_ +challenge ahead of us will also demand a dedicated financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For INC-2 discussions to reach the expected level of ambition, GRULAC reiterates that the discussions on means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation be initiated and addressed at the same time as other substantial elements such as obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the above, GRULAC kindly requests the secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, to prepare _x000D__x000D_ +ahead of the INC-2 meeting a working document on all dimensions of means of implementation with some _x000D__x000D_ +examples drawn from other international instruments and arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; awareness-raising, _x000D__x000D_ +education, and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; institutional arrangements, and final _x000D__x000D_ +provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador sees high value in a mechanism that from science-based approach can break down the problem into _x000D__x000D_ +specific categories. In accordance with OP4 of Resolution 5/14, the INC can consider, since its first session, a _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to provide relevant scientific evidence and data on plastic pollution, taking into account, inter alia, the _x000D__x000D_ +experience of other MEAs, such as the Chemical Review Committee - CRC under the Stockholm Convention” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are two dimensions to scientific engagement in the Convention. A scientific mechanism to inform initial _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations of an MEA and a mechanism to inform and implement an already existing Convention. First, a scientific _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism is needed to organize and process existing information where needed to inform the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is certainly a need for independent science to inform the negotiations towards a Convention that is grounded _x000D__x000D_ +in the precautionary principle but that is responsive to the latest knowledge and strengthening over time as new _x000D__x000D_ +information becomes available. While pursuing harmonized methodologies for the monitoring of environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic, and health impacts of plastic pollution and progress towards achieving the objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, any scientific mechanism may also strive to build on existing research programs, international _x000D__x000D_ +programs, networks, and organizations aimed at monitoring plastic pollution and its impacts and foster cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +and collaborative approaches with a problem-solving mindset. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scientific mechanism should seek to represent a diverse range of scientific evidence including qualitative and _x000D__x000D_ +quantitative, social, natural, and life sciences, knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local _x000D__x000D_ +communities embodying Indigenous sciences and methodologies, and citizen sciences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +984,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41832/SyrianArabRepublicsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Syrian Arab Republic'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + Syrian Arab Republic _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Local Administration and Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Ali Issa ….. 65aliissa@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +30\1\2023_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: To protect human health and environment even marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Plastic has a great importance in our lives, as it enters many sectors of life. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, plastic cannot overlook its impact on the environment, human health, economy and social _x000D__x000D_ +life cannot be overlooked. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we have to take care of the plastic life cycle from A to Z _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Each country should have its own action plans to control plastic pollution depending on their national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. The national plans should contain: _x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + - Reduction in plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Increase in the use of recycled plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +collect and recycle plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Make the plastic cycle sustainable through circular economy approach. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Ban single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control Measures: - Conducting a comprehensive survey of the quantities of plastic in the country as _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a basic rule _x000D__x000D_ +- Monitoring the life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- Knowing the quantities of plastic that are subject to recycling _x000D__x000D_ +- Introducing modern technology for use in recycling _x000D__x000D_ +-using the recyclable materials in the manufacture of plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +- Avoid landfill operations for plastic clubs _x000D__x000D_ +- Raise the capacity building of workers in the field of plastics in developing countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Approaches: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Spreading awareness of the benefits of plastic reuse and recycle among people who works in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Doing workshops to young people for the harms of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Support the science researches in plastic field in the country _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Granting industrialists great privileges for recycling and the use of modern methods _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Preventing children from working in the field of collecting plastic waste because of its effects _x000D__x000D_ +on their health _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +- Submission of updated periodic reports to combat plastic pollution at the national level _x000D__x000D_ +- Submit periodic reports on the amount of recycled plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +- Submit periodic reports on the amount of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +- Identify areas affected by plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +These reports would enable the various countries to communicate with the Secretariat about _x000D__x000D_ +the scientific and financial needs of each country in order to mitigate plastic pollution, and _x000D__x000D_ +this matter would allow to provide technical, scientific and financial assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +governments, factories and the workers in the field of plastic and keep the member states _x000D__x000D_ +informed of the plastic life cycle in these countries That raises the opportunities to the _x000D__x000D_ +countries to collaborate in terms of technology and financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The reports sent by the Member States to the General Secretariat would keep the Secretariat abreast _x000D__x000D_ +of the amount of plastic that was produced, used and recycled. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, the Secretariat can provide financial assistance through the Global Environmental Facility _x000D__x000D_ +or donor countries to countries that need assistance, and it can also raise the capacities of workers _x000D__x000D_ +and supervisors in the plastics industry. _x000D__x000D_ +The text of the binding instrument must contain clear provisions for the obligation to send periodic _x000D__x000D_ +reports by member states and to provide financial and technical assistance to developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness and knowledge of the health and environmental risks of plastic pollution must be spread _x000D__x000D_ +Technology should be transferred to developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +- The knowledge of workers in the field of plastics must be increased _x000D__x000D_ +- Helping stakeholders to move to the modern technological path in the manufacture and recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- Financial assistance should be provided to developing countries to achieve the desired objective of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +985,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41833/ThaillandSubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],[],[],Members,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed potential options for elements towards _x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +N/A _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +1. Ms. Teeraporn Wiriwutikorn, _x000D__x000D_ +Specialist on Waste and Hazardous Substances Management _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department _x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: teeraporn.w@pcd.go.th _x000D__x000D_ +2. Ms. Wassana Jangprajak, _x000D__x000D_ +Environmentalist, Senior Professional Level, _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department _x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: wassana.j@pcd.go.th _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + 13 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +To end the plastic pollution in order to ultimately protect the human health and environmental impacts _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic pollution arising throughout the entire life cycle of plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of the instrument must clearly and concisely convey the final goal of eliminating plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, in accordance to the UNEA 5/14 resolution. The plastic pollution has negative impacts on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, which are not only linked to biodiversity and climate change crisises, but also potentially _x000D__x000D_ +affected to public health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +1. Combination to address entire life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ The core provisions should cover all stages of plastic life cycle aligning with green chemistry principles, _x000D__x000D_ +waste management hierarchy, and sustainable production and consumption pattern for example at _x000D__x000D_ +upstream to address both design and production phases by focusing on pollution prevention/reduction _x000D__x000D_ +and waste minimization concepts, at midstream to address both distribution and consumption phases by _x000D__x000D_ +focusing on the sustainable consumption concept and at downstream to address the post consumption _x000D__x000D_ +phase by focusing on resource efficiency and circularity concepts. Furthermore, additional prescriptive _x000D__x000D_ +measures to prevent and control unintentional leakages of plastic pollution, in particular micro/nano-_x000D__x000D_ +plastics, into the environment from each stage should be included. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Obligations specific to harmful chemical additives, recycling and waste management, design standards _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Addressing issues of problematic plastics including the use of additives in plastics, plastic products in _x000D__x000D_ +which may obstruct the sustainable recycling or circularity and may easily degrade as micro/nano-_x000D__x000D_ +plastics into the environment properly and carefully—what would be the best appropriate and efficient _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Prioritizing and formulating lists of problematic plastics; or of plastics containing highly hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +additives; or of hazardous additives, being phased out, phased down or restricted should be one solution _x000D__x000D_ +among others based on scientific evidences, concrete criteria and proper mechanism—those can be _x000D__x000D_ +prescribed in the form of annexes by taking into account the replacement of other available alternative _x000D__x000D_ +or innovative products with serving the same or similar functions. While, another solution in avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics can be dealt with technical recommendations on the use of certain plastic types in _x000D__x000D_ +their proper applications. Nevertheless, in term of type and necessity of additives, they should also be _x000D__x000D_ +determined to be substituted with other safer ones otherwise by other means of alternative or innovative. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Control measures for upstream, midstream and down stream _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ At the upstream, production phase, _x000D__x000D_ +- set up new or review existing international harmonized product standards including design for toxic _x000D__x000D_ +free and design for friendly recycling and recovery with allowing more resource efficiency and _x000D__x000D_ +circularity _x000D__x000D_ +- get rid of hazardous parts or constituents from the plastic value chain through the design criteria, for _x000D__x000D_ +example recommendation on the production and utilization of mono material, colorless, and toxic free _x000D__x000D_ +plastics or plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +- minimize the virgin plastic production and utilization; but maximize the recyclable plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +and utilization _x000D__x000D_ +- restrict or prohibit the utilization of hazardous chemicals/additives in plastics or plastic production or _x000D__x000D_ +apply the restriction or phase out policy; while, the proven hazardous chemicals, that are excluded from _x000D__x000D_ +the existing MEAs or tools as well as the problematic plastics in particular a kind of ease degradable _x000D__x000D_ +(disintegration) as micro/nano-plastics or leakage prone into the environment should be addressed by _x000D__x000D_ +the ban policy; and the instrument should include the opportunity for encourage the environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +and innovative alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ At midstream, distribution and consumption phase, _x000D__x000D_ +- in distribution phase emphasize measures to promote the reduction of unnecessary and overuse of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, especially in the online purchasing (e-commerce). _x000D__x000D_ +- for the consumption phase, it may prescribe guidelines/recommendations for consumers in reducing _x000D__x000D_ +pollution voluntarily, such as choosing environmentally friendly products, reducing the amount of _x000D__x000D_ +waste from consumption, choosing a product as a service, for example, choosing refill containers for _x000D__x000D_ +drinking water, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ At downstream, post-consumption phase, _x000D__x000D_ +- appropriate control measures should be prescribed to ensure the environmentally and friendly sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of waste _x000D__x000D_ +- procedural measures to develop the appropriated technical guidelines or technology transfer such as _x000D__x000D_ +product recycling, circulation, energy recovery technologies, etc. should also be set up. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The unintentional plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Focusing on the best available technology (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP) used to _x000D__x000D_ +minimize and eliminate pollution. These include the environmental and emission/effluent standards from _x000D__x000D_ +all stages of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Voluntary approaches based on National circumstance _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ In addition to the binding obligations of the measure, it should consider to the voluntary practices to _x000D__x000D_ +support of achieving the objectives and goals, such as encouraging consumers to make purchasing _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally friendly products or services, preventing or reducing pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +1. National action plans _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Developing a national action plan to reduce plastic pollution and related reporting is needed. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ The information shall be updated every five years. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ The first COP-1 must certify the guidelines for the preparation of national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Thailand recognizes the importance and necessity of best available scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and know-how as well as local knowledge and wisdom, in particular from indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +peoples, in addressing the plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Those are required the cooperation and coordination among Member States and all stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +including academic and research institutes, IGOs, NGOs, and also synergies between relevant _x000D__x000D_ +existing MEAs and the new setting of SPP on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution to explore solutions _x000D__x000D_ +and findings in supporting the negotiation and implementation processes. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Among other things, it should be considered to include mechanisms in the instrument in which _x000D__x000D_ +make available further development of innovations and researches in minimizing problematic _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production and consumption, including micro/nano-plastics and unintentional toxic _x000D__x000D_ +releases into the environment as well as in exploring available and sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ The mechanisms need to strengthen the aforementioned cooperation and coordination which on _x000D__x000D_ +basis of relevant scientific knowledge and evidences, socio-economical and practical possibilities, _x000D__x000D_ +with aims to reduce barriers to achieve the sustainable circularity of plastics and overcome _x000D__x000D_ +intensive burdens to our global spheres. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Effectiveness evaluation and national reporting _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ A global monitoring programme and network of plastic pollution that take into account national _x000D__x000D_ +and regional efforts and harmonized methodologies. In addition, technical guideline to set up such _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring system should be provided to support member countries, especially developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, in ensuring the efficient and timely operation of such system at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ An online national reporting system which comprises national data related to plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including the periodical state of plastic pollution (probably annual, biannual, etc.) which, at least, _x000D__x000D_ +comprises of plastics or plastic waste trade flows, material flow and balance of plastics (if any), as _x000D__x000D_ +well as an action plan which comprises key activities, initiatives, projects, or programmes, relevant _x000D__x000D_ +legislation and regulations, and any other applicable tools or instruments to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ The effectiveness evaluation framework and scheme to measure the progress and efficiency of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument at all levels, national, regional and global levels. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Furthermore, to support the effective implementation of member countries, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries and countries with economic in transition, the global knowledge hub on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution mitigation and management can help taking stock of best practices from member _x000D__x000D_ +states, such as models of economic incentives or taxation, legislation options, national action plans, _x000D__x000D_ +applicable plastic waste management scheme, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ technical assistance, technology transfer, financial mechanisms and a transparent reporting system _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ coordination and cooperation mechanisms with international organizations, related international _x000D__x000D_ +Convention and research development and monitoring evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following _x000D__x000D_ +elements: capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financial assistance _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ this aspect should cover financial assistance to developing countries and economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ one single form or solution may not sufficient to support the implementation by member states. _x000D__x000D_ +Integrated solutions, comprising of existing or innovative financing options should be considered _x000D__x000D_ +and explored. So that member states can apply one or more options, that suit with their context, _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ the financial mechanism may include multilateral fund, plastic pollution trust fund and Global _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Facility Trust Fund, for example. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity building and technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ cooperate to provide timely and appropriate capacity-building and technical assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +developing country and countries with economies in transition to assist in the full and completed _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of their obligations under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ establish regional networks to support the implementation of the instrument for the purposes of _x000D__x000D_ +providing exchanging of information, knowhow, knowledge, experience, and lesson and failure _x000D__x000D_ +learn, capacity-building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ seek to cooperate and coordinate with other multilateral environmental agreements and regional _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives to increase the effectiveness of the capacity-building and technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ +1. The structure of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ The most preferable option of Thailand is a format of the specific convention and annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ The convention should contain core and standard provisions, while annexes may include _x000D__x000D_ +necessary scientific and technical information and substantives, as well as procedural and _x000D__x000D_ +administrative matters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ In setting the constructive participation and action of those respective stakeholders in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, the crystal-clear modality should be strategic by taking into account principles of _x000D__x000D_ +inclusiveness, transparency, responsiveness, accountability and respect for rights as well as _x000D__x000D_ +providing their opportunity and capacity to participate and share their inputs and expertise as _x000D__x000D_ +well as take actions effectively, equitably, responsively and accountability through the process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Prescribing key glossary terms _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ When formulating and prescribing the definition of key glossary terms, it should take into _x000D__x000D_ +account the concept of “essential use” as with other MEAs, among others, including the terms _x000D__x000D_ +of “Plastic” “Plastic Pollution” “Problematic Plastic” “Life Cycle Approach” and “Life Cycle _x000D__x000D_ +Assessment”, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Sequencing and recommended further work _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Due to the time constraint during the negotiation in INC-1, the intersessional work is needed, _x000D__x000D_ +including, but not limited to, informal focus group meetings, regional discussions and multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders consultations, to take stock in advance of key provisions and substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +to be shaped and elaborated in pre-session documents prepared by the Secretariat in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with further proposed agenda items of the next INC meeting other than inputs from written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions just suggested by the informal group. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ In the INC-2, its potential agenda items would include the consideration of proposals on _x000D__x000D_ +structure and potential key provisions. Then, the contact groups to cluster their works aligning _x000D__x000D_ +with such proposed agenda items should be established at the 2nd INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +986,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41840/AfricaGroupSubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['The Group Of African States'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of the Africa Group _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +N/A _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Oliver Boachie _x000D__x000D_ +Chair of the AGN _x000D__x000D_ +oliver.boachie@mesti.gov.gh _x000D__x000D_ +oliverboachie@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: As set out in the UNEA resolution 5/14, the objective of the treaty should be to _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution, including pollution from legacy plastics, in all environments in order to protect _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and human health, and to create a non-toxic circular economy for plastics, based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics, taking into account, the _x000D__x000D_ +principles of the Rio Declaration on the Environment and Development (Rio Declaration), as well as _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the following elements should be included: : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing overall plastic production and use. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Specific and measurable actions to tackle plastic pollution including cooperation to control _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and virgin plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring a just and inclusive transition for informal waste workers and affected communities, _x000D__x000D_ +especially in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting sustainable production and consumption and circular economy approaches to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution, including resource efficiency, product design and reuse, that retain _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the economy. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Avoiding adverse consequences of the implementation of the legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +the climate, biodiversity, and food security. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Focusing on addressing the plastic pollution from a life cycle approach, the following core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +and control measures need to be included in the future objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream phase: Sourcing and Virgin Plastic Production _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking and transparency on types and volumes of plastic feedstocks, polymers, recyclates _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking and transparency of the ingredients of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Controlling by phasing out the production, use and trade of problematic and toxic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanisms to reduce the production, consumption and trade of specific products, polymers _x000D__x000D_ +or additives with corresponding annexes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream phase: Product Design and Use _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Controlling production and recycling of plastics containing toxic chemicals to allow for a non-_x000D__x000D_ +toxic circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking and traceability requirements _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Labeling and information disclosure requirements on the composition of chemicals in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product design standards and requirements aimed at incentivizing reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +durability, collection and/or recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ban or control of specific plastic products, including single-use plastics, where alternatives are _x000D__x000D_ +available, accessible and affordable with corresponding annexes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The plastic materials subject to the ban could be identified based on criteria, such as: _x000D__x000D_ +o the risks that the plastic material poses for the environment and/or human health _x000D__x000D_ +(harmfulness); _x000D__x000D_ +o the importance of the plastic application in the plastic value chain, taking account of _x000D__x000D_ +its function, and the ability to avoid or replace its use (redundancy); _x000D__x000D_ +o the ability to collect, sort and recycle the plastic material in an environmentally-sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner (recyclability); and _x000D__x000D_ +o the propensity of the plastic material to become litter or otherwise pollute the _x000D__x000D_ +environment (pollution risk). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction targets and timelines to phase out specific plastics products, where alternatives are _x000D__x000D_ +not available, accessible and affordable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream phase: Waste Management and Remediation _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promotion of environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic waste in line with _x000D__x000D_ +resource efficiency. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To prevent the production and releases of toxic emissions from plastics waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +policies should prohibit the following dangerous practices: open burning, incineration, co-_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +firing in coal-fired power plants and other waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in _x000D__x000D_ +cement kilns, and chemical recycling _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Defining ESM for plastic waste to guide future prohibitions, moratoriums and investment _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, for example to avoid lock-ins to solutions which harm human and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +health _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Controlling plastic waste trade including synergies with the Basel Convention and the Bamako _x000D__x000D_ +Convention for the African region. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sectoral and Source-specific Strategies _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to core obligations and control measures addressing each phase of the plastics life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral strategies should be adopted for specific sectors (e.g. fisheries, agriculture, packaging, _x000D__x000D_ +absorbent hygiene products, construction, automotive), and specific sources such as microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. tyres, textiles, paint), among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Behavioral interventions: Adoption of pro-environment behavior in societies through non-price _x000D__x000D_ +and non-regulatory means (e.g., Education, communication and public awareness campaigns, _x000D__x000D_ +industry standards, voluntary certification schemes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (e.g. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +There are two main implementation measures that the treaty should adopt as mandatory. These are: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Coupled with monitoring & effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following elements should be included: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Made mandatory on all parties to meet their obligations and set out additional commitments _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve both national and global objectives _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Include a review and update mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of national action plans in consultation with relevant national stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +There should be guidelines approved by Conference of Parties for support in developing _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans and national inventories _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On National Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty must adopt harmonized definitions, formats and methodologies for reporting to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure comparable statistical data and enable assessment of the progress of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument and the effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its objectives. Such _x000D__x000D_ +reporting should cover each phase of the life cycle: upstream, midstream and downstream. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Enable global and regional reporting frameworks. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Monitoring and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +Parties to undertake appropriate monitoring to plastic production, consumption, use and plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and leakage, plastic pollution in the environment and, where relevant, to alternatives and _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes to plastic. The treaty should adopt a global monitoring framework to establish baselines for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production, consumption, use and plastic waste management, leakage rates, and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in the environment (i.e. marine, terrestrial, freshwater, air). This should enable the monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +of trends in order to enable assessment of the global progress of implementation of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +and the effectiveness of the instrument in achieving its objectives. Similar to reporting, this should _x000D__x000D_ +include common definitions, formats and methodologies as well as indicators and risk thresholds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop national guidelines and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +global instrument _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Invest in research and innovation for reducing plastic production, reuse and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technology development and transfer and sharing of knowledge across nations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the principle of common but differentiated responsibility (CBDR), as part of the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation models. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a mechanism that sets differentiated timelines for developing country _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of control measures, subject to the financial support and the technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer provided by developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +On Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a financial mechanism (similar to the MLF model of the Montreal Protocol) that _x000D__x000D_ +provides for predictable, accessible, adequate and timely financial resources and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, including technology transfer, to developing country Parties on a grant and _x000D__x000D_ +concessional basis, with identified sources and access modalities, providing a full package that _x000D__x000D_ +allows for delivering the global and national goals, operating under the authority of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Developed countries shall contribute to the Fund established _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ensure access to financing on a concessional basis from multinational financial institutions _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote multilateral cooperation for proper management of this mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance in terms of providing guidance on best practices can provide support for _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of policies and programs to eliminate plastic pollution and can help to _x000D__x000D_ +build the capacity of local organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should establish key subsidiary bodies to support implementation, including: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated scientific, technical and socio-economic assessment body, operating under the _x000D__x000D_ +authority of the Parties, similar to the model in the Montreal Protocol _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation Committee to consider and report on compliance with the provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty reporting and control measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On other measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should include mechanisms to ensure the resilience of those most vulnerable to the _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of plastic pollution, including coastal communities in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To effectively implement the treaty, it is important to conduct widespread public education _x000D__x000D_ +campaigns to increase awareness and understanding of the treaty's goals and objectives. This _x000D__x000D_ +education should also aim to encourage stakeholders across the plastic value chain to change their _x000D__x000D_ +behaviors in order to support the treaty's objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extensive public education to raise awareness of the instrument and also to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +behavioral change. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Integrate a self- financing system to support the implementation of the instrument at _x000D__x000D_ +national, regional and international levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +987,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41847/BurkinaFasosubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Burkina Faso'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from stakeholders. The template _x000D__x000D_ +below is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and stakeholders in structuring the _x000D__x000D_ +written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and stakeholders to prepare their written submission as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions : _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Burkina Faso _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur Roger BARO, Directeur Général de la Préservation de _x000D__x000D_ +l’Environnement, baro.roger@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Monsieur _x000D__x000D_ +Ousmane _x000D__x000D_ +OUEDRAOGO, _x000D__x000D_ +Inspecteur _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +l’Environnement, Point Focal National Pollution Plastique, _x000D__x000D_ +zousman02@yahoo.fr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15 février 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Eléments clés _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objectifs _x000D__x000D_ +L’objectif du traité est de mettre fin à la pollution plastique par une approche globale qui prend en _x000D__x000D_ +compte le cycle de vie du plastique de la conception à la production, et la prévention et la gestion de la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +Dans sa résolution 5/14 du 2 mars 2022, intitulée « Mettre fin à la pollution plastique : vers un _x000D__x000D_ +instrument international juridiquement contraignant », l’Assemblée des Nations Unies pour _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement décline l'objectif général du traité. _x000D__x000D_ +Le champ d’action doit inclure tous les différents types de plastiques et le cycle de vie complet du _x000D__x000D_ +plastique afin de : _x000D__x000D_ +- prendre des mesures pour éliminer la pollution plastique par le contrôle de l’utilisation du plastique _x000D__x000D_ +et la conduite des opérations de nettoyage; _x000D__x000D_ +- protéger la santé humaine et animale ; _x000D__x000D_ +- préserver la qualité des sols, des eaux et de l’air ; _x000D__x000D_ +- promouvoir la disponibilité et l’utilisation de modes de production et de consommation durables _x000D__x000D_ +comme alternatives aux plastiques à travers l’économie circulaire. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Mesures de contrôle, ou dispositions fondamentales _x000D__x000D_ +Les mesures de contrôle, ou dispositions fondamentales, peuvent être regroupées comme suit : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Mesures visant à minimiser la pollution totale par la prévention de la pollution plastique : mettre _x000D__x000D_ +l’accent sur l’interdiction et l'élimination progressive de certains plastiques problématiques, en _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +limitant leur entrée sur le marché, leur rejet dans l'environnement. Cela permettra de réduire _x000D__x000D_ +leurs effets négatifs potentiels sur la santé humaine et animale. Il s’agit des plastiques à usage _x000D__x000D_ +unique et ceux contenant des additifs chimiques. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Mesures visant à minimiser la pollution plastique totale par une disponibilité accrue des produits _x000D__x000D_ +en plastique non toxique : mettre l’accent sur des actions de valorisation plastiques (récupération, _x000D__x000D_ +réutilisation, régénération et le recyclage) par des solutions circulaires pour les catégories de _x000D__x000D_ +produits les plus sujettes aux fuites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Mesures visant à minimiser la pollution totale grâce à une meilleure gestion des déchets, à des _x000D__x000D_ +activités d'assainissement et à d'autres mesures visant à prévenir, à réduire et à éliminer et _x000D__x000D_ +contrôler la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Mesures visant à minimiser la pollution totale grâce à un meilleur contrôle des flux de déchets _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques par l’application des conventions de Bamako et de Bâle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Mesures politiques, législatives, réglementaires et fiscales de nature contraignante. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dans sa résolution 5/14 intitulée ""Mettre fin à la pollution par les matières plastiques : vers un _x000D__x000D_ +instrument international juridiquement contraignant"", l'Assemblée de l'environnement a noté que _x000D__x000D_ +la pollution par les matières plastiques, dans les environnements marins et autres, pouvait être de _x000D__x000D_ +nature transfrontalière et devait être combattue, ainsi que ses impacts, par une approche fondée _x000D__x000D_ +sur le cycle de vie complet, en tenant compte des circonstances et des capacités nationales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Eléments de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Mesures de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pour assurer la mise en œuvre de l'instrument au niveau national il est important d'énoncer les principes qui _x000D__x000D_ +serviront de fondement à l'application du traité. Il s'agit notamment du principe d’intégration, du principe de _x000D__x000D_ +prévention, du principe de la responsabilité élargie des producteurs, du principe de précaution. Les plans _x000D__x000D_ +nationaux devraient être en phase avec la stratégie régionale afin de permettre aux Etats de transposer les lignes _x000D__x000D_ +directrices en matière la lutte contre la pollution plastique à titre préventif et curatif. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La mise en place d'un organe scientifique et/ou technique est l'une des bases fondamentales de l'efficacité à long _x000D__x000D_ +terme du traité. La légitimité de la prise de décision pourrait être renforcée par des preuves scientifiques claires. _x000D__x000D_ +Certains aspects de la pollution plastique, notamment les effets à long terme du plastique sur la santé humaine _x000D__x000D_ +et animale, les connaissances et les innovations axées sur les solutions sont encore incertaines, et des recherches _x000D__x000D_ +supplémentaires sont nécessaires. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le traité devrait établir des mécanismes et des organes responsables pour faciliter une recherche solide et _x000D__x000D_ +pertinente afin d'élargir les connaissances sur la pollution plastique, sur l'état et les impacts de la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique, ainsi que les innovations pertinentes pour le renforcement et la mise en œuvre des mesures de contrôle _x000D__x000D_ +du traité. _x000D__x000D_ +Les plans d'action nationaux permettent aux pays d'aligner leurs objectifs nationaux et leurs feuilles de route sur _x000D__x000D_ +les objectifs et les aspirations du nouveau traité. Au-delà des obligations communes, les pays devront mettre en _x000D__x000D_ +places un cadre réglementaire supplémentaire pour la mise en œuvre du traité. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Par ce faire, le Burkina Faso, dans son élan de mettre fin à la pollution par le plastique et ses effets sur la santé et _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement, a adopté en 2014 la loi portant interdiction de la production, de l’importation, de la _x000D__x000D_ +commercialisation et de la distribution des emballages et sachets plastiques non biodégradables. Avec les _x000D__x000D_ +résultats obtenus, l’ambition du pays est de réviser cette loi pour interdire l’utilisation des plastiques les plus _x000D__x000D_ +problématiques dont les plastique à usage unique. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aussi, en janvier 2023, le pays s’est doté d’une stratégie nationale de gestion des déchets plastiques et son plan _x000D__x000D_ +d’actions. Ce sont des outils de planification indispensables pour coordonner la lutte contre la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +L’objectif global de la stratégie est de contribuer à l’assainissement de l’environnement et à l’amélioration des _x000D__x000D_ +conditions socioéconomiques des populations par une prévention et une gestion écologique des déchets _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques. Cette stratégie nationale se structure autour de trois (03) axes : (i) Prévention de la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique ; (ii) Valorisation des déchets plastiques ; (iii) Gouvernance de la gestion écologique des déchets _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques. La vision de la stratégie est à l’horizon 2027, « le secteur des déchets plastiques porté par des initiatives _x000D__x000D_ +modernes, s’inscrivant dans une optique de circularité, est compétitif, créateur d’emplois verts décents _x000D__x000D_ +garantissant un environnement sain aux filles et fils du Burkina Faso ». _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Moyens de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ +Pour s'assurer que les parties partent sur une base plus équitable, une assistance technique et _x000D__x000D_ +financière devrait être mise en place dès le début. Afin de développer un mécanisme financier solide, les _x000D__x000D_ +États devraient immédiatement commencer à explorer les leçons tirées de la mise en place de tels _x000D__x000D_ +mécanismes dans d'autres traités. _x000D__x000D_ +Une option potentielle est d'établir d'abord une obligation de fournir une assistance à la mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ +aux pays en développement et aux économies en transition dans le texte du traité, puis de mettre en _x000D__x000D_ +place les arrangements et mécanismes institutionnels détaillés et nécessaires pour remplir cette _x000D__x000D_ +obligation une fois le traité adopté. _x000D__x000D_ +Cela devrait permettre de garantir aux États que l'assistance sera fournie en temps voulu et de manière _x000D__x000D_ +prévisible, pour couvrir les coûts supplémentaires liés au respect de ces obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +Les négociations sur le soutien financier, y compris les éventuels objectifs globaux de mobilisation _x000D__x000D_ +financière, devraient être menées parallèlement aux négociations sur les obligations fondamentales et les _x000D__x000D_ +mesures de contrôle, afin de garantir l'ambition tant en termes d'actions que de moyens de mise en œuvre. _x000D__x000D_ +Les mécanismes financiers devraient être conçus pour soutenir directement la mise en œuvre des _x000D__x000D_ +obligations fondamentales et des mesures de contrôle du traité. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Eléments additionnels _x000D__x000D_ +L’accord devra contenir un mécanisme de démarrage et de renforcement pour ajuster les mesures de _x000D__x000D_ +contrôle au fil du temps à travers les décisions de la Conférence des Parties (COP), comme ce qui existe à _x000D__x000D_ +la convention de Stockholm sur les polluants organiques persistants, et dans le protocole de Montréal _x000D__x000D_ +relatif à la gestion des substances qui appauvrissent la couche d’ozone _x000D__x000D_ +Le renforcement institutionnel accroît la capacité des gouvernements à s'acquitter de leurs fonctions _x000D__x000D_ +essentielles et est devenu synonyme de support apporté pour assurer une cohérence et un dévouement _x000D__x000D_ +par la dotation en personnel au sein des gouvernements, par exemple, les points focaux, les Comités de _x000D__x000D_ +gestion ou des Agences de régulation de la gestion des matières plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ +La sensibilisation sur la problématique des plastiques sera une activité permanente inscrite dans le plan _x000D__x000D_ +de mise en œuvre de l’accord. Tous les acteurs de la société, les plus jeunes, la population tout entière, _x000D__x000D_ +devraient être sensibles désormais à la problématique de la pollution plastique pour qu’un changement _x000D__x000D_ +de comportement puisse accompagner la mise en œuvre du traité. _x000D__x000D_ +Des Projets pilotes et de démonstration. Un projet pilote fait référence à la mise en œuvre initiale à petite _x000D__x000D_ +échelle d'un projet pour résoudre les problèmes et les obstacles avant la mise en œuvre à grande échelle. _x000D__x000D_ +Un projet de démonstration fait référence à ceux qui promeuvent les innovations technologiques ou les _x000D__x000D_ +meilleures pratiques par le développement et l'analyse d'un projet, en construisant un ensemble de _x000D__x000D_ +preuves sur lesquelles seront fondées les décisions futures. Les projets pilotes et de démonstration _x000D__x000D_ +devraient être utilisés pour soutenir une grande variété d'approches innovantes visant à lutter contre la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique aux niveaux national et régional, éclairant les décisions, les politiques et les priorités. _x000D__x000D_ +Les pays développés devront fournir une assistance financière pour des interventions stratégiques visant _x000D__x000D_ +à lancer une économie circulaire, notamment par le biais de projets pilotes et de démonstration. _x000D__x000D_ +Un mécanisme de suivi-évaluation pour avoir une base comparable de capitalisation des informations _x000D__x000D_ +sur la mise en œuvre du traité. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +989,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41864/Ugsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Uganda'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Barirega Akankwasah, PhD _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +January 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +2. To Promote Plastics reduction and circularity _x000D__x000D_ +3. To prevent and manage plastic pollution across the plastic value chain _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda is one of the developing economies in East Africa, that is also home to Lake Victoria and the _x000D__x000D_ +Source of the Nile. Like many of the developing countries, 80% of Uganda’s population relies on nature _x000D__x000D_ +based agriculture yet, plastics have been cited as a major component of soil degradation as it takes _x000D__x000D_ +more than four hundred years (400yrs) to degrade. In addition, the plastics find their way into the lakes _x000D__x000D_ +and rivers which link them to ocean s and seas thereby contributing to global marine litter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, most of the economic activities happen around Lake Victoria and indeed records show that _x000D__x000D_ +City Authorities spend over Ush 6.4 Billion annually to unclog the drainages systems, a bill that could _x000D__x000D_ +have been invested in health care improvement. Not to mention the possibility of micro plastics ending _x000D__x000D_ +up into the Lake Victoria aquatic biodiversity and subsequent potential danger to human health and _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Despite the gravity of the plastics problem, Uganda has no comprehensive mechanism or sufficient _x000D__x000D_ +resources, capacity to manage the problem at hand. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Put in place legislation to effectively manage plastics pollution including banning of single use _x000D__x000D_ +plastics where alternatives exist _x000D__x000D_ +o Put in place mechanisms to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +o Put in place economic incentives for plastics alternatives and disincentives for virgin plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production _x000D__x000D_ +o Work with private sector to create value out of plastic waste (reuse and recycle models) _x000D__x000D_ +o In line with the Bamako Convention, prohibit importation of certain plastics and seek written _x000D__x000D_ +consent to import certain plastics, thereby limiting the possibility of dumping _x000D__x000D_ +o Create desired behaviors through education and awareness creation around plastics usage _x000D__x000D_ +(trigger demand for recycled plastics) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +o Develop National Action Plans (Strategies) to serve as information baselines against which _x000D__x000D_ +progress can be measured _x000D__x000D_ +o Develop national guidelines and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +global instrument _x000D__x000D_ +o Invest in Research and Innovation for Recycling, Reuse and Reducing plastics _x000D__x000D_ +o Profile case studies and promote best practices based on the success stories and lessons from _x000D__x000D_ +failure stories _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +o As first step, consider Public Private Partnership (PPP) to managing plastics _x000D__x000D_ +o Capacity in Cleaner Production and green economy initiatives _x000D__x000D_ +o Financial assistance could be best achieved through Joint Venture Schemes particularly in _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer (EPR) Responsibility implementation _x000D__x000D_ +o Equipment, tools and tools for ensuring monitoring and compliance efforts _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Designate an office or contact point to communicate and coordinate with parties on issues _x000D__x000D_ +related to plastics _x000D__x000D_ +o Regional and international collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +o Capacity building initiatives _x000D__x000D_ +o Technology transfer especially from developed to developing countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o Tailored sensitization of critical demographics like market ladies (gender issue), pickers, youth _x000D__x000D_ +etc. _x000D__x000D_ +o Creation of knowledge exchange platforms like stakeholder forums, benchmarking _x000D__x000D_ +engagements among countries with similar characteristics etc. _x000D__x000D_ +o Formal training sessions with academic institutions targeting different stakeholders across the _x000D__x000D_ +value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +990,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41871/RussianFederationsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Russian Federation'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below is _x000D__x000D_ +intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for consideration at _x000D__x000D_ +the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee might decide regarding _x000D__x000D_ +the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on a comprehensive approach _x000D__x000D_ +that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution 5/14, including identifying the _x000D__x000D_ +objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control measures, and voluntary approaches, _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral agreements that _x000D__x000D_ +may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received will _x000D__x000D_ +be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Dmitry Kornilov, Deputy Head of the Division, Department _x000D__x000D_ +of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +and Environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +17/02/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this Agreement is to protect the environment, including the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(optional additional point to be discussed: The goal of the Agreement is to protect human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, including the marine environment, from plastic pollution.) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to emphasize that the goal of the Agreement is not to eliminate the production or use _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic or impede international trade, but to resolve the issue of polluting the environment with _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation reserves the right to alter the goal by adding protection of human health after _x000D__x000D_ +broader internal discussions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The proposed core obligations under the current Agreement: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. To monitor plastic pollution based on the methods of qualitative and quantitative _x000D__x000D_ +determination of the amount of plastic in the environment, agreed upon by the Parties to this _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. To raise public awareness about the dangers of uncontrolled disposal of plastics and the _x000D__x000D_ +methods of effective management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. To evaluate risks caused by plastic pollution for human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. To develop the best available technologies for the disposal and recycling of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. To develop and promote mechanisms of extended responsibility of producers and importers _x000D__x000D_ +for their goods and packaging. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. To cooperate in and promote the development and distribution of plastic collection and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. To take into account the needs of the least developed countries and to provide them with _x000D__x000D_ +necessary technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. To implement modern/ innovative wastewater treatment mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are three major points, emphasized in the text above, apart from the other types of core _x000D__x000D_ +obligation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation is of the view that the Parties to the Agreement must elaborate mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed scientific methods for the identification of plastic and its elements in the components of the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, because currently there are no universally recognized methods of such identification. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secondly, extended responsibility of producers and importers for their goods and packaging is needed, _x000D__x000D_ +and currently this is the trend that the Russian Federation follows. The limits of such responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +is for the Parties to determine. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thirdly, we must ensure that the needs of the least developed countries are taken into consideration, _x000D__x000D_ +and to that end we must provide them with technical assistance and facilitate technological exchange. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation reserves the right to supplement this section with information on control _x000D__x000D_ +measures at a later stage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Development of national action plans, as well as guidelines for the development of national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans taking into account national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Submission of periodic reports on the domestic implementation of the Agreement (once _x000D__x000D_ +every three years) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Facilitating the creation and improvement of plastic collection and recycling infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Creating favorable conditions for the development of international scientific cooperation in _x000D__x000D_ +the fields of: _x000D__x000D_ +- evaluation of the scale of plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +- evaluation of threats for human health and the environment as a result of plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +- development of new technologies for cleaning the environment from plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National action plans is a universal instrument of implementation of MEAs, therefore we consider it _x000D__x000D_ +applicable in the case of combatting plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As for national reports on the domestic policies and other measures to implement the Agreement, we _x000D__x000D_ +propose three-year intervals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ +1. Organization of cooperation with other international multilateral agreements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Agreement should promote cooperation, coordination and complementarity of relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international conventions and treaties aimed at resolving the issue of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, while ensuring that the provisions of the Agreement do not conflict with the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations of the Parties under such conventions and treaties, as well as any other _x000D__x000D_ +international agreements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Organization of events on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement on _x000D__x000D_ +the exchange of best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ +It is important in our view to organize proper communication and cooperation with the secretariats of _x000D__x000D_ +other Multilateral Environmental Agreements and to avoid duplication of obligations. Furthermore, _x000D__x000D_ +the coherence between obligations under the Plastic Pollution Agreement and obligations under other _x000D__x000D_ +international and regional treaties should be ensured. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles of the Agreement: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The implementation of the Agreement shall be based on the principles of transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +economic efficiency, as well as sound science and verifiability of the measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the Agreement and their results. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Parties to the Agreement must be free to choose the appropriate measures for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this Agreement provided that such measures are not discriminatory. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures under the Agreement aimed to tackle the problem of plastic pollution should be _x000D__x000D_ +developed taking into account national circumstances and capacities of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The implementation of the Agreement should contribute to the achievement of the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Sustainable Development Goals, taking into account their integrated and indivisible _x000D__x000D_ +nature, as well as the need to ensure the balance of the social, economic and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +components of sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation considers it necessary to supplement the template with the section on _x000D__x000D_ +principles, which we decided to place in the “Additional Inputs”, since there was no special part for _x000D__x000D_ +them in this template. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apart from those principles that are mentioned above, we would like to emphasize that the Russian _x000D__x000D_ +Federation will strive to implement the principles indicated in the Rio Declaration of 1992, but will not _x000D__x000D_ +support the potential inclusion into the Agreement of the so-called “universal principles _x000D__x000D_ +of environmental cooperation”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +991,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41875/GUINEEsubmission.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Guinea'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"SOUMISSION ÉCRITE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE POUR LA _x000D__x000D_ +PRÉPARATION DE L’INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comité de Négociation Intergouvernemental chargé de l’élaboration d’un instrument _x000D__x000D_ +international juridiquement contraignant de lutte contre la Pollution Plastique, y compris dans _x000D__x000D_ +le milieu marin _x000D__x000D_ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _x000D__x000D_ +MINISTERE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU DEVELOPPEMENT _x000D__x000D_ +DURABLE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. Introduction _x000D__x000D_ +La Guinée estime que le Traité sur les plastiques est une étape essentielle pour réaliser des _x000D__x000D_ +progrès significatifs dans le cadre de protection de la santé humaine, de la biodiversité et de _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement contre les effets toxiques des plastiques tout au long de leur cycle de vie. La _x000D__x000D_ +Guinée estime également que le Traité doit tenir compte des impacts visibles et invisibles des _x000D__x000D_ +matières plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ +La première session de négociations intergouvernementales pour le traité sur les plastiques _x000D__x000D_ +(CNI-1) a eu lieu en Uruguay et a délibéré sur la nécessité d'un instrument juridique _x000D__x000D_ +contraignant avec des définitions et des mécanismes de conformité, des éléments transversaux _x000D__x000D_ +de réglementation de la pollution plastique et la nécessité d'apporter de l'innovation dans la _x000D__x000D_ +structure des traités. _x000D__x000D_ +Dans le cadre de la préparation de la deuxième session (INC-2), le Secrétaire exécutif du _x000D__x000D_ +Secrétariat du CNI sur la pollution plastique, mettant en œuvre une recommandation du CNI-_x000D__x000D_ +1, a invité les membres du comité et les observateurs à formuler des soumissions écrites. Sans _x000D__x000D_ +préjuger de ce que le Comité pourrait décider concernant la structure et les dispositions de _x000D__x000D_ +l’instrument juridique contraignant en préparation, les soumissions requises énoncent des _x000D__x000D_ +options potentielles qui seront discutées lors de la rencontre de mai 2023 à Paris. _x000D__x000D_ +Le plan de la soumission de la République de Guinée s’aligne sur le modèle proposé par le _x000D__x000D_ +Secrétariat exécutif du CNI en s’appuyant sur des documents pertinents préparés pour la CNI-_x000D__x000D_ +1, notamment UNEP/PP/INC.1/5. _x000D__x000D_ +Toutes les contributions écrites doivent être envoyées à unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org au _x000D__x000D_ +plus tard le 6 janvier 2023 pour les observateurs et le 10 février 2023 pour les membres du _x000D__x000D_ +Comité. _x000D__x000D_ +Les déclarations reçues seront compilées et mises à disposition sur la page web du CNI. Selon _x000D__x000D_ +une décision prise lors de la dernière réunion du groupe africain des négociateurs, un _x000D__x000D_ +document unique sera envoyé pour le compte du continent. Les soumissions nationales _x000D__x000D_ +doivent donc être transmises au président du groupe en date du 06 janvier 2023. _x000D__x000D_ +II. Position _x000D__x000D_ +Nom du pays : République de Guinée _x000D__x000D_ +Personne de contact et coordonnées pour la soumission : _x000D__x000D_ +Ibrahima Sory Cissé, Directeur National des Pollutions, Nuisances et Changements _x000D__x000D_ +Climatiques (DNPNCC), Point focal INC, _x000D__x000D_ +Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable _x000D__x000D_ + cireguinea@gmail.com /cisseibrahimamt80@gmail.com +224 628 449 608 ; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date : 11 janvier 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +A. Éléments de fonds _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objectifs _x000D__x000D_ +Quels objectifs pourrait-on fixer dans l'instrument ? _x000D__x000D_ +L’objectif du traité devrait se concentrer sur la protection de la santé humaine, _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement, la biodiversité y compris marine et le système climatique contre l'utilisation _x000D__x000D_ +(fabrication/production, commercialisation, exportation, traitement, importation) de plastiques _x000D__x000D_ +de toutes sortes et contre la pollution qui en résulte, en tenant compte des impacts _x000D__x000D_ +environnementaux, économiques, sociaux et culturels connexes, par des actions préventives et _x000D__x000D_ +rationnellement curatives. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Obligations fondamentales, mesures de contrôle et approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ +Quelles obligations fondamentales, mesures de contrôle et approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ +permettraient d'adopter une approche globale de la lutte contre la pollution par les matières _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques, y compris dans le milieu marin, tout au long de leur cycle de vie, conformément _x000D__x000D_ +aux objectifs futurs de l'instrument ? _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations : _x000D__x000D_ +- adoption de mesures politiques, législatives, réglementaires et fiscales de nature _x000D__x000D_ +contraignante ; _x000D__x000D_ +- établissement de normes internationales pour la fabrication, l'importation, l’exportation et la _x000D__x000D_ +production de matières plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +- interdiction de la production, la commercialisation, l’exportation, l’importation des _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques à usage unique y compris des déchets plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +- mise en place des mécanismes pour améliorer le système de gestion des déchets solides ; _x000D__x000D_ +-mise en place des mécanismes de surveillance et de sanctions des rejets des équipements de _x000D__x000D_ +capture et conditionnement inhérents à l’industrie de pêche en mer ou dans tout autre _x000D__x000D_ +écosystème aquatique ; _x000D__x000D_ +- détermination des quotas d’exportation des déchets plastiques après consentement préalable _x000D__x000D_ +des pays récepteurs ; _x000D__x000D_ +- mise en place d’un système internationale de remédiation de la pollution plastique pour les _x000D__x000D_ +océans et les zones internationales ; _x000D__x000D_ +- mise en place d’outils et mesures au niveau national pour contrôler et réglementer _x000D__x000D_ +l'utilisation des additifs dans l'industrie des plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +- définition de mécanismes d'attribution de crédits positifs pour la réduction et l'élimination _x000D__x000D_ +des déchets plastiques sur la base de la responsabilité élargie du producteur pour le pollueur. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Mesures de Contrôle et Approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ +a- Les mesures de contrôle devront s’opérer ainsi qu’il suit : _x000D__x000D_ +• surveillance de l’exportation des déchets plastiques ; _x000D__x000D_ +• élaboration d’un chronogramme de contrôle et d’un reporting au niveau national et aussi _x000D__x000D_ +régional ; _x000D__x000D_ +• amélioration du mécanisme de surveillance des rejets illicites des équipements de pêche ; _x000D__x000D_ +• définition de seuils de tolérabilité des additifs chimiques dans l'industrie des plastiques, la _x000D__x000D_ +pétrochimie et la plasturgie s’agissant notamment de : _x000D__x000D_ +✓ la conception et l’utilisation du produit plastique ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ la production et la consommation de polymères vierges et secondaires ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ l’approvisionnement de matières premières ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ la remédiation des points chauds prioritaires ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ la gestion et traitement des déchets plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ +Remarque : Des normes de l'industrie pourraient alors être adoptées pour démontrer la _x000D__x000D_ +conformité aux critères. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b- Approches volontaires _x000D__x000D_ +Des programmes de travail spécifiques ou des stratégies globales doivent être instituées pour _x000D__x000D_ +les plastiques agricoles, les bio-emballages, les engins de pêche et les microplastiques tels que _x000D__x000D_ +la poussière de pneus et les textiles. _x000D__x000D_ +B. Éléments de mise en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ +Comment assurer la mise en œuvre de l'instrument au niveau national (par exemple, le rôle _x000D__x000D_ +des plans d'action nationaux dans la réalisation des objectifs et des obligations de _x000D__x000D_ +l’instrument) ? _x000D__x000D_ +Il est important d'énoncer les principes qui serviront de fondement à l'application du traité. Il _x000D__x000D_ +s'agit notamment du principe d’intégration, du principe de prévention, du principe de la _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilité élargie des producteurs à l’égard des pollueurs, du principe de la simplification _x000D__x000D_ +chimique. Les plans nationaux devraient être en phase avec la stratégie régionale afin de _x000D__x000D_ +permettre aux Etats de transposer les lignes directrices en matière de la lutte contre la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution plastique à titre préventif et curatif. _x000D__x000D_ +L’instrument devrait permettre de préserver les littoraux et de favoriser la coopération _x000D__x000D_ +opérationnelle entre Etats sur la base de financements de projets régionaux. _x000D__x000D_ +Comment assurer l'efficacité de l'instrument et disposer de rapports nationaux efficaces ? _x000D__x000D_ +Pour assurer l'efficacité de l’instrument juridique en préparation et avoir des rapports _x000D__x000D_ +nationaux pertinents, les Etats doivent mettre en place des mécanismes de contrôle au niveau _x000D__x000D_ +central et local avec une centralisation des données. Chaque Etat devra publier _x000D__x000D_ +périodiquement des rapports nationaux sur la réduction et l’élimination de la pollution _x000D__x000D_ +plastique. Lesdits rapports devront tracer les stratégies de mitigation des sites pollués, des _x000D__x000D_ +programmes de sensibilisation et des opérations à l’échelle locale. _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A ce titre, les stratégies nationales doivent être mises en œuvre avec l'implication de tous les _x000D__x000D_ +acteurs publics et privés concernés. _x000D__x000D_ +Veuillez fournir ici toute autre proposition ou priorité pertinente concernant les mesures de _x000D__x000D_ +mise en œuvre (par exemple pour la coopération et la coordination scientifiques et techniques _x000D__x000D_ +ainsi que pour la conformité). _x000D__x000D_ +La coopération et la coordination scientifique et technique doivent donner des outils aux pays _x000D__x000D_ +en développement pour pouvoir maitriser le cycle de vie complet du plastique sur leurs _x000D__x000D_ +territoires. _x000D__x000D_ +Des projets pilotes peuvent être menés par exemple pour réaliser des diagnostics sur la nature _x000D__x000D_ +même des polymères et des additifs contenus dans les produits plastiques en circulation, _x000D__x000D_ +desquels suivront des renforcements des cadres législatifs nationaux avec notamment _x000D__x000D_ +l’intégration des obligations d’information et de reprise du déchet en fin de vie des appareils, _x000D__x000D_ +à l’encontre du producteur. _x000D__x000D_ +Le tissus économique national aura également besoin d’un renforcement pour développer les _x000D__x000D_ +filières nécessaires à une véritable économie circulaire. _x000D__x000D_ +C. Cotisation supplémentaire _x000D__x000D_ +Des efforts supplémentaires peuvent être envisagés de manière directionnelle en fonction de _x000D__x000D_ +la responsabilité commune mais différenciée. Cet effort peut être exprimé y compris dans des _x000D__x000D_ +rapports bilatéraux. _x000D__x000D_ +Le futur traité sur la pollution plastique pourrait disposer de trois types de fonds selon la _x000D__x000D_ +volonté des Etats-Membres. A savoir : _x000D__x000D_ +• Un fonds fiduciaire général pouvant être utilisés pour soutenir des objectifs _x000D__x000D_ +programmatiques au niveau de chaque région. _x000D__x000D_ +• Un fonds d'affectation spéciale alimenté par les donateurs, les pays déterminant séparément _x000D__x000D_ +le montant et l'objet de leur contribution. Ces contributions seront affectées à des objectifs _x000D__x000D_ +spécifiques, avec des restrictions sur la manière dont les fonds sont alloués en fonction des _x000D__x000D_ +priorités. _x000D__x000D_ +• Les fonds fiduciaires spécifiques à des programmes basés sur des partenariats, répondant à _x000D__x000D_ +un besoin mondial ou régional hautement prioritaire, établi par des Etats-membres, avec des _x000D__x000D_ +invitations à d'autres partenaires à contribuer financièrement, tels que des donateurs _x000D__x000D_ +gouvernementaux. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +992,,https://wedocs.unep.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41906/WrittensubmissionofTu%cc%88rkiye.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y,[],['Turkey'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from stakeholders. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and stakeholders in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for consideration _x000D__x000D_ +at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee might decide _x000D__x000D_ +regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution 5/14, _x000D__x000D_ +including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control measures, _x000D__x000D_ +and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and stakeholders to prepare their written submission as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received will _x000D__x000D_ +be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Türkiye _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +DG Environmental Management _x000D__x000D_ +dongusel@csb.gov.tr _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10.02.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To provide coherence, ratify commitments and guide action by States and stakeholders for eliminating _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in marine and other environments, developing zero waste hierarchy and for abating _x000D__x000D_ +its adverse effects on human health and well-being, on the environment, and on sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Like in the case of other International Legally Binding Instruments, this instrument will strengthen _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation by mobilizing actors, defining the most effective approaches and the rules of _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation, strengthening science-policy dialogue for a better understanding of the issues and effects _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution on marine and land ecosystems, mobilizing resources, ensuring coherence of action, _x000D__x000D_ +safeguarding compliance, maximizing technical assistance, amplifying results, and offering a global _x000D__x000D_ +forum on issues of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should introduce global common targets (eg. circularity of plastics) and timelines to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the plastic consumption and production addressing the entire lifecycle of the plastic, starting _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +with the production, and offer actionable measures at every step. In addition, the instrument needs to _x000D__x000D_ +commit to reduce additional plastic pollution in the marine environment to zero by a certain year by _x000D__x000D_ +recalling the Blue Osaka Vision declared by the G20 countries includes “reduce to zero additional _x000D__x000D_ +pollution from plastic litter in the seas by 2050 with a comprehensive life-cycle approach"". At this point, _x000D__x000D_ +Contracting Parties should contribute to the process by showing their determination. In addition, it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to establish a monitoring and reporting mechanism with traceable indicators that will assess _x000D__x000D_ +whether the adopted measures are fulfilled, to evaluate the national monitoring reports produced _x000D__x000D_ +within the scope of scientific methods and to provide technical and financial support to the countries _x000D__x000D_ +where they are lacking. The development of appropriate methodologies for monitoring the scientific _x000D__x000D_ +data to be produced should be the backbone of the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is of great importance to determine within the Instrument a global plastic strategy while preserving _x000D__x000D_ +our natural resources and eco-systems in order to transition to a healthy and livable environment and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy for current and future generations. An internationally binding instrument should aim _x000D__x000D_ +to protect our environment and reduce marine litter, greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on _x000D__x000D_ +fossil fuels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this manner, this global plastic strategy should include systemic approaches for Circular Economy _x000D__x000D_ +and eco-innovation, such as sustainable product policy, value chain and taking into account the entire _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle assessment of plastic products. The instrument would aim to provide entirely new vision for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics economy, that will encompass design and production of plastics respect reuse, repair and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling needs as well as development of more sustainable and durable materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is envisaged that the practices brought by the new instrument will be embraced by society and lead _x000D__x000D_ +to habit changes. Thus, it will be beneficial for citizens to increase their sense of responsibility and _x000D__x000D_ +awareness about consumption. In this way, we can be sure that the steps we take to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, biodiversity, and human health will be carried to better places by future generations. The _x000D__x000D_ +new instrument shall result in more sustainable plastics industry where the product design and _x000D__x000D_ +production shall enable higher recycling rates also respect the needs of reuse, the rights to repair. The _x000D__x000D_ +new instrument along with national Circular Economy Strategies and NAPs shall enable economic _x000D__x000D_ +growth and more jobs while in the same time cutting GHG emissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this direction, issues such as organizing national and global awareness campaigns, exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information and best practices, research and development, stakeholder engagement and taking _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives to include the subject in training programs should be included in the content of the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat should be obliged to carry out studies that reflect the importance it attaches to the _x000D__x000D_ +subject in a transparent manner. The Secretariat should also carry out studies on comparability and _x000D__x000D_ +interactions with other multi-lateral environmental agreements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It would be beneficial to include a joint effort to ensure the initiatives of the world of science and _x000D__x000D_ +technology related to the new instrument, which we can describe as a game changer in the coming _x000D__x000D_ +years, in the content of the new instrument. In the realization of these studies, the Secretariat should _x000D__x000D_ +be assigned to ensure that countries gain equal benefits in socio-economic and scientific dimensions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +a) National Action Plans: In order to ensure the implementation of the new instrument by the _x000D__x000D_ +countries, national action plans should be prepared with the participation of all relevant stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +in the country and their views should be reflected in the NAPs. Therefore, a thorough stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +analysis is required to have a clear and actionable NAP. In order to ensure the principles of prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and elimination, NAPs should include intended national targets, actions to achieve the _x000D__x000D_ +targets and a timeline of targets, and monitoring and reporting requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans ( NAPs) in addition to the complementary tools such as national plastics _x000D__x000D_ +strategies, national circular economy strategies and action plans, should be main implementation _x000D__x000D_ +international instrument . The national action plans should be prepared in conjunction to other _x000D__x000D_ +national relevant policies and circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The general scope, objectives and minimum requirements for reporting format of the NAPs shall be set _x000D__x000D_ +by the international instrument, hence the detailed scope shall be set by the Contracting Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also, as different geographic challenges require different solutions; NAPs should be adaptable to all _x000D__x000D_ +coverage areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NAPs can be a useful tool for promoting national practices, facilitating the monitoring of activities and _x000D__x000D_ +keeping up with developments. In addition, the NAPs of the countries can set out the current situation _x000D__x000D_ +regarding the actions so that the actions can be supported financially or technically by the international _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, having in mind the importance of international instrument’s implementation it is suggested that _x000D__x000D_ +it contains provisions on regional and cross border cooperation in the form of the cross border and _x000D__x000D_ +regional cooperation able to establish the regional centers or commissions. NAPs to be aligned with the _x000D__x000D_ +international instrument. NAPs should contain provisions on regional and international cooperation for _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the set targets in the international instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, it is important that the new instrument contains provisions to ensure that countries _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a national action plan, that financial opportunities and implications are recognized starting _x000D__x000D_ +from the countries that need the most. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) Monitoring the effectiveness of the new instrument and national action plans can be considered as _x000D__x000D_ +two separate issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and timing are significant in monitoring the objectives and the contents of the national _x000D__x000D_ +action plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While preparing the national reporting formats, it is important to consider the effectiveness in the _x000D__x000D_ +preparation of the formats of the monitoring reports simultaneously. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The mandatory minimum criteria for reporting formats should be set in the international instrument _x000D__x000D_ +while the optional formats should be at discretion to the Contracting Parties. Experiences and practices _x000D__x000D_ +from other monitoring frameworks of related international agreements should be taken into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The frequency of reporting should be defined as well as availability of the reports to a general public. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such monitoring and reporting can be used as a successful tool in measuring the success of national _x000D__x000D_ +efforts and the effectiveness of the new instrument. A body responsible for reviewing reports and _x000D__x000D_ +developing lessons learned would be most advisable. _x000D__x000D_ +On the other hand, it is absolutely necessary to have scientific evidence at the core of our work to _x000D__x000D_ +monitor our national reports. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) The new instrument should follow up the decisions of the science policy panel on chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +waste to prevent pollution by establishing subsidiary bodies such as committees i.e. monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +committee, technical/scientific committee etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +That will be expected from the Secretariat of the new instrument to evaluate the monitoring reports _x000D__x000D_ +within a transparent process and submit the results and recommendations report to all member _x000D__x000D_ +countries regarding the monitoring of progress. The international compliance mechanism should be _x000D__x000D_ +established by the international instrument, which will facilitate the progress made in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The different capacities and technical structures of the countries should be considered in the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument, and it should allow the provision providing the necessary financial funds. In addition, having _x000D__x000D_ +a specific working unit for marine issues will provide faster results. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument to form a basis for joint work of countries by bringing together not only national and _x000D__x000D_ +global but also regional actors. Additionally, a functioning and effective mechanism to involve _x000D__x000D_ +meaningfully categories of stakeholders in the definition of strategies and programs and in the review _x000D__x000D_ +of progress is crucial. It would involve, among others, designers, plastic industry, trade (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +supermarkets), entrepreneurs, local authorities, consumer associations, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Considering all these issues as annexes to the new instrument should also be kept on the agenda. _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument should cover broadly the sustainable consumption and production, life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of plastics, measures and details describe the national action plans to ensure their _x000D__x000D_ +implementation on a timely manner. And the new instrument should be established based on EPR and _x000D__x000D_ +polluter pays principles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is essential that the separate collection at source, sorting and recycling, which are the basic principles _x000D__x000D_ +in the environmentally sound management of plastic waste, is carried out by local governments. In this _x000D__x000D_ +context, the new instrument should include provisions to determine a roadmap for combating plastic-_x000D__x000D_ +containing marine litter, which is already a pollutant, and to ensure control measures and monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +at national, regional and global scales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral financial mechanism and technology transfer is imperative to support implementation, _x000D__x000D_ +including capacity building, technical assistance, and finance. But how can we act together, we believe _x000D__x000D_ +that today we are looking for the answer to this question. The important thing is to be sure that no one _x000D__x000D_ +is left behind, as is said at UNEA. It should be our fundamental understanding to act strategically, to _x000D__x000D_ +benefit from all kinds of investments, private sector, public, and other international financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms while carrying out studies on this subject. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Programming under existing and incoming financial framework mechanism, technology transfer and _x000D__x000D_ +co-development should be taken into consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +When the new instrument is established, a unit related to budgetary issues should be established, and _x000D__x000D_ +it should be ensured that it is controlled by a mechanism subject to independent auditing in terms of _x000D__x000D_ +prioritization, project design, and technology and information transfer in the distribution of financial _x000D__x000D_ +funds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As in all other activities, transparency, sensitivity, and financial prioritization on the basis of subject and _x000D__x000D_ +country are required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With these mechanisms, we can get an integrated result from the efforts of developing and developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries and ensure the end of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument would encourage the Contracting Parties to put in place effective implementation _x000D__x000D_ +compliance promotion and enforcement mechanisms to ensure the implantation of the vision set to _x000D__x000D_ +the national action plans. In order to execute the process of implementation appropriately in the _x000D__x000D_ +national and local level, sound enforcement mechanisms should be an essential part of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures. In addition, to ensure effective compliance with the national regulations to _x000D__x000D_ +be published in line with the instrument, incentive and/or disincentive based enforcement mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +should be also adopted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Different capacities and technical structures of the countries should be taken into account in the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument, and it should introduce a provision on providing the necessary financial funds. In addition, _x000D__x000D_ +having a specific working unit for issues regarding plastic pollution in the marine environment will _x000D__x000D_ +provide faster results. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should provide a basis for joint work of countries by bringing together not only national _x000D__x000D_ +and global but also regional actors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, establishment of regional centers should be necessary in order to provide technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, capacity building and to promote the transfer of technology to Parties that are developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries or countries with economies in transition in order to enable them to implement their _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument. The responsibilities of each regional center may differ than other but _x000D__x000D_ +not limited to one specific subject. On the other hand, every single regional centre may work on the _x000D__x000D_ +same subject in different region. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Zero waste is an approach to resource and waste management based on circularity. It promotes _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable production and consumption habits and encourages the efficient use of resources. Zero _x000D__x000D_ +waste entails avoiding wastefulness and advocating for the prevention, reduction, reuse, and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +of waste. This can help achieve positive socio-economic outcomes, including the development of social _x000D__x000D_ +solidarity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, it would be benefical to conduct studies on zero waste, support good practices, _x000D__x000D_ +evaluate expertise and technology transfers, and prepare reports with a scientific approach on the _x000D__x000D_ +role of plastics in the zero waste approach within the new instrument to be established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +993,,https://wedocs.unep.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/41907/INC2WrittenSubmissionMALAYSIA.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y,[],['Malaysia'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia written submissions on the potential options for elements towards an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +n/a _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Name: Eddy Mazuaansyah bin Mohd Ali Murad _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources, _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Email: eddyms@nrecc.gov.my _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +February 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +- The objective of this instrument should be pragmatic and grounded on the basis to protect human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment taking into consideration the increased impact of plastic pollution on _x000D__x000D_ +marine biodiversity, ecosystem, society and economies through the prevention, reduction and better _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- It should focus on addressing plastic leakages through whole life cycle approach of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need to start with a clear focus on preventing, reducing and better managing the _x000D__x000D_ +unavoidable, most problematic and harmful single use plastic and move up the value chain in a _x000D__x000D_ +progressive manner through a country driven initiatives taking into account national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In managing global plastic pollution, it is important to reduce production of problematic, single-use, _x000D__x000D_ +and unnecessary plastics and explore smart, safe, and sustainable ways to use plastics, without _x000D__x000D_ +hampering the economic benefits of plastics. Accordingly, Malaysia calls for the negotiations to include _x000D__x000D_ +the elements of potential economic benefits in ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Control measures should cover the entire lifecycle of plastics especially on plastics waste management _x000D__x000D_ +and its disposal, moving up the value chain in a progressive manner. The instrument must consider truly _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive and viable solutions, with full life-cycle approach over the entire ecosystem of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +and across all sectors, both formal and informal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +National efforts to address plastic pollution require regional cooperation as well as international _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation on topics such as alternative, standards, product design and management of plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +among others. There is need to acknowledge the reality on the ground especially in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries where data is lacking. Due to data being the key component in reporting, it is strongly _x000D__x000D_ +suggested for this instrument to consider this gap and challenge to ensure fair and just transition in _x000D__x000D_ +formulating provisions on national reporting taking into account country’s capabilities. A harmonised _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring mechanism must be in place, including clear definitions of what needs to be reported, _x000D__x000D_ +content, data parameters as well as methodologies. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination undeniably plays a pivotal role in ensuring the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument and eventually, in ending plastic pollution. Cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination are also key in narrowing the scientific and technical gaps between developed and _x000D__x000D_ +developing nations, while accelerating and complementing efforts and progress made at the national _x000D__x000D_ +level. Therefore, it is proposed for a scientific advisory panel to be established. It is equally important _x000D__x000D_ +to establish a socio-economic advisory panel as an initiative to facilitate effective negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ +As such, these panels are not only established to implement the agreement but also to provide advice _x000D__x000D_ +during negotiation process, providing a platform for the parties to access peer-reviewed, high impact _x000D__x000D_ +scientific research findings, among others, and to incorporate these findings in national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +and strategies. The establishment of these two advisory panels are to ensure cooperation, effective _x000D__x000D_ +coordination, continuity and coherence between the instrument and existing multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements in order to avoid duplications. _x000D__x000D_ +It is also necessary for the instrument to include mechanisms that provide comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic assessment in the context of plastic pollution and plastic economy, considering the _x000D__x000D_ +differences in national circumstances and socioeconomic situation. Behavioural change of industry and _x000D__x000D_ +business players as well as the public remains one of the biggest challenges in addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and waste management. This challenge calls for targeted outreach efforts as well as _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated communication, education, and public awareness programs to influence and encourage _x000D__x000D_ +behavioural change. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated multilateral fund should be established to ensure the success of objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument as the one established under the Montreal Protocol, which is consistently cited as a primary _x000D__x000D_ +reason for its success. Without stable and predictable financing, the new international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument will fail. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to keep up with the increasing volume of plastic waste, technological transfer especially on _x000D__x000D_ +waste disposal and recycling technologies are crucial to improve waste management and increase _x000D__x000D_ +recycling capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia supports the proposals of holding stakeholder engagement and intersessional sessions _x000D__x000D_ +either via online, in person or hybrid. However, consideration must be given on the issue of time _x000D__x000D_ +differences across regions to ensure effective and maximum participation by all stakeholders including _x000D__x000D_ +member states, if it is done virtually. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions by stakeholders should focus on exploring creative and innovative solutions rather than _x000D__x000D_ +in form of statements or demand lists. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia proposes to explore a more targeted and thematic-based engagement through regional-_x000D__x000D_ +based stakeholder engagement sessions. This would provide deeper understanding in local context. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +994,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republic_of_korea_written_submission.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from observers. The template below _x000D__x000D_ +is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and observers in structuring the written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and Observers to prepare their written submission as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from observers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Ji Hoon Jung _x000D__x000D_ +First Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Green Diplomacy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +jhjung@mofa.go.kr / greengrowth@mofa.go.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Jong Woo Kim _x000D__x000D_ +Second Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Green Diplomacy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +jwokim22@mofa.go.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Yousang Moon _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Resource Circulation Policy Division, Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +adt4773@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: _x000D__x000D_ +- To end plastic pollution to protect human health and the environment from its adverse effects _x000D__x000D_ +- To achieve a circular economy throughout the lifecycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14(End Plastic Pollution: toward an International Legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument) aims at protecting human health and the environment from the adverse impacts _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution. It is essential to achieve circular plastics economy in order to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Circular economy refers to a system that enhances product sustainability and _x000D__x000D_ +establishes circulation network of resources that minimizes the inputs of resources and _x000D__x000D_ +energy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of the instrument is addressing the problem of plastic pollution by encouraging _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction of unsustainable use of plastics and increase the circularity of plastics. In order _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve this objective, the provisions of the instrument should be feasible. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations and Control Measures _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need to adopt feasible core obligations and control measures which are appropriate to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution. All Parties should participate in taking measures to address plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +considering its different national circumstances, so adopting measures that are feasible to all Parties _x000D__x000D_ +are important for the implementation of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Measures should promote the circularity of plastics from all stages of its lifecycle from production, _x000D__x000D_ +use and waste treatment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Suggested options: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Production stage: Increasing circularity and sustainability in production of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and applying eco-design _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing production of primary plastic polymers, especially petrochemical plastics _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, to sustainable levels _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Applying eco-design principles that enhances sustainability (durability, repairability, _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, recyclability and compostability) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Providing incentives and using eco-label certification system for eco-friendly products _x000D__x000D_ +that reduces environmental burden _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Expanding of the use of recycled raw materials in the plastic manufacturing stage _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Encouraging the use of substitute materials, such as bioplastics and biodegradable _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Minimizing use of plastics that have adverse effects on the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consumption stage: using plastics and plastic products sustainably _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing the use of petrochemical plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Restricting single-use plastic products and providing incentives for reusable, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and bioplastics products and containers _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Institutionalizing a system for using reusable items (incentives, infrastructure, lifestyle _x000D__x000D_ +and etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing the use of packaging materials at the product distribution stage and regulating _x000D__x000D_ +secondary or repackaging of primarily packaged products _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting green public procurement, preferential purchase of products in the public _x000D__x000D_ +sector with reduced environmental burden _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Preventing Leakage to the Environment: enhancing circularity such as increasing the _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rate, recycled content _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Circulating waste resources by minimizing landfill and incineration of plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +expanding recycling and reuse _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Improving collection and sorting system of plastic waste through the operation of public _x000D__x000D_ +waste sorting facilities and recycling facilities at the national and local government levels _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting reuse and recycle by providing incentives _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Incentivizing and developing technologies for high-value recycling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans (NAPs) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Each country should develop clear NAPs including a target and a timeline that can _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate addressing plastic pollution problem. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +NAPs should cover all stages of the lifecycle of plastics, from production to treatment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +NAPs could complement the international legally binding instrument and can include _x000D__x000D_ +more detailed obligations to address the plastic pollution problem. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Although NAPs can be different among countries, it should contribute to increase the _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should establish national action plan including detailed implementation plans _x000D__x000D_ +with periodic performance management and evaluation accordingly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and Evaluation: The instrument should include common reporting system with _x000D__x000D_ +both mandatory and optional components. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A common and harmonized reporting format with both mandatory and optional _x000D__x000D_ +components are necessary _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Baseline must be measured in order to track and record progress, which will also _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to establishing an effective evaluation method _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Specific details, including reporting formats and the reporting and evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, can be further adopted in the Conference of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Effective compliance mechanism is necessary _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The committee should consider establishing a compliance and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +committee as a subsidiary body with reference to other MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Research Development _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should encourage the Parties to the instrument to develop research and _x000D__x000D_ +development, innovation policies and share best practices among Parties _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Financial Assistance _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +To support the least developed countries, there is a need to actively utilize existing and all _x000D__x000D_ +available funding sources including both private and public finance. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Especially, utilizing the existing Global Environment Facility (GEF) as the financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism for this instrument can be positively considered as it already has the expertise _x000D__x000D_ +and experience in supporting other MEAs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +⚫ Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Sharing experience and advanced technologies that increase circularity of plastics among _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties is very important _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include measures that can facilitate technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer on mutually agreed terms in areas of, but not limited to, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Public and private partnership is also essential in addressing the plastic pollution. Multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder partnership needs to be encouraged at all stages of the lifecycle, addressing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution problem _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-raising through environmental education and campaign can be effective as well. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It is essential to avoid green-washing. Measures with hidden trade-offs, no or vague scientific _x000D__x000D_ +proof should be clearly discerned. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Creating discriminatory and disguised trade barriers needs to be avoided. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Use of alternative plastics such as biodegradable plastics and bioplastics, especially for _x000D__x000D_ +products mainly used in compostable environment such as fishing gear and aquaculture _x000D__x000D_ +items, needs to be encouraged to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to develop risk assessment of marine plastic pollution and guidelines to _x000D__x000D_ +protect marine ecosystem from plastic pollution, and enhance research and development to _x000D__x000D_ +monitor microplastic pollution in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (15 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to take effective measures to prevent and reduce ALDFG(abandoned, lost, _x000D__x000D_ +discarded fishing gear) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Measures need to be taken to address both sea-based and land-based source marine plastic _x000D__x000D_ +debris. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +995,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/04052023_iceland.pdf,[],['Iceland'],[],Members,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Call for written submissions – Proposed response template on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 9 December 2022, the Executive Secretary of the INC Plastic Pollution Secretariat sent a notification _x000D__x000D_ +inviting written submissions from members of the committee and from stakeholders. The template _x000D__x000D_ +below is intended to provide guidance to members of the committee and stakeholders in structuring the _x000D__x000D_ +written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +As requested by INC-1, written submissions will inform the secretariat in the preparation of a document _x000D__x000D_ +with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration at the second session of the INC, without in any way prejudging what the committee _x000D__x000D_ +might decide regarding the structure and provisions of the instrument. The document is to be based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, including identifying the objective, substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, and voluntary approaches, implementation measures, and means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below is meant to assist Members and stakeholders to prepare their written submission as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide. A number of documents prepared for INC-1 are of relevance, notably UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on _x000D__x000D_ +‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally binding multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under the future _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’. _x000D__x000D_ +The template is divided into three sections: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ + All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The statements received _x000D__x000D_ +will be compiled and made available the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that it is not required for all fields to be answered in the template for submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 January 2023 for written submissions from stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +10 February 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Iceland _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for stakeholders to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Hugi Ólafsson, hugi.olafsson@environment.is _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 May 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective(s) _x000D__x000D_ +a) What objective(s) could be set out in the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Objective: To end plastic pollution and protect the environment and human health from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The objective should be bold and clear and reflect the title and objective of UNEA resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +The ultimate goal of the new instrument should be to end plastic pollution, and the main reasons for _x000D__x000D_ +this – protecting the environment and human health – should be spelled out, for the sake of clarity _x000D__x000D_ +and in line with many other multilateral agreements tackling pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Iceland supports a goal of ending plastic pollution by 2040. That goal is very ambitious, and would _x000D__x000D_ +need to be defined and spelled out in practical terms. What matters most is that the new agreement _x000D__x000D_ +will contain effective measures that will support an ambitious goal and timeline. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches _x000D__x000D_ +a) What core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches would provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle in line with the future objective(s) of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should contain legally binding core obligations to reach its objective, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +provide a framework for national actions and voluntary approaches. International rules with core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations are needed to tackle plastic pollution, as it is a transboundary and truly global challenge, _x000D__x000D_ +with plastic pollution affecting regions far from pollution sources, including the Arctic. Achieving a _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy for plastics and plastic products, addressing all stages of the life cycle, is of central _x000D__x000D_ +importance in reaching the instrument’s objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some key provisions that should be included in the instrument are: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Eliminate and restrict specific plastic polymers, chemicals and plastic products of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some chemicals and polymers used in plastics are harmful to human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and/or prevent effective recycling. The instrument should contain a general obligation for Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate and restrict such substances, as well as a list of chemicals, polymers and additives which _x000D__x000D_ +should be banned or restricted. It should contain criteria, based on science, as a basis for bans and _x000D__x000D_ +restrictions of substances used in plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some plastic products are unnecessary and prone to littering, especially products designed for single _x000D__x000D_ +use. The aim of the instrument should be to phase out such products and to encourage sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +and non-polluting substitutes, where substitutes would be needed. The instrument should contain a _x000D__x000D_ +general obligation for Parties to ban or restrict the production and use of unnecessary and harmful _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, as well as a list of single-use products and other products that should be banned or _x000D__x000D_ +phased out, and a list of criteria for the identification of such products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency needs to be ensured regarding the contents and composition of plastic products, inter _x000D__x000D_ +alia through harmonized requirements for product information and labelling. Trade requirements _x000D__x000D_ +need to be specified for listed substances and products, applicable to Parties and non-Parties to the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Increase the circularity of plastics in the economy _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Of key importance in the quest to eliminate plastic pollution is to establish a true circular economy for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products. This would reduce the demand for primary production of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +reduce waste and release of pollution into the environment. A circular economy for plastics requires _x000D__x000D_ +inter alia sustainable production design and increasing the reusability and recyclability of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, in addition to a profound change in consumption patterns. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should contain a general obligation for Parties to take measures to increase the _x000D__x000D_ +circularity of plastics in use, in line with criteria listed in the instrument. The criteria listed could _x000D__x000D_ +include durability, reusability, recyclability and requirement for minimum recycled content. The _x000D__x000D_ +instrument could include guidelines to support the substitution of plastics by environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +End the release of plastics into the environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream and midstream actions, such as eliminating or at least phasing down certain plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and increasing the circularity of plastics in the economy will result in less plastic waste, but it _x000D__x000D_ +will be difficult to achieve a goal of zero plastic waste. This calls for more reuse of plastics and the _x000D__x000D_ +effective and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, to ensure that plastics, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, do not enter the environment in the form of pollution. Mismanaged waste is the largest _x000D__x000D_ +source of plastic release, but both point and non-point sources of plastic pollution need to be _x000D__x000D_ +addressed. Improved management of plastic waste will not only result in less plastic pollution, but will _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +require better general waste management, with positive overall results regarding pollution _x000D__x000D_ +prevention, human health and environmental protection. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should contain a general obligation for Parties to promote reuse and ensure effective _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management of plastic waste. This should include an obligation to sort, _x000D__x000D_ +separately collect and recycle plastic waste, to convert plastic waste not fit for recycling into energy _x000D__x000D_ +and to ensure that plastic waste that goes to disposal does not enter the environment as pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should set targets for reuse and recycling, as appropriate, as well as criteria for _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Address existing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Priority should be put on prevention of plastic pollution with upstream and midstream measures _x000D__x000D_ +aimed at reducing the quantity of plastics, decrease harmful substances in plastics, increase circularity _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products and ensure environmentally sound management of plastics that go to _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. There is, however, a significant amount of plastic pollution already in the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the oceans. The instrument should address the issue of existing plastic pollution in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including in the oceans, in addition to preventing further plastic pollution. It should _x000D__x000D_ +contain a general obligation for Parties to address existing pollution, and list relevant criteria and/or _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines in that regard, such as regarding clean-up activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation elements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) How to ensure implementation of the instrument at the national level (eg. role national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans contribute to meeting the objectives and obligations of the instrument?) _x000D__x000D_ +b) How to ensure effectiveness of the instrument and have efficient national reporting? _x000D__x000D_ +c) Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here on implementation measures (for _x000D__x000D_ +example for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination as well as compliance). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Iceland sees National Action Plans playing a key role in ensuring the implementation and success of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. National Action Plans should aim to implement the core obligations of the global _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, establish national goals and targets in line with global goals, prescripe action to reach _x000D__x000D_ +those goals and reflect upon progress in this regard. They should act as a national instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the provisions of the global instrument, but can go further in establishing more ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +goals and actions and addressing specific issues of national importance. By this, National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +can not only spur action to help achieve the core obligations of the instrument, but also provide _x000D__x000D_ +information on new and innovative approaches, that can inform future decisions at the international _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +level. National action plans prescribed by other Multilateral Environmental Agreements can be used _x000D__x000D_ +as examples for action plans drawn up within the scope of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Iceland can share experience from issuing a dedicated action plan against plastic pollution in 2020. _x000D__x000D_ +The plan consists of 18 actions and was formed in consultation with NGOs, business, municipalities _x000D__x000D_ +and the Parliament. The actions aim to reduce domestic use of plastics, increase recycling of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste that is generated in Iceland and address plastic pollution in Icelandic seas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include guidelines for Parties in developing National Action Plans, including on _x000D__x000D_ +elements like goals and targets, measures and actions, baselines for assessment and monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +progress. National Action Plans would form the basis for national reporting to the governing body of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regular national reporting to the instrument is essential for its success, and the instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +contain provisions on mandatory reporting. Those provisions should outline reporting requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including on baselines, metrics, progress towards goals and targets, indicators etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting should be streamlined and effective, directly relevant to the core objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and avoid duplication with regard to other international instruments. Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +requirements and guidelines can draw on a number of good examples from other international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments. Reporting could include mandatory elements, as well as an invitation for voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +contributions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting should be used by the governing body of the instrument for periodic assessment of its _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness and of progress towards established goals and targets. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation, including monitoring _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Good scientific knowledge is a basis for effectiveness of the instrument. The instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +contain provisions that encourage cooperation in research regarding all elements of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic production to circularity to pollution prevention and clean up. Consideration should be _x000D__x000D_ +given to establishing a subsidiary body on scientific and technical cooperation, which would inform _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body of the instrument on such issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Consideration should be given to how the Science-policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound _x000D__x000D_ +Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution, once it is established, can assist the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body of the instrument, and its Member States, with regard to sound management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and preventing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Increased and improved monitoring of plastic pollution, including in the oceans, would support the _x000D__x000D_ +drafting and implementation of the instrument. Iceland currently takes part in monitoring of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution inter alia under the auspices of the Arctic Council (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment _x000D__x000D_ +Programme) and the OSPAR Convention. Other regional and national monitoring exist. The _x000D__x000D_ +instrument could contain provisions on how to enhance and coordinate data collection and _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring of plastic pollution in order to give a truly global picture of the state and trends in _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template (16 December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to means of implementation, document UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 covers the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +a) What measures will be required to support the implementation of the instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should contain provisions relating to means of implementation and support for _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, especially developing country Parties, including on capacity-building, technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer and financial assistance. Support should be tailored to needs and emphasis _x000D__x000D_ +should be put on ensuring maximum effectiveness of support in relation to the goals and targets of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. Efforts should be made to use existing mechanisms for support, to the extent _x000D__x000D_ +possible, and avoid duplication of work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +III. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional input _x000D__x000D_ +Please provide any other relevant proposals or priorities here (for example introductory elements; _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, education and exchange of information; research; stakeholder engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +institutional arrangements and final provisions). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",2 +1172, Downstream underdeveloped countries need special attention to manage cumulative plastic load and protect adjacent marine environment,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladeshsubmission_0.pdf,[],['Bangladesh'],[],In-session submissions,insession document,"Bangladesh proposal to INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream underdeveloped countries need special attention to manage cumulative plastic _x000D__x000D_ +load and protect adjacent marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 is aimed to end plastic pollution in all stage of its life cycle to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment with special focus to the marine environment. Although the _x000D__x000D_ +zero draft of the plastic treaty has properly addressed financial and technical necessity of the _x000D__x000D_ +countries in need, but, this sort of common support may not be sufficient for downstream countries, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly underdeveloped countries (e.g. developing countries, least developed countries, small _x000D__x000D_ +island developing states, countries in economic transition) as they are compelled to manage the _x000D__x000D_ +cumulative plastic loads coming from the upstream countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic can easily cross the administrative boundary without any intervention from upstream _x000D__x000D_ +countries to downstream countries through international waterways/rivers. It is already proven that _x000D__x000D_ +the intentional (e.g. open dumping), unintentional (due to failure of waste collection, disposal _x000D__x000D_ +system) or accidental release of plastics through the international rivers eventually causing the _x000D__x000D_ +devastating impact to the human health and ecosystems of downstream countries such as floods, _x000D__x000D_ +water logging, fish migration, alternation of navigability, irreversible damages of ecosystem, _x000D__x000D_ +promoting vector borne diseases and extra burden to waste management system. Since downstream _x000D__x000D_ +countries have been suffering a lot and bound to allocate a significant amount of money from its _x000D__x000D_ +annual budget to manage this pollution, so, they deserve more attention compared to other _x000D__x000D_ +countries with general needs. Therefore, like other MEAs, the generic statement such as “technical _x000D__x000D_ +and financial support for countries in need” doesn’t recognize special attention that required by _x000D__x000D_ +the downstream countries. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, a non-exhaustive list of international rivers along with the name of lowest countries _x000D__x000D_ +are given in the following table to showcase that only a few countries required special attention. _x000D__x000D_ +Pls be mindful that this is just an example and secretariat could prepare the complete list with the _x000D__x000D_ +proper consultation. _x000D__x000D_ +International major rivers _x000D__x000D_ +only (cross border) _x000D__x000D_ +Lowest country only _x000D__x000D_ +comments _x000D__x000D_ +Nile River _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt, Sudan _x000D__x000D_ +Governing _x000D__x000D_ +body _x000D__x000D_ +could _x000D__x000D_ +decide which downstream _x000D__x000D_ +countries are in real need of _x000D__x000D_ +special attention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +may _x000D__x000D_ +periodically _x000D__x000D_ +review _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +status of the country and _x000D__x000D_ +may withdraw the support _x000D__x000D_ +(depending _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +Amazon River _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil _x000D__x000D_ +Danube River _x000D__x000D_ +Romania, Bulgaria _x000D__x000D_ +Mekong River _x000D__x000D_ +Cambodia _x000D__x000D_ +Rhine River _x000D__x000D_ +Netherlands _x000D__x000D_ +Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Iraq _x000D__x000D_ +Indus River _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan _x000D__x000D_ +Ganges River _x000D__x000D_ +Bangladesh _x000D__x000D_ +Brahmaputra River _x000D__x000D_ +Bangladesh _x000D__x000D_ +Niger River _x000D__x000D_ +Nigeria _x000D__x000D_ +Columbia River _x000D__x000D_ +US, Canada _x000D__x000D_ +International major rivers _x000D__x000D_ +only (cross border) _x000D__x000D_ +Lowest country only _x000D__x000D_ +comments _x000D__x000D_ +Parana river _x000D__x000D_ +Argentina _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +support). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +High income countries have the technical and financial competency to solve the issue whereas _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped downstream countries are in serious problem of intercepting those plastic load. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we are paying the high price through continuously polluting adjacent marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Under this circumstances we suggest the following points could be included into the text of _x000D__x000D_ +upcoming internationally legally binding plastic treaty: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Include the definition of “downstream underdeveloped countries”. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Add a comprehensive list of “downstream underdeveloped countries” in the annex that _x000D__x000D_ +could be updated periodically. _x000D__x000D_ +3. A dedicated funding stream for the downstream underdeveloped countries. _x000D__x000D_ +4. A significant exemption period for downstream underdeveloped countries to fulfil the _x000D__x000D_ +targets on waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Ensuring representation of downstream countries in all subsidiary body. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Ensuring financial support from noncompliance upstream countries through using the _x000D__x000D_ +polluters pay principle, EPR mechanisms, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, if INC failed to recognize the urgency of the downstream countries and undermine the _x000D__x000D_ +havoc resulted from this pollution to adjacent marine environment, the long waited internationally _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding plastic treaty would not be able to reach its hopes and aspiration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1173, Means of Implementation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/revisedmoiproposal_1.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],"['The Group Of African States', 'Chile', 'Cook Islands', 'Dominican Republic', 'Ecuador', 'The Federated States Of Micronesia', 'Grenada', 'Nauru', 'Panama']",['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal from the Africa Group, Chile, the Cook Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, _x000D__x000D_ +the Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Nauru and Panama _x000D__x000D_ +on Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Executive Summary _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +❖ A dedicated Multilateral Fund should be the principal international vehicle for providing _x000D__x000D_ +support to developing countries for implementing their treaty obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +❖ This support should include direct financial support for implementation as well as robust _x000D__x000D_ +support for capacity building and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +❖ The Multilateral Fund should provide this support on a grant basis both for enabling _x000D__x000D_ +activities and for the incremental costs of compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +❖ The Multilateral Fund should function under the guidance and authority of the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +❖ The Multilateral Fund should be administered by an Executive Committee consisting of _x000D__x000D_ +an equal number of representatives of donor and recipient countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +❖ The Multilateral Fund should be replenished on a regular basis to ensure that financial _x000D__x000D_ +support is adequate, new, stable, predictable and timely. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +❖ Additional and complementary financial support may be necessary, including, for _x000D__x000D_ +example, for specialized project finance or additional remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ending plastic pollution worldwide will require robust support to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +including provision of means of implementation for control measures and related activities _x000D__x000D_ +through a dedicated fund, as well as additional support from other complementary sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A financial mechanism that includes a dedicated fund should provide the principal _x000D__x000D_ +international vehicle for supporting finance, technology transfer and development, capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, and technical assistance to countries that need such support to effectively _x000D__x000D_ +implement the new instrument. This mechanism should promote and facilitate the provision _x000D__x000D_ +of adequate, accessible, new, stable, predictable and timely financial assistance on a grant _x000D__x000D_ +basis for both enabling activities and for agreed incremental costs of compliance. In addition, _x000D__x000D_ +access to concessional finance should also be made available for other costs, either directly _x000D__x000D_ +under the dedicated Multilateral Fund or via other multilateral financial institutions, avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +duplication and ensuring complementarity and coherence. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanism (including a dedicated Multilateral Fund) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The plastics instrument should establish a financial mechanism that includes: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated Multilateral Fund—to provide the necessary financial resources to eligible _x000D__x000D_ +countries in order to meet their commitments under the instrument. The Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Fund should be the principal international vehicle for providing financial assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +recipient countries, on a grant basis, for enabling activities, and for the incremental _x000D__x000D_ +costs of compliance, taking into consideration the special circumstances of Small _x000D__x000D_ +Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries. _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties may also consider the possibility of establishing or utilizing _x000D__x000D_ +additional funds, as part of the financial mechanism, to support the implementation of control _x000D__x000D_ +measures and/or to finance rehabilitation and ecological restoration of specific ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +Enabling activities may include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional strengthening, namely support for plastics officers similar to the ozone _x000D__x000D_ +officers under the Montreal Protocol; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Policy development and implementation, such as preparation of country programmes _x000D__x000D_ +or national plans; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Education and awareness raising; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building and training, in coordination with other relevant initiatives; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and monitoring; and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Pilot and demonstration projects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Incremental costs of compliance include those costs related to control measures, such as _x000D__x000D_ +incremental capital and operating costs, subject to cost guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explicit reference to “enabling activities” and “incremental costs of compliance” should be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the instrument’s article on the financial aspects, and an indicative list of such _x000D__x000D_ +activities and costs should be developed as part of the instrument’s overall negotiated _x000D__x000D_ +package to be adopted at the first session of the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governance of the Mechanism and its Multilateral Fund _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Multilateral Fund should function under the guidance and authority of the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties and should be accountable thereto. It should be administered by an Executive _x000D__x000D_ +Committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of donor and recipient countries, _x000D__x000D_ +reflecting a geographic and gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Executive Committee should consider, inter alia, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. The assessment of the needs of the Parties, in particular developing country Parties; _x000D__x000D_ +b. The availability and timely disbursement of funds; _x000D__x000D_ +c. The transparency of decision-making and management processes concerning _x000D__x000D_ +fundraising and allocations; _x000D__x000D_ +d. The accountability of the recipient developing country Parties with respect to the _x000D__x000D_ +agreed use of funds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Executive Committee should be supported by a Secretariat of professional staff _x000D__x000D_ +responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of the fund. The Secretariat should be _x000D__x000D_ +supported by the Fund and should report to the Executive Committee. The work of the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat should include, inter alia: developing plans and budgets, reviewing project _x000D__x000D_ +applications, organizing meetings, disbursing financing, and overseeing implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties shall consider the reports and recommendations of the _x000D__x000D_ +Executive Committee and take appropriate action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties shall, in addition, undertake a periodic review of the financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and accessibility of financial resources, _x000D__x000D_ +including for the delivery of capacity building and technology transfer and development to or _x000D__x000D_ +in developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regular, Periodical Replenishment of the Multilateral Fund _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Multilateral Fund shall be replenished on a regular basis, e.g. triennially or _x000D__x000D_ +quadrennially, through contributions that are measurable, reportable and verifiable. _x000D__x000D_ +Contributions should be based on a scale of assessment with bilateral cooperation counting _x000D__x000D_ +up to a certain percentage. Donor countries would replenish the Multilateral Fund as agreed _x000D__x000D_ +by the Conference of Parties, based at least in part upon needs assessments undertaken by a _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary body established under the instrument. The subsidiary body would report directly _x000D__x000D_ +to the Conference of the Parties needs assessments for supporting recipient countries in _x000D__x000D_ +meeting their core obligations and control measures during the upcoming replenishment _x000D__x000D_ +period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional and Complementary Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to core financial assistance provided by the Multilateral Fund, countries may _x000D__x000D_ +require additional support or means of implementation for any costs not supported by the _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral Fund. This support could be on a grant or concessional basis, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such financial assistance would complement, but would not be a substitute for, the financial _x000D__x000D_ +and technical assistance provided under the Multilateral Fund. Further avenues for additional _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation should also be promoted within national programmes or national _x000D__x000D_ +plans. This complementary support could include the use of existing funds, extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility schemes, specialized sectoral arrangements and/or newly established _x000D__x000D_ +polluters’ fees or levies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1174, Report of the country led informal technical dialogue on chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic plastic products,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/report_0.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']","['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland', 'Brazil']","['ii2', 'ii3']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation of potential criteria for identifying chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern and problematic plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +A briefing report for the INC-3 about the results of the informal technical dialogue co-_x000D__x000D_ +chaired by the UK Government and Government of Brazil _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Revised version 7 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Overview of informal technical dialogue process _x000D__x000D_ +This report summarises the outcome of the country-led informal dialogue on chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern and problematic plastic products. The outcomes of this technical informal dialogue are _x000D__x000D_ +meant as an aid for discussions between members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +on Plastic Pollution (INC) and are not meant to pre-judge the future outcomes of the INC process or _x000D__x000D_ +replace the formal consultations among the members of INC. At INC-2 many members identified the _x000D__x000D_ +need for further work on polymers and chemicals of concern and potentially problematic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. However, no formal mandate was agreed. To informally contribute to the process, Brazil _x000D__x000D_ +and the United Kingdom tasked Chatham House, supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the _x000D__x000D_ +Instituto de Macromoleculas and the Federal University of São Carlos, to convene a global group of _x000D__x000D_ +experts nominated by INC Members and engage in a country-led informal technical dialogue. _x000D__x000D_ +The dialogue was structured around an online real-time Delphi process conducted September 22nd - _x000D__x000D_ +October 10th 2023. The Delphi method helped identify the level of agreement or disagreement among _x000D__x000D_ +the nominated experts with regards to a compilation of potential definitions and criteria for _x000D__x000D_ +identifying chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic plastic products. In the survey, experts _x000D__x000D_ +were asked to indicate the level of agreement with each criterion. The scale ranged from “strongly _x000D__x000D_ +disagree” to “strongly agree”. Experts were also able to suggest additional criteria with which the _x000D__x000D_ +expert group could review and comment on. In total, 104 criteria on chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and problematic plastic products were compiled, reviewed, and assessed by the experts. The _x000D__x000D_ +detailed methodology and the list of criteria and their sources are listed in Appendix A. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United Kingdom and Brazil invited member states and regional integration organisations to _x000D__x000D_ +nominate technical experts to participate in the country-led informal dialogues. The invites were _x000D__x000D_ +issued to the UNEP regional representatives and INC regional representatives. Initially, UN regional _x000D__x000D_ +groups were asked to try to limit their nominations to 7 experts. However, this was not possible for _x000D__x000D_ +most regions and further guidance was issued to try to keep nominations to 10 experts per region, _x000D__x000D_ +with scope for further nominations. All UN regional groups made nominations, with a total of 65 _x000D__x000D_ +experts nominated across 46 member states and regional integration organisations. Where multiple _x000D__x000D_ +nominations were received from individual member states, the United Kingdom and Brazil requested _x000D__x000D_ +those experts to coordinate their response so that only one expert was registered to the online _x000D__x000D_ +platform and not more than one response could be received by each member state. This meant that _x000D__x000D_ +of the 65 experts nominated, 46 were provided with the link to complete the survey on the online _x000D__x000D_ +platform. Of these, 37 registered experts provided responses to this survey (see details on the _x000D__x000D_ +countries that completed the survey in Annex D). Furthermore, experts also had an opportunity to _x000D__x000D_ +provide comments and statements in relation to each criterion and a brief exchange of views between _x000D__x000D_ +experts was enabled through a final online meeting. The summary of such comments is included in the _x000D__x000D_ +report. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This final report was prepared by Chatham House with initial input from the group of experts and _x000D__x000D_ +finalised for submission by the co-chairs. Due to time limitations, the nominated expert group has not _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +been given the opportunity for final review prior to publication. The report does not pre-empt or pre-_x000D__x000D_ +judge the official position of the country by which the experts were nominated, particularly with _x000D__x000D_ +regards to the negotiations for an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The report identifies a short list of criteria that may be relevant to identify polymers and chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, as well as problematic plastic products, which received high levels of agreement between the _x000D__x000D_ +group of experts. It also lists criteria in which the opinion of the experts was most divergent and likely _x000D__x000D_ +in need of further discussion. Chatham House has summarised key thematic reflections that were _x000D__x000D_ +made by group members regarding the use of criteria. Finally, it provides various viewpoints of the _x000D__x000D_ +experts as a reference for INC-3 to consider. The appendices outline the Delphi methodology, the full _x000D__x000D_ +list of criteria and assessments as a statistical table, and the list of references and sources used to _x000D__x000D_ +design the Delphi survey, the initial list of criteria and the additional criteria proposed by experts. _x000D__x000D_ +Summary of key findings _x000D__x000D_ +In total, 104 criteria on chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic plastic products were _x000D__x000D_ +considered and assessed by the experts, including 49 additional criteria suggested by the experts). _x000D__x000D_ +Overall, the expert group found that the majority of criteria of the survey were relevant, to different _x000D__x000D_ +degrees, for the identification of chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +While no criterion was rated uniformly by all experts, no criterion received an overall result score of _x000D__x000D_ +“slightly disagree”, “disagree” and “strongly disagree”. _x000D__x000D_ +The key criteria that received the highest level of agreement (“strongly agree”) by the expert group _x000D__x000D_ +were three criteria related to chemicals of concern and specifically the potential for negative impacts _x000D__x000D_ +on human health: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Reproductive toxicant (Substance which interferes with normal reproduction, e.g. by adversely _x000D__x000D_ +impacting sexual function or fertility or by causing developmental toxicity in the offspring) _x000D__x000D_ +2. Mutagen (Substance that can permanently change genetic material and increased the frequency of _x000D__x000D_ +mutations) _x000D__x000D_ +3. Carcinogen (Substance that promotes the formation of cancer). _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to these three criteria with strong agreement, the assessment showed that experts agreed _x000D__x000D_ +(“agree”) on the relevance of an additional 42 criteria across the three categories of chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, polymers of concern and problematic plastics products. Furthermore, 51 criteria received _x000D__x000D_ +the assessment of “somewhat agree” and 8 criteria “neither disagree nor agree”. _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria that received scores of “somewhat agree” or “neither agree nor disagree” were often _x000D__x000D_ +those with lower group stability scores, meaning the expert group expressed divergent rules on the _x000D__x000D_ +relevance of these criteria. The key criteria with greatest divergence in agreement by the expert group _x000D__x000D_ +were three criteria related to chemicals of concern: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Chemicals obtained from renewable resources _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemical is not compostable in practice and at scale _x000D__x000D_ +3. Chemical is not reusable in practice and at scale _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to providing a numerical assessment, the experts also provided over 1100 comments to _x000D__x000D_ +the different criteria and definitions. _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria with a rating score of “strongly agree” and “agree” are listed with their assessment and _x000D__x000D_ +stability scores in the following sections, followed by a qualitative summary of key themes that were _x000D__x000D_ +identified from the experts’ comments and compiled by Chatham House. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Experts were asked to assess criteria according to the following question: Which criteria should be used to identify chemicals of concern and evaluate their _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and socio-economic impacts? _x000D__x000D_ +The table outlines the criteria for chemicals of concern which achieved the highest levels of agreement among the group of nominated experts (mean score _x000D__x000D_ +of greater than 5.5). _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Mean level of _x000D__x000D_ +agreement _x000D__x000D_ +Responses _x000D__x000D_ +Score (out _x000D__x000D_ +of 7)* _x000D__x000D_ +Stability** _x000D__x000D_ +Reproductive toxicant (Substance which interferes with normal reproduction, e.g. by adversely impacting sexual function or fertility or by causing _x000D__x000D_ +developmental toxicity in the offspring) _x000D__x000D_ +Strongly Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.58 _x000D__x000D_ +87.2% _x000D__x000D_ +Mutagen (Substance that can permanently change genetic material and increased the frequency of mutations) _x000D__x000D_ +Strongly Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.53 _x000D__x000D_ +87.1% _x000D__x000D_ +Carcinogen (Substance that promotes the formation of cancer.) _x000D__x000D_ +Strongly Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.53 _x000D__x000D_ +86.1% _x000D__x000D_ +Bioaccumulative substance & Very bioaccumulative substance in humans _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.33 _x000D__x000D_ +80.4% _x000D__x000D_ +Risk of acute ecotoxicity to aquatic and terrestrial organisms _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +6.3 _x000D__x000D_ +81.7% _x000D__x000D_ +Risk of chronic ecotoxicity to aquatic and terrestrial organisms (Substance that cause adverse effects to aquatic and terrestrial organisms during exposures _x000D__x000D_ +that are long in relation to the lifecycle of the organism) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +6.24 _x000D__x000D_ +81.7% _x000D__x000D_ +Specific target organ toxicity (STOT) (comprises all significant health effects, that can impair function in the target organ) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +35 _x000D__x000D_ +6.23 _x000D__x000D_ +80.5% _x000D__x000D_ +Endocrine disrupting chemical (Chemicals that may interfere with the hormonal system) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.22 _x000D__x000D_ +78.2% _x000D__x000D_ +Bioaccumulative substance (Bioconcentration factor (BCF) in aquatic species is larger than 2000) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.19 _x000D__x000D_ +80.8% _x000D__x000D_ +Persistent substance (Degradation half-life is larger than 60 days (marine water), 40 days (fresh water), 180 days (marine sediment) or 120 days (fresh water _x000D__x000D_ +sediment or soil)). _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.08 _x000D__x000D_ +77.0% _x000D__x000D_ +Potential of chemical to cause endocrine disruption to aquatic and terrestrial organisms in the environment _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +6.04 _x000D__x000D_ +79.6% _x000D__x000D_ +Very Persistent substance (Degradation half-life is larger than 60 days (marine or fresh water), 180 days (marine sediment, fresh water sediment or soil)) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.97 _x000D__x000D_ +72.7% _x000D__x000D_ +Propensity to have adverse effects on the human immune system _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.93 _x000D__x000D_ +77.6% _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals that hinder or disrupt the recyclability or composability of other items _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.92 _x000D__x000D_ +78.4% _x000D__x000D_ +Respiratory sensitization (Substance that induces hypersensitivity of the airways following inhalation of the substance) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.89 _x000D__x000D_ +77.9% _x000D__x000D_ +Potential for chemicals of concern to create occupational risks to workers handling products (in all phases of lifecycle – production, use, waste collection, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, reuse) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.89 _x000D__x000D_ +74.4% _x000D__x000D_ +Very bioaccumulative substance (Bioconcentration factor (BCF) in aquatic species is larger than 5000) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.89 _x000D__x000D_ +74.1% _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Propensity to have adverse effects on the human nervous system _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +26 _x000D__x000D_ +5.88 _x000D__x000D_ +76.3% _x000D__x000D_ +Propensity of being a Very Persistent and Very Mobile substance (vPvM) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +5.82 _x000D__x000D_ +76.6% _x000D__x000D_ +Ability of endogenous chemical additives to migrate from plastics into the environment _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.81 _x000D__x000D_ +73.8% _x000D__x000D_ +Potential of chemical to act as teratogen (causing fetal abnormalities) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.81 _x000D__x000D_ +71.4% _x000D__x000D_ +Potential of chemical to degrade to a harmful substance _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.74 _x000D__x000D_ +71.2% _x000D__x000D_ +Propensity of being a Persistent, Mobile and Toxic substance (PMT) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +5.71 _x000D__x000D_ +74.0% _x000D__x000D_ +* The score indicates the mean level of agreement according to the following individual scoring: Strongly Disagree =1; Disagree =2; Somewhat Disagree =3; Neither Disagree nor Agree =4; _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree =5; Agree =6; Strongly Agree = 7; the final mean level of agreement for Agree is the range from 5.5 – 6.5, for Strongly Agree the range is from 6.5 – 7. _x000D__x000D_ +** The stability is measured by the coefficient of variation of responses. This measures the deviation from the mean; the closer the responses to the mean, the stronger the group stability _x000D__x000D_ +where 100% indicates the highest possibly stability. _x000D__x000D_ +Summary of expert comments on criteria for chemicals of concern: _x000D__x000D_ +The majority of comments by respondents found these specific criteria to be relevant for assessing chemicals of concern, especially regarding human _x000D__x000D_ +toxicity and endocrine disrupting chemicals. The comments emphasized prioritization of criteria on the assessment of chemicals' impacts on health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment over other criteria (such as circularity or climate change). The most commonly raised comments referred to the importance of: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Applying criteria related to migration, toxicity, bioaccumulation, persistence, and ecotoxicity of chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Comments highlighted that human toxicity criteria should be comprehensive, covering various aspects of toxicity, including carcinogens, mutagens, _x000D__x000D_ +reproductive toxicants, and others. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Considering bioaccumulation, especially in humans, as a criterion for assessing chemicals' impacts on human health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Emphasizing migration criteria, especially in assessing health impacts, such as for food or skin contact. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Considering occupational exposure as well as exposure estimations for consumers, general populations, and susceptible subpopulations when _x000D__x000D_ +assessing the impact of chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonizing the criteria with international and regional regulations and standards, such as the GHS Hazard Classification. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Understanding the potential impact of chemicals on recycling processes, particularly the potential build-up of hazardous chemicals and mixtures in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics during recycling, and the need to address this issue. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Clarity and applicability of the criteria and suggest that they need further clarification, including for the need for more scientific data to support the _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of chemicals' impacts on human health. _x000D__x000D_ +Some comments emphasized the necessity of numerical values and threshold values for defining criteria for chemicals of concern (e.g. for bioaccumulation _x000D__x000D_ +and persistence), with some suggesting that such values should be determined more holistically, e.g. by considering exposure scenarios. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some comments called for a hazard-based approach to deal with chemicals of concern, advocating for a focus on long-term effects on human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, which was contrasted by others with a preference for a risk-based approach to evaluating chemicals and the need for a common _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation method. _x000D__x000D_ +Some comments suggested assessing the impacts of chemicals on circularity at the polymer or product level, rather than at the chemical level, and the need _x000D__x000D_ +to evaluate the impacts of chemicals on recyclability with consideration of regional sorting and recycling technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Experts were asked to assess criteria according to the following question: Which criteria should be used to identify polymers of concern and evaluate their _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and socio-economic impacts? _x000D__x000D_ +The table outlines the criteria which achieved the highest levels of agreement among the group of nominated experts (mean score of greater than 5.5). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mean level of agreement _x000D__x000D_ +Responses _x000D__x000D_ +Score (out of 7) _x000D__x000D_ +Stability _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer has a propensity to break down into toxic chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.2 _x000D__x000D_ +80.8% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer has a propensity to break down into or emit microplastics (diameters smaller than 5mm) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +6.0 _x000D__x000D_ +70.4% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer contains or has the propensity to create non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) throughout its full lifecycle which are _x000D__x000D_ +harmful animals and microorganisms. (NIAS can originate from the breakdown products of polymers, impurities in starting materials, _x000D__x000D_ +unwanted side-products, and various contaminants from recycling processes) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.9 _x000D__x000D_ +76.5% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer contains chemicals of concern to human health _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.8 _x000D__x000D_ +68.4% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer has a propensity to break down into or emit nanoplastics (diameters smaller than 1 µm) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.8 _x000D__x000D_ +67.4% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer has a propensity for leaching chemicals of concern during any phase of its lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.8 _x000D__x000D_ +65.4% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer has reactive functional groups of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.7 _x000D__x000D_ +74.8% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer contains hazardous monomers _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.6 _x000D__x000D_ +70.6% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer is not recyclable/reuseable or compostable in practice and at scale _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.6 _x000D__x000D_ +68.3% _x000D__x000D_ +Harmful emissions and environmental risks generated during the polymer life cycle, including production and end of life (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +fluoropolymers, PVC) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.6 _x000D__x000D_ +71.2% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer has propensity for high mobility in environment _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.6 _x000D__x000D_ +70.1% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer contains chemicals of concern to marine and terrestrial ecosystems (subject to criteria being determined) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.5 _x000D__x000D_ +65.6% _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Summary of expert comments on criteria for polymers of concern: _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria for polymers of concern achieved lower levels of overall agreement among the expert group in comparison to chemicals of concern criteria. The _x000D__x000D_ +comments highlighted the need for clarity in overall scope when defining criteria for polymers of concern and emphasized the importance of considering _x000D__x000D_ +various properties and life cycle assessments in evaluating their impact. The most commonly raised points by the experts included: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Accounting for the significance of the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics as pollution concerns in various environmental compartments, _x000D__x000D_ +including air, water, and soil. Multiple comments emphasized that these tiny plastic particles can have detrimental effects on human health, _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems, and the environment, highlighting the need to consider their mobility, potential for long-range transport, and interactions with _x000D__x000D_ +ecological systems. Some also noted a lack of scientific consensus on the role of microplastics as exposure routes for pollutants such as heavy _x000D__x000D_ +metals in ecological receptors. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mention of the importance of life cycle assessments to evaluate if a polymer is of concern and the role of product design to avoid polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A recommendation to focus on the hazard-based approach and the content of chemicals of concern in a plastic, including the impact of polymers on _x000D__x000D_ +the long-term exposure and health of workers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In contrast with comments on hazard-based approaches, others described the importance of considering the application of the polymer and its _x000D__x000D_ +contact with human beings. Exposure scenarios should go beyond occupational exposure and include the general population across all lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +phases, including use and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Emphasis on criteria such as stability, solubility, molecular mass, the presence of contaminants, leaching of chemicals from polymers and other _x000D__x000D_ +properties. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Highlighted that the presence of chemicals of concern in polymers does not necessarily make the polymer itself a polymer of concern, but makes it _x000D__x000D_ +a problematic plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criticism of the criteria’s applicability without having numerical thresholds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for problematic plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Experts were asked to assess criteria according to the following question: Which criteria should be used to identify problematic plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +evaluate their environmental and socio-economic impacts? _x000D__x000D_ +The table outlines the criteria which achieved the highest levels of agreement among the group of nominated experts (mean score of greater than 5.5). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Mean level of agreement _x000D__x000D_ +Responses _x000D__x000D_ +Score (out _x000D__x000D_ +of 7) _x000D__x000D_ +Stability _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a high propensity for being littered or ending up in the environment with low probability of degradation to safe chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +6.4 _x000D__x000D_ +86.9% _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a high propensity for being littered or ending up in the environment _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +6.2 _x000D__x000D_ +86.0% _x000D__x000D_ +The product contains microplastics that were generated and/or added during production (to obtain new product characteristics). _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +5.9 _x000D__x000D_ +82.3% _x000D__x000D_ +The product is made of oxo-degradable plastics that easily break down into microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +6.0 _x000D__x000D_ +81.7% _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a high potential for being avoided (or replaced by a reuse model) while maintaining utility. _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.8 _x000D__x000D_ +78.6% _x000D__x000D_ +The product is not reusable, recyclable or compostable in practice and at scale _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.9 _x000D__x000D_ +71.5% _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a propensity to create entanglement (esp. marine animals) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.7 _x000D__x000D_ +70.5% _x000D__x000D_ +The product hinders or disrupts the recyclability or composability of other items. _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.6 _x000D__x000D_ +69.6% _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a propensity to be ingested by animals and microorganisms (aquatic and terrestrial) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.7 _x000D__x000D_ +69.6% _x000D__x000D_ +The product contain polymers and chemicals of concern (subject to criteria being determined ) _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.6 _x000D__x000D_ +64.1% _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Summary of comments on criteria for problematic plastics products: _x000D__x000D_ +The most commonly raised comments referred to the importance of: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Several comments highlight the criteria of identifying plastic products that are prone to littering and ending up in the environment as a crucial _x000D__x000D_ +criterion. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Internationally recognized and harmonized standards applied across the whole plastics value chain are essential to prevent misleading claims and _x000D__x000D_ +reduce greenwashing. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing the specificity and complexity of the criterion, particularly in terms of assessing the probability of degradation to safe chemicals. Some _x000D__x000D_ +comments suggested separating different aspects into distinct criteria for better clarity, e.g. assessing the probability of degradation to safe _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals is challenging and does not eliminate the risk posed by littered plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of microplastics generation as a sub-criterion or part of a broader criterion related to the propensity for littering or ending up in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, highlighting that microplastics, plastic pellets, flakes, and powders can be addressed within a more general criterion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recognising that specific types of plastic products when littered will have different environmental impacts, such as blocking waterways (facilitating _x000D__x000D_ +the spread of mosquito-born diseases), smothering coral reefs, or affecting mangrove forests and these specific impacts on ecosystems and _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystem services should be considered in the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria related to the propensity for plastic products to be ingested by wildlife and creating entanglement, particularly in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +emphasising that this is crucial for wildlife protection and reducing biodiversity loss. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Practicalities of applying some of these criteria (propensity for being littered, toxicity to environment, wildlife entanglement and ingestion) without _x000D__x000D_ +numerical thresholds. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Considering occupational health and safety of workers as an important criterion, focusing on chemicals of concern within plastics products (rather _x000D__x000D_ +than the product itself), and adopting a full life cycle approach in line with UNEA resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regional variations in the way plastic products are dealt with at the end-of-life stage, increase national and global recycling rates and improve _x000D__x000D_ +traceability and transparency across the plastics value chain. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reservations about including compostability as a criterion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria with greatest divergence in agreement _x000D__x000D_ +While there were no criteria which received a mean level agreement of less than ‘Neither disagree nor Agree’... there were a number of criteria which _x000D__x000D_ +experienced divergent responses. This section outlines the criteria which had the highest level of divergence in responses which indicates that if any of _x000D__x000D_ +these criteria were considered, they would require further consideration and deliberation. The level of divergence was measured by Coefficient of Variation _x000D__x000D_ +(Stability). Criteria with the lowest coefficient of variation (below 60%) have been shortlisted below. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Mean level of agreement _x000D__x000D_ +Responses _x000D__x000D_ +Score _x000D__x000D_ +Stability _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals obtained from renewable resources _x000D__x000D_ +Neither Disagree nor _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +34 _x000D__x000D_ +3.97 _x000D__x000D_ +50.2% _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical is not compostable in practice and at scale _x000D__x000D_ +Neither Disagree nor _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +26 _x000D__x000D_ +3.69 _x000D__x000D_ +50.5% _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical is not reusable in practice and at scale _x000D__x000D_ +Neither Disagree nor _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +4.19 _x000D__x000D_ +54.1% _x000D__x000D_ +Lifecycle CO2e emissions of the chemical (emissions intensity to be determined) _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +4.57 _x000D__x000D_ +55.2% _x000D__x000D_ +The overall risk-profile and risk management profile of the chemical substance _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +4.64 _x000D__x000D_ +56.4% _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals with global warming potential _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +57.0% _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ability of endogenous chemical additives to migrate from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.07 _x000D__x000D_ +58.4% _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical is not recyclable in practice and at scale _x000D__x000D_ +Neither Disagree nor _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +4.44 _x000D__x000D_ +58.9% _x000D__x000D_ +Volumes and weights of production on national and/or global level _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +4.63 _x000D__x000D_ +59.3% _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals having ozone depleting effects _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +5.07 _x000D__x000D_ +59.5% _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer materials were derived from renewable resources _x000D__x000D_ +Neither Disagree nor _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +4.32 _x000D__x000D_ +52.5% _x000D__x000D_ +Degree of compatibility with circularity principles by being designed using safe and sustainable design principles, _x000D__x000D_ +including durability for maximum functional use, while protecting the safety of workers. _x000D__x000D_ +Neither Disagree nor _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +4.39 _x000D__x000D_ +53.1% _x000D__x000D_ +Lifecycle CO2e emissions of the polymer (emissions intensity to be determined) _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +4.51 _x000D__x000D_ +53.7% _x000D__x000D_ +Degree of compatibility with circularity principles by being designed for recyclability throughout the value chain, _x000D__x000D_ +including recyclability in design, no use of chemicals that interfere with recycling and simplification of materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +27 _x000D__x000D_ +4.74 _x000D__x000D_ +59.2% _x000D__x000D_ +The polymer has a high likelihood of being littered or ending up in the natural environment with long lifetimes and with _x000D__x000D_ +low probability of degradation to safe chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.32 _x000D__x000D_ +63.0% _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a propensity to cause bad odors and visual pollution impacting wellbeing and mental health _x000D__x000D_ +Neither Disagree nor _x000D__x000D_ +Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +4.42 _x000D__x000D_ +56.9% _x000D__x000D_ +The product is not compostable in practice and at scale. _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +28 _x000D__x000D_ +4.54 _x000D__x000D_ +57.0% _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a propensity to create occupational risks to workers handling products (in all phases of lifecycle – _x000D__x000D_ +production, use, waste collection, recycling, reuse) _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +4.94 _x000D__x000D_ +58.7% _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a propensity to disrupt fishing livelihoods through the generation of microplastics which can _x000D__x000D_ +accumulate in fisheries _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +36 _x000D__x000D_ +5.11 _x000D__x000D_ +60.7% _x000D__x000D_ +The product has a propensity to release chemicals of concern to human health during all phases of its lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +Somewhat Agree _x000D__x000D_ +37 _x000D__x000D_ +5.32 _x000D__x000D_ +60.9% _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Summary of comments: _x000D__x000D_ +Based on the comments from the survey respondents on these criteria with divergence in opinion, several main issues and concerns were identified that _x000D__x000D_ +explain the deviation: _x000D__x000D_ +Climate change impacts of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of whether and how to include climate-related criteria in the convention was a central point of discussion. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Several respondents emphasized the importance of considering the entire lifecycle of chemicals and plastics, including extraction, production, use, _x000D__x000D_ +and disposal, in carbon footprint assessments as well as global warming potential and chemicals that contribute to ozone depletion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Some respondents expressed concerns about the complexity of calculating carbon footprint and the significant resources required for these _x000D__x000D_ +calculations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly for plastics products, there was a division of opinions on whether to include CO2 emissions as a criterion for identifying problematic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A few respondents questioned the direct relevance of considering carbon emissions to the primary objective of addressing plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +highlighting that this aspect might be outside the scope of the Plastics Treaty and is already covered by other international agreements (UNFCCC) _x000D__x000D_ +and that the focus should be on plastic pollution per se and not climate issues. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Other respondents highlighted UNEA resolution 5/14, which requires considering all environmental impacts along the full lifecycle of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +stressing the importance of covering direct and indirect greenhouse gas impacts, including methane emissions. The importance of avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +exceedances of other planetary constraints was also mentioned. _x000D__x000D_ +Overall, the comments on climate change impacts reflect a mix of concerns about the relevance, complexity, and importance of considering carbon _x000D__x000D_ +emissions in the context of the convention's objectives, as well as the need for comprehensive and consistent methods for assessing these emissions. _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring relevance and specificity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Some respondents expressed concerns about the relevance, specificity, and potential delays associated with criteria such as migration, _x000D__x000D_ +bioaccumulation, and persistence for chemicals and polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +They also questioned the use of specific parameters and thresholds and suggested that these criteria should be further discussed and defined in the _x000D__x000D_ +future. Others noted that the inclusion of specific parameters for some thresholds was not appropriate as the thresholds might need to be _x000D__x000D_ +dependent on each country's specific circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The balance between addressing environmental concerns and ensuring practicality and scientific validity was a central point of discussion in these _x000D__x000D_ +responses. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding micro and nanoplastics, some comments express concerns about the lack of numerical thresholds and clear criteria for evaluating the _x000D__x000D_ +release, mobility, and potential impacts, highlighting the need for well-defined and quantifiable standards (such as timing and conditions of decay). _x000D__x000D_ +Utility of criteria linked to circularity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Several comments expressed concerns about the utility and relevance of proposed criteria about circularity (reusability and recyclability) of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers, stating that criteria are too vague and not practical or applicable in practice, while others questioned whether the criteria _x000D__x000D_ +can lead to meaningful assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In contrast, the recyclability of the plastic product itself was considered an important criterion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To this end, transparency along the plastics value chain, including disclosure of chemicals used in plastics, was considered essential by the experts. _x000D__x000D_ +Some comments stressed the need for harmonized standards, labeling, and improved testing methods to enhance transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A few comments touched upon the use of renewable resources in chemical production and its relation to sustainability, expressing concerns about _x000D__x000D_ +the complexity of evaluating chemicals based on their source or feedstock. Others noted that the exact same chemical or polymer can be _x000D__x000D_ +synthesized from renewable feedstocks or petroleum feedstocks, so differentiating based on feedstock is not meaningful without further _x000D__x000D_ +clarification. _x000D__x000D_ +Product vs polymer – likelihood of littering _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Comments on polymers of concern reflected various perspectives and concerns surrounding the ‘high likelihood’ of environmental consequences of _x000D__x000D_ +polymers through littering. While the comments differed in their details, a common theme was the distinction between product vs. polymer with _x000D__x000D_ +many comments expressing the view that the likelihood of littering and environmental impact is more closely related to the type of product made _x000D__x000D_ +from the polymer rather than the polymer type itself. _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions on chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +The expert group members were asked to state their level of agreement on proposed definitions for chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. While the overall mean level of agreement is “somewhat agree”, the results highlighted a high level of divergence between the group, _x000D__x000D_ +which indicates there may ",3 +1175, Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ukpreamble_1.pdf,['preamble'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],['i1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"UK Proposal for preamble text _x000D__x000D_ +This proposal from the UK sets out preamble text inspired by the UNEA Res 5.14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“The parties to this Convention, _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14 , which decided that the _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious _x000D__x000D_ +environmental problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic _x000D__x000D_ +dimensions of sustainable development, and have potential adverse physical, chemical and biological _x000D__x000D_ +impacts on the environment and human health; _x000D__x000D_ +Noting with concern the specific impact of plastic pollution on the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +Noting that plastic pollution, in marine and other environments, can be of a transboundary nature and _x000D__x000D_ +needs to be tackled, together with its impacts, through a full-life-cycle approach, _x000D__x000D_ +Noting the particular vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the General Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, adopted in Rio _x000D__x000D_ +de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions 1/6, 2/11, 3/7, 4/6, 4/7 and 4/91 and _x000D__x000D_ +affirming the urgent need to strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance to take _x000D__x000D_ +immediate action towards the long-term elimination of plastic pollution in marine and other _x000D__x000D_ +environments, and to avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the human activities _x000D__x000D_ +dependent on them, _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the wide range of approaches, sustainable alternatives and technologies available to _x000D__x000D_ +address the full life cycle of plastics, further highlighting the need for enhanced international _x000D__x000D_ +collaboration to facilitate access to technology, capacity-building, and scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation, and stressing that there is no single approach, _x000D__x000D_ +Underlining the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials so that they can _x000D__x000D_ +be reused, remanufactured or recycled and therefore retained in the economy for as long as possible, _x000D__x000D_ +along with the resources they are made of, and of minimizing the generation of waste, which can _x000D__x000D_ +significantly contribute to sustainable production and consumption of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +Stressing the importance of financial, technical, technological, and capacity-building support, from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources particularly for countries with limited capacity to implement their obligations under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, in order to strengthen national capabilities for the effective implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +Recognising the roles of relevant multilateral environmental agreements, especially the International _x000D__x000D_ +Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 _x000D__x000D_ +relating thereto and as further amended by the Protocol of 1997; the Basel Convention on the Control of _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal; the Rotterdam Convention on the _x000D__x000D_ +Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International _x000D__x000D_ +Trade; the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; the United Nations Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +the Law of the Sea; the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and _x000D__x000D_ +Other Matter of 1972 and the Protocol thereto; the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +Management; the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; the Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +Biological Diversity, _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that each country is best positioned to understand its own national circumstances, including _x000D__x000D_ +its stakeholder activities, related to addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing also the significant contribution made by workers in informal and cooperative settings to _x000D__x000D_ +the collecting, sorting and recycling of plastics in many countries, _x000D__x000D_ +Noting that nothing in this instrument prevents a Party from taking additional domestic measures _x000D__x000D_ +consistent with the provisions of this instrument in an effort to protect human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1176, Working Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ukproposalonworkingdefinitions_1.pdf,['definition'],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposed Working Definitions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As stated in our intervention during Contact Group 3, regarding Part 1 of the synthesis report, the _x000D__x000D_ +United Kingdom proposes the following definitions for working definitions to guide the work of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to stress that definitions will need to be agreed once it is clear what context they are _x000D__x000D_ +presented in, and therefore we agree with others that specified definitions should be discussed in _x000D__x000D_ +CG 1 & 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We largely support the glossary of terms presented by the Secretariat as working definitions. But _x000D__x000D_ +clearer definitions of ‘Plastic Pollution’ as well as bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +would be helpful. The UK has made proposals for these below: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bio-based plastics: These are plastics that are made from biomass or biological feedstocks. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Biodegradable plastics: These are plastics that can be broken down by microorganisms into water, _x000D__x000D_ +biomass, salts, and gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compostable plastics: These are a subset of biodegradable plastics that can be broken down by _x000D__x000D_ +microorganisms into water, biomass, salts, and gases under defined composting conditions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1177, Objective and Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egyptsubmission_0.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers']",['Egypt'],"['i2', 'ii1']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Egypt’s submission concerning the objective and part 2.1 of the zero draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective: _x000D__x000D_ + Egypt recalls the mandate of the UNEA Res 5/14 which is targeting ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, which should guide the measures of the proposed instrument, seeking the _x000D__x000D_ +protection of human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Egypt thus prefers Option 2 accompanied with sub-option 1.2 with minor addition _x000D__x000D_ +to read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + “ The Objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic pollution, including in the marine environment based on a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic products” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part 2.1 of the zero draft: _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt believes that the draft instrument at hand should abide by the mandate of _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5/14 in addressing the issues relating to Plastic Pollution whether be it in the _x000D__x000D_ +selection of topics or in the submission of proposals to be included under such _x000D__x000D_ +topics. _x000D__x000D_ +The inclusion of this item contradicts the notions and principals included in the _x000D__x000D_ +preambulatory articles of UNEA resolution 5/14 especially the recognition of the _x000D__x000D_ +existence of various approaches and sustainable alternatives and technologies to _x000D__x000D_ +deal with the full life cycle of plastics and stressing that there is no single approach. _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt would further like to call the attention to UNEA resolution 5/14 operative _x000D__x000D_ +article three which mandates the scope of the proposed instrument and does not in _x000D__x000D_ +any form mandate a limitation on this strategic and economically vital industry but _x000D__x000D_ +rather promotes in its sub-article the sustainable production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt thus believes this item should not be included or addressed in the text and we _x000D__x000D_ +propose striking out the entirety of the item. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1178, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Japan'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan’s statement on Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan believes that it is essential that all stakeholders should be engaged _x000D__x000D_ +in addressing plastic pollution. In terms of funding to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, it is also important to mobilize financial resources from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources, including voluntary funds from the private sector, in addition to _x000D__x000D_ +public funding and the use of existing financial mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also believe that assistance needs to be prioritized to the most _x000D__x000D_ +effective and cost-efficient measures to prevent emissions and releases _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics. They should be limited to country with limited resources, _x000D__x000D_ +since each country has limited financial resources and our limited _x000D__x000D_ +resources should be used efficiently. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, for Paragraph 2, Parties should provide their support within _x000D__x000D_ +their capacity and we believe that priority should be given to effective _x000D__x000D_ +and cost-efficient measures aimed at reducing the discharge of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On paragraph 4, the purpose of funding should be clearer. Support should _x000D__x000D_ +be targeted at efforts to establish a basic social system for sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +collecting, transporting, storing, recycling and treatment at the local level, _x000D__x000D_ +which is essential for environmentally sound waste management. This _x000D__x000D_ +system can be applied not only to plastic waste, but also to all wastes. To _x000D__x000D_ +maximize positive effects, effective measures that can receive fund _x000D__x000D_ +should be well-planned in advance within local communities and _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated with regional, subregional or national arrangement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to paragraphs 5 to 7, the discussion should initially focus on _x000D__x000D_ +the utilization of existing funds. Establishing a new fund would incur _x000D__x000D_ +additional administrative costs. It is also important to involvement of _x000D__x000D_ +private sector for funding. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that the GBF fund approach could serve as an example to _x000D__x000D_ +consider. This fund operates under the management of GEF. The use of _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +existing funds would not only reduce administrative costs but also _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate the efficient implementation of assistance. Our preference is _x000D__x000D_ +close to Option 2, but we reserve our decision on whether we need to _x000D__x000D_ +have a fund after examining its necessity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In Paragraph 9 the choice of policies such as plastic pollution fee should _x000D__x000D_ +be depending on national circumstances, as it would be more effective to _x000D__x000D_ +be tailored to the actual situation in each country. Setting mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution fee which is limited to producers, would be not _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. We would like to delete this paragraph. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For intersessional discussions, it would be useful to review the bilateral, _x000D__x000D_ +regional, and international arrangement, in which supports have been _x000D__x000D_ +provided so far, and to share what has been effective in what area from _x000D__x000D_ +each country, in order to consider implementation of effective support. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to make a submission of our proposal on these points. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan’s proposal to 1. Financing of Part III Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of _x000D__x000D_ +private sector financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase provide, _x000D__x000D_ +within its capacities, their support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, by prioritizing the support to most effective and cost-efficient measures taken to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases of plastics for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties most in need. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, _x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island _x000D__x000D_ +Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to prioritize the support to most effective and cost-efficient measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to control leakage of plastics for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties most in need, particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4.5. (New)The support provided in Paragraph 2 and 4 shall be targeted to most effective and cost-efficient _x000D__x000D_ +measures, which are well-planned in advance within local communities and coordinated with regional, _x000D__x000D_ +subregional or national arrangement to maximize positive effects for preventing emissions and releases _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics. A Priority of the support shall be given to establish an effective social system at local level _x000D__x000D_ +for handling, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, _x000D__x000D_ +which is indispensable to safe and environmentally sound waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +5.6. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*4 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its effectiveness, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties most in need. It shall, _x000D__x000D_ +based on such review, take relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.5 _x000D__x000D_ +9. Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers within its _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its _x000D__x000D_ +collection. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities and procedures for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of the fee to the _x000D__x000D_ +financial Mechanism established in paragraph 4.6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could _x000D__x000D_ +hold polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in which _x000D__x000D_ +the plastics end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. It could _x000D__x000D_ +generate revenue to finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +10. Each Party shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards _x000D__x000D_ +projects that result in emissions and releases to the environment from plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +across the life cycle, including microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards _x000D__x000D_ +projects that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products across the life cycle, including microplastics, including for the development of effective _x000D__x000D_ +reuse and recycling system, and adequate waste management infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1179, Objectives,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/viet_namobjective_0.pdf,['objective'],['Vietnam'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +For the Objective (part 1), _x000D__x000D_ +Viet Nam views that plastic pollution has severely impacted the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, the instrument must protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Viet Nam supports option 2 in combination with the sub-option 1.2 and 1.4, which is _x000D__x000D_ +read as follows: “The Objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic and through, inter alia, _x000D__x000D_ +managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while contributing to the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of sustainable development.” _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1180, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uspart3_0.pdf,['financing'],['United States Of America'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Submission by the United States of America at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Financing (Part III.1) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Part III.1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party undertakes to provide, within its capabilities, resources in respect of those national _x000D__x000D_ +activities that are intended to implement this instrument*, in accordance with its national policies, _x000D__x000D_ +priorities, plans and programmes. Such resources may include domestic funding through relevant _x000D__x000D_ +policies, development strategies and national budgets, and bilateral and multilateral funding, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as private sector investment and contributions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4bis. All Parties are expected to contribute to the Mechanism. The Mechanism shall encourage the _x000D__x000D_ +provision of resources from other sources, including the private sector, and shall seek to leverage such _x000D__x000D_ +resources for the activities it supports. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7bis. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the additionality _x000D__x000D_ +and complementarity of support for that activity with respect to all financial flows in furtherance of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument’s* objectives, including from domestic finance, bilateral, regional, and multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +entities, and the private sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7ter. A Platform for the provision of transparent information on all financial flows in furtherance of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument’s* objectives is hereby established. This Platform shall provide information pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to paragraph 7bis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7quater. Parties, bilateral, regional and multilateral entities and the private sector are encouraged to _x000D__x000D_ +take actions to make financial flows consistent with a pathway towards achieving the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7quinquies. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the _x000D__x000D_ +potential for the proposed activity to reduce releases of plastic to the environment, relative to its _x000D__x000D_ +costs, and the need to prioritize limited financial assistance towards Parties with limited domestic _x000D__x000D_ +resources and significant capacity challenges. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1181, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psidsfinancing_0.pdf,['financing'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States on Financing _x000D__x000D_ +(Part III, Item 1 of the Zero Draft Text) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics INC3 - Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by Solomon Islands on behalf of PSIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Solomon Islands has the honour to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing _x000D__x000D_ +States and aligns with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing measures to end plastic pollution requires firm support for SIDS. Financing is a _x000D__x000D_ +key means of implementation to meet the commitments and obligations of this instrument and _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure just transition for affected populations with special consideration for women and _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable groups, including children and youth, in the implementation plan of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific region faces substantial life-threatening impacts due to the indiscriminate and _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary flow of plastics that are not created in our island countries. Our marine and _x000D__x000D_ +terrestrial ecosystems face degradation culminating in the destruction of nearly 700 species in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, causing irreparable harm to these ecosystems that are critical to the _x000D__x000D_ +survival of our natural environment and biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our Leaders commitment to ending plastic pollution is one of the key priorities embodied in _x000D__x000D_ +the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent and aligns with the spirit of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, the Cleaner Pacific 2025 is our long term strategy for an integrated waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and pollution prevention and control. These regional frameworks are our _x000D__x000D_ +platforms to launch the implementation of this instrument to end plastic pollution with the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary means of implementation such as financing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We continue to face challenges of accessing multilateral funding to support national activities _x000D__x000D_ +to meet obligations under multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). As such, the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument relies on a financial mechanism that provides financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance that is sustainable, adequate, easily accessible, new, stable, predictable and timely. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As PSIDS, we generally support the text under the heading of “Financing” in Part III of the _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft Text, particularly the text on circumstances of Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(SIDS). We do think that paragraph 3 should refer back to paragraph 1 in addition to paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +2. We continue to consider what the sources of funding for the Financial Mechanism should _x000D__x000D_ +be, including whether developed country Parties should be obligated to provide funding, major _x000D__x000D_ +plastic-producing country Parties should take the lead, or whether there should be contributions _x000D__x000D_ +by all Parties based on a scale of assessments, among other options. We do support the text in _x000D__x000D_ +common paragraph 9 that imposes a plastic pollution fee on plastic polymer producers. On _x000D__x000D_ +funding mechanisms, early access to funding and dedicated access to the mechanism by SIDS _x000D__x000D_ +are of paramount importance. We are open to discussion on how to best accomplish this. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Such activities that would require immediate support at the entry into force of this instrument _x000D__x000D_ +are institutional strengthening, just transition, policy and legislative development or review, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building, awareness-raising, training and education, technology transfer and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer measures, monitoring and reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the 14 Pacific Island Small Developing States, we urge Member States to adopt a _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism dedicated to end Plastic Pollution and must be sustainable, adequate, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible, new, stable, predicable and timely. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1182, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazilobjective_0.pdf,['objective'],['Brazil'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Page 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would like to propose that the objective of the instrument includes the following _x000D__x000D_ +elements, which are, in Brazil’s view, interlinked and mutually supportive: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +End plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Protection of human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Achievement of sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Brazil’s proposal for the objective is based on Option 1 and elements in 1.4: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, to protect human health and the environment and to achieve sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1183, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/euobjectives_0.pdf,['objective'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 1, regarding Provision 2 of Part I of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(OBJECTIVE), please, find attached the text drafting proposal by the European Union and its _x000D__x000D_ +Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part I – Provision 2 - OBJECTIVE _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and to protect human health and the environment,. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, [.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 sub-options that may be considered pertinent for the end of the paragraph: [ _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 by ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution throughout the life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +1.4 through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +while contributing to the achievement of sustainable development]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1184, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nigercg1_0.pdf,['objective'],['Niger'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Groupe de contacts 1 _x000D__x000D_ +- Objectif _x000D__x000D_ +Le Niger est pour l’option 1 qui offre plus de protection, mais propose de supprimer la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution marine qui est déjà prise en compte dans « environnement » et en ajoutant _x000D__x000D_ +quelques mots de l’option 2 « tout le long du cycle de vie du plastique » _x000D__x000D_ +Le nouveau texte proposé est alors : _x000D__x000D_ +« L’objectif de ce cet instrument est de mettre fin à la pollution plastique et de protéger la _x000D__x000D_ +santé humaine et l’environnement tout le long du cycle de vie du plastique » _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Produits chimiques et polymères problématiques _x000D__x000D_ +Ici, le Niger propose l’option 1 qui offre aussi une meilleure protection pour la santé et _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement tout en ajoutant les mots « utilisation et présence dans » de la 2eme option _x000D__x000D_ +pour englober les substances utilisées intentionnellement et non intentionnellement. _x000D__x000D_ +Dons le 1er paragraphe de l’option 1 choisie devient : _x000D__x000D_ +Chaque Partie prend les mesures nécessaires pour interdire et éliminer « l’utilisation et la _x000D__x000D_ +présence », au plus tard aux dates prévues dans la partie II de l’annexe A, les substances _x000D__x000D_ +chimiques, groupes de substances chimiques et polymères énumérés dans la partie II de _x000D__x000D_ +l’annexe A1 pour la production de polymères plastiques, de matières plastiques et de _x000D__x000D_ +produits en matière plastique, sauf dans les cas prévus dans ladite annexe. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Conception et performance des produits _x000D__x000D_ +Ici le Niger opte pour l’option 2 qui ne favorise pas la présence de produits chimiques _x000D__x000D_ +et autres substances interdites dans les produits recyclés. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1185, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japanobjective_0.pdf,['objective'],['Japan'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"CG1: Japan’s Proposal for Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, and to protect human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment, including in the marine environment, with the ambition to prevent, _x000D__x000D_ +progressively reduce and eliminate additional plastic pollution throughout the life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic by 2040 and enhanced efforts thereafter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1186, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/palauobjectives.pdf,['objective'],['Palau'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022 | Email: mission@palauun.org | Tel. no. +1 (201) 523 - 6206 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Palau on Part I: Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics INC-3 Meeting _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023 – Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Ianthe B. Douglas _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. Co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Palau aligns with the statements delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS, and Tuvalu on behalf of _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We subscribe to option 1 – which mirrors the UNEA 5/14’s mandate to end plastic pollution based _x000D__x000D_ +on a full life approach. We do add that we would add elements of 1.2 and 1.3. For sake of clarity, _x000D__x000D_ +the proposed text is: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +in order to protect human health and the environment, based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic through the prevention, progressive reduction and _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of plastic pollution”, as submitted by AOSIS and PSIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We do believe a time bind of 2040 – we see this being useful in 2030 SDGs as well as 2050 in the _x000D__x000D_ +Paris Agreement , it is important to get us to focus and implement it, however, we are flexible to _x000D__x000D_ +move the time bind goal to another part of the instrument given the views on validity in the _x000D__x000D_ +objective. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1187, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japanproposalprimaryplasticpolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Japan'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"CG1: Japan’s text Proposal for Primary Plastic Polymers _x000D__x000D_ +(including separate articles to provide overarching obligation before individual _x000D__x000D_ +obligations) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +★Production restrictions could be considered only when other measures do not produce _x000D__x000D_ +results, and even then, circumstances of each country should be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ +★Also, before going to specific mandatory regulations, comprehensive mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +regulations are needed to establish a plastic recycling mechanism for whole society and _x000D__x000D_ +to tackle plastic pollution throughout its life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +★Comprehensive policies such as laws, directives, and strategies should be provided _x000D__x000D_ +and implemented in each country to establish an effective mechanism to promote _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastics and reduce their emissions into the environment in the country as a _x000D__x000D_ +whole. _x000D__x000D_ +★Furthermore, it should be clearly stated in the instrument that efforts to promote _x000D__x000D_ +plastic recycling and control of environmental emissions should be made throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +entire life cycle of plastics, including production, distribution, sales, consumption, and _x000D__x000D_ +waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +★Effective measures taken at upstream, midstream and downstream both mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +and voluntary, should be listed in an Annex. By doing so, coordinated measures across _x000D__x000D_ +the full life cycle of plastics can be visualized and can be reflected accordingly in the _x000D__x000D_ +national action plan. _x000D__x000D_ +★Plastic pollution creates adverse effects and emissions from the production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastic materials and products throughout their entire life cycle, and the _x000D__x000D_ +main focus of the Convention should not be to stop the production of plastics, but to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that plastic pollution is controlled through actions taken at entire life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +★Based on these points, Japan proposes specific provisions of the comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +obligations as follows. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +overarching obligations _x000D__x000D_ +“1. Parties shall establish an effective mechanism in society to promote plastic _x000D__x000D_ +circularity and prevent the leakage of plastics into environment through whole-of-_x000D__x000D_ +society approach by adopting integrated and holistic national policies. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures at all stages of plastic lifecycle, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +production, distribution, sale, consumption, waste management and disposal, to promote _x000D__x000D_ +plastic circularity and prevent the leakage of plastics into the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +strengthen the measures over time towards achieving the objective of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In relation to the previous paragraph, Parties shall take the effective measures at each _x000D__x000D_ +stage of plastic lifecycle listed in the Annex X. The mandatory and voluntary measures _x000D__x000D_ +listed in the Annex X shall be reflected accordingly in the national action plan. The _x000D__x000D_ +governing body can review the Annex as necessary.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Annex X _x000D__x000D_ +Effective measures at each stage of plastic lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Entire stage _x000D__x000D_ +a. Establish an effective mechanism in society to promote plastic circularity and _x000D__x000D_ +prevent leakage of plastics to the environment, including marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +through a whole-of -society approach by adopting integrated and holistic national _x000D__x000D_ +policies(*) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Production stage _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, including but not limited to _x000D__x000D_ +the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ + (i) Promote plastic circularity through whole-of-society approach(*) _x000D__x000D_ + (ii) Proper treatment of chemicals and polymers of concern, and problematic _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, including intentionally added microplastics(*) _x000D__x000D_ + (iii) Reduce single-use plastics(*) _x000D__x000D_ + (iv) Adopt and enhance sustainable product design and performance criteria, by _x000D__x000D_ +production improvement such as volume reduction, simplification of packaging, ensure _x000D__x000D_ +long life of plastics, reuse of parts, use of mono materials, making it easier to break _x000D__x000D_ +apart, sort out, and transport for ease of recycling(*) _x000D__x000D_ + (v) Develop and encourage use of sustainable non-plastic substitutes(*) _x000D__x000D_ + (vi) Establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR) systems _x000D__x000D_ + (vii) Prevent the emissions and releases of plastics throughout its life cycle (*) _x000D__x000D_ +b. Collect and recycle used plastics by production sectors(promotion of reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, improvement of reuse and recycling rate of plastics) (*) _x000D__x000D_ +c. Promote evaluation of plastic product footprints on the environment, sharing _x000D__x000D_ +information on product materials, cooperation between stakeholders, and _x000D__x000D_ +standardization of product design and development of relevant guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Distribution/sale/consumption stage _x000D__x000D_ + a. Reduce single-use plastics(*) _x000D__x000D_ + b. Collect and recycle used plastics by distribution/sale/consumption _x000D__x000D_ +sectors(promotion of reuse and recycling, improvement of reuse and recycling rate of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics) (*) _x000D__x000D_ +c. Introduction of product take-back and right-to-repair requirement _x000D__x000D_ +d. Introduction of product and service delivery systems _x000D__x000D_ +e. Introduction of Deposit refund scheme _x000D__x000D_ +f. Supporting the development of skills and infrastructure for reuse, recycling, repair, _x000D__x000D_ +repurposing and refurbishment of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +g. Economic instruments such as fees, tax incentives, subsidies, and subsidy reform, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +h. Leveraging public procurement _x000D__x000D_ + i. Raising-awareness of the problem of global plastic pollution and the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +consumers’ and venders’ behavioral changes in plastic use (*) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Waste management and disposal stage _x000D__x000D_ + a. Develop national sound waste management policies based on the appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +priorities of waste management including waste prevention _x000D__x000D_ + b. Ensure safe and environmentally sound waste management at its different stages, _x000D__x000D_ +including handling, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling, and final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of plastic waste(*) _x000D__x000D_ + c. Enhance recycling and treatment capacity in light of current consumption level _x000D__x000D_ +and future projections to ensure environmentally sound waste management(*) _x000D__x000D_ + d. Prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, littering and open burning(*) _x000D__x000D_ + e. Invest in waste management systems and infrastructure(*) _x000D__x000D_ + f. Incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise consumer _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on sustainable consumption(*) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Cross-cutting elements _x000D__x000D_ + a. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + (i) cooperate to assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, hotspots and _x000D__x000D_ +sectors (*) _x000D__x000D_ + (ii) take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up _x000D__x000D_ +activities(*) _x000D__x000D_ + (iii) promote engagement for the local population and citizens in safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound remediation activities(*) _x000D__x000D_ + b. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + c. International and, as appropriate, regional cooperation (*) _x000D__x000D_ + d. Information exchange(*) _x000D__x000D_ + e. Awareness-raising, education and research(*) _x000D__x000D_ + f. Stakeholder engagement(*) _x000D__x000D_ + g. other effective measures that can be adopted by the Conference of Parties taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account technological development, and scientific and socioeconomic _x000D__x000D_ +assessments(*) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(*) mandatory measures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary Plastic Polymers _x000D__x000D_ +★We believe the option 1 and 2 are not appropriate because it contains a globally-_x000D__x000D_ +uniformed reduction target for plastic production and such obligation could be _x000D__x000D_ +considered, according to national circumstances, only if other efforts such as reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling cannot function sufficiently. _x000D__x000D_ +★As in Option 3, each country should determine appropriate measures based on its _x000D__x000D_ +situation of use and recycling, considering the objective of the instrument and, _x000D__x000D_ +depending on the situation and necessity, including differences in the contribution to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in each country. Also, the term ""global"" in ""global reduction"" in Option _x000D__x000D_ +3 should be deleted because the reduction level should be considered at the discretion of _x000D__x000D_ +each country. _x000D__x000D_ +★In the proposed “Provisions common for the Options above”, “market-and-price _x000D__x000D_ +measures” and “regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer producers” are _x000D__x000D_ +mentioned. However, each country should be able to choose which measure it would _x000D__x000D_ +take, as specific policies should be determined by each country according to its actual _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +★At the same time, we consider it is important for each Party to take measures to _x000D__x000D_ +manage production and consumption of plastics through product design and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound waste management, and such measures should be included in the _x000D__x000D_ +national reports. _x000D__x000D_ +★Based on the views I just mentioned, Japan would like to propose the following text. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts on human health or the environment from the production of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers, including their feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall take necessary measures to manage production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics through product design and environmentally sound waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall the take necessary measures to manage and reduce their global _x000D__x000D_ +production and supply of primary plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +2.3. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the _x000D__x000D_ +intended levelpolicy of domestic supply including, as relevant, domestic production, _x000D__x000D_ +and the measures taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party should take appropriate measures to reduce the demand for _x000D__x000D_ +and production of primary plastic polymers. , Such measures may _x000D__x000D_ +includeing: _x000D__x000D_ +a. market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymer producers. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1188, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cubaprimaryplasticpolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Cuba'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option Zero: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Do not include any provision in the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Arguments of the proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba does not support any of the options. The regulation of the production of _x000D__x000D_ +primary polymers cannot be within the Instrument, since that exceeds the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate of UNEA Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Cuba highlights that during the negotiation of this resolution at _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5, here in Nairobi, the reduction of polymer production was never _x000D__x000D_ +discussed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The reduction in polymer production will have great economic impacts for _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, both producers and importers, as is the case of Cuba. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If in the future there is any reduction in the production of plastic polymers, it shall _x000D__x000D_ +be as a natural result of a decrease in demand due to a successful _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the Instrument when it comes into force and not because there _x000D__x000D_ +is a binding obligation to reduce it. For example, if alternative substitutes could _x000D__x000D_ +be developed for a wide range of plastic products, which would be expanded _x000D__x000D_ +enough into the market and have an impact in the demand of plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1189, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chileplasticprimarypolymer_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Chile'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Chile Statement _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to this provision, the instrument should provide a clear definition of the term _x000D__x000D_ +“primary plastic polymer” since as highlighted in the technical guidelines on the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic wastes adopted by COP 16 of the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention in its Decision BC-16/4 the term includes a great variety of materials should be _x000D__x000D_ +clear on the materials covered by the control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Chile notes that a precise definition of this term is key for understanding the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed regulation and options. _x000D__x000D_ +Chile supports the wording established in paragraph 1, as a country, we consider that the _x000D__x000D_ +States Parties should have the possibility of taking the necessary measures to prevent, _x000D__x000D_ +control and mitigate the potential adverse impact on human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +generated by the production of plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Noting also that when taking these measures, States Parties must consider other key aspects _x000D__x000D_ +such as Human Health, Environmental Protection, Human Rights, among others. _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to the options proposed in the Zero Draft, Chile favors option 2 and consider it _x000D__x000D_ +is a good basis to start discussions aimed at managing and reducing the global production of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers with a global goal that must be established in part 1 of Annex A, _x000D__x000D_ +while ensuring the availability of environmentally sound and safe replacements. _x000D__x000D_ +Within option 2, we want to highlight points 3 and 4 because they contain provisions on the _x000D__x000D_ +development of objectives determined at the national level and with this, take the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +measures to achieve them, which would be reflected in the national plans, established in _x000D__x000D_ +number 4 of this provision. That scheme seems appropriate to us. _x000D__x000D_ +Chile supports the common provisions in this Part. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, Chile sees merit in points a, b and c as they provide Parties with flexibility and _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to take different measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Chile notes that there can be other measures, in addition to those already listed in points a, _x000D__x000D_ +b and c, that can also be a good basis for generating effective regulation that can be reflected _x000D__x000D_ +in national plans. _x000D__x000D_ +In the view of Chile, this would be one of the matters that we need an intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1190, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costarica_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Costa Rica'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the delegation of the Republic of Costa Rica during contact _x000D__x000D_ +group 1. Tuesday, 14 November 2023. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madam co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica supports option 2 and its chapeau. We consider that option 2 takes into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration the circular economy and the entire life cycle approach, including the _x000D__x000D_ +upstream, midstream and downstream stages. It also takes into consideration, the _x000D__x000D_ +realization of the human right to a healthy and sustainable environment, the human _x000D__x000D_ +right to health, sustainable consumption and production, and many other principles we _x000D__x000D_ +have repeatedly discussed as essential for the development of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must look forward to the highest level of ambition, it is necessary to reduce global _x000D__x000D_ +production as much as possible, taking into account the need for substitutes or _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials, so any views which do not include the correct understanding that _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers are the primary source of this urgent global problem will not allow us _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve our common goal. We reiterate that the discussions on primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers are indeed within the mandate from UNEA Resolution 5/14. Our delegation _x000D__x000D_ +considers that option 2 presents a vertical approach, beginning with binding global _x000D__x000D_ +objectives, framed into national goals, and adopted through binding national plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we do note that we must come to an agreed common language to be able to _x000D__x000D_ +define what primary plastic polymers are, and we recognized that a good starting point _x000D__x000D_ +is the definition from the synthesis report prepared by the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1191," Preamble, Definitions, Principles and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costaricacg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['Costa Rica'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"First mee)ng of the Working Group 3 on 14th November 2023 from 15:0018:00h. INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Plas)cs. Interven)on by the delega)on of the Republic of Costa Rica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, dear co-facilitator, for giving me the floor. I would also like to take this opportunity _x000D__x000D_ +to thank both co-facilitators for your excellent work, good a?ernoon, colleagues, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the Scope, my delegaBon considers we should focus on UNEA ResoluBon 5/14. We _x000D__x000D_ +need to ensure we fully comply with its mandate and we don’t reopen any discussions already _x000D__x000D_ +agreed by consensus. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the preamble, Costa Rica proposes we use the text from the synthesis report, which _x000D__x000D_ +would be an excellent starBng point to move forward. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On definiBons, we can use the exisBng definiBons as a starBng point, but we also see value in _x000D__x000D_ +reviewing the ones which must adequately align with the objecBve of the instrument. In _x000D__x000D_ +parBcular, we agree with the definiBon of polymer, primary and secondary polymers, but we _x000D__x000D_ +see missing the definiBon of bio polymer, for instance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also, we agree on the definiBon of plasBc; we consider it adequate, but we can also review it _x000D__x000D_ +to make sure it contains all the different aspects which will be discussed during the process. _x000D__x000D_ +We also consider that an expert technical group should negoBate the definiBons. We need to _x000D__x000D_ +make sure that our experts are the ones who define them, while this group can focus on the _x000D__x000D_ +principles and the preamble. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, the principles are essenBal to inform the text, but they must also be incorporated and _x000D__x000D_ +operaBonalised through the substanBve provisions when possible. We don't have parBcular _x000D__x000D_ +examples at this very moment, but we can start idenBfying places where they might be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected. However, we should be careful not to list all the principles on each disposiBon _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1192, Financing Mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ghanafinancing.pdf,['financing'],['Ghana'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group 2 – Financing Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Co Facilitators, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On matters of Financing, Ghana aligns with Option 1 as outlined in the Zero Draft by the INC _x000D__x000D_ +Chair. In this regard: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Ghana agrees with the provision that a treaty must set up a Multilateral fund to provide _x000D__x000D_ +accessible, adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources for countries _x000D__x000D_ +under the future instrument. The Fund should be the vehicle for providing financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to recipient countries, on a grant basis, for enabling activities, and _x000D__x000D_ +incremental costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Ghana however believes that the Fund must be resourced with contributions from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources including public sources, the private sector and all other traditional sources of _x000D__x000D_ +funding for other Multilateral Environmental Agreements. That is why Ghana has _x000D__x000D_ +proposed the Global Plastics Pollution Fee (GPPF) which operationalizes the polluter _x000D__x000D_ +pay principle at the global level. The GPPF would guarantee significant and predictable _x000D__x000D_ +revenues by some estimates, more than USD 300 billion per year to finance the full _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument in particular, environmentally safe and sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure and the elimination of legacy plastic pollution, other aspects _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation e.g. finance, technology, and capacity building including research, _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, education and development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ghana believes that there is the need for a subsidiary body dedicated to the establishment and _x000D__x000D_ +operation of a Financial instrument is very necessary. This has been echoed by other Member _x000D__x000D_ +States and have further called for new and innovative approaches that may differ from the _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Instruments of other MEAs, Ghana believes that this is an issue that requires a _x000D__x000D_ +thorough consideration of the Committee, and this can only be done effectively as an inter-_x000D__x000D_ +sessional work. Ghana proposes that such inter-sessional works should occur before INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1193, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_plasticpolymer_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['India'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intervention of India _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Evening Session 14112023 _x000D__x000D_ +Part II (1) Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• At the outset the Indian delegation would like to reiterate that any restriction on the _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymer is beyond the mandate of UNEA 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +• We would like to emphasize that per capita GDP of the countries is related to the _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastic. For the developed economies, per capita _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastics is more than 100 kg which is much above the global average _x000D__x000D_ +of 35 kg. India’s per capita consumption is only 14 kg. _x000D__x000D_ +• It is recognized that developing countries mostly have the production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastics for meeting the basis needs and therefore is of subsistence _x000D__x000D_ +nature. _x000D__x000D_ +• As many of us agree that it is the plastic waste management and related concerns _x000D__x000D_ +along the life cycle of plastics that cause plastic pollution must form the basis of _x000D__x000D_ +related provisions in the proposed instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• There must not be no cap/binding target for the reduction or phase out on the _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +• UNEA 5/14 mandates the development of the international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +which could include both binding and voluntary approaches, taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +principles of Rio Declaration as well as national circumstances and capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +• This lists out the provisions wherein after specification of objectives, the focus is on _x000D__x000D_ +promotion of Sustainable Consumption and Production through among other things, _x000D__x000D_ +product design and environmentally sound management including through Resource _x000D__x000D_ +Efficiency and Circular Economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +• We all understand that plastics per se are not menace. That is reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate also of UNEA resolution 5/14 which is to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• Setting of targets for plastic production is not aligned with the addressing the _x000D__x000D_ +objective ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• To meet the objective of ending plastic pollution, it is important to ensure sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption and not the setting up of targets for production or _x000D__x000D_ +regulating primary polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• It is important to note what is creating the problem is unmanaged and littered waste _x000D__x000D_ +which gets leaked into the environment and causes adverse impacts on human well _x000D__x000D_ +being and environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• The instrument need to focus on such aspects that does not lead to plastic ending _x000D__x000D_ +as pollutant by taking actions that promotes reuse, recyclability and use of recycled _x000D__x000D_ +content. _x000D__x000D_ +• Also, we must deal with the plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste differently _x000D__x000D_ +and it should not color our understanding of Sustainable Consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +Production of plastics which would get established through this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• There are several other measures to achieve the objective and opting for the targets _x000D__x000D_ +for production must not be the resorted to without addressing the issue of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution through Sustainable Consumption and Production. _x000D__x000D_ +• India does not agree with any of the options on primary plastic polymers as it is _x000D__x000D_ +beyond the mandate of UNEA 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +*** _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1194, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indiaobjective_0.pdf,['objective'],['India'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intervention of India _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Evening Session 14112023 _x000D__x000D_ +Part I Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indian delegation supports to have constructive and productive engagement on all _x000D__x000D_ +elements dealing with substantive provisions of the proposed instrument. Our _x000D__x000D_ +deliberations should be guided by UNEA 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We may work to develop consensus around the text given in UNEA 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In regard to the objective, India would like to refer to option 2 and would like to provide _x000D__x000D_ +formulation in line with UNEA 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the resolution 5/14, preamble notes with concern “that the high and rapidly _x000D__x000D_ +increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious environmental problem at a _x000D__x000D_ +global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic dimensions _x000D__x000D_ +of sustainable development” and also reaffirmed “General Assembly resolution 70/1 _x000D__x000D_ +of 25 September 2015, by which the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable Development”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accordingly, we see that sustainable development should be part of the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +the proposed instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1195, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indiacg2.pdf,['financing'],['India'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"INTERVENTION OF INDIA – Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part III (1) Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Afternoon Session 14112023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The financial mechanism should provide setting up of a dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral fund for implementation of the future international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument in line with Multilateral Fund for the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of CBDR is key for while setting up of the Multilateral Fund. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Obligations under the instrument shall be directly linked with the _x000D__x000D_ +availability of adequate and predictable financial and technical resources _x000D__x000D_ +for developing countries and this should be made part of substantive _x000D__x000D_ +provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Indian delegation does not agree with the footnote 71 of paragraph 6 _x000D__x000D_ +which mentions that the newly established dedicated Fund (s) be _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated to specific purposes such as addressing legacy plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +or innovation. The Indian delegation believes that the elements to be _x000D__x000D_ +funded should be decided by the Governing Body of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Indian delegation does not agree with paragraph 9 which mentions _x000D__x000D_ +about levy of plastic pollution fee to be paid by plastic polymer producers. _x000D__x000D_ +This provision implies that all plastic polymer produced leads to pollution _x000D__x000D_ +while much of the plastic polymer is used in useful plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Indian delegation also does not agree with paragraph 10 which _x000D__x000D_ +relates decreasing financial flow from all domestic and international, public _x000D__x000D_ +and private sources towards projects that results in emission and releases _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment from plastics. There is no equivalent provision in any _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accordingly, the Indian delegation believes that paragraph 9 and 10 _x000D__x000D_ +should be removed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India would like to have inter sessional work on the topic of means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation specially to map current funding and finance available to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution and determine the need for financial support for _x000D__x000D_ +each developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1196," Preamble, Definitions, Principles and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indiacg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['India'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Thank you Madam Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +India would like to first congratulate both of you, co facilitators, for _x000D__x000D_ +preparing a comprehensive summary report of the preparatory _x000D__x000D_ +meeting that was held on 11 Nov 2023. It has captured the _x000D__x000D_ +interventions on the topics that are being discussed again today. _x000D__x000D_ +Nevertheless, as asked for , I would share the views on these _x000D__x000D_ +topics once again. _x000D__x000D_ +On preamble:- _x000D__x000D_ +Is there convergence around the objective of having a brief _x000D__x000D_ +preamble providing context and setting the tone for the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? Is there convergence that elements highlighted _x000D__x000D_ +in the synthesis report could provide a first basis, to be _x000D__x000D_ +streamlined? _x000D__x000D_ +There has to be the preamble as it would serve as the guiding _x000D__x000D_ +spirit of the proposed instrument. It should reflect the collective _x000D__x000D_ +mandate of all countries to work in collaboration, cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +partnership to end plastic pollution.The text may evolve as we _x000D__x000D_ +have consensus on various elements of the proposed instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +It should set the context and help achieve the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument. The work of the text of _x000D__x000D_ +preamble may be taken forward on a concurrent basis as we _x000D__x000D_ +evolve consensus on other parts of the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +On definitions: - _x000D__x000D_ +Is there convergence around the possibility of using relevant _x000D__x000D_ +existing international definitions, and if so, which ones, for _x000D__x000D_ +what purpose? _x000D__x000D_ +How could any relevant work conducted in contact group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +on substantive provisions inform our consideration of this _x000D__x000D_ +question in this group? _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the possibility of using relevant existing international _x000D__x000D_ +definitions, it may be a good starting point.However, these need to _x000D__x000D_ +be understood in reference of the context and hence need to be _x000D__x000D_ +reviewed and examined before they are included under the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed instrument. Indian delegation would like to seek more _x000D__x000D_ +time to share comments/views on the definitions in the synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report as it was received only about two weeks back, and it _x000D__x000D_ +requires internal consultations. In addition, more terms may come _x000D__x000D_ +up during discussions on substantial provisions of the zero draft in _x000D__x000D_ +the other contact groups. We may have some of those terms _x000D__x000D_ +already as part of zero draft. However, these terms need to be _x000D__x000D_ +understood contextually. And, that may need further discussions _x000D__x000D_ +on any such definitions. _x000D__x000D_ +On principles: - _x000D__x000D_ +Is there convergence that principles are important to inform _x000D__x000D_ +the text? How can we incorporate those principles in the text, _x000D__x000D_ +whether in a dedicated provision, or in the preamble, or _x000D__x000D_ +operationalized through substantive provisions? - _x000D__x000D_ +If some principles should be operationalized through _x000D__x000D_ +substantive provisions, which ones and what specific _x000D__x000D_ +provisions do you think they must be the part of the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the principles, these must be part of the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. It may be part of preamble or as a dedicated article. _x000D__x000D_ +Indian delegation views that some principles should be _x000D__x000D_ +operationalised through substantive provisions. It is important that _x000D__x000D_ +principles must be part of the obligations/commitments which _x000D__x000D_ +would require to be understood in terms of national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities and common but differentiated responsibility , _x000D__x000D_ +particularly in respect of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +On scope: - _x000D__x000D_ +Is there general convergence on the notion that resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 should be the basis of the scope of the instrument? - _x000D__x000D_ +If a scope provision is included, how detailed should it be? _x000D__x000D_ +What would be the advantages or disadvantages of having a _x000D__x000D_ +detailed scope? - To what extent should specific aspects be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected or operationalized through the various substantive _x000D__x000D_ +provisions, or included in a scope provision? _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 should be basis of scope of the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Scope need to be stated in an objective and clear _x000D__x000D_ +manner in order to leave no room for interpretation, as it may _x000D__x000D_ +impact the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +On all the above , India would like to provide specific _x000D__x000D_ +submissions._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1197, Objective and Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_5.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers']",['Indonesia'],"['i2', 'ii1']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 14 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part 1.2.: Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame/Mr. Co-Facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to the objective, Indonesia is of the view that option 2 reflects a more _x000D__x000D_ +content, simpler and overarching objective, with adding some text to be fully read as _x000D__x000D_ +follow: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and to protect human health and the environment from its adverse _x000D__x000D_ +effects based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame/Mr. Co-Facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.1: Primary Plastic Polymer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame/Mr. Co-Facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regard with Part II.1 Primary Plastic Polymer, Indonesia aligned its position to _x000D__x000D_ +support option 2, but only to emphasize the importance of all parties to manage the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastic polymer in an agreed sustainable level, so the text will _x000D__x000D_ +read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Parties shall manage the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers in _x000D__x000D_ +an agreed sustainable level to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to reiterate our view in INC-2 that we are supporting the reduction of _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic polymer for application in problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, while at the same time will increase the production of recycled plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is also important for us to have a clear and agreed definition on the terminology of _x000D__x000D_ +“primary plastic polymer” based on common understanding and best available _x000D__x000D_ +science. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you Madame. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1198, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesiacg2.pdf,['financing'],['Indonesia'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 14 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr/Madam co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, we would like to thank you and the members of the Secretariat for both _x000D__x000D_ +organizing this important process, as well as formulating the first draft as the basis of _x000D__x000D_ +our discussions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia views the provisions on financing as crucial, especially to assist developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries in fulfilling the obligations of this instrument. To recall the UNEA Resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, it was acknowledged that this instrument will require, among others, financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance in order to be effectively implemented by developing countries. We also _x000D__x000D_ +view that the financing mechanism under this instrument would be a cornerstone _x000D__x000D_ +provision to ensure an effective implementation of CBDR principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Indonesia is of the view to support both Options 1 and 2 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft. This means a hybrid approach to the financing mechanism, which is both to _x000D__x000D_ +create a new and dedicated multilateral fund, as well as utilizing and enhancing the _x000D__x000D_ +currently available funds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, reflecting to several MEAs such as the Paris Agreement and Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention, we view that the developed countries should provide the financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources to assist developing countries and SIDS in implementing this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, we would also like to underline that taking into account the specific needs _x000D__x000D_ +and special circumstances of developing countries, it is important for us to also _x000D__x000D_ +consider countries with special geographical conditions or characteristics that are _x000D__x000D_ +considered vulnerable to plastic pollution, especially archipelagic states including _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia, as well as the small island states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr/Madam co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to comment on the title of these “financing” provisions. We are of the _x000D__x000D_ +view that the title of these provisions should adopt the previous MEAs, which is _x000D__x000D_ +“financial mechanism” or “financial mechanism and resources” to provide more clarity _x000D__x000D_ +on the purpose of these provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia would also like to note that in paragraph 2 of the zero draft, the term _x000D__x000D_ +“technical assistance” is missing from the list of the methods to increase support for _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of this instrument by the developing country members. In this _x000D__x000D_ +regard, we are requesting for clarification on the rationale behind such exclusion, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as requesting to include the term “technical assistance” in the paragraph to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive and consistent text of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr/Madam co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are also in support to increase the financial resources to assist in implementing _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument from various sources, including private sector sources. However, we _x000D__x000D_ +are of the view that while such financial resources are important, it should not replace, _x000D__x000D_ +nor undermine, the necessity for dedicated funds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr/Madam Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reiterating our statement during the Preparatory Meeting, Indonesia is of the view that _x000D__x000D_ +the discussion on financial mechanisms should be started during the intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work. The discussion can be done by looking into the modalities that we have from _x000D__x000D_ +other established MEAs or other sources of finance that could be accessed in order to _x000D__x000D_ +support effective implementation of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1199," Preamble, Principles and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesiacg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'principles', 'scope']",['Indonesia'],"['i1', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 13 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr/Madam Facilitator/co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In formulating the Preamble of this treaty, Indonesia is of the view that there are _x000D__x000D_ +several main elements to be included, inter alia: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Reference to the relevant international instruments, such as the UNFCCC and _x000D__x000D_ +Paris Agreement; Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the _x000D__x000D_ +2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Recognition of the impact of plastic pollution to human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, while also recognizing the important role that plastic has in our _x000D__x000D_ +society; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reference to the main objectives of this instrument, which is to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution; protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution throughout its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +4. recognition of the need for international attention and cooperation to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, especially considering its transboundary nature; _x000D__x000D_ +5. Recognition of the specific needs and special circumstances of developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, including Archipelagic States, small island developing states, and _x000D__x000D_ +least developed countries; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Recognition that the means of implementation, including financial resources, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance, technology transfer and access to _x000D__x000D_ +technology are required for developing countries to be able to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument effectively; and _x000D__x000D_ +7. Recognition of the synergies between the economy, right to development and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr./Madam Facilitator/co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are of the view that the aspects of recognition to the different national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, capabilities, needs, and geographical conditions of specific groups of _x000D__x000D_ +countries should receive particular attention in the Preamble. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the matter of principles, Indonesia is of the view that the principles of this treaty _x000D__x000D_ +should reflect the principles of the other treaties that are interconnected with this treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, in order to ensure an equal and full participation of the members, we need _x000D__x000D_ +to: _x000D__x000D_ +1. consider the principle of equity and the specific needs of developing and least _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries and just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +2. reiterate the principles of SDG 8, Rio Declaration 1992, regarding the Common _x000D__x000D_ +but Differentiated Responsibility and Respective Capabilities (CBDR), as well _x000D__x000D_ +as Principle 15 Rio Declaration, on “precautionary approach” as one of the _x000D__x000D_ +important issues to be addressed in the principle section. _x000D__x000D_ +3. consider also countries with special geographical conditions such as _x000D__x000D_ +archipelagic states including Indonesia, as well as countries considered _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. ensure the developing country groups' right and needs to access on _x000D__x000D_ +technology, transfer of technology, and also capacity building to achieve the _x000D__x000D_ +purposes of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +to be addressed in the principle section. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, Indonesia’s position toward the scope is very much in line with the UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Resolutions 5/14. Indonesia believes the scope already decided in UNEA Resolutions _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 could be our guiding principle during the negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We should apply a circumspection approach to enter into a debate about the definition _x000D__x000D_ +of “the full life cycle of plastics” at this time since the definition of the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics could only be defined clearly after we agree upon the core obligations of this _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, the deliberation on the full life cycle of plastic would shape up more _x000D__x000D_ +constructively if it is discussed under the core obligations by accommodating different _x000D__x000D_ +viewpoints both from member states and observers, and also considering the _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence available in a more comprehensive manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We should prevent ourselves from jumping into an avoidable debate that could delay _x000D__x000D_ +the substantive discussion of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr/Madam Facilitator/Co-Facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1200, Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jordancg3.pdf,['definition'],['Jordan'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement from Dr. Khashashneh in contact group 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are also aligning ourselves with just the mention by our neighbors from Japan _x000D__x000D_ +and we are stressing that the ambivalent should be simple and reflected the _x000D__x000D_ +articles. _x000D__x000D_ +In the definition, we believe that it should be clear using international terms and _x000D__x000D_ +languages and should also include new terms that doesn't exist in other _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and in the international practices. In principles, we believe we are _x000D__x000D_ +flexible on this, but maybe we can prioritize the principles and we can just share _x000D__x000D_ +your principles. Plus, if we are adding new or specific principles, it is only related _x000D__x000D_ +to waste, like prevention, proximity, professional and EPR. In the scope, also we _x000D__x000D_ +believe that in this stage we can live with the language that was mentioned in the _x000D__x000D_ +decision 5/14 and at least we can but only based on life cycle approach. Other _x000D__x000D_ +details on this can come later because it is independent of the progress that we _x000D__x000D_ +are achieving in another contact group. Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1201, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysiaplasticpolymer_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Malaysia'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia would like to reiterate our national statement that this instrument must be _x000D__x000D_ +balanced and fair by driving Transition, Not Just Restricting. Restricting the supply of _x000D__x000D_ +primary polymers without considering market demands and science-based data will _x000D__x000D_ +impede investment and stifle innovation, hindering our very right to development, _x000D__x000D_ +especially for countries striving to uplift their economies like Malaysia. Malaysia _x000D__x000D_ +proposes for a more facilitative and encouraging approach, such as encouragement _x000D__x000D_ +of production of circular polymers that will bring the same result of reduction in _x000D__x000D_ +production of virgin polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1202, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysiacg2.pdf,['financing'],['Malaysia'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART III : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia take note that this Instrument carries a high ambition of ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Thus, it is only fair for such high ambition to be complimented by a high _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation, especially in respect of financial assistance. While we fully _x000D__x000D_ +appreciate the financing fundamentals, we wish to highlight our concern that _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2 of the proposed provision does not provide for a mandatory financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to developing countries. In this respect, we propose for a provision in which _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance to be provided to developing countries is made mandatory, and _x000D__x000D_ +not a mere optional element. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Further, we also seek clarifications from the Committee as to what kind of financing _x000D__x000D_ +and how the financing to be provided to the developing countries to enable them to _x000D__x000D_ +meet their obligations under the instrument. We also seek clarification on possibilities _x000D__x000D_ +of including innovate financing as one of the elements under this Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In respect of options for fund, Malaysia seeks clarification on the proposed modalities _x000D__x000D_ +for both option of funds before any decision could be made on this matter. This would _x000D__x000D_ +enable state members to evaluate which one is the more efficient funds that would be _x000D__x000D_ +able to address mobilization of fund with less beau acracy, easy access, transparent _x000D__x000D_ +and that can ensure impactful fund disbursements, to facilitate state members to _x000D__x000D_ +implement obligations under this Instrument and support just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As for paragraph 9 and 10, we request the Committee to take into account the national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and the CBDR-RC principle in coming out with a revised version of the _x000D__x000D_ +zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Notwithstanding the above, we resonate other countries’ view on intersessional works _x000D__x000D_ +to further discuss in depth on financing mechanism and address concerns raised by _x000D__x000D_ +members states. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1203, Objectives,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norwayobjective_0.pdf,['objective'],['Norway'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Thank Mr. Co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Our delegation sees merit in pursuing an overarching, ambitious and easy-to-_x000D__x000D_ +understand Objective that will guide the Instrument long-term. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Norway support option 1 which highlights the ultimate aim of ending plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +in order to protect the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, Norway will pursue a number of progressive and time-bound targets for _x000D__x000D_ +key stages of the life cycle in other provisions. These targets will be informed by _x000D__x000D_ +available science and will be aligned with the overarching Objective. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We believe this will support a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics and end plastic pollution from all sources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1204, Primary Plastic Production,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norwayprimaryplasticproduction_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Norway'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1. Primary plastic production _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Madame Co-facilitator, plastics has brought many benefits to society, and undoubtedly _x000D__x000D_ +made life safer and more convenient for many industrial sectors and in many aspects _x000D__x000D_ +of life – this is undeniable. _x000D__x000D_ +• However, we are here because the scientific community is telling us that we are unable _x000D__x000D_ +to manage plastics from production to the end of life without adverse impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +• The current gap between the level of plastics going into the global value chain - and _x000D__x000D_ +the level of plastics being managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner _x000D__x000D_ +through the life cycle - is so big that without reducing production, we will not come _x000D__x000D_ +close it ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• Despite this fact, investments in new capacity is still increasing, with production _x000D__x000D_ +rates expected to double by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +• The price of primary plastics does not reflect the costs put on society due to the _x000D__x000D_ +adverse effects of plastic pollution on human health and the environment. This is a _x000D__x000D_ +fundamental market failure that needs to be corrected in order to solve this problem. _x000D__x000D_ +• The supply of primary plastics, at artificially low prices, must be adressed in order to _x000D__x000D_ +create competitive market conditions for reuse systems and products, secondary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and alternative materials. _x000D__x000D_ +• As stated in the UNEA resolution 5/14, this instrument will promote sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastics. Therefore, Norway support option 2 to _x000D__x000D_ +establish a global target to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers to _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable levels. _x000D__x000D_ +• We also see merit in pursuing the options on a market- and price-based measures and _x000D__x000D_ +removal of negative subsidies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1205, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ugandaprimaryplasticpolymers_0.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Uganda'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Uganda Statement on Primary Plastic Polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda would like align herself to the ststement read by the Distinguished Delegate _x000D__x000D_ +of Gabon on behalf of Africa Region in regard to item 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda would like to reiterate that the scope of the Instrument should stay within _x000D__x000D_ +the limits of Resolution 5/14 and that is prevention of plastic pollution to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and environment. Accordingly Uganda would support further _x000D__x000D_ +improvement of Option 2 to restrict the option to Primary Plastic Polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern to human health and environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The definition of Primary Plastic Polymers will have to be agreed for purposes of the _x000D__x000D_ +future Instrument and the National Circumstances should be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1206," Preamble, Scope, and Definitions",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiyecg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'scope', 'principles']",['Turkey'],"['i1', 'i5', 'i4']",In-session submissions,insession document,"CG3-Türkiye-Preamble, Scope, and Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +14/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, madame co facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to reiterate that, as the Turkish Delegation, we did not make any comments _x000D__x000D_ +regarding the scope provision in our speech regarding the synthesis report. In this context, _x000D__x000D_ +Türkiye does not foresee any scope provision being included separately into the text. _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble should set the principles and the rationale of the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the ILBI may recall relevant existing resolutions, declarations, and documents, _x000D__x000D_ +reaffirming the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. On the _x000D__x000D_ +other hand, the UN 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals should also be _x000D__x000D_ +referenced in the text. Moreover, as some of the delegates who spoke before me noted, the _x000D__x000D_ +preamble should refer to polluter pays, EPR and precautionary principles. _x000D__x000D_ +We note that any control measures and time frames should not be included in the preamble. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that being able to work line by line as quickly as possible through a text containing _x000D__x000D_ +suggestions regarding the preambular section and definitions will provide an easier working _x000D__x000D_ +environment for all countries. However, we are currently creating the base of the written text _x000D__x000D_ +through the exchange of ideas. _x000D__x000D_ +For definitions, it is necessary to research the existing terms and create a definition section _x000D__x000D_ +that is more detailed and has internationally agreed terminology. Intersessional work is also _x000D__x000D_ +required on this issue. Particularly, the participation of relevant people working in sub-_x000D__x000D_ +headings related to the subject should be ensured in intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1207, Mean of Implementation (Financial mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailandfinancing.pdf,['financing'],[],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the Mean of implementation (Financial mechanism) _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much (Mr.) Co-facilitator for giving me the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the establishment of the Open-Ended Working Group to _x000D__x000D_ +develop intersessionally on the Means of Implementation and implementation of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Its works would be included, but not limited to, proposing potential scope, _x000D__x000D_ +resources mobilization, especially financial mechanism and innovative financing. The OEWG _x000D__x000D_ +should evaluate the pros and cons of existing financial mechanism and its effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +comparing to having a new dedicated mechanism for the consideration by the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you Mr. Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1208, Synthesis Report,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailandcg3.pdf,['reporting on progress\xa0'],[],['iv3'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the Synthesis report _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you madame co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation would like to congratulate you and your co-facilitator upon your appointment. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to response to your guiding questions as the followings. _x000D__x000D_ +First, on the scope of the instrument, we support resolution 5/14as the basis of the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument placed in a scope provision including the description of what would be included as _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and boundary of the plastic lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Second, we would like to address principles and preamble together. In our view, we support _x000D__x000D_ +the principles to be as a part of preamble and also in relevant provisions, but there is no need _x000D__x000D_ +to have a specific provision. In addition to my general statement on principles, we also would _x000D__x000D_ +like to emphasize trade policy measures for environmental purposes that should not constitute _x000D__x000D_ +a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international _x000D__x000D_ +trade and the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 76/300 on the human right to a _x000D__x000D_ +clean, healthy and sustainable environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Third, regarding definitions, we are view of definitions can be identified and further compiled _x000D__x000D_ +from addition submissions during our group work including terms identified during the group _x000D__x000D_ +1 discussion and, by taking into account those listed in the synthesis report and all submissions, _x000D__x000D_ +including Thailand’s pre-submission. Then this matter can be posted as one of the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional works regarding technical issues and at the late stage, after almost finalizing the _x000D__x000D_ +key provisions, the definitions can be reviewed and finalized. _x000D__x000D_ +Last, we will re-submit our inputs to the zero draft as invited including issues discussed in our _x000D__x000D_ +group as well. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1209, Primary Plastic polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailandcg1part2.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],[],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the core obligation of Part II.1 Primary Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.1 Primary Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s preference option 2 with a change in its title as Plastic polymers and some _x000D__x000D_ +modifications to balance the supply and demand approaches of primary plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastics, and propose the new paragraph: Parties are encouraged to take any _x000D__x000D_ +necessary measures to increase the production, supply, utilization, and demand of _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +For the related Annex A Part I Primary Plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand prefers option 2 which includes Global baseline, timeframe(s) and target to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +the production and supply of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +We will submit our input on the draft text to the Secretariat as requested. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1210, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailandcg1.pdf,['objective'],[],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the objective of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation would like to congratulate you and your co-facilitator upon your appointment _x000D__x000D_ +and also thank you for your constructive guidance to facilitate the group discussion. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the objective, _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s preference option is a hybrid between option 2 and sub-option 1.1 with a _x000D__x000D_ +modification because it clearly and concisely conveys the ultimate goal of eliminating plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, in accordance to the UNEA 5/14 resolution as follows; _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to protect the human health and environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution by ending the plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1211," Preamble, Definitions and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russianfederationcg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'scope']",['Russian Federation'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"1. Preamble should be short and general and shouldn’t go beyond the scope _x000D__x000D_ +of UNEA Resolution 5/14, which already defines the scope of the future document. _x000D__x000D_ +We also suggest using reference to UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1 of _x000D__x000D_ +25 September 2015, by which the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable Development, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International _x000D__x000D_ +Conference on Financing for Development. _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation believes that the preamble should not contain text on _x000D__x000D_ +timelines and monitoring, and that the level of ambition of the commitments should _x000D__x000D_ +be commensurate with the level of means of implementation and national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Scope. _x000D__x000D_ +The future Instrument shall apply to plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, throughout the full life cycle from the design of plastic products to the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +The future Instrument shall not apply to the following substances: _x000D__x000D_ +− raw materials, such as hydrocarbons and their derivatives, _x000D__x000D_ +− intermediate products, such as virgin polymers, which have to be further _x000D__x000D_ +processed for serving end uses, _x000D__x000D_ +− any dual-use items. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions. _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of definitions, the Russian Federation is of the view than only those _x000D__x000D_ +definitions should be used which are already fixed in the existing international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding environmental instruments. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that only fundamental definitions such as plastics, microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle approach for plastic waste etc. should be reflected in the draft _x000D__x000D_ +document. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1212, Objectives,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psidsobjectives_0.pdf,['objective'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part I. Item 2 Objectives_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Tuvalu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr/Madame co-facilitator for giving me the floor._x000D__x000D_ +I am speaking on behalf of Pacific SIDS, and we align with AOSIS._x000D__x000D_ +Our group is still considering whether we need a dedicated provision on objectives. We note_x000D__x000D_ +that the UNEA 5/14 provides a good understanding._x000D__x000D_ +As SIDS, every day we see plastics washing on our shores, entangling marine species,_x000D__x000D_ +contaminating the fish we eat; this has adverse impacts on the health and prosperity of our_x000D__x000D_ +people. Plastic pollution is indeed a crisis that must be tackled urgently, and it must be ended at_x000D__x000D_ +the soonest. A 2040 timeline gives us a good level of ambition for our collective actions._x000D__x000D_ +To effectively end plastic pollution, we must not only tackle legacy plastics or improve waste_x000D__x000D_ +management systems or the designs of products put in the market. We must also turn off the_x000D__x000D_ +tap._x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, when considering the three options we have before us, we like the formulation of_x000D__x000D_ +option 1 but we find it rather incomplete. We also support the elements from subparagraphs 2_x000D__x000D_ +and 3 of option 2. Therefore, we would be very comfortable with an objective that merges these_x000D__x000D_ +elements._x000D__x000D_ +We will be sending our proposed text to the secretariat._x000D__x000D_ +I thank you._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text:_x000D__x000D_ +“ The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment, in order to protect human health and the environment, based on a_x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic through the prevention,_x000D__x000D_ +progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution”_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1213," Renforcement des capacités, assistance technique et transfert de technologies",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nigercg2.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Niger'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"GROUPE DE CONTACTS 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Renforcement des capacités, assistance technique et transfert de technologies _x000D__x000D_ +Pour ce qui est de ce point sur le renforcement de capacité et le transfert de technologie, le _x000D__x000D_ +Niger recommande que ce point soit vu comme étant très indispensable qui peut _x000D__x000D_ +accompagner le processus de fin pollution plastique. Aujourd’hui, quel qu’en soit les moyens _x000D__x000D_ +de mise en œuvre qu’on va donner, s’il y’a pas la connaissance ou la technologie moderne _x000D__x000D_ +notre objectif ne sera pas atteint. Aujourd’hui par exemple, pour ce qui est des déchets _x000D__x000D_ +dangereux dans le cadre de la convention de balte on a de sérieuses difficultés d’élimination _x000D__x000D_ +de ces déchets faute de capacité technique et de technologie ; et le transfert pour _x000D__x000D_ +destruction dans les pays ayant la technologie à un cout insupportable qu’on se trouve aussi _x000D__x000D_ +avec de quantité importante de déchets dangereux qu’on n’arrive pas à éliminer et qui _x000D__x000D_ +deviennent source de problème de santé et d’environnement. Donc l’assistance doit être _x000D__x000D_ +consistante. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +National plans _x000D__x000D_ +Pour ce qui est de ce point, le Niger recommande que les aspects comme la sensibilisation, _x000D__x000D_ +l’état de lieu (situation de départ), le transfert de technologie et la recherche soient pris en _x000D__x000D_ +compte dans le plan d’actions pour une meilleure mise en œuvre et évaluation. _x000D__x000D_ +Par rapport au paragraphe 5 du plan d’action, l’établissement de plan d’actions régionale ne _x000D__x000D_ +doit pas empêcher que des plans d’actions nationaux ne soient élaborés et mis en œuvre _x000D__x000D_ +pour mettre fin à la pollution plastique. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1214, Definition: “Plastic Pollution,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japanplasticpollution.pdf,['definition'],['Japan'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CG3: Japan’s text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ + Definition: “plastic pollution” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan would like to propose definition on “Plastic pollution” as follows; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +“Plastic pollution could be considered as the negative effects and emissions resulting _x000D__x000D_ +from the production and consumption of plastic materials and products across their _x000D__x000D_ +entire life cycle; A major focus could be on plastic waste that is mismanaged and _x000D__x000D_ +leakage and accumulation of plastic objects and particles that can adversely affect _x000D__x000D_ +humans and the living and non-living environment.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1215," Preamble, Definitions, Principles, and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosiscg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']","['Samoa', 'Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)']","['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) _x000D__x000D_ +toward an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +November 14, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cluster A: Preamble, definitions, principles, and scope _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the ILBI must, at minimum, contextualise and guide its implementation, articulating the _x000D__x000D_ +following key elements: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Elaboration of the need for an urgent global response to combat plastic pollution because _x000D__x000D_ +of its universal and transboundary nature; _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identification of the impacts on human health, livelihoods, food security, economies and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, particularly the marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Acknowledgment of the multilateral efforts and initiatives leading up to the development _x000D__x000D_ +of the ILBI, and underscore the importance of complementarity, coordination and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation within the international legal framework, where appropriate; _x000D__x000D_ +4. Highlighting the relevant principles and approaches (discussed below); _x000D__x000D_ +5. Recognition of the special circumstances of SIDS and the support needed for SIDS to _x000D__x000D_ +effectively implement the ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +6. Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; _x000D__x000D_ +7. Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on _x000D__x000D_ +Financing for Development; and, _x000D__x000D_ +8. Considering the need to mobilize new and additional financial resources and access to _x000D__x000D_ +technology for developing countries to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +If necessary, this article will contain the key definitions necessary to understand the instrument. Where _x000D__x000D_ +definitions are specific to a particular article, the preference would be for them to be defined in that _x000D__x000D_ +article. The content of this article should be considered after progress on other articles. However, it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to distinguish between the definition of terms and development of standards/indicators, and _x000D__x000D_ +the placement of definitions, whether in an Article under Part I, specific articles related to the definition _x000D__x000D_ +in other Parts, or in annexes to allow for updating overtime. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 expressly reaffirms the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development broadly, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as mandates the INC to develop the ILBI, taking its principles into account. More specific _x000D__x000D_ +identified principles and approaches under the ILBI could include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Special circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS); _x000D__x000D_ +b. Sovereign right to exploit natural resources/no harm principle; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Public participation in environmental decision-making, including full and effective participation _x000D__x000D_ +by Indigenous Peoples and local communities; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Precautionary principle, or precautionary approach, as appropriate; _x000D__x000D_ +e. The use of best available science, data, and information, and traditional knowledge, knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in accordance with the rights of the _x000D__x000D_ +holders of such knowledge, including as reflected in the United Nations Declaration on the _x000D__x000D_ +Rights of Indigenous Peoples and international human rights law; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Common but differentiated responsibilities; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Waste hierarchy approach; and, _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational and intragenerational equity principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 already prescribes the scope of the ILBI - It includes the necessary actions across the _x000D__x000D_ +full life-cycle of plastics to achieve the ultimate objective of ending plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. Specific text or provisions clarifying/refining substantive obligations, including on _x000D__x000D_ +the substances, materials, products, and behaviours to be targeted, would be more appropriately _x000D__x000D_ +situated elsewhere in the Instrument - for example: Part II of the Zero Draft. Presently, it is not _x000D__x000D_ +considered critical to develop or establish a provision or Article on scope, rather to engage in _x000D__x000D_ +productive discussions on the type, format and structure of the potential obligations and interventions _x000D__x000D_ +across the life-cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1216, Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_definitions.pdf,['definition'],['Brazil'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group III _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil requests that the following position on definitions is registered in the final report of INC-3: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Brazil thanks the Secretariat for preparing the Synthesis Report, contained in document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/INF/1. As the Report was only recently made available to INC Members, Brazil _x000D__x000D_ +needs to reserve its position on the definitions contained in said document, as they are still _x000D__x000D_ +being discussed internally in Brazil. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil also understands that work on the issue should focus on the definitions which are _x000D__x000D_ +effectively needed by Parties to implement the instrument.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1217, Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_institutionalarrangements.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Brazil'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group III _x000D__x000D_ +Part V of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body and Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties should be the governing body of the instrument. The COP and subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies created by the instrument should have universal participation as they are of utmost importance _x000D__x000D_ +for the implementation of the instrument and should therefore be as inclusive and democratic as _x000D__x000D_ +possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Those bodies should have functions corresponding to the instrument. For that reason, functions should _x000D__x000D_ +be further developed and defined in accordance with the negotiations in the context of the INC on the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Having said that, we already know that the new instrument will need to count on technical and scientific _x000D__x000D_ +expertise, based on the best available science and traditional knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish subsidiary bodies, which would function on a regular basis, to address _x000D__x000D_ +all corresponding technical and scientific issues as well as topics related to technological innovations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument must also count on a clearing-house mechanism – a platform for the exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and technologies - through which Parties shall endeavor to cooperate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Any implementation and/or compliance mechanism should be of a facilitative, non-punitive and _x000D__x000D_ +supportive nature. It should assist developing countries and monitor the effective flow of financial, _x000D__x000D_ +technical and technological resources to those countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1218, Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Brazil'],['i1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group III _x000D__x000D_ +Part I of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil supports a Preamble that provides history, context and the fundamental elements that _x000D__x000D_ +serve as the basis for the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would therefore like to propose the following paragraphs for the Preamble of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PARAGRAPHS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PREAMBLE OF THE INSTRUMENT: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling UNEA resolution “End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument” (UNEP/EA.5/Res.14); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guided by the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, including the _x000D__x000D_ +principle of common but differentiated responsibilities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the General _x000D__x000D_ +Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Res UNEA 5/14); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for _x000D__x000D_ +development; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the important role played by plastics in society; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution, including in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, represent a serious environmental problem at a global scale, _x000D__x000D_ +negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aware of the health concerns, especially in developing countries, resulting from local exposure _x000D__x000D_ +to hazardous chemicals in plastics; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Underlining the importance of providing information to users, Governments and the public on _x000D__x000D_ +the properties of hazardous chemicals; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that actions required to further understand and address the global impact of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution will be environmentally, socially and economically most effective if they are based on _x000D__x000D_ +the best available scientific knowledge, as well as on economic and social considerations, _x000D__x000D_ +including knowledge from indigenous peoples and traditional and local systems, re-evaluated _x000D__x000D_ +continually in the light of new findings in these areas; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging that plastic pollution is a common concern of transboundary nature, Parties _x000D__x000D_ +should, when taking action to address it, respect, promote and consider their respective _x000D__x000D_ +obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local _x000D__x000D_ +communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations _x000D__x000D_ +and the right to development, as well as gender and racial equality, empowerment of women _x000D__x000D_ +and intergenerational equity; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the imperatives of a fair transition of the workforce, particularly waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers, and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined _x000D__x000D_ +development priorities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stressing that sustainable patterns of consumption and production, with developed country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties taking the lead, play an important role in addressing plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the important role of providing incentives for emission reduction measures, _x000D__x000D_ +including the sustainable use of biological and/or renewable feedstock; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account also the challenges faced by developing countries to manage solid wastes _x000D__x000D_ +and other wastes, as well as to deploy up-to-date technologies required by circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +approaches; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the need of the provision of means of implementation from developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries to developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming that States should cooperate to strengthen endogenous capacity-building for _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development by improving scientific understanding through exchanges of scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technological knowledge, and by enhancing the development, adaptation, diffusion and _x000D__x000D_ +transfer of technologies, including new and innovative technologies, as mutually agreed; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Affirming the importance of education, training, public awareness, public participation, public _x000D__x000D_ +access to information and cooperation at all levels on the matters addressed in this instrument; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1219, Principles,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_principles.pdf,['principles'],['Brazil'],['i4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group III _x000D__x000D_ +Part I of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil believes that the instrument should have an independent article on cross-cutting _x000D__x000D_ +principles, which should guide Parties in their implementation of the whole instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would like to propose the following principles to be included in the instrument: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PRINCIPLES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INSTRUMENT: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The promotion and protection of human rights; _x000D__x000D_ +- The protection of the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +- Responsible consumption and production; _x000D__x000D_ +- The right to sustainable development; _x000D__x000D_ +- Common but differentiated responsibilities, in accordance with Principle 7 of the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration on Environment and Development; _x000D__x000D_ +- Trade policy measures for environmental purposes should not constitute a means of arbitrary _x000D__x000D_ +or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade, in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with Principle 12 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; _x000D__x000D_ +- Diversity; _x000D__x000D_ +- Precautionary approach according to national capabilities, and as stated in Principle 15 of the _x000D__x000D_ +Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; _x000D__x000D_ +- Polluter-pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +- Shared responsibility for the life cycle of the product; _x000D__x000D_ +- Full consideration of specific needs, special circumstances and local capabilities of developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- Intergenerational equity; _x000D__x000D_ +- Gender and social equality; _x000D__x000D_ +- The use of best available science; _x000D__x000D_ +- The knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems; _x000D__x000D_ +- Fair transition, including an inclusive transition for waste-pickers and other workers in the _x000D__x000D_ +plastics value chain; _x000D__x000D_ +- The recognition of reusable and recyclable solid waste as an economic resource with social _x000D__x000D_ +value; _x000D__x000D_ +- Access to new, additional, adequate, predictable and easily accessible financial resources to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1220," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cameroon_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Cameroon'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Cameroon Delegation position: Contact group II on Capacity-building, technical assistance, and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cameroon delegation aligns itself with the proposal made by the Ethiopian delegation on behalf _x000D__x000D_ +of the African group on Capacity-building, technical assistance, and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +This capacity building and technology development will permit the sound implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation which that this should be easily accessible, sound, and sustainable, impacting the _x000D__x000D_ +development of less developed states. _x000D__x000D_ +We will also support intersessional work on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1221," Scope, Principles and Preamble",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_scopeprinciplespreamble.pdf,"['scope', 'principles', 'preamble']",['Chile'],"['i5', 'i4', 'i1']",In-session submissions,insession document,"CHILE _x000D__x000D_ +WG3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +Chile supports a brief preamble to set the tone. We are open to discussing what elements _x000D__x000D_ +should be included later in the negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +Chile agrees that Res 5/14 should be the basis of the scope of the instrument, which refers _x000D__x000D_ +to the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Chile prefers a dedicated article on ""Scope"" since it enhances the effectiveness, transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +and enforceability of the international agreement, it serves as a formal source if doubts arise _x000D__x000D_ +regarding the interpretation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ +This international agreement addresses the full life cycle of plastics, based on comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +regulations and collaborative measures based on a hierarchy between avoidance, reduction, _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, recycling, and elimination. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +They should be incorporated in the text, flexible with how to do so. We have submitted the _x000D__x000D_ +principles which are important to our delegation, which have been reflected in the synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report and should be cross cutting, amongst them the Rio Principles, just transition, a human _x000D__x000D_ +rights approach, gender equality, science based policy and decision making amongst others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities: Acknowledging _x000D__x000D_ +different capabilities and differing responsibilities of States in addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution throughout all its life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Polluter pays principle: the polluter should bear the cost of remediating pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Precautionary approach: where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack _x000D__x000D_ +of scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures to prevent environmental degradation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Progressive implementation: The fulfillment of the normative content of the Treaty _x000D__x000D_ +should not be implemented in fixed timeframes, but taking into account national, _x000D__x000D_ +regional and subnational capacities and cooperation from developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Ecosystem approach: The ecosystem approach follows a strategy for the integrated _x000D__x000D_ +management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use in an equitable way. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Human Rights approach: Recognize the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +environment as a human right, in line with Resolution A/76/L.75 of the General _x000D__x000D_ +Assembly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Gender perspective: Acknowledging gender-based inequalities, ensure equal _x000D__x000D_ +participation in subsidiary bodies and panels, and recognize women’s empowerment as _x000D__x000D_ +a cross-cutting priority. Ensuring that the mechanisms and provisions or the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +consider the special burden of adverse environmental outcomes on women and gender _x000D__x000D_ +minorities and propose solutions accordingly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Inclusion of vulnerable groups: Plastic pollution is an issue that affects us all, but its _x000D__x000D_ +effects do not affect the entire population in the same way, acknowledging there are _x000D__x000D_ +various groups that are more vulnerable, such as children, people with disabilities, _x000D__x000D_ +gestating women and elderly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters: _x000D__x000D_ +Guarantee the rights of every person to access to information, public participation in _x000D__x000D_ +decision-making and justice in environmental matters, as enshrined in Principle 10 of _x000D__x000D_ +the Rio Declaration. Stakeholders should be considered in the negotiation process and _x000D__x000D_ +included in the implementation of the new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Science-based policy and decision-making: Promote the role of science, considering _x000D__x000D_ +geographical representation and gender perspective, in the negotiation process and the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the Treaty, in order to develop and use the best available science, _x000D__x000D_ +scientific information, technology and best environmental practices. Chile strongly _x000D__x000D_ +supports science-based decision-making; research should inform the process and also _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation so the instrument can adapt to new scientific knowledge. Research _x000D__x000D_ +should be forward-looking and not only look at the gaps but also the solutions in the _x000D__x000D_ +future, including reducing plastic production and increasing reuse and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +Science-based policy and decision–making should furthermore include traditional _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Waste Hierarchy: Promote circularity and prioritize the prevention of production and _x000D__x000D_ +use, reduction, reuse, recycling and recovering of plastic waste sequentially. The basis is _x000D__x000D_ +the identification of the polymers and plastics that will be regulated. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Just transition: Ensuring that the whole of society – all communities, all workers, all _x000D__x000D_ +social groups, and especially vulnerable groups – and their rights are considered in the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation and implementation of the treaty. A special consideration is due to those _x000D__x000D_ +groups directly affected on their jobs or ways of life by the measures and provisions _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the Instrument, such as wastepickers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Coherence among existing MEAs to create synergies and avoid duplication: Closely _x000D__x000D_ +analyze existing multilateral environmental agreements in order to enhance coherence, _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity, creating synergies and avoiding duplications and contradictions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Transparency: Commitment to publish and disseminate information regarding _x000D__x000D_ +decision-making and the content of monomers, polymers and plastics in general. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Prevention principle: Action should be taken to protect the environment at an early _x000D__x000D_ +stage and to prevent environmental damages from occurring by avoiding the _x000D__x000D_ +generation of waste, the reduction in quantity of waste or hazardousness of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are several multilateral environmental agreements that already have some definitions _x000D__x000D_ +and should be taken into consideration. In this regard, there must be further work around _x000D__x000D_ +the application of a definition in this particular context, and well as the need of new _x000D__x000D_ +definitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Although there are discussions being carried out in other contact groups, Chile would _x000D__x000D_ +support intersessional work on definitions, with a technical and science-based approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1222, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_financing.pdf,['financing'],['China'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Based on the zero draft text, China’s proposed text changes are as follows in tracks:_x000D__x000D_ +Financing_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall provide the necessary resources within its capabilities, for national activities intended_x000D__x000D_ +to implement this instrument*. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as_x000D__x000D_ +well as facilitation of private sector financing, including voluntary contributions.1_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +The developed country Parties shall provide new and additional financial resources to enable_x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to meet the agreed full_x000D__x000D_ +incremental costs of implementing measures which fulfill their obligations under this instrument._x000D__x000D_ +Parties should, andContributions from other sources, including multilateral organizations, agencies_x000D__x000D_ +and funds are encouraged to, increase their support, including through finance, capacity-building_x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer, for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties._x000D__x000D_ +Other Parties may also on a voluntary basis and in accordance with their capabilities provide such_x000D__x000D_ +financial resources.The implementation of these commitments shall take into account the need for_x000D__x000D_ +adequacy, predictability, the timely flow of funds and the importance of burden sharing among the_x000D__x000D_ +contributing Parties._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article,_x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island_x000D__x000D_ +Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The extent to which the developing country Parties will effectively implement their commitments_x000D__x000D_ +under this instrument will depend on the effective implementation by developed country Parties of_x000D__x000D_ +their commitments under this instrument relating to financial resources, technical assistance and_x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer. The fact that sustainable economic and social development and eradication of_x000D__x000D_ +poverty are the first and overriding priorities of the developing country Parties will be taken fully_x000D__x000D_ +into account, giving due consideration to the need for the protection of human health and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely_x000D__x000D_ +financial resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by_x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall_x000D__x000D_ +include financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private._x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2_x000D__x000D_ +Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4._x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together._x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3_x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the_x000D__x000D_ +newly established dedicated fund(s)._x000D__x000D_ +Option 2_x000D__x000D_ +7. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*4_x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the_x000D__x000D_ +governing body* of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism._x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above_x000D__x000D_ +9. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by_x000D__x000D_ +the governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its_x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness, as well as its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties. It shall,_x000D__x000D_ +based on such review, take relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.5_x000D__x000D_ +10. Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers within its_x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its_x000D__x000D_ +collection. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities and procedures for the_x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of the fee to the_x000D__x000D_ +financial Mechanism established in paragraph 4.6_x000D__x000D_ +11. Each Party shall take measures to:_x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources,_x000D__x000D_ +towards projects that result in emissions and releases to the environment from plastics and_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products across the life cycle, including microplastics; and_x000D__x000D_ +b. increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources,_x000D__x000D_ +towards projects that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics_x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products across the life cycle, including microplastics, including for the_x000D__x000D_ +development of adequate waste management infrastructure._x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation._x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF)_x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization)._x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11._x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could_x000D__x000D_ +hold polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in_x000D__x000D_ +which the plastics end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal._x000D__x000D_ +It could generate revenue to finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1223, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_objective.pdf,['objective'],['China'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"China’s text proposal in contact group 1 on Objective _x000D__x000D_ +China supports option 2. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, [.] _x000D__x000D_ +Then we could accept to place sub option4 thereafter, which says “through, inter alia, managing both the _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while contributing to the achievement of sustainable development”. _x000D__x000D_ +We are open if we have the elements of managing the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, but we do think it’s _x000D__x000D_ +important to have sustainable development in the text. _x000D__x000D_ +The reason we support option 2 is that we believe the objective of a legally binding instrument should be _x000D__x000D_ +general and flexible so that it won’t be out of date in a short term. We also would like to have the objective _x000D__x000D_ +formulated from a positive perspective, which is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. This formulation is similar to a number of Conventions, including Minamata Convention, Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention and Rotterdam Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Environment is one of the dimensions of sustainable development. Addressing plastic pollution will greatly _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the realization of SDGs and sustainable development. Therefore, China supports the inclusion of _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development in the objective. _x000D__x000D_ +As for sub option 3, we understand a target is helpful to accelerate the action. However, we believe that an objective _x000D__x000D_ +is different from a target. A time bound target will limit the length of validity of a convention. There is a practical _x000D__x000D_ +question on whether the instrument will still be valid after 2040 if such a time bound target is added into the _x000D__x000D_ +objective? What’s more, we seldom see any time bound target in the objective of a Convention. Therefore, China is _x000D__x000D_ +not in favor of sub option 3 which sets a time bound target. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1224, Primary Plastic Production,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_primaryplasticproduction.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['China'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"China's text proposal in CG1 on B1 Primary Plastic Production_x000D__x000D_ +Script_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator._x000D__x000D_ +We appreciate the efficient and responsive preparation by the Chair,_x000D__x000D_ +bureau and secretariat on the zero draft. We, however, want to point out_x000D__x000D_ +that not all views expressed by member states during INC 1 and 2 have_x000D__x000D_ +been duly covered by the current zero draft._x000D__x000D_ +We want to remind all of members here, that we have reached a_x000D__x000D_ +common understanding on the boundary of the full life cycle of plastics_x000D__x000D_ +in the 5/14 resolution. The mandate of Resolution focuses on controlling_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, not plastics nor polymers. 3(b) of the Resolution has_x000D__x000D_ +stated, as I quote, [promote sustainable production and consumption of_x000D__x000D_ +plastics through, among other things, product design and environmental_x000D__x000D_ +sound waste management]. We believe this word has specified the scope_x000D__x000D_ +of the full life cycle management of plastics: it starts with product design_x000D__x000D_ +and ends with waste management. As a result, any kind of restriction on_x000D__x000D_ +the primary plastics goes beyond the mandate of Resolution and should_x000D__x000D_ +be excluded from the instrument._x000D__x000D_ +In terms of pollution, we think the main causes of plastic pollution, are,_x000D__x000D_ +inappropriate design, wrong purposes of use, misguided consumer_x000D__x000D_ +behaviors and mismanagement of waste, not the production phase of_x000D__x000D_ +polymers. Those factors lead to the plastic leakage to the environment_x000D__x000D_ +and risk our health. The control measures should be problem-oriented_x000D__x000D_ +and intervene with the production and consumption of problematic_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. We are oversimplifying the problem by putting_x000D__x000D_ +production cap on upstream polymeric plastics and this will disturb the_x000D__x000D_ +regional and global supply chain of raw materials, and cause other_x000D__x000D_ +unexpected consequences._x000D__x000D_ +We believe, turning off the tap should not be turning off the production._x000D__x000D_ +It should be turning off the plastics flowing to the environment._x000D__x000D_ +In this case, we propose that the draft includes one more option, option_x000D__x000D_ +4, that is_x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers should not be included in the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument (This is text proposal. Please insert it in the zero draft). Please_x000D__x000D_ +take the note. Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1225, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/colombia_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Colombia'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +TEXT PROPOSALS _x000D__x000D_ +DATE _x000D__x000D_ +15/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PROPONENT(S) _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +CG1 _x000D__x000D_ +PART(S)/SECTION(S)/PARAGRAPH(S) CONCERNED _x000D__x000D_ +Part I, 2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSAL _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, , _x000D__x000D_ +[through prevention, control, progressive reduction and elimination actions, based on a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, in order to][and to] protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +RATIONALE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia prefers a formulation of the objective in line with Option 1, as its wording entertains and begins _x000D__x000D_ +with the very purpose of the resolution that gives rise to the process, which is to ""End Plastic Pollution"". _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some of the sub-elements listed under Option 2 could be added to this option, such as the reference to the _x000D__x000D_ +life-cycle of plastic or the mention of prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +A connector should also be added between the first sentence and the second. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A particular year or timeframe in the objective may lead to some difficulties in implementation and curtail _x000D__x000D_ +the long term validity of the instrument. Timebound goals may be more appropriate elsewhere in the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1226, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costa_rica_naps.pdf,['national plans'],['Costa Rica'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Intervention by the Republic of Costa Rica on PART IV: National Plans. Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 2. Wednesday, 15 November 2023. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica considers that the proposal on National Action Plans in the Zero Draft, is _x000D__x000D_ +very well structured. Our delegation kindly requests that in point 1.1, in the Spanish _x000D__x000D_ +translation, under 1.g, we read “responsabilidad ampliada del productor” instead of _x000D__x000D_ +“responsabilidad extendida del productor”, as it appears in the English version, With _x000D__x000D_ +regards to point 1.j, we suggest that it reads in spanish “materiales y artes de pesca” _x000D__x000D_ +instead of “materiales de pesca”. In addition, in terms of substance, we believe that _x000D__x000D_ +the National Action Plans are the basis for achieving the objectives through concrete _x000D__x000D_ +actions to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. In Costa Rica, the _x000D__x000D_ +national actions plans for the implementation of other Multilateral Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Agreements, have proven to be a key tool to measure, monitor and verify the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the targets set. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1227," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costarica_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Costa Rica'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the Delegation of the Republic of Costa Rica on CW 2, _x000D__x000D_ +Wednesday 15th November 2023, morning session. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica´s delegation supports the interventions made by COL, MEX, ELS, JAM, _x000D__x000D_ +CHI ARG, BRA AND URU. With regards to parra 1, CRI suggests the inclusion of _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy since “Capacity Building” under a circular economy approach _x000D__x000D_ +guaranties a social, economic and environmental inclusion, so that we may have a _x000D__x000D_ +positive impact while achieving growth, taking into consideration all stakeholders, _x000D__x000D_ +allowing us to leave no one behind, and improving awareness and knowledge, building _x000D__x000D_ +policy framework and developing standardized indicators. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to support JAM´s intervention in maintaining technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +as a separate means of implementation from CB and TA, due to its to components and _x000D__x000D_ +scope. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you madam chair. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1228, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_objetive.pdf,['objective'],['Chile'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Chile Statement _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Objective of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Chile supports a combination of elements contained in different options of the Zero Draft to _x000D__x000D_ +address this topic. _x000D__x000D_ +Chile supports Option 1 with additional elements of Option 2, specifically sub-option 1.2 and _x000D__x000D_ +1.3. _x000D__x000D_ +Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +“The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and to protect human health and the environment, through the prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution based on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic.” _x000D__x000D_ +The objective, as Chile understands it, is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment and to protect human health and the environment, through the prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution based on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe this approach is consistent with Resolution 5/14 and its mandate, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a _x000D__x000D_ +serious health and environmental problem at a global scale. _x000D__x000D_ +We strongly support the reference to the full life cycle of plastic that includes upstream and _x000D__x000D_ +downstream measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, Chile considers Science, and the best available science should be a central _x000D__x000D_ +element to reach the objective of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1229," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 2 of Part III of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(CAPACITY-BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER), please, find _x000D__x000D_ +attached the text drafting proposal by the European Union and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part III – Provision 2 – CAPACITY-BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY _x000D__x000D_ +TRANSFER _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +timely, sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance75,76 to developing countries, in particular, to least developed countries and _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS, to assist them in implementing their obligations, under this instrument* and to _x000D__x000D_ +retain such capacity once built. Capacity building activities should place emphasis on _x000D__x000D_ +supporting stakeholders, in particular women, youth, workers of the informal (waste) _x000D__x000D_ +sector, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) and other vulnerable groups, _x000D__x000D_ +both in the development and implementation of such measures. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +to support the implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination with other multilateral environmental agreements and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on mutually agreed terms, _x000D__x000D_ +diffusion of and access to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including through safe and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes. In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation _x000D__x000D_ +and investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +access to essential technologies, including with respect to financial resources and _x000D__x000D_ +proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1230, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_financing.pdf,['financing'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 1 of Part III of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(FINANCING), please, find attached the text drafting proposal by the European Union and its _x000D__x000D_ +Member States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part III – Provision 1 – FINANCING _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*. The mobilisation of resources for tackling plastic pollution should include _x000D__x000D_ +all sources, domestic and international, public and private, in line with AAAA and PPP. The _x000D__x000D_ +parties shall make efforts to increase mobilization of the private funding including the _x000D__x000D_ +alignment of public and private investment and finance with the objective and provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument. International financial institutions and multilateral development banks, _x000D__x000D_ +in particular the World Bank Group and the IMF, are invited to consider supporting _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument, including by partnering with the Global Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Facility. 69Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +facilitation of private sector financing, including voluntary contributions. 69 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to _x000D__x000D_ +provide adequate, increase their support, including through finance, capacity-building and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer, for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of _x000D__x000D_ +this Article, take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties _x000D__x000D_ +that are Small Island Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +4. There shall be a A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible and timely financial resources is hereby established to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, particularly prioritising _x000D__x000D_ +Parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, especially SIDS and least _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources, _x000D__x000D_ +domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*70 which shall provide guidance on overall strategies, policies, programme priorities _x000D__x000D_ +and eligibility for access to and utilization of financial resources. In addition, the Governing _x000D__x000D_ +Body shall provide guidance on an indicative list of categories of activities that could _x000D__x000D_ +receive support from the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*71 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation _x000D__x000D_ +of the newly established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of a dedicated Fund within an existing financial _x000D__x000D_ +arrangement*72 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall be the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund, in the view of _x000D__x000D_ +fostering synergies with other environmental issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body* of the Global Environment Facility existing financial arrangement* _x000D__x000D_ +for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance _x000D__x000D_ +provided by the governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this _x000D__x000D_ +Article and its effectiveness, as well as its ability to address the changing needs of _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties. It shall, based on such review, take relevant action to improve _x000D__x000D_ +the effectiveness of the Mechanism. 73 _x000D__x000D_ +9. [Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers _x000D__x000D_ +within its jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative _x000D__x000D_ +measures for its collection. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities _x000D__x000D_ +and procedures for the implementation of the global plastic pollution fee, including on the _x000D__x000D_ +contribution of the fee to the financial Mechanism established in paragraph 4. 74] _x000D__x000D_ +10. Each Party shall take measures to make finance flows consistent with a pathway towards _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution, and related risks to human health and the environment by: _x000D__x000D_ +a) decrease phasing out financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and _x000D__x000D_ +private sources, towards projects activities that result in emissions and releases to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from plastics and plastic products across the life cycle, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b) increase increasing financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private _x000D__x000D_ +sources, towards projects activities that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment of plastics and plastic products across the life cycle, including microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including for the development of adequate waste management infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1231, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_nationalplans.pdf,['national plans'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 1 of Part IV of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(NATIONAL PLANS), please, find attached the text drafting proposal by the European Union _x000D__x000D_ +and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part IV – Provision 1 – NATIONAL PLANS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan77 to fulfil its obligations under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and to achieve its objective(s). The national plans shall be based on the _x000D__x000D_ +format in annex G and shall include at least relevant elements necessary measures related _x000D__x000D_ +to78: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition.; _x000D__x000D_ +m. Monitoring and reporting framework for the implementation of the NP. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan to the governing body* within [X] _x000D__x000D_ +year[s] of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred to in paragraph 1 when preparing _x000D__x000D_ +and submitting their national plans. _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with a view to enhancing its level of _x000D__x000D_ +ambition, in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +regional plans to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their national plans _x000D__x000D_ +every 4 [X] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing body*, _x000D__x000D_ +with each update representing a progression compared to the Party's previous national _x000D__x000D_ +plan. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the implementation of its national plan towards _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress]. In order to assess the progress made in the achievement of the _x000D__x000D_ +objective, the Parties shall establish a baseline, i.e. a year of reference, to assess the _x000D__x000D_ +starting situation with regards to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1232, Preamble and Principle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_preambleandprinciples.pdf,"['preamble', 'principles']","['Colombia', 'Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)']","['i1', 'i4']",In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +TEXT PROPOSALS _x000D__x000D_ +DATE _x000D__x000D_ +15/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PROPONENT(S) _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia on behalf of GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +PART(S)/SECTION(S)/PARAGRAPH(S) CONCERNED _x000D__x000D_ +Part I, preamble and principles _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSAL _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right (A/RES/76/300); _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development’s reaffirmation of the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that plastic pollution is a global concern and cognizant of the need to protect human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment from its adverse effects, with special consideration to the needs of developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +and groups in vulnerable situations; _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for _x000D__x000D_ +development; _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the need of mobilizing new and additional financial resources and access to technology for _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries and countries with economies in transition to face plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ +4. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ +- The Rio Principles, as per the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development _x000D__x000D_ +- Just transition, including an inclusive transition for waste-pickers _x000D__x000D_ +- The promotion and protection of Human Rights _x000D__x000D_ +- Gender perspective _x000D__x000D_ +- Intergenerational equity _x000D__x000D_ +- Non-discrimination _x000D__x000D_ +- Access to Information, transparency and accountability _x000D__x000D_ +- Coherence among existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements _x000D__x000D_ +- The use of the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge systems _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ +RATIONALE _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution adversely affects ecosystems, the achievement of sustainable development and the _x000D__x000D_ +enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to health and to a clean, healthy, and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Key principles of international environmental law that should guide the interpretation and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the treaty provisions include the Rio Principles, as per the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development. Moreover, GRULAC welcomes the recognition by the UN General Assembly of the right to a _x000D__x000D_ +clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right and posits that the promotion and protection _x000D__x000D_ +of Human Rights should also be a cross-cutting guiding principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC countries understand plastic pollution as a multifaceted problem, with environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic and health dimensions. Therefore, we advocate for just transition principles, especially for _x000D__x000D_ +all waste workers, including informal waste pickers, in plastic production, packaging, collection and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, that take into account the Rio Declaration principles and national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ +to leave no one behind, especially the most vulnerable groups and those most affected by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC recognizes the importance of the science-policy interface and reiterates the call for the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +consider throughout the process the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples and local knowledge systems, as well as socioeconomic information and assessment related to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, as per Resolution UNEA 5/14 (OP3.i and OP4.d). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1233," Scope, Principles, definitions and Preamble",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_scopeprinciplesandpreamble.pdf,"['preamble', 'scope']",['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],"['i1', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Iran inputs for inclusion in sections Scope, Principles, definitions and _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope: _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the future instrument shall strictly be in line with the mandate as _x000D__x000D_ +defined in article 3 of the UNEA Resolution No. 5/14 paragraphs 3(b) and 3 (c) _x000D__x000D_ +indicating that the instrument shall include the followings: _x000D__x000D_ +- To promote sustainable development production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, with the use of the best available technologies, product design _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound waste management, including through _x000D__x000D_ +resource efficiency and circular economy approaches; _x000D__x000D_ +- To promote national and international cooperative measures to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in the marine environment, including existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Implementing efficient recycling systems and promoting _x000D__x000D_ +economy, where plastic waste is reduced, reused and repurposed, can _x000D__x000D_ +significantly decrease the environmental impact of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +- The core of the plastic pollution crisis is ""the resource-inefficient, linear, _x000D__x000D_ +take-make-waste plastic economy,"" which should be replaced by a rational _x000D__x000D_ +and environment friendly economy. _x000D__x000D_ +- Further, the scope of the future instrument should focus on development _x000D__x000D_ +and promotion of sustainable alternatives to replace hazardous additives. _x000D__x000D_ +- The scope of the instrument should exclude the stages of extraction and _x000D__x000D_ +processing of primary raw materials as well as the stages related to virgin _x000D__x000D_ +polymer production, since no plastic pollution is generated at these stages _x000D__x000D_ +of production and raw materials can be used for production of other non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +- limitations should be put on unnecessary and problematic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +applications, to make recycling techniques more efficient and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, and biodegradable plastics to become a suitable _x000D__x000D_ +alternative for single use applications of ordinary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +- The main approach of the instrument should be based on sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development; _x000D__x000D_ +- Considering flexibility for developing countries without imposing an _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary burden on the economic and social development of such countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- Following a bottom – up approach; _x000D__x000D_ +- Non-discrimination and unimpeded access of developing countries to technical, _x000D__x000D_ +technological and financial assistances _x000D__x000D_ +- The right to development of developing nations; _x000D__x000D_ +- The sovereign right of States to exploit their own resources pursuant to their _x000D__x000D_ +own environmental and developmental policies; _x000D__x000D_ +- International actions in the field of environment and development should also _x000D__x000D_ +address the interests and needs of all countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- In view of the different contributions to global environmental degradation, _x000D__x000D_ +States have common but differentiated responsibilities and respective _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, in the light of different national circumstances; _x000D__x000D_ +- The responsibility of developed countries in the international pursuit of _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development in particular through transfer of technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +mobilizing financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ +- Any decision, measure, policy and or legislation to address plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +should be nationally determined; _x000D__x000D_ +- Trade policy measures for environmental purposes should not constitute a _x000D__x000D_ +means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on _x000D__x000D_ +international trade; _x000D__x000D_ +- Environmental measures addressing transboundary or global environmental _x000D__x000D_ +problems should, as far as possible, be based on an international consensus; _x000D__x000D_ +- The need for international cooperation and partnership in good faith to address _x000D__x000D_ +environmental challenges; _x000D__x000D_ +- Following a cooperative and facilitative approach; _x000D__x000D_ +- Capacity-building and awareness raising; _x000D__x000D_ +- Equity and just transition; _x000D__x000D_ +- Avoid duplicating other multilateral agreements and efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +- In designing the new instrument the adverse impacts of response measures of _x000D__x000D_ +the countries on other countries and a mechanism to cover and compensate the _x000D__x000D_ +possible losses of the affected countries should be adequately and properly _x000D__x000D_ +addressed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ +- It should be brief and concise; _x000D__x000D_ +- The language shall be very broad without going into details of obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +of course in line with the objective and scope of the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +• To consider assisting countries in developing their national legal and economic _x000D__x000D_ +systems with a focus on regulating and preventing marine plastic pollution from _x000D__x000D_ +land-based and sea-based sources; _x000D__x000D_ +• To include references to supporting the national initiatives, to incorporate _x000D__x000D_ +national legal provisions for marine plastic litter into various sectors of _x000D__x000D_ +legislation, such as legislation on fisheries, fresh water, protected areas, _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption and solid waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +• Elaborate the importance of improving economic mechanisms and sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +legislation in the field of waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +• Development of cooperation, and coordination framework among relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international bodies on reduction of plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +• Undertaking scientific and technical research and studies to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +This section and its elements should be developed in coordination with the _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes of the discussions on other issues such as principles and scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. However, some undisputed and agreed terms and definitions could _x000D__x000D_ +be learned and adapted from other MEAs taking into account the new context _x000D__x000D_ +in which they should be applied to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1234, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaica_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Jamaica'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Jamaica’s textual proposals on Part III (Financing) of the Zero draft – _x000D__x000D_ +1. The title of the section should be renamed Financial Resources and Mechanism, _x000D__x000D_ +2. Jamaica has no objection to paragraphs 1 to 5, 7, 8 and 10(b) as presented in the Zero draft, _x000D__x000D_ +3. The following provision should be included in the section - _x000D__x000D_ +The overall effectiveness of implementation of this Convention by developing country Parties will be _x000D__x000D_ +related to the effectiveness of this Article _x000D__x000D_ +4. However, Jamaica recommends the following amendment to paragraph 6 as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +The Mechanism shall include: _x000D__x000D_ +a) A dedicated Fund (a standalone fund and/or The GEF Trust Fund); _x000D__x000D_ +b) a time bound international financing programme to support enabling activities, capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +and technical assistance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Independent Fund should support developing country parties, particularly SIDS and LDCs, in _x000D__x000D_ +their implementation of the substantive provisions of the instrument. Funding must be _x000D__x000D_ +commensurate with the scope of these provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Part of the financial resources of the Financial Mechanism shall be utilized to mobilize financial _x000D__x000D_ +flows from the private sector which shall be used to support projects and programmes in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, including SIDS and LDCs. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Financial Mechanism should seek to ensure that the duplication is avoided, and _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity and coherence promoted, among utilization of the funds within the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Note: The Subsidiary Body on Implementation shall have as one of its core functions, _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring the effectiveness of and strengthening the means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1235, Preamble and Principles,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaica_preambleprinciples.pdf,"['preamble', 'principles']",['Jamaica'],"['i1', 'i4']",In-session submissions,insession document,"CG3_Text Proposal_Jamaica _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +The specific needs and special circumstances of small island developing states have been noted during _x000D__x000D_ +the INC's deliberations to date. Jamaica proposes that in addition to the operative paragraphs in the _x000D__x000D_ +text, small island developing states should be mentioned in the Preamble. The proposed text is as _x000D__x000D_ +follows: _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the specific needs and special circumstances of small island developing states and the _x000D__x000D_ +disproportionate impact of plastic pollution on these states, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +Whereas UNEA Resolution 5/14 makes reference to the Rio Principles, there are some principles which _x000D__x000D_ +are more applicable to the instrument tha others. Jamaica proposes that the principles of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument be included in an article and also, where relevant, in the operative parts of the text. Our _x000D__x000D_ +text proposal for the article is as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article “X” _x000D__x000D_ +Fundamental Principles _x000D__x000D_ + Parties shall be guided by the following fundamental principles: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Sovereignty of states; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) The precautionary approach; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) The polluter-pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) Intra- and intergenerational equity; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) Common but differentiated responsibilities; _x000D__x000D_ +(f) Non-discrimination; _x000D__x000D_ +(g) Gender balance; _x000D__x000D_ +(h) Sustainable production and consumption; _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Extended producer responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +(j) Corporate social responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +(k) Transparency and accountability; _x000D__x000D_ +(l) Access to information and public participation; and _x000D__x000D_ +(m) The use of the best available science. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While it was suggested by some that the just transition should be included in the section on _x000D__x000D_ +principles, Jamaica is of the opinion that the just transition should be in a standalone Article. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, synergies and complimentary with related multilateral environmental agreements _x000D__x000D_ +particularly the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the United Nations Framework _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity and avoiding duplication of _x000D__x000D_ +provisions as well as cooperation with international organizations that are relevant to the subject _x000D__x000D_ +matter needs to be included. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1236," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Japan'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan’s statement on Capacity building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer (15th November) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As capacity building and financing are mutually relevant, we would like to _x000D__x000D_ +reiterate the importance of targeted assistance. Following our _x000D__x000D_ +intervention in financing, assistance to capacity building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance should be provided to the countries most in need, and be _x000D__x000D_ +targeted to most effective and cost-efficient efforts. In particular, _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a basic waste management system at the local level is _x000D__x000D_ +essential, which could also work for other types of wastes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For Paragraph 1, the adjectives for capacity-building such as sustainable, _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive and adequate sound broad and interpretations on each _x000D__x000D_ +adjective vary. The adjective Timely and appropriate capacity-building is _x000D__x000D_ +preferable. Furthermore, for the word “retain,” at the end of sentence, we _x000D__x000D_ +believe that it is important that countries could develop on their own once _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate capacity is built, so assistance to the development should not _x000D__x000D_ +always be “retained.” Our limited resources should be used effectively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For Paragraph 3, private sector has also been engaged in capacity building, _x000D__x000D_ +so providing assistance by private sector should be covered in this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. We would also like to point out that the second sentence is _x000D__x000D_ +duplicated with the first sentence, so we propose to delete the second _x000D__x000D_ +sentence, except for the important element of due consideration to _x000D__x000D_ +propriety rights on technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of timely _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, comprehensive and adequate appropriate capacity-building and technical assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries Parties most in need, in particular, to least developed countries and SIDS, to assist _x000D__x000D_ +them in implementing their obligations under his instrument* and to retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical assistance to support _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and coordination with other multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties within their respective capabilities shall promote and facilitate supported by the private sector _x000D__x000D_ +and other relevant stakeholders, the development, transfer on mutually agreed terms, diffusion of and access _x000D__x000D_ +to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address plastic pollution, including through safe and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes with due consideration to proprietary rights. In _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of _x000D__x000D_ +new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, including _x000D__x000D_ +with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1237," Preamble, Definitions, Principles, and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_preamblescopeanddefinitions.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['Kenya'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya’s position on Part 1 of Synthesis report _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya aligns to the African submission done by Gambia. _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya’s position is that the options provided are too many and need to be _x000D__x000D_ +condensed. _x000D__x000D_ +Under the title “Cooperation coordination and complementarity” add a new item _x000D__x000D_ +i) Diverse regional seas conventions such as Nairobi Convention among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya observes that terms to be defined are scattered throughout the document _x000D__x000D_ +and Contact group 3 may not be able to capture everything. Indeed the bulk of _x000D__x000D_ +the technical terminologies are in the text handled by Contact Group 1. We _x000D__x000D_ +emphasize that definition of terms could be contextualized to the place of _x000D__x000D_ +application. _x000D__x000D_ +After considering the submission from the UNEP Secretariat, Kenya proposes _x000D__x000D_ +that the following terms also require to be defined _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Avoidable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Unavoidable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +PRO _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Waste segregation _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Pickers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Non-toxic circularity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Equity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic value chain _x000D__x000D_ +3. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya notes that the options given are too many and need to be condensed. _x000D__x000D_ +We reaffirm the principles of the Rio Declaration on environment and _x000D__x000D_ +development with specific consideration for: _x000D__x000D_ +• Prevention principle _x000D__x000D_ +• Precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ +• Equity _x000D__x000D_ +• Polluter pays principle – important for EPR and means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measures _x000D__x000D_ +• Common but differentiated responsibilities _x000D__x000D_ +• The non-regression principle _x000D__x000D_ +• Transparency and access to information and use of the best available _x000D__x000D_ +science and scientific information to inform decision making _x000D__x000D_ +• Transboundary environmental Justice _x000D__x000D_ +• Liability and compensation _x000D__x000D_ +• Human Right to a clean and healthy environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• Substitution Principles _x000D__x000D_ +• Just Transition _x000D__x000D_ +• Non-toxic circularity _x000D__x000D_ +We also recommend for operationalization of the aforementioned principles _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya notes that the Chair’s submission is comprehensive enough and could be _x000D__x000D_ +used to develop a shorter sharper scope. Some of the areas to be prioritized _x000D__x000D_ +includes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +clearly reflect the provisions of UNEA resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +emphasize a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Address all sources of plastic pollution and leakage, including legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize sustainable production and consumption of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including environmentally sound management, resource efficiency and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Address effects of plastic on human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elimination of problematic, harmful and high-risk plastic categories _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya also notes that there are few repetitions and lack of consistency and _x000D__x000D_ +interchangeable use of words such as fair transition vs just transition, waste _x000D__x000D_ +workers vs waste pickers etc. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1238," Preamble, Definitions, Principles, and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexico_preambledefinitionsprinciplesscope.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['Mexico'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico’s proposals and highlights on preamble, definitions, principles _x000D__x000D_ +and scope. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico supports the inclusion of the elements contained in the submission _x000D__x000D_ +sent by the GRULAC region for this section. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We want to stress the reaffirmation of the Rio Principles and the the 2030 _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda for Sustainable Development, the recognition of the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +a just transition; the recognition of a human-rights-based approach, _x000D__x000D_ +including the rights of Indigenous Peoples; recognition of the importance _x000D__x000D_ +of the informal sector; recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable environment, as well as recognition the interlinkages _x000D__x000D_ +between the different planetary crisis such as climate change, biodiversity _x000D__x000D_ +loss, pollution and desertification. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We consider important to Recall the United Nations Declaration on the _x000D__x000D_ +Rights of Indigenous Peoples. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We suggest recalling Resolution 76.17 of the World Health Assembly ""The _x000D__x000D_ +impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health"" (2023); and ILO _x000D__x000D_ +Fundamental Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico presented a long list of definitions identified in our legislation and _x000D__x000D_ +as per our official standards, we are flexible in identifying those definitions _x000D__x000D_ +that are essential for the implementation of the instrument, therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico considers appropriate to start working with definitions existing in _x000D__x000D_ +other MEAs, resolutions and relevant documents mentioned in the _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis report, we also consider that there are definitions from other _x000D__x000D_ +international bodies that could be relevant to the instrument and there are _x000D__x000D_ +some definitions we could keep discussing while there is some advance on _x000D__x000D_ +the deliberations of working group 1 regarding core obligations and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some definitions related to bio plastics, compostable plastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +definitions related to just transition; waste pickers, workers in informal and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperative settings are not identified in the synthesis report and should be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed as well. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico is supportive of intersessional work to start discussions on relevant _x000D__x000D_ +definitions related to discussions from WG1. _x000D__x000D_ +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico considers that principles should guide the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument so principles should be in the front of the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We strongly support the list of principles submitted by GRULAC, specially _x000D__x000D_ +we consider important to prioritize those related to the human right to a _x000D__x000D_ +clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, health, the rights of _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous Peoples, just transition, and a gender perspective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, we would like to see the Rio Declaration principles reflected, we _x000D__x000D_ +can be flexible on stating them in general or listing those that are _x000D__x000D_ +particularly relevant such as the precautionary principle, transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +access to information and public participation; Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR), CBDR, among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico stresses the use of the best available science, including traditional _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also consider that international instruments must recognise the _x000D__x000D_ +Importance of addressing gender equality and women’s and girls’ _x000D__x000D_ +empowerment _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +their _x000D__x000D_ +implementation _x000D__x000D_ +programmes _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +have _x000D__x000D_ +consequently developed individual gender action plans to support States _x000D__x000D_ +parties, so we support the gender perspective as a guiding principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we would like to see reflected the hierarchy of plastic as a principle _x000D__x000D_ +to protect the rights to health and a healthy environment, considering that _x000D__x000D_ +technically the best waste is that which is not generated, it is highly _x000D__x000D_ +recommended to promote the prevention, reduction, reuse and recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste before considering the energetic use and its final disposal, _x000D__x000D_ +seeking balance in all ecosystems of the planet. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico considers that UNEA resolution 5/14 has the elements for the scope, _x000D__x000D_ +which is based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life-_x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic, including legacy plastic, to protect the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1239," Financing, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer, National Plan",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/morocco_financing.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Morocco'],"['iii1', 'iii2']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +14th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Statement of the Kingdom of Morocco _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + I/ On Part III, paragraph 1, related to Financing: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Morocco, aligns itself with the position of the AG as read out earlier, by _x000D__x000D_ +Ethiopia, and which is in favour of option 1 on the establishment of a _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism for a newly established dedicated fund that comprises _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and _x000D__x000D_ +private, without prejudice to the possibility of using financing from _x000D__x000D_ +existing environmental funds to support, capacity-building and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, which will allow for the timely full implementation of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument by developing countries and avoid possible delays caused by the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of the new Fund; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Morocco would like to seize this opportunity to underline the importance _x000D__x000D_ +of accessibility, sustainability and predictability of the funds without _x000D__x000D_ +which, implementation of the Future instrument will not be possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Statement of the Kingdom of Morocco _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On part IV (paragraph 2) related to Capacity-building, technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Kingdom of Morocco aligns itself with the African position as read out _x000D__x000D_ +by Ethiopia; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Kingdom of Morocco considers capacity building and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfers as fundamental pillars for the implementation of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument in plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +3. The kingdom of Morocco as an African country is linking the dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +financial fund as reflected in option 1 to support the needs in capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer to allow for the full implementation of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument by developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Morocco considers that technology transfer should cover cooperation in _x000D__x000D_ +research, science and technology. In this regard, Morocco is supportive of the _x000D__x000D_ +proposition, made by some delegations, to have a separated provision on _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer to provide for long term solutions; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Morocco considers that capacity building have to be identified according to _x000D__x000D_ +the national capacities and specific needs of each developing country, which _x000D__x000D_ +levels of development are not identical. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Statement of the Kingdom of Morocco _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + On Part IV related to national plans: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Kingdom of Morocco would like to align itself with the AG statement as read _x000D__x000D_ +out by Ethiopia; _x000D__x000D_ +2. From Morocco’s perspective, National Plans have to be designed towards _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of clearly defined objectives of the future instrument and of a _x000D__x000D_ +combination of global and nationally determined targets that will be set in the _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs on obligations and control measures that are discussed in Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Morocco while considering this provision, is underlining that elaboration of _x000D__x000D_ +national plans is tightly linked with capacity building needs and technical _x000D__x000D_ +support in addition to the importance of considering national circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ +4. Morocco is of the view that developing national plans is also linked with the _x000D__x000D_ +availability of financing; _x000D__x000D_ +5. Finally, Morocco considers that the timeframe proposed, in paragraph 2, for _x000D__x000D_ +submission of national action plan need to be flexible and open in order to take into _x000D__x000D_ +account the capacities of countries from the developing world. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1240, National Plan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nepal_naps.pdf,['national plans'],['Nepal'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document," Dear co-chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Good morning. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-chair, for providing this opportunity to make intervention _x000D__x000D_ +on contact2, INC-3 meeting . Our delegation request to the UNEP, _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to include the following statement in the Zero draft of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +1.Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan to fulfil _x000D__x000D_ +its obligations under this instrument* and to achieve its _x000D__x000D_ +objective(s). _x000D__x000D_ +I request to include no 1.1.h. quantification of Emissions of _x000D__x000D_ +greenhouse gas and method of measurement of emission and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic through its life cycle;. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. Co-chair _x000D__x000D_ +Delegation of Nepal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1241, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Norway'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," Error! No text of _x000D__x000D_ +specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financial resources (and mechanism) _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of private sector _x000D__x000D_ +financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their support, _x000D__x000D_ +including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, take into _x000D__x000D_ +account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. To support the implementation of the obligations under this instrument by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly prioritising parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, especially SIDS and least _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries there shall be a mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible and timely financial resources. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources, _x000D__x000D_ +domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of an existing financial arrangement. _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*4 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [A1]: This amendment is to make the _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph neutral as to the selection of either option 1 or 2 in _x000D__x000D_ +paras 6 and 7 _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding from all sources, the guidance _x000D__x000D_ +provided by the governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness. It shall, based on such review, take relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism.5 _x000D__x000D_ +9. [Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers within its _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its collection. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities and procedures for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of the fee to the financial Mechanism established _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 4.6 ] _x000D__x000D_ +10. Each Party shall aim to make finance flows consistent with the goals of this instrument: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could hold _x000D__x000D_ +polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in which the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. It could generate revenue to _x000D__x000D_ +finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1242," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Pakistan'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"2. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of timely, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance , to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, in particular, to least developed countries and SIDS, to assist them in implementing their _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +support the implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and coordination with other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +New Proposal for Paragraph-3 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Developed country Parties and other Parties within their capabilities shall promote and facilitate, _x000D__x000D_ +supported by the private sector and other relevant stakeholders as appropriate, development, transfer _x000D__x000D_ +and diffusion of, and access to, up-to-date environmentally sound economical and efficient technologies _x000D__x000D_ +to address plastic pollution to developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and _x000D__x000D_ +small island developing States, and Parties with economies in transition, to strengthen their capacity to _x000D__x000D_ +effectively implement this Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1243, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Pakistan'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1. Proposal of Pakistan on Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Title of Finacing will be replaced with Financial Resources and Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports Option 1 of new established dedicated fund (As an example of _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral Fund for successful implementation of Montreal Protocol). _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraphs 9 and 10 should be undertaken during the intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1244, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_nationalplans.pdf,['national plans'],['Pakistan'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal of Pakistan on National Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan suggests the title National Action Plans or National _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation Plans _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan does not support paragraph 5 and should be deleted. _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of primary plastic polymers is still under discussion in Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 and it is prejuduge to discuss in Contact Group 2. _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan suggests that each party should develop the inventory or baseline _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic production and products, import of plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure for managements of plastic waste particularly recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +v. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan also suggests that each party should have specific legislation to _x000D__x000D_ +take measures for plastic pollution under Nationa Plans. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1245, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Pakistan'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal of Pakistan on Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports Option 2 with sub-option 1.1 (by ending plastic pollution) _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1246, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_primaryplasticpolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Pakistan'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal of Pakistan on Primary Plastic Polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan does not support inclusion of primary plastic polymers as it is beyond the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate of UNEA 5/14 which only emphasize on to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1247, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_philippines.pdf,['financing'],['Philippines'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text_x000D__x000D_ +at the 3rd session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop a_x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +On Part III (1) Financing1_x000D__x000D_ +Par 2_x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should shall, and Parties in a position to do so, multilateral_x000D__x000D_ +organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their support_x000D__x000D_ +on grant or concessional terms, including through finance, capacity-building_x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer, for the implementation of this instrument* by_x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties._x000D__x000D_ +Par 3_x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing_x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2 of this Article, take into account of the specific needs and special_x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing States (SIDS),_x000D__x000D_ +least developed countries, or environmentally or ecologically vulnerable_x000D__x000D_ +developing countries._x000D__x000D_ +Par 4_x000D__x000D_ +4. A_x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism_x000D__x000D_ +for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate,_x000D__x000D_ +accessible and timely financial resources is hereby established to support the_x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, particularly_x000D__x000D_ +SIDS and least developed countries and environmentally or ecologically_x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable developing countries. The Mechanism shall include financial_x000D__x000D_ +resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private._x000D__x000D_ +Par 6 and 7 [Combination of Options 1 and 2]_x000D__x000D_ +The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s);_x000D__x000D_ +For support of early action and implementation, the Mechanism shall also consist of_x000D__x000D_ +dedicated Fund(s) within an existing financial arrangement to be accessed by_x000D__x000D_ +developing country parties, particularly SIDS, LDCs and environmentally or ecologically_x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable developing countries._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body shall at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of_x000D__x000D_ +the newly established dedicated fund(s);_x000D__x000D_ +1 Proposed additional language is underscored. Proposed deletions are struck out._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1248, Institutional Arrangement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_institutionalarrangements.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Russian Federation'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"We believe that the Conference of the Parties should be the governing body of the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We prefer to clarify the mandate of the COP in the text of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Concerning the functions reflected in the synthesis report as we mentioned at the _x000D__x000D_ +preparatory meeting we believe that “Considering matters related to compliance» _x000D__x000D_ +(article 58 subarticle d) shall be left with the national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +We think that the section on the governing body should be based on the text of the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention, including the adoption of the rules of procedure and financial _x000D__x000D_ +rules. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding subsidiary bodies, we think that we shouldn’t prejudge our work and to _x000D__x000D_ +leave the decision on the establishment of the subsidiary bodies to the future COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1249, Objective and Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russianfederation_objective.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers']",['Russian Federation'],"['i2', 'ii1']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +To prevent plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and its _x000D__x000D_ +related risks to human health, and to eliminate legacy plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II. _x000D__x000D_ +Article 1. – Primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation supports “option zero” with regards to this article, _x000D__x000D_ +which means that primary polymers must not be discussed within the INC process _x000D__x000D_ +and shall not be part of the future Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian delegation would like to draw the attention to the fact that _x000D__x000D_ +during the work of the Contact Group III most of the countries expressed their _x000D__x000D_ +clear support to the position that the scope of the future Instrument shall be strictly _x000D__x000D_ +in line with the mandate for these negotiations as defined by the UNEA Resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of primary polymers lies beyond the mandate of the above-_x000D__x000D_ +mentioned Resolution and beyond the mandate of UNEP itself. We would like to _x000D__x000D_ +emphasize once again that the INC process is an environmental process, which _x000D__x000D_ +shall not cross into areas of primary polymers, production and trade. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1250, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Sri Lanka'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact group -2 _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka Submission on Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument is aimed to implement a range of measures aimed at eradicating plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +throughout its entire lifecycle. So, the financial mechanism should be aligned with the obligations _x000D__x000D_ +of the countries in assisting Developing countries and countries in economic transition in _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the obligations /targets set by the treaty with adequate proportions without limiting to _x000D__x000D_ +specific purposes, which includes cross cutting areas such as health and hygiene, education, _x000D__x000D_ +awareness, and promotion allowing the governing body to decide on its mobilization. _x000D__x000D_ +Consequently, Sri Lanka would like to support for the endorsement of combination of option _x000D__x000D_ +01and 02 in the Zero Draft, which outlines the establishment of dedicated fund(s) and where _x000D__x000D_ +possible to utilize the existing financial arrangements in fulfilling the obligations set out by this _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +However, relying solely on a single funding source, as suggested in paragraph 9, proves to be a _x000D__x000D_ +challenging approach. Hence, it is crucial to explore all potential funding sources _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensively. This includes identifying funds from developed countries (as proposed by _x000D__x000D_ +several delegates) and producers, the private sector, based on the market-based instruments like _x000D__x000D_ +EPR and polluters pay principle. These diverse funding sources should be incorporated into the _x000D__x000D_ +text, accompanied by a well-defined and transparent mechanism to ensure a robust and effective _x000D__x000D_ +financial framework. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1251, Implementation and Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_implementationandcompliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Brazil'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comments: _x000D__x000D_ +The Brazilian delegation supports the establishment of a committee focused on _x000D__x000D_ +facilitating implementation and promoting compliance. It must be of a facilitative and _x000D__x000D_ +non-punitive nature, prioritizing dialogue between the Parties with a view to promoting _x000D__x000D_ +progress. The committee must oversee aspects of both compliance and challenges faced _x000D__x000D_ +by developing countries regarding the implementation of the instrument. In that spirit, _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil recalls the first sentence of principle 7 of the Rio Declaration, which reads ‘’States _x000D__x000D_ +shall cooperate in a spirit of global partnership to conserve, protect and restore the _x000D__x000D_ +health and integrity of the Earth's ecosystem’’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The committee may consider issues on the basis of written submissions from any Party _x000D__x000D_ +with respect to its own compliance, but not of written submission from any Party _x000D__x000D_ +regarding another Party’s compliance nor information provided by the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The modalities of such committee should be dealt with at a later stage. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(SUGGESTED TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTER) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 3: _x000D__x000D_ +“The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures, WHICH SHALL _x000D__x000D_ +CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING STATE PARTIES, adopted by the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +at its first session and shall report to the governing body*”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 6: _x000D__x000D_ +“The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance issues, INCLUDING CHALLENGES FACED BY _x000D__x000D_ +DEVELOPING _x000D__x000D_ +STATE _x000D__x000D_ +PARTIES _x000D__x000D_ +REGARDING _x000D__x000D_ +IMPLEMENTATION, _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +make _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations to the governing body*, as appropriate. The committee shall consist _x000D__x000D_ +of [X] members relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +striving to reflect a balance of expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with [X] members each from the five regional groups of the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations and [X] members from the SIDS, taking into account the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1252, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_nationalplans.pdf,['national plans'],['Brazil'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +National Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(SUGGESTED TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTER) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1: _x000D__x000D_ +“Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan to fulfil its obligations under _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument* and to achieve its objective(s). The national plans shall be based on _x000D__x000D_ +the format in annex G, WHICH SHALL BE FLEXIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO NATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +REALITIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES, and shall include at least relevant elements related _x000D__x000D_ +to:.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 6: _x000D__x000D_ +“Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their national _x000D__x000D_ +plans every [X] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*, [with each update representing a progression] INDICATING ANY PROGRESS _x000D__x000D_ +MADE AND/OR CHALLANGES FACED compared to the Party’s previous national plan”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1253, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_nationalplans.pdf,['national plans'],['Chile'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Chile believes that National plans are key to the effective implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National plans represent an important challenge of standardization of measurement and _x000D__x000D_ +commitments on the part of the States. This requires criteria of uniformity and _x000D__x000D_ +transparency. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the wording in the Zero Draft: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chile agrees with what is established in numeral 2, on the communication of the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan to the governance body, within a determined period of time through the Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +when this instrument enters into force. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to numeral 4, Chile sees value in the wording in this matter, because it leaves _x000D__x000D_ +an opportunity for a Party to, at any time, adjust its national plan with a view to improving _x000D__x000D_ +its level of ambition, in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the governance body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, Chile proposed the following modification: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A Party may incorporate at any time new measures into its national plan with a view _x000D__x000D_ +to enhancing its level of ambition, in accordance with guidance adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This wording makes it possible to encourage the incorporation of new measures into the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan presented by a State at any time with a view to increasing its level of _x000D__x000D_ +ambition. In that sense, it would not just be “adjusting” - as mentioned in the initial text - _x000D__x000D_ +but it leaves open the option of incorporating new measures and actions that allow the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan to be complemented in a constructive and positive manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1254, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costarica_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Costa Rica'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the Delegation of the Republic of Costa Rica on CG2 _x000D__x000D_ +Monday 13th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Part III of the Zero Draft, on Financing, Costa Rica considers Option 2.6 as the _x000D__x000D_ +most appropriate, it is of utmost importance for the compliance of this instrument to have _x000D__x000D_ +an efficient and reliable existing financial mechanism, like GEF. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We see the need, as Colombia and Mexico, to have the support of experts in means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1255, Implementation and Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_implementationandcompliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 2 of Part IV of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE), please, find attached the text drafting proposal by the _x000D__x000D_ +European Union and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part IV – Provision 2 – IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism including a Committee as a subsidiary body of the governing body* to _x000D__x000D_ +promote facilitate implementation of, and promote review compliance with, the all _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of this instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitative in nature and shall pay _x000D__x000D_ +particular attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties. 79 _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at its first session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*, as appropriate. 80 The committee shall consist of 17 members with recognized _x000D__x000D_ +competence in fields relevant to this instrument*, including legal or technical expertise, to _x000D__x000D_ +be elected by the governing body* striving to reflect a balance of expertise and on the _x000D__x000D_ +basis of equitable geographical representation, with three members each from the five _x000D__x000D_ +regional groups of the United Nations and two members from the SIDS, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a _x000D__x000D_ +maximum of two consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect _x000D__x000D_ +nine members to the committee for an initial term of [X] years and eight members for a _x000D__x000D_ +term of [half of X] years. Thereafter, the governing body* shall elect at its relevant regular _x000D__x000D_ +sessions nine members for a term of [X] years. The members and alternate members shall _x000D__x000D_ +remain in office until their successors are elected. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional options _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding another Party's compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by Requests from the secretariat, based on information _x000D__x000D_ +available to it, inter alia from national reports with respect to the status of _x000D__x000D_ +submission of information under [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +e. Information available to the committee, inter alia from national reports. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall elaborate its rules of procedure,81 which shall _x000D__x000D_ +be subject to endorsement by the governing body* at its second session. The governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* may adopt further terms of reference for the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +8. The Committee shall make every effort to adopt its recommendations by consensus. If all _x000D__x000D_ +efforts at consensus have been exhausted and no consensus is reached, such _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations shall as a last resort be adopted by a two thirds majority vote of the _x000D__x000D_ +members present and voting, based on a quorum of half of the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1256, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/srilanka_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Sri Lanka'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group -1 _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka Submission _x000D__x000D_ + for _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We endorse option 1 and however, would like to emphasize the importance of establishing thorough _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines and criteria. We advocate for the development of a comprehensive list of chemicals, chemical _x000D__x000D_ +groups, and polymers that warrant elimination or phased-out. This list should be thoroughly identified _x000D__x000D_ +using well-defined criteria that consider the toxicity nature, risk and hazard to health and environment _x000D__x000D_ +and the application of these products. Our proposal is to engage in an intersessional process that ensures _x000D__x000D_ +a robust evaluation of substances, aligning with proper criteria to guide the elimination or phased-out _x000D__x000D_ +approach. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1257, Final Provisions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_finalprovisions.pdf,['final provisions'],['United States Of America'],['part vi'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission by the United States of America at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Final Provisions (Part VI) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Right to vote _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party to this Convention shall have one vote, except as provided for in paragraph 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. A regional economic integration organization, on matters within its competence, shall exercise _x000D__x000D_ +its right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of its member States that are Parties _x000D__x000D_ +to this Convention and accredited and present at the time of the vote. Such an organization _x000D__x000D_ +shall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States exercises its right to vote, and vice _x000D__x000D_ +versa. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1258, Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_institutionalarrangements.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['United States Of America'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission by the United States of America at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional Arrangements (Part V) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part V: Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Conference of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Ex-_x000D__x000D_ +ecutive Director of UNEP no later than one year after the date of entry into force of _x000D__x000D_ +this [instrument]. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +shall be held at regular intervals to be decided by the Conference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at such _x000D__x000D_ +other times as may be deemed necessary by the Conference, or at the written re-_x000D__x000D_ +quest of any Party, provided that, within six months of the request being communi-_x000D__x000D_ +cated to the Parties by the secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt at its _x000D__x000D_ +first meeting rules of procedure and financial rules for itself and any of its subsidi-_x000D__x000D_ +ary bodies, as well as financial provisions governing the functioning of the secre-_x000D__x000D_ +tariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review and evalua-_x000D__x000D_ +tion the implementation of this [instrument]. It shall perform the functions assigned _x000D__x000D_ +to it by this [instrument] and, to that end, shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Establish such subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the im-_x000D__x000D_ +plementation of this [instrument]; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Cooperate, where appropriate, with competent international organiza-_x000D__x000D_ +tions and intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(c) Regularly review all information made available to it and to the secre-_x000D__x000D_ +tariat pursuant to Article [X,X] (e.g., Reporting, Transparency/tracking, _x000D__x000D_ +Information exchange)]; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) Consider any recommendations submitted to it by [compliance mecha-_x000D__x000D_ +nism]; and _x000D__x000D_ +(e) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for _x000D__x000D_ +the achievement of the objective of this [instrument]; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic En-_x000D__x000D_ +ergy Agency, as well as any State not a Party to this [instrument], may be repre-_x000D__x000D_ +sented at meetings of the Conference of the Parties as observers. Any body or _x000D__x000D_ +agency, whether national or international, governmental or non‑governmental, that _x000D__x000D_ +is qualified in matters covered by this [instrument] and has informed the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +of its wish to be represented at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties as an ob-_x000D__x000D_ +server may be admitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object. The _x000D__x000D_ +admission and participation of observers shall be subject to the rules of procedure _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. A secretariat is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The functions of the secretariat shall be: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) To make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +and any other bodies as may be established under this agreement or by the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties and to provide them with services as required; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) To facilitate assistance to Parties on request, in the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +this [instrument]; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) To coordinate, as appropriate, with the secretariats of relevant interna-_x000D__x000D_ +tional bodies; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) To assist Parties in the exchange of information related to the imple-_x000D__x000D_ +mentation of this [instrument]; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) To prepare and make available to the Parties periodic reports based on _x000D__x000D_ +information received pursuant to Article [X (Compliance)] and Article [X _x000D__x000D_ +(Reporting)] and other available information; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(f) To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +into such administrative and contractual arrangements as may be required _x000D__x000D_ +for the effective discharge of its functions; and _x000D__x000D_ +(g) To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this [instrument] _x000D__x000D_ +and such other functions as may be determined by the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The secretariat functions for this [instrument] shall be performed by the Execu-_x000D__x000D_ +tive Director of UNEP, unless the Conference of the Parties decides, by a _x000D__x000D_ +[three‑fourths] majority of the Parties present and voting, to entrust the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +functions to one or more other international organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The secretariat and the host State may conclude a headquarters agreement. The _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat shall enjoy legal capacity in the territory of the host Site and be granted _x000D__x000D_ +such privileges and immunities by the host State as are necessary for the exercise _x000D__x000D_ +of its functions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international _x000D__x000D_ +bodies, may provide for enhanced cooperation and coordination between the Secre-_x000D__x000D_ +tariat and the secretariats of other multilateral environmental agreements and other _x000D__x000D_ +conventions dealing with matters covered by this [instrument]. The Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide fur-_x000D__x000D_ +ther guidance on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1259, Exemptions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_nationalsecurity.pdf,['exemptions available to a Party upon request'],['United States Of America'],['ii4'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission by the United States of America at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Placement to be determined _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Placeholder to consider exemptions or exclusions for national _x000D__x000D_ +security and certain public health issues.] _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1260, Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/vietnam_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Vietnam'],['i1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Viet Nam_ Proposal for Preamble text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“The Parties to this instrument, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the _x000D__x000D_ +2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development’s reaffirmation of these _x000D__x000D_ +principles; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the roles of relevant multilateral environmental agreements, especially the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and _x000D__x000D_ +Their Disposal; the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for _x000D__x000D_ +certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; the United Nations Convention on the Law of _x000D__x000D_ +the Sea; Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Framework Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +Climate Change and its Paris Agreement; the International Convention for the Prevention of _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution from Ships; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that plastics play important roles in society, including in contributing to the _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable Development Goals, and their applications, including in public health and food _x000D__x000D_ +safety; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that plastic pollution is a global concern, impacting human health, livelihoods, _x000D__x000D_ +food security, and the environment, in particular the marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the importance of contributing to the realization of a just and equitable _x000D__x000D_ +international economic order which takes into account the interests and needs of humankind _x000D__x000D_ +as a whole and, in particular, the special interests and needs of developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the differences in developing country Parties’ starting points and approaches, _x000D__x000D_ +economic structures and resource bases, available technologies and other individual _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, as well as the need to maintain strong and sustainable economic growth and _x000D__x000D_ +the need for equitable and appropriate contributions by each of the developed country Parties _x000D__x000D_ +to the global effort; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the challenges faced by developing country Parties to manage solid and _x000D__x000D_ +other wastes and deploy the up-to-date technologies required by circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +approaches; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting a circular economy that minimizes waste and makes the best use of resources with _x000D__x000D_ +improved product design for easier recycling, promoting repurpose and reuse; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the imperatives of a fair transition of the workforce, particularly waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers, and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally _x000D__x000D_ +defined development priorities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stressing that the level of ambition for obligations shall be commensurate with the level of _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation provided to support developing country Parties, including financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources, capacity-building and technology transfer; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the need to mobilize new and additional financial resources and access to _x000D__x000D_ +technology for developing country Parties to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1261, Exemptions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_exemptions.pdf,['exemptions available to a Party upon request'],['Brazil'],['ii4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 4 (Exemptions) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil needs to reserve its position on this article, as there is no definition of problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products yet. We do not _x000D__x000D_ +know yet which products will be considered as such, and as Brazil has pointed out in other _x000D__x000D_ +occasions, there are important applications such as in the public health system of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, which would need to be eventually exempted from an eventual definition of short-_x000D__x000D_ +lived or single-use plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In any case, Brazil does not believe that exemptions should be decided upon by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body created under the instrument. It should be up for the countries themselves to decide _x000D__x000D_ +about their own exemptions, as they know their own national realities and circumstances. Also, _x000D__x000D_ +there are still internal discussions on the usefulness of restricting exemptions to expiration _x000D__x000D_ +periods. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For those reasons, Brazil proposes the deletion of items 2, 3 and 4 in this proposed article. Brazil _x000D__x000D_ +also awaits discussions on the “procedure” referred to in item 1, last line, to define its position _x000D__x000D_ +on item 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1262, Reporting on Progress,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_reporting.pdf,['reporting on progress\xa0'],['Brazil'],['iv3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on Progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comments: _x000D__x000D_ +The elaboration of national reports should follow a simple and flexible model, in light of _x000D__x000D_ +national capabilities, realities, circumstances and priorities, particularly in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. Such reports should include references to both the progress achieved and the _x000D__x000D_ +challenges faced by Parties, in particular by developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil chooses Option 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1263, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cameroon_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Cameroon'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Cameroon Delegation position: Contact group I on Chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +The Cameroon delegation support the proposal made by the Gabon delegation on _x000D__x000D_ +behave of the African group for option 1, on chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +It is reported that about 1,300 chemicals are concerned with production of _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and subsequently plastics. The use of these chemicals, groups of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers can only be ensured from well researched based _x000D__x000D_ +information that will be provided to the secretariat or the governing body through _x000D__x000D_ +the provision or enrichment of these chemicals in annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +This will permit a well robust national plan to align with the directives that will _x000D__x000D_ +be proposed by a subsidiary organ. _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation will also support intersessional work with a strong proposal from _x000D__x000D_ +experts body to help sharp our understanding on these issues. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-chair. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1264, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cameroon_primarypolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Cameroon'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Cameroon Delegation position: Contact group I on the position on _x000D__x000D_ +primary polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cameroon supports the proposal made by the distinguish delegate of Gabon on _x000D__x000D_ +behave of the Africa group. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics has an adverse impact on human health and the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +production to consumption. This cannot be denied. _x000D__x000D_ + How can we turn off the tap without looking at primary causes, polymers are the _x000D__x000D_ +basic element for plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ +We are for Option 2 and 3/2. However, taxing for production target should be _x000D__x000D_ +based on common but differentiated responsibilities. We will also support _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1265, International Cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costarica_internationalcooperation.pdf,['international cooperation'],['Costa Rica'],['iv5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the Delegation of the Republic of Costa Rica on CG2 _x000D__x000D_ +Wednesday 15th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame Co-Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We face an enormous global challenge with the triple planetary crises of climate change, _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity loss and pollution, including plastics on land and in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +This section of “International Cooperation” should address the development, transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +dissemination and access to technology; the development of research; the exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information to improve the understanding of plastic pollution and advance in technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovation; promotion of technical and scientific cooperation, as well as the use of existing _x000D__x000D_ +information, exchange mechanisms to promote the acquisition of knowledge, among _x000D__x000D_ +others. These will be vital for the achievement and development of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica sees value in using the cooperation section of MINAMATA as an example, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly considering having a Special Trust Fund and a Specific International Programme _x000D__x000D_ +to support Capacity-Building and Technical Assistance on this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1266, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cuba_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Cuba'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Numbers 2 and 3 a) and b) _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba’s Proposal: _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations about Chemicals and polymers of concerns and _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products shall be together into one _x000D__x000D_ +Article named “Sustainable Plastic Consumption and Production”, _x000D__x000D_ +with the following provisions: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall decide at the Conference of the Parties on chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +of concern used in the plastics industry, based on criteria defined in _x000D__x000D_ +annex A, that should be regulated by Stockholm or Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions, according to their objectives. This making-decision _x000D__x000D_ +process can be repeated in any moment when it would be necessary _x000D__x000D_ +and decided by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to take measures to regulate polymers _x000D__x000D_ +with potential adverse impacts on human health or the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +based on criteria contained in annex A, which shall include the uses _x000D__x000D_ +of the best scientific evidences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +use of problematic and avoidable plastic products, identified on the _x000D__x000D_ +basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives ,in particular _x000D__x000D_ +to developing countries, taking into account their national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic products containing intentionally added microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Arguments for the proposal: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For Cuba the best manner of tackle the chemical of concerns is _x000D__x000D_ +through the increase of synergies and cooperation with Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +and Rotterdam Conventions. Stockholm includes under their _x000D__x000D_ +objectives the plastic additives. Currently, there are 34 chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +listed under this Convention, and 17 of which are closely related to _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As it is explained in the document UNEP/PP/INC3/INF/4 submitted by _x000D__x000D_ +the Secretariat of Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel, the process of _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +reviewing and adding new chemicals categorized as POPs provided _x000D__x000D_ +in Article 8 of the Convention may be relevant for this new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Rotterdam Convention is also relevant for regulating the _x000D__x000D_ +international trade of hazardous chemicals used in plastics. Currently, _x000D__x000D_ +there are 55 chemicals listed in Annex III to this Convention and 15 of _x000D__x000D_ +them are plastic additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba considers that it is very important to avoid any duplication of _x000D__x000D_ +work. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1267, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egypt_chemicalandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Egypt'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.2 of zero draft on _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt supports option 3 with few modifications: _x000D__x000D_ +To read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +“Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate, the presence _x000D__x000D_ +and use, in plastic products, of chemicals, groups of chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment in the production of plastic products, or with properties that _x000D__x000D_ +may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management. The _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt emphasizes that this option should be combined with the _x000D__x000D_ +availability and accessibility for prompt technical support and capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building for developing countries to be able to set an ambition measure _x000D__x000D_ +to phase out chemicals of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1268, Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_assessmentandmonitoring.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iv4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 4 of Part IV of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(PERIODIC ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE _x000D__x000D_ +INSTRUMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION), please, find attached the text drafting _x000D__x000D_ +proposal by the European Union and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part IV – Provision 4 – PERIODIC ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF THE PROGRESS OF _x000D__x000D_ +IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INSTRUMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall entrust a subsidiary body to periodically evaluate the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of this instrument* and based upon this evaluation, determine any measures _x000D__x000D_ +required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall undertake its _x000D__x000D_ +first evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* shall be undertaken no later than [X] 4 _x000D__x000D_ +years after the date of entry into force of the instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] _x000D__x000D_ +years. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities for the evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +technical, financial and economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +body]; 85 _x000D__x000D_ +d. Best available scientific and technical knowledge, including scientific literature _x000D__x000D_ +and other relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Information and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.2 on implementation and compliance mechanism]; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Reports and other relevant information on the alignment of financial flows from _x000D__x000D_ +all sources with the instrument*'s objective and targets, operation of the financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, technology transfer and capacity-building arrangements put in place _x000D__x000D_ +under this instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. Other information the governing body* deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at _x000D__x000D_ +least every [X] years thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production, intentionally added microplastics and avoidable plastic products86, _x000D__x000D_ +with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with respect to their identification, _x000D__x000D_ +production and use by Parties, and their impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review _x000D__x000D_ +body or panel]. 87 This report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, _x000D__x000D_ +including with respect to possible amendments to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]88 may _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of _x000D__x000D_ +giving rise to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review _x000D__x000D_ +body or panel] 89 pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are _x000D__x000D_ +warranted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1269," Preamble, Definitions, Principles and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_preambledefinitionsprinciplesandscope.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Nairobi, 14-15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the European Union and its Member States on Preamble, _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions, Principles and Scope _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS agree with the earlier interventions which favoured a short and concise preamble that _x000D__x000D_ +covers elements strictly relevant to the instrument. The preamble should ideally be kept at a _x000D__x000D_ +similar length to the Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS would like to share our reflection on some of the considerations raised in the Synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report, regarding the preamble, should they be picked up in the future text of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +while maintaining our preference for a short text. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to the suggestion under the header “Plastics and plastic pollution”, EU+MS find _x000D__x000D_ +the reference to the scale of impacts of plastic pollution both on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, as well as the urgency to address them, a very good basis for a preambular text. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We also consider that the multi factorial nature of the problem needs to be highlighted, as this _x000D__x000D_ +is the only way to adequately address all relevant issues throughout the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding “Cooperation, coordination and complementarity”, we would like to include the _x000D__x000D_ +following key international organisations to cooperate with: the United Nations Convention to _x000D__x000D_ +Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the regional sea conventions, the International Maritime _x000D__x000D_ +Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Concerning “Actions to be taken”, EU+MS support the proposal to include a timeframe of 2040 _x000D__x000D_ +in the preamble, however, would prefer the language “ending plastic pollution by 2040” _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to highlight upstream measures such as prevention in the preamble. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS agree with views expressed in the discussion that further work on definitions should be _x000D__x000D_ +informed by the discussion on substantive provisions of the instrument. The focus should be _x000D__x000D_ +on definitions used in the instrument that are critical for the understanding and the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Concerning definitions proposed in the Synthesis report, EU+MS support the definition _x000D__x000D_ +proposed for “Avoidable plastic items”, “Life cycle”, “Problematic plastic item”, and “Recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, waste, and fossil-based plastics”. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + With regards to the inclusion of a definition for “problematic or avoidable plastics”, we suggest _x000D__x000D_ +that the terms “problematic” and “avoidable” are to be defined separately. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +For the following definitions proposed in the Synthesis report with more than one alternative, _x000D__x000D_ +we support the options quoted first i.e. “Full life cycle approach”, “Plastic pollution”, “Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +product (s)”, and “Polymer”. However, the first proposed definition for ‘Plastic polymer’ misses _x000D__x000D_ +the distinction between primary and secondary plastic polymers. These will need to be defined, _x000D__x000D_ +perhaps based the proposed distinction from the 2nd definition (modified from the UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals in Plastics Report). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS can propose definitions for the following terms:: “Plastic”, “Waste management”, “Re-_x000D__x000D_ +use”, “Biodegradable plastics”, “Synthetic polymer microparticles”, Single-use plastic product”, _x000D__x000D_ +“Collection”, “Primary or virgin plastics” (see Annex). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS would want to avoid spending a substantial amount of time discussing principles. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +We consider it important that the comprehensive approach addressing the full lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, take into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Development as well as national circumstances and capabilities. However, _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS do not support singling out individual principles of the Rio Declaration, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, CBDR. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The EU+MS consider that principles provide the framing of the operative provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +future agreement and will guide its interpretation. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Some principles could be contained in the preamble, while others could be set in a specific _x000D__x000D_ +provision or be implicit in substantive provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS are of the view that the scope of the future instrument, covering the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, has been laid down in the UNEA resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Should the view that further clarity and precision on the scope is needed, prevail, a textual _x000D__x000D_ +suggestion can be found in the Annex below, and was also submitted after INC-2, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +However, EU+MS have listened to many earlier interventions and agree that the discussions on _x000D__x000D_ +control measures will provide further detail to the clarification of the scope of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +and hence we could be flexible to go along with scope being implicitly defined by the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument and the scope defined in resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS would also like to recall that UNEA resolution 5/14 indicates that the instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +include provisions “to promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics”. _x000D__x000D_ +Production levels of plastic polymers should therefore be part of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ANNEX _x000D__x000D_ +A proposal from the European Union and its Member States for the provision on Scope _x000D__x000D_ +“This legally binding instrument covers the whole life cycle of plastics, from extraction to _x000D__x000D_ +production, design, use, consumption, disposal and remediation, and addresses all sources of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. It covers plastic materials and products, as well as plastic related chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and microplastics. It recognizes the risk of plastic pollution to human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and the impact on climate change and biodiversity.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A proposal from the European Union and its Member States for Definitions (in addition to or clarifying _x000D__x000D_ +definition included in the Synthesis Report) _x000D__x000D_ +“Plastic means a material consisting of a polymer, to which additives or other substances may _x000D__x000D_ +have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products, _x000D__x000D_ +with the exception of natural polymers that have not been chemically modified.” _x000D__x000D_ +“Waste management’ means the collection, transport, recovery (including sorting), and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of waste, including the supervision of such operations and the after-care of disposal _x000D__x000D_ +sites, and including actions taken as a dealer or broker.” _x000D__x000D_ +“Re-use means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used _x000D__x000D_ +again for the same purpose for which they were conceived.” _x000D__x000D_ +“Biodegradable plastics are designed to decompose at the end of their life by the conversion _x000D__x000D_ +of all their organic constituents (polymers and organic additives) mainly into carbon dioxide _x000D__x000D_ +and water,, new microbial biomass, mineral salts and, in the absence of oxygen, methane. For _x000D__x000D_ +that to happen, in addition to the characteristics of the plastic material, suitable conditions in _x000D__x000D_ +the receiving environment and sufficient time are necessary. This is why plastic _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradation must be considered not only in terms of the properties of the material, but _x000D__x000D_ +above all in terms of a ‘system-property’ where material-related and environment-related _x000D__x000D_ +factors are equally important.” _x000D__x000D_ +“Synthetic polymer microparticles - polymers that are solid and which fulfil both of the _x000D__x000D_ +following conditions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) are contained in particles and constitute at least 1 % by weight of those particles; or build _x000D__x000D_ +a continuous surface coating on particles; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(b) at least 1 % by weight of the particles referred to in point (a) fulfil either of the following _x000D__x000D_ +conditions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(i) all dimensions of the particles are equal to or less than 5 mm; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) the length of the particles is equal to or less than 15 mm and their length to _x000D__x000D_ +diameter ratio is greater than 3.” _x000D__x000D_ +“Single-use plastic product means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and _x000D__x000D_ +that is not conceived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, _x000D__x000D_ +multiple trips or rotations by being returned to a producer for refill or re-used for the same _x000D__x000D_ +purpose for which it was conceived. _x000D__x000D_ +“Collection means the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary _x000D__x000D_ +storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility.” _x000D__x000D_ +“Primary or virgin plastics: plastics manufactured from fossil-based (e.g. crude oil) or _x000D__x000D_ +biobased (e.g. corn, sugarcane, wheat) feedstock that has never been used or processed _x000D__x000D_ +before. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1270, Governing Body and Subsidiary Body,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_governingbodyandsubsidiarybody.pdf,"['governing body', 'subsidiary bodies']",['India'],"['v1', 'v2']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madam Co Facililator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India sees that CoP should be established as the governing body. _x000D__x000D_ +COP will have a permanent secretariat. COP should have subsidi-_x000D__x000D_ +ary bodies on technical and scientific matters in order to help COP _x000D__x000D_ +in effective implementation of the proposed instrument by providing _x000D__x000D_ +informed inputs on scientific and technical matters. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to have a subsidiary body on means of implementa-_x000D__x000D_ +tion also in order to assess the requirement of resources to meet _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the substantive provisions of the proposed instru-_x000D__x000D_ +ment. It is important to understand the needs of funding to meet _x000D__x000D_ +various obligations of the proposed instrument and also about the _x000D__x000D_ +mobilisation of funds, including through a dedicated funding mech-_x000D__x000D_ +anism, to help countries meet substantive obligations as agreed to _x000D__x000D_ +under the instrument, taking into account national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities.This body should also facilitate technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +to developing countries through innovative mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1271," Financing, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jordan_financingandcapacitybuilding.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Jordan'],"['iii1', 'iii2']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement in group 2 (part III and IV of zero draft) _x000D__x000D_ +Thanks for giving Jordan the floor, regarding financing, it goes in parallel with the _x000D__x000D_ +mitigation. If we are going to have a strong convention, we need to put strong _x000D__x000D_ +mitigation in parallel. We need to have also a strong regime for capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer. as well as financing. In this regard, we believe that we _x000D__x000D_ +need to have this strong convention and comprehensive convention. That's why _x000D__x000D_ +from now we need to plan for a good program for capacity building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and technology transfer as well as for financing. That's why... I think _x000D__x000D_ +our colleagues from Saudi Arabia are suggesting that we need to divide the _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building and technology transfer, because if we are going to the content _x000D__x000D_ +of the national plan that we are going or suggesting to have, I think a lot of new _x000D__x000D_ +terminology that they are there, and not all the developing countries, they are _x000D__x000D_ +aware of this technology and approaches. And if we would like to have, as I said, _x000D__x000D_ +strong convention and comprehensive convention, for example, I am talking _x000D__x000D_ +about my country, product design and performance. Eco design still is very new _x000D__x000D_ +terms and we need to have very right capacity buildings to improve this programs _x000D__x000D_ +among our countries, as well as the extended producer responsibility. I am _x000D__x000D_ +following this program since three years. I am still not...comprehensively _x000D__x000D_ +understand what's going on in the extended producer responsibility. That's why I _x000D__x000D_ +think we need to concentrate our efforts in the right direction if we would like to _x000D__x000D_ +have good convention and would like to be this convention implemented. That's _x000D__x000D_ +why from the beginning we need to design our capacity building program and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer in a right way. If this is following the next financing _x000D__x000D_ +arrangement. and that's why we are supporting the option one. This is by size, _x000D__x000D_ +this convention, it will be very huge. We are talking about 100 million of waste _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic and that's why I think we are supporting the option one and even _x000D__x000D_ +plus, as we did in Minamata, we have a financial mechanism plus and here we are _x000D__x000D_ +supporting this option. Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1272, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/newzealand_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['New Zealand'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.2 Chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern, Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 2, to minimize, and as appropriate eliminate, at the _x000D__x000D_ +latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate, as appropriate, at the latest by the dates provided in _x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex A […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand is pleased that all three options are legally binding and we support the use _x000D__x000D_ +of globally agreed criteria to determine chemicals and polymers of concern. Bans on certain _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals will be appropriate in some applications or sectors and not in _x000D__x000D_ +others. Multiple approaches may be needed for addressing chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern. We consider this can be achieved through either Option 1 or 2 and could work _x000D__x000D_ +with either option. New Zealand believes Option 1 best supports safe management of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and precautionary approach, and will provide the strongest provision for _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring the safe circularity of plastics. However, if there is broad preference for Option _x000D__x000D_ +2, New Zealand considers this provision should be time-bound. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1273," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costarica_problematicandavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Costa Rica'],"['ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Intervention by the Republic of Costa Rica _x000D__x000D_ +PART II: 3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1. Wednesday, 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to “Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics”, for Costa _x000D__x000D_ +Rica, the term avoidable plastics must have a sectoral approach. In the case of _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives or substitutes to replace these problematic and avoidable plastics, we _x000D__x000D_ +must take into consideration the health sector, wherein there are currently no _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes or alternatives for a large number of products in this sector. For the food _x000D__x000D_ +sector, they respond to the health safety needs of food and beverage products, yet _x000D__x000D_ +it also represents an important sector where circular economy can play a key role. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, we highly recommend the creation of a group of experts to define the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria to list the chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1274," Awareness Raising, Education and Research",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_awarenessraisingeducationandresearch.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iv7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 7 of Part IV of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(AWARENESS-RAISING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH), please, find attached the text drafting _x000D__x000D_ +proposal by the European Union and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part IV – Provision 7 – AWARENESS-RAISING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant regional or international bodies or _x000D__x000D_ +networks, should cooperate to promote awareness on plastic pollution and the objective _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument* and to incentivize behavioural change, capacity-building and the _x000D__x000D_ +sharing of information, including on Indigenous, traditional and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall provide environmental, health and sustainability information, and take _x000D__x000D_ +relevant measures to raise awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. This may include measures such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, involving all stakeholders, including educational and awareness-_x000D__x000D_ +raising programmes and citizen campaigns; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting public participation and public access to information; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including _x000D__x000D_ +exchange visits and specific dedicated training; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Including issues related to plastic pollution across curricula and practices in _x000D__x000D_ +educational institutions at all levels and in all forms of education; and _x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing communication materials regarding the health risks of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, and the importance of behavioural change as well as potential _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and the importance of behavioural change. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, within their capabilities, at the national, regional and international levels, _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate in promoting and/or undertake relevant research, development, exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information and cooperation to improve understanding of the impacts of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and advance scientific knowledge and promote technological innovation to reduce plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1275, International Cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_internationalcooperation.pdf,['international cooperation'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iv5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 5 of Part IV of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION), please, find attached the text drafting proposal by the _x000D__x000D_ +European Union and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part IV – Provision 5 – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate with each other on a global basis and, as appropriate, on a regional _x000D__x000D_ +basis, and with relevant intergovernmental organizations and other entities, including _x000D__x000D_ +relevant scientific organizations and bodies, to support the effective implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument* and the achievement of its objective, including through strengthening _x000D__x000D_ +and enhancing cooperation with and among relevant legal instruments and frameworks, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote the objective of this instrument* when participating in decision-_x000D__x000D_ +making under other relevant legal instruments, frameworks or global, regional, _x000D__x000D_ +subregional or sectoral bodies. 90 _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote international cooperation in support of the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* through: _x000D__x000D_ +a. The development, transfer, diffusion of and access to technology and technical _x000D__x000D_ +innovation on mutually agreed terms and technical innovation, consistent with _x000D__x000D_ +[part III.2 on capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. The development of research and exchange of information to improve the _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of plastic pollution and advance technological innovation, _x000D__x000D_ +consistent with [part IV.6 on information exchange and part IV.7 on awareness-_x000D__x000D_ +raising, education and research]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. The promotion of technical and scientific cooperation, including regional _x000D__x000D_ +platforms or databases, technical-scientific cooperation projects, and networks of _x000D__x000D_ +technical centres; _x000D__x000D_ +d. The implementation of the monitoring obligations; _x000D__x000D_ +e. The use of existing information exchange mechanisms to promote knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices _x000D__x000D_ +and alternative _x000D__x000D_ +technologies _x000D__x000D_ +that _x000D__x000D_ +are _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally, technically, socially and economically viable. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* will invite, as appropriate, input from relevant scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical bodies, including the Science Policy Panel to be established in accordance with _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant bodies on matters relevant to the fulfilment of its mandate. 91 The _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* may also consider relevant outcomes from the work of the above _x000D__x000D_ +mentioned scientific and technical bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall cooperate and collaborate with relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and organizations, as appropriate, including with a view to ensuring the _x000D__x000D_ +greatest level of consistency among relevant international instruments and organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +92 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1276, Stakeholder Engagement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_stakeholderengagement.pdf,['stakeholder engagement'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iv8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 8 of Part IV of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT), please, find attached the text drafting proposal by the European _x000D__x000D_ +Union and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part IV – Provision 8 – STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. A multi-stakeholder action agenda93 that promotes inclusive, representative and _x000D__x000D_ +transparent actions and leverages efforts through existing bodies, partnerships and other _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives is hereby established. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt the _x000D__x000D_ +modalities for the action agenda.94 _x000D__x000D_ +2. The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other things: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Promote active and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular women, youth and Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities, the _x000D__x000D_ +informal sector and other vulnerable groups, in the development and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument* and to accelerate ambitious action; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Provide a space for relevant stakeholders who wish to do so to report on action _x000D__x000D_ +taken in support of the achievement of the objective of this instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and _x000D__x000D_ +global levels; _x000D__x000D_ +d. In coordination with Parties in their implementation of the instrument*, mobilize _x000D__x000D_ +financial and technical resources from stakeholders, including public and private _x000D__x000D_ +finance stakeholders; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +solutions, including in high-impact sectors and key thematic areas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall incentivize an all-of-society approach to report through the multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder action agenda on measures taken towards the objective and targets of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1277, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Japan'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CG1: Japan’s text Proposal on Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +(Part II.2 of Zero Draft) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding chemicals of concern, it is necessary to avoid duplication with existing international _x000D__x000D_ +conventions and frameworks, in particular, the Stockholm (POPs) Convention and Global _x000D__x000D_ +Framework on Chemicals (GFC). Therefore, coordination with these existing frameworks should be _x000D__x000D_ +indispensable, and basically, consideration on how to address chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +should be made within such existing frameworks. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Behavior and fate of plastic related chemical substances differ depending on the degree of transfer _x000D__x000D_ +from plastics to the environment and when released into the environment. This affects the degree of _x000D__x000D_ +risk of impact on humans and ecosystems. Therefore, it is important to consider the toxicity and _x000D__x000D_ +quantity factor of exposure, and specific measures should be taken according to the level of risk and _x000D__x000D_ +the actual situation in each country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As elaborated in Option 3, specific measures should be determined by each country according to the _x000D__x000D_ +level of risk in considering the objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While we understand the necessity of identifying criteria, domestic implementation will be difficult _x000D__x000D_ +if the instrument lack flexibility in provisions in adapting to the substance, since risk assessment _x000D__x000D_ +methods differ from country to country. It will be necessary to have adjustment provisions that take _x000D__x000D_ +into account the differences in risk assessment methods in each country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specific criteria should be able to take into account the methods of toxicity assessment and the _x000D__x000D_ +situation of the exposed side. The establishment of the criteria in the instrument, if regulation is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary, should be considered in the formal process, taking into account the methods of toxicity _x000D__x000D_ +assessment and information of the exposure side, based on scientific evidence provided by experts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The informal expert meeting led by the UK and Brazil was a good first effort to understand the _x000D__x000D_ +opinions of experts from various countries. However, it was conducted in an informal way. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, during the intersessional period, a formal expert meeting like POPRC of the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention should be established so as to deepen interactive discussions among experts from the _x000D__x000D_ +drafting stage. The selection of the experts should take into consideration the balance of each region. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Countries around the world already manage the risk of chemical substances by considering the risk _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of a product. Furthermore, a product does not necessarily pose adverse _x000D__x000D_ +impacts on human health and the environment at every stage of its life cycle. Also it is not practically _x000D__x000D_ +possible to make state of the risk managed at any stage. Therefore, the phrase “at any stage of the _x000D__x000D_ +product life cycle” in Option 3 should be amended to “throughout the lifecycle”, which would better _x000D__x000D_ +suit the purpose of this regulation. _x000D__x000D_ +This section requires further discussion among experts. So, we would like to reserve our comments _x000D__x000D_ +on Provisions common for Option 1 and 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take necessary measures to manage , in the presence and use of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, the risk of chemicals, and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment throughout life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability and disposal, based on the criteria contained in annex A. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1278," National Plan, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting on Progress, Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument and effectiveness evaluation, International Cooperation, and Awareness Raising, Education and Research",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_napinternationalcooperation.pdf,"['national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'awareness-raising, education and research']",['Japan'],"['iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv5', 'iv7']",In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan’s proposal on _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plan, Implementation and compliance, Reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +progress, Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and effectiveness evaluation, International _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation, Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ +(15th November) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. National action plans _x000D__x000D_ +Entire section, and para 3： _x000D__x000D_ +The measures in the National Plan will not be limited to obligations, but _x000D__x000D_ +also cover ambitious “actions”, including development of mid and long-_x000D__x000D_ +term strategy, towards the objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para1: _x000D__x000D_ +For enabling collective assessment of progress of the measures under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, common modalities and guidelines, in addition to the format, _x000D__x000D_ +are needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national action plan to fulfil its obligations under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and to achieve its objective(s). The national action plans shall be based on the _x000D__x000D_ +modalities, guidelines and format in annex G, and shall include at least relevant elements related to, _x000D__x000D_ +which are not exhausted: _x000D__x000D_ +[ _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +4. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ +5. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +6. Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +10. Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition. ] _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national action plan to the governing body* within [X] _x000D__x000D_ +year[s] of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred to in paragraph 1 when preparing and _x000D__x000D_ +submitting their national action plan. National action plan shall include targets and actions in the _x000D__x000D_ +medium term as well as long-term strategies towards achieving the objective and targets of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national action plan with a view to enhancing its level of ambition, _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and implementation of regional plans to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +every [X] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing body*, with each _x000D__x000D_ +update representing a progression compared to the Party’s previous national action plan. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the implementation of its national action plan towards _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting _x000D__x000D_ +on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 6b is not necessary. Paragraph 6c could cover Paragraph 6b. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional options _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding another Party’s compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by the secretariat with respect to the status of submission of _x000D__x000D_ +information under [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 3: For transparent progress tracking, the data to be reported should be _x000D__x000D_ +objective and with evidence. And it should not be limited to production, _x000D__x000D_ +imports and exports, but include leakage and discharged plastics among _x000D__x000D_ +others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall include, in its reporting, information provided in accordance with [part II.14 on _x000D__x000D_ +transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, paragraphs 2 and 3], including statistical data on _x000D__x000D_ +types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of plastic polymers and products. Ensuring _x000D__x000D_ +transparent assessment of progress by Parties, visualization of implementations should be realized by _x000D__x000D_ +using objective data and its evidence on measures in national action plan and reporting. _x000D__x000D_ +Such data and its evidence include numerical information on production and consumption, leakage _x000D__x000D_ +along the value chain, waste generation, collection of waste, recycling(quantity/rates), collection of _x000D__x000D_ +discharged plastics into the marine and other environments, policy targets and goals reflecting the _x000D__x000D_ +global goal, detailed roadmap towards the realization of the targets and goals, and their achievements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 6: The development of the guidelines is important for promoting _x000D__x000D_ +disclosure, which the governing body may adopt. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6alt. The Governing body shall adopt the guidelines related to disclosures from businesses on their _x000D__x000D_ +activities and financial flows from resources related plastic pollution and related sustainable finance _x000D__x000D_ +practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. [Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least _x000D__x000D_ +every [X] years thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, intentionally added microplastics and avoidable plastic products86, with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +assessing the state of knowledge with respect to their identification, production and use by _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, and their impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or _x000D__x000D_ +panel].87 This report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, including with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to possible amendments to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]88 may _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving _x000D__x000D_ +rise to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or _x000D__x000D_ +panel] 89 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +Par 3d: All relevant monitoring for checking progress of implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the measures should be covered, including monitoring of emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +leakage of macro as well as micro plastics for understanding those _x000D__x000D_ +distribution in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote international cooperation in support of the objective of this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +through: _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. The implementation of the monitoring obligations, including the monitoring of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the environment and the identification of sources of their leakage; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ +Para 2 a. Promoting consumer’s behavioural change will significantly _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to reducing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take relevant measures to raise awareness on plastic pollution and the objective _x000D__x000D_ +of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. This may include measures such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, involving all stakeholders, including educational and awareness-raising _x000D__x000D_ +programmes and citizen campaigns with a view to promoting behavioural change; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1279," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_problematicandavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Japan'],"['ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CG1: Japan’s text Proposal on Problematic and avoidable plastic products, and Exemption _x000D__x000D_ +(Part II 3 and 4 of Zero Draft) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan understands the importance of this elements such as reducing single-use plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +However, measures against problematic and avoidable plastic products should be carefully _x000D__x000D_ +considered taking into account national circumstances and existing national measures, rather than _x000D__x000D_ +direct and uniform enforcement of international rules. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria should be defined by a group of technical experts from multiple stakeholders, including _x000D__x000D_ +scientists, academia, and industry, based on scientific evidence, and such a group should be _x000D__x000D_ +established on a formal process. The entire main para of the Zero Draft should be bracketed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It should be noted that the perspective of risk assessment is important, and in particular, expert _x000D__x000D_ +discussion on how to assess exposure level (e.g. distribution status) of plastics in the environment is _x000D__x000D_ +essential. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The proposed article should be drafted in consideration of the above-mentioned points, and instead _x000D__x000D_ +of setting a uniform list of phase-out/reduction targets as in Option 1, each country should make a _x000D__x000D_ +decision and take appropriate measures according to its circumstances and needs, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration the objective of the instrument, as in Option 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of ""short-lived plastics"" and ""single-use plastics,"" such as avoidable plastics that are used _x000D__x000D_ +only once and can be easily substituted for other materials, should also be carefully discussed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Essential uses such as medical devices that are single-use due to infection control should be _x000D__x000D_ +excluded. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If the need to list problematic plastic products and take reduction measures is determined on _x000D__x000D_ +scientific grounds, it is essential to take measures such as setting a certain period of exemption from _x000D__x000D_ +the viewpoint of avoidability, taking into account the marketability and commercialization schedule _x000D__x000D_ +of alternative plastic and non-plastic products. Therefore, the technical feasibility, availability, and _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility of alternatives should also be considered. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take necessary measures to reduce, as appropriate, not allow the _x000D__x000D_ +production, sale, distribution, import or export of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including single-use plastic product with high risk of environmental leakage, _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on the criteria contained in part I of annex B taking into consideration _x000D__x000D_ +technical feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic products, and _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic impacts. The measures taken to implement this provision, including the _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate nationally determined timeframes for reduction and, as appropriate, phase-_x000D__x000D_ +out, shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of microplastics that are intentionally added, making it difficult to discuss Option and _x000D__x000D_ +detailed regulatory content, where the scope of the regulation is not clear. The target scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +discipline should be discussed first. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the intentional use and addition of microplastics, as stated in the purpose of the article, _x000D__x000D_ +each country should take measures when it is recognized that there are adverse impacts on humans _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment. With that said, we are aware that some countries have achieved results in _x000D__x000D_ +preventing the use of microplastics and their release into the environment through voluntary industry _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives for certain products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The text of the article and criteria should be formulated in consideration of these viewpoints, and _x000D__x000D_ +instead of setting a uniform list of exceptions and disallowing all others, as in Option 1, each country _x000D__x000D_ +should make a decision based on the actual situation and needs, as in Option 2, in light of the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of the instrument, in addition to the difficulty of replacing microplastics, Appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +measures should be taken. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the rationale for targeting only microplastics in the online registry is unclear. It is _x000D__x000D_ +considered sufficient to have them reported by the national action plans in the same way as other _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The medical applications should be indicated as exemptions because they are products directly _x000D__x000D_ +related to the protection of public health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text; _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall identify plastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +based on the element contained in part V of annex B, and take the necessary measures to manage, _x000D__x000D_ +where appropriate restrict and, , not allow, their production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, _x000D__x000D_ +import or export, taking into consideration technical feasibility, availability and accessibility of _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to ［Part IV.1 on national plans］ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This provision is based on the premise of Option 1, which lists problematic plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastic products uniformly around the world and disallows their _x000D__x000D_ +manufacture, etc. For national regulations based on the listed criteria in Option 2, and this _x000D__x000D_ +provision, it is not appropriate because there is no world-wide common list of products. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +discussion of this provision is reserved until the discussion of problematic plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastic products is settled. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1280, Institutional Arrangement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_institutionalarrangement.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Kenya'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya’s submission regarding Institutional arrangement _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya aligns with the African position as submitted by Gambon. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya agrees with proposal 52 that the Conference of the Parties (COP) be the main decision body or _x000D__x000D_ +governing body of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports proposal 56 that the Governing body should adopt its own rules of procedure. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya proposes an additional function for the governing body namely “Issue criteria and standards for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics pollution control”. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya opts for Proposal 63b for the subsidiary bodies to be established and directed by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body as need arises. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya proposes some additional text in 64d “to address conflicts of interest based on a conflict _x000D__x000D_ +resolution mechanism”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1281, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Kenya'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya statement on Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + Kenya supports Africa Group choice for Option 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya acknowledges that plastics are made using different chemicals and additives, and some of the _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals are harmful to human health and the environment. During recycling, plastics are processed _x000D__x000D_ +using high temperatures and the added chemicals contaminate the plastic polymers -increasing the risk _x000D__x000D_ +of recycled products. Because of lack of traceability mechanisms for the chemical composition of the _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, which remain unknown to recyclers, the public cannot be assured of the safety of most _x000D__x000D_ +recycled products. Kenya, therefore, strongly supports option 1 with the minor amendment of adding _x000D__x000D_ +the word “prohibit” to replace “not allow”-in order to make the option more responsive and obligatory. _x000D__x000D_ +We also note that the annex has not been developed for the chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsequently, we support the need for intersessional work guided by scientific knowledge and a _x000D__x000D_ +succinctly determined criteria _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1282," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_problematicandavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Kenya'],"['ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya’s statement on PART 2:3 Problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products including short lived and singe use plastics products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the African choice for Option 1 on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products including short lived and singe use plastics products. We _x000D__x000D_ +affirm that, Kenya has already banned the single use carrier polythene bags _x000D__x000D_ +and also banned single use plastics in protected areas, forests and beaches. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya issues conditional exemptions to the polythene bags for primary _x000D__x000D_ +packaging which are regulated through licensing. Hence this text helps Kenya _x000D__x000D_ +to expand the scope of the existing bans to cover all areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding, intentionally added microplastics, Kenya is aligned to Africa _x000D__x000D_ +Group Choice on Option 1. Microplastics are unique in that they cover all _x000D__x000D_ +polymers. However, they are more widely dispersed due to their small size and _x000D__x000D_ +wider applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya proposes that microplastics and nano-plastics are broad enough and _x000D__x000D_ +should be handled as a stand-alone category covering, both intentional and _x000D__x000D_ +unintentional microplastics. The governing body should provide additional _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis including information on health aspects of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +On Exemptions available to a Party upon request: Kenya supports the _x000D__x000D_ +African Group proposal that clear guidelines and procedures should be _x000D__x000D_ +provided to guide application for exemptions by parties. Kenya also notes _x000D__x000D_ +that, where there are no safe alternatives especially for medical use, _x000D__x000D_ +exemptions are necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + Borrowing from Kenya’s experience on the ban of single use carrier bags, we _x000D__x000D_ +note that exemptions should be granted based on a pre-determined _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, captured in clear guidelines, steps, reduction measures and _x000D__x000D_ +timelines. The exempted categories should be published in a public _x000D__x000D_ +portal, have traceability and accountability mechanisms, clearly labelled _x000D__x000D_ +and accompanied by clear management plan. This is to ensure that the _x000D__x000D_ +exempted plastics do not morph to become authorized unmanaged _x000D__x000D_ +pollutants’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1283," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/palau_problematicandavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Palau'],"['ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022 | Email: mission@palauun.org | Tel. no. +1 (201) 523 - 6206 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by Palau at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 3a - Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023 – Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: H.E. Ambassador Ilana Seid _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator. We align ourselves with the statement made by the Cook Islands. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We produce 300 million tons of plastic each year worldwide, with half of this is for single-use _x000D__x000D_ +items. To put that in context - that’s nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. _x000D__x000D_ +And according to the OECD, 91 percent of all plastic isn’t recycled at all. Instead it ends up in _x000D__x000D_ +landfills or in the environment. Single-use plastics in particular—especially small items like _x000D__x000D_ +straws, bags, and cutlery—are traditionally hard to recycle because they fall into the crevices of _x000D__x000D_ +recycling machinery and therefore are often not accepted by recycling centers. As a result, our _x000D__x000D_ +plastic throwaway culture is already having a devastating impact on our oceans, our wildlife, and _x000D__x000D_ +our health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Palau therefore believes a legally-binding, global provision on Part II Item 3a covers vitally _x000D__x000D_ +important elements of the Instrument and supports Option 1 in the Zero Draft. This Option would _x000D__x000D_ +prevent millions of tons of plastic from entering the waste stream each year. It would also exert _x000D__x000D_ +pressure for companies to innovate, rethink their designs and source sustainable materials. Finally, _x000D__x000D_ +this option would also help shift consumer mind-sets, as people begin to recognize that exorbitant _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable waste is not sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As a starting point on an initial list of criteria and lists for products, we propose to analyze the _x000D__x000D_ +policies of the over 100 countries with existing national restrictions or bans. Products such as _x000D__x000D_ +straws, plastic bags, cotton buds, takeout clamshells, stirrers are commonly restricted or banned, _x000D__x000D_ +and we can look to existing legislation for scientific, sustainability, and economic considerations _x000D__x000D_ +for the inclusion of products in our consultations. Palau would also like to call for the inclusion of _x000D__x000D_ +cigarette filters on this list, as they are the most littered items in the world, harm land and marine _x000D__x000D_ +eco-systems, are very difficult to collect, and disintegrate into toxic micro-plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On “Intentionally added microplastics,” we similarly support Option 1. Some microplastics, like _x000D__x000D_ +the microbeads used in facial scrubs inevitably end up in the water, and get eaten by fish; when _x000D__x000D_ +we consume this seafood, it ends up in our bodies, where the chemicals harm our health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We note that Annex B will include vital information for the operation and implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +item and we should look to intersessional work to create an initial criteria list for consideration, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as to the agreed definitions for terms relevant to this item. Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1284," Institutional Arrangements (Governing Body, Subsidiary Bodies, and Secretariat",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosis_governingbodysubsidiarybodiessecretariat.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']","['Samoa', 'Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)']",['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) _x000D__x000D_ +toward an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +November 15 & 16, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) _x000D__x000D_ +Cluster B: Institutional arrangements (Governing body, subsidiary bodies, and secretariat) _x000D__x000D_ +1. Governing body _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports the establishment of a Conference of the Parties (“COP”) as the main decision-making / _x000D__x000D_ +governing body of the ILBI, comprised of representatives from all Parties to the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI should explicitly authorize the COP to convene ordinary as well as (when necessary) extraordinary _x000D__x000D_ +meetings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI should contain language on some procedural rules for the COP, particularly on decision-making _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., consensus-based decision-making, with allowance for voting if all efforts at achieving consensus are _x000D__x000D_ +exhausted), while allowing the COP to adopt a fuller set of rules of procedure during its first meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI should authorize the COP to establish subsidiary bodies as it sees fit, beyond those established _x000D__x000D_ +by the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible functions of the COP include (Para. 58 of the Synthesis Report (“SR”)): _x000D__x000D_ +a. Taking decisions on convening meetings; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reviewing, evaluating and adopting decisions related to the implementation of the ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Considering and taking any action necessary to achieve the objectives of the ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Considering matters related to compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Establishing subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of the ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Overseeing the work of subsidiary bodies; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Requesting and considering scientific and technical assessments or reviews from the subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies to the ILBI or any independent body linked to the ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Reviewing information made available to it, including through national reporting and subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +With the help of the subsidiary bodies, providing guidance on financial needs for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of measures; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperating, where appropriate, with competent international organizations and intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +and non-governmental bodies; and _x000D__x000D_ +k. Considering amendments to the ILBI proposed by the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports the establishment of certain subsidiary bodies by the ILBI, as well as the ILBI authorizing _x000D__x000D_ +the COP to establish additional subsidiary bodies as the COP deems necessary and appropriate. Each _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary body shall have the authority to adopt its own rules of procedure, subject to approval by the _x000D__x000D_ +COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports the establishment within the ILBI of several subsidiary bodies: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (“STEPs”); _x000D__x000D_ +b. an Implementation and Compliance Committee; _x000D__x000D_ +c. an executive committee or a similar entity to manage the Financial Mechanism established under _x000D__x000D_ +the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Implementation and Compliance Committee _x000D__x000D_ +An Implementation and Compliance Committee would facilitate the implementation of and promote _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with the ILBI. It would pay particular attention to the respective national capabilities and _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of Parties, including the special circumstances of SIDS. It will examine both individual and _x000D__x000D_ +systemic issues of implementation and compliance. Membership in the Committee shall be based on _x000D__x000D_ +election by the COP, with due consideration to equitable geographical representation, including dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +representation for SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs) _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties shall convene appropriate panels of experts qualified in plastics science, technology and socio-_x000D__x000D_ +economic and socio-cultural matters and determine the composition and terms of reference of any such _x000D__x000D_ +panels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties may call upon the STEPs to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Review the implementation of the ILBI, including by assisting with the conduct of effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +assessments; _x000D__x000D_ +b. To provide timely information, including as requested by Parties, on relevant topics, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +cost, safety and market availability of chemicals, inputs and proposed alternatives; _x000D__x000D_ +c. To provide information on standards, guidelines or procedures as may be requested by Parties; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Conduct assessments on measures, actions and approaches under the ILBI, including the potential _x000D__x000D_ +economic, social, cultural and environmental implications of amendments, adjustments and _x000D__x000D_ +proposed regulatory actions; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Develop assessments of minimum funding requirements to the Financial Mechanism necessary for _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of obligations; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Make recommendations for the conduct of risk assessments and environmental impact assessments _x000D__x000D_ +for remediation activities; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Monitor, report and verify remediation activities; and _x000D__x000D_ +h. Undertake any additional action on areas of concern to the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS continues to consider further elaboration of the role, function and design of the Executive _x000D__x000D_ +Committee or other similar entity to manage the Financial Mechanism established under the ILBI. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports the establishment by the ILBI of a secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS is open to the ILBI designating the Executive Director of UNEP or some other international _x000D__x000D_ +organization to perform the functions of the secretariat unless and until the COP decides to entrust the _x000D__x000D_ +functions of the secretariat to another international organization or establish a new, standalone _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Functions of the Secretariat include, among others (Para. 85 of the synthesis report): _x000D__x000D_ +a. Preparation and arrangements for meetings of the COP and subsidiary bodies, and provision of _x000D__x000D_ +related services as required; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Assisting Parties, as required, in the exchange of information related to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Compiling and publishing national reports submitted by the ILBI; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Preparing and making available to the Parties periodic reports based on national reporting and other _x000D__x000D_ +sources of information, as appropriate; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Coordinating, as appropriate, with the secretariats of other relevant international bodies and _x000D__x000D_ +instruments; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Performing any secretariat functions specified in the instrument and any other functions as may be _x000D__x000D_ +determined by the COP; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. Entering, under the overall guidance of the COP, into administrative and contractual arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +that may be required for the secretariat to perform its functions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1285, Alternative Plastics and Plastic Products,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_alternativeplastics.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['Brazil'],"['ii5', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 5.d (Alternative plastics and plastic products) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil points out preference for Option 2 and would like to propose the following insertion of _x000D__x000D_ +words in paragraph 2 (indicated in capital letters) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, BASED ON LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health _x000D__x000D_ +impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1286, Non Plastic Substitutes,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_nonusesubstitutes.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['Brazil'],['ii6'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 6 (Non-plastic substitutes) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil supports the text proposed in the Zero Draft, with the additions in paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +transcribed below, indicated in capital letters. Brazil clarifies that the cooperation mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +mentioned in the proposal is part of a proposal that is being presented in Contact Group II. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The proposal also includes the need of conducting life cycle assessments so that there is no risk _x000D__x000D_ +of utilization of regrettable substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation, INCLUDING THROUGH THE COOPERATION _x000D__x000D_ +MECHANISM REFERRED TO IN [part III, number of Article yet to be determined*], and _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize and promote the development and use at scale of safe, environmentally sound, and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable non-plastic substitutes, including products, technologies and services, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, BASED _x000D__x000D_ +ON LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1287, Product Design,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_productdesign.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Brazil'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 5 a (Product design) _x000D__x000D_ +Pages 10 and 11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would like to indicate that the specific issue of refilling has been discussed internally, _x000D__x000D_ +especially in regards to the “design of plastic products”, which is the object of the “chapeau” of _x000D__x000D_ +proposed Article 5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Refill packages might actually lead to the increase of use of plastic, if the refill package is a _x000D__x000D_ +reinforced package. Because paragraph 1 deals very specifically with the “design of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products”, Brazil cannot support paragraph 1 (a) at this point, because that refill package might _x000D__x000D_ +use more plastic material. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In fact, there is a need to discuss if refilling packages that use more plastic material may be _x000D__x000D_ +considered more sustainable than a refilling package which uses less material. In the long term, _x000D__x000D_ +a reinforced package using more material might lead to the reduction, in general, of demand of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers. Brazil supports the idea, therefore, that the issue of refilling be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed in-depth so INC may take the appropriate decisions on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil is considering Option 2, but expresses its position that minimum design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +criteria cannot be used as trade barriers. These criteria and labelling and certification _x000D__x000D_ +procedures are measures that are being considered by the government and therefore, we need _x000D__x000D_ +to reserve our position on procedures as we are still in the process of defining national _x000D__x000D_ +measures. As annex C has not yet been developed and there is no definition of the “other _x000D__x000D_ +elements” to be contained in an annex, Brazil reserves its position on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would also request for information on the relevant international organizations mentioned _x000D__x000D_ +in the provision common for the options in page 11. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1288, Use of Recycled Plastic Content,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_recycledcontent.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'use of recycled plastic contents']",['Brazil'],"['ii5', 'ii5c']",In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 5.c (Use of recycled plastic contents) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil prefers Option 2 and has to reserve its position on the expression “based on the elements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part III of annex C”, as that annex has not yet been drafted by INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would like to propose the following insertion of words in paragraph 2 of Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +(indicated in capital letters): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Each Party shall take measures to ensure that, where needed, primary plastic in products is _x000D__x000D_ +replaced by safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic content. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision may include the use of regulatory and economic instruments, public _x000D__x000D_ +procurement, or incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in consumer behaviour, AMONG _x000D__x000D_ +OTHER MEASURES, and shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1289," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egypt_problematicandavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Egypt'],"['ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.3 of Zero draft on Problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + Egypt sees merit in option A.2 and B.2 with few modifications: _x000D__x000D_ +To read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products: _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce _x000D__x000D_ +and as appropriate production, sale, distribution, import or export of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products, identified based on national criteria guided _x000D__x000D_ +by the criteria contained in part I of annex B. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision, including the appropriate nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined timeframes for reduction and phase out shall be reflected in _x000D__x000D_ +the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +B. Intentionally added microplastics: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Each Party shall identify plastics and products containing _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics in accordance with the criteria _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part V of annex B, and take the necessary measures _x000D__x000D_ +to manage, or restrict and, or where appropriate, not allow, their _x000D__x000D_ +production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or _x000D__x000D_ +export. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Each Party within its respective regulations shall share _x000D__x000D_ +information on the measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +through the online registry established under [part IV.6 on _x000D__x000D_ +information exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +Otherwise has been decided by the African group by consensus. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1290," Chemicals and Polymers of Concern and Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['India'],"['ii2', 'ii3']",In-session submissions,insession document,"II.2 Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair. _x000D__x000D_ +• This is an important area which needs proper consideration in order _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• There are chemicals of concern that have adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human heath or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• We all are aware about certain chemicals that are already prohibited _x000D__x000D_ +or regulated under different conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +• Any further consideration of any chemical should be based on a _x000D__x000D_ +transparent and inclusive process based on scientific evidence, _x000D__x000D_ +agreed to by parties. And that should be regulated under relevant _x000D__x000D_ +chemical convention. This is important to ensure that there is no _x000D__x000D_ +overlap in the mandate of various MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +• We all understand that there may be some chemicals which may _x000D__x000D_ +make certain plastics hazardous. These chemicals may make _x000D__x000D_ +plastics non-recyclable also. Such chemicals need to be identified _x000D__x000D_ +based on science. _x000D__x000D_ +• Further, we do appreciate the general view of countries about the _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern. However, clarity on polymers of concerns is _x000D__x000D_ +needed as to what does it refer to before its inclusion. _x000D__x000D_ +• India would like to refer to option 3 and will be sharing its formulation. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +II.3 Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-_x000D__x000D_ +lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +• It is important to address problematic plastics as well as avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastics to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• However, the identification of such plastic products must be _x000D__x000D_ +pragmatic and regulation should be nationally driven taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +• Guidance for problematic and avoidable plastic products, may be _x000D__x000D_ +developed based on reasonable scientific criteria established by an _x000D__x000D_ +expert group. _x000D__x000D_ +• The expert group must be guided by the submissions made by all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +• Any consideration for phase out or phase down must be nationally _x000D__x000D_ +driven. _x000D__x000D_ +• It has to take into account the availability, accessibility and _x000D__x000D_ +affordability of sustainable alternatives. Social, economic and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impacts need to be factored in while assessing the _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +• Also, the mandate under this provision should be for domestic _x000D__x000D_ +production, sale and use. _x000D__x000D_ +• India may like to refer to option 2 and will be sharing its formulation. _x000D__x000D_ +• In respect of intentionally added micro plastics, India may like to refer _x000D__x000D_ +to option 2 and will be submitting its formulation. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1291," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer, National Plan, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting on Progress, Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument and effectiveness evaluation, International Cooperation, and Stakeholder Engagement",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'stakeholder engagement', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Indonesia'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv5', 'iv8', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madam co facilitator, for giving Indonesia the floor. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view to support the current provisions in the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +However, we would like to note several issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reflecting on several MEAs, we would like to underline that the capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance, and technology transfer under this instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should be enhanced with appropriate institutional arrangements. Furthermore, _x000D__x000D_ +such provisions should be based on and responsive to the special needs and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities of developing countries and should be provided by the developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries, without duplicating the existing capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, and technology transfer in other MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, we should also define and come into agreement on the definition _x000D__x000D_ +of the phrase “mutually agreed terms”, as it would serve as the basis of the _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr and Madam co-facilitators, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to reiterate our position in the financing provision, where in _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the specific needs and special circumstances of developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, it is important for us also to consider countries with special _x000D__x000D_ +geographical conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, especially archipelagic states including Indonesia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr and Madam co-facilitators, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Referring to paragraph 3 of the zero draft, Indonesia is of the view that the _x000D__x000D_ +provision should also include how technology could play its role in supporting _x000D__x000D_ +the reduce, reuse, and recycle system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reiterating our statement during INC-2, Indonesia sees the national plan as the _x000D__x000D_ +backbone for the implementation of this treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that in discussing the National Plan, we should take _x000D__x000D_ +into account the capacity of every member country and their national laws and _x000D__x000D_ +regulations. Therefore, for this issue, we propose an additional paragraph for _x000D__x000D_ +the 1.bis with the following formulation: The National Plan should be developed _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with (a) existing national laws and regulations and (b) domestic _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, in order to support the success of the national plan, Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +believes that regional actions are as important as the global actions. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is proposing provision on regional communication forum to interlink _x000D__x000D_ +the national, regional and global actions to end plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia views that the implementation of the national plan should be _x000D__x000D_ +supported by technical and financial assistance to ensure the success of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument implementation. Therefore, a provision for technical and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to support the implementation of the national plan should be adopted _x000D__x000D_ +in this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are of the view that the substance of the national plan should be decided _x000D__x000D_ +later after the establishment of core obligations that are currently being _x000D__x000D_ +discussed in the other Contact Group. Lastly, Indonesia is also of the view that _x000D__x000D_ +the national plan should integrate a measurable target on each of the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations that would be adopted in the national plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madam co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that the compliance mechanism is an important part for _x000D__x000D_ +us to further develop the institutional arrangement of the instrument for the _x000D__x000D_ +purpose of monitoring the implementation of this instrument by the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia supports the establishment of a compliance committee. However, we _x000D__x000D_ +view that the committee should be facilitative in the non-adversarial nature and _x000D__x000D_ +should also be non punitive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Madam Co facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that the compliance mechanism should consider the _x000D__x000D_ +respective national capabilities and circumstances of the members, and should _x000D__x000D_ +not be result-oriented based only on the targets, but should also consider the _x000D__x000D_ +process undertaken by the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This can be done by, inter alia, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identifying the challenges faced by the members in the implementation, _x000D__x000D_ +and providing assistance for them; or _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Providing recommendations for the members, for example for adjustment _x000D__x000D_ +of national measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, should there be any identified ineffectiveness in the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument, the cooperation mechanisms established (such as financing, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building, technical assistance, and transfer of technology) could help _x000D__x000D_ +the members’ individual efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I, thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on Progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I will keep this brief. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are in favor of supporting option 2 of the zero draft. We view that such an _x000D__x000D_ +option provides clearer and more streamlined formulations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, Indonesia views that this report should be submitted periodically. _x000D__x000D_ +However, the time frame and the format of the reporting should be determined _x000D__x000D_ +in the later stage after the determination of the national plans. The reporting _x000D__x000D_ +should also provide more flexibility for members, especially for developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, based on national circumstances and capabilities and allow for _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on effectiveness, challenges, and difficulties faced by the members in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I, thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic Assessment and Monitoring of the Progress of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the Instrument and Effective Evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madam co facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Noting the proposal to combine the intervention for the remaining points of _x000D__x000D_ +discussion, we would like to express our views on the issues of periodic _x000D__x000D_ +assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +and effective evaluation; international cooperation, as well as stakeholder’s _x000D__x000D_ +engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First, with regard to the periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of the instrument and effective evaluation; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia supports this provision because we see that it would support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument. However, we would like to underline that this _x000D__x000D_ +provision should also take into account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We view that part b of the review body that would be established under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument shall have a clear mandate, governance, and coordination with other _x000D__x000D_ +review bodies established in other MEAs to avoid duplication. Furthermore, we _x000D__x000D_ +are of the view that we should consider including a review body for non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes, to support the members’ effort to implement the obligation on non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Madam co facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Second, addressing international cooperation, we would like to reiterate our _x000D__x000D_ +views expressed during the discussions on National Plans, in which Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +believes that regional actions are as important as the global actions. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +we are proposing the inclusion of provision on regional communication forum to _x000D__x000D_ +interlink the national, regional and global actions to end plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Madam co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, with regard to the stakeholder engagement, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As expressed previously by various members, Indonesia is of the view that _x000D__x000D_ +there should be a proper mention of the relevant stakeholders in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Indonesia views that the academia, local community, local _x000D__x000D_ +government, and the youth should be mentioned in the text considering they _x000D__x000D_ +hold a crucial role in addressing plastic pollution considering their experience, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, and close contact with the communities and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +affected by the plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1292, Reporting on Progress,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaica_reporting.pdf,['reporting on progress\xa0'],['Jamaica'],['iv3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Jamaica’s textual proposals for the section on Reporting of the Zero draft - _x000D__x000D_ +Jamaica believes the reporting by Parties should not be onerous. It should take into account the _x000D__x000D_ +national capabilities and circumstances of developing country parties, including those of small island _x000D__x000D_ +developing state and least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +We support Option 1 of the Zero draft. However, we have some reservation with respect to section 6 _x000D__x000D_ +on the disclosure of business information – the types of information to be disclosed should be clear _x000D__x000D_ +and specific and not include confidential business information. _x000D__x000D_ +The article on reporting should be linked to the Articles on the means of implementation as well as _x000D__x000D_ +the National Plan (which we would recommend as the ‘National Implementation Plan’). _x000D__x000D_ +We are of the view that the preparation of national reports should be inclusive and should be made _x000D__x000D_ +publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ +Information on progress on implementation and challenges experienced by Parties in executing its _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument contained in national reports may be used by the Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and Compliance Committee in assessing the level of implementation and promoting compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body shall at its first meeting adopt the reporting intervals, modalities and format of _x000D__x000D_ +national reports. In this regard, consideration could be given to the submission of short/brief reports _x000D__x000D_ +on key issues within a specified period and a more comprehensive report at a longer period. _x000D__x000D_ +On an ad hoc basis, the governing body of the instrument should encourage reports on relevant _x000D__x000D_ +subjects from chemicals-related conventions, conventions related to climate change, biodiversity, and _x000D__x000D_ +the law of the sea as well as contributions from multilateral organizations, particularly the WTO, WCO, _x000D__x000D_ +WHO, and the ILO. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1293," Effectiveness Evaluation, International Cooperation, Information Exchange, Awareness-raising, Education and Research, Stakeholder Engagement",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaica_section4_8.pdf,"['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Jamaica'],"['iv4', 'iv5', 'iv6', 'iv7', 'iv8', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Jamaica’s textual proposals for the sections on Effectiveness Evaluation, International Cooperation, _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange, Awareness-raising, Education and Research, Stakeholder Engagement of the _x000D__x000D_ +Zero draft – _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4a. Effectiveness Evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body shall establish an Effectiveness Evaluation and Review Committee to evaluate the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the Convention and make recommendations accordingly. The terms of reference for _x000D__x000D_ +the Committee and the modalities for effectiveness evaluation will be determined by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body at its [] session [amendment to paragraphs 1 and 2 under item 4a of the Zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +Amendment of paragraph 3(f), change ‘financial assistance’ to ‘financial resources and mechanism’, _x000D__x000D_ +and include the word ‘technical assistance’ _x000D__x000D_ +Add new item (h) relevant reports from the chemicals-related agreements, multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements that deal with climate change, biodiversity, law of the sea as well as multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, including the WTO, WCO, WHO, and ILO. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +Jamaica reserves its views on the paragraphs under this section in the Zero draft until the substantive _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of the instrument are fully elaborated as well as the process for the review and amendment _x000D__x000D_ +of the annexes of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +new paragraph: The Secretariat shall serve as a clearinghouse mechanism for information provided _x000D__x000D_ +by Parties, intergovernmental organizations, partners and other stakeholders related to the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Under item 3( c ) reference to knowledge from indigenous people and local communities should _x000D__x000D_ +be prefaced by the phrase ‘free, prior and informed consent’. Also, knowledge from information _x000D__x000D_ +from workers in the informal plastic sectors, including waste pickers should also be included. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ +Jamaica has no objection to the paragraphs listed under this section as presented in the Zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ +Jamaica has no objection to the paragraphs listed under this section. However, the provisions related _x000D__x000D_ +to this issue should be clear that stakeholder engagement should be proactive and inclusive. There _x000D__x000D_ +should be specific mention of engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities, vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +groups, the scientific community, the private sector, at all levels, and the youth in this section. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1294, New Provision on Dedicated Programmes of Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_dedicatedprogramsofwork.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management']",['Norway'],"['ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Norway proposal for new provision on Dedicated programmes of work _x000D__x000D_ +(preliminary placing in Part II before Provision 5) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve the objectives of the internationally legally binding instrument, there is a need to address the _x000D__x000D_ +value chain of sectors, and/or as appropriate, product groups and applications in a structured manner in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Each sector manage plastics differently throughout the value chain according to its particular circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +The risk of adverse effects from plastic pollution on human health and the environment varies between, and _x000D__x000D_ +within, different sectors which requires tailored policies and approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing Dedicated programs of work will support implementation and further develop the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions1 to make substantial progress in specific sectors and for product groups, including by aligning _x000D__x000D_ +global and national policies, promote stakeholder actions across the value chain and ensure _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity and cohesion among existing instruments and initiatives. Examples of sectors include but _x000D__x000D_ +are not limited to: (i) packaging, (ii) fisheries and aquaculture, (iii) agriculture, (iv) textiles, (v) _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, (vi) healthcare and medical, and (vii) construction. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text for a new article _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Dedicated programmes of work are hereby established to support the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* for the following sectors and/or product groups: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Packaging; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fisheries and aquaculture; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Agriculture; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Textiles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements and terms of reference for _x000D__x000D_ +the operation of the dedicated programmes of work, and review them periodically thereafter. The _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated programmes of work shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Prepare recommendations to the governing body* for its consideration, on inter alia targets, _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, measures & guidelines, to support implementation and to further develop the _x000D__x000D_ +relevant provisions in the instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Cooperate and coordinate with intergovernmental organisations and entities, as appropriate, _x000D__x000D_ +and engage with relevant stakeholders through a multistakeholder action agenda; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Report regularly to the governing body* on all aspects of its work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the implementation and effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated programmes of work and, based on such review, take relevant action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall initiate additional dedicated programmes of work, as appropriate, to _x000D__x000D_ +support implementation of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Part II.5 on product design, composition and performance, Part II.6 on non-plastic substitutes, Part II.7 on extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility, Part II. 8 on emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, and Part II. 9 on _x000D__x000D_ +waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1295, Thailand’s inputs on the zero draft text,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_merged.pdf,"['preamble', 'objective', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products']",[],"['part i', 'part ii', 'part iii', 'part iv', 'ii3a', 'ii3b', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b', 'iv4a', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s inputs _x000D__x000D_ +on the zero draft text of _x000D__x000D_ + the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +prepared by _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, _x000D__x000D_ +The Royal Thai Government _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s inputs _x000D__x000D_ +on the zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Note _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The followings are the updated inputs of Thailand on the zero draft text of the international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment which _x000D__x000D_ +deliberates all feedbacks received from the first national public consultations through _x000D__x000D_ +electronic questionnaires and meetings with the industrial sector after our submission, and all _x000D__x000D_ +aligned views during the first discussion round of three Contact Groups of INC. Thailand _x000D__x000D_ +requests that this updated document replaces the previous version attached to the Templates A _x000D__x000D_ +and B of our submissions as well as makes this latest version available on the INC website. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand also would like to emphasize that the additional provision on Health aspects is _x000D__x000D_ +already incorporated in this document for the Committee’s consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the composition and content of preamble in this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Some certain key relevant preamble paragraphs contained in the UNEA 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +resolution with some modifications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Recognizing that plastic pollution includes microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Noting that plastic pollution impacts, in marine and other environments, can be of a _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary nature and needs to be tackled and addressed, through a full-life-cycle approach, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among _x000D__x000D_ +relevant regional and international conventions and instruments, with due respect for their _x000D__x000D_ +respective mandates, to prevent plastic pollution and its related risks to human health and _x000D__x000D_ +adverse effects on human well-being and the environment, including the International _x000D__x000D_ +Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 1973, as modified by the Protocol of _x000D__x000D_ +1978 relating thereto and as further amended by the Protocol of 1997; the Basel Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal; the _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; the Stockholm Convention on Persistent _x000D__x000D_ +Organic Pollutants; the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; the Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter of 1972 and the _x000D__x000D_ +Protocol thereto; the Global Framework on Chemicals – for a planet free of harm from _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and Waste; the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on Biological Diversity; the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on _x000D__x000D_ +the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction; and other international organizations, regional instruments and programmes, and _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing efforts led by non-governmental organizations and the private sector, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +One paragraph that refers to principles of this instrument* as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the principle of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, _x000D__x000D_ +including, inter alia, common but differentiated responsibilities, open trade and avoiding trade _x000D__x000D_ +protection, precautionary principle, while taking into account the principles of green chemistry, _x000D__x000D_ +3Rs, circular economy, extended producer responsibility (EPR); polluter pays principle; the _x000D__x000D_ +SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production; and waste management hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +One paragraph to make a reference to the UNGA resolution on human right _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 76/300 on the human _x000D__x000D_ +right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on objective is built upon a basis of the zero draft text with some _x000D__x000D_ +modifications as the followings: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to protect the human health and environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution by ending the plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale: The objective of the instrument must clearly and concisely convey the ultimate _x000D__x000D_ +goal of eliminating plastic pollution, in accordance to the UNEA 5/14 resolution. Those key _x000D__x000D_ +messages are best captured by an option 2 language coupled with a sub-option 1.1 phrase with _x000D__x000D_ +an additional proposed phrase “throughout the entire life cycle of plastic” at the end of the _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. This is to reflect the drastical key approach in dealing with this particular issue, _x000D__x000D_ +suggested therein such UNEA resolution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions1 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the clearly narratives prescribing the meanings of key _x000D__x000D_ +proposed definitions or glossary terms to be included in this instrument* as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +For the purposes of this instrument*: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +“Plastics” means any solid materials that are made from one or more high-_x000D__x000D_ +molecular-mass polymers and various additives (—used to deliver the functionality and _x000D__x000D_ +durability of such materials), and which are formed or shaped by heat and/or pressure _x000D__x000D_ +during their manufacturing processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘Plastics’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP, 2021), a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022), _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Terms that may be relevant to the development of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, are included in document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ and _x000D__x000D_ +document UNEP/PP/INC.1/7, entitled ‘Plastics science’. While no specific language is proposed for definitions in the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft text, in some instances an indication of how specific terms are used is provided in a footnote to facilitate an _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the proposed text and of its potential scope. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +“Polymers” means long-chain high molecular weight molecules (or so-called _x000D__x000D_ +macromolecules) consisting of repetitive sequences of one or more types of monomers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘Polymers’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +and From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP 2021; UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +“Monomers” means simple natural or synthetic molecules that can undergo _x000D__x000D_ +polymerization, thereby contributing constitutional units to the essential structure of a _x000D__x000D_ +macromolecule. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘monomers’ contained in UNEP’s report on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +& Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +“Primary plastic polymers” are synthetic plastic polymers derived from _x000D__x000D_ +petroleum oil or so-called fossil-based polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +“Secondary plastics” are plastics made of post-consumer plastic feedstocks _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +“Additives” means chemical compounds added during plastic compounding _x000D__x000D_ +(the process of mixing or blending polymers and additives in a molten state) to fulfill _x000D__x000D_ +specific desired functional properties in the production process or in the final plastic _x000D__x000D_ +product, in which they can be divided into four different categories, namely functional _x000D__x000D_ +additives, colorants, fillers, and reinforcements. For example, plasticizers, flame _x000D__x000D_ +retardants, thermal and ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizers, antioxidants, antimicrobial _x000D__x000D_ +agents, biocides, pigments, antistatic and blowing agents, impact modifiers, lubricants, _x000D__x000D_ +etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘additives’ contained in technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP, _x000D__x000D_ +2021) and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +“Microplastics (MPs)” means a generic term for small plastic particles or _x000D__x000D_ +fragments or pieces that are less than 5 millimeters in diameter, easily released to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and which are either intentionally used in some certain products and _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing processes, so-called ‘primary MPs’, or unintentionally produced from _x000D__x000D_ +the degradation of macroscale plastic objects or wastes or litters, so-called ‘secondary _x000D__x000D_ +MPs’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘microplastics’ contained in technical reports on Addressing single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +pollution using a life cycle approach (UNEP, 2021a), on Chemicals in plastics: a technical _x000D__x000D_ +report (UNEP, 2021b), and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic pollution (UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021a). Addressing Single-use Plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Products Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approach. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021b). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +“Nanoplastics (NPs)” means plastic particles that are less than 1 micrometers _x000D__x000D_ +in diameter and produced unintentionally from the degradation of microscale plastic _x000D__x000D_ +objects or wastes or litters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘nanoplastics’ contained in technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP, 2021) and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution (UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +“Degradation” means the partial or complete breakdown of a polymer caused _x000D__x000D_ +by any physical, chemical and biological reactions, resulting in alteration of its _x000D__x000D_ +properties, such as discolouration, surface cracking, and fragmentation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘degradation’ contained in a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +“Biodegradation” means the biological process influenced by the _x000D__x000D_ +physicochemical (temperature, humidity, pH) and microbiological variables (quantity _x000D__x000D_ +and nature of microorganisms) of the environment that results in the formation of water, _x000D__x000D_ +carbon dioxide (CO2) and/or methane (CH4), energy and by-products—including _x000D__x000D_ +residues, new biomass. It is in which it occurs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘degradation’ contained in a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +“Waste”, considered as synonymous with “Litter” and “Debris”, means any _x000D__x000D_ +materials or objects which are disposed of or intended to be disposed of or required to _x000D__x000D_ +be disposed of by the provisions of national relevant law. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘waste’ in Article 2(1) of the Basel Convention (UNEP and Secretariat of the Basel Convention, _x000D__x000D_ +2019), a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021), and a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of _x000D__x000D_ +key terms’ (UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(2019). Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and Their Disposal and Protocol on Liability and Compensation for _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal: Texts and Annexes. Retrieved on 6 September 2023 from https://shorturl. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +at/klR18. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +“Marine debris” or “Marine litter” means any anthropogenic, manufactured, _x000D__x000D_ +or processed solid material (regardless of size) to be disposed of or intended to be _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of or required to be disposed of by national laws or abandoned that ends up in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, in which it includes, but is not limited to, plastics, metals, _x000D__x000D_ +glass, paper, rubber, rope, textiles, timber, hazardous materials, such as munitions, _x000D__x000D_ +asbestos and medical wastes, etc., and any other materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘marine debris and marine litter’ in Article 2(1) of the Basel Convention (UNEP and _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of the Basel Convention, 2019), a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: _x000D__x000D_ +A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021), and a document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(2019). Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and Their Disposal and Protocol on Liability and Compensation for _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal: Texts and Annexes. Retrieved on 6 September 2023 from https://shorturl. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +at/klR18. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +“Pollution” means the condition or state that substance, chemicals, and _x000D__x000D_ +pollutants or a group of substances, chemicals, pollutants cause deleterious effects as _x000D__x000D_ +harm to living resources and life, or human health or the environment on account of its _x000D__x000D_ +properties and of its introduction into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘pollutant and pollution of the marine environment’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. _x000D__x000D_ +“Plastic pollution” means any pollution that is generated or arisen or released _x000D__x000D_ +from all stages of and/or across the entire life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘pollutant’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP, 2022) and adaptation of Thailand’s proposal on definitions of plastic and life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. _x000D__x000D_ +“Life Cycle Approach” means a management approach that mitigates all _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impacts throughout the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product _x000D__x000D_ +system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources to final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal and/or to feed stocks. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘life cycle’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ��Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. _x000D__x000D_ +“Environmental impacts” means harmful effects of anthropogenic activities _x000D__x000D_ +on ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘environmental impacts’ contained in a report on policy options to eliminate additional marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter by 2050 under the G20 Osaka Blue Ocean Vision (IRP, 2021). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +IRP. (2021). Policy options to eliminate additional marine plastic litter by 2050 under the G20 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Osaka Blue Ocean Vision. United Nations Environment Programme. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17. _x000D__x000D_ +“Circular economy” means one of the current sustainable economic models , _x000D__x000D_ +in which products and materials are designed in such a way that they can be _x000D__x000D_ +continuously utilized—including reused, remanufactured, recycled or recovered--at _x000D__x000D_ +their highest value and there is no “waste” as all byproducts are gainfully used and thus _x000D__x000D_ +maintained in the economy for as long as possible, along with the consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +resources of which they are made, and the generation of wastes, especially hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +wastes, are avoided or minimized, and greenhouse gas emissions are prevented or _x000D__x000D_ +reduced, can contribute significantly to sustainable consumption and production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +WWW Thailand. (2020). Scaling up circular strategies to achieve zero plastic waste in _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand. Retrieved on 7 September 2023 from https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +downloads/zero_plastic_waste_in_thailand_en.pdf _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. _x000D__x000D_ +“Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)” means an environmental policy _x000D__x000D_ +approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-_x000D__x000D_ +consumption stage of such product’s life cycle for the management of its product after _x000D__x000D_ +becoming waste, including: collection; pre-treatment, e.g., sorting, dismantling or _x000D__x000D_ +depollution; (preparation for) reuse; recovery (including recycling and energy _x000D__x000D_ +recovery) or final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. _x000D__x000D_ +“Polluter Pays Principle” means a concept underpinning producer and user _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities whereby the entities that introduce products or packaging that become _x000D__x000D_ +litter are held responsible for arranging the collection and waste management of these _x000D__x000D_ +materials as well as additional activities to reduce waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +WWW Thailand. (2020). Scaling up circular strategies to achieve zero plastic waste in _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand. Retrieved on 7 September 2023 from https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +downloads/zero_plastic_waste_in_thailand_en.pdf _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +20. _x000D__x000D_ +“Fossil-based plastics” means plastics that are made from synthetic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +derived from petroleum oil. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +21. _x000D__x000D_ +“Problematic or avoidable plastics” means plastics that are not necessary in _x000D__x000D_ +uses and can cause plastic pollutions either by themselves or without their _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose that “Principles of the Instrument” should be clearly stated _x000D__x000D_ +in the preambular section of the instrument as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the principle of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, _x000D__x000D_ +including, inter alia, common but differentiated responsibilities, open trade and avoiding trade _x000D__x000D_ +protection, precautionary principle, while taking into account the principles of green chemistry, _x000D__x000D_ +3Rs, circular economy, extended producer responsibility (EPR); polluter pays principle; the _x000D__x000D_ +SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production; and waste management hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose that “the Scope of this Instrument” should be clearly stated _x000D__x000D_ +at the beginning of the instrument to draw the applicable boundary of this instrument (Maybe _x000D__x000D_ +it should be inserted after the objective’s provision; but before the definitions’ provisions) as _x000D__x000D_ +follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Scope of this Instrument* _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The followings shall be included as the plastic pollutions for the purposes of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) any pollutions generated or arisen or released from all stages of entire life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics as set out in Annex [A, B and …], except for any pollutions caused by secondary _x000D__x000D_ +pollutants. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(b) any unintentional leakages that are not covered under paragraph (a) but are _x000D__x000D_ +potentially released from anthropogenic activities, in particular, post consumption of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +as set out in Annex [..] _x000D__x000D_ +(c) microplastics including nanoplastics intentionally added into any, inter alia, _x000D__x000D_ +cosmetic products as set out in part I of Annex [..] and occurred from unintentional degradation _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic wastes, plastic products, plastics as set out part II of Annex [..] _x000D__x000D_ +(d) any hazardous chemicals of concern, that are not covered under the existing _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements, emitted or released from each stage of full[entire] _x000D__x000D_ +plastic life cycle as set out in Annex [..] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. All stages of cradle to cradle of products that are made of[from] any plastics including _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymer shall be included as “the full[entire] life cycle of plastics” for the purposes of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on Part II.1 Plastic polymers is built upon a basis of the most _x000D__x000D_ +preferable option 2 in the zero draft text with a change in its title as shown above and some _x000D__x000D_ +modifications to balance the supply and demand approaches as the followings: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts on human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and secondary plastics, including their feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A.2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Alt Parties shall, to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A, cooperate to _x000D__x000D_ +manage and reduce, where feasible and appropriate, or optimize the global production and _x000D__x000D_ +supply of primary plastic polymers. (FTI’s proposal with a modification) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined targets and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3/1. Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as _x000D__x000D_ +recommended in Annex [..] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner within their current existence and capacity of _x000D__x000D_ +waste management options or alternatives. (a new proposed paragraph). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3/2. Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, _x000D__x000D_ +supply, utilization, and demand of secondary plastics. (a new proposed paragraph). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their respective _x000D__x000D_ +national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including their intended _x000D__x000D_ +level of domestic supply of primary plastic polymers and secondary plastics including, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms in relation to the baseline set out _x000D__x000D_ +in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party should take any appropriate measures to reduce the demand for and _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastic polymers while promoting an increase of the demand for and _x000D__x000D_ +production of secondary plastics, including, _x000D__x000D_ +a. market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and increasing of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of secondary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: Under this option, part I of annex A would contain a baseline, timeframe(s) and the target referred to in this _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. The global target would be defined as, for example, a reduction of global production and supply by a given _x000D__x000D_ +percentage compared to an established baseline year, to be achieved within a defined period. Members may also wish to _x000D__x000D_ +consider specific provision(s) for the update of annexes as needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. the establishment, as applicable, of any regulatory requirements for primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymer and secondary plastic producers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Hazardous chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on Part II.2 Hazardous chemicals of concern is built upon a basis of _x000D__x000D_ +the most preferable option 2 in the zero draft text with a change in its title as shown above and _x000D__x000D_ +some modifications since polymer itself has not been harmful, if it can be used in the proper _x000D__x000D_ +applications and the waste, arising from such application, is able to be managed in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner in the jurisdiction of each party as the followings: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, _x000D__x000D_ +to minimize, and as appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in plastic polymers and plastics _x000D__x000D_ +including plastic products3 of hazardous chemicals and groups of hazardous chemicals with the _x000D__x000D_ +potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the entire _x000D__x000D_ +plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, the use and presence in plastic polymers and plastics including plastic products of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals and groups of hazardous chemicals identified in part II of annex A4 and _x000D__x000D_ +any POPs listed in Annex A, B and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollutants. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Where production or use of a regulated hazardous chemical and group of hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals listed in part II of annex A is permitted,5 each Party with such production or use _x000D__x000D_ +shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such production or use is carried out _x000D__x000D_ +in a manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of the concerned hazardous chemical, plastic polymer or plastics _x000D__x000D_ +including plastic product 6 and fosters the safe and environmentally sound management, _x000D__x000D_ +including the reusability, repairability, recyclability and final disposal, of the plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and plastics including plastic products containing them; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such hazardous chemicals and groups _x000D__x000D_ +of hazardous chemicals as well as the plastic polymers and plastics including plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The term “plastic products” is used throughout this text to refer to products, including packaging, made entirely of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, or containing plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: This language assumes that specific chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers would be identified in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A. In developing this part of the proposed annex, Members may wish to consider relevant existing MEAs in which _x000D__x000D_ +certain chemicals or substances used in the production of plastics are addressed, including the Stockholm Convention and _x000D__x000D_ +the Rotterdam Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: This language assumes that the nature and extent of control measures might differ depending on the chemical or _x000D__x000D_ +polymer at issue, such that some uses may be permitted, for example during a phase-out period or for specific purposes. The _x000D__x000D_ +language in this provision may need to be further adapted in light of the specific nature and extent of the control measures to _x000D__x000D_ +be associated with listed chemicals and polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Adapted from the Stockholm Convention, Article 3.6. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of annex A and managed in a safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner throughout their entire life cycle, including for their _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, repairability, recyclability and final disposal; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Require producers and importers of such hazardous chemicals and groups of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals as well as the plastic polymers and plastics including plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +containing them to provide to government auth",3 +1296, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Argentina'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +TEXT PROPOSALS _x000D__x000D_ +DATE _x000D__x000D_ +November 15th 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PROPONENT(S) _x000D__x000D_ +ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +PART(S)/SECTION(S)/PARAGRAPH(S) CONCERNED _x000D__x000D_ +OBJECTIVE _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSAL _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, by ending plastic pollution through, inter alia, managing both the _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of plastics and plastic waste, and by applying a just transition framework that considers the _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion of all workers in the life cycle of plastics, including waste pickers, while contributing to the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of sustainable development, in line with the priority of eradication of poverty as defined by _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda 2030. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +RATIONALE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1297, Effectiveness Evaluation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_effectivenessevaluation.pdf,"['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Brazil'],"['iv4', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(ADDED TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTERS) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1: _x000D__x000D_ +“The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +and determine any measures required to advance in achieving the objective, INCLUDING _x000D__x000D_ +MEASURES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OVERCOME CHALLENGES RELATED _x000D__x000D_ +TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INSTRUMENT*. The governing body* shall undertake _x000D__x000D_ +its first evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [X] years after the _x000D__x000D_ +date of entry into force of the instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] years”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1298, Implementation and Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_implementationandcompliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['China'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"China’s proposed text on implementation and compliance (Part IV-2) _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +1. [A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitative, non-punitive and non-adversarial in _x000D__x000D_ +nature and shall pay particular attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +Parties.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +at its first session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing body*, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate.2 The committee shall consist of 17 members with recognized competence in fields _x000D__x000D_ +relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the governing body* striving to reflect a balance of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical representation, with three members each from _x000D__x000D_ +the five regional groups of the United Nations and two members from the SIDS, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a maximum of _x000D__x000D_ +two consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect nine members to the _x000D__x000D_ +committee for an initial term of [X] years and eight members for a term of [half of X] years. _x000D__x000D_ +Thereafter, the governing body* shall elect at its relevant regular sessions nine members for a term _x000D__x000D_ +of [X] years. The members and alternate members shall remain in office until their successors are _x000D__x000D_ +elected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +Additional options _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding another Party’s compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by the secretariat with respect to the status of submission of information _x000D__x000D_ +under [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall elaborate its rules of procedure,3 which shall be _x000D__x000D_ +subject to endorsement by the governing body* at its second session. The governing body* may _x000D__x000D_ +adopt further terms of reference for the committee.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The rules of procedure may include provisions for non-compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1299, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_nationalplans.pdf,['national plans'],['China'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"China’s proposed text on National Plan based on the zero draft text_x000D__x000D_ +National plans_x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan1 to fulfil its obligations_x000D__x000D_ +under this instrument* and to achieve its objective(s). Such plans should be_x000D__x000D_ +prepared in light of different national circumstances and may follow a guidance to_x000D__x000D_ +be adopted by the [governing body]The national plans shall be based on the_x000D__x000D_ +format in annex G and shall include at least relevant elements related to2:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers;_x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern;_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance;_x000D__x000D_ +e._x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +f._x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents;_x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility;_x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle;_x000D__x000D_ +i._x000D__x000D_ +Waste management;_x000D__x000D_ +j._x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear;_x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and_x000D__x000D_ +l._x000D__x000D_ +Just transition_x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan to the governing body*_x000D__x000D_ +within [X] year[s] of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it_x000D__x000D_ +through the secretariat._x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred to in paragraph 1 when_x000D__x000D_ +preparing and submitting their national plans._x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with a view to enhancing its level_x000D__x000D_ +of ambition, in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*._x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and implementation of_x000D__x000D_ +regional plans to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate._x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their_x000D__x000D_ +national plans every [X] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision of_x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how Members may ultimately choose to_x000D__x000D_ +refer to the plans. Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’._x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in_x000D__x000D_ +the options presented. It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how Members may_x000D__x000D_ +choose to address this item in the instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on_x000D__x000D_ +the contents and structure of commitments and obligations under the instrument*._x000D__x000D_ +the governing body*, with each update representing a progression compared to the_x000D__x000D_ +Party’s previous national plan, considering different national circumstances._x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the implementation of its national plan_x000D__x000D_ +towards achieving the objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant_x000D__x000D_ +to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]._x000D__x000D_ +8. The Secretariat shall establish and maintain a public registry to record national_x000D__x000D_ +plans communicated by Parties, with a view to facilitating information exchange._x000D__x000D_ +9. Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of_x000D__x000D_ +this Article, recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties will_x000D__x000D_ +effectively_x000D__x000D_ +facilitate_x000D__x000D_ +their_x000D__x000D_ +actions_x000D__x000D_ +both_x000D__x000D_ +in_x000D__x000D_ +preparing_x000D__x000D_ +national_x000D__x000D_ +plans_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +implementing this [instrument] at large._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1300, Periodic Assessment and Monitoring of the Progress of Implementation of the Instrument* and Effectiveness Evaluation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_perodicassessmentandmonitoring.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],['China'],['iv4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"China’s proposed text changes on Part IV-4_x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and_x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness evaluation_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* and_x000D__x000D_ +determine any measures required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall_x000D__x000D_ +undertake begin its first evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [X] years after_x000D__x000D_ +the date of entry into force of the instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] years._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session,initiate the establishment of_x000D__x000D_ +adopt the modalities_x000D__x000D_ +for the evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this_x000D__x000D_ +Article._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, environmental, technical,_x000D__x000D_ +financial and economic information, including:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress];_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans];_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +[Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiarybody];1]_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +Best available scientific and technical knowledge, including scientific literature and_x000D__x000D_ +other relevant sources;_x000D__x000D_ +e._x000D__x000D_ +[Information and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in [part_x000D__x000D_ +IV.2 on implementation and compliance mechanism]; ]_x000D__x000D_ +f._x000D__x000D_ +Reports and other relevant information on the alignment of financial flows from all_x000D__x000D_ +sources with the instrument*’s objective and targets, operation of the financial_x000D__x000D_ +assistance, technology transfer and capacity-building arrangements put in place under_x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*; and_x000D__x000D_ +g._x000D__x000D_ +Other information the governing body* deems relevant._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*._x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to_x000D__x000D_ +carry out scientific and socioeconomic assessments._x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and_x000D__x000D_ +avoidable products_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every_x000D__x000D_ +[X] years thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic production,_x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics and avoidable plastic products2, with a view to assessing the state_x000D__x000D_ +of knowledge with respect to their identification, production and use by Parties, and their impact_x000D__x000D_ +on human health and the environment._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or_x000D__x000D_ +panel].3 This report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, including with respect_x000D__x000D_ +to possible amendments to annexes A and B._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]4 may_x000D__x000D_ +prioritize substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise_x000D__x000D_ +to plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or_x000D__x000D_ +panel] 5 pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted._x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part_x000D__x000D_ +II.2 (chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and_x000D__x000D_ +single-use products, and intentionally added microplastics)._x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to_x000D__x000D_ +carry out this function and any related functions._x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to_x000D__x000D_ +carry out this function._x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to_x000D__x000D_ +carry out this function._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1301, Reporting on Progress,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_reportingonprogress.pdf,['reporting on progress\xa0'],['China'],['iv3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"China’s proposed text on reporting based on Option 2 in the zero draft_x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on progress_x000D__x000D_ +Option 2_x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on the_x000D__x000D_ +measures it has taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the_x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of such measures and the possible challenges in meeting the_x000D__x000D_ +objective of the instrument*._x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall include in its reporting the information called for in Articles_x000D__x000D_ +[X,X]1 of this instrument*._x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format_x000D__x000D_ +of the reporting to be followed by the Parties, taking into account the desirability_x000D__x000D_ +of coordinating reporting with relevant international instruments and organizations,_x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate._x000D__x000D_ +4. The Secretariat shall make national reports submitted by the Parties under this_x000D__x000D_ +Article publicly available._x000D__x000D_ +5. Support shall be provided to developing country Parties for the implementation of_x000D__x000D_ +this Article, recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties will_x000D__x000D_ +effectively facilitate their efforts to prepare and update their national reports in_x000D__x000D_ +accordance with this Article._x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: The list of relevant Articles to be defined._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1302," Preamble, Objective, Definitions, Principles, Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_islands_preambleobjectivedefinitionsprinciplesscope.pdf,"['preamble', 'objective', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['Cook Islands'],"['i1', 'i2', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +From: Cook Islands Delegation _x000D__x000D_ +To: UNEP Secretariat (INC Plastics Statements) _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: INC 3 Cook Islands National Interventions, Contact Groups, Nairobi _x000D__x000D_ +Submission Date: 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3: Part I: Preamble, Objective, Definitions, Principles, Scope _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator. The Cook Islands aligns itself to the statement by Samoa on behalf of _x000D__x000D_ +the Alliance of Small Islands States, and the Federated States of Micronesia on behalf of Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +We support that the elements highlighted in the synthesis report could provide a first basis for the _x000D__x000D_ +development of a first draft treaty text. The Preamble should be also kept brief. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +We agree that relevant existing international definitions should be used for this treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +There are however definitions that are specific to articles in the draft that need to be defined. _x000D__x000D_ +We suggest that there are two terms defined as working definitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lifecycle of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +The lifecycle of plastic should be understood from the inception of the plastic from extraction of _x000D__x000D_ +petrochemical feedstocks through non-toxic circularity or end-of-life treatment. This _x000D__x000D_ +understanding is supported by the working definition from the open-ended working group (OEWG) _x000D__x000D_ +for the INC process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Members of the Committee should consider this working definition in advancing the instrument’s _x000D__x000D_ +text. “Plastic pollution” has not been defined in any other treaty; however, the OECD Global Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Outlook defines plastic pollution as defined in Table 1 of the Synthesis Report. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 expressly reaffirms the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development _x000D__x000D_ +broadly, as well as mandates the INC to develop the ILBI, taking its principles into account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some of the specific identified principles and approaches under the ILBI could include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste hierarchy approach; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational and intragenerational equity principle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Special circumstances of SIDS; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Public participation in environmental decision-making, including full and effective _x000D__x000D_ +participation by Indigenous Peoples and local communities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The use of best available science, data, and information, and traditional knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in accordance with the _x000D__x000D_ +rights of the holders of such knowledge, including as reflected in the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and international human rights law; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +On Scope, we support the notion that resolution 5/14 should be the basis of the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. We emphasise the focus on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics. There shouldn’t be much time spent on scope as it can be developed based _x000D__x000D_ +on the elements of Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3: Part V: Governing Body, Subsidiary Bodies, and Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I am taking the floor on behalf of the Cook Islands in alignment with the statement taken by _x000D__x000D_ +Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands supports the necessity for an institutional framework on governing bodies to be _x000D__x000D_ +established. The Cook Islands suggests for members to retain Part V Items 1 to 3 of this Zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft in addressing a need for a (1) Governing body (2) Subsidiary bodies and (3) the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cook Islands supports: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A. _x000D__x000D_ +the need for the establishment of a Conference of the Parties (“COP”) as the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body mandated with decision making authority to convene meetings, review the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and effectiveness of the instrument, and to consider and adopt amendments to Annexes. The _x000D__x000D_ +COP’s mandate must also include preparing dedicated programs of work, and to fulfil a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive sectoral strategy by preparing guidelines, measures and targets to support _x000D__x000D_ +implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +approach _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Secondly, the subsidiary bodies meet the scientific, technical and socio- economic _x000D__x000D_ +assessment to support the COP in the review and implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Enabling the subsidiary bodies is also crucial to protect the legitimacy, _x000D__x000D_ +integrity, trust and credibility of the instrument, through a robust conflict of interest policy. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, all subsidiary bodies,programs and assessments include best available _x000D__x000D_ +science, traditional knowledge and knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Lastly, _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment _x000D__x000D_ +of the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +in delivering the _x000D__x000D_ +underlying objectives of the instrument is important including consideration for developing _x000D__x000D_ +regional centres. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cook Islands seeks consideration from the parties to ensure this instrument achieves as reflected _x000D__x000D_ +in UNEA 5/14 Resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: Part I Article 2 (Objectives) _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator. The Cook Islands aligns itself to the statement by Samoa on behalf of _x000D__x000D_ +the Alliance of Small Islands States, and the Federated States of Micronesia on behalf of Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We further support the positions by Fiji and the Solomon Islands, that we choose Option 1 and _x000D__x000D_ +sub paragraph Option 1.2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: Part II Art 2,3 & 4 (Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +short- lived and single use plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madam co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Part II Item 3a Problematic and avoidable plastic products, the Cook Islands aligns with the _x000D__x000D_ +statement by AOSIS and PSIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, we further state and emphasise our preference for the elimination and banning of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastics, including short-lived and single use plastic products, as _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in Option 1 of Article 3a. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For Intentionally added microplastics, we also agree with Option 1 for a global ban based on a list _x000D__x000D_ +in Part II of Annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, we support an exemption provision, however this must be in a controlled and transparent _x000D__x000D_ +manner, with an expectation to comply with the phase-out date in Article 4 paragraph 4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1303, Part 1 and 2 of the Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_part1.pdf,"['preamble', 'objective', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],"['part i', 'part ii']",In-session submissions,insession document,"EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART I _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +The Zero Draft presents a placeholder in the preamble provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment,. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, [.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 sub-options that may be considered pertinent for the end of the paragraph: [ _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 by ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +1.4 through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to the achievement of sustainable development]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +The Zero Draft presents a placeholder in the definitions provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +The Zero Draft presents a placeholder in the principles provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +The Zero Draft presents a placeholder in the scope provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts _x000D__x000D_ +on human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their _x000D__x000D_ +feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to exceed the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction target specified in part I of annex A. 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A.4. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each party Parties shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined targets to reduce its level of production and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each party Parties shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their its respective _x000D__x000D_ +national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including their its intended level _x000D__x000D_ +of domestic supply of primary plastic polymers including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in _x000D__x000D_ +percentage terms in relation to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period _x000D__x000D_ +specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to manage and reduce the global production and supply of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the intended level of domestic supply _x000D__x000D_ +including, as relevant, domestic production, and the measures taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party should shall take appropriate effective measures to reduce the demand for and _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastic polymers, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +and, _x000D__x000D_ +c. the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer _x000D__x000D_ +producers. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates _x000D__x000D_ +provided in part II of annex A, the use of or presence of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +listed in part II of annex A5 in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as _x000D__x000D_ +provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates _x000D__x000D_ +provided in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or export of plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, _x000D__x000D_ +and as appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products6 of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human health _x000D__x000D_ +or the environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, the use and _x000D__x000D_ +presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers identified in part II of annex A. 7 The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, the presence and use, in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or with _x000D__x000D_ +properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including their _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, based on the criteria contained in annex A.8 The _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options 1 and 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[3][2] Where production or use of a regulated chemical, group of chemicals or polymer listed in part II _x000D__x000D_ +of annex A is permitted,9 each Party with such production or use shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such production or use is carried out in a manner _x000D__x000D_ +that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of the chemical, polymer or product concerned10 and fosters the safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, and plastic products containing them; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +and products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of annex A and _x000D__x000D_ +managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout their life cycle, including for _x000D__x000D_ +their final disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Require producers and importers of such chemicals, groups of chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +containing them to provide to government authorities, in addition to the information required _x000D__x000D_ +under [part II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], complete information _x000D__x000D_ +about the hazards to human health or the environment associated with the relevant chemical, _x000D__x000D_ +polymer or product, and related implications for their safe use, recyclability and disposal, based _x000D__x000D_ +on the harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A;11 and _x000D__x000D_ +d. Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals, polymers or products to _x000D__x000D_ +appropriately mark and label them based on the harmonized requirements contained in part II _x000D__x000D_ +of annex A, to allow their safe and environmentally sound use and handling throughout their _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle, including their final disposal. 12 _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +progress] any measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers not included in part II of annex A that have the potential _x000D__x000D_ +for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to _x000D__x000D_ +hinder the safe and environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal, of the _x000D__x000D_ +final product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic plastic products and avoidable plastic products and groups _x000D__x000D_ +of such products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic plastic products and avoidable plastic products and groups of such products, including _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived and single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow14 the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use plastic products, listed in part II of annex B15 after the dates specified _x000D__x000D_ +for those products, and identified based on criteria set out in part I of annex B, 16 except where the Party _x000D__x000D_ +has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [part II.4 on _x000D__x000D_ +exemptions available to a Party upon request]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall reduce restrict the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products listed in part III of annex B identified based on the criteria and within the timeframe set out in _x000D__x000D_ +the same annex. 17 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and, as appropriate, not allow _x000D__x000D_ +the production, sale, distribution, import or export of problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including shortlived and single-use plastic products, identified based on the criteria contained in part I _x000D__x000D_ +of annex B. The measures taken to implement this provision, including the appropriate nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined timeframes for reduction and phase-out, shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is _x000D__x000D_ +specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall identify plastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the criteria contained in part V of annex B, and take the necessary measures to _x000D__x000D_ +manage, restrict and, where appropriate, not allow, their production, use in manufacturing, sale, _x000D__x000D_ +distribution, import or export. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall share information on the measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online _x000D__x000D_ +registry established under [part IV.6 on information exchange] with the aim of promoting _x000D__x000D_ +transparency.18 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +[1. Any Party may register, in accordance with the provisions of [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, Option 1] an exemption19 from the phase-out dates listed in part II in annex B for specific _x000D__x000D_ +products, hereafter referred to as an “exemption”, in accordance with the procedure [set out in …]. 20 _x000D__x000D_ +2. All exemptions referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire [X] years after the relevant phase-out dates _x000D__x000D_ +listed in part II of annex B, unless a Party, when registering an exemption, indicated a shorter expiration _x000D__x000D_ +period, in which case the expiration date indicated by the Party shall apply. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* may decide to extend an exemption for a period requested by the Party but not _x000D__x000D_ +exceeding [X] years, in accordance with the procedure [set out in …]. 21 An exemption may only be _x000D__x000D_ +extended [X] times per entry per phase-out date. _x000D__x000D_ +4. No Party may have an exemption in effect at any time after [X] years after the phase-out date for a _x000D__x000D_ +plastic product listed in part II of annex B.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +design of plastic products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reducing demand for and use of primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increasing the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled at scale _x000D__x000D_ +and in practice and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming _x000D__x000D_ +waste; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Minimizing releases and emissions from plastics and plastic products, including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market to comply with the minimum design and performance criteria and other related elements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +elements, within the timeframe defined in that annex. 22 _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, based on _x000D__x000D_ +the design and performance criteria and other related elements contained in part I of annex C, including, _x000D__x000D_ +where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and elements, and shall require plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products to be appropriately labelled in accordance with these criteria and elements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should adopt design and performance criteria and regulatory schemes to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reduce the use of plastics across the value chain, including in product packaging; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increase the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, 23 and taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party should establish, in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, _x000D__x000D_ +transparency, labelling and certification procedures and requirements for plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +that conform to the design and performance criteria established pursuant to paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the development _x000D__x000D_ +of standards and guidelines at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as relevant, to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +the use of plastics in products across the value chain, including in product packaging, and improve the _x000D__x000D_ +design of plastic products to increase their safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability in practice and refurbishability, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed _x000D__x000D_ +of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste. 24 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, take _x000D__x000D_ +effective and environmentally beneficial measures to ensure promote the reduction in the use of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products through, as relevant, reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, of plastics and plastic those products produced or used within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems.25 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall by taking the necessary measures including those referred to in paragraph 1, to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the minimum reduction, reuse, refill and repair targets contained in part II of annex C within the _x000D__x000D_ +timeframe identified in that annex, for plastics and plastic products produced or used within its territory _x000D__x000D_ +and those available on its market. This should be based, where relevant, on a sectorial approach. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations at the multilateral level _x000D__x000D_ +towards the development of standards and guidelines for reuse and refill systems. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement this provision may include the use of regulatory and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, 29 public procurements, the establishment of EPR schemes, as set out in part VII or _x000D__x000D_ +incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in consumer behaviour and shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the governing body* at the latest by its second _x000D__x000D_ +session, take effective measures to promote the reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, _x000D__x000D_ +in particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems.26 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should adopt timebound targets in support of this objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market to contain minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer _x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastic, 27 as set out in part III of annex C, 28 within the timeframe specified in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take the necessary measures for plastics and plastic products produced within its _x000D__x000D_ +territory and those available on its market to achieve minimum percentages of safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound postconsumer recycled plastic contents, based on the elements contained in part III of annex C. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures to ensure that, where needed possible, primary plastic in products is _x000D__x000D_ +replaced by safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic content. The measures taken to implement _x000D__x000D_ +this provision may include the use of regulatory and economic instruments, 29 public procurement, the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of EPR schemes, as set out in part VII or incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in _x000D__x000D_ +consumer behaviour and shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d .Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. This treaty shall apply to alternative plastics and plastic products which include bio-based, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and compostable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall be guided by the waste hierarchy and ensure that reduction in the use of all plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +prevention of plastic waste, including from non-fossil feedstocks, will prevail when considering the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use of alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +31. Parties Each party shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products are safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable, based on the minimum design and performance criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +other related elements contained in Part I of Annex C, including distinct sustainability criteria for (i) bio-_x000D__x000D_ +based plastics, (ii) biodegradable plastics and (iii) compostable plastics. The criteria shall build on a full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle analysis and taking take into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and _x000D__x000D_ +human health impacts, including food security. 32 _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties may consider economic instruments to incentivize alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that environmental claims on (i) bio-based, _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) biodegradable and (iii) compostable plastics are substantiated. Those measures may include _x000D__x000D_ +labelling requirements, as set out in Part II.13, to comply with. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the development _x000D__x000D_ +of standards and guidelines at the multilateral level to ensure that (i) bio-based, (ii) biodegradable and _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) compostable plastics are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should encourage the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics and plastic products, including through regulatory measures and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments. 33 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their potential for _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, including food security. 34 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party Parties shall should take measures to foster research and innovation and incentivize and _x000D__x000D_ +promote the development and use at scale of on safe, environmentally sound, and sustainable non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes and shall ensure that the application of the waste hierarchy and comparative life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle analysis prevail over the use and promotion of non-plastics substitutes. 35 including products, _x000D__x000D_ +technologies and services, taking into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and _x000D__x000D_ +human health impacts. 36 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement and _x000D__x000D_ +incentives37 to promote the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall establish and operate regulate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems _x000D__x000D_ +schemes, on a sectoral or products basis, including based on the modalities covering the products _x000D__x000D_ +contained in annex D, 38 and taking into account national circumstances and capabilities, to incentivize _x000D__x000D_ +plastic reduction, reuse, increased recyclability, promote high-quality recycling and higher recycling _x000D__x000D_ +rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management and for littering, of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle. and across _x000D__x000D_ +international supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall, in implementing this provision, take into account how the measures taken would _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to a just transition. These measures shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party is encouraged to establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, _x000D__x000D_ +including, where relevant, on a sectoral basis, to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management, of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle and across international _x000D__x000D_ +supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt modalities to inform the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +national EPR systems and define their essential features, and to support their harmonization, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the objective of ensuring a just transition. 39 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic polymers, plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, and plastic products across their life cycle, to the environment from the sources _x000D__x000D_ +identified in annex E by the dates identified therein. The emissions and releases covered under this _x000D__x000D_ +provision should include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Emissions of hazardous substances, including microplastics, to air; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air, soil, and water, and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate emissions and releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder _x000D__x000D_ +from production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of international organizations such as the _x000D__x000D_ +International Maritime Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant, sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, including _x000D__x000D_ +emission and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices on preventing emissions and releases, and best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices to capture and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics from freshwater bodies, the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture the _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +20 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, storage, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery and final disposal, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral approach, for _x000D__x000D_ +minimum safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, including through collection, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F, 41respecting relevant provisions and taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account relevant provisions, guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those _x000D__x000D_ +developed under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and their Disposal, the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping _x000D__x000D_ +of Wastes and Other Matter and its Protocol on the International Convention for the Prevention of _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution from Ships. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance and guidelines for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to the relevant guidance _x000D__x000D_ +and guidelines developed under other international agreements mentioned above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management at _x000D__x000D_ +its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving nationally determined _x000D__x000D_ +targets and minimum requirements developed based on the harmonized indicators set out in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex F. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed, guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +on safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account the waste _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy42 and other relevant international guidelines and guidance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party shall not allow waste management practices listed in part III of annex F that may lead _x000D__x000D_ +to the emissions and releases of hazardous substances, and shall regulate the other allowed waste _x000D__x000D_ +management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases of the hazardous substances listed _x000D__x000D_ +in part IV of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ +[5][4] Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, littering _x000D__x000D_ +and open burning. 43 _x000D__x000D_ +[6][5] Parties shall take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to cover financing gaps for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste and enhance waste management capacity, in light of current and expected waste _x000D__x000D_ +generation levels; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise consumer awareness on _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +[7][6] The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU Drafting proposals for Zero Draft (November 2023) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +21 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures, including appropriate on design, marking, _x000D__x000D_ +tracing, retrieval and reporting requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or _x000D__x000D_ +otherwise discarded fishing gear 45 containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, _x000D__x000D_ +standards and recommended practices and procedures. 46 The measures taken to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each party shall take effective measures towards collection and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +2.3. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in _x000D__x000D_ +their respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear the prevention of plastic pollution from _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article",3 +1304," Problematic and avoidable plastic products and intentionally added microplastics – problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/newzealand.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['New Zealand'],['ii3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.3.a Problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +– problematic and avoidable plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived and single-use plastic products, Option 1 and _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should must take the necessary measures to regulate and _x000D__x000D_ +reduce and, as appropriate, not allow the production, sale, _x000D__x000D_ +distribution, […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand could support either Option 1 or Option 2. However, due to variance across _x000D__x000D_ +countries including levels and capabilities of recycling infrastructure and availability of _x000D__x000D_ +viable and environmentally safe alternatives, we slightly prefer Option 2, which has some _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility to nationally determine the particular product bans or phase outs, based on _x000D__x000D_ +globally determined criteria. If Option 2 is broadly preferred, we would propose making it _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding. This would drive ambitious change at the domestic level, while enabling _x000D__x000D_ +implementation at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 and Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[…] This provision does not limit Parties’ abilities to enact bans or _x000D__x000D_ +adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of _x000D__x000D_ +annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand proposes additional text bother Option 1 and Option 2 to ensure Parties are _x000D__x000D_ +not prevented from undertaking more ambitious measures to address problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products (e.g. more bans or including further criteria, in addition to the _x000D__x000D_ +agreed criteria in part I of annex B. We are flexible on the placement of this sentence. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1305, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES_x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor_x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022_x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206_x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II. Item 2 Chemicals and polymers of concern_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Cook Islands on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co-facilitator,_x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States_x000D__x000D_ +(PSIDS) and align with the statement by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS, and support their suggestion of_x000D__x000D_ +merging Items 2 and 3. In this statement, PSIDS will speak on our ambition in relation to chemicals_x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS strongly urges each Party to take necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate the use of_x000D__x000D_ +the chemicals, groups of chemicals, and polymers of concern in the production of plastic polymers,_x000D__x000D_ +plastics, and plastics products that have the potential to harm the environment and human health._x000D__x000D_ +This supports the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate the production, sale,_x000D__x000D_ +distribution, import, or export of plastic polymers, plastic, and bio and plastic products containing a_x000D__x000D_ +chemical, group of chemicals, or polymers to be listed in part 2 of Annex A._x000D__x000D_ +We also support the common provisions that look at measures to control and minimize the adverse_x000D__x000D_ +impacts of plastic pollution on human health and the environment at any stage of the life cycle, or to_x000D__x000D_ +hinder environmentally sound management._x000D__x000D_ +Studies have shown that polymers accumulate in the food chain, posing risks to wildlife and humans,_x000D__x000D_ +an issue critical forPSIDS who depend heavily on marine resources for food. The presence of_x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals in plastics can complicate recycling processes and result in the release of toxic_x000D__x000D_ +substances during waste management practices._x000D__x000D_ +We support the safe management and minimization of exposure to both humans and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment with a precautionary approach to environmental management that can be beneficial_x000D__x000D_ +for PSIDS taking into consideration the special circumstances of SIDS. The option is favorable for_x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS as it supports transparency and information sharing that is important for the Pacific Islands_x000D__x000D_ +countries, where technical expertise and resources for risk assessment may be limited._x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, PSIDS supports reporting on progress and taking precautionary measures that are taken to_x000D__x000D_ +resist the use of hazardous substances that reflect a proactive and precautionary approach to_x000D__x000D_ +chemical management. This is crucial in the context of the Pacific where new and emerging chemical_x000D__x000D_ +risks could have severe implications on our fragile ecosystems, leading to detrimental impacts on our_x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment._x000D__x000D_ +In conclusion, the position taken by PSIDS on Chemicals and Polymers of concern reflects a deep_x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the scientific evidence regarding the risks associated with hazardous substances in_x000D__x000D_ +plastics. It also considers the unique vulnerabilities and circumstances of the region, emphasizing the_x000D__x000D_ +need for precaution, transparency, and proactive risk management to protect human health and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Recommended Merge Option_x000D__x000D_ +Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic Products,_x000D__x000D_ +including single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or_x000D__x000D_ +export of chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are_x000D__x000D_ +hazardous to human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as_x000D__x000D_ +defined and listed in [Annex], not later than the respective dates in the Annex._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to_x000D__x000D_ +otherwise regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or_x000D__x000D_ +polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they_x000D__x000D_ +disproportionately contribute to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or_x000D__x000D_ +they have properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management,_x000D__x000D_ +including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, as defined and listed in_x000D__x000D_ +[Annex], except where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s)_x000D__x000D_ +under [Annex]._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to_x000D__x000D_ +otherwise regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or_x000D__x000D_ +polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can_x000D__x000D_ +be easily substituted for more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [Annex],_x000D__x000D_ +except where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under_x000D__x000D_ +[Annex]._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, use, sale, distribution, import or_x000D__x000D_ +export of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in_x000D__x000D_ +[Annex], except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference_x000D__x000D_ +of the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and_x000D__x000D_ +avoidable chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1-4 above. In_x000D__x000D_ +preparing these recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic,_x000D__x000D_ +and sociocultural assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically_x000D__x000D_ +feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the_x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities._x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +The STEPs shall recommend to the Conference of the Parties at each session, chemicals,_x000D__x000D_ +polymers, or plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in_x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 1-4 above._x000D__x000D_ +ADD to Part II, Section 4: Exemptions_x000D__x000D_ +4bis: small island developing states, and other states that are dependent on imported polymers or_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, may register extensions to exemptions without approval of the Conference of the_x000D__x000D_ +Parties, until such a time as there are sufficient polymer and plastic product supplies available to the_x000D__x000D_ +Party at costs equal to then current levels._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1306, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_primaryplasticpolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES_x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor_x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022_x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206_x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II. 1. Primary Plastic Polymers_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Cook Islands on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator,_x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to deliver this statement with a focus on Part II Item 1, on behalf of the 14 Pacific_x000D__x000D_ +Small Island Developing States_x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific region would like to put forward its concerns regarding primary plastic polymers and their_x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts of plastic pollution on human health and the environment from production_x000D__x000D_ +including their feedstocks and precursors. PSIDS recognizes the importance of taking necessary_x000D__x000D_ +measures to prevent and mitigate the potential adverse impacts on human health and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment by the mandatory reduction of the production of primary plastic polymers._x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific region relies heavily on the limited land area and vast EEZs of the ocean for food security._x000D__x000D_ +It is devastating to learn that 14 million tonnes of plastics enter the ocean every year and affect more_x000D__x000D_ +than 800 marine and coastal species by marine plastics through ingestion, entanglement, and habitat_x000D__x000D_ +change killing more than a million seabirds and 100,000 mammals._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS would like to reiterate the importance of putting in place stringent measures to prevent and_x000D__x000D_ +mitigate the adverse impacts of the production of primary plastic polymers on human health and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment. Furthermore, we would like to ensure that the legally binding instrument addresses_x000D__x000D_ +the environmental and human health impacts through reducing demand and production of primary_x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers in the market and price-based measures, removal of subsidies and other fiscal_x000D__x000D_ +incentives including the establishment of regulatory requirements for primary polymers producers._x000D__x000D_ +These proactive measures stated earlier are reflected in Option 1 under Part II of Item 1, and PSIDS_x000D__x000D_ +supports and welcomes Option 1 to be a guiding tool that can assist in addressing plastic pollution_x000D__x000D_ +through reducing production of primary plastic polymers._x000D__x000D_ +We are supportive of Option 1 and its common provisions for Part II Item 1. PSIDS would like to use_x000D__x000D_ +this opportunity to emphasise the importance of addressing plastic pollution throughout the full_x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastic, noting that it is an issue that can only be successfully addressed through collective_x000D__x000D_ +efforts and shared responsibilities at the global level._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1307," Hazardous Chemicals of Concern, Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products,  Exemptions, Product Design, Composition and Performance, and Non-Plastic Substitutes",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_15112023_part_ii.2_3_4_5_6.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",[],"['ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4: ii5', 'ii6', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the core obligation of Part II.2 Hazardous Chemicals of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.3 Problematic and avoidable plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.4 Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.5 Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.6 Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.2, Thailand prefers option 2 with a change in its title _x000D__x000D_ +as Hazardous Chemicals of concern since polymer itself has not been harmful, if it can be _x000D__x000D_ +used in the proper applications and the waste, arising from such application, is able to be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner in the jurisdiction of each party. _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to Annex A Part II, Thailand prefers option 2 with a proposed; _x000D__x000D_ +List of chemical substances of concern in plastics subject to prohibition or restrictions and _x000D__x000D_ +applicable control measures (including exclusions and phase-out dates as relevant) _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized information disclosure, marking and labelling requirements _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.3a, Thailand prefers option 2 with a modification _x000D__x000D_ +proposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand is view of that Part II.3b the provision should not only address the intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics but also the unintentionally released microplastics. In order to anticipate _x000D__x000D_ +those view, Thailand wishes to propose a new paragraph: Each Party shall be encouraged to _x000D__x000D_ +take any necessary measures to prevent the leak of unintentionally released microplastics into _x000D__x000D_ +the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to related Annex B, Thailand prefers option 2 of Problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and also has a proposal on elements for establishing the Criteria for the _x000D__x000D_ +determination of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +In case of Microplastics, Thailand prefers option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +In conclusion, key provisions of part II.1 Plastic polymer, part II.2 Hazardous Chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and Part II.3 Problematic and avoidable plastic products required the intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work of the dedicated scientific and expert groups with the collaborative engagement of _x000D__x000D_ +relevant industries so as to recommend on related screening criteria and identify initial relevant _x000D__x000D_ +lists to be placed in annexes regarding those provisions in support of further consideration and _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation by the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.4 on Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +In consideration of different national circumstances and capacities, Thailand is of the view that _x000D__x000D_ +the exemption provision should also include Part II.1 and Part II.2, in addition to Part III.3 upon _x000D__x000D_ +a request by concerned Parties. Any request for exemption needs to be reviewed by an _x000D__x000D_ +appointed subsidiary body to determine whether the request, including its proposed action plan _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure its fully compliance with those provisions within timeline, meets the criteria or _x000D__x000D_ +requirements as set out in annex [..]. The governing body would make the decision based on _x000D__x000D_ +the recommendation of subsidiary body. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Thailand has a proposed text to amend para 1 to capture our aforementioned _x000D__x000D_ +suggestion. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.5 and 6 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on option 2 of Part II.5a and 5b as it originated in the zero draft text. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Part II.5c, Thailand prefer option 2 with the note that the targets for minimum _x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastic content in specific applications and product categories, to create the right _x000D__x000D_ +enabling conditions for the sectors to meet this target, especially for food-related applications. _x000D__x000D_ +Bearing in mind that all elements contained in part III of annex C should assist each Party to _x000D__x000D_ +be able to setup its own requirements or targets of recyclable plastic contents in its certain _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized products. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to align our position with the United Kingdom to propose the committee _x000D__x000D_ +considers merging Part II.5d with Part II.6 due to the same justified criteria should apply in _x000D__x000D_ +assessing their adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of their life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, and identifying properties that may hinder (technically or economically) their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management after their post consumption, including their reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1308," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer, National Plans and International Cooperation",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_capacitybuilding_nap_internationalcooperation.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'international cooperation']",[],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv5']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the Mean of implementation (Capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and technology transfer, National Plans and International cooperation) _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madam Co-chair, _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand agrees in principle the zero draft text on Capacity-building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer as it originated. _x000D__x000D_ +In this connection, Thailand supports the establishment of regional and sub-regional capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, and R&D centers to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, and technology transfer especially to developing countries and SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the National Plans, Thailand agrees in principle of the draft text in Para 1 of Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +on the potential elements in the national plans. However, we view that, there should be _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility to modify, taking into account, national priorities and circumstances, and impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution on socio-economic, human health and environments. In this connection, we _x000D__x000D_ +would like to replace “chemicals and polymers of concern” in sub-para 1 item b with _x000D__x000D_ +“chemicals of concern” instead. We think that appropriate applications of polymers in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production should be further studied. We support the intersessional work to discuss further on _x000D__x000D_ +potential scope and guidance to develop NAP, monitoring scheme, modalities and formats for _x000D__x000D_ +the reporting on progress. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the draft text on International cooperation, Thailand agrees in principle as it _x000D__x000D_ +originated and also requests a clear definition of “The development, transfer, diffusion of and _x000D__x000D_ +access to technology on mutually agreed terms” either in the provision on ‘definitions’ or in _x000D__x000D_ +this provision para 3 a. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, Thailand would like to propose to include the provision on health aspects in the _x000D__x000D_ +text of this instrument* by adopting the idea from Article 16 of the Minamata Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +Mercury with some modifications. We think that more scientific discovering and evidences _x000D__x000D_ +related to potential adverse impacts of plastic pollution, in particular microplastics and related _x000D__x000D_ +issues, onto human health are needed. We will submit the proposed text within the deadline. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1309, Institutional Arrangement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_institutionalarrangements.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",[],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madame Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +As the same with expressions by several distinguished colleagues, Thailand is of view that the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions related to the institutional arrangements of this instrument, in particular the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body, secretariat and its subsidiary bodies, should be built upon the model of the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention on Mercury and, among others, the dedicated review committee for _x000D__x000D_ +future work on the review of the Annexes in particular Annex A, B and C, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +modalities of related review committee established under the Stockholm and Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +I Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1310, International Cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_internationalcooperation.pdf,['international cooperation'],['Brazil'],['iv5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +International Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(ADDED TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTERS) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 3: _x000D__x000D_ +‘’d’’: “The implementation of the monitoring obligations, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE _x000D__x000D_ +NEEDS AND CAPACITIES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 4: _x000D__x000D_ +Add INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1311," Product Design, Composition and Performance, and Non-Plastic Substitutes",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costarica_productdesign.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes']",['Costa Rica'],"['ii5', 'ii6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the Republic of Costa Rica _x000D__x000D_ +PART II: _x000D__x000D_ +Provision 5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +c. d. Plastics and alternative plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Provision 6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1. Wednesday, 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to take into account the installed capacities of each country, _x000D__x000D_ +therefore all measures taken in this regard must contemplate technology transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building, as well as access to financing. Considering 75% of the companies _x000D__x000D_ +in the plastic manufacturing sector in CRI are SMEs, it is important to have _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes that facilitate the transition and allow the compliance with technical _x000D__x000D_ +aspects such as storage, safety and useful life of the products. In addition, a key _x000D__x000D_ +partner to accomplish and accelerate the link during the transition, is the academic _x000D__x000D_ +and the leading private sector. Having said this, Costa Rica supports Option 2, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +This point is fundamental for Costa Rica. However, it is important to point out the _x000D__x000D_ +need for each member state to ratify the adequate legislation, public policies and _x000D__x000D_ +economic resources to advance on what are set as the medium and long term _x000D__x000D_ +objectives, particularly in sustainable production and consumption. In this regard, _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources from international cooperation are vital, as well as public-private _x000D__x000D_ +alliances, inclusion of local governments with the entire value chain of all actors _x000D__x000D_ +involved, for a successful circular economy perspective. In addition, we encourage _x000D__x000D_ +members states that have already made progress on these items, such as reducing, _x000D__x000D_ +reusing, repairing, etc., can offer technical assistance, technology transfer and _x000D__x000D_ +financing to ensure developing countries can achieve the level of ambition in a _x000D__x000D_ +much shorter time. Hence, the diversity and social, economic and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +conditions of countries must always be taken into consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Plastics and alternative plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica prefers option 2, parragraph 2, and considers that regulatory measures _x000D__x000D_ +and economic instruments would be defined within national plans. In addition, we _x000D__x000D_ +support the need to include a new paragraph 3, which refers to capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer, for innovation and alternative products. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica believes it is necessary to define and clarify this term, since it could _x000D__x000D_ +include bioplastics, based on bio polymers. That said, we support option 1, as long _x000D__x000D_ +as the above is taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 also considers parties will foster innovation and focus on safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, where possible and _x000D__x000D_ +according to each members states capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1312," Objective, Primary Plastic Polymers, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Exemptions, and Non-Plastic Substitutes",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexico_15112023_all_items_cg1.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern']",['Mexico'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii4: ii6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +For objective, Mexico prefers Option 1 The objective of this instrument* is to _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment. We wish to see reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +objective a combination of elements from option 2, 1.2 to address the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastic and elements from option 2. 1.3 as it has a component of _x000D__x000D_ +progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico also suggests that the translation ""including the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment"" be changed to ""incluyendo el medio marino” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico considers that option 2 gives greater scope on measures to limit _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and to gradually adapt to commitments to eliminate plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We also consider that part of the increase in the proliferation of plastic lies _x000D__x000D_ +in the low cost of the production of polymers and plastic products, as this _x000D__x000D_ +does not incorporate the externalities generated to health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, so it is necessary to review the elimination of subsidies or tax _x000D__x000D_ +incentives that promotes and makes the production of plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +cheaper, as well as to establish stricter regulatory requirements to regulate _x000D__x000D_ +it. Therefore, we support provisions such as removal of subsidies and other _x000D__x000D_ +fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; and the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment, as appropriate, of regulatory requirements for primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymer producers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico considers the establishment of measures towards the minimization _x000D__x000D_ +and as appropriate elimination of the use of chemicals, group of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern in plastics and plastic products. Mexico would like _x000D__x000D_ +to emphasize the protection of human health and the environment, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account the effects that different substances and polymers may have _x000D__x000D_ +within the entire plastic life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, we also consider relevant to include measures that help to _x000D__x000D_ +strength the application of other frameworks such as the WHO Framework _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on Tabaco control, should be considered. _x000D__x000D_ +It is essential that part II of Annex A takes into account the best available _x000D__x000D_ +science, through independent and transparent research, which not only _x000D__x000D_ +includes additives, but also non-intentionally added substances (NIAS). Also, _x000D__x000D_ +we think it’s relevant to consider certain chemicals or substances used in _x000D__x000D_ +the production of plastics that are addressed in existing MEAs such as the _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm and the Rotterdam Conventions _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the common provisions established in the zero draft, all the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed elements are appropriate. Regarding provision c, related to _x000D__x000D_ +information, we would like to suggest agreed the insertion of agreed _x000D__x000D_ +language of the Stockholm Convention, so the information on health and _x000D__x000D_ +safety of humans and the environment shall not be regarded as _x000D__x000D_ +confidential. _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico supports inter sessional work to identify criteria for chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +additives of concern, polymers, and plastic products and should have a clear _x000D__x000D_ +and streamlined mandate due to its limited time of work until its first report _x000D__x000D_ +during INC-4, with clear priorities and a feasible timeline. This intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work should be addressed by an interdisciplinary technical expert group _x000D__x000D_ +with balanced geographical representation and gender balance, with _x000D__x000D_ +transparent and ensure safeguards to prevent conflict of interest. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +To end plastic pollution, it is necessary to substantially reduce the amount _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic that is manufactured and put into circulation. Much of the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +currently produced are only used for a short period of time and have a great _x000D__x000D_ +risk of leaking into the environment, especially into the marine ecosystem. _x000D__x000D_ +Likewise, the difficulty of controlling microplastics in the environment _x000D__x000D_ +implies a great risk for human health and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, not allowing the production, sale, distribution, import or export of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastics, such as short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, as well as the use of intentionally added micro plastics, in _x000D__x000D_ +established periods are the options that Mexico supports contained in _x000D__x000D_ +options 1, in both items a and b. _x000D__x000D_ +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +It is essential that the product identification criteria and disposal date _x000D__x000D_ +included in part two of Annex B are developed based on the best available _x000D__x000D_ +science, through multidisciplinary, transparent and independent listing _x000D__x000D_ +research. _x000D__x000D_ +On exemptions, Mexico agrees with all the elements proposed by the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft, taking into account that it is necessary for the INC to clearly outline _x000D__x000D_ +the procedure that must be carried out for the inclusion of a product into _x000D__x000D_ +the list. _x000D__x000D_ +However, for number 3, concrete steps need to be implemented during the _x000D__x000D_ +exception extension period to eliminate the need for such exception. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve circularity, Mexico is supportive of options ONE in all a, b, c, and _x000D__x000D_ +d items of section 5, however for alternative plastics and plastic products it _x000D__x000D_ +is necessary to establish certification mechanisms that guarantee an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound performance of alternative plastics in all stages of _x000D__x000D_ +the life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +For Non-plastics substitutes Mexico could support the provisions in this _x000D__x000D_ +section, however, we consider that there should be clear technical criteria _x000D__x000D_ +for assessing substitutes, in order for substitution strategies to be truly _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable across their life cycle, considering their potential impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment, the waste hierarchy, and “reduce, _x000D__x000D_ +reuse and recycle” approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +In this section Mexico would like to include local practices and knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +systems and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1313, Institutional Arrangement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexico_institutionalarrangements.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Mexico'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino _x000D__x000D_ +Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico associates itself with the statement made by the delegation of Chile _x000D__x000D_ +on behalf of GRULAC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico considers that science must be central to the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the future instrument, INC was called to consider the _x000D__x000D_ +best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples and local knowledge systems. In this regard, the establishment of a _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical subsidiary body will be critical. The Subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +Body should also follow the criteria of interdisciplinarity, technical nature, _x000D__x000D_ +geographical representation and gender balance and should guarantee _x000D__x000D_ +the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples’ systems of knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also agree with the need to have bodies to periodically evaluate _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with and the effectiveness of the instrument, which are _x000D__x000D_ +essential to ensure the achievement of the objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1314," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_problematicandavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['Pakistan'],"['ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposals of Pakistan on Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics and Exemption _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 1. _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports the provision of expemtions for essential uses of plastics and emphasizes _x000D__x000D_ +on need of criteria during interssional work. Exemption provision under Stockholm Convention _x000D__x000D_ +may be considered as ready reference. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1315," Product Design, Composition and Performance and Non-Plastic Substitutes",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_productdesign.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes']",['Pakistan'],"['ii5', 'ii6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposals of Pakistan on Product design, composition and performance and Non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 1 with paragraph 2 of option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 1. _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 2. _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports the provision of non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1316," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics and Exemptions",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_problematicandavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],"['ii3', 'ii4']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – _x000D__x000D_ +6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: _x000D__x000D_ +psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 3(a) & (b) Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 4 Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Nauru on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I make the following statement on the behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States [PSIDs]. _x000D__x000D_ +Given the slight change in the organisation of these items, we beg the co-facilitators indulgence, to _x000D__x000D_ +allow us to complete the statements commenced under Items 2 and with our statement on Part 3, _x000D__x000D_ +followed quickly by Part 4. We apologise to the Co-Facilitators for any confusion this may cause. _x000D__x000D_ +Noting our previous alignment to the AOSIS position to merge Items 2 & 3 we complete our _x000D__x000D_ +statement on this matter. Regarding Item 3 (a), If the Instrument is to have any chance of succeeding _x000D__x000D_ +to eliminate plastic pollution, the reduction in production, sale, and distribution is required. Our _x000D__x000D_ +position is aligned with the waste hierarchy principle, reinforcing the priority of reduction, waste _x000D__x000D_ +prevention and reuse, rather than focusing on just recycling and waste management alone. _x000D__x000D_ +We note several definitions are required, specifically, ‘problematic products’, ‘avoidable products’, _x000D__x000D_ +‘short-lived and single-use plastic products’. _x000D__x000D_ +Annex B will include vital information for the operation and implementation of the item as we _x000D__x000D_ +recommend intersessional work with appropriately qualified input to create an initial criteria list for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. In the interim, an initial list of criteria and lists for products, could be developed with _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products already identified by numerous jurisdictions for early action, so populating an initial _x000D__x000D_ +list should not be challenging. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS recognises the pressures on producing countries related to reductions and potential phase out _x000D__x000D_ +and support the necessary just transition and note the interconnected nature of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +recognising the importance to support actions under Item 5(d) on Alternative Plastics and Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Products, Item 6 on non-Plastic Substitutes, and Item 12 on Just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Item 3 (b), PSIDS is supportive of an ambitious approach to the management of intentional _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and advocates for the phase down and eventual elimination of these products.. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics are an issue of global concern as they are persistent, accumulate in marine _x000D__x000D_ +environments, and are particularly mobile in the global environment through air and marine currents, _x000D__x000D_ +having impacts well beyond their point source of emission. Microplastics resulting from the _x000D__x000D_ +breakdown of plastic products can enter the food chain, potentially impacting human health. _x000D__x000D_ +For PSIDS, it is particularly important that we prohibit the production, sale, use, distribution, import, _x000D__x000D_ +or export of plastics and plastic products containing intentionally added microplastics in order to _x000D__x000D_ +overcome the challenges in the implementation and monitoring of intentional microplastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +create a level-playing field through stronger transparency. By prohibiting the production and use of _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics, we can meaningfully contribute to global efforts to reduce the long-_x000D__x000D_ +term health and environmental impacts of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly on the Exemptions Available to a Party upon request, it is crucial that the INC outlines the _x000D__x000D_ +procedure for granting exemptions, including the responsible decision-making authority and the _x000D__x000D_ +prerequisites for seeking an exemption. We recommend the procedures utilised by the Minamata _x000D__x000D_ +Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports an ambitious approach to the management of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +On Item 4 PSIDS supports the text in item 4 that covers the exemption registration. Allowing Parties _x000D__x000D_ +to register exemptions for specific products is a pragmatic approach, recognizing that a total and _x000D__x000D_ +immediate ban on all plastic products might not be feasible. The item also supports the exemption _x000D__x000D_ +expiry that sets a default expiration for exemptions ensuring that Parties don’t indefinitely postpone _x000D__x000D_ +phase-out dates, maintaining pressure to find alternatives. In addition, the language here gives Parties _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility by allowing for extensions for exemptions that might need more time to comply due to _x000D__x000D_ +unique challenges. There is also flexibility for Parties in setting a final deadline for all exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring long-term compliance and progress towards plastic pollution reduction. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS suggest improving the text by adding consideration for Transparency and Public Availability by _x000D__x000D_ +making the register of exemptions publicly available and promoting transparency and accountability, _x000D__x000D_ +which are crucial in environmental governance. We would be adopting a balanced and evidence-_x000D__x000D_ +based approach to tackling plastic pollution, providing flexibility where needed while ensuring _x000D__x000D_ +accountability and progress towards reduction goals. It is vital for this global treaty on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +to be consistent and prevent a “race to the bottom” with clear and binding commitments, along with _x000D__x000D_ +strong enforcement mechanisms, can ensure that all parties are held to the same standards, _x000D__x000D_ +preventing industries from relocating to countries with less stringent regulations and ensuring a level _x000D__x000D_ +playing field. _x000D__x000D_ +We will send our proposed additional language for consideration on all items discussed. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co-facilitators. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1317, Product Design and Performance and Non Plastic Substitutes,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_productdesignandperformance.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],"['ii5', 'ii6']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 5 Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Part II Item 6 Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Nauru on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nauru will speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States on part II, items 5 and 6. _x000D__x000D_ +We align with the statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS support an ambitious Instrument and advocate for item 5 to provide strong measures to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure any plastic products developed are designed for reusability, refurbishment, easy dismantling, _x000D__x000D_ +and eventually recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +● Regarding Item 5(a), PSIDS supports Option 1, noting we feel it is important for roles of _x000D__x000D_ +Parties to be clear, and further requests the Instrument requires action, as opposed to _x000D__x000D_ +current language which only encourages action. _x000D__x000D_ +● Regarding Item 5(b), PSIDS supports Option 1 to prioritise sustainable design, to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +products are designed to have reduced toxicant levels, are easily reused and repaired, and _x000D__x000D_ +easily deconstructed for efficient reuse and recycling when at the end of life. _x000D__x000D_ +● Regarding Item 5(c), PSIDS is supportive of the establishment of requirements for recycled _x000D__x000D_ +content, whilst recognizing this is a complex scientific issue that should consider the best _x000D__x000D_ +available scientific advice, with potential sectoral considerations to ensure the use of _x000D__x000D_ +recycled content does not impact on the form and function of produced products, and does _x000D__x000D_ +not materially increase the toxicity of products through the recycling process. We have not _x000D__x000D_ +selected a preferred text option as we feel a blanket minimum percentage of recycled _x000D__x000D_ +content may be inappropriate for certain sectors, impacts on functionality, and increased _x000D__x000D_ +toxicity. We are open to further discussions on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ +● Regarding Item 5(d), PSIDS request that any substitute or alternative plastic should be _x000D__x000D_ +assessed via appropriate criteria designed to ensure the products are: essential, safe and _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable, transparent and traceable. We are open to further discussions on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, PSIDS requests the inclusion of ‘cultural impacts’ when considering the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics on the environmental, economic, social, and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Item 6 PSIDS supports the text for non-plastic substitutes that supports Parties to put in place _x000D__x000D_ +measures to foster innovation, incentivize, promote the development and use at the scale of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, including products, technologies, and _x000D__x000D_ +services considering their potential impacts on the environment, economic, social and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, PSIDS suggests adding the consideration of the role of traditional knowledge, knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +of Indigenous People, and local knowledge systems to guide the design of such substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, we suggest adding provisions for the establishment of a process for the assessment of the _x000D__x000D_ +safety and sustainability of potential substitutes to plastics and their suitability as substitutes, _x000D__x000D_ +considering their potential impacts on human health and the environment, the waste hierarchy, and _x000D__x000D_ +“reduce, reuse, and recycle” approaches. PSIDS reiterates the importance of this instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +support measures put in place before the introduction of non-plastic substitutes for safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, and sustainable non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +We will provide greater detail and text options directly to the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co-facilitators. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text: _x000D__x000D_ +Item 5 _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product Design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance the design of plastic products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reducing demand for and use of primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increasing the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled _x000D__x000D_ +and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Minimizing releases and emissions from plastics and plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those _x000D__x000D_ +available on its market to comply with the minimum design and performance criteria and other related _x000D__x000D_ +elements contained in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria _x000D__x000D_ +and elements, within the timeframe defined in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, based on _x000D__x000D_ +the design and performance criteria and other related elements contained in part I of annex C, _x000D__x000D_ +including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and elements, and shall require plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products to be appropriately labelled in accordance with these criteria and elements. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged toshall work with relevant international organizations towards the _x000D__x000D_ +development of standards and guidelines at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, to reduce the use of plastics in products across the value chain, including in product _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, and improve the design of plastic products to increase their safety, durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +refillability, repairability and refurbishability, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS does not make any further recommendations on text changes on Item 5 at this time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Suggested addition paragraphs of Item 6: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and incentivize and promote the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use at scale of safe, environmentally sound, and sustainable non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes, including products, technologies and services, taking into account their potential _x000D__x000D_ +for environmental, economic, social, cultural, and human health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement and _x000D__x000D_ +incentives to promote the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to use the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to establish a process for the assessment of the safety and sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +of potential substitutes to plastics and their suitability as substitutes, considering their _x000D__x000D_ +potential impacts on human health and the environment, the waste hierarchy, and “reduce, _x000D__x000D_ +reuse and recycle” approaches. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1318, Institutional Arrangements and Final Provisions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/unitedkingdom_institutionalarrangementsandfinalprovisions.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat', 'final provisions']",['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],"['part v', 'part vi']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Text proposal for Final Provisions _x000D__x000D_ +PART V INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--] Conference of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Executive Director of _x000D__x000D_ +the United Nations Environment Programme no later than one year after the date of entry into force _x000D__x000D_ +of this Convention. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at _x000D__x000D_ +regular intervals to be decided by the Conference. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at such other times as may _x000D__x000D_ +be deemed necessary by the Conference, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, _x000D__x000D_ +within six months of the request being communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat, it is _x000D__x000D_ +supported by at least one third of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt at its first meeting rules of _x000D__x000D_ +procedure and financial rules for itself and any of its subsidiary bodies, as well as financial provisions _x000D__x000D_ +governing the functioning of the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Conference of the Parties shall perform the functions assigned to it by this Convention and, to _x000D__x000D_ +that end, shall: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Establish such subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Cooperate, where appropriate, with competent international organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies; and _x000D__x000D_ +(c) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--] Scientific and Technical Body _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Scientific and Technical Body is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Scientific and Technical Body shall be composed of members serving in their expert capacity _x000D__x000D_ +and in the best interest of the Instrument, nominated by Parties and elected by the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties, with suitable qualifications. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The terms of reference and modalities for the operation of the Scientific and Technical Body, _x000D__x000D_ +including its selection process and the terms of members’ mandates, shall be determined by the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties at its first meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--] Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Secretariat is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The functions of the Secretariat shall be: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) To make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +and to provide them with services as required; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) To facilitate assistance to Parties, particularly developing country Parties and Parties with _x000D__x000D_ +economies in transition, on request, in the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) To coordinate, as appropriate, with the secretariats of relevant international bodies; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) To assist Parties in the exchange of information related to the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, into such administrative _x000D__x000D_ +and contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective discharge of its functions; and _x000D__x000D_ +(f) To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this Convention and such other functions _x000D__x000D_ +as may be determined by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The secretariat functions for this Convention shall be performed by [--]. _x000D__x000D_ +PART VI FINAL PROVISIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Settlement of disputes _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall seek to settle any dispute between them concerning the interpretation or application _x000D__x000D_ +of this Convention through negotiation or other peaceful means of their own choice. _x000D__x000D_ +2. When ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, or at any time thereafter, a _x000D__x000D_ +Party [that is not a regional economic integration organization] may declare in a written instrument _x000D__x000D_ +submitted to the Depositary that, with regard to any dispute concerning the interpretation or _x000D__x000D_ +application of this Convention, it recognizes one or both of the following means of dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlement as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Arbitration in accordance with the procedure set out in [part [--]/annex [--]; and _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice. _x000D__x000D_ +3. A Party that is a regional economic integration organization may make a declaration with like _x000D__x000D_ +effect in relation to arbitration in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2. _x000D__x000D_ +4. A declaration made pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3 shall remain in force until it expires in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with its terms or until three months after written notice of its revocation has been _x000D__x000D_ +deposited with the Depositary. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The expiry of a declaration, a notice of revocation or a new declaration shall in no way affect _x000D__x000D_ +proceedings pending before an arbitral tribunal or the International Court of Justice, unless the _x000D__x000D_ +parties to the dispute otherwise agree. _x000D__x000D_ +6. If the parties to a dispute have not accepted the same means of dispute settlement pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2 or 3, and if they have not been able to settle their dispute through the means _x000D__x000D_ +mentioned in paragraph 1 within twelve months following notification by one Party to another that _x000D__x000D_ +a dispute exists between them, the dispute shall be submitted to a conciliation commission at the _x000D__x000D_ +request of any party to the dispute. The procedure set out in [part [--]/annex [--] shall apply to _x000D__x000D_ +conciliation under this article. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Amendments to the Convention _x000D__x000D_ +1. Amendments to this Convention may be proposed by any Party. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Amendments to this Convention shall be adopted at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +The text of any proposed amendment shall be communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at _x000D__x000D_ +least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The Secretariat shall also _x000D__x000D_ +communicate the proposed amendment to the signatories to this Convention and, for information, _x000D__x000D_ +to the Depositary. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this _x000D__x000D_ +Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement _x000D__x000D_ +reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a [--] majority vote of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +present and voting at the meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +4. An adopted amendment shall be communicated by the Depositary to all Parties for ratification, _x000D__x000D_ +acceptance or approval. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Ratification, acceptance or approval of an amendment shall be notified to the Depositary in _x000D__x000D_ +writing. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 shall enter into force for the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +having consented to be bound by it on the [--] day after the date of deposit of instruments of _x000D__x000D_ +ratification, acceptance or approval by at least [--] of the Parties that were Parties at the time at _x000D__x000D_ +which the amendment was adopted. Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any other _x000D__x000D_ +Party on the [--] day after the date on which that Party deposits its instrument of ratification, _x000D__x000D_ +acceptance or approval of the amendment. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Adoption and amendments of annexes _x000D__x000D_ +1. Annexes to this Convention shall form an integral part thereof and, unless expressly provided _x000D__x000D_ +otherwise, a reference to this Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to any annexes _x000D__x000D_ +thereto. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Any additional annexes adopted after the entry into force of this Convention shall be restricted to _x000D__x000D_ +procedural, scientific, technical or administrative matters. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The procedure set out in [paragraph --] shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force _x000D__x000D_ +of additional annexes to this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The procedure set out in [paragraph --] shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force _x000D__x000D_ +of amendments to annexes to this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Right to vote _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party to this Convention shall have one vote, except as provided for in paragraph 2. _x000D__x000D_ +2. A regional economic integration organization, on matters within its competence, shall exercise its _x000D__x000D_ +right to vote with a number of votes equal to [the number of its member States that are Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +this Convention]. Such an organization shall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States _x000D__x000D_ +exercises its right to vote, and vice versa. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Signature _x000D__x000D_ +This Convention shall be opened for signature at [--], by all States and regional economic integration _x000D__x000D_ +organizations from [--] to [--], and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from [--] to [--]. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession _x000D__x000D_ +1. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States and by regional _x000D__x000D_ +economic integration organizations. It shall be open for accession by States and by regional _x000D__x000D_ +economic integration organizations from the day after the date on which the Convention is closed _x000D__x000D_ +for signature. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with _x000D__x000D_ +the Depositary. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Any regional economic integration organization that becomes a Party to this Convention without _x000D__x000D_ +any of its member States being a Party shall be bound by all the obligations under the Convention. In _x000D__x000D_ +the case of such organizations, one or more of whose member States is a Party to this Convention, _x000D__x000D_ +the organization and its member States shall decide on their respective responsibilities for the _x000D__x000D_ +performance of their obligations under the Convention. In such cases, the organization and the _x000D__x000D_ +member States shall not be entitled to exercise rights under the Convention concurrently. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, a regional economic _x000D__x000D_ +integration organization shall declare the extent of its competence in respect of the matters _x000D__x000D_ +governed by this Convention. Any such organization shall also inform the Depositary, who shall in _x000D__x000D_ +turn inform the Parties, of any relevant modification of the extent of its competence. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each State or regional economic integration organization is encouraged to transmit to the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat at the time of its ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the Convention _x000D__x000D_ +information on its measures to implement the Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +5. In its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, any Party may declare that, _x000D__x000D_ +with regard to it, any amendment to an annex shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its _x000D__x000D_ +instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Entry into force _x000D__x000D_ +1. This Convention shall enter into force on the [--] day after the date of deposit of the [--] _x000D__x000D_ +instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. _x000D__x000D_ +2. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this _x000D__x000D_ +Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of the [--] instrument of ratification, acceptance, _x000D__x000D_ +approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the [--] day after the date of deposit _x000D__x000D_ +by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of ratification, _x000D__x000D_ +acceptance, approval or accession. _x000D__x000D_ +3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, any instrument deposited by a regional economic _x000D__x000D_ +integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of _x000D__x000D_ +that organization. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Reservations _x000D__x000D_ +No reservations may be made to this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Withdrawal _x000D__x000D_ +1. At any time after [--] years from the date on which this Convention has entered into force for a _x000D__x000D_ +Party, that Party may withdraw from the Convention by giving written notification to the Depositary. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Any such withdrawal shall take effect upon expiry of one year from the date of receipt by the _x000D__x000D_ +Depositary of the notification of withdrawal, or on such later date as may be specified in the _x000D__x000D_ +notification of withdrawal. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Depositary _x000D__x000D_ +[--] shall be the Depositary of this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Article [--]. Authentic texts _x000D__x000D_ +The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish _x000D__x000D_ +texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Depositary. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1319, UK Proposal for Changes to Article 10b,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_kingdom_substantialchangearticle10b.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],"['ii10', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"UK Proposal for changes to Article 10b _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II: Article 10b _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK believes the Basel Convention is the appropriate multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreement to regulate and discuss the transboundary movement of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In 2019 the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention adopted decision BC-_x000D__x000D_ +14/12 to amend Annexes II, VIII, and IX to the Convention in relation to plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These plastic waste amendments mean that all plastic waste and mixtures of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste which are to be moved to another Party are subject to the prior informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +procedure unless they are non-hazardous and destined for recycling in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We recognise the substantial work undertaken and ongoing by the Parties to the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention and therefore suggest it would be more appropriate for this instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +focus on cooperation with the Basel Convention rather than aiming to provide new _x000D__x000D_ +obligations on the transboundary movement of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste,1 except for the _x000D__x000D_ +purpose of its safe and environmentally sound management,2 with the prior informed _x000D__x000D_ +consent of the importing State, and in a manner consistent with obligations under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting plastic waste pursuant to this provision shall establish and _x000D__x000D_ +implement an export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes _x000D__x000D_ +and destination of all its exports of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +1, each exporting Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the _x000D__x000D_ +written consent of the importing State, which shall include that State’s assurances _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For the purposes of this text, the term “transboundary movement of plastic waste” is used to refer to any _x000D__x000D_ +movement of plastic waste from an area under the national jurisdiction of one Party to or through an area under the _x000D__x000D_ +national jurisdiction of another State or to or through an area not under the national jurisdiction of any State, provided at _x000D__x000D_ +least two States are involved in the movement (adapted from Article 3.3 of the Basel Convention). This definition is used _x000D__x000D_ +without prejudice to how Members may define this term as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant requirements _x000D__x000D_ +to be adopted in respect of plastic waste management under part II.9. _x000D__x000D_ +that the exported plastic waste will be managed in an environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner;3 _x000D__x000D_ +b. require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ +i. provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the _x000D__x000D_ +composition of the exported waste, including its contents in polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and plastics, and any associated hazards to human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure requirements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant;4 _x000D__x000D_ +ii. mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +labelling requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards _x000D__x000D_ +and practices for packaging, labelling and transport.5 _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the provision set out in paragraph 3, taking into account as appropriate relevant _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements under other multilateral environmental agreements.6 _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate illegal trade7 in plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental bodies and cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to prevent and eliminate illegal exports and dumping of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The exact language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +requirements to be adopted in respect of plastic waste management in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13. _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: The specific modalities for the application of this provision, including the operation of the prior informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +(PIC) procedure, could be further elaborated in an annex or the governing body, taking into account in particular relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions under the Basel Convention. See, for example, Article 11.3.c. of the Minamata Convention, addressing _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movement of mercury waste for Parties to the Basel Convention. On the treatment of plastic waste under _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention, see _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.basel.int/Implementation/Plasticwaste/PlasticWasteAmendments/FAQs/tabid/8427/Default.aspx. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: The term “illegal trade” is used in this text to refer to importation or exportation that would violate domestic _x000D__x000D_ +legislation of the exporting Party or of the importing State. This is without prejudice to how Members may define this term _x000D__x000D_ +as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1320, UK Proposal for Changes to Article 5d & 6,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_kingdom_substantialchangearticle5d.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],"['ii5', 'ii6', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document,"UK Proposal for changes to Article 5d & 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II: Articles 5d & 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics are still plastics; therefore, when they are mismanaged and escape _x000D__x000D_ +into the natural environment, they will still cause plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK believes that provisions under this section contradict the aims of the rest of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, which focuses on reduction and increasing the circularity of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK therefore suggests merging ""paragraph 5 (d)"" with ""Section 6 - Non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes"" with the below text changes, as a starting point to better align with the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty's ambition, and to avoid regrettable substitutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products 1,2 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products are safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their potential for _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, including food security.3 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should encourage the development and use of safe, environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternative plastics and plastic products, including through regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +measures and economic instruments.4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, _x000D__x000D_ +including food security.5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: The term “plastic alternatives” as used in this proposed text refers to plastics and plastic products with lower _x000D__x000D_ +greenhouse gas (GHG) life cycle emissions and not hazardous for human, animal or plant life. This could include bioplastics _x000D__x000D_ +or biodegradable plastics. See Plastic Pollution – The pressing case for natural and environmentally friendly substitutes to _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, UNCTAD, 2023, accessible at https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42529/UNCTAD.pdf. These _x000D__x000D_ +definitions are without prejudice to how Members may ultimately choose to define these terms in the instrument, as _x000D__x000D_ +needed. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: As plastics and plastic products, under the proposed definition, alternative plastics and plastic products would fall _x000D__x000D_ +within the scope of other provisions in the instrument applicable to plastics and plastic products respectively. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: Parties may wish to consider the establishment of a process to assess the safety and sustainability of potential _x000D__x000D_ +plastic alternatives, including potential alternatives to chemicals and polymers addressed in part II.2. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Measures taken pursuant to this provision could include, for example, fees, reduced tariffs, taxes or subsidies, including _x000D__x000D_ +repurposed subsidies, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Parties may wish to consider the establishment of a process to assess the safety and sustainability of potential _x000D__x000D_ +plastic alternatives, including potential alternatives to chemicals and polymers addressed in part II.2. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall seek to ensure that non-plastic substitutes, products, technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +services are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their _x000D__x000D_ +potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, including _x000D__x000D_ +food security, across their lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and incentivize and promote the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use at scale of safe, environmentally sound, and sustainable non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes,6 including products, technologies and services, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, across _x000D__x000D_ +their lifecycle.7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, public _x000D__x000D_ +procurement and incentives8 to promote the development and use of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, products, technologies _x000D__x000D_ +and services. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: The term “substitutes” is used here with the meaning given to it in UNCTAD’s Report Plastic Pollution - The pressing _x000D__x000D_ +case for natural and environmentally friendly substitutes to plastics referred to in UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/9, accessible at _x000D__x000D_ +https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42529/UNCTAD.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: Members may wish to consider the establishment of a process for the assessment of the safety and sustainability of _x000D__x000D_ +potential substitutes to plastics and their suitability as substitutes, considering their potential impacts on human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, the waste hierarchy, and “reduce, reuse and recycle” approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +8 Such instruments could include, for example, fees, reduced tariffs, taxes or subsidies, including repurposed subsidies, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1321, Statements and Textual Proposals on Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosis_part1.pdf,"['objective', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']","['Samoa', 'Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)']","['i2', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INC3 Contact Group 1 Statements and textual proposals _x000D__x000D_ +by Samoa on behalf of the Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +November 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PART I. _x000D__x000D_ +Objective. _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS wants a comprehensive treaty that covers the full life cycle of plastics, and one that leads to _x000D__x000D_ +the elimination of plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, to _x000D__x000D_ +protect human health and the environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses _x000D__x000D_ +the full life-cycle of plastics, through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II. _x000D__x000D_ +Sections 2: ‘Chemicals and polymers of concern’; and 3: ‘Problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS thinks that Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Part II should be combined into a single article that allows _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive regulation of hazardous, problematic, and avoidable chemicals and polymers used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production, and plastic products. We think that the strength of the obligations should depend on _x000D__x000D_ +the level of risk. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All regulation of chemicals and polymers used in plastic production, and of plastic products need to be _x000D__x000D_ +based on strong scientific evidence of impacts complemented by the contributions of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples and local communities regarding those impacts, and take into account the availability of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible, efficient, economically feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as the possibility of cooperating and/or coordinating with existing relevant frameworks or conventions _x000D__x000D_ +which cover the relevant substances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We highlight that as small island developing states with small economies and very little plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, we are reliant on other states for our plastic. As such, there will need to be special flexibility _x000D__x000D_ +in regulation for small states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +Replace Part II, Section 2 and 3 with the following: _x000D__x000D_ +Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic Products, including _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are hazardous to _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as defined and listed in _x000D__x000D_ +[Annex], not later than the respective dates in the Annex. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they disproportionately _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or they have properties _x000D__x000D_ +that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including their _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, as defined and listed in [Annex], except _x000D__x000D_ +where the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under [Annex. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can be easily _x000D__x000D_ +substituted for more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [Annex], except where _x000D__x000D_ +the Party has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under [Annex]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, , distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in [Annex], except _x000D__x000D_ +where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1-4 above. In _x000D__x000D_ +preparing these recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic, _x000D__x000D_ +and sociocultural assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically _x000D__x000D_ +feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The STEPs shall recommend to the Conference of the Parties at each session, chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, or plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 1-4 above. _x000D__x000D_ +ADD to Part II, Section 4: Exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +4bis: Small island developing states, and other states that are dependent on imported polymers or _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, may register extensions to exemptions without approval of the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, until such a time as there are sufficient polymer and plastic product supplies available to the _x000D__x000D_ +Party at costs equal to then current levels. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS is of the view that exemptions could potentially undermine the ambition and objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement if not appropriately structured. _x000D__x000D_ +An exemptions mechanism under the instrument must be transparent and based on specific criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +From the outset, exemptions should not be applied to products, chemicals and polymers which pose _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts on human health or the environment, based on strong scientific evidence and the _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and inputs of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions could apply where there are no safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives or substitutes, and where developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, including SIDS, and other actors provide evidence of potential adverse socio-economic and _x000D__x000D_ +sociocultural impacts, if not applied. _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +ADD to Part II, Section 4: Exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +4bis: Small island developing states, and other states that are dependent on imported polymers or _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, may register extensions to exemptions without approval of the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, until such a time as there are sufficient polymer and plastic product supplies available to the _x000D__x000D_ +Party at costs equal to then current levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS prefers Option 1, with modified language in paras 3 & 4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With the assistance of the STEPs, and in cooperation and coordination with existing, relevant _x000D__x000D_ +institutions, frameworks, conventions and processes, as appropriate, the COP could establish and _x000D__x000D_ +periodically update, international standards for product design, taking into account best available _x000D__x000D_ +science, data, information and technology, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous people and _x000D__x000D_ +local knowledge systems, and global harmonised certification and labelling requirements. These _x000D__x000D_ +standards should aim to prevent plastic products from becoming plastic pollution, and prioritizing _x000D__x000D_ +repairability, reuse and recycling, as well as to promote global harmonisation as much as possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The language in paragraph 4 should therefore be binding upon Parties to work with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +organisations to achieve this purpose (e.g. the ISO). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +Replace paras. 3 & 4 with: _x000D__x000D_ +3. The COP shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling requirements for plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products based on recommendations from the STEPs, and the design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +criteria and other related elements contained in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, sector- or _x000D__x000D_ +product-specific criteria and elements, and shall require plastics and plastic products to be appropriately _x000D__x000D_ +labelled in accordance with these criteria and elements. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall work with relevant international organizations towards the development of standards _x000D__x000D_ +and guidelines at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as relevant, to reduce the use of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in products across the value chain, including in product packaging, and improve the design of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products to increase their safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS presently supports Option 1, with flexibility and effective means of implementation for SIDS, _x000D__x000D_ +especially in relation to the development of targets, timelines, and the domestic mechanisms within the _x000D__x000D_ +context of SIDS required to fulfill this obligation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is unclear how targets could be developed for reuse, refill and repair across the multitude of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products along the value chain. The STEPs could be tasked with developing guidelines for effective _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, refill and repair schemes, with specific recommendations for implementation in SIDS, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account our national circumstances and capabilities, and inclusive of effective means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS sees value in considering a sectoral approach to such schemes, prioritising those products with a _x000D__x000D_ +higher degree of suitability for reuse, refill and/or repair. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports Option 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A definition of ‘safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled plastic’ is required. The _x000D__x000D_ +following considerations should be included: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Absence of harmful chemicals and additives _x000D__x000D_ +2. Recycling process, including waste management - collection, decontamination and _x000D__x000D_ +reintroduction and the role of the informal waste sector - should not present additional impacts _x000D__x000D_ +on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, a process to development of minimum percentages will need to be determined. AOSIS _x000D__x000D_ +emphasizes that considering the small and remote nature of our islands and economies, it is important _x000D__x000D_ +to provide of effective and robust means of implementation to enable SIDS to participate in recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +and to access recycling technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While AOSIS prefers Option 1, we continue to actively consider both options proposed, noting that _x000D__x000D_ +further clarity is needed on ‘alternative plastics and plastic products’ and ‘safe, environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable.’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In its current formulation, it appears that Parties will be the sole determining authority to unilaterally _x000D__x000D_ +determine whether products are safe, environmentally sound, and sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS sees the need for global harmonised standards for this purpose. With the assistance of the _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs) and in cooperation and coordination with existing, _x000D__x000D_ +relevant institutions, frameworks, conventions and processes, as appropriate, the COP could establish _x000D__x000D_ +and periodically update, international standards for what is considered ‘safe, environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +suitable alternative plastics and plastic products.’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS remains concerned that without clear definitions and harmonised standards/criteria, alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products could potentially circumvent the intent of Part II. Section 3. Problematic _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable plastic products, as well as the objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +Replace Option 1, para. 1 with: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall ensure that ‘alternative plastics and plastic products’ are safe, environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable, in accordance with standards to be decided by the COP, based on recommendations _x000D__x000D_ +from the STEPs taking into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human _x000D__x000D_ +health impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Instrument must include provisions to promote research, development and innovation, including for _x000D__x000D_ +sourcing of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes, on the basis of the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples, and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, similar to our position on alternatives, there must be a determining process or standard(s) to _x000D__x000D_ +do so. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs) could support the development of this process or _x000D__x000D_ +standard-development, in cooperation and coordination with existing, relevant institutions, frameworks, _x000D__x000D_ +conventions and processes, as appropriate. The STEPs could propose their findings or recommendations _x000D__x000D_ +to the COP for consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +Add paras. 3 & 4 to the existing text: _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to use the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples, and local knowledge systems in the development of safe, environmentally sound, _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to establish a process for the assessment of the safety and sustainability of _x000D__x000D_ +potential substitutes to plastics and their suitability as substitutes, considering their potential impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment, the waste hierarchy and reduce, reuse and recycle approaches. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports Option 1, with some modified language. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS contribute minimally to global plastic production, and there remains a level of uncertainty as to _x000D__x000D_ +how applicable EPR schemes could be within our context. To this end, the instrument could define the _x000D__x000D_ +minimum essential elements of EPR schemes, with flexibility for SIDS in its implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EPR might also be considered cross-cutting since it cannot be separated from other essential elements _x000D__x000D_ +of the future agreement. For instance, EPR will require sound, effective waste management _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure to aid in the end of cycle management. Additionally, if recycling is adopted, it will also _x000D__x000D_ +require access to technologies and effective means of implementation for this purpose. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +Replace Option 1 with: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances and capabilities, including, where relevant, on a sectoral basis, guided _x000D__x000D_ +by the modalities contained in annex D, to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher recycling _x000D__x000D_ +rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle and across international supply _x000D__x000D_ +chains. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt modalities to inform the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +national EPR systems and define their essential features, and to support their harmonization, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account how the measures taken would contribute to a just transition. These measures shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS is supportive of eliminating emissions and releases during the use, management, transport and _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic pellets, flakes and powder production. However, it is currently unclear what the _x000D__x000D_ +sources are likely to be within the proposed annex, and how, if at all, the existing framework from the _x000D__x000D_ +international organizations can effectively address this and achieve the intended outcomes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This clarity, as well as effective means of implementation, would also be necessary to decide upon any _x000D__x000D_ +potential timelines to fulfill this obligation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para. 1c with: _x000D__x000D_ +c. Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +to air, soil, and water, including the marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para. 3 with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with necessary means of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the special circumstances of SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports Option 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument must include provisions to enable the acceleration of the collection, sorting, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and sound disposal of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To this end, there must be strong, ambitious binding obligations, coupled with effective provisions on _x000D__x000D_ +MOI for SIDS, including priority access for SIDS and access to technology for waste management and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. This would also be necessary to facilitate the transition from waste management practices _x000D__x000D_ +that may lead to the emissions and releases of hazardous substances or otherwise unsound. Any _x000D__x000D_ +regulation of such practices must be based on sound scientific evidence and facilitative of a just _x000D__x000D_ +transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance provided under this provision could also include standards for the design of facilities that _x000D__x000D_ +ensure the safe and environmentally sound management of waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para. 1 of Option 1 with: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, sorting, collection, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy, and the _x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances of SIDS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para. [4][3] of the Provisions common with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party shall not allow waste management practices listed in part III of annex F that may lead _x000D__x000D_ +to the emissions and releases of hazardous substances, based on strong scientific evidence, and shall _x000D__x000D_ +regulate the other allowed waste management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +the hazardous substances listed in part IV of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moved to Part II, para 3c _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +From the outset, AOSIS views ALDFG as a more complex and multifaceted issue that accounts for a large _x000D__x000D_ +portion of marine plastic litter disproportionately affecting SIDS, and which extends beyond the confines _x000D__x000D_ +of waste management as proposed by the Zero Draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of ALDFG should therefore be treated separately in order to allow for consideration of _x000D__x000D_ +whether to adopt targeted measures along the full life cycle. AOSIS continues to consider whether this _x000D__x000D_ +should be the appropriate approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The development of any potential obligations upstream, midstream and downstream for ALDFG must _x000D__x000D_ +take into account the existing relevant programmes, initiatives, treaties and conventions to address _x000D__x000D_ +ALDFG, including under the remit of the IMO and FAO _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Move 9b to below 4 Exceptions _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS generally supports the objective of this provision, however, it is important to highlight that SIDS _x000D__x000D_ +predominantly rely on imports, as we are not producers. It therefore remains to be properly understood _x000D__x000D_ +what implications, if any, this could pose on SIDS and our economic sectors. It is also critical to consider _x000D__x000D_ +any trade challenges, e.g. discriminatory practices, and existing trade requirements under WTO, in the _x000D__x000D_ +formulation of this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is noted as well that this provision does not contemplate applicability to products meeting design _x000D__x000D_ +requirements under Part II. Section 5, nor the possibility of non-parties provisions, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, requirements under this section must avoid the duplication of actions required under existing _x000D__x000D_ +conventions, such as the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports the text proposed by the Chair. AOSIS supports the phasing out of plastic waste trade _x000D__x000D_ +except where it is intended for safe and environmentally sound management. To this end, this section _x000D__x000D_ +must include provisions facilitating transparency, compliance with sound waste management obligations _x000D__x000D_ +under Section 9, and should build upon the requirements under the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The zero draft does not offer a binding obligation for remediation, rather it prescribes for Parties to “co-_x000D__x000D_ +operate” to take remediation measures, and to include any such measures in their national plans (Part _x000D__x000D_ +IV). Without any binding obligation, whether through global collective action, national action or some _x000D__x000D_ +defined global quantitative target(s), remediation may not actually be fully realised in the foreseeable _x000D__x000D_ +future under the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While the zero draft appears to incorporate areas beyond national jurisdiction for remediation, it also _x000D__x000D_ +implicitly includes terrestrial pollution, which is generally considered a downstream waste management _x000D__x000D_ +issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Remediation in the marine environment, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction, will require a _x000D__x000D_ +distinct approach given its unique legal, technical and environmental nature, as well as to avoid the risk _x000D__x000D_ +of it being overlooked by land-based collection and recovery of waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Actions under this section should build upon the Cartagena Convention and Marpol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, there are no specific references to support for remediation nor the possibility of a remediation _x000D__x000D_ +fund, whether structured as a trust fund of both public and private funds, or otherwise. Language on _x000D__x000D_ +innovation and technology development for remediation could also be useful, but notably absent from _x000D__x000D_ +the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para. 1 chapeau with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para 1b and 1c with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the accumulation _x000D__x000D_ +zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in existing international _x000D__x000D_ +agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological _x000D__x000D_ +diversity, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the disproportionate impacts on SIDS; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. promote engagement of the local population, communities and citizens in safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para 4b with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on the basis of _x000D__x000D_ +best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +systems , to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the cleanup activities do not have _x000D__x000D_ +potential for negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS generally supports this section and its provisions, noting that there must be special consideration _x000D__x000D_ +for Indigenous peoples and local communities, women and vulnerable groups, including children and _x000D__x000D_ +youth, in the implementation of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, there must be engagement with all relevant stakeholders to address plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including informal plastics waste sector, waste pickers, Indigenous peoples and local communities to, _x000D__x000D_ +among other things, facilitate pro-environment behaviour and regulate consumption patterns through _x000D__x000D_ +non-regulatory and non-price means. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should also consider the development of appropriate policy, legislative frameworks and _x000D__x000D_ +institutional infrastructure toward the achievement of the ultimate objective of the instrument, and the _x000D__x000D_ +development of quality infrastructure services for the circular economy, based on their national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para. 1 chapeau and para 1a with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for indigenous peoples and local communities, women and _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable groups, including children and youth, in the implementation of this instrument*. This may _x000D__x000D_ +include: _x000D__x000D_ + a. Designating a national coordinating body for engagement with relevant stakeholders, including public _x000D__x000D_ +authorities, non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports the need for transparency and accountability within the framework of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +However, this provision appears to overlap reporting requirements with transparency as it relates to _x000D__x000D_ +complementing substantive obligations under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports the reporting of information, with flexibility and sufficient support for SIDS to do so - _x000D__x000D_ +including statistical data and information, or where challenging to obtain, best available estimated data _x000D__x000D_ +and information on the sources, volumes, and impacts of plastics in-country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, AOSIS is of the view that there must be a global requirement to disclose the full contents of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products with the aim to promote informed decision-making, increased recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +compostability, improved consumer behaviour, and appropriate waste management treatment globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally there must be clarity on what actions and activities are required of Parties for ‘monitoring’ under _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Text Proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Move para. 1c to Part II, section 5 (design) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace para. 2 with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall monitor and track the types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers used in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, and _x000D__x000D_ +regulated plastic products across their life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1322," Awareness Rising, Education, and Research",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_awarenessraisingeducationandresearch.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['Brazil'],['iv7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +AWARENESS-RAISING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH _x000D__x000D_ +(NEW PROPOSED TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTERS) _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 3: _x000D__x000D_ +“Parties shall, within their capabilities, at the national, regional and international levels, _x000D__x000D_ +INCLUDING THROUGH THE COOPERATION MECHANISM* REFERRED TO IN [part III.4 on _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation Mechanism] cooperate in promoting and/or undertake relevant research, _x000D__x000D_ +development, exchange of information and cooperation to improve understanding of _x000D__x000D_ +the impacts of plastic pollution and advance scientific knowledge and promote _x000D__x000D_ +technological innovation to reduce plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1323, Information Exchange,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_informationexchange.pdf,['information exchange'],['Brazil'],['iv6'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group II _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comments: _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the exchange of information, Brazil advocates that it takes place through a _x000D__x000D_ +clearing-house platform to be established under this instrument, as suggested by this _x000D__x000D_ +delegation earlier. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding paragraph 1. c., Brazil also echoes other delegations with regard to the _x000D__x000D_ +paramount importance of referring to Indigenous Peoples knowledge, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +traditional and local systems knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ +(NEW PROPOSED TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTERS) _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1: _x000D__x000D_ +“d. OTHER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1324, Non-Plastic Substitutes,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_nonplasticsubstitute.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['Japan'],['ii6'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CG1: Japan’s text Proposal on Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +(Part II, 6) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development and use of safe and sustainable non-plastic substitutes should be _x000D__x000D_ +encouraged and promoted, as in the draft article. In addition, regulatory measures and economic _x000D__x000D_ +measures should only be taken as appropriate to the actual situation in each country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would suggest that the taken measures should be included in the national action plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on the above, we propose the following draft articles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and incentivize and promote the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use at scale of safe, environmentally sound, and sustainable non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes, including products, technologies and services, taking into account their _x000D__x000D_ +potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement _x000D__x000D_ +and incentives to promote the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1325," Product Design, Composition and Performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_productdesign.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Japan'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CG1: Japan’s text Proposal on Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +(Part II, 5) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Due to the production technology of plastic products and availability of recycled materials in each _x000D__x000D_ +country, it is considered difficult to set a globally uniformed common design standard for all plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products as in Option 1. It is necessary for each country to develop its own standard for each major _x000D__x000D_ +product group as in Option 2, taking into account the characteristics and usage of products in each _x000D__x000D_ +country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For this purpose, it would be effective to provide the following items in establishing common _x000D__x000D_ +elements for setting design and performance criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Structure: Reduction of weight, simplification of packaging, longer use and life, use of _x000D__x000D_ +easily reusable parts or reuse of parts, single material, easy disassembly and separation, easy _x000D__x000D_ +collection and transportation, easy crushing and incineration _x000D__x000D_ +▪ Materials: Substitution of materials other than plastic, use of easily recyclable materials, use _x000D__x000D_ +of recycled plastic, use of bio-plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Even under Option 2, measures should not be based on a regulatory scheme, but should remain _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate measures according to the actual situation in each country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +design of plastic products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reducing demand for and use of primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increasing the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Minimizing releases and emissions from plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +considering technical feasibility and accessibility of potential microplastic alternatives and _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should adopt sustainable product design and performance criteria and take the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary measures r to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reduce the use of plastics across the value chain, including in product packaging; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increase the safety, durability, reusability, recyclability, refillability, repairability and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be _x000D__x000D_ +repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon _x000D__x000D_ +becoming waste; _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, and taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product-specific _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +standards and guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in _x000D__x000D_ +the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party should establish, in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, to _x000D__x000D_ +the extent possible, transparency, labelling and certification procedures, and requirements, for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products that conform to the design and performance criteria established pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to paragraph 1, taking into account CBI (Confidential Business Information). _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the development _x000D__x000D_ +of standards and guidelines at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as relevant, to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the use of plastics in products across the value chain, including in product packaging, and _x000D__x000D_ +improve the design of plastic products to increase their safety, durability, reusability, refillability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in _x000D__x000D_ +a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste.2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reuse, recycling, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ambitious efforts should be made in the area of recycling and reuse, and this item should also cover _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. In line with Option 1, we call for each country to take measures by setting minimum _x000D__x000D_ +targets for reuse and recycling rates. However, since progress in the reuse and recycling rates will _x000D__x000D_ +lead to reductions, no reduction rate is required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since efforts at the midstream stages such as distribution, sales, consumption are important to _x000D__x000D_ +promote reuse and recycling, the efforts made at the midstream stages should be included. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, take _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to promote reuse, recycling, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its _x000D__x000D_ +market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, recycling, refill and repair systems.3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures, covering at the distribution, sales, and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +stages, to achieve the minimum recycling targets, and, as appropriate, reuse, refill and repair targets _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part II of annex C within the timeframe identified in that annex, for plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products produced within its territory and those available on its market. _x000D__x000D_ +If it has to be Option 2, it is necessary to set ambitious time-bound national targets and then take _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate measures according to the actual situation in each country. For this reason, “should” in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2 of Option 2 should be revised to “shall”. In addition, the following clause should be _x000D__x000D_ +added in order to specify that measures such as reuse are important to be taken at the midstream _x000D__x000D_ +stage. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the governing body* at the latest by its _x000D__x000D_ +second session, take effective measures, covering at the distribution, sales, and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +stages to promote the reuse, recycling, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as relevant, _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular through the implementation of reuse, recycling, refill and repair systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall adopt timebound targets in support of this objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, we would like to parallel in the provision common as much as possible the options for _x000D__x000D_ +additional measures in use of the provision 5a. recycled plastic contents and 9. waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to mention measures to incentivize changes at the supply chain level through _x000D__x000D_ +investments in recycling systems and changes in consumer behaviour through raising, consumer _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on sustainable consumption. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article may include the use of _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement, or incentivizing changes in the supply _x000D__x000D_ +chain by investing in reuse, recycling, refill and repair system and infrastructure, and in _x000D__x000D_ +consumer behaviour through raising consumer awareness on sustainable consumption and shall _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [Part IV.1 on national action plan]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +The use of recycled plastics differs according to the actual situation in each country. Since we _x000D__x000D_ +believe it is difficult to uniformly set a minimum percentage of recycling for product content _x000D__x000D_ +common to the world. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In light of these objectives, under Option 2, ambitious time-bound targets should be set according to _x000D__x000D_ +the actual situation in each country and appropriate measures should be taken, rather than uniformly _x000D__x000D_ +setting elements common to the world in general and by sector, and rather than uniformly adopting a _x000D__x000D_ +minimum percentage when setting targets in each country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the first paragraph of Option 2, we would like to change “should” to “shall”. In addition, the _x000D__x000D_ +following clause should be added after the first clause in the second clause to clearly state that _x000D__x000D_ +recycling should be addressed at the midstream stage (especially support for recycling infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +and awareness raising among consumers, which are in the common option ""9. Waste Management"" _x000D__x000D_ +but not in this item). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures for plastics and plastic products produced _x000D__x000D_ +within its territory and those available on its market and to adopt timebound targets on the _x000D__x000D_ +use of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled plastic contents based on _x000D__x000D_ +the elements contained in part III of annex C. The measures taken to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should take measures to ensure that, where needed, primary plastic in products is _x000D__x000D_ +replaced by safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic content. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the provisions of this Article may include the use of regulatory and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, public procurement, or incentivizing changes in the supply chain by investing in _x000D__x000D_ +recycling system and infrastructure, and in consumer behaviour through raising consumer _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on sustainable consumption. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development of safe and sustainable plastic alternatives and their promotion should be _x000D__x000D_ +encouraged, as in Option 2, an essential effort in achieving the objectives of the Plastic Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As already noted in the Zero-Draft, alternatives to plastics should include bio-based plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable plastics and biodegradable plastics should also be included. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, regulatory measures and economic measures should only be appropriate according to the _x000D__x000D_ +actual situation in each country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would suggest that the taken measures be included in the national action plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should encourage the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternative plastics and plastic products. The measures taken to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +provision may include the use of regulatory and economic instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their potential for _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1326," Product Design, Composition and Performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_productdesignandperformance.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Kenya'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya submission on 2.5-6: Product design, composition and _x000D__x000D_ +performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the African position to consider both option 1 and 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design plays a key role in ensuring circularity, reusability and _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability of plastics. Eco-design and ecolabelling together with lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +assessment are fundamental in ensuring plastics pollution is reduced by _x000D__x000D_ +design. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Kenya proposes additional text to para 1 that “the criteria should _x000D__x000D_ +be harmonized distinguishing between design for reduction, reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastic products and packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Kenya reiterates the design criteria should account for need for the _x000D__x000D_ +materials to be reusable, recyclable, long life, light weight, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5b. On reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the Africa Group position for the consideration of both option _x000D__x000D_ +1 and 2 . Kenya also proposes additional text to option 1 that “The Governing _x000D__x000D_ +body shall issue harmonized standards for product reuse, recycling, repair _x000D__x000D_ +and refurbishment” _x000D__x000D_ +5c. On Use of recycled plastic contents: Kenya supports the Africa position _x000D__x000D_ +especially Option 3, with additional text, that standards for recycled plastics _x000D__x000D_ +should be harmonized globally. We also affirm that all plastics should be _x000D__x000D_ +transitioned to be re-usable and recyclable especially after lengthy use. _x000D__x000D_ +6.Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports AGN position but also proposes improvement of 6(2), we _x000D__x000D_ +propose replacement of the word “encourage” to ‘ shall ensure’ to make _x000D__x000D_ +the provision more obligatory. Kenya notes, that there are no sufficient _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes for plastics. There is therefore need to increase technical and _x000D__x000D_ +financial research innovation and development for the alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1327, Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_institutionalarrangements.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Norway'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Submission by Norway _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part V Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Conference of the Parties [Based on Minamata art. 23 with addition from BBNJ art. 47 no. 5 and the _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Convention art 19 no. 6] _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Executive Director of the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Programme no later than one year after the date of entry into force of this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at regular intervals to be decided by _x000D__x000D_ +the Conference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed _x000D__x000D_ +necessary by the Conference, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of the _x000D__x000D_ +request being communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt at its first meeting rules of procedure _x000D__x000D_ +and financial rules for itself and any of its subsidiary bodies, as well as financial provisions governing the _x000D__x000D_ +functioning of the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Conference of the Parties shall make every effort to adopt decisions and recommendations by consensus. _x000D__x000D_ +Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted, decisions _x000D__x000D_ +and recommendations of the Conference of the Parties on questions of substance shall be adopted by a two-thirds _x000D__x000D_ +majority of the Parties present and voting, and decisions on questions of procedure shall be adopted by a _x000D__x000D_ +majority of the Parties present and voting.[BBNJ addition - BBNJ art 47 number 5] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review and evaluation the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +Convention. It shall perform the functions assigned to it by this Convention and, to that end, shall: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Establish such subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Cooperate, where appropriate, with competent international organizations and intergovernmental and non-_x000D__x000D_ +governmental bodies; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) Regularly review all information made available to it and to the Secretariat pursuant to Article XX; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) Consider any recommendations submitted to it by the Implementation and Compliance Committee; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +this Convention; and _x000D__x000D_ +(f) Review Annexes XX pursuant to Article XX and Article XX _x000D__x000D_ +(g) Consider and adopt protocols as required [Basel addition, Art. 15 para 5 d)] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. The Conference of the Parties shall, at its first meeting, establish a subsidiary body to be called the XX for the _x000D__x000D_ +purposes of performing the functions assigned to that Committee by this Convention. In this regard : _x000D__x000D_ +(a) The members of the X Committee shall be appointed by the Conference of the Parties. Membership of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee shall consist of [government-designated experts in X field of expertise]. The members of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee shall be appointed on the basis of equitable geographical distribution ; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) The Conference of the Parties shall decide on the terms of reference, organization and operation of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee ; and _x000D__x000D_ +(c) The Committee shall make every effort to adopt its recommendations by consensus. If all efforts at consensus _x000D__x000D_ +have been exhausted, and no consensus reached, such recommendation shall as a last resort be adopted by a two-_x000D__x000D_ +thirds majority vote of the members present and voting.[Stockholm addition, Art. 19 para 6] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as any State _x000D__x000D_ +not a Party to this convention, may be represented at meetings of the Conference of the Parties as observers. Any _x000D__x000D_ +body or agency, whether national or international, governmental or non-governmental, that is qualified in matters _x000D__x000D_ +covered by this convention and has informed the secretariat of its wish to be represented at a meeting of the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties as an observer may be admitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object. _x000D__x000D_ +The admission and participation of observers shall be subject to the rules of procedure adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +[No text, included in COP-article above] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Secretariat [Based on Minamata art. 23] _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Secretariat is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The functions of the Secretariat shall be: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) To make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies and to _x000D__x000D_ +provide them with services as required; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) To facilitate assistance to Parties, including developing country Parties, with a particular attention given _x000D__x000D_ +to Least-Developded Countries and SIDS, on request, in the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) To coordinate, as appropriate, with the secretariats of relevant international bodies, particularly other _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and waste conventions; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) To assist Parties in the exchange of information related to the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) To prepare and make available to the Parties periodic reports based on information received pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +Articles XX other available information; _x000D__x000D_ +(f) To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, into such administrative and _x000D__x000D_ +contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective discharge of its functions; and _x000D__x000D_ +(g) To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this Convention and such other functions as may _x000D__x000D_ +be determined by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The secretariat functions for this Convention shall be performed by the Executive Director of the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Programme, unless the Conference of the Parties decides, by a three-fourths majority of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties present and voting, to entrust the secretariat functions to one or more other international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide for enhanced _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination between the Secretariat and the secretariats of other chemicals and wastes _x000D__x000D_ +conventions. The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide _x000D__x000D_ +further guidance on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1328," Preamble, Definitions, Principle and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_preambledefinitionsprinciplesscope.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['Norway'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Submission by Norway _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +[to be developed later during the INC in parallel with other parts of the treaty] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +[to be developed later during the INC in parallel with other parts of the treaty] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +[no stand-alone article or reference, to be reflected through the obligations in the treaty without _x000D__x000D_ +specific reference] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +[no stand-alone article, to be reflected trough the obligations in the treaty as for the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention and the Minamata Convention] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1329," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_capacitybuildingtechassistancetechnologytransfer.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES_x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor_x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022_x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206_x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part III Item 2 Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Vanuatu has the honour to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States_x000D__x000D_ +and aligns with the statement by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Islands States_x000D__x000D_ +(AOSIS)._x000D__x000D_ +The implementation of this instrument necessitates the need to build capacity of Parties,_x000D__x000D_ +provision of technical assistance and technology transfer to meet commitments and_x000D__x000D_ +obligations of this instrument. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer_x000D__x000D_ +go hand in hand with a financial mechanism agreed in this instrument. These are key drivers_x000D__x000D_ +of implementation by Parties._x000D__x000D_ +Our Pacific region not only faces challenges of accessing financial mechanisms, but are_x000D__x000D_ +compounded by capacity constraints within institutions, policy support, awareness, training,_x000D__x000D_ +research and education, among others. The implementation of this instrument will require_x000D__x000D_ +timely, sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance to_x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS)._x000D__x000D_ +With small administrations, the capacity to enforce MEA compliance is one of many key_x000D__x000D_ +challenges. Technical assistance to developing countries, such as S IDS, need to be better_x000D__x000D_ +framed to suit national circumstances, capacity and capability gaps. Technology transfer,_x000D__x000D_ +more often than not, is not compatible with national existing infrastructure and systems. As_x000D__x000D_ +obligations to this instrument become clearer, there will be a need to develop focus areas of_x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer._x000D__x000D_ +We support the text in Item 2 of Part III and emphasise that capacity-building, technical_x000D__x000D_ +assistance and technology transfer must be designed to be sustainable and long-term with_x000D__x000D_ +due consideration of national circumstances and needs of Parties especially_x000D__x000D_ +SIDS. We_x000D__x000D_ +support a needs assessment to design technical assistance and technology transfer based on_x000D__x000D_ +fair and most favourable terms including concessional and preferential ones according to_x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed terms._x000D__x000D_ +Our environment, biodiversity and our livelihoods are severely impacted by plastic pollution,_x000D__x000D_ +and we urge Parties to cooperate to provide, ensure and facilitate support to developing_x000D__x000D_ +countries through capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer that best fits_x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and priorities of developing countries particularly, SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +I thank you._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1330," Product Design, Composition, and Performance and Non-Plastic Substitutes",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republicofkorea_part_ii_5_and_6.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes']",['Republic Of Korea'],"['ii5', 'ii6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II 5. Product design, composition, and performance _x000D__x000D_ +5a: Korea is flexible on both options 1 and 2 as we believe that enhancing management in _x000D__x000D_ +production design and composition acts as an essential key for promoting plastic circularity in _x000D__x000D_ +the midstream and downstream stages. However, we wish to approach cautiously on setting _x000D__x000D_ +common global standards. Regarding product design, as each country should consider the _x000D__x000D_ +feasibility in relevant industries and take a sectoral approach. Moreover, we would like to _x000D__x000D_ +propose that the member countries utilize their national standards and guidelines along with _x000D__x000D_ +global standards. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5b: Korea supports option 2, where each Party is allowed to adopt timebound targets of their _x000D__x000D_ +own. As the option 2 indicates the guidance will be “provided” rather than “adopted” by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body, we hope this guidance will be provided soon enough to inform Parties’ _x000D__x000D_ +decision making to take necessary measures. We do hope to see more information of this _x000D__x000D_ +guidance, in the next version of the draft text. Regarding the list of the effective measures in _x000D__x000D_ +the footnote, we would like to make sure that each Party is allowed to set its own timebound _x000D__x000D_ +target for each measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5c: Korea is flexible on both options 1 and 2 and it is important to consider the technical aspects _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure safety and quality of products made with recycled plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5d: Korea supports option 2. We acknowledge the necessities of alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products such as bioplastics and biodegradable plastics when used with clear environmental _x000D__x000D_ +benefits. However, we would like to emphasize that it’s essential to establish their definitions _x000D__x000D_ +first, and we believe it is important to make sure the development of alternative plastics is both _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable. To do so, research and development and policy design _x000D__x000D_ +efforts are needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II 6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to state that incentives and promotion of non-plastic substitutes should be based _x000D__x000D_ +on clear scientific evidence with the full life-cycle approach. Moreover, it is essential to agree _x000D__x000D_ +on the definitions first and work on criteria of the available substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1331," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer, National Action Plans, and Implementation and Compliance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_capacitybulding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance']",['Malaysia'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART III _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia appreciates the inclusion of the proposed provision for capacity-building, _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance and technology transfer to developing countries. It is important _x000D__x000D_ +for member states to get a clearer insight on the mechanism for capacity-building, _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance and technology transfer that is to be provided to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, including particular focus areas that will be eligible for such assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +However, identification of focus areas hinges on identification of core obligations under _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument. Thus, Malaysia is of the view that further discussion on particular focus _x000D__x000D_ +areas could take place once we have identified the core obligations under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. For that reason, intersessional work may be utilized as a platform to _x000D__x000D_ +deliberate further on this subject. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer are keys to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +just transitions. On that note, provision of capacity-building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer must be on able to respond to special needs and circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +of the respective developing countries. For example, Malaysia’s local cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +economy consists of among others, small business enterprises (SMEs). In this _x000D__x000D_ +respect, we seek clarification from the Committee whether the mechanism to be _x000D__x000D_ +developed for capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer to be _x000D__x000D_ +provided to developing countries, would be able to cater the need of these or any _x000D__x000D_ +similar type of businesses in order to facilitate a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +1. National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia is of the view that proposed elements of National Action Plan (NAP) is _x000D__x000D_ +contingent upon the contents and structure of core obligations and means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation under this instrument. At this juncture, it is premature to deliberate on _x000D__x000D_ +elements to be included in the NAP as we have yet to conclude the fundamentals of _x000D__x000D_ +core obligations and means of implementation under this instrument. Nonetheless, _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia wishes to emphasize that the NAP must be based on country-driven _x000D__x000D_ +approach, taking into account the capacities and capabilities of member states, where _x000D__x000D_ +member states would be able to leverage on its existing regional and national action _x000D__x000D_ +plan and be given flexibility in respect of elements to be presented in their NAP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia appreciates the proposed provision for implementation and compliance to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate implementation and promote compliance of this instrument by member _x000D__x000D_ +states. We seek clarification from the committee in respect of mechanism of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance before any decision could be made on this proposes _x000D__x000D_ +provision. In respect of composition of the committee for implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance referred at paragraph 4, in which election of members will also be based _x000D__x000D_ +on equitable geographical representation with three members each from the five _x000D__x000D_ +regional groups in the United Nations. Malaysia wishes for the committee to explore _x000D__x000D_ +the possibility of providing seats for sub-regional group such as the South East Asia _x000D__x000D_ +countries. Asia Pacific Groups (APG) consist of almost 60 states. It is imperative to _x000D__x000D_ +appreciate the vast diversity of countries in APG in respect of circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. By having a Representative from SEA, it is hoped that the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +committee for implementation and compliance would be able to carry out assessment _x000D__x000D_ +and evaluation in a balance perspective with appreciation of national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and challenges, unique to SEA countries in implementing obligation under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1332," Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products, Intentionally Added Microplastics, Exemption, Product Design, Composition and Performance, Product Design and Performance, Use of Recycled Plastic Contents, Alternative Plastics and Plastic Products, and Non-Plastic Substitutes",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_part2.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'product design and performance', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['Malaysia'],"['ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii5', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii5a', 'ii5c', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As mentioned in our earlier intervention in INC-2, as well as in our written submission, _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia supports the urgent need for us to have a strong control on the use of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals and group of chemicals in plastic manufacturing. This should be _x000D__x000D_ +backed by strong science. The science-based approach should be the basis in _x000D__x000D_ +identifying those hazardous elements. In this regard, we align ourself with suggestion _x000D__x000D_ +made by Thailand to focus on chemicals of concern and to exclude polymers as _x000D__x000D_ +polymer itself is not harmful when used in proper context and application. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At this juncture, taking into account the definitions of polymers and chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern are still not clear, we strongly propose for Option 3 as a good basis in ensuring _x000D__x000D_ +plastic is toxic free. Malaysia stands ready to contribute in the development of Annex _x000D__x000D_ +A, as this would provide clarity on how the control measures can be effectively _x000D__x000D_ +implemented in national and sub-national levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On another note, Malaysia would like to also suggest intersessional work and technical _x000D__x000D_ +working group in discussing the definitions and criteria of polymers and chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, and to also refer to existing control measures prescribed under various _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks. For example, usage of chemicals and additives in the manufacturing _x000D__x000D_ +sector (including plastics manufacturing) is already regulated under chemical _x000D__x000D_ +management systems such as the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and _x000D__x000D_ +Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) EU, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions, UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals (GHS), Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management _x000D__x000D_ +(SAICM) and more. We must streamline these existing control measures and must _x000D__x000D_ +avoid duplication of work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally-added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short lived and single use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, Malaysia supports Option 2 as it provides flexibility for countries as it _x000D__x000D_ +takes into consideration nationally determined process of target setting and national _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to reduce problematic single use plastics. However, we suggest this _x000D__x000D_ +Option to be further strengthened to ensure clarity and inclusion of application-based _x000D__x000D_ +approach. In this regard, the development of Annex B must be critically discussed and _x000D__x000D_ +takes into consideration the availability of safe alternatives to ensure an effective _x000D__x000D_ +phase-out program at national and sub-national levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On intentionally added microplastics, Malaysia supports Option 2 of the zero draft as _x000D__x000D_ +it provides a phased approach mechanism in controlling the use of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +However, we must stress again the need for clear criteria of products as well as its _x000D__x000D_ +application. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The implementation of this obligation should be carried out within nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined plan, taking into account our respective capabilities. We must provide a _x000D__x000D_ +just transition for the industry to move towards microplastics-free products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On exemptions, Malaysia welcomes a dedicated provision that provides for _x000D__x000D_ +exemptions for countries in its effort to comply with the instrument’s targets. Clear _x000D__x000D_ +procedures on granting of exemptions and the implications on non-compliance must _x000D__x000D_ +be further discussed and clearly outlined under this provision. The exemption may be _x000D__x000D_ +granted by the governing body. The procedures as well as decision made by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body through a verification and validation body (VVB) must be transparent, _x000D__x000D_ +unbiased, and backed by scientific evidence, taking into account country’s unique _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before giving our intervention on provision 5 and 6, we would like to welcome the _x000D__x000D_ +suggestion from Norway to include sector specific programme of work, in which in our _x000D__x000D_ +view, will provide clarity especially on implementation of specific control measures as _x000D__x000D_ +well as specific means of implementation and resources required for specific _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +sectors/products/applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On product design and performance, it is essential to highlight the critical need for _x000D__x000D_ +standards harmonization. Establishing harmonized standards is pivotal, offering _x000D__x000D_ +industry clear guidelines to produce products aligned with this instrument's _x000D__x000D_ +requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To effectively achieve this, Malaysia proposes the establishment of a Technical _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group and intersessional work aimed at identifying gaps within existing _x000D__x000D_ +standards. It is imperative to emphasize that these standards should facilitate trade _x000D__x000D_ +between nations, not impede it. Moreover, the adoption of harmonized standards _x000D__x000D_ +within the instrument's framework must follow a phased approach, ensuring a _x000D__x000D_ +seamless and equitable transition for economies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Malaysia leans towards Option 2. This option, advocating for a phased _x000D__x000D_ +adoption of harmonized design and performance standards outlined in Annex C, offers _x000D__x000D_ +greater flexibility. This approach aligns with Malaysia's stance on ensuring a smooth _x000D__x000D_ +transition while adhering to standardized norms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On ""Reduce, Reuse, Refill, and Repair"" mechanisms, Malaysia advocates for a _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined approach. It is crucial to tailor these mechanisms to each _x000D__x000D_ +country's unique context, considering safety concerns, especially pertaining to food _x000D__x000D_ +and drinking water. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The imperative for repair and refurbishment extends beyond intent—it requires a _x000D__x000D_ +transfer of technology and technical capacity from producing countries to consuming _x000D__x000D_ +nations. Without this knowledge exchange, our efforts to mitigate waste will be _x000D__x000D_ +significantly hindered. Moreover, if the processes for repairing and refurbishing _x000D__x000D_ +products remain exclusive to specific producers, particularly those beyond national _x000D__x000D_ +territories, the accessibility to repair these items becomes hard and costly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Given the uncertainty surrounding market acceptance and preparedness, we _x000D__x000D_ +advocate aligning with Option 2, as outlined in the zero draft. This allows for flexibility _x000D__x000D_ +and acknowledges the complexity of readiness in adopting repair and refurbishment _x000D__x000D_ +strategies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On use of recycled plastic contents, Malaysia is of the view that the determination of _x000D__x000D_ +percentages must be nationally-driven, tailored to each country's unique _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. The specific percentage delineated in the Annex should factor in _x000D__x000D_ +Minimum Post-Consumer Recycled (MPCR) content, aligned with existing national _x000D__x000D_ +targets. In the case of Malaysia, the target should take into consideration, our Malaysia _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Sustainability Roadmap established through an extensive market study _x000D__x000D_ +conducted in collaboration with the World Bank. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, it is imperative to incorporate additional requisites: _x000D__x000D_ +- Mandating plastic to be recyclable _x000D__x000D_ +- Ensuring the recyclability of plastics, promoting their market entry with recycling _x000D__x000D_ +compatibility _x000D__x000D_ +- Embracing the concept of Circular Economy through collected for recycling (CFR) _x000D__x000D_ +target _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Integrating these requirements complements the circularity agenda. Option 2 aligns _x000D__x000D_ +with our vision, offering the flexibility for countries to progressively achieve minimum _x000D__x000D_ +percentages of recycled content, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On alternative plastics and plastic products, it is important to note that the absence of _x000D__x000D_ +clear criteria for safe, environmentally-sound and sustainable plastic presents a _x000D__x000D_ +challenge for nations in their selection processes. We should advocate for an _x000D__x000D_ +alternative that naturally biodegrades, capable of breaking down in natural _x000D__x000D_ +environments without the necessity for dedicated composting facilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our proposition aligns with Option 2, as it incentivizes countries to promote _x000D__x000D_ +development and innovation, emphasizing the importance of ensuring these _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics meet stringent criteria for safety and sustainability. We propose an _x000D__x000D_ +additional provision, calling for the governing body to adopt a comprehensive set of _x000D__x000D_ +criteria that encompasses safety, environmental soundness, and sustainability for _x000D__x000D_ +these alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This stance underscores the necessity for clear guidelines to distinguish truly _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable plastics that are able to degrade in natural environment, without relying _x000D__x000D_ +on specialized composting facilities. Such criteria will aid countries in making informed _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally responsible choices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In parallel with our stance on alternative plastics and plastic products, we advocate for _x000D__x000D_ +an additional provision within the governing body's framework. This provision would _x000D__x000D_ +entail the adoption of a holistic set of criteria encompassing safety, environmental _x000D__x000D_ +viability, and sustainability for non-plastic substitutes. Such criteria would incorporate _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive life cycle assessment, ensuring a thorough evaluation of the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact across the entire product life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1333," Product Design, Composition and Performance and Provisions Common",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/newzealand_5a.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'final provisions']",['New Zealand'],"['ii5', 'part vi']",In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.5.a Product design, _x000D__x000D_ +composition and performance – product design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance, Option 2 paragraph 2.a and provisions common _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall should adopt design and performance criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory schemes […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) _x000D__x000D_ +Increase the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability of plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +as relevant, and their capacity to be reused, repurposed, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner upon becoming waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand could work with either Option 1 or Option 2. However, for Option 2, we would _x000D__x000D_ +prefer it to be legally binding. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Designing plastics for circularity should be considered only after reduction, reuse, refill or _x000D__x000D_ +repair of better materials or systems have been considered. We will propose text _x000D__x000D_ +accordingly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to shall work with relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations towards the development of standards and guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as relevant, to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the use of plastics in products across the value chain, _x000D__x000D_ +including in product packaging, and improve the design of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products to increase their safety, durability, reusability, refillability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability, and their capacity to be reused, _x000D__x000D_ +repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner upon becoming waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the provisions common for Options but would like to see them be _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding and reflect the role of reuse. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1334," Reduce, Reuse, Refill and Repair of Plastics and Plastic Products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/newzealand_5b.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products']",['New Zealand'],"['ii5', 'ii5b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.5.b Product design, _x000D__x000D_ +composition and performance – reduce, reuse, refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products, Option 2 paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* at its first session, take effective measures to promote enable _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory _x000D__x000D_ +and those available on its market, in particular through the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports Option 2 as we consider national flexibility is needed to set targets _x000D__x000D_ +that are realistic and achievable, particularly with respect to local infrastructure. We would _x000D__x000D_ +however prefer this option to be strengthened to emphasise that the reduction of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +use overall, reuse, refill and repair systems must be supported by a range of materials, _x000D__x000D_ +not just plastics, to avoid regrettable substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1335, Alternative Plastics and Plastic Products,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/newzealand_5d.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['New Zealand'],"['ii5', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.5.d Product design, _x000D__x000D_ +composition and performance – alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, Option 1 paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products are _x000D__x000D_ +safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +their potential for waste reduction and reuse, as well as any _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, climate, economic, social and human health impacts, _x000D__x000D_ +including food security in accordance with criteria set out in part _x000D__x000D_ +IV of Annex C. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports Option 1 with amendments to recognise the climate impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and the need to first focus on actions at the top of the waste hierarchy. We _x000D__x000D_ +would also like to see stronger provisions for the use of criteria set out in an annex, which _x000D__x000D_ +would guide the use of alternative plastics. Accordingly, we propose the addition of a _x000D__x000D_ +fourth part to Annex C, which will include criteria that guide the safe use of alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1336, Non Plastic Substitutes,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/newzealand_6.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['New Zealand'],['ii6'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.6 Non-plastic substitutes, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and incentivize and _x000D__x000D_ +promote the development and use at scale of safe, environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound, and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, including products, _x000D__x000D_ +technologies and services, taking into account their potential for waste _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and reuse, as well as environmental, climate, economic, _x000D__x000D_ +social and human health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the general intent of the provision which is ensuring the safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, and sustainable use of non-plastic substitutes. We consider this _x000D__x000D_ +provision to be relevant and complementary to measures that are aimed at reducing the _x000D__x000D_ +use of plastic. New Zealand would like to see the role of reduction and reuse acknowledged _x000D__x000D_ +in this provision to better reflect a waste hierarchy approach to reducing plastic use. We _x000D__x000D_ +note that all alternatives have climate impacts and would therefore like to see this _x000D__x000D_ +recognised in the provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1337," Preamble, Principles, Scope and Definitions, Institutional Arrangements",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_partiandv.pdf,"['preamble', 'principles', 'scope', 'definition', 'institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Norway'],"['i1', 'i4', 'i5', 'i3', 'part v']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Submission by Norway _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +[to be developed later during the INC in parallel with other parts of the treaty] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +[no stand-alone article or reference, to be reflected through the obligations in the treaty without specific _x000D__x000D_ +reference] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +[no stand-alone article, to be reflected trough the obligations in the treaty as for the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention and the Minamata Convention] _x000D__x000D_ +5. Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +[to be developed later during the INC in parallel with other parts of the treaty] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part V Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Conference of the Parties [Based on Minamata art. 23 with addition from BBNJ art. 47 no. 5 and the _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Convention art 19 no. 6] _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Executive Director of the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Programme no later than one year after the date of entry into force of this Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at regular intervals to be decided by _x000D__x000D_ +the Conference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed _x000D__x000D_ +necessary by the Conference, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of the _x000D__x000D_ +request being communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt at its first meeting rules of procedure _x000D__x000D_ +and financial rules for itself and any of its subsidiary bodies, as well as financial provisions governing the _x000D__x000D_ +functioning of the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Conference of the Parties shall make every effort to adopt decisions and recommendations by consensus. _x000D__x000D_ +Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted, decisions _x000D__x000D_ +and recommendations of the Conference of the Parties on questions of substance shall be adopted by a two-thirds _x000D__x000D_ +majority of the Parties present and voting, and decisions on questions of procedure shall be adopted by a _x000D__x000D_ +majority of the Parties present and voting.[BBNJ addition - BBNJ art 47 number 5] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review and evaluation the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +Convention. It shall perform the functions assigned to it by this Convention and, to that end, shall: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Establish such subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Cooperate, where appropriate, with competent international organizations and intergovernmental and non-_x000D__x000D_ +governmental bodies; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) Regularly review all information made available to it and to the Secretariat pursuant to Article XX; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) Consider any recommendations submitted to it by the Implementation and Compliance Committee; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +this Convention; and _x000D__x000D_ +(f) Review Annexes XX pursuant to Article XX and Article XX _x000D__x000D_ +(g) Consider and adopt protocols as required [Basel addition, Art. 15 para 5 d)] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. The Conference of the Parties shall, at its first meeting, establish a subsidiary body to be called the XX for the _x000D__x000D_ +purposes of performing the functions assigned to that Committee by this Convention. In this regard : _x000D__x000D_ +(a) The members of the X Committee shall be appointed by the Conference of the Parties. Membership of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee shall consist of [government-designated experts in X field of expertise]. The members of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee shall be appointed on the basis of equitable geographical distribution ; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) The Conference of the Parties shall decide on the terms of reference, organization and operation of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee ; and _x000D__x000D_ +(c) The Committee shall make every effort to adopt its recommendations by consensus. If all efforts at consensus _x000D__x000D_ +have been exhausted, and no consensus reached, such recommendation shall as a last resort be adopted by a two-_x000D__x000D_ +thirds majority vote of the members present and voting.[Stockholm addition, Art. 19 para 6] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as any State _x000D__x000D_ +not a Party to this convention, may be represented at meetings of the Conference of the Parties as observers. Any _x000D__x000D_ +body or agency, whether national or international, governmental or non-governmental, that is qualified in matters _x000D__x000D_ +covered by this convention and has informed the secretariat of its wish to be represented at a meeting of the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties as an observer may be admitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object. _x000D__x000D_ +The admission and participation of observers shall be subject to the rules of procedure adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +[No text, included in COP-article above] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Secretariat [Based on Minamata art. 23] _x000D__x000D_ +1. A Secretariat is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The functions of the Secretariat shall be: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) To make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies and to _x000D__x000D_ +provide them with services as required; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) To facilitate assistance to Parties, including developing country Parties, with a particular attention given _x000D__x000D_ +to Least-Developded Countries and SIDS, on request, in the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) To coordinate, as appropriate, with the secretariats of relevant international bodies, particularly other _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and waste conventions; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) To assist Parties in the exchange of information related to the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) To prepare and make available to the Parties periodic reports based on information received pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +Articles XX other available information; _x000D__x000D_ +(f) To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, into such administrative and _x000D__x000D_ +contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective discharge of its functions; and _x000D__x000D_ +(g) To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this Convention and such other functions as may _x000D__x000D_ +be determined by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The secretariat functions for this Convention shall be performed by the Executive Director of the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Programme, unless the Conference of the Parties decides, by a three-fourths majority of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties present and voting, to entrust the secretariat functions to one or more other international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide for enhanced _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination between the Secretariat and the secretariats of other chemicals and wastes _x000D__x000D_ +conventions. The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide _x000D__x000D_ +further guidance on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1338," Scope, Preamble, Definitions and Principles",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_scopeprinciplespreambleanddefinitions.pdf,"['scope', 'preamble', 'definition', 'principles']",['Panama'],"['i5', 'i1', 'i3', 'i4']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE (INC3) TO DEVELOP A _x000D__x000D_ +LEGAL BINDING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration of the Republic de Panama – Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Scope, Preamble, Definitions and Principles _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3. Nairobi, Kenia. November 14, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +Frist of all we congratulate you both co-facilitators on the hard work done at the preparatory _x000D__x000D_ +meeting and the coordination on this contact group, now, we will proceed through each of the _x000D__x000D_ +suggested topics. _x000D__x000D_ +As some other delegations also point out, we consider that the scope of application should be _x000D__x000D_ +based on the provisions of UNEA Resolution 5/14, which refers the need to address actions that _x000D__x000D_ +cover the entire life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +On the preamble, we reiterate our support of the submission provided by GRULAC. Where we _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right; recalling _x000D__x000D_ +the United Nations conference on sustainable development, among others. _x000D__x000D_ +When talking about definitions, Panama recognize the importance of defining terms to _x000D__x000D_ +guarantee clarity in the treaty's implementation. Moreover, we acknowledge the need of _x000D__x000D_ +strengthen these definitions through technical work as part of the intersessional process with a _x000D__x000D_ +technical and science approach. To kick start this, we propose drawing from existing _x000D__x000D_ +international definitions that are related to this process. There are some definitions we believe _x000D__x000D_ +should be included and detailed, such as, not limited to, Plastics, Resins, Mixed plastics, Recycled _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, Problematic and avoidable plastic products, Hazardous polymers, Accumulation zones, _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management, Chemicals and polymers of concern, Primary Plastic polymer. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, regarding principles, we shared the view of them being reflected through a specific _x000D__x000D_ +article as a crosscutting issue of the instrument, we reiterate the principles of international _x000D__x000D_ +environmental legislation also submitted as GRULAC, we believe that they are bases for the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, about which we could add, the principle of non-regression, polluter pays principle, _x000D__x000D_ +the used of best available science and waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Co-facilitator… _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1339," Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Problematic Plastic Products. Avoidable Plastic Products, Intentionally Added Microplastics and Exemptions",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russianfederation_part234.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request']",['Russian Federation'],"['ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II. _x000D__x000D_ +Article 2. Chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The general position of the Russian Federation is that substances of concern, posing threat to _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health, shall not be part of the future Instrument, because they are already _x000D__x000D_ +regulated by the BRS Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria for identifying chemicals of concern, as well as the list of such chemicals are _x000D__x000D_ +established by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation does not support establishing any alternative mechanisms on chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +under the future Instrument. Therefore we support the “zero option” – dropping that article from the _x000D__x000D_ +text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 3-a. Problematic plastic products. Avoidable plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Russian Federation does not support any of the options listed in article 3-a, for the following _x000D__x000D_ +reasons. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Growing attention to individual needs of every person, including issues of hygiene, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +general increase in the level of life inevitably leads to growth and development of the market of _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products and single-use plastic packaging. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At the same time, dealing with waste generated as a result of the use of those plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +requires introduction and development of new technologies to ensure the maximum level of _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of plastic and other single-use products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is our view that a plastic product becomes problematic only when there is no system of collection _x000D__x000D_ +and utilization. Based on that, each country will have its own list of problematic plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +depending on national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the possibility of identification of such products, as well establishing limitations on _x000D__x000D_ +their use shall be done at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This section of the document can contain provisions aimed at establishing circular economy. This _x000D__x000D_ +also implies maximum involvement of disposable products into secondary circulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To create a circular economy system it is important to reduce generation of waste through _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of recyclable solutions and introduction of circular single-use solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 3-b. Intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +The categories of intentionally added microplastics and primary microplastics require careful _x000D__x000D_ +definitions. Microparticles can be properly defined as particles with sizes ranging from units to _x000D__x000D_ +hundreds of microns. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we consider it necessary to establish corresponding definitions in this document. At the _x000D__x000D_ +same time, plastic particles with a size of less than 5 mm, including the nanometer range, are _x000D__x000D_ +commonly referred to as microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With this in mind, our delegation would propose to specify in this section that Parties should take _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to identify goods and products that contain intentionally added microplastics, to _x000D__x000D_ +establish the risks of their ingestion and their pollution of the environment and adverse effects on _x000D__x000D_ +the human body, followed by a phased reduction in their use when the risks have not been _x000D__x000D_ +eliminated and safer and more affordable alternatives are available, as well as to facilitate the _x000D__x000D_ +transition to these alternatives and accessibility of these alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 4. Exemptions. _x000D__x000D_ +Given our delegation’s proposals on articles 3-a and 3-b, we would prefer this section to be _x000D__x000D_ +dropped. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1340," Preamble, Definitions, Scope and Principles",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singapore_preambledefinitionsscopeandprinciples.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'scope', 'principles']",['Singapore'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i5', 'i4']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Singapore’s Views on the Preamble, Definitions, Scope and Principles to be _x000D__x000D_ +Included in the Draft Text of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +On the preamble, Singapore’s view is that the instrument can draw from the existing _x000D__x000D_ +preambular language in UNEA Resolution 5/14. It is important that the preamble should _x000D__x000D_ +include references to “plastic pollution, including in the marine environment” and _x000D__x000D_ +recognition of “national circumstances”. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the scope of the instrument, we echo views from other member states that it _x000D__x000D_ +should be in line with UNEA Resolution 5/14 and be focused on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +On the principles to be included in the instrument, Singapore’s view is that the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +could similarly draw from principles highlighted in UNEA Resolution 5/14. Singapore is of _x000D__x000D_ +the view that the instrument should take a science-based approach to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should also be flexible, allow for adequate transition time, consider _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances, and recognise the specific needs and special circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to definitions, Singapore supports science-based definitions and proposes _x000D__x000D_ +that key technical terms should be agreed on by a scientific or technical body that is to be _x000D__x000D_ +established. Our view is that the current list in the synthesis report could be streamlined _x000D__x000D_ +in the first instance, with subsequent additions as needed, arising from the work of _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Groups 1 and 2. Singapore’s views on the definition list that is needed at this point, _x000D__x000D_ +is included in the table below. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Term _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore’s Views on the Proposed Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +(Full) life-cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore proposes the following definition: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(Full) life-cycle approach for plastics means considering all potential impacts of all _x000D__x000D_ +activities and outcomes associated with the production and consumption of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including raw material extraction and processing (for plastics: refining; cracking; _x000D__x000D_ +polymerization), design and manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use and reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +maintenance, and end of life management, including segregation, collection, _x000D__x000D_ +sorting, recycling, and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The life-cycle approach should also recognize the differential impact of varying _x000D__x000D_ +processes along the life cycle of a product, in order to recognize more sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +practices and discourage more pollutive ones. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic / _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable / _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics items _x000D__x000D_ +We support the Alliance of Small Island States’ proposed text on Part II, Sections _x000D__x000D_ +2–3 of the zero-draft text. Where terms are only used in a particular provision, _x000D__x000D_ +there may not be a need to define them in the Definitions section of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore notes that there is overlap between the following sets of terms listed in _x000D__x000D_ +the synthesis report – (i) “avoidable plastic items” and “problematic plastics _x000D__x000D_ +items”; and (ii) “problematic or avoidable plastics”. These terms must be used and _x000D__x000D_ +defined in a clear, consistent and streamlined way. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subject to the terms used in the relevant substantive provision, we generally _x000D__x000D_ +support the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment’s proposed criteria for the _x000D__x000D_ +identification of problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging or plastic packaging _x000D__x000D_ +components which include the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It is not reusable, recyclable or compostable (as per Global Commitment _x000D__x000D_ +definitions). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It contains, or its manufacturing requires, hazardous chemicals that pose _x000D__x000D_ +a significant risk to human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It can be avoided (or replaced by a reuse model) while maintaining utility _x000D__x000D_ +and consumer accessibility to the product (e.g. due to significantly higher _x000D__x000D_ +costs of alternatives). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +It hinders or disrupts the recyclability or compostability of other items. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The elimination and/or replacement by sustainable alternatives should happen _x000D__x000D_ +with a system-wide perspective, taking into account impacts on the entire _x000D__x000D_ +(packaging and packaged goods) system and avoiding unintended consequences _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore proposes the following definition: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable alternatives are products or services that provide the same utility, and _x000D__x000D_ +which neither compromise the consumer’s access to the product or service; nor _x000D__x000D_ +cause undesirable outcomes for health and the environment as assessed based on _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore can go along with the definition proposed in the synthesis report as _x000D__x000D_ +below: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +One of the current sustainable economic models, in which products and materials _x000D__x000D_ +are designed in such a way that they can be continuously utilized—including _x000D__x000D_ +reused, remanufactured, recycled or recovered—at their highest value and there _x000D__x000D_ +is no “waste” as all by-products are gainfully used and thus maintained in the _x000D__x000D_ +economy for as long as possible, along with the consumption of resources of which _x000D__x000D_ +they are made, and the generation of wastes, especially hazardous wastes, are _x000D__x000D_ +avoided or minimized, and greenhouse gas emissions are prevented or reduced, _x000D__x000D_ +can contribute significantly to sustainable consumption and production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +(EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore can go along with the definition proposed in the synthesis report as _x000D__x000D_ +below: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product _x000D__x000D_ +is extended to the post-consumption stage of such product’s life cycle for the _x000D__x000D_ +management of its product after becoming waste, including: collection; pre- _x000D__x000D_ +treatment, e.g. sorting, dismantling or depollution; (preparation for) reuse; _x000D__x000D_ +recovery (including recycling and energy recovery) or final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic(s) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore’s preference is for the following definition proposed in the synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Any solid materials that are made from one or more high-molecular-mass polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and various additives (used to deliver the functionality and durability of such _x000D__x000D_ +materials), and which are formed or shaped by heat and/or pressure during their _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore’s preference is for the following definition proposed in the synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Broadly, the negative effects and emissions resulting from the production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastic materials and products across their entire life cycle. This _x000D__x000D_ +definition includes plastic waste that is mismanaged (e.g. open-burned and _x000D__x000D_ +dumped in uncontrolled dumpsites) and leakage and accumulation of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +objects and particles that can adversely affect humans and the living and non-living _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +product(s) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore can go along with the definitions proposed in the synthesis report, with _x000D__x000D_ +slight edits, as below: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All kinds of products which contain or are partly or entirely made of any form of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic materials (polymers) e.g. single-use products such as cigarette butts, _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, consumer goods, building materials, materials and chemicals used in _x000D__x000D_ +offshore industries, recreational boats, paints, tyres, textiles, fishing gear and _x000D__x000D_ +items used in aquaculture or agriculture, or products with components where an _x000D__x000D_ +essential function is determined/achieved by plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Or _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +an end-use product made of plastic a solid material which contains an essential _x000D__x000D_ +ingredient one or more high molecular mass polymers and which is formed _x000D__x000D_ +(shaped) during either manufacture of the polymer by the fabrication of such solid _x000D__x000D_ +material plastic into a finished product by heat and/or pressure. Plastics have _x000D__x000D_ +material properties ranging from hard and brittle to soft and elastic. For the _x000D__x000D_ +purposes of this annex, “all plastics” means all garbage that consists of or includes _x000D__x000D_ +plastic in any form, including synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, plastic garbage _x000D__x000D_ +bags and incinerator ashes from plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(Strikethrough and emphasis used to show revisions proposed) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1341," National Plans, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting on Progress, International Cooperation, Information Exchange and Stakeholder Engagement",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cuba_15112023_part_iv.pdf,"['national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'international cooperation', 'stakeholder engagement']",['Cuba'],"['iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv5', 'i6', 'iv8']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal from CUBA _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV. _x000D__x000D_ +1. National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +NAP are necessary for the implementation of the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The NAP have to be agreed according to the national capacities and with _x000D__x000D_ +the focus on voluntary commitment. _x000D__x000D_ +It is not possible to define the exhaustive list of the context of the national _x000D__x000D_ +plans because it will depend on what is agreed upon in the obligations of _x000D__x000D_ +the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba would like to insert a differentiation between developed and _x000D__x000D_ +developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries _x000D__x000D_ +regarding _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +review _x000D__x000D_ +time, _x000D__x000D_ +update _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +communication of National Plans. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important taking in to account different circumstances and national _x000D__x000D_ +capacities in developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +The capacity building, technical assistant and technology transfer must _x000D__x000D_ +play an important role. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important a mechanism to facilitate implementation and promote _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with, the provisions of this Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation considers this part of the text is unbalanced. It is important _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the different circumstances and national capacities in _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation can not accept the reference in the point 6 to written _x000D__x000D_ +submissions from any Party regarding another Party compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ +The reporting of progress is important for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. We prefer to work on the option number 2. _x000D__x000D_ +The developing countries should have more time in order to present its _x000D__x000D_ +report on progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba considers important to promote international cooperation in support _x000D__x000D_ +to the developing countries in order to face the challenge that _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the Instruments means. _x000D__x000D_ +It is also important to promotion access to technology, including technical _x000D__x000D_ +and scientific cooperation, technical assistance and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +Support this Section. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ +It is important the participation of all relevant stakeholders in the _x000D__x000D_ +development and implementation of the Instrument, mobilizing the _x000D__x000D_ +financial and technical resources from stakeholders including public and _x000D__x000D_ +private finances. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regards, in the para 1 we propose to include private sector. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1342," Definitions, Principles, Governing Body, and Subsidiary Body",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_definitionprinciple.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies']",['Japan'],"['i1', 'i3', 'v1', 'v2']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Japan’s Intervention at Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definition: _x000D__x000D_ +On the definitions, we think that the synthesis report lacks a proposed definition on _x000D__x000D_ +recovery so we would propose that there should be the definition of energy recovery, _x000D__x000D_ +which is different from recycling, material recycle, or chemical recycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles: _x000D__x000D_ +In the principles, I heard a lot of concrete proposals, and while I reserve all of them, _x000D__x000D_ +my delegation would like to make a few comments on each of them. _x000D__x000D_ +The principles, we believe that, like the Minamata Convention and other existing _x000D__x000D_ +MEAs, there should be a succinct reference to some principles in preamble, and not as a _x000D__x000D_ +separate principle chapter. _x000D__x000D_ +On the Rio Principles, Japan does not oppose to including them in the preamble on _x000D__x000D_ +general terms, but we oppose to going into the details or highlighting specific paragraphs. _x000D__x000D_ +On the common but differentiated responsibilities, let me explain why Japan is _x000D__x000D_ +opposing to inclusion or highlighting the principle. _x000D__x000D_ +Japan believes that plastic pollution is occurring throughout the global value chain and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic leakage into the environment not only from developed countries but also from _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries in part due to insufficient environmentally sound waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is an issue that all countries should address, and therefore, Japan _x000D__x000D_ +considers it is not appropriate to have a specific reference to the common but _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated responsibilities. Particularly, we would oppose to having different _x000D__x000D_ +obligations for different groups of countries. _x000D__x000D_ +On the other hand, we are willing to discuss international cooperation, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, in order to cover the capacity gaps. On the precautionary principle, we _x000D__x000D_ +consider that the term, the precautionary principle, lacks an internationally agreed _x000D__x000D_ +definition, and it has a stronger implication to be used as a pre-set justification for _x000D__x000D_ +restricting plastic or plastic products without adequate consideration lacking solid specific _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +On other legally binding documents such as the Stockholm Convention and Cartagena _x000D__x000D_ +Protocol on Biosafety, we refer to the precautionary approach. We believe this word is _x000D__x000D_ +better. _x000D__x000D_ +On EPR, bearing in mind that the situation of plastic circulation differs from country _x000D__x000D_ +to country. It is necessary first to share a common understanding on the basic concept _x000D__x000D_ +of EPR and the need to an appropriate degree of flexibility for the application of EPR in _x000D__x000D_ +each country. In any event, I think a further discussion on what EPR means or context is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body: _x000D__x000D_ +On text on the governing body, so we would be ready to look at the proposals which _x000D__x000D_ +seem to have been in the pipeline, maybe to make it member states let process if there is _x000D__x000D_ +a proposal, we could discuss later in the week so that we can have at least a draft or _x000D__x000D_ +proposal in the document. Our delegation believes that the role, the functions of the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body should be well defined although the definitions or the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +function of the governing body will only be able to be finalized after we have discussed _x000D__x000D_ +and negotiated all the substantive provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +So, there will, in any event, be a placeholder and to be reviewed at the end. _x000D__x000D_ +Particularly, I would like to point out that we cannot give carte blanche to the Conference _x000D__x000D_ +of Parties even if we say the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Decisions related to the implementation of the instrument we have to be sure what we _x000D__x000D_ +are mandating on the COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary Body: _x000D__x000D_ +In order to make a decision based on scientifically grounded information and to _x000D__x000D_ +consider and implement appropriate measures, it is essential to accumulate and update _x000D__x000D_ +the latest various scientific findings and examine the possibility of the utilization and _x000D__x000D_ +promotion of information sharing. _x000D__x000D_ +Under the instrument there should be a function to regularly assess the current state of _x000D__x000D_ +scientific knowledge and to make necessary recommendations to the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +Parties from scientific and technical perspective, but we believe that there are several _x000D__x000D_ +options for the structure such as subsidiary body but also specialized but independent _x000D__x000D_ +body for this instrument or the Science Policy Panel on chemicals, waste, pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +prevention which is separately being discussed. We should bear in mind the structure to _x000D__x000D_ +differ depending on what we need to evaluate. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, there are cases or databases of information platform that have been _x000D__x000D_ +established operated at global and regional levels such as Global Partnership on Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution and Marine Litter and also Japan's marine surface microplastics database. We _x000D__x000D_ +need to promote the utilization of and coordination with such existing efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1343," Objectives, Primary Plastic Polymers, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics, and Exemptions",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_part1and2.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics']",['Panama'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii3a', 'ii3b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE (INC3) TO DEVELOP A _x000D__x000D_ +LEGAL BINDING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Statement of the Republic de Panama – Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Part I – Objectives; Part II – From Provisions 1 to 4. _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3. Nairobi, Kenia. November 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I – Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +Panama advocate for an objective that considers the mandates of UNEA Resolution 5/14 and _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary inclusion of considering the protection of human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +resulting from plastic pollution through the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +By this, we support Option 1 with the inclusion of the sub-options: 1.2 of option 2, as reads: _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Panama advocate for Option 1, while it may be more appropriate to use ""Parties"" instead of _x000D__x000D_ +""each Party"" in the text, also we could support the addition of some common provision. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts _x000D__x000D_ +on human health AND the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including _x000D__x000D_ +their feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to exceed _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction target specified in part I of annex _x000D__x000D_ +The excessive production of plastic has led to a massive accumulation of plastic waste in our _x000D__x000D_ +oceans, rivers and soil, generating an irreversible environmental impact. Limiting plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production is not only a necessary measure to address plastic pollution, but it is also a crucial _x000D__x000D_ +step towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ +We shall seek for an ambitious instrument that considers measures for important control in the _x000D__x000D_ +production, extraction and use of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +We support Option 1, which sets clear legally binding obligations, covering both the use of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals in production of plastics, and the chemicals/polymers contained in the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +themselves. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to PROGRESSIVELY eliminate, at the _x000D__x000D_ +latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A, the use of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers listed in part II of annex A6 in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to PROGRESSIVELY eliminate, at the _x000D__x000D_ +latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or _x000D__x000D_ +polymer listed in part II of annex A, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, we could support the inclusion of the provision options. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions to eliminate and restrict avoidable and problematic plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics, are a key pillar of an effective treaty to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +These controls will need to apply to production, export, import and consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +We consider is essential to structured a formal intersessional work to deliberate, analyze and _x000D__x000D_ +formulate perspective and criteria, from independent science, interdisciplinary experts and the _x000D__x000D_ +academia, while taking into consideration geographic and gender balance. These include _x000D__x000D_ +technical considerations linked to criteria for additives, chemicals and polymers of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +along with problematic plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +Panama support the inclusion of measures that help to strength the application of other _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tabaco control. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +We support Options 1 on both sections a and b, as it has clear obligations that can be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented. _x000D__x000D_ +Panama advocate for the implementation of rigorous and enforceable controls in the production _x000D__x000D_ +and use of problematic and avoidable Plastic Products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. Additionally, we must identify, control and progressively eliminate and restrict _x000D__x000D_ +production including added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +On this regard, we recognize the need to apply specific definitions of terms like “problematic _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable plastic products” and “short-lived and single-use plastic products” to strengthen _x000D__x000D_ +this set of provisions. In addition, the important to stablish the proper intersessional work based _x000D__x000D_ +on scientific experts and the academia. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +It is crucial that the INC outlines the procedure for granting exemptions, including the _x000D__x000D_ +responsible decision-making authority and the prerequisites for seeking an exemption. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1344, Emissions and Releases of Plastic Throughout its Life Cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_emissions.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II. Item 8 Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Tuvalu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Co-facilitator,_x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the PSIDS and aligning with AOSIS we present the following views on_x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases of plastic:_x000D__x000D_ +● PSIDS is agreeable to the language under item 8 particularly the range and_x000D__x000D_ +types of plastics named - plastic polymers, plastics, microplastics, and plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products as we think it is important to capture the releases and emissions_x000D__x000D_ +from all these materials, across their life cycle, in this instrument._x000D__x000D_ +● In this area of work, we also support the reference to seeking guidance from_x000D__x000D_ +existing, agreed frameworks, such as the IMO and the encouragement of_x000D__x000D_ +innovation in the prevention and capture of releases to the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment._x000D__x000D_ +● As we are already witnessing the harmful impact of releases on marine life and_x000D__x000D_ +marine ecosystems, which in turn impacts human health and the environment,_x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS would like to see the addition of a reference to the marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +in the list of areas where emissions and releases end up, particularly because_x000D__x000D_ +of the transboundary nature of plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +● PSIDS also supports the promotion of scientific and technical innovation in this_x000D__x000D_ +item to prevent and capture the release, of microplastics, into the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment._x000D__x000D_ +● We are also mindful that the obligation to prevent and eliminate emissions_x000D__x000D_ +and releases requires adequate means of implementation and in this regard,_x000D__x000D_ +considering the impact on the marine environment, we also suggest taking_x000D__x000D_ +into account the special circumstances of SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +We will provide suggested text._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +Suggested text:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic polymers, plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, and plastic products across their life cycle, to the environment from the_x000D__x000D_ +sources identified in annex E by the dates identified therein. The emissions and releases covered_x000D__x000D_ +under this provision should include:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Emissions of hazardous substances, including microplastics, to air;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals and polymers_x000D__x000D_ +of concern, plastics and plastic products; and_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products, including_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air, soil, and water including the marine environment, and ecosystems._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate emissions and releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder_x000D__x000D_ +from production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, the relevant_x000D__x000D_ +provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of international organizations such as the_x000D__x000D_ +International Maritime Organization._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan_x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with necessary Means of Implementation_x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the Special Circumstances of SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant, sectoral_x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraph 1, including emission_x000D__x000D_ +and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental practices on_x000D__x000D_ +preventing emissions and releases, and best available techniques and best environmental practices to_x000D__x000D_ +capture and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics from freshwater bodies, the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment and ecosystems._x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture the releases of_x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the marine environment._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1345," Existing Plastic Pollution, including in the Marine Environment",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_existingplasticpollution.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II. Item 11 Exisiting plastic pollution, including in the marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Tuvalu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Co-facilitator,_x000D__x000D_ +I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States_x000D__x000D_ +(PSIDS), we align ourselves with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small_x000D__x000D_ +Island States._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports the provisions in this item for Parties to assess, identify, and prioritize accumulation_x000D__x000D_ +zones, hotspots, and sectors that are most affected by existing plastic pollution and the threats to_x000D__x000D_ +species or habitats taking into account the full life cycle of plastics. These provisions allow Parties to_x000D__x000D_ +take effective mitigation and remediation measures taking into account existing international_x000D__x000D_ +agreements and promoting safe environmentally sound remediation activities._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS proposed for the provision to take into consideration the special circumstances of SIDS and to_x000D__x000D_ +include the engagement of the local population, communities, and citizens. We see value in including_x000D__x000D_ +language to ensure that SIDS do not suffer a disproportionate burden in relation to these_x000D__x000D_ +remediation activities, which deal with waste that originates far from our shores._x000D__x000D_ +The PSIDS also proposes for the governing body to be guided by traditional knowledge of Indigenous_x000D__x000D_ +People, and local knowledge systems, to address existing plastic pollution apart from the best_x000D__x000D_ +available science. The existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, has negatively_x000D__x000D_ +affected the Pacific region’s environment, biodiversity, and human health._x000D__x000D_ +It has been argued by experts that plastic such as abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear is the_x000D__x000D_ +deadliest form of marine pollution threatening 66% of marine animals and 50% of seabirds. This_x000D__x000D_ +confirms that SIDS with large EEZ and vulnerable marine ecosystems are extremely prone to the_x000D__x000D_ +effects of plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +We will provide suggested language._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +Suggested language:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall cooperate to:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors:_x000D__x000D_ +i._x000D__x000D_ +most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and_x000D__x000D_ +ii._x000D__x000D_ +where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into account the full life_x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics._x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the accumulation_x000D__x000D_ +zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in existing international agreements_x000D__x000D_ +including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity, including in areas_x000D__x000D_ +beyond national jurisdiction, [taking into account Special Circumstances of SIDS]; and_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +promote engagement of the local population and citizens safe and environmentally sound remediation_x000D__x000D_ +activities, including through engagement with local population, communities, and citizens._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and practices_x000D__x000D_ +and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, including_x000D__x000D_ +littering in coastal and freshwater areas._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan_x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on the basis of best_x000D__x000D_ +available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous people, and local knowledge systems, to_x000D__x000D_ +address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the clean-up activities do not have potential for_x000D__x000D_ +negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and human health._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1346, Implementation and Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_implementationandcompliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 2 Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are effective when there are robust _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms for implementation and compliance. The development of an implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance mechanism for this instrument is essential to promote implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and compliance of the key measures at the global and national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We support the establishment of a committee with clear terms of reference and objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +Membership on the committee must fairly represent the existing regional groupings, including _x000D__x000D_ +specific representation for SIDS, underscoring the importance of recognising the special _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of SIDS in this context. The Montreal Protocol provides a good starting point _x000D__x000D_ +on the scope and responsibilities, membership and composition of such a committee established _x000D__x000D_ +under this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The establishment of a committee, its composition and membership and clear terms of _x000D__x000D_ +reference is an opportunity for developing countries particularly SIDS to be visible and _x000D__x000D_ +engaged in the implementation and compliance mechanism of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We urge Member States to support the implementation and compliance mechanism through _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a committee as custodians of this instrument to ensure the spirit of ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution is intact. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1347, Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_justtransition.pdf,['just transition'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii12'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II. Item 12 Just Transition_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Tuvalu on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Mr Co-facilitator,_x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the PSIDS and aligning with AOSIS we present the following views on the important_x000D__x000D_ +issue of Just Transition in the future instrument._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports the provisions in the Just Transition item that promote and facilitate a fair, equitable,_x000D__x000D_ +and inclusive transition for affected populations in the implementation of this instrument leaving no_x000D__x000D_ +one behind. PSIDS proposes the inclusion of the Indigenous People and local communities in the_x000D__x000D_ +affected populations covered in this item. PSIDS recognizes the importance of the transition to a_x000D__x000D_ +sustainable circular economy and recommends Parties to focus on reducing production and_x000D__x000D_ +consumption, increasing recycling rates, and chemicals in plastics that must be given sufficient_x000D__x000D_ +attention, as hazardous chemicals are barriers to safe and transparent material preservation. PSIDS_x000D__x000D_ +would also want to put forward concerns that recycled and/or reused plastics may contain higher_x000D__x000D_ +levels of hazardous chemicals than virgin plastics._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS would like to reiterate the importance of a global approach to support a just transition in_x000D__x000D_ +which harmonized international action could accelerate the move towards a just transition. We_x000D__x000D_ +propose to have adequate international support in the instrument, including capacity building and_x000D__x000D_ +finance resources to implement national and international action that could include, among other_x000D__x000D_ +things, a separate fund for establishing a just and inclusive EPR system that includes a globally_x000D__x000D_ +coordinated fee or tax. However, it is important that a diverse source of funds be considered in this_x000D__x000D_ +instrument to provide support for activities such as ratification, development of national plans, etc._x000D__x000D_ +which may occur before EPR and other systems are finalized. In addition, PSIDS would like to propose_x000D__x000D_ +that the provisions be strengthened by designing some of the suggested actions as mandatory and_x000D__x000D_ +empowering the governing body to develop guidance for Parties to implement this provision._x000D__x000D_ +We will send our language suggestions._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +Suggested text:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected populations,_x000D__x000D_ +with special consideration for Indigenous Peoples and local communities, women and vulnerable groups,_x000D__x000D_ +including children and youth, in the implementation of this instrument*. This may include:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Designating a national coordinating body for engagement with relevant stakeholders, including public_x000D__x000D_ +authorities, non-governmental organizations Indigenous Peoples and local communitiesand local communities;_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1348, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_nationalplans.pdf,['national plans'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 1 National Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National plans are integral implementation measures to meet the commitments and obligations _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument. These national plans set out national activities to implement the key _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of this instrument and more importantly, Parties’ expression of how the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +is implemented at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We support the development of national plans under this instrument as a key fulfilment of the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations. These national plans should have clear goals and targets that are measurable, _x000D__x000D_ +targetted and timebound to support Parties’ request for financial support, capacity-building, _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We further support the inclusion of promoting education and awareness programmes and _x000D__x000D_ +research and innovation in the national plans. As PSIDS, better understanding and knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +of the impacts of plastic pollution, changing mindsets and educating local populations, _x000D__x000D_ +communities and citizens on the key objectives of this instrument and promoting research _x000D__x000D_ +informs key policy development and influences decision making and planning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As PSIDS, we urge Member States in their respective capacity and capabilities to support _x000D__x000D_ +Parties’ development of national plans to achieve the goal of this instrument to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +------------------------------------------------------------- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1349, Reporting on Progress,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_reportingonprogress.pdf,['reporting on progress\xa0'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv3'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 3 Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS continues to consider both options, noting that there must be specific support for SIDS _x000D__x000D_ +to facilitate compliance with reporting obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important that the reporting framework for statistical data establishes baselines and _x000D__x000D_ +inventories, that allows for monitoring of trends and facilitates implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +To this end, reporting of information/statistical data should: _x000D__x000D_ +1. cover each stage of the lifecycle of plastic as well as specific sources and sectors; _x000D__x000D_ +2. be regularly undertaken, such as annually or biennially; and _x000D__x000D_ +3. be standardised, subject to modalities and formats adopted by the governing body. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting should cover production, imports and exports of types and quantities of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, which would also then allow for Parties to determine consumption. Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +should provide information on plastic use of types and quantities by market segment, for _x000D__x000D_ +example packaging, building and construction, automotive, electrical and electronic, household _x000D__x000D_ +and leisure sports, agriculture, appliances, mechanical engineering and medical. _x000D__x000D_ +Given the importance of reporting across the full lifecycle of plastic, we want an approach that _x000D__x000D_ +would ensure each lifecycle stage is subject to reporting. _x000D__x000D_ +In light of the special circumstances of SIDS, we support harmonised templates as long as such _x000D__x000D_ +templates are adequate to cover the various life stages of plastic and different national _x000D__x000D_ +specificities. We would like to also see the reporting form the subject of intersessional work as _x000D__x000D_ +it is an essential element in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As PSIDS, we urge Member States in their respective capacity and capabilities to support _x000D__x000D_ +Parties’ development of transparent reporting to achieve the goal of this instrument to end _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +------------------------------------------------------------- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1350," Compliance, Reporting, National Plans, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russianfederation_complianceandreporting.pdf,"['implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'national plans', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Russian Federation'],"['iv2', 'iv3', 'iv1', 'iii2']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2, November 15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. With regard to compliance, we’d like to underline that the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance body, whatever its ultimate mandate, should _x000D__x000D_ +work in a manner that is facilitative, respectful of the sovereignty of states and _x000D__x000D_ +mindful of their capacity to respond to issues of compliance related to them, _x000D__x000D_ +which is in line with concerns expressed by many parties present here. _x000D__x000D_ +Consideration of a flood of frivolous claims and other kinds of procedural abuse _x000D__x000D_ +shouldn’t be allowed in the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC should also elaborate at least an indicative list of the types of _x000D__x000D_ +issues to be considered by this body. But whatever this list, we would not support _x000D__x000D_ +empowering this body with any sort of fact-finding or investigation on the ground _x000D__x000D_ +functions, which is to be deferred to national authorities. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we believe it is sufficient to allow the implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance body to consider issues only on the basis of the party submission with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to its own compliance as well as on the basis of the request by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body. These are some of the questions we believe need to be answered _x000D__x000D_ +in the text of the instrument itself, rather than deferred until after its adoption. _x000D__x000D_ +Some of them may well be subject to intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +2. As to the article on reporting, we’ll be quite brief. We generally favour _x000D__x000D_ +option 2, but we cannot fail to note significant overlap between the three _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs of option 2 and the first four paragraphs of option 1, which may allow _x000D__x000D_ +for a degree of merger of these two options. _x000D__x000D_ +But with regard in particular to mandatory disclosures from businesses on _x000D__x000D_ +their plastic-related activities as per para. 6, which is a provision unique to option _x000D__x000D_ +1, we believe it’s premature and superfluous to put this forward as a universally _x000D__x000D_ +applicable obligation if only because it may divert companies’ limited financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources from actually ensuring the environmentally sound management to _x000D__x000D_ +producing more statistics with no intrinsic value, as well as raise concerns _x000D__x000D_ +regarding commercially sensitive information. _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to the review of information as per para 5 of option 1, we _x000D__x000D_ +believe that if such a review is to be provided for at all, then its purpose and scope _x000D__x000D_ +must be indicated in the text of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +3. We’d like to note once again that some provisions to be discussed under _x000D__x000D_ +CG2 are tightly related to provisions discussed under other contact groups. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, our possible endorsement of such provisions is subject to the progress _x000D__x000D_ +on such related issued in other contact groups, so the minimum content of the _x000D__x000D_ +national plans as per para 1 should be considered bracketed, which also seems to _x000D__x000D_ +be the view of many other delegations. _x000D__x000D_ +As to the timing, we believe that initial national plans should be submitted _x000D__x000D_ +within 5 years of this instrument’s entry into force for the particular party and that _x000D__x000D_ +they should be updated not more frequently than every five years, and all of this _x000D__x000D_ +should be aligned to the negotiation cycle under the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to the requirement of progression as per para 6, we should be _x000D__x000D_ +careful when trying to borrow certain concepts from other instruments, which _x000D__x000D_ +may be unsuitable to the specifics of the current instrument on plastics. Within _x000D__x000D_ +the international climate change regime, progression may be relatively easy to _x000D__x000D_ +measure since much of the content of nationally determined contributions can be _x000D__x000D_ +expressed in terms of GHG emission reductions. But here, no such common _x000D__x000D_ +metric seems readily available. So before we can endorse this provision, a _x000D__x000D_ +clarification as to how we are going to measure such progression is called for. _x000D__x000D_ +4. We do support the further elaboration of the provisions on capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance and technology transfer, with the possible _x000D__x000D_ +division of the current article 2 into two articles, whereby one of them should _x000D__x000D_ +separately deal with technology transfer, as suggested by the delegation of Saudi _x000D__x000D_ +Arabia and supported by some other delegations. We believe strongly that _x000D__x000D_ +improved access to technology as per the spirit of the Addis Ababa Action _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda of 2015, with any and all artificial and unfair restrictions removed, is _x000D__x000D_ +essential for the full implementation of the future instrument by all parties. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1351," Objective, Primary Plastic Polymers, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products, Exemption, and Extended Producer Responsibility",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africagroup.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'extended producer responsibility']",['The Group Of African States'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii7']",In-session submissions,insession document,"AFRICA GROUP CONTACT GROUP 1 SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ +On the Objective _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of the instrument should seek to: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +in all environments, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +bring plastic production and consumption to sustainable levels and _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +achieve a safe circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +be protective of human health, the climate system and biodiversity _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore option 1 is preferred, although additional underlined elements may be _x000D__x000D_ +covered in the scope. _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic, to protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for an instrument that seek to bring the overall plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +to sustainable levels. The principle of CBDR becomes relevant in any considerations, _x000D__x000D_ +should any global reduction targets be considered, however not all countries should be _x000D__x000D_ +mandated with the same reduction target and therefore target options could considered _x000D__x000D_ +for removal. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1: this option should be deleted, it is not preferred as it undermines the ability _x000D__x000D_ +of countries to determine measures that take due consideration of own circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 (Reservation with flexibility) could be considered should clarification be _x000D__x000D_ +provided for countries to assess the implications of the target on national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +in line with Sustainable Consumption & Production. Option 2 could be considered, _x000D__x000D_ +however the INC would need more Intersessional Process work on how the global _x000D__x000D_ +target will be determined with a view to bring overall plastic production to sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 support the ability of countries to be in charge of their own development path. _x000D__x000D_ +Need more intersessional process work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Protection of human health and environment from problematic and avoidable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +is critical and therefore measures that seek to prioritize and deal with the most harmful _x000D__x000D_ +and high-risk plastic categories, including mandatory requirements and standards on _x000D__x000D_ +how the products are designed and manufactured, as well as measures for transparency _x000D__x000D_ +and information disclosure along the entire plastic value chain,. Therefore, the region _x000D__x000D_ +is of the view that an intersessional work to be able to determine the criteria, priorities _x000D__x000D_ +and scope of application of this provision. Such intersessional work should be _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized so as to inform further deliberations on this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic And Avoidable Plastic Products (a) and (b) _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics, the African Group is alive _x000D__x000D_ +to the fact that such products, particularly short-lived plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +packaging materials, are one of the major sources of plastic pollution. It will therefore _x000D__x000D_ +be paramount that the instrument specifically addresses such categories of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +However, there is need for intersessional work to determine the criteria, priorities and _x000D__x000D_ +scope of targeted plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +4. On Exemptions: _x000D__x000D_ +The AG is open to discussions on exemptions, however these would have to be _x000D__x000D_ +considered after substantive discussions on chemicals and polymers of concern and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics have been concluded. It will also be critical for the instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +provide for a clear procedure and criteria for exemptions as stated in note 20 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft. This could also form part of the intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +5. On the options under 5 (a), _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for Intersessional work to develop the minimum design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria. This intersessional work will provide the necessary clarification _x000D__x000D_ +on the implications for the transition within the proposed timeframe. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group is flexible on the either option 1 and 2 however it is necessary that _x000D__x000D_ +the special circumstances of developing countries taken into account through the means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation to promote a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5(b) _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for Intersessional work to develop the minimum design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria. This intersessional work will provide the necessary clarification _x000D__x000D_ +on the implications for the transition within the proposed timeframe. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group is flexible on the either option 1 and 2 however it is necessary that _x000D__x000D_ +the special circumstances of developing countries taken into account through the means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation to promote a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5 (c) _x000D__x000D_ +An additional option is proposed by the group as there was no clarity on the timeframe _x000D__x000D_ +needed to achieve the transition to minimum percentages for recycled content. _x000D__x000D_ +All options, including an additional proposed option 3, can remain on the table until _x000D__x000D_ +there is some clarity on the minimum percentages for recycled content specified in _x000D__x000D_ +annex C. This is specifically important when it comes to food-grade products, baby and _x000D__x000D_ +children’s products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The proposed option 3 as a possible new alternative option reads: _x000D__x000D_ +‘The governing body shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental _x000D__x000D_ +minimum percentage of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. On option 5(d) _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group does not support Option 1 and calls for its deletion. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 is the preferred option as it captures development and use of alternatives in _x000D__x000D_ +addition to ensuring the alternatives are safe and environmentally sound. _x000D__x000D_ +6. On Extended Producer Responsibility (para 7 of part II) _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group supports the operationalization of polluter pays principle through _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility, to promote actions that will stimulate public private _x000D__x000D_ +sector partnerships and private sector investments in circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ +along the plastics value chain, Stakeholder engagement is key to fostering an _x000D__x000D_ +environment for building collective and innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore option 1 is preferred to ensure mandatory EPR schemes is applied. _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group insists on Intersessional Work to provide clarification on the modalities _x000D__x000D_ +contained in Annex D. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 8 on Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for the following amendments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1b which refers to releases to soil and water from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation and use of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products should be deleted as it is repetitive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An addition to paragraph 5 is recommended to take into consideration landlocked _x000D__x000D_ +countries and should read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including in the marine’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 5 should also include the broader environment and other environment media to _x000D__x000D_ +benefit from scientific and technical innovation as it is not only the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +that is impacted by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group insists on Intersessional Work to have clarity and the formulation of the _x000D__x000D_ +sources in Annex E _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Article 9: Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group supports Option 1 with some additional amendments including: _x000D__x000D_ +- Amendment of paragraph 1 of option 1, to include some elements from paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +of option 2, so as to ensure the role of the Basel Convention is captured with regard to _x000D__x000D_ +waste management whilst at the same time ensuring that measures for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management can be reflected in national plans. This paragraph was further expanded to _x000D__x000D_ +hold producers accountable for the management of waste to relieve the costs from _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. The revised text should be as follows; _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that producers manage plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, _x000D__x000D_ +including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the waste hierarchy. Each Party shall take effective measures on _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound waste management at its different stages, including _x000D__x000D_ +handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined targets and minimum requirements developed based on the _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized indicators set out in part II of annex F’. _x000D__x000D_ +The group also proposes an amendment to paragraph 2 of option 1, in addition to the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention to include reference to the MARPOL Convention to address waste _x000D__x000D_ +generated from ships and the Bamako Convention which prohibits the transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement of waste to Africa to read; _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +approach, for minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F,41 taking into account relevant provisions, _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed _x000D__x000D_ +under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and their Disposal, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from Ships (MARPOL Annex V) of the International Maritime Organisation and the _x000D__x000D_ +Bamako Convention on Hazardous Wastes’. _x000D__x000D_ +- On paragraph 3 of Option 1, the term ‘where necessary' should be deleted to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +more obligatory language or measures to read; _x000D__x000D_ +‘The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for the implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or _x000D__x000D_ +complementary to the relevant guidance and guidelines developed under other _x000D__x000D_ +international agreements mentioned above’. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, on Part (b) on Fishing gear, there is a need for further discussion on where these _x000D__x000D_ +provisions should best be placed within the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 10: Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for the following amendments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The group proposes additional text to be clear on the which chemical or polymers are _x000D__x000D_ +aimed for control thus 1b will read as follows; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern], for use in plastic production or incorporation into a _x000D__x000D_ +plastic product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer as outlined in a) _x000D__x000D_ +above; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or product addressed in [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also we propose additional text in para 2 to align to the principles of transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +tracking and information sharing, the revised text to read: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to this provision shall establish an export permit requirement for such _x000D__x000D_ +exports and track the types, volumes and destinations of all its exports, and obtain _x000D__x000D_ +the prior informed consent of the importing State in writing, together with its _x000D__x000D_ +assurances that the chemical, polymer, microplastic or product, once imported, will _x000D__x000D_ +be used in a manner consistent with the conditions contained in part II of annex A _x000D__x000D_ +or in Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner throughout its life cycle, including for final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 10 b Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa calls for further consideration to be given to referencing the role of the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on transboundary movement of plastic waste and to include elements for _x000D__x000D_ +global tracking and transparency systems to prevent parties from implementing _x000D__x000D_ +measures in isolation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + It is critical that provisions on non-party states exporting to party states that ratify the _x000D__x000D_ +convention also need to be included as part of this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for an additional para 3 immediately after para 2, to read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each party exporting chemicals, polymers and products shall establish and implement _x000D__x000D_ +an export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and _x000D__x000D_ +destinations of all its exports’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 11: Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group underscores that existing plastic pollution should be considered in all _x000D__x000D_ +environments, not just the marine environment, and represent the realities that landlock _x000D__x000D_ +countries face. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for stronger and obligatory text in this article for the urgent _x000D__x000D_ +prioritisation and addressing of the legacy plastics and related pollution that have _x000D__x000D_ +accumulated especially in developing countries. The composition of these legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastics is not known and thus INC needs to mandate work on the identification and _x000D__x000D_ +plans to address this pollution to be clarified as part of this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Linked to addressing these legacy plastics and the related pollution, is for the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that additional financing and technology are part of the provisions for this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for the additional text that provides a consideration of human health _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 1. a. ii which should read as follows; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘…where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to human health, species or habitats _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the full life cycle of plastics.’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Generally, the text in this article should be strengthened beyond cooperation and Africa _x000D__x000D_ +calls for obligatory action on monitoring the sources and also on addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa region calls for the baseline guidance including guidelines to be agreed to _x000D__x000D_ +by the governing body, at the earliest session as soon as possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work should consider what is the current level of pollution, identify the _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots, and be clear of the geographical scope of the problem and how to deal with _x000D__x000D_ +legacy plastics to achieve the goals of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 12 Just Transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa acknowledges that implementing the future instrument may lead to job and _x000D__x000D_ +livelihood losses, as well as other socio-economic impacts along the plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Africa group, calls for this instrument to take into account the national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and ensure a fair, equitable, and inclusive transition, for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for people in vulnerable situations, especially _x000D__x000D_ +women, children, youth and waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste pickers have been contributing to addressing plastic pollution and the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +need to recognize their contribution. Africa calls for a clear reference to waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ +in this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should be clear linkages of this article with the means of implementation to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure justice. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard therefore, the Africa group aligns with GRULAC particularly in regard _x000D__x000D_ +to considerations for waste pickers, including clear definition of the term ‘waste pickers’ _x000D__x000D_ +and strengthening of the language used in this article so as to ensure just transition for _x000D__x000D_ +all vulnerable groups. The Africa Group would like to make the following proposed _x000D__x000D_ +amendment to article 12 (1); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition _x000D__x000D_ +for affected populations, with special consideration for women and vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +groups, including children and youth, as well as all stakeholders in the waste _x000D__x000D_ +value chain including waste pickers1, in the implementation of this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 13 Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for measures for full transparency and information disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +along the entire plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 2 should incorporate elements on harmonized global tracking system, which _x000D__x000D_ +may also require intersessional work for consideration of approaches for disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Waste pickers are workers in informal and cooperative settings who participate (individually or _x000D__x000D_ +collectively) in the collection, separation, sorting, transport, and sale of recyclable and reusable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products in a cooperative or social and solidarity economy setting. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1352," Preamble, Definitions, Principles and Scope, Institutional Arrangements",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africagroup_cg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['The Group Of African States'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5', 'part v']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Summary of Africa Group Position on CG 3 (based on the synthesis report) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Topic _x000D__x000D_ +Reflections from the AGN _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Should not spend a lot of time on preamble, it should be short and succinct. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reflect on the UNEA resolution 5/14 where it mentions ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution including in the marine environment and protecting human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment and emphasize the just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding para 3(f), plastic leakage occurs along the entire life cycle and not _x000D__x000D_ +just from discarding plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +On para 4 (collaboration and coordination) there’s also need to reflect on the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention on Mercury and the SPP which we recognise is still _x000D__x000D_ +under negotiation. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +On the proposed actions to be taken, this should be captured elsewhere in _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument for example under the substantive articles and not in the _x000D__x000D_ +preamble which should be short and succinct. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize the need for definitions in the context of the instrument, however, _x000D__x000D_ +the discussion should not happen in isolation of the substantive provisions, _x000D__x000D_ +e.g. circularity, equity….. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Its also important to reflect on already existing definitions and how these can _x000D__x000D_ +be applied in this context. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In line with UNEA resolution 5/14, its important to reflect on the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +principles, and those adopted by other relevant MEAs particularly regarding _x000D__x000D_ +human rights, gender and just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +principles should be stand-alone article _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5/14 already provides for the scope of the instrument which is to end _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution across the full lifecycle of plastics and addressing its effects _x000D__x000D_ +on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Detailed deliberations on scope at this stage limit the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the longevity of the instrument, a timebound provision may not be _x000D__x000D_ +included. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The Governing body should have one governing body, hence not comfortable _x000D__x000D_ +with para 54. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +On establishment of subsidiary bodies, the option in para 63 (c) would be _x000D__x000D_ +preferred. As a subsidiary body _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of compliance and implementation committee. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Others prefer the establishment of a multilateral fund _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +While it is important to build synergies with existing bodies, the subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies should be directly accountable to the Governing body. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Further details can be deliberated at a later stage in the course of the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Others are of the view that a COP is preferable _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +The functions of the Secretariat outlined in the Synthesis report as outlined in _x000D__x000D_ +Appendix 1 of the Options Paper UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 as option a-f is highly welcomed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa welcomes the assertion that the Secretariat should be independent and located in _x000D__x000D_ +the Headquarters of the Respective Treaty organization which is in line with the 19th _x000D__x000D_ +AMCEN decision 19/2 paragraph 11 of August 2023. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1353, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/antiguaandbarbuda_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Antigua And Barbuda'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement Delivered by _x000D__x000D_ +Antigua and Barbuda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Chemicals and Polymers of Concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Antigua and Barbuda aligns itself with the SIDS position, and further wishes to emphasise _x000D__x000D_ +that the new instrument must allow for the further elaboration and characterisation of the chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern, to include, harmful, unnecessary, and problematic chemicals and polymers of concern to _x000D__x000D_ +develop prescribed action based on the degree of risk to human health or the environment. The stringency of _x000D__x000D_ +measures should reflect the risk of harm the chemical or polymer poses. Therefore, hazardous chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers with conclusive scientific evidence of adverse and/or hazardous impacts on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment should be targeted stringently via elimination. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Further, the activity of compiling annexes and determining phase-out schedules/timeframes must also be based _x000D__x000D_ +on strong scientific evidence of impacts. Measures should take into account the availability of safe, accessible, _x000D__x000D_ +efficient, economically feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives, including those based _x000D__x000D_ +on the knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, as well as the possibility of _x000D__x000D_ +cooperating and/or coordinating with existing relevant frameworks or conventions which cover the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +substances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Antigua and Barbuda further emphasise the SIDS proposal for the formation of a Subsidiary Body _x000D__x000D_ +that shall consider up-to-date scientific evidence in order to facilitate the amendment of Annexes that address _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, plastic products, additives and chemicals of concern. Such institutional mechanisms shall compile, _x000D__x000D_ +develop, and update the lists of chemicals and polymers over time and are vital to ensure that issues of _x000D__x000D_ +potential concern are assessed and prescribed actions taken by the Governing Body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1354, Emissions and Releases,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/antiguaandbarbuda_emissions.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Antigua And Barbuda'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement Delivered by _x000D__x000D_ +Antigua and Barbuda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Emissions and Releases _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Co-Chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The assessment and subsequent control of emissions and releases is particularly important in preserving human _x000D__x000D_ +and environmental health. Additionally, the monitoring of these emissions and releases provides an avenue for _x000D__x000D_ +the quantitative assessment of hazard and perhaps risk through the generation of data that may be utilised _x000D__x000D_ +towards effectiveness evaluation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Antigua and Barbuda supports the inclusion of environmental monitoring as a means of _x000D__x000D_ +providing needed data for spatial and temporal analysis by an expert grouping or subsidiary body that we _x000D__x000D_ +anticipate would be established by the new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In relation to 8.2 and the reference to the International Maritime Organisation and hence reference to the _x000D__x000D_ +MARPOL Convention, due consideration should be given to provisions as set out within other agreements _x000D__x000D_ +such as the Cartagena, London, and OSPAR Conventions. We must recognise that plastic pollution generated _x000D__x000D_ +from land-based and marine-based activities that lead to the generation of unintentional microplastics that enter _x000D__x000D_ +the atmosphere and the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The concept of unintentional microplastics is not recognised as a term within the zero draft, and my delegation _x000D__x000D_ +wishes to propose the recognition of this term in the instrument and is willing to propose a definition of the _x000D__x000D_ +same. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1355, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/antiguaandbarbuda_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Antigua And Barbuda'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement Delivered by _x000D__x000D_ +Antigua and Barbuda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Antigua and Barbuda support a succinct objective that seeks to eliminate pollution with no specific reference _x000D__x000D_ +to periodicity. It is our view that target setting is best placed in Annexes. Moreover, there must be emphasis _x000D__x000D_ +on protection on human and environmental health. Therefore, we align more closely to option 1, with inclusion _x000D__x000D_ +of elements of option 2 such as sub option 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1356,  Primary Plastic Production,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/antiguaandbarbuda_primaryplastics.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Antigua And Barbuda'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement Delivered by _x000D__x000D_ +Antigua and Barbuda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Primary Plastic Production _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Antigua and Barbuda supports a modulated approach to tackling the production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers. Such an approach takes into consideration national circumstances, particularly those of Small _x000D__x000D_ +Island Developing States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Modulated, responsible and sustainable production seeks to ensure that the upstream management of primary _x000D__x000D_ +polymers does not exceed anticipated targets with a view to limiting the occurrence of plastics in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. Additionally, consideration should be given to the environmental impact of the production _x000D__x000D_ +process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must recognise that there are also questions concerning what processes and assessments, including _x000D__x000D_ +consideration for socioeconomic impacts on SIDS and broader sociocultural concerns that ultimately inform _x000D__x000D_ +the development of potential reduction targets, whether it be agreed as a common global target implemented _x000D__x000D_ +nationally by all Parties or a global aggregate goal with contributions from all Parties, in all cases reflecting _x000D__x000D_ +the highest level of ambition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Co-Chair, we do not align to a specific option and look forward discussions on this matter to consider the _x000D__x000D_ +views on the approach to the life cycle management of plastics and to engage on measures to protect the interest _x000D__x000D_ +of island states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1357,  Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/antiguaandbarbuda_wastemanagement.pdf,['waste management'],['Antigua And Barbuda'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement Delivered by _x000D__x000D_ +Antigua and Barbuda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Antigua and Barbuda aligns itself with the SIDS position and supports the development _x000D__x000D_ +of an instrument that includes provisions to enable the acceleration of the collection, sorting, recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +sound disposal of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The development of guidance alluded to in Option 1 part 2 must include measures for the design of facilities _x000D__x000D_ +that ensure the safe and environmentally sound management of waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Government of Antigua and Barbuda deems it necessary to facilitate the transition from unsound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases of hazardous substances to more _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound solutions. Such practices must be based on sound scientific evidence and facilitative of _x000D__x000D_ +a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This delegation recognises the importance of enhancing national and regional recycling programmes in the life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle approach to plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To this end, there must be strong, ambitious binding obligations, coupled with effective provisions on means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation for SIDS, including priority access, and access to technology for waste management and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. Further, provisions for capacity building, technology transfer and technical assistance are important _x000D__x000D_ +considerations that should be intrinsic to the instrument, to allow for the institutionalisation of measures to _x000D__x000D_ +address the growing problem of effective waste management and to provide a means of building capacity _x000D__x000D_ +towards the sound management of chemicals and waste associated with plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1358," Existing Plastic Pollution, including in the Marine Environment, National Plans, Periodic Assessment and Monitoring, Effectiveness Evaluation, Review of Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Microplastics and Problematic and Avoidable Products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/australia_16112023_monitoring.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'national plans', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Australia'],"['ii11', 'iv1', 'iv4', 'iv4', 'iv4a', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Australian proposal to strengthen provisions for monitoring of the environment to enable _x000D__x000D_ +assessments of progress against the objecƟves of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia notes that there is an exisƟng gap in the zero-draŌ text in relaƟon to the measurement, _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and reporƟng of plasƟc leakage so that we can assess global progress towards the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s objecƟve and beƩer target our acƟviƟes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We set out below a proposal to include addiƟonal text in Part II.11, Part IV.1, and Part IV.4 to _x000D__x000D_ +address this concern. ExisƟng zero-draŌ text is presented, with addiƟons in blue. However, we are _x000D__x000D_ +���exible as to the most appropriate locaƟon for the elements proposed and welcome discussion on _x000D__x000D_ +how best to include provisions on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.11 – ExisƟng plasƟc polluƟon, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones,1 hotspots2 and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i. most affected by existing plastic pollution,3 including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in _x000D__x000D_ +existing international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +use of marine biological diversity, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction;4 _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +collect data and information on existing plastic pollution to support monitoring in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with [Part IV.4 on Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and effectiveness evaluation]; and _x000D__x000D_ +c.d. promote engagement of the local population and citizens in safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should make publicly available information collected on common plastic pollution types and _x000D__x000D_ +practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including littering in coastal and freshwater areas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on the basis _x000D__x000D_ +of best available science, to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the clean-_x000D__x000D_ +up activities do not have potential for negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and _x000D__x000D_ +human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Definitions of the terms “accumulation zones” and “hotspots” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: Definitions of the terms “accumulation zones” and “hotspots” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: A definition of the term “existing plastic waste and pollution” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The text of the agreement of BBNJ under UNCLOS is available at https://documents-dds-_x000D__x000D_ +ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/N23/177/28/PDF/N2317728.pdf?OpenElement. _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV.1 – NaƟonal Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. National plans _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan5 to fulfil its obligations under this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve its objective(s). The national plans shall be based on the format in annex G and shall include at _x000D__x000D_ +least relevant elements related to6: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Assessment and monitoring; and _x000D__x000D_ +l.m. Just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV.4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a. Assessment and monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall, within their capabilities, individually and/or in collaboration with other Parties or competent _x000D__x000D_ +organisations, establish programmes to assess and monitor emissions and releases of plastic into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including in the marine environment. This should include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Establishment of baseline information on the types and volumes of existing plastic pollution in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Periodically collect data and information on the types and levels of plastic pollution in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Modelling to understand the movement of plastics in air, soil, water, and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +d. The effects of plastic pollution on the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how Members may ultimately choose to refer to the plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the options presented. _x000D__x000D_ +It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how Members may choose to address this item in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and structure of commitments and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and monitoring information should be reported to _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body*, pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* at its first session, shall adopt guidelines to facilitate implementation of the obligations _x000D__x000D_ +set out in paragraph 1, including best available practices and harmonised monitoring methodologies, _x000D__x000D_ +including low technology options. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a.b. _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* and determine any _x000D__x000D_ +measures required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall undertake its first _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [X] years after the date of entry into force of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities for the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, environmental, technical, financial and _x000D__x000D_ +economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Results of assessment and monitoring conducted pursuant to [part IV.4.a. on assessment and _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring]; _x000D__x000D_ +c.d. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +body];7 _x000D__x000D_ +d.e. _x000D__x000D_ +Best available scientific and technical knowledge, including scientific literature and other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ +e.f. _x000D__x000D_ +Information and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in [part IV.2 on _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance mechanism]; _x000D__x000D_ +f.g. _x000D__x000D_ +Reports and other relevant information on the alignment of financial flows from all sources with _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument*’s objective and targets, operation of the financial assistance, technology transfer and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building arrangements put in place under this instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ +g.h. _x000D__x000D_ +Other information the governing body* deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] years _x000D__x000D_ +thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic production, intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and avoidable plastic products8, with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with respect to _x000D__x000D_ +their identification, production and use by Parties, and their impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and socioeconomic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part II.2 _x000D__x000D_ +(chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use products, _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or panel].9 This _x000D__x000D_ +report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, including with respect to possible amendments _x000D__x000D_ +to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]10 may prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or panel] 11 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function and any related functions. _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1359, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/australia_16112023_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Australia'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group 1 – Australia’s proposal for Part I.2 ObjecƟve _x000D__x000D_ +Australia’s proposal for the ObjecƟve builds on opƟon 1, with the addiƟon of sub-opƟon 1.2, as _x000D__x000D_ +follows: _x000D__x000D_ +ObjecƟve _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +and in order to protect human health and the environment, based on a comprehensive approach _x000D__x000D_ +that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1360, Compliance Mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/canada_16112023_compliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Canada'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part IV. 2 - Compliance mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New paragraph 8 on decision-making process for the Committee: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee shall make every effort to adopt its recommendations by consensus. If all efforts _x000D__x000D_ +at consensus have been exhausted and no consensus is reached, such recommendations shall as _x000D__x000D_ +a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the members present and voting, _x000D__x000D_ +rounded up, based on a quorum of two-thirds of the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale: _x000D__x000D_ +Canada notes that no options on decision-making for the compliance committee were included in the _x000D__x000D_ +zero-draft and believe that such an option, that allows for voting as a last result when consensus cannot _x000D__x000D_ +be reached, should be added in text. The proposed additional paragraph closely mirrors agreed-upon _x000D__x000D_ +language found in the Minamata Convention Article 15(6). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1361," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technological Transfer, and Compliance Mechanism",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/canada_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'implementation and compliance']",['Canada'],"['iii2', 'iv2']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Canadian Text Proposals, INC-3 on Plastic Pollution – Contact group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for the opportunity to provide our text proposals for Parts III and IV of the zero draft. As _x000D__x000D_ +instructed, the below represents new text proposals from the Canadian delegation rather than line edits _x000D__x000D_ +to existing text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III. 2 - Capacity-building, technical assistance and technological transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional paragraph 2 bis on options for arrangements for the provision of technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance and capacity building pursuant to paragraph 1 and provisions on _x000D__x000D_ +compliance may be delivered through regional, subregional and national arrangements, _x000D__x000D_ +including existing regional and sub-regional centres, through other multilateral and bilateral _x000D__x000D_ +means, and through partnerships, including those involving the private sector and/or other _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders. Cooperation and coordination with relevant other multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements, as appropriate, should be sought to increase the effectiveness of technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and its delivery. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale: _x000D__x000D_ +Canada believes that the instrument should include text that encourages the involvement of the private _x000D__x000D_ +sector, civil-society organizations and local communities in capacity-building activities, including through _x000D__x000D_ +public-private partnerships and other multistakeholder initiatives. We also note that there is much _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance and capacity building infrastructure already in place through UNEP regional offices _x000D__x000D_ +and other MEA initiatives that could be used to support plastic-related activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV. 2 - Compliance mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New paragraph 8 on decision-making process for the Committee: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee shall make every effort to adopt its recommendations by consensus. If all efforts _x000D__x000D_ +at consensus have been exhausted and no consensus is reached, such recommendations shall as _x000D__x000D_ +a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the members present and voting, _x000D__x000D_ +rounded up, based on a quorum of two-thirds of the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale: _x000D__x000D_ +Canada notes that no options on decision-making for the compliance committee were included in the _x000D__x000D_ +zero-draft and believe that such an option, that allows for voting as a last result when consensus cannot _x000D__x000D_ +be reached, should be added in text. The proposed additional paragraph closely mirrors agreed-upon _x000D__x000D_ +language found in the Minamata Convention Article 15(6). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1362, Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egypt_16112023_essentialdefinitions.pdf,['definition'],['Egypt'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt’s Submission on Definitions for Parts I&II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt is in favour of adopting the following definitions, that will better guide _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of proposed options in part I& II: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymer _x000D__x000D_ +Substance composed of molecules characterized by the multiple repetition of one or more species _x000D__x000D_ +of atoms or groups of atoms (constitutional units) linked to each other in amounts sufficient to _x000D__x000D_ +provide a set of properties that do not vary markedly with the addition or removal of one or a few _x000D__x000D_ +of the constitutional units. _x000D__x000D_ +(ISO 472-2013, Plastics – Vocabulary) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thermoplastic _x000D__x000D_ +The Capability of a substance of being softened and hardened repeatedly by heating and cooling _x000D__x000D_ +through a temperature range characteristic, and in its softened state, of being shaped by flow, _x000D__x000D_ +repeatedly into articles by moulding, extrusion or forming. _x000D__x000D_ +(ISO 472-2013, Plastics – Vocabulary) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic(s) _x000D__x000D_ +Polymeric material or materials that have thermoplastic characteristics. _x000D__x000D_ +(Suggested for the instrument) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Product _x000D__x000D_ +A product made of plastic or a number of plastics mixed or not mixed with other ingredients. _x000D__x000D_ +(Suggested for the instrument) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Essential plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Essential (Plastic Products) refers to uses that are considered necessary for health, safety or other _x000D__x000D_ +important purposes for which alternatives are not yet established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +K. Garnett and G. Van Calster, “The Concept of Essential Use: A Novel Approach to Regulating Chemicals in the _x000D__x000D_ +European Union”, Transnational Environmental Law, vol. 10, no. 1 (March 2021), pp. 159–187 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pollutant _x000D__x000D_ +Pollutant means a substance or a group of substances that may be harmful to the environment or _x000D__x000D_ +to human health on account of its properties and of its introduction into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public _x000D__x000D_ +Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Kyiv Protocol), art. II (6). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is defined broadly as the negative effects and emissions resulting from the _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastic materials and products across their entire life cycle. This _x000D__x000D_ +definition includes plastic waste that is mismanaged (e.g., open-burned and dumped in _x000D__x000D_ +uncontrolled dumpsites) and leakage and accumulation of plastic objects and particles that can _x000D__x000D_ +adversely affect humans and the living and non-living environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Working definition (proposed by INC1). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and unnecessary plastic items _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for the identification of problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging or plastic packaging _x000D__x000D_ +components (1): _x000D__x000D_ +a. It is not reusable, recyclable or compostable _x000D__x000D_ +b. It contains, or its manufacturing requires, hazardous chemicals (2) that pose a significant risk _x000D__x000D_ +to human health or the environment (applying the precautionary principle). _x000D__x000D_ +c. It can be avoided (or replaced by a reuse model) while maintaining utility. _x000D__x000D_ +d. It hinders or disrupts the recyclability or compostability of other items. _x000D__x000D_ +e. It has a high likelihood of becoming litter or ending up in the natural environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(1) Based on Ellen MacArthur Foundation, “New Plastics Economy Global Commitment – Commitments, Vision _x000D__x000D_ +and Definitions, (2020). https://emf.thirdlight.com/link/pq2algvgnv1n-uitck8/@/ preview/1?o. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(2) Hazardous chemicals are those that exhibit intrinsically hazardous properties such as being persistent, bio-_x000D__x000D_ +accumulative and toxic; very persistent and very bio-accumulative; carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for _x000D__x000D_ +reproduction; or endocrine disruptors; not just those that have been regulated or restricted in other regions _x000D__x000D_ +(source: Roadmap to Zero, glossary). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Short-lived plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Short-lived plastic products refer to plastics in packaging and consumer products with the shortest _x000D__x000D_ +average use cycles – 0.5 and 3 years. The categorization is based on average life span, so some _x000D__x000D_ +products will have longer life spans. This category includes single-use plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +R. Geyer, R. J. Jambeck and K. L. Law, “Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made”, Science Advances, vol. _x000D__x000D_ +3, no. 7 (July 2017). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Single-use plastic products are designed and produced to be used once before being thrown away _x000D__x000D_ +or recycled. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Working definition (proposed by INC1). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1363, Extended Producer Responsibilities,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egypt_16112023_extendedproducerresponsibility.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Egypt'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.7 of Zero draft on Extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + Egypt is in favor of option 2 with minor amendments, which reads _x000D__x000D_ +as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party, according to its specific conditions, is encouraged _x000D__x000D_ +to establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +(EPR) systems, including, where relevant, on a sectoral basis, _x000D__x000D_ +to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +importers _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +safe _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastics and plastic products throughout their _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle and across international supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body shall, at its first session, adopt _x000D__x000D_ +implementable modalities to inform the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +national EPR systems and define their essential features, and _x000D__x000D_ +to support their harmonization, taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of ensuring just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1364," Trade in listed chemicals, Polymers, and Products in Plastic Waste",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egypt_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Egypt'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Egypt’s Submission on Part 2.10 of Zero draft on Trade in listed _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers, and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt sees merit in deleting this item for now and proposes further _x000D__x000D_ +discussions around it during the intersessional work due to the lack of _x000D__x000D_ +definitions and finalized annexes, among other things. _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt emphasizes that the instrument rules should not contradict the _x000D__x000D_ +provision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and all its _x000D__x000D_ +agreements. All measures by the Parties, for the purposes of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument, should be in full conformity with _x000D__x000D_ +WTO provisions and agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, trade policy measures for environmental purposes should _x000D__x000D_ +not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a _x000D__x000D_ +disguised restriction on international trade and should be the least _x000D__x000D_ +restrictive to trade and the most effective to achieve the legitimate _x000D__x000D_ +objective of addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, Parties should cooperate to promote a supportive and open _x000D__x000D_ +international economic system that would lead to sustainable economic _x000D__x000D_ +growth and development in all Parties, particularly developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, thus enabling them better to address the problems of Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic pollution. Measures taken to deal with plastic under this _x000D__x000D_ +agreement, including unilateral ones, should not constitute a means of _x000D__x000D_ +arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on _x000D__x000D_ +international trade specially developing countries’ exports. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1365, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_15112023_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Pakistan'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal of Pakistan on Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 3 with option 3 of part-II of Annex-A. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1366, Proposal on the Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/algeria_0.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products']",['Algeria'],"['i2', 'part ii', 'part iii', 'part iv', 'ii3a', 'ii3b', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b', 'iv4a', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED _x000D__x000D_ +NATIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Programme _x000D__x000D_ +Distr.: General _x000D__x000D_ +4 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Original: English _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop _x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Third session _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 13–19 November 2023* _x000D__x000D_ +Item 4 of the provisional agenda _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Zero draft text of the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Note by the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +1. United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 requested the Executive _x000D__x000D_ +Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to convene an _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental negotiating committee, to begin its work during the second half of 2022, with _x000D__x000D_ +the ambition of completing its work by the end of 2024. The intergovernmental negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +committee is to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, which could include both binding and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Furthermore, UNEA resolutions 1/6, 2/11, 3/7, 4/6, 4/7 and 4/9 have also affirmed the urgent _x000D__x000D_ +need to strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance to take immediate action _x000D__x000D_ +towards the long-term elimination of plastic pollution in marine and other environments, and to _x000D__x000D_ +avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the human activities dependent on _x000D__x000D_ +them. _x000D__x000D_ +3. At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, requested _x000D__x000D_ +the Chair, with the support of the secretariat, to prepare a Zero Draft of the international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument called for by UNEA resolution 5/14, for consideration at its third session. _x000D__x000D_ +The draft would be guided by the views expressed at the committee’s first and second sessions. _x000D__x000D_ +The full range of views could be indicated in the draft text through options. _x000D__x000D_ +4. In response to that request, the Chair has prepared, with the support of the secretariat, the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft set out in the annex to the present note for the consideration of the committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +* UNEP/PP/INC.3/1. _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Annex _x000D__x000D_ +Zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contents _x000D__x000D_ +Part I 6 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble (placeholder) .............................................................................................................................. 6 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Objective ................................................................................................................................................... 6 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions (placeholder) ........................................................................................................................... 6 _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Principles (placeholder) ............................................................................................................................. 6 _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Scope (placeholder) ................................................................................................................................... 6 _x000D__x000D_ +Part II .............................................................................................................................................. 7 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers ........................................................................................................................... 7 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern .......................................................................................................... 8 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics ....................................................................................................................... 9 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products ..... 9 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics ........................................................................................................ 10 _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request ......................................................................................... 10 _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance ........................................................................................ 10 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance ......................................................................................................... 10 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products .......................................................... 12 _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents .......................................................................................................... 12 _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products , ........................................................................................... 13 _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes ............................................................................................................................. 13 _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility ............................................................................................................ 13 _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle ...................................................................... 14 _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management .................................................................................................................................. 15 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management ............................................................................................................................. 15 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear ......................................................................................................................................... 16 _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste .................................................. 16 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products............................................................................... 16 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste ......................................................................................... 17 _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment ............................................................. 18 _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition ........................................................................................................................................... 19 _x000D__x000D_ +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling ................................................................................... 20 _x000D__x000D_ +Part III ........................................................................................................................................ 20 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Financing ................................................................................................................................................. 20 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer ............................................................. 21 _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ + 22 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans .......................................................................................................................................... 22 _x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance .............................................................................................................. 23 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on progress .............................................................................................................................. 24 _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation ................................................................................................................................... 24 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness evaluation ...................................................................................................................... 24 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +25 _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +International cooperation ......................................................................................................................... 25 _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Information exchange .............................................................................................................................. 26 _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-raising, education and research ............................................................................................. 27 _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement .......................................................................................................................... 27 _x000D__x000D_ +Part V [Institutional arrangements (placeholder)] ................................................................................................ 28 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body (placeholder) ................................................................................................................. 28 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies (placeholder) .............................................................................................................. 28 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat (placeholder) .......................................................................................................................... 28 _x000D__x000D_ +Part VI [Final provisions (placeholder)] ............................................................................................................... 28 _x000D__x000D_ +Appendix: Possible annexes to the instrument ..................................................................................................... 29 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex A Primary plastic polymers, and chemicals and polymers of concern ...................................................... 29 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex B Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics ......................................................................................................................... 29 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex C Product design, composition and performance ...................................................................................... 30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex D Modalities for the establishment and operation of EPR systems based on common principles ............ 30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex E Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle ......................................................................... 30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex F Waste management ................................................................................................................................ 30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex G Format for national plans ...................................................................................................................... 31 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair’s explanatory note _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Zero Draft text is proposed to facilitate and support the intergovernmental negotiating committee’s _x000D__x000D_ +(hereafter referred to as the committee) work towards the development of the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, called for by United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14. It does not prejudge the committee’s decisions on the _x000D__x000D_ +content of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The elements presented reflect the objective and mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14, including through the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions required under paragraphs 3 and 4 and taking into account the principles of the Rio Declaration _x000D__x000D_ +on Environment and Development. Furthermore, the text is guided, as per the mandate received from the _x000D__x000D_ +committee, by the views expressed at the committee’s first and second sessions. The Zero Draft is _x000D__x000D_ +developed based on the full range of views, including through the use of options, while ensuring coherence, _x000D__x000D_ +logic and readability of the text. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The text considers the fact that not all matters to be covered in the legal instrument have yet been the _x000D__x000D_ +subject of detailed submissions and discussion by Members. As mandated by the committee at its second _x000D__x000D_ +session, certain sections are identified in the draft text as placeholders and will need to be elaborated in light _x000D__x000D_ +of such submissions and discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The order of the headings and sections in the Zero Draft does not indicate the final structure of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and does not imply a particular order of priority in the discussions. It draws on the structure _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found in multilateral environmental agreements.1 _x000D__x000D_ +5. Throughout the Zero Draft, the legally binding instrument and its future governing body are referred to _x000D__x000D_ +respectively as “instrument*” and “governing body*”, without prejudice to their final designation by the _x000D__x000D_ +committee. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Zero Draft text includes footnotes to provide the committee, where appropriate, with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +background information to assist its consideration of the relevant text. The comments and notes in footnotes _x000D__x000D_ +(introduced by the annotation “Note:”) throughout the text are not intended to form part of the language _x000D__x000D_ +proposed for the legal instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Some of the options presented propose obligations whose key features are set out in the instrument whereas _x000D__x000D_ +others propose for these commitments to be determined at the national level. A combination of nationally _x000D__x000D_ +and internationally determined approaches may provide the necessary flexibility in implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, considering the complexity of addressing plastic pollution across the life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +8. The options presented underscore the importance of complementarity, coordination and cooperation within _x000D__x000D_ +the international context, in particular with existing efforts that may cover some aspects related to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. In that regard, the Zero Draft text includes a general provision related to international cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +in part IV. Reference is also made to selected instruments or initiatives, either in the text or in footnotes, _x000D__x000D_ +where this appeared relevant to support the development of the text and achieving the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Members may wish to elaborate further on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ +9. In accordance with the mandate given by the committee at the second session, the Zero Draft text is _x000D__x000D_ +intended to reflect possible ways to address issues raised by Members, whether through a single option or _x000D__x000D_ +several options, and without prejudice as to whether and how the committee will ultimately decide to _x000D__x000D_ +address them. Where appropriate, options are identified using headers (“Option 1”, “Option 2” and “Option _x000D__x000D_ +3”). Members may wish to choose between or combine different options. In some cases, additional _x000D__x000D_ +provisions relevant to all of the identified options have also been included. Such provisions could be _x000D__x000D_ +included in combination with the different options relating to the same matter. This is indicated through a _x000D__x000D_ +header (“Provisions common for the Options above”). The Zero Draft does not include specific options _x000D__x000D_ +where Members have expressed their wish not to integrate certain types of measures. The committee may _x000D__x000D_ +decide to include new provisions or remove certain existing proposed measures. It may also wish to discuss _x000D__x000D_ +and decide upon the appropriate operative verb that applies to the different measures. _x000D__x000D_ +10. In some instances, further elaboration of the detailed contents of the relevant obligations or commitments, _x000D__x000D_ +or associated processes and procedures, would be required to make the provision fully operational, for _x000D__x000D_ +example through annexes. Where this is the case, this is indicated. Furthermore, a number of placeholders _x000D__x000D_ +for possible annexes are proposed in the Zero Draft. Any annexes that the committee might agree upon _x000D__x000D_ +would need to be further developed. The committee may also wish to consider, as part of its deliberations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 See UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 and UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 for further reference. _x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +on final provisions, the procedure for amendment of annexes, including to provide for periodic review of _x000D__x000D_ +some or all of the annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +11. Part I of the text covers the objectives of the instrument and leaves placeholders, as requested at the second _x000D__x000D_ +session of the committee, for elements that Members may wish to include but were not discussed at the _x000D__x000D_ +second session. The list of elements in part I is indicative and does not prejudge the way Members may _x000D__x000D_ +wish to address or structure them. In this regard, the committee, at its second session, requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on elements not discussed at its second session and prepare a _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis report of the submissions for consideration at the preparatory one-day meeting and at the third _x000D__x000D_ +session of the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +12. In part II of the text, the elements are broadly structured around the life cycle of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products with the aim of addressing plastic pollution. Consistent with paragraph 3(b) of UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, the options in part II aim to collectively promote the sustainable production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics through, among other things, product design and environmentally sound waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +13. Parts III and IV outline different options of measures aimed at collectively addressing the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument, consistent with paragraphs 3(c) through (p) of UNEA resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and to _x000D__x000D_ +protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, [.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 sub-options that may be considered pertinent for the end of the paragraph: [ _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 by ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +1.4 through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while contributing _x000D__x000D_ +to the achievement of sustainable development]. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions (placeholder)2 _x000D__x000D_ +4. Principles (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +5. Scope (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: Terms that may be relevant to the development of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, are included in document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ and _x000D__x000D_ +document UNEP/PP/INC.1/7, entitled ‘Plastics science’. While no specific language is proposed for definitions in the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft text, in some instances an indication of how specific terms are used is provided in a footnote to facilitate an _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the proposed text and of its potential scope. _x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances, shall take the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human health and/or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to exceed the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction target specified in part I of annex A.3 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers to achieve the _x000D__x000D_ +global target set out in part I of annex A.4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop nationally determined targets _x000D__x000D_ +and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their respective national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including their intended level of domestic supply of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the intended level of domestic supply including, _x000D__x000D_ +as relevant, domestic production, and the measures taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party should take appropriate measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer producers. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: Under this option, part I of annex A would contain a baseline, timeframe(s) and the target referred to in this _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. The common reduction target would be defined as, for example, a reduction of production and supply by a given _x000D__x000D_ +percentage compared to an established baseline year, to be achieved within a defined period. Members may also wish to _x000D__x000D_ +consider specific provision(s) for the update of annexes as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: Under this option, part I of annex A would contain a baseline, timeframe(s) and the target referred to in this _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. The global target would be defined as, for example, a reduction of global production and supply by a given _x000D__x000D_ +percentage compared to an established baseline year, to be achieved within a defined period. Members may also wish to _x000D__x000D_ +consider specific provision(s) for the update of annexes as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates provided _x000D__x000D_ +in part II of annex A, the use of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in part II of annex A5 _x000D__x000D_ +in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates provided _x000D__x000D_ +in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or export of plastic polymers, plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A, except as _x000D__x000D_ +provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, and as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products6 of chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment _x000D__x000D_ +at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, the use and presence _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +identified in part II of annex A.7 The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, the presence and use, in plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or with properties that may hinder _x000D__x000D_ +their safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal, based on the criteria contained in annex A.8 The measures taken to implement this provision shall _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options 1 and 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[3][2] Where production or use of a regulated chemical, group of chemicals or polymer listed in part II of annex _x000D__x000D_ +A is permitted,9 each Party, taking into consideration its socioeconomic context and national circumstances, with _x000D__x000D_ +such production or use shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: This language assumes that part II of annex A could contain: (i) criteria to determine chemicals, groups of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern; (ii) specific chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers of concern; and (iii) associated control _x000D__x000D_ +measures and potential exclusions, including phase-out periods as relevant. In developing this part of the proposed annex, _x000D__x000D_ +Members may wish to consider existing multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in which certain chemicals or _x000D__x000D_ +substances used in the production of plastics and plastic products are addressed, including the Stockholm Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention) and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent _x000D__x000D_ +Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention). _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: The term “plastic products” is used throughout this text to refer to products, including packaging, made entirely of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, or containing plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: This language assumes that specific chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers would be identified in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A. In developing this part of the proposed annex, Members may wish to consider relevant existing MEAs in which _x000D__x000D_ +certain chemicals or substances used in the production of plastics are addressed, including the Stockholm Convention and _x000D__x000D_ +the Rotterdam Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: This language assumes that modalities for the identification of chemicals and polymers of concern would be included _x000D__x000D_ +in annex A. Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report (UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/5) jointly developed by UNEP and the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of the Basel Convention, the Rotterdam Convention and the Stockholm Convention, 2023 - is available to _x000D__x000D_ +Members as a reference. _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: This language assumes that the nature and extent of control measures might differ depending on the chemical or _x000D__x000D_ +polymer at issue, such that some uses may be permitted, for example during a phase-out period or for specific purposes. The _x000D__x000D_ +language in this provision may need to be further adapted in light of the specific nature and extent of the control measures to _x000D__x000D_ +be associated with listed chemicals and polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such production or use is carried out in a manner that _x000D__x000D_ +prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment throughout the life cycle of the _x000D__x000D_ +chemical, polymer or product concerned10 and fosters the safe and environmentally sound management, _x000D__x000D_ +including the recyclability and disposal, of the polymers, plastics, and plastic products containing them; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers, and _x000D__x000D_ +products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of annex A and managed in a safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner throughout their life cycle, including for their final disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Require producers and importers of such chemicals, groups of chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +containing them to provide to government authorities, in addition to the information required under [part _x000D__x000D_ +II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], complete information about the hazards to _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment associated with the relevant chemical, polymer or product, and related _x000D__x000D_ +implications for their safe use, recyclability and disposal, based on the harmonized requirements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part II of annex A;11 and _x000D__x000D_ +d. Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals, polymers or products to appropriately mark _x000D__x000D_ +and label them based on the harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A, to allow their safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound use and handling throughout their life cycle, including their final disposal.12 _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress] any _x000D__x000D_ +measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in plastics and plastic products of chemicals, groups _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals and polymers not included in part II of annex A that have the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products,13 including short-lived and single-use plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow14 the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use plastic products, listed in part II of annex B15 after the dates specified for _x000D__x000D_ +those products, and identified based on criteria set out in part I of annex B,16 except where the Party has a _x000D__x000D_ +registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [part II.4 on exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +available to a Party upon request]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall reduce the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic products listed in _x000D__x000D_ +part III of annex B identified based on the criteria and within the timeframe set out in the same annex.17 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: Adapted from the Stockholm Convention, Article 3.6. _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13.2. _x000D__x000D_ +12 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, A",3 +1367, Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_15112023_emissions.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Brazil'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 8 (Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil is considering the text proposed in the Zero Draft, but proposes that “from the sources _x000D__x000D_ +identified in Annex E” is replaced by “from sources that should be nationally determined”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would also like to propose the addition of the following words by the end of paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +(a); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“ (…) and in workplaces throughout the value chain of plastics”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On paragraph 5, Brazil would like to propose the following insertions, indicated in capital letters. _x000D__x000D_ +The cooperation mechanism referred to is part of a proposal being presented in Contact Group _x000D__x000D_ +II: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + “Parties ARE ENCOURAGED TO promote scientific and technical innovation, INCLUDING _x000D__x000D_ +THROUGH THE COOPERATION MECHANISM* REFERRED TO IN [part III, article number yet to be _x000D__x000D_ +defined], to prevent and capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, into the ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE marine environment.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil is also considering the issue of national monitoring of emissions and releases and will _x000D__x000D_ +bring a proposal on our next meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1368, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_15112023_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Brazil'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 7 (Extended producer responsibility) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil expresses its support to Option 1 and points out that Brazil is actually already using the _x000D__x000D_ +concept of Shared producer responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil reserves its position on the words “including based on the modalities contained in annex _x000D__x000D_ +D” in paragraph 1 as there is no definition yet of said annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1369, Existing Plastic Pollution,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_15112023_existingplasticpollution.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Brazil'],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 11 (Existing plastic pollution) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 18 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would like to propose the following insertions, indicated in capital letters and which also _x000D__x000D_ +refer to the cooperation mechanism’s proposal being presented in Contact Group II: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On paragraph 1: _x000D__x000D_ +“Parties shall cooperate, INCLUDING THROUGH THE COOPERATION MECHANISM* REFERRED TO _x000D__x000D_ +IN [part III, article number yet to be defined], to” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On paragraph 1.a.i: _x000D__x000D_ +“i. most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment AND AREAS _x000D__x000D_ +BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION, and” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1370, Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_15112023_justtransition.pdf,['just transition'],['Brazil'],['ii12'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 12 (Just Transition) _x000D__x000D_ +Page 19 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In view of the need to include waste pickers, as well as workers in the whole value chain, as a _x000D__x000D_ +group that should be a priority when considering just transition measures, Brazil would like to _x000D__x000D_ +propose the following insertions in the text, indicated in capital letters: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for WASTE PICKERS AND OTHER WORKERS IN PLASTIC _x000D__x000D_ +VALUE CHAINS, women and vulnerable groups, including IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, children _x000D__x000D_ +and youth, in the implementation of this instrument*. This may include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Designating a national coordinating body for engagement with relevant stakeholders, _x000D__x000D_ +including public authorities, TRADE UNIONS, WORKERS ASSOCIATIONS, non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations and local communities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Enabling policies and conditions to improve income, opportunities and livelihoods for WASTE _x000D__x000D_ +PICKERS AND OTHER WORKERS IN PLASTIC VALUE CHAINS and impacted communities, including _x000D__x000D_ +workforce training, development and social programmes, according to their needs and _x000D__x000D_ +priorities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Promoting a clean, healthy, sustainable environment AND A STRONG SOCIAL SAFETY NET for _x000D__x000D_ +communities and workers across the value chain, including workers in the waste management _x000D__x000D_ +sector; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. Improving working conditions for WASTE PICKERS AND OTHER workers in the waste _x000D__x000D_ +management sector, including by providing legal recognition and protection to workers in _x000D__x000D_ +informal and cooperative settings and facilitating the formalization of their associations or _x000D__x000D_ +cooperatives, INTEGRATING THEM INTO LOCAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +f. Integrating WASTE PICKERS AND OTHER workers in informal and cooperative settings into a _x000D__x000D_ +safe plastics value chain, including by requiring plastic product producers, recycling and waste _x000D__x000D_ +management companies to integrate plastics collected and sorted by them into their operation _x000D__x000D_ +schemes; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +g. Requiring a portion of the fees collected through EPR schemes to be used to improve _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure and improve the livelihoods, A STRONG SOCIAL SAFETY NET, and opportunities _x000D__x000D_ +for, and develop the skills of, workers in the waste sector, including waste PICKERS AND OTHER _x000D__x000D_ +workers in informal and cooperative settings.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1371, Trade,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_15112023_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Brazil'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 10 (Trade) _x000D__x000D_ +Pages 16 and 17 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil requests that its position on Article 10 (a) be registered: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Brazil thanks for the proposal for Article 10 (a) as we believe that trade is a very important _x000D__x000D_ +subject. At this point, Brazil reserves its position on Article 10 (a) as it is still being reviewed _x000D__x000D_ +internally, with a view to the presentation of proposals that contribute to its implementation in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the objectives of the instrument. There are also terms in said article which _x000D__x000D_ +were not yet defined by INC and which prevents the presentation of those proposals at this _x000D__x000D_ +point.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1372," Transparency, Tracking, Monitoring and Labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_15112023_transparency.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Brazil'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 13 (Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling) _x000D__x000D_ +Pages 19 and 20 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would like to propose the addition of the following words, indicated in capital letters: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 1 (b): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“(...) life cycle of plastics and plastic products, INCLUDING based on guidelines (…)” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 1 (c): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“(...) labelling requirements, INCLUDING based on guidelines (…)” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil would also like to propose the addition of the following new paragraph 4: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“4. Parties will implement the above provisions in accordance with national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, and SUPPORTED BY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INCLUDING THROUGH THE _x000D__x000D_ +COOPERATION MECHANISM REFERRED TO IN [part III, article number yet to be defined].” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1373, Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_15112023_wastemanagement.pdf,['waste management'],['Brazil'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 9 (Waste management) _x000D__x000D_ +Pages 15 and 16 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil supports Option 2, but reserves its position on the words “minimum requirements _x000D__x000D_ +developed based on the harmonized indicators set out in part II of annex F” in paragraph 1, as _x000D__x000D_ +this annex is not yet defined and because indicators should take into account national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, realities and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On paragraph 2, Brazil would like to propose the following insertions, indicated in capital letters: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed, _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy, and other relevant international guidelines and guidance, AS APPROPRIATE, _x000D__x000D_ +AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR A JUST TRANSITION, INCLUDING FOR WASTE PICKERS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On common provisions, Brazil reserves its position on the references to parts III and IV of annex _x000D__x000D_ +F, as they are not defined yet. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On paragraph [6][5], Brazil proposes the paragraph “chapeau” is replaced by “Parties shall take _x000D__x000D_ +additional measures RELATED TO WASTE MANAGEMENT, WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES _x000D__x000D_ +BEING SUPPORTED BY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE COOPERATION _x000D__x000D_ +MECHANISM REFERRED TO IN [part III, article number yet to be defined], WHICH COULD _x000D__x000D_ +INCLUDE, INTER ALIA:”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The cooperation mechanism mentioned above is part of a proposal presented in Contact Group _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil is considering the proposal for the issue contained in the Zero Draft and would like to _x000D__x000D_ +initially propose the following insertions in paragraph 1, indicated in capital letters: “Each Party _x000D__x000D_ +shall cooperate, INCLUDING THROUGH THE COOPERATION MECHANISM REFERRED TO IN [part _x000D__x000D_ +III, article number yet to be defined], and take effective measures, including appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +marking, tracing and reporting requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost _x000D__x000D_ +or otherwise discarded fishing gear containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed _x000D__x000D_ +rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1374, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cameroon_15112023_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Cameroon'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Since this is the first time my delegation is taking the floor, I wish to congratulate _x000D__x000D_ +both co-facilitators and wish you success for this huge task, _x000D__x000D_ +Given the huge challenges that comes with the implementation of the expected _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, the financial mechanism should be robust in nature. _x000D__x000D_ +The Cameroon delegation, aligns itself with the proposal made by the Ethiopian _x000D__x000D_ +delegation on behave of the African group. We believe that financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism should be practical, sustainable, adequate, accessible and _x000D__x000D_ +timely to support the implementation of this instrument, especially by _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +The negative impacts of plastics in all its facets, in the environment and beyond, _x000D__x000D_ +cannot be over emphasise as this is caused by multi-faceted actors. _x000D__x000D_ + The sustainable application of EPR and polluter pay principle should be some of _x000D__x000D_ +the funding sources, alongside other financial sources as well as _x000D__x000D_ +contributions from Member states based on the common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities, that could contribute to the stand-alone financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism mentioned in option one of the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +The management of this financial instrument should be managed by its own _x000D__x000D_ +government body to ensure Capacity-building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer as we can learn from other financial mechanisms like _x000D__x000D_ +the multilateral fund of the Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation would like to joint the Africa group and others on the financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism proposal, which includes all means of implementations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cameroon supports the proposal made by the distinguish delegate of Gabon on _x000D__x000D_ +behave of the Africa group. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics has an adverse impact on human health and the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +production to consumption. This cannot be denied. _x000D__x000D_ + How can we turn off the tap without looking at primary causes, polymers are the _x000D__x000D_ +basic element for plastics production. _x000D__x000D_ +We are for Option 2 and 3/2. However, taxing for production target should be _x000D__x000D_ +based on common but differentiated responsibilities. We will also support _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1375, Reporting on Progress,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_15112023_reportingonprogress.pdf,['reporting on progress\xa0'],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],['iv3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"In the framework of the Contact Group 2, regarding Provision 3 of Part IV of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +(REPORTING ON PROGRESS), please, find attached the text drafting proposal by the European _x000D__x000D_ +Union and its Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ZD Part IV – Provision 3– REPORTING ON PROGRESS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body* on the measures taken to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures according to the _x000D__x000D_ +timeline to be agreed by the governing body* at its first session. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall submit its report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat82 on the measures it has taken to implement the provisions of this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +and on the effectiveness of such measures, and the possible challenges, in meeting the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of the instrument*. The secretariat shall make national reports submitted by the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties under this Article publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall include, in its reporting, information provided in accordance with [part _x000D__x000D_ +II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, paragraphs 2 and 3], including _x000D__x000D_ +statistical data on types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products. 83 _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and format for the _x000D__x000D_ +reporting referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, which shall take into consideration the _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle of plastics and plastic products, while ensuring complementarity with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. The governing body _x000D__x000D_ +of the future instrument will develop a common framework for reporting, including ways _x000D__x000D_ +and means to ensure that reporting is specific, measurable, achievable relevant and time _x000D__x000D_ +bound. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and procedures for _x000D__x000D_ +review of information communicated in accordance with this Article. A scientific body _x000D__x000D_ +should be entrusted with the evaluation, harmonization and centralization of scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical data reported by Parties in national reports. The secretariat shall keep under _x000D__x000D_ +review and regularly communicate to the governing body* the status of submissions by _x000D__x000D_ +Parties of information in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Each Party shall take measures to ensure mandatory disclosures from businesses, _x000D__x000D_ +including the financial sector on their activities and financial flows from all sources related _x000D__x000D_ +to plastic pollution and related sustainable finance practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on the measures _x000D__x000D_ +it has taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +such measures and the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall include in its reporting the information called for in Articles [X,X]84 of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the _x000D__x000D_ +reporting to be followed by the Parties, taking into account the desirability of coordinating _x000D__x000D_ +reporting with relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1376," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_problematicavoidableplasticproducts.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Monaco'],['ii3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO VIEWS _x000D__x000D_ +As plastics are and will remain a element of our societies in the future, Monaco supports _x000D__x000D_ +globally harmonized binding measures to ensure coherent and effective action to eliminate _x000D__x000D_ +and restrict unnecessary, avoidable, or problematic plastics, as well as the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, chemical constituents and plastic products that are of particular concern due to _x000D__x000D_ +their adverse effects on the environment and human health, taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principle and considering their impact on circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +On item II.3, Concerning problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products, and for Intentionally added microplastics, Monaco supports options 1 _x000D__x000D_ +for both. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1377, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_primaryplasticpolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Monaco'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO – CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO VIEWS _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco is convinced that acting of production is an important provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic production levels, that will double in the next 20 years, already exceed global waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and recycling capacity, Monaco supports binding provisions in the instrument that, _x000D__x000D_ +within a full life cycle approach, will effectively and, in a timely manner, decrease, then end, releases _x000D__x000D_ +and accumulation of plastics in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve that goal, the instrument should bind us to restrain and reduce the production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of primary plastic polymers to agreed sustainable levels to end plastic pollution, taking _x000D__x000D_ +also into account our climatic objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +The provisions should also ensure transparency and reporting on the quantities and types of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers produced as well as the quantities and types of chemicals applied in production. _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco supports provisions on a global reduction target (option 1) and reduction targets for parties _x000D__x000D_ +(option 2), including transparency requirements on domestic supply and production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers in National Action Plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Between INC3 and 4, Monaco supports intersessional work that would inform the INC on sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +levels, _x000D__x000D_ +baseline _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +transparency _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +possible _x000D__x000D_ +measures _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce _x000D__x000D_ +demand/consumption and production of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1378, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Monaco'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO PROPOSAL – OBJECTIVE _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART I _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO support an overarching and easy to understand objective to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from all sources to protect the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +This objective should emphases a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and action on associated pollution across the life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, the objective would benefit of a temporal dimension that would reflect our _x000D__x000D_ +commitment to deal with the urgency and would provide guidance to the INC in developing a _x000D__x000D_ +coherent and comprehensive approach throughout the rest of the process in building the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions required to meet the objective in time. _x000D__x000D_ +On this prospect Monaco would support a wording close to objective 2 with sub option 3 and _x000D__x000D_ +will send a written proposal to the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposition : _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 modified _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, by ending pollution throughout the life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1379, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_extendedproducerresponsibility.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Monaco'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO views _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle and EPR is an important tool that can serve as a complementary means of _x000D__x000D_ +financing implementation of the treaty. The treaty should set obligation to countries to launch and _x000D__x000D_ +improve EPR schemes, recognizing that the appropriate policy strategies of countries for implementing _x000D__x000D_ +the polluter pays principle may vary depending on their circumstances. Therefore, Monaco supports _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1380," Existing plastic pollution, including marine environment",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_existingplasticpollution.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Monaco'],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco welcomes provisions to address the importance of remediating existing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +in addition to national-level action, remediation will require concerted international coordination and _x000D__x000D_ +guidance from the instrument to be be pursued in environmentally sound manner and in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with scientific and evidence-based social, economic and environmental impact assessments and _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco support curent EU drafting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +. Parties shall cooperate to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. cooperate to assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, 63 hotspots64 and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +most affected by existing plastic pollution65, in the terrestrial, freshwater including and in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in _x000D__x000D_ +existing international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +use of terrestrial, freshwater and marine environment and biological diversity, ;including in _x000D__x000D_ +areas beyond national jurisdiction 66 and _x000D__x000D_ +c. promote engagement of the all stakeholders, including, the local communities population and _x000D__x000D_ +citizens, non-governmental organization as well as the private sector, in safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and _x000D__x000D_ +practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including littering in floodplains, coastal and freshwater areas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt: _x000D__x000D_ +a. indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and _x000D__x000D_ +guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on the basis of best _x000D__x000D_ +available science, to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the clean-up activities do _x000D__x000D_ +not have potential for negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1381, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_chemicalsandpolymersofconcern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Monaco'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO VIEWS _x000D__x000D_ +As plastics are and will remain a element of our societies in the future, Monaco supports _x000D__x000D_ +globally harmonized binding measures to ensure coherent and effective action to eliminate _x000D__x000D_ +and restrict unnecessary, avoidable, or problematic plastics, as well as the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, chemical constituents and plastic products that are of particular concern due to _x000D__x000D_ +their adverse effects on the environment and human health, taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principle and considering their impact on circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +On the item II.2 Chemicals and polymers of concern, Monaco supports Option 1, and _x000D__x000D_ +accept common provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +During intersession, Monaco would support the proposal of Switzerland of establishing an _x000D__x000D_ +expert group, with balanced regional representation, to develop criteria, to identify areas _x000D__x000D_ +of convergence and potential categories and lists of chemicals, polymers and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products of global concern, taking into consideration a hazard based approach. The expert _x000D__x000D_ +group should produce its first report to the INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1382, Waste management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_wastemanagement_fishinggears.pdf,['waste management'],['Monaco'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco Views _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste _x000D__x000D_ +As plastic waste generation is on track to triple by 2060, the final disposal of plastic waste is an area for _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated global action. Currently, mismanaged waste is by far the largest source of plastic release, _x000D__x000D_ +with detrimental effects for human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco supports provisions in option 1 to ensure the management of plastic waste in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner at different stages, with obligation to meet minimum requirements on _x000D__x000D_ +collection, recycling and disposal rates outlined in an Annex, and with guidelines to be adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gears _x000D__x000D_ +General remarks _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco welcome the explicit provision to prevent, reduce and eliminate abandoned, lost and discarded _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear in the zero draft. Monaco supports a provision requiring parties to take measures that address _x000D__x000D_ +the full lifecycle of the fishing gear through a circular economy approach. Furthermore, Monaco raises _x000D__x000D_ +that aquaculture is a growing industry globally, and also contributes to Abandoned, Lost and Discarded _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing Gear. The provisions in the treaty must apply to fishing and aquaculture gear. _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco is at the moment not sure that the provisions on fishing gear are not best placed under provision _x000D__x000D_ +9b of waste management, as this placement suggests that only downstream measures on the waste _x000D__x000D_ +management of fishing gear are required. _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco would engage in consultation with other delegations interested. An alternative and improved _x000D__x000D_ +location for the fishing gear provision could be under paragraph 8, emissions and releases of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco would support intersessional work on fishing and aquaculture gears related to design, reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Drafting suggestions _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco supports an overarching obligation for Parties to cooperate and take effective measures across _x000D__x000D_ +the whole lifecycle of fishing and aquaculture gear to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or _x000D__x000D_ +otherwise discarded fishing and aquaculture gear, taking into account circular economy principles and _x000D__x000D_ +internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures. _x000D__x000D_ +This obligation should have sub-paragraphs/provisions that require parties to take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +1) enhance the design of fishing and aquaculture gears, with a view to increasing durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner at end-of-life, and minimising releases and emissions of or from _x000D__x000D_ +fishing and aquaculture gears, including microplastics, to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +2) implement effective marking of gears and require reporting of lost gears, in accordance with other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant regional and international regulations, including MARPOL Annex V _x000D__x000D_ +4) improve the management of gear at the end of its usable life, including the reuse, repair and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +of gear, and _x000D__x000D_ +5) promote and facilitate training, education and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco supports inclusion of an obligation for parties to promote synergy and complementarity with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant initiatives, organizations, and regional and international authorities in their respective actions _x000D__x000D_ +towards the prevention of plastic pollution from fisheries safe disposal of fishing and aquaculture gear. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore remediation of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear is important to protect the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, but that Provision 11 on existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +should provide the obligation on parties to take measures to remediate Abandoned, Lost and Discarded _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing Gear, in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with scientific and evidence-based _x000D__x000D_ +social, economic and environmental impact assessments, using the best available techniques and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices to avoid exacerbating environmental harm. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1383," Product Design, Composition and Performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_productdesigncompositionperformance.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Monaco'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO VIEWS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco welcomes the proposed binding provisions to increase the safe circularity of plastics in the _x000D__x000D_ +economy, guided by the waste hierarchy. For our purpose it is important that only plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +adhering to a set of agreed criteria are produced, imported, exported and put on the market. _x000D__x000D_ +(a) On product design and performance, Monaco supports option 1 as the current text brings more _x000D__x000D_ +clarity to the measures to implement. _x000D__x000D_ +On (b) Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products, Monaco would prefer options 2 _x000D__x000D_ +provision that set for each Party to adopt timebound targets. _x000D__x000D_ +On (c) Use of recycled plastic contents both options would be acceptable. _x000D__x000D_ +On (d) Alternative plastics and plastic products, Monaco welcome alternative to plastics provided that _x000D__x000D_ +criteria that will be established should also take into consideration avoidance of undesirable _x000D__x000D_ +substitution and problem shifting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco supports intersessional work on product design, composition and performance and suggest a _x000D__x000D_ +possible sectoral approach to the development of requirements and guidance, including through _x000D__x000D_ +potential Annexes, possibly starting with packaging and fisheries and aquaculture gears due to their _x000D__x000D_ +major impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1384," Financing, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, National Plans, Implementation and Compliance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africa_group_16112023_cg2.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance']",['The Group Of African States'],"['iii1', 'iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Written Submission by Ethiopia, on behalf of the African group following the Verbal _x000D__x000D_ +presentation of the African Position. _x000D__x000D_ +The African group _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Endorses the establishment of a newly standalone established dedicated fund as the preferred _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism, highlighted in paragraph 4 of the Zero Draft. The private sector, developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries and those in position to do so should fund the new mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + This mechanism should ensure predictable, sustainable, and adequate financing for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +As a result the African group opted for option one and reordering of other paragraphs. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa group would also like reiterate its position for importance of dedicated standalone _x000D__x000D_ +funding for successful implementation and attainment of the objective of the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +as highlighted UNEA 5/14 and we believe protecting human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine environment should be the core objective of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The African group wishes to enhance paragraph 4 of the zero draft to make it to capture _x000D__x000D_ +additional things such as the need for a new dedicated standalone fund and reflect the need of _x000D__x000D_ +special attention for African countries and others in need. _x000D__x000D_ +We wish to delete paragraph 6 of option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the financial source, the African group wishes to make changes on paragraph 9 of the _x000D__x000D_ +zero draft and paragraph 10 that state financial flow. _x000D__x000D_ +1. A dedicated Multilateral Fund is hereby established to provide financial resources to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries and countries with economies in transition to meet their _x000D__x000D_ +commitments under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. A Party, in its national action plan shall, within its national capability, institute additional _x000D__x000D_ +measures for implementation of the instrument that include extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility schemes. ( we recommend that this part be moved to means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +We strongly support the inclusion of capacity building, technical assistance, and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer as integral parts of the instrument emphasising the responsibility of developed countries _x000D__x000D_ +to transfer technology on a fair and affordable cost to developing countries to enable developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, least developed countries and SIDS to access and retain the needed capacity and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally-sound technology as highlighted in paragraph one of this part. _x000D__x000D_ +The group would like make a reference to the capacity building programme in the Montreal _x000D__x000D_ +Protocol as a bases for effective implementation of the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe this is essential for effective implementation of the instrument, as highlighted in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 of the zero draft. We would like to keep the remaining paragraph as it is. _x000D__x000D_ +3. National Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The development of National Plans by parties is crucial to fulfill their obligations, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account respective capabilities and considering important issues including a Just Transition for _x000D__x000D_ +workers, including Waste Pickers, as outlined in paragraph 1(a-l) of the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +The African group wish to insert a text on paragraph one of the National plan which says the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan should be according to the national capacity and circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +The national plans should be inclusive and based on best available knowledge and data. _x000D__x000D_ +The African group would also suggest, Initial national plan to the governing body* within [2X] _x000D__x000D_ +year entry force of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the reporting of the plan the African group opted parties report to the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +as highlighted paragraph one of the implementation plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +The African group strongly supports the establishment of a mechanism for implementation to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure compliance with the provisions of future instruments as highlighted in paragraph one and _x000D__x000D_ +the group would prefer to maintain the operation of the mechanism under the modalities and _x000D__x000D_ +procedures adopted by the governing body of the instrument as indicated in paragraph 3 of the _x000D__x000D_ +zero draft under the implementation and compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The group is not in favour of compliance with the written submission from any party regarding _x000D__x000D_ +another party and this should be left for the governing body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Further, the African group would like to suggest the deletion of parts of paragraph 6a of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ +5. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +The African group is of the view that the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument by the governing body to determine any measures required to advance in achieving _x000D__x000D_ +the objective of the instrument, the group is flexible on the number of years required to make _x000D__x000D_ +the first evaluation considering the finical and other means of implementation in the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We also support the adoption of the modalities by the governing body, the base at which the _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation can be conducted as highlighted in paragraph 3 of the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +However the evaluation must be on best available scientific knowledge data and information _x000D__x000D_ +including the installed means of implementation in the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +African group would like to enhance paragraph 3d by adding a text adding knowledge sharing to _x000D__x000D_ +reflect the needs developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +5. Internarial cooperation, Awareness-raising, education and research and information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange and stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the internarial cooperation, Awareness-raising, education and research and _x000D__x000D_ +information exchange and stakeholder (Private sectors, regional cooperation, youth women and _x000D__x000D_ +venerable groups) and others involvement, we don’t have specific comment to address _x000D__x000D_ +AGn supports the AGN position and highlights on the importance of promoting international _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation to support effective implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +AGn believes that the instrument being negotiated stands on firm basis of multilateralism that _x000D__x000D_ +brings together global efforts and institutions to address threats to our planet. In this regard, _x000D__x000D_ +International cooperation should capture cooperation with MEAs and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Assembly resolutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Again we want to highlight _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency monitoring and tracking and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Domestic Financing _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +v. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building and Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ +vi. _x000D__x000D_ +Public Awareness _x000D__x000D_ +vii. _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1385,"  Financing, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, National Plans, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting on Progress, Effectiveness Evaluation, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Microplastics and Problematic and Avoidable Products, Information Exchange, Stakeholder Engagement",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosis_16112023_part_iii_and_iv.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'information exchange', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products']","['Samoa', 'Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)']","['iii1', 'iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv4', 'iv6', 'iv8', 'iv4a', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) _x000D__x000D_ +Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) toward an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Contact Group 2 Statements: Position and textual proposals _x000D__x000D_ +November 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PART III _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS continues to consider both options proposed by the zero draft, but notes that there must be a _x000D__x000D_ +clear obligation to provide adequate, predictable, sustainable and timely financial resources to _x000D__x000D_ +developing country parties, particularly SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +The source(s) of finances still needs to be determined, however there must be sufficient and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +finance with priority access and speed for SIDS, based on the priority areas for SIDS in implementing the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, including waste management and remediation. _x000D__x000D_ +This section must also be coupled with strong reporting requirements on the provision of finance. _x000D__x000D_ +The economic panel under the Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs) proposed by AOSIS _x000D__x000D_ +shall undertake individual National Budget Implication (NBI) calculations based on the needs identified _x000D__x000D_ +by developing countries, particularly SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties develop a minimum financial target, with approval of the COP for the Mechanism every five _x000D__x000D_ +years, in consideration of assessments conducted by the STEPs taking into account the National Budget _x000D__x000D_ +Implications (NBI’s). _x000D__x000D_ +The corresponding implications on national budgets shall then be costed to the Financial Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, a wide variety of sources, including public and private, may be considered to provide _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources to meet the minimum target of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +The Financial Mechanism shall include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. [an existing fund e.g. the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. A Plastics Implementation Fund to support the implementation of national action plans and _x000D__x000D_ +other activities to be defined by the Parties (access to technology, royalties, capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +etc.); and _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Remediation Fund to support remediation of legacy plastics in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +including areas beyond national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are to develop a transparent governance system for the financial mechanism with equitable and _x000D__x000D_ +balanced representation, including dedicated SIDS representation. _x000D__x000D_ +The provision of financial resources under the Mechanism shall prioritize SIDS both for simplified and _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized access to these resources as well as their allocation with minimum floor for SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, historic large scale producers of plastic shall contribute a determined percentage of revenues _x000D__x000D_ +obtained from their national extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes to the Financial _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism in order to support the implementation of national action plans by developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding potential intersessional work on financing, AOSIS sees value in considering the mapping of _x000D__x000D_ +current financing to address plastic pollution toward the development of a new, dedicated financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism using both public and private sources - to support, inter alia, the remediation of legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, and implementation by developing countries, particularly SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building under this ILBI must be sustainable and long-term in nature. Provisions should also _x000D__x000D_ +concentrate on the obligations needed to ensure the retention of capacity once built. Capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +is a key element in ensuring that there is a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building must also include obligations to share information, technical knowledge, know-how, _x000D__x000D_ +expertise and skills, and utilization of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs), proposed by _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS, in developing and maintaining human resources and infrastructure in developing countries to _x000D__x000D_ +effectively respond to the plastics problem. _x000D__x000D_ +The Instrument must ensure equal access to technology for all developing countries on a non-_x000D__x000D_ +discriminatory basis and modify Intellectual Property protections on essential technologies, including _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, to combat plastic pollution in SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +The Plastics Implementation Fund under the Financial Mechanism proposed by AOSIS could also cover _x000D__x000D_ +the royalties for utilization of essential technologies to combat plastic pollution in SIDS, and the _x000D__x000D_ +development of technical guidelines, methodologies and other tools. _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART IV _x000D__x000D_ +A. National Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS views national plans as the key implementation tool under the instrument, critical to achieving its _x000D__x000D_ +objective. As such, national plans should be binding upon states, provided that there is sufficient means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation, particularly for SIDS, to aid with their development and implementation, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +any reporting requirements thereunder. There must be language encouraging more quantitative targets _x000D__x000D_ +and measurable actions, depending on the national circumstances and capabilities of Parties, to _x000D__x000D_ +progressively achieve the obligations and ultimate objective of the agreement. In addition to the _x000D__x000D_ +elements already listed in paragraph 1, AOSIS sees the need for other priority areas critical to effectively _x000D__x000D_ +addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS also sees significant value in both ex post and ex ante reviews of national plans. Ex ante reviews _x000D__x000D_ +could help to ensure that initial national plans are sufficient to meet the obligations under the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument, including global targets, where applicable. Ex post reviews could help to identify any _x000D__x000D_ +challenges faced by developing countries, including SIDS; inform any need for more targeted means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation; and encourage higher ambition by all Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In developing, submitting and updating national plans, the instrument must encourage robust _x000D__x000D_ +consultation with all relevant local stakeholders, including Indigenous people, local communities, waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers, civil society, private sector, local governments and municipal authorities. The development of _x000D__x000D_ +national plans must take into account: national circumstances and capabilities, including states' _x000D__x000D_ +respective plastics baseline inventories, best available science, data and information relevant to local _x000D__x000D_ +contexts, resource challenges and limitations, horizontal and vertical governance of plastics broadly, _x000D__x000D_ +institutional gaps in plastics management, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and _x000D__x000D_ +local knowledge systems, public interests and stakeholder input. _x000D__x000D_ +Adjustments of national plans should only be permitted to allow for more concrete and ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +actions by Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National plans should also include co-operative and coordinated sub-regional and regional approaches _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS proposed text: _x000D__x000D_ +Para 1 of the zero draft: Parties shall provide cooperate to enable, within their respective _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, the provision of timely, sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technical assistance to developing countries, in particular, to least developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries and SIDS, to assist them in implementing their obligations under this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +to retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +to implementation, particularly for SIDS, and joint actions with non-state actors, where appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Support shall be provided to developing country Parties, with priority access for SIDS, for the _x000D__x000D_ +development and implementation of national action plans, including for the development of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +baseline inventories, recognizing that enhanced support for developing country Parties, particularly SIDS _x000D__x000D_ +will allow for higher ambition in their actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS proposed text: _x000D__x000D_ +Para 1 of the zero draft: Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan through _x000D__x000D_ +domestic consultations, with binding actions, including quantitative and measurable targets, _x000D__x000D_ +where appropriate, to fulfill its obligations under this instrument and to achieve its objective(s). _x000D__x000D_ +The national plans shall be based on the format in annex G and shall include at least relevant _x000D__x000D_ +elements related to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition; _x000D__x000D_ +m. Educational and awareness raising programmes on plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +those aimed at behavioural change and developing capacity; _x000D__x000D_ +n. Promoting research, development and innovation; _x000D__x000D_ +o. Commitments from developed countries in relation to financial support, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building and technology transfer for developing countries, especially _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS; _x000D__x000D_ +p. Promoting, encouraging and incorporating action by all stakeholders to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution, including the private sector, informal plastics waste _x000D__x000D_ +sector, waste pickers, Indigenous peoples and local communities; _x000D__x000D_ +q. Legislative, policy and regulatory arrangements for compliance with _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under this instrument; and _x000D__x000D_ +r. Actions to support compliance with reporting requirements under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS is of the view that the Parties should establish a facilitative and expert-based committee at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session to promote implementation and compliance. It shall operate in a manner that is transparent, _x000D__x000D_ +non-adversarial and non-punitive, with special consideration for the national capacities and capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +and circumstances of developing countries, especially SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should also consider and approve procedures and institutional mechanisms for determining _x000D__x000D_ +non-compliance with the provisions of this agreement and for treatment of Parties found to be in non-_x000D__x000D_ +compliance. However, in relation to paragraph 4, the work of this committee shall also be used to make _x000D__x000D_ +informed recommendations for the provision of effective means of implementation to address areas of _x000D__x000D_ +non-compliance in SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 4 of the zero draft: A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with a view in order to _x000D__x000D_ +enhanceing its level of ambition, in accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 5 of the zero draft: Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of sub-regional and regional plans to facilitate implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS proposed text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 4 of the zero draft: The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and _x000D__x000D_ +systemic implementation and compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*, as appropriate, including for the provision of effective means of implementation from _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries to address areas of non-compliance in SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 6 of the zero draft: The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding another Party’s compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by the secretariat with respect to the status of submission of _x000D__x000D_ +information under [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS continues to consider both options, with a current preference for Option 1, noting that there _x000D__x000D_ +must be specific support for SIDS to facilitate compliance with reporting obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting must allow for best available national data and information on the following items, subject to _x000D__x000D_ +their applicability to their domestic contexts, and the availability of sufficient support provisions for _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, particularly SIDS: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Progress in actions implemented pursuant to its national action plan; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Level of support provided to enable implementation by developing countries, particularly SIDS; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Monitoring and verification of sources, levels, and impacts of plastic pollution; and _x000D__x000D_ +d. National sources and levels of plastics and materials controlled by this agreement produced, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled, imported and exported, as applicable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties also provide to the Secretariat best available data, information, best-practices, technical _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and scientific research and reports on plastic pollution, impacts and solutions, including in _x000D__x000D_ +the areas of sustainable alternatives, design substitutes, remediation actions, and relevant technologies, _x000D__x000D_ +especially in waste management and recycling, depending on their national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat shall develop a public virtual platform for the dissemination of the submissions made by _x000D__x000D_ +Parties under this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +D. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +and effectiveness evaluation [WIP] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS proposes a global plastics outlook mechanism which could relate to effectiveness evaluation and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress. The global plastics outlook is a series of processes that would evaluate progress _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS proposed text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Each Party shall take measures to ensure mandatory disclosures from businesses, including the _x000D__x000D_ +financial sector on their activities and financial flows from all sources related to plastic pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +related sustainable finance practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and make recommendations to the COP, based on the data, information and reports submitted by _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, and assessments by the STEPs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With the assistance of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs) proposed by AOSIS, the COP _x000D__x000D_ +shall periodically evaluate the collective implementation of the agreement in order to assess collective _x000D__x000D_ +progress in achieving its objective and the targets within the prescribed timetables. It shall do so in a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive and facilitative manner, considering the means of implementation and support, equity _x000D__x000D_ +and the best available science, data and information, including traditional knowledge, knowledge of _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The global plastics outlook shall, inter alia: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Recognize the efforts of Parties to drive ambitious national actions to combat plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Enhance the implementation of national action plans by states and contributions by non-state _x000D__x000D_ +actors; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Review the adequacy and effectiveness of national action plans activities by states and _x000D__x000D_ +contributions by non-state actors, and the level of support provided for implementation by _x000D__x000D_ +Parties; and _x000D__x000D_ +d. Review the overall progress made in achieving the objective and timetable goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The outcome of the global plastics outlook shall inform Parties in updating and enhancing, in a nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined manner, their actions and support in accordance with the relevant provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +agreement, as well as in enhancing international cooperation for addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS generally supports this provision, noting that there must be stronger language to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +updates and higher ambition over time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To this end, the global plastics outlook proposed by AOSIS could provide the outcomes for Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +propose, consider and decide on adjustments or amendments of annexes to the instrument. The _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS proposed text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 3 of the zero draft: The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, technical, financial and economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Scientific and Ssocioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary body]; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Scientific assessments and the use of best available scientific and technical knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +including scientific literature and other relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +instrument must therefore include considerations for Parties in making these amendments or _x000D__x000D_ +adjustments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding paragraph 2 of the zero draft, in conducting their assessments for recommendations to the _x000D__x000D_ +COP on adjustments and amendments, the STEPs must include evaluations of the following non-_x000D__x000D_ +exhaustive list of considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +a. the potential harm of the polymer, additive or product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. the contribution of the polymer, additive or product to plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +c. the necessity of the product; _x000D__x000D_ +d. the availability of safe, sustainable, accessible and economically-feasible alternatives and/or _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes; and _x000D__x000D_ +e. the degree of economic harm to developing countries, particularly SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +International Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports this provision as we do see value in complementarity, coordination and cooperation, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the following areas: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Development of standards for product design, labelling and coding and the work of the ISO; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and the work of the IMO and FAO; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Plastic waste trade, and other reporting requirements under BRS conventions; among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +International cooperation will be required as a means of promoting resource-efficiency and avoiding the _x000D__x000D_ +duplication of actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, in designing the Instrument we must also consider means of responding to areas which have _x000D__x000D_ +proven challenging for other instruments and conventions to effectively address, and where there might _x000D__x000D_ +be gaps that the new regime can fill. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Further clarity will also be required on the extent of the term ‘monitoring’ as it relates to the actions and _x000D__x000D_ +activities required of Parties, and whether they are reconcilable with the actions and activities required _x000D__x000D_ +of Parties under other conventions in seeking complementarity and coordination. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS generally supports the inclusion of the Chair’s proposed text, taking into account our previous _x000D__x000D_ +interventions and written submissions on reporting, international cooperation and the consideration of _x000D__x000D_ +developing regional hubs and a virtual platform for information dissemination. _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS generally supports the zero draft text, noting that we have included this item as one of the key _x000D__x000D_ +activities to be incorporated into national plans as well. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS supports comprehensive stakeholder engagement under the instrument, especially in recognition _x000D__x000D_ +of the inclusion of the mulitstakeholder action agenda under Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To this end, AOSIS thinks that Non-state actors may make voluntary contributions to combat plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, supplementary to the actions taken by Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party takes appropriate domestic mechanisms to make the contributions made by non-state actors _x000D__x000D_ +binding in their domestic legal systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A plastics action agenda is created under the agreement to incentivise greater actions by all relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders to end plastic pollution. The plastics action agenda shall be guided by a terms of reference, _x000D__x000D_ +criteria for non-state actor participation, an organisational structure, and rules of governance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party develops appropriate domestic measures to encourage the participation of non-state actors _x000D__x000D_ +in the plastics action agenda. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of Parties may call upon members of the plastics action agenda to make reports, _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations and/or provide input on technical matters as needed at Meetings of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Actions to be taken by a non-state actor in a particular state could be included in its national plan, and _x000D__x000D_ +aggregately contribute to the targets therein. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1386, Means of Implementation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egypt_1.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Egypt'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Written Submission presenting Egyptian Position. _x000D__x000D_ +Endorses the establishment of a newly standalone established dedicated fund as the preferred _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism, highlighted in paragraph 4 of the Zero Draft. _x000D__x000D_ + This mechanism should ensure predictable, sustainable, and adequate financing for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +As a result the African group opted for option one and reordering of other paragraphs. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa group would also like reiterate its position for importance of dedicated standalone _x000D__x000D_ +funding for successful implementation and attainment of the objective of the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +as highlighted UNEA 5/14 and we believe protecting human health and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine environment should be the core objective of the future instrument based _x000D__x000D_ +on the internationally agreed principles of CBDR and equity with a clear differentiation between _x000D__x000D_ +developed country and developing countries . _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the financial source, we wish to make changes on paragraph 9 of the zero draft and _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 10 that state financial flow. _x000D__x000D_ +1. A dedicated Multilateral Fund is hereby established to provide financial resources to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries and countries with economies in transition to meet their _x000D__x000D_ +commitments under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. A Party, in its national action plan shall, within its national capability, institute additional _x000D__x000D_ +measures for implementation of the instrument that include extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility schemes. ( we recommend that this part be moved to means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +We strongly support the inclusion of capacity building, technical assistance, and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer as integral parts of the instrument emphasising the responsibility of developed countries _x000D__x000D_ +to transfer technology on a fair and affordable cost to developing countries to enable developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, least developed countries and SIDS to access and retain the needed capacity and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally-sound technology as highlighted in paragraph one of this part. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like make a reference to the capacity building programme in the Montreal Protocol as _x000D__x000D_ +a bases for effective implementation of the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +We believe this is essential for effective implementation of the instrument, as highlighted in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 of the zero draft. We would like to keep the remaining paragraph as it is. _x000D__x000D_ +3. National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +The development of National Plans by parties is crucial to fulfill their obligations, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account respective capabilities and considering important issues including a Just Transition for _x000D__x000D_ +workers, including Waste Pickers, as outlined in paragraph 1(a-l) of the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +The African group wish to insert a text on paragraph one of the National plan which says the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan should be according to the national capacity and circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +The national plans should be inclusive and based on best available knowledge and data. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also suggest, Initial national plan to the governing body* within [2X] year entry force _x000D__x000D_ +of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the reporting of the plan opted parties report to the governing body as highlighted _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph one of the implementation plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +we strongly support the establishment of a mechanism for implementation to ensure compliance _x000D__x000D_ +with the provisions of future instruments as highlighted in paragraph one and the group would _x000D__x000D_ +prefer to maintain the operation of the mechanism under the modalities and procedures adopted _x000D__x000D_ +by the governing body of the instrument as indicated in paragraph 3 of the zero draft under the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are not in favour of compliance with the written submission from any party regarding another _x000D__x000D_ +party and this should be left for the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +Further, we would like to suggest the deletion of parts of paragraph 6a of the zero draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +we are of the view that the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of the instrument by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body to determine any measures required to advance in achieving the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, the group is flexible on the number of years required to make the first evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +considering the finical and other means of implementation in the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We also support the adoption of the modalities by the governing body, the base at which the _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation can be conducted as highlighted in paragraph 3 of the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +However the evaluation must be on best available scientific knowledge data and information _x000D__x000D_ +including the installed means of implementation in the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation, awareness-raising, education and research and information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange and stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the international cooperation, awareness-raising, education and research and _x000D__x000D_ +information exchange and stakeholder (Private sectors, regional cooperation, youth women and _x000D__x000D_ +communities in vulnerable situations) and others involvement, we don’t have specific comment _x000D__x000D_ +to address _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1387," Transparency, Tracking, Monitoring and Labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gabon_16112023_transparency.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Gabon'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document,"13.Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +require producers and importers to disclose globally harmonized information on the chemical _x000D__x000D_ +composition of all plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle, and make such _x000D__x000D_ +information available on a publicly accessible data base; _x000D__x000D_ +b. take appropriate measures to ensure the traceability of chemicals, polymers and the plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +of feedstocks and products throughout the life cycle of plastics and plastic products, based on _x000D__x000D_ +globally harmonized guidelines to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, and in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with measures that may be specified in an annex to the instrument, for the purpose of _x000D__x000D_ +protecting public health and the environment throughout the plastics life cycle; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. establish marking and labelling requirements based on guidance to be adopted by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* at its first session, and in accordance with measures that may be specified in an annex to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment throughout the plastics life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ + Each Party shall monitor and track the types and quantities of its production, imports and exports of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers used in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, and regulated plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products across their life cycle.68 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall report the information collected pursuant to paragraph 2, together with information on _x000D__x000D_ +the recycling facilities functioning within its territory, in a standardized format to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall develop and promote the databases needed to administer and implement the _x000D__x000D_ +requirements of this Article, and cooperate in the development and maintenance of any global database _x000D__x000D_ +that may be established by the governing body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] _x000D__x000D_ +years thereafter, a review of the guidelines and any annexes developed under this Article with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +assessing the need for revised guidelines, or new or additional annex measures, to protect public health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment, or to otherwise improve the effectiveness of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 67 This provision complements, and contains requirements additional to, specific requirements relating to transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +tracking, monitoring and labelling contained in other provisions of this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.96 cm, No bullets or numbering_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: in particular _x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: s_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: environmental safety_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: their safe and environmentally sound use, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and disposal_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.85 cm, No bullets or numbering_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: in particular for the _x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: purposes of the safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +use, recycling and disposal of plastics and plastic products.¶_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Left, Right: 0 cm, Tab stops: Not at 0.85 cm_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: 10 pt_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: Each _x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: volumes_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: 10 pt_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Normal, Left, Indent: Left: 0.21 cm, No bullets_x000D__x000D_ +or numbering_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.21 cm, Hanging: 0.63 cm_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: 10 pt_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: 10 pt_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Normal, Left, No bullets or numbering_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.21 cm, Hanging: 0.63 cm_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: ¶_x000D__x000D_ +Deleted: <#>National plans¶_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan77 to _x000D__x000D_ +fulfil its obligations under this instrument* and to achieve its _x000D__x000D_ +objective(s). The national plans shall be based on the format _x000D__x000D_ +in annex G and shall include at least relevant elements related _x000D__x000D_ +to78:¶_x000D__x000D_ +¶_x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Waste management;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear;¶_x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment; and¶_x000D__x000D_ +Just transition.¶_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan to the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* within [X] year[s] of the date on which this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* enters into force for it through the secretariat.¶_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 when preparing and submitting their national ... [1]_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: 10 pt_x000D__x000D_ +Page 1: [1] Deleted _x000D__x000D_ +Author _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1388, Contact Group One Provisions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gcc_provisions_16112023_cg1_0.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['Gulf Cooperation Council'],"['i2', 'part ii', 'ii3a', 'ii3b', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Article _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft Option _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Options _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, and to protect human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, [.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 sub-options that may be considered pertinent for the _x000D__x000D_ +end of the paragraph: _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 by ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 through the prevention, progressive reduction and _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of plastic pollution throughout the life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +1.4 through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic waste, while contributing to the achievement of _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment from plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, through, inter alia, managing plastic pollution, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance to national priorities, while contributing to the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ +Article _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft Option _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Options _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate _x000D__x000D_ +the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +including their feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers to exceed the reduction target specified _x000D__x000D_ +in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 4th Option on Primary Plastic Polymers _x000D__x000D_ +No option _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall manage and reduce the global production and supply _x000D__x000D_ +of primary plastic polymers to achieve the global target set out in _x000D__x000D_ +part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +2, develop nationally determined targets and take the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall reflect the measures taken to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +provision in their respective national plans communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including their intended _x000D__x000D_ +level of domestic supply of primary plastic polymers including, _x000D__x000D_ +as relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms _x000D__x000D_ +in relation to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each _x000D__x000D_ +reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to manage and reduce _x000D__x000D_ +the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +referred to in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected _x000D__x000D_ +in the national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans] and shall include the intended level of domestic _x000D__x000D_ +supply including, as relevant, domestic production, and the _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party should take appropriate measures to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +demand for and production of primary plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastic polymers; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for primary plastic polymer producers. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in _x000D__x000D_ +the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national _x000D__x000D_ +plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate, at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A, _x000D__x000D_ +the use of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed _x000D__x000D_ +in part II of annex A in the production of plastic polymers, plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 4th Option on Chemicals and Polymers of Concern _x000D__x000D_ +No option _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate, at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A, _x000D__x000D_ +the production, sale, distribution, import or export of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, _x000D__x000D_ +group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A, except _x000D__x000D_ +as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred _x000D__x000D_ +to in paragraph 2, to minimize, and as appropriate eliminate, the _x000D__x000D_ +use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the _x000D__x000D_ +potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment _x000D__x000D_ +at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may _x000D__x000D_ +hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, _x000D__x000D_ +including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate, as appropriate, the use and presence in plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products of the chemicals, groups of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers identified in part II of annex A. The _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in _x000D__x000D_ +the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate, the presence and use, in plastics and plastic products, of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential _x000D__x000D_ +for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any _x000D__x000D_ +stage of the product life cycle, or with properties that may hinder _x000D__x000D_ +their safe and environmentally sound management, including _x000D__x000D_ +their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, based _x000D__x000D_ +on the criteria contained in annex A. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options 1 and 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[3][2] Where production or use of a regulated chemical, group of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals or polymer listed in part II of annex A is permitted, each _x000D__x000D_ +Party with such production or use shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such _x000D__x000D_ +production or use is carried out in a manner that prevents and _x000D__x000D_ +minimizes human exposure or release into the environment _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of the chemical, polymer or product _x000D__x000D_ +concerned and fosters the safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, plastics, and plastic products containing them; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +groups of chemicals and polymers, and products containing _x000D__x000D_ +them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of annex A _x000D__x000D_ +and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner _x000D__x000D_ +throughout their life cycle, including for their final disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Require producers and importers of such chemicals, groups _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals, polymers and products containing them to _x000D__x000D_ +provide to government authorities, in addition to the _x000D__x000D_ +information required under [part II.14 on transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +tracking, monitoring and labelling], complete information _x000D__x000D_ +about the hazards to human health or the environment _x000D__x000D_ +associated with the relevant chemical, polymer or product, _x000D__x000D_ +and related implications for their safe use, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal, based on the harmonized requirements contained in _x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex A; and _x000D__x000D_ +d. Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers or products to appropriately mark and label them _x000D__x000D_ +based on the harmonized requirements contained in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A, to allow their safe and environmentally sound use _x000D__x000D_ +and handling throughout their life cycle, including their final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.3 on reporting on progress] any measures it has taken to _x000D__x000D_ +not allow, or to restrict, the use in plastics and plastic products of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers not included in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of annex A that have the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, or to hinder the environmentally sound management, _x000D__x000D_ +including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +3a. Problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow the production, sale, distribution, _x000D__x000D_ +import or export of the plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products, listed in part II of annex after the dates _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products _x000D__x000D_ +No option _x000D__x000D_ +specified for those products, and identified based on criteria set out _x000D__x000D_ +in part I of annex B, except where the Party has a registered _x000D__x000D_ +exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon _x000D__x000D_ +request]. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall reduce the production, sale, distribution, import or _x000D__x000D_ +export of the plastic products listed in part III of annex B identified _x000D__x000D_ +based on the criteria and within the timeframe set out in the same _x000D__x000D_ +annex _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should take the necessary measures to regulate and _x000D__x000D_ +reduce and, as appropriate, not allow the production, sale, distribution, _x000D__x000D_ +import or export of problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short- lived and single-use plastic products, identified based _x000D__x000D_ +on the criteria contained in part I of annex B. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision, including the appropriate nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined timeframes for reduction and phase-out, shall be reflected _x000D__x000D_ +in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national _x000D__x000D_ +plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +3b. Intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow the production, use in manufacturing, _x000D__x000D_ +sale, distribution, import or export of plastics and products _x000D__x000D_ +containing intentionally added microplastics, except where an _x000D__x000D_ +exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall identify plastics and products containing _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics in accordance with the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria contained in part V of annex B, and take the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +measures to manage, restrict and, where appropriate, not _x000D__x000D_ +allow, their production, use in manufacturing, sale, _x000D__x000D_ +distribution, import or export. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall share information on the measures taken _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online registry _x000D__x000D_ +established under [part IV.6 on information exchange] with _x000D__x000D_ +the aim of promoting transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on Intentionally Added Microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +No option _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a _x000D__x000D_ +Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +1. Any Party may register, in accordance with the provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +[part II.3 on problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics, Option 1] an exemption _x000D__x000D_ +from the phase-out dates listed in part II in annex B for specific _x000D__x000D_ +products, hereafter referred to as an “exemption”, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the procedure [set out in …]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. All exemptions referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire [X] years _x000D__x000D_ +after the relevant phase-out dates listed in part II of annex B, _x000D__x000D_ +unless a Party, when registering an exemption, indicated a _x000D__x000D_ +shorter expiration period, in which case the expiration date _x000D__x000D_ +indicated by the Party shall apply. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* may decide to extend an exemption for a _x000D__x000D_ +period requested by the Party but not exceeding [X] years, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the procedure [set out in …]. An exemption _x000D__x000D_ +may only be extended [X] times per entry per phase-out date. _x000D__x000D_ +4. No Party may have an exemption in effect at any time after [X] _x000D__x000D_ +years after the phase-out date for a plastic product listed in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 2nd Option on Exceptions _x000D__x000D_ +No option _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +5a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product _x000D__x000D_ +design _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +performance _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures, including those referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the design of plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing demand for and use of primary plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increasing the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Minimizing releases and emissions from plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall should require plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +produced within its territory and those available on its market _x000D__x000D_ +to comply with the minimum design and performance criteria _x000D__x000D_ +and other related elements contained in part I of annex C, _x000D__x000D_ +including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on 5A _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party are encouraged to take measures as appropriate, and _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance to national priorities, to enhance the design of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including packaging, and improve the _x000D__x000D_ +composition of plastic products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Increasing the safety, repurposability durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +and repairability of plastic products, as relevant, and their _x000D__x000D_ +capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +b. Minimizing releases and leakage from plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the relevant international standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product-specific _x000D__x000D_ +standards and guidelines, and assure compliance with sector _x000D__x000D_ +requirements. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision may _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national plan communicated. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant national, and _x000D__x000D_ +and elements, within the timeframe defined in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall establish and maintain certification _x000D__x000D_ +procedures and labelling requirements for plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products produced within its territory and those available on its _x000D__x000D_ +market, based on the design and performance criteria and other _x000D__x000D_ +related elements contained in part I of annex C, including, _x000D__x000D_ +where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +elements, and shall require plastics and plastic products to be _x000D__x000D_ +appropriately labelled in accordance with these criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +elements. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should adopt design and performance criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory schemes to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce the use of plastics across the value chain, including _x000D__x000D_ +in product packaging; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increase the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner upon becoming waste; _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, and _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account relevant international standards and guidelines, _x000D__x000D_ +including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 _x000D__x000D_ +on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to work with relevant national, international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations towards the development of standards and guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as relevant, to _x000D__x000D_ +[reduce] optimize the use of plastics in products across the value _x000D__x000D_ +chain, including in product packaging, and improve the design of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products to increase their safety, durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +refillability, repairability and refurbishability, and their capacity to _x000D__x000D_ +be repurposed, recycled _x000D__x000D_ +and disposed of in a _x000D__x000D_ +safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste. _x000D__x000D_ +international organizations towards the development of standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, to optimize and improve the design of plastic products to _x000D__x000D_ +increase their safety, durability, reusability, and repairability, and their _x000D__x000D_ +capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste, and assure _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with sector requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +5b. Reduce, reuse, refill and _x000D__x000D_ +repair of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at its first session, take effective measures to _x000D__x000D_ +promote the reduction, reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and _x000D__x000D_ +GCC re-name of Article Title & 3rd Option for 5B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5b. Circularity approaches for plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment, as relevant, of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +produced within its territory and those available on its market, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to achieve the _x000D__x000D_ +minimum reduction, reuse, refill and repair targets contained in _x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex C within the timeframe identified in that annex, _x000D__x000D_ +for plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and _x000D__x000D_ +those available on its market. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at the latest by its second session, take effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures to promote the reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment, as relevant, of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +produced within its territory and those available on its market, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should adopt timebound targets in support of this _x000D__x000D_ +objective. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article _x000D__x000D_ +shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at the latest by its third session, take effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures to promote the Circularity approaches as relevant and _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products produced within its territory and those introduced _x000D__x000D_ +to its market, in particular through the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +Circularity approaches _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to adopt timebound targets in support of _x000D__x000D_ +this objective. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +1. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article _x000D__x000D_ +may be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +5c. Use of recycled plastic _x000D__x000D_ +contents _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced _x000D__x000D_ +within its territory and those available on its market to contain _x000D__x000D_ +minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-_x000D__x000D_ +consumer recycled plastic, as set out in part III of annex C, _x000D__x000D_ +within the timeframe specified in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take the necessary measures for plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products produced within its territory and those _x000D__x000D_ +available on its market to achieve minimum percentages of safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound post- consumer recycled plastic _x000D__x000D_ +contents, based on the elements contained in part III of annex _x000D__x000D_ +C. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures to ensure that, where needed, _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic in products is replaced by safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option for 5C _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should take the necessary measures for plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +produced within its territory and those introduced to its market to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +post- consumer recycled plastic contents, as appropriate taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances and capabilities. The measures taken _x000D__x000D_ +to implement this provision may be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party based on national circumstances is encouraged to take _x000D__x000D_ +measures to ensure that, where needed, plastics used in products is _x000D__x000D_ +complemented by safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic _x000D__x000D_ +content, as applicable. The measures taken to implement this provision _x000D__x000D_ +may include the use of regulatory instruments, and in consumer _x000D__x000D_ +behaviour and maybe be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +sound recycled plastic content. The measures taken to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +provision may include the use of regulatory and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, public procurement, or incentivizing changes in the _x000D__x000D_ +supply chain and in consumer behaviour and shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +5d. Alternative plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account their potential for environmental, economic, _x000D__x000D_ +social and human health impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should encourage the development and use of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable alternative plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including through regulatory measures and _x000D__x000D_ +economic instruments. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +are _x000D__x000D_ +safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +their potential for environmental, economic, social and human _x000D__x000D_ +health impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on Alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +are safer, environmentally sound and sustainable compared to the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic product, taking into account their potential negative impact _x000D__x000D_ +for environmental, economic, social and human health, including _x000D__x000D_ +food and water security. _x000D__x000D_ +6. non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and incentivize _x000D__x000D_ +and promote the development and use at scale of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, _x000D__x000D_ +including products, technologies and services, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +their potential for environmental, economic, social and human _x000D__x000D_ +health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, _x000D__x000D_ +public procurement and incentives to promote the development and _x000D__x000D_ +use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on Non-plastic Substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall ensure that non-plastic substitutes are safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their _x000D__x000D_ +potential for environmental, economic, social and human health _x000D__x000D_ +impacts, including food and water security, and land loss. Based _x000D__x000D_ +on full life cycle analysis. _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended _x000D__x000D_ +producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall establish and operate Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR) systems, including based on the _x000D__x000D_ +modalities contained in annex D, to incentivize increased _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +accountability of producers and importers for safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products throughout their life cycle and across international _x000D__x000D_ +supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall, in implementing this provision, take into account _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on EPR _x000D__x000D_ +No Option _x000D__x000D_ +how the measures taken would contribute to a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +These measures shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party is encouraged to establish and operate Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, including, where _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, on a sectoral basis, to incentivize increased _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +accountability of producers and importers for safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products throughout their life cycle and across international _x000D__x000D_ +supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt modalities to _x000D__x000D_ +inform the establishment of national EPR systems and define their _x000D__x000D_ +essential features, and to support their harmonization, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the objective of ensuring a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic throughout its life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic polymers, plastics, including microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products across their life cycle, to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +from the sources identified in annex E by the dates identified _x000D__x000D_ +therein. The emissions and releases covered under this _x000D__x000D_ +provision should include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions of hazardous substances, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Releases to soil and water from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation and use of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern, plastics and plastic products; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air, soil, and water, and _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate emissions and releases _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pellets, flakes and powder from production, storage, _x000D__x000D_ +handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, the _x000D__x000D_ +relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of _x000D__x000D_ +international organizations such as the International Maritime _x000D__x000D_ +Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article _x000D__x000D_ +shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC re-name of Article Title & 2nd Option for this article _x000D__x000D_ +8. Leakage and releases of plastic products and products waste _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should manage and eliminate the leakages and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and product waste, including microplastics waste, to _x000D__x000D_ +the environment. The Leakage and releases covered under this _x000D__x000D_ +provision should include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Leakage/ Releases of hazardous substances, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics waste to all environments _x000D__x000D_ +b. Releases to all environments from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation and use of plastic products, and _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern as per the agreed list for _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers of concern from other _x000D__x000D_ +MEAs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, including where relevant, sectoral guidelines, to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1, including emission and effluent standards, _x000D__x000D_ +sector-specific best available techniques and best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices on preventing emissions and releases, _x000D__x000D_ +and best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices to capture and remove plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics from freshwater bodies, the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +9a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste is managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner _x000D__x000D_ +throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant _x000D__x000D_ +through a sectoral approach, for minimum safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal rates, _x000D__x000D_ +set out in part I of annex F, taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions, guidance and guidelines in other international _x000D__x000D_ +agreements, including those developed under the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines for the implementation of the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines developed under other international _x000D__x000D_ +agreements mentioned above. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound waste management at its different stages, _x000D__x000D_ +including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and final disposal of plastic waste. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an _x000D__x000D_ +aim to achieving nationally determined targets and minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirements developed based on the harmonized indicators set _x000D__x000D_ +out in part II of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC 3rd Option on 9A _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take effective measures to meet best _x000D__x000D_ +available practices, for minimum safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound collection, recycling and disposal taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +relevant _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, _x000D__x000D_ +available _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +management _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure, and national priorities _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, where necessary, utilize the _x000D__x000D_ +Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic wastes which has been recently updated and adopted _x000D__x000D_ +by parties in COP16 of Basel Convention on the Control of _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal, avoiding duplications of works and efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party is encouraged to adopt environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management practices _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open _x000D__x000D_ +dumping, ocean dumping, littering and open burning. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote investment in waste management systems _x000D__x000D_ +and infrastructure that enable environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Encourage behavioural changes and raise consumer _x000D__x000D_ +awareness. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article _x000D__x000D_ +may be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and _x000D__x000D_ +subsequently update as needed, guidelines on safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the waste hierarchy and other relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines and guidance. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party shall not allow waste management practices listed _x000D__x000D_ +in part III of annex F that may lead to the emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous substances, and shall regulate the other allowed waste _x000D__x000D_ +management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +the hazardous substances listed in part IV of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ +[5][4] Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open _x000D__x000D_ +dumping, ocean dumping, littering and open burning. _x000D__x000D_ +[6][5] Parties shall take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that _x000D__x000D_ +enable environmentally sound management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources _x000D__x000D_ +to cover financing gaps for waste management systems and _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +that _x000D__x000D_ +enable _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound _x000D__x000D_ +management _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +enhance _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +management capacity, in light of current and expected waste _x000D__x000D_ +generation levels; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain _x000D_",3 +1389, Contact Group Two Provisions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gcc_provisions_16112023_cg2_0.pdf,"['national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products']",['Gulf Cooperation Council'],"['part iv', 'iv4a', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Article _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft Option _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Options _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for _x000D__x000D_ +national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. Such resources may include domestic _x000D__x000D_ +and international funding, as well as facilitation of _x000D__x000D_ +private _x000D__x000D_ +sector _x000D__x000D_ +financing, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +contributions. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, _x000D__x000D_ +agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their _x000D__x000D_ +support, including through finance, capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +and technology transfer, for the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged _x000D__x000D_ +to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, take _x000D__x000D_ +into account of the specific needs and special _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of Parties that are Small Island _x000D__x000D_ +Developing States (SIDS) or least developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing _x000D__x000D_ +country Parties, particularly SIDS and least _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries. The Mechanism shall include _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources from all sources, domestic and _x000D__x000D_ +international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of _x000D__x000D_ +and be accountable to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated Fund(s)* _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt _x000D__x000D_ +the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund _x000D__x000D_ +within an existing financial arrangement* _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session, conclude arrangements with the governing _x000D__x000D_ +GCC edits for overall financing to be included _x000D__x000D_ +1. Developed countries shall, and multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged _x000D__x000D_ +to, on a voluntary basis, increase their support, _x000D__x000D_ +including through finance, capacity- building and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer, for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* by developing country parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS and least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should provide the necessary resources for _x000D__x000D_ +national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +3. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources is hereby established to support _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties in the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument*, in particularly least developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing _x000D__x000D_ +States (SIDS). _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of _x000D__x000D_ +and be accountable to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 – GCC endorsed _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund _x000D__x000D_ +within an existing financial arrangement* _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session, _x000D__x000D_ +conclude _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* of the existing financial _x000D__x000D_ +arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular _x000D__x000D_ +basis the level of funding, the guidance provided _x000D__x000D_ +by the governing body* to operationalize the _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism established under this Article and its _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness, as well as its ability to address the _x000D__x000D_ +needs of developing country Parties. It shall, based _x000D__x000D_ +on such review, give recommendations to be _x000D__x000D_ +body* of the existing financial arrangement* for the _x000D__x000D_ +operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis _x000D__x000D_ +the level of funding, the guidance provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +established under this Article and its effectiveness, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as its ability to address the changing needs of _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties. It shall, based on such _x000D__x000D_ +review, take relevant action to improve the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to _x000D__x000D_ +be paid by plastic polymer producers within its _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory and administrative measures for its _x000D__x000D_ +collection. The governing body*, at its first session, _x000D__x000D_ +shall adopt modalities and procedures for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the global plastic pollution fee, _x000D__x000D_ +including on the contribution of the fee to the _x000D__x000D_ +financial Mechanism established in paragraph 4. _x000D__x000D_ +10. Each Party shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and _x000D__x000D_ +international, public, and private sources, _x000D__x000D_ +towards projects that result in emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases to the environment from plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products across the life cycle, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. increase financial flows from all domestic and _x000D__x000D_ +international, public, and private sources, _x000D__x000D_ +towards projects that prevent or reduce _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases to the environment of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products across the life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, including for the _x000D__x000D_ +development of adequate waste management _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ +agreed by all parties, that aim to improve the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +9. No text _x000D__x000D_ +10. No text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance, and _x000D__x000D_ +Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their _x000D__x000D_ +respective capabilities, the provision of timely, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technical assistance to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, in particular, to least developed countries _x000D__x000D_ +and SIDS, to assist them in implementing their _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Proposal on Part III/ Article II is to split the _x000D__x000D_ +articles, as shown below with proposed new options to _x000D__x000D_ +be included _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity Building and Technical Assistance _x000D__x000D_ +1. Developed countries shall provide comprehensive, _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under this instrument* and to retain such _x000D__x000D_ +capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building and technical assistance to support _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of this instrument* and promote _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination with other multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, _x000D__x000D_ +transfer on mutually agreed terms, diffusion of and _x000D__x000D_ +access _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +up-to-date _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound _x000D__x000D_ +technologies to address plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +through safe and sustainable alternatives and non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes. In implementing this provision, _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and _x000D__x000D_ +investment in pursuit of new technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to _x000D__x000D_ +essential technologies, including with respect to _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ +and enduring capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to developing countries, in particular least _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries and Small Island Developing _x000D__x000D_ +States (SIDS). Capacity-building should be country-_x000D__x000D_ +driven, based on and responsive to national needs, _x000D__x000D_ +and foster country ownership of Parties, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular, for developing country Parties _x000D__x000D_ +2. Developed country parties should cooperate to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance the capacity of developing country Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +implement _x000D__x000D_ +this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +guarantee _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability and capacities developed. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body shall keep under review _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building and technical assistance to support _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of this instrument* and promote _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination with other multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +Technology _x000D__x000D_ +1. Developed country parties should cooperate to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate and enhance technology transfer for _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, _x000D__x000D_ +transfer on mutually agreed terms, diffusion of and _x000D__x000D_ +access _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +up-to-date _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound _x000D__x000D_ +technologies to address plastic pollution. In _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this provision, Parties shall promote _x000D__x000D_ +and facilitate innovation and inclusive investments in _x000D__x000D_ +pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, _x000D__x000D_ +and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, _x000D__x000D_ +proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Support, including financial support, shall be _x000D__x000D_ +provided to developing country Parties for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this Article, including for _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening cooperative action on technology _x000D__x000D_ +development and transfer at different stages of the _x000D__x000D_ +technology cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Article _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft Option _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Options _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +1. National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national _x000D__x000D_ +plan to fulfil its obligations under this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +and to achieve its objective(s). The national plans _x000D__x000D_ +shall be based on the format in annex G and shall _x000D__x000D_ +include at least relevant elements related to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through _x000D__x000D_ +its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan _x000D__x000D_ +to the governing body* within [X] year[s] of the date _x000D__x000D_ +on which this instrument* enters into force for it _x000D__x000D_ +GCC proposes a 2nd Option for NAPs _x000D__x000D_ +1. “Each Party shall develop and implement a _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined action plan that best fit their _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances to meet the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* while recognizing developed countries _x000D__x000D_ +take the lead in action and the need to support _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties for the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the objective of the instrument” _x000D__x000D_ +2. “Each Party shall communicate its initial national _x000D__x000D_ +plan to the governing body* within [X] year[s] of _x000D__x000D_ +the date on which this instrument* enters into force _x000D__x000D_ +for it through the secretariat.” _x000D__x000D_ +3. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan _x000D__x000D_ +with a view to enhancing its level of ambition, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with guidance adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*.” _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall review, update and communicate to _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body* their national plans while _x000D__x000D_ +developed country parties shall report every[5] _x000D__x000D_ +year[s], and developing country parties shall report _x000D__x000D_ +every [10] and in a manner to be specified by a _x000D__x000D_ +decision of the governing body*, with each update _x000D__x000D_ +through _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred _x000D__x000D_ +to in paragraph 1 when preparing and submitting _x000D__x000D_ +their _x000D__x000D_ +national _x000D__x000D_ +plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with _x000D__x000D_ +a view to enhancing its level of ambition, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with guidance adopted by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment and implementation of regional plans _x000D__x000D_ +to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* their national plans every [X] _x000D__x000D_ +year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision _x000D__x000D_ +of the governing body*, with each update _x000D__x000D_ +representing a progression compared to the Party’s _x000D__x000D_ +previous _x000D__x000D_ +national _x000D__x000D_ +plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of its national plan towards _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objective of this instrument* in its _x000D__x000D_ +national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting _x000D__x000D_ +on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +representing a progression compared to the Party’s _x000D__x000D_ +previous national plan _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall include information on the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of its national plan towards _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objective of this instrument* in its _x000D__x000D_ +national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting _x000D__x000D_ +on progress].” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and _x000D__x000D_ +promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby _x000D__x000D_ +established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be _x000D__x000D_ +facilitative in nature and shall pay particular attention _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +respective _x000D__x000D_ +national _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities _x000D__x000D_ +and procedures adopted by the governing body* at its _x000D__x000D_ +first session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall _x000D__x000D_ +examine _x000D__x000D_ +both _x000D__x000D_ +individual _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +systemic _x000D__x000D_ +GCC proposes a 2nd Option for Implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and _x000D__x000D_ +promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby _x000D__x000D_ +established. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be _x000D__x000D_ +facilitative in nature and shall pay particular _x000D__x000D_ +attention to the respective national capabilities and _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall _x000D__x000D_ +consist of a committee that shall be expert-based _x000D__x000D_ +and facilitative in nature and function in a manner _x000D__x000D_ +that is transparent, non-adversarial and non-_x000D__x000D_ +punitive. The committee shall pay particular _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance issues and make _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations to the governing body*, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. The committee shall consist of 17 _x000D__x000D_ +members with recognized competence in fields _x000D__x000D_ +relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* striving to reflect a balance of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with three members each from the _x000D__x000D_ +five regional groups of the United Nations and two _x000D__x000D_ +members from the SIDS, taking into account the goal _x000D__x000D_ +of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve _x000D__x000D_ +for a period of [X] years and for a maximum of two _x000D__x000D_ +consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session, shall elect nine members to the committee _x000D__x000D_ +for an initial term of [X] years and eight members for _x000D__x000D_ +a term of [half of X] years. Thereafter, the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* shall elect at its relevant regular sessions nine _x000D__x000D_ +members for a term of [X] years. The members and _x000D__x000D_ +alternate members shall remain in office until their _x000D__x000D_ +successors are elected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +Additional options _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding _x000D__x000D_ +another Party’s compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by the secretariat with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to the status of submission of _x000D__x000D_ +information under [part IV.3 on reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall _x000D__x000D_ +elaborate its rules of procedure, which shall be _x000D__x000D_ +subject to endorsement by the governing body* at _x000D__x000D_ +its second session. The governing body* may adopt _x000D__x000D_ +further terms of reference for the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +attention to the respective national capabilities and _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities _x000D__x000D_ +and procedures adopted by the governing body* at _x000D__x000D_ +its first session and shall report to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The committee may consider issues on the basis of _x000D__x000D_ +written submissions from any Party with respect to _x000D__x000D_ +its own compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on Progress _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body* on the _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to implement the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and on the effectiveness of such _x000D__x000D_ +measures according to the timeline to be agreed by _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body* at its first session. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall submit its report referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 of this Article to the secretariat on the _x000D__x000D_ +measures it has taken to implement the provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such _x000D__x000D_ +measures and the possible challenges in meeting the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of the instrument*. The secretariat shall _x000D__x000D_ +make national reports submitted by the Parties under _x000D__x000D_ +this Article publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall include, in its reporting, information _x000D__x000D_ +provided in accordance with [part II.14 on _x000D__x000D_ +transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 2 and 3], including statistical data on _x000D__x000D_ +types and volumes of its production, imports and _x000D__x000D_ +exports of plastic polymers and products. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt _x000D__x000D_ +the modalities and format for the reporting referred to _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 1 of this Article, which shall take into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration the full life cycle of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, while ensuring complementarity with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international instruments and organizations, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt _x000D__x000D_ +the modalities and procedures for review of _x000D__x000D_ +information communicated in accordance with this _x000D__x000D_ +Article. The secretariat shall keep under review and _x000D__x000D_ +regularly communicate to the governing body* the _x000D__x000D_ +status of submissions by Parties of information in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Each Party shall take measures to ensure mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +disclosures from businesses, including the financial _x000D__x000D_ +sector on their activities and financial flows from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources related to plastic pollution and related _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable finance practices. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +GCC proposes a 3rd Option for Reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +Progress _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, _x000D__x000D_ +through the secretariat, its national action plans on _x000D__x000D_ +the measures it has taken to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of this instrument* and on the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of such measures and the possible _x000D__x000D_ +challenges in meeting the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. Differentiated reporting timelines for _x000D__x000D_ +developed and developing country parties shall be _x000D__x000D_ +established according to a decision made by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, _x000D__x000D_ +decide upon the timing and format of the reporting _x000D__x000D_ +to be followed by the Parties, while providing _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility to developing country parties. _x000D__x000D_ +3. “The reporting framework shall provide flexibility _x000D__x000D_ +in the implementation to developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties in light of their capacities and must not _x000D__x000D_ +create new burdens for developing country _x000D__x000D_ +parties.” _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, _x000D__x000D_ +through the secretariat, on the measures it has taken _x000D__x000D_ +to implement the provisions of this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +on the effectiveness of such measures and the _x000D__x000D_ +possible challenges in meeting the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall include in its reporting the _x000D__x000D_ +information called for in Articles [X,X] of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide _x000D__x000D_ +upon the timing and format of the reporting to be _x000D__x000D_ +followed by the Parties, taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +desirability of coordinating reporting with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments and organizations, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +4a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of this instrument* and determine any _x000D__x000D_ +measures required to advance in achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objective. The governing body* shall undertake its _x000D__x000D_ +first evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no _x000D__x000D_ +later than [X] years after the date of entry into force _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] _x000D__x000D_ +years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt _x000D__x000D_ +the modalities for the evaluation of effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument* in accordance with the provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +this _x000D__x000D_ +Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of _x000D__x000D_ +available _x000D__x000D_ +scientific, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +technical, _x000D__x000D_ +financial and economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic _x000D__x000D_ +assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +body]; _x000D__x000D_ +GCC proposes a 2nd Option for 4a. _x000D__x000D_ +1. “The governing body* shall periodically evaluate _x000D__x000D_ +in a comprehensive and facilitative manner, the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument to assess _x000D__x000D_ +collective progress in achieving the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument considering commitments and _x000D__x000D_ +support provided in light of equity. The governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* shall undertake its first assessment of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* no later than [X] years after the date _x000D__x000D_ +of entry into force of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +thereafter at least every [X] years.” _x000D__x000D_ +2. “The governing body* shall, at its first session, _x000D__x000D_ +adopt the modalities for the evaluation of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with the provisions of this Article.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Best available scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +scientific _x000D__x000D_ +literature and other relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Information _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations _x000D__x000D_ +provided by the committee referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.2 on implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance mechanism]; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Reports and other relevant information _x000D__x000D_ +on the alignment of financial flows from _x000D__x000D_ +all sources with the instrument*’s _x000D__x000D_ +objective and targets, operation of the _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance, technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +and capacity-building arrangements put _x000D__x000D_ +in place under this instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. _x000D__x000D_ +Other information the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall take into account the _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +4b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] _x000D__x000D_ +years after entry into force and at least every [X] _x000D__x000D_ +years thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern used in plastic production, intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to their identification, production and use by _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, and their impact on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based _x000D__x000D_ +on a report by [the expert review body or panel]. This _x000D__x000D_ +report may contain recommendations to the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*, including with respect to possible _x000D__x000D_ +amendments to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the _x000D__x000D_ +[the expert review body or panel] may prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +substances, products or sectors with high volumes or _x000D__x000D_ +the greatest likelihood of giving rise to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the _x000D__x000D_ +report provided by [the expert review body or panel] _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to _x000D__x000D_ +annexes A and B are warranted. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC option is “no text” _x000D__x000D_ +5. International Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate with each other on a global _x000D__x000D_ +basis and, as appropriate, on a regional basis, and _x000D__x000D_ +with relevant intergovernmental organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +other _x000D__x000D_ +entities, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +relevant _x000D__x000D_ +scientific _x000D__x000D_ +organizations and bodies, to support the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* and the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of its objective, including through _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening and enhancing cooperation with and _x000D__x000D_ +among relevant legal instruments and frameworks, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as global, regional, subregional and sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when participating in decision-making _x000D__x000D_ +under other relevant legal instruments, frameworks _x000D__x000D_ +or global, regional, subregional or sectoral bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote international cooperation in _x000D__x000D_ +support of the objective of this instrument* through: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +The development, transfer, diffusion _x000D__x000D_ +of and access to technology on _x000D__x000D_ +GCC proposes a 2nd Option for International _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties are encouraged to cooperate with each other, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate, and with relevant intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations and other entities, including relevant _x000D__x000D_ +scientific organizations and bodies, to support the _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation of this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +the achievement of its objective, including through _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening and enhancing cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to promote the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument when participating in decision-_x000D__x000D_ +making, in accordance to unique national priorities _x000D__x000D_ +3. “Parties are encouraged to promote international _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation in support of the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* through: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +The development, transfer, diffusion _x000D__x000D_ +of and access to technology on _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed terms and technical _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed terms and technical _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, consistent with [part III.2 _x000D__x000D_ +on capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and technology transfer]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. The development of research and _x000D__x000D_ +exchange of information to improve _x000D__x000D_ +the understanding of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and advance technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, consistent with [part IV.6 _x000D__x000D_ +on information exchange and part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.7 on awareness-raising, education _x000D__x000D_ +and research]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +The promotion of technical and _x000D__x000D_ +scientific cooperation, including _x000D__x000D_ +regional platforms or databases, _x000D__x000D_ +technical-scientific cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +projects, and networks of technical _x000D__x000D_ +centres; _x000D__x000D_ +d. The implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring obligations; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +The use of existing information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange mechanisms to promote _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices and alternative technologies _x000D__x000D_ +that are environmentally, technically, _x000D__x000D_ +socially and economically viable. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* will invite, as appropriate, _x000D__x000D_ +input from relevant scientific and technical bodies, _x000D__x000D_ +including the Science Policy Panel to be established _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with UNEA resolution 5/8, the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Science-Policy _x000D__x000D_ +Platform _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant bodies on matters relevant to the fulfilment _x000D__x000D_ +of its mandate. The governing body* may also _x000D__x000D_ +consider relevant outcomes from the work of the _x000D__x000D_ +above mentioned scientific and technical bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall cooperate and collaborate _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate, including with a view _x000D__x000D_ +to ensuring the greatest level of consistency among _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international instruments and organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, consistent with [part III.2 _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +capacity- _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and technology transfer]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. The development of research and _x000D__x000D_ +exchange of information to improve _x000D__x000D_ +the understanding of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and advance technological innovation, _x000D__x000D_ +consistent _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +[part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.6 _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +information exchange and part IV.7 on _x000D__x000D_ +awareness-raising, _x000D__x000D_ +education _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +research]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +The promotion of technical and _x000D__x000D_ +scientific _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +regional platforms _x000D__x000D_ +or _x000D__x000D_ +databases, _x000D__x000D_ +technical- _x000D__x000D_ +scientific _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +projects, and networks of technical _x000D__x000D_ +centres; _x000D__x000D_ +d. The use of existing information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange mechanisms to promote _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices and alternative technologies _x000D__x000D_ +that are environmentally, technically, _x000D__x000D_ +socially and economically viable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall facilitate and undertake exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information relevant to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including on: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Best practices and policies on sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Research and technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Knowledge, including Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, inter alia, on environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound waste management, sources of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, human and fauna and _x000D__x000D_ +flora exposure to plastic pollution and the _x000D__x000D_ +associated risk management and reduction _x000D__x000D_ +options. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties may exchange the information referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 directly, through an online registry to be _x000D__x000D_ +maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with _x000D__x000D_ +other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for _x000D__x000D_ +the exchange of information under this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +including with regard to the prior informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +of importing States under [Part II.11 on trade in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on _x000D__x000D_ +existing ongoing processes, initiatives and networks _x000D__x000D_ +to share knowledge, highlight successes, replicate _x000D__x000D_ +and scale sustainable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +shall _x000D__x000D_ +protect _x000D__x000D_ +any _x000D__x000D_ +confidential _x000D__x000D_ +information as mutually agreed. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC proposes a 2nd Option for Information _x000D__x000D_ +Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party is encouraged to facilitate and _x000D__x000D_ +undertake exchange of information relevant to _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of the instrument” on best _x000D__x000D_ +practices and research and technologies _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties may exchange the information directly, _x000D__x000D_ +through an online registry to be maintained by _x000D__x000D_ +the secretariat or in cooperation with other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build _x000D__x000D_ +on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and _x000D__x000D_ +networks to share knowledge, highlight _x000D__x000D_ +successes, replicate and scale sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* shall protect any confidential _x000D__x000D_ +information as mutually agreed. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Awareness-raising, Education and Research _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional or international bodies or networks, should _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate to promote awareness on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and the objective of this instrument* and to _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize behavioural change, capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +and the sharing of information, including on _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous, traditional and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC proposes a 2nd Option for Awareness-raising, _x000D__x000D_ +Education and Research _x000D__x000D_ +1. “Parties shall cooperate in taking measures, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, to enhance education, training, public _x000D__x000D_ +awareness, public participation and public access to _x000D__x000D_ +information, recognizing the importance of these _x000D__x000D_ +steps with respect to enhancing actions under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument.” _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take relevant measures to raise _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*. This may include measures such _x000D__x000D_ +as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Developing a communication and education _x000D__x000D_ +strategy on the objective of the instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +involving all stakeholders, including _x000D__x000D_ +educational and awareness-raising programmes _x000D__x000D_ +and citizen campaigns; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting public participation and public _x000D__x000D_ +access to information; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Providing training at the national, regional and _x000D__x000D_ +international levels, including exchange visits _x000D__x000D_ +and specific dedicated training; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Including issues related to plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +across curricula and practices in educational _x000D__x000D_ +institutions at all levels and in all forms of _x000D__x000D_ +education; and _x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing communication materials regarding _x000D__x000D_ +the health risks of plastic pollution, potential _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and the importance of behavioural _x000D__x000D_ +change. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, within their capabilities, at the national, _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international levels, cooperate in _x000D__x000D_ +promoting and/or undertake relevant research, _x000D__x000D_ +development, _x000D__x000D_ +exchange _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +information _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation to improve understanding of the impacts _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution and advance scientific knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +and promote technological innovation to",3 +1390, Contact Group Three Provisions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gcccg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat', 'final provisions']",['Gulf Cooperation Council'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5', 'v1', 'v2', 'v3', 'part vi']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Intervention _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Textual proposal _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the instrument shall include the following: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledge the challenge of plastic pollution and recognize the importance of plastic products in contributing to Sustainable Development Goals. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development principles, in particular the common but differentiated responsibilities to _x000D__x000D_ +acknowledge that developed countries, due to their historical contributions to environmental degradation and their greater technological and _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources, have a greater responsibility to take action _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the fundamental priority of safeguarding energy, health, infrastructure, food and water security, and ending hunger, and Sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +Development. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the challenges facing developing country parties including, economic structures and resource bases, the need to maintain strong and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable economic growth, available technologies and other individual circumstances, as well as the need for equitable and appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +contributions by each of these Parties to the global effort regarding that objective. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that each country is best positioned to understand is own national circumstances, including its stakeholder activities, related to _x000D__x000D_ +addressing plastic pollution, including the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Affirming the role of Circular approaches and shifting away from the linear model of consumption to a circular model that minimizes waste and _x000D__x000D_ +makes the most of resources. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Affirming the importance of equitable distribution between Means of Implementation and levels of ambition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant regional and international conventions and _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, while respecting their respective mandates, to prevent plastic pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on _x000D__x000D_ +human well-being and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Noting with concerns the global challenge of accumulated legacy plastic waste in developing countries due to illegal transboundary movement _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the imperative of a Just Transitions, in accordance with nationally defined development priorities _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions are important to MEAs, and the GCC urges the need to focus on substance and from there we can discuss potential definitions, therefore _x000D__x000D_ +we would suggest pushing the discussion on definitions until more clarity on control measures and scope have been reached. _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to some definitions that we have in the Synthesis Report, we must be aware that definitions can evolve over time due to new scientific _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge or otherwise, and that any agreed definitions included in the instrument might limit the flexibility of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +We are willing to consider the definitions from other MEAs but not with prejudgment, as we agree with India that the context for the definition matters. _x000D__x000D_ +GCC is willing to share some definitions to consider but we are waiting on the discussion on the substance _x000D__x000D_ +Additives _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical compounds added during plastic compounding (the process of mixing or blending polymers and additives in a _x000D__x000D_ +molten state) to fulfil specific desired functional properties in the production process or in the final plastic product, in which _x000D__x000D_ +they can be divided into four different categories, namely functional additives, colorants, fillers and reinforcements. For _x000D__x000D_ +example, plasticizers, flame retardants, thermal and ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizers, antioxidants, antimicrobial agents, _x000D__x000D_ +biocides, pigments, antistatic and blowing agents, impact modifiers, lubricants, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +Circularity Approach _x000D__x000D_ +Circularity approach is a model to addresses the challenge of plastic waste pollution, which involves sharing, leasing, _x000D__x000D_ +reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling of existing materials and products in order to maintain their economic value _x000D__x000D_ +for as long as possible _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Impact _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples actions causing any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, resulting from a facility’s activities, _x000D__x000D_ +products, or services. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +A nationally determined approach, if applicable, that promotes and enables waste management and reduces the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact of waste through policies (fiscal & non-fiscal), incentives, and awareness across the value chain of _x000D__x000D_ +products contributing to waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +The stages of a product from design, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, use, disposal, waste handling. _x000D__x000D_ +(Full) _x000D__x000D_ +life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach _x000D__x000D_ +An approach that that takes into consideration the life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics (MPs) _x000D__x000D_ +Generic term for small plastic particles or fragments or pieces that are less than 5 mm in diameter, _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +represent complex materials based on macromolecular compounds (polymers) with possible inclusion of different additives. _x000D__x000D_ +The most widely used plastics are based on synthetic polymers. Plastics are directly related to plastic masses, because it _x000D__x000D_ +means that these materials under the heat and/or pressure are able to be molded and retain a given shape after cooling or _x000D__x000D_ +solidification. The molding process is accompanied by the transition of a plastic deformable (viscous or highly elastic) state _x000D__x000D_ +to a solid state (glassy or crystalline). _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Mismanaged waste of plastic products which persists in the ecosystem and travels through the environment and adversely _x000D__x000D_ +affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +End user products made of plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +The introduction of harmful materials into the environment, which can be natural, such as volcanic ash or be created by _x000D__x000D_ +human activity, such as waste, and subsequently damage the quality of the environment _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers are large molecules composed of repeating structural units, known as monomers, covalently bonded together. _x000D__x000D_ +They can be natural or synthetic and exhibit a wide range of physical and chemical properties. _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +The action or process of reclaiming and processing waste materials or products into new materials or products _x000D__x000D_ +Recyclability _x000D__x000D_ +The capability of a product to be recycled _x000D__x000D_ +Waste _x000D__x000D_ +(considered _x000D__x000D_ +as _x000D__x000D_ +synonymous _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +“litter” and “debris”) _x000D__x000D_ +Are substances or objects which are disposed of or intended to be disposed of or required to be disposed of by the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of relevant national law. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +In their actions to achieve the objective of this instrument and to implement its provisions, the Parties shall to be guided, inter alia, by the following: _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling UNEA Resolution 5/14, Para 3: _x000D__x000D_ +Decides that the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment henceforth referred to as the instrument, which could include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, taking into account among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +Principles for us to call on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their _x000D__x000D_ +own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Parties, in particular developed countries, shall respect the principle of sovereignty of States in international cooperation to address the issue _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics pollution in a facilitative, non-instructive and non-punitive manner, and avoiding any undue burden being placed on Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Parties should protect the environmental system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of historical _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility, equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR+RC). _x000D__x000D_ +Accordingly, developed countries shall take the lead in addressing the adverse effects of plastic pollution and the impacts of the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of response measures on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties should respect the right to development to equitably meet the environmental needs of present and future generations, in particular for _x000D__x000D_ +developing and least developed country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The specific needs, priorities and special circumstances of developing country Parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts of plastic pollution, and of those Parties, especially developing country Parties, that would have to bear a disproportionate or _x000D__x000D_ +abnormal burden under the instrument, should be given full consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Parties should ensure environmental integrity by building on and enhancing the environmental agreements under other UN bodies respecting _x000D__x000D_ +the decisions and agreements under the UN and to avoid any contradictions or inconsistent elements. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The Parties shall take precautionary approaches in accordance to their capabilities and responsibilities based on the CBDR principle, & national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Developing country Parties should have the right to promote sustainable development, policies and measures to protect the environment as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to the specific conditions of each Party and should be integrated with national development programs, taking into account that economic _x000D__x000D_ +development is essential for adopting measures to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +9. The Parties must ensure measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral ones, should not constitute a means of arbitrary or _x000D__x000D_ +unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. _x000D__x000D_ +10. Parties ensure that all efforts should be made to reach an international consensus agreement on plastic pollution, informed by scientific certainty _x000D__x000D_ +in a manner that is implementable by all Parties according to their respective capacities and to the extent of the support received from developed _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the instrument is to end plastic pollution through a full life-cycle approach, taking into account national circumstances and capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +through nationally determined action plans reflecting country driven approaches, while ensuring sufficient flexibility to accommodate the different _x000D__x000D_ +capacities and circumstances of developing countries especially LDC, while still being affective in addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Article _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Intervention _x000D__x000D_ +Part V _x000D__x000D_ +1. Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ +As established in majority of MEAs and, to accomplish the timeframe goal set for the INC to complete its work by 2024 as set in UNEA res. 5/14, _x000D__x000D_ +initial governing bodies for the INC to decide should of the following: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat: Many MEAs have secretariats that are responsible for facilitating and coordinating the implementation of the agreements. These _x000D__x000D_ +secretariats are often located at the headquarters of the respective treaty organizations _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +COP/MOP: The COP is the supreme governing body of many MEAs. It is made up of representatives from member countries and typically _x000D__x000D_ +meets periodically to make decisions on the implementation of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Technical Body: offers scientific and technical advice to parties to the MEA. This advice relates to understanding the environmental issue _x000D__x000D_ +addressed by the agreement, assessing the impacts of human activities, or evaluating the effectiveness of proposed measures. _x000D__x000D_ +As we recognize the important role of Plastics in its contribution to the sustainable development goals, thereby for the Technical Body: INC _x000D__x000D_ +shall establish a socio-economic technical body with the mandates of: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Assessing, and addressing the impacts of policy interventions _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Assess the environmental and economic feasibility of switching to alternatives of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Further, to ensure the effectiveness of the future treaty we are of the view of giving the COP, the mandate to establish further bodies as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subsidy Body _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies are specialized bodies or committees established under the governing body (COP) to address specific aspects or issues related to the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument. It should consist of Party members elected by the COP, considering equitable geographical representation and relevant expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body determines the functions and responsibilities of these subsidiary bodies. At this stage, it is advisable not to provide detailed specifics _x000D__x000D_ +for all subsidiary bodies, except for points d and h outlined in paragraph #58 in the Synthesis Report. This allows flexibility for the governing body to _x000D__x000D_ +adapt the subsidiary bodies' mandates and scope as needed based on evolving circumstances, emerging priorities, and new challenges that may arise _x000D__x000D_ +over time. _x000D__x000D_ +It is recommended to start with the most important subsidiary bodies that will advise on challenges such as the scientific and implementation and the _x000D__x000D_ +COP can decide on additional permanent or temporary bodies as necessary. It is important to establish subsidiary bodies that support the COP such as _x000D__x000D_ +the following: _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical Subsidiary Body _x000D__x000D_ +The scientific and technical advisory subsidiary body plays a vital role in assisting the decision-making process of the COP. By offering _x000D__x000D_ +information and recommendations, it empowers Parties to make well-informed decisions on various issues such as addressing plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +managing the entire life cycle of plastics, promoting a circular economy, addressing socio-economic aspects, facilitating technology transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +and enhancing capacity building. This subsidiary body provides valuable guidance and recommendations that are rooted in the latest scientific _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and technological progress. Its efforts facilitate evidence-based decision-making. _x000D__x000D_ +The Implementation Subsidiary Body _x000D__x000D_ +The Implementation Subsidiary Body is a specialized body established under the governing body (COP) to support the review and facilitation _x000D__x000D_ +of the implementation of the Convention. Its primary purpose is to assist the COP in ensuring effective implementation of the commitments _x000D__x000D_ +outlined in the Convention. It assesses the actions taken by parties, identifies challenges and gaps in implementation, and provides _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of implementation measures. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat serves as the administrative arm of the Convention. Its primary role is to offer support to the COP and its subsidiary bodies. This _x000D__x000D_ +includes facilitating effective communication and cooperation between Parties. Their responsibilities primarily revolve around organizational tasks, _x000D__x000D_ +logistical arrangements, and providing administrative support. By focusing on these areas, the Secretariat helps streamline processes, enhance _x000D__x000D_ +communication, and ensure effective coordination among the parties. However, the Secretariat does not have decision-making authority and should not _x000D__x000D_ +intervene in substantive matters or policy decisions. _x000D__x000D_ +Article _x000D__x000D_ +GCC Intervention _x000D__x000D_ +Part VI _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Reservations _x000D__x000D_ +The State Party may reserve some provisions of the Instrument, provided that the reservation does not conflict with the basic objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Settlement _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +disputes _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Final provisions, we could identify the elements after agreeing on the scope. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Amendments _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +1. Amendments to this Convention may be proposed by any Party. _x000D__x000D_ + 2. Amendments to this Convention shall be adopted only at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The text of any proposed amendment shall be _x000D__x000D_ +communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at least _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this Convention by consensus. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Adoption and _x000D__x000D_ +amendment of _x000D__x000D_ +annexes _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Final provisions, we could identify the elements after agreeing on the scope and all substantive provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Entry into force _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Final provisions, we could identify the elements after agreeing on the scope and all substantive provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Withdrawal _x000D__x000D_ +1. once a Party has decided to withdraw, it should be permitted to do so, and that there is no benefit to keeping Parties in the instrument for a year _x000D__x000D_ +waiting period if they do not wish to be bound. _x000D__x000D_ +2. taking in consideration the rights and Benefits accredited to developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Authentic texts _x000D__x000D_ +The original Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of this Convention are equally authentic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1391, Financial Mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_16112023_financialmechanism.pdf,['financing'],['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part III _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. FINANCIAL MECHANISM _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS INSTRUMENT BY _x000D__x000D_ +DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PARTIES WILL BE RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE _x000D__x000D_ +IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTICLE. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. A Mechanism for the provision of NEW, ADDITIONAL, predictable, sustainable, _x000D__x000D_ +adequate, accessible and timely financial resources is hereby established. THE _x000D__x000D_ +MECHANISM SHALL ASSIST DEVELOPING STATE PARTIES IN IMPLEMENTING THIS _x000D__x000D_ +INSTRUMENT. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources, _x000D__x000D_ +with priority from the public one, and private, WITH DEVELOPED COUNTRIES _x000D__x000D_ +PARTIES TAKING THE LEAD IN THE MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. THE MECHANISM SHALL INCLUDE A DEDICATED MULTILATERAL FUND AS THE _x000D__x000D_ +MAIN VEHICLE FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES IN _x000D__x000D_ +ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE INSTRUMENT. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*. THE GOVERNING BODY* SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON _x000D__x000D_ +OVERALL STRATEGIES, POLICIES, PROGRAMME PRIORITIES AND ELIGIBILITY FOR _x000D__x000D_ +ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. IN RECOGITION OF THE URGENCY TO ADDRESS PLASTIC POLLUTION, THE _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNING BODY* SHALL DETERMINE NO LATER THAN AT ITS [ ] MEETING AN _x000D__x000D_ +INITIAL RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GOAL FOR THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. THE GOVERNING BODY* SHALL PERIODICALLY REPORT AND MAKE _x000D__x000D_ +RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND MOBILIZATION OF FUNDS _x000D__x000D_ +UNDER THE MECHANISM. IN ADDITION TO THE CONSIDERATIONS PROVIDED IN _x000D__x000D_ +THIS ARTICLE. THE GOVERNING BODY* SHALL CONSIDER, INTER ALIA: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(A) THE ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(B) THE AVAILABILITY AND TIMELY DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(C) THE TRANSPARENCY OF DECISION-MAKING AND MANAGEMENT PROCESSES _x000D__x000D_ +CONCERNING FUNDRAISING AND ALLOCATIONS; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES SHALL, IN ADDITION, UNDERTAKE A _x000D__x000D_ +PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM TO ASSESS THE ADEQUACY, _x000D__x000D_ +EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING FOR _x000D__x000D_ +THE DELIVERY OF CAPACITY-BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND THE _x000D__x000D_ +TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING STATES PARTIES. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL AGREE UPON ARRANGEMENTS TO GIVE EFFECT _x000D__x000D_ +TO THE ABOVE PARAGRAPHS AT ITS FIRST MEETING. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Common provisions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1392, Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_16112023_justtransition.pdf,['just transition'],['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],['ii12'],In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +TEXT PROPOSALS _x000D__x000D_ +DATE _x000D__x000D_ +16/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PROPONENT(S) _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia on behalf of GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +CG1 _x000D__x000D_ +PART(S)/SECTION(S)/PARAGRAPH(S) CONCERNED _x000D__x000D_ +Part II, 12. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSAL _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for [waste pickers], women and vulnerable groups, _x000D__x000D_ +including children and youth, in the implementation of this instrument*. This may include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Designating a national coordinating body for engagement with relevant stakeholders, including _x000D__x000D_ +public authorities, [waste pickers,] non-governmental organizations and local communities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. Improving working conditions for workers in the waste management sector, including by providing _x000D__x000D_ +legal recognition and protection to [waste pickers and other] workers in informal and cooperative _x000D__x000D_ +settings and facilitating the formalization of their associations or cooperatives; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Integrating [waste pickers and other] workers in informal and cooperative settings into a safe _x000D__x000D_ +plastics value chain, including by requiring plastic product producers, recycling and waste _x000D__x000D_ +management companies to integrate plastics collected and sorted by them into their operation _x000D__x000D_ +schemes; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[…] _x000D__x000D_ +RATIONALE _x000D__x000D_ +We should ensure that the transition is just and inclusive for waste pickers, as well as to empower them as _x000D__x000D_ +active stakeholders of sustainable development. This section should therefore mention them by name using _x000D__x000D_ +the language “waste pickers and other workers in informal and cooperative settings”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the target populations for this provision, as highlighted in the introductory paragraph 1, we must _x000D__x000D_ +also mention “waste-pickers” by name. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1393, Institutional Arrangements (Subsidiary Bodies,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_16112023_subsidiary_bodies.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Grulac – institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC agrees that Science must be central to the effective implementation of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the establishment of a scientific and technical subsidiary body will be critical. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC believes this body must be of a multidisciplinary nature and have equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation and gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1394, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_chemicals_and_polymers_of_concern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['India'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ +(Option 3 with Edits) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party, in accordance to its national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities and subject to their national action plan, shall _x000D__x000D_ +take the measures to regulate, the presence and use, in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, of chemicals and groups of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals with the adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, based on agreed scientific criteria, following a _x000D__x000D_ +transparent and inclusive process decided Governing Body. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Any new chemicals of concern identified under para 1 above _x000D__x000D_ +shall be prohibited under relevant chemical convention. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed _x000D__x000D_ +for each country and funding shall be made available through _x000D__x000D_ +the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1395, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_financing.pdf,['financing'],['India'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part III _x000D__x000D_ +Section 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Financing _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text – Heading _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The heading of the section should be changed from “Financing” to _x000D__x000D_ +“Financial Mechanism” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text – Financial Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties shall establish a mechanism for the purposes of _x000D__x000D_ +providing financial and technical assistance, including the transfer _x000D__x000D_ +of technologies, to developing country parties to enable them to _x000D__x000D_ +comply with the agreed control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The Governing Body shall establish a permanent body to govern the _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism. The permanent shall undertake assessment _x000D__x000D_ +on the technology and financial needs, including technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, for each of the developing country parties to comply with _x000D__x000D_ +each of the agreed control measures, as well as mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources for the same. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated fund _x000D__x000D_ +to enable and support compliance by developing country parties _x000D__x000D_ +with the any agreed control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The contributions from the dedicated fund to the developing _x000D__x000D_ +country parties shall be additional and distinct from other financial _x000D__x000D_ +transfers received by such parties. _x000D__x000D_ +The Governing Body of the instrument shall decide on activities to _x000D__x000D_ +be funded in developing country parties through the dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +fund and the modalities for providing such funds, on order to _x000D__x000D_ +enable the developing country parties comply with agreed control _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The dedicated fund shall be periodically replenished, from various _x000D__x000D_ +sources, including by parties following the principle of Common but _x000D__x000D_ +Differentiated Responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1396, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_nationalplan.pdf,['national plans'],['India'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Section 1 _x000D__x000D_ +National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India proposes non-text for Paragraph 1 of Section IV (No specific _x000D__x000D_ +provision on this matter). _x000D__x000D_ +This should be reflected in the updated Zero Draft. _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each party shall prepare national plans, based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, in order to comply with obligations _x000D__x000D_ +created under the instrument. The Governing Body shall provide _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and format for preparation and submission of national plans. _x000D__x000D_ +The national plans will be country driven and the parties shall decide _x000D__x000D_ +the activities to be undertaken in the national plans based upon _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ +A party may at any time adjust its national plan based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, in accordance with the guidance _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the Governing Body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 6 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall review, update national plans, based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, and communicate to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body every five years in a manner prescribed by Governing Body. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1397, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_objective.pdf,['objective'],['India'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part I Section 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ +INDIA _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of the instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, in order to protect human health and the environment for achieving _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1398, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_primaryplasticpolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['India'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +INDIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India proposes non-text for complete Part II Section 1 (No specific provision on this _x000D__x000D_ +matter). _x000D__x000D_ +This should be reflected in the updated Zero Draft. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1399, Implementation and Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_2_part_iv_zero_draft.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['India'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Section 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ +The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be non-punitive and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitative in nature and pay particular attention to the respective _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both _x000D__x000D_ +individual and systemic implementation compliance issues and make _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations to the Governing body as appropriate. The _x000D__x000D_ +Committee shall consist of parties, as per guidance adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 6 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee may consider issues as per guidance adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1400, Reporting on Progress,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_3_part_iv_zero_draft.pdf,['reporting on progress\xa0'],['India'],['iv3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Section 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 is supported by India. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1401, Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived and single-use plastic products,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_3a_part_ii_zero_draft.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['India'],"['ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 with Edits _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national action plan and based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, every Party should take the _x000D__x000D_ +measures to regulate the production, sale, distribution, of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products, identified based on the science _x000D__x000D_ +based criteria. The measures taken to implement this provision, _x000D__x000D_ +shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Governing Body shall develop guidance on the regulation of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastics based on scientific criteria _x000D__x000D_ +and take into account the availability, accessibility and _x000D__x000D_ +affordability of sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +3. For implementation the Parties must promote the development _x000D__x000D_ +of safe and cost effective alternatives and such knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +technologies must be shared freely among all the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed for _x000D__x000D_ +each country and funding shall be made available through the _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ +to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1402, Intentionally Added Microplastics,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_3b_part_ii_zero_draft.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'intentionally added microplastics']",['India'],"['ii3', 'ii3b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products including short-lived _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +b. Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ +(Option 2 with Edits) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national action plan, each Party shall identify _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with the scientifically developed criteria, and take _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary measures to regulate their production, sale and use. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall share information on the measures taken _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online registry established _x000D__x000D_ +under [part IV.6 on information exchange] with the aim of _x000D__x000D_ +promoting transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed for _x000D__x000D_ +each country and funding shall be made available through the _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the Governing Body to _x000D__x000D_ +enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1403, Effectiveness Evaluation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_4_part_iv_zero_draft.pdf,"['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['India'],"['iv4', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Section 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ +a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The evaluation shall be conducted as per guidance adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India proposes non-text for complete item b (No specific provision _x000D__x000D_ +on this matter). _x000D__x000D_ +This should be reflected in the updated Zero Draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1404, Product Design and Performance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_5_part_ii_zero.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['India'],"['ii5', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 5 _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, each party shall take measures, including those referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the design of plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, each party should take measures to: increase the safety, durability, _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability and recyclability of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, as relevant, taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international standards, including any relevant sector- or product-specific _x000D__x000D_ +standards and guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national action plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, each party should take measures for plastics and plastic products that _x000D__x000D_ +conform to the paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +4. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to _x000D__x000D_ +nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities each party subject to shall, take effective measures to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as relevant, of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems. _x000D__x000D_ + 2. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, each party should take measures as deemed appropriate to support _x000D__x000D_ +this objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to _x000D__x000D_ +nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, each party as per national action plan should take the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +measures for appropriate plastics and plastic products produced within its territory _x000D__x000D_ +and those available on its market to achieve minimum percentages of safe and _x000D__x000D_ +postconsumer recycled plastic contents, based on the elements contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +III of annex C. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected _x000D__x000D_ +in the national action plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to _x000D__x000D_ +nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should encourage the development and use of safe, environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternative plastics and plastic products, as per the national regulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and _x000D__x000D_ +human health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to _x000D__x000D_ +nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1405, Core Obligations,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_16112023_core_obligations_part_ii_item_7_to_13.pdf,"['extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['Japan'],"['ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CG1: Japan’s text Proposal on core obligations _x000D__x000D_ +(Part II, Item 7 to 13) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is the concept that producers also have responsibilities for _x000D__x000D_ +building a circular economy, based on the premise that the entities concerned share roles at each _x000D__x000D_ +stage of the life cycle. The concept of EPR and the application of EPR in each country should not be _x000D__x000D_ +based on a unified principle. Flexibility is needed to some extend to encourage more countries to _x000D__x000D_ +participate, taking into account that the situation of plastics circulation differs from country to _x000D__x000D_ +country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For this reason, instead of assuming a globally unified format and accountability and assessment of _x000D__x000D_ +producers and importers as in Option 1 and Option 2, the EPRs in the technical guidelines for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste established by the Basel Convention are helpful. We propose a revised text based on this _x000D__x000D_ +precedent. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We request that such measures be included in the national plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points above, we propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party is encouraged to establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +systems, that are the most appropriate to a specific region or country, taking into consideration _x000D__x000D_ +market condition, national capabilities and circumstances, including, where relevant, on a _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral basis, to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance _x000D__x000D_ +the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally sound management, _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle and across international supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +Macro and microplastic emissions and release management is necessary. In Part 2, ""1 to 7"" are _x000D__x000D_ +written down in detail, while ""8"" calls for all measures throughout the entire life cycle, including _x000D__x000D_ +removal and capture by considering various emission pathways and sources. In addition to the _x000D__x000D_ +overarching obligation, this provision also requires that the source and sector categories of emissions _x000D__x000D_ +be organized to a certain extent as common to all countries throughout the life cycle, and that the _x000D__x000D_ +content to be addressed be studied based on an understanding of the pollution situation, including an _x000D__x000D_ +understanding (survey and estimation) of the amount of discharge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As stated in UNEA resolution 5/14, para. 3(i), it is necessary to continuously accumulate scientific _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge on the actual situation of plastic releases into the environment through monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +other means in order to measure the current status and progress of plastic pollution and to assess the _x000D__x000D_ +impact of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On this premise, the draft article mentions the regulation of unintentional release of microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +but it is also important to examine to what extent this is technically feasible. In particular, it is _x000D__x000D_ +technically not feasible to completely avoid the unintentional release of microplastics in the process _x000D__x000D_ +of use unless the plastics used in materials such as tire wear, fiber waste, paint, etc. are reduced to _x000D__x000D_ +zero, so it is important to implement measures to control the release as much as possible on this _x000D__x000D_ +premise. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that the article should not only set a uniform measure and its time period for each _x000D__x000D_ +emission source, but also provide an alternative to take appropriate measures according to the actual _x000D__x000D_ +situation of each country depending the adverse impacts on humans and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, emission sources identified in Annex E in paragraph 1 should be determined after _x000D__x000D_ +discussion of sectors that need to be addressed, and appropriately developed while avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +duplication with existing guidelines by international organizations in paragraph 4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take measures to prevent, and where feasible eliminate the emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic polymers, plastics, including microplastics, and plastic products across their life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, to the environment from the sources identified in annex E, with assessment of trends of the _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases, taking into consideration technical feasibility and accessibility of _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic impacts. The emissions and releases _x000D__x000D_ +covered under this provision should include; _x000D__x000D_ +a. Emissions of hazardous substances, including microplastics, to the air; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, to air, soil, and water, and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures to prevent and where feasible, eliminate emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder from production, storage, handling and _x000D__x000D_ +transport, taking into account, as appropriate, the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in _x000D__x000D_ +the framework of international organizations such as the International Maritime _x000D__x000D_ +Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant, _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraph 1, including _x000D__x000D_ +emission and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices on preventing emissions and releases, and best available techniques and best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices to capture and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics from _x000D__x000D_ +freshwater bodies, the marine environment and ecosystems. The guidelines shall be coordinated _x000D__x000D_ +with other relevant bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture _x000D__x000D_ +the releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the marine and other _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to avoid the adverse effects of plastics on humans and the environment, it is necessary to stop _x000D__x000D_ +their release into the environment, and to this end, the control and proper treatment of waste will _x000D__x000D_ +contribute greatly to solving the problem of pollution, In this regard, the highest priority should be _x000D__x000D_ +given to the measures against (mismanaged plastic waste), and it is important to be ambitious in _x000D__x000D_ +addressing this issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As for options, Japan prefers Option 2 as waste management differs depending on the actual situation _x000D__x000D_ +in each country. Under Option 2, it is important to set ambitious targets and make efforts in this area _x000D__x000D_ +according to the actual situation in each country. It is necessary to implement comprehensive measures _x000D__x000D_ +by developing existing systems and measures that each country has implemented so far to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious targets. (For example, it is possible to determine implementation measures according to the _x000D__x000D_ +actual recycling situation in each country, such as not only material recycling but also chemical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and energy recovery (including incineration and waste power generation such as heat _x000D__x000D_ +recovery), while referring to the information compiled in the technical guidelines for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +established by each country under the Basel Convention). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Japan proposes to add one paragraph in Option 2, stating that each Party shall establish a basic effective _x000D__x000D_ +social system at local level for handing, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling, recovery _x000D__x000D_ +and treatment of plastic waste. The system is indispensable to a safe and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The “list of emissions and releases of hazardous substances to be regulated from plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management” and the “list of waste management practices that may lead to emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous substances” in the common provisions should be consistent with the technical guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +for plastic waste already established under the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As for “9b Fishing gear”, Japan would like to stress that it is appropriate to define a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +measure on waste management of entire plastic products in this article 9, rather than singling-out _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear and any other major pollutants. Then, identification of specific source should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered in the article 8 on emissions and releases. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management at _x000D__x000D_ +its different stages, including handling, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +recovery and final disposal of plastic waste. The measures taken to implement this provision shall _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an _x000D__x000D_ +aim to achieving nationally determined targets based on the harmonized elements indicators set _x000D__x000D_ +out in part II of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ +2. To implement the obligation pursuant to paragraph 1, each Party shall give priority/due _x000D__x000D_ +consideration to establishing a basic effective social system at local level for handing, sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +collection, transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is _x000D__x000D_ +indispensable to a safe and environmentally sound waste management and just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy and other relevant international guidelines and guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +1.Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures, including appropriate marking, tracing and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear[1] containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and _x000D__x000D_ +recommended practices and procedures.[2] The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2.Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in _x000D__x000D_ +their respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +This provision is based on the premise of Option 1, which means listing chemicals of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastic products and intentionally added microplastic products at international level and _x000D__x000D_ +not allow their production and use in manufacturing. As Japan consider this provision is unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +because there is no globally uniform list of chemicals of concern, problematic products, and _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. Therefore, we would suggest discussion of this provision should be reserved until the _x000D__x000D_ +discussion of chemicals of concern, problematic plastic products and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastic products is going forward to a certain extent or settled. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For this reason, the wording adjustments that go into the details should be treated as a bracket as a _x000D__x000D_ +whole. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since the Basel Convention already regulates the transboundary movement of plastic waste, it is _x000D__x000D_ +indispensable to carefully discuss whether this provision is necessary in the first place from the _x000D__x000D_ +perspective of avoiding duplication with existing conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We understand that this provision is intended to regulate plastic waste with almost free from _x000D__x000D_ +contamination which is not currently regulated by the Basel Convention, but we should not prevent _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate transboundary movements of such wastes for recycling in environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We should prioritize to create recycling system in environmentally sound manner to combat plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Imposing uniform import/export restrictions or elimination without taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +whether different processing capacities in each country, as well as the appropriate transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement will impede free trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into consideration the related discussions that have been held under the WTO and UNCTAD, _x000D__x000D_ +we should first discuss what kind of regulation is necessary for what among plastic wastes. Since _x000D__x000D_ +regulations are already in place for plastic waste under the Basel Convention, it is necessary to _x000D__x000D_ +carefully organize the scope of regulations for imports and exports in relation to the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention to avoid overlapping. Creating a similar system under the Plastic treaty without working _x000D__x000D_ +on this clarity will lead to confusion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If there are specific wastes whose import/export should be regulated, we should first consider _x000D__x000D_ +whether the Basel Convention, which already has a well-established Priori Informed Consent _x000D__x000D_ +procedure system, can be used for this purpose. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As stated in 1a i or 4, it is important to understand the actual situation of plastic pollution, to set _x000D__x000D_ +indicators, and to make predictions based on these indicators. In order to understand this situation, _x000D__x000D_ +common methodologies for monitoring and estimation using material flow, etc., as well as methods _x000D__x000D_ +for sharing and comprehensively collecting data, need to be discussed at experts’ level, and we _x000D__x000D_ +would like to work on them during the intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Counter-measure Project by UNEP, focusing on Southeast Asia, is working to identify hotspots _x000D__x000D_ +of high emissions from terrestrial areas into rivers, and the tools adopted in this project can be used _x000D__x000D_ +in other regions as well. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, activities such as the Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML: _x000D__x000D_ +a multi-stakeholder effort) should also be utilized. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We understand that in Japan, informal workers play a certain role in waste collection and other _x000D__x000D_ +activities. On the other hand, the rights and treatment of these informal workers are issues that _x000D__x000D_ +should be addressed in the social policies of each country. In addition, although the designation of a _x000D__x000D_ +national coordinating body is proposed, waste management measures should normally be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented by national and local governments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +What is important is that a proper waste management system of sorting, collection, disposal, and _x000D__x000D_ +reuse/recycling be established in society, and that, within that system, informal workers and unions _x000D__x000D_ +be fairly valued, leading to improved economic conditions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National efforts should be made to promote technology development, capacity building, and _x000D__x000D_ +employment opportunities throughout the plastics value chain, including the development of _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, reuse, and waste collection, sorting, and management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, it is appropriate to add ""according to national social policies and _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances"" after ""in the implementation of this instrument"" in the first paragraph. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The choice of appropriate policies such as charging for plastics, taxation, fee, and EPR systems _x000D__x000D_ +should be left to the countries on the voluntary basis so that the effectiveness is maximized based on _x000D__x000D_ +the circumstances in each country. For this reason, we believe that imposing a fee, tax or levy on _x000D__x000D_ +plastics to manufacturers and importers globally is not an appropriate option. If global collection is _x000D__x000D_ +to be discussed, all countries, including developing countries, should participate, not specific _x000D__x000D_ +countries. Voluntary provisions, rather than specific mandatory provisions, should be considered for _x000D__x000D_ +improving infrastructure and the rights, treatment, etc. of employers in the waste sector, including _x000D__x000D_ +the informal sector and unions, as well as improving technology. Therefore, it is proposed that the _x000D__x000D_ +relevant section be deleted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for women and vulnerable groups, including _x000D__x000D_ +children and youth, in the implementation of this instrument*, according to national social _x000D__x000D_ +policies and circumstances. This may include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Designating a national coordinating body for engagement with relevant stakeholders, _x000D__x000D_ +including public authorities, non-governmental organizations and local communities; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Enabling policies and conditions to improve income, opportunities and livelihoods for _x000D__x000D_ +impacted communities, including workforce training, development and social _x000D__x000D_ +programmes, according to their needs and priorities; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Incentivizing the development of skills and job opportunities across the plastic value _x000D__x000D_ +chain, including for the development of reuse, repair, waste collection and sorting; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Promoting a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for communities and workers _x000D__x000D_ +across the value chain, including workers in the waste management sector; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Improving working conditions for workers in the waste management sector, including _x000D__x000D_ +by providing legal recognition and protection to workers in informal and cooperative _x000D__x000D_ +settings and facilitating the formalization of their associations or cooperatives; and _x000D__x000D_ +f. Improving working conditions for workers in the waste management sector, including _x000D__x000D_ +by providing legal recognition and protection to workers in informal and cooperative _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +settings and facilitating the formalization of their associations or cooperatives; _x000D__x000D_ +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +Appropriate measures according to the actual situation in each country should be considered with _x000D__x000D_ +regard to paragraph 1.a ""Require producers and importers to disclose harmonized information on the _x000D__x000D_ +chemical composition of all plastics and plastic products throughout their lifecycle"", including sub-_x000D__x000D_ +paragraph b and c of the same paragraph. We are aware that some countries have achieved results _x000D__x000D_ +through voluntary industry initiatives such as labeling the main materials (e.g. PE, PS) of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +containers and packaging, and that downstream producers and importers do not necessarily have _x000D__x000D_ +information on the specific chemical composition of all products; upstream to quantity. We should _x000D__x000D_ +establish other options on voluntary basis, considering their national circumstances. Furthermore, _x000D__x000D_ +relevant CBI (Confidential Business Information) and human health impacts should also be _x000D__x000D_ +considered. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the monitoring and tracking of type, production volume, and import/export volume in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2, it is necessary to consider how much information should be provided over the entire life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, while also taking into account the actual situation in each country. Chemicals, Part II.2 and _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers of Concern, Part II.3 should be completed first as they depend on the treatment in the _x000D__x000D_ +problematic avoidable plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since transparency is used in multiple contexts, the scope should be clarified to avoid confusion in _x000D__x000D_ +the discussion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on these points, we propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. require business throughout supply chains to disclose harmonized information on the _x000D__x000D_ +chemical composition of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +b. take appropriate measures to ensure the traceability of chemicals, polymers and the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic contents of products throughout the life cycle of plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +based on guidelines to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular for the purposes of their safe and environmentally sound use, recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +recovery and disposal, taking into account CBI (Confidential Business Information) _x000D__x000D_ +and human health and environmental impacts; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. establish marking and labelling requirements based on guidance to be adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at its first session, in particular for the purposes of the safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound use, recycling and disposal of plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall monitor and track, to the possible extent, the types and volumes of its _x000D__x000D_ +production, imports and exports of chemicals and polymers used in the production of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, and regulated plastic products across their _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle, considering the implementation for those with limited capacity, such as small _x000D__x000D_ +and medium enterprises.68 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall report the information collected pursuant to paragraph 2 together with _x000D__x000D_ +information on the recycling facilities functioning within its territory, in a standardized _x000D__x000D_ +format to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1406, Objectives,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/morocco_16112023_objectives.pdf,['objective'],['Morocco'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal by the Kingdom of Morocco on objectives _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco would like to align itself with the AG position as expressed by my colleague from Gabon and _x000D__x000D_ +echoed by Uganda on a preference of option 1 with addition of sub-option 1.2 on the lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach. Morocco suggests that the text reads: _x000D__x000D_ +« The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, and to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment. » _x000D__x000D_ +We see that the direct objective of the treaty should be to end plastic pollution which then will lead to _x000D__x000D_ +protecting human health and the environment as an ultimate objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1407, Effectiveness Evaluation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_162023_part_iv.4.a_periodic_assessment_paragraph_3.pdf,"['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['New Zealand'],"['iv4', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part IV.4.a Periodic assessment _x000D__x000D_ +and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and effectiveness evaluation – effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation, paragraph 3.d _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +technical, _x000D__x000D_ +financial _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +economic _x000D__x000D_ +information, _x000D__x000D_ +including: […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Best available scientific and technical knowledge, including _x000D__x000D_ +scientific literature, the traditional knowledge of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples obtained with their free, prior and informed _x000D__x000D_ +consent, and other relevant sources _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Traditional knowledge is a form of science that plays an important role in the sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +management and protection of the environment. New Zealand would like to see traditional _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge reflected in this provision. We also seek that the rights of knowledge holders _x000D__x000D_ +are respected and therefore access to traditional knowledge should only be with the free, _x000D__x000D_ +prior and informed consent of the holders. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1408, Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.12_just_transition_paragraph_1.pdf,['just transition'],['New Zealand'],['ii12'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.12 Just transition, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive _x000D__x000D_ +transition for affected populations and Indigenous Peoples, with _x000D__x000D_ +special consideration for women and vulnerable groups, including _x000D__x000D_ +children and youth, , in the implementation of this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand is supportive of a provision recognising that Parties should promote and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate a just transition for affected populations, including for Indigenous Peoples. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1409, Information Exchange,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_l_part_iv.6_information_exchange_paragraph_1.pdf,['information exchange'],['New Zealand'],['iv6'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part IV.6 Information exchange, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1.c _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall facilitate and undertake exchange of information _x000D__x000D_ +relevant to the implementation of the instrument, including on […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Knowledge, including Indigenous the traditional knowledge of _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous Peoples obtained with their free, prior and _x000D__x000D_ +informed consent, inter alia, on environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and _x000D__x000D_ +flora exposure to plastic pollution and the associated risk _x000D__x000D_ +management and reduction options. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand is pleased to see the recognition of “indigenous knowledge” but propose that _x000D__x000D_ +we use ‘traditional knowledge’. We should acknowledge the importance of obtaining the _x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples with their free prior and informed consent. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1410, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.7_option_1_paragraph_1_option_2_paragraph_1.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['New Zealand'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.7 Extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility, Option 1 paragraph 1 and Option 2 paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each _x000D__x000D_ +Party _x000D__x000D_ +shall _x000D__x000D_ +establish _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +operate _x000D__x000D_ +Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR) systems, including based on the modalities _x000D__x000D_ +contained in annex D, with flexibility in the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +application of the EPR system, to incentivize increased recyclability, _x000D__x000D_ +repair, and reuse, promote higher recycling rates, […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the inclusion of mechanisms to increase the obligations of _x000D__x000D_ +responsible Parties/actors throughout the value chain of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. New Zealand would prefer to work with Option 1, with some revisions. We _x000D__x000D_ +propose the provision provides adequate flexibility for countries to take a sector-specific _x000D__x000D_ +approach or prioritise specific types of plastics or plastic products to be included in this _x000D__x000D_ +EPR provision. An EPR system or EPR systems with a very broad scope (i.e., all products _x000D__x000D_ +that contain plastic polymers) would be a significant undertaking for jurisdictions to _x000D__x000D_ +implement, operate, monitor and enforce. For both Options, we propose the inclusion of _x000D__x000D_ +“repair and reuse”, to embed ambitions higher up the waste hierarchy in the provision and _x000D__x000D_ +any accompanying annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For both Options, we propose the inclusion of “repair and reuse”, to embed ambitions _x000D__x000D_ +higher up the waste hierarchy in the provision and any accompanying annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +[…] to incentivize increased recyclability, repair, and reuse, promote higher _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates, […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For both Options, we propose the inclusion of “repair and reuse”, to embed ambitions _x000D__x000D_ +higher up the waste hierarchy in the provision and any accompanying annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1411, Emissions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.8_emissions_and_releases_of_plastic_paragraph_1.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['New Zealand'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.8 Emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic throughout its life cycle, paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, plastics, including microplastics, and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +across their life cycle, including from extraction and production, _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment from the sources identified in annex E by the dates _x000D__x000D_ +identified therein. The emissions and releases covered under this _x000D__x000D_ +provision should include […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand is pleased to see that this provision covers the full life cycle of plastics from _x000D__x000D_ +production to disposal, and adopts a low emissions approach. To this point, we would like _x000D__x000D_ +this provision to include the prevention and elimination of emissions and releases caused _x000D__x000D_ +by extraction of raw materials for plastic production, noting the significance of these _x000D__x000D_ +emissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1412," Existing Plastic Pollution, including in the Marine Environment",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.11_existing_plastic_pollution_paragraph_1.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['New Zealand'],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.11 Existing plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, _x000D__x000D_ +developed on the basis of best available science, including the _x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples’ _x000D__x000D_ +accessed with their free, prior and informed consent, to address _x000D__x000D_ +existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the clean- up activities _x000D__x000D_ +do not have potential for negative impacts on the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Traditional knowledge is a form of science that plays an important role in the sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +management and protection of the environment. New Zealand would like to acknowledge _x000D__x000D_ +the role of traditional knowledge and practices to address plastic pollution, recognising the _x000D__x000D_ +diverse world views, values and knowledge systems of Indigenous Peoples. The rights of _x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge holders should be respected and access to traditional knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +should only be with the free, prior and informed consent of the knowledge holders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1413," Awareness Raising, Education and Research",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_iv.7_awareness_raising_paragraph_1.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['New Zealand'],['iv7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part IV.7 Awareness-raising, _x000D__x000D_ +education and research, paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +individually, _x000D__x000D_ +jointly _x000D__x000D_ +or _x000D__x000D_ +through _x000D__x000D_ +relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional _x000D__x000D_ +or _x000D__x000D_ +international bodies or networks, should cooperate to promote _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this instrument and _x000D__x000D_ +to incentivize behavioural change, capacity-building and the sharing of _x000D__x000D_ +information, including on Indigenous, traditional and local knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +systems of Indigenous Peoples obtained with their free, prior _x000D__x000D_ +and informed consent. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Information sharing will help enhance the ambition of the instrument and New Zealand _x000D__x000D_ +supports recognition of indigenous traditional and local knowledge systems, but such _x000D__x000D_ +information should be obtained with free, prior and informed consent. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1414, Stakeholder Engagement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_iv.8_stakeholder_engagement_paragraph_2a.pdf,['stakeholder engagement'],['New Zealand'],['iv8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part IV.8 Stakeholder engagement, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2a _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other _x000D__x000D_ +things: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Promote active and meaningful participation of all relevant _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous Peoples and all relevant stakeholders in the _x000D__x000D_ +development and implementation of the instrument and to _x000D__x000D_ +accelerate ambitious action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand proposes to acknowledge the important role and interests of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples in the implementation of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1415," Transparency, Tracking, Monitoring and Labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_16112023_13_transparency.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Norway'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Norway proposal for revision of provision 13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +labelling _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. require producers of primary and secondary plastics and importers to disclose globally _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized information on the type and quantities of polymers produced, the type and quantities _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals used in production and make such information available in a publicly accessible _x000D__x000D_ +database composition of all plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. require producers and importers and exporters to disclose globally harmonized information on _x000D__x000D_ +the chemical composition of all plastics polymers and plastic products throughout their life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +and make such information available in a publicly accessible database; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. take appropriate measures to ensure the traceability of chemicals, polymers and the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +contents of products throughout the life cycle of plastics and plastic products, based on _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, in particular for the purposes _x000D__x000D_ +of their safe and environmentally sound use, recycling and disposal; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. establish marking and labelling requirements based on guidance to be adopted by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* at its first session, in particular for the purposes of the safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +use, recycling and disposal of plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +NEW 2. Each Party shall take legal, administrative or policy measures to ensure mandatory disclosures _x000D__x000D_ +from large and transnational businesses, including the financial sector on their activities, risks, _x000D__x000D_ +opportunities, dependencies and impacts and financial flows from all sources related to plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including along their supply, value chain and portfolios and related sustainable finance practices. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall monitor and track the types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers used in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +and regulated plastic products across their life cycle.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall report the information collected pursuant to paragraph 2, together with information _x000D__x000D_ +on the recycling facilities functioning within its territory, in a standardized format to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: The term “regulated plastic products"" in this provision refers to products subject to control measures, including _x000D__x000D_ +prohibitions or restrictions, under part II.2 (chemicals and polymers of concern) or part II.3 (problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +products, including microplastics and short-lived and single-use plastic products). _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1416," Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, Waste management, trade, just transition, labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_16112023_emissions.pdf,"['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Pakistan'],"['ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii12', 'ii13']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposals of Pakistan on Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle , Waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, trade, just transition, labelling _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision and suggests to delete paragraph 2. _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 1 with paragrphs 4,5 and 6. _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan does not support this provision of trade which is beyond the mandate of UNEA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1417, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_16112023_extended_producer_responsibility.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Pakistan'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposals of Pakistan on Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producers' responsibility is defined in Single Use Plastic Prohibition Regulations 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +in Pakistan which means the responsibility of a producer for environmentally sound management _x000D__x000D_ +of the product until the end of its life; _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, under these Regulations, it is the responsibility of producers, importers and beverage _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers to formulate a plan for single-use plastic waste collection system based on extended _x000D__x000D_ +producers responsibility which shall be submitted to the Federal Agency for approval not later than _x000D__x000D_ +three months from the commencement of these regulations. But no plan has been received since 1 _x000D__x000D_ +August 2023. _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan would like to suggest that a robust and viable EPR system with operative mechnaism, _x000D__x000D_ +incentives and tax provision so that collection, segragation, transportation, reycling or disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics waste genererated by producers, importers and beverage manufacturers may be increased. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, under EPR systmes, producers, importers and beverage manufacturers should be _x000D__x000D_ +bound to share the details of their plastic products in quantity as well as in metric tons with types _x000D__x000D_ +of polymers along with collection and recycling plan on annual basis to the Governments. _x000D__x000D_ +Producers, importers and beverage manufacturers are earning revenue from the countrries but they _x000D__x000D_ +are not investing on environment for protection of human health particularly for ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Even they are are not supporting and facilitating waste pickers those are collecting their _x000D__x000D_ +products from garbage and dumping sites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1418," Implementation and Compliance, Reporting on Progress, International Cooperation",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_16112023_implementationcompliance.pdf,"['implementation and compliance', 'international cooperation']",['Pakistan'],"['iv2', 'iv5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal of Pakistan on Implementation and compliance, Reporting on progress, _x000D__x000D_ +International cooperation etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports Implementation and Compliance mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports effectiveness evaluation mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision.t _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision with International Cooperation and Coordination. _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan supports this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pakistan suggests for intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1419," Transparency, Tracking, Monitoring and Labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_151116_transparencytrackingmonitoringlabelling.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 13 Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Chair, _x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(PSIDS), we align ourselves with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small _x000D__x000D_ +Island States. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports the provisions in the Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling item. To _x000D__x000D_ +effectively manage plastic pollution, it is important to require producers and importers to disclose the _x000D__x000D_ +chemical composition of all plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle, ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +traceability of chemicals, polymers, and plastic contents of products throughout their life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +establish marking and labelling requirements for plastics and plastic products, monitor and track the _x000D__x000D_ +types and volumes of production, imports, and exports of chemicals and polymers used in the production _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products, and report the information collected to the governing body in a _x000D__x000D_ +standardized format. These requirements are essential for developing and implementing a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to addressing the problem of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +While there are significant challenges associated with implementing the measures outlined in Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Article 13 of the treaty, PISID would like to emphasize the potential long-term benefits and the _x000D__x000D_ +importance of international cooperation and capacity building for the Pacific region. Addressing the _x000D__x000D_ +unique vulnerabilities of the Pacific island nations will be crucial in ensuring that the measures are _x000D__x000D_ +effectively implemented and contribute to sustainable development in the region. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1420," Awareness Raising, Education and Research",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_15112023_awarenessraisingeducationresearch.pdf,"['awareness-raising, education and research']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv7'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 7 Awareness-raising, Education and Research _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Tonga _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States and we _x000D__x000D_ +align with the statement by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The plastic crisis will not be resolved by governments alone or by legal means alone. We need a _x000D__x000D_ +revolution in how we produce, how we consume, and what we value. And this revolution requires _x000D__x000D_ +awareness and education. Having stakeholders informed about the impacts of plastic pollution on _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, on biodiversity, on their health, as well as providing them with adequate _x000D__x000D_ +understanding and tools with regards to the solution against these impacts will be critical to turn _x000D__x000D_ +the tide. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we agree with the ideas captured in the 3 paragraphs of this item. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1421, International cooperation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_15112023_internationalcooperation.pdf,['international cooperation'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv5'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 5 International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Palau _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator. It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island _x000D__x000D_ +Developing States and we align with the statement by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have generally no issues with the 5 paragraphs in this item and could go along with the idea _x000D__x000D_ +expressed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We cannot solve the plastic crisis alone. To end plastic pollution and tackle the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics requires cooperation at all levels and across various stakeholders: between Parties, with _x000D__x000D_ +and between other international, regional, subregional or sectoral organizations, as well as with _x000D__x000D_ +and between various stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also need consistency across different sectors. Therefore, it will also be our responsibility as _x000D__x000D_ +Parties of the future Agreement to ensure that we promote the objectives of this agreement in other _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding frameworks and instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, while our group is very committed to robust measures, we are also mindful that our _x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances as SIDS will make the implementation of our obligations difficult. This is _x000D__x000D_ +why international cooperation is critical to provide adequate technology, capacity, and enable the _x000D__x000D_ +development of knowledge through research and investment in innovation. As we are all in this _x000D__x000D_ +together, exchange of information will be key to share best practices and technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In that regard, scientific advice will be critical, as well as the consideration of traditional _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems in finding solutions _x000D__x000D_ +to effectively address the plastic crisis. In that regard, their inputs to relevant scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical bodies will be critical. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1422, Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument and effectiveness evaluation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_15112023_periodicassessment.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv4'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 4 Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument and effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Fiji _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States and _x000D__x000D_ +we align with the statement by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The effectiveness of any legally binding instrument, whether at the global or national level, _x000D__x000D_ +relies on the rate of implementation or the periodic assessment and evaluation on the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of such an instrument to monitor progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We support the periodic assessment and evaluation to be carried out by the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +with clear terms of reference and modalities to evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We further support the evaluation to be carried out on the basis of scientific, environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +technical, financial and economic information encompassing the areas listed in the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +text of Section 4. However, we feel that contributions from Indigenous Peoples and Local _x000D__x000D_ +Communities should be included as one of the available types of information to support _x000D__x000D_ +evaluations, perhaps as an additional sub-paragraph in paragraph 3 of Section 4. Also, reports _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring the environment are also important sources of information to support periodic _x000D__x000D_ +assessment and evaluation on the effectiveness of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation on the effectiveness of the instrument underscores the Parties’ commitment to _x000D__x000D_ +implement and meet the key obligations of this instrument. Through an effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +that is robust and transparent, Parties become motivated to achieve the goal of this instrument _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We further support the proposed review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +and problematic and avoidable products by the governing body. This review, in our view, _x000D__x000D_ +would be best carried out by a competent body established under this instrument with clear _x000D__x000D_ +terms of reference setting out modalities of the review. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1423, Stakeholder Engagement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_15112023_stakeholderengagement.pdf,['stakeholder engagement'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 8 Stakeholder Engagement _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: FSM _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States and _x000D__x000D_ +we align with the statement by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement, as a means of implementation and an implementation measure, is _x000D__x000D_ +critical in this instrument given the adverse impacts of plastic pollution is indiscriminate and _x000D__x000D_ +cuts across our key economic sectors such as agriculture and fisheries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our Leaders commitment for a regional framework that is inclusive and reaches all relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders at the regional and national level is reflected in our 2050 Strategy for the Blue _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific Continent. It is our regional roadmap that addresses all challenges to our region from _x000D__x000D_ +security, economic growth, infrastructure development to environment, principally the triple _x000D__x000D_ +planetary crisis. Our approach to tackling these challenges is through regional collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +supported by stakeholder engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The implementation of this instrument requires partnership at all levels. Plastic pollution is our _x000D__x000D_ +shared and common challenge that requires strong engagement by all relevant stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +This is why we support the text in item 7 and the development of a multilateral action agenda _x000D__x000D_ +to bring together stakeholders to actively participate, form and strengthen partnerships to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For Small Islands Developing States, stakeholder engagement is necessary for us due to our _x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances that we are not able to do this alone. We strongly believe in partnerships _x000D__x000D_ +and the importance of engaging our relevant stakeholders because without them, there is no _x000D__x000D_ +support. Stakeholder engagement is leaving no one behind. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1424, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_16112023_part_2_article_7_extended_producer_responsiblity.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES_x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor_x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022_x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206_x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 7 Extended Producer Responsibility_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 16 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Solomon Islands on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +It is an honor for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States and we_x000D__x000D_ +align with the statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS is supportive of the inclusion of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) into the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument._x000D__x000D_ +Presently 5 Pacific Island Countries have implemented some form of extended_x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility, and 10 of our members are considering extension of existing schemes or_x000D__x000D_ +implementation of new schemes to regulate several classes of materials including some plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products and provide some financial assistance for the effective capture and processing of these_x000D__x000D_ +materials._x000D__x000D_ +Given our small populations, geographical spread and distance to recycling markets, having_x000D__x000D_ +economically viable access to a global circular economy and recycling markets is a continuous_x000D__x000D_ +challenge. The creation of National EPR Systems by all Parties where relevant would enable the_x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body to consider the adoption of modalities that will help inform the establishment of_x000D__x000D_ +these National Systems, connect national EPR systems, and create a harmonized approach to_x000D__x000D_ +EPR systems that provides certainty for industry, and support for National EPR Systems,_x000D__x000D_ +recognising the special circumstances of SIDS. This will also incentivize producers to actively_x000D__x000D_ +integrate other elements of the instrument (such as sustainable design) into their business_x000D__x000D_ +structure to ensure all plastic products developed can feasibly access the circular economy._x000D__x000D_ +With respect to the options proposed in the Zero Draft, PSIDS advocates the merging of options_x000D__x000D_ +1 and 2._x000D__x000D_ +We will submit the exact text proposal to the Secretary in writing._x000D__x000D_ +I thank you._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text:_x000D__x000D_ +Preferred text_x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 with para 2 merged with Option 2 para 2._x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, , to_x000D__x000D_ +incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the_x000D__x000D_ +accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally sound management,_x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle and across international supply_x000D__x000D_ +chains._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt modalities to inform the establishment of_x000D__x000D_ +national EPR systems and define their essential features, and to support their harmonization,_x000D__x000D_ +taking into account how the measures taken would contribute to a just transition. These_x000D__x000D_ +measures shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on_x000D__x000D_ +national plans].._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1425, Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_16112023_part_ii_9._a._waste_management.pdf,['waste management'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES_x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor_x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022_x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206_x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II. Item 9a Waste Management_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Co-facilitator,_x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States_x000D__x000D_ +(PSIDS), we align ourselves with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small_x000D__x000D_ +Island States._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports Option 1 which urges the Parties to take effective measures to ensure that plastic_x000D__x000D_ +waste is managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner through its different stages of the_x000D__x000D_ +waste hierarchy. The option supports putting in place requirements to ensure that Parties meet the_x000D__x000D_ +minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling, and disposal rates aligning with the_x000D__x000D_ +existing provisions, guidance, and guidelines in other international agreements._x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports this option as it encourages the Parties to take necessary measures to prevent open_x000D__x000D_ +dumping, ocean dumping, littering, and open burning that releases emissions of hazardous_x000D__x000D_ +substances that can be harmful to the environment and human health._x000D__x000D_ +We emphasize the vulnerability of countries like PSIDS to plastic pollution due to the lack of_x000D__x000D_ +cost-effective and environmentally sound technological and local plastic life cycle solutions. In that_x000D__x000D_ +regard, PSIDS supports investments in waste management systems, and appropriate infrastructure to_x000D__x000D_ +cover financing gaps as well as incentivizes behavioral changes that enable environmentally sound_x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic. In order to meet, option 1, it is crucial, that technical, financial, and_x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building programmes including technology be provided to assist developing countries in_x000D__x000D_ +meeting their obligations to the instrument complimenting existing MEAs._x000D__x000D_ +We proposed to put in place a governing body provision in this option that will provide support for_x000D__x000D_ +Parties to address this issue through the Means of implementation taking into consideration the_x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances of SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +We will provide suggested text._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +Suggested text of 9a)_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and_x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection,_x000D__x000D_ +transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy [and_x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances of SIDS.]_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1426, Fishing Gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_16112023_part_ii_9._b._fishing_gear.pdf,"['waste management', 'fishing gear']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],"['ii9', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES_x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor_x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022_x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206_x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +Part II. Item 9b Fishing Gear_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Final_x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Republic of Marshall Islands on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States_x000D__x000D_ +Co-facilitator,_x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States_x000D__x000D_ +(PSIDS), we align ourselves with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small_x000D__x000D_ +Island States. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports the provisions under this item. PSIDS supports a dedicated provision for fishing gear_x000D__x000D_ +and agrees that fishing gear is an issue that needs to be addressed in this instrument and supports_x000D__x000D_ +the option for Parties to take effective measures to prevent, reduce, and eliminate, abandoned, lost,_x000D__x000D_ +or otherwise discarded fishing gear containing plastic considering internationally agreed rules,_x000D__x000D_ +standards and recommended practices and procedures. PSIDS supports the promotion of synergies_x000D__x000D_ +and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in their respective actions toward_x000D__x000D_ +the safe disposal of fishing gear and the inclusion of the whole life cycle impacts of fishing gear_x000D__x000D_ +containing plastics. Doing so will assist the Pacific region in addressing the rising issue of abandoned,_x000D__x000D_ +lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear that has impacted the marine environment. We propose to_x000D__x000D_ +put in place a governing body provision in this option that will provide support for Parties to address_x000D__x000D_ +this issue through the Means of implementation taking into consideration the special circumstances_x000D__x000D_ +of SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1427, Information Exchange,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_16112023_part_iv_item6_informationa_exchange.pdf,['information exchange'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['iv6'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV Item 6 Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Palau _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Co-facilitator. It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island _x000D__x000D_ +Developing States and we align with the statement by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are generally supportive of this item and its 5 paragraphs. Information exchange is important _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve our collective commitments. We agree and support the relevance of exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information on best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +research and technologies between countries and processes, this allows us to continuously improve _x000D__x000D_ +our understanding of, and ways to address plastic pollution, including that which affects the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. While we are also fully supportive of exchange of knowledge on environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound waste management, we believe that such knowledge must include the valuable knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +of Indigenous Peoples in that regard, with the understanding that this knowledge be shared with _x000D__x000D_ +their free, prior and informed consent. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We will send our textual proposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Textual proposal: _x000D__x000D_ +c. Knowledge, including traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, _x000D__x000D_ +and local knowledge systems Indigenous knowledge, in line with their free, prior and _x000D__x000D_ +informed consent, inter alia, on environmentally sound waste management, sources _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to plastic pollution and the _x000D__x000D_ +associated risk management and reduction options. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1428, Contact Group Two Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republic_of_korea_231116_submission_cg2.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products']",['Republic Of Korea'],"['iii1', 'iii2', 'iv1', 'iv', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv5', 'iv6', 'iv7', 'iv8', 'iv4a', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Submission by the Republic of Korea at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of private sector _x000D__x000D_ +financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their support, _x000D__x000D_ +including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, take into _x000D__x000D_ +account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 [ROK] _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within [GEF; ROK] an existing financial arrangement*4 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its effectiveness, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties. It shall, based on such review, take _x000D__x000D_ +relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.5 _x000D__x000D_ +9. Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers within its _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its collection. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities and procedures for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of the fee to the financial Mechanism established _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 4.6 _x000D__x000D_ +10. Each Party shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards projects _x000D__x000D_ +that result in emissions and releases to the environment from plastics and plastic products across the life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, including microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards projects _x000D__x000D_ +that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics and plastic products across _x000D__x000D_ +the life cycle, including microplastics, including for the development of adequate waste management _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of timely, sustainable, _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance 7 , 8 to developing countries, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular, to least developed countries and SIDS, to assist them in implementing their obligations under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and to retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical assistance to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and coordination with other multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on mutually agreed terms, diffusion of and _x000D__x000D_ +access to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address plastic pollution, including through safe _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote _x000D__x000D_ +and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate access to essential technologies, including with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could hold _x000D__x000D_ +polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in which the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. It could generate revenue to _x000D__x000D_ +finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: Members may wish to include a definition of “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms” either in the provision _x000D__x000D_ +on ‘definitions’ or in the provision on ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms’. The glossary of terms prepared for the _x000D__x000D_ +committee’s first session, UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, refers to the following definition: “Technology transfer means the _x000D__x000D_ +transmission of know-how, equipment and products to governments, organizations or other stakeholders. It usually also _x000D__x000D_ +implies adaptation for use in a specific cultural, social, economic and environmental context”. (UNEP, Glossary of Terms for _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (Nairobi, 2007), p. 91.) _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: Particular focus areas for capacity-building, technical assistance or technology transfer may need to be further _x000D__x000D_ +defined and elaborated when there is a better understanding of the substantive obligations under this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +1. National plans _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan9 to fulfil its obligations under this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve its objective(s). The national plans shall be based on the format in annex G and shall include at _x000D__x000D_ +least relevant elements related to10: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan to the governing body* within [X] year[s] of the date _x000D__x000D_ +on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred to in paragraph 1 when preparing and submitting their _x000D__x000D_ +national plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with a view to enhancing its level of ambition, in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with guidance adopted by the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and implementation of regional plans to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their national plans every [X] year[s], _x000D__x000D_ +and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing body*, with each update representing a _x000D__x000D_ +progression compared to the Party’s previous national plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how Members may ultimately choose to refer to the plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the options _x000D__x000D_ +presented. It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how Members may choose to address this item in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and structure of commitments and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the implementation of its national plan towards achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitative in nature and shall pay particular attention to _x000D__x000D_ +the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties.11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the governing body* at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing body*, as appropriate.12 The committee shall _x000D__x000D_ +consist of 17 members with recognized competence in fields relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* striving to reflect a balance of expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with three members each from the five regional groups of the United Nations and two _x000D__x000D_ +members from the SIDS, taking into account the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a maximum of two _x000D__x000D_ +consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect nine members to the committee for an _x000D__x000D_ +initial term of [X] years and eight members for a term of [half of X] years. Thereafter, the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +shall elect at its relevant regular sessions nine members for a term of [X] years. The members and alternate _x000D__x000D_ +members shall remain in office until their successors are elected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +Additional options _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding another Party’s compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by the secretariat with respect to the status of submission of information under _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall elaborate its rules of procedure,13 which shall be subject to _x000D__x000D_ +endorsement by the governing body* at its second session. The governing body* may adopt further terms of _x000D__x000D_ +reference for the committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +12 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +13 Note: The rules of procedure may include provisions for non-compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body* on the measures taken to implement the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures according to the timeline to be agreed by the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* at its first session. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall submit its report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the secretariat14 on the measures _x000D__x000D_ +it has taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures and _x000D__x000D_ +the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. The secretariat shall make national reports _x000D__x000D_ +submitted by the Parties under this Article publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall include, in its reporting, information provided in accordance with [part II.14 on transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +tracking, monitoring and labelling, paragraphs 2 and 3], including statistical data on types and volumes of _x000D__x000D_ +its production, imports and exports of plastic polymers and products.15 _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and format for the reporting referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 of this Article, which shall take into consideration the full life cycle of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, while ensuring complementarity with relevant international instruments and organizations, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and procedures for review of information _x000D__x000D_ +communicated in accordance with this Article. The secretariat shall keep under review and regularly _x000D__x000D_ +communicate to the governing body* the status of submissions by Parties of information in accordance with _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Each Party shall take measures to ensure mandatory disclosures from businesses, including the financial _x000D__x000D_ +sector on their activities and financial flows from all sources related to plastic pollution and related sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +finance practices. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 [ROK] _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on the measures it has taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures and the possible _x000D__x000D_ +challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall include in its reporting the information called for in Articles [X,X]16 of this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the reporting to be _x000D__x000D_ +followed by the Parties, taking into account the desirability of coordinating reporting with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* and determine any _x000D__x000D_ +measures required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall undertake its first _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [X] years after the date of entry into force of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14 Note: The secretariat could be mandated to maintain a registry, i.e., a central data exchange where information reported by _x000D__x000D_ +the parties could be made available. _x000D__x000D_ +15 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 21.2. _x000D__x000D_ +16 Note: The list of relevant Articles to be defined. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities for the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, environmental, technical, financial and _x000D__x000D_ +economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary body];17 _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Best available scientific and technical knowledge, including scientific literature and other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Information and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in [part IV.2 on _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance mechanism]; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Reports and other relevant information on the alignment of financial flows from all sources with _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument*’s objective and targets, operation of the financial assistance, technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +and capacity-building arrangements put in place under this instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. _x000D__x000D_ +Other information the governing body* deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrume. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + [b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] years _x000D__x000D_ +thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic production, intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and avoidable plastic products18, with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to their identification, production and use by Parties, and their impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or panel].19 This _x000D__x000D_ +report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, including with respect to possible amendments _x000D__x000D_ +to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]20 may prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or panel] 21 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and socioeconomic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +18 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part II.2 _x000D__x000D_ +(chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use products, _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +19 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function and any related functions. _x000D__x000D_ +20 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +21 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate with each other on a global basis and, as appropriate, on a regional basis, and with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant intergovernmental organizations and other entities, including relevant scientific organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +bodies, to support the effective implementation of this instrument* and the achievement of its objective, _x000D__x000D_ +including through strengthening and enhancing cooperation with and among relevant legal instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks, as well as global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote the objective of this instrument* when participating in decision-making under other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant legal instruments, frameworks or global, regional, subregional or sectoral bodies.22 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote international cooperation in support of the objective of this instrument* through: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +The development, transfer, diffusion of and access to technology on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +and technical innovation, consistent with [part III.2 on capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and technology transfer]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. The development of research and exchange of information to improve the understanding of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and advance technological innovation, consistent with [part IV.6 on _x000D__x000D_ +information exchange and part IV.7 on awareness-raising, education and research]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +The promotion of technical and scientific cooperation, including regional platforms or _x000D__x000D_ +databases, technical-scientific cooperation projects, and networks of technical centres; _x000D__x000D_ +d. The implementation of the monitoring obligations; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +The use of existing information exchange mechanisms to promote knowledge, best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices and alternative technologies that are environmentally, technically, _x000D__x000D_ +socially and economically viable. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* will invite, as appropriate, input from relevant scientific and technical bodies, including _x000D__x000D_ +the Science Policy Panel to be established in accordance with UNEA resolution 5/8, the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Panel on Climate Change or the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +Services, and other relevant bodies on matters relevant to the fulfilment of its mandate.23 The governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* may also consider relevant outcomes from the work of the above mentioned scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall cooperate and collaborate with relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate, including with a view to ensuring the greatest level of consistency among _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international instruments and organizations.24 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +22 Note: Adapted from the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, Article 8. _x000D__x000D_ +23 Note: Pursuant to UNEA resolution 5/8, the Science Policy Panel (SPP) could support “relevant multilateral agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +other international instruments and intergovernmental bodies, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders in their _x000D__x000D_ +work”. The exact wording of the proposed language would need to be finalized considering the outcomes of the work of the _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG established by resolution 5/8 towards the establishment of the future SPP. _x000D__x000D_ +24 Note: Adapted from United Nations General Assembly resolution 73/333. The relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations would include, among others, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter London Convention and its _x000D__x000D_ +1996 Protocol, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, the World Customs Organization, _x000D__x000D_ +the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the International Labour Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall facilitate and undertake exchange of information relevant to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including on: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Research and technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge, inter alia, on environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and the associated risk management and reduction options. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 1 directly, through an online registry to be _x000D__x000D_ +maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant international instruments and organizations, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +including with regard to the prior informed consent of importing States under [Part II.11 on trade in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and networks to _x000D__x000D_ +share knowledge, highlight successes, replicate and scale sustainable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential information as _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7.Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant regional or international bodies or networks, should cooperate _x000D__x000D_ +to promote awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this instrument* and to incentivize behavioural _x000D__x000D_ +change, capacity-building and the sharing of information, including on Indigenous, traditional and local _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take relevant measures to raise awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. This may include measures such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the instrument*, involving all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, including educational and awareness-raising programmes and citizen campaigns; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting public participation and public access to information; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including exchange visits and _x000D__x000D_ +specific dedicated training; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Including issues related to plastic pollution across curricula and practices in educational institutions at _x000D__x000D_ +all levels and in all forms of education; and _x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing communication materials regarding the health risks of plastic pollution, potential _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and the importance of behavioural change. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, within their capabilities, at the national, regional and international levels, cooperate in promoting _x000D__x000D_ +and/or undertake relevant research, development, exchange of information and cooperation to improve _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the impacts of plastic pollution and advance scientific knowledge and promote technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovation to reduce plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +8.Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ +1. A multi-stakeholder action agenda25 that promotes inclusive, representative and transparent actions and _x000D__x000D_ +leverages efforts through existing bodies, partnerships and other initiatives is hereby established. The _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt the modalities for the action agenda.26 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other things: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote active and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders in the development and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument* and to accelerate ambitious action; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Provide a space for relevant stakeholders who wish to do so to report on action taken in support of the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of the objective of this instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and global levels; _x000D__x000D_ +d. In coordination with Parties in their implementation of the instrument*, mobilize financial and _x000D__x000D_ +technical resources from stakeholders, including public and private finance stakeholders; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable solutions, including in high-_x000D__x000D_ +impact sectors and key thematic areas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall incentivize an all-of-society approach to report through the multi-stakeholder action agenda _x000D__x000D_ +on measures taken towards the objective and targets of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part V [Institutional arrangements (placeholder)] _x000D__x000D_ +1. Governing body (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subsidiary bodies (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +3. Secretariat (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part VI [Final provisions (placeholder)] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +25 Note: The multi-stakeholder agenda could alternatively be launched through a decision of the committee as early as the _x000D__x000D_ +committee’s third session outside of this *instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +26 Note: Modalities of the agenda could be established by the governing body at its first session or alternatively be included _x000D__x000D_ +in an annex to this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1429, Financial Mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_14112023_financial_mechanism.pdf,['financing'],['Russian Federation'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2, November 14, 15:00-18:00 _x000D__x000D_ +We’d like to note at the outset that some provisions to be discussed under _x000D__x000D_ +Contact G2 are tightly related to provisions discussed under other contact groups. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, our possible endorsement of such provisions is subject to the progress _x000D__x000D_ +on such related issued in other groups. _x000D__x000D_ +Now on to the substance. _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to finance, we have several points. _x000D__x000D_ +First, we are of the opinion that instead of creating new financial _x000D__x000D_ +institutions the new instrument should focus on using the existing and well-_x000D__x000D_ +established multilateral organizations, agencies and funds. _x000D__x000D_ +Second, we’d like to draw the members’ attention to para 10 of Financing _x000D__x000D_ +section which obliges parties to decrease financial flows towards projects _x000D__x000D_ +resulting in emissions from plastics and plastic products across the life cycle. We _x000D__x000D_ +suspect that this paragraph could be seen as covering, among other things, the _x000D__x000D_ +rather controversial subject of fossil-fuel subsidies while going far beyond what _x000D__x000D_ +has been recently been agreed on this subject within other specialized fora such _x000D__x000D_ +as the UNFCCC, which plays a key role in this area and holds its 28th COP _x000D__x000D_ +session in Dubai at the end of this month. To the extent that this paragraph does _x000D__x000D_ +cover fossil-fuel subsidies, we oppose its inclusion in the text in its current form _x000D__x000D_ +and invite committee members to be mindful of the state of, and not to prejudge, _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations on this subject in other key fora, foremost the UNFCCC. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we’d like to draw members’ attention to para. 9 in the same section _x000D__x000D_ +concerning the establishment of plastic pollution fees, including the global fee. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe this is a prime example of the one-size-fits-all approach that many _x000D__x000D_ +countries may find unsuitable to their unique circumstances, for example because _x000D__x000D_ +it creates a financial and administrative burden for companies and competent _x000D__x000D_ +authorities in case such a comparable fee already applies to all wastes, including _x000D__x000D_ +plastic. So at least for this reason we oppose the inclusion of this paragraph 9 in _x000D__x000D_ +its current form. _x000D__x000D_ + We look forward to a constructive engagement with the committee _x000D__x000D_ +members on these and other issues and we will submit relevant textual proposals _x000D__x000D_ +in due time as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for attention, co-facilitators. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1430, Provisions on the Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_16112023_articles_567.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['Russian Federation'],"['ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Parrt II. _x000D__x000D_ +Article 5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The position of the Russian delegation is that it is possible to have some of the provisions listed in _x000D__x000D_ +article 5 in the future Instrument, with the understanding that the accent will be made on national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances rather than common globally established standards. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General comment on article 5, subarticles a, b, c. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The importance of design of end-use plastic product is directly related to the criteria of _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability and simplification of the composition of products to facilitate recycling process. The _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate levels of content of secondary recycled materials should be established nationally, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the availability of relevant technologies and existing standards for manufactured _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to provide for a fair transition, without infringing upon food security, basing on _x000D__x000D_ +national characteristics and the level of technological development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The introduction of trade barriers is not acceptable. Instead, we should strive to formulate _x000D__x000D_ +approaches aimed at changing the design and the composition of plastic goods, primarily to increase _x000D__x000D_ +the efficiency of collection and processing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding primary polymers, our delegation has already voiced its position that primary polymers _x000D__x000D_ +are beyond the mandate of UNEA Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to article 5-b (reduction of use, reuse, repair of plastics and plastic products). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In a circular economy it is important to reduce waste generation through the use of “reusable _x000D__x000D_ +solutions” and repairable materials. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, option 2 could be supported. Namely, taking into account national specifics of the _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility systems in countries where it is already implemented. In doing so, _x000D__x000D_ +the guidelines should be advisory in nature. Targets and deadlines should be excluded from the text _x000D__x000D_ +of the future document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to article 5-d, referring to alternative plastics, we would like to emphasize that the _x000D__x000D_ +current definition of alternative plastics, contained in footnote 30, is unacceptable since alternatives’ _x000D__x000D_ +less negative impact of the environment is not scientifically proved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are also of the view that biodegradable plastics cannot serve as a substitute for plastic since _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradables are the source of microplastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 6. _x000D__x000D_ +Our delegation believes it its premature to impose obligations on States with to development _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials, keeping in mind that alternatives can be characterized with a smaller range of _x000D__x000D_ +functional properties, and their use can pose with similar or new environmental risks. For example, _x000D__x000D_ +the use of paper substitutes poses new environmental challenges. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to emphasize the improvement of waste management system as the key solution to _x000D__x000D_ +tackling plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 7. _x000D__x000D_ +General comment. Taking into account that the EPR mechanisms are already implemented in a _x000D__x000D_ +number of countries, we propose that requirements and recommendations aimed at changing _x000D__x000D_ +already existing EPR mechanisms be dropped from this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the other hand, for countries, which do not yet have their own EPR systems, we propose _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Parties who do not yet have their Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems are encouraged _x000D__x000D_ +to consider establishing and operating fiscal and/or non-fiscal EPR systems as appropriate and _x000D__x000D_ +based on their national circumstances and capability, including, where relevant, to incentivize _x000D__x000D_ +increased recyclability, support higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers _x000D__x000D_ +and importers for safe and environmentally sound management of plastic products and increase _x000D__x000D_ +public awareness”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This is explained by the fact that the goal of the EPR mechanism is to create an effective system of _x000D__x000D_ +returning secondary material resources into circulation as part of transition towards circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is equally important to avoid duplication of other international legally binding instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +not to block their implementation. This primarily refers the system of regulations under the WTO. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1431, Elements of Part III and Part IV of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_16112023_part_iii_and_iv_15.11.2023.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement']",['Russian Federation'],"['part iii, part iv']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Submission of the Russian Federation concerting certain elements _x000D__x000D_ + of Part III and Part IV of Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Legend: addition, deletion _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation _x000D__x000D_ +of private sector financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their _x000D__x000D_ +support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this _x000D__x000D_ +Article, take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small _x000D__x000D_ +Island Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall _x000D__x000D_ +include financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the _x000D__x000D_ +newly established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*4 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness, as well as its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties. It _x000D__x000D_ +shall, based on such review, take relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.5 _x000D__x000D_ +9. Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers within its _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its _x000D__x000D_ +collection. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities and procedures for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of the fee to the _x000D__x000D_ +financial Mechanism established in paragraph 4.6 _x000D__x000D_ +10. Each Party shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, _x000D__x000D_ +towards projects that result in emissions and releases to the environment from plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products across the life cycle, including microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, _x000D__x000D_ +towards projects that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products across the life cycle, including microplastics, including for the _x000D__x000D_ +development of adequate waste management infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of timely, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance 7 , 8 to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, in particular, to least developed countries and SIDS, to assist them in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing their obligations under this instrument* and to retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical assistance to support _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and coordination with other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on mutually agreed terms, diffusion _x000D__x000D_ +of and access to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including through safe and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. In implementing _x000D__x000D_ +this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new _x000D__x000D_ +technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, _x000D__x000D_ +including with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could _x000D__x000D_ +hold polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in _x000D__x000D_ +which the plastics end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +It could generate revenue to finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: Members may wish to include a definition of “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms” either in the _x000D__x000D_ +provision on ‘definitions’ or in the provision on ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms’. The glossary of _x000D__x000D_ +terms prepared for the committee’s first session, UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, refers to the following definition: _x000D__x000D_ +“Technology transfer means the transmission of know-how, equipment and products to governments, _x000D__x000D_ +organizations or other stakeholders. It usually also implies adaptation for use in a specific cultural, social, _x000D__x000D_ +economic and environmental context”. (UNEP, Glossary of Terms for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Agreements (Nairobi, 2007), p. 91.) _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: Particular focus areas for capacity-building, technical assistance or technology transfer may need to be _x000D__x000D_ +further defined and elaborated when there is a better understanding of the substantive obligations under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +[Article 3] Technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer, diffusion of and access to up-to-_x000D__x000D_ +date technologies addressing plastic pollution in an environmentally sound manner, including _x000D__x000D_ +those related to collecting, sorting, processing and recycling of plastic waste as well as those _x000D__x000D_ +related to safe and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. In implementing this _x000D__x000D_ +provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new _x000D__x000D_ +technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, _x000D__x000D_ +including with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall ensure freedom of trade and technology transfer in the areas related to the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument*. In particular, no prohibition or restriction shall be instituted _x000D__x000D_ +or maintained on trade in equipment and transfer of technologies related to combating plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, enhancing waste management and plastic waste recycling, as well as any other _x000D__x000D_ +activities covered by the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +1. National plans _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan 9 to fulfil its obligations under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and to achieve its objective(s). The national plans should shall be based on the format _x000D__x000D_ +in annex G and, to the extent possible, shall include at least relevant but not be limited to the _x000D__x000D_ +following elements related to10: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +[Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition.] _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan to the governing body* within 5 [X] year[s] _x000D__x000D_ +of the date on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how Members may ultimately choose to refer to the _x000D__x000D_ +plans. Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the _x000D__x000D_ +options presented. It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how Members may choose to _x000D__x000D_ +address this item in the instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and _x000D__x000D_ +structure of commitments and obligations under the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall should be guided by the format modalities referred to in paragraph 1 when _x000D__x000D_ +preparing and submitting their national plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with a view to enhancing its level of ambition, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with guidance adopted by the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and implementation of regional plans to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their national plans every 5 _x000D__x000D_ +[X] year[s], and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing body*, with each _x000D__x000D_ +update representing a progression compared to the Party’s previous national plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the implementation of its national plan towards achieving _x000D__x000D_ +the objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall consist of a committee that shall _x000D__x000D_ +be expert-based and facilitative in nature, and function in a manner that is transparent, non-_x000D__x000D_ +adversarial, non-punitive and respectful of the sovereignty of Parties. The committee shall _x000D__x000D_ +pay particular attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties.11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The committee mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at its first session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing body*, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate.12 The committee shall consist of 17 members with recognized competence in fields _x000D__x000D_ +relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the governing body* striving to reflect a balance of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical representation, with three members each from _x000D__x000D_ +the five regional groups of the United Nations and two members from the SIDS, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a maximum _x000D__x000D_ +of two consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect nine members to the _x000D__x000D_ +committee for an initial term of [X] years and eight members for a term of [half of X] years. _x000D__x000D_ +Thereafter, the governing body* shall elect at its relevant regular sessions nine members for a term _x000D__x000D_ +of [X] years. The members and alternate members shall remain in office until their successors are _x000D__x000D_ +elected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +Additional options _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding another Party’s compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +12 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by the secretariat with respect to the status of submission of information _x000D__x000D_ +under [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall elaborate its rules of procedure,13 which shall be _x000D__x000D_ +subject to adoption endorsement by the governing body* at its second session. The governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* may adopt further terms of reference for the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body* on the measures taken to implement the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures according to the timeline to be _x000D__x000D_ +agreed by the governing body* at its first session. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall submit its report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the secretariat14 on _x000D__x000D_ +the measures it has taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of such measures and the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. The _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat shall make national reports submitted by the Parties under this Article publicly _x000D__x000D_ +available. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall include, in its reporting, information provided in accordance with [part II.14 on _x000D__x000D_ +transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, paragraphs 2 and 3], including statistical data _x000D__x000D_ +on types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of plastic polymers and products.15 _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and format for the reporting _x000D__x000D_ +referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, which shall take into consideration the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, while ensuring complementarity with relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities and procedures for review of _x000D__x000D_ +information communicated in accordance with this Article. The secretariat shall keep under review _x000D__x000D_ +and regularly communicate to the governing body* the status of submissions by Parties of _x000D__x000D_ +information in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Each Party shall take measures to ensure mandatory disclosures from businesses, including the _x000D__x000D_ +financial sector on their activities and financial flows from all sources related to plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and related sustainable finance practices. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on the measures it has _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures _x000D__x000D_ +and the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall include in its reporting report, to be made publicly available by the secretariat, _x000D__x000D_ +the information called for in Articles [X,X]16 of this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the reporting _x000D__x000D_ +to be followed by the Parties, taking into account the desirability of coordinating reporting with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13 Note: The rules of procedure may include provisions for non-compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +14 Note: The secretariat could be mandated to maintain a registry, i.e., a central data exchange where information _x000D__x000D_ +reported by the parties could be made available. _x000D__x000D_ +15 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 21.2. _x000D__x000D_ +16 Note: The list of relevant Articles to be defined. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +determine any measures required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall _x000D__x000D_ +undertake its first evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [X] years after the _x000D__x000D_ +date of entry into force of the instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities for the evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, environmental, technical, _x000D__x000D_ +financial and economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +body];17 _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Best available scientific and technical knowledge, including scientific literature and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Information and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in [part IV.2 _x000D__x000D_ +on implementation and compliance mechanism]; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Reports and other relevant information on the alignment of financial flows from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources with the instrument*’s objective and targets, operation of the financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, technology transfer and capacity-building arrangements put in place under _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. _x000D__x000D_ +Other information the governing body* deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every _x000D__x000D_ +[X] years thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic production, _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics and avoidable plastic products18, with a view to assessing the _x000D__x000D_ +state of knowledge with respect to their identification, production and use by Parties, and their _x000D__x000D_ +impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or _x000D__x000D_ +panel].19 This report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, including with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to possible amendments to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated _x000D__x000D_ +to carry out scientific and socioeconomic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +18 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part _x000D__x000D_ +II.2 (chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use products, and intentionally added microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +19 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated _x000D__x000D_ +to carry out this function and any related functions. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]20 may _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise _x000D__x000D_ +to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or _x000D__x000D_ +panel] 21 pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +20 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated _x000D__x000D_ +to carry out this function. _x000D__x000D_ +21 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated _x000D__x000D_ +to carry out this function. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1432, Contact Group One and Three Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/south_africa_16112023_cg1.pdf,"['definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'primary plastic polymers', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['South Africa'],"['i3', 'i4', 'i5', 'ii1', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'v2', 'v3', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document,"SOUTH AFRICA in-session submission _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Plastic polymer production _x000D__x000D_ +It is critical that sustainable development remain at the centre of this instrument. Sustainable consumption _x000D__x000D_ +and production patterns as underpinned by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, are key to sustain the _x000D__x000D_ +livelihoods of current and future generations pursuant of environmental and development goals. Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +material footprint per capita, material footprint per GDP, plastic consumption, plastic consumption per capita _x000D__x000D_ +and others are becoming indicators of interest in tracking sustainable consumption and production that the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria and relevant Annexures can consider as part of the Intersessional Process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On problematic and avoidable plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports option 1 and further underscore a science-based approach in the development of the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria to identify these problematic and avoidable products at the global level. South Africa calls for _x000D__x000D_ +mandating the establishment of an intersessional expert group to proceed with prioritizing this work, with _x000D__x000D_ +balanced regional representation to develop a criteria that would be discussed at the 4th session of the INC. _x000D__x000D_ +On intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports option 1 and further calls for Intersessional work to assess the current applications _x000D__x000D_ +and products with intentionally added microplastics and inform the evidence on cost-benefit analysis for _x000D__x000D_ +critical applications for the INC to be clear on the exception vs exemption considerations and criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +On exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa underscores an additional sub-paragraph that reflect on Just Transition considerations linked to _x000D__x000D_ +the ambitious means of implementation (including but not limited to finance, technology transfer and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance for developing countries) as part of the exemption procedure. _x000D__x000D_ +On the options under 5 (a) Product Design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa calls for Intersessional work to clarify the design and performance criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work should also provide the necessary socio-economic assessment linked to the _x000D__x000D_ +global minimum design and performance criteria and the implications of the timeline prescribed in the _x000D__x000D_ +Annex in line with the Just Transition principle. _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports Option 2. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5(b) Reduce, reuse, refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa underscores Intersessional work to inform the targets under consideration in Option 1. _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa underscores that Option 2 that cater for the special circumstances of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5 (c) Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports the new option text to be provided through the written Africa Group submission. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5(d) Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa underscores Option 2. _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ +On Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +The South African delegation request for Additional definitions to be included aligned to the call by _x000D__x000D_ +many delegations on recognizing the role of waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ + Waste pickers refer to people who participate individually or collectively in the collection, _x000D__x000D_ +separation, sorting, transport, and sale of recyclable and reusable materials and products _x000D__x000D_ +(paper, plastic, metal, glass, and other materials) in an informal or semi-formal capacity, as _x000D__x000D_ +own-account workers, or a cooperative or social and solidarity economy setting, and as _x000D__x000D_ +workers who subsequently achieved formal work arrangements through their organisations. _x000D__x000D_ + just transition (International Labour Organisation) _x000D__x000D_ + Part II section 6 under Non-plastic substitutes “At scale” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Principles _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa regards principles to be necessary in guiding and influencing measures of the instrument in _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution. In this regard that, South Africa underscores _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights on protection of human health and the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary Principle that underscore a risk-averse and cautious approach need to be applied, the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument need to take into account the limits of current knowledge about the consequences of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter Pays Principle, Extended Producer Responsibility, Just Transition Principle. _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary that the Rio principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) as provided for _x000D__x000D_ +in the founding UNEA 5/14 decision is underscored as it is necessary for South Africa as a developing _x000D__x000D_ +country. _x000D__x000D_ +Evidence-based policy making require that the best available science need to inform the criteria linked to _x000D__x000D_ +relevant measures. Openness and transparency in sharing of information about plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +On Scope _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports UNEA 5/14 on comprehensive approach that addresses the full life-cycle of plastics to _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate plastic pollution, including leakage, to protect the environment, human health and livelihoods from _x000D__x000D_ +the impacts of plastic pollution. South Africa underscore sustainable consumption and production and _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, is key to sustain the livelihoods of current _x000D__x000D_ +and future generations. _x000D__x000D_ +On subsidiary bodies, _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa underscores the need for evidence-based policy making and thus the establishment of a _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic technical body with a mandate to assess and address the impacts of policy measures _x000D__x000D_ +arising from this instrument, including the environmental and socio-economic feasibility of obligatory _x000D__x000D_ +measures is necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa underscores the establishment of the body that would be entrusted with the operation of the _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism as emphasized by Cameroon, Brazil and others. South Africa supports the _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation Committee to enable progressive tracking. We have seen the effectiveness of _x000D__x000D_ +some instruments within the Chemicals and Waste Cluster being undermined due to lack of Effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional Work on criteria for the following: _x000D__x000D_ + Chemicals and Polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + Problematic products _x000D__x000D_ +Hosting of the Secretariat of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +South Africa supports the hosting of the Secretariat of the instrument in UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1433, Contact Group One Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_cg1.pdf,"['objective', 'product design, composition and performance', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'alternative plastics and plastic products']",['Switzerland'],"['i2', 'ii5', 'ii8', 'ii13', 'ii5d']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to de-_x000D__x000D_ +velop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(INC 3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions of Switzerland pertaining to the deliberations in _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed amendments are highlighted in yellow with strikethrough indicating deletion of text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In accordance with UNEA Resolution 5/14, the objective should include an overall commitment to end _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. That is why Switzerland supports a strong and overarching objective that enables a _x000D__x000D_ +broad scope for the instrument encompassing the full life cycle of plastics and addressing all sources of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, while recognising the risk of plastic pollution to human health and the environment. Swit-_x000D__x000D_ +zerland thinks this is best reflected in Option 1 with adding Sub-option 1.2 of Option 2, which reads as fol-_x000D__x000D_ +lows: The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic polymers, chemical pollu-_x000D__x000D_ +tants, plastics, including microplastics, and plastic products across their life cycle, to protect human health _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment from the sources identified in annex E by the dates identified therein. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5d. Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products are safe, environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, taking into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health im-_x000D__x000D_ +pacts, including and avoid potential negative impacts on food security _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall monitor and track the types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers used in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, and reg-_x000D__x000D_ +ulated plastic products across their life cycle as well as subsidies and other fiscal incentives related to the _x000D__x000D_ +production, imports and exports of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1434, Contact Group Two Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_16112023_cg2.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Switzerland'],"['iii2', 'iv4', 'iv5', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to de-_x000D__x000D_ +velop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(INC 3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions of Switzerland pertaining to the deliberations in _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed amendments are highlighted in yellow with strikethrough indicating deletion of text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on mutually agreed terms, diffusion of _x000D__x000D_ +and access to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +through safe and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. In implementing this provision, Par-_x000D__x000D_ +ties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative _x000D__x000D_ +solutions, and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, including with respect to financial re-_x000D__x000D_ +sources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a) effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +3) f. Reports and other relevant information on the alignment of financial flows and alignment with the life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle stages from all sources with the instrument*’s objective and targets, operation of the financial assis-_x000D__x000D_ +tance, technology transfer and capacity-building arrangements put in place under this instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +3. a. The development, transfer, diffusion of and access to technology on mutually agreed terms and _x000D__x000D_ +technical innovation, on mutually agreed terms consistent with [part III.2 on capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and technology transfer]; _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Secretariat of the Treaty under the guidance of the COP governing body* shall cooperate and col-_x000D__x000D_ +laborate with relevant international instruments and organizations, as appropriate, including with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring the greatest level of consistency among relevant international instruments and organizations _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1435, Contact Group Three Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_16112023_cg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Switzerland'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5', 'v1', 'v2', 'v3']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to de-_x000D__x000D_ +velop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(INC 3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions of Switzerland pertaining to the deliberations in _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed amendments are highlighted in yellow with strikethrough indicating deletion of text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble should give context on how to interpret the operative provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble in Section A of Appendix I of the options paper INC.2/4 as a good basis for further discus-_x000D__x000D_ +sions. _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble should make reference to relevant MEAs such as the BRS Conventions, and in particular _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +Agreed definitions from veracious international conventions should be used for the instrument where _x000D__x000D_ +needed. They bring clarity for the operation and implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions cannot be considered in isolation and should therefore be determined by the content of the _x000D__x000D_ +substantive provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +No separate article for principles. Most MEAs do not have a specific article on principles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the instrument can be derived from UNEA Resolution 5/14 and the operative provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part V _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body _x000D__x000D_ +A Conference of the Parties shall be established to be the governing body. We believe that previous _x000D__x000D_ +MEAs have provisions that provide a good basis to be used for this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +The establishment of subsidiary bodies should be driven by identified needs as mentioned in the pro-_x000D__x000D_ +posed approach c) of paragraph 63 in the synthesis report. _x000D__x000D_ +Turn to already established MEAs as they contain provisions enabling the COP to establish subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies, for example technical or scientific bodies. This is an important provision, as it allows the COP to _x000D__x000D_ +decide whether a particular subsidiary body is needed at a particular time and for a certain duration. _x000D__x000D_ +These examples should be considered by the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +We propose the following text: _x000D__x000D_ +A Secretariat is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ +The functions of the Secretariat shall be: _x000D__x000D_ +To make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +and to provide them with services as required; _x000D__x000D_ +To facilitate assistance to Parties on request in the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +To coordinate, as appropriate, with the secretariats of relevant international bodies, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +other chemicals and waste conventions; _x000D__x000D_ +To assist Parties in the exchange of information related to the implementation of this Convention; _x000D__x000D_ +To prepare and make available to the Parties periodic reports based on information received _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to Articles [..] and [..] and other available information; _x000D__x000D_ +To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, into such administrative _x000D__x000D_ +and contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective discharge of its functions; and _x000D__x000D_ +To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this Convention and such other functions _x000D__x000D_ +as may be determined by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +The secretariat functions for this Convention shall be performed by […], unless the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties decides, by a three-fourths majority of the Parties present and voting, to entrust the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +functions to one or more other international organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate international bodies, may provide for _x000D__x000D_ +enhanced cooperation and coordination between the Secretariat and the secretariats of other chemi-_x000D__x000D_ +cals and wastes conventions. The Conference of the Parties, in consultation with appropriate interna-_x000D__x000D_ +tional bodies, may provide further guidance on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +The Conference of the Parties shall, at its first meeting, decide on the hosting of the Secretariat based _x000D__x000D_ +on host country offers from UN members states. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1436," Emissions and Releases of Plastic throughout its Life Cycle, and Waste Management",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_kingdom_16112023_8_and_9b.pdf,"['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear']",['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],"['ii8', 'ii9', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"UK Proposal for changes to articles 8 and 9b _x000D__x000D_ +PART II, Articles 8 and 9b _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic polymers, plastics, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, and plastic products across their life cycle, to the environment from the sources identified in _x000D__x000D_ +annex E by the dates identified therein. The emissions and releases covered under this provision should _x000D__x000D_ +include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions of hazardous substances, including microplastics, to air; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern, plastics and plastic products; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air, soil, and water, and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate emissions and releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder from the _x000D__x000D_ +full supply chain, including production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, _x000D__x000D_ +the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of international organizations such as the _x000D__x000D_ +International Maritime Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures across the whole lifecycle of fishing and aquaculture _x000D__x000D_ +gear to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing and aquaculture gear _x000D__x000D_ +and promote circularity, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended _x000D__x000D_ +practices and procedures. In particular, parties shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +enhance the design of fishing and aquaculture gear, with a view to increasing durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled, and disposed of in a _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound manner at end-of-life, and minimising releases and emissions of or _x000D__x000D_ +from fishing and aquaculture gears, including microplastics, to the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +b. implement effective marking of gears and require reporting of lost gears, taking into account other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant regional and international regulations, including MARPOL Annex V; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate the collection and environmentally sound waste management of gear, including the reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +repair and recycling of gear, and _x000D__x000D_ +d. promote and facilitate training, education and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant, sectoral guidelines, _x000D__x000D_ +to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 including emission and effluent _x000D__x000D_ +standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental practices on preventing emissions _x000D__x000D_ +and releases, and best available techniques and best environmental practices to capture and remove plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including microplastics from freshwater bodies, the marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture the releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures, including appropriate marking, tracing and reporting _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear3 _x000D__x000D_ +containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and _x000D__x000D_ +procedures.4 The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in their _x000D__x000D_ +respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For the purposes of this text, the terms “waste”, “waste management” and “environmentally sound management” of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste are used with the same meanings as under the Basel Convention, without prejudice to how Members may _x000D__x000D_ +ultimately choose to define these terms as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: Members may wish to include measures on other specific sectors as deemed necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: For the purposes of this text, the terms “fishing gear” and “abandoned”, “lost” and “discarded” fishing gear are used _x000D__x000D_ +with the same meaning as under Article 16 of the 2019 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear (accessible at https://www.fao.org/3/ca3546t/ca3546t.pdf), without _x000D__x000D_ +prejudice to how Members may ultimately define these terms as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: This might include rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures developed under the FAO (see the _x000D__x000D_ +submission by FAO to the committee’s second session, accessible at _x000D__x000D_ +https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230106_food_and_agriculture_organization_of_the_united_nations_0.pdf), _x000D__x000D_ +the International Maritime Organization, Regional Fisheries Management organizations and other relevant bodies _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/rfb). _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1437, Contact Group Two Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_states_of_america_16112023_part_iiiiv.1_8.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['United States Of America'],"['iii1', 'iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv5', 'iv6', 'iv7', 'iv8', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Additional Text Submission from the United States of America _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 – Zero-Draft Text Part III + IV _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Part III.1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ + 1alt. Each Party undertakes to provide, within its capabilities, resources in respect of those _x000D__x000D_ +national activities that are intended to implement this instrument*, in accordance with its _x000D__x000D_ +national policies, priorities, plans and programmes. Such resources may include domestic _x000D__x000D_ +funding through relevant policies, development strategies and national budgets, and bilateral _x000D__x000D_ +and multilateral funding, as well as private sector investment and contributions. _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Parties should, and multilateral, regional and bilateral entities are encouraged to, provide _x000D__x000D_ +support through capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer on voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +and mutually agreed terms, for the implementation of this instrument* by Parties with limited _x000D__x000D_ +domestic resources and significant capacity challenges. _x000D__x000D_ +3. [Deleted] _x000D__x000D_ +4alt. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by countries _x000D__x000D_ +with limited domestic resources and significant capacity challenges. The Mechanism shall _x000D__x000D_ +include financial resources from all sources. _x000D__x000D_ +4bis. All Parties are expected to contribute to the Mechanism. The Mechanism shall encourage _x000D__x000D_ +the provision of resources from other sources, including the private sector, and shall seek to _x000D__x000D_ +leverage such resources for the activities it supports. _x000D__x000D_ +5alt. For the purposes of this instrument* the Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body*. The governing body* shall provide guidance on policies, program _x000D__x000D_ +priorities, and eligibility criteria related to this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +[Too early for discussion] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[Too early for discussion] _x000D__x000D_ +7bis. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the _x000D__x000D_ +additionality and complementarity of support for that activity with respect to all financial flows _x000D__x000D_ +in furtherance of the instrument’s* objectives, including from domestic finance, bilateral, _x000D__x000D_ +regional, and multilateral entities, and the private sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7ter. A Platform for the provision of transparent information on all financial flows in _x000D__x000D_ +furtherance of the instrument’s* objectives is hereby established. This Platform shall provide _x000D__x000D_ +information pursuant to paragraph 7bis. 12 _x000D__x000D_ +7quater. Parties, bilateral, regional and multilateral entities and the private sector are _x000D__x000D_ +encouraged to take actions to make financial flows consistent with a pathway towards _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +7quinquies. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the _x000D__x000D_ +potential for the proposed activity to reduce releases of plastic to the environment, relative to _x000D__x000D_ +its costs, and the need to prioritize limited financial assistance towards Parties with limited _x000D__x000D_ +domestic resources and significant capacity challenges. _x000D__x000D_ +8alt. The governing body* shall review no later than at its fourth meeting, and thereafter on a _x000D__x000D_ +regular basis the level of funding, the additionality and complementarity of funding with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to all financial flows in furtherance of the instrument’s* objectives, the guidance _x000D__x000D_ +provided by the governing body* to the entities entrusted to operationalize the Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +established under this Article and their effectiveness, as well as their ability to address the _x000D__x000D_ +changing needs of Parties with limited domestic resources and significant capacity challenges. It _x000D__x000D_ +shall, based on such review, take relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +9 [deleted] _x000D__x000D_ +10alt. Each Party is encouraged to increase financial flows from all domestic and international, _x000D__x000D_ +public, and private sources, towards projects that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 The Resource Transparency Mechanism (RTP) could be established through the INC negotiations and serve as a _x000D__x000D_ +finance flow tracker and information clearing house, for the purpose of generating information about the global _x000D__x000D_ +distribution and gaps of financial flows for plastic pollution mitigation. The RTP would aggregate and synthesize _x000D__x000D_ +annual data on financial flows towards plastic pollution mitigation provided by private sector sources as well as _x000D__x000D_ +Official Development Assistance (i.e., all multilateral and bilateral) sources. The resulting information could be _x000D__x000D_ +expressed using the data taxonomy agreed by the INC, and map those resource flows across up, mid and _x000D__x000D_ +downstream interventions in the plastic lifecycle, and across regions and countries. This information would offer _x000D__x000D_ +unprecedented transparency on funding gaps and investment opportunities to both countries requiring and _x000D__x000D_ +providing assistance, as well as providers of bilateral support, multilateral development banks, other international _x000D__x000D_ +financial institutions, philanthropies, and the private sector and investors. The RTP could be managed by the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat and take guidance from the governing body. Proof of concept for similar mapping of ODA flows to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution mitigation is provided by the OECD (See Agnelli and Tortora 2022) and by The Circulate Initiative’s _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Circularity Tracker. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 With respect to intersessional work, the United States believes it would be valuable to convene a short webinar _x000D__x000D_ +series with experts in the tracking and mapping of financial flows for plastic pollution mitigation, in order to learn _x000D__x000D_ +more about existing resource transparency efforts, as well as discuss the ways that a resource transparency _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism could contribute to enhanced resource transparency and mobilization for the global legally-binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the environment of plastics and plastic products across the life cycle, including microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including for the development of adequate waste management infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III.2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. All Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +timely and appropriate, capacity-building and technical assistance to assist in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of obligations under this instrument* and to retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. The governing body* shall review no later than at its third meeting, and thereafter on a _x000D__x000D_ +regular basis the capacity-building and technical assistance to in support the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +2bis. The governing body* shall promote cooperation and coordination, as appropriate, with _x000D__x000D_ +other multilateral environmental instruments and other relevant initiatives to increase the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +3alt. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, and transfer on mutually agreed _x000D__x000D_ +terms, of up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +through environmentally sound, and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. In _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in _x000D__x000D_ +pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to essential _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, including with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART IV.1. National plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall develop a national action plan1 to describe the measures it intends to take _x000D__x000D_ +to implement the obligations under this instrument* in accordance with the format provided in _x000D__x000D_ +Annex G. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Each Party shall submit a national action plan to the secretariat no later than [X] years _x000D__x000D_ +after entry into force of the instrument* for that Party _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [Delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3bis. (combination of paragraphs 4 and 6): Each Party shall update its national action plan _x000D__x000D_ +every [X] [5] years or earlier if determined by the Party, with a view to showing progress in its _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. [Delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5alt. Parties may coordinate on the development and implementation of regional plans to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. [Delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. [Delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New proposal: _x000D__x000D_ +8. The secretariat shall make national action plans submitted by the Parties under this Article _x000D__x000D_ +publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART IV.2. Implementation and Compliance Committee _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism, including a Committee as a subsidiary body of the governing body*, is hereby _x000D__x000D_ +established to promote implementation of, and review compliance with, all provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +this Convention. The mechanism, including the Committee, shall be facilitative in nature. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Committee shall promote implementation of, and review compliance with, all provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument*. The Committee shall examine both individual and systemic issues of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance and make recommendations, as appropriate, to the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Committee shall consist of 15 members, nominated by Parties and elected by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*, with due consideration to equitable geographical representation based on _x000D__x000D_ +the five regions of the United Nations; the first members shall be elected at the first meeting _x000D__x000D_ +of the governing body* and thereafter in accordance with the rules of procedure approved _x000D__x000D_ +by the governing body* pursuant to paragraph 5; the members of the Committee shall have _x000D__x000D_ +competence in a field relevant to this instrument* and reflect an appropriate balance of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The Committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance _x000D__x000D_ +b. Information provided by the secretariat with respect to the status of submission of _x000D__x000D_ +information under [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Requests from the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Committee shall elaborate its rules of procedure, which shall be subject to approval by _x000D__x000D_ +the second meeting of the governing body*; the governing body* may adopt further terms _x000D__x000D_ +of reference for the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART IV.3. Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on Progress (Part IV.3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposing New Title: Reporting on progress of implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Deleted] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on the measures it _x000D__x000D_ +has taken to implement the obligations of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such _x000D__x000D_ +measures and the possible challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [Unchanged] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART IV.4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Replace IV.4a with: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +IV.4. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* in _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objective. The governing body* shall undertake its first evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [5] [6] years after the date of entry into force of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument* and periodically thereafter at intervals to be decided by the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +but no later than at least every five years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. The governing body* shall, at its first session, initiate the establishment of arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +for providing itself with relevant data and information on plastic pollution for the evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3alt. The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +technical, financial and economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. [Delete subparagraph]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Scientific and socioeconomic assessments; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Best available scientific and technical knowledge, including scientific literature, _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous knowledge, and other relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Relevant information and recommendations provided by the committee referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.2 on implementation and compliance mechanism]; _x000D__x000D_ +f. Reports and other relevant information on the alignment of financial flows from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources with the instrument*’s objective, operation of the financial mechanism, _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer on voluntary and mutually agreed terms and capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements put in place under this instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. Other information the governing body* deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4.b [deleted] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART IV.5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +IV.5 International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Parties shall promote cooperation with relevant international organizations, including _x000D__x000D_ +relevant scientific organizations and bodies, to support the effective implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and the achievement of its objective, while avoiding any duplication of efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Parties shall promote, as appropriate, the objective of this instrument* when participating _x000D__x000D_ +in decision-making under other relevant legal instruments, frameworks or global, regional, _x000D__x000D_ +subregional or sectoral bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [Delete paragraph] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4alt. The governing body* shall invite, as appropriate, input from relevant scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical bodies, on matters relevant to the fulfilment of its mandate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5alt: The Secretariat shall facilitate cooperation in the exchange of information referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +this Article, as well as with relevant organizations, including the secretariats of relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments and other international initiatives, as appropriate, with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding duplication among relevant international instruments and organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ALTERNATIVE ARTICLE COMPOSED OF SECTIONS IV.6 AND IV.7: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt-Article on Awareness-raising, education, and information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +(Composed of relevant parts of Sections IV.6 & IV.7) _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall promote and facilitate public awareness-raising, education, and information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange related to plastic pollution and its effects relevant to the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and shall promote, as appropriate, such efforts at the regional, national and _x000D__x000D_ +international levels and cooperate, as appropriate, with relevant intergovernmental and _x000D__x000D_ +non-governmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall promote and facilitate measures to raise awareness, improve understanding, _x000D__x000D_ +and share information, such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, involving stakeholders, including educational and awareness-raising _x000D__x000D_ +programmes and citizen campaigns. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting public participation and public access to information; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including exchange _x000D__x000D_ +visits and specific dedicated training; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Promoting the inclusion of plastic pollution issues across curricula and practices in _x000D__x000D_ +educational institutions; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each party shall facilitate exchange of information relevant to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Research, technologies, innovation, and green chemistry; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge, inter alia, on environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, health and environmental impacts and the associated risk _x000D__x000D_ +management and pollution reduction options. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 3 directly, through to be _x000D__x000D_ +maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant international instruments _x000D__x000D_ +and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and _x000D__x000D_ +networks to share knowledge, and highlight successes, including examples of replicating and _x000D__x000D_ +scaling sustainable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential _x000D__x000D_ +information as mutually agreed. _x000D__x000D_ +NEW ARTICLE (REPLACING PART IV.7.3): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific Research, Development, and Innovation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall endeavor to advance scientific and technological research, development and _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, including by: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Developing and implementing sustainable and circular plastics approaches and systems-_x000D__x000D_ +wide solutions; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Enhancing understanding of environmental and human health impacts of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and alternative solutions across the full life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Promoting and improving methods for the monitoring and modelling plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +including its distribution and abundance in the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Promoting the collaborative development and use of standardized methods and _x000D__x000D_ +approaches for environmental data collection and analyses, to improve reliability and _x000D__x000D_ +comparability; and _x000D__x000D_ +e. Incorporating indigenous knowledge and other cultural and socio-economic factors, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Such efforts should support and accelerate solutions across the plastics lifecycle and minimize _x000D__x000D_ +unintended consequences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART 8. Stakeholder Engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. A multi-stakeholder action agenda94 that promotes inclusive, representative and transparent _x000D__x000D_ +actions and leverages efforts through existing bodies, partnerships and other initiatives is _x000D__x000D_ +hereby established. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt the modalities for the _x000D__x000D_ +action agenda.95 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The multi-stakeholder action agenda should: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Promote active and meaningful participation of [all] relevant stakeholders, including _x000D__x000D_ +workers and persons in vulnerable situations in the in working toward achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of the instrument* and to accelerate ambitious action on plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Provide a space for relevant stakeholders to share information on action taken in _x000D__x000D_ +support of the achievement of the objective of this instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and global _x000D__x000D_ +levels; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Support the mobilization of financial and technical resources from private sector _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders in support of the implementation of the instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ +e. Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall encourage relevant stakeholders to participate in the multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +action agenda toward supporting the achievement of the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1438, Principle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/viet_nam_15112023_principle_proposal.pdf,['principles'],['Vietnam'],['i4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Viet Nam_ Proposal for Principle text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“In order to achieve the objectives of this Convention/ Agreement, Parties shall be guided by _x000D__x000D_ +the following principles: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) The polluter-pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) The principle of intergenerational equity and responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) The principle of poverty eradication through sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ +(e) The principle of a just and inclusive transition; and the right to a healthy environment _x000D__x000D_ +(f) The principle of non-discrimination, non-regression and assurance of a “level playing _x000D__x000D_ +field”; _x000D__x000D_ + (g) The principle of applying a precautionary approach; _x000D__x000D_ +(h) The use of the best available science and scientific information; _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Addressing plastic pollution in a facilitative and non-punitive manner and avoiding undue _x000D__x000D_ +burden being placed on Parties; _x000D__x000D_ +(j) Coherence with existing MEAs and regional agreements and building on them to create _x000D__x000D_ +synergies and avoiding duplication; _x000D__x000D_ +(k) New, additional, adequate, transparent, stable, predictable, low-cost financial resources fỏ _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1439, Contact Group One Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_3.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13596/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13596/view,"['extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['Malaysia'],"['ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR, Malaysia would like to opt for Option 2. Malaysia _x000D__x000D_ +recognizes the importance of EPR, or alike schemes (other schemes serving similar purpose _x000D__x000D_ +and effect of EPR), as it could accelerate plastic circularity and promote safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic products throughout its lifecycle and across _x000D__x000D_ +international supply chains. EPR, or alike schemes, has a proven track record of increasing _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates, access to recycling, and capturing lost economic value in plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +However, a sustainable funding mechanism for the long-term operation and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +such scheme is crucial and a challenge, especially to the developing countries. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia would like to encourage open discussion and deliberation on innovative funding _x000D__x000D_ +solutions, such as crediting mechanism, and outcome-based financing, among others, that are _x000D__x000D_ +verifiable, accountable, and traceable in order to effectively mobilize any potential private _x000D__x000D_ +funding, which could help develop and sustain the scheme. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A clear definition of ‘producer’ should also be included in the zero draft to create a common _x000D__x000D_ +understanding and allow respective countries to determine who falls within the ambit of the _x000D__x000D_ +definition (obliged party). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia would also like to highlight that existing national and regional initiatives, which are _x000D__x000D_ +proven to be able to increase recycling rates should not be undermined but to be leveraged _x000D__x000D_ +upon, in order to accelerate circularity. Therefore, Malaysia supports the call to establish EPR _x000D__x000D_ +or alike schemes, as outlined in Option 2, with its implementation to be defined at the national _x000D__x000D_ +level based on country’s unique circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, Malaysia would like to propose _x000D__x000D_ +the deletion of emissions in this provision as emissions-related parameters and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures are already well-regulated under existing frameworks, such as the UNFCCC. This _x000D__x000D_ +will help to avoid duplication of work and the scope to encroach the jurisdiction of other already _x000D__x000D_ +established Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). Therefore, this provision should _x000D__x000D_ +focus on mitigating releases of plastic throughout its life cycle and leverage on existing _x000D__x000D_ +programmes, such as Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) and containment system to mitigate _x000D__x000D_ +resins loss, in the form of pellets, flakes, and powder, into the air, soil, water and ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic production, transportation and recycling processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On waste management, Malaysia supports for Option 2. Malaysia views waste management _x000D__x000D_ +as a crucial element in realizing the instrument’s ambition in ending plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +in the marine environment. An effective waste management system directly improves control _x000D__x000D_ +of leakages and mismanaged plastic waste in the environment. As each country has different _x000D__x000D_ +level of maturity in its waste management system, Malaysia is aligned with Option 2 as it _x000D__x000D_ +provides countries with flexibility to implement the best waste management measures and _x000D__x000D_ +technologies suited to national circumstances and capabilities. This provision should also _x000D__x000D_ +provide demand signals and ties with national circularity targets to create market demand for _x000D__x000D_ +recyclates and incentivize investment in collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure clarity within the context of the instrument, Malaysia suggests for the title of this _x000D__x000D_ +provision to be referred to as “Plastic Waste Management”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia appreciates the proposed provision for fishing gear to be under the umbrella of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. However, it is important for countries to get a clearer insight into the mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +to build the institutional framework, capacity building and international cooperation, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +the development of financial assistance to implement this provision, especially to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +livelihood of the small-scale and artisanal fishermen. Thus, Malaysia is of the view that further _x000D__x000D_ +discussion on fishing gear should cover its whole life cycle, including prevention of abandoned, _x000D__x000D_ +lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), EPR, environmentally sound waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +licensing schemes, and just transition for fishermen, among others, to effectively address this _x000D__x000D_ +issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, any prohibitions must not create _x000D__x000D_ +unjustified trade barriers and disruptions along the value chain. In addition, prohibitions on trade _x000D__x000D_ +in listed chemicals, polymers and products could also create potential conflict with existing trade _x000D__x000D_ +rules under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and existing national chemical regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +management schemes. However, Malaysia supports the prevention and elimination of illegal _x000D__x000D_ +trade in the plastic industry. Malaysia believes, a more positive approach that works within _x000D__x000D_ +existing agreement and trade-related commitments could stand a better chance of success _x000D__x000D_ +and help to ensure that any recommendations that deal with trade in the plastic industry do not _x000D__x000D_ +create a potential conflict with existing international arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia envisions a global circular economy, in which regulated movement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +feedstock between countries and regions can happen, in order to fulfill global demand for _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and circular plastic. Not all countries have the capacities to recycle plastic and the _x000D__x000D_ +technology to recycle all types of plastic. Therefore, a regulated, verified, and legitimate _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movement of plastic feedstock could help channel plastic to where it could be _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and reintroduced into the value chain in a safe and environmentally-sound manner, _x000D__x000D_ +creating a true global circularity. This provision should not duplicate existing conventions such _x000D__x000D_ +as Basel Convention but to address and close the gaps in existing conventions to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +global plastic circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the existing plastic pollution, Malaysia sees the urgent need to mobilize necessary _x000D__x000D_ +resources, financing, and technologies, not only to implement clean-up activities, but also _x000D__x000D_ +leakage prevention measures, which is equally important to prevent additional plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +in the environment. We support the identification and prioritization of accumulation zones and _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots as the first step towards addressing existing plastic pollution. In doing so, we urge for _x000D__x000D_ +a harmonized assessment and monitoring mechanism to be established under this instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +leveraging from the on-going initiatives done at regional level by regional seas programme. The _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should encourage and facilitate innovation and deployment of technologies that _x000D__x000D_ +could recycle the recovered waste in a safe and environmentally-sound manner and avoid _x000D__x000D_ +mere disposal of the recovered waste in landfills. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On just transition, Malaysia recognizes the significant contribution of the informal waste sector _x000D__x000D_ +in the circularity value chain and acknowledges the need for a just transition. The informal waste _x000D__x000D_ +sector plays a crucial role in waste collection, sorting, and recycling, particularly in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. To facilitate a fair, equitable, and inclusive transition for the sector, it is important to _x000D__x000D_ +note that developing countries would require financial support, capacity building, and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer to implement measures for a just transition to sustainable production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastic, including management of plastic waste in a circular economy system. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures taken to implement this provision must be country-driven taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +countries circumstances and capabilities. Additionally, Malaysia would like to see a robust and _x000D__x000D_ +just transition mechanism that includes just transition program for small and medium _x000D__x000D_ +enterprises (SMEs) as well as for developing countries, small island developing states (SIDS) _x000D__x000D_ +and least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, Malaysia is of the view that this provision _x000D__x000D_ +is important to measure the progress and effectiveness of the instrument in combating plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Malaysia supports the spirit under paragraph 1 (a) of this provision as it promotes _x000D__x000D_ +corporate disclosure initiative. To ensure clarity and consistency, we need detailed and clear _x000D__x000D_ +definition of harmonized information on chemicals. Malaysia urges for this matter to be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed during the intersessional period. The discussion must be based on risk assessment _x000D__x000D_ +approach, which then develop risk assessment framework for chemicals to enable _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive safety assessment to be done at every stage of plastic lifecycle. This will _x000D__x000D_ +improve and provide greater transparency for tracking and monitoring purposes. However, we _x000D__x000D_ +must also acknowledge the need for confidentiality assurance. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1440, Elements not discussed at INC3,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africa_group_elements.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['The Group Of African States'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5', 'part v']",In-session submissions,insession document,"African Regional Statement on Elements not discussed at INC3 (CG3) _x000D__x000D_ +16th November, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble Considerations _x000D__x000D_ +On the preamble, the African Group (AG) holds the view that while it serves as the foundation for _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument, the discussions, can be finalized in subsequent sessions when substantive elements _x000D__x000D_ +have been thoroughly deliberated. _x000D__x000D_ +It should be succinct, reflect the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, and the significant impacts on human and animal health and the integrity of _x000D__x000D_ +planetary boundaries. These references align with the preliminary elements outlined in UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 and set the stage for a holistic approach to addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should adopt terms from existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to maintain consistency and avoid redundancy. The development of new definitions _x000D__x000D_ +should be considered judiciously, reserved for elements currently not defined under UN system. _x000D__x000D_ +However, the discussion should not happen in isolation of the substantive provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +instument. The governing body should retain the flexibility to define additional terms as necessary _x000D__x000D_ +for the practical implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +The African Group supports the application of the Rio Principles, including 'polluter pays', the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principle, and the principle of the common but differentiated responsibilities. These _x000D__x000D_ +principles should not remain abstract but be operationalized in the articles of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, principles such as a just transition, equity, transparency, traceability and non-toxic _x000D__x000D_ +circularity should be woven into the fabric of the agreement, ensuring that our actions are just and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +The scope should clearly reflect the provisions of resolution 5/14 of the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly, to end plastic pollution across the full life cycle of all plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +addresses its effects on human health and the environment, including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the longevity of the instrument the time bound provision may not be included in the _x000D__x000D_ +scope but could be incorporated in other provisions of the instrument where applicable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional arrangements: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The architectural design of the institutional framework for the international instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution should be predicated on a streamlined structure. The Governing body, the central pillar _x000D__x000D_ +of this architecture must stand singular and robust, consolidated in its authority and purpose. _x000D__x000D_ +A singular governing body is essential for maintaining clarity and efficiency in decision-_x000D__x000D_ +making and governance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of the establishment of subsidiary bodies, the direction indicated in paragraph 63 (c) of _x000D__x000D_ +the synthesis report garners our preference. It provides a coherent outline for the integration of _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies, which should be directly accountable to the Governing body. This _x000D__x000D_ +accountability is critical, ensuring that the subsidiary bodies are not merely ancillary but are _x000D__x000D_ +central to the Governing body's mandate, providing informed and direct input into its _x000D__x000D_ +decision-making processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These new subsidiary bodies, including scientific and socio-economic assessment bodies, should _x000D__x000D_ +function under the clear directive of the Governing body. Their establishment should be _x000D__x000D_ +underpinned by precise roles and responsibilities, and they should be empowered by terms _x000D__x000D_ +of reference determined by the Governing body to ensure alignment with the overarching _x000D__x000D_ +goals of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The AG also support the establishment of a Multilateral Fund, an entity of paramount importance _x000D__x000D_ +to the framework. This fund would provide financial and technical assistance, designed to bolster _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and facilitate compliance. It is vital that financial support through this fund is _x000D__x000D_ +predictable and stable as well as that sufficiently addresses enabling activities and incremental _x000D__x000D_ +implementation costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, the potential for an implementation and compliance committee merits consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +Such a committee would assist Parties in fulfilling their obligations, functioning under the _x000D__x000D_ +philosophy that promoting compliance should be constructive rather than punitive. It is envisaged _x000D__x000D_ +as a facilitative mechanism, guiding Parties towards adherence rather than coercing it. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Further work including intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The African Group calls for prioritization of further intersessional work on the definitions, _x000D__x000D_ +however, as noted earlier, this should be considered in relation to the contextual scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +application of the relevant definitions and therefore the discussion can be undertaken alongside _x000D__x000D_ +deliberations on the respective sections of the proposed instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The group remains open to discussion of the elements not concluded including the approaches for _x000D__x000D_ +integrating the scope and principles into the proposed instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1441, Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_g3_1.pdf,['definition'],['Argentina'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +TEXT PROPOSALS _x000D__x000D_ +DATE _x000D__x000D_ +November 16th 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PROPONENT(S) _x000D__x000D_ +ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +PART(S)/SECTION(S)/PARAGRAPH(S) CONCERNED _x000D__x000D_ +DEFINITIONS _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSAL _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition: ending plastic pollution in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible for _x000D__x000D_ +all stakeholders, creating opportunities for decent work, and leaving no one behind. It _x000D__x000D_ +involves maximizing social and economic opportunities in ending plastic pollution while _x000D__x000D_ +minimizing and carefully managing any challenges, including through effective social _x000D__x000D_ +dialogue among all affected groups and respect for fundamental human rights. A plan for a _x000D__x000D_ +just transition should build and improve upon systems with waste pickers ensuring better _x000D__x000D_ +and dignified work, social protection, more training opportunities, appropriate technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, support for infrastructure and workers' organization, and increased job security for _x000D__x000D_ +workers at all stages of the plastic value chain, waste pickers, and other workers in informal _x000D__x000D_ +and cooperative settings, and all workers affected by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Pickers: most of the workers that operate in informal and cooperative environments _x000D__x000D_ +in the waste sector. Individuals who engage (individually or collectively) in the collection, _x000D__x000D_ +separation, sorting, transportation, and sale of recyclable and reusable materials and _x000D__x000D_ +products (paper, plastic, metal, glass, and other materials) informally or semi-formally, such _x000D__x000D_ +as self-employed workers, or in a cooperative or social and solidarity economy setting, and _x000D__x000D_ +as workers who later achieved formal work arrangements through their organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): is an environmental policy approach in which a _x000D__x000D_ +producer's responsibility for a product extends to the post-consumer stage of that product's _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle, while respecting the waste hierarchy. In practice, Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility involves producers taking responsibility for the management of products once _x000D__x000D_ +they become waste, including collection, transportation, sorting, recycling, treatment, and _x000D__x000D_ +final disposal. EPR systems can allow producers to fulfil their responsibility by providing the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary financial resources and/or assuming the operational aspects of the process from _x000D__x000D_ +local governments, considering a just transition and the participation of waste pickers and _x000D__x000D_ +other workers in informal and cooperative environments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1442, Contact Group One Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africa_group_g1_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['The Group Of African States'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document," AFRICA GROUP CONTACT GROUP 1 SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ +On the Objective _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of the instrument should seek to: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +in all environments, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +bring plastic production and consumption to sustainable levels and _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +achieve a safe circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +be protective of human health, the climate system and biodiversity _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore option 1 is preferred, although additional underlined elements may be _x000D__x000D_ +covered in the scope. _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic, to protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for an instrument that seek to bring the overall plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +to sustainable levels. The principle of CBDR becomes relevant in any considerations, _x000D__x000D_ +should any global reduction targets be considered, however not all countries should be _x000D__x000D_ +mandated with the same reduction target and therefore target options could considered _x000D__x000D_ +for removal. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1: this option should be deleted, it is not preferred as it undermines the ability _x000D__x000D_ +of countries to determine measures that take due consideration of own circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 (Reservation with flexibility) could be considered should clarification be _x000D__x000D_ +provided for countries to assess the implications of the target on national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +in line with Sustainable Consumption & Production. Option 2 could be considered, _x000D__x000D_ +however the INC would need more Intersessional Process work on how the global _x000D__x000D_ +target will be determined with a view to bring overall plastic production to sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 support the ability of countries to be in charge of their own development path. _x000D__x000D_ +Need more intersessional process work. _x000D__x000D_ +According to that, Africa Group call the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +decides to convene an ad hoc open-ended working group to exchange views on potential _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies and approaches to address primary plastic polymers, including on _x000D__x000D_ +definition, scope, baselines and associated reporting measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The ad hoc open-ended working group may also exchange views on potential _x000D__x000D_ +approaches for determining targets, if any. _x000D__x000D_ +The ad hoc open-ended working group shall produce a synthesis document and report _x000D__x000D_ +to the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee without prejudice _x000D__x000D_ +to future negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Protection of human health and environment from problematic and avoidable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +is critical and therefore measures that seek to prioritize and deal with the most harmful _x000D__x000D_ +and high-risk plastic categories, including mandatory requirements and standards on _x000D__x000D_ +how the products are designed and manufactured, as well as measures for transparency _x000D__x000D_ +and information disclosure along the entire plastic value chain,. Therefore, the region _x000D__x000D_ +is of the view that an intersessional work to be able to determine the criteria, priorities _x000D__x000D_ +and scope of application of this provision. Such intersessional work should be _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized so as to inform further deliberations on this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products (a) and (b) _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics, the African Group is alive _x000D__x000D_ +to the fact that such products, particularly short-lived plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +packaging materials, are one of the major sources of plastic pollution. It will therefore _x000D__x000D_ +be paramount that the instrument specifically addresses such categories of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +However, there is need for intersessional work to determine the criteria, priorities and _x000D__x000D_ +scope of targeted plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +4. On Exemptions: _x000D__x000D_ +The AG is open to discussions on exemptions, however these would have to be _x000D__x000D_ +considered after substantive discussions on chemicals and polymers of concern and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics have been concluded. It will also be critical for the instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +provide for a clear procedure and criteria for exemptions as stated in note 20 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft. This could also form part of the intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +5. On the options under 5 (a), _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for intersessional work to develop the minimum design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria. This intersessional work will provide the necessary clarification _x000D__x000D_ +on the implications for the transition within the proposed timeframe. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group is flexible on the either option 1 and 2 however it is necessary that _x000D__x000D_ +the special circumstances of developing countries taken into account through the means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation to promote a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5(b) _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for Intersessional work to develop the minimum design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria. This intersessional work will provide the necessary clarification _x000D__x000D_ +on the implications for the transition within the proposed timeframe. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group is flexible on the either option 1 and 2 however it is necessary that _x000D__x000D_ +the special circumstances of developing countries taken into account through the means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation to promote a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5 (c) _x000D__x000D_ +An additional option is proposed by the group as there was no clarity on the timeframe _x000D__x000D_ +needed to achieve the transition to minimum percentages for recycled content. _x000D__x000D_ +All options, including an additional proposed option 3, can remain on the table until _x000D__x000D_ +there is some clarity on the minimum percentages for recycled content specified in _x000D__x000D_ +annex C. This is specifically important when it comes to food-grade products, baby and _x000D__x000D_ +children’s products. _x000D__x000D_ +The proposed option 3 as a possible new alternative option reads: _x000D__x000D_ +‘The governing body shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental _x000D__x000D_ +minimum percentage of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. On option 5(d) _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group does not support Option 1 and calls for its deletion. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 is the preferred option as it captures development and use of alternatives in _x000D__x000D_ +addition to ensuring the alternatives are safe and environmentally sound. _x000D__x000D_ +6. On Extended Producer Responsibility (para 7 of part II) _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group supports the operationalization of polluter pays principle through _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility, to promote actions that will stimulate public private _x000D__x000D_ +sector partnerships and private sector investments in circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ +along the plastics value chain, Stakeholder engagement is key to fostering an _x000D__x000D_ +environment for building collective and innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore option 1 is preferred to ensure mandatory EPR schemes is applied. _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group insists on Intersessional Work to provide clarification on the modalities _x000D__x000D_ +contained in Annex D. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 8 on Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for the following amendments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1b which refers to releases to soil and water from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation and use of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products should be deleted as it is repetitive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An addition to paragraph 5 is recommended to take into consideration landlocked _x000D__x000D_ +countries and should read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including in the marine’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 5 should also include the broader environment and other environment media to _x000D__x000D_ +benefit from scientific and technical innovation as it is not only the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +that is impacted by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group insists on Intersessional Work to have clarity and the formulation of the _x000D__x000D_ +sources in Annex E _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Article 9: Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group supports Option 1 with some additional amendments including: _x000D__x000D_ +- Amendment of paragraph 1 of option 1, to include some elements from paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +of option 2, so as to ensure the role of the Basel Convention is captured with regard to _x000D__x000D_ +waste management whilst at the same time ensuring that measures for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management can be reflected in national plans. This paragraph was further expanded to _x000D__x000D_ +hold producers accountable for the management of waste to relieve the costs from _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. The revised text should be as follows : _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that producers manage plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, _x000D__x000D_ +including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the waste hierarchy. “Each Party shall take effective measures on _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound waste management at its different stages, including _x000D__x000D_ +handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined targets and minimum requirements developed based on the _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized indicators set out in part II of annex F”. _x000D__x000D_ +The group also proposes an amendment to paragraph 2 of option 1, in addition to the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention to include reference to the MARPOL Convention to address waste _x000D__x000D_ +generated from ships and the Bamako Convention which prohibits the transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement of waste to Africa to read; _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +approach, for minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F,41 taking into account relevant provisions, _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed _x000D__x000D_ +under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and their Disposal, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from Ships (MARPOL Annex V) of the International Maritime Organisation and the _x000D__x000D_ +Bamako Convention on Hazardous Wastes’. _x000D__x000D_ +- On paragraph 3 of Option 1, the term ‘where necessary' should be deleted to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +more obligatory language or measures to read; _x000D__x000D_ +‘The governing body* shall, adopt requirements, guidance and guidelines for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to the _x000D__x000D_ +relevant guidance and guidelines developed under other international agreements _x000D__x000D_ +mentioned above’. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, on Part (b) on Fishing gear, there is a need for further discussion on where these _x000D__x000D_ +provisions should best be placed within the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +On article 10: Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for the following amendments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The group proposes additional text to be clear on the chemical or polymers are aimed _x000D__x000D_ +for control thus 1b will read as follows; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern], for use in plastic production or incorporation into a _x000D__x000D_ +plastic product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer as outlined in a) _x000D__x000D_ +above ; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or product addressed in [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also we propose additional text in para 2 to align to the principles of transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +tracking and information sharing, the revised text to read: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to this provision shall establish an export permit requirement for such _x000D__x000D_ +exports and track the types, volumes and destinations of all its exports, and obtain _x000D__x000D_ +the prior informed consent of the importing State in writing, together with its _x000D__x000D_ +assurances that the chemical, polymer, microplastic or product, once imported, will _x000D__x000D_ +be used in a manner consistent with the conditions contained in part II of annex A _x000D__x000D_ +or in Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner throughout its life cycle, including for final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 10 b Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa calls for further consideration to be given to referencing the role of the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on transboundary movement of plastic waste and to include elements for _x000D__x000D_ +global tracking and transparency systems to prevent parties from implementing _x000D__x000D_ +measures in isolation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + It is critical that provisions on non-party states exporting to party states that ratify the _x000D__x000D_ +convention also need to be included as part of this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for an additional para 3 immediately after para 2, to read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each party exporting chemicals, polymers and products shall establish and implement _x000D__x000D_ +an export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and _x000D__x000D_ +destinations of all its exports’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 11: Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group underscores that existing plastic pollution should be considered in all _x000D__x000D_ +environments, not just the marine environment, and represent the realities that landlock _x000D__x000D_ +countries face. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for stronger and obligatory text in this article for the urgent _x000D__x000D_ +prioritisation and addressing of the legacy plastics and related pollution that have _x000D__x000D_ +accumulated especially in developing countries. The composition of these legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastics is not known and thus INC needs to mandate work on the identification and _x000D__x000D_ +plans to address this pollution to be clarified as part of this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Linked to addressing these legacy plastics and the related pollution, is for the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that additional financing and technology are part of the provisions for this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for the additional text that provides a consideration of human health _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 1. a. ii which should read as follows; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘…where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to human health, species or habitats _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the full life cycle of plastics.’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Generally, the text in this article should be strengthened beyond cooperation and Africa _x000D__x000D_ +calls for obligatory action on monitoring the sources and also on addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa region calls for the baseline guidance including guidelines to be agreed to _x000D__x000D_ +by the governing body, at the earliest session as soon as possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work should consider what the current level of pollution is, identify the _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots, and be clear of the geographical scope of the problem and how to deal with _x000D__x000D_ +legacy plastics to achieve the goals of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 12 Just Transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa acknowledges that implementing the future instrument may lead to job and _x000D__x000D_ +livelihood losses, as well as other socio-economic impacts along the plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Africa group, calls for this instrument to take into account the national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and ensure a fair, equitable, and inclusive transition, for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for people in vulnerable situations, especially _x000D__x000D_ +women, children, youth and waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste pickers have been contributing to addressing plastic pollution and the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +need to recognize their contribution. Africa calls for a clear reference to waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ +in this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should be clear linkages of this article with the means of implementation to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure justice. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard therefore, the Africa group aligns with GRULAC particularly in regard _x000D__x000D_ +to considerations for waste pickers, including clear definition of the term ‘waste pickers’ _x000D__x000D_ +and strengthening of the language used in this article so as to ensure just transition for _x000D__x000D_ +all vulnerable groups. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 13 Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for measures for full transparency and information disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +along the entire plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 2 should incorporate elements on harmonized global tracking system, which _x000D__x000D_ +may also require intersessional work for consideration of approaches for disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1443, Contact Group Two Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladesh_cg2_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,"['financing', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'stakeholder engagement', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products']",['Bangladesh'],"['iii1', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv4', 'iv5', 'iv6', 'iv8', 'iv4a', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Comments on Zero-draft text _x000D__x000D_ +Article and _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +number _x000D__x000D_ +Subject _x000D__x000D_ +Text Amendment or Text _x000D__x000D_ +Suggestion _x000D__x000D_ +Overall comments _x000D__x000D_ +III.1.3 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, and other stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +are encouraged to, in implementing _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2 of this Article, take into _x000D__x000D_ +account of the specific needs and _x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances of Parties _x000D__x000D_ +particularly _x000D__x000D_ +downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries, _x000D__x000D_ +Small _x000D__x000D_ +Island Developing States (SIDS), _x000D__x000D_ +and least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic can easily cross the administrative _x000D__x000D_ +boundary without any intervention from _x000D__x000D_ +upstream countries to downstream countries _x000D__x000D_ +through international waterways. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is already proven that the intentional (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +open dumping), unintentional (due to failure _x000D__x000D_ +of waste collection, disposal system) or _x000D__x000D_ +accidental release of plastics through the _x000D__x000D_ +international rivers eventually causing the _x000D__x000D_ +devastating impact to the human health and _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems of downstream countries such as _x000D__x000D_ +floods, _x000D__x000D_ +water _x000D__x000D_ +logging, _x000D__x000D_ +fish _x000D__x000D_ +migration, _x000D__x000D_ +alternation _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +navigability, _x000D__x000D_ +irreversible _x000D__x000D_ +damages of ecosystem, promoting vector _x000D__x000D_ +borne diseases and extra burden to waste _x000D__x000D_ +management system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since this is not a common problem and _x000D__x000D_ +downstream countries have been suffering a _x000D__x000D_ +lot and bound to allocate a significant amount _x000D__x000D_ +of money from its annual budget to manage _x000D__x000D_ +this pollution, so, they deserve more attention _x000D__x000D_ +compared to other countries with general _x000D__x000D_ +needs. Therefore, like other MEAs, the _x000D__x000D_ +generic statement such as “technical and _x000D__x000D_ +financial support for countries in need” _x000D__x000D_ +doesn’t recognize special attention that _x000D__x000D_ +required by the downstream countries. _x000D__x000D_ +III.1.4 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A Mechanism for the provision of _x000D__x000D_ +predictable, sustainable, adequate, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +timely _x000D__x000D_ +financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to _x000D__x000D_ +support the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* by developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly _x000D__x000D_ +downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped countries, SIDS and _x000D__x000D_ +least _x000D__x000D_ +developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +The _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism shall include financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources from all sources, domestic _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +international, _x000D__x000D_ +public, _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +private. _x000D__x000D_ +III.I.7 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ +Financing _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its _x000D__x000D_ +first session, adopt the arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s) with _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary consideration to the _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 3 and 4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, high income countries have the _x000D__x000D_ +technical and financial competency to solve _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +issue _x000D__x000D_ +whereas _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +downstream countries are in serious problem _x000D__x000D_ +of intercepting those plastic load. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +we are paying the high price through _x000D__x000D_ +continuously _x000D__x000D_ +polluting _x000D__x000D_ +adjacent _x000D__x000D_ +marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries face unusual and extra challenge, _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, we suggest dedicated funding _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism for them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other relevant references: _x000D__x000D_ + https://esdo.org/wp-_x000D__x000D_ +content/uploads/2023/04/The-Tragic-_x000D__x000D_ +Tale-of-Our-Rivers-ESDO.pdf _x000D__x000D_ + https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art_x000D__x000D_ +icle/pii/S2772416622000559#:~:text=Me_x000D__x000D_ +ghna%2C%20Brahmaputra%2C%20and_x000D__x000D_ +%20Ganges%20are,Bay%20of%20Bengal_x000D__x000D_ +%20and%20Sundarban _x000D__x000D_ + https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-_x000D__x000D_ +021-00027-9 _x000D__x000D_ + https://www.tbsnews.net/environment/pla_x000D__x000D_ +stic-waste-rivers-neighbours-dump-24-_x000D__x000D_ +times-higher-bangladesh-218230 _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.unep.org/interactives/wwqa/tech_x000D__x000D_ +nical-highlights/riverine-plastic-_x000D__x000D_ +pollution#:~:text=The%20UNEP%20(2020)_x000D__x000D_ +%20report%20Monitoring,baseline%20condit_x000D__x000D_ +ions%20in%20different%20countries _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1.1.m and _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1.1.n of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ +[new inclusion] _x000D__x000D_ +National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +New inclusion(following two _x000D__x000D_ +issues): _x000D__x000D_ + Resource allocation or budgetary _x000D__x000D_ +plan for successful completion _x000D__x000D_ + Roles and responsibilities of _x000D__x000D_ +concerned stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +The two new inclusion would increase the _x000D__x000D_ +transparency _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +accountability _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +national plans. _x000D__x000D_ +IV.2.4 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance _x000D__x000D_ +The _x000D__x000D_ +committee _x000D__x000D_ +referred _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 shall examine both _x000D__x000D_ +individual _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +systemic _x000D__x000D_ +implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance _x000D__x000D_ +For _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +better _x000D__x000D_ +implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance, one member from downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries _x000D__x000D_ +need _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +be _x000D__x000D_ +included. _x000D__x000D_ +issues and make recommendations _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*, _x000D__x000D_ +as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. The committee shall _x000D__x000D_ +consist _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +18 _x000D__x000D_ +members _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +recognized competence in fields _x000D__x000D_ +relevant to this instrument* to be _x000D__x000D_ +elected by the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +striving to reflect a balance of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise and on the basis of _x000D__x000D_ +equitable _x000D__x000D_ +geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with three members _x000D__x000D_ +each from the five regional groups _x000D__x000D_ +of the United Nations, two members _x000D__x000D_ +from the SIDS and one member _x000D__x000D_ +from downstream underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ +IV.4.4.a.3 of the _x000D__x000D_ +zero draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic assessment _x000D__x000D_ +and monitoring of the _x000D__x000D_ +progress of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +The evaluation shall be conducted _x000D__x000D_ +on the basis of available scientific, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, technical, financial _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic _x000D__x000D_ +information, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National _x000D__x000D_ +plans _x000D__x000D_ +submitted _x000D__x000D_ +by _x000D__x000D_ +Parties _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National _x000D__x000D_ +reporting _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.3 on _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +Order is rearranged. _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic assessments _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part V.2 on _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +body]; _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Best _x000D__x000D_ +available _x000D__x000D_ +scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +technical knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +scientific _x000D__x000D_ +literature and other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant sources; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Information _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations _x000D__x000D_ +provided _x000D__x000D_ +by _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +committee referred to _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +[part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.2 _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism]; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Reports _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant _x000D__x000D_ +information _x000D__x000D_ +on the alignment of _x000D__x000D_ +financial flows from _x000D__x000D_ +all sources with the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*’s _x000D__x000D_ +objective and targets, _x000D__x000D_ +operation _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer _x000D__x000D_ +and capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements put in _x000D__x000D_ +place _x000D__x000D_ +under _x000D__x000D_ +this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. _x000D__x000D_ +Other information the _x000D__x000D_ +governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* _x000D__x000D_ +deems _x000D__x000D_ +relevant. _x000D__x000D_ +IV.4.b.1 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ +Review of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Based on _x000D__x000D_ +the request _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +parties/relevant _x000D__x000D_ +research _x000D__x000D_ +associations, the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +shall conduct, commencing [X] _x000D__x000D_ +years after entry into force and at _x000D__x000D_ +least every [X] years thereafter, a _x000D__x000D_ +review of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +concern _x000D__x000D_ +used _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, with a view to assessing _x000D__x000D_ +the state of knowledge with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to their identification, production _x000D__x000D_ +and use by Parties, and their impact _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +human _x000D__x000D_ +health _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Only periodic review is not enough. It may be _x000D__x000D_ +triggered by someone’s proposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Governing body may _x000D__x000D_ +collaborate with some research association. _x000D__x000D_ +IV.4.b.2 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ +Review of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +The review referred to in paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +1 shall be based on a report by _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +review committee. This report may _x000D__x000D_ +contain recommendations to the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*, including with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to possible amendments to _x000D__x000D_ +annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +New review committee on chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymer of concern should be established. In _x000D__x000D_ +this regard, it is noteworthy that Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +convention has POPs review committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +IV.5.3.d of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ +International _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +The monitoring of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation obligations; _x000D__x000D_ +Sentence rephrased. _x000D__x000D_ +IV.6.3 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall designate a national _x000D__x000D_ +focal point for the exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +information under this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +and national competent authority in _x000D__x000D_ +regard to the prior informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +or export notification of importing _x000D__x000D_ +States under [Part II.11 on trade in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products]. _x000D__x000D_ +Basel convention has this sort of provision. _x000D__x000D_ +IV.8.2.b of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +engagement _x000D__x000D_ +In coordination with the parties, _x000D__x000D_ +provide a space for relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders who wish to do so to _x000D__x000D_ +report on action taken in support of _x000D__x000D_ +the achievement of the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ +In our understanding, relevant stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +would be NGOs/Int. NGOs, CSO, and Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Association. _x000D__x000D_ +Without coordination with the parties, if _x000D__x000D_ +individual organization share their actions and _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes, there would be a chance of _x000D__x000D_ +overlapping and miscommunication. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1444, Elements of Part III and Part IV of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_3_4_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement']",['Argentina'],"['part iii', 'part iv']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. FINANCIAL MECHANISM _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide WITHIN ITS CAPABILITIES, the necessary resources for national activities intended _x000D__x000D_ +to implement this instrument*, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR NATIONAL POLICIES, PRIORITIES, _x000D__x000D_ +PLANS AND PROGRAMMES. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +facilitation of private sector financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their support, _x000D__x000D_ +including through finance, capacity-building, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE and technology transfer, for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, take into _x000D__x000D_ +account of the specific needs and special circumstances of DEVELOPING COUNTRY Parties, IN _x000D__x000D_ +PARTICULARSmall Island Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of NEW AND ADDITIONAL, predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible _x000D__x000D_ +and timely financial resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties. The Mechanism shall include financial resources FROM DEVELOPED _x000D__x000D_ +COUNTRIES AND OTHERS IN A POSITION TO DO SO _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. IN RECOGITION OF THE URGENCY TO ADDRESS PLASTIC POLLUTION, THE GOVERNING BODY* SHALL _x000D__x000D_ +DETERMINE NO LATER THAN AT ITS SECOND MEETING AN INITIAL RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GOAL FOR THE _x000D__x000D_ +FINANCIAL MECHANISM. _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +6. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its effectiveness, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties. It shall, based on such review, take _x000D__x000D_ +relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.5 _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers within its _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its collection. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities and procedures for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of the fee to the financial Mechanism established _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 4.6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could hold _x000D__x000D_ +polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in which the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. It could generate revenue to _x000D__x000D_ +finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Each Party shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards projects _x000D__x000D_ +that result in emissions and releases to the environment from plastics and plastic products across the life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, including microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards projects _x000D__x000D_ +that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics and plastic products across _x000D__x000D_ +the life cycle, including microplastics, including for the development of adequate waste management _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of NEW AND _x000D__x000D_ +ADDITIONAL, timely, sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance7,8 to ALL developing countries, in particular, to least developed countries and SIDS, to assist them _x000D__x000D_ +in implementing their obligations under this instrument* and to retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical assistance to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and coordination with other multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on terms FAVORABLE TO DEVELOPING _x000D__x000D_ +COUNTRIES, INCLUDING IN CONCESSIONAL AND PREFERENTIAL TERMS, diffusion of and _x000D__x000D_ +access to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address plastic pollution, including through safe _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote _x000D__x000D_ +and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate access to essential technologies, including with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +1. National plans _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan9 to fulfil its obligations under this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve its objective(s), IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS CAPACITIES AND AS APPROPRIATE. The _x000D__x000D_ +national plans shall be based on the format in annex G and SHOULD include at least relevant elements related _x000D__x000D_ +to10: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: Members may wish to include a definition of “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms” either in the provision _x000D__x000D_ +on ‘definitions’ or in the provision on ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms’. The glossary of terms prepared for the _x000D__x000D_ +committee’s first session, UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, refers to the following definition: “Technology transfer means the _x000D__x000D_ +transmission of know-how, equipment and products to governments, organizations or other stakeholders. It usually also _x000D__x000D_ +implies adaptation for use in a specific cultural, social, economic and environmental context”. (UNEP, Glossary of Terms for _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (Nairobi, 2007), p. 91.) _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: Particular focus areas for capacity-building, technical assistance or technology transfer may need to be further _x000D__x000D_ +defined and elaborated when there is a better understanding of the substantive obligations under this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how Members may ultimately choose to refer to the plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the options _x000D__x000D_ +presented. It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how Members may choose to address this item in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and structure of commitments and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management, INCLUDING BY THE INFORMAL RECYCLING SECTOR _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan to the governing body* within [X] year[s] of the date _x000D__x000D_ +on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred to in paragraph 1 when preparing and submitting their _x000D__x000D_ +national plans, AS APPROPRIATE. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with a view to enhancing its level of ambition, in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with guidance adopted by the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and implementation of regional plans to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their national plans every [X] year[s], _x000D__x000D_ +and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing body*, [with each update representing a _x000D__x000D_ +progression compared to the Party’s previous national plan. ] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the implementation of its national plan towards achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitative in nature ,FUNCTION IN A MANNER THAT _x000D__x000D_ +IS TRANSPARENT, NON-ADVERSARIAL AND NON-PUNITIVE, and shall pay particular attention to _x000D__x000D_ +the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties, IN PARTICULAR THOSE THAT ARE _x000D__x000D_ +DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the governing body* at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing body*, as appropriate.12 The committee shall _x000D__x000D_ +consist of 17 members with recognized competence in fields relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* striving to reflect a balance of expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with three members each from the five regional groups of the United Nations and two _x000D__x000D_ +members from the SIDS, taking into account the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +12 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a maximum of two _x000D__x000D_ +consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect nine members to the committee for an _x000D__x000D_ +initial term of [X] years and eight members for a term of [half of X] years. Thereafter, the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +shall elect at its relevant regular sessions nine members for a term of [X] years. The members and alternate _x000D__x000D_ +members shall remain in office until their successors are elected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall elaborate its rules of procedure,13 which shall be subject to _x000D__x000D_ +endorsement by the governing body* at its second session. The governing body* may adopt further terms of _x000D__x000D_ +reference for the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on the measures it has taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures and the possible _x000D__x000D_ +challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall include in its reporting the information called for in Articles [X,X]16 of this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +AND SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS,IN _x000D__x000D_ +PARTICULAR WASTE PICKERS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the reporting to be _x000D__x000D_ +followed by the Parties, taking into account the desirability of coordinating reporting with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* and determine any _x000D__x000D_ +measures required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall undertake its first _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [X] years after the date of entry into force of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities for the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of BEST available scientific, environmental, technical, _x000D__x000D_ +financial and economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary body];17 _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Other information the governing body* deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13 Note: The rules of procedure may include provisions for non-compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +16 Note: The list of relevant Articles to be defined. _x000D__x000D_ +17 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and socioeconomic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* MAY take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] years _x000D__x000D_ +thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic production, intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and avoidable plastic products18, with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to their identification, production and use by Parties, and their impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or panel].19 This _x000D__x000D_ +report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, including with respect to possible amendments _x000D__x000D_ +to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]20 may prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or panel] 21 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted. _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate with each other on a global basis and, as appropriate, on a regional basis, THROUGH _x000D__x000D_ +NORTH-SOUTH, SOUTH-SOUTH AND TRIANGULAR COOPERATION, and with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations and other entities, including relevant scientific organizations and bodies, to _x000D__x000D_ +support the effective implementation of this instrument* and the achievement of its objective, including _x000D__x000D_ +through strengthening and enhancing cooperation with and among relevant legal instruments and frameworks, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote the objective of this instrument* when participating in decision-making under other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant legal instruments, frameworks or global, regional, subregional or sectoral bodies.22 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote international cooperation in support of the objective of this instrument*, AS _x000D__x000D_ +APPROPRIATE, through: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +The development, transfer, diffusion of and access to technology terms and technical _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, consistent with [part III.2 on capacity-building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. The development of research and exchange of information to improve the understanding of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and advance technological innovation, consistent with [part IV.6 on _x000D__x000D_ +information exchange and part IV.7 on awareness-raising, education and research]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +The promotion of technical and scientific cooperation, including regional platforms or _x000D__x000D_ +databases, technical-scientific cooperation projects, and networks of technical centres; _x000D__x000D_ +d. The implementation of the monitoring obligations; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part II.2 _x000D__x000D_ +(chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use products, _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +19 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function and any related functions. _x000D__x000D_ +20 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +21 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +22 Note: Adapted from the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, Article 8. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +The use of existing information exchange mechanisms to promote knowledge, best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices and alternative technologies that are environmentally, technically, _x000D__x000D_ +socially and economically viable. _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Any other kind of cooperation that may be relevant to the objective of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* will invite, as appropriate, input from relevant scientific and technical bodies, including _x000D__x000D_ +the Science Policy Panel to be established in accordance with UNEA resolution 5/8, the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Panel on Climate Change or the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +Services, and other relevant bodies on matters relevant to the fulfilment of its mandate.23 The governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* may also consider relevant outcomes from the work of the above mentioned scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall cooperate and collaborate with relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate, including with a view to ensuring the greatest level of consistency among _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international instruments and organizations.24 _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall facilitate and undertake exchange of information relevant to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including on: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Research and technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge WITH THEIR FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED _x000D__x000D_ +CONSENT AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF WASTEPICKERS, inter alia, on environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound waste management, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and the associated risk management and reduction options. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 1 directly, through an online registry to be _x000D__x000D_ +maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +including with regard to the prior informed consent of importing States under [Part II.11 on trade in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and networks to _x000D__x000D_ +share knowledge, highlight successes, replicate and scale sustainable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential information as _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +23 Note: Pursuant to UNEA resolution 5/8, the Science Policy Panel (SPP) could support “relevant multilateral agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +other international instruments and intergovernmental bodies, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders in their _x000D__x000D_ +work”. The exact wording of the proposed language would need to be finalized considering the outcomes of the work of the _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG established by resolution 5/8 towards the establishment of the future SPP. _x000D__x000D_ +24 Note: Adapted from United Nations General Assembly resolution 73/333. The relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations would include, among others, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter London Convention and its _x000D__x000D_ +1996 Protocol, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, the World Customs Organization, _x000D__x000D_ +the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the International Labour Organization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant regional or international bodies or networks, should _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate to promote awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this instrument* and to incentivize _x000D__x000D_ +behavioural change, capacity-building and the sharing of information, including on Indigenous, traditional _x000D__x000D_ +and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take relevant measures to raise awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. This may include measures such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the instrument*, involving all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, including educational and awareness-raising programmes and citizen campaigns; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting public participation and public access to information; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including exchange visits and _x000D__x000D_ +specific dedicated training; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Including issues related to plastic pollution across curricula and practices in educational institutions at _x000D__x000D_ +all levels and in all forms of education; and _x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing communication materials regarding the health risks of plastic pollution, potential _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and the importance of behavioural change AND ON JUST TRANSITIONS. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, within their capabilities, at the national, regional and international levels, cooperate in promoting _x000D__x000D_ +and/or undertake relevant research, development, exchange of information and cooperation to improve _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the impacts of plastic pollution and advance scientific knowledge and promote technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovation to reduce plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ +1. A multi-stakeholder action agenda25 that promotes inclusive, representative and transparent actions and _x000D__x000D_ +leverages efforts through existing bodies, partnerships and other initiatives is hereby established. The _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt the modalities for the action agenda.26 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other things: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote active and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders in the development and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument* and to accelerate ambitious action; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Provide a space for relevant stakeholders who wish to do so to report on action taken in support of the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of the objective of this instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and global levels; _x000D__x000D_ +d. In coordination with Parties in their implementation of the instrument*, mobilize financial and _x000D__x000D_ +technical resources from stakeholders, including public and private finance stakeholders; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable solutions, including in high-_x000D__x000D_ +impact sectors and key thematic areas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall incentivize an all-of-society approach to report through the multi-stakeholder action agenda _x000D__x000D_ +on measures taken towards the objective and targets of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +4. THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER ACTION AGENDA SHALL INCLUDE, INTER ALIA, THE INFORMAL _x000D__x000D_ +RECYCLING SECTOR AND WASTE PICKERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ALL SECTOS OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +25 Note: The multi-stakeholder agenda could alternatively be launched through a decision of the committee as early as the _x000D__x000D_ +committee’s third session outside of this *instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +26 Note: Modalities of the agenda could be established by the governing body at its first session or alternatively be included _x000D__x000D_ +in an annex to this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1445, Contact Group One Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladesh_cg1_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,"['primary plastic polymers', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'product design and performance', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['Bangladesh'],"['ii1', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii3a', 'ii5a', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Article and _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph number _x000D__x000D_ +Subject _x000D__x000D_ +Text Amendment/ Text _x000D__x000D_ +Suggestion/Opinion _x000D__x000D_ +Overall comments _x000D__x000D_ +II.1 _x000D__x000D_ +Primary Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common _x000D__x000D_ +for the both options: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should take appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +measures to reduce the demand _x000D__x000D_ +for and production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. market- and price-based _x000D__x000D_ +measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +subsidies _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +other _x000D__x000D_ +fiscal _x000D__x000D_ +incentives _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment, _x000D__x000D_ +as _x000D__x000D_ +applicable, of regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymer _x000D__x000D_ +producers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Incentives/promotion _x000D__x000D_ +for alternatives such as _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable products _x000D__x000D_ +to minimise the demand _x000D__x000D_ +of the plastic polymer _x000D__x000D_ +production _x000D__x000D_ +e. Promotion _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +using _x000D__x000D_ +recycled _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +minimise the demand of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymer _x000D__x000D_ +New point would add the value to the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument (underlined). _x000D__x000D_ +production. _x000D__x000D_ +II. 3.a _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +Each _x000D__x000D_ +Party _x000D__x000D_ +should _x000D__x000D_ +take _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary measures to regulate and _x000D__x000D_ +gradually _x000D__x000D_ +reduce _x000D__x000D_ +and, _x000D__x000D_ +as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, _x000D__x000D_ +not _x000D__x000D_ +allow _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +production, sale, distribution, import _x000D__x000D_ +or _x000D__x000D_ +export _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on the criteria _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part I of annex B. The _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +provision, including the appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined timeframes _x000D__x000D_ +for reduction and phase-out, shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +national _x000D__x000D_ +plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans]. In this _x000D__x000D_ +regard, _x000D__x000D_ +parties _x000D__x000D_ +shall _x000D__x000D_ +give _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +periodical progress report to track _x000D__x000D_ +the fulfilment of the nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined targets. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + We prefer to delete short lived as it would _x000D__x000D_ +make confusion. _x000D__x000D_ + Option 2 is preferable with some text _x000D__x000D_ +changes. _x000D__x000D_ +II.4.3 _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +available to a Party _x000D__x000D_ +upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With the proper the justification and _x000D__x000D_ +necessary action plan for exempted _x000D__x000D_ +period _x000D__x000D_ +from _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +parties, _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* may decide to _x000D__x000D_ +extend an exemption for a period _x000D__x000D_ +requested by the Party but not _x000D__x000D_ +exceeding [X] years, in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with the procedure [set out in …]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The country that would apply for the _x000D__x000D_ +exemption may need to submit its justification _x000D__x000D_ +along with the action plan for that specific _x000D__x000D_ +period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An exemption may only be extended _x000D__x000D_ +[X] times per entry per phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +date. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II.5.a.1.b _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Increasing the safety, durability, _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, repairability of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products, as relevant, and _x000D__x000D_ +their capacity to be repurposed, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and disposed of in a safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner _x000D__x000D_ +upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We think refillability is synonymous to the _x000D__x000D_ +reusability and repairability is synonymous to _x000D__x000D_ +the refurbishability. That’s why we prefer to _x000D__x000D_ +delete both the terms. Otherwise, a clear cut _x000D__x000D_ +definition is highly required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II.5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should adopt design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance _x000D__x000D_ +criteria _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory schemes to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reduce the use of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +across _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +value _x000D__x000D_ +chain, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +product _x000D__x000D_ +packaging; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increase _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +safety, _x000D__x000D_ +durability, _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +refillability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, as relevant, and _x000D__x000D_ +their _x000D__x000D_ +capacity _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +be _x000D__x000D_ +repurposed, recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound _x000D__x000D_ +Progress report is also required. _x000D__x000D_ +manner _x000D__x000D_ +upon _x000D__x000D_ +becoming _x000D__x000D_ +waste; _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with the elements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part I of annex C, _x000D__x000D_ +and taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international _x000D__x000D_ +standards _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +any _x000D__x000D_ +relevant sector- or product-_x000D__x000D_ +specific _x000D__x000D_ +standards _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +The _x000D__x000D_ +measures _x000D__x000D_ +adopted _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +this _x000D__x000D_ +provision shall be reflected in _x000D__x000D_ +the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]. Parties shall _x000D__x000D_ +give periodical progress report _x000D__x000D_ +to track the fulfilment of the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan. _x000D__x000D_ +8.1[b][c] _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +throughout its life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle _x000D__x000D_ +b. Releases to soil and water from _x000D__x000D_ +the production, transportation and _x000D__x000D_ +uses of chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Releases of chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern, plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air, soil, and water, _x000D__x000D_ +and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +b and c looks similar and need to _x000D__x000D_ +rephrased/merged _x000D__x000D_ +9.[6][5] _x000D__x000D_ +additional _x000D__x000D_ +point _x000D__x000D_ +common provision of _x000D__x000D_ +waste management _x000D__x000D_ +[6][5] Parties shall take additional _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that informal and formal recyclers _x000D__x000D_ +need to be facilitated. Therefore, added new _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +existing _x000D__x000D_ +measures _x000D__x000D_ +measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. invest in waste management _x000D__x000D_ +systems and infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +that enable environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste; _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote _x000D__x000D_ +investment _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +mobilize resources from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources to cover financing _x000D__x000D_ +gaps for waste management _x000D__x000D_ +systems and infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +that enable environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste and enhance waste _x000D__x000D_ +management _x000D__x000D_ +capacity, _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +light of current and expected _x000D__x000D_ +waste generation levels; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. incentivize _x000D__x000D_ +behavioural _x000D__x000D_ +changes throughout the value _x000D__x000D_ +chain and raise consumer _x000D__x000D_ +awareness _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Incentivising the Informal _x000D__x000D_ +and formal recyclers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +point as “d” (underlined) _x000D__x000D_ +II.10.a.1.b _x000D__x000D_ +trade in listed _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and products _x000D__x000D_ +a plastic product containing any _x000D__x000D_ +such chemical or polymer after the _x000D__x000D_ +exemption period _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There would be plenty of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +available in the market. That’s why the _x000D__x000D_ +entrepreneurs need some time to adjust with _x000D__x000D_ +the changes. They could use the exemption _x000D__x000D_ +period to accommodate the changes. _x000D__x000D_ +Comments on Zero-draft text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +II.10.a.1.c _x000D__x000D_ +trade in listed _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and products _x000D__x000D_ +a microplastic or product addressed _x000D__x000D_ +in [part II.3 on problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including single-use product, and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We prefer to delete the short lived as it would _x000D__x000D_ +create confusion. We believe, what is short _x000D__x000D_ +lived for you may not be short lived for us. _x000D__x000D_ +Rather, single use product is self-explanatory. _x000D__x000D_ +II.10.b.1 _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +Each _x000D__x000D_ +Party _x000D__x000D_ +shall _x000D__x000D_ +not _x000D__x000D_ +allow _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste, except for the purpose of its _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +prior _x000D__x000D_ +informed consent of the importing _x000D__x000D_ +State, and in a manner consistent _x000D__x000D_ +with its national obligations under _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It should be align with national obligation as _x000D__x000D_ +Bangladesh doesn’t import plastic waste even _x000D__x000D_ +for recycling and safe disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +II.11.4.a _x000D__x000D_ +Existing Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its _x000D__x000D_ +first session, adopt: _x000D__x000D_ +a. indicators _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +identify _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zones, hotspots, _x000D__x000D_ +sectors _x000D__x000D_ +along _x000D__x000D_ +with _x000D__x000D_ +quickest _x000D__x000D_ +funding _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +countries in need particularly _x000D__x000D_ +downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries, SIDs, LDCs; and _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream underdeveloped countries are _x000D__x000D_ +receiving the cumulative plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from high altitude neighbours and finding no _x000D__x000D_ +other way, they are suffering a lot. It’s _x000D__x000D_ +mention-worthy _x000D__x000D_ +that _x000D__x000D_ +some _x000D__x000D_ +downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries _x000D__x000D_ +may _x000D__x000D_ +not _x000D__x000D_ +be _x000D__x000D_ +included within the LDCs or SIDs. That’s _x000D__x000D_ +why they are mentioned separately. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comments on Intersessional Works _x000D__x000D_ +Article and _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph number _x000D__x000D_ +Subject _x000D__x000D_ +Opinion _x000D__x000D_ +Overall comments/Justification _x000D__x000D_ +II.5.c.d _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and Plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +For selecting the alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastics product, _x000D__x000D_ +we think there should be _x000D__x000D_ +some guiding criteria such as _x000D__x000D_ +testing, certification, _x000D__x000D_ +labelling, marking, _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized system coding _x000D__x000D_ +(HS coding, if appropriate). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, an intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +group may be formed with _x000D__x000D_ +the relevant expert people _x000D__x000D_ +from every UN regions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +II.7 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +To adopt the modalities of _x000D__x000D_ +EPR, an intersessional group _x000D__x000D_ +is highly required comprising _x000D__x000D_ +with the expert people from _x000D__x000D_ +every UN regions. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1446, Contact Group 3 proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladesh_cg3_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Bangladesh'],['part iii'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Comments on Zero-draft text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article and _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph number _x000D__x000D_ +Subject _x000D__x000D_ +Text Amendment/ Text _x000D__x000D_ +Suggestion/Opinion _x000D__x000D_ +Overall comments _x000D__x000D_ +I.3 of the zero draft _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Table -1 of the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed definition _x000D__x000D_ +in the synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Add the definition of _x000D__x000D_ +“downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option-1 _x000D__x000D_ +Least developed countries, small _x000D__x000D_ +island developing states, countries in _x000D__x000D_ +economic _x000D__x000D_ +transition _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +other _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries who receive _x000D__x000D_ +plastic contaminated water from its _x000D__x000D_ +high altitude neighbours through _x000D__x000D_ +international waterways. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option-2 _x000D__x000D_ +The lower and lower middle income _x000D__x000D_ +countries _x000D__x000D_ +those _x000D__x000D_ +receive _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +contaminated water from its high _x000D__x000D_ +altitude _x000D__x000D_ +neighbours _x000D__x000D_ +through _x000D__x000D_ +international waterways. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. For the option-2 we can use the world _x000D__x000D_ +bank income classification: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ref: _x000D__x000D_ +https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/new-_x000D__x000D_ +world-bank-country-classifications-income-_x000D__x000D_ +level-2022-2023 _x000D__x000D_ +V.2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Ref. 59.2 of the _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis report] _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A balance legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should ensure representation of _x000D__x000D_ +downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries in all subsidiary bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream countries are the real gatekeepers _x000D__x000D_ +to protect the marine environment. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +in _x000D__x000D_ +addition _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +their _x000D__x000D_ +general _x000D__x000D_ +support, _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped downstream countries need _x000D__x000D_ +special attention. Therefore, they should be _x000D__x000D_ +involved in every subsidiary bodies to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +their challenges are clearly noted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +So Bangladesh suggest that, Apart from UN _x000D__x000D_ +regional representatives, and SIDS member, _x000D__x000D_ +every subsidiary body should contain one _x000D__x000D_ +position for downstream underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comments on Intersessional works: _x000D__x000D_ +Article and _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph number _x000D__x000D_ +Subject _x000D__x000D_ +Opinion _x000D__x000D_ +Overall comments/Justification _x000D__x000D_ +Annex H (for the _x000D__x000D_ +new inclusion) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Reference to the _x000D__x000D_ +non-paper proposal _x000D__x000D_ +submitted by the _x000D__x000D_ +Bangladesh] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +https://resolutions.un_x000D__x000D_ +ep.org/resolutions/u_x000D__x000D_ +ploads/bangladeshsu_x000D__x000D_ +bmission_0.pdf _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive list of _x000D__x000D_ +“downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries” _x000D__x000D_ +Since detail discussion and _x000D__x000D_ +guiding principles/criteria are _x000D__x000D_ +highly _x000D__x000D_ +required _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +determining the downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped _x000D__x000D_ +countries _x000D__x000D_ +who are really in need of _x000D__x000D_ +special attention. We may _x000D__x000D_ +consider _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +following _x000D__x000D_ +options _x000D__x000D_ +(during _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option-1 _x000D__x000D_ +Initially secretariat may invite _x000D__x000D_ +member countries to claim _x000D__x000D_ +their eligibility through a _x000D__x000D_ +prescribed form and INC-4 _x000D__x000D_ +could consider that for the _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion into the updated _x000D__x000D_ +zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option-2 _x000D__x000D_ +We can add this issue to the _x000D__x000D_ +terms of reference of any _x000D__x000D_ +relevant intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +working group. The _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional group may _x000D__x000D_ +develop the comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic can easily cross the administrative boundary _x000D__x000D_ +without any intervention from upstream countries to _x000D__x000D_ +downstream _x000D__x000D_ +countries _x000D__x000D_ +through _x000D__x000D_ +international _x000D__x000D_ +waterways. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is already proven that the intentional (e.g. open _x000D__x000D_ +dumping), unintentional (due to failure of waste _x000D__x000D_ +collection, disposal system) or accidental release of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics through the international rivers eventually _x000D__x000D_ +causing the devastating impact to the human health _x000D__x000D_ +and ecosystems of downstream countries such as _x000D__x000D_ +floods, water logging, fish migration, alternation of _x000D__x000D_ +navigability, irreversible damages of ecosystem, _x000D__x000D_ +promoting vector borne diseases and extra burden to _x000D__x000D_ +waste management system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since this is not a common problem and downstream _x000D__x000D_ +countries have been suffering a lot and bound to _x000D__x000D_ +allocate a significant amount of money from its _x000D__x000D_ +annual budget to manage this pollution, so, they _x000D__x000D_ +deserve more attention compared to other countries _x000D__x000D_ +with general needs. Therefore, like other MEAs, the _x000D__x000D_ +generic statement such as “technical and financial _x000D__x000D_ +support for countries in need” doesn’t recognize _x000D__x000D_ +special attention that required for the downstream _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article and _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph number _x000D__x000D_ +Subject _x000D__x000D_ +Opinion _x000D__x000D_ +Overall comments/Justification _x000D__x000D_ +list and put it forward to _x000D__x000D_ +INC-4 for further evaluation. _x000D__x000D_ +However, high income countries have the technical _x000D__x000D_ +and financial competency to solve the issue whereas _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped downstream countries are in serious _x000D__x000D_ +problem of intercepting those plastic load. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +we are paying the high price through continuously _x000D__x000D_ +polluting adjacent marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Under this circumstances we suggest a clear _x000D__x000D_ +definition and a comprehensive list of downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped countries are of high importance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other relevant references: _x000D__x000D_ + https://esdo.org/wp-_x000D__x000D_ +content/uploads/2023/04/The-Tragic-Tale-of-_x000D__x000D_ +Our-Rivers-ESDO.pdf _x000D__x000D_ + https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pi_x000D__x000D_ +i/S2772416622000559#:~:text=Meghna%2C%2_x000D__x000D_ +0Brahmaputra%2C%20and%20Ganges%20are,_x000D__x000D_ +Bay%20of%20Bengal%20and%20Sundarban _x000D__x000D_ + https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-021-_x000D__x000D_ +00027-9 _x000D__x000D_ + https://www.tbsnews.net/environment/plastic-_x000D__x000D_ +waste-rivers-neighbours-dump-24-times-higher-_x000D__x000D_ +bangladesh-218230 _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.unep.org/interactives/wwqa/technical-_x000D__x000D_ +highlights/riverine-plastic-_x000D__x000D_ +pollution#:~:text=The%20UNEP%20(2020)%20rep_x000D__x000D_ +ort%20Monitoring,baseline%20conditions%20in%2_x000D__x000D_ +0different%20countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1447," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_techtransfer_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Brazil'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"2. Capacity Building, TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION, technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A COOPERATION MECHANISM* IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THE COOPERATION MECHANISM* SHALL PROVIDE FOR: _x000D__x000D_ +a. A CLEARING-HOUSE PLATFORM TO ENABLE PARTIES TO ACCESS, PROVIDE _x000D__x000D_ +AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIVITIES TAKING _x000D__x000D_ +PLACE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INSTRUMENT*; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. ASSIST PARTIES TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS FOR COOPERATION IN SCIENCE, _x000D__x000D_ +TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION REGARDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS _x000D__x000D_ +INSTRUMENT*; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. FACILITATE THE MATCHING OF CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS WITH THE _x000D__x000D_ +SUPPORT AVAILABLE AND WITH PROVIDERS FOR THE TRANSFER OF _x000D__x000D_ +TECHNOLOGY, _x000D__x000D_ +INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL, _x000D__x000D_ +NON-GOVERNMENTAL _x000D__x000D_ +OR _x000D__x000D_ +PRIVATE ENTITIES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING AS DONORS IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY, AND FACILITATE ACCESS TO RELATED KNOW-_x000D__x000D_ +HOW AND EXPERTISE; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. FACILITATE SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION _x000D__x000D_ +TO MEET THESE IDENTIFIED NEEDS; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. PROMOTE TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFITS OF PARTIES THAT ARE _x000D__x000D_ +DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +f. FACILITATE AND MONITOR OTHER MULTILATERAL, REGIONAL AND _x000D__x000D_ +BILATERAL COOPERATION AVAILABLE TO PARTIES THAT ARE DEVELOPING _x000D__x000D_ +COUNTRIES; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +g. PERFORM SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNING BODY* OR ASSIGNED TO IT UNDER THIS INSTRUMENT. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. A COOPERATION MECHANISM* COMMITTE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. THE COMMITTEE SHALL COORDINATE THE FUNCTIONING AND SUPERVISE THE _x000D__x000D_ +EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COOPERATION MECHANISM*. IT SHALL _x000D__x000D_ +SUBMIT REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE GOVERNING BODY* SHALL _x000D__x000D_ +CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AS APPROPRIATE. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF MEMBERS TO SERVE OBJECTIVELY IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +BEST INTEREST OF THIS INSTRUMENT*, NOMINATED BY PARTIES, TAKING INTO _x000D__x000D_ +ACCOUNT GENDER BALANCE AND EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. THE _x000D__x000D_ +TERMS OF REFERENCE AND MODALITIES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE _x000D__x000D_ +COMMITTEE SHALL BE DECIDED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AT ITS FIRST MEETING. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1448, Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cameroon_item8_0.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Cameroon'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +item 8. _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation supports the position of the African Group with the modifications _x000D__x000D_ +particularly points 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the proposed zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions of microplastics and nano plastics into to air, soil, and water especially _x000D__x000D_ +the marine ecosystems as well as releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder _x000D__x000D_ +from production, storage, handling, and transport have serious environmental and _x000D__x000D_ +public health problems. _x000D__x000D_ +Promoting scientific research and technical innovation to uncover areas where we _x000D__x000D_ +have limited knowledge particularly the intentional and unintentional releases, _x000D__x000D_ +would be of paramount importance. _x000D__x000D_ +We strongly encourage this aspect to consider the national capability particularly _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector to encompass robust control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +For more clarity, we would encourage intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +Item 9 on waste management, we go for option one. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1449, Extended producer responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cameroon_item7.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,['extended producer responsibility'],['Cameroon'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Cameroon Delegation position: Contact group I on EPR, item 7. _x000D__x000D_ +We support option 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As concern Extended producer responsibility, my delegation support option 1 of _x000D__x000D_ +the zero draft which is the position of the African Group presented by the _x000D__x000D_ +distinguish delegate from the Gabon delegation. This aim to include the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastics and plastic products throughout _x000D__x000D_ +their life cycle and across international supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +Cameroon has this in its instrument regulating electrical electronic wastes, its _x000D__x000D_ +implementation is very timid given the fact that most of these products are _x000D__x000D_ +imported and the producers may only have satellite representations with little _x000D__x000D_ +accountability. _x000D__x000D_ +However, mandating this tool from this instrument coming from a governing _x000D__x000D_ +body will be much appreciated since this will cause member states to respect local _x000D__x000D_ +regulation. This will incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher recycling _x000D__x000D_ +rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +consumers. _x000D__x000D_ +We also encourage intersessional work on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1450, Elements of Part III,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladesh_pt3.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13622/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13622/view,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Bangladesh'],['part iii'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Comments for financing option (part III) _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-faciliator. _x000D__x000D_ +I will not take much time. I have three points to share. _x000D__x000D_ +Firstly, Let us agree on one point that materializing the issue like ending plastic pollution idea _x000D__x000D_ +with a view to protect human health and ecosystem including marine environment need significant _x000D__x000D_ +flow of financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Bangladesh support the paragraph 6 that means new establishment of dedicated funds _x000D__x000D_ +which in our view would be beneficial. Public and private organization may take part on it. _x000D__x000D_ +My second comments on the financing part is to seek special consideration for downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped countries, which has not been covered by the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +High income countries are technically and financially competent enough to face the challenges _x000D__x000D_ +whereas downstream underdeveloped countries are facing the difficulties. _x000D__x000D_ +Since it’s not a common problem that’s why common solution like countries in common need may _x000D__x000D_ +not be enough. They need extra support for waste management, just transition, solving legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastic problem, reduction of emission and releases of plastics targets set by the instrument. A tiny _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated sub-segment from the funding option for them would be great. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Bangladesh submitted a non-paper proposal to secretariat in favour of downstream _x000D__x000D_ +underdevelopment countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we believe that non punitive and facilitative mechanism would be helpful to fulfil the _x000D__x000D_ +target of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1451," Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/canada_cg1.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Canada'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Canadian Text Proposals, INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Canadian Text Proposal, INC-3 on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +As instructed, the below represents new text proposals from the Canadian delegation rather than line edits _x000D__x000D_ +to existing text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group One: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt text for 10.Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste, except for the purpose of its safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, with the prior informed consent of the importing State, and in a manner _x000D__x000D_ +consistent with obligations under this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting plastic waste pursuant to this provision shall establish and implement an export permit _x000D__x000D_ +requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and destination of all its exports of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each exporting Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the written consent of the importing _x000D__x000D_ +State, which shall include that State’s assurances that the exported plastic waste will be managed in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner; _x000D__x000D_ +b. require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ +i. provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the composition of the _x000D__x000D_ +exported waste, including its contents in polymers, chemicals and plastics, and any associated hazards _x000D__x000D_ +to human health or the environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure requirements contained _x000D__x000D_ +in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant; _x000D__x000D_ +ii. mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized labelling requirements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices for _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, labelling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the implementation of the provision set out in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 3, taking into account as appropriate relevant arrangements under other multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt 1. Each Party shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste, as defined _x000D__x000D_ +by the Basel Convention, is only allowed for the purpose of environmentally sound disposal. Parties to the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste is done in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the obligations of that Convention. In circumstances where the Basel Convention does not apply, a _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste is allowed only after taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +domestic and international rules, standards, and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1452, Subsidiary bodies,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_subsidiary_bodies.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13627/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13627/view,['subsidiary bodies'],['Chile'],['v2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"SUBSIDIARY BODIES _x000D__x000D_ +Chile _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chile considers that the Governing Body should address the creation of Subsidiary bodies during _x000D__x000D_ +its first meeting. The governance and good practices of other existing MEA’s should be taken into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies should be adaptative, and respond to the requirements of the Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ +at any given time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In general terms, Chile supports creating permanent groups on, but not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Finance _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical aspects – as stated in the GRULAC intervention on this topic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies should have a specific mandate and be clearly defined. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chile supports that this subsidiary bodies must have equitable geographical representation and _x000D__x000D_ +gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1453," Financing, Capacity Building, Technology Transfer and Technical Assistance, National Plans, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting on Progress, Effectiveness Evaluation, International Cooperation, Information Exchange, Awareness Raising, Education and Research, and Stakeholder Engagement",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_3_4_0.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Argentina'],"['iii1', 'iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv5', 'iv6', 'iv7', 'iv8', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. FINANCIAL MECHANISM _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide WITHIN ITS CAPABILITIES, the necessary resources for national activities intended _x000D__x000D_ +to implement this instrument*, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR NATIONAL POLICIES, PRIORITIES, _x000D__x000D_ +PLANS AND PROGRAMMES. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +facilitation of private sector financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their support, _x000D__x000D_ +including through finance, capacity-building, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE and technology transfer, for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, take into _x000D__x000D_ +account of the specific needs and special circumstances of DEVELOPING COUNTRY Parties, IN _x000D__x000D_ +PARTICULARSmall Island Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of NEW AND ADDITIONAL, predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible _x000D__x000D_ +and timely financial resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties. The Mechanism shall include financial resources FROM DEVELOPED _x000D__x000D_ +COUNTRIES AND OTHERS IN A POSITION TO DO SO _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. IN RECOGITION OF THE URGENCY TO ADDRESS PLASTIC POLLUTION, THE GOVERNING BODY* SHALL _x000D__x000D_ +DETERMINE NO LATER THAN AT ITS SECOND MEETING AN INITIAL RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GOAL FOR THE _x000D__x000D_ +FINANCIAL MECHANISM. _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +6. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its effectiveness, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties. It shall, based on such review, take _x000D__x000D_ +relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.5 _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall establish a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by plastic polymer producers within its _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its collection. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities and procedures for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of the fee to the financial Mechanism established _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 4.6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could hold _x000D__x000D_ +polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in which the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. It could generate revenue to _x000D__x000D_ +finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Each Party shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards projects _x000D__x000D_ +that result in emissions and releases to the environment from plastics and plastic products across the life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, including microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards projects _x000D__x000D_ +that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics and plastic products across _x000D__x000D_ +the life cycle, including microplastics, including for the development of adequate waste management _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the provision of NEW AND _x000D__x000D_ +ADDITIONAL, timely, sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance7,8 to ALL developing countries, in particular, to least developed countries and SIDS, to assist them _x000D__x000D_ +in implementing their obligations under this instrument* and to retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical assistance to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and coordination with other multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on terms FAVORABLE TO DEVELOPING _x000D__x000D_ +COUNTRIES, INCLUDING IN CONCESSIONAL AND PREFERENTIAL TERMS, diffusion of and _x000D__x000D_ +access to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to address plastic pollution, including through safe _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote _x000D__x000D_ +and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate access to essential technologies, including with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +1. National plans _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan9 to fulfil its obligations under this instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve its objective(s), IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS CAPACITIES AND AS APPROPRIATE. The _x000D__x000D_ +national plans shall be based on the format in annex G and SHOULD include at least relevant elements related _x000D__x000D_ +to10: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Chemicals and polymers of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Product design and performance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: Members may wish to include a definition of “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms” either in the provision _x000D__x000D_ +on ‘definitions’ or in the provision on ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms’. The glossary of terms prepared for the _x000D__x000D_ +committee’s first session, UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, refers to the following definition: “Technology transfer means the _x000D__x000D_ +transmission of know-how, equipment and products to governments, organizations or other stakeholders. It usually also _x000D__x000D_ +implies adaptation for use in a specific cultural, social, economic and environmental context”. (UNEP, Glossary of Terms for _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (Nairobi, 2007), p. 91.) _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: Particular focus areas for capacity-building, technical assistance or technology transfer may need to be further _x000D__x000D_ +defined and elaborated when there is a better understanding of the substantive obligations under this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: The term ‘national plans’ is used without prejudging how Members may ultimately choose to refer to the plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Other options include ‘national action plans’ or ‘national implementation plans’. _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: This potential list of actions to be included in national plans reflects references to such plans in the options _x000D__x000D_ +presented. It is presented for ease of reference and without prejudice to how Members may choose to address this item in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. The exact contents of any national plans will depend on the contents and structure of commitments and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents; _x000D__x000D_ +g. Extended Producer Responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +h. Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management, INCLUDING BY THE INFORMAL RECYCLING SECTOR _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear; _x000D__x000D_ +k. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall communicate its initial national plan to the governing body* within [X] year[s] of the date _x000D__x000D_ +on which this instrument* enters into force for it through the secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall be guided by the modalities referred to in paragraph 1 when preparing and submitting their _x000D__x000D_ +national plans, AS APPROPRIATE. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Party may at any time adjust its national plan with a view to enhancing its level of ambition, in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with guidance adopted by the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to coordinate on the establishment and implementation of regional plans to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument*, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall review, update and communicate to the governing body* their national plans every [X] year[s], _x000D__x000D_ +and in a manner to be specified by a decision of the governing body*, [with each update representing a _x000D__x000D_ +progression compared to the Party’s previous national plan. ] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Each Party shall include information on the implementation of its national plan towards achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of this instrument* in its national reports pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism to facilitate implementation of, and promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitative in nature ,FUNCTION IN A MANNER THAT _x000D__x000D_ +IS TRANSPARENT, NON-ADVERSARIAL AND NON-PUNITIVE, and shall pay particular attention to _x000D__x000D_ +the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties, IN PARTICULAR THOSE THAT ARE _x000D__x000D_ +DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the governing body* at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing body*, as appropriate.12 The committee shall _x000D__x000D_ +consist of 17 members with recognized competence in fields relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* striving to reflect a balance of expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with three members each from the five regional groups of the United Nations and two _x000D__x000D_ +members from the SIDS, taking into account the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +12 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a maximum of two _x000D__x000D_ +consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect nine members to the committee for an _x000D__x000D_ +initial term of [X] years and eight members for a term of [half of X] years. Thereafter, the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +shall elect at its relevant regular sessions nine members for a term of [X] years. The members and alternate _x000D__x000D_ +members shall remain in office until their successors are elected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall elaborate its rules of procedure,13 which shall be subject to _x000D__x000D_ +endorsement by the governing body* at its second session. The governing body* may adopt further terms of _x000D__x000D_ +reference for the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall report to the governing body*, through the secretariat, on the measures it has taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the provisions of this instrument* and on the effectiveness of such measures and the possible _x000D__x000D_ +challenges in meeting the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall include in its reporting the information called for in Articles [X,X]16 of this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +AND SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS,IN _x000D__x000D_ +PARTICULAR WASTE PICKERS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, decide upon the timing and format of the reporting to be _x000D__x000D_ +followed by the Parties, taking into account the desirability of coordinating reporting with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +a. Effectiveness evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this instrument* and determine any _x000D__x000D_ +measures required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall undertake its first _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument* no later than [X] years after the date of entry into force of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and thereafter at least every [X] years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities for the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The evaluation shall be conducted on the basis of BEST available scientific, environmental, technical, _x000D__x000D_ +financial and economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary body];17 _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Other information the governing body* deems relevant. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13 Note: The rules of procedure may include provisions for non-compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +16 Note: The list of relevant Articles to be defined. _x000D__x000D_ +17 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and socioeconomic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* MAY take into account the outcomes of the evaluation of effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* when determining measures required to enhance the effectiveness of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] years _x000D__x000D_ +thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic production, intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and avoidable plastic products18, with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to their identification, production and use by Parties, and their impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or panel].19 This _x000D__x000D_ +report may contain recommendations to the governing body*, including with respect to possible amendments _x000D__x000D_ +to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]20 may prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or panel] 21 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted. _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate with each other on a global basis and, as appropriate, on a regional basis, THROUGH _x000D__x000D_ +NORTH-SOUTH, SOUTH-SOUTH AND TRIANGULAR COOPERATION, and with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations and other entities, including relevant scientific organizations and bodies, to _x000D__x000D_ +support the effective implementation of this instrument* and the achievement of its objective, including _x000D__x000D_ +through strengthening and enhancing cooperation with and among relevant legal instruments and frameworks, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote the objective of this instrument* when participating in decision-making under other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant legal instruments, frameworks or global, regional, subregional or sectoral bodies.22 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote international cooperation in support of the objective of this instrument*, AS _x000D__x000D_ +APPROPRIATE, through: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +The development, transfer, diffusion of and access to technology terms and technical _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, consistent with [part III.2 on capacity-building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. The development of research and exchange of information to improve the understanding of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and advance technological innovation, consistent with [part IV.6 on _x000D__x000D_ +information exchange and part IV.7 on awareness-raising, education and research]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +The promotion of technical and scientific cooperation, including regional platforms or _x000D__x000D_ +databases, technical-scientific cooperation projects, and networks of technical centres; _x000D__x000D_ +d. The implementation of the monitoring obligations; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part II.2 _x000D__x000D_ +(chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use products, _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +19 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function and any related functions. _x000D__x000D_ +20 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +21 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +22 Note: Adapted from the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, Article 8. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +The use of existing information exchange mechanisms to promote knowledge, best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices and alternative technologies that are environmentally, technically, _x000D__x000D_ +socially and economically viable. _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Any other kind of cooperation that may be relevant to the objective of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* will invite, as appropriate, input from relevant scientific and technical bodies, including _x000D__x000D_ +the Science Policy Panel to be established in accordance with UNEA resolution 5/8, the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Panel on Climate Change or the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +Services, and other relevant bodies on matters relevant to the fulfilment of its mandate.23 The governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* may also consider relevant outcomes from the work of the above mentioned scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body* shall cooperate and collaborate with relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate, including with a view to ensuring the greatest level of consistency among _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international instruments and organizations.24 _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall facilitate and undertake exchange of information relevant to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including on: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Best practices and policies on sustainable consumption and production; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Research and technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge WITH THEIR FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED _x000D__x000D_ +CONSENT AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF WASTEPICKERS, inter alia, on environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound waste management, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and the associated risk management and reduction options. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 1 directly, through an online registry to be _x000D__x000D_ +maintained by the secretariat or in cooperation with other relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +including with regard to the prior informed consent of importing States under [Part II.11 on trade in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and networks to _x000D__x000D_ +share knowledge, highlight successes, replicate and scale sustainable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential information as _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +23 Note: Pursuant to UNEA resolution 5/8, the Science Policy Panel (SPP) could support “relevant multilateral agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +other international instruments and intergovernmental bodies, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders in their _x000D__x000D_ +work”. The exact wording of the proposed language would need to be finalized considering the outcomes of the work of the _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG established by resolution 5/8 towards the establishment of the future SPP. _x000D__x000D_ +24 Note: Adapted from United Nations General Assembly resolution 73/333. The relevant international instruments and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations would include, among others, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter London Convention and its _x000D__x000D_ +1996 Protocol, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, the World Customs Organization, _x000D__x000D_ +the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the International Labour Organization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant regional or international bodies or networks, should _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate to promote awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this instrument* and to incentivize _x000D__x000D_ +behavioural change, capacity-building and the sharing of information, including on Indigenous, traditional _x000D__x000D_ +and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take relevant measures to raise awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. This may include measures such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the instrument*, involving all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, including educational and awareness-raising programmes and citizen campaigns; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting public participation and public access to information; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Providing training at the national, regional and international levels, including exchange visits and _x000D__x000D_ +specific dedicated training; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Including issues related to plastic pollution across curricula and practices in educational institutions at _x000D__x000D_ +all levels and in all forms of education; and _x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing communication materials regarding the health risks of plastic pollution, potential _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and the importance of behavioural change AND ON JUST TRANSITIONS. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, within their capabilities, at the national, regional and international levels, cooperate in promoting _x000D__x000D_ +and/or undertake relevant research, development, exchange of information and cooperation to improve _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the impacts of plastic pollution and advance scientific knowledge and promote technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovation to reduce plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Stakeholder engagement _x000D__x000D_ +1. A multi-stakeholder action agenda25 that promotes inclusive, representative and transparent actions and _x000D__x000D_ +leverages efforts through existing bodies, partnerships and other initiatives is hereby established. The _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt the modalities for the action agenda.26 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The purpose of the multi-stakeholder action agenda is to, among other things: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote active and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders in the development and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument* and to accelerate ambitious action; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Provide a space for relevant stakeholders who wish to do so to report on action taken in support of the _x000D__x000D_ +achievement of the objective of this instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote ambitious action and cooperation at the local, national, regional and global levels; _x000D__x000D_ +d. In coordination with Parties in their implementation of the instrument*, mobilize financial and _x000D__x000D_ +technical resources from stakeholders, including public and private finance stakeholders; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Share knowledge and highlight successes to replicate and scale sustainable solutions, including in high-_x000D__x000D_ +impact sectors and key thematic areas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall incentivize an all-of-society approach to report through the multi-stakeholder action agenda _x000D__x000D_ +on measures taken towards the objective and targets of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +4. THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER ACTION AGENDA SHALL INCLUDE, INTER ALIA, THE INFORMAL _x000D__x000D_ +RECYCLING SECTOR AND WASTE PICKERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ALL SECTOS OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +25 Note: The multi-stakeholder agenda could alternatively be launched through a decision of the committee as early as the _x000D__x000D_ +committee’s third session outside of this *instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +26 Note: Modalities of the agenda could be established by the governing body at its first session or alternatively be included _x000D__x000D_ +in an annex to this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1454," Extended Producer Responsibility, Emission Relases, and Waste Management",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_7_9.pdf,"['extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management']",['China'],"['ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9']",In-session submissions,insession document,"1_x000D__x000D_ +Part II-7 EPR_x000D__x000D_ +Adequate discussions have been held on the EPR scheme under the international_x000D__x000D_ +framework_x000D__x000D_ +such_x000D__x000D_ +as_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +Basel_x000D__x000D_ +Convention._x000D__x000D_ +Technical_x000D__x000D_ +Guidelines_x000D__x000D_ +for_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +Environmentally Sound Management of Plastic Wastes, adopted by the sixteenth_x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on 12 May 2023, which states that_x000D__x000D_ +""There is no “one-size-fits-all"" solution. The EPR instrument(s) that is/are the most_x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to a specific region/country, taking into consideration market conditions,_x000D__x000D_ +national capabilities and circumstances should be selected. A country has full control_x000D__x000D_ +of what is covered in EPR and how it will be implemented including how to define_x000D__x000D_ +the producer"". To ensure that waste is effectively recycled and disposed, countries_x000D__x000D_ +have explored various forms of economic-driven measures, including EPR, taxes, fees,_x000D__x000D_ +subsidies, and whether and how EPR is implemented should be determined by parties_x000D__x000D_ +according to their national circumstances. Considering that EPR is one of the means_x000D__x000D_ +to strengthen waste management, it is recommended that it be placed into B9 as a_x000D__x000D_ +whole, rather than separate article. In terms of option, we prefer to discuss based on_x000D__x000D_ +option 2._x000D__x000D_ +Part II-8 Emissions and releases_x000D__x000D_ +With regard to emission and release, we recommend that predominant emission and_x000D__x000D_ +release scenarios, substances and pathways should be clearly identified, including the_x000D__x000D_ +emission and release of microplastics during plastic production, the release of_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics by using of products containing intentionally added microplastics, and_x000D__x000D_ +the leakage of post-consumer plastic products into the environment. Chinese_x000D__x000D_ +delegation support identifying key sources of emissions and releases, developing_x000D__x000D_ +sector-specific BAT/BEPs, strengthening the development of technologies for the_x000D__x000D_ +control of plastic waste emissions and releases. Moreover, as far as we know, the_x000D__x000D_ +unintentional emission and release of plastic waste, especially microplastics, is a_x000D__x000D_ +common challenge for all countries around the world. More scientific research is still_x000D__x000D_ +needed on setting dates for the elimination of plastic emissions and releases. We hope_x000D__x000D_ +to hear more cases and analyses before considering them._x000D__x000D_ +Part II-9 Waste management_x000D__x000D_ +Many member States have pointed out that the main factor leading to plastic pollution_x000D__x000D_ +is unproper plastic waste management. Improving the recycling rate of plastic waste,_x000D__x000D_ +reducing long-distance transportation of plastic waste, especially transboundary_x000D__x000D_ +movement, implementing environmentally sound management of plastic waste and_x000D__x000D_ +strengthening the construction of facilities in various countries, especially developing_x000D__x000D_ +countries, are fundamental to solving the problem of plastic pollution. The Chinese_x000D__x000D_ +delegation supports more work on plastic waste management and encourages member_x000D__x000D_ +states to take measures to strengthen the construction of plastic waste recycling and_x000D__x000D_ +disposal facilities._x000D__x000D_ +The zero draft proposes to meet the minimum requirements of collection, recycling_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +and disposal rates, or to set national targets and minimum requirements based on_x000D__x000D_ +harmonized indicators. We would like to seek more clarification on the means and_x000D__x000D_ +calculation methods of collection, recycling and disposal rates, and what the_x000D__x000D_ +harmonized indicators are._x000D__x000D_ +We would like to remind delegates that the Basel Convention brings the majority of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste under its control in 2019. The requirements for the control of_x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movements in the new instrument should be synergistic with the Basel_x000D__x000D_ +Convention and should not conflict with or duplicate each other._x000D__x000D_ +The zero draft calls for the prohibition or control of waste disposal practices that may_x000D__x000D_ +result in the release of hazardous substances, and we recommend further clarification_x000D__x000D_ +of the specific forms of waste disposal practices that result in the release of hazardous_x000D__x000D_ +substances. The Basel Convention Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally_x000D__x000D_ +Sound Management of Plastic Wastes provide guidance on environmental sound_x000D__x000D_ +technologies. We believe that the new instrument should fully respect and utilize the_x000D__x000D_ +technical guidelines and avoid releases of hazardous substances in accordance with_x000D__x000D_ +the requirements of the technical guidelines._x000D__x000D_ +Regarding fishing gear, we suggest the obligation should be in line with the FAO_x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gear._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1455, Principles of the instrument,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_principles.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13627/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13627/view,['principles'],['China'],['i4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"China proposes the following texts to be included in the principles of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.This instrument will be implemented to reflect equity, the principle of common but _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Reaffirming the principle of sovereignty of States in international cooperation to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties have a right to, and should, promote sustainable development. Policies and _x000D__x000D_ +measures to protect the environment and human health against plastic pollution should _x000D__x000D_ +be appropriate for the specific conditions of each Party and should be integrated with _x000D__x000D_ +national development programmes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties recognize the importance of international cooperation on addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and the importance of taking account the needs of developing country Parties _x000D__x000D_ +on both development and means of addressing such pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties shall cooperate to promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive _x000D__x000D_ +transition for affected Parties in addressing plastic pollution towards sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development, with special consideration for developing countries. Developed countries _x000D__x000D_ +shall provide sufficient financial, technological resources and capacity building support _x000D__x000D_ +to developing countries towards a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties have the right to choose policy mixes to combat plastic pollution, based on _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capacities, including demographic, socioeconomic, health, _x000D__x000D_ +climate and environmental circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7.Measures taken to address plastic pollution shall not constitute a means of arbitrary _x000D__x000D_ +or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. When addressing plastic pollution, it shall be avoided creating new development and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental problems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1456, Scope,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_scope.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13627/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13627/view,['scope'],['China'],['i5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Chinese text on scope_x000D__x000D_ +1. The Convention applies to plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, throughout_x000D__x000D_ +the full life cycle from the design of plastic products to the environmentally sound management_x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste._x000D__x000D_ +2. The Convention does not apply to the following applications:_x000D__x000D_ +(1) Medical and health use;_x000D__x000D_ +(2) Emergency response to public health incidents and natural disasters, etc.;_x000D__x000D_ +(3) Scientific and experimental research._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1457," Chemicals and Polymers of Concerns, Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products, Emissions and Releases of Plastic Waste and Microplastics, Waste Management, and Fishing Gear",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chinese_prt2.3.7.8.9.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear']",['China'],"['ii2', 'ii3', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii9', 'ii9a', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Chinese text proposal Part II-2, 3, 7, 8, 9 (footnote is not included, red with_x000D__x000D_ +underline is new proposal, green with middle line is deleted text)_x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern_x000D__x000D_ +Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by_x000D__x000D_ +the dates provided in part II of annex A, the use of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and_x000D__x000D_ +polymers listed in part II of annex A5 in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, except as provided in that annex._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by_x000D__x000D_ +the dates provided in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or_x000D__x000D_ +export of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, group of_x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A, except as provided in that annex._x000D__x000D_ +Option 2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to_x000D__x000D_ +minimize, and as appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics_x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products6 of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential_x000D__x000D_ +for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic life_x000D__x000D_ +cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound_x000D__x000D_ +management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate,_x000D__x000D_ +the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of the chemicals,_x000D__x000D_ +groups of chemicals and polymers identified in part II of annex A.7 The measures taken to_x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to_x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +Option 3_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, the presence and_x000D__x000D_ +use, in plastics and plastic products, of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with_x000D__x000D_ +the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the_x000D__x000D_ +product life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound_x000D__x000D_ +management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, based on_x000D__x000D_ +the criteria contained in annex A, provided alternatives or substitutes are available,_x000D__x000D_ +accessible, affordable and environmental-friendly.8 The measures taken to implement this_x000D__x000D_ +provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on_x000D__x000D_ +national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options 1 and 2_x000D__x000D_ +[3][2] Where production or use of a regulated chemical, group of chemicals or polymer listed_x000D__x000D_ +in part II of annex A is permitted,9 each Party with such production or use shall:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such production or use is carried out in_x000D__x000D_ +a manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the_x000D__x000D_ +environment throughout the life cycle of the chemical, polymer or product_x000D__x000D_ +concerned10 and fosters the safe and environmentally sound management, including_x000D__x000D_ +the recyclability and disposal, of the polymers, plastics, and plastic products_x000D__x000D_ +containing them;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such chemicals, groups of chemicals and_x000D__x000D_ +polymers, and products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II_x000D__x000D_ +of annex A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout_x000D__x000D_ +their life cycle, including for their final disposal;_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Require producers and importers of such chemicals, groups of chemicals, polymers_x000D__x000D_ +and products containing them to provide to government authorities, in addition to the_x000D__x000D_ +information required under [part_x000D__x000D_ +II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], complete information_x000D__x000D_ +about the hazards to human health or the environment associated with the relevant_x000D__x000D_ +chemical, polymer or product, and related implications for their safe use, recyclability_x000D__x000D_ +and disposal, based on the harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A;11_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals, polymers or products to_x000D__x000D_ +appropriately mark and label them based on the harmonized requirements contained in_x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex A, to allow their safe and environmentally sound use and handling_x000D__x000D_ +throughout their life cycle, including their final disposal.12_x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting_x000D__x000D_ +on progress] any measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in plastics and_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers not included in part II of_x000D__x000D_ +annex A that have the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at_x000D__x000D_ +any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the environmentally sound management,_x000D__x000D_ +including recyclability and disposal, of the final product._x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products,13 including short-lived and single-use_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and products containing intentionally added microplastics_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products_x000D__x000D_ +Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall not allow14 the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products, listed in part II of_x000D__x000D_ +annex B15 after the dates specified for those products, and identified based on criteria set_x000D__x000D_ +out in part I of annex B,16 , providing alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible,_x000D__x000D_ +affordable and economic feasible, except where the Party has a registered exemption for_x000D__x000D_ +the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [part II.4 on exemptions_x000D__x000D_ +available to a Party upon request]._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall reduce the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products listed in part III of annex B identified based on the criteria and within the_x000D__x000D_ +timeframe set out in the same annex.17_x000D__x000D_ +Option 2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and, as appropriate,_x000D__x000D_ +not allow the production, sale, distribution, import or export of problematic and avoidable_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including short- lived and single-use plastic products, identified based on_x000D__x000D_ +the criteria contained in part I of annex B, provided alternatives or substitutes are_x000D__x000D_ +available, accessible, affordable, and environmental-friendly. The measures taken to_x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision, including the appropriate nationally determined timeframes for_x000D__x000D_ +reduction and phase-out, shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to_x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Products containing intentionally added microplastics_x000D__x000D_ +Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall not allow the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or_x000D__x000D_ +export of plastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics, except where_x000D__x000D_ +an exception is specified in part IV of annex B._x000D__x000D_ +Option 2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each_x000D__x000D_ +Party_x000D__x000D_ +shall_x000D__x000D_ +identify_x000D__x000D_ +plastics_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +products_x000D__x000D_ +containing_x000D__x000D_ +intentionally_x000D__x000D_ +added_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics in accordance with the criteria contained in part V of annex B, and take the_x000D__x000D_ +necessary measures to manage, restrict and, where appropriate, not allow, their production,_x000D__x000D_ +use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or export._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall share information on the measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 through_x000D__x000D_ +the online registry established under [part IV.6 on information exchange] with the aim of_x000D__x000D_ +promoting transparency._x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended producer responsibility (moveto wastemanagement andre-edit)_x000D__x000D_ +Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems,_x000D__x000D_ +including based on the modalities contained in annex D,38 to incentivize increased_x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers_x000D__x000D_ +and importers for safe and environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products throughout their life cycle and across international supply chains._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, in implementing this provision, take into account how the measures taken_x000D__x000D_ +would contribute to a just transition. These measures shall be reflected in the national plan_x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +Option 2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party is encouraged to establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)_x000D__x000D_ +systems, including, where relevant, on a sectoral basis, to incentivize increased_x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers_x000D__x000D_ +and importers for safe and environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products throughout their life cycle and across international supply chains._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt modalities to inform the_x000D__x000D_ +establishment of national EPR systems and define their essential features, and to support_x000D__x000D_ +their harmonization, taking into account the objective of ensuring a just transition.39_x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic waste and microplastics throughout its life cycle_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and control eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic_x000D__x000D_ +polymers, plastic waste, including and microplastics, and plastic products across their life_x000D__x000D_ +cycle, to the environment from the sources identified in annex E by the dates identified_x000D__x000D_ +therein. The emissions and releases covered under this provision should include:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Emissions of hazardous substances, including microplastics and releases of_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics during production of plastics and recycling of plastic waste to air and_x000D__x000D_ +water;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Leakages of waste plastic products to land and waterbody;_x000D__x000D_ +Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals_x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products; and_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Releases of microplastics during use of products containing intentionally added_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics to water. Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including microplastics, to air, soil, and water, and ecosystems._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and control eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic pellets,_x000D__x000D_ +flakes and powder from production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account,_x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate, the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of_x000D__x000D_ +international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the_x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant,_x000D__x000D_ +sectoral guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraph 1,_x000D__x000D_ +including emission and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and_x000D__x000D_ +best environmental practices on preventing and controlling_x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases, and_x000D__x000D_ +best available techniques and best environmental practices to capture and remove plastic_x000D__x000D_ +waste pollution, including microplastics from freshwater bodies, the marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +and ecosystems._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and_x000D__x000D_ +capture the releases of plastics waste and plastic products, including microplastics, into_x000D__x000D_ +environment including the marine environment._x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management40_x000D__x000D_ +a. waste management_x000D__x000D_ +Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe_x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling,_x000D__x000D_ +collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into account the_x000D__x000D_ +waste hierarchy._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral_x000D__x000D_ +approach, for minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal_x000D__x000D_ +rates, set out in part I of annex F,41 taking into account relevant provisions, guidance and_x000D__x000D_ +guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed under the Basel_x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their_x000D__x000D_ +Disposal._x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance and guidelines_x000D__x000D_ +for the implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to_x000D__x000D_ +the relevant guidance and guidelines developed under other international agreements_x000D__x000D_ +mentioned above._x000D__x000D_ +Option 2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound waste_x000D__x000D_ +management at its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, storage,_x000D__x000D_ +recycling and final disposal of plastic waste. The measures taken to implement this_x000D__x000D_ +provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on_x000D__x000D_ +national plans], with an aim to achieving nationally determined targets and minimum_x000D__x000D_ +requirements developed based on the harmonized indicators set out in part II of annex F._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed,_x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into_x000D__x000D_ +account the waste hierarchy42 and other relevant international guidelines and guidance._x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above_x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party shall not allow waste management practices listed in part III of annex F that_x000D__x000D_ +may lead to the emissions and releases of hazardous substances, and shall regulate the other_x000D__x000D_ +allowed waste management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases of the_x000D__x000D_ +hazardous substances listed in part IV of annex F._x000D__x000D_ +[5][4] Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean dumping,_x000D__x000D_ +littering and open burning.43_x000D__x000D_ +[6][5] Parties shall take additional measures to:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally_x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to cover financing_x000D__x000D_ +gaps for waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally_x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste and enhance waste management capacity, in_x000D__x000D_ +light of current and expected waste generation levels; and_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +incentivize behavioral changes throughout the value chain and raise consumer_x000D__x000D_ +awareness on sustainable consumption._x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +Each Party is encouraged to adopt comprehensive economic-driven approaches such as_x000D__x000D_ +establishing and operating Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme systems,_x000D__x000D_ +including, where relevant, on a sectoral basis, to incentivize increased recyclability,_x000D__x000D_ +promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers_x000D__x000D_ +for safe and environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic products_x000D__x000D_ +throughout their life cycle and across international supply chains._x000D__x000D_ +[7][6] The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected_x000D__x000D_ +in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear44_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Each PartyParties are encouraged to shall cooperate and take effective measures_x000D__x000D_ +cooperatively, including appropriate marking, tracing, and reporting and recovery_x000D__x000D_ +requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded_x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear 45 containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards_x000D__x000D_ +and recommended practices and procedures. 46 The measures taken to implement this_x000D__x000D_ +provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on_x000D__x000D_ +national plans]._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and_x000D__x000D_ +organizations in their respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1458, Elements of Part II -Item 10 of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_islands_part_2_10.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13627/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13627/view,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Cook Islands'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cook Islands Government _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group1: Part II, Item 10, Trade in listed chemicals, polymers, products etc. _x000D__x000D_ +Date of delivery: Thursday, 16/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands aligns with the statement for AOSIS by Samoa and PSIDS by the _x000D__x000D_ +Solomon Islands. We would like to make this intervention on Article 10 Trade in listed _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste, specifically on the inclusion of a _x000D__x000D_ +non-party trade provision in this article. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-party trade provisions help promote economic cooperation and discourage non-_x000D__x000D_ +parties from exploiting the benefits without committing to the agreed-upon rules. _x000D__x000D_ +Hence, we would support the inclusion of a non-party trade provision to help foster a more _x000D__x000D_ +reliable and equitable global trade environment, ensuring that all participating parties _x000D__x000D_ +uphold their commitments and contribute to the sustained success of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Without such a measure, taken to protect the environment and human health, there will _x000D__x000D_ +be continued trade of toxic waste. There must be strict enforcement to ensure that any _x000D__x000D_ +trade in plastic waste with non-Parties ensures a minimum equivalent standard to how _x000D__x000D_ +Parties treat plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +There are non-party trade provisions in other MEAs, that can be used as a basis for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration while identifying specific areas not covered, to be reflected in this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. We can submit text on the non-party trade provision to the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co-Facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1459, Elements of Part II -Item 9 of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_islands_item_9_b.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13627/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13627/view,['waste management'],['Cook Islands'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cook Islands Government _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: INC 3 National Intervention, Nairobi _x000D__x000D_ +Date of delivery: 16/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group1: Part II, Item 9 (b) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands aligns with the statement by AOSIS and PSIDS. We would like to make this intervention _x000D__x000D_ +specifically on the fishing gear provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We see that current location of fishing gear in the waste management provision textually minimizes the _x000D__x000D_ +severity of the problem of abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear and does not provide _x000D__x000D_ +adequate scope for a comprehensive approach to the management of fishing gear across its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that fishing gear should be in a specific standalone article as a problematic source of marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution requiring a bespoke approach. We are flexible to whether this could be incorporated as _x000D__x000D_ +part of an Article covering a sectoral approach following the proposal made by Norway yesterday, so _x000D__x000D_ +welcome further discussion on this. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The critical element is the inclusion of language to ensure measures across the full lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This provision should have subparagraphs covering responsible design, cooperation with existing _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, and guidance of end life management, education and awareness raising and the engagement _x000D__x000D_ +of stakeholders in the fisheries supply chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1460, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costarica_intervention_cg3.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13627/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13627/view,['waste management'],['Costa Rica'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the Delegation of the Republic of Costa Rica on CG3 – Intersessional Work _x000D__x000D_ +Thursday, 16th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +Costa Rica considers that a formal intersessional process is required to discuss means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, technical aspects related to control measures, criteria and definitions for _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers, and plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Our delegation considers it necessary to move the process forward beyond the INC meetings. Extra _x000D__x000D_ +work will be needed to achieve the goal of adopting an instrument to end plastic pollution. Hence, _x000D__x000D_ +the intersessional work is essential, ensuring gender equality and equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1461, Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costa_rica_3-item_9.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13630/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13630/view,['waste management'],['Costa Rica'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the Republic of Costa Rica _x000D__x000D_ +PART II: _x000D__x000D_ +Provision 9. Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1. Thursday, 16 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Concerning waste management, item 9, Costa Rica fully supports the intervention made by the _x000D__x000D_ +delegate of Panama, with regards to “fishing gear”, the consideration for a more suitable place _x000D__x000D_ +for it which could be under item 11 on existing plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. We can also support Cooks Islands proposal of a standalone article for “fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear”. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the overall waste management provision, we support regulations that contemplate the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of waste, based on the hierarchy of waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +which is why we support option 1, while suggesting the inclusion of Option 2, part 1, referencing _x000D__x000D_ +national reports, and a 3rd or 4th provision to prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, littering _x000D__x000D_ +and open burning. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1462," Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costa_rica_provision_11.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13630/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13630/view,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Costa Rica'],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention by the Republic of Costa Rica _x000D__x000D_ +PART II: _x000D__x000D_ +Provision 11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1. Thursday, 16 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For Costa Rica, as part of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, and the Post 2020 _x000D__x000D_ +Global Biodiversity Framework, we reiterate the imperative necessity to tackle the triple _x000D__x000D_ +planetary crisis, of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, including the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. In this regard, Costa Rica places great importance on the protection of ecosystems _x000D__x000D_ +and marine zones, with our commitment of protecting 30% of the marine environment and 60% _x000D__x000D_ +of land reforestation by 2030. _x000D__x000D_ +A clear example of the plastic impact in marine environments, is the situation of Costa Rica’s Coco _x000D__x000D_ +Island National Park, which is located 532 km from the coast and where 60% of the plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +found there comes from abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear, which also _x000D__x000D_ +impacts 90% of the species considered of commercial interest. _x000D__x000D_ +In 2022, after four years of research by scientists from the Research Center for Marine Sciences _x000D__x000D_ +and Limnology (CIMAR) of the University of Costa Rica on the Pacific coast, 2,934 microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +were found per square meter of sand, including pellets and fragments of all colours. On the other _x000D__x000D_ +hand, it was determined that the Caribbean coast, accumulated the highest amount of pellets _x000D__x000D_ +(152 per square meter of sand). Efforts have been made to characterize this plastic waste and it _x000D__x000D_ +has been identified that the main types of polymers found are high-density polyethylene (HDPE), _x000D__x000D_ +polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polystyrene (PS). _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, we support the inclusive measures proposed in this item, taking into account the need _x000D__x000D_ +to clearly define “accumulation zones” and “hotspots”. _x000D__x000D_ +Dear Chair, I would like to begin by thanking the co-facilitators for their work during the contact _x000D__x000D_ +groups. Reservation a new financial mechanism, CRI would like to echo the intervention from the _x000D__x000D_ +delegate of Saudi Arabia. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1463, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cuba_intersessional_work.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13630/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13630/view,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Cuba'],"['ii5', 'ii6', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii10a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group 3 – Intersessional Work _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal from Cuba _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work is needed in order to advance, but it cannot _x000D__x000D_ +substitute the negotiation process that has to take place in INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ +The inputs of the intersessional work can be used as a reference of _x000D__x000D_ +information for the negotiation process, but never will be a mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +document, only as a reference. _x000D__x000D_ +In relation with the items, Cuba propose to work on the financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism in order to identify the different options of multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +funds, modalities for using finance and sources. For this issue we _x000D__x000D_ +prefer an opened- ended working group that can work on line and at _x000D__x000D_ +the end to have a meeting back to back with INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba is flexible with the possibility to work in defining criteria to _x000D__x000D_ +determine chemical and polymers of concerns, as well as definition of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastics products. For this issue we prefer _x000D__x000D_ +an expert working group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1464, Elements of Part II and Part IV 5 to 13,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cuba_part_ii_sections_5-13.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13630/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13630/view,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation', 'review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research', 'stakeholder engagement']",['Cuba'],"['part ii', 'part iv']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II Sections from 5 to 13 _x000D__x000D_ +Cuban proposal texts _x000D__x000D_ +Section 5: Product design and composition _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to AOSIS position, Cuba has the following general _x000D__x000D_ +comments: _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to clarify the definitions of plastics and plastics _x000D__x000D_ +products, since Cuba understand that they are the same. So, the _x000D__x000D_ +proposal is based on the fact that it is referred only as plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +This is an important provision, however, developing Parties face big _x000D__x000D_ +challenges because of the lack of technical human resources and _x000D__x000D_ +technologies. Many of developing countries, especially SIDS are only _x000D__x000D_ +importers of plastic products, so, there is not possible to implement _x000D__x000D_ +any measure on the design of product that they don’t produce. _x000D__x000D_ +For that reason, along the all provision national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacities of developing countries, as well as their access to _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer and financial resources shall be taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures, including those referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the design of plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including packaging, and improve the composition of plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +according to the national capacities of developing countries and _x000D__x000D_ +available scientific results, with a view to improve the circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy of plastic products and minimize releases of plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastic. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reuse, refill and repair of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at the latest by its second session, take effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures to promote the reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment, as relevant, of plastic products produced within its _x000D__x000D_ +territory and those available on its market, in particular through the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems, according to _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capacities; as well as access to _x000D__x000D_ +technologies and availability of financial resources from developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should promote that plastic products produced within _x000D__x000D_ +its territory and those available on its market achieve minimum _x000D__x000D_ +percentages of safe and environmentally sound postconsumer _x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastic contents, when it is technologically feasible and _x000D__x000D_ +based on the elements contained in part III of annex C. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures to ensure that, where needed, _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic in products is replaced by safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound recycled plastic content, depending on the availability of _x000D__x000D_ +technological solutions and means of implementation for developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. The measures taken to implement this provision may _x000D__x000D_ +include the use of regulatory and economic instruments, public _x000D__x000D_ +procurement, or incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in _x000D__x000D_ +consumer behavior, according to national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall ensure that alternative plastic products are safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their _x000D__x000D_ +potential for environmental, economic, social and human health _x000D__x000D_ +impacts, including food security, as well as the national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 6: Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to AOSIS proposal, Cuba has the following one: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize and promote the development and use at scale of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, _x000D__x000D_ +including products, technologies and services, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +their potential for environmental, economic, social and human _x000D__x000D_ +health impacts, as well as the developing countries’ access to the _x000D__x000D_ +transfer of necessary technologies and financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, public procurement and incentives to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use of safe, environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable non-plastic substitutes, taking into account national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 8: Releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +(Emissions shall not be part of the regulation under the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument) _x000D__x000D_ +In addition of AOSIS position, Cuba proposes: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take measures to control releases of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, plastics, including microplastics, and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +across their life cycle, to the environment from the sources identified _x000D__x000D_ +in annex E, according to the national circumstances and capacities _x000D__x000D_ +of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate emissions and releases _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pellets, flakes and powder from production, storage, _x000D__x000D_ +handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, the _x000D__x000D_ +relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of _x000D__x000D_ +international organizations such as the International Maritime _x000D__x000D_ +Organization, according to national circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 9: Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba support the AOSIS proposal and in addition propose the _x000D__x000D_ +following: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +Para 6: It is recommended to Parties take additional measures, _x000D__x000D_ +according to their national capacities, to: […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 10: Trade in non-hazardous plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +General comment: Cuba considers that trade regulation shall be _x000D__x000D_ +only applied to not hazardous plastic waste. Trade of polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +chemical and plastic product shall not be regulate under the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. Basel Convention already cover the transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement of hazardous plastic wastes, so efforts shall not be _x000D__x000D_ +duplicated. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a.Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +Zero option: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on trade of chemical, polymers and products shall be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 12: Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +General comment: _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba joins the positions and concerns of GRULAC and AOSIS about _x000D__x000D_ +this sections. In addition we consider that Just transition is one of the _x000D__x000D_ +most important provision that needs means of implementations, _x000D__x000D_ +especially capacity building and financial resources in order to _x000D__x000D_ +increase the awareness and education of vulnerable actors and _x000D__x000D_ +support the transition to other activities. _x000D__x000D_ +It is also important to recognize the national circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +countries, because situation is different from one country to another _x000D__x000D_ +one. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal text: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive transition for affected populations, with special _x000D__x000D_ +consideration for indigenous peoples and local communities, _x000D__x000D_ +women and vulnerable groups, including children and youth, in _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of this instrument*, provided that means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation are available for developing countries. This may _x000D__x000D_ +include, according to national circumstances: […] _x000D__x000D_ +Section 13: Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +General comment: _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba considers that developing countries need flexibility for applying _x000D__x000D_ +a provision related to information, monitoring and labelling, since it _x000D__x000D_ +requires the creation of infrastructure, technology access and strong _x000D__x000D_ +statistical information offices. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall, according to their national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacities and the means of implementation required in the case of _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries: [….] _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1465, Intersessional Work on Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ghana_intersessional.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13630/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13630/view,['financing'],['Ghana'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Call for Intersessional work on Financing by Ghana _x000D__x000D_ +Ghana would like to make a proposal for the establishment of a subsidiary body _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated to the establishment and operation of a financial instrument. Ghana _x000D__x000D_ +believes that this is an issue that requires the thorough consideration of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee, and this can only be done effectively through intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +Ghana proposes that such inter-sessional work should occur before INC-4 as _x000D__x000D_ +follows : _x000D__x000D_ +A mandate should be given to an intersessional expert working group to examine _x000D__x000D_ +the proposal for a Plastic Pollution Fee as referred to in Part III of the Zero Draft, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 9 of provision 1 under ‘Financing’. To recall, the fee would serve as an _x000D__x000D_ +innovative means of financing implementation of the instrument, in particular for _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, in line with the polluter pays principle in international _x000D__x000D_ +environmental law. Through globally coordinated action, the fee would provide _x000D__x000D_ +a predictable source of funding for treaty implementation, reducing the financial _x000D__x000D_ +burden on member states. _x000D__x000D_ +The mandate for the intersessional work should cover two distinct but _x000D__x000D_ +complementary aspects. _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +First, the group should focus on practical and technical aspects of _x000D__x000D_ +the fee, exploring: the best alternatives for the modalities for a well-_x000D__x000D_ +functioning fee that complements other mechanisms, including EPR _x000D__x000D_ +schemes; and the potential legal frameworks for optimal fee administration _x000D__x000D_ +in practice, leveraging existing structures at national and international level, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +The work of the group could be informed by similar measures adopted in _x000D__x000D_ +other international instruments that involve fees and other charges imposed _x000D__x000D_ +on economic operators to address environmental costs (such as, for _x000D__x000D_ +example, the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund). _x000D__x000D_ +The work of the group could be further informed by the options paper _x000D__x000D_ +prepared by The Minderoo Foundation on practical considerations for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of a fee (Bangkok, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Second, the group should assess the prospective environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +social and economic impact of a fee, as a financing and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instrument that contributes to ending plastic pollution. Studies published by _x000D__x000D_ +the OECD and the Nordic Council of Ministers, among others, may be of _x000D__x000D_ +interest. _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of potential impacts, while a fee could create an appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +incentive for more sustainable consumption patterns (SDG 12), the principal _x000D__x000D_ +function to be investigated by the intersessional expert group would relate _x000D__x000D_ +to the fee’s role as part of the means of implementation. This would mean _x000D__x000D_ +prioritizing the assessment of the fee as an innovative financing tool to _x000D__x000D_ +secure resource mobilization for implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1466, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ghana_financing.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13630/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13630/view,['financing'],['Ghana'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of a new paragraph to Part III Financing of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Co Facilitators, _x000D__x000D_ +On matters of Financing, we would like to make a proposal on behalf of Ghana _x000D__x000D_ +on ‘’the provisions common to options 1 and 2 under Financing as captured _x000D__x000D_ +in Part III of the Zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +The Ghana delegation supports option 1 as outlined in the Zero Draft by the _x000D__x000D_ +INC Chair and would like to propose the following additions: _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Multilateral fund to be established by the treaty should provide _x000D__x000D_ +accessible, adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +for countries. The Fund should be a vehicle for providing financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to recipient countries, on a grant basis, for enabling activities, _x000D__x000D_ +and incremental costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Fund should be resourced with contributions from all sources _x000D__x000D_ +including public sources, the private sector and all other traditional _x000D__x000D_ +sources of funding for other Multilateral Environmental Agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +including the establishment of a plastic pollution fee, to be paid by _x000D__x000D_ +international plastic polymer producers, and to adopt the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +legislative, regulatory and administrative measures for its collection. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. In this regard, the Ghana delegation proposes that the Global Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Fee (GPPF) is used as one tool to operationalize the polluter _x000D__x000D_ +pays principle at the global level, as complement to other mechanisms, _x000D__x000D_ +like EPR schemes. The GPPF would guarantee significant and _x000D__x000D_ +predictable revenues, by some estimates over USD 300 billion per year, _x000D__x000D_ +to finance the full implementation of the future instrument. This would _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the financial burden on member states by supplementing their _x000D__x000D_ +contributions to the dedicated multilateral fund to be established under _x000D__x000D_ +the future instrument, and guarantee predictable funding to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The GPPF will provide ample funding to meet the unique costs of ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including: _x000D__x000D_ +● the high capital costs of investing in infrastructure essential for _x000D__x000D_ +managing plastic waste in a safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner; _x000D__x000D_ +● the remediation of legacy plastic pollution that bears heavily on _x000D__x000D_ +the developing world; _x000D__x000D_ +● other aspects of implementation of the future treaty including, _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer, capacity building research, innovation, _x000D__x000D_ +education and development _x000D__x000D_ +● aid the establishment, operationalisation and scaling up of _x000D__x000D_ +national EPR schemes, by making available consistent and _x000D__x000D_ +predictable revenue flows to cover capital costs of establishing _x000D__x000D_ +waste management systems (typically not covered by EPR _x000D__x000D_ +schemes) and, if necessary, their operational costs; _x000D__x000D_ +● ensure sufficient funding for a just transition for vulnerable groups _x000D__x000D_ +who could be disadvantaged by the future instrument including , _x000D__x000D_ +women, children, youth and waste pickers, among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1467, Contact Group One Part I and II on the Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_16112023_cg1.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13630/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13630/view,"['preamble', 'objective', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Guatemala'],"['part i', 'part ii']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intervenciones pronunciadas durante el Grupo de Contacto 1: Parte I y II sobre el Zero-_x000D__x000D_ +Draft del Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la Contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +por Plásticos Incluso en el Medio Marino, en la 3ª Sesión del Comité́ _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Objetivo: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para Guatemala es prioridad trabajar por un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible a través del _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo social, económico, tecnológico y ambiental que prevenga la contaminación del ambiente y _x000D__x000D_ +mantenga el equilibrio ecológico, por lo que basados en nuestra constitución, nos inclinamos por la _x000D__x000D_ +Opción 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, como Sub-Opción la 1.2 donde hace ver la importancia de atender esta problemática de _x000D__x000D_ +manera integral, considerando cada una de las etapas del ciclo de vida del plástico, permitiría la _x000D__x000D_ +inclusión de todos los actores y sectores involucrados con base a sus responsabilidades compartidas, _x000D__x000D_ +pero diferenciadas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Polímeros Plásticos Primarios: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala comparte la preocupación sobre la contaminación por plásticos y se compromete a _x000D__x000D_ +participar en la negociación de un tratado para atender esta problemática, por lo que, nosotros como _x000D__x000D_ +un país no productor de materias primas a nivel local y que depende del suministro de otros países _x000D__x000D_ +proveedores, es que vemos con preocupación el impacto directo en la cadena de suministros. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La reducción de polímeros afectaría a los diferentes sectores comerciales, llegando a poner en riesgo _x000D__x000D_ +principalmente la seguridad alimentaria y la disponibilidad de medicamentos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Restringir a otros países la producción y el comercio de estos materiales sería un obstáculo para los _x000D__x000D_ +países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala necesita una mejor opción que pueda adecuarse a un enfoque responsable y sostenible _x000D__x000D_ +desde las circunstancias y capacidades nacionales, más que la implementación de acciones, restricción _x000D__x000D_ +y regulación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Propuesta de Guatemala en el mismo apartado, siendo esta una 4ª Opción de Polímeros Plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +Primarios _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Opción 4 (a considerar) _x000D__x000D_ +1. Las partes tomarán las medidas necesarias para prevenir y mitigar los posibles efectos adversos sobre _x000D__x000D_ +la salud humana o el medio ambiente de la producción de polímeros plásticos primarios, incluidos sus _x000D__x000D_ +precursores y sus materias primas. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Las partes deberán realizar un diagnóstico técnico que incorpore las necesidades de cada país, _x000D__x000D_ +considerando la disponibilidad de materiales alternativos en cada país y su impacto en aspectos _x000D__x000D_ +económicos, ambientales y sociales. Las medidas no aplicarán si se demuestra científicamente que no _x000D__x000D_ +existen sustitutos viables que pueda poner en riesgo la salud de las personas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Cada Parte involucrada desde sus circunstancias y capacidades nacionales y con base a los principios _x000D__x000D_ +de economía circular, se comprometerá a determinar dentro de los planes nacionales las medidas _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales para gestionar y optimizar el uso de polímeros primarios. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +English: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 (to be considered) _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential adverse effects _x000D__x000D_ +on human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their _x000D__x000D_ +precursors and raw materials. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, _x000D__x000D_ +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there _x000D__x000D_ +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party involved, from their national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy, will commit to determine within national plans the national measures to manage and _x000D__x000D_ +optimize the use of primary polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Sustancias Químicas y Polímeros Peligrosos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como Guatemala, deseamos subrayar nuestra firme convicción sobre la relevancia de acceder a _x000D__x000D_ +información pertinente en tiempo real que permita un análisis exhaustivo. en este sentido, abogamos _x000D__x000D_ +por un diálogo constructivo y proponemos abstenernos de adoptar un léxico que incorpore expresiones _x000D__x000D_ +como ""no permitir"" y ""eliminar"", hasta que se tenga una comprensión completa de los químicos y _x000D__x000D_ +polímeros, así como de los criterios específicos aludidos en el “Anexo A”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Además, queremos resaltar la importancia de que cualquier iniciativa de sustitución de sustancias _x000D__x000D_ +químicas y polímeros que sean identificados científicamente como nocivos, se haga considerando _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas que no solo sean seguras para la salud y el medio ambiente, sino que también resulten ser _x000D__x000D_ +viables desde un punto de vista económico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En relación con las opciones planteadas, consideramos que la Opción 3 puede ser la alternativa más _x000D__x000D_ +adecuada. no obstante, esta preferencia está sujeta a la condición de que los anexos propuestos reciban _x000D__x000D_ +la aprobación correspondiente, asegurando que cualquier decisión se tome con base en un _x000D__x000D_ +conocimiento cabal y detallado, que garantice el bienestar colectivo y la sostenibilidad ambiental. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, incluidos los productos plásticos de _x000D__x000D_ +corta duración y de un solo uso y los microplásticos añadidos de forma intencionada: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3.a Productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, incluso los de vida corta y los de un solo uso; _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala solicita respetuosamente que el instrumento incluya la definición precisa de términos y _x000D__x000D_ +conceptos asociados, con el objetivo de estandarizar y reforzar el entendimiento común necesario para _x000D__x000D_ +la implementación coherente y consistente de las acciones por parte de todos los países miembros del _x000D__x000D_ +tratado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Con respecto a la Opción 2, Guatemala considera que esta debería centrarse en medidas regulatorias _x000D__x000D_ +y de reducción, deseamos enfatizar que no se considera adecuado emplear una redacción que implique _x000D__x000D_ +la prohibición, es por eso por lo que, se propone a que se tomen medidas regulatorias enfocadas en la _x000D__x000D_ +reducción, a través de la implementación del principio de economía circular, es por eso que, en _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala se está desarrollando la estrategia de reducción progresiva orientada hacia una economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular, con la inclusión activa de diversos sectores y actores clave. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3.b Microplásticos añadidos de forma intencionada; _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante destacar que nuestra industria, con una fuerte orientación hacia la exportación, está sujeta _x000D__x000D_ +a estándares de producción que precisan los diseños, cantidades y tipos de materiales a emplear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como nación, no podemos avalar una prohibición o exenciones que comprometan la estabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +económica del país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que la Opción 1 es viable, siempre que se centre en la gestión y reducción de la _x000D__x000D_ +producción de microplásticos añadidos intencionalmente, y no en la prohibición, teniendo en cuenta _x000D__x000D_ +las circunstancias particulares de los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Diseño, Composición y Rendimiento del Producto: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5.a Diseño y Rendimiento del Producto; _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala promueve activamente las buenas prácticas en economía circular como un pilar esencial _x000D__x000D_ +para extender el ciclo de vida de los productos tanto como sea posible. Somos conscientes de que la _x000D__x000D_ +armonización de criterios de diseño y desempeño mediante regímenes regulatorios internacionalmente _x000D__x000D_ +estandarizados puede resultar en una desventaja competitiva para los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es crucial que, al definir objetivos de reciclaje globales y cuotas mínimas de contenido reciclado post-_x000D__x000D_ +consumo en plásticos, se tomen en consideración factores como el consumo per cápita y las realidades _x000D__x000D_ +específicas de cada nación. Esto se debe a la falta de infraestructura adecuada, capacidad técnica y _x000D__x000D_ +recursos financieros necesarios para cumplir plenamente con estas exigencias. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Creemos que la Opción 2 podría ser reconsiderada tomando en cuenta estas consideraciones, _x000D__x000D_ +enfocándose en las diferencias y capacidades individuales de cada país, en particular aquellos en vías _x000D__x000D_ +de desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5.b Reducir, reutilizar, rellenar y reparar los plásticos y los productos plásticos; _x000D__x000D_ +En Guatemala, somos conscientes y estamos comprometidos con la implementación de estrategias _x000D__x000D_ +alineadas con el principio de las 3R (reducir, reutilizar, reciclar). Dichas estrategias están siendo _x000D__x000D_ +promovidas activamente en nuestro territorio por medio del reglamento para la gestión integral de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos y desechos sólidos, según nuestro Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 164-2021. Actualmente, se está _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollando la estrategia de reducción progresiva orientada hacia una economía circular, con la _x000D__x000D_ +inclusión activa de diversos sectores y actores clave. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Por lo tanto, consideramos que la Opción 1 es viable, siempre y cuando las metas y los plazos sean _x000D__x000D_ +establecidos de manera específica por cada país, atendiendo a sus circunstancias y capacidades _x000D__x000D_ +particulares. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5.c Uso de Plástico Reciclado; _x000D__x000D_ +Como Estado, estamos comprometidos con la valorización de residuos. en este contexto, consideramos _x000D__x000D_ +que la Opción 2 se alinea con las necesidades de nuestro país, siempre que se valide el anexo _x000D__x000D_ +relacionado, el cual creemos debe estar condicionado principalmente al sector y al tipo de producto en _x000D__x000D_ +cuestión. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es imprescindible reconocer que el porcentaje de plástico reciclado posconsumo, que sea seguro y _x000D__x000D_ +sostenible ambientalmente, no puede ser uniforme en todas las categorías, como la salud, alimentos, _x000D__x000D_ +bebidas u otros. Es necesario hacer una distinción clara en cuanto a la posible afectación al evaluar _x000D__x000D_ +opciones y, por ende, adaptarlas a las diferentes realidades y capacidades de cada nación, especialmente _x000D__x000D_ +en el caso de los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La imposición unilateral de parámetros o directrices por parte de cada país o región podría _x000D__x000D_ +comprometer gravemente el intercambio internacional de mercancías, exacerbando los problemas de _x000D__x000D_ +seguridad alimentaria y el aumento de la pérdida de alimentos, cuestión de gran importancia para el _x000D__x000D_ +sistema de las naciones unidas. La promoción de incentivos ambientales debe ser un pilar fundamental _x000D__x000D_ +de este instrumento, fomentando la innovación y el desarrollo de tecnologías sostenibles con un _x000D__x000D_ +potencial de crecimiento exponencial. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, es esencial reconocer y valorar las buenas prácticas que diversos sectores han implementado _x000D__x000D_ +a lo largo de su desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Sustitutos No Plásticos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce la importancia de fomentar la innovación e incentivar el desarrollo y uso de _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas no plásticas que sean seguras, respetuosas con el medio ambiente y sostenibles. Al mismo _x000D__x000D_ +tiempo, promovemos el avance y la implementación de estas alternativas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es imperativo que los sustitutos no plásticos demuestren su seguridad y viabilidad de acuerdo con las _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades y circunstancias propias de cada país, en especial aquellos en vías de desarrollo, y por ende, _x000D__x000D_ +deben ser validados por cada estado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Debemos enfatizar que, en ciertos casos, los materiales alternativos no pueden replicar las cualidades _x000D__x000D_ +del plástico en términos de protección y preservación de la seguridad de alimentos, medicamentos, _x000D__x000D_ +suministros médicos, cosméticos, entre otros. Esto es especialmente crítico en economías pequeñas y _x000D__x000D_ +en desarrollo, donde la transición a materiales alternativos podría reducir la vida útil de estos productos, _x000D__x000D_ +aumentando así el desperdicio de alimentos y medicamentos y comprometiendo la seguridad _x000D__x000D_ +alimentaria y la salud pública. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para avanzar en este compromiso, es crucial priorizar la asignación de fondos que permitan a las _x000D__x000D_ +universidades y centros de investigación desarrollar nuevas tecnologías en materia de alternativas al _x000D__x000D_ +plástico en todas sus formas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Responsabilidad Ampliada del Productor: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce la trascendencia de la responsabilidad extendida del productor y el principio de _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilidad compartida pero diferenciada, enfatizando que cada actor debe asumir su papel de _x000D__x000D_ +manera singular en el ciclo de vida de los materiales. Estamos comprometidos con el fortalecimiento _x000D__x000D_ +de nuestra gestión integral de residuos sólidos y el tratamiento de estos, con una variedad de _x000D__x000D_ +participantes que ostentan distintas responsabilidades. Actualmente, estamos desarrollando una _x000D__x000D_ +estrategia para la reducción progresiva de materiales de difícil degradación, como los plásticos, en _x000D__x000D_ +concordancia con nuestro marco legal, en el Acuerdo Gubernativo 164-2021. Esta estrategia se elabora _x000D__x000D_ +con la colaboración voluntaria de los diversos actores y busca fomentar una economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En el desarrollo de políticas al respecto, es vital considerar a los países con economías emergentes para _x000D__x000D_ +no perjudicar a consumidores y productores nacionales por medio de impuestos globales que pudieran _x000D__x000D_ +elevar los precios de los productos. Por ello, creemos que la Opción 2 podría facilitar una _x000D__x000D_ +implementación más efectiva y equitativa conforme a la legislación de cada nación, donde la imposición _x000D__x000D_ +de tarifas no sea obligatoria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Además, es imperativo instaurar mecanismos de garantía que impidan que el reciclaje se convierta en _x000D__x000D_ +una transferencia de responsabilidades a terceros países sin asegurar la culminación del proceso. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1468, Contact Group Two Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_16112023_cg2.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13633/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13633/view,"['governing body', 'subsidiary bodies']",['Guatemala'],"['v1', 'v2']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intervenciones pronunciadas durante el Grupo de Contacto 2: Parte III y IV sobre el _x000D__x000D_ +Zero-Draft del Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación por Plásticos Incluso en el Medio Marino, en la 3ª Sesión del Comité́ _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Financiación: _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce que la implementación de un instrumento de esta envergadura requiere _x000D__x000D_ +apoyo financiero tanto nacional como internacional, además de capacitación y transferencia _x000D__x000D_ +de tecnología, considerando la legislación interna y las necesidades y circunstancias particulares _x000D__x000D_ +de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, como nación en desarrollo, Guatemala considera inviable apoyar la imposición _x000D__x000D_ +de tasas que puedan comprometer nuestra economía. No estamos de acuerdo con la fijación _x000D__x000D_ +de cuotas generales de importación, exportación, comercio y producción de plásticos, ya que _x000D__x000D_ +esto podría tener un impacto negativo significativo en las economías en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Instamos a buscar y fortalecer mecanismos financieros internacionales sostenibles basados en _x000D__x000D_ +criterios como el consumo per cápita y la producción, que faciliten la contribución financiera _x000D__x000D_ +para la implementación de este instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es imperativo que dentro de los mecanismos de financiamiento se establezcan disposiciones _x000D__x000D_ +que permitan asignar fondos para la investigación nacional, con el objetivo de generar _x000D__x000D_ +innovación y encontrar mejores métodos para la ejecución del instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Por último, la presente propuesta por parte de Brasil, a Guatemala le parece acertada y en _x000D__x000D_ +línea a lo que los países en desarrollo deben de solicitar. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Además, queremos agradecer por el excelente trabajo realizado por Brasil y recalcamos la _x000D__x000D_ +importancia de haber incluido claramente la necesidad de transferencia de TECNOLOGIA, _x000D__x000D_ +asistencia técnica, y financiera que sea ágil y de calidad. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Así como, el mecanismo para agilizar la movilización de recursos financieros, finalmente _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala apoyaría y aprobaría la propuesta de Brasil. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PARTE IV _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Planes Nacionales: _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce que la implementación de un instrumento de esta envergadura requiere apoyo _x000D__x000D_ +financiero tanto nacional como internacional, además de capacitación y transferencia de tecnología, _x000D__x000D_ +considerando la legislación interna y las necesidades y circunstancias particulares de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, como nación en desarrollo, Guatemala considera inviable apoyar la imposición de tasas _x000D__x000D_ +que puedan comprometer nuestra economía. no estamos de acuerdo con la fijación de cuotas generales _x000D__x000D_ +de importación, exportación, comercio y producción de plásticos, ya que esto podría tener un impacto _x000D__x000D_ +negativo significativo en las economías en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Instamos a buscar y fortalecer mecanismos financieros internacionales sostenibles basados en criterios _x000D__x000D_ +como el consumo per cápita y la producción, que faciliten la contribución financiera para la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación de este instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es imperativo que dentro de los mecanismos de financiamiento se establezcan disposiciones que _x000D__x000D_ +permitan asignar fondos para la investigación nacional, con el objetivo de generar innovación y _x000D__x000D_ +encontrar mejores métodos para la ejecución del instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de las Presentación de Informes sobre el Progreso: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala sostiene que la presentación de informes, al estar intrínsecamente relacionada con los planes _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales, demanda la creación de directrices fundamentales para su elaboración. esto con el _x000D__x000D_ +propósito de que sean complementarias a otros instrumentos y organizaciones internacionales. es _x000D__x000D_ +imperativo que estas directrices contemplen y respeten las diversas circunstancias y capacidades _x000D__x000D_ +inherentes a cada nación. en este sentido, consideramos que la Opción 2 es la más factible para _x000D__x000D_ +implementar a nivel nacional, en consonancia con nuestras posibilidades y objetivos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1469, Governing Bodies and Subsidiary Bodies,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_governingbody.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13633/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13633/view,['governing body'],['Sri Lanka'],['v1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka Submission _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body and subsidiary body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dear Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka advocates for the establishment of the Conference of Parties as the governing body like other _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments. Also emphasizing the need for a permanent secretariat. To ensure the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the proposed instrument, the CoP should incorporate subsidiary bodies specializing in _x000D__x000D_ +technical corporation, legal and scientific matters. These bodies will play a crucial role in providing _x000D__x000D_ +informed inputs to support the CoP. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, it is imperative to establish a subsidiary body focused on means of implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance monitoring. This body will assess the resource requirements to fulfill obligations outlined in _x000D__x000D_ +the substantive provisions of the proposed instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Understanding the funding needs for various obligations and exploring avenues, including a dedicated, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible and adequate funding mechanism is essential. This approach considers national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities while facilitating technology transfer to developing countries through innovative _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for your attention to these critical considerations. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1470, Information Exchange,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiye_16112023_information_exchange.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13633/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13633/view,['information exchange'],['Turkey'],['iv6'],In-session submissions,insession document,"CG-2 _x000D__x000D_ +Türkiye's Text Proposal under Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +16/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +As it is known, achieving the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are the _x000D__x000D_ +main goals of us UN member states. _x000D__x000D_ +In particular, SDG 14: Life Below Water and SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +Production are directly related to the new instrument, and in this regard, marine areas and _x000D__x000D_ +especially plastic pollution are covered by other Goals and targets such as SDG 13 Climate _x000D__x000D_ +Action and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. The mentioned SDGs contain _x000D__x000D_ +directly or indirectly relevant aspects on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to underline that we consider it useful to address the items under the _x000D__x000D_ +“information exchange” topic in line with these goals and objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +As it is known zero waste is a waste and resource management approach based on circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy. It promotes sustainable Consumption and production habits and encourages the _x000D__x000D_ +efficient use of resources. Zero waste entails avoiding wastefulness and foster sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management including plastic wastes through prevention, reduction, reuse, and recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +waste. It provides an instrument for raising public awareness and changing behaviours. _x000D__x000D_ +Zero waste contributes to the advancement of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +Development Goals including SDG 9, 11, 12,13 and 14. _x000D__x000D_ +On 14 December 2022, The UN General Assembly formally recognized the significance of zero _x000D__x000D_ +waste initiatives by adopting the Resolution 77/161 titled “ Promoting zero-waste initiatives to _x000D__x000D_ +advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Resolution requests to promote zero _x000D__x000D_ +waste initiatives through the dissemination of best practices, success stories and lessons learned. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, Türkiye emphasizes the importance of the tool to be developed for plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +the transition from linear economy to circular economy and recommends that studies and _x000D__x000D_ +experiences on circular economy and zero waste are included in the information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +section under para 1 after sub para a. _x000D__x000D_ +As given below; _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +b. Studies and experiences on circular economy and zero waste initiatives _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1471, Product Design and Performance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiye_16112023_product_design.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13633/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13633/view,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Turkey'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"CG-1-Türkiye- Product design, composition and performance and sub items _x000D__x000D_ +15/11/2021 _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product Design and Performance _x000D__x000D_ +As for paragraph 1, a preliminary assessment will be needed on how the reduction on primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products will affect the access to the resources. _x000D__x000D_ +For paragraph 1 (c) sectoral studies and the evaluation of incentive mechanisms for emission _x000D__x000D_ +reduction should be conducted. _x000D__x000D_ +There is a risk that countries that cannot comply with the provisions in the statement in the _x000D__x000D_ +first paragraph of Option 1 will become externally dependent. In this context, the criteria _x000D__x000D_ +specified as design and performance criteria should be clearly defined in advance. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, design and performance criteria are considered to be industry dependent. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Option 1, paragraph 2, traceability of the product should be provided and the _x000D__x000D_ +possibility of creating an application such as a digital passport application should be focused. _x000D__x000D_ +Due to the wide range of products and possible differences in R&D infrastructure, option 2, _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 seems more appropriate as it is flexible regarding design performance and _x000D__x000D_ +different procedures. _x000D__x000D_ +In Option 2, paragraph 3, the certification procedures and the qualifications of the _x000D__x000D_ +institutions/organizations that will carry out the certification processes should be clearly _x000D__x000D_ +defined. In addition, it should be taken into consideration that countries will bear the _x000D__x000D_ +certification costs. _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 4 indicates that the parties will be encouraged to work with international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations in the process of determining standards regarding product design, content and _x000D__x000D_ +performance. Considering the design rules in question will bring new certification rules, it is _x000D__x000D_ +deemed beneficial to require the standards to be determined with a stronger provision, rather _x000D__x000D_ +than encouraging them to be based on international standards, in order to avoid unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +costs and administrative burdens in the conformity assessment processes. Regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +subject, we would like to state that we find it useful to add a statement which mreads as _x000D__x000D_ +“Standards and guidelines shall be developed in cooperation with relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations in order to ensure unity at the multilateral level….” . _x000D__x000D_ +Considering that similar product design legislation will be harmonized across the countries, turning this _x000D__x000D_ +issue into a global commitment is important for the determined transformation of the sector while _x000D__x000D_ +preserving its competitiveness. Option 2 of the product design and performance is considered more _x000D__x000D_ +suitable in order for the transformation in question which includes more realistic commitments. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, Reuse, Refill, and Repair of Plastics and Plastic Products _x000D__x000D_ +Developing and increasing the capacity of collection and recycling infrastructures to produce high-_x000D__x000D_ +quality secondary raw materials, developing infrastructure for the use of recycling technologies, and _x000D__x000D_ +using more recycled and/or alternative raw materials and fewer unprocessed inputs in manufactured _x000D__x000D_ +products are important approaches. Increasing the use of secondary raw materials is critical for _x000D__x000D_ +achieving this. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to ensure the necessary quality and standards for the reuse of plastic waste as secondary _x000D__x000D_ +raw material in plastic production. Collecting plastics separately at the source without contamination _x000D__x000D_ +with other wastes facilitates recycling processes, making their use as secondary raw materials _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally and economically suitable. In this context, closed-loop collection systems stand out, _x000D__x000D_ +and as stated in the Draft Text, it is recommended to evaluate the deposit return system among _x000D__x000D_ +exemplary applications. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, it is important to link sector-based evaluation and sectoral gradual transition targets to a _x000D__x000D_ +timetable on issues such as reduction, reuse, etc., specified in the article. Levels of importance _x000D__x000D_ +regarding the production of plastics and their participation in product production vary, and therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +reuse of plastics will not be at the same level of importance in the automotive and food sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +The preferred option is the second, as it allows more time for the development of guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +According to the second paragraph, countries will take time-bound actions. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of Recycled Plastic Contents _x000D__x000D_ +Examining the use of recycled plastic contents section in the Zero Draft, it is recommended to set _x000D__x000D_ +national-scale targets for the use of recycled plastic contents. To achieve these targets, it is important _x000D__x000D_ +to provide clean raw material input to the system, and it is recommended that the Parties establish _x000D__x000D_ +separate collection systems at the source. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the deposit return system is one of the most effective methods, managed in a closed _x000D__x000D_ +loop. However, it is recommended that parties be given the opportunity to evaluate their existing _x000D__x000D_ +facilities and waste management infrastructures and be directed to at least a dual collection system. It _x000D__x000D_ +is also thought to be important to determine the requirements for measuring the recycled plastic usage _x000D__x000D_ +rate and to evaluate the creation of the necessary infrastructure for this measurement. _x000D__x000D_ +The reaction received from those operating on behalf of recycling during the consultation _x000D__x000D_ +process in our country was that the role of the recycling sector in controlling plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +is not defined as thoroughly as that of plastic producers. In this context, a definition of the sector _x000D__x000D_ +in question is requested. Also, see Section III of ANNEX C. The minimum percentages of recycled plastic _x000D__x000D_ +content in the section will vary depending on the sector and the intended use of each plastic material _x000D__x000D_ +used in the final product. Here, it is believed to be beneficial to determine the criteria for the minimum _x000D__x000D_ +% value, taking into account the final performance requirements of the product. _x000D__x000D_ +If an international regulation regarding the minimum recycled content obligation is introduced, _x000D__x000D_ +it is considered important that it be based on international standards to prevent the formation of _x000D__x000D_ +technical obstacles. After the evaluation requested in Annex C, a revisit to the issue is requested. For _x000D__x000D_ +now, the preference of the Turkish delegation is Option 2, as it allows for country-oriented policy _x000D__x000D_ +development processes and is suitable for facilitating the transition to new conditions for the sectors _x000D__x000D_ +that will be directly and indirectly affected within the scope of this document. Decisions taken have the _x000D__x000D_ +potential to result in the elimination of some types of employment in the relevant sectors, and this _x000D__x000D_ +issue finds its equivalent in the expression ""just transition."" _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative Plastics and Plastic Products _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding non-plastic substitutes, national costs arising for R&D and production activities of non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials designed as a substitute for plastic materials should be taken into consideration. These _x000D__x000D_ +increases must be carried out without harming competitiveness in international markets. _x000D__x000D_ +In the provision in the first paragraph, it should be clarified which material class is targeted, and the _x000D__x000D_ +problem of access to these materials (cost, transportation, customs, etc.) should be resolved. It should _x000D__x000D_ +also be clearly regulated what the acceptance criteria will be, in accordance with the current legislation _x000D__x000D_ +of the countries, which already reflect their international obligations, regarding the definition of the _x000D__x000D_ +potential expression. _x000D__x000D_ +In the second paragraph, it is thought that analysing the substance content on a sectoral basis will _x000D__x000D_ +contribute positively to the process of developing plastic reduction targets. For example, in the _x000D__x000D_ +automotive industry, the tendency to use plastic composites instead of metal is increasing to obtain _x000D__x000D_ +lighter products. On the other hand, universities, the private sector, etc., it is important to encourage _x000D__x000D_ +the development of multi-stakeholder collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1472, Contact Group One - Part I.2 and Part II.1-13 of the Zero-Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_item_4_cg1_part_i.1_part_ii.1-13.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13633/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13633/view,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['United States Of America'],"['i2', 'part ii']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +1 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission by the United States of America at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Part I.2 and Part II.1-13 of the Zero-Draft Text of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +*Note: This submission represents initial views in response to the mandate of Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +and call for submissions. Some paragraphs marked alt. or delete continue to be under _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I.2: Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. The objective of this Convention is to protect human health and the environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.1: Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[new] Option 4 (replaces options 1-3 and common provisions) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on scientific evidence, take measures to reduce demand for primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers that present a demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and to promote sustainable production and consumption of plastic throughout its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall establish science- and risk-based public procurement policies or guidelines to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce waste and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +requirements related to the procurement of items produced with recovered materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.2: Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, and based on _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence, take appropriate measures to identify and control chemicals, groups of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers that present a demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment at any stage of the product life cycle, including consideration of risks relevant to their _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, reusability, and recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [new] Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes _x000D__x000D_ +and based on scientific evidence, to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, polymers and chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +used in plastic production that may present a risk of concern to human health or the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [new] Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, _x000D__x000D_ +and based on scientific evidence, to test chemicals used or intended to be used in plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +that may present a risk of concern to human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.3: Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall take measures, consistent with national laws, to reduce, as appropriate, the _x000D__x000D_ +use of problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products in its territory. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1bis. [new] Each Party should identify at the national level a list of problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent with its national laws, to _x000D__x000D_ +control the use or manufacture of products containing intentionally added microplastics. Such _x000D__x000D_ +measures could include a Party taking actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, _x000D__x000D_ +sale, distribution, import or export. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.4: Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[too early for discussion] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.5: Product design, composition, and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[header alt] a. Product performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt: Each Party shall take measures to promote product performance to enhance the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a alt. Reducing demand for primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b alt. Increasing the durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b bis. [new] Improving the capacity of plastics and plastic products to be repurposed, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and disposed of in an environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c alt. Minimizing environmental and safety impacts of plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Each Party shall consider including the following actions as part of its measures laid out in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a alt. Adopting public procurement policies or guidelines for plastic products to enhance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +circularity of plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b alt. Promoting the use of environmental performance standards for plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b bis. [new] Supporting efforts to establish or augment voluntary certification schemes _x000D__x000D_ +for environmentally preferable products or packaging to encourage sustainable choices, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3alt. Parties should take into account relevant international standards and guidelines, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4alt. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the _x000D__x000D_ +development of standards and guidelines, including on a sectoral basis as relevant, to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +use of plastics in products across the value chain, including in product packaging, and improve _x000D__x000D_ +the design of plastic products to increase their durability, reusability, refillability, repairability or _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability, their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in an environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner upon becoming waste; and minimize the environmental and safety impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall take measures to promote the reduction, reuse, refill, repair, repurposing _x000D__x000D_ +and refurbishment, as relevant, of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Each Party should, as appropriate, adopt targets in the implementation of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party should take measures to increase the share of secondary plastic that is used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products to achieve minimum percentages consistent with national laws of post-consumer _x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastic contents. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate to promote design, composition and _x000D__x000D_ +performance of products that enable maximum recycled plastic content in the broadest number of _x000D__x000D_ +applications possible in order to replace primary plastic in products, while addressing any safety _x000D__x000D_ +concerns related to the recycled plastic content. The measures taken to implement this provision _x000D__x000D_ +may include the use of regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement, or _x000D__x000D_ +incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in consumer behaviour. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Parties should encourage the development and use of safe and sustainable alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, including through regulatory measures and economic instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Parties, in implementing the above provision, should endeavor to ensure that alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products are safe and sustainable, including their potential for environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +economic, social and human health impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.6: Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and research, and incentivize and _x000D__x000D_ +promote the development and use at scale of safe and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account their potential impact on environmental, economic, and social systems and human _x000D__x000D_ +health, and considering possible unintended consequences and tradeoffs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1bis. [new] Each Party shall take measures to assess the development and use of safe and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable non-plastic substitutes, taking into account the considerations described in paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1ter. [new] Each Party shall promote efforts to establish or augment voluntary certification _x000D__x000D_ +schemes for sustainable products or packaging to encourage sustainable substitutes, with better _x000D__x000D_ +overall impacts in areas listed in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement and _x000D__x000D_ +incentives to promote the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +non-plastic substitutes, taking into account the considerations described in paragraph 1 above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.7: Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party is encouraged to establish and implement Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR) systems within its jurisdiction, including to incentivize increased _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of _x000D__x000D_ +producers for environmentally sound management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. The governing body shall adopt guidance to inform the establishment of EPR systems _x000D__x000D_ +and identify their key features to encourage their alignment, taking into account how EPR _x000D__x000D_ +systems can support a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.8: Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. (still considering) Each Party shall take measures to prevent or reduce, with a view toward _x000D__x000D_ +elimination, the release of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products across their life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1bis. [new] Each Party should endeavor to adopt, as appropriate, and maintain national laws, _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, or policies to address, within its national jurisdiction, adverse impacts on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment or potential risks to human health linked to or caused by plastic pollution, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into consideration any disproportionate impacts on persons in vulnerable situations. Each Party _x000D__x000D_ +should endeavor to implement and enforce the national laws, regulations, or policies it adopts or _x000D__x000D_ +maintains in accordance with this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1ter. [new] Each Party shall take actions to prevent fishing gear composed of plastic from _x000D__x000D_ +becoming abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded in the marine environment, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account, as appropriate, internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and _x000D__x000D_ +procedures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. (still considering) Each Party shall take measures to prevent or reduce, with a view toward _x000D__x000D_ +elimination, releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder from production, storage, handling and _x000D__x000D_ +transport, taking into account, as appropriate, relevant efforts undertaken within the framework _x000D__x000D_ +of international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4alt. (still considering) The governing body may adopt guidance, including, where relevant, _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral guidelines, to facilitate implementation of this Article, including on sector-specific best _x000D__x000D_ +available techniques and best environmental practices on preventing emissions and releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5alt. (still considering) Each Party shall promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +the release of plastic into waterways and the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.9: Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management [delete header] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall take measures to ensure environmentally sound management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. The governing body shall adopt and subsequently update as needed, guidelines on _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account the waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +and other relevant international guidelines and guidance, developed under the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention and other international agreements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3]alt. (still considering) Each Party shall take measures to prevent open dumping and _x000D__x000D_ +open burning of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[5][4]alt. Each Party shall take measures to prevent littering of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[6][5]alt. Parties are encouraged to take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a alt. Promote investment and mobilization of resources from all sources for waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +management systems and infrastructure, including through financial and technical _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +support to subnational governments, that enables the environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste and enhances waste management capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. [delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c alt. Incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise awareness _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +about plastic waste prevention and minimization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. [new] Develop, identify, and/or strengthen markets for secondary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear [delete header] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Each Party shall take actions to promote the collection and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +disposal or recycling of end-of-life fishing gear, including any recovered gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1bis. [new] Parties should take actions to promote investment, mobilize resources and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate knowledge exchange to enhance the recyclability and recycling rates of end-of-life _x000D__x000D_ +and recovered fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1ter. [new] Each Party should take actions to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. promote education and raise awareness with fishing industries and practitioners on best _x000D__x000D_ +practices and methods to reduce the risk of losing fishing gear and other plastics during _x000D__x000D_ +fishing operations, and for the environmentally sound disposal of end-of-life gear; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote collaboration between Parties and relevant industry sectors and stakeholders, _x000D__x000D_ +including fisheries, port reception facilities, waste management, and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Parties shall promote cooperation, coordination, and exchange of information, including the _x000D__x000D_ +sharing of best practices, as appropriate, on enhancing the environmentally sound collection, _x000D__x000D_ +disposal, and recycling of fishing gear, including with relevant initiatives and organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.10: Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[too early for discussion] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.11: Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. Parties are encouraged to: _x000D__x000D_ +a alt. assess, identify, and prioritize accumulation zones and hotspots: _x000D__x000D_ +i. [unchanged] _x000D__x000D_ +ii alt. where quantities and types of plastic pollution pose a threat to species or _x000D__x000D_ +habitats; _x000D__x000D_ +b alt. take mitigation and removal actions, including clean-up activities for the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zones and hotspots identified, and manage and dispose of removed plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in an environmentally sound manner; and _x000D__x000D_ +c alt. promote engagement of the local population, civil society, and citizens in _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound removal activities. _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Each Party should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types _x000D__x000D_ +and trends, as well as on the practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. [delete] _x000D__x000D_ +4alt. The governing body* should adopt guidance, as appropriate, to facilitate implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.12: Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1alt. In the implementation of this instrument*, each Party shall promote an equitable and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive transition for affected populations, with particular consideration for workers and _x000D__x000D_ +persons in vulnerable situations, within its national jurisdiction. This may include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a alt. Designating a national coordinating mechanism for engagement and collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +with relevant stakeholders, including public authorities, non-governmental organizations _x000D__x000D_ +and affected populations; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b alt. Enabling policies to improve income, opportunities and livelihoods for affected _x000D__x000D_ +workers and communities, including workforce training, development and social _x000D__x000D_ +programmes, considering their needs and priorities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. [unchanged] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. [unchanged] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e alt. Improving working conditions for workers in the waste management sector; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +f alt. Integrating workers in informal and cooperative settings into the plastics value _x000D__x000D_ +chain; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +g alt. Encouraging a portion of the fees collected through EPR schemes to be used to _x000D__x000D_ +improve infrastructure, livelihoods and opportunities for, and develop the skills of, _x000D__x000D_ +workers in the waste sector, including waste workers in informal and cooperative _x000D__x000D_ +settings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [delete] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [new] Each Party should support policies to improve income, opportunities, and livelihoods _x000D__x000D_ +for affected workers and communities in the transition to more circular economies for plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +considering the needs and priorities of affected workers and communities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. [new] Within its jurisdiction, each Party shall encourage the consideration of socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +factors in determining the location, design, and construction of solid waste management facilities _x000D__x000D_ +that manage plastic waste, with an aim of avoiding disproportionate and adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +persons in vulnerable situations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. [new] Each Party shall, in accordance with its domestic procedures, provide opportunities for _x000D__x000D_ +members of the public to provide input on government plastic waste management decisions or _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 of 9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.13: Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. [unchanged] Each Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a alt. require, where feasible, producers and importers to provide harmonized information _x000D__x000D_ +on the chemical composition of plastics and plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b alt. take appropriate measures to improve the traceability of chemicals, polymers and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the plastic contents of products throughout the life cycle of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +for the purposes of their environmentally sound use, recycling and disposal, taking into _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +account, as appropriate, any guidance adopted by the governing body*; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c alt. encourage marking and labelling practices for plastic products to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +circularity of plastics, enable informed decision-making, and facilitate reuse, repair, _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment and recycling of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2alt. Each Party shall monitor, track and publish and update, in a transparent manner relevant and _x000D__x000D_ +readily available information on the types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers used in the production of plastics, and regulated plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +consistent with its national laws. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3alt. Each Party shall report the information collected pursuant to paragraph 2 in a standardized _x000D__x000D_ +format, where possible, to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1473, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egyptobjectiveupdated.pdf,['objective'],['Egypt'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Updated version of Egypt’s submission concerning the _x000D__x000D_ +objective _x000D__x000D_ +The objective: _x000D__x000D_ + Egypt recalls the mandate of the UNEA Res 5/14 which is targeting _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution, which should guide the measures of the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed instrument, seeking the protection of human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + Egypt now aligns itself with the African group submission of _x000D__x000D_ +option 1 in this section. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1474, Proposal intersessional work on design and performance criteria,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_and_its_ms_intersessional_work.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13633/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13633/view,"['product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],"['ii5', 'ii5a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"EU and its MS proposal for intersessional work on design and performance criteria _x000D__x000D_ +The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, _x000D__x000D_ +Decides to convene an ad hoc expert working group, with balanced regional representation, to exchange _x000D__x000D_ +views on the development of criteria and requirements to enhance the design and performance of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products, as well as possible approaches to further specify these criteria to relevant products _x000D__x000D_ +and product groups, including packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +Requests the Secretariat to provide the expert working group with information on existing or proposed _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, as well as existing or proposed mandatory and voluntary criteria, standards and guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +on design and performance of plastics and plastic products, at the national, regional and international _x000D__x000D_ +level. _x000D__x000D_ +The ad hoc expert working group shall produce a synthesis document for consideration at the fourth _x000D__x000D_ +session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee, with the understanding that this work could be _x000D__x000D_ +further developed in view of its fifth session. The information provided in this synthesis document may _x000D__x000D_ +be used to inform discussion on the development of treaty provisions related to product design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance, and associated criteria and requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +The work of the expert group should focus on substantive matters of technical nature and will not _x000D__x000D_ +prejudge the obligations or structure of the legally binding instrument, which should be discussed and _x000D__x000D_ +decided upon by the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1475," Scope, Definitions",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_16112023_cg3.pdf,"['scope', 'definition']",['Guatemala'],"['i5', 'i3']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apreciaciones de Guatemala del Grupo de Contacto 3 sobre el Zero-Draft del _x000D__x000D_ +Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la Contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +Plásticos Incluso en el Medio Marino, en la 3ª Sesión del Comité́ Intergubernamental de _x000D__x000D_ +Negociación (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Alcance: _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala promover la producción, consumo, tratamiento y disposición final del plástico _x000D__x000D_ +mediante el enfoque de economía circular priorizando el diseño de productos y la gestión _x000D__x000D_ +ambientalmente racional de los desechos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se propone la creación de un instrumento que permita fomentar y evaluar las mejores prácticas _x000D__x000D_ +del manejo del ciclo de vida completo de los diferentes tipos de plásticos, incluyendo medidas _x000D__x000D_ +que atiendan su demanda y producción a nivel comercial. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se refuerza la importancia de considerar el establecimiento de plazos de acuerdo con la _x000D__x000D_ +realidad nacional de los estados parte a través de sus planes de implementación que definan _x000D__x000D_ +las posibles rutas en concordancia con el marco legal, circunstancias (técnica, económica, _x000D__x000D_ +social, cultural y geográfica) y demás aspectos importantes, en aras de reducir racionalmente la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Definiciones: _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala propone atender como punto de partida con base a los conceptos establecidos en _x000D__x000D_ +el documento UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 así́ como otros esfuerzos regionales. Dentro de las _x000D__x000D_ +definiciones a incluir se debe agregar los siguientes: plásticos problemáticos, plásticos evitables, _x000D__x000D_ +plástico de un solo uso, empaques plásticos, sistema global armonizado y biodegradabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1476, Part 1 and Part 2 of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_16112023_part_i_and_ii.pdf,"['preamble', 'objective', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Guatemala'],"['part i', 'part ii']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intervenciones pronunciadas durante el Grupo de Contacto 1: Parte I y II sobre el Zero-_x000D__x000D_ +Draft del Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la Contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +por Plásticos Incluso en el Medio Marino, en la 3ª Sesión del Comité́ _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Objetivo: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para Guatemala es prioridad trabajar por un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible a través del _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo social, económico, tecnológico y ambiental que prevenga la contaminación del ambiente y _x000D__x000D_ +mantenga el equilibrio ecológico, por lo que basados en nuestra constitución, nos inclinamos por la _x000D__x000D_ +Opción 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, como Sub-Opción la 1.2 donde hace ver la importancia de atender esta problemática de _x000D__x000D_ +manera integral, considerando cada una de las etapas del ciclo de vida del plástico, permitiría la _x000D__x000D_ +inclusión de todos los actores y sectores involucrados con base a sus responsabilidades compartidas, _x000D__x000D_ +pero diferenciadas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Polímeros Plásticos Primarios: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala comparte la preocupación sobre la contaminación por plásticos y se compromete a _x000D__x000D_ +participar en la negociación de un tratado para atender esta problemática, por lo que, nosotros como _x000D__x000D_ +un país no productor de materias primas a nivel local y que depende del suministro de otros países _x000D__x000D_ +proveedores, es que vemos con preocupación el impacto directo en la cadena de suministros. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La reducción de polímeros afectaría a los diferentes sectores comerciales, llegando a poner en riesgo _x000D__x000D_ +principalmente la seguridad alimentaria y la disponibilidad de medicamentos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Restringir a otros países la producción y el comercio de estos materiales sería un obstáculo para los _x000D__x000D_ +países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala necesita una mejor opción que pueda adecuarse a un enfoque responsable y sostenible _x000D__x000D_ +desde las circunstancias y capacidades nacionales, más que la implementación de acciones, restricción _x000D__x000D_ +y regulación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Propuesta de Guatemala en el mismo apartado, siendo esta una 4ª Opción de Polímeros Plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +Primarios _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Opción 4 (a considerar) _x000D__x000D_ +1. Las partes tomarán las medidas necesarias para prevenir y mitigar los posibles efectos adversos sobre _x000D__x000D_ +la salud humana o el medio ambiente de la producción de polímeros plásticos primarios, incluidos sus _x000D__x000D_ +precursores y sus materias primas. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Las partes deberán realizar un diagnóstico técnico que incorpore las necesidades de cada país, _x000D__x000D_ +considerando la disponibilidad de materiales alternativos en cada país y su impacto en aspectos _x000D__x000D_ +económicos, ambientales y sociales. Las medidas no aplicarán si se demuestra científicamente que no _x000D__x000D_ +existen sustitutos viables que pueda poner en riesgo la salud de las personas. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Cada Parte involucrada desde sus circunstancias y capacidades nacionales y con base a los principios _x000D__x000D_ +de economía circular, se comprometerá a determinar dentro de los planes nacionales las medidas _x000D__x000D_ +nacionales para gestionar y optimizar el uso de polímeros primarios. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +English: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 (to be considered) _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential adverse effects _x000D__x000D_ +on human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their _x000D__x000D_ +precursors and raw materials. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, _x000D__x000D_ +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there _x000D__x000D_ +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party involved, from their national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy, will commit to determine within national plans the national measures to manage and _x000D__x000D_ +optimize the use of primary polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Sustancias Químicas y Polímeros Peligrosos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como Guatemala, deseamos subrayar nuestra firme convicción sobre la relevancia de acceder a _x000D__x000D_ +información pertinente en tiempo real que permita un análisis exhaustivo. en este sentido, abogamos _x000D__x000D_ +por un diálogo constructivo y proponemos abstenernos de adoptar un léxico que incorpore expresiones _x000D__x000D_ +como ""no permitir"" y ""eliminar"", hasta que se tenga una comprensión completa de los químicos y _x000D__x000D_ +polímeros, así como de los criterios específicos aludidos en el “Anexo A”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Además, queremos resaltar la importancia de que cualquier iniciativa de sustitución de sustancias _x000D__x000D_ +químicas y polímeros que sean identificados científicamente como nocivos, se haga considerando _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas que no solo sean seguras para la salud y el medio ambiente, sino que también resulten ser _x000D__x000D_ +viables desde un punto de vista económico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En relación con las opciones planteadas, consideramos que la Opción 3 puede ser la alternativa más _x000D__x000D_ +adecuada. no obstante, esta preferencia está sujeta a la condición de que los anexos propuestos reciban _x000D__x000D_ +la aprobación correspondiente, asegurando que cualquier decisión se tome con base en un _x000D__x000D_ +conocimiento cabal y detallado, que garantice el bienestar colectivo y la sostenibilidad ambiental. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, incluidos los productos plásticos de _x000D__x000D_ +corta duración y de un solo uso y los microplásticos añadidos de forma intencionada: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3.a Productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, incluso los de vida corta y los de un solo uso; _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala solicita respetuosamente que el instrumento incluya la definición precisa de términos y _x000D__x000D_ +conceptos asociados, con el objetivo de estandarizar y reforzar el entendimiento común necesario para _x000D__x000D_ +la implementación coherente y consistente de las acciones por parte de todos los países miembros del _x000D__x000D_ +tratado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Con respecto a la Opción 2, Guatemala considera que esta debería centrarse en medidas regulatorias _x000D__x000D_ +y de reducción, deseamos enfatizar que no se considera adecuado emplear una redacción que implique _x000D__x000D_ +la prohibición, es por eso por lo que, se propone a que se tomen medidas regulatorias enfocadas en la _x000D__x000D_ +reducción, a través de la implementación del principio de economía circular, es por eso que, en _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala se está desarrollando la estrategia de reducción progresiva orientada hacia una economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular, con la inclusión activa de diversos sectores y actores clave. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3.b Microplásticos añadidos de forma intencionada; _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante destacar que nuestra industria, con una fuerte orientación hacia la exportación, está sujeta _x000D__x000D_ +a estándares de producción que precisan los diseños, cantidades y tipos de materiales a emplear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como nación, no podemos avalar una prohibición o exenciones que comprometan la estabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +económica del país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que la Opción 1 es viable, siempre que se centre en la gestión y reducción de la _x000D__x000D_ +producción de microplásticos añadidos intencionalmente, y no en la prohibición, teniendo en cuenta _x000D__x000D_ +las circunstancias particulares de los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Diseño, Composición y Rendimiento del Producto: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5.a Diseño y Rendimiento del Producto; _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala promueve activamente las buenas prácticas en economía circular como un pilar esencial _x000D__x000D_ +para extender el ciclo de vida de los productos tanto como sea posible. Somos conscientes de que la _x000D__x000D_ +armonización de criterios de diseño y desempeño mediante regímenes regulatorios internacionalmente _x000D__x000D_ +estandarizados puede resultar en una desventaja competitiva para los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es crucial que, al definir objetivos de reciclaje globales y cuotas mínimas de contenido reciclado post-_x000D__x000D_ +consumo en plásticos, se tomen en consideración factores como el consumo per cápita y las realidades _x000D__x000D_ +específicas de cada nación. Esto se debe a la falta de infraestructura adecuada, capacidad técnica y _x000D__x000D_ +recursos financieros necesarios para cumplir plenamente con estas exigencias. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Creemos que la Opción 2 podría ser reconsiderada tomando en cuenta estas consideraciones, _x000D__x000D_ +enfocándose en las diferencias y capacidades individuales de cada país, en particular aquellos en vías _x000D__x000D_ +de desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5.b Reducir, reutilizar, rellenar y reparar los plásticos y los productos plásticos; _x000D__x000D_ +En Guatemala, somos conscientes y estamos comprometidos con la implementación de estrategias _x000D__x000D_ +alineadas con el principio de las 3R (reducir, reutilizar, reciclar). Dichas estrategias están siendo _x000D__x000D_ +promovidas activamente en nuestro territorio por medio del reglamento para la gestión integral de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos y desechos sólidos, según nuestro Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 164-2021. Actualmente, se está _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollando la estrategia de reducción progresiva orientada hacia una economía circular, con la _x000D__x000D_ +inclusión activa de diversos sectores y actores clave. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Por lo tanto, consideramos que la Opción 1 es viable, siempre y cuando las metas y los plazos sean _x000D__x000D_ +establecidos de manera específica por cada país, atendiendo a sus circunstancias y capacidades _x000D__x000D_ +particulares. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5.c Uso de Plástico Reciclado; _x000D__x000D_ +Como Estado, estamos comprometidos con la valorización de residuos. en este contexto, consideramos _x000D__x000D_ +que la Opción 2 se alinea con las necesidades de nuestro país, siempre que se valide el anexo _x000D__x000D_ +relacionado, el cual creemos debe estar condicionado principalmente al sector y al tipo de producto en _x000D__x000D_ +cuestión. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es imprescindible reconocer que el porcentaje de plástico reciclado posconsumo, que sea seguro y _x000D__x000D_ +sostenible ambientalmente, no puede ser uniforme en todas las categorías, como la salud, alimentos, _x000D__x000D_ +bebidas u otros. Es necesario hacer una distinción clara en cuanto a la posible afectación al evaluar _x000D__x000D_ +opciones y, por ende, adaptarlas a las diferentes realidades y capacidades de cada nación, especialmente _x000D__x000D_ +en el caso de los países en desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La imposición unilateral de parámetros o directrices por parte de cada país o región podría _x000D__x000D_ +comprometer gravemente el intercambio internacional de mercancías, exacerbando los problemas de _x000D__x000D_ +seguridad alimentaria y el aumento de la pérdida de alimentos, cuestión de gran importancia para el _x000D__x000D_ +sistema de las naciones unidas. La promoción de incentivos ambientales debe ser un pilar fundamental _x000D__x000D_ +de este instrumento, fomentando la innovación y el desarrollo de tecnologías sostenibles con un _x000D__x000D_ +potencial de crecimiento exponencial. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, es esencial reconocer y valorar las buenas prácticas que diversos sectores han implementado _x000D__x000D_ +a lo largo de su desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Sustitutos No Plásticos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce la importancia de fomentar la innovación e incentivar el desarrollo y uso de _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas no plásticas que sean seguras, respetuosas con el medio ambiente y sostenibles. Al mismo _x000D__x000D_ +tiempo, promovemos el avance y la implementación de estas alternativas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es imperativo que los sustitutos no plásticos demuestren su seguridad y viabilidad de acuerdo con las _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades y circunstancias propias de cada país, en especial aquellos en vías de desarrollo, y por ende, _x000D__x000D_ +deben ser validados por cada estado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Debemos enfatizar que, en ciertos casos, los materiales alternativos no pueden replicar las cualidades _x000D__x000D_ +del plástico en términos de protección y preservación de la seguridad de alimentos, medicamentos, _x000D__x000D_ +suministros médicos, cosméticos, entre otros. Esto es especialmente crítico en economías pequeñas y _x000D__x000D_ +en desarrollo, donde la transición a materiales alternativos podría reducir la vida útil de estos productos, _x000D__x000D_ +aumentando así el desperdicio de alimentos y medicamentos y comprometiendo la seguridad _x000D__x000D_ +alimentaria y la salud pública. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para avanzar en este compromiso, es crucial priorizar la asignación de fondos que permitan a las _x000D__x000D_ +universidades y centros de investigación desarrollar nuevas tecnologías en materia de alternativas al _x000D__x000D_ +plástico en todas sus formas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Responsabilidad Ampliada del Productor: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce la trascendencia de la responsabilidad extendida del productor y el principio de _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilidad compartida pero diferenciada, enfatizando que cada actor debe asumir su papel de _x000D__x000D_ +manera singular en el ciclo de vida de los materiales. Estamos comprometidos con el fortalecimiento _x000D__x000D_ +de nuestra gestión integral de residuos sólidos y el tratamiento de estos, con una variedad de _x000D__x000D_ +participantes que ostentan distintas responsabilidades. Actualmente, estamos desarrollando una _x000D__x000D_ +estrategia para la reducción progresiva de materiales de difícil degradación, como los plásticos, en _x000D__x000D_ +concordancia con nuestro marco legal, en el Acuerdo Gubernativo 164-2021. Esta estrategia se elabora _x000D__x000D_ +con la colaboración voluntaria de los diversos actores y busca fomentar una economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En el desarrollo de políticas al respecto, es vital considerar a los países con economías emergentes para _x000D__x000D_ +no perjudicar a consumidores y productores nacionales por medio de impuestos globales que pudieran _x000D__x000D_ +elevar los precios de los productos. Por ello, creemos que la Opción 2 podría facilitar una _x000D__x000D_ +implementación más efectiva y equitativa conforme a la legislación de cada nación, donde la imposición _x000D__x000D_ +de tarifas no sea obligatoria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Además, es imperativo instaurar mecanismos de garantía que impidan que el reciclaje se convierta en _x000D__x000D_ +una transferencia de responsabilidades a terceros países sin asegurar la culminación del proceso. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Emisiones y Liberaciones de Plástico a lo Largo de su Ciclo de Vida: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce como favorable la promoción de medidas orientadas a prevenir y mitigar las _x000D__x000D_ +emisiones de plásticos, proceso que debe avanzar en paralelo con el desarrollo de la innovación _x000D__x000D_ +científica y técnica. Esta innovación es clave para anticipar y contener la liberación de plásticos y _x000D__x000D_ +productos plásticos al medio marino, incluyendo los microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es fundamental que la redacción de cualquier medida se centre en la prevención y la evitación más que _x000D__x000D_ +en la eliminación, considerando que los países en desarrollo, como el nuestro, probablemente _x000D__x000D_ +dependerán de la transferencia de tecnología, capacitación y soporte financiero. Asimismo, es crucial _x000D__x000D_ +que los esfuerzos se orienten hacia la interceptación de plásticos en su punto de origen, evitando así la _x000D__x000D_ +necesidad de recogerlos en etapas posteriores, donde ya hayan generado un impacto ambiental. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Gestión de Residuos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9.a Gestión de Residuos; _x000D__x000D_ +Como Estado, consideramos que la Opción 2 es la más viable por su capacidad de reflejar _x000D__x000D_ +adecuadamente las medidas a adoptar en los planes nacionales. Queremos destacar que _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala ya implementa una normativa relevante en materia de residuos y desechos sólidos, _x000D__x000D_ +específicamente el Acuerdo Gubernativo 164-2021, reglamento para la gestión integral de los _x000D__x000D_ +residuos y desechos sólidos comunes. Dicho reglamento establece normas sanitarias y _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales para las distintas etapas del ciclo de gestión integral de residuos, con un enfoque _x000D__x000D_ +en el desarrollo de infraestructura y operación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Estamos convencidos de que las tecnologías deben adaptarse a las condiciones específicas de _x000D__x000D_ +cada país, en particular para aquellos en vías de desarrollo, poniendo especial atención en la _x000D__x000D_ +sostenibilidad. Esto subraya la importancia de la asistencia técnica y financiera. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para Guatemala, regular la disposición final autorizada es ya un reto significativo. por ello, en _x000D__x000D_ +relación con las ""disposiciones comunes a las opciones anteriores"", no respaldamos la _x000D__x000D_ +restricción de prácticas de gestión de residuos sin contar previamente con alternativas _x000D__x000D_ +adecuadas que se ajusten a nuestras circunstancias nacionales para afrontar la gestión y _x000D__x000D_ +disposición final de los desechos. asimismo, requerimos evidencia científica que demuestre la _x000D__x000D_ +peligrosidad de las prácticas antes de incluirlas en los Anexos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Comercio de las Sustancias Químicas, los Polímeros y los Productos _x000D__x000D_ +Enumerados y de los Residuos Plásticos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10.a Comercio de las Sustancias Químicas, los Polímeros y los productos enumerados; _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce la importancia de establecer parámetros de control de calidad para la exportación _x000D__x000D_ +que promuevan una gestión segura y ambientalmente sostenible, así como el establecimiento de _x000D__x000D_ +intercambios comerciales que incentiven una economía circular. No obstante, reiteramos nuestra _x000D__x000D_ +preocupación, ya expresada en la sección sobre “productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, _x000D__x000D_ +incluidos los de corta duración y de un solo uso y los microplásticos añadidos de forma intencionada”, _x000D__x000D_ +sobre el riesgo potencial para la economía de nuestro país derivado de considerar prohibiciones, _x000D__x000D_ +especialmente en la producción y exportación de productos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es crucial, durante el proceso de negociación del instrumento, recordar los compromisos ya asumidos _x000D__x000D_ +en otros foros ambientales y tratados internacionales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Debe otorgarse la misma importancia a la divulgación anticipada de la lista de químicos, polímeros, _x000D__x000D_ +aditivos y productos para realizar el análisis de implicaciones correspondiente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Además, es fundamental la integración de lo propuesto con otros convenios relacionados (como los de _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam, Estocolmo y Acuerdos Internacionales) para evitar duplicidades o conflictos, buscando en _x000D__x000D_ +cambio la armonización y una utilización más eficiente de los recursos disponibles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Si fuera pertinente, cualquier medida de prohibición de exportación debería ser gradual y tener en _x000D__x000D_ +cuenta los mecanismos exitosos ya implementados en otros convenios que puedan adaptarse a nuestras _x000D__x000D_ +necesidades. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de la Contaminación Actual por Plástios, Incluso en el Medio Marino: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala, reconocemos la imperiosa necesidad de mitigar la contaminación por plásticos y, por ello, _x000D__x000D_ +nos sumamos a los esfuerzos internacionales para abordar los desechos marinos. esto se ha _x000D__x000D_ +materializado en la creación y puesta en marcha del ""Plan de Acción Nacional sobre Desechos Marinos _x000D__x000D_ +en Guatemala (2023-2032)"". _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La elaboración de este plan ha requerido la realización de un inventario detallado de los principales _x000D__x000D_ +focos de contaminación terrestre y los materiales que deben ser priorizados. Dicho plan, junto con _x000D__x000D_ +iniciativas como el Acuerdo Gubernativo 164-2021, reglamento para la gestión integral de residuos y _x000D__x000D_ +desechos sólidos, representa un paso significativo hacia la implementación de las medidas propuestas, _x000D__x000D_ +facilitando la colaboración entre diferentes instituciones y sectores para proteger nuestros mares y _x000D__x000D_ +océanos, preservar nuestro patrimonio natural y elevar la calidad de vida de nuestros ciudadanos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Transición Justa: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala es consciente de la importancia de identificar a los distintos actores y sectores involucrados _x000D__x000D_ +en la gestión integral de residuos y desechos sólidos, reflejada en nuestro marco legal y, en particular, _x000D__x000D_ +en el reglamento en la materia, Acuerdo Gubernativo 164-2021. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Este reglamento subraya la importancia de promover condiciones laborales adecuadas para las _x000D__x000D_ +personas que forman parte de la cadena de valorización y manejo de residuos sólidos. Adicionalmente, _x000D__x000D_ +desde una perspectiva social, instamos a que la transición justa se extienda más allá de lo nacional y se _x000D__x000D_ +reconozca también a nivel internacional. Siguiendo el principio de responsabilidades comunes pero _x000D__x000D_ +diferenciadas, aspiramos a que las economías en desarrollo tengan plazos y compromisos adaptados a _x000D__x000D_ +su realidad, respetando las diferencias significativas entre países y proporcionando oportunidades para _x000D__x000D_ +que estas naciones progresen hacia un desarrollo sostenible que mejore su calidad de vida. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En cuanto a la implementación de tasas, solicitamos que estos mecanismos no sean impuestos de _x000D__x000D_ +manera obligatoria, sino que se establezcan de acuerdo con las circunstancias y capacidades específicas _x000D__x000D_ +de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Apartado de Transparencia, Seguimiento, Monitoreo y Etiquetado: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala reconoce que abordar las tres directrices propuestas representa un reto complejo que _x000D__x000D_ +demanda una reflexión meticulosa y una implementación por etapas. Es crucial reconocer el impacto _x000D__x000D_ +que la composición química de los plásticos y sus derivados ejerce sobre la seguridad alimentaria y la _x000D__x000D_ +preservación de la calidad de alimentos y bebidas a lo largo de su ciclo de vida. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La obligación de proporcionar información armonizada acerca de la composición química constituye _x000D__x000D_ +un avance significativo hacia la transparencia y la trazabilidad en la cadena de suministro de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +Sin embargo, es fundamental que este requerimiento se implemente de manera gradual y colaborativa, _x000D__x000D_ +con la participación de diversas disciplinas. Esto permitirá a los productores e importadores adaptar _x000D__x000D_ +sus procedimientos y sistemas de información para alinearse con los estándares establecidos, a la vez _x000D__x000D_ +que es imperativo ofrecer guías claras sobre el tipo de información a divulgar y el formato adecuado _x000D__x000D_ +para ello. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Con respecto a la trazabilidad de químicos y polímeros a lo largo del ciclo de vida de los productos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, es esencial adoptar un enfoque que se base en normativas claras y definidas. Ello implica la _x000D__x000D_ +creación de estándares homogéneos para la identificación y el seguimiento de estos componentes, _x000D__x000D_ +asegurando una gestión segura y responsable con el medio ambiente en todas las fases, desde la _x000D__x000D_ +producción hasta el reciclaje y la disposición final. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En resumen, enfrentar estas directrices de forma eficaz exige un enfoque colaborativo, escalonado y _x000D__x000D_ +con fundamentos técnicos. la implementación cuidadosa de estas medidas es clave para reforzar la _x000D__x000D_ +seguridad alimentaria, fomentar prácticas de gestión de plásticos más sostenibles y avanzar hacia una _x000D__x000D_ +economía circular en la industria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1477, Non plastic substitutes,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_6_part_ii_zero.pdf,['non-plastic substitutes'],['India'],['ii6'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 6 _x000D__x000D_ +Non plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Subject to national plan and based upon national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities, each party should take measures to foster innovation _x000D__x000D_ +and incentivize and promote the development and use at scale of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, accessible, affordable, continuously available _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +products, _x000D__x000D_ +technologies and services, taking into account their potential for _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic, social and human health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, public procurement and incentives to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The financial mechanism established by the Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ +shall ensure technology transfer to developing country parties, in order _x000D__x000D_ +to facilitate adoption and use of at scale safe, environmentally sound, and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable non plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1478, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_7_part_ii.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['India'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 7 _x000D__x000D_ + Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party is encouraged to establish and operate national Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR) systems, as per their national plans and based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, including, where relevant, to increase recyclability, _x000D__x000D_ +promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers _x000D__x000D_ +for safe and environmentally sound management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, develop guidance for design and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of national EPR systems, taking into account the objective of ensuring a _x000D__x000D_ +just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1479, Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_9_part_ii.pdf,['waste management'],['India'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 9 _x000D__x000D_ + Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party, as per their national plans and based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities and relevant national regulations, shall _x000D__x000D_ +take measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently _x000D__x000D_ +update as needed, guidelines on safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste, taking into account the other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international guidelines and guidance. A mechanism needs to be _x000D__x000D_ +established to assess the infrastructural requirements and financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources required for safe and environmentally sound management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Parties may, as per their national plan and based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that _x000D__x000D_ +enable environmentally sound management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to _x000D__x000D_ +cover financing gaps for waste management systems and _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste and enhance waste management capacity, in light of _x000D__x000D_ +current and expected waste generation levels; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and _x000D__x000D_ +raise consumer awareness on sustainable consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +6 The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 _x000D__x000D_ +on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + 1. Each Party, subject to their national plan and based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, shall cooperate and take measures, to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent, and reduce, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, _x000D__x000D_ +standards and recommended practices and procedures. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives and organizations in their respective actions towards safe _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to _x000D__x000D_ +meet the commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1480," Subsidiary Bodies, Final provisions",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_contact_group_iii_morning_session.pdf,"['subsidiary bodies', 'final provisions']",['India'],"['v2', 'part vi']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact Group III _x000D__x000D_ +16th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Morning session _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary Bodies _x000D__x000D_ +Thanks Mr. Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ +Good morning. _x000D__x000D_ +On subsidiary bodies, we support the setting up of Subsidiary Bodies by the Governing _x000D__x000D_ +Body of the proposed new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The Indian delegation proposes the setting up of the following three subsidiary bodies: _x000D__x000D_ +(i) A subsidiary body for financial mechanism which shall inter alia assess financial _x000D__x000D_ +needs of developing country parties and the availability financial resources and issues _x000D__x000D_ +related to technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) A subsidiary body for science and technology the subsidiary body will inter alia look _x000D__x000D_ +into best available science, techno-economic assessments on alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) A subsidiary body for implementation and compliance which shall inter alia work in _x000D__x000D_ +a facilitative and non-punitive manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final provisions _x000D__x000D_ +The Indian delegation reservations on some provisions in INC 1/8 and synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report. _x000D__x000D_ +On final provisions India supports setting up of legal drafting group to negotiate final _x000D__x000D_ +provision at an appropriate time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1481, Emission and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_8_part_ii.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['India'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 8 _x000D__x000D_ + Emission and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each party, subject to their national plan and based upon national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities and relevant national environmental _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, should take necessary measures to regulate the emissions _x000D__x000D_ +and releases of plastics, including microplastics, across their life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + 2. Each Party subject to their national plan and in accordance to its _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities and relevant national _x000D__x000D_ +environmental regulations should take necessary measures to regulate _x000D__x000D_ +and reduce emissions and releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder _x000D__x000D_ +from production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate, the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the _x000D__x000D_ +framework of relevant international organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + 3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 _x000D__x000D_ +on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraph 1 based _x000D__x000D_ +on best available techniques and best environmental practices to capture _x000D__x000D_ +and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics from freshwater _x000D__x000D_ +bodies, the marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation _x000D__x000D_ +to prevent and capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, into the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources and technology transfer for each country in order to _x000D__x000D_ +nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1482," Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_10_part_ii.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['India'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 10 _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ +a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall regulate trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +as per relevant national regulations and in accordance with the principles _x000D__x000D_ +of the internationally binding multilateral trading system enshrined in the _x000D__x000D_ +WTO law. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India proposes non-text for complete item b (No specific provision on _x000D__x000D_ +this matter). _x000D__x000D_ +This should be reflected in the updated Zero Draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1483," Existing plastic pollution, including in marine environment",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_11_part_ii.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['India'],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(5) The Governing Body shall get an assessment of the existing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in respect of each country from an appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary body, the financial resources required to mitigate and _x000D__x000D_ +remediate the existing plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1484, Just transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_16112023_section_12_part_ii.pdf,['just transition'],['India'],['ii12'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 12 _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(1) Each Party shall promote and facilitate, as per national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities and relevant national regulation, a _x000D__x000D_ +fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected populations, with _x000D__x000D_ +special consideration for women and vulnerable groups, including _x000D__x000D_ +children and youth, in the implementation of this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1485," Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its lifecycle, Waste Management, Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products and in plastic waste",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_emissions_0.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['India'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Morning Session _x000D__x000D_ +16th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its lifecycle, Waste _x000D__x000D_ +Management, Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products and in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you chair _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In regard to provision 8, measures have to be nationally driven and should _x000D__x000D_ +take into account national circumstances and capabilities. The focus should _x000D__x000D_ +be on eliminating leakage of plastic waste into the environment. And _x000D__x000D_ +therefore there seems an overlap in respect of provisions 8 and 9 as _x000D__x000D_ +provision 9 deals with waste management and thereby addressing the _x000D__x000D_ +aspect of leakage of plastic products in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important that while managing plastic waste as well as while producing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products , environmental regulations are to be followed in respect of _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases to air , soil and water. Duplication of such measures _x000D__x000D_ +should not be done. All such emissions and releases should be covered _x000D__x000D_ +under respective environmental regulations to comply with the emissions _x000D__x000D_ +and effluent norms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 4 of the provision guidance on emissions and effluents, in respect of _x000D__x000D_ +waste management as well as production including in respect of micro _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, may get captured under relevant provision where they are _x000D__x000D_ +substantively mentioned. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is the potential for alignment on the need to ensure proper stewardship _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pellets through stewardship programs. Each party shall take all _x000D__x000D_ +such measures as per their national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India would be providing text option. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In respect of provision 9 - waste management is one of the most important _x000D__x000D_ +and critical pillars of the strategy to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We see that this is not comprehensively and adequately captured. It is _x000D__x000D_ +important to establish mechanism to assess the infrastructural requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There must an assessment of the financial resources for comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste as well as availability of timely, adequate and _x000D__x000D_ +predictable financial resources to establish and operate such waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure. This has to be nationally driven and must take _x000D__x000D_ +into account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to regulate fishing gear have to be country driven and should be _x000D__x000D_ +based on national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India would be providing text option. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In regard to provision 10, India would like to mention that _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• While the Preamble to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO _x000D__x000D_ +emphasizes the need for positive efforts designed to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries secure a share in the growth in international trade _x000D__x000D_ +commensurate with the needs of their economic development, this treaty _x000D__x000D_ +may negate the very foundation of the WTO. _x000D__x000D_ +• GATT 1994 does not allow for prohibitions or restrictions other than duties, _x000D__x000D_ +taxes or other charges. Import Licensing Procedures emphasize that these _x000D__x000D_ +shall not have trade restrictive or distortive effects on imports. So potential _x000D__x000D_ +options in the treaty which proposes such measures may not comply with _x000D__x000D_ +WTO law. _x000D__x000D_ +• Under GATT 1994, the developed Members of WTO have committed _x000D__x000D_ +themselves to accord high priority to the reduction and elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +barriers to products currently or potentially of particular export interest to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. Further it recognizes that there is need for positive _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +efforts designed to ensure that developing countries, and especially the _x000D__x000D_ +least developed among them, secure a share in the growth in international _x000D__x000D_ +trade commensurate with the needs of their economic development. The _x000D__x000D_ +special and differential treatment provisions of WTO Agreements include _x000D__x000D_ +longer time periods for implementing agreements and commitments. _x000D__x000D_ +• The consideration to all these elements of the multilateral trading system _x000D__x000D_ +should be given here; elimination or even reduction in trade in plastics may _x000D__x000D_ +impact developing countries and livelihoods associated with it. _x000D__x000D_ +• Indian plastics industry is a significant employment generator and employs _x000D__x000D_ +directly / indirectly over five million people in the value chain. India has _x000D__x000D_ +about 18% of the world population while our plastic consumption is less _x000D__x000D_ +than 7% of global plastic population. _x000D__x000D_ +• MEAs are based on the principle of equity and CBDR-RC in the light of _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances while WTO stresses upon special and differential _x000D__x000D_ +treatment for developing countries; the proposed plastic agreement needs _x000D__x000D_ +to reflect both. _x000D__x000D_ +• The Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement of WTO stresses that the _x000D__x000D_ +regulations and standards, including packaging, marking and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements and procedures for conformity with technical regulations and _x000D__x000D_ +standards do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade and _x000D__x000D_ +should not become disguised restriction on international trade. _x000D__x000D_ +• Further, that technical regulations are not prepared, adopted or applied with _x000D__x000D_ +a view to or with the effect of creating unnecessary obstacles to _x000D__x000D_ +international trade and technical regulations should not be more trade _x000D__x000D_ +restrictive than necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +• Further, Members shall specify technical regulations based on product _x000D__x000D_ +requirements in terms of performance rather than design or descriptive _x000D__x000D_ +characteristics. _x000D__x000D_ +• It also recognizes the difficulties developing countries may face in _x000D__x000D_ +formulation and application of technical regulations and provides for _x000D__x000D_ +differential and more favorable treatment to developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +• Finally, any technical regulation or standard should not be more trade _x000D__x000D_ +restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective. _x000D__x000D_ +• The Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) Agreement of the WTO focuses _x000D__x000D_ +upon special and differential treatment for developing countries and scope _x000D__x000D_ +for phased introduction of new sanitary or phyto-sanitary measures, _x000D__x000D_ +enforcement of sanitary and phyto sanitary measures in a way that _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +minimizes their negative effects on trade, longer time-frames for _x000D__x000D_ +compliance on products of interest to developing countries to maintain _x000D__x000D_ +opportunities for their exports. _x000D__x000D_ +• The SPS Agreement focuses on SPS measures not being applied in a _x000D__x000D_ +manner which would constitute a disguised restriction on international _x000D__x000D_ +trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The “trade impact” of the proposed Zero Draft, cannot be seen in isolation, _x000D__x000D_ +since it is intrinsically linked to the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +• Multilateral environment agreements (MEA) need to be rooted in a _x000D__x000D_ +balanced approach. The proposed plastics convention is like no other MEA, _x000D__x000D_ +since it is intrinsically linked to economic development, and has cross-_x000D__x000D_ +sectoral implications. _x000D__x000D_ +• The Zero Draft should be focused on the UNEA Resolution of 2022 (5/14) _x000D__x000D_ +without affecting the rights and obligations of member countries under the _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral trading system, which is based on among others the _x000D__x000D_ +foundational principles of consensus based decision-making and special _x000D__x000D_ +and differential treatment. _x000D__x000D_ +India would be providing text option. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1486,Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_epr_0.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['India'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Morning Session _x000D__x000D_ +16th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madam, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India would like to refer to Option 2 and would be sharing its formulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EPR could serve as one of the important tools to end plastic pollution. It could _x000D__x000D_ +serve to address the entire life cycle of plastic products facilitating _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable design, and environmentally sound waste management along _x000D__x000D_ +with the promotion of RE and CE approaches. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EPR could help in transition from linear economy model of make, use and _x000D__x000D_ +dispose to circular economy model of reduce , reuse and recycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EPR could be an important tool to promote recyclability, and promote higher _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates. It could also help use of recycled content as well as reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important that these EPR mechanisms are nationally driven taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances and capacities. There should not be any _x000D__x000D_ +EPR obligation beyond national boundaries and these should not extend to _x000D__x000D_ +international supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +How to implement EPR and what plastic products should be covered, all _x000D__x000D_ +aspects of EPR mechanism has to be decided by the country only. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There could be guidance on EPR mechanism to facilitate countries design _x000D__x000D_ +and implement EPR mechanism if a country wishes as such. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India would like to refer to Option 2 and would be sharing its formulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1487," Existing plastic pollution, including in marine environment, Just Transition",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_existingplasticpollution_0.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition']",['India'],"['ii11', 'ii12']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Afternoon Session _x000D__x000D_ +16th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in marine environment, Just _x000D__x000D_ +Transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The mitigation and remediation of existing plastic pollution is critical to _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution. The assessment of the existing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +should be the first important step. _x000D__x000D_ + The zero draft does cover the guidance on BATs and BEPs as well as _x000D__x000D_ +indicators to identify existing pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However , there should also be a mechanism to assess the legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste in respect of each country. Also, there should be an _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of requirement of financial resources to mitigate and _x000D__x000D_ +remediate the plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India would be providing a text formulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In respect of Just Transition, we believe that it should be done as per _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities and in line with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +national legislations and regulations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EPR mechanism may not be fee based and can be market driven. _x000D__x000D_ +There should not be any guidance on the use of the funds under EPR _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to be used for just transition and it must be left open to the _x000D__x000D_ +country as to how it would like to work on that.Any measure promoting _x000D__x000D_ +just transition may be undertaken under relevant national legislation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to mobilise financial resources for just transition and this _x000D__x000D_ +may be factored in under the market mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India would be sharing relevant formulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1488," Transparency, Tracking, Monitoring and Labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_transparency_1.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['India'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Evening Session _x000D__x000D_ +16th November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Chair, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In respect of provision 13, the measures have to be nationally driven taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account national circumstances and capabilities. These measures _x000D__x000D_ +should not duplicate any such provisions under other MEAs or international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments. Any measure must not put a country to any undue disadvantage _x000D__x000D_ +. Necessary technical and financial assistance should be provided to the _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. An assessment of the financial resources and _x000D__x000D_ +mobilisation of financial resources for complying with measures should be _x000D__x000D_ +done in respect of each country. It is important to adhere to that information _x000D__x000D_ +only that would facilitate in ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1489," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer, National Plans, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting and Progress, Periodic Assessment and Monitoring of the Progress of Implementation of the Instrument and Effective Evaluation",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_16112023_cbta_nationalplan_comp.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Indonesia'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madam co facilitator, for giving Indonesia the floor. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view to support the current provisions in the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +However, we would like to note several issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reflecting on several MEAs, we would like to underline that the capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance, and technology transfer under this instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should be enhanced with appropriate institutional arrangements. Furthermore, _x000D__x000D_ +such provisions should be based on and responsive to the special needs and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities of developing countries and should be provided by the developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries, without duplicating the existing capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, and technology transfer in other MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, we should also define and come into agreement on the definition _x000D__x000D_ +of the phrase “mutually agreed terms”, as it would serve as the basis of the _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr and Madam co-facilitators, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to reiterate our position in the financing provision, where in _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the specific needs and special circumstances of developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, it is important for us also to consider countries with special _x000D__x000D_ +geographical conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, especially archipelagic states including Indonesia. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr and Madam co-facilitators, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Referring to paragraph 3 of the zero draft, Indonesia is of the view that the _x000D__x000D_ +provision should also include how technology could play its role in supporting _x000D__x000D_ +the reduce, reuse, and recycle system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Plans _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reiterating our statement during INC-2, Indonesia sees the national plan as the _x000D__x000D_ +backbone for the implementation of this treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that in discussing the National Plan, we should take _x000D__x000D_ +into account the capacity of every member country and their national laws and _x000D__x000D_ +regulations. Therefore, for this issue, we propose an additional paragraph for _x000D__x000D_ +the 1.bis with the following formulation: The National Plan should be developed _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with (a) existing national laws and regulations and (b) domestic _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, in order to support the success of the national plan, Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +believes that regional actions are as important as the global actions. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is proposing provision on regional communication forum to interlink _x000D__x000D_ +the national, regional and global actions to end plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia views that the implementation of the national plan should be _x000D__x000D_ +supported by technical and financial assistance to ensure the success of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument implementation. Therefore, a provision for technical and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to support the implementation of the national plan should be adopted _x000D__x000D_ +in this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are of the view that the substance of the national plan should be decided _x000D__x000D_ +later after the establishment of core obligations that are currently being _x000D__x000D_ +discussed in the other Contact Group. Lastly, Indonesia is also of the view that _x000D__x000D_ +the national plan should integrate a measurable target on each of the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations that would be adopted in the national plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madam co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that the compliance mechanism is an important part for _x000D__x000D_ +us to further develop the institutional arrangement of the instrument for the _x000D__x000D_ +purpose of monitoring the implementation of this instrument by the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia supports the establishment of a compliance committee. However, we _x000D__x000D_ +view that the committee should be facilitative in the non-adversarial nature and _x000D__x000D_ +should also be non punitive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Madam Co facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that the compliance mechanism should consider the _x000D__x000D_ +respective national capabilities and circumstances of the members, and should _x000D__x000D_ +not be result-oriented based only on the targets, but should also consider the _x000D__x000D_ +process undertaken by the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This can be done by, inter alia, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identifying the challenges faced by the members in the implementation, _x000D__x000D_ +and providing assistance for them; or _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Providing recommendations for the members, for example for adjustment _x000D__x000D_ +of national measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, should there be any identified ineffectiveness in the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument, the cooperation mechanisms established (such as financing, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building, technical assistance, and transfer of technology) could help _x000D__x000D_ +the members’ individual efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I, thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting on Progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I will keep this brief. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are in favor of supporting option 2 of the zero draft. We view that such an _x000D__x000D_ +option provides clearer and more streamlined formulations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, Indonesia views that this report should be submitted periodically. _x000D__x000D_ +However, the time frame and the format of the reporting should be determined _x000D__x000D_ +in the later stage after the determination of the national plans. The reporting _x000D__x000D_ +should also provide more flexibility for members, especially for developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, based on national circumstances and capabilities and allow for _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on effectiveness, challenges, and difficulties faced by the members in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I, thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Periodic Assessment and Monitoring of the Progress of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the Instrument and Effective Evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Madam co facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Noting the proposal to combine the intervention for the remaining points of _x000D__x000D_ +discussion, we would like to express our views on the issues of periodic _x000D__x000D_ +assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +and effective evaluation; international cooperation, as well as stakeholder’s _x000D__x000D_ +engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First, with regard to the periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of the instrument and effective evaluation; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia supports this provision because we see that it would support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument. However, we would like to underline that this _x000D__x000D_ +provision should also take into account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We view that part b of the review body that would be established under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument shall have a clear mandate, governance, and coordination with other _x000D__x000D_ +review bodies established in other MEAs to avoid duplication. Furthermore, we _x000D__x000D_ +are of the view that we should consider including a review body for non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes, to support the members’ effort to implement the obligation on non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Madam co facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Second, addressing international cooperation, we would like to reiterate our _x000D__x000D_ +views expressed during the discussions on National Plans, in which Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +believes that regional actions are as important as the global actions. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +we are proposing the inclusion of provision on regional communication forum to _x000D__x000D_ +interlink the national, regional and global actions to end plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Madam co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, with regard to the stakeholder engagement, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As expressed previously by various members, Indonesia is of the view that _x000D__x000D_ +there should be a proper mention of the relevant stakeholders in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Indonesia views that the academia, local community, local _x000D__x000D_ +government, and the youth should be mentioned in the text considering they _x000D__x000D_ +hold a crucial role in addressing plastic pollution considering their experience, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, and close contact with the communities and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +affected by the plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1490," Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products, Intentionally added microplastics, Exemptions available to a Party upon request, Product design, composition and performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_16112023_chemicals_problematic_exemption_product_design.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance']",['Indonesia'],"['ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II. 2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that option 2 on chemicals and polymers of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +reflects a more realistic approach for us to address the issue of plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +with the focus on the production, sale, distribution, import and/or export of these _x000D__x000D_ +items, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In that regard, in option 2 of the proposed zero draft, we would like to replace _x000D__x000D_ +the wording _x000D__x000D_ +“the use and presence of” _x000D__x000D_ +To be replaced with _x000D__x000D_ +“the production, sale, distribution, import and/or export of” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In regard with the definition and listing of the chemical of concern, we believe it _x000D__x000D_ +should be harmonized with other MEAs regulation to ensure smooth _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and to avoid an overlapping role. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to urge a specific mechanism for transfer of technologies _x000D__x000D_ +and knowledge, between members, based on good faith and mutual _x000D__x000D_ +understanding to ensure the full implementation of this future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must always keep in mind that each member has their own challenges and _x000D__x000D_ +level of capabilities. Hence, support from developed to developing countries is _x000D__x000D_ +eminent. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. a. Problematic & avoidable plastic products, including short-lived & _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +3. b. Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia supports option 2 of this agenda item in order to emphasize on the _x000D__x000D_ +importance of phasing out and/or reducing the production, distribution, sale and _x000D__x000D_ +use of problematic and avoidable plastics that must be defined using reliable _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, we believe that plastics have been playing an important role in _x000D__x000D_ +various aspects of our life particularly in the economic development and health _x000D__x000D_ +sector. Apart from that, several problematic and avoidable plastic products also _x000D__x000D_ +pose a serious threat to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thus, we believe that a gradual limitation of the production, distribution, sale _x000D__x000D_ +and use of problematic and avoidable plastics, as appropriate, would be the _x000D__x000D_ +most realistic approach in addressing the plastic pollution, while taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration the national circumstances and priorities, as well as different _x000D__x000D_ +capability of each member in managing the problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. The national action plan and national determined target schemes, in _x000D__x000D_ +this matter, are the best approaches in terms of a gradual implementation _x000D__x000D_ +process, and should become the basis for the implementation of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are also of the view that the agreed definitions on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastics is crucial, to ensure the future compatibility of this instrument with _x000D__x000D_ +national regulations, as many members including Indonesia have a relevant and _x000D__x000D_ +similar regulation already in place. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we would also like to underline the importance of the reduction of _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary plastics, to be also included in the text, as low hanging fruit that _x000D__x000D_ +has a significant impact with a relatively less effort to achieve. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mradame Co facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In regard to the Intentionally added microplastics, we support option 2 of this _x000D__x000D_ +agenda as the more realistic approach, as has been mentioned by other _x000D__x000D_ +colleagues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, we should have a clear guideline to help the members to identify and _x000D__x000D_ +define which plastics and products contain intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +that will be included in the list, based on reliable and best available science. We _x000D__x000D_ +believe this practice will further increase the transparency aspect during the _x000D__x000D_ +process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We fully support the article of exemption as a transition path during the _x000D__x000D_ +important process of ending plastic pollution. The secretariat has provided us _x000D__x000D_ +with comprehensive steps in implementing this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However more technical details should also be added in connection to the type _x000D__x000D_ +of products that are allowed to be submitted, including the clear criteria or _x000D__x000D_ +classification of the products in annexes that should also involve a group of _x000D__x000D_ +experts, as well as the decision mechanism of the governing body on this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to underline the successful implementation of the exemption _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism in MEAs, that we can utilize as a basis to further define the _x000D__x000D_ +exemption mechanism in this instrument. It is also important to ensure that this _x000D__x000D_ +exemption mechanism will not overlap the subject and/or mechanism of other _x000D__x000D_ +similar mechanisms in related MEAs. Harmonization is crucial. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On product design, composition and performance, we support option 2 of this _x000D__x000D_ +agenda item. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to emphasize, in point 5.a.1.a, that in order to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +demand for and use of primary plastic polymers, plastics, and plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +it should always be followed by the availability of alternative material for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic and/or non-plastic substitutes that are affordable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastics products, we also _x000D__x000D_ +aligned our position with option number 2 as a more relevant approach since _x000D__x000D_ +we believe that many of the members already have a national policy in place to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate this issue. Hence, a harmonization process is needed, and it requires _x000D__x000D_ +a reasonable amount of time to be fully implemented. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the use of recycled plastic contents, we also support option 2, since it will _x000D__x000D_ +give its members a flexibility to decide on which kind of process in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +recycling that is most suitable for them to apply the content of plastic recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, a specific regulation is needed in order to maintain the transparency _x000D__x000D_ +on the chemical content that is contained in the plastic, to ensure the safety _x000D__x000D_ +aspect of the recycled product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On alternative plastics and plastics products, we regret that at this stage we are _x000D__x000D_ +still unable to find the preferable text from the options provided. This is also to _x000D__x000D_ +underline our concern on different challenges and different capabilities of each _x000D__x000D_ +member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To address this gap, a more flexible option is needed, to strengthen cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +and to encourage members to develop and use alternative plastics and plastics _x000D__x000D_ +products, through sharing of information on the development of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternatives and substitutes, as well as establishing market tools (or _x000D__x000D_ +fiscal policy incentives) to enhance research and development of alternative _x000D__x000D_ +products and technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On non-plastic substitutes, in order to make a more concise arrangement, we _x000D__x000D_ +would like to propose the inclusion of this article into the previous article on _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics and plastics products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia believes that the definition and scope of these two articles is mostly _x000D__x000D_ +the same. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also would like to emphasize the critical role of sharing of technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge from developed countries, so that the developing countries could _x000D__x000D_ +scale-up their efforts to address plastic pollution through utilizing alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastics products, as well as non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1491," Extended Producer Responsibility, Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, Waste Management, Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste, Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, Just transition, Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_16112023_intervention_cg1_item_7_to_13.pdf,"['extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'primary plastic polymers', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'waste management']",['Indonesia'],"['ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii1', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii9a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +STATEMENT BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT _x000D__x000D_ +ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 16 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia fully supports option 1 in regard to extended producer responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, we also would like to reserve the wording “including based on the modalities _x000D__x000D_ +contained in annex D”, as until now there is still no clear definition and modalities about _x000D__x000D_ +the said annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to extend the scope of EPR scheme to not only focus on recycling _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms, but also to include reusability, refill ability, repairability, and refurbishing _x000D__x000D_ +ability of the plastic product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, the EPR scheme should also include the design and performance of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic product as one of the elements. This is to ensure a high circularity of plastic in _x000D__x000D_ +every product produced. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before I conclude, I would also echo what our colleague from Iran said, that this provision _x000D__x000D_ +should consider sovereign rights, the capacity and capability of members, including the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of CBDR that should be put into the account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to address the item 8 and 9 as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On emissions and releases of plastic, we would like to put more emphasis on hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +substances, chemicals, and polymers of concern, as the main focus of this article, since _x000D__x000D_ +the main subject of the emissions and releases covered under this provision is mainly on _x000D__x000D_ +those particular items that pose huge challenges for the environment since the early stage _x000D__x000D_ +of the creation of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also encourage the prevention and elimination of emissions and releases of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pellets, flakes and powder from production, storage, handling and transport, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, considering different challenges and capabilities of each member, for this _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument to be able to deliver. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, it is also crucial to highlight the importance of prevention and elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases of plastic during waste management implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia also encourages the promotion of scientific and technical innovation, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly through strengthening cooperation among members, a commitment of _x000D__x000D_ +sharing knowledge and transfer of technology, based on good faith and common _x000D__x000D_ +understanding, from developed to developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Next on item 9, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On waste management Indonesia believes that option 1 would be the best option for us _x000D__x000D_ +to start the negotiation further. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we strongly support the common provision in this article to ask each _x000D__x000D_ +member to take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, _x000D__x000D_ +littering and particularly open burning. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On fishing gear, we support the international cooperation to promote synergy and _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations, towards safe disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, we believe that this measure does not necessarily need to be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan, since not all members have the ability to perform appropriate marking, _x000D__x000D_ +tracing and reporting requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madame Co-Facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +My statement will cover Indonesia’s view on item 10, 11, 12, and 13. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On item 10, trade in listed chemicals, polymers of concern and products, we have to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that this provision, particularly on the regulation of export - import, should always _x000D__x000D_ +consider the Rotterdam Convention as primary comparison to the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument, to avoid duplication and overlapping. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The duplication and overlapping should also be avoided, on non-party trade elements, _x000D__x000D_ +that have already been regulated in the Montreal Protocol. This future instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +be complementary with other previous MEAs’ regulations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to propose a more specific focus on point 10.a.1.b by adding the word _x000D__x000D_ +“of concern” after the wording “chemical or polymer”, and the same idea on point 10.a.5.b, _x000D__x000D_ +by adding the word “of concern” after the wording “chemical or polymer” as well. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the transboundary movement of plastic waste, we need to refer to the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention, again so that this future instrument will be complementary and will be able _x000D__x000D_ +to fill-up the gap with the already established Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Next on items 11, 12, and 13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia fully supports item 11 on Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and item 12 on just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia supports the promotion of a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for women and people in vulnerable situation, that _x000D__x000D_ +has a more inclusive definition compared with the definition of vulnerable group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On item 13, regarding transparency, tracking, monitoring, and labeling, we would like to _x000D__x000D_ +add the word “exporters” after the word “importers” on point 13.1.a., to ensure a more _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach and responsibility from all stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1492, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_16112023_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Iran input for EPR system under zero draft _x000D__x000D_ +Option3: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to consider establish and operate fiscal and/or non-fiscal Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems as appropriate and based on national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capability, including, where relevant, to incentivize increased recyclability, support higher recycling _x000D__x000D_ +rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management, of plastic products and increase public awareness . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1493, Final provisions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_16112023_final_provosions.pdf,['final provisions'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['part vi'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Iran inputs on final provisions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. on Settlement of disputes _x000D__x000D_ +we fully support that the possible disputes to be settled through negotiation or _x000D__x000D_ +other peaceful means, and that disputes between Parties must be resolved _x000D__x000D_ +fairly and without discrimination. _x000D__x000D_ +A set of technical and administrative guidelines on settlement of disputes could _x000D__x000D_ +also be discussed and adopted in the first meeting of the governing body of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. So we do not need to discuss the annex for this purpose at this _x000D__x000D_ +stage. Accordingly at this stage there is no need to focus on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +arbitration procedure and an annex on arbitration _x000D__x000D_ +On environmental disputes, including on plastic pollution, and the suggestion _x000D__x000D_ +on establishing an International Court of Environmental Issues, my delegation _x000D__x000D_ +considers it against the sovereign right of countries. This is also against the _x000D__x000D_ +peaceful settlement of disputes among countries. Therefore there is no need _x000D__x000D_ +for putting a reference to such a controversial idea under this placeholder. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Amendments to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on this issue, similar to other MEAs the future instrument could also have some _x000D__x000D_ +references to its amendments and the necessary procedures for this purpose in _x000D__x000D_ +future without going into details in particular on expanding of the core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations of the parties. _x000D__x000D_ +There could also be some references to the details of the procedures for such _x000D__x000D_ +purposes including establishment of an authorized expert committee to review _x000D__x000D_ +and recommend amendments, and _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body to decide on the proposed amendments; _x000D__x000D_ +But we could not accept Consideration and adoption of amendments only _x000D__x000D_ +upon a proposal by a Party. _x000D__x000D_ +We also reject adoption of substantial issues including amendments of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument through voting (including A three fourths majority) and such _x000D__x000D_ +decisions should only happen through consensus for the adoption of _x000D__x000D_ +amendments to the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +On entry into force of adopted amendments, after ratification of the _x000D__x000D_ +amendment there should be a two third majority and not a threshold majority _x000D__x000D_ +of the Parties; _x000D__x000D_ +On Adoption and amendment of annexes, my delegation could not support _x000D__x000D_ +any annex on Effective implementation of the instrument and minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems. _x000D__x000D_ +On updating the certain annexes based on evolving scientific evidence, such _x000D__x000D_ +lists should be prepared and adopted by the governing body and not in the _x000D__x000D_ +form if annex to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +We could not accept A three-fourths majority as a threshold for the adoption _x000D__x000D_ +of amendments and we said before, this should be done through consensus. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore we fully support that it would be premature to debate or agree on _x000D__x000D_ +the adoption and amendment of annexes before considering whether the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument will have annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +On Entry into force, and the possible requirements, we concure that entry into _x000D__x000D_ +force take places on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth _x000D__x000D_ +instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession (similar to the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata and Stockholm Conventions); and _x000D__x000D_ +On supplementary criteria relating to the estimated total volume of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, this premature to enter into such discussions at this stage and _x000D__x000D_ +this should be deffered to a later stage after entry into force of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +On Reservations, we support the suggestion that reservations should be _x000D__x000D_ +permitted under the instrument depending on the nature of the eventual _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, and that reservations might be necessary or desirable, in some _x000D__x000D_ +cases, to facilitate wider general acceptance of the final instrument, without _x000D__x000D_ +undermining its objective. _x000D__x000D_ +On Withdrawal, there should be a possibility for doing so once a Party has _x000D__x000D_ +decided to withdraw, and that a one year waiting period from the date of _x000D__x000D_ +joining that instrument by that specific party could be considered for it. _x000D__x000D_ +On the suggestion that the provisions of the instrument could include trade _x000D__x000D_ +restrictions on Parties in their dealing with non-Parties, we do not see it _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to establish any such rules and that such provisions should not _x000D__x000D_ +hinder trade or prevent those Parties from business activities _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1494, Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_16112023_institutional_arrangement.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Iran inputs on Institutional Arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Cofacilitator my delegation wish to include the following references to be _x000D__x000D_ +taken into account and inserted into the Zero Draft on the institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangement: _x000D__x000D_ +• Establishment of a science and technical body. _x000D__x000D_ +• As a subsidiary body, this organ shall be open-ended and representatives _x000D__x000D_ +of all Member States of the instrument will participate in its meetings. _x000D__x000D_ +• This body would meet once a year or as being decided by the COP of the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• This subsidiary body shall discuss and review issues of scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical nature in particular those mandated by COP. _x000D__x000D_ +• The decisions of this body shall be adopted through consensus and it _x000D__x000D_ +would inform the COP. _x000D__x000D_ +We fully support the proposal on establishment of a subsidiary body on means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +- We also need to have A mechanism to facilitate and promote implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the future instrument by the parties would be established. However, we in _x000D__x000D_ +carrying out is tasks, the committee shall strive to avoid duplication of efforts, _x000D__x000D_ +shall neither function as an enforcement or dispute settlement mechanism, nor _x000D__x000D_ +impose penalties or sanctions and shall respect national sovereignty. This _x000D__x000D_ +committee shall protect the confidentiality of the information received in _x000D__x000D_ +confidence. _x000D__x000D_ +The committee shall be facilitative, expert-based in nature and function in a _x000D__x000D_ +manner that is non-intrusive, non-adversarial and non-punitive and shall pay _x000D__x000D_ +particular attention to the respective national capacities and capabilities of _x000D__x000D_ +parties at all stages of the review process. The committee shall also consider _x000D__x000D_ +and provide flexibilities for the developing country parties in the light of their _x000D__x000D_ +capacities and capabilities. The supreme body of the future instrument also will _x000D__x000D_ +consider the reports of this committee and advise if necessary its guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +and/or recommendations in a manner that is facilitative, non-intrusive, non-_x000D__x000D_ +adversarial and non-punitive and shall pay particular attention to the _x000D__x000D_ +respective national sovereignty and capacities and capabilities of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 'technology transfer: _x000D__x000D_ +• we also suggest A special body to be established under the Instrument could _x000D__x000D_ +consider and advise various ways and means to facilitate and to enhance _x000D__x000D_ +relevant innovation and transfer of technology to developing countries including _x000D__x000D_ +through FDI and grants, concessional finance such as soft loans, long term _x000D__x000D_ +finance, blended finance, financial incentives, as well as provision of information _x000D__x000D_ +on new technologies, promoting public-private partnerships, access to venture _x000D__x000D_ +capital, establishment of international and regional alliances, measures to _x000D__x000D_ +improve recipient country absorptive and technological capacity, and south-_x000D__x000D_ +south cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On financing mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• A new independent and standalone financial mechanism should also be _x000D__x000D_ +established to ensure availability of resources to all developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1495," Existing plastic pollution, just transition and transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_16112023_just_transition_and_transparency_tracking_monitoring_and_labelling.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],"['ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13']",In-session submissions,insession document,"IRAN inputs _x000D__x000D_ +on existing plastic pollution, Just Transition and Transparency, tracking, monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• existing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +On the issue of existing plastic pollution, Iran beleives that it is necesary to consider the role of _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries and their historical responsibility in existing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Develoing countries in their strive to mitigate, remediate and clean up activities are to a large _x000D__x000D_ +extent dependent on having non discriminatory and unimpeded access to adequate finance, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building and technical and technolgical support. Therefore in any such activities and _x000D__x000D_ +actions, they should not be left alone. _x000D__x000D_ +On areas beyond national jurisdiction, due to the legal and political repercussions for conutries, _x000D__x000D_ +we prefer to include no such a reference in this section. _x000D__x000D_ +And last but not the least, on mentioning of information on measures taken by coountries to _x000D__x000D_ +address existing plastic pollution in the national plans, it should be optional and to be addressed _x000D__x000D_ +and decided in nationally determined manner in accordance with the national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Just Transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the issue of Just Transition, this delegation believes that this issue should be elaborated in _x000D__x000D_ +two layers. _x000D__x000D_ +One is international layer, which means developed country Parties shall provide sufficient _x000D__x000D_ +finance, technology transfer and capacity building support to affected developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, with the view to promote and facilitate the just transition of developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +The other is domestic layer, which means each party could promote and facilitate a fair, _x000D__x000D_ +equitable and inclusive transition.. _x000D__x000D_ +Accordingly we would like to propose a new language for insertion under this section into the _x000D__x000D_ +text of the Zero Draft as 2 following items : _x000D__x000D_ +1-Each Party shall cooperate to promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition _x000D__x000D_ +for affected Parties towards sustainable development, with special consideration for affected _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, in the implementation of this instrument. Developed country Parties _x000D__x000D_ +shall provide sufficient finance, technology transfer and capacity building support to affected _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, with the view to promote and facilitate the just transition of _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +2- Each Party could promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition with special _x000D__x000D_ +consideration for women, children and youth in the implementation of this instrument. including _x000D__x000D_ +by, inter alia, enhancing institutional arrangement, enabling policies and conditions to improve _x000D__x000D_ +the opportunities, capabilities and livelihoods of affected communities. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision might be reflected in the national plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding subparagraph 1.a, chemical composition of chemicals or polymers may disclose some _x000D__x000D_ +information is under secrecy of patents and producers resists to present such information. Then _x000D__x000D_ +we offer more general data about intended ingredients shall be given by producers. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding subparagraph 1.b, tracing chemicals and polymers content is sensible just after their _x000D__x000D_ +consumption. In this regard, definition of life cycle is limited after the consumption of these _x000D__x000D_ +ingredients and it can not be extended to before of use. Moreover, chemical concentration after _x000D__x000D_ +addition to plastics gradually depletes. Then, if the content is regulated and measured at the last _x000D__x000D_ +step it is added to the plastics, no additional measure is needed because there is certainty that the _x000D__x000D_ +concentration after last addition is lower than the primary one. In the case of plastics are used to _x000D__x000D_ +make products, the same scenario could be followed and the last step plastic material is used to _x000D__x000D_ +produce a product could be enough to know the content and no more measurement is needed _x000D__x000D_ +after that. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding subparagraph 1.c, we support it but for more efficiency it is proposed to establish a _x000D__x000D_ +labelling or marketing coding system based on the present coding systems like recycling triangle _x000D__x000D_ +and developing it. This labels or marks shall be easy and fast to be traced by eye or machines to _x000D__x000D_ +accelerate and facilitate recycling and not restrict production. _x000D__x000D_ +Iran delegation supports paragraph 2 but it does not accept tracking, we exclude polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +among the chemical and plastic applications we support just products made of them. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding paragraph 3 we believe it must be encouraged and not mandated. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1496," Articles 8, 9 and 10(b) of the Zero Draft",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaica_16112023_articles_8_9_and_10b.pdf,"['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'fishing gear', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['Jamaica'],"['ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii9b', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Jamaica’s text proposals related to Articles 8, 9 and 10(b) of the Zero draft - _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation of Articles 8, 9 and 10 will be based on national circumstances and circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, particularly those of SIDS, and will need to have a strong link to the Financial _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanism and the means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +Article 8. Emissions and releases of plastics through its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Para. 1 – elaboration of Annex E is required; we note however the reference to timelines _x000D__x000D_ +referenced in Annex E and query this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Para 1a. the scope of hazardous substances should be defined for clarity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Para 1(b) and (c), in relation to the reference to chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, the link to part II of Annex A should be made. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Para 2. The scope of this para needs to further be clarified. It is noted that the IMO’s Strategy to _x000D__x000D_ +address marine litter from ships is ongoing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 9. Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should be no duplication with the provisions included under the Basel Convention on the _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 is the preferred option with some minor amendments – _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Para 3. The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance, and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for the implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, which are complementary to _x000D__x000D_ +the relevant guidance and guidelines developed under other international agreements _x000D__x000D_ +mentioned above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +New para 4. Each Party shall reflect in its national plan communicated in accordance with the _x000D__x000D_ +Article on national plans, the measures taken in accordance with paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9b. Fishing Gear _x000D__x000D_ +Jamaica supports the statement made by Panama on behalf of a group of countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +The provision must be complementary with the requirements under the Basel Convention. Para 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Change ‘with’ to ‘without’ _x000D__x000D_ +Para 3(b)(i) the scope is too onerous and should be in keeping with the responsibility of exporters _x000D__x000D_ +under the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Para 5. Should be deleted as this provision is not within the scope of Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1497, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaica_16112023_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Jamaica'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Jamaica’s textual proposal on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - _x000D__x000D_ +Jamaica would recommend a merger of options 1 and 2 with some minor amendments. It is important _x000D__x000D_ +to mandate EPR schemes. However, national EPR schemes must be implemented as per national _x000D__x000D_ +legislation. National circumstances and capabilities must be taken into account in the design and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of EPR schemes - _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with national legislation and taking into account, as appropriate, the modalities contained _x000D__x000D_ +in annex D, to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally sound management, of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products throughout their life cycle and across international supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt modalities as outlined in Annex D, to inform _x000D__x000D_ +the establishment of national EPR systems and define their essential features taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of ensuring a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, in implementing this provision, take into account how the measures taken would _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to a just transition. These measures shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important that the elaboration of the modalities for EPR schemes to be outlined in Annex D be _x000D__x000D_ +one of the activities undertaken in the intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1498, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_16112023_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Monaco'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"MONACO INC 3 - Contact group one _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO views _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco supports option 1, recognizing that under the polluter pays principle, EPR is an important tool _x000D__x000D_ +that can serve as a complementary means of financing implementation of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Monaco would like also to raise that national circumstances may condition the strategies of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, including cooperation with another party. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should set obligation to countries to launch and improve EPR schemes, recognizing that the _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate policy strategies of countries for implementing the polluter pays principle may vary _x000D__x000D_ +depending on their circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1499, Waste Management Option 1,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.9_waste_management_option_1_paras_1_2_and_3.pdf,"['waste management', 'waste management']",['New Zealand'],"['ii9', 'ii9a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.9.a Waste management – _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, Option 1 paragraph 1, paragraph 2 and _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall […] disposal, taking into account recognising that _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy establishes that greater environmental and _x000D__x000D_ +social benefit occurs when actions at the top of the hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +are prioritised. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand seeks to strengthen the role of the waste hierarchy in this provision by clearly _x000D__x000D_ +signalling that minimisation, reuse and recycling are more preferable outcomes to _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall […] taking into account the waste hierarchy and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant provisions, guidance and guidelines in other international _x000D__x000D_ +agreements, including […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand seeks an additional reference to the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, best _x000D__x000D_ +practice guidance and guidelines for […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports this provision and its intention to support Parties’ implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +This proposal would also apply to Option 2, paragraph 2. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1500, Waste Management Option 2,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.9_waste_management_option_2_paras_1_and_2.pdf,"['waste management', 'fishing gear']",['New Zealand'],"['ii9', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.9.a Waste management – _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, Option 2 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall […]. The measures taken to implement this provision _x000D__x000D_ +shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieveing nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined targets and minimum requirements developed […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand is amenable to a strengthened Option 2, if this is the Option most commonly _x000D__x000D_ +preferred by INC members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, best _x000D__x000D_ +practice guidance and guidelines for […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports this provision and its intention to support Parties’ implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +This proposal would also apply to Option 1, paragraph 3. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1501, Waste Management Provisions Common,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.9.a_waste_management_provisions_common.pdf,['waste management'],['New Zealand'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.9.a Waste management – _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, provisions common paragraph [6][5]c and _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph [7][6] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[6][5] Parties shall take additional measures to: […]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise _x000D__x000D_ +consumer awareness on sustainable consumption, taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand proposes a further reference to the waste hierarchy in this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal #2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[7][6] _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall _x000D__x000D_ +be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 _x000D__x000D_ +on national plans].Where appropriate, Parties are encouraged to _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate internationally or regionally to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand proposes an additional sentence to this provision to encourage Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate to meet the requirements of this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1502," Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_16112023_part_ii.13_transparency_paragraph_2.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['New Zealand'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document,"New Zealand text proposal: Part II.13 Transparency, tracking, _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and labelling, paragraph 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall monitor and track the types and volumes of its _x000D__x000D_ +production, imports and exports of chemicals and polymers used in the _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, and _x000D__x000D_ +regulated plastic products across their life cycle as well as any _x000D__x000D_ +subsidies and fiscal incentives related to these activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports increased transparency of the types and volumes of the production _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics. We propose enhancing transparency by requiring Parties to monitor and track _x000D__x000D_ +any related government incentives and subsidies programmes in relation to the _x000D__x000D_ +production, imports and exports of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1503," Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste, Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, Just transition, Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_16112023_part_ii_-_from_provisions_10_to_13.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Panama'],"['ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE (INC3) TO DEVELOP A _x000D__x000D_ +LEGAL BINDING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration of the Republic de Panama – Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – From Provisions 10 to 13. _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3. Nairobi, Kenia. November 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +Panama’s plastic consumption and market model heavily rely on imports. Establishing customs _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, controls and export limits for listed chemicals, polymers and products, and plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +is crucial for us. It’s imperative to mandate the enhancement of the use of international trading _x000D__x000D_ +HS codes for transboundary movements of plastics and their associated chemicals. Additionally, _x000D__x000D_ +communication throughout the supply chain and whit civil society through labeling and _x000D__x000D_ +databases. _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, this instrument provides an opportunity to foster coherence among existing MEAs, _x000D__x000D_ +including the Basel, Stockholm, Rotterdam Convention, and SAICM. This aims to create synergies _x000D__x000D_ +and avoid duplication of work, particularly concerning the transboundary movement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. Note that this provision should operate in close synergy with the proposed transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +traceability, monitoring, and labeling provisions of Provision 13. _x000D__x000D_ +The data gathered through this process holds immense valuable. It will provide a foundation for _x000D__x000D_ +making more informed decisions, such as investments in treatment infrastructure, offering _x000D__x000D_ +greater certainty regarding the viability, required resources and necessary installed capacity, _x000D__x000D_ +and type of treatment, among other factors. _x000D__x000D_ +Building a robust foundation in this future treaty, as outlined in provisions 1 to 7, trade would _x000D__x000D_ +be centered on safe plastic products to prevent and control plastic pollution, based on a life-_x000D__x000D_ +cycle approach of plastics. Under this circular approach, all players in the plastics value chain, _x000D__x000D_ +including extraction, design, production, consumption, treatment, and final disposal, will be _x000D__x000D_ +aligned. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, these measures will provide guidelines for the enhanced prevention of _x000D__x000D_ +contamination. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +In the context of Panama, the implementation of comprehensive bundles of measures is crucial _x000D__x000D_ +for safeguarding and remediating the marine environment. This not only involves leveraging _x000D__x000D_ +existing national and global capacities but also creating opportunities for innovation and the _x000D__x000D_ +exchange of practical technologies and methodologies. This approach is applicable across _x000D__x000D_ +different sections of the document, such as the prior point addressing fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, it is imperative to precisely define measures, such as ""safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound remediation activities,"" within the document to provide clarity and a shared _x000D__x000D_ +understanding. This ensures the effective implementation and communication of strategies _x000D__x000D_ +aimed at protecting and rehabilitating the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties WILL TAKE ACTIONS and shall cooperate to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. EVALUATION, IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF accumulation zones, critical _x000D__x000D_ +points and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +That EVALUATIONS IDENTIFY ACCUMULATION AREAS WITH QUANTITIES AND TYPES OF _x000D__x000D_ +GARBAGE THAT REPRESENT A THREAT to species or habitats, taking into account the complete _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. adopt effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities in _x000D__x000D_ +identified accumulation areas, hotspots and CRITICAL sectors , taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of international agreements in force, including those relating to the _x000D__x000D_ +conservation and the sustainable use of marine biological diversity, including in areas _x000D__x000D_ +located outside national jurisdiction; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +promote engagement of the local population and citizens in safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and _x000D__x000D_ +practices and behaviors that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt: _x000D__x000D_ +a. indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed _x000D__x000D_ +on the basis of best available science, to address existing plastic pollution, with a view _x000D__x000D_ +to ensuring the cleanup activities do not have potential for negative impacts on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, biodiversity and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and implementation measures can significantly contribute in this regard. It is essential _x000D__x000D_ +for each Party to furnish this information to the Secretariat, which will then compile and _x000D__x000D_ +disseminate publicly accessible reports based on the provided data. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 12. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +Panama support the submission presented as GRULAC on this regards. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. require producers and importers to disclose harmonized information on the chemical _x000D__x000D_ +composition of all plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +take appropriate measures to ensure the traceability of chemicals, polymers and the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +contents of products throughout the life cycle of plastics and plastic products, based on _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, in particular for the _x000D__x000D_ +purposes of their safe and environmentally sound use, recycling and disposal; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +establish marking and labelling requirements based on guidance to be adopted by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* at its first session, in particular for the purposes of the safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound use, recycling and disposal of plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall monitor and track the types and volumes of its production, imports and exports of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers used in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, and _x000D__x000D_ +regulated plastic products across their life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall report the information collected pursuant to paragraph 2, together with information _x000D__x000D_ +on the recycling facilities functioning within its territory, in a standardized format to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body. _x000D__x000D_ +In provision 1, paragraph A, we propose that the text explicitly states the requirement for _x000D__x000D_ +making this harmonized information publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We recommend including guidelines for marking and labeling requirements in an annex that _x000D__x000D_ +undergoes periodic updates to align with the latest advancements in scientific knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ +Panama proposes the addition of a new provision, numbered as 4, which should encompass the _x000D__x000D_ +following: _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party is mandated to monitor and track the types and volumes of its production, imports, and _x000D__x000D_ +exports of chemicals and polymers employed in the manufacturing of plastic polymers, plastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including regulated plastic items, throughout their life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1504, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_16112023_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Philippines'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +On Part I (2) Objective_x000D__x000D_ +For the objective of the instrument, the Philippines prefers Option 2 with a combination_x000D__x000D_ +of sub-options 1.2 and partly 1.4 which reads as follows: The objective of this_x000D__x000D_ +instrument is to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution,_x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that_x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic, while contributing to the achievement of_x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development. The preference for this formulation is notwithstanding_x000D__x000D_ +consideration of the country in terms of economic, industry, and policy developments_x000D__x000D_ +and directions. The Philippines likewise reserves the right for a further review of this_x000D__x000D_ +position in case research-driven global and national targets, baselines, and timeframes_x000D__x000D_ +will be proposed in the future._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1505, Primary Plastic Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_16112023_part_ii_1_primary_plastic_polymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Philippines'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +14 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +On Part II (1) Primary plastic polymers_x000D__x000D_ +For this section on primary plastic polymers, the Philippines supports Option 2, taking_x000D__x000D_ +into account that the Philippines is not a major petroleum-producing country, and that it_x000D__x000D_ +imports almost all plastic raw materials or polymers to support local demand. However,_x000D__x000D_ +this is without prejudice to the country’s future position on the topic particularly when_x000D__x000D_ +global or national targets and timeframes have been determined in the proposed Annex_x000D__x000D_ +A Part 1, including references to science- and impact-based baselining._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1506, Chemicals and polymers of concern,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_16112023_part_ii_2_chemicals_and_polymers_of_concern.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Philippines'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +On Part II (2) Chemicals and polymers of concern_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines supports Option 2. The flexibility and focus of this option aligns with the_x000D__x000D_ +commitment of the Philippines to address chemicals and polymers of concern while_x000D__x000D_ +ensuring a just transition for affected stakeholders._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines likewise supports Annex A Part II to contain those listed under Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +as follows: 1) Criteria for the determination of chemicals and polymers of concern; 2)_x000D__x000D_ +List of chemicals and polymers subject to prohibition or restrictions and applicable_x000D__x000D_ +control measures; and 3) Harmonized information disclosure, marking and labelling_x000D__x000D_ +requirements, to provide comprehensive and science-based guide to address chemicals_x000D__x000D_ +and polymers._x000D__x000D_ +Once information is available, the Philippines reserves the right for a further review and_x000D__x000D_ +proposal on possible exclusions and phase-out dates as relevant in case a final list of_x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers, also taking into account the recent scientific studies on its_x000D__x000D_ +toxicity and hazards, as may be proposed in Annex A Part II in the future._x000D__x000D_ +We also encourage intersessional work on criteria and initial list of chemicals and group_x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1507," Product design, composition, and performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_16112023_part_ii_5.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Philippines'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop_x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the_x000D__x000D_ +marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +On Part I (5) - Product design, composition, and performance_x000D__x000D_ +As regards product design and performance under 5a, the Philippines prefers Option 1._x000D__x000D_ +The country likewise supports Annex C Part I to contain “(1) Minimum design and_x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria for plastics and plastic products, including general and sectoral_x000D__x000D_ +design and performance criteria; and (2) Other related elements, including in relation to_x000D__x000D_ +certification and labeling as relevant”._x000D__x000D_ +It is sensible for the Philippines, which has a large market for imported products, as well_x000D__x000D_ +as exports, to agree on a global standard for product design, performance, and safety_x000D__x000D_ +standards. Poor quality products likewise add to the country’s burden to manage_x000D__x000D_ +post-consumer waste. This binding design requirement should have sound supporting_x000D__x000D_ +research that backs up science-based policy development._x000D__x000D_ +For Section 5b, the Philippines prefers Option 1._x000D__x000D_ +The country likewise supports Annex C Part I to contain “Minimum targets for reduction,_x000D__x000D_ +reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products, including general and sectoral_x000D__x000D_ +targets.” The Philippines still reserves the right for a further review in case global or_x000D__x000D_ +national targets, baselines, and timeframes on reduction and reuse will be proposed in_x000D__x000D_ +Annex C Part II in the future._x000D__x000D_ +In the case of refills, deference is given to national and global policies on refilling as_x000D__x000D_ +part of the manufacturing process._x000D__x000D_ +As to the use of recycled plastic contents under 5c, the Philippines supports Option 2._x000D__x000D_ +The country likewise supports Annex C Part III to contain “General and/or sectoral_x000D__x000D_ +elements relating to the establishment of minimum recycled content requirements and_x000D__x000D_ +targets”._x000D__x000D_ +Besides the Zero Draft’s absence of a separate section on “Recycling”, the Philippines_x000D__x000D_ +supports the use of post-consumer recyclates but shall need safeguards regarding the_x000D__x000D_ +presence of toxic materials in the products, review of permitting systems for facilities_x000D__x000D_ +that recycle plastics or manufacture products with recyclates, and the availability of_x000D__x000D_ +technologies for retrofitting, as needed. The Philippines, enshrined in its waste_x000D__x000D_ +management and EPR policies, shall likewise consider cost implications to protect its_x000D__x000D_ +consumers, as a number of recycled materials are costlier than virgin ones especially_x000D__x000D_ +when crude oil prices drop._x000D__x000D_ +On the alternative plastics and plastic products under 5d, the Philippines prefers Option_x000D__x000D_ +1 in combination with Option 2.2._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines encourages the cost of shifting as part of economic considerations._x000D__x000D_ +Research is also encouraged to determine “better” plastic alternatives as compared to_x000D__x000D_ +current polymers used. Oxodegradables, as alternative plastics, shall not be included as_x000D__x000D_ +an option due to their risks of becoming microplastics._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1508, Part 2 Sections 3a and 3b and Section 4,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_16112023_part_ii_3a_3b_and_4.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics']",['Philippines'],"['ii3', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii3a', 'ii3b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Co-Facilitator. I will be providing comments on Part II Sections 3a_x000D__x000D_ +and 3b and Part II Section 4._x000D__x000D_ +For Section 3a on Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including_x000D__x000D_ +short-lived and single-use plastic products, the Philippines prefers Option 2._x000D__x000D_ +We would like to put forward that the determination of what constitutes_x000D__x000D_ +short-lived and single-use plastic products (SLSUPPs) should ideally be_x000D__x000D_ +based on definitions of essential versus non-essential SLSUPPs, reliable studies_x000D__x000D_ +that declare the toxicity of each plastic product, localized life cycle and_x000D__x000D_ +sustainability assessment (LCSA) studies, and policy regimes governing the_x000D__x000D_ +reduction and management of SLSUPPs. Decisions to declare SLSUPP coverage_x000D__x000D_ +likewise_x000D__x000D_ +depend_x000D__x000D_ +on_x000D__x000D_ +other_x000D__x000D_ +co-benefits_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +SLSUPPs,_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +availability_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure to manage them, and the level of ambition to phase out_x000D__x000D_ +those that can reasonably be eliminated from the market._x000D__x000D_ +In the Philippines, similar discussions come in the form of the declaration of_x000D__x000D_ +non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP) that covers not just plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +but also the provision for a “viable reduction rates plan” of obliged enterprises_x000D__x000D_ +on plastic packaging and other materials as covered by the national EPR law._x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the country supports Annex B (a) to contain “Criteria for the_x000D__x000D_ +determination of plastic products” under Option 2, which will be the basis_x000D__x000D_ +for further discussions for determining the list of plastic products subject to_x000D__x000D_ +phase-out or reduction measures over a timeframe._x000D__x000D_ +On intentionally added microplastics (IAMs), the Philippines prefers Option 1._x000D__x000D_ +IAMS are considered primary sources of microplastics and are a significant_x000D__x000D_ +source_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +plastic_x000D__x000D_ +particles_x000D__x000D_ +in_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +oceans._x000D__x000D_ +While_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +remaining primary_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics are presumably trapped in terrestrial areas (e.g. soil, sewage_x000D__x000D_ +sludge),_x000D__x000D_ +some_x000D__x000D_ +estimates_x000D__x000D_ +indicated_x000D__x000D_ +that_x000D__x000D_ +between_x000D__x000D_ +15%_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +31%_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics in the marine environment could be from a primary source_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Although_x000D__x000D_ +most_x000D__x000D_ +sensitive_x000D__x000D_ +endpoints_x000D__x000D_ +vary_x000D__x000D_ +among_x000D__x000D_ +aquatic_x000D__x000D_ +organisms,_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics can cause reduced growth, impaired feeding and reproduction,_x000D__x000D_ +1 Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans: A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland,_x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp_x000D__x000D_ +and even mortality in some species2. On the other hand, the long-term impact_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics_x000D__x000D_ +on_x000D__x000D_ +human_x000D__x000D_ +health,_x000D__x000D_ +including_x000D__x000D_ +global_x000D__x000D_ +standards_x000D__x000D_ +on_x000D__x000D_ +safe_x000D__x000D_ +microplastic_x000D__x000D_ +concentrations,_x000D__x000D_ +remains_x000D__x000D_ +largely_x000D__x000D_ +unknown._x000D__x000D_ +Nonetheless,_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics can affect various systems in the human body, including the_x000D__x000D_ +digestive, respiratory, endocrine, reproductive, skin, and immune systems as_x000D__x000D_ +shown in the results of cellular and animal experiments3._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines also supports the inclusion of global criteria for the national_x000D__x000D_ +determination of the list of plastics and products containing intentionally_x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics as set in Option 2 in Annex B Part V. The global criteria_x000D__x000D_ +will serve as the basis for further discussions for determining the phaseout or_x000D__x000D_ +allowed uses of IAMs. It is further recommended that transparency features the_x000D__x000D_ +tracking of IAMs._x000D__x000D_ +Finally On Exemptions Available to a Party upon Request, the Philippines_x000D__x000D_ +agrees with the current language proposed under this section. The Philippines_x000D__x000D_ +may consider seeking exemptions on essential materials without existing_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives available in the market and science/economic backing. Adopting_x000D__x000D_ +the concept of “essential use” from the Montreal Protocol, elements that define_x000D__x000D_ +essential use are that it “necessary for health, safety or is critical for the_x000D__x000D_ +functioning_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +society”_x000D__x000D_ +and that “there are no available technically and_x000D__x000D_ +economically feasible alternatives”. The country as a Party, reserves the right to_x000D__x000D_ +review once the process for seeking exemptions were elaborated and proposed._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +3 Yongjin Lee, Jaelim Cho, Jungwoo Sohn, and Changsoo Kim. 2023. Health Effects of Microplastic Exposures:_x000D__x000D_ +Current Issues and Perspectives in South Korea. Yonsei Med J May 64(5):301-308_x000D__x000D_ +2 Gert Everaert, Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe, Maarten De Rijcke, Albert A. Koelmans,_x000D__x000D_ +Jan Mees, Michiel Vandegehuchte, Colin R. Janssen. 2018. Risk assessment of microplastics in the ocean:_x000D__x000D_ +Modelling approach and first conclusions. Environmental Pollution 242 1930-1938_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1509," Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer, National Plans, Implementation and compliance, Reporting on progress, Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer, Information exchange",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_16112023_part_iii2_financing_to_part_iv8_capacity_building.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'information exchange']",['Philippines'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text_x000D__x000D_ +at the 3rd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Language proposals are underscored. Proposed deletions are struck out._x000D__x000D_ +On Part III (2) Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, and stakeholders are encouraged, to cooperate to enable, within_x000D__x000D_ +their respective capabilities, the provision of timely, sustainable, comprehensive_x000D__x000D_ +and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance, including on research_x000D__x000D_ +and development, to developing countries, in particular, to least developed_x000D__x000D_ +countries and SIDS and environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing_x000D__x000D_ +countries, to assist them in implementing their obligations under this instrument*_x000D__x000D_ +and to retain such capacity once built._x000D__x000D_ +Par 3_x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on fair and most_x000D__x000D_ +favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually_x000D__x000D_ +agreed, diffusion of and access to up-to-date environmentally sound and_x000D__x000D_ +endogenous technologies to address plastic pollution, including through safe and_x000D__x000D_ +sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +non-plastic_x000D__x000D_ +substitutes._x000D__x000D_ +In_x000D__x000D_ +implementing_x000D__x000D_ +this_x000D__x000D_ +provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in_x000D__x000D_ +pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access_x000D__x000D_ +to essential technologies, including with respect to financial resources and_x000D__x000D_ +proprietary rights._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (1) National plans_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan…_x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +m._x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation, including those provided to developing countries,_x000D__x000D_ +in particular, the least developed countries, small island developing states, and_x000D__x000D_ +environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing countries,_x000D__x000D_ +Parties may add elements in its national plans, in accordance with national_x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, capacities, and capabilities._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (2) Implementation and compliance_x000D__x000D_ +Par 4_x000D__x000D_ +… taking into account the goal of gender balance. The committee and its_x000D__x000D_ +members shall be independent, transparent, and free from conflicts of interest._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (3) Reporting on progress_x000D__x000D_ +[Option 1]_x000D__x000D_ +Par 6_x000D__x000D_ +Each_x000D__x000D_ +Party_x000D__x000D_ +shall_x000D__x000D_ +take_x000D__x000D_ +measures_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +ensure mandatory disclosures from_x000D__x000D_ +businesses, including the financial sector on their activities and financial flows_x000D__x000D_ +from all sources related to plastic pollution and related sustainable finance_x000D__x000D_ +practices, provided that there are safeguards to protect confidential information._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (4)(b) Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and_x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable products_x000D__x000D_ +[Placeholder new paragraph on amendment process]_x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (6) Information exchange_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1 or new paragraph_x000D__x000D_ +Exchange of information on indigenous knowledge, even if available, shall be_x000D__x000D_ +subject to free, prior and informed consent._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (7)_x000D__x000D_ +Par 2_x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing regularly-updated and standardized communication materials_x000D__x000D_ +regarding the health risks of plastic pollution, potential alternatives and the_x000D__x000D_ +importance of behavioural change._x000D__x000D_ +New paragraph_x000D__x000D_ +Sharing of indigenous knowledge, even if available, shall be subject to free, prior_x000D__x000D_ +and informed consent._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1510," Preamble, Principles, Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_16112023_preamble_scope_principles.pdf,"['preamble', 'principles', 'international cooperation']",['Philippines'],"['i1', 'i4', 'iv5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Part I (1) Preamble; (4) Principles; (5) Scope_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, co-facilitator. The Philippines wishes to provide the following inputs on_x000D__x000D_ +the topics at hand:_x000D__x000D_ +On Preamble_x000D__x000D_ +The preamble elements provided_x000D__x000D_ +in the synthesis report provides good_x000D__x000D_ +guidance for our discussion. The Philippines supports providing the context_x000D__x000D_ +and setting, and brief background on the challenge of plastic pollution that is_x000D__x000D_ +the impetus for this instrument, and its relation to the triple planetary crisis._x000D__x000D_ +There_x000D__x000D_ +can_x000D__x000D_ +also_x000D__x000D_ +be_x000D__x000D_ +brief_x000D__x000D_ +references_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +cooperation,_x000D__x000D_ +coordination,_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +complementarity, and contributions and support. The Philippines supports_x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the important role of subnational and local authorities. While_x000D__x000D_ +usually relegated to waste management work, the role of cities and local_x000D__x000D_ +authorities is crosscutting – from local policy and planning – to implementation_x000D__x000D_ +and support to local stakeholders._x000D__x000D_ +The Rio Principles should be briefly referenced as part of the context, while the_x000D__x000D_ +application of specific principles to plastics pollution should be laid down in a_x000D__x000D_ +dedicated section on principles._x000D__x000D_ +On Principles_x000D__x000D_ +First, UNEA Resolution 5/14 mandated this INC to take into account, among_x000D__x000D_ +other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and_x000D__x000D_ +Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. To deliver on_x000D__x000D_ +this mandate, we are duty-bound to explicitly reiterate these principles in the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument. We also need to strengthen this by explicit reference to certain_x000D__x000D_ +principles that are particularly pertinent to our work in addressing plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution. These principles include common but differentiated responsibilities_x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities (Principle 7), prevention of transboundary harm (Principle 19),_x000D__x000D_ +precaution_x000D__x000D_ +(Principle_x000D__x000D_ +15),_x000D__x000D_ +non-restriction_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +trade_x000D__x000D_ +(Principle_x000D__x000D_ +12),_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +meaningful public participation (Principle 10). These have entered the corpus of_x000D__x000D_ +customary international law. Our discussion on control measures and means_x000D__x000D_ +and tools of implementation would necessarily be anchored on these principles._x000D__x000D_ +Explicit mention of these would reaffirm our commitment to protecting the_x000D__x000D_ +integrity of the global environmental and developmental system._x000D__x000D_ +Second, in addition to the Rio Declaration Principles, it is also important to_x000D__x000D_ +reaffirm the recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +environment under UNGA Resolution 48/13. Anchoring the instrument on this_x000D__x000D_ +newly born recognition as a human right would nurture it to maturity by_x000D__x000D_ +guiding actions that would affect vulnerable groups._x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, our work should not stop at identifying applicable principles, but_x000D__x000D_ +should be furthered by identifying how these principles are detailed in the_x000D__x000D_ +operational parts of the instrument to ensure that we do not just pay lip service_x000D__x000D_ +to these principles. Principles should inform discussions in CGs 1 & 2. For_x000D__x000D_ +example, the CBDRC principle should inform flexibilities and support afforded_x000D__x000D_ +to developing countries._x000D__x000D_ +On Scope_x000D__x000D_ +There appears to be convergence on the notion that UNEA Resolution 5/14_x000D__x000D_ +should provide the basis for the scope. The Philippines highlights “long-term_x000D__x000D_ +elimination of plastic pollution”, to “avoid detriment from plastic pollution to_x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +human_x000D__x000D_ +activities_x000D__x000D_ +dependent_x000D__x000D_ +on_x000D__x000D_ +them”_x000D__x000D_ +through_x000D__x000D_ +“a_x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic”._x000D__x000D_ +Thus, the scope should include recycling, which should be better elaborated on_x000D__x000D_ +in the operational provisions discussed in CG 1 by providing for guidelines and_x000D__x000D_ +safeguards, which is a critical component of the full life cycle approach. The_x000D__x000D_ +scope should also include the broader maritime sources of pollution to reflect_x000D__x000D_ +the mandate under UNEA Resolution 5/14 of including plastic pollution in the_x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. In the operational provisions, this should be reflected in_x000D__x000D_ +having broader reference to maritime sources other than fishing gear._x000D__x000D_ +Taking the example of the Basel Convention, the scope can take the form, and_x000D__x000D_ +thus overlap, with definitions._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1512," Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_16112023_part_2_item_10a_and_10b.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],"['ii10', 'ii10a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 10a Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 16 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is an honor for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States and we _x000D__x000D_ +align with the statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In relation to 10a for Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products we support regulations that _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize transparency, adherence to global standards,considering any trade challenges,e.g _x000D__x000D_ +discriminatory practices, and existing trade requirements under WTO, and the trustworthy use and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of such circumstance and the trustworthy use and disposal of such substances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● We would like to include consideration for Parties to not export “products not meeting _x000D__x000D_ +standards on product design (as per article 5 of this Part). We would thus suggest adding a _x000D__x000D_ +subparagraph in paragraph 2 to reflect this.].” _x000D__x000D_ +● This should also be considered in paragraphs 3 and 5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With these amendments the PSIDS have confidence in preventing the negative impacts associated _x000D__x000D_ +with unregulated bargaining as well as promoting and implementing best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While national sovereignty is crucial, plastic pollution is a transboundary issue that requires _x000D__x000D_ +collective action. The treaty should provide a framework for responsible plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, ensuring that all countries adhere to global best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As island countries, our limited land masses and our geographical characteristics mean that when _x000D__x000D_ +it is presented feasible, we, have to ship plastic waste to other countries to be recycled. We do not _x000D__x000D_ +have the technology nor the resources to recycle plastic in a safe and sustainable environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound and economically feasible manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We agree that the transboundary movement of plastic waste should be subject to existing _x000D__x000D_ +authorisation processes mandated under existing MEAs to contribute to, and support safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastics, given the environmental harm our nations would, _x000D__x000D_ +otherwise, be exposed to . Moreover, requirements for written consent from the importing State _x000D__x000D_ +alongside the establishment of export permits align with our goals of accountability and _x000D__x000D_ +transparency. As a matter of fact, PSIDS endorses the obligation to provide complete information _x000D__x000D_ +about the composition and potential hazards of exported waste while complying with international _x000D__x000D_ +standards. That said, it is important that guidance is provided on this matter, as suggested in para _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We stand as a testament to the necessity of preserving our natural heritage and we actively seek _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation in the pursuit of a cleaner and sustainable environment for all. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We will submit the exact text proposal to the Secretary in writing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Suggested text: Part II Item 10a Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern], for use in plastic production or incorporation into a plastic product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or product addressed in [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +C. bis. products not meeting standards established in Article V [on product design] _x000D__x000D_ +except where the production and use of such chemical, polymer or product is permitted under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and with the prior informed consent of the importing State. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to this provision shall establish an export permit requirement for such exports, and obtain the prior _x000D__x000D_ +informed consent of the importing State in writing, together with its assurances that the chemical, _x000D__x000D_ +polymer, microplastic or product, once imported, will be used in a manner consistent with the _x000D__x000D_ +conditions contained in part II of annex A or in Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its life cycle, including for final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party exporting pursuant to this provision a chemical or polymer listed in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A, a product containing any of these, or a microplastic or product listed in annex B, shall _x000D__x000D_ +require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. provide to the importing State and the importer complete harmonized information about _x000D__x000D_ +the composition of the exported polymer, chemical or product and the associated hazards to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment, based on the harmonized disclosure requirements contained in annex _x000D__x000D_ +A, including safety data sheets, as relevant; _x000D__x000D_ +b. mark and label the exported chemical, polymer or product in accordance with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized labelling requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. comply with the relevant generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards _x000D__x000D_ +and practices for packaging, labelling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +c-bis. products not meeting standards established in Article V [on product design] _x000D__x000D_ +4. Where a customs code under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System _x000D__x000D_ +is available for a chemical, polymer, microplastic or product listed in annex A or B, each Party _x000D__x000D_ +shall require its shipping document to bear that code when exported. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall not import: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or product addressed in [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +c-bis. products not meeting standards established in Article V [on product design] _x000D__x000D_ +except for the purposes of use permitted under this instrument*, or for the purpose of their safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound disposal in accordance with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste _x000D__x000D_ +management]. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1513, Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_16112023_institutional_arrangements.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Russian Federation'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"We believe that the Conference of the Parties should be the governing body of the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We prefer to clarify the mandate of the COP in the text of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Concerning the functions reflected in the synthesis report as we mentioned at the _x000D__x000D_ +preparatory meeting we believe that “Considering matters related to compliance» _x000D__x000D_ +(article 58 subarticle d) shall be left with the national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +We think that the section on the governing body should be based on the text of the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention, including the adoption of the rules of procedure and _x000D__x000D_ +financial rules. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding subsidiary bodies, we think that we shouldn’t prejudge our work and to _x000D__x000D_ +leave the decision on the establishment of the subsidiary bodies to the future COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1514," Part 2 Articles 11,12,13 of Zero Draft",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_16112023_part_ii_articles_11_12_13.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Russian Federation'],"['ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Article 11. _x000D__x000D_ +Russia believes that in this article we should pay attention to the legacy pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and to the need to provide the transfer of technologies and practical solutions for _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of legacy pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 12 _x000D__x000D_ +We think that subparagraph g of paragraph 1 must be considered as _x000D__x000D_ +recommendation. The procedure for spending the fees collected under the EPR is _x000D__x000D_ +determined by countries on their own taking into account existing needs and _x000D__x000D_ +capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 13 _x000D__x000D_ +We propose to delete the provisions on the disclosure of harmonized information _x000D__x000D_ +on the chemical composition of all plastics and plastics products throughout their _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle, as well as the submission of this information to the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +We consider these provisions as premature. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1515, Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_16112023_part_ii_article_9_waste_management.pdf,['waste management'],['Russian Federation'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Article 9 Waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the waste management system, we support option 2 point 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the development of guidelines, we consider it possible to pay _x000D__x000D_ +attention to the technical guidelines for environmentally sound regulation _x000D__x000D_ +developed within the framework of the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +We propose to include provisions to support the development and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of new technologies, their free transfer in order to increase the _x000D__x000D_ +maximum degree of plastic recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +The best environmental solutions cannot be subject to sanctions. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1516, Part 2 Article 10 of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_16112023_part_ii_article_10.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Russian Federation'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Article 10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade-related measures. _x000D__x000D_ +1. This instrument* applies insofar as its provisions do not contradict the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade _x000D__x000D_ +Organization, and its Annexes. _x000D__x000D_ + 2. Any measures established by the Parties for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* shall be in full conformity with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing _x000D__x000D_ +the World Trade Organization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part B to delete. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1517, Part 2 Article 8 of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_federation_part_ii_article_8_-_russian_federation.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Russian Federation'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Paragraph 8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Virgin polymers issue is inconsistent with the scope provided by UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that it is important to reflect in this article provisions on effective _x000D__x000D_ +waste management aimed at recycling of wastes and reducing their unintentional _x000D__x000D_ +and intentional release into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of regulation and standardization of permissible environmental _x000D__x000D_ +impact, it is necessary to take into account the established standardization systems _x000D__x000D_ +in a number of countries. _x000D__x000D_ +We also propose to add to this article a provision with recommendations to _x000D__x000D_ +countries to organize appropriate systems of environmental regulation and to _x000D__x000D_ +establish systems of control over permissible environmental impact where they do _x000D__x000D_ +not exist. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1518, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted Table_x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Parties shall provide the necessary resources for its national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of _x000D__x000D_ +private sector financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Developed country Parties shouldshall, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are _x000D__x000D_ +encouragedshould to, increase their support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, take _x000D__x000D_ +into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing _x000D__x000D_ +States (SIDS) or least developed countries and and developing countries where whose dependent on _x000D__x000D_ +petrochemical and . countries whose economies are highly dependent on income generated from the _x000D__x000D_ +production processing and export , and /or consumption of fossil fuels and associated energy intensive _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.2 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*3 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*4 _x000D__x000D_ +8.6. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +9.7. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its effectiveness, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties. It shall, based on such _x000D__x000D_ +review, take relevant action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.5 _x000D__x000D_ +10.8. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party is encouraged to shall establish where appropriate a national plastic pollution fee, to be paid _x000D__x000D_ +by plastic polymer producers within its jurisdiction, and adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and _x000D__x000D_ +administrative measures for its collection. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt modalities _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 13.11. _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [A1]: Same as part 1 and 2 of financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism of UNFCCC _x000D__x000D_ + Error! No text of _x000D__x000D_ +specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and procedures for the implementation of the global plastic pollution fee, including on the contribution of _x000D__x000D_ +the fee to the financial Mechanism established in paragraph 4.6 _x000D__x000D_ +11.9. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. decrease financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards _x000D__x000D_ +projects that result in emissions and releases to the environment from plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +across the life cycle, including microplastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +b.a. increase financial flows from all domestic and international, public, and private sources, towards _x000D__x000D_ +projects that prevent or reduce emissions and releases to the environment of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products across the life cycle, including microplastics, including for the development of adequate waste _x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: Modalities for the Global Plastic Pollution Fee could be established by the governing body. This Fee could hold _x000D__x000D_ +polymer producers accountable for the pollution costs of all of their plastics, irrespective of the country in which the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +end their useful life, and of whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or disposal. It could generate revenue to _x000D__x000D_ +finance environmentally sound waste management and clean-up initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1519, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_16112023_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Kenya'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya’s submission on Extended producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +1. Kenya supports the Africa Group Position for Option 1: with addition _x000D__x000D_ +of the term “Mandatory EPR”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Kenya affirms that, extended producer responsibility provides a _x000D__x000D_ +holistic framework for addressing the full lifecycle aspects, including _x000D__x000D_ +enhancing circularity of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Kenya has piloted two voluntary EPR schemes for plastics for the _x000D__x000D_ +last five years (since 2018), and realized that, voluntary schemes are _x000D__x000D_ +not effective as the EPR responsibility is spread only to the coalition _x000D__x000D_ +of the willing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Post-consumer materials are often mixed, and cannot be isolated _x000D__x000D_ +easily according to the members who subscribe to the voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements, leading to unsustainable operations, coupled with an _x000D__x000D_ +uneven playing field. Through the mandatory EPR, it is possible to _x000D__x000D_ +apprehend free riders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. We therefore note, that voluntary EPR mechanisms are not effective _x000D__x000D_ +in realizing the systemic transformation, required in holistic _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic pollution. In line with the binding nature of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty, we advocate that, ALL EPR schemes for plastics should _x000D__x000D_ +be Mandatory. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. ALL EPR schemes shall integrate engagement with waste pickers, _x000D__x000D_ +and facilitate a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Role of EPR in Closing Material Loops: _x000D__x000D_ +2. EPR schemes can ensure full closure of plastic value chain and that _x000D__x000D_ +the chain of custody between producers, distributors, and _x000D__x000D_ +consumers through take back schemes, is traceable with an _x000D__x000D_ +accountability mechanism. This assures minimum leakages to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. We also observe that transnational and multinationals plastics value _x000D__x000D_ +chains transcend beyond geographical boundaries and regions. _x000D__x000D_ +Their products often end up in regions beyond their physical _x000D__x000D_ +location, and often to developing countries, that do not have capacity _x000D__x000D_ +to handle end of life processing and safe disposal of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. It is imperative that plastics material loops, are fully closed beyond _x000D__x000D_ +the physical and geographical location of the production and _x000D__x000D_ +distribution operations. Through respective allocation of the EPR _x000D__x000D_ +obligation that follows the true full life cycle of plastics, we will be _x000D__x000D_ +able to close material loops, control pollution and plastic waste to _x000D__x000D_ +the last bit of the value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya therefore proposes new text under 7 as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties shall ensure that ALL Plastic Producers operating in their _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction are part of mandatory EPR schemes and Multinational _x000D__x000D_ +corporations who introduce plastic products especially in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries through franchise, subsidiaries’, agents or any other _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements’, shall minimize their plastic pollution footprint _x000D__x000D_ +through EPR schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall ensure that EPR schemes have efficient and effective _x000D__x000D_ +traceability and accountability mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Lastly, Kenya notes that, some countries may not have adequate _x000D__x000D_ +plastic material feedstock to sustain processing of post-consumer _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. There is therefore need, to provide for regional based EPR _x000D__x000D_ +operations that tap into economies of scale. Kenya therefore _x000D__x000D_ +proposes additional text as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties may consider to co-operate at regional and global level, in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of EPR schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1520," Kenya’s response to Part II section 8, 9,10",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_16112023_part2_8_10.pdf,"['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Kenya'],"['ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya’s response to Part II section 8, 9,10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the Africa Group Position on section 8 with a few _x000D__x000D_ +amendments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics can persist in the environment for extended periods _x000D__x000D_ +and can have detrimental effects on ecosystems and wildlife. There _x000D__x000D_ +is a growing concern due to their widespread presence in various _x000D__x000D_ +environmental compartments, including water bodies, soil, and _x000D__x000D_ +air. Our amendments are as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +On section 8(1), to add “unintentional” before microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +On 8(5) to add “into the environment including in the” before the _x000D__x000D_ +word “marine”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On waste management under section 9, Kenya supports the _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group Position on Option 1 and for the lifting of _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1 of option 2 to replace Option one paragraph one. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya proposes replacement of “different stages” with the _x000D__x000D_ +word “life cycle” in the adopted paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +On fishing gear, Kenya agrees to let fishing gear be covered under _x000D__x000D_ +waste management because it is problematic and unavoidable, _x000D__x000D_ +and the transboundary nature of this waste therefore should be _x000D__x000D_ +subject to global EPR. _x000D__x000D_ +On section 10 (b), regarding Transboundary movement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste: Kenya notes to further interrogate the globally harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +systems of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS) with _x000D__x000D_ +regards to classification of plastic waste and related raw materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1521," Kenya’s submission on Part II Section 11, 12 and 13",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_16112023_part2_11_13.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Kenya'],"['ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Kenya’s submission on Part II Section 11, 12 and 13 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the Africa Group Position on Section 11 on Existing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution in the environment, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. We note that plastics are long lasting and persist in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment for hundreds of years. Legacy plastics pose long-term _x000D__x000D_ +environmental challenges, necessitating systemic changes, additional _x000D__x000D_ +resources, and technology to clear existing plastic pollution. There is _x000D__x000D_ +need for transitional polices that promote a sustainable practices and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy for clearing plastics in all ecosystems including marine _x000D__x000D_ +environments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports intersessional work on legacy plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 12 _x000D__x000D_ +On section 12 on Just transition, Kenya supports Africa Group Position _x000D__x000D_ +with minor amendments; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A Just transition especially for waste pickers and the informal sector _x000D__x000D_ +which mostly include women and youth in the developing countries, is _x000D__x000D_ +essential in this treaty. Measures to secure livelihoods and wellbeing of _x000D__x000D_ +the workers and communities engaged in the mid-stream and end of life _x000D__x000D_ +stage of the plastics value chain should be emphasized. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 (a) add…“with the aim of data collection, monitoring, evaluation and _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting on progress of just transition”..at the end of the _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1(b): Add “that integrate waste pickers and vulnerable groups _x000D__x000D_ +in the plastics value chain and circular economy to,” before,” improve _x000D__x000D_ +income,” Also add “Enhancement of occupational health and safety _x000D__x000D_ +measures” before the “according to their needs and priorities” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1 (d): Kenya proposes amendment of 1(d) to read as follows _x000D__x000D_ +“Providing a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers , affected communities and waste management workers across _x000D__x000D_ +the full lifecycle in respect of the promotion of fundamental human _x000D__x000D_ +rights”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +(f): _x000D__x000D_ +Add _x000D__x000D_ +“Waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers” _x000D__x000D_ +after _x000D__x000D_ +“Integrating” _x000D__x000D_ +to _x000D__x000D_ +read..“Integrating waste pickers in informal and cooperative settings into _x000D__x000D_ +a safe plastics value chain, including by requiring plastic product _x000D__x000D_ +producers, recycling and waste management companies to integrate _x000D__x000D_ +plastics collected and sorted by them into their operation schemes” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Paragraph 1 (g): add “including waste pickers” to read… Requiring _x000D__x000D_ +a portion of the fees collected through EPR schemes to be used to _x000D__x000D_ +improve _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +improve _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +livelihoods _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +opportunities for, and develop the skills of, workers in the waste _x000D__x000D_ +sector, including waste pickers in informal and cooperative _x000D__x000D_ +settings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Kenya recommends an additional text on definite timeline for just _x000D__x000D_ +transition of the informal sector in waste management. The _x000D__x000D_ +timeline for the just transition to be based on national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and priorities with a defined timeline of 2040 as _x000D__x000D_ +proposed in the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Section 13 _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the Africa Group Position on section 13 on transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +tracking, monitoring and labeling with additional amendments _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya notes that the terminology “products” is missing under section 13. We _x000D__x000D_ +reiterate that transparency and traceability for plastic products is vital _x000D__x000D_ +especially for transboundary movement and EPR systems. Circularity without _x000D__x000D_ +traceability is effort in vain. We recommend addition to section 13,1, C, as _x000D__x000D_ +follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + “Establish _x000D__x000D_ +digital _x000D__x000D_ +tracking, _x000D__x000D_ +traceability, _x000D__x000D_ +marking _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +eco-labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements based on guidance by the governing body……… _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya recommends the establishment of a global data base on plastics as this _x000D__x000D_ +will allow for the implementation of EPR at all levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports more intersessional work to describe what needs to be traced _x000D__x000D_ +and how traceability will be done. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Co- facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1522," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer, National Plans, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting on Progress, and Information Exchange",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_capacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'information exchange']",['Philippines'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text_x000D__x000D_ +at the 3rd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Language proposals are underscored. Proposed deletions are struck out._x000D__x000D_ +On Part III (2) Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, and stakeholders are encouraged, to cooperate to enable, within_x000D__x000D_ +their respective capabilities, the provision of timely, sustainable, comprehensive_x000D__x000D_ +and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance, including on research_x000D__x000D_ +and development, to developing countries, in particular, to least developed_x000D__x000D_ +countries and SIDS and environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing_x000D__x000D_ +countries, to assist them in implementing their obligations under this instrument*_x000D__x000D_ +and to retain such capacity once built._x000D__x000D_ +Par 3_x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on fair and most_x000D__x000D_ +favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually_x000D__x000D_ +agreed, diffusion of and access to up-to-date environmentally sound and_x000D__x000D_ +endogenous technologies to address plastic pollution, including through safe and_x000D__x000D_ +sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +non-plastic_x000D__x000D_ +substitutes._x000D__x000D_ +In_x000D__x000D_ +implementing_x000D__x000D_ +this_x000D__x000D_ +provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in_x000D__x000D_ +pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access_x000D__x000D_ +to essential technologies, including with respect to financial resources and_x000D__x000D_ +proprietary rights._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (1) National plans_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan…_x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +m._x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation, including those provided to developing countries,_x000D__x000D_ +in particular, the least developed countries, small island developing states, and_x000D__x000D_ +environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing countries,_x000D__x000D_ +Parties may add elements in its national plans, in accordance with national_x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, capacities, and capabilities._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (2) Implementation and compliance_x000D__x000D_ +Par 4_x000D__x000D_ +… taking into account the goal of gender balance. The committee and its_x000D__x000D_ +members shall be independent, transparent, and free from conflicts of interest._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (3) Reporting on progress_x000D__x000D_ +[Option 1]_x000D__x000D_ +Par 6_x000D__x000D_ +Each_x000D__x000D_ +Party_x000D__x000D_ +shall_x000D__x000D_ +take_x000D__x000D_ +measures_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +ensure mandatory disclosures from_x000D__x000D_ +businesses, including the financial sector on their activities and financial flows_x000D__x000D_ +from all sources related to plastic pollution and related sustainable finance_x000D__x000D_ +practices, provided that there are safeguards to protect confidential information._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (4)(b) Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and_x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable products_x000D__x000D_ +[Placeholder new paragraph on amendment process]_x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (6) Information exchange_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1 or new paragraph_x000D__x000D_ +Exchange of information on indigenous knowledge, even if available, shall be_x000D__x000D_ +subject to free, prior and informed consent._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (7)_x000D__x000D_ +Par 2_x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing regularly-updated and standardized communication materials_x000D__x000D_ +regarding the health risks of plastic pollution, potential alternatives and the_x000D__x000D_ +importance of behavioural change._x000D__x000D_ +New paragraph_x000D__x000D_ +Sharing of indigenous knowledge, even if available, shall be subject to free, prior_x000D__x000D_ +and informed consent._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1523, Principles,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_16112023_scope.pdf,['principles'],['Argentina'],['i4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +TEXT PROPOSALS _x000D__x000D_ +DATE _x000D__x000D_ +November 16th 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PROPONENT(S) _x000D__x000D_ +ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +PART(S)/SECTION(S)/PARAGRAPH(S) CONCERNED _x000D__x000D_ +SCOPE _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSAL _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should be guided by the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (principle 7). _x000D__x000D_ +Also, due regard should be paid to other principles coming from Rio Declaration, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +principle 12: States should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic _x000D__x000D_ +system that would lead to economic growth and sustainable development in all countries, to better _x000D__x000D_ +address the problems of environmental degradation. Trade policy measures for environmental _x000D__x000D_ +purposes should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised _x000D__x000D_ +restriction on international trade. Unilateral actions to deal with environmental challenges outside _x000D__x000D_ +the jurisdiction of the importing country should be avoided. Environmental measures addressing _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary or global environmental problems should, as far as possible, be based on an _x000D__x000D_ +international consensus. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should also be guided by the following principles: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the pro-environment principle; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility also should be incorporated into the text; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination with other Multilateral Environmental Agreements; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +just transition for the formal and informal working sector, in particular waste pickers; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the non-regression principle. _x000D__x000D_ +Throughout the whole text a human rights and labour rights approach must be applied in order to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the expected objective(s). _x000D__x000D_ +All measures should be taken on the basis of scientific evidence, and with gender perspective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1524," Chemicals and polymers of concern, and Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-use plastic products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_16112023_polymersandproblematicplastics.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products']",['China'],"['ii2', 'ii3', 'ii3a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"China’s intervention on Part II-2 and Part II-3_x000D__x000D_ +For obligation 2, Chemicals and polymers involved in plastics as two different_x000D__x000D_ +substances._x000D__x000D_ +For polymer of concern, we do not understand which polymers belong to this_x000D__x000D_ +category. From our practice, one plastic polymer is often used for many different_x000D__x000D_ +applications, of which, some unproper applications of certain polymers may cause_x000D__x000D_ +negative impact. While in such circumstances, it should be regulated as problematic_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, and should be discussed under obligation 3._x000D__x000D_ +For obligation 3, problematic and avoidable plastic products, prohibition or_x000D__x000D_ +restriction of the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and_x000D__x000D_ +products containing intentionally added microplastics are common policy in many_x000D__x000D_ +countries, and so does China. Our top priority in formulating control measures is to_x000D__x000D_ +reduce the leakage of plastic waste into the environment._x000D__x000D_ +We want to emphasize the screening of chemical of concern and problematic and_x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products should have reasonable criteria and procedures based on_x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive scientific research. The availability, feasibility, socio-economic and_x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact of alternatives should be considered prior to listing any control_x000D__x000D_ +substances, so alternatives should be priority in the screening criteria for the zero draft._x000D__x000D_ +In addition, various national conditions and circumstances should be fully taken into_x000D__x000D_ +consideration._x000D__x000D_ +Regarding text, in obligation 2 chemical and polymers of concern, we think it’s_x000D__x000D_ +unclear and overlap to some extent in option 1 and 2, and prefer to start our discussion_x000D__x000D_ +based on option 3. In obligation 3, we prefer option 2 of problematic and avoidable_x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, and option 2 of intentionally added microplastics._x000D__x000D_ +We will submit text proposal to secretariat._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1525," Product Design, Composition and Performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_16112023_productdesigncompositionandperformance.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['China'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1_x000D__x000D_ +China’s intervention on Product design, composition and performance_x000D__x000D_ +（Part II-5)_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. co-facilitator. China supports eco-design that can help reduce_x000D__x000D_ +the use of raw materials, improve plastic circularity and minimize waste from_x000D__x000D_ +source._x000D__x000D_ +The Chinese delegation would point out that the articles to be established should_x000D__x000D_ +take full consideration of different levels of development of countries. We_x000D__x000D_ +support countries to take nationally determined measures, to encourage and_x000D__x000D_ +promote plastic circularity. In this way countries can choose suitable policy_x000D__x000D_ +tools to promote plastic circularity with full consideration of country context._x000D__x000D_ +For example, China has reused 93% of delivery packages by the end of 2020_x000D__x000D_ +and avoided using 4.3 billion pieces of single-use plastic woven bags annually_x000D__x000D_ +through national action plan._x000D__x000D_ +Purposes of plastics and recycled plastics vary greatly in industries. Content of_x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastics may influence the properties, eg durability, safety, lifespan and_x000D__x000D_ +the function and performance of products. For different products, whether_x000D__x000D_ +recycled content can be used and the percentage of the recycled content can be_x000D__x000D_ +added are different to ensure the quality of the products. Setting minimal_x000D__x000D_ +percentage of recycled plastics contents should be cautionary and given full_x000D__x000D_ +assessment._x000D__x000D_ +Having said that, we suggest to add one more option under 5(c), that is, Each_x000D__x000D_ +Party is encouraged to take nationally determined measures to improve the use_x000D__x000D_ +of recycled plastic contents for plastics and plastic products . (please insert this_x000D__x000D_ +to the draft) Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +China’s intervention on Non-plastic substitutes(Part II-6)_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, Mr. co-facilitator. The Chinese delegation supports to encourage the_x000D__x000D_ +scientific community and industry to develop and promote non-plastic_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and relevant information sharing. We generally support the current_x000D__x000D_ +text._x000D__x000D_ +China, along with INBAR, the international bamboo and rattan organization,_x000D__x000D_ +has proposed the “bamboo as a substitute for plastic” initiative. The China_x000D__x000D_ +government has just released a policy on a three-year action plan to promote the_x000D__x000D_ +use of bamboo as an alternative for plastic. We aim to establish the industrial_x000D__x000D_ +system by 2025 and promote substitution of plastic by bamboo in 17 products,_x000D__x000D_ +like bamboo cutleries, bamboo packages and bamboo furniture._x000D__x000D_ +China also wants to highlight the necessity of adequate scientific, environmental_x000D__x000D_ +and economic assessment on both regulated plastic products and non-plastic_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. If the availability, feasibility and impact of alternatives are not_x000D__x000D_ +fully demonstrated, restrictions may lead to the very opposite of what we want._x000D__x000D_ +In this case, we propose the instrument should encourage every member state to_x000D__x000D_ +promote alternatives in a reasonable and orderly manner based on their national_x000D__x000D_ +situations and comprehensive assessment. Thank you._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1526, Exemptions available to party upon request,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_exemption.pdf,['exemptions available to a Party upon request'],['India'],['ii4'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +India proposes non-text for complete Part II Section 4 (No specific _x000D__x000D_ +provision on this matter). _x000D__x000D_ +This should be reflected in the updated Zero Draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1527, Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_16112023_justtransition_0.pdf,['just transition'],['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],['ii12'],In-session submissions,insession document,"INC3 Plastic Pollution – GRULAC_x000D__x000D_ +WG3: Cross-cutting issues_x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC POSITION ON JUST TRANSITION_x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC considers that the language for section 12 on Just Transition can be_x000D__x000D_ +improved and strengthened. This includes strengthening the overarching paragraph_x000D__x000D_ +1, so that it is consistent with the rest of the text in the level of stringency._x000D__x000D_ +As we have previously expressed in GRULAC opening statement, we should_x000D__x000D_ +ensure that the transition is just and inclusive for waste pickers, as well as to_x000D__x000D_ +empower them as active stakeholders of sustainable development. This section_x000D__x000D_ +should therefore mention them by name using the language “waste pickers and_x000D__x000D_ +other workers in informal and cooperative settings”._x000D__x000D_ +We further call for more clarity regarding the target populations for this provision,_x000D__x000D_ +as the introductory paragraph 1 refers to affected populations whereas the_x000D__x000D_ +subelements are more focused on the workforce and stakeholders across the_x000D__x000D_ +plastics value chain. Here, as well, we must mention waste-pickers by name._x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC considers that this provision should include references to the means of_x000D__x000D_ +implementation, including financial and technical assistance as well as technology_x000D__x000D_ +transfer, with the understanding that just transition may depend upon adequate_x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation being provided. A general reference to just transition in_x000D__x000D_ +the relevant sections of Part III should also be considered._x000D__x000D_ +Photo credits: Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Colombia_x000D__x000D_ +INC3 Contaminación por Plásticos_x000D__x000D_ +GT3 sobre asuntos transversales_x000D__x000D_ +POSICIÓN GRULAC SOBRE TRANSICIÓN_x000D__x000D_ +JUSTA_x000D__x000D_ +El GRULAC considera que se puede mejorar y reforzar el texto de la sección 12_x000D__x000D_ +sobre Transición Justa. Esto incluye fortalecer el párrafo general 1, para que sea_x000D__x000D_ +coherente con el resto del texto en cuanto a su nivel de rigor._x000D__x000D_ +Como expresamos anteriormente en la declaración de apertura del GRULAC,_x000D__x000D_ +debemos garantizar que la transición sea justa e inclusiva para los recicladores, así_x000D__x000D_ +como empoderarlos como agentes proactivos del desarrollo sostenible. Por lo_x000D__x000D_ +tanto, esta sección debería mencionarlos por su nombre utilizando el lenguaje_x000D__x000D_ +“recicladores_x000D__x000D_ +de_x000D__x000D_ +base_x000D__x000D_ +y_x000D__x000D_ +otros_x000D__x000D_ +trabajadores_x000D__x000D_ +en_x000D__x000D_ +entornos_x000D__x000D_ +informales_x000D__x000D_ +y_x000D__x000D_ +cooperativos”._x000D__x000D_ +Además, solicitamos más claridad con respecto a las poblaciones objetivo de esta_x000D__x000D_ +disposición, ya que el párrafo introductorio 1 se refiere a las poblaciones afectadas,_x000D__x000D_ +mientras que los subelementos se centran más en la fuerza laboral y las partes_x000D__x000D_ +interesadas en toda la cadena de valor de los plásticos. Aquí también debemos_x000D__x000D_ +mencionar a los recicladores de base por su nombre._x000D__x000D_ +El GRULAC considera que esta disposición debería incluir referencias a los_x000D__x000D_ +medios de implementación, incluida la asistencia financiera y técnica, así como la_x000D__x000D_ +transferencia de tecnología, en el entendimiento de que una transición justa puede_x000D__x000D_ +depender de que se proporcionen medios adecuados de implementación. También_x000D__x000D_ +debería considerarse una referencia general a la transición justa en las secciones_x000D__x000D_ +pertinentes de la Parte III._x000D__x000D_ +Crédito de la imagen: Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Colombia_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1528," Capacity, building, technical assistance and technology transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mauritius_-_capacity_building_intervention.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Mauritius'],['iii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Capacity, building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mauritius fully aligns with the Africa Group position and AOSIS _x000D__x000D_ +position. _x000D__x000D_ +We firmly believe that Capacity building, technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer are fundamental to the Internationally legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding Instrument. Capacity building must also include obligations to _x000D__x000D_ +share information, technical knowledge, know-how, expertise and _x000D__x000D_ +skills, and utilization of the STEPs in developing and maintaining _x000D__x000D_ +human resources and infrastructure in developing countries, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular to SIDS, to effectively respond to the plastics problem. _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, we also believe that the Instrument must ensure equal _x000D__x000D_ +access to up-to-date environmentally sound technologies to all _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, in particular SIDS, on a non-discriminatory basis _x000D__x000D_ +to address plastic pollution, including through safe and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1529, Emission and Releases of Plastic and Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mauritius_-_emissions_and_waste_mangement-_intervention.pdf,"['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management']",['Mauritius'],"['ii8', 'ii9']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II Articles 8 and 9: Emission and releases of plastic and _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator, Mauritius will report on Article 8 and _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +On Article 8, Mauritius is supportive of the provision on preventing, _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating and release of emissions of plastic polymers including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastic and plastic products across their life cycle, to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +On Article 9, _x000D__x000D_ +Mauritius stresses the need for binding provisions in the treaty to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent plastic waste in the first place. However, if avoidance is not _x000D__x000D_ +possible, plastic waste should be managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner with adequate and sufficient means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +As such, Mauritius aligns itself to the position of Africa Group and that _x000D__x000D_ +of AOSIS. That is, we favour option 1 with certain amendments as _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the submissions of Africa Group and AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1530, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mauritius_-_epr-_intervention.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Mauritius'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +Mauritius aligns itself to the position of Africa Group and that of _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS, that is we favour option 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Madam Co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We firmly believe that the treaty should emphasize the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +the polluter’s pays principle. In that, an EPR mechanism perfectly fits _x000D__x000D_ +this scenario. An EPR mechanism will ensure that private sectors are _x000D__x000D_ +accountable, fully taken on board and support the financing _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism associated to ensure a safe circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +As SIDS, contribute minimally to global plastic production, we _x000D__x000D_ +advocate that the mandatory EPR mechanism takes into account the _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities of the parties with special _x000D__x000D_ +flexibilities to SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madam co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1531, Financial Mechanism,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mauritius_-_intervention_on_financial_mechanism.pdf,['financing'],['Mauritius'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Thank you co-facilitators _x000D__x000D_ +First of all, congratulations to both of you for renomination to serve as co-_x000D__x000D_ +facilitators. We appreciate that the reward for good work is more work! _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mauritius would like to align itself with the proposal made by the Africa group _x000D__x000D_ +and AOSIS. Mauritius also fully supports the proposal made by Rwanda and _x000D__x000D_ +Micronesia. We firmly believe that a funding mechanism established under the _x000D__x000D_ +most successful multilateral agreement, the Montreal Protocol, could be the _x000D__x000D_ +basis of the funding mechanism to be proposed in the new treaty. That is a _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated multilateral fund that would enable implementation of national action _x000D__x000D_ +plans and other activities to be defined by the Parties including access to _x000D__x000D_ +innovative technologies, capacity building as well as support remediation of _x000D__x000D_ +legacy plastics in the marine environment, including areas beyond national _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction. Moreover, the Multilateral Fund could be administered by an _x000D__x000D_ +Executive Committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of donor _x000D__x000D_ +and recipient countries including dedicated SIDS representation. _x000D__x000D_ +In parallel, co-chairs, we also welcome other sources of existing funding sources _x000D__x000D_ +such as the Global Environment Facility to ensure complementarity and _x000D__x000D_ +coherence. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, co-chairs we also believe that waste pickers have an important role in _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution, we therefore urge the treaty to recognize their effort _x000D__x000D_ +and make a provision under the financing mechanism to be crafted under this _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for your attention. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1532," Preamble, Objectives",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nepal_-_preamble_and_objectives_revised.pdf,"['preamble', 'objective']",['Nepal'],"['i1', 'i2']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank u Mr Co facilitator for providing the floor. _x000D__x000D_ + I advise the inclusion of the word ‘Moraine’ alongside ""Marine,"" as it could _x000D__x000D_ +significantly enhance geographical clarity and foster synergy among stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, it is needed to revise the option 2 in preamble section of the Zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +The revised text would be : The objective of this instrument* is to protect human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment from plastic pollution, including in the moraine to _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nepal firmly believes in fostering a Green and Blue economy seeking international _x000D__x000D_ +collaboration and financial support to realize resources aimed at ‘reducing _x000D__x000D_ +poverty through plant pulp and fiber-based entrepreneurship’. Locally made _x000D__x000D_ +Nepalese paper would be a nature base solution for substituting the single use _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. I urge the inclusion of these aspirations under the theme of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument's objectives. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1533, Written Statement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nepal_-_statement_written_submission_-_edited.pdf,['objective'],['Nepal'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Nepal’s Statement and Written Submission _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Third session of _x000D__x000D_ +the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 NOV. 2023 – 19 NOV. 2023 Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Respected co-facilator, _x000D__x000D_ +On behalf of the Government of Nepal and my delegation, I extend our sincere _x000D__x000D_ +gratitude and appreciation to the UN Environment Program, the esteemed _x000D__x000D_ +organizers of this gathering. Our stay here in Kenya has been immensely _x000D__x000D_ +enjoyable, and we are deeply grateful for the warm hospitality extended to us. _x000D__x000D_ +Nepal request for inclusion of the word ‘Moraine’ alongside ""Marine,"" as it could _x000D__x000D_ +significantly enhance geographical clarity and foster synergy among stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, it is requested to revise the option 2 in preamble section of the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft. The revised text would be : The objective of this instrument* is to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment from plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +moraine to marine environment. . _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine) _x000D__x000D_ +https://nepallake.gov.np/ramsar-sites/ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1534, Extended producer responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_16112023_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Norway'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"7. Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +• Thank you, Madam Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Norway thinks option one would be the best starting point for further negotiations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Norway supports what has already been said by many delegations that the polluter pays _x000D__x000D_ +principle should be a core feature in the plastic treaty. Extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility systems is one of several measures to ensure the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +principle. We need to shift the burden and cost of waste management from public _x000D__x000D_ +authorities to producers. EPR is a way to ensure that the private sector is held _x000D__x000D_ +accountable and secure stable and predictable sources of financing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• EPR schemes can be simple or complex organisational systems, and we believe that the _x000D__x000D_ +producer pays and waste prevention can be achieved in various EPR-set ups. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• It is important to note that the successful implementation of EPR systems is dependent _x000D__x000D_ +on taking into account social, cultural and economic circumstances that vary between _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. EPR systems should therefore be flexible, fitted for purpose, evaluated and _x000D__x000D_ +amended at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Norway is of the view that modalities proposed in an annex should be done on a sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +and/or product basis. Our proposal presented yesterday on establishing dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +programmes of work would be a good way to ensure relevant sector and expert input _x000D__x000D_ +and in developing guidance. We favour a phased approach and modalities for EPR on _x000D__x000D_ +packaging should be given priority. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1535, Contact Group One Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_16112023_part_ii_5_9.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'product design and performance', 'fishing gear']",['Panama'],"['ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii5a', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE (INC3) TO DEVELOP A _x000D__x000D_ +LEGAL BINDING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration of the Republic de Panama – Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – From Provisions 5 to 9. _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3. Nairobi, Kenia. November 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +Panama support option 1 for section (a) concerning product design and performance. _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, it is imperative to work intersessionally in developing Annex C and guidance to _x000D__x000D_ +establish clearly minimum design criteria. This aims to facilitate a progressive transition to _x000D__x000D_ +enhanced product design and their corresponding labeling. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, the implementation of binding provisions related to product design, composition _x000D__x000D_ +and performance is crucial for creating a transparent and efficient regulatory framework for _x000D__x000D_ +global supply chain stakeholders. These provisions seek to harmonize increasingly complex _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, preventing potential obstacles to investments made by companies in _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability and systemic change. This ensures certainty for businesses across all scales in _x000D__x000D_ +international supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring the safe and environmentally sound recycled plastics in the market, it is imperative to _x000D__x000D_ +implement rigorous criteria and monitoring, guaranteeing the safe use of recycle plastics _x000D__x000D_ +material, for human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +At a national level, we are in the process of formulating technical criteria for the adoption of _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes for single-use plastics and other plastic items. Therefore, we support the inclusion of _x000D__x000D_ +this provision into the instrument, promoting the utilization of secure and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to conventional plastics. Emphasizing the application of a set of criteria or standards _x000D__x000D_ +is paramount to ensuring the safety of these alternatives. Panama advocate to include THE _x000D__x000D_ +RESEARCH in point one of the provisions 6 regarding Non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures to foster innovation and incentivize and promote THE RESEARCH, the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use at scale of safe, environmentally sound, and sustainable non-plastic substitutes, _x000D__x000D_ +including products, technologies and services, taking into account their potential for environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +economic, social and human health impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement and _x000D__x000D_ +incentives to promote the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 7. Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +Panama leans towards Option 1, while stipulating processes that can be updated through _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes to define modalities of “extended producer responsibility systems.” _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to structure Annex D Modalities for establishing and operating EPR systems based _x000D__x000D_ +on common principles, to achieve the functioning of this global EPR model. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize that we cannot create a model of EPR applicable to all parties, but we see it _x000D__x000D_ +possible to develop guidelines that can stipulate real models or mechanisms of EPR applications _x000D__x000D_ +to encourage or support adequate application in national frameworks. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, including _x000D__x000D_ +based on the modalities contained in annex D, 38 to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates, and enhance the accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management, of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle and across international _x000D__x000D_ +supply chains. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall, in implementing this provision, take into account how the measures taken would _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to a just transition. These measures shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Tackle corporate responsibility, particularly focusing on entities involved in the production of _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics for purposes such as transportation, food packaging, among others. Apply the _x000D__x000D_ +“polluter pays” principle, which requires that the costs of all impacts on human health, society, _x000D__x000D_ +and the environment caused by the production, use, dumping, import and export of plastics are _x000D__x000D_ +recovered through policies such as extended producers’ responsibility (FUENTE: IPEN) _x000D__x000D_ +To maintain market stability and comply with trade obligations, it is imperative to encompass _x000D__x000D_ +both producers and importers within these provisions. This inclusive approach ensures a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive and effective implementation of the intended measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize the potential for enhancing the clarity and applicability of the text through certain _x000D__x000D_ +adjustments. To streamline and avoid redundancy with other conventions, particularly the _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Convention addressing substances and chemicals, we propose the incorporation of a _x000D__x000D_ +future list of specific chemical substances in this instrument via upcoming annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +We advocate for the explicit inclusion of MONOMERS in the specific provisions outlined in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 1B and 1C. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic polymers, plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, and plastic products across their life cycle, to the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +sources identified in annex E by the dates identified therein. The emissions and releases covered _x000D__x000D_ +under this provision should include: _x000D__x000D_ + a. Emissions of hazardous substances, including microplastics, to air; _x000D__x000D_ + b. Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals, MONOMERS _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Releases of chemicals, MONOMERS and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air, soil, and water, and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, in relation to the stipulation in paragraph 5, we contend that there is no _x000D__x000D_ +justification to confine it solely to the marine environment. Plastics are ubiquitous across various _x000D__x000D_ +environmental domains, encompassing air, soil, and all aquatic ecosystems. To align with the _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 mandate effectively, a more appropriate phrasing should be ""INTO THE _x000D__x000D_ +ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT."" This broader language ensures a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach in addressing plastic pollution across diverse ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture the _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, INTO THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING _x000D__x000D_ +THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. _x000D__x000D_ +In ensuring effective emission reduction at the national level, active engagement of the Private _x000D__x000D_ +Sector in monitoring processes related to production, storage, handling, and transportation _x000D__x000D_ +becomes imperative. This collaborative approach is essential for the successful implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of measures geared towards minimizing emissions and releases. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II – 9. Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the significance of this provision, giving that 80% of marine litter originates from _x000D__x000D_ +land-base sources. And therefore, measures to manage waste are key to ending plastic pollution: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Panama leans toward Option 1. However, we consider the importance of specifying that _x000D__x000D_ +the implemented measures adopted be reflected in the national plan, as communicated _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with [part IV.1 of national plans]. Additionally, the definition of effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures should be included in the definition provision. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Proposing the substitution of the term “final disposal” with “Treatment and final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal”. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Incorporation of the terms: “human health” and “environment” in paragraph 2 of _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Concerning the “Provisions common to the previous options” we endorse the inclusion _x000D__x000D_ +of all specified measures supporting Waste Management implementation. This involves _x000D__x000D_ +promote investment and mobilize resources, eliminating open dumping, sea dumping, _x000D__x000D_ +garbage dumping, and open burning, ensuring the necessary infrastructure and _x000D__x000D_ +promoting behavioral changes and raising consumer awareness. _x000D__x000D_ +We advocate for actions that enhance the application of these Waste Management models. _x000D__x000D_ +Panama is currently in the process of updating and implementing our public policies and _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, which will involve adjustments to our national waste management systems. _x000D__x000D_ +We underscore the importance of incorporating the waste hierarchy principle, prioritizing waste _x000D__x000D_ +reduction. In addition, we consider it important to work in collaboration and synergically with _x000D__x000D_ +existing multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) to avoid overlapping efforts and to close _x000D__x000D_ +the existing gaps. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding item 9-B on fishing gear, we have the subsequence general remarks; _x000D__x000D_ +We support the joint statement on behalf of 14 INC member states from GRULAC on Fishing _x000D__x000D_ +Gear, which reads: _x000D__x000D_ +welcome the explicit provision to prevent, reduce and eliminate abandoned, lost and discarded _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear in the zero draft. On this regard, we would like to present the following remarks: _x000D__x000D_ +1. We wish to raise that provisions on fishing gear are not best placed under provision 9b of _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, as this placement suggests that only downstream measures on the _x000D__x000D_ +waste management of fishing gear are required and it minimizes the extent of the problem. _x000D__x000D_ +2. To prevent, reduce and eliminate abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear the treaty must _x000D__x000D_ +require parties to take measures that address the full lifecycle of the fishing gear including _x000D__x000D_ +remediation of existing pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Furthermore, we would like to raise that aquaculture is a growing industry globally, and also _x000D__x000D_ +contributes to the global burden of plastic pollution in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. It is important to include the just transition approach, to promote and facilitate a just and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive transition for fishing communities and artisanal fishers; since they will be _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable groups with the proposed measures. _x000D__x000D_ +5. We must ensure coherence among existing MEAs, in views to create synergies and avoid _x000D__x000D_ +duplication of work. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Adequate Means of implementation are essential to support developing countries in the _x000D__x000D_ +execution of these provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Finally, we would welcome fishing gear to be incorporated in the formal intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +to discuss technical aspects related to fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1536," Preamble, Definitions, Principles and Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/qatar_16112023_cg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['Qatar'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"On behalf of the State of Qatar, we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation _x000D__x000D_ +to the Secretariat and all parties concerned for their continuous and constructive efforts to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve tangible progress toward achieving the objectives of this important instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to highlight several key points starting from _x000D__x000D_ +preamble: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We emphasize the importance of the preamble being comprehensive and reflecting the _x000D__x000D_ +multiple challenges associated with plastic pollution, while maintaining its non-binding _x000D__x000D_ +character and flexibility to guide the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +It is essential that the preamble provide a broad framework that reflects in a balanced and _x000D__x000D_ +equitable way the vital role of plastic in our societies, and recognizes the important role that _x000D__x000D_ +plastic plays in society, noting that the main challenge comes from the mismanagement of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic and not from its use itself. _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble should include references to the support that States can provide to strengthen _x000D__x000D_ +national legal and economic systems, with a view to improving plastic waste management and _x000D__x000D_ +reducing marine pollution from land and marine sources. The preamble should also highlight _x000D__x000D_ +support for national initiatives aimed at incorporating legal provisions on plastic waste into _x000D__x000D_ +national legislation. _x000D__x000D_ +The development of cooperation and coordination between regional and international bodies _x000D__x000D_ +in the field of reducing plastic waste pollution is essential and should be highlighted in the _x000D__x000D_ +preamble. _x000D__x000D_ +Emphasize that the preamble should be broad enough to provide general guidance, but _x000D__x000D_ +without going into specific details of the obligations of the instrument, so that it remains _x000D__x000D_ +consistent with the object and scope of the instrument; it provides the clarity and guidance _x000D__x000D_ +necessary for Parties to achieve their objectives of effectively combating plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +while recognizing the importance of plastics in the global economy and the challenges _x000D__x000D_ +associated with managing them in a sustainable manner. _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +We agree with the need for comprehensive definitions covering various aspects of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and waste management. These definitions should include not only plastic and its _x000D__x000D_ +derivatives, and should reflect the complex nature of plastic pollution, focusing on the _x000D__x000D_ +mismanagement of plastic waste as a major source of the problem. It is important that these _x000D__x000D_ +definitions reflect the actual challenges that countries face in managing plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +direct efforts toward effective and sustainable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +In the context of the ongoing discussions on the instrument, the debate on the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +scope of the instrument stands out as a vital and central topic. Articles 33 and 34 indicate the _x000D__x000D_ +need for a comprehensive approach that covers the entire life cycle of plastics, reflecting the _x000D__x000D_ +great diversity and complexity of the issue, and the proposed scope covering upstream, _x000D__x000D_ +midstream and downstream phases includes multiple aspects ranging from raw material _x000D__x000D_ +extraction to plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +As a party to these discussions, we believe that the elements in the instrument, especially the _x000D__x000D_ +scope, need to be carefully discussed and adjusted and that the advantages of plastic and its _x000D__x000D_ +importance for economic growth and innovation should be taken into account, along with a _x000D__x000D_ +focus on inefficient plastic waste management. We emphasize that these discussions should _x000D__x000D_ +be driven by documented scientific and technical data and analysis to ensure that a realistic _x000D__x000D_ +and implementable instrument is designed. _x000D__x000D_ +We reaffirm the importance of ensuring the fair and equal participation of all parties in the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation process, to ensure that the final instrument reflects the interests and needs of all _x000D__x000D_ +Member States, as such a comprehensive and balanced approach is essential to the success _x000D__x000D_ +and effectiveness of the global fight against plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specifically, the scope relates to the resource uses to which the instrument applies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While the debate on article 43 of the International Instrument on Plastic pollution has taken _x000D__x000D_ +place, the challenge is to define the scope of application of the instrument in such a way as to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure its effectiveness without leading to unnecessary procedural complications. _x000D__x000D_ +Article 43 is to exclude certain substances and products from the scope of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +including raw materials such as hydrocarbons and their derivatives, intermediate products _x000D__x000D_ +such as polymers requiring further processing, as well as dual-use items. _x000D__x000D_ +These exceptions are based on the idea that the application of the instrument should focus _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic products in their final stages, where the probability of environmental pollution is _x000D__x000D_ +higher and more obvious. _x000D__x000D_ +The aim is to focus efforts on combating pollution from consumer plastics, rather than _x000D__x000D_ +expanding regulation of the initial stages of production that may have less impact on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Maintaining the exceptions mentioned in article 43 is important and represents a balanced _x000D__x000D_ +approach that allows efforts to focus on the most important and influential aspects of _x000D__x000D_ +combating plastic pollution, while avoiding unnecessary complications that may hinder the _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to express our appreciation for the efforts made in the formation of an _x000D__x000D_ +international instrument dealing with the issue of plastic pollution, recognizing that the _x000D__x000D_ +principles that have been developed form a solid basis for this vital work. We agree on the _x000D__x000D_ +importance of the principles being fundamental in guiding parties toward the achievement of _x000D__x000D_ +the objectives of the instrument, and we believe that the inclusion of the Rio Principles is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary, but they must be elaborated in order to be practical and effective. _x000D__x000D_ +We stress the need to emphasize the commitment of all parties to combat plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +within the framework of the instrument, recognizing its transboundary nature and the need _x000D__x000D_ +for international cooperation. It is important that commitments be based on the principle of _x000D__x000D_ +equity, differentiating between developed and developing countries, recognizing common but _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated responsibilities. _x000D__x000D_ +We stress the importance of designing the instrument in such a way as to motivate countries _x000D__x000D_ +to take appropriate and effective measures, taking into account the specific circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +each country, and the need to provide support and resources to developing countries to help _x000D__x000D_ +them fulfill their obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +We call for respect for the national sovereignty of each State and its right to exploit its natural _x000D__x000D_ +resources, taking into account the principles set out in the Rio Principles and taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the diverse national contexts. _x000D__x000D_ +We stress the importance of a bottom-up approach in the development and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of policies to combat plastic pollution, with risks and benefits to be comprehensively assessed _x000D__x000D_ +before making decisions, and ensuring that such policies do not hinder economic _x000D__x000D_ +development and growth. _x000D__x000D_ +We also emphasize the importance of the precautionary principle, which should be guided by _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive assessment of the available scientific evidence, focusing on the balance of _x000D__x000D_ +potential risks versus potential benefits. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we believe that the instrument should encourage regional and international _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and partnership, highlight the importance of sustainable development and its _x000D__x000D_ +balance with environmental protection, while emphasizing support for the development of _x000D__x000D_ +national legal and economic systems to improve plastic waste management and reduce _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Qatar reaffirms its commitment to collective action and international cooperation to _x000D__x000D_ +address the challenges of plastic pollution. We believe that through joint efforts and the sharing of _x000D__x000D_ +experience and knowledge, we can develop effective and sustainable strategies that balance the _x000D__x000D_ +preservation of our environment and the promotion of economic growth. _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to continuing these constructive discussions and working together toward an _x000D__x000D_ +instrument that reflects the aspirations and needs of all parties and guides us toward a more _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable and clean future. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you again. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1537," Preamble, Principles, Definitions, Scopes and Institutional Arrangements",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republic_of_korea_16112023_preamble.pdf,"['preamble', 'principles', 'definition', 'scope', 'institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Republic Of Korea'],"['i1', 'i4', 'i3', 'i5', 'part v']",In-session submissions,insession document,"1. Preamble, Principles, Definitions, Scopes _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to express gratitude to the secretariat for your tireless effort on formulating the _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis report. On the scope, we believe we should follow the mandate of UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5.14, including the management of plastic throughout the life cycle. As the target of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument must be clear, we would like address few crucial key terms that needs agreed _x000D__x000D_ +definitions based on science: plastic pollution, problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics and plastic products including bio plastics and biodegradable plastics, non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes. However, considering we are on the early stage on the discussion on Zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft, which is to be revised, we support discussing the definitions after the negotiation finds _x000D__x000D_ +some extent of agreement, and we are also open to the intersessional work on definitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Institutional Arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +I would like to state that the establishment of scientific or technical bodies would be the most _x000D__x000D_ +important aspect of subsidiary bodies, which will provide us with scientific evidence on _x000D__x000D_ +implementing the obligations of the instrument. Regarding the process of establishing _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies, we suggest that we go back to the scope once the substantive element of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument are negotiated. On the role and responsibilities of the secretariat, it must not _x000D__x000D_ +duplicate the works of other subsidiary bodies, but focus on its essential function of the _x000D__x000D_ +organizational work. Also, we would like to point out the importance of stakeholder’s full _x000D__x000D_ +participation to provide us advice and assessments, throughout the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument with great extent from the NGOs, academia, to the industries. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1538, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rwanda_intersessionalwork.pdf,['chemicals and polymers of concern'],['Rwanda'],['ii2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal from Rwanda, Senegal and other members of Africa group, on Intersessional Work on _x000D__x000D_ +Primary Plastic Polymers _x000D__x000D_ +The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee decides to convene an ad hoc open-ended working _x000D__x000D_ +group to exchange views on potential methodologies and approaches to address primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers including on definition, scope, baselines and associated reporting measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The ad hoc open-ended working group may also exchange views on potential approaches for _x000D__x000D_ +determining targets, if any. _x000D__x000D_ +The ad hoc open-ended working group shall produce a synthesis document and report to the fourth _x000D__x000D_ +session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee without prejudice to future negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1539," Capacity Building, National Plan, Implementation and Compliance, Reporting",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rwanda_-_capacity_building.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'reporting on progress\xa0']",['Rwanda'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv3']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Rwanda’s submission on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Capacity Building _x000D__x000D_ +On Capacity Building: The future instrument should have specific capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +programmes with the goal to support member states in meeting their obligations for _x000D__x000D_ +implementing the treaty, and to enable them to fully contribute to the goal to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need for specific provisions in the treaty to address the needs of member states _x000D__x000D_ +and promote the further development of and access to up-to-date technologies designed to _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. National Plan _x000D__x000D_ +The National Action Plan holds significant importance within the treaty framework as it _x000D__x000D_ +serves as a crucial tool for parties to combat plastic pollution. Rwanda aligns itself with the _x000D__x000D_ +Africa group's submission emphasizing the importance of the National Plan in addressing the _x000D__x000D_ +challenges posed by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the process of crafting legally binding instruments, Rwanda underscores the National _x000D__x000D_ +Plan's role in empowering parties to adhere to the treaty's provisions. My delegation believes _x000D__x000D_ +that the, format/design and scope of this National Plans should be guided by the treaty itself _x000D__x000D_ +for their effective implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the diverse national circumstances, the treaty may enforce mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +provisions and consider additionally voluntary components, to which all parties can respond _x000D__x000D_ +accordingly _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. On implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation supports the establishment of compliance mechanisms in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that all countries who wish to end plastic pollution would—indeed—want to _x000D__x000D_ +actively comply with the control measures that would help bring us to a future without _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. Any non-compliance would take us a step further away from that future. _x000D__x000D_ +To avoid such non-compliance, my delegation proposes that the instrument seeks to _x000D__x000D_ +proactively address any challenges and needs of parties in their implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. By doing so, we can proactively provide the necessary technical, financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and facilitate the technology transfers that are necessary for parties to comply _x000D__x000D_ +with the instrument, ensuring that no one is left behind. _x000D__x000D_ +To do this, we must have a strong, facilitative compliance mechanism—without that, we risk _x000D__x000D_ +regrettable incidences of non-compliance where those incidences should not have happened _x000D__x000D_ +in the first place if we have strong compliance mechanisms in place. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. On Reporting _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +My delegation believes that reporting is fundamental to the fulfilment of our objectives. It is _x000D__x000D_ +the basis upon which we will measure progress and set out priorities and measures. We need _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure that, at each stage of the lifecycle, we report the relevant information. We therefore _x000D__x000D_ +support option 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As proposed by Ethiopian on behalf of Africa Group, we support the deletion of option 2 and _x000D__x000D_ +propose the addition of reporting timeline under option one. _x000D__x000D_ +We support the intervention from Japan that additional data should be reported, such as _x000D__x000D_ +leakage. We would also support reporting on waste management as well. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have one editorial comment. In paragraph 3 of option 1, we make reference to reporting _x000D__x000D_ +“volumes.” We believe that this should be “quantities” so that it allows for reporting to be _x000D__x000D_ +undertaken on both weight and volume, as relevant. The reason for this is that we commonly _x000D__x000D_ +talk about plastic in tonnes, not liters, and therefore “quantities” would be more appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the quality of the reports submitted by Parties to this treaty, All National reports _x000D__x000D_ +shall have to be reviewed by the governing body to be established by the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1540, Primary Plastics Polymers,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rwanda_-_proposal_on_intersessional_work_on_primary_plastic_polymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Rwanda'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal from Rwanda, Senegal and other members of Africa group, on Intersessional Work on _x000D__x000D_ +Primary Plastic Polymers _x000D__x000D_ +The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee decides to convene an ad hoc open-ended working _x000D__x000D_ +group to exchange views on potential methodologies and approaches to address primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers including on definition, scope, baselines and associated reporting measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The ad hoc open-ended working group may also exchange views on potential approaches for _x000D__x000D_ +determining targets, if any. _x000D__x000D_ +The ad hoc open-ended working group shall produce a synthesis document and report to the fourth _x000D__x000D_ +session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee without prejudice to future negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1541, Means of Implementation,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rwanda_-means_of_implementation.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Rwanda'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Intervention on INC-2 MOI Proposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitators, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I supports the Africa Group, Chile, the Cook Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, the _x000D__x000D_ +Federated Stated of Micronesia, Grenada, Nauru and Panama. _x000D__x000D_ +We congratulate you on continuing your roles as co-facilitators and on your good _x000D__x000D_ +work so far. _x000D__x000D_ +As many others have expressed in this process, we believe that a financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism with a dedicated fund should be the core vehicle for means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation for the new plastics instrument, including finance, capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technology transfer, and technical assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +Like others we also acknowledge that significant complementary support will also _x000D__x000D_ +be necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, I would like to highlight that our 62 countries have had the honor today _x000D__x000D_ +to submit to the Secretariat a comprehensive proposal on means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation for the new instrument. The proposal centers on the need for a _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated Multilateral Fund, supported by public finance, and provides details on _x000D__x000D_ +its operation. But the proposal also has a view to including additional modules _x000D__x000D_ +of support from a various possible complementary sources, including existing _x000D__x000D_ +funds or other newly established streams, such as potential pollution fees or _x000D__x000D_ +other public/private partnerships or sectoral arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ +We hope this proposal will be posted on the web page under the in-session _x000D__x000D_ +documents from Members. _x000D__x000D_ +We encourage all colleagues and participants to review this proposal and share _x000D__x000D_ +your views with the group of co-sponsors. We look forward to hearing from any _x000D__x000D_ +and all of you. Thank you very much _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1542, Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_-_submision_-_9_waste_managment.pdf,['waste management'],['Sri Lanka'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Sri Lanka Submission _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka strongly endorses Option 1 of the waste management approach, supporting globally defined _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral targets that ensure minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, sorting, recycling, and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal rates for plastic waste at all stages of its life cycle, encompassing production, distribution, use, _x000D__x000D_ +and end-of-life phases. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We advocate for the formulation of science-based criteria, outlined in the annex, to clearly define _x000D__x000D_ +prohibited, restricted, and permitted waste management practices and technologies. In addition to these _x000D__x000D_ +measures, it is imperative to proactively address the issue of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear. Adequate measures, backed by both financial and technical assistance, should be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented to prevent pollution arising from fishing gear. The life cycle considerations of fishing gear, as _x000D__x000D_ +highlighted by various delegates, should be incorporated into Article 8, which addresses emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic throughout its life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The text should actively encourage the establishment of a waste disposal classification system at the _x000D__x000D_ +country level. This system serves as the foundation for supporting socioeconomic and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +baseline studies, as well as monitoring, reporting, and evaluation essential for national and regional plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Regular reporting to the instrument's Secretariat should be facilitated by this system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, recognizing the importance of international cooperation, it is crucial to establish a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive technical cooperation program with a financial support mechanism. This program should _x000D__x000D_ +specifically aid least developed and developing countries in adopting the best available waste _x000D__x000D_ +management practices, promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility on a global scale. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1543," Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_-_submision_-11._existing_plastic_pollution_including_in_the_marine_environment.pdf,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['Sri Lanka'],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Sri Lanka Submission _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +This intervention pertains to Article 11, focusing on the necessity of clean-ups for addressing losses and _x000D__x000D_ +spills of pellets, including in scenarios resembling the X-Press Pearl ship accident disaster in Sri Lankan _x000D__x000D_ +waters. _x000D__x000D_ +Our first proposed modification is to replace the term ""litter"" in paragraph 11.1.a.ii with ""plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution."" This adjustment is crucial as pellets represent a primary source of marine plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +distinct from mere litter. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we highlight the importance of conducting all clean-up activities in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner. To achieve this, it is essential to incorporate robust restoration and _x000D__x000D_ +conservation science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +systems. Such an inclusive approach ensures that remediation efforts avoid risks to local communities, _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity, natural resources, human and organismal health, tourism, and navigation, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +maritime safety. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, there must be a reference to financing remediation in this section. To ensure the adequate funding _x000D__x000D_ +of clean ups, or remediation after disasters, we suggest a Plastic Pollution Trust Fund operating under the _x000D__x000D_ +authority of the Parties to be established to provide additional financial assistance for victims of these _x000D__x000D_ +disasters as well as with special assistance to developing countries, economies in transition and Small _x000D__x000D_ +Island Developing States to support remediation of existing plastic pollution as well as other costs. _x000D__x000D_ +The Plastic Pollution Trust Fund should be funded from fees, levies and voluntary contributions from _x000D__x000D_ +producers by ensuring companies producing plastics are financially supporting the cost of remediating the _x000D__x000D_ +impacts from their operations. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1544," Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_-_submisison-_contact_group_1-part_2._3-promatic_plastics.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['Sri Lanka'],['ii3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Sri Lanka _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 01 - Submission _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 3a - Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka fervently supports Option 1, placing a strong emphasis on confronting the challenges posed by _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, particularly short-lived and single-use plastics. We take pride _x000D__x000D_ +in declaring that Sri Lanka has already implemented decisive measures to prohibit the use of specific _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic items within our national borders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, Sri Lanka underscores the significance of globally agreed sector-based restrictions and _x000D__x000D_ +advocates for the inclusion of product categories outlined in Annex B. We emphasize the critical need to _x000D__x000D_ +establish specific timelines for the phased implementation of these restrictions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Additionally, we enthusiastically endorse the initiative for a comprehensive phase-out of intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics, stressing the importance of encompassing nano-sized particles. To strike a balance, _x000D__x000D_ +we propose limited exemptions, contingent upon a rigorous burden of proof. _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the pivotal role of Annex B, Sri Lanka positions itself as a repository of vital information _x000D__x000D_ +essential for the seamless operation and implementation of the proposed measures. We actively promote _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional collaboration to develop an initial criteria list for consideration and to establish universally _x000D__x000D_ +agreed-upon definitions for terms relevant to this issue. This proactive approach aims to amplify the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the proposed regulations, contributing significantly to the global effort to combat plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1545, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_-_submission-_contact_group1-_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Sri Lanka'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Sri Lanka _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 01 - Submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended producer responsibility and Annex B _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka emphasizes the significance of extended producer responsibility (EPR) as a key tool in addressing _x000D__x000D_ +the plastic pollution crisis. We advocate for the mandatory implementation of EPR, specifically endorsing _x000D__x000D_ +the modalities outlined in Option 1. However, it is paramount for the text to emphasize that EPR should _x000D__x000D_ +surpass mere funding for recycling and the perpetuation of existing models of non-essential, unsafe, and _x000D__x000D_ +unsustainable production and consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +Instead, the focus should be on prioritizing activities aligned with the zero-waste hierarchy. This includes _x000D__x000D_ +the redesign of systems, materials, and products to prevent or reduce plastic pollution, incorporating safe _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable reuse and refill systems. These systems should operate on a closed-loop basis, _x000D__x000D_ +characterized by lower material, carbon, and water footprints, while also providing increased employment _x000D__x000D_ +opportunities and avoiding the use of chemicals of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +EPR fees should play a role in contributing to various aspects, such as infrastructure improvements, market _x000D__x000D_ +development, enhanced waste management, support for informal waste workers and waste pickers, safe _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable removal of legacy plastics, remediation of polluted ecosystems, and compensation for loss _x000D__x000D_ +and damage. Achieving this transformative agenda requires globally agreed-upon EPR criteria, including _x000D__x000D_ +the eco-modulation of fees, and ensuring clear alignment with minimum requirements for reuse products, _x000D__x000D_ +systems, and services. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1546, Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_-_submission-8_emission_and_release_of_plastic.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Sri Lanka'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Sri Lanka Submission _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and Releases of Plastic Throughout Its Life Cycle _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka highlights the imperative of comprehensively understanding plastic pollution, acknowledging its _x000D__x000D_ +adverse effects and emissions throughout the entire life cycle of plastic materials and products. _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing the difficult challenge of plastic emissions requires a focus on sector-specific strategies and _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated work programs. _x000D__x000D_ +The development of guidelines and their integration into national and regional plans is crucial, ensuring _x000D__x000D_ +that all sources of plastic pollution are effectively identified, addressed, and mitigated. _x000D__x000D_ +Drawing insights from the lessons learned from the MV Xpress Pearl, the incident involving the largest _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pellet spill, we strongly advocate for the implementation of preventive measures to avert such _x000D__x000D_ +disasters in the future. As articulated in section 8.2, it is essential to introduce measures specifically aimed _x000D__x000D_ +at preventing plastic pollution during transportation, especially in shipping. We recommend urging the _x000D__x000D_ +International Maritime Organization to enforce mandatory measures that prevent ship-based plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, safeguarding the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Sri Lanka supports the creation of guidelines outlining best practices for the handling of plastic pellets, _x000D__x000D_ +powders, flakes, and chemicals throughout the supply chain, with a particular emphasis on transportation. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures undertaken to implement the provisions of this Article should be clearly outlined in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated as per the stipulated requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1547, Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_-_emissions_and_releases_of_plastic_throughout_its_life_cycle.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Tunisia'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Tunisia 16-11-2023_x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: Emissions and releases of plastic Throughout its life cycle_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr co-facilitator, I will be very quick._x000D__x000D_ +Tunisia support the proposal of Gabon on bahalf of the AG on all covered provisions._x000D__x000D_ +Just I will focus on provision 8 on Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle_x000D__x000D_ +Tunisia is aligned with Africa region and would like that the provision 8 will covers : _x000D__x000D_ +1- Minimization of spills of chemicals and other toxic exposures during extraction and _x000D__x000D_ +production of plastics, as well as during production of chemicals used in plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +2- Minimization of microplastics generation and the generation of hazardous chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +during the use and waste phases._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr Co-facilitator_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1548, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_-_extended_producer_responsibility.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Tunisia'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Tunisia 16-11-2023_x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: Extended Producer Responsability_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mme co-facilitator_x000D__x000D_ +Tunisia support the proposal of Gabon on bahalf of the African Group_x000D__x000D_ +On Extended Producer Responsibility Tunisia supports Option 1, with binding obligations for _x000D__x000D_ +each party to establish their own EPR systems, or any other systems that serve the same _x000D__x000D_ +purpose (e.g. takeback systems). A list of plastic products and product groups (e.g. plastic _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, sector-specific , plastic products used in marine, aquatic and terrestrial _x000D__x000D_ +environments such as fishing equipment and agricultural plastics) together with specified _x000D__x000D_ +timeline should be included in annex D._x000D__x000D_ +We believe that the EPR systems should ensure, through phaseouts and transparency _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, that plastics containing toxic chemicals are not used. It is important that the EPR _x000D__x000D_ +under the Plastics Treaty specifically addresses products that are traded internationally._x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mme Co-facilitator_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1549, Implementation and Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_-_implementation_and_compliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Tunisia'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Tunisia 15-11-2023_x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance._x000D__x000D_ +Tunisia align it self with the African group position and strongly supports the establishment _x000D__x000D_ +of a mechanism of implementation to ensure compliance with the provisions of future _x000D__x000D_ +instruments as highlighted in paragraph one and we would prefer to maintain the operation _x000D__x000D_ +of the mechanism under the modalities and procedures adopted by the governing body of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument as indicated in paragraph 3 of the zero draft under the implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance._x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1550," Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, Waste Management",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiye_-_cg1_interventions_regarding_emmissions_and_waste_management.pdf,"['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management']",['Turkey'],"['ii8', 'ii9']",In-session submissions,insession document,"CG-1-Türkiye _x000D__x000D_ +16/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +Turkish delegation believes that under Article 8, a clarification is essential about whether the _x000D__x000D_ +main objective is preparing a guideline and what the main factors of this article are. If the article _x000D__x000D_ +is providing for a regulation on the marine environment, the term ""production"" needs to be _x000D__x000D_ +removed from Article 8.2. If the article is not about the marine environment, then ""IMO"" needs _x000D__x000D_ +to be removed from the sentence. In addition, we suggest that the term ""plastic pollution"" could _x000D__x000D_ +be used instead of ""pellets, flakes and granules”. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Annex-E, in the scope of the prevention of the use of microplastics, it should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered that the relevant terms must be defined before getting into a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation of the issue. _x000D__x000D_ +It would not be appropriate to immediately impose heavy bans on plastic production, since such _x000D__x000D_ +a ban would be disproportionate and would directly affect the economies of countries. Instead _x000D__x000D_ +of a direct ban, it would be more reasonable and efficient to work on preventing the pollution _x000D__x000D_ +caused by the plastics and looking for ways to utilize alternative materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Article 8 (4), a detailed clarification is needed on which sectors are mentioned in _x000D__x000D_ +this article. Based on the several experiences regarding the BATs, it is clear that the ""best _x000D__x000D_ +available technique"" and related limit values would be valid after the period of evaluation and _x000D__x000D_ +adaptation processes. It should be considered that adaptation of guidance necessitates enough _x000D__x000D_ +experience to create a guideline on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ +Improving the existing infrastructure, technology and practices regarding plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and increasing the efficiency of the collection, separation and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure of packaged and unpackaged plastic waste are still important improvement areas. _x000D__x000D_ +Collection of plastic waste at source separately is one of the most important issues. We believe _x000D__x000D_ +that the zero waste practices may be effective on the mentioned issue. It is important to _x000D__x000D_ +disseminate zero waste practices to ensure that plastic waste is collected separately at the source _x000D__x000D_ +and recycled efficiently. _x000D__x000D_ +Consideration may be given to establishing a process to assess the safety and sustainability of _x000D__x000D_ +potential substitutes for plastic and their suitability, taking into account their potential impact _x000D__x000D_ +on human health and the environment and their potential impact on the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +Since countries' level of development, access to technology, industrialization and urban _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure vary, it is recommended that waste management targets for reducing plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +be determined on a national scale. It is envisaged that more applicable and sustainable models _x000D__x000D_ +will be developed on a country-specific basis as each country evaluates its current situation, _x000D__x000D_ +determines achievable targets for waste management and reflects these targets in its national _x000D__x000D_ +plans. For this reason, we recommend expanding the relevant title based on Option 2 in the _x000D__x000D_ +Draft Text. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, to carry out additional measures defined within the scope of Waste Management, _x000D__x000D_ +standard measurement methods for the detection of plastics (macro/microplastics) should be _x000D__x000D_ +developed and measurements in these areas should be made in accredited laboratories to _x000D__x000D_ +understand plastic pollution and develop treatment processes to control this pollution. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition, sector incentives can be defined for environmental companies, especially companies _x000D__x000D_ +operating in the field of recycling, regarding R&D studies of plastic recovery/recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +removal processes. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to briefly touch upon two issues that we would like to clarify. First of all, it _x000D__x000D_ +would be beneficial to define the definition of “safe and environmentally sound manner” more _x000D__x000D_ +clearly with reference to the Basel Convention. Therefore, a general article could be added to _x000D__x000D_ +state that if the articles regulated in the instrument are also regulated by other Regional _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions, the one which has more sensitive regulations on environmental measures shall _x000D__x000D_ +apply. _x000D__x000D_ +Last but not least, it seems essential to clearly define the content of the terms “open dumping, _x000D__x000D_ +ocean dumping and littering” and clarify the “dumping area.” _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1551," Product design, composition and performance and sub-items",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiye_-_cg1_product_design_composition_and_performance_inc_sub_items.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'non-plastic substitutes']",['Turkey'],"['ii5', 'ii5', 'ii5', 'ii5', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"CG-1-Türkiye- Product design, composition and performance and sub items _x000D__x000D_ +15/11/2021 _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the reduction in paragraph a of the 1st paragraph is to make a preliminary _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of how the reduction in question will affect access to the resources we need and _x000D__x000D_ +share it with the relevant parties. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the provision in clause c of the 1st paragraph, we submit for your opinion the _x000D__x000D_ +conduct of sectoral studies and the evaluation of incentive mechanisms for emission reduction. _x000D__x000D_ +There is a risk that countries that cannot comply with the provisions in the statement in the first _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph of Option 1 will become externally dependent. In this context, the criteria specified _x000D__x000D_ +as design and performance criteria should be clearly defined in advance. Design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria are considered to be industry dependent. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the provision in the 2nd paragraph of Option 1, it is necessary to check the _x000D__x000D_ +traceability of the product and focus on the possibility of creating an application such as a _x000D__x000D_ +digital passport application. _x000D__x000D_ +Our view on provision a of the 1st paragraph of Option 2 can be summarized as follows: Due _x000D__x000D_ +to the wide range of products and possible differences in R&D infrastructure, this option seems _x000D__x000D_ +more appropriate as it is important to countries allow more flexibility regarding design _x000D__x000D_ +performance and different procedures. _x000D__x000D_ +The certification processes in Article 3 of Option 2 and the qualifications of the _x000D__x000D_ +institutions/organizations that will carry out the processes should be clearly shared. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition, it should be taken into consideration that countries should cover the certification costs _x000D__x000D_ +and publish a regulation detailing which party will be responsible. _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 4 of the title states that the parties will be encouraged to work with international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations in the process of determining standards regarding product design, content and _x000D__x000D_ +performance. Considering that the design rules in question will bring new certification rules, it _x000D__x000D_ +is deemed beneficial to require the standards to be determined with a stronger provision, rather _x000D__x000D_ +than encouraging them to be based on international standards, in order to avoid unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +costs and administrative burdens in the conformity assessment processes. Regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +subject, we would like to state that we find it useful to add a statement like.“Standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines shall be developed in cooperation with relevant international organizations in _x000D__x000D_ +order to ensure unity at the multilateral level….” . _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding product design, considering the similar design criteria would apply across the _x000D__x000D_ +countries, a global commitment is important for determined transformation of the sector while _x000D__x000D_ +preserving its competitiveness. Also, sectoral analysis should be endorsed. _x000D__x000D_ +However, option 2 is considered to be more suitable in order for the transformation in question _x000D__x000D_ +to include realistic commitments. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Developing and increasing the capacity of collection and recycling infrastructures for the _x000D__x000D_ +production of high-quality secondary raw materials, developing the infrastructure for the _x000D__x000D_ +use of recycling technologies, using more recycled and/or more alternative raw materials _x000D__x000D_ +and less unprocessed inputs in manufactured products are important approaches. In order _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve this, increasing the use of secondary raw materials is critical. It is important to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure the necessary quality and standards for the re-use of plastic waste as secondary raw _x000D__x000D_ +material in plastic production. At this point, collecting plastics separately at the source _x000D__x000D_ +without being contaminated with other wastes facilitates the recycling processes, and their _x000D__x000D_ +use as secondary raw materials becomes environmentally and economically suitable. In this _x000D__x000D_ +context, closed-loop collection systems stand out and, as stated in the Draft Text, it is _x000D__x000D_ +recommended that the deposit return system be evaluated among exemplary applications. _x000D__x000D_ +iIn addition, It is important to link sector-based evaluation and sectoral gradual transition _x000D__x000D_ +targets to a timetable on issues such as reduction, reuse, etc. specified in the article. _x000D__x000D_ +Because the levels of importance regarding the production of plastics and their _x000D__x000D_ +participation in product production are very different. Reuse of plastics will not be at the _x000D__x000D_ +same level of importance in the automotive and food sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +The preferred option is the second by the Turkish Delegation since it would be more _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to allow more time for the development of guidelines as per the second _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph, countries will take time-bound actions. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +When the use of recycled plastic contents section in Zero Draft is examined, it is seen that _x000D__x000D_ +it is recommended to set national-scale targets for the use of recycled plastic contents. In _x000D__x000D_ +order to achieve the determined targets, it is important to provide clean raw material input _x000D__x000D_ +to the system and it is recommended that the Parties establish separate collection systems _x000D__x000D_ +at the source. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the deposit return system is one of the most effective methods as it is managed _x000D__x000D_ +in a closed loop. However, it is recommended that the parties be given the opportunity to _x000D__x000D_ +evaluate their existing facilities and waste management infrastructures and be directed to _x000D__x000D_ +at least a dual collection system. It is also thought that it is important to determine the _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for how to measure the recycled plastic usage rate and to evaluate the _x000D__x000D_ +creation of the necessary infrastructure for this measurement. _x000D__x000D_ +The reaction we received from those who operate on behalf of recycling during the _x000D__x000D_ +consultation process we held in our country was that the role of the recycling sector in _x000D__x000D_ +controlling plastic pollution is not defined as thoroughly as plastic producers. In this _x000D__x000D_ +context, we would like to request a definition of the sector in question. _x000D__x000D_ +Also see Section III of ANNEX C. The minimum percentages of recycled plastic content in _x000D__x000D_ +the section will vary depending on the sector and the intended use of each plastic material _x000D__x000D_ +used in the final product. Here, we believe that it would be beneficial to determine the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria for the minimum % value by taking into account the final performance requirements _x000D__x000D_ +of the product. _x000D__x000D_ +If an international regulation regarding the minimum recycled content obligation is _x000D__x000D_ +introduced, it is considered important that it be based on international standards in order _x000D__x000D_ +to prevent the formation of technical obstacles. _x000D__x000D_ +After the evaluation we requested in Annex C, we would like to revisit the issue, but for now, _x000D__x000D_ +our preference as the Turkish delegation is Option 2, as it allows country-oriented policy _x000D__x000D_ +development processes and is suitable for facilitating the transition to new conditions for _x000D__x000D_ +the sectors that will be directly and indirectly affected within the scope of this document. _x000D__x000D_ +Because the decisions taken have the potential to result in the elimination of some types of _x000D__x000D_ +employment in the relevant sectors, and this issue finds its equivalent in the expression ""just _x000D__x000D_ +transition"". _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding non-plastic substitutes, national costs that will arise for R&D and production _x000D__x000D_ +activities of non-plastic materials designed as a substitute for plastic materials should be _x000D__x000D_ +taken into consideration. These increases must be carried out without harming _x000D__x000D_ +competitiveness in international markets. _x000D__x000D_ +In the provision in the 1st paragraph, it should be clarified which material class is targeted, _x000D__x000D_ +the problem of access to these materials (cost, transportation, customs, etc.) should be _x000D__x000D_ +resolved, and it should be clearly regulated what the acceptance criteria will be in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the current legislation of the countries, which already reflect their _x000D__x000D_ +international obligations, regarding the definition of the potential expression. _x000D__x000D_ +In the 2nd paragraph, it is thought that analysing the substance content on a sectoral basis _x000D__x000D_ +will contribute positively to the process of developing plastic reduction targets. For _x000D__x000D_ +example, in the automotive industry, the tendency to use plastic composites instead of metal _x000D__x000D_ +is increasing in order to obtain lighter products. On the other hand, universities, private _x000D__x000D_ +sector, etc. It is important to encourage the development of multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1552," Financing, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiyefinancecapacitybuilding.pdf,"['financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Turkey'],"['iii1', 'iii2']",In-session submissions,insession document,"CG2 - Türkiye’s Statements for Part III Sections 1 and 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +When the Multilateral Environmental Agreements currently being implemented are examined, _x000D__x000D_ +it is seen that each of them follows different methods as financing mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the obligations that the new instrument will impose on countries, it is clear that it _x000D__x000D_ +must have a solid financial mechanism to increase its functionality. _x000D__x000D_ +One of the principles that should be kept in mind is to ensure that developing countries that _x000D__x000D_ +produce plastic which are to shape their current structure according to new requirements, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as countries most affected by plastic waste, have access to the financing mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, access to such financing must be broadened to include developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped countries and SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, it should allow for the maximum support that can be obtained from external sources. _x000D__x000D_ +It is beneficial for the financing mechanism to work under the Governing Body in terms of _x000D__x000D_ +accountability and auditability. _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the fee to be collected within the scope of Extended Producer Responsibility, it is _x000D__x000D_ +beneficial to avoid double charging with the ""plastic pollution fee"" in the proposed provisions _x000D__x000D_ +para. 9. _x000D__x000D_ +Financing will be needed at many stages such as product design development, waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, establishment of recycling capacity, transition to sustainable alternative products, _x000D__x000D_ +and the financing mechanism to be established to finance the transformation should be designed _x000D__x000D_ +as soon as possible, taking into account the additional investment needs of developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +and least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, although option 2 is considered sufficient, it is evaluated that options 1 and 2 _x000D__x000D_ +can be used together to meet the urgent need of the finance and amplify its force. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral Environmental agreements are key to promoting environmental sustainability and _x000D__x000D_ +providing solutions to global environmental problems. In order for the Convention to be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented functionally, it is essential to draw attention to the needs of developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +and support them. _x000D__x000D_ +Undoubtedly, capacity building, technical assistance and technology transfer are the main _x000D__x000D_ +pillars that will help these countries achieve environmental goals. _x000D__x000D_ +Türkiye supports the statements of other colleagues who referred to existing MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +In order for the Convention to be implemented functionally, it is essential to draw attention to _x000D__x000D_ +the needs of developing countries and support them. _x000D__x000D_ +Undoubtedly, capacity building, technical assistance and technology transfer are the main _x000D__x000D_ +pillars that will help these countries achieve environmental goals. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to implement these articles so that developing countries can benefit from the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument in terms of capacity building and technology transfer. But it is also critical to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +adaptability and flexibility to these countries' own local needs. Knowing that each country can _x000D__x000D_ +benefit from these cooperation programs if needed is an important factor for its successful _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. In addition, capacity building should be continuous to allow progress. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1553," National Plans, Implementation and compliance, Reporting on progress",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiye_-_cg2_turkiyes_statements_for_part_iii_natioanl_plans_implementation_and_compliance_and_reporting.pdf,"['national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0']",['Turkey'],"['iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3']",In-session submissions,insession document,"CG-2 Türkiye’s Statements for Part III Section 1,2,3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +National plans should be developed based on national decisions on nationally determined _x000D__x000D_ +measures. Once the key commitments and substantive elements are agreed upon, common _x000D__x000D_ +elements and minimum requirements for national plans can be identified and included in the _x000D__x000D_ +relevant part of the future document. Having said that, the instrument should allow the national _x000D__x000D_ +plans to be tailored the specific priorities and problems in a country taking into account its _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +National plan formats should be reviewed and updated if necessary by the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +periodically. National plans must be publicly available. The prepared national plans should not _x000D__x000D_ +duplicate those of other currently implemented MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +Especially during the initial phase of national plans preparation, the governing body should _x000D__x000D_ +establish support mechanisms to facilitate the preparation of national plans for developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that the compliance procedures should be designed with an emphasis on fostering _x000D__x000D_ +and incentivizing compliance rather than punitive measures. _x000D__x000D_ +We are in favour of compliance procedures that promote cooperation, innovation, and positive _x000D__x000D_ +engagement among the parties involved. Instead of punitive actions, we encourage the use of _x000D__x000D_ +incentives, support, and capacity-building measures to help parties meet their obligations under _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +We express our appreciation for the incorporation of respective national capabilities and _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, within this provision. We find the Minamata Convention as an appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +model for this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +We do not support para 6 option (b) about a party’s submission about another’s compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Reporting on progress _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that option 1 sets detailed reporting requirements. It is crucial to gather statistical _x000D__x000D_ +data through the lifecycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +However, it is foreseen that there will be some problems in fulfilling the provision in _x000D__x000D_ +subparagraph 6 of option 1, which requires parties to take measures to ensure mandatory _x000D__x000D_ +disclosure about the activities of businesses, including the financial sector, and financial flows _x000D__x000D_ +from all sources related to plastic pollution and related sustainable finance practices. . _x000D__x000D_ +We should keep in mind that the mandatory disclosures regarding financial flows contained in _x000D__x000D_ +the said provision are restrictive in terms of confidential business information and competition _x000D__x000D_ +policy and may prejudice the practice. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that option 2 stands as the favourable choice for its streamlined reporting process, _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility in content, adaptability, and reduced bureaucracy. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1554, Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uganda_16112023_epr.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['Uganda'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Madam Co-Facilitator; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda would like to associate herself to the statement read by _x000D__x000D_ +the Distiguished delegate of Gabon on behalf of the 54 Africa _x000D__x000D_ +Member States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda therefore supports Option 1 but with further improvement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda is convinced that a properly designed Mandatory National _x000D__x000D_ +EPR System can be an effective tool that drives sustainabililty and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy which is essential for protecting human health _x000D__x000D_ +and environment from plastic pollution. Uganda already has a _x000D__x000D_ +mandatory EPR requirement legislation for all plastic producers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda believes that for an EPR system to work, it should be _x000D__x000D_ +designed _x000D__x000D_ +based _x000D__x000D_ +on _x000D__x000D_ +National _x000D__x000D_ +Circusmtances _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +National _x000D__x000D_ +Legislation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We look forward to participating in the intersession process to _x000D__x000D_ +further refine the proposed provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1555, Proposals on the Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uruguay_16112023_proposalszerodraft.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear']",['Uruguay'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'iii1', 'iii2', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'ii3a', 'ii3b', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay Interventions and Proposals on the Zero Draft (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay supports the option (1), but also considering sub-option (1.2) in it. The proposed _x000D__x000D_ +redaction is: The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment and to protect human health and the environment, based on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account that our mandate given by UNEA 5/14 resolution already establishes _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, it is important to _x000D__x000D_ +avoid approaches that only focus at the end of the life cycle and include a specific _x000D__x000D_ +reference in the objective. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Also we consider it important not to make reference to waste management in the _x000D__x000D_ +objective as this is only one of the proposed control measures and obligations to help _x000D__x000D_ +tackle plastic pollution, but it is necessary to not focus only on plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +A broad, and easy to understand objective will contribute to the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and will remain valid in the future with a clear core purpose. To keep the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument objective valid in the future we prefer not to include a date there. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we have enough scientific evidence that shows how Plastic pollution contributes _x000D__x000D_ +to the triple planetary crisis. This global plastics crisis needs a worldwide, integrated _x000D__x000D_ +human rights-based approach to achieve a just transition and a safe circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II (until provision 9) _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding paragraph 1, Uruguay agrees with the zero draft text because the shared goal of _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution can not be achieved without a full life cycle approach, including a focus _x000D__x000D_ +on the production of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Attending the options, Uruguay supports the option (1). _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to set timeframes and common reduction targets to obtain a successful _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Option 3 does not include them, that is why we do not support it. _x000D__x000D_ +Also, regarding the development of nationally determined targets mentioned in option (2), does _x000D__x000D_ +not assure the success of the instrument as we already have a clear example with the Paris _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay supports Option (1) _x000D__x000D_ +As we mentioned before, it is important to set timeframes and common reduction targets to _x000D__x000D_ +have a successful implementation of the instrument. The option (1) is the only one that includes _x000D__x000D_ +them, and we welcome that. However, we would like to see reflected in this obligation the life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle approach. _x000D__x000D_ +Also, we suggest to include “use and presence in” instead of only use, to encompass non-_x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added substances as well as intentionally added substances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We consider It is fundamental to advance on the identification of chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern which negatively impact human health, and the environment, among many others _x000D__x000D_ +human rights. Is important to highlight that groups in vulnerable situations are the most exposed _x000D__x000D_ +to these impacts, including workers, waste pickers and other workers in informal sectors and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperative settings, women, children, and exposed communities. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the intersessional work, we strongly believe that to advance on this topic, we need to _x000D__x000D_ +establish an expert working group, with regional and gender balance, to develop criteria to _x000D__x000D_ +identify and address chemicals and polymers of concern, as well as problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, and to identify potential categories. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The basis of their work could be fed by submissions presented by Member States and other _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders to provide information on these elements, including microplastics, on criteria or _x000D__x000D_ +other measures used; and proposals for addressing plastic polymers, chemicals and products of _x000D__x000D_ +global concern; controls or other measures and relevant scientific evidence, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The expert working group should present its first report to the INC-4. That will not prejudge the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations or structure of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Eliminating chemicals and polymers of concern will contribute to a non-toxic circularity, which _x000D__x000D_ +could contribute to addressing the challenges of plastic reusing, refilling, recycling and recovery. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding provision 3 - a) Uruguay supports option (1). _x000D__x000D_ +To reduce plastic pollution, it is fundamental to reduce problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products as well as the consumption of unnecessary plastics, in particular those of short life and _x000D__x000D_ +single use. _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding intentionally added microplastics, Uruguay also supports option (1). _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to highlight the growing evidence that humans, animals, and plants are exposed _x000D__x000D_ +to microplastics, which can contain, carry, and release chemicals of concern, including through _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of certain food, inhalation of particles (indoors and outside air), and ingestion of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics in drinking water. _x000D__x000D_ +That is why control measures are needed, including for categories of products that are more _x000D__x000D_ +likely to release secondary microplastics: like plastic foams, textiles, and others to be _x000D__x000D_ +determined. _x000D__x000D_ +We would also like to explore the possibility of having a dedicated provision on microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +and nanoplastics to give them the appropriate relevance in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the intersessional process, we already made an extensive intervention on Provision _x000D__x000D_ +2, which includes this topic to be addressed under the intersessional expert working group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +No intervention _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition, and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. Regarding 5a, For Uruguay it is fundamental to assure that products are _x000D__x000D_ +designed in a way that facilitates circularity of products in reuse, refill, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and recovery. That is why in point 1a, we would also like to add “and associated _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals” at the end of the sentence. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the option to establish mandatory design requirements, we will _x000D__x000D_ +welcome further discussions on this, as we are still conducting consultations on _x000D__x000D_ +this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Regarding 5b, Uruguay supports option (1). As we already said several times, for _x000D__x000D_ +an effective implementation of the instrument, it is necessary to set time _x000D__x000D_ +frames. _x000D__x000D_ +c. In 5c, Uruguay supports option (1) but taking into account a sectoral approach, _x000D__x000D_ +and the need of the development of a certification scheme or mechanism, to _x000D__x000D_ +assure the real plastic content on plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +d. In 5d, Uruguay fully supports the intervention of the UK, about that alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics are still plastics. Also, with the actual redaction, it is suggested that all _x000D__x000D_ +biobased plastics could be an alternative. As the EU mentioned, there are some _x000D__x000D_ +biobased plastics that are not biodegradable and have the same problems of _x000D__x000D_ +conventional plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +That is why we cannot support any of these options at this stage. And we would _x000D__x000D_ +like to highlight the need of conducting assessments on the impacts that each _x000D__x000D_ +alternative could have on human health and the environment, based on _x000D__x000D_ +independent life cycle analysis. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay supports this provision. However, we would like to see reflected in this obligation the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle analysis to study the development of new substitutes and their impacts on human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +7. EPR _x000D__x000D_ +We support the inclusion of a dedicated provision on EPR, in addition to the ""polluter pays"" _x000D__x000D_ +principle. We understand this provision as one of the key downstream tools to achieve a safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management of plastic waste and to incentivize the increase of _x000D__x000D_ +recovering of plastic products after they become waste, that could have different valorization _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives as reuse, repair, refill, and recycling. Also, we would like to explore the possibility of _x000D__x000D_ +including EPR in other provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +EPR systems are an option that Parties could pursue to ensure the private sector is accountable, _x000D__x000D_ +support the financing of systems change, and secure innovative, stable and predictable sources _x000D__x000D_ +of financing. _x000D__x000D_ +However, as a specific tool, we prefer option 2, taking into account a specific sectoral approach _x000D__x000D_ +and ensuring a just transition with special consideration of waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ +Also the provision should incorporate eco-modulation criteria, for instance, but not limited to _x000D__x000D_ +design and composition of the plastics products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay supports a specific provision on emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to complement the obligation with measures for people in invulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +situations, such as communities exposed to hazardous and chemical emissions and releases _x000D__x000D_ +having a human rights approach. Also, remediation or compensation measures need to be _x000D__x000D_ +included. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay supports option (1). _x000D__x000D_ +Even with strengthened efforts to reduce and prevent the generation of plastic waste, binding _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and international cooperation will be needed to manage plastic waste, including a _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy approach and remarking that landfilling should be the last option of it. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to incorporate in option (1) that the measures taken to implement this provision _x000D__x000D_ +shall be reflected in the national plans. Also, we would like to add the common provision _x000D__x000D_ +expressing “each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean _x000D__x000D_ +dumping, littering and open burning”. _x000D__x000D_ +Also we would like to incorporate one new paragraph: Each party shall take the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +measures to develop mechanisms for social, labor and productive inclusion that consider waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers as fundamental agents in the comprehensive waste management of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management provisions in the treaty should complement and not duplicate Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention mechanisms, and linkages with other provisions in the treaty should be highlighted _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay strongly supports the statement presented by Panamá in this regard. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay interventions on part III y IV of Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +An instrument to End global plastic pollution will require a good and strong mechanism to _x000D__x000D_ +support developing countries, including provision of means of implementation for control _x000D__x000D_ +measures and financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ +A financial mechanism that includes a dedicated fund should provide the principal international _x000D__x000D_ +way for supporting financially, technology transfer and development, capacity building, and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance to countries that need such support to effectively implement the new _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. This mechanism should promote and facilitate the provision of adequate and timely _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance for both enabling activities and for cover incremental costs of compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +A Multilateral Fund should function under the guidance of the Conference of the Parties and it _x000D__x000D_ +should be administered by an Executive Committee with an equal number of representatives of _x000D__x000D_ +donor and recipient countries, reflecting a geographic and gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ +For that, Uruguay support Option 1 of paragraph 4 of the zero draft and also advocate for an _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work in financial matters and means of implementation of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance, and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +We support the interventions made by Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Argentina, Chile, and _x000D__x000D_ +other delegations expressing that this section must be strengthened. _x000D__x000D_ +We also support the intervention of the European Union expressing that capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +measures should support vulnerable groups such as women, youth, waste pickers, among _x000D__x000D_ +others, both in the development and implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +2. National plans _x000D__x000D_ +We support the need for national action plans to fulfill the obligations of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +However, the national plans shall include all the measures that parties would take to implement _x000D__x000D_ +all the obligations addressed in the instrument. In particular, we want to emphasize the need to _x000D__x000D_ +incorporate the following elements too: non- plastics substitutes, transparency and traceability, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as monitoring requirements, a baseline and indicators and technical and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to national plans. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay supports the establishment of a committee to support implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +as a subsidiary body of the conference of the parties to promote the implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +The committee shall be of a consultative and transparent nature, non-adversarial, non-judicial _x000D__x000D_ +and non-punitive. _x000D__x000D_ +The rules relating to its structure and functions would be determined by the governing body at _x000D__x000D_ +its first meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay also advocates for an intersessional work in the matter. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble: we support their inclusion and the proposed way forward _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: our preference is to not include definitions in the instrument, but we could express _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility with including the ones that are critical. We won’t object to having intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +if that is the willingness of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope: our view is that UNEA resolution 5/14 has to be the basis of the scope, which is based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life-cycle of plastic. We believe it is necessary _x000D__x000D_ +to include a dedicated section on the scope of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles: In addition to support principles included in the GRULAC submission, we would like _x000D__x000D_ +to highlight the importance to incorporate the respect, protection and promotion of HR as a _x000D__x000D_ +crosscutting principle, including the right to health and the right to a clean, healthy and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable environment; gender perspective, the Rio Principles especially CBDR, precaution and _x000D__x000D_ +prevention, access to information and transparency; and others as equity; the use of the best _x000D__x000D_ +available science and just transition are key. Also, we share the view to incorporate principles _x000D__x000D_ +that are already included in existing MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional Work: Uruguay strongly supports intersessional work to advance on substantive _x000D__x000D_ +discussions and the development of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We should identify the priorities to start the work after the INC-3. Our preferences are to _x000D__x000D_ +establish Expert Groups, including technical work on the Restriction and Elimination of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and Chemicals of Concern, and Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products; as well as _x000D__x000D_ +on means of implementation, among others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are flexible on the format and composition of those intersessional groups, but they have to _x000D__x000D_ +be transparent, informed by science, with regional representation and gender balanced. We also _x000D__x000D_ +welcome consultations with observers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1556," Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste, Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, Just transition and Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/phl_part2_10_13.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Philippines'],"['ii10', '11', 'ii12', 'ii13']",In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop_x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the_x000D__x000D_ +marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +16 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Part II (10) Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste_x000D__x000D_ +a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +To ensure that trade in listed chemicals, polymers, and products is conducted in a safe_x000D__x000D_ +and responsible manner, the Philippines generally agrees with the current language_x000D__x000D_ +proposed under this section._x000D__x000D_ +Seemingly redundant to trade provisions under Part II, Sections 1, 2, 3a, 3b, and 4, the_x000D__x000D_ +Philippines once again reserves the right for a further review in case global or national_x000D__x000D_ +targets and timeframes will be proposed in relevant Annexes in the future. This takes_x000D__x000D_ +into account pertinent provisions under the Basel Convention, which are yet to be_x000D__x000D_ +ratified by the Philippines, as well as exploring the possibility of having permitting and_x000D__x000D_ +licensing systems, as well as the concept of ‘essential use’, similar to the Montreal_x000D__x000D_ +Protocol. Philippine stakeholders request to be made aware and consulted once the_x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers, and products have already been identified. Support will be needed_x000D__x000D_ +for Parties on capacity building and mainstreaming into national systems/processes to_x000D__x000D_ +monitor and enforce._x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines recognizes that the transboundary movement of plastic waste is an_x000D__x000D_ +intricate issue with a wide range of environmental, economic, and social implications._x000D__x000D_ +Hence, the Philippines supports the current language proposed in this section._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines has yet to ratify the plastics and plastic waste-related amendments to_x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention. We suggest considering intergovernmental compliance blocks_x000D__x000D_ +wherein developed countries can support developing countries in building waste_x000D__x000D_ +management infrastructure in cases of prior informed consent. It is also suggested to_x000D__x000D_ +consider the Global Framework for Chemicals and Waste (GFC) in the footnotes since it_x000D__x000D_ +was only recently adopted and may not have been incorporated in the formation of the_x000D__x000D_ +Draft._x000D__x000D_ +Part II (11) Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines recognizes that there are two drivers of plastic leakage into the_x000D__x000D_ +environment: 1) waste that remains uncollected, and 2) low residual value of some_x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. We, therefore, support the proposed provisions to address existing plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment._x000D__x000D_ +Nonetheless, the Philippines reserves the right to agree based on the scope and_x000D__x000D_ +safeguards of provisions for “cooperation” and “global sharing of information”. This_x000D__x000D_ +section should likewise take into account the Parties’ capacities, structures, and means_x000D__x000D_ +to remove existing plastic pollutants from the environment. The country advocates for_x000D__x000D_ +avoiding damage to biodiversity that may inadvertently be caused by cleanup activities._x000D__x000D_ +Part II (12) Just transition_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines generally agrees with the current language proposed under this section_x000D__x000D_ +with_x000D__x000D_ +proposed_x000D__x000D_ +modifications._x000D__x000D_ +Text submission will be made for the proposed_x000D__x000D_ +modifications (see below)._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines fully supports a just transition for the informal, semi-formal, or formal_x000D__x000D_ +workers along the plastics value chain who may intentionally or unintentionally be_x000D__x000D_ +ignored, sidelined, or displaced by the passage of the international instrument. With the_x000D__x000D_ +suggested inclusion of “leaving no one behind”, the list of affected stakeholders should_x000D__x000D_ +include_x000D__x000D_ +national_x000D__x000D_ +governments_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +policymakers_x000D__x000D_ +who_x000D__x000D_ +need_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +adopt_x000D__x000D_ +policies,_x000D__x000D_ +sub-national or local governments in implementing programs, the private sector_x000D__x000D_ +including MSMEs that might need to restructure operations or shift business lines,_x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples and indigenous cultural communities, and consumers, especially in_x000D__x000D_ +the developing world._x000D__x000D_ +Just as consumers from developing countries should be protected from unreasonable_x000D__x000D_ +increases in prices of consumer goods or in the management of post-consumer wastes,_x000D__x000D_ +just transition should also take into account the need for structural changes for workers_x000D__x000D_ +and industries to become more sustainable with access to retooling or technology_x000D__x000D_ +changes. The Philippines may need to craft and implement sound just transition plans_x000D__x000D_ +and strategies such as value chain analysis studies, development impact assessments,_x000D__x000D_ +and green standards per subsector, in line with the existing Philippine Green Jobs Act_x000D__x000D_ +and other relevant policies._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed modifications:_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Leaving no one behind, each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable_x000D__x000D_ +and inclusive transition for affected populations, with special consideration for_x000D__x000D_ +women_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable_x000D__x000D_ +groups,_x000D__x000D_ +including_x000D__x000D_ +children_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +youth,_x000D__x000D_ +in_x000D__x000D_ +the_x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument*, in line with the ILO Just Transition guidelines._x000D__x000D_ +This may include:_x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +(e) Improving working conditions,_x000D__x000D_ +occupational safety and health, and social_x000D__x000D_ +protection for workers in the waste management sector and across the value_x000D__x000D_ +chain,_x000D__x000D_ +including by providing legal recognition and protection to workers in_x000D__x000D_ +informal and cooperative settings and facilitating the formalization of their_x000D__x000D_ +associations or cooperatives;_x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +(g) Requiring a portion of the fees collected through waste management or EPR_x000D__x000D_ +schemes to be used to improve infrastructure and improve the livelihoods and_x000D__x000D_ +opportunities for, and develop the skills of, workers in the waste sector, including_x000D__x000D_ +waste workers in informal and cooperative settings._x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +Part II (13) - Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines generally agrees with the current language proposed under this section_x000D__x000D_ +with proposed safeguards._x000D__x000D_ +Subject to the Philippine government and stakeholders’ concurrence to a future list of_x000D__x000D_ +concerned chemicals, polymers, or products, the Philippines generally supports this_x000D__x000D_ +section in consideration of its current similar systems for tracking and with deference to_x000D__x000D_ +the country’s set of intellectual property and data privacy policies._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1557," Non-plastic substitutes, Extended producer responsibility, Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, and Waste management",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/phl_part2_6_9.pdf,"['non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management']",['Philippines'],"['ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9']",In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop_x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the_x000D__x000D_ +marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +16 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Part II (6) Non-plastic substitutes_x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes are important for reducing reliance on plastic. The Philippines,_x000D__x000D_ +therefore, agrees with the proposed provisions under this section._x000D__x000D_ +Policy_x000D__x000D_ +directions_x000D__x000D_ +related_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +trade_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +industry_x000D__x000D_ +development_x000D__x000D_ +including_x000D__x000D_ +micro-small-medium enterprises (MSMEs), product quality assessments, fiscal and_x000D__x000D_ +non-fiscal incentive schemes, safeguards to competing uses that may affect food_x000D__x000D_ +security, infrastructure credits, and support to the development of indigenous and_x000D__x000D_ +endogenous technologies/facilities should be taken into account. Natural polymers_x000D__x000D_ +should likewise be explored._x000D__x000D_ +Part II (7) Extended producer responsibility_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines believes that the establishment and operationalization of EPR systems_x000D__x000D_ +play a key role in realizing the objective of the instrument, and favors the language set_x000D__x000D_ +out in Option 1. While this is so, the Philippines suggests the deletion of the phrase_x000D__x000D_ +“including based on the modalities contained in Annex D” in paragraph 1, taking into_x000D__x000D_ +account that implications and applicability of Annex D should be reviewed in light of_x000D__x000D_ +domestic laws. Considering that Parties may design their own EPR systems, it is_x000D__x000D_ +encouraged that Parties consider an EPR system that also incentivizes avoidance and_x000D__x000D_ +reduction, and coverage of imported goods, as applicable._x000D__x000D_ +Option 1_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall establish and operate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)_x000D__x000D_ +systems, including based on the modalities contained in annex D,38 to incentivize_x000D__x000D_ +increased_x000D__x000D_ +recyclability,_x000D__x000D_ +promote_x000D__x000D_ +higher_x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates, and enhance the_x000D__x000D_ +accountability of producers and importers for safe and environmentally sound_x000D__x000D_ +management, of plastics and plastic products throughout their life cycle and_x000D__x000D_ +across international supply chains._x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +Part II (8) Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines generally agrees with the current language proposed under this section_x000D__x000D_ +with the following proposed modifications1:_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic_x000D__x000D_ +polymers, plastics, including microplastics, and plastic products across their life_x000D__x000D_ +cycle, to the environment and ecosystems from the sources identified in annex E_x000D__x000D_ +by the dates identified therein. The emissions and releases covered under this_x000D__x000D_ +provision should include:_x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +Par 2_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate emissions and releases of plastic pellets,_x000D__x000D_ +flakes and powder from production, storage, handling and transport, taking into_x000D__x000D_ +account, as appropriate, the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the_x000D__x000D_ +framework of international organizations such as the International Maritime_x000D__x000D_ +Organization on MARPOL and International Labor Organization on Occupational_x000D__x000D_ +Safety and Health._x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +Par 5_x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to shall promote, and provide access to, scientific and_x000D__x000D_ +technical innovation to prevent and capture the releases of plastics and plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products, including microplastics, into the marine environment._x000D__x000D_ +Part II (9) Waste management_x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste Management_x000D__x000D_ +Waste management is essential to environmental sustainability and has a wide range of_x000D__x000D_ +benefits to the environment, public health, economy, and society. Under this section, the_x000D__x000D_ +Philippines proposes the combination of Option 1.1 and the second part of Option_x000D__x000D_ +2.1._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines thus recommends this section to read as “(1) Each Party shall take_x000D__x000D_ +effective_x000D__x000D_ +measures_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +ensure_x000D__x000D_ +that_x000D__x000D_ +plastic_x000D__x000D_ +waste_x000D__x000D_ +is_x000D__x000D_ +managed_x000D__x000D_ +in_x000D__x000D_ +a_x000D__x000D_ +safe_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling,_x000D__x000D_ +collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into account the_x000D__x000D_ +waste hierarchy; and (2) The measures taken to implement this provision shall be_x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans],_x000D__x000D_ +1 Language proposals are underscored. Proposed deletions are struck out._x000D__x000D_ +with an aim to achieving nationally determined targets and minimum requirements_x000D__x000D_ +developed based on the harmonized indicators set out in part II of annex F.”_x000D__x000D_ +The applicability of global targets on collection, recycling, and disposal rates should be_x000D__x000D_ +studied in light of differing national circumstances. Nationally determined goals with_x000D__x000D_ +progressively increasing targets may be more feasible. Measures should be prioritized_x000D__x000D_ +according to the waste management hierarchy, i.e. prioritizing upstream measures while_x000D__x000D_ +implementing proper waste management._x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing Gear_x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines supports the inclusion of the section on fishing gear and generally_x000D__x000D_ +agrees with the proposed provisions._x000D__x000D_ +Abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALFDG) from fishing vessels and,_x000D__x000D_ +to a certain extent from the fishing communities, are causes of concern due to the_x000D__x000D_ +entanglement of marine animals such as turtles and dolphins. The wear and tear of_x000D__x000D_ +fishing nets has been found to contribute to the number of microplastics in the ocean._x000D__x000D_ +Fragmentation of fishing nets in the marine environment may take decades. However,_x000D__x000D_ +the material remains a source of microplastic particles that can enter and move up to_x000D__x000D_ +the marine food chain, and eventually return to our plates hidden in delicious seafood._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines will ensure that national measures are aligned with international_x000D__x000D_ +instruments to reduce the environmental and economic impacts of ALFDG, protect_x000D__x000D_ +human health, and ensure the sustainability of fisheries. Consultation with local and_x000D__x000D_ +national stakeholders is also essential to tap their wealth of knowledge and expertise to_x000D__x000D_ +develop sustainable solutions._x000D__x000D_ +The Philippines has developed an action plan for the prevention, reduction, and_x000D__x000D_ +management of marine litter, including ALFDG. Nevertheless, the country needs_x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation in the form of access to technology (gear tracking devices,_x000D__x000D_ +transponder, remote monitoring systems), technical assistance (gear design, spatial_x000D__x000D_ +management, gear recovery), and a scientific approach to gear location and disposal._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1558," Extended producer responsibility, Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, Waste management, Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste, Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, Just transition, and Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_part2_0.pdf,"['extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'primary plastic polymers', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'waste management']",['Malaysia'],"['ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii1', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii9a']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR, Malaysia would like to opt for Option 2. Malaysia _x000D__x000D_ +recognizes the importance of EPR, or alike schemes (other schemes serving similar purpose _x000D__x000D_ +and effect of EPR), as it could accelerate plastic circularity and promote safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic products throughout its lifecycle and across _x000D__x000D_ +international supply chains. EPR, or alike schemes, has a proven track record of increasing _x000D__x000D_ +recycling rates, access to recycling, and capturing lost economic value in plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +However, a sustainable funding mechanism for the long-term operation and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +such scheme is crucial and a challenge, especially to the developing countries. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia would like to encourage open discussion and deliberation on innovative funding _x000D__x000D_ +solutions, such as crediting mechanism, and outcome-based financing, among others, that are _x000D__x000D_ +verifiable, accountable, and traceable in order to effectively mobilize any potential private _x000D__x000D_ +funding, which could help develop and sustain the scheme. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A clear definition of ‘producer’ should also be included in the zero draft to create a common _x000D__x000D_ +understanding and allow respective countries to determine who falls within the ambit of the _x000D__x000D_ +definition (obliged party). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia would also like to highlight that existing national and regional initiatives, which are _x000D__x000D_ +proven to be able to increase recycling rates should not be undermined but to be leveraged _x000D__x000D_ +upon, in order to accelerate circularity. Therefore, Malaysia supports the call to establish EPR _x000D__x000D_ +or alike schemes, as outlined in Option 2, with its implementation to be defined at the national _x000D__x000D_ +level based on country’s unique circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, Malaysia would like to propose _x000D__x000D_ +the deletion of emissions in this provision as emissions-related parameters and control _x000D__x000D_ +measures are already well-regulated under existing frameworks, such as the UNFCCC. This _x000D__x000D_ +will help to avoid duplication of work and the scope to encroach the jurisdiction of other already _x000D__x000D_ +established Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). Therefore, this provision should _x000D__x000D_ +focus on mitigating releases of plastic throughout its life cycle and leverage on existing _x000D__x000D_ +programmes, such as Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) and containment system to mitigate _x000D__x000D_ +resins loss, in the form of pellets, flakes, and powder, into the air, soil, water and ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic production, transportation and recycling processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On waste management, Malaysia supports for Option 2. Malaysia views waste management _x000D__x000D_ +as a crucial element in realizing the instrument’s ambition in ending plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +in the marine environment. An effective waste management system directly improves control _x000D__x000D_ +of leakages and mismanaged plastic waste in the environment. As each country has different _x000D__x000D_ +level of maturity in its waste management system, Malaysia is aligned with Option 2 as it _x000D__x000D_ +provides countries with flexibility to implement the best waste management measures and _x000D__x000D_ +technologies suited to national circumstances and capabilities. This provision should also _x000D__x000D_ +provide demand signals and ties with national circularity targets to create market demand for _x000D__x000D_ +recyclates and incentivize investment in collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure clarity within the context of the instrument, Malaysia suggests for the title of this _x000D__x000D_ +provision to be referred to as “Plastic Waste Management”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia appreciates the proposed provision for fishing gear to be under the umbrella of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. However, it is important for countries to get a clearer insight into the mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +to build the institutional framework, capacity building and international cooperation, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +the development of financial assistance to implement this provision, especially to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +livelihood of the small-scale and artisanal fishermen. Thus, Malaysia is of the view that further _x000D__x000D_ +discussion on fishing gear should cover its whole life cycle, including prevention of abandoned, _x000D__x000D_ +lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), EPR, environmentally sound waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +licensing schemes, and just transition for fishermen, among others, to effectively address this _x000D__x000D_ +issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, any prohibitions must not create _x000D__x000D_ +unjustified trade barriers and disruptions along the value chain. In addition, prohibitions on trade _x000D__x000D_ +in listed chemicals, polymers and products could also create potential conflict with existing trade _x000D__x000D_ +rules under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and existing national chemical regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +management schemes. However, Malaysia supports the prevention and elimination of illegal _x000D__x000D_ +trade in the plastic industry. Malaysia believes, a more positive approach that works within _x000D__x000D_ +existing agreement and trade-related commitments could stand a better chance of success _x000D__x000D_ +and help to ensure that any recommendations that deal with trade in the plastic industry do not _x000D__x000D_ +create a potential conflict with existing international arrangements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia envisions a global circular economy, in which regulated movement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +feedstock between countries and regions can happen, in order to fulfill global demand for _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and circular plastic. Not all countries have the capacities to recycle plastic and the _x000D__x000D_ +technology to recycle all types of plastic. Therefore, a regulated, verified, and legitimate _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movement of plastic feedstock could help channel plastic to where it could be _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and reintroduced into the value chain in a safe and environmentally-sound manner, _x000D__x000D_ +creating a true global circularity. This provision should not duplicate existing conventions such _x000D__x000D_ +as Basel Convention but to address and close the gaps in existing conventions to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +global plastic circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the existing plastic pollution, Malaysia sees the urgent need to mobilize necessary _x000D__x000D_ +resources, financing, and technologies, not only to implement clean-up activities, but also _x000D__x000D_ +leakage prevention measures, which is equally important to prevent additional plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +in the environment. We support the identification and prioritization of accumulation zones and _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots as the first step towards addressing existing plastic pollution. In doing so, we urge for _x000D__x000D_ +a harmonized assessment and monitoring mechanism to be established under this instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +leveraging from the on-going initiatives done at regional level by regional seas programme. The _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should encourage and facilitate innovation and deployment of technologies that _x000D__x000D_ +could recycle the recovered waste in a safe and environmentally-sound manner and avoid _x000D__x000D_ +mere disposal of the recovered waste in landfills. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On just transition, Malaysia recognizes the significant contribution of the informal waste sector _x000D__x000D_ +in the circularity value chain and acknowledges the need for a just transition. The informal waste _x000D__x000D_ +sector plays a crucial role in waste collection, sorting, and recycling, particularly in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries. To facilitate a fair, equitable, and inclusive transition for the sector, it is important to _x000D__x000D_ +note that developing countries would require financial support, capacity building, and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer to implement measures for a just transition to sustainable production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastic, including management of plastic waste in a circular economy system. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures taken to implement this provision must be country-driven taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +countries circumstances and capabilities. Additionally, Malaysia would like to see a robust and _x000D__x000D_ +just transition mechanism that includes just transition program for small and medium _x000D__x000D_ +enterprises (SMEs) as well as for developing countries, small island developing states (SIDS) _x000D__x000D_ +and least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling, Malaysia is of the view that this provision _x000D__x000D_ +is important to measure the progress and effectiveness of the instrument in combating plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. Malaysia supports the spirit under paragraph 1 (a) of this provision as it promotes _x000D__x000D_ +corporate disclosure initiative. To ensure clarity and consistency, we need detailed and clear _x000D__x000D_ +definition of harmonized information on chemicals. Malaysia urges for this matter to be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed during the intersessional period. The discussion must be based on risk assessment _x000D__x000D_ +approach, which then develop risk assessment framework for chemicals to enable _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive safety assessment to be done at every stage of plastic lifecycle. This will _x000D__x000D_ +improve and provide greater transparency for tracking and monitoring purposes. However, we _x000D__x000D_ +must also acknowledge the need for confidentiality assurance. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1559," Capacity Building, technology transfer and technical Assistance, National Plans, and International Cooperation",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenyacapacitybuilding.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'international cooperation']",['Kenya'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv5']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2/ 15TH MARCH 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building, technology transfer and technical Assistance _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the AGN position as presented by Ethiopia with emphasis on timely, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, in particular, to least developed countries and SIDS as captured _x000D__x000D_ +in para 1. Capacity building is vital to the sound implementation of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +In order to ensure such capacity once built will be retained, Kenya proposes a minor _x000D__x000D_ +emphasis that “Each party shall compel EPR schemes to provide technology for _x000D__x000D_ +processing and recovery of plastic products” _x000D__x000D_ +National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the AGN Position as submitted by the distinguished delegate of Ethiopia _x000D__x000D_ +but believes that the following sections should be included in the elements to be _x000D__x000D_ +considered by member states in developing National Plans, that is under para 1; _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency monitoring and tracking and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals polymers and products in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Domestic Financing _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +v. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building and Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ +vi. _x000D__x000D_ +Public Awareness _x000D__x000D_ +vii. _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the call for parties to coordinate on the establishment and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of regional plans to facilitate implementation of this instrument*, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +International Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya supports the AGN position and highlights on the importance of promoting _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation to support effective implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya believes that the instrument being negotiated stands on firm basis of _x000D__x000D_ +multilateralism that brings together global efforts and institutions to address threats to _x000D__x000D_ +our planet. In this regard, International cooperation should capture cooperation with _x000D__x000D_ +MEAs and implementation of Environmental Assembly resolutions. _x000D__x000D_ +On para 3 a) Kenya proposes addition of the text “focusing on North south and _x000D__x000D_ +triangular cooperation” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1560, Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* progress assessment,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_periodicassessment.pdf,['periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['iv4'],In-session submissions,insession document," Error! No text of _x000D__x000D_ +specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +progress assessment _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall periodically assess the effectiveness progress of this instrument* and determine if _x000D__x000D_ +necessary measures required to advance in achieving the objective. The governing body* shall undertake its _x000D__x000D_ +first assessment of effectiveness progress of the instrument* no later than [8] years after the date of entry into _x000D__x000D_ +force of the instrument* and thereafter at least every [4] years. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the modalities for the assessment of progress of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* in accordance with the provisions of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The assessment shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, environmental, technical, financial and _x000D__x000D_ +economic information, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans submitted by Parties pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and socioeconomic assessments pursuant to [part V.2 on subsidiary body];1 _x000D__x000D_ +b. The governing body* shall take into account the outcomes of the assessment of progress of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Review of chemicals of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products _x000D__x000D_ +1. The governing body* shall conduct, commencing [X] years after entry into force and at least every [X] years _x000D__x000D_ +thereafter, a review of chemicals and polymers of concern used in plastic production, intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and avoidable plastic products2, with a view to assessing the state of knowledge with respect to _x000D__x000D_ +their identification, production and use by Parties, and their impact on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on a report by [the expert review body or panel].3 This _x000D__x000D_ +report may contain recommendations optional advices to the governing body*, including with respect to _x000D__x000D_ +possible amendments to annexes A and B. _x000D__x000D_ +3. In the conduct of its work under this provision, the [the expert review body or panel]4 may prioritize study _x000D__x000D_ +substances, products or sectors with high volumes or the greatest likelihood of giving rise to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall consider, in light of the report provided by [the expert review body or panel] 5 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 2, whether amendments to annexes A and B are warranted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part II.2 _x000D__x000D_ +(chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use products, _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: This proposed text assumes the adoption of annexes A and B as set out in some of the options under part II.2 _x000D__x000D_ +(chemicals and polymers of concern) and part II.3 (avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use products, _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function and any related functions. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: This language assumes that a scientific and/or technical body or review mechanism would be mandated to carry out _x000D__x000D_ +this function. _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [A2]: 8 years _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [A3]: Once every 4 years _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1561, Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_institutionalarrangement.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Iran inputs on Institutional Arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Cofacilitator my delegation wish to include the following references to be _x000D__x000D_ +taken into account and inserted into the Zero Draft on the institutional _x000D__x000D_ +arrangement: _x000D__x000D_ +• Establishment of a science and technical body. _x000D__x000D_ +• As a subsidiary body, this organ shall be open-ended and representatives _x000D__x000D_ +of all Member States of the instrument will participate in its meetings. _x000D__x000D_ +• This body would meet once a year or as being decided by the COP of the _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• This subsidiary body shall discuss and review issues of scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical nature in particular those mandated by COP. _x000D__x000D_ +• The decisions of this body shall be adopted through consensus and it _x000D__x000D_ +would inform the COP. _x000D__x000D_ +We fully support the proposal on establishment of a subsidiary body on means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +- We also need to have A mechanism to facilitate and promote implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the future instrument by the parties would be established. However, we in _x000D__x000D_ +carrying out is tasks, the committee shall strive to avoid duplication of efforts, _x000D__x000D_ +shall neither function as an enforcement or dispute settlement mechanism, nor _x000D__x000D_ +impose penalties or sanctions and shall respect national sovereignty. This _x000D__x000D_ +committee shall protect the confidentiality of the information received in _x000D__x000D_ +confidence. _x000D__x000D_ +The committee shall be facilitative, expert-based in nature and function in a _x000D__x000D_ +manner that is non-intrusive, non-adversarial and non-punitive and shall pay _x000D__x000D_ +particular attention to the respective national capacities and capabilities of _x000D__x000D_ +parties at all stages of the review process. The committee shall also consider _x000D__x000D_ +and provide flexibilities for the developing country parties in the light of their _x000D__x000D_ +capacities and capabilities. The supreme body of the future instrument also will _x000D__x000D_ +consider the reports of this committee and advise if necessary its guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +and/or recommendations in a manner that is facilitative, non-intrusive, non-_x000D__x000D_ +adversarial and non-punitive and shall pay particular attention to the _x000D__x000D_ +respective national sovereignty and capacities and capabilities of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On 'technology transfer: _x000D__x000D_ +• we also suggest A special body to be established under the Instrument could _x000D__x000D_ +consider and advise various ways and means to facilitate and to enhance _x000D__x000D_ +relevant innovation and transfer of technology to developing countries including _x000D__x000D_ +through FDI and grants, concessional finance such as soft loans, long term _x000D__x000D_ +finance, blended finance, financial incentives, as well as provision of information _x000D__x000D_ +on new technologies, promoting public-private partnerships, access to venture _x000D__x000D_ +capital, establishment of international and regional alliances, measures to _x000D__x000D_ +improve recipient country absorptive and technological capacity, and south-_x000D__x000D_ +south cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On financing mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +• A new independent and standalone financial mechanism should also be _x000D__x000D_ +established to ensure availability of resources to all developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1562, Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_compliance.pdf,['implementation and compliance'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Implementation and compliance review _x000D__x000D_ +Iran belives that our main objective should be facilitation and promotion of implementation of the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of the Instrument. Accordingly, any enforcement arrangement or focusing on the individual functions or _x000D__x000D_ +systematic issues related to the countries under the name of compliance will politicize the whole process of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and deviate our attention from the spirit of cooperation to confrontataion and a challenging _x000D__x000D_ +political atmosphere. Furthermore, any compliance regime under the new instrument would be against the _x000D__x000D_ +sovereign rights of countries. Therefore, we believe that compliance should be deleted in all paraghraphs and _x000D__x000D_ +could be replaced with review. so we support Para 1 with the deletion of the reference to promote compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +So this para would be: _x000D__x000D_ +1. A mechanism to facilitate and promote implementation of, and promote compliance with, the provisions of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*, including a committee, is hereby established. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Regarding para 2 we support it by adding some words as follows:The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +shall be expert based and facilitative in nature and function in a manner that is non-intrusive, non-adversarial _x000D__x000D_ +and non-punitive and shall pay particular attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +Parties at all stages of the review process.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We suggest adding two new paragraphs as follows _x000D__x000D_ +2. In carrying out its works, the committee shall strive to avoid duplication of efforts, shall neither function as _x000D__x000D_ +an enforcement or dispute settlement mechanism, nor impose nor advise to impose penalties or sanctions, and _x000D__x000D_ +shall respect national sovereignty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The Committee shall consider and provide flexibility for the developing country parties in the light of their _x000D__x000D_ +capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The mechanism shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the governing body* at its first _x000D__x000D_ +session and shall report to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine both individual and systemic implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing body*, as appropriate.2 The committee shall _x000D__x000D_ +consist of 17 members with recognized competence in fields relevant to this instrument* to be elected by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* striving to reflect a balance of expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with three members each from the five regional groups of the United Nations and two members _x000D__x000D_ +from the SIDS, taking into account the goal of gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Members shall be elected to the committee to serve for a period of [X] years and for a maximum of two _x000D__x000D_ +consecutive terms. The governing body*, at its first session, shall elect nine members to the committee for an _x000D__x000D_ +initial term of [X] years and eight members for a term of [half of X] years. Thereafter, the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +shall elect at its relevant regular sessions nine members for a term of [X] years. The members and alternate _x000D__x000D_ +members shall remain in office until their successors are elected. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The committee may consider issues on the basis of: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Written submissions from any Party with respect to its own compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +Additional options _x000D__x000D_ +b. Written submission from any Party regarding another Party’s compliance; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Requests from the governing body*; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 15. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Information provided by the secretariat with respect to the status of submission of information under [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The committee referred to in this Article shall elaborate its rules of procedure,3 which shall be subject to _x000D__x000D_ +endorsement by the governing body* at its second session. The governing body* may adopt further terms of _x000D__x000D_ +reference for the committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The rules of procedure may include provisions for non-compliance. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1563, Part 1 and 2 proposals on the zero draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_1_2.pdf,[],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],"['part i, part ii']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED _x000D__x000D_ +NATIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Programme _x000D__x000D_ +Distr.: General _x000D__x000D_ +4 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Original: English _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop _x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Third session _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 13–19 November 2023* _x000D__x000D_ +Item 4 of the provisional agenda _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Zero draft text of the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Note by the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +1. United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 requested the Executive _x000D__x000D_ +Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to convene an _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental negotiating committee, to begin its work during the second half of 2022, with _x000D__x000D_ +the ambition of completing its work by the end of 2024. The intergovernmental negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +committee is to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, which could include both binding and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Furthermore, UNEA resolutions 1/6, 2/11, 3/7, 4/6, 4/7 and 4/9 have also affirmed the urgent _x000D__x000D_ +need to strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance to take immediate action _x000D__x000D_ +towards the long-term elimination of plastic pollution in marine and other environments, and to _x000D__x000D_ +avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the human activities dependent on _x000D__x000D_ +them. _x000D__x000D_ +3. At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, requested _x000D__x000D_ +the Chair, with the support of the secretariat, to prepare a Zero Draft of the international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument called for by UNEA resolution 5/14, for consideration at its third session. _x000D__x000D_ +The draft would be guided by the views expressed at the committee’s first and second sessions. _x000D__x000D_ +The full range of views could be indicated in the draft text through options. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +* UNEP/PP/INC.3/1. _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. In response to that request, the Chair has prepared, with the support of the secretariat, the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft set out in the annex to the present note for the consideration of the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Annex _x000D__x000D_ +Zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contents _x000D__x000D_ +Part I 6 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble (placeholder) .............................................................................................................................. 6 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Objective ................................................................................................................................................... 6 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions (placeholder) ......................................................................................................................... 76 _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Principles (placeholder) ........................................................................................................................... 76 _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Scope (placeholder) ................................................................................................................................. 86 _x000D__x000D_ +Part II .......................................................................................................................................... 107 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers ....................................................................................................................... 107 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern ...................................................................................................... 118 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics ................................................................................................................... 129 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products . 129 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics .................................................................................................... 1310 _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request ..................................................................................... 1310 _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance .................................................................................... 1411 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance ..................................................................................................... 1411 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products ...................................................... 1512 _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents ...................................................................................................... 1613 _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products , ....................................................................................... 1613 _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes ......................................................................................................................... 1714 _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility ........................................................................................................ 1714 _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle .................................................................. 1814 _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management .............................................................................................................................. 1815 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management ......................................................................................................................... 1815 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear ..................................................................................................................................... 1916 _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste .............................................. 2016 _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products........................................................................... 2016 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste ..................................................................................... 2118 _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment ......................................................... 2219 _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition ....................................................................................................................................... 2319 _x000D__x000D_ +13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling ............................................................................... 2320 _x000D__x000D_ +Part III ..................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.21 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Financing .............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.21 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer .......... Error! Bookmark not defined.22 _x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Error! Bookmark not defined.22 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +National plans ....................................................................................... Error! 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Bookmark not defined.25 _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +International cooperation ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.26 _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Information exchange ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.27 _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-raising, education and research .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.27 _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.28 _x000D__x000D_ +Part V [Institutional arrangements (placeholder)] ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.28 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body (placeholder) .............................................................. Error! 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Bookmark not defined.29 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex B Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.29 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex C Product design, composition and performance ................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex D Modalities for the establishment and operation of EPR systems based on common principles ..... Error! _x000D__x000D_ +Bookmark not defined.30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex E Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle ...................... Error! Bookmark not defined.30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex F Waste management ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.30 _x000D__x000D_ +Annex G Format for national plans ................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.31 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chair’s explanatory note _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Zero Draft text is proposed to facilitate and support the intergovernmental negotiating committee’s _x000D__x000D_ +(hereafter referred to as the committee) work towards the development of the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, called for by United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14. It does not prejudge the committee’s decisions on the _x000D__x000D_ +content of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The elements presented reflect the objective and mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14, including through the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions required under paragraphs 3 and 4 and taking into account the principles of the Rio Declaration _x000D__x000D_ +on Environment and Development. Furthermore, the text is guided, as per the mandate received from the _x000D__x000D_ +committee, by the views expressed at the committee’s first and second sessions. The Zero Draft is _x000D__x000D_ +developed based on the full range of views, including through the use of options, while ensuring coherence, _x000D__x000D_ +logic and readability of the text. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The text considers the fact that not all matters to be covered in the legal instrument have yet been the _x000D__x000D_ +subject of detailed submissions and discussion by Members. As mandated by the committee at its second _x000D__x000D_ +session, certain sections are identified in the draft text as placeholders and will need to be elaborated in light _x000D__x000D_ +of such submissions and discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The order of the headings and sections in the Zero Draft does not indicate the final structure of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument and does not imply a particular order of priority in the discussions. It draws on the structure _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found in multilateral environmental agreements.1 _x000D__x000D_ +5. Throughout the Zero Draft, the legally binding instrument and its future governing body are referred to _x000D__x000D_ +respectively as “instrument*” and “governing body*”, without prejudice to their final designation by the _x000D__x000D_ +committee. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Zero Draft text includes footnotes to provide the committee, where appropriate, with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +background information to assist its consideration of the relevant text. The comments and notes in footnotes _x000D__x000D_ +(introduced by the annotation “Note:”) throughout the text are not intended to form part of the language _x000D__x000D_ +proposed for the legal instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Some of the options presented propose obligations whose key features are set out in the instrument whereas _x000D__x000D_ +others propose for these commitments to be determined at the national level. A combination of nationally _x000D__x000D_ +and internationally determined approaches may provide the necessary flexibility in implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, considering the complexity of addressing plastic pollution across the life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +8. The options presented underscore the importance of complementarity, coordination and cooperation within _x000D__x000D_ +the international context, in particular with existing efforts that may cover some aspects related to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. In that regard, the Zero Draft text includes a general provision related to international cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +in part IV. Reference is also made to selected instruments or initiatives, either in the text or in footnotes, _x000D__x000D_ +where this appeared relevant to support the development of the text and achieving the objective of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Members may wish to elaborate further on this issue. _x000D__x000D_ +9. In accordance with the mandate given by the committee at the second session, the Zero Draft text is _x000D__x000D_ +intended to reflect possible ways to address issues raised by Members, whether through a single option or _x000D__x000D_ +several options, and without prejudice as to whether and how the committee will ultimately decide to _x000D__x000D_ +address them. Where appropriate, options are identified using headers (“Option 1”, “Option 2” and “Option _x000D__x000D_ +3”). Members may wish to choose between or combine different options. In some cases, additional _x000D__x000D_ +provisions relevant to all of the identified options have also been included. Such provisions could be _x000D__x000D_ +included in combination with the different options relating to the same matter. This is indicated through a _x000D__x000D_ +header (“Provisions common for the Options above”). The Zero Draft does not include specific options _x000D__x000D_ +where Members have expressed their wish not to integrate certain types of measures. The committee may _x000D__x000D_ +decide to include new provisions or remove certain existing proposed measures. It may also wish to discuss _x000D__x000D_ +and decide upon the appropriate operative verb that applies to the different measures. _x000D__x000D_ +10. In some instances, further elaboration of the detailed contents of the relevant obligations or commitments, _x000D__x000D_ +or associated processes and procedures, would be required to make the provision fully operational, for _x000D__x000D_ +example through annexes. Where this is the case, this is indicated. Furthermore, a number of placeholders _x000D__x000D_ +for possible annexes are proposed in the Zero Draft. Any annexes that the committee might agree upon _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 See UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 and UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 for further reference. _x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +would need to be further developed. The committee may also wish to consider, as part of its deliberations _x000D__x000D_ +on final provisions, the procedure for amendment of annexes, including to provide for periodic review of _x000D__x000D_ +some or all of the annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +11. Part I of the text covers the objectives of the instrument and leaves placeholders, as requested at the second _x000D__x000D_ +session of the committee, for elements that Members may wish to include but were not discussed at the _x000D__x000D_ +second session. The list of elements in part I is indicative and does not prejudge the way Members may _x000D__x000D_ +wish to address or structure them. In this regard, the committee, at its second session, requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on elements not discussed at its second session and prepare a _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis report of the submissions for consideration at the preparatory one-day meeting and at the third _x000D__x000D_ +session of the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +12. In part II of the text, the elements are broadly structured around the life cycle of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products with the aim of addressing plastic pollution. Consistent with paragraph 3(b) of UNEA resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, the options in part II aim to collectively promote the sustainable production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics through, among other things, product design and environmentally sound waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +13. Parts III and IV outline different options of measures aimed at collectively addressing the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument, consistent with paragraphs 3(c) through (p) of UNEA resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +6. - It should be brief and concise; _x000D__x000D_ +7. - The language shall be very broad without going into details of _x000D__x000D_ +obligations and of course in line with the objective and scope of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +8. • To consider assisting countries in developing their national legal _x000D__x000D_ +and economic systems with a focus on regulating and preventing _x000D__x000D_ +marine plastic pollution from land-based and sea-based sources; _x000D__x000D_ +9. • To include references to supporting the national initiatives, to _x000D__x000D_ +incorporate national legal provisions for marine plastic litter into _x000D__x000D_ +various sectors of legislation, such as legislation on fisheries, fresh _x000D__x000D_ +water, protected areas, production and consumption and solid _x000D__x000D_ +waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +10. • Elaborate the importance of improving economic mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +and sectoral legislation in the field of waste management; _x000D__x000D_ +11. • Development of cooperation, and coordination framework _x000D__x000D_ +among relevant regional and international bodies on reduction of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +12. • Undertaking scientific and technical research and studies to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution and plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.1. _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, [.]through, inter alia, managing both the _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while contributing to the achievement of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development]. _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 sub-options that may be considered pertinent for the end of the paragraph: [ _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 by ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +1.31.2 through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution throughout _x000D__x000D_ +the life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: Times New Roman, Not Bold, Font_x000D__x000D_ +color: Auto_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Normal, Space Before: 0 pt, After: 0 pt, _x000D__x000D_ +No bullets or numbering_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: 10 pt_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Normal, No bullets or numbering_x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.41.3 through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to the achievement of sustainable development]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Definitions (placeholder)2 _x000D__x000D_ +13. This section and its elements should be developed in coordination _x000D__x000D_ +with the outcomes of the discussions on other issues such as _x000D__x000D_ +principles and scope of the instrument. However, some undisputed _x000D__x000D_ +and agreed terms and definitions could be learned and adapted _x000D__x000D_ +from other MEAs taking into account the new context in which _x000D__x000D_ +they should be applied to _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Principles (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +5. - The main approach of the instrument should be based on _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development; _x000D__x000D_ +6. - Considering flexibility for developing countries without imposing _x000D__x000D_ +an unnecessary burden on the economic and social development of _x000D__x000D_ +such countries; _x000D__x000D_ +7. - Following a bottom – up approach; _x000D__x000D_ +8. - Non-discrimination and unimpeded access of developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries to technical, technological and financial assistances _x000D__x000D_ +9. - The right to development of developing nations; _x000D__x000D_ +10. - The sovereign right of States to exploit their own resources _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies; _x000D__x000D_ +11. - International actions in the field of environment and _x000D__x000D_ +development should also address the interests and needs of all _x000D__x000D_ +countries; _x000D__x000D_ +12. - In view of the different contributions to global environmental _x000D__x000D_ +degradation, _x000D__x000D_ +States _x000D__x000D_ +have _x000D__x000D_ +common _x000D__x000D_ +but _x000D__x000D_ +differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of different _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances; _x000D__x000D_ +13. - The responsibility of developed countries in the international _x000D__x000D_ +pursuit of sustainable development in particular through transfer _x000D__x000D_ +of technologies and mobilizing financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ +14. - Any decision, measure, policy and or legislation to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution should be nationally determined; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: Terms that may be relevant to the development of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, are included in document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ and _x000D__x000D_ +document UNEP/PP/INC.1/7, entitled ‘Plastics science’. While no specific language is proposed for definitions in the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft text, in some instances an indication of how specific terms are used is provided in a footnote to facilitate an _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the proposed text and of its potential scope. _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: Times New Roman, Not Bold, Font_x000D__x000D_ +color: Auto_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Normal, Space Before: 0 pt, After: 0 pt, _x000D__x000D_ +No bullets or numbering_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. - Trade policy measures for environmental purposes should not _x000D__x000D_ +constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or _x000D__x000D_ +a disguised restriction on international trade; _x000D__x000D_ +16. - Environmental measures addressing transboundary or global _x000D__x000D_ +environmental problems should, as far as possible, be based on an _x000D__x000D_ +international consensus; _x000D__x000D_ +17. - The need for international cooperation and partnership in good _x000D__x000D_ +faith to address environmental challenges; _x000D__x000D_ +18. - Following a cooperative and facilitative approach; _x000D__x000D_ +19. - Capacity-building and awareness raising; _x000D__x000D_ +20. - Equity and just transition; _x000D__x000D_ +21. - Avoid duplicating other multilateral agreements and efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +- In designing the new instrument the adverse impacts of response _x000D__x000D_ +measures of the countries on other countries and a mechanism to cover and _x000D__x000D_ +compensate the possible losses of the affected countries should be _x000D__x000D_ +adequately and properly addressed _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope (placeholder) _x000D__x000D_ +22. The scope of the future instrument shall strictly be in line with the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate as defined in article 3 of the UNEA Resolution No. 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 3(b) and 3 (c) indicating that the instrument shall _x000D__x000D_ +include the followings: _x000D__x000D_ +23. - To _x000D__x000D_ +promote _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development _x000D__x000D_ +production _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastics, with the use of the best available _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, product design and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including through resource efficiency and circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy approaches; _x000D__x000D_ +24. - To promote national and international cooperative measures to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce plastic pollution in the marine environment, including _x000D__x000D_ +existing plastic pollution. Implementing efficient recycling systems _x000D__x000D_ +and promoting economy, where plastic waste is reduced, reused _x000D__x000D_ +and repurposed, can significantly decrease the environmental _x000D__x000D_ +impact of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +25. - The core of the plastic pollution crisis is ""the resource-_x000D__x000D_ +inefficient, linear, take-make-waste plastic economy,"" which _x000D__x000D_ +should be replaced by a rational and environment friendly _x000D__x000D_ +economy. _x000D__x000D_ +26. - Further, the scope of the future instrument should focus on _x000D__x000D_ +development and promotion of sustainable alternatives to replace _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous additives. _x000D__x000D_ +27. - Therefore, the scope of the instrument should exclude the stages _x000D__x000D_ +of extraction and processing of primary raw materials as well as _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Normal, Space Before: 0 pt, After: 0 pt, _x000D__x000D_ +No bullets or numbering_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Font: Times New Roman, Not Bold, Font_x000D__x000D_ +color: Auto_x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +the stages related to virgin polymer production, since no plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution is generated at these stages of production and raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials can be used for production of other non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +28. - limitations should be put on unnecessary and problematic plastic _x000D__x000D_ +applications, to make recycling techniques more efficient and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound, and biodegradable plastics to become a _x000D__x000D_ +suitable alternative for single use applications of ordinary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their _x000D__x000D_ +feedstocks and precursors consumption and disposal of primary plastic polymers. Parties could develop _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined targets and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to exceed the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction target specified in part I of annex A.3 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +the global target set out in part I of annex A.4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop nationally determined targets _x000D__x000D_ +and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their respective national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including their intended level of domestic supply _x000D__x000D_ +of primary plastic polymers including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4.2. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the intended level of domestic supply including, _x000D__x000D_ +as relevant, domestic production, and the measures taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party should take appropriate measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, including: _x000D__x000D_ + . _x000D__x000D_ +market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ + . _x000D__x000D_ +removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + . _x000D__x000D_ +the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer _x000D__x000D_ +producers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: Under this option, part I of annex A would contain a baseline, timeframe(s) and the target referred to in this _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. The common reduction target would be defined as, for example, a reduction of production and supply by a given _x000D__x000D_ +percentage compared to an established baseline year, to be achieved within a defined period. Members may also wish to _x000D__x000D_ +consider specific provision(s) for the update of annexes as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: Under this option, part I of annex A would contain a baseline, timeframe(s) and the target referred to in this _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. The global target would be defined as, for example, a reduction of global production and supply by a given _x000D__x000D_ +percentage compared to an established baseline year, to be achieved within a defined period. Members may also wish to _x000D__x000D_ +consider specific provision(s) for the update of annexes as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Strikethrough_x000D__x000D_ + UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates _x000D__x000D_ +provided in part II of annex A, the use of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in part II _x000D__x000D_ +of annex A5 in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that _x000D__x000D_ +annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates _x000D__x000D_ +provided in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or export of plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex _x000D__x000D_ +A, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, and as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products6 of chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +groups of chemicals and plastic application polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, the use and _x000D__x000D_ +presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers identified in part II of annex A.7 The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +0. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, the presence and use, in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products, of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts _x000D__x000D_ +on human health or the environment at any stage of the product life c",3 +1564, Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_institutionalarrangement.pdf,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Indonesia'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 16 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part V: Institutional Arrangement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We have the honour to align ourselves with others concerning the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +the Conference of Parties (COP) as dedicated body like in relevant MEAs, as the main _x000D__x000D_ +decision and governing body of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the governing body should be composed of representatives of all members _x000D__x000D_ +and that the instrument should provide for attendance and participation by observers _x000D__x000D_ +in the meetings of the body, with the functions as were identified in the Paragraph 58 _x000D__x000D_ +of the Synthesis Report. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The body should also prioritize inclusivity, fairness and the acknowledgement of _x000D__x000D_ +common but differentiated responsibilities among members. Achieving these _x000D__x000D_ +principles requires adopting all decisions by consensus, since it will also creates a _x000D__x000D_ +strong sense of commitment towards the shared responsibilities and common goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we would also like to be proponent for the establishment of subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies under the COP, such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First, Monitoring and Review of Effectiveness Committee which will task to _x000D__x000D_ +periodically assess and evaluate collective progress in achieving the objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The committee could provide recommendations and guidance to the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body regarding how to improve progress in achieving the objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Second, Scientific, Technical and Socioeconomic Committee with a mandate to _x000D__x000D_ +address technical and scientific issues and issues relating to technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovations, as well as to assess the impacts of policy interventions or any other _x000D__x000D_ +proposed initiatives, with potential task refer to Para 70 and 71 of the Synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +Report. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Third, Implementation and Compliance Committee in order to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of, and review compliance with, all provisions of the Instrument. It is _x000D__x000D_ +designed to facilitate compliance in a non-confrontational manner, non-punitive, will _x000D__x000D_ +pay particular attention to national capabilities and circumstances and should not be _x000D__x000D_ +result-oriented based only on the targets, but should also consider the process _x000D__x000D_ +undertaken by the members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, should there be any identified ineffectiveness in the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, the cooperation mechanisms established (such as financing, capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building, technical assistance, and transfer of technology) could help the members’ _x000D__x000D_ +individual efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we’re of the view that the composition of subsidiary bodies need to _x000D__x000D_ +consider geographical and developing country representation, expertise as well as _x000D__x000D_ +gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The COP, subsidiary bodies and members, in this regard, will be supported and _x000D__x000D_ +assisted by a Secretariat in the implementation of the Instrument, with possible _x000D__x000D_ +functions as identified in paragraph 85 of the Synthesis Report as well as other _x000D__x000D_ +functions as assigned by the decisions of the COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before I conclude, I would like to reiterate our concern to a particular member that _x000D__x000D_ +keeps on sounding the “one size fits all"" policy, and put aside the reality of Common _x000D__x000D_ +but Differentiated Responsibility and Respective Capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are greatly convinced that such approach does not fit to address a diverse and _x000D__x000D_ +multifaceted world and denies the existing inequalities, as well as divergent challenges _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities of members. It would be much appreciated if the particular member _x000D__x000D_ +may reconsider their views and express more constructive engagement to other _x000D__x000D_ +members to ensure a smooth progress in our deliberations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-0-0-0-0- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional Meetings _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia wants to reiterate our intervention in the morning session that Intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +should be conducted inclusively with the participation of all members and the _x000D__x000D_ +involvement of related stakeholders including experts’ group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This intersessional work is important in order to discuss or progress the pending _x000D__x000D_ +matters during the INC3 meeting, especially concerning the primary plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers of concern, problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility, existing plastic pollution as well as just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1565," Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_transparency.pdf,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['India'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Section 13 _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative text _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party, in order to end plastic pollution, as per their national _x000D__x000D_ +plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +including relevant national policies and regulations, shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. require producers and importers to disclose harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +information on the chemical composition of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, based on guidelines adopted by the Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ +consistent with WTO regulations and avoiding duplication with _x000D__x000D_ +other MEAs, throughout their life cycle of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. take appropriate measures to ensure the traceability of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers and the plastic contents of products _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of plastics and plastic products, based _x000D__x000D_ +on guidelines adopted by the Governing Body consistent with _x000D__x000D_ +WTO regulations and avoiding duplication with other MEAs, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular for the purposes of their safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound use, recycling and disposal; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. establish marking and labelling requirements, consistent with _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of WTO’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, _x000D__x000D_ +based on guidance to be adopted by the Governing Body* at its _x000D__x000D_ +first session, in particular for the purposes of the safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound use, recycling and disposal of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional text _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing country parties shall be provided necessary technical _x000D__x000D_ +and financial assistance based upon an assessment of the technical _x000D__x000D_ +and financial resources required for complying with obligations given _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 1 in respect of each country. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1566, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_intersessional_work.pdf,"['definition', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'financing', 'implementation and compliance']",['Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)'],"['i3', 'ii3', 'iii1', 'iv2']",In-session submissions,insession document,"INC-3 intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the immediate intersessional period, GRULAC proposes work on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes, including those to identify criteria for chemicals and additives of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing key definitions, including but not limited to plastic, plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastic, avoidable plastic, short lived and single use plastics. This may include (1) _x000D__x000D_ +reviewing definitions on existing MEAs and other instruments which may contain relevant _x000D__x000D_ +definitions for this process. An analysis of the Synthesis Report could be a good starting point in _x000D__x000D_ +this regard; (2) identifying gaps of new definitions and criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing the financial mechanism and means of implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This intersessional work should be addressed by dedicated working groups, ensuring wide _x000D__x000D_ +participation from all regions and gender balance, ensuring transparency and a scenario free of _x000D__x000D_ +conflict of interest. GRULAC agrees that a clear and streamlined mandate with distinct priorities _x000D__x000D_ +and feasible timelines is required, due to its limited time ahead of INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1567, Contact Group Three Proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gabon_missing.pdf,['principles'],['Gabon'],['i4'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MISSING SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 : _x000D__x000D_ +La Délégation gabonaise s’aligne à la position du Groupe Africain des Négociateurs. _x000D__x000D_ +Néanmoins, Certains principes transmis pour le compte de la République Gabonaise n’ont pas été _x000D__x000D_ +pris en compte : _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de simplification chimique ; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de One-Health. _x000D__x000D_ +Nous vous saurons gré des dispositions que vous voudrez prendre pour insertion dans le _x000D__x000D_ +document de compilation. _x000D__x000D_ +Parfaite considération. _x000D__x000D_ + Fait à Nairobi, le 17 Novembre 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Pour la République Gabonaise _x000D__x000D_ +Georges GASSITA, Référent Technique National _x000D__x000D_ +Trésor Wassiana AVOMO, Référent Technique National _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1568," Preamble, Definitions, Principles, Scope and Institutional Arrangements",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_cg3.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5', 'part v']",In-session submissions,insession document,"17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EU+MS statement on “Co-facilitators’ proposals regarding Part I, Part V and Part VI of the zero-_x000D__x000D_ +draft” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Thank co-facilitators on their constructive proposal to accommodate the positions of INC _x000D__x000D_ +members expressed in our earlier discussions and received submission. _x000D__x000D_ +• We find it a very good way forward. We have the following more specific comments on each of _x000D__x000D_ +the elements. _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS support a concise preamble, based on res 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +• The text proposed by co-facilitators provides a good basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• We would have some comments on its content, however, we also agree with the views expressed _x000D__x000D_ +in our earlier discussion, that we can leave further elaboration of the text until we have advance _x000D__x000D_ +on substantive provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS support a timeframe of 2040 in the preamble (“ending plastic pollution by 2040”). _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS support drawing a list of definitions to be include in the text of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• At this stage the list should be considered open as some definitions might need to be added and _x000D__x000D_ +some may still be dropped along the discussion of substantive provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +• The work on definitions can advance during the intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ +• Regarding the placement of the definitions, EU+MS remain flexible recognising that the _x000D__x000D_ +definitions could be included in a standalone article (option 1) awhile others could be integrated _x000D__x000D_ +into the substantive provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS agree that the presented options reflect well the positions expressed by INC members. _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS are flexible between the options for placing the principles in the text of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS support a high-level reference to the principles of the Rio Declaration and the _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach addressing the full lifecycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +• However, the EU+MS do not support the singling our of the principle of the Principle of Common _x000D__x000D_ +but Differentiated Responsibilities, CBDR. _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS can support options 1 (no text) and 2 (short provision based on 5/14) of the cofacilitators’ _x000D__x000D_ +summary _x000D__x000D_ +• However, regarding option 2, EU+MS would like to elaborate further the provision building on the _x000D__x000D_ +Options paper’s suggestion: _x000D__x000D_ +“This legally binding instrument covers the whole life cycle of plastics, from extraction to _x000D__x000D_ +production, design, use, consumption, disposal and remediation, and addresses all sources of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. It covers plastic materials and products, as well as plastic related chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and microplastics. It recognizes the risk of plastic pollution to human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and the impact on climate change and biodiversity.” _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +• EU+MS support the provisions on the governing body. _x000D__x000D_ +• On the subsidiary bodies that have been suggested, EU+MS consider the following to be included: _x000D__x000D_ +• A scientific/technical review committee working towards the further development of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, in complementarity to the future science policy panel on chemicals, waste and _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• A monitoring and review committee to periodically assess and evaluate collective progress in _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objectives of the instrument, based on a variety of a sources, including information _x000D__x000D_ +provided by the future science policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• The EU+MS support establishing the subsidiary bodies in the instrument, including all necessary _x000D__x000D_ +elements to ensure they can start their work without delay and that they can carry out the work _x000D__x000D_ +in an effective way. _x000D__x000D_ +• In Part V, provision 1.5, the EU+MS are unsure why a reference to the International Atomic _x000D__x000D_ +Energy Agency would be needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1569, Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costaricapreamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Costa Rica'],['i1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"CONTACT GROUP 3, INTERVENTION BY THE DELEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA _x000D__x000D_ +RICA ON PREAMBLE. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you, dear co-facilitators, for your excellent work and the document which you have _x000D__x000D_ +shared. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We understand that the basis was 5/14 and we understand that it can be good starAng _x000D__x000D_ +point, however, we don’t understand the raAonale behind picking some addiAonal _x000D__x000D_ +elements over others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, my delegaAon would like to support the delegaAon given by MEXICO on _x000D__x000D_ +behalf of GRULAC, as well as the intervenAons of other GRULAC countries which have _x000D__x000D_ +taken the floor in this regard. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We see with great concern the need for more language related to protecAng and realising _x000D__x000D_ +human rights. APer hearing the intervenAons by all delegaAons from the preparatory _x000D__x000D_ +meeAngs and the INC-3 meeAngs, we recall that most countries, including regional groups _x000D__x000D_ +and my delegaAon, explicitly referenced the rights to life, health, food, water, and _x000D__x000D_ +sanitaAon. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also recall the references to recognising the human right to a clean, healthy, and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable environment as per UNGA resoluAon 76/300. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The recall of the United NaAons DeclaraAon of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the _x000D__x000D_ +UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Those universal rights cannot be omiZed from the co-chair's report, they are fundamental _x000D__x000D_ +for the negoAaAon of this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As references to HRs are of great concern for most delegaAons, so we kindly request that _x000D__x000D_ +those essenAal elements be included, and the document recirculated. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1570, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chileintersessionalwork.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'secretariat']",['Chile'],"['ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'v3']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal of Chile _x000D__x000D_ +Draft Decision Text on Intersessional Work on definitions and criteria for INC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, at its Third session decides _x000D__x000D_ +to establish a technical working group (TWG) to inform discussions in areas which need further _x000D__x000D_ +discussion as outlined by the Parties to the INC: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The TWG will focus its discussions on the following matters, in an open-ended process: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(i) _x000D__x000D_ +key terms, including but not limited to, definitions and criteria for identifying plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, chemicals and products of concern, including intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastic. _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) _x000D__x000D_ +Identify materials to be included in the terms “primary plastic polymers”, _x000D__x000D_ +“microplastics”, “nano plastics” and “chemicals and polymers of concern”, that _x000D__x000D_ +should be subject to control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Membership and Officers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its first meeting, the TWG will have two co-chairs: one from a developing country and one _x000D__x000D_ +from a developed country, appointed by the Chair of the INC, and the participation will be open _x000D__x000D_ +to all members of the Committee that express interest, ensuring regional, disciplinary and _x000D__x000D_ +gender balanced representation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Before the Group´s first meeting, the Chair, with the assistance of the INC Secretariat, will invite _x000D__x000D_ +X experts from stakeholders, to participate as observers. The TWG can invite international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations and other non-state actors, to assist it in its work as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The TWG may establish sub-committees if deemed necessary to address a specific area of _x000D__x000D_ +technical work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recommended qualifications of members and observers: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The TWG should have a multidisciplinary composition. Members and observers of the group of _x000D__x000D_ +TWG shall have at least one of the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Significant experience in terms identified in Section (i) and (ii); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Expertise relevant to different approaches for establishing thresholds, including hazard- _x000D__x000D_ +and risk-based approaches, as well as other possible approaches; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Technical expertise in, knowledge of, and experience in the environmental and health _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of the materials identified in section (ii). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat of the INC will provide administrative support to the Group of Experts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Administrative and procedural matters _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The rules of procedure of the Intergovernmental Committee will apply, mutatis mutandis, to the _x000D__x000D_ +TWG. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Meetings _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The TWC will work by electronic means and will meet face to face at least once during the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional period preceding each meeting of the intergovernmental committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Language _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working language of the technical TWC will be English. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Output _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The TWC shall deliver a first report containing a proposal for provisions regarding definitions and _x000D__x000D_ +approaches ahead of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee. The _x000D__x000D_ +work of the Group of Experts will not prejudge the obligations or structure of the legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1571, African Region Position on Elements addressed in the synthesis report,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ag_synthesisreport.pdf,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat', 'final provisions']",['The Group Of African States'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5', 'part v', 'part vi']",In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN _x000D__x000D_ +INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +African Region Position on Elements addressed in the synthesis report _x000D__x000D_ +(CG3) _x000D__x000D_ +17th November, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble Considerations _x000D__x000D_ +On the preamble, the African Group (AG) holds the view that while it serves as the _x000D__x000D_ +foundation for the instrument, the discussions can be finalized in subsequent sessions _x000D__x000D_ +when substantive elements have been thoroughly deliberated. _x000D__x000D_ +It should be succinct, reflect the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity _x000D__x000D_ +loss, and plastic pollution, and the significant impacts on human and animal health and _x000D__x000D_ +the integrity of the planetary boundaries. These references align with the preliminary _x000D__x000D_ +elements outlined in UNEA Resolution 5/14 and set the stage for a holistic approach to _x000D__x000D_ +addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should adopt terms from existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate to maintain consistency and avoid redundancy. The development of new _x000D__x000D_ +definitions should be considered judiciously, reserved for elements currently not defined _x000D__x000D_ +under the UN system. However, the discussion should not happen in isolation of the _x000D__x000D_ +substantive provisions of the instrument. The governing body should retain the flexibility _x000D__x000D_ +to define additional terms as necessary for the practical implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +The African Group supports the application of the Rio Principles, including 'polluter pays', _x000D__x000D_ +the ‘precautionary principle’, and the ‘principle of the common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities’. These principles should not remain abstract but be _x000D__x000D_ +operationalized in the articles of the agreement. Additionally, principles such as a _x000D__x000D_ +just transition, equity, transparency, traceability and non-toxic circularity should be woven _x000D__x000D_ +into the fabric of the agreement, ensuring that our actions are just and sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope of the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ +The scope should clearly reflect (material and territorial) the provisions of resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +of the United Nations Environment Assembly, to end plastic pollution across the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of all plastics and addresses its effects on human health and the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the longevity of the instrument the time bound provision may not be included _x000D__x000D_ +in the scope but could be incorporated in other provisions of the instrument where _x000D__x000D_ +applicable _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The architectural design of the institutional framework for the international instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution should be predicated on a streamlined structure. The Governing body, _x000D__x000D_ +the central pillar of this architecture must stand singular and robust, consolidated _x000D__x000D_ +in its authority and purpose. A singular governing body is essential for _x000D__x000D_ +maintaining clarity and efficiency in decision-making and governance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of the establishment of subsidiary bodies, the direction indicated in paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +63 (c) of the synthesis report garners our preference. It provides a coherent outline for _x000D__x000D_ +the integration of subsidiary bodies, which should be directly accountable to the _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body. This accountability is critical, ensuring that the subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies are not merely ancillary but are central to the Governing body's _x000D__x000D_ +mandate, providing informed and direct input into its decision-making _x000D__x000D_ +processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These new subsidiary bodies, including scientific and socio-economic assessment bodies, _x000D__x000D_ +should function under the clear directive of the Governing body. Their establishment _x000D__x000D_ +should be underpinned by precise roles and responsibilities, and they should be _x000D__x000D_ +empowered by terms of reference determined by the Governing body to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +alignment with the overarching goals of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The AG also support the establishment of a Multilateral Fund, an entity of paramount _x000D__x000D_ +importance to the framework. This fund would provide financial and technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +designed to bolster implementation and facilitate compliance. It is vital that financial _x000D__x000D_ +support through this fund is predictable and stable, as well as sufficiently address enabling _x000D__x000D_ +activities and incremental implementation costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, the potential for an implementation and compliance committee merits _x000D__x000D_ +consideration. Such a committee would assist Parties in fulfilling their obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +functioning under the philosophy that promoting compliance should be constructive _x000D__x000D_ +rather than punitive. It is envisaged as a facilitative mechanism, guiding Parties towards _x000D__x000D_ +adherence rather than coercing it. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +The African group reiterates the AMCEN decision 19/2 paragraph 11 of August 2023 to _x000D__x000D_ +support the establishment of the Secretariat in the UNEP Headquarters. Africa welcomes _x000D__x000D_ +the outline in the synthesis report on the hosting of the Secretariat within the UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +Headquarters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The African Group calls for prioritization of further intersessional work on the definitions. _x000D__x000D_ +However, as noted earlier, this should be considered in relation to the contextual scope _x000D__x000D_ +of the application of the relevant definitions and therefore the discussion can be _x000D__x000D_ +undertaken alongside deliberations on the respective sections of the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The AG agrees with other many speakers on having intersessional work. The modalities _x000D__x000D_ +for the intersessional work would be in-person as we believe that in-person discussions _x000D__x000D_ +will inform constructive and inclusive discussions, the AG believes the following areas are _x000D__x000D_ +of priority during the intersessional work; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanism and means of implementation _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, Monitoring and tracking _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse and refill _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are also of the view that principles, scope of the treaty and definitions can be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed extensively during the intersessional period. Additionally, the AG believes reuse _x000D__x000D_ +can build the capacities and knowledge for successful scale up of reuse to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Final Provisions _x000D__x000D_ +The African Group would like to state that the final provisions may refer to relevant _x000D__x000D_ +existing Multilateral Environment Agreements and adapted to the context of this _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +1. On Reservations, the AG believes it is too early to discuss this issue as it would apply _x000D__x000D_ +to this instrument. However, note that if reservations are admitted in the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +this could potentially weaken the integrity of the instrument being developed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. On settlement of disputes, the AG supports the use of the text in Article 25 of the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. On any future amendment of the instrument, the African Group proposes _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of article 26 of Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. As we are calling for the first draft of the instrument as an outcome of INC3 with _x000D__x000D_ +annexes for further devolvement ahead of subsequent INC sessions, the African Group _x000D__x000D_ +proposes consideration of article 27 of Minamata Convention for text adoption and _x000D__x000D_ +amendment of annexes of the future plastic treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. With regard to the final provisions of the treaty, such as entry into force of the treaty, _x000D__x000D_ +the Article 31 of Minamata Convention may serve as a reference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. On withdrawal, the AG believes that other provisions in related Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Agreements, such as the Minamata Convention, may also be referred to _x000D__x000D_ +on this particular matter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1572, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cookislands_intersessionalwork.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'financing']",['Cook Islands'],"['part ii', 'iii1']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Government of the Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: INC 3 National Intervention, Nairobi _x000D__x000D_ +Date of delivery: Friday, 17/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft (ZD): Part II _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3: Intersessional Work Discussions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF POLYMERS _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitators for the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +I speak in my national capacity for the Cook Islands while aligned with the statement given by the Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +Small Islands Developing States (PSIDs) yesterday on primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +We recognize that this is a large body of intersessional work and not all of it can be prioritized given the _x000D__x000D_ +limited capacity and time, in particular for SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +That being said, Cook Islands have consistently highlighted the need for ambitious action on both primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers and chemicals and polymers of concern. We see these issues are critical to advance good-_x000D__x000D_ +faith discussion and information exchange in the intersessional period. We cannot practically advance the _x000D__x000D_ +discussion of control measures without doing this work. We understand that these work streams would _x000D__x000D_ +not pre-judge the outcomes of the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ +We would therefore add our support again to the proposal from Rwanda and Senegal on primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production and also that of Switzerland on chemicals and polymers of concern as priority topics for _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, we can see that more informal work could be advanced intersessionally, with interested _x000D__x000D_ +governments and stakeholders collaborating to progress different topics. For the fishing gear work, we _x000D__x000D_ +could see benefit in providing a mandate to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to undertake the _x000D__x000D_ +work and report back to INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ +On finance, we also see the benefit of intersessional work to further identify the activities and costs to be _x000D__x000D_ +covered under the new instrument, to exchange views on the potential structure or structures of a _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism for delivering such assistance and explore the potential for innovative finance. _x000D__x000D_ +We underscore the importance of meaningful participation of PSIDS in this and all other intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1573, Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/dominica_objective.pdf,['objective'],['Dominican Republic'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"PART 1 Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment and _x000D__x000D_ +other aquatic and terrestrial systems in order to protect human health and the environment based on _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive or/sustainable approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic through the _x000D__x000D_ +prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rational; _x000D__x000D_ +Almost all the ALT is similar in construct: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +7 and 9 are similar _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +6 and 8 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +1,2,3,4 & 5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dominica's submission took into consideration the similarities in the proposed ALT and also the _x000D__x000D_ +aspects of the facilitators proposed text and concerns raised by Africa amongst other on the need to _x000D__x000D_ +stipulate object and not means of achieving in the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1574, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_intersessionalwork.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'financing']",['Indonesia'],"['ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'iii1']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +INTERVENTION BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION _x000D__x000D_ +OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-Facilitator for giving us the floor, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the co-facilitators and the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +for helping advance our deliberations, as well as the comprehensive presentation to _x000D__x000D_ +guide us in discussing the intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This intersessional work is important in order to progress the pending discussion and _x000D__x000D_ +to promote better common understanding about the issue toward the fruitful desired _x000D__x000D_ +outcome for the INC4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia is of the view that after hearing various proposals of topics to be discussed _x000D__x000D_ +during the intersessional work by the delegates, it’s quite obvious that the topics are _x000D__x000D_ +quite technical, are related to national circumstances, and would benefit from an _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate representation of members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Indonesia wants to reaffirm our previous intervention that intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +should be conducted inclusively, with the participation of all members and the _x000D__x000D_ +involvement of related stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Co-Facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To add our voice into the discussions, there are several issues that we view should be _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized for the intersessional, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Definition, and Criteria for identifying chemicals and polymers of concern; as _x000D__x000D_ +well as Criteria for problematic and avoidable plastic products, short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products, impacts of bans, and work on lists and annexes → _x000D__x000D_ +these issues are important considering it would determine the core element of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we would also discuss Financial mechanism, including identifying _x000D__x000D_ +the resources, modalities, and resource mobilization → as have been _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensively discussed in CG-2, financial mechanism is crucial in _x000D__x000D_ +achieving the objectives of the instrument by the developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +And several other areas that might be of importance, in which we will be _x000D__x000D_ +submitting a more comprehensive list of topics with the rationale to the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, noting the presentations delivered by the Secretariat, we would like to _x000D__x000D_ +express that we are in preference to have an Open Ended Working Group for the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional. However, we are also open to different modalities and as may be _x000D__x000D_ +proposed by members while still considering the inclusivity of the meetings. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-0-0-0-0- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1575, Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_definitions_17112023.pdf,['definition'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Additives: Chemical or polymer materials added during and/or after production _x000D__x000D_ +and/or consumption of plastic materials to fulfil specific desired functional _x000D__x000D_ +properties in the production process or in the final plastic product, in which they _x000D__x000D_ +can be divided into four different categories, namely functional additives, _x000D__x000D_ +colourants, fillers and reinforcements. For example, plasticizers, flame _x000D__x000D_ +retardants, thermal and ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizers, antioxidants, _x000D__x000D_ +antimicrobial agents, biocides, pigments, antistatic and blowing agents, impact _x000D__x000D_ +modifiers, lubricants, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +Avoidable plastic Items products: Avoidable plastic items products, including _x000D__x000D_ +single use (disposable) and/or short-lived products could be characterized as any _x000D__x000D_ +plastic product that can be avoided or replaced by less harmful alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +Biobased plastics: we believe these polymers are behaved similar of fossil-_x000D__x000D_ +based polymers in plastic pollution. Then It is not necessary to define it. _x000D__x000D_ +Biodegradable plastics: Plastics under natural or controlled condition including _x000D__x000D_ +humidity, temperature and microorganisms undergo degradation and a specific _x000D__x000D_ +amount of its organic carbon converted to CO2, water and non-poisonous _x000D__x000D_ +biomass after a resealable time. _x000D__x000D_ +Circular economy: One of the current sustainable economic models, in which _x000D__x000D_ +products and materials are designed in such a way that they can be continuously _x000D__x000D_ +utilized—including but not limited to reused, remanufactured, recycled or _x000D__x000D_ +recovered—at their highest value and there is no minimum “waste” as all most _x000D__x000D_ +by-products are gainfully used and thus maintained in the economy for as long _x000D__x000D_ +as possible, along with the consumption of resources of which they are made, _x000D__x000D_ +and the generation of wastes, especially hazardous wastes, are avoided or _x000D__x000D_ +minimized, and greenhouse gas emissions are prevented or reduced, can _x000D__x000D_ +contribute significantly to sustainable consumption and production. _x000D__x000D_ +Collection: we believe this is a step through recovery options and it is not _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to be considered. _x000D__x000D_ +Compostable: similar to biodegradable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Degradation: Any chemical change in chemical structure of plastics may be _x000D__x000D_ +causde by degrading items including but not limited to temperature, light, _x000D__x000D_ +humidity, chemicals, microorganism or combination of them. The outcome of _x000D__x000D_ +degradation including change in appearance, physical or mechanical properties. _x000D__x000D_ +Energy recovery: we suggest any option attributed to recovery including energy _x000D__x000D_ +recovery shall be defined. Incineration the plastics under controlled condition at _x000D__x000D_ +high temperature to convert it to thermal, electrical or other achievable types of _x000D__x000D_ +energies. _x000D__x000D_ +Fossil-based plastics: Plastics made from feedstock derived from petroleum oil _x000D__x000D_ +or gas. _x000D__x000D_ +Life cycle: we reject definition of general term of life cycle. In this instrument _x000D__x000D_ +we regard life cycle of plastics and in our belief, the definition of life cycle in _x000D__x000D_ +general could not be extended to that. _x000D__x000D_ +Life cycle approach: Considering and addressing all potential impacts of all _x000D__x000D_ +activities and outcomes associated with the production and consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +discarding of plastics, including raw material extraction and processing (for _x000D__x000D_ +plastics: refining; cracking; polymerization), design and manufacturing, _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, distribution, use and reuse, maintenance and end-of-life _x000D__x000D_ +management, including segregation, collection, sorting, recycling and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +processing, manufacturing, use and end of life options. _x000D__x000D_ +Monomer: Simple small molecules that can undergo polymerization, thereby _x000D__x000D_ +contributing constitutional units to the essential structure of a macromolecule. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-toxic circularity: We agree to define the term. A circular strategy in which _x000D__x000D_ +the life time of plastics are continued through physical, mechanical, chemical _x000D__x000D_ +processes or a combination of them with less side impact on human health and _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics: A polymer when it is heated softens and at high enough temperatures _x000D__x000D_ +flows. Plastics could be processed in many times although they undergo _x000D__x000D_ +degradation. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution: Any chemical or polymer emissions resulting from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +process, use of products made of it and discarding leaking to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +both from legal and illegal activities _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic product: All kinds of products which or are entirely made of any form _x000D__x000D_ +type of plastic materials. Based on life time they are categorized in three groups _x000D__x000D_ +of single use, short live and durable. The life time is increased from single use _x000D__x000D_ +to durable products. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic contained product: All kinds of products which or are partially made of _x000D__x000D_ +any form type of plastic materials. Based on life time they are categorized in _x000D__x000D_ +three groups of single use, short live and durable. The life time is increased _x000D__x000D_ +from single use to durable products. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic waste: any plastic material trimmed during Plastic product or plastic _x000D__x000D_ +contained product manufacturing or the mis-manufactured products or discarded _x000D__x000D_ +plastic or plastic contained products. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic waste value chain: we agree to define this term and the definition is _x000D__x000D_ +proposed at proper time. _x000D__x000D_ +Polymer: A material with huge molecules comprising at least one type of _x000D__x000D_ +repeating units (monomer) with chain like structures. Plastics (thermoplastics) _x000D__x000D_ +and thermosets are two main groups of polymers. The former is softened by _x000D__x000D_ +heating and the latter one is hardened because of heating. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic plastics: we disagree defining this term. We focus on application _x000D__x000D_ +and not raw material _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic plastic product: Problematic plastics product could be characterized _x000D__x000D_ +as any plastic product: _x000D__x000D_ +1. that are most frequently found in the environment due to their _x000D__x000D_ +characteristics, mismanagement, littering, inappropriate use etc. _x000D__x000D_ +2. that are not reusable for the same use, repairable or recyclable at scale _x000D__x000D_ +and in practice. _x000D__x000D_ +3. that release non-biodegradable polymers, monomers or additives or _x000D__x000D_ +absorb substances that are hazardous to human health or the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +or compromise their recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +4. that contain non-biodegradable intentionally added microplastics or that _x000D__x000D_ +release high quantities of microplastics during normal use. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic or avoidable plastics: we support to delete it because it could be _x000D__x000D_ +categorized under the title of problematic plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-biodegradable polymer microplastics: Microplastics made of disintegration _x000D__x000D_ +of non-biodegradable plastics through degradation process. They sustain for _x000D__x000D_ +long time in the environment where pollute it by itself and chemical emission. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1576, Exemptions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_exemptions.pdf,['exemptions available to a Party upon request'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['ii4'],In-session submissions,insession document," Error! No text of _x000D__x000D_ +specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +1. Any Party may register, in accordance with the provisions of [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics, Option 1] an _x000D__x000D_ +exemption2 from the phase-out dates listed in part II in annex B for specific products, hereafter referred to _x000D__x000D_ +as an “exemption”, in accordance with the procedure [set out in …].3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. All exemptions referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire [5] years after the relevant phase-out dates listed in _x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex B, unless a Party, when registering an exemption, indicated a shorter expiration period, in _x000D__x000D_ +which case the expiration date indicated by the Party shall apply. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* may decide to extend an exemption for a period requested by the Party but not _x000D__x000D_ +exceeding [X] years, in accordance with the procedure [set out in …].4 An exemption may only be extended _x000D__x000D_ +[2] times per entry per phase-out date. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. No Party may have an exemption in effect at any time after 3] years after the phase-out date for a plastic _x000D__x000D_ +product listed in part II of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the design of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and plastic products, with a _x000D__x000D_ +view to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Increasing the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Minimizing releases and emissions from plastics and plastic products, including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: This proposed text is based on the experience of other MEAs. Members may wish to consider other alternatives as _x000D__x000D_ +deemed necessary. Adapted from the Minamata Convention, as a possible complement to the control measures on _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products. The specific conditions, timeframes and other details required for the registration _x000D__x000D_ +of exemptions would need to be elaborated on by Members. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: The committee may wish to define where and how such procedure would be set out. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The committee may wish to define where and how such procedure would be set out. _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [A1]: On criteria for such exemtions,among _x000D__x000D_ +others, essential needs together with capacities and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities of countries could be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its _x000D__x000D_ +market to comply with the minimum design and performance criteria and other related elements contained _x000D__x000D_ +in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and elements, within the _x000D__x000D_ +timeframe defined in that annex.5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling requirements for plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, based on the design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria and other related elements contained in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, _x000D__x000D_ +sector- or product-specific criteria and elements, and shall require plastics and plastic products to be _x000D__x000D_ +appropriately labelled in accordance with these criteria and elements. _x000D__x000D_ + Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the development of _x000D__x000D_ +standards and guidelines at the multilateral level, including on a sectoral basis as relevant, including in _x000D__x000D_ +product packaging, and improve the design of plastic products to increase their safety, durability, _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste.7 _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the governing body* at the latest by its second _x000D__x000D_ +session, take effective measures to promote the reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems.9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should adopt timebound targets in support of this objective. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article may be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: This option assumes that general and/or sectoral design and performance criteria, and other related elements as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, would be included in part I of annex C. For a list of potential design and performance-related criteria and sectors _x000D__x000D_ +and products identified in Member submissions to the committee’s second session, see UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4, section II.D. _x000D__x000D_ +Members may wish to consider harmonization criteria among these elements. In the development of this part of the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +annex, Members could work with relevant international organizations and standard-setting organizations, including on a _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral basis. See, for example, the submission to the committee’s second session by the International Organization for _x000D__x000D_ +Standardization (ISO) at _x000D__x000D_ +https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230106_international_organization_for_standardization_iso_0.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: See the submission to the committee’s second session by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) at _x000D__x000D_ +https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230106_international_organization_for_standardization_iso_0.pdf . _x000D__x000D_ +9 Measures taken pursuant to this provision could also include one or more of the following: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Product take-back and right-to-repair requirements; _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Product and service delivery systems; _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Deposit refund schemes; _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Supporting the development of skills and infrastructure for repair, repurposing and refurbishment of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products; _x000D__x000D_ +v. _x000D__x000D_ +Economic instruments such as fees, tax incentives, subsidies and subsidy reform, as appropriate; _x000D__x000D_ +vi. _x000D__x000D_ +Leveraging public procurement; _x000D__x000D_ +vii. _x000D__x000D_ +Actions to raise consumer awareness and incentivize changes in consumer behaviour. _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [A2]: It should be optional for developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries _x000D__x000D_ + Error! No text of _x000D__x000D_ +specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its _x000D__x000D_ +market to contain minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled _x000D__x000D_ +plastic,10 as set out in part III of annex C,11 within the timeframe specified in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take the necessary measures for plastics and plastic products produced within its territory _x000D__x000D_ +and those available on its market to achieve minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-_x000D__x000D_ +consumer recycled plastic contents, based on the elements contained in part III of annex C. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures to ensure that, where needed, primary plastic in products is replaced by safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound recycled plastic content. The measures taken to implement this provision may _x000D__x000D_ +include the use of regulatory and economic instruments,12 public procurement, or incentivizing changes in _x000D__x000D_ +the supply chain and in consumer behaviour and shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products 13,14 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should encourage the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics and plastic products, including through regulatory measures and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments.16 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products are _x000D__x000D_ +safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their potential for environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +economic, social and human health impacts, including food security.17 _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties are encouraged to use regulatory and economic instruments, public procurement and incentives20 to _x000D__x000D_ +promote the development and use of safe, environmentally sound and sustainable non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: The term “safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled plastic” may require a definition. _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: Part III of annex C could contain general and sectoral targets, as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +12 This may include fees, tax incentives or subsidies, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +13 Note: The term “plastic alternatives” as used in this proposed text refers to plastics and plastic products with lower _x000D__x000D_ +greenhouse gas (GHG) life cycle emissions and not hazardous for human, animal or plant life. This could include bioplastics _x000D__x000D_ +or biodegradable plastics. See Plastic Pollution – The pressing case for natural and environmentally friendly substitutes to _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, UNCTAD, 2023, accessible at https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42529/UNCTAD.pdf. These _x000D__x000D_ +definitions are without prejudice to how Members may ultimately choose to define these terms in the instrument, as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +14 Note: As plastics and plastic products, under the proposed definition, alternative plastics and plastic products would fall _x000D__x000D_ +within the scope of other provisions in the instrument applicable to plastics and plastic products respectively. _x000D__x000D_ +16 Measures taken pursuant to this provision could include, for example, fees, reduced tariffs, taxes or subsidies, including _x000D__x000D_ +repurposed subsidies, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +17 Note: Parties may wish to consider the establishment of a process to assess the safety and sustainability of potential plastic _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, including potential alternatives to chemicals and polymers addressed in part II.2. _x000D__x000D_ +20 Such instruments could include, for example, fees, reduced tariffs, taxes or subsidies, including repurposed subsidies, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [A3]: Please explain this issue it is beyond _x000D__x000D_ +the objective of the instrument This section is opposite to the _x000D__x000D_ +spirit of the instrument. Recycling as an historic method has _x000D__x000D_ +been empolyed to address plastic pollution. Putting any cap _x000D__x000D_ +as these options deliver could not be accepted by us. We _x000D__x000D_ +suggest any unsafe and unenvironmentally sound recyclates _x000D__x000D_ +is regarded in this options instead safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound recyclates. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1577, Primary Plastics Polymer,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iran_primaryplasticspolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," Error! No text of _x000D__x000D_ +specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment from consumption and disposal of primary plastic polymers. Parties _x000D__x000D_ +could develop nationally determined targets and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. . _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, to minimize, and as appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products4 of chemicals, groups of chemicals and plastic application _x000D__x000D_ +with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including their _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options 1 and 2 _x000D__x000D_ +a. Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such use is carried out in a manner that prevents and _x000D__x000D_ +minimizes human exposure or release into the environment8 and fosters the safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the polymers, plastics, and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products containing them; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Require producers and importers of such chemicals, groups of chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +containing them to provide to government authorities, complete information about the hazards to _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment associated with the relevant chemical, polymer or product, and _x000D__x000D_ +related implications for their safe use, recyclability and disposal, based on the harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +c. Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals, or products to appropriately mark and label _x000D__x000D_ +them, to allow their safe and environmentally sound use and handling, including their final disposal.10 _x000D__x000D_ +1. [4][3] Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting any measures it has taken to not allow, or to _x000D__x000D_ +restrict, the use in plastics and plastic products of chemicals, groups of chemicals that have the potential for _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The term “plastic products” is used throughout this text to refer to products, including packaging, made entirely of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, or containing plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: Adapted from the Stockholm Convention, Article 3.6. _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13.3. In developing disclosure and labelling requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in part II of annex A, Members may wish to consider the classification and labelling rules developed under the _x000D__x000D_ +Global Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Hazardous Chemicals. See _x000D__x000D_ +https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/GHS_Rev9E_0.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Error! No text of specified style in document. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. ( _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1578, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_financing_0.pdf,['financing'],['Japan'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 - Co-facilitators compilation of revised zero draft text1 _x000D__x000D_ +Co-facilitators’ compilation of revised draft text proposed for financing2 _x000D__x000D_ +Part III _x000D__x000D_ +1. Financing _x000D__x000D_ +Heading AMD. Financial mechanism and resources _x000D__x000D_ +Heading AMD2. Financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +Heading AMD3. Financial resources and mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +Heading AMD4. Financial resources (and mechanism) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP0 BIS. The overall effectiveness of implementation of this Convention by developing country Parties will be _x000D__x000D_ +related to the effectiveness of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of private sector financing, _x000D__x000D_ +including voluntary contributions.3 _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ALT. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. The mobilisation of resources for tackling plastic pollution should include all sources, domestic and _x000D__x000D_ +international, public and private, in line with AAAA and PPP. The parties shall make efforts to increase _x000D__x000D_ +mobilization of the private funding including the alignment of public and private investment and finance with _x000D__x000D_ +the objective and provisions of the instrument. International financial institutions and multilateral development _x000D__x000D_ +banks, in particular the World Bank Group and the IMF, are invited to consider supporting implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument, including by partnering with the Global Environmental Facility. 69Such resources may include _x000D__x000D_ +domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of private sector financing, including voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +contributions. 69 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ALT2. Parties shall provide the necessary resources within its capabilities, for national activities intended _x000D__x000D_ +to implement this instrument*. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +facilitation of private sector financing, including voluntary contributions.1 _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ALT3. Each Party undertakes to provide, within its capabilities, resources in respect of those national _x000D__x000D_ +activities that are intended to implement this instrument*, in accordance with its national policies, priorities, plans _x000D__x000D_ +and programmes. Such resources may include domestic funding through relevant policies, development strategies _x000D__x000D_ +and national budgets, and bilateral and multilateral funding, as well as private sector investment and contributions. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ALT4. Parties shall provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*. Such resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of private _x000D__x000D_ +sector financing, including voluntary contributions.4 _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ALT5. Parties should provide the necessary resources for national activities intended to implement this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ALT6. Parties shall provide within its capabilities, the necessary resources for national activities intended to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this instrument*, taking into account their national policies, priorities, plans and programmes. Such _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Due to the significant number of submissions received, there may be some missing submissions in this _x000D__x000D_ +version. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The proposals are not listed in any order of priority. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +resources may include domestic and international funding, as well as facilitation of private sector financing, _x000D__x000D_ +including voluntary contributions.5 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their support, _x000D__x000D_ +including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to provide _x000D__x000D_ +adequate, increase their support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT2. The developed country Parties shall provide new and additional financial resources to enable _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to meet the agreed full incremental costs of _x000D__x000D_ +implementing measures which fulfill their obligations under this instrument. Parties should, and Contributions _x000D__x000D_ +from other sources, including multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their _x000D__x000D_ +support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* by developing country Parties. Other Parties may also on a voluntary basis and in accordance with _x000D__x000D_ +their capabilities provide such financial resources.The implementation of these commitments shall take into _x000D__x000D_ +account the need for adequacy, predictability, the timely flow of funds and the importance of burden sharing _x000D__x000D_ +among the contributing Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT3. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their _x000D__x000D_ +support, including through finance, capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer, for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT4. Parties should shall, and Parties in a position to do so, multilateral organizations, agencies and funds _x000D__x000D_ +are encouraged to, increase their support on grant or concessional terms, including through finance, capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT5. Parties should, and multilateral, regional and bilateral entities are encouraged to, provide support _x000D__x000D_ +through capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer on voluntary and mutually agreed terms, _x000D__x000D_ +for the implementation of this instrument* by Parties with limited domestic resources and significant capacity _x000D__x000D_ +challenges. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT6. Developed country Parties should shall, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are _x000D__x000D_ +encouraged to should, increase their support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT7. Developed countries shall, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, on _x000D__x000D_ +a voluntary basis, increase their support, including through finance, capacity building and technology transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country parties, particularly SIDS and least developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT8. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase _x000D__x000D_ +provide, within their capacities, their support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer, by prioritizing the support to most effective and cost-efficient measures taken to prevent emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastics for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties most in need. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT9. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their _x000D__x000D_ +support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* by developing country Parties, particularly SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 ALT10. Parties should, and multilateral organizations, agencies and funds are encouraged to, increase their _x000D__x000D_ +support, including through finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, for the implementation of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* by developing country Parties and countries with economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: For a list of possible sources of financing beyond traditional sources, see paragraph 24(e) of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, take into _x000D__x000D_ +account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing States (SIDS) _x000D__x000D_ +or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 ALT. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 and 3 of this _x000D__x000D_ +Article, take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island _x000D__x000D_ +Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 ALT2. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, _x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing _x000D__x000D_ +States (SIDS), least developed countries, or environmentally or ecologically vulnerable developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 ALT3. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, _x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 ALT4. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, _x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(SIDS) or least developed countries and countries whose economies are highly dependent on income generated _x000D__x000D_ +from the production, processing and export and /or consumption of fossil fuels and associated energy intensive _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 ALT5. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, _x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties, particularly downstream, _x000D__x000D_ +underdeveloped countries, that are Small Island Developing States (SIDS) or and least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 ALT6. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, _x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of developing country Parties, in particular, _x000D__x000D_ +that are Small Island Developing States (SIDS) or least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 ALT7. Parties shall, and other stakeholders are encouraged to, in implementing paragraph 2 of this Article, _x000D__x000D_ +take into account of the specific needs and special circumstances of Parties that are Small Island Developing States _x000D__x000D_ +(SIDS), or least developed countries or countries with economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 BIS. The extent to which the developing country Parties will effectively implement their commitments under _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument will depend on the effective implementation by developed country Parties of their commitments _x000D__x000D_ +under this instrument relating to financial resources, technical assistance and technology transfer. The fact that _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable economic and social development and eradication of poverty are the first and overriding priorities of _x000D__x000D_ +the developing country Parties will be taken fully into account, giving due consideration to the need for the _x000D__x000D_ +protection of human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +4. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources, domestic _x000D__x000D_ +and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT. There shall be a A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and _x000D__x000D_ +timely financial resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing _x000D__x000D_ +country Parties, particularly prioritising Parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, especially _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources, _x000D__x000D_ +domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT2. To support the implementation of the obligations under this instrument by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly priorisiting parties that have the largest capacity and governance gaps, especially SIDS and least _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries, there shall be a mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible _x000D__x000D_ +and timely financial resources. is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT3. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS and least developed countries and environmentally or ecologically vulnerable developing _x000D__x000D_ +19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, _x000D__x000D_ +and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT4. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, accessible and timely financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by countries with limited domestic _x000D__x000D_ +resources and significant capacity challenges. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT5. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT6. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support developing country Parties in the implementation of this instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +in particular least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Mechanism shall _x000D__x000D_ +include financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT7. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to prioritize the support to most effective and cost-efficient measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +control leakage of plastics for the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties most in need, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT8. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all _x000D__x000D_ +sources, domestic and international, public, and private, including the establishment of a global plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +fee to be paid by international plastic polymer producers and to adopt the necessary legislative, regulatory and _x000D__x000D_ +administrative measures for its collection. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT9. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly downstream underdeveloped countries, SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall _x000D__x000D_ +include financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT10. A Mechanism for the provision of new and additional, predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible _x000D__x000D_ +and timely financial resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall include _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private developed countries and others _x000D__x000D_ +in a position to do so. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT11. A Mechanism for the provision of predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and timely financial _x000D__x000D_ +resources is hereby established to support the implementation of this instrument* by developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +countries with economies in transition, particularly SIDS and least developed countries. The Mechanism shall _x000D__x000D_ +include financial resources from all sources, domestic and international, public, and private. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT12. A Mechanism for the provision of new, additional, predictable, sustainable, adequate, accessible and _x000D__x000D_ +timely financial resources is hereby established. The mechanism shall assist developing State parties in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this instrument. The Mechanism shall include financial resources from all sources, with priority _x000D__x000D_ +from the public, and private, with developed country parties taking in the lead in the mobilization of resources. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT13. The Parties establish a Mechanism for the purposes of providing financial and technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +including technology transfer and development and capacity-building and training, in support of developing _x000D__x000D_ +country Parties in the implementation of this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 ALT14. The Parties shall establish a mechanism for the purposes of providing financial and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, including the transfer of technologies, to developing country parties to enable them to comply with the _x000D__x000D_ +agreed control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 BIS. All Parties are expected to contribute to the Mechanism. The Mechanism shall encourage the provision _x000D__x000D_ +of resources from other sources, including the private sector, and shall seek to leverage such resources for the _x000D__x000D_ +activities it supports. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 TER. The support provided in Paragraph 2 and 4 shall be targeted to most effective and cost-efficient _x000D__x000D_ +measures, which are well-planned in advance within local communities and coordinated with regional, subregional _x000D__x000D_ +or national arrangement to maximize positive effects for preventing emissions and releases of plastics. A Priority _x000D__x000D_ +of the support shall be given to establish an effective social system at local level for handling, sorting, collection, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, storage, recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is indispensable to safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*.6 _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 ALT. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*70 _x000D__x000D_ +which shall provide guidance on overall strategies, policies, programme priorities and eligibility for access to _x000D__x000D_ +and utilization of financial resources. In addition, the Governing Body shall provide guidance on an indicative _x000D__x000D_ +list of categories of activities that could receive support from the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 ALT2. For the purposes of this instrument* the Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*. The governing body* shall provide guidance on policies, program priorities, and eligibility _x000D__x000D_ +criteria related to this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 ALT3. The Mechanism shall operate under the guidance of and be accountable to the governing body*. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall provide guidance on overall strategies, policies, programme priorities and eligibility _x000D__x000D_ +for access to and utilization of the financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 ALT4. For purposes of the Multilateral Fund, the governing body* shall establish an Executive Committee, _x000D__x000D_ +operating under the authority of the governing body*, to develop and monitor the implementation of operational _x000D__x000D_ +policies, guidelines and administrative arrangements, including the disbursement of resources. The Executive _x000D__x000D_ +Committee shall discharge its tasks and responsibilities, specified in its terms of reference as agreed by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body*. The members of the Executive Committee, which shall be selected on the basis of a balanced _x000D__x000D_ +representation of the Parties, shall be endorsed by the governing body*. Decisions under this paragraph shall be _x000D__x000D_ +taken by consensus whenever possible. If reasonable efforts at consensus have been exhausted and no agreement _x000D__x000D_ +reached, decisions shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the members of the Executive Committee _x000D__x000D_ +present and voting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 BIS. In recognition of the urgency to address plastic pollution, the governing body* shall determine no _x000D__x000D_ +later than at its [ ] meeting an initial resource mobilization goal for the financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 TER. The governing body* shall periodically report and make recommendations on the Identification and _x000D__x000D_ +mobilization of funds under the mechanism. In addition to the considerations provided in this Article, the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* shall consider, inter alia: op5 ter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) The assessment of the needs of developing country parties; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) The availability and timely disbursement of funds; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) The transparency of decision-making and management processes concerning fundraising _x000D__x000D_ +and allocations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 QUATER. The conference of the parties shall, in addition, undertake a periodic review of the _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and accessibility of financial resources, _x000D__x000D_ +including for the delivery of capacity building, technical assistance and the transfer of technology for _x000D__x000D_ +developing States parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 QUINQUIES. The governing body* shall agree upon arrangements to give effect to the above _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs at its first meeting. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: The two options below paragraph 5 could be considered individually or together. _x000D__x000D_ +19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*7 _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated Fund(s)*8 _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT2. The Mechanism shall include: _x000D__x000D_ +a) A dedicated Fund (a standalone fund and/or The GEF Trust Fund); _x000D__x000D_ +b) A time bound international financing programme to support enabling activities, capacity-building and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance; _x000D__x000D_ +The Independent Fund should support developing country parties, particularly SIDS and LDCs, in their _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the substantive provisions of the instrument. Funding must be commensurate with the scope _x000D__x000D_ +of these provisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part of the financial resources of the Financial Mechanism shall be utilized to mobilize financial flows from the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector which shall be used to support projects and programmes in developing countries, including SIDS _x000D__x000D_ +and LDCs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Financial Mechanism should seek to ensure that duplication is avoided, and complementarity and _x000D__x000D_ +coherence promoted, among utilization of the funds within the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT3. The Mechanism shall include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) A Multilateral Fund, financed by contributions from non-developing country Parties on the basis of a _x000D__x000D_ +scale of assessment, to provide new, predictable, stable, adequate and timely financial resources on a _x000D__x000D_ +grant basis in support of the implementation of this instrument* for: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Enabling activities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Agreed incremental and other costs of compliance; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance and capacity-building and training; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer and development on mutually agreed terms; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +v. _x000D__x000D_ +Secretarial services of the Multilateral Fund and related support costs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT4. The Mechanism shall consist of newly established dedicated fund to enable and support compliance _x000D__x000D_ +by developing country parties with any agreed control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT5. The mechanism shall include a dedicated multilateral fund as the main vehicle for providing support _x000D__x000D_ +for developing country parties in order to implement the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT FOOTNOTE 71. Elements to be funded should be decided by the Governing Body of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 BIS. For support of early action and implementation, the Mechanism shall also consist of dedicated Fund(s) _x000D__x000D_ +within an existing financial arrangement to be accessed by developing country parties, particularly SIDS, LDCs _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally or ecologically vulnerable developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 TER. The contributions from the dedicated fund to the developing country parties shall be additional and _x000D__x000D_ +distinct from other financial transfers received by such parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 QUATER The dedicated fund shall be periodically replenished, from various sources, including by parties _x000D__x000D_ +following the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: The fund(s) could be dedicated to specific purposes, such as addressing legacy plastic waste or innovation. _x000D__x000D_ +19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly established _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 ALT. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s). _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 ALT2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements for the operation of the newly _x000D__x000D_ +established dedicated fund(s) with the necessary consideration to the paragraph 3 and 4. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 ALT3. The governing body* shall agree upon, at its first meeting, arrangements to give effect to the above _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs, including an indicative list of enabling activities and agreed incremental and other costs that could _x000D__x000D_ +receive support. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 ALT4. The Governing Body shall establish a permanent body to govern the financial mechanism. The _x000D__x000D_ +permanent body shall undertake assessment on the technology and financial needs, including technology transfer, _x000D__x000D_ +for each of the developing country parties to comply with each of the agreed control measures, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +mobilization of financial resources for the same. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 ALT5. The Governing Body of the instrument shall decide on activities to be funded in developing country _x000D__x000D_ +parties through the dedicated fund and the modalities for providing such funds, on order to enable the developing _x000D__x000D_ +country parties comply with agreed control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 BIS. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the additionality and _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity of support for that activity with respect to all financial flows in furtherance of the instrument’s* _x000D__x000D_ +objectives, including from domestic finance, bilateral, regional, and multilateral entities, and the private sector. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 TER. A Platform for the provision of transparent information on all financial flows in furtherance of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s* objectives is hereby established. This Platform shall provide information pursuant to paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +7bis. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 QUATER. Parties, bilateral, regional and multilateral entities and the private sector are encouraged to take _x000D__x000D_ +actions to make financial flows consistent with a pathway towards achieving the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 QUINQUIES. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the potential _x000D__x000D_ +for the proposed activity to reduce releases of plastic to the environment, relative to its costs, and the need to _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize limited financial assistance towards Parties with limited domestic resources and significant capacity _x000D__x000D_ +challenges. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*9 _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT. The Mechanism shall be the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund, in the view of _x000D__x000D_ +fostering synergies with other environmental issues. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT2. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*10 _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT3. The Financial Mechanism shall include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. [an existing fund e.g. the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. A Plastics Implementation Fund to support the implementation of national action plans and other _x000D__x000D_ +activities to be defined by the Parties (access to technology, royalties, capacity building etc.); and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Remediation Fund to support remediation of legacy plastics in the marine environment, including areas _x000D__x000D_ +beyond national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT4. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within [Global Environment Facility] an existing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: The fund could be established within an ‘existing fund’, such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.thegef.org/who-we-are/organization). _x000D__x000D_ +19.00 _x000D__x000D_ +17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +financial arrangement*. _x000D__x000D_ +OP6 ALT5. The Mechanism shall consist of an existing financial arrangement. _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing body* of _x000D__x000D_ +the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 ALT. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body* of the Global Environment Facility existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 ALT2. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 BIS. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the additionality and _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity of support for that activity with respect to all financial flows in furtherance of the instrument’s* _x000D__x000D_ +objectives, including from domestic finance, bilateral, regional, and multilateral entities, and the private sector. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 TER. A Platform for the provision of transparent information on all financial flows in furtherance of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s* objectives is hereby established. This Platform shall provide information pursuant to paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +7bis. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 QUATER. Parties, bilateral, regional and multilateral entities and the private sector are encouraged to take _x000D__x000D_ +actions to make financial flows consistent with a pathway towards achieving the objective of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +OP7 QUINQUIES. In providing resources for an activity, the Mechanism should take into account the potential _x000D__x000D_ +for the proposed activity to reduce releases of plastic to the environment, relative to its costs, and the need to _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize limited financial assistance towards Parties with limited domestic resources and significant capacity _x000D__x000D_ +challenges. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3BIS _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Mechanism shall consist of dedicated Fund within an existing financial arrangement*11 _x000D__x000D_ +7. The governing body* shall, at the latest at its first session, conclude arrangements with the governing body* _x000D__x000D_ +of the existing financial arrangement* for the operation of the Mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +8. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the level of funding, the guidance provided by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body* to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and its effectiveness, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +its ability to address the changing needs of developing country Parties. It shall, based on such review, take relevant _x000D__x000D_ +action to improve the effectiveness of the Mechanism.12 _x000D__x000D_ +OP8 ALT. The governing body* shall review no later than at its fourth meeting, and thereafter on a regular basis _x000D__x000D_ +the level of funding, the additionality and complementarity of funding with respect to all financial flows in _x000D__x000D_ +furtherance of the instrument’s* objectives, the guidance provided by the governing body* to the entities entrusted _x000D__x000D_ +to operationalize the Mechanism established under this Article and their effectiveness, as well ",3 +1579, Fishing Gear,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jointstatement_cg1.pdf,"['waste management', 'fishing gear']","['Panama', 'Costa Rica', 'Colombia', 'Chile', 'Ecuador', 'Mexico', 'Peru', 'Antigua And Barbuda', 'Dominican Republic', 'Trinidad And Tobago', 'Paraguay', 'Guatemala', 'Uruguay', 'Jamaica']","['ii9', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE (INC3) TO DEVELOP A _x000D__x000D_ +LEGAL BINDING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE _x000D__x000D_ +ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ +General Remarks to address Fishing Gear in the international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +based in the ZERO Draft text _x000D__x000D_ +Join Statement by Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Antigua & _x000D__x000D_ +Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago, Paraguay, Guatemala, Uruguay and Jamaica _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We welcome the explicit provision to prevent, reduce and eliminate abandoned, lost and discarded _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear in the zero draft. On this regard, we would like to present the following remarks: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. We wish to raise that provisions on fishing gear are not best placed under provision 9b of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, as this placement suggests that only downstream measures on the waste _x000D__x000D_ +management of fishing gear are required and it minimizes the extent of the problem. _x000D__x000D_ +2. To prevent, reduce and eliminate abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear the treaty must _x000D__x000D_ +require parties to take measures that address the full lifecycle of the fishing gear including _x000D__x000D_ +remediation of existing pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Furthermore, we would like to raise that aquaculture is a growing industry globally, and also _x000D__x000D_ +contributes to the global burden of plastic pollution in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +4. It is important to include the just transition approach, to promote and facilitate a just and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive transition for fishing communities and artisanal fishers; since they will be vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +groups with the proposed measures. _x000D__x000D_ +5. We must ensure coherence among existing MEAs, in views to create synergies and avoid _x000D__x000D_ +duplication of work. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Adequate Means of implementation are essential to support developing countries in the _x000D__x000D_ +execution of these provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Finally, we would welcome fishing gear to be incorporated in the formal intersessional work to _x000D__x000D_ +discuss technical aspects related to fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1580,Objective,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jordanobjective_2.pdf,['objective'],['Jordan'],['i2'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Contact group 1 (proposal for objective) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you chair, we would like also to join other colleagues who _x000D__x000D_ +thanks you very much for this huge work that has been done for _x000D__x000D_ +you and for the secretariat as well. We believe that this is a good _x000D__x000D_ +way to move forward and everybody feel that inclusiveness in this _x000D__x000D_ +process after they accept all the submission even after the _x000D__x000D_ +deadline. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is a very good approach and they bring good attitude and _x000D__x000D_ +feeling for everybody who is participating in this INC session and _x000D__x000D_ +with hope that we all came to progress the process and to have a _x000D__x000D_ +good convention. Having said that and based on your compilation _x000D__x000D_ +on this what we are seeing in the screen, I think... _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If we have 23 options for objectives and to compile this in one _x000D__x000D_ +screen here, it is a great job even and we can accept this as basis _x000D__x000D_ +of negotiation. And thank you once again and I think we need to _x000D__x000D_ +use our time to become to a concrete solution by the end and we _x000D__x000D_ +hope that we can work based on that understanding. Thank you, _x000D__x000D_ +Co-Chair, for this proposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1581, Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jordanpreamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Jordan'],['i1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Statement from Jordan in group 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you chair, and thank you for your efforts and also for the Secretariat. It is a _x000D__x000D_ +huge effort that you are compiling all efforts in one document. And as well, thank _x000D__x000D_ +you for the skeleton that you are providing us with, which we feel that it will _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate our work very much. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the preamble, we would like to confirm that it should be short, clear, reflect the _x000D__x000D_ +articles and using the principle of life cycle approach as well as the waste _x000D__x000D_ +management hierarchy. And the definition, we are also looking to have clear... _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +definition using international language, new terms to be mentioned that need to be _x000D__x000D_ +used, and we hope that after the first reading, after the delegates will digest what is _x000D__x000D_ +the compiled document is, we can identify at least in this stage the terms of _x000D__x000D_ +definition, and later we can come to the definition itself. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +But as first priority, we need to identify maybe the terms after digesting the _x000D__x000D_ +compiled document. In the scope, again, we are looking to have, or we need to _x000D__x000D_ +stick to the UNIA decision 5-14 and to mention the life cycle approach of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +In principle, we are, in principle, we are flexible to have ornate. But if we will _x000D__x000D_ +have, we need to shed, we should limit to the waste principle like prevention, EPR, _x000D__x000D_ +proximity, polluter pay principles, and waste hierarchy. Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1582, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_intersessionalwork.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Malaysia'],"['part ii', 'part iii']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ +INTERSESSIONAL WORK _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia is of the view that intersessional work may serve as a platform for a more _x000D__x000D_ +effective negotiation for the instrument. Malaysia proposes for intersessional work in _x000D__x000D_ +the form of dedicated working groups as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +i) _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Expert Working Group to develop and propose a _x000D__x000D_ +common and verified understanding on definitions of scientific related terms, _x000D__x000D_ +including list of polymers and chemical or concerns, grounded on a risk-based _x000D__x000D_ +assessment instead of a hazard-based assessment. The definition must also _x000D__x000D_ +take into consideration practical use of plastic products, especially when safe _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives are not economically viable and available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Clarity of key terms is pertinent as it will serve as a basis for a more effective _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation of core obligations. For scientific related terms, it is proposed that the _x000D__x000D_ +working group to include experts from established international bodies, such as _x000D__x000D_ +the European Chemicals Agency, International Council of Chemical Association _x000D__x000D_ +etc. Apart from non-scientific related terms, the working group will be responsible _x000D__x000D_ +to develop and propose a common definition for non-scientific related terms with _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion of experts, such as from social science discipline. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group must strive to harmonize and apply already existing _x000D__x000D_ +definitions, principles and methodologies in other MEAs and established _x000D__x000D_ +international standards to avoid inconsistency and uncertainty. The working _x000D__x000D_ +group may also be tasked to propose potential baselines, perimeters of issues of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and associated reporting measures; build on existing studies; and _x000D__x000D_ +compile data on global production and consumption. The baselines, parameters _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting measures must be based on scientific data, existing knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +and systems, such as the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and _x000D__x000D_ +Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With reference to the preliminary list of proposed areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +identified during discussions of contact groups 1 and 2 that was published in the _x000D__x000D_ +website, Malaysia would like to add a list of key terms to be defined by the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impact on human health and environment _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zone _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +brand owner _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +chemical of concern _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +converters _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +disposal _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +emission of plastics/microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +feedstock and precursor _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +group of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +harmonise information in the context of ‘chemical composition of all _x000D__x000D_ +plastic’ _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous substances _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +hotspot _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +importer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +innovative financing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +necessary/appropriate measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution fee _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +public private financing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +reuse _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +refillability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +retailers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +repairability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastic polymer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii) _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Expert Working Group to develop and propose a _x000D__x000D_ +common sustainability criterion for plastic products on the basis of sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +approach, group of plastic products approach or etc. related to ""chemical _x000D__x000D_ +substances and polymers of concern in plastics"" and ""problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers and products and related applications (issues of concern). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +They should be able to provide possible common approach to further specify _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability criteria to relevant products, product groups, or sectors. The _x000D__x000D_ +prioritization of products, product groups, or sectors should also be considered. _x000D__x000D_ +The working group needs to include technical experts and scientists with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +expertise in chemistry, material technology, plastic product design, recycling, and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria need to be established through a formal process based on scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence provided by experts. It is also vital to maintain the consistency of _x000D__x000D_ +measures between existing MEAs and international frameworks and encourage _x000D__x000D_ +coordination. Member states, industrial associations, and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders may provide additional relevant information to supplement the _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical groundwork. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iii) _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Expert Working Group to develop and propose a _x000D__x000D_ +common sustainability criterion for substitutes and alternatives to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products. Inclusion of technical experts and scientists with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +expertise in chemistry, material technology, plastic product design, recycling, and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy are crucial. To supplement this dedicated working group, _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, including academic and research institutes and industries, should _x000D__x000D_ +provide relevant information on substitutes, alternatives, and other innovations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iv) _x000D__x000D_ +Financing Mechanism Working Group that will identify among others, terms _x000D__x000D_ +for financing, activities eligible for financing, type of financing, delivery of fund, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as on possible appropriate type of innovative financing that can be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the instrument such as out-come based financing or plastic credit. _x000D__x000D_ +During the intersessional period, Malaysia proposes for an adhoc multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder working groups to be established, with the secretariat's support, to _x000D__x000D_ +hold several consultations with Parties, building valuable engagement across a _x000D__x000D_ +range of fora following INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work may also deliberate on the most appropriate funds to be _x000D__x000D_ +establish under the instrument, either a new independently established dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +fund or dedicated fund within an existing financial arrangement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +v) _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer Working _x000D__x000D_ +Group to develop a mechanism that is able to response to the need of respective _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries for them to implement their obligations under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The discussion may among others, identify particular focus areas _x000D__x000D_ +that would be eligible for such assistance on the basis of sectoral approach, _x000D__x000D_ +activities approach, or type of business approach, at every stage of economic _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, Malaysia proposes for intersessional work for establishment of a scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical body under the instrument. This intersessional work may discuss _x000D__x000D_ +potential roles, functions, responsibilities and composition of the scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical body. The modality of the intersessional work could include preparing a _x000D__x000D_ +comparison document with the existing scientific and technical bodies to the most _x000D__x000D_ +relevant MEAs, including experiences and lessons learned. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MODALITIES FOR INTERSESSIONAL WORK _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to modalities for intersessional work, Malaysia proposes for it to begin in _x000D__x000D_ +between INC-3 and INC-4, but may continue to function until INC-5, if necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work must be flexible, considering time differences across regions and _x000D__x000D_ +the mobilization of resources from Member Countries to attend/participate and _x000D__x000D_ +contribute during the sessions effectively. It is also important for the intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work to have a practical schedule between INCs. _x000D__x000D_ +A maximum of 3 series of intersessional work between each INC is workable, _x000D__x000D_ +considering the diversity and depth of topics for discussion as presented by Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 and 2. Depending on the issues of the intersessional work, various modalities _x000D__x000D_ +can be adopted to ensure the success. _x000D__x000D_ +To efficiently tackle the issues, the work can be split into distinct work streams and _x000D__x000D_ +packages with specific objectives and deliverables. This approach will enable parallel _x000D__x000D_ +work and allow different expertise to be utilised at different stages of the work process. _x000D__x000D_ +The main goal of the work should be to equip the INC with the necessary knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +to address the aforementioned treaty issues effectively. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work could be in a form of meeting, workshop or webinar series _x000D__x000D_ +with the option of open or limited participation and could be held either in person (with _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance for attendance to developing countries) or it can be held online. It _x000D__x000D_ +is pertinent for the working groups to be equipped with proper and clear mandate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1583, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_16112023_intersessionalwork.pdf,"['waste management', 'fishing gear']",['Monaco'],"['ii9', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal for a draft Mandate and Terms of Reference for intersessional work on the _x000D__x000D_ +development of provisions on fishing and aquaculture gear to be included in the future _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble [if needed] _x000D__x000D_ +The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the shared commitment of UNEA Resolution 5/14 to end plastic pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +our call for the establishment of an ambitious and effective legally binding instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution based on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reiterating the urgent need to (strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance _x000D__x000D_ +to) take immediate action towards the long-term elimination of plastic pollution in marine _x000D__x000D_ +and other environments, and to avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the _x000D__x000D_ +human activities dependent on them; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Noting that many member states at INC-2 called for measures on fishing gear and that this _x000D__x000D_ +point was taken up under provision 9.b in the zero draft of the legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inviting the Committee to focus its efforts during the intersessional period on those activities _x000D__x000D_ +required to prepare a further draft of the legally binding instrument for consideration at INC-_x000D__x000D_ +4, (based on discussions at INC-3), including the development of an approach to tackle the _x000D__x000D_ +problem of pollution caused by fishing gear across its whole lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Deciding to establish an open-ended working group to review the existing regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +framework, identify gaps, and develop text proposals for the treaty text, to be considered at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-4 and to adopt Terms of References. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible Decision text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Chair will convene a working group of interested member states, observer organisations, _x000D__x000D_ +and other relevant international and regional organisations, to further consider provisions to _x000D__x000D_ +be included in the international legally binding instrument, on the prevention of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear. The group should review the existing regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +framework, identify gaps, consider text proposals from INC-3, and develop text proposals for _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty text, to be considered at INC-4. The working group will produce and publish a draft _x000D__x000D_ +report on which Members states and observers may make submissions. The working group, _x000D__x000D_ +taking those submissions into account, will produce its final report to the fourth session of the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. The work of the group will not prejudge the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations or structure of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Terms of reference for the open-ended working group on fishing and aquaculture gear: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Mandate _x000D__x000D_ +The working group on fishing and aquaculture gear is a working group established by the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution to prepare and present proposals for _x000D__x000D_ +provisions to address plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear to be included in the _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, for _x000D__x000D_ +discussion at INC-4. The work of the group will build on the Zero Draft of the treaty text and the _x000D__x000D_ +discussions at INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Considerations to guide work _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group shall: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Review existing international and regional regulatory measures relevant to the prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and elimination of plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identify gaps in this regulatory regime _x000D__x000D_ +3. Review the relevant text proposals for provisions on prevention, reduction and elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear from INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +4. Produce a discussion paper (Paper 1) capturing the outcomes of the work at points 1-3 _x000D__x000D_ +5. Convene a discussion on this paper for the purpose of identifying proposals for provisions to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear and the location of these _x000D__x000D_ +provisions within the draft treaty text _x000D__x000D_ +6. Produce a draft report recording the outcomes of that discussion. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Publish the draft report and invite member states and observers to make submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Taking these submissions into account, produce proposals for provisions to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear and the location of these provisions within the _x000D__x000D_ +draft treaty text. These proposals will be submitted to the fourth session of the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Participation _x000D__x000D_ +The working group should be open to representatives from Member States and observer organisations. _x000D__x000D_ +The group should be open to relevant regional and international bodies, such as the International _x000D__x000D_ +Maritime Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, Regional Fisheries Management _x000D__x000D_ +Organisations and Regional Seas Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Meetings _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following meetings are envisaged: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) First virtual meeting to discuss Paper 1 for the purpose of identifying proposals for provisions _x000D__x000D_ +to address plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear and the location of these _x000D__x000D_ +provisions within the draft treaty text _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Second virtual meeting, following consultation on the draft report, for the purpose of _x000D__x000D_ +discussing the content of the final report. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Officers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee shall identify two co-Chairs of the working group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +[The secretariat of the INC on Plastic Pollution] will provide the secretariat for the Working Group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Administrative and procedural matters _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group shall apply, mutatis mutandis, the rules of procedure of the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee except as otherwise provided in these terms of reference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Agenda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat, in consultation with the officers of the open-ended working group, shall prepare a _x000D__x000D_ +provisional agenda for each meeting of the Group. The provisional agenda shall be communicated to _x000D__x000D_ +all participants of the open-ended working group and all interested parties at least four weeks before _x000D__x000D_ +the start of the meeting, except for the first meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Languages _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +English shall be the working language of the open-ended working group. All documents adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +the working group are classified as Information Documents for consideration at INC-4 and are _x000D__x000D_ +provided in English only. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Outputs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) The working group shall deliver a final report containing proposals for provisions to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear and the location of these provisions within the _x000D__x000D_ +draft treaty text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(b) The final report shall be shared with the Secretariat six weeks prior to the fourth INC session for _x000D__x000D_ +posting online. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(c) In accordance with its mandate, the open-ended working group shall make every effort to reach _x000D__x000D_ +agreement by consensus among participating parties on recommendations to be submitted to the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. If consensus cannot be reached, all proposals by _x000D__x000D_ +participating parties shall be reflected in a report to be submitted to the Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1584," Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer, National plans, Implementation and compliance, Reporting on progress, Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and problematic and avoidable products, and Information exchange",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_capacitybuilding_0.pdf,"['capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer', 'national plans', 'implementation and compliance', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'information exchange']",['Philippines'],"['iii2', 'iv1', 'iv2', 'iv3', 'iv4', 'iv6', 'iv4b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text_x000D__x000D_ +at the 3rd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment_x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Language proposals are underscored. Proposed deletions are struck out._x000D__x000D_ +On Part III (2) Capacity-Building, Technical Assistance, and Technology Transfer_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, and stakeholders are encouraged, to cooperate to enable, within_x000D__x000D_ +their respective capabilities, the provision of timely, sustainable, comprehensive_x000D__x000D_ +and adequate capacity-building and technical assistance, including on research_x000D__x000D_ +and development, to developing countries, in particular, to least developed_x000D__x000D_ +countries and SIDS and environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing_x000D__x000D_ +countries, to assist them in implementing their obligations under this instrument*_x000D__x000D_ +and to retain such capacity once built._x000D__x000D_ +Par 3_x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on fair and most_x000D__x000D_ +favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually_x000D__x000D_ +agreed, diffusion of and access to up-to-date environmentally sound and_x000D__x000D_ +endogenous technologies to address plastic pollution, including through safe and_x000D__x000D_ +sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +non-plastic_x000D__x000D_ +substitutes._x000D__x000D_ +In_x000D__x000D_ +implementing_x000D__x000D_ +this_x000D__x000D_ +provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation and investment in_x000D__x000D_ +pursuit of new technologies and innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access_x000D__x000D_ +to essential technologies, including with respect to financial resources and_x000D__x000D_ +proprietary rights._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (1) National plans_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1_x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall develop and implement a national plan…_x000D__x000D_ +…_x000D__x000D_ +m._x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation, including those provided to developing countries,_x000D__x000D_ +in particular, the least developed countries, small island developing states, and_x000D__x000D_ +environmentally and ecologically vulnerable developing countries,_x000D__x000D_ +Parties may add elements in its national plans, in accordance with national_x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, capacities, and capabilities._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (2) Implementation and compliance_x000D__x000D_ +Par 4_x000D__x000D_ +… taking into account the goal of gender balance. The committee and its_x000D__x000D_ +members shall be independent, transparent, and free from conflicts of interest._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (3) Reporting on progress_x000D__x000D_ +[Option 1]_x000D__x000D_ +Par 6_x000D__x000D_ +Each_x000D__x000D_ +Party_x000D__x000D_ +shall_x000D__x000D_ +take_x000D__x000D_ +measures_x000D__x000D_ +to_x000D__x000D_ +ensure mandatory disclosures from_x000D__x000D_ +businesses, including the financial sector on their activities and financial flows_x000D__x000D_ +from all sources related to plastic pollution and related sustainable finance_x000D__x000D_ +practices, provided that there are safeguards to protect confidential information._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (4)(b) Review of chemicals and polymers of concern, microplastics and_x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable products_x000D__x000D_ +[Placeholder new paragraph on amendment process]_x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (6) Information exchange_x000D__x000D_ +Par 1 or new paragraph_x000D__x000D_ +Exchange of information on indigenous knowledge, even if available, shall be_x000D__x000D_ +subject to free, prior and informed consent._x000D__x000D_ +On Part IV (7)_x000D__x000D_ +Par 2_x000D__x000D_ +e. Developing regularly-updated and standardized communication materials_x000D__x000D_ +regarding the health risks of plastic pollution, potential alternatives and the_x000D__x000D_ +importance of behavioural change._x000D__x000D_ +New paragraph_x000D__x000D_ +Sharing of indigenous knowledge, even if available, shall be subject to free, prior_x000D__x000D_ +and informed consent._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1585, Exemptions available to a Party upon request,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_exemption.pdf,['exemptions available to a Party upon request'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii4'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Item 4 Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Delivered by: Palau on behalf of the Pacific Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +I have the honor to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), _x000D__x000D_ +and we align ourselves with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS supports the text in item 4 that covers the exemption registration. Allowing Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +register exemptions for specific products is a pragmatic approach, recognizing that a total and _x000D__x000D_ +immediate ban on all plastic products might not be feasible. The item also supports the _x000D__x000D_ +exemption expiry that sets a default expiration for exemptions ensuring that Parties don’t _x000D__x000D_ +indefinitely postpone phase-out dates, maintaining pressure to find alternatives. In addition, the _x000D__x000D_ +language here gives Parties flexibility by allowing for extensions for exemptions that might _x000D__x000D_ +need more time to comply due to unique challenges. There is also flexibility for Parties in _x000D__x000D_ +setting a final deadline for all exemptions ensuring long-term compliance and progress towards _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution reduction. _x000D__x000D_ +PSIDS suggest improving the text by adding consideration for Transparency and Public _x000D__x000D_ +Availability by making the register of exemptions publicly available and promoting _x000D__x000D_ +transparency and accountability, which are crucial in environmental governance. We would _x000D__x000D_ +be adopting a balanced and evidence-based approach to tackling plastic pollution, providing _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility where needed while ensuring accountability and progress towards reduction goals. _x000D__x000D_ +It is vital for this global treaty on plastic pollution to be consistent and prevent a “race to the _x000D__x000D_ +bottom” with clear and binding commitments, along with strong enforcement mechanisms, can _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that all parties are held to the same standards, preventing industries from relocating to _x000D__x000D_ +countries with less stringent regulations and ensuring a level playing field. _x000D__x000D_ +We will send our proposed additional language for consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ +Suggested new paragraph: _x000D__x000D_ +“The register of any exemptions and any extensions to exemption shall include the name of the _x000D__x000D_ +Party to which the exemption applies and the period of the exemption. The register shall be _x000D__x000D_ +kept updated by [the governing body] and shall be publicly available.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This paragraph is inspired by article 6 of the Minamata Convention _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1586, Reporting on progress and Exchange of information,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sids_reporingonprogress.pdf,"['reporting on progress\xa0', 'information exchange']",['Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)'],"['iv3', 'iv6']",In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preparation for the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) toward an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 3 : Reporting on progress and Exchange of information _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV.3 Reporting on progress of implementation and 6. exchange of information _x000D__x000D_ +1. As it relates to support for the implementation of this Article, AOSIS prefers the language as delivered _x000D__x000D_ +earlier this week in the contact group: ‘developing country parties, particularly SIDS’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Secondly, reference to indigenous knowledge should be formulated as follows: “traditional knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in line with their free, prior and _x000D__x000D_ +informed consent.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1587, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_intersessionalwork.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics']",['Switzerland'],"['ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii3a', 'ii3b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Draft Decision Text on Intersessional Work on Chemicals and Polymers of Concern and _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products submitted by Angola, Australia, Cameroon, _x000D__x000D_ +Comoros, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, _x000D__x000D_ +Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Maldives, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Seychelles, the 14 Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +Small Island Developing States, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, _x000D__x000D_ +Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, _x000D__x000D_ +Uruguay and Zimbabwe _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Chair will invite Member States and other stakeholders to provide information on _x000D__x000D_ +(i) _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including intentionally added microplastic, currently subject to control, _x000D__x000D_ +criteria used, or other measures, and _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) _x000D__x000D_ +specific or conceptual proposals for addressing chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +and problematic and avoidable plastic products, controls or other measures and _x000D__x000D_ +relevant scientific evidence, _x000D__x000D_ +and will convene an expert working group, with balanced regional representation, to identify _x000D__x000D_ +criteria and potential categories and lists of chemicals and polymers of concern and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, identifying convergences, taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The expert working group will produce its first report ahead of the fourth session of the _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. The work of the expert group will not prejudge _x000D__x000D_ +the obligations or structure of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1588, Core obligation of Part II,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_cg1.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",[],['part ii'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the core obligation of Part II.2 Hazardous Chemicals of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.3 Problematic and avoidable plastic products and _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.4 Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.5 Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.6 Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +15 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitator, _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.2, Thailand prefers option 2 with a change in its title _x000D__x000D_ +as Hazardous Chemicals of concern since polymer itself has not been harmful, if it can be _x000D__x000D_ +used in the proper applications and the waste, arising from such application, is able to be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner in the jurisdiction of each party. _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to Annex A Part II, Thailand prefers option 2 with a proposed; _x000D__x000D_ +List of chemical substances of concern in plastics subject to prohibition or restrictions and _x000D__x000D_ +applicable control measures (including exclusions and phase-out dates as relevant) _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized information disclosure, marking and labelling requirements _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.3a, Thailand prefers option 2 with a modification _x000D__x000D_ +proposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand is view of that Part II.3b the provision should not only address the intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics but also the unintentionally released microplastics. In order to anticipate _x000D__x000D_ +those view, Thailand wishes to propose a new paragraph: Each Party shall be encouraged to _x000D__x000D_ +take any necessary measures to prevent the leak of unintentionally released microplastics into _x000D__x000D_ +the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +With regard to related Annex B, Thailand prefers option 2 of Problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and also has a proposal on elements for establishing the Criteria for the _x000D__x000D_ +determination of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +In case of Microplastics, Thailand prefers option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +In conclusion, key provisions of part II.1 Plastic polymer, part II.2 Hazardous Chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and Part II.3 Problematic and avoidable plastic products required the intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work of the dedicated scientific and expert groups with the collaborative engagement of _x000D__x000D_ +relevant industries so as to recommend on related screening criteria and identify initial relevant _x000D__x000D_ +lists to be placed in annexes regarding those provisions in support of further consideration and _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation by the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.4 on Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +In consideration of different national circumstances and capacities, Thailand is of the view that _x000D__x000D_ +the exemption provision should also include Part II.1 and Part II.2, in addition to Part III.3 upon _x000D__x000D_ +a request by concerned Parties. Any request for exemption needs to be reviewed by an _x000D__x000D_ +appointed subsidiary body to determine whether the request, including its proposed action plan _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure its fully compliance with those provisions within timeline, meets the criteria or _x000D__x000D_ +requirements as set out in annex [..]. The governing body would make the decision based on _x000D__x000D_ +the recommendation of subsidiary body. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, Thailand has a proposed text to amend para 1 to capture our aforementioned _x000D__x000D_ +suggestion. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the core obligation of Part II.5 and 6 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on option 2 of Part II.5a, Thailand agrees with the draft text with some _x000D__x000D_ +modification in first paragraph as “Each Party should take any necessary measures, including _x000D__x000D_ +those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the design of plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and plastic products, with a view to:” _x000D__x000D_ +For the Part II.5b, Thailand agrees with originated in the zero draft text. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding Part II.5c, Thailand prefer option 2 with the note that the targets for minimum _x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastic content in specific applications and product categories, to create the right _x000D__x000D_ +enabling conditions for the sectors to meet this target, especially for food-related applications. _x000D__x000D_ +Bearing in mind that all elements contained in part III of annex C should assist each Party to _x000D__x000D_ +be able to setup its own requirements or targets of recyclable plastic contents in its certain _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized products. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to align our position with the United Kingdom to propose the committee _x000D__x000D_ +considers merging Part II.5d with Part II.6 due to the same justified criteria should apply in _x000D__x000D_ +assessing their adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of their life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, and identifying properties that may hinder (technically or economically) their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management after their post consumption, including their reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1589, Trade of polymers and chemicals and transboundary movements of Wastes,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cg1_turkiye_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Turkey'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document,"CG-1 Türkiye- trade of polymers and chemicals and transboundary movements of Wastes _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding trade of polymers and chemicals, there are already some legal regulations _x000D__x000D_ +restricting the trade of chemicals and polymers. Some of the regulations in question are fulfilled _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with national and some international legislation, and there is a compatible _x000D__x000D_ +commercial system between countries. It should be ensured that the structures and applications _x000D__x000D_ +to be established within the new instrument include the existing applications in question and do _x000D__x000D_ +not impose additional workload. It is deemed useful to make a detailed evaluation of issues that _x000D__x000D_ +are contrary to competition policy principles and may create technical barriers to trade. _x000D__x000D_ +On the other hand, it should be taken into consideration that the system proposed to be created _x000D__x000D_ +may have difficulties in monitoring and may slow down the current workflow in customs, and _x000D__x000D_ +financial and technical support as well as the necessary information/experience transfer should _x000D__x000D_ +be provided to customs. _x000D__x000D_ +As it is known, transboundary movement of waste is an issue for which importing and exporting _x000D__x000D_ +countries are jointly responsible, and when the rules are not followed, a return to origin _x000D__x000D_ +procedure is applied. In this case, the extension of the period during which all plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +will be subjected to the PIC procedure and the work and financial burden this will create should _x000D__x000D_ +be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ +It is considered beneficial to expand the zero draft text on plastic waste trade on importer and _x000D__x000D_ +exporter obligations, whether the PIC procedure will be carried out in accordance with the _x000D__x000D_ +procedure defined in the Basel Convention and how the return to the source will be made. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition to the issues mentioned, it is also necessary to make arrangements that will not create _x000D__x000D_ +duplication with other international or regional practices on the subject. _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing plastic use and preventing waste will naturally affect production tools and business _x000D__x000D_ +sectors, and people's working patterns and lives will also change. At this point, in a just _x000D__x000D_ +transition, in addition to the circular economy, the human factor is also included in the process. _x000D__x000D_ +With a just transition, it is necessary to seek new job opportunities and raise funds, etc., so that _x000D__x000D_ +people can adapt to the change process in question. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1590," Information Exchange, and Awareness Raising, Education and Research",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_part4_6_7.pdf,"['information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research']",['United States Of America'],"['iv6', 'iv7']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Additional Text Submission from the United States of America _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 – Zero-Draft Text Part IV. 6 and Part IV.7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV.6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt. 1 Each Party shall facilitate and undertake exchange of information relevant to the implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument*, including on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. [no change] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1.b Alt Research, and technologies , innovation, and green chemistry on voluntary and mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms related to plastic; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1.c Alt Knowledge, including Indigenous knowledge, inter alia, on environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste, sources of plastic pollution, human and fauna and flora exposure to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and the associated risk management and pollution reduction policies, actions, and _x000D__x000D_ +other options. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt. Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 1 directly, through an online _x000D__x000D_ +registry a clearinghouse to be maintained by the secretariat, or in cooperation with other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international instruments and organizations, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [No change] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 Alt. Parties are encouraged to learn from and build on existing ongoing processes, initiatives and _x000D__x000D_ +networks to share knowledge, and highlight successes, including examples of replicateing and scaleing _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable solutions in addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP5 Alt. Parties exchanging information pursuant to this instrument* shall protect any confidential _x000D__x000D_ +information as mutually agreed and handle Indigenous Knowledge consistent with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international norms or standards. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV.7. Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant regional or international bodies or networks, _x000D__x000D_ +shall cooperate to promote awareness on plastic pollution and contribute to the achievement of the _x000D__x000D_ +objective of this instrument* and to encourage relevant behavioural change, capacity-building and the _x000D__x000D_ +sharing of information, including on indigenous, traditional and local knowledge systems, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt. Each Party shall take relevant measures to raise awareness on plastic pollution and [contribute _x000D__x000D_ +to the achievement of] the objective of this instrument*. This may include measures such as: _x000D__x000D_ +OP2.a Alt Developing a communication and education strategy on the objective of the instrument*, _x000D__x000D_ +involving all relevant stakeholders, as appropriate including educational and awareness-raising _x000D__x000D_ +programmes and citizen public campaigns; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. [no change] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. [no change] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2.d Alt Including Promoting the inclusion of issues related to plastic pollution across curricula and _x000D__x000D_ +practices in educational institutions at all levels and in all forms of education; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP2.e Alt Developing communication materials regarding on the health risks impacts of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, potential alternatives, [and] the importance of behavioral change to reduce plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +generation and mismanagement and other relevant topics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt Parties shall, within their respective circumstances capabilities, at the national, regional and _x000D__x000D_ +international levels, endeavor to cooperate in promoting and/or undertake relevant research, _x000D__x000D_ +development, exchange of information and cooperation to improve understanding of the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and advance scientific knowledge and promote technological innovation to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +reduce plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1591, Financing,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/vietnam_financing.pdf,['financing'],['Vietnam'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Viet Nam’s textual proposal and request for clarification _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A. Request for clarification: _x000D__x000D_ +- Please clarify whether the “plastic pollution fee” and “global plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution fee” mentioned in paragraph 9 of part III.1. Financing are _x000D__x000D_ +one or two separate types of fee? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Textual proposal: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1ante. Parties, recognizing that both access to and transfer of technology among _x000D__x000D_ +Contracting Parties are essential elements for the attainment of the objectives of _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument, undertakes to provide and/or facilitate access for and transfer to _x000D__x000D_ +developing Parties of technologies that are relevant to addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution based on the full life cycle approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to enable, within their respective capabilities, the _x000D__x000D_ +provision of provide, through global, regional and bilateral programs, timely, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, comprehensive and adequate capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to developing countries, in particular, to countries with limited _x000D__x000D_ +resources and capacity, including least developed countries and SIDS, to assist _x000D__x000D_ +them in implementing their obligations under this instrument* and to retain such _x000D__x000D_ +capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall keep under review capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, financial support and transfer of technology to support the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument* and promote cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +with other multilateral environmental agreements and other relevant initiatives _x000D__x000D_ +to increase the effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +financial support and transfer of technology. Committees on capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +and technical assistance, financial support, transfer of technology are hereby _x000D__x000D_ +establish to assist the governing body in this regard. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms, diffusion of and access to up-to-date environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +technologies to address plastic pollution to developing countries under fair and _x000D__x000D_ +most favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, _x000D__x000D_ +including through safe and sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +In implementing this provision, Parties shall promote and facilitate innovation _x000D__x000D_ +and encourage investment in pursuit of new technologies and innovative _x000D__x000D_ +solutions, and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, including with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1592, Intersessional Work: Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_epr_intersessional_18_nov.pdf,['extended producer responsibility'],['United States Of America'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +U.S. Proposal on Draft Intersessional Work on Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Language for Meeting Report _x000D__x000D_ +The INC agrees to undertake intersessional work on extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility (EPR) that provides Members an opportunity to explore _x000D__x000D_ +key elements of EPR, the diverse models and governance structures for _x000D__x000D_ +EPR at both the national and subnational levels, and how EPR can _x000D__x000D_ +support a just transition, reuse, and action throughout the lifecycle along _x000D__x000D_ +with other lessons learned. The outcome of such work would be a _x000D__x000D_ +summary of the discussion to inform discussions at INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Concept _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an important tool for _x000D__x000D_ +governments and stakeholders at all levels to align incentives to help _x000D__x000D_ +transition economies to prevent plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. EPR can drive circularity across all sectors. There are _x000D__x000D_ +many models of EPR currently deployed, and many lessons to be _x000D__x000D_ +learned as more cities, countries, and regions deploy EPR tools, systems, _x000D__x000D_ +and policies. From these lessons learned and best practices, we can begin _x000D__x000D_ +to understand key elements of successful EPR systems, tailored to _x000D__x000D_ +political, economic, and geographic realities. EPR can be an effective _x000D__x000D_ +lever to reduce the leakage of plastic into the environment, especially the _x000D__x000D_ +most commonly littered plastic products, while influencing product _x000D__x000D_ +design, improving the economic drivers for viable waste management _x000D__x000D_ +and recycling and reuse systems, and supporting the important role _x000D__x000D_ +of waste pickers and other informal workers. EPR can also support just _x000D__x000D_ +transition through community driven practices inclusive of scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We envision a three-part webinar series inclusive of stakeholders to _x000D__x000D_ +build common understanding of the options and opportunities of EPR, _x000D__x000D_ +and to inform the negotiations for universal commitments of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument at INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1593, Intersessional Work: Mapping the Finance Landscape,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_mappingfinancelandscape_18_nov.pdf,['financing'],['United States Of America'],['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +U.S. Proposal for Intersessional Work on Mapping the Finance _x000D__x000D_ +Landscape: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Draft Report Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The INC invites the Secretariat to undertake intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +describing and mapping the public and private finance landscape related _x000D__x000D_ +to the objectives of the instrument. This will inform the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee about the diverse financial actors and _x000D__x000D_ +approaches associated with resource mobilization, investment and _x000D__x000D_ +innovative financial approaches across the plastic lifecycle at the _x000D__x000D_ +regional, national and subnational levels. The modality of the work will _x000D__x000D_ +be a series of regional webinars on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The links between plastic pollution interventions at each stage of _x000D__x000D_ +the plastic life cycle and the financial actors involved; _x000D__x000D_ +2. The links between those financial actors and the financial tools _x000D__x000D_ +used to incentivize and support plastic pollution interventions; _x000D__x000D_ +3. The current distribution of existing financial flows from the public _x000D__x000D_ +and private sectors, across major interventions in the plastic life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, based on available data. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat is requested to summarize the information provided _x000D__x000D_ +through the webinars and make such information available ahead of the _x000D__x000D_ +fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. The _x000D__x000D_ +work will not prejudge the obligations or structure of the legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1594," Intersessional Work: Plastic Polymers, Chemicals, and Products",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/usa_plasticpolymerschemicalsproductsintersessional_18_nov.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics']",['United States Of America'],"['ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +U.S. Proposed Intersessional Work on Plastic Polymers, Chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +and Products _x000D__x000D_ +Draft Report Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The Chair will invite Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) _x000D__x000D_ +Members to provide information to the Secretariat on any regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, measures, and actions they have taken or intend to _x000D__x000D_ +take on primary plastic polymers, chemicals related to plastic, and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products that they consider to be problematic and avoidable, including _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics. The Chair will also invite Observers to _x000D__x000D_ +provide information related to any actions they have taken with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to such polymers, chemicals, and products. The Secretariat is requested _x000D__x000D_ +to compile the information received and make such information _x000D__x000D_ +available ahead of the fourth session of the INC such that Members and _x000D__x000D_ +Observers can identify areas of commonality and divergence. _x000D__x000D_ +Background: _x000D__x000D_ +Text proposal to address the diverse interests expressed in Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 3 with respect to Chemicals of Concern. The United States has _x000D__x000D_ +heard a number of Members express reservations about proceeding with _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work in areas that they consider to be either contentious _x000D__x000D_ +or potentially prejudicial to the options under Part II (1) and (2) of the _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft Text and subsequent co-facilitators’ consolidations and/or _x000D__x000D_ +mergers. This proposal is intended to allow for transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +information sharing, and better understanding amongst the INC with _x000D__x000D_ +respect to domestic actions in the “upstream” part of the lifecycle. The _x000D__x000D_ +outcome would be a Secretariat compilation provided to Member States _x000D__x000D_ +and Observers in order to advance understanding and set the stage for _x000D__x000D_ +further progress at INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1595," International cooperation, Information exchange, and Awareness-raising, education and research",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_5_8.pdf,"['international cooperation', 'information exchange', 'awareness-raising, education and research']",['Brazil'],"['iv5', 'iv6', 'iv7']",In-session submissions,insession document,"(NEW TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTER) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A new para 6: _x000D__x000D_ +6. ACTIVITIES MENTIONED IN THE PARAGRAPHS ABOVE UNDER INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +COOPERATION MAY BE CONDUCTED, AS APPROPRIATE, THROUGH THE _x000D__x000D_ +COOPERATION MECHANISM* TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange _x000D__x000D_ +Proposal of a OP2. Alt: _x000D__x000D_ +’Parties may exchange the information referred to in paragraph 1 THROUGH THE _x000D__x000D_ +COOPERATION MECHANISM* TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS INSTRUMENT, _x000D__x000D_ +PARTICULARLY THROUGH ITS CLEARING-HOUSE PLATFORM. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Awareness-raising, education and research _x000D__x000D_ +OP1. Alt: _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, individually, jointly or through relevant regional or international bodies or _x000D__x000D_ +networks, INCLUDING THROUGH THE COOPERATION MECHANISM* TO BE _x000D__x000D_ +ESTABLISHED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT*, should cooperate to promote _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on plastic pollution and the objective of this instrument* and to _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize behavioural change, capacity-building and the sharing of information, _x000D__x000D_ +including on Indigenous, traditional and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3. Alt: _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall, within their capabilities, at the national, regional and international _x000D__x000D_ +levels, INCLUDING THROUGH THE COOPERATION MECHANISM* TO BE _x000D__x000D_ +ESTABLISHED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT*, cooperate in promoting and/or _x000D__x000D_ +undertake relevant research, development, exchange of information and _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation to improve understanding of the impacts of plastic pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +advance scientific knowledge and promote technological innovation to reduce _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1596, Part III: CBTA and Part IV: Stakeholder Engagement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_part3_4.pdf,"['chemicals and polymers of concern', 'stakeholder engagement']",['Indonesia'],"['ii2', 'iv8']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSALS BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Part III: CBTA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1 Alt.10 [Parties shall cooperate to provide, within their respective capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ +timely and appropriate capacity-building, technical assistance, and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +to developing country Parties, in particular to least developed countries, small island _x000D__x000D_ +developing States, as well as countries with special geographical conditions or _x000D__x000D_ +characteristics that are considered vulnerable to plastic pollution including archipelagic _x000D__x000D_ +states], to assist them in implementing their obligations under this instrument* and to _x000D__x000D_ +retain such capacity once built. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP 3 Alt.10 Parties shall promote and facilitate the development, transfer on _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed terms, diffusion of and access to up-to-date environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +technologies to address plastic pollution, including through [reduce, reuse, recycle, _x000D__x000D_ +refill, repair, and non-plastic substitute]. In implementing this provision, Parties shall _x000D__x000D_ +promote and facilitate innovation and investment in pursuit of new technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +innovative solutions, and shall facilitate access to essential technologies, including _x000D__x000D_ +with respect to financial resources and proprietary rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-0-0-0-0- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Part IV: Stakeholder Engagement _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP 2.a Alt.4: Promote active and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders[, _x000D__x000D_ +including the academia, Indigenous People and local community (IPLC), local _x000D__x000D_ +government, and the youth], in the development and implementation of the instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +and to accelerate ambitious action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-0-0-0-0- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1597, Contact Group One Submissions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africa_group_contact_group1_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['The Group Of African States'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii3a', 'ii3b', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"AFRICA GROUP CONTACT GROUP 1 SUBMISSION _x000D__x000D_ +On the Objective _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of the instrument should seek to: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +in all environments, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +bring plastic production and consumption to sustainable levels and _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +achieve a safe circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +be protective of human health, the climate system and biodiversity _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore option 1 is preferred, although additional underlined elements may be _x000D__x000D_ +covered in the scope. _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic, to protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for an instrument that seek to bring the overall plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +to sustainable levels. The principle of CBDR becomes relevant in any considerations, _x000D__x000D_ +should any global reduction targets be considered, however not all countries should be _x000D__x000D_ +mandated with the same reduction target and therefore target options could considered _x000D__x000D_ +for removal. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1: this option should be deleted, it is not preferred as it undermines the ability _x000D__x000D_ +of countries to determine measures that take due consideration of own circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 (Reservation with flexibility) could be considered should clarification be _x000D__x000D_ +provided for countries to assess the implications of the target on national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +in line with Sustainable Consumption & Production. Option 2 could be considered, _x000D__x000D_ +however the INC would need more Intersessional Process work on how the global _x000D__x000D_ +target will be determined with a view to bring overall plastic production to sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 support the ability of countries to be in charge of their own development path. _x000D__x000D_ +Need more intersessional process work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Protection of human health and environment from problematic and avoidable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +is critical and therefore measures that seek to prioritize and deal with the most harmful _x000D__x000D_ +and high-risk plastic categories, including mandatory requirements and standards on _x000D__x000D_ +how the products are designed and manufactured, as well as measures for transparency _x000D__x000D_ +and information disclosure along the entire plastic value chain,. Therefore, the region _x000D__x000D_ +is of the view that an intersessional work to be able to determine the criteria, priorities _x000D__x000D_ +and scope of application of this provision. Such intersessional work should be _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized so as to inform further deliberations on this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic And Avoidable Plastic Products (a) and (b) _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-_x000D__x000D_ +use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics, the African Group is alive _x000D__x000D_ +to the fact that such products, particularly short-lived plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +packaging materials, are one of the major sources of plastic pollution. It will therefore _x000D__x000D_ +be paramount that the instrument specifically addresses such categories of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +However, there is need for intersessional work to determine the criteria, priorities and _x000D__x000D_ +scope of targeted plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +4. On Exemptions: _x000D__x000D_ +The AG is open to discussions on exemptions, however these would have to be _x000D__x000D_ +considered after substantive discussions on chemicals and polymers of concern and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics have been concluded. It will also be critical for the instrument to _x000D__x000D_ +provide for a clear procedure and criteria for exemptions as stated in note 20 of the zero _x000D__x000D_ +draft. This could also form part of the intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +5. On the options under 5 (a), _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for Intersessional work to develop the minimum design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria. This intersessional work will provide the necessary clarification _x000D__x000D_ +on the implications for the transition within the proposed timeframe. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group is flexible on the either option 1 and 2 however it is necessary that _x000D__x000D_ +the special circumstances of developing countries taken into account through the means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation to promote a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5(b) _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for Intersessional work to develop the minimum design and _x000D__x000D_ +performance criteria. This intersessional work will provide the necessary clarification _x000D__x000D_ +on the implications for the transition within the proposed timeframe. _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group is flexible on the either option 1 and 2 however it is necessary that _x000D__x000D_ +the special circumstances of developing countries taken into account through the means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation to promote a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +On option 5 (c) _x000D__x000D_ +An additional option is proposed by the group as there was no clarity on the timeframe _x000D__x000D_ +needed to achieve the transition to minimum percentages for recycled content. _x000D__x000D_ +All options, including an additional proposed option 3, can remain on the table until _x000D__x000D_ +there is some clarity on the minimum percentages for recycled content specified in _x000D__x000D_ +annex C. This is specifically important when it comes to food-grade products, baby and _x000D__x000D_ +children’s products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The proposed option 3 as a possible new alternative option reads: _x000D__x000D_ +‘The governing body shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all _x000D__x000D_ +plastics in the market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental _x000D__x000D_ +minimum percentage of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. On option 5(d) _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group does not support Option 1 and calls for its deletion. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 is the preferred option as it captures development and use of alternatives in _x000D__x000D_ +addition to ensuring the alternatives are safe and environmentally sound. _x000D__x000D_ +6. On Extended Producer Responsibility (para 7 of part II) _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group supports the operationalization of polluter pays principle through _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility, to promote actions that will stimulate public private _x000D__x000D_ +sector partnerships and private sector investments in circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ +along the plastics value chain, Stakeholder engagement is key to fostering an _x000D__x000D_ +environment for building collective and innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore option 1 is preferred to ensure mandatory EPR schemes is applied. _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group insists on Intersessional Work to provide clarification on the modalities _x000D__x000D_ +contained in Annex D. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 8 on Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for the following amendments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 1b which refers to releases to soil and water from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation and use of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products should be deleted as it is repetitive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An addition to paragraph 5 is recommended to take into consideration landlocked _x000D__x000D_ +countries and should read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +capture the releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including in the marine’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para 5 should also include the broader environment and other environment media to _x000D__x000D_ +benefit from scientific and technical innovation as it is not only the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +that is impacted by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group insists on Intersessional Work to have clarity and the formulation of the _x000D__x000D_ +sources in Annex E _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On Article 9: Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group supports Option 1 with some additional amendments including: _x000D__x000D_ +- Amendment of paragraph 1 of option 1, to include some elements from paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +of option 2, so as to ensure the role of the Basel Convention is captured with regard to _x000D__x000D_ +waste management whilst at the same time ensuring that measures for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management can be reflected in national plans. This paragraph was further expanded to _x000D__x000D_ +hold producers accountable for the management of waste to relieve the costs from _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. The revised text should be as follows; _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that producers manage plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, _x000D__x000D_ +including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the waste hierarchy. Each Party shall take effective measures on _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound waste management at its different stages, including _x000D__x000D_ +handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined targets and minimum requirements developed based on the _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized indicators set out in part II of annex F’. _x000D__x000D_ +The group also proposes an amendment to paragraph 2 of option 1, in addition to the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention to include reference to the MARPOL Convention to address waste _x000D__x000D_ +generated from ships and the Bamako Convention which prohibits the transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +movement of waste to Africa to read; _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +approach, for minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F,41 taking into account relevant provisions, _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed _x000D__x000D_ +under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and their Disposal, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from Ships (MARPOL Annex V) of the International Maritime Organisation and the _x000D__x000D_ +Bamako Convention on Hazardous Wastes’. _x000D__x000D_ +- On paragraph 3 of Option 1, the term ‘where necessary' should be deleted to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +more obligatory language or measures to read; _x000D__x000D_ +‘The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for the implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or _x000D__x000D_ +complementary to the relevant guidance and guidelines developed under other _x000D__x000D_ +international agreements mentioned above’. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, on Part (b) on Fishing gear, there is a need for further discussion on where these _x000D__x000D_ +provisions should best be placed within the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 10: Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for the following amendments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The group proposes additional text to be clear on the which chemical or polymers are _x000D__x000D_ +aimed for control thus 1b will read as follows; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern], for use in plastic production or incorporation into a _x000D__x000D_ +plastic product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer as outlined in a) _x000D__x000D_ +above; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or product addressed in [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also we propose additional text in para 2 to align to the principles of transparency, _x000D__x000D_ +tracking and information sharing, the revised text to read: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to this provision shall establish an export permit requirement for such _x000D__x000D_ +exports and track the types, volumes and destinations of all its exports, and obtain _x000D__x000D_ +the prior informed consent of the importing State in writing, together with its _x000D__x000D_ +assurances that the chemical, polymer, microplastic or product, once imported, will _x000D__x000D_ +be used in a manner consistent with the conditions contained in part II of annex A _x000D__x000D_ +or in Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner throughout its life cycle, including for final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 10 b Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa calls for further consideration to be given to referencing the role of the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on transboundary movement of plastic waste and to include elements for _x000D__x000D_ +global tracking and transparency systems to prevent parties from implementing _x000D__x000D_ +measures in isolation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + It is critical that provisions on non-party states exporting to party states that ratify the _x000D__x000D_ +convention also need to be included as part of this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for an additional para 3 immediately after para 2, to read as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘Each party exporting chemicals, polymers and products shall establish and implement _x000D__x000D_ +an export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and _x000D__x000D_ +destinations of all its exports’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 11: Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group underscores that existing plastic pollution should be considered in all _x000D__x000D_ +environments, not just the marine environment, and represent the realities that landlock _x000D__x000D_ +countries face. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for stronger and obligatory text in this article for the urgent _x000D__x000D_ +prioritisation and addressing of the legacy plastics and related pollution that have _x000D__x000D_ +accumulated especially in developing countries. The composition of these legacy _x000D__x000D_ +plastics is not known and thus INC needs to mandate work on the identification and _x000D__x000D_ +plans to address this pollution to be clarified as part of this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Linked to addressing these legacy plastics and the related pollution, is for the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that additional financing and technology are part of the provisions for this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa Group calls for the additional text that provides a consideration of human health _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 1. a. ii which should read as follows; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +‘…where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to human health, species or habitats _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the full life cycle of plastics.’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Generally, the text in this article should be strengthened beyond cooperation and Africa _x000D__x000D_ +calls for obligatory action on monitoring the sources and also on addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa region calls for the baseline guidance including guidelines to be agreed to _x000D__x000D_ +by the governing body, at the earliest session as soon as possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work should consider what is the current level of pollution, identify the _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots, and be clear of the geographical scope of the problem and how to deal with _x000D__x000D_ +legacy plastics to achieve the goals of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 12 Just Transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Africa acknowledges that implementing the future instrument may lead to job and _x000D__x000D_ +livelihood losses, as well as other socio-economic impacts along the plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, Africa group, calls for this instrument to take into account the national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and ensure a fair, equitable, and inclusive transition, for affected _x000D__x000D_ +populations, with special consideration for people in vulnerable situations, especially _x000D__x000D_ +women, children, youth and waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste pickers have been contributing to addressing plastic pollution and the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +need to recognize their contribution. Africa calls for a clear reference to waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ +in this article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should be clear linkages of this article with the means of implementation to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure justice. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard therefore, the Africa group aligns with GRULAC particularly in regard _x000D__x000D_ +to considerations for waste pickers, including clear definition of the term ‘waste pickers’ _x000D__x000D_ +and strengthening of the language used in this article so as to ensure just transition for _x000D__x000D_ +all vulnerable groups. The Africa Group would like to make the following proposed _x000D__x000D_ +amendment to article 12 (1); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition _x000D__x000D_ +for affected populations, with special consideration for women and vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +groups, including children and youth, as well as all stakeholders in the waste _x000D__x000D_ +value chain including waste pickers1, in the implementation of this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On article 13 Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Africa Group calls for measures for full transparency and information disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +along the entire plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 2 should incorporate elements on harmonized global tracking system, which _x000D__x000D_ +may also require intersessional work for consideration of approaches for disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Waste pickers are workers in informal and cooperative settings who participate (individually or _x000D__x000D_ +collectively) in the collection, separation, sorting, transport, and sale of recyclable and reusable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products in a cooperative or social and solidarity economy setting. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1598," African Group position on Intersessional Work from all Contact Groups (One, Two and Three",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ag_position_on_intersessional_work_from_all_contact_groups_18_-_11-_2023-final_1.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,"['definition', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'product design, composition and performance', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['The Group Of African States'],"['i3', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii5', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'iii1']",In-session submissions,insession document,"AFRICAN GROUP POSITION ON INTERSESSIONAL WORK FROM ALL CONTACT _x000D__x000D_ +GROUPS (CG1, 2 & 3) 18-11-2023 _x000D__x000D_ +CG 1 - Submission _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee requests that in the intercessional period ahead of INC-4, the Secretariat provide _x000D__x000D_ +Member States with information on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(a) _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers (what would be the approach to setting targets, if these are to be _x000D__x000D_ +established?) incl. Chemicals and Polymers of Concern (incl. Criteria for identification, _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of bans, work on lists and annexes, exemptions based on sectoral approaches, _x000D__x000D_ +priorities and scope of application of this provision); _x000D__x000D_ +(b) _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution (What are the hotspots? What is the criteria for understanding of _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots? Where (geographical scope of the problem)? What is the approach for _x000D__x000D_ +remediation? Where is the pollution?); _x000D__x000D_ +(c) _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable products incl. intentionally added microplastics incl. exceptions _x000D__x000D_ +(incl. Criteria for identification, impacts of bans, work on lists and annexes, exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +based on sectoral approaches, incl. possible definition); _x000D__x000D_ +(d) _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +(e) _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance (what would be the approach to setting targets, if these _x000D__x000D_ +are to be established?): Minimum criteria for sustainable design and performance criteria, _x000D__x000D_ +including circularity taking into account available international standards, and including _x000D__x000D_ +approaches for reuse and refill); _x000D__x000D_ +(f) _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility (modalities in the Annex D, prioritisation of sectors for _x000D__x000D_ +EPR); _x000D__x000D_ +(g) _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions (formulation of the sources in Annex E); _x000D__x000D_ +(h) _x000D__x000D_ +Environmentally Sound Management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +(i) _x000D__x000D_ +Just Transition (Clarification on the implications for the transition within the proposed _x000D__x000D_ +timeframe, scenario development and options to ensure justice for people in vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +situations, waste pickers); _x000D__x000D_ +(j) _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling (especially on global tracking of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals used in plastic production and approaches for disclosure requirements); _x000D__x000D_ +(k) _x000D__x000D_ +Compilation of the relevant definitions to be used in the context of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the document to be elaborated, the Secretariat will also include proposals to be presented by _x000D__x000D_ +Member States through submissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee will convene an open-ended working group (OEWG) ahead of INC-4 to discuss _x000D__x000D_ +the information provided by the Secretariat to Member States. The OEWG will be co-chaired by _x000D__x000D_ +one developing country and one developed country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersession work would be in person with the participation of all member states in that case _x000D__x000D_ +the INC secretariat should facilitate the financial resources to ensure that the participation of all _x000D__x000D_ +members of African countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The OEWG co-chairs, supported by the Secretariat, will produce a report on the meeting, which _x000D__x000D_ +might include preferred options expressed by Member States _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CG 2- Submission _x000D__x000D_ +The Committee requests that in the intercessional period ahead of INC-4 the Secretariat provide _x000D__x000D_ +Member States with information on: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) options of multilateral financial mechanisms dedicated to individual Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Agreements and in other areas, including stand-alone structures; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) information on governance, operationalization, functioning, resource mobilization, and _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes of such mechanisms; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) Estimated costs related to measures aimed at ending plastic pollution, including but not _x000D__x000D_ +limited to waste management and circularity; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) Estimated costs related to Environmental, Social and Economic cost of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +including in marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) The need for technology, availability and affordability and associated cost to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution including in marine environment for developing countries and countries in _x000D__x000D_ +Economic transition. _x000D__x000D_ +(f) Information on baseline information and assessment report on existing level of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and potential target for reduction of problematic and products of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +(g) Information on the actual needs for capacity building for developing countries and _x000D__x000D_ +associating cost to reduce and plastic pollution and its impact in developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +(h) Information the minimum requirements [standards] and transparency for plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +of concern that are still in use due to the absence of the alternatives and the Knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Innovative means of financing the implementation of the instrument in particular for _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +(j) Compilation of the relevant definitions to be used in the context of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the document to be elaborated, the Secretariat will also include proposals for a financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to be presented by Member States through submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The AG will convene an open-ended working group (OEWG) ahead of INC-4 to discuss the _x000D__x000D_ +information provided by the Secretariat to Member States on financial mechanisms. The _x000D__x000D_ +OEWG will be co-chaired by one developing country and one developed country. _x000D__x000D_ +The intercessional work would be in person with the participation of all member states in _x000D__x000D_ +that case the INC secretariat should facilitate the finical resources to ensure the participation _x000D__x000D_ +of all members of African countries _x000D__x000D_ +The OEWG co-chairs, supported by the Secretariat, will produce a report on the meeting, _x000D__x000D_ +which might include preferred options expressed by Member States, regarding the financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1599,Just Transition,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_-_cg1_-just_transition_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,['just transition'],['Argentina'],['ii12'],In-session submissions,insession document,"THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL _x000D__x000D_ +LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +TEXT PROPOSALS _x000D__x000D_ +DATE _x000D__x000D_ +November 16th 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +PROPONENT(S) _x000D__x000D_ +ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +PART(S)/SECTION(S)/PARAGRAPH(S) CONCERNED _x000D__x000D_ +JUST TRANSITION _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSAL _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall promote and facilitate a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for affected populations, _x000D__x000D_ +with special consideration for women and vulnerable groups, including children and youth, in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument*. This may include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Designating a national coordinating body for engagement with relevant stakeholders, including public _x000D__x000D_ +authorities, non-governmental organizations and local communities; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Enabling policies and conditions to ENSURE AND improve income, opportunities and livelihoods _x000D__x000D_ +for impacted communities, including workforce training, development and social programmes, _x000D__x000D_ +according to their needs and priorities; _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Incentivizing the development of skills and job opportunities across the plastic value chain, including _x000D__x000D_ +for the development of reuse, repair, waste collection and sorting; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Promoting a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for communities and workers across the value _x000D__x000D_ +chain, including workers in the waste management sector; _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +Improving working conditions for workers AND WASTE PICKERS in the waste management sector, _x000D__x000D_ +including by providing legal recognition and protection to workers AND WASTE PICKERS in _x000D__x000D_ +informal and cooperative settings and facilitating the formalization of their associations or _x000D__x000D_ +cooperatives; _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +Integrating workers AND WASTE PICKERS in informal and cooperative settings into a safe plastics _x000D__x000D_ +value chain, including by requiring plastic product producers, recycling and waste management _x000D__x000D_ +companies to integrate plastics collected and sorted by them into their operation schemes; and _x000D__x000D_ +g. Requiring a portion of the fees collected through EPR schemes to be used to improve infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +and improve the livelihoods and opportunities for, and develop the skills of, workers AND WASTE _x000D__x000D_ +PICKERS in the waste sector, including waste workers in informal and cooperative settings. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1600,Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_on_behalf_of_20_grulac_countries_financing_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,['financing'],"['Brazil', 'Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)']",['iii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"DRAFT DECISION ON A MANDATE TO IW ON FINANCING _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SUPPORTERS: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, _x000D__x000D_ +Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, _x000D__x000D_ +Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, _x000D__x000D_ +Venezuela. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Committee will convene an open-ended working group (OEWG) ahead of INC-4 _x000D__x000D_ +to discuss issues relating to the financing of the future instrument. The OEWG will be _x000D__x000D_ +co-chaired by one developing country and one developed country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. In preparation for the meeting of the OEWG, the Secretariat will invite country _x000D__x000D_ +submissions by [XXXXX] on further inputs to the outcome document regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism provided as a result from INC-3 discussions. The Secretariat will _x000D__x000D_ +compile the submissions from Member States. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additionally, the Secretariat will provide a report [by XXXX] on: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) options of multilateral financial mechanisms dedicated to individual Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Agreements and in other areas, including stand-alone structures; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) on governance, operationalization, functioning, resource mobilization and _x000D__x000D_ +allocation, and outcomes of such mechanisms; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) preliminary information related to costs of tackling global plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The OEWG, to be held [XXXXXX], shall use as the basis for discussions the outcome _x000D__x000D_ +document of INC-3 and the Secretariat’s reports. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OUTPUT: _x000D__x000D_ +5. The OEWG co-chairs, supported by the Secretariat, will produce a summary of the _x000D__x000D_ +discussions to be presented as an information document to INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1601,Part II Article 10 of the Zero Draft+,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_is_part_2_art10_18_nov_final.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",['Cook Islands'],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cook Islands Government _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: Text Proposal Submission to the INC Secretariat (Part II, Article 10 ZD) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: Part II, Article 10, Nairobi _x000D__x000D_ +Country: Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands wishes to submit a written text proposal for Article 10 (Part II) of the Zero Draft _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument. Refer to the text proposal below: _x000D__x000D_ +Non- Party Provision _x000D__x000D_ +“Each Party shall apply any export, re-export, or import measures relating to chemicals, polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +products and plastic waste covered by the present Instrument to Parties and non-Parties on a non-_x000D__x000D_ +discriminatory basis. Where export or re-export is to, or import is from, a State not a Party to the present _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument, comparable documentation issued by the competent authorities in that State shall be _x000D__x000D_ +provided which substantially conforms with the requirements of the present Instrument for permits and _x000D__x000D_ +certificates and which may be accepted in lieu thereof by any Party, provided such non-Party State has _x000D__x000D_ +adopted and implemented measures in conformity with the Annexes A and B such chemicals, polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +products and plastic waste covered by the present Instrument ” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1602,"Intersessional Work: Primary Plastic Polymers, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern,  Means of Implementation",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_islands_contact_group_submissions_saturday_18.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,['implementation and compliance'],['Cook Islands'],"['ii1, ii2', 'iv2']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Government of the Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: Intersessional Work for the ZD (INC3, Nairobi) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group: 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Draft provisions: Intersessional Work for the ZD _x000D__x000D_ +Country: Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co- facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands would like to express our support to the statement delivered by Tuvalu on behalf of the _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific Small Island Developing Stares (PSIDs) on the need for an intersessional work on primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers. This intervention further supports the proposal made by Rwanda and Switzerland on chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern. We also support Federated States of Micronesia on the means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation proposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Co- facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1603,Intersessional Work: Contact Groups One and Two,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/fiji_cg3_intercessional_works_delivered_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,[],['Fiji'],[],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Fiji _x000D__x000D_ +__________________________________________________________________________________ _x000D__x000D_ +From: Fiji Delegation _x000D__x000D_ +To: UNEP Secretariat (INC Plastics Statements) _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: Intersessional work identified during discussions of Contact Groups 1 and 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Date: 17 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Thank you Mr. Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Fiji aligns with the proposal delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. _x000D__x000D_ +3. My delegation cannot emphasize enough the need for upstream measures to ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, therefore, Fiji supports the proposal by _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland and Cook Islands on intersessional work on chemicals, polymers and products of _x000D__x000D_ +concern. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The intersessional work is to identify the necessary measures especially on categories of _x000D__x000D_ +substances, materials and products to be regulated under the international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument using a sectoral approach - including an assessment of appropriate substitutes and _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, and potential definitions and criteria, including those through existing and _x000D__x000D_ +relevant established global standards. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Fiji supports Samoa on behalf of AOSIS, Brazil and other members on the use of expert groups _x000D__x000D_ +and ad hoc open-ended intersessional work to explore the relevant elements. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Fiji would like to stress the need to expand discussion on the potential financial mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +and its modalities to support implementation and compliance with the obligations of the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +7. I thank you Mr. Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 | P a g e _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1604,"Preamble, Definitions, Principles, Scope",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/fiji_cg3_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=NonPaper3%3Fq%3DNonPaper3,"['preamble', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope']",['Fiji'],"['i1', 'i3', 'i4', 'i5']",In-session submissions,insession document,"1 | P a g e _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Fiji _x000D__x000D_ +__________________________________________________________________________________ _x000D__x000D_ +From: Fiji Delegation _x000D__x000D_ +To: UNEP Secretariat (INC Plastics Statements) _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: Fiji Islands National Interventions at Contact Group 3 on Part I (Preamble, definitions, _x000D__x000D_ +principles, scope) _x000D__x000D_ +Submission Date: 14 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Thank you esteemed co-facilitators for giving Fiji the floor. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Fiji aligns with the interventions made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States _x000D__x000D_ +and the Federated States of Micronesia speaking on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing _x000D__x000D_ +States on the preamble, objectives, definitions, principles and scope. _x000D__x000D_ +3. With regard to the scope, we stress that it is NOT necessary for the instrument to include a _x000D__x000D_ +provision on scope, rather the scope should be derived from the mandate of UNEA Resolution _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 and the proposed objective to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +across the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Madam co-facilitator, Members have already agreed to the scope of the new instrument _x000D__x000D_ +through UNEA Resolution 5/14. The scope has been further articulated and captured in the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed objectives supported by members at the first and second INCs. We believe that the _x000D__x000D_ +proposed objectives adequately cover the instruments intended range of operation, purpose _x000D__x000D_ +and desired outcome. Thus, a dedicated provision on scope is not necessary and members _x000D__x000D_ +should not spend a substantial amount of time discussing this topic. _x000D__x000D_ +5. With regard to the principles, Fiji wishes to add to the principles expanded on by Samoa, on _x000D__x000D_ +behalf of small island developing states, to recognize the impacts of plastic pollution on _x000D__x000D_ +human rights. Plastics are a global threat to human rights, including not only the right to a _x000D__x000D_ +healthy environment but also the rights to life, health, food, water and an adequate standard _x000D__x000D_ +of living. Plastics are choking our waterways and poisoning our vital food systems, affecting _x000D__x000D_ +ours peoples’ cultural, economic and social connections to our Moana, our ocean. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Thank you co-facilitators. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1605, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/fiji_cg3_intercessional_works_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,['implementation and compliance'],['Fiji'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Fiji _x000D__x000D_ +__________________________________________________________________________________ _x000D__x000D_ +From: Fiji Delegation _x000D__x000D_ +To: UNEP Secretariat (INC Plastics Statements) _x000D__x000D_ +Subject: Intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +Date: 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you chair. On the topic of intersessional work Fiji lists its priorities as such: _x000D__x000D_ +Fiji wishes to again, emphasize, the need for upstream measures to ending plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +in the marine environment, but given the range of stands, Fiji is willing to explore intersessional how _x000D__x000D_ +this can be done through a risk based approach. _x000D__x000D_ +Fiji believes that to advance the necessary work on primary plastic polymers it's clear that there is a _x000D__x000D_ +need for constructive dialogue. It’s clear from the interventions heard on the floor that there is _x000D__x000D_ +divergence on this issue but clear support to advance discussions to identify the necessary measures _x000D__x000D_ +especially on categories of substances, materials and products to be regulated under the ILBI _x000D__x000D_ +using a sectoral approach - including an assessment of appropriate substitutes and _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, and potential definitions and criteria, including those through existing and relevant _x000D__x000D_ +established global standards. _x000D__x000D_ +As such, we wish to support the proposal from Switzerland, Rwanda, Senegal and other members of _x000D__x000D_ +Africa group. _x000D__x000D_ +Fiji also considers the utility of ad hoc open-ended intersessional work to explore the elements _x000D__x000D_ +identified in footnotes 3 and 4 in Part 2.article 1 in the zero draft. _x000D__x000D_ +Namely, this would involve providing a space to exchange views on the scope of potential production _x000D__x000D_ +controls, including which polymers may be covered, baseline year or years, timeframes for any _x000D__x000D_ +proposed freeze and phase-down schedule and a potential global target for reduction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the means of implementation, Fiji welcomes the opportunity to expand discussion on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism and its modalities to support implementation and compliance with the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations of the new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +For Fiji in particular, we welcome discussion on approaches to ensure early access to funding and _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated access to the mechanism by SIDS, in recognition of our special circumstances and the _x000D__x000D_ +disproportionate burden we face. _x000D__x000D_ +Fiji recognizes the value in intersessional work to consider the potential role, responsibilities and _x000D__x000D_ +composition of the scientific, technical and economic panels (STEPs). Intersessional work could include _x000D__x000D_ +evaluations of similar bodies under other instruments toward informing the design of the STEPs. _x000D__x000D_ +The development of the categories of substances, materials and products to be regulated under the _x000D__x000D_ +ILBI using a sectoral approach - including an assessment of appropriate substitutes and alternatives, _x000D__x000D_ +and potential definitions and criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, it is very importance of establishing quantifiable global targets to effectively tackle plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution by 2040. Due to the limited time available, Fiji strongly suggests intersessional work to _x000D__x000D_ +identify potential areas for such targets. This involves conducting assessments and evaluations that _x000D__x000D_ +consider the economic impacts on developing countries, particularly SIDS, the availability of _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternatives, and adequate transition periods. Additionally, mechanisms should be _x000D__x000D_ +proposed to boost ambition and accelerate progress towards more ambitious targets over time. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1606, Co-facilitators summary under the Secretariat section,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_follow_up_submission_on_the_secretariat.pdf,['secretariat'],['Kenya'],['v3'],In-session submissions,insession document,"KENYA SUBMISSION ON THE SECRETARIAT _x000D__x000D_ +We propose the addition of the following text in co-facilitators summary under the Secretariat section: _x000D__x000D_ +1. The secretariat functions for this instrument shall be performed by [placeholder], the Executive _x000D__x000D_ +Director of United Nations. Environment Program up until when the COP convenes and _x000D__x000D_ +decides on the location of the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Conference of Parties shall determine other relevant MEAs that the Secretariat shall _x000D__x000D_ +coordinate with, to avoid duplication and overlapping functions. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Conference of the Parties, (in consultation with appropriate international bodies,) may _x000D__x000D_ +provide further guidance on this matte1. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1607,Extended Producer Responsibility,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_submission_on_text_not_included_in_the_merged_co-facilitators_epr_report_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,['extended producer responsibility'],['Kenya'],['ii7'],In-session submissions,insession document,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN _x000D__x000D_ +INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN _x000D__x000D_ +THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +Kenyan Position on Items not Captured in the Co-facilitators Merger _x000D__x000D_ +report: Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +18th November, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +KENYA SUBMISSION ON EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya is grateful for the work done by the Co Facilitators and the team in compiling the merged _x000D__x000D_ +comments and for presenting the draft amendments. We understand that this work has taken a _x000D__x000D_ +lot of time and dedication from your team. _x000D__x000D_ +On Part II section 7 on extended producer responsibility, Kenya notes that the revised text does _x000D__x000D_ +not include the word ‘mandatory’ before the term Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +under option one as proposed by Kenya. Further under Section 7 Option 1 Kenya proposed _x000D__x000D_ +additional text which we had previously submitted and is as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall ensure that ALL Plastic Producers operating in their jurisdiction are _x000D__x000D_ +part of mandatory EPR schemes and Multinational corporations who introduce _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products especially in developing countries through franchise, subsidiaries’, _x000D__x000D_ +agents or any other arrangements’, shall minimize their plastic pollution footprint _x000D__x000D_ +through EPR schemes. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall ensure that EPR schemes have efficient and effective traceability and _x000D__x000D_ +accountability mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties may consider to co-operate at regional and global level, in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of EPR schemes. _x000D__x000D_ +We urge the co- facilitators to include this amendment and the proposed text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1608,Co-facilitators Merger Report: Microplastics,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_submission_merged_report_microplastics_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,[],['Kenya'],[],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN _x000D__x000D_ +INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE _x000D__x000D_ +MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +Kenyan Position on Items not Captured in the Co-facilitators Merger _x000D__x000D_ +report: Microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +18th November, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +KENYA SUBMISSION ON MIRCOPLASTICS _x000D__x000D_ +Once again appreciative of the work done by the co-facilitators and team on the revised merged text, _x000D__x000D_ +we bring to your attention the fact we still request for a whole article or section titled “Microplastics”: _x000D__x000D_ +We appreciate that the term ‘unintentional’ has been added to the merged comments under section _x000D__x000D_ +3 of the draft text as an additional option 3. However, Kenya’s submission was that microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +nano-plastics are broad enough and should be handled as a stand-alone category covering, both _x000D__x000D_ +intentional and unintentional microplastics. Therefore, a new provision titled ‘micro-plastics’ should _x000D__x000D_ +be introduced. _x000D__x000D_ +Kenya had as well made an additional submission as follows:- _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body should provide additional synthesis including information on health _x000D__x000D_ +aspects of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We however, have not been able to trace this in the merged revised drafts and would like to urge that _x000D__x000D_ +the above-mentioned additions of the separate text on microplastics be added. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1609,Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_definitions_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,['definition'],['Malaysia'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 NOVEMBER 2023 TO 19 NOVEMBER _x000D__x000D_ +2023, NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +DEFINITIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With reference to the Annex – working list of possible definitions in Co-facilitators’ _x000D__x000D_ +proposals regarding Part I, Part V and Part VI of the zero-draft text of the international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, as _x000D__x000D_ +published in the website, Malaysia would like to add a list of key terms to be defined _x000D__x000D_ +by the instrument as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impact on human health and environment _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zone _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +brand owner _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +chemical of concern _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +converters _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +group of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +disposal _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +emission of plastics/microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +feedstock and precursor _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +harmonised information in the context of ‘chemical composition of all _x000D__x000D_ +plastic’ _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous substances _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +hotspot _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +importer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +innovative financing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +necessary/appropriate measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution fee _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +public private financing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +reuse _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +refillability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +retailers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +repairability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastic polymer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1610,Implementation and Compliance,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_implementation_and_compliance_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,['implementation and compliance'],['Malaysia'],['iv2'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 NOVEMBER 2023 TO 19 NOVEMBER _x000D__x000D_ +2023, NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia observes that our proposal for paragraph 4 of the zero-draft to provide a _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated seat for the South East Asian countries in the Implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance Committee, was not reflected in the revised zero-draft. We propose for _x000D__x000D_ +the revised zero-draft to reflect Malaysia’s request for a SEAs country (ASEAN) be _x000D__x000D_ +given 1 seat within the three seats allocated for Asia Pacific Group (APG) or and _x000D__x000D_ +additional seat allocated for APG where 1 seat is dedicated for ASEAN. We propose _x000D__x000D_ +for two alternative texts for paragraph 4 to be included in the revised zero-draft text as _x000D__x000D_ +follows: _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ + …….. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 Alt 5 The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall examine _x000D__x000D_ +both individual and systemic implementation and compliance issues _x000D__x000D_ +and make recommendations to the governing body*, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate.4 The committee shall consist of 18 members with _x000D__x000D_ +recognized competence in fields relevant to this instrument* to be _x000D__x000D_ +elected by the governing body* striving to reflect a balance of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical representation, _x000D__x000D_ +with three members each from the five regional groups of the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations [and two members from the SIDS [and one member _x000D__x000D_ +representing ASEAN] , taking into account the goal of gender _x000D__x000D_ +balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 Alt 6 The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall _x000D__x000D_ +examine both individual and systemic implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance issues and make recommendations to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body*, as appropriate.4 The committee shall consist of 17 _x000D__x000D_ +members with recognized competence in fields relevant to this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* to be elected by the governing body* striving to reflect _x000D__x000D_ +a balance of expertise and on the basis of equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, with three members each from the five regional _x000D__x000D_ +groups of the United Nations [except for Asia Pacific Region, _x000D__x000D_ +one from three members shall represent ASEAN sub region] _x000D__x000D_ +and two members from the SIDS taking into account the goal of _x000D__x000D_ +gender balance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The rationale for seeking a dedicated seat for ASEAN as a sub-regional group, is due _x000D__x000D_ +to the diversity of APG which consist of close to 60 countries, might not be well _x000D__x000D_ +represented by non-ASEAN countries. _x000D__x000D_ +The importance of ASEAN as a block must be taken into consideration. ASEAN has _x000D__x000D_ +taken the brunt of plastic pollution and was labelled as one of the biggest contributors _x000D__x000D_ +of marine plastic pollution. Furthermore, the lack of capacity and technology for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management puts ASEAN in a difficult position situation to comply to the core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations under the instrument. The need to understand the challenges faced by _x000D__x000D_ +ASEAN requires an ASEAN explanation or rather an ASEAN spokesperson especially _x000D__x000D_ +so when it comes to reviewing the implementation and compliance of this treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +We urge for the proposed two alternative texts for paragraph 4, to be included in the _x000D__x000D_ +revised zero-draft text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18/11/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1611,Institutional Arrangements,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_institutional_arrangements_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,"['institutional arrangements', 'governing body', 'subsidiary bodies', 'secretariat']",['Malaysia'],['part v'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 NOVEMBER 2023 TO 19 NOVEMBER _x000D__x000D_ +2023, NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART V : INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Governing body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia supports having a dedicated governing body through the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties (COP) as the main decision making body for the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +as usually practiced in other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). With _x000D__x000D_ +regards to the function of this governing body, we would strongly propose for a specific _x000D__x000D_ +function to ensure flow of financing and financial assistance to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and least developed countries, and not merely _x000D__x000D_ +providing guidance on financial needs for the implementation of measures under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. We also support paragraph 57 for the governing body to prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +inclusivity, fairness and to truly acknowledge common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities among Members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia supports the establishment of Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels _x000D__x000D_ +(STEPs) and further proposes for a dedicated subsidiary body for financial assistance _x000D__x000D_ +and mechanism. This can also be consolidated as a subsidiary body on means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation as proposed by India, for the implementation of this instrument. This _x000D__x000D_ +is to ensure flow of finance as well as means of implementation to Member States in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this important instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the composition of the subsidiary bodies, it is important to emphasize the need for _x000D__x000D_ +a balanced and equitable geographical representation. However, we must also _x000D__x000D_ +recognize that Asia Pacific region consists of close to 60 Member States, full of _x000D__x000D_ +diversity. Therefore, Malaysia strongly suggests for the committee to allocate a _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated seat for South East Asia representation; either within the three seats or one _x000D__x000D_ +additional seat under the Asia Pacific region. This is to ensure a balanced perspective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +in tracking and evaluating the progress as well as compliance issues unique to the _x000D__x000D_ +South East Asia region. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1612,"Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally-added microplastics, Exemptions available to a Party upon request",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_part_2_item_3_4_18_nov.pdf,"['problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request']",['Malaysia'],"['ii3', 'ii4']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally-added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On item 3 (a), Malaysia would like to reiterate the inclusion of application-based _x000D__x000D_ +approach in identifying problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-_x000D__x000D_ +lived and single-use plastic products. We see this reflected in the microplastics section _x000D__x000D_ +but not in the problematic plastic products section. Therefore, we would like to propose _x000D__x000D_ +the text [with an application-based approach] after “science-based criteria” under _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2, Alt 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On item 4, as reiterated this morning, Malaysia would like to see a clause which _x000D__x000D_ +reflects non-compliance in the merged text. This is important to ensure that the _x000D__x000D_ +exemption is not used as a way to operate as business as usual and to delay _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with the requirements set out in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text: To be placed as the last sentence of Option 1 Para 3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[In the case of non-compliance by any Party after the [second] exemption, the _x000D__x000D_ +concerned Party shall be subjected to an assessment in accordance with the _x000D__x000D_ +procedure set out in […]]. – non-compliance mechanism to be further developed _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1613,"Exemptions available to a Party upon request, Product design, composition and performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_part_2_item_4_5_18_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,"['exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance']",['Malaysia'],"['ii4', 'ii5']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia is of the view that the instrument should include the implication of non-_x000D__x000D_ +compliance and it should be clearly highlighted under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As per Malaysia’s previous submission, we are of the view that besides criteria _x000D__x000D_ +harmonization, it is important to have standards harmonization to provide clear _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines to the industry and maintain a guaranteed level of quality and safety of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products across the globe. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Correction of intervention submitted: On alternative plastics and plastic products, it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to note that the absence of clear criteria for safe, environmentally-sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable plastic presents a challenge for nations in their selection processes. We _x000D__x000D_ +should advocate for an alternative that naturally biodegrades, capable of breaking _x000D__x000D_ +down in natural environments without the necessity for dedicated composting facilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our proposition aligns with Option 2, as it incentivizes countries to promote _x000D__x000D_ +development and innovation, emphasizing the importance of ensuring these _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics meet stringent criteria for safety and sustainability. We propose an _x000D__x000D_ +additional provision, calling for the governing body to adopt a comprehensive set of _x000D__x000D_ +criteria that encompasses safety, environmental soundness, and sustainability for _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +these alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This stance underscores the necessity for clear guidelines to distinguish truly _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable plastics that are able to degrade in natural environment, without relying _x000D__x000D_ +on specialized composting facilities. Such criteria will aid countries in making informed _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally responsible choices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1614,Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_draft_proposal_on_intersessional_work.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,[],['Monaco'],[],In-session submissions,insession document,"Proposal for a draft Mandate and Terms of Reference for intersessional work to inform _x000D__x000D_ +the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the prevention of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +from fishing and aquaculture gear throughout its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible Decision text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Chair will convene a working group of interested member states, observer organisations, _x000D__x000D_ +and other relevant sub-regional, regional and international organisations, to provide _x000D__x000D_ +information to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee relevant to the prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and elimination of plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear throughout _x000D__x000D_ +its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group will produce papers on which members state and observers may make _x000D__x000D_ +submissions. The working group, taking those submissions into account, will produce its _x000D__x000D_ +first paper to the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, and its _x000D__x000D_ +second paper to the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. The work _x000D__x000D_ +of the group will not prejudge the obligations or structure of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Terms of reference for the open-ended working group on fishing and aquaculture gear: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Mandate _x000D__x000D_ +The working group on fishing and aquaculture gear is established by the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution to prepare and present information to the INC _x000D__x000D_ +relevant to the prevention, reduction and elimination of plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture _x000D__x000D_ +gear throughout its lifecycle. The work of the group will not prejudge the obligations or structure of _x000D__x000D_ +the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Considerations to guide work _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group shall, as a first step: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Review existing international and regional regulatory measures relevant to the prevention, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and elimination of plastic pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear, and identify _x000D__x000D_ +gaps in the regulatory regime. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Produce a paper (Paper 1) capturing the outcomes of the work and provide opportunity for _x000D__x000D_ +member states and observer organisations to discuss and comment. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The working group, taking comments into account, shall produce its first report to the fourth _x000D__x000D_ +session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group shall, as a second step: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Collate available information on fishing and aquaculture gear in all UN regions, related to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. the lifecycle of gear, including design, production, use, reuse and waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +b. best practices and measures to prevent, reduce and eliminate plastic pollution from _x000D__x000D_ +fishing and aquaculture gear, throughout its lifecycle, taking into account Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +and local knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +c. assessment of the costs and benefits of these best practices and measures, including _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic assessments. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Produce a paper (Paper 2) capturing the outcomes of this work and provide opportunity for _x000D__x000D_ +member states and observer organisations to discuss and comment. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The working group, taking comments into account, shall produce its second report to INC-5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Participation _x000D__x000D_ +The working group should be open to representatives from Member States and observer organisations. _x000D__x000D_ +The group should be open to relevant sub-regional, regional and international bodies, such as the _x000D__x000D_ +International Maritime Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, Regional Fisheries _x000D__x000D_ +Management Organisations and Regional Seas Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Meetings _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The meetings should be virtual, and take into account time zones and facilitate the inclusion of all _x000D__x000D_ +member states, as far as is reasonably practicable. This may mean that there are two meetings at _x000D__x000D_ +different times. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Officers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee shall identify two co-Chairs of the working group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +[The secretariat of the INC on Plastic Pollution] will provide the secretariat for the Working Group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Administrative and procedural matters _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group shall apply, mutatis mutandis, the rules of procedure of the Intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +Negotiating Committee except as otherwise provided in these terms of reference. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Agenda _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Chairs, in consultation with the officers of the working group, shall prepare a provisional agenda _x000D__x000D_ +for each meeting of the Group. The provisional agenda shall be communicated to all participants of _x000D__x000D_ +the open-ended working group and all interested parties at least two weeks before the start of the _x000D__x000D_ +meeting, except for the first meeting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Languages _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +English shall be the working language of the working group. All documents adopted by the working _x000D__x000D_ +group are classified as Information Documents for consideration at INC-4 and INC-5 and are _x000D__x000D_ +provided in English only. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Outputs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group shall deliver two papers, the first to INC-4 and the second to INC-5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The final papers shall be shared with the Secretariat six weeks prior to the INC sessions for posting _x000D__x000D_ +online. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1615,Part II provisions 9b and 11 of the Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rok_cg1_18nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13679/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13679/view,"['waste management', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'fishing gear']",['Republic Of Korea'],"['ii9', 'ii11', 'ii9b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Text Proposals for Part II provisions 9b and 11 of the zero draft _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. On 9b _x000D__x000D_ +Adding a statement to paragraph 3: “Each party should collaborate to develop _x000D__x000D_ +technologies for the safe disposal, collection, and recycling of discarded fishing gears.” _x000D__x000D_ +2. On 11 _x000D__x000D_ +Adding a paragraph: Paragraph d - “Conducting investigations and distribution research _x000D__x000D_ +on the current state of plastic pollution, including the marine environment, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +developing technologies and establishing international standards for impact assessments, _x000D__x000D_ +pollution removal and restoration. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1616,"Objective, Primary Plastic Polymer, Chemicals and Polymers of Concern, Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics, Product design, composition, and performance, Non-plastic Substitutes, Extended Producer Responsibility, Waste Management, Existing Plastic Pollution, Just Transition, Transparency, trackingand monitoring and labelling",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rok_statements_cg1_18_nov.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'waste management', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics']",['Republic Of Korea'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii3', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii9', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii3a', 'ii3b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part I _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Considering various aspects of plastic product, Korea supports option 3. _x000D__x000D_ +We believe the ultimate goal of our action should be aimed at ensuring safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastics for human health and environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary Plastic Polymer _x000D__x000D_ +On primary plastic polymer, the Korean delegation supports option 3 as we believe the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction of plastics should be based on national plans considering national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Also, we would like to emphasize that measures to enhance recycling and circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +transition are the prerequisites of our instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +On chemicals and polymers of concern, Korea supports option 3. We would like to emphasize _x000D__x000D_ +the importance of science and evidence-based process in selecting the chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern, along with the consideration of technical measures and management strategies that _x000D__x000D_ +can be implemented in midstream and downstream phases. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We believe the selected chemicals need to be divided into different groups for different level _x000D__x000D_ +of measures, such as restriction, phase-down, reduction or control. We look forward to technical _x000D__x000D_ +inter-sessional works to be followed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +3a: On problematic and avoidable plastic products, we support option 2 and believe that the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria should be science-based, taking into account the availability of their alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +especially regarding the hygiene and medical uses. _x000D__x000D_ +Also, by incorporating some elements from Option 1, e would like to support listing items to _x000D__x000D_ +be regulated in Part 2 and 3 of Annex B with clear definitions and criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3b: On intentionally added microplastics, we support Option 2, which sets criteria in the Part _x000D__x000D_ +5 of Annex B.We would like to note that there are major knowledge gaps in understanding the _x000D__x000D_ +impact of microplastic human exposure or release, and the scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +Continued research and information sharing lies ahead of us to clarify our understandings on _x000D__x000D_ +their impact. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition, and performance _x000D__x000D_ +5a: Korea is flexible on both options 1 and 2 as we believe that enhancing management in _x000D__x000D_ +production design and composition acts as an essential key for promoting plastic circularity in _x000D__x000D_ +the midstream and downstream stages. However, we wish to approach cautiously on setting _x000D__x000D_ +common global standards. Regarding product design, as each country should consider the _x000D__x000D_ +feasibility in relevant industries and take a sectoral approach. Moreover, we would like to _x000D__x000D_ +propose that the member countries utilize their national standards and guidelines along with _x000D__x000D_ +global standards. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5b: Korea supports option 2, where each Party is allowed to adopt timebound targets of their _x000D__x000D_ +own. As the option 2 indicates the guidance will be “provided” rather than “adopted” by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body, we hope this guidance will be provided soon enough to inform Parties’ _x000D__x000D_ +decision making to take necessary measures. We do hope to see more information of this _x000D__x000D_ +guidance, in the next version of the draft text. Regarding the list of the effective measures in _x000D__x000D_ +the footnote, we would like to make sure that each Party is allowed to set its own timebound _x000D__x000D_ +target for each measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5c: Korea is flexible on both options 1 and 2 and it is important to consider the technical aspects _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure safety and quality of products made with recycled plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5d: Korea supports option 2. We acknowledge the necessities of alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products such as bioplastics and biodegradable plastics when used with clear environmental _x000D__x000D_ +benefits. However, we would like to emphasize that it’s essential to establish their definitions _x000D__x000D_ +first, and we believe it is important to make sure the development of alternative plastics is both _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and sustainable. To do so, research and development and policy design _x000D__x000D_ +efforts are needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to state that incentives and promotion of non-plastic substitutes should be based _x000D__x000D_ +on clear scientific evidence with the full life-cycle approach. Moreover, it is essential to agree _x000D__x000D_ +on the definitions first and work on criteria of the available substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On the provision item 7, Extended Producer Responsibility, we support option 2. We believe _x000D__x000D_ +that EPR system stands as a key downstream measure to end plastic pollution. Providing _x000D__x000D_ +modalities via our instrument would assist each parties to establish EPR system that best suits _x000D__x000D_ +their circumstances. Also, we welcome the knowledge-sharing and exchange of policy _x000D__x000D_ +experiences. Korea is open to sharing our knowledge that have been accumulated through the _x000D__x000D_ +two decades of experience in operating our EPR system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ +9a: Korea supports Option 2, where each Party is to set nationally determined targets in _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of their own market situation and technological development. Also, in the _x000D__x000D_ +downstream stage, we believe that it is ideal to apply a different method such as material and _x000D__x000D_ +chemical recycling, depending on each countries’ respective situation. For sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, national waste disposal infrastructure should be scaled up in a way that could _x000D__x000D_ +promote recycling. Waste management system should also be aimed at preventing open _x000D__x000D_ +dumping and burning taking place outside the system. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9b: On provision 9-b. fishing gears, it is important to conduct systematic investigations and _x000D__x000D_ +management due to the significant contribution of discarded fishing gears to marine plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. However, considering the diverse conditions of each country's fisheries and _x000D__x000D_ +fishing environments, measures founded upon respective national plans will be _x000D__x000D_ +needed. Korea is making efforts to promote systemic management of discarded fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gears to tackle marine plastic pollution, employing measures such as the ‘fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +reporting and deposit system. To ensure effective and systematic management of marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, we propose adding the following statement to paragraph 3: “Each party _x000D__x000D_ +should collaborate to develop technologies for the safe disposal, collection, and recycling _x000D__x000D_ +of discarded fishing gears.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It's important to take an integrated approach that covers from upstream to downstream. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, it is necessary to discuss reducing land-based waste inflow through rivers and _x000D__x000D_ +measures to identify and mitigate identifiable sources of unintentional marine microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, we hope for more in-depth discussions on the prevention, reduction, and removal _x000D__x000D_ +measures of plastic waste entering the ocean during natural disaster. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, considering that marine litter found on the sea surface constitutes only a small portion, _x000D__x000D_ +and 99% of microplastics are discovered below the sea surface. We propose adding paragraph _x000D__x000D_ +d: “Conducting investigations and distribution research on the current state of plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine environment, as well as developing technologies and establishing _x000D__x000D_ +international standards for impact assessments, pollution removal and restoration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Just Transition _x000D__x000D_ +We should also recognize that there are workers whose livelihood might be affected by the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations to be imposed by this instrument even in developed countries. The more vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +they are, the greater impact they will have. To make sure they could better respond to the _x000D__x000D_ +changing environment, we should consider taking measures in a gradual manner, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account different national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Transparency, tracking and monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +The provisions in this part needs consultations with not only government bodies but also with _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders who will implement them. Especially, a careful approach is needed regarding _x000D__x000D_ +disclosure in paragraph 1-a. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1617,Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tuvalu_and_behalf_of_psids_cg1_part_ii_8.pdf,['emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle'],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],['ii8'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 15:15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible mergers for Members proposals _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt title: [Emissions and] [Leakage and] releases of plastic [products and products waste] [waste and _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics] [throughout [the entire] [its] life cycle [of plastics]] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party [, based on studies of initial studies, vulnerability studies and assessment of levels of _x000D__x000D_ +contamination of ecosystems,] shall [prevent and eliminate the emissions and] [take measures to _x000D__x000D_ +control] releases of [plastic polymers,] plastics, including microplastics, and plastic products across _x000D__x000D_ +their life cycle, [including from extraction and production,] to the environment from [the] [from _x000D__x000D_ +various] sources [that should be nationally determined] [identified in annex E] [, with assessment of _x000D__x000D_ +trends of the emissions and releases, taking into consideration technical feasibility and accessibility of _x000D__x000D_ +alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic impacts] [according to the national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacities of developing countries] [by the dates identified therein]. The emissions _x000D__x000D_ +and releases covered under this provision should include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. [Emissions] [Releases] [of any plastic pollution] [of hazardous substances], including microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +to air [and in workplaces throughout the value chain of plastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +[b. Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals [and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers] of concern, plastics and plastic products [listed in part II of Annex A]; and ] _x000D__x000D_ +[[b][c]. Releases of [chemicals and [monomers and] polymers of concern,] [of any plastic pollution] _x000D__x000D_ +[plastics and plastic products] [listed in part II of Annex A], including microplastics, to air, soil, and _x000D__x000D_ +water, [including the marine environment] and ecosystems.] _x000D__x000D_ +b. alt [merge b and c] _x000D__x000D_ +b. bis Spills of chemicals and other toxic exposures during extraction and production of plastics, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as during production of chemicals used in plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +b. ter Minimization of microplastics generation and the generation of hazardous chemicals during _x000D__x000D_ +the use and waste phases. _x000D__x000D_ +1 bis Parties are encouraged to organize appropriate systems of environmental regulation and to _x000D__x000D_ +establish systems of control over permissible environmental impact where they do not exist. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party [shall [take [effective] [any necessary] measures to]] [is encouraged to] prevent [and _x000D__x000D_ +where [possible] [feasible],] [and eliminate] [emissions and] releases of [plastic pellets, flakes and _x000D__x000D_ +powder] [plastic pollution] from production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations such as the International Maritime Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +Alt 1. No text. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 15:15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt 2. Move text to Annex B. _x000D__x000D_ +2 bis. In relation to 8.2 and the reference to the International Maritime Organisation and hence _x000D__x000D_ +reference to the MARPOL Convention, due consideration should be given to provisions as set out _x000D__x000D_ +within other agreements such as the Cartagena, London, and OSPAR Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article [are encouraged to] [shall] be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan [communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans][, with _x000D__x000D_ +necessary means of implementation taking into account the special circumstances of SIDS]]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body*[, at its first session, shall] [may] adopt guidelines, including where relevant, _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraph 1, including _x000D__x000D_ +emission and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices on preventing emissions and releases, and best available techniques and best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices to capture and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics from _x000D__x000D_ +freshwater bodies, the marine environment and [any other] ecosystems. [The guidelines shall be _x000D__x000D_ +coordinated with other relevant bodies.] _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation[, including through the _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation mechanism* referred to in [part III, article number yet to be defined], ] to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +capture [the] [any] releases of [plastics [and][,] plastic products [and their alternatives]] [plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution], including microplastics, into the [marine] [and other] environment [including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine]] [, particularly through strengthening cooperation among members, a commitment of _x000D__x000D_ +sharing knowledge and transfer of technology, based on good faith and common understanding, from _x000D__x000D_ +developed to developing countries.]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate the emissions and releases of plastic polymers, plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, and plastic products across their life cycle, to the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +sources identified in annex E by the dates identified therein. The emissions and releases covered _x000D__x000D_ +under this provision should include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Emissions of hazardous substances, including microplastics, to air; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Releases to soil and water from the production, transportation and use of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern, plastics and plastic products; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Releases of chemicals and polymers of concern, plastics and plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, to air, soil, and water, including the marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate emissions and releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder _x000D__x000D_ +from the full supply chain, including production, storage, handling and transport, taking into account, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate, the relevant provisions and guidance agreed in the framework of international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations such as the International Maritime Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures across the whole lifecycle of fishing and _x000D__x000D_ +aquaculture gear to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 15:15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and aquaculture gear and promote circularity, taking into account internationally agreed rules, _x000D__x000D_ +standards and recommended practices and procedures. In particular, parties shall take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. enhance the design of fishing and aquaculture gear, with a view to increasing durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled, and disposed of in a _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound manner at end-of-life, and minimising releases and emissions of or _x000D__x000D_ +from fishing and aquaculture gears, including microplastics, to the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +b. implement effective marking of gears and require reporting of lost gears, taking into account other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant regional and international regulations, including MARPOL Annex V; _x000D__x000D_ +c. facilitate the collection and environmentally sound waste management of gear, including the reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +repair and recycling of gear, and _x000D__x000D_ +d. promote and facilitate training, education and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. with necessary Means of _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation taking into account the Special Circumstances of SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant, sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 including _x000D__x000D_ +emission and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices on preventing emissions and releases. and best available techniques and best _x000D__x000D_ +environmental practices to capture and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics from _x000D__x000D_ +freshwater bodies, the marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture the _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take measures to prevent or reduce, with a view toward elimination, the release _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products across their life cycle, to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should endeavor to adopt, as appropriate, and maintain national laws, regulations, or _x000D__x000D_ +policies to address, within its national jurisdiction, adverse impacts on the environment or _x000D__x000D_ +potential risks to human health linked to or caused by plastic pollution, taking into consideration _x000D__x000D_ +any disproportionate impacts on persons in vulnerable situations. Each Party should endeavor to _x000D__x000D_ +implement and enforce the national laws, regulations, or policies it adopts or maintains in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall take actions to prevent fishing gear composed of plastic from becoming _x000D__x000D_ +abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded in the marine environment, taking into account, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 15:15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall take measures to prevent or reduce, with a view toward elimination, releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pellets, flakes and powder from production, storage, handling and transport, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account, as appropriate, relevant efforts undertaken within the framework of international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations such as the International Maritime Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The governing body may adopt guidance, including, where relevant, sectoral guidelines, to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate implementation of this Article, including on sector-specific best available techniques and _x000D__x000D_ +best environmental practices on preventing emissions and releases of plastic into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Each Party shall promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent the release of plastic into _x000D__x000D_ +waterways and the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each party, subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +and relevant national environmental regulations, should take necessary measures to regulate the _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases of plastics, including microplastics, across their life cycle, to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party subject to their national plan and in accordance to its national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities and relevant national environmental regulations should take necessary measures to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate and reduce emissions and releases of plastic pellets, flakes and powder from production, _x000D__x000D_ +storage, handling and transport, taking into account, as appropriate, the relevant provisions and _x000D__x000D_ +guidance agreed in the framework of relevant international organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, to facilitate implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the obligations set out in paragraph 1 based on best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices to capture and remove plastic pollution, including microplastics from freshwater bodies, _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent and capture the _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastics and plastic products, including microplastics, into the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +6. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this _x000D__x000D_ +provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall prevent and control the emissions and releases of plastic waste, and _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics to the environment from the sources identified in annex E. The emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases covered under this provision should include: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Emissions and releases of microplastics during production of plastics and recycling of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +to air and water; _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 15:15 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Leakages of waste plastic products to land and waterbody; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. Releases of microplastics during use of products containing intentionally added microplastics to _x000D__x000D_ +water. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall prevent and control the emissions and releases of plastic pellets, flakes and _x000D__x000D_ +powder from production, storage, handling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body*, at its first session, shall adopt guidelines, including where relevant, sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines, to facilitate implementation of the obligations set out in paragraph 1, including _x000D__x000D_ +emission and effluent standards, sector-specific best available techniques and best environmental _x000D__x000D_ +practices on preventing and controlling emissions and releases, and best available techniques and _x000D__x000D_ +best environmental practices to capture and remove plastic waste, including microplastics from _x000D__x000D_ +freshwater bodies, the marine environment and ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Parties are encouraged to promote scientific and technical innovation to prevent the releases of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics waste and microplastics, into environment including marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1618," Implementation and Compliance, International cooperation, and Information Exchange",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_1.pdf,"['implementation and compliance', 'international cooperation', 'information exchange']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],"['iv2', 'iv5', 'iv6']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES _x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor _x000D__x000D_ +New York, New York 10022 _x000D__x000D_ +Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 _x000D__x000D_ +Email address: psidschair@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part IV _x000D__x000D_ +Item 2 Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +Item 5 International cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +Item 6 Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya – 15 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 2: Implementation and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt2 - The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitative, non-punitive _x000D__x000D_ +and non-adversarial in nature and shall pay particular attention to the respective national _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities and circumstances of Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +o The Pacific SIDS propose to insert [, particularly SIDS] after circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +Item 5: International Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +On OP3.d Alt., the Pacific SIDS are also mindful that our special circumstances as SIDS _x000D__x000D_ +will make the implementation of our monitoring obligations difficult, therefore we _x000D__x000D_ +propose to insert [, particularly SIDS] after developing country parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 6: Information Exchange _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +On OP1.c Alt., reference to indigenous knowledge should be rephrased to: traditional _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems, in line _x000D__x000D_ +with their free, prior and informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +On OP1bis – it should read “traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, _x000D__x000D_ +and local knowledge systems, subject to their free, prior and informed consent” _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1619, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_intersessionalwork_0.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'financing', 'capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer']",['Malaysia'],"['part ii', 'part iii']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MALAYSIA’S WRITTEN SUBMISSION FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF _x000D__x000D_ +INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +13 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + NAIROBI, KENYA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ +INTERSESSIONAL WORK _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia is of the view that intersessional work may serve as a platform for a more _x000D__x000D_ +effective negotiation for the instrument. Malaysia proposes for intersessional work in _x000D__x000D_ +the form of dedicated working groups as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +i) _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Expert Working Group to develop and propose a _x000D__x000D_ +common and verified understanding on definitions of scientific related terms, _x000D__x000D_ +including list of polymers and chemical or concerns, grounded on a risk-based _x000D__x000D_ +assessment instead of a hazard-based assessment. The definition must also _x000D__x000D_ +take into consideration practical use of plastic products, especially when safe _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives are not economically viable and available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Clarity of key terms is pertinent as it will serve as a basis for a more effective _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation of core obligations. For scientific related terms, it is proposed that the _x000D__x000D_ +working group to include experts from established international bodies, such as _x000D__x000D_ +the European Chemicals Agency, International Council of Chemical Association _x000D__x000D_ +etc. Apart from non-scientific related terms, the working group will be responsible _x000D__x000D_ +to develop and propose a common definition for non-scientific related terms with _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion of experts, such as from social science discipline. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group must strive to harmonize and apply already existing _x000D__x000D_ +definitions, principles and methodologies in other MEAs and established _x000D__x000D_ +international standards to avoid inconsistency and uncertainty. The working _x000D__x000D_ +group may also be tasked to propose potential baselines, perimeters of issues of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and associated reporting measures; build on existing studies; and _x000D__x000D_ +compile data on global production and consumption. The baselines, parameters _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting measures must be based on scientific data, existing knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +and systems, such as the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and _x000D__x000D_ +Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With reference to the preliminary list of proposed areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +identified during discussions of contact groups 1 and 2 that was published in the _x000D__x000D_ +website, Malaysia would like to add a list of key terms to be defined by the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impact on human health and environment _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zone _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +brand owner _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +chemical of concern _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +converters _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +disposal _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +emission of plastics/microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +feedstock and precursor _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +group of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +harmonise information in the context of ‘chemical composition of all _x000D__x000D_ +plastic’ _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous substances _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +hotspot _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +importer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +innovative financing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +necessary/appropriate measures _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution fee _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +public private financing _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +reuse _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +refillability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +retailers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +repairability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary plastic polymer _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii) _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Expert Working Group to develop and propose a _x000D__x000D_ +common sustainability criterion for plastic products on the basis of sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +approach, group of plastic products approach or etc. related to ""chemical _x000D__x000D_ +substances and polymers of concern in plastics"" and ""problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers and products and related applications (issues of concern). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +They should be able to provide possible common approach to further specify _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability criteria to relevant products, product groups, or sectors. The _x000D__x000D_ +prioritization of products, product groups, or sectors should also be considered. _x000D__x000D_ +The working group needs to include technical experts and scientists with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +expertise in chemistry, material technology, plastic product design, recycling, and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria need to be established through a formal process based on scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence provided by experts. It is also vital to maintain the consistency of _x000D__x000D_ +measures between existing MEAs and international frameworks and encourage _x000D__x000D_ +coordination. Member states, industrial associations, and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders may provide additional relevant information to supplement the _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical groundwork. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iii) _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Expert Working Group to develop and propose a _x000D__x000D_ +common sustainability criterion for substitutes and alternatives to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products. Inclusion of technical experts and scientists with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +expertise in chemistry, material technology, plastic product design, recycling, and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy are crucial. To supplement this dedicated working group, _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders, including academic and research institutes and industries, should _x000D__x000D_ +provide relevant information on substitutes, alternatives, and other innovations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iv) _x000D__x000D_ +Financing Mechanism Working Group that will identify among others, terms _x000D__x000D_ +for financing, activities eligible for financing, type of financing, delivery of fund, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as on possible appropriate type of innovative financing that can be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the instrument such as out-come based financing or plastic credit. _x000D__x000D_ +During the intersessional period, Malaysia proposes for an adhoc multi-_x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder working groups to be established, with the secretariat's support, to _x000D__x000D_ +hold several consultations with Parties, building valuable engagement across a _x000D__x000D_ +range of fora following INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work may also deliberate on the most appropriate funds to be _x000D__x000D_ +establish under the instrument, either a new independently established dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +fund or dedicated fund within an existing financial arrangement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +v) _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building, Technical Assistance and Technology Transfer Working _x000D__x000D_ +Group to develop a mechanism that is able to response to the need of respective _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries for them to implement their obligations under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The discussion may among others, identify particular focus areas _x000D__x000D_ +that would be eligible for such assistance on the basis of sectoral approach, _x000D__x000D_ +activities approach, or type of business approach, at every stage of economic _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, Malaysia proposes for intersessional work for establishment of a scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical body under the instrument. This intersessional work may discuss _x000D__x000D_ +potential roles, functions, responsibilities and composition of the scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical body. The modality of the intersessional work could include preparing a _x000D__x000D_ +comparison document with the existing scientific and technical bodies to the most _x000D__x000D_ +relevant MEAs, including experiences and lessons learned. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +MODALITIES FOR INTERSESSIONAL WORK _x000D__x000D_ +With regards to modalities for intersessional work, Malaysia proposes for it to begin in _x000D__x000D_ +between INC-3 and INC-4, but may continue to function until INC-5, if necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work must be flexible, considering time differences across regions and _x000D__x000D_ +the mobilization of resources from Member Countries to attend/participate and _x000D__x000D_ +contribute during the sessions effectively. It is also important for the intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work to have a practical schedule between INCs. _x000D__x000D_ +A maximum of 3 series of intersessional work between each INC is workable, _x000D__x000D_ +considering the diversity and depth of topics for discussion as presented by Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 and 2. Depending on the issues of the intersessional work, various modalities _x000D__x000D_ +can be adopted to ensure the success. _x000D__x000D_ +To efficiently tackle the issues, the work can be split into distinct work streams and _x000D__x000D_ +packages with specific objectives and deliverables. This approach will enable parallel _x000D__x000D_ +work and allow different expertise to be utilised at different stages of the work process. _x000D__x000D_ +The main goal of the work should be to equip the INC with the necessary knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +to address the aforementioned treaty issues effectively. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work could be in a form of meeting, workshop or webinar series _x000D__x000D_ +with the option of open or limited participation and could be held either in person (with _x000D__x000D_ +financial assistance for attendance to developing countries) or it can be held online. It _x000D__x000D_ +is pertinent for the working groups to be equipped with proper and clear mandate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1620, Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_preamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Indonesia'],['i1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSALS BY THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 3 _x000D__x000D_ +THE THIRD MEETING OF _x000D__x000D_ +THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE _x000D__x000D_ +TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON _x000D__x000D_ +PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you Mr. Co-Facilitator for giving us the floor, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the co-facilitators and the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat for helping advance our deliberations, as well as to accommodate _x000D__x000D_ +several items proposed by the members and accommodated into the revised _x000D__x000D_ +zero draft to advance our discussion. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We’re of the view that Indonesia can go along with the proposed items. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, referring to the fifth preambular paragraph and reiterating our _x000D__x000D_ +previous interventions, Indonesia is of the view that the preamble of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should recognize also the countries with special geographical _x000D__x000D_ +conditions or characteristics that are considered vulnerable to plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +especially archipelagic states including Indonesia, aside from for example the _x000D__x000D_ +small island developing states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, we would like to echo the intervention made by the delegation of _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil, in which we would prefer to have the preamble to refer to Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples and local communities. We are also considering the similar _x000D__x000D_ +formulations contained in several MEAs, such as the Paris Agreement and the _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond _x000D__x000D_ +National Jurisdiction treaty or the BBNJ treaty, as well as certain international _x000D__x000D_ +documents such as the Bali Declaration on Combatting Global Illegal Trade of _x000D__x000D_ +Mercury. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-0-0-0-0- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PROPOSED PARA: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PREAMBLE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(fifth preambular paragraph) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the [circumstances of developing countries and countries _x000D__x000D_ +with special geographical conditions or characteristics that are _x000D__x000D_ +considered vulnerable to plastic pollution, including archipelagic states _x000D__x000D_ +and small island developing states.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(ninth preambular paragraph) _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[adding another paragraph] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Affirming that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as _x000D__x000D_ +diminishing or extinguishing the existing rights of Indigenous Peoples, _x000D__x000D_ +including as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous Peoples, or of, as appropriate, local communities,] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1621,Primary Plastic Production,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/australia_primaryplasticpolymers.pdf,['primary plastic polymers'],['Australia'],['ii1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Australian Submission – Primary Plastic Production _x000D__x000D_ +Please see below Australia’s proposed text edits, consistent with our interventions made in Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1, to Part II.1 Primary Plastic Polymers of the Zero-draft text. _x000D__x000D_ +Grateful if these proposed edits are reflected in the next iteration of Contact Group 1’s summary draft. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their _x000D__x000D_ +feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to exceed _x000D__x000D_ +the [sectoral and application-based] reduction target[s] specified in part I of annex A1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [The measures taken to implement this provision shall have particular regard to primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production and products that are: problematic or avoidable, contribute the most to plastic pollution, or _x000D__x000D_ +are not conducive to a safe circular economy.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale for edits _x000D__x000D_ +As foreshadowed in Australia’s intervention during Contact Group 1, Australia supports binding measures _x000D__x000D_ +to restrain primary plastic production to sustainable levels. _x000D__x000D_ +We consider Option 1 could be further enhanced through two additions: _x000D__x000D_ +1) New text to note the need for this provision to give priority to problematic, avoidable and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastics that are not conducive to a safe circular economy. We consider this is _x000D__x000D_ +necessary given these products make up the vast majority of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +2) Consideration of how the targets, to be determined under the Annex, can be applied on a _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral or other basis. This will ensure our interventions are targeted to the sectors where they _x000D__x000D_ +are needed most and to avoid unintended consequences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Under this option, part I of annex A would contain a baseline, timeframe(s) and the target referred to in this paragraph. _x000D__x000D_ +The common reduction target would be defined as, for example, a reduction of production and supply by a given percentage _x000D__x000D_ +compared to an established baseline year, to be achieved within a defined period. Members may also wish to consider specific _x000D__x000D_ +provision(s) for the update of annexes as needed. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1622," Implementation and Compliance, Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* [and effectiveness evaluation], Information exchange; and Reporting on progress",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosis_0.pdf,"['implementation and compliance', 'periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation', 'information exchange', 'reporting on progress\xa0', 'effectiveness evaluation']",['Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)'],"['iv2', 'iv4', 'iv6', 'iv3', 'iv4a']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Third Session of the_x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment_x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: Inputs on streamlined documents_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, Kenya - 19 November 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Thank you co-facilitators for your efforts in producing the streamlined documents on all elements in_x000D__x000D_ +Parts III and IV of the Zero Draft, with tracked changes._x000D__x000D_ +Part IV:_x000D__x000D_ +2. Implementation and compliance:_x000D__x000D_ +OP2 The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 [shall consist of a committee that] shall be_x000D__x000D_ +[facilitative][nonpunitive] [non-adversarial][expert-based] in nature [and [shall] pay particular attention_x000D__x000D_ +to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties.3 ][function in a manner that is_x000D__x000D_ +[transparent][non-intrusive], non-adversarial and non-punitive and shall pay particular attention to the_x000D__x000D_ +respective national capacities and [capabilities][circumstances] of Parties [at all stages of the review_x000D__x000D_ +process][in particular those that are developing countries]. The committee shall also consider and provide_x000D__x000D_ +flexibilities for the developing country parties in the light of their capacities and capabilities.]_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS position:_x000D__x000D_ +We have spoken both during the initial contact group 2 discussions, and the contact group 2 verification_x000D__x000D_ +process that was meant to inform the streamlining, as well as through our submissions, on the need to_x000D__x000D_ +include: “in particular small island developing states.” We therefore take this opportunity to highlight_x000D__x000D_ +that omission in OP2 of this section. As a general comment on many of the streamlined options, we think_x000D__x000D_ +that as a principle “the Special circumstances of SIDS” is recognised in other agreements, and there are_x000D__x000D_ +other ways in which we can recognise the special needs of other developing countries._x000D__x000D_ +Part IV_x000D__x000D_ +4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument* [and_x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness evaluation]_x000D__x000D_ +[b.][c.] Review of [hazardous] chemicals [and polymers] of concern, microplastics and problematic and_x000D__x000D_ +avoidable products[, and non-plastic substitutes]_x000D__x000D_ +Regarding OP8, AOSIS had proposed a non-exhaustive list of considerations we would like to see_x000D__x000D_ +included in the conduct of the work by the subsidiary body, which we do not see reflected. These_x000D__x000D_ +include:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +the potential harm of the polymer, additive or product;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +the contribution of the polymer, additive or product to plastic pollution;_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +the necessity of the product;_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +the availability of safe, sustainable, accessible and economically-feasible alternatives and/or_x000D__x000D_ +substitutes; and_x000D__x000D_ +e._x000D__x000D_ +the degree of economic harm to developing countries, particularly SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +6. Information exchange; and 3. Reporting on progress_x000D__x000D_ +Regarding, OP1: c- AOSIS had emphasised that references to knowledge must incorporate the_x000D__x000D_ +formulation as follows, which is consistent with language agreed in Resolution 5/14 as well as the Paris_x000D__x000D_ +agreement: “traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge systems.”_x000D__x000D_ +Further to OP1C - We had also advocated for “ in line with free, prior and informed consent.”_x000D__x000D_ +Regarding OP1 bis, it should read: “traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local_x000D__x000D_ +knowledge systems, subject to free, prior and informed consent.”_x000D__x000D_ +This would be consistent with our interventions, as well as our submissions. We would also like to see_x000D__x000D_ +the foregoing reflected in Reporting on progress, and other parts where traditional knowledge,_x000D__x000D_ +knowledge of indigenous peoples, and local knowledge systems, is referenced._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1623,Definitions,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russia_proposal_for_definitions_19_nov.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13639/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13639/view,['definition'],['Russian Federation'],['i3'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed definitions _x000D__x000D_ +We propose to exclude following definition from the list: _x000D__x000D_ +Fossil-based plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We propose to add some new definition and some other should read as follows. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Full-life-cycle approach. Considering all potential impacts of all activities and outcomes _x000D__x000D_ +associated with the plastics pollution, originated from plastic products, their design, _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, distribution, use and reuse, maintenance and end-of-life management, _x000D__x000D_ +including segregation, collection, sorting, recycling and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Plastic(s). Complex material based on macromolecular compounds (synthetic or natural _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of all three main types - thermoplastics, or plastic polymers themself, _x000D__x000D_ +elastomers and thermosets) with possible inclusion of different additives; these _x000D__x000D_ +materials under the heating and/or pressure are able to be molded and retain a given _x000D__x000D_ +shape after cooling or curing. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Plastic product(s). Any end-use product made of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Waste management. A complex process that includes the collection, accumulation, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, processing, disposal, decontamination, storage and landfill. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Extended producer responsibility (EPR). The obligation of producers and importers of _x000D__x000D_ +goods and packaging of goods to ensure the disposal of waste generated as a result of _x000D__x000D_ +loss of their consumer properties by produced and imported goods, including packaging _x000D__x000D_ +of goods, in the amounts and under the conditions established by national legislation _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1624,"Developing Countries, Legacy Plastics and Just Transition",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cg3_qatar_1.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13639/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13639/view,"['transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Qatar'],['ii13'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Thank you, Mr. Co-facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ +We support the remarks made by Saudi Arabia and China, that our provisions were not included in this _x000D__x000D_ +revised version. Those include: _x000D__x000D_ +- highlighting developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +- legacy plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- Just Transitions does not just include the workforce, we support a broader understanding of the Just _x000D__x000D_ +Transitions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1625," Principles, Scope and Preamble",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cg3_qatar_.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13639/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13639/view,"['principles', 'scope', 'preamble']",['Qatar'],"['i4', 'i5', 'i1']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Thank you, _x000D__x000D_ +Dear secretariat, _x000D__x000D_ +Qatar wants to mention that Saudi Arabia spoken behalf of GCC country. we would like to reiterate that _x000D__x000D_ +we are unable to move this process further if submissions are not taken into consideration, especially on _x000D__x000D_ +elements like principles, scope, and preamble. It cannot be a basis. _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1626,Part I and II of Zero Draft,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cg1zerodraftcompilation_japan_changesinblue.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13639/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13639/view,"['preamble', 'objective', 'definition', 'principles', 'scope', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling']",['Japan'],"['part i', 'part ii']",In-session submissions,insession document,"20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Co-facilitators’ full compilation of revised zero draft _x000D__x000D_ +text1 _x000D__x000D_ +This document captures the co-facilitators’ compilation of the contact group’s revised zero draft text for the _x000D__x000D_ +following sections of the zero draft: _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +4. bis Dedicated programmes of work _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products , _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Bis. Additional provision related to II.1 (Primary plastic polymers) _x000D__x000D_ +Appendix: Possible annexes to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NOTE TO INC SEC: BLUE SHOULD BE REFLECTED. GREEN IS JUST SHOWING JAPAN’S _x000D__x000D_ +INSERTIONS. _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Co-facilitators compilation of revised draft text proposed for Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +and to protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, to protect human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: The inserted proposals are not listed in any order of priority. _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3 The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment. based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4 The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment from its adverse effects based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 5 The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment based _x000D__x000D_ +on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic and to protect human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 6 The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, to _x000D__x000D_ +protect human health and the environment and to achieve sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 7 The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, in _x000D__x000D_ +order to protect human health and the environment based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 8 The objective of this instrument* is to prevent plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +and its related risks to human health and to eliminate legacy plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 9 The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +to protect human health and the environment based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 10 The objective of the instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, in _x000D__x000D_ +order to protect human health and the environment for achieving sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 11. The objective of this instrument* is to end plastic pollution, and to protect human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including in the marine environment, with the ambition to prevent, progressively reduce and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate additional plastic pollution throughout the life cycle of plastic by 2040 and enhanced efforts thereafter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, [.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 sub-options that may be considered pertinent for the end of the paragraph: [ _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 by ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +1.4 through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while contributing _x000D__x000D_ +to the achievement of sustainable development]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of plastic pollution throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle of plastic by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment through the prevention, progressive reduction and elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution throughout the life cycle of plastic by 2040 and enhanced efforts thereafter. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, and other aquatic system like cross border rivers. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 5. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, by ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 6. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, while contributing to the achievement of sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 7. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic and common but differentiated responsibilities. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 8. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, in this regard also _x000D__x000D_ +through the inclusion of the concept of true and just transition that considers all workers throughout the whole _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics while contributing to the achievement of sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 9. The objective of this instrument* is to protect the human health and environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution by ending the plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 10. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics by providing financial and technical support to developing countries and countries with _x000D__x000D_ +economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 11. The Objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 12. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic. through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to the achievement of sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 13. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment while contributing to the achievement of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 14. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic, through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, while contributing _x000D__x000D_ +to the achievement of sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 15. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, through, inter alia, managing plastic pollution, in accordance to _x000D__x000D_ +national priorities, while contributing to the achievement of sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 16. The objective of this instrument* is to protect human health and the environment from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic through, inter alia, managing both the utilization of plastics and plastic waste, in this regard also _x000D__x000D_ +through the inclusion of the concept of true and just transition that considers all workers throughout the whole _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics while contributing to the achievement of sustainable development, prioritising eradication of _x000D__x000D_ +poverty. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 17. The objective of the instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, in _x000D__x000D_ +order to protect human health and the environment for achieving sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 18. The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment from plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, by ending plastic pollution through, inter alia, managing both the utilization _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic waste, and by applying a just transition framework that considers the inclusion of all workers _x000D__x000D_ +in the life cycle of plastics, including waste pickers, while contributing to the achievement of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development, in line with the priority of eradication of poverty as defined by Agenda 2030. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Heading Alt. Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0: _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their feedstocks and _x000D__x000D_ +precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers and secondary plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including their feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their feedstocks _x000D__x000D_ +and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. Parties, taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances, shall take _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human health and/or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their feedstocks and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their feedstocks _x000D__x000D_ +and precursors. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4 bis. Parties shall take necessary measures to manage production and consumption of plastics through _x000D__x000D_ +product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through resource efficiency and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 – Sub-option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to exceed the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction target specified in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Parties shall, to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A, cooperate to manage and reduce, _x000D__x000D_ +where feasible and appropriate, or optimize the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to exceed the _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral and application-based reduction targets specified in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 3. No text _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Bis. The measures taken to implement this provision shall have particular regard to primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production and products that are: problematic or avoidable, contribute the most to plastic pollution, or are not _x000D__x000D_ +conducive to a safe circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 – Sub-option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers to achieve the global target _x000D__x000D_ +set out in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Parties shall manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A.4. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Parties shall manage the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers in an agreed _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable level to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 3. Parties shall reduce the global production and supply of primary plastic polymers of concern to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and environment to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 3. No text _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop nationally determined targets _x000D__x000D_ +and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt 1. Each party shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop nationally determined _x000D__x000D_ +targets to reduce its level of production and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Bis. Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as recommended in Annex _x000D__x000D_ +[..] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be managed in an environmentally sound manner _x000D__x000D_ +within their current existence and capacity of waste management options or alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Ter. Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, supply, _x000D__x000D_ +utilization, and demand of secondary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their respective national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including their intended level of domestic supply of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 Alt 1. Each party shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in its respective national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including its intended level of domestic supply of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms in relation to the _x000D__x000D_ +baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 Alt 2. Parties shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their respective national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including their intended level of domestic supply of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers and secondary plastics including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in _x000D__x000D_ +percentage terms in relation to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.3 on reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 – Sub-option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall take the necessary measures to manage and reduce the global production and supply of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers referred to in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Parties shall take necessary measures to manage their production and supply of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers referred to in paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. No text. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the intended level of domestic supply including, _x000D__x000D_ +as relevant, domestic production, and the measures taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt 1. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the policy of domestic supply including, as relevant, _x000D__x000D_ +domestic production, and the measures taken to manage it. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the sub-options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party should take appropriate measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, including: _x000D__x000D_ +OP [3][5][4]. Alt 1. Each Party should take appropriate measures to reduce the demand for and production of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers. Such measures may include: _x000D__x000D_ +OP [3][5][4]. Alt 2. Each Party shall take effective measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers, including: _x000D__x000D_ +OP [3][5][4]. Alt 3. Each Party should take any appropriate measures to reduce the demand for and _x000D__x000D_ +production of primary plastic polymers while promoting an increase of the demand for and _x000D__x000D_ +production of secondary plastics, including, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP [3][5][4] b Alt. removal of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers and increasing of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of secondary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer producers. _x000D__x000D_ +OP [3][5][4] c Alt. the establishment, as applicable, of any regulatory requirements for primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymer and secondary plastic producers. _x000D__x000D_ +OP [3][5][4] c Bis. incentives/promotion for alternatives such as biodegradable products to _x000D__x000D_ +minimise the demand of the plastic polymer production _x000D__x000D_ +OP [3][5][4] c Ter. Promotion of using recycled products to minimise the demand of the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymer production. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Alt 1. Each Party should take appropriate measures to reduce the demand for and production of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, which shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on scientific evidence, take measures to reduce demand for primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +that present a demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment and to promote sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastic throughout its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall establish science- and risk-based public procurement policies or guidelines to reduce waste _x000D__x000D_ +and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, including requirements related to the _x000D__x000D_ +procurement of items produced with recovered materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Parties shall take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential adverse effects on human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers, including their precursors and _x000D__x000D_ +raw materials. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, considering the _x000D__x000D_ +availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, environmental, and social _x000D__x000D_ +aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there are no viable substitutes that could _x000D__x000D_ +endanger people's health. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party involved, from their national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles of circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy, will commit to determine within national plans the national measures to manage and optimize the _x000D__x000D_ +use of primary polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should take the necessary measures to encourage production of circular polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 6 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers should not be included in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 7 _x000D__x000D_ +No provisions on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Heading Alt: Hazardous chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No provisions on this matter _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates provided _x000D__x000D_ +in part II of annex A, the use of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in part II of annex A _x000D__x000D_ +in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates _x000D__x000D_ +provided in part II of annex A, the use or presence of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in _x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex A5 in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that _x000D__x000D_ +annex. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prohibit or to regulate, as appropriate, the use and _x000D__x000D_ +presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +identified in part II of annex A. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to progressively eliminate, at the latest _x000D__x000D_ +by the dates provided in part II of annex A, the use of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in _x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex A6 in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that _x000D__x000D_ +annex. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates _x000D__x000D_ +provided in part II of annex A, the use and presence of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +part II of annex A in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that _x000D__x000D_ +annex. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to eliminate, at the latest by the dates provided _x000D__x000D_ +in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or export of plastic polymers, plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A, except as _x000D__x000D_ +provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to progressively eliminate, at the latest _x000D__x000D_ +by the dates provided in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or export of plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, group of chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A, _x000D__x000D_ +except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, and as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment _x000D__x000D_ +at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, and _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate eliminate, the use and presence in plastic polymers and plastics including plastic products of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals and groups of hazardous chemicals with the potential for adverse impacts on human health _x000D__x000D_ +or the environment at any stage of the entire plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, and _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate eliminate, (at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A) _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, and _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate eliminate, the production, sale, distribution, import and/or export of plastic polymers, plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. Parties shall take the necessary measures, to minimize, and as appropriate eliminate, the use and _x000D__x000D_ +presence in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of chemicals, groups of chemicals and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +application with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the environment at any stage of the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including their _x000D__x000D_ +reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, the use and presence _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +identified in part II of annex A. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, the use and _x000D__x000D_ +presence in plastic polymers and plastics including plastic products of hazardous chemicals and groups of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals identified in part II of annex A4 and any POPs listed in Annex A, B and C of the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected _x000D__x000D_ +in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, (at the latest _x000D__x000D_ +by the dates provided in part II of annex A) _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, the presence and use, in plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, of chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or with properties that may hinder _x000D__x000D_ +20:36 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +[ここに入力] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +their safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal, based on the criteria contained in annex A. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. Each Party shall take necessary measures to manage, in the presence and use, of in plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, the risk of chemicals, and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment throughout life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, based on the criteria contained _x000D__x000D_ +in annex A. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. 2 Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate, the presence and use, in plastic products, of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment in the production of plastic products, or with properties that may hinder their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. Each Party shall, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, and based on scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence, take appropriate measures to identify and control chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers that _x000D__x000D_ +present a demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +including consideration of risks relevant to their environmentally sound management, reusability, and _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 bis Alt 3. Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes and based _x000D__x000D_ +on scientific evidence, to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, polymers and chemicals used in plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +that may present a risk of concern to human health or the environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ter Alt 3. Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, and based _x000D__x000D_ +on scientific evidence, to test chemicals used or intended to be used in plastic production that may present a risk _x000D__x000D_ +of concern to human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. Each Party, in accordance to its national circumstances and capabilities and subject to their national _x000D__x000D_ +action plan, shall take the measures to regulate, the presence and use, in plastics and plastic products, of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and groups of chemicals with the adverse impacts on human health or the environment, based on agreed scientific _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, following a transparent and inclusive process decided Governing Body. The measures taken to implement _x000D__x000D_ +this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 bis Alt 4. Any new chemicals of concern identified under para 1 above shall be prohibited under relevant _x000D__x000D_ +chemical convention. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ter Alt 4. The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed for each country and funding shall be _x000D__x000D_ +made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the Governing Body to enable compliance _x000D__x000D_ +of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options 1 an",3 +1627,Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_part_ii.9_wastemanagement.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13685/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13685/view,['waste management'],[],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Co-facilitators compilation of revised zero draft text1 _x000D__x000D_ +This document captures the co-facilitators’ compilation of the contact group’s revised zero draft text for the _x000D__x000D_ +following sections of the zero draft2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Heading Alt. Plastic Waste Management _x000D__x000D_ +Heading Alt. None _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.a. Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, storage, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery and final disposal, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, sorting, collection, _x000D__x000D_ +transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy, and the special _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of SIDS _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that producers manage plastic waste in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, _x000D__x000D_ +storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy. Each Party shall take effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management at its different stages, including handling, _x000D__x000D_ +collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal of plastic waste. The measures taken to implement _x000D__x000D_ +this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with _x000D__x000D_ +an aim to achieving nationally determined targets and minimum requirements developed based on the harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +indicators set out in part II of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its life-cycle, including handling, collection, transportation, storage, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 5. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, _x000D__x000D_ +storage, recycling and final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy and the special circumstances of _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 6. Each Party shall […] disposal, taking into account recognising that the waste hierarchy establishes that _x000D__x000D_ +greater environmental and social benefit occurs when actions at the top of the hierarchy are prioritised.  _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 7. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +final disposal, taking into account the waste hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 8. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner throughout its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, _x000D__x000D_ +storage, recycling and final disposal _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note : Due to the significant number of submissions received, there may be some missing submissions in this version. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The inserted proposals are not listed in any order of priority. _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 9. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that plastic waste is managed in a _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound manner, taking into account the waste hierarchy. (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.a. Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral approach, for minimum _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F,3 taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account relevant provisions, guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed _x000D__x000D_ +under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Each Party shall meet the requirements, where relevant through a sectoral approach, for safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste, including through collection, recycling and disposal rates, _x000D__x000D_ +set out in part I of annex F, respecting relevant provisions and taking into account guidance and guidelines in _x000D__x000D_ +other international agreements, including those developed under the Basel Convention on the Control of _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the London Convention on the Prevention _x000D__x000D_ +of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter and its Protocol on the International Convention for _x000D__x000D_ +the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral approach, for _x000D__x000D_ +minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account relevant provisions, guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those _x000D__x000D_ +developed under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and _x000D__x000D_ +their Disposal, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Annex V) of _x000D__x000D_ +the International Maritime Organisation and the Bamako Convention on Hazardous Wastes’. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 3. Each Party shall […] taking into account the waste hierarchy and other relevant provisions, guidance _x000D__x000D_ +and guidelines in other international agreements, including […] _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 4. Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral approach, for _x000D__x000D_ +minimum environmentally sound, recycling and disposal rates, set out in part I of annex F, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +relevant provisions, guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed under _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 5. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral approach, for minimum safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal rates taking into account relevant provisions, _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines in other international agreements, including those developed under the Basel Convention _x000D__x000D_ +on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 6. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral approach, _x000D__x000D_ +for minimum safe and environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal rates, set out _x000D__x000D_ +in annex F, taking into account relevant provisions, guidance and guidelines, in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with relevant arrangements under other multilateral environmental agreements, inter alia, the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal., as appropriate. (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.a. Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance and guidelines for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to the relevant guidance and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines developed under other international agreements mentioned above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: This obligation could cover plastic waste generated at the production, distribution, use and end-of-life stages. _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt 1. The governing body* shall, adopt requirements, guidance and guidelines for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to the relevant guidance and guidelines developed under _x000D__x000D_ +other international agreements mentioned above _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt 2. The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, best practice guidance and guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +for […] _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt3. The governing body* may where necessary, adopt requirements, guidance and guidelines for the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to the relevant guidance and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines developed under other international agreements mentioned above. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.a. Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management at its different _x000D__x000D_ +stages, including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal of plastic waste. The _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving nationally determined targets and minimum requirements _x000D__x000D_ +developed based on the harmonized indicators set out in part II of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management at its _x000D__x000D_ +different stages, including handling, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, recycling, recovery and final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of plastic waste. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving nationally determined targets _x000D__x000D_ +based on the harmonized elements indicators set out in part II of annex F _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall take measures to ensure environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. Each Party shall […]. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], to achieve nationally determined targets _x000D__x000D_ +and minimum requirements developed […] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management at _x000D__x000D_ +including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and final disposal of plastic waste. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement this provision are encouraged to be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving nationally determined targets and minimum requirements _x000D__x000D_ +developed. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 bis. To implement the obligation pursuant to paragraph 1, each Party shall give priority/due consideration to _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a basic effective social system at local level for handing, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is indispensable to a safe and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.a. Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed, guidelines on safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account the waste hierarchy4 and other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international guidelines and guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: The term “waste hierarchy” may require a definition. _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. The governing body shall adopt and subsequently update as needed, guidelines on environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of plastic waste, taking into account the waste hierarchy and other relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines and guidance, developed under the Basel Convention and other international agreements. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. The governing body* shall, where necessary, adopt requirements, best practice guidance and guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +for […] _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 3. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed, guidelines on _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account the waste hierarchy and other _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international guidelines and guidance, as appropriate, as well as the need for a just transition, including _x000D__x000D_ +for waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 4. The governing body* may adopt, guidelines on safe and environmentally sound management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste, taking into account the waste hierarchy and other relevant international guidelines and guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.a. Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take effective measures to meet best available practices, for minimum safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal taking into account relevant guidelines, available _x000D__x000D_ +waste management infrastructure, and national priorities _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, where necessary, utilize the Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic wastes which has been recently updated and adopted by parties in COP16 of Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +duplications of works and efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above, Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party shall not allow waste management practices listed in part III of annex F that may lead to the _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases of hazardous substances, and shall regulate the other allowed waste management practices _x000D__x000D_ +that may lead to the emissions and releases of the hazardous substances listed in part IV of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP [4][3] Alt 1. Each Party shall take measures to prevent open dumping and open burning of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP [4][3] Alt 2. Each Party shall not allow waste management practices listed in part III of annex F that may lead _x000D__x000D_ +to the emissions and releases of hazardous substances, based on strong scientific evidence, and shall regulate the _x000D__x000D_ +other allowed waste management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases of the hazardous substances _x000D__x000D_ +listed in part IV of annex F. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP [4][3] Alt 3. Each Party shall not allow waste management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases _x000D__x000D_ +of hazardous substances, and shall regulate the other allowed waste management practices that may lead to the _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases of the hazardous substances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[5][4] Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, littering and open _x000D__x000D_ +burning.5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP [5][4] Alt. Each Party shall take measures to prevent littering of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +[6][5] Parties shall take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ + Op [6] Alt. It is recommended to Parties take additional measures, according to their national capacities, to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: The terms “open dumping”, “ocean dumping” and “littering” may require a definition. _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Op [6][5] subparagraph a Alt. Promote investment and mobilization of resources from all sources for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management systems and infrastructure, including through financial and technical support to subnational _x000D__x000D_ +governments, that enables the environmentally sound management of plastic waste and enhances waste _x000D__x000D_ +management capacity. promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to cover financing gaps for _x000D__x000D_ +waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +and enhance waste management capacity, in light of current and expected waste generation levels; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP [6][5] subparagraph b Alt. No text incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise _x000D__x000D_ +consumer awareness on sustainable consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +OP [6][5] subparagraph c Alt 1. Incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise awareness _x000D__x000D_ +about plastic waste prevention and minimization. _x000D__x000D_ +OP [6][5] subparagraph c Alt 2. Incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise consumer _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on sustainable consumption, taking into account the waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +OP [6][5] subparagraph c Alt 3. incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain; and (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +OP [6][5] subparagraph d bis. raise public awareness, on sustainable consumption and production, as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +critical roles of all stakeholders in reducing plastic litter[waste] and supporting recycling. (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +OP [6][5] subparagraph c bis. Develop, identify, and/or strengthen markets for secondary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Op [6][5] Alt. Each Party is encouraged to adopt comprehensive economic-driven approaches such as _x000D__x000D_ +establishing and operating Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, including, where relevant, on as _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral basis, to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the _x000D__x000D_ +accountability of producers and importers for environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products throughout their life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +[7][6] The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP [7][6] Alt 1. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. Where appropriate, Parties are encouraged to _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate internationally or regionally to implement the provisions of this article. _x000D__x000D_ +OP [7][6] Alt 2. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party is encouraged to adopt environmentally sound waste management practices _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, littering and _x000D__x000D_ +open burning. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Promote investment in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Encourage behavioural changes and raise consumer awareness. _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article may be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.a. Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party, as per their national plans and based upon national circumstances and capabilities and relevant _x000D__x000D_ +national regulations, shall take measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on _x000D__x000D_ +national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed, guidelines on safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account the other relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines and guidance. A mechanism needs to be established to assess the infrastructural requirements and _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources required for safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties may, as per their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, take additional _x000D__x000D_ +measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ + b. promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to cover financing gaps for waste _x000D__x000D_ +management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste and enhance waste management capacity, in light of current and expected waste generation _x000D__x000D_ +levels; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise consumer awareness on _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.b. Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures, including appropriate marking, tracing and reporting _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear 6 _x000D__x000D_ +containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and _x000D__x000D_ +procedures. 7 The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures, including on design, marking, tracing, retrieval _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party shall cooperate, including through the cooperation mechanism referred to in [part iii, article _x000D__x000D_ +number yet to be defined], and take effective measures, including appropriate marking, tracing and reporting _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear containing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures. _x000D__x000D_ +The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. Parties are encouraged to take effective measures cooperatively, including appropriate marking, _x000D__x000D_ +tracing, reporting and recovery requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +discarded fishing gear 8 containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and _x000D__x000D_ +recommended practices and procedures.9 The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + OP1 Alt 4. Each Party, subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, shall _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate and take measures, to prevent, and reduce, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and _x000D__x000D_ +procedures. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 5. Each Party shall take actions to promote the collection and environmentally sound disposal or recycling _x000D__x000D_ +of end-of-life fishing gear, including any recovered gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 6. Each Party shall cooperate and take effective measures, including appropriate marking, tracing and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and _x000D__x000D_ +procedures. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 7. Each Party shall cooperate and take any effective measures, including appropriate marking, tracking _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting requirements, to prevent, reduce and eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: For the purposes of this text, the terms “fishing gear” and “abandoned”, “lost” and “discarded” fishing gear are used _x000D__x000D_ +with the same meaning as under Article 16 of the 2019 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear (accessible at https://www.fao.org/3/ca3546t/ca3546t.pdf), without _x000D__x000D_ +prejudice to how Members may ultimately define these terms as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: This might include rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures developed under the FAO (see the _x000D__x000D_ +submission by FAO to the committee’s second session, accessible at _x000D__x000D_ +https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230106_food_and_agriculture_organization_of_the_united_nations_0.pdf), _x000D__x000D_ +the International Maritime Organization, Regional Fisheries Management organizations and other relevant bodies _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/rfb). _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: For the purposes of this text, the terms “fishing gear” and “abandoned”, “lost” and “discarded” fishing gear are used _x000D__x000D_ +with the same meaning as under Article 16 of the 2019 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear (accessible at https://www.fao.org/3/ca3546t/ca3546t.pdf), without _x000D__x000D_ +prejudice to how Members may ultimately define these terms as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: This might include rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures developed under the FAO (see the _x000D__x000D_ +submission by FAO to the committee’s second session, accessible at _x000D__x000D_ +https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230106_food_and_agriculture_organization_of_the_united_nations_0.pdf), _x000D__x000D_ +the International Maritime Organization, Regional Fisheries Management organizations and other relevant bodies _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/rfb). _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +gear10 containing plastic, taking into account internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices _x000D__x000D_ +and procedures.11 The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 bis Alt 1 (with OP1 Alt 5). Parties should take actions to promote investment, mobilize resources and _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate knowledge exchange to enhance the recyclability and recycling rates of end-of-life and recovered fishing _x000D__x000D_ +gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 bis Alt 2. Each party shall take effective measures towards collection and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 ter (with OP1 Alt 5) Each Party should take actions to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +promote education and raise awareness with fishing industries and practitioners on best practices _x000D__x000D_ +and methods to reduce the risk of losing fishing gear and other plastics during fishing operations, _x000D__x000D_ +and for the environmentally sound disposal of end-of-life gear; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote collaboration between Parties and relevant industry sectors and stakeholders, including _x000D__x000D_ +fisheries, port reception facilities, waste management, and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in their _x000D__x000D_ +respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in their _x000D__x000D_ +respective actions towards the prevention of plastic pollution from fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Parties shall promote cooperation, coordination, and exchange of information, including the sharing _x000D__x000D_ +of best practices, as appropriate, on enhancing the environmentally sound collection, disposal, and recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear, including with relevant initiatives and organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 3. Parties are encouraged to promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations in their respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 bis. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 bis Alt. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer for each country in order to meet the commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.b Option 2: Alternative placement suggested as new Section 8bis instead of 9b _x000D__x000D_ +This obligation should have sub-paragraphs/provisions that require parties to take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +1) enhance the design of fishing and aquaculture gears, with a view to increasing durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability and refurbishability and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner at end-of-life, and minimising releases and emissions of or from fishing and _x000D__x000D_ +aquaculture gears, including microplastics, to the environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) implement effective marking of gears and require reporting of lost gears, in accordance with other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international regulations, including MARPOL Annex V _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3) improve the management of gear at the end of its usable life, including the reuse, repair and recycling of gear, _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4) promote and facilitate training, education and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: For the purposes of this text, the terms “fishing gear” and “abandoned”, “lost��� and “discarded” fishing gear are used _x000D__x000D_ +with the same meaning as under Article 16 of the 2019 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) _x000D__x000D_ +Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear (accessible at https://www.fao.org/3/ca3546t/ca3546t.pdf), without _x000D__x000D_ +prejudice to how Members may ultimately define these terms as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: This might include rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures developed under the FAO (see the _x000D__x000D_ +submission by FAO to the committee’s second session, accessible at _x000D__x000D_ +https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/230106_food_and_agriculture_organization_of_the_united_nations_0.pdf), _x000D__x000D_ +the International Maritime Organization, Regional Fisheries Management organizations and other relevant bodies _x000D__x000D_ +(https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/rfb). _x000D__x000D_ +9.34 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5)The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6) Monaco supports inclusion of an obligation for parties to promote synergy and complementarity with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives, organizations, and regional and international authorities in their respective actions towards the _x000D__x000D_ +prevention of plastic pollution from fisheries safe disposal of fishing and aquaculture gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7)Furthermore remediation of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear is important to protect the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, but that Provision 11 on existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment should _x000D__x000D_ +provide the obligation on parties to take measures to remediate Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear, in _x000D__x000D_ +an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with scientific and evidence-based social, economic and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact assessments, using the best available techniques and environmental practices to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +exacerbating environmental harm. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.b Option 3: Alternative placement suggested as new element 4bis instead of 9b _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.b Option 3: Alternative placement suggested under element 11 instead of 9b _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.b Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each party on the basis of its national circumstances and capabilities should cooperate in taking effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures, as appropriate, to tackle fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in their _x000D__x000D_ +respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 9.b Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +No text F _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1628,"Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_part_ii.11_existingplasticpollution.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13685/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13685/view,"['existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",[],['ii11'],In-session submissions,insession document,"9.38 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Co-facilitators compilation of revised zero draft text1 _x000D__x000D_ +This document captures the co-facilitators’ compilation of the contact group’s revised zero draft text for the _x000D__x000D_ +following sections of the zero draft2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate to: _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1 Alt. Parties shall cooperate, including through the cooperation mechanism* referred to in [part III, article _x000D__x000D_ +number yet to be defined], to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones,3 hotspots4 and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i.most affected by existing plastic pollution,5 including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1. a.i. Alt. most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +and areas beyond national jurisdiction, and _x000D__x000D_ +ii.where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into account the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1.a.ii. Alt 1. where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to human health, species or _x000D__x000D_ +habitats taking into account the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1.a.ii. Alt 2. where quantities and types of plastic pollution pose a threat to species or habitats _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the accumulation _x000D__x000D_ +zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in existing international agreements _x000D__x000D_ +including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity, including in areas _x000D__x000D_ +beyond national jurisdiction;6 and _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1.b. Alt 1. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities _x000D__x000D_ +for the accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +in existing international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +use of marine biological diversity, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction; taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account special circumstances of SIDS, and _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1.b. Alt 2. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities _x000D__x000D_ +for the accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +in existing international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +use of marine biological diversity, and _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1.b. bis. collect data and information on existing plastic pollution to support monitoring in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with [Part IV.4 on Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument* and effectiveness evaluation] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note : Due to the significant number of submissions received, there may be some missing submissions in this version. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The inserted proposals are not listed in any order of priority. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: Definitions of the terms “accumulation zones” and “hotspots” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: Definitions of the terms “accumulation zones” and “hotspots” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: A definition of the term “existing plastic waste and pollution” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: The text of the agreement of BBNJ under UNCLOS is available at https://documents-dds-_x000D__x000D_ +ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/N23/177/28/PDF/N2317728.pdf?OpenElement. _x000D__x000D_ +9.38 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +promote engagement of the local population and citizens in safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1.c. Alt. Promote safe and environmentally sound remediation activities,including through _x000D__x000D_ +engagement with local population,communities,and citizens. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. cooperate to assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i. most affected by existing plastic pollution, in the terrestrial, freshwater and the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in existing _x000D__x000D_ +international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of _x000D__x000D_ +terrestrial, freshwater and marine environment and biological diversity, including in areas beyond _x000D__x000D_ +national jurisdiction and _x000D__x000D_ +c. promote engagement of all stakeholders, including, local communities, non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +organization as well as the private sector, in safe and environmentally sound remediation _x000D__x000D_ +activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 3. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i. most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in _x000D__x000D_ +existing international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +use of marine biological diversity, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the _x000D__x000D_ +disproportionate impacts on SIDS; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. promote engagement of the local population, communities and citizens in safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 4. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall cooperate to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i. most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in _x000D__x000D_ +9.38 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +existing international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +use of marine biological diversity, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction; taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account Special Circumstances of SIDS, and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +promote in safe and environmentally sound remediation activities, including through _x000D__x000D_ +engagement with local population, communities, and citizens. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 5. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ + assess, identify, and prioritize accumulation zones and hotspots: _x000D__x000D_ +i. most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. where quantities and types of plastic pollution pose a threat to species or habitats; _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +take mitigation and removal actions, including clean-up activities for the accumulation zones and _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots identified, and manage and dispose of removed plastic pollution in an environmentally sound manner; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +c. promote engagement of the local population, civil society, and citizens in environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +removal activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 6. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties will take actions and shall cooperate to: _x000D__x000D_ + a. evaluation, identification and prioritization of accumulation zones, critical points and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +I. most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +II. that evaluations identify accumulation areas with quantities and types of garbage that represent a _x000D__x000D_ +threat to species or habitats, taking into account the complete life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + b. adopt effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities in identified _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation areas, hotspots and critical sectors , taking into account the provisions of international _x000D__x000D_ +agreements in force, including those relating to the conservation and the sustainable use of marine _x000D__x000D_ +biological diversity, including in areas located outside national jurisdiction; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +promote engagement of the local population and citizens in safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 7. (THA) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall cooperate to mobilize resources from multistakeholders, including, intergovernmental organizations, _x000D__x000D_ +non-governmental organizations, academic and scientific and research institutes, international financial _x000D__x000D_ +institutions and multilateral development banks, non-profit organizations and other relevant organizations or _x000D__x000D_ +associations to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones,7 hotspots8 and sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +most affected by existing plastic pollution,9 including in the marine environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for the accumulation _x000D__x000D_ +zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions in existing international _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: Definitions of the terms “accumulation zones” and “hotspots” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: Definitions of the terms “accumulation zones” and “hotspots” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: A definition of the term “existing plastic waste and pollution” may be required. _x000D__x000D_ +9.38 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +agreements including those relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological _x000D__x000D_ +diversity, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction;10 and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +promote engagement of the local population and citizens in safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +remediation activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and practices and _x000D__x000D_ +behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +littering in coastal and freshwater areas. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Each Party should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and _x000D__x000D_ +practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including littering in floodplains, coastal and freshwater areas. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Each party exporting chemicals, polymers and products shall establish and implement an export permit _x000D__x000D_ +requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and destinations of all its exports. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 3. Each Party should make publicly available information collected on common plastic pollution types _x000D__x000D_ +and practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including littering in coastal and freshwater areas. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 4. Each Party should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and trends, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as on the practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 5. Each Party encourage make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and _x000D__x000D_ +practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including littering in coastal and freshwater areas _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans.] _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt 1. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article could be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Alt 2. No text. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on the basis _x000D__x000D_ +of best available science, to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the clean-_x000D__x000D_ +up activities do not have potential for negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and _x000D__x000D_ +human health. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 4.b. Alt 1. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on _x000D__x000D_ +the basis of best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and _x000D__x000D_ +local knowledge systems, to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the cleanup _x000D__x000D_ +activities do not have potential for negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and human _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 4.b. Alt 2. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed _x000D__x000D_ +on the basis of best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous people,and _x000D__x000D_ +local knowledge systems,to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring the clean-up _x000D__x000D_ +activities do not have potential for negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity and human _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 4.b. Alt 3. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on _x000D__x000D_ +the basis of best available science, including the traditional knowledge and practices of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: The text of the agreement of BBNJ under UNCLOS is available at https://documents-dds-_x000D__x000D_ +ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/N23/177/28/PDF/N2317728.pdf?OpenElement. _x000D__x000D_ +9.38 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples’ accessed with their free, prior and informed consent, to address existing plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +with a view to ensuring the clean-up activities do not have potential for negative impacts on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, biodiversity and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 4.b. Alt 4. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed _x000D__x000D_ +on the basis of best available science, to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to ensuring _x000D__x000D_ +the effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities do not have _x000D__x000D_ +potential for impacts on the environment, biodiversity and human health. (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +OP 4 Alt. The governing body* should adopt guidance, as appropriate, to facilitate implementation of this Article. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall cooperate in accordance with the Common but Differentiated Responsibility to respective _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities: _x000D__x000D_ +a. assess, identify and prioritize accumulation zones, hotspotsand sectors: _x000D__x000D_ +i.most affected by existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +ii.where quantities and types of litter pose a threat to species or habitats _x000D__x000D_ +b. take effective mitigation and remediation measures, including clean-up activities for _x000D__x000D_ +the accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors identified, taking into account the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +in existing international agreements including those relevant to the conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of marine biological diversity, including in areas beyond national _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Developing countries should make publicly available information on common plastic pollution types and _x000D__x000D_ +practices and behaviours that lead to plastic pollution, to raise awareness and prevent further plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including littering in coastal and freshwater areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. indicators to identify accumulation zones, hotspots and sectors; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, developed on _x000D__x000D_ +the basis of best available science, to address existing plastic pollution, with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring the clean-up activities do not have potential for negative impacts on the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, biodiversity and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Developed country parties as the largest historical beneficiaries of plastic goods shall take the lead in _x000D__x000D_ +tackling legacy and existing plastic pollution in the marine environment including beyond national _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +The Governing Body shall get an assessment of the existing plastic pollution in respect of each country from an _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate subsidiary body, the financial resources required to mitigate and remediate the existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution due to legacy plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1629,"Co-facilitators Compilation: Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products in plastic waste",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_part_ii.10_trade.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13685/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13685/view,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",[],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document,"6.59 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Co-facilitators compilation of revised zero draft text1 _x000D__x000D_ +This document captures the co-facilitators’ compilation of the contact group’s revised zero draft text for the _x000D__x000D_ +following sections of the zero draft2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.a. Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern], for use in plastic production or incorporation into a plastic product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer; or _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1b Alt. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer as outlined in a) above ; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or product addressed in [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +except where the production and use of such chemical, polymer or product is permitted under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument*3 and with the prior informed consent4 of the importing State. 5 _x000D__x000D_ +OP 1 Alt. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a microplastic, product or problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +product, and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note : Due to the significant number of submissions received, there may be some missing submissions in this version. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: The inserted proposals are not listed in any order of priority. _x000D__x000D_ +3 Note: This language assumes that under the relevant annex, some uses may be permitted, for example during a phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +period or for specific purposes. Where relevant, permitted use might also arise from an exemption. The language in this _x000D__x000D_ +provision may need to be adapted to the nature and extent of the specific control measures associated with listed substances _x000D__x000D_ +or products under the relevant annex. _x000D__x000D_ +4Note: The prior informed consent procedure proposed pursuant to this provision could be facilitated and made operational _x000D__x000D_ +through the establishment of detailed harmonized procedures, and through the online registry proposed to be established _x000D__x000D_ +under “Information exchange” (see part IV.6). _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Additional language may be required with a view to promoting coherence and avoiding duplication of procedures if a _x000D__x000D_ +chemical or polymer listed in part II of annex A is also subject to requirements under another MEA, such as the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention or the Rotterdam Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +6.59 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +except where the use of such chemical, or product is permitted under this instrument*6 and with the prior informed _x000D__x000D_ +consent7 of the importing State. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 pursuant to this provision _x000D__x000D_ +shall establish an export permit requirement for such exports, and obtain the prior informed consent of the _x000D__x000D_ +importing State in writing, together with its assurances that the chemical, polymer, microplastic or product, _x000D__x000D_ +once imported, will be used in a manner consistent with the conditions contained in part II of annex A or in _x000D__x000D_ +Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout its life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +including for final disposal.8 _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 pursuant to this _x000D__x000D_ +provision shall establish an export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and _x000D__x000D_ +destinations of all its exports, and obtain the prior informed consent of the importing State in writing, together _x000D__x000D_ +with its assurances that the chemical, polymer, microplastic or product, once imported, will be used in a manner _x000D__x000D_ +consistent with the conditions contained in part II of annex A or in Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound manner throughout its life cycle, including for final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. No text _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party exporting pursuant to this provision a chemical or polymer listed in part II of annex A, a product _x000D__x000D_ +containing any of these, or a microplastic or product listed in annex B, shall require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +provide to the importing State and the importer complete harmonized information about the _x000D__x000D_ +composition of the exported polymer, chemical or product and the associated hazards to human health _x000D__x000D_ +or the environment, based on the harmonized disclosure requirements contained in annex A, including _x000D__x000D_ +safety data sheets, as relevant;9 _x000D__x000D_ +b. mark and label the exported chemical, polymer or product in accordance with relevant harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +labelling requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +comply with the relevant generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices _x000D__x000D_ +for packaging, labelling and transport.10 _x000D__x000D_ +OP 3 Alt. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party exporting pursuant to this provision a chemical or a product containing any of these, or a microplastic, _x000D__x000D_ +shall require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +provide to the importing State and the importer complete harmonized information about the composition _x000D__x000D_ +of the exported chemical or product and the associated hazards to human health or the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +based on the harmonized disclosure requirements, including safety data sheets, as relevant; _x000D__x000D_ +b. mark and label the exported chemical, product in accordance with relevant harmonized labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +comply with the relevant generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices _x000D__x000D_ +for packaging, labelling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: This language assumes that under the relevant annex, some uses may be permitted, for example during a phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +period or for specific purposes. Where relevant, permitted use might also arise from an exemption. The language in this _x000D__x000D_ +provision may need to be adapted to the nature and extent of the specific control measures associated with listed substances _x000D__x000D_ +or products under the relevant annex. _x000D__x000D_ +7Note: The prior informed consent procedure proposed pursuant to this provision could be facilitated and made operational _x000D__x000D_ +through the establishment of detailed harmonized procedures, and through the online registry proposed to be established _x000D__x000D_ +under “Information exchange” (see part IV.6). _x000D__x000D_ +8 Note: The committee may wish to develop, or provide for the governing body to develop, standardized processes and _x000D__x000D_ +documentation to facilitate the operation of this procedure. _x000D__x000D_ +9 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13.2. _x000D__x000D_ +10 Note: Adapted from the Minamata Convention, Article 11. _x000D__x000D_ +6.59 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Where a customs code under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is available for a _x000D__x000D_ +chemical, polymer, microplastic or product listed in annex A or B, each Party shall require its shipping _x000D__x000D_ +document to bear that code when exported.11 _x000D__x000D_ +OP 4 Alt. _x000D__x000D_ +Where a customs code under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is available for a _x000D__x000D_ +chemical, microplastic or product, each Party shall require its shipping document to bear that code when exported. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall not import: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or product addressed in [part II.3 on problematic and avoidable plastic products, including _x000D__x000D_ +short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +except for the purposes of use permitted under this instrument*, or for the purpose of their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound disposal in accordance with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management].12 _x000D__x000D_ +OP 5 Alt. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall not import: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals of concern]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use product, _x000D__x000D_ +and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +except for the purposes of use permitted under this instrument*, or for the purpose of their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +OP 5 bis. In case of export to, or import from a non-Party to this instrument, each Party shall apply the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of this article, on a non-discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.a. Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would lead to _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, particularly developing country Parties, thus _x000D__x000D_ +enabling them better to address the problems of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.a. Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall regulate trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products as per relevant national regulations _x000D__x000D_ +and in accordance with the principles of the internationally binding multilateral trading system enshrined in the _x000D__x000D_ +WTO law. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.a. Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13.1. The committee may wish to consider establishing a _x000D__x000D_ +framework for cooperation with the World Customs Organization as appropriate to facilitate the monitoring of plastic trade _x000D__x000D_ +flows under the instrument, including for the assignment, as relevant, of specific Harmonized System customs codes to _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers or products listed in annexes and subject to control measures under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +12 Note: This language assumes that under the relevant annex, some uses may be permitted, for example during a phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +period or for specific purposes. Where relevant, permitted use might also arise from an exemption. The language in this _x000D__x000D_ +provision may need to be adapted to the nature and extent of the specific control measures associated with listed substances _x000D__x000D_ +or products under the relevant annex. Adapted from Stockholm Convention, Article 3.2.b. _x000D__x000D_ +6.59 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +No text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.b. Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste,13 except for the purpose of its safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management,14 with the prior informed consent of the importing State, and in a _x000D__x000D_ +manner consistent with obligations under this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party exporting plastic waste pursuant to this provision shall establish and implement an export _x000D__x000D_ +permit requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and destination of all its exports of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each exporting _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the written consent of _x000D__x000D_ +the importing State, which shall include that State’s assurances that the exported plastic waste will be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner;15 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ +i. provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the composition of the _x000D__x000D_ +exported waste, including its contents in polymers, chemicals and plastics, and any associated _x000D__x000D_ +hazards to human health or the environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant;16 _x000D__x000D_ +ii. mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices for _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, labelling and transport.17 _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the implementation of the provision set out _x000D__x000D_ +in paragraph 3, taking into account as appropriate relevant arrangements under other multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements.18 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13 Note: For the purposes of this text, the term “transboundary movement of plastic waste” is used to refer to any movement _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste from an area under the national jurisdiction of one Party to or through an area under the national jurisdiction _x000D__x000D_ +of another State or to or through an area not under the national jurisdiction of any State, provided at least two States are _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the movement (adapted from Article 3.3 of the Basel Convention). This definition is used without prejudice to _x000D__x000D_ +how Members may define this term as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +14 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant requirements to _x000D__x000D_ +be adopted in respect of plastic waste management under part II.9. _x000D__x000D_ +15 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The exact language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +requirements to be adopted in respect of plastic waste management in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +16 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13. _x000D__x000D_ +17 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 11. _x000D__x000D_ +18 Note: The specific modalities for the application of this provision, including the operation of the prior informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +(PIC) procedure, could be further elaborated in an annex or the governing body, taking into account in particular relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions under the Basel Convention. See, for example, Article 11.3.c. of the Minamata Convention, addressing _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movement of mercury waste for Parties to the Basel Convention. On the treatment of plastic waste under the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention, see _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.basel.int/Implementation/Plasticwaste/PlasticWasteAmendments/FAQs/tabid/8427/Default.aspx. _x000D__x000D_ +6.59 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall prevent and eliminate illegal trade19 in plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant organizations and intergovernmental bodies _x000D__x000D_ +and cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and eliminate illegal _x000D__x000D_ +exports and dumping of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.b. Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste, as defined _x000D__x000D_ +by the Basel Convention, is only allowed for the purpose of environmentally sound disposal. Parties to the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste is done in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the obligations of that Convention. In circumstances where the Basel Convention does not apply, _x000D__x000D_ +a Party shall ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste is allowed only after taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +relevant domestic and international rules, standards, and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.b. Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate illegal trade, traffic and dumping of plastic waste as sets in Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, recognizing _x000D__x000D_ +its respective mandates, avoiding duplication of efforts and works and promoting cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +with relevant regional and international conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.b. Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and eliminate _x000D__x000D_ +illegal exports and dumping of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.b. Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +No text _x000D__x000D_ +Subsection 10.b. Option 6 (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste,20 except for the purpose of its safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management,21 with the prior informed consent of the importing State, and in a _x000D__x000D_ +manner consistent with obligations under this instrument*, and relevant arrangements under other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements, inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each Party exporting _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste shall establish and implement an export permit requirement for such exports and track the types, _x000D__x000D_ +volumes and destination of all its exports of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each exporting Party _x000D__x000D_ +shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19 Note: The term “illegal trade” is used in this text to refer to importation or exportation that would violate domestic _x000D__x000D_ +legislation of the exporting Party or of the importing State. This is without prejudice to how Members may define this term _x000D__x000D_ +as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +20 Note: For the purposes of this text, the term “transboundary movement of plastic waste” is used to refer to any movement _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste from an area under the national jurisdiction of one Party to or through an area under the national jurisdiction _x000D__x000D_ +of another State or to or through an area not under the national jurisdiction of any State, provided at least two States are _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the movement (adapted from Article 3.3 of the Basel Convention). This definition is used without prejudice to _x000D__x000D_ +how Members may define this term as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +21 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant requirements to _x000D__x000D_ +be adopted in respect of plastic waste management under part II.9. _x000D__x000D_ +6.59 _x000D__x000D_ +18 November 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the written consent of the _x000D__x000D_ +importing State, which shall include that State’s assurances that the exported plastic waste will be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner;22 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the composition of the _x000D__x000D_ +exported waste, including its contents in polymers, chemicals and plastics, and any associated _x000D__x000D_ +hazards to human health or the environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant;23 _x000D__x000D_ +ii. mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices for _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, labelling and transport.24 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the purpose of this provision, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account as appropriate relevant arrangements under other multilateral environmental agreements,25 inter _x000D__x000D_ +alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take effective measures to prevent and eliminate illegal trade26 and dumping of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant organizations and intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +bodies and cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate illegal trade and dumping of plastic waste pursuant to paragraph 5. _x000D__x000D_ +Element 10 Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. This instrument* applies insofar as its provisions do not contradict the provisions of the Marrakesh _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and its Annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Any measures established by the Parties for the implementation of this instrument* shall be in full conformity _x000D__x000D_ +with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +Element 10 Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +22 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The exact language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +requirements to be adopted in respect of plastic waste management in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +23 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13. _x000D__x000D_ +24 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 11. _x000D__x000D_ +25 Note: The specific modalities for the application of this provision, including the operation of the prior informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +(PIC) procedure, could be further elaborated in an annex or the governing body, taking into account in particular relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions under the Basel Convention. See, for example, Article 11.3.c. of the Minamata Convention, addressing _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movement of mercury waste for Parties to the Basel Convention. On the treatment of plastic waste under the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention, see _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.basel.int/Implementation/Plasticwaste/PlasticWasteAmendments/FAQs/tabid/8427/Default.aspx. _x000D__x000D_ +26 Note: The term “illegal trade” is used in this text to refer to importation or exportation that would violate domestic _x000D__x000D_ +legislation of the exporting Party or of the importing State. This is without prejudice to how Members may define this term _x000D__x000D_ +as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1630,"Product design, composition and performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_part_ii.5_mergers_5_productdesign.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13685/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13685/view,"['product design, composition and performance']",[],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible mergers for Members proposals _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. [Product [design and] performance] _x000D__x000D_ +1. [Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities] [and available _x000D__x000D_ +scientific results,] each Party [shall][are encouraged to] take measures [as appropriate, and in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +to national priorities,][, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3,] to enhance the design of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including packaging, and improve the composition [of plastics and] plastic products, with a view _x000D__x000D_ +to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. [Reducing demand for and use of primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products [and associated _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals][ and should always be followed by the availability of alternative material for plastic and/or non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes that are affordable]] [Improve the circular economy of plastic products and minimize _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic waste, including microplastic]; _x000D__x000D_ +[b. Increasing the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and refurbishability of plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste;] _x000D__x000D_ +[c. Minimizing releases and [emissions][leakages] from [and environmental and safety impacts from] _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, including [intentionally] microplastics [considering technical feasibility and _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility of potential microplastic alternatives and socio-economic impacts]] _x000D__x000D_ +[c-bis Improving the capacity of plastics and plastic products to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in _x000D__x000D_ +an environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste;] _x000D__x000D_ +[c-ter Taking into account the relevant international standards and guidelines, including any relevant _x000D__x000D_ +sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines, and assure compliance with sector requirements. The _x000D__x000D_ +measures adopted pursuant to this provision may be reflected in the national plan communicated]] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market to comply with the minimum design and performance criteria and other related elements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +elements, within the timeframe defined in that annex. [The criteria should be harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +distinguishing between design for reduction, reuse, recycling of plastic products and packaging.] _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Each Party][ The COP] shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for plastics and plastic products [produced within its territory and those available on its market,] based _x000D__x000D_ +on [recommendations from the STEPs, and] the design and performance criteria and other related _x000D__x000D_ +elements contained in part I of annex C, including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and elements, and shall require plastics and plastic products to be appropriately labelled in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with these criteria and elements. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Bis. For II.5 d. The criteria that will be established should also take into consideration avoidance of _x000D__x000D_ +undesirable substitution and problem shifting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party [should][shall] adopt design and performance criteria and [regulatory schemes][take the _x000D__x000D_ +[any](THA) necessary measures] to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reduce the use of plastics across the value chain, including in product packaging; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increase the safety, durability, reusability,[recyclability], refillability, repairability and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be [reused] _x000D__x000D_ +repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming _x000D__x000D_ +waste; _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, and taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans][ The criteria should be harmonized distinguishing _x000D__x000D_ +between design for reduction, reuse, recycling of plastic products and packaging].. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt. Each Party shall consider including the following actions as part of its measures laid out in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Adopting public procurement policies or guidelines for plastic products to enhance circularity of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting the use of environmental performance standards for plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Supporting efforts to establish or augment voluntary certification schemes for environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +preferable products or packaging to encourage sustainable choices, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Parties should take into account relevant international standards and guidelines, including any relevant _x000D__x000D_ +sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party should establish, in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, [to the extent _x000D__x000D_ +possible], transparency, labelling and certification procedures and requirements for plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products that conform to the design and performance criteria established pursuant to paragraph 1, [, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account CBI (Confidential Business Information)]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3. Alt 1. No text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +No text in options. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties [are encouraged to][shall] work with relevant [national, and] international organizations towards _x000D__x000D_ +the development of standards and guidelines [at the multilateral level], including on a sectoral basis as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, to [reduce the use of plastics in products across the value chain, including in product packaging, _x000D__x000D_ +and][optimize and] improve the design of plastic products to increase their [safety,] durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +[refillability,] [and] repairability [and refurbishability,] [and] their capacity to be [reused], repurposed, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and disposed of in [a safe and] environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste [; and _x000D__x000D_ +minimize the environmental and safety impacts of plastics and plastic products][ , and assure compliance _x000D__x000D_ +with sector requirements]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each party _x000D__x000D_ +should take measures to: increase the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability and recyclability of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international standards, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national action _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each party _x000D__x000D_ +should take measures for plastics and plastic products that conform to the paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party are encouraged to take measures as appropriate, and in accordance to national priorities, _x000D__x000D_ +to enhance the design of plastic products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Increasing the safety, repurposability durability, reusability, and repairability of plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. Minimizing releases and leakage from plastic products, including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the relevant international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or _x000D__x000D_ +product-specific standards and guidelines, and assure compliance with sector requirements. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +adopted pursuant to this provision may be reflected in the national plan communicated. _x000D__x000D_ +a. [Reduce, [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics and][Circularity approaches for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products] plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, take _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to promote [the reduction,] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment, as relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, [recycling, ] refill and repair systems. [The _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body shall issue harmonized standards for product reuse, recycling, repair and refurbishment.] _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures[, covering at the distribution, sales, and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +stages,] to achieve the minimum [recycling targets, and, as appropriate,] [reduction,] reuse, refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +targets contained in part II of annex C within the timeframe identified in that annex, for plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products produced within its territory and those available on its market. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall[, based on guidance to be provided by the governing body* at the latest by its _x000D__x000D_ +[second][first] session,] take [effective] measures[, covering at the distribution, sales, and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +stages] to [promote][enable] the [reduction,] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment, as relevant, of [plastics and] plastic products [produced within its territory and those _x000D__x000D_ +available on its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, [recycling,] refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +systems][, according to national circumstances and capacities; as well as access to technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +availability of financial resources from developing countries]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party [should][shall][, as appropriate,] adopt [nationally determined] timebound targets in support _x000D__x000D_ +of this [objective][Article][, reflecting national circumstances and capabilities.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the governing body* at the latest by its third _x000D__x000D_ +session, take effective measures to promote the Circularity approaches as relevant and taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities, plastic products produced within its territory and those introduced _x000D__x000D_ +to its market, in particular through the implementation of Circularity approaches _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to adopt timebound targets in support of this objective. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article [may include the use of regulatory and _x000D__x000D_ +economic instruments, public procurement, or incentivizing changes in the supply chain by investing in _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, recycling, refill and repair system and infrastructure, and in consumer behaviour through raising _x000D__x000D_ +consumer awareness on sustainable consumption] [shall][may] be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated [pursuant to [part IV.1 on national [action] plan[s]]]]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities each party subject _x000D__x000D_ +to shall, take effective measures to promote the reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each party should _x000D__x000D_ +take measures as deemed appropriate to support this objective. _x000D__x000D_ +3. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective and environmentally beneficial measures to ensure the reduction in the _x000D__x000D_ +use of plastics and plastic products through, as relevant, reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment _x000D__x000D_ +of those products produced or used within its territory and those available on its market, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall by taking the necessary measures including those referred to in paragraph 1, to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +the minimum reduction, reuse, refill and repair targets contained in part II of annex C within the timeframe _x000D__x000D_ +identified in that annex, for plastics and plastic products produced or used within its territory and those _x000D__x000D_ +available on its market. This should be based, where relevant, on a sectorial approach. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations at the multilateral level towards _x000D__x000D_ +the development of standards and guidelines for reuse and refill systems. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement this provision may include the use of regulatory and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, 29 public procurements, the establishment of EPR schemes, as set out in part VII or _x000D__x000D_ +incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in consumer behaviour and shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on _x000D__x000D_ +its market to contain minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, as set out in part III of annex C, within the timeframe specified in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. [Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,][E][e]ach Party _x000D__x000D_ +[as per national action plan][should][shall] [take [the necessary] measures [for [appropriate] plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and][promote that] plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market][ to _x000D__x000D_ +increase the share of secondary plastic that is used in plastic products][[to] achieve minimum _x000D__x000D_ +percentages][[and to adopt timebound targets on the use] of safe and [environmentally sound] post-_x000D__x000D_ +consumer recycled plastic contents, [when it is technologically feasible and] based on the elements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part III of annex C. [The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]][consistent with national laws of _x000D__x000D_ +post-consumer recycled plastic contents]. _x000D__x000D_ +[Note: The targets for minimum recycled plastic content in specific applications and product categories, to _x000D__x000D_ +create the right enabling conditions for the sectors to meet this target, especially for food-related _x000D__x000D_ +applications. Bearing in mind that all elements contained in part III of annex C should assist each Party to _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +be able to setup its own requirements or targets of recyclable plastic contents in its certain prioritized _x000D__x000D_ +products. ] _x000D__x000D_ +[OP1 Bis - There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. ‘The governing body shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all plastics in the _x000D__x000D_ +market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental minimum percentage of safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound post-consumer recycled’. [Standards for recycled plastics should be harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +globally.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take the necessary measures for plastic products produced within its territory and _x000D__x000D_ +those introduced to its market to achieve minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post- _x000D__x000D_ +consumer recycled plastic contents, as appropriate taking into account national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. The measures taken to implement this provision may be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[2. Each Party [shall][should][based on national circumstances is encouraged to] take measures [to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +that, where [needed][possible], [primary plastic][plastics used] in products is [replaced][complemented] by _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic content[, as applicable][ , depending on the availability of _x000D__x000D_ +technological solutions and means of implementation for developing countries]][, as appropriate to _x000D__x000D_ +promote design, composition and performance of products that enable maximum recycled plastic content _x000D__x000D_ +in the broadest number of applications possible in order to replace primary plastic in products, while _x000D__x000D_ +addressing any safety concerns related to the recycled plastic content]. The measures taken to implement _x000D__x000D_ +[this][the] provision[s of this Article] may include the use of [regulatory [and economic] instruments][, _x000D__x000D_ +public procurement, [the establishment of EPR schemes, as set out in part VII] or incentivizing changes in _x000D__x000D_ +the supply chain [by investing in recycling system and infrastructure,]] and in consumer behaviour[[, among _x000D__x000D_ +other measures,][ through raising consumer awareness on sustainable consumption. The measures taken _x000D__x000D_ +to implement this provision] [and] shall][ may] be reflected in the national plan communicated ][pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to [part IV.1 on national plans]][, according to national circumstances].] _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +[Parties shall ensure that [‘]alternative plastics and plastic products[‘] are safe, environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, [, in accordance with standards to be decided by the COP, based on recommendations from _x000D__x000D_ +the STEPs] taking into account their potential for [waste reduction and reuse, as well as any] environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +[climate,] economic, social and human health impacts[, including food security][ in accordance with criteria _x000D__x000D_ +set out in part IV of Annex C].] _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bis. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their potential for environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +economic, social and human health impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[1. [Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] Parties should _x000D__x000D_ +encourage the development and use of safe [, environmentally sound] and sustainable alternative plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products [[, including through][. The measures taken to implement this provision may include _x000D__x000D_ +the use of] regulatory [measures] and economic instrument[s]][ , as per the national regulation].] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis. We propose an additional provision, calling for the governing body to adopt a comprehensive set _x000D__x000D_ +of criteria that encompasses safety, environmental soundness, and sustainability for these alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +[2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, [shall][should endeavor to] ensure that alternative plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products are safe[, environmentally sound] and sustainable, [based on life cycle assessments], _x000D__x000D_ +[taking into account][including] their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health _x000D__x000D_ +impacts[, including food security].] _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Bis. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Ter. Refer to capacity building and technology transfer, for innovation and alternative products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. This treaty shall apply to alternative plastics and plastic products which include bio-based, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and compostable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall be guided by the waste hierarchy and ensure that reduction in the use of all plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +prevention of plastic waste, including from non-fossil feedstocks, will prevail when considering the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use of alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each party shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products are safe, environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable, based on the minimum design and performance criteria and other related elements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in Part I of Annex C, including distinct sustainability criteria for (i) bio-based plastics, (ii) _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable plastics and (iii) compostable plastics. The criteria shall build on a full lifecycle analysis _x000D__x000D_ +and take into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, _x000D__x000D_ +including food security. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties may consider economic instruments to incentivize alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that environmental claims on (i) bio-based, (ii) _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and (iii) compostable plastics are substantiated. Those measures may include labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, as set out in Part II.13, to comply with. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the development of _x000D__x000D_ +standards and guidelines at the multilateral level to ensure that (i) bio-based, (ii) biodegradable and _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) compostable plastics are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +Merge with II.6. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1631,"Possible Mergers: Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products in plastic waste",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_part_ii.10_mergers_10_trade.pdf#overlay-context=node/385/revisions/13685/view%3Fq%3Dnode/385/revisions/13685/view,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste']",[],['ii10'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible mergers for Members proposals _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade [in listed chemicals[, polymers] and products, and in plastic waste][related measures] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-provision _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a. [a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern], for use in plastic production or incorporation into a plastic product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer [as outlined in a) above]; or] _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic [or][,] product [addressed in [part II.3 on problematic][or problematic] and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +except where the [production and] use of such chemical, [polymer] or product is permitted under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and with the prior informed consent of the importing State. _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 pursuant to this _x000D__x000D_ +provision shall establish an export permit requirement for such exports[and track the types, volumes _x000D__x000D_ +and destinations of all its exports], and obtain the prior informed consent of the importing State in _x000D__x000D_ +writing, together with its assurances that the chemical, polymer, microplastic or product, once _x000D__x000D_ +imported, will be used in a manner consistent with the conditions contained in part II of annex A or in _x000D__x000D_ +Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout its life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, including for final disposal.] _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party exporting pursuant to this provision a chemical or [polymer listed in part II of annex A,] a _x000D__x000D_ +product containing any of these, or a microplastic [or product listed in annex B,] shall require the _x000D__x000D_ +exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. provide to the importing State and the importer complete harmonized information about the _x000D__x000D_ +composition of the exported [polymer,] chemical or product and the associated hazards to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment, based on the harmonized disclosure requirements [contained in annex _x000D__x000D_ +A], including safety data sheets, as relevant; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. mark and label the exported chemical, [polymer or] product in accordance with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized labelling requirements [contained in annex A], as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +comply with the relevant generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and _x000D__x000D_ +practices for packaging, labelling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Where a customs code under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is available _x000D__x000D_ +for a chemical, [polymer,] microplastic or product [listed in annex A or B,] each Party shall require its _x000D__x000D_ +shipping document to bear that code when exported. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall not import: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals [or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and polymers] of _x000D__x000D_ +concern]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical [or polymer]; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or [product addressed in [part II.3 on] problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +except for the purposes of use permitted under this instrument*, or for the purpose of their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound disposal [in accordance with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste _x000D__x000D_ +management]]. _x000D__x000D_ +Bis. In case of export to, or import from a non-Party to this instrument, each Party shall apply the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of this article, on a non-discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would _x000D__x000D_ +lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, particularly developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +thus enabling them better to address the problems of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall regulate trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products as per relevant national _x000D__x000D_ +regulations and in accordance with the principles of the internationally binding multilateral trading system _x000D__x000D_ +enshrined in the WTO law. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-section _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste, except for the purpose of its safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management, with the prior informed consent of the importing State, and in _x000D__x000D_ +a manner consistent with obligations under this instrument*[, and relevant arrangements under other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements, inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, as appropriate] . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1,] Each Party _x000D__x000D_ +exporting plastic waste [pursuant to this provision] shall establish and implement an export permit _x000D__x000D_ +requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and destination of all its exports of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each exporting _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the written consent of the _x000D__x000D_ +importing State, which shall include that State’s assurances that the exported plastic waste will be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner; _x000D__x000D_ +b. require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ +i.provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the composition of _x000D__x000D_ +the exported waste, including its contents in polymers, chemicals and plastics, and any associated _x000D__x000D_ +hazards to human health or the environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant; _x000D__x000D_ +ii.mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices for _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, labelling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the [implementation of the][purpose of _x000D__x000D_ +this] provision [set out in paragraph 3], taking into account as appropriate relevant arrangements under _x000D__x000D_ +other multilateral environmental agreements [inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal]. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall [take effective measures to] prevent and eliminate illegal trade [and dumping of] [in] _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant organizations and intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +bodies and cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate illegal [exports][trade] and dumping of plastic waste [pursuant to paragraph 5]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste, as _x000D__x000D_ +defined by the Basel Convention, is only allowed for the purpose of environmentally sound disposal. Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste is done in accordance with the obligations of that Convention. In circumstances where the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention does not apply, a Party shall ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste is allowed _x000D__x000D_ +only after taking into account relevant domestic and international rules, standards, and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate illegal trade, traffic and dumping of plastic waste as sets in Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, recognizing _x000D__x000D_ +its respective mandates, avoiding duplication of efforts and works and promoting cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination with relevant regional and international conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate illegal exports and dumping of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-option 5 (THA) _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste,1 except for the purpose of its safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management,2 with the prior informed consent of the importing State, and in _x000D__x000D_ +a manner consistent with obligations under this instrument*, and relevant arrangements under other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements, inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each Party _x000D__x000D_ +exporting plastic waste shall establish and implement an export permit requirement for such exports and _x000D__x000D_ +track the types, volumes and destination of all its exports of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each exporting _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the written consent of the _x000D__x000D_ +importing State, which shall include that State’s assurances that the exported plastic waste will be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner;3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the composition of _x000D__x000D_ +the exported waste, including its contents in polymers, chemicals and plastics, and any associated _x000D__x000D_ +hazards to human health or the environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant;4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: For the purposes of this text, the term “transboundary movement of plastic waste” is used to refer to any movement of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste from an area under the national jurisdiction of one Party to or through an area under the national jurisdiction of _x000D__x000D_ +another State or to or through an area not under the national jurisdiction of any State, provided at least two States are _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the movement (adapted from Article 3.3 of the Basel Convention). This definition is used without prejudice to _x000D__x000D_ +how Members may define this term as needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +2 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant requirements to be _x000D__x000D_ +adopted in respect of plastic waste management under part II.9. _x000D__x000D_ +3 The reference to “environmentally sound management” of plastic waste in this provision shall be understood to refer to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste management, including final disposal, consistent with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste management]. _x000D__x000D_ +Note: The exact language of this provision may need to be adapted to the exact scope and content of the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +requirements to be adopted in respect of plastic waste management in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +4 Note: Adapted from the Rotterdam Convention, Article 13. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii. mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices for _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, labelling and transport.5 _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the purpose of this provision, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account as appropriate relevant arrangements under other multilateral environmental agreements,6 inter _x000D__x000D_ +alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall take effective measures to prevent and eliminate illegal trade7 and dumping of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant organizations and intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +bodies and cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate illegal trade and dumping of plastic waste pursuant to paragraph 5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 Trade related measures _x000D__x000D_ +1. This instrument* applies insofar as its provisions do not contradict the provisions of the Marrakesh _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and its Annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Any measures established by the Parties for the implementation of this instrument* shall be in full _x000D__x000D_ +conformity with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Non-Party Provision _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-provision _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall apply any export, re-export, or import measures relating to chemicals, polymers, products _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic waste covered by the present Instrument to Parties and non-Parties on a non-discriminatory _x000D__x000D_ +basis. Where export or re-export is to, or import is from, a State not a Party to the present Instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +comparable documentation issued by the competent authorities in that State shall be provided which _x000D__x000D_ +substantially conforms with the requirements of the present Instrument for permits and certificates and _x000D__x000D_ +which may be accepted in lieu thereof by any Party, provided such non-Party State has adopted and _x000D__x000D_ +implemented measures in conformity with the Annexes A and B such chemicals, polymers, products and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste covered by the present Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 Note: Adapted from Minamata Convention, Article 11. _x000D__x000D_ +6 Note: The specific modalities for the application of this provision, including the operation of the prior informed consent _x000D__x000D_ +(PIC) procedure, could be further elaborated in an annex or the governing body, taking into account in particular relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions under the Basel Convention. See, for example, Article 11.3.c. of the Minamata Convention, addressing _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary movement of mercury waste for Parties to the Basel Convention. On the treatment of plastic waste under the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention, see _x000D__x000D_ +https://www.basel.int/Implementation/Plasticwaste/PlasticWasteAmendments/FAQs/tabid/8427/Default.aspx. _x000D__x000D_ +7 Note: The term “illegal trade” is used in this text to refer to importation or exportation that would violate domestic _x000D__x000D_ +legislation of the exporting Party or of the importing State. This is without prejudice to how Members may define this term as _x000D__x000D_ +needed in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1632," Product Design, Composition and Performance",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_productdesign_1.pdf,"['product design, composition and performance']",['Brazil'],['ii5'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible mergers for Members proposals _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. bis Dedicated programmes of work _x000D__x000D_ +1. Dedicated programmes of work are hereby established to support the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* for the following sectors and/or product groups: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Packaging; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Fisheries and aquaculture; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Agriculture; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Textiles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt the arrangements and terms of _x000D__x000D_ +reference for the operation of the dedicated programmes of work, and review them _x000D__x000D_ +periodically thereafter. The dedicated programmes of work shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Prepare recommendations to the governing body* for its consideration, on inter alia _x000D__x000D_ +targets, criteria, measures & guidelines, to support implementation and to further _x000D__x000D_ +develop the relevant provisions in the instrument*; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Cooperate and coordinate with intergovernmental organisations and entities, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, and engage with relevant stakeholders through a multistakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +action agenda; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Report regularly to the governing body* on all aspects of its work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* shall review on a regular basis the implementation and effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +of dedicated programmes of work and, based on such review, take relevant action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall initiate additional dedicated programmes of work, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, to support implementation of the instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ +a. [Product [design and] performance] _x000D__x000D_ +1. [Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities] [and available _x000D__x000D_ +scientific results,] each Party [shall][are encouraged to] take measures [as appropriate, and in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +to national priorities,][, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3,] to [promote product _x000D__x000D_ +performance to] enhance the [design] [circularity] of plastic products, including packaging, and improve _x000D__x000D_ +the composition [of plastics and] plastic products, [according to national capacity of developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +and available ressources] with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. [Reducing demand for [and use] of primary plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products [and associated _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals][ and should always be followed by the availability of alternative material for plastic and/or non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes that are affordable]] [Improve the circular economy of plastic products and minimize _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic waste, including microplastic]; _x000D__x000D_ +[b. Increasing the [safety,] durability, reusability, refillability, repairability [in practice] and refurbishability _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and plastic products, as relevant[, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled [at scale and in _x000D__x000D_ +practice] and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste;] _x000D__x000D_ +[c. Minimizing releases and [emissions][leakages] from [and environmental and safety impacts from] _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products, including [intentionally] microplastics [considering technical feasibility and _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility of potential microplastic alternatives and socio-economic impacts]] _x000D__x000D_ +[c alt. Minimizing environmental and safety impacts of plastics and plastic products, including intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics.] _x000D__x000D_ +[c-bis Improving the capacity of plastics and plastic products to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in _x000D__x000D_ +an environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste;] _x000D__x000D_ +[c-ter Taking into account the relevant international standards and guidelines, including any relevant _x000D__x000D_ +sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines, and assure compliance with sector requirements. The _x000D__x000D_ +measures adopted pursuant to this provision may be reflected in the national plan communicated]] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market to comply with the minimum design and performance criteria [and other related _x000D__x000D_ +elements contained in part I of annex C], including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria _x000D__x000D_ +and elements, within the timeframe defined in that annex. [The criteria should be harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +distinguishing between design for reduction, reuse, recycling of plastic products and packaging.] _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Each Party][ The COP] shall establish and maintain certification procedures and labelling requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for plastics and plastic products [produced within its territory and those available on its market,] based _x000D__x000D_ +on [recommendations from the STEPs, and] the design and performance criteria and other related _x000D__x000D_ +[elements contained in part I of annex C], including, where relevant, sector- or product-specific criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and elements, and shall require plastics and plastic products to be appropriately labelled in accordance _x000D__x000D_ +with these criteria and elements. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Bis. For II.5 d. The criteria that will be established should also take into consideration avoidance of _x000D__x000D_ +undesirable substitution and problem shifting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party [should][shall] adopt design and performance criteria and [regulatory schemes][take the _x000D__x000D_ +necessary measures] to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Reduce the use of plastics across the value chain, including in product packaging; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Increase the safety, durability, reusability,[recyclability], refillability, repairability and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, and their capacity to be [reused] _x000D__x000D_ +repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner upon becoming _x000D__x000D_ +waste; _x000D__x000D_ +[in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C,] and taking into account relevant _x000D__x000D_ +international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans][ The criteria should be harmonized distinguishing _x000D__x000D_ +between [sustainable products] design [and performance] for reduction, reuse, recycling of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and packaging]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt. Each Party shall consider including the following actions as part of its measures laid out in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Adopting public procurement policies or guidelines for plastic products to enhance circularity of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Promoting the use of environmental performance standards for plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Supporting efforts to establish or augment voluntary certification schemes for environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +preferable products or packaging to encourage sustainable choices, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Parties should take into account relevant international standards and guidelines, including any relevant _x000D__x000D_ +sector- or product-specific standards and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party should establish, in accordance with the elements contained in part I of annex C, [to the extent _x000D__x000D_ +possible], transparency, labelling and certification procedures and requirements for plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +products that conform to the design and performance criteria established pursuant to paragraph 1, [, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account CBI (Confidential Business Information)]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP3. Alt 1. No text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 No text _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties [are encouraged to][shall] work with relevant [national, and] international organizations towards _x000D__x000D_ +the development of standards and guidelines [at the multilateral level], including on a sectoral basis as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, to [reduce the use of plastics in products across the value chain, including in product packaging, _x000D__x000D_ +and][optimize and] improve the design of plastic products to increase their [safety,] durability, reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +[refillability,] [and] repairability [and refurbishability,] [and] their capacity to be [reused], repurposed, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled and disposed of in [a safe and] environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste [; and _x000D__x000D_ +minimize the environmental and safety impacts of plastics and plastic products][ , and assure compliance _x000D__x000D_ +with sector requirements]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each party shall _x000D__x000D_ +take measures, including those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, to enhance the design of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each party _x000D__x000D_ +should take measures to: increase the safety, durability, reusability, refillability, repairability and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishability and recyclability of plastics and plastic products, as relevant, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international standards, including any relevant sector- or product-specific standards and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. The measures adopted pursuant to this provision shall be reflected in the national action _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each party _x000D__x000D_ +should take measures for plastics and plastic products that conform to the paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party are encouraged to take measures as appropriate, and in accordance to national priorities, _x000D__x000D_ +to enhance the design of plastic products, including packaging, and improve the composition of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, with a view to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Increasing the safety, repurposability durability, reusability, and repairability of plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +as relevant, and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner upon becoming waste; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. Minimizing releases and leakage from plastic products, including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the relevant international standards and guidelines, including any relevant sector- or _x000D__x000D_ +product-specific standards and guidelines, and assure compliance with sector requirements. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +adopted pursuant to this provision may be reflected in the national plan communicated. _x000D__x000D_ +b. [Reduce, [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics and][Circularity approaches for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products] plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be adopted by the governing body* at its first session, take _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to promote [the reduction,] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment, as relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, [recycling, ] refill and repair systems. [The _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body shall issue harmonized standards for product reuse, recycling, repair and refurbishment.] _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures[, covering at the distribution, sales, and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +stages,] to achieve the minimum [recycling targets, and, as appropriate,] [reduction,] reuse, refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +targets contained in part II of annex C within the timeframe identified in that annex, for plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products produced within its territory and those available on its market. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall[, based on guidance to be provided by the governing body* at the latest by its _x000D__x000D_ +[second][first] session,] take [effective] measures[, covering at the distribution, sales, and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +stages] to [promote][enable] the [reduction,] reuse, [recycling,] refill, repair, repurposing and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment, as relevant, of [plastics and] plastic products [produced within its territory and those _x000D__x000D_ +available on its market, in particular through the implementation of reuse, [recycling,] refill and repair _x000D__x000D_ +systems][, according to national circumstances and capacities; as well as access to technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +availability of financial resources from developing countries]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party [should][shall][, as appropriate,] adopt [nationally determined] [timebound] targets in [the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation] [support] of this [objective][Article][, reflecting national circumstances and capabilities.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on guidance to be provided by the governing body* at the latest by its third _x000D__x000D_ +session, take effective measures to promote the Circularity approaches as relevant and taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities, plastic products produced within its territory and those introduced _x000D__x000D_ +to its market, in particular through the implementation of Circularity approaches _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to adopt timebound targets in support of this objective. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article [may include the use of regulatory and _x000D__x000D_ +economic instruments, public procurement, or incentivizing changes in the supply chain by investing in _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, recycling, refill and repair system and infrastructure, and in consumer behaviour through raising _x000D__x000D_ +consumer awareness on sustainable consumption] [shall][may] be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated [pursuant to [part IV.1 on national [action] plan[s]]]]. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities each party subject _x000D__x000D_ +to shall, take effective measures to promote the reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment, as _x000D__x000D_ +relevant, of plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on its market, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, each party should _x000D__x000D_ +take measures as deemed appropriate to support this objective. _x000D__x000D_ +3. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective and environmentally beneficial measures to ensure the reduction in the _x000D__x000D_ +use of plastics and plastic products through, as relevant, reuse, refill, repair, repurposing and refurbishment _x000D__x000D_ +of those products produced or used within its territory and those available on its market, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +through the implementation of reuse, refill and repair systems. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall by taking the necessary measures including those referred to in paragraph 1, to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +the minimum reduction, reuse, refill and repair targets contained in part II of annex C within the timeframe _x000D__x000D_ +identified in that annex, for plastics and plastic products produced or used within its territory and those _x000D__x000D_ +available on its market. This should be based, where relevant, on a sectorial approach. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations at the multilateral level towards _x000D__x000D_ +the development of standards and guidelines for reuse and refill systems. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement this provision may include the use of regulatory and economic _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, 29 public procurements, the establishment of EPR schemes, as set out in part VII or _x000D__x000D_ +incentivizing changes in the supply chain and in consumer behaviour and shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall require plastics and plastic products produced within its territory and those available on _x000D__x000D_ +its market to contain minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post-consumer recycled _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, as set out in [part III of annex C], within the timeframe specified in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. [Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,][E][e]ach Party _x000D__x000D_ +[as per national action plan][should][shall] [take [nationally determined] [the necessary] measures [for _x000D__x000D_ +[appropriate] plastics and][promote that] plastic products produced within its territory and those available _x000D__x000D_ +on its market][ to increase the share of secondary plastic that is used in plastic products][[to] achieve _x000D__x000D_ +minimum percentages][and to adopt time-bound targets][[and to adopt timebound targets on the use] of _x000D__x000D_ +safe and [environmentally sound] post-consumer recycled plastic contents, [when it is technologically _x000D__x000D_ +feasible and] based on the elements contained in [part III of annex C]. [The measures taken to implement _x000D__x000D_ +this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national _x000D__x000D_ +plans]][consistent with national laws of post-consumer recycled plastic contents]. _x000D__x000D_ +[Note: The targets for minimum recycled plastic content in specific applications and product categories, to _x000D__x000D_ +create the right enabling conditions for the sectors to meet this target, especially for food-related _x000D__x000D_ +applications. Bearing in mind that all [elements contained in part III of annex C] should assist each Party to _x000D__x000D_ +be able to setup its own requirements or targets of recyclable plastic contents in its certain prioritized _x000D__x000D_ +products. ] _x000D__x000D_ +[OP1 Bis - There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. ‘The governing body shall provide a timeframe in the annex towards transitioning all plastics in the _x000D__x000D_ +market to be recyclable and this may entail gradual, incremental minimum percentage of safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound post-consumer recycled’. [Standards for recycled plastics should be harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +globally.] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take the necessary measures for plastic products produced within its territory and _x000D__x000D_ +those introduced to its market to achieve minimum percentages of safe and environmentally sound post- _x000D__x000D_ +consumer recycled plastic contents, as appropriate taking into account national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities. The measures taken to implement this provision may be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Provision common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[2. Each Party [shall][should][based on national circumstances is encouraged to] take measures [to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +that, where [needed][possible], [primary plastic][plastics used] in products is [replaced][complemented] by _x000D__x000D_ +safe and environmentally sound recycled plastic content[, as applicable][ , depending on the availability of _x000D__x000D_ +technological solutions and means of implementation for developing countries]][, as appropriate to _x000D__x000D_ +promote design, composition and performance of products that enable maximum recycled plastic content _x000D__x000D_ +in the broadest number of applications possible in order to replace primary plastic in products, while _x000D__x000D_ +addressing any safety concerns related to the recycled plastic content]. The measures taken to implement _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[this][the] provision[s of this Article] may include the use of [regulatory [and economic] instruments][, _x000D__x000D_ +public procurement, [the establishment of EPR schemes, as set out in part VII] or incentivizing changes in _x000D__x000D_ +the supply chain [by investing in recycling system and infrastructure,]] and in consumer behaviour[[, among _x000D__x000D_ +other measures,][ through raising consumer awareness on sustainable consumption. The measures taken _x000D__x000D_ +to implement this provision] [and] shall][ may] be reflected in the national plan communicated ][pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to [part IV.1 on national plans]][, according to national circumstances].] _x000D__x000D_ +d. Alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +[Parties shall ensure that [‘]alternative plastics and plastic products[‘] are safe[r], environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable, [, in accordance with standards to be decided by the COP, based on recommendations _x000D__x000D_ +from the STEPs] [compared to the plastic product] taking into account their [negative] potential for [waste _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and reuse, as well as any] environmental, [climate,] economic, social[,cultural] and human health _x000D__x000D_ +impacts[, including food security][ in accordance with criteria set out in part IV of Annex C] [as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capacities]. _x000D__x000D_ +Bis. Parties, in implementing the above provision, shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable, taking into account their potential for environmental, _x000D__x000D_ +economic, social and human health impacts, including food security. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +[1. [Subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,] Parties should _x000D__x000D_ +encourage the development and use of safe [, environmentally sound] and sustainable alternative plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products [[, including through][. The measures taken to implement this provision may include _x000D__x000D_ +the use of] regulatory [measures] and economic instrument[s]][ , as per the national regulation].] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis. We propose an additional provision, calling for the governing body to adopt a comprehensive set _x000D__x000D_ +of criteria that encompasses safety, environmental soundness, and sustainability for these alternative _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +[2. Parties, in implementing the above provision, [shall][should endeavor to] ensure that alternative plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic products are safe[, environmentally sound] and sustainable, [based on life cycle assessments], _x000D__x000D_ +[taking into account][including] their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health _x000D__x000D_ +impacts[, including food security].] _x000D__x000D_ +[3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Bis. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer for each country in order to nationally driven commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Ter. Refer to capacity building and technology transfer, for innovation and alternative products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 14:06 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. This treaty shall apply to alternative plastics and plastic products which include bio-based, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and compostable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall be guided by the waste hierarchy and ensure that reduction in the use of all plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +prevention of plastic waste, including from non-fossil feedstocks, will prevail when considering the _x000D__x000D_ +development and use of alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each party shall ensure that alternative plastics and plastic products are safe, environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable, based on the minimum design and performance criteria and other related elements _x000D__x000D_ +contained in Part I of Annex C, including distinct sustainability criteria for (i) bio-based plastics, (ii) _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable plastics and (iii) compostable plastics. The criteria shall build on a full lifecycle analysis _x000D__x000D_ +and take into account their potential for environmental, economic, social and human health impacts, _x000D__x000D_ +including food security. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties may consider economic instruments to incentivize alternative plastics and plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that environmental claims on (i) bio-based, (ii) _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and (iii) compostable plastics are substantiated. Those measures may include labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, as set out in Part II.13, to comply with. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties are encouraged to work with relevant international organizations towards the development of _x000D__x000D_ +standards and guidelines at the multilateral level to ensure that (i) bio-based, (ii) biodegradable and _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) compostable plastics are safe, environmentally sound and sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-provision. _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +Merge with II.6. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1633, Waste Management,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_wastemanagement_0.pdf,['waste management'],['Brazil'],['ii9'],In-session submissions,insession document,"Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 19 :04 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible mergers for Members proposals _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +a. [[Plastic] Waste management] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take effective measures to ensure that [producers manage] plastic waste [is managed] in a [safe _x000D__x000D_ +and] environmentally sound manner [throughout its [different stages][life-cycle], [including] handling, _x000D__x000D_ +[collection,] [sorting,] transportation, storage, recycling[treatment][, other recovery including energy recovery] _x000D__x000D_ +and final disposal][,][ taking into account [recognizing that] the waste hierarchy] [establishes that greater _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and social benefit occurs when actions at the top of the hierarchy are prioritised.][[,] and the _x000D__x000D_ +special circumstances of SIDS][ Each Party shall take effective measures on safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +waste management at its different stages, including handling, collection, transportation, storage, recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +final disposal of plastic waste. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national _x000D__x000D_ +plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], with an aim to achieving nationally determined _x000D__x000D_ +targets and [minimum requirements developed based on the harmonized indicators set out in [part II of annex _x000D__x000D_ +F]]]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall meet the requirements, including where relevant through a sectoral approach, for [minimum] _x000D__x000D_ +[safe and] environmentally sound [management of plastic waste, including through] [collection,] recycling and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal rates[, set out in part I of annex F,] [taking into account][respecting][the waste hierarchy and other] _x000D__x000D_ +relevant provisions[,][and taking into account] guidance and guidelines in [accordance with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +arrangements under] other international agreements, [including those developed under][inter alia] the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal[, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate][, the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other _x000D__x000D_ +Matter and its Protocol on the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships][the _x000D__x000D_ +International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Annex V) of the International _x000D__x000D_ +Maritime Organisation and the Bamako Convention on Hazardous Wastes]. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The governing body* [shall][may][, where necessary,] adopt requirements, [best practice] guidance and _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for the implementation of the provisions in paragraph 2, additional or complementary to the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines developed under other international agreements mentioned above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take [effective] measures [on safe and][to ensure] environmentally sound [waste] management _x000D__x000D_ +[of plastic waste.] [[at] [its different stages,]] including handling, [sorting], collection, transportation, storage, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, [recovery], and final disposal of plastic waste. The measures taken to implement this provision [shall][are _x000D__x000D_ +encouraged to] be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], [with an _x000D__x000D_ +aim to achieving][to achieve] nationally determined targets [and minimum requirements developed][.] [based on _x000D__x000D_ +the harmonized [indicators] [elements] set out in part II of annex F.] _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 19 :04 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 bis To implement the obligation pursuant to paragraph 1, each Party shall give priority/due consideration to _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a basic effective social system at local level for handing, sorting, collection, transportation, storage, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and treatment of plastic wastes, which is indispensable to a safe and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* [shall][may] [, where necessary] adopt [at its first session,] [requirements, best practice _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and guidelines] [and subsequently update as needed,] guidelines on [safe and] environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste, taking into account the waste hierarchy and other relevant international guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +and guidance[.][, developed under the Basel Convention and other international agreements.] [,as appropriate, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as the need for a just transition, including for waste pickers.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[[4][3] Each Party shall [not allow waste management practices [listed in part III of annex F] that may lead to the _x000D__x000D_ +emissions and releases of hazardous substances, [based on strong scientific evidence,] and shall regulate the other _x000D__x000D_ +allowed waste management practices that may lead to the emissions and releases of the hazardous substances _x000D__x000D_ +[listed in part IV of annex F.][take measures to prevent open dumping and open burning of plastic waste.] _x000D__x000D_ +[5][4] Each Party shall take [the necessary] measures to prevent [open dumping, ocean dumping,] littering [and open _x000D__x000D_ +burning][of plastic waste]. _x000D__x000D_ +[6][5] [It is recommended to] [Each][Parties][Party] [shall][are][is] encouraged] [to] [take additional measures[, _x000D__x000D_ +according to their national capacities,] [to][ related to waste management, with developing country parties being _x000D__x000D_ +supported by international cooperation and, in particular, the cooperation mechanism referred to in [part iii, article _x000D__x000D_ +number yet to be defined], which could include, inter alia]:][ to adopt comprehensive economic-driven approaches _x000D__x000D_ +such as establishing and operating Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, including, where relevant, on as _x000D__x000D_ +sectoral basis, to incentivize increased recyclability, promote higher recycling rates, and enhance the accountability _x000D__x000D_ +of producers and importers for environmentally sound management, of plastics and plastic products throughout _x000D__x000D_ +their life cycle.]] _x000D__x000D_ +[a. [invest in][ Promote investment and mobilization of resources from all sources for] waste management systems _x000D__x000D_ +and infrastructure, including through financial and technical support to subnational governments, that enable[s] _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste[and enhances waste management capacity];] _x000D__x000D_ +[b. promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to cover financing gaps for waste management _x000D__x000D_ +systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of plastic waste and enhance waste _x000D__x000D_ +management capacity, in light of current and expected waste generation levels; and] _x000D__x000D_ +[c. incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain[;] and [raise [consumer][public] awareness [on _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable consumption][ about plastic waste prevention and minimization ][and production, as well as the critical _x000D__x000D_ +roles of all stakeholders in reducing plastic litter[waste] and supporting recycling][ , taking into account the waste _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy].] _x000D__x000D_ +OP [6][5] subparagraph c bis. Develop, identify, and/or strengthen markets for secondary plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +[7][6] The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +[communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]].[Where appropriate, Parties are encouraged to cooperate _x000D__x000D_ +internationally or regionally to implement the provisions of this article.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 19 :04 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party should take effective measures to meet best available practices, for minimum safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound collection, recycling and disposal taking into account relevant guidelines, available waste management _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure, and national priorities. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall, where necessary, utilize the Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic wastes which has been recently updated and adopted by parties in COP16 of Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +duplications of works and efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for Option 3 Each Party is encouraged to adopt environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent open dumping, ocean dumping, littering and open _x000D__x000D_ +burning. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to take additional measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Promote investment in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Encourage behavioural changes and raise consumer awareness. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article may be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party, as per their national plans and based upon national circumstances and capabilities and relevant _x000D__x000D_ +national regulations, shall take measures on safe and environmentally sound waste management. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 _x000D__x000D_ +on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The governing body* shall adopt at its first session, and subsequently update as needed, guidelines on safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste, taking into account the other relevant international _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines and guidance. A mechanism needs to be established to assess the infrastructural requirements and _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources required for safe and environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties may, as per their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities, take additional _x000D__x000D_ +measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. invest in waste management systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste; _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 19 :04 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote investment and mobilize resources from all sources to cover financing gaps for waste management _x000D__x000D_ +systems and infrastructure that enable environmentally sound management of plastic waste and enhance waste _x000D__x000D_ +management capacity, in light of current and expected waste generation levels; and _x000D__x000D_ +c. incentivize behavioural changes throughout the value chain and raise consumer awareness on sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this Article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +b. [Fishing gear] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party [, subject to their national plan and based upon national circumstances and capabilities,][shall _x000D__x000D_ +[cooperate]][are encouraged to] [, including through the cooperation mechanism referred to in [part iii, article _x000D__x000D_ +number yet to be defined],] [and] take [any][effective] [measures][actions][, including [appropriate][ on design,] _x000D__x000D_ +marking, [tracing][tracking] [, retrieval] [and][,] reporting [and recovery] requirements,] to [prevent, reduce and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear [containing plastic], taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +internationally agreed rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures.][ promote the collection _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound disposal or recycling of end-of-life fishing gear, including any recovered gear.] [The _x000D__x000D_ +measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan [communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]].] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis Alt 1. Each party shall take effective measures towards collection and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis. Parties should take actions to promote investment, mobilize resources and facilitate knowledge exchange _x000D__x000D_ +to enhance the recyclability and recycling rates of end-of-life and recovered fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Ter. Each Party should take actions to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. promote education and raise awareness with fishing industries and practitioners on best practices and methods _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce the risk of losing fishing gear and other plastics during fishing operations, and for the environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound disposal of end-of-life gear; and _x000D__x000D_ +b. promote collaboration between Parties and relevant industry sectors and stakeholders, including fisheries, port _x000D__x000D_ +reception facilities, waste management, and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties [shall][are encouraged to] promote [synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and _x000D__x000D_ +organizations in their respective actions towards [safe disposal of][ the prevention of plastic pollution from] _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear][ cooperation, coordination, and exchange of information, including the sharing of best practices, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate, on enhancing the environmentally sound collection, disposal, and recycling of fishing gear, _x000D__x000D_ +including with relevant initiatives and organizations]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Bis 1. The measures taken to implement the provisions of this article shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 19 :04 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Bis 2. There shall be an assessment of the need as well as mobilization of financial resources and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer for each country in order to meet the commitments under this provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2. Alternative placement suggested as Section 8 Bis instead of 9b _x000D__x000D_ +This obligation should have sub-paragraphs/provisions that require parties to take measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Enhance the design of fishing and aquaculture gears, with a view to increasing durability, reusability, repairability _x000D__x000D_ +and refurbishability and their capacity to be repurposed, recycled and disposed of in a safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound manner at end-of-life, and minimising releases and emissions of or from fishing and aquaculture gears, _x000D__x000D_ +including microplastics, to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +2. Implement effective marking of gears and require reporting of lost gears, in accordance with other relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international regulations, including MARPOL Annex V _x000D__x000D_ +3. Improve the management of gear at the end of its usable life, including the reuse, repair and recycling of gear, _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +4. Promote and facilitate training, education and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Monaco supports inclusion of an obligation for parties to promote synergy and complementarity with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives, organizations, and regional and international authorities in their respective actions towards the _x000D__x000D_ +prevention of plastic pollution from fisheries safe disposal of fishing and aquaculture gear. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Furthermore remediation of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear is important to protect the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, but that Provision 11 on existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment should _x000D__x000D_ +provide the obligation on parties to take measures to remediate Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear, _x000D__x000D_ +in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with scientific and evidence-based social, economic and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact assessments, using the best available techniques and environmental practices to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +exacerbating environmental harm. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3: Alternative placement suggested as new element 4bis instead of 9b _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4: Alternative placement suggested under element 11 instead of 9b _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each party on the basis of its national circumstances and capabilities should cooperate in taking effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures, as appropriate, to tackle fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 19 :04 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant initiatives and organizations in their _x000D__x000D_ +respective actions towards safe disposal of fishing gear. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1634, Co-facilitators’ full compilation of mergers for Members’ proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_cg1merger_0.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii3a', 'ii3b', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Co-facilitators’ full compilation of mergers for Members’ _x000D__x000D_ +proposals _x000D__x000D_ +This document captures the co-facilitators’ compilation of mergers for Members’ proposals for the following _x000D__x000D_ +sections of the zero draft: _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +3. bis Micro- and Nanoplastics _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +4. bis Dedicated programmes of work _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products , _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Bis. Additional provision related to II.1 (Primary plastic polymers) _x000D__x000D_ +Appendix: Possible annexes to the instrument1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +[and other aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems], [based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic] [through the prevention, progressive reduction and _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of plastic pollution] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], [in order] to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment [from its adverse effects] [and to achieve sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment from [the adverse _x000D__x000D_ +effects of] plastic pollution, including in the marine environment [and other aquatic as well as _x000D__x000D_ +terrestrial ecosystems], [by ending plastic pollution based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic] [through the prevention, progressive reduction and _x000D__x000D_ +remediation of plastic pollution] [management] [and utilization of plastic and plastic waste] _x000D__x000D_ +[according to national priorities] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], [and to achieve _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Annexes have not been discussed in contact group 1 for Parts I. Objective and II. Submissions on this matter have not _x000D__x000D_ +been included in this compilation. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development][, poverty eradication and just transition,] [considering the principle of _x000D__x000D_ +common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities] [as well as financial and _x000D__x000D_ +technical support]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt title: Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in this provision _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, [taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances,] shall _x000D__x000D_ +take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human _x000D__x000D_ +health [and][or] the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers [and secondary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics], including their feedstocks and precursors [to manage production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics through product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through _x000D__x000D_ +resource efficiency and circular economy approaches]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. [Null] _x000D__x000D_ +Sup-option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to _x000D__x000D_ +exceed the reduction target specified in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Parties shall, to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A, cooperate to manage _x000D__x000D_ +and reduce, where feasible and appropriate, or optimize the global production and supply of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall [based on scientific evidence] [manage and] [take measures to] reduce the [demand _x000D__x000D_ +for] [global production and supply of] primary plastic polymers [of [concern] [risk] to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and environment] [in an agreed sustainable level] to achieve the global target set out in _x000D__x000D_ +part I of annex A[.4]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [Each Party][Parties] shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined targets [to reduce its level of production] and take the necessary measures _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Bis. Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as _x000D__x000D_ +recommended in Annex [..] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner within their current existence and capacity of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management options or alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Ter. Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, _x000D__x000D_ +supply, utilization, and demand of secondary plastics [and circular polymers] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. [Each Party][Parties] shall reflect the measures taken to implement [this] its provision in their _x000D__x000D_ +[respective] national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including _x000D__x000D_ +[their] its intended level of domestic supply of primary plastic polymers [and secondary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics] including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms in relation _x000D__x000D_ +to the baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall [according to national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy] [determine] [take] the necessary measures to manage [and reduce] [and _x000D__x000D_ +optimize] [the global production and supply] [the use] of primary plastic polymers referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the intended [the _x000D__x000D_ +policy] [level] of domestic supply including, as relevant, domestic production, and the measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the Sub-Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party [should][shall] take [any] [appropriate][effective] measures to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +demand for and production of primary plastic polymers [while promoting an increase of the demand _x000D__x000D_ +for and production of secondary plastics,] [, including][Such measures may include]: _x000D__x000D_ +a. market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +and [increasing of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of secondary plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +and] _x000D__x000D_ +c. the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer [and _x000D__x000D_ +secondary] producers. _x000D__x000D_ +[which shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]] _x000D__x000D_ +[4][6][5]. Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, _x000D__x000D_ +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there _x000D__x000D_ +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health. _x000D__x000D_ +[5][7][6]. Each Party shall establish science- and risk-based public procurement policies or _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines to reduce waste and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including requirements related to the procurement of items produced with recovered materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Alt title: Hazardous chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text under this provision _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures [to prohibit or to regulate, as appropriate,] [to not _x000D__x000D_ +allow and [progressively] to eliminate,] [at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A,] _x000D__x000D_ +the use [or presence] of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in part II of annex _x000D__x000D_ +A [in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that _x000D__x000D_ +annex.] [The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to [progressively] eliminate, at the _x000D__x000D_ +latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or _x000D__x000D_ +export of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, group of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, _x000D__x000D_ +and as appropriate eliminate [at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A], [the use _x000D__x000D_ +and presence in] [the production, sale, distribution, import and/or export of] [plastic polymers], _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products of [hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] chemicals [and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers] [plastic application] with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, [at the _x000D__x000D_ +latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A] the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic [including plastic] products of [hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals [and polymers] identified in part II [and any POPs listed] [of annex A][in Annex A, B _x000D__x000D_ +and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants]. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans].] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party[, in accordance to its national circumstances and capabilities and subject to their _x000D__x000D_ +national action plan,] shall take the necessary measures [to manage] [[to not allow, or] to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate], the presence and use, in plastics and plastic products, [the risk] of chemicals[, groups _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals][ and polymers] with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment [,based on agreed scientific criteria, following a transparent and inclusive process _x000D__x000D_ +decided Governing Body] [in the production of plastic products] [[throughout] at any stage of the _x000D__x000D_ +product life cycle,] or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management[, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, based on the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria contained in annex A][ provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, _x000D__x000D_ +affordable and environmental-friendly]. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt Each Party shall, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, and based on _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence, take appropriate measures to identify and control chemicals, groups of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers that present a demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment at any _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +stage of the product life cycle, including consideration of risks relevant to their environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, reusability, and recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis Alt Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes _x000D__x000D_ +and based on scientific evidence, to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, polymers and chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +used in plastic production that may present a risk of concern to human health or the environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Ter Alt Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, _x000D__x000D_ +and based on scientific evidence, to test chemicals used or intended to be used in plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +that may present a risk of concern to human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis Any new chemicals of concern identified under para 1 above shall be prohibited under _x000D__x000D_ +relevant chemical convention. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Ter The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed for each country and funding _x000D__x000D_ +shall be made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ +to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the options above _x000D__x000D_ +[[3][2] Where production or use of a regulated [hazardous] chemical, group of [hazardous] chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +[or polymer] listed in part II of annex A is permitted, each Party[, taking into consideration its _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic context and national circumstances,] with such production or use shall: ] _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (a) Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such [production] or use is carried _x000D__x000D_ +out in a manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment _x000D__x000D_ +[throughout the life cycle of the [concerned hazardous] chemical, [[plastic] polymer] or _x000D__x000D_ +[plastics including plastic] product [concerned]] and fosters the safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the polymers, plastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products containing them; _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (b) [Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such [hazardous] chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +groups of [hazardous] chemicals [[and] [as well as the plastic] polymers,] and [plastics _x000D__x000D_ +including plastic] products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout their life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +including for their [including for their reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal; ] _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (c) Require producers and importers of such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of _x000D__x000D_ +[hazardous] chemicals [[as well as plastic] polymers] and [plastics including plastic] products _x000D__x000D_ +containing them to provide to government authorities, [in addition to the information required _x000D__x000D_ +under] [part II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], complete information _x000D__x000D_ +about the hazards to human health or the environment associated with the relevant chemical[, _x000D__x000D_ +[plastic] polymer] or [plastic including plastic] product, and related implications for their safe _x000D__x000D_ +use, recyclability and disposal[, based on the harmonized requirements contained in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A]; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (d) Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals[, [plastic] polymers] _x000D__x000D_ +or [plastics including plastic] products to appropriately mark and label them [based on the _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A], to allow their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound use and handling [throughout their life cycle], including their _x000D__x000D_ +[reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +progress] any measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in [plastics][plastic polymers] _x000D__x000D_ +and [plastics including ] plastic products of (hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +[and polymers] [not included in part II of annex A] that have the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the [safe and] _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 - Replace Part II, Section 2 and 3 with the following _x000D__x000D_ +Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic Products, _x000D__x000D_ +including single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are hazardous to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as defined and listed in [Annex], _x000D__x000D_ +not later than the respective dates in the Annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they disproportionately _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or they have properties that _x000D__x000D_ +may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability, recyclability and disposal, as defined and listed in [Annex], except where the Party _x000D__x000D_ +has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under [Annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can be easily substituted for _x000D__x000D_ +more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [Annex], except where the Party has a _x000D__x000D_ +registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under [Annex]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, , distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in [Annex], except _x000D__x000D_ +where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1-4 above. In _x000D__x000D_ +preparing these recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic, and _x000D__x000D_ +sociocultural assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The STEPs shall recommend to the Conference of the Parties at each session, chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, or plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 1-4 above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 - Replace II.2 and II.3 with the following text _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall decide at the Conference of the Parties on chemicals of concern used in the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +industry, based on criteria defined in annex A, that should be regulated by Stockholm or _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam Conventions, according to their objectives. This making-decision process can be _x000D__x000D_ +repeated in any moment when it would be necessary and decided by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to take measures to regulate polymers with potential adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment, based on criteria contained in annex A, which shall include the _x000D__x000D_ +uses of the best scientific evidences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives ,in particular to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account their national circumstances and capability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Alt title: Problematic plastic products and avoidable plastic products and groups of such products, _x000D__x000D_ +[including short-lived and single-use plastic products] and [products containing] intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic [plastic products] and avoidable plastic products [and groups of such _x000D__x000D_ +products,] including short-lived and single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall [not allow [reduce] the production, sale, distribution, import or export of [the] _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products,] listed in part II[I] of _x000D__x000D_ +annex B [after the dates specified for those products, and] identified based on criteria [and within _x000D__x000D_ +the timeframe set out in the same] [provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, _x000D__x000D_ +affordable, and environmental-friendly] [set out in part I of] annex [B], except where the Party _x000D__x000D_ +has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]. [This provision does not limit Parties’ _x000D__x000D_ +abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex _x000D__x000D_ +B.] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. [Null] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party must take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and not allow the _x000D__x000D_ +production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products, listed in part II of annex B after the dates specified for those products, and _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on criteria set out in part I of annex B, except where the Party has a registered _x000D__x000D_ +exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [part II.4 on exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +available to a Party upon request]. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall [reduce] [restrict] the production, sale, distribution, import or export of [the] _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products listed in part III of annex B identified based on the criteria and within the _x000D__x000D_ +timeframe set out in the same annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party [should] [shall] take [the necessary] measures [, consistent with national laws, ] [to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate] [and] [to] [reduce and] [, as appropriate,] [the use of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory.] [not allow the _x000D__x000D_ +production, sale, distribution, [import or export] of problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including [short-lived] and single-use plastic products [with high risk of environmental leakage], _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on [[national criteria guided by] the criteria contained in part I of annex B] [by _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body after enforcement of the Instrument] [taking into consideration technical _x000D__x000D_ +feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +impacts]. The measures taken to implement this provision, including the appropriate nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined timeframes for reduction and [as appropriate] phase-out, shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. [This provision does not _x000D__x000D_ +limit Parties’ abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in _x000D__x000D_ +part I of annex B.]] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis. Each Party should identify at the national level a list of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. No text _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Subject to their national action plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, every Party should take the measures to regulate the production, sale, distribution, of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-used plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on the science based criteria [with an application-based approach]. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis Alt 2. The Governing Body shall develop guidance on the regulation of problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastics based on scientific criteria and take into account the availability, accessibility and _x000D__x000D_ +affordability of sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Ter Alt 2. For implementation the Parties must promote the development of safe and cost _x000D__x000D_ +effective alternatives and such knowledge and technologies must be shared freely among all the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Qater Alt 2. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and _x000D__x000D_ +funding shall be made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives ,in particular to developing countries, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account their national circumstances and capability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. [Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0. _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall [not allow the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or _x000D__x000D_ +export of plastics and] [take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products] _x000D__x000D_ +products containing intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in _x000D__x000D_ +part IV of annex B. [Each Party shall be encouraged to take any necessary measures to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +the leak of unintentionally released microplastics into the environment.] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. No text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall identify [plastics and] products containing intentionally added microplastics in _x000D__x000D_ +[accordance with the criteria] [based on the elements] contained in part V of annex B, and take _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary measures to manage, [where applicable] restrict and, where appropriate, not allow, _x000D__x000D_ +their production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, [import or export]. [, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration technical feasibility, availability and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, and socio-economic impacts] [with an application-based approach.] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent with its national laws, to _x000D__x000D_ +control the use or manufacture of products containing intentionally added microplastics. Such _x000D__x000D_ +measures could include a Party taking actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, sale, _x000D__x000D_ +distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to［Part IV.1 on national plans］ _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party [within its respective regulations] shall share information on the measures taken _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online registry established under [part IV.6 on information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. No text _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Subject to their national action plan, each Party shall identify plastics and products _x000D__x000D_ +containing intentionally added microplastics in accordance with the scientifically developed criteria, _x000D__x000D_ +and take the necessary measures to regulate their production, sale and use. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Bis Alt 2. Each Party shall share information on the measures taken pursuant to paragraph [1] _x000D__x000D_ +through the online registry established under [part IV.6 on information exchange] with the aim of _x000D__x000D_ +promoting transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Ter Alt 2. The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed for each country and _x000D__x000D_ +funding shall be made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should take effective measures to identify goods and products that contain intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics, to establish the risks of their ingestion and their pollution of the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and adverse effects on the human body, followed by a phased reduction in their use when the _x000D__x000D_ +risks have not been eliminated and safer and more affordable alternatives are available, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as to facilitate the transition to these alternatives and accessibility of these alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +Merge with part 8 on unintentional releases of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Bis. Micro- and Nanoplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Placeholder until further text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. [Any Party may register, in accordance with the provisions of [Part II.1, Part II.2] and [part II.3 _x000D__x000D_ +[on problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and intentionally added microplastics, Option 1]] an exemption2 from the phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +dates listed in part II in annex B for specific products, hereafter referred to as an “exemption”, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the procedure [set out in …] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis The register of any exemptions and any extensions to exemption shall include the name of _x000D__x000D_ +the Party to which the exemption applies and the period of the exemption. The register shall be kept _x000D__x000D_ +updated by [the governing body] and shall be publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: This proposed text is based on the experience of other MEAs. Members may wish to consider other alternatives as _x000D__x000D_ +deemed necessary. Adapted from the Minamata Convention, as a possible complement to the control measures on _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products. The specific conditions, timeframes and other details required for the _x000D__x000D_ +registration of exemptions would need to be elaborated on by Members. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [All exemptions referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire [5] years after the relevant phase-out dates _x000D__x000D_ +listed in part II of annex [A and] B, unless a Party, when registering an exemption, indicated a _x000D__x000D_ +shorter expiration period, in which case the expiration date indicated by the Party shall apply.] _x000D__x000D_ +3. [[With the proper the justification and necessary action plan for exempted period from the parties, _x000D__x000D_ +the] [The] governing body* may decide to extend an exemption for a period requested by the _x000D__x000D_ +Party but not exceeding [X] years, in accordance with the procedure [set out in …].3 [The country _x000D__x000D_ +that would apply for the exemption may need to submit its justification along with the action plan _x000D__x000D_ +for that specific period.] An exemption may only be extended [2] times per entry per phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +date.] [In the case of non-compliance by any Party after the [second] exemption, the concerned _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall be subjected to an assessment in accordance with the procedure set out in […]]. – non-_x000D__x000D_ +compliance mechanism to be further developed.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. [No Party may have an exemption in effect at any time after [3] years after the phase-out date for _x000D__x000D_ +a plastic product listed in part II of annex B.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 Bis 1 Small Island developing states, and other states that are dependent on imported polymers _x000D__x000D_ +or plastic products, may register extensions to exemptions without approval of the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, until such a time as there are sufficient polymer and plastic product supplies available to the _x000D__x000D_ +Party at costs equal to then current lev",3 +1635, Contact Group 1 - Co-facilitators’ full compilation of mergers for Members’ proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_missing_0.pdf,"['objective', 'primary plastic polymers', 'chemicals and polymers of concern', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products and intentionally added microplastics', 'exemptions available to a Party upon request', 'product design, composition and performance', 'non-plastic substitutes', 'extended producer responsibility', 'emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle', 'waste management', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment', 'just transition', 'transparency, tracking, monitoring and labeling', 'problematic and avoidable plastic products,\xa0including short-lived and single-use plastic products', 'intentionally added microplastics', 'product design and performance', 'reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products', 'use of recycled plastic contents', 'alternative plastics and plastic products', 'waste management', 'fishing gear', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['Japan'],"['i2', 'ii1', 'ii2', 'ii3', 'ii4', 'ii5', 'ii6', 'ii7', 'ii8', 'ii9', 'ii10', 'ii11', 'ii12', 'ii13', 'ii3a', 'ii3b', 'ii5a', 'ii5b', 'ii5c', 'ii5d', 'ii9a', 'ii9b', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 - Co-facilitators’ full compilation of mergers for Members’ _x000D__x000D_ +proposals _x000D__x000D_ +This document captures the co-facilitators’ compilation of mergers for Members’ proposals for the following _x000D__x000D_ +sections of the zero draft: _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +Objective _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +3. bis Micro- and Nanoplastics _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +4. bis Dedicated programmes of work _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design, composition and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design and performance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce, reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Use of recycled plastic contents _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternative plastics and plastic products , _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-plastic substitutes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing gear _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II Bis. Additional provision related to II.1 (Primary plastic polymers) _x000D__x000D_ +Appendix: Possible annexes to the instrument1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +1. The objective of this instrument is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +[and other aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems], [based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic] [through the prevention, progressive reduction and _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of [additional] plastic pollution] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], [in _x000D__x000D_ +order] to protect human health and the environment [from its adverse effects] [and to achieve _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The objective of this instrument is to protect human health and the environment from [the adverse _x000D__x000D_ +effects of] plastic pollution, including in the marine environment [and other aquatic as well as _x000D__x000D_ +terrestrial ecosystems], [by ending plastic pollution based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic] [through the prevention, progressive reduction and _x000D__x000D_ +remediation of [additional] plastic pollution] [management] [and utilization of plastic and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste] [according to national priorities] [by 2040] [and enhanced efforts thereafter], [and to _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Annexes have not been discussed in contact group 1 for Parts I. Objective and II. Submissions on this matter have not _x000D__x000D_ +been included in this compilation. _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Highlight_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Highlight_x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +achieve sustainable development][, poverty eradication and just transition,] [considering the _x000D__x000D_ +principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities] [as well as _x000D__x000D_ +financial and technical support]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +1. Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alt title: Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in this provision _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties, taking into consideration their respective capabilities and national circumstances, shall _x000D__x000D_ +take the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the potential for adverse impacts on human _x000D__x000D_ +health [and][or] the environment from the production of primary plastic polymers [and secondary _x000D__x000D_ +plastics], including their feedstocks and precursors [to manage production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics through product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through _x000D__x000D_ +resource efficiency and circular economy approaches]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. [Null] _x000D__x000D_ +Sup-option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall not allow its level of production and supply of primary plastic polymers to _x000D__x000D_ +exceed the reduction target specified in part I of annex A. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. Parties shall, to achieve the global target set out in part I of annex A, cooperate to manage _x000D__x000D_ +and reduce, where feasible and appropriate, or optimize the global production and supply of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall [based on scientific evidence] [manage and] [take measures to] reduce the [demand _x000D__x000D_ +for] [global production and supply of] primary plastic polymers [of [concern] [risk] to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and environment] [in an agreed sustainable level] to achieve the global target set out in _x000D__x000D_ +part I of annex A[.4]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. [Each Party][Parties] shall, in order to achieve the target referred to in paragraph 2, develop _x000D__x000D_ +nationally determined targets and take the necessary measures to achieve them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Bis. Parties are encouraged to restrict applications of each plastic polymer type as _x000D__x000D_ +recommended in Annex [..] unless plastic wastes arisen from such applications are able to be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner within their current existence and capacity of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management options or alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP3 Ter. Parties are also encouraged to take any necessary measures to increase the production, _x000D__x000D_ +supply, utilization, and demand of secondary plastics [and circular polymers] _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. [Each Party][Parties] shall reflect the measures taken to implement this provision in their _x000D__x000D_ +respective national plans communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans], including _x000D__x000D_ +their intended level of domestic supply of primary plastic polymers [and secondary plastics] _x000D__x000D_ +including, as relevant, domestic production, expressed in percentage terms in relation to the _x000D__x000D_ +baseline set out in part I of annex A, for each reporting period specified in [part IV.3 on _x000D__x000D_ +reporting on progress]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties shall [according to national circumstances and capacities and based on the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy] [determine] [take] the necessary measures to manage [and reduce] [and _x000D__x000D_ +optimize] [the global production and supply] [the use] of primary plastic polymers referred to in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 1. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plans _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] and shall include the [intended] [the _x000D__x000D_ +policy] [level] of domestic supply including, as relevant, domestic production, and the measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to manage and reduce it. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the Sub-Options above _x000D__x000D_ +[3][5][4]. Each Party [should][shall] take [any] [appropriate][effective] measures to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +demand for and production of primary plastic polymers [while promoting an increase of the demand _x000D__x000D_ +for and production of secondary plastics,] [, including][Such measures may include]: _x000D__x000D_ +a. market- and price-based measures; _x000D__x000D_ +b. removal of subsidies and other fiscal incentives to the production of primary plastic polymers; _x000D__x000D_ +and [increasing of subsidies and any other incentives to the production of secondary plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +and] _x000D__x000D_ +c. the establishment, as applicable, of regulatory requirements for primary plastic polymer [and _x000D__x000D_ +secondary] producers. _x000D__x000D_ +[which shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]] _x000D__x000D_ +[4][6][5]. Parties shall conduct a technical assessment that incorporates the needs of each country, _x000D__x000D_ +considering the availability of alternative materials in each country and their impact on economic, _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, and social aspects. The measures shall not apply if it is scientifically proven that there _x000D__x000D_ +are no viable substitutes that could endanger people's health. _x000D__x000D_ +[5][7][6]. Each Party shall establish science- and risk-based public procurement policies or _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines to reduce waste and adverse environmental impacts related to procured plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including requirements related to the procurement of items produced with recovered materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Alt title: Hazardous chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text under this provision _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [TM1]: Bracket _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures [to prohibit or to regulate, as appropriate,] [to not _x000D__x000D_ +allow and [progressively] to eliminate,] [at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A,] _x000D__x000D_ +the use [or presence] of the chemicals, groups of chemicals and polymers listed in part II of annex _x000D__x000D_ +A [in the production of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products, except as provided in that _x000D__x000D_ +annex.] [The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow and to [progressively] eliminate, at the _x000D__x000D_ +latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A, the production, sale, distribution, import or _x000D__x000D_ +export of plastic polymers, plastics and plastic products containing a chemical, group of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, or polymer listed in part II of annex A, except as provided in that annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall take the necessary measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2, to minimize, _x000D__x000D_ +and as appropriate eliminate [at the latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A], [the use _x000D__x000D_ +and presence in] [the production, sale, distribution, import and/or export of] [plastic polymers], _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and plastic products of [hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] chemicals [and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers] [plastic application] with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment at any stage of the plastic life cycle, or with properties that may hinder their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Each Party shall take the necessary measures to not allow, or to regulate, as appropriate, [at the _x000D__x000D_ +latest by the dates provided in part II of annex A] the use and presence in plastic polymers, plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic [including plastic] products of [hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals [and polymers] identified in part II [and any POPs listed] [of annex A][in Annex A, B _x000D__x000D_ +and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants]. The measures taken to _x000D__x000D_ +implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +IV.1 on national plans].] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party[, in accordance to its national circumstances and capabilities and subject to their _x000D__x000D_ +national action plan,] shall take the necessary measures [to manage] [[to not allow, or] to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate], the presence and use, in plastics and plastic products, [the risk] of chemicals[, groups _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals][ and polymers] with the potential for adverse impacts on human health or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment [,based on agreed scientific criteria, following a transparent and inclusive process _x000D__x000D_ +decided Governing Body] [in the production of plastic products] [[throughout] [at any stage of _x000D__x000D_ +the product] life cycle,] or with properties that may hinder their safe and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management[, including their reusability, repairability, recyclability and disposal, based on the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria contained in annex A][ provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, _x000D__x000D_ +affordable and environmental-friendly]. The measures taken to implement this provision shall be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt Each Party shall, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, and based on _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence, take appropriate measures to identify and control chemicals, groups of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers that present a demonstrated risk of concern to human health or the environment at any _x000D__x000D_ +Commented [TM2]: bracket _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +stage of the product life cycle, including consideration of risks relevant to their environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management, reusability, and recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis Alt Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes _x000D__x000D_ +and based on scientific evidence, to prioritize and evaluate, as appropriate, polymers and chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +used in plastic production that may present a risk of concern to human health or the environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Ter Alt Each Party shall take measures, consistent with its regulatory frameworks and processes, _x000D__x000D_ +and based on scientific evidence, to test chemicals used or intended to be used in plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +that may present a risk of concern to human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis Any new chemicals of concern identified under para 1 above shall be prohibited under _x000D__x000D_ +relevant chemical convention. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Ter The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed for each country and funding _x000D__x000D_ +shall be made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the Governing Body _x000D__x000D_ +to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions common for the options [above][1 and 2] _x000D__x000D_ +[[3][2] Where production or use of a regulated [hazardous] chemical, group of [hazardous] chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +[or polymer] listed in part II of annex A is permitted, each Party[, taking into consideration its _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic context and national circumstances,] with such production or use shall: ] _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (a) Take appropriate measures to ensure that any such [production] or use is carried _x000D__x000D_ +out in a manner that prevents and minimizes human exposure or release into the environment _x000D__x000D_ +[throughout the life cycle of the [concerned hazardous] chemical, [[plastic] polymer] or _x000D__x000D_ +[plastics including plastic] product [concerned]] and fosters the safe and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management, including the recyclability and disposal, of the polymers, plastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products containing them; _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (b) [Take appropriate measures to ensure that all such [hazardous] chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +groups of [hazardous] chemicals [[and] [as well as the plastic] polymers,] and [plastics _x000D__x000D_ +including plastic] products containing them, are used in a manner consistent with part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout their life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +including for their [including for their reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final _x000D__x000D_ +disposal; ] _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (c) Require producers and importers of such [hazardous] chemicals, groups of _x000D__x000D_ +[hazardous] chemicals [[as well as plastic] polymers] and [plastics including plastic] products _x000D__x000D_ +containing them to provide to government authorities, [in addition to the information required _x000D__x000D_ +under] [part II.14 on transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling], complete information _x000D__x000D_ +about the hazards to human health or the environment associated with the relevant chemical[, _x000D__x000D_ +[plastic] polymer] or [plastic including plastic] product, and related implications for their safe _x000D__x000D_ +use, recyclability and disposal[, based on the harmonized requirements contained in part II of _x000D__x000D_ +annex A]; and _x000D__x000D_ +OP[3][2] (d) Require producers and importers of the relevant chemicals[, [plastic] polymers] _x000D__x000D_ +or [plastics including plastic] products to appropriately mark and label them [based on the _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized requirements contained in part II of annex A], to allow their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound use and handling [throughout their life cycle], including their _x000D__x000D_ +[reusability, repairability, recyclability and] final disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Highlight_x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[4][3] Each Party is encouraged to include in its reporting pursuant to [part IV.3 on reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +progress] any measures it has taken to not allow, or to restrict, the use in [plastics][plastic polymers] _x000D__x000D_ +and [plastics including ] plastic products of (hazardous] chemicals, groups of [hazardous] chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +[and polymers] [not included in part II of annex A] that have the potential for adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment at any stage of the product life cycle, or to hinder the [safe and] _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management, including recyclability and disposal, of the final product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 - Replace Part II, Section 2 and 3 with the following _x000D__x000D_ +Control of Hazardous, Problematic and Avoidable Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic Products, _x000D__x000D_ +including single-use plastics and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals or polymers used in plastic production or plastic products that are hazardous to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment at any stage of the plastic lifecycle, as defined and listed in [Annex], _x000D__x000D_ +not later than the respective dates in the Annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production or plastic products that are problematic because they disproportionately _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment, or they have properties that _x000D__x000D_ +may hinder their safe and environmentally sound management, including their reusability, _x000D__x000D_ +repairability, recyclability and disposal, as defined and listed in [Annex], except where the Party _x000D__x000D_ +has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under [Annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate, to not allow, to phase down or to otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +regulate the production, sale, use, distribution, import or export of chemicals or polymers used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production or plastic products that are avoidable because they can be easily substituted for _x000D__x000D_ +more sustainable alternatives, as defined and listed in [Annex], except where the Party has a _x000D__x000D_ +registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under [Annex]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall eliminate or not allow the production, sale, use, , distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics products containing intentionally added microplastics, as defined in [Annex], except _x000D__x000D_ +where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. The Science, Technology and Economics Panels (STEPs) shall recommend to the Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties by its first meeting, a list of the characteristics of hazardous, problematic, and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable chemicals, polymers or plastic products referred to in paragraphs 1-4 above. In _x000D__x000D_ +preparing these recommendations, the STEPs shall consider sound scientific, socioeconomic, and _x000D__x000D_ +sociocultural assessments and the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally friendly and sustainable substitutes, including those based on the knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. The STEPs shall recommend to the Conference of the Parties at each session, chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, or plastic products, their associated targets and timelines on the Annexes listed in _x000D__x000D_ +paragraphs 1-4 above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 - Replace II.2 and II.3 with the following text _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties shall decide at the Conference of the Parties on chemicals of concern used in the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +industry, based on criteria defined in annex A, that should be regulated by Stockholm or _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam Conventions, according to their objectives. This making-decision process can be _x000D__x000D_ +repeated in any moment when it would be necessary and decided by the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Parties are encouraged to take measures to regulate polymers with potential adverse impacts on _x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment, based on criteria contained in annex A, which shall include the _x000D__x000D_ +uses of the best scientific evidences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives ,in particular to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account their national circumstances and capability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Alt title: Problematic plastic products and avoidable plastic products and groups of such products, _x000D__x000D_ +[including short-lived and single-use plastic products] and [products containing] intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall [not allow [reduce] the production, sale, distribution, import or export of [the] _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products[, including short-lived and single-use plastic products,] listed in part II[I] of _x000D__x000D_ +annex B [after the dates specified for those products, and] identified based on criteria [and within _x000D__x000D_ +the timeframe set out in the same] [provided alternatives or substitutes are available, accessible, _x000D__x000D_ +affordable, and environmental-friendly] [set out in part I of] annex [B], except where the Party _x000D__x000D_ +has a registered exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [part _x000D__x000D_ +II.4 on exemptions available to a Party upon request]. [This provision does not limit Parties’ _x000D__x000D_ +abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in part I of annex _x000D__x000D_ +B.] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. [Null] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Each Party must take the necessary measures to regulate and reduce and not allow the _x000D__x000D_ +production, sale, distribution, import or export of the plastic products, including short-lived and _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products, listed in part II of annex B after the dates specified for those products, and _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on criteria set out in part I of annex B, except where the Party has a registered _x000D__x000D_ +exemption for the relevant product(s) under part II of annex B pursuant to [part II.4 on exemptions _x000D__x000D_ +available to a Party upon request]. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall [reduce] [restrict] the production, sale, distribution, import or export of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products listed in part III of annex B identified based on the criteria and within the _x000D__x000D_ +timeframe set out in the same annex. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party [should] [shall] take [the necessary] measures [, consistent with national laws, ] [to _x000D__x000D_ +regulate] [and] [to] [reduce and] [, as appropriate,] [the use of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including short-lived and single-use plastic products in its territory.] [not allow the _x000D__x000D_ +production, sale, distribution, [import or export] of problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including [short-lived] and single-use plastic products [with high risk of environmental leakage], _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on [[national criteria guided by] the criteria contained in part I of annex B] [by _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body after enforcement of the Instrument] [taking into consideration technical _x000D__x000D_ +feasibility and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic products, and socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +impacts]. The measures taken to implement this provision, including the appropriate nationally _x000D__x000D_ +determined timeframes for reduction and [as appropriate] phase-out, shall be reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +national plan communicated pursuant to [part IV.1 on national plans]. [This provision does not _x000D__x000D_ +limit Parties’ abilities to enact bans or adopt more ambitious criteria in addition to the criteria in _x000D__x000D_ +part I of annex B.]] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis. Each Party should identify at the national level a list of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 1. No text _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt 2. Subject to their national action plan and based upon national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, every Party should take the measures to regulate the production, sale, distribution, of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, including shortlived and single-used plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +identified based on the science based criteria [with an application-based approach]. The measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan communicated pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ +[part IV.1 on national plans]. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis Alt 2. The Governing Body shall develop guidance on the regulation of problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastics based on scientific criteria and take into account the availability, accessibility and _x000D__x000D_ +affordability of sustainable alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Ter Alt 2. For implementation the Parties must promote the development of safe and cost _x000D__x000D_ +effective alternatives and such knowledge and technologies must be shared freely among all the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Qater Alt 2. The cost of compliance of control measures shall be assessed for each country and _x000D__x000D_ +funding shall be made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Parties are encouraged to take measures to gradually reduce the use of problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, identified on the basis of relevant parameters, and based on the availability, _x000D__x000D_ +accessibility and affordability of sustainable alternatives ,in particular to developing countries, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account their national circumstances and capability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. [Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0. _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall [not allow the production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, import or _x000D__x000D_ +export of plastics and] [take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products] _x000D__x000D_ +products containing intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in _x000D__x000D_ +part IV of annex B. [Each Party shall be encouraged to take any necessary measures to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +the leak of unintentionally released microplastics into the environment.] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. No text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall identify [plastics and] products containing intentionally added microplastics in _x000D__x000D_ +[accordance with the criteria] [based on the elements] contained in part V of annex B, and take _x000D__x000D_ +the necessary measures to manage, [where applicable] restrict and, where appropriate, not allow, _x000D__x000D_ +their production, use in manufacturing, sale, distribution, [import or export]. [, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration technical feasibility, availability and accessibility of alternative plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, and socio-economic impacts] [with an application-based approach.] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Alt. Each Party shall take measures, as appropriate and consistent with its national laws, to _x000D__x000D_ +control the use or manufacture of products containing intentionally added microplastics. Such _x000D__x000D_ +measures could include a Party taking actions to address their production, use in manufacturing, sale, _x000D__x000D_ +distribution, import or export _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis The measures taken to implement this provision shall be reflected in the national plan _x000D__x000D_ +communicated pursuant to［Part IV.1 on national plans］ _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party [within its respective regulations] shall share information on the measures taken _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to paragraph 1 through the online registry established under [part IV.6 on information _x000D__x000D_ +exchange] with the aim of promoting transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 1. No text _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Alt 2. Subject to their national action plan, each Party shall identify plastics and products _x000D__x000D_ +containing intentionally added microplastics in accordance with the scientifically developed criteria, _x000D__x000D_ +and take the necessary measures to regulate their production, sale and use. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Bis Alt 2. Each Party shall share information on the measures taken pursuant to paragraph [1] _x000D__x000D_ +through the online registry established under [part IV.6 on information exchange] with the aim of _x000D__x000D_ +promoting transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +OP2 Ter Alt 2. The cost of compliance of control measure shall be assessed for each country and _x000D__x000D_ +funding shall be made available through the dedicated fund as per procedure decided by the _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body to enable compliance of control measure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Parties should take effective measures to identify goods and products that contain intentionally _x000D__x000D_ +added microplastics, to establish the risks of their ingestion and their pollution of the environment _x000D__x000D_ +and adverse effects on the human body, followed by a phased reduction in their use when the _x000D__x000D_ +risks have not been eliminated and safer and more affordable alternatives are available, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as to facilitate the transition to these alternatives and accessibility of these alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to regulate the use of plastic products containing _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics, except where an exception is specified in part IV of annex B. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 5 _x000D__x000D_ +Merge with part 8 on unintentional releases of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 Bis. Micro- and Nanoplastics _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Placeholder until further text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Any Party may register, in accordance with the provisions of [Part II.1, Part II.2] and [part II.3 _x000D__x000D_ +[on problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and intentionally added microplastics, Option 1]] an exemption2 from the phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +dates listed in part II in annex B for specific products, hereafter referred to as an “exemption”, in _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the procedure [set out in …] _x000D__x000D_ +OP1 Bis The register of any exemptions and any extensions to exemption shall include the name of _x000D__x000D_ +the Party to which the exemption applies and the period of the exemption. The register shall be kept _x000D__x000D_ +updated by [the governing body] and shall be publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Note: This proposed text is based on the experience of other MEAs. Members may wish to consider other alternatives as _x000D__x000D_ +deemed necessary. Adapted from the Minamata Convention, as a possible complement to the control measures on _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products. The specific conditions, timeframes and other details required for the _x000D__x000D_ +registration of exemptions would need to be elaborated on by Members. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ +19.11.2023, 14:40 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [All exemptions referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire [5] years after the relevant phase-out dates _x000D__x000D_ +listed in part II of annex [A and] B, unless a Party, when registering an exemption, indicated a _x000D__x000D_ +shorter expiration period, in which case the expiration date indicated by the Party shall apply.] _x000D__x000D_ +3. [[With the proper the justification and necessary action plan for exempted period from the parties, _x000D__x000D_ +the] [The] governing body* may decide to extend an exemption for a period requested by the _x000D__x000D_ +Party but not exceeding [X] years, in accordance with the procedure [set out in …].3 [The country _x000D__x000D_ +that would apply for the exemption may need to submit its justification along with the action plan _x000D__x000D_ +for that specific period.] An exemption may only be extended [2] times per entry per phase-out _x000D__x000D_ +date.] [In the case of non-compliance by any Party after the [second] exemption, the concerned _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall be subjected to an assessment in accordance with the procedure set out in […]]. – non-_x000D__x000D_ +compliance mechanism to be further developed.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. [No Party may have an exemption in effect at any time after [3] years after the phase-out date for _x000D__x000D_ +a plastic product listed in part II of annex B.] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OP4 Bis 1 Small Island developing states, and other states that are dependent on imported polymers _x000D__x000D_ +or plastic products, may register extensions to exemptions without approval of the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, until such a time as there are sufficient polymer and plastic product supplies a",3 +1636, Primary Plastic Polymers and Existing Plastic Pollution,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uspartii_1_2.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment']",['United States Of America'],"['ii1', 'ii11']",In-session submissions,insession document,"Part II.1 (Primary Plastic Polymers) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +As stated in our intervention on Wednesday, our submission is not accurately _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the possible merger. We would like our submission to be pulled out into _x000D__x000D_ +its own option, rather than integrated into existing options. For your convenience, I _x000D__x000D_ +have copied the relevant proposed option below: _x000D__x000D_ +Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall, based on scientific evidence, take measures to reduce demand _x000D__x000D_ +for primary plastic polymers that present a demonstrated risk of concern to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment and to promote sustainable production and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic throughout its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Each Party shall establish science- and risk-based public procurement policies _x000D__x000D_ +or guidelines to reduce waste and adverse environmental impacts related to _x000D__x000D_ +procured plastic products, including requirements related to the procurement of _x000D__x000D_ +items produced with recovered materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Part II.11 (Existing Plastic Pollution) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In para 1c, please add [removal] _x000D__x000D_ +c. [promote engagement of [all stakeholders, including,] [the] local [communities] _x000D__x000D_ +[population] [civil society,] and citizens] [, non-governmental organization as well as _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector,] in [safe and] environmentally sound [removal] [remediation] _x000D__x000D_ +[ activities]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1637, Proposed Decision Text,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singapore_5.pdf,[],['Singapore'],[],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Decision Text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +During INC-3, co-facilitators of Contact Groups 1 and 2 prepared merged texts _x000D__x000D_ +on the basis of compilations of submissions and statements from Members on the _x000D__x000D_ +zero-draft text (UNEP/PP/INC.3/4). These merged texts were then validated by _x000D__x000D_ +Members in those contact groups and became the outcome documents of those _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The committee requests the Secretariat to compile, into a single “revised zero-_x000D__x000D_ +draft text”, the merged texts put forward by Contact Groups 1 and 2 and the _x000D__x000D_ +outcome document of Contact Group 3, following the structure of the zero-draft text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +When compiling the revised zero-draft text, the Secretariat is requested to _x000D__x000D_ +standardize the formatting of the document, to correct any clear typographical _x000D__x000D_ +errors in the document, and not make any substantive changes to its contents. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat will make the revised zero-draft text available on the INC _x000D__x000D_ +website by [placeholder date]. The revised zero-draft text will be the starting point _x000D__x000D_ +and basis for textual negotiations at INC-4, without prejudice to the right of any _x000D__x000D_ +Member to propose additions, deletions or modifications in the course of _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations at INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1638, Preamble,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/moroccopreamble.pdf,['preamble'],['Morocco'],['i1'],In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco’s inputs on Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco would like to align itself with the Africa Group position. _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco would like to see a short preamble, that reflects on the UNEA resolution 5/14 where _x000D__x000D_ +it mentions ending plastic pollution including in the marine environment and protecting human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment and emphasize the just transition _x000D__x000D_ +On the proposed actions to be taken, this should be captured elsewhere in the instrument for _x000D__x000D_ +example under the substantive articles and not in the preamble which should be short and _x000D__x000D_ +succinct. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The kingdom of Morocco would like to thank the Secretariat for the excellent preparation of the _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis report, which is still undergoing discussions at the national level. My delegation _x000D__x000D_ +would like now to address its views on the preambular section of the draft treaty as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Morocco thinks that the mandate of the UNEA Resolution 5/14 provided the scope of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, and that should form the basis for the scope of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +that is: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +To be an International legally binding instrument on the long-term elimination of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +To be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +To tackle all sources of plastic pollution in all sectors, and, leakage into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment (land, water, air), including in the marine environment, through both binding and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary approaches taking into account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +To incorporate provisions that promote sustainable production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics through, among other things, product design and environmentally sound waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +And to addresses legacy plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While considering the scope, it is important to; _x000D__x000D_ +i _x000D__x000D_ +Identify substances, materials, products and behaviors that will be subject to the scope _x000D__x000D_ +of this instrument based on their assessed impacts on health and the environment, subject to _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +ii _x000D__x000D_ +The impact assessment should provide alternative products and technologies that _x000D__x000D_ +would be accessible to developing countries and available through technology transfers. _x000D__x000D_ +iii _x000D__x000D_ +Take into account substances of concern based on relevant scientific knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ +iv _x000D__x000D_ +Address activities and behaviors that contribute to plastic pollution and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +degradation. _x000D__x000D_ +v _x000D__x000D_ +Include special provisions for the developing countries, particularly producers and _x000D__x000D_ +consumers of plastics of concern, waste pickers and small and medium enterprises, to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +just transition sustainable plastic materials and its alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On definitions, My delegation thinks that a clear definition on the lifecycle of plastics is key _x000D__x000D_ +and would like to also see definitions for different relevant concepts and words used in the draft _x000D__x000D_ +of the treaty such as life cycle assessment, Problematic and avoidable plastic products as well _x000D__x000D_ +as just transition and waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On principles, Morocco recognizes that UNEA 5/14 resolution affirmed that the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +Rio Declaration on environment and development be taken into consideration while discussing _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +The kingdom of Morocco thinks that specific RIO principles that should be considered include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Participation Principle; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Equity; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Principle of common but differentiated responsibilities taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +countries’ respective national circumstances; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The non-regression principle; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and access to information and, use of the best available science _x000D__x000D_ +and scientific information to inform decision making; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Liability and compensation; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights: Right to a clean and healthy environment; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Substitution Principles and finally the principle of just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1639, Intersessional Work,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_intersessionalwork.pdf,"['primary plastic polymers', 'financing']",[],"['ii1', 'iii1']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + pg. 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s views on the Intersessional Works _x000D__x000D_ +at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment (INC-3) _x000D__x000D_ +16 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you very much Mr Co-Facilitator for giving me the floor. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose matters to be discussed during Intersessional Works as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism, scientific evidence on impacts of plastic pollution to human health and _x000D__x000D_ +environment, especially, from chemicals of concern, potential scope and guidance to develop _x000D__x000D_ +NAP, monitoring scheme, modalities and formats for the reporting on progress. On modalities, _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand prefers face-to-face meeting for intersessional works before INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ +I thank you again Mr. Co-Facilitator. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1640, National Plans,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mauritius_nationalplans.pdf,['national plans'],['Mauritius'],['iv1'],In-session submissions,insession document,"National Plans _x000D__x000D_ +Mauritius aligns itself to the position of Africa Group and that of _x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS. Mauritius also supports the submission of Mexico and Brazil. _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We view national action plans as the key implementation tool under _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument, critical to achieving its objective. As such, national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans should be binding upon states transparent, time bound, _x000D__x000D_ +provided that there is sufficient means of implementation, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +for SIDS, to aid with their development and implementation, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +any reporting requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to state binding, the national action plan should contain _x000D__x000D_ +quantitative targets and measurable actions, depending on the _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities of Parties, to progressively _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the obligations and ultimate objective of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, we also believe that the plan should also include elements _x000D__x000D_ +such as: educational and awareness raising programmes; _x000D__x000D_ +• research, development and innovation; _x000D__x000D_ +• actions by all stakeholders to address plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector, informal plastics waste sector, waste pickers, _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous peoples and local communities; and _x000D__x000D_ +• legislative, policy as well as regulatory arrangements for _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with obligations as well as reporting requirements _x000D__x000D_ +under this instrument _x000D__x000D_ +Thank you for your attention, Mr co-facilitator _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1641, Possible mergers for Members proposals,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids_trade.pdf,"['trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products, and in plastic waste', 'trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products', 'transboundary movement of plastic waste']",['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],"['ii10', 'ii10a', 'ii10b']",In-session submissions,insession document," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible mergers for Members proposals _x000D__x000D_ +Part II _x000D__x000D_ +10. Trade [in listed chemicals[, polymers] and products, and in plastic waste][related measures] _x000D__x000D_ +Option 0 No provision on this matter _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-provision _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not export: _x000D__x000D_ +a. [a chemical, group of chemicals or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern], for use in plastic production or incorporation into a plastic product; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical or polymer [as outlined in a) above]; or] _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic [or][,] product [addressed in [part II.3 on problematic][or problematic] and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +except where the [production and] use of such chemical, [polymer] or product is permitted under this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument* and with the prior informed consent of the importing State. _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Each Party exporting a chemical, polymer or product referred to in paragraph 1 pursuant to this _x000D__x000D_ +provision shall establish an export permit requirement for such exports[and track the types, volumes _x000D__x000D_ +and destinations of all its exports], and obtain the prior informed consent of the importing State in _x000D__x000D_ +writing, together with its assurances that the chemical, polymer, microplastic or product, once _x000D__x000D_ +imported, will be used in a manner consistent with the conditions contained in part II of annex A or in _x000D__x000D_ +Annex B, as relevant, and managed in a safe and environmentally sound manner throughout its life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, including for final disposal.] _x000D__x000D_ +3. Each Party exporting pursuant to this provision a chemical or [polymer listed in part II of annex A,] a _x000D__x000D_ +product containing any of these, or a microplastic [or product listed in annex B,] shall require the _x000D__x000D_ +exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. provide to the importing State and the importer complete harmonized information about the _x000D__x000D_ +composition of the exported [polymer,] chemical or product and the associated hazards to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment, based on the harmonized disclosure requirements [contained in annex _x000D__x000D_ +A], including safety data sheets, as relevant; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. mark and label the exported chemical, [polymer or] product in accordance with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized labelling requirements [contained in annex A], as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +comply with the relevant generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and _x000D__x000D_ +practices for packaging, labelling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +c-bis. products not meeting standards established in Article V [on product design] _x000D__x000D_ +4. Where a customs code under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is available _x000D__x000D_ +for a chemical, [polymer,] microplastic or product [listed in annex A or B,] each Party shall require its _x000D__x000D_ +shipping document to bear that code when exported. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall not import: _x000D__x000D_ +a. a chemical, group of chemicals [or polymer referred to in [part II.2 on chemicals and polymers] of _x000D__x000D_ +concern]; _x000D__x000D_ +b. a plastic product containing any such chemical [or polymer]; or _x000D__x000D_ +c. a microplastic or [product addressed in [part II.3 on] problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including short-lived and single-use product, and intentionally added microplastics]; _x000D__x000D_ +c-bis. products not meeting standards established in Article V [on product design] _x000D__x000D_ +except for the purposes of use permitted under this instrument*, or for the purpose of their safe and _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound disposal [in accordance with the requirements of [part II.9 on waste _x000D__x000D_ +management]]. _x000D__x000D_ +Bis. In case of export to, or import from a non-Party to this instrument, each Party shall apply the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of this article, on a non-discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would _x000D__x000D_ +lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, particularly developing country Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +thus enabling them better to address the problems of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall regulate trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products as per relevant national _x000D__x000D_ +regulations and in accordance with the principles of the internationally binding multilateral trading system _x000D__x000D_ +enshrined in the WTO law. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Transboundary movement of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-section _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Each Party shall not allow transboundary movement of plastic waste, except for the purpose of its safe _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound management, with the prior informed consent of the importing State, and in _x000D__x000D_ +a manner consistent with obligations under this instrument*[, and relevant arrangements under other _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements, inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary _x000D__x000D_ +Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, as appropriate] . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. [Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1,] Each Party _x000D__x000D_ +exporting plastic waste [pursuant to this provision] shall establish and implement an export permit _x000D__x000D_ +requirement for such exports and track the types, volumes and destination of all its exports of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Where transboundary movement of plastic waste is permitted pursuant to paragraph 1, each exporting _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. not allow the transboundary movement to commence until it has received the written consent of the _x000D__x000D_ +importing State, which shall include that State’s assurances that the exported plastic waste will be _x000D__x000D_ +managed in an environmentally sound manner; _x000D__x000D_ +b. require the exporter to: _x000D__x000D_ +i. provide to the importing State and the importer complete information about the composition of _x000D__x000D_ +the exported waste, including its contents in polymers, chemicals and plastics, and any associated _x000D__x000D_ +hazards to human health or the environment, based on the relevant harmonized disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, including safety data sheets, as relevant; _x000D__x000D_ +ii. mark and label the exported waste in accordance with the relevant harmonized labelling _x000D__x000D_ +requirements contained in annex A, as relevant; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. comply with generally accepted and recognized international rules, standards and practices for _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, labelling and transport. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The governing body* shall, at its first session, adopt guidance for the [implementation of the][purpose of _x000D__x000D_ +this] provision [set out in paragraph 3], taking into account as appropriate relevant arrangements under _x000D__x000D_ +other multilateral environmental agreements [inter alia, the Basel Convention on the Control of _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal]. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Each Party shall [take effective measures to] prevent and eliminate illegal trade [and dumping of] [in] _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Parties shall promote synergy and complementarity with relevant organizations and intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +bodies and cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate illegal [exports][trade] and dumping of plastic waste [pursuant to paragraph 5]. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Non-Paper _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18.11.2023, 20:25 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste, as _x000D__x000D_ +defined by the Basel Convention, is only allowed for the purpose of environmentally sound disposal. Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention shall take appropriate measures to ensure that transboundary movements of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste is done in accordance with the obligations of that Convention. In circumstances where the Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention does not apply, a Party shall ensure that transboundary movements of plastic waste is allowed _x000D__x000D_ +only after taking into account relevant domestic and international rules, standards, and guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall prevent and eliminate illegal trade, traffic and dumping of plastic waste as sets in Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, recognizing _x000D__x000D_ +its respective mandates, avoiding duplication of efforts and works and promoting cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination with relevant regional and international conventions. _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 4 _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall cooperate towards the adoption and implementation of effective measures to prevent and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate illegal exports and dumping of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 3 Trade related measures _x000D__x000D_ +1. This instrument* applies insofar as its provisions do not contradict the provisions of the Marrakesh _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and its Annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Any measures established by the Parties for the implementation of this instrument* shall be in full _x000D__x000D_ +conformity with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Non-Party Provision _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 0 _x000D__x000D_ +No text in sub-provision _x000D__x000D_ +Sub-Option 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Each Party shall apply any export, re-export, or import measures relating to chemicals, polymers, products _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic waste covered by the present Instrument to Parties and non-Parties on a non-discriminatory _x000D__x000D_ +basis. Where export or re-export is to, or import is from, a State not a Party to the present Instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +comparable documentation issued by the competent authorities in that State shall be provided which _x000D__x000D_ +substantially conforms with the requirements of the present Instrument for permits and certificates and _x000D__x000D_ +which may be accepted in lieu thereof by any Party, provided such non-Party State has adopted and _x000D__x000D_ +implemented measures in conformity with the Annexes A and B such chemicals, polymers, products and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste covered by the present Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1672,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/21062023_barbados.pdf,[],['Barbados'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Government of Barbados _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written Submission to Facilitate Preparation of the Zero-Draft Text of the _x000D__x000D_ +Internationally Legally Binding Instrument for Consideration at the Third Session of _x000D__x000D_ +the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to Develop a Global Treaty on _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Pollution, Including the Marine Environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With the rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution representing a serious global _x000D__x000D_ +environmental issue that can negatively impact the environmental, social, economic, and health _x000D__x000D_ +dimensions of sustainable development, particularly for Small Island Development States, _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution is a concern for Barbados, particularly in the form of marine litter. As a net _x000D__x000D_ +user of plastics, and a country that must manage the disposal of plastics wastes, any efforts on _x000D__x000D_ +the international stage to promote the sustainable use of plastics, the design of plastics for _x000D__x000D_ +circularity, and the improved management of legacy and current plastic wastes are welcomed. _x000D__x000D_ +More pointedly, Barbados envisions that the internationally legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution negotiated by 2024 will embody the following: _x000D__x000D_ + A goal that should focus on the long-term elimination of plastic pollution through a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life-cycle of plastics to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health. To ensure the longevity of the instrument, a time-bound _x000D__x000D_ +aspiration need not be attached to the treaty’s goal. _x000D__x000D_ + Core obligations that comprise a set of global legally binding obligations with time-_x000D__x000D_ +bound aspirations, which serve as targets to be achieved, and to emphasize the urgency _x000D__x000D_ +with which actions must be taken. The core obligations should include, but not be _x000D__x000D_ +limited to, the following: _x000D__x000D_ + Actions to eliminate and reduce certain plastics which pose high pollution risk, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly, the three categories that constitute the largest portions of current _x000D__x000D_ +plastic uses namely, single use plastics, synthetic fibres/textiles, and plastics _x000D__x000D_ +used in construction, and fishing gear, packaging, plastics used in health care, _x000D__x000D_ +and agricultural plastics. Measures for elimination and reduction could include: _x000D__x000D_ +o Global bans of categories of plastics such as the manufacture and use of _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic plastic items, once their terms _x000D__x000D_ +have been clearly defined. _x000D__x000D_ +o Control on virgin plastic production, which is a necessary precursor to _x000D__x000D_ +achieving sustainable production and consumption plastics, attaining. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 | P a g e _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +economic circularity, and establishing the enabling conditions for the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and elimination of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +o Phased reductions including “phase-outs” and “phase-downs” by set _x000D__x000D_ +dates. _x000D__x000D_ +o Economic instruments such as fiscal incentives and disincentives, with _x000D__x000D_ +the aim of influencing the behaviour of economic actors and _x000D__x000D_ +incorporating environmental costs into decision-making as a key _x000D__x000D_ +feature. Any proposed economic instruments should not however, _x000D__x000D_ +increase economic burdens of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +o Mandatory requirements and standards to specify how products are _x000D__x000D_ +designed, manufactured and labelled, and on the materials they contain, _x000D__x000D_ +including hazardous chemical additives, with the goal of significantly _x000D__x000D_ +reducing or eliminating the use of specific plastic categories. Products _x000D__x000D_ +that do not meet the requirements are effectively prohibited. _x000D__x000D_ +o Other measures which could include behavioural interventions such as _x000D__x000D_ +public awareness and engagement initiatives, incentives for innovation, _x000D__x000D_ +and the promotion of safe, sustainable alternatives, and substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + Measures for a non-toxic circular economy and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic wastes. Such measures could include: _x000D__x000D_ +o Targets for circulation and management on, inter alia, collection, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, recycled content and reuse, and specifying the levels of _x000D__x000D_ +performance that states must achieve on waste and resource _x000D__x000D_ +management systems, within a given timeframe; _x000D__x000D_ +o Economic instruments for circulation and management of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +that promote or discourage certain behaviours of economic actors to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve desired environmental outcomes; _x000D__x000D_ +o Minimum requirements and standards that could be applied in reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +refill, recycling, recycled content, collection, disposal, microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +controls and reduction of potential harms to drive improved circulation _x000D__x000D_ +and management, as well as further reduction in plastic use even for _x000D__x000D_ +products and materials that are not prohibited. _x000D__x000D_ +o Obligation to set up Extended Producer Responsibility and Deposit _x000D__x000D_ +Refund Scheme regulations for certain product groups (e.g. packaging, _x000D__x000D_ +electrical and electronic equipment) or specific products (e.g. PET _x000D__x000D_ +bottles) that meet specific requirements and standards set by the treaty; _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +o Promotion of a culture of repair. _x000D__x000D_ + Implementation measures under the treaty should include, at a minimum, national _x000D__x000D_ +action plans, definitions, monitoring and reporting and implementation support. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 | P a g e _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + National Action Plans. These plans should detail how countries will implement _x000D__x000D_ +binding obligations and deploy additional policies beyond global requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +while taking national circumstances into account. _x000D__x000D_ + Definitions. The treaty should include globally agreed technical definitions, for _x000D__x000D_ +example, distinguishing between recovery and recycling. For example, _x000D__x000D_ +Barbados recovers wastes to be recycled but there is yet no comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +recycling programme. _x000D__x000D_ + Monitoring & Reporting. The treaty should include common methodologies to _x000D__x000D_ +monitor and report on the progress of implementation and achievements through _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms such as National Action Plans and National Reporting and _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation. Moreover, a combination of both economic and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental indicators is needed. _x000D__x000D_ + Implementation Support. There should be timely, predictable, accessible, and _x000D__x000D_ +sufficient support, including both financial and technical resources, technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer and capacity strengthening, for effective implementation. A dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral fund would be the surest means to ensure reliable, predictable, and _x000D__x000D_ +efficient funding to achieve adequate means of implementation. Specifically, _x000D__x000D_ +there is need for technical assistance, finance, and technology transfer to support _x000D__x000D_ +the following: _x000D__x000D_ +o Solid waste management, including source separation and recovery; _x000D__x000D_ +o Public awareness and engagement; _x000D__x000D_ +o Legislative development and regulatory enforcement; _x000D__x000D_ +o Increased knowledge of Best Available Techniques and Best _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Practices; _x000D__x000D_ +o Capacity building in areas such as material flow analysis and life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +analysis; and _x000D__x000D_ +o Institutional strengthening. _x000D__x000D_ + With respect to financing, the following should be taken into consideration: _x000D__x000D_ + What resources are needed? _x000D__x000D_ + What is the role of private finance? _x000D__x000D_ + Who should pay and for what? _x000D__x000D_ + What should international public financing pay for? In this regard, the following _x000D__x000D_ +should be considered: green economies not just green projects, regional _x000D__x000D_ +approaches rather than national ones, assistance to the private sector, and data _x000D__x000D_ +and analytics. _x000D__x000D_ + How to make sure that people have access to the funds? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 | P a g e _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + The treaty should learn from, capitalize on synergies, and fill gaps in the following _x000D__x000D_ +existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements to enhance management of hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +plastic wastes and slow current exports of plastic wastes into least-developed countries: _x000D__x000D_ + The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and in particular of Plastic Amendment, _x000D__x000D_ + Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, _x000D__x000D_ + Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, _x000D__x000D_ + Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention on Substances that Deplete the _x000D__x000D_ +Ozone Layer, _x000D__x000D_ + Convention on Biological Diversity, _x000D__x000D_ + UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, _x000D__x000D_ + The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships _x000D__x000D_ +(MARPOL), and _x000D__x000D_ + London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and Other Matter. _x000D__x000D_ + The treaty should contain non-party provisions which set out how a party to the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +should interact with ‘non-party’ states. These provisions should include requiring _x000D__x000D_ +parties to encourage non-parties to become parties, and imposing trade restrictions on _x000D__x000D_ +parties in their dealing with non-parties, unless those non-parties conform to the _x000D__x000D_ +requirements of the treaty. It should be borne in mind, however, that such provisions _x000D__x000D_ +should not hinder trade or prevent those parties with limited knowledge, financing and _x000D__x000D_ +technology, from exporting plastic waste that they cannot manage. _x000D__x000D_ + The treaty should consider the use of white, grey and/or black lists to manage those _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, additives or products with minimal, uncertain, and high risks environmental _x000D__x000D_ +contamination respectively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1673,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/srilanka_14082023.pdf,[],['Sri Lanka'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,,3 +1674,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uganda_28082023_a.pdf,[],['Uganda'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Barirega Akankwasah _x000D__x000D_ +Barirega.akankwasah@nema.go.ug _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For emphasis, Uganda aligns itself with (UNEA Resolution 5/14): “long-term elimination of plastic pollution”, to “avoid _x000D__x000D_ +detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the human activities dependent on them” through “a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic including all plastics (i.e. materials, products & _x000D__x000D_ +associated substances) based on the principles of prevention. Additionally, co-benefits of control measures for other _x000D__x000D_ +issues should be considered, including climate change and the promotion of a circular economy. These could be _x000D__x000D_ +embedded in preambular paragraphs of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The lifecycle of plastics constitutes an entire system from the sourcing of feedstock (fossil sources) to make _x000D__x000D_ +plastics (and associated environmental and health impacts) as well as the waste management or pollution phase _x000D__x000D_ +(including impacts from waste-management residues or by-products). It is only through the full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +approach that the plastics crisis can be comprehensively addressed with priority to upstream actions to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +the generation of hazardous materials and waste that excludes false downstream solutions like open burning, _x000D__x000D_ +incineration, firing in coal-fired power plants, and other waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in cement _x000D__x000D_ +kilns, and chemical recycling which should be prohibited, to protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + Plastics should include plastic products (including products made partly from plastics), plastic materials (plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and additives including fillers), and plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution should include all sources and forms of plastic pollution including plastics and associated _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals (including feedstock, monomers, oligomers, polymers, and intentional and non-intentional additives) _x000D__x000D_ +in the environment, including human bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +May consider specific rights such as access to information, health, and a clean and safe environment as _x000D__x000D_ +declared by UNGA resolution adopted in 2022. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter Pays Principle _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Principle of Prevention & waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Just Transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty ought to recognize the need for a healthy, toxic-free environment, information, participation, and _x000D__x000D_ +access to effective remedies occur at every stage of the plastics lifecycle and should be eliminated where they _x000D__x000D_ +occur in the plastics lifecycle. Persons in vulnerable situations are particularly affected, including formal and _x000D__x000D_ +informal workers in plastic manufacturing and recycling such as waste pickers, fence line communities, children, _x000D__x000D_ +youth and women. It is therefore vital that the treaty adopts principles as well as mechanisms for accountability _x000D__x000D_ +and access to remedy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To uphold transparency and access to information, plastic manufacturers should be obliged to make information _x000D__x000D_ +about the chemicals they use for production and in plastic materials transparent. This will help them improve _x000D__x000D_ +sustainability, become responsible, and gain trust and recognition for their efforts. Companies along the value _x000D__x000D_ +chain, and especially downstream users, will know about the ingredients of the articles or products they use and _x000D__x000D_ +produce. Recyclers will be able to handle waste responsibly and avoid producing contaminated secondary raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials used for new products. Consumers will be able to access their right to know and make informed _x000D__x000D_ +decisions while purchasing and disposing of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The right to information on the hazards of plastics and the right to effective remedies to plastic pollution as well _x000D__x000D_ +as the Principles of prevention, precaution, and polluter pays, are key, as are the rights of affected communities _x000D__x000D_ +and environmental defenders to participate in policy-making. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In Africa, relatively few countries produce plastic, but shoulder the burden of toxic and non-recyclable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste exports, therefore Principle 16 of the Rio Declaration has special significance: “The polluter should, in _x000D__x000D_ +principle, bear the cost of pollution, with due regard to the public interest and without distorting international _x000D__x000D_ +trade and investment.” Polymer producers are accountable for the pollution costs of all their plastics, irrespective _x000D__x000D_ +of the country where the plastics end their life, and whether the plastics are ultimately destined for recycling or _x000D__x000D_ +disposal. In line with the polluter pays principle is the mandatory development and implementation of EPR _x000D__x000D_ +schemes, including deposit return schemes for certain product categories (such as beverage bottles), the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +can oblige countries to establish EPR schemes for a specified list of plastic applications (e.g. packaging) and specify _x000D__x000D_ +a set of criteria or guidelines for the essential elements of such schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, the development and implementation of criteria for reuse, repair, and safe mechanical recycling _x000D__x000D_ +should be at the forefront of all member states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The waste hierarchy is also a well-established principle and serves to establish resource efficiency and waste _x000D__x000D_ +minimization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All measures taken in regulating the plastic life cycle must be seen through a just transition lens for all workers _x000D__x000D_ +affected by planned changes in the global plastics economy. At the same time, it is important to recognize the _x000D__x000D_ +very special role of waste pickers. Waste pickers are the backbone of the waste collection and sorting systems in _x000D__x000D_ +most countries. They are also one of the most vulnerable occupational groups, predominantly women from _x000D__x000D_ +socially and ethnically marginalized communities. As such, waste pickers deserve particular emphasis in a new _x000D__x000D_ +plastics treaty, to ensure their meaningful inclusion in treaty provisions and implementation, and realize their _x000D__x000D_ +full potential as engineers of the global materials economy, placing them at the vanguard of collection, sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, repair, composting and recycling systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals, or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including the governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Support the Institution of a Scientific body for the treaty _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Support Enforcement and Accountability system for the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Scientific body is an important component of the instrument and should adopt baselines, standards, _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies, and definitions; evaluate environmental and health costs, and environmental justice at National, _x000D__x000D_ +Regional, and International levels; strengthen Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) standards; compare LCAs of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and their alternatives. The body should be free from conflict of interest with corporations with financial stakes in _x000D__x000D_ +the life cycle of plastics and hosted by the Secretariat with a representation of possibly the national focal points. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To make plastic pollution and other serious breaches of treaty provisions criminal offenses under the country’s _x000D__x000D_ +national law, and provide communities harmed by plastic pollution with access to legal and other effective _x000D__x000D_ +remedies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Develop a comprehensive, precise, and public identification of plastic feedstock, polymers, and additives as a _x000D__x000D_ +prerequisite to effective regulation fulfilling the right to information relative to health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1675,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ethiopia_07092023.pdf,[],['Ethiopia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ethiopia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Girma Gemechu _x000D__x000D_ +girma.nahall@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +s _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +September 7, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the new instrument should be based on the mandate of UNEA Resolution 5/14 and he _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 provided the scope of the future instrument on plastic pollution that is: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To be an International legally binding instrument; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Should be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +in all sectors (lands, lake, river), including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The full life cycle should include chemicals used in the production of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Hence the scope of the new instrument should be aimed aim at protecting human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from plastic pollution via focusing problematic plastic in all level (Upper, middle and _x000D__x000D_ +downstream ) be based on relevant scientific knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5/14 resolution affirmed that the principles of Rio Declaration on environment and development _x000D__x000D_ +be taken into consideration while discussing the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The RIO Principles such as _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Participation principale _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable production and consummation of plastic /Where feasible alternatives are not _x000D__x000D_ +available Country driven approaches of implementation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency in case of report and contributions of members states requires _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Science and research based decision _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Human right _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +could be used as principles of the new instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of Parties of the future instrument should be the main decision body. The COP will establish _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific body by consideration of geographical representation as well as considering the _x000D__x000D_ +representation of developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scientific body will provide scientific assessment on level plastic pollution and recommendation of _x000D__x000D_ +possible actions based on scientific data _x000D__x000D_ +The scientific body will also taking care of evaluation of effectiveness of the instrument itself and the _x000D__x000D_ +actions taken by member’s states for the reduction of plastic impacts on all its forms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Social and Economic impacts of the initiatives proposed by the COP should also evaluated and _x000D__x000D_ +recommended by this scientific body _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1676,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/syria_28082023_a.pdf,[],['Syrian Arab Republic'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Syrian Arab Republic _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Ali Issa 65aliissa@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +28/8/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +The use of plastic materials is growing widely and rapidly. Plastic has entered the _x000D__x000D_ +products of most of the consumed materials. Therefore, we find that its waste is _x000D__x000D_ +increasing steadily. To get rid of plastic materials, we have to pay attention to its full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle in the long term and in a gradual manner in a way that is compatible with _x000D__x000D_ +economic and social activity and in a way that guarantees a decent life for its users and _x000D__x000D_ +producers, especially in Developing countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- We have to know the full life cycle of plastic, starting from production to _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing, consumption, then recycling, waste, and the environmental impact of _x000D__x000D_ +each stage. _x000D__x000D_ +- Divide the uses of plastic into different sectors (agricultural - industrial - health ---- etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +Treat each sector separately _x000D__x000D_ +Try to secure alternatives for each sector _x000D__x000D_ +Starting to reduce the most dangerous and polluting plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +- Increasing public awareness of the dangers of plastic to the environment (on land, sea _x000D__x000D_ +and air) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +-Develop specific policies that determine the negative environmental - - - impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +each type of plastic material _x000D__x000D_ +- Taking into account the national plans in the set policies _x000D__x000D_ +- Banning non-recycled plastics and banning plastic burning _x000D__x000D_ +- Develop financial policies to stimulate recycling _x000D__x000D_ +- Develop clear mechanisms for tracking the phase-out of plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +- The application of the principle of transparency and the polluter pays in the case of the _x000D__x000D_ +matter _x000D__x000D_ +- Achieving the principle of circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +- Involving scientific expertise and developing scientific research in _x000D__x000D_ +- relation to production and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + - No increasing the economic burdens on developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: The items of the agreement must be agreed upon by all member states, and there _x000D__x000D_ +should be no discrimination between countries for its application, and the economic conditions of _x000D__x000D_ +the member states must be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The agreement must include internationally agreed upon definitions and _x000D__x000D_ +instructions _x000D__x000D_ +- The agreement should include work, implementation and monitoring plans and should be clear, _x000D__x000D_ +detailed and easily dealt with by all countries _x000D__x000D_ +- The agreement must include a clause for building the capabilities of those working in the field of _x000D__x000D_ +implementing this agreement _x000D__x000D_ +- The agreement must include specification of the financing elements (who will pay... to whom will _x000D__x000D_ +the payment be made... and when...) _x000D__x000D_ +- Institutional strengthening and development of appropriate legislation _x000D__x000D_ +- The standards proposed in the agreement should take into account previous agreements and not _x000D__x000D_ +violate them _x000D__x000D_ +- Paying attention to the national plans of each country, taking into account its economic conditions _x000D__x000D_ +- Determine the legal framework for resolving disputes _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1677,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nepal_12092023_a.pdf,[],['Nepal'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3(part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Nepal _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Binod Kumar Basnet _x000D__x000D_ +Under Secretary, Technical _x000D__x000D_ +Technical Expert _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Forest and Environment, _x000D__x000D_ +Singhadarwar, Kathmandu _x000D__x000D_ +Email: basnetbotanist@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +09/12/ 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To be clear, Nepal supports (UNEA Resolution 5/14): Addressing the effective surveillance mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +that takes into account origin, product specifications, branding, reuse, recycling, and disposal _x000D__x000D_ +processes that involve throughout the entire life cycle of plastic without compromising the impact _x000D__x000D_ +over the food chain and previous aesthetic value of the ecosystem and natural habitat. In addition, it _x000D__x000D_ +symbolizes the need for access to clean water from Mount Everest to the ocean. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +However, the dumping of plastic waste in public areas is a sign of an uncivilized civilization, which _x000D__x000D_ +creates repellent effects like formation of micro plastic and elimination titanium dioxide during the _x000D__x000D_ +reverse phase. As a result, the entire lifetime is problematic and incompatible with social justice and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment. Due to illiteracy, carelessness, and a lack of communication, plastic-based goods _x000D__x000D_ +like non-stick cooking pans are becoming more and more popular. The use of titanium dioxide as _x000D__x000D_ +coloring pigments is also being considered. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to investigate and validate the resurgence of reasonably priced and environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +benign nature-based polymers, particularly cellulose, as a prospective replacement for single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastic. Handmade paper from Nepal would be the ideal option for the environment because it is _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +hydrophobic, biodegradable, and recyclable in any shape or size of their life span. Wishing for _x000D__x000D_ +assistance in knowledge exchange and capacity building for technology optimization in line with _x000D__x000D_ +forest-based entrepreneurship. Therefore, the issue must be dealt with quickly by organizing a recall _x000D__x000D_ +campaign for plastic trash as soon as possible, ensuring accountability for all stakeholders, and _x000D__x000D_ +creating rules and regulations even for trans-boundary issues. Considering the importance of aquatic _x000D__x000D_ +and terrestrial habits, its impact directly triggers to the damage of the wild life and ecosystem. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Assuming the End of Plastic Pollution, ensuring that everyone has the right to live in a clean _x000D__x000D_ +environment, encouraging people to stop using plastic bags while they shop, developing a toolkit for _x000D__x000D_ +stock estimation, and mandating standard operating procedures (SOP) from the point of manufacture _x000D__x000D_ +to the point of disposal are just a few of the goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is one of ten natural and cultural heritage sites in _x000D__x000D_ +Nepal that have been recognized by UNESCO. Nepal is located in the Central Himalayas and has eight _x000D__x000D_ +high points above 8000 meters mean sea level. High mountains undoubtedly cleanse and replenish _x000D__x000D_ +atmospheric water vapor into pure water, generating moraines, glaciers, rivulets, and rivers that _x000D__x000D_ +eventually empty into the ocean. The further deposition of plastic waste is accelerated by the _x000D__x000D_ +mountainous road alignment in the mountain village where the road is traversed from the river bank. _x000D__x000D_ +Reusing single-use plastic as a kitchen, hospital wrapping and allowing hikers' gear on the trail makes _x000D__x000D_ +segregation laborious and puts workers at risk. It flows into a river, lake, field of crops, or goes directly _x000D__x000D_ +to a landfill. After extensive storage, the leachate finally overflows and crosses the river. Both wild _x000D__x000D_ +and city animals, rats, and birds have spread abandoned plastic trash. Therefore, it is necessary to _x000D__x000D_ +modify behavior. _x000D__x000D_ + Encouragement of Nature-Based Solutions: Since single-use plastic is a concern in Nepal, nature-_x000D__x000D_ +based solutions must be encouraged. The traditional method in Nepal is to make cloths and paper _x000D__x000D_ +bags by hand, now can be mechanized for commercial production. Even though it is a plant pulp from _x000D__x000D_ +a Nepalese paper factory with a good load carrying capacity and durability in dry conditions, it is more _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable to moisture. As a result, they are more fragile, biodegradable, replicable, and reusable in _x000D__x000D_ +any thickness. Making eco-friendly products is getting more and more popular, as is the official _x000D__x000D_ +writing paper used by the Nepal government. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing the need for an efficient surveillance system that takes into account the origin, health _x000D__x000D_ +risks associated with the various stages of plastic's life cycle, and aesthetic value of the natural _x000D__x000D_ +environment without sacrificing the influence on the food chain. Additionally, it stands for everyone, _x000D__x000D_ +from Mount Everest to the ocean, having the right to clean drinking water, or ""Water for Life."" _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Formal and informal conversations should be started and carried out in favor of nature because we _x000D__x000D_ +are all equally responsible for the situation. More vegetation and fauna are growing here since water _x000D__x000D_ +is essential for life. Similar to how cultural legacy shouldn't be diminished, it must honor the people _x000D__x000D_ +and places as they were in the past. As a result, an efficient management strategy must be created _x000D__x000D_ +and put into practice to create a region free of plastic rubbish. Empowering local governments, _x000D__x000D_ +effective community engagement, enough funding for facilities with open auditing, and public _x000D__x000D_ +hearings beginning with the planning phase all require international cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ +The best guarantee for further eradication of pigment like titanium dioxide and micro plastic will be _x000D__x000D_ +the prompt recall of the plastic garbage. Further amendment the rule focusing on whole life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic and its derivatives and its impact on nature. Several function like safe handling, raising _x000D__x000D_ +awareness of potential hazards, cooperation on cross-border issues, and the ethics of fair trade should _x000D__x000D_ +all be emphasized in rules and recommendations. Contracting parties must give their prior, fully _x000D__x000D_ +informed approval before using bits and pieces in the future endeavor. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1678,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_13092023_a.pdf,[],['China'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat_x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on:_x000D__x000D_ +_x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument_x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to_x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions._x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a_x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions._x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this_x000D__x000D_ +submission, including:_x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally_x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance_x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine_x000D__x000D_ +environment’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in_x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument,_x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by United_x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements_x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and_x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’_x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate,_x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the_x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3._x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations._x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +People’s Republic of China_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +N/A_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact_x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Ms. CHEN, Haijun_x000D__x000D_ +Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry_x000D__x000D_ +of Ecology and Environment_x000D__x000D_ +chen.haijun@mee.gov.cn_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +13 September,2023_x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Scope_x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future_x000D__x000D_ +instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +China suggests that the instrument shall, in accordance with the mandate from UNEA 5/14_x000D__x000D_ +Resolution, promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics through lifecyle approach in_x000D__x000D_ +light of national circumstances and capabilities, and should prioritise binding measures for critical_x000D__x000D_ +processes and applications leading to plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +In terms of the scope, the instrument should aim at addressing plastic pollution and reducing_x000D__x000D_ +releases and leakages of plastic waste to the environment. Limiting the production of plastic polymers_x000D__x000D_ +is not a straight solution to plastic pollution and goes beyond the mandate of the instrument, and as a_x000D__x000D_ +result, should not be included in the instrument._x000D__x000D_ +At the global level, approximately 300 types of plastics have been produced, over half of which_x000D__x000D_ +have been used as durable materials such as structural and functioning components in almost all final_x000D__x000D_ +manufactured goods. Plastics can be alternatives to, for example, metals in automobile and electrical_x000D__x000D_ +equipment and woods in construction. Those types of plastics highly distinguish from single-use_x000D__x000D_ +plastics in terms of their purposes, lifespan, management measures and potential pollution to the_x000D__x000D_ +environment. The instrument should focus on the priority process to improve the effectiveness of_x000D__x000D_ +management, by classifying the types of plastics and adopting different and phased measures, under the_x000D__x000D_ +framework of full life cycle of plastics as requested in UNEA 5/14._x000D__x000D_ +For the plastics prone to leakage (e.g. the single-use plastic products), the measures could include_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +the following across the lifecyle,_x000D__x000D_ + Prohibit or restrict the production and uses;_x000D__x000D_ + Eco-design;_x000D__x000D_ + R&D of and promote the alternatives and alternative technologies;_x000D__x000D_ + Enhance recycling and disposal of post-consumer plastics._x000D__x000D_ + Annexes listing types of plastics of control and their screening criteria could be included._x000D__x000D_ +The above-mentioned are the key aspects that member states have paid much attention to in order_x000D__x000D_ +to address plastic pollution. Dozens of countries have taken control measures on single-use plastic_x000D__x000D_ +products such as plastic bags, straws and cutleries._x000D__x000D_ +For embedded or durable plastics (e.g. Plastics used in electrical equipment, automobile and_x000D__x000D_ +buildings ) are long-lived for years or decades. They play vital roles in socio-economic development_x000D__x000D_ +and are hard to leak to the environment. For this type of plastics, control measures could include,_x000D__x000D_ + Eco design;_x000D__x000D_ + Enhance recycling and disposal._x000D__x000D_ +Putting production cap or other one-size-fits-all approaches are not solutions for the root cause of_x000D__x000D_ +the pollution of such plastics and will have opposite effect on socio-economic development._x000D__x000D_ +For products added with microplastics (e.g. consumer products such as facial cleansers and scrub_x000D__x000D_ +creams) , control measures include:_x000D__x000D_ + Prohibit or restrict the production and uses;_x000D__x000D_ + Eco-design._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Principles_x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation?_x000D__x000D_ +1. Principles are fundamental to negotiations that will provide guidance to the negotiations of_x000D__x000D_ +substantial issues. It is suggested to prioritize the discussions of principles._x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles shall include Sustainable Development, International Cooperation, Common but_x000D__x000D_ +Differentiated Responsibilities, Equity, supporting development and environment with science and_x000D__x000D_ +evidence-based approaches that are commonly recognized in international environmental laws._x000D__x000D_ +3.Principles could be be placed in the preamble of the instrument, referring to other multilateral_x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements (MEAs)._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Additional considerations_x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2_x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific_x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute_x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes)._x000D__x000D_ +1. Elements that were not discussed in INC-2, including principles, scope, preamble, governing_x000D__x000D_ +body(modality), final provisions, and et al, should be prioritized to discuss in INC-3._x000D__x000D_ +2. Preamble. We should not neglect that plastics are vital to industries, constructions, agriculture_x000D__x000D_ +and other areas as fundamental materials, while we recognize plastic pollution is serious. It is_x000D__x000D_ +suggested, as per UNEA 5/14, to state in the preamble that plastics play important roles in society and_x000D__x000D_ +to emphasize that plastic pollution arises from the leakage and accumulation in the environment of the_x000D__x000D_ +discarded plastic products. Preambles usually relate to the background and principles of the instrument_x000D__x000D_ +and should not include text on the time-frame or control measures._x000D__x000D_ +3.Means of implementation. It is of great significance that developed countries provide sufficient_x000D__x000D_ +financial support for developing countries to ensure the implementation of the instrument. Developed_x000D__x000D_ +countries should enhance their financial support, technology transfer, and capacity building for_x000D__x000D_ +developing countries._x000D__x000D_ +4.Subsidiary body. It is suggested to refer to the modality of Stockholm Convention to establish_x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies such as panels for scientific assessment and specify the functions in the instrument._x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies should conduct relevant work under the mandate from the Conferences of_x000D__x000D_ +Parties(COPs) on the basis of science. The reports drafted by these subsidiary bodies should be made_x000D__x000D_ +public upon the approval of COP._x000D__x000D_ +5.As for the modalities such as Secretariat and the Governing Body, we support to learn from the_x000D__x000D_ +experience of other MEAs, establish the Secretariat and Governing Body (e.g. COP) and specify the_x000D__x000D_ +mandates under the mechanism of instrument._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1679,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/libya_07092023.pdf,[],['Libya'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +WRITTEN SUBMISSION TO INC3 FROM THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT IN LIBYA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Libya _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Salih Diryaq _x000D__x000D_ +INC National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +7th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +There is a correlation between the three main factors related to plastics: production, consumption, _x000D__x000D_ +and waste. Increased consumption leads to increased production and increased waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the use of hazardous chemicals in plastics, and the design of problematic, unnecessary _x000D__x000D_ +and single-use plastic products also leads to increased waste generation and pollution. Furthermore, _x000D__x000D_ +pollution occurs at every stage of the plastics lifecycle, including during production, manufacturing, _x000D__x000D_ +transport and sale, and finally leakage. This is the equation in simplified form, so a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach must take all of these factors into account. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the main objective of the instrument, the proposed scope of the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should prioritise the following high-risk plastic categories based on criteria including their potential to _x000D__x000D_ +become pollution and the potential harm to human health and the environment: _x000D__x000D_ +Packaging products: _x000D__x000D_ + Food and beverage packaging (beverage bottles, cups, beverage packaging bags, food _x000D__x000D_ +containers, plastic cutlery and plates, snack bags, sachets, nets and wraps for fruits and _x000D__x000D_ +vegetables, plastic carrier bags, bin bags, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ + Cosmetics & personal care (toothpaste tubes, shampoo and liquid soap bottles, cream and _x000D__x000D_ +lotion containers, and other beauty product containers, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Pharmaceutical & medical (personal protective equipment, medication bottles, blister packs for _x000D__x000D_ +pills, protective casings and inserts for medical devices, test tubes, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ + Other packaging products (clothing, household goods, stationery, electronics, etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +Products for human consumption: _x000D__x000D_ + Absorbent hygiene products (AHP) (baby nappies, sanitary protection pads, tampons, adult _x000D__x000D_ +incontinence products and personal care wipes, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ + Kid toys (teethers rattlers, stack toys, play food, plastic balls, Balloons, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ + Other human consumption products (clothes hangers, water pipes, furniture, tyres, synthetic _x000D__x000D_ +textiles, paint, contact lenses, ear bud sticks, disposable vacuum filters, cigarette butts, _x000D__x000D_ +disposable e-cigarettes, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ +Sector-specific products: _x000D__x000D_ + Fishing (nets, lines, pots and trowels, plastic mesh, fish aggregating devices “FADs”). _x000D__x000D_ + Agriculture (irrigation pipes and equipment, mulch film, plastic silage wrap, greenhouse _x000D__x000D_ +tunnels, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ + Animal Husbandry (plastic slatted floor, plastic fence, animal’s feeder and drinker, pet’s toys, _x000D__x000D_ +etc.). _x000D__x000D_ + Other activity products (construction materials, electrical materials and equipment, electronic _x000D__x000D_ +materials, automotive components and accessories, industry equipment, energy and electricity _x000D__x000D_ +sector equipment, sports equipment, recreational and camping equipment). _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics: _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics are any small plastic particles with microscopic dimensions less than 5 millimeters (0.2 _x000D__x000D_ +inch) in diameter. Microplastic particles can be classified according to their source to two types: _x000D__x000D_ + Primary microplastics: (include microbeads found in personal care products such as _x000D__x000D_ +toothpastes, skin care and scrubs, plastic pellets (or nurdles) used in industrial manufacturing, _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic fibers used in synthetic textiles such as nylon). _x000D__x000D_ + Secondary microplastics: (any particles that result from the breakdown of larger plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials once released into the environment particularly in the marine environment include _x000D__x000D_ +plastic bags, bottles, fishing nets, textiles, paint, tyres, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ +The most appropriate control measures should be matched to these high-risk plastic categories _x000D__x000D_ +through annexes. Control measures to be considered include: elimination, significant reduction, non-_x000D__x000D_ +toxic circulation, including reuse and recycling targets, and environmentally sound management. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional plastic categories subject to these groups of control measures may include polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 decides that the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution taking into account, among other things, _x000D__x000D_ +the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. _x000D__x000D_ +The 27 principles of the Rio Declaration constitute a useful reference for discussion, especially: _x000D__x000D_ + Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to _x000D__x000D_ +a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. (Principle 1). _x000D__x000D_ + States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities _x000D__x000D_ +within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or _x000D__x000D_ +of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. (Principle 2). _x000D__x000D_ + In order to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection shall constitute an _x000D__x000D_ +integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation from it. _x000D__x000D_ +(Principle 4). _x000D__x000D_ + The special situation and needs of developing countries, particularly the least developed and _x000D__x000D_ +those most environmentally vulnerable, shall be given special priority. International actions in _x000D__x000D_ +the field of environment and development should also address the interests and needs of all _x000D__x000D_ +countries. (Principle 6). _x000D__x000D_ + States shall cooperate in a spirit of global partnership to conserve, protect and restore the _x000D__x000D_ +health and integrity of the Earth's ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global _x000D__x000D_ +environmental degradation, States have common but differentiated responsibilities. The _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries acknowledge the responsibility that they bear in the international pursuit _x000D__x000D_ +of sustainable development in view of the pressures their societies place on the global _x000D__x000D_ +environment and of the technologies and financial resources they command. (Principle 7). _x000D__x000D_ + States should cooperate to strengthen endogenous capacity building for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development by improving scientific understanding through exchanges of scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technological knowledge, and by enhancing the development, adaptation, diffusion and _x000D__x000D_ +transfer of technologies, including new and innovative technologies. (Principle 9). _x000D__x000D_ + States shall enact effective environmental legislation. Environmental standards, management _x000D__x000D_ +objectives and priorities should reflect the environmental and developmental context to which _x000D__x000D_ +they apply. Standards applied by some countries may be inappropriate and of unwarranted _x000D__x000D_ +economic and social cost to other countries, in particular developing countries. (Principle 11). _x000D__x000D_ + States should effectively cooperate to discourage or prevent the relocation and transfer to _x000D__x000D_ +other States of any activities and substances that cause severe environmental degradation or _x000D__x000D_ +are found to be harmful to human health. (Principle 14). _x000D__x000D_ + In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by _x000D__x000D_ +States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible _x000D__x000D_ +damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-_x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. (Principle 15). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + National authorities should endeavour to promote the internalization of environmental costs _x000D__x000D_ +and the use of economic instruments, taking into account the approach that the polluter _x000D__x000D_ +should, in principle, bear the cost of pollution, with due regard to the public interest and _x000D__x000D_ +without distorting international trade and investment. (Principle 16). _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the Rio Principles, relevant international convention standards and existing principles _x000D__x000D_ +should also be taken into account when developing the basic provisions of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +The Stockholm Declaration and Plan of Action for the Human Environment put environmental issues _x000D__x000D_ +and pollution control at the forefront of international concerns, and the Stockholm Declaration _x000D__x000D_ +contained 26 principles that could also be a valuable reference that could be well utilized to discuss _x000D__x000D_ +the principles during the allotted time in the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +Committee, especially: _x000D__x000D_ + Man has the fundamental right to freedom, equality and adequate conditions of life, in an _x000D__x000D_ +environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and well-being, and he bears a solemn _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility to protect and improve the environment for present and future generations. In _x000D__x000D_ +this respect, policies promoting or perpetuating apartheid, racial segregation, discrimination, _x000D__x000D_ +colonial and other forms of oppression and foreign domination stand condemned and must be _x000D__x000D_ +eliminated. (Principle 1). _x000D__x000D_ + States shall take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the seas by substances that are liable _x000D__x000D_ +to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage _x000D__x000D_ +amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea. (Principle 7). _x000D__x000D_ + For the developing countries, stability of prices and adequate earnings for primary _x000D__x000D_ +commodities and raw materials are essential to environmental management since economic _x000D__x000D_ +factors as well as ecological processes must be taken into account. (Principle 10). _x000D__x000D_ + The environmental policies of all States should enhance and not adversely affect the present or _x000D__x000D_ +future development potential of developing countries, nor should they hamper the attainment _x000D__x000D_ +of better living conditions for all, and appropriate steps should be taken by States and _x000D__x000D_ +international organizations with a view to reaching agreement on meeting the possible _x000D__x000D_ +national and international economic consequences resulting from the application of _x000D__x000D_ +environmental measures. (Principle 11). _x000D__x000D_ + In order to achieve a more rational management of resources and thus to improve the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, States should adopt an integrated and co-ordinated approach to their _x000D__x000D_ +development planning so as to ensure that development is compatible with the need to _x000D__x000D_ +protect and improve environment for the benefit of their population. (Principle 12). _x000D__x000D_ + Without prejudice to such criteria as may be agreed upon by the international community, or _x000D__x000D_ +to standards which will have to be determined nationally, it will be essential in all cases to _x000D__x000D_ +consider the systems of values prevailing in each country, and the extent of the applicability of _x000D__x000D_ +standards which are valid for the most advanced countries but which may be inappropriate and _x000D__x000D_ +of unwarranted social cost for the developing countries. (Principle 23). _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, In addition to the above, Article 195 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the _x000D__x000D_ +Sea states that ""Duty not to transfer damage or hazards or transform one type of pollution into _x000D__x000D_ +another. In taking measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment, _x000D__x000D_ +States shall act so as not to transfer, directly or indirectly, damage or hazards from one area to _x000D__x000D_ +another or transform one type of pollution into another”. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should follow detailed procedures regarding institutional arrangements. A Conference of _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties would be established to evaluate and follow up on implementation measures and serve as _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body of the legal instrument. In this context, the treaty text for the new treaty on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution must state clearly that the COP is to use the rules of procedure of the INC when _x000D__x000D_ +adopting its own rules of procedure. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation measures for the treaty should include national action plans, in addition to a _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism for technical and financial support, capacity building and exchange of information and _x000D__x000D_ +expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should include a detailed mechanism for financial and technical support, especially to help _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries implement their obligations in a timely manner. The support should include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building in the areas of data collection and analysis, waste management, monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +and reporting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A mechanism to support small and medium initiatives in the field of plastic reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Public awareness activities and community engagement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Involving stakeholders in national action plans and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +It is desirable that the treaty be open to development and improvement by including clear procedures _x000D__x000D_ +for the adoption of amendments. The treaty could establish procedures for States parties to propose _x000D__x000D_ +amendments, an authorized expert committee to review and recommend amendments, and the _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties to decide on the proposed amendments. A three-fourths majority (as _x000D__x000D_ +provided for in the Minamata, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Basel, and UNFCCC) could be used as a _x000D__x000D_ +threshold for adoption of amendments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1680,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/azerbaijan_14092023_a_0.pdf,[],['Azerbaijan'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Azerbaijan _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +meltem.ahmedzade90@gmail.com, _x000D__x000D_ +meltem.ahmedzade@eco.gov.az _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. 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the Parties _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Disputes settlements: Disputes between the parties must be resolved fairly and without _x000D__x000D_ +discrimination _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Annex: An annex with a list of chemicals that are prohibited or severely restricted in the upstream _x000D__x000D_ +phase/list of plastics prohibited for production, export and sale. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1681,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bahrain_14092023_a.pdf,[],['Bahrain'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + 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sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, product design, _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound waste management, through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To develop, implement and update national action plans reflecting country-driven approaches to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify national reporting, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To provide scientific and socio-economic assessments to address & understand the impacts related to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding duplication, and promoting _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify arrangements for capacity-building and technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms, and financial assistance, recognizing that the effective implementation of some legal obligations _x000D__x000D_ +under the instrument is dependent on the availability of capacity building and technical and adequate financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To encourage inclusive action by all stakeholders to take measures aiming for ambitious plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +solutions including the private sector with associated industries and informal sector workers as key players to _x000D__x000D_ +solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA Resolution 5/14, Kingdom of Bahrain is in the position to compact plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +and understanding the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials in order that they _x000D__x000D_ +can be reused, remanufactured, recycled, or remove plastic waste from the environment thereby retaining value _x000D__x000D_ +in the economy for as long as possible along with the resources they are made of, with adaptation of one of the _x000D__x000D_ +circularity approaches. Such as: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Highlight the importance of supporting research and development in finding technical _x000D__x000D_ +solutions that adopt circular approaches and investigate sustainable technical solutions . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Assessing, and understanding the socio-economic impacts of the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +response measures, and the principle of limiting the harm to the economy and environment _x000D__x000D_ +of developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to develop the scope of the instrument, the objective of the treaty should be based on ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution per resolution 5\14, resulting from plastic waste. This can be achieved when tackling the root _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +cause of the Pollution, which is ineffective management of waste. Core obligations shall be solely focused on _x000D__x000D_ +promoting, environmentally sound management (ESM) with consideration of all stages of plastic as _x000D__x000D_ +stated in decision 5/14. to achieve a comprehensive and an inclusive treaty, these specific _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, shall be based on national circumstances, with special flexibility provisions to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +underpinned by bottom-up approaches. These specific obligations shall refer to the objective of the treaty as _x000D__x000D_ +mandated and by the scope of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the second part of the scope section, prior to answering the types of substances, materials, products _x000D__x000D_ +and behaviors that should be covered by the future instrument, there are key areas needs to be taken into _x000D__x000D_ +considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastics have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in many industries. _x000D__x000D_ +Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological advancements but also risk economic _x000D__x000D_ +growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on _x000D__x000D_ +responsible production, consumption, and recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that _x000D__x000D_ +has proven indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Banning certain types of plastics can have negative effects on the global recycling industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, cost-effective, _x000D__x000D_ +and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other alternatives, including but not limited to large _x000D__x000D_ +scale shipments and movement of goods and food. Kingdom of Bahrain reiterates its commitment to exploring _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable means to reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has seen a clear example _x000D__x000D_ +during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role in medical equipment, food safety, protective _x000D__x000D_ +gear, temporary and permanent housing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we believe that it is crucial for each _x000D__x000D_ +member state to establish their own National Action Plans while considering their unique circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacities. The need for design criteria to enable circularity under national circumstances, which includes efforts _x000D__x000D_ +to investigate means to reuse and repair plastic products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness is important aspect tackling plastic pollution as the main source of plastic pollution arrives _x000D__x000D_ +from mismanagement of plastic waste during the consumption phase. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Scope of the Treaty Should Include the Following Activities: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Trade: Import and Export Requirements to Parties and Non-Parties on a Non-Discriminatory Basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing non-discriminatory trade practices can motivate industry to diversify its product offerings _x000D__x000D_ +and invest in innovative solutions to maintain competitiveness in the global market. This can drive the industry to _x000D__x000D_ +develop new, environmentally friendly products or processes, opening up new market opportunities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Trade requirements should consider the varying levels of development, capabilities, and domestic policies _x000D__x000D_ +of countries. Therefore, the future instrument should not make it difficult for some nations to comply with the _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, in order to not hinder their economic growth or hampering their efforts to address domestic _x000D__x000D_ +priorities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Potential conflicts with WTO rules: Non-discriminatory approaches could potentially come into conflict _x000D__x000D_ +with World Trade Organization’s rules, particularly if they are perceived as protectionist or unfairly _x000D__x000D_ +disadvantaging certain countries. This could lead to disputes and undermine the stability of international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevent favoritism policies in all import and export requirements for a certain product that can play an _x000D__x000D_ +economic changing effect, as a result of having a special policy for one material and ignoring others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles:_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Recall the UNEA Resolution 5/14 Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on environment and development adopted in Rio de Janeiro _x000D__x000D_ +in 1992, _x000D__x000D_ +Also Recall Para 3: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Decides that the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment henceforth referred to as the instrument, which could _x000D__x000D_ +include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastic, taking into account among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles for us to call on: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international _x000D__x000D_ +law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental _x000D__x000D_ +policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to _x000D__x000D_ +the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties in particular developed countries should respect the principle of sovereignty of States in _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation to address the issue of plastics pollution in a facilitative, non-instructive and non-_x000D__x000D_ +punitive manner, and avoiding any undue burden being placed on Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should protect the environmental system for the benefit of present and future generations of _x000D__x000D_ +humankind, on the basis of historical responsibility, equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR+RC). Accordingly, developed countries should take the lead _x000D__x000D_ +in addressing the adverse effects of plastic pollution and the impacts of the implementation of response measures _x000D__x000D_ +on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should respect the right to development to equitably meet the environmental needs of present and _x000D__x000D_ +future generations, in particular for developing and least developed country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +The specific needs, priorities and special circumstances of developing country Parties, especially those _x000D__x000D_ +that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of plastic pollution, and of those Parties, especially _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, that would have to bear a disproportionate or abnormal burden under the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +should be given full consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should ensure environmental integrity by building on and enhancing the environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements under other UN bodies respecting the decisions and agreements under the UN and to avoid any _x000D__x000D_ +contradictions or inconsistent elements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to protect the environment from plastics pollution, the precautionary approach shall be widely _x000D__x000D_ +applied by Parties according to their capabilities and responsibilities based on the CBDR principle, & national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +The developing countries have the right to promote sustainable development. Policies and measures to _x000D__x000D_ +protect the environmental system should be appropriate for the specific conditions of each Party and should be _x000D__x000D_ +integrated with national development programs, taking into account that economic development is essential for _x000D__x000D_ +adopting measures to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would _x000D__x000D_ +lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, particularly developing countries, including _x000D__x000D_ +the least developed Parties and those most environmentally vulnerable, thus enabling them to better address the _x000D__x000D_ +problems of plastic pollution. Measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral ones, should not _x000D__x000D_ +constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +All efforts should be made to reach an international consensus agreement on plastic pollution, informed _x000D__x000D_ +by scientific certainty in a manner that is implementable by all Parties according to their respective capacities and _x000D__x000D_ +to the extent of the support received from developed Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall co-operate in good faith and in a spirit of partnership in the fulfillment of the principles _x000D__x000D_ +embodied in the Rio Declaration and in the further development of international law to combat plastics pollution _x000D__x000D_ +based on full scientific certainty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Developed countries shall recognize the importance of integrated and holistic approaches when providing _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries should not carry the burden of means of implementation and their required needs _x000D__x000D_ +by themselves. _x000D__x000D_ +14. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall address the concerns of developing countries on the impacts of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of response measures. _x000D__x000D_ +15. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries shall be enabled to communicate their required needs for effective implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the future treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +16. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall be treated equally and in parallel with control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +17. _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the role of plastic to meet sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ +18. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution and the leakage of plastic and plastic wastes into the environment can occur from a _x000D__x000D_ +variety of land-based and ocean-based sources, and mainly from mismanagement of plastic waste. The sources _x000D__x000D_ +include, but are not limited to illegal traffic, historical dumping of plastic waste to the developing countries, the _x000D__x000D_ +uncontrolled dumping of waste, and litter. _x000D__x000D_ +19. _x000D__x000D_ +Bottom- up approach should be the main principle of any works of this treaty, considering national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacity. _x000D__x000D_ +20. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to honor the common but differentiated responsibilities as set out in Principle 7 of The Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration, with financial flows from developed to developing countries. regarding the polluter pay principle _x000D__x000D_ +and Extended producer responsibility, we believe that this is not a substitute to financial obligations of developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +21. _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development are important to advance our ability to manage this significant challenge. But _x000D__x000D_ +the development of technical solutions to our plastic waste challenge will only be as strong as the technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and cooperation provided to allow equitable access to these technologies. Furthermore, technological _x000D__x000D_ +solutions must be comprehensive without limiting them to certain types, since the capabilities and infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +differ from one country to another. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +22. _x000D__x000D_ +Socio-economic impacts of the implementation of response measures, and the principle of limiting the _x000D__x000D_ +harm to the economy and environment of developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy plastic across the globe. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Detailed means of implementation from developed to developing countries, including financial support _x000D__x000D_ +provided from developed to developing countries, capacity building, and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +INC is a party driven proves, however multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) provides a venue for deeper _x000D__x000D_ +discussion. It must include experts such as scientists from all relevant disciplines such as engineers, researchers, _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers, and businesses with diverse backgrounds (geographic, cultural, socio-economic etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +This instrument should not dive into the scope of existing treaties or instrument that have been approved _x000D__x000D_ +under the UN, if negotiating parties identify gaps in other treaties, than a recommendation will be made to amend _x000D__x000D_ +the existing treaties and not include them in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and monitoring provision as well standardization should be developed nationally. _x000D__x000D_ + There is _x000D__x000D_ +no one size and no common standards that fit all as individual countries economic circumstance and available _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure defer significantly. Reporting and monitoring must not burden countries, particularly developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, and should not affect their right to develop their economies. Countries can build their reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans and strategies, allowing the freedom of the countries to report the progress using the format _x000D__x000D_ +of reporting they select. Having acknowledged plastic pollution as challenge, reporting instruments are to focus _x000D__x000D_ +on pollution originated mainly from mismanagement of waste aspect and strengthening those elements. _x000D__x000D_ +A designed mechanism on plastic waste monitoring, reporting and verification would support policy makers to _x000D__x000D_ +further measure impacts of implemented targets and policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 (e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; and if appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs, some elements are premature to be discussed or could have the issue of duplication of work, _x000D__x000D_ +such as: _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is premature to define any specific terms in legal documents as it will greatly depends on the context _x000D__x000D_ +where it be used. This approach ensures definitions directly correlate with their use, enhancing the document's _x000D__x000D_ +clarity. It also facilitates smoother implementation by ensuring each term serves a relevant purpose and creates a _x000D__x000D_ +more streamlined and efficient document by eliminating unnecessary, unused terms. _x000D__x000D_ +Standards: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are existing standards and regulations in place globally that address plastic waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, the instrument should not develop new standards to avoid duplicate the work with existing international _x000D__x000D_ +standard-setting bodies in addition to the complexity and time consuming of this issue in addition to the fact that _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +new standards might hinder innovation and adaptability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters: _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the instrument shall include the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of plastic production in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledgment of the Problem of plastic pollution caused by the mismanagement of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reference to the importance of the Principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +These policies and measures shall demonstrate that developed countries are taking the lead in modifying _x000D__x000D_ +longer-term trends in ending plastic pollution. and taking into account the differences in these Parties’ starting _x000D__x000D_ +points and approaches, economic structures and resource bases, the need to maintain strong and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +economic growth, available technologies and other individual circumstances, as well as the need for equitable and _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate contributions by each of these Parties to the global effort regarding that objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Circular approaches: the instrument could advocate for a shift away from the linear model of production _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption. Instead, it could promote a circular economy that minimizes waste and makes the most of _x000D__x000D_ +resources. This might involve measures like improved product design for easier recycling, promoting repurpose _x000D__x000D_ +and reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: action on control measures to shall be commensurate to the ambitious levels _x000D__x000D_ +of compliance; it is equally important to have equally ambitious levels means of implementation, including _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources, capacity-building, and technology transfer to support developing countries. As this would be _x000D__x000D_ +the only way to ensure that our ambitions to address the challenge of plastic pollution can be achieved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Commitment to Action: The preamble may conclude an ambition and inspiring call to action plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and a global commitment to work collectively and decisively to achieve this goal on gradual basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions and instruments, while respecting their respective mandates, to prevent plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human well-being and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility: _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility that provisions allow countries discretion in the implementation of their commitments, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Remaining Parts: A dedicated workstreams/groups, preferably 2 bodies are established: one overarching _x000D__x000D_ +body that maintains oversight and is capable of pushing interests, and one small experts’ group where technical _x000D__x000D_ +exchange, case studies and modalities discussions can take place. _x000D__x000D_ +These two bodies are to be mandated clearly to identify and provide recommendations on inclusive solutions, _x000D__x000D_ +approaches and technologies to address the “plastic waste/pollution”. Focusing the work on plastics without _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the waste problem will lead to further blame to plastics without recognition of its value. Another _x000D__x000D_ +important concept/theme is the diversity in actions according to regions and economies: the costs of treating _x000D__x000D_ +plastics waste differ greatly between developed and emerging markets (even within developing economies we see _x000D__x000D_ +big differences in terms of costs, employments etc.) and a unified approach will distort the feasibility of these _x000D__x000D_ +solutions for everyone. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation: _x000D__x000D_ +After the treaty is established, it is crucial to implement a robust system for evaluation, monitoring, reporting, and _x000D__x000D_ +periodic review. This ensures that the treaty's objectives are being met, and any necessary adjustments can be _x000D__x000D_ +made. Compliance with the treaty's terms is equally vital, as it maintains the integrity and effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement, ultimately promoting its long-term success . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1682,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guinea_bissau_14092023_a_0.pdf,[],['Guinea Bissau'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat to _x000D__x000D_ +invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a guide _x000D__x000D_ +to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the submissions _x000D__x000D_ +will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +(part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Guinea-Bissau _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente e Biodiversidade _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Isabel Maria Almeida Evangelista Sanha _x000D__x000D_ +e-mail: belitaevangelista@gmail.com Phone/whatsapp.: _x000D__x000D_ ++245 966 761 059 _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +14/09/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. 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Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Principle of polluter pays, prevention, correction at source, accountability, common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +The principles proposed above can guide the application of the future international treaty in order to play _x000D__x000D_ +its role in contributing to the preservation of the environment and promotion of sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5/14 resolution affirmed that the principles of Rio Declaration on environment and development _x000D__x000D_ +be taken into consideration while discussing the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specific Rio principles that should be considered include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principles; The lack of studies on the safety of chemicals should not for _x000D__x000D_ +instance mean that they are safe. Therefore, there is need for treaty to call for precaution on _x000D__x000D_ +use of chemicals and polymers until they can are proven to be safe _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational Equity; The treaty has to ensure that the environmental needs of the _x000D__x000D_ +future generation is protected by addressing the full life cycle of plastics and preventing any _x000D__x000D_ +further pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principles; The industries, companies that are responsible for putting plastics _x000D__x000D_ +into the environment have to ensure that they pay for the plastic impacts and put-up systems _x000D__x000D_ +and measures to prevent any other pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information and public participation in environmental decision making; _x000D__x000D_ +Information such as the chemical constituents used to make plastics should be mandated by _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty. It should also call for robust participation of stakeholders at all levels. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary environmental Justice; The treaty must ensure that the liabilities and _x000D__x000D_ +impacts arising from the upstream, midstream and downstream of the plastics lifecycle is not _x000D__x000D_ +transferred to other countries _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Liability and compensation: The treaty should provide for a robust financial mechanism that _x000D__x000D_ +should be used to address the legacy plastics, environmental remediation and prevention of _x000D__x000D_ +any further pollution. The chemical, plastics and related companies should contribute towards _x000D__x000D_ +the fund. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights: _x000D__x000D_ +The UN General Assembly resolution recognized the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +environment in 2022. This treaty is supposed to demonstrate how this right is considered in its objectives _x000D__x000D_ +and throughout the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Substitution Principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This principle calls for substitution of materials with safer alternatives where they exist, _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding any unintended environmental and socio-economic consequences. The treaty should _x000D__x000D_ +list chemicals as a class rather than individual chemicals to avoid regrettable substitutions of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of the same class as those listed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The zero-waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should also put into consideration this principle to change in the design of the essential plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable alternatives to ensure that those that eventually end up as waste are phased out, but those _x000D__x000D_ +that can be retained in the value chain and degrade in the natural environment are prioritised. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse and repair is important when considering the zero waste hierarchy as it will create more jobs than _x000D__x000D_ +the current waste management system supported by the current design of plastics. This will play a key _x000D__x000D_ +role in elongating the useful lives of products. However, international standards should be put in place _x000D__x000D_ +to guide movement of reusable items to developing countries to eliminate waste dumping. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are many players within the plastics sector and the new treaty may present some disruption in their _x000D__x000D_ +operations especially the informal waste pickers and the small and medium enterprises. These special _x000D__x000D_ +category of vulnerable stakeholders need to be considered to ensure they are not adversely affected by _x000D__x000D_ +the new treaty, and are included in the consultation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, it is important to emphasize the importance of operationalizing these principles throughout the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of the instrument, including core obligations, control measures and means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-_x000D__x000D_ +2 (e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +It is proposed to create an International Court for Environmental Issues. _x000D__x000D_ +The international judicial system, for obvious reasons, lacks an autonomous body for resolving _x000D__x000D_ +environmental disputes, including the issue of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies and scientific and technical coordination: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As is with other conventions such as the BRS, Montreal, CITES, there is need for the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary review committee/scientific body or bodies, to evaluate chemicals and polymers, to be _x000D__x000D_ +controlled under the treaty. These bodies should be independent and free from conflict of interest. _x000D__x000D_ +The assessments should provide guidance and inform the decisions that are to be taken by states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These processes should be open to observers to ensure that the subsidiary body has access to _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous people and local contexts, science experts, groups such as waste pickers and any one with _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge that can support decision making. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Amendments (Annexes, protocols, etc.): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should include clear procedures on adoption of amendments, detailing how amendments _x000D__x000D_ +could be proposed, reviewed, and approved that can be updated based on evolving scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence, to enable further development and gradual strengthening of the treaty and its integrated _x000D__x000D_ +components (such as annexes or protocols. A three-fourths majority—as provided for in the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Basel, UNFCCC, and the Vienna Convention on the Protection of _x000D__x000D_ +the Ozone Layer—could be used as a threshold for adoption of amendments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Entry into force _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to currently proposed texts in the Final Provisions, supplementary criteria relating to the _x000D__x000D_ +estimated total volume of plastic consumption of States should be established for the instrument’s _x000D__x000D_ +entry into force, similar to that of the Montreal Protocol. This design should rely on the most recent _x000D__x000D_ +data to determine a realistic entry-into-force threshold. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1683,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eritrea_14092023_a.pdf,[],['Eritrea'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and _x000D__x000D_ +to prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant _x000D__x000D_ +as a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms of legally binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance under the future international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically _x000D__x000D_ +included in multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as _x000D__x000D_ +called for by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate, the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report of the submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Eritrea _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Adel Osman _x000D__x000D_ +aadel.osman.omer@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mulubrhan Ghebreyohannes _x000D__x000D_ +mulexgb61@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Pursuant to the UNEA resolution 5/141 of March 2, 2022, titled “End plastic pollution: towards _x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument” the scope shall include issues that extend _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the plastic life cycle in the upper, middle and lower streams while considering the _x000D__x000D_ +issue of legacy plastics including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The focus of the instrument on the upper stream must include the feedstock particularly _x000D__x000D_ +virgin materials to reduce or support the transition to clean production of plastics. The _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of products, materials, polymers and chemicals of concern must be dealt _x000D__x000D_ +with on priority basis while considering differences in circumstances for each stream as _x000D__x000D_ +some plastic products are important in all aspects of developmental sectors _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• In considering the scope for each phase of the life cycle a risk-based approach shall _x000D__x000D_ +help prioritize chemicals, polymers and products of concern to be banned, reduced and _x000D__x000D_ +those that can be controlled while promoting safe circularity. The scope needs to be _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/39812/OEWG_PP_1_INF_1_UNEA%20resolution.pdf _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +considered holistically while accounting for socio-economic implications, health and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental risks as well as transition to a safe and sustainable alternative. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Furthermore, the treaty must address the waste management practices and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives for member states that already struggle with inadequacy of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, finance, technology and overall capability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +The principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development2, and the polluter _x000D__x000D_ +pays principle need to be considered in the discussion of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, the 27 principles in the Rio Declaration can form a useful starting point for the _x000D__x000D_ +discussion in particular: - _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 2: States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the _x000D__x000D_ +principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant _x000D__x000D_ +to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 6: The special situation and needs of developing countries, particularly the least _x000D__x000D_ +developed and those most environmentally vulnerable, shall be given special priority. _x000D__x000D_ +International actions in the field of environment and development should also address the _x000D__x000D_ +interests and needs of all countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 7: States shall cooperate in a spirit of global partnership to conserve, protect and _x000D__x000D_ +restore the health and integrity of the Earth's ecosystem. In view of the different _x000D__x000D_ +contributions to global environmental degradation, States have common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities. The developed countries acknowledge the responsibility that they bear in _x000D__x000D_ +the international pursuit to sustainable development in view of the pressures their societies _x000D__x000D_ +place on the global environment and of the technologies and financial resources they _x000D__x000D_ +command. _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 9: States should cooperate to strengthen endogenous capacity-building for _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development by improving scientific understanding through exchanges of _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technological knowledge, and by enhancing the development, adaptation, _x000D__x000D_ +diffusion and transfer of technologies, including new and innovative technologies. _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 11: States shall enact effective environmental legislation. Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +standards, management objectives and priorities should reflect the environmental and _x000D__x000D_ +development context to which they apply. Standards applied by some countries may be _x000D__x000D_ +inappropriate and of unwarranted economic and social cost to other countries, in particular _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/generalassembly/docs/globalcompact/A_CONF.151_26_Vol.I_Declaration.pdf _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Zero waste principles _x000D__x000D_ +The zero-waste principle shall be of great support to the control measures in treaty. products _x000D__x000D_ +design and use must be according to the principle of maximum and best use and the waste _x000D__x000D_ +reduction hierarchy: Prevent, Reduce and reuse first _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed _x000D__x000D_ +at INC-2 (e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies, scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final _x000D__x000D_ +provisions including dispute settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The Conference of The Parties (COP) including all member states shall be the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body for the treaty with the authority to make decisions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The treaty shall have an independent secretariat serving its purpose. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• A subsidiary body can be established to support the COP with scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and facilitating proposals for updating the treaty. The body should be open _x000D__x000D_ +to all members to join. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes _x000D__x000D_ +• The treaty must be open to be amended as deemed necessary but with clear procedures _x000D__x000D_ +for member states to propose upon a clear undisputed scientific justification. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• In regard to the decision-making procedures the Convention may be amended by a _x000D__x000D_ +threshold majority vote of the Parties present at a COP. Once an amendment has been _x000D__x000D_ +adopted, it must be ratified by a threshold majority of the Parties before it enters into _x000D__x000D_ +force. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1684,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eums_14092023_a.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called _x000D__x000D_ +for by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate, the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +European Union (EU) and its 27 Member States _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its Member States (MS) recall the ambitious scope agreed in Nairobi (UNEA resolution 5/14) _x000D__x000D_ +and urge all delegations to work comprehensively on that basis, understanding that upcoming INC _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations may by no means lower this ambition. _x000D__x000D_ +The scope is important, since this forms the basis for how comprehensive and ambitious the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +will be in addressing existing and future plastic pollution through the whole life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +The scope should reflect an ambition to end all types of plastic pollution, including but not limited to _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, with a view to protect human health and the broad environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the positive impact such an instrument will have on climate change and biodiversity, _x000D__x000D_ +thereby addressing the triple planetary crisis. _x000D__x000D_ +The scope should generally identify what the instrument will address in terms of main drivers and _x000D__x000D_ +sources of plastic pollution (such as, but not limited to, mismanaged waste -from e.g., packaging and _x000D__x000D_ +single use plastics, fishing and aquaculture, agricultural plastics, shipping, including cruise tourism and _x000D__x000D_ +maritime transport- legally or illegally released; unintentionally released or intentionally added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics and pre-production plastic pellets and specific materials, products, substances, additives, _x000D__x000D_ +uses and processes to be covered etc. _x000D__x000D_ +However, as the scope should be derived from the mandate from UNEA Resolution 5/14, we would _x000D__x000D_ +want to avoid spending a substantial amount of time discussing this topic. _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this sense, the EU and its MS welcome the options put forward on the scope in Appendix I.C of the _x000D__x000D_ +document ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, based _x000D__x000D_ +on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics’, as called for by United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14 (UNEP/PP/INC.2/4). Building on the wording of the first _x000D__x000D_ +option as a good starting point to truly end plastic pollution once and for all, we suggest the following _x000D__x000D_ +formulation for the scope: _x000D__x000D_ +“This legally binding instrument covers the whole life cycle of plastics, from extraction to _x000D__x000D_ +production, design, use, consumption, disposal and remediation, and addresses all sources of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. It covers plastic materials and products, as well as plastic related chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and microplastics. It recognizes the risk of plastic pollution to human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and the impact on climate change and biodiversity.” _x000D__x000D_ +In detail: _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS consider that such a formulation should allow the instrument to cover: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +All forms of plastic pollution, including but not limited to the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The full life cycle of plastic, while particular attention should be given to the upstream part of _x000D__x000D_ +the life cycle, through commitments and provisions that ensure a transition to a sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +and circular production and consumption of plastics, including improved product design, reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +repair and recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promotion of behavioral change and environmentally sound waste management, including _x000D__x000D_ +through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +All plastic materials and products, including microplastics and potentially nanoplastics _x000D__x000D_ +(intentionally added or unintentionally released), irrespective of the feedstock (i. e. fossil _x000D__x000D_ +based, biobased or recycled raw material). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals added to or associated with the production of plastics and plastic products, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as potentially released during production, use and disposal, that are of concern to human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment, or that compromise the plastic recycling process. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Health aspects and chemical occupational hazards due to the exposure to plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals used in the plastics production, use and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Risks for the environment and potential effects on climate change and biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic plastics and avoidable plastics, with a view to reduce, eliminate, substitute or ban _x000D__x000D_ +such products and materials with more sustainable alternatives or to ensure minimisation of _x000D__x000D_ +their presence in the environment as waste and/or pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Both existing and future plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS consider that guiding principles provide the basis for the operative provisions on _x000D__x000D_ +which we build the future agreement and will guide its interpretation. Principles could either be _x000D__x000D_ +explicitly stated in the preamble or be subject to a dedicated provision/article. _x000D__x000D_ +However, as the UNEA Resolution 5/14 gave no specific mandate to negotiate principles for the ILBI _x000D__x000D_ +text, we want to avoid spending a substantial amount of time discussing this. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We highlight the importance of taking a comprehensive approach that addresses the full lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With that in mind, the EU and its MS consider it of high importance that the agreement be firmly rooted _x000D__x000D_ +in: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of non-regression _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The ecosystem approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Circular economy approaches, as a key approach to achieve sustainable production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as recognized by the UN General _x000D__x000D_ +Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The use of and reliance on the best available science and scientific information _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information, public participation and stakeholder involvement, and access to justice _x000D__x000D_ +in environmental matters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle _x000D__x000D_ +o It is now commonly accepted practice that those who produce pollution should _x000D__x000D_ +internalize its environmental costs by bearing the costs of managing it to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +damage to human health or the environment (as recognized in Principle 16 of the 1992 _x000D__x000D_ +Rio Declaration). In the context of plastics, producers and manufacturers placing the _x000D__x000D_ +raw material/product on the market shall be responsible for supporting the costs of _x000D__x000D_ +collection, sorting, recycling and littering. The application of this principle may include, _x000D__x000D_ +among many approaches, the use of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), taking _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +into account different national and regional circumstances. EPR is a concrete _x000D__x000D_ +application of the polluter pays principle and an environmental policy approach in _x000D__x000D_ +which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the waste stage of that _x000D__x000D_ +product’s life cycle. Specifically, EPR is based on the assumption that manufacturers _x000D__x000D_ +have the greatest control over product design and marketing and have the greatest _x000D__x000D_ +ability and responsibility to reduce toxicity and waste. EPR systems can allow producers _x000D__x000D_ +to exercise their responsibility either by providing the financial resources required _x000D__x000D_ +and/or by taking over the operational aspects of the waste management process from _x000D__x000D_ +governments. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ +o The precautionary principle is fundamental as all economic actors must take _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility that any plastic material, product or component they intend to place on _x000D__x000D_ +the market will not (or is very unlikely to) result in significant harm. The precautionary _x000D__x000D_ +principle is also of particular importance when it comes to the development of _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and substitutes: this is the reason why the EU and its MS recommend the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of a subsidiary body – a technical review committee – which could be _x000D__x000D_ +responsible of the assessment of the sustainability of alternatives and substitutes and _x000D__x000D_ +apply the precautionary principle before authorizing the placement of any new product _x000D__x000D_ +on the market. The precautionary principle is a fundamental and well-established _x000D__x000D_ +principle of international environmental law. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of non-regression _x000D__x000D_ +o The principle of non-regression prohibits any recession of environmental law or _x000D__x000D_ +existing levels of environmental protection, as recalled in the UNEP@50 Declaration. _x000D__x000D_ +In the context of the future instrument on plastic pollution, this implies that all Parties _x000D__x000D_ +shall “resolve to continuously strengthen, where needed, environmental laws, policies _x000D__x000D_ +and regulatory frameworks at the national, regional and global levels, without reducing _x000D__x000D_ +the existing levels of environmental protection”. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable development _x000D__x000D_ +o Based on the Rio Declaration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The ecosystem approach _x000D__x000D_ +o The CBD provides the following definition: “The ecosystem approach is a strategy for _x000D__x000D_ +the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes _x000D__x000D_ +conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way”. In the context of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, this approach can be useful, for instance, when determining the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics along the food chain. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +o Just transition, as defined by ILO, is greening the economy in a way that is as fair and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive as possible to everyone concerned, creating decent work opportunities and _x000D__x000D_ +leaving no one behind. The EU and its MS also consider that the agreement should _x000D__x000D_ +ascertain the human rights implications of plastic pollution and environmental damage, _x000D__x000D_ +the importance of a just transition and more particularly the participation of specific _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +groups that are already in vulnerable situations including the informal sector and waste _x000D__x000D_ +pickers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, workers at all phases of the plastics _x000D__x000D_ +life-cycle, women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Circular economy approaches, as a way to achieve sustainable production and consumption _x000D__x000D_ +o As referenced by UNEA resolution 4/1 on “innovative pathways to achieve sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production”, “a more circular economy (…) in which products and _x000D__x000D_ +materials are designed in such a way that they can be reused, remanufactured, recycled _x000D__x000D_ +or recovered and thus maintained in the economy for as long as possible, along with _x000D__x000D_ +the resources of which they are made, and the generation of waste, especially _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous waste, is avoided or minimized, and greenhouse gas emissions are _x000D__x000D_ +prevented or reduced, can contribute significantly to sustainable consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +production”. Recalling the mandate from UNEA resolution 5/14 which mentions _x000D__x000D_ +“circular economy approaches” and “the promotion of sustainable consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +production”, it is the view of the EU and its MS that circular economy, and specifically _x000D__x000D_ +the idea of design for circularity shall be at the core of the future instrument, to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +that all new plastic products placed or intended to be placed on the market are _x000D__x000D_ +designed for circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +o Introducing and recognizing the waste hierarchy as the basis of the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +is imperative to achieve tangible results and effectively end plastic pollution across the _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle. Indeed, the waste hierarchy is an integrated approach where priority is _x000D__x000D_ +given to prevention/minimization and preparation for reuse before recycling, recovery _x000D__x000D_ +and then disposal. Such pyramidal approach promotes the material to be valued and _x000D__x000D_ +reused as much as possible, in order to extract the maximum benefits from products _x000D__x000D_ +and to generate the minimum amount of waste. Such principle is already recognized _x000D__x000D_ +and mentioned in UNEA resolution 2/11 “Marine plastic litter and microplastics” (para _x000D__x000D_ +7) and deserves to be a cornerstone in the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as recognized by Resolution 76/300 _x000D__x000D_ +of the UN General Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +o A human rights-based approach shall be a cross-cutting priority guiding the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument. The ultimate goal of ending plastic pollution will _x000D__x000D_ +have to be considered in the spirit of ensuring the protection of the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +human health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The use of and reliance on the best available science and scientific information _x000D__x000D_ +o The urgency of tackling plastic pollution was highlighted and has been taken seriously _x000D__x000D_ +by the international community thanks to the availability of scientific knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +information on the risks and adverse impacts posed by plastic pollution on human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment. All provisions and measures taken in the framework of _x000D__x000D_ +the future instrument shall thereafter be informed by science, while taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the precautionary principle. In addition, the new instrument should allow for _x000D__x000D_ +continuous strengthening, updates and development, on the basis of the best available _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +concrete scientific, technical and technological guidance, inter alia with regard to the _x000D__x000D_ +formulation and periodical revision of its technical provisions, i.e. annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information, public participation and stakeholder involvement, and access to justice _x000D__x000D_ +in environmental matters _x000D__x000D_ +o The EU and its MS reiterate that access to information, public participation in decision-_x000D__x000D_ +making processes and access to justice in environmental matters is key to increase _x000D__x000D_ +transparency, ensure accountability and protection of stakeholders’ interests. _x000D__x000D_ +o The principles are operationalized in both the Aarhus Convention and the Escazú _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement, which could inspire the approach to be taken by the new legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS are open to further discuss the elements put forward in the Options Paper and will _x000D__x000D_ +take into account the preamble of the UNEA 5.2 mandate. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, the EU and its MS do not see the relevance for the general application of CBDR principle in the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3.1 Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +When it comes to definitions, the EU and its MS consider it crucial to focus on those definitions needed _x000D__x000D_ +to clarify the scope of provisions of the instrument so that the parties have the same understanding of _x000D__x000D_ +what is agreed. It is imperative that we do not stray into lengthy discussions trying to define concepts _x000D__x000D_ +not contributing to this purpose, or trying to redefine those that already have an internationally agreed _x000D__x000D_ +definition. However, we remain open to discuss all terms which will play a role in the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At this point in time, the EU and its MS see a particular need for defining the terms “plastic” “plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution”, “polymer”, “producer”, “problematic plastics”, “avoidable plastics”, “microplastics”, _x000D__x000D_ +“recycling”, “life cycle” and “(full) life cycle approach”. We believe the term “plastic product” is more _x000D__x000D_ +of an overarching term than “single-use plastic products”. The term “recyclability” should also be _x000D__x000D_ +defined with a view to conceive it at scale and in practice as it is a critical cornerstone to develop a _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy. The definition of such key terms benefit from being short, easily understandable, and _x000D__x000D_ +should respond to the objectives set in the mandate of UNEA resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For some of the terms above the EU and its MS would like to share the following draft definitions which, _x000D__x000D_ +at this point in the INC process, should not be considered as our final position and do not bind the EU _x000D__x000D_ +and its MS to any particular definition. This is because definitions cannot be discussed in abstract, _x000D__x000D_ +independent of discussions on operational provisions which they will derive from. It will thus be _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to review definitions once the operational provisions will be agreed: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +Broadly, all emissions and risks resulting from plastics production, use, waste management and _x000D__x000D_ +leakage, both from legal and illegal activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polymer _x000D__x000D_ +A substance consisting of molecules characterized by the sequence of one or more types of _x000D__x000D_ +monomer units. Such molecules must be distributed over a range of molecular weights wherein _x000D__x000D_ +differences in the molecular weight are primarily attributable to differences in the number of _x000D__x000D_ +monomer units. A polymer comprises the following: _x000D__x000D_ +o a simple weight majority of molecules containing at least three monomer units which _x000D__x000D_ +are covalently bound to at least one other monomer unit or another reactant; _x000D__x000D_ +o less than a simple weight majority of molecules of the same molecular weight.1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +The consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or _x000D__x000D_ +generation from natural resources to final disposal. (Taken from 2006 ISO:14040:2006(en) _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +(Full) life cycle approach _x000D__x000D_ +Considering all potential impacts of all activities and outcomes associated with the production _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption of plastics, including raw material extraction and processing (for plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +refining; cracking; polymerization), design and manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use and _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, maintenance and end of life management, including segregation, collection, sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, and disposal. (taken from UNEP/PP/INC.1/7) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic plastics items _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS are willing to build on the terminology proposed in “UNEP/PP/INC.1/7”, _x000D__x000D_ +which is a good starting point to delimit the scope of the instrument. See suggestion below, _x000D__x000D_ +modified from “UNEP/PP/INC.1/7”. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic plastics items could be characterized as any plastic material or product: _x000D__x000D_ +o that pose a significant risk to human health or the environment (applying the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principle). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 From: Regulation (Ec) No 1907/2006 Of The European Parliament And Of The Council of 18 December 2006 _x000D__x000D_ +concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o that contain or release polymers, monomers or additives or absorb substances that are _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous to human health or the environment, or compromise their recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +o that are most frequently found in the environment due to their characteristics, _x000D__x000D_ +mismanagement, littering, inappropriate use etc. _x000D__x000D_ +o that contain intentionally added microplastics or that release high quantities of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics during normal use. _x000D__x000D_ +o that are not reusable for the same use, repairable or recyclable at scale and in practice. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Avoidable plastics items _x000D__x000D_ +Avoidable plastic items, including unnecessary and short-lived products, could be characterized _x000D__x000D_ +as any plastic material or product that can be avoided or replaced by less harmful alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +All kinds of products which contain or are partly or entirely made of any form of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials (polymers) e.g., single use products such as cigarette butts, packaging, consumer _x000D__x000D_ +goods, building materials, materials and chemicals used in offshore industries, recreational _x000D__x000D_ +boats, paints, tires, textiles, fishing gear and items used in aquaculture or agriculture, or _x000D__x000D_ +products with components where an essential function is determined/achieved by plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +Any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or _x000D__x000D_ +substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic _x000D__x000D_ +material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to _x000D__x000D_ +be used as fuels or for backfilling operations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Recyclability _x000D__x000D_ +A plastic product or component shall be considered recyclable when it fulfils the following _x000D__x000D_ +conditions: _x000D__x000D_ +a) it is designed for material recycling, according to design guidelines or standards _x000D__x000D_ +b) when it becomes waste, it can be recycled AT SCALE and IN PRACTICE, and it can be is _x000D__x000D_ +effectively and efficiently collected and sorted _x000D__x000D_ +c) it can be sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other _x000D__x000D_ +waste streams; and _x000D__x000D_ +d) when it becomes waste, it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials _x000D__x000D_ +are of sufficient quality or of equivalent quality compared to the original material and can _x000D__x000D_ +be used as a substitute to primary raw material. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3.2 Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +When it comes to the governing body, the EU and its MS are of the opinion that its functions will _x000D__x000D_ +depend on how provisions are designed. Some of its potential functions have been put forward during _x000D__x000D_ +the discussions so far and more may emerge throughout the process. When it comes to standard _x000D__x000D_ +functions of the governing body, inspired by other conventions such as the BRS - Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm - Conventions, we strongly suggest including a general authorisation for the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +to “consider and take any action necessary to achieve the objectives of the agreement.” Another _x000D__x000D_ +function that we wish to highlight is that the governing body should be authorized to request and _x000D__x000D_ +consider scientific and technical assessments or reviews from the subsidiary bodies to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., a Technical Review Committee and a Monitoring and Review Committee) or any independent _x000D__x000D_ +body linked to the future instrument (e.g., the Science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution, SPP). The governing body with the help _x000D__x000D_ +of the subsidiary bodies can provide guidance on the financial needs for the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS are of the view that the future instrument would benefit from the establishment of _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies handling specific issues under the ultimate authority of the governing body or where _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body should delegate its competence due to e.g. a technical nature of the matters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The subsidiary bodies need to be established within the main body of future instrument, which should _x000D__x000D_ +also allow the creation of additional subsidiary bodies by the governing body of the instrument, in a _x000D__x000D_ +similar manner as is done in the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The provisions setting up the _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies need to include all necessary elements to ensure that they can start their work _x000D__x000D_ +without delay and that they can carry out the work in an effective way. _x000D__x000D_ +The proposed subsidiary bodies are: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A technical review committee is needed to ensure continuous strengthening, updates and _x000D__x000D_ +development of the instrument, on the basis of the best available knowledge and technical _x000D__x000D_ +guidance. Such committee could be tasked to develop recommendations and provide guidance _x000D__x000D_ +to the governing body on matters such as: _x000D__x000D_ +o Identification of problematic and avoidable (including unnecessary) plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +based on criteria to be developed _x000D__x000D_ +o Identification of polymers and chemicals of concern based on criteria to be developed _x000D__x000D_ +o Development of criteria for circular design _x000D__x000D_ +o Provision and assessment of evidence base and standardized measuring methods on _x000D__x000D_ +amounts, characteristics and impacts of plastics and microplastics in different _x000D__x000D_ +environmental compartments _x000D__x000D_ +o Assessment of the sustainability of alternatives and substitutes etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An implementation and compliance committee has to be established to promote _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of, and review compliance with, all obligations and provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The committee should make recommendations to the governing body, as _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate, both in individual cases and for systemic issues. The EU and its MS believe that the _x000D__x000D_ +compliance and implementation mechanism should be facilitative in nature, and the _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations by the committee regarding individual compliance should, therefore, in _x000D__x000D_ +principle be facilitative measures. In cases of repeated non-compliance, however, stronger _x000D__x000D_ +measures should not be ruled out, to prevent jeopardizing the implementation of the legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A monitoring and review committee should be tasked to periodically assess and evaluate _x000D__x000D_ +collective progress in achieving the objectives of the instrument on the basis of the observed _x000D__x000D_ +levels and trends in quantities and impacts of plastic in the environment, addressing efforts in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to the implementation of all its provisions, based on a variety of sources, including _x000D__x000D_ +national, regional and other reporting and information provided by the future SPP. On this _x000D__x000D_ +basis, the committee could provide recommendations and guidance to the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +regarding how to improve progress in achieving the objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS note that the issue of scientific and technical cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +(presented in Appendix 1 section II.C) is linked to the issue of research (presented in paras. 36-38 of the _x000D__x000D_ +options paper). The issue is also linked to the issue of cooperation and coordination more generally, on _x000D__x000D_ +which the EU+MS have expressed views during INC-2 and subsequently submitted those. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to address issues regarding research and science in a coherent and consistent manner _x000D__x000D_ +clearly distinguishing a) the role of research and science and the need for cooperation; b) the need to _x000D__x000D_ +periodically assess the state of knowledge of plastics, overall or thematically, to inform Parties and non-_x000D__x000D_ +Parties; and c) the need to ensure scientific and technical advice to provide guidance to the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body of the new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) Research and science _x000D__x000D_ +While noting that sufficient knowledge is available to warrant urgent action, and underlining the _x000D__x000D_ +importance of the precautionary principle, it will be important for the instrument to promote further _x000D__x000D_ +research, including on all elements in the lifecycle of plastics. The EU and its MS welcome options _x000D__x000D_ +contained in E.3 of the options paper, notably paras. 36-38, as a basis for further deliberations on how _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument could promote research. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) Periodic assessment of the state of knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding scientific knowledge related to plastic pollution, the EU and its MS propose to establish a _x000D__x000D_ +clear relation between the future Instrument and the future Science-policy panel to contribute further _x000D__x000D_ +to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (SPP). We foresee that the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body can request the SPP to provide relevant scientific knowledge and carry out assessment _x000D__x000D_ +work. Such assessments could be general in nature, or focus on specific thematic areas around plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and should in principle be done at the global level, with possible differentiation to UN (sub-)regions, or _x000D__x000D_ +as deemed relevant and decided by the Parties. The governing body could consider assessments _x000D__x000D_ +provided by the SPP in its regular meetings. It is important to underline that apart from the SPP, also a _x000D__x000D_ +clear relationship with other global assessment panels such as UNEP-IRP, IPBES and IPCC should be _x000D__x000D_ +established, as well as BRS conventions, especially for its focus on environmentally sound management _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste (technical guidelines) and plastic waste shipment streams, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) Scientific and technical guidance to the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS underline the strong need for the instrument to be informed by concrete scientific, _x000D__x000D_ +technical, and technological advice. It should allow for continuous strengthening, updates and _x000D__x000D_ +development, on the basis of the best available knowledge and technical guidance. For this, the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument could benefit from a Technical Review Committee (see above). The EU and its MS would _x000D__x000D_ +welcome an article along the lines of Stockholm Convention article 19(6). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Secretar",3 +1685,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/honduras_14092023_a_0.pdf,[],['Honduras'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,,3 +1686,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/moldova_13092023_a.pdf,[],['Moldova'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Moldova _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Tatiana TUGUI, Director Expert Association ProMediu _x000D__x000D_ +info@pro-mediu.md _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Moldova supports the voices that advocates the vision of a treaty addressing the _x000D__x000D_ +whole life cycle of plastics and which would provide for the reduction of primary plastic production at _x000D__x000D_ +source through global targets included in the treaty, accompanied by market instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: is to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument” _x000D__x000D_ +provides that the instrument should be based on a holistic approach that addresses the full lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics (including microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Given mandate calls for the whole life cycle of plastics to be addressed and should therefore lead to a _x000D__x000D_ +focus on the full range of issues, from the global targets to reduce the production of primary raw _x000D__x000D_ +material, to the bans and phase out of certain plastic products of concern (products that are _x000D__x000D_ +problematic, avoidable, and unnecessary), to eliminate the use or restrict of substances and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +of concern as additives in plastic products, to increase the recycling of plastic and reduce disposal of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution comes to the environment from a variety of sources and pathways, and its _x000D__x000D_ +elimination will require a large and comprehensive set of measures along the entire lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, requiring a need for interventions throughout the lifecycle of plastics of the all involved _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Moldova believe that well know and efficiently applicable at international level _x000D__x000D_ +principles on preventing the environmental pollution as well as on waste management based on the _x000D__x000D_ +waste hierarchy, with a focus on prevention, reusability, and recycling should be set out in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental protection principle: _x000D__x000D_ +a) precautionary principle to avoid adverse consequences; _x000D__x000D_ +b) polluter pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +Waste management _x000D__x000D_ +c) waste hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +d) extended producer responsibility principle _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A new instrument should ensure a transition towards a chemically safe circular economy that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses all stages of the plastics cycle and is guided by human rights laws, standards and principles. _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should enforce the ‘polluter pays’ principle to ensure that those responsible for creating _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution are liable for the costs associated with cleaning it up. To that end, strict controls for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production should be instituted to prevent harmful plastic pollution and its contribution to the _x000D__x000D_ +triple planetary crisis. Effective measures should be agreed to hold plastics and chemical producers _x000D__x000D_ +accountable for the damage already caused, support environmental remediation, and ensure access _x000D__x000D_ +to effective remedy for those already impacted, particularly developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Moldova supports establishing of a robust and effective compliance mechanism to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure the implementation of the instrument and to achieve its objectives. It becomes obvious that _x000D__x000D_ +we need to learn from other MEAs, particularly Minamata Convention, how to establish a workable _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to support the new treaty implementation, to evaluate its effectiveness based on the _x000D__x000D_ +progress in implementation of the national plans and common reporting framework. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, in order to ensure the necessary conditions to achieve the objective to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, the following instruments need to be established, such as the National Actin Plan, based on _x000D__x000D_ +the Plastic Inventory, Implementing and Compliance Mechanism, Reporting and Information _x000D__x000D_ +Exchange mechanism, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The multi-stakeholder dialogue provides a venue for deeper discussion and the instrument must _x000D__x000D_ +engage in the process the Private Sector and Civil Society. _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Moldova recognizes that effectively addressing plastic pollution will require a strong _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism capable to assist countries and to provide support towards the agreed _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Actions Plans that indicate how Party will meet its obligations under the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +including the Plastic Inventory to monitor plastics at national level, its sources, pathways, emissions, _x000D__x000D_ +presence, levels and trends in humans and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and compliance mechanism to identify and consider both issues of compliance and _x000D__x000D_ +issues that inhibit compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting Requirements - to report on the measures the Party has taken to implement the provisions _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument and to review achieved progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Information Exchange. The instrument should include provisions that support the collection and _x000D__x000D_ +sharing of information on issues including health impacts, environmental pathways, technologies and _x000D__x000D_ +best experiences. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Engagement of Private Sector, and Civil Society. The treaty will be binding instruments for the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +and it is important to have a room that provide support for implementation from all the relevant _x000D__x000D_ +sectors ensuring a constructive collaboration and synergies among the relevant actors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support and private investments to support developing countries and countries with _x000D__x000D_ +economy in transition. The instrument should also provide incentives to drive state and private _x000D__x000D_ +investments to support the objective of the instrument: to protect the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health, and end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1687,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/oman_14092023_a.pdf,[],['Oman'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Sultanate of Oman _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Authority _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Mohammed Majid Al-Kasbi _x000D__x000D_ +Director of Chemicals and Waste Management Department _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +14 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This scope shall provide a roadmap for developing a treaty to tackle the challenge of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +in the lifecycle of plastic waste using innovative and advanced technologies. _x000D__x000D_ +To promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, product _x000D__x000D_ +design, and environmentally sound waste management, including through resource efficiency and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy approaches to develop, implement and update national action plans reflecting _x000D__x000D_ +country-driven approaches to contribute to the objectives of the instrument. To provide scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic assessments to address & understand the impacts related to plastic pollution policies. _x000D__x000D_ +To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding duplication, and _x000D__x000D_ +promoting complementarity of action. To specify arrangements for capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, and financial assistance, recognizing that the _x000D__x000D_ +effective implementation of some legal obligations under the instrument is dependent on the _x000D__x000D_ +availability of capacity building and technical and adequate financial assistance. To encourage inclusive _x000D__x000D_ +action by all stakeholders to take measures aiming for ambitious plastic pollution solutions including _x000D__x000D_ +the private sector with associated industries and informal sector workers as key players to solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Sultanate of Oman is positioned to plastic pollution and understand the importance of promoting _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable design of products and materials in order that they can be reduced, reused, recycled, or _x000D__x000D_ +remove plastic waste from the environment thereby retaining value in the economy for as long as _x000D__x000D_ +possible along with the resources they are made of, with adaptation of one of the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +approaches. Such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Highlight the importance of supporting research and development in finding technical solutions that _x000D__x000D_ +adopt circular approaches and investigate sustainable technical solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Assessing and understanding the socio-economic impacts of the implementation of response _x000D__x000D_ + measures, and the principle of limiting the harm to the economy and environment of _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to develop the scope of the instrument, the objective of the treaty should be based on ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution per resolution 5\14, resulting from plastic waste. This can be achieved when tackling _x000D__x000D_ +the root cause of the Pollution, which is ineffective management of waste. Core obligations shall be _x000D__x000D_ +solely focused on promoting, environmentally sound management (ESM) with consideration of all _x000D__x000D_ +stages of plastic as stated in decision 5/14. to achieve a comprehensive and an inclusive treaty, these _x000D__x000D_ +specific obligations, shall be based on national circumstances, with special flexibility provisions to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, underpinned by bottom-up approaches. These specific obligations shall refer to _x000D__x000D_ +the objective of the treaty as mandated and by the scope of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the second part of the scope section, prior to answering the types of substances, materials, _x000D__x000D_ +products and behaviors that should be covered by the future instrument, there are key areas that needs to _x000D__x000D_ +be taken into considerations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in many _x000D__x000D_ +industries. Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements but also risk economic growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, _x000D__x000D_ + durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, consumption, and _x000D__x000D_ + recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that has proven indispensable _x000D__x000D_ + for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Banning certain types of plastics can have negative effects on the global recycling industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Sultanate of Oman would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, _x000D__x000D_ + cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other alternatives, _x000D__x000D_ + including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of goods and food. Oman _x000D__x000D_ + reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable means to reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has seen _x000D__x000D_ + a clear example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role in medical _x000D__x000D_ + equipment, food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent housing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we believe that it is _x000D__x000D_ +crucial for each member state to establish their own (NAP’s), while considering their _x000D__x000D_ +unique circumstances and capacities. The need for design criteria to enable circularity under _x000D__x000D_ + national circumstances, which includes efforts to investigate means to reuse and repair plastic _x000D__x000D_ + products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, including the marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness is important aspect tackling plastic pollution as the main source of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +arrives from mismanagement of plastic (waste) during the consumption phase. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the treaty should include the following activities: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.1. _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans (NAPs) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans shall serve as the main obligation and the backbone for all parties involved, _x000D__x000D_ +providing a roadmap for each party to contribute towards achieving the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + Many Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) depend on actions determined at the National _x000D__x000D_ +level; hence this bottom-up approach is necessary in achieving the intended goal of minimizing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These plans should be developed with consideration to the national circumstances of each nation. _x000D__x000D_ + In the process of developing these policies, it is recommended that states take into account the _x000D__x000D_ +potential 12 core obligations list proposed by the secretariat, treating them as a valuable policy toolkit _x000D__x000D_ + that can be tailored to their specific circumstances, recognizing no one size fits all. The primary focus _x000D__x000D_ + of these plans should be to promote sustainable production and consumption of plastic, enhance _x000D__x000D_ +plastic’s design for circularity in a way that safeguards human health and the environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +strengthen the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.2. _x000D__x000D_ +1 Trade: import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on _x000D__x000D_ + a non-discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing non-discriminatory trade practices can motivate industry to diversify its _x000D__x000D_ + product offerings and invest in innovative solutions to maintain competitiveness in the global _x000D__x000D_ + market. This can drive the industry to develop new, environmentally friendly products or _x000D__x000D_ + processes, opening up new market opportunities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Trade requirements should consider the varying levels of development, capabilities, and _x000D__x000D_ + domestic policies of countries. Therefore, the future instrument should (not) make it difficult for _x000D__x000D_ + some nations to comply with the requirements, in order to not hinder their economic _x000D__x000D_ + growth or hampering their efforts to address domestic priorities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential conflicts with WTO rules: Non-discriminatory approaches could potentially come _x000D__x000D_ + into conflict with World Trade Organization’s rules, particularly if they are perceived as _x000D__x000D_ + protectionist or unfairly disadvantaging certain countries. This could lead to disputes and _x000D__x000D_ + undermine the stability of international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prevent favoritism policies in all import and export requirements for a certain product that can _x000D__x000D_ + play an economic changing effect, as a result of having a special policy for one material and _x000D__x000D_ + ignoring others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Recall the UNEA resolution 5/14 preamble: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the United _x000D__x000D_ + Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on environment and development adopted in Rio de Janeiro _x000D__x000D_ + in 1992, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also recall Para 3: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Decides that the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment henceforth referred to as the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +which could include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses _x000D__x000D_ + the full lifecycle of plastic, taking into account among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on _x000D__x000D_ + Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles for us to call on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the _x000D__x000D_ + principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to _x000D__x000D_ + their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that _x000D__x000D_ + activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other _x000D__x000D_ + States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties in particular developed countries should respect the principle of sovereignty of _x000D__x000D_ + States in international cooperation to address the issue of plastics pollution in a facilitative, _x000D__x000D_ + non-instructive and non-punitive manner, and avoiding any undue burden being placed on _x000D__x000D_ + Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should protect the environmental system for the benefit of present and future _x000D__x000D_ + generations of humankind, on the basis of historical responsibility, equity and in accordance _x000D__x000D_ + with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities _x000D__x000D_ + (CBDR+RC). Accordingly, developed countries should take the lead in addressing the adverse _x000D__x000D_ + effects of plastic pollution and the impacts of the implementation of response measures on _x000D__x000D_ + developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should respect the right to development to equitably meet the environmental needs of _x000D__x000D_ + present and future generations, in particular for developing and least developed country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +The specific needs, priorities and special circumstances of developing country Parties, especially those _x000D__x000D_ + that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of plastic pollution, and of those Parties, _x000D__x000D_ + especially developing country Parties, that would have to bear a disproportionate or abnormal _x000D__x000D_ + burden under the instrument, should be given full consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should ensure environmental integrity by building on and enhancing the _x000D__x000D_ + environmental agreements under other UN bodies respecting the decisions and agreements _x000D__x000D_ + under the UN and to avoid any contradictions or inconsistent elements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to protect the environment from plastics pollution, the precautionary approach shall be _x000D__x000D_ + widely applied by Parties according to their capabilities and responsibilities based on the CBDR _x000D__x000D_ + principle, & national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +The developing countries have the right to promote sustainable development. Policies and _x000D__x000D_ + measures to protect the environmental system should be appropriate for the specific conditions _x000D__x000D_ + of each Party and should be integrated with national development programs, taking into _x000D__x000D_ + account that economic development is essential for adopting measures to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ + pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic _x000D__x000D_ + system that would lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, _x000D__x000D_ + particularly developing countries, including the least developed Parties and those most _x000D__x000D_ + environmentally vulnerable, thus enabling them to better address the problems of plastic _x000D__x000D_ + pollution. Measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral ones, should not constitute _x000D__x000D_ + a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international _x000D__x000D_ + trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +All efforts should be made to reach an international consensus agreement on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ + informed by scientific certainty in a manner that is implementable by all Parties according to _x000D__x000D_ + their respective capacities and to the extent of the support received from developed Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall co-operate in good faith and in a spirit of partnership in the fulfillment of the _x000D__x000D_ + principles embodied in the Rio Declaration and in the further development of international law _x000D__x000D_ + to combat plastics pollution based on full scientific certainty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Developed countries shall recognize the importance of integrated and holistic approaches when _x000D__x000D_ + providing means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries should not carry the burden of means of implementation and their _x000D__x000D_ + required needs by themselves. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall address the concerns of developing countries on the impacts _x000D__x000D_ + of the implementation of response measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries shall be enabled to communicate their required needs for _x000D__x000D_ + effective implementation of the future treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall be treated equally and in parallel with control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17. _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the role of plastic to meet sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution and the leakage of plastic and plastic wastes into the environment can occur _x000D__x000D_ + from a variety of land-based and ocean-based sources, and mainly from mismanagement of _x000D__x000D_ + plastic waste. The sources include, but are not limited to illegal traffic, historical dumping of _x000D__x000D_ + plastic waste to the developing countries, the uncontrolled dumping of waste, and litter. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. _x000D__x000D_ +Bottom- up approach should be the main principle of any works of this treaty, considering _x000D__x000D_ + national circumstances and capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +20. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to honor the common but differentiated responsibilities as set out in Principle 7 _x000D__x000D_ + of The Rio Declaration, with financial flows from developed to developing countries. Regarding _x000D__x000D_ + the polluter pay principle and Extended producer responsibility, we believe that this is not _x000D__x000D_ + a substitute to financial obligations of developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +21. _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development are important to advance our ability to manage this significant _x000D__x000D_ + challenge. But the development of technical solutions to our plastic waste challenge will only be _x000D__x000D_ + as strong as the technical assistance and cooperation provided to allow equitable access to these _x000D__x000D_ + technologies. Furthermore, technological solutions must be comprehensive without limiting _x000D__x000D_ + them to certain types, since the capabilities and infrastructure differ from one country to another. _x000D__x000D_ + Socio-economic impacts of the implementation of response measures, and the principle of _x000D__x000D_ + limiting the harm to the economy and environment of developing countries should be a key part _x000D__x000D_ + of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy plastic across the globe. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Detailed means of implementation from developed to developing countries, including financial _x000D__x000D_ + support provided from developed to developing countries, capacity building, and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +INC is a party driven proves, however multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) provides a venue for _x000D__x000D_ + deeper discussion. It must include experts such as scientists from all relevant disciplines such as _x000D__x000D_ + engineers, researchers, manufacturers, and businesses with diverse backgrounds (geographic, cultural, _x000D__x000D_ + socio-economic etc.) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +This instrument should not dive into the scope of existing treaties or instrument that have been _x000D__x000D_ + approved under the UN, if negotiating parties identify gaps in other treaties, than a recommendation _x000D__x000D_ + will be made to amend the existing treaties and not include them in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and monitoring provision as well standardization should be developed nationally. _x000D__x000D_ + There is no one size and no common standards that fit all as individual countries economic _x000D__x000D_ + circumstance and available infrastructure defer significantly. Reporting and monitoring must not _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + burden countries, particularly developing countries, and should not affect their right to develop _x000D__x000D_ + their economies. Countries can build their reporting on national action plans and strategies, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +allowing the freedom of the countries to report the progress using the format of reporting they select. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Having acknowledged plastic pollution as challenge, reporting instruments are to focus on pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +originated mainly from mismanagement of waste aspect and strengthening those elements. A designed _x000D__x000D_ + mechanism on plastic waste monitoring, reporting and verification would support policy makers to _x000D__x000D_ + further measure impacts of implemented targets and policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; _x000D__x000D_ +and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs, some elements are premature to be discussed or could have the issue of duplication of work, such _x000D__x000D_ +as: _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +It is premature to define any specific terms in legal documents as it will greatly depends on the context _x000D__x000D_ +where it be used. This approach ensures definitions directly correlate with their use, enhancing the _x000D__x000D_ +document's clarity. It also facilitates smoother implementation by ensuring each term serves a relevant _x000D__x000D_ +purpose and creates a more streamlined and efficient document by eliminating unnecessary, unused terms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Standards: _x000D__x000D_ +There are existing standards and regulations in place globally that address plastic waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, the instrument should not develop new standards to avoid duplicate the work with existing _x000D__x000D_ +international standard-setting bodies in addition to the complexity and time consuming of this issue in _x000D__x000D_ +addition to the fact that new standards might hinder innovation and adaptability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and chemicals of concern and on possibly problematic plastics: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA resolution 5/14 Para.3. (K) To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant _x000D__x000D_ + regional and international conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their _x000D__x000D_ +respective mandates, avoiding duplication, and promoting complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +On this regard, Basel convention has work intensively on developing a detailed document on Technical _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes which has been recently _x000D__x000D_ + updated and adopted by parties in COP16 that discussed the topics of Polymers and chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +and on problematic plastics in details including but not limited to the following related topics: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Types of plastics, additives and processing ads. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance on environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Identification and inventories, examples: _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of plastic wastes sources _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of hazardous [and non-hazardous] plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the ambitious timeline in resolution 5/14 for completing the INC’s mandate, there _x000D__x000D_ +should be utilization of current work without duplication of the effort's mandates of the other _x000D__x000D_ +conventions and bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance on implementation can better be designed after there is clarity on the obligations set in the _x000D__x000D_ + treaty, compliance must be effective and efficient, with a clear process _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting will be an important part of the treaty to help reach the objective of the treaty but the details of _x000D__x000D_ + reporting are too early to be given and can designed by the governing bodies. Important elements of _x000D__x000D_ +reporting should be: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Non-intrusive _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Does not create burden on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Designed by the countries to be catered to each set of actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the instrument shall include the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledgment of the Problem of plastic pollution and reaffirming the contribution of plastic _x000D__x000D_ + production in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference to the importance of the Principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ + Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These policies and measures shall demonstrate that developed countries are taking the lead in _x000D__x000D_ + modifying longer-term trends in ending plastic pollution. and taking into account the differences _x000D__x000D_ + in these Parties’ starting points and approaches, economic structures and resource bases, the need to _x000D__x000D_ + maintain strong and sustainable economic growth, available technologies and other _x000D__x000D_ + individual circumstances, as well as the need for equitable and appropriate contributions by each of _x000D__x000D_ + these Parties to the global effort regarding that objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Circular approaches: the instrument could advocate for a shift away from the linear model of _x000D__x000D_ + production and consumption. Instead, it could promote a circular economy that minimizes waste and _x000D__x000D_ + makes the most of resources. This might involve measures like improved product design for _x000D__x000D_ + easier recycling, promoting repurpose and reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: action on control measures to shall be commensurate to the ambitious _x000D__x000D_ + levels of compliance; it is equally important to have equally ambitious levels means of implementation, _x000D__x000D_ + including financial resources, capacity-building, and technology transfer to support developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + As this would be the only way to ensure that our ambitions to address the challenge of plastic pollution can _x000D__x000D_ + be achieved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Commitment to Action: The preamble may conclude an ambition and inspiring call to action _x000D__x000D_ + plastic pollution and a global commitment to work collectively and decisively to achieve this goal on _x000D__x000D_ + gradual basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant _x000D__x000D_ + regional and international conventions and instruments, while respecting their respective mandates, _x000D__x000D_ + to prevent plastic pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human _x000D__x000D_ + well-being and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Research and Analysis, research is one of the key elements of the treaty and its future _x000D__x000D_ +application, the below list are some topics that Sultanate of Oman is interested in exploring: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Conduct comprehensive research to understand the unique challenges and characteristics of _x000D__x000D_ + downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Analyze the potential of various innovative technologies to address downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Review existing national action plans related to plastic pollution and identify best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Use nationally specific customized modeling tools and methodologies to identify and monitor _x000D__x000D_ + plastic pollution hotspots and use it to measure socio-economic variables to project/forecast locations _x000D__x000D_ + where reliable data is not available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Utilizing modeling tools to identify plastic pollution hotspots to provide precise data _x000D__x000D_ + about the accumulation of plastic waste, enabling more focused and effective clean-up operations, _x000D__x000D_ + ultimately contributing to the protection of our environment and marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility: _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility that provisions allow countries discretion in the implementation of their commitments, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Remining: _x000D__x000D_ + A dedicated workstreams/groups, preferably 2 bodies are established: one overarching body that _x000D__x000D_ + maintains oversight and is capable of pushing interests, and one small experts’ group where technical _x000D__x000D_ + exchange, case studies and modalities discussions can take place. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These two bodies are to be mandated clearly to identify and provide recommendations on _x000D__x000D_ + inclusive solutions, approaches and technologies to address the “plastic waste/pollution”. Focusing _x000D__x000D_ + the work on plastics without recognizing the waste problem will lead to further blame to plastics _x000D__x000D_ + without recognition of its value. Another important concept/theme is the diversity in actions according to _x000D__x000D_ + regions and economies: the costs of treating plastics waste differ greatly between developed and _x000D__x000D_ + emerging markets (even within developing economies we see big differences in terms of costs, _x000D__x000D_ + employments etc.) and a unified approach will distort the feasibility of these solutions for everyone. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation: _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation, monitoring, reporting, periodic review and compliance all can be considered after the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stakeholder engagement: _x000D__x000D_ +Sultanate of Oman believes that in order to create a holistic mechanism to address plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, stakeholders from across the value chain (including, packaging, food & Beverages (F&B) _x000D__x000D_ +industry and informal sector workers) must be involved in the creation of an internationally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. In that regard, Oman urges that stakeholders involved in the treaty vary in _x000D__x000D_ +background, geography, and industrial expertise to allow for a holistic approach to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order for us to carefully address the concerns of all affected communities, we support the _x000D__x000D_ +accreditation of stakeholders at the UNEP to allow for a platform to assist in the articulation of the scope _x000D__x000D_ + and/or implementation of the instrument. Further, we recognize the importance of stakeholders’ _x000D__x000D_ + views as to provide crucial context, knowledge, and experiences to the instrument that would lead to _x000D__x000D_ + a more balanced outcome that considers the potential trade-offs that the global community would face. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument shoul",3 +1688,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/somalia_13092023_a.pdf,[],['Somalia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Somalia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Liban Mohamed, liban@moecc.gov.so _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +September 13, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: Monitoring and Compliance _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Effective monitoring and compliance mechanisms would be crucial to the success _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument. This could include requirements for countries to report on their progress in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing the measures agreed upon in the instrument and mechanisms to address non-_x000D__x000D_ +compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: Flexibility _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The instrument would need to be flexible enough to accommodate the different _x000D__x000D_ +capacities and circumstances of countries while still being effective in addressing the global plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution crisis. This could include provisions allowing for differentiated responsibilities and _x000D__x000D_ +timeframes for implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: Full Life Cycle of Plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The instrument would need to address the entire life cycle of plastics, from _x000D__x000D_ +production and design to use and disposal. This could include measures to reduce the production of _x000D__x000D_ +signal-use plastics, promote the use of alternative materials, improve recycling and waste _x000D__x000D_ +management systems, and reduce littering. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: Principle of Non-Regression _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: This would emphasize that the measures outlined in the instrument should not _x000D__x000D_ +lead to a lowering of existing environmental standards or protections. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: Principle of Capacity Building _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: This principle would emphasize the need to support countries with limited capacity _x000D__x000D_ +by providing technical assistance, financial resources, and other forms of support to help them _x000D__x000D_ +implement the measures outlined in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: Principle of Technology Transfer _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: This principle would emphasize the need for the transfer of environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +technologies from developed to developing countries to help address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: Principle of Respect for Sovereignty _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: This principle would recognize the sovereign right of states to exploit their own _x000D__x000D_ +resources pursuant to their own environmental policies while respecting their responsibility to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other _x000D__x000D_ +states or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: Public Awareness and Education _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Include provisions for promoting public awareness and education on the causes, _x000D__x000D_ +impacts, and solutions to plastic pollution. This could include public information campaigns, _x000D__x000D_ +educational programs in schools, and initiatives to promote responsible consumer behavior. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: Incentives and Market-Based Instruments _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Explore the use of incentives and market-based instruments, such as deposit-_x000D__x000D_ +refund schemes, extended producer responsibility, and taxes or levies on single-use plastics, to _x000D__x000D_ +promote the reduction of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: Innovation and Research _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: Promote innovation and research in the development of sustainable alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +to plastics, the improvement of waste management and recycling technologies, and the assessment _x000D__x000D_ +of the impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1689,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/yemen_13092023_a.pdf,[],['Yemen'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part _x000D__x000D_ +a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and _x000D__x000D_ +to prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is _x000D__x000D_ +meant as a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms of legally binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and compliance under the future international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically _x000D__x000D_ +included in multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as _x000D__x000D_ +called for by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential _x000D__x000D_ +elements towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate, the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report of the submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Yemen _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Protection Auyhority _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Omer Baeshen, National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +mwe@mwe-ye.org, info@epa-ye.org, _x000D__x000D_ +cites.yem@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13-09-2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. 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Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed _x000D__x000D_ +at INC-2 (e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies, scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final _x000D__x000D_ +provisions including dispute settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Establishing a mechanism to monitor progress in implementation and measure the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction in pollution within national plans that also monitor all stages of the life of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1690,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Argentina'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Alejandro Torres Lépori _x000D__x000D_ +(focal point for the plastics negotiation process) _x000D__x000D_ +toa@mrecic.gov.ar _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +09/15/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of the instrument should be achieved as a means to reach sustainable development in its _x000D__x000D_ +three dimensions (economic, social and environmental) in a balanced and comprehensive manner, and _x000D__x000D_ +the eradication of poverty, in line with the Agenda 2030 (paragraph 2). It is necessary that the suggested _x000D__x000D_ +measures should be the least restrictive of trade and the most effective to achieve the legitimate _x000D__x000D_ +objective of addressing plastic pollution, avoiding those measures that might constitute disguised _x000D__x000D_ +restrictions on international trade, in accordance with WTO rules. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should aim at reducing plastic pollution throughout the promotion of a circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy to protect human health and the environment from its potential adverse effects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the scope of the instrument, the whole life cycle of plastics, from extraction to their _x000D__x000D_ +production and design to their use, consumption and disposal, and address all sources of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Since plastics might contain toxic chemical contaminants, the scope of application should cover plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, with plastic pollution understood to include _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, without being duplicative or prejudge other multilateral efforts. To that effect, scope _x000D__x000D_ +should involve possible discharge of plastics into the marine environment, but also encompass _x000D__x000D_ +measures at the moment of packaging, stowage and transportation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In doing so, special attention should be paid to the development and strengthening of local governance _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution should not be only regarded as a matter of waste, but also to the capacity of a country _x000D__x000D_ +to find substitutes and adapt its production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Local governments are fundamental actors in the design and implementation of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening them requires a multisectoral and multilevel approach, as well as training for the _x000D__x000D_ +development of regulatory frameworks and information systems as well as National Action Plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should be guided by the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (principle 7). _x000D__x000D_ +Also, due regard should be paid to other principles coming from Rio Declaration, such as the principle _x000D__x000D_ +that measures should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised _x000D__x000D_ +restriction on international trade (principle 12). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also important is that the principle of extended producer responsibility is incorporated into the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Throughout the whole text a human rights approach and labour rights approach must be applied in _x000D__x000D_ +order to achieve the expected objective(s). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation and coordination with other MEAs also would be paramount to avoid duplications and _x000D__x000D_ +efforts and to focus on the objective(s) of the new treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other principles that are worth of mentioning here are: just transition for all recyclers and waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ +in the plastic value chain respecting the waste management hierarchy; the pro-environment principle; _x000D__x000D_ +the non-regression; gender perspective; and the principle that all measures should be applied on the _x000D__x000D_ +basis of scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development have been reaffirmed in the _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (paragraph 12), including, among others, that of common _x000D__x000D_ +but differentiated responsibilities. For this reason, the Rio principles remain in force at the international _x000D__x000D_ +level, while the 2030 Agenda should be regarded as the general “umbrella” of the entire instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. Therefore, the consistency of the instrument with the 2030 Agenda should be _x000D__x000D_ +ensured, in particular with its objectives and principles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The creation of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or of covert restrictions on international trade, _x000D__x000D_ +should be avoided. Furthermore, this becomes especially relevant given that many of the measures _x000D__x000D_ +currently proposed to address plastic pollution are of commercial nature. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to consider different national circumstances, capacities and priorities, avoiding unique _x000D__x000D_ +and uniformed solutions. In this context, development priorities should be taken into account, _x000D__x000D_ +including those related to poverty eradication, in line with the 2030 Agenda. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +EPRs systems require plastic producers and importers to take responsibility for their products _x000D__x000D_ +throughout their life cycle, from production until disposal, to encourage collection and classification, _x000D__x000D_ +including by waste pickers, to initiate investment in recycling facilities and to finance studies of _x000D__x000D_ +advanced recycling and material recovery methodologies, all of which, in turn, will help address the _x000D__x000D_ +problem of plastic pollution in a more efficient manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition must be a core obligation, a principle and a cross-cutting issue within the means and _x000D__x000D_ +measures of implementation debate. The purpose of it should be to propose recommendations on how _x000D__x000D_ +to implement just transition through the national action plans, with enforceable obligations to integrate _x000D__x000D_ +recyclers and waste pickers in the plastic management systems, to promote coordination with local _x000D__x000D_ +governments, and to achieve monitoring and compliance with established goals. Just transition should _x000D__x000D_ +be understood as a means to end plastic pollution in a fair and inclusive way for all stakeholders, _x000D__x000D_ +creating decent work opportunities, and leaving no one behind. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights must be applied to ensure just transition and to address the consequences of the _x000D__x000D_ +measures of the future instrument, as they might fall disproportionately on groups marginalized by _x000D__x000D_ +racial or ethnic or national origin grounds. Also, labour rights of waste pickers require support and _x000D__x000D_ +incentives for the formalization of their work, taking into account those experiences that provide useful _x000D__x000D_ +just transition examples in informal economies. In addition, labour rights of formal plastic workers, in _x000D__x000D_ +particular plastic waste workers, should be protected and promoted in order to achieve a just _x000D__x000D_ +transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It would be valued if the preamble incorporates the following: the recognition that plastic pollution has _x000D__x000D_ +adverse physical, chemical and biological impacts on the environment and human health; the special _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerability of aquatic ecosystems; the importance of financial, technical, technological, and capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building support, especially for developing countries and countries; the role of other relevant MEAs; _x000D__x000D_ +the recognition that the future treaty would not prevent Parties from adopting other national measures _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +that are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, as part of the efforts to protect the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health from the adverse effects of plastic pollution.. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the financing mechanism, it is important to consider the creation of a specific fund to help _x000D__x000D_ +implement the new treaty. It is also relevant to consider the possibility of additional resources that _x000D__x000D_ +might come from other sources, such as GEF and the Special Program. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Convention should establish a Scientific Committee as a subsidiary body. It will contribute to the _x000D__x000D_ +research and scientific development. It might propose restrictions on the use, manufacture and _x000D__x000D_ +international trade of: - Substances addressed by other MEAs, in particular Stockholm; - Single-use _x000D__x000D_ +plastics; - Products containing microplastics. The Scientific Committee could carry out the risk _x000D__x000D_ +assessments of new and existing plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As per the efficacy evaluation, it would be important to take the framework of the Minamata _x000D__x000D_ +Convention as a reference. For the preparation of the effectiveness evaluation, the development of _x000D__x000D_ +clear objectives, goals that are related to them and indicators that demonstrate compliance with the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations of the Agreement must be taken into account. These must follow SMART criteria so that _x000D__x000D_ +their results have value to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building for developing countries needs to be reflected adequately, to enable technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance in relation with best available techniques and practices, as well as the transfer of best _x000D__x000D_ +available technologies. Information flow between developed and developing countries must be _x000D__x000D_ +ensured in this sense. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dispositions regarding national reports might entail the possibility of carrying out a short and a long _x000D__x000D_ +one, as is the case with the Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding voluntary commitments, they may refer to elaboration of plans, programmes, and national _x000D__x000D_ +strategies to support the implementation of some of the obligations that may stem from the agreed _x000D__x000D_ +text. Also, plastic inventories should be encouraged. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Participation of interested and non-governmental stake holders will be necessary to enforce the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations agreed upon. Minamata Convention could be taken as a basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Restrictions/prohibitions must be incorporated in annexes, subject to the review of the technical _x000D__x000D_ +advisory body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1691,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/australia_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Australia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Australia _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +AUSTRALIA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Cameron Colebatch _x000D__x000D_ +Australia’s INC Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Water _x000D__x000D_ +Australian Government _x000D__x000D_ +Cameron.Colebatch@dcceew.gov.au _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The mandate in UNEA Resolution 5/14 provides the scope for negotiations on the instrument, which _x000D__x000D_ +includes a scope to address impacts from all sources of plastic pollution (including microplastics) on _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment, including in the marine environment, across the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We note that a dedicated scope provision is not mandated by Resolution 5/14, and nor is one _x000D__x000D_ +necessarily required. However, if a scope provision is to be included, Australia strongly supports that _x000D__x000D_ +it remain consistent with the already agreed scope provided for in Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution contributes to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and _x000D__x000D_ +pollution as a consequence of the plastic leakage into the environment at every stage of its lifecycle. _x000D__x000D_ +The evidence tells us that narrowing the scope to less than that provided for in Resolution 5/14 will _x000D__x000D_ +jeopardise the instrument’s ability to achieve its intended objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia requests that discussions on principles be guided by substantive articles of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +and existing international law, with a view to prioritising negotiations on the Objective and Parts II - IV _x000D__x000D_ +of the zero-draft text. In this vein, we propose the following principles be considered during _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As outlined within UNEA Resolution 5/14, the instrument should be guided by the principles of the _x000D__x000D_ +Rio Declaration and should also support the instrument’s specific content. These principles should be _x000D__x000D_ +applied as a comprehensive framework, which will ensure consistency with other international _x000D__x000D_ +agreements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports recognition of the human rights dimensions of addressing plastic pollution, and is _x000D__x000D_ +supportive of an approach similar to that taken in the preamble to the Paris Agreement, which states _x000D__x000D_ +that, ‘…Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider _x000D__x000D_ +their respective obligations on human rights…” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Full recognition of the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and of Least _x000D__x000D_ +Developed Countries (LDCs) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia requests that the INC considers the special circumstances of SIDS and LDCs, noting the _x000D__x000D_ +disproportionate impacts from plastic pollution on SIDS and LDCs, their unique circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +challenges in managing plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The use of the best available science and scientific information _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports a treaty that is guided by independent evidence and scientific information. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +First Nations peoples’ knowledge, perspectives and rights _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports the incorporation of traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local _x000D__x000D_ +communities, as well as the respect, promotion and consideration of their rights when taking action _x000D__x000D_ +to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports incorporating principles of the waste hierarchy into the text of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +where appropriate, to complement a full life cycle approach in addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Embedding a preference for waste avoidance will allow the instrument to be guided by a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach to ending plastic pollution, without a disproportionate focus on disposal _x000D__x000D_ +and waste management. Efforts should be made to draw linkages with the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable consumption and production _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia requests that the INC consider incorporating sustainable consumption and production _x000D__x000D_ +within the text of the treaty, where appropriate. As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +Development and noted in UNEA Resolution 5/14, sustainable consumption and production is _x000D__x000D_ +fundamental to comprehensively addressing plastic pollution through the full lifecycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia recommends that a technical working group be convened to compile relevant existing _x000D__x000D_ +information and knowledge to progress the work of Contact Groups 1 and 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia recommends that INC-3 agrees to convene a Legal Group with the intent that it is _x000D__x000D_ +established and operational by INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia considers that subsidiary bodies will be important, but that these should be established by _x000D__x000D_ +the Parties only. The need for subsidiary bodies will change over time and the instrument will need to _x000D__x000D_ +be flexible in allowing the Parties to respond to these changing needs into the future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1692,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Chile'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Chile _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Macarena Quezada Borel _x000D__x000D_ +Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +mquezada@minrel.gob.cl _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15/09/23 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14, which sets the mandate to develop an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution, specifically to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, defines _x000D__x000D_ +the future instrument’s scope in the following manner: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chile advocates for a dedicated article on ""Scope"" since it serves as a formal source if doubts arise _x000D__x000D_ +regarding the interpretation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument should cover the full life cycle of plastics, upstream, midstream and _x000D__x000D_ +downstream. Obligations and measures should be based on a hierarchy between avoidance, _x000D__x000D_ +reduction, reuse, recycling and elimination. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A comprehensive approach, including a just transition and broad but ambitious means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, is crucial for the success of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Whilst the future instrument should include both voluntary and binding measures, Chile _x000D__x000D_ +believes an ambitious instrument with clear compliance mechanism is key for accomplishing _x000D__x000D_ +the objective. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The focus of the scope of the future instrument should be ending plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals of concern, problematic and avoidable plastic products, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +marine and terrestrial debris. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the Treaty should clearly indicate the protection from plastic pollution of the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, in accordance with the mandate in Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument should address plastic pollution from a triple planetary crisis perspective, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the impact of the measures under discussion on climate change and _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity loss and protect human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays Principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary Approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Progressive Implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Eco-systemic Approach. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Human Rights approach, which must contain, among others, the right to a safe, clean, healthy _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gender perspective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of vulnerable groups, such as: children, people with disabilities, pregnant women _x000D__x000D_ +and elderly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information, public participation in decision-making and justice in environmental _x000D__x000D_ +matters. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Science-based policy and decision-making. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Coherence among existing MEAs to create synergies and avoid duplication. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities: Acknowledging different _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities and differing responsibilities of States in addressing plastic pollution throughout all its life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle: the polluter should bear the cost of remediating pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary approach: where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of scientific _x000D__x000D_ +certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +environmental degradation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Progressive implementation: The fulfillment of the normative content of the Treaty should not be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented in fixed timeframes, but taking into account national, regional and subnational _x000D__x000D_ +capacities and cooperation from developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ecosystem approach: The ecosystem approach follows a strategy for the integrated management of _x000D__x000D_ +land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Human Rights approach: Recognize the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a _x000D__x000D_ +human right, in line with Resolution A/76/L.75 of the General Assembly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gender perspective: Acknowledging gender-based inequalities, ensure equal participation in subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies and panels, and recognize women’s empowerment as a cross-cutting priority. Ensuring that the _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms and provisions or the Instrument consider the special burden of adverse environmental _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes on women and gender minorities and propose solutions accordingly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of vulnerable groups: Plastic pollution is an issue that affects us all, but its effects do not affect _x000D__x000D_ +the entire population in the same way, acknowledging there are various groups that are more _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable, such as children, people with disabilities, gestating women and elderly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters: Guarantee the rights _x000D__x000D_ +of every person to access to information, public participation in decision-making and justice in _x000D__x000D_ +environmental matters, as enshrined in Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration. Stakeholders should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered in the negotiation process and included in the implementation of the new instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Science-based policy and decision-making: Promote the role of science, considering geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation and gender perspective, in the negotiation process and the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +Treaty, in order to develop and use the best available science, scientific information, technology and _x000D__x000D_ +best environmental practices. Chile strongly supports science-based decision-making; research should _x000D__x000D_ +inform the process and also the implementation so the instrument can adapt to new scientific _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge. Research should be forward-looking and not only look at the gaps but also the solutions in _x000D__x000D_ +the future, including reducing plastic production and increasing reuse and recycling. Science-based _x000D__x000D_ +policy and decision–making should furthermore include traditional knowledge, knowledge of _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Hierarchy: Promote circularity and prioritize the prevention of production and use, reduction, _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, recycling and recovering of plastic waste sequentially. The basis is the identification of the _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and plastics that will be regulated. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition: Ensuring that the whole of society – all communities, all workers, all social groups, and _x000D__x000D_ +especially vulnerable groups – and their rights are considered in the negotiation and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the treaty. A special consideration is due to those groups directly affected on their jobs or ways of _x000D__x000D_ +life by the measures and provisions adopted by the Instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Coherence among existing MEAs to create synergies and avoid duplication: Closely analyze existing _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements in order to enhance coherence, complementarity, creating _x000D__x000D_ +synergies and avoiding duplications and contradictions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency: Commitment to publish and disseminate information regarding decision-making and the _x000D__x000D_ +content of monomers, polymers and plastics in general. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle: Action should be taken to protect the environment at an early stage and to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent environmental damages from occurring by avoiding the generation of waste, the reduction in _x000D__x000D_ +quantity of waste or hazardousness of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1693,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_islands_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Cook Islands'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (Part “A”) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +COOK ISLANDS _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +HALATOA FUA _x000D__x000D_ +DIRECTOR _x000D__x000D_ +NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SERVICE _x000D__x000D_ +INC HEAD OF DELEGATION FOR THE COOK ISLANDS _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15TH SEPTEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United Nations Environment Assembly adopted Resolution 5/14 on 2 March 2022 to End plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument (ILBI), through a comprehensive approach _x000D__x000D_ +that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic including the marine environment. This statement obtained from _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 is in essence, defines the Scope of the ILBI agreed by the member states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 does not provide a mandate to define ‘Scope’ in the ILBI, while noting 3(a) states _x000D__x000D_ +the need to ‘specify the objectives of the instrument’, as more substantive areas that member states need _x000D__x000D_ +to focus extensively on. That said, a provision for Scope is not necessary, unless used to include the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate from UNEA Resolution 5/14 on the full lifecycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We emphasise the focus on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic – as _x000D__x000D_ +stated in Part 5 & 6 of Appendix II of the INC Options Paper UNEP/PP/INC.2/4: _x000D__x000D_ +5. A life cycle approach to plastic considers the impact of all the activities and outcomes _x000D__x000D_ +associated with the production and consumption of plastic materials, products and related _x000D__x000D_ +services – from raw material extraction and processing (refining, processing, cracking, _x000D__x000D_ +polymerization) to design, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use (and reuse), _x000D__x000D_ +maintenance and end of life management, including segregation, collection, sorting, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and disposal. Transportation and trade of plastic products also occur at each stage _x000D__x000D_ +of the life cycle.21 _x000D__x000D_ +6. Plastic pollution can happen at any stage, although the end-of-life and use stages are _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +where the biggest share originates. Solutions across the life cycle will need to consider an _x000D__x000D_ +integrated combination of policy, regulatory, economic, business, technological and _x000D__x000D_ +behavioural instruments, as well as the use of trade policies with instruments established _x000D__x000D_ +at the global, regional and national levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands listed these phases in its INC submission in February 2023: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Sourcing/extraction phase [otherwise referred to as ‘upstream’] – extraction of organic or _x000D__x000D_ +inorganic materials for the production of conventional fossil fuel-based plastics, alternatives, or _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Chemical and Material phase [otherwise referred to as ‘midstream’]– production and chemical _x000D__x000D_ +processing of polymer, commodity, and speciality chemicals. The materials phase includes _x000D__x000D_ +substances or mixtures of substances that constitute an object such as metal, plastic, wood, glass _x000D__x000D_ +etc. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Dematerialization phase [otherwise referred to as ‘downstream’] – waste management and final _x000D__x000D_ +treatment by waste facilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A working definition of the full lifecycle of plastic from the open-ended working group (OEWG) for the INC _x000D__x000D_ +process supports the definitions above. However, it is noted that definitions of ‘plastic pollution’ and _x000D__x000D_ +‘circular economy’, amongst other terms as in Appendix I of the INC Options Paper UNEP/PP/INC.2/4, _x000D__x000D_ +should be defined comprehensively throughout the terms of the ILBI to avoid ambiguity and _x000D__x000D_ +misinterpretation. We note the working definition provided in UNEP/PP/INC.1/7, Appendix I: _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is defined broadly as the negative effects and emissions resulting from the production and _x000D__x000D_ +consumption of plastic materials and products across their entire life cycle. This definition includes plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +that is mismanaged (e.g., open-burned and dumped in uncontrolled dumpsites) and leakage and accumulation _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic objects and particles that can adversely affect humans and the living and non-living environment _x000D__x000D_ +(working definition). _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands therefore wishes the scope to include GHG emissions across the life cycle of plastics to be _x000D__x000D_ +firmly included in the ‘negative effects and emissions,’ and integrated into the preamble of the agreement as _x000D__x000D_ +well as the control measures, where appropriate. The Cook Islands is extremely threatened by sea level rise and _x000D__x000D_ +other climate impacts, and strongly supports the decarbonisation of the plastics sector in its entirety. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Members of the Committee under UNEA Resolution 5/14, agree to take into account the principles of the _x000D__x000D_ +Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, which was adopted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. _x000D__x000D_ +Outside of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, there is no mandate specified in UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 for member states to negotiate on the Principles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The relevant principles under the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in the context of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, are further made clear in Appendix I (D)(5) (a to m) of the INC Options Paper _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In light of the above and the limited time available for the INCs, the Cook Islands firmly believes that future _x000D__x000D_ +INCs should not be focused on negotiating and debating principles, but rather to focus on effective control _x000D__x000D_ +measures given the specificities and level of granularity required to address the full lifecycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands have picked these key principles, considering the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development and Appendix I (D)(5) (a to m) of the INC Options Paper UNEP/PP/INC.2/4, to provide an _x000D__x000D_ +explanation note on key principles that are important for the Cook Islands as a SIDS and Pacific member _x000D__x000D_ +state: _x000D__x000D_ +1. The principle of equity, and the specific needs and special circumstances of developing and _x000D__x000D_ +least developed countries, including small island developing States _x000D__x000D_ +2. Precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ +3. Zero Waste hierarchy 8.0 _x000D__x000D_ +4. Polluter pays _x000D__x000D_ +5. Human rights, including the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment _x000D__x000D_ +6. Intergenerational equity _x000D__x000D_ +7. The principle of proximity _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The principle of equity, and the specific needs and special circumstances of developing and _x000D__x000D_ +least developed countries, including small island developing States (Rio Principle 6, 7) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands is a large ocean state in the Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean state in the world in terms of _x000D__x000D_ +the proportion of ocean to land. Within our EEZ, we are 99.995% ocean and 0.005% land. Within our vast _x000D__x000D_ +oceans and coastlines, we are subject to transboundary colonial waste, filled with plastic waste and debris _x000D__x000D_ +from all over the world. Our oceans and reefs are filled with ghost fishing gear – we all know this is a _x000D__x000D_ +significant marine litter problem that is entangling and killing threatened and protected marine species, and _x000D__x000D_ +not forgetting the impacts of ingesting microplastics for marine life and our marine food chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands and many Small Islands Developing State (SIDS) are responsible for less than 1% of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, as well as 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, insignificant contributions to climate _x000D__x000D_ +change and pollution – yet we are extremely vulnerable to their consequences. It is our smallness, _x000D__x000D_ +remoteness, fragile and marine ecosystems, and exposure to natural hazards that exposes our _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These factors should be taken into account in the principle of equity, to ensure there is just transition from _x000D__x000D_ +the consideration of our specific needs and circumstances of developing and least developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ +including small island developing states. This principle can be operationalized in the design of these _x000D__x000D_ +measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should also be support for SIDS to level the playing field through financial mechanisms, to support _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Precautionary principle (Rio Principle 15) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Decisions will be made on areas that may cause harm to the environment and human health, consistent _x000D__x000D_ +with the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. Where there are threats of serious or _x000D__x000D_ +irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-_x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the Cook Islands and SIDS, marine litter and microplastics are a concern that prompts the need to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce global production and alleviate its leakage to the environment, threat to our food security and _x000D__x000D_ +impact on human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific Environment Ministers Declaration on the Prevention of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +its Impacts, includes the Precautionary Principle in its call for international commitments. The Ministers _x000D__x000D_ +further noted that they are: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Deeply concerned about the accelerating rate of plastics consumption and production, _x000D__x000D_ +underscoring the fact that 50% of all plastics produced are intended for the manufacture of single-_x000D__x000D_ +use products, that the current 368 million metric tons of virgin plastics produced annually is set to _x000D__x000D_ +double by 2040; that only 9% of all plastics ever produced have been recycled, and 12% have been _x000D__x000D_ +incinerated; and that 79% of all plastics produced have accumulated in landfills or the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Further expressing our grave concern for migratory marine species such as seabirds, marine _x000D__x000D_ +turtles, whales and sharks, as they are especially vulnerable to the impacts of marine plastics _x000D__x000D_ +through entanglement and ingestion of plastic and reaffirming these species as important cultural _x000D__x000D_ +icons for Pacific peoples. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the actions taken to reduce and eliminate single use and problematic plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +the region and the need for more ambitious action and global and regional policy frameworks _x000D__x000D_ +such as extended producer responsibility, container deposit systems and consumer awareness _x000D__x000D_ +and responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With these commitments, the Precautionary Principle is a key principle that is important for the Cook _x000D__x000D_ +Islands and Pacific SIDS to call for action now. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Zero Waste hierarchy 8.0 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Zero Waste hierarchy 8.0 is not a Rio Principle; however, it enforces the priority of reduction, waste _x000D__x000D_ +prevention and reuse, rather than focused on just recycling and waste management. The Cook Islands _x000D__x000D_ +National Sustainable Development Agenda (NSDA) national target for zero waste is to be achieved by _x000D__x000D_ +2045. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands and other Pacific SIDS have limited waste management infrastructure and our shorelines _x000D__x000D_ +and oceans are subject to transboundary and colonial plastic waste and debris. The primary focus of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should be on redesigning systems and products to end plastic pollution as per the top of the _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Zero Waste Hierarchy 8.0. hence why the Cook Islands is calling for some form of global target to _x000D__x000D_ +minimise/reduce the aggregate volume of plastics produced and consumed globally. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands is committed to upstream and midstream measures that operationalise the Waste _x000D__x000D_ +Hierarchy principle in our national legislation, while being heavily involved in the ILBI negotiations to drive _x000D__x000D_ +global commitments to focus on prevention, as no country can address the plastic crises alone. There are _x000D__x000D_ +significant commitments for the Cook Islands to implement nationally, however our focus is to call for _x000D__x000D_ +global targets to complement our work at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Polluter pays (Rio Principle 16) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To promote a safe circular economy for accountability and sustainable development, the polluter is _x000D__x000D_ +responsible for the cost burden of providing proof that the products they profit from are safe and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, traceable, and labelled and that they cover any unintentional externalities caused by the _x000D__x000D_ +release of their product onto the market including safe and sustainable management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle is important to the Cook Islands to ensure accountability is factored into the _x000D__x000D_ +ILBI for producers and traders of plastic raw materials and products, and not to solely focus on waste _x000D__x000D_ +management only. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific Environment Ministers Declaration on the Prevention of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +its Impacts, acknowledge the actions taken to reduce and eliminate single use and problematic plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +the region and the need for more ambitious action and global and regional policy frameworks such as _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility, container deposit systems and consumer awareness and responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Human rights, including the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment (Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 1, 22) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The ILBI should recognise the need to have a human-rights based approach that includes the rights of _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous peoples who have been custodians of our land and oceans for thousands of years. There needs _x000D__x000D_ +to be better understanding and appreciation of the role of traditional knowledge and systems and how it _x000D__x000D_ +plays a pivotal role in sustainable alternatives and plastic reduction. Indigenous knowledge should be treated _x000D__x000D_ +with equal value to other knowledge systems in the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important for the Cook Islands and many Small Islands Developing State (SIDS) that a holistic approach _x000D__x000D_ +to the problem of plastics is taken to recognise the full life cycle of plastics. Taking a precautionary rights-_x000D__x000D_ +based approach will mean that the rights of Pacific Islanders and Indigenous communities are protected. _x000D__x000D_ +This is essential to safeguarding a healthy environment, including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific Regional Declaration on the ‘prevention of marine litter and plastic pollution and its impacts _x000D__x000D_ +emphasizes the use of Indigenous and traditional knowledge systems: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Stressing the importance of incorporating Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems, _x000D__x000D_ +Practices, and Innovations as appropriate and with their free prior and informed consent that _x000D__x000D_ +have evolved through generations into nature-based solutions for the sustainable conservation of _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Emphasize that Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems, Practices, and Innovations with _x000D__x000D_ +their free prior and informed consent must be an integral part of the solution to the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution crisis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions for Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems should be included in elements of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous Peoples should be supported to fully and meaningfully participate in the instrument's science-_x000D__x000D_ +policy interface and the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Intergenerational Equity (Rio Principle 3) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands and Pacific SIDS are deeply rooted in our connection to nature and the protection of _x000D__x000D_ +natural resources and the environment for the future generation. These values are instilled in Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +peoples and derived from indigenous and traditional knowledge systems and passed on from generations _x000D__x000D_ +to generations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Pacific Regional Declaration expresses our grave concern about the environmental, social, cultural, _x000D__x000D_ +economic, human health and food security impacts of plastics pollution at each stage of its life cycle on the _x000D__x000D_ +human rights for current and future generations. The declaration emphasises the leakage of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution into our environment, particularly colonial and legacy waste in our marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational responsibility is key for Pacific peoples to ensure our future generations’ livelihoods are _x000D__x000D_ +not threatened by plastic pollution. It is the utmost level of responsibility and accountability that we need _x000D__x000D_ +to embed in the ILBI to cement a strong foundation that our future generations will benefit. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. The proximity principle (Basel Convention) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Basel Convention (Art. 4.2) requires each Party to take the appropriate measures to: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Ensure that the generation of hazardous wastes and other wastes within it is reduced to a _x000D__x000D_ +minimum, taking into account social, technological, and economic aspects, and _x000D__x000D_ +b) Ensure the availability of adequate disposal facilities, for the environmentally sound management _x000D__x000D_ +of hazardous wastes and other wastes, that shall be located, to the extent possible, within it, _x000D__x000D_ +whatever the place of their disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands believes strongly that all efforts must be taken to reduce the generation of plastics waste, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly those that are hazardous to human health and the environment. The Cook Islands would also _x000D__x000D_ +like to see each country develop the capacity to adequately treat their waste, including safe and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable export, where appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands supports creation of standing subsidiary bodies while also empowering the governing _x000D__x000D_ +body to establish subsidiary bodies under the ILBI to expedite the implementation of the global treaty to _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +end plastic pollution Such bodies should work to their terms of reference as defined by the governing body _x000D__x000D_ +and be free from conflict of interest. These arrangements should also include the capacity to establish ad _x000D__x000D_ +hoc temporary committees or task forces under the subsidiary bodies, depending on needs identified by _x000D__x000D_ +the governing body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies will provide policy-relevant scientific, technical and socioeconomic information and _x000D__x000D_ +assessment related to plastic pollution and to inform the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the Cook Islands, it will rely on the Subsidiary bodies to obtain sufficient means of implementation that _x000D__x000D_ +includes technical and scientific assessments, environmental monitoring of plastic pollution and its _x000D__x000D_ +impacts, and the collection of data and research. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A further priority for the Cook Islands is the establishment of a dedicated multilateral fund to provide _x000D__x000D_ +stable, predictable financing, in addition to any hybrid financing from the private sector and other sources _x000D__x000D_ +to complement this. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Key governance measures are expected to strengthen the administration of the Subsidiary bodies to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure fair decisions are provided to us as SIDS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The sharing of technical information is important to the Cook Islands. As a country with few resources, the _x000D__x000D_ +Cook Islands finds it challenging to test products and technologies for safety to human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. This applies to the large variety of resins, additives and primary microplastics entering our _x000D__x000D_ +markets from international sources. In addition, the technologies to deal with the waste generated from _x000D__x000D_ +imported products must be adequately assessed to ensure the safety of our communities and our fragile _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems upon which our economy depends heavily. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1694,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/drc_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Democratic Republic Of The Congo'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +of legally binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called _x000D__x000D_ +for by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate, the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +BOPE BOPE LAPWONH Jean Marie( FP DRCongo) _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15th Sept 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The mandate of the UNEA Resolution 5/14 provided the scope of the future instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution which should form the basis for the scope of the instrument, that is: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Addresses legacy plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +To be an International legally binding instrument on the long-term elimination of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Tackling all sources of plastic pollution in all sectors, and, leakage into the environment _x000D__x000D_ +(land, water, air), including in the marine environment, through both binding and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches taking into account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope to be covered by the plastics treaty by life cycle phase should include: _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream _x000D__x000D_ +All chemicals and polymers used in plastics production including _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Nanoplastics and Microplastics (primary and secondary micro _x000D__x000D_ +plastics) _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) chemicals of concern used in the production of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(iv) All additives used to produce plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(v) All materials and products made from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(vi) Pollution resulting from the upstream phase including release of _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing waste into the environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Products of concern made from plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Pollution arising from mid-stream _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream _x000D__x000D_ +(i) All waste resulting from the use of products made from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) All waste arising from the plastic waste management _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While considering the scope, it is important to; _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Address activities and behaviors that contribute to plastic pollution and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +protection. _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Include special provisions for the developing countries, particularly producers and _x000D__x000D_ +consumers of plastics of concern, waste pickers and small and medium enterprises, to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure just transition sustainable plastic materials and its alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the instrument should; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prioritize high-risk plastic categories based on criteria, including their potential to become _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and potential harm to human health and the environment including packaging _x000D__x000D_ +products, products for human consumption, sector specific products, and reduce plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution of fugitive plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the sustainable use, design for circularity of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5/14 resolution affirmed that the principles of Rio Declaration on environment and _x000D__x000D_ +development be taken into consideration while discussing the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specific RIO principles that should be considered include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principles; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and access to information and, use of the best available science and _x000D__x000D_ +scientific information to inform decision making. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 (e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including _x000D__x000D_ +dispute settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies and scientific and technical coordination: _x000D__x000D_ +As is with other conventions , there is need for the establishment of a scientific and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +or bodies, taking into consideration geographical and developing country representation, to among _x000D__x000D_ +others, provide scientific assessments on plastic pollution and recommendations on possible actions _x000D__x000D_ +based on scientific information, provide regular updates on plastic alternatives, best practices, _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of cost of transition and evaluate social-economic impacts of proposed actions. . These _x000D__x000D_ +bodies should be independent and free from conflict of interest and the assessments should provide _x000D__x000D_ +guidance and inform the decisions that are to be taken by states. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1695,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gabon_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Gabon'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SOUMISSION NATIONALE _x000D__x000D_ +DE LA REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Comité de Négociation Intergouvernemental chargé de l’élaboration d’un instrument _x000D__x000D_ +international juridiquement contraignant de lutte contre la Pollution Plastique, y compris dans _x000D__x000D_ +le milieu marin _x000D__x000D_ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ministère des Eaux et Forêts, chargé de la Préservation de l’Environnement, _x000D__x000D_ + du Climat et du Conflit Homme-Faune _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Propos Liminaire _x000D__x000D_ +Le premier cycle de négociations intergouvernementales pour le traité sur les plastiques (CNI-1) a eu lieu _x000D__x000D_ +en Uruguay et a délibéré sur la nécessité d'un instrument juridique contraignant avec des définitions et _x000D__x000D_ +des mécanismes de conformité, des éléments transversaux de réglementation de la pollution plastique et _x000D__x000D_ +la nécessité d'apporter de l'innovation dans la structure des traités. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Dans le cadre de la préparation de la deuxième session (INC-3), le Secrétaire exécutif du Secrétariat du _x000D__x000D_ +CNI sur la pollution plastique, mettant en œuvre une recommandation du CNI-2, a invité les membres _x000D__x000D_ +du comité et les observateurs à formuler des soumissions écrites sur la notification référencée, Not-INC-_x000D__x000D_ +2023-0032 du 08 Juin 2023. Sans préjuger de ce que le Comité pourrait décider concernant la structure _x000D__x000D_ +et les dispositions de l’instrument juridique contraignant en préparation, les soumissions requises _x000D__x000D_ +énoncent les points cités ci-dessous qui seront discutées lors de la session qui se tiendra du 13 au 19 _x000D__x000D_ +novembre 2023 à Nairobi au siège du Programme des Nations Unies pour l’Environnement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le champ d’application du futur _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Les types de substances, de matériaux, de produits et de comportements couverts par le futur _x000D__x000D_ +traité _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Les principes du futur traité _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Autres considérations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La soumission du Gabon est fondée sur le modèle proposé par le Secrétariat exécutif du CNI en _x000D__x000D_ +s’appuyant sur des documents pertinents préparés pour la CNI-1, notamment UNEP/PP/INC.1/5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Toutes les contributions écrites doivent être envoyées à unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org au plus tard _x000D__x000D_ +le 15 août 2023 pour les observateurs et le 15 septembre 2023 pour les membres du Comité. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +La soumission de la République Gabonaise devra être compilée et publiée sur la page web du CNI- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics conformément aux procédures en vigueur. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +POSITION _x000D__x000D_ +Nom du pays : GABON _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Personnes de contact et coordonnées pour la soumission : _x000D__x000D_ +i. les Points focaux nationaux : _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Monsieur Stanislas Stephen OLOUNA MOUBA, Directeur Général de l’Environnement et de _x000D__x000D_ +la Protection de la Nature, dgdgepn.gabon@gmail.com, +241 74 03 03 23 ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Monsieur Jean-Hervé MVE BEH, Directeur Général des Ecosystèmes aquatiques, _x000D__x000D_ +mormyre69@gmail.com, +241 77 54 18 27. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii. les référents techniques nationaux : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Monsieur Georges GASSITA, Attaché de Cabinet du Président de la République, Chargé _x000D__x000D_ +d’Etudes du Haut-Commissaire à l’Environnement et au Cadre de Vie, geogassita@gmail.com, _x000D__x000D_ +georges.gassita@presidence.ga , +241 66 31 79 67. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Madame Wassiana Trésor AVOMO ONDO, Chef de Service Règlementation à la Direction _x000D__x000D_ +Générale de l’Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature, avomo13or@yahoo.fr, +24174 _x000D__x000D_ +20 98 92 ; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date : 15 septembre 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La République Gabonaise s’aligne à la soumission du Groupe Africain de Négociateurs et _x000D__x000D_ +appuie celle de la High Ambition Coalition to End to Plastic Pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Ainsi, la présente soumission nationale a pour objet de compléter les positions des deux entités _x000D__x000D_ +susnommées. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +Éléments non examinés lors de la réunion INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +CHAMP D'APPLICATION PROPOSÉ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le futur instrument doit s’appliquer aussi bien au niveau national que dans les espaces et _x000D__x000D_ +territoires ne relevant pas de la souveraineté des Etats. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le champ d’application de la Convention doit couvrir toute forme de pollution par les plastiques, _x000D__x000D_ +par tous types de substances et de produits contenant du plastique, ainsi que par toutes les _x000D__x000D_ +substances liées à la production des plastiques ou dérivant de la dégradation des plastiques, et qui _x000D__x000D_ +peut avoir des effets avérés ou potentiellement néfastes sur l’environnement et sur la santé _x000D__x000D_ +humaine. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le champ d’application de la Convention s’entend ainsi tout au long du cycle de vie des _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques, en comprenant toutes les activités qui sont liées aux pollutions par les plastiques ou _x000D__x000D_ +qui sont susceptibles de générer une pollution par les plastiques. Parallèlement, il faut reconnaître _x000D__x000D_ +et viser expressément, mais non exclusivement, certains types de plastiques ou certaines _x000D__x000D_ +substances utilisées dans la production de plastiques qui sont particulièrement « problématiques _x000D__x000D_ +» ou « néfastes » pour l’environnement et pour la santé humaine et animale. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explication : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le traité sur la conservation et l’utilisation durable de la biodiversité marine des zones ne relevant pas de _x000D__x000D_ +la juridiction nationale a été adoptée, nous proposons que le futur traité concernant le pan biodiversité _x000D__x000D_ +marine puisse s’étendre aux espaces et territoires sur lesquels les Etats n’exercent pas la plénitude de leur _x000D__x000D_ +fonction régalienne. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. TYPES DE SUBSTANCES, DE MATÉRIAUX, DE PRODUITS ET DE _x000D__x000D_ +COMPORTEMENTS COUVERTS _x000D__x000D_ +Sur la base des résultats d'évaluation de critères de faisabilité, les groupes de produits en plastique peuvent _x000D__x000D_ +être pris en compte dans le futur traité ainsi qu’il suit : _x000D__x000D_ +• Classe I : groupes de produits dont la production, la consommation et le commerce pourraient être _x000D__x000D_ +soit éliminés, soit considérablement réduits sans conséquences négatives majeures. Ces produits se _x000D__x000D_ +prêtent aux mesures d'élimination et de réduction. _x000D__x000D_ +• Classe II : groupes de produits dont la production, la consommation et le commerce ne peuvent être _x000D__x000D_ +réduits de manière directe et significative sans conséquences négatives majeures au moment de _x000D__x000D_ +l'évaluation. Ces produits peuvent faire l'objet de mesures dans le cadre de l'""économie circulaire non-_x000D__x000D_ +toxique"" et de la ""gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets"". _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source : Soumission WWF POLLUTION PLASTIQUE INC • 14 AUG 23 _x000D__x000D_ +3. PRINCIPES _x000D__x000D_ +Au titre des principes, le traité pourrait englober des principes de la Déclaration de Rio et d’autres _x000D__x000D_ +principes consacrés par d’autres conventions internationales en matière de droit international de _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement et par la doctrine. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe d’intégration _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe d’intégration s’entend de l’obligation pour les institutions communautaires, _x000D__x000D_ +nationales et infranationales d’intégrer dans leur ordonnancement juridique et ainsi que dans les _x000D__x000D_ +décisions politiques et techniques les données relatives à l’impact des activités anthropiques sur _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement, la biodiversité, la santé humaine et le système climatique. _x000D__x000D_ +Sources : _x000D__x000D_ +- La Déclaration de Rio à travers son principe 4 dispose « pour parvenir à un développement durable, la _x000D__x000D_ +protection de l'environnement doit faire partie intégrante du processus de développement _x000D__x000D_ +et ne peut être considérée isolément »; _x000D__x000D_ +- L'Agenda 21, il consacre un chapitre entier (chap. 8) à « l'intégration du processus de prise de _x000D__x000D_ +décisions sur l'environnement et le développement » et propose un cadre relatif aux principes d'action, _x000D__x000D_ +aux objectifs visés et aux activités à promouvoir. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe d’information et de participation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Le principe de participation s’entend de l’obligation de faire participer les citoyens, la société civile _x000D__x000D_ +et les communautés autochtones à la prise des décisions politiques, législatives et réglementaires en _x000D__x000D_ +matière de protection de l’environnement, de la biodiversité et la santé humaine. Il se traduit par des _x000D__x000D_ +enquêtes publiques, des concertations ou des débats publics. _x000D__x000D_ +Sources : _x000D__x000D_ +La Déclaration de Rio à travers son principe 10 dispose la meilleure façon de traiter les questions d'environnement est _x000D__x000D_ +d'assurer la participation de tous les citoyens concernés, au niveau qui convient. Au niveau national, chaque individu _x000D__x000D_ +doit avoir dûment accès aux informations relatives à l'environnement que détiennent les autorités publiques, y compris _x000D__x000D_ +aux informations relatives aux substances et activités dangereuses dans leurs collectivités, et avoir la possibilité de _x000D__x000D_ +participer aux processus de prise de décision. Les Etats doivent faciliter et encourager la sensibilisation et la _x000D__x000D_ +participation du public en mettant les informations à la disposition de celui-ci. Un accès effectif à des actions judiciaires _x000D__x000D_ +et administratives, notamment des réparations et des recours, doit être assuré. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de prévention _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de prévention consiste à user des meilleures techniques et connaissances qui permettent _x000D__x000D_ +d'éviter à court, moyen et long terme ou de réduire les dommages à l'environnement causés par des _x000D__x000D_ +activités anthropiques avérés. _x000D__x000D_ +Source : _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Déclaration de Rio à travers son principe 19 dispose les États doivent prévenir suffisamment à l'avance les _x000D__x000D_ +États susceptibles d'être affectés et leur communiquer toutes informations pertinentes sur les activités qui peuvent avoir _x000D__x000D_ +des effets transfrontières sérieusement nocifs sur l'environnement et mener des consultations avec ces États rapidement _x000D__x000D_ +et de bonne foi. _x000D__x000D_ +✓ la Convention sur la diversité biologique de 1992 (§ 8 du préambule) ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ la Convention sur le droit relatif aux utilisations des cours d’eau internationaux à des fins autres que la navigation _x000D__x000D_ +de 1997 (art. 21). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de précaution _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de précaution impose aux autorités politiques nationales ou locales de prendre des _x000D__x000D_ +décisions nécessaires et urgentes pour protéger l'environnement, la biodiversité et le système _x000D__x000D_ +climatique et ce, en l’absence de connaissances techniques et scientifiques absolues. _x000D__x000D_ +Source : _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Déclaration de Rio à travers son principe 15 dispose pour protéger l'environnement, des mesures de précaution _x000D__x000D_ +doivent être largement appliquées par les États selon leurs capacités. En cas de risque de dommages graves ou _x000D__x000D_ +irréversibles, l'absence de certitude scientifique absolue ne doit pas servir de prétexte pour remettre à plus tard _x000D__x000D_ +l'adoption de mesures effectives visant à prévenir la dégradation de l'environnement ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ L’Accord sur la conservation et l’utilisation durable de la diversité biologique marine des zones situées au-delà de _x000D__x000D_ +la juridiction nationale de 2023 (art. 5-d) ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Convention sur la diversité biologique (§ 9 du préambule) ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Convention de Stockholm de 2001 (art. 1) ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Convention de Bâle de 1989 (art. 2, 4, 6) ; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Convention MARPOL de 1997 (Protocole - Annexe VI). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de pollueur-payeur _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe pollueur-payeur impose aux responsables reconnus par l’administration d’assumer les _x000D__x000D_ +frais résultant des mesures de prévention, de réduction de pollution de toute nature et de lutte contre _x000D__x000D_ +celle-ci doivent être supportés par le pollueur. _x000D__x000D_ +Source : _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Déclaration de Rio à travers son principe 16 dispose les autorités nationales devraient s'efforcer de _x000D__x000D_ +promouvoir l'internalisation des coûts de protection de l'environnement et l'utilisation d'instruments _x000D__x000D_ +économiques, en vertu du principe selon lequel c'est le pollueur qui doit, en principe, assumer le coût de la _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, dans le souci de l'intérêt public et sans fausser le jeu du commerce international et de l'investissement. _x000D__x000D_ +✓ La Convention de Stockholm (§ 17 du préambule). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de simplification chimique _x000D__x000D_ +Les Etats et/ou les autorités publiques doivent prendre des mesures politiques, législatives, fiscales _x000D__x000D_ +et réglementaires pour favoriser l'éco-conception des produits de consommation de toute nature en _x000D__x000D_ +faisant la promotion, d'une part, la minimisation et la réduction de l'utilisation des produits, des _x000D__x000D_ +dispersants, des substances chimiques et des additifs et, d'autre part, en facilitant la simplification des _x000D__x000D_ +procédés industriels applicables au niveau actuel des connaissances scientifiques et techniques. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sources : _x000D__x000D_ +- The need for chemical simplification, the logical consequence of increasing chemical pollution Kathrin Fenner and _x000D__x000D_ +Martin Scheringer Cite this document: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 21, Copyright © 2021 American Chemical _x000D__x000D_ +Society _x000D__x000D_ +- Global governance of plastics and related chemicals. Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva. Karen Raubenheimer, Niko Urho _x000D__x000D_ +- Integrating a chemical perspective into the Global Plastics Treaty,Zhanyun Wang and Antonia Praetorius Environ. _x000D__x000D_ +Sci. Technol. Lett. 2022, 9, 12, 1000-1006 Publication date: 22 November 2022 Copyright © 2022 Published _x000D__x000D_ +by American Chemical Society _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de non-régression _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Quelques définitions du principe de non régression _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Le principe de non-régression peut être défini comme étant un principe « selon lequel la protection _x000D__x000D_ +de l’environnement, assurée par les dispositions législatives et réglementaires relatives à _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement, ne peut faire l’objet que d’une amélioration constante, compte tenu des _x000D__x000D_ +connaissances scientifiques et techniques du moment ». _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Parfois dénommées « standstill », le principe de non-régression se définit également comme _x000D__x000D_ +l’interdiction faite aux autorités publiques compétentes de diminuer le niveau de protection conféré _x000D__x000D_ +au droit fondamental, en l’absence de motifs d’intérêt général, et corrélativement comme l’obligation _x000D__x000D_ +d’améliorer la protection de l’environnement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ce principe de non-régression devient ainsi l’un des principes devant inspirer, « dans le cadre des lois _x000D__x000D_ +qui en définissent la portée », la connaissance, protection, mise en valeur, restauration, remise en état, _x000D__x000D_ +gestion, préservation de l’environnement et sauvegarde des services rendus par cet environnement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Proposition d’écriture _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +« Les États Parties doivent prendre des mesures interdisant les reculs et retours en arrière en matière _x000D__x000D_ +de lutte contre la pollution par les plastiques comme en matière d’environnement, ainsi que prévu _x000D__x000D_ +par l’Accord de Paris (art. 4-3) ; la Convention d’Aarhus (art. 3) ; la Convention sur la diversité _x000D__x000D_ +biologique (§ 22 du préambule) ; le Traité de Lisbonne sur l’Union européenne (art. 3) ; et l’Accord _x000D__x000D_ +d’Escazú (art. 3c)». _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Fondements du principe de non-régression : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Les liens entre non-régression environnementale, droit à l’environnement et droits humains sont mis _x000D__x000D_ +en exergue par de nombreux auteurs, considérant que le principe de non-régression est implicite dans _x000D__x000D_ +les conventions sur les droits humains. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ainsi, le Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels de 1966 prévoit, dans _x000D__x000D_ +son article 16, une obligation pour les États parties de présenter des rapports sur les mesures adoptées _x000D__x000D_ +et les progrès accomplis en vue d’assurer le respect des droits reconnus dans le Pacte. Or, la _x000D__x000D_ +progression implique nécessairement une obligation de non-régression. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Sources _x000D__x000D_ +- Principe de non-régression : un nouveau pilier du droit de l’environnement : Patricia Savin Avocate associée, Cabinet _x000D__x000D_ +DS Avocats Docteur en droit ; _x000D__x000D_ +- Conférence de Michel Prieur « Le principe de non-régression en droit de l'environnement » : _x000D__x000D_ +://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWY5-NbGpBE ; _x000D__x000D_ +- Michel Prieur, le principe de non régression “au cœur” du droit de l’homme à l’environnement _x000D__x000D_ +https://erevista.unioeste.br/index.php/direitoasustentabilidade/article/download/12361 _x000D__x000D_ +/8610/44598. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +- Le principe de la responsabilité commune mais différenciée _x000D__x000D_ +a. Définitions _x000D__x000D_ +Exception au principe d’égalité entre États en droit international, le PRCD peut être défini « comme _x000D__x000D_ +une technique juridique qui consiste à moduler les obligations conventionnelles des États en fonction _x000D__x000D_ +du niveau et des besoins de leur développement ». Ainsi, il préconise une approche intégrée entre la _x000D__x000D_ +protection de l’environnement et le développent économique et se fonde sur les considérations _x000D__x000D_ +d’équité et pratique. _x000D__x000D_ +Au titre de la pratique, le PRCD est extrêmement en relation avec l’existence de très grands _x000D__x000D_ +déséquilibres entre les États et il ne peut être désuni des facteurs qui régentent la communauté _x000D__x000D_ +internationale, des facteurs socio-économiques, juridiques et politiques. _x000D__x000D_ +S’agissant des considérations d’équité, depuis le sommet de Stockholm les pensées d’équité _x000D__x000D_ +intergénérationnelle et intra générationnelle ont une place de choix dans le droit international de _x000D__x000D_ +l’environnement. De ce fait, « au regard des inégalités tant relatives à la contribution aux problèmes _x000D__x000D_ +environnementaux que relatives aux capacités d’y répondre, l’équité commande de ne pas traiter tous _x000D__x000D_ +les États sur un pied d’égalité ». Le PRCD prend « fréquemment la forme d’une discrimination _x000D__x000D_ +positive au profit des pays en développement », laquelle sert à renforcer la position des faibles et _x000D__x000D_ +désavantagés dans le but de redresser leur situation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Proposition d’écriture _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +« Les États Parties doivent prémunir l’environnement contre la pollution par les plastiques, dans _x000D__x000D_ +l’intérêt des générations présentes et futures, en fonction de leurs responsabilités communes mais _x000D__x000D_ +différenciées et des capacités respectives, comme prévu par la Convention de Stockholm (§ 13 du _x000D__x000D_ +préambule) ; l’Accord de Paris de 2015 (§ 3 du préambule) ; et la Convention-cadre des Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Unies sur les changements climatiques de 1992 (art. 3) ». _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Sources _x000D__x000D_ +- Le principe des responsabilités communes mais différenciées dans les conventions de droit international de _x000D__x000D_ +l'environnement. Par Gabriel Babadi, Jurisconsulte. (village-justice.com) ; _x000D__x000D_ +- https://www.bing.com/search?q=la+notion+de+responsabilit%C3%A9+commune+mais+diff%C3 _x000D__x000D_ +%A9renci%C3%A9e&form ; _x000D__x000D_ +- https://www.persee.fr/doc/rjenv_0397-0299_2012_num_37_4_6065. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Le principe de la Responsabilité Elargie des Producteurs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Définitions et fondement juridique _x000D__x000D_ +La responsabilité élargie du producteur (REP) s’inspire du principe « pollueur-payeur » et implique _x000D__x000D_ +que les acteurs économiques (fabricants, distributeurs, importateurs) qui commercialisent des _x000D__x000D_ +produits générant des déchets, prennent en charge des déchets produits par les biens de _x000D__x000D_ +consommation mis sur le marché. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Généralement, la mise en œuvre d’une filière REP s’effectue dans le cadre d’obligations _x000D__x000D_ +réglementaires. La REP concerne à la fois des produits à destination des ménages et des produits à _x000D__x000D_ +usage professionnel _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Proposition d’écriture _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +« Le principe de la REP doit être appliqué pour renforcer les responsabilités du fabricant des produits _x000D__x000D_ +plastiques aux diverses étapes du cycle de vie des plastiques, en particulier la reprise, le recyclage et _x000D__x000D_ +l’élimination. Les coûts des externalités environnementales négatives des produits doivent être _x000D__x000D_ +transférés aux producteurs ». _x000D__x000D_ +c. Enjeux nationaux _x000D__x000D_ +La gestion de la pollution incombe généralement à l’utilisateur final qui pour le cas des Etats comme _x000D__x000D_ +le Gabon, pays en développement, n’en ont pas les moyens financiers et technologiques. _x000D__x000D_ +Il importe donc de confier cette responsabilité à celui qui se trouve en amont de cette pollution à _x000D__x000D_ +venir. Il faudra également intégrer les moyens d’appréciation de l’effectivité du mécanisme sur le plan _x000D__x000D_ +interne avec possibilité de sanctions ou de reporting. _x000D__x000D_ +Source : _x000D__x000D_ +- WWF : Rapport de synthèse sur les recommandations politiques en matière de responsabilité élargie des producteurs _x000D__x000D_ +(REP) pour les emballages en plastique en Afrique du Sud ; _x000D__x000D_ +- UNEP/PP/INC.1/7 : Science des plastiques. _x000D__x000D_ +- www.enzynov.fr : Connaissez-vous vraiment le principe de la responsabilité élargie des producteurs ? Comment est-il _x000D__x000D_ +encadré ? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Fait à Libreville, le 15 septembre 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +P. Le Point Focal National du Processus CNI-_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Plastique _x000D__x000D_ +P.O. Le Référent Technique National _x000D__x000D_ +Georges GASSITA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1696,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_15092023_a.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +INDIA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact _x000D__x000D_ +person _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr.Naresh Pal Gangwar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of _x000D__x000D_ +Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ +Email: asnpg.mefcc@gov.in _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the instrument should be circumscribed as per UNEA 5.2 resolution 5/14. Any _x000D__x000D_ +potential considerations on elements defining scope should not be beyond the mandate of UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The definition of scope should not overlap with mandates of relevant existing multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +governmental agreements and other relevant multilateral forums such as the World Trade _x000D__x000D_ +Organization (WTO). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The definition of scope should take into account principles of Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development including Common but Differentiated Responsibility as well as national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The legally binding instrument should address plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment, through both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach, taking into account, among other things, principles of Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development including Common but Differentiated Responsibility as well as national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities, and availability, accessibility, affordability including cost _x000D__x000D_ +implications of alternative technologies, and by specifying arrangements for capacity-building and _x000D__x000D_ +technical assistance, technology transfer, and financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should specifically address plastic pollution only. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There should be no binding targets / cap with respect to production of plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Coverage of substances, materials, products, as required, should be related to addressing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Obligations shall be directly linked with availability of adequate and predictable financial and _x000D__x000D_ +technical resources for developing countries and this should be made part of substantive _x000D__x000D_ +provisions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the instrument should be circumscribed by Rio Principle 12 which emphasizes that _x000D__x000D_ +“trade policy measures for environmental purposes should not constitute a means of arbitrary or _x000D__x000D_ +unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. Unilateral actions to _x000D__x000D_ +deal with environmental challenges outside the jurisdiction of importing country should be _x000D__x000D_ +avoided. Environmental measures addressing transboundary or global environmental problems _x000D__x000D_ +should, as far as possible, be based on an international consensus.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 lays down the contours of global action on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Countries have different levels of development, unique circumstances and differential _x000D__x000D_ +contribution to the plastic pollution that the world faces today, in all its gravity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This has been duly recognized in UNEA 5/14 through the incorporation of the principles of Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration on Environment and Development particularly, Rio principle-7 on “Common but _x000D__x000D_ +Differentiated Responsibility”, as well as “national circumstances and capabilities”. While _x000D__x000D_ +negotiating we need to imbibe these principles in the international legally binding instrument. It is _x000D__x000D_ +important for the developed countries having technologies and financial resources to provide for _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation for ensuring sustainable adoption and implementation of agreed _x000D__x000D_ +elements of the legally binding instrument by developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +The obligations and implementation of the legally binding instrument should be based on the _x000D__x000D_ +principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility as well as national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities and take into account the principles of Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +• Countries have different levels of development, unique circumstances, and differential contribution _x000D__x000D_ +to the plastic pollution that the world faces today, in all its gravity. This has been duly recognized _x000D__x000D_ +in UNEA 5/14 through the incorporation of the principles Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development especially Common But Differentiated Responsibility, as well as national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. While negotiating, there is a need to imbibe these principles in the _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The common but differentiated responsibilities principle means that all countries have a shared _x000D__x000D_ +duty to protect the environment from plastic pollution, but also different abilities and situations _x000D__x000D_ +that should be considered when assigning obligations and providing support. This principle is _x000D__x000D_ +based on the idea that developed countries have a greater historical responsibility and capacity to _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution, while developing countries need more assistance and flexibility to do so. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• It is important for the developed countries having technologies and financial resources to provide _x000D__x000D_ +for means of implementation for ensuring sustainable adoption and implementation of agreed to _x000D__x000D_ +elements by developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: ----------------------------- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: ------------------------------- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1697,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Tomoe KOTANI _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director, Division of Global Environment, _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15th September, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution should be consistent with _x000D__x000D_ +the UNEA resolution 5/14, and based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic. It should avoid duplication with other existing Multilateral Environment Agreements _x000D__x000D_ +(MEAs). The specific discussions on the scope of the new instrument is not necessary at this point _x000D__x000D_ +since the scope would be identified through discussions on each article. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Principles, which are already agreed in other existing MEAs, can be included in “Preamble” and _x000D__x000D_ +specific principles, if appropriate, can be reflected in the relevant articles. Therefore, articles on _x000D__x000D_ +“Principles” are not necessarily required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle; _x000D__x000D_ +Japan recognizes the importance of the precautionary approach which calls for not using the lack of _x000D__x000D_ +full scientific certainty as a reason for postponing of cost-effective measures to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +environmental degradation when there are threats of serious or irreversible damage. Japan further _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +recognizes that the term “precautionary principle” lacks an internationally agreed definition. _x000D__x000D_ +“Precautionary principle” should not be used as a pre-set justiｆication for restricting plastic or plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products without solid scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rio Principles; _x000D__x000D_ + While supporting the principles in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, we suggest _x000D__x000D_ +to simply refer to the Rio principles in general, without going into details or specific paragraphs. With _x000D__x000D_ +regard to Principle 7, Japan believes that plastic pollution is occurring throughout the global value _x000D__x000D_ +chain, and plastic leakage into the environment is not only from developed countries but also from _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, in part due to insufficient environmentally sound waste management. Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution is an issue that all countries should address, and therefore Japan considers it is not _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to have specific reference to Principle 7 in the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility (EPR); _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility is based on the premise that relevant stakeholders share their roles _x000D__x000D_ +and responsibilities at each stage of the life cycle, and it recognizes that producers also have the _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility for building a circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +Bearing in mind that the situation of plastics circulation differs from country to country, it is necessary _x000D__x000D_ +to share a common understanding on the basic concepts of EPR and the needs of appropriate degree _x000D__x000D_ +of flexibility for the application of EPR in each country, before discussing how ERP will be incorporated _x000D__x000D_ +into the instrument as a shared principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reliance on best available science; _x000D__x000D_ +Discussions should be based on sufficient scientific evidence and knowledge, when considering _x000D__x000D_ +measures under the new instrument to end plastic pollution, in particular those related to the _x000D__x000D_ +definition on problematic plastics, effects on human health by microplastics. For specifying measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken by Parties to be effective, it is important that these measures are based on solid scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational responsibility; _x000D__x000D_ +As represented by legacy plastics, plastic pollution is considered to affect subsequent generations _x000D__x000D_ +due to past releases. Therefore, in order to prevent harmful effects on future generations by plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, it is necessary to consider and implement measures to address them as the responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +of current generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Gender equality and diversified perspectives, recognizing that marginalized and vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +communities are disproportionately affected by plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +Japan recognizes that scientific knowledge on the effects of plastic pollution on human health is still in _x000D__x000D_ +the process of accumulation/improvement. However, some studies have identified their effects on _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable communities/people, especially women and children. Therefore, it is important to _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +consider and implement measures for vulnerable communities/people that are most affected by _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic application approach; _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics product wastes should be addressed taking into account the characteristics of each product _x000D__x000D_ +type, as the risk of leakage to the environment and human health varies depending on the use of the _x000D__x000D_ +product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +Overall target: _x000D__x000D_ +Japan considers it highly important to have an explicit reference to an overall target year ""2040"" in _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument so as to share common commitments to address plastic pollution in a speedy manner _x000D__x000D_ +with the ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +While discussions on the contents and structure of the preamble should be conducted at the final _x000D__x000D_ +stage of negotiations, it is imperative to start discussions about the elements to be included in the _x000D__x000D_ +preamble at an early stage during the INC-3, when discussions on the zero draft of specific articles are _x000D__x000D_ +expected. Based on the above, Japan's views are as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to coordinate/cooperate with relevant conventions/organizations to implement _x000D__x000D_ +control measures against plastic pollution efficiently. From the viewpoint of avoiding duplication of _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, it should be confirmed that the provisions of the existing conventions should take _x000D__x000D_ +precedence for matters stipulated in the existing conventions (UNEA Resolution 5/14, 3(k)). _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, it is important to coordinate/cooperate with existing international data collection and _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder collaboration efforts on pollution (Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML), Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention partnership on plastic waste, etc.) in order to avoid duplication and ensure _x000D__x000D_ +complementary cooperation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, various information on existing bilateral, and multilateral cooperation could be reported _x000D__x000D_ +in National Action Plans. Such cooperation would include support to developing countries through _x000D__x000D_ +institutional/technological/human resource development, etc. for waste management, more _x000D__x000D_ +specifically, support for enhancing capacity for environmentally sound waste management including _x000D__x000D_ +recycling infrastructure development, as well as providing cooperation through training in monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics in the environment, development of guidelines and database especially for marine surface _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, support for the preparation of G20 framework reports. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +As provided in other multilateral environmental agreements, the Secretariat should fulfill its duties, _x000D__x000D_ +including preparation and provision of services for meetings of the COP and subsidiary bodies, and _x000D__x000D_ +compiling and publishing the national reports submitted. _x000D__x000D_ +On the other hand, the Secretariat, which is responsible for the general management, should not be _x000D__x000D_ +assigned the role of taking responsibility for evaluating the compliance status of the Parties based on _x000D__x000D_ +the national reports submitted, assessing their progress towards achieving the objectives of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, and so on, which require highly scientific and technical knowledge, and concern the rights and _x000D__x000D_ +obligations of Parties of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final provisions including dispute settlements _x000D__x000D_ +Concrete discussions about final provisions, such as reservations, dispute settlement, treaty _x000D__x000D_ +amendments, adoption and amendment of annexes, entry into force of the treaty, and withdrawal, _x000D__x000D_ +should be conducted when provisions related to obligations under the new instrument becomes _x000D__x000D_ +clearer in the course of negotiations. On this basis, Japan's views are as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the need to address plastic pollution urgently while reiterating the importance of broader _x000D__x000D_ +participation in the instrument, the threshold for the entry into force should not be exceedingly high. _x000D__x000D_ +As in the cases of Stockholm Convention and Minamata Convention, it could be suggested as a _x000D__x000D_ +possible option that the treaty would enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of _x000D__x000D_ +the fiftieth instrument of the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Setting any additional condition such as the amount of the release of plastic litter as in the case of the _x000D__x000D_ +Paris Agreement is not realistic at present, as there is no agreed statistics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding dispute settlement, as in the case of existing multilateral environmental treaties, _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation or other peaceful means should basically be sought. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1698,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kuwait_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Kuwait'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +State of Kuwait _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Public Authority _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Fatemah M F Alqahtani – Head of municipal waste section _x000D__x000D_ +f.alqahtani@epa.gov.kw _x000D__x000D_ +INC National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +This scope shall provide a roadmap for developing a treaty to tackle the challenge of plastic pollution in _x000D__x000D_ +the lifecycle of plastic waste using innovative and advanced technologies. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, _x000D__x000D_ +product design, and environmentally sound waste management, through resource efficiency and _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To develop, implement and update national action plans reflecting country-driven approaches to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify national reporting, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To provide scientific and socio-economic assessments to address & understand the impacts _x000D__x000D_ +related to plastic pollution policies. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding duplication, _x000D__x000D_ +and promoting complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify arrangements for capacity-building and technical assistance, technology transfer on _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed terms, and financial assistance, recognizing that the effective implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +some legal obligations under the instrument is dependent on the availability of capacity building _x000D__x000D_ +and technical and adequate financial assistance. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To encourage inclusive action by all stakeholders to take measures aiming for ambitious plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution solutions including the private sector with associated industries and informal sector _x000D__x000D_ +workers as key players to solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA Resolution 5/14, the State of Kuwait is in the position to compact plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and understanding the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials _x000D__x000D_ +in order that they can be reused, remanufactured, recycled, or remove plastic waste from the _x000D__x000D_ +environment thereby retaining value in the economy for as long as possible along with the resources they _x000D__x000D_ +are made of, with adaptation of one of the circularity approaches. Such as: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Highlight the importance of supporting research and development in finding technical. _x000D__x000D_ +solutions that adopt circular approaches and investigate sustainable technical solutions . _x000D__x000D_ +2. Assessing, and understanding the socio-economic impacts of the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +response measures, and the principle of limiting the harm to the economy and environment. _x000D__x000D_ +of developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to develop the scope of the instrument, the objective of the treaty should be based on _x000D__x000D_ +ending plastic pollution per resolution 5\14, resulting from plastic waste. This can be achieved when _x000D__x000D_ +tackling the root cause of the Pollution, which is ineffective management of waste. Core obligations shall _x000D__x000D_ +be solely focused on promoting, environmentally sound management (ESM) with consideration of all _x000D__x000D_ +stages of plastic as _x000D__x000D_ +stated in decision 5/14. to achieve a comprehensive and an inclusive treaty, these specific _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, shall be based on national circumstances, with special flexibility provisions to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, underpinned by bottom-up approaches. These specific obligations shall refer to the objective _x000D__x000D_ +of the treaty as mandated and by the scope of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the second part of the scope section, prior to answering the types of substances, materials, _x000D__x000D_ +products and behaviors that should be covered by the future instrument, there are key areas needs to be _x000D__x000D_ +taken into considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastics have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in many _x000D__x000D_ +industries. Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological advancements _x000D__x000D_ +but also risk economic growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, durable and cost _x000D__x000D_ +effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, consumption, and recycling should be _x000D__x000D_ +our priority, rather than eliminating a material that has proven indispensable for countless _x000D__x000D_ +applications. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Banning certain types of plastics can have negative effects on the global recycling industry. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, cost-_x000D__x000D_ +effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other alternatives, _x000D__x000D_ +including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of goods and food. The State of _x000D__x000D_ +Kuwait reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable means to reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has seen a clear _x000D__x000D_ +example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role in medical equipment, _x000D__x000D_ +food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent housing. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we believe that it is crucial _x000D__x000D_ +for each member state to establish their own National Action Plans while considering their unique _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacities. The need for design criteria to enable circularity under national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, which includes efforts to investigate means to reuse and repair plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, including marine life. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness is an important aspect tackling plastic pollution as the main source of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +arrives from mismanagement of plastic waste during the consumption phase. _x000D__x000D_ +The Scope of the Treaty Should Include the Following Activities: _x000D__x000D_ +Trade: Import and Export Requirements to Parties and Non-Parties on a Non-Discriminatory Basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing non-discriminatory trade practices can motivate industry to diversify its product _x000D__x000D_ +offerings and invest in innovative solutions to maintain competitiveness in the global market. This can _x000D__x000D_ +drive the industry to develop new, environmentally friendly products or processes, opening up new _x000D__x000D_ +market opportunities. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Trade requirements should consider the varying levels of development, capabilities, and domestic _x000D__x000D_ +policies of countries. Therefore, the future instrument should not make it difficult for some nations to _x000D__x000D_ +comply with the requirements, in order to not hinder their economic growth or hampering their efforts _x000D__x000D_ +to address domestic priorities. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Potential conflicts with WTO rules: Non-discriminatory approaches could potentially come into _x000D__x000D_ +conflict with World Trade Organization’s rules, particularly if they are perceived as protectionist or unfairly _x000D__x000D_ +disadvantaging certain countries. This could lead to disputes and undermine the stability of international _x000D__x000D_ +trade. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevent favoritism policies in all import and export requirements for a certain product that can _x000D__x000D_ +play an economic changing effect, as a result of having a special policy for one material and ignoring others. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Recall the UNEA Resolution 5/14 Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on environment and development adopted in Rio de _x000D__x000D_ +Janeiro in 1992, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also Recall Para 3: _x000D__x000D_ +Decides that the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment henceforth referred to as the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, which could include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, taking into account among other things, the principles _x000D__x000D_ +of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ +Principles for us to call on: _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within _x000D__x000D_ +their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas _x000D__x000D_ +beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Parties in particular developed countries should respect the principle of sovereignty of States _x000D__x000D_ +in international cooperation to address the issue of plastics pollution in a facilitative, non-_x000D__x000D_ +instructive and non-punitive manner, and avoiding any undue burden being placed on Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Parties should protect the environmental system for the benefit of present and future _x000D__x000D_ +generations of humankind, on the basis of historical responsibility, equity and in accordance with _x000D__x000D_ +their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR+RC). _x000D__x000D_ +Accordingly, developed countries should take the lead in addressing the adverse effects of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and the impacts of the implementation of response measures on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Parties should respect the right to development to equitably meet the environmental needs of _x000D__x000D_ +present and future generations, in particular for developing and least developed country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +5. The specific needs, priorities and special circumstances of developing country Parties, especially _x000D__x000D_ +those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of plastic pollution, and of those _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, especially developing country Parties, which would have to bear a disproportionate or _x000D__x000D_ +abnormal burden under the instrument, should be given full consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +6. The Parties should ensure environmental integrity by building on and enhancing the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements under other UN bodies respecting the decisions and agreements _x000D__x000D_ +under the UN and to avoid any contradictions or inconsistent elements. _x000D__x000D_ +7. In order to protect the environment from plastics pollution, the precautionary approach shall be _x000D__x000D_ +widely applied by Parties according to their capabilities and responsibilities based on the CBDR _x000D__x000D_ +principle, & national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Developing countries have the right to promote sustainable development. Policies and measures _x000D__x000D_ +to protect the environmental system should be appropriate for the specific conditions of each _x000D__x000D_ +Party and should be integrated with national development programs, taking into account that _x000D__x000D_ +economic development is essential for adopting measures to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. The Parties should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system _x000D__x000D_ +that would lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, including the least developed Parties and those most environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable, thus enabling them to better address the problems of plastic pollution. Measures _x000D__x000D_ +taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral ones, should not constitute a means of _x000D__x000D_ +arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. _x000D__x000D_ +10. All efforts should be made to reach an international consensus agreement on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +informed by scientific certainty in a manner that is implementable by all Parties according to their _x000D__x000D_ +respective capacities and to the extent of the support received from developed Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +11. Parties shall co-operate in good faith and in a spirit of partnership in the fulfillment of the _x000D__x000D_ +principles embodied in the Rio Declaration and in the further development of international law to _x000D__x000D_ +combat plastics pollution based on full scientific certainty. _x000D__x000D_ +12. Developed countries shall recognize the importance of integrated and holistic approaches when _x000D__x000D_ +providing means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +13. Developing countries should not carry the burden of means of implementation and their required _x000D__x000D_ +needs by themselves. _x000D__x000D_ +14. Means of implementation shall address the concerns of developing countries on the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of response measures. _x000D__x000D_ +15. Developing countries shall be enabled to communicate their required needs for effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the future treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +16. Means of implementation shall be treated equally and in parallel with control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +17. Acknowledging the role of plastic to meet sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ +18. Plastic pollution and the leakage of plastic and plastic wastes into the environment can occur from _x000D__x000D_ +a variety of land-based and ocean-based sources, and mainly from mismanagement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. The sources include, but are not limited to illegal traffic, historical dumping of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +to the developing countries, the uncontrolled dumping of waste, and litter. _x000D__x000D_ +19. Bottom- up approach should be the main principle of any works of this treaty, considering national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacity. _x000D__x000D_ +20. It is important to honor the common but differentiated responsibilities as set out in Principle 7 of _x000D__x000D_ +The Rio Declaration, with financial flows from developed to developing countries. regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +polluter pay principle and Extended producer responsibility, we believe that this is not a substitute _x000D__x000D_ +to financial obligations of developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +21. Research and development are important to advance our ability to manage this significant _x000D__x000D_ +challenge. But the development of technical solutions to our plastic waste challenge will only be _x000D__x000D_ +as strong as the technical assistance and cooperation provided to allow equitable access to these _x000D__x000D_ +technologies. Furthermore, technological solutions must be comprehensive without limiting them _x000D__x000D_ +to certain types, since the capabilities and infrastructure differ from one country to another. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +22. Socio-economic impacts of the implementation of response measures, and the principle of _x000D__x000D_ +limiting the harm to the economy and environment of developing countries should be a key part _x000D__x000D_ +of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy plastic across the globe. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Detailed means of implementation from developed to developing countries, including financial _x000D__x000D_ +support provided from developed to developing countries, capacity building, and technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +INC is a party driven proves, however multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) provides a venue for _x000D__x000D_ +deeper discussion. It must include experts such as scientists from all relevant disciplines such as _x000D__x000D_ +engineers, researchers, manufacturers, and businesses with diverse backgrounds (geographic, _x000D__x000D_ +cultural, socio-economic etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +This instrument should not dive into the scope of existing treaties or instrument that have been _x000D__x000D_ +approved under the UN, if negotiating parties identify gaps in other treaties, than a _x000D__x000D_ +recommendation will be made to amend the existing treaties and not include them in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and monitoring provision as well standardization should be developed nationally. _x000D__x000D_ +There is no one size and no common standards that fit all as individual countries economic _x000D__x000D_ +circumstance and available infrastructure defer significantly. Reporting and monitoring must not _x000D__x000D_ +burden countries, particularly developing countries, and should not affect their right to develop _x000D__x000D_ +their economies. Countries can build their reporting on national action plans and strategies, _x000D__x000D_ +allowing the freedom of the countries to report the progress using the format of reporting they _x000D__x000D_ +select. Having acknowledged plastic pollution as a challenge, reporting instruments are to focus _x000D__x000D_ +on pollution originated mainly from mismanagement of waste aspect and strengthening those _x000D__x000D_ +elements. _x000D__x000D_ +A designed mechanism on plastic waste monitoring, reporting and verification would support policy _x000D__x000D_ +makers to further measure impacts of implemented targets and policies. _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 (e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; and if _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs, some elements are premature to be discussed or could have the issue of duplication of _x000D__x000D_ +work, such as: _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is premature to define any specific terms in legal documents as it will greatly depends on the _x000D__x000D_ +context where it be used. This approach ensures definitions directly correlate with their use, enhancing _x000D__x000D_ +the document's clarity. It also facilitates smoother implementation by ensuring each term serves a _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +relevant purpose and creates a more streamlined and efficient document by eliminating unnecessary, _x000D__x000D_ +unused terms. _x000D__x000D_ +Standards: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are existing standards and regulations in place globally that address plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. therefore, the instrument should not develop new standards to avoid duplicate the work with _x000D__x000D_ +existing international standard-setting bodies in addition to the complexity and time consuming of this _x000D__x000D_ +issue in addition to the fact that new standards might hinder innovation and adaptability. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters: _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the instrument shall include the following: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of plastic production in contributing to the Sustainable Development _x000D__x000D_ +Goals. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledgment of the Problem of plastic pollution caused by the mismanagement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reference to the importance of the Principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +These policies and measures shall demonstrate that developed countries are taking the lead in _x000D__x000D_ +modifying longer-term trends in ending plastic pollution. and taking into account the differences _x000D__x000D_ +in these Parties’ starting points and approaches, economic structures and resource bases, the _x000D__x000D_ +need to maintain strong and sustainable economic growth, available technologies and other _x000D__x000D_ +individual circumstances, as well as the need for equitable and appropriate contributions by each _x000D__x000D_ +of these Parties to the global effort regarding that objective. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Circular approaches: the instrument could advocate for a shift away from the linear model of _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption. Instead, it could promote a circular economy that minimizes waste _x000D__x000D_ +and makes the most of resources. This might involve measures like improved product design for _x000D__x000D_ +easier recycling, promoting repurpose and reuse. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: action on control measures to shall be commensurate to the _x000D__x000D_ +ambitious levels of compliance; it is equally important to have equally ambitious levels means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, including financial resources, capacity-building, and technology transfer to _x000D__x000D_ +support developing countries. As this would be the only way to ensure that our ambitions to _x000D__x000D_ +address the challenge of plastic pollution can be achieved. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Commitment to Action: The preamble may conclude an ambition and inspiring call to action _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution and a global commitment to work collectively and decisively to achieve this goal _x000D__x000D_ +on gradual basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international conventions and instruments, while respecting their respective _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +mandates, to prevent plastic pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects _x000D__x000D_ +on human well-being and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility: _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility that provisions allow countries discretion in the implementation of their commitments, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Remaining Parts: A dedicated workstreams/groups, preferably 2 bodies are established: one _x000D__x000D_ +overarching body that maintains oversight and is capable of pushing interests, and one small _x000D__x000D_ +experts’ group where technical exchange, case studies and modalities discussions can take place. _x000D__x000D_ +These two bodies are to be mandated clearly to identify and provide recommendations on _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive solutions, approaches and technologies to address the “plastic waste/pollution”. _x000D__x000D_ +Focusing the work on plastics without recognizing the waste problem will lead to further blame _x000D__x000D_ +on plastics without recognition of its value. Another important concept/theme is the diversity in _x000D__x000D_ +actions according to regions and economies: the costs of treating plastics waste differ greatly _x000D__x000D_ +between developed and emerging markets (even within developing economies we see big _x000D__x000D_ +differences in terms of costs, employments etc.) and a unified approach will distort the feasibility _x000D__x000D_ +of these solutions for everyone. _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation: _x000D__x000D_ +After the treaty is established, it is crucial to implement a robust system for evaluation, _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring, reporting, and periodic review. This ensures that the treaty's objectives are being met, _x000D__x000D_ +and any necessary adjustments can be made. Compliance with the treaty's terms is equally vital, _x000D__x000D_ +as it maintains the integrity and effectiveness of the agreement, ultimately promoting its long-_x000D__x000D_ +term success . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1700,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malawi_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Malawi'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Malawi _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Chifundo Chinyama : chifundochinyama@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Peter Magombo : uniquemagombo@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the instrument can be adopted from the UNEA Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + For instance UNEA Resolution 5/14: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions 1/6, 2/11, 3/7, 4/6, 4/7 and 4/9* and _x000D__x000D_ +affirming the urgent need to strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance to take _x000D__x000D_ +immediate action towards the: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +long-term elimination of plastic pollution in terrestrial, marine and other environments, _x000D__x000D_ +and to _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +the human activities dependent on them”, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 3 : “the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, henceforth referred to _x000D__x000D_ +as “the instrument”, which could include : _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +both binding and voluntary approaches; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +an account, among other things of the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UNEA resolution 5/14 can form a useful baseline for negotiations on the scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +because it is the result of extensive discussions, negotiations and consensus among member states _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and experts in the field of environmental policy. Using elements adopted from the resolution can _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that the treaty builds upon the expertise and consensus-building process that was already _x000D__x000D_ +achieved at UNEA. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 already reaffirms the principles of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development. Some of the Rio Principles that are of particular interest in the context of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty may include: - _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of Sustainable development (Principle 1) this applies under the understanding _x000D__x000D_ +that “Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are _x000D__x000D_ +entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature”. This principle also forms _x000D__x000D_ +the basis for sustainable production and consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) (Principle 7) that can _x000D__x000D_ +apply when establishing a financial mechanism under the treaty and when considering _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Public participation in environmental decision-making (Principle 10) public participation _x000D__x000D_ +fosters a sense of responsibility for the environment and encourages long-term commitment _x000D__x000D_ +to sustainable practices by various stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information (Principle 10) at National level access to information ensures that _x000D__x000D_ +relevant data, documents, and decision-making processes related to environmental issues are _x000D__x000D_ +transparent and accessible to the all stakeholders .At global level it allows countries to share _x000D__x000D_ +data, research, and best practices, leading to more effective global efforts to address _x000D__x000D_ +environmental challenges associated with plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary environmental justice, also known as the “no harm rule” protecting states _x000D__x000D_ +from transboundary harm (Principle 14) – It emphasizes the need for countries to work _x000D__x000D_ +together to prevent, reduce, and mitigate the adverse impacts of plastics in shared marine _x000D__x000D_ +environments. In addition Plastic pollution can disproportionately affect countries with less _x000D__x000D_ +capacity to manage or mitigate its impacts. The ""no harm rule"" helps address the potential _x000D__x000D_ +inequity by holding polluting countries accountable and ensuring that they provide assistance _x000D__x000D_ +and support to affected states. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary principle (Principle 15)- plastic pollution in the marine environment is a _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary issue that requires international cooperation. The precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ +encourages countries to work together to address the issue collectively, even in the absence _x000D__x000D_ +of comprehensive scientific data. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle (Principle 16) In the context of a global treaty, the polluter pays _x000D__x000D_ +principle can help allocate financial responsibilities fairly among countries and parties to the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. It can ensure that countries with higher levels of plastic production and pollution _x000D__x000D_ +contribute proportionally to mitigation efforts. Encouraging the polluter to pay for the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental costs of plastic pollution reinforces the idea of long-term sustainability. It _x000D__x000D_ +discourages short-sighted practices that prioritize profit over environmental well-being. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the above there are various other important principles that can also be considered _x000D__x000D_ +under the treaty including: intergenerational equity, prevention principle, Zero waste principle (this _x000D__x000D_ +deviates from the traditional waste hierarchy in that a zero waste system; all waste can be reused _x000D__x000D_ +until the optimum level of consumption is achieved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Annex on key principles and minimum requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +(EPR) systems _x000D__x000D_ +This annex may recommend or require parties to the treaty to establish EPR measures or _x000D__x000D_ +legislation or align their existing measures with standardized requirements, with a primary _x000D__x000D_ +focus on reducing mismanaged waste and advancing circular economy solutions, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +in priority sectors like packaging. The proposed Annex can be designed to establish a _x000D__x000D_ +standardized approach to the implementation of national EPR legislation or measures , _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing that countries may have varying starting points and regulatory paths. It would _x000D__x000D_ +address several critical aspects of EPR systems, including: Scope, Roles ,Responsibilities, _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting , Monitoring and Enforcement1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +If this is not appropriate for an annex, then it is proposed that a temporary bodyor technical _x000D__x000D_ +committee or task force of subject experts be established for specific tasks to develop _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, or guidelines on key principles and minimum requirements for Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR) systems as requested by the CoP _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility is important for developing countries within the context of a legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding treaty to combat plastic pollution because it offers a comprehensive framework for reducing _x000D__x000D_ +environmental harm, promoting sustainable development, and creating economic opportunities while _x000D__x000D_ +addressing the unique challenges and limitations faced by these nations in managing plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Also see INC-3 Submission by Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, Written submission prior to INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(part a) _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1701,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +n/a _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Name: Eddy Mazuaansyah bin Mohd Ali Murad _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources, _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Email: eddyms@nrecc.gov.my _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 Sept 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia believes that the scope of this instrument should encompass all aspects of the life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic, from upstream, which starts from the polymerisation process to downstream activities, which _x000D__x000D_ +include recycling and end-of-life disposal of plastic waste, covering management of legacy plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +and prevention of future leakages of plastic waste into the environment. The instrument should also _x000D__x000D_ +cover all the different categories of substances at every stage of life cycle of the plastic chain. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Having the scope of the instrument to cover the life cycle of plastic is important to address the many _x000D__x000D_ +potential elements throughout the plastic value chain which could contribute to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic becomes material after it undergoes the polymerization process thus Malaysia proposes for _x000D__x000D_ +the upstream system boundary to start at the polymerization process. Raw material for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, be it the conventional oil and gas or sustainable sources such as organic material, are not _x000D__x000D_ +specifically used only for plastic production but could be a raw material for other purposes such as _x000D__x000D_ +energy generation. Thus, Malaysia believes that the upstream system boundary should begin at the _x000D__x000D_ +polymerization process when plastic becomes material. The scope of the instrument should not divert _x000D__x000D_ +from addressing “plastic pollution” as mandated under the UNEA Resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Hierarchy _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The waste hierarchy presents a prioritised sequence of actions aimed at mitigating waste and _x000D__x000D_ +safeguarding the environment and human health. It emphasises the importance of measures that _x000D__x000D_ +preempt and minimise waste over alternative solutions, despite its focus on waste management. While _x000D__x000D_ +not in the Rio Principles, the waste hierarchy is a guiding tool for determining control measures and _x000D__x000D_ +essential responsibilities that can generate the greatest environmental and health benefits. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +According to the waste hierarchy framework, the priority should be given to prevention, reduction, and _x000D__x000D_ +reuse of waste materials, followed by recycling, energy recovery, and disposal. However, the _x000D__x000D_ +application of waste hierarchy principle must not neglect the need to safeguard the economies of _x000D__x000D_ +Member States while implementing core obligations to end plastic pollution. Therefore, any _x000D__x000D_ +prevention, reduction, and reuse measures should be complemented with the availability of safe and _x000D__x000D_ +economically viable alternatives and any recycling, energy recovery, and disposal mechanisms should _x000D__x000D_ +be complemented with its safety and suitability to each Member State based on national capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +and circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring the availability of precise, timely, and comprehensive scientific and technical information, and _x000D__x000D_ +equally critical, the socio-economic impact assessments of the various core obligations in the Treaty, _x000D__x000D_ +will be of utmost importance in effectively implementing the treaty aimed at curbing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +while transforming the economy of plastic from linear to circular. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While the Treaty strives to end plastic pollution, it has to recognize the need for the plastic industry to _x000D__x000D_ +undergo a huge transformation; not only from a linear to a circular system, but to diversify and innovate _x000D__x000D_ +safer and more sustainable plastic. In order to drive this transformation, policies which could positively _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate this transformation could accelerate a safe circular plastic ecosystem compared to restrictive _x000D__x000D_ +and punitive policies which could hinder innovation and technological development for a sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production of plastic. Obligations which reinforce the need for this transformation _x000D__x000D_ +should be included in the Treaty to drive demand for safe, circular and sustainable plastic such as (i) _x000D__x000D_ +how we can design better plastic products to improve its recoverability from waste streams, including _x000D__x000D_ +the incorporation of recycled content, and its durability for reuse and refill models, and (ii) how do we _x000D__x000D_ +incentivize demand for circular plastic, amongst others. This work could be supported with the socio-_x000D__x000D_ +economic assessments in deriving obligations which could address plastic pollution while developing _x000D__x000D_ +the economies of the world. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1702,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/monaco_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Monaco'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +MONACO _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Wilfrid DERI _x000D__x000D_ +wderi@gouv.mc _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Principality of Monaco submits a text for the scope elaborated on the basis of the proposals _x000D__x000D_ +contained in Annex I.C of the document ""Potential options for elements towards an international _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics"", as requested by Resolution 5/14 of the United Nations Environment Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/PP/INC.2/4). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed text: _x000D__x000D_ +""This legally binding instrument covers the entire life cycle of plastics, from resource extraction to _x000D__x000D_ +waste disposal, through production, design, use and consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +It addresses all sources of plastic pollution, including materials, products, chemicals, additives, _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, nanoplastics and the molecules resulting from their degradation and alteration in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and living organisms. _x000D__x000D_ +This legally binding instrument recognises the risk of plastic pollution and its adverse effects to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment, including the marine environment, as well as its negative impact on _x000D__x000D_ +climate change and biodiversity"". _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thus formulated, the scope of the legally binding instrument should encompass all forms of current _x000D__x000D_ +and future plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The entire life cycle of plastics is covered by the legally binding Instrument and should lead to _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable and circular production and consumption of plastics, and environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste for all products containing plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument also addresses problematic and avoidable plastics, with a view to reducing, _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating, replacing or banning these products and materials with more sustainable alternatives or _x000D__x000D_ +ensuring the minimisation of their presence in the environment in the form of waste and/or pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument considers in particular the risks to human health throughout the life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and the risks to the environment, in particular climate change and biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Principality of Monaco submits a list of principles based on the proposals contained in Annex I.D _x000D__x000D_ +of the document ""Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics"", as requested by _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEP/PP/INC.2/4). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The principles adopted in 1992 by the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development should guide _x000D__x000D_ +the Instrument with particular consideration for the application of: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the precautionary principle ; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the polluter pays principle and extended producer responsibility (EPR); _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as recognised by the United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations General Assembly; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development, including the benefits of the circular economy in achieving _x000D__x000D_ +responsible production and consumption; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +transparency and the use of the best available science; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the principle of equity, the specific needs and special situation of developing and least _x000D__x000D_ +developed countries, including small island developing states; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +intergenerational responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +gender equality and diversity of perspectives, recognising that marginalised and vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +communities are disproportionately affected by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary principle states that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage _x000D__x000D_ +from plastic pollution, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing _x000D__x000D_ +cost-effective measures to deal with the problem. For example, the 2023 Agreement on the _x000D__x000D_ +Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National _x000D__x000D_ +Jurisdiction (art. 7-e); the CBD (§ 9 of the preamble); and the 2001 Stockholm Convention (art.1). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle refers to principle 16 of the 1992 Rio Declaration: the producers of _x000D__x000D_ +pollution must internalise its environmental costs by bearing the costs of its management in _x000D__x000D_ +order to prevent damage to human health or the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +As a practical application of the polluter pays principle, the principle of Extended Producer _x000D__x000D_ +Responsibility (EPR) should be applied to reinforce the responsibilities of plastic product _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers at the various stages of the plastics life cycle, in particular take-back, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +and disposal. The costs of the negative environmental externalities of products should be _x000D__x000D_ +transferred to producers, i.e. to shift the burden of managing certain end-of-life products onto _x000D__x000D_ +producers, e.g. UNEP -Turning off the tap _x000D__x000D_ +(https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42235/producer_responsibility_shee_x000D__x000D_ +t.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The waste hierarchy - This principle is mentioned in UNEA Resolution 2/11 ""Marine Plastic Waste _x000D__x000D_ +and Microplastics"". The waste hierarchy is an integrated approach in which priority is given to _x000D__x000D_ +prevention/minimisation and preparation for re-use before recycling, recovery and disposal. This _x000D__x000D_ +approach favours the recovery and re-use of materials wherever possible, in order to obtain the _x000D__x000D_ +maximum benefit from products and generate the minimum amount of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as recognised by United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +General Assembly resolution 76/300; the protection of the environment and human health are _x000D__x000D_ +the main motivation and expected outcome alongside with the ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1703,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_15092023_a.pdf,[],['New Zealand'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Not applicable _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Renée Yap (renee.yap@mfat.govt.nz) _x000D__x000D_ +Daisy Croft (daisy.croft@mfe.govt.nz) _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UN Environment Assembly resolution 5/14 mandates the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +(INC) in its discussions towards a new international legally binding instrument to consider the full scope _x000D__x000D_ +of the plastic lifecycle, including land-based and marine plastic pollution as well as microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports this mandated scope. Specifically, New Zealand would like to see the _x000D__x000D_ +development of an instrument that establishes an effective global regime to reduce plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate plastic pollution on a global scale, covering the full lifecycle of plastics, including: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +addressing issues from the extraction of raw materials through to disposal and pollution _x000D__x000D_ +impacts on ecosystems _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +the development of solutions to the sources and drivers of plastics entering the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +which could include innovation, redesign of products, services and systems to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary use of plastics and enable plastic reuse and repair, and research into the role of _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products (i.e. not limited to packaging) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +plastics as a material: long chain/high molecular mass polymers and associated additives. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports referring to the ‘lifespan’ of plastics, instead of the ‘lifecycle’, to avoid confusion _x000D__x000D_ +with lifecycle approaches and analysis, and the circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +There is a range of international rules that create obligations to manage certain types of plastic in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner. However, a variety of plastics do not fall within the scope of these rules _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and are therefore not covered by the obligations to manage waste in an environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +manner. The plastics treaty is an opportunity to capture all plastics within scope of proposed measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Refer to New Zealand Submission Template B (1) regarding definition of plastics which is intricately _x000D__x000D_ +linked to the scope of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the inclusion of the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development in their entirety as stated in UNEA resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are also supportive of the inclusion of other established principles and approaches, including, _x000D__x000D_ +inter alia: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A full life cycle approach for resources, materials and products, which seeks to address _x000D__x000D_ +issues from the extraction of raw materials through to disposal and pollution impacts; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A waste hierarchy approach that seeks to avoid generating plastic waste in the first place; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A circular economy approach that designs out waste and pollution; keeps products and _x000D__x000D_ +materials in use for as long as possible; and regenerates natural systems; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A One Health approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of _x000D__x000D_ +people, animals and ecosystems; recognizing that the health of humans, domestic and _x000D__x000D_ +wild animals, plants and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked _x000D__x000D_ +and interdependent; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +An ecosystem approach that recognizes the need for the integrated management of land, _x000D__x000D_ +water and living resources, which promotes conservation and sustainable use in an _x000D__x000D_ +equitable way; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Approaches that use the relevant traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, where _x000D__x000D_ +available; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +An approach that respects, promotes and considers respective obligations, as applicable, _x000D__x000D_ +relating to the rights of Indigenous Peoples; and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +An approach that fully recognises the special circumstances of small island developing _x000D__x000D_ +States and of least developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1704,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Norway'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Norway _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Erlend Draget, erlend.draget@kld.dep.no _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +Norway does not see the need to define a scope for the agreement. Many Multilateral Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Agreements (MEAs) do not operate with an explicit scope, and usually the objective of the agreement _x000D__x000D_ +and key definitions will be sufficient and indirectly serve the purpose as a scope. Examples of MEAs _x000D__x000D_ +without a defined scope: the Stockholm Convention and the Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The resolution ""End plastic pollution"" from the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) _x000D__x000D_ +gives a broad mandate to the INC-process and indirectly a scope for the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The risk of defining a scope now is that it could prove limiting in the goal of ending plastic pollution. It _x000D__x000D_ +risks excluding important measures as scientific knowledge is still developing and there are emerging _x000D__x000D_ +issues that the instrument could be suited to regulate further down the line. The agreement can and _x000D__x000D_ +should be strengthened over time. Elements might be left out of the scope and issues deemed _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to regulate in the future might unintentionally therefore not be regulated. This agreement _x000D__x000D_ +should be an instrument fit to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should address the whole value chain of plastic (design, production, use, recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +disposal/waste). Products made partly of plastics, including composite material, should fall under the _x000D__x000D_ +scope of the agreement. Chemical pollution is an integral part of plastic pollution, and regulation of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals in plastics should be a key element of the agreement. Agreeing on a definition of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and of plastic pollution would also make a scope redundant. E.g., Plastic pollution: emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +leakage of (macro and micro) plastics and chemical pollutants from plastic production, use, recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +and disposal, covering emissions and releases to all environmental compartments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Norway does not see the need for a dedicated section on principles in the treaty, but that key _x000D__x000D_ +principles are reflected in the preamble and in relevant Articles/Obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +as done in other conventions (e.g., the Stockholm Convention and the Minamata Convention). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following are examples of relevant principles and views on how they can be included in the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1) The precautionary approach _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary approach states that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, _x000D__x000D_ +lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent environmental degradation (Rio Principle 15). In other words, it requires preventive action in _x000D__x000D_ +the face of uncertainty. This approach is included in many international treaties as well as national _x000D__x000D_ +legislations on pollution/environmental protection. It has precedence through several relevant _x000D__x000D_ +Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) including the Stockholm Convention, the Convention _x000D__x000D_ +on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the Stockholm Convention the precautionary approach is recognized in the preamble, the objective _x000D__x000D_ +and embedded in the Convention. In a similar manner, the precautionary approach of the new _x000D__x000D_ +plastics treaty should be embedded in the convention text to ensure preventive measures are taken _x000D__x000D_ +to avoid environmental damage. Measures should be implemented at an early stage before serious or _x000D__x000D_ +irreversible damage occurs and despite existing knowledge gaps (in the absence of full scientific _x000D__x000D_ +certainty). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary approach also implies shifting the burden of proof to the proponents of an activity _x000D__x000D_ +(reversal of proof). Cause and effect relationships are often difficult to fully established scientifically _x000D__x000D_ +and the burden of proof should be on those who argue that a proposed activity will not cause _x000D__x000D_ +significant harm. The principle should be evoked in the context of uncertainty about the effect on _x000D__x000D_ +human health and on the environment. Lack of full scientific certainty is no excuse for inaction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary approach is relevant to the treaty as such and all stages of the plastic life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Aspects of particular importance include regulating chemicals and polymers of concern, production of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers, microplastics and other emissions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) The polluter pays principle _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle is a central principle in environmental law, stating that the polluter should, _x000D__x000D_ +in principle, bear the cost of pollution (Rio principle 16). Many UN members have included this _x000D__x000D_ +principle in their national legislation on pollution. It is included in several Multilateral Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Agreements (MEAs) such as the Stockholm Convention, the Convention on the Protection and Use of _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, the London Protocol (Protocol to the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter) and the _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. The principle is _x000D__x000D_ +also indirectly evoked through systems for liability and compensation, such as through several of the _x000D__x000D_ +instruments of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle should be an integral part of the plastics treaty as it places the _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility on the polluter. In spite of the inclusion of this principle in several treaties and national _x000D__x000D_ +legislation the cost of pollution is often borne by society at large and covered by public funding _x000D__x000D_ +instead of being borne by those responsible for causing the pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similar as for the precautionary principle, historically the burden of proof has often been left to the _x000D__x000D_ +public authorities. The polluter pays principle, when implemented effectively, relieves the burden of _x000D__x000D_ +public financing for pollution control, remediation, and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle is relevant to the treaty as such and should be an embedded feature of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty text. Topics of particular importance includes extended producer responsibility, emissions and _x000D__x000D_ +releases of plastic throughout its life cycle, waste management and remediation of existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3) Waste hierarchy principle _x000D__x000D_ +A five-step hierarchy of waste management options which must be applied in this priority order. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste prevention, as the preferred option, is followed by reuse, recycling, recovery including energy _x000D__x000D_ +recovery and as a last option, safe disposal. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The waste hierarchy is widely used in national and regional legislation, including the EUs waste _x000D__x000D_ +framework directive. While being an established principle, there can be benefits in further developing _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy to put more attention to the upstream and preventive measures. The R-ladder _x000D__x000D_ +could serve as an alternative in this respect. The R-ladder is more elaborate on the waste prevention _x000D__x000D_ +stage by breaking it down to the following three stages; refuse, rethink, reduce. This will not only _x000D__x000D_ +clarify which strategies are relevant to reduce waste, but also the strategies that are relevant to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce consumption and production of plastics. Making the first step of the ladder more detailed and _x000D__x000D_ +explicit will provide an important pedagogic measure to remind and enlighten national and local _x000D__x000D_ +policy makers on the most key priorities and strategies when implementing the plastic agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is impossible to recycle our way out of the plastic problem. Preventive measures must be taken in _x000D__x000D_ +order to reduce the overall supply of plastics in the economy. The waste hierarchy (or R-ladder) gives _x000D__x000D_ +a clear priority order to the most effective actions to achieve key objectives of the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +By following the waste hierarchy, the environmental impact of consumption, production and waste _x000D__x000D_ +creation is reduced, and resource efficiency is increased. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The waste hierarchy is relevant to several parts of the agreement, including but not limited to: (based _x000D__x000D_ +on zero draft text): Primary plastic polymers; Product design, composition and performance; non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes. It is also important that the waste hierarchy (or r-ladder) is reflected in the _x000D__x000D_ +incentives/fee structure in plastic EPR schemes. The hierarchy is central in the commitments related _x000D__x000D_ +to waste management, and existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +As proposed in the section on principles we prefer to include these in the preamble. Some additional _x000D__x000D_ +elements to the preamble are added in the explanatory text below. Work on the preamble could be _x000D__x000D_ +initiated at INC-3, an informal working group could be set up and if need be continue their work _x000D__x000D_ +during INC-4, the co-chairs of the group could then present a draft with proposed element for the _x000D__x000D_ +preamble. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Agenda 2030 is relevant to the new plastics treaty. Agenda 2023 is holistic, and all the Sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +Development Goals (SDGs are of relevance), in particular SDGs 3, 12 and 14. The preamble should _x000D__x000D_ +include reference to sustainable development (Agenda 2030 and the principles of the Rio Declaration _x000D__x000D_ +on Environment and Development), recognition of the interlinked triple planetary crisis of climate _x000D__x000D_ +change, biodiversity loss and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As in Agenda 2030, the role and responsibility of business and civil society should be recognised. This _x000D__x000D_ +wording could be inspired by the preamble in the Stockholm Convention. Recognizing the important _x000D__x000D_ +contribution that the private sector and non-governmental organizations can make to achieving the _x000D__x000D_ +reduction and/or elimination of emissions and discharges of ""plastics"". In this context the _x000D__x000D_ +contribution from the “informal sector” and/or “workers in co-operative and/or informal _x000D__x000D_ +sectors/setting” should be recognised. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ +Norway's proposal is that only key terms should be defined and that concepts not strictly needed for _x000D__x000D_ +the purpose of regulation/implementation do not require a definition (e.g., ""circularity""). Discussing _x000D__x000D_ +and agreeing on a number of definitions could take valuable time away from negotiating core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations of the treaty and should be avoided. In addition, the understanding of certain terms could _x000D__x000D_ +change over time, due to new scientific knowledge or otherwise, so that including these definitions _x000D__x000D_ +could limit the flexibility of the treaty. Many MEA's of a similar nature strictly limit the number of _x000D__x000D_ +definitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Based on this thinking, we propose to develop definitions for terms that are critical for the _x000D__x000D_ +understanding and implementation of the obligations of the treaty, but to be cautious of those _x000D__x000D_ +definitions that could change over time or where it could be challenging to arrive at an agreed text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sectoral approach and a scientific and technical subsidiary body _x000D__x000D_ +As previously proposed, in the submission to INC 2, Norway sees the need for a sectoral approach to _x000D__x000D_ +several of the obligations in the treaty and for technical work within different sectors/areas of use _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(including but not limited to, fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture, packaging, textile, transportation, _x000D__x000D_ +medical and healthcare, industry and construction). The Conference of the Parties to the new treaty _x000D__x000D_ +could establish working groups under a scientific and technical body. The purpose of such work would _x000D__x000D_ +be to provide guidance on sector specific issues, share best practice and propose candidates for listing _x000D__x000D_ +in annexes, relevant examples: on design/product requirements, bans on specific products or _x000D__x000D_ +polymers as well as effective measures to reduce leakage and emissions of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1705,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Philippines'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES_x000D__x000D_ +PASUGUAN NG REPUBLIKA NC PILIPINAS_x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBT_x000D__x000D_ +Note No. PHL- 41'tt - 2023_x000D__x000D_ +The Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines in Nairobi presents_x000D__x000D_ +its compliments to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEp) and, with_x000D__x000D_ +reference to the call for written submissions prior to the third session of the_x000D__x000D_ +lntergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a plastics treaty (lNC-3) on a)_x000D__x000D_ +elements not discussed at the second INC session, such as principles and scope, and_x000D__x000D_ +b) any potential areas for inter-sessional work, has the honor to transmit the attached_x000D__x000D_ +submission of the Philippines on the aforesaid topics._x000D__x000D_ +The Mission would appreciate the kind assistance of the UNEP INC plastic_x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat in uploading the philippines'submission to the meeting website._x000D__x000D_ +The Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines avails itself of this_x000D__x000D_ +opportunity to renew to the United Nations Environment Programme the assurances_x000D__x000D_ +of its highest consideration,_x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 15 September 2023_x000D__x000D_ +UNITED NATIONS ENVI RONMENT PROGRAMME_x000D__x000D_ +NAIROB!_x000D__x000D_ +Email: unep-sgb@un. org; unep-i ncplastic. secretariat@un. org_x000D__x000D_ +Attachment:as sfafed._x000D__x000D_ +001 Mzima Springs Road, Lavington, P.O. 3ox47941, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya_x000D__x000D_ +Tel Nos.: (+254) 736 310 049' (+254)734 450 001_x000D__x000D_ +Website: www.nairobipe.dfa.gov.ph . E-mail: nairobi.pe@dfa.gov.ph . pe.nairobi@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +,c_x000D__x000D_ ++_x000D__x000D_ ++_x000D__x000D_ +-o_x000D__x000D_ +c)_x000D__x000D_ +AT_x000D__x000D_ +t_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PHILIPPINES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of the Philippines _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Not applicable _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Atty. Jonas R. Leones _x000D__x000D_ +Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Environment and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Email: ouppia@denr.gov.ph _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Albert A. Magalang _x000D__x000D_ +Chief Environmental Management Specialist _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Environment and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Email: albertmgg@denr.gov.ph _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +8 August 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the advancement to detailed provisions, it is proposed that the scope of the treaty be highlighted _x000D__x000D_ +as having been adequately outlined in the negotiation mandate (Resolution 5/14): “long-term _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of plastic pollution”, to “avoid detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the _x000D__x000D_ +human activities dependent on them” through “a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastic”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All forms and sources of plastic pollution should thus be within the scope of the new treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Co-benefits of control measures for other issues are proposed to be considered, including _x000D__x000D_ +promotion of a circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These are proposed to be embedded in preambular paragraphs of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Discussion of control measures are proposed to provide further details to clarify the scope later _x000D__x000D_ +on, if necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The agreement is proposed to prioritize public health and environmental concerns. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to protect human health from the adverse impacts of plastics are proposed to be _x000D__x000D_ +embedded in the control measures needed to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Some pertinent portions of the Rio Declaration proposed to be considered include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 1: How the treaty’s control measures would ensure all human beings’ entitlement to a healthy _x000D__x000D_ +and productive life in harmony with nature; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 2: How the treaty’s substantive obligations would ascertain that states do not cause damage _x000D__x000D_ +to the environment of other states or areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction in the face of the _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary impacts of plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principle 3: How the treaty’s overall design would make environmental protection an integral part of _x000D__x000D_ +the development process, rather than considering it in isolation from development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/76/300 on the human right to a clean, healthy _x000D__x000D_ +and sustainable environment is likewise proposed to be considered as it is highly relevant to all existing _x000D__x000D_ +and newly developed multilateral environmental agreements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3983329?ln=en%E2%80%9D _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; _x000D__x000D_ +and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the Parties (COP) is proposed to be the treaty’s governing body and it should use the INC _x000D__x000D_ +rules of procedure when adopting its own rules of procedure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure that the COP will have rules agreed upon for decision-making based on the experience from _x000D__x000D_ +every MEA since 1992 from UNFCCC to Minamata. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Amendments: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Procedures for Member-States to propose amendments to enable gradual strengthening of the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +and its Annexes or protocols are being proposed to be established clearly, including how amendments _x000D__x000D_ +could be proposed, reviewed, and approved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A three-fourths majority can be considered as a threshold for adoption of amendments based on the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Basel, UNFCCC, and the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the _x000D__x000D_ +Ozone Layer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Entry into force: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similar to the Montreal Protocol, supplementary criteria relating to the estimated total volume of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic consumption of States is proposed to be established for the instrument’s entry into force _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As an example: Article 16, Montreal Protocol _x000D__x000D_ +https://ozone.unep.org/treaties/montreal-protocol/articles/article-16-entry-force _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Article 16: Entry into force _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 January 1989, provided that at least eleven instruments of _x000D__x000D_ +ratification, acceptance, approval of the Protocol or accession thereto have been deposited by _x000D__x000D_ +States or regional economic integration organizations representing at least two-thirds of 1986 _x000D__x000D_ +estimated global consumption of the controlled substances, and the provisions of paragraph 1 of _x000D__x000D_ +Article 17 of the Convention have been fulfilled. In the event that these conditions have not been _x000D__x000D_ +fulfilled by that date, the Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on _x000D__x000D_ +which the conditions have been fulfilled. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any such instrument deposited by a regional economic _x000D__x000D_ +integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States _x000D__x000D_ +of such organization. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. After the entry into force of this Protocol, any State or regional economic integration organization _x000D__x000D_ +shall become a Party to it on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of its instrument of _x000D__x000D_ +ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Written Submissions Prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of the Philippines _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Not applicable _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Atty. Jonas R. Leones _x000D__x000D_ +Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Environment and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Email: ouppia@denr.gov.ph _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Albert A. Magalang _x000D__x000D_ +Chief Environmental Management Specialist _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Environment and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Email: albertmgg@denr.gov.ph _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +14 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 (following the lists _x000D__x000D_ +compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 11. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritize problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements]. _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered. _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practices. _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer’ on mutually agreed terms. _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism]. _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)). _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1) Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Work on definitions is supported to ensure a common understanding on key terms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, including: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3) Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) To come up with a risk-based, categories-grouping approach for plastic product categories. _x000D__x000D_ +b) A two-step assessment framework is proposed to be used wherein pollution risk will first be _x000D__x000D_ +evaluated and then second, elimination and significant reduction feasibility will be done when _x000D__x000D_ +developing information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, including: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +c) Plastic product groups are proposed to be established by grouping plastic products together based _x000D__x000D_ +on their properties, uses, pathways to the environment, considering their specific sectors (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +intended for direct placement in the environment) and characteristics (e.g. designed to be short-_x000D__x000D_ +lived and disposable, releasing significant microplastics during use). _x000D__x000D_ +d) Thereafter, each plastic product group is proposed to be assessed; their corresponding pollution _x000D__x000D_ +risks based on pollution probability and potential harms, identifying which specific product groups _x000D__x000D_ +are key contributors to plastic pollution and the particular risks they pose when they end up in the _x000D__x000D_ +natural environment. _x000D__x000D_ +e) The prioritized high-risk product groups are then proposed to be assessed against criteria of _x000D__x000D_ +elimination and significant reduction feasibility (or in other words, feasibility for these control _x000D__x000D_ +measures), particularly: _x000D__x000D_ +i. Technical feasibility (e.g., the availability and viability of alternative materials or processes, _x000D__x000D_ +existence, and scalability of technologies to collect, recycle and reuse waste); _x000D__x000D_ +ii. Socioeconomic feasibility (e.g., the affordability and acceptability of changes, including _x000D__x000D_ +differential impacts for specific countries or demographic groups); _x000D__x000D_ +iii. Likelihood of unintended consequences (e.g., the risks that substitution/reduction/ _x000D__x000D_ +management may have other high-risk or worse environmental outcomes). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +f) The criteria to determine and prioritize plastic products to be banned, phased out, and significantly _x000D__x000D_ +reduced is proposed to be used as an intermediate step to list out specific products in the associated _x000D__x000D_ +annex wherein the criteria could be summarized as a subsection of the annex to assist with gradual _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening and adding more applicable products or product groups in the future. _x000D__x000D_ +g) In such an assessment, the criteria is proposed to prioritize measures to eliminate and reduce high-_x000D__x000D_ +risk plastic categories, before considering the measures to facilitate and promote a safe circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +h) Intersessional work is proposed to come up with a similar categories-grouping approach for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers of concern wherein the outcomes of these assessments will support the _x000D__x000D_ +creation of positive and/or negative lists of chemicals and polymers and the corresponding treaty _x000D__x000D_ +control measures (i.e. allowed and not allowed, whether under global requirements on prohibition, _x000D__x000D_ +phased reductions, circular economy, and waste management). _x000D__x000D_ +i) _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to banning and phasing out, intersessional work is proposed to also conduct a study on _x000D__x000D_ +the use and trade of the product groups, economic instruments (such as taxes, fees, levies, etc.) and _x000D__x000D_ +product design standards (e.g. products must be designed a certain way to reduce plastic use, those _x000D__x000D_ +that do not meet the standards are effectively prohibited), to be used as complementary measures _x000D__x000D_ +to further drive reduction. _x000D__x000D_ +j) _x000D__x000D_ +Trade controls with Parties and non-Parties is also proposed to be considered in intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +as necessary to the effectiveness and enforcement of these measures, hence these should be among _x000D__x000D_ +the key issues to be further researched during the intersessional period to provide information for _x000D__x000D_ +treaty text development. _x000D__x000D_ +k) Research on binding rules and supportive mechanisms (such as technologies and innovation) should _x000D__x000D_ +be included for strengthening waste management as part of the value chain such as options for _x000D__x000D_ +regulating plastic waste, obligation to set-up mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) and _x000D__x000D_ +Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) with standards set by the treaty for certain product groups (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, electrical and electronic equipment), targets for circulation and management within a _x000D__x000D_ +given timeframe (including collection, recycling, recycled content and reuse), economic instruments _x000D__x000D_ +for circulation and management, minimum requirements and standards in reuse, refill, recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +recycled content, collection, disposal, microplastic controls. _x000D__x000D_ +l) _x000D__x000D_ +Research on binding design requirements should also be included to ensure safe circulation and _x000D__x000D_ +management at end of life. _x000D__x000D_ +m) A study should be undertaken of the option of setting up a technical review committee to review _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes, similar to what was done in the Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +n) Development of strategies is needed to identify, prioritize and address areas of existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (legacy waste) _x000D__x000D_ +o) A design on how to have an inclusive and just transition should be developed, including for _x000D__x000D_ +marginalized communities and the informal waste sector such as recognition of them in developing _x000D__x000D_ +standards and requirements for circulation and waste management, i.e. for collection requirements _x000D__x000D_ +and EPR schemes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4) Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To come up with a study re: banning intentionally added microplastics on a product-group level and _x000D__x000D_ +addressing other sources (such as pellets released, or from secondary release from textiles, tires, paints, etc) _x000D__x000D_ +by measures focused on the design of the product itself and/or directly at leakage points. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5) Other inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Intersessional work should prioritize work on: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +global requirements for design and production of plastic products and packaging to meet _x000D__x000D_ +circularity criteria in material composition, reuse, recycling, recycled content and microplastic _x000D__x000D_ +release; _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound waste management best practices and global requirements to increase _x000D__x000D_ +collection and recycling rates, and to gradually eliminate harmful practices; and _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Deposit Return schemes (DRS) best practices and _x000D__x000D_ +potential global requirements for the setup and implementation of mandatory EPR and DRS. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Formal intersessional work at the technical level is proposed to be necessary to ensure the needed _x000D__x000D_ +progress for finalizing the treaty in 2024 and to ensure that the measures agreed to in the final treaty _x000D__x000D_ +text are based on best available technical knowledge and science. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work: To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition _x000D__x000D_ +of a science and technical body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A study on how an intergovernmental scientific body should develop and support the evaluation process. _x000D__x000D_ +But it is proposed that it be recognized as well that while new research is needed, there is sufficient scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence to act now. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body [to _x000D__x000D_ +support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A study on how an intergovernmental scientific body should develop and support the evaluation process. _x000D__x000D_ +But it is proposed that it be recognized as well that while new research is needed, there is sufficient scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence to act now. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A study re: how to develop complementary policy measures to address context-specific causes and effects _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution that can be developed by Member-States with regard to the common binding core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations critical to unlocking a step-change and setting the right foundations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For example, a study on how the effectiveness of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes may be _x000D__x000D_ +maximized through context-specific designs such as the treaty obliging countries to establish EPR schemes _x000D__x000D_ +for a specified list of plastic applications (e.g., packaging) and specifying a set of criteria or guidelines for the _x000D__x000D_ +essential elements of such schemes but the detailed design and mechanisms of those schemes could then _x000D__x000D_ +be elaborated and implemented by the countries through their national action plans (NAPs), to implement _x000D__x000D_ +the common obligation in a way that is most appropriate to their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body [to _x000D__x000D_ +support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work is proposed to include a study on how an intergovernmental scientific body should _x000D__x000D_ +develop and support the evaluation process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +But it is proposed that it be recognized as well that while new research is needed, there is sufficient scientific _x000D__x000D_ +evidence to act now. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To include a study re: how to develop complementary policy measures to address context-specific causes _x000D__x000D_ +and effects of plastic pollution, that can be developed by Member-States regarding the common binding _x000D__x000D_ +core obligations critical to unlocking a step-change and setting the right foundations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For example, the intersessional work is proposed to include a study on how the effectiveness of Extended _x000D__x000D_ +Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes may be maximized through context-specific designs such as the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty obliging countries to establish EPR schemes for a specified list of plastic applications (e.g., packaging) _x000D__x000D_ +and specifying a set of criteria or guidelines for the essential elements of such schemes but the detailed _x000D__x000D_ +design and mechanisms of those schemes could then be elaborated and implemented by the countries _x000D__x000D_ +through their national action plans (NAPs), to implement the common obligation in a way that is most _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring and suggest best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to monitoring and reporting, intersessional work is proposed to come up with _x000D__x000D_ +standardization of methodologies for data collection, evaluation, and reporting including coming up _x000D__x000D_ +with key metrics such as inventory and production monitoring to track progress of control measure _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In combination with monitoring, the intersessional work is proposed to aim for draft clear guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +for reporting with standard definitions and harmonized units of measure and establish reporting _x000D__x000D_ +obligations to assess progress and compliance (with independent verification, as best practice). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work should consider the aspects of reporting such as: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Reporting on status (e.g. relevant indicators of plastic waste generation, collection, _x000D__x000D_ +management); _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) Reporting on core obligations (e.g. the implementation bans and phase-outs, the rate of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and level of recycled content in production of new products, plastic waste collection _x000D__x000D_ +and safe disposal rates); _x000D__x000D_ +c) Reporting on other provisions including capacity-building, technical assistance, technology _x000D__x000D_ +transfer on mutually agreed terms, financial assistance, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to matters _x000D__x000D_ +at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the need for _x000D__x000D_ +financial support for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work is being proposed: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a) to immediately start exploring lessons learned regarding the set-up of financial, technical assistance, _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technology transfer mechanisms in other treaties. _x000D__x000D_ +b) to advance studies on the areas where some countries may need assistance, the types of assistance _x000D__x000D_ +needed (either financial or technical or both), and the extent to which assistance would allow the _x000D__x000D_ +fulfillment of core obligations and compliance with control measures within the given timeframes. _x000D__x000D_ +c) to develop a designs of financial mechanisms to directly support the implementation of the treaty’s _x000D__x000D_ +core obligations and specific control measures wherein a potential option is to establish a dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral fund, linked directly with the future treaty e.g. the Multilateral Fund for the _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation of the Montreal Protocol was established by the Second Meeting of the Parties to _x000D__x000D_ +the Montreal Protocol (London, June 1990) with the main objective to assist developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +to comply with the control measures of the Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ +d) to undertake a research on the options presented in document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 re: (a) capacity-_x000D__x000D_ +building and institutional strengthening (trainings, workshops), (b) information exchange and _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge-sharing (best practices, lessons learned), c) monitoring, reporting and verification _x000D__x000D_ +(systems and procedures for this). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Other inputs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A design on how clear procedures and mechanisms should be established to first assist Parties for _x000D__x000D_ +better compliance and also include responses to non-compliance based on potential options based _x000D__x000D_ +on existing MEAs including CITES, Montreal Protocol, and Kyoto Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Feasibility of following the common practice of establishing an Implementation Committee, or _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance Committee, that has a mandate to make recommendations, while the final output is a _x000D__x000D_ +decision by a Conference of Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A study how core obligations and control measures will guide the areas where awareness raising, _x000D__x000D_ +research and cooperation and stakeholder engagement are needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1706,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/qatar_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Qatar'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Qatar _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment & Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical & Hazardous Waste Department _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Eng. Samera M. Al-Dosari _x000D__x000D_ +smdosari@mecc.gov.qa _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15/09/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope: _x000D__x000D_ +This scope shall provide a roadmap for developing a treaty to tackle the challenge of plastic pollution in the _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastic waste using innovative and advanced technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, product design, _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound waste management, through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To develop, implement and update national action plans reflecting country-driven approaches to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify national reporting, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To provide scientific and socio-economic assessments to address & understand the impacts related to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding duplication, and promoting _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify arrangements for capacity-building and technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms, and financial assistance, recognizing that the effective implementation of some legal obligations _x000D__x000D_ +under the instrument is dependent on the availability of capacity building and technical and adequate financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To encourage inclusive action by all stakeholders to take measures aiming for ambitious plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +solutions including the private sector with associated industries and informal sector workers as key players to _x000D__x000D_ +solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA Resolution 5/14, State of Qatar is in the position to compact plastic pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +understanding the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials in order that they can be _x000D__x000D_ +reused, remanufactured, recycled, or remove plastic waste from the environment thereby retaining value in the _x000D__x000D_ +economy for as long as possible along with the resources they are made of, with adaptation of one of the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +approaches. Such as: _x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Left_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Left_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Left_x000D__x000D_ +Formatted: Left_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Highlight the importance of supporting research and development in finding technical. _x000D__x000D_ +solutions that adopt circular approaches and investigate sustainable technical solutions . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Assessing, and understanding the socio-economic impacts of the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +response measures, and the principle of limiting the harm to the economy and environment. _x000D__x000D_ +of developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To develop the scope of the instrument, the objective of the treaty should be based on ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution per resolution 5\14, resulting from plastic waste. This can be achieved when tackling the root cause of _x000D__x000D_ +the Pollution, which is ineffective management of waste. Core obligations shall be solely focused on promoting, _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management (ESM) with consideration of all stages of plastic as _x000D__x000D_ +stated in decision 5/14. to achieve a comprehensive and an inclusive treaty, these specific _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, shall be based on national circumstances, with special flexibility provisions to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +underpinned by bottom-up approaches. These specific obligations shall refer to the objective of the treaty as _x000D__x000D_ +mandated and by the scope of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the second part of the scope section, prior to answering the types of substances, materials, products, _x000D__x000D_ +and behaviors that should be covered by the future instrument, there are key areas needs to be taken into _x000D__x000D_ +considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastics have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in many industries. _x000D__x000D_ +Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological advancements but also risk economic _x000D__x000D_ +growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, durable, and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on _x000D__x000D_ +responsible production, consumption, and recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that _x000D__x000D_ +has proven indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Banning certain types of plastics can have negative effects on the global recycling industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, cost-effective, and _x000D__x000D_ +efficient options to global delivery services compared to other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale _x000D__x000D_ +shipments and movement of goods and food Qatar reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable means to _x000D__x000D_ +reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has seen a clear example _x000D__x000D_ +during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role in medical equipment, food safety, protective _x000D__x000D_ +gear, temporary and permanent housing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we believe that it is crucial for each _x000D__x000D_ +member state to establish their own National Action Plans while considering their unique circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacities. The need for design criteria to enable circularity under national circumstances, which includes efforts _x000D__x000D_ +to investigate means to reuse and repair plastic products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, _x000D__x000D_ +including marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness is an important aspect tackling plastic pollution as the main source of plastic pollution arrives _x000D__x000D_ +from mismanagement of plastic waste during the consumption phase. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Scope of the Treaty Should Include the Following Activities _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Trade: Import and Export Requirements to Parties and Non-Parties on a Non-Discriminatory Basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing non-discriminatory trade practices can motivate industry to diversify its product offerings _x000D__x000D_ +and invest in innovative solutions to maintain competitiveness in the global market. This can drive the industry to _x000D__x000D_ +develop new, environmentally friendly products or processes, opening new market opportunities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Trade requirements should consider the varying levels of development, capabilities, and domestic policies _x000D__x000D_ +of countries. Therefore, the future instrument should not make it difficult for some nations to comply with the _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, to not hinder their economic growth or hamper their efforts to address domestic priorities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Potential conflicts with WTO rules: Non-discriminatory approaches could potentially come into conflict _x000D__x000D_ +with World Trade Organization’s rules, particularly if they are perceived as protectionist or unfairly _x000D__x000D_ +disadvantaging certain countries. This could lead to disputes and undermine the stability of international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevent favoritism policies in all import and export requirements for a certain product that can play an _x000D__x000D_ +economic changing effect, because of having a special policy for one material and ignoring others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Recall the UNEA Resolution 5/14 Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Also reaffirming the principles of the Rio Declaration on environment and development adopted in Rio de Janeiro _x000D__x000D_ +in 1992, _x000D__x000D_ +Also Recall Para 3: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Decides that the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment henceforth referred to as the instrument, which could _x000D__x000D_ +include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastic, taking into account among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles for us to call on: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international _x000D__x000D_ +law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental _x000D__x000D_ +policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to _x000D__x000D_ +the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties in particular developed countries should respect the principle of sovereignty of States in _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation to address the issue of plastics pollution in a facilitative, non-instructive and non-_x000D__x000D_ +punitive manner, and avoiding any undue burden being placed on Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should protect the environmental system for the benefit of present and future generations of _x000D__x000D_ +humankind, based on historical responsibility, equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR+RC). Accordingly, developed countries should take the lead _x000D__x000D_ +in addressing the adverse effects of plastic pollution and the impacts of the implementation of response measures _x000D__x000D_ +on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should respect the right to development to equitably meet the environmental needs of present and _x000D__x000D_ +future generations, for developing and least developed country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +The specific needs, priorities, and special circumstances of developing country Parties, especially those _x000D__x000D_ +that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of plastic pollution, and of those Parties, especially _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, that would have to bear a disproportionate or abnormal burden under the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +should be given full consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should ensure environmental integrity by building on and enhancing the environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements under other UN bodies respecting the decisions and agreements under the UN and to avoid any _x000D__x000D_ +contradictions or inconsistent elements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to protect the environment from plastics pollution, the precautionary approach shall be widely _x000D__x000D_ +applied by Parties according to their capabilities and responsibilities based on the CBDR principle, & national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries have the right to promote sustainable development. Policies and measures to protect _x000D__x000D_ +the environmental system should be appropriate for the specific conditions of each Party and should be integrated _x000D__x000D_ +with national development programs, considering that economic development is essential for adopting measures _x000D__x000D_ +to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would _x000D__x000D_ +lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, particularly developing countries, including _x000D__x000D_ +the least developed Parties and those most environmentally vulnerable, thus enabling them to better address the _x000D__x000D_ +problems of plastic pollution. Measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral ones, should not _x000D__x000D_ +constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +All efforts should be made to reach an international consensus agreement on plastic pollution, informed _x000D__x000D_ +by scientific certainty in a manner that is implementable by all Parties according to their respective capacities and _x000D__x000D_ +to the extent of the support received from developed Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall co-operate in good faith and in a spirit of partnership in the fulfillment of the principles _x000D__x000D_ +embodied in the Rio Declaration and in the further development of international law to combat plastics pollution _x000D__x000D_ +based on full scientific certainty. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Developed countries should recognize the importance of integrated and holistic approaches when _x000D__x000D_ +providing means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries should not carry the burden of means of implementation and their required needs _x000D__x000D_ +by themselves. _x000D__x000D_ +14. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall address the concerns of developing countries on the impacts of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of response measures. _x000D__x000D_ +15. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries shall be enabled to communicate their required needs for effective implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the future treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +16. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall be treated equally and in parallel with control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +17. _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the role of plastic to meet sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ +18. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution and the leakage of plastic and plastic wastes into the environment can occur from a _x000D__x000D_ +variety of land-based and ocean-based sources, and mainly from mismanagement of plastic waste. The sources _x000D__x000D_ +include, but are not limited to illegal traffic, historical dumping of plastic waste to the developing countries, the _x000D__x000D_ +uncontrolled dumping of waste, and litter. _x000D__x000D_ +19. _x000D__x000D_ +Bottom- up approach should be the main principle of any works of this treaty, considering national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacity. _x000D__x000D_ +20. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to honor the common but differentiated responsibilities as set out in Principle 7 of The Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration, with financial flows from developed to developing countries. regarding the polluter pay principle _x000D__x000D_ +and Extended producer responsibility, we believe that this is not a substitute to financial obligations of developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +21. _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development are important to advance our ability to manage this significant challenge. But _x000D__x000D_ +the development of technical solutions to our plastic waste challenge will only be as strong as the technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and cooperation provided to allow equitable access to these technologies. Furthermore, technological _x000D__x000D_ +solutions must be comprehensive without limiting them to certain types, since the capabilities and infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +differ from one country to another. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +22. _x000D__x000D_ +Socio-economic impacts of the implementation of response measures, and the principle of limiting the _x000D__x000D_ +harm to the economy and environment of developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy plastic across the globe. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Detailed means of implementation from developed to developing countries, including financial support _x000D__x000D_ +provided from developed to developing countries, capacity building, and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +INC is a party driven proves, however multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) provides a venue for deeper _x000D__x000D_ +discussion. It must include experts such as scientists from all relevant disciplines such as engineers, researchers, _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers, and businesses with diverse backgrounds (geographic, cultural, socio-economic etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +This instrument should not dive into the scope of existing treaties or instrument that have been approved _x000D__x000D_ +under the UN, if negotiating parties identify gaps in other treaties, than a recommendation will be made to amend _x000D__x000D_ +the existing treaties and not include them in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and monitoring provision as well as standardization should be developed nationally. _x000D__x000D_ + There _x000D__x000D_ +is no one size and no common standards that fit all as individual countries economic circumstance and available _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure defer significantly. Reporting and monitoring must not burden countries, particularly developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, and should not affect their right to develop their economies. Countries can build their reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans and strategies, allowing the freedom of the countries to report the progress using the format _x000D__x000D_ +of reporting they select. Having acknowledged plastic pollution as a challenge, reporting instruments are to focus _x000D__x000D_ +on pollution originated mainly from mismanagement of waste aspect and strengthening those elements. _x000D__x000D_ +A designed mechanism on plastic waste monitoring, reporting and verification would support policy makers to _x000D__x000D_ +further measure impacts of implemented targets and policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals, or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 (e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; and if appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs, some elements are premature to be discussed or could have the issue of duplication of work, _x000D__x000D_ +such as: _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is premature to define any specific terms in legal documents as it will greatly depend on the context in _x000D__x000D_ +which it be used. This approach ensures definitions directly correlate with their use, enhancing the document's _x000D__x000D_ +clarity. It also facilitates smoother implementation by ensuring each term serves a relevant purpose and creates a _x000D__x000D_ +more streamlined and efficient document by eliminating unnecessary, unused terms. _x000D__x000D_ +Standards: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are existing standards and regulations in place globally that address plastic waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, the instrument should not develop new standards to avoid duplicate the work with existing international _x000D__x000D_ +standard-setting bodies in addition to the complexity and time consuming of this issue in addition to the fact that _x000D__x000D_ +new standards might hinder innovation and adaptability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters: _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the instrument shall include the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of plastic production in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledgment of the Problem of plastic pollution caused by the mismanagement of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reference to the importance of the Principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +These policies and measures shall demonstrate that developed countries are taking the lead in modifying _x000D__x000D_ +longer-term trends in ending plastic pollution. and considering the differences in these Parties’ starting points and _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, economic structures and resource bases, the need to maintain strong and sustainable economic growth, _x000D__x000D_ +available technologies and other individual circumstances, as well as the need for equitable and appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +contributions by each of these Parties to the global effort regarding that objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Circular approaches: the instrument could advocate for a shift away from the linear model of production _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption. Instead, it could promote a circular economy that minimizes waste and makes the most of _x000D__x000D_ +resources. This might involve measures like improved product design for easier recycling, promoting repurpose _x000D__x000D_ +and reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: action on control measures to shall be commensurate to the ambitious levels _x000D__x000D_ +of compliance; it is equally important to have equally ambitious levels means of implementation, including _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources, capacity-building, and technology transfer to support developing countries. As this would be _x000D__x000D_ +the only way to ensure that our ambitions to address the challenge of plastic pollution can be achieved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Commitment to Action: The preamble may conclude an ambition and inspiring call to action plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and a global commitment to work collectively and decisively to achieve this goal on gradual basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions and instruments, while respecting their respective mandates, to prevent plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human well-being and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility: _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility that provisions allow countries discretion in the implementation of their commitments, considering _x000D__x000D_ +their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Remaining Parts: A dedicated workstreams/groups, preferably 2 bodies are established: one overarching _x000D__x000D_ +body that maintains oversight and can push interests, and one small experts’ group where technical exchange, _x000D__x000D_ +case studies and modalities discussions can take place. _x000D__x000D_ +These two bodies are to be mandated clearly to identify and provide recommendations on inclusive solutions, _x000D__x000D_ +approaches and technologies to address the “plastic waste/pollution”. Focusing the work on plastics without _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the waste problem will lead to further blame to plastics without recognition of its value. Another _x000D__x000D_ +important concept/theme is the diversity in actions according to regions and economies: the costs of treating _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +plastics waste differ greatly between developed and emerging markets (even within developing economies we see _x000D__x000D_ +big differences in terms of costs, employments etc.) and a unified approach will distort the feasibility of these _x000D__x000D_ +solutions for everyone. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation: _x000D__x000D_ +After the treaty is established, it is crucial to implement a robust system for evaluation, monitoring, reporting, and _x000D__x000D_ +periodic review. This ensures that the treaty's objectives are being met, and any necessary adjustments can be _x000D__x000D_ +made. Compliance with the treaty's terms is equally vital, as it maintains the integrity and effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement, ultimately promoting its long-term success . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1707,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russian_15092023_a_eng.pdf,[],['Russian Federation'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on wriƩen submissions prior to INC-3 (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negoƟaƟng commiƩee (INC) requested the secretariat_x000D__x000D_ +to invite wriƩen submissions on:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument_x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to_x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultaƟon with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their wriƩen submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including:_x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resoluƟon 5/14 on ‘End plasƟc polluƟon: towards an internaƟonal legally binding instrument’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘PotenƟal elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United NaƟons _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resoluƟon 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding mulƟlateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementaƟon and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future internaƟonal legally binding instrument on plasƟc polluƟon, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘DescripƟon of standard arƟcles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +mulƟlateral environmental agreements’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘PotenƟal opƟons for elements towards an internaƟonal legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plasƟcs as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United NaƟons Environment Assembly resoluƟon 5/14’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘AddiƟonal informaƟon linked to the opƟons for the potenƟal elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an internaƟonal legally binding instrument’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘InformaƟon submiƩed by the Secretariat of the Basel, RoƩerdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm convenƟons’_x000D__x000D_ +All wriƩen submissions must be sent to unep-incplasƟc.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for wriƩen submissions from observer organizaƟons. _x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for wriƩen submissions from Members of the CommiƩee. _x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the commiƩee)_x000D__x000D_ +Russian FederaƟon_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organizaƟon_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the commiƩee)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +informaƟon for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Dmitry Kornilov, Ministry of Natural Resources and _x000D__x000D_ +Environment of the Russian FederaƟon; Focal Point for the _x000D__x000D_ +Russian FederaƟon, d_kornilov@mnr.gov.ru_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +15th September 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +The Russian delegaƟon proposes the following language regarding the scope of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument:_x000D__x000D_ +a) “This Instrument applies to the full life cycle of end-use plasƟc products that have lost their _x000D__x000D_ +consumer properƟes, including environmentally sound waste management (including, collecƟon,_x000D__x000D_ +sorƟng, disposal etc.), as well as recycling and reuse of such products, based on the principles of _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy”._x000D__x000D_ +b) “Given the understanding of paragraph 1, the following substances, materials and items are _x000D__x000D_ +exempted from the scope of this Instrument:_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +raw materials, such as hydrocarbons and their derivaƟves,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +intermediate products, such as virgin polymers, which have to be further processed for _x000D__x000D_ +serving end uses,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +any dual-use items.”_x000D__x000D_ +c) “The Instrument shall cover plasƟc polluƟon on land, as well as in the marine environment”._x000D__x000D_ +d) “The Instrument shall cover all acƟviƟes within areas where a Party exercises its jurisdicƟon _x000D__x000D_ +or control, including the acƟviƟes of the marine vessels, acƟviƟes in the conƟguous zone, _x000D__x000D_ +exclusive economic zone and conƟnental shelf.”_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +In addiƟon, certain definiƟons elaborated within other mulƟlateral environmental agreements _x000D__x000D_ +(MEAs) and by the polymer science could be helpful, but should be amended to reflect special _x000D__x000D_ +aims and scope of the future instrument as prescribed by the mandate:_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +“PlasƟcs_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + means complex materials based on macromolecular compounds (polymers) with _x000D__x000D_ +possible inclusion of different addiƟves. The most widely used plasƟcs are based on syntheƟc _x000D__x000D_ +polymers. PlasƟcs are directly related to plasƟc masses, meaning that these materials are able to _x000D__x000D_ +be molded under the heaƟng and/or pressure and retain a given shape aŌer cooling or _x000D__x000D_ +solidificaƟon. The molding process is accompanied by transiƟon of a plasƟc deformable (viscous _x000D__x000D_ +or highly elasƟc) state to a solid state (glassy or crystalline)._x000D__x000D_ +“PlasƟc product means an end-use product made of plasƟc a solid material which contains as an _x000D__x000D_ +essenƟal ingredient one or more high-molecular-mass polymers and which is formed (shaped) _x000D__x000D_ +during either manufacture of the polymer or the fabricaƟon of such solid material plasƟc into a _x000D__x000D_ +finished product by heat and/or pressure. PlasƟcs have material properƟes ranging from hard _x000D__x000D_ +and briƩle to soŌ and elasƟc. For the purposes of this annex, ""all plasƟcs"" means all garbage that_x000D__x000D_ +consists of or includes plasƟc in any form, including syntheƟc ropes, syntheƟc fishing nets, plasƟc_x000D__x000D_ +garbage bags and incinerator ashes from plasƟc products. (Based on the Revised MARPOL Annex _x000D__x000D_ +V adopted on 15 July 2011; emphasis and strikethrough added.)_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, the INC may have to consider the definiƟon of “life cycle”. The ISO’s definiƟon does _x000D__x000D_ +not seem relevant as it refers to “product systems” and includes upstream stages, which have no _x000D__x000D_ +bearing for the issue of polluƟon by improperly disposed plasƟc waste._x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text:_x000D__x000D_ +The afore-menƟoned scope is based on paragraph 3(b) of the mandate as reflected in the ResoluƟon _x000D__x000D_ +of the UNEA of 2 March 2022 (UNEP/EA.5/Res.14) and is further developed to reflect the idea of life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle approach through the lens of circularity. In parƟcular, substances and materials enlisted in _x000D__x000D_ +subparagraph “b” of paragraph 1 should be leŌ outside the scope of the future Instrument due to their_x000D__x000D_ +absence in the scope of the negoƟaƟng mandate. This understanding must have a clear textual _x000D__x000D_ +confirmaƟon in the main text relaƟng to the scope provisions._x000D__x000D_ +The Russian delegaƟon notes that many proposals contained in the documents UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 of _x000D__x000D_ +13 April 2023 and UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 of 23 May 2023 aim beyond the true target of these _x000D__x000D_ +negoƟaƟons, which has been unambiguously stated by the UNEA in paragraph 3(b) of the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +and shiŌ the focus of discussion from plasƟc polluƟon to upstream restricƟons and prohibiƟons. Such _x000D__x000D_ +proposals do not give due regard to the following:_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +vital role of polymers in the world economy and trade,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +importance of polymers for food security and public health,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +concerns over industry-wide disrupƟons due to trade measures incompaƟble with rules of _x000D__x000D_ +the World Trade OrganizaƟon (WTO) and preferenƟal trade agreements,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +large variety of naƟonal circumstances._x000D__x000D_ +Instead, INC should concentrate on consideraƟon of the root causes of and finding soluƟons for the _x000D__x000D_ +issue of plasƟc polluƟon itself. In view of the Russian delegaƟon, global soluƟons to the plasƟc waste _x000D__x000D_ +issue should be sought in the domain of raƟonal design, producƟon, consumpƟon, recycling and reuse _x000D__x000D_ +of final products, based on the principles of circularity, as well as collecƟon, transportaƟon, processing_x000D__x000D_ +and disposal of plasƟc waste. Results of consultaƟons in Contact Group 1 during INC-2 implicitly _x000D__x000D_ +support this understanding because such issues aƩracted significant convergence among parƟcipants _x000D__x000D_ +as they clearly relate to the protecƟon of environment (possible obligaƟons from 4 to 12). At the same _x000D__x000D_ +Ɵme, issues having economic or even poliƟcal nature (possible obligaƟons from 1 to 3) relaƟng to _x000D__x000D_ +fossil fuels, decarbonizaƟon, and oppression of virgin plasƟc producƟon proved highly controversial _x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +without any signs of convergence among parƟcipants._x000D__x000D_ +Overall, it seems that the current agenda of these environmental negoƟaƟons has been turned upside _x000D__x000D_ +down. In view of the Russian delegaƟon, that situaƟon should be recƟfied as soon as possible, and _x000D__x000D_ +further negoƟaƟons on plasƟc polluƟon should be brought back on track of environmental mandate of_x000D__x000D_ +the UNEP and INC._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementaƟon? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +The basic principles for implementaƟon of the future instrument should be defined by its _x000D__x000D_ +overarching objecƟves. The document with potenƟal elements for negoƟaƟon (UNEP/PP/INC.2/4_x000D__x000D_ +of 13 April 2023) contains two viable opƟons under subparagraphs 9(a) and 9(b). While being _x000D__x000D_ +flexible in terms of choosing between them, the Russian delegaƟon favors opƟon 9(b) as a more _x000D__x000D_ +realisƟc approach (“Protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of _x000D__x000D_ +plasƟc polluƟon throughout the life cycle.”)._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Given the emphasis of paragraph 9(b) on human health and environment, as well as adverse _x000D__x000D_ +effects of plasƟc polluƟon, the following basic principles, as informed by the mandate _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/EA.5/Res.14 of 7 March 2022), should be applied:_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +right of the ParƟes to choose policy mixes to combat plasƟc polluƟon, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +naƟonal socioeconomic, health, climate, and environmental circumstances,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +freedom of trade and technology transfer in the areas related to circular economy, including _x000D__x000D_ +waste collecƟon, processing, recycling, and reuse of end-use plasƟc products,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +scienƟfic validity of all proposed regulaƟng measures and of the assessment of their _x000D__x000D_ +implementaƟon by the ParƟes,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +promoƟon of research in the areas of circular economy and creaƟon of new materials,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +credibility of scienƟfic research,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +equal treatment of plasƟc vis-à-vis all other materials in terms of their impact on human _x000D__x000D_ +health, environment, and climate,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +special emphasis on removal of exisƟng (legacy) plasƟc polluƟon,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +the polluter pays principle and its special derivaƟve – the principle of extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy principle establishing relaƟve preference of measures on plasƟc waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. For example, the secondary use is preferable to recycling, which in its turn is _x000D__x000D_ +preferable to waste disposal at a landfill,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +inadmissibility of measures that would hinder the achievement of common goals to combat _x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +climate change, preserve biodiversity, ensure food security, etc. or would make it impossible._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +the principle of intergeneraƟonal responsibility (fair distribuƟon between different _x000D__x000D_ +generaƟons of the burden of taking measures to solve the problem of plasƟc polluƟon),_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +recogniƟon of exisƟng mulƟlateral instruments, including internaƟonal treaƟes and _x000D__x000D_ +internaƟonal iniƟaƟves covering various aspects of combaƟng plasƟc polluƟon, and the need _x000D__x000D_ +for complementarity between these documents and iniƟaƟves and avoidance of duplicaƟon _x000D__x000D_ +of efforts._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +recogniƟon of the vital role of plasƟc products in naƟonal and global economies,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +recogniƟon of the importance of the informal sector,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +recogniƟon of the synergy between the economy, society and the environment in the pursuit_x000D__x000D_ +of sustainable development (to be placed in the preamble),_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +naƟonal jurisdicƟon over the implementaƟon of provisions of the instrument and the _x000D__x000D_ +respecƟve assessment thereof, provided that in any case a Party’s domesƟc law and its _x000D__x000D_ +applicaƟon should grant a non-discriminatory treatment to any other Party as well as any _x000D__x000D_ +enƟty or person belonging to its jurisdicƟon._x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text:_x000D__x000D_ +The recent Global PlasƟcs Outlook (OECD, 2022) considers the prospects of definiƟve “end of plasƟc _x000D__x000D_ +polluƟon” across the globe as quite bleak. Currently, due to numerous socioeconomic factors, there is _x000D__x000D_ +a huge gap between the actual and desired state of naƟonal policies even in the “basic” area of waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and eliminaƟon of illegal, unreported, and unregulated dumping. However, these _x000D__x000D_ +elements are fundamental for any policy mix aimed at ending plasƟc polluƟon, and they should _x000D__x000D_ +become the backbone of the future instrument aƩracƟng the majority of aƩenƟon of negoƟators._x000D__x000D_ +Free technology transfer and undisrupted financial flows are parƟcularly important for the effecƟve _x000D__x000D_ +implementaƟon of any future commitments, especially against the background of economic and _x000D__x000D_ +technological unilateral discriminatory measures applied by certain parƟcipants in these negoƟaƟons. _x000D__x000D_ +The applicaƟon of such measures and silence of the future instrument in this respect may undermine _x000D__x000D_ +the overall goal of these negoƟaƟons, which is to combat plasƟc polluƟon._x000D__x000D_ +When it comes to specific principles, the Russian delegaƟon considers the importance of exercising full_x000D__x000D_ +naƟonal jurisdicƟon in the area of implemenƟng the provisions of the instrument and carrying out the _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of such implementaƟon. As a maƩer of law, the responsibility to solve the issue of plasƟc _x000D__x000D_ +polluƟon should lie with the ParƟes signing the instrument within their own jurisdicƟons, and not with _x000D__x000D_ +individual experts, groups, or officials acƟng from abroad. However, such individuals or groups may _x000D__x000D_ +provide informaƟon support or advisory assistance relevant for the implementaƟon of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, the Secretariat should play a supporƟve imparƟal role for the ParƟes and should not be_x000D__x000D_ +vested with any powers or responsibiliƟes characterisƟc for them._x000D__x000D_ +The Russian delegaƟon is of the view that scienƟfic evidence based on a mulƟfaceted viewpoint from _x000D__x000D_ +different fields of knowledge, including polymer science must be in the core of these negoƟaƟons, and _x000D__x000D_ +substanƟal commitments (including those relaƟng to Ɵme bounds, if any) as well as their _x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +implementaƟon should be framed on the basis of scienƟfic data. For example, only end-use products _x000D__x000D_ +with proved hazardous effects on human health or environment may be limited in producƟon and/or _x000D__x000D_ +use, while plasƟc types that are neutral for health or environment should be out of the scope of any _x000D__x000D_ +prohibiƟve disciplines. Other examples relate to bold, controversial, and unsubstanƟated statements, _x000D__x000D_ +such as “the producƟon of polymers is the cause of plasƟc polluƟon”, which sƟgmaƟze this _x000D__x000D_ +negoƟaƟng process because the validity of such statements is similar to the validity of such a broad _x000D__x000D_ +statement as “the existence of human beings is the cause of plasƟc polluƟon”. In the absence of due _x000D__x000D_ +scienƟfic approach in assessing causality, the scope of the future instrument would expand eternally. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, parƟcipants must exercise due restraint to avoid unfounded over-expansion of the _x000D__x000D_ +negoƟaƟng agenda given that the root causes of plasƟc polluƟon are mismanagement of waste and _x000D__x000D_ +current inability of the economy to ensure circularity of plasƟc products._x000D__x000D_ +Finally, exisƟng plasƟc polluƟon is a pressing issue. The future instrument should also be “backward _x000D__x000D_ +looking” in terms of coping with legacy waste. Perhaps, parƟcipants will have to discuss some _x000D__x000D_ +financial arrangements to cope with “tragedy of the polluted commons”._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +AddiƟonal consideraƟons_x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or prioriƟes here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; insƟtuƟonal arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scienƟfic _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperaƟon and coordinaƟon, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +seƩlements; and if appropriate annexes)._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Any trade-related measures, if included in the future instrument, must be in full compliance with _x000D__x000D_ +and should not contradict the rules of the WTO. In order to ensure that, the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should include a language along the following lines:_x000D__x000D_ +“This Instrument applies insofar as its rules do not contradict the provisions of the Marrakesh _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement Establishing the World Trade OrganizaƟon, including all its annexes, and any _x000D__x000D_ +measures established by the ParƟes for the implementaƟon of this instrument shall be in full _x000D__x000D_ +conformity with that Agreement and its annexes.”_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Any governing body, if created, shall be composed of representaƟves of all ParƟes._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Any decisions within the framework of the future instrument shall be made by consensus. Each _x000D__x000D_ +Party shall have one vote._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +The role of the Secretariat in the implementaƟon of commitments and assessment thereof _x000D__x000D_ +should be limited to organizaƟonal work and facilitaƟon of interacƟon between ParƟes of the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Any transparency and reporƟng provisions should be directly linked to substanƟal obligaƟons of _x000D__x000D_ +the ParƟes and serve to their effecƟve implementaƟon within the scope of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Any requirements to submit informaƟon on top of the amount, which is strictly _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to fulfill the afore-menƟoned purpose, should be formulated as “best endeavor” _x000D__x000D_ +clauses and be voluntary for all the ParƟes irrespecƟve of their level of development._x000D__x000D_ +6_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text:_x000D__x000D_ +These proposals are based on the scope, principles, and related explanaƟons provided in replies to _x000D__x000D_ +quesƟons 1 and 2 of the present template (part a). In parƟcular, proposals from 2 to 4 have been _x000D__x000D_ +discussed in the reply to quesƟon 2._x000D__x000D_ +Regarding proposal 1, the Russian delegaƟon submits that the principles of the mulƟlateral trading _x000D__x000D_ +system, as enshrined in the WTO, must be upheld in their enƟrety. It will allow numerous industries _x000D__x000D_ +along the plasƟc value chain to keep funcƟoning, ensure economic development and increase the _x000D__x000D_ +standards of living. It should be noted that special provisions allowing certain excepƟons from the _x000D__x000D_ +basic WTO rules are included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other WTO _x000D__x000D_ +Agreements. However, unsubstanƟated discriminaƟon of certain products and/or suppliers as _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in the document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 of 13 April 2023, would contradict strict rules governing _x000D__x000D_ +such excepƟons. Therefore, establishing primacy of the WTO law is a warranted element for inclusion _x000D__x000D_ +in the future instrument._x000D__x000D_ +With respect to proposal 5, the Russian delegaƟon is of the view that the majority of reporƟng _x000D__x000D_ +elements in paragraph 28 of the document UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 have no relevance to either the _x000D__x000D_ +scope or substanƟal obligaƟons of the future instrument. At the current stage of negoƟaƟons, any _x000D__x000D_ +discussion of transparency provisions is premature as their content must be defined by the main _x000D__x000D_ +disciplines, and the ParƟes may submit any addiƟonal elements based on the “best endeavor” _x000D__x000D_ +principle._x000D__x000D_ +________________x000D__x000D_ +7_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1708,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russia_15092023_a_rus.pdf,[],['Russian Federation'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Шаблон для комментариев в отношении письменных предложений,_x000D__x000D_ +представленных до МПК-3 (часть а)_x000D__x000D_ +На своей второй сессии Межправительственный переговорный комитет (МПК) просил_x000D__x000D_ +Секретариат предложить представить письменные материалы относительно: _x000D__x000D_ +• Элементов, не обсуждавшихся на МПК-2, таких как принципы и сфера применения_x000D__x000D_ +будущего международного договора._x000D__x000D_ + МПК-2 далее просил Секретариат размещать любые полученные материалы на веб-сайте_x000D__x000D_ +МПК и подготовить сводный отчет по представленным материалам. _x000D__x000D_ +Приведенный ниже шаблон был подготовлен Секретариатом по итогам консультаций _x000D__x000D_ +с Председателем и предназначен в качестве руководства для оказания помощи членам и_x000D__x000D_ +наблюдателям при подготовке их письменных представлений. _x000D__x000D_ +Ряд документов, подготовленных Секретариатом для МПК-1 и МПК-2, имеют отношение _x000D__x000D_ +к настоящему представлению, включая: _x000D__x000D_ +Резолюцию 5/14 UNEA «Покончить с загрязнением пластиком: на пути к международному_x000D__x000D_ +юридически обязательному документу»; _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 о «Потенциальных элементах"", основанных на положениях пунктов 3 и 4_x000D__x000D_ +резолюции 5/14 Ассамблеи Организации Объединенных Наций по окружающей среде, включая_x000D__x000D_ +ключевые концепции, процедуры и механизмы юридически обязательных многосторонних_x000D__x000D_ +соглашений, которые могут иметь отношение к дальнейшему осуществлению и соблюдению в_x000D__x000D_ +рамках будущего международного юридически обязательного документа о загрязнении_x000D__x000D_ +пластиком, в том числе и в морской среде»;_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 о «Глоссарий ключевых терминов»;_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 «Описание стандартных статей об окончательных положениях, которые обычно_x000D__x000D_ +включаются в многосторонние природоохранные соглашения»; _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 о «Потенциальных вариантах элементов международного юридически_x000D__x000D_ +обязательного документа, основанного на комплексном подходе, охватывающем полный_x000D__x000D_ +жизненный цикл пластмасс, как того требует резолюция 5/14 Ассамблеи Организации_x000D__x000D_ +Объединенных Наций по окружающей среде»;_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 о «Дополнительной информации, связанной с вариантами потенциальных_x000D__x000D_ +элементов международного юридически обязательного документа»._x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1_x000D__x000D_ + «Информация, представленная секретариатом Базельской,_x000D__x000D_ +Роттердамской и Стокгольмской конвенций»_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Все письменные материалы должны быть отправлены по адресу:_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +unep-incplasƟc.secretariat@un.org. Как подробно описано в мандате, полученные материалы_x000D__x000D_ +будут размещены на веб-странице МПК, сводный отчет по представленным материалам также_x000D__x000D_ +будет подготовлен до МПК-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Пожалуйста, обратите внимание, что не все поля в шаблоне должны быть заполнены при_x000D__x000D_ +отправке. _x000D__x000D_ +Крайний срок подачи заявок: _x000D__x000D_ +I. До 15 августа 2023 года для получения письменных материалов от организаций-наблюдателей. _x000D__x000D_ +ii. До 15 сентября 2023 года для получения письменных представлений от членов Комитета. _x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +ШАБЛОН ПИСЬМЕННЫХ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЙ (часть a)_x000D__x000D_ +Название государства_x000D__x000D_ +(для Членов Комитета)_x000D__x000D_ +Российская Федерация_x000D__x000D_ +Название организации_x000D__x000D_ +(для наблюдателей в Комитете) _x000D__x000D_ +Контактное лицо и контактная _x000D__x000D_ +информация:_x000D__x000D_ +Д.Ю.Корнилов, Министерство природных ресурсов и _x000D__x000D_ +экологии Российской Федерации; d_kornilov@mnr.gov.ru_x000D__x000D_ +Дата:_x000D__x000D_ +15.09.2023_x000D__x000D_ +Элементы, которые не обсуждались на МПК-2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Сфера применения _x000D__x000D_ +Какова предлагаемая сфера применения будущего международного договора? Какие типы _x000D__x000D_ +веществ, материалов, продуктов и моделей поведения должны быть охвачены будущим _x000D__x000D_ +международным договором?_x000D__x000D_ +Предлагаемая сфера применения:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Российская делегация предлагает следующую формулировку в отношении сферы_x000D__x000D_ +применения будущего международного Договора: _x000D__x000D_ +а) «Настоящий Договор применяется к полному жизненному циклу пластиковых изделий_x000D__x000D_ +конечного использования, утративших потребительские свойства, включая_x000D__x000D_ +экологически безопасное обращение с отходами (в том числе сбор отходов, сортировку,_x000D__x000D_ +утилизацию и т.д.), а также переработку и повторное использование таких изделий,_x000D__x000D_ +основанные на принципах экономики замкнутого цикла”._x000D__x000D_ +б) «Действие настоящего Договора не распространяется на следующие вещества и_x000D__x000D_ +материалы:_x000D__x000D_ +- первичное сырье - такое как углеводороды и их производные, _x000D__x000D_ +- промежуточные продукты - такие как первичные полимеры, которые подлежат_x000D__x000D_ +дальнейшей переработке для использования в конечных целях, _x000D__x000D_ +- любые изделия двойного назначения.»_x000D__x000D_ +с) “Договор должен покрывать загрязнение пластиком как в морской среде, так и на_x000D__x000D_ +суше»._x000D__x000D_ +д) «Договор должен покрывать все виды деятельности, в отношении которых_x000D__x000D_ +государства осуществляют юрисдикцию или фактический контроль (то есть, в т.ч._x000D__x000D_ +деятельность судов, деятельность в прилежащей зоне, исключительной экономической_x000D__x000D_ +зоне, на континентальном шельфе)». _x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Кроме того, некоторые определения, разработанные в рамках других многосторонних _x000D__x000D_ +природоохранных соглашений (МПС), могли бы быть полезными, но их следует_x000D__x000D_ +скорректировать, чтобы отразить особые цели и сферу охвата будущего Договора, как_x000D__x000D_ +предписано мандатом: _x000D__x000D_ +«Пластик — представляет собой сложный материал на основе макромолекулярных_x000D__x000D_ +соединений (полимеров) с возможным включением различных добавок. Наиболее широко_x000D__x000D_ +используемые виды пластика основаны на синтетических полимерах. Пластик_x000D__x000D_ +напрямую связан с пластическими массами, поскольку это означает, что эти_x000D__x000D_ +материалы при нагревании и/или давлении способны формоваться и сохранять_x000D__x000D_ +заданную форму после охлаждения или затвердевания. Процесс формования_x000D__x000D_ +сопровождается переходом из пластически деформируемого (вязкого или_x000D__x000D_ +высокоэластичного) состояния в твердое (стекловидное или кристаллическое)._x000D__x000D_ +«Пластиковое изделие означает изделие конечного назначения, изготовленное из_x000D__x000D_ +пластика твердого материала, который содержит в качестве основного ингредиента_x000D__x000D_ +один или несколько полимеров с высокой молекулярной массой и которому придают_x000D__x000D_ +форму либо при изготовлении полимера, либо при изготовлении такого твердого_x000D__x000D_ +материала в готовое изделие с помощью нагревания и/или давления. Пластмассы_x000D__x000D_ +обладают различными материальными свойствами - от твердых и хрупких до мягких и_x000D__x000D_ +эластичных. Для целей настоящего приложения ""весь пластик"" означает весь мусор,_x000D__x000D_ +который состоит из пластика или включает в себя пластик в любой форме, включая_x000D__x000D_ +синтетические веревки, синтетические рыболовные сети, пластиковые мешки для_x000D__x000D_ +мусора и пепел от сжигания пластиковых изделий. (Основано на пересмотренном_x000D__x000D_ +приложении V к конвенции МАРПОЛ, принятом 15 июля 2011 года; выделено курсивом и_x000D__x000D_ +зачеркнуто.)_x000D__x000D_ +3. Более того, МПК, возможно, придется рассмотреть определение “жизненного цикла”._x000D__x000D_ +Определение Международной организации стандартизации не представляется в_x000D__x000D_ +данном случае уместным, поскольку оно относится к “системам производства” и_x000D__x000D_ +включает в себя этапы производства, которые не имеют никакого отношения к_x000D__x000D_ +проблеме загрязнения в результ��те неправильной утилизации пластиковых отходов._x000D__x000D_ +Пояснения:_x000D__x000D_ +Вышеупомянутая сфера применения основана на мандате переговоров, закрепленном _x000D__x000D_ +в пункте 3(b) резолюции UNEA от 2 марта 2022 года (UNEP/EA.5/Res.14), и получила_x000D__x000D_ +дальнейшее развитие, чтобы отразить идею подхода к жизненному циклу пластика через_x000D__x000D_ +призму цикличности. _x000D__x000D_ +При этом вещества и материалы, перечисленные в подпункте “б” пункта 1, должны быть_x000D__x000D_ +исключены из сферы действия будущего Договора в силу их отсутствия в переговорном_x000D__x000D_ +мандате. Данное понимание должно быть четко закреплено в положениях основного_x000D__x000D_ +текста Договора, относящихся к сфере его применения._x000D__x000D_ +Однако российская делегация отмечает, что многие предложения, содержащиеся _x000D__x000D_ +в_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +документах_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +от_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +апреля_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2023_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +г._x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +и UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 от 23 мая 2023 г., выходят за рамки вышеупомянутых целей _x000D__x000D_ +и смещают фокус переговоров с загрязнения пластиком на усиление ограничений и_x000D__x000D_ +запретов. Такие предложения не учитывают:_x000D__x000D_ +а) жизненно важную роль полимеров в мировой экономике и торговле;_x000D__x000D_ +б) значимость полимеров для обеспечения продовольственной безопасности _x000D__x000D_ +и здоровья населения;_x000D__x000D_ +в) опасения по поводу сбоев в работе всей отрасли из-за торговых мер,_x000D__x000D_ +несовместимых с правилами Всемирной торговой организации (ВТО)_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +и преференциальными торговыми соглашениями;_x000D__x000D_ +г) широкий спектр национальных обстоятельств._x000D__x000D_ +По мнению российской делегации, глобальные решения проблемы пластиковых отходов_x000D__x000D_ +следует искать в области рационального проектирования, производства, потребления,_x000D__x000D_ +переработки и повторного использования конечных продуктов, основанных на принципах_x000D__x000D_ +цикличности, а также сбора, транспортировки, переработки и утилизации пластиковых_x000D__x000D_ +отходов. Результаты консультаций в Контактной группе 1 в ходе МКП-2 косвенно_x000D__x000D_ +подтверждают это понимание, поскольку такие вопросы вызвали значительное сближение_x000D__x000D_ +позиций участников, так как имеют прямое отношение к охране окружающей среды_x000D__x000D_ +(возможные основные обязательства с 4 по 12 документа UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 от 13 апреля_x000D__x000D_ +2023 г.). В то же время вопросы экономического или даже политического характера_x000D__x000D_ +(возможные основные обязательства из пунктов 1-3 того же документа), касающиеся_x000D__x000D_ +ископаемого топлива, декарбонизации и ограничения производства первичного пластика,_x000D__x000D_ +оказались весьма спорными, без каких-либо признаков сближения позиций участников._x000D__x000D_ +В целом, похоже, что текущая повестка дня этих переговоров по охране окружающей среды_x000D__x000D_ +была перевернута с ног на голову. По мнению российской делегации, эта ситуация должна_x000D__x000D_ +быть исправлена как можно скорее, и дальнейшие переговоры по загрязнению пластиком_x000D__x000D_ +должны быть возвращены в русло экологической проблематики в соответствии _x000D__x000D_ +с мандатом ЮНЕП и МПК._x000D__x000D_ +2. Принципы _x000D__x000D_ +Какие принципы могут быть прописаны в Договоре, которые помогут его реализации? _x000D__x000D_ +Предлагаемые принципы:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Основные принципы реализации будущего Договора должны определяться его целями._x000D__x000D_ +Документ ЮНЕП с потенциальными элементами для обсуждения (UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 от 13_x000D__x000D_ +апреля 2023 г.) содержит два жизнеспособных варианта в соответствии с подпунктами_x000D__x000D_ +9(a) и 9(b). Проявляя гибкость в плане выбора между ними, российская делегация отдает_x000D__x000D_ +предпочтение варианту 9(b) как более реалистичному подходу._x000D__x000D_ +2. Учитывая сделанный в пункте 9(b) акцент на здоровье человека и окружающей среде, _x000D__x000D_ +а также на неблагоприятных последствиях загрязнения пластиком, следует применять_x000D__x000D_ +следующие основные принципы, изложенные в мандате переговоров_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/EA.5/Res.14 от 7 марта 2022 г.):_x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +а) право Сторон выбирать сочетания мер политики по борьбе с загрязнением_x000D__x000D_ +пластиком с учетом их национальных социально-экономических условий, состояния_x000D__x000D_ +здоровья населения, состояния климата и окружающей среды в целом;_x000D__x000D_ +б) свобода торговли и передачи технологий в областях, связанных с экономикой_x000D__x000D_ +замкнутого цикла, включая сбор отходов, переработку, рециклинг и повторное_x000D__x000D_ +использование пластиковых изделий конечного назначения; _x000D__x000D_ +в) Научная обоснованность предлагаемых мер регулирования и оценки их выполнения_x000D__x000D_ +Сторонами;_x000D__x000D_ +г) содействие исследованиям в области экономики замкнутого цикла и создания новых_x000D__x000D_ +материалов;_x000D__x000D_ +д) недопустимость дискриминации пластика по отношению ко всем другим_x000D__x000D_ +материалам с точки зрения оценки их воздействия на здоровье человека, окружающую_x000D__x000D_ +среду и климат;_x000D__x000D_ +е) особый акцент на устранении существующего (унаследованного) пластикового_x000D__x000D_ +загрязнения;_x000D__x000D_ +ж) осуществление национальной юрисдикции в отношении имплементации положений_x000D__x000D_ +Договора и их соответствующей оценки при условии, что в любом случае внутреннее_x000D__x000D_ +законодательство Стороны и его применение должны обеспечивать_x000D__x000D_ +недискриминационный режим для любой другой Стороны, а также для любой_x000D__x000D_ +организации или физического лица, подпадающих под её юрисдикцию;_x000D__x000D_ +з) принцип достоверности научных исследований;_x000D__x000D_ +и) принцип “загрязнитель платит” (англ.: polluter pays) и его частный случай – принцип_x000D__x000D_ +расширенной ответственности производителя (возможно, не во всех случаях). (e-f)._x000D__x000D_ +к) “иерархия отходов” (англ.: waste hierarchy) – принцип, устанавливающий_x000D__x000D_ +относительную предпочтительность мер по управлению отходами_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(в т.ч. пластиковыми). Например, повторное использование более предпочтительно,_x000D__x000D_ +чем переработка, которая, в свою очередь, более предпочтительна, чем захоронение_x000D__x000D_ +на полигоне. (g)._x000D__x000D_ +л) недопустимость мер, которые существенно помешали бы достижению общих_x000D__x000D_ +целей по борьбе с изменением климата, сохранением биоразнообразия, обеспечением_x000D__x000D_ +продовольственной безопасности и т.п. или сделали бы это невозможным. (i)._x000D__x000D_ +м) принцип справедливого распределения нагрузки от принятия мер по решению_x000D__x000D_ +проблемы загрязнения пластиком между различными поколениями (англ.:_x000D__x000D_ +intergeneraƟonal responsibility). _x000D__x000D_ +(н) признание существующих многосторонних документов, в том числе_x000D__x000D_ +международных договоров и международных инициатив, покрывающих те или иные_x000D__x000D_ +аспекты борьбы с загрязнением пластиком,, и необходимости взаимодополнения_x000D__x000D_ +между этими документами и инициативами и недопущения дублирования усилий;_x000D__x000D_ +о) признание важной роли пластиковых изделий в хозяйственной жизни общества;_x000D__x000D_ +п) признание важности неформального сектора;_x000D__x000D_ +6_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +р) признание синергии между экономикой, обществом и окружающей средой _x000D__x000D_ +в стремлении к достижению устойчивого развития (в преамбулу)._x000D__x000D_ +Пояснения:_x000D__x000D_ +В недавнем «Глобальном обзоре» ОЭСР по пластику (2022 г.) перспективы окончательного_x000D__x000D_ +“прекращения загрязнения пластиком” в глобальном масштабе рассматриваются как_x000D__x000D_ +довольно размытые. В настоящее время из-за многочисленных социально-экономических_x000D__x000D_ +факторов существует огромный разрыв между фактическим и желаемым состоянием_x000D__x000D_ +национальных политик даже в “базовой” области обращения с отходами и ликвидации_x000D__x000D_ +незаконных, несообщаемых и нерегулируемых свалок. Однако эти элементы являются_x000D__x000D_ +основополагающими для любого комплекса мер, направленного на прекращение загрязнения_x000D__x000D_ +пластиком, и они должны стать основой будущего Договора._x000D__x000D_ +Свободная передача технологий и беспрепятственные финансовые потоки особенно важны_x000D__x000D_ +для эффективного выполнения любых будущих обязательств, особенно на фоне_x000D__x000D_ +односторонних дискриминационных экономических и технологических мер, применяемых_x000D__x000D_ +некоторыми участниками этих переговоров. Применение таких мер и «молчание» будущего_x000D__x000D_ +Договора по этому вопросу может подорвать общую цель переговоров, которая_x000D__x000D_ +заключается в борьбе с загрязнением пластиком._x000D__x000D_ +Что касается конкретных принципов, российская делегация считает важным_x000D__x000D_ +осуществление всей полноты национальной юрисдикции в области имплементации_x000D__x000D_ +положений Договора и проведение оценки такой имплементации. С точки зрения права,_x000D__x000D_ +ответственность за решение проблемы загрязнения пластиком должна лежать _x000D__x000D_ +на Сторонах, подписывающих Договор, в пределах их собственной юрисдикции, а не на_x000D__x000D_ +отдельных экспертах, группах или должностных лицах, действующих из-за рубежа. Однако_x000D__x000D_ +такие лица или группы могут оказывать информационную поддержку или консультативную_x000D__x000D_ +помощь, имеющую отношение к осуществлению Договора. В этом контексте Секретариат_x000D__x000D_ +должен играть поддерживающую беспристрастную роль для Сторон и не должен быть_x000D__x000D_ +наделен какими-либо несвойственными для него полномочиями или ответственностью._x000D__x000D_ +Российская делегация придерживается мнения, что принцип всесторонней научной_x000D__x000D_ +обоснованности, учитывающей данные различных отраслей научного знания, включая науку_x000D__x000D_ +о полимерах, должен лежать в основе этих переговоров, и существенные обязательства (в_x000D__x000D_ +том числе касающиеся временных рамок, если таковые имеются), а также их выполнение_x000D__x000D_ +должны быть сформулированы на основе научных данных. Например, производство и/или_x000D__x000D_ +использование может быть ограничено только для конечных продуктов с объективно и_x000D__x000D_ +научно доказанным опасным воздействием на здоровье человека или окружающую среду, в_x000D__x000D_ +то время как виды пластика, нейтральные для здоровья или окружающей среды, должны_x000D__x000D_ +быть вне сферы действия каких-либо запретительных норм. Другие примеры относятся к_x000D__x000D_ +противоречивым и необоснованным заявлениям, подобным следующему: “производство_x000D__x000D_ +полимеров является причиной загрязнения пластиком”. Такие заявления заведомо клеймят_x000D__x000D_ +этот переговорный процесс, поскольку их обоснованность аналогична обоснованности_x000D__x000D_ +утверждения, что “существование людей является причиной загрязнения пластиком"". В_x000D__x000D_ +отсутствие должного научного подхода к оценке причинно-следственной связи сфера_x000D__x000D_ +применения будущего Договора будет расширяться до бесконечности. Следовательно,_x000D__x000D_ +7_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +участники должны проявлять должную сдержанность, чтобы избежать необоснованного_x000D__x000D_ +чрезмерного расширения повестки дня переговоров, учитывая, что главными причинами_x000D__x000D_ +загрязнения пластиком являются неправильное обращениес отходами �� нынешняя_x000D__x000D_ +неспособность экономики обеспечить циркуляцию пластиковых изделий._x000D__x000D_ +Существующее загрязнение пластиком является насущной проблемой. Будущий Договор_x000D__x000D_ +должен быть также ориентирован на период, предшествующий его принятию, с точки_x000D__x000D_ +зрения решения проблемы уже накопленных пластиковых отходов. Возможно, участникам_x000D__x000D_ +придется обсудить некоторые финансовые механизмы, чтобы справиться_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +с “трагедией загрязненных общих ресурсов”._x000D__x000D_ +3. Дополнительные соображения_x000D__x000D_ +Предоставьте здесь любые другие соответствующие материалы, предложения или_x000D__x000D_ +приоритеты, которые не обсуждались на МПК-2 (например, преамбулу; институциональные_x000D__x000D_ +механизмы, включая руководящий орган, вспомогательные органы, научно-техническое_x000D__x000D_ +сотрудничество и координацию и секретариат; заключительные положения, включая_x000D__x000D_ +урегулирование споров; и, при необходимости, приложения)._x000D__x000D_ +Дополнительные предложения:_x000D__x000D_ +1) Российская Федерация считает, что любые меры, касающиеся торговли, в случае их_x000D__x000D_ +включения в будущий Договор, должны полностью соответствовать правилам ВТО._x000D__x000D_ +Чтобы обеспечить это, Российская Сторона предлагает включить в текст проекта_x000D__x000D_ +Договора следующее положение:_x000D__x000D_ + “Настоящий Договор применяется в той мере, в какой его положения не противоречат_x000D__x000D_ +положениям Марракешского соглашения об учреждении Всемирной торговой_x000D__x000D_ +организации и всех приложений к нему, и любые меры, принятые Сторонами для_x000D__x000D_ +осуществления настоящего Договора, должны полностью соответствовать этому_x000D__x000D_ +Соглашению и его приложениям”._x000D__x000D_ +2) Любой управляющий орган в случае его создания должен состоять из представителей_x000D__x000D_ +всех Сторон._x000D__x000D_ +3) Все решения в рамках будущего Договора должны приниматься консенсусом. Каждая_x000D__x000D_ +Сторона обладает одним голосом._x000D__x000D_ +4) Роль Секретариата в имплементации обязательств и оценки их выполнения должна_x000D__x000D_ +ограничиваться организационной работой и содействием взаимодействию между_x000D__x000D_ +Сторонами будущего Договора._x000D__x000D_ +5) Любые положения о прозрачности и отчетности должны быть непосредственно_x000D__x000D_ +связаны с основными обязательствами Сторон и способствовать их эффективному_x000D__x000D_ +осуществлению в рамках будущего Договора. Любые требования о предоставлении_x000D__x000D_ +дополнительной информации сверх того объема, который строго необходим для_x000D__x000D_ +достижения вышеупомянутой цели, должны быть сформулированы как положения _x000D__x000D_ +о “наилучших усилиях” и быть добровольными для всех Сторон, независимо от их уровня_x000D__x000D_ +развития._x000D__x000D_ +8_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Пояснения:_x000D__x000D_ +Вышеперечисленные предложения основаны на сфере охвата, принципах_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +и соответствующих пояснениях, приведенных в ответах на вопросы 1 и 2 настоящего_x000D__x000D_ +шаблона (часть а). В частности, предложения 2 - 4 обсуждались в ответе на вопрос 2._x000D__x000D_ +Что касается предложения 1, то российская делегация настаивает, что принципы_x000D__x000D_ +многосторонней торговой системы, закрепленные в ВТО, должны соблюдаться во всей их_x000D__x000D_ +полноте. Это позволит многочисленным отраслям промышленности по всей цепочке_x000D__x000D_ +создания стоимости пластика продолжать функционировать, обеспечит экономическое_x000D__x000D_ +развитие и повысит уровень жизни. Следует отметить, что в Генеральное соглашение по_x000D__x000D_ +тарифам и торговле и другие соглашения ВТО включены специальные положения,_x000D__x000D_ +допускающие определенные исключения из основных правил ВТО. Однако необоснованная_x000D__x000D_ +дискриминация определенных продуктов и/или поставщиков, отраженная в документе_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 от 13 апреля 2023 года, противоречила бы строгим правилам,_x000D__x000D_ +регулирующим такие исключения. Таким образом, норма об обеспечении соответствия_x000D__x000D_ +правилам ВТО должна быть гарантированным элементом будущего договора._x000D__x000D_ +Что касается предложения 5, российская делегация придерживается мнения, что_x000D__x000D_ +большинство элементов в пункте 28 документа UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4, касающихся_x000D__x000D_ +отчетности, не имеют отношения ни к сфере охвата, ни к существенным обязательствам_x000D__x000D_ +будущего договора. На текущем этапе переговоров любое обсуждение положений о_x000D__x000D_ +прозрачности преждевременно, поскольку их содержание должно определяться основными_x000D__x000D_ +нормами, и Стороны могут представить любые дополнительные элементы, основанные на_x000D__x000D_ +принципе ”наилучших усилий""._x000D__x000D_ +________________x000D__x000D_ +9_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1709,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudi_arabia_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,,3 +1710,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singapore_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Singapore'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Angeline Chui _x000D__x000D_ +Angeline_Chui@mse.gov.sg _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the legally binding instrument should be informed by the mandate of the INC, _x000D__x000D_ +which is to tackle plastic pollution. Emphasis should thus be placed on issues that directly _x000D__x000D_ +address plastic pollution including in the marine environment, such as comprehensive waste _x000D__x000D_ +management. Issues with wider socioeconomic impacts, such as production limits, are complex _x000D__x000D_ +and their immediate effect on tackling the urgent issue of plastic pollution is uncertain. As such, _x000D__x000D_ +they would not fall within the mandate of the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +On polymers, chemicals, and additives, there is value for the instrument to clearly identify those _x000D__x000D_ +that are harmful or problematic, and the basis for this. The instrument should provide for _x000D__x000D_ +adequate time for transition, and focus on practical solutions that are science-based. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should consider: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Science-based approach; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Life-cycle analysis of the environmental impacts of alternatives; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Avoid creating new environmental problems; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Specific needs and special circumstances of developing and least developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ +including small island developing States; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Adequate transitionary time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At this stage, we have yet to arrive at a common understanding of the scope and the elements to be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the instrument. We propose that time be catered at INC-3 for the INC to arrive at this. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We also propose that more time should be allocated to discussion on the substantive elements of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The INC and intersessional work must be dedicated to building this understanding, so that _x000D__x000D_ +substantive negotiations can begin. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our view is that discussions on institutional arrangements, while important, can take place at a later _x000D__x000D_ +stage. Clarity on the substantive elements is needed to ensure the institutional arrangements are fit _x000D__x000D_ +for purpose. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1711,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Switzerland'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, _x000D__x000D_ +Energy and Communications DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Office for the Environment FOEN _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Part A: Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact infor-_x000D__x000D_ +mation for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Andrea Zbinden, INC Focal Point Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +andrea.zbinden@bafu.admin.ch _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future instru-_x000D__x000D_ +ment? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +An article on scope is not necessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 gives the clear mandate to negotiate a legally binding instrument that has a _x000D__x000D_ +broad scope covering the whole lifecycle of all plastics – starting at feedstock sourcing, covering the _x000D__x000D_ +production of virgin plastics and products, their use, disposal, recovery and recycling, including the _x000D__x000D_ +reintroduction of recycled materials into the lifecycle. Therefore, the addition of an article on scope in _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty is unnecessary. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +2/3 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14 states that the future instrument should take “into account, among other things, the _x000D__x000D_ +principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities…”, which means that all principles in the Rio Declaration are already agreed to rein-_x000D__x000D_ +force the plastics treaty. There are many principles in other international agreements that should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered when developing the provisions of the plastics treaty. As most MEAs do not have an article _x000D__x000D_ +specifically for principles, the question of whether this instrument requires such an article could be left _x000D__x000D_ +until later in the negotiation, and considered in conjunction with the Preambular text. In any case, con-_x000D__x000D_ +sideration should be given to identifying the principles that MUST be listed (either here or in the Pream-_x000D__x000D_ +ble). _x000D__x000D_ +The identified principles below could provide guidance for countries and the Conference of the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +(COP) when evaluating actions to implement the instrument and to adapt it over time. Please note that _x000D__x000D_ +there is no hierarchical order between these principles below. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Polluter pays Principle: the costs of measures to prevent, combat and reduce plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +shall be borne by the polluter, as e.g. reflected in the Stockholm Convention (para. 17 of the Pre-_x000D__x000D_ +amble) and in national legislation of the Swiss Federal Act on the Protection of the Environment _x000D__x000D_ +(Art. 2). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Renew, Recycle (“the 5 Rs of waste management”) and waste hier-_x000D__x000D_ +archy: ban the movement of plastics into the environment, following the “5Rs - Refuse, Reduce, _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse, Renew, Recycle” principle, which calls for an increase in the ratio of recyclable materials, _x000D__x000D_ +greater reuse of raw materials and manufacturing waste, as well as an overall reduction in the re-_x000D__x000D_ +sources and energy used, but above all to refuse the use of plastics that are not absolutely neces-_x000D__x000D_ +sary, and to extend the lifetime of sustainable products. (This principle is stated in terms of “recov-_x000D__x000D_ +ery, recycling, reclamation, reuse” in the 2019 Minamata Convention (Arts. 2 and 3) and in national _x000D__x000D_ +legislations, e.g. the Swiss Federal Act on the Protection of the Environment (Art. 30). In this con-_x000D__x000D_ +text, it is appropriate to add “refuse”, as found in the G20 Report on Actions against Marine Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Litter). The 5 Rs are linked to the waste hierarchy where waste has to be treated according to the _x000D__x000D_ +following priorities: prevent waste, reduce the generation of waste (for instance by promoting re-_x000D__x000D_ +use), recycle, thermal treatment, disposal (landfill). Preventing waste is always the most favoured _x000D__x000D_ +option, while landfilling waste is always the least favoured option. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): this principle is necessary to reinforce the responsibili-_x000D__x000D_ +ties of the manufacturers of plastic products at the various stages of the lifecycle of plastics, includ-_x000D__x000D_ +ing take-back, recycling and disposal. The costs of the negative environmental externalities of the _x000D__x000D_ +products shall be transferred to the producers. Deposit-refund systems and the interplay with addi-_x000D__x000D_ +tional mandatory extended producer responsibility policies could be an effective instrument for _x000D__x000D_ +waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Principle of Prevention: this principle should be applied by all parties during the manufacture and _x000D__x000D_ +distribution of plastic products, by considering the risks associated with all aspects of the full lifecy-_x000D__x000D_ +cle of plastics. (In accordance with the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (para. 8 of the Pre-_x000D__x000D_ +amble); the 1992 Helsinki Convention (para. 3 of the Preamble, Arts. 2 and 3); the 1997 Conven-_x000D__x000D_ +tion on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses (Art. 21) and the Swiss _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Act on the Protection of the Environment (Art. 1 and 30)). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +3/3 _x000D__x000D_ +5. Precautionary Principle: in pursuance of the precautionary principle or approach, in the event of _x000D__x000D_ +a risk of serious or irreversible damage linked to plastics, the lack of scientific certainty shall not be _x000D__x000D_ +alleged as a reason for postponing the adoption of effective remedial measures. (as provided for in: _x000D__x000D_ +the 2023 Agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of ar-_x000D__x000D_ +eas beyond national jurisdiction (Art. 5-d); the Convention on Biological Diversity (para. 9 of the _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble); the 2001 Stockholm Convention (Art. 1); the 1989 Basel Convention (Arts. 2, 4, 6); and _x000D__x000D_ +the 1997 MARPOL Convention (Protocol - Annex VI)). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Public participation and access to information: Member States shall guarantee environmental _x000D__x000D_ +democracy, understood to include the principles of access to information, public participation and _x000D__x000D_ +access to justice in addressing environmental issues, to ensure that all persons, including NGOs, _x000D__x000D_ +are informed and able to participate in decision-making processes relating to plastic pollution. (In _x000D__x000D_ +accordance with the 1998 Aarhus Convention (Arts. 1, 4, 6, 9) and the 2018 Escazú Agreement _x000D__x000D_ +(Arts. 4 to 8)). This includes a process that ensures an accessible, inclusive, transparent, respon-_x000D__x000D_ +sive, and accountable public participation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Rectification at source: Each Member State’s national policy on plastic pollution control shall aim _x000D__x000D_ +for a high level of protection, based on the principle of preventive action and rectification at source _x000D__x000D_ +as priority, to avoid damage to biodiversity and the services it provides or, failing that, to minimize _x000D__x000D_ +the impacts of plastic pollution, as well as to compensate for harm that could not be avoided or re-_x000D__x000D_ +duced. (This principle is e.g. set out in the Swiss Federal Act on the Protection of the Environment _x000D__x000D_ +(Art. 1, Art. 32c, 34-35), the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Art. 191-2) and in _x000D__x000D_ +the French environmental code (Art. L.110-1, II. 2°). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Principle of Non-regression: States Parties shall take measures to prohibit setbacks and rever-_x000D__x000D_ +sals in the fight against plastic pollution as in the field of the environment (as reflected in: the Paris _x000D__x000D_ +Agreement (Art. 4-3); the Aarhus Convention (Art. 3); the Convention on Biological Diversity (para. _x000D__x000D_ +22 of the Preamble); the Lisbon Treaty on the European Union (Art. 3); and the Escazú Agreement _x000D__x000D_ +(Art. 3-c)). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +For this submission, “plastics” means a substance, mixture or a product, consisting of or containing pol-_x000D__x000D_ +ymers and other chemicals which are not polymers (additives); “polymer” means a substance produced _x000D__x000D_ +from one or more types of monomers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1712,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Tunisia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +TUNISIA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mrs. Awatef LARBI MESSAI, INC National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Awatef.messai@yahoo.fr/ aouatef.larbi@mineat.gov.tn _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15/09/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +Tunisia aligns itself with the overall scope of the treaty that has been adequately outlined in the _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation mandate (Resolution 5/14): _x000D__x000D_ +Long-term elimination of plastic pollution to avoid its detriment to ecosystems and the human _x000D__x000D_ +activities dependent on them. Prevent plastic pollution and its related risks to human health and _x000D__x000D_ +adverse effects on human well-being and the environment through a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +All forms and sources of plastic pollution should be within the scope of the new treaty. Additionally, co _x000D__x000D_ +benefits of control measures for other issues should be considered, including for climate change, _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity, the promotion of a circular economy, and the human right to a clean, healthy, and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable environment. These could be embedded in preambular paragraphs of the treaty. Details _x000D__x000D_ +arising from discussions of specific core obligations and control measures—for example, the range of _x000D__x000D_ +substances and products for which such measures are applicable—will implicitly reflect the scope of _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope to be covered by the plastics treaty by lifecycle phase: _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All chemicals and polymers used in plastics production including: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Raw materials for production of monomers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● All additives used to produce plastics _x000D__x000D_ +● All materials and substances made from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +● Pollution resulting from the upstream phase, i.e. raw material extraction and polymer _x000D__x000D_ +production _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● All products made from plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +● Pollution arising from mid-stream, i.e. plastic product manufacturing, trade, sale _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● All waste resulting from the use of products made from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +● All waste arising from the plastic waste management _x000D__x000D_ +● All pollution resulting from the downstream phase, including littering, uncontrolled dumping, _x000D__x000D_ +burning and landfilling, incineration, collection, sorting, recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +1. The new treaty to combat plastic pollution, should consider various factors, including the _x000D__x000D_ +principles outlined in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Tunisia underscores the importance of not only incorporating the principles from the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration but also integrating established international legal norms, existing agreements, _x000D__x000D_ +and principles into the discussions and negotiations surrounding the treaty's provisions. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The new treaty should consider the Rio Principles, including the polluter pays and _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principles, and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and _x000D__x000D_ +emphasize the importance of operationalizing those principles throughout the provisions of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In pursuit of crafting a comprehensive treaty to combat plastic pollution, it is imperative that _x000D__x000D_ +discussions on the principles outlined in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and _x000D__x000D_ +other international legal norms, agreements, and principles do not encroach upon the substantive _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations at INC-3, preserving valuable negotiation time. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specific principles that should be considered include: _x000D__x000D_ +- Prevention principle; This principle should encourage preventive action regarding the environmental _x000D__x000D_ +and health impacts of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- Precautionary principles; The lack of studies on the safety of chemicals should not, for instance, imply _x000D__x000D_ +that they are safe. Therefore, there is a need for the treaty to advocate for caution in the use of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers until their safety is confirmed; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Polluter pays principles; The industries and companies that are responsible for introducing plastics _x000D__x000D_ +into the environment must ensure they bear the costs of plastic pollution and implement measures to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent further pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- Circular Economy Principles: Encourage the adoption of a circular economy approach, where plastics _x000D__x000D_ +are designed for reuse, recycling, and resource efficiency, reducing the need for virgin plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production. _x000D__x000D_ +- Intergenerational Equity; The treaty has to ensure that the environmental needs of the future _x000D__x000D_ +generations are protected by addressing the full life cycle of plastics and preventing any further _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- Access to information and public participation in environmental decision-making: The treaty should _x000D__x000D_ +mandate the disclosure of information such as the chemical constituents used in plastics. Additionally, _x000D__x000D_ +it should promote robust stakeholder participation at all levels. _x000D__x000D_ +- Transboundary environmental Justice; The treaty must ensure that the liabilities and impacts arising _x000D__x000D_ +from the upstream, midstream, and downstream of the plastics lifecycle are not transferred to other _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- Liability and compensation: The treaty should provide for a robust financial mechanism to address _x000D__x000D_ +the legacy plastics, environmental remediation and the prevention of any further pollution. Chemical, _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and related companies should contribute to the fund. _x000D__x000D_ +- Technology Transfer and Capacity Building: Support developing countries in adopting best practices, _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, and capacity-building measures to address plastic pollution effectively. _x000D__x000D_ +- Inclusivity and Equity: Ensure the participation of all stakeholders, including affected communities, _x000D__x000D_ +Indigenous peoples, NGOs, and industry, in the decision-making process to promote equitable and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally it is imperative to consider broader international legal norms and agreements, exemplified _x000D__x000D_ +by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/76/300, emphasizing the human right to a _x000D__x000D_ +clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, as well as specific provisions like Principle 13 of the _x000D__x000D_ +'General principles for assessment and control of marine pollution' from the Stockholm Conference _x000D__x000D_ +(1972) and Article 195 of UNCLOS, which are vital for designing effective control measures that address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution without causing unintended harm to other environmental domains. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) must be applied to reinforce the _x000D__x000D_ +accountability of plastic product manufacturers throughout all stages of the plastics lifecycle, including _x000D__x000D_ +take-back, recycling, and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +Many stakeholders are involved in the plastics industry and the new treaty may potentially disrupt their _x000D__x000D_ +operations, particularly impacting the informal waste pickers and vulnerable workers in the small and _x000D__x000D_ +medium enterprises. These special categories of vulnerable stakeholders need to be considered to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure that they are not adversely affected by the new treaty and that they are included in the _x000D__x000D_ +consultation process. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, it is important to emphasize the importance of implementing these principles across all _x000D__x000D_ +aspects of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty could largely adhere to established norms regarding its institutional framework. It envisions _x000D__x000D_ +the establishment of a Conference of the Parties (COP) or an equivalent body responsible for assessing _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and serving as the treaty's governing authority. However, there is a crucial lesson to _x000D__x000D_ +be learned from past Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). Specifically, the treaty should _x000D__x000D_ +avoid replicating the same mistake made by previous MEAs, which involved requiring the COP to reach _x000D__x000D_ +a consensus when adopting its rules of procedure. This requirement, present in every MEA since 1992, _x000D__x000D_ +including the UNFCCC and the Minamata Convention, has consistently resulted in COPs lacking a _x000D__x000D_ +mutually agreed-upon set of rules for decision-making. To prevent such a situation, the text of the new _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution treaty should explicitly state that the COP will utilize the rules of procedure established _x000D__x000D_ +by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) when formulating its own procedural rules. _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies and scientific and technical coordination: _x000D__x000D_ +As is with other conventions such as the BRS, Montreal, and CITES, there is a need for the establishment _x000D__x000D_ +of a subsidiary review committees or scientific bodies, to evaluate chemicals and polymers, regulated _x000D__x000D_ +under the treaty. These bodies should be independent and be free from conflicts of interest. Their _x000D__x000D_ +assessment should provide guidance and inform the decisions to be made by states. _x000D__x000D_ +These processes should be open to observers to ensure that the subsidiary body has access to _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous and consider local context, science experts, affected groups and jobs such as informal sector _x000D__x000D_ +and waste pickers, and any one with knowledge and experience that can support decision-making. _x000D__x000D_ +Amendments (Annexes, protocols, etc.): _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should include clear procedures on adoption of amendments, detailing how amendments _x000D__x000D_ +could be proposed, reviewed, and approved that can be updated based on evolving scientific evidence, _x000D__x000D_ +to enable further development and gradual strengthening of the treaty and its integrated components _x000D__x000D_ +(such as annexes or protocols. A three-fourths majority—as provided for in the Minamata, Rotterdam, _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm, Basel, UNFCCC, and the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer—could be _x000D__x000D_ +used as a threshold for adoption of amendments. _x000D__x000D_ +Entry into force _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to currently proposed texts in the Final Provisions, supplementary criteria regarding the _x000D__x000D_ +estimated total volume of plastic production and consumption of States should be established for the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s entry into force, similar to that of the Montreal Protocol. This design should rely on the _x000D__x000D_ +most recent data to determine a realistic entry-into-force threshold. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_____________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1713,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_arab_emirates_15092023_a.pdf,[],['United Arab Emirates'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This scope shall provide a roadmap for developing a treaty to tackle the challenge of plastic pollution in the _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastic waste using innovative and advanced technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, product design, _x000D__x000D_ +and environmentally sound waste management, through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To develop, implement and update national action plans reflecting country-driven approaches to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify national reporting, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To provide scientific and socio-economic assessments to address & understand the impacts related to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding duplication, and promoting _x000D__x000D_ +complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To specify arrangements for capacity-building and technical assistance, technology transfer on mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms, and financial assistance, recognizing that the effective implementation of some legal obligations _x000D__x000D_ +under the instrument is dependent on the availability of capacity building and technical and adequate financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To encourage inclusive action by all stakeholders to take measures aiming for ambitious plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +solutions including the private sector with associated industries and informal sector workers as key players to _x000D__x000D_ +solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA Resolution 5/14, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in the position to compact plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and understanding the importance of promoting sustainable design of products and materials in order _x000D__x000D_ +that they can be reused, remanufactured, recycled, or remove plastic waste from the environment thereby retaining _x000D__x000D_ +value in the economy for as long as possible along with the resources they are made of, with adaptation of one of _x000D__x000D_ +the circularity approaches. 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Core obligations shall be solely focused on _x000D__x000D_ +promoting, environmentally sound management (ESM) with consideration of all stages of plastic as _x000D__x000D_ +stated in decision 5/14. to achieve a comprehensive and an inclusive treaty, these specific _x000D__x000D_ +obligations, shall be based on national circumstances, with special flexibility provisions to developing countries, _x000D__x000D_ +underpinned by bottom-up approaches. These specific obligations shall refer to the objective of the treaty as _x000D__x000D_ +mandated and by the scope of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the second part of the scope section, prior to answering the types of substances, materials, products _x000D__x000D_ +and behaviors that should be covered by the future instrument, there are key areas needs to be taken into _x000D__x000D_ +considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastics have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in many industries. _x000D__x000D_ +Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological advancements but also risk economic _x000D__x000D_ +growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on _x000D__x000D_ +responsible production, consumption, and recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that _x000D__x000D_ +has proven indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Banning certain types of plastics can have negative effects on the global recycling industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, cost-_x000D__x000D_ +effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other alternatives, including but not limited _x000D__x000D_ +to large scale shipments and movement of goods and food. UAE reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +means to reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has seen a clear example _x000D__x000D_ +during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role in medical equipment, food safety, protective _x000D__x000D_ +gear, temporary and permanent housing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we believe that it is crucial for each _x000D__x000D_ +member state to establish their own National Action Plans while considering their unique circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacities. The need for design criteria to enable circularity under national circumstances, which includes efforts _x000D__x000D_ +to investigate means to reuse and repair plastic products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness is important aspect tackling plastic pollution as the main source of plastic pollution arrives _x000D__x000D_ +from mismanagement of plastic waste during the consumption phase. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Scope of the Treaty Should Include the Following Activities: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Trade: Import and Export Requirements to Parties and Non-Parties on a Non-Discriminatory Basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing non-discriminatory trade practices can motivate industry to diversify its product offerings _x000D__x000D_ +and invest in innovative solutions to maintain competitiveness in the global market. This can drive the industry to _x000D__x000D_ +develop new, environmentally friendly products or processes, opening up new market opportunities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Trade requirements should consider the varying levels of development, capabilities, and domestic policies _x000D__x000D_ +of countries. Therefore, the future instrument should not make it difficult for some nations to comply with the _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, in order to not hinder their economic growth or hampering their efforts to address domestic _x000D__x000D_ +priorities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Potential conflicts with WTO rules: Non-discriminatory approaches could potentially come into conflict _x000D__x000D_ +with World Trade Organization’s rules, particularly if they are perceived as protectionist or unfairly _x000D__x000D_ +disadvantaging certain countries. This could lead to disputes and undermine the stability of international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevent favoritism policies in all import and export requirements for a certain product that can play an _x000D__x000D_ +economic changing effect, as a result of having a special policy for one material and ignoring others. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles:_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed Principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Recall the UNEA Resolution 5/14 Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming also the principles of the Rio Declaration on environment and development adopted in Rio de Janeiro _x000D__x000D_ +in 1992, _x000D__x000D_ +Also Recall Para 3: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Decides that the intergovernmental negotiating committee is to develop an international legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment henceforth referred to as the instrument, which could _x000D__x000D_ +include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastic, taking into account among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles for us to call on: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international _x000D__x000D_ +law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental _x000D__x000D_ +policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to _x000D__x000D_ +the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties in particular developed countries should respect the principle of sovereignty of States in _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation to address the issue of plastics pollution in a facilitative, non-instructive and non-_x000D__x000D_ +punitive manner, and avoiding any undue burden being placed on Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should protect the environmental system for the benefit of present and future generations of _x000D__x000D_ +humankind, on the basis of historical responsibility, equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR+RC). Accordingly, developed countries should take the lead _x000D__x000D_ +in addressing the adverse effects of plastic pollution and the impacts of the implementation of response measures _x000D__x000D_ +on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should respect the right to development to equitably meet the environmental needs of present and _x000D__x000D_ +future generations, in particular for developing and least developed country Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +The specific needs, priorities and special circumstances of developing country Parties, especially those _x000D__x000D_ +that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of plastic pollution, and of those Parties, especially _x000D__x000D_ +developing country Parties, that would have to bear a disproportionate or abnormal burden under the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +should be given full consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should ensure environmental integrity by building on and enhancing the environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements under other UN bodies respecting the decisions and agreements under the UN and to avoid any _x000D__x000D_ +contradictions or inconsistent elements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to protect the environment from plastics pollution, the precautionary approach shall be widely _x000D__x000D_ +applied by Parties according to their capabilities and responsibilities based on the CBDR principle, & national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +The developing countries have the right to promote sustainable development. Policies and measures to _x000D__x000D_ +protect the environmental system should be appropriate for the specific conditions of each Party and should be _x000D__x000D_ +integrated with national development programs, taking into account that economic development is essential for _x000D__x000D_ +adopting measures to address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +The Parties should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would _x000D__x000D_ +lead to sustainable economic growth and development in all Parties, particularly developing countries, including _x000D__x000D_ +the least developed Parties and those most environmentally vulnerable, thus enabling them to better address the _x000D__x000D_ +problems of plastic pollution. Measures taken to combat plastic pollution, including unilateral ones, should not _x000D__x000D_ +constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. _x000D__x000D_ +All efforts should be made to reach an international consensus agreement on plastic pollution, informed _x000D__x000D_ +by scientific certainty in a manner that is implementable by all Parties according to their respective capacities and _x000D__x000D_ +to the extent of the support received from developed Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +11. _x000D__x000D_ +Parties shall co-operate in good faith and in a spirit of partnership in the fulfillment of the principles _x000D__x000D_ +embodied in the Rio Declaration and in the further development of international law to combat plastics pollution _x000D__x000D_ +based on full scientific certainty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. _x000D__x000D_ +Developed countries shall recognize the importance of integrated and holistic approaches when providing _x000D__x000D_ +means of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +13. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries should not carry the burden of means of implementation and their required needs _x000D__x000D_ +by themselves. _x000D__x000D_ +14. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall address the concerns of developing countries on the impacts of the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of response measures. _x000D__x000D_ +15. _x000D__x000D_ +Developing countries shall be enabled to communicate their required needs for effective implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the future treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +16. _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation shall be treated equally and in parallel with control measures. _x000D__x000D_ +17. _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the role of plastic to meet sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ +18. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution and the leakage of plastic and plastic wastes into the environment can occur from a _x000D__x000D_ +variety of land-based and ocean-based sources, and mainly from mismanagement of plastic waste. The sources _x000D__x000D_ +include, but are not limited to illegal traffic, historical dumping of plastic waste to the developing countries, the _x000D__x000D_ +uncontrolled dumping of waste, and litter. _x000D__x000D_ +19. _x000D__x000D_ +Bottom- up approach should be the main principle of any works of this treaty, considering national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacity. _x000D__x000D_ +20. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to honor the common but differentiated responsibilities as set out in Principle 7 of The Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration, with financial flows from developed to developing countries. regarding the polluter pay principle _x000D__x000D_ +and Extended producer responsibility, we believe that this is not a substitute to financial obligations of developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +21. _x000D__x000D_ +Research and development are important to advance our ability to manage this significant challenge. But _x000D__x000D_ +the development of technical solutions to our plastic waste challenge will only be as strong as the technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance and cooperation provided to allow equitable access to these technologies. Furthermore, technological _x000D__x000D_ +solutions must be comprehensive without limiting them to certain types, since the capabilities and infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +differ from one country to another. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +22. _x000D__x000D_ +Socio-economic impacts of the implementation of response measures, and the principle of limiting the _x000D__x000D_ +harm to the economy and environment of developing countries should be a key part of any agreement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy plastic across the globe. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Detailed means of implementation from developed to developing countries, including financial support _x000D__x000D_ +provided from developed to developing countries, capacity building, and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +INC is a party driven proves, however multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) provides a venue for deeper _x000D__x000D_ +discussion. It must include experts such as scientists from all relevant disciplines such as engineers, researchers, _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers, and businesses with diverse backgrounds (geographic, cultural, socio-economic etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +This instrument should not dive into the scope of existing treaties or instrument that have been approved _x000D__x000D_ +under the UN, if negotiating parties identify gaps in other treaties, than a recommendation will be made to amend _x000D__x000D_ +the existing treaties and not include them in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting and monitoring provision as well standardization should be developed nationally. _x000D__x000D_ + There is _x000D__x000D_ +no one size and no common standards that fit all as individual countries economic circumstance and available _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure defer significantly. Reporting and monitoring must not burden countries, particularly developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, and should not affect their right to develop their economies. Countries can build their reporting on _x000D__x000D_ +national action plans and strategies, allowing the freedom of the countries to report the progress using the format _x000D__x000D_ +of reporting they select. Having acknowledged plastic pollution as challenge, reporting instruments are to focus _x000D__x000D_ +on pollution originated mainly from mismanagement of waste aspect and strengthening those elements. _x000D__x000D_ +A designed mechanism on plastic waste monitoring, reporting and verification would support policy makers to _x000D__x000D_ +further measure impacts of implemented targets and policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 (e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and technical _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; and if appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs, some elements are premature to be discussed or could have the issue of duplication of work, _x000D__x000D_ +such as: _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is premature to define any specific terms in legal documents as it will greatly depends on the context _x000D__x000D_ +where it be used. This approach ensures definitions directly correlate with their use, enhancing the document's _x000D__x000D_ +clarity. It also facilitates smoother implementation by ensuring each term serves a relevant purpose and creates a _x000D__x000D_ +more streamlined and efficient document by eliminating unnecessary, unused terms. _x000D__x000D_ +Standards: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There are existing standards and regulations in place globally that address plastic waste and pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, the instrument should not develop new standards to avoid duplicate the work with existing international _x000D__x000D_ +standard-setting bodies in addition to the complexity and time consuming of this issue in addition to the fact that _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +new standards might hinder innovation and adaptability. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters: _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble: _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the instrument shall include the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of plastic production in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledgment of the Problem of plastic pollution caused by the mismanagement of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reference to the importance of the Principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +These policies and measures shall demonstrate that developed countries are taking the lead in modifying _x000D__x000D_ +longer-term trends in ending plastic pollution. and taking into account the differences in these Parties’ starting _x000D__x000D_ +points and approaches, economic structures and resource bases, the need to maintain strong and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +economic growth, available technologies and other individual circumstances, as well as the need for equitable and _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate contributions by each of these Parties to the global effort regarding that objective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Circular approaches: the instrument could advocate for a shift away from the linear model of production _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption. Instead, it could promote a circular economy that minimizes waste and makes the most of _x000D__x000D_ +resources. This might involve measures like improved product design for easier recycling, promoting repurpose _x000D__x000D_ +and reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: action on control measures to shall be commensurate to the ambitious levels _x000D__x000D_ +of compliance; it is equally important to have equally ambitious levels means of implementation, including _x000D__x000D_ +financial resources, capacity-building, and technology transfer to support developing countries. As this would be _x000D__x000D_ +the only way to ensure that our ambitions to address the challenge of plastic pollution can be achieved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Commitment to Action: The preamble may conclude an ambition and inspiring call to action plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and a global commitment to work collectively and decisively to achieve this goal on gradual basis. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming the importance of cooperation, coordination and complementarity among relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions and instruments, while respecting their respective mandates, to prevent plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human well-being and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility: _x000D__x000D_ +Flexibility that provisions allow countries discretion in the implementation of their commitments, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account their national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Governing Body: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Remaining Parts: A dedicated workstreams/groups, preferably 2 bodies are established: one overarching _x000D__x000D_ +body that maintains oversight and is capable of pushing interests, and one small experts’ group where technical _x000D__x000D_ +exchange, case studies and modalities discussions can take place. _x000D__x000D_ +These two bodies are to be mandated clearly to identify and provide recommendations on inclusive solutions, _x000D__x000D_ +approaches and technologies to address the “plastic waste/pollution”. Focusing the work on plastics without _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +recognizing the waste problem will lead to further blame to plastics without recognition of its value. Another _x000D__x000D_ +important concept/theme is the diversity in actions according to regions and economies: the costs of treating _x000D__x000D_ +plastics waste differ greatly between developed and emerging markets (even within developing economies we see _x000D__x000D_ +big differences in terms of costs, employments etc.) and a unified approach will distort the feasibility of these _x000D__x000D_ +solutions for everyone. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness Evaluation: _x000D__x000D_ +After the treaty is established, it is crucial to implement a robust system for evaluation, monitoring, reporting, and _x000D__x000D_ +periodic review. This ensures that the treaty's objectives are being met, and any necessary adjustments can be _x000D__x000D_ +made. Compliance with the treaty's terms is equally vital, as it maintains the integrity and effectiveness of the _x000D__x000D_ +agreement, ultimately promoting its long-term success . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1714,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_kingdom_15092023_a.pdf,[],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Part A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr Julius Piercy _x000D__x000D_ +Email: Julius.Piercy@defra.gov.uk _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the future instrument was considered as part of UNEA Resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +and this resolution should act as the framework for the scope of the instrument. In _x000D__x000D_ +broad terms, the instrument should be based on a comprehensive approach that _x000D__x000D_ +addresses the full life cycle of plastic as outlined in UNEA Res. 5/14, and is inclusive _x000D__x000D_ +of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +With this in mind, we agree with all three options for scope listed in Section C of _x000D__x000D_ +Appendix I of UNEP/PP/INC.2/4, with the exception of “extraction” phase as the _x000D__x000D_ +source materials have multiple applications beyond plastics and extraction is not _x000D__x000D_ +referenced in UNEA Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Agreed definitions will be required for the instrument. We should, as far as possible, _x000D__x000D_ +use definitions that have been adopted or endorsed by other intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +processes, at least as working definitions, which will allow negotiations to focus on _x000D__x000D_ +substantive discussions, as set out in UNEP/PP/INC.1/6. Definitions cannot be _x000D__x000D_ +considered in isolation and should be related to the provisions in the text. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The options paper identified a number of terms that the committee may wish to define. _x000D__x000D_ +Of these terms, we believe that the following should be defined during the INC process, _x000D__x000D_ +for which we have proposed definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +o Plastic: The definition of plastic will be crucial. We think that some international _x000D__x000D_ +definitions, e.g., those under MARPOL and the Technical guidelines of Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention for the identification and Environmentally Sound Management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic wastes and for their disposal, will provide a suitable starting point for _x000D__x000D_ +discussions. However, the definition used in this instrument will require greater _x000D__x000D_ +specificity. The UK believes the definition of plastic used for this instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +should encompass fossil-based and bio-based plastic. We also consider both _x000D__x000D_ +elastomers and textiles, unless made from non-chemically modified natural _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, to be made from plastic and therefore the definition should _x000D__x000D_ +encompass this. It will also be important to define related terms, such as “natural _x000D__x000D_ +polymer”, “polymer”, “monomer”, and additives. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution: The treaty should include a definition for plastic pollution. That _x000D__x000D_ +definition should make clear that the term ‘plastic pollution’ includes pollution arising _x000D__x000D_ +from plastics production, use, waste management and leakage. The UK believes it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to have globally understood definitions for bio-based, biodegradable, and _x000D__x000D_ +compostable plastics to minimise misunderstandings and the potential for _x000D__x000D_ +greenwashing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 states mandates the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee _x000D__x000D_ +(INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment. The resolution also states that the instrument should be based on a _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. We believe the _x000D__x000D_ +resolution provides the basis for the scope and discussions should focus on how best _x000D__x000D_ +to reflect the resolution in the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UK note Section D of Appendix I of UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 and believe the following _x000D__x000D_ +principles could be useful to guide the implementation of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle - where there are threats of serious or irreversible _x000D__x000D_ +environmental damage, a lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason _x000D__x000D_ +for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle - measures should aim to prevent environmental harm and _x000D__x000D_ +impacts to human health. This principle underpins many aspects of environmental _x000D__x000D_ +policy to ensure that environmental damage, such as CO2 emissions, pollution, or _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity loss, is avoided. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays - where possible, the costs of pollution should be borne by those _x000D__x000D_ +causing it, rather than the person who suffers the effects of the resulting _x000D__x000D_ +environmental damage, or the wider community. Defining the polluter is a key _x000D__x000D_ +consideration in this principle and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an _x000D__x000D_ +approach that can be used in certain sectors to apply the polluter pays principle, and _x000D__x000D_ +therefore dop not believe it is appropriate to consider EPR as a separate principle. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Rectification at source - that environmental damage should, as a priority, be _x000D__x000D_ +addressed at its origin to avoid the need to remedy its effects later. Rectification at _x000D__x000D_ +source should result in approaches that are more cost-effective, efficient, and _x000D__x000D_ +equitable in the long-term. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Non-discrimination and inclusion – that any measures under the instrument are _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive and should not discriminate on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +orientation and/or gender identity, ensuring that we leave no one behind and that the _x000D__x000D_ +policies are gender responsive and disability inclusive. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary principle assists the decision-making process in the face of a lack of _x000D__x000D_ +scientific certainty. The principle helps decision makers deal with risks which may not be _x000D__x000D_ +precisely calculable in advance. A risk-based, or science-based, approach to the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principle seeks to manage the likelihood and severity of environmental harm _x000D__x000D_ +occurring based on exposure to a specific hazard. This is distinct from an approach that _x000D__x000D_ +solely considers hazards that can cause environmental harm. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle _x000D__x000D_ +The prevention principle promotes measures that prevent environmental damage either _x000D__x000D_ +before it has occurred (e.g. through policy design), or to contain existing damage. This can _x000D__x000D_ +have economic benefits as it prevents additional costs and complexities that arise when _x000D__x000D_ +environmental damage occurs. The prevention principle should generally be used in _x000D__x000D_ +preference over the rectification at source principle or polluter pays principle, as these _x000D__x000D_ +principles are used in instances when prevention cannot be achieved. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays _x000D__x000D_ +The polluter pays principle can be used in the design of a measure (before the damage has _x000D__x000D_ +occurred) to prevent or deter environmental damage. In cases where pollution cannot be _x000D__x000D_ +avoided or is caused by accident, the polluter pays principle can be used to restore or _x000D__x000D_ +redistribute the costs of environmental damage. Applying this principle helps to incentivise _x000D__x000D_ +individuals or groups to avoid causing environmental damage and encourage sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rectification at source _x000D__x000D_ +The rectification at source principle should be used to guide the design of measures towards _x000D__x000D_ +addressing or managing environmental damage, or potential environmental damage. It may _x000D__x000D_ +not always be possible to identify or address all environmental damage at its origin. Where it _x000D__x000D_ +is not possible to address it at source, there should be consideration of trying to contain or _x000D__x000D_ +limit the environmental harm as much as possible. _x000D__x000D_ +Non-discrimination and inclusion _x000D__x000D_ +Recognising that plastic pollution disproportionately affects women, as well as marginalised _x000D__x000D_ +and vulnerable people and communities, these principles would promote non-discrimination _x000D__x000D_ +and inclusivity in the development of national, regional and international measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +The UK believes that the preamble in Section A of Appendix I of UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 provides a _x000D__x000D_ +good basis for further negotiation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional arrangements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Conference of the parties (COP) _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument should contain a provision or set of provisions establishing a main _x000D__x000D_ +decision-making authority in the form of a COP. The COP should take decisions on _x000D__x000D_ +convening meetings, review and evaluate the implementation of the instrument, and establish _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies, as it considers necessary for the implementation of the instrument and _x000D__x000D_ +oversight of their work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The COP should review information submitted to it from the subsidiary bodies, and cooperate _x000D__x000D_ +where appropriate with competent international organisations, intergovernmental and non-_x000D__x000D_ +governmental bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The baseline year against which to measure progress of the treaty should be agreed by the _x000D__x000D_ +first COP based on technical input to provide reliable data against which to measure _x000D__x000D_ +progress. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Evidence and Technical Body _x000D__x000D_ +We believe that an Evidence and Technical Body should be established by the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +noting the associated, relevant bodies that already exist, and the need to avoid duplication. _x000D__x000D_ +The technical body should produce reports appraising the most up to date science and _x000D__x000D_ +evidence, and evaluate socioeconomic data, which should include research into the impacts _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution on human health and the environment. The technical body should work at _x000D__x000D_ +the direction of and be accountable to the future the Conferences of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +Future Conferences of the Parties should have the power to direct the technical body to _x000D__x000D_ +perform the following functions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of the obligations and control measures _x000D__x000D_ +within the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reviewing and recommending chemicals and polymers of concern and problematic _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products for potential listing in the instrument's annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review and assess the latest evidence regarding plastic alternatives and substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review and assess the impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human _x000D__x000D_ +health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reviewing and supporting the development of technical guidelines such as circular _x000D__x000D_ +design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review and assess socioeconomic impacts of plastic pollution and measures to _x000D__x000D_ +address it _x000D__x000D_ +This body would provide policy-relevant scientific, technical and socio-economic information _x000D__x000D_ +and assessment to the parties on a proactive and reactive basis. The technical body should _x000D__x000D_ +include scientific and technical experts, as well as social scientists and economists and its _x000D__x000D_ +membership should have due regard for balanced geographical and gender representation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National reporting and action plans, and national and global targets, will need to be informed _x000D__x000D_ +by standardised monitoring data and baselines. The Evidence and Technical Body, or _x000D__x000D_ +another related subsidiary body such, should compile the work of parties to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +and comprehensively assess trends in implementation and monitor progress towards _x000D__x000D_ +objectives and goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Coordination and cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should contain provisions to encourage cooperation and coordination with _x000D__x000D_ +competent international organisations to meet the objectives of the instrument. This could _x000D__x000D_ +include the coordination of national reporting and action under national action plans at a _x000D__x000D_ +regional level by appropriate bodies, such as Regional Seas Conventions. Many Regional _x000D__x000D_ +Seas Conventions have existing monitoring programmes and regional action plans, such as _x000D__x000D_ +those of the OSPAR Convention. Provisions in the instrument should allow for the _x000D__x000D_ +harmonisation of reporting of monitoring data at the national, regional and global scale, and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination between regional and national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Global Partnership on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution could provide the basis for _x000D__x000D_ +facilitating knowledge sharing and supporting cooperation, particularly through its digital _x000D__x000D_ +platform. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes will be dependent on the agreed text in the obligations, and without prejudging the _x000D__x000D_ +outcome of the obligations, or whether these should be mandatory or voluntary at this stage, _x000D__x000D_ +the UK believes the following annexes could be required. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The year by which the objective of the instrument is to be achieved. In this respect, the _x000D__x000D_ +UK supports a target year of 2040 for achieving the objective of ending plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria and list of polymers and chemicals of concern that should be regulated, based _x000D__x000D_ +on a sectoral approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +criteria and list of problematic plastic products to be regulated _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Design criteria that promote a more circular economy of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Template and requirements for national action plans _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Arbitration and conciliation procedures _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1715,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_states_of_america_15092023_a.pdf,[],['United States Of America'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 of 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +U.S. Submission on Elements Not Discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +September 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States is pleased to present its views on elements not discussed at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2. We thank the Secretariat in advance for its preparation of the synthesis _x000D__x000D_ +report of submissions on these issues, which will be discussed during the one-day _x000D__x000D_ +preparatory meeting held before INC-3. We look forward to engaging with _x000D__x000D_ +countries and observers in a robust exchange of views on such potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +at that preparatory meeting in order to support an ambitious and inclusive _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to reduce plastic pollution throughout the lifecycle of plastics. We _x000D__x000D_ +also note our appreciation for the many observers who provided thoughtful _x000D__x000D_ +written input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To facilitate a constructive discussion, the United States urges the Chair to enable _x000D__x000D_ +sufficient discussion time on each potential element of the instrument that will be _x000D__x000D_ +part of the synthesis report. While we recognize there is interest for discussion _x000D__x000D_ +on intersessional elements, such discussion should not occur at the expense of _x000D__x000D_ +discussion on the potential elements of the instrument itself. In our view, the _x000D__x000D_ +extension of INC-3 by two extra days should enable sufficient time to discuss and _x000D__x000D_ +agree upon what intersessional work would be helpful to prepare for productive _x000D__x000D_ +discussions at INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Preamble _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should have a concise preamble that provides context for the _x000D__x000D_ +operational provisions set out in the instrument. The preamble could include _x000D__x000D_ +concepts such as: _x000D__x000D_ +• Recognize plastic pollution as a global and transboundary issue that _x000D__x000D_ +requires a coordinated global response, including through efforts aimed at _x000D__x000D_ +eliminating the release of plastic into the environment by 2040; _x000D__x000D_ +• Recognize the impacts of plastic pollution on the environment, including _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, and its potential to impact human health; _x000D__x000D_ +• Recognize the economic and social impacts of plastic pollution and of _x000D__x000D_ +actions to address such pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +• Recognize the importance of addressing adverse impacts from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution disproportionately borne by vulnerable populations within _x000D__x000D_ +Parties’ respective jurisdictions; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 of 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Recognize the importance of mitigating risks to livelihoods from _x000D__x000D_ +transitioning to more circular approaches for plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +• Recognize the ubiquitous role of plastics in the economy and the beneficial _x000D__x000D_ +role of plastic, such as its application in public health, food safety, and _x000D__x000D_ +national security, among other uses; _x000D__x000D_ +• Recognize the potential for further efforts to combat plastic pollution in _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant international fora. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While the topic of definitions was not included within the Secretariat’s ‘Template _x000D__x000D_ +A’, this is a topic that neither INC-1 nor INC-2 discussed in depth. Therefore, the _x000D__x000D_ +United States would like to provide our views through this submission. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument may warrant a section for definitions, although it is too early to _x000D__x000D_ +negotiate inclusion of any specific defined terms. The need for specific defined _x000D__x000D_ +terms should be determined by the content of the substantive provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, ensuring the clarity of its provisions and facilitating implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +We therefore would encourage discussion of substantive provisions of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to take place before conducting technical discussions on potential _x000D__x000D_ +definitions for inclusion in the instrument text. Nonetheless, the United States _x000D__x000D_ +could support discussion at INC-3 on the meaning of various terms as they arise in _x000D__x000D_ +the negotiations to facilitate a shared understanding of relevant concepts and _x000D__x000D_ +terms, which may, in turn, lead to more productive negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope _x000D__x000D_ +The United States recognizes the scope of the instrument as being “plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment,” consistent with the negotiating _x000D__x000D_ +mandate set out in paragraph 3 of UNEA resolution 5/14. Additionally, in view of _x000D__x000D_ +the third preambular paragraph of that same resolution, there is agreement that _x000D__x000D_ +“plastic pollution includes microplastics.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of the scope of plastic pollution to be addressed, we also recognize the _x000D__x000D_ +intent of countries for the instrument to not only consider the impact of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution on the marine environment, but also terrestrial and freshwater _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems and built environments and the related risks to human health. The _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 of 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +United States supports this view and notes the UNEA resolution is clear that this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should recognize the respective mandates of other international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and avoid duplication. Our focus should be a strong, legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument dedicated to directly combating plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States recognizes that some members and observers of the INC have _x000D__x000D_ +expressed views on various principles they believe should be taken into account in _x000D__x000D_ +the development of the instrument’s draft text. At this stage in the INC process, _x000D__x000D_ +we believe the INC should focus its efforts on the development of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument’s substantive provisions while allowing countries to bring such views _x000D__x000D_ +into those discussions. As the substantive provisions are further developed, the _x000D__x000D_ +INC may wish to consider whether a separate discussion on principles is useful. _x000D__x000D_ +For now, the United States does not believe it would be a useful allocation of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC’s limited time to negotiate a stand-alone set of principles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Governing body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish a governing body as the main decision-making _x000D__x000D_ +authority under the instrument, such as a “Conference of the Parties” (COP), and _x000D__x000D_ +should provide for the convening of ordinary and extraordinary meetings of that _x000D__x000D_ +governing body. The general authorities and functions could include reviewing, _x000D__x000D_ +evaluating, and taking decisions related to the implementation of the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +establishing subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument; cooperating, where appropriate, with competent international _x000D__x000D_ +organizations and intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies; reviewing _x000D__x000D_ +information made available to it, such as through national reporting and _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies; considering amendments to the instrument that are proposed _x000D__x000D_ +by Parties; and considering matters related to compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the instrument should direct the governing body to adopt rules of _x000D__x000D_ +procedure for itself, as well as other decisions relating to the implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. The instrument should also provide for attendance and _x000D__x000D_ +participation by observers in the meetings of the governing body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 of 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should allow its governing body to establish one or more _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies to support Parties in specific aspects of implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. As a general matter, absent a compelling reason to establish certain _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary bodies in the text of the instrument, for example in order to administer _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument’s compliance mechanism, the United States believes the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body, as opposed to the INC, should determine whether any subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +body is needed, when it is needed, how its terms of reference should be _x000D__x000D_ +developed, what duties it should be tasked with, and what duration it should have _x000D__x000D_ +(i.e., permanent or ad hoc). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While there may be benefits to establishing a subsidiary body in the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +text itself, there are also benefits to providing the governing body flexibility to _x000D__x000D_ +establish and adjust such details over time based on practical experience. We _x000D__x000D_ +believe that allowing flexibility to incorporate new evidence and solutions as they _x000D__x000D_ +become available will be critical to implementation. That being said, the United _x000D__x000D_ +States is open to considering a possible role for a scientific body under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Should any assessment bodies or processes be established, these could cover a _x000D__x000D_ +range of topics and information, such as the latest information on the prevalence _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution in the environment; its sources; its impacts; and economic _x000D__x000D_ +information such as the costs and benefits associated with alternative _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, materials, practices, or processes relevant to reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It would also be important that any assessment processes be objective and _x000D__x000D_ +evidence-based and that they initiate new work or build on, rather than duplicate, _x000D__x000D_ +the work of existing assessment bodies and other relevant fora. We also _x000D__x000D_ +recognize the ongoing, separate effort to negotiate a science-policy panel (SPP) _x000D__x000D_ +pursuant to UNEA resolution 5/8. While the United States is open to the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument utilizing input from the SPP process, it may be prudent for the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an instrument that is not reliant on a separate process that is not subject _x000D__x000D_ +to the authority of the instrument’s governing body for developing information _x000D__x000D_ +useful to the future Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 of 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to Appendix I Section II.C of document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on this _x000D__x000D_ +same topic, the United States notes that the content of this section relates to the _x000D__x000D_ +topic of the potential role of subsidiary bodies on scientific and technical issues. _x000D__x000D_ +We refer readers to our views in the above section on subsidiary bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish a secretariat to carry out typical functions, such _x000D__x000D_ +as: making arrangements for meetings of the governing body, any subsidiary _x000D__x000D_ +bodies, and potentially the multistakeholder action agenda; providing the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +with services as required; coordinating, as appropriate, with the secretariats of _x000D__x000D_ +relevant international bodies and instruments; assisting Parties, as required, in _x000D__x000D_ +the exchange of information related to the implementation of the instrument; _x000D__x000D_ +and preparing and making available to the Parties periodic reports based on _x000D__x000D_ +national reporting and other sources of information, as appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Final provisions _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States notes the appendix to the annex of document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 contains a set of sample final provisions, and that the topic of _x000D__x000D_ +final provisions was discussed in plenary based on that document at INC-1. As the _x000D__x000D_ +United States has previously expressed, generally we are open to using these _x000D__x000D_ +sample provisions as an initial basis for the negotiation. However, the draft text _x000D__x000D_ +of any final provisions may need to be revised once the instrument’s substantive _x000D__x000D_ +provisions are further elaborated. With regards to certain final provisions, it may _x000D__x000D_ +be premature to negotiate text at this early stage, or even agree in principle on _x000D__x000D_ +the inclusion of such provisions before more is known about the instrument’s _x000D__x000D_ +structure and substantive provisions are further elaborated. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Below are a few comments on specific issues raised by the sample provisions _x000D__x000D_ +annexed to document UNEP/PP/INC.1/8. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• Settlement of disputes: We note our reservation on whether an additional _x000D__x000D_ +annex on arbitration in the instrument would be needed. _x000D__x000D_ +• Amendments to the instrument: We believe it should be clear that any _x000D__x000D_ +amendment to the instrument would need to be proposed by a Party in _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 of 6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +order to be considered by the governing body, and that an amendment _x000D__x000D_ +adopted by the governing body would be subject to affirmative acceptance _x000D__x000D_ +by a Party in order for that amendment to enter into force for that Party. _x000D__x000D_ +• Adoption and amendment of annexes: This provision would be premature _x000D__x000D_ +to debate or agree on since it has not yet been considered whether the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument would have annexes, let alone what kinds of information would _x000D__x000D_ +be contained in them. _x000D__x000D_ +• Entry into force: While the Secretariat’s sample provision on this topic _x000D__x000D_ +provides for entry into force upon a set number of Parties having ratified, _x000D__x000D_ +there are other ways in which entry into force could be addressed. The _x000D__x000D_ +United States is interested in hearing views from others about a range of _x000D__x000D_ +potential formulations. _x000D__x000D_ +• Reservations: Whether reservations should be permitted under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should depend on the nature of the eventual obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +Reservations might be necessary or desirable, in some cases, to facilitate _x000D__x000D_ +wider general acceptance of the final instrument, and without undermining _x000D__x000D_ +the objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• Withdrawal: Document INC.1/8 includes a sample withdrawal provision _x000D__x000D_ +that can be invoked only after being a Party for at least 3 years. We note _x000D__x000D_ +that once a Party has decided to withdraw, it should be permitted to do so, _x000D__x000D_ +and there is no benefit to keeping Parties in the instrument for a 3-year _x000D__x000D_ +waiting period if they do not wish to be bound. We would welcome _x000D__x000D_ +clarification on the reason for the inclusion of such a sample provision. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument may have annexes, depending on the content of the substantive _x000D__x000D_ +operative provisions of the instrument. The United States encourages technical _x000D__x000D_ +discussions on potential annexes for inclusion in the instrument text to take place _x000D__x000D_ +after substantive provisions of the instrument are further developed. _x000D__x000D_ +Additionally, we believe that, in general, annexes should be discussed in the _x000D__x000D_ +context of any contact groups discussing the corresponding operative provisions, _x000D__x000D_ +rather than treated as a standalone topic in a separate contact group. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1716,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/vietnam_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Vietnam'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under _x000D__x000D_ +the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements towards _x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the submissions _x000D__x000D_ +will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Vietnam _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +September 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Identification of criteria and potential list of substances of concern, including those being _x000D__x000D_ +considered by the Stockholm Convention as hazardous or toxic, such as chemicals used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics manufacture and plastic additives, also considering different sectors and the entire _x000D__x000D_ +plastics life cycle. The list of plastics, chemicals, and polymers of concern should be updated _x000D__x000D_ +along with relevant regulations in countries and regions, ensuring that products are free from _x000D__x000D_ +toxic chemicals, and eliminating problematic plastics that are linked with adverse impacts to _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Definitions, including for substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products, and excessive plastic packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Consideration be given to identification of additives and chemicals in plastic products with _x000D__x000D_ +measures to ensure traceability so as to enable safe recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Criteria to identify, determine and prioritize specific problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including unnecessary single-use and short-lived plastics, plastic products containing _x000D__x000D_ +potentially toxic chemicals, which are prone to becoming litter for banning, phasing out, _x000D__x000D_ +reducing or controlling production, sale, distribution, trade and use according to a roadmap _x000D__x000D_ +and appropriate to the conditions of each country. _x000D__x000D_ +5. List of problematic plastics, sectors, uses and functionalities for which no substitutes exist. _x000D__x000D_ +Work on resolving intentional releases of microplastics. Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Following 12 possible obligations proposed by INC-2, some points should be cleared as below: _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation _x000D__x000D_ +Recommendations from Vietnam _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 1. Phasing out and/or _x000D__x000D_ +reducing the supply of, demand for and use of _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +- Need to establish criteria for prioritizing _x000D__x000D_ +reduction _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic _x000D__x000D_ +primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ +substances, with some suggesting taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account hazardous plastic polymers, those with _x000D__x000D_ +the greatest adverse impacts on the environment _x000D__x000D_ +or public health, or those that can be easily _x000D__x000D_ +substituted. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The notion of “primary” plastics polymers must _x000D__x000D_ +be defined clearly, particularly to clarify whether _x000D__x000D_ +it refers only to fossil-based polymers or includes _x000D__x000D_ +non-fossil material such as bio-based plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +- Develop common standards and criteria for _x000D__x000D_ +determining excessive plastic packaging and the _x000D__x000D_ +“designing out” of excessive, unnecessary use of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic in products to achieve sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 2. Banning, phasing out _x000D__x000D_ +and/or reducing the use of problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +- Establishing criteria to determine and prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, _x000D__x000D_ +including unnecessary or short-lived products _x000D__x000D_ +- A clear definition of problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products should be developed. _x000D__x000D_ +- Global bans on categories of plastics, such as _x000D__x000D_ +the manufacture and use of unnecessary, _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable, and problematic plastic items, could _x000D__x000D_ +be implemented once their terms have been _x000D__x000D_ +clearly defined. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 3. Banning, phasing out _x000D__x000D_ +and/or reducing the production, consumption _x000D__x000D_ +and use of chemicals and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +- Any ban, phasing out, or control of substances _x000D__x000D_ +of concern on clear and precise criteria _x000D__x000D_ +supported by a strong science evidence base and _x000D__x000D_ +risk assessment. _x000D__x000D_ +- Definition and criteria to determine chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 4. Reducing microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +- Identifying potential sources of release of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, including from specific sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +- Further work on definitions of microplastics and _x000D__x000D_ +the scope of measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 5. Strengthening waste _x000D__x000D_ +management _x000D__x000D_ +- Adopt economic instrument, including EPR and _x000D__x000D_ +DRS scheme as polluter pays principles as _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures to support reduction, reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, and the environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- Implementing measures to ensure plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +collection, sorting, management, and disposal in _x000D__x000D_ +an environmentally sound and safe manner _x000D__x000D_ +should _x000D__x000D_ +be _x000D__x000D_ +addressed _x000D__x000D_ +nationally _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +internationally. _x000D__x000D_ +- Informal waste sector, including waste pickers _x000D__x000D_ +and social factors should be considered _x000D__x000D_ +- Economic instruments to promote avoidance _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +minimization _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +also _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations for minimum requirements _x000D__x000D_ +e.g., for performance, reduction, or reuse. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 6. Fostering design for _x000D__x000D_ +circularity _x000D__x000D_ +- Establishment of circularity design criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +certification schemes for products put on the _x000D__x000D_ +market _x000D__x000D_ +- National design criteria need to take into _x000D__x000D_ +account national circumstances, infrastructure _x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 7. Encouraging reduce, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +and repair of plastic products and packaging _x000D__x000D_ +- Setting targets for reducing, reusing and _x000D__x000D_ +repairing plastic products should follow national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 8. Promoting the use of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable alternatives and substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +- Criteria for such alternatives need to be _x000D__x000D_ +established _x000D__x000D_ +- Biobased and biodegradable plastics as _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives to fossil-based plastics should be _x000D__x000D_ +carefully considered, including global standards _x000D__x000D_ +and criteria for biodegradability of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 9. Eliminating release and _x000D__x000D_ +emission of plastics to water, soil and air _x000D__x000D_ +- Sector-specific measures covering the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, including fishing gear design, should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered. _x000D__x000D_ +- Specific sources of plastics emissions like spills _x000D__x000D_ +and storms should be included _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 10. Addressing existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- Addressing Abandoned, lost or otherwise _x000D__x000D_ +discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), including ghost _x000D__x000D_ +nets, should be prioritized. _x000D__x000D_ +- Identify sources and hotspot of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +with consistent methodology and synchronized _x000D__x000D_ +database and remediation measures. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 11. Facilitating a just _x000D__x000D_ +transition, including an inclusive transition of the _x000D__x000D_ +informal waste sector _x000D__x000D_ +- The important role of the informal waste sector, _x000D__x000D_ +including informal waste workers as actors in the _x000D__x000D_ +transition, should be recognized. _x000D__x000D_ +- Build effective governance structure that _x000D__x000D_ +support informal waste actors in the transition to _x000D__x000D_ +more circular approaches to plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +- The transition program should be discussed _x000D__x000D_ +further, including targeting to vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +populations _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +standards _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and EPR, which would also _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to a just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +Possible obligation 12. Protecting human health _x000D__x000D_ +from the adverse effects of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +- Establish a subsidiary body dedicated to _x000D__x000D_ +synthesizing relevant science and research for _x000D__x000D_ +policymakers and work with organizations such _x000D__x000D_ +as WHO and ILO on the effects of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +pollution and assessing the safety of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +added to or used in plastic manufacturing. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +1. The different capabilities and differing responsibilities of individual countries in addressing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Particular priority for the special situation and needs of developing countries, particularly the _x000D__x000D_ +least developed and those most environmentally vulnerable. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Adapt Extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes and Deposit refund schemes (DRS) to _x000D__x000D_ +national conditions. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Mobilizing financial mechanisms to support the transition to a circular economy in developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries from developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Supporting the informal waste sector, particularly informal waste workers, to protect the rights _x000D__x000D_ +of people disproportionately exposed to chemicals and plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +6. Supporting the national reporting and means of implementation, particularly on baseline _x000D__x000D_ +reports on plastic pollution along the plastic life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. For (1) and (2) proposed principles, formalised at the 1992 United Nations Conference on _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro (Principles No. 6 and 7) and also recognized at _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5 the Resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes and Deposit refund schemes (DRS) need to be _x000D__x000D_ +addressed seriously, particularly in developing countries, where ""polluters pay"" could fund _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives in the most vulnerable areas, an issue that has been neglected so far in INC _x000D__x000D_ +discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +3. As for financial mechanisms, some government development aid should be earmarked to _x000D__x000D_ +support the transition to a circular development economy and protect the rights of people _x000D__x000D_ +disproportionately exposed to chemicals and plastic waste. This is a matter of the utmost _x000D__x000D_ +urgency. _x000D__x000D_ +4. The informal sector plays a pivotal role in the waste management value chains and could _x000D__x000D_ +contribute further to reducing plastic waste leakage from land to the marine environment but _x000D__x000D_ +they are exposed to plastic waste chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ +5. National reporting is crucial to throwing light on issues regarding reducing, reusing, and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling plastic. The country offices of UNEP can gather information and, with a simple _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, can coordinate well with the national government from time to time to collect, _x000D__x000D_ +share, and disseminate information. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; _x000D__x000D_ +and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Treaty should learn from, capitalize on synergies, and fill gaps in existing Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements to enhance the management of hazardous plastic wastes and slow _x000D__x000D_ +current exports of plastic waste into least-developed countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. The Treaty should support practical solutions for collecting plastic waste, including legacy ocean _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, and its financing; complete rules and regulations related to plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management.. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Treaty should place scientific research at the heart of its governance _x000D__x000D_ +4. The role of accessible low-cost innovation and solution-oriented technologies must be _x000D__x000D_ +defended in the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Improve access to rapid financing for innovators. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Recognize, safeguard, and promote the inclusion of innovations. _x000D__x000D_ +7. To complement a core element on information sharing, including a negative list with chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +to disclose; guidelines for information sharing, i.e., how information can be tagged onto _x000D__x000D_ +individual materials and products and how it can be retrieved; the setup of a centralized _x000D__x000D_ +database to which disclosed data is reported, including the modalities (who reports to whom, _x000D__x000D_ +in what format, who has access to the data, etc.). _x000D__x000D_ +8. Scientific and technical cooperation and coordination. _x000D__x000D_ +9. The contribution of plastic waste and the plastics industry to climate change should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. The Treaty will have to support concrete solutions for collecting plastic waste as part of the mix _x000D__x000D_ +of solutions encouraged to reduce the consequences of marine plastic pollution. Many _x000D__x000D_ +solutions and Multilateral Environmental Agreements1 already exist on land and at sea. The _x000D__x000D_ +Treaty should learn from, capitalize on synergies, and fill gaps not only to hope to manage the _x000D__x000D_ +legacy of plastic waste, which is already in the water and will take hundreds of years to _x000D__x000D_ +decompose but also to give society positive prospects for improving the situation in the short _x000D__x000D_ +and medium term. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Scientific research in the Treaty is fundamental to base decisions on objective, harmonized, _x000D__x000D_ +and shared data and encourage the development of data-based policies. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The role of innovation and solution technologies should be promoted in the Treaty so that _x000D__x000D_ +nations can accelerate systems change across the entire lifecycle of plastic pollution, from _x000D__x000D_ +source to sea. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Improving access to fast and flexible finance for innovators along the value chain must also be _x000D__x000D_ +a priority in a highly time-sensitive fight against plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Recognizing, safeguarding and promoting the inclusion of existing innovations in national and _x000D__x000D_ +global regulatory frameworks. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Core elements should define obligations without specifying how. Implementation instructions _x000D__x000D_ +fit in annexes. This setup allows flexibility to change standards and criteria more easily in the _x000D__x000D_ +future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and _x000D__x000D_ +in particular of Plastic Amendment, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Rotterdam Convention _x000D__x000D_ +on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +Biological Diversity, UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from _x000D__x000D_ +Ships (MARPOL), and London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other _x000D__x000D_ +Matter _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. The future instrument should promote scientific and technical cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution. This could include the establishment of a scientific advisory body, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of guidelines and standards, and the sharing of information and data. _x000D__x000D_ +8. The impacts of plastic production on climate change become an urgent development challenge. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic production, conversion and waste management generate about 4% of total greenhouse _x000D__x000D_ +gas (GHG) emissions. Of these, 90% can be attributed to the production and conversion stage _x000D__x000D_ +of the plastics lifecycle2. With commitments made at the COP26, the Treaty should emphasize _x000D__x000D_ +the relationship between plastic pollution and climate change to bring net emissions to zero by _x000D__x000D_ +the middle of the century. _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Climate change and plastics pollution – OECD, https://www.oecd.org/environment/plastics/Policy-Highlights-_x000D__x000D_ +Climate-change-and-plastics-pollution-Synergies-between-two-crucial-environmental-challenges.pdf _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1717,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_a.pdf,[],['Brazil'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +BRAZIL _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +dipas@itamaraty.gov.br _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15/09/23 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In light of the mandate from UNEA Resolution 5/14, the scope of the instrument should be aligned _x000D__x000D_ +with a full-life-cycle approach of plastics, aiming at the elimination of plastic pollution in the future. _x000D__x000D_ +The focus shall be on addressing the impacts of plastic pollution on the environment, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument must also consider, more specifically, but not limited to, the impacts of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution on workers, in formal and informal settings, throughout the value chain of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scope shall also include provisions and solutions to deal with existing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles, amongst others: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +-The promotion and protection of human rights; _x000D__x000D_ +- The protection of the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +- Responsible consumption and production; _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The right to sustainable development; _x000D__x000D_ +- Diversity; _x000D__x000D_ +- Precautionary approach according to national capabilities; _x000D__x000D_ +- Common but differentiated responsibilities; _x000D__x000D_ +- Polluter-pays principle; _x000D__x000D_ +- Shared responsibility for the life cycle of the product; _x000D__x000D_ +- Full consideration of specific needs, special circumstances and local capabilities of developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries; _x000D__x000D_ +- Intergenerational equity; _x000D__x000D_ +- Gender and social equality; _x000D__x000D_ +- The use of best available science; _x000D__x000D_ +- The knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems; _x000D__x000D_ +- Fair transition, including an inclusive transition for waste-pickers; _x000D__x000D_ +- The recognition of reusable and recyclable solid waste as an economic resource with social value; _x000D__x000D_ +- Access to new, additional, adequate, predictable and easily accessible financial resources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Preamble should include, amongst others: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA resolution “End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument” (UNEP/EA.5/Res.14); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guided by the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, including the _x000D__x000D_ +principle of common but differentiated responsibilities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which the General Assembly _x000D__x000D_ +adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Res UNEA 5/14); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for _x000D__x000D_ +development; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the important role played by plastics in society; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution, including in the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, represent a serious environmental problem at a global scale, negatively _x000D__x000D_ +impacting the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aware of the health concerns, especially in developing countries, resulting from local exposure to _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals in plastics; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Underlining the importance of providing information to users, Governments and the public on the _x000D__x000D_ +properties of hazardous chemicals; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that actions required to further understand and address the global impact of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution will be environmentally, socially and economically most effective if they are based on the _x000D__x000D_ +best available scientific knowledge, as well as on economic and social considerations, including _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge from Indigenous Peoples and traditional and local systems, re-evaluated continually in the _x000D__x000D_ +light of new findings in these areas; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging that plastic pollution is a common concern of transboundary nature, Parties should, _x000D__x000D_ +when taking action to address it, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on _x000D__x000D_ +human rights, the right to health, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, migrants, _x000D__x000D_ +children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as gender and racial equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account the imperatives of a fair transition of the workforce, particularly waste pickers, _x000D__x000D_ +and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development _x000D__x000D_ +priorities; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stressing that sustainable patterns of consumption and production, with developed country Parties _x000D__x000D_ +taking the lead, play an important role in addressing plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the important role of providing incentives for emission reduction measures, including the _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable use of biological and/or renewable feedstock; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Taking into account also the challenges faced by developing countries to manage solid wastes and _x000D__x000D_ +other wastes, as well as to deploy up-to-date technologies required by circular economy approaches; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledging the need of the provision of means of implementation from developed countries to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reaffirming that States should cooperate to strengthen endogenous capacity-building for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development by improving scientific understanding through exchanges of scientific and technological _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, and by enhancing the development, adaptation, diffusion and transfer of technologies, _x000D__x000D_ +including new and innovative technologies, as mutually agreed; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Affirming the importance of education, training, public awareness, public participation, public access _x000D__x000D_ +to information and cooperation at all levels on the matters addressed in this instrument; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument will need to count on technical and scientific expertise, based on the best _x000D__x000D_ +available science and traditional knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should establish subsidiary bodies, which would function on a regular basis, to _x000D__x000D_ +address all corresponding technical and scientific issues as well as topics related to technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovations. These bodies should be established taking into account equitable geographical _x000D__x000D_ +representation, gender balance and racial equality. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument must also count on a clearing-house mechanism – a platform for the exchange of _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and technologies - through which Parties shall endeavour to cooperate. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1718,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_15092023_a.pdf,[],"['Colombia', 'Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)']",[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia on behalf of GRULAC’s _x000D__x000D_ +Working Group on cross-cutting issues _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Colombia en nombre del Grupo de Trabajo sobre asuntos _x000D__x000D_ +transversales del GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15 Sept 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Introductory note: This submission was prepared by GRULAC’s Working Group 3 on _x000D__x000D_ +cross-cutting issues, whose scope of work is on the following issues: _x000D__x000D_ +- Just transition, including an inclusive transition for waste-pickers _x000D__x000D_ +- Human Rights, Gender Perspective and due consideration of groups in vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +situations. _x000D__x000D_ +- Protection of Human Health from the adverse effects of plastic (production, use and _x000D__x000D_ +pollution) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This submission pertains to these subjects as they relate to elements not discussed at INC-_x000D__x000D_ +2, more specifically, principles and preamble. It is therefore non-exhaustive and not meant _x000D__x000D_ +to reflect the regional group’s position on subjects outside of the scope of the Working _x000D__x000D_ +Group. _x000D__x000D_ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _x000D__x000D_ +Nota introductoria: Esta contribución fue preparada por el Grupo de Trabajo 3 del _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC sobre asuntos transversales, cuyo ámbito de trabajo se centra en los siguientes _x000D__x000D_ +temas: _x000D__x000D_ +- Transición justa, incluida una transición inclusiva para los recicladores _x000D__x000D_ +- Derechos humanos, perspectiva de género y debida consideración de los grupos en _x000D__x000D_ +situación de vulnerabilidad. _x000D__x000D_ +- Protección de la salud humana contra los efectos adversos del plástico (producción, _x000D__x000D_ +uso y contaminación) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Esta contribución se refiere a estos temas, en la medida que se relacionan con elementos _x000D__x000D_ +no examinados en el INC-2, más concretamente, los principios y el preámbulo. Por lo _x000D__x000D_ +tanto, no es exhaustiva y no pretende reflejar la posición del grupo regional sobre temas _x000D__x000D_ +que quedan fuera del ámbito del Grupo de Trabajo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The guiding principles may include, among others, the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- The Rio Principles, as per the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development _x000D__x000D_ +- Just transition, including an inclusive transition for waste-pickers _x000D__x000D_ +- The promotion and protection of Human Rights _x000D__x000D_ +- Gender perspective _x000D__x000D_ +- Intergenerational equity _x000D__x000D_ +- Non-discrimination _x000D__x000D_ +- Access to Information, transparency and accountability _x000D__x000D_ +- Coherence among existing MEAs _x000D__x000D_ +- The use of the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +Peoples and local knowledge systems _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution adversely affects ecosystems, the achievement of sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +development and the enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to health and to a _x000D__x000D_ +clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Key principles of international environmental law that should guide the interpretation and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the treaty provisions include the Rio Principles, as per the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration on Environment and Development. Moreover, GRULAC welcomes the _x000D__x000D_ +recognition by the UN General Assembly of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +environment as a human right and posits that the promotion and protection of Human _x000D__x000D_ +Rights should also be a cross-cutting guiding principle. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC countries understand plastic pollution as a multifaceted problem, with _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, socioeconomic and health dimensions. Therefore, we advocate for just _x000D__x000D_ +transition principles, especially for all waste workers, including informal waste pickers, in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production, packaging, collection and recycling, that take into account the Rio _x000D__x000D_ +Declaration principles and national circumstances and capabilities, to leave no one behind, _x000D__x000D_ +especially the most vulnerable groups and those most affected by plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +GRULAC recognizes the importance of the science-policy interface and reiterates the call _x000D__x000D_ +for the INC to consider throughout the process the best available science, traditional _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +socioeconomic information and assessment related to plastic pollution, as per Resolution _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5/14 (OP3.i and OP4.d). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principios propuestos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Los principios rectores pueden incluir, entre otros, los siguientes: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Los Principios de Río, según la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el _x000D__x000D_ +Desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +- Transición justa, incluida una transición inclusiva para los recicladores _x000D__x000D_ +- La promoción y protección de los derechos humanos _x000D__x000D_ +- Perspectiva de género _x000D__x000D_ +- Equidad intergeneracional _x000D__x000D_ +- No discriminación _x000D__x000D_ +- Acceso a la información, transparencia y rendición de cuentas _x000D__x000D_ +- Coherencia entre los AMUMA existentes _x000D__x000D_ +- El uso de la mejor ciencia disponible, los conocimientos tradicionales, los conocimientos _x000D__x000D_ +de los pueblos indígenas y los sistemas de conocimientos locales _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Texto explicativo: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La contaminación por plásticos afecta negativamente a los ecosistemas, al logro del _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo sostenible y el disfrute de los derechos humanos, incluidos los derechos a la _x000D__x000D_ +salud y a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Entre los principios fundamentales del derecho ambiental internacional que deben guiar la _x000D__x000D_ +interpretación y aplicación de las disposiciones del tratado figuran los Principios de Río, _x000D__x000D_ +según la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo. Además, el GRULAC _x000D__x000D_ +acoge con satisfacción el reconocimiento por parte de la Asamblea General de las _x000D__x000D_ +Naciones Unidas del derecho a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible como un _x000D__x000D_ +derecho humano y postula que la promoción y protección de los derechos humanos _x000D__x000D_ +también debe ser un principio rector transversal. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Los países del GRULAC entienden la contaminación por plásticos como un problema _x000D__x000D_ +multifacético, con dimensiones ambientales, socioeconómicas y de salud. Por lo tanto, _x000D__x000D_ +abogamos por principios de transición justa, especialmente para todos los trabajadores _x000D__x000D_ +de la recolección de residuos, incluidos los recicladores informales, en la producción, el _x000D__x000D_ +envasado, la recolección y el reciclaje de plástico, que tengan en cuenta los principios de _x000D__x000D_ +la Declaración de Río y las circunstancias y capacidades nacionales, para no dejar a nadie _x000D__x000D_ +atrás, especialmente a los grupos más vulnerables y los más afectados por la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El GRULAC reconoce la importancia de la interfaz ciencia-política y reitera el llamado para _x000D__x000D_ +que el INC considere a lo largo del proceso la mejor ciencia disponible, los conocimientos _x000D__x000D_ +tradicionales, los conocimientos de los pueblos indígenas y los sistemas de conocimientos _x000D__x000D_ +locales, así como la información y la evaluación socioeconómica relacionadas con la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, según la Resolución UNEA 5/14 (OP3.i y OP4.d). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The preamble may include, among others, the following references: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right _x000D__x000D_ +(A/RES/76/300); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development’s reaffirmation of _x000D__x000D_ +the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that plastic pollution is a global concern and cognizant of the need to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment from its adverse effects, with special consideration to _x000D__x000D_ +the needs of developing countries and groups in vulnerable situations; _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on _x000D__x000D_ +Financing for development; _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Considering the need of mobilizing new and additional financial resources and access to _x000D__x000D_ +technology for developing countries and countries with economies in transition to face _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As stated above. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El preámbulo podrá incluir, entre otras, las siguientes referencias: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reconocimiento del derecho a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible como _x000D__x000D_ +derecho humano (A/RES/76/300); _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recordando la reafirmación por la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +Sostenible de los principios de la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el _x000D__x000D_ +Desarrollo, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recordando la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos _x000D__x000D_ +Indígenas, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reconociendo que la contaminación por plásticos es una preocupación mundial y _x000D__x000D_ +conscientes de la necesidad de proteger la salud humana y el medio ambiente de sus _x000D__x000D_ +efectos adversos, con especial consideración a las necesidades de los países en _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo y los grupos en situaciones vulnerables; _x000D__x000D_ +Recordando el Programa de Acción de Addis Abeba de la Tercera Conferencia _x000D__x000D_ +Internacional sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo, _x000D__x000D_ +Considerando la necesidad de movilizar recursos financieros nuevos y adicionales y el _x000D__x000D_ +acceso a la tecnología para que los países en desarrollo y los países con economías en _x000D__x000D_ +transición puedan hacer frente a la contaminación por plásticos; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Texto explicativo: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como se indicó anteriormente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1719,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/israel_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Israel'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +Israel _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the _x000D__x000D_ +submission _x000D__x000D_ +Yarden Shani Rockman - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Livnat Goldberg - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Shannon Kisch - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Ayelet Rozen - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15.9.23 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: regarding the width of the bodies can be part of the treaty: _x000D__x000D_ +a. All countries _x000D__x000D_ +b. Direct appeal to companies and business entities - that will be able to commit to the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention, beyond the requirements set by every country individually. _x000D__x000D_ +The depth is required on all issues related to the prevention of new pollution and the treatment _x000D__x000D_ +of existing pollution including, but not limited to: human health with reference to exposure to _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products (like food containers or plastic “grass”); reducing the use of virgin plastic; _x000D__x000D_ +preventing by all means, the plastic pollution - in the sea, in the air, land, and in water sources; _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable product design; and a circular economy, including reuse, refill and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to create and strengthen international mechanisms for monitoring plastic _x000D__x000D_ +quantities and flows, strengthening the ability of 'closing the loop' by creating a global system _x000D__x000D_ +based on the polluter pays principle whose purpose will be the - harmonization of principles, _x000D__x000D_ +promoting advanced practices, and standards, collecting data on a global and local scale, and _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a global commitment - to facilitate cleaning common environments, like the sea, _x000D__x000D_ +advancing relevant research, expanding infrastructure for collection, reuse and recycling, and _x000D__x000D_ +removal of plastic littering. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, a direct commitment of producers to the Convention's core precepts should be _x000D__x000D_ +available - labeling of circular product design, reuse and recycling, removal of materials from _x000D__x000D_ +use, use of secondary raw material, strengthening of extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms, including in states that do not yet have domestic legislation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +producer responsibility, and polluter pays: The requested change is based on _x000D__x000D_ +product design and the correct use of plastic as a durable material that does not negatively _x000D__x000D_ +interact with its environment. It is necessary to create a balance between the capabilities and _x000D__x000D_ +restrictions of the bodies that introduce plastic into the market, and the bodies removing it. It is _x000D__x000D_ +important to push towards durable products (avoiding planned obsolescence). meeting _x000D__x000D_ +reduction targets, increasing content of recycled material, sustainable design etc. _x000D__x000D_ +The precautionary principle: A guiding principle in the search for replacements for _x000D__x000D_ +harmful polymers and products. This principle must be introduced, in order to avoid greater _x000D__x000D_ +damage due to incorrect replacements. _x000D__x000D_ +Reducing the production and use of plastic, must be a significant part of the _x000D__x000D_ +convention tools. Already today there is a huge disparity between the capabilities of the _x000D__x000D_ +organizations that add plastic to the market and the environment, and the bodies that remove it _x000D__x000D_ +therefrom. _x000D__x000D_ +Separation at source: a clear statement is needed, for clarifying the preference for the _x000D__x000D_ +correct collection - as a means to recycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste hierarchy: recycling should be preferred over energy recovery in waste treatment. _x000D__x000D_ +using clear criteria for the way of prioritization, the possibility of energy recovery, should not be _x000D__x000D_ +ruled out. _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring waste movements: unsupervised/ uncontrolled movement of waste leads _x000D__x000D_ +to spillage. Closer monitoring that will reduce the gaps in monitoring must be set to create a _x000D__x000D_ +reliable global plastic flow. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting: We can’t manage what we don’t measure. local and global plastic flow analysis, _x000D__x000D_ +with uniform parameters/ criteria, will enable the follow-up of the global virgin plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, and plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Global coordination to harmonize relevant topics for local EPRs, close the gaps in reporting _x000D__x000D_ +and monitoring, and create the opportunity for global companies to engage for better plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production and use. _x000D__x000D_ +The goal is to create a strong connection between the capacity of the actors that put plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products into the market, and actors that remove it from it. for better product design, enhanced _x000D__x000D_ +collection, and recycling practices. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Create a shared pool of knowledge, baselines, criteria, principles etc. to better the local _x000D__x000D_ +regulation, and implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Strengthen the international supervision of the movement of plastic and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste, to close the gaps of global movements of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Open the opportunity for businesses and international bodies to commit to the _x000D__x000D_ +Convention and implement its inherent principles (without dependence to local _x000D__x000D_ +requirements). _x000D__x000D_ +A certification mechanism (like ISO, recyclass) may be created, in the context of a _x000D__x000D_ +commitment to the Convention - companies should be able to adopt and receive the _x000D__x000D_ +certification by meeting the requirements or criteria set dealing with release of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastic, design for recycling, repairability, design for single or multi-use, and more. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Polluter pays: on the basis of product design (single-use, mixed material, ability to _x000D__x000D_ +recycle, etc.), a fee can be applied on companies putting products in the market which _x000D__x000D_ +their products and packages are not being collected the funds can be dedicated for _x000D__x000D_ +goals not covered by local legislation, like cleaning plastic-contaminated sites, research _x000D__x000D_ +and development. _x000D__x000D_ +Which products are covered? products and packages containing or made of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Including - toys, packaging (of all kinds), clothes and textiles, toothbrushes, glasses, _x000D__x000D_ +flowerpots, pipes, tires, electrical products, food products (disposable and reusable), _x000D__x000D_ +etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Clean Beach Project - the Israeli approach _x000D__x000D_ +Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection has experience and positive and unique results in _x000D__x000D_ +achieving and maintaining clean beaches, which deserve to be distributed worldwide as a policy _x000D__x000D_ +tool. The ""Clean Beach"" program operates along parallel axes: which include regular cleaning _x000D__x000D_ +operations throughout the year for all open beaches, consistent measurement of the level of _x000D__x000D_ +cleanliness, with additional enforcement measures against the littering public. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1720,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexico_14092023_a.pdf,[],['Mexico'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Presentación escrita para facilitar la preparación del borrador cero del _x000D__x000D_ +texto del instrumento jurídicamente vinculante sobre contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, incluyendo el medio marino a cargo del Comité _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Documento A _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the _x000D__x000D_ +committee) _x000D__x000D_ +México _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and _x000D__x000D_ +contact information for the _x000D__x000D_ +submission _x000D__x000D_ +Camila Zepeda Lizama; czepeda@sre.gob.mx _x000D__x000D_ +María Eugenia González Anaya; _x000D__x000D_ +megonzalez@sre.gob.mx _x000D__x000D_ +Ernesto Carmona Gómez, _x000D__x000D_ +jcarmonag@sre.gob.mx _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +14 de septiembre de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Alcance _x000D__x000D_ +El Acuerdo, reconociendo la urgencia por enfrentar la crisis de _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos, incluyendo el medio marino, deberá impulsar _x000D__x000D_ +el desarrollo de una regulación internacional, que permita disminuir el _x000D__x000D_ +impacto negativo de residuos plásticos en los ecosistemas, y centrarse en la _x000D__x000D_ +eliminación a largo plazo de la contaminación por plásticos a través de un _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque integral que considere el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo el plástico heredado, para proteger el medio ambiente y la salud _x000D__x000D_ +humana. _x000D__x000D_ +Este acuerdo deberá establecer un marco jurídico que contemple normas, _x000D__x000D_ +obligaciones y acciones vinculantes a escala mundial, regional y nacional, así _x000D__x000D_ +como la cooperación internacional para la implementación del enfoque de _x000D__x000D_ +análisis del ciclo de vida y economía circular, mediante el uso de la mejor _x000D__x000D_ +información disponible, incluyendo datos científicos y conocimientos _x000D__x000D_ +tradicionales. _x000D__x000D_ +Este instrumento jurídico será flexible y podrá evolucionar con el tiempo para _x000D__x000D_ +abordar los desafíos cambiantes y fortalecer su impacto en la protección del _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente, los ecosistemas, la biodiversidad y la salud humana. De _x000D__x000D_ +conformidad con la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y los principios del derecho _x000D__x000D_ +internacional, los Estados tienen el derecho soberano de aprovechar sus _x000D__x000D_ +propios recursos según sus propias políticas ambientales y de desarrollo, y la _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilidad de velar por que las actividades realizadas dentro de su _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdicción o bajo su control no causen daños al medio ambiente de otros _x000D__x000D_ +Estados o de zonas que estén fuera de los límites de la jurisdicción nacional. _x000D__x000D_ +Se considera relevante sumar a los Secretariados de otros acuerdos y _x000D__x000D_ +organismos multilaterales internacionales y regionales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principios _x000D__x000D_ +Sin perjuicio de incluir o sugerir mayores contribuciones durante las _x000D__x000D_ +deliberaciones en el marco de las sesiones del INC, México considera que el _x000D__x000D_ +Acuerdo debe alinearse al cumplimiento de los Objetivos del Desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +Sostenible (ODS) bajo un enfoque de derechos humanos que garantice el _x000D__x000D_ +derecho a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible, el derecho a la _x000D__x000D_ +salud, el derecho a la información y a la participación pública, efectiva e _x000D__x000D_ +incluyente. _x000D__x000D_ +México considera que deben ser incluidos los principios enlistados a _x000D__x000D_ +continuación: _x000D__x000D_ +Deber de cooperar: Los Estados y las personas deberán cooperar de buena _x000D__x000D_ +fe y con espíritu de solidaridad en la aplicación de los principios consagrados _x000D__x000D_ +en esta Declaración y en el ulterior desarrollo del derecho internacional en la _x000D__x000D_ +esfera del desarrollo sostenible. _x000D__x000D_ +Derechos sociales: Se reconocerán los derechos de las personas _x000D__x000D_ +trabajadoras del sector informal que participan en la gestión de residuos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos y se buscará su inclusión en sistemas formales de gestión. _x000D__x000D_ +El que contamina paga: Las autoridades nacionales deberían procurar _x000D__x000D_ +fomentar la internalización de los costos ambientales y el uso de _x000D__x000D_ +instrumentos económicos, teniendo en cuenta el criterio de que el que _x000D__x000D_ +contamina debe, en PRINCIPIO, cargar con los costos de la contaminación, _x000D__x000D_ +teniendo debidamente en cuenta el interés público y sin distorsionar el _x000D__x000D_ +comercio ni las inversiones internacionales. Los Estados deberán desarrollar _x000D__x000D_ +la legislación nacional relativa a la responsabilidad y la indemnización _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +respecto de las víctimas de la contaminación y otros daños ambientales. Los _x000D__x000D_ +Estados deberán cooperar asimismo de manera expedita y más decidida en _x000D__x000D_ +la elaboración de nuevas leyes internacionales sobre responsabilidad e _x000D__x000D_ +indemnización por los efectos adversos de los daños ambientales causados _x000D__x000D_ +por las actividades realizadas dentro de su jurisdicción, o bajo su control, en _x000D__x000D_ +zonas situadas fuera de su jurisdicción. _x000D__x000D_ +Igualdad de género y perspectivas diversificadas: Igualdad de género y _x000D__x000D_ +perspectivas diversificadas: Se reconocerá que la población en vulnerabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo los pueblos indígenas, jóvenes, mujeres y adultos mayores, se _x000D__x000D_ +ven mayormente afectadas por la contaminación plástica. Las mujeres, en _x000D__x000D_ +particular mujeres indígenas y de comunidades rurales, desempeñan un _x000D__x000D_ +papel fundamental en la ordenación del medio ambiente y en el desarrollo. _x000D__x000D_ +Es, por tanto, imprescindible contar con su plena y efectiva participación. _x000D__x000D_ +El tratado deberá promover principios o pilares del trabajo decente, así como _x000D__x000D_ +la protección de los derechos de las personas trabajadoras tanto del sector _x000D__x000D_ +formal como informal. Asimismo, el tratado deberá referir el cumplimiento _x000D__x000D_ +de las normas internacionales del trabajo a fin de garantizar el bienestar, la _x000D__x000D_ +seguridad y salud en el trabajo de todos los trabajadores, además de _x000D__x000D_ +promover economías sostenibles y abordar los retos mediante un diálogo _x000D__x000D_ +tripartito. _x000D__x000D_ +Jerarquía de residuos: Considerando que técnicamente el mejor residuo es _x000D__x000D_ +aquel que no se genera, se recomienda ampliamente promover la _x000D__x000D_ +prevención, reducción, reutilización y el reciclaje de residuos plásticos antes _x000D__x000D_ +de considerar el aprovechamiento energético y su disposición final, _x000D__x000D_ +buscando el equilibrio en todos los ecosistemas del planeta. _x000D__x000D_ +No regresión: No se podrán emitir actos legislativos que limiten, restrinjan, _x000D__x000D_ +eliminen, desconozcan o impliquen la regresión en el nivel de protección _x000D__x000D_ +ambiental proporcionado por un instrumento previamente adoptado. _x000D__x000D_ +Participación pública: El mejor modo de tratar las cuestiones ambientales _x000D__x000D_ +es con la participación de todos los ciudadanos interesados, en el nivel que _x000D__x000D_ +corresponda, con pertinencia cultural. En el plano nacional, toda persona _x000D__x000D_ +deberá tener acceso adecuado a la información sobre el medio ambiente de _x000D__x000D_ +que dispongan las autoridades públicas, incluida la información sobre los _x000D__x000D_ +materiales y las actividades que encierran peligro en sus comunidades, así _x000D__x000D_ +como la oportunidad de participar en los procesos de adopción de _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +decisiones. Los Estados deberán facilitar y fomentar la sensibilización y la _x000D__x000D_ +participación de la población poniendo la información a disposición de todos. _x000D__x000D_ +Precautorio: Con el fin de proteger el medio ambiente, los Estados deberán _x000D__x000D_ +aplicar ampliamente el criterio de precaución conforme a sus capacidades. _x000D__x000D_ +Cuando haya peligro de daño grave o irreversible, la falta de certeza científica _x000D__x000D_ +absoluta no deberá utilizarse como razón para postergar la adopción de _x000D__x000D_ +medidas eficaces en función de los costos para impedir la degradación del _x000D__x000D_ +medio ambiente. _x000D__x000D_ +Prevención de daños significativo transfronterizo: Los Estados deberían _x000D__x000D_ +cooperar en la promoción de un sistema económico internacional favorable _x000D__x000D_ +y abierto que llevara al crecimiento económico y el desarrollo sostenible de _x000D__x000D_ +todos los países, a fin de abordar en mejor forma los problemas de la _x000D__x000D_ +degradación ambiental. Las medidas de política comercial con fines _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales no deberían constituir un medio de discriminación arbitraria o _x000D__x000D_ +injustificable ni una restricción velada del comercio internacional. Se debería _x000D__x000D_ +evitar _x000D__x000D_ +tomar _x000D__x000D_ +medidas _x000D__x000D_ +unilaterales _x000D__x000D_ +para _x000D__x000D_ +solucionar _x000D__x000D_ +los _x000D__x000D_ +problemas _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales que se producen fuera de la jurisdicción del país importador. _x000D__x000D_ +Las medidas destinadas a tratar los problemas ambientales transfronterizos _x000D__x000D_ +o mundiales deberían, en la medida de lo posible, basarse en un consenso _x000D__x000D_ +internacional. _x000D__x000D_ +Responsabilidad compartida pero diferenciada: Los Estados deberán _x000D__x000D_ +cooperar con espíritu de solidaridad mundial para conservar, proteger y _x000D__x000D_ +restablecer la salud y la integridad del ecosistema de la Tierra. En vista de que _x000D__x000D_ +han contribuido en distinta medida a la degradación del medio ambiente _x000D__x000D_ +mundial, los Estados tienen responsabilidades comunes pero diferenciadas. _x000D__x000D_ +Los países desarrollados reconocen la responsabilidad que les cabe en la _x000D__x000D_ +búsqueda internacional del desarrollo sostenible, en vista de las presiones _x000D__x000D_ +que sus sociedades ejercen en el medio ambiente mundial y de las _x000D__x000D_ +tecnologías y los recursos financieros de que disponen. _x000D__x000D_ +Responsabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +Extendida _x000D__x000D_ +del _x000D__x000D_ +Productor _x000D__x000D_ +(REP): _x000D__x000D_ +Las _x000D__x000D_ +personas _x000D__x000D_ +productoras, importadoras y comercializadoras serán responsables de la _x000D__x000D_ +gestión adecuada de los productos plásticos que ponen en el mercado, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo la recuperación y reciclaje de los residuos plásticos, de acuerdo _x000D__x000D_ +con sus niveles de participación en la cadena de suministro. _x000D__x000D_ +Responsabilidad intrageneracional, intergeneracional y legado plástico: _x000D__x000D_ +Considerando que el derecho al desarrollo debe ejercerse en forma tal que _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +responda equitativamente a las necesidades de desarrollo y ambientales de _x000D__x000D_ +las generaciones presentes y futuras. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparencia: Los Estados deberán proporcionar la información pertinente _x000D__x000D_ +y notificar previamente y en forma oportuna a los Estados que posiblemente _x000D__x000D_ +resulten afectados por actividades que puedan tener considerables efectos _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales transfronterizos adversos, y deberán celebrar consultas con _x000D__x000D_ +esos Estados en una fecha temprana y de buena fe. _x000D__x000D_ +Uso de los mejores conocimientos e información científica disponible: Los _x000D__x000D_ +Estados deberían cooperar en el fortalecimiento de su propia capacidad de _x000D__x000D_ +lograr el desarrollo sostenible, aumentando el saber científico mediante el _x000D__x000D_ +intercambio de conocimientos científicos y tecnológicos, e intensificando el _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo, la adaptación, la difusión y la transferencia de tecnologías, entre _x000D__x000D_ +estas, tecnologías nuevas e innovadoras. _x000D__x000D_ +Uso de los conocimientos, incluidos los tradicionales, de los Pueblos _x000D__x000D_ +Indígenas: Los pueblos y comunidades indígenas, así como otros actores, _x000D__x000D_ +particularmente comunidades rurales, desempeñan un papel fundamental _x000D__x000D_ +en la ordenación del medio ambiente y en el desarrollo debido a sus _x000D__x000D_ +conocimientos y prácticas tradicionales. Los Estados deberían reconocer y _x000D__x000D_ +apoyar debidamente su identidad, cultura e intereses y hacer posible su _x000D__x000D_ +participación plena y efectiva en el logro del desarrollo sostenible, contando _x000D__x000D_ +con el consentimiento de los titulares de dichos conocimientos _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Consideraciones Adicionales _x000D__x000D_ +● México considera que el acuerdo deberá fomentar la justicia ambiental _x000D__x000D_ +y reconocer las desigualdades preexistentes, por lo que debe _x000D__x000D_ +priorizarse _x000D__x000D_ +la _x000D__x000D_ +inclusión _x000D__x000D_ +de _x000D__x000D_ +los _x000D__x000D_ +sectores _x000D__x000D_ +en _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerabilidad, _x000D__x000D_ +especialmente las mujeres, niños y niñas, así como las personas _x000D__x000D_ +trabajadoras del acopio y reciclaje del sector formal e informal, por lo _x000D__x000D_ +se deberá garantizar una transición justa para no dejar a nadie atrás. _x000D__x000D_ +● México valora de manera positiva el contar con un grupo informal _x000D__x000D_ +técnico que permita enriquecer el contenido del Acuerdo mediante la _x000D__x000D_ +visión de personas expertas en el tema, a fin de contar con una base _x000D__x000D_ +científica sólida. _x000D__x000D_ +● México considera tomar como referencia los modelos de Basilea y el _x000D__x000D_ +Protocolo de Montreal, a fin de incluir alguna cláusula sobre la relación _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +de Partes y No-Partes, tanto para promover la ratificación del nuevo _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento jurídicamente vinculante como para establecer la _x000D__x000D_ +relación de Partes y No-Partes en la implementación del Instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +Jurídicamente Vinculante. _x000D__x000D_ +● Es importante capitalizar la experiencia adquirida a nivel internacional, _x000D__x000D_ +mediante la problemática de parálisis del Convenio de Róterdam, dado _x000D__x000D_ +el diseño de los mecanismos de toma de decisiones y adopción de _x000D__x000D_ +decisiones, que en ese instrumento son por consenso. _x000D__x000D_ +● Se solicita que en las traducciones al español se mantenga la _x000D__x000D_ +traducción que conserve el sentido de estos conceptos). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +____________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1721,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Panama'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +República de Panamá (PAN) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Ambiente/ Ministry of environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Kirving Lañas, klanas@miambiente.gob.pa , +507 500-0855ext _x000D__x000D_ +6019 _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +Septiembre 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +El instrumento jurídicamente vinculante debe prevenir, mitigar y eliminar la contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, dentro y fuera de la jurisdicción de los Estados, reconociendo los riesgos e impactos adversos _x000D__x000D_ +a la salud humana y al ambiente en todas sus formas y fuentes de contaminación, incluyendo polímeros _x000D__x000D_ +y sustancias químicas de preocupación, aditivos, productos problemáticos y evitables y microplásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +bajo el enfoque de una sola salud. Abarcando integralmente todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, desde _x000D__x000D_ +su extracción, producción, diseño, distribución, uso, consumo, reutilización, reciclaje, recolección, _x000D__x000D_ +tratamiento y disposición final. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que el ámbito de aplicación de este instrumento deberá basarse en la Resolución UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +5/14, donde se hace referencia a las diversas repercusiones de la contaminación por plástico, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo su carácter transfronterizo y la necesidad de abordar acciones que abarquen todo el ciclo _x000D__x000D_ +de vida, teniendo en cuenta las capacidades de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Adicionalmente, enfatizamos el derecho humano a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible _x000D__x000D_ +(A/RES/76/300), derecho de la naturaleza y la prevención y eliminación de las fuentes y formas de _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos y sus riesgos conexos para la salud humana y efectos adversos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reconociendo que los plásticos representan el 85% del total de los residuos marinos _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/PP/INC.1/7), se deberá considerar un marco de aplicación que promueva medidas de _x000D__x000D_ +cooperación nacional e internacional para la eliminación y reducción de estas fuentes de _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación, en el medio marino y otros entornos. _x000D__x000D_ +Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Concepto de Una Sola Salud (One Health) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Derechos Humanos _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Principios de la Declaración de Río sobre el medio ambiente _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Principio precautorio _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Principio de no regresión ambiental _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Principio de quien contamina paga _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Jerarquía de residuos _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Responsabilidad ampliada/extendida del productor (EPR, REP) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Perspectiva de género, poblaciones vulnerables y pueblos originarios _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Acceso a la información, transparencia y trazabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Evitar consecuencias adversas para el clima, la biodiversidad y la seguridad alimentaria _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Acceso a la información ambiental, y la participación pública en los procesos de toma de _x000D__x000D_ +decisiones ambientales. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En las decisiones de la resolución UNEA 5/14 se reafirma que el proceso del Comité Intergubernamental _x000D__x000D_ +de Negociación elaboré un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +por plástico, incluso en el medio marino, considerando entre otras cosas los principios de la Declaración _x000D__x000D_ +de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo, así como las circunstancias y capacidades nacionales, _x000D__x000D_ +y consideraciones basadas en un enfoque global que aborde todo el ciclo de vida del plástico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La contaminación por plásticos es un problema global, transfronterizo, transversal, multifactorial y _x000D__x000D_ +multiactor que afecta negativamente y puede generar efectos adversos en la salud humana, la _x000D__x000D_ +biodiversidad, los ecosistemas y la seguridad alimentaria, poniendo en riesgo el derecho a un medio _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente limpio, sano y sostenible. Se considera importante asegurar la vinculación ambiente-salud, _x000D__x000D_ +en el marco del concepto “One health” como enfoque integrado y unificador para las acciones que _x000D__x000D_ +optimicen esfuerzos de manera eficaz para garantizar la salud de las personas, animales y ecosistemas. _x000D__x000D_ +Además, es importante considerar a las mujeres como población vulnerable ante el manejo de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, debido a su capacidad de heredar a la progenie, incluso la contaminación química a la que _x000D__x000D_ +puede estar expuesta. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Desde la perspectiva de Panamá, consideramos importante la inclusión de la transparencia, trazabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +y responsabilidad ampliada al productor (EPR) entendido que acabar con la contaminación por plástico _x000D__x000D_ +requiere la participación y acciones de todos los sectores y actores involucrados en el ciclo de vida de _x000D__x000D_ +los plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Por todo lo anterior, consideramos importante que se establezcan principios rectores que ayuden a la _x000D__x000D_ +aplicación e interpretación clara del futuro instrumento. Finalmente, es importante enfatizar la _x000D__x000D_ +importancia de operativizar estos principios a lo largo del instrumento, incluyendo las obligaciones _x000D__x000D_ +fundamentales, las medidas de control y los medios de implementación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Creación de un comité de cumplimiento o secretaria dedicada para asegurar el cumplimiento y reforzar _x000D__x000D_ +los mecanismo de implementación del futuro instrumento _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reforzar y apoyar el instrumento con una interfaz científico-normativa, considerando y definiendo las _x000D__x000D_ +Mejores Tecnologías Disponibles (BAT), mejores prácticas medioambientales (BEP) y la mejor ciencia _x000D__x000D_ +disponible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es necesario implementar listas y anexos que faciliten y permitan establecer definiciones y criterios que _x000D__x000D_ +permitan contar con la claridad necesaria para asegurar la operatividad y aplicación del instrumento, _x000D__x000D_ +por ejemplo, sin limitarse a: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Incluir definiciones, tales como: Plásticos, microplásticos, aditivos, polímeros, plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +heredados (legacy plastics), economía circular segura, entre otros. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Listado de sustancias químicas y polímeros de preocupación _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Criterios harmonizados para sustitutos y alternativas, diseño, reciclabilidad, etiquetado, _x000D__x000D_ +evaluación de circularidad, entre otros, para garantizar la inocuidad y trazabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4, section II D) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Formato y operatividad de los Planes de implementación nacionales y modelos de monitoreo _x000D__x000D_ +y cumplimento. _x000D__x000D_ +En el contexto de plásticos problemáticos y evitables, se debe reconocer los plásticos en los productos _x000D__x000D_ +de nicotina y tabaco, los sistemas electrónicos de entrega y los envases; incluyendo acciones como la _x000D__x000D_ +prohibición o en caso de no ser viable, estipular una eliminación gradual o un control riguroso de estos _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para un desarrollo y fortalecimiento gradual del instrumento y sus componentes integrados (como _x000D__x000D_ +anexos o protocolos), sería esencial incluir procedimientos claros para la adopción de enmiendas y _x000D__x000D_ +entrada en vigor. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Adicionalmente, sería importante establecer metodologías y criterios complementarios relacionados _x000D__x000D_ +con los flujos estimados de consumo de plástico por parte de los Estados para la entrada en vigor del _x000D__x000D_ +Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento (similar al Protocolo de Montreal). Lo anterior, con base en los datos más recientes para _x000D__x000D_ +determinar un umbral realista de entrada en vigor. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1722,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/peru_15092023_b_1.pdf,[],['Peru'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms _x000D__x000D_ +of legally binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included _x000D__x000D_ +in multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called _x000D__x000D_ +for by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the _x000D__x000D_ +mandate, the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Peru _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Albina Ruiz Rios _x000D__x000D_ +Minister _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Giuliana Becerra Celis _x000D__x000D_ +Vice-minister _x000D__x000D_ +Vice-Ministry of Environmental Management _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15th September _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Alcance _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +¿Cuál es el ámbito de aplicación propuesto para el futuro instrumento? _x000D__x000D_ +¿Qué tipos de sustancias, materiales, productos y comportamientos debe abarcar el futuro _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Alcance propuesto: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Tomando en consideración los potenciales elementos sugeridos en el Anexo I del documento _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4: Posibles opciones de elementos hacia un instrumento internacional jurídicamente _x000D__x000D_ +vinculante, basado en un enfoque global que aborde todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, desde el _x000D__x000D_ +Gobierno del Perú, se considera fundamental la incorporación de los siguientes aspectos como parte _x000D__x000D_ +del ámbito de aplicación del acuerdo: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Abordar el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos. El instrumento debe incluir, tal como está _x000D__x000D_ +estipulado en la resolución 5/14 de la UNEA, un enfoque que aborde el ciclo de vida completo _x000D__x000D_ +de los plásticos desde la extracción o producción de insumos o materia prima, el diseño, uso, _x000D__x000D_ +reúso, reciclaje y disposición final, y teniendo en cuenta como principios orientadores los _x000D__x000D_ +principios de economía circular y siguiendo, además, la jerarquía de residuos plásticos1 que _x000D__x000D_ +prioriza la reducción y prevención de plásticos, sin perjuicio de las acciones que también se _x000D__x000D_ +deben disponer para atender la contaminación ya existente. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Considerar todas las fuentes de contaminación por plásticos, incluyendo materiales, _x000D__x000D_ +productos, químicos, aditivos y microplásticos, priorizando como etapa inicial aquellos _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 WRAP, The Plastic Waste Hierarchy (2022). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +considerados de mayor riesgo y potencial daño para la salud humana y el ambiente, como _x000D__x000D_ +polímeros y sustancias químicas de preocupación, productos plásticos de un solo uso y que _x000D__x000D_ +aquellos que tienen altas tasas de filtración a los ecosistemas, incluidos los que contienen _x000D__x000D_ +aditivos que aceleran su fragmentación y favorecen la generación de microplásticos durante su _x000D__x000D_ +uso. Esto, a través de anexos que puedan mantener abierta la posibilidad de gradualmente ir _x000D__x000D_ +cubriendo otros productos plásticos y sustancias adicionales, a medida que se avance en su _x000D__x000D_ +identificación con un enfoque basado en ciencia. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Considerar el abordaje de la contaminación por plásticos en todos los cuerpos de agua, _x000D__x000D_ +marinos y continentales, enfocando esfuerzos también en los ríos, lagos y lagunas. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Considerar los impactos socioeconómicos, al ambiente y la salud humana, incluyendo el _x000D__x000D_ +impacto hacia el cambio climático, la biodiversidad, la toxicidad de ecosistemas y toxicidad _x000D__x000D_ +humana, así como el impacto hacia la calidad de vida de las personas que forman parte de la _x000D__x000D_ +cadena de valor de los plásticos o están afectadas por ella. _x000D__x000D_ +5. El instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante debe poder evolucionar y fortalecerse _x000D__x000D_ +en el tiempo y a medida que se avanza en su implementación. Es importante que se definan _x000D__x000D_ +procedimientos claros y eficientes para el monitoreo y seguimiento de los avances en la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación del acuerdo, así como la adopción de enmiendas o modificaciones, de modo _x000D__x000D_ +que esto permita su evolución en el tiempo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Texto explicativo: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En el primer aspecto, consideramos que el alcance de las disposiciones contenidas en el instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +debe cubrir el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos, teniendo en cuenta que la finalidad primaria del _x000D__x000D_ +tratado debe aspirar prevenir la contaminación y garantizar la recuperación y protección de los _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistemas, así como de la salud humana que podría verse impactada por la contaminación de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, sin perjuicio de las acciones que también se deben disponer para abordar la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +ya existente. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Con el sistema de producción actual, hasta el 99 % de los plásticos se fabrican con polímeros derivados _x000D__x000D_ +de hidrocarburos no renovables, principalmente petróleo y gas natural2 y se prevé que la producción _x000D__x000D_ +de plástico se triplique de aquí a 20603. Los estudios y escenarios modelados a nivel global muestran _x000D__x000D_ +que esto sólo será alcanzado mediante un enfoque sistémico que incluya la reducción y limitación del _x000D__x000D_ +consumo y la producción de plásticos a niveles sostenibles y asegurando que los plásticos puestos en _x000D__x000D_ +el mercado sean gestionados mediante principios de economía circular y siguiendo la jerarquía de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos4. Esta consideración permitirá establecer medidas concretas para incentivar la reducción o _x000D__x000D_ +desincentivar el uso de plástico virgen, así como promover el uso de la innovación y tecnología para el _x000D__x000D_ +diseño y reciclabilidad segura de productos, así como sistemas de reúso y recarga. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sobre el segundo aspecto, consideramos que es importante tomar en cuenta para la definición de los _x000D__x000D_ +alcances del tratado todas las fuentes de contaminación plástica, con un enfoque gradual de _x000D__x000D_ +implementación. Es importante priorizar aquellos plásticos que tienen un corto tiempo de vida útil, los _x000D__x000D_ +cuales componen una mayor parte de las fuentes de contaminación, como son los envases y empaques _x000D__x000D_ +para productos de consumo5. Es importante priorizar, también, aquellos plásticos con mayor tasa de _x000D__x000D_ +filtración a los ecosistemas, incluyendo aquellos utilizados en la pesca y otras actividades marinas _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 UNEP, Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics (Nairobi, 2021) _x000D__x000D_ +3 OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Economic Drivers, Environmental Impacts and Policy Options (Paris, OECD _x000D__x000D_ +Publishing, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ +4 The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of _x000D__x000D_ +Pathways towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution: Summary Report (2020). _x000D__x000D_ +5 UNEP, Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics (Nairobi, 2021). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +donde se genera una fuga significativa al ambiente6. Así como la priorización de plásticos utilizados en _x000D__x000D_ +la producción agrícola, donde actualmente existen bajas tasas de recolección o reciclaje y contribuyen _x000D__x000D_ +en la generación de microplásticos o fragmentos plásticos que luego pueden ingresar a la cadena _x000D__x000D_ +trófica7. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sobre el tercer aspecto, es importante que en el tratado no solo se aborde la contaminación plástica _x000D__x000D_ +en el ámbito marino si no también en los cuerpos de agua continentales como ríos, lagos y lagunas. Por _x000D__x000D_ +ejemplo, en el Perú el Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana – IIAP, Organismo Adscrito _x000D__x000D_ +al Ministerio del Ambiente, realizó una importante investigación en el año 2017, que reporta por _x000D__x000D_ +primera vez para la Amazonía peruana la ingestión de microplásticos en un pez de importancia _x000D__x000D_ +económica, por ello se deben establecer esfuerzos también en estos ámbitos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto al cuarto aspecto, es clave que el ámbito del tratado considere como criterio orientador los _x000D__x000D_ +impactos que puedan generar en el ambiente y la salud humana, así como los impactos en la calidad _x000D__x000D_ +de vida de las personas que participan del ciclo de vida de los plásticos o son afectadas por sus residuos. _x000D__x000D_ +Existe suficiente evidencia técnica y científica sobre el impacto negativo de la contaminación plástica _x000D__x000D_ +en el ambiente, con especial incidencia en la diversidad biológica; lo cual representa un desafío _x000D__x000D_ +particular para el Perú, dada su condición de país megadiverso. En ese contexto, el Perú cuenta con _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistemas sensibles que proteger siendo sumamente importante, y una prioridad nacional, el _x000D__x000D_ +establecimiento de acciones para prevenir la contaminación de nuestros cuerpos de agua tanto marinos _x000D__x000D_ +como continentales, ríos y lagos, particularmente por la basura marina, los residuos plásticos y los _x000D__x000D_ +microplásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El impacto de los plásticos y sus aditivos en la salud de las personas es un aspecto que continúa siendo _x000D__x000D_ +estudiado. No obstante, considerando la resolución A/RES/76/300 de la Asamblea General de la ONU _x000D__x000D_ +que reconoce el derecho humano a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible, el tratado, bajo _x000D__x000D_ +la aplicación del principio de precaución, debería optar por las medidas que aseguren un resguardo _x000D__x000D_ +efectivo de los derechos humanos, considerando ello, en sus objetivos y a lo largo del texto. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Finalmente, respecto al quinto aspecto, es pertinente remarcar que, el seguimiento a la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación de las disposiciones del instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante será _x000D__x000D_ +crucial para garantizar el cumplimiento de los compromisos, de manera efectiva, así como evaluar el _x000D__x000D_ +progreso y proponer alternativas de mejoras. Como parte de ello, se deberá realizar una revisión _x000D__x000D_ +periódica entre los países signatarios para revisar y discutir reportes de progreso alcanzados, _x000D__x000D_ +intercambiar experiencias y mejores prácticas y abordar cualquier desafío en la implementación. En ese _x000D__x000D_ +sentido, el instrumento debe ser capaz de adaptarse a nuevos hallazgos, circunstancias y desafíos _x000D__x000D_ +identificados, a fin de garantizar que las medidas sean efectivas a lo largo del tiempo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +De la misma manera, es importante que se definan procedimientos claros y eficientes para el monitoreo _x000D__x000D_ +y seguimiento de los avances en la implementación del acuerdo, así como la adopción de enmiendas o _x000D__x000D_ +modificaciones del instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante, de modo que esto facilite su _x000D__x000D_ +evolución en el tiempo. Se deberían establecer procedimientos para el envío de propuestas, para la _x000D__x000D_ +revisión y para la aprobación dichas enmiendas, tomando como referencias otros instrumentos como _x000D__x000D_ +son los Convenios de Minamata, de Basilea, de Róterdam, de Estocolmo, la Convención Marco de las _x000D__x000D_ +Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) y el Convenio de Viena para la Protección de la _x000D__x000D_ +Capa de Ozono. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 OECD, Global Plastics Outlook: Economic Drivers, Environmental Impacts and Policy Options (Paris, OECD _x000D__x000D_ +Publishing, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ +7 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Assessment of Agricultural Plastics and Their _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainability: A Call for Action (Rome, 2021). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +¿Qué principios podrían establecerse en el futuro instrumento para orientar su aplicación? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Principios propuestos: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Considerando la guía de principios propuestos en el Anexo I del documento UNEP/PP/INC.2/4: Posibles _x000D__x000D_ +opciones de elementos hacia un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante, basado en un _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque global que aborde todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, tal como se pide en la resolución _x000D__x000D_ +5/14 de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, desde el Gobierno del Perú _x000D__x000D_ +destacamos tres grupos de principios claves y necesarios que deben orientar, tanto la interpretación _x000D__x000D_ +como la implementación del tratado internacional. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Sobre los principios precautorio, de transparencia y confianza en la mejor ciencia disponible _x000D__x000D_ +y de jerarquía de residuos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es importante considerar el principio precautorio, que se basa en la idea que, si existe la _x000D__x000D_ +posibilidad de un daño grave, se deben tomar medidas preventivas para proteger el bienestar _x000D__x000D_ +de las personas y el entorno, incluso en ausencia de pruebas científicas concluyentes. De esta _x000D__x000D_ +manera, cuando haya peligro de daño grave o irreversible, la falta de certeza absoluta no debe _x000D__x000D_ +utilizarse como razón para postergar la adopción de medidas eficaces y eficientes para impedir _x000D__x000D_ +la degradación del ambiente. Dado que, los plásticos pueden tener efectos negativos _x000D__x000D_ +significativos en el ambiente y la salud humana, se deben implementar medidas preventivas, _x000D__x000D_ +incluso cuando no se tienen pruebas definitivas acerca de todos los riesgos asociados. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Por ende, el principio precautorio debe ser utilizado para guiar políticas y acciones en la gestión _x000D__x000D_ +de plásticos, priorizando la prevención y la reducción de riesgos en lugar de esperar pruebas _x000D__x000D_ +científicas definitivas sobre sus impactos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En ese contexto, respecto al principio de transparencia y confianza en la mejor ciencia _x000D__x000D_ +disponible, creemos firmemente que, la generación de información es clave para orientar la _x000D__x000D_ +toma de decisiones basada en la evidencia científica, de manera que se considere debidamente _x000D__x000D_ +la dimensión de las medidas del tratado para hacerlo efectivo, así como el impacto y _x000D__x000D_ +externalidades en otros sectores productivos. Por ejemplo, a nivel nacional, Perú han venido _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollando investigaciones sobre la contaminación de los plásticos, lo cual contribuirá en _x000D__x000D_ +gran medida a sustentar las decisiones para reducir el riesgo y el impacto en el ambiente y salud _x000D__x000D_ +humana. El uso de la mejor tecnología disponible maximizará los resultados positivos en la _x000D__x000D_ +reducción de la contaminación plástica y la preservación del ambiente. Esto puede incluir _x000D__x000D_ +tecnologías avanzadas para la recolección y reciclaje de plásticos, así como métodos _x000D__x000D_ +innovadores para reducir la producción de plásticos descartables. _x000D__x000D_ +En ese sentido, los procesos y decisiones relacionados con la gestión de los plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +sustentados en información técnica y científica, deben ser abiertos y accesibles para todas las _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +partes interesadas, incluidos los gobiernos, la sociedad civil, la industria y la comunidad _x000D__x000D_ +científica deben fomentar la confianza entre las naciones y las organizaciones involucradas. _x000D__x000D_ +Por otro lado, consideramos clave el principio de jerarquía de residuos sólidos, ello con la _x000D__x000D_ +finalidad de establecer una priorización de soluciones, asegurando que la prevención o _x000D__x000D_ +minimización de la generación de residuos sólidos en el origen sea prioritaria frente a cualquier _x000D__x000D_ +otra alternativa. Asimismo, respecto de los residuos generados, se prefiera la recuperación y la _x000D__x000D_ +valorización de los residuos, entre las cuales se cuenta la reutilización, reciclaje, entre otras _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas, siempre que se garantice la protección de la salud y del ambiente. Finalmente, la _x000D__x000D_ +disposición final de los residuos sólidos en la infraestructura respectiva constituye la última _x000D__x000D_ +alternativa de manejo y deberá realizarse en condiciones ambientalmente adecuadas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Sobre los principios de Responsabilidad extendida del productor y Enfoque cooperativo y _x000D__x000D_ +facilitador. _x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que, la atención del impacto de plásticos es tarea de todos. El principio de _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilidad extendida del productor propiciará la creación de incentivos para la reducción _x000D__x000D_ +de residuos plásticos y de mecanismos financieros para sostener procesos integrales de gestión _x000D__x000D_ +de residuos sólidos, incluidas las tecnologías necesarias para implementar procesos físicos y _x000D__x000D_ +químicos para el tratamiento de los plásticos8. Es preciso indicar que, en el caso del Perú, _x000D__x000D_ +venimos trabajando en la inclusión de medidas concretas para implementar el principio de _x000D__x000D_ +responsabilidad extendida del productor para bienes priorizados, con especial énfasis en _x000D__x000D_ +envases y embalajes que incluyen a los plásticos, por lo que es clave dotar de un respaldo _x000D__x000D_ +internacional para estas medidas de políticas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, con base en el principio del enfoque cooperativo y facilitador, consideramos que es _x000D__x000D_ +fundamental involucrar activamente a todas las partes interesadas, tanto en la toma de _x000D__x000D_ +decisiones y la implementación de políticas, proyectos o acciones para abordar la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica, como son los entes gubernamentales centrales y las autoridades _x000D__x000D_ +locales (municipales), quienes son corresponsables del cuidado del ambiente; como en la _x000D__x000D_ +cadena de valor del plástico, en especial, considerando a las comunidades y grupos de personas _x000D__x000D_ +más vulnerables, como son los recicladores y las recicladoras. En ese entendido, este principio _x000D__x000D_ +es esencial para la gobernanza democrática y la toma de decisiones efectivas, ya que asegura _x000D__x000D_ +que las políticas y acciones reflejen las necesidades y aspiraciones de las comunidades _x000D__x000D_ +afectadas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Sobre los principios orientados a derechos humanos como derechos sociales, igualdad de _x000D__x000D_ +género y perspectivas diversificadas reconociendo grupos vulnerables. _x000D__x000D_ +Para el Perú resulta clave asegurar que, el tratado sea coherente con el marco de protección _x000D__x000D_ +internacional y local a los derechos humanos y que, además, considere las potenciales _x000D__x000D_ +implicancias en los grupos más vulnerables de la cadena de valor del plástico. Es necesario que _x000D__x000D_ +el tratado tenga una visión integral, de manera que no se deje atrás a nadie, en especial, a los _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 Los sistemas obligatorios de Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor (RAP), basados en el pago de tasas, exigen a todas _x000D__x000D_ +las empresas que introducen determinados productos o envases en el mercado que financien previamente su posterior _x000D__x000D_ +recogida y tratamiento tras su uso. Esto podría complementarse con incentivos económicos dirigidos a diferentes agentes _x000D__x000D_ +económicos, empezando por tasas de eliminación diferenciadas para residuos reciclables y no reciclables, sistemas de pago _x000D__x000D_ +por tirar, vertederos o impuestos por incineración. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +recicladores y recicladoras, con el fin de asegurar una transición justa y equitativa hacia una _x000D__x000D_ +economía circular del plástico en beneficio de todas y todos. _x000D__x000D_ +De igual modo, se estima oportuno considerar, además, a las normas acordadas de derecho _x000D__x000D_ +internacional y otros acuerdos y principios ambientales de relevancia, como los contenidos en la _x000D__x000D_ +Declaración de Río, en la elaboración de las disposiciones fundamentales del tratado.9 Por ejemplo la _x000D__x000D_ +Resolución A/RES/76/300 de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas sobre el derecho humano a _x000D__x000D_ +un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible es muy relevante para todos los acuerdos _x000D__x000D_ +multilaterales sobre medio ambiente existentes y de nueva creación. El principio 13 de los ""Principios _x000D__x000D_ +generales para la evaluación y el control de la contaminación marina"" adoptados por la Conferencia de _x000D__x000D_ +Estocolmo (1972)10 y el artículo 195 de la CNUDM serán importantes a la hora de diseñar medidas de _x000D__x000D_ +control para hacer frente a la contaminación por plásticos, para no crear soluciones que transfieran la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación por plásticos a otro tipo de contaminación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-_x000D__x000D_ +2 (e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including _x000D__x000D_ +dispute settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Facilite aquí cualquier otra aportación, propuesta o prioridad pertinente que no se haya debatido _x000D__x000D_ +en el INC-2 (por ejemplo, preámbulo; disposiciones institucionales, incluidos el órgano rector, los _x000D__x000D_ +órganos subsidiarios, la cooperación y coordinación científica y técnica, y la secretaría; _x000D__x000D_ +disposiciones finales, incluida la solución de controversias; y, si procede, anexos). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Desde el Gobierno de Perú se considera fundamental trabajar en tres enfoques para abordar la _x000D__x000D_ +problemática de la contaminación plástica y transitar hacia una Economía circular del plástico: (i) _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque de prevención, orientada a la eliminación gradual, reducción y reutilización; (ii) enfoque de la _x000D__x000D_ +gestión de residuos, orientada al reciclaje y la responsabilidad extendida del productor; y (iii) el enfoque _x000D__x000D_ +transversal, orientado a brindar educación e información, así como generar fondos para la innovación _x000D__x000D_ +y desarrollo a fin de brindar soluciones tecnológicas para la sustitución de plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Como ya se mencionó estos enfoques, aportan a brindar una solución integral a la problemática del _x000D__x000D_ +plástico en países que enfrentan situaciones de informalidad como el nuestro y qué, además, vienen _x000D__x000D_ +atendiendo desafíos sistémicos para la gestión de residuos sólidos. Por ello, para Perú es clave, que el _x000D__x000D_ +tratado este alineado a los esfuerzos que los países en vías de desarrollo venimos generando en las _x000D__x000D_ +políticas públicas que buscan potenciar y contribuir con la mejora de calidad de vida de las personas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sin perjuicio de estas consideraciones, creemos que se debe considerar un enfoque de gradualidad, _x000D__x000D_ +donde exista un debate abierto y sustentado con evidencia científica sobre los plásticos y sustancias, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 Algunas también se mencionan en los párrafos del preámbulo de la Resolución 5/14, como la Convención de _x000D__x000D_ +las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mae (UNCLOS). _x000D__x000D_ +10 As contained in the Report of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 5-16 _x000D__x000D_ +June 1972. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +incluidos polímeros y químicos de preocupación, que deben ser consideradas en un listado gradual de _x000D__x000D_ +inclusión en el ámbito del tratado. _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1723,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africa_15092023_a_3.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +African Region _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Oliver Boachie _x000D__x000D_ +(Ghana) _x000D__x000D_ +oliver.boachie@mesti.gov.gh _x000D__x000D_ +oliverboachie@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15th Sept 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The mandate of the UNEA Resolution 5/14 provided the scope of the future instrument on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, and that should form the basis for the scope of the instrument, that is: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +To be an International legally binding instrument on the long-term elimination of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics from raw _x000D__x000D_ +material extraction, production, design, use, consumption and disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Tackling all sources of plastic pollution in all sectors, and, leakage into the environment (land, _x000D__x000D_ +water, air), including in the marine environment, through both binding and voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +approaches taking into account national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Incorporates provisions that promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +through, among other things, product design and environmentally sound waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Addresses legacy plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope to be covered by the plastics treaty by lifecycle phase should include: _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern, based on relevant scientific knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +that are used in plastics production including: _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Raw materials for production _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Microplastics (primary and secondary micro plastics) _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) Chemicals of concern used in the production of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(iv) Additives used in the production of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(v) Materials and products made from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(vi) Pollution resulting from upstream activities, including the release of _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing waste into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Products of concern made from plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) Pollution arising from mid-stream activities, including packaging and _x000D__x000D_ +market distribution of products. _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream _x000D__x000D_ +(i) All waste resulting from the use of products made from and with _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) All waste arising from the handling and disposal of after-use plastics _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) All pollution resulting from other downstream activities. _x000D__x000D_ +The above should take into consideration the relevant socio-economic _x000D__x000D_ +implications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While considering the scope, it is important to; _x000D__x000D_ +(i) Identify substances, materials, products and behaviors that will be subject to the scope of this _x000D__x000D_ +instrument based on their assessed impacts on health and the environment, subject to _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +(ii) The impact assessment should provide alternative products and technologies that would be _x000D__x000D_ +accessible to developing countries and available through technology transfers. _x000D__x000D_ +(iii) Take into account substances of concern based on relevant scientific knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ +(iv) Address activities and behaviors that contribute to plastic pollution and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +degradation. _x000D__x000D_ +(v) Include special provisions for the developing countries, particularly producers and consumers _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics of concern, waste pickers and small and medium enterprises, to ensure just _x000D__x000D_ +transition sustainable plastic materials and its alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, the instrument should; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Adopt the approach of incremental and just transformation of the plastics industry into a more _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable and environmentally sound production and consumption. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prioritize high-risk plastic categories based on criteria that includes their potential to cause _x000D__x000D_ +environmental pollution and pose harm to human health. These should cover packaging _x000D__x000D_ +products, products for human consumption, as well as products with applications in other _x000D__x000D_ +sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Promote products that are designed for circularity and sustainable consumption and _x000D__x000D_ +production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Co-benefits of control measures to biodiversity and climate change, among others, could be embedded _x000D__x000D_ +in the preambular paragraphs of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The lifecycle of plastics constitutes an entire system from the sourcing of feedstocks (fossil or biomass _x000D__x000D_ +sources) to make plastics which is met by a suite of associated environmental and health impacts, to _x000D__x000D_ +the waste management and pollution phases. The full lifecycle should include upstream, midstream _x000D__x000D_ +and downstream processes and this should also include all the role players in the plastics sector. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics should include substances used for the production of plastics (including all feedstocks/raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials used for the production of monomers that is in turn used in the production of polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +associated waste that is produced from these plastics). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA 5/14 resolution affirmed that the principles of Rio Declaration on environment and development _x000D__x000D_ +be taken into consideration while discussing the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specific RIO principles that should be considered include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention principle: including the responsibility to ensure that activities within the jurisdiction _x000D__x000D_ +or control of one state do not cause damage to the environment of other states or of areas _x000D__x000D_ +beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (Principle 2). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Participation Principle. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principle: the lack of studies on the safety of chemicals should not for instance _x000D__x000D_ +mean that they are safe, hence the precautionary approach should be applied (principle 15). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Equity: The instrument has to ensure that the environmental needs of the present and future _x000D__x000D_ +generation are protected by addressing the full life cycle of plastics and preventing any further _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principles: industries and companies that are responsible for putting plastics into _x000D__x000D_ +the environment have to ensure that they pay for the impacts of plastic pollution and put-up _x000D__x000D_ +systems and measures to prevent any further pollution through extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (Principle 7): In view of the different _x000D__x000D_ +contributions to global environmental degradation, States have common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities, including amongst others, finance, technology transfer and capacity building, _x000D__x000D_ +taking into account the countries’ respective national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The non-regression principle. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency and access to information and, use of the best available science and scientific _x000D__x000D_ +information to inform decision making: Access to information such as the chemical _x000D__x000D_ +components of plastic materials and products by authorities and public participation in _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +environmental decision making should be mandated by the instrument. It should also call for _x000D__x000D_ +robust participation of stakeholders at all levels. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary environmental Justice: The treaty must ensure that the liabilities and impacts _x000D__x000D_ +arising from the upstream, midstream and downstream of plastics is not transferred to other _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Liability and compensation: The treaty should provide for a robust financial mechanism that _x000D__x000D_ +should be used to address the legacy plastics, environmental remediation and prevention of _x000D__x000D_ +any further pollution. The chemical, plastics and related companies should contribute towards _x000D__x000D_ +the fund. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights: Right to a clean and healthy environment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Substitution Principles: This principle calls for substitution of materials with safer alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +where they exist. The treaty should list chemicals that are scientifically proven of concern as a _x000D__x000D_ +class rather than individual chemicals to avoid regrettable substitutions of chemicals of the _x000D__x000D_ +same class as those listed. _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition: There are many players within the plastics sector and the new treaty may present some _x000D__x000D_ +disruption in their operations especially the low cadre waste pickers and the small and medium _x000D__x000D_ +enterprises. This special category of stakeholders need to be considered to ensure they are not _x000D__x000D_ +adversely affected by the new treaty, and practices that support the informal sector and transition of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics industries should be promoted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated financial mechanism as the finance arm to provide targeted support for industry _x000D__x000D_ +transition and transformation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies and scientific and technical coordination: _x000D__x000D_ +As is with other conventions such as the BRS, Montreal, CITES, there is need for the establishment of a _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical body or bodies, taking into consideration geographical and developing country _x000D__x000D_ +representation, to among others, provide scientific assessments on plastic pollution and _x000D__x000D_ +recommendations on possible actions based on scientific information, provide regular updates on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic alternatives, best practices, assessment of cost of transition and evaluate social-economic _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of proposed actions. . These bodies should be independent and free from conflict of interest _x000D__x000D_ +and the assessments should provide guidance and inform the decisions that are to be taken by states. _x000D__x000D_ +These subsidiary bodies form an essential part of the institutional framework of the new Instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +performing critical functions that should not be outsourced to other conventions or agreements, for _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +example the Expert Group on Science Policy on Chemicals and waste, but should instead be _x000D__x000D_ +incorporated into the Instrument as key elements under the authority of the governing body. _x000D__x000D_ +These processes should be open to observers to ensure that the subsidiary body has access to _x000D__x000D_ +indigenous people and local contexts, science experts, groups such as waste pickers and any one with _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge that can support decision making. _x000D__x000D_ +Support enforcement and accountability system for the treaty. The instrument should also establish _x000D__x000D_ +an effectiveness evaluation committee to evaluate effectiveness of the instrument and actions taken _x000D__x000D_ +by member states for the reduction of plastic impacts in all its forms. _x000D__x000D_ +Country-driven approaches to implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable production and consumption, including use of sustainable plastic materials, life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +assessment approach, design for circularity and alternative environmental technologies. _x000D__x000D_ +Annexes: _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include annexes that can be updated based on evolving scientific evidence. In _x000D__x000D_ +addition expert committees/panels can be established to support development of the annexes during _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional period. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1724,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladesh_a.pdf,[],['Bangladesh'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 2l )une 2A23_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (lNC) requested the secretariat_x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on:_x000D__x000D_ +o Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principies and scope of the instrurnent_x000D__x000D_ +iNC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to_x000D__x000D_ +prepare a svnthesis report of the submissions._x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a_x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and observers in preparing their written submissions._x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this_x000D__x000D_ +submission, including:_x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on'End plostic pollution: towords an internotional legolly binding instrument'_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.L15 on'Potentiol element:s, bosed on provisions in parogrophs j ond 4 of i,)nited Nations_x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key cancepts, procedures ond rnechonisms of legalty_x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral qgreements thqt may be relevqnt to f urthering implementatian and complionce under_x000D__x000D_ +the future internotional legolly binding instrument on plastic pollution, inctuding in the morine_x000D__x000D_ +enviro n me nt'_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.L/6 on 'Glossary of key terms'_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/lNC.L|8 on'Description of stondord orticles on fina! provisions thot ore typicatty included in_x000D__x000D_ +mu ltilqte ral e nvi ro n me nta I og ree rne nts'_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/lNC '2/4 on 'Potential oplions for elements towards on internotional legolly binding instrument,_x000D__x000D_ +based on o comprehensive opprooch thot oddresses the full life cycte of plostics as colled far by United_x000D__x000D_ +N otio n s E nvi ro n m e nt Asse m b ly resol uti o n 5/ 1""4'_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/lNc .2l,Nrl4 on'Additionol informotion tinked to the options for the potentiql elements towords_x000D__x000D_ +on internotionol legolly binding instrument'_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INc.2llNFlTlREv.! on'lnformotion submitted by the Secretoriot of the Bosel, Rotterdam ond_x000D__x000D_ +Stockho I m co nve ntio ns'_x000D__x000D_ +All tryritten submissions must bc sent to qlep-inqplastic.secrglqriat@.qn,org.As detailed in the mandate,_x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on thc INC webpage, a synthesis report of the submissions_x000D__x000D_ +will also be developed in advance of INC-3,_x000D__x000D_ +Flease note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ +l"" _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023for written submissions from observer organizations._x000D__x000D_ +ll. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 27 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2_x000D__x000D_ +L. Scope_x000D__x000D_ +Whot is the proposed scope for the future instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products ond behaviors should be covered by the future instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +2"" Principles_x000D__x000D_ +Whot principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation?_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Bangladesh_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact information for the_x000D__x000D_ +subm ission_x000D__x000D_ +Md. Mazedul lslam_x000D__x000D_ +INC focal Point & Deputy Secretary, Ministry of_x000D__x000D_ +Environment, Forests and Climate Change,_x000D__x000D_ +Ba ngl adesh_x000D__x000D_ +Cell: +88 07121785763_x000D__x000D_ +Email: mazed1968@smail.com_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +mber, 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope:_x000D__x000D_ +The scope should cover the full life cycle of plastics with special attention to the upstream management._x000D__x000D_ +Explanatorv Text:_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +The whole life cycle of plastics covers the extraction of hydrocarbons, production, design,_x000D__x000D_ +consumptlon and disposal"" lt will address all impacts and outcomes of plastic life cycle including_x000D__x000D_ +in the marine environment. lt also recognizes the risk of plastic pollution to human health._x000D__x000D_ +r _x000D__x000D_ +Since downstream countries are accountable for managing cumulative plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, the scope of the treaty should give special attention to upstream plastic_x000D__x000D_ +management._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles:_x000D__x000D_ +The instrument could set the following principles for better implementation:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Precautionarv principle: The precautionary principle is usually consider as preliminary safety_x000D__x000D_ +measures. This principle would ensure the preventive actions that would minimize the risk of_x000D__x000D_ +occurring the plastic pollution._x000D__x000D_ +2, Preventlon principle: This principle is applied while the product is being made, used or_x000D__x000D_ +disposed._x000D__x000D_ +3. Access to the information principle to ensure the transparencv and accountabilitv: Since_x000D__x000D_ +matic polvmer and chemicals of concern are used in the plastic production. Therefore_x000D__x000D_ +,b_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 2t June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +access to the information principle is highly important to ensure the transpar""n.y *d_x000D__x000D_ +accou nta bi I ity._x000D__x000D_ +Equitv atd sust-?inabiljtv principle:This principle will be based on the specific needs and speciai_x000D__x000D_ +circumstances of developing and least developed countries. The principle will highlight the_x000D__x000D_ +notion of ""Thinl< globally and act locally"" and the sociai rights with the sense of_x000D__x000D_ +intergenerational responsibility ensuring mitigation of adverse consequences to the ciimate,_x000D__x000D_ +biodiversity and food security caused by plastic pollution"" This principle would ensure the use_x000D__x000D_ +the Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental practices (REp)._x000D__x000D_ +Explanatorv Text;_x000D__x000D_ +3. Additionalconsiderations_x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevqnt inputs, proposols or priorities here that hove not been discussed qt tNC-2_x000D__x000D_ +(e,9. preomble; institutionol orrongements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientit'ic and_x000D__x000D_ +technical cooperation qnd coordinqtion, anci secretorial final provisions including dispute settlements:_x000D__x000D_ +ond if appropriote annexes)._x000D__x000D_ +Discussion_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble (should consider the followins)_x000D__x000D_ +' _x000D__x000D_ +Recognition of plastic pollution as a global and transboundary issue that requires a collective_x000D__x000D_ +and coordinated response while considerlng the important role piastic plays in society,_x000D__x000D_ +' _x000D__x000D_ +Recognition of the necd to enci plastic pollution through time bound country driven action plan_x000D__x000D_ +aimed at eliminating the reiease of plastic waste in any form into the environment;_x000D__x000D_ +' _x000D__x000D_ +Recognition of the special circumstances of countries in need and of national circumstances_x000D__x000D_ +and capabilities facilitating the promotion of ensuring circular economy for plastics;_x000D__x000D_ +2. Definition_x000D__x000D_ +The l.reaty should include globally agreed technical definitions and provision of forming a techrrical_x000D__x000D_ +committee with the expert members of different groups ensuring balanced and equal participation._x000D__x000D_ +The technical committee will define technical terms and finally it will be approved bv the INC committee_x000D__x000D_ +members, the following lists of technicalterms for examplc can be considered,_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +Definition of plastics, including microplastics;_x000D__x000D_ +' _x000D__x000D_ +Definition of short-lived plastic products/ single-use plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +Distinction between recovery and recycling;_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +ldentification of plastic substitutes and plastic alternatives;_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +ldentification of problematic and avoidable plastic products;_x000D__x000D_ +' _x000D__x000D_ +ldentification of problematic chcmicals and additives used in plastics;_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +Assessment of full life cycle of plastic;_x000D__x000D_ +3. Governine bodv and Subsidiarv bgdv formqu_on and its role_x000D__x000D_ +' _x000D__x000D_ +An article in the instrument should be included for establishing a governing Lrody and one or_x000D__x000D_ +f the instrument and in such case, the general_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution I 27 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +parameters of their mandates would be defined in the instrument and the authority to oversee their_x000D__x000D_ +work would rest with the governing body;_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +Establishment of a mechanism of scientific, technical and economic panels of experts in a form_x000D__x000D_ +of a governing body and adequate subsidiary bodies to provide guidance, provide policy-relevant_x000D__x000D_ +scientific, technical and socloeconomic information, produce reports and assessments of progress,_x000D__x000D_ +provide recommendation of any revlsion from time to time;_x000D__x000D_ +4, Non-partvprovisions_x000D__x000D_ +. _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should subsume non-party provisions which set out how a party to the treaty should_x000D__x000D_ +interact with'non-party' states._x000D__x000D_ +5. Arbitration procedures/Settlementof disputes_x000D__x000D_ +6. There would be legal complication when the convention start to implement especially on_x000D__x000D_ +compliance on reaching import and export targets and upstream leakage of plastics. Therefore, a_x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive arbitration procedures should bc clearly mentioned._x000D__x000D_ +7. Effectiveness Evaluation process_x000D__x000D_ +Effectiveness evaluation process would guide the treaty to adjust its pathway whereas periodic_x000D__x000D_ +review would assess the progress in terms of the adopted decisions. Therefore, Like other MEAs,_x000D__x000D_ +there should be an effectiveness evaluation process of the legally binding treaty._x000D__x000D_ +Explanatorv Text:_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1725,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/benin_15092023_a_3.pdf,[],['Benin'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance under _x000D__x000D_ +the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements towards _x000D__x000D_ +an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the submissions _x000D__x000D_ +will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +BENIN REPUBLIC _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +MINISTRY OF LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT IN _x000D__x000D_ +CHARGED OF SUSTAINAIBLE DEVELOPMENT _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact _x000D__x000D_ +person _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr Maurille ELEGBEDE _x000D__x000D_ +melegbede@yahoo.fr _x000D__x000D_ +Phone: (00 229) 95 49 04 88 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15 SEPTEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 was adequately described in the general scope of the plastic pollution The future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument must _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +taking account of a global approach focusing on 'entire life cycle of plastic; contains a long-term _x000D__x000D_ +elimination of plastic pollution"", to ""prevent plastic pollution from harming ecosystems and to _x000D__x000D_ +human activities that depend on it"" and to ""prevent plastic pollution and the risks it poses for _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the harmful effects on human well-being and the environment"" _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the instrument must be: “Reduce the production, use and discharge of plastics across _x000D__x000D_ +their life cycle, including through the promotion of a circular plastics economy with a view to ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution by X year and protecting human health and the environment from its adverse _x000D__x000D_ +effects”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +This objective is very clearly defined with the integration of circulat economy and life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +As well as, it will be important to propose a deadline for the implementation of this legal instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope to be covered by the plastics treaty by life cycle phase: _x000D__x000D_ +Upstream _x000D__x000D_ +All chemicals and polymers used in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +production including _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials _x000D__x000D_ +for _x000D__x000D_ +production _x000D__x000D_ +of _x000D__x000D_ +monomers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Nanoplastics and microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +All additives used to produce plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All materials and products made from _x000D__x000D_ +plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution resulting from the upstream: _x000D__x000D_ +release of manufacturing waste into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment phase _x000D__x000D_ +Midstream _x000D__x000D_ +All products made from plastic materials _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution arising from mid-stream _x000D__x000D_ +Downstream _x000D__x000D_ +o All waste resulting from the use of _x000D__x000D_ +products made from plastics _x000D__x000D_ +o All waste arising from the plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management _x000D__x000D_ +o All _x000D__x000D_ +pollution _x000D__x000D_ +resulting _x000D__x000D_ +from _x000D__x000D_ +the _x000D__x000D_ +downstream phase. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +Related to UNEA 5/14 resolution which suggested that INC must take into consideration the principles _x000D__x000D_ +of Rio Declaration on environment and development while discussing the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +The 27 principles of Rio declaration must be part of the discussion for the treaty. However, it will be _x000D__x000D_ +very important to introduce the principle 1 (treaty control measures would guarantee the right of all _x000D__x000D_ +human beings to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature), principle 2 (guarantee of States _x000D__x000D_ +not to cause damage to the environment of other States or areas beyond national jurisdiction), principle _x000D__x000D_ +3 (sustainable development). _x000D__x000D_ +In fact, the use of these principles are very we proposed the used of these principles such as Prevention _x000D__x000D_ +principle, Participation principle, Precautionary principles, Integration principle, Polluter pays _x000D__x000D_ +principles, responsibility principle (liability et de responsibility), subsidiarity principle, non-regression _x000D__x000D_ +principle, Principle of common but differentiated responsibility, hierarchy of treatment methods _x000D__x000D_ +principle (5R principle). _x000D__x000D_ +We can also make a link with the Basel Convention and regional convention such as Bamako Convention _x000D__x000D_ +for Africa region. Related to the marine pollution, it will be interesting to integrate elements of _x000D__x000D_ +conventions such as convention of Abidjan, Barcelona, …. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: The treaty ought to recognize the need for a healthy, toxic-free environment, _x000D__x000D_ +information, participation, and access to effective remedies occur at every stage of the plastics lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +and should be eliminated where they occur in the plastics lifecycle. Countries or regions in vulnerable _x000D__x000D_ +situations are particularly affected, including formal and informal workers in plastic manufacturing and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling such as waste pickers, fence line communities, children, youth and women. It is therefore vital _x000D__x000D_ +that the treaty adopts principles as well as mechanisms for accountability and access to remedy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We must use some principles of anticipation and some of reparation for the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +legal instrument. The integration of these different principles must be retained for the Environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +Sound Management of Plastic and its wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific and _x000D__x000D_ +technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute settlements; _x000D__x000D_ +and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +It is important that the debates focus on the different bodies that can help for a good implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the text. As is with other conventions, there is need for the establishment of: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The conference of parties _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The scientific and technic body _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The presence of an subsidiary organ _x000D__x000D_ +Il is also be interesting to support Enforcement and Accountability system for the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +For the real implementation of the text, it will be necessary to put in place a financing mechanism for _x000D__x000D_ +certain parties to reduce plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +NB: The purpose of Amendment is very important for the evolution of the text In fact this will help for _x000D__x000D_ +the revision of the text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The Scientific body is an important component of the instrument and should adopt baselines, standards, _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies, and definitions; evaluate environmental and health costs, and environmental justice at _x000D__x000D_ +National, Regional, and International levels; strengthen Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) standards; _x000D__x000D_ +compare LCAs of plastics and their alternatives. The body should be free from conflict of interest with _x000D__x000D_ +corporations with financial stakes in the life cycle of plastics and hosted by the Secretariat with a _x000D__x000D_ +representation of possibly the national focal points. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To make plastic pollution and other serious breaches of treaty provisions criminal offenses under the _x000D__x000D_ +country’s national law, and provide communities harmed by plastic pollution with access to legal and _x000D__x000D_ +other effective remedies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Develop a comprehensive, precise, and public identification of plastic feedstock, polymers, and additives _x000D__x000D_ +as a prerequisite to effective regulation fulfilling the right to information relative to health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1726,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_18092023_a.pdf,[],[],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the_x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on:_x000D__x000D_ +_x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument_x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to_x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions._x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as_x000D__x000D_ +a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions._x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this_x000D__x000D_ +submission, including:_x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United_x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms_x000D__x000D_ +of legally binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and_x000D__x000D_ +compliance under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in_x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included_x000D__x000D_ +in multilateral environmental agreements’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding_x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called_x000D__x000D_ +for by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements_x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam_x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm conventions’_x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the_x000D__x000D_ +mandate, the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of_x000D__x000D_ +the submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3._x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations._x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a)_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +THAILAND_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +-_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact_x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +1. Ms. Teeraporn Wiriwutikorn_x000D__x000D_ +Specialist on Waste and Hazardous Substance Management,_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand_x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: teeraporn.w@pcd.go.th_x000D__x000D_ +2. Mr. Taweechai Jiaranaikhajorn_x000D__x000D_ +Director of Waste Minimization Sub-Division,_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand_x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: twechi@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +3. Ms. Wassana Jangprajak_x000D__x000D_ +Environmentalist, Senior Professional Level,_x000D__x000D_ +Waste Minimization Sub-Division,_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand_x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: wassana.j@pcd.go.th_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 with updated on 18 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Scope_x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future_x000D__x000D_ +instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope:_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose that “the Scope of this Instrument” should be clearly stated at the_x000D__x000D_ +beginning of the instrument (Maybe it should be inserted after the objective’s provision; but before_x000D__x000D_ +the definitions’ provisions) as follows:_x000D__x000D_ +The Scope of this Instrument*_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +The followings shall be included as the plastic pollutions for the purposes of this instrument*:_x000D__x000D_ +(a)_x000D__x000D_ +any pollutions generated or arisen or released from all stages of entire life cycle of plastics_x000D__x000D_ +as set out in Annex [..], except for any pollutions caused by secondary pollutants._x000D__x000D_ +(b) any unintentional leakages that are not covered under paragraph (a) but are potentially_x000D__x000D_ +released from anthropogenic activities, in particular, post consumption of plastics as set out in_x000D__x000D_ +Annex [..]_x000D__x000D_ +(c)_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics including nanoplastics intentionally added into any, inter alia, cosmetic_x000D__x000D_ +products as set out in part I of Annex [..] and occurred from unintentional degradation of plastic_x000D__x000D_ +wastes, plastic products, plastics as set out part II of Annex [..]_x000D__x000D_ +(d)any hazard chemicals, that are not covered under the existing international conventions on_x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and waste, emitted or released from each stage of entire plastic life cycle as set out in_x000D__x000D_ +Annex [..]_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +All stages of cradle to cradle of products that are made of any plastic polymers shall be included_x000D__x000D_ +as “the life cycle of plastics” for the purposes of this instrument*._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Principles_x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation?_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles:_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose that “Principles of the Instrument” should be clearly stated in the_x000D__x000D_ +preambular section of the instrument as follows:_x000D__x000D_ +[Recalling][Reaffirming][Mindful of] the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and_x000D__x000D_ +Development, including, inter alia, common but differentiated responsibilities and acknowledging_x000D__x000D_ +States’ respective circumstances and capabilities, taking into account the principles of precautionary,_x000D__x000D_ +green chemistry, 3Rs, circular economy, extended producer responsibility (EPR), the SDG 12 on_x000D__x000D_ +responsible consumption and production of the Sustainable Development Goals, and waste_x000D__x000D_ +management hierarchy._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Additional considerations_x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at_x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 (e.g., preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies,_x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including_x000D__x000D_ +dispute settlements; and if appropriate annexes)._x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs:_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose our relevant inputs, proposals or priorities that have not been yet_x000D__x000D_ +discussed at INC-2 as well as our perspectives, observations and additional proposals on the_x000D__x000D_ +provisions contained therein the zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment which are expected to be considered and_x000D__x000D_ +discussed at the upcoming INC-3 meeting as follows:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Structure of the instrument_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on the most practical and preferable option of this instrument*’s structure is_x000D__x000D_ +similar to existing international conventions on chemicals and waste, namely, Basel Convention,_x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam Convention, Stockholm Convention, and Minamata Convention. This instrument* shall_x000D__x000D_ +consist of core obligations and necessary annexes. The core obligations should consist of control,_x000D__x000D_ +voluntary, and supporting measures as well as means of implementation. The annexes should_x000D__x000D_ +consist of, among other things, necessary procedural, scientific, technical or administrative matters,_x000D__x000D_ +such as, Annex [..] Lists of certain types of additive chemicals to be controlled or restricted, Annex_x000D__x000D_ +[..] Information requirement and screening criteria to list such chemicals, etc._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +2. Preamble_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the composition and content of preamble in this instrument* as_x000D__x000D_ +follows:_x000D__x000D_ +2.1 Some certain relevant paragraphs / statements of global concerns of plastic pollution contained_x000D__x000D_ +in the UNEA 5/14 resolution._x000D__x000D_ +2.2 One paragraph that refers to principles of this instrument* as follows:_x000D__x000D_ +[Recalling][Reaffirming][Mindful of] the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and_x000D__x000D_ +Development, including, inter alia, common but differentiated responsibilities and acknowledging_x000D__x000D_ +States’ respective circumstances and capabilities, taking into account, among other things, the_x000D__x000D_ +principles_x000D__x000D_ +of_x000D__x000D_ +precautionary,_x000D__x000D_ +green_x000D__x000D_ +chemistry,_x000D__x000D_ +3Rs,_x000D__x000D_ +circular_x000D__x000D_ +economy,_x000D__x000D_ +extended_x000D__x000D_ +producer_x000D__x000D_ +responsibility (EPR); the SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production of the Sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +Development Goals; and waste management hierarchy._x000D__x000D_ +2.3 Other relevant preamble paragraphs or other crucial texts reflected spirits and goals of existing_x000D__x000D_ +international conventions on chemicals and waste that are compliment to effective measures_x000D__x000D_ +proposed in this instrument*._x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the clearly narratives prescribing the meanings of key proposed_x000D__x000D_ +definitions or glossary terms to be included in this instrument* as follows:_x000D__x000D_ +For the purposes of this instrument*:_x000D__x000D_ +“Plastics” means any solid materials that are made from one or more high-molecular-mass polymers_x000D__x000D_ +and various additives (—used to deliver the functionality and durability of such materials), and which_x000D__x000D_ +are formed or shaped by heat and/or pressure during their manufacturing processes._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘Plastics’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP,_x000D__x000D_ +2021), a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022), and From_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP & Secretariat_x000D__x000D_ +of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and_x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva._x000D__x000D_ +“Polymers” means natural or synthetic long-chain high molecular weight molecules (or so-called_x000D__x000D_ +macromolecules) consisting of repetitive sequences of one or more types of monomers._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘Polymers’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report and_x000D__x000D_ +From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP 2021;_x000D__x000D_ +UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023)._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and_x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva._x000D__x000D_ +“Monomers” means simple molecules that can undergo polymerization, thereby contributing_x000D__x000D_ +constitutional units to the essential structure of a macromolecule._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘monomers’ contained in UNEP’s report on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP &_x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and_x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva._x000D__x000D_ +“Primary plastic polymers” are synthetic plastic polymers derived from petroleum oil or so-called_x000D__x000D_ +fossil-based polymers._x000D__x000D_ +“Secondary plastic polymer” are polymers made of post-consumer plastic feedstocks._x000D__x000D_ +“Additives” means chemical compounds added during plastic compounding (the process of mixing or_x000D__x000D_ +blending polymers and additives in a molten state) to fulfill specific desired functional properties in the_x000D__x000D_ +production process or in the final plastic product, in which they can be divided into four different_x000D__x000D_ +categories, namely functional additives, colorants, fillers, and reinforcements. For example, plasticizers,_x000D__x000D_ +flame retardants, thermal and ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizers, antioxidants, antimicrobial agents,_x000D__x000D_ +biocides, pigments, antistatic and blowing agents, impact modifiers, lubricants, etc._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘additives’ contained in technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP, 2021)_x000D__x000D_ +and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP &_x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and_x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva._x000D__x000D_ +“Microplastics(MPs)” means a generic termfor small plastic particles or fragments or pieces that areless than_x000D__x000D_ +5 millimeters in diameter, easily released to the environment, and which are either intentionally used in some_x000D__x000D_ +certain products and manufacturing processes, so-called ‘primary MPs’, or unintentionally produced from the_x000D__x000D_ +degradationofmacroscaleplasticobjectsorwastesorlitters,so-called‘secondaryMPs’._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘microplastics’ contained in technical reports on Addressing single-use plastic products pollution_x000D__x000D_ +using a life cycle approach (UNEP, 2021a), on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP, 2021b),_x000D__x000D_ +and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP &_x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023)._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +6_x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021a). Addressing Single-use Plastic Products_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approach. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021b). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and_x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva._x000D__x000D_ +“Nanoplastics (NPs)” means plastic particles that are less than 1 micrometers in diameter and_x000D__x000D_ +produced unintentionally from the degradation of microscale plastic objects or wastes or litters._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘nanoplastics’ contained in technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP,_x000D__x000D_ +2021) and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution_x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and_x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva._x000D__x000D_ +“Degradation” means the partial or complete breakdown of a polymer caused by any physical,_x000D__x000D_ +chemical and biological reactions, resulting in alteration of its properties, such as discoloration,_x000D__x000D_ +surface cracking, and fragmentation._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘degradation’ contained in a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of_x000D__x000D_ +marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Biodegradation” means the biological process influenced by the physicochemical (temperature,_x000D__x000D_ +humidity, pH) and microbiological variables (quantity and nature of microorganisms) of the_x000D__x000D_ +environment that results in the formation of water, carbon dioxide (CO2) and/or methane (CH4),_x000D__x000D_ +energy and by-products—including residues, new biomass. It is in which it occurs._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘degradation’ contained in a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of_x000D__x000D_ +marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Waste”, considered as synonymous with “Litter” and “Debris”, means any materials or objects_x000D__x000D_ +which are disposed of or intended to be disposed of or required to be disposed of by the provisions_x000D__x000D_ +of national relevant law._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +7_x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of ‘waste’_x000D__x000D_ +in Article 2(1) of the Basel Convention (UNEP and Secretariat of the Basel Convention, 2019), a_x000D__x000D_ +technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution (UNEP, 2021), and a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel Convention. (2019)._x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and_x000D__x000D_ +Their Disposal and Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from_x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: Texts and Annexes._x000D__x000D_ +Retrieved on 6 September 2023 from https://shorturl.at/klR18._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Marine Debris” or “Marine Litter” means any anthropogenic, manufactured, or processed solid_x000D__x000D_ +material (regardless of size) to be disposed of or intended to be disposed of or required to be_x000D__x000D_ +disposed of by national laws or abandoned that ends up in the marine environment, in which it_x000D__x000D_ +includes, but is not limited to, plastics, metals, glass, paper, rubber, rope, textiles, timber, hazardous_x000D__x000D_ +materials, such as munitions, asbestos and medical wastes, etc., and any other materials._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of ‘marine_x000D__x000D_ +debris and marine litter’ in Article 2(1) of the Basel Convention (UNEP and Secretariat of the Basel_x000D__x000D_ +Convention, 2019), a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine_x000D__x000D_ +litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021), and a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key_x000D__x000D_ +terms’ (UNEP, 2022)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel Convention._x000D__x000D_ +(2019). Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of_x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous_x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and Their Disposal and Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from_x000D__x000D_ +Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal:_x000D__x000D_ +Texts_x000D__x000D_ +and_x000D__x000D_ +Annexes._x000D__x000D_ +Retrieved on 6 September 2023 from https://shorturl.at/klR18._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A global_x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6,_x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Pollution” means the condition or state that substance, chemicals, and pollutants or a group of_x000D__x000D_ +substances, chemicals, pollutants cause deleterious effects as harm to living resources and life, or_x000D__x000D_ +human health or the environment on account of its properties and of its introduction into the_x000D__x000D_ +environment._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘pollutant and pollution of the marine environment’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6,_x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +8_x000D__x000D_ +“Plastic Pollution” means any pollution that is generated or arisen or released from all stages of_x000D__x000D_ +and/or across the entire life cycle of plastics._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘pollutant’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022)_x000D__x000D_ +and adaptation of Thailand’s proposal on definitions of plastic and life cycle approach._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Life Cycle Approach” means a management approach that mitigates all environmental impacts_x000D__x000D_ +throughout the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material_x000D__x000D_ +acquisition or generation from natural resources to final disposal and/or to feed stocks._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of ‘life_x000D__x000D_ +cycle’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Environmental Impacts” means harmful effects of anthropogenic activities on ecosystems._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘environmental impacts’ contained in a report on policy options to eliminate additional marine_x000D__x000D_ +plastic litter by 2050 under the G20 Osaka Blue Ocean Vision (IRP, 2021)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +IRP. (2021). Policy options to eliminate additional marine plastic litter by 2050 under the G20 Osaka_x000D__x000D_ +Blue Ocean Vision. United Nations Environment Programme. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Circular Economy” means one of the current sustainable economic models , in which products and_x000D__x000D_ +materials are designed in such a way that they can be continuously utilized—including reused,_x000D__x000D_ +remanufactured, recycled or recovered--at their highest value and there is no “waste” as all_x000D__x000D_ +byproducts are gainfully used and thus maintained in the economy for as long as possible, along with_x000D__x000D_ +the consumption of resources of which they are made, and the generation of wastes, especially_x000D__x000D_ +hazardous wastes, are avoided or minimized, and greenhouse gas emissions are prevented or_x000D__x000D_ +reduced, can contribute significantly to sustainable consumption and production._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +WWW Thailand. (2020). Scaling up circular strategies to achieve zero plastic waste in Thailand._x000D__x000D_ +Retrieved on 7 September 2023 from https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/_x000D__x000D_ +zero_plastic_waste_in_thailand_en.pdf_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +9_x000D__x000D_ +“Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)” means an environmental policy approach in which a_x000D__x000D_ +producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumption stage of such product’s_x000D__x000D_ +life cycle for the management of its product after becoming waste, including: collection; pre-_x000D__x000D_ +treatment, e.g., sorting, dismantling or depollution; (preparation for) reuse; recovery (including_x000D__x000D_ +recycling and energy recovery) or final disposal._x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of_x000D__x000D_ +‘Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022)._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled_x000D__x000D_ +‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi._x000D__x000D_ +“Polluter Pays Principle” means a concept underpinning producer and user responsibilities whereby_x000D__x000D_ +the entities that introduce products or packaging that become litter are held responsible for_x000D__x000D_ +arranging the collection and waste management of these materials as well as additional activities to_x000D__x000D_ +reduce waste._x000D__x000D_ +Reference:_x000D__x000D_ +WWW Thailand. (2020). Scaling up circular strategies to achieve zero plastic waste in Thailand._x000D__x000D_ +Retrieved on 7 September 2023 from https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/_x000D__x000D_ +zero_plastic_waste_in_thailand_en.pdf_x000D__x000D_ +“Fossil-based plastics” means plastics that are made from synthetic polymers derived from_x000D__x000D_ +petroleum oil._x000D__x000D_ +“Problematic or avoidable plastics” means plastics that are not necessary in uses and can cause_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollutions either by themselves or without their environmentally sound management._x000D__x000D_ +4. Others:_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to share our perspectives, observations and additional proposals on the_x000D__x000D_ +provisions contained therein the zero draft text including the remaining provisions that have not_x000D__x000D_ +been discussed in INC-2, such as institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary_x000D__x000D_ +bodies, scientific and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions_x000D__x000D_ +including dispute settlements; and if appropriate annexes as contained in the attachment._x000D__x000D_ +________________x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Attachment _x000D__x000D_ +to template on written submissions prior to INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s inputs _x000D__x000D_ +on the zero draft text of _x000D__x000D_ + the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +prepared by _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department, _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, _x000D__x000D_ +The Royal Thai Government _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023_x000D__x000D_ +with updated on _x000D__x000D_ +18 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s inputs _x000D__x000D_ +on the zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the composition and content of preamble in this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Some certain relevant paragraphs / statements of global concerns of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +contained in the UNEA 5/14 resolution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +��� _x000D__x000D_ +One paragraph that refers to principles of this instrument* as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[Recalling][Reaffirming][Mindful of] the principles of the Rio Declaration on _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Development, including, inter alia, common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities and acknowledging States’ respective circumstances and capabilities, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account, among other things, the principles of precautionary, green chemistry, 3Rs, _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy, extended producer responsibility (EPR); the SDG 12 on responsible _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production of the Sustainable Development Goals; and waste management _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Other relevant preamble paragraphs or other crucial texts reflected spirits and goals _x000D__x000D_ +of existing international conventions on chemicals and waste that are compliment to effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures proposed in this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on objective is built upon a basis of the zero draft text with some _x000D__x000D_ +modifications as the followings: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to protect the human health and environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution by ending the plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale: The objective of the instrument must clearly and concisely convey the ultimate _x000D__x000D_ +goal of eliminating plastic pollution, in accordance to the UNEA 5/14 resolution. Those key _x000D__x000D_ +messages are best captured by an option 2 language coupled with a sub-option 1.1 phrase with _x000D__x000D_ +an additional proposed phrase “throughout the entire life cycle of plastic” at the end of the _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. This is to reflect the drastical key approach in dealing with this particular issue, _x000D__x000D_ +suggested therein such UNEA resolution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions1 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the clearly narratives prescribing the meanings of key _x000D__x000D_ +proposed definitions or glossary terms to be included in this instrument* as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Terms that may be relevant to the development of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, are included in document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For the purposes of this instrument*: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +“Plastics” means any solid materials that are made from one or more high-_x000D__x000D_ +molecular-mass polymers and various additives (—used to deliver the functionality and _x000D__x000D_ +durability of such materials), and which are formed or shaped by heat and/or pressure _x000D__x000D_ +during their manufacturing processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘Plastics’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP, 2021), a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022), _x000D__x000D_ +and From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +“Polymers” means long-chain high molecular weight molecules (or so-called _x000D__x000D_ +macromolecules) consisting of repetitive sequences of one or more types of monomers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘Polymers’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +and From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP 2021; UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +“Monomers” means simple natural or synthetic molecules that can undergo _x000D__x000D_ +polymerization, thereby contributing constitutional units to the essential structure of a _x000D__x000D_ +macromolecule. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘monomers’ contained in UNEP’s report on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +& Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +document UNEP/PP/INC.1/7, entitled ‘Plastics science’. While no specific language is proposed for definitions in the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft text, in some instances an indication of how specific terms are used is provided in a footnote to facilitate an _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the proposed text and of its potential scope. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +“Primary plastic polymers” are synthetic plastic polymers derived from _x000D__x000D_ +petroleum oil or so-called fossil-based polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +“Secondary plastic polymer” are polymers made of post-consumer plastic _x000D__x000D_ +feedstocks _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +“Additives” means chemical compounds added during plastic compounding _x000D__x000D_ +(the process of mixing or blending polymers and additives in a molten sta",3 +1727,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_a.pdf,[],['Indonesia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"KEDUTAAN BESAR REPUBLIK INDONESIA _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI _x000D__x000D_ +The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Nairobi presents its compliments to the _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of the INC on Plastic Pollution in UNEP, Nairobi, and has the honor to enclose _x000D__x000D_ +herewith Indonesia's written submission submissions on (a) Elements not discussed at INC-2, _x000D__x000D_ +such as principles and scope of the instrument, and (b) Any potential areas for inter-sessional _x000D__x000D_ +work compiled by the cofacilitators of the two contact groups, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Nairobi avails itself of this opportunity to _x000D__x000D_ +renew to the Secretariat of the INC on Plastic Pollution in UNEP, Nairobi the assurances of its _x000D__x000D_ +highest consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi, 1 9 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI _x000D__x000D_ +Email: unep-incplastic secretariat@un org _x000D__x000D_ +Secretary of Governing Bodies _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) _x000D__x000D_ +NAIROBI _x000D__x000D_ +Enclosed: as stated _x000D__x000D_ +Menengai Road, Upper Hill _x000D__x000D_ +P.O. Box 48868- 00100 _x000D__x000D_ +Nairobi- Kenya _x000D__x000D_ +Tel. (254) 20 2714196/97 Fax. (254) 20 2713475 _x000D__x000D_ +No. D.343/IX/2023/06 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on 'End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on 'Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on 'Glossary of key terms' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on 'Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on 'Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on 'Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on 'Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions' _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Rosa Vivien Ratnawati _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Director General of Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Toxic _x000D__x000D_ +Substance Management/ _x000D__x000D_ +National Focal Point (NFP) INC Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +rosavivien@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Vinda Damayanti _x000D__x000D_ +Director of Solid Waste Reduction, _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment and Forestry _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +vda may a nti04@gma ii .com _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Danny Rahdiansyah _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Permanent Representative for UNEP and UNHabitat _x000D__x000D_ +Embassy of Indonesia in Nairobi _x000D__x000D_ +danny@kemlu.go.id _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products, and behaviours should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope of full life cycle of plastics approach. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Scope of material of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +I . With reference to the option paper UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 in section C.4(a) and Appendix II Background _x000D__x000D_ +point 5 and 6, the elements of full life cycle of plastics including extraction, polymerisation, design _x000D__x000D_ +and production, distribution, and retailing, use and consumption, post-consumption (reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +repair, refurbish, recycling), and final treatment (incineration, landfilling). We consider that most _x000D__x000D_ +of committee member could not apply all elements of life cycle of plastics since most of us does _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +not have all elements in practice, especially at upstream stage such as extraction, polymerisation, _x000D__x000D_ +and even production. In this situation, the full life cycle approach is not relevant to most of _x000D__x000D_ +member states. Is it possible to have difference scope of full life cycle of plastics approach _x000D__x000D_ +amongst member of the committee? Thus, the instrument should address the gap elements of _x000D__x000D_ +full life cycle amongst member of the committee. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +We recognise that the most potential pollution of plastics is generated from fossil fuel-based of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics as well-known as 7 types of plastics polymers including its additives. However, we could _x000D__x000D_ +not avoid the existence of another types of plastics that are made from non-fossil fuel-based of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, from fossil fuel-based plastics material that mixed with other materials, or from other _x000D__x000D_ +materials that it may contains harmful substances and additives. So, the instrument should cover _x000D__x000D_ +all types of plastics materials not limited to fossil fuel-based materials such as bio-based plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable plastics, and compostable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +l. Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR). _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary principles _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusive science-based policy, especially from developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ +l. Conference of the Parties as the main body, supported by subsidiary scientific body. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Dedicated fund and international funding mechanism to support the implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part B) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups', to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC web page. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Rosa Vivien Ratnawati _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Director General of Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Toxic _x000D__x000D_ +Substance Management/ _x000D__x000D_ +National Focal Point (NFP) INC Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ +rosavivien@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Ms. Vinda Damayanti _x000D__x000D_ +Director of Solid Waste Reduction, _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment and Forestry _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Indonesia _x000D__x000D_ +vdamayanti04@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Danny Rahdiansyah _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Permanent Representative for UNEP and UNHabitat _x000D__x000D_ +Embassy of Indonesia in Nairobi _x000D__x000D_ +danny@kemlu.go.id _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 (following the lists _x000D__x000D_ +compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CGl.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement]. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements]. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered. _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring and suggest best practice. _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +To consider options to define 'technology transfer on mutually agreed terms. _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism]. _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)). _x000D__x000D_ +8. _x000D__x000D_ +To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ +9. _x000D__x000D_ +To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +This delegation considers that further works within intersessional work framework are needed to give _x000D__x000D_ +clearer directions toward key definitions and criteria. Key definitions and criteria are important to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +the progress of this negotiation in the future INC. Although, this intersessional work should not be _x000D__x000D_ +conducted between INC-2 and INC-3 as this delegation already mentioned during their statement in INC-2, _x000D__x000D_ +given the short amount of time to conduct this intersessional work and the lack of resources to attend _x000D__x000D_ +several different meetings related to INC process especially in developing countries. The future _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work should be decided during the INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs related to Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. There are important issues that must be defined clearly about plastic pollution, including but not limited _x000D__x000D_ +to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +What type of plastic can be considered as a pollutant? (Suggestion: what are the criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +definition of problematic and avoidable plastic or more fundamentally what is the definition of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic? This discussion also needs to include which problematic and avoidable plastics should _x000D__x000D_ +be banned or phased out. Furthermore, the discussion around problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +should be connected to chemicals or polymers in plastics, in order to make sure that plastics _x000D__x000D_ +consists of chemicals or polymers that banned in this treaty or in other treaty such as Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention would be considered as problematic and avoidable plastics. Finally, connecting this _x000D__x000D_ +list of problematic and avoidable plastics to EPR scheme would provide more direction toward _x000D__x000D_ +EPR policy. _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template/ INC on Plastic Pollution/ 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +what kind of substances within plastic material can be considered as a pollutant? (Suggestion _x000D__x000D_ +to add: what is plastic polymer? what are chemicals or polymers in plastics can be considered _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous for the environment and human health? This intersessional work also needs to _x000D__x000D_ +discuss which approach would be more effective to address chemicals or polymers in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +whether (a) addressing group of chemicals or specific lists of chemicals would be more _x000D__x000D_ +effective and (b) would it be more effective to use a positive list of negative lists of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +or polymers that would be eliminated, or phase put in this treaty? Finally, connecting this list _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals or polymers of concern to EPR scheme would provide more direction toward EPR _x000D__x000D_ +policy, and a list of problematic and avoidable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +what is microplastic and what is considered as intentionally added microplastics? _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +What is recycling? Would there be any guideline on the best practice of recycling? _x000D__x000D_ +e. _x000D__x000D_ +What is extended producers' responsibility? What is the scope of the EPR policy that would be _x000D__x000D_ +regulated in this treaty? What is the guidance on extended producer responsibility? _x000D__x000D_ +f. _x000D__x000D_ +what is reuse? What is the scope of the reuse policy that would be regulated in this treaty? What _x000D__x000D_ +is the guidance on reuse? _x000D__x000D_ +g. _x000D__x000D_ +what parameters are used to indicate plastic pollution and how to measure it. _x000D__x000D_ +2. To determine whether plastics waste pollute the environment, it is imperative to have a standardised _x000D__x000D_ +tools and instruments, including but not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +parameters _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +pollution standard index _x000D__x000D_ +c. _x000D__x000D_ +sampling procedure _x000D__x000D_ +d. _x000D__x000D_ +laboratory test _x000D__x000D_ +Science body within the INC shall be established to develop the definitions criteria. Moreover, _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work should encourage a robust discussion to see the interlinkage and synthesis between _x000D__x000D_ +science and policy work. _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs related to Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +l. _x000D__x000D_ +Discussion on national action plan is important to be conducted during the intersessional work. The _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work should see the possibility to incorporate national implementation plan as a _x000D__x000D_ +foundation to develop a national action plan. Finally, the intersessional work needs to focus on the _x000D__x000D_ +best practice from the previous environmental international treaties especially regarding the national _x000D__x000D_ +action plan. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Discussion on financial mechanisms would be related to most of the obligations that already been _x000D__x000D_ +suggested to be included in this treaty. The discussion would need to identify the need to involve _x000D__x000D_ +private sector to finance the implementation of this treaty and the establishment a Global Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Fee. _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1728,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Guatemala'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta propuesta sobre presentaciones escritas antes del INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(parte a) _x000D__x000D_ +En su segundo período de sesiones, el comité intergubernamental de negociación (CIN) solicitó a la _x000D__x000D_ +secretaría que invitara a presentar presentaciones por escrito sobre: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elementos no discutidos en el INC-2, como los principios y el alcance del instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +El INC-2 solicitó además a la secretaría que publicara todas las presentaciones recibidas en el sitio web del _x000D__x000D_ +INC y preparara un informe de síntesis de las presentaciones. _x000D__x000D_ +La plantilla que figura a continuación fue preparada por la secretaría, en consulta con el Presidente, y _x000D__x000D_ +pretende ser una guía para ayudar a los miembros y observadores a preparar sus presentaciones escritas. _x000D__x000D_ +Varios documentos preparados por la secretaría para el INC-1 y el INC-2 son pertinentes para esta _x000D__x000D_ +presentación, entre ellos: _x000D__x000D_ +Resolución 5/14 de la UNEA sobre ' Poner fin a la contaminación plástica: hacia un instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +internacional jurídicamente vinculante ' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 sobre 'Posibles elementos, basados en las disposiciones de los párrafos 3 y 4 de la _x000D__x000D_ +resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, incluidos conceptos, _x000D__x000D_ +procedimientos y mecanismos clave de acuerdos multilaterales jurídicamente vinculantes que pueden ser _x000D__x000D_ +pertinentes para promover la implementación y el cumplimiento en virtud del futuro acuerdo internacional _x000D__x000D_ +jurídicamente vinculante. Instrumento sobre la contaminación por plásticos, también en el medio marino. _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 sobre 'Glosario de términos clave' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 sobre 'Descripción de artículos estándar sobre disposiciones finales que normalmente _x000D__x000D_ +se incluyen en acuerdos ambientales multilaterales' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 sobre 'Posibles opciones de elementos hacia un instrumento internacional _x000D__x000D_ +jurídicamente vinculante, basado en un enfoque integral que aborde el ciclo de vida completo de los _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos como lo exige la resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente' _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 sobre ' Información adicional vinculada a las opciones para los elementos _x000D__x000D_ +potenciales hacia un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante ' _x000D__x000D_ +U NEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 sobre ' Información presentada por la Secretaría de los convenios de Basilea, _x000D__x000D_ +Rotterdam y Estocolmo ' _x000D__x000D_ +Todas las presentaciones escritas deben enviarse a unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org . Como se detalla _x000D__x000D_ +en el mandato, las presentaciones recibidas estarán disponibles en la página web del INC; también se _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollará un informe de síntesis de las presentaciones antes del INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Tenga en cuenta que no es necesario responder todos los campos de la plantilla en el envío. _x000D__x000D_ +Plazo de presentación de presentaciones: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Hasta el 15 de agosto de 2023 para presentaciones escritas de organizaciones observadoras . _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Hasta el 15 de septiembre de 2023 para presentaciones escritas de los miembros del Comité. _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PLANTILLA PARA PRESENTACIONES (parte a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nombre del país _x000D__x000D_ +(para miembros del comité) _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala _x000D__x000D_ +Nombre de la organización _x000D__x000D_ +(para observadores del comité) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales _x000D__x000D_ +Persona de contacto e información _x000D__x000D_ +de contacto para el envío. _x000D__x000D_ +Melissa Alvarez Barrientos de Solorzano _x000D__x000D_ +José Eduardo Estrada Hernández _x000D__x000D_ +Fecha _x000D__x000D_ +15 septiembre 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elementos no discutidos en INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Alcance _x000D__x000D_ +¿Cuál es el alcance propuesto para el futuro instrumento? _x000D__x000D_ +¿Qué tipos de sustancias, materiales, productos y comportamientos debería cubrir el futuro _x000D__x000D_ +instrumento? _x000D__x000D_ +Alcance propuesto: _x000D__x000D_ +Promover la producción, consumo, tratamiento y disposición final del plástico mediante el enfoque de _x000D__x000D_ +economía circular priorizando el diseño de productos y la gestión ambientalmente racional de los _x000D__x000D_ +desechos. _x000D__x000D_ +Se propone la creación de un instrumento que permita fomentar y evaluar las mejores prácticas del _x000D__x000D_ +manejo del ciclo de vida completo de los diferentes tipos de plásticos, incluyendo medidas que atiendan _x000D__x000D_ +su demanda y producción a nivel comercial. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Se refuerza la importancia de considerar el establecimiento de plazos de acuerdo a la realidad nacional _x000D__x000D_ +de los estados parte a través de sus planes de implementación que definan las posibles rutas en _x000D__x000D_ +concordancia con el marco legal, circunstancias (técnica, económica, social, cultural y geográfica) y _x000D__x000D_ +demás aspectos importantes, en aras de reducir racionalmente la contaminación por plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Texto explicativo: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El fundamento del Instrumento en discusión debe ser coherente con los Objetivos de Desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +Sostenible (ODS) establecidos en la Agenda 2030. Esto implica un enfoque sistémico y de economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular que contemple todo el ciclo de vida del plástico y facilite la reintegración de materiales en los _x000D__x000D_ +procesos de producción. Así se fomentará un uso adecuado y una gestión efectiva de los residuos. _x000D__x000D_ +El establecimiento de plazos, deberían estar en concordancia con el marco legal, circunstancias y las _x000D__x000D_ +capacidades aplicables a cada país, con el objetivo brindar gradualidad y certeza al sistema. Es por esto, _x000D__x000D_ +la importancia de que el Tratado reconozca los esfuerzos voluntarios y los avances que cada nación, los _x000D__x000D_ +plazos deben ser graduales, progresivos y asimétricos con relación a los países más contaminantes, _x000D__x000D_ +considerando las capacidades de cada país para desarrollar o fortalecer las capacidades técnicas y _x000D__x000D_ +tecnológicas, infraestructura y acciones integrales que permitan contrarrestar la contaminación plástica. _x000D__x000D_ +Se deberá crear un instrumento integral que abarque todo el ciclo de vida de los productos plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo medidas para abordar la demanda y producción de plásticos. Para lograr este objetivo, será _x000D__x000D_ +esencial establecer alianzas intersectoriales sólidas y adoptar un enfoque cooperativo (ODS 17) que _x000D__x000D_ +promueva el intercambio de conocimientos y la colaboración entre las diversas partes interesadas e _x000D__x000D_ +involucradas en este espacio de dialogo. _x000D__x000D_ +Se deberá tomar en cuenta todos los factores involucrados: sociales, económicos, culturales, técnicos y _x000D__x000D_ +geográficos, para hacer una determinación crítica, racional y establecer los caminos que cada uno de ellos _x000D__x000D_ +pueda seguir para reducir gradualmente la contaminación por plásticos y sus residuos. _x000D__x000D_ +No se deberá generar obstáculos técnicos al comercio, limitar recursos que puedan poner en peligro la _x000D__x000D_ +seguridad alimentaria, disponibilidad de medicamentos, la contaminación por gases de combustión _x000D__x000D_ +(aumento en el uso de combustibles y energía por transporte), poner en riesgo la integridad y vida útil de _x000D__x000D_ +diversas materias primas y productos, así como su disponibilidad y seguridad en el transporte. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principios _x000D__x000D_ +¿Qué principios podrían establecerse en el futuro instrumento para guiar su implementación? _x000D__x000D_ +Principios propuestos: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Derecho a un ambiente preservado: Los recursos naturales de la Tierra, incluidos el aire, el agua, _x000D__x000D_ +la tierra, la flora y la fauna, y especialmente muestras representativas de los ecosistemas _x000D__x000D_ +naturales, deben preservarse en beneficio de las generaciones presentes y futuras mediante una _x000D__x000D_ +cuidadosa planificación u ordenación, según convenga. El hombre tiene la responsabilidad de _x000D__x000D_ +planificar el desarrollo económico priorizando la importancia a la conservación de la naturaleza, _x000D__x000D_ +incluidas la flora y fauna silvestres. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Reducción racional y gradual: el uso de materiales plásticos que puedan ocasionar la generación _x000D__x000D_ +de residuos y contaminación a través de la búsqueda de alternativas técnicas, económicas y _x000D__x000D_ +factibles para la sustitución, cuando esto sea posible, de acuerdo a estudios científicos y análisis _x000D__x000D_ +técnicos, que validen la viabilidad de sustitución por otros materiales. _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +No se deberá prohibir el uso de materiales plásticos que son indispensables, así como la _x000D__x000D_ +importación de materias primas o la restricción de producción de los mismos hasta contar con un _x000D__x000D_ +sustituto validado y viable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Gradualidad: adopción paulatinamente, pero de manera continua, de los compromisos _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales, garantizando plazos de acuerdo a las realidades nacionales, capacidades técnicas y _x000D__x000D_ +tecnológicas, social, económica, ambiental y de infraestructura intrínsicamente distinta entre _x000D__x000D_ +países. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Responsabilidad compartida y diferenciada: a nivel internacional, el establecimiento de una _x000D__x000D_ +división de responsabilidad entre países desarrollados, países en desarrollo y países estados en _x000D__x000D_ +transición económica. A nivel nacional, que cada actor y sector asuma su responsabilidad desde _x000D__x000D_ +la producción, hasta la disposición final del desecho plástico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e. Derecho a la participación plena: Un pilar fundamental que debe impregnar todo el Instrumento _x000D__x000D_ +es el derecho a la participación plena. Resulta crucial que el proceso actual de negociación del _x000D__x000D_ +tratado continúe promoviendo niveles elevados de participación, asegurando que todas las partes _x000D__x000D_ +involucradas sean incluidas de manera informada, efectiva y sin discriminación. _x000D__x000D_ +La colaboración integral entre: expertos productores de plástico, tecnologías de envases y otros _x000D__x000D_ +actores involucrados se convierte en un factor crucial, esta colaboración garantizará la eficacia y _x000D__x000D_ +sostenibilidad de cualquier enfoque adoptado, también permitirá abordar las complejidades y _x000D__x000D_ +desafíos específicos que caracterizan a los contextos en desarrollo, procurando así un camino _x000D__x000D_ +hacia soluciones más equitativas y efectivas en la lucha contra la contaminación por plásticos i. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +f. Pueblos indígenas: Los pueblos indígenas y sus comunidades, así como otras comunidades locales, _x000D__x000D_ +desempeñan un papel fundamental en la ordenación del medio ambiente y en el desarrollo _x000D__x000D_ +debido a sus conocimientos y prácticas tradicionales. Los Estados deberían reconocer y prestar el _x000D__x000D_ +apoyo debido a su identidad, cultura e intereses y velar por que participaran efectivamente _x000D__x000D_ +Para lograr un verdadero desarrollo sostenible. Debe apoyarse la justa lucha de los pueblos de _x000D__x000D_ +todos los países contra la contaminación. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +g. Economía circular: sistemas de producción y consumo que promuevan la eficiencia en el uso de _x000D__x000D_ +materiales, teniendo en cuenta la sostenibilidad y capacidad de recuperación de los ecosistemas, _x000D__x000D_ +el uso circular de los flujos de materiales y la extensión de la vida útil a través de la _x000D__x000D_ +implementación de la innovación tecnológica, alianzas o colaboraciones entre actores, sectores _x000D__x000D_ +públicos y privados, así como el impulso de modelos de negocio que responden a los fundamentos _x000D__x000D_ +del desarrollo sustentable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es necesario que el instrumento equilibre las dimensiones social, económica ,ambiental, y _x000D__x000D_ +fomente una transición justa hacia el ámbito formal para aquellos integrantes de la cadena de _x000D__x000D_ +acopio, generando así beneficios tangibles para todos. Los lineamientos del instrumento deben _x000D__x000D_ +tener en cuenta los contextos nacionales y respaldar los esfuerzos internacionales destinados a _x000D__x000D_ +salvaguardar la salud humana, los medios de subsistencia, el trabajo y las condiciones laborales _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +de todas las personas involucradas en la cadena de valor del plástico. Esto es especialmente _x000D__x000D_ +aplicable a los trabajadores que operan en entornos informales. Al lograr esta transición, se aspira _x000D__x000D_ +a crear una economía circular segura y equitativa, contribuyendo a un futuro mejor tanto para el _x000D__x000D_ +ambiente como para la sociedad en general. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +h. Trabajo colaborativo de la cadena de suministros: garantizar que todos los eslabones de la _x000D__x000D_ +cadena de suministros trabajen de manera colaborativa para garantizar una implementación _x000D__x000D_ +adecuada de la economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Educación y Concientización: Es indispensable una labor de educación y concientización en _x000D__x000D_ +cuestiones ambientales enfocadas en la gestión del efectivo el manejo adecuado del plástico, _x000D__x000D_ +dirigida tanto a las generaciones jóvenes como a los adultos y que preste la debida atención al _x000D__x000D_ +sector de la población menos privilegiado, para ensanchar las bases de una opinión pública bien _x000D__x000D_ +informada y de una conducta de los individuos, de las empresas y de las colectividades inspirada _x000D__x000D_ +en el sentido de su responsabilidad en cuanto a la protección y mejoramiento del medio en toda _x000D__x000D_ +su dimensión humana. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +j. _x000D__x000D_ +Investigación científica: Se deben fomentar en todos los países, especialmente en los países en _x000D__x000D_ +vías de desarrollo, la investigación y el desarrollo científico referentes a los problemas _x000D__x000D_ +ambientales, tanto nacionales como multinacionales. El libre intercambio de información _x000D__x000D_ +científica actualizada y de experiencia sobre la transferencia debe ser objeto de apoyo y de _x000D__x000D_ +asistencia, a fin de facilitar la solución de los problemas ambientales; es por eso que, las _x000D__x000D_ +tecnologías ambientales deben ponerse a disposición de los países en desarrollo en unas _x000D__x000D_ +condiciones que favorezcan su amplia difusión sin que constituyan una carga económica excesiva _x000D__x000D_ +para esos países. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +k. Comercio internacional: velar por que las normas y reglamentos para tal propósito no _x000D__x000D_ +obstaculicen innecesariamente el comercio internacional en la implementación gradual del _x000D__x000D_ +tratado, evitando el obstáculo técnico de comercio, además, que puedan poner en riesgo la _x000D__x000D_ +seguridad alimentaria, disponibilidad de medicamentos. De conformidad con la Carta de las _x000D__x000D_ +Naciones Unidas y con los principios del derecho internacional, los Estados tienen el derecho _x000D__x000D_ +soberano de explotar sus propios recursos en aplicación de su propia política ambiental y la _x000D__x000D_ +obligación de asegurar que las actividades que se lleven a cabo dentro de su jurisdicción o bajo su _x000D__x000D_ +control no perjudiquen al medio de otros Estados o de zonas situadas fuera de toda jurisdicción _x000D__x000D_ +nacional. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Los Estados deberán cooperar para promover un sistema económico internacional favorable y _x000D__x000D_ +abierto que llevara al crecimiento económico y el desarrollo sostenible de todos los países, a fin _x000D__x000D_ +de abordar en mejor forma los problemas de la degradación ambiental. Las medidas de políticas _x000D__x000D_ +comerciales para fines ambientales no deberían constituir un medio de discriminación arbitraria _x000D__x000D_ +e injustificable ni una restricción velada del comercio internacional. Se debería evitar tomar _x000D__x000D_ +medidas unilaterales para solucionar los problemas ambientales que se producen fuera de la _x000D__x000D_ +jurisdicción del país importador. Las medidas destinadas a tratarlos problemas ambientales _x000D__x000D_ +transfronterizos o mundiales deben basarse en un consenso internacional. _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Consideraciones adicionales _x000D__x000D_ +Proporcionar cualquier otro aporte, propuesta o prioridad relevante aquí que no haya sido discutido _x000D__x000D_ +en el INC-2 ( por ejemplo, preámbulo; arreglos institucionales, incluidos el órgano rector, los órganos _x000D__x000D_ +subsidiarios, la cooperación y coordinación científica y técnica, y la secretaría; disposiciones finales _x000D__x000D_ +que incluyen la solución de disputas; y en su caso anexos ). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aportes propuestos y texto explicativo: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Definiciones, estándares e informes armonizados: determinar de manera consensuada y clara _x000D__x000D_ +las definiciones, estándares e informes armonizados para la eficiente negociación, aprobación e _x000D__x000D_ +implementación del instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +La falta de estandarización es un factor crucial que actualmente obstaculiza el progreso en la _x000D__x000D_ +coordinación global para abordar el desafío de la contaminación plástica. La inclusión de _x000D__x000D_ +definiciones impulsará el avance hacia una economía circular y garantizarán la convergencia de _x000D__x000D_ +todos los esfuerzos hacia la consecución de los objetivos generales del instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Alineamiento con los tratados ambientales a nivel internacional: se impulsa que todos los _x000D__x000D_ +compromisos a tomar en cuenta en las negociaciones y a incluir en el documento estén alineados _x000D__x000D_ +con los tratados ambientales vigentes, entre ellos el Convenio de Rotterdam, Convenio de _x000D__x000D_ +Estocolmo, Convenio de Basilea, Convenio de Minamata, Protocolo de Kioto, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Respaldo de la economía circular: se reitera el respaldo a la creación de mecanismos _x000D__x000D_ +interinstitucionales e intersectoriales para acelerar la transición hacía la economía circular, _x000D__x000D_ +fomentando la extensión de la vida de los productos, la recuperación y valorización de residuos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Es imperativo que todos los sectores de la sociedad estén involucrados en el diagnóstico y alcance _x000D__x000D_ +de los objetivos de acuerdo a las capacidades propias de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Planes de Implementación Nacionales: en la estructura de los planes, deberán de contener las _x000D__x000D_ +hojas de ruta para la evaluación de los diferentes materiales (plásticos, materias primas, aditivos, _x000D__x000D_ +residuos) en cada uno de los países y las soluciones viables y adecuadas para cada uno de ellos. _x000D__x000D_ +No se puede generalizar una solución global, ya que esta no es real y podría poner en riesgo a _x000D__x000D_ +muchos de los países. _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1729,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ecuador_29092023_a.pdf,[],['Ecuador'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for by United _x000D__x000D_ +Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Walter Schuldt _x000D__x000D_ +Director de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible – Ministerio de _x000D__x000D_ +Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana _x000D__x000D_ +dads@cancilleria.gob.ec _x000D__x000D_ +wschuldt@cancilleria.gob.ec _x000D__x000D_ +asalvador@cancilleria.gob.ec _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Geovanna Polo _x000D__x000D_ +Gerente del Proyecto de Gestión de Residuos y Economía _x000D__x000D_ +Circular Inclusiva - Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición _x000D__x000D_ +Ecológica _x000D__x000D_ +geovanna.polo@ambiente.gob.ec, _x000D__x000D_ +valeria.salazar@ambiente.gob.ec, _x000D__x000D_ +andres.silva@ambiente.gob.ec _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +INCEcuador@cancilleria.gob.ec _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +29-09-2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ending plastic pollution requires the establishment of a legally binding global framework containing _x000D__x000D_ +common international obligations across the entire lifecycle of plastics to bring about the system _x000D__x000D_ +change that is required to end plastic pollution, to protect the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This will demand the provision and mobilization of commensurate, predictable, and adequate means of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation to developing countries, particularly finance, technology transfer and development, _x000D__x000D_ +and capacity building to implement the future legally binding instrument, informed by the best _x000D__x000D_ +available science, as well as socioeconomic information and assessment related to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador reaffirms its submission of 13 February 2023, that provided our input for options for elements _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument, such as its objective, and substantive provisions including core obligations, control _x000D__x000D_ +measures, voluntary approaches, and means of implementation, towards INC2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In response to the invitation to provide additional written elements such as principles and scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, Ecuador presents this submission. Ecuador will continue to develop its position on the _x000D__x000D_ +above-mentioned and other parts of the treaty, as the negotiations unfold. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Note: Submissions by GRULAC and the High Ambition Coalition, which can be found in the website of _x000D__x000D_ +INC3, reflect also the views of Ecuador. Other written submissions referred to in this written _x000D__x000D_ +submission can also be found in the website of INC3. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the scope, Ecuador considers that UNEA Resolution 5/14 provides a sufficiently broad _x000D__x000D_ +scope for the negotiations, through the mandate established in its operative paragraph 3 “…to _x000D__x000D_ +develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment,…, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic,…” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The future legally binding instrument needs to allow for its evolution and strengthening over time. _x000D__x000D_ +Thus, it is important to have a broad general scope, with annexes that could be updated and develop _x000D__x000D_ +guidance for implementing its obligations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The clear mandate of UNEA Resolution 5/14 to address the full life cycle of plastic, implies that the _x000D__x000D_ +scope of the future instrument should cover the entire value chain of plastics, from its design and _x000D__x000D_ +production to its disposal and waste management, as well as all types of substances, materials and _x000D__x000D_ +products (including chemicals of concern) that are used or added throughout its value chain, and that _x000D__x000D_ +are relevant to the specific impacts of plastic pollution on the environment, health and human rights. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +With respect to behaviors, UNEA Resolution 5/14 also provides a sufficiently broad scope for the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument to address the full life cycle of plastic, including with provisions to promote _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable production and consumption, as well as prevention, reduction and elimination of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, knowledge, transfer, awareness-raising, education, exchange of information, research, _x000D__x000D_ +multi-stakeholder engagement, scientific and socioeconomic information and assessment, _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation at all levels, and compliance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In that regard, the establishment of a scope for the future instrument based on the types of _x000D__x000D_ +substances, materials, products and behaviors, could result in a narrowed scope that goes against the _x000D__x000D_ +cross-cutting progressive approach of the measures and actions envisaged in UNEA Resolution 5/14 _x000D__x000D_ +for the future instrument, and could limit their effectiveness, by leaving some pollutant plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +substances, including chemicals, polymers, materials and products of concern, outside of the scope of _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of such measures and actions at all levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Best available and independent science and knowledge in diverse areas across the life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, and taking into consideration the environmental, socio and economic dimensions are needed _x000D__x000D_ +for this process will be instrumental, for the ongoing negotiations and also for the implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We need to have both in the negotiations and in the implementation, mechanisms where a diverse _x000D__x000D_ +range of scientific evidence including qualitative and quantitative, social, natural, and life sciences, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying Indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +sciences and methodologies, and citizen science, are represented. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +General consideration: _x000D__x000D_ +Ecuador considers that the first guidance for the principles of the future instrument is provided in _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 which “reaffirms the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development, adopted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992”. Such principles are also recognized or _x000D__x000D_ +reaffirmed in other international instruments and in most multilateral environmental agreements and _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks. In that regard, Ecuador considers that it is important that the future instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution includes such principles, together with others that are relevant for its _x000D__x000D_ +implementation, in a comprehensive, consistent and non-hierarchical manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Progressivity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Gender approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Rights of indigenous peoples and local communities _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational equity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The ecosystem approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Science-based policy and decision making _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of waste pickers and other informal workers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle: Whoever carries out or promotes an activity that pollutes or does so _x000D__x000D_ +in the future, must bear all costs of the necessary measures to avoid, prevent, combat, reduce _x000D__x000D_ +or remediate it. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary approach: When there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, the lack _x000D__x000D_ +of scientific certainty about the impact or damage caused to the environment by any action _x000D__x000D_ +or omission shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent _x000D__x000D_ +environmental degradation and human health risks, and the State, through its competent _x000D__x000D_ +authorities, will adopt effective and timely measures aimed at avoiding, reducing, mitigating _x000D__x000D_ +and stopping the impact. This principle will reinforce the principle of prevention. (see BRS _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat submission) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Prevention: When there is certainty about the risks of environmental or human health impact _x000D__x000D_ +or damage that an activity or product may generate during any part of the full lifecycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, the State will require the person or company responsible of that activity or _x000D__x000D_ +production, to comply with provisions, standards, procedures and measures aimed primarily _x000D__x000D_ +at eliminating, avoid, reduce, mitigate, cease and remediate such impact or damage. (see BRS _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat submission) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Progressivity: The future instrument should include and promote a progressive _x000D__x000D_ +transformation, restricting avoidable and problematic plastics, alongside with the _x000D__x000D_ +development, when necessary, of safe and environmentally sound alternatives and non-_x000D__x000D_ +plastic substitutes, including systems, schemes and incentives. The obligations should be _x000D__x000D_ +established or required progressively, without any regression on environmental and human _x000D__x000D_ +health protection. Means of implementation, including technologies are of importance for _x000D__x000D_ +this transition. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities: Through this _x000D__x000D_ +principle the international community have recognized that in view of the different _x000D__x000D_ +contributions to global environmental degradation, States have common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities, and developed countries have acknowledged the responsibility that they bear _x000D__x000D_ +in the international pursuit of sustainable development in view of the pressure their societies _x000D__x000D_ +place on the global environment and of the technologies and financial resources they _x000D__x000D_ +command. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights approach: The future instrument should also be implemented in a manner that _x000D__x000D_ +respect, promote and protect all human rights, including, inter alia, the right to a clean, _x000D__x000D_ +healthy and sustainable environment, and the right to the enjoyment of the highest _x000D__x000D_ +attainable standard of physical and mental health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Gender approach: Women continue to face exclusion, discrimination and disproportionate _x000D__x000D_ +exposure to socioeconomic vulnerabilities. Therefore, the legally binding treaty should take _x000D__x000D_ +into account the gender dimension of many environmental, health and labour challenges _x000D__x000D_ +across the plastics life-cycle as well as the opportunities that legally binding decision-making _x000D__x000D_ +can offer for the implementation of gender-responsive policies. The future instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +also include provisions and promote legal and policy tools that are gender-responsive to the _x000D__x000D_ +specific impacts of plastic pollution on women, reduce and eliminate all gender-based _x000D__x000D_ +inequalities, contribute to the empowerment of women and girls, and improve their health, _x000D__x000D_ +participation and access to information and environmental justice. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Rights of indigenous peoples and local communities: The future instrument should also take _x000D__x000D_ +into account the recognitions, protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples, _x000D__x000D_ +facilitating the reduction and elimination of all forms of discrimination against indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +peoples and local communities and ensuring their full and effective participation in all matters _x000D__x000D_ +that concern them. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Access to information, public participation, and justice in environmental matters: The future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should include or promote measures that guarantee the rights to access to _x000D__x000D_ +information, public participation in decision-making processes, as well as the right to access _x000D__x000D_ +to justice in environmental matters, as recognized in different legal and policy frameworks at _x000D__x000D_ +all levels. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational equity: The future instrument should address the impacts of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, including in the marine environment, taking into consideration the needs of present _x000D__x000D_ +and future generations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition: The future instrument should promote policies and measures that protect the _x000D__x000D_ +rights at work and employment, create job opportunities for all, and ensure that the _x000D__x000D_ +transformation of unsustainable patterns of production and consumption contributes to the _x000D__x000D_ +goals of decent work for all, social inclusion and the eradication of poverty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The ecosystem approach: The future instrument should include or promote measures that _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of land, water and living resources, in an _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +equitable and integrated manner. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Science-based policy and decision making: As reflected in several provisions of UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Resolution 5/14, the legal and policy measures included or promoted in the future instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should be based on the best available science, and include a mechanism to provide policy-_x000D__x000D_ +relevant scientific and socioeconomic information and assessment related to plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +with a view to strengthen the science-policy interface at all levels. Indigenous knowledge and _x000D__x000D_ +participation of indigenous communities should be taken into consideration for the whole _x000D__x000D_ +decision-making process. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation: Also as reflected in UNEA Resolution 5/14, the negotiation and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the future instrument, should be guided by recognition of the need and the commitment _x000D__x000D_ +to strengthen global coordination and cooperation to take immediate action towards the _x000D__x000D_ +long-term elimination of plastic pollution and its impacts, and the need to enhance _x000D__x000D_ +international collaboration to facilitate access to technology, finance, capacity building, and _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and technical cooperation, taking into account that some legal obligation arising out _x000D__x000D_ +of the future instrument will require such assistance in order to be effectively implemented _x000D__x000D_ +by developing countries and countries with economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of waste pickers and other informal workers: The future instrument should include _x000D__x000D_ +or promote public policy mechanisms and instruments aimed at promoting the full _x000D__x000D_ +integration of waste pickers and grassroots recyclers in waste management, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account their particular needs, including through assessment, formalization, training, project _x000D__x000D_ +financing, among others, in which their participation in management systems will be _x000D__x000D_ +prioritized within the framework of the producer's extended responsibility. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional considerations and approaches: _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions by GRULAC and the High Ambition Coalition reflect also the views of Ecuador. Additionally, _x000D__x000D_ +suggestions for elements in our technical work are as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental education and awareness raising _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Hierarchy in waste management _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Safe Circularity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Traceability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Eco-design _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Clean production and energy efficiency _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusive Digitalization _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental education and awareness raising: The future instrument should include or _x000D__x000D_ +promote at all levels, environmental education and awareness raising of the impacts of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, facilitating social inclusion in the design and implementation of adequate _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +responses, and strengthening the consumers and the entire community in the decision-_x000D__x000D_ +making to prevent the generation of waste and promote its recovery, through educational _x000D__x000D_ +programs and information campaigns, encouraging responsible consumption practices and _x000D__x000D_ +promoting a culture of respect for the environment throughout the society. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Hierarchy in waste management: As recognized in several instruments, norms and policies at _x000D__x000D_ +different levels, the future instrument should incorporate the priority of treatment that a _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste must receive, starting by up-stream measures to finally consider their _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound and safe disposal, Specific criteria should be established to prioritize _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics, including polymers and substances (chemicals and additives), those with _x000D__x000D_ +greater adverse impacts on the environment or human health and those that can be easily _x000D__x000D_ +substituted. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Safe Circular economy: The future instrument should result in plastics and recyclable _x000D__x000D_ +materials, to be maintained for more time in the economy, safe and inclusive circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy approaches could contribute to achieve sustainable production and consumption, _x000D__x000D_ +while recognizing that there is no single approach to this matter. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Traceability: The future instrument should promote pre-established and self-sufficient _x000D__x000D_ +procedures that allow determining the quantity, location and trajectory of a product and its _x000D__x000D_ +subsequent waste or batch of waste throughout the management chain, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +information and traceability systems on the types of plastics that leak into ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extended Producer Responsibility: Reducing the use of plastics through substitution and _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, and improving management by implementing extended producer responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +schemes and policies, focusing on large commercial and industrial users, and developing _x000D__x000D_ +business models and incentives for re-collection and management by producers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ecodesign: It consists of carrying out life cycle analysis of products from the design, _x000D__x000D_ +promoting their long useful life, integrating the use of clean energy and non-polluting raw _x000D__x000D_ +materials, that are easily recoverable, and that at the end of their life cycle generate _x000D__x000D_ +preferably usable waste. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Clean production and energy efficiency: Promote clean production programs, through the _x000D__x000D_ +optimization of production processes and savings in the consumption of material and energy _x000D__x000D_ +resources. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Digitalization: digitalization plays a crucial role in improving the management of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +by providing accurate data, optimizing operations, promoting recycling and the circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy, and raising public awareness of the importance of reducing plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +Safe circular approaches: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument can include measures that result in and facilitate a safe circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy, including the implementation of safe management of plastics and recyclable _x000D__x000D_ +materials, starting for example, from the determination of clean materials according to their _x000D__x000D_ +recycling potential in the national industry, considering their impacts on the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +human health, analyzing the feasibility of certifying (labeling) the materials, to inform _x000D__x000D_ +consumers about their components and characteristics and provide clear instructions on their _x000D__x000D_ +handling, indicating that the components of the materials are not only recyclable and _x000D__x000D_ +separable, but are in demand in the national market. The process must include a detailed _x000D__x000D_ +diagnosis of the packaging value chain in the country. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Likewise, criteria for companies to modify their packaging (i.e eco-design) so that they are _x000D__x000D_ +effectively recyclable or reduced when practicable, thus generating a process that don’t pose _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +risks for the environment, in particular biodiversity and for human health. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument should also include measures that facilitates the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of practices of reduce refill, reuse, recycle of plastics and recyclable _x000D__x000D_ +materials, separation at the source, inclusive recycling and use, with a focus based on _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility (EPR). This component allows increasing the mobilization of _x000D__x000D_ +resources at the local level, for the conservation and protection of biodiversity. Also, the use _x000D__x000D_ +of waste, the eco-design of products, the responsibility of the producers on areas such as _x000D__x000D_ +transparency and traceability, safe and environmentally sound waste management and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal, and, when applicable, some degree of co-responsibility of consumers. Additionally, it _x000D__x000D_ +should seek to develop safe and environmental sound alternatives and non-plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +towards a safe sustainable economy, contributing to the sustainability of ecosystems, taking _x000D__x000D_ +advantage of the opportunities provided by new approaches based on safe circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +(see BRS Secretariat submission on multistakeholder platforms). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Customs controls on plastic waste: The future instrument should include measures that _x000D__x000D_ +promote the establishment or strengthening of customs controls on plastic waste, in order to _x000D__x000D_ +make it possible to verify the correct classification and disposal of materials, avoiding the _x000D__x000D_ +illegal export of polluting plastic waste, ensuring the adoption of sustainable and traceability _x000D__x000D_ +practices in the industry. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1730,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosis_15092023_a_0.pdf,[],"['Samoa', 'Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)']",[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part A | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Submission on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in advance of the Third Session of the_x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution,_x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment:_x000D__x000D_ +PART A: Elements not discussed at INC-2_x000D__x000D_ +_______________________x000D__x000D_ +Name of intergovernmental organization_x000D__x000D_ +(Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Samoa, on behalf of the 39 member states of the Alliance of Small_x000D__x000D_ +Island States (AOSIS)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact information_x000D__x000D_ +for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Anama Solofa_x000D__x000D_ +Lead Oceans Negotiator_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Samoa to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +Email: anama.solofa@aosis.org_x000D__x000D_ +Bryce Rudyk_x000D__x000D_ +Legal Advisor_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS_x000D__x000D_ +Email: bryce.rudyk@aosis.org_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Cover note._x000D__x000D_ +The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes the call for submissions on elements not discussed at the_x000D__x000D_ +second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC). While maintaining constructive and_x000D__x000D_ +productive discussions on the potential elements of the international legally binding instrument (ILBI) is certainly_x000D__x000D_ +critical, AOSIS takes this opportunity to re-emphasise the importance of comprehensive discussions on the_x000D__x000D_ +structure of the ILBI as well. Dialogue on treaty structure is essential to help inform the design of the framework(s)_x000D__x000D_ +within which these elements would operate (e.g. the structure and types of obligations, institutional processes to_x000D__x000D_ +drive ambition overtime, contents of annexes, treaty mechanisms, etc.) It is therefore crucial to consider these as_x000D__x000D_ +we approach INC-3, especially with the Secretariat’s Zero Draft intended to aid our negotiations._x000D__x000D_ +Regarding the structure, AOSIS proposes an Instrument that outlines ambitious international collective obligations_x000D__x000D_ +along the life-cycle of plastics, and provides a framework for countries to take progressive action through_x000D__x000D_ +nationally-determined commitments, taking into account national circumstances and capabilities._x000D__x000D_ +With only three (3) INC sessions remaining, we urge states to make the best use of our limited time to develop an_x000D__x000D_ +instrument that is fit for purpose, with the highest possible level of ambition, while remaining committed to the_x000D__x000D_ +elements, issues and approaches agreed to in Resolution 5/14: End Plastic Pollution._x000D__x000D_ +Finally, as we proceed with discussions on the potential elements of the ILBI it is critical to simultaneously treat_x000D__x000D_ +with the necessary means of implementation and flexibility for small island developing states (SIDS) in relation to_x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of both procedural and substantive obligations._x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part A | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Scope_x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +The scope of this agreement is past, present and future plastic pollution, including in the marine environment,_x000D__x000D_ +and the necessary actions across the full life-cycle of plastics to achieve the ultimate objective of ending plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution._x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future instrument?_x000D__x000D_ +Obligations on substances, materials, products and behaviors by this future instrument should be sufficiently_x000D__x000D_ +broad to meet both the scope and ultimate objective of the agreement, and be focused on issues that require_x000D__x000D_ +global action. However, specific text on obligations would be more appropriately situated elsewhere in the_x000D__x000D_ +instrument, and should include the following non-exhaustive areas:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Measures, actions and approaches along the full life-cycle of plastics._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Phasing down and/or eliminating substances, materials and products that disproportionately contribute_x000D__x000D_ +to pollution, pose a threat to human health or the environment, or those that can be easily substituted_x000D__x000D_ +– taking into account the availability of safe, accessible, efficient, economically feasible, sustainable_x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, as well as adequate transitionary timelines. These include intentionally-added_x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, as well as harmful, problematic and unnecessary plastic products, chemicals, polymers_x000D__x000D_ +and additives - based on sound scientific and technical criteria._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Promoting circular design and approaches to encourage sustainable production through_x000D__x000D_ +resource-efficiency, as well as reuse, repair and recycling._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Facilitative and encouraging of ambitious action by non-state actors, including public and private actors,_x000D__x000D_ +to combat plastic pollution, supplementary to the actions taken by Parties._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +The remediation of legacy plastics (including abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear) in the_x000D__x000D_ +marine environment, including areas beyond national jurisdiction, specifically targeting high-risk_x000D__x000D_ +pollution hotspots and utilizing sound, safe environmental assessments and technologies._x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +The continuous incorporation, collection and dissemination of best available science, data, information,_x000D__x000D_ +traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems, including from_x000D__x000D_ +local communities, toward the design of appropriate, effective and innovative solutions._x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +Building on existing, relevant frameworks, conventions and processes, as appropriate, with the_x000D__x000D_ +flexibility to respond to areas which have proven challenging for other instruments and conventions to_x000D__x000D_ +effectively address._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Principles and approaches_x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation?_x000D__x000D_ +The design of the ILBI must take into account relevant principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and_x000D__x000D_ +Development, and more specifically, the following principles and approaches:_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part A | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Sovereign right to exploit resources/no harm principle;_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary approach;_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Polluter pays principle, especially in relation to the design of effective EPR schemes;_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Special circumstances of SIDS, including through provisions allowing for flexibility for SIDS and priority_x000D__x000D_ +access to necessary means of implementation;_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Common But Differentiated Responsibilities_x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +Adequate transitionary time to fulfill the ultimate objective of the ILBI;_x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +Public participation in environmental decision-making;_x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +Data-driven approach to decision-making, including best available science and traditional knowledge,_x000D__x000D_ +knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems, including from local communities._x000D__x000D_ +9._x000D__x000D_ +Life-cycle analysis of the environmental impacts of alternatives;_x000D__x000D_ +10. Avoid creating new environmental problems;_x000D__x000D_ +11. Economically and technically feasible; and_x000D__x000D_ +12. Just transition, including an inclusive transition for waste pickers._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Preamble_x000D__x000D_ +The preamble of the ILBI must, at minimum, contextualise and guide its implementation, articulating the_x000D__x000D_ +following key elements:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Elaboration of the need for an urgent global response to combat plastic pollution because of its_x000D__x000D_ +universal and transboundary nature;_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Identification of the impacts on human health, livelihoods, food security, economies and the_x000D__x000D_ +environment, particularly the marine environment;_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Acknowledgment of the multilateral efforts and initiatives leading up to the development of the ILBI,_x000D__x000D_ +and underscore the importance of complementarity, coordination and cooperation within the_x000D__x000D_ +international legal framework, where appropriate;_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Highlighting the relevant principles and approaches (discussed above);_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Recognition of the special circumstances of SIDS and the support needed for SIDS to effectively_x000D__x000D_ +implement the ILBI;_x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;_x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for_x000D__x000D_ +Development;_x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +Considering the need to mobilize new and additional financial resources and access to technology for_x000D__x000D_ +developing countries to combat plastic pollution; and_x000D__x000D_ +9._x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing that plastic pollution is a global concern._x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part A | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Multistakeholder action agenda (OP3m of Resolution 5/14)_x000D__x000D_ +Within the context of plastics, there are numerous stakeholders whose inputs, expertise, actions and_x000D__x000D_ +experiences can contribute effectively to the achievement of the objective of the ILBI. These include both the_x000D__x000D_ +private and informal sectors, civil society, academia, waste pickers, Indigenous people and local communities_x000D__x000D_ +and local, sub-national and national governments._x000D__x000D_ +To this end, a plastics action agenda that is guided by a terms of reference, criteria for non-state actor_x000D__x000D_ +participation, an organisational structure, and rules of governance, with appropriate means to incentivise and_x000D__x000D_ +encourage participation, will be established by Parties._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs)_x000D__x000D_ +Recognizing the critical role of science, technology and socio-economic expertise to addressing the plastics_x000D__x000D_ +problem, it is imperative that the ILBI accommodates means to allow Parties to benefit from access to such_x000D__x000D_ +resources for the purposes of facilitating compliance, implementation and increased ambition as may be_x000D__x000D_ +necessary._x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS therefore proposes the convening of appropriate panels of experts qualified in the science of plastics and_x000D__x000D_ +the study of plastic pollution.. The composition and terms of reference of these panels continue to be_x000D__x000D_ +considered by AOSIS, taking into account similar bodies under other instruments._x000D__x000D_ +The STEPs could consider activities such as:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Review the implementation of the ILBI, including by assisting with the conduct of effectiveness_x000D__x000D_ +assessments;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +To provide timely information, including as requested by Parties, on relevant topics, such as_x000D__x000D_ +the cost, safety and market availability of chemicals, inputs and proposed alternatives;_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +To provide information on standards, guidelines or procedures as may be requested by Parties;_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +Conduct assessments on measures, actions and approaches under the ILBI, including the_x000D__x000D_ +potential economic, social and environmental implications of amendments, adjustments and_x000D__x000D_ +proposed regulatory actions;_x000D__x000D_ +e._x000D__x000D_ +Develop assessments of minimum funding requirements to the Financial Mechanism_x000D__x000D_ +necessary for implementation of obligations;_x000D__x000D_ +f._x000D__x000D_ +Make recommendations for the conduct of risk assessments and environmental impact_x000D__x000D_ +assessments for remediation activities;_x000D__x000D_ +g._x000D__x000D_ +Monitor, report and verify remediation activities; and_x000D__x000D_ +h._x000D__x000D_ +Undertake any additional action on areas of concern to the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear_x000D__x000D_ +While there were preliminary discussions on ALDFG at INC-2, underOptions 9 and 10 in the Secretariat’s Option_x000D__x000D_ +Paper, ALDFG is a more complex and multifaceted issue that should be treated as a category of its own as it_x000D__x000D_ +accounts for a large portion of marine plastic litter disproportionately affecting SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part A | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS continues to consider a sectoral approach to the design and implementation of actions, including_x000D__x000D_ +sector-specific measures targeting activities along the full life cycle, as the most viable option to address this_x000D__x000D_ +source of plastic pollution. This could therefore include a number of measures within the fisheries sector._x000D__x000D_ +However, it is also important to take into account the existing relevant programmes, initiatives, treaties and_x000D__x000D_ +conventions to address ALDFG, including under the remit of the IMO and FAO._x000D__x000D_ +________________x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1731,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rok_15092023_a.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Jung, Ji Hoon _x000D__x000D_ +First Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Green Diplomacy Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +jhjung@mofa.go.kr / greengrowth@mofa.go.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kim, Jong Woo _x000D__x000D_ +Second Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Green Diplomacy Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +jwokim22@mofa.go.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lee, Hyeon Seok _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals Industry Team _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy _x000D__x000D_ +lhs21@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kang, Ye Ji _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Marine Conservation Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries _x000D__x000D_ +yejikang@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moon, You Sang _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Resource Circulation Policy Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +adt4773@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Youm, Seung Keon _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +International Cooperation Bureau _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +ysk123@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +September 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +(1) full life cycle approach to plastic pollution : Efforts to prevent the discharge of plastic into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including marine ecosystems, should be addressed at all levels. Additionally, _x000D__x000D_ +collaborative initiatives extending beyond national jurisdiction should be outlined in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, particularly with regard to addressing legacy waste that has already been _x000D__x000D_ +released. _x000D__x000D_ +(2) Comprehensive measures considering the importance of the marine environment : It is _x000D__x000D_ +imperative to clearly define the objectives of safeguarding the marine environment against _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, encompassing microplastics, and to mitigate pollution sources, originating _x000D__x000D_ +from both land and sea-based activities, in order to effectively address the issue of marine _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +(3) Avoiding duplication with existing MEAs : The new instrument should avoid duplication with _x000D__x000D_ +existing MEAs such as the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions . _x000D__x000D_ +(4) Plastic usage : The prohibition of plastic usage must be contingent upon the consent of each _x000D__x000D_ +country, supported by robust data collection and analysis. Furthermore, the consideration of _x000D__x000D_ +incentive mechanisms should be included in the approach. _x000D__x000D_ +(5) Plastic recycling : When establishing plastic recycling obligations based on usage, stringent _x000D__x000D_ +standards should be applied specifically to materials and applications directly associated with _x000D__x000D_ +medical, health, safety, and hygiene purpose. _x000D__x000D_ +(6) Setting the objective with a long-term perspective _x000D__x000D_ +A. The instrument should consider a long-term perspective in achieving and setting the _x000D__x000D_ +objective. _x000D__x000D_ +B. In order to set a specific target year, it is necessary to have evidence-based baseline, _x000D__x000D_ +estimation and prediction. Therefore, data collection and analysis should be prior to _x000D__x000D_ +setting a specific target year. _x000D__x000D_ +(7) Promoting the transition into circular economy: Implementation measures for circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy transition should be considered throughout the full life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing plastic pollution is urgent, as once plastic waste enters the oceans, it incurs significant _x000D__x000D_ +socio-economic costs for collection and disposal. Furthermore, the presence of microplastics and the _x000D__x000D_ +deposition of weathered waste make pollutant removal challenging. Therefore, to effectively combat _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, immediate measures must be implemented to minimize plastic leakage from both _x000D__x000D_ +land-based sources and maritime vessels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +(1) Prevention : To effectively combat plastic pollution, it is essential to identify the root causes _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic pollution and implement tailored solutions that directly address these causes, _x000D__x000D_ +thereby reducing the fundamental sources of pollutions. _x000D__x000D_ +(2) Complementary measures : Simultaneous efforts should be undertaken to implement _x000D__x000D_ +complementary measures aimed at reducing pollution caused by both plastic waste and _x000D__x000D_ +legacy waste that has already entered the ocean and accumulated over an extended period. _x000D__x000D_ +(3) Scientific approach : When assessing plastic contamination, including microplastics, it is _x000D__x000D_ +imperative to derive effective measures rooted in scientific data by means of continuous _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and research and development efforts. _x000D__x000D_ +(4) Avoiding conflicts of interest : To foster discussions on intergrated scientific methodologies _x000D__x000D_ +while avoiding conflicts of interest, it is essential to apply the same scientific methods not _x000D__x000D_ +only to the assessment of current plastic materials or products but also to the materials or _x000D__x000D_ +products intended as their replacement. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +∙Promoting the Transition into circular Economy : Circular economy principles including resource _x000D__x000D_ +efficiency to curb waste and prioritizing circularity throughout the full-lifecycle of plastics need to be _x000D__x000D_ +considered. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Resource efficiency to curb waste _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Minimization of waste generation through extending product lifespans _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Prioritization of circularity throughout the full-life cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Treatment of generated waste in the order of reuse, recycle, energy recovery _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Comparative LCA analysis between current application and suggested application (for _x000D__x000D_ +example alternative change from plastic straw to paper straw) _x000D__x000D_ +∙Promoting research and development efforts and enhancing cooperation are essential steps in _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring marine microplastic pollution. Additionally it is crucial to establish risk evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +standards encompassing factors such as toxicity, residue, and accumulation to safeguard marine _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems. _x000D__x000D_ +∙Institutional frameworks and targeted incentives must be established to actively encourage the _x000D__x000D_ +conversion of plastic waste into energy and support chemical recycling as alternatives to landfill _x000D__x000D_ +disposal and incineration. _x000D__x000D_ +∙ Lists in the annexes should be specified and adopted by the Conference of the Parties(COP) through _x000D__x000D_ +the work of working groups. Their contents should be limited to procedural, scientific, technical, and _x000D__x000D_ +administrative matters, following the precedents of existing MEAs. INC and its intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +should discuss the framework and scope of the annexes rather than specifying the lists. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +∙Building upon established MEAs like the Minamata Convention, parties should aim to resolve _x000D__x000D_ +disputes among themselves through negotiation or alternative peaceful methods of their preference. _x000D__x000D_ +〮 PVC is cited as an example of a plastic where residual monomer removal technology can be _x000D__x000D_ +employed during the manufacturing process to mitigate the potential harm associated with the _x000D__x000D_ +polymer of concern. Korean PVC manufacturers are ensuring the safety of their products by _x000D__x000D_ +implementing residual monomer removal technology in their production processes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +Although the detrimental impact of microplastics on the ecosystems and humans is being discovered, _x000D__x000D_ +international research is in its early stages. There is a need to enhance scientific cooperation to foster _x000D__x000D_ +the development of scientific standards and methodologies for assessing and mitigating the risks _x000D__x000D_ +associated with microplastics in the future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1732,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cambodia_12102023_a.pdf,[],['Cambodia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +=== PAGE BREAK ===_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +=== PAGE BREAK ===_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +=== PAGE BREAK ===_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +=== PAGE BREAK ===_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1733,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bosnia_and_herzegovina_09102023_a.pdf,[],['Bosnia And Herzegovina'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Bosnia and Herzegovina _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Mehmed Cero, Assistant Minister _x000D__x000D_ +mehmed.cero@fmoit.gov.ba _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +09.10.2023. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scope on the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution should be derived from _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14 and reflect the ambition to end the plastic pollution, including but not limited _x000D__x000D_ +to marine environment. It should address existing and future plastic pollution, through the whole life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle of plastics in order to protect the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Below, Bosnia and Herzegovina provide and highlight the principles that leads to end the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Protection of the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable development, sustainable future for all and SDGs Agenda 2030 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Precautionary approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Rio Principles _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction of floating waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Human rights approach _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Intergenerational responsibility _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Gender equality and recognition of marginalized and vulnerable communities _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Addressing the full lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce the impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems, climate change and biodiversity _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction of hazardous plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Accelerating management and utilization of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A safe circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reduction of production _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The use of scientific information _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Availability of advanced technologies _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +One health approach _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The principle of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution should support the _x000D__x000D_ +scope derived from UNEA Resolution 5/14 to end plastic pollution, including but not limited to the _x000D__x000D_ +marine environment. It should support the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The world is facing climate crises that affect nature and people, especially vulnerable communities. _x000D__x000D_ +It is therefore important to protect all ecosystems and reduce the impact of plastic pollution on _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems, climate change and biodiversity. Interdisciplinary approach is needed to sustainably solve _x000D__x000D_ +environmental, economic and social challenges. An inclusive approach is needed. Respect for human _x000D__x000D_ +rights and the inclusion of intergenerational responsibility, gender equality and recognition of _x000D__x000D_ +marginalised and vulnerable communities are essential. In addition, a health perspective is needed to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the impact of plastics on animal, human and environmental health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addition, we would like to express concerns that most countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, _x000D__x000D_ +are facing, that is concerted regarding the floating waste in aquatic ecosystems that should be _x000D__x000D_ +addressed and taken into consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +All the above mentioned principles lead to the end of plastic pollution, but they should be _x000D__x000D_ +implemented according to the possibilities in developed countries, countries with economy in _x000D__x000D_ +transition and developing countries, and it should provide technical and financial support to those _x000D__x000D_ +with the needs to achieve the end of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As provided for in other multilateral environmental agreements, the Secretariat should fulfil its _x000D__x000D_ +functions, including the preparation and provision of services for meetings and subsidiary bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Subsidiary bodies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bosnia and Herzegovina supports the establishment of subsidiary bodies within the main body of the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument. It should enable and support the development of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, it is important to emphasise additional challenges related to plastic pollution, which is a _x000D__x000D_ +global issue that requires action in all countries. However, not all countries are developed to ensure the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of the future instrument with their current capacities. Therefore, the following should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered: _x000D__x000D_ +Financial Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should develop mechanism to provide financial resources and technical assistance for _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of this instrument, including the technology transfer to developing countries and _x000D__x000D_ +countries with economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building and technical support _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should corporate and provide proper and needed capacity-building and technical assistance to _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries and countries with economies in transition. _x000D__x000D_ +Strength cooperation and coordination on national, regional and international level _x000D__x000D_ +Engaging all stakeholders from the sector, establishing joint cooperation at the state level (government _x000D__x000D_ +agencies, businesses, industries, civil society organizations, communities). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Strength the corporation and coordination between multi-stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +Engaging stakeholders such as government agencies, businesses, civil society organizations and _x000D__x000D_ +communities to encourage cooperation in tackling plastic pollution (consultations, workshops, _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of networks, e.g. industrial associations - clusters, provision of incentives and awards, _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of platforms). _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation with other countries and international organizations to share information, best practices _x000D__x000D_ +and support that can help improve the implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Improve and strength research, scientific and technical cooperation and capacity-building _x000D__x000D_ +In order to have a good quality data through assessments or monitoring, it is important to strength _x000D__x000D_ +the scientific and technical corporation, improved qualifications, knowledge and skills of experts and _x000D__x000D_ +employees. Implement capacity building activities on reporting, practice and management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1734,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/44169/Iran_A.pdf,[],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,,3 +1735,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uganda_28082023_b.pdf,[],['Uganda'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Uganda _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions, including problematics and avoidable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products are products made wholly or partly of plastic materials such as plastic polymers, _x000D__x000D_ +intentional and nonintentional additives. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria to identify specific problematic and avoidable plastics for ban, phase out, reduce _x000D__x000D_ +or control the production, sale, distribution, trade and use. _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria to determine and prioritize problematic and avoidable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + (Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +This can be implemented through approaches such as; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Setting up National reduction targets. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +End market incentives for plastics, additives and feedstocks, including subsidies _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics tax. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Phase out non-essential products and uses (including primary micro-plastics) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Quotas for reusable products and industrial Packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Scale up reusable alternatives to plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidelines on EPR specifically working (with experts’ group). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed studies to be carried out by the Secretariat for CG1: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A comprehensive study on impacts of plastics particularly micro plastics (major sources and _x000D__x000D_ +hotspots) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Compilation of existing standards on the sustainability of alternatives and which could be _x000D__x000D_ +reflected in design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions and criteria for circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Compile existing standards and certifications that verify plastic circularity (including the _x000D__x000D_ +participation of CSOs in the development of a national road map for a circular economy). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for assessing alternatives include that are economically and environmentally sound and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +3. [including optional and/or suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +4. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +6. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +7. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +8. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +9. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +10. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To consider the potential role, responsibilities,and composition of a science and technical body (the _x000D__x000D_ +body should be free from conflict of interest with corporations with a financial stake in the life cycle _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics and hosted by the Secretariat with representation at the national focal points) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans. _x000D__x000D_ +The development and implementation of NAPs should be guided by the following key components; _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Participatory assessment and development with elements addressing the full plastics life cycle, _x000D__x000D_ +including production, trade, use, and environmentally sound waste management _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Transparent reporting and disclosure of NAPs, including implementation, for evaluation by the _x000D__x000D_ +governing body. _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Harmonized standards and guidelines for environmentally sound plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +�� Sustainable and robust financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +✓ Effective capacity building for national action planning and implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1736,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nepal_12092023_b.pdf,[],['Nepal'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3(part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available onthe INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Nepal _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr Binod Kumar Basnet _x000D__x000D_ +Under Secretary Technical _x000D__x000D_ +Technical Expert for INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Forest and environment _x000D__x000D_ +Email: basnetbotanist@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Mobile: +977 9841417071 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +09/12/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional workto inform the work of INC-3(following the lists _x000D__x000D_ +compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as coating material _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +crystallized polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) having thermal resistant property _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Colorant like Titanium dioxide _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Compound such as metalloids, phthalates, heavy metals, brominated and chlorinated flame _x000D__x000D_ +retardants, and bisphenols etc _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions incontact group 12. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPER) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Estimation of commodities wise stock using the validated tool kits to obtain the target of volume _x000D__x000D_ +for reduction, conversion and recovery of the plastic up to elemental level _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated cooking utensils can now be used as heat-resistant plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +ovens, similar to crystallized polyethylene terephthalate (CPET). It is necessary to define groupings of _x000D__x000D_ +compounds such metalloids, phthalates, hazardous metals, brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, _x000D__x000D_ +and bisphenols, among others. Assurance of additive recovery process need to be agreed by the _x000D__x000D_ +contracting parties. _x000D__x000D_ +It is debatable whether accepting plastic trash for burning in distant nations is morally acceptable or not. It _x000D__x000D_ +is against people's rights to live in a healthy environment in their native country and against their inherent _x000D__x000D_ +dignity. The production of gasoline using pyrolysis is firmly believed to be less detrimental to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, need further clarification in accordance with MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1737,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/china_13092023_b.pdf,[],['China'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b)_x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups_x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat_x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on:_x000D__x000D_ +_x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two_x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3._x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a_x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions._x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received_x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage._x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations._x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +People’s Republic of China_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +N/A_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact_x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Ms. CHEN, Haijun_x000D__x000D_ +Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry_x000D__x000D_ +of Ecology and Environment_x000D__x000D_ +chen.haijun@mee.gov.cn_x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission_x000D__x000D_ +13 September,2023_x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups)_x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work_x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused_x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part_x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two_x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or_x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas._x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements,_x000D__x000D_ +including:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g. for circularity, reuse_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and_x000D__x000D_ +products_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors)._x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2._x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the_x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for_x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body_x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement]_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or_x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements]_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and_x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms_x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new_x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism]_x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to_x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF))_x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the_x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member_x000D__x000D_ +9._x000D__x000D_ +To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member._x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input_x000D__x000D_ +relates to._x000D__x000D_ +All intersessional work during INC processes should be conducted under the mandate from INC. Any_x000D__x000D_ +outcome from informal process should only be used as references to the INC. The intersessional work_x000D__x000D_ +should be confined to the discussions and research on technical issues that member states show great_x000D__x000D_ +concerns, instead of formal negotiations . It is suggested to conduct all work related to informal negotiations_x000D__x000D_ +in a hybrid way considering the limited capacities of developing countries._x000D__x000D_ +It is not suggested to carry out formal intersessional work before INC3 since there is no agreement and_x000D__x000D_ +mandate on this during INC2._x000D__x000D_ +Further disscussions could include well-regulated recycling and reuse of plastic waste based on_x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and best practices; financial mechanism, capacity building and others as agreed by_x000D__x000D_ +members during INC sessions._x000D__x000D_ +____________________x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1738,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/azerbaijan_14092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Azerbaijan'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Azerbaijan _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Maltam Ahmadzada, meltem.ahmedzade90@gmail.com, _x000D__x000D_ +meltem.ahmedzade@eco.gov.az _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +For the purpose of contact group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions: To combat plastic pollution, there needs to be a clear and precise _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the different types of plastic polymers, plastic materials and products so that the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact can be assessed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria: The development of common standards and criteria for problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic polymers and products, substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products should be taken into consideration. The impact on the environment and human health _x000D__x000D_ +should be considered when evaluating the criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products Establishing criteria to determine and prioritize problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products, including unnecessary or short-lived products, single-use products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors) The effect of microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +on human health is as yet unknown. The microplastics release from synthetic textiles, city dust, _x000D__x000D_ +tires, road markings, marine coatings, personal care products and engineered plastic pellets. _x000D__x000D_ +A science-based approach to combating microplastics is a must. Monitoring should be carried out _x000D__x000D_ +on specific sectors. The results of scientific research should be taken as a basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +The role of a science and technical body: The potential role of a science and technical body is crucial to _x000D__x000D_ +support negotiation and implementation of the future instrument. The science and technical body should _x000D__x000D_ +provide the followings: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Developing of general rules and standards for plastic packaging, plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Conducting monitoring on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Sharing of information between the parties on scientific innovations related to plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + National Action Plans: National Action Plans should be developed depending on the needs of each _x000D__x000D_ +country. But the common goal for every country should be to reduce plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work should consider the following elements for National Action Plans: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Targets for reducing the production use and of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness measures among the population on the prevention of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing a database for the life-cycle of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Improving the management system of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building and trainings _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring : The elements for monitoring are: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Data collection and reporting requirements _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reviewing of progress _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financing: The intersessional work should consider the financial mechanisms for the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + They can be the following _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Funding from International Organizations to support capacity building and technical assistance _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Private Investment _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Contributions from Parties for funding _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building: For the future instrument the following should be considered: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Training programs for government and stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Providing technical support for the developing and implementing of the National Action Plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1739,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bahrain_14092023_b.pdf,[],['Bahrain'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 proposed intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Objective(s): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accelerate the management and utilization of plastics while protecting human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and continue contributing to the sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Core Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in _x000D__x000D_ +many industries. Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements but also risk economic growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, _x000D__x000D_ +durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, consumption, and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that has proven _x000D__x000D_ +indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Implementing bans on specific plastic types could yield adverse consequences for the _x000D__x000D_ +global recycling sector: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Reduce in demand for recycled materials: If banned plastics were previously recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +used as raw material in new products, the ban would reduce the value of demand for these recycled _x000D__x000D_ +materials, leading to a drop in the value of recyclable waste and negatively impacting the recycling _x000D__x000D_ +industry. _x000D__x000D_ +B. Loss of recycling capacity: If a significant portion of the recycling industry relies on the _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of said banned plastics, the ban would lead to loss in recycling capacity, jobs, and large-_x000D__x000D_ +scale reconstruction of the industry resulting to economic and environmental setback. _x000D__x000D_ +C. Increased demand for alternative materials: A ban on certain plastics may result in an _x000D__x000D_ +increased demand for alternative materials, some of which are not easily recyclable. This could _x000D__x000D_ +lead to new waste management challenges and potentially hinder recycling efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bharain advocates for a systematic reliance on scientific evidence when _x000D__x000D_ +evaluating potentially harmful chemicals or polymers. Several Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) address the issue of hazardous chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention on the technical guidelines for sound management of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +waste. These agreements aim to protect human health and the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +harmful effects of these substances by promoting their reduction which has led to _x000D__x000D_ +positive outcomes in reducing the impacts of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +Synergies and coordination among MEAs can enhance the effectiveness of measures _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce the production, consumption, and use of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers and microplastics are two different types of small particles that can have _x000D__x000D_ +negative impacts on the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers are tiny strands of synthetic materials, such as polyester or nylon, that are _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found in clothing, textiles, and household items like carpets and upholstery. _x000D__x000D_ +When these items are washed or used, microfibers can shed and enter the water system. _x000D__x000D_ +They are so small that they can pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in _x000D__x000D_ +rivers, lakes, and oceans. These microfibers can be ingested by aquatic organisms and _x000D__x000D_ +potentially work their way up the food chain, causing harm to marine life. On the other _x000D__x000D_ +hand, microplastics are small plastic particles, typically measuring less than 5 _x000D__x000D_ +millimeters in size. They can come from a variety of sources, including the breakdown _x000D__x000D_ +of larger plastic items, microbeads in personal care products, and industrial processes. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and have been found in oceans, rivers, _x000D__x000D_ +soil, and even in the air we breathe. They can have harmful effects on marine life and _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems when ingested or when they accumulate in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Both microfibers and microplastics pose environmental concerns due to their _x000D__x000D_ +persistence, potential for ingestion by wildlife, and their ability to transport harmful _x000D__x000D_ +substances. Efforts are being made to mitigate their release into the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +improve wastewater treatment processes, and develop more sustainable materials and _x000D__x000D_ +practices to minimize their impact. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation requires access to _x000D__x000D_ +advanced recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for _x000D__x000D_ +managing and reducing plastic waste generation. Recycling technologies improve _x000D__x000D_ +waste collection rates, recycling efficiency, and reduce environmental pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +National targets drive innovation, promote a circular economy, and establish a sense of _x000D__x000D_ +urgency for collective action. Together, these measures contribute to a sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +future with effective waste management and environmental protection. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support the options for regulating plastic waste, however we think Chemical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling shall not be Prohibited. Chemical Recycling is an evolving field, and a _x000D__x000D_ +complementary technology to mechanical recycling for certain plastic waste types. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, we DO NOT prohibiting any recycling options for members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We reject the notion of imposing obligations directly on producers, as this is a process _x000D__x000D_ +steered by the involved parties. Instead, the emphasis should remain on individual _x000D__x000D_ +parties formulating plans that align with the National determined Plans by each party. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Requirement for polymer producers: While requiring polymer producers to invest in _x000D__x000D_ +recycling facilities is a commendable idea, it would be more effective to encourage a _x000D__x000D_ +broader range of stakeholders to contribute to the development of recycling _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing best available technologies for recycling is essential, but linking them _x000D__x000D_ +directly to the Paris Agreement or principles of sustainable banking and investment _x000D__x000D_ +might create confusion. Instead, it is crucial to set clear, specific criteria for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +waste management technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain emphasizes the importance of productive and efficient designs _x000D__x000D_ +that enable the circularity of plastic waste. We support establishing national _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for design criteria. However, the proposed global harmonized system and _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies may not effectively accommodate the diverse needs and contexts of _x000D__x000D_ +individual countries, potentially leading to subpar waste management outcomes and _x000D__x000D_ +unintended consequences. A global harmonized system will not adequately address the _x000D__x000D_ +diverse needs and contexts of different countries, and implementing tailored national _x000D__x000D_ +design strategies for circularity will ensure more effective and sustainable outcomes in _x000D__x000D_ +managing plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain, recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste, we believe that it is crucial for each member state to establish their own _x000D__x000D_ +reasonable targets, while considering their unique circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain supports the need for design criteria to enable circularity under _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances, which includes efforts to investigate means to reuse and repair _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, including the _x000D__x000D_ +marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain requests further clarification on the governing body that will _x000D__x000D_ +develop and adopt the guidelines, as efforts to produce a legally binding instrument is _x000D__x000D_ +compromised by all member states, and the vagueness of the “governing body” hinder _x000D__x000D_ +individual sovereignty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain would like to note that plastic products continue to provide _x000D__x000D_ +durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to _x000D__x000D_ +other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +goods and food. Bahrain reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable means to _x000D__x000D_ +reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, including for _x000D__x000D_ +certain plastic products and packaging should be nationally determined. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +With relation to encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, _x000D__x000D_ +tariffs or tax incentives, EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, _x000D__x000D_ +right-to-repair requirements and remove trade barriers.” Kingdom of Bahrain does not _x000D__x000D_ +support a standardized utilization of tariffs or tax incentive, EPR schemes as each _x000D__x000D_ +member state must assess its own capacity and circumstance through individual plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic products when its turn _x000D__x000D_ +to waste. This can be achieved by Reduction of plastic leakage through waste _x000D__x000D_ +minimization. Waste minimization measures based on national circumstances should _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the leakage of plastics from the waste phase. In addition, special care should be _x000D__x000D_ +taken to reduce the release of plastics to the environment from the unintended loss of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, such as fishing gear, plastic pellets and artificial turf. Most of these _x000D__x000D_ +losses occur in the use phase of products, the loss of pellets may also occur in the _x000D__x000D_ +production, transport, and storage phases. The leakage of plastics from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transport and use phase can be addressed through various regulatory measures based _x000D__x000D_ +on national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Informal Sectors: The informal sector, including individuals and small enterprises, is _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the collection of plastic wastes. Collection of recyclables takes place from _x000D__x000D_ +all possible places where access is possible. Informal sector plays an important rule in _x000D__x000D_ +many countries. Kingdom of Bahrain does not support establishing any requirements _x000D__x000D_ +to use fees specifically from EPR schemes to fund an upgrade of infrastructure and _x000D__x000D_ +technical and management skills for informal waste pickers to function as waste _x000D__x000D_ +collection and sorting companies as depends on national circumstances and national _x000D__x000D_ +strategy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has _x000D__x000D_ +seen a clear example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role _x000D__x000D_ +in medical equipment, food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent housing, _x000D__x000D_ +and even in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through insulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation and research on risks must take into account the positive impact of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +and through a scientific approach, which also compares it to proposed alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support Promoting cooperation, collaboration and exchange of information with _x000D__x000D_ +the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and other _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and chemicals of concern and on possibly problematic plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA resolution 5/14 Para.3. (K) To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding duplication, and promoting complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ +On this regard, Basel convention has work intensively on developing a detailed document on technical guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes which has been recently updated and adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +parties in COP16 that discussed the topics of Polymers and chemicals of concern and on problematic plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +details including but not limited to the following related topics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of plastics, additives and processing ads. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance on environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification and inventories, examples: _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of plastic wastes sources _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of hazardous [and non-hazardous] plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the ambitious timeline in resolution 5/14 for completing the INC’s mandate, there should be _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of current work without duplication of the effort's mandates of the other conventions and bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters _x000D__x000D_ +1. Identification of core obligations that have not worked in some countries and works well _x000D__x000D_ +with others, based on the principle of the importance of national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identifications of the positive of primary plastic to become a cornerstone of modern society _x000D__x000D_ +and meeting sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identification of the links between responsible production, consumption and the needs for _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Identification of negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of shifting to _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Identification of existing multilateral environmental agreement (MEAs) that addresses _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Identification the rules of cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of information with the _x000D__x000D_ +World health organization, International Labor Organization and other intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identification of scientific based evidence gaps as well as gaps in MEAs addressing _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Identification of all scientific evidence approach of all aspects related to microplastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microfibers that reflects its importance as well as environmental, social and economic _x000D__x000D_ +aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identification the reasons why plastic pollutions derives mainly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Identification of advanced recycling technologies, such as chemical recycling to advanced _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for managing and _x000D__x000D_ +reducing plastic waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Identification of side effects and negative sides if inclusion of core obligations that does _x000D__x000D_ +not meet the national circumstances, capacity and national action plan of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Acknowledging the importance to work on the new technical guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sounds management of plastic waste and its role to strengthening waste _x000D__x000D_ +management for plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Identification of legacy plastic waste and sources of these sites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. Identification the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste to ends plastic pollution in a way to establishing national requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. Exploring means to reuse plastic products acknowledging that plastic products continue to _x000D__x000D_ +provide durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared _x000D__x000D_ +to other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +goods and food. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. Identification of means to legalize informal sectors and pickers during plastic ends of life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17. Kingdom of Bahrain believes that Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products when its turn to waste, identify the measures based on national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacity to avoid that. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. Identification the main causes of leakage of plastic to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. Evaluation of positive impact of plastic when conducting lifecycle and takes into account _x000D__x000D_ +the social and economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of Microplastics in intersessional Work: _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of microplastics is still underrepresented in academic literature, demands attention and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in our inter-sessional work. As we strive to understand the multifaceted impact of these _x000D__x000D_ +micro-particles, we must investigate into their origins, the levels of exposure in various _x000D__x000D_ +environments, and the potential risks associated with them. A crucial aspect of this endeavor is _x000D__x000D_ +quantifying their actual impact on the environment. This is a necessary step towards identifying _x000D__x000D_ +viable and practical solutions. One such approach could be the redesign of plastic products to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance their durability and resistance to fragmentation, thereby reducing the generation of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. This, however, is just one potential solution out of many we need to explore and _x000D__x000D_ +evaluate. By integrating the study of microplastics into our inter-sessional work, we are not only _x000D__x000D_ +positioning ourselves to better understand this pervasive pollutant but also equipping ourselves to _x000D__x000D_ +develop effective solutions. This initiative underscores our commitment to address complex _x000D__x000D_ +environmental challenges and our dedication to stewarding a sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2 intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: _x000D__x000D_ +1- National Action Plans (NAPs): _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans shall serve as the main obligation and the backbone for all parties involved, providing a _x000D__x000D_ +roadmap for each party to contribute towards achieving the objectives of the instrument. Many Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) depend on actions determined at the National level; hence this bottom-up _x000D__x000D_ +approach is necessary in achieving the intended goal of minimizing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These plans should be developed with consideration to the national circumstances of each nation. In the process _x000D__x000D_ +of developing these policies, it is recommended that states take into account the potential 12 core obligations list _x000D__x000D_ +proposed by the secretariat, treating them as a valuable policy toolkit that can be tailored to their specific _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, recognizing no one size fits all. The primary focus of these plans should be to promote sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastic, enhance plastic’s design for circularity in a way that safeguards human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment, and strengthen the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +2- Awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information: _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain believes that the most effective way to introduce a robust solution to address plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +pollution is by enabling end-users to garner further knowledge on their waste management practices. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +the Kingdom also supports the notion of awareness-raising, education, and the exchange of information as part of _x000D__x000D_ +the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC may also consider the role of unbiased, scientifically based entities to act as a buffer and raise awareness _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution at a grander scale. We recognize the role stakeholder engagement may play in awareness-_x000D__x000D_ +raising as they can demonstrate advancements in waste management technologies, and developments in research _x000D__x000D_ +that allow for more sustainable uses of plastic products. Furthermore, the instrument should encourage Parties and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant stakeholders to prioritize exchanging of information (including but not limited to: waste _x000D__x000D_ +management solutions, technologies, and policies) to foster an international community that can utilize technology _x000D__x000D_ +and innovation collectively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +3- Stakeholder engagement: _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom of Bahrain believes that in order to create a holistic mechanism to address plastic waste pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders from across the value chain (including, packaging, food & Beverages (F&B) industry and informal _x000D__x000D_ +sector workers) must be involved in the creation of an internationally binding instrument. In that regard, the _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom urges that stakeholders involved in the treaty vary in background, geography, and industrial expertise _x000D__x000D_ +to allow for a holistic approach to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In order for us to carefully address the concerns of all affected communities, we support the accreditation of _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders at the UNEP to allow for a platform to assist in the articulation of the scope and/or implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument. Further, we recognize the importance of stakeholders’ views as to provide crucial context, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, and experiences to the instrument that would lead to a more balanced outcome that considers the _x000D__x000D_ +potential trade-offs that the global community would face. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should support the inclusion of a proactive and innovative agenda for multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement, to allow for greater mobilization by the Parties and global community to address the challenge. The _x000D__x000D_ +agenda could potentially include: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of knowledge, technology, and expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Raising awareness across a wide variety of audiences _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote stakeholder involvement in subsidiary bodies articulating the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enable existing stakeholder initiatives aiming to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of reliable and factual data concerning plastics, including alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4- Research and Analysis, _x000D__x000D_ + Research is one of the key elements of the treaty and its future application, the below list are some _x000D__x000D_ +topics that Kingdom of Bahrain is interested in exploring: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Conduct comprehensive research to understand the unique challenges and characteristics of _x000D__x000D_ +downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Analyze the potential of various innovative technologies to address downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review existing national action plans related to plastic pollution and identify best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Use nationally specific customized modeling tools and methodologies to identify and monitor _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution hotspots and use it to measure socio-economic variables to project/forecast locations _x000D__x000D_ +where reliable data is not available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Utilizing modeling tools to identify plastic pollution hotspots to provide precise data about the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation of plastic waste, enabling more focused and effective clean-up operations, ultimately _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to the protection of our environment and marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5- Capacity building: _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of all aspects related to capacity building needed for developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +as well as vulnerable countries from developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance: _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance on implementation can better be designed after there is clarity on the obligations set in the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, compliance must be effective and efficient, with a clear process. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting: _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting will be an important part of the treaty to help reach the objective of the treaty, but the details of reporting _x000D__x000D_ +are too early to be given and can designed by the governing bodies. Important elements of reporting should be: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Non-intrusive _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Does not create burden on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Designed by the countries to be catered to each set of actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management: _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will have a key in advancing the agenda and _x000D__x000D_ +implementing actions towards effective plastic waste management. Some of the areas where intercessional _x000D__x000D_ +work can have substantial impact: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Policy Development and Review: INC members have the authority to review, revise, and develop _x000D__x000D_ +new policies related to plastic waste management. This process should incorporate the latest _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings, align with international best practices, and consider diverse stakeholder input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. International Cooperation: Facilitate intergovernmental dialogues and collaborations to explore _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, share successful strategies, and initiate joint actions for plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Advanced Pyrolysis Technology: Advocate for the research, development, and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +advanced pyrolysis technology in plastic waste management. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical process, _x000D__x000D_ +can convert plastic waste into valuable resources like fuel, electricity, and heat. This technology, _x000D__x000D_ +while promising, requires regulatory support, financial investment, and public-private partnerships _x000D__x000D_ +to be effectively integrated into waste management systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Sustainable Design Advocacy: Promote the redesign of products to minimize plastic waste, increase _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, or replace plastics with more environmentally friendly materials. This can be _x000D__x000D_ +achieved through regulations, incentives, or industry collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Public Engagement: Develop strategies for public involvement in policy-making and increase _x000D__x000D_ +awareness about plastic waste management, including the benefits of advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +technology. This can entail public consultations, educational campaigns, or community initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Capacity Building: Support the strengthening of institutional capacities for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including the technical skills needed to operate and maintain advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +facilities. This could involve facilitating training sessions, providing resources, or assisting in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster strong collaborations between governments, the private sector, _x000D__x000D_ +NGOs, and academia to pool resources and expertise in tackling plastic waste. This collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +is especially critical in advancing new technologies like pyrolysis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ +By focusing on these areas, INC committee members can significantly contribute to global plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management strategies and the promotion of innovative recycling technologies, advancing our journey _x000D__x000D_ +towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our proposition entails empowering local authorities within each nation with the responsibility of _x000D__x000D_ +formulating suitable EPR regulations in line with their available resources, while also taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the complete value chain. This approach offers several benefits such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Customized Solutions: Local authorities possess a heightened understanding of the specific _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, obstacles, and assets of their respective regions. Enabling them to craft EPR _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks tailored to their circumstances can result in more efficient and effective solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Adaptability: Given the diversity in development levels, industrial landscapes, waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices, and available resources across different countries, allowing local authorities to shape _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate legislation can accommodate these variations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Flexibility to Evolve: Local authorities can adjust EPR systems over time to accommodate shifting _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, technological progress, and changes in waste streams. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Enhanced Engagement: Collaboration with local authorities can foster broader involvement from _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders such as industries, consumer collectives, and environmental non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. This inclusivity can lead to well-rounded and equitable policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1740,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/egypt_14092023_b.pdf,[],['Egypt'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Counselor/ Sameh Elkhishin _x000D__x000D_ +Elkhishin.un@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Third Secretary/ Sara Elkhouly _x000D__x000D_ +Sara.elkhouly2012@feps.edu.eg _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6/9/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +The scope of the new instrument should be based on the mandate of UNEA Resolution 5/14, “End _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument”, which stipulates that the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, could include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach _x000D__x000D_ +that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, taking into account national circumstances and capabilities, _x000D__x000D_ +and including provisions promoting sustainable production and consumption of plastics through, _x000D__x000D_ +among other things, product design and environmentally sound waste management, including through _x000D__x000D_ +resource efficiency and circular economy approaches, developing countries implementation of pledges _x000D__x000D_ +or commitments under this new instrument should be supported through a dedicated financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Hence, the new instrument should focus on ending plastic pollution rather than targeting the _x000D__x000D_ +production and industry taking into consideration the relevant socio-economic implications. The _x000D__x000D_ +approach of incremental and just transformation of the plastics industry into a more environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound production and consumption is the most convenient following the successful experience of _x000D__x000D_ +Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The identification of substances, materials, products and behaviors that could be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should be based on a clear impact assessment that provides for clear scientific evidence _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +about the polluting impacts of substances, materials, products and behaviors that will be subject to the _x000D__x000D_ +scope of this instrument. This impact assessment should also provide for the alternative technologies _x000D__x000D_ +with clear indications about the access of the developing countries to such alternatives, and clear _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms for technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to provide a grace period to the developing countries for implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument in order to ensure effective implementation and just transition for their industries and to _x000D__x000D_ +address the relevant socio-economic implications. In addition, implementation of certain provisions _x000D__x000D_ +should be based on the fair and equitable access to finance and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this context, the scope of the new instrument could include the following: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The measures included in the scope should aim at protecting human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment from plastic related substances of concern should be based on relevant scientific _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, taking into account technical, economic and developmental considerations. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Addresses activities and behaviors that contribute to plastic pollution and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +protection. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Include special provisions for the developing countries, particularly producers and consumers _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics of concern, to ensure just transition to sustainable plastic materials and its _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce plastic pollution of fugitive plastic waste “Plastic items or products that are considered _x000D__x000D_ +high leakage”. And to promote the sustainable use, design for circularity of plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Include clear and efficient financial mechanism and fund to support the transition envisaged in _x000D__x000D_ +the new agreement _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument should be based on the following principles: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capacities. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Respect of national circumstances of each country as has been emphasized several times in _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Justice and equity where international cooperation and equal opportunities for all countries _x000D__x000D_ +in tackling plastic pollution should be promoted _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Country-driven approaches to implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Sustainable production and consumption and production, where the use of sustainable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials, life cycle assessment approach, design for circularity and alternative environmental _x000D__x000D_ +technologies should be encouraged. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Just transition, where practices to support the informal sector and transition of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +industries are promoted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument should include a set of guiding principles for its effective implementation. These _x000D__x000D_ +principles should encompass the principle of shared and common but differentiated responsibility, _x000D__x000D_ +where all relevant parties share responsibility, with differentiation between developed and developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries, in addressing plastic pollution and environmental protection. Additionally, the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should emphasize the principle of sustainable development, promoting the use of sustainable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials and alternative environmental technologies ensuring fair and equitable access to technology _x000D__x000D_ +and finance for the developing countries. The instrument should also incorporate the principle of justice _x000D__x000D_ +and equity fostering international cooperation and providing equal opportunities for all countries in _x000D__x000D_ +addressing the issue of plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Conference of Parties including all Member States will be the main policy organ with discretion to _x000D__x000D_ +create the subsidiary bodies as it deems appropriate. _x000D__x000D_ +- The new agreement should be served through an independent secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +- There should be a scientific body that provides regular updates on plastic alternatives, best _x000D__x000D_ +practices, scientific assessment of impact of plastic pollution and assessment of cost of transition. _x000D__x000D_ +- A dedicated financial mechanism as the finance arm to provide targeted support for industry _x000D__x000D_ +transition and transformation, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Egypt _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Counselor/ Sameh Elkhishin _x000D__x000D_ +Elkhishin.un@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Third Secretary/ Sara Elkhouly _x000D__x000D_ +Sara.elkhouly2012@feps.edu.eg _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +25 August 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +Definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics: Plastics are a group of synthetic materials made primarily from polymers, which are long _x000D__x000D_ +chains of repeating units. They are typically derived from petrochemicals and can be molded or _x000D__x000D_ +shaped into various forms. Plastics are known for their durability, versatility, and wide range of _x000D__x000D_ +applications in industries such as packaging, construction, electronics, and transportation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics: Microplastics are tiny plastic particles or fragments that are less than 5 millimeters in _x000D__x000D_ +size. They can be either intentionally manufactured at small sizes (primary microplastics) or result _x000D__x000D_ +from the fragmentation and degradation of larger plastic items (secondary microplastics). _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics can be found in various environments, including oceans, freshwater systems, soil, and _x000D__x000D_ +even the atmosphere. They pose concerns due to their potential adverse effects on ecosystems and _x000D__x000D_ +potential for accumulation in organisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Circularity: Circularity, in the context of plastics, refers to the concept of designing, producing, using, _x000D__x000D_ +and managing plastics in a way that minimizes waste generation, maximizes resource efficiency, and _x000D__x000D_ +promotes recycling and reuse. It involves transitioning from a linear ""take-make-dispose"" model to _x000D__x000D_ +a circular economy approach, where plastics are kept in use for as long as possible through recycling, _x000D__x000D_ +repair, and repurposing. Circular plastic systems aim to reduce the consumption of virgin resources, _x000D__x000D_ +decrease environmental impacts, and contribute to a more sustainable and resource-efficient _x000D__x000D_ +society. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CRITERIA _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics: It is crucial to conduct an in-depth analysis of _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous chemicals commonly found in plastics. This analysis should include assessing their _x000D__x000D_ +potential environmental and health impacts throughout the lifecycle of plastic products, from _x000D__x000D_ +production to disposal. Criteria should be established to identify these substances of concern _x000D__x000D_ +and regulate their use in plastics. Additionally, efforts should be made to promote the _x000D__x000D_ +development and adoption of safe alternatives to these hazardous chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products: Plastic polymers and products that _x000D__x000D_ +pose significant environmental and health risks should be identified. This assessment should _x000D__x000D_ +consider their specific applications and potential impacts. Criteria should be developed to _x000D__x000D_ +prioritize the reduction, reuse, and safe disposal of these problematic plastics. This may involve _x000D__x000D_ +setting targets for reduction, encouraging the development of alternative materials with a view _x000D__x000D_ +to ensure technology transfer and provisions of additional, adequate, predictable, and _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable finance to such alternatives , and promoting sustainable practices within relevant _x000D__x000D_ +industries. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design for circularity, reuse: Design principles and guidelines should be explored to promote _x000D__x000D_ +circularity and recyclability in plastic product design. This involves considering the entire _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of a product, from its raw materials to its end-of-life. Design criteria should encourage _x000D__x000D_ +the use of materials that are easily recyclable, promote modular and repairable designs, and _x000D__x000D_ +minimize the use of hazardous substances. Emphasizing circularity and reuse will help extend _x000D__x000D_ +the lifespan of plastic products and reduce waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products: It is essential to assess and _x000D__x000D_ +promote the development and adoption of sustainable and viable alternatives to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products across various sectors. This assessment should consider the specific _x000D__x000D_ +needs and requirements of different applications and industries. Criteria should be established _x000D__x000D_ +to evaluate the environmental and health impacts, as well as the economic feasibility, of these _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes and alternatives. Encouraging research, innovation, and collaboration among _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders will facilitate the adoption of sustainable alternatives to traditional plastics. Any _x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes or alternatives should be made available for developing countries with clear _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms for technology transfer with a view to enable just transition pathway as well as _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of additional, adequate, predictable and sustainable finance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern those represent risk on the human health and the environment, and has _x000D__x000D_ +been proven based on scientific rationales and included in the scope of other legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +MEA`s. For others chemicals, those not under ban but might represent potential risks, _x000D__x000D_ +particular attention should be given to address the relevant concerns other than banning, _x000D__x000D_ +through provision of technology and science to respond to the potential concerns. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications. _x000D__x000D_ +Requires further discussions to have common understanding and definitions for these terms. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +Recycled plastics: Encouraging the use of recycled plastics promotes a circular economy. These plastics are _x000D__x000D_ +produced by processing and transforming post-consumer or post-industrial plastic waste into new products, _x000D__x000D_ +reducing the need for virgin plastic production. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +Any Substitutes or alternatives to plastic polymers and products should be available to developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +with clear mechanisms for unconditional technology transfer in order to enable just transition pathway as _x000D__x000D_ +well as the availability of additional, adequate, predictable and sustainable finance. Impact assessment is _x000D__x000D_ +needed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1-To consider the potential role, responsibilities, and composition of a science and technical body [to _x000D__x000D_ +support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement]: _x000D__x000D_ +Assessing the need for a dedicated science and technical body that can provide expert guidance, research, _x000D__x000D_ +and support for the implementation of the agreement on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +This body could provide rigorous, authoritative assessments that collect, digest and process fragmented _x000D__x000D_ +pieces of scientific information on specific issues into a comprehensive, yet easily accessible format for policy-_x000D__x000D_ +makers. These assessments should help to reduce the complexity and ambiguity of such scientific information _x000D__x000D_ +for non-experts and to raise policy-makers’ confidence and trust in using such scientific evidence; _x000D__x000D_ +The body could integrate science from different fields (e.g. human health and the environment as well as _x000D__x000D_ +labor and agriculture). The body may include scientists, researchers, and experts in relevant fields such as _x000D__x000D_ +health, economics, marine biology, chemistry, waste management, and environmental engineering. The _x000D__x000D_ +modalities for the composition of the body should be made by consensus of the Member States on the basis _x000D__x000D_ +of balanced representation from both developed and developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ + - The body can play a role in providing evidence-based recommendations, conducting research on emerging _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution issues, assessing the effectiveness of measures, and offering technical assistance to member _x000D__x000D_ +countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- Examples For the potential role, responsibilities, and composition of a science and technical body: _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The science and technical body could conduct research on the sources, impacts, and solutions to plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, providing evidence-based recommendations for policy development taking into consideration _x000D__x000D_ +different national circumstances of the countries with a special focus on the needs of the developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +to achieve just transition. _x000D__x000D_ +The body could offer technical assistance to countries, upon their request, in implementing country -driven _x000D__x000D_ +measures to reduce plastic pollution, such as assisting in designing effective waste management systems or _x000D__x000D_ +developing innovative recycling technologies. _x000D__x000D_ +The body could facilitate collaboration between scientists, policymakers, and industry experts to exchange _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and best practices for addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +The mandate of the body should include assessment of the socio-economic impact for the developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries as regards to the implantation of the instrument with clear recommendations on how to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +negative implications on the relevant communities. _x000D__x000D_ +The body should assist in estimating the finance needed for the developing countries to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +provisions of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This scope and guidance could include, as appropriate, development of a comprehensive framework for _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans that includes optional and suggested elements, and providing guidance to countries in _x000D__x000D_ +formulating effective strategies to address plastic pollution at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ + - The framework may include suggested elements such as setting measurable targets, implementing waste _x000D__x000D_ +management systems, promoting recycling and circular economy approaches, raising public awareness, and _x000D__x000D_ +establishing national monitoring and reporting mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + - Optional elements can be provided to account for diverse national circumstances, allowing countries to _x000D__x000D_ +tailor their plans based on their specific needs, priorities, and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ +- Examples For the scope of National Action Plans and optional/suggested elements: _x000D__x000D_ +Optional elements could include the establishment of plastic waste collection and recycling infrastructure, _x000D__x000D_ +the promotion of eco-design and sustainable packaging, or the implementation of extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility schemes at the national level. _x000D__x000D_ +Suggested elements could encompass public awareness campaigns, educational programs in schools, _x000D__x000D_ +research and development initiatives for sustainable materials, or the integration of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +considerations into national environmental policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3-To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need for conducting a thorough review of existing multilateral environmental agreements and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant instruments to identify provisions related to cooperation and coordination that can be _x000D__x000D_ +leveraged for addressing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + - Provisions on information sharing, technical assistance, capacity building, and collaborative research and _x000D__x000D_ +development can be explored. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + - Leveraging existing mechanisms and platforms for cooperation and coordination can help avoid _x000D__x000D_ +duplication of efforts and promote synergies among different international agreements. _x000D__x000D_ +- Examples For provisions within existing MEAs on cooperation and coordination: _x000D__x000D_ +Provisions related to information exchange and data sharing between countries can be harnessed to enhance _x000D__x000D_ +collaboration and facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technologies for plastic pollution mitigation. _x000D__x000D_ +Cooperation mechanisms established under existing agreements, such as joint research programs or regional _x000D__x000D_ +partnerships, can be considered for addressing plastic pollution challenges. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4-To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring and suggest best practices: _x000D__x000D_ + It is important to examine successful monitoring mechanisms employed by other multilateral environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements and identify best practices that can be adapted to monitor the implementation and progress of _x000D__x000D_ +the agreement on plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + - This may include establishing standardized reporting frameworks, and sharing information on progress _x000D__x000D_ +and challenges. _x000D__x000D_ + - Learning from the experiences of other MEAs can enhance the effectiveness and transparency of _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring efforts within the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +- Monitoring should also extended to the commitments of the developed countries as regards to provision of _x000D__x000D_ +finance and technology transfer needed for the developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- Examples For monitoring practices and best practices from other MEAs: _x000D__x000D_ +The Montreal Protocol's monitoring and reporting system for ozone-depleting substances can serve as a _x000D__x000D_ +model for tracking the production, consumption, and disposal of plastic materials and products. _x000D__x000D_ +The Convention on Biological Diversity's indicators and reporting frameworks can be adapted to monitor the _x000D__x000D_ +impacts of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5-To consider options to define 'technology transfer on mutually agreed terms': _x000D__x000D_ +Technology transfer should be core component in the instrument and there is a need to explore options and _x000D__x000D_ +developing guidelines to define technology transfer on mutually agreed terms with favorable terms for the _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries. Creation of a dedicated constituted body/committee responsible for discussing policies _x000D__x000D_ +to deliver on technology transfer should be considered, with membership of experts representing member _x000D__x000D_ +states, it should be limited membership with clear mandate to deliver on the following: _x000D__x000D_ +. Iidentifying and sharing knowledge, technologies, and expertise to address plastic pollution challenges, _x000D__x000D_ +while ensuring equitable access and benefits for all participating countries. _x000D__x000D_ + - The guidelines can outline principles for technology transfer, exceptions and limitations of intellectual _x000D__x000D_ +property rights, and support for capacity building and technology adaptation. _x000D__x000D_ + - Examples For defining technology transfer on mutually agreed terms: _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Guidelines can be developed to ensure equitable access to environmentally sound technologies for plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste management, recycling, or alternative materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Principles of fair and equitable benefit-sharing can be incorporated to promote the transfer of knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +and expertise in a manner that provides for flexibilities of intellectual property regimes and fosters _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation in this regard. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6-To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism]: _x000D__x000D_ + - It is recommended to establish a new standalone financing mechanism including a fund specifically _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated to plastic pollution and phasing down/out agreed materials, envisaging a dedicated fund to be _x000D__x000D_ +financed by the developed countries to help both implementation of the instrument and just transition of the _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries’ industries through supporting the relevant projects. It is worthy to note that chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and waste cluster is severely underfunded and insufficient even to cover the implementation of existing _x000D__x000D_ +MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +- Establishing such financial mechanism and a dedicated fund (similar to the MLF model of the Montreal _x000D__x000D_ +Protocol) provides for predictable, accessible, adequate and timely financial resources to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries Parties on a grant and concessional basis, with facilitated access modalities. The mechanism shall _x000D__x000D_ +provide a full package that allows for delivering the global and national goals, operating under the authority _x000D__x000D_ +of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ + • The established Fund shall provide in producer parties with lack of handling and recycling/transformation _x000D__x000D_ +capacities of plastic wastes. _x000D__x000D_ +• Provide payment (e.g., grants) or tax concessions to consumers or producers for plastic pollution reduction. _x000D__x000D_ +For example, dedicating subsidies for recycling plastic waste or recycled Proposed response template (15 _x000D__x000D_ +December 2022) / INC on Plastic Pollution 8 content, tax reductions / permit facilitations for industrial _x000D__x000D_ +activities needed for circularity (e.g., installation of recycling plants). _x000D__x000D_ +• Ensure access to financing on a concessional basis from multinational financial institutions. _x000D__x000D_ +• Promote multilateral cooperation for proper management of this mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ + • Establish a digital platform known as the ""Reverse Compensation System"", through which waste collectors, _x000D__x000D_ +intermediaries and plastic processing workshops can document and record the quantities of recycled plastic _x000D__x000D_ +and get a financial return upon reaching their monthly goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7-To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)): _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Such approach should be considered based on the actual needs both in terms of finance and _x000D__x000D_ +technology, and it can be discussed and agreed once the agreement is operationalized, and _x000D__x000D_ +through a dedicated platform as a constituted body under the agreement with experts _x000D__x000D_ +membership from parties to the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8-To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the need _x000D__x000D_ +for financial support for each Member: _x000D__x000D_ +Finance dedicated to the new instrument should be additional to the official development aid. Each _x000D__x000D_ +Member could undertake comprehensive needs assessment for implementatio",3 +1741,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eritrea_14092023_b.pdf,[],['Eritrea'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant _x000D__x000D_ +as a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions _x000D__x000D_ +received will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part II _x000D__x000D_ +of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Eritrea _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Adel Osman _x000D__x000D_ +Aadel.osman.omer@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Mulubrhan Ghebreyohannes _x000D__x000D_ +mulexgb61@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 (following _x000D__x000D_ +the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input _x000D__x000D_ +on one or more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact _x000D__x000D_ +group 1 2. Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, _x000D__x000D_ +amongst others, the development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the _x000D__x000D_ +development of targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical _x000D__x000D_ +body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including _x000D__x000D_ +optional and/or suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine _x000D__x000D_ +the need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your _x000D__x000D_ +input relates to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is recommended that the results of the intersessional work be accepted and approved by the INC _x000D__x000D_ +members _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Scientific and Technical Body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The establishment of a scientific and/or technical body strengthens of the agreement’s _x000D__x000D_ +success by supporting scientific evidence for decision making that is transparent and _x000D__x000D_ +accessible by all members states. The scientific and technical panel shall as appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +undergo research on emerging issues and support the knowledge on health and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental concerns of plastics, and chemicals of concern in the full life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The establishment of the scientific body must be on agreed norms, with no conflict of _x000D__x000D_ +interest and considerate of the representation of all relevant stakeholders to the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NAPs _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The NAP shall facilitate the assurance of stakeholders to the validity, reliability and effectiveness _x000D__x000D_ +for implementation. The scope can be comprised of national baseline assessment, national action _x000D__x000D_ +plan and a monitoring and review sections. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The National Baseline Assessment shall include indicators and scoping exercise to assess how far _x000D__x000D_ +existing law, policy, and other measures at national level give effect to the obligation to end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution/objectives/ under the plastic treaty. It must be adaptable and sensitive to country contexts _x000D__x000D_ +while allowing a standardized approach to analysis across countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The NAP should provide a roadmap for member states and stakeholders on how to design and _x000D__x000D_ +implement a process to develop, implement, and review consistency with the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The monitoring and review shall help in sharing experiences; learn from other’s efforts; and _x000D__x000D_ +capture policies, legal changes, and other interventions that can support prevention of and remedy _x000D__x000D_ +for plastic pollution and related behaviors. Similarly, the component can help in analyzing options _x000D__x000D_ +at the international and regional levels to support extraction of the most value of NAPs and to use _x000D__x000D_ +them as a stage for advancing knowledge and best practices on ending plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Financing Mechanism _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The treaty must have a stand-alone finance mechanism/dedicated fund/ that focuses on the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic treaty. The other existing mechanisms that are already operational under other MEA _x000D__x000D_ +are less likely to address the challenges including waste management, hence, a dedicated _x000D__x000D_ +new mechanism is critical. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• The need for financial support for each Member can only be fulfilled after studying specific _x000D__x000D_ +member state circumstances and enabling environment for implementing the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Implementation and Monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +• An implementation and capacity development committee can be established to serve the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of the treaty to assist compliance by the Parties with their obligations under the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic treaty with a view to assisting to meet commitments. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity Building and Training Needs for Each Member _x000D__x000D_ +• In this regard issues such as transition towards safer circular economy and phase out/down _x000D__x000D_ +of particular plastic products, additives and chemicals of concern require an exhaustive _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge about practicability of proposed control measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1742,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eums_14092023_b.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant _x000D__x000D_ +as a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions _x000D__x000D_ +received will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +European Union (EU) and its 27 Member States (MS) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SUBMISSION EU AND ITS 27 MEMBER STATES _x000D__x000D_ +General views on intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 mandates the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) to complete its work _x000D__x000D_ +by the end of 2024. Given the short timeline, the EU and its MS stress the need for the members of the INC _x000D__x000D_ +to make the best possible use of the time between the INC meetings. _x000D__x000D_ +To maintain the necessary progress and to ensure that each session of the INC is effective, it is important to _x000D__x000D_ +identify areas for intersessional technical work. _x000D__x000D_ +As a general approach, the EU and its MS favour a limited amount of targeted intersessional technical work, _x000D__x000D_ +focusing on a few substantive and significant issues. Depending on the area of intersessional work, it could _x000D__x000D_ +take the form of expert groups, with open or limited participation, webinars and workshops, and further _x000D__x000D_ +studies and analysis. _x000D__x000D_ +Such focused technical work may require the involvement and contribution of stakeholders. We therefore _x000D__x000D_ +support the participation and contribution of all relevant stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +While further intersessional work will be needed at a later stage, at the moment, we would like to give _x000D__x000D_ +priority to the following areas for intersessional technical work to achieve progress in the negotiations _x000D__x000D_ +towards a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution: _x000D__x000D_ +A) PRIMARY PLASTIC POLYMERS _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of potential baselines, definitions and associated reporting measures to support _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction of the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B) POLYMERS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES OF CONCERN _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of a criteria for identifying specific polymers and substances of concern, including _x000D__x000D_ +the analytical and (eco)toxicological methods required for this purpose. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of an initial list of polymers and other substances of concern, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the environmental and health risks during their production, use and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +C) PROBLEMATIC AND AVOIDABLE PLASTIC PRODUCTS _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of criteria and identification of an initial list of potentially problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products, including microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of criteria for identifying further problematic plastic products and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +D) DESIGN FOR CIRCULARITY _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of criteria for circular and sustainable design. _x000D__x000D_ +E) SUBSTITUTES AND ALTERNATIVES OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of criteria for substitutes, and less harmful alternatives to avoid regrettable _x000D__x000D_ +substitution and shifting the plastics pollution problem to other areas. _x000D__x000D_ +F) MONITORING AND REPORTING _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of guidelines and minimum requirements for monitoring and reporting along the _x000D__x000D_ +full plastics life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of definitions to support the harmonisation of existing monitoring protocols and _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies for plastics in different environmental compartments and for impact of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +litter on biota, habitats and human health. _x000D__x000D_ +G) RESOURCE MOBILISATION _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Analysis of the funding landscape as well as possible funding sources, market-based instruments _x000D__x000D_ +and needs, including and beyond the existing information, along the full plastics life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Any expert groups to be established should be given clear terms of reference for their work and report back _x000D__x000D_ +to INC. Their mandate could be extended between INC meetings, depending on progress of discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +Technical work to be carried out should focus on substantive matters of technical nature and as such should _x000D__x000D_ +not prejudge but inform the discussions on the contents and structure of the instrument, which should be _x000D__x000D_ +decided upon by the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic is a useful material and is essential for many uses. However, we have also heard of many reports that _x000D__x000D_ +predicted growth of production is going to be unsustainable. Therefore, the EU and its Member States (MS) _x000D__x000D_ +stress the need for all Parties to the future instrument to reduce the overall production of primary plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +with a view of making production and consumption sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ +Options for addressing primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS support the establishment of a global target that can enhance the transition towards _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable consumption and production of plastic. Additional measures such as market-based measures on _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic production will also be needed to operationalize the target and reducing demand for and _x000D__x000D_ +use of primary plastic polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work needed in this area _x000D__x000D_ +However, to set up and agree on a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound) _x000D__x000D_ +target, preliminary intersessional work would be needed to find common ground on potential baselines, _x000D__x000D_ +definitions and perimeter of primary plastic polymers as well as associated reporting measures, building on _x000D__x000D_ +existing studies and compilation of data on state of global production and consumption of primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS propose to establish an intersessional expert group to discuss and develop a first _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of potential baselines, definitions and associated reporting measures on primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, for consideration by INC-4 and further developed in the intersessional period between INC-4 and _x000D__x000D_ +INC-5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b) Polymers and other substances of concern in plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Around a quarter of the over 10,000 unique substances used in plastics are of potential concern to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and safety3. They are either added during the production process (as processing aids and additives to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate production and achieve certain functions and characteristics of plastic material produced) or are _x000D__x000D_ +unintentionally added by-products, breakdown products or contaminants. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These substances have various negative impacts on environment and human health during the plastics life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +At the production stage (upstream), substances of concern may be released during manufacture and _x000D__x000D_ +transport (e.g. pellet loss), posing significant risks to the environment and human health, and in particular _x000D__x000D_ +to workers in the plastic supply chain. _x000D__x000D_ +During the use phase of plastics (midstream), substances are of concern due to, for example: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The leakage of monomers, additives and other chemicals with known or potential adverse _x000D__x000D_ +effects into the environment e.g. through leeching, and humans health, e.g. through inhalation, _x000D__x000D_ +ingestion or dermal transfer; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The degradation potential of plastic materials during use to form micro- and nanoplastics; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The persistence and bioaccumulation of monomers and chemicals with potential to leak from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic materials, and of micro- and nanoplastics that form during use of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials/products. _x000D__x000D_ +Lastly, at the downstream side, certain substances may adversely impact the recyclability of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +materials/products, reducing their circularity and/or affecting the quality of recyclates or the safety of _x000D__x000D_ +workers, or other treatment options and potential emissions to environment as well as residues. As a result, _x000D__x000D_ +substances of concern in plastics present risks to human health and the environment during waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including leakage/release of toxic monomers, polymers and chemicals, formation of micro- _x000D__x000D_ +and nanoplastics, and greenhouse gas emissions from incineration/open burning, landfilling or dumping. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 UNEP/PP/INC.1/7 _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, addressing specific polymers and substances of concern, together with measures to increase _x000D__x000D_ +transparency in the value chain, will be fundamental in order to protect human health and the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +and support the transition to sustainable consumption and production and a circular economy for plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Options for addressing specific polymers and substances of concern _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument should address substances of concern that have been used as additives or processing _x000D__x000D_ +aids or are unintentionally present in plastic products, as well as certain monomers and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +Experts should consider the option of addressing these substances and polymers in groups, to create an _x000D__x000D_ +efficient regulatory process and to avoid regrettable substitutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Identification _x000D__x000D_ +Experts should develop criteria to identify these specific polymers and substances of concern and should _x000D__x000D_ +report to the INC for further consideration. The criteria for defining specific polymers and substances of _x000D__x000D_ +concern need to be based on science, existing knowledge and systems such as the Globally Harmonized _x000D__x000D_ +System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following criteria could be a starting point for discussions: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, e.g., Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) _x000D__x000D_ +which can be used as a flame retardant in polyurethane (PUR) and Lead and Cadmium which _x000D__x000D_ +are used as stabilizers in PVC. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Endocrine disruption (both for human health or the environment), e.g., phthalates which are _x000D__x000D_ +often used as plasticizers, including DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Substances of equivalent concern to the above, e.g., substances that cause adverse effects on _x000D__x000D_ +the immune system, the neurological system, the respiratory system or other organs. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Hazardous to the ozone layer or to the climate. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic in the environment (PBT), very persistent and very _x000D__x000D_ +bioaccumulative (vPvB), e.g., some brominated flame retardants as additives in plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Persistent, mobile and toxic substances (PMT), very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) e.g., _x000D__x000D_ +some PFAS that have been found as a contaminant in plastic packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Substances that impede recycling, e.g., brominated flame retardants. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work needed in this area _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS propose to establish an intersessional expert group to develop the criteria for listing _x000D__x000D_ +specific polymers and substances of concern (it is presumed that criteria may differ for the two groups), and _x000D__x000D_ +to develop initial list(s) of such specific polymers and substances of concern. In that regard, the recent UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +report entitled “Chemicals in Plastics: A Technical Report” could be a good starting point for the expert group _x000D__x000D_ +in their work. The report identifies ten groups of chemicals associated with plastics as being of major concern _x000D__x000D_ +due to their known toxicity and potential to be released from plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A first draft of criteria and initial list(s) of specific polymers and substances of concern should be developed _x000D__x000D_ +for consideration by INC-4 and further developed in the intersessional period between INC-4 and INC-5, if _x000D__x000D_ +needed in order to inform discussion on the related measure at INC. Examples on potential lists are: a global _x000D__x000D_ +negative list based on selection criteria; a global negative list based on existing regulatory lists of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +of concern; a global positive list based on chemicals deemed safe and hybrid options. This/these list(s) would _x000D__x000D_ +be accompanied by one or more mechanisms for expanding upon the initial list(s), once the treaty comes _x000D__x000D_ +into force. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technical work to be carried out should focus on substantive matters of technical nature and should not _x000D__x000D_ +prejudge the outcome of discussions on the instrument, which should be discussed and decided upon by _x000D__x000D_ +the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A subsidiary body to the Governing Body, could be responsible for further development of the criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +for the identification of specific polymers and substances of concern based on those criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c) Problematic or avoidable plastic products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Certain plastic products, materials and intentionally added microplastics are considered to be especially _x000D__x000D_ +problematic due to their properties, use, harmfulness to the environment or human health. Some are _x000D__x000D_ +particularly prone to littering due to their intended use and/or are considered especially harmful to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment due to characteristics such as persistence and shape. Some plastic products are _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable, for example, if they can be replaced by less harmful alternatives or other business models. Fishing _x000D__x000D_ +and aquaculture gear constitutes a distinct form of plastic pollution which requires special attention when _x000D__x000D_ +discussing a provision for problematic and avoidable plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS therefore propose that the instrument itself should require eliminating, phasing out or _x000D__x000D_ +restricting the production, consumption and use of such plastic products. The purpose of this provision is to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate a shift in supply and demand to enable prevention and a transition to more sustainable products _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption patterns. _x000D__x000D_ +Options for addressing problematic or avoidable plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS consider it as critical to establish criteria to determine problematic or avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. We see this as a prerequisite for banning, phasing out and/or reducing the production, _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, and use of such products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to stress the need for distinguishing whether a product is considered “problematic” and/or _x000D__x000D_ +“avoidable” as this is critical to make decisions on appropriate regulatory measures. The decision on whether _x000D__x000D_ +to ban a plastic product that is problematic should be based on an assessment of (i) the severity of the _x000D__x000D_ +problem (according to the criteria to be established) in combination with (ii) the availability and affordability _x000D__x000D_ +of alternative products that are less harmful. If there are no readily available alternatives, the timeline _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +before a ban comes into force may need to be extended to allow for development of appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The following criteria for problematic and avoidable plastic products could be considered when identifying _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products that need to be eliminated, restricted, or substituted: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products that are most frequently found in the environment (due to mismanaged waste, _x000D__x000D_ +littering, inappropriate use etc.) for example, cutlery, plates, and cotton bud sticks. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products that pose a significant risk to human health and/or the environment (applying the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principle) for example, plastic carrier bags or lost/abandoned plastic fishing gear are _x000D__x000D_ +particularly harmful for marine life. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products that can be avoided or replaced, for example single-use plastic straws, stirrers, sticks _x000D__x000D_ +for balloons, single-use EPS (expanded polystyrene) food and beverage containers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products that are not reusable for the same use or recyclable in accordance with design _x000D__x000D_ +criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics that easily break down into micro plastics in the environment such as biodegradable plastics _x000D__x000D_ +and oxo-degradable plastics. In cases where biodegradability (or compostability) serves a function _x000D__x000D_ +with environmental benefits, exemptions or special regulations might be appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Products containing intentionally added microplastics, such as microbeads in cosmetics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic products that in their life span emit microplastic particles or pieces of plastics (for example _x000D__x000D_ +dolly ropes) due to abrasion during normal use. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These products or product groups could be listed in one or several annexes depending on the category _x000D__x000D_ +“problematic” and/or “avoidable” plastics and type of measure. The annexes can further specify whether _x000D__x000D_ +the provisions for the listed plastic products apply to certain uses or sectors, and if there are uses or sectors _x000D__x000D_ +that might be exempted or excluded. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work needed in this area _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work will be imperative to identify the criteria allowing us to differentiate the types of _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and/or avoidable plastics /products which will have to be subject to various sets of measures _x000D__x000D_ +including bans, phase-out, reduction and/or control measures. We stress the need for defining _x000D__x000D_ +“problematic” and “avoidable” plastic products in the negotiations, whereby working definitions could be _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes of intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A mandate should be given to an intersessional expert group to develop the criteria for defining and listing _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products. A first draft of such criteria and an initial list of problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products to be included in the future instrument could be developed for the consideration _x000D__x000D_ +of INC-4 and further developed between INC-4 and INC-5. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Technical work to be carried out should focus on substantive matters of technical nature and as such should _x000D__x000D_ +not prejudge the outcome of discussions on the instrument, which should be discussed and decided upon _x000D__x000D_ +by the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A subsidiary body to the Governing Body could be responsible for further development of the criteria and _x000D__x000D_ +for the identification of specific problematic and avoidable plastic products based on those criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d) Design for circularity _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The growing generation of plastic waste and the plastic pollution that comes with it is strongly related to _x000D__x000D_ +the use of poorly designed plastic products. This includes plastic products that are short-lived, single-use, _x000D__x000D_ +not suitable for or cost-effective treatment and/or recycling due to composition or complexity and/or likely _x000D__x000D_ +to end up as litter in the environment, as well as products and packaging that use extensive amounts of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic materials. For instance, durability, repairability and recyclability of plastics is influenced by design _x000D__x000D_ +features such as polymer type and material complexity, and whether the product can be safely disassembled _x000D__x000D_ +in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To overcome this problem, and to promote plastics that through their entire life cycle contribute to the _x000D__x000D_ +prevention of plastic pollution, only plastic products that meet certain circularity criteria should be placed _x000D__x000D_ +on the market. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Options for addressing design for circularity _x000D__x000D_ +It is a priority for the EU and its MS that the future instrument includes a provision that addresses circular _x000D__x000D_ +product design. The instrument should establish circularity design criteria for plastic products intended to _x000D__x000D_ +be placed on the market. The criteria should address, as appropriate, the relevant product groups with due _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of all stages of their life cycle and should be based on circularity aspects. _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria should be developed and included in an annex of the future instrument using a start and _x000D__x000D_ +strengthening approach that prioritizes high volume and problematic product categories in targeted sectors _x000D__x000D_ +such as packaging, construction, textiles, mobility, electronics and fishing and aquaculture gear. _x000D__x000D_ +Fishing and aquaculture gear is particularly problematic, as it often becomes waste on-site in sensitive _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems, with high environmental risks, despite its lower production volume. This product group and _x000D__x000D_ +sector therefore requires special attention when discussing a provision for design for circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +Design for circularity should be based on the following general criteria: _x000D__x000D_ +a) Durability. _x000D__x000D_ +b) Upgradability, reparability, as well as the possibility for and availability of maintenance and _x000D__x000D_ +refurbishment. _x000D__x000D_ +c) Reusability and refillability. _x000D__x000D_ +d) Suitability for collection, sorting and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +e) Chemical composition, and in particular the absence of chemicals of concern, emphasizing _x000D__x000D_ +avoidance of all hazardous additives and problematic monomers/polymers with the objective of _x000D__x000D_ +reducing the complexity of chemicals in plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +f) Material composition, with an emphasis on improving the content of recycled materials, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +low complexity, and enhancing recyclability. This could be included as a general minimum _x000D__x000D_ +requirement for recycled content that cover all products complimented by stricter and/or specified _x000D__x000D_ +requirements (or exemptions) for certain product groups and/or sectors and particularly in high _x000D__x000D_ +impact sectors such as packaging, vehicles, textiles, construction and electronics and also specific _x000D__x000D_ +materials. _x000D__x000D_ +g) Reduction of the expected waste generation, such as avoidance of excessive use of materials and _x000D__x000D_ +void space in packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +h) No losses/leakages of (parts of) plastic products or microplastic into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +These general criteria should, as appropriate, be further specified, especially in relation to relevant products, _x000D__x000D_ +product groups or sectors. Due consideration should be given to existing national or other (i. e. the EU in _x000D__x000D_ +which criteria are being developed) measures on circular product design. _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work needed in this area _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS propose that an intersessional expert group should develop draft circularity design criteria _x000D__x000D_ +to inform discussions at INC, as well as possible approaches to further specify these criteria to relevant _x000D__x000D_ +products or product groups or sectors (how to prioritize products/product groups/sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +Technical work to be carried out should focus on substantive matters of technical nature and as such _x000D__x000D_ +should not prejudge the outcome of discussions on the instrument, which should be discussed and _x000D__x000D_ +decided upon by the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A subsidiary body to the Governing Body could be responsible for further development of the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +e) Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes and alternatives should be assessed using a life cycle approach, including sufficient attention for _x000D__x000D_ +waste mismanagement and littering, to ensure that they do not involve burden-shifting. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS find innovation towards less harmful substitutes and alternatives that contribute to the _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy important. However, we are concerned that incentivizing alternatives and substitutes too _x000D__x000D_ +early could lead to regrettable solutions and unintended, underassessed and harmful consequences. _x000D__x000D_ +Remaining questions such as ‘when is an alternative or substitute safe?’ need to be further elaborated, _x000D__x000D_ +studied and discussed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to include the waste hierarchy and the 3R principle (reduce, reuse and recycle) in the future _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument, to encourage options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome. Also, _x000D__x000D_ +a system where raw material is valued and reused and where take-back and as many rotations as possible _x000D__x000D_ +are incentivized. _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Options for addressing substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +Where the use of primary raw materials cannot be avoided, the use of safe and sustainable non-fossil, i.e. _x000D__x000D_ +renewable and/or bio-based, alternatives and substitutes might be considered under certain conditions _x000D__x000D_ +including of strict sustainable criteria for their feedstock, considering environmental, economic, social and _x000D__x000D_ +health aspects. It is also important to ensure that alternatives and substitutes contribute to the circular _x000D__x000D_ +economy, and that they do not lead to any unintended harmful consequences. This way the instrument can _x000D__x000D_ +also maximize its contribution to the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS could consider a non-fossil target in the instrument as one way to promote safe, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable non-fossil alternatives and substitutes. This way the instrument can also maximize its _x000D__x000D_ +contribution to Paris climate goals and the transition to a non-fossil economy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS are cautious about the biodegradable and compostable materials presented as viable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives on a number of aspects. Indeed, the EU and its MS also believe that the future instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +include precautionary provisions on green claims for alternatives and substitutes to avoid greenwashing, _x000D__x000D_ +e.g., provisions for when a plastic product can be labelled as biodegradable, compostable or biobased and _x000D__x000D_ +how the labelling should be designed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work needed in this area _x000D__x000D_ +A mandate should be given to an intersessional expert group to develop sustainability criteria for substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +and alternatives to plastic polymers and products. A first draft of such criteria to be included in the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument could be developed for consideration of INC-4 and further developed between INC-4 and INC-5. _x000D__x000D_ +Technical work to be carried out should focus on substantive matters of technical nature and as such _x000D__x000D_ +should not prejudge the outcome of discussions on the instrument, which should be discussed and _x000D__x000D_ +decided upon by the INC. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A subsidiary body to the Governing Body could be responsible for establishing criteria and evaluate the _x000D__x000D_ +relevance and safety alternatives and substitutes compared to conventional plastics including globally _x000D__x000D_ +applicable minimal sustainability criteria for biomass used to produce biobased plastics. A list could be _x000D__x000D_ +developed and annexed to the core text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest the best practice _x000D__x000D_ +The EU and its MS strongly believe that efficient monitoring and assessment/reporting are needed to assess _x000D__x000D_ +progress in achieving the objectives of the instrument at international, regional, and national levels, and to _x000D__x000D_ +guide effective support and international collaboration. _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring and assessment are very much linked to the issue of reporting as useful reporting cannot take _x000D__x000D_ +place without proper monitoring. Both monitoring and reporting calls for a harmonized approach, which _x000D__x000D_ +Response EU and MS / INC on Plastic Pollution / 14th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +covers the whole life- cycle of plastics as well as amounts and characteristics of plastics in global value chains, _x000D__x000D_ +and in the environment, including their impacts on ecosystems and human health, among others. This _x000D__x000D_ +should be accompanied by determination of measurable operational targets and threshold values based on _x000D__x000D_ +robust baselines in order to assess progress made. There should also be a mechanism for linking monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +with measures under the future instrument, so that the effectiveness can be evaluated, leading, possibly, to _x000D__x000D_ +adjustment of these measures. _x000D__x000D_ +The future instrument should, therefore, at its adoption include a common, mandatory, monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting framework, while taking into clear consideration the potential need for support for countries on _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring and reporting. This is a necessary precondition for the regular exercise of review, evaluation and _x000D__x000D_ +potentially necessary upscaling. Here it will also be important to utilize information and data as widely as _x000D__x000D_ +possible. The Paris Agreement Global Stocktake could provide a model for this. _x000D__x000D_ +To ensure the effectiveness of monitoring and reporting and to avoid a scattered and overburdened _x000D__x000D_ +landscape, the EU and its MS stress the need for a common framework of indicators and methods including _x000D__x000D_ +internationally agreed definitions t",3 +1743,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guinea_bissau_14092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Guinea Bissau'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant _x000D__x000D_ +as a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions _x000D__x000D_ +received will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + Guinea-Bissau _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Isabel Maria Almeida Evangelista Sanha _x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: belitaevangelista@gmail.com Phone/Whatsapp: _x000D__x000D_ ++245 966 761 059 _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +14 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 (following _x000D__x000D_ +the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input _x000D__x000D_ +on one or more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g., plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g., for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact _x000D__x000D_ +group 1 2. Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, _x000D__x000D_ +amongst others, the development of criteria to prioritize problematic and avoidable plastics; the _x000D__x000D_ +development of targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical _x000D__x000D_ +body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including _x000D__x000D_ +optional and/or suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine _x000D__x000D_ +the need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your _x000D__x000D_ +input relates to. Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Guinea-Bissau intends to participate in Contact Group 2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a _x000D__x000D_ +new standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +States should establish a new, dedicated plastics multilateral fund with funding originating from _x000D__x000D_ +member states and other sources. There is so much to do to end plastic pollution yet the existing _x000D__x000D_ +GEF funding which is shared among other chemicals MEAs will not be enough to effectively _x000D__x000D_ +implement the treaty. Intersessional work is needed to determine how this fund could be created, _x000D__x000D_ +replenished and function to implement the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Producers of chemicals, plastics and other related industries will have to contribute towards the _x000D__x000D_ +plastics treaty fund through fees, taxes and other schemes such as the EPR schemes. These _x000D__x000D_ +finances have to address plastic pollution across boarders as plastics are often exported to either as _x000D__x000D_ +a material, product and packaging. In addition, some plastics leakage may occur during flooding _x000D__x000D_ +and be deposited in the ocean and may need a mechanism to mop them. The Intersessional working _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +group will have to determine the structure of remittance and the methods of cost internalization and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and _x000D__x000D_ +determine the need for financial support for each Member: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional group should focus on identifying the areas that need funding, those that are _x000D__x000D_ +already receiving funding and those that are not. The areas identified to not receive funding but are _x000D__x000D_ +crucial for effective implementation of the treaty should be prioritised. This will also ensure that _x000D__x000D_ +there is no duplication of activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Prioritization of intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +There is need for prioritization of the intersessional work to begin with the upstream measures _x000D__x000D_ +including the elimination, reduction and phase down targets, on chemicals and substances of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, on the problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and high-risk products and the criteria _x000D__x000D_ +for granting exemption in uses. The plastics treaty will be effective if the upstream sources are _x000D__x000D_ +significantly addressed and as urgently as possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Priority should be focused on the criteria of identifying and scaling up sustainable alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +systems, including reuse systems. These will ensure that all the problematic and non-essential _x000D__x000D_ +plastics will have sustainable replacements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, mandatory requirements and standards on how products are designed and _x000D__x000D_ +manufactured (including the materials/chemicals they contain) should be defined products that do _x000D__x000D_ +not meet the requirements are effectively prohibited or phased out. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As part of intersessional work, Technical Expert Working Groups with clear mandates and _x000D__x000D_ +expected outputs should be established to guide the committee with best available technical _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and science. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Priority should also be given on the work on financial mechanism to ensure implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance to the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1744,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/honduras_14092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Honduras'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,,3 +1745,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/moldova_13092023_b.pdf,[],['Moldova'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Moldova _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Tatiana TUGUI, Director Expert Association ProMediu _x000D__x000D_ +info@pro-mediu.md _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +13.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical _x000D__x000D_ +body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional _x000D__x000D_ +and/or suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +and coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation _x000D__x000D_ +to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define “technology transfer” on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +Restraining plastic demand is the main driver of reduced plastic leakage to the environment, but _x000D__x000D_ +investments to close leakage pathways are particularly relevant in developing countries, where poor _x000D__x000D_ +waste management infrastructure remain a key obstacle to effective plastic management. To end plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution worldwide, developing countries need robust support, including a dedicated fund to enforce _x000D__x000D_ +control measures and support the technology transfer, and other related activities. _x000D__x000D_ +Investing in recycling capacity, including increased waste sorting and recycling, and in improved waste _x000D__x000D_ +treatment, including waste collection and landfilling, is essential to avoid mismanaged waste. While _x000D__x000D_ +policies to avoid plastic leakage to the environment should be implemented both in developed and _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, however the vast majority of actions will ultimately need to take place in _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, where 86% of current leakage takes place. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include measures that can facilitate technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +on mutually agreed terms in areas of, but not limited to, recycling and waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should include provisions/obligations to promote cooperation on technological _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, including on product design and used materials; to foster implementation of the green _x000D__x000D_ +chemistry and circular approaches related to plastics; to address plastic pollution at local, regional, and _x000D__x000D_ +global scales for the developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +The Republic of Moldova is supporting initiatives to scale up total resources available to curb plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in developing countries. Developing countries are not able to address plastic pollution on its _x000D__x000D_ +increasing trend, alone without sufficient investment in infrastructure development. For this reason, the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should establish an innovative multi-stakeholder action agenda to mobilize stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +financial and technical resources to contribute to achieving the objective of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard new sources of finance, in particular from the private sector, must to be mobilized, following _x000D__x000D_ +the principle of extended producer’s responsibility to support actions that facilitate access to private _x000D__x000D_ +financing for waste management infrastructures in emerging economies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1746,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/oman_14092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Oman'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Sultanate of Oman _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Authority _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Mohammed Majid Al-Kasbi Director of Chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +Waste Management Department _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +14 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Objective(s): Accelerate the management and utilization of plastics while protecting human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and continue contributing to the sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Identification of core obligations that have not worked in some countries and works well with others, _x000D__x000D_ +based on the principle of the importance of national circumstances and capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identifications of the positive of primary plastic to become a cornerstone of modern society and _x000D__x000D_ +meeting sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identification of the links between responsible production, consumption and the needs for primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Identification of negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of shifting to alternative _x000D__x000D_ +materials _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Identification of existing multilateral environmental agreement (MEAs) that addresses chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Identification the rules of cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of information with the World _x000D__x000D_ +health organization, International Labor Organization and other intergovernmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identification of scientific based evidence gaps as well as gaps in MEAs addressing chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Identification of all scientific evidence approach of all aspects related to microplastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microfibers that reflects its importance as well as environmental, social and economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identification of all aspects related to capacity building needed for developing countries as well as _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable countries from developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Identification the reasons why plastic pollutions derives mainly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Identification of advanced recycling technologies, such as chemical recycling to advanced _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for managing and reducing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Identification of side effects and negative sides if inclusion of core obligations that does not meet _x000D__x000D_ +the national circumstances, capacity and national action plan of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Acknowledging the importance to work on the new technical guidelines for environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sounds management of plastic waste and its role to strengthening waste management for plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. Identification of legacy plastic waste and sources of these sites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. Identification the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable the circularity of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste to ends plastic pollution in a way to establishing national requirements for design _x000D__x000D_ +criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. Exploring means to reuse plastic products acknowledging that plastic products continue to provide _x000D__x000D_ +durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of goods and food. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17. Identification of means to legalize informal sectors and pickers during plastic ends of life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. We believe that Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic products when its _x000D__x000D_ +turn to waste, identify the measures based on national circumstances and capacity to avoid that. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. Identification the main causes of leakage of plastic to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +20. Evaluation of positive impact of plastic when conducting life cycle and takes into account the social _x000D__x000D_ +and economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of Microplastics in intersessional Work: _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of microplastics is still underrepresented in academic literature, demands attention and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in our inter-sessional work. As we strive to understand the multifaceted impact of these micro-_x000D__x000D_ +particles, we must investigate into their origins, the levels of exposure in various environments, and the _x000D__x000D_ +potential risks associated with them. A crucial aspect of this endeavor is quantifying their actual impact _x000D__x000D_ +on the environment. This is a necessary step towards identifying viable and practical solutions. One such _x000D__x000D_ +approach could be the redesign of plastic products to enhance their durability and resistance to _x000D__x000D_ +fragmentation, thereby reducing the generation of microplastics. This, however, is just one potential _x000D__x000D_ +solution out of many we need to explore and evaluate. By integrating the study of microplastics into our _x000D__x000D_ +inter-sessional work, we are not only positioning ourselves to better understand this pervasive pollutant _x000D__x000D_ +but also equipping ourselves to develop effective solutions. This initiative underscores our commitment to _x000D__x000D_ +address complex environmental challenges and our dedication to stewarding a sustainable future_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic waste management was not included in the provided list however, we believe that this topic is an _x000D__x000D_ +important subject to be considered for intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management: _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will have a key in advancing the agenda and _x000D__x000D_ +implementing actions towards effective plastic waste management. Some of the areas where intercessional _x000D__x000D_ +work can have substantial impact: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Policy Development and Review: INC members have the authority to review, revise, and develop _x000D__x000D_ +new policies related to plastic waste management. This process should incorporate the latest _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings, align with international best practices, and consider diverse stakeholder input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. International Cooperation: Facilitate intergovernmental dialogues and collaborations to explore _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, share successful strategies, and initiate joint actions for plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Advanced Pyrolysis Technology: Advocate for the research, development, and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +advanced pyrolysis technology in plastic waste management. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical process, _x000D__x000D_ +can convert plastic waste into valuable resources like fuel, electricity, and heat. This technology, _x000D__x000D_ +while promising, requires regulatory support, financial investment, and public-private partnerships _x000D__x000D_ +to be effectively integrated into waste management systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Sustainable Design Advocacy: Promote the redesign of products to minimize plastic waste, increase _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, or replace plastics with more environmentally friendly materials. This can be _x000D__x000D_ +achieved through regulations, incentives, or industry collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Public Engagement: Develop strategies for public involvement in policy-making and increase _x000D__x000D_ +awareness about plastic waste management, including the benefits of advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +technology. This can entail public consultations, educational campaigns, or community initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Capacity Building: Support the strengthening of institutional capacities for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including the technical skills needed to operate and maintain advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +facilities. This could involve facilitating training sessions, providing resources, or assisting in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster strong collaborations between governments, the private sector, _x000D__x000D_ +NGOs, and academia to pool resources and expertise in tackling plastic waste. This collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +is especially critical in advancing new technologies like pyrolysis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +By focusing on these areas, INC committee members can significantly contribute to global plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management strategies and the promotion of innovative recycling technologies, advancing our journey _x000D__x000D_ +towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Our proposition entails empowering local authorities within each nation with the responsibility of _x000D__x000D_ +formulating suitable EPR regulations in line with their available resources, while also taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the complete value chain. This approach offers several benefits. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Customized Solutions: Local authorities possess a heightened understanding of the specific requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +obstacles, and assets of their respective regions. Enabling them to craft EPR frameworks tailored to their _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances can result in more efficient and effective solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Adaptability: Given the diversity in development levels, industrial landscapes, waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices, and available resources across different countries, allowing local authorities to shape appropriate _x000D__x000D_ +legislation can accommodate these variations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Flexibility to Evolve: Local authorities can adjust EPR systems over time to accommodate shifting _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, technological progress, and changes in waste streams. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Enhanced Engagement: Collaboration with local authorities can foster broader involvement from _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders such as industries, consumer collectives, and environmental non-governmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +This inclusivity can lead to well-rounded and equitable policies. _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1747,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/somalia_13092023_b.pdf,[],['Somalia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Somalia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Liban Mohamed, liban@moecc.gov.so _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +September 13, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +It is crucial to have a standardized and universally accepted set of definitions for terms like _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, microplastics, and circularity. This will ensure consistency in communication and _x000D__x000D_ +understanding among all stakeholders involved. Efforts should be made to collaborate _x000D__x000D_ +with existing organizations and bodies that have done work in this area to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +duplication and leverage existing knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Potential substances of concern: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +A comprehensive list of potential substances of concern in plastics, including but not _x000D__x000D_ +limited to additives, monomers, and solvents, should be compiled. This list should be _x000D__x000D_ +regularly updated based on new scientific evidence and should be made publicly available _x000D__x000D_ +to inform stakeholders and encourage transparency. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential sources of release of microplastics: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +A detailed study should be conducted to identify all potential sources of release of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, including but not limited to industrial processes, consumer products, and _x000D__x000D_ +natural weathering of plastic waste. This information will be crucial for developing _x000D__x000D_ +targeted strategies to reduce microplastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans should include clear targets and timelines for reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, strategies for promoting circular economy, measures for strengthening the _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory framework, and provisions for monitoring and reporting progress. Additionally, _x000D__x000D_ +guidance should be provided on how to involve all relevant stakeholders in the _x000D__x000D_ +development and implementation of the National Action Plans. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Monitoring and best practice in other MEAs: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +A review of existing monitoring mechanisms in other MEAs should be conducted to _x000D__x000D_ +identify best practices that can be adopted or adapted for monitoring progress on _x000D__x000D_ +reducing plastic pollution. This should include considerations on data collection, analysis, _x000D__x000D_ +reporting, and verification. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Financing mechanism: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +A detailed analysis should be conducted to identify the most suitable financing _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, considering the pros and cons of new standalone mechanisms, hybrid _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms, and existing mechanisms. The financing mechanism should be sustainable, _x000D__x000D_ +accessible, and adequate to support the implementation of actions to reduce plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Capacity building and training needs for each Member: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +A detailed assessment of capacity building and training needs for each Member should be _x000D__x000D_ +conducted. This should include considerations on technical expertise, institutional _x000D__x000D_ +capacity, and financial resources. Moreover, a mechanism should be established to _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate the sharing of best practices and knowledge among Members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional areas for Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Public Awareness and Education _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Incentives for Recycling and Waste Reduction _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Research and Development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Additional areas for Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Integration with other Environmental Objectives _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Legal and Regulatory Framework _x000D__x000D_ +▪ _x000D__x000D_ +Collaboration with Other Stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1748,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/yemen_13092023_b.pdf,[],['Yemen'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Yemen _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Protection Authority _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Omer Baeshen, National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +mwe@mwe-ye.org, info@epa-ye.org, cites.yem@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +13-09-2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Group one: _x000D__x000D_ +The following inputs can be taken into account: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +Including: _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria to determine and prioritize problematic and avoidable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Among the problems that plague the least developed countries is the spread of plastic bags, which _x000D__x000D_ +indicates poor management, which have negative effects on humans and the environment, and _x000D__x000D_ +there are no effective ways to recycle them. They also pollute agricultural soil. All the solutions _x000D__x000D_ +applied do not solve the problem, and therefore there must be focus. On a sustainable solution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Group two: _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice. _x000D__x000D_ +Facilitating learning and scientific research by establishing an information network to exchange _x000D__x000D_ +information, publish research, and display means of innovation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +Countries suffer from weak budgets allocated to plastic materials, so it is possible to seriously consider _x000D__x000D_ +establishing a mechanism to meet the needs of developing countries to reduce plastic pollution, which _x000D__x000D_ +would contribute to implementing national plans and supervising all stages of production, manufacturing _x000D__x000D_ +and reuse. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1749,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentina_15092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Argentina'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +ARGENTINA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Alejandro Torres Lépori _x000D__x000D_ +(focal point for the plastics negotiation process) _x000D__x000D_ +toa@mrecic.gov.ar _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +09/15/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +The following areas, among others, will require further intersessional work: clear understanding of the _x000D__x000D_ +concepts and definitions to be included in the instrument; consideration of other existing environmental _x000D__x000D_ +agreements in order not to duplicate efforts; cooperation and coordination with other existing MEAs; means _x000D__x000D_ +of implementation, in particular, transfer of technology and financial mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 Definitions: it is key to differentiate concepts of monomers, polymers and plastic materials (including _x000D__x000D_ +composition of elastomers – rubbers and tyres); also hazardous and non-hazardous plastics. There will be a _x000D__x000D_ +need to harmonize terms with those of already Multilateral Environment Agreements already in force, such _x000D__x000D_ +as the Basel or the Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 Substitutions can be defined, such as in Minamata Convention: Parties shall provide to the Secretariat, _x000D__x000D_ +as appropriate, information on any such product, including any information related to the availability, _x000D__x000D_ +technical and economic feasibility and the environment and human health risk and benefit of the product _x000D__x000D_ +substitution. The Secretariat shall make such information publicly available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 As for substances of concern in plastics, substances listed in the Stockholm Convention and chemical _x000D__x000D_ +products related to the issues of concern should be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1.4 On potential sources of release of microplastics articles 4 and 5 of Minamata Convention should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered as a basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.1 – A scientific and technical body must have the purpose to provide information on the effects and _x000D__x000D_ +hazardous characteristics of substances that might be present in plastics and their waste. In addition, this _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +body can recommend best practices for their treatment, traceability, discuss potential substitutes, and _x000D__x000D_ +provide information on nanomaterial-related issues. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding composition of the body, it is important that it respects regional balance. It should recommend _x000D__x000D_ +restrictions and prohibitions on the use, manufacture and international trade of certain plastics. It is deemed _x000D__x000D_ +important that the Scientific Committee should carry out risk assessments of new and existing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. The specific evaluation criteria must be established in a particular Annex. Article 8 of the _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Convention could be regarded as a model text. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.2 - National Action Plans should be encouraged, including voluntary commitments by States, in order to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the obligations of the future treaty. A voluntary commitment that could be encouraged is the _x000D__x000D_ +development of plastic inventories. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans should aim at fostering the reuse and recycling of plastics, which in turn will improve _x000D__x000D_ +national capacities regarding management (separation on origin, logistics, traceability, treatment facilities, _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, among others). These plans should also foster the participation of interested and non-_x000D__x000D_ +governmental actors. A similar structure of article 20 of the Minamata Convention could be followed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Strengthening treatment technologies will be relevant, but the instrument will have also to contribute to _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction of use of plastics, especially those containing hazardous substances, as a priority. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.3 Regarding harmonization between MEAs, synergic work between POPRC and the Scientific Committee _x000D__x000D_ +will require support. Duplicity of work should be avoided. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.5 -2.9 Capacity building will be essential for developing countries, in particular regarding management. It _x000D__x000D_ +is recommended to take into account article 14 of the Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The creation of a specific fund to help with the implementation of the obligations arising from the future _x000D__x000D_ +agreement is suggested. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding issue 5 of Contact Group 2 (“To consider options to define “technology transfer on mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms""), and in relation to the issue of ""technology transfer"", it is considered that agreed language _x000D__x000D_ +in the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, in particular SDG 17.7, should be respected. In this sense, transfer of _x000D__x000D_ +technology must be on favorable terms to developing countries, including concessional and preferential _x000D__x000D_ +terms, as mutually agreed. This means that technology transfer cannot be understood purely in mutually _x000D__x000D_ +agreed terms given that this would imply commercial terms, when, instead, it should be on preferential _x000D__x000D_ +terms to developing countries, in order to allow the long-term endogenous development of technologies by _x000D__x000D_ +such countries. _x000D__x000D_ +Information flow between developed and developing countries must be ensured, including patents, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account past experience regarding Minamata (mercury-free thermometers, mercury waste treatment _x000D__x000D_ +technology) and Stockholm (dioxin and furan, and POPs in general measuring technology and waste _x000D__x000D_ +treatment technologies) Conventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1750,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/australia_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Australia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Australia _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +AUSTRALIA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Cameron Colebatch _x000D__x000D_ +Australia’s INC Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and _x000D__x000D_ +Water _x000D__x000D_ +Australian Government _x000D__x000D_ +Cameron.Colebatch@dcceew.gov.au _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Australia considers that the intersessional work related to Contact Group 1 focus on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Key definitions – to ensure a shared understanding of commonly used terms at this stage of the _x000D__x000D_ +INC process. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Information to support criteria - to appropriately identify those chemicals, polymers, products _x000D__x000D_ +and activities requiring intervention. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions (prior to INC4) _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports intersessional work to develop key definitions and other key terms to be used in the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument text. For instance, key terms such as ‘plastic pollution’, ‘primary plastic polymers’, ‘problematic _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable plastic products’, ‘chemicals of concern’ and ‘polymers of concern’ will require a precise and _x000D__x000D_ +unequivocal definition in the instrument. Australia suggests that proposed definitions for key terms be _x000D__x000D_ +developed by a technical working group during the intersessional period. As a starting point, we _x000D__x000D_ +recommend the technical working group gather relevant definitions already used by other international or _x000D__x000D_ +regional instruments or frameworks, and potentially Members States and sub-national governments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Australia recommends that high-level criteria to be included in the Instrument support the instrument’s _x000D__x000D_ +objective. High-level criteria would likely include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +reducing the risk to human health and the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +minimising leakage of plastics; and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +increasing recyclability and safe circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia recommends that a technical expert group be established to progress intersessional work to _x000D__x000D_ +gather information on criteria for the following key areas: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products (prior to INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ +a. Australia suggests that the INC Secretariat compile a list of those problematic single-use _x000D__x000D_ +products and packaging formats that Member States and sub-national governments are _x000D__x000D_ +already taking action to eliminate within their jurisdiction, as well as the criteria used to _x000D__x000D_ +identify these problematic and avoidable plastic products and packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +b. This list could then be referred to a technical expert group to develop global criteria, to _x000D__x000D_ +identify unnecessary and avoidable plastic products and packaging for elimination by _x000D__x000D_ +Member States. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Problematic Chemicals and Polymers (prior to INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ +a. Australia requests intersessional work on criteria for identifying chemicals and polymers _x000D__x000D_ +requiring collective action and management by Member States. _x000D__x000D_ +b. This work must examine linkages with other multilateral agreements to avoid duplication, _x000D__x000D_ +and to confirm the remaining gaps between existing multilateral agreements with regard _x000D__x000D_ +to plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. We suggest developing separate criteria to identify problematic chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic polymers, rather than applying broad criteria to both polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Factors to be considered in determining problematic chemicals and problematic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +include: _x000D__x000D_ +i. whether the product has inherent properties that are harmful to the environment _x000D__x000D_ +or human health (for instance, being slow to degrade, bioaccumulate or have long _x000D__x000D_ +term toxic effects); and _x000D__x000D_ +ii. polymers and chemical additives that impede circularity (for instance, reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +ability or likelihood of the polymer being recycled). _x000D__x000D_ +3. Microplastics (post INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ +a. Australia understands that criteria are already in use by some Member States and _x000D__x000D_ +sub-national governments to define intentionally added microplastics. We request that _x000D__x000D_ +these criteria be compiled and reviewed in the intersessional period to develop a _x000D__x000D_ +consistent approach to identifying products with intentionally added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Additional criteria are required for identifying non-compostable plastics that contain _x000D__x000D_ +additive-fragmentable (oxo-degradable) technologies that have the result of the plastic _x000D__x000D_ +breaking up into microplastics at a faster rate. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Minimum recycled content (post INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ +a. We recommended intersessional work focus on existing targets, timeframes, definitions _x000D__x000D_ +and product scope currently used by Members States that already set minimum recycled _x000D__x000D_ +content targets. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Australia supports intersessional work to develop definitions for safe recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +sector specific targets for recycled content. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Intersessional work should also consider the required supporting elements, such as _x000D__x000D_ +traceability and labelling systems, required to enable recycled content to be tracked along _x000D__x000D_ +the supply chain and provide transparent and verifiable data to increase confidence and _x000D__x000D_ +use. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes (post INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ +a. We recommend that high-level objectives, parameters and criteria be developed to inform _x000D__x000D_ +product life-cycle-analysis (LCA), to assess whether product alternatives and substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +are genuinely more sustainable. _x000D__x000D_ +b. We recommend that existing standards and certifications already used to verify the _x000D__x000D_ +environmental sustainability and safe circularity of plastic alternatives throughout _x000D__x000D_ +Member States be compiled. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Design criteria (post INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ +a. Australia requests intersessional work to compile high-level circularity design criteria _x000D__x000D_ +already used. We note that more specific criteria may also need to be developed in the _x000D__x000D_ +future for application on a sector-by-sector basis. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +(prior to INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ +In addition to the requests outlined above, Australia proposes that any technical working group _x000D__x000D_ +recommended under point 1. above to develop definitions for key technical terms undertake work to _x000D__x000D_ +identify potential substances of concern and problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia also recommends clearer delineation between hazard and risk-based approaches in chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +management to ensure there is clarity regarding any mechanism/s to be adopted. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In relation to the areas listed under Contact Group 2 for intersessional work, Australia recommends _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work focuses on the following: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Science and technical body (prior to INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia requests that a scientific and technical body of experts in chemicals, plastic polymers and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +production, as well and Indigenous knowledge holders, be convened to develop the technical details _x000D__x000D_ +required to progress the instrument’s development. This body could be tasked with sourcing existing and _x000D__x000D_ +developing new standards and definitions, as well as seeking information on unresolved technical issues. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia supports an ad hoc technical working group to develop a set of criteria and definitions for the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The working group could also consider substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers and products, as well as requirements needed to improve product design for circularity. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia would be pleased to work with other Member States to develop a Terms of Reference for such a _x000D__x000D_ +working group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring (post INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia requests intersessional work be conducted to discuss and make recommendations on _x000D__x000D_ +interoperable monitoring systems for the following elements: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global plastic pollution, to determine whether the instrument is delivering on its (proposed) _x000D__x000D_ +objective to end plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Tracking chemicals in plastics and other materials under successful precedents such as the Global _x000D__x000D_ +Automotive Declarable Substances List, and the International Material Data System. Australia _x000D__x000D_ +seeks consideration of how similar monitoring approaches could be applied under the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia also supports monitoring mechanisms to periodically review the chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +listed in proposed Annexures. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Production of plastics (disaggregated into primary and recycled), to determine the instrument’s _x000D__x000D_ +success in restraining plastic production to sustainable levels. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Monitoring will also be required to review Members States’ progress in delivering on their obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +whether these be within the instrument itself, or in that Member’s National Action Plan. We request _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work to determine best practice monitoring in this regard. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential financing mechanism (prior to INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia considers that the priority regarding a proposed finance mechanism is to first determine what is _x000D__x000D_ +in scope for funding. Without this context of what needs to be funded and the likely quantum of funding _x000D__x000D_ +required, it will be difficult to have informed discussions on how to allocate funds and where this funding _x000D__x000D_ +will be sourced from. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia suggests that intersessional work could investigate potential financial mechanism models to _x000D__x000D_ +develop a set of options for future consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +Australia _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Private and innovative finance (post INC-4) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia considers that there is an important role for public-private partnerships to fund and implement _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste. Australia requests intersessional work to compile success _x000D__x000D_ +stories of initiatives where private and innovative finance have contributed funding, expertise and _x000D__x000D_ +resources to projects that support the instrument’s objectives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Australia also requests that intersessional work investigate how private and innovative finance models can _x000D__x000D_ +be used to contribute to the proposed financing mechanism, as well as funding measures implemented _x000D__x000D_ +at the national or regional level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1751,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Chile'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +CHILE _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Macarena Quezada Borel _x000D__x000D_ +Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +mquezada@minrel.gob.cl _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15/09/23 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas._x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: Objectives and Obligations _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work related to contact group 1 should take into account and build upon the _x000D__x000D_ +technical and scientific work already performed under the framework of MEAs and other _x000D__x000D_ +instruments, such as the report on Global Governance of Plastics and Associated Chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +(Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regional and gender balance must be guaranteed in the composition of these bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 1: Information on definitions of, e.g., plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We encourage the establishment of an article dedicated to definitions, which should be proposed by a Group _x000D__x000D_ +of Experts and subsequently discussed among Member States and Observers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 2: Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● The focus of the intersessional work should be on establishing criteria for elaborating annexes on _x000D__x000D_ +limitations of polymers and chemicals of concern, due to the large number of substances used in _x000D__x000D_ +plastic production. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Intersessional work should address the need to complement criteria and processes decided under _x000D__x000D_ +other MEAs and instruments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● The criteria should address identification and classification of hazardous chemicals in plastic _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing, use, reuse and recycling. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Intersessional work should prioritize high-leakage and single use plastic applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 3: Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Intersessional work should be supported by an independent and geographically representative and _x000D__x000D_ +gender balanced Expert Group, to analyze concrete topics and propose a list of polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern to the contact group, taking into consideration the example of the Technical _x000D__x000D_ +Committees of the Montreal Protocol. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● A declaration of conflict of interest, research finance sources and other features that can _x000D__x000D_ +compromise the independence of experts should be requested for the expert’s appointment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● In the matter of substances of concern, Chile supports the use of Annexes to the Treaty, allowing _x000D__x000D_ +for a “start-and-strengthen” and tailored approach of substances in different sector and product _x000D__x000D_ +applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 4: Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2: Means of Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +Item 1: To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Establish a Scientific and Technical body to support the implementation of the future instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +with specific emphasis on the continuous work revising polymers and chemicals of concern and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, based on scientific information. This body should take _x000D__x000D_ +gender balance and regional representation into consideration. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Intersessional work related to Contact Group 1 should be supported by an Expert Group. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● It is important to closely coordinate the work of the scientific and technical body on plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +to the Science Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste _x000D__x000D_ +and to prevent pollution, under establishment as a result of UNEA Resolution 5/8. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 2: To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Intersessional work on National Action Plans, acknowledging the need for adaptation to the local _x000D__x000D_ +context and accompanying the definition of criteria and scope as well as technical assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +funding. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 3: To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 4: To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Chile is strongly in favor of organizing intersessional work on the revision of best practices within existing _x000D__x000D_ +MEAs and other instruments in several aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +● Institutional arrangements, including good practices in Secretariat coordination or joint secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +among several MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Compliance mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Science, technology and innovation cooperation, with specific emphasis on joint funding _x000D__x000D_ +mechanisms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Funding arrangements for the implementation of the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 5: To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 6: To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 7: To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 8: To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the need _x000D__x000D_ +for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Item 9: To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As indicated in the Principles, Chile identifies the importance of good practices and experiences learned _x000D__x000D_ +from other existing environmental agreements, specifically in relation to their training, courses, internships _x000D__x000D_ +and all kinds of interactions with State parties, as executors of the policies indicated in the respective _x000D__x000D_ +treaties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1752,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cook_islands_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Cook Islands'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (PART “B”) _x000D__x000D_ +POTENTIAL AREAS OF INTERSESSIONAL WORK _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +COOK ISLANDS _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +HALATOA FUA _x000D__x000D_ +DIRECTOR _x000D__x000D_ +NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SERVICE _x000D__x000D_ +INC HEAD OF DELEGATION FOR THE COOK ISLANDS _x000D__x000D_ +GOVERNMENT _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15TH SEPTEMBER 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g., for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse, and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 1 (CG1) _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands supports the possible areas for intersessional work identified and proposed studies to be _x000D__x000D_ +carried out by the Secretariat, as stated in the report by the Co-facilitators on discussions in Contact Group 1. _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands would like to provide further input on the areas we consider to be a priority for the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +consider and commit to intersessional work from the discussions in Contact Group 1. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Reduce the supply, demand and use of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +2. Potential substances (including chemicals) of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Improving the design of plastic products and packaging for recycling and encourage sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption through reuse and repair of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +5. Environmentally sound waste management practices and technologies to be promoted, as well as _x000D__x000D_ +those to be restricted _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input is provided as follows: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Reduce the supply, demand and use of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands expressed its support to reduce the supply, demand and use of primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +through the establishment of global targets and binding obligations. While the Cook Islands and most Pacific _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +SIDS are not producers of plastic products, we are importers of plastic products that requires global targets to _x000D__x000D_ +streamline the plastic production process and align with the waste hierarchy principle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposing intersessional work in this area will be useful to understand the following key aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Verifiable timebound global reduction targets _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop a common assessment criteria for the production of primary plastic polymers, both fossil fuel _x000D__x000D_ +and biobased, to be considered at INC-4 for inclusion in an annex to the instrument. A safe, sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +and essential permissible; unsafe, unsustainable, and non-essential should be restricted or prohibited. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Models and methods for disaggregating fossil fuel subsidies related to plastic production (energy _x000D__x000D_ +required and polymers) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Report on the fiscal incentives and subsidies provided by member states on the production of primary _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers to inform discussions on potential subsidy reform _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Import and export requirements to parties and non-parties for the trade in primary plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Methods to track types and volumes of plastic polymers, additives, precursors, and feedstocks _x000D__x000D_ +extracted. Transparency assessment criteria and harmonised methods for tracking and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +feedstocks, polymers, and associated chemicals, including those intended for the production of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives and substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Methodologies to standardize data collection on the production, distribution and use, and _x000D__x000D_ +unintentional releases of plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of licensing schemes for production, importation and exportation of virgin and secondary plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Market based disincentivised measures such as price-based measures, permits, licenses, tariff or tax on _x000D__x000D_ +virgin plastic production _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Incentivised plastic-free measures such as distribution systems (safe reuse and refill). These can also be _x000D__x000D_ +applied to incentivise the use or development of preferred feedstocks, chemicals, and polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Models for reuse and refill in a SIDS context where producers are mostly international _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation to reduce primary plastic polymers and reduce/minimise aggregate global _x000D__x000D_ +plastics production. Sound means of implementation is essential for the effectiveness of the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +because it supports member states to meet their obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identify minimum elements to be included in life cycle assessment methods, including for GHG _x000D__x000D_ +emissions of the plastics life cycle, starting with extraction and including energy, transport and trade _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Potential substances (including chemicals) of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Given our limited waste management infrastructures and the lack of economies of scale, the only practical _x000D__x000D_ +option is to ban or phase out unsafe, unsustainable, and non-essential plastic polymers, associated chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and products. However, access to information remains a major obstacle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As the Cook Islands is not a producer of plastic polymers, associated chemicals nor plastic products (nor _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives), we have no control over production volumes, safe design standards, nor traceability and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +standards. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +, As there are no global legally binding standards for production and design, nor for transparency and labelling _x000D__x000D_ +for polymers, associated chemicals and products (including alternatives and substitutes), we lack access to _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +information about the chemical content in the polymers we import, and the chemicals and polymers in the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products we import. Therefore, we cannot make the fully informed, evidence-based decisions _x000D__x000D_ +necessary to drive effective plastic pollution prevention policy and implementation domestically. The special _x000D__x000D_ +circumstance of SIDS needs to be taken into account to ensure accessibility and affordability of safe, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable, and essential alternatives and substitutes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposing intersessional work in this area will be useful to understand the following key aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establish a global baseline and inventory of raw materials used in plastic products, including a _x000D__x000D_ +monitoring regime, socioeconomic and environmental baseline data. Volumes of raw materials _x000D__x000D_ +extracted for the production of plastic products as well as plastics alternatives and substitutes. This _x000D__x000D_ +would include baseline data and monitoring of monocropping intended for the production of single use _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and the socioeconomic and economic impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop sustainability criteria that determine problematic and avoidable plastic products, which can be _x000D__x000D_ +considered at INC-4 for inclusion in an annex to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Procedure for listing new problematic and avoidable plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of import and export requirements for parties and non-parties on problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, listed polymers and chemicals, alternatives and substitutes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +For listed polymers, to produce a list from the assessment criteria that is determined by independent _x000D__x000D_ +experts _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Options for addressing problematic and avoidable polymers and products that meet the criteria but are _x000D__x000D_ +not listed for global regulatory action _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop sustainability criteria to identify chemicals of concern, which can be considered at INC-4 for _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in an annex to the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Procedure for listing new problematic and avoidable plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Different approaches to regulating groups of chemicals and polymers of concern, that provides _x000D__x000D_ +examples of a Prohibited, Restricted, Permitted, and Exempt list as a hybrid regulatory approach. _x000D__x000D_ +These lists should appear in the Annex of the treaty and should be open and adaptable to new and _x000D__x000D_ +emerging science. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Options for addressing chemicals of concern that meet the criteria but are not listed for global _x000D__x000D_ +regulatory action _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Methods to promote transparency, that includes to track types and volumes of polymers and chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +used in production, to include additives intentionally added and non-intentionally added substances, _x000D__x000D_ +and precursors (monomers) or plastics-associated chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of research that require support for the development of safe and sustainable chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, and products (including alternatives and substitutes). This should cover chemicals, polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and products emerging on the market as sometimes are no safer than conventional plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonised reporting and monitoring requirements, including a global indicator set _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation to strengthen regulation of chemicals of concern in plastics, problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic polymers and products and reduce/minimise aggregate global plastics production _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identify minimum elements to be included in life cycle assessment methods for reuse models, including _x000D__x000D_ +for GHG emissions of the plastics life cycle, energy, cleaning, transport and trade _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Improving the design of plastic products and packaging for recycling, foster design for circularity and _x000D__x000D_ +encourage sustainable production and consumption through reuse and repair of plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +The design of plastic products and packaging to foster recyclability and circularity, will be important for the _x000D__x000D_ +Cook Islands to manage when applying the precautionary principle in national implementation. While not a _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +producer, it is equally important for an importer of plastics to find mechanisms, both global and national, to _x000D__x000D_ +ensure sustainable design and product packaging is achieved. _x000D__x000D_ +Proposing intersessional work in this area will be useful to understand the following key aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop circularity criteria for design and production of plastic products and packaging, that includes _x000D__x000D_ +labelling measures, which can be considered at INC-4 for inclusion in an annex to the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Circularity criteria may include environmental performance, safety, sustainability, durability, and _x000D__x000D_ +transparency (including labelling). Considerations for safe and sustainable alternatives to enhance _x000D__x000D_ +circularity may be technical feasibility, cost effectiveness, efficacy, risk, availability, and accessibility _x000D__x000D_ +(see POPRC reviews for POPs alternatives). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of compliance measures to ensure the criteria for polymers, chemicals, and products are being _x000D__x000D_ +met _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Trade measures between parties and non-parties, including export restrictions _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Safety assessment for recycling content with the knowledge that the higher the recycled content the _x000D__x000D_ +less safe a product becomes. From these assessments, guidelines on developing targets for required _x000D__x000D_ +minimum safe recycled content. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +General sector guidelines for reduction and reuse – including a regional and sectoral approach given _x000D__x000D_ +the cross-cutting themes across all the sections of this document _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identify harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, including for certain _x000D__x000D_ +products and packaging _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identify minimum elements to be included in life cycle assessment methods, including energy _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidelines on incentives and disincentives to encourage reduction and safe and sustainable reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +refill, repair, repurpose, and remanufacture e.g., fees, tariffs, EPR schemes and right-to-repair _x000D__x000D_ +requirements _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonised reporting and monitoring requirements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics is a major threat to the Pacific given our vast oceans and coastlines. We are subject to _x000D__x000D_ +transboundary colonial waste, filled with plastic waste and debris from all over the world – of which remediation _x000D__x000D_ +can remove visible plastic waste but does not solve the leakage of microplastics to our marine environment. The _x000D__x000D_ +ingestion of microplastics by our marine life and marine food chain is a threat to the Cook Islands and the Pacific _x000D__x000D_ +region. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposing intersessional work in this area will be useful to understand the following key aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Definition of microplastics and the scope of measures for microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of the potential sources of release of microplastics, including from specific sectors - an _x000D__x000D_ +annex to the instrument of the list of all types of intentional (primary) microplastics across various _x000D__x000D_ +sectors _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Development of a globally harmonized monitoring mechanism to assess the presence of microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +in the environment _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of mandatory guidelines on best available technology and best environmental practices to _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the release of plastics and sustainable design in certain sectors _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Means of implementation to strengthen regulation of microplastics. A safe, sustainable and essentiality _x000D__x000D_ +criteria for removal/remediation technology to remove microplastics wherever possible (e.g., _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +wastewater systems) acknowledging that many current remediation and removal technologies can _x000D__x000D_ +cause further harms. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Environmentally sound waste management practices and technologies _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to clarify the environmental impact of different waste management technologies, including GHG _x000D__x000D_ +emissions. This will assist in identifying which practices and technologies should be restricted under the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. Those practices and technologies that are found to be safe for communities and the environment _x000D__x000D_ +can be promoted under the instrument, including through the sharing of technical information and socio-_x000D__x000D_ +economic studies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposing intersessional work in this area will be useful to understand the following key aspects: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Which technologies are to be promoted under the agreement and which should be restricted _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The design of plastic products (type of resin, manufacturing processes, etc) and their different _x000D__x000D_ +contributions to emissions of GHG and other hazardous substances during end-of-life treatment _x000D__x000D_ +options _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Options for decarbonizing the plastic waste sector, including transport _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Safe trade of plastic waste as per the Basel Convention, paying particular attention to the lack of _x000D__x000D_ +domestic facilities available to SIDS and the high costs of shipping waste to other countries _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Options for low-technology and low energy solutions, as well as job creation, within the context of _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries with limited energy supplies _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +CONTACT GROUP 2 (CG2) _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands supports the possible areas for intersessional work identified and proposed studies to be _x000D__x000D_ +carried out by the Secretariat, as stated in the report by the Co-facilitators on discussions in Contact Group 2. _x000D__x000D_ +The Cook Islands would like to provide further input on the areas we consider to be a priority for the INC to _x000D__x000D_ +consider and commit to intersessional work from the discussions in Contact Group 2. In light of the limited time _x000D__x000D_ +available to negotiators, it is important that the CG2 intersessional work is focused on the needs for financial _x000D__x000D_ +support and not to focus on the mapping of the current funding and finance to address plastic pollution. This _x000D__x000D_ +mapping work has been covered extensively at the Ad-hoc Open-ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics (AHEG). _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work should cover these activities: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Enabling Activities _x000D__x000D_ +These are critical components for SIDS to establish a strong means of implementation to support the global _x000D__x000D_ +efforts to end plastic pollution. These enabling activities have been detailed in the Options Paper on methods _x000D__x000D_ +that can assist member states implement the ILBI successfully: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Institutional strengthening _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Policy development and implementation, including national action plans. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Education and awareness raising. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity-building and training, in coordination with other relevant initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Transfer of technology projects on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting, monitoring; and evaluation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Pilot and demonstration projects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Incremental costs of compliance _x000D__x000D_ +Costs related to control measures, like incremental capital and operating costs, at the different stages of the _x000D__x000D_ +lifecycle of plastics – should be funded to ensure compliance particularly for SIDS with limited resources. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Funding mechanism _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work on the most effective and appropriate funding mechanism will be useful. To establish a _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated plastics multilateral fund, expand on existing multilateral funds or consider a hybrid approach. _x000D__x000D_ +A dedicated multilateral financing mechanism for the Cook Islands and other SIDS will enable the effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the provisions of the treaty into NIPs by supporting monitoring, reporting and evaluation _x000D__x000D_ +and implementing plastic prevention measures domestically. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional fund to tackle pollution in the environment and remediation of legacy waste should also be _x000D__x000D_ +discussed. Types of innovative and other financing opportunities can also be a part of the intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Independent scientific research _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work should include the input from independent scientific and technical experts, with a _x000D__x000D_ +robust conflict of interest policy to ensure the legitimacy, integrity, trust, and credibility of said experts. _x000D__x000D_ +Groups like the Scientists’ Coalition should therefore be better supported to provide independent scientific _x000D__x000D_ +advice to negotiators during the INC process and negotiations. The establishment of a UNEP science panel _x000D__x000D_ +will take time as some member states like the Cook Islands can utilize the advice of independent scientists _x000D__x000D_ +throughout the negotiation process. _x000D__x000D_ +It would be helpful to develop draft Terms of Reference for a subsidiary body linked to the plastics instrument _x000D__x000D_ +that can support countries needs once the instrument comes into force, but also preparing for this post-_x000D__x000D_ +adoption of the instrument. This will allow the Cook Islands and other countries to understand the nature of the _x000D__x000D_ +support that will be provided by the subsidiary body, but also contribute to ensuring the needs of SIDS are _x000D__x000D_ +considered in the development of the subsidiary body. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1753,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_15092023_b.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups[1], to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions _x000D__x000D_ +received will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the _x000D__x000D_ +Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +INDIA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact _x000D__x000D_ +person _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr.Naresh Pal Gangwar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of _x000D__x000D_ +Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of _x000D__x000D_ +India _x000D__x000D_ +Email: asnpg.mefcc@gov.in _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-_x000D__x000D_ +3 (following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact _x000D__x000D_ +groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one _x000D__x000D_ +or more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity- in _x000D__x000D_ +Annexure 1 _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +b. _x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and _x000D__x000D_ +related applications _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products- As above. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of micro-plastics (applications and sectors):- The sources of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics can be unintended or intended. This needs careful study and data collection _x000D__x000D_ +over long time. _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 [2]. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, _x000D__x000D_ +the development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of _x000D__x000D_ +targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical _x000D__x000D_ +body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional _x000D__x000D_ +and/or suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +and coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation _x000D__x000D_ +to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine _x000D__x000D_ +the need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your _x000D__x000D_ +input relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +The following themes should be considered for inter-sessional work based upon deliberations and _x000D__x000D_ +decision of INC as agreed: _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group I _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs in regard item 2 (a) _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals additive and other chemicals, which have _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Scientifically proven adverse impacts on human health and environment at _x000D__x000D_ +concentration in which they are used in the polymers or plastic or plastic products; _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +scientifically proven studies for migration/leaching of such chemicals from plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products to the environment so as to cause significant adverse impact to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and environment at product stage; _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +In cases, the health and environment impacts are caused during other lifecycle stage _x000D__x000D_ +then there is no mitigation measures possible. _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs in regard item 2 (b) _x000D__x000D_ +The products having adverse environment impact such as high littering propensity and low _x000D__x000D_ +collectability and recyclability and which can be relatively easily substituted with viable _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives without any substantial social and environmental impacts. The utility value of _x000D__x000D_ +such products are low. The parameters to identify such products may be selected as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Low utility for maintaining hygiene _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Low utility for product safety _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Essentiality _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Low social impact _x000D__x000D_ +v. _x000D__x000D_ +Low Economic impact _x000D__x000D_ +vi. _x000D__x000D_ +Difficult to collect after intended use. _x000D__x000D_ +vii. _x000D__x000D_ +Difficult to recycle _x000D__x000D_ +viii. _x000D__x000D_ +Whether feasible End of Life solutions exist? _x000D__x000D_ +ix. _x000D__x000D_ +Impact of Alternative on Environment _x000D__x000D_ +x. _x000D__x000D_ +Littering Propensity _x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g. for circularity, reuse- The design standards for various products should be _x000D__x000D_ +dependent on national circumstances and should not be harmonized at global level. The _x000D__x000D_ +consumer preferences and lifestyles vary across the countries and the usage of various _x000D__x000D_ +products also is different. The products which are regarded as single use in developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries are commonly reused in the developing countries. Imposing common designs will _x000D__x000D_ +have unintended adverse impacts. The best practices and the appropriate designs should be _x000D__x000D_ +shared among the parties so that they can choose the designs most suitable to their needs and _x000D__x000D_ +usage. _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs in regard to S. Nos. 1 and 2( potential areas) of the Contact Croup 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products- The substitutes and _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives should be environmentally safer than original products. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The alternatives should be technically feasible and economically viable. After careful _x000D__x000D_ +consideration and study of the above parameters only, they should be promoted. _x000D__x000D_ +3. All measures must factor in the cost implications as well as capabilities and capacities of _x000D__x000D_ +transition _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs in regard to S. Nos. 5 to 8( potential areas) of the Contact Croup 2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Economic implications of the measures of the proposed legally binding instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +be assessed in regard to each measure, both legally binding and voluntary. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The cost of adoption/implementation taking into account the affordability, accessibility, _x000D__x000D_ +affordability of technologies and investments must be assessed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +[1] Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +focused on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +[2] The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/he _x000D__x000D_ +42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1754,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Japan _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Tomoe KOTANI _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director, Division of Global Environment, _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15th September, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-_x000D__x000D_ +3 (following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact _x000D__x000D_ +groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one _x000D__x000D_ +or more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +Japan would like to comment on the following definitions for further discussion. _x000D__x000D_ +If definitions have already been provided in other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) _x000D__x000D_ +such as the Basel Convention, and other international frameworks including ISO, they should be _x000D__x000D_ +respected in this treaty. Definitions should also be considered in examining each article of the new _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +including _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The “microplastics” should be defined in the new instrument based on relevant _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution, UNEP report, and GESAMP guidelines below, among others. _x000D__x000D_ +For example, the UNEA Resolution 2/11 describes plastic particles less than 5 _x000D__x000D_ +millimeters in diameter, including nano-sized particles as microplastics, and INC1 _x000D__x000D_ +working document “Glossary of key terms” (UNEP/PP/INC.1/6) applies the same _x000D__x000D_ +definition. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The UNEP report “From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic pollution” in 2021 defines plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in _x000D__x000D_ +diameter as microplastics and less than 1µm as nanoplastics. The same definition _x000D__x000D_ +is used in GESAMP’s 2019 guidelines “GUIDELINES FOR THE MONITORING AND _x000D__x000D_ +ASSESSMENT OF PLASTIC LITTER IN THE OCEAN”. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We are not opposed to the aforementioned UNEA resolution to collectively define _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics as those less than 5 mm, including nanoplastics. On the other hand, _x000D__x000D_ +there are many differences between nanoplastics and microplastics in terms of _x000D__x000D_ +hazards and countermeasures, so careful consideration is necessary for defining _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics as it includes nanoplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +An example of classifying microplastics based on the countermeasures from the _x000D__x000D_ +Nordic Report (2022) “Addressing microplastics in a global agreement on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution” _x000D__x000D_ +(Secondary) Microplastics originating from the degradation and weathering of _x000D__x000D_ +larger pieces of plastics after deposition in landfills or when lost in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. This category also includes microplastics generated unintentionally _x000D__x000D_ +in the recycling sector. _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution could be considered as the negative effects and emissions _x000D__x000D_ +resulting from the production and consumption of plastic materials and products _x000D__x000D_ +across their entire life cycle; A major focus could be on plastic waste that is _x000D__x000D_ +mismanaged and leakage and accumulation of plastic objects and particles that _x000D__x000D_ +can adversely affect humans and the living and non-living environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +General comment _x000D__x000D_ +Before discussing the establishment of criteria, it is necessary to identify what kind of measures _x000D__x000D_ +should be taken to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and what sort of risks _x000D__x000D_ +we intend to prevent under the new instrument with clearly defined “plastic pollution”. _x000D__x000D_ +The necessity of regulations against “chemical substances and polymers of concern in plastics” and _x000D__x000D_ +“problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications”, and the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria, if deemed necessary under those regulations, should be considered through a formal _x000D__x000D_ +process, based on scientific evidence provided by experts. In addition, it is necessary to avoid _x000D__x000D_ +duplication and inconsistency of measures under the existing MEAs and international frameworks, _x000D__x000D_ +and to promote coordination with them. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In examining the impacts on the environment and human health, risk-based analysis should be taken _x000D__x000D_ +rather than hazard-based analysis as exposure element should be taken into account. Furthermore, _x000D__x000D_ +even if a list of specific chemicals and others are to be identified as a result of risk assessment _x000D__x000D_ +process based on the criteria, appropriate measures should be taken by each country's relevant _x000D__x000D_ +authorities, taking into account national circumstances of each country. For these reasons, it is not _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate to be automatically listed as chemical substances of concern based on the results of _x000D__x000D_ +hazard-based analysis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Those terminologies that are being discussed and refined in other fora such as existing MEAs should _x000D__x000D_ +be properly taken into account, so that consistency should be ensured. _x000D__x000D_ +With the above premises in mind, we provide specific comments on a-d below: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +When considering the governance related to chemicals of concern in plastics, we need to fully _x000D__x000D_ +take into account the paragraph 3 (k) of the UNEA5/14. Namely, the new instrument should _x000D__x000D_ +promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, avoiding _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +duplication and promoting complementarity of action. Especially, the Stockholm Convention on _x000D__x000D_ +Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) already regulates chemical additives in plastics as POPs, _x000D__x000D_ +and Beyond 2020 instrument to be adopted in ICCM 5 in September 2023 deals with chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +including those in plastics; therefore, when considering regulations under the new instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +coordination should be made with existing international frameworks. _x000D__x000D_ +A crucial perspective involves whether and how these chemicals have an impact on ecosystems _x000D__x000D_ +and human health through exposure through the environment. Therefore, the evaluation of _x000D__x000D_ +chemical substances based on risk-based approaches, not hazard-based approaches, should be _x000D__x000D_ +applied and clearly referred to. _x000D__x000D_ +Each chemical of concern in plastics exhibits different behaviors once released into the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and thus may cause different impacts on human health and ecosystem. In this _x000D__x000D_ +context, appropriate measures should be taken based on the corresponding level of risk and the _x000D__x000D_ +actual situation in each country. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addressing polymers of concern, consideration should be given on national circumstances _x000D__x000D_ +and existing domestic measures rather than applying direct and uniform control measures at _x000D__x000D_ +international level. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria should be based on scientific evidence provided by a group of technical experts _x000D__x000D_ +including scientists, academia, industry representatives and other stakeholders. Such a technical _x000D__x000D_ +expert group should be established and those issues should be discussed in a formal process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +We consider it difficult to set a common global design standard for all plastic products due to _x000D__x000D_ +the differences of production technology surrounding plastic products and the availability of _x000D__x000D_ +recycled materials, etc. in each country. Rather, we propose having discussions on elements _x000D__x000D_ +related to product design. _x000D__x000D_ +Product design guidelines on circularity and reuse should be formulated by major product _x000D__x000D_ +groups respectively in each country, taking into account characteristics of and ways of use for _x000D__x000D_ +such products as well as national circumstances. As shown in the Japanese design guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +products using plastics, the design should take into account the elements of long-term usability, _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, etc. to the maximum extent possible for the material and structure. In Japan, _x000D__x000D_ +although the above-mentioned ""elements"" to be considered are clearly indicated, there is no _x000D__x000D_ +""standard"" as to what combination of these elements and what extent each of them should be _x000D__x000D_ +considered. It would be effective if the new instrument provides guidelines for recyclability and _x000D__x000D_ +reuse for each member country to consider when developing its design guidelines. Such guiding _x000D__x000D_ +documents would include common elements for consideration in formulating product design _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. It should also be formulated with multistakeholder consultations, including the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector. As an example, Japan, under the Plastic Resource Recycling Promotion Act, _x000D__x000D_ +identified the following set of elements as guidance for each industry group in its design _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for plastic products. Japan is ready to share knowledge and lessons learned with _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +other countries. The intersessional work could have a focused discussion on the development of _x000D__x000D_ +a common set of elements for design guidelines based on the following example: _x000D__x000D_ +Possible guidelines for plastic product design are considered as follows. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Structure: Reduction of weight, simpler packaging, longer use/longer _x000D__x000D_ +service life, use of easily reusable parts or reuse of parts, single material, _x000D__x000D_ +easy to disassemble/separate, easy collection/transportation, easy to _x000D__x000D_ +crush/incinerate _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Materials: Substitution of materials other than plastic, use of easily _x000D__x000D_ +recyclable materials, use of recycled plastic, use of bio-plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation of products based on LCA _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Information dissemination and system development _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Collaboration with stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Standardization of design by product category, and preparation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance with design guidelines, etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to identify certain plastic polymers and products which should be substituted or _x000D__x000D_ +replaced so as to promote research and development on alternatives. Furthermore, it would be _x000D__x000D_ +important to establish a framework(s) to facilitate collaborations among stakeholders which _x000D__x000D_ +have available technologies and funds. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In order to promote uses of developed substitutes and alternatives, providing information to _x000D__x000D_ +and raising awareness of consumers as well as utilizing public procurement schemes are _x000D__x000D_ +effective. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Same comments as 2. the above _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +It is desirable to establish a common classification category under the new instrument, and the _x000D__x000D_ +classification in the UNEP report (2018) can be referenced. For microplastics, a distinction should be _x000D__x000D_ +made between primary microplastics and secondary microplastics generated by the degradation and _x000D__x000D_ +miniaturization of macro plastics, and the estimation of discharged microplastics should be _x000D__x000D_ +conducted. It is important to take countermeasures against the sources, leakage routes, and impacts _x000D__x000D_ +of microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As for the measures against intentional use/addition of microplastics, voluntary measures have been _x000D__x000D_ +taken in Japan by industry groups to prevent the use of microplastics in certain sectors and product _x000D__x000D_ +categories, thereby eliminating potential pathways for release into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +As for the measures against unintentional release of microplastics, it is necessary to consider what _x000D__x000D_ +kind of actions are technically feasible now and in the future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical _x000D__x000D_ +body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +Under the new instrument, it is necessary to provide functions to periodically assess the current _x000D__x000D_ +state of scientific knowledge and to make necessary recommendations to the Conference of the _x000D__x000D_ +Parties (COP) from a scientific and technical perspective. There are several options for its _x000D__x000D_ +institutionalization, such as establishing a permanent subsidiary body, a specialized but independent _x000D__x000D_ +body, or utilization of a separately-discussed Science Policy Panel (SPP) on Chemicals, Waste, and _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Prevention. The optimal way of institutionalization for the topic and nature of assessment _x000D__x000D_ +should be further discussed. It is desirable to avoid duplication by collaborating with existing _x000D__x000D_ +activities carried out by the BRS Secretariat and the OECD. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional _x000D__x000D_ +and/or suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans (NAPs) are a core element in the new instrument since they are intended to _x000D__x000D_ +encourage each country’s concrete actions by describing what each country will actually do to _x000D__x000D_ +achieve the objectives and goals, taking into account the obligations, regulatory measures and _x000D__x000D_ +voluntary approaches stipulated in this instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The option paper presented at INC2 includes the development of national action plans as an _x000D__x000D_ +implementation measure. However, the plans should be considered as a core obligation, since it is _x000D__x000D_ +intended to implement concrete measures in accordance with the objectives, targets and general _x000D__x000D_ +requirements of the instrument, and to report on the results of implementation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The contents of the national action plans can be discussed considering the description of the option _x000D__x000D_ +paper and with reference to the existing reporting format under the “G20 Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter”, which was adopted by the leaders at the 2019 G20 _x000D__x000D_ +Osaka Summit. The G20 format calls for reporting on the following items. For the items to be _x000D__x000D_ +included in the national action plans under this instrument, it is desirable to set common items for _x000D__x000D_ +reporting, to ensure comparability of efforts among the parties and to promote further _x000D__x000D_ +improvement. In addition, each country should be obliged to formulate a long-term strategy in its _x000D__x000D_ +national action plan. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Items for reporting from the G20 format _x000D__x000D_ +National laws/plans, measures, and achievements (prevention/reduction of plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +generation, environmentally sound waste management, cleaning up marine plastic litter, _x000D__x000D_ +promotion of innovative solutions, education/awareness raising, monitoring/scientific research _x000D__x000D_ +on marine plastic litter), challenges, best practices (national level, regional level, private sector, _x000D__x000D_ +international cooperation) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +From the perspective of ensuring the transparency of the progress of each Party’s efforts, each Party _x000D__x000D_ +should provide objective data related to its own national action plan (data on the production, _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and discharge of plastics, including from value chain, collection and recycling (amount, _x000D__x000D_ +rate) of plastic wastes , recovery of plastics discharged from the marine environment and other _x000D__x000D_ +environments, policy objectives reflecting the global goals, medium- and long-term strategies and _x000D__x000D_ +related indicators, roadmaps, etc.) and the methodology for calculating them. If numerical targets _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +are specified in the national action plan, the degree of achievement of those targets should also be _x000D__x000D_ +reported. From the viewpoint of ensuring comparability, it is desirable to standardize the _x000D__x000D_ +methodology to calculate various data as much as possible by guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +and coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +In the process of identifying the cooperation and coordination provisions in MEAs, there are many _x000D__x000D_ +provisions that can be referred to, such as the Minamata Convention, which stipulates that COP shall _x000D__x000D_ +cooperate with other international organizations and other entities in the preparation of the _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines. _x000D__x000D_ +In the Minamata Convention, the articles are divided by item (e.g. artisanal and small-scale gold _x000D__x000D_ +mining, mercury waste, etc.) and each article explicitly provides for obligations and efforts for _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation by each country. _x000D__x000D_ +There should be provisions for the Conference of the Parties after the entry into force to enable _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation with other institutions. For example, coordination with private initiatives such as _x000D__x000D_ +discussions on standards such as ISO. _x000D__x000D_ +If chemicals of concern and problematic plastic are to be identified in this instrument, information _x000D__x000D_ +should be exchanged with the Conference of the Parties to Stockholm Convention. There should be a _x000D__x000D_ +need to be consistent with technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste adopted by the Conference of the Parties to Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +Coordination and cooperation with existing initiatives for international data collection and _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholder collaboration on plastic pollution (Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML), Basel _x000D__x000D_ +Convention partnership on plastic waste, etc.) should be also pursued to avoid duplication and to _x000D__x000D_ +build complementary cooperation. A provision to promote such cooperation is required. _x000D__x000D_ +There needs to continue bilateral and multilateral efforts to mitigate plastic pollution, not only in _x000D__x000D_ +terms of cooperation in fulfilling obligations such as capacity building as in UNEA Resolution 5/14. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +As other existing multilateral environmental agreements, the Paris Agreement has established and is _x000D__x000D_ +operating an ambition enhancement mechanism consisting of the five-year update/submission of _x000D__x000D_ +NDCs, the two-year submission/evaluation/multilateral review of the Biennial Transparency Report _x000D__x000D_ +(BTR) that reports on progress toward implementation and achievement of the NDCs, and the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of a Global Stock-take every five years to assess progress toward achieving the goals _x000D__x000D_ +of the Paris Agreement on a global basis (articles of the Paris Agreement and related decisions _x000D__x000D_ +(Decision 4/CMA, etc. )). In addition, it is stipulated that the NDC should include information on best _x000D__x000D_ +practices, allowing for learning best practices in other countries through this mechanism. We believe _x000D__x000D_ +that the Paris Agreement could be used as a reference depending on the provisions to be agreed, _x000D__x000D_ +since it has already established and has been operating an advanced mechanism for monitoring _x000D__x000D_ +progress and learning best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Given that technology transfer is recently taking place in a variety of ways (by private entities), in _x000D__x000D_ +order to maximize the use of limited resources, it is necessary to provide targeted assistance under _x000D__x000D_ +this instrument, such as target areas to be supported and technologies needed. For example, plans _x000D__x000D_ +for scales and means of assistance should be developed according to national and regional needs, _x000D__x000D_ +based on the status of legislation/technology on waste management and the current status of _x000D__x000D_ +recycling and disposal, and assistance should be targeted to ensure that measures are effective and _x000D__x000D_ +highly cost-effective. To protect intellectual property rights, the wording “on mutually agreed terms” _x000D__x000D_ +is indispensable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +Given that it is essential that all stakeholders work together to address plastic pollution, it is _x000D__x000D_ +important to utilize various sources of funding to address plastic pollution including voluntary _x000D__x000D_ +contributions from the private sector, in addition to public funding, existing bilateral assistance and _x000D__x000D_ +existing funding mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The instrument needs to _x000D__x000D_ +clarify that assistance should be provided to countries most in need and be targeted to most _x000D__x000D_ +effective measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It would be difficult to mobilize private funding if there is no relationship with profitability. To this _x000D__x000D_ +end, we believe that it's important to build social system at a community level such as collection, _x000D__x000D_ +sorting and sound management and disposal of plastic waste, which are difficult for private sector to _x000D__x000D_ +deal with but are very important as a basis for recycling and reuse businesses. Even if plastics are _x000D__x000D_ +replaced by substitutes, building such a social system is indispensable for society to dispose of any _x000D__x000D_ +waste substitute in an environmentally sound manner. _x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, industrialization of waste management, recycling and reuse should be promoted, by _x000D__x000D_ +drawing up grand design for it should be drawn up in each region. Target support should be _x000D__x000D_ +provided for such those sufficiently planned and effective efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation _x000D__x000D_ +to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +The choice of appropriate policies such as charging for plastics, taxation, fee, and EPR systems _x000D__x000D_ +should be left to the countries so that the effectiveness is maximized based on the circumstances in _x000D__x000D_ +each country. For this reason, we believe that imposing a fee, tax or levy on plastics to _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturers and importers globally is not an appropriate option. _x000D__x000D_ +The proposal to collect fees as an obligation under the instrument based on extended producer _x000D__x000D_ +responsibility as a source of funds is a big challenge, in terms of how to realize it and how to _x000D__x000D_ +guarantee a level-playing field. It should be premised on the assumption that the recycling of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +will be promoted and producers will be motivated to design environmentally friendly products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine _x000D__x000D_ +the need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +As means of implementation, it is important to identify the situation of the existing financial support _x000D__x000D_ +such as GEF, Basel and Stockholm Convention, GPML, and bilateral and other support (UNEP, UNDP, _x000D__x000D_ +Habitat, UNIDO, and many others) for addressing plastic pollution. We would like to request the INC _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat to prepare an INF document for INC4 which includes assistance model deriving from best _x000D__x000D_ +practice to consider effective and cost-effective assistance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +As an intersessional work, existing efforts by Member states and other stakeholders should be _x000D__x000D_ +shared among stakeholders to identify the capacity building and training needs and to determine _x000D__x000D_ +effective and efficient measures to meet such needs. For example, under the G20 Implementation _x000D__x000D_ +Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter, more than 50 countries have reported on their _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives since 2019, which can be used to identify areas where further measures are needed. Such _x000D__x000D_ +existing initiatives and information sharing hubs can support the implementation of instrument at _x000D__x000D_ +local, national, regional, and international levels. _x000D__x000D_ +To date, Japan has facilitated development of circular infrastructure for waste management in _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, such as strengthening proper waste management including recycling, through _x000D__x000D_ +the preparation of waste management policies and plans, the establishment of institutions such as _x000D__x000D_ +laws, standards, guidelines, etc. for waste management, capacity building of partner governments _x000D__x000D_ +through training, etc., based on local conditions and needs. _x000D__x000D_ + In addition to the bilateral cooperation, Japan is actively working on monitoring of plastics in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including the identification of the source of and estimation of the amount of the _x000D__x000D_ +plastics into the ocean through coordination between international organizations such as UNEP. _x000D__x000D_ +Also, Japan leads multilateral platforms such as the ""Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia _x000D__x000D_ +and the Pacific"" and the ""African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP)"", and promotes circular economy _x000D__x000D_ +transition and waste management initiatives in developing countries through the development of _x000D__x000D_ +common guidelines, etc. It is important to continue to promote the bilateral and multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +capacity building in a complementary manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1755,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kuwait_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Kuwait'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +State of Kuwait _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Public Authority _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Fatemah M F Alqahtani – Head of municipal waste section _x000D__x000D_ +f.alqahtani@epa.gov.kw _x000D__x000D_ +INC National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15th September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 proposed intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Objective(s): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accelerate the management and utilization of plastics while protecting human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and continue contributing to the sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Core Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in _x000D__x000D_ +many industries. Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements but also risk economic growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, _x000D__x000D_ +durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, consumption, and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that has proven _x000D__x000D_ +indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing bans on specific plastic types could yield adverse consequences for the global _x000D__x000D_ +recycling sector: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Reduce in demand for recycled materials: If banned plastics were previously recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +used as raw material in new products, the ban would reduce the value of demand for these recycled _x000D__x000D_ +materials, leading to a drop in the value of recyclable waste and negatively impacting the recycling _x000D__x000D_ +industry. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +B. Loss of recycling capacity: If a significant portion of the recycling industry relies on the _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of said banned plastics, the ban would lead to loss in recycling capacity, jobs, and large-_x000D__x000D_ +scale reconstruction of the industry resulting to economic and environmental setback. _x000D__x000D_ +C. Increased demand for alternative materials: A ban on certain plastics may result in an _x000D__x000D_ +increased demand for alternative materials, some of which are not easily recyclable. This could _x000D__x000D_ +lead to new waste management challenges and potentially hinder recycling efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait advocates for a systematic reliance on scientific evidence when _x000D__x000D_ +evaluating potentially harmful chemicals or polymers. Several Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) address the issue of hazardous chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention on the technical guidelines for sound management of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +waste. These agreements aim to protect human health and the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +harmful effects of these substances by promoting their reduction which has led to _x000D__x000D_ +positive outcomes in reducing the impacts of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +Synergies and coordination among MEAs can enhance the effectiveness of measures _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce the production, consumption, and use of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers and microplastics are two different types of small particles that can have _x000D__x000D_ +negative impacts on the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers are tiny strands of synthetic materials, such as polyester or nylon, that are _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found in clothing, textiles, and household items like carpets and upholstery. _x000D__x000D_ +When these items are washed or used, microfibers can shed and enter the water system. _x000D__x000D_ +They are so small that they can pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in _x000D__x000D_ +rivers, lakes, and oceans. These microfibers can be ingested by aquatic organisms and _x000D__x000D_ +potentially work their way up the food chain, causing harm to marine life. On the other _x000D__x000D_ +hand, microplastics are small plastic particles, typically measuring less than 5 _x000D__x000D_ +millimeters in size. They can come from a variety of sources, including the breakdown _x000D__x000D_ +of larger plastic items, microbeads in personal care products, and industrial processes. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and have been found in oceans, rivers, _x000D__x000D_ +soil, and even in the air we breathe. They can have harmful effects on marine life and _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems when ingested or when they accumulate in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Both microfibers and microplastics pose environmental concerns due to their _x000D__x000D_ +persistence, potential for ingestion by wildlife, and their ability to transport harmful _x000D__x000D_ +substances. Efforts are being made to mitigate their release into the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +improve wastewater treatment processes, and develop more sustainable materials and _x000D__x000D_ +practices to minimize their impact. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation requires access to _x000D__x000D_ +advanced recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for _x000D__x000D_ +managing and reducing plastic waste generation. Recycling technologies improve _x000D__x000D_ +waste collection rates, recycling efficiency, and reduce environmental pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +National targets drive innovation, promote a circular economy, and establish a sense of _x000D__x000D_ +urgency for collective action. Together, these measures contribute to a sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +future with effective waste management and environmental protection. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support the options for regulating plastic waste, however we think Chemical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling shall not be Prohibited. Chemical Recycling is an evolving field, and a _x000D__x000D_ +complementary technology to mechanical recycling for certain plastic waste types. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, we DO NOT prohibiting any recycling options for members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We reject the notion of imposing obligations directly on producers, as this is a process _x000D__x000D_ +steered by the involved parties. Instead, the emphasis should remain on individual _x000D__x000D_ +parties formulating plans that align with the National determined Plans by each party. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Requirement for polymer producers: While requiring polymer producers to invest in _x000D__x000D_ +recycling facilities is a commendable idea, it would be more effective to encourage a _x000D__x000D_ +broader range of stakeholders to contribute to the development of recycling _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing best available technologies for recycling is essential, but linking them _x000D__x000D_ +directly to the Paris Agreement or principles of sustainable banking and investment _x000D__x000D_ +might create confusion. Instead, it is crucial to set clear, specific criteria for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +waste management technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait emphasizes the importance of productive and efficient designs that _x000D__x000D_ +enable the circularity of plastic waste. We support establishing national requirements _x000D__x000D_ +for design criteria. However, the proposed global harmonized system and _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies may not effectively accommodate the diverse needs and contexts of _x000D__x000D_ +individual countries, potentially leading to subpar waste management outcomes and _x000D__x000D_ +unintended consequences. A global harmonized system will not adequately address the _x000D__x000D_ +diverse needs and contexts of different countries, and implementing tailored national _x000D__x000D_ +design strategies for circularity will ensure more effective and sustainable outcomes in _x000D__x000D_ +managing plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait, recognizes the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste, we believe that it is crucial for each member state to establish their own _x000D__x000D_ +reasonable targets, while considering their unique circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait supports the need for design criteria to enable circularity under _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances, which includes efforts to investigate means to reuse and repair _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, including the _x000D__x000D_ +marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait requests further clarification on the governing body that will _x000D__x000D_ +develop and adopt the guidelines, as efforts to produce a legally binding instrument is _x000D__x000D_ +compromised by all member states, and the vagueness of the “governing body” hinder _x000D__x000D_ +individual sovereignty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait would like to note that plastic products continue to provide _x000D__x000D_ +durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to _x000D__x000D_ +other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +goods and food. The State of Kuwait reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +means to reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, including for _x000D__x000D_ +certain plastic products and packaging should be nationally determined. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +With relation to encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, _x000D__x000D_ +tariffs or tax incentives, EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, _x000D__x000D_ +right-to-repair requirements and remove trade barriers.” The State of Kuwait does not _x000D__x000D_ +support a standardized utilization of tariffs or tax incentive, EPR schemes as each _x000D__x000D_ +member state must assess its own capacity and circumstance through individual plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic products when its turn _x000D__x000D_ +to waste. This can be achieved by Reduction of plastic leakage through waste _x000D__x000D_ +minimization. Waste minimization measures based on national circumstances should _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the leakage of plastics from the waste phase. In addition, special care should be _x000D__x000D_ +taken to reduce the release of plastics to the environment from the unintended loss of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, such as fishing gear, plastic pellets and artificial turf. Most of these _x000D__x000D_ +losses occur in the use phase of products, the loss of pellets may also occur in the _x000D__x000D_ +production, transport, and storage phases. The leakage of plastics from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transport and use phase can be addressed through various regulatory measures based _x000D__x000D_ +on national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Informal Sectors: The informal sector, including individuals and small enterprises, is _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the collection of plastic wastes. Collection of recyclables takes place from _x000D__x000D_ +all possible places where access is possible. Informal sector plays an important rule in _x000D__x000D_ +many countries. The State of Kuwait does not support establishing any requirements _x000D__x000D_ +to use fees specifically from EPR schemes to fund an upgrade of infrastructure and _x000D__x000D_ +technical and management skills for informal waste pickers to function as waste _x000D__x000D_ +collection and sorting companies as depends on national circumstances and national _x000D__x000D_ +strategy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has _x000D__x000D_ +seen a clear example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role _x000D__x000D_ +in medical equipment, food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent housing, _x000D__x000D_ +and even in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through insulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation and research on risks must take into account the positive impact of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +and through a scientific approach, which also compares it to proposed alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support Promoting cooperation, collaboration and exchange of information with _x000D__x000D_ +the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and other _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and chemicals of concern and on possibly problematic plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA resolution 5/14 Para.3. (K) To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding duplication, and promoting complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ +On this regard, Basel convention has work intensively on developing a detailed document on technical guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes which has been recently updated and adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +parties in COP16 that discussed the topics of Polymers and chemicals of concern and on problematic plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +details including but not limited to the following related topics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of plastics, additives and processing ads. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance on environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification and inventories, examples: _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of plastic wastes sources _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of hazardous [and non-hazardous] plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the ambitious timeline in resolution 5/14 for completing the INC’s mandate, there should be _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of current work without duplication of the effort's mandates of the other conventions and bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters _x000D__x000D_ +1. Identification of core obligations that have not worked in some countries and works well _x000D__x000D_ +with others, based on the principle of the importance of national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identifications of the positive of primary plastic to become a cornerstone of modern society _x000D__x000D_ +and meeting sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identification of the links between responsible production, consumption and the needs for _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Identification of negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of shifting to _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Identification of existing multilateral environmental agreement (MEAs) that addresses _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Identification the rules of cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of information with the _x000D__x000D_ +World health organization, International Labor Organization and other intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identification of scientific based evidence gaps as well as gaps in MEAs addressing _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Identification of all scientific evidence approach of all aspects related to microplastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microfibers that reflects its importance as well as environmental, social and economic _x000D__x000D_ +aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identification the reasons why plastic pollutions derives mainly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Identification of advanced recycling technologies, such as chemical recycling to advanced _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for managing and _x000D__x000D_ +reducing plastic waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Identification of side effects and negative sides if inclusion of core obligations that does _x000D__x000D_ +not meet the national circumstances, capacity and national action plan of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Acknowledging the importance to work on the new technical guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sounds management of plastic waste and its role to strengthening waste _x000D__x000D_ +management for plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Identification of legacy plastic waste and sources of these sites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. Identification the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste to ends plastic pollution in a way to establishing national requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. Exploring means to reuse plastic products acknowledging that plastic products continue to _x000D__x000D_ +provide durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared _x000D__x000D_ +to other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +goods and food. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. Identification of means to legalize informal sectors and pickers during plastic ends of life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +17. The State of Kuwait believes that plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products when its turn to waste, identify the measures based on national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capacity to avoid that. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. Identification the main causes of leakage of plastic to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. Evaluation of positive impact of plastic when conducting lifecycle and takes into account _x000D__x000D_ +the social and economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of Microplastics in intersessional Work: _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of microplastics is still underrepresented in academic literature, demands attention and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in our inter-sessional work. As we strive to understand the multifaceted impact of these _x000D__x000D_ +micro-particles, we must investigate into their origins, the levels of exposure in various _x000D__x000D_ +environments, and the potential risks associated with them. A crucial aspect of this endeavor is _x000D__x000D_ +quantifying their actual impact on the environment. This is a necessary step towards identifying _x000D__x000D_ +viable and practical solutions. One such approach could be the redesign of plastic products to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance their durability and resistance to fragmentation, thereby reducing the generation of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. This, however, is just one potential solution out of many we need to explore and _x000D__x000D_ +evaluate. By integrating the study of microplastics into our inter-sessional work, we are not only _x000D__x000D_ +positioning ourselves to better understand this pervasive pollutant but also equipping ourselves to _x000D__x000D_ +develop effective solutions. This initiative underscores our commitment to address complex _x000D__x000D_ +environmental challenges and our dedication to stewarding a sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2 intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: _x000D__x000D_ +1- National Action Plans (NAPs): _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans shall serve as the main obligation and the backbone for all parties involved, providing a _x000D__x000D_ +roadmap for each party to contribute towards achieving the objectives of the instrument. Many Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) depend on actions determined at the National level; hence this bottom-up _x000D__x000D_ +approach is necessary in achieving the intended goal of minimizing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These plans should be developed with consideration to the national circumstances of each nation. In the process _x000D__x000D_ +of developing these policies, it is recommended that states take into account the potential 12 core obligations list _x000D__x000D_ +proposed by the secretariat, treating them as a valuable policy toolkit that can be tailored to their specific _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, recognizing no one size fits all. The primary focus of these plans should be to promote sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastic, enhance plastic’s design for circularity in a way that safeguards human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment, and strengthen the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +2- Awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information: _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait believes that the most effective way to introduce a robust solution to address plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +pollution is by enabling end-users to garner further knowledge on their waste management practices. Therefore, _x000D__x000D_ +the State of Kuwait also supports the notion of awareness-raising, education, and the exchange of information as _x000D__x000D_ +part of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC may also consider the role of unbiased, scientifically based entities to act as a buffer and raise awareness _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution at a grander scale. We recognize the role stakeholder engagement may play in awareness-_x000D__x000D_ +raising as they can demonstrate advancements in waste management technologies, and developments in research _x000D__x000D_ +that allow for more sustainable uses of plastic products. Furthermore, the instrument should encourage Parties and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant stakeholders to prioritize exchanging of information (including but not limited to: waste _x000D__x000D_ +management solutions, technologies, and policies) to foster an international community that can utilize technology _x000D__x000D_ +and innovation collectively. _x000D__x000D_ +3- Stakeholder engagement: _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Kuwait believes that in order to create a holistic mechanism to address plastic waste pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders from across the value chain (including, packaging, food & Beverages (F&B) industry and informal _x000D__x000D_ +sector workers) must be involved in the creation of an internationally binding instrument. In that regard, the State _x000D__x000D_ +of Kuwait urges that stakeholders involved in the treaty vary in background, geography, and industrial expertise _x000D__x000D_ +to allow for a holistic approach to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In order for us to carefully address the concerns of all affected communities, we support the accreditation of _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders at the UNEP to allow for a platform to assist in the articulation of the scope and/or implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument. Further, we recognize the importance of stakeholders’ views as to provide crucial context, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, and experiences to the instrument that would lead to a more balanced outcome that considers the _x000D__x000D_ +potential trade-offs that the global community would face. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should support the inclusion of a proactive and innovative agenda for multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement, to allow for greater mobilization by the Parties and global community to address the challenge. The _x000D__x000D_ +agenda could potentially include: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of knowledge, technology, and expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Raising awareness across a wide variety of audiences _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote stakeholder involvement in subsidiary bodies articulating the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enable existing stakeholder initiatives aiming to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of reliable and factual data concerning plastics, including alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4- Research and Analysis, _x000D__x000D_ + Research is one of the key elements of the treaty and its future application, the below list are some _x000D__x000D_ +topics that the State of Kuwait is interested in exploring: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Conduct comprehensive research to understand the unique challenges and characteristics of _x000D__x000D_ +downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Analyze the potential of various innovative technologies to address downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review existing national action plans related to plastic pollution and identify best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Use nationally specific customized modeling tools and methodologies to identify and monitor _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution hotspots and use it to measure socio-economic variables to project/forecast locations _x000D__x000D_ +where reliable data is not available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Utilizing modeling tools to identify plastic pollution hotspots to provide precise data about the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation of plastic waste, enabling more focused and effective clean-up operations, ultimately _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to the protection of our environment and marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5- Capacity building: _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of all aspects related to capacity building needed for developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +as well as vulnerable countries from developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance: _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance on implementation can better be designed after there is clarity on the obligations set in the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, compliance must be effective and efficient, with a clear process. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting: _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting will be an important part of the treaty to help reach the objective of the treaty, but the details of reporting _x000D__x000D_ +are too early to be given and can designed by the governing bodies. Important elements of reporting should be: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Non-intrusive _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Does not create burden on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Designed by the countries to be catered to each set of actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management: _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will have a key in advancing the agenda and _x000D__x000D_ +implementing actions towards effective plastic waste management. Some of the areas where intercessional _x000D__x000D_ +work can have substantial impact: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Policy Development and Review: INC members have the authority to review, revise, and develop _x000D__x000D_ +new policies related to plastic waste management. This process should incorporate the latest _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings, align with international best practices, and consider diverse stakeholder input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. International Cooperation: Facilitate intergovernmental dialogues and collaborations to explore _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, share successful strategies, and initiate joint actions for plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Advanced Pyrolysis Technology: Advocate for the research, development, and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +advanced pyrolysis technology in plastic waste management. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical process, _x000D__x000D_ +can convert plastic waste into valuable resources like fuel, electricity, and heat. This technology, _x000D__x000D_ +while promising, requires regulatory support, financial investment, and public-private partnerships _x000D__x000D_ +to be effectively integrated into waste management systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Sustainable Design Advocacy: Promote the redesign of products to minimize plastic waste, increase _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, or replace plastics with more environmentally friendly materials. This can be _x000D__x000D_ +achieved through regulations, incentives, or industry collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Public Engagement: Develop strategies for public involvement in policy-making and increase _x000D__x000D_ +awareness about plastic waste management, including the benefits of advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +technology. This can entail public consultations, educational campaigns, or community initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Capacity Building: Support the strengthening of institutional capacities for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including the technical skills needed to operate and maintain advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +facilities. This could involve facilitating training sessions, providing resources, or assisting in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster strong collaborations between governments, the private sector, _x000D__x000D_ +NGOs, and academia to pool resources and expertise in tackling plastic waste. This collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +is especially critical in advancing new technologies like pyrolysis. _x000D__x000D_ +By focusing on these areas, INC committee members can significantly contribute to global plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management strategies and the promotion of innovative recycling technologies, advancing our journey _x000D__x000D_ +towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our proposition entails empowering local authorities within each nation with the responsibility of _x000D__x000D_ +formulating suitable EPR regulations in line with their available resources, while also taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the complete value chain. This approach offers several benefits such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Customized Solutions: Local authorities possess a heightened understanding of the specific _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, obstacles, and assets of their respective regions. Enabling them to craft EPR _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks tailored to their circumstances can result in more efficient and effective solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Adaptability: Given the diversity in development levels, industrial landscapes, waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices, and available resources across different countries, allowing local authorities to shape _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate legislation can accommodate these variations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Flexibility to Evolve: Local authorities can adjust EPR systems over time to accommodate shifting _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, technological progress, and changes in waste streams. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Enhanced Engagement: Collaboration with local authorities can foster broader involvement from _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders such as industries, consumer collectives, and environmental non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. This inclusivity can lead to well-rounded and equitable policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1756,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malawi_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Malawi'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +MALAWI _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact _x000D__x000D_ +person _x000D__x000D_ +and _x000D__x000D_ +contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Chifundo Chinyama _x000D__x000D_ +chifundochinyama@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Peter Magombo _x000D__x000D_ +uniquemagombo@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 September, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements _x000D__x000D_ +o We need to develop National Action Plans (NAP) which will allow national governments, especially _x000D__x000D_ +developing countries, to make the right decisions for their context. In order to achieve this, NAPs _x000D__x000D_ +should establish systems for consulting all relevant stakeholders including waste pickers and other _x000D__x000D_ +affected communities. However, despite this need for flexibility, NAPs must not leave any room _x000D__x000D_ +for governments (or companies) to renege on promises, miss targets or avoid the consequences of _x000D__x000D_ +doing so. Mandating increased transparency is key in this regard. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o National Action Plans need be crafted in such a way to include the development of legislation or _x000D__x000D_ +policies that discourage or ban new capacity (industrial facilities/infrastructure) for Plastics _x000D__x000D_ +production and to begin to phase-out harmful and problematic plastics in advance of the global _x000D__x000D_ +phase-outs. One possible source of funding for implementation of National Action Plans (in the _x000D__x000D_ +absence of a dedicated fund under the plastics treaty) can be the GEF window dedicated to the _x000D__x000D_ +objectives of the Convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o NAP should include elements on strategy development to increase circularity and manage non-_x000D__x000D_ +packaging plastic products. The lifecycle impacts of plastic production cannot be addressed _x000D__x000D_ +without considering all the uses of plastics in our economy. More than 55% of plastics are used in _x000D__x000D_ +construction, transportation, medical equipment, technology and other applications. Increased _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of these materials will increase the amount of recycled content available to offset the _x000D__x000D_ +need for new fossil-based plastic production. Global and regional work is needed to develop _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +strategies to address textiles, carpets, automotive parts, construction materials, and other _x000D__x000D_ +nonpackaging applications to increase the circularity of all plastics. (INC2 Options Paper Possible _x000D__x000D_ +Core Obligations: 14 a (i)) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +- Technology transfer should be core component in the instrument and there is a need to explore options _x000D__x000D_ +and develop guidelines to define technology transfer on mutually agreed terms with favorable terms for _x000D__x000D_ +the developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- Creation of a dedicated constituted body/committee responsible for discussing policies to deliver on _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer should be considered with membership of experts nominated by member states. The _x000D__x000D_ +dedicated constituted body/committee can be responsible for the following: _x000D__x000D_ +o Identifying and sharing knowledge, technologies, and expertise to address: principles for _x000D__x000D_ +technology transfer, exceptions and limitations of intellectual property rights, principles ensuring _x000D__x000D_ +equitable access and benefits for all participating countries in a manner that provides for _x000D__x000D_ +flexibilities of intellectual property regimes and fosters international cooperation; _x000D__x000D_ +o Capacity building: The body could provide technical assistance and capacity building to developing _x000D__x000D_ +countries to help them adopt and implement environmentally sound technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +o Research and development: The body could promote research and development of innovative _x000D__x000D_ +solutions to plastic pollution; _x000D__x000D_ +o The guidelines: can be developed to ensure equitable access to environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +technologies for plastic waste management, recycling or alternative materials; and _x000D__x000D_ +o Monitoring and evaluation: The body could establish a system for monitoring and evaluating the _x000D__x000D_ +effectiveness of technology transfer policies and mechanisms. This could include tracking the _x000D__x000D_ +adoption of environmentally sound technologies and assessing their impact on reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +- It is crucial to assess the capacity building and training requirements of each Member to effectively _x000D__x000D_ +implement the agreement and address plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + - This assessment can involve identifying gaps in technical expertise, institutional capacities, policy _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks, and public awareness. _x000D__x000D_ +- Tailored capacity building programs should be developed to address these identified needs, providing _x000D__x000D_ +training, knowledge sharing, and technical assistance to enhance the capabilities of all stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +- Examples of areas for capacity building and training: _x000D__x000D_ +o Capacity building programs can be designed to enhance waste management capabilities, improve _x000D__x000D_ +national monitoring and enforcement mechanisms, and strengthen policy development skills _x000D__x000D_ +o Training initiatives can target different stakeholders, including government officials, waste _x000D__x000D_ +management professionals, educators, and community leaders, to build a comprehensive network _x000D__x000D_ +of skilled individuals working towards plastic pollution reduction _x000D__x000D_ +-Awareness raising, education, and information exchange regarding plastic pollution, plastic alternatives, _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable management of plastic products (including end-of-life management), and the benefits of a _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy in terrestrial environment need to be considered. _x000D__x000D_ +- It is crucial to develop strategies to raise awareness among different stakeholder groups and disseminate _x000D__x000D_ +technical knowledge on plastic pollution and sustainable management, and integrate these concepts into _x000D__x000D_ +advisory services, education, capacity building, and various initiatives promoting environmental, social and _x000D__x000D_ +governance strategies in the private sector. _x000D__x000D_ +- Capacity building initiatives should also ensure gender equality and inclusivity of youth, indigenous _x000D__x000D_ +communities, minorities, and vulnerable groups. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1757,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +n/a _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Name: Eddy Mazuaansyah Mohd Ali Murad _x000D__x000D_ +Position: Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental _x000D__x000D_ +Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources, _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Email: eddyms@nrecc.gov.my _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia is of the view that intersessional work should be held urgently, so it can provide better _x000D__x000D_ +insights for the negotiation processes. However, sessions should be flexible, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration time differences across regions and also mobilization of resources from Member _x000D__x000D_ +Countries to effectively attend/participate and contribute during the sessions. Additionally, we urge _x000D__x000D_ +for more practical scheduling of intersessional work in between INCs. We are of the view that a _x000D__x000D_ +maximum of 3 series of intersessional works in between each INCs are workable taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the diverse and depth of topics for discussion as presented by Contact Group 1 and Contact Group _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The list presented by Contact Group 1 and Contact Group 2 is a good starting point in identifying as _x000D__x000D_ +well as categorizing the required knowledge and information to guide negotiation. However, as each _x000D__x000D_ +area and topic are substantive in nature, it is critical for the Secretariat to prioritize and schedule _x000D__x000D_ +those discussions to reflect the urgent requirement of the negotiations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Malaysia suggests intersessional work must cover areas or topics that are instrumental for the _x000D__x000D_ +development of an effective future treaty such as (but not limited to): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Clear and harmonized definitions of elements under the future treaty _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to have a clear definition of what is defined as ""problematic"". Furthermore, it is also _x000D__x000D_ +essential to examine plastic materials and products based on their practical use, especially when safe _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives are not economically viable and yet available. It is important to acknowledge that in some _x000D__x000D_ +cases, economically feasible alternatives may not be readily available, which should be taken into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration to ensure a smooth transition in the market. Besides, it also can serve as a framework to _x000D__x000D_ +define and classify plastic products based on specific circumstances, allowing for effectively identify _x000D__x000D_ +and prioritize those that require banning or phase-out measures. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +It is crucial to ensure that alternatives must be safe, free from toxic and do not create another set of _x000D__x000D_ +environmental problems. The alternatives should also work with the current recycling ecosystem, as _x000D__x000D_ +establishing dedicated end-of-waste-life solutions for these alternatives would require significant _x000D__x000D_ +investment and resources. It is crucial to identify and evaluate the available alternatives, considering _x000D__x000D_ +factors such as their environmental impact, safety, and feasibility. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential financing mechanism - plastic credit _x000D__x000D_ +A range of solutions, instructions and mechanisms are needed to end plastic pollution. Plastic credit as _x000D__x000D_ +an emerging mechanism may potentially mobilise financing, leverage investments and accelerate a _x000D__x000D_ +result-based approach via connecting private sector finance to reduce plastic pollution. It will make the _x000D__x000D_ +activities or results quantifiable, hence also to contribute to data collection and informal sector _x000D__x000D_ +registration. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Leveraging existing regional and national action plan and programs _x000D__x000D_ +Having a platform for exchanges to be made between Member States and the INC on successful existing _x000D__x000D_ +regional and national action plan and programs could benefit the process of developing certain _x000D__x000D_ +obligations in the instrument. This will allow all parties to gain valuable insights and learn from successful _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives that have already been done. By examining and analyzing these existing programs such as _x000D__x000D_ +Operation Clean Sweep (OCS), we can extract valuable lessons and best practices that can guide us in _x000D__x000D_ +tackling the issue of plastic pollution more effectively. It can serve as a knowledge-sharing platform, _x000D__x000D_ +enabling us to identify successful strategies, innovative solutions, and practical experiences that have _x000D__x000D_ +yielded positive results in combating plastic pollution. This can give us better understanding on what _x000D__x000D_ +works, what doesn't, and why. This will make our efforts more informed, targeted, and ultimately _x000D__x000D_ +successful. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Areas beyond national jurisdiction _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution in our oceans knows no borders, and it transcends individual nations' boundaries. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, addressing this global crisis requires us to focus on areas beyond national jurisdiction. There _x000D__x000D_ +are often legal and regulatory gaps when it comes to addressing plastic pollution in areas beyond _x000D__x000D_ +national jurisdiction. Intersessional work provides an opportunity to identify and address these gaps, _x000D__x000D_ +potentially leading to the development of international agreements and frameworks to govern such _x000D__x000D_ +areas so that we can work towards more effective solutions and international cooperation in addressing _x000D__x000D_ +this critical issue. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Impact of instrument on trade _x000D__x000D_ +A comprehensive socio-economic assessment is critical to not only understand the implications of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument to categories of countries, but more importantly to provide better insights in planning and _x000D__x000D_ +preparing for a robust mitigation measure. This is critical to ensure a just transition for countries as well as _x000D__x000D_ +industries. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Specifically referring to item 10 on the zero draft, intersessional work should be undertaken on discussions _x000D__x000D_ +to ascertain or deep dive in identifying the chemicals that are really a concern or hazardous. This is to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary prohibition of trade or barrier to trade. Certain so-called hazardous chemicals may already not _x000D__x000D_ +be in the market and may not be hazardous anymore once converted to other form of chemicals after _x000D__x000D_ +undergoing chemical reactions. Having said that, there are already mitigation in place in transporting the _x000D__x000D_ +classified hazardous chemicals. Thus, a proper stock-take of these chemicals that are currently in commerce _x000D__x000D_ +and its management and safety mechanisms in place will help the instrument in targeting the right chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +to be governed. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1758,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/new_zealand_15092023_b.pdf,[],['New Zealand'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Not applicable _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Renée Yap (renee.yap@mfat.govt.nz) _x000D__x000D_ +Daisy Croft (daisy.croft@mfe.govt.nz) _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics definition _x000D__x000D_ +The development of the instrument provides an opportunity for an internationally agreed, clear and _x000D__x000D_ +comprehensive definition of plastics. We support a broad scope of the definition/s for plastics, but recognise _x000D__x000D_ +that certain measures may need to be targeted or restricted to certain types of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports a global definition that includes plastic products (products made predominantly of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics) as well as plastic as a material (long chain/high molecular mass polymers) made of plastic resin _x000D__x000D_ +codes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, singly or in combination with one or more of these plastics or any non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +material. This includes plastics made from any source material, including biobased, bioplastics, _x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable, degradable, compostable, and conventional fossil-based plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Relatedly, New Zealand considers the definition should recognise the plethora of plastic polymers on the _x000D__x000D_ +global market by pluralising references to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports a definition that excludes unmodified natural polymers (e.g., cotton and paper) which _x000D__x000D_ +are proven to behave differently in the environment to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand recognises the European Commission guidelines on the interpretation and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +the European Union’s Single-use Plastics Directive 2019/904 (EU SUP Directive). These guidelines refer to _x000D__x000D_ +Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (known as the REACH regulation) which defines polymer, and notes that _x000D__x000D_ +polymers produced via an industrial process (including fermentation with naturally occurring _x000D__x000D_ +microorganisms or enzymes) are not natural polymers and should be considered plastic. This is because _x000D__x000D_ +polymerisation has not taken place in nature. New Zealand agrees with this interpretation, and believes that _x000D__x000D_ +materials such as compostable PLA and PHA, synthetic rubber such as silicones, thermoplastic and _x000D__x000D_ +thermoset plastics, elastomers and cellulosic materials (such as cellulose acetate) should be covered by the _x000D__x000D_ +definition of plastics as they are not unmodified natural polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +Consideration will need to be given to whether latex rubber and cellulose-based materials (such as rayon, _x000D__x000D_ +viscose and lyocell) should be covered by the definition. The majority of latex rubber sold commercially has _x000D__x000D_ +been synthetically modified to allow it to hold shape and for functionality reasons and is therefore not a _x000D__x000D_ +natural polymer. The EU SUP Directive concludes that lyocell and viscose fibres, commonly used in wet _x000D__x000D_ +wipes, should not be included in the definition of plastics because they are not chemically modified natural _x000D__x000D_ +polymers. However, some analysis (e.g., Loopholes in SUP Directive Could Undermine Goals, Eunomia) _x000D__x000D_ +suggests that the exclusion of these materials undermines the EU SUP Directive's intent and points to _x000D__x000D_ +scientific evidence relating to the production and degradation of these materials. _x000D__x000D_ +The definitions within current multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are not comprehensive in _x000D__x000D_ +their definition of plastics. Some exclude inorganic polymers such as silicon and others exclude elastomers. _x000D__x000D_ +We support a broader definition for plastics which encompasses all high molecular mass polymers formed _x000D__x000D_ +into a fixed shape /structure after processing involving flow, heat and pressure. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics definition _x000D__x000D_ +In background paper UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 ‘Glossary of terms’, microplastics are defined as plastic particles less _x000D__x000D_ +than 5 millimetres in diameter, including nano-sized particles. This is consistent with the common definition. _x000D__x000D_ +It is further broken down into: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Primary microplastics – raw materials for plastics conversion (pellets, powders). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Secondary microplastics – released from products/packaging (e.g. textile fibres, broken pieces etc). _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the further breakdown of the definition of microplastics by size, given that the _x000D__x000D_ +prevention measures for microplastics released from, for example, cigarettes, textiles and clothing will be _x000D__x000D_ +different to those for plastic products and associated microplastics leaked to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Circularity definition _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the instrument defining circularity and/or circular economy. New Zealand believes _x000D__x000D_ +the definition of circularity or circular economy should consider the principle of regeneration of nature, to _x000D__x000D_ +allow natural systems more room to thrive. A circular economy can be considered in domestic, regional and _x000D__x000D_ +global terms, depending on the materials. It is about finding the smallest, lowest emissions loop (some _x000D__x000D_ +materials may need to be exported for reprocessing due to economies of scale and differing infrastructure). _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The definition should also not limit a circular economy to a focus on plastics but should acknowledge the _x000D__x000D_ +role of a range of materials in any given context, based on a range of considerations including lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +assessment. The definition should also acknowledge the need for reduction of materials in the economy, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly problematic and unnecessary materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Reuse definition _x000D__x000D_ +In background paper UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 ‘Glossary of terms’, reuse is defined as “use of a product more than _x000D__x000D_ +once in its original form”. This is a limited definition of reuse that sets a very low bar (many items designed _x000D__x000D_ +as single-use can be used twice - but should not be thought of as reusable). New Zealand supports a higher _x000D__x000D_ +threshold for a product to be considered reusable. Setting a threshold is challenging, and some jurisdictions _x000D__x000D_ +are working on reusable standards, including Australia. New Zealand supports a multi-faceted definition – _x000D__x000D_ +including factors such as setting (e.g., is the item likely to be washed and reused?), cost, design, and whether _x000D__x000D_ +or not it meets a reusability standard (such as a dishwashing standard or warranty). A definition based on a _x000D__x000D_ +single test or attribute does not reflect how products are used in practice. The definition should explicitly _x000D__x000D_ +include packaging, and it may be appropriate to have different definitions for different types of products. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional definition: Recycling _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the development of a global definition for recycling, broken down into different types _x000D__x000D_ +of recycling. A definition will be important to support any targets relating to recycling. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional definition: Additives _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the development of a global definition for additives (including those added to _x000D__x000D_ +plastics). Additives are used across a wide range of sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +Additional definition: Recovery _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the development of a global definition for recovery, to capture the proportion that _x000D__x000D_ +is burnt for energy, which may or may not be as part of a recycling process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the development and use of global criteria for assessing problematic and avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +chemical substances of concern, plastic polymers and products, design and the use of alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +The use of global criteria in these areas should have multiple benefits, including a reduction in the use of _x000D__x000D_ +virgin plastics, greater recovery of high value plastics and greater certainty for industry looking to design for _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable products and ensuring their goods are suitable for export. _x000D__x000D_ +For all types of criteria listed above, New Zealand sees a need for flexibility in using and implementing the _x000D__x000D_ +criteria at a national level due to differing resource recovery infrastructure and other regional, national or _x000D__x000D_ +local factors. New Zealand also considers that sector-specific criteria will be required, or flexibility in _x000D__x000D_ +implementing the criteria depending on the relevant sector. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the development of any global criteria for the categories proposed for intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work (or any other categories proposed by countries) to be guided by: _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +a full lifecycle approach for resources, materials and products, which seeks to address issues from the _x000D__x000D_ +extraction of raw materials through to disposal and pollution impacts _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of impacts on human and environmental health, including by adopting a One Health _x000D__x000D_ +approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +the precautionary approach to avoid the use of alternatives and substitutes with undesirable _x000D__x000D_ +outcomes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +transparency and traceability _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +the use of lifecycle assessments to compare a range of impacts across the full lifecycle _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +the need to reduce total emissions caused by existing plastics extraction, production and use _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy - seeking to avoid generating plastic waste in the first place _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +scientific and indigenous knowledge sources _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +flexibility at a national level to recognise differing infrastructure and contexts _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +different applications and sectorial requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +We note that reports on the development of relevant criteria already exist and should be built upon in _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work. This will avoid duplicating work already done. For example, under the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention.2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +Removing hazardous chemicals used as additives in plastics that pose risks to environmental or human _x000D__x000D_ +health is a high priority for New Zealand. We support fewer chemical additives, in both polymer production _x000D__x000D_ +and the manufacture of products, and improved transparency around additives in materials and products, _x000D__x000D_ +in line with the precautionary approach. New Zealand also supports measures aimed at addressing _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to reduce chemicals and polymers of concern should take into account existing multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +environmental agreements (e.g., Stockholm Convention) and not duplicate existing restrictions. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand is open to a range of different approaches to addressing potential substances of concern in _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products, including the use of positive and negative _x000D__x000D_ +lists and the use of exemptions. _x000D__x000D_ +We note that the United Nations Environment Program report Chemicals in Plastics: A summary and key _x000D__x000D_ +findings includes a list of problematic chemical groups of concern used in plastics which could be drawn _x000D__x000D_ +upon to support intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports drawing on already existing reports to define microplastics and potential sources of _x000D__x000D_ +their release. For example, the Global governance of chemicals and plastics (basel.int) report could be drawn _x000D__x000D_ +upon to support intersessional work on microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports measures aimed at addressing intentionally added microplastics (e.g., microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +added to cosmetics, clothing, detergents etc). Our preference is for a full lifecycle approach to addressing _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 Study carried out by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions: Global governance of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and associated chemicals (2023), found here: _x000D__x000D_ +https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42381/Global_governance_plastics.pdf?sequence=1&is_x000D__x000D_ +Allowed=y _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally added microplastics. This measure could include a short positive-list approach for permissible _x000D__x000D_ +intentionally-added microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand also supports measures aimed at addressing unintentional microplastics (e.g., those that _x000D__x000D_ +originate from the fragmentation of plastic pollution), noting this is the largest, and increasing, source of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics in the environment. This would could involve measures such as plastic product/material bans _x000D__x000D_ +or regulated product stewardship for plastic products and packaging. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand recognises the importance of intersessional work but believes any intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +undertaken should be carefully prioritised with the clear purpose of helping to inform negotiations towards _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument. The volume of intersessional work needs to be managed so that delegations, particularly _x000D__x000D_ +smaller delegations as well as the Secretariat, can prepare for INC meetings. _x000D__x000D_ +1: To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body [to _x000D__x000D_ +support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the establishment of a science and technical body to support implementation of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. The science and technical body should be composed of technical experts with a wide range of _x000D__x000D_ +backgrounds and experience, including indigenous experts with traditional knowledge. We see this body _x000D__x000D_ +being established as part of the instrument’s text with the role of advising the Conference of the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand considers that it would be unorthodox to establish a science and technical body during _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations. We believe that the development of detailed scientific standards and/or criteria should be left _x000D__x000D_ +to a science and technical body to advise the Conference of the Parties once the instrument has been agreed. _x000D__x000D_ +2: To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand considers that national action plans where countries are required to set and/or meet _x000D__x000D_ +measurable, time-bound targets will play a key role in implementing the instrument’s core obligations and _x000D__x000D_ +control measures at a national level. We consider that any work on National Action Plans could be _x000D__x000D_ +undertaken at a later date once the INC has had an opportunity to further consider the details of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument (such as core obligations). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 and 4: To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered, and to consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and _x000D__x000D_ +suggest best practice. _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand would support work by the INC Secretariat to map provisions contained in existing MEAs _x000D__x000D_ +between INC3 and INC4. It is important that negotiators are well-informed and can draft an instrument that _x000D__x000D_ +is complementary to existing MEAs, and does not duplicate them. We also support intersessional work to _x000D__x000D_ +map proven and effective monitoring methods utilised by other MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +6: To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +An efficient and effective financial mechanism, that can address the high and rapidly increasing levels of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics pollution, is critical to the successful implementation of the instrument. However, New Zealand _x000D__x000D_ +considers that any discussions or intersessional work on a financial mechanism should be undertaken once _x000D__x000D_ +the INC has had the opportunity to further consider the details of the instrument (such as core obligations, _x000D__x000D_ +and implementation and compliance measures). _x000D__x000D_ +7: To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to matters _x000D__x000D_ +at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand supports the instrument containing a wide range of means of implementation and we support _x000D__x000D_ +a robust financial mechanism that is efficient and effective. For the reasons outlined above, we propose _x000D__x000D_ +work on the financial mechanism could be undertaken later in negotiations once the INC has had an _x000D__x000D_ +opportunity to further consider the core obligations of the instrument, in particular the core obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +8: To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the need for _x000D__x000D_ +financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +New Zealand would be supportive of considering a mandate for the Secretariat to map financial resources _x000D__x000D_ +for addressing plastic pollution at the international, regional and national levels. This analysis will be crucial _x000D__x000D_ +in determining and shaping the financial mechanism for the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +9: To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building will be critical to the success of this instrument (alongside an efficient and effective _x000D__x000D_ +financial mechanism and other means of implementation). To ensure that capacity building is effective and _x000D__x000D_ +impactful, capacity building programmes should be country-driven and responsive to country needs and _x000D__x000D_ +priorities. However, similar to our comments on a potential financial mechanism, New Zealand considers _x000D__x000D_ +that any intersessional work on identifying capacity building and training needs will be best undertaken once _x000D__x000D_ +the INC has further considered the details of the instrument (such as core obligations, and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +and compliance mechanisms). This is to ensure that any needs analysis is aligned with the scope of the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1759,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Norway'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Norway _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Erlend Draget, erlend.draget@kld.dep.no _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15.09.2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Input on suggested intersessional work under Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +Norway considers the regulation of plastic polymers and chemicals of concern and problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products as key elements of the new plastics treaty1. Requirements for design for _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable and circular plastic products are closely linked to this. Expertise needed vary among these _x000D__x000D_ +topics, Norway therefore proposes four intersessional workstreams/expert groups addressing: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers of concern, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +design for sustainable and circular plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +The need for increased knowledge and information is a cross-cutting issue relevant for all the above topics. _x000D__x000D_ +As part of the intersessional work, the expert groups should identify the information gaps and lack of _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge that is related to their proposed options for regulation in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1) Chemicals of concern in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Norway sees an urgent need to strengthen the global governance of chemicals in plastics and proposes to _x000D__x000D_ +establish intersessional work to provide the INC with options on how chemicals of concern to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment can be included and regulated in the new plastics treaty. Although there are _x000D__x000D_ +data and knowledge gaps on chemicals in plastics and chemical properties, Norway considers that there is _x000D__x000D_ +sufficient knowledge available to the INC to allow chemicals of concern to be regulated in the new treaty _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 See UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4, II.B for potential criteria to determine polymers and chemicals of concern and section _x000D__x000D_ +II.A for potential criteria for the determination of problematic and avoidable plastic products identified in Member _x000D__x000D_ +submissions to the committee’s second session: OptionElementsAdditionalInformation.pdf (unep.org) _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +when adopted. This will cover substances and groups of substances like brominated and chlorinated flame _x000D__x000D_ +retardants, phthalates, bisphenols, toxic metals and metalloids among others. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work should be aimed at developing criteria for listing chemicals of concern and an _x000D__x000D_ +initial list of chemicals fulfilling those criteria to be prioritized at the time of adoption of the treaty, as well _x000D__x000D_ +as a mechanism for listing new chemicals in the treaty. The intersessional work should be designed and _x000D__x000D_ +organized to allow for in-depth discussions and involvement by technical experts and scientists with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant expertise e.g., in chemistry and toxicology. In developing their proposals to the INC and _x000D__x000D_ +considering the large number of chemicals used in plastics, the intersessional work should consider new, _x000D__x000D_ +innovative, and effective approaches to the regulation of chemicals, such as grouping. _x000D__x000D_ +The work should be based on the discussions and working documents prepared for the INC and build on _x000D__x000D_ +existing knowledge. The reports presented in documents UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/5 on chemicals in plastics2 _x000D__x000D_ +and UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7 on the governance of plastics3 give a good basis for the assessments. The _x000D__x000D_ +output from the project State-of-the-art review on hazardous substances in plastics could be a starting _x000D__x000D_ +point for this workstream4. _x000D__x000D_ +The identification of chemicals of concern in plastics should also promote synergies and avoid the _x000D__x000D_ +duplication of efforts by building on national, regional, and global work and regulations on chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +plastics. Where possible, it should also look to existing treaties that can serve as models for and that _x000D__x000D_ +contains elements that can be adapted to the plastics treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +The anticipated output of this intersessional work would be to: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Develop criteria for listing chemicals in the treaty due to risk to human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment: While aiming to protect human health and the environment in a precautionary _x000D__x000D_ +manner develop suitable criteria for listing chemicals in the treaty. Chemicals to be controlled _x000D__x000D_ +under the new plastics treaty could be identified according to the following: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and groups of chemicals associated with plastics, either as plastic additives, _x000D__x000D_ +processing aids, non-intentionally added substances (NIAS), and chemicals unintentionally _x000D__x000D_ +produced during the plastics life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals for which there is evidence of known or potential long-term effects for human _x000D__x000D_ +health or the environment according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification _x000D__x000D_ +and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)5. This will follow a generic approach to risk management, _x000D__x000D_ +also called the hazard-based approach, to ensure a high level of protection. For such _x000D__x000D_ +substances, regulatory action is based on critical hazard properties, where any use is _x000D__x000D_ +assumed to constitute a risk. The criteria include chemicals used in plastics with at least _x000D__x000D_ +one of the following properties: _x000D__x000D_ +o carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic substances (CMRs) _x000D__x000D_ +o persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBTs) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 United Nations Environment Programme (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. NATIONS UNIES _x000D__x000D_ +(unep.org) and Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report | UNEP - UN Environment Programme _x000D__x000D_ +3 Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (2023). Gobal Governance of Plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +Associated Chemicals. NATIONS UNIES (unep.org) and UNEP-FAO-CHW-RC-POPS-PUB-GlobalGovernancePlastics-_x000D__x000D_ +2023.pdf (basel.int) _x000D__x000D_ +4 State-of-the-art review on hazardous substances in plastics (PlastChem project) - Prosjektbanken _x000D__x000D_ +(forskningsradet.no) _x000D__x000D_ +5 About the GHS | UNECE including existing and proposed hazard classes for long-term effects to human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +o very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances (vPvBs) _x000D__x000D_ +o persistent, mobile and toxic substances (PMTs) _x000D__x000D_ +o very persistent and very mobile substances (vPvMs) _x000D__x000D_ +o endocrine disrupting substances (Eds) _x000D__x000D_ +o immunotoxicants _x000D__x000D_ +o neurotoxicants _x000D__x000D_ +o respiratory sensitizers _x000D__x000D_ +o substances having specific organ toxicity with chronic effects. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals having ozone depleting effects. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals with global warming potential. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Establish an initial list of chemicals of concern for inclusion in the treaty, based on existing _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge including adopted regulatory measures and databases under development by scientists _x000D__x000D_ +and industry actors: The plastics treaty should aim at eliminating and phasing out chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern used in plastics. A primary objective should therefore be to develop lists of chemicals that _x000D__x000D_ +will not be allowed for use in plastics. Possible derogations for limited uses may be considered, _x000D__x000D_ +based on existing regulations. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Propose a mechanism for listing of new chemicals. Based on existing knowledge and the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work propose: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A mechanism for listing new chemicals in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the need to clarify any relevant terms and definitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2) Plastic polymers of concern _x000D__x000D_ +Norway proposes to establish intersessional work to provide the INC with options on how to regulate _x000D__x000D_ +plastic polymers of concern in the agreement. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work should be aimed at developing criteria for listing plastic polymers of concern in _x000D__x000D_ +and an initial list of polymers fulfilling those criteria to be prioritized at the time of adoption of the treaty, _x000D__x000D_ +as well as a mechanism for listing new polymers in the treaty. The intersessional work should be designed _x000D__x000D_ +and organized to allow for in-depth discussions and involvement by technical experts and scientists with _x000D__x000D_ +relevant expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +The anticipated output of this intersessional work would be to: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Develop criteria for listing polymers of concern in the treaty: While aiming to protect human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment in a precautionary manner develop suitable criteria for listing _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern in the treaty. Criteria for identifying polymers to be controlled under the new _x000D__x000D_ +plastics treaty could include, e.g.: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers that are themselves of concern _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers that are of concern because they contain chemicals of concern _x000D__x000D_ +In developing these criteria, it might be relevant to also consider information on priority use _x000D__x000D_ +sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Establish an initial list of plastic polymers of concern for inclusion in the treaty, based on existing _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge. The plastics treaty should aim at eliminating and phasing out plastic polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +concern. A primary objective should therefore be to develop a list of plastic polymers that should _x000D__x000D_ +not be allowed for use in plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Propose a mechanism for listing plastic polymers of concern and consider any necessary _x000D__x000D_ +definitions. Based on the outcome of the INC discussions as well as existing knowledge on plastic _x000D__x000D_ +polymers propose: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A mechanism for listing polymers of concern in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the need to clarify any relevant terms and definitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3) Problematic and avoidable plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +Norway proposes to establish intersessional work to provide the INC with options on how to regulate _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products in the agreement. Such regulations have already been _x000D__x000D_ +implemented in a number of countries, as well as in the EU, so there are already a fair amount of _x000D__x000D_ +experience covering the mechanisms and advantages of these interventions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work should be aimed at developing an initial list of problematic plastic products as well _x000D__x000D_ +as criteria and a mechanism for listing new products in the plastics treaty. The intersessional work should _x000D__x000D_ +be designed and organized to allow for in-depth discussions and involvement by technical experts and _x000D__x000D_ +scientists with relevant expertise in chemistry and material technology as well as releases of plastics to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +The anticipated output of this intersessional work would be to: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Develop criteria for listing products in the treaty: While aiming to protect human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment in a precautionary manner develop suitable criteria for listing products in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for identifying products to be controlled under the new plastics treaty could include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +products and polymers that have a high risk of littering during use (i.e. single use on-the-_x000D__x000D_ +go products, products mad out of oxo-degradable plastics, products with added _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics), and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +single-use products that can be replaced with reusable products or other materials (i.e. _x000D__x000D_ +plastic cutlery, straws, cotton swabs). _x000D__x000D_ +In developing these criteria, it might be relevant to also consider information on priority use _x000D__x000D_ +sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Establish an initial list of problematic and avoidable plastic products for inclusion in the treaty. The _x000D__x000D_ +plastics treaty should aim at eliminating and phasing out problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. A primary objective should therefore be to, based on existing knowledge, develop initial _x000D__x000D_ +lists and/or databases of problematic and avoidable plastic products for inclusion in the new _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Propose a mechanism for listing products and consider any necessary definitions. Based on the _x000D__x000D_ +outcome of the INC discussions as well as existing knowledge propose: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A mechanism for listing problematic and avoidable plastic products in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the need to clarify any relevant terms and definitions. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4) Design for sustainable and circular products _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work should be initiated to explore how the plastic treaty can promote design for _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable and circular products. The intersessional work should be aimed at exploring the possibility of _x000D__x000D_ +developing sustainability criteria for plastic products and consider the need for sectoral approaches for _x000D__x000D_ +product groups and sectors. The intersessional work should be designed and organized to allow for in-_x000D__x000D_ +depth discussions and involvement by technical experts and scientists with relevant expertise in chemistry _x000D__x000D_ +and material technology, plastic product design, recycling, and circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +The anticipated output of this intersessional work would be to: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Consider the best way to ensure sustainable and circular design for products through the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +and consider establishing an initial list of overarching guiding principles for design or sustainability _x000D__x000D_ +criteria for inclusion in the treaty. A primary objective should be to, based on existing knowledge, _x000D__x000D_ +develop lists and/or databases of relevant design criteria for inclusion in the new treaty. Examples _x000D__x000D_ +of these overarching design guiding principles could be: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Optimise product lifetime, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +use of recycled material to the extent possible, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +optimise material use, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate reuse, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate recyclability. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Investigate the possibility to develop specific product requirements for inclusion in the treaty. The _x000D__x000D_ +work should aim to guide the INC on how overarching guiding principles for design in the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +can work, and how it can be used as a basis for specific product requirements and guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +different product groups and sectors. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Propose a mechanism for updating guiding principles for design and/or any sustainability criteria _x000D__x000D_ +as well as consider any necessary definitions. Based on the outcome of the INC discussions as well _x000D__x000D_ +as existing knowledge on sustainable design, explore and as far as possible propose: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A mechanism for updating the guiding principles and/or sustainability criteria in the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +including considering the possibility and/ or need for establishing sectoral approaches or _x000D__x000D_ +similar. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the need to clarify any relevant terms and definitions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Suggested organisation of work for the intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ +We propose that the work in the expert groups/intersessional work streams is conducted between INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +and -5. The work can be divided in distinct work streams and packages with their own defined objectives _x000D__x000D_ +and deliverables. This will allow work to be conducted in parallel and facilitate input of different types of _x000D__x000D_ +expertise at different stages in the work process. The work should aim to provide the INC with knowledge _x000D__x000D_ +on how to address the abovementioned issues in the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3 to INC-4: This phase should be aimed at compiling relevant and existing information and develop _x000D__x000D_ +suggestions for the anticipated output of the intersessional work streams/expert groups. The output of the _x000D__x000D_ +work should be delivered in a format that ultimately will allow Member States to have an understanding _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of, and the INC to develop, regulation for chemicals, polymers and products in the new treaty. If needed _x000D__x000D_ +after consideration by Member States at INC-4, this work could also continue until INC-5 with further _x000D__x000D_ +detailing of the suggestions. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work would require the expertise of scientists and technical experts. It could be a _x000D__x000D_ +secretariate driven and/or an expert led process modelled after and/or building on the approach taken in _x000D__x000D_ +the country led initiative by the United Kingdom and Brazil. It would also be important to allow input from _x000D__x000D_ +Member States. The aim should be to deliver options, proposals, and suggestions in the form of working _x000D__x000D_ +documents for the INC-process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The need for increased access to information, including on chemical composition and requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +disclosure of information to enhance transparency in the plastic value chain. _x000D__x000D_ +Norway proposes to integrate the aspect of access to information and accountability in in all the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work-streams. _x000D__x000D_ +For the diverse types of information needs, the intersessional work should address type of disclosure _x000D__x000D_ +need/data required for each proposed stream of intersessional work, why the data is required, who should _x000D__x000D_ +provide the data, as well as if information needs are primarily for investors, value-chain actors including _x000D__x000D_ +workers, consumers, citizens, public authorities, or other relevant parties. _x000D__x000D_ +Transparency is necessary for tracking chemicals of concern and polymers along the life cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Measures and approaches to ensure transparency along the plastic value chains and priority sectors will _x000D__x000D_ +therefore be needed e.g., by establishment of inventories, databases, and labelling. The lack of access to _x000D__x000D_ +information about hazardous chemicals in plastic products also hinders safe recycling and a toxic-free _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy. _x000D__x000D_ +Relevant information aspects to consider are polymer and chemical use in production, chemical _x000D__x000D_ +composition in products, marking and harmonized labelling of products throughout the value chain (of _x000D__x000D_ +relevance to e.g., manufacturers, recyclers, importers, and consumers), material safety data sheets, _x000D__x000D_ +product passports and publicly available databases. Lack of transparency comes at a financial cost to public _x000D__x000D_ +authorities. Assessment of chemicals may present a considerable workload and expense, the vast number _x000D__x000D_ +of chemicals used in plastics and the many gaps in the current knowledge on chemicals in plastics. To _x000D__x000D_ +ensure adherence to polluter pays principle, considerations should also be made with respect how the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty can help promoting the internalization of costs associated with chemicals assessment also along the _x000D__x000D_ +plastic value chains. _x000D__x000D_ +There are several examples of current initiatives that could provide useful input, including but not limited _x000D__x000D_ +to: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP Chemicals in Products (CiP) Programme _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Global chemical transparency (Global minimum transparency standard) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +International Labour Organisation (ILO) presentation of right to information aspects in the ILO _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals Convention _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Rio + 20 Sustainability Reporting, _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Corporate Disclosure). _x000D__x000D_ +There are also many proposals by parties and stakeholder on how to improve transparency and _x000D__x000D_ +accountability. Stakeholders (civil society, academia and business actors) should be invited to present their _x000D__x000D_ +views and provide input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Suggestions for intersessional work under Contact group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Norway proposes that INC3 considers setting up one intersessional Expert Group that can support the INC _x000D__x000D_ +negotiations on Means of Implementation by building or compiling relevant knowledge on aspects of the _x000D__x000D_ +discussion. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work of the expert group would take zero draft text as a base, enriched by the debate at _x000D__x000D_ +INC3. _x000D__x000D_ +The setting up of the expert group may benefit from consideration of the group that was set up in the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata process at INC3. We welcome sharing of experiences from that and possibly similar groups. _x000D__x000D_ +The expert group could inter alia develop knowledge on the following issues in support of INC _x000D__x000D_ +considerations of Means of Implementation (and its priority goals of mobilizing resources and improve _x000D__x000D_ +ease of access); _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +identify provisions and approaches that could serve to align private and innovative sources of _x000D__x000D_ +funding with the goals of the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +characteristics and examples of successful deployment of grants or concessional finance for de-_x000D__x000D_ +risking of major private investment in waste handling systems. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +measures and/or treaty provisions that could advance technical assistance and technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +on mutually agreed terms (south-south, north-south and triangular with private sector). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +approaches for effective best-practice sharing in all regions, including on EPR. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +__________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1760,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/hac_15092023_a.pdf,[],"['Norway', 'Rwanda', 'High Ambition Coalition']",[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission on the Elimination & Restrictions of Polymers and Chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +Concern, and Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products by the Co-Chairs of the _x000D__x000D_ +High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + Norway & Rwanda as co-chairs of the High Ambition _x000D__x000D_ +Coalition to End Plastic Pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Erlend Draget and Juliet Kabera _x000D__x000D_ +erlend.draget@kld.dep.no _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory note _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Norway and Rwanda submit this written input as co-chairs of the High Ambition Coalition to End _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Pollution. This submission presents relevant input and a variety of options on the elimination _x000D__x000D_ +and restrictions of polymers and chemicals of concern, and problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, as well as options for intersessional work between INC-3 and INC-4. The options seek to _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the strategic goals of the HAC to meet our common ambition to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +by 2040. This submission is not intended to replace national submissions Members may submit, nor _x000D__x000D_ +is it intended to represent an agreed or exhaustive list of measures considered by Members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission on the Elimination & Restrictions of Polymers and Chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +Concern, and Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Context _x000D__x000D_ +The UNEA mandate is to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including _x000D__x000D_ +in the marine environment, that addresses the full life cycle of plastics. Reflecting its commitment to ending _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution by 2040, the High Ambition Coalition has called for the overarching objective of the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +to end plastic pollution from all sources to protect the environment and human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastics are a group of predominantly fossil fuel-based, complex materials comprising at least one type of _x000D__x000D_ +polymer – made from a range of monomers and compounded with a range of chemical additives to obtain _x000D__x000D_ +the desired material properties. A recent UNEP report showed that more than 13,000 different chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +are used in plastics, 1 many of which are hazardous. 2 The High Ambition Coalition has called for an _x000D__x000D_ +international legally binding instrument including control measures, both to restrain and reduce production _x000D__x000D_ +and consumption of primary polymers to sustainable levels, and to restrict and eliminate those polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and chemicals of concern, and problematic and avoidable plastic products that are harmful to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and human health. Such measures will contribute to the High Ambition Coalition’s overarching _x000D__x000D_ +objective of ending plastic pollution by 2040. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Looking Back at INC-2: _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the INC requested the Secretariat to invite written submissions on any potential areas _x000D__x000D_ +for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups, to inform the work of INC-_x000D__x000D_ +3. Regarding polymers and chemicals of concern, and problematic and avoidable plastic products, the HAC _x000D__x000D_ +has called for legally binding obligations to restrict and to eliminate such chemicals and products due to _x000D__x000D_ +their adverse effects on the environment or human health, taking into account the precautionary approach _x000D__x000D_ +and considering their impact on circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +During Contact Group 1 discussions on problematic plastic products as well as chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, numerous INC members expressed their support for exploring options for the treaty. The _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of criteria for identifying problematic substances was recommended by some delegations, _x000D__x000D_ +noting that such criteria might consider polymers and chemicals of concern, substances with the greatest _x000D__x000D_ +adverse impacts on the environment or human health, those that can be easily substituted and those that _x000D__x000D_ +cannot be recycled or reused. The need for establishing criteria to identify and prioritize problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastic products was widely supported. Many members viewed this step as a prerequisite for _x000D__x000D_ +subsequent measures aimed at banning, phasing out, restricting (phasing down), or controlling specific _x000D__x000D_ +problematic products. The possibility of including criteria and lists of plastic products for elimination or _x000D__x000D_ +restriction in annexes to the legally-binding instrument, using a similar approach as other MEAs, was _x000D__x000D_ +considered, including considerations on how to account for differences in the environmental and health _x000D__x000D_ +implications of different applications or uses of products or groups of products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +According to the outcome paper of Contact Group 1, many members expressed the need for intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work on polymers and chemicals of concern, as well as problematic and avoidable plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +However, no agreement was reached to launch intersessional work up to INC 3 on this matter. The INC _x000D__x000D_ +decision regarding intersessional work invited members and observers to submit potential areas for _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups, to inform the committee’s _x000D__x000D_ +work at its third session. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Options Potential Criteria for a List of Polymers, Chemicals of Concern and Problematic and Avoidable _x000D__x000D_ +Products in the Instrument _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 See UNEP report UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/5: Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report, https://www.unep.org/resources/report/chemicals-_x000D__x000D_ +plastics-technical-report. _x000D__x000D_ +2 Over 2,400 identified as substances of potential concern, see: Deep Dive into Plastic Monomers, Additives, and Processing Aids | _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Science & Technology (acs.org). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To frame the issue and inform forthcoming discussions, this section presents options and potential criteria _x000D__x000D_ +for listing polymers, chemicals of concerns, and problematic and/or avoidable plastic products. Whether or _x000D__x000D_ +not such criteria will be included in the treaty text. The COP may also develop further criteria for expanding _x000D__x000D_ +the list over time, and may choose to do so in stages, focusing on particular polymers, groups of chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +products or groups of products considering the need for complementarity of criteria and processes decided _x000D__x000D_ +under other MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This section also includes a brief discussion on how the issue of limits on production quantities might be _x000D__x000D_ +approached, focusing initially on data collection and definitional work, to lay the foundation for _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of potential measures. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This brief is not intended to address the important issue of how the legally binding provisions should be _x000D__x000D_ +drafted in the instrument. By way of context, however, we recall the HAC Ministerial Statement to INC-2, _x000D__x000D_ +which called for “binding provisions in the treaty to eliminate and restrict unnecessary, avoidable, or _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics, as well as the plastic polymers, chemical constituents and plastic products that are of _x000D__x000D_ +particular concern due to their adverse effects on the environment and human health, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the precautionary principle and considering their impact on circularity.” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Similarly, the HAC does not address here related issues of enhancing transparency and traceability. On this _x000D__x000D_ +point, the HAC Ministerial Statement to INC-2 called for “binding provisions in the treaty to ensure reporting _x000D__x000D_ +and transparency in production quantities, material, chemical and product composition, traceability and _x000D__x000D_ +labelling across plastics value chains to provide the production and product information necessary to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +accountability throughout the value chain.” It called for options reporting requirements by parties on the _x000D__x000D_ +production and trade of plastics, polymers, chemicals and plastic products listed for elimination or _x000D__x000D_ +restriction. In addition, the submission called for options on non-party trade measures, where each Party _x000D__x000D_ +should be required to apply the import and export requirements for listed polymers, chemicals and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products to Parties and non-Parties alike on a non-discriminatory basis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Criteria for listing polymers and chemicals of concern, as well as problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for elimination and restriction could be approached in a number of different ways (e.g., focused on _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, chemicals and plastic products, or around health and/or environmental impacts, or around policy _x000D__x000D_ +objectives such as durability, reusability and safe circularity). These approaches may be complementary, _x000D__x000D_ +particularly when viewed as an ongoing process during the development of the treaty and after the treaty _x000D__x000D_ +comes into force. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A number of potential mechanisms for operationalizing restrictions have been identified3, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +a global negative list based on selection criteria; _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +a global negative list based on existing regulatory lists, such as existing lists of chemicals of concern; _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +a global positive list based, such as of chemicals deemed safer (dependent on availability of data) _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers deemed more suited for circularity; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 UNEP/CHW.16/INF/58, Report on global governance of plastics and associated chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +hybrid options. _x000D__x000D_ +There may be different criteria for selecting polymers and chemicals of concern, as well as problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable products. However, while these three groupings may be conceptually useful, an important first _x000D__x000D_ +step would be agreement on an initial target list for elimination or restriction. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Given the time-frame for negotiation of the instrument, a phased approach may be most appropriate, _x000D__x000D_ +starting with the establishment of an initial list suitable for short-term prioritization and inclusion as a _x000D__x000D_ +possible annex to the treaty. For example, the initial treaty text may include an initial negative listing of _x000D__x000D_ +priority products, polymers and/or chemicals of concern, supported by effective mechanisms to amend, _x000D__x000D_ +adjust and strengthen the lists after the adoption of the instrument. Following adoption of the instrument, _x000D__x000D_ +a priority for the COP would then be to develop a class or group approach to identifying and regulating _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals of concern by a specified date. Scientists and regulators have applied this approach _x000D__x000D_ +to PFAS, organophosphate flame retardants, halogenated flame retardants, and phthalates, among other _x000D__x000D_ +classes of chemicals.4 The benefits of this approach include: a) eliminating the need to collect data on all _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals in a class by extrapolating from data-rich to data-poor chemicals; b) avoiding regrettable _x000D__x000D_ +substitutions with other similar chemicals in the class; and c) considering the combined effects of multiple _x000D__x000D_ +similar chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For polymers and chemicals of concern, possible criteria for inclusion on the initial list may include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Harmful to the environment and human health (e.g., substances that have high environmental _x000D__x000D_ +persistence, bioaccumulate and/or have long-term adverse toxic effects (e.g., carcinogenic, _x000D__x000D_ +mutagenic, reprotoxic, endocrine disruptors), risk of mobility in the environment, and significant _x000D__x000D_ +greenhouse gas emissions);5 _x000D__x000D_ +2. Impeding circularity (e.g., substances that hinder recyclability or reuse) taking into account that _x000D__x000D_ +exemptions may be required in some instances; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Availability of alternatives with a better environmental and safety profile; _x000D__x000D_ +4. Meaningful impacts on the overall scale of plastic production, in particular when it leads to _x000D__x000D_ +pollution or it is beyond planetary constraints; _x000D__x000D_ +5. Potential to create an important foundation for future actions by the COP; and/or _x000D__x000D_ +6. Existence of national, regional or international precedents for targeting these polymers or _x000D__x000D_ +associated chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 Kwiatkowski CF, Andrews DQ, Birnbaum LS, Bruton TA, DeWitt JC, Knappe DRU, et al. Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class. _x000D__x000D_ +Environ Sci Technol Lett [Internet]. 2020 Jun 30;0(0):acs.estlett.0c00255. Available from: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00255 _x000D__x000D_ +Blum A, Behl M, Birnbaum LS, Diamond ML, Phillips A, Singla V, et al. Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants: Are They a Regrettable _x000D__x000D_ +Substitution for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers? Environ Sci Technol Lett [Internet]. 2019 Nov 12 [cited 2019 Oct 23];6(11):638–49. Available _x000D__x000D_ +from: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00582 _x000D__x000D_ +Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for electronic displays pursuant to Directive _x000D__x000D_ +2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Available from: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-_x000D__x000D_ +content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R2021 _x000D__x000D_ +5 This criterion of ""toxicity"" could be established based on either experimental toxicological research or observational human research, and _x000D__x000D_ +established for either the chemical itself or its environmental breakdown products or biotransformation products. See also UNEP report _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/5: Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding problematic and avoidable plastic products, these are not widely identified by particular polymer _x000D__x000D_ +types. Instead, they are often identified by particular properties, uses, or impacts. Indicative criteria for _x000D__x000D_ +selecting problematic and avoidable plastic products have been developed by a range of governments, _x000D__x000D_ +partnerships, companies, and experts, a number of which were mentioned in submissions and statements _x000D__x000D_ +in the context of INC-2. Criteria commonly mentioned include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Single use products for which use is avoidable or replaceable with reusable options and items made _x000D__x000D_ +from alternative materials with a less negative environmental impact (e.g., materials that are _x000D__x000D_ +suitable for recycling and reduce the overall impact on the environment if leakage were to occur; or _x000D__x000D_ +2. Products that contain hazardous chemicals or their production, use, recycling or disposal poses risks _x000D__x000D_ +to human health or the environment; or _x000D__x000D_ +3. Products that are not recyclable and/or hinder the recycling of other items and/or cannot safely be _x000D__x000D_ +recycled having regard to hazardous content that is not a necessary use; or _x000D__x000D_ +4. Products that have a high risk of release to the environment, including the likelihood of becoming _x000D__x000D_ +litter, such as single use or short-lived products;6 or _x000D__x000D_ +5. Products that include intentionally added microplastics or that easily degrade into microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Elaboration of lists of polymers and chemicals of concern and problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products targeted for reduction / elimination _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In regard to a list of plastic polymers, chemicals of concern and problematic plastic products for inclusion in _x000D__x000D_ +an Annex to the treaty, this could be based upon the work already done in this area by governments and _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders. A key priority should be to build on and avoid duplication with already existing mechanisms, _x000D__x000D_ +such as the Minamata Convention, the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, and the Strategic _x000D__x000D_ +Approach to International Chemicals Management. The treaty needs therefore to fill the gaps in existing _x000D__x000D_ +MEAs. Following are some suggestions for ‘quick-win’ items that could be included in an initial list. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers made from monomers of concern may be an appropriate short-term priority, since without such _x000D__x000D_ +monomers of concern, the polymer cannot be manufactured. Examples of such polymers and associated _x000D__x000D_ +monomer components are: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Poly Vinyl Chloride – vinyl chloride _x000D__x000D_ +● Polystyrene – styrene _x000D__x000D_ +● Polycarbonate – bisphenols _x000D__x000D_ +● Polyurethane – diisocyanates _x000D__x000D_ +In the case of PVC, a number of stakeholder and public-private partnerships have targeted PVC use in _x000D__x000D_ +packaging and cling film. Similarly, there has been a focus on polystyrene packaging and cups. In the case of _x000D__x000D_ +polycarbonate, initial attention could be directed toward food-contact materials and skin-contact materials _x000D__x000D_ +(i.e. toys). A staged sector-by-sector phase out approach may be required considering the distinction _x000D__x000D_ +between those plastics where no alternatives are available and those who could be phased out imminently. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 As applied by those entities which developed these criteria, it is sufficient for the problematic plastics to meet any of these criteria, thus not _x000D__x000D_ +all these criteria will be applicable to any individual listing. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In terms of list(s) of chemicals of concern (additives) for immediate action, examples for consideration _x000D__x000D_ +include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Bisphenols _x000D__x000D_ +● Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) _x000D__x000D_ +● Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) _x000D__x000D_ +Notably, some of these substances are already regulated under the Stockholm s Convention on persistent _x000D__x000D_ +organic pollutants (POPs), which should be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ +Illustrative examples of problematic and avoidable plastic products, as identified already through a diversity _x000D__x000D_ +of submissions to the INC process, include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +● Plastic products (polymer microbeads) containing intentionally added microplastics, such as _x000D__x000D_ +microbeads in cosmetics or other personal care products; _x000D__x000D_ +● Plastic products made from oxo-degradable plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +● Plastic products containing pigments, which make them difficult to recycle (e.g., carbon black that _x000D__x000D_ +is difficult to detect in the sorting process); _x000D__x000D_ +● Single-use or short-lived plastic products of various types and uses. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Mechanisms to update annexes and monitoring and communication framework _x000D__x000D_ +To be globally effective, Annexes to the treaty must be clear in their scope and descriptions, would optimally _x000D__x000D_ +apply to design, production, retail, trade and disposal of the listed items, and would become effective by a _x000D__x000D_ +specified date. Drafting considerations include whether listings are broadly written with exclusions or more _x000D__x000D_ +narrowly identified without exclusions; whether and how long exemptions to delay the effective dates are _x000D__x000D_ +available to Parties; and the process associated with those exemption requests. For example, under the _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention on Mercury, there are two time-limited exemptions for mercury-added products and _x000D__x000D_ +processes, with the second exemption requiring COP approval (see Article 6 of the Minamata Convention). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Another important treaty drafting consideration relates to the process for amending the annexes over time _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g., revising, updating, or expanding lists), including accounting for new technologies and alternative _x000D__x000D_ +substances. Since annex revisions can be reasonably anticipated (see below), it may be necessary to draft _x000D__x000D_ +the treaty so that annexes can be amended more easily than the treaty text and so amendments can be _x000D__x000D_ +operational in a timely and efficient manner. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding revisions of the annexes, the treaty should include one or more mechanisms for revising, _x000D__x000D_ +updating, and/or expanding the annexes via decision without the need for additional ratification. This will _x000D__x000D_ +help ensure an adaptive instrument that can evolve easily over time in response to scientific understandings _x000D__x000D_ +or emerging threats. There are various options for such enabling mechanisms, and the INC could consider _x000D__x000D_ +more than one of these mechanisms: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Specify the process for Parties to submit proposed annex amendments; _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Request the COP to periodically review the annexes within a specific timeframe and develop annex _x000D__x000D_ +revisions as appropriate; _x000D__x000D_ +3. Request the COP to develop a class or group approach to identifying and regulating chemicals of _x000D__x000D_ +concern in plastic production by a specified date; _x000D__x000D_ +4. Require the COP to develop an approach for determining sustainable levels of production for specific _x000D__x000D_ +polymers or groups of polymers of concern by a specified date. Production limits on specific _x000D__x000D_ +polymers or groups of polymers could be established using a Montreal Protocol type approach, and _x000D__x000D_ +could be combined with temporary measures to limit growth of production, until the COP _x000D__x000D_ +establishes the production targets, following advice from an expert technical working group; _x000D__x000D_ +5. Request the COP to periodically review data reported by members on production and trade in listed _x000D__x000D_ +polymers and chemicals of concern and problematic and avoidable plastic products. Authorize the _x000D__x000D_ +COP to create subsidiary bodies, such as a scientific and technical group or expert panels as needed _x000D__x000D_ +to assist in the above activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty should also recognize the importance of a complementary monitoring and reporting framework _x000D__x000D_ +that produces information on inter alia production and use of polymers and chemicals as well as the _x000D__x000D_ +manufacture of plastic products and chemicals of concern, coupled with measures / obligations to ensure _x000D__x000D_ +transparency across the supply chain, such as mandatory disclosure, labeling, communication, etc. Reporting _x000D__x000D_ +obligations from existing MEAs should be assessed and considered. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional Work Between INC-3 and 4 _x000D__x000D_ +The concrete work and content in the intersessional period will depend on the discussions and outcomes of _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3 related to the restriction and elimination of plastic polymers and chemicals of concern, and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products. The following points should be discussed and elaborated at the _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3 to provide a basis for intersessional work up to INC-4: _x000D__x000D_ +● Setting-up an Expert Group _x000D__x000D_ +⮚ Consider the establishment of an expert group to assist with developing lists or annexes; the _x000D__x000D_ +composition of the Group; and conflict of interest policy. _x000D__x000D_ +⮚ Consideration of an expert group to work on baseline estimates of plastic production and _x000D__x000D_ +other matters related to frameworks for monitoring. _x000D__x000D_ +● Mandate & Scope of Work for such expert groups and other intersessional activities _x000D__x000D_ +● Working Modalities (including coordination) _x000D__x000D_ +● Coordination and Communication of the Outcomes _x000D__x000D_ +● Timeline for work for the duration of the INC process in this issue area _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Supporting deliverables from the Secretariat may include a compilation of information regarding existing _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, criteria, and lists as well as planned restrictions on monomers, polymers, chemicals, and _x000D__x000D_ +products, based on submissions by Parties and Observers, and the work of existing MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat may also propose relevant definitions, including of polymers and chemicals of concern, and _x000D__x000D_ +problematic and avoidable plastic products, to support the development of common understandings and _x000D__x000D_ +terminologies. In order to maximize effectiveness and avoid duplication, the Secretariat could also be _x000D__x000D_ +asked to prepare a brief to show which chemicals of concern related to plastic products, materials and _x000D__x000D_ +production are covered by other MEAs, and where there are gaps. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1761,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/qatar_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Qatar'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +The State of Qatar _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment & Climate Change _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical & Hazardous Waste Department _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Eng. Samera M. Al-Dosari _x000D__x000D_ +smdosari@mecc.gov.qa _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15/09/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 proposed intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Objective(s): _x000D__x000D_ +Accelerate the management and utilization of plastics while protecting human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment and continue contributing to sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ +B. Core Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation _x000D__x000D_ +in many industries. Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements but also risk economic growth and stability, as they have proven to be _x000D__x000D_ +versatile, durable, and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, _x000D__x000D_ +consumption, and recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that _x000D__x000D_ +has proven indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Implementing bans on specific plastic types could yield adverse consequences for the global _x000D__x000D_ +recycling sector: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Reduce in demand for recycled materials: If banned plastics were previously recycled and used as _x000D__x000D_ +raw material in new products, the ban would reduce the value of demand for these recycled materials, _x000D__x000D_ +leading to a drop in the value of recyclable waste and negatively impacting the recycling industry. _x000D__x000D_ +B. Loss of recycling capacity: If a significant portion of the recycling industry relies on the recycling of _x000D__x000D_ +said banned plastics, the ban would lead to loss in recycling capacity, jobs, and large-scale _x000D__x000D_ +reconstruction of the industry resulting to economic and environmental setback. _x000D__x000D_ +C. Increased demand for alternative materials: A ban on certain plastics may result in an increased _x000D__x000D_ +demand for alternative materials, some of which are not easily recyclable. This could lead to new waste _x000D__x000D_ +management challenges and potentially hinder recycling efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar advocates for a systematic reliance on scientific evidence when evaluating _x000D__x000D_ +potentially harmful chemicals or polymers. Several Multilateral Environmental Agreements _x000D__x000D_ +(MEAs) address the issue of hazardous chemicals and polymers, such as the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the Basel Convention on the technical _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for sound management of plastics waste. These agreements aim to protect _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment from the harmful effects of these substances by _x000D__x000D_ +promoting their reduction which has led to positive outcomes in reducing the impacts of _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and polymers of concern. Synergies and coordination among MEAs can enhance _x000D__x000D_ +the effectiveness of measures to reduce the production, consumption, and use of chemicals _x000D__x000D_ +and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers and microplastics are two different types of small particles that can have _x000D__x000D_ +negative impacts on the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers are tiny strands of synthetic materials, such as polyester or nylon, that are _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found in clothing, textiles, and household items like carpets and upholstery. _x000D__x000D_ +When these items are washed or used, microfibers can shed and enter the water system. _x000D__x000D_ +They are so small that they can pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in _x000D__x000D_ +rivers, lakes, and oceans. These microfibers can be ingested by aquatic organisms and _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +potentially work their way up the food chain, causing harm to marine life. On the other _x000D__x000D_ +hand, microplastics are small plastic particles, typically measuring less than 5 millimeters in _x000D__x000D_ +size. They can come from a variety of sources, including the breakdown of larger plastic _x000D__x000D_ +items, microbeads in personal care products, and industrial processes. Microplastics are _x000D__x000D_ +pervasive in the environment and have been found in oceans, rivers, soil, and even in the air _x000D__x000D_ +we breathe. They can have harmful effects on marine life and ecosystems when ingested or _x000D__x000D_ +when they accumulate in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Both microfibers and microplastics pose environmental concerns due to their persistence, _x000D__x000D_ +potential for ingestion by wildlife, and their ability to transport harmful substances. Efforts _x000D__x000D_ +are being made to mitigate their release into the environment, improve wastewater _x000D__x000D_ +treatment processes, and develop more sustainable materials and practices to minimize _x000D__x000D_ +their impact. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation requires access to _x000D__x000D_ +advanced recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for managing _x000D__x000D_ +and reducing plastic waste generation. Recycling technologies improve waste collection _x000D__x000D_ +rates, recycling efficiency, and reduce environmental pollution. National targets drive _x000D__x000D_ +innovation, promote a circular economy, and establish a sense of urgency for collective _x000D__x000D_ +action. Together, these measures contribute to a sustainable future with effective waste _x000D__x000D_ +management and environmental protection. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support the options for regulating plastic waste, however we think Chemical recycling _x000D__x000D_ +shall not be Prohibited. Chemical Recycling is an evolving field, and a complementary _x000D__x000D_ +technology to mechanical recycling for certain plastic waste types. Therefore, we DO NOT _x000D__x000D_ +prohibit any recycling options for members. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We reject the notion of imposing obligations directly on producers, as this is a process _x000D__x000D_ +steered by the involved parties. Instead, the emphasis should remain on individual parties _x000D__x000D_ +formulating plans that align with the National determined Plans by each party. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Requirement for polymer producers: While requiring polymer producers to invest in _x000D__x000D_ +recycling facilities is a commendable idea, it would be more effective to encourage a _x000D__x000D_ +broader range of stakeholders to contribute to the development of recycling infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing the best available technologies for recycling is essential but linking them _x000D__x000D_ +directly to the Paris Agreement or principles of sustainable banking and investment might _x000D__x000D_ +create confusion. Instead, it is crucial to set clear, specific criteria for sustainable waste _x000D__x000D_ +management technologies. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar emphasizes the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable _x000D__x000D_ +the circularity of plastic waste. We support establishing national requirements for design _x000D__x000D_ +criteria. However, the proposed global harmonized system and methodologies may not _x000D__x000D_ +effectively accommodate the diverse needs and contexts of individual countries, potentially _x000D__x000D_ +leading to subpar waste management outcomes and unintended consequences. A global _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized system will not adequately address the diverse needs and contexts of different _x000D__x000D_ +countries, and implementing tailored national design strategies for circularity will ensure _x000D__x000D_ +more effective and sustainable outcomes in managing plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar, recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we _x000D__x000D_ +believe that it is crucial for each member state to establish their own reasonable targets, _x000D__x000D_ +while considering their unique circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar supports the need for design criteria to enable circularity under national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, which includes efforts to investigate means to reuse and repair plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, including the marine life. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar requests further clarification on the governing body that will develop and _x000D__x000D_ +adopt the guidelines, as efforts to produce a legally binding instrument is compromised by _x000D__x000D_ +all member states, and the vagueness of the “governing body” hinder individual sovereignty. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, cost-_x000D__x000D_ +effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other alternatives, _x000D__x000D_ +including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of goods and food. QATAR _x000D__x000D_ +reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable means to reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product design standards, certifications, and requirements, including for certain _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products and packaging should be nationally determined. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +With relation to encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, tariffs or _x000D__x000D_ +tax incentives, EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, right-to-repair _x000D__x000D_ +requirements and remove trade barriers State of Qatar does not support a standardized _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of tariffs or tax incentive, EPR schemes as each member state must assess its own _x000D__x000D_ +capacity and circumstance through individual plans. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution derives mainly from mismanagement of plastic products when its turn to _x000D__x000D_ +waste. This can be achieved by Reduction of plastic leakage through waste minimization. _x000D__x000D_ +Waste minimization measures based on national circumstances should reduce the leakage _x000D__x000D_ +of plastics from the waste phase. In addition, special care should be taken to reduce the _x000D__x000D_ +release of plastics to the environment from the unintended loss of plastic products, such as _x000D__x000D_ +fishing gear, plastic pellets, and artificial turf. Most of these losses occur in the use phase of _x000D__x000D_ +products, the loss of pellets may also occur in the production, transport, and storage phases. _x000D__x000D_ +The leakage of plastics from the production, transport and use phase can be addressed _x000D__x000D_ +through various regulatory measures based on national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Informal Sectors: The informal sector, including individuals and small enterprises, is involved _x000D__x000D_ +in the collection of plastic waste. Collection of recyclables takes place from all possible _x000D__x000D_ +places where access is possible. Informal sector plays an important role in many countries. _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar does not support establishing any requirements to use fees specifically from _x000D__x000D_ +EPR schemes to fund an upgrade of infrastructure and technical and management skills for _x000D__x000D_ +informal waste pickers to function as waste collection and sorting companies as depends on _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and national strategy. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has seen a _x000D__x000D_ +clear example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role in medical _x000D__x000D_ +equipment, food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent housing, and even in _x000D__x000D_ +reducing greenhouse gas emissions through insulation. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation and research on risks must consider the positive impact of plastics, and through a _x000D__x000D_ +scientific approach, which also compares it to proposed alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support Promoting cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of information with the _x000D__x000D_ +World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and other _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and chemicals of concern and on possibly problematic plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA resolution 5/14 Para.3. (K) To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant _x000D__x000D_ +regional and international conventions, instruments, and organizations, while recognizing their _x000D__x000D_ +respective mandates, avoiding duplication, and promoting complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ +On this regard, Basel convention has work intensively on developing a detailed document on technical _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes which has been recently updated _x000D__x000D_ +and adopted by parties in COP16 that discussed the topics of Polymers and chemicals of concern and on _x000D__x000D_ +problematic plastics in details including but not limited to the following related topics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of plastics, additives, and processing ads. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance on environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification and inventories, examples: _x000D__x000D_ +o Identification of plastic wastes sources _x000D__x000D_ +o Identification of hazardous [and non-hazardous] plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve the ambitious timeline in resolution 5/14 for completing the INC’s mandate, there should be _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of current work without duplication of the effort's mandates of the other conventions and _x000D__x000D_ +bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters _x000D__x000D_ +1. Identification of core obligations that have not worked in some countries and works well with _x000D__x000D_ +others, based on the principle of the importance of national circumstances and capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identifications of the positive of primary plastic to become a cornerstone of modern society and _x000D__x000D_ +meeting sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identification of the links between responsible production, consumption, and the needs for _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Identification of negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of shifting to alternative _x000D__x000D_ +materials _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Identification of existing multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) that address chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Identification of the rules of cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of information with the _x000D__x000D_ +World health organization, International Labor Organization, and other intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identification of scientific based evidence gaps as well as gaps in MEAs addressing chemicals, _x000D__x000D_ +polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Identification of all scientific evidence approach of all aspects related to microplastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microfibers that reflects its importance as well as environmental, social, and economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identification of the reasons why plastic pollution derives mainly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Identification of advanced recycling technologies, such as chemical recycling to advanced _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for managing and reducing _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Identification of side effects and negative sides if inclusion of core obligations that does not meet _x000D__x000D_ +the national circumstances, capacity, and national action plan of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Acknowledging the importance of working on the new technical guidelines for environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sounds management of plastic waste and its role to strengthening waste management for _x000D__x000D_ +plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Identification of legacy plastic waste and sources of these sites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. Identification of the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable the circularity of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste to end plastic pollution in a way to establishing national requirements for design _x000D__x000D_ +criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. Exploring means to reuse plastic products acknowledging that plastic products continue to _x000D__x000D_ +provide durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to _x000D__x000D_ +other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of goods _x000D__x000D_ +and food. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. Identification of means to legalize informal sectors and pickers during plastic ends of life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17. State of Qatar believes that Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products when its turn to waste, identify the measures based on national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity to avoid that. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. Identification of the main causes of leakage of plastic to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. Evaluation of positive impact of plastic when conducting lifecycle and considers the social and _x000D__x000D_ +economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of Microplastics in intersessional Work: _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of microplastics is still underrepresented in academic literature, demands attention and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in our inter-sessional work. As we strive to understand the multifaceted impact of these _x000D__x000D_ +microparticles, we must investigate into their origins, the levels of exposure in various environments, _x000D__x000D_ +and the potential risks associated with them. A crucial aspect of this endeavor is quantifying their actual _x000D__x000D_ +impact on the environment. This is a necessary step towards identifying viable and practical solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +One such approach could be the redesign of plastic products to enhance their durability and resistance _x000D__x000D_ +to fragmentation, thereby reducing the generation of microplastics. This, however, is just one potential _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +solution out of many we need to explore and evaluate. By integrating the study of microplastics into our _x000D__x000D_ +inter-sessional work, we are not only positioning ourselves to better understand this pervasive pollutant _x000D__x000D_ +but also equipping ourselves to develop effective solutions. This initiative underscores our commitment _x000D__x000D_ +to address complex environmental challenges and our dedication to stewarding a sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + Contact group 2 intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: _x000D__x000D_ +1- National Action Plans (NAPs): _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans shall serve as the main obligation and the backbone for all parties involved, _x000D__x000D_ +providing a roadmap for each party to contribute towards achieving the objectives of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +Many Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) depend on actions determined at the National _x000D__x000D_ +level; hence this bottom-up approach is necessary in achieving the intended goal of minimizing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +These plans should be developed with consideration for the national circumstances of each nation. In _x000D__x000D_ +the process of developing these policies, it is recommended that states consider the potential 12 core _x000D__x000D_ +obligations list proposed by the secretariat, treating them as a valuable policy toolkit that can be _x000D__x000D_ +tailored to their specific circumstances , recognizing no one size fits all. The primary focus of these plans _x000D__x000D_ +should be to promote sustainable production and consumption of plastic, enhance plastic’s design for _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +circularity in a way that safeguards human health and the environment, and strengthen the _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +2- Awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information: _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar believes that the most effective way to introduce a robust solution to address plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste pollution is by enabling end-users to garner further knowledge on their waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices. Therefore, the Kingdom also supports the notion of awareness-raising, education, and the _x000D__x000D_ +exchange of information as part of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC may also consider the role of unbiased, scientifically based entities to act as a buffer and raise _x000D__x000D_ +awareness on plastic pollution at a grander scale. We recognize the role stakeholder engagement may _x000D__x000D_ +play in awareness-raising as they can demonstrate advancements in waste management technologies, _x000D__x000D_ +and developments in research that allow for more sustainable uses of plastic products. Furthermore, the _x000D__x000D_ +instrument should encourage Parties and other relevant stakeholders to prioritize exchanging of _x000D__x000D_ +information (including but not limited to waste management solutions, technologies, and policies) to _x000D__x000D_ +foster an international community that can utilize technology and innovation collectively. _x000D__x000D_ +3- Stakeholder engagement: _x000D__x000D_ +State of Qatar believes that to create a holistic mechanism to address plastic waste pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders from across the value chain (including, packaging, food & Beverages (F&B) industry and _x000D__x000D_ +informal sector workers) must be involved in the creation of an internationally binding instrument. In _x000D__x000D_ +that regard, the Kingdom urges that stakeholders involved in the treaty vary in background, geography, _x000D__x000D_ +and industrial expertise to allow for a holistic approach to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +For us to carefully address the concerns of all affected communities, we support the accreditation of _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders at the UNEP to allow for a platform to assist in the articulation of the scope and/or _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of the instrument. Further, we recognize the importance of stakeholders’ views to _x000D__x000D_ +provide crucial context, knowledge, and experiences to the instrument that would lead to a more _x000D__x000D_ +balanced outcome that considers the potential trade-offs that the global community would face. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should support the inclusion of a proactive and innovative agenda for multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement, to allow for greater mobilization by the Parties and global community to address the _x000D__x000D_ +challenge. The agenda could potentially include: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of knowledge, technology, and expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Raising awareness across a wide variety of audiences _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote stakeholder involvement in subsidiary bodies articulating the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enable existing stakeholder initiatives aiming to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of reliable and factual data concerning plastics, including alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4- Research and Analysis, _x000D__x000D_ + Research is one of the key elements of the treaty and its future application, the below list are some _x000D__x000D_ +topics that State of Qatar is interested in exploring : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Conduct comprehensive research to understand the unique challenges and characteristics of _x000D__x000D_ +downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Analyze the potential of various innovative technologies to address downstream plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review existing national action plans related to plastic pollution and identify best practices. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Use nationally specific customized modeling tools and methodologies to identify and monitor _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution hotspots and measure socio-economic variables to project/forecast locations _x000D__x000D_ +where reliable data is not available. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Utilizing modeling tools to identify plastic pollution hotspots to provide precise data about the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation of plastic waste, enabling more focused and effective clean-up operations, _x000D__x000D_ +ultimately contributing to the protection of our environment and marine life. _x000D__x000D_ +5- Capacity building: _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of all aspects related to capacity building needed for developing countries as well as _x000D__x000D_ +vulnerable countries from developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance: _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance on implementation can better be designed after there is clarity on the obligations set in the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, compliance must be effective and efficient, with a clear process. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting: _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting will be an important part of the treaty to help reach the objective of the treaty, but the details _x000D__x000D_ +of reporting are too early to be given and can be designed by the governing bodies. Important elements _x000D__x000D_ +of reporting should be: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Non-intrusive _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Does not create burden on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Designed by the countries to be catered to each set of actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management: _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will have a key in advancing the agenda and _x000D__x000D_ +implementing actions towards effective plastic waste management. Some of the areas where _x000D__x000D_ +intercessional work can have substantial impact: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Policy Development and Review: INC members have the authority to review, revise, and develop _x000D__x000D_ +new policies related to plastic waste management. This process should incorporate the latest _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings, align with international best practices, and consider diverse stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. International Cooperation: Facilitate intergovernmental dialogues and collaborations to explore _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, share successful strategies, and initiate joint actions for plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Advanced Pyrolysis Technology: Advocate for the research, development, and implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of advanced pyrolysis technology in plastic waste management. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical _x000D__x000D_ +process, can convert plastic waste into valuable resources like fuel, electricity, and heat. This _x000D__x000D_ +technology, while promising, requires regulatory support, financial investment, and public-_x000D__x000D_ +private partnerships to be effectively integrated into waste management systems. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Sustainable Design Advocacy: Promote the redesign of products to minimize plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +increase recyclability, or replace plastics with more environmentally friendly materials. This can _x000D__x000D_ +be achieved through regulations, incentives, or industry collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Public Engagement: Develop strategies for public involvement in policymaking and increase _x000D__x000D_ +awareness about plastic waste management, including the benefits of advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +technology. This can entail public consultations, educational campaigns, or community _x000D__x000D_ +initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Capacity Building: Support the strengthening of institutional capacities for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including the technical skills needed to operate and maintain advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +facilities. This could involve facilitating training sessions, providing resources, or assisting in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of best practices. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster strong collaborations between governments, the private _x000D__x000D_ +sector, NGOs, and academia to pool resources and expertise in tackling plastic waste. This _x000D__x000D_ +collaboration is especially critical in advancing new technologies like pyrolysis. _x000D__x000D_ +By focusing on these areas, INC committee members can significantly contribute to global plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management strategies and the promotion of innovative recycling technologies, advancing our journey _x000D__x000D_ +towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility: _x000D__x000D_ +Our proposition entails empowering local authorities within each nation with the responsibility of _x000D__x000D_ +formulating suitable EPR regulations in line with their available resources, while also considering the _x000D__x000D_ +complete value chain. This approach offers several benefits such as: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Customized Solutions: Local authorities possess a heightened understanding of the specific _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, obstacles, and assets of their respective regions. Enabling them to craft EPR _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks tailored to their circumstances can result in more efficient and effective solutions. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Adaptability: Given the diversity in development levels, industrial landscapes, waste _x000D__x000D_ +management practices, and available resources across different countries, allowing local _x000D__x000D_ +authorities to shape appropriate legislation can accommodate these variations. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Flexibility to Evolve: Local authorities can adjust EPR systems over time to accommodate shifting _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, technological progress, and changes in waste streams. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Enhanced Engagement: Collaboration with local authorities can foster broader involvement _x000D__x000D_ +from stakeholders such as industries, consumer collectives, and environmental non-_x000D__x000D_ +governmental organizations. This inclusivity can lead to well-rounded and equitable policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1762,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russia_15092023_b_eng.pdf,[],['Russian Federation'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on wriƩen submissions prior to INC-3 (part b)_x000D__x000D_ +PotenƟal Areas IdenƟfied by the Contact Groups_x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negoƟaƟng commiƩee (INC) requested the secretariat_x000D__x000D_ +to invite wriƩen submissions on:_x000D__x000D_ +●_x000D__x000D_ +Any potenƟal areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two_x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultaƟon with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their wriƩen submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All wriƩen submissions must be sent to unep-incplasƟc.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage._x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions:_x000D__x000D_ +I._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for wriƩen submissions from observer organizaƟons. _x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for wriƩen submissions from Members of the CommiƩee. _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on SecƟon A: ObjecƟve(s). SecƟon B: SubstanƟve ObligaƟons; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on SecƟons C: Means of ImplementaƟon. D: ImplementaƟon measures. E: AddiƟonal maƩers as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4._x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the commiƩee)_x000D__x000D_ +Russian FederaƟon_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organizaƟon_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the commiƩee)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +informaƟon for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Dmitry Kornilov, Ministry of Natural Resources and _x000D__x000D_ +Environment of the Russian FederaƟon; Focal Point for the _x000D__x000D_ +Russian FederaƟon_x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission_x000D__x000D_ +15th September 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potenƟal areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups)_x000D__x000D_ +PotenƟal areas for intersessional work_x000D__x000D_ +The list of potenƟal areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas._x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +InformaƟon on definiƟons of, e.g. plasƟcs, microplasƟcs, circularity_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +InformaƟon on criteria, also considering different applicaƟons and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plasƟcs, _x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +ProblemaƟc and avoidable plasƟc polymers and products and related applicaƟons_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g. for circularity, reuse_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +SubsƟtutes and alternaƟves to plasƟc polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +PotenƟal substances of concern in plasƟcs, problemaƟc and avoidable plasƟc polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +PotenƟal sources of release of microplasƟcs (applicaƟons and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioriƟse problemaƟc and avoidable plasƟcs; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reducƟon, reuse and repair of problemaƟc and avoidable plasƟc products; or the guidelines on EPR)_x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: hƩps://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + . _x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +To consider the potenƟal role, responsibiliƟes and composiƟon of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negoƟaƟon and/or implementaƟon of the agreement]_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +To consider potenƟal scope of and guidance for NaƟonal AcƟon Plans [including opƟonal and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements]_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +To idenƟfy current provisions within exisƟng MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperaƟon and _x000D__x000D_ +coordinaƟon that could be considered_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best pracƟce_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +To consider opƟons to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms_x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how a potenƟal financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an exisƟng mechanism]_x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +To idenƟfy opƟons to mobilise and align private and innovaƟve finance (including in relaƟon to _x000D__x000D_ +maƩers at 24(e) and the proposed Global PlasƟc PolluƟon Fee (GPPF))_x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +To map current funding and finance available [to address plasƟc polluƟon] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member_x000D__x000D_ +9._x000D__x000D_ +To idenƟfy capacity building and training needs for each Member._x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relaƟng to potenƟal areas for intersessional work. Please idenƟfy clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to._x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +InformaƟon on definiƟons of, e.g. plasƟcs, microplasƟcs, circularity_x000D__x000D_ +The list of required definiƟons will depend on the provisions of the future instrument. The Russian _x000D__x000D_ +delegaƟon noted that a significant number of definiƟons proposed by the Secretariat in the Glossary of _x000D__x000D_ +Key Terms (UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 of 8 September 2022), while being accepted in certain internaƟonal fora, _x000D__x000D_ +have no relevance to the future basic commitments under the future instrument (e.g. resource efficiency, _x000D__x000D_ +tradiƟonal knowledge, tradiƟonal knowledge systems)._x000D__x000D_ +Given the mandate and the proposed scope (see Russia’s reply to the Template part A), the future _x000D__x000D_ +Instrument should include the definiƟons of plasƟc (explicitly staƟng that plasƟcs include elastomers _x000D__x000D_ +(syntheƟc rubbers), since inaccuracy in this definiƟon could exempt from the Treaty the formaƟon of _x000D__x000D_ +microplasƟcs through the abrasion of automobile Ɵres, which is one of the most significant sources of _x000D__x000D_ +microplasƟcs in the air), microplasƟc (and separately microplasƟc fibers), wastes, waste management, _x000D__x000D_ +extended producer responsibility, environmental polluƟon, pollutant, circular economy, life cycle. _x000D__x000D_ +Depending on eventual provisions, it could also include the definiƟons of the following terms: re-use, _x000D__x000D_ +recycling, disposal, sustainable producƟon and consumpƟon, mulƟlateral environmental organizaƟons etc._x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, if the future instrument includes any terms related to “eco-friendliness” of certain materials, _x000D__x000D_ +the definiƟons of such terms should be based on sound criteria and metrics that would demonstrate _x000D__x000D_ +posiƟve or/and neutral effects of such materials on human health, environment, and climate._x000D__x000D_ +At the current stage of negoƟaƟons, the Russian delegaƟon proposes the following definiƟons:_x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +PlasƟc means complex materials based on macromolecular compounds (polymers) with possible _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion of different addiƟves. The most widely used plasƟcs are based on syntheƟc polymers. _x000D__x000D_ +PlasƟcs are directly related to plasƟc masses, meaning that these materials are able to be molded _x000D__x000D_ +under the heaƟng and/or pressure and retain a given shape aŌer cooling or solidificaƟon. The _x000D__x000D_ +molding process is accompanied by transiƟon of a plasƟc deformable (viscous or highly elasƟc) _x000D__x000D_ +state to a solid state (glassy or crystalline)_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +PlasƟc product means an end-use product made of plasƟc which is formed (shaped) during the _x000D__x000D_ +fabricaƟon of plasƟc into a finished product by heat and/or pressure._x000D__x000D_ +AlternaƟve definiƟon: plasƟc product means an end-use product made of plasƟc”._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +Wastes means substances or objects that are formed in the process of producƟon, performance _x000D__x000D_ +of works, provision of services or in the process of consumpƟon, that have lost their consumer _x000D__x000D_ +properƟes and which are disposed of, are intended to be disposed of, or are required to be _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of by the provisions of naƟonal law._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +Waste management means a complex process that includes the collecƟon, accumulaƟon, _x000D__x000D_ +transportaƟon, processing, disposal, decontaminaƟon, storage and landfill._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility (EPR) means the obligaƟon of producers and importers of _x000D__x000D_ +goods, and packaging of goods to ensure the disposal of waste generated as a result of the loss by_x000D__x000D_ +manufactured and imported goods, including packaging of goods, of their consumer properƟes, in_x000D__x000D_ +volumes and under condiƟons established by naƟonal legislaƟon._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +Environmental polluƟon means introducƟon into the environment of a substance or energy, the _x000D__x000D_ +properƟes, locaƟon or quanƟty of which have a negaƟve impact on the environment._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +Pollutant means a substance or mixture of substances and microorganisms that have a negaƟve _x000D__x000D_ +impact on the environment, human life and health when their quanƟƟes and (or) concentraƟons _x000D__x000D_ +exceed the levels established for chemicals, including radioacƟve ones, other substances and _x000D__x000D_ +microorganisms._x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +Health means a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the _x000D__x000D_ +absence of disease or infirmity (WHO definiƟon)._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +InformaƟon on criteria, also considering different applicaƟons and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plasƟcs_x000D__x000D_ +The posiƟon of the Russian Side on this issue is based on the understanding that chemicals (substances) of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, as well as the criteria for the inclusion of chemicals and substances into the category of those _x000D__x000D_ +causing ""concern"", are regulated by the provisions of the Stockholm ConvenƟon on Persistent Organic _x000D__x000D_ +Pollutants. And the provisions of the future Instrument should not establish other requirements._x000D__x000D_ +AddiƟonal consideraƟons:_x000D__x000D_ +The documents UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 of 13 April 2023 and UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 of 23 May 2023 contain _x000D__x000D_ +potenƟal criteria to determine polymers and chemicals of concern related to their harmfulness to the _x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +environment and/or human health (carcinogenicity, toxicity, bioaccumulaƟon, and other properƟes). In _x000D__x000D_ +this respect, it is appropriate to remind a famous Paracelsus’ dictum: “What is there that is not poison? All _x000D__x000D_ +things are poison and nothing is without poison. Solely the dose determines that a thing is not a poison.” _x000D__x000D_ +We should bear in mind this wisdom when talking about “substances of concern”._x000D__x000D_ +In certain situaƟons, substances that are used in the process of polymer producƟon (such as _x000D__x000D_ +hydrocarbons, catalysts, and reagents) could potenƟally be classified as risky. However, the industry uses _x000D__x000D_ +such materials in a “closed loop” without any direct contact with humans and/or the environment. They _x000D__x000D_ +are stored, handled, mixed, and allowed to react only in closed and sealed containers, tanks, reservoirs, _x000D__x000D_ +and reactors. MulƟlateral environmental agreements and naƟonal laws confirm the importance of _x000D__x000D_ +regulaƟng such substances, including their waste. In view of the Russian delegaƟon, hydrocarbons, _x000D__x000D_ +catalysts, reagents and other substances used for polymer producƟon should conƟnue to be regulated _x000D__x000D_ +independently as they require special treatment based on industry-level safety standards and specific _x000D__x000D_ +scienƟfic knowledge._x000D__x000D_ +As for polymers themselves, it should be noted that the contents of residual catalysts or reagents in the _x000D__x000D_ +final polymer materials are so negligible that it is almost impossible to detect them with the use of _x000D__x000D_ +convenƟonal laboratory methods. For example, one indirect method of determining residual amount of _x000D__x000D_ +catalysts in polyethylene is the measurement of ash content, and the concentraƟon of this material does _x000D__x000D_ +not exceed 0.05% of the product by weight. In fact, polyethylene is considered as the safest and the most _x000D__x000D_ +harmless polymer; it does not react with fats or acids; it can be recycled and returned to producƟon._x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +ProblemaƟc and avoidable plasƟc polymers and products and related applicaƟons_x000D__x000D_ +In light of the above, the Russian delegaƟon proposes to use criteria to idenƟfy problemaƟc plasƟc _x000D__x000D_ +products and related applicaƟons that can be avoided, taking into account the provisions of the Stockholm_x000D__x000D_ +ConvenƟon on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the decisions of its Conference of the ParƟes._x000D__x000D_ +In addiƟon, the Russian delegaƟon notes that any imprudent restricƟons on producƟon of and/or trade in _x000D__x000D_ +plasƟc products would inevitably lead to a comparable increase in volume of wastes from alternaƟve _x000D__x000D_ +materials and perishable food products, which will suffer from inappropriate packaging. As a result, more _x000D__x000D_ +damage to human health, environment and climate would occur. Therefore, it is essenƟal to focus the _x000D__x000D_ +negoƟaƟons on improving waste management and recycling systems on a global scale._x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +SubsƟtutes and alternaƟves to plasƟc polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +Any subsƟtutes or alternaƟves to plasƟc products should meet the same criteria as the ones applied to _x000D__x000D_ +plasƟcs with respect to their contribuƟon to waste generaƟon and impact on human health, environment, _x000D__x000D_ +and climate. It would be a failure for these negoƟaƟons if the future instrument would sƟmulate _x000D__x000D_ +deterioraƟon of the environment through subsƟtuƟon of plasƟcs by less eco-friendly products._x000D__x000D_ +AddiƟonal consideraƟons:_x000D__x000D_ +For items 2 ""a"" and 3 of Contact Group 1, it is advisable to rely on the provisions of the Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +ConvenƟon on Persistent Organic Pollutants._x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +To consider the potenƟal role, responsibiliƟes and composiƟon of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negoƟaƟon and/or implementaƟon of the agreement]_x000D__x000D_ +The Russian delegaƟon supports introducing strong scienƟfic support of these negoƟaƟons. A scienƟfic _x000D__x000D_ +and technical body, if created, should have the following features:_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +should ensure equitable representaƟon of different countries and include experts from different _x000D__x000D_ +fields of science relevant to polymers, human health and environmental protecƟon,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +have a clear and narrowly defined mandate to idenƟfy proven hazardous effects on human health_x000D__x000D_ +and environment of end-use plasƟc products,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +ensure unbiased assessment in the process of idenƟficaƟon of criteria and/or lists of “problemaƟc_x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable” plasƟc products,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +ensure that materials falling within the scope of other mulƟlateral environmental agreements are _x000D__x000D_ +dealt within their exisƟng frameworks (bearing in mind the ongoing processes of updaƟng the _x000D__x000D_ +respecƟve lists of subject materials),_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +ensure unbiased and holisƟc comparison between plasƟc products and products made from any _x000D__x000D_ +alternaƟve materials, taking into consideraƟon their effects, among others, on human health, _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and climate,_x000D__x000D_ +−_x000D__x000D_ +follow the mandate and scope of the future instrument focusing exclusively on life cycle of end-_x000D__x000D_ +use plasƟc products, including product design, producƟon, consumpƟon, environmentally sound _x000D__x000D_ +waste management (including disposal, collecƟon, sorƟng etc.), as well as recycling and reuse of _x000D__x000D_ +such products._x000D__x000D_ +As for the establishment of a scienƟfic and technical body for the period of implementaƟon of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, this quesƟon should be discussed at a later stage when ParƟes reach more clarity with respect_x000D__x000D_ +to possible eventual commitments._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +To consider potenƟal scope of and guidance for NaƟonal AcƟon Plans [including opƟonal and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements]_x000D__x000D_ +NaƟonal acƟon plans (NAPs) should be developed based on naƟonal decisions regarding opƟmal ways of _x000D__x000D_ +implementaƟon of the future instrument. Common elements and some minimum requirements for NAPs _x000D__x000D_ +could be agreed and included in the relevant part of the future instrument aŌer the set of basic _x000D__x000D_ +commitments will be clarified. AŌer the adopƟon of the future instrument, any clarificaƟons with respect _x000D__x000D_ +to NAPs may relate only to procedural or transparency maƩers (e.g. NAP’s formats or procedures of their _x000D__x000D_ +submission)._x000D__x000D_ +NAPs should be periodically reviewed and updated, if necessary, by the submiƫng Party. NAPs should be _x000D__x000D_ +publicly available._x000D__x000D_ +6_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +To consider opƟons to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms_x000D__x000D_ +As the Russian delegaƟon stated in reply to quesƟon 2 of the Template part A, free technology transfer _x000D__x000D_ +and undisrupted financial flows are parƟcularly important for the effecƟve implementaƟon of any future _x000D__x000D_ +commitments, especially against the background of economic and technological unilateral discriminatory _x000D__x000D_ +measures applied by certain parƟcipants in these negoƟaƟons. Therefore, in order to be efficient and fulfill_x000D__x000D_ +the mandate, the future instrument should contain special provisions prohibiƟng any restricƟons on trade _x000D__x000D_ +in equipment and transfer of technologies related to waste management and plasƟc waste recycling, as _x000D__x000D_ +well as other acƟviƟes covered by the future instrument._x000D__x000D_ +In addiƟon, technology transfer on “mutually agreed terms"" should take into account, among other things,_x000D__x000D_ +an approach based on the mechanism of extended producer responsibility, sustainable producƟon and _x000D__x000D_ +consumpƟon, including improving technical skills and increasing investments in waste collecƟon and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal infrastructure._x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +To idenƟfy opƟons to mobilise and align private and innovaƟve finance (including in relaƟon to _x000D__x000D_ +maƩers at 24(e) and the proposed Global PlasƟc PolluƟon Fee (GPPF))_x000D__x000D_ +The most reasonable opƟon for mobilizing private finance is the establishment of EPR systems with due _x000D__x000D_ +consideraƟon of naƟonal circumstances and based on voluntary guidelines. Other financing opƟons, such _x000D__x000D_ +as Global PlasƟc PolluƟon Fee, as well as any plasƟc and packaging fees, taxes, levies, and charges (see _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 24(e) of the document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4), would be discriminatory to producers of plasƟcs vis-_x000D__x000D_ +à-vis no less harmful alternaƟve materials (cardboard, glass, aluminum etc.), which would not be subject _x000D__x000D_ +to such fees but sƟll would equally contribute to generaƟon of waste._x000D__x000D_ +Financial measures of any kind should be based on holisƟc consideraƟon of the effects of all materials _x000D__x000D_ +serving the same end uses, including, among others, the assessment of their effects on human health, _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and climate. Overall, in order to boost investment in construcƟon of new recycling faciliƟes, _x000D__x000D_ +the governments should opt for tax holidays and subsidies (i.e. incenƟves) rather than puniƟve measures._x000D__x000D_ +AddiƟonal consideraƟons:_x000D__x000D_ +On point 3 of Contact Group 2: it is advisable to conƟnue working on the development of technical _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines for the sound management of hazardous and other wastes under the Basel ConvenƟon, in _x000D__x000D_ +order to eliminate duplicaƟon in the main document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4._x000D__x000D_ +Certain consideraƟons regarding the document UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 (“AddiƟonal informaƟon related to _x000D__x000D_ +potenƟal opƟons for elements of an internaƟonal legally binding instrument”):_x000D__x000D_ +Subparagraph ""d"" (Substances having ozone depleƟng effects and substances with global warming _x000D__x000D_ +potenƟal) of paragraph 10 (i) of secƟon B should be deleted. The issues of ozone-depleƟng substances and_x000D__x000D_ +greenhouse gases are regulated by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer _x000D__x000D_ +and the Kigali Amendment to this Protocol, and the UN Framework ConvenƟon on Climate Change._x000D__x000D_ +Regarding subparagraph ""c"" of paragraph 20 (i) of secƟon F. - subparagraph ""c"" contains vehicle tyres _x000D__x000D_ +(point “b”) among the listed non-point sources of plasƟc. At the same Ɵme, evaluaƟng this non-point _x000D__x000D_ +source, together with others, it is also necessary to proceed from the possibility of replacing them with _x000D__x000D_ +alternaƟves of similar quality, taking into account the issues of transport security._x000D__x000D_ +7_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +It is advisable to delete sub-paragraphs ""d"" (waste-to-energy processes) and ""e"" (co-processing in cement _x000D__x000D_ +kilns) from paragraph 20 (ii) of secƟon F._x000D__x000D_ +Paragraph 26 (i) of secƟon A should be supplemented with a subparagraph that would emphasize taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account naƟonal peculiariƟes in the implementaƟon/pracƟce of extended producer responsibility._x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +____________________x000D__x000D_ +8_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1763,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/russia_15092023_b_rus.pdf,[],['Russian Federation'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Шаблон для комментариев в отношении письменных предложений,_x000D__x000D_ +направленных до МПК-3 (часть «b»)_x000D__x000D_ +Потенциальные области, обозначенные в Контактных группах_x000D__x000D_ +Название страны_x000D__x000D_ +(для членов Комитета)_x000D__x000D_ +Российская Федерация_x000D__x000D_ +Название организации_x000D__x000D_ +(для наблюдателей при Комитете) _x000D__x000D_ +Контактное лицо и контактная _x000D__x000D_ +информация _x000D__x000D_ +Д.Ю.Корнилов, Министерство природных ресурсов и _x000D__x000D_ +экологии Российской Федерации, d_kornilov@mnr.gov.ru_x000D__x000D_ +Дата направления: _x000D__x000D_ +15 сентября 2023 г. _x000D__x000D_ +Предложения о потенциальных областях межсессионной работы для_x000D__x000D_ +информационной напитки МПК-3 (в соответствии с перечнями,_x000D__x000D_ +составленными координаторами двух контактных групп)_x000D__x000D_ +Потенциальные области межсессионной работы._x000D__x000D_ +Ниже приводится перечень потенциальных областей для возможной межсессионной работы,_x000D__x000D_ +составленный координаторами двух контактных групп в ходе МПК-2. Члены МПК и наблюдатели,_x000D__x000D_ +возможно, пожелают представить свои комментарии в отношении одной или нескольких из этих_x000D__x000D_ +областей._x000D__x000D_ +Контактная группа 1:_x000D__x000D_ +1. Информация об определениях – например, пластика, микропластика, циркулярности._x000D__x000D_ +2. Информация о критериях, также учитывающая различные области применения _x000D__x000D_ +и отраслевые требования, включая:_x000D__x000D_ +a) химические вещества в составе пластика, вызывающие озабоченность,_x000D__x000D_ +б) проблемные и предотвратимые пластики и полимеры и изделия из них, а также_x000D__x000D_ +связанные с ними области применения,_x000D__x000D_ +в) дизайн – например, для обеспечения циркулярности и повторного_x000D__x000D_ +использования _x000D__x000D_ +г) заменители и альтернативы пластикам /полимерам и изделиям из них_x000D__x000D_ +3. Потенциальные вещества в составе пластика, вызывающие озабоченность, проблемные_x000D__x000D_ +и предотвратимые пластики/ полимеры и изделия из них_x000D__x000D_ +4. Потенциальные источники высвобождения микропластиков (области применения и_x000D__x000D_ +отрасли)._x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +(Пожалуйста, обратите внимание: более длинный перечень включен в доклад_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +со-координаторов по итогам обсуждений в контактной группе 1. Материалы также могут_x000D__x000D_ +включать информацию по любому из пунктов этого расширенного перечня, в том числе_x000D__x000D_ +касающуюся разработки критериев для определения приоритетности проблемных и_x000D__x000D_ +предотвратимых видов пластика; разработки целевых показателей по сокращению,_x000D__x000D_ +повторному использованию и ремонту проблемных и предотвратимых видов пластиковых_x000D__x000D_ +изделий; или руководящих принципов РОП)_x000D__x000D_ +Контактная группа 2:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Рассмотреть потенциальную роль, обязанности и состав научно-технического органа _x000D__x000D_ +[для поддержки переговоров и/или реализации договора]._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Рассмотреть потенциальный охват и руководство по составлению Национальных планов_x000D__x000D_ +действий [включая факультативные и/или предлагаемые элементы]._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Определить текущие положения в рамках существующих многосторонних_x000D__x000D_ +природоохранных соглашений (МПС) [и других международных инструментов] _x000D__x000D_ +о сотрудничестве и координации, которые можно было бы рассмотреть._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Рассмотреть, каким образом другие МПС оказывают содействие мониторингу, _x000D__x000D_ +и предложить наилучшую практику._x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Рассмотреть варианты определения «передачи технологий на взаимно согласованных_x000D__x000D_ +условиях»._x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +Далее рассмотреть, как может функционировать потенциальный механизм_x000D__x000D_ +финансирования [включая новый самостоятельный механизм, гибридный механизм или_x000D__x000D_ +уже существующий механизм]._x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +Определить варианты мобилизации и согласования частного и инновационного_x000D__x000D_ +финансирования (в том числе в связи с вопросами, указанными в пункте 24(e), _x000D__x000D_ +и предлагаемым глобальным сбором за загрязнение пластиком (ГСЗП))._x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +Составить схему текущего финансирования и имеющихся финансовых средств [для борьбы_x000D__x000D_ +с загрязнением пластиком] и определить потребность в финансовой поддержке для_x000D__x000D_ +каждого члена МПК._x000D__x000D_ +9._x000D__x000D_ +Определить потребности каждого Члена МПК в обучении и наращивании потенциала._x000D__x000D_ +Предложения, касающиеся потенциальных областей для межсессионной работы. Пожалуйста, _x000D__x000D_ +четко укажите, к какой области относится ваше предложени��._x000D__x000D_ +Контактная группа 1:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Информация, относящаяся к терминам – как, например, пластик, микропластик, _x000D__x000D_ +циркулярность и т.п._x000D__x000D_ +Перечень требуемых определений зависит от сферы применения и других положений_x000D__x000D_ +будущего Договора. Российская делегация отмечает, что определенное количество определений,_x000D__x000D_ +предложенных Секретариатом в «Глоссарии ключевых терминов» (документ UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 _x000D__x000D_ +от 8 сентября 2022 г.), хотя и используются на определенных международных форумах, тем не_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +менее, имеют мало отношения к будущим основным обязательствам и, следовательно, не должны_x000D__x000D_ +вводиться без надлежащего оценки соответствия таких определений целям и содержанию_x000D__x000D_ +будущего Договора (например, «ресурсоэффективность», «традиционные знания», «системы_x000D__x000D_ +традиционных знаний»)._x000D__x000D_ +В этой связи, учитывая мандат и предлагаемую сферу охвата (см. Шаблон А), будущий Договор_x000D__x000D_ +должен включать определения пластика, микропластика, отходов, управления отходами,_x000D__x000D_ +расширенной ответственности производителя, загрязнения окружающей среды, загрязняющих_x000D__x000D_ +веществ, экономики замкнутого цикла, жизненного цикла. В зависимости от возможных положений,_x000D__x000D_ +он мог бы также включать определения повторного использования, рециклинга, утилизации_x000D__x000D_ +отходов, устойчивого производства и потребления, многосторонних природоохранных организаций_x000D__x000D_ +и т.д. Более того, если будущий Договор будет включать термины, относящиеся к “экологичности”_x000D__x000D_ +определенных материалов, определения таких терминов должны основываться на обоснованных_x000D__x000D_ +критериях и показателях, которые продемонстрировали бы положительное воздействие таких_x000D__x000D_ +материалов на здоровье человека, окружающую среду и климат._x000D__x000D_ +На текущем этапе переговоров российская делегация предлагает включить в проект Договора_x000D__x000D_ +следующие определения:_x000D__x000D_ +Пластиковое изделие – означает продукт для конечного использования, сделанный из_x000D__x000D_ +пластика, которому придают форму в результате преобразования в готовое изделие под_x000D__x000D_ +воздействием тепла и/или давления. Альтернативная формулировка: пластиковое_x000D__x000D_ +(полимерное) изделие означает единицу конечной продукции, произведённой из_x000D__x000D_ +полимерного материала._x000D__x000D_ +Отходы — означает вещества или предметы, которые образованы в процессе_x000D__x000D_ +производства, выполнения работ, оказания услуг или в процессе потребления, которые_x000D__x000D_ +удаляются, предназначены для удаления или подлежат удалению в соответствии с_x000D__x000D_ +национальным законодательством._x000D__x000D_ +Обращение с отходами - деятельность по сбору, накоплению, транспортированию,_x000D__x000D_ +обработке, утилизации, обезвреживанию, размещению отходов._x000D__x000D_ +Расширенная ответственность производителя (РОП) _x000D__x000D_ +- означает обязанность_x000D__x000D_ +производителей и импортеров товаров, упаковки товаров обеспечить утилизацию_x000D__x000D_ +отходов, образующихся в результате утраты произведенными и импортированными_x000D__x000D_ +товарами, в том числе упаковкой товаров, потребительских свойств, в объемах и на_x000D__x000D_ +условиях, установленных национальным законодательством._x000D__x000D_ +Загрязнение окружающей среды – означает попадание в окружающую среду веществ_x000D__x000D_ +или энергии, свойства, местоположение или количество которых оказывают негативное_x000D__x000D_ +воздействие на окружающую среду._x000D__x000D_ +Загрязняющее вещество - означает вещество или смесь веществ и микроорганизмов,_x000D__x000D_ +которые в количестве и (или) концентрациях, превышающих установленные для_x000D__x000D_ +химических веществ, в том числе радиоактивных, иных веществ и микроорганизмов_x000D__x000D_ +нормативы, оказывают негативное воздействие на окружающую среду, жизнь, здоровье_x000D__x000D_ +человека._x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Здоровье – означает состояние полного физического, ментального и социального_x000D__x000D_ +благополучия, а не только отсутствие болезни и физических дефектов (определение_x000D__x000D_ +ВОЗ)._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Информация о критериях, также учитывающая различные области применения и _x000D__x000D_ +отраслевые требования, включая:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Химические вещества в составе пластика, вызывающие озабоченность_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Российская сторона исходит из того, что оборот химических веществ, вызывающих_x000D__x000D_ +озабоченность, а также критерии включения веществ в категорию «вызывающих озабоченность»,_x000D__x000D_ +регулируются положениями Стокгольмской Конвенцией о стойких органических загрязнителях, и_x000D__x000D_ +положения настоящего Договора не должны устанавливать иных требований._x000D__x000D_ +Документы UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 от 13 апреля 2023 г. и UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4от 23 мая 2023 г._x000D__x000D_ +содержат потенциальные критерии для определения полимеров и химических веществ,_x000D__x000D_ +вызывающих озабоченность, в связи с их вредностью для окружающей среды и/или здоровья_x000D__x000D_ +человека (канцерогенность, токсичность, биоаккумуляция и другие свойства). В этой связи уместно_x000D__x000D_ +подчеркнуть знаменитое изречение Парацельса: “Что есть такого, что не является ядом? Все сущее -_x000D__x000D_ +яд, и нет ничего без яда. Только доза определяет, что-то или иное вещество не является ядом.” Мы_x000D__x000D_ +должны иметь в виду эту мудрость, когда говорим о “веществах, вызывающих озабоченность”._x000D__x000D_ +В определенных ситуациях вещества, которые используются в процессе производства_x000D__x000D_ +полимеров (углеводороды, катализаторы и реа��енты), потенциально могут быть отнесены к_x000D__x000D_ +категории опасных. Однако промышленность использует такие материалы в “замкнутой системе”_x000D__x000D_ +без какого-либо прямого контакта с людьми и/или окружающей средой. Они хранятся,_x000D__x000D_ +обрабатываются, смешиваются и вступают в реакцию только в закрытых и герметизированных_x000D__x000D_ +контейнерах, цистернах, резервуарах-накопителях и реакторах. Многосторонние природоохранные_x000D__x000D_ +соглашения и национальные законы подтверждают важность регулирования использования таких_x000D__x000D_ +веществ, включая их отходы. По мнению Российской стороны, углеводороды, катализаторы,_x000D__x000D_ +реагенты и другие вещества, используемые для производства полимеров, должны по-прежнему_x000D__x000D_ +регулироваться независимо, поскольку они требуют особого обращения, основанного на_x000D__x000D_ +отраслевых стандартах безопасности и специальных научных знаниях._x000D__x000D_ +Что касается самих полимеров, то следует отметить, что содержание остаточных_x000D__x000D_ +катализаторов или реагентов в конечных полимерных материалах настолько незначительно, что_x000D__x000D_ +обнаружить их с помощью обычных лабораторных методов практически невозможно. Например,_x000D__x000D_ +одним из косвенных методов определения остаточного количества катализаторов в полиэтилене_x000D__x000D_ +является измерение содержания золы, и концентрация этого материала не превышает 0,05% от_x000D__x000D_ +массы продукта. На самом деле полиэтилен считается самым безопасным и безвредным_x000D__x000D_ +полимером; он не вступает в реакцию с жирами или кислотами; его можно перерабатывать и_x000D__x000D_ +возвращать в производство._x000D__x000D_ +б) Проблемные и предотвратимые полимеры и пластики, и изделия из них, а также _x000D__x000D_ +связанные с ними области применения_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + . _x000D__x000D_ +Российская делегация предлагает использовать критерии для выявления проблемных изделий_x000D__x000D_ +из пластика и связанных с ними применений, которых можно избежать, с учетом положений_x000D__x000D_ +Стокгольмской Конвенции о стойких органических загрязнителях и решений её Конференции_x000D__x000D_ +Сторон._x000D__x000D_ +4_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Кроме того, российская делегация отмечает, что любые неосмотрительные ограничения_x000D__x000D_ +производства и/или торговли пластиковыми изделиями неизбежно приведут к сопоставимому_x000D__x000D_ +увеличению объема отходов из альтернативных материалов и скоропортящихся пищевых_x000D__x000D_ +продуктов, которые пострадают из-за ненадлежащей упаковки. В результате был бы нанесен_x000D__x000D_ +гораздо больший ущерб здоровью людей, окружающей среде и климату. Именно поэтому важно_x000D__x000D_ +сосредоточить переговоры на совершенствовании систем обращения с отходами и их вторичной_x000D__x000D_ +переработки в глобальном масштабе._x000D__x000D_ +в) Заменители и альтернативы полимерам и пластику и продукции из них._x000D__x000D_ +Любые заменители или альтернативы изделиям из пластика должны соответствовать тем же_x000D__x000D_ +критериям, что применяются к пластику в отношении его вклада в образование отходов и_x000D__x000D_ +воздействия на здоровье человека, окружающую среду и климат. Было бы существенной ошибкой_x000D__x000D_ +на этих переговорах, если бы будущий Договор стимулировал ухудшение состояния окружающей_x000D__x000D_ +среды путем замены пластика менее экологичными продуктами. _x000D__x000D_ +По пунктам 2 «а» и 3 Контактной группы 1 целесообразно опираться на положения_x000D__x000D_ +Стокгольмской конвенции о стойких органических загрязнителях._x000D__x000D_ +Контактная группа 2:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Рассмотреть потенциальную роль, обязанности и состав научно-технического органа _x000D__x000D_ +[для поддержки переговоров и/или осуществления соглашения]_x000D__x000D_ +Российская сторона выступает за обеспечение мощной научной поддержки этих переговоров._x000D__x000D_ +Научно-технический орган, в случае его создания, должен обладать следующими характеристиками_x000D__x000D_ +и решать следующие задачи:_x000D__x000D_ +а) обеспечивать справедливое представительство всех стран и включать экспертов из_x000D__x000D_ +различных областей науки, имеющих отношение к полимерам, здоровью человека и охране_x000D__x000D_ +окружающей среды;_x000D__x000D_ +б) иметь четкие и узко определенные полномочия по выявлению доказанного опасного_x000D__x000D_ +воздействия пластиковых изделий конечного использования на здоровье человека и_x000D__x000D_ +окружающую среду;_x000D__x000D_ +в) обеспечивать объективную оценку в процессе определения критериев и/или списков_x000D__x000D_ +“проблемных и предотвратимых” пластиковых изделий,_x000D__x000D_ +г) обеспечивать, чтобы материалы, подпадающие под действие других многосторонних_x000D__x000D_ +природоохранных соглашений, рассматривались в пределах установленных ими рамок_x000D__x000D_ +(принимая во внимание текущие процессы обновления соответствующих списков_x000D__x000D_ +тематических материалов);_x000D__x000D_ +д) обеспечивать объективное и целостное сравнение пластиковых изделий с изделиями,_x000D__x000D_ +изготовленными из любых альтернативных материалов, принимая во внимание, в числе_x000D__x000D_ +прочего, их воздействие на здоровье человека, окружающую среду и климат;_x000D__x000D_ +е) строго придерживаться мандата и сферы применения будущего Договора, уделяя при_x000D__x000D_ +этом особое внимание жизненному циклу пластиковых изделий конечного использования,_x000D__x000D_ +включая их разработку, производство, потребление, экологически безопасное обращение _x000D__x000D_ +5_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +с_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +отходами_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(включая_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +утилизацию,_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +сбор,_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +сортировку_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +и_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +т.д.),_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +а также переработку и повторное использование таких изделий. _x000D__x000D_ +Что касается создания научно-технического органа на период реализации будущего Договора,_x000D__x000D_ +то этот вопрос целесообразно обсудить на более позднем этапе, когда Стороны достигнут большей_x000D__x000D_ +ясности в отношении возможных окончательных обязательств._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Рассмотреть потенциальную сферу охвата и руководство для составления _x000D__x000D_ +национальных планов действий [включая факультативные и/или предлагаемые _x000D__x000D_ +элементы]_x000D__x000D_ +Национальные планы действий (НПД) должны разрабатываться на основе национального_x000D__x000D_ +законодательства и решений относительно оптимальных способов имплементации положений_x000D__x000D_ +будущего Договора. Общие элементы и некоторые минимальные требования к НПД могут быть_x000D__x000D_ +согласованы и включены в соответствующую часть будущего Договора после того, как будет уточнён_x000D__x000D_ +блок основных обязательств. После принятия Договора любые разъяснения в отношении НПД могут_x000D__x000D_ +касаться только процедурных вопросов или вопросов прозрачности (например, форматов НПД или_x000D__x000D_ +процедур их представления)._x000D__x000D_ +При необходимости НПД должны периодически пересматриваться и обновляться_x000D__x000D_ +представляющей Стороной. НПД должны также быть общедоступны. _x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +Рассмотреть варианты определения « передачи технологий на взаимно согласованных _x000D__x000D_ +условиях»_x000D__x000D_ +Как уже было отмечено при ответе на вопрос 2 Шаблона предложений (часть «а»), свободная_x000D__x000D_ +передача технологий и беспрепятственные финансовые потоки особенно важны для эффективного_x000D__x000D_ +выполнения любых будущих обязательств, особенно на фоне экономических и технологических_x000D__x000D_ +односторонних дискриминационных мер, применяемых некоторыми участниками этих_x000D__x000D_ +переговоров. Следовательно, для того, чтобы быть эффективным и выполнить мандат, будущий_x000D__x000D_ +Договор должен содержать специальные положения, запрещающие любые ограничения _x000D__x000D_ +на торговлю оборудованием и передачу технологий, связанных с обращением с отходами _x000D__x000D_ +и переработкой пластиковых отходов, а также другие виды деятельности, охватываемые будущим_x000D__x000D_ +Договором._x000D__x000D_ +Кроме того, передача технологии на “взаимосогласованных условиях» должна учитывать, в_x000D__x000D_ +том числе, подход, основанный на механизме расширенной ответственности производителей,_x000D__x000D_ +устойчивом производстве и потреблении, включая повышение технических навыков и увеличение_x000D__x000D_ +инвестиций в инфраструктуру сбора и утилизации отходов._x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +Варианты мобилизации и согласования частного и инновационного_x000D__x000D_ +финансирования_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(в том числе в связи с вопросам��, указанными в пункте 24(e), и предлагаемым глобальным_x000D__x000D_ +сбором за загрязнение пластиком (ГСЗП))._x000D__x000D_ +Наиболее разумным вариантом мобилизации частного финансирования является создание_x000D__x000D_ +механизмов РОП с должным учетом национальных условий и на основе добровольных_x000D__x000D_ +руководящих принципов._x000D__x000D_ +Другие варианты финансирования, такие как глобальный сбор за загрязнение пластиком, _x000D__x000D_ +6_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on PlasƟc PolluƟon / 21 June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +а также любые сборы, налоги и иные платежи за пластик и упаковку из пластика (см. пункт 24(e)_x000D__x000D_ +документа UNEP/PP/INC.2/4), были бы дискриминационными по отношению к производителям_x000D__x000D_ +пластика по сравнению с не менее вредными альтернативными материалами (картон, стекло,_x000D__x000D_ +алюминий и т.д.), которые не облагаются такими сборами, но все равно в равной степени_x000D__x000D_ +способствуют образованию отходов._x000D__x000D_ +Любые финансовые меры должны основываться на целостном рассмотрении воздействия_x000D__x000D_ +всех материалов, предназначенных для одних и тех же конечных целей, включая, среди прочего,_x000D__x000D_ +оценку их воздействия на здоровье человека, окружающую среду и климат. Стимулирующие меры_x000D__x000D_ +по улучшению инфраструктуры по обращению с отходами определяются Стороной. _x000D__x000D_ +По пункту 3 Контактной группы 2: целесообразно продолжить работу по разработке_x000D__x000D_ +технических руководящих принципов обоснованного регулирования опасных и других отходов в_x000D__x000D_ +рамках Базельской конвенции, исключив дублирование в основном документе UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Некоторые соображения относительно документа UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 (Дополнительная_x000D__x000D_ +информация, связанная с потенциальными вариантами элементов международного юридически_x000D__x000D_ +обязывающего документа):_x000D__x000D_ +Подпункт «d» (Substances having ozone depleƟng effects and substances with global warming_x000D__x000D_ +potenƟal) пункта 10 (i) раздела В целесообразно исключить. Вопросы озоноразрушающих веществ и_x000D__x000D_ +парниковых газов регулируются Монреальским протоколом по веществам, разрушающим_x000D__x000D_ +озоновый слой, и Кигалийской поправкой к указанному протоколу, Рамочной Конвенцией ООН по_x000D__x000D_ +изменению климата._x000D__x000D_ +По подпункту «c» пункта 20 (i) раздела F. В подпункте «с» среди перечисленных неточечных_x000D__x000D_ +источников пластика содержатся автомобильные шины ((b) vehicle tyres). При этом оценивая_x000D__x000D_ +данный неточечный источник, и другие, необходимо исходить также из возможности замены их на_x000D__x000D_ +аналогичные по качеству альтернативы, с учетом обеспечения транспортной безопасности. _x000D__x000D_ +Из пункта 20 (ii) раздела F целесообразно исключить подпункты «d» (waste-to-energy_x000D__x000D_ +processes) и «e» (co-processing in cement kilns). _x000D__x000D_ +Пункт 26 (i) раздела А целесообразно дополнить подпунктом об учете национальных_x000D__x000D_ +особенностей при внедрении/пр��ктике расширенной ответственности производителей. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +____________________x000D__x000D_ +7_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1764,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudi_arabia_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 proposed intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Objective(s): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accelerate the management and utilization of plastics while protecting human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and continue contributing to the sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Core Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in _x000D__x000D_ +many industries. Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements but also risk economic growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, _x000D__x000D_ +durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, consumption, and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that has proven _x000D__x000D_ +indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Implementing bans on specific plastic types could yield adverse consequences for the _x000D__x000D_ +global recycling sector: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Reduce in demand for recycled materials: If banned plastics were previously recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +used as raw material in new products, the ban would reduce the value of demand for these recycled _x000D__x000D_ +materials, leading to a drop in the value of recyclable waste and negatively impacting the recycling _x000D__x000D_ +industry. _x000D__x000D_ +B. Loss of recycling capacity: If a significant portion of the recycling industry relies on the _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of said banned plastics, the ban would lead to loss in recycling capacity, jobs, and large-_x000D__x000D_ +scale reconstruction of the industry resulting to economic and environmental setback. _x000D__x000D_ +C. Increased demand for alternative materials: A ban on certain plastics may result in an _x000D__x000D_ +increased demand for alternative materials, some of which are not easily recyclable. This could _x000D__x000D_ +lead to new waste management challenges and potentially hinder recycling efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia advocates for a systematic reliance on scientific evidence when _x000D__x000D_ +evaluating potentially harmful chemicals or polymers. Several Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) address the issue of hazardous chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention on the technical guidelines for sound management of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +waste. These agreements aim to protect human health and the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +harmful effects of these substances by promoting their reduction which has led to _x000D__x000D_ +positive outcomes in reducing the impacts of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +Synergies and coordination among MEAs can enhance the effectiveness of measures _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce the production, consumption, and use of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers and microplastics are two different types of small particles that can have _x000D__x000D_ +negative impacts on the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers are tiny strands of synthetic materials, such as polyester or nylon, that are _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found in clothing, textiles, and household items like carpets and upholstery. _x000D__x000D_ +When these items are washed or used, microfibers can shed and enter the water system. _x000D__x000D_ +They are so small that they can pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in _x000D__x000D_ +rivers, lakes, and oceans. These microfibers can be ingested by aquatic organisms and _x000D__x000D_ +potentially work their way up the food chain, causing harm to marine life. On the other _x000D__x000D_ +hand, microplastics are small plastic particles, typically measuring less than 5 _x000D__x000D_ +millimeters in size. They can come from a variety of sources, including the breakdown _x000D__x000D_ +of larger plastic items, microbeads in personal care products, and industrial processes. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and have been found in oceans, rivers, _x000D__x000D_ +soil, and even in the air we breathe. They can have harmful effects on marine life and _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems when ingested or when they accumulate in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Both microfibers and microplastics pose environmental concerns due to their _x000D__x000D_ +persistence, potential for ingestion by wildlife, and their ability to transport harmful _x000D__x000D_ +substances. Efforts are being made to mitigate their release into the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +improve wastewater treatment processes, and develop more sustainable materials and _x000D__x000D_ +practices to minimize their impact. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation requires access to _x000D__x000D_ +advanced recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for _x000D__x000D_ +managing and reducing plastic waste generation. Recycling technologies improve _x000D__x000D_ +waste collection rates, recycling efficiency, and reduce environmental pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +National targets drive innovation, promote a circular economy, and establish a sense of _x000D__x000D_ +urgency for collective action. Together, these measures contribute to a sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +future with effective waste management and environmental protection. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support the options for regulating plastic waste, however we think Chemical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling shall not be Prohibited. Chemical Recycling is an evolving field, and a _x000D__x000D_ +complementary technology to mechanical recycling for certain plastic waste types. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, we DO NOT prohibiting any recycling options for members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We reject the notion of imposing obligations directly on producers, as this is a process _x000D__x000D_ +steered by the involved parties. Instead, the emphasis should remain on individual _x000D__x000D_ +parties formulating plans that align with the National determined Plans by each party. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Requirement for polymer producers: While requiring polymer producers to invest in _x000D__x000D_ +recycling facilities is a commendable idea, it would be more effective to encourage a _x000D__x000D_ +broader range of stakeholders to contribute to the development of recycling _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing best available technologies for recycling is essential, but linking them _x000D__x000D_ +directly to the Paris Agreement or principles of sustainable banking and investment _x000D__x000D_ +might create confusion. Instead, it is crucial to set clear, specific criteria for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +waste management technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia emphasizes the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable _x000D__x000D_ +the circularity of plastic waste. We support establishing national requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +design criteria. However, the proposed global harmonized system and methodologies _x000D__x000D_ +may not effectively accommodate the diverse needs and contexts of individual _x000D__x000D_ +countries, potentially leading to subpar waste management outcomes and unintended _x000D__x000D_ +consequences. A global harmonized system will not adequately address the diverse _x000D__x000D_ +needs and contexts of different countries, and implementing tailored national design _x000D__x000D_ +strategies for circularity will ensure more effective and sustainable outcomes in _x000D__x000D_ +managing plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia, recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we _x000D__x000D_ +believe that it is crucial for each member state to establish their own reasonable targets, _x000D__x000D_ +while considering their unique circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia supports the need for design criteria to enable circularity under national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, which includes efforts to investigate means to reuse and repair plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, including the marine _x000D__x000D_ +life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia requests further clarification on the governing body that will develop and _x000D__x000D_ +adopt the guidelines, as efforts to produce a legally binding instrument is compromised _x000D__x000D_ +by all member states, and the vagueness of the “governing body” hinder individual _x000D__x000D_ +sovereignty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, cost-_x000D__x000D_ +effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of goods _x000D__x000D_ +and food. Saudi reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable means to reuse _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, including for _x000D__x000D_ +certain plastic products and packaging should be nationally determined. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +With relation to encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, _x000D__x000D_ +tariffs or tax incentives, EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, _x000D__x000D_ +right-to-repair requirements and remove trade barriers.” Saudi Arabia does not support _x000D__x000D_ +a standardized utilization of tariffs or tax incentive, EPR schemes as each member state _x000D__x000D_ +must assess its own capacity and circumstance through individual plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic products when its turn _x000D__x000D_ +to waste. This can be achieved by Reduction of plastic leakage through waste _x000D__x000D_ +minimization. Waste minimization measures based on national circumstances should _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the leakage of plastics from the waste phase. In addition, special care should be _x000D__x000D_ +taken to reduce the release of plastics to the environment from the unintended loss of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, such as fishing gear, plastic pellets and artificial turf. Most of these _x000D__x000D_ +losses occur in the use phase of products, the loss of pellets may also occur in the _x000D__x000D_ +production, transport, and storage phases. The leakage of plastics from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transport and use phase can be addressed through various regulatory measures based _x000D__x000D_ +on national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Informal Sectors: The informal sector, including individuals and small enterprises, is _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the collection of plastic wastes. Collection of recyclables takes place from _x000D__x000D_ +all possible places where access is possible. Informal sector plays an important rule in _x000D__x000D_ +many countries. Saudi Arabia does not support establishing any requirements to use _x000D__x000D_ +fees specifically from EPR schemes to fund an upgrade of infrastructure and technical _x000D__x000D_ +and management skills for informal waste pickers to function as waste collection and _x000D__x000D_ +sorting companies as depends on national circumstances and national strategy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has _x000D__x000D_ +seen a clear example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role _x000D__x000D_ +in medical equipment, food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent housing, _x000D__x000D_ +and even in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through insulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation and research on risks must take into account the positive impact of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +and through a scientific approach, which also compares it to proposed alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support Promoting cooperation, collaboration and exchange of information with _x000D__x000D_ +the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and other _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and chemicals of concern and on possibly problematic plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA resolution 5/14 Para.3. (K) To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding duplication, and promoting complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ +On this regard, Basel convention has work intensively on developing a detailed document on technical guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes which has been recently updated and adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +parties in COP16 that discussed the topics of Polymers and chemicals of concern and on problematic plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +details including but not limited to the following related topics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of plastics, additives and processing ads. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance on environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification and inventories, examples: _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of plastic wastes sources _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of hazardous [and non-hazardous] plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the ambitious timeline in resolution 5/14 for completing the INC’s mandate, there should be _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of current work without duplication of the effort's mandates of the other conventions and bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters _x000D__x000D_ +1. Identification of core obligations that have not worked in some countries and works well _x000D__x000D_ +with others, based on the principle of the importance of national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identifications of the positive of primary plastic to become a cornerstone of modern society _x000D__x000D_ +and meeting sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identification of the links between responsible production, consumption and the needs for _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Identification of negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of shifting to _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Identification of existing multilateral environmental agreement (MEAs) that addresses _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Identification the rules of cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of information with the _x000D__x000D_ +World health organization, International Labor Organization and other intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identification of scientific based evidence gaps as well as gaps in MEAs addressing _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Identification of all scientific evidence approach of all aspects related to microplastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microfibers that reflects its importance as well as environmental, social and economic _x000D__x000D_ +aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identification the reasons why plastic pollutions derives mainly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Identification of advanced recycling technologies, such as chemical recycling to advanced _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for managing and _x000D__x000D_ +reducing plastic waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Identification of side effects and negative sides if inclusion of core obligations that does _x000D__x000D_ +not meet the national circumstances, capacity and national action plan of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Acknowledging the importance to work on the new technical guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sounds management of plastic waste and its role to strengthening waste _x000D__x000D_ +management for plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Identification of legacy plastic waste and sources of these sites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. Identification the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste to ends plastic pollution in a way to establishing national requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. Exploring means to reuse plastic products acknowledging that plastic products continue to _x000D__x000D_ +provide durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared _x000D__x000D_ +to other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +goods and food. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. Identification of means to legalize informal sectors and pickers during plastic ends of life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17. Saudi Arabia believes that Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products when its turn to waste, identify the measures based on national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity to avoid that. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. Identification the main causes of leakage of plastic to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. Evaluation of positive impact of plastic when conducting lifecycle and takes into account _x000D__x000D_ +the social and economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of Microplastics in intersessional Work: _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of microplastics is still underrepresented in academic literature, demands attention and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in our inter-sessional work. As we strive to understand the multifaceted impact of these _x000D__x000D_ +micro-particles, we must investigate into their origins, the levels of exposure in various _x000D__x000D_ +environments, and the potential risks associated with them. A crucial aspect of this endeavor is _x000D__x000D_ +quantifying their actual impact on the environment. This is a necessary step towards identifying _x000D__x000D_ +viable and practical solutions. One such approach could be the redesign of plastic products to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance their durability and resistance to fragmentation, thereby reducing the generation of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. This, however, is just one potential solution out of many we need to explore and _x000D__x000D_ +evaluate. By integrating the study of microplastics into our inter-sessional work, we are not only _x000D__x000D_ +positioning ourselves to better understand this pervasive pollutant but also equipping ourselves to _x000D__x000D_ +develop effective solutions. This initiative underscores our commitment to address complex _x000D__x000D_ +environmental challenges and our dedication to stewarding a sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2 intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: _x000D__x000D_ +1- National Action Plans (NAPs): _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans shall serve as the main obligation and the backbone for all parties involved, providing a _x000D__x000D_ +roadmap for each party to contribute towards achieving the objectives of the instrument. Many Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) depend on actions determined at the National level; hence this bottom-up _x000D__x000D_ +approach is necessary in achieving the intended goal of minimizing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These plans should be developed with consideration to the national circumstances of each nation. In the process _x000D__x000D_ +of developing these policies, it is recommended that states take into account the potential 12 core obligations list _x000D__x000D_ +proposed by the secretariat, treating them as a valuable policy toolkit that can be tailored to their specific _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, recognizing no one size fits all. The primary focus of these plans should be to promote sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastic, enhance plastic’s design for circularity in a way that safeguards human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment, and strengthen the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +2- Awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information: _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia believes that the most effective way to introduce a robust solution to address plastic waste pollution _x000D__x000D_ +is by enabling end-users to garner further knowledge on their waste management practices. Therefore, the _x000D__x000D_ +Kingdom also supports the notion of awareness-raising, education, and the exchange of information as part of the _x000D__x000D_ +legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC may also consider the role of unbiased, scientifically based entities to act as a buffer and raise awareness _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution at a grander scale. We recognize the role stakeholder engagement may play in awareness-_x000D__x000D_ +raising as they can demonstrate advancements in waste management technologies, and developments in research _x000D__x000D_ +that allow for more sustainable uses of plastic products. Furthermore, the instrument should encourage Parties and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant stakeholders to prioritize exchanging of information (including but not limited to: waste _x000D__x000D_ +management solutions, technologies, and policies) to foster an international community that can utilize technology _x000D__x000D_ +and innovation collectively. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +3- Stakeholder engagement: _x000D__x000D_ +Saudi Arabia believes that in order to create a holistic mechanism to address plastic waste pollution, stakeholders _x000D__x000D_ +from across the value chain (including, packaging, food & Beverages (F&B) industry and informal sector workers) _x000D__x000D_ +must be involved in the creation of an internationally binding instrument. In that regard, the Kingdom urges that _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders involved in the treaty vary in background, geography, and industrial expertise to allow for a holistic _x000D__x000D_ +approach to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In order for us to carefully address the concerns of all affected communities, we support the accreditation of _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders at the UNEP to allow for a platform to assist in the articulation of the scope and/or implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument. Further, we recognize the importance of stakeholders’ views as to provide crucial context, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, and experiences to the instrument that would lead to a more balanced outcome that considers the _x000D__x000D_ +potential trade-offs that the global community would face. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should support the inclusion of a proactive and innovative agenda for multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement, to allow for greater mobilization by the Parties and global community to address the challenge. The _x000D__x000D_ +agenda could potentially include: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of knowledge, technology, and expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Raising awareness across a wide variety of audiences _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote stakeholder involvement in subsidiary bodies articulating the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enable existing stakeholder initiatives aiming to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of reliable and factual data concerning plastics, including alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4- Research and Analysis, _x000D__x000D_ + Research is one of the key elements of the treaty and its future application, the below list are some _x000D__x000D_ +topics that Saudi Arabia is interested in exploring : _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Conduct comprehensive research to understand the unique challenges and characteristics of _x000D__x000D_ +downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Analyze the potential of various innovative technologies to address downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review existing national action plans related to plastic pollution and identify best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Use nationally specific customized modeling tools and methodologies to identify and monitor _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution hotspots and use it to measure socio-economic variables to project/forecast locations _x000D__x000D_ +where reliable data is not available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Utilizing modeling tools to identify plastic pollution hotspots to provide precise data about the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation of plastic waste, enabling more focused and effective clean-up operations, ultimately _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to the protection of our environment and marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5- Capacity building: _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of all aspects related to capacity building needed for developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +as well as vulnerable countries from developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance on implementation can better be designed after there is clarity on the obligations set in the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, compliance must be effective and efficient, with a clear process. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting: _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting will be an important part of the treaty to help reach the objective of the treaty, but the details of reporting _x000D__x000D_ +are too early to be given and can designed by the governing bodies. Important elements of reporting should be: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Non-intrusive _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Does not create burden on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Designed by the countries to be catered to each set of actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management: _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will have a key in advancing the agenda and _x000D__x000D_ +implementing actions towards effective plastic waste management. Some of the areas where intercessional _x000D__x000D_ +work can have substantial impact: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Policy Development and Review: INC members have the authority to review, revise, and develop _x000D__x000D_ +new policies related to plastic waste management. This process should incorporate the latest _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings, align with international best practices, and consider diverse stakeholder input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. International Cooperation: Facilitate intergovernmental dialogues and collaborations to explore _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, share successful strategies, and initiate joint actions for plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Advanced Pyrolysis Technology: Advocate for the research, development, and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +advanced pyrolysis technology in plastic waste management. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical process, _x000D__x000D_ +can convert plastic waste into valuable resources like fuel, electricity, and heat. This technology, _x000D__x000D_ +while promising, requires regulatory support, financial investment, and public-private partnerships _x000D__x000D_ +to be effectively integrated into waste management systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Sustainable Design Advocacy: Promote the redesign of products to minimize plastic waste, increase _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, or replace plastics with more environmentally friendly materials. This can be _x000D__x000D_ +achieved through regulations, incentives, or industry collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Public Engagement: Develop strategies for public involvement in policy-making and increase _x000D__x000D_ +awareness about plastic waste management, including the benefits of advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +technology. This can entail public consultations, educational campaigns, or community initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Capacity Building: Support the strengthening of institutional capacities for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including the technical skills needed to operate and maintain advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +facilities. This could involve facilitating training sessions, providing resources, or assisting in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster strong collaborations between governments, the private sector, _x000D__x000D_ +NGOs, and academia to pool resources and expertise in tackling plastic waste. This collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +is especially critical in advancing new technologies like pyrolysis. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ +By focusing on these areas, INC committee members can significantly contribute to global plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management strategies and the promotion of innovative recycling technologies, advancing our journey _x000D__x000D_ +towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our proposition entails empowering local authorities within each nation with the responsibility of _x000D__x000D_ +formulating suitable EPR regulations in line with their available resources, while also taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the complete value chain. This approach offers several benefits such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Customized Solutions: Local authorities possess a heightened understanding of the specific _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, obstacles, and assets of their respective regions. Enabling them to craft EPR _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks tailored to their circumstances can result in more efficient and effective solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Adaptability: Given the diversity in development levels, industrial landscapes, waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices, and available resources across different countries, allowing local authorities to shape _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate legislation can accommodate these variations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Flexibility to Evolve: Local authorities can adjust EPR systems over time to accommodate shifting _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, technological progress, and changes in waste streams. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Enhanced Engagement: Collaboration with local authorities can foster broader involvement from _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders such as industries, consumer collectives, and environmental non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. This inclusivity can lead to well-rounded and equitable policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1765,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singapore_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Singapore'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Angeline Chui _x000D__x000D_ +Angeline_Chui@mse.gov.sg _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +For intersessional work, we propose prioritizing topics that will facilitate substantive discussions at INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Singapore proposes focusing on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Clarifying chemical substances of concern in plastics and the viability of their _x000D__x000D_ +substitutes/alternatives; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Discussion on the potential role of a science and technical body as such a body will be critical in _x000D__x000D_ +providing a strong science-based approach to the instrument; and _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1766,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Switzerland'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, _x000D__x000D_ +Energy and Communications DETEC _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Office for the Environment FOEN _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact infor-_x000D__x000D_ +mation for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Andrea Zbinden, INC Focal Point Switzerland _x000D__x000D_ +andrea.zbinden@bafu.admin.ch _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two con-_x000D__x000D_ +tact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, in-_x000D__x000D_ +cluding: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on _x000D__x000D_ +EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +2/7 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body [to _x000D__x000D_ +support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input relates _x000D__x000D_ +to. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions _x000D__x000D_ +The Secretariat may also propose relevant definitions and complete the Glossary of key terms _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP/PP/INC.1/6) and plastics science (UNEP/PP/INC.1/7) working documents taking into account the _x000D__x000D_ +definitions that already exist in the various international conventions and legal frameworks to support the _x000D__x000D_ +development of common understandings and terminologies. For commonly accepted definitions for terms _x000D__x000D_ +used in the instrument such a glossary would be useful. This can be developed for adoption by the COP. _x000D__x000D_ +Any terms where it was not possible to find a common understanding might be defined in the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work related to criteria should take place in the form of Expert Group(s) composed of gov-_x000D__x000D_ +ernment experts from each regional group and relevant stakeholder observers. At INC-3, the mandate and _x000D__x000D_ +scope of work for such an expert group or groups, the working modalities, coordination and communication _x000D__x000D_ +of the outcomes, as well as a timeline for work for the duration of the INC process have to be elaborated. In _x000D__x000D_ +order to maximize effectiveness and avoid duplication, existing MEAs should be taken into account in the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria. _x000D__x000D_ +Given the different nature of the problematic and the different type of assessment required, a clear dis-_x000D__x000D_ +tinction should be made between polymers and chemicals of concern and problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products. As a result, the criteria should be developed separately due to different hazard and risk assess-_x000D__x000D_ +ments: for chemicals and polymers of concern the potential hazard and risk to human health and the envi-_x000D__x000D_ +ronment should be assessed, while the criteria set for problematic and avoidable plastic products should _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +3/7 _x000D__x000D_ +assess the environmental impact (e.g. circularity, risk of release to the environment) and necessity of such _x000D__x000D_ +products (e.g. single-use products and other plastic products with a short lifespan). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.a. Criteria for chemical substances and polymers of concern in plastics _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional period should be used to work out criteria to identify chemicals and polymers of con-_x000D__x000D_ +cern and to develop an initial list to ban, phase out, reduce or control the manufacturing, import, export _x000D__x000D_ +and placing on the market of certain chemicals and polymers by specified dates in order to inform discus-_x000D__x000D_ +sions on the related measures at INC. _x000D__x000D_ +1. Approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals and polymers of concern should be treated in a similar way in the development of the _x000D__x000D_ +evaluation criteria. Note: for chemicals such assessments and registration requirements are well _x000D__x000D_ +established while the ones for polymers are still under development. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +In order to avoid duplications, when developing criteria for plastic polymers, existing ones already _x000D__x000D_ +stipulated in other conventions (like the POPs, Stockholm convention) should be taken into account. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for chemicals and polymers of concern should be developed based on a risk assessment _x000D__x000D_ +of substances, which has to be prioritised not only based on knowledge of the hazards, but also on _x000D__x000D_ +the quantities involved and the risk of exposure. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Possible criteria could include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +harmfulness to the environment and/or human health (such as persistent substances, substances _x000D__x000D_ +leading to bioaccumulation and/or toxic long-term effects (for ex. carcinogenic, reprotoxic, endocrine _x000D__x000D_ +disruptors); _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +impediment of circularity (such as substances that hinder recyclability or reuse); _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +risk of release to the environment and in living organisms; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +availability of alternatives with a better environmental and safety profile. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Initial list: The listed chemicals and polymers of concern, along with specific dates for their ban, _x000D__x000D_ +phase out and reduction and any exemptions, could be included in one or several Annexes. Initial _x000D__x000D_ +lists should be included when the instrument is adopted. Following adoption of the instrument, a pri-_x000D__x000D_ +ority for the COP would then be to develop a class or group approach to identify and regulate chem-_x000D__x000D_ +icals and polymers of concern by a specified date. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating: It must be possible to revise, update, and/or expand the Annexes in a pragmatic man-_x000D__x000D_ +ner. Such a mechanism will ensure an adaptive instrument that can evolve over time in response to _x000D__x000D_ +scientific understandings or emerging threats. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.b. Criteria for problematic and avoidable plastic products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional period should be used to work out criteria to determine and prioritize problematic _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable plastic products in order to set up an initial list to ban, phase out, reduce or control the _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing, import, export and placing on the market of such plastic products by specified dates. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +4/7 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Start the assessment with a focus on different sectors, applications and products to identify the _x000D__x000D_ +areas where policy measures have the biggest effect. The OECD Global Plastics Outlook could be _x000D__x000D_ +a starting point to identify sectors with highest volume of plastics use. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Take into account the benefits of the function of a plastic product, e. g. protective food packaging → _x000D__x000D_ +reduces food waste; medical products → improve healthcare. This is the reason why a sectoral ap-_x000D__x000D_ +proach should serve as a starting point for the assessment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Phased approach: Consider the whole lifecycle, identify the biggest problems and prioritize. Iden-_x000D__x000D_ +tify those plastic products with a high production volume, resource use, toxic effects or high proba-_x000D__x000D_ +bility of ending up in the environment. Those are plastic products with a comparably high global im-_x000D__x000D_ +pact on the environment, human health and societies. Follow a start-and-strengthen approach. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the available knowledge and take decisions based on scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Possible criteria could include: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +single-use plastic products and other plastic products with a short lifespan that are avoidable or can _x000D__x000D_ +be replaced by reusable options or products made from substitutes and alternatives with a lower _x000D__x000D_ +environmental impact. Use lifecycle analysis LCA to compare the different options to make an in-_x000D__x000D_ +formed choice on the product/material with the lowest environmental impact (see paragraph 2.d.); _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +products that contain hazardous substances (see paragraph 2.a.) or that pose a risk to the environ-_x000D__x000D_ +ment and/or human health in the course of their production, use, recycling and disposal; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +products that are in common practice not reusable, repairable or recyclable and thus hinder circular-_x000D__x000D_ +ity; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +products that have a high risk of intentional and non-intentional release to the environment during _x000D__x000D_ +the product’s lifecycle, such as likelihood of becoming litter (e.g. single-use plastics); _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +products that contain intentionally added microplastics or that easily degrade into microplastics (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +oxo-degradable plastics). _x000D__x000D_ +3. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Initial list: The listed plastic products, along with specific dates for their ban, phase out and reduc-_x000D__x000D_ +tion and any exemptions, could be included in one or several Annexes. Initial lists should be in-_x000D__x000D_ +cluded when the instrument is adopted. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating: It must be possible to easily revise, update, and/or expand the Annexes. Such a mecha-_x000D__x000D_ +nism will ensure an adaptive instrument that can evolve over time in response to scientific under-_x000D__x000D_ +standings or emerging threats. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. c. Criteria for design for circularity, reuse, recycling _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional period should be used to work out criteria for design for circularity taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the waste hierarchy principle (in order of priority): prevent waste, reduce the generation of waste (for in-_x000D__x000D_ +stance by promoting reuse and repair), recycle, treat thermally or landfill. Plastic products and packaging _x000D__x000D_ +put on the market should be in conformity with the criteria listed in (an) Annex(es) and guidance adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +the COP. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +5/7 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop different design criteria for different products and use types (sectoral approach). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the use time, distinguish long use (focus on reuse and repair) or short use (focus on re-_x000D__x000D_ +duce and recycle). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider design for recycling (a product can be recycled after use) and design from recycling _x000D__x000D_ +(product is designed in a way that secondary materials can be used in its production). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To incentivize the application of the design criteria and to promote reuse, repair and recycling, con-_x000D__x000D_ +sider measures such as: bans, EPR schemes, taxes, subsidies, targets (for ex. for reuse). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Besides technical aspects, also consider the associated system a product is (re-)used or recycled _x000D__x000D_ +with (consumer behavior, business models). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider existing guidelines on design. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Follow a start-and-strengthen approach. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider the available knowledge and take decisions based on scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Define a set of criteria which indicate “best practice” for products and packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Possible criteria could include: durability (lifespan), reusability (long lifespan, easy to clean, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +systems across outlets), reparability (for ex. broken parts can be replaced, compatibility with older _x000D__x000D_ +versions), material reduction (low material use, reduce overpackaging), low environmental impact _x000D__x000D_ +(use lifecycle analysis LCA with a wide scope), absence of chemicals and polymers of concern (see _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph 2.a.), content and potential for the release of microplastics, recycled content, possibility _x000D__x000D_ +of remanufacturing and recycling (enable high quality secondary material, use mono-materials, _x000D__x000D_ +marking, labelling, if multi-layer material: can be separated) as well as expected generation of waste _x000D__x000D_ +materials. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Standardization and transparency: Develop standards for harmonised design, marking and label-_x000D__x000D_ +ling, including transparency about the plastic formulation and additives. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance: The COP should adopt general and sectoral guidance for meeting the obligations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating: A dynamic and efficient process should be developed to review and modify one or sev-_x000D__x000D_ +eral Annexes, and the general and sectoral guidance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2.d. Criteria for substitutes and alternatives to polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional period should be used to work out criteria for substitutes and alternatives to poly-_x000D__x000D_ +mers and products to make an informed choice on the different options with which single-use plastics and _x000D__x000D_ +other products with a short lifespan could be replaced (strong synergy with paragraph 2.b.). _x000D__x000D_ +1. Approach _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Take decisions based on scientific evidence. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Avoid less sustainable substitutions: Substitutes (e.g. wood or paper) and alternatives (e.g. bio-_x000D__x000D_ +based and biodegradable plastics) are not necessarily more ecologically advantageous than fossil-_x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +6/7 _x000D__x000D_ +based plastics. For example, bio-based plastics often lead to conflicts with food production (e.g. use _x000D__x000D_ +of maize starch). _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Use lifecycle analysis LCA to evaluate the environmental impact. Consider the whole lifecycle: _x000D__x000D_ +raw material extraction, production, use, reuse, recycle, disposal. Use LCA with a wide scope and _x000D__x000D_ +consider future scenarios. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Consider existing work and the connections to the intersessional work on “Criteria for problematic _x000D__x000D_ +and avoidable plastic products and related applications” (see paragraph 2.b.). If an application or a _x000D__x000D_ +product is categorized as problematic, yet necessary to fulfil essential needs, the next step would _x000D__x000D_ +be to find a better alternative. It might make sense to combine the two topics in one work group. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Criteria _x000D__x000D_ +Define a set of criteria to decide for which applications or products fossil-based plastics should be re-_x000D__x000D_ +placed by a substitute or alternative. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Possible criteria: replacing fossil-based plastic with a substitute or an alternative must result in a _x000D__x000D_ +lower environmental impact for the whole application or product. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Process _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +List: A list could be developed based on the criteria and included in an Annex or several Annexes. _x000D__x000D_ +These are complementary to the Annex(es) developed under paragraph 2.b. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Updating: It must be possible to easily revise, update, and/or expand the Annex(es). Such a mech-_x000D__x000D_ +anism will ensure an adaptive instrument that can evolve over time in response to scientific under-_x000D__x000D_ +standings or emerging threats. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products. _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria defined in the Expert Group(s) should be applied to set up initial lists of chemicals and products _x000D__x000D_ +of concern in plastics (see paragraph 2.a.) and of problematic and avoidable plastic products (see para-_x000D__x000D_ +graph 2.b.). Setting up initial lists should hence be part of the Expert Group(s) during intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +and not regarded separately. Initial lists should be included in the Treaty’s Annexes as the instrument is _x000D__x000D_ +adopted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of macro- and microplastics (sectors, applications and products). _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional period should be used to establish an Annex with categories of sources for releases _x000D__x000D_ +of macro- and microplastics to water, soil and air for sectors, applications and products that are not cov-_x000D__x000D_ +ered under paragraph 2.b. This list of source categories could include wastewater and sewage, industrial _x000D__x000D_ +facilities, aquaculture, agriculture and the fishing industry (including fishing gear) transport and handling of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pellets, flakes and powders, unintentional microplastics releases from e.g., tyre abrasion, road mark-_x000D__x000D_ +ing, textiles and agriculture. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 _x000D__x000D_ +7/7 _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body to _x000D__x000D_ +support the implementation of the agreement _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to recognize that the need of the COP depends on the control measures and mechanism to _x000D__x000D_ +update the Annexes. To further note that there are different ways that the COP could have access to scien-_x000D__x000D_ +tific, technical, health and economic advice and information to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities under _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument and to implement the agreement: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The COP considers the work of the Science Policy Panel (SPP) to further contribute to the sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (as per UNEA Res. 5/8); _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +A science and technical body established in the treaty; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Ad-hoc mechanisms as the need arises; _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The COP establishes any subsidiary bodies as necessary. _x000D__x000D_ +In any case, the COP (and Parties) should have an obligation to cooperate with other relevant bodies to en-_x000D__x000D_ +sure it has access to relevant information and technical expertise and doesn’t duplicate existing work. In _x000D__x000D_ +particular, there should be close cooperation with the established SPP to further contribute to the sound _x000D__x000D_ +management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (as per UNEA Res. 5/8). Besides the SPP to _x000D__x000D_ +further contribute to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (as per UNEA _x000D__x000D_ +Res. 5/8), a science and technical body will strengthen the Science Policy Interface for Member States and _x000D__x000D_ +the Secretariat. _x000D__x000D_ +The intersessional work could include work to prepare a comparison document with the existing scientific _x000D__x000D_ +and technical bodies to the most relevant MEAs, including experiences and lessons learned. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1767,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Tunisia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +TUNISIA _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mrs. Awatef LARBI MESSAI, INC National Focal Point _x000D__x000D_ +Awatef.messai@yahoo.fr/ aouatef.larbi@mineat.gov.tn _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15/09/2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 : _x000D__x000D_ +Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +Atmospheric sources of microplastics need to be recognized. Emerging evidence indicates that micro- and _x000D__x000D_ +nano-plastics are transported through the atmosphere, serving as a significant pathway for their entry into _x000D__x000D_ +the oceans and even reaching remote regions like polar areas. Legacy plastics as another release _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism and evaluate safer, equitable options, such as: _x000D__x000D_ +- Develop safe and effective strategies to address the presence of legacy plastics and associated _x000D__x000D_ +contamination, aiming to minimize environmental harm and restore affected areas whenever possible. - _x000D__x000D_ +Consider mitigation strategies beyond waste management, including compensation, liability, and _x000D__x000D_ +economic assessments to determine the full costs and impacts of plastic pollution on the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +public health, and vulnerable groups. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +To explore the viability of a potential financing mechanism [including the options of a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +States should establish a new, dedicated plastics multilateral fund, funded by member states and other _x000D__x000D_ +sources. The of the task to combat plastic pollution yet the existing GEF funding which is shared among _x000D__x000D_ +other chemical MEAs will not be enough to effectively implement the treaty. Intersessional work is needed _x000D__x000D_ +to determine how this fund could be created, replenished and become functional to implement the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +States should assess their requirements for financial and technical assistance, technology transfer, and _x000D__x000D_ +establish appropriate frameworks for action and implementation plans along with monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting mechanisms at all levels. _x000D__x000D_ +Prioritization of intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work to advance the treaty’s draft in between sessions will be key to meeting the ambitious _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation timeline. _x000D__x000D_ +There is an urgent need to establish precise criteria for identifying and incorporating the highest-risk plastic _x000D__x000D_ +categories into a cohesive framework, aligning them with appropriate global policy measures. These _x000D__x000D_ +measures could encompass worldwide bans or phased removals, global mandates to foster a non-toxic _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy, and the development of standards for ecologically responsible waste management. In _x000D__x000D_ +essence, the focus should be on elaborating the specifics of regulatory measures that will effectively _x000D__x000D_ +eliminate and responsibly manage high-risk plastics through universally binding and standardized global _x000D__x000D_ +regulations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other Related Areas of Intersessional Work: _x000D__x000D_ +Tunisia advocates for the adoption of a risk-based criteria framework to assess and categorize plastics _x000D__x000D_ +which could include technical specifications for various plastic product categories. Employing similar _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies when addressing plastic chemicals and polymers is advisable to ensure a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +approach to mitigating plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory text: _x000D__x000D_ +- Developing harmonized and reliable methods for monitoring and tracking plastic pollution and waste at _x000D__x000D_ +both national and global levels (including the establishment of a global integrated observing system to _x000D__x000D_ +better quantify and qualify plastic pollution in the environment) _x000D__x000D_ +- Assessing methods to identify long-term exposures and their potential human health effects for use in _x000D__x000D_ +decision making especially regarding: _x000D__x000D_ +● The sources, exposures, and human health effects of plastic chemicals, microplastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +nanoplastics, particularly focusing on vulnerable and at-risk groups. _x000D__x000D_ +● Long-term and intergenerational impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystems, including ecosystem _x000D__x000D_ +resilience and human health, such as contamination and interference with gene expression caused _x000D__x000D_ +by endocrine-disrupting chemicals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1768,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_arab_emirates_15092023_b.pdf,[],['United Arab Emirates'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission part B _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Group 1 proposed intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Objective(s): _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Accelerate the management and utilization of plastics while protecting human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment and continue contributing to the sustainable development. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Core Obligations: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Primary plastic polymers have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in _x000D__x000D_ +many industries. Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological _x000D__x000D_ +advancements but also risk economic growth and stability, as they have proven to be versatile, _x000D__x000D_ +durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, consumption, and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that has proven _x000D__x000D_ +indispensable for countless applications. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- Implementing bans on specific plastic types could yield adverse consequences for the _x000D__x000D_ +global recycling sector: _x000D__x000D_ +A. Reduce in demand for recycled materials: If banned plastics were previously recycled and _x000D__x000D_ +used as raw material in new products, the ban would reduce the value of demand for these recycled _x000D__x000D_ +materials, leading to a drop in the value of recyclable waste and negatively impacting the recycling _x000D__x000D_ +industry. _x000D__x000D_ +B. Loss of recycling capacity: If a significant portion of the recycling industry relies on the _x000D__x000D_ +recycling of said banned plastics, the ban would lead to loss in recycling capacity, jobs, and large-_x000D__x000D_ +scale reconstruction of the industry resulting to economic and environmental setback. _x000D__x000D_ +C. Increased demand for alternative materials: A ban on certain plastics may result in an _x000D__x000D_ +increased demand for alternative materials, some of which are not easily recyclable. This could _x000D__x000D_ +lead to new waste management challenges and potentially hinder recycling efforts. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) advocates for a systematic reliance on scientific evidence _x000D__x000D_ +when evaluating potentially harmful chemicals or polymers. Several Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) address the issue of hazardous chemicals and _x000D__x000D_ +polymers, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), _x000D__x000D_ +the Basel Convention on the technical guidelines for sound management of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +waste. These agreements aim to protect human health and the environment from the _x000D__x000D_ +harmful effects of these substances by promoting their reduction which has led to _x000D__x000D_ +positive outcomes in reducing the impacts of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ +Synergies and coordination among MEAs can enhance the effectiveness of measures _x000D__x000D_ +to reduce the production, consumption, and use of chemicals and polymers of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers and microplastics are two different types of small particles that can have _x000D__x000D_ +negative impacts on the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Microfibers are tiny strands of synthetic materials, such as polyester or nylon, that are _x000D__x000D_ +commonly found in clothing, textiles, and household items like carpets and upholstery. _x000D__x000D_ +When these items are washed or used, microfibers can shed and enter the water system. _x000D__x000D_ +They are so small that they can pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in _x000D__x000D_ +rivers, lakes, and oceans. These microfibers can be ingested by aquatic organisms and _x000D__x000D_ +potentially work their way up the food chain, causing harm to marine life. On the other _x000D__x000D_ +hand, microplastics are small plastic particles, typically measuring less than 5 _x000D__x000D_ +millimeters in size. They can come from a variety of sources, including the breakdown _x000D__x000D_ +of larger plastic items, microbeads in personal care products, and industrial processes. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and have been found in oceans, rivers, _x000D__x000D_ +soil, and even in the air we breathe. They can have harmful effects on marine life and _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems when ingested or when they accumulate in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Both microfibers and microplastics pose environmental concerns due to their _x000D__x000D_ +persistence, potential for ingestion by wildlife, and their ability to transport harmful _x000D__x000D_ +substances. Efforts are being made to mitigate their release into the environment, _x000D__x000D_ +improve wastewater treatment processes, and develop more sustainable materials and _x000D__x000D_ +practices to minimize their impact. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation requires access to _x000D__x000D_ +advanced recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for _x000D__x000D_ +managing and reducing plastic waste generation. Recycling technologies improve _x000D__x000D_ +waste collection rates, recycling efficiency, and reduce environmental pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +National targets drive innovation, promote a circular economy, and establish a sense of _x000D__x000D_ +urgency for collective action. Together, these measures contribute to a sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +future with effective waste management and environmental protection. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support the options for regulating plastic waste, however we think Chemical _x000D__x000D_ +recycling shall not be Prohibited. Chemical Recycling is an evolving field, and a _x000D__x000D_ +complementary technology to mechanical recycling for certain plastic waste types. _x000D__x000D_ +therefore, we DO NOT prohibiting any recycling options for members. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We reject the notion of imposing obligations directly on producers, as this is a process _x000D__x000D_ +steered by the involved parties. Instead, the emphasis should remain on individual _x000D__x000D_ +parties formulating plans that align with the National determined Plans by each party. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Requirement for polymer producers: While requiring polymer producers to invest in _x000D__x000D_ +recycling facilities is a commendable idea, it would be more effective to encourage a _x000D__x000D_ +broader range of stakeholders to contribute to the development of recycling _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing best available technologies for recycling is essential, but linking them _x000D__x000D_ +directly to the Paris Agreement or principles of sustainable banking and investment _x000D__x000D_ +might create confusion. Instead, it is crucial to set clear, specific criteria for sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +waste management technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) emphasizes the importance of productive and efficient _x000D__x000D_ +designs that enable the circularity of plastic waste. We support establishing national _x000D__x000D_ +requirements for design criteria. However, the proposed global harmonized system and _x000D__x000D_ +methodologies may not effectively accommodate the diverse needs and contexts of _x000D__x000D_ +individual countries, potentially leading to subpar waste management outcomes and _x000D__x000D_ +unintended consequences. A global harmonized system will not adequately address the _x000D__x000D_ +diverse needs and contexts of different countries, and implementing tailored national _x000D__x000D_ +design strategies for circularity will ensure more effective and sustainable outcomes in _x000D__x000D_ +managing plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE), recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste, we believe that it is crucial for each member state to establish their own _x000D__x000D_ +reasonable targets, while considering their unique circumstances and capacities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) supports the need for design criteria to enable circularity _x000D__x000D_ +under national circumstances, which includes efforts to investigate means to reuse and _x000D__x000D_ +repair plastic products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, _x000D__x000D_ +including the marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) requests further clarification on the governing body that _x000D__x000D_ +will develop and adopt the guidelines, as efforts to produce a legally binding instrument _x000D__x000D_ +is compromised by all member states, and the vagueness of the “governing body” _x000D__x000D_ +hinder individual sovereignty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) would like to note that plastic products continue to _x000D__x000D_ +provide durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services _x000D__x000D_ +compared to other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and _x000D__x000D_ +movement of goods and food. UAE reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +means to reuse plastic products. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, including for _x000D__x000D_ +certain plastic products and packaging should be nationally determined. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +With relation to encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, _x000D__x000D_ +tariffs or tax incentives, EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, _x000D__x000D_ +right-to-repair requirements and remove trade barriers.” United Arab Emirates (UAE) _x000D__x000D_ +does not support a standardized utilization of tariffs or tax incentive, EPR schemes as _x000D__x000D_ +each member state must assess its own capacity and circumstance through individual _x000D__x000D_ +plans. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic products when its turn _x000D__x000D_ +to waste. This can be achieved by Reduction of plastic leakage through waste _x000D__x000D_ +minimization. Waste minimization measures based on national circumstances should _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the leakage of plastics from the waste phase. In addition, special care should be _x000D__x000D_ +taken to reduce the release of plastics to the environment from the unintended loss of _x000D__x000D_ +plastic products, such as fishing gear, plastic pellets and artificial turf. Most of these _x000D__x000D_ +losses occur in the use phase of products, the loss of pellets may also occur in the _x000D__x000D_ +production, transport, and storage phases. The leakage of plastics from the production, _x000D__x000D_ +transport and use phase can be addressed through various regulatory measures based _x000D__x000D_ +on national circumstances. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Informal Sectors: The informal sector, including individuals and small enterprises, is _x000D__x000D_ +involved in the collection of plastic wastes. Collection of recyclables takes place from _x000D__x000D_ +all possible places where access is possible. Informal sector plays an important rule in _x000D__x000D_ +many countries. United Arab Emirates (UAE) does not support establishing any _x000D__x000D_ +requirements to use fees specifically from EPR schemes to fund an upgrade of _x000D__x000D_ +infrastructure and technical and management skills for informal waste pickers to _x000D__x000D_ +function as waste collection and sorting companies as depends on national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and national strategy. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has _x000D__x000D_ +seen a clear example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastics also play a major role _x000D__x000D_ +in medical equipment, food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent housing, _x000D__x000D_ +and even in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through insulation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation and research on risks must take into account the positive impact of plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +and through a scientific approach, which also compares it to proposed alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +We support Promoting cooperation, collaboration and exchange of information with _x000D__x000D_ +the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and other _x000D__x000D_ +intergovernmental organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polymers and chemicals of concern and on possibly problematic plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +Recalling the UNEA resolution 5/14 Para.3. (K) To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional _x000D__x000D_ +and international conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective mandates, _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding duplication, and promoting complementarity of action. _x000D__x000D_ +On this regard, Basel convention has work intensively on developing a detailed document on technical guidelines _x000D__x000D_ +on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes which has been recently updated and adopted by _x000D__x000D_ +parties in COP16 that discussed the topics of Polymers and chemicals of concern and on problematic plastics in _x000D__x000D_ +details including but not limited to the following related topics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Types of plastics, additives and processing ads. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Guidance on environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Identification and inventories, examples: _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of plastic wastes sources _x000D__x000D_ +o _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of hazardous [and non-hazardous] plastic wastes _x000D__x000D_ +In order to achieve the ambitious timeline in resolution 5/14 for completing the INC’s mandate, there should be _x000D__x000D_ +utilization of current work without duplication of the effort's mandates of the other conventions and bodies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional Matters _x000D__x000D_ +1. Identification of core obligations that have not worked in some countries and works well _x000D__x000D_ +with others, based on the principle of the importance of national circumstances and _x000D__x000D_ +capacity. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Identifications of the positive of primary plastic to become a cornerstone of modern society _x000D__x000D_ +and meeting sustainable development goals. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identification of the links between responsible production, consumption and the needs for _x000D__x000D_ +primary plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Identification of negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of shifting to _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Identification of existing multilateral environmental agreement (MEAs) that addresses _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Identification the rules of cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of information with the _x000D__x000D_ +World health organization, International Labor Organization and other intergovernmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identification of scientific based evidence gaps as well as gaps in MEAs addressing _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals, polymers of concern, additives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8. Identification of all scientific evidence approach of all aspects related to microplastic and _x000D__x000D_ +microfibers that reflects its importance as well as environmental, social and economic _x000D__x000D_ +aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identification the reasons why plastic pollutions derives mainly. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10. Identification of advanced recycling technologies, such as chemical recycling to advanced _x000D__x000D_ +recycling technologies and the setting of ambitious national targets for managing and _x000D__x000D_ +reducing plastic waste generation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11. Identification of side effects and negative sides if inclusion of core obligations that does _x000D__x000D_ +not meet the national circumstances, capacity and national action plan of parties. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +12. Acknowledging the importance to work on the new technical guidelines for _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sounds management of plastic waste and its role to strengthening waste _x000D__x000D_ +management for plastic. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +13. Identification of legacy plastic waste and sources of these sites. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +14. Identification the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable the circularity _x000D__x000D_ +of plastic waste to ends plastic pollution in a way to establishing national requirements for _x000D__x000D_ +design criteria. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15. Exploring means to reuse plastic products acknowledging that plastic products continue to _x000D__x000D_ +provide durable, cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared _x000D__x000D_ +to other alternatives, including but not limited to large scale shipments and movement of _x000D__x000D_ +goods and food. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +16. Identification of means to legalize informal sectors and pickers during plastic ends of life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +17. United Arab Emirates (UAE) believes that Plastic pollution drives mainly from _x000D__x000D_ +mismanagement of plastic products when its turn to waste, identify the measures based on _x000D__x000D_ +national circumstances and capacity to avoid that. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +18. Identification the main causes of leakage of plastic to the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +19. Evaluation of positive impact of plastic when conducting lifecycle and takes into account _x000D__x000D_ +the social and economic aspects. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inclusion of Microplastics in intersessional Work: _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of microplastics is still underrepresented in academic literature, demands attention and _x000D__x000D_ +inclusion in our inter-sessional work. As we strive to understand the multifaceted impact of these _x000D__x000D_ +micro-particles, we must investigate into their origins, the levels of exposure in various _x000D__x000D_ +environments, and the potential risks associated with them. A crucial aspect of this endeavor is _x000D__x000D_ +quantifying their actual impact on the environment. This is a necessary step towards identifying _x000D__x000D_ +viable and practical solutions. One such approach could be the redesign of plastic products to _x000D__x000D_ +enhance their durability and resistance to fragmentation, thereby reducing the generation of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics. This, however, is just one potential solution out of many we need to explore and _x000D__x000D_ +evaluate. By integrating the study of microplastics into our inter-sessional work, we are not only _x000D__x000D_ +positioning ourselves to better understand this pervasive pollutant but also equipping ourselves to _x000D__x000D_ +develop effective solutions. This initiative underscores our commitment to address complex _x000D__x000D_ +environmental challenges and our dedication to stewarding a sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2 intersessional work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Means of Implementation: _x000D__x000D_ +1- National Action Plans (NAPs): _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans shall serve as the main obligation and the backbone for all parties involved, providing a _x000D__x000D_ +roadmap for each party to contribute towards achieving the objectives of the instrument. Many Multilateral _x000D__x000D_ +Environmental Agreements (MEAs) depend on actions determined at the National level; hence this bottom-up _x000D__x000D_ +approach is necessary in achieving the intended goal of minimizing plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +These plans should be developed with consideration to the national circumstances of each nation. In the process _x000D__x000D_ +of developing these policies, it is recommended that states take into account the potential 12 core obligations list _x000D__x000D_ +proposed by the secretariat, treating them as a valuable policy toolkit that can be tailored to their specific _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, recognizing no one size fits all. The primary focus of these plans should be to promote sustainable _x000D__x000D_ +production and consumption of plastic, enhance plastic’s design for circularity in a way that safeguards human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment, and strengthen the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +2- Awareness-raising, education, and exchange of information: _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) believes that the most effective way to introduce a robust solution to address _x000D__x000D_ +plastic waste pollution is by enabling end-users to garner further knowledge on their waste management practices. _x000D__x000D_ +Therefore, the UAE also supports the notion of awareness-raising, education, and the exchange of information as _x000D__x000D_ +part of the legally binding instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The INC may also consider the role of unbiased, scientifically based entities to act as a buffer and raise awareness _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic pollution at a grander scale. We recognize the role stakeholder engagement may play in awareness-_x000D__x000D_ +raising as they can demonstrate advancements in waste management technologies, and developments in research _x000D__x000D_ +that allow for more sustainable uses of plastic products. Furthermore, the instrument should encourage Parties and _x000D__x000D_ +other relevant stakeholders to prioritize exchanging of information (including but not limited to: waste _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +9 _x000D__x000D_ +management solutions, technologies, and policies) to foster an international community that can utilize technology _x000D__x000D_ +and innovation collectively. _x000D__x000D_ +3- Stakeholder engagement: _x000D__x000D_ +United Arab Emirates (UAE) believes that in order to create a holistic mechanism to address plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, stakeholders from across the value chain (including, packaging, food & Beverages (F&B) industry and _x000D__x000D_ +informal sector workers) must be involved in the creation of an internationally binding instrument. In that regard, _x000D__x000D_ +the UAE urges that stakeholders involved in the treaty vary in background, geography, and industrial expertise to _x000D__x000D_ +allow for a holistic approach to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In order for us to carefully address the concerns of all affected communities, we support the accreditation of _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders at the UNEP to allow for a platform to assist in the articulation of the scope and/or implementation _x000D__x000D_ +of the instrument. Further, we recognize the importance of stakeholders’ views as to provide crucial context, _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge, and experiences to the instrument that would lead to a more balanced outcome that considers the _x000D__x000D_ +potential trade-offs that the global community would face. _x000D__x000D_ +The instrument should support the inclusion of a proactive and innovative agenda for multi-stakeholder _x000D__x000D_ +engagement, to allow for greater mobilization by the Parties and global community to address the challenge. The _x000D__x000D_ +agenda could potentially include: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of knowledge, technology, and expertise. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Raising awareness across a wide variety of audiences _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote stakeholder involvement in subsidiary bodies articulating the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Enable existing stakeholder initiatives aiming to address plastic waste pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Promote the exchange of reliable and factual data concerning plastics, including alternatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4- Research and Analysis, _x000D__x000D_ + Research is one of the key elements of the treaty and its future application, the below list are some _x000D__x000D_ +topics that United Arab Emirates (UAE) is interested in exploring: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Conduct comprehensive research to understand the unique challenges and characteristics of _x000D__x000D_ +downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Analyze the potential of various innovative technologies to address downstream plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Review existing national action plans related to plastic pollution and identify best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Use nationally specific customized modeling tools and methodologies to identify and monitor _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution hotspots and use it to measure socio-economic variables to project/forecast locations _x000D__x000D_ +where reliable data is not available. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Utilizing modeling tools to identify plastic pollution hotspots to provide precise data about the _x000D__x000D_ +accumulation of plastic waste, enabling more focused and effective clean-up operations, ultimately _x000D__x000D_ +contributing to the protection of our environment and marine life. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5- Capacity building: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +10 _x000D__x000D_ +Identification of all aspects related to capacity building needed for developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +as well as vulnerable countries from developed countries, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance: _x000D__x000D_ +Compliance on implementation can better be designed after there is clarity on the obligations set in the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty, compliance must be effective and efficient, with a clear process. _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting: _x000D__x000D_ +Reporting will be an important part of the treaty to help reach the objective of the treaty, but the details of reporting _x000D__x000D_ +are too early to be given and can designed by the governing bodies. Important elements of reporting should be: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Non-intrusive _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Does not create burden on developing countries. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Designed by the countries to be catered to each set of actions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic Waste Management: _x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will have a key in advancing the agenda and _x000D__x000D_ +implementing actions towards effective plastic waste management. Some of the areas where intercessional _x000D__x000D_ +work can have substantial impact: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Policy Development and Review: INC members have the authority to review, revise, and develop _x000D__x000D_ +new policies related to plastic waste management. This process should incorporate the latest _x000D__x000D_ +scientific findings, align with international best practices, and consider diverse stakeholder input. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. International Cooperation: Facilitate intergovernmental dialogues and collaborations to explore _x000D__x000D_ +regulations, share successful strategies, and initiate joint actions for plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Advanced Pyrolysis Technology: Advocate for the research, development, and implementation of _x000D__x000D_ +advanced pyrolysis technology in plastic waste management. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical process, _x000D__x000D_ +can convert plastic waste into valuable resources like fuel, electricity, and heat. This technology, _x000D__x000D_ +while promising, requires regulatory support, financial investment, and public-private partnerships _x000D__x000D_ +to be effectively integrated into waste management systems. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Sustainable Design Advocacy: Promote the redesign of products to minimize plastic waste, increase _x000D__x000D_ +recyclability, or replace plastics with more environmentally friendly materials. This can be _x000D__x000D_ +achieved through regulations, incentives, or industry collaborations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Public Engagement: Develop strategies for public involvement in policy-making and increase _x000D__x000D_ +awareness about plastic waste management, including the benefits of advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +technology. This can entail public consultations, educational campaigns, or community initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Capacity Building: Support the strengthening of institutional capacities for plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management, including the technical skills needed to operate and maintain advanced pyrolysis _x000D__x000D_ +facilities. This could involve facilitating training sessions, providing resources, or assisting in the _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of best practices. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +11 _x000D__x000D_ +7. Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster strong collaborations between governments, the private sector, _x000D__x000D_ +NGOs, and academia to pool resources and expertise in tackling plastic waste. This collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +is especially critical in advancing new technologies like pyrolysis. _x000D__x000D_ +By focusing on these areas, INC committee members can significantly contribute to global plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +management strategies and the promotion of innovative recycling technologies, advancing our journey _x000D__x000D_ +towards a more sustainable future. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Extended producer responsibility: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Our proposition entails empowering local authorities within each nation with the responsibility of _x000D__x000D_ +formulating suitable EPR regulations in line with their available resources, while also taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +the complete value chain. This approach offers several benefits such as: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1. Customized Solutions: Local authorities possess a heightened understanding of the specific _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, obstacles, and assets of their respective regions. Enabling them to craft EPR _x000D__x000D_ +frameworks tailored to their circumstances can result in more efficient and effective solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Adaptability: Given the diversity in development levels, industrial landscapes, waste management _x000D__x000D_ +practices, and available resources across different countries, allowing local authorities to shape _x000D__x000D_ +appropriate legislation can accommodate these variations. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Flexibility to Evolve: Local authorities can adjust EPR systems over time to accommodate shifting _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances, technological progress, and changes in waste streams. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Enhanced Engagement: Collaboration with local authorities can foster broader involvement from _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders such as industries, consumer collectives, and environmental non-governmental _x000D__x000D_ +organizations. This inclusivity can lead to well-rounded and equitable policies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1769,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_kingdom_15092023_b.pdf,[],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Submission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Part B _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr Julius Piercy _x000D__x000D_ +Email: Julius.Piercy@defra.gov.uk _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To achieve the aim of concluding its work by the end of 2024, the UK believes the INC must _x000D__x000D_ +urgently commence intersessional work after INC-3. However, the UK also recognises the _x000D__x000D_ +additional pressures that such intersessional work places on INC members and its Secretariat, so _x000D__x000D_ +we propose prioritising the following areas of work: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Development of criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances and polymers of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria above could be used to generate potential lists of plastic chemicals and polymers of _x000D__x000D_ +global concern, as well as problematic and avoidable plastic products that need to be addressed _x000D__x000D_ +as a priority to achieve the objectives of the instrument. The UK believes this work is best carried _x000D__x000D_ +out by a small technical working group and should be prioritized between INC-3 and INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In this regard, the UK and Brazil have set up a country-led Informal Technical Dialogue to collate _x000D__x000D_ +existing evidence on definitions and criteria to identify chemicals and polymers of global concern _x000D__x000D_ +as well as potentially problematic plastic products. The outputs will be shared ahead of INC-3 and _x000D__x000D_ +we hope that member states will find these helpful in informing further discussions at INC-3 and in _x000D__x000D_ +any future intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work. _x000D__x000D_ +In Contact Group 2, there was a broad range of views regarding the most appropriate financing _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism and how such a mechanism should operate. Considering the importance of financing _x000D__x000D_ +to the successful implementation of the future instrument, further work will be required to _x000D__x000D_ +determine the most efficient and effective financial mechanism. We suggest that the _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work include a series of seminars allowing relevant experts to explain the operation _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +of, and answer questions about, each of the main financial mechanisms proposed by committee _x000D__x000D_ +members. _x000D__x000D_ +To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance. _x000D__x000D_ +There was general agreement in Contact Group 2 that private and innovative sources of finance _x000D__x000D_ +will be important for the success of the instrument. We believe that further work will be needed to _x000D__x000D_ +discuss the best approaches for mobilising, leveraging and aligning private and innovative _x000D__x000D_ +sources of finance to support the objectives and implementation of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +While the UK believes the priority areas for intersessional work should be the two areas identified _x000D__x000D_ +above, the UK also considers the following areas to be important to consider: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Criteria for design e.g. for circularity and reuse _x000D__x000D_ +b. Sustainable substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +c. Sector-specific measures for fishing and aquaculture gear, covering the full life _x000D__x000D_ +cycle, including gear design, use, disposal and remediation, taking into account _x000D__x000D_ +potential synergies with existing MEAs. _x000D__x000D_ +For a) and b) the UK believes the Secretariat could develop papers in the form of INF documents _x000D__x000D_ +between INC-3 and INC-4 with a view to supporting further discussions at INC-4 and a potential _x000D__x000D_ +decision on any further intersessional work on these topics that may be required between INC-4 _x000D__x000D_ +and INC-5. _x000D__x000D_ +For c) the UK believes that further discussions among INC members between INC-3 and INC-4 _x000D__x000D_ +through seminars and Q&A from participants could be one of the modalities that would lend itself _x000D__x000D_ +better to this discussion. _x000D__x000D_ +Finally, the UK believes that INC-3 should stand up an ad-hoc legal group that may want to _x000D__x000D_ +consider the final provisions between INC-3 and INC-4 to be included in a revised draft of the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty text at INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1770,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_states_of_america_15092023_b.pdf,[],['United States Of America'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 of 1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +U.S. Submission on Potential Areas for Intersessional Work _x000D__x000D_ +September 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States is pleased to present its views on potential areas for _x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work compiled by the cofacilitators of the two contact groups at _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 to inform the work of INC-3. We thank the Secretariat in advance for _x000D__x000D_ +posting these views, which we understand will be included in discussions during _x000D__x000D_ +the one-day preparatory meeting held before INC-3. The United States would _x000D__x000D_ +also like to express our appreciation for the many observers who provided their _x000D__x000D_ +thoughtful written input on intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The United States looks forward to engaging with countries and observers at the _x000D__x000D_ +preparatory meeting and thinks the focus of that meeting should be an exchange _x000D__x000D_ +of views on potential elements of the instrument not discussed at INC-2. To _x000D__x000D_ +facilitate a constructive discussion, we urge the Chair to enable sufficient _x000D__x000D_ +discussion time on each potential element of the instrument that is part of the _x000D__x000D_ +synthesis report. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +While we recognize there is interest for discussion on intersessional elements, _x000D__x000D_ +such discussion should not occur at the expense of discussion on the elements of _x000D__x000D_ +the instrument itself. With the extension of INC-3, there should be ample time to _x000D__x000D_ +discuss what intersessional work might be helpful to promote continued _x000D__x000D_ +productive discussions and progress at INC-4. We believe that the contact groups _x000D__x000D_ +during INC-3 are best positioned to identify intersessional work on specific topics _x000D__x000D_ +of the draft instrument and modalities for such work ahead of INC-4, taking into _x000D__x000D_ +account the potential intersessional work identified in the INC-2 co-facilitators' _x000D__x000D_ +reports along with other potential work identified in the submissions ahead of _x000D__x000D_ +INC-3. We would also welcome establishing an informal group to help agree on _x000D__x000D_ +what intersessional work will occur ahead of INC-4. _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1771,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/vietnam_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Vietnam'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Vietnam _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +September 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new standalone _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Important potential areas for intersessional work may be: _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +- Information on definitions: The definitions of plastics and plastic additives across the entire life cycle of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics - from raw inputs to final plastic products, microplastics, and circularity are essential for effectively _x000D__x000D_ +implementing any future instrument on plastic pollution. Definitions should be compatible with _x000D__x000D_ +classifications employed by BRS Conventions, SAICM, WCO, and UNCTAD. The intersessional work should _x000D__x000D_ +focus on developing clear and comprehensive definitions that take into account the different types of _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, plastic composites and laminates and their impacts on human and ecosystem health and _x000D__x000D_ +environmental and global standards for biodegradability and recyclability, in different sectors. _x000D__x000D_ ++ Recommendation: The intersessional work should consider the following factors when developing clear _x000D__x000D_ +and comprehensive definitions of plastics, microplastics, circularity and standards for biodegradable and _x000D__x000D_ +recycled plastics that are consistent with existing international agreements: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation of the main environmental, health and biodiversity impacts and urgent measures to _x000D__x000D_ +implement to reduce and protect in particular human health and biodiversity. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluation of the availability of alternatives to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Defining what constitutes excessive or unnecessary plastic packaging. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Standard for recyclable and biodegradable plastics. _x000D__x000D_ ++ Recommendation: The intersessional work should consider the following factors when developing criteria _x000D__x000D_ +for identifying problematic and avoidable plastics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The toxicity of plastics, including recycled plastics, and hazardous level of chemicals of concern used _x000D__x000D_ +in plastic manufacturing, . _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The persistence of plastics in the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The potential for plastics to harm marine life. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The availability of alternatives to plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +− Potential sources of release of microplastics: The intersessional work should identify the potential sources _x000D__x000D_ +of release of microplastics. This will help to target interventions to reduce the release of microplastics into _x000D__x000D_ +the environment. _x000D__x000D_ ++ Recommendation: The intersessional work should consider the following sources of release of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The use of plastics in consumer products. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The use of plastics in industrial processes. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The release of microplastics from clothing and textiles. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +The release of microplastics from transportation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +- National Action Plans: The intersessional work should consider the potential scope of and guidance for _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans. The plans should be tailored to the specific needs of each country, but they should all _x000D__x000D_ +include measures to reduce the production and use of plastics and improve the management of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +waste. _x000D__x000D_ +- Recommendation: The intersessional work should consider the following elements for National Action _x000D__x000D_ +Plans: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Targets for reducing the production and consumption of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to improve the management of plastic waste, and avoiding leakage of plastics and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +additives into the environment across the full life-cycle of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Criteria for essential uses, as a control measure for limiting the total consumption of plastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +standardization of plastics and plastic composites and laminates (types of polymers that can be _x000D__x000D_ +mixed, and kinds of additives that can be used, and their potential for safe recycling) to promote _x000D__x000D_ +better circularity could also be investigated intersessionally. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Capacity building and training needs. _x000D__x000D_ +- Monitoring and reporting: The intersessional work should consider how to monitor and report on _x000D__x000D_ +implementing the future instrument. This will help to track progress and identify areas where further action _x000D__x000D_ +is needed. _x000D__x000D_ ++ Recommendation: The intersessional work should consider the following elements for monitoring and _x000D__x000D_ +reporting: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Data collection and reporting requirements. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Independent verification of data. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanisms for reviewing progress. _x000D__x000D_ +- Financing: The intersessional work should consider how to finance the implementation of the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument. This could include a combination of public and private financing and sustainable financial _x000D__x000D_ +mechanism to implement the Treaty. _x000D__x000D_ ++ Recommendation: The intersessional work should consider the following sources of financing for the _x000D__x000D_ +future instrument: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Contributions from parties to the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Funding from international organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Private sector investment. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Options for a specific global fund, like the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, could also be _x000D__x000D_ +addressed. _x000D__x000D_ +- Capacity building: The intersessional work should consider the capacity-building needs of countries to _x000D__x000D_ +implement the future instrument. This could include training, technical assistance, and financial support. _x000D__x000D_ ++ Recommendation: The intersessional work should consider the following elements for capacity building: _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Training programs for government officials and stakeholders. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Technical assistance for developing and implementing National Action Plans. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Financial support for capacity-building activities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1772,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_b_0.pdf,[],['Brazil'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +BRAZIL _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +dipas@itamaraty.gov.br _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +PROBLEMATIC/AVOIDABLE/UNNECESSARY PLASTIC PRODUCTS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Discussions on plastic definitions must recognize that plastics play a significant role in society, but also _x000D__x000D_ +consider that, if the production process, the use or the final disposal of plastics are not carried out _x000D__x000D_ +properly, they may cause adverse effects on human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In the context of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (CIN), the option for specific terms to be _x000D__x000D_ +used within the scope of the future agreement, and their respective definitions, must be made through an _x000D__x000D_ +inclusive and transparent process, based on scientific evidence and sustainability standards, so that such _x000D__x000D_ +terms can be accepted by all INC Member States. It will also be essential to define what the Parties _x000D__x000D_ +understand by “plastic pollution” (materials and products) and its impacts on human health and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The criteria used to define the specific terms to be adopted must be listed according to a similar process, _x000D__x000D_ +based on scientific evidence and sustainability standards. The application of such criteria must also take _x000D__x000D_ +into account differences between national circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Throughout this process, the objective of eliminating plastic pollution must be kept in mind, recognizing _x000D__x000D_ +the valuable environmental and socioeconomic services provided by waste pickers, with a view to _x000D__x000D_ +protecting human health, including that of workers throughout the full life cycle of plastics, and the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, including the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Among the possible criteria to be listed, there are the risk of plastic materials and products being released _x000D__x000D_ +into the environment; biodegradability; obstacles to recyclability; high standards in product design; plastic _x000D__x000D_ +applications (function and use); and the use of hazardous chemical substances that pose risks to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment, and other technical criteria, such as, but not limited to, weight and thickness. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +This discussion should also encompass new business models based on circular economy approaches, such _x000D__x000D_ +as, but not limited to, reuse and recycling, biological and/or renewable solutions, possible safe and _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable substitutes, the development of technological innovations, and socioeconomic inclusion of _x000D__x000D_ +waste pickers. _x000D__x000D_ +***** _x000D__x000D_ +POLYMERS AND CHEMICALS OF CONCERN _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil recognizes that there is a lack of transparency regarding information and data on the chemical _x000D__x000D_ +composition of plastic materials and products, as well as shortcomings regarding the traceability of such _x000D__x000D_ +articles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The new instrument should thus promote greater transparency with regards to chemical substances used _x000D__x000D_ +in plastics and their respective impacts on human health and the environment, taking into consideration, _x000D__x000D_ +where appropriate, the protection of industrial and commercial data and information which are _x000D__x000D_ +confidential. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is also important to establish coordination and cooperation mechanisms with existing international _x000D__x000D_ +instruments related to chemicals and waste, trade, maritime governance and other relevant agreements. _x000D__x000D_ +This context requires work to be carried out based on scientific evidence and sustainability standards with _x000D__x000D_ +a view to harmonizing definitions of polymers and chemicals of concern, as well as criteria to categorize _x000D__x000D_ +them according to risk assessments, guided by the need to protect human health and the environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Among the criteria related to polymers and chemicals of concern that should be considered, there are: _x000D__x000D_ +toxicity and ecotoxicity; reusability; recyclability; shape and structure, persistence in the environment; and _x000D__x000D_ +bioaccumulation potential. The implementation of these criteria should take into account national _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances and capabilities. _x000D__x000D_ +********* _x000D__x000D_ +SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES AND SUBSTITUTES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The debate on possible alternatives to plastic materials and products considered problematic _x000D__x000D_ +encompasses possibilities that include, among others, plastics produced from biomass, biodegradable _x000D__x000D_ +plastics, and compostable plastics. Possible alternatives also include new business models based on the _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy and biological and/or renewable solutions. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Safe and sustainable alternatives and substitutes for certain plastic applications must be evaluated _x000D__x000D_ +considering scientific evidence, the need for greater protection of human health and the environment as _x000D__x000D_ +well as national circumstances and priorities, with a view to adopting national policies and developing _x000D__x000D_ +national technologies. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Life cycle assessments must be carried out, incorporating a wide range of sustainability criteria and clear _x000D__x000D_ +parameters for comparison purposes, as well as environmental, greenhouse gas emissions and health risk _x000D__x000D_ +assessments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It shall be important to note that, in the environment, plastics considered “degradable” might contain _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals that accelerate its transformation into microplastics, which can be more damaging to human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment. By the same token, some biodegradable materials might remain in the _x000D__x000D_ +environment for a long time, if the required conditions for degrading are not entirely met. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Regarding sustainable alternatives, the INC should also promote mechanisms for international cooperation _x000D__x000D_ +in Science, Technology and Innovation, with adequate financing as well as the transfer of and access to _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, and encourage the search for innovative solutions, including biological and/or renewable _x000D__x000D_ +products and services, which make appropriate use of knowledge from Indigenous Peoples and local and _x000D__x000D_ +traditional communities. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +******* _x000D__x000D_ +MICROPLASTICS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics and nanoplastics fall into two main categories: first or second generation; of intentional use _x000D__x000D_ +and unintentional use, originating from the most diverse sources, applications and sectors. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Brazil supports that the future treaty define, classify and prioritize the different categories of microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +- and their sources - with a view to adopting control measures based on assessments of risk posed to _x000D__x000D_ +human health and the environment, particularly to the marine environment. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Measures to collect and eliminate disposed plastics need to be defined and implemented in an urgent _x000D__x000D_ +manner to avoid further loss and damage to the environment and to human health. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics are an object of great concern when it comes to plastic pollution. Brazil supports the _x000D__x000D_ +establishment of an international cooperation mechanism, supported by adequate international financing, _x000D__x000D_ +that fosters the production of scientific knowledge on the impacts of microplastics on human health and _x000D__x000D_ +the environment, with a view to supporting measures and policies to be adopted. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1773,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/israel_15092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Israel'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +Israel _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the _x000D__x000D_ +submission _x000D__x000D_ +Yarden Shani Rockman - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Livnat Goldberg - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Shannon Kisch - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Ayelet Rozen - -Hyperlink Removed- _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +15.9.23 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +input to group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +10. To design a global coordination system - to harmonize the work of local EPRs, to close the gaps in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to monitoring, and to create the opportunity for global companies to engage with the treaty, _x000D__x000D_ +for better plastic use. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1774,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexico_14092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Mexico'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions," _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Presentación escrita para facilitar la preparación del borrador cero del _x000D__x000D_ +texto del instrumento jurídicamente vinculante sobre contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos, incluyendo el medio marino a cargo del Comité _x000D__x000D_ +Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Documento B _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the _x000D__x000D_ +committee) _x000D__x000D_ +México _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and _x000D__x000D_ +contact information for the _x000D__x000D_ +submission _x000D__x000D_ +Camila Zepeda Lizama; czepeda@sre.gob.mx _x000D__x000D_ +María Eugenia González Anaya; _x000D__x000D_ +megonzalez@sre.gob.mx _x000D__x000D_ +Ernesto Carmona Gómez, _x000D__x000D_ +jcarmonag@sre.gob.mx _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +14 de septiembre de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto a definiciones, México manifiesta su disposición para la discusión de _x000D__x000D_ +múltiples definiciones pertinentes dentro de los grupos de discusión técnicos _x000D__x000D_ +que se conformen para este fin, además, se permite compartir un listado de _x000D__x000D_ +algunos de los conceptos que están contenidos en nuestra legislación nacional _x000D__x000D_ +y en normas oficiales mexicanas o que se encuentran en discusión entre las _x000D__x000D_ +autoridades nacionales competentes. _x000D__x000D_ +Las definiciones aquí contenidas se comparten sin perjuicio de que México _x000D__x000D_ +pueda realizar mayores contribuciones durante las deliberaciones en el marco _x000D__x000D_ +de las sesiones del INC. Algunas definiciones requieren una amplia discusión, _x000D__x000D_ +por lo que México ha identificado posibles conceptos que requerirán de una _x000D__x000D_ +discusión científica-política en el trabajo entre sesiones: _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 1 _x000D__x000D_ +Aprovechamiento de los residuos: Conjunto de acciones cuyo objetivo es _x000D__x000D_ +recuperar el valor de los residuos mediante su reutilización, remanufactura, _x000D__x000D_ +reciclado y recuperación de materiales secundarios o de energía. _x000D__x000D_ +Biodegradable: Material que es susceptible de degradarse como resultado de _x000D__x000D_ +la acción de microorganismos en medio aerobio o anaerobio, a compuestos _x000D__x000D_ +simples como dióxido de carbono, metano, agua, componentes inorgánicos o _x000D__x000D_ +biomasa. _x000D__x000D_ +Composta: Producto orgánico estable, inocuo, libre de sustancias tóxicas, _x000D__x000D_ +derivado de la terminación del proceso de biodegradación de los residuos _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +orgánicos, en el que por su grado de madurez, no se reconoce su origen, _x000D__x000D_ +puesto que sus componentes se han degradado en partículas finas. _x000D__x000D_ +Compostable: Material susceptible de ser degradado por procesos biológicos _x000D__x000D_ +en un medio aerobio, dando como resultado biomasa, dióxido de carbono, _x000D__x000D_ +agua y sales minerales, en un periodo de tiempo determinado. _x000D__x000D_ +Compostaje: Proceso de mineralización y transformación de la materia _x000D__x000D_ +orgánica por insectos, anélidos, microorganismos aerobios Como resultado de _x000D__x000D_ +este proceso se genera mayoritariamente, además de la composta, dióxido de _x000D__x000D_ +carbono y vapor de agua. El proceso considera cuatro etapas; la primera _x000D__x000D_ +mesofílica, la segunda termofílica, la tercera de enfriamiento y la cuarta de _x000D__x000D_ +maduración. _x000D__x000D_ +Disposición final: Acción de depositar o confinar permanentemente residuos _x000D__x000D_ +en sitios o instalaciones cuyas características permitan prevenir su liberación _x000D__x000D_ +al ambiente y las consecuentes afectaciones a la salud de la población y a los _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistemas y sus elementos. _x000D__x000D_ +Envase: Es el componente de un producto que cumple la función de _x000D__x000D_ +contenerlo y protegerlo para su distribución, comercialización y consumo. _x000D__x000D_ +Gestión integral de residuos: Conjunto articulado e interrelacionado de _x000D__x000D_ +acciones normativas, operativas, financieras, de planeación, administrativas, _x000D__x000D_ +sociales, educativas, de monitoreo, supervisión y evaluación, para el manejo de _x000D__x000D_ +residuos, desde la etapa previa a su generación, hasta el aprovechamiento o, _x000D__x000D_ +en su caso, disposición final, a fin de lograr beneficios ambientales, la _x000D__x000D_ +valorización económica de su manejo, la reincorporación a cadenas _x000D__x000D_ +productivas y su aceptación social, respondiendo a las necesidades y _x000D__x000D_ +circunstancias de cada localidad o región. _x000D__x000D_ +Reciclado: Transformación de los residuos a través de distintos procesos _x000D__x000D_ +industriales que permiten restituir su valor económico, evitando así su _x000D__x000D_ +disposición final, siempre y cuando favorezca un ahorro de energía y materias _x000D__x000D_ +primas sin perjuicio para la salud humana o el ambiente. _x000D__x000D_ +Reutilización: Empleo de un material o residuo previamente usado, sin que _x000D__x000D_ +medie un proceso de transformación. _x000D__x000D_ +Enfoque de ciclo de vida: Enfoque de gestión integral que considera todas las _x000D__x000D_ +etapas de la vida de un producto, proceso o servicio desde la extracción de _x000D__x000D_ +materias primas hasta su eliminación, incluyendo la producción, el transporte, _x000D__x000D_ +la comercialización, el uso y la gestión de residuos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Análisis de ciclo de vida: Evaluación de los impactos ambientales potenciales _x000D__x000D_ +de un producto, proceso o servicio a lo largo de todo su ciclo de vida, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo la extracción de materias primas, la fabricación, la comercialización, _x000D__x000D_ +el uso y la disposición final. _x000D__x000D_ +Microplásticos: Partículas plásticas con un tamaño inferior a 5 mm, que _x000D__x000D_ +pueden ser resultado de la fragmentación de plásticos más grandes o _x000D__x000D_ +producidos específicamente con esas dimensiones. _x000D__x000D_ +Nanoplásticos: Materiales plásticos que tienen estructura interna o estructura _x000D__x000D_ +de superficie en la nanoescala, es decir, su tamaño oscila entre 1 y 100 _x000D__x000D_ +nanómetros. _x000D__x000D_ +Plástico Compostable: Plástico susceptible a degradarse biológicamente en _x000D__x000D_ +un proceso de compostaje produciendo dióxido de carbono, agua, _x000D__x000D_ +compuestos inorgánicos y biomasa a una velocidad similar a la del resto de _x000D__x000D_ +materia orgánica que se está compostando con éste, sin dejar residuos tóxicos. _x000D__x000D_ +Plásticos degradables: Materiales plásticos que por su composición o por la _x000D__x000D_ +presencia de aditivos se degradan a una velocidad mayor que los plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +convencionales. _x000D__x000D_ +Productos plásticos reutilizables: Artículos plásticos concebidos o diseñados _x000D__x000D_ +para lograr ser utilizados múltiples veces, dentro de su vida útil con el mismo _x000D__x000D_ +u otro propósito con que fueron diseñados. _x000D__x000D_ +Productos plásticos de un solo uso: Artículos fabricados total o parcialmente _x000D__x000D_ +con plástico que no han sido concebidos, diseñados o introducidos en el _x000D__x000D_ +mercado para completar, dentro de su período de vida, múltiples circuitos, o _x000D__x000D_ +rotaciones mediante su devolución a un productor para ser reutilizados con el _x000D__x000D_ +mismo fin para el que fueron concebidos. _x000D__x000D_ +Productos de plástico evitables: Artículos de plástico que pueden ser _x000D__x000D_ +reemplazados de manera efectiva por alternativas más sostenibles sin _x000D__x000D_ +comprometer la funcionalidad o la calidad. _x000D__x000D_ +Productos problemáticos de plástico: Artículos plásticos que presentan un _x000D__x000D_ +alto riesgo de contaminación ambiental y para la salud humana, que tienen _x000D__x000D_ +alternativas más sostenibles fácilmente disponibles o que tienen un alto grado _x000D__x000D_ +de dificultad para reincorporarlos a cadenas productivas, ya sea por _x000D__x000D_ +condiciones técnicas, de gestión, sociales o económicas. _x000D__x000D_ +Alternativas al plástico: Materiales y soluciones que ofrecen una opción _x000D__x000D_ +diferente a los productos plásticos, con el objetivo de reducir la contaminación _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +plástica y sus impactos ambientales, ecosistémicos y a la salud humana, _x000D__x000D_ +considerando el análisis del ciclo de vida y bajo criterios de sustentabilidad. _x000D__x000D_ +Uso esencial: Uso de plásticos en aplicaciones críticas para garantizar el _x000D__x000D_ +derecho a la salud pública humana, seguridad alimentaria, acceso al agua _x000D__x000D_ +potable en cantidad o calidad suficiente, o funciones específicas en otras áreas _x000D__x000D_ +donde su reemplazo podría tener consecuencias adversas significativas. _x000D__x000D_ +Respecto a la información sobre los criterios mencionados en el punto 2, _x000D__x000D_ +México considera relevante iniciar discusiones en el periodo entre sesiones _x000D__x000D_ +para determinar los criterios para identificar las 4 aplicaciones propuestas por _x000D__x000D_ +el grupo de contacto. Para ello deberá considerarse y hacer el mayor uso _x000D__x000D_ +posible del trabajo e información existente para evitar duplicidades. México _x000D__x000D_ +también apoyaría la integración de un grupo de expertos en todas las ramas _x000D__x000D_ +de la ciencia, incluidas las ciencias sociales. Adicionalmente, será deseable que _x000D__x000D_ +se considere la conexión con el SPP así como con otros órganos de MEA’s _x000D__x000D_ +pertinentes _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 2: _x000D__x000D_ +México considera que las aportaciones de personas expertas en diferentes _x000D__x000D_ +ramas científicas serán primordiales para los objetivos que perseguimos. En _x000D__x000D_ +este sentido, es deseable proponer una actualización del “Mapeo de todos los _x000D__x000D_ +organismos, programas e iniciativas de las Naciones Unidas y otras fuentes de _x000D__x000D_ +conocimientos especializados relacionados con la basura marina, incluida la _x000D__x000D_ +basura plástica y microplásticos”, ejercicio que fue parte del “Grupo especial de _x000D__x000D_ +expertas de composición abierta sobre Basura marina y microplásticos”, que _x000D__x000D_ +tuvo verificativo de mayo de 2018, a noviembre de 2020. _x000D__x000D_ +En materia de monitoreo, con base en lecciones aprendidas de Acuerdos _x000D__x000D_ +Multilaterales Ambientales (MEAs, por sus siglas en inglés) previos, se sugiere _x000D__x000D_ +contar con paneles técnicos de evaluación que midan el impacto ambiental, _x000D__x000D_ +económico y social de las medidas de implementación del Acuerdo, con _x000D__x000D_ +enfoque de análisis de ciclo de vida. Lo anterior, a fin de tomar dicha _x000D__x000D_ +información como base para la toma de decisiones. _x000D__x000D_ +Asimismo, se sugiere la transmisión obligatoria de información de las Partes _x000D__x000D_ +mediante el reporte de avances, contar con comités de cumplimiento y definir _x000D__x000D_ +las medidas que impulsen el cumplimiento del Acuerdo. _x000D__x000D_ +Contar con un comité científico independiente que conduzca evaluaciones, _x000D__x000D_ +reúna evidencia científica y emita recomendaciones de política pública. En _x000D__x000D_ +este sentido, el Panel Científico Normativo que se encuentra en construcción, _x000D__x000D_ +podría representar una alternativa viable. Considerar en todo el proceso el uso _x000D__x000D_ +de la mejor ciencia disponible, los conocimientos tradicionales, los _x000D__x000D_ +conocimientos de los Pueblos Indígenas y los sistemas de conocimientos _x000D__x000D_ +locales y tradicionales. _x000D__x000D_ +La educación ambiental, la difusión de información y el establecimiento de _x000D__x000D_ +mecanismos de transparencia de la información y rendición de cuentas por _x000D__x000D_ +parte de las Partes y todos los sectores, podrían fungir como elementos _x000D__x000D_ +transversales del nuevo instrumento. _x000D__x000D_ +La colaboración internacional, la creación de capacidades, la transferencia de _x000D__x000D_ +tecnología y la cooperación científica y técnica deberán cubrir todas las _x000D__x000D_ +brechas, por lo que deberá priorizarse el establecimiento de mecanismos para _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +complementar y mejorar la coordinación con los instrumentos regionales e _x000D__x000D_ +internacionales existentes. _x000D__x000D_ +Que las medidas de control impulsen el acceso a los derechos humanos con _x000D__x000D_ +perspectiva de género y justicia ambiental, bajo el enfoque del principio _x000D__x000D_ +precautorio, la responsabilidad extendida del productor y la garantía de _x000D__x000D_ +acceso a la información transparente y exhaustiva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1775,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_15092023_b_0.pdf,[],['Panama'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +República de Panamá (PAN) _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Ambiente/ Ministry of environment _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Kirving Lañas, klanas@miambiente.gob.pa , +507 500-0855ext _x000D__x000D_ +6019 _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +Septiembre 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Debido al corto tiempo dado al proceso de negociación, se considera vital el uso efectivo y eficiente del _x000D__x000D_ +proceso entre sesiones, para lograr un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante exitoso para _x000D__x000D_ +acabar con la contaminación por plásticos. Será importante para el proceso llevar a cabo trabajos _x000D__x000D_ +participativos y colaborativos que incluyan a todos los actores claves relevantes. _x000D__x000D_ +El establecimiento de grupos de trabajo de expertos técnicos dedicados y la organización formal del trabajo _x000D__x000D_ +entre sesiones, en el INC-3 y posteriormente, será esencial para especificar los detalles, criterios y listas _x000D__x000D_ +necesarios para abordar polímeros, sustancias químicas, productos, usos y sectores específicos. _x000D__x000D_ +Por ello, sobre las potenciales áreas de trabajo entre sesiones identificamos importante enfocar esfuerzos _x000D__x000D_ +en las siguientes, sin limitarse a ello: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Definiciones, que podrán ser de apoyo en la claridad del alcance _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Criterios y listados de químicos y polímeros de preocupación, sujetos a prohibición o restricción. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Criterios y listados de productos plásticos y aplicaciones de alto riesgo, problemáticos y evitables, _x000D__x000D_ +incluidos grupos, sujetos a prohibición o restricción _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Requerimientos de transparencia y revelación (disclosure) de información y etiquetado, sistema _x000D__x000D_ +harmonización de sustancias químicas, polímeros y productos, y sus requerimientos para _x000D__x000D_ +productores e importadores _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Evaluación del Código aduanero con el Sistema Armonizado de Designación y Codificación de _x000D__x000D_ +mercancías para productos, químicos, polímeros y microplásticos para ser enlistados en los anexos _x000D__x000D_ +del futuro tratado, que permita establecer los sistemas de control en las exportaciones e _x000D__x000D_ +importaciones. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Base de referencia, calendario y metas de reducción (Global baseline, timeframe(s) and reduction _x000D__x000D_ +target) _x000D__x000D_ +Response PAN / INC on Plastic Pollution / 15TH September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Criterios, estándares y requisitos mínimos para el diseño, reutilización, empaquetado, reciclaje, _x000D__x000D_ +recolección y disposición final, que garantice la seguridad de las personas, el medio ambiente y la _x000D__x000D_ +funcionalidad de los productos. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Esquemas de responsabilidad extendida/ampliada al productor (EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Modelos para asegurar el acceso a la información, la Transparencia y la trazabilidad. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Formato y operatividad de los Planes de implementación nacionales y modelos de monitoreo y _x000D__x000D_ +cumplimiento. _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Análisis de posibles implementaciones por sectores, por ejemplo, evaluar acciones para las _x000D__x000D_ +actividades comerciales y no comerciales en áreas marino-costeros. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1776,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/peru_15092023_a_1.pdf,[],['Peru'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta propuesta sobre presentaciones escritas antes del INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(parte b) _x000D__x000D_ +Áreas potenciales identificadas por los grupos de contacto _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En su segundo período de sesiones, el comité intergubernamental de negociación (CIN) solicitó a la _x000D__x000D_ +secretaría que invitara a presentar presentaciones por escrito sobre: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Cualquier área potencial para el trabajo entre sesiones compilada por los cofacilitadores _x000D__x000D_ +de los dos grupos de contacto1, para informar el trabajo del INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +La plantilla que figura a continuación fue preparada por la secretaría, en consulta con el Presidente, y _x000D__x000D_ +pretende ser una guía para ayudar a los miembros y observadores a preparar sus presentaciones escritas. _x000D__x000D_ +Todas las presentaciones escritas deben enviarse a unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. Las _x000D__x000D_ +presentaciones recibidas estarán disponibles en la página web del INC. _x000D__x000D_ +Tenga en cuenta que no es necesario responder todos los campos de la plantilla en el envío. _x000D__x000D_ +Plazo de presentación de presentaciones: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Hasta el 15 de agosto de 2023 para presentaciones escritas de organizaciones observadoras. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Hasta el 15 de septiembre de 2023 para presentaciones escritas de los miembros del Comité. _x000D__x000D_ +PLANTILLA PARA PRESENTACIONES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nombre del país _x000D__x000D_ +(para miembros del comité) _x000D__x000D_ +Government of Peru _x000D__x000D_ +Nombre de la organización _x000D__x000D_ +(para observadores del comité) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Persona de contacto e información _x000D__x000D_ +de contacto para el envío. _x000D__x000D_ +Albina Ruiz Rios _x000D__x000D_ +Minister _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Giuliana Becerra Celis _x000D__x000D_ +Vice-minister _x000D__x000D_ +Vice-Ministry of Environmental Management _x000D__x000D_ +Fecha de presentación _x000D__x000D_ +15th September _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1El Grupo de Contacto 1 se centró en la Sección A: Objetivo(s). Sección B: Obligaciones sustantivas; El Grupo de _x000D__x000D_ +Contacto 2 se centró en las Secciones C: Medios de implementación. D: Medidas de implementación. E: Cuestiones _x000D__x000D_ +adicionales contenidas en la parte II del Anexo del documento UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aportes sobre las áreas potenciales de trabajo entre sesiones para informar el _x000D__x000D_ +trabajo del INC-3 (siguiendo las listas compiladas por los cofacilitadores de los dos _x000D__x000D_ +grupos de contacto) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Posibles áreas de trabajo entre sesiones _x000D__x000D_ +A continuación, se presenta la lista de áreas potenciales para un posible trabajo entre sesiones compilada _x000D__x000D_ +por los cofacilitadores de los dos grupos de contacto en el INC-2. Los miembros y observadores tal vez _x000D__x000D_ +deseen hacer aportaciones sobre una o más de estas áreas. _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Información sobre definiciones de, por ejemplo, plásticos, microplásticos y circularidad. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Información sobre criterios, considerando también diferentes aplicaciones y requisitos sectoriales, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Sustancias químicas preocupantes en plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Polímeros y productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables y aplicaciones relacionadas _x000D__x000D_ +c. Diseño, por ejemplo, para circularidad y reutilización. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Sustitutos y alternativas a los polímeros y productos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Sustancias potenciales preocupantes en los plásticos, polímeros y productos plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +problemáticos y evitables. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Fuentes potenciales de liberación de microplásticos (aplicaciones y sectores). _x000D__x000D_ +(Tenga en cuenta: se incluye una lista más larga en el informe de los cofacilitadores sobre las discusiones _x000D__x000D_ +en el grupo de contacto 12. Las presentaciones también pueden incluir aportaciones sobre cualquiera de _x000D__x000D_ +los elementos de esa lista más larga, como, entre otros, el desarrollo de criterios para priorizar los plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +problemáticos y evitables; el desarrollo de objetivos para la reducción, reutilización y reparación de _x000D__x000D_ +productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables; o las directrices sobre EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Considerar el papel potencial, las responsabilidades y la composición de un organismo científico _x000D__x000D_ +y técnico [para apoyar la negociación y/o la implementación del acuerdo] _x000D__x000D_ +2. Considerar el posible alcance y orientación de los Planes de Acción Nacionales [incluidos _x000D__x000D_ +elementos opcionales y/o sugeridos] _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identificar las disposiciones vigentes en los AMUMA [y otros instrumentos] existentes sobre _x000D__x000D_ +cooperación y coordinación que podrían considerarse _x000D__x000D_ +4. Considerar cómo otros AAM prevén el seguimiento y sugerir mejores prácticas. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Considerar opciones para definir la ""transferencia de tecnología en términos mutuamente _x000D__x000D_ +acordados"". _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2Se puede acceder al informe aquí: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. Considerar más a fondo cómo podría funcionar un posible mecanismo de financiación [incluido _x000D__x000D_ +un nuevo mecanismo independiente, un mecanismo híbrido o un mecanismo existente] _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identificar opciones para movilizar y alinear la financiación privada e innovadora (incluso en _x000D__x000D_ +relación con las cuestiones del artículo 24(e) y la propuesta de Tarifa Mundial por la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación por Plásticos (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. Mapear los fondos actuales y los disponibles [para abordar la contaminación plástica] y _x000D__x000D_ +determinar la necesidad de apoyo financiero para cada Miembro. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identificar las necesidades de desarrollo de capacidades y capacitación de cada Miembro. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aportes relacionados con áreas potenciales para el trabajo entre sesiones. Identifique claramente con qué _x000D__x000D_ +área se relaciona su aporte. _x000D__x000D_ +Aportes: _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Información sobre definiciones de, por ejemplo, plásticos, microplásticos y circularidad. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú en el año 2018, aprobó la Ley N° 30884, Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los _x000D__x000D_ +recipientes o envases descartables. En ese marco se cuenta con definiciones como: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Microplásticos: Partículas pequeñas o fragmentos de plástico que miden menos de 5 mm de _x000D__x000D_ +diámetro que derivan de la fragmentación de bienes de base polimérica de mayor tamaño, que _x000D__x000D_ +pueden persistir en el ambiente en altas concentraciones, particularmente en ecosistemas _x000D__x000D_ +acuáticos y marinos, pudiendo ser ingeridos y acumulados en los tejidos de los seres vivos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plásticos: Materiales de base polimérica que tienen la característica de ser moldeable con _x000D__x000D_ +facilidad. Pueden incluir aditivos en su composición. Estas sustancias son agregadas para brindar _x000D__x000D_ +características particulares al material. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plástico de un solo uso: Bien de base polimérica, diseñado para un solo uso y con corto tiempo _x000D__x000D_ +de vida útil, o cuya composición y/o características no permite y/o dificulta su biodegradabilidad _x000D__x000D_ +y/o valorización. También se le conoce como descartable. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Polímero: Compuesto químico, natural o sintético, formado por polimerización y que consiste _x000D__x000D_ +esencialmente en unidades estructurales repetidas. También se le conoce como macromolécula _x000D__x000D_ +o molécula de gran tamaño porque posee alta masa molecular. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Basura marina plástica: Cualquier material de base polimérica, descartado, desechado o _x000D__x000D_ +abandonado que se encuentre en el ambiente marino y/o costero. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bien de plástico retornable: Bien de plástico reutilizable, concebido, diseñado y comercializado _x000D__x000D_ +para retornar al sistema de producción un número mínimo de veces a lo largo de su ciclo de _x000D__x000D_ +vida, pudiendo ser sometido a un proceso de selección, lavado y acondicionamiento una vez _x000D__x000D_ +consumido su contenido para volverse a llenar. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bien de plástico reutilizable: Bien de plástico concebido, diseñado y comercializado para realizar _x000D__x000D_ +un número mínimo de circuitos o rotaciones a lo largo de su ciclo de vida y es reutilizado para _x000D__x000D_ +el mismo fin para el que fue diseñado, con o sin ayuda de productos auxiliares presentes en el _x000D__x000D_ +mercado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bolsas de plástico: Bolsas de base polimérica _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bolsas de plástico para alimentos a granel: Bolsas de plástico suministradas como envases para _x000D__x000D_ +alimentos a granel por razones de higiene. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bolsas de plástico usadas por razones de limpieza: Bolsas de plástico diseñadas para el _x000D__x000D_ +almacenamiento y/o disposición de residuos sólidos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Además, en el país se han adoptado las siguientes Normas Técnicas Peruanas (NTP) voluntarias en _x000D__x000D_ +el marco de la Secretaría del SCTN de Ecoeficiencia ante el Instituto Nacional de la Calidad (INACAL)3, _x000D__x000D_ +tales como: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NTP-ISO 18601:2020: Envases y el ambiente: requisitos generales para el uso de las normas _x000D__x000D_ +ISO en el campo del envasado y el medio ambiente. 1ª Edición. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NTP-ISO 18602:2020: Envases y el ambiente. Optimización del sistema de embalaje. 1ª _x000D__x000D_ +Edición. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NTP-ISO 18603:2019: Envases y el ambiente. Reutilización.1ª Edición. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NTP-ISO 18604:2020: Envases y el ambiente. Reciclaje de materiales. 1ª Edición. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NTP-ISO 18605:2020: Envases y el ambiente. Recuperación de energía. 1ª Edición. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +NTP-ISO 18606:2021: Envases y el ambiente. Reciclaje orgánico. 1ª Edición. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Información sobre criterios, considerando también diferentes aplicaciones y requisitos _x000D__x000D_ +sectoriales, incluyendo: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +b. Polímeros y productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables y aplicaciones relacionadas _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú en el año 2018, aprobó la Ley N° 30884, Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los _x000D__x000D_ +recipientes o envases descartables. En ese marco se prohíben de manera progresiva algunos _x000D__x000D_ +productos de plástico que son considerados innecesarios o evitables, que no se pueden reciclar o _x000D__x000D_ +que representan un riesgo para la salud pública y/o el ambiente, los cuales recomendamos se tomen _x000D__x000D_ +en cuenta como problemáticos, tales como: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bolsas de plástico de un solo uso diseñadas para llevar o cargar bienes por los consumidores o _x000D__x000D_ +usuarios, que no sean reutilizables y aquellas cuya degradación generen contaminación por _x000D__x000D_ +microplástico o sustancias peligrosas y no aseguren su valorización. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Sorbetes de plástico de un solo uso (cañitas, pajillas, popotes, pitillos o cualquiera de sus _x000D__x000D_ +denominaciones). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Uso de Bolsas o envoltorios de plástico en publicidad impresa; diarios, revistas u otros formatos _x000D__x000D_ +de prensa escrita; recibos de cobro de servicios sean públicos o privados; y toda información _x000D__x000D_ +dirigida a los consumidores, usuarios o ciudadanos en general. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Bolsas de plástico, no biodegradables, que incluyen aditivos que catalizan la fragmentación de _x000D__x000D_ +dichos materiales en microfragmentos o microplástico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Platos, vasos y otros utensilios y vajillas de mesa, de plástico, para alimentos y bebidas de _x000D__x000D_ +consumo humano, que no sean reciclables y aquellos cuya degradación generen contaminación _x000D__x000D_ +por microplástico o sustancias peligrosas y no aseguren su valorización. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recipientes, envases y vasos de poliestireno expandido (tecnopor, icopor, otras _x000D__x000D_ +denominaciones) para alimentos y bebidas de consumo humano. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +Disponible para consulta en: https://salalecturavirtual.inacal.gob.pe:8098/ _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +De igual manera, consideramos otros productos plásticos problemáticos que deben ser atendidos, _x000D__x000D_ +tales como: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Redes y artes de pesca, globos, hisopos de plástico. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Diseño, por ejemplo, para circularidad y reutilización. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En la misma Ley N° 30884, Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los recipientes o envases _x000D__x000D_ +descartables, se incluye una obligación relacionada al diseño para la circularidad, referida a las _x000D__x000D_ +botellas de tereftalato de polietileno, tal como se cita a continuación: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Artículo 10. Obligación del uso de material reciclado en botellas de tereftalato de polietileno _x000D__x000D_ +(PET) _x000D__x000D_ +10.1 Los fabricantes de botellas de tereftalato de polietileno (PET) para bebidas de consumo _x000D__x000D_ +humano, aseo personal y otras similares, deben obligatoriamente incluir en la cadena productiva _x000D__x000D_ +material PET reciclado postconsumo (PETPCR) en al menos quince por ciento (15%) de su _x000D__x000D_ +composición, cumpliendo con las normas de inocuidad alimentaria. _x000D__x000D_ +(…) _x000D__x000D_ +10.3 Los fabricantes de botellas de tereftalato de polietileno (PET) para bebidas de consumo _x000D__x000D_ +humano, aseo personal y otras similares, deben obligatoriamente incluir en la cadena productiva _x000D__x000D_ +material PET reciclado postconsumo (PETPCR) en al menos quince por ciento (15%) de su _x000D__x000D_ +composición, cumpliendo con las normas de inocuidad alimentaria. _x000D__x000D_ +(…) _x000D__x000D_ +10.5 Se excluye lo establecido en el presente artículo las botellas de tereftalato de polietileno _x000D__x000D_ +(PET) para la línea de envasado en caliente (hotfill) y para bebidas de consumo que pueden ser _x000D__x000D_ +sometidas a un proceso de selección, lavado y acondicionamiento para volver a utilizarse una _x000D__x000D_ +vez consumido su contenido (…)” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Considerar el papel potencial, las responsabilidades y la composición de un organismo científico _x000D__x000D_ +y técnico [para apoyar la negociación y/o la implementación del acuerdo] _x000D__x000D_ +El Perú apoya la creación de un organismo científico y técnico para apoyar la negociación y/o _x000D__x000D_ +implementación del acuerdo. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Identificar opciones para movilizar y alinear la financiación privada e innovadora (incluso en _x000D__x000D_ +relación con las cuestiones del artículo 24(e) y la propuesta de Tarifa Mundial por la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación por Plásticos (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +Mediante la Ley N° 30884, Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los recipientes o envases _x000D__x000D_ +descartables, se establece un impuesto al consumo de las bolsas de plástico, con el objetivo de _x000D__x000D_ +desincentivar el uso innecesario de bolsas de plástico y contribuir al consumo responsable del _x000D__x000D_ +plástico y a la conservación del ambiente. El impuesto es establecido como sigue: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +“Artículo 12. Impuesto al consumo de las bolsas de plástico _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(…) _x000D__x000D_ +12.2 El impuesto al consumo de las bolsas de plástico grava la adquisición bajo cualquier título de _x000D__x000D_ +bolsas de plástico cuya finalidad sea cargar o llevar bienes enajenados por los establecimientos _x000D__x000D_ +comerciales o de servicios de contribuyentes del IGV que las distribuyan. _x000D__x000D_ +12.3 Son sujetos del impuesto al consumo de las bolsas de plástico, en calidad de contribuyentes, _x000D__x000D_ +las personas naturales o jurídicas que opten por adquirir bajo cualquier título las bolsas plásticas _x000D__x000D_ +cuya finalidad sea cargar o llevar bienes enajenados por los establecimientos comerciales o de _x000D__x000D_ +servicios que las distribuyan. _x000D__x000D_ +12.4 La obligación tributaria del impuesto al consumo de las bolsas de plástico se origina en el _x000D__x000D_ +momento de la adquisición de las bolsas de plástico. _x000D__x000D_ +(…)” _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Los resultados nacionales que respaldan la implementación de un impuesto escalable a nivel global _x000D__x000D_ +se transparentan al haber recaudado entre 2019 y 2022 cerca de S/. 24,3 millones. Como resultado, _x000D__x000D_ +en el año 2022 se estima una reducción del 85,7% en el consumo de bolsas respecto al consumo _x000D__x000D_ +proyectado en el 2019 (96,45 millones de bolsas de plástico). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. Mapear los fondos actuales y los disponibles [para abordar la contaminación plástica] y _x000D__x000D_ +determinar la necesidad de apoyo financiero para cada Miembro. _x000D__x000D_ +Actualmente en el Perú no se cuenta con un fondo nacional dedicado específicamente a abordar la _x000D__x000D_ +contaminación plástica, empero resulta necesaria la implementación de un mecanismo de esta _x000D__x000D_ +índole, que permita asegurar la continuidad y sostenibilidad de las intervenciones que se generen _x000D__x000D_ +para el cumplimiento del tratado. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1777,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladesh_b.pdf,[],['Bangladesh'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 2L June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b)_x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas tdentified by the Contact Groups_x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (lNC) requested the secretariat_x000D__x000D_ +to inrrite written submissions on:_x000D__x000D_ +r _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the twa_x000D__x000D_ +contact groups', to inform the work of INC-3._x000D__x000D_ +.The template bclow was prepared bv the secretariat, in consultation with the Chain, and is rneant as a_x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and observcrs in preparing their written submissions""_x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to ulgplinppf astic.secretariat@un,org. The subnnissions received_x000D__x000D_ +will be made avaiiable on the INC webpage""_x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not allfields in the template need to be answered in the submission._x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions;_x000D__x000D_ +l"" _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations._x000D__x000D_ +ll' _x000D__x000D_ +Bv 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +l Contact Group i focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive obligations; contact Group 2 focused_x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of lmplementation. D: lmplementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in oart_x000D__x000D_ +ll of the Annex ro document UNt.p/pp/lNC.2/4._x000D__x000D_ +b_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution I 2t )une 2023_x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS_x000D__x000D_ +lnput on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3_x000D__x000D_ +(following the Iists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups)_x000D__x000D_ +Fotential areas for intersessional work_x000D__x000D_ +The iist of potential arcas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two_x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or_x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas._x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1:_x000D__x000D_ +1. lnformation on definitions of, e.g, plastics, microplastics, circularity_x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements,_x000D__x000D_ +including:_x000D__x000D_ +a, Chemical substances of concern in plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications_x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse_x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and_x000D__x000D_ +p rod u cts_x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors)._x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-t'acilitators report on discussions in contact group L2,_x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may olso include input on any of the items in that longer list, such os, omongst others, the_x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and ovoidoble plastics; the development of torgets for_x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repoir of problemotic ond avoidoble plostic products; or the guidelines on EPR)_x000D__x000D_ +Name of country_x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Bangladesh_x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization_x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact_x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Md. Mazedul lslam_x000D__x000D_ +INC focal Point & Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment,_x000D__x000D_ +Forests and Climate Change, Bangladesh_x000D__x000D_ +Cell: +88 01721785763_x000D__x000D_ +Email: mazed 1968@email.com_x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission_x000D__x000D_ +September,2023_x000D__x000D_ +D_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on plastic pollution I 21. June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2;_x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technicai bodv_x000D__x000D_ +Ito support negotiation andlor implementation of the agreementl_x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potentialscope of and guidance for NationalAction Plans Iincluding optionai and/or_x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements]_x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and_x000D__x000D_ +coorciination that could be considered_x000D__x000D_ +4. ""fo consider how other MEAs providc for monitoring, and suggest best practice_x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define 'technology transfer on mutually agreed terms_x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potentialfinancing mechanism could work Iincluciing a new_x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanisml_x000D__x000D_ +7. Toidentifyoptionstomobiliseandalignprivateandinnovativefinance{includinginrelationto_x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e)and the proposed Global plastic pollution Fee (GppF))_x000D__x000D_ +8. To map currcnt funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the_x000D__x000D_ +need for flnancial support for each Member_x000D__x000D_ +9. To identifv capacity building and training needs for each Member._x000D__x000D_ +lnputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input_x000D__x000D_ +reiates to._x000D__x000D_ +Contact group -1,_x000D__x000D_ +Ensuring resource efficient cleaner production and reaching the recycle targets [2(c)]_x000D__x000D_ +Designing the product to promote recyclability and its extended uses are highly discussed hut insignificant_x000D__x000D_ +discussions have been made on the resource efficient cleaner production. Resource efficient cleaner_x000D__x000D_ +production wouid reduce the raw material consumptions and waste generation. ln addition. cleaner_x000D__x000D_ +production would ensure the recyclability._x000D__x000D_ +Special consideration for downstream countries [4]_x000D__x000D_ +Downstream countries have to manage the cumulative load of the piastic pollution. Even-though they are_x000D__x000D_ +not liable for the plastic generation, but, they are accused for polluting marine environment by releasing_x000D__x000D_ +plastic' Since they are managing upstream plastic pollution, therefore, one of the potential intersessional_x000D__x000D_ +work could be finding a way to support (e.g. technical and financial assistance) downstream countries in_x000D__x000D_ +terms of special consideration._x000D__x000D_ +Contact group-2:_x000D__x000D_ +composition and Terms of Reference of Different Bodies of the treaty [t]_x000D__x000D_ +ln the last two lNC, significant discussions have been made on forming the governing body and different_x000D__x000D_ +subsidiary body such as technical, scientific, economical, implementation and compliance, arbitration_x000D__x000D_ +ocess, effectiveness evaluation and social impact anaiysis. Now, more detail discussion is crucialto move_x000D__x000D_ +Response template I INC on Plastic Pollution I 21. June 2023_x000D__x000D_ +further. ln this regard, the potential area for the intersessional work would be on the composition and_x000D__x000D_ +terms of reference of different bodies of the treaty._x000D__x000D_ +Setting a process to assess settle the dispute [1]_x000D__x000D_ +Plastic can cross the administrative boundary of its origin and can cause the damage. Therefore the potential_x000D__x000D_ +intersessional work could be on the setting the process to settle the disputes._x000D__x000D_ +EPR implementation challenges [2]_x000D__x000D_ +EPR could be a useful tools for plastic circularity. But the major challenge is to include informal sector and_x000D__x000D_ +non-branded products into the system. Thereforc, a detail discussion is nceded to finding an avenue for_x000D__x000D_ +that._x000D__x000D_ +waste exchange system [2]_x000D__x000D_ +lnternational plastic waste exchange program is highly required to ensure the industrialsymbiosis, resource_x000D__x000D_ +recovery, safe disposal. ln this rcgard, Mention-worthy that Basel convention has some overlapping issue_x000D__x000D_ +on the transboundary movement of mlxed plastic but the legally binding plastic treaty should cross-check_x000D__x000D_ +and find a way-out forthat. Thus, a detail discussion is highly required._x000D__x000D_ +Use financial tools and financial support effectively [6]_x000D__x000D_ +INC preliminary agreed upon using different tools (e.g. taxes, fees, levies, etc,) to reduce the plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution. At the same time proposed a financial support mechanism to uplift the plastic waste management_x000D__x000D_ +status. Since both the procedures are still ambiguous including the coordination and cooperation among the_x000D__x000D_ +parties, therefore, intersessionalwork could focus on the application of flnancialtools and financial support_x000D__x000D_ +in national and international context._x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1778,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/benin_15092023_b_4.pdf,[],['Benin'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Benin _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Living Environment and Transport in charged _x000D__x000D_ +of Sustainable Development _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Maurille ELEGBEDE _x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: melegbede@yahoo.fr _x000D__x000D_ +Phone + 229 95 49 04 88 _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Relevant information on the development of criteria for the inclusion of chemicals and polymers under _x000D__x000D_ +the control of the future plastics instrument was produced. Proposals for priority groups of chemicals to _x000D__x000D_ +be banned, as well as criteria for controlling polymers and chemicals of concern using hazard-based _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, focusing on the intrinsic ecotoxicological properties of substances and aligning with the _x000D__x000D_ +precautionary principle. _x000D__x000D_ +Benin urges other countries to focus on specifying the details of control measures to eliminate and _x000D__x000D_ +regulate high-risk plastics through common and binding global rules. in our country has a text on the ban _x000D__x000D_ +on plastic bags; but various constraints linked to control and alternatives prevent its effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +A classification of the different plastics and polymers will help to ban plastic pollution. _x000D__x000D_ +In this part research was very important and information sharing must be one part of this legal instrument _x000D__x000D_ +such as technical elements. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Besides BRS conventions and Minamata Convention, the UNEP have a framework (Strategic Approach to _x000D__x000D_ +International Chemicals Management (SAICM) with some organ as ICCM ) that can also be used. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In defining the criteria for problematic plastics, the intersessional work should build on the following _x000D__x000D_ +approaches identified in the BRS report on the global governance of plastics and associated chemicals in _x000D__x000D_ +order to avoid duplication and build on the most advanced state of science. In particular, intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work should be based on: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +define the dangerousness criteria (toxicity, teratogenicity,, degradability, …) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +make a list of the different groups of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Adopt a sectoral approach, focusing on the most plastic-intensive sectors and applications (e.g. _x000D__x000D_ +packaging (45%), building and construction (19%), consumer and institutional goods (12%), _x000D__x000D_ +transport (7%), electrical and electronic products (4%)). _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Consider uses and essential and non-essential articles. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +The question of circularity and reuse is very important. This use must help to: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the quantity of plastic introduce in a economic system; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the waste and the process to their management; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +make a circular economy with sharing information. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The scientific opinion on the need for chemical simplification as a logical consequence of _x000D__x000D_ +chemical pollution, which describes the need to: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +reduce the number of chemicals used in products in order to reduce human and environmental _x000D__x000D_ +exposure to a large extent and to design circularity, and _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Include clustering approaches as integral part of chemical assessments. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +This is an important part of the work. To make change in use of plastics, people need substitutes and _x000D__x000D_ +alternatives. That can just related to: _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Change our behaviour towards pplastics; _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Propose alternative such as Minamata convention for different uses; _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +The potential sources of microplastics are large and diverse. _x000D__x000D_ +There are two main categories of microplastics: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ + primary microplastics, which are plastic particles no larger than 5 mm, are manufactured for _x000D__x000D_ +use in plastic products (sometimes called pre-production plastics) or for addition to plastic or non-plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products (for example, microbeads in cosmetics, industrial abrasives and paints, etc.) _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +secondary microplastics that result from the fragmentation of larger plastic items over time _x000D__x000D_ +Products whose use generates secondary microplastics are: tires, synthetic textiles, paint, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +In intersessional work on microplastics, delegates should build on the following existing work: _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Prioritization of intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The group 2 must begin with the upstream measures including the reduction and phase down targets, on _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and substances of concern, on the problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products of _x000D__x000D_ +concern and the criteria for granting exemption in uses. The plastics treaty will be effective if the upstream _x000D__x000D_ +sources are significantly addressed and as urgently as possible. _x000D__x000D_ +Priority should be focused on the criteria of identifying and scaling up sustainable alternatives systems. _x000D__x000D_ +Priority should also be given on the work on financial mechanism to ensure implementation and _x000D__x000D_ +compliance to the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work _x000D__x000D_ +In part a, one of our important element is financial mechanism such as UNFCC, Montreal Protocol or _x000D__x000D_ +Minamata Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +States should establish a dedicated plastics multilateral fund with funding originating from member states _x000D__x000D_ +and other sources. There is so much to do to end plastic pollution yet the existing GEF funding which as _x000D__x000D_ +shared among other chemicals MEAs will not be enough to effectively implement the treaty. Intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work is needed to determine how this fund could be created, replenished and function to implement the _x000D__x000D_ +treaty. _x000D__x000D_ +This fund can also be completed by the industrials and countries which make plastics production _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how research can help to improve sustainable management of plastics _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how to work in research, sharing information, training and improve capacity _x000D__x000D_ +building of developing countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1779,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_18092023_b.pdf,[],[],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two_x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3._x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as _x000D__x000D_ +a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions _x000D__x000D_ +received will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II._x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee._x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 _x000D__x000D_ +focused on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as _x000D__x000D_ +contained in part II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +THAILAND _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +1. Ms. Teeraporn Wiriwutikorn_x000D__x000D_ +Specialist on Waste and Hazardous Substance Management,_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand_x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: teeraporn.w@pcd.go.th_x000D__x000D_ +2. Mr. Taweechai Jiaranaikhajorn_x000D__x000D_ +Director of Waste Minimization Sub-Division,_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand_x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: twechi@gmail.com_x000D__x000D_ +3. Ms. Wassana Jangprajak_x000D__x000D_ +Environmentalist, Senior Professional Level,_x000D__x000D_ +Waste Minimization Sub-Division,_x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department,_x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand_x000D__x000D_ +E-mail: wassana.j@pcd.go.th_x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 with updated on 18 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-_x000D__x000D_ +3 (following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact _x000D__x000D_ +groups) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one _x000D__x000D_ +or more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Information on definitions of, e.g., plastics, microplastics, circularity_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements,_x000D__x000D_ +including:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g., for circularity, reuse_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and_x000D__x000D_ +products_x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors)._x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, _x000D__x000D_ +the development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of _x000D__x000D_ +targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the _x000D__x000D_ +guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical_x000D__x000D_ +body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement]_x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional_x000D__x000D_ +and/or suggested elements]_x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation_x000D__x000D_ +and coordination that could be considered_x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice_x000D__x000D_ +5._x000D__x000D_ +To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms_x000D__x000D_ +6._x000D__x000D_ +To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new_x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism]_x000D__x000D_ +7._x000D__x000D_ +To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in relation_x000D__x000D_ +to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF))_x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine_x000D__x000D_ +the need for financial support for each Member_x000D__x000D_ +9._x000D__x000D_ +To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member._x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand supports and values the importance of intersessional work as means to address cross-cutting issues _x000D__x000D_ +and concerns, ensuring that the INC negotiations will be meaningful and able to reach an agreement by the _x000D__x000D_ +end of 2024. Thailand would like to share our inputs on some of the potential areas identified by both _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups and other considerations that should take into considerations, as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +Information on definitions_x000D__x000D_ +Please see details in item 3 of Template A and ‘Definitions’ that is reflected in the attachment._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Chemical substances of concern in plastics_x000D__x000D_ +Among other things, relevant properties of such concerned chemicals, their hazard_x000D__x000D_ +characteristics, their risk-benefit assessment of each chemical of concern, the socio-economic impact _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of each concerned chemical itself and the comparative assessment between the determined _x000D__x000D_ +approaches, such as phasing down and phasing out; elimination and restriction, etc. should be considered _x000D__x000D_ +to be included in the screening criteria for listing chemical of concern in the specific annex [..]. _x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications_x000D__x000D_ +More relevant information regarding this particular topic, taking into account relevant_x000D__x000D_ +initiative works of stakeholders, e.g., WWF (https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?8607466/WWF-ban-on-_x000D__x000D_ +harmful-single-use-plastics-treaty) should be gathered from relevant stakeholders, relevant academic and _x000D__x000D_ +research institutes, industries, etc. to be supplement to this particular ground work of dedicated scientific _x000D__x000D_ +bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Design e.g., for circularity, reuse_x000D__x000D_ +More relevant information on this particular topic should be gathered from member states,_x000D__x000D_ +relevant stakeholders, national or regional industrial associations/councils/member groups, etc. to be _x000D__x000D_ +supplement to this particular ground work of dedicated scientific bodies. Thailand--under the collaboration _x000D__x000D_ +among governmental authorities, private sectors, NGOs, GIZ and relevant stakeholders--has developed _x000D__x000D_ +workshop agreement on design recommendations for recyclable packaging as the national eco-friendly _x000D__x000D_ +product design. Unfortunately, the design recommendation final version is available only in Thai as _x000D__x000D_ +contained in the attachment. _x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +More relevant information on substitutes, alternatives and other innovations should be_x000D__x000D_ +gathered from relevant stakeholders, in particular relevant academic and research institutes, industries, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +to be supplement to this particular ground work of dedicated scientific bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products_x000D__x000D_ +More relevant information on potential chemical substances of concern should be gathered based on_x000D__x000D_ +the scientific evidences from relevant stakeholders, in particular relevant academic and research institutes, _x000D__x000D_ +industries, etc. to be supplement to this particular ground work of dedicated scientific bodies. _x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors)._x000D__x000D_ +- Cosmetics,_x000D__x000D_ +- Oxo-degradable plastics,_x000D__x000D_ +- Textiles made of synthetic fabrics,_x000D__x000D_ +- Any products made of non-woven fabrics,_x000D__x000D_ +- Tires, etc._x000D__x000D_ +Nevertheless, the ground works on the above-mentioned topics should be intersessionally _x000D__x000D_ +deliberated by dedicated scientific bodies with the collaborative engagement of plastic industries with a _x000D__x000D_ +view of accommodating all concerns and putting forward mutual recognition and practical criteria as well as _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +potential lists of chemical substances of concerns, sources of release of microplastics, problematic and _x000D__x000D_ +avoidable plastics, etc. as expected. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. The potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body to support _x000D__x000D_ +negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement _x000D__x000D_ +During the negotiation process, dedicated scientific bodies should be formed under the committee _x000D__x000D_ +to deliberate the technical works on the above-mentioned tasks identified under Contact Group 1—either _x000D__x000D_ +in-session or inter-sessions of INC. Such bodies should consist of scientists or technical experts, without _x000D__x000D_ +conflict of interest, taking into account the balanced representation of different geographical, developing _x000D__x000D_ +and developed member states including LDCs and SIDs states and each body should focus on each specific _x000D__x000D_ +topic. Role and responsibility of each body should be inclusive in the followings, but not limited to: _x000D__x000D_ +(1) gathering more relevant information on its specific topic; (2) considering to establish specific screening _x000D__x000D_ +criteria to identify the potential lists of chemicals, sources of microplastics, problematic or avoidable plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +etc. depending on its responsible topic; and (3) making its summary report to conclude its deliberations with _x000D__x000D_ +the rationale, back-up reasons, and sources of information or references to be submitted to the committee _x000D__x000D_ +for their further consideration. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +Please see Thailand’s relevant observations on “National Plans” that is reflected in the attachment. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and coordination _x000D__x000D_ +that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +After exploration among MEAs on Chemicals and Waste, there is only provisions of Article 11 of the _x000D__x000D_ +Basel Convention on international cooperation that may take into considerations as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +“1. The Parties shall co-operate with each other in order to improve and achieve environmentally _x000D__x000D_ +sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes. _x000D__x000D_ + 2. To this end, the Parties shall: _x000D__x000D_ +(a) Upon request, make available information, whether on a bilateral or multilateral basis, with _x000D__x000D_ +a view to promoting the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes, _x000D__x000D_ +including harmonization of technical standards and practices for the adequate management of hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +wastes and other wastes; _x000D__x000D_ +(b) Co-operate in monitoring the effects of the management of hazardous wastes on human _x000D__x000D_ +health and the environment; _x000D__x000D_ +(c) Co-operate, subject to their national laws, regulations and policies, in the development and _x000D__x000D_ +implementation of new environmentally sound low-waste technologies and the improvement of existing _x000D__x000D_ +technologies with a view to eliminating, as far as practicable, the generation of hazardous wastes and other _x000D__x000D_ +wastes and achieving more effective and efficient methods of ensuring their management in an _x000D__x000D_ +environmentally sound manner, including the study of the economic, social and environmental effects of the _x000D__x000D_ +adoption of such new or improved technologies; _x000D__x000D_ +(d) Co-operate actively, subject to their national laws, regulations and policies, in the transfer _x000D__x000D_ +of technology and management systems related to the environmentally sound management of hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +wastes and other wastes. They shall also co-operate in developing the technical capacity among Parties, _x000D__x000D_ +especially those which may need and request technical assistance in this field; _x000D__x000D_ +(e) Co-operate in developing appropriate technical guidelines and/or codes of practice. _x000D__x000D_ +3. The Parties shall employ appropriate means to co-operate in order to assist developing countries _x000D__x000D_ +in the implementation of subparagraphs a, b, c and d of paragraph 2 of Article 4. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Taking into account the needs of developing countries, co-operation between Parties and the _x000D__x000D_ +competent international organizations is encouraged to promote, inter alia, public awareness, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes and the adoption of new low-_x000D__x000D_ +waste technologies.” _x000D__x000D_ +4. Model of monitoring programme under other MEAs and best practice _x000D__x000D_ +The structure, procedure and modality of Global Monitoring Programme of POPs under the _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Convention could be learned and used as the model to develop the monitoring programme on _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution under this instrument, taking into account the on-going relevant initiatives at regional and _x000D__x000D_ +national levels, such as, the capacity-mapping study on the monitoring and assessment of plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution in the Lower Mekong Region http://www.rrcap.ait.ac.th/Publications/CapMapPlasticPollution.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms’ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +One idea on how to identify these options is to consider the potential role of private sector in _x000D__x000D_ +defining the options for technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, taking into considerations of relevant _x000D__x000D_ +provisions on technical assistance (including technology transfer) in the Stockholm Convention and on _x000D__x000D_ +capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer in Minamata Convention. The transfer should _x000D__x000D_ +also include the cooperation on investment in research and innovation, potentially based on a public – _x000D__x000D_ +private partnership principle, with the various aspects, such as, eco-design, alternative materials and _x000D__x000D_ +technologies, as well as the linkages between capacity building and technology transfer. _x000D__x000D_ +6. Potential financing mechanism options could work [including a new standalone mechanism, a _x000D__x000D_ +hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +No further comments. The comparative assessment report among current mechanisms should be _x000D__x000D_ +explored, in particular pros & cons, limitations and constraints, etc. _x000D__x000D_ +7. Options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to matters at _x000D__x000D_ +24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +No further comments. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Mapping of current available funding/finance mechanism [to address plastic pollution] and the _x000D__x000D_ +determination of the need for financial support _x000D__x000D_ +No further comments. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Capacity building and training needs _x000D__x000D_ +The global adoption of the instrument relies on the capabilities of Parties to effectively implement _x000D__x000D_ +in accordance with its provisions. Understanding the gaps and supporting suitable training will empower _x000D__x000D_ +Parties, such as LDCs and SIDSs, to drive a higher ambition over times. Potential materials to facilitate the _x000D__x000D_ +global adoption could be in forms of documents; a policy toolkit on waste management, product eco-design _x000D__x000D_ +guidance, and a guidance on Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). More targeted capacity building needs and _x000D__x000D_ +requirements should be determined on country basis researches. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Other considerations: _x000D__x000D_ +1. _x000D__x000D_ +There should strategize on how to meaningful link between outputs of Contact Group 1 and Contact _x000D__x000D_ +Group 2 during INC-3 rather than the separate deliberations as foreseen at INC-2. For example, after _x000D__x000D_ +obtaining solid option or idea under each item or provision of core obligations under the zero draft text _x000D__x000D_ +from Contact Group 1, it should also be tasked with Contact Group 2 to come up with practicable ideas on _x000D__x000D_ +what is the mean of implementation to support Parties to meet their obligation under such provision. _x000D__x000D_ +2. _x000D__x000D_ +The proper arrangements of the side events during INC-3 should be considered in terms of the _x000D__x000D_ +meaningfulness to complement as inputs, facilitate in INC-3 discussion, and also recognize time _x000D__x000D_ +management to allow sufficient time slots provided for both contact groups meetings to focus on their _x000D__x000D_ +discussions. _x000D__x000D_ +3. _x000D__x000D_ +The integrated ground works on procedural, scientifical, technical and administrative matters _x000D__x000D_ +should be properly planed and engaged to all stakeholders along the process. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Attachment _x000D__x000D_ +to template on written submissions prior to INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s inputs _x000D__x000D_ +on the zero draft text of _x000D__x000D_ + the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +prepared by _x000D__x000D_ +Pollution Control Department, _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, _x000D__x000D_ +The Royal Thai Government _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023_x000D__x000D_ +with updated on _x000D__x000D_ +18 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s inputs _x000D__x000D_ +on the zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment _x000D__x000D_ +Part I _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preamble_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the composition and content of preamble in this instrument* _x000D__x000D_ +as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Some certain relevant paragraphs / statements of global concerns of plastic pollution_x000D__x000D_ +contained in the UNEA 5/14 resolution. _x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +One paragraph that refers to principles of this instrument* as follows:_x000D__x000D_ +[Recalling][Reaffirming][Mindful of] the principles of the Rio Declaration on _x000D__x000D_ +Environment and Development, including, inter alia, common but differentiated _x000D__x000D_ +responsibilities and acknowledging States’ respective circumstances and capabilities, taking _x000D__x000D_ +into account, among other things, the principles of precautionary, green chemistry, 3Rs, _x000D__x000D_ +circular economy, extended producer responsibility (EPR); the SDG 12 on responsible _x000D__x000D_ +consumption and production of the Sustainable Development Goals; and waste management _x000D__x000D_ +hierarchy. _x000D__x000D_ +•_x000D__x000D_ +Other relevant preamble paragraphs or other crucial texts reflected spirits and goals_x000D__x000D_ +of existing international conventions on chemicals and waste that are compliment to effective _x000D__x000D_ +measures proposed in this instrument*. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Objective_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand’s proposal on objective is built upon a basis of the zero draft text with some _x000D__x000D_ +modifications as the followings: _x000D__x000D_ +The objective of this instrument* is to protect the human health and environment from _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution by ending the plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +Rationale: The objective of the instrument must clearly and concisely convey the ultimate _x000D__x000D_ +goal of eliminating plastic pollution, in accordance to the UNEA 5/14 resolution. Those key _x000D__x000D_ +messages are best captured by an option 2 language coupled with a sub-option 1.1 phrase with _x000D__x000D_ +an additional proposed phrase “throughout the entire life cycle of plastic” at the end of the _x000D__x000D_ +paragraph. This is to reflect the drastical key approach in dealing with this particular issue, _x000D__x000D_ +suggested therein such UNEA resolution. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Definitions1_x000D__x000D_ +Thailand would like to propose the clearly narratives prescribing the meanings of key _x000D__x000D_ +proposed definitions or glossary terms to be included in this instrument* as follows: _x000D__x000D_ +1 Note: Terms that may be relevant to the development of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, _x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment, are included in document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ and _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ +For the purposes of this instrument*: _x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +“Plastics” means any solid materials that are made from one or more high-_x000D__x000D_ +molecular-mass polymers and various additives (—used to deliver the functionality and _x000D__x000D_ +durability of such materials), and which are formed or shaped by heat and/or pressure _x000D__x000D_ +during their manufacturing processes. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘Plastics’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP, 2021), a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022), _x000D__x000D_ +and From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +“Polymers” means long-chain high molecular weight molecules (or so-called_x000D__x000D_ +macromolecules) consisting of repetitive sequences of one or more types of monomers. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘Polymers’ contained in UNEP’s technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +and From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP 2021; UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +“Monomers” means simple natural or synthetic molecules that can undergo_x000D__x000D_ +polymerization, thereby contributing constitutional units to the essential structure of a _x000D__x000D_ +macromolecule. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘monomers’ contained in UNEP’s report on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP _x000D__x000D_ +& Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 2023). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ +document UNEP/PP/INC.1/7, entitled ‘Plastics science’. While no specific language is proposed for definitions in the Zero _x000D__x000D_ +Draft text, in some instances an indication of how specific terms are used is provided in a footnote to facilitate an _x000D__x000D_ +understanding of the proposed text and of its potential scope. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. _x000D__x000D_ +“Primary plastic polymers” are synthetic plastic polymers derived from _x000D__x000D_ +petroleum oil or so-called fossil-based polymers. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. _x000D__x000D_ +“Secondary plastic polymer” are polymers made of post-consumer plastic _x000D__x000D_ +feedstocks _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6. _x000D__x000D_ +“Additives” means chemical compounds added during plastic compounding _x000D__x000D_ +(the process of mixing or blending polymers and additives in a molten state) to fulfill _x000D__x000D_ +specific desired functional properties in the production process or in the final plastic _x000D__x000D_ +product, in which they can be divided into four different categories, namely functional _x000D__x000D_ +additives, colorants, fillers, and reinforcements. For example, plasticizers, flame _x000D__x000D_ +retardants, thermal and ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizers, antioxidants, antimicrobial _x000D__x000D_ +agents, biocides, pigments, antistatic and blowing agents, impact modifiers, lubricants, _x000D__x000D_ +etc. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘additives’ contained in technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report (UNEP, _x000D__x000D_ +2021) and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution (UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7. _x000D__x000D_ +“Microplastics (MPs)” means a generic term for small plastic particles or _x000D__x000D_ +fragments or pieces that are less than 5 millimeters in diameter, easily released to the _x000D__x000D_ +environment, and which are either intentionally used in some certain products and _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing processes, so-called ‘primary MPs’, or unintentionally produced from _x000D__x000D_ +the degradation of macroscale plastic objects or wastes or litters, so-called ‘secondary _x000D__x000D_ +MPs’. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘microplastics’ contained in technical reports on Addressing single-use plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +pollution using a life cycle approach (UNEP, 2021a), on Chemicals in plastics: a technical _x000D__x000D_ +report (UNEP, 2021b), and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +and plastic pollution (UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm _x000D__x000D_ +Conventions, 2023). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021a). Addressing Single-use Plastic _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Products Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approach. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021b). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ +8._x000D__x000D_ +“Nanoplastics (NPs)” means plastic particles that are less than 1 micrometers_x000D__x000D_ +in diameter and produced unintentionally from the degradation of microscale plastic _x000D__x000D_ +objects or wastes or litters. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘nanoplastics’ contained in technical reports on Chemicals in plastics: a technical report _x000D__x000D_ +(UNEP, 2021) and on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and _x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution (UNEP & Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, _x000D__x000D_ +2023). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam _x000D__x000D_ +and Stockholm Conventions. (2023). Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. Geneva. _x000D__x000D_ +9._x000D__x000D_ +“Degradation” means the partial or complete breakdown of a polymer caused_x000D__x000D_ +by any physical, chemical and biological reactions, resulting in alteration of its _x000D__x000D_ +properties, such as discolouration, surface cracking, and fragmentation. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘degradation’ contained in a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +10._x000D__x000D_ +“Biodegradation” means the biological process influenced by the_x000D__x000D_ +physicochemical (temperature, humidity, pH) and microbiological variables (quantity _x000D__x000D_ +and nature of microorganisms) of the environment that results in the formation of water, _x000D__x000D_ +carbon dioxide (CO2) and/or methane (CH4), energy and by-products—including _x000D__x000D_ +residues, new biomass. It is in which it occurs. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘degradation’ contained in a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global _x000D__x000D_ +assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +11._x000D__x000D_ +“Waste”, considered as synonymous with “Litter” and “Debris”, means any_x000D__x000D_ +materials or objects which are disposed of or intended to be disposed of or required to _x000D__x000D_ +be disposed of by the provisions of national relevant law. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘waste’ in Article 2(1) of the Basel Convention (UNEP and Secretariat of the Basel Convention, _x000D__x000D_ +2019), a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter _x000D__x000D_ +7_x000D__x000D_ +and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021), and a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of _x000D__x000D_ +key terms’ (UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +(2019). Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and Their Disposal and Protocol on Liability and Compensation for _x000D__x000D_ +Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal: Texts and Annexes. Retrieved on 6 September 2023 from https://shorturl. _x000D__x000D_ +at/klR18. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +12._x000D__x000D_ +“Marine debris” or “Marine litter” means any anthropogenic, manufactured,_x000D__x000D_ +or processed solid material (regardless of size) to be disposed of or intended to be _x000D__x000D_ +disposed of or required to be disposed of by national laws or abandoned that ends up in _x000D__x000D_ +the marine environment, in which it includes, but is not limited to, plastics, metals, _x000D__x000D_ +glass, paper, rubber, rope, textiles, timber, hazardous materials, such as munitions, _x000D__x000D_ +asbestos and medical wastes, etc., and any other materials. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘marine debris and marine litter’ in Article 2(1) of the Basel Convention (UNEP and _x000D__x000D_ +Secretariat of the Basel Convention, 2019), a technical report on From Pollution to Solution: _x000D__x000D_ +A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (UNEP, 2021), and a document _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Secretariat of the Basel Convention. _x000D__x000D_ +(2019). Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous _x000D__x000D_ +Wastes and Their Disposal and Protocol on Liability and Compensation for _x000D__x000D_ +Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their _x000D__x000D_ +Disposal: Texts and Annexes. Retrieved on 6 September 2023 from https://shorturl. _x000D__x000D_ +at/klR18. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A _x000D__x000D_ +global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’. Nairobi. _x000D__x000D_ +13._x000D__x000D_ +“Pollution” means the condition or state that substance, chemicals, and_x000D__x000D_ +pollutants or a group of substances, chemicals, pollutants cause deleterious effects as _x000D__x000D_ +harm to living resources and life, or human health or the environment on account of its _x000D__x000D_ +properties and of its introduction into the environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Source: The draft narrative of this definition has developed and modified from a meaning of _x000D__x000D_ +‘pollutant and pollution of the marine environment’ contained in a document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key terms’ (UNEP, 2022). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +8 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Reference: _x000D__x000D_ +United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2022). Document UNEP/PP/INC.1/6, _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +entitled ‘Glossary of key ",3 +1780,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africa_12092023_b_0.pdf,[],['The Group Of African States'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the _x000D__x000D_ +secretariat to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +● Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant _x000D__x000D_ +as a guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions _x000D__x000D_ +received will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +African Group _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +- _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mr. Oliver Boachie _x000D__x000D_ +(Ghana) _x000D__x000D_ +oliver.boachie@mesti.gov.gh _x000D__x000D_ +oliverboachie@gmail.com _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 (following _x000D__x000D_ +the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the _x000D__x000D_ +two contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input _x000D__x000D_ +on one or more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g., plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral _x000D__x000D_ +requirements, including: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics; _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications; _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g., for circularity, reuse; _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products; _x000D__x000D_ +e. impacts on human health and pollution risk _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers _x000D__x000D_ +and products including; _x000D__x000D_ +a. the intrinsic hazard of the material, polymer or chemical components; _x000D__x000D_ +b. the risk of decomposition into microplastics that could become vectors of _x000D__x000D_ +chemical and biological contaminants; _x000D__x000D_ +c. likelihood of release into the environment/pollution risk _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +There is a need for intersessional work to develop criteria for problematic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals of concern to include in an Annex of the instrument. An Annex should contain an _x000D__x000D_ +initial list of polymers and chemicals of concern to target for immediate control (e.g. phase _x000D__x000D_ +out or elimination) based on existing knowledge. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4. Listing of control measures _x000D__x000D_ +5. Listing products categories for different control measures _x000D__x000D_ +6. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +7. Transparency and information sharing obligations. The intersessional work should cover _x000D__x000D_ +consideration of approaches for disclosure requirements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact _x000D__x000D_ +group 1 2. Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, _x000D__x000D_ +amongst others, the development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the _x000D__x000D_ +development of targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical _x000D__x000D_ +body [to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including _x000D__x000D_ +optional and/or suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation and coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work including a new _x000D__x000D_ +stand alone mechanism. _x000D__x000D_ +7. [To identify options to mobilize and align private and innovative finance (including in _x000D__x000D_ +relation to matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF))] _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine _x000D__x000D_ +the need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building, awareness and training needs for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +10. Evaluation and reporting system _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your _x000D__x000D_ +input relates to. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Additional comments: _x000D__x000D_ +Prioritization of intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +There is need for prioritization of the intersessional work to begin with the upstream measures _x000D__x000D_ +including the elimination, reduction and phase down targets, on chemicals and substances of _x000D__x000D_ +concern, on the problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and high-risk products and the criteria _x000D__x000D_ +for granting exemption in uses. The plastics treaty will be effective if the upstream sources are _x000D__x000D_ +significantly addressed and as urgently as possible. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Priority should be given to the criteria of identifying and scaling up sustainable alternatives _x000D__x000D_ +systems, including reuse systems. These will ensure that all the problematic and non-essential _x000D__x000D_ +plastics will have sustainable replacements. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, mandatory requirements and standards on how products are designed and _x000D__x000D_ +manufactured (including the materials/chemicals they contain) should be defined—products that _x000D__x000D_ +do not meet the requirements are effectively prohibited or phased out. _x000D__x000D_ +Legacy plastics that have accumulated especially in developing countries should be prioritized. _x000D__x000D_ +Their composition is not known and needs additional financing and technology. Intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work should consider how to deal with legacy plastics to achieve the goals of the convention. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +As part of intersessional work, Technical Expert Working Groups with clear mandates and _x000D__x000D_ +expected outputs should be established to guide the committee with best available technical _x000D__x000D_ +knowledge and science. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Priority should also be given to the work on financial mechanism to ensure effective _x000D__x000D_ +implementation and dedicated compliance [system to] [with] the treaty. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to ensure inclusivity and full participation of states in the intersessional work. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1781,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Guatemala'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta propuesta sobre presentaciones escritas antes del INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(parte b) _x000D__x000D_ +Áreas potenciales identificadas por los grupos de contacto _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +En su segundo período de sesiones, el comité intergubernamental de negociación (CIN) solicitó a la _x000D__x000D_ +secretaría que invitara a presentar presentaciones por escrito sobre: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Cualquier área potencial para el trabajo entre sesiones compilada por los cofacilitadores de _x000D__x000D_ +los dos grupos de contacto 1, para informar el trabajo del INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +La plantilla que figura a continuación fue preparada por la secretaría, en consulta con el Presidente, y _x000D__x000D_ +pretende ser una guía para ayudar a los miembros y observadores a preparar sus presentaciones escritas. _x000D__x000D_ +Todas las presentaciones escritas deben enviarse a unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org . Las _x000D__x000D_ +presentaciones recibidas estarán disponibles en la página web del INC. _x000D__x000D_ +Tenga en cuenta que no es necesario responder todos los campos de la plantilla en el envío. _x000D__x000D_ +Plazo de presentación de presentaciones: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +Hasta el 15 de agosto de 2023 para presentaciones escritas de organizaciones observadoras . _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +Hasta el 15 de septiembre de 2023 para presentaciones escritas de los miembros del Comité. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1El Grupo de Contacto 1 se centró en la Sección A: Objetivo(s). Sección B: Obligaciones sustantivas; El Grupo de _x000D__x000D_ +Contacto 2 se centró en las Secciones C: Medios de implementación. D: Medidas de implementación. E: Cuestiones _x000D__x000D_ +adicionales contenidas en la parte II del Anexo del documento UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PLANTILLA PARA PRESENTACIONES _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Nombre del país _x000D__x000D_ +( para miembros del comité) _x000D__x000D_ +Guatemala _x000D__x000D_ +Nombre de la organización _x000D__x000D_ +( para observadores del comité) _x000D__x000D_ +Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales _x000D__x000D_ +Persona de contacto e información _x000D__x000D_ +de contacto para el envío. _x000D__x000D_ +Melissa Alvarez Barrientos de Solorzano _x000D__x000D_ +José Eduardo Estrada Hernández _x000D__x000D_ +Fecha de presentación _x000D__x000D_ +15 septiembre 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Aportes sobre las posibles áreas de trabajo entre sesiones para informar el _x000D__x000D_ +trabajo del INC-3 (siguiendo las listas compiladas por los cofacilitadores de los _x000D__x000D_ +dos grupos de contacto) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Posibles áreas de trabajo entre sesiones _x000D__x000D_ +A continuación se presenta la lista de áreas potenciales para un posible trabajo entre sesiones compilada _x000D__x000D_ +por los cofacilitadores de los dos grupos de contacto en el INC-2. Los miembros y observadores tal vez _x000D__x000D_ +deseen hacer aportaciones sobre una o más de estas áreas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Información sobre definiciones de, por ejemplo, plásticos, microplásticos y circularidad. _x000D__x000D_ +2. Información sobre criterios, considerando también diferentes aplicaciones y requisitos sectoriales, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Sustancias químicas preocupantes en plásticos, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Polímeros y productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables y aplicaciones relacionadas _x000D__x000D_ +c. Diseño, por ejemplo, para circularidad y reutilización. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Sustitutos y alternativas a los polímeros y productos plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Sustancias potenciales preocupantes en los plásticos, polímeros y productos plásticos _x000D__x000D_ +problemáticos y evitables _x000D__x000D_ +4. Fuentes potenciales de liberación de microplásticos (aplicaciones y sectores). _x000D__x000D_ +(Tenga en cuenta: se incluye una lista más larga en el informe de los cofacilitadores sobre las discusiones _x000D__x000D_ +en el grupo de contacto 1. 2Las presentaciones también pueden incluir aportes sobre cualquiera de los _x000D__x000D_ +elementos de esa lista más larga, como, entre otros, el desarrollo de criterios para priorizar las cuestiones _x000D__x000D_ +problemáticas. y plásticos evitables; el desarrollo de objetivos para la reducción, reutilización y reparación _x000D__x000D_ +de productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables; o las directrices sobre REP) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2Se puede acceder al informe aquí: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf . _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Definiciones: atender como punto de partida con base a los conceptos establecidos en el _x000D__x000D_ +documento UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 así como otros esfuerzos regionales. Dentro de las definiciones _x000D__x000D_ +a incluir se debe agregar los siguientes: plásticos problemáticos, plásticos evitables, plástico _x000D__x000D_ +de un solo uso, empaques plásticos, sistema global armonizado y biodegradabilidad de _x000D__x000D_ +plásticos. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Sustancias químicas preocupantes en plásticos: es importante identificar un listado _x000D__x000D_ +referencial de los plásticos que se estarán tomando en cuenta en este documento para _x000D__x000D_ +establecer una línea de partida clara. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Sistema global armonizado: Para establecer los criterios de diseño del sistema global _x000D__x000D_ +armonizado y metodologías para promover la circularidad de los plásticos a nivel mundial, _x000D__x000D_ +deben considerar en el caso de los envases y empaques, los diversos criterios existentes que _x000D__x000D_ +establecen las especificaciones técnicas que permiten mejorar su gestión pos-utilización. _x000D__x000D_ +Estos lineamientos deben ser considerados también con base a la naturaleza y función de las _x000D__x000D_ +características de cada material, los estándares y las normas internacionales existentes, así _x000D__x000D_ +como el uso en las diferentes actividades económicas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Meta de reciclaje global: debe establecerse de forma gradual y diferenciada considerando _x000D__x000D_ +como mínimo los siguientes criterios: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Las propiedades del tipo de producto y uso (alimentos, bebidas, medicinas, químicos, _x000D__x000D_ +cosméticos, higiénicos) que está siendo protegido para garantizar inocuidad y _x000D__x000D_ +protección. _x000D__x000D_ +b. Si existen materiales de empaque sustitutos con propiedades técnicas, económicas y _x000D__x000D_ +ambientalmente viables. _x000D__x000D_ +c. Las especificaciones técnicas del polímero a reciclar. _x000D__x000D_ +d. Suficiente disponibilidad del material reciclado post consumo a nivel mundial, _x000D__x000D_ +incluyendo la situación y capacidad de consumo de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ +e. Los marcos normativos vigentes en cada país. _x000D__x000D_ +f. Las facilidades de infraestructura nacionales para adoptar ciclo de economía circular. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Grupo de contacto 2 : _x000D__x000D_ +1. Considerar el papel potencial, las responsabilidades y la composición de un organismo científico _x000D__x000D_ +y técnico [para apoyar la negociación y/o la implementación del acuerdo] _x000D__x000D_ +2. Considerar el posible alcance y orientación de los Planes de Acción Nacionales [incluidos _x000D__x000D_ +elementos opcionales y/o sugeridos] _x000D__x000D_ +3. Identificar las disposiciones vigentes en los AMUMA [y otros instrumentos] existentes sobre _x000D__x000D_ +cooperación y coordinación que podrían considerarse _x000D__x000D_ +4. Considerar cómo otros AAM prevén el seguimiento y sugerir mejores prácticas. _x000D__x000D_ +Plantilla de respuesta / INC sobre Contaminación Plástica / 21 de junio de 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5. Considerar opciones para definir la ""transferencia de tecnología en términos mutuamente _x000D__x000D_ +acordados"". _x000D__x000D_ +6. Considerar más a fondo cómo podría funcionar un posible mecanismo de financiación [incluido _x000D__x000D_ +un nuevo mecanismo independiente, un mecanismo híbrido o un mecanismo existente] _x000D__x000D_ +7. Identificar opciones para movilizar y alinear la financiación privada e innovadora (incluso en _x000D__x000D_ +relación con las cuestiones del artículo 24(e) y la propuesta de Tarifa Mundial por la _x000D__x000D_ +Contaminación por Plásticos (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. Mapear los fondos actuales y los disponibles [para abordar la contaminación plástica] y _x000D__x000D_ +determinar la necesidad de apoyo financiero para cada Miembro. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Identificar las necesidades de desarrollo de capacidades y capacitación de cada Miembro. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Para asegurar la eficiencia del Instrumento, es fundamental fortalecer la infraestructura de reciclaje y _x000D__x000D_ +aumentar la capacidad técnica disponible. Esto requerirá la promoción de proyectos de investigación, _x000D__x000D_ +desarrollo e innovación que generen alternativas sostenibles, garantizando al mismo tiempo la calidad y _x000D__x000D_ +en caso aplique, la inocuidad de los productos, así como su vida útil y facilidad de transporte. _x000D__x000D_ +Estos nuevos conocimientos requerirán la promoción de la transferencia de tecnología y asistencia técnica _x000D__x000D_ +de parte de la Secretaría, países desarrollados que ya cuenten con tecnologías aplicables y adaptables y _x000D__x000D_ +los demás actores involucrados. Se resalta la importancia de generar condiciones que garanticen la _x000D__x000D_ +protección de tecnología, propiedad intelectual y procesos científicos. Para alcanzar dichas condiciones _x000D__x000D_ +se tendría que tomar en cuenta la potencial creación de normativas a nivel nacional o internacional que _x000D__x000D_ +lo garanticen. _x000D__x000D_ +La inversión desempeñará un papel esencial en la promoción e implementación de modelos de economía _x000D__x000D_ +circular, misma que, permitirá desarrollar la infraestructura y los recursos necesarios para garantizar la _x000D__x000D_ +gestión integral de los residuos. La colaboración con el sector privado, será fundamental para crear un _x000D__x000D_ +ecosistema de economía circular. En este ecosistema, instituciones financieras tanto públicas como _x000D__x000D_ +privadas trabajarán conjuntamente para proporcionar instrumentos y mecanismos financieros que _x000D__x000D_ +respalden iniciativas circulares en diversas etapas de madurez. _x000D__x000D_ +En relación a los Planes de Acción Nacionales, es esencial establecer un marco político común. Por lo tanto, _x000D__x000D_ +se comparte la importancia de respetar los contextos nacionales y locales para permitir la flexibilidad en _x000D__x000D_ +el diseño de planes que se adapten a las realidades de cada país. _x000D__x000D_ +Consideramos que la inclusión de medidas tanto jurídicamente vinculantes como no vinculantes es _x000D__x000D_ +esencial para que el Instrumento tenga un impacto significativo. Algunos elementos deben ser _x000D__x000D_ +jurídicamente vinculantes, como definiciones y normas armonizadas, métricas de información y _x000D__x000D_ +metodologías comunes. La claridad y el consenso en relación a las definiciones y alcances contenidos en _x000D__x000D_ +el Instrumento será crucial para contribuir de manera efectiva en el mismo. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1782,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosis_15092023_b_0.pdf,[],"['Samoa', 'Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)']",[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part B | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Submission on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in advance of the Third Session of the_x000D__x000D_ +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution,_x000D__x000D_ +including in the marine environment:_x000D__x000D_ +PART B: Potential areas for intersessional work_x000D__x000D_ +________________________x000D__x000D_ +Name of intergovernmental organization_x000D__x000D_ +(Members of the committee)_x000D__x000D_ +Samoa, on behalf of the 39 member states of the Alliance of Small_x000D__x000D_ +Island States (AOSIS)_x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact information_x000D__x000D_ +for the submission_x000D__x000D_ +Anama Solofa_x000D__x000D_ +Lead Oceans Negotiator_x000D__x000D_ +Permanent Mission of Samoa to the United Nations_x000D__x000D_ +Email: anama.solofa@aosis.org_x000D__x000D_ +Bryce Rudyk_x000D__x000D_ +Legal Advisor_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS_x000D__x000D_ +Email: bryce.rudyk@aosis.org_x000D__x000D_ +Date_x000D__x000D_ +15 September 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Cover note._x000D__x000D_ +A robust and effective intersessional work programme is likely essential to meet the ambitious goal of completing_x000D__x000D_ +the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) by the end of 2024. However, the design and_x000D__x000D_ +organisation of this work must take into account the support needed for the effective participation of SIDS; the key_x000D__x000D_ +deliverables and outcomes needed to advance the negotiation process; and appropriate modalities to ensure the_x000D__x000D_ +most efficient use of resources and the representation of developing countries, particularly SIDS._x000D__x000D_ +Moreover, AOSIS submits that the organisation of the intersessional work can only be most effective after the INC_x000D__x000D_ +arrives at a clearer idea regarding the types of obligations, the elements of the ILBI, and the structure of the ILBI. To_x000D__x000D_ +this end, our submission on potential intersessional areas of work is based on how AOSIS views the design and_x000D__x000D_ +structure of the ILBI at the current stage of negotiations, and is without prejudice to developments which may_x000D__x000D_ +occur at INC-3._x000D__x000D_ +1_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part B | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 (following the lists compiled by_x000D__x000D_ +the co-facilitators of the two contact groups)_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS generally views the listing of intersessional work areas in both Contact Group reports as comprehensive and_x000D__x000D_ +extensive. However, many of the options identified could be better streamlined into more specific and strategic areas_x000D__x000D_ +of intersessional work to advance our negotiations._x000D__x000D_ +To this end, AOSIS currently sees value in considering the following areas of intersessional work:_x000D__x000D_ +1._x000D__x000D_ +The development of the categories of substances, materials and products to be regulated under the ILBI_x000D__x000D_ +using a sectoral approach - including an assessment of appropriate substitutes and alternatives, and_x000D__x000D_ +potential definitions and criteria, including those through existing and relevant established standards (CG1 -_x000D__x000D_ +Options 1,3,4)_x000D__x000D_ +Categories could include: ‘harmful’, ‘problematic’ and ‘unnecessary’, with appropriate definitions and_x000D__x000D_ +characteristics articulated by the ILBI to support the development of more technical standards and criteria to_x000D__x000D_ +establish and update lists of substances, materials and products to be regulated overtime via annexes. For_x000D__x000D_ +example:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Harmful chemical and polymers are those that pose a threat to human or animal health, and/or the_x000D__x000D_ +environment;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +Problematic chemicals, polymers, and products are those that disproportionately contribute to_x000D__x000D_ +plastic pollution, especially in the marine environment;_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +Unnecessary polymers, chemicals and additives are those that can be substituted for more safe,_x000D__x000D_ +accessible, economically feasible, and sustainable alternatives._x000D__x000D_ +2._x000D__x000D_ +To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of the scientific, technical and economic_x000D__x000D_ +panels (STEPs) proposed by AOSIS. (CG2- Option A)_x000D__x000D_ +Intersessional work could include evaluations of similar bodies under other instruments toward informing_x000D__x000D_ +the design of the STEPs, taking into account the key areas of priority such a body would need to support_x000D__x000D_ +under the ILBI. It is critical to note that the potential role and function of the STEPs would be further realised_x000D__x000D_ +as states engage in more comprehensive discussions on the potential obligations under the ILBI._x000D__x000D_ +However, at minimum the STEPs could be tasked with performing a number of roles, including, but not_x000D__x000D_ +limited to:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +Review the implementation of the ILBI, including by assisting with the conduct of effectiveness_x000D__x000D_ +assessments;_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +To provide timely information, including as requested by Parties, on relevant topics, such as the_x000D__x000D_ +cost, safety and market availability of chemicals, inputs and proposed alternatives._x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +To provide information on standards, guidelines or procedures as may be requested for adoption by_x000D__x000D_ +Parties;_x000D__x000D_ +d._x000D__x000D_ +Conduct assessments on measures, actions and approaches under the ILBI, including the potential_x000D__x000D_ +economic, social and environmental implications of amendments, adjustments and proposed_x000D__x000D_ +regulatory actions;_x000D__x000D_ +e._x000D__x000D_ +Develop assessments of minimum funding requirements for the Financial Mechanism necessary for_x000D__x000D_ +the implementation of obligations;_x000D__x000D_ +2_x000D__x000D_ +AOSIS Pre-INC-3 Submission - Part B | 15 Sept 2023_x000D__x000D_ +f._x000D__x000D_ +Make recommendations for the conduct of risk assessments and environmental impact assessments_x000D__x000D_ +for remediation activities;_x000D__x000D_ +g._x000D__x000D_ +Monitor, report and verify remediation activities; and_x000D__x000D_ +h._x000D__x000D_ +Undertake any additional action on areas of concern to the Parties._x000D__x000D_ +3._x000D__x000D_ +To map current financing to address plastic pollution toward the development of a new, dedicated financial_x000D__x000D_ +mechanism using both public and private sources - to support, inter alia, the remediation of legacy plastic_x000D__x000D_ +pollution, and implementation by developing countries, particularly SIDS. (CG2 - Options F, G, H)_x000D__x000D_ +A Financial Mechanism for the provision of adequate, predictable, and timely financial resources is to be_x000D__x000D_ +defined under the agreement. The Mechanism is to support developing country Parties, particularly SIDS, in_x000D__x000D_ +implementing their obligations under this agreement. Its operation shall be entrusted to one or more_x000D__x000D_ +existing international entities._x000D__x000D_ +The STEPs shall undertake individual National Budget Implication (NBI) calculations based on the needs_x000D__x000D_ +identified by developing countries, particularly SIDS. Every five years the Parties develop a minimum financial_x000D__x000D_ +target for the Mechanism, in consideration of assessments conducted by the STEPs taking into account the_x000D__x000D_ +National Budget Implications (NBI’s)._x000D__x000D_ +4._x000D__x000D_ +In order to drive ambition and effectively measure progress overtime, a series of appropriate global targets_x000D__x000D_ +can be useful to end plastic pollution by 2040. Given the limited time available to complete the work of the_x000D__x000D_ +INC, AOSIS sees value in organising intersessional work to:_x000D__x000D_ +a._x000D__x000D_ +identify the areas of action that might be appropriate for quantitative global targets (e.g. XX amount_x000D__x000D_ +of XX substance to be reduced/phased down/eliminated by XX year);_x000D__x000D_ +b._x000D__x000D_ +conduct assessments and evaluations to develop the most appropriate targets or series of interim_x000D__x000D_ +targets, taking into account economic impacts on developing countries, especially SIDS, the_x000D__x000D_ +availability of sustainable alternatives and substitutes, and adequate transitionary periods; and_x000D__x000D_ +c._x000D__x000D_ +propose mechanisms to drive ambition and accelerate actions toward the development of more_x000D__x000D_ +progressive targets overtime._x000D__x000D_ +____________________x000D__x000D_ +3_x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1783,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/rok_15092023_b.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Republic of Korea _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Jung, Ji Hoon _x000D__x000D_ +First Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Green Diplomacy Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +jhjung@mofa.go.kr / greengrowth@mofa.go.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kim, Jong Woo _x000D__x000D_ +Second Secretary _x000D__x000D_ +Green Diplomacy Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Foreign Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +jwokim22@mofa.go.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Lee, Hyeon Seok _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Chemicals Industry Team _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy _x000D__x000D_ +lhs21@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Kang, Ye Ji _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Marine Conservation Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries _x000D__x000D_ +yejikang@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Moon, You Sang _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +Resource Circulation Policy Division _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +adt4773@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Youm, Seung Keon _x000D__x000D_ +Deputy Director _x000D__x000D_ +International Cooperation Bureau _x000D__x000D_ +Ministry of Environment _x000D__x000D_ +ysk123@korea.kr _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +September 15, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your input _x000D__x000D_ +relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +Information on definitions of, e.g.plastic, microplastics, circularity. _x000D__x000D_ + Defining the precise terminology for plastic and microplastics is essential, with particular emphasis on _x000D__x000D_ +the intersessional work required to establish clear parameters regarding their size, scope, and _x000D__x000D_ +categorization as primary(intentionally manufactured, e.g.microbeads) or secondary microplastic(resulting _x000D__x000D_ +from the breakdown of larger plastic items). _x000D__x000D_ +A. Plastics: Solid material comprising of one or more polymeric compounds as essential _x000D__x000D_ +components, shaped by heat or pressure during polymerization or in the production of the _x000D__x000D_ +final product. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Circularity: Preventing environmental pollution caused by plastic waste and maximizing _x000D__x000D_ +reuse, recycling, replacement, and other forms of responsible resource management of _x000D__x000D_ +waste materials. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Microplastics: Depending on their origin, microplastics can be classified into primary _x000D__x000D_ +(intentionally-added) microplastics or secondary (unintentionally released) microplastics _x000D__x000D_ +based on occurrence patterns. _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +The definition of microplastics varies among countries and institutions, lacking a _x000D__x000D_ +common standard. Definition related to the size of the microplastics should be _x000D__x000D_ +established considering future research results, such as effect on human health and _x000D__x000D_ +environment. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Primary (Intentionally-added) Microplastic: Microplastics deliberately added for specific _x000D__x000D_ +purposes, with a relatively clear pathway of generation, allowing for manageable _x000D__x000D_ +regulation. Examples include microbeads, detergents, fertilizers and et cetera. _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Secondary (Unintentionally released) Microplastics: Microplastics generated through _x000D__x000D_ +wear and tear or natural processes during plastic use, disposal, etc., with unclear _x000D__x000D_ +pathways of generation. _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +Similar size micoparticles : Micro-particles generate from ceramic base materials and _x000D__x000D_ +metal base materials, which size is identical with microplastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Information on criteria _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A. Chemical Substances of Concern in Plastics: Chemicals, polymers, additives, plasticizers, _x000D__x000D_ +flame retardants and et cetera, that could have direct or indirect adverse effects on human _x000D__x000D_ +health throughout the lifecycle of plastics (manufacturing, use, disposal). _x000D__x000D_ +v. _x000D__x000D_ +The selection of regulated substances should be based on scientific evidence, _x000D__x000D_ +considering real exposure scenarios. _x000D__x000D_ +vi. _x000D__x000D_ +Providing control methods for plastics of concern that have manageable impacts. _x000D__x000D_ +vii. _x000D__x000D_ +It is necessary to consider the feasibility of resolving the problems of the concerned _x000D__x000D_ +chemicals and products in management and manufacturing processes through _x000D__x000D_ +technology application when selecting the chemicals and products of concern _x000D__x000D_ +viii. _x000D__x000D_ +It is also necessary to take into consideration the possibility of substitutes and _x000D__x000D_ +replacements when selecting the chemicals and products of concern. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Problematic and Avoidable Plastic Polymers and Products: Plastic types and products that _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to increasing plastic waste, such as single-use plastics, short-lived plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +unnecessary packaging, and plastics that hinder recycling. However considering the _x000D__x000D_ +alternative materials or product, the LCA should be considered with current use of plastics. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +C. Design for Circularity: The approach involves designing products to minimize waste _x000D__x000D_ +generation while simultaneously improving the processes of reuse, recycling and other _x000D__x000D_ +responsible resource management methods. _x000D__x000D_ +i. Producing single material containing less than 10% of other materials products, and _x000D__x000D_ +enhancing the structure and form of the products to meet the environmental standards _x000D__x000D_ +ii. Evaluating the potential for circular use and recyclability of products based on their design _x000D__x000D_ +can be an effective tool to enhance design for circularity _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +D. Substitutes and Alternatives: Materials and/or substances that can replace traditional _x000D__x000D_ +plastics and their use (ie. Single-use plastics) _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Bioplastics can be used as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics, but it is essential to _x000D__x000D_ +utilize them in environmentally beneficial areas based on clear definitions and principles _x000D__x000D_ +to prevent greenwashing. It can be used as a substitute for compostable or easily _x000D__x000D_ +recyclable plastic. _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Single-use plastics can be substituted by the expansion of usage of reusable containers _x000D__x000D_ +and packaging, which may lead to the reduction of plastic use. Establishing official _x000D__x000D_ +standards, guidelines and certification for processes for the reusable containers and _x000D__x000D_ +packaging, such as renting and cleaning, will expand their applications. Additionally, _x000D__x000D_ +offering incentives to consumers who use reusable plastics instead of single-use plastics or _x000D__x000D_ +packaging materials will be effective. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +6 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential sources of release of microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +A. Primary (Intentionally-added) microplastics: Products like cleansers, shampoos, _x000D__x000D_ +toothpaste, cosmetics, detergents, fertilizers and others contain micro-beads, and _x000D__x000D_ +leaked microplastics during production, use, and disposal. _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Regulation may be imposed on cleaning products, laundry detergents, cosmetics, _x000D__x000D_ +toothpaste, and quasi- drugs. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +B. Secondary (Unintentionally released) microplastics: Microplastics generated through _x000D__x000D_ +artificial or natural wear and tear, fragmentation, or other processes during the use and _x000D__x000D_ +disposal of plastics with generally unclear pathways of generation. Since it is necessary _x000D__x000D_ +to recognize that a large part of marine microplastics is composed of secondary _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, the sources of microplastics leakage should be analyzed. Management _x000D__x000D_ +measures suitable for each field should be covered in the annex. _x000D__x000D_ +i. Regulating secondary microplastics may be challenging at the current level of _x000D__x000D_ +research. It is essential to thoroughly research and provide a comprehensive _x000D__x000D_ +demonstration before developing specific guidelines for microplastic prevention. _x000D__x000D_ +ii. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt a phased approach focusing on research _x000D__x000D_ +development in identifying the levels of microplastics in the environment and _x000D__x000D_ +sources, devising mitigation strategies, such as applying design measures to _x000D__x000D_ +prevent microplastics generation from the product manufacturing stage, and _x000D__x000D_ +providing accurate labelling for the disposal method and so on. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Given the variations in national plastic waste management systems and infrastructure, it is imperative _x000D__x000D_ +to establish an instrument that allows for the utilization of efficient methods tailored to each country's _x000D__x000D_ +circumstances. . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Recycling Techniques: It is necessary to enhance the recyclability of plastic products from the _x000D__x000D_ +manufacturing and design stages, focusing on high-quality recycling. However, attempting to recycle _x000D__x000D_ +all waste plastics uniformly is inefficient and practically unfeasible. The scope of recycling may also _x000D__x000D_ +vary depending on each country’s circumstances and may also include fuelization or waste-to-energy _x000D__x000D_ +method. _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Maximizing mechanical recycling while also utilizing chemical and thermal and _x000D__x000D_ +organic recycling to complement the shortcomings of mechanical recycling is _x000D__x000D_ +essential. _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Mechanical recycling requires high-quality recycling feedstock and is challenging to _x000D__x000D_ +apply to contaminated plastic waste. Repeated recycling may also compromise the _x000D__x000D_ +quality of recycled plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +iii. _x000D__x000D_ +Chemical recycling can complement the limitations of mechanical recycling and also _x000D__x000D_ +contribute to the promotion of high-quality recycled materials utilization _x000D__x000D_ +iv. _x000D__x000D_ +For plastics that are very challenging to recycle, it may be more efficient to convert _x000D__x000D_ +them into energy sources, such as through waste-to-energy process, rather than _x000D__x000D_ +landfilling and incinerating them _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Improving waste sorting and Recycling Capacity: It is essential for each country to strengthen its _x000D__x000D_ +separation and recycling systems to prevent the release of macro and microplastics into _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +7 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +ecosystems such as oceans and soils. Efficient and environmental-friendly waste sorting and _x000D__x000D_ +recycling not only prevent plastic waste from entering ecosystems but also increase recycling _x000D__x000D_ +rates. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Utilizing Existing National Systems: The new instrument should respect each country's existing _x000D__x000D_ +policies and systems, such as EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) and circularity assessments, _x000D__x000D_ +and should aim to complement these well-managed policies and systems with additional benefits. _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Improving management through a new instrument is valuable, but maximizing the _x000D__x000D_ +benefits of existing national policies and systems is also essential. _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing platforms for harmonizing excellent national policies and systems would _x000D__x000D_ +be beneficial. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +National Plastic Usage Patterns: Managing plastics uniformly across countries can be challenging _x000D__x000D_ +due to differences in plastic product usage patterns. _x000D__x000D_ +i. _x000D__x000D_ +Particularly, variations in the management technology for specific plastics in their _x000D__x000D_ +entire product life cycle result in different levels of harmfulness of the products _x000D__x000D_ +among countries. For instance, harmfulness of concerned polymers can be _x000D__x000D_ +eliminated by employing residue monomer removal technology in the manufacturing _x000D__x000D_ +process (eg.PVC). _x000D__x000D_ +ii. _x000D__x000D_ +Furthermore, plastics with longer product life may have been produced using _x000D__x000D_ +outdated technology and could pose risks, whereas those produced with modern _x000D__x000D_ +technology may not. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Trade: To implement trade measures for plastic products between countries, mutual agreements _x000D__x000D_ +between the Parties are essential. Before implementing any trade measures, the views of the _x000D__x000D_ +private sector, consumers, and other related stakeholders need to be considered in advance. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Discussing measures and voluntary approaches to addressing the ghost fishing gear: To address _x000D__x000D_ +the ghost fishing gear problem effectively, it is essential to explore diverse measures, including _x000D__x000D_ +implementing a gear real-name system, establishing a deposit system, and advancing the _x000D__x000D_ +development of eco-friendly buoys and fishing gear. Nevertheless, when it comes to regulatory _x000D__x000D_ +measures and voluntary approaches concerning fishing gear, a cautious, step-by-step approach _x000D__x000D_ +should be adopted, taking into account the unique circumstances and fishing characteristics of _x000D__x000D_ +each country’s fisheries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Awareness-Raising: While the efforts of individual countries and companies are pivotal in reducing plastic _x000D__x000D_ +pollution, global cooperation is indispensable to end plastic pollution. Collaborative coordination among _x000D__x000D_ +all Parties is essential to bolster worldwide awareness-raising initiatives. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1784,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cambodia_12102023_b.pdf,[],['Cambodia'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,,3 +1785,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bosnia_and_herzegovina_09102023_b.pdf,[],['Bosnia And Herzegovina'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part b) _x000D__x000D_ +Potential Areas Identified by the Contact Groups _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups1, to inform the work of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. The submissions received _x000D__x000D_ +will be made available on the INC webpage. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 Contact Group 1 focused on Section A: Objective(s). Section B: Substantive Obligations; Contact Group 2 focused _x000D__x000D_ +on Sections C: Means of Implementation. D: Implementation measures. E: Additional matters as contained in part _x000D__x000D_ +II of the Annex to document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Bosnia and Herzegovina _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Mehmed Cero _x000D__x000D_ +mehmed.cero@fmoit.gov.ba _x000D__x000D_ +Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism _x000D__x000D_ +Date of submission _x000D__x000D_ +09.10.2023. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the work of INC-3 _x000D__x000D_ +(following the lists compiled by the co-facilitators of the two contact groups) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Potential areas for intersessional work _x000D__x000D_ +The list of potential areas for possible intersessional work compiled by the co-facilitators of the two _x000D__x000D_ +contact groups at INC-2 is set out below. Members and observers may wish to provide input on one or _x000D__x000D_ +more of these areas. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Information on definitions of, e.g. plastics, microplastics, circularity _x000D__x000D_ +2. Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements, _x000D__x000D_ +including: _x000D__x000D_ +a. Chemical substances of concern in plastics, _x000D__x000D_ +b. Problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and products and related applications _x000D__x000D_ +c. Design e.g. for circularity, reuse _x000D__x000D_ +d. Substitutes and alternatives to plastic polymers and products _x000D__x000D_ +3. Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +4. Potential sources of release of microplastics (applications and sectors). _x000D__x000D_ +(Please note: A longer list is included in the co-facilitators report on discussions in contact group 1 2. _x000D__x000D_ +Submissions may also include input on any of the items in that longer list, such as, amongst others, the _x000D__x000D_ +development of criteria to prioritise problematic and avoidable plastics; the development of targets for _x000D__x000D_ +the reduction, reuse and repair of problematic and avoidable plastic products; or the guidelines on EPR) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 The report can be accessed here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42621/CG1.pdf. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +1. To consider the potential role, responsibilities and composition of a science and technical body _x000D__x000D_ +[to support negotiation and/or implementation of the agreement] _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans [including optional and/or _x000D__x000D_ +suggested elements] _x000D__x000D_ +3. To identify current provisions within existing MEAs [and other instruments] on cooperation and _x000D__x000D_ +coordination that could be considered _x000D__x000D_ +4. To consider how other MEAs provide for monitoring, and suggest best practice _x000D__x000D_ +5. To consider options to define ‘technology transfer on mutually agreed terms _x000D__x000D_ +6. To further consider how a potential financing mechanism could work [including a new _x000D__x000D_ +standalone mechanism, a hybrid mechanism, or an existing mechanism] _x000D__x000D_ +7. To identify options to mobilise and align private and innovative finance (including in relation to _x000D__x000D_ +matters at 24(e) and the proposed Global Plastic Pollution Fee (GPPF)) _x000D__x000D_ +8. To map current funding and finance available [to address plastic pollution] and determine the _x000D__x000D_ +need for financial support for each Member _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Inputs relating to potential areas for intersessional work. Please identify clearly which area your _x000D__x000D_ +input relates to. _x000D__x000D_ +According to UNEA resolution 5/14, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) has _x000D__x000D_ +complete activities in short time, by the end of 2024., and it has to develop further intersessional _x000D__x000D_ +work. We would like to provide following potentional areas for intersessional work in order to _x000D__x000D_ +develop legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution: _x000D__x000D_ +Contact group 1: _x000D__x000D_ +1.1 Information on definitions: _x000D__x000D_ +It is important to define clear definitions under the future treaty in order to avoid the _x000D__x000D_ +missunderstandings. We support to develop and provide relevent defitinitons that should be _x000D__x000D_ +harmonized, taking in considaration the existis terms. However, the list od required definition will _x000D__x000D_ +depend on the future instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +1.2 Information on criteria, also considering different applications and sectoral requirements _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In these aspects and according to the UNEA Resolution 5/14 the new instrument should be _x000D__x000D_ +cooperated with relevant regional and international conventions and instruments harmonizing and _x000D__x000D_ +avoiding the duplication of actions. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +In addressing the chemical substances it is important to have science-based data, weather and how _x000D__x000D_ +these chemical affects environment and human health. Taking into account the mentioned science-_x000D__x000D_ +based information and the impact of the plastic polymers, chemical substances and plastic products _x000D__x000D_ +on the environment and human health, same should be restricted, if not eliminated. _x000D__x000D_ +We would like to express concerns about difficulties to create global design standards and criteria _x000D__x000D_ +for plastic polymers, chemical substances and plastic products, for all countries. _x000D__x000D_ +1.3 Potential substances of concern in plastics, problematic, avoidable plastic polymers and _x000D__x000D_ +products _x000D__x000D_ +Reduce high-risk plastic production by banning the single use plastic and using the biobased, 
_x000D__x000D_ +biodegradable and compostable plastics as alternatives to currently dominant, conventional 
_x000D__x000D_ +plastics. Thus, we should follow the 3R principle (reduce, reuse and recycle) in the future legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument alternatives and substitutes might be considered under certain conditions _x000D__x000D_ +including of strict sustainable criteria that will contribute and support environmental, economic _x000D__x000D_ +and social aspects, and that will consider the one health perspective and its contribution on animal, _x000D__x000D_ +human and environmental health.
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 _x000D__x000D_ +1.4. Potential sources of release of microplastics _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Microplastics is considers problematic due to its contents and it can be found in many products, _x000D__x000D_ +such as hygiene, materials etc. This should be avoided by creating the better regulation of _x000D__x000D_ +microplastics, and undertaking the proper monitoring on plastic production, consumption and use. _x000D__x000D_ +It should develop criteria and identification of potentially problematic and avoidable plastic _x000D__x000D_ +products, including microplastics. It is important to include mandatory labels on packaging for _x000D__x000D_ +products containing micro plastics. _x000D__x000D_ +Contact Group 2: _x000D__x000D_ +2. To consider potential scope of and guidance for National Action Plans _x000D__x000D_ +National Action Plans should support 3R principle (reduce, reuse and recycle), which should _x000D__x000D_ +improve national capacity. The minimum requirements for NAPs should be take into _x000D__x000D_ +consideration, develop and agreed. However, in order to implement it globally, it is important to _x000D__x000D_ +allow and provide financial support for developing countries and countries with economy in _x000D__x000D_ +transition for successful national action plan implementation. _x000D__x000D_ +9. To identify capacity building and training needs for each Member _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Plastic pollution is global concern that require action in all countries. However, not all countries _x000D__x000D_ +are developed to provide effectiveness of all key elements (capacity-building, technical _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +assistance) with their current capacities. Bare in mind the need of capacity building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +support we would like to suggest following actions:
 _x000D__x000D_ +Parties should corporate and provide proper and needed capacity-building and technical _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition; _x000D__x000D_ +Implement capacity building activities on reporting, practice and management of plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ +issues; _x000D__x000D_ +Strength cooperation and coordination on national, regional and international level; 
Engaging all _x000D__x000D_ +stakeholders from the sector, establishing joint cooperation at the state level (government _x000D__x000D_ +agencies, businesses, industries, civil society organizations, communities). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +___________________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +1786,,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/44170/Iran_B.pdf,[],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],[],Members of the Committee,pre session submissions,,3 +1927,,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/oaepec_02102023_a.pdf,[],['Kuwait'],[],Observers,pre session submissions,"Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +1 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OAPEC _x000D__x000D_ +Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +PART A Call for written submissions: on the potential _x000D__x000D_ +options for elements towards an international legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding instrument to end plastic pollution _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +OAPEC Secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +Technical Affairs _x000D__x000D_ +October 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed response template on written submissions prior to INC-3 (part a) _x000D__x000D_ +At its second session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) requested the secretariat _x000D__x000D_ +to invite written submissions on: _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2, such as principles and scope of the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +INC-2 further requested the secretariat to post any submissions received on the INC website and to _x000D__x000D_ +prepare a synthesis report of the submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +The template below was prepared by the secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, and is meant as a _x000D__x000D_ +guide to assist Members and Observers in preparing their written submissions. _x000D__x000D_ +A number of documents prepared by the secretariat for INC-1 and INC-2 are of relevance to this _x000D__x000D_ +submission, including: _x000D__x000D_ +UNEA resolution 5/14 on ‘End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/5 on ‘Potential elements, based on provisions in paragraphs 3 and 4 of United Nations _x000D__x000D_ +Environment Assembly resolution 5/14, including key concepts, procedures and mechanisms of legally _x000D__x000D_ +binding multilateral agreements that may be relevant to furthering implementation and compliance _x000D__x000D_ +under the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine _x000D__x000D_ +environment’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/6 on ‘Glossary of key terms’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.1/8 on ‘Description of standard articles on final provisions that are typically included in _x000D__x000D_ +multilateral environmental agreements’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on ‘Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding _x000D__x000D_ +instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics as called for _x000D__x000D_ +by United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/4 on ‘Additional information linked to the options for the potential elements _x000D__x000D_ +towards an international legally binding instrument’ _x000D__x000D_ +UNEP/PP/INC.2/INF/7/REV.1 on ‘Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and _x000D__x000D_ +Stockholm conventions’ _x000D__x000D_ +All written submissions must be sent to unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org. As detailed in the mandate, _x000D__x000D_ +the submissions received will be made available on the INC webpage, a synthesis report of the _x000D__x000D_ +submissions will also be developed in advance of INC-3. _x000D__x000D_ +Please note that not all fields in the template need to be answered in the submission. _x000D__x000D_ +Deadline for submissions: _x000D__x000D_ +I. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 August 2023 for written submissions from observer organizations. _x000D__x000D_ +II. _x000D__x000D_ +By 15 September 2023 for written submissions from Members of the Committee. _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSIONS (part a) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of country _x000D__x000D_ +(for Members of the committee) _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Name of organization _x000D__x000D_ +(for observers to the committee) _x000D__x000D_ +Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, OAPEC, _x000D__x000D_ +Kuwait _x000D__x000D_ +Contact person and contact _x000D__x000D_ +information for the submission _x000D__x000D_ +Dr. Yasser Boghdadi _x000D__x000D_ +Technical affairs _x000D__x000D_ +Date _x000D__x000D_ +October 2, 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Elements not discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +1. Scope _x000D__x000D_ +What is the proposed scope for the future instrument? _x000D__x000D_ +Which types of substances, materials, products and behaviors should be covered by the future _x000D__x000D_ +instrument? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed scope: _x000D__x000D_ +It is critical that the future instrument focuses on the sustainable production and consumption of _x000D__x000D_ +multi-use plastics in the context of circularity. Such an approach would encourage the achievement of _x000D__x000D_ +sustainable development by the Parties. _x000D__x000D_ +In order to support the achievement of sustainable development, including the SDGs, the instrument _x000D__x000D_ +should include: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Establishing local legislation and laws, and setting special goals for dealing with plastic waste, _x000D__x000D_ +and its safe disposal, according to the country's circumstances and coping with the _x000D__x000D_ +international concept. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +standardization of national legal frameworks to specifically address the issue of illegal trade, _x000D__x000D_ +transport, storage, burning, mislabeling, recycling of contaminated/untreated plastics, and _x000D__x000D_ +unauthorized disposal of plastic waste on land and at sea. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Develop infrastructure and related facilities for the effective treatment of plastic waste, within _x000D__x000D_ +the circular economy, in a way that guarantees sustainable development in the country _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Encouraging investment to expand the development of plastic waste recycling projects and use _x000D__x000D_ +it as a fuel in power plants and energy-intensive industries, where plastic waste comes in third _x000D__x000D_ +place after natural gas and crude oil in terms of energy enthalpy. _x000D__x000D_ +• _x000D__x000D_ +Searching for innovative solutions to benefit from plastic waste in oil refineries and _x000D__x000D_ +petrochemical complexes. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +4 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Make sure the instrument is realistic. It should take into account providing technical and financial _x000D__x000D_ +assistance to developing countries, which lack the necessary capabilities, to be able to cope with the _x000D__x000D_ +obligations of the instrument. _x000D__x000D_ +The need to encourage developed countries the exchange experiences and technologies with developed _x000D__x000D_ +countries, in a way that ensures the achievement of the desired goals of all countries signatories to the _x000D__x000D_ +document. _x000D__x000D_ +Discussing financing and assistance mechanisms for the poorest countries. The document should avoid _x000D__x000D_ +commitments that do not take into account the situation of developing countries that lack the necessary _x000D__x000D_ +technical and financial capabilities. Importance of gradual implementation of the instrument within a _x000D__x000D_ +medium-term plan to achieve the required goals. _x000D__x000D_ +The need to encourage scientific research and technological development to solve plastic waste _x000D__x000D_ +problems, including circular solutions . _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +2. Principles _x000D__x000D_ +What principles could be set out in the future instrument to guide its implementation? _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed principles: _x000D__x000D_ +1. Preparing inclusive and comprehensive maps of plastic waste pool areas. _x000D__x000D_ +2. The contribution of social associations in activating the plastic waste management system, _x000D__x000D_ +and participating in it. _x000D__x000D_ +3. Founding companies specialized in the field of plastic waste management. _x000D__x000D_ +4. Increase separation strategies from the source. _x000D__x000D_ +5. Approval of incentives to encourage civil society more cooperate in the system of collecting _x000D__x000D_ +and separating plastic waste . _x000D__x000D_ +6. Promoting scientific efforts and innovations aimed at improving the environmental situation _x000D__x000D_ +resulting from plastic waste. _x000D__x000D_ +7. encourage scientific research activities to develop better designs for plastic products with the _x000D__x000D_ +aim of increasing the number of times of reuse and recycling, increasing durability or rigidity, _x000D__x000D_ +producing products with the ability to degrade, and other possible measures. _x000D__x000D_ +8. Enhancing international cooperation and building international alliances in this field in _x000D__x000D_ +cooperation with universities, governmental and private research institutes, and industrial _x000D__x000D_ +companies, to take advantage of the integration of scientific capabilities available in _x000D__x000D_ +universities, research, and industrial centers. _x000D__x000D_ +9. Increasing interest in human and scientific cadres working in the fields and activities of _x000D__x000D_ +scientific research and development. _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ +The issue of plastic waste is an environmental and societal issue, and awareness programs aiming to _x000D__x000D_ +teach the culture of safe waste handling must be taken into account within a disciplined government _x000D__x000D_ +plan to ensure its safe disposal, and in accordance with modern trends, with the necessity of _x000D__x000D_ +establishing necessary and binding laws, frameworks, and legislation. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +3. Additional considerations _x000D__x000D_ +Provide any other relevant inputs, proposals or priorities here that have not been discussed at INC-2 _x000D__x000D_ +(e.g. preamble; institutional arrangements, including governing body, subsidiary bodies, scientific _x000D__x000D_ +Response template / INC on Plastic Pollution / 21 June 2023 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +5 _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +and technical cooperation and coordination, and secretariat; final provisions including dispute _x000D__x000D_ +settlements; and if appropriate annexes). _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Proposed inputs: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The treaty's decision-making mechanism must be approved unanimously, not by a majority of votes, _x000D__x000D_ +as this treaty is one of the largest and most complex treaties that has a direct impact on the _x000D__x000D_ +economies of industrialized countries. _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +Explanatory Text: _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +The decision-making mechanism must be approved unanimously _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ + _x000D__x000D_ +_______________ _x000D__x000D_ +",3 +2042,Ghana on behalf of African Group (AG,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/africa.pdf,[],"['Ghana', 'The Group Of African States']",[],GroupofStates,statement,"Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution + 29 May - 2 June 2023, Paris, France + + AFRICA REGIONAL STATEMENT + +Mr. President +Your Excellencies +Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, + + 1. It is a great honour for me to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African + States. + + 2. I wish to thank the Government and people of France for hosting the Second meeting + of the Inter-governmental Negotiation Committee, and for the wonderful hospitality + that has been extended to us since we arrived in France. We also wish to thank the + INC Secretariat for the support that they are providing to our delegations. + + 3. Africa is extremely challenged with plastic pollution. Our landfills, our soils, our water + resources and the air we breath are being heavily polluted with plastics, and our + beautiful coastal beaches have not been spared either. The global COVID-19 pandemic + has further exposed our vulnerability and the risks associated with our continued + dependence on plastics. + + 4. Mr. President, unfortunately, our determined efforts to address the plastic pollution + challenge in order to safeguard the environment and the health of our ever-growing + populations have not yielded the desired results. For example, recycling of plastic waste + lags woefully behind the rate of final disposal due to lack of local capabilities, waste + management infrastructure, appropriate technologies and adequate finance. + + 5. Therefore, Africa stands ready to partner the rest of the world to engage in negotiations + towards an implementable international legally binding instrument to end plastic + pollution in order to address the larger triple planetary crises of climate change, + biodiversity loss and pollution. + + 6. Mr. President, Africa firmly believes that the objective of the instrument that is being + negotiated should be to end plastic pollution, to protect human health, and the + environment taking into account the ‘One Health Approach’, and the scope should + cover the entire lifecycle, including legacy plastics, in an inclusive approach and based + on the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. + + 7. Mr. President, on the governance structure, Africa proposes that the legally binding + instrument being negotiated should include provisions to “promote sustainable + production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, enhancing innovation + for alternatives, improved product design, and environmentally sound waste + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + management, all based on the principles and practices of circularity. The instrument + must establish means for efficient implementation which includes financial + mechanisms, capacity building, technology transfer and a robust monitoring and + evaluation regime. + + 8. The governance structure of the future instrument must should promote the reduction + in in the production and use of plastics and the efficient management of plastic waste + to prevent pollution. + + 9. Mr. President, microplastics are equally released into the environment intentionally + and unintentionally across the life cycle of plastics. Africa supports the introduction of + globally determined design standards and improved mitigative activities in order to + further reduce losses of secondary microplastics into the environment. + + 10. On means of implementation, Africa supports the urgent need to establish a dedicated + plastics multi-lateral fund or funds, which takes into consideration special + circumstances of developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and + particularly small island developing states. There should be mechanisms to ensure + transparency in accessing the fund(s) which should include grants and concessionary + loans. Innovative approaches should be explored at all levels, including private sector + participation in financing the implementation of the instrument. + + 11. On capacity building, Africa supports various options that provide programmes that are + country-driven and promote the development, transfer and dissemination of + environmentally sound technologies and best practices. There is the need to strengthen + the technical, institutional and human resource capacity of all countries under the + instrument. + + 12. Mr. President, in conclusion, Africa would like to reiterate her commitment and support + for the UNEA Resolution 3/7 which calls for all countries to develop and implement + action plans addressing marine litter, resource efficiency, among others + +We will do our outmost best to ensure that a comprehensive and implementable legally binding +instrument is negotiated to end plastic pollution for the protection of human health and the +environment, and we call on all other partners to do the same. + +Mr. President, excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for the kind +attention. + + + + + 2 +",2 +2043,Samoa on behalf of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/aosis_inc-2_statements_positions_-_final.pdf,[],"['Samoa', 'Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS)']",[],GroupofStates,statement,"Submission on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Second Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, + including in the marine environment + Paris, France (02 June, 2023) + +Cover Note: + +AOSIS’s objective in the INC process is to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive Instrument that +reflects the interests of SIDS and remedies the disproportionate impact that plastic pollution is having on +our countries. + +We have divided the potential Instrument into 4 sections and have developed positions papers for each +of them: + + 1. Objectives (p.4) + 2. Measures, Actions and Approaches (p.4) + 3. Means of Implementation (p.10) + 4. Implementation Measures, Structure & Institutional Arrangements (p.12) + +This submission also includes the opening and closing statements (pp.2 & 16, respectively) delivered on +behalf of AOSIS at INC-2. + + +Thank you. + + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Opening Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Second Session of +the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument + on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + Paris, France (29 May, 2023) +Mr. Chair, + +I deliver this statement on behalf of the 39 Small Island Developing States that are members of the INC. +As with many international environmental issues, we are suffering the effects of pollution due to +unsustainable production and consumption of plastics, insufficient waste management and insufficient +recycling capabilities. We must solve all aspects of the problem with this environmental agreement. + +As we begin our work here, we will remind states of what was said at INC-1 repeatedly: “We have no +time to lose.” Now, we have even less time to lose. We should deal with our remaining procedural issues +very rapidly and get to the work of crafting this instrument. + +For AOSIS, this means an agreement that is ambitious from the start, comprehensive across the whole +lifecycle of plastic, and one that becomes more robust over time with corresponding means of +implementation. With a strong objective as the foundation, the agreement should have both +international and domestic obligations. There should be immediate action—preferably bans—on +particularly harmful, problematic and unnecessary polymers, chemicals, additives and products, +identified by annexes. + +In addition to these initial annexes to be included when the agreement is signed, we envision a process +in which the COP lists additional harmful, problematic and unnecessary substances and products and the +control measures to be placed on them. We call on the INC to define at this session these categories. For +AOSIS: + 1. Harmful substances and products are those that pose a threat to human or animal health, + and/or the environment; + 2. Problematic substances and products are those that disproportionately contribute to plastic + pollution, especially in the marine environment; and + 3. Unnecessary substances or products are those that can be easily substituted for more + sustainable alternatives. + +For these substances and products, the default should be their phase out and eventual elimination +where there are alternatives for their use, and with flexibility for national circumstances, specifically for +SIDS. + + + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + AOSIS remains open to considering many of the potential options provided by Member States. We think +that some are appropriate for international targets, while others are appropriate as guidance for states +in developing their national action plans. + +In addition, we recognize that states alone will not be able to solve this problem, though they can create +the appropriate regulatory and enabling environments for this to happen. We must be inventive in our +treaty design to ensure that sectoral and non-state actors actively contribute to solving this problem, and +it reflects traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous peoples, and local knowledge systems, +including from local communities. + +Mr. Chair, I would like to speak briefly on the contact groups and clustering within them. + +We are concerned that the issues assigned to the two groups are unbalanced. The effect is to create CG1 +that is the core of the work, and CG2 as secondary and less important. Not only are the control measures +and means of implementation BOTH core obligations, but separating them may inhibit the development +of an effective instrument. AOSIS thinks that there are several examples where MOI will be specific to a +phase of the lifecycle and would benefit from being discussed together. + +Within the proposed CG1, we think that the discussions on potential actions, measures and approaches +can be classified more rationally as 1. Sourcing and extraction, 2. Production of Plastic, 3. Production of +Products, 4. Waste Management, 5. Legacy Plastics (including fishing gear). + +For the proposed CG2, we would emphasize that the Instrument will require new, additional, adequate +and predictable MOI with specific support provisions for SIDS, including priority access, and clear +obligations on developed countries to provide, and report on, support. We emphasize the need for +sustainable financing, including through multiple sources, and the development of, and access to +efficient and appropriate technologies, substitutes and alternatives, with easy access by SIDS. + +We look forward to dedicating the next few days to productive discussions. No one existing international +instrument provides a clear precedent to deal with the complexity and economic, social and political +nature of the plastic pollution issue. Therefore, we must not close our minds to an innovative +treaty—especially since our collective expectation is to begin INC-3 with a zero draft and history has told +us that creating effective treaties is difficult and time-consuming. + +Each day that passes sees more plastic pollution leaking into the marine environment – we must not +waste a single hour in developing an ambitious, effective and equitable Instrument. As always, the small +islands will be a constructive and ambitious partner in these negotiations, reminding states of the need +for urgent action now. + +Thank you. + + + + + 3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Submission on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Second Session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, + including in the marine environment + + +Section 1: Objectives + + 1. The objectives of the international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution must be + clear, practical, attainable and realistic, while being considerate of the elements and principles of + Resolution 5/14. + 2. The ultimate objective of the ILBI should be to prevent, progressively reduce and eliminate + plastic pollution, including existing plastic pollution, by 2040, particularly in the marine + environment, in order to avoid its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human + well-being and the environment, in a progressive and strategic manner that covers the full life + cycle of plastic, within the context of promoting circularity and sustainable development, taking + into account the special circumstances of SIDS. +Section 2: Measures, Actions and Approaches + 1. AOSIS has chosen to use the heading ‘Measures, Actions and Approaches’ rather than Core + Obligations or Control Measures for a few reasons. First, we view the obligations to control + plastic pollution and the obligations on means of implementation to both be core obligations. + Second, not all obligations to eliminate plastic pollution will be in the form of control measures. + Third, the UNEA resolution refers to Measures, Actions and Approaches1. + + 2. We see the obligations under this section as logically falling into two groups: the control + measures (i.e. quantitative targets and timelines for the reduction, elimination or bans of + particular, polymers, additives or products) and the other measures (e.g. design standards, waste + management best practice, information sharing, extended producer responsibility) + + 3. For each obligation, we must make a number of decisions on its form: + a. An internationally or nationally determined obligation; + b. Legally-binding or voluntary; and + c. To be defined in the body of the Instrument, in annexes/schedules/appendices, or in + COP decisions. + + +1 + OP3, “...develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine +environment, henceforth referred to as “the instrument”, which could include both binding and voluntary +approaches…” + + OP4a, “Obligations, measures and voluntary approaches in supporting the achievement of the objectives of the +instrument” + + + + 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 4. Based on our consultations, AOSIS envisions obligations that range from international to + national, mandatory to voluntary. The allocation of obligations to these different “flavours'' of + bindingness will depend on: + a. the potential harm of the polymer, additive or product; + b. the contribution of the polymer, additive or product to plastic pollution; + c. the necessity of the product; and + d. the availability of alternatives. + + 5. All obligations, including those that are internationally determined, must account for the + national circumstances of Parties and incorporate flexibility for SIDS. Further, all obligations must + be directed towards the elimination of plastic pollution, not just the regulation of plastic more + generally. + + 6. AOSIS thinks that a better organization of the options outlined in the Secretariat’s paper is one + that more closely follows the lifecycle and divided as follows: + 1. Sourcing and Extraction (not present in the options paper) + 2. Production of Plastic, including additives (Options 1, 3, 8) + 3. Production of Plastic Products, including design and microplastics (Options 2, 6, 7, 4) + 4. Waste Management, including recycling (Options 5, 9) + 5. Legacy plastic, including ghost gear (Option 10) + +2.2 Sourcing and Extraction (Not included in Options Paper) + + 7. The sourcing and extraction of virgin fossil fuel-based raw materials to make plastics contributes + to the unsustainable consumption of plastic and creation of plastic waste. In addition, it also + leads to an exacerbation of the climate crisis by increasing the demand for the extraction, + refinement and use of fossil fuels which will need to be phased down across all sectors to meet + the targets in the Instrument. + + 8. There should be strong consideration of a global target on recycled content in new plastic + production to lessen dependence on fossil fuels for virgin plastic. + + 9. While AOSIS continues to consider potential options to regulate sourcing and extraction, we + believe that regulation in other areas of the lifecycle, including production of plastic, production + of products and waste management may be a more targeted way to reduce the demand for + fossil fuel-based raw materials. + + 10. The Instrument could also contemplate regulation of other types of raw materials for plastics + which pose risks to the environment based on sound scientific assessments. + +2.3 Production of Plastic (including additives) + + Options Paper 1 - Phasing out and/or reducing the supply of, demand for and use of primary + plastic polymers + + Options Paper 3 - Banning, phasing out and/or reducing the production, consumption and use + of chemicals and polymers of concern + + Options Paper 8 – Promoting the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes + + + + 5 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 11. The primary obligations in the Instrument concerning the production of polymers and additives + used in plastic production will likely be in the form of control measures-actions at the + international and national level to phase down, phase out, eliminate or ban certain substances + depending on the characteristics of the substance. + +12. Where the effects of the polymer or additives are significant on human or animal health, on the + environment, on the creation of plastic pollution, or where easily substitutable for another less + harmful substance, then the default should be their phase down and eventual elimination, + taking into account national circumstances. + +13. The INC must establish definitions of the harms that the control measures seek to regulate. This + should initially include: + + 1. Harmful substances - those that are not reusable, recyclable, or compostable, or hinder + or disrupt the recyclability or compostability of other items, or have a high likelihood of + becoming litter or ending up in the natural environment + 2. Problematic substances - those that are likely to lead to plastic pollution; and + 3. Unnecessary substances - those that can be easily substituted for other more + environmentally sound alternatives. + +14. The INC should also define the general direction of regulation for each category of substance–for + example, harmful polymers and additives should be phased out as soon as possible. + +15. To ensure an initial high level of ambition, drawing on the work in other agreements, the INC + should prepare initial annexes for each of the categories, considering sound scientific, technical + and economic assessments and evidence. These initial annexes could include possible global + targets for phase-down and eventual elimination (e.g. percentage or volumes of substances to + be regulated), timelines (by xx amount of years or by XX year) and the type of action required + (phase down or out, ban, elimination, etc.) + +16. The Instrument must also include a process that would task the Scientific, Technical and + Economic Panels (STEPs) to supplement these annexes with additional criteria for inclusion, and + recommendations to the COP for new substances to be added to the annexes based on + technical, scientific and economic assessments. + +17. It should allow for the rapid adjustment of the annexes by the COP, including revisions to any + targets or timetables, without requiring subsequent ratification by the Parties. + +18. In developing these criteria and corresponding lists/schedules, including proposed revisions to + the lists/annexes under the Instrument, the STEPS could also advise on the regulatory actions to + be taken (e.g. restrict, ban, eliminate, or phase down the identified substances, possible + timetables/schedules of targets, and whether these obligations should be international or + nationally-determined). These recommended actions would depend on the degree of severity or + harm of the substance - including the likelihood or probability of it becoming plastic pollution. In + carrying out these functions, the STEPs would also have to assess whether there are safe, + accessible, efficient, economically feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives + in place. + + + + + 6 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 19. The international obligations would be operationalized through each Party’s NAP so that their + implementation corresponds to national circumstances, noting that the Instrument must + prescribe common metrics or environmental and economic indicators to accurately measure + progress. + + 20. The Instrument must also include binding global obligations with flexibility for SIDS surrounding + the collection of data and information on the volumes of production, exports, imports, and + waste generation related to the identified polymers, chemicals, and additives; recognizing that + reporting data on waste generation would also require a global obligation to disclose the + contents of plastic products. This data and information would be pivotal to driving higher + ambition, conducting global stock takes and ensuring actions based on accurate assessments, + science and data. + + Options Paper 8: Promoting the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes + + 21. The Instrument must include mechanisms to promote innovation, research and development, + considering traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge + systems including from local communities, especially for the development of safe, sustainable, + affordable and available alternatives and substitutes. To this end, the STEPs should also be + tasked with developing guidance and criteria for sustainable, environmentally friendly + substitutes and alternatives considering circularity and economic feasibility. + +2.4 Production of Product + + Options Paper 2 - Banning, phasing out and/or reducing the use of problematic and avoidable + plastic product + + 22. Similar to the discussion above on polymers and additives, the internationally defined obligation + for problematic and avoidable plastic products should be their phase down and eventual + elimination over time, with Parties having the flexibility to determine the most appropriate + means to do so. This could include a common global target or series of targets toward an + eventual ban on the production, sale, distribution, trade and use of problematic and + unnecessary products. + + 23. As above with polymers, chemicals and additives, the INC must establish definitions of the + categories of plastic products to be regulated (e.g. harmful, problematic, unnecessary, etc.) and + prepare an initial annex of products to banned or phased out under the Instrument. This list + could prioritize single-use plastics, plastics used in the construction sector and synthetic fibers + and textiles. + + 24. The STEPs would then be tasked with developing further definitions, criteria and + listing/schedules to be approved by the COP, keeping in mind that decided regulatory action + must depend on the degree of severity or harm of the plastic product, including the likelihood or + probability of it becoming plastic pollution and the availability of safe, efficient, economically + feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives. + + 25. The Instrument must also include an internationally defined obligation to disclose the contents + of plastic products which could be facilitated through a global harmonized labeling system, + building on existing coding and standardisation methodologies where appropriate. + + + + 7 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Options Paper 6: Fostering design for circularity + + Options Paper 7: Encouraging reduce, reuse and repair of plastic products and packaging + + 26. The Instrument should cooperate and coordinate with the ISO, as the competent international + authority, to define design standards for plastic products. These standards should be formulated + to prevent them from becoming plastic pollution, including reducing or preventing the likelihood + of products breaking down into microplastics. In addition, these standards should prioritize + designing for repairability, reuse and recycling. The application of these standards could either + be international or nationally determined. + + 27. The Instrument itself should include definitions for terms such as biodegradable and + compostable to prevent confusion, considering existing definitions under other MEAS or + international frameworks. + + 28. The Instrument could also establish a process to create certification schemes to ensure + consistency and compliance. + + Options Paper 4: Reducing microplastics + + 29. Intentionally added microplastics are a particular concern. At present, science is suggesting + increasing negative effects of these substances and the current technological ability to remove + them from the environment is very limited if even possible. Intentionally added microplastics + should be phased out and eventually eliminated in select sectors and products. + + 30. As with harmful, problematic and unnecessary polymers, additives and products, intentionally + added microplastics should be strictly controlled through the mechanism outlined above: + definition and common understanding at the level of the INC toward the implementation of a + ban on intentionally added microplastics in listed industries and/or products, with further + definitions, characteristics and revisions to be developed by the STEPs for approval by the COP. + + 31. Understanding that not all intentionally added microplastics will be eliminated in the short term, + the Instrument should develop strategies and guidelines to prevent the leakage of microplastics + into the environment across the various emission or discharge points and to promote their + remediation. + +2.5 Waste Management, including recycling + + Options Paper 5: Strengthening waste management + + 32. As it relates to waste management, there must be a strong global obligation to boost the + collection, sorting, recycling and disposal of plastic waste, while reducing the generation of + plastic waste and preventing its leakage. + + 33. To this end, global and/or national targets could be devised to support the implementation of + this obligation, including for the collection of recyclables, minimum recycled content in the + production of new products, reduction in plastic waste generation, and increasing + global/national recycling rates. + + + + + 8 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 34. Given our small sizes and populations, there are concerns about resource-efficiency, commercial + viability and the economies of scale as it relates to waste management and recycling. As such, + the first step needs to be the conduct of needs-assessments, including technology needs, and + the development of baselines in developing countries, especially SIDS, to determine the most + appropriate waste management processes and strategies to fit their national circumstances and + capabilities. This should be followed by the provision of strategic and effective MOI, which could + build on regional approaches or initiatives where practicable or appropriate. + + 35. The STEPs could be tasked with developing guidelines and standards for environmentally-sound + waste management practices, for adoption by states, using a just transition approach and + considering learnings, expertise and existing activities under other processes and MEAs. These + guidelines and standards must also include sound means of preventing the leakage of plastics + into the environment, especially the marine environment. + + Illegal dumping and disposal of plastic waste + + 36. There should also be a global obligation to eventually phase out waste management practices + which pose significant risks to the environment and human health based on sound scientific + evidence. The STEPs should be tasked with providing guidance on phasing out these practices + and employing alternative forms of waste management. However, at the national level, + communities likely to be affected must be consulted toward the design of suitable phase out + activities. + + 37. Building on existing frameworks and protocols, for example through the Basel Convention and its + plastic amendment, the trade of plastic waste should be controlled to only allow for its + movement across borders where it is intended to be repaired, reused, recycled or disposed of at + facilities which meet the standards or criteria developed by the STEPs. + + EPR and enabling recycling + + 38. There should be a global obligation to implement EPR schemes at the national level that accord + with national circumstances. The Instrument could provide guidance or minimum requirements + through definitions or guidelines from the STEPs on the design of EPR schemes. + + 39. There must be flexibility for SIDS given concerns about scalability, commercial viability and + undue economic hardships, especially given that sound waste management and/or recycling + capabilities would be key to the effective implementation of EPR. As such, AOSIS continues to + consider the possibility of regional recycling hubs or other regional cooperative approaches in + waste management, especially within the context of materializing EPR. To this end, the + Instrument must establish robust provisions surrounding support and enabling processes under + the Instrument. + + 40. The Instrument should also promote information-sharing on how to develop effective and + appropriate EPR schemes, and some form of monitoring and reporting framework related to + EPR. + +2.6 Legacy Plastics, including fishing gear + Options Paper 10: Addressing existing plastic pollution + + + + + 9 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 41. The Instrument should have global obligations to remediate legacy plastic pollution in the + marine environment with corresponding obligations on large developed and producing states to + provide sufficient finance and technology to enable this remediation. + + 42. The Instrument must incorporate means to support research and development into safe, + accessible and effective means of remediating plastic pollution (including Abandoned, Lost or + Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear) in the marine environment, including areas beyond national + jurisdiction. This must also include, at minimum, sound strategies, methodologies and + technologies for detecting and prioritizing hotspots of plastic pollution in the marine + environment, for example, through risk assessments, data collection, tracking plastics + movement, traceability mechanisms, etc. The Scientific, Technical, and Economic Panels (STEPs) + could be tasked with developing guidelines, assessments and technology for this purpose. + + 43. The Instrument could include a specific dedicated financial mechanism for remediation, which + could include financial support from non-state actors in plastic production, including private + sector entities. + +Section 3: Means of Implementation + 1. Necessary means of implementation for SIDS will be essential both for procedural and + substantive obligations. + + 2. AOSIS is of the firm view that MOI must be new, additional, adequate and predictable under the + Instrument, with specific support provisions for SIDS including priority access, and clear + obligations on developing countries to provide, and report on support. + + 3. An integrated mechanism for support is likely preferable, certain phases and sectors may need + stand-alone mechanisms. This interlinkage emphasizes why it may not be conducive to have MOI + discussions without the benefit of the discussions on the measures, actions and approaches. + +3.1 Finance + + 4. There must be multiple sources of finance for the Instrument including both States and + non-state actors. + + 5. To this end, the Instrument must establish a financial mechanism that can designate one or more + entities that would be entrusted with its operation. The financial mechanism for this Instrument + shall be conducted in a fit-for-purpose manner. The governance system shall be transparent and + have equitable and balanced representation, with dedicated SIDS representation. + + 6. The provision of financial resources under or outside of the instrument shall prioritize SIDS both + for simplified and harmonized access to these resources as well as their allocation with minimum + floor for SIDS. + + 7. To ensure that adequate finance is provided, there must be a country-owned and driven + determination of needs enabled by the instrument for the implementation of NAPs. The + corresponding implications on national budgets should then be costed. The economic panel + under the Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels proposed by AOSIS could be tasked with + undertaking the National Budget Implication (NBI) calculations. The financial obligation on + + + 10 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + developed countries would be to cover the NBIs for all obligations to cover these incremental + costs. + + 8. In terms of the options provided, AOSIS remains open to discussing these, however we are + concerned that many of these options are primarily private, and the primary obligation for + financing should be public. Regarding Option 24(d) we continue to consider a possible trust fund + that would specifically target the remediation of legacy plastic pollution in the marine + environment, including areas beyond national jurisdiction. + + 9. On Option 24 (e), these could be developed nationally but may be more difficult to establish at + the global level. There is value in global EPR, but for multiple reasons, may be difficult to + implement in SIDS. + +3.2 Technology development and transfer on mutually agreed terms: + + 10. The Instrument should promote technology development in SIDS for new and innovative ideas + for alternative products, including through developing SIDS raw materials to produce more + alternatives and substitutes. + + 11. The transactional costs for technology needed to implement action tend to be significantly + higher in SIDS than non-SIDS. Moreover, the payment of royalties for utilization of this + technology (know-how) to developed country private industry is often cost prohibitive for SIDS. + Technology development and transfer will be essential for SIDS to meet their targets and + obligations and meet SIDS’ needs in relation to, among other things, waste management, + recycling, and the development of alternatives and substitutes. The Instrument should therefore + develop appropriate means to ensure not just the development of technology, but also more + seamless access to technology by SIDS. + +3.3 Capacity building: + + 12. Capacity building under this Instrument must be sustainable and long-term in nature. Provisions + should also concentrate on the obligations needed to ensure the retention of capacity once + built. Capacity building is a key element in ensuring that there is a just transition to a plastic + pollution free future in which SIDS are not left behind. + + 13. As previously stated, AOSIS favours a national needs assessment process for identifying specific + capacity building needs in SIDS, which could also directly feed into strategic capacity-building + programmes. Identifying these needs could also be performed with the assistance of the + scientific, technical and economic panels (STEPs) proposed by AOSIS. + +3.4 Technical Assistance + 14. In consideration of the scientific, technical, economic, and environmental dimensions to the + issue, the instrument should establish a mechanism for States to benefit from relevant expertise + in these areas for the purposes of facilitating compliance, implementation, guidance and + increased ambition as may be necessary. As such, AOSIS proposes the establishment of the + Scientific, Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs) to do so. + + + + + 11 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 15. Parties could be empowered to convene appropriate panels of experts qualified in plastics + pollution science, technology and socio-economic matters and determine the composition and + terms of reference of any such panels. The STEPs could, at minimum, provide guidance on NAPs, + produce reports and assessments on progress, guide adjustments and amendments toward + higher ambition, and provide recommendations as may be required by Parties. + + +Section 4: Implementation Measures, Structure & Institutional Arrangements (National Action +Plans, Exchange of Information, Stakeholder Engagement, Awareness Raising and Education, Research) + + +4.1 National Action Plans (NAPs) + 1. AOSIS views NAPs as the key implementation tool under the ILBI. The Instrument must have + ambitious internationally-defined obligations, including possible global targets, necessary to + fulfill the Objective, while affording states the flexibility to determine the actions required to + progressively fulfill them through periodically updated NAPs, considering national circumstances + and respective capabilities. + + 2. The international obligations could include measures across the full plastic life-cycle, including + global goals or targets based on best available scientific and environmental information, that + States must work towards. Nationally-determined actions would be the domestic measures to be + taken by States to implement the international obligations. + + 3. Implementation of the Instrument shall be supported by annexes capable of periodic updates to + continuously drive ambition. These annexes should include lists of the harmful polymers, + chemicals and products of concern to be controlled (reduced, phased down and eventually + eliminated), options for measures, actions and approaches for Parties to consider in the design + of NAPs, and possible global targets, relevant criteria, indicators and standards established under + the Instrument. + + 4. In light of the foregoing, the design of the NAPs framework under the Instrument must consider + the need for: + + a. Clear measurable actions and targets to ensure some degree of consistency in reporting + and more efficient measurement of progress; + b. Support and flexibility for SIDS in the development and implementation of NAPs, + including any reporting obligations thereunder; + c. An effective transparency framework; and + d. Avoiding the replication of the inadequacies and limitations of other action plan + frameworks in other MEAs, including the Paris Agreement. + 5. Implementation of the Instrument shall be supported by annexes capable of periodic updates to + continuously drive ambition. + + 6. AOSIS also sees significant value in ex post and ex ante reviews of NAPs to ensure that they are + sufficient to meet the obligations under the Instrument; identify any challenges in + implementation; and inform any need for higher ambition. + + + + + 12 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 7. These reviews could be conducted by the Scientific, Technical, and Economic Panels (STEPs) we + propose to be established under the Instrument. + + 8. States should also be encouraged to collaborate and partner with non-state actors, where + appropriate, to meet the targets and goals outlined in their NAPs - through joint action and + partnerships, as appropriate. + + 9. The Instrument could also define the areas of action for States to consider in developing NAPs. + An annex or guidance document, subject to review overtime, could be developed outlining the + types of measures, programmes and tools which may be useful in this regard. These could + broadly include a number of the potential options from the Secretariat’s paper being discussed + in Contact Group 1. + + 10. Importantly however, NAPS must include the commitments on the provision on the means of + implementation by developed countries. + + +4.2 Exchange of information; and Research + + 11. AOSIS is of the view that the Instrument should seek to develop national, regional and/or + international hubs or platforms for the development, dissemination of, and access to technology, + science, data and information on plastics, sustainability and circularity - including traditional + knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples, and local knowledge systems, including from local + communities. + + 12. The Instrument must also include an internationally defined obligation to disclose the contents + of plastic products which could be facilitated through a global harmonized labeling system, + building on existing coding and standardisation methodologies where appropriate. This could + include sharing information on contents, composition and the recyclability of plastics. + +4.3 Stakeholder engagement + 13. The INC in its work should continue to consider possible arrangements and/or mechanisms for + engaging non-state actors in the new regime and promoting and encouraging actions by them. In + setting up the multistakeholder action agenda, the Instrument should identify the various + categories of stakeholders in plastics relevant to the new regime and develop a governance + framework for their involvement and actions. + + 14. Finally, we propose the establishment of a mechanism for States to benefit from relevant + expertise in these areas for the purposes of facilitating compliance, implementation, guidance + and increased ambition as may be necessary. + + + + + 13 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 4.4 Cooperation and coordination + + + 15. AOSIS sees value in complementarity, coordination and cooperation as a means of promoting + resource-efficiency and avoiding the duplication of actions. However, in designing the + Instrument we must consider means of responding to areas which have proven challenging for + other instruments and conventions to effectively address. + + 16. In discussing a number of the measures, actions and approaches, we have considered building + on existing, relevant frameworks, conventions and processes, where appropriate. + + 17. For instance, AOSIS proposes for the Instrument to establish and build on design standards and + criteria for plastic products, alternatives and substitutes. To this end, we see value in cooperating + and coordinating with the ISO, as a competent authority in this regard. + + 18. We also support an internationally defined obligation to disclose the contents of plastic products + which could be facilitated through a global harmonized labeling system, relying on existing + coding and standardisation methodologies where applicable. + + 19. Regarding the phase down and eventual elimination of harmful and unnecessary chemicals, it + may be useful to build on the work of other MEAs, including chemicals conventions. + + 20. Moreover, we propose that the trade of plastic waste should be controlled to only allow for its + movement across borders where it is intended to be repaired, reused, recycled or disposed of at + facilities which meet standards or criteria developed under the Instrument. In order to achieve + this, it may be useful to build on the processes and protocols established under the Basel + Convention and its plastic amendment, for tracking the movement of plastic waste. + +4.5 Periodic assessment and monitoring of progress + + 21. AOSIS considers the institutional design of the Instrument to be essential to ensuring the highest + possible ambition, achievement of obligations, and increasing robustness over time to ensure + that the instrument remains fit for purpose. + + 22. As stated previously stated, we envision an instrument that has ambitious international + obligations progressively achieved through states’ nationally determined actions. We see the + implementation of the Instrument being supported by annexes that are capable of periodic + updates to continuously drive ambition and incorporate developments in science, information + and technology. Periodic updates should, at minimum, take into account, inter alia, science, data, + reports, recommendations and assessments from subsidiary bodies, including the Scientific + Technical and Economic Panels (STEPs) proposed by AOSIS. + +4.6 National Reporting + + 23. In order to facilitate periodic assessment and monitoring, the Instrument will also require, + among other things, a comprehensive transparency framework to ensure all States are + effectively contributing to the internationally defined obligations, keeping in mind that SIDS’ + implementation of reporting requirements will depend on adequate support and flexibility. This + framework will include a series of transparency arrangements that will feed into higher + ambition, as well as accountability and compliance. + + + + 14 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 24. This must include, at minimum: + a. Periodic reporting on national actions implemented as a means of achieving the + common objective(s) and measuring effectiveness; + b. Periodic reporting on support for implementation provided to developing countries, + particularly SIDS, as a means of achieving the common objective(s) and measuring + effectiveness; + c. Monitoring and verification of sources, levels, and impacts of plastic pollution on a + regular basis, particularly in the marine environment, while taking into account the + importance of regionally disaggregated data and information; and + d. Periodic reporting on national sources and levels of plastic being produced, exported, + imported and recycled. + +4.7 Compliance + + 25. Finally, the Instrument should also establish a compliance system that is facilitative and + non-punitive, which provides guidance and assistance for States to come into compliance. It + could be structured as a committee that could consider non-compliances and provide + assessments on the challenges, issues and limitations experienced by developing countries, + especially SIDS, in meeting obligations. It could as well consider the overall effectiveness of the + instrument. These assessments could be incorporated into the means of implementation for + more strategic, targeted and effective provision of support to SIDS. + + + + + 15 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Closing Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Second Session of the + Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on + plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + Paris, France (02 Jun, 2023) + +On behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), please allow me to extend our appreciation to +you, Mr Chair, for your dedication to, and leadership in this INC process. We are particularly thankful to +the co-facilitators who shepherded our discussions ably and swiftly. We are grateful to the Government +of France for hosting the second session of the INC and the Secretariat for their support both during and +prior to INC-2. + +Our geographic remoteness, our small economies and our proximity to the ocean garbage patches, +among other unique vulnerabilities and circumstances, mean that the small islands are +disproportionately affected by the plastic pollution crisis. Small islands inherit much of the plastic waste +from all across the globe, despite our negligible contribution to its creation. These plastics wash upon +our shores, threaten the livelihoods of our peoples, hinder our tourism and fisheries industries, among +others, and suffocate our ecosystems. + +As stewards of the oceans and seas, we reiterate the urgent need for an agreement that is ambitious +from the start, comprehensive across the whole lifecycle of plastics, addresses legacy plastics in the +marine environment, and one that becomes more robust over time with corresponding means of +implementation, particularly for SIDS. + +We were pleased to have had the opportunity to engage in constructive dialogues on substantive +matters with colleagues, and we urge and hope that our progress over the next sessions, and during the +intersessional period matches the urgency of this issue. Colleagues, I would remind you that we only +have three INC sessions remaining to negotiate this Instrument. + +We are confident in the leadership of the Chair, and the commitment from all of us to develop an +innovative, effective and equitable instrument with strong obligations along the life-cycle. It will need to +bring together all stakeholders seeking to end plastic pollution - For the sake of current and future +generations. + +We have no time to lose. + +Thank you. + + + + + 16 +",2 +2044,Philippines on behalf of Asia and the Pacific Group (APG),https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/apgstatement_0.pdf,[],"['Philippines', 'Asia-Pacific States']",[],GroupofStates,statement,"Regional Statement by the Asia Pacific Group +For delivery at INC-2 Agenda Item 4. Preparation of an +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment + + The Asia Pacific Group (APG) is pleased to join the Second +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) towards an +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, +including in the marine environment. We express our sincere +gratitude to the Government of France for hosting this important +meeting and to the INC Chair and the INC Secretariat for their hard +work in preparing for the meeting, especially for proposing the +potential Options Paper. + + + Our region is home to widely diverse countries, but we share in +common, the sense of urgency to tackle this global and +transboundary issue. This meeting is at a critical juncture of our +negotiations. We are looking forward to discussing constructively +with our colleagues and we encourage all to approach the process +with an open mind and a willingness to find a mutually agreeable +ground, without prejudice to our views on the Options Paper. We +will strive towards reaching a consensus on mandating the +preparation of a zero-draft prepared well in advance of INC-3. + + + The Group wishes to highlight the following points to take into +consideration when discussing the potential options for elements of + +=== PAGE BREAK === + the instrument: + + +⚫ We cannot emphasize enough the need for making decisions + based on consensus. +⚫ The focus of this instrument is on ending plastic pollution, + which can have many dimensions including, among others: + promoting recycling and environmentally sound waste + management, sustainable consumption and production, + reducing plastics already in the environment, and appropriately + addressing concerns regarding the use of additives. +⚫ We support setting concise and clear objectives supported by an + overarching goal for ending plastic pollution through nationally + determined actions. Such a goal will provide a clear direction + for countries to work towards. +⚫ Provision of support by adequate financial, technical and + technological assistance and capacity building is a prerequisite + for the realization of the objectives and goals. +⚫ Targeted outreach efforts to tackle the root causes of plastic + pollution including ineffective management of waste, and lack + of public awareness to influence and encourage behavioral + change is needed. +⚫ The life-cycle approach is essential. The instrument should + address plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of + plastics, from product design to disposal, in a well-balanced + manner, that includes reducing the discharge of mismanaged + plastic litter by improved waste management infrastructure and + +=== PAGE BREAK === + innovative solutions including the application of local wisdom + and knowledge, while recognizing the critical role of plastics + for society. It is critical that we strive for a just and smooth + transition towards a circular and sustainable plastic economy. +⚫ We should be well-informed by the latest technical and + scientific knowledge and best practices, including development + of various recycling technologies and results of relevant + scientific research. As a related matter, we welcome the + adoption of the “Technical guidelines on the environmentally + sound management of plastic wastes” under the Basel + Convention at its recent COP earlier this month. +⚫ Furthermore, we need to interact and involve various + stakeholders from the informal sector, producers, scientist, and + other relevant civil society, while respecting the party-driven + nature of negotiations. +⚫ The instrument must be realistic, action-oriented, and allow for + innovative approaches and plans with nationally determined + elements, to fulfill the mandate of the UNEA Resolution 5/14 + which calls for a combination of both binding and voluntary + approaches. +⚫ Thus, it is vital that we distinguish the mandatory features from + voluntary ones in the core obligations. Among others, we see + that developing, implementing and periodically updating + National Action Plans (NAPs) an important topic for core + obligations. +⚫ Furthermore, we believe that the collective effort by the + +=== PAGE BREAK === + international community through common, binding core + obligations and control measures across the lifecycle of plastics, + provides a fair and just transition. +⚫ The instrument must develop an enabling environment. + Flexibility is a key feature, since there are various approaches + to end plastic pollution. Taking into account national + circumstances and capabilities must be accounted for when + considering the implementation and compliance of the whole + instrument. +⚫ The instrument should achieve net environmental benefit + without problem-shifting or inadvertently leading to harmful + environmental outcomes. It should also be socially inclusive + and ensure to leave no one behind, specifically vulnerable + communities, in full integration with the SDGs. +⚫ We will strive to reach a solution that is fair, equitable, and in + the best interests of all parties involved. By working together + and being respectful of each other's perspectives, we can + achieve a positive outcome. + + + I wish to reiterate that the APG is ready to work with all +countries and stakeholders. We believe that an effective and +progressive instrument is essential to address the global issue of +plastic pollution and to preserve a healthy ocean and environment +for future generations. + Last but not least, the Asia Pacific Group welcomes and fully +supports the offer by the Republic of Korea to host INC-5 in 2024, + +=== PAGE BREAK === + and looks forward to its decision by the INC at this session. + We look forward to productive discussions ahead of us this +week here in Paris. + + + Thank you Chair. +",2 +2045,Malaysia on behalf of the Working Group on Marine Litter (WGML) of Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/joint_regional_statement_to_inc-2.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"Joint Regional Statement to INC-2 on behalf of COBSEA WORKING +GROUP ON MARINE LITTER countries [draft] +Introduction + • We thank the Government of France for hosting INC-2 and look forward to collaborating + with you all towards an international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution, + including in the marine environment. + • We recognize the urgent need to address plastic pollution, including in the marine + environment, at the global level. We stress the importance of addressing country + capacities and readiness to implement a global agreement to address plastic pollution. + • We note that plastic pollution is primarily caused by the mismanagement and improper + disposal of plastic waste. As such, we highlight the need to enhance waste management + practices as a key approach to tackle plastic pollution. + • We underscore the complexity of the plastic pollution challenge. There is a need for + actions that deliver real and practical impact on the ground. + • We emphasize the need to leverage existing mechanisms, such as Regional Seas + programmes, to coordinate action and support countries to implement global goals in line + with regional frameworks and national priorities. + +EAS regional priorities + • The East Asian Seas region has routinely been identified as an area with significant + pollution, based on inadequate, inaccurate, and misleadingly outdated data. However, this + does not capture the vast potential and willingness for scalable action in this region. + • We are already taking practical action: many have adopted national strategies on marine + litter and waste management and are piloting solutions. + • We also note that the region is one of the most diverse and that there is no one-size-fits- + all approach. Options for inclusion in a global agreement should not be prescriptive and + must consider realities on the ground, such as informal waste management structures, + and the need for affordable and accessible solutions. + • Key lessons from our experience include the importance of adopting science-based + approaches and prioritizing practical and scalable actions that deliver real impact on the + ground. + • The COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP MALI) identifies priorities and + capacity needs to prevent and reduce marine plastic pollution from land and sea, + strengthen monitoring and assessment, and enabling conditions for action. + • Regional priorities for consideration in an international instrument include: + o First - A whole life cycle approach to prevent and reduce plastic pollution, while + acknowledging the useful role that plastics play in our society; + o Second - Fostering the sustainable use of plastic and improving waste management + to address realities on the ground through a full life cycle approach; + o Third - Encouraging the adoption of safe, sustainable and economically viable + alternatives and substitutes to traditional plastics, to achieve net environmental + benefit without problem-shifting or inadvertently leading to harmful environmental + + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + outcomes, ensuring reasonable transition timelines to ensure effective + implementation of the instrument; + o Fourth – Aligning reporting processes across frameworks and mechanisms to + promote transparency and ease of reporting on progress and challenges; + o And Fifth - Harmonizing monitoring and assessment is crucial for comparable and + transparent data to inform evidence-based action. To achieve this, we are + implementing, on the voluntary basis, the Regional Guidance on harmonizing + monitoring methods, including training on monitoring, conducting national baseline + surveys, and a regional assessment with on-the-ground data. +• Further, we invite countries and partners to share their knowledge in all feasible ways, + such as through the East Asian Seas Regional Node of the Global Partnership on Plastic + Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML) which provides access to policies, capacity-building + resources, good practices, and a research database of over 700 scientific publications in + the ASEAN+3 region. + +Conclusion +• Given that the majority of us are developing nations, it is crucial to offer timely and + appropriate and adequate financial and technical assistance, in accordance with the + principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, to address the + challenges in managing plastic pollution. +• We urge promoting a positive narrative that recognizes efforts and initiatives of countries + in the region, as well as existing mechanisms for coordination. +• We encourage providing capacity support for meaningful participation of countries with + limited resources and capacity in the INC process, to ensure that all voices are heard, for + an inclusive and effective agreement. +• We reiterate the support of COBSEA’s WGML for the INC process and commitment to + work with all countries and regions towards a clear, focused, and pragmatic agreement + that tackles plastic pollution. + + + + + 2 +",2 +2046,European Union (EU,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/european_union_1.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"General statement of the EU and its MS on general views on document + UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 + +Mr Chair, distinguished delegates, + +The EU and its Member States would like to thank the INC Secretariat for their excellent work +on preparing the Options Paper. + +We believe that this is a comprehensive document, reflecting the views expressed in written +submissions in a balanced manner. In particular, we are satisfied that contributions from +stakeholders have been so well picked up by members submissions and by the Options Paper. +As such the paper is a good starting point for our negotiations this week. + +We find all the elements of the Options Paper to be equally relevant for the future agreement +and equal time should be given for discussion on all of them. We are ready to swiftly move in +to contact groups for a more indepth discussion. In so doing, it is our understanding that +countries and stakeholders should be given the opportunity to express their preferences or +concerns, with the options offered without either proposing specific legal drafting or getting +into technical details of specific measures. + +We have set ourselves an ambitious goal in concluding negotiations by the end of 2024. With +this in mind we commend your leadership and support your suggestions, as expressed in the +scenario note, to here in Paris agree on a mandate for a zero draft text of the instrument for +consideration at the third session of the committee. We therefore believe that we need to use +the contact groups to not only find convergence and gaps but also to deepen our understanding +on how the different provision should be further developed to in the solidest possible way +contribute to the objective of the agreement. + + + +The EU and its Member States welcome the fact that the submissions by countries and +stakeholders were so ambitious and that the Options Paper reflects the high level of ambition +that we wish to see in the future instrument. We are convinced that we will find a lot of +convergence with other members on this. We will listen carefully to the opinions of other . We +are open to discuss these elements and we will be providing targeted comments during the +week. Also, we would welcome and encourage input from all stakeholders on the options + +=== PAGE BREAK === + presented, especially in the contact groups, as their input can and should meaningfully inform +discussions. + +We are ready to support you, Mr Chair, and the co-facilitators in your efforts to achieve this. +We are encouraging other members to do the same. + +We believe that technical intersessional work will be central to the success of the negotiations. +In considering such work we believe we need to look beyond the time period between INC 2 +and INC 3. While considering limited time and resources between now and as we meet in +Nairobi we hope that we can leave here with a clear path on intersessional work that could be +further developed by future INC-meetings. The deliberations in the contact groups will be +central in this task. + +Mr Chair, esteemed colleagues, + +With the possibility to have an exchange on the options Paper, we are one decisive step further +in reaching an agreement to end plastic pollution. But there is still a long way to go until the +end of 2024 and the world is watching us. So let’s put this week to good use and demonstrate +that the global community is resolute to complete its task – the EU and its Member States are +ready to engage and prepare the ground for a new ambitious legally binding international +instrument to end plastic pollution. +",2 +2047,Mauritius on behalf of High Ambition Coalition (HAC,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/highambitioncoalitionstatement_0.pdf,[],"['Mauritius', 'High Ambition Coalition']",[],GroupofStates,statement,"HAC Member States Joint + Ministerial Statement for INC-2 +Mauritius has the honour to deliver remarks on behalf the High Ambition Coalition to End +Plastic Pollution. The Coalition would like to thank the government of France for hosting us +and the Secretariat for all its work in preparing us for this session. + + +The High Ambition Coalition believes the Options for Elements paper provides a sufficient +basis to discuss our members’ priorities as outlined in our Ministerial Statement, which is +supported by 56 Ministers. + + +The Coalition calls for binding provisions in the treaty to restrain and reduce the production +and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels. + + +We also call for binding provisions to eliminate and restrict unnecessary, avoidable, or +problematic plastics, as well as the plastic polymers, chemical constituents and plastic +products of particular concern due to their adverse effects on the environment and human +health, taking into account the precautionary principle and considering their impact on +circularity. + + +We also call for binding provisions in the treaty to increase the safe circularity of plastics in +the economy, guided by the waste hierarchy, including by focusing on reduction of +avoidable, unnecessary and problematic plastics, and ensuring only plastic products +adhering to a set of agreed criteria are produced, imported, exported and put on the market. + + +The High Ambition Coalition calls for parties to commit to targets in key areas, such as on +reduction, repairability, environmentally sound and safe recyclability and reuse, refill +systems, and the use of recycled content. + + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We call for binding provisions to ensure reporting and transparency in production quantities, +material, chemical and product composition, traceability and labelling across plastics value +chains to provide the production and product information necessary to ensure accountability +throughout the value chain. + + +The Coalition calls for binding provisions to prevent plastic waste in the first place, and, if +avoidance is not possible, to manage plastic waste in an environmentally sound and safe +manner, consistent with other international instruments. + + +We call for binding provisions to eliminate the release of plastics, including microplastics, to +air, water (both inland and marine) and land, and measures to address specific sources of +plastic pollution, including but not limited to microplastics intentionally added in products, the +release of plastic pellets and loss of fishing gear, building on other international instruments. + + +We call for binding provisions in the treaty for the mobilisation of the means of +implementation from all sources necessary to deliver action on the ground to end plastic +pollution. + + +Finally, the High Ambition Coalition calls for provisions to remediate existing plastic pollution, +recognizing its disproportionate negative socio-economic and environmental consequences +in developing countries. Such remediation should be undertaken in an environmentally +sound manner and in accordance with scientific and evidence-based social, economic and +environmental impact assessments and national circumstances, using the best available +techniques and environmental practices to avoid exacerbating environmental harm. + + +The High Ambition Coalition looks forward to beginning substantive discussions in the +contact groups. + + +Thank you. + + + + + 2 +",2 +2048,Costa Rica on behalf of Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC): English  |  Español,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42594/GRULACstatement_English.pdf,[],"['Costa Rica', 'Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)']",[],GroupofStates,statement,"GRULAC STATEMENT + Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee INC2 + +Paris, May 29 , 2023 + th + + + + +I am honored to deliver this statement on behalf of the Latin American and +Caribbean Group (GRULAC). + +At the outset, GRULAC would like to thank the Republic of France for hosting +this important meeting. We would also like to commend the Chair and the +Secretariat in diligently preparing for this round of negotiations. +GRULAC reiterates its commitment to developing an ambitious and effective +instrument, to end plastic pollution to protect human health and the +environment, supported by robust means of implementation . In this regard, +in the interest of moving directly towards substantive negotiations, we have +decided as a group to waive our national interventions and request the +secretariat to duly register them. + + +During this session, we aim to build substantively on the progress made during +INC-1 and to agree on a mandate to develop a zero draft for INC-3 as well as +for a participatory, inclusive and gender balanced intersessional work + + +Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing global, regional and national +challenges, and is interlinked to other environmental crises such as climate +change, biodiversity loss, desertification, land degradation and +drought. It adversely affects ecosystems, the achievement of sustainable +development and the enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to +health and to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Plastic pollution, +which can be of a transboundary nature has disproportionate negative socio- +economic and environmental consequences in our region and, demands +immediate attention and concerted action. + + +The future treaty must also address plastic pollution in the marine +environment, as it negatively impacts biodiversity, fisheries, the shipping +industry, and food security. + +For this second meeting of negotiations, in our pursuit of viable solutions, +GRULAC reaffirms the importance of addressing plastic pollution through +actions across the full life cycle of plastics, including by preventing and + +=== PAGE BREAK === + reducing plastic pollution at its source, taking into account national +circumstances and capabilities. We also deem it imperative to tackle existing +plastic pollution through this future instrument. + + +In order to end plastic pollution, we advocate for measures that will result in +sustainable production and consumption patterns; increase transparency, +including through traceability mechanisms; evaluate the use of safe and +environmentally sound substitutes and alternative materials and +technologies; implement sustainable waste management and remediation +strategies. + + + + + Therefore, measures governing the regulation of extended producer +responsibility , and restrictions as appropriate , should also be part of a +comprehensive package of solutions. + +We need to develop precise criteria for identifying additives, plastic polymers +and plastic products that negatively impact human health and the +environment, while promoting safe circularity, as well as design for sustainable +recycling and reuse. + + + +GRULAC considers that the human rights approach, gender-responsive +considerations, transparency, access to information and collaboration among +governments, academia, industries, and civil society are paramount in +negotiating and implementing these strategies successfully, taking into +account just transition principles for workers, especially waste pickers, in +plastic production, packaging, collection and recycling the Rio Declaration +principles and national circumstances and capabilities, to leave no one behind, +especially the most vulnerable groups and those most affected by plastic +pollution. + +We call for a Treaty that provides for effective socioeconomic inclusion +measures as well as social and environmental regulation for protecting +workers, in particular waste pickers, from occupational health risk, as well as +residents of frontline communities, exposed to multiple hazardous chemicals +applied in the manufacturing of plastics, about which we call for more +transparency. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We recognize the significance of raising public awareness, fostering a culture +of sustainable consumption and production, waste management and +encouraging behavioral change. Education and outreach programs must be +developed to inform individuals and organizations about the detrimental +effects of plastic pollution and empower them to make sustainable choices. + +Another crucial aspect of our discussions revolves around the need for +international cooperation and shared responsibility. It is imperative that +nations collaborate, exchange best practices and co-develop new +technologies, and establish robust frameworks to combat collectively and +sustainably plastic pollution. + +Therefore, GRULAC highlights the importance of the best available science, +traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge +systems, as well as socioeconomic information and assessment related to +plastic pollution throughout the negotiation process. We also call for close +communication between the INC and the OEWG which is developing a +Science-Policy Panel mandated by resolution 5/8 of the UNEA 5.2 + +Moreover, GRULAC emphasizes the importance of establishing robust +financing mechanisms, technical assistance programs and technology transfer +schemes to effectively support developing countries, including landlocked +developing countries and Small Island Developing States, in addressing plastic +pollution. + +We also call on countries to advocate for implementation measures on par +with the ambition of the instrument. National action plans, and periodic +evaluation and monitoring are decisive for the success of this instrument, +including their role to identify gaps in means of implementation. + +We welcome the adoption of Human Rights Council resolution 48/13 and +General Assembly resolution 76/300 recognizing the human right to a clean, +healthy and sustainable environment and the recent +adoption of the resolution on chemicals and health at the World +Health Assembly. + +By working together, in a supportive way, we can make substantial progress +towards ending plastic pollution, safeguarding our environment, protecting +human health, and securing a sustainable future for present and future +generations. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Thank you. +",2 +2049,Closing statement: English  |  Español ,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/grulac_closing_statement_0.pdf,[],"['Costa Rica', 'Latin American And Caribbean Group (GRULAC)']",[],GroupofStates,statement,"CLOSING STATEMENT + GRULAC + Second Session of the INC2 Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee + + +Paris, June 2, 2023 +Thank you, Mr. Chair. + + +On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I express our sincerest +appreciation to you for the very effective conduct of the second session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee INC2. Likewise, we reiterate our great +appreciation to the Republic of France, for its generosity and hospitality in hosting this +meeting. + + +We thank the co-facilitators of the two contact groups for conducting the work to review +the document of potential options for elements towards a legally binding instrument based +on Resolution 5/14 of the United Nations Environment Assembly. We also convey our +appreciation to the cofacilitators of the informal consultations on the way forward. + + +Both contact groups addressed substantive issues, that are envisioned to comprise the future +legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. This exercise was very fruitful and +constructive, resulting in guidance to inform the development of the zero draft, which we +have just heard in the summaries of the co-facilitators. + + +The GRULAC deeply regrets that the substantive discussions during the INC-2 had such a +delayed start. Nevertheless, we commend the parties involved for their unwavering +commitment, working diligently and persistently until late hours of the night, all sharing a +common objective: ending plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + + +We have consistently emphasized in this forum that plastic pollution is an enormous +challenge, at the global, regional and national levels, negatively affecting ecosystems, +sustainable development, and the enjoyment of human rights to health and to a clean, healthy +and sustainable environment. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + For these reasons, GRULAC reiterates that the region is committed to this process and to +advancing constructive negotiations to achieve our goal of a legally binding international +instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment. In light of this, we urge +all Members of the Committee to engage in substantive work during the intersessional period, +that takes into account the best available science, the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and +local communities in preparation for INC3. We also call for regional preparatory meetings +ahead of INC3. + + +Finally, GRULAC welcomes the mandate given to the Chair to prepare a zero draft of the +instrument with assistance of the Secretariat, for its consideration at the third session of the +Committee. GRULAC is confident that this road map is absolutely necessary if we are to +have a treaty within the ambitious time frame that set in UNEA 5/14. +",2 +2050,Palau on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/psids.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES + UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + + Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 + 880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + New York, New York 10022 + + + + Statement at the Opening Plenary of the Second Session of the Intergovernmental + Negotiating Committee for an Internationally Legally Binding Instrument to Address + Plastic Pollution, including in the Marine Environment + [31 May 2023] + + [Check against delivery] + +Delivered by: H.E. Ambassador Ilana Seid, Permanent Representative of Palau to the UN and + Chair of Pacific Small Island Developing States + + Thematic Area: General Statement (item 4) + +Mr. Chair, +I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing +States, and we align ourselves with the statement made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of +Small Island States. At the onset, we express our sincere gratitude to France for hosting us, +and to you Chair and Secretariat of the INC for the support provided during the intersession, +and all the hard work and preparation for INC-2. + +The Pacific region is world-renowned for pristine beaches, turquoise waters, vibrant forests +and colourful reefs. While the postcards remain, the qualifier “pristine” is, unfortunately, no +longer accurate due to the exorbitant amounts of plastic that are floating into our waters from +other countries and onto our shores. Our most remote beaches, the once pristine reefs, and our +deepest trenches are now contaminated with plastic pollution. In addition to the impact on our +environment, scientists are reporting concerning amounts of microplastics in fish and human +exposure to certain harmful plastic additives. These result in harmful health effects on +humans, in areas of fertility and so forth. + +Mr. Chair, +Pacific Island countries contribute less than 1.3% of the 14 million tonnes of plastic pollution +that ends up in the marine environment. We are ocean people and view ourselves as the +custodians of the Pacific Ocean, and we believe it is imperative that this instrument includes +robust measures to prevent and tackle plastic pollution in the marine environment, consistent +with UNEA Resolution 5/14. This is not just for our benefit, but also for the international +community, which relies on the Pacific region for the majority of the global seafood trade, +including 60% of the global tuna trade. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We need to be ambitious in our efforts in this treaty if we are to leave the legacy of a cleaner +planet for future generations. We call to reduce the global production, use and discharge of +plastics across their life cycle, including through the promotion of a safe, circular economy to +end plastic pollution by 2040 and protect human health and the environment from its adverse +effects. We must consider banning problematic and avoidable plastic products, microplastics +and chemicals of concern. As noted by the UNEP Executive Secretary, “We cannot recycle +our way out of this”. + +The PSIDS strongly believe that the entire lifecycle of plastic needs to be captured in this +instrument and that mandatory measures can and should be undertaken to accelerate the +speed at which we reduce plastic pollution towards a goal to end it by 2040. In our view, the +lifecycle starts from the sourcing of raw materials all the way to the remediation of legacy +pollution. + +Making the treaty work will be dependent on the ambitions we set both in terms of +obligations and measures, and the means to implement such provisions. Since 1992, SIDS +have been recognized as a special case for sustainable development in light of our special +circumstances, in light of our unique vulnerabilities, including our small size, remoteness, +narrow resource and export base, and vulnerability to global environmental challenges and +external economic shocks. In this treaty, we emphasise the critical importance of taking these +into account. + +Mr Chair, +If we continue on our current trajectory, ocean plastic pollution will quadruple by 2050; in +addition to plastic pollution, we bear the negative effects of carbon emission from virgin +plastic creation. This is our moment to catalyze the transformation for a cleaner planet. With +little time left to negotiate such a complex treaty, we will soon need to shift gears and start +text-based discussions to progress on our mandate. We look forward to constructive +engagement with all members and stakeholders during this INC with a view to providing you +sufficient basis to start developing a zero-draft to guide the next phase of this INC. + +It is an honour to work with all of you in addressing one of the most pressing issues of our +generation. We look forward to collaborating, exchanging views and working together +towards a robust, ambitious and legally binding instrument with a view to ending plastic +pollution by 2040. + +Thank you. +",2 +2051,European Union,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eu_0.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"1(34) + + +EU and its Member States statement delivered in CG1 on 31 May 2023 +The options paper shared by UNEP presents three sets of options for consideration related to +objectives: +(a) End plastic pollution; protect human health and the environment from its adverse effects +throughout the life cycle of plastic. +(b) Protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of plastic pollution +throughout the life cycle. +(c) Reduce the production, use and discharge of plastics across their life cycle, including +through the promotion of a circular plastics economy with a view to ending plastic pollution +by X year and protecting human health and the environment from its adverse effects. + + + • The EU and its MS believe that the new instrument should include one overarching + objective in a dedicated article that resonates and reflects the title of Resolution 5/14, + namely End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument. + + + • The EU and its MS see merit in having a broad overarching objective, since this will + enable a broad scope. + + + • The EU and its MS prefer option a) in the options paper since it resonates with the title + of UNEA resolution 5/14. The EU and its MS could also support option b), provided + that the phrase “end plastic pollution” is incorporated). Both options are short, + succinct, pertinent, and is easy to communicate. Further, these options clearly address + what the future instrument aims to achieve. + + • While option c) includes elements that the EU and its MS find important such as + circular economy, this option is too descriptive and includes a mixture of measures, + actions and outcomes. This option risks getting diluted and difficult to communicate. + The EU and its MS would prefer not to include a timeframe or specific year in the + overarching objective, but rather have the temporal ambition, reflected in the concrete + goals and targets of the instrument. Not including a specific year in the objective of + the instrument would ensure its continued relevance. + + • The overarching objective should be supplemented with sub-objectives covering the + different stages of the life-cycle of plastics, to enable sustainable production and + consumption and a circular economy for plastics. It should also include a specific + subobjective for microplastic. The overarching objective and subobjectives should be + strategic as well as operational. + + + • The overarching objective and the subobjectives should be set out in one or two + substantive article(s) of the instrument. This/these article(s) could also emphasize why + there is a need to end plastic pollution, namely, to protect human health, plant and + animal health and the environment. + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 2(34) + + + +• The sub-objectives should be supported by targets and measures which should be both + ambitious and SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound) + as possible. These subobjectives, targets and measures should be set out in the + operative articles of the instrument and be legally binding. + + +• The EU and its MS recognize the need to consider specified targets and measures such + as: + + • sector specific (for example packaging, textiles, construction, automotives, + medical and healthcare, agriculture, fishing and fisheries) + • or product/application specific (for example single use plastic packaging or + beverage bottles) + + + + + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 3(34) + + +EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES’ STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION +1: PHASING OUT AND/OR REDUCING THE SUPPLY OF, DEMAND FOR AND USE +OF PRIMARY +PLASTIC POLYMERS +The options paper presents three sets of options for consideration related to +setting targets and regulating primary plastic polymers: +a) Options for targets + i) Establish global targets to reduce production of primary plastic raw material. ii) + Establish nationally determined commitments or targets. +(b) Options for regulating primary plastic polymers: + i) Impose a moratorium on primary production of plastic polymers or ban, limit + or reduce the manufacture, export and import of virgin plastic polymers + ii) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non- + discriminatory basis. + iii) Track types and volumes of plastic polymers, precursors, and feedstocks + manufactured, imported, and exported as well as the quantities and type of + chemicals applied in production through transparency and reporting + requirements. + iv) Establish licensing schemes for production, import and export of virgin and + secondary plastic polymers. +(c) Option for economic tools: Set market-based measures such as price- +based measures, production permits, licenses, removal of fiscal incentives and +a mandatory fee, tariff or tax on virgin plastic production. + + + • Plastic is a useful material, just as our distinguished colleague from Iceland said + yesterday, and is essential for many uses. However, we have also heard of many + reports that predicted growth of production is going to be unsustainable. Therefore, the + EU and its Member States (MS) stress the need for all Parties to the future instrument + to reduce the overall production of primary plastics. This with a view of making + production and consumption sustainable. Therefore, we support option 10.a.(i). as a + starting point for further discussions, as the establishment of a global target can + enhance the transition towards sustainable consumption and production of plastic. The + core obligations and measures included in the future instrument and implemented + should lead to attaining this global target. + • Although the EU and its MS see value in having national targets and commitments. + These alone will not be sufficient, and we do not support option 10.a.(ii) as an + alternative commitment to 10.a. (i). National targets and commitments are to be seen + as complementary to global targets. + • The EU and its MS would like to highlight that for all proposed targets need to be + followed by a monitoring framework or relevant indicators, which should include + national reporting. Setting up a monitoring framework for the specific targets could + support countries to develop the best possible implementation strategies and allocate + resources accordingly. + • Regarding options for regulating primary plastic polymers, the EU and its MS support + option 10.b (iii), but as this option is rather a prerequisite for assessing effectiveness + + + + 3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 4(34) + + + and compliance than a control measure as such, it needs to be complemented with + other measures. +• The EU and its MS support option 1.c in general regarding setting market-based + measures. We are generally supportive of setting market-based measures on virgin + plastic production, while leaving Parties to the future instrument some flexibility on + which national measures they choose to implement. In addition, the EU and its + Member States would support elimination of subsidies to producers of primary plastic + polymers. + + + + + 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 5(34) + + +EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES’ STATEMENT POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 2: +Banning, phasing out and/or reducing the use of problematic and avoidable plastic +products + The options paper presents five options for consideration related to the use of + problematic and avoidable plastic products + a) Inventory and monitor production of raw materials, including those + used in plastic commodities, and establish a global baseline. + b) Establish criteria to determine and prioritize problematic and avoidable + plastic products, including unnecessary or short-lived products. + c) Ban, phase out, reduce or control the production, sale, distribution, + trade and use of specific problematic and avoidable plastic products by + identified dates (the criteria under (b) above and the list and phase-out + dates hereunder could be identified in an annex to the instrument); + d) Apply import and export requirements for listed products to parties and + non- parties on a non-discriminatory basis; + e) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a + non-discriminatory basis + + + • The EU and its MS support option 11(c) as the key element of this obligation. Both + problematic as well as avoidable plastic products should be tackled. Indeed, certain + products are particularly prone to littering due to their intended use; are considered + especially harmful to human health and the environment due to their characteristics, + e.g., persistence; or are avoidable (because its use does not represent an essential + functionality). The instrument itself, should therefore require eliminating or restricting + the production, consumption and use of such products, as referred to in option (c). + • In addition, the EU and its MS support option 12(b), as we see it as a necessary + complement to option 11(c). + • Taking the points above into account, the EU and its Member States consider the + combination of option 11(b), and 11(c), to be essential in making the instrument + effective. We also support option 11(d), and think that this option should be + complementary to option 11(b) and 11(c). + • The EU and its MS see but option 11(a) as a duplication of option 10.b(iii), and + therefore believe it should be handled under obligation 1. We see high administrative + burdens and possible conflicts in setting a global baseline, option 11(b) and 11(c) + would deliver the same effects and are at the same time more realistic to implement + and monitor for MS. + • This is a also a priority area for intersessional work especially with regard to options + (b) and (d) i.e. with regard to the establishment of criteria and the identification of + problematic products. + + + + + 5 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 6(34) + + +DRAFT EU MS POSITION ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 3: Banning, phasing +out and/or reducing the production, consumption and use of chemicals and polymers of +concern + The options paper presents three sets of options for consideration related to the production, + consumption and use of chemicals and polymers of concern + + + a) Options for regulating chemicals and polymers of concern: + i) Ban, phase out, reduce or control specific polymers and chemicals of concern, or + groups of chemicals, based on criteria identified to determine polymers and + chemicals of concern (list, phase-out date and criteria could be included in an annex + to the instrument). + ii) Apply import and export requirements for listed polymers and chemicals to parties + and non-parties on a non-discriminatory basis. + iii) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non- + discriminatory basis. + b) Options for increasing transparency: + i) Track types and volumes of polymers and chemicals applied in production, including + through disclosure requirements for plastics throughout the supply chain, and plastic + production, use and additives, consistent with national laws. + ii) Increase transparency through marking (digital watermarks, tracers) and + harmonized product labelling, material safety data sheets, product passports and + publicly available databases. + c) Options for accelerating and supporting the transition: + i) Establish measures to foster innovation and incentivize alternative and substitutes, + including through sustainable or green chemistry and chemical simplification. + ii) Incentivize research and development of sustainable additives and polymers. + + + • The EU and its Member States (MS) consider measures to ban, phase out, reduce and + control specific polymers and chemicals of concern, together with measures to + increase transparency in the value chain, to be fundamental in order to protect human + health and the environment, and support the transition to sustainable consumption and + production and a circular economy. + • Of the proposed options on regulating specific polymers and chemicals of concern, the + EU and its MS believe that option 12.a.(i) in combination with 12.a.(ii) are the best + way forward to achieve the objectives of the future instrument. + • Regarding increased transparency, the EU and its MS support option 12.b.(i) and (ii). + However, we would not support limiting transparency requirements to the scope + determined by national laws. + • The EU and its MS support a cautious approach when it comes to option 12.c.(ii) and + 12.c.(i),, as the development of alternatives and substitutes may engender unintended + consequences, we will come back to that when commenting on obligation 8 regarding + promoting the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes). + + + + + 6 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 7(34) + + +• The EU and its MS recognize the important linkages with other MEA's and see benefit + in analysing where the new instrument can complement the existing mechanisms. +• We see need for intersessional work with experts on criteria for listing chemicals and + polymers of concern (it is presumed that criteria may differ for the two groups), and on + list(s) of specific polymers and chemicals of concern. In that regard, the EU and its + MS welcome the recent UNEP report entitled “Chemicals in Plastics: A Technical + Report” . + + + + + 7 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 8(34) + + +EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES’ STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION +4: REDUCING MICROPLASTICS + + +The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to the reduction +of microplastics: + (a) Options for addressing intentional use: + i. Ban, phase out, reduce or control the use of intentionally added microplastics to avoid + the potential release of microplastics into the environment from certain sources (list could be + identified in an annex to the instrument). ii. Ban, phase out, reduce or control the + production, sale, distribution, trade and use of microplastics and products containing + intentionally added microplastics. + + (b) Options for addressing unintentional releases: + i. Minimize the risk of leakage of plastic pellets from production, handling, transport + and the use of certain products. ii. Support innovative wastewater treatment + mechanisms to prevent the release of microplastics into waterways. iii. Developing + guidelines on best available technology and best environmental practices to reduce release of + plastics, including for design, in the washing, textile, tyre, and road marking industries. + + + • The EU and its Member States (MS) believe that the future instrument should include + obligations to reduce the releases of microplastics, both from the degradation of + macroplastics, as well as from the intentional use and unintentional releases, focusing + on the main sources of pollution to the environment. + • Once in the environment, especially in the marine environment, it is almost impossible + and very costly to remove microplastics. Obligations should, therefore, preferably be + tailored to prevent releases at any stage of the life cycle of plastics. + • The view of the EU and its MS is that addressing the intentional use of microplastics + through legally binding obligations throughout the entire value chain would have a + significant effect . Therefore, the EU and its MS are supportive of option 13.a.(ii). This + option includes measures targeting production, sale, distribution, trade, and use, which + makes it the most comprehensive of the proposed options. + • Actions to minimize unintentional releases of microplastics to the environment are + needed, as these have an impact on the volumes of microplastics being released into + the environment. The EU and its MS, therefore, consider policy efforts focused on + tackling unintentional releases of microplastics as a necessary complement to + restrictions and bans on intentionally added microplastics, which are a minor part + compared to unintentional releases. + • In addition a large part of microplastic is derived from the physical degradation of + macro- and micro plastic litter in the environment, thus measures against littering and + leakages from the plastic life cycle are needed to reduce the releases of microplastics + to the environment. + • It is our view that unintentional releases need to be addressed through a sectorial + approach. This could include measures to improve product design, production and use + with the objective to reduce releases. Therefore, we consider option 13.b.(i) in + combination with option 13.b.(iii) as a good starting point for further discussions. + • The EU and its MS proposes that the overarching general objective should be + supplemented with a sub-objective for microplastics specifically. The sub-objective + could then be underpinned by a target in line with for example “Reduce release of + + + + 8 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 9(34) + + +microplastics to the environment by x % by 20xx. The sub-objective should be +followed by harmonized reporting and measuring of microplastics release into the +environment. + + + + + 9 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 10(34) + + +EU AND IT’s MEMBER STATES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION +5: STRENGTHING WASTE MANAGEMENT + The options paper presents four options related to strengthening waste management + + + a) Options for enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation + + i) Deploy and foster the development of technologies for the collection, recycling and disposal of plastic + waste. + ii) Set a target for reducing the generation of plastic waste that needs final disposal operations such as + landfilling and incineration. + iii) Develop guidance for areas such as: + + a. Encouragement of investment in waste management infrastructure; + + b. Sampling, analysis, monitoring, reporting and verification of plastic waste in the environment, to + support policymakers in measuring the impact of implemented targets and policies; + c. Specifications for containers, equipment and storage sites containing plastic waste. + + iv) Promote research for innovation. + + + + b) Options for regulating plastic waste: + + i) Regulate the movement, and end of life management of plastic waste to reduce leakage from mismanaged + waste. + ii) Prohibit the following dangerous practices: open burning, incineration, co-firing in coal-fired power plants + and other waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in cement kilns, and chemical recycling. + iii) Establish guidance and tools for decision-making on waste recycling practices (to avoid lock-ins to + solutions that harm human and environmental health). + iv) Set indicators and obligations for plastic waste collection, sorting and recycling, especially at the national + level. + v) Require producers to prepare an action plan that includes individual waste reduction targets. + + + + c) Options related to illegal dumping and disposal of plastic waste: + i) Implement measures to ensure the collection, sorting, management, and disposal of plastic waste in an + environmentally sound and safe manner. ii) Rely on the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary + Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal where appropriate. + iii) Establish surveillance systems and quotas for exports of plastic waste. + + iv) Prohibit or control transboundary movement of plastic waste, except where this ensures circularity; v) + Develop a streamlined permit process for transboundary movement of plastic waste to countries where recycling + facilities exist with sufficient capacity; + vi) Apply a timetable for control measures on transboundary movements of plastic waste, in particular those + from developed countries to developing countries. + + + d) Options for promoting EPR and enabling a market for recycling: + i) Adopt measures to strengthen the demand for secondary plastics and facilitate environmentally sound + plastic scrap recycling, including by using public procurement to drive demand for plastic products + containing higher recycled content, where feasible. + ii) Set indicators for the plastic waste recycling rate, especially at the domestic level. + + iii) Establish EPR systems to incentivize recycling, taking into account national circumstances. Options for + such systems include: + + + + + 10 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 11(34) + + + a. Action plan programmes in which fees are charged to plastic manufacturers and plastic product + producers; + b. A set of guidelines for EPR systems + + iv) Provide financial support and tax exemptions for recycling projects. + + v) Establish best available technologies for recycling to ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement (or with + principles of sustainable banking and investment). + vi) Establish a requirement that polymer producers invest in the volume of recycling facilities needed to + recycle all the plastic they produce that could become plastic waste. + + + + + • The EU and its MS support legally binding provisions to be included in the instrument + in view of ensuring environmentally sound management of plastic waste and to + facilitate increased collection, sorting and recycling globally, reflecting the waste + hierarchy and striving for a circular economy. + + • The EU and its MS welcome the adoption by the BRS COP 16 of the technical + guidelines on the environmentally sound waste management of plastic wastes. The + guidelines should be taken into account when discussing further on options regarding + plastic waste. + + • The EU and its MS support including a binding obligation to strengthen waste + management. Many of the options outlined in the UNEP option paper on strengthening + waste management are interlinked and could be consolidated (e.g.: options linked to + the Basel Convention or other relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements. + + • EU and its MS would strongly encourage the instrument to be based on the waste + hierarchy as a guiding principle or overall objective for the waste management + obligations. For the EU and its MS the waste hierarchy implies that waste prevention + and preparing for re-use are the most preferred options, followed by recycling, then + other recovery including energy recovery, while waste disposal1 e.g. through landfills + should be the very last resort. Introducing a hierarchy could be followed by measures + to move management of plastic further up the waste hierarchy. + • Further some of the options could be made more ambitious such as by setting targets + for collection and recycling, which also include options for the integration of the + informal sector, including waste pickers, in the waste management systems. Collection + targets would push and incentivize Parties to the future instrument to establish + collection schemes and to encourage sorting of plastic waste. A recycling target would + enhance and incentivize recycling and build capacity for recycling. Regarding options + on guidance and research for innovation, the EU and its MS consider these to be + supporting measures. + +1 + Note that, under the Basel Convention, „disposal“ is defined to cover both R operations and D operations, +“disposal” in this context relates to D operations only, in consistency with the definition in the EU Waste +Framework Directive. + + + + 11 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 12(34) + + + + +• The EU and its MS consider the principle of Extend Producer Responsibility (EPR) as + an important tool to operationalize the polluter pays principle and one way for + countries to strengthen waste management. Such EPR-systems can promote waste + prevention by incentivizing producers to develop sustainable products and put the + burden of costs for collection, sorting and recycling and littering on the private sector. + + + + + 12 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 13(34) + + +EU AND IT’S MEMBER STATES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE OBLIGATION 6: +FOSTERING DESIGN FOR CIRCULARITY + +The options paper presents six options for consideration related to circular design of +plastics: + (a) Establish circularity criteria and guidance for design and production of plastic products and + packaging to encourage, enhance and enable value recovery processes and systems; high volume and + problematic product categories could be prioritized, using a “start and strengthen” approach (criteria + and guidance could be included in an annex to the instrument). + (b) Introduce a requirement for plastic products and packaging put on the market to conform to + circularity design criteria. + (c) Establish national requirements for design criteria based on a global harmonized system and + methodologies to promote circularity of plastics. + (d) Establish labelling measures for plastic products and packaging in the light of the criteria and + guidance to allow informed choices by consumers. + (e) Set a target for the required minimum recycled content of plastic products on the market. + + (f) Establish a central data exchange registry where the secretariat can make related information + available. + + + + • It is a priority for the EU and its MS that the future instrument includes a provision + that addresses circular product design and a legally binding obligation for parties to + only put on the market plastic products that meet certain minimum requirements, + based on the aspects listed above. This provision could be included as a obligations in + the main text of the instrument, supported by annexes and other measures in the + instrument. The objective of introducing such obligation(s) is to promote plastics that + through their entire life cycle contribute to the prevention of plastic pollution and to + the protection of human health and the environment. + • As regards to the options paper, the EU and its MS consider that a combination of + options 16 (a), (b) and (e), possibly supplemented by 16 (d), constitute a fruitful + starting point for discussions on obligations related to circular design in the new + instrument. + • The EU and its MS believe that the provisions and the criteria should be supported by + targets for collection, reuse and recycling, as well as for recycled content (option e). + The criteria should, as appropriate, be addressed to relevant product groups and with + due consideration of all stages of their life cycle, and be based on an circularity + approach . + • A mandate should be given to an intersessional working group in view of preparing the + first draft of such annex(es) for the consideration of INC-3 (or a later INC session). + + + + + 13 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 14(34) + + + + +EU AND IT’S MEMBER STATES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE OBLIGATION 7: +ENCOURAGING REDUCE, REUSE AND REPAIR OFOR PLASTIC PRODUCTS +AND PACKAGING + +The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to encouraging +reduce, reuse and repair plastic products and packaging + (a) Option for targets: Set targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of plastic products. + + (b) Options for regulating and encouraging reduction and reuse of plastics: + i. Request the governing body to develop and adopt general and sectoral guidelines for + reduction and reuse. ii. Encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, such as containers + and bottles, including through service delivery systems. iii. Recommend that parties promote + reuse through collection of used plastics by production sector. iv. Apply harmonized product + design standards, certifications and requirements, including for certain plastic products and + packaging. + v. Encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, tariffs or tax incentives, + EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, right-to-repair requirements + and remove trade barriers. + + + + • Enabling circular economy and building on the waste hierarchy constitute a + crosscutting priority for the EU and its Member states. It is key that plastic products + are kept in the economic cycle with the highest possible value for as long as possible. + • The EU and its MS therefore support an obligation to promote reduce, reuse and repair + of plastic products and packaging. Priority should be given to reduction, reuse, and + repair which can all be facilitated through the product design stage and designing for + circularity, and through promotion of circular business models.. + • The EU and its MS propose that to facilitate discussions on this topic, overall + reduction efforts should rather be addressed in discussions around obligations in the + option paper related to obligations 1 to 4. Under the current section of options, the EU + and its MS would rather focus the discussion on ways of promoting reuse and multi- + use schemes, through different obligations and voluntary approaches in the future + instrument. + • Nevertheless, the EU and its MS consider that most of the options outlined in the + UNEP option paper on this topic constitutes a good starting point for the negotiations + on fostering reuse in the future instrument and thus support the options. + • The EU and its MS see merit in a combination of a target on reuse - option 16 (a) - and + a mix of regulatory measures and voluntary approaches as expressed in options 16(b) - + to be taken by Parties to encourage reuse of plastics. + + + + + 14 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 15(34) + + +EU AND IT’S MEMBER STATES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION +8: PROMOTING THE USE OF SAFE, SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES AND +SUBSTITUTES + +The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to promoting the +use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes + +(a) Options for enhancing research and development: + i. Provide platforms for sharing information on the development of safe, sustainable alternatives and + substitutes. + ii. Establish market tools (or fiscal policy incentives) for enhancing research and development of + alternative products and technologies. +(b) Options for reviewing and enabling the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes: + i. Establish a certification scheme for plastic products. + + ii. Task a technical review committee (comparable to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel + under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer) with assessing criteria for + the sustainable production and use of plastics and the availability of safe alternatives and substitutes, + set out the criteria in annexes to the instrument, and recommend possible adjustments to such + annexes or amendments to the instrument (including new annexes). + iii. Develop clear mechanisms for funding, technical support and transfer of technology for the + development of natural alternatives to plastics, in particular in small island developing States. + iv. Use economic instruments, such as fees, tariffs, taxes, subsidies, and tradable permit systems, to + incentivize a reduction of plastic use and the adoption of sustainable alternatives. + + + + + • The EU and its MS are open to discuss the options presented under obligation + 8. However, we believe it is too early in the process to decide on promoting the use + of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes. It needs to be further elaborated, + studied and discussed. + • For the EU and its MS it is extremely important to include the waste hierarchy + and the 3R principle (reduce, reuse and recycle) in the future legally binding + instrument, to encourage options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome. + Also, a system where raw material is valued and reused and where take-back and as + many rotations as possible are incentivized. We prefer for instance not to develop + alternative single use materials to replace single use plastics but instead promote new + business models focused on reuse and refill systems. + • Where the use of primary raw materials cannot be avoided, the use of safe and + sustainable non-fossil alternatives and substitutes might be promoted under certain + conditions including of strict sustainable criteria for their feedstock, considering + environmental, economic, social and health aspects. It is also important to ensure that + alternatives and substitutes contribute to the circular economy, and that they do not + lead to any unintended harmful consequences. This way the future legally binding + instrument can also maximize its contribution to the Kunming Montreal Global + Biodiversity Framework. + • Although not presented as an option, the EU and its MS could consider a non- + fossil carbon target in the instrument. This as one way to promote safe, sustainable + non-fossil alternatives and substitutes. This way the future legally binding instrument + can also maximize its contribution to Paris climate goals and the transition to a non- + fossil economy. + + + 15 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 16(34) + + +• The EU and its MS also believe that the future instrument should include +precautionary provisions on green claims for alternatives and substitutes to avoid +greenwashing, such as, provisions for when a plastic product can be labelled as +biodegradable, compostable or biobased and how the labelling should be designed. +• Now going back to the actual options presented in the paper on core obligation +8, and considering that this topic needs to be further explored, options under 17a +concerning research and development could be envisaged. Option 17 a (i) concerning +platforms could be linked to the work of the envisaged technical review committee. +Concerning the other options under 17b, option (i) is not entirely clear, and EU and its +MS would welcome more information, similarly for option 17b (iii). EU and its MS +supports option 17b (little roman ii) concerning the development of sustainability +criteria. The EU and its MS would welcome option (iv) concerning economic +instruments to incentivize a reduction of plastics and the use of those alternatives that +can genuinely be considered safe and sustainable. In general, also the combination of +other options under 17 a and b could be envisaged, on condition that the waste +hierarchy is included. +• we would like to draw your attention to the boxed comment for core obligation +8 in the option paper, which has left the EU and its MS concerned. In the boxed +comment biodegradable and compostable material are referred to as materials that +could reduce health risks associated with plastic pollution and promote circularity in +the plastics industry. We would be cautious to make such a statement already now in a +paper as we do not know yet what impact these materials could have on for example +biodiversity, ecosystem or how reusable and recyclable they are. + + + + + 16 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 17(34) + + +EU AND IT’S MEMBER STATES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION +9: ELIMINATING THE RELEASE AND EMISSION OF PLASTICS TO WATER, +SOIL AND AIR + +The options paper presents four options for consideration related to eliminating the release +and emission of plastics: + (a) Reduce and, where feasible, eliminate releases of plastics to water, soil and air (general and sectoral + measures could be listed in an annex to the instrument, including wastewater, industrial facilities, + aquaculture, agriculture and the fishing industry, and transport). + (b) Develop and use the best available technology and best environmental practices, including + environmental and emission/effluent standards, to minimize and eliminate pollution from all stages + of the plastic life cycle. + (c) Prohibit dangerous practices to prevent the production and releases of toxic emissions from plastic + waste management. + (d) Take effective measures to prevent and reduce loss of fishing gear containing plastic and leverage + existing efforts, including those of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and + the International Maritime Organization. + + + • The EU and its MS believe the future instrument should be tailored to prevent releases + and emissions of plastics to the environment through obligations targeting production, + shipping, storage, consumption and use, as this is proven to be the most effective and + cost-efficient way to end plastic pollution. + • However, to achieve a comprehensive instrument there is a need to also include + downstream measures that directly target emissions of plastic pollution and that are + complementary to the upstream measures. + • It is the view of the EU and its MS that obligations targeting releases and emissions to + water, soil and air are best carried out through a sectorial approach, starting with the + most prioritized sources, and strengthening over time. + • The EU and its MS believes that adequate monitoring, including in the coastal and + marine environment, of plastic litter quantities, pathways and impacts is essential for + designing and implementing measures which will reduce impacts of plastic pollution + in an efficient way. + • The EU and its MS see the combination of options 18 .a, b, c and d as a good starting + point for the negotiations of measures to eliminate the release and emission of plastics. + + + + + 17 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 18(34) + + +EU AND IT’S MEMBER STATES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION +10: ADRESSING EXISTING PLASTIC POLLUTION +The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to how +to address existing plastic pollution including abandoned, lost, or discarded +fishing gear: +(a) Options for addressing existing plastic pollution: + i. Take measures to remediate plastic pollution in the environment, + including in the marine environment and areas beyond national jurisdiction, + taking into account the draft agreement under the United Nations Convention + on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine + biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. ii. Cooperate to + develop strategies to identify, prioritize and address areas of legacy waste. + + + +(b) Options for sector/context-specific measures: + + i. Eliminate ghost gear pollution in the environment, particularly the + marine environment, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture + Organization of the United Nations and the International Maritime + Organization. + ii. Conduct remediation activities in specific contexts such as + accumulation sites on coasts, rivers and estuaries, urban mining and + unregulated landfills, as feasible and justified from a socioeconomic + perspective. Priority could be given to plastic pollution hotspots and + measures that could have a positive local or regional impact on human health + or the environment and to minimizing negative effects to ecosystems. iii. + Develop criteria and guidelines on best available techniques and best + environmental practices, including to ensure that clean-up activities respect + biodiversity. Option include: + a. Identifying indicators for hot spots where quantities and types of + litter endanger marine or other species or habitats; + b. Encouraging the adoption of targeted removal measures in national + action plans (NAPs) on a voluntary basis (e.g., clean-up activities and + awareness-raising initiatives) + + + + + • The EU and its Member States are of the opinion that preventive measures are + essential to end plastic pollution. However, we also recognize that the issue of existing + plastic pollution, including abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDG), and + fishing and aquaculture gear, that this issue is urgent, and that dedicated measures + should be part of the future instrument. The EU and its MS support, that fishing gear + as source to marine plastic pollution, is included in the future instrument and it needs + to be addressed through its entire life-cycle. + • The EU and its MS believe existing plastic pollution could be addressed through + remediation measures and activities in specific contexts, such as accumulation of + plastic litter in sites on coasts, rivers including riverine areas, estuaries, floodplains, + urban mining and unregulated landfills. Priority should be given to plastic pollution + hotspots and measures that can have a local or regional positive impact on human + health and the environment and minimizing negative effects to ecosystems, + considering also other potential environmental impacts such as energy/fuel + consumption or emissions from remediation activities. + + + 18 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 19(34) + + +• As a related and highly damaging issue, measures for the removal of abandoned, lost, + or discarded fishing gear, including litter from aquaculture, should be included in the + future instrument, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the + United Nations and the International Maritime Organization, which has adopted an + Action Plan to address marine plastic litter from ships. +• The EU and its MS propose that Parties to the future instrument could, as part of their + national action plans, develop and implement measures to monitor, identify and + address existing plastic pollution, where there is a risk of harm to human health, the + environment, biodiversity, maritime navigation and safety, fisheries and tourism, + according to a priority assessment. +• The EU and its MS find it import to promote actions beyond national jurisdiction. + These actions should not duplicate efforts/actions which are under the draft agreement + under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and + sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction + (BBNJ). +• Considering the points above, the EU and its MS believe that the combination of + most of the options under 19.a and 19.b is a good starting point for the negotiations of + measures to address existing plastic pollution. We especially support option 19.b.(ii) in + combination with 19.b.(i), while we see option 19.b. (iii) as essential tools for + conducting this work. + + + + + 19 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 20(34) + + +EU AND IT’S MEMBER STATES STATEMENT POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATIONS +11: FACILITATING A JUST TRANSITION, INCLUDING AN INCLUSIVE +TRANSITION OF THE INFORMAL WASTE SECTOR +The options paper presents five sets of potential options for consideration related to the just +transition and the role of the informal waste sector + +(a) Establish a mechanism to ensure a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for the industry and affected +workers, informal waste workers and affected communities, particularly in developing countries; + +(b) Establish a requirement for private waste management companies to collect plastic waste from informal +waste picker cooperatives or associations, where relevant, and establish gradual schemes for their formalization +in a fair, equitable and inclusive manner . As these cooperatives or associations formalise, the requirement for +companies to collect from waste picker cooperatives or associations should be geared toward the formal ones. + +(c) Improve working conditions for workers, including waste pickers, including by providing legal +recognition and support for informal waste pickers, such as access to health care, education and social security +benefits. + +(d) Integrate the informal waste sector into the plastics value chain and promote a circular economy through +a “just transition programme”. + +(e) Establish a requirement to use fees derived from EPR schemes to fund an upgrade of infrastructure and +technical and management skills for informal waste pickers to function as waste collection and sorting +companies. + + + • The EU and its MS recognize that ending plastic pollution will not be possible without + ensuring a just, inclusive and sustainable transition. As such, a human rights based + approach shall be a cross-cutting priority of the instrument. + + • Even though it is not presented as a specific option in the option paper we would like to + propose including a reference to the human right to a clean, healthy, sustainable and + environment, as recognized by the UN General Assembly in the instrument. + + • The EU and its MS recognize and acknowledge the role of the informal waste sector + and waste pickers in plastic waste management. It will be important to improve the + working conditions for this sector and make sure that measures included in the future + instrument will not negatively affect their livelihoods. + • The EU and its MS could also consider the inclusion of a subobjective for just + transition in the future legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.. + • The EU and its MS are supportive and open to discuss all options presented under this + obligation although taking into account that not all options may be relevant for all + Parties to the future legally binding instrument. + • Regarding option 20 a), We seek further clarification on what role the mechanism + should play and how the other options, for example option on proposal of a work + program 20 (d) relate to such a proposed mechanism. We would see it useful to spend + some time to discuss the function of a possible mechanism and how it relates to the + other options. + • The possible implementation of option 20 e) needs to be further discussed, taking also + into account the discussions that we will have on means of implementation. We need + to make sure that option e will not be too complicated and burdensome to establish + + + + 20 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 21(34) + + + and make sure that waste pickers are not excluded when setting up new formal waste + management systems for plastic waste. + +• Option 20(c) outlines an important principle of a legal recognition which we find + interesting. It would be beneficial to better understand how this would be formulated + and how it relates to other fora where this is discussed. Our preliminary position is that + we do not find it appropriate to directly regulate the working conditions of informal + sector workers in the future legally binding instrument. But we look forward to further + engaging in this discussion. + +• Lastly, The EU and its MS are generally open to discuss option 20 (d), especially if the + programme is targeted to the informal waste sector and other vulnerable groups such + as women, youth and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC). + + + + + 21 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 22(34) + + +EU AND IT’S MEMBER STATES STATEMENT POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATIONS +12: PROTECTING HUMAN HEALTH FROM THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF +PLASTIC POLLUTION + +The options paper presents two options regarding assessing and evaluating risks regarding +human health and two options regarding cooperation to be considered at INC2: +(a) Options for assessing and evaluating risks: +(i) Evaluate risks caused by plastic and plastic pollution for human health. +(ii) Conduct further research on the adverse effects of plastic and plastic pollution on + human health. +(b) Options for cooperation: +(i) Promote cooperation, collaboration and exchange of information with the World Health + Organization, the International Labour Organization and other intergovernmental + organizations. +(ii) Improve the One Health approach. + + + • The EU and its MS support and are open to discuss and consider all options presented + under core obligation 12. However, the EU and its MS would have a strong preference + for the future legally binding instrument to address the risks related to plastic pollution + in an integrated approach where the adverse effects to both human health and the + environment are considered. + + • Regarding potential options for assessing and evaluating risks, the EU and its MS are + supportive to both options. To assess and evaluate risks to human health but also the + environment will need to be science based. Therefore, a subsidiary body to the future + legally binding instrument or the future science policy panel could be tasked to gather + more knowledge on these topics. + • The EU and its MS recognise the importance of cooperation, collaboration and exchange + of information with WHO, International Labour Organisation and other + intergovernmental organisations to avoid duplication. Cooperation will also be + important in regard to communication and awareness raising. Further the EU and its MS + are supportive of the One Health approach and would be interested in engaging in a + conversation of how the instrument can contribute to the One Health approach. + + + + + 22 +",2 +2052,Argentina,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentinaagenda1statement_0.pdf,[],['Argentina'],[],Members,statement,"ARGENTINA + + Tema 1 del Programa - Apertura del período de sesiones. + +Segunda sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para la elaboración de + un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por + plásticos, incluso en el medio marino Segundo período de sesiones (INC-2) + + +Sr. Presidente, + +La Argentina desea agradecer a Francia por haber organizado la segunda sesión del +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para la elaboración de un instrumento +internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por plásticos. + +La contaminación por plásticos se ha vuelto un problema acuciante, que nos obliga a +actuar de manera urgente. Resulta evidente que la cuestión requiere un cambio en los +patrones de producción y consumo que nos convoca a ser innovadores en nuestras +respuestas y pragmáticos en nuestro abordaje. + +Desde su irrupción en el siglo pasado, el plástico ha pasado a tener un papel central en +la vida de nuestras sociedades. Sin embargo, su uso cada vez más masivo y su bajo costo +de elaboración han resultado en enormes cantidades de desechos que no hemos sabido, +hasta el momento, como gestionar. Es necesario dar un salto cuanti y cualitativo en la +manera en que los países resolvemos el problema del desecho plástico, con el +compromiso del sector privado y el involucramiento de los consumidores. A este +respecto, consideramos necesario hacer énfasis en la necesidad de contar con esquemas +apropiados de responsabilidad extendida del productor, así como de herramientas de +sensibilización y educación adecuadas. + +Hace algo más de un año, los Estados hemos adoptado en la Asamblea de las Naciones +Unidas para el Medio Ambiente una decisión trascendental, que modificará +seguramente nuestros patrones de consumo. En efecto, a través de la resolución 5/14, +que la Argentina apoyó y contribuyó a adoptar, los Estados nos hemos comprometido a +contar con un instrumento que aborde integralmente esta problemática en un plazo +perentorio. Reiteramos nuestro compromiso para llegar a un acuerdo concreto, con +medidas vinculantes y no vinculantes, que promuevan el uso responsable del plástico, +con la finalidad de contribuir a un ambiente sano y al desarrollo sostenible. + +La manera de lograr ese acuerdo es a través del consenso y la amplia participación de +todas las partes interesadas, porque el concurso de la sociedad civil será vital para +asegurar el éxito de las acciones que emerjan de las negociaciones. Asimismo, la +Argentina considera que el proceso debe estar orientado por un enfoque de derechos +humanos, que posibilite la transición justa, teniendo en cuenta la necesidad de no dejar +a nadie atrás. + +Sr. Presidente, + +=== PAGE BREAK === + A efectos de lograr el objetivo del desarrollo sostenible, reafirmamos, una vez más, la +centralidad del principio de responsabilidades comunes pero diferenciadas. En efecto, +las distorsiones generadas por el desarrollo desigual de los países han resultado en el +hecho de que los países en desarrollo nos vemos enormemente afectados por las +consecuencias de una crisis en cuyos orígenes tuvimos escasa participación. + +Para atender estas diferencias históricas, y asegurar el éxito de las medidas y +obligaciones que se acuerden, se debe prestar especial atención a garantizar la +disponibilidad de medios de implementación efectivos, incluyendo financiamiento, +capacitación y transferencia de tecnología moderna. Esto debe constituir un resultado +fundamental del futuro instrumento, ya que sin ellos, la letra del tratado, por muy +meritoria y prescriptiva que sea, no contará con la robustez necesaria para transformar +nuestra realidad. +",2 +2053,Romania,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/romania_statement.pdf,[],['Romania'],[],Members,statement,"Mr. President, + + + +I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Chair of the Eastern European Group (EEG) in Nairobi. + + + +Mr. President, + + + +The Romanian chair of the EEG has steadily worked in Nairobi to finding the way forward on the EEG +nominations to the Bureau of the INC 2. + + + +Given the Chair’s duty to keep the EEG operational and able to fulfil its tasks, since there are no +formal rules of procedures for the EEG and no consensus was possible, the EEG Chair had to resort to +the principled UN rules of adopting decisions, respectively by vote. + + + +Based on that, a roll call vote was conducted during the last EEG meeting in Nairobi in order to arrive +at a conclusion regarding the preferences within the EEG on the nominations to the Bureau of the +INC 2. + + + +The outcome of this roll call vote indicated that Estonia and Georgia have been selected as preferred +candidates for the Bureau of the INC 2, with an overwhelming majority of the 21 EEG member-states +present, out of 23. + + + +I also wish to underline that everything has been done with the highest degree of transparency. + + + +Mr. President, + + + +I hope that this august body will take into consideration the overwhelming decision made by the EEG +member-states in line with the principles of multilateralism and cooperation. + + + +I thank you. +",2 +2054,Ukraine,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ukrainestatementitem2.pdf,[],['Ukraine'],[],Members,statement,"Check Against Delivery + + + + + Statement of the Delegation of Ukraine + (29.05.2023, Paris) +Mr. President +Madam Executive Director, +Excellencies, +Distinguished participants, +Good morning. +First of all, let me express on behalf of the Government of Ukraine our sincere +appreciation to the UNEP and INC Secretariats for organizing this very important +event as well as for the Government of France for hosting us in beautiful Paris. +MERCI! +Distinguished participants, +Ukraine is keen of having effective expert negotiations which will resulted in an +important, globally beneficial result - an international legally binding instrument on +plastic pollution. +To this end, being keen of preserving technical nature of INC and the spirit of +compromise the Government of Ukraine has reached an agreement with the +Government of Georgia regarding the exchange of supports according to which +Ukraine has agreed to withdraw its candidacy to the INC in favor of the respective +nominee of the esteemed Georgian Side. +As you know, this agreement was confirmed by the esteemed representatives of +Ukraine and Georgia during the meeting of EEG Member-States, which took place on +April 26, 2023 and was attended by 21 out of 23 Members of the EEG. +Moreover, this agreement between Ukraine and Georgia was welcomed by Members +of the EEG and was supported by the indicative vote, as mentioned in the +intervention of the esteemed Romanian Side in the capacity of the Chair of the EEG. +Taking this into account, Ukraine calls upon all the respective delegations present in +this room to support the preference of Group of Eastern European States which +was clearly expressed during mentioned regional group meeting and support +candidates of Georgia and Estonia to the INC Bureau. + + +Thank you. + + + _________________________ +",2 +2055,India,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indiastatement3a_0.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members,statement,"Thank You Mr Chair, + +As India is taking the floor for the first time in INC2 we would like to thank the Government + +of France for their warm hospitality in welcoming the delegates for this second INC + +meeting. We would also like to thank the INC Secretariat for preparing the documents for + +consideration of INC and organization of this meeting. + + + +India has always been committed to the principle of consensus in decision making in + +respect of substantive matters under multilateral environmental agreements as this + +reiterates collective decision-making and reflects shared responsibilities and + +commitment. + + + +India would like to highlight the concern regarding draft Rules of Procedure that would + +govern the INC process. I would like to share with this august gathering that during INC + +1 also, India had intervened on the same issue of Rule 38.1 of Rules of Procedure. It was + +requested that Rule 38.1 of Rules of Procedure, which talks about decision-making on + +substantive items by 2/3 majority, to be bracketed. + + + +India would like to reiterate the same and would like to request to bracket Rule 38.1 of + +the Rules of Procedure before we all move forward to negotiate on any matter including + +the Rules of Procedure. + + + +I would like to state again that India has always led from the front on all environmental + +issues and will continue doing so. At the same time, to ensure the fairness, equity, shared + +=== PAGE BREAK === + responsibility and collective commitments and actions, in all multilateral processes, + +consensus based decision making is indispensable. + + + +Thank you Mr Chair. +",2 +2056,Qatar,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/qatarstatementagenda4_0.pdf,[],['Qatar'],[],Members,statement,"‫سيدي الرئيس‪..‬‬ + ‫السيدات والسادة‪..‬‬ + ‫السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‪،‬‬ +‫أود بداية أن أعرب عن شكري وتقديري لحكومة جمهورية فرنسا على جهودهم التي‬ + ‫ساهمت في استضافة هذا االجتماع وتنظيمه‪.‬‬ + ‫الحضور الكرام‪..‬‬ +‫أصبحت االستدامة أمرا ً حيويا ً بشكل متزايد في اآلونة األخيرة في جميع أنحاء‬ +‫العالم ‪ ،‬وتملك دولة قطر إرثا ً من االستدامة حيث جسدت الرؤية الوطنية ‪2030‬‬ +‫خارطة الطريق لتحويل قطر الى دولة قادرة على تحقيق التوزان بين مكونات‬ +‫التنمية المستدامة والتي تمثل أطار عمل شامل لتحسين االستغالل األمثل‬ +‫للنفايات بمشاركة كافة مؤسسات وفئات المجتمع على المستويين الحكومي‬ +‫والخاص ‪ ،‬لقد وضعت الدولة العديد من الخطط والقوانين واالهداف المتكاملة‬ +‫التي عملت على تحقيقها للتخلص اآلمن من النفايات بأنواعها بجميع المواقع‬ +‫واالستفادة منها بأحدث الطرق والتي حققت على أثرها إنجازات هامة وكان‬ +‫من أبرزها خالل الفترة األخيرة في إعادة تدوير كافة النفايات البالستيكية‬ +‫المتولدة من فعاليات بطولة كاس العالم ‪ 2022‬ومن خالل تحقيق حل مستدام‬ +‫للفرز والتدوير والتحويل للطاقة بنسبة ‪ %100‬وهذه هي المرة األولى التي‬ +‫تحقق فيها النسبة في تاريخ بطولة كاس العالم‪ ،‬وحيث حققت دولة قطر معدل‬ +‫صفر نفايات بعد التحويل النفايات المتولدة من جميع الفعاليات والمباريات‬ +‫والمالعب بكاس العالم الى مواد قابلة لعادة استخدامها ثم إعادة تدويرها‬ +‫بالشكل الصحيح حتى تصبح مصدرا ً متعددا ً لالستخدام في العديد من المنتجات‬ + ‫والصناعات التي تساهم في تطوير االقتصاد المحلي ‪.‬‬ +‫وفي هذا السياق‪ ،‬انطالقا من أهمية أفراد المجتمع ودورهم في أعادة التدوير‬ +‫حيث انهم يشكلون الجزء األهم في نقطة البداية والتحول للفرز وإعادة التدوير‪،‬‬ +‫حيث أطلقت حملة صفر نفايات والذي يميزها انها حملة مجتمعية يشارك فيها‬ +‫ويدعمها مختلف الجهات والمؤسسات في الدولة من جهات حكومية وشبة‬ +‫حكومية وخاصة ومؤسسات تعليمية وخيرية ومبادرات المجتمع المدني‪ ،‬حيث‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫تستهدف هذه الحملة التقليل من استخدام المواد المنتجة للنفايات وزيادة استخدام‬ +‫المواد المعاد تدويرها والعمل على تطوير منهجية التفكير بشأن إدارة النفايات‬ +‫واهميتها وتشجيع االستثمار في مجال إعادة التدوير بالضافة الى تكثيف‬ + ‫الحمالت والبرامج التوعوية ‪.‬‬ +‫أود بالختام من الجميع بالمشاركة الفعالة في االجتماع من باحثين وتقنيين‬ +‫واالطالع على أحدث ما توصل ألية في مجال إعادة التدوير والتخلص من‬ +‫النفايات بهدف تكامل الجهود في مجال تحسين جودة الحياة واستدامة الموارد‬ +‫والحفاظ عليها ‪ ،‬وأخيرا أتقدم بالشكر والتقدير لألمانة على ذلك الجهد الكبير‬ +‫الذي بذلته لنجاح االجتماع‪ ،‬والشكر موصول لحكومة وشعب جمهورية فرنسا‬ + ‫على حسن االستقبال وجودة تنظيم هذا االجتماع‪.‬‬ + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‪.‬‬ +",2 +2057,Algeria,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/algeria.pdf,[],['Algeria'],[],Members,statement,"ELEMENTS DEVANT ETRE CONTENUS PAR LE FUTUR INSTRUMENT + INTERNATIONAL JURIDIQUEMENT CONTRAIGNANT SUR LA POLLUTION + PLASTIQUES Y COMPRIS DANS LES MILIEUX MARINS + + PROJET D’INTERVENTION DE LA DELEGATION ALGERIENNE + UNESCO, Paris, 28 Mai au 2 juin 2023 + _________ + + + +Monsieur le Président, +Madame la Secrétaire exécutive, +Collègues représentants des délégations + +Nous voulons tout d’abord féliciter le Gouvernement de la République Française +pour avoir abrité la réunion qui nous regroupe en ce bel endroit et le remercier +pour l’accueil chaleureux qu’il nous a été réservé. Nos remerciements s’adressent +également à Monsieur le Président pour son excellente modération et au +secrétariat du PNUE pour les efforts déployés au titre de la préparation de cette +2ème rencontre après celle qui s’est tenue en Uruguay. +Monsieur le Président et distingués délégués +La délégation Algérienne souhaite réitérer certains principes qui devraient guider +notre démarche dans la poursuite de cet exercice, à savoir, que tout instrument +juridiquement contraignant doit être en mesure d’atteindre les objectifs que les +pays se fixent d’un commun accord, tenant compte de leurs responsabilités +communes mais différenciées, capacités nationales respectives et des principes +d’équité et de respect de la souveraineté nationale. Un tel instrument, ayant pour +objectif l’élimination de la pollution plastique tout au long de leur cycle de vie, +doit également laisser la possibilité aux pays d’adopter leurs propres visions, +devant converger avec l’objectif recherché au niveau global. +C’est pourquoi, notre approche devrait être transparente, inclusive et fondée sur +les points de vue exprimés par l’ensemble des délégations. Aussi, est-il nécessaire +de rappeler le besoin que l’instrument dont il est question doit être équilibré et +accommodant pour l’ensemble des pays, partant du constat qu’ils ne sont pas au +même niveau de responsabilité, ni de capacités en termes de moyens, de +ressources humaines, de finances et de technologies, pour une mise en œuvre +et application adéquates et effectives. +La délégation algérienne est d’avis que l’instrument doit porter sur les aspects +généraux de la coopération internationale sur la pollution plastique et de laisser la +possibilité au traitement des aspects spécifiques dans le cadre d’instruments +additionnels, en tant que de besoin et sur la base d’une approche évolutive. +Nous soutenons l’idée qu’il est nécessaire d’adopter une approche holistique qui +associe l’action aux moyens de mise en œuvre. A cet effet, l’ambition de l’action +globale de lutte contre la pollution plastique doit être considérée au même titre +avec celle du soutien financier et technique devant être alloué aux pays en + +=== PAGE BREAK === + développement pour leur permettre de se conformer par rapport au futur cadre +juridique dédié à la lutte contre la pollution plastique. +Nous soutenons également, que le futur instrument inclut : + - L’interdiction progressive l’utilisation des produits plastiques + problématiques et promouvoir l’utilisation de produits de substitution sûrs + et durables ; + - La réduction des rejets de micro plastiques ; + - Le renforcement de la gestion des déchets en encouragent la prise en + considération de la circularité dès la conception ; +Aussi, il est important, en pensant et essayant d’intégrer les dispositifs et +mécanismes permettant d’assurer le bon fonctionnement d’un accord multilatéral +sur la pollution plastique, de ne pas se précipiter en les définissant avant d’avoir +une connaissance, compréhension et implications des éléments contraignants +dudit accord, notamment en ce qui concerne la mise en conformité +(compliance)… +Enfin, la délégation algérienne reste disposer à s’engager positivement pour que +puissent aboutir les consultations et les négociations sur la pollution plastique, +souhaitant un résultat qui, premièrement protège la planète, la biodiversité et les +écosystèmes… et deuxièmement ne doit pas constituer une difficulté ou un poids +aux pays en développement dans la voie de leur émergence et de l’assurance d’une +qualité de vie meilleure à leurs populations. +Je vous remercie de votre attention. +",2 +2058,Benin,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/benin.pdf,[],['Benin'],[],Members,statement,"POSITION DU BENIN RELATIVE A LA GESTION DES DECHETS ET + MICROPLASTIQUES + +Le Bénin félicite le Président pour sa parfaite gestion de cette session. Nous félicitons +également le secrétariat du CIN pour le travail abattu dans le cadre de la mise en place de cet +instrument pour la gestion des microplastiques. Prenant la parole pour la première fois au cours +de cette session, la délégation du Bénin remercie le Gouvernement français et son peuple pour +son hospitalité. +La question des micro plastiques est d’une importance capital et les différents débats qui ont eu +lieu depuis lundi montrent l’importance de la question et l’intérêt des différentes délégations +pour l’atteinte des objectifs fixés. +Le Bénin se joint à la déclaration du Groupe africain qui pose la problématique de la question +de la pollution plastiques sur le continent. Aujourd’hui de nombreuses études montrent l’impact +de cette matière sur la santé humaine, animale et environnementale… Dans le cadre plusieurs +accords tel que l’accord sur la conservation des oiseaux d’eau migrateur d’Afrique et d’Eurasie +(AEWA), on s’est rendu compte de l’impact des plastiques sur la préservation de la biodiversité. + +Aujourd’hui le Bénin fait d’important effort pour une gestion du plastique à travers la loi sur +l’interdiction des plastiques. A cet effet, un financement a été mis en place pour le nettoyage +systématique de nos plages en vue d’éviter la pollution marine. Des associations de jeunes et +de femmes travaillent également à la mise en œuvre de ce texte. + +Cependant, nous sommes conscients que des efforts restent à fournir. Au regard des +mouvements commerciaux dans notre région, il sera nécessaire également qu’une action +communautaire soit menée. +Aussi, l’homme étant-il le consommateur final de la chaine trophique, il faudra donc que nous +agissions parce que notre santé en dépend de même que la survie des génération future. +Je finirai en disant qu’il est important que le présent traité en cours de négociation soit un cadre +qui intègre les force et faiblesse des différents pays. +Nous n’avons qu’une planète et au risque de me répéter, une seule santé. + + + + + 1 +",2 +2059,Burkina Faso,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/burkinafasostatement.pdf,[],['Burkina Faso'],[],Members,statement,"BURKINA FASO + + Unité - Progrès - Justice + + + + +Comité Intergouvernemental de Négociation chargé d’élaborer +un instrument international juridiquement contraignant sur la + pollution plastique, notamment dans le milieu marin + Deuxième session + 29 mai au 02 juin 2023 + + --------------0-------------0--------------- + --------------0------------ + + + + + DECLARATION DU BURKINA FASO + Point de l’ordre du jour 4 + + Élaboration d’un instrument international juridiquement + contraignant sur la pollution plastique, notamment dans le milieu + marin + + + + + Présentée par : + Madame Myriam Aman WEDRAOGO/SOULAMA +Ambassadeur Représentant Permanent Adjoint du Burkina Faso auprès de + l’Office des Nations Unies à Nairobi + REPRESENTATION PERMANENTE DU BURKINA FASO A NAIROBI + + + + Paris, le 30 mai 2023 + (Vérifier au prononcé) + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Monsieur le Président ; +Distingués délégués ; +Le Burkina Faso se félicite du compromis dynamique qui permet au Comité +Intergouvernemental de Négociation chargé d’élaborer un instrument +international juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution plastique, notamment +dans le milieu marin, de poursuivre ses travaux dans la sérénité et en toute +confiance. +Ma délégation voudrait avant tout propos, vous féliciter pour votre élection à la +tête de notre Comité. Nos félicitations vont également aux autres membres du +Bureau. +Le Burkina Faso reste convaincu que sous votre leadership, nos travaux +connaitront un franc succès. +Ma délégation souscrit à la déclaration prononcée par la République du Ghana au +nom du Groupe Africain et souhaite ajouter ce qui suit en sa capacité nationale. +Monsieur le Président ; +Distingués délégués ; +Le Burkina Faso est fortement concerné par la pollution plastique, en ce sens qu’il +produit environ 224 000 tonnes de déchets plastiques par an. +Pour faire face à cette problématique, mon pays a pris d’importantes mesures +d’ordre juridique et institutionnel. C’est dans ce sens qu’une Stratégie nationale +de gestion des déchets plastiques 2023-2027 et son plan d’actions 2023-2025 sont +en cours d’adoption. Aussi, la relecture de la loi sur les emballages et sachets +plastiques est en cours afin de prendre en compte les nouveaux défis y relatifs. +Appuyé par ses partenaires, le Burkina Faso travaille à réduire sa production de +déchets plastiques. Mieux, il entend créer à l’horizon 2025, 50 000 emplois verts +décents. +En dépit du contexte sécuritaire et humanitaire difficile qui le caractérise, mon +pays poursuit avec détermination la mise en œuvre de ses actions en matière de +réduction de la pollution plastique à travers notamment la recherche de +partenariats en vue de la mise œuvre du projet de réalisation et +d’opérationnalisation de cinq unités industrielles de traitement et de valorisation +des déchets solides urbains. + + + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Pour terminer, ma délégation, tout en traduisant sa foi au multilatéralisme, +voudrait saluer le processus en cours en vue de l’adoption d’un instrument +international juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution plastique. Elle voudrait +par ailleurs traduire sa disponibilité à œuvrer aux côtés des autres délégations pour +faire de l’étape de Paris une étape décisive dans ce processus d’élaboration d’un +instrument à partir duquel plusieurs défis pourraient être relevés à travers une +coopération dynamique et agissante. + + +Je vous remercie ! + + + + + 3 +",2 +2060,Comoros,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/comorosstatement_1.pdf,[],['Comoros'],[],Members,statement,"Merci monsieur le président + +L’UNION Des COMORES salue les efforts menés par le secrétariat au cours de ces négociations +intergouvernementales. + +Nous tenons à dresser nos remerciements au gouvernement français pour l’accueil de cette deuxième +session de négociation pour élaborer un instrument juridique internationalement contraignant de lutte +contre la pollution plastique. + +Etant d’accord, que La pollution plastique est une Préoccupation d’ordre planétaire, les plastiques +produits deviennent des déchets, dont une partie importante finit dans nos environnements et nos +océans. Il était temps d’aborder cette approche d’un traité Mondiale, qui mettra en place des mesures +globales, dont tous les ETAT membres auront l’obligation de respecter ses engagements pour un but +commun « la gestion rationnelle des plastiques et micro plastiques dans nos écosystèmes. » + +Nous tenons à appuyer la déclaration du groupe Africain ainsi que la déclaration faite l’organisation +des petits Etats insulaires en développement ; en rappelant certaines spécificités nationales. + +L’union des Comores, étant PEID ne produisant pas des plastiques mais restant toutefois, un +consommateur des plastiques avec une gestion intégrée des déchets très peu développée. + + LES PIED comme l’union des Comores Font face à des contraintes similaires dans leurs efforts de +développement durable, à savoir la base limitée des ressources qui leur prive des avantages des +économies d’échelle ; les petits marchés intérieurs et la forte dépendance à l’égard de quelques +marchés extérieurs. + +Dans ce sens nous suggérons que chaque producteur de plastique doit s’assurer du suivie du cycle +de vie de sa production. Tout en tenant compte des flexibilités dans la mise en œuvre pour les pays +compte tenu des circonstances nationales et de leurs capacités avec des moyens de mise en œuvre +complètes et efficaces. + +De ce fait , Des règles mondiales pour l'ensemble du cycle de vie du plastique permettraient +aux gouvernements, en particulier dans les pays à faible revenu, de mieux prévoir et contrôler +la production et la conception des articles en plastique qui arrivent sur leurs marchés, en +tenant effectivement les entreprises situées en dehors de leur juridiction responsables des +solutions en amont et en aval, ce qui réduirait leur charge de gestion des déchets nationaux. + +Les moyens de mise en œuvre doivent être axés au renforcement des capacités, à l’assistance +technique, au transfert de technologie à des conditions convenues d'un commun accord ainsi +qu’une assistance financière conséquente. + +En fin, nous voudrons faire appel à tous les parties prenantes à faire preuve de +compréhension et de lâcher prise par rapport à des positions qui pourraient compromettre la +réussite de ces négociations. + +Je vous remercie +",2 +2061,Democratic Republic of Congo,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/drc.pdf,[],['Democratic Republic Of The Congo'],[],Members,statement,"DECLARATION DE LA RDC SUR LE PROJET DU TRAITE D’ELIMINATION DES + PLASTIQUES. INC 2 PARIS + + +Monsieur le Président, +La République Démocratique du Congo soutien la déclaration faite par le Ghana au +nom de la région Afrique. +Nous considérons que ce traité doit inclure des règles contraignantes à l'échelle +mondiale pour garantir l’élimination si non la réduction de la pollution plastique. +Pour y parvenir le traité doit : +1°Inclure des interdictions mondiales ou globales des plastiques, +2° prôner l’éliminations progressives de la production, l'utilisation et du commerce +de produits en plastique à haut risque. +Nous devons ensuite nous assurer qu'il existe des exigences et des normes mondiales +pour les produits et les systèmes qui leur permettent d'être réutilisables, recyclables +et gérés d'une manière respectueuse de l'environnement. +Nous devons concentrer et hiérarchiser nos efforts sur les plastiques les plus +polluants, y compris les produits, les applications, les polymères et les produits +chimiques à haut risque. +Pour que les pays mettent en œuvre efficacement ces mesures et exigences +mondiales pour mettre fin à la pollution plastique, la fourniture suffisante et rapide +d'une assistance technique et financière et les transferts de technologie doivent +également être inclus dans l'instrument. Surtout en faveur des pays en +développement. +Je vous remercie + + +BOPE +POINT FOCAL +",2 +2062,Eritrea,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/eritreastatement_0.pdf,[],['Eritrea'],[],Members,statement,"Statement of the State of Eritrea at the Second + Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop + International Legally Binding Instrument on plastic pollution, + including in the Marine Environment + 29 May 2023 + + Paris, France + + + + +Excellencies, +Ladies and Gentlemen, +All protocol observed, + +Allow me to thank the people and government of the Republic of France +for hosting the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating +Committee to develop International Legally Binding Instrument on plastic +pollution, including in the Marine Environment. + +I also would like to thank the INC Secretariat for the diligent work that +brought this session to fruition. + +Excellencies, + +As we continue negotiations to forge an international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, it is worth noting that twenty years ago, the +government of Eritrea took the initiative to control plastic pollution and +banned single-use plastic bags among other voluntary measures. However, +the experiences learned affirm that controlling upstream production is +principal for successfully reducing and eliminating plastic pollution. + +In this instrument, harmonized global binding measures to eliminate single- +use and other high-risk plastic categories, including polymers, chemicals +and products, remain critical. However, in order to account for socio- +economic issues, sustainable alternatives to plastic that do not exacerbate +environmental degradation and loss of livelihoods are also key for this +negotiation’s success. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + It is clearly stated in the first INC session that Eritrea aligns its stance with +that of the African group and in this session as well. Eritrea is committed to +the initiatives that ensure sound environmental practices throughout the +plastic life cycle, as well as initiatives that protect the human health and +environment. The least developed countries are predominantly net importer +of plastic products and have limited technical, technological and financial +capacity to sustainably intervene in solving plastic pollution. + +Accounting to this fact, it is critical to reflect national circumstances in the +arrangements sought in this instrument. Setting up global binding product +design standards and requirements to support the development of national +and regional standards including transparency, monitoring and means of +verification of what enters our borders. Putting forward enabling +interventions will support the control of transboundary movement of plastic +and regulate waste management. + +The INC negotiations also requires attention to simplified access to finance, +technical and technological needs of concerned parties, especially least +developed countries, for swift and effective implementation of the legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution. + +Finally, Eritrea requests the Chair of the INC to facilitate Member States in +preparing a Draft Zero Text by INC-3, in line with the roadmap set in the +first session of the INC. This is crucial in order for the INC to maintain the +ambition outlined in the UNEA Resolution 5/14 to develop an international +legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. + +I thank you. +",2 +2063,Ethiopia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ethiopiastatement_2.pdf,[],['Ethiopia'],[],Members,statement,"Statement by Ethiopia for the Second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee + (INC2) To Developing Legally Binding Instrument to Combat Plastic Pollution + HE Dr. Getahun Gardew + May 28, 2023 + Paris, France +Ethiopia wishes to thank France for hosting this 2nd INC meeting to negotiate the +Global legally binding Agreement to combat Plastic Pollution including in the +marine environment. +During UNEA 5.2 members agreed to commence these negotiations to provide a +legally binding instrument for addressing plastic pollution across the full life cycle +of plastics. Since then, we met during the OEWG meeting in Dakar Senegal where +we guided the Secretariat on the level of preparedness needed to ensure +negotiators engaged more effectively, and for INC 1 we met in Uruguay to address +major organizational as well as substantive matters. +Ethiopia would like to thank the Secretariat for developing many documents that +have been a good guide towards these negotiations including the options paper. +Mr. Chair +Plastic pollution presents a threat to human health, climate, and biodiversity and +In order to effectively tackle the plastic pollution and the associated environmental +risk with the ever increasing of production of plastics globally the instrument +should prioritise high-risk plastic including problematic polymers and products +Ethiopia cautions that we need to choose our options carefully ensure that +innovation and creativity on solutions to address plastics pollution are allowed to +thrive. Let’s harness all opportunities while preventing harm to human health and +the environment +Ethiopia is a net importing country for Plastic Products. We have made an effort +through domestic laws to reduce the impact of Plastic pollution focused on +reduction of single-use shopping bags. However, the attempt to reduce the impact +by reducing the amount of plastic going to the waste has not reached the level it + +=== PAGE BREAK === + required and of course, we have heard a lot of similar voice many countries having +the same challenge during the first INC. This challenge cannot be solved by one +country alone, it demand harmonised global binding measures, coordination and +partnership. + + +Mr. Chair + + +Ethiopia looks forward to and has an ambition to see the clear and compressive +objective of the instrument to protect human health and the environment from the +adverse effects of plastic pollution throughout the life cycle by addressing +significant reduction in production and use of high-risk plastics at priority + + +We also emphasize the need for an effective implantation mechanism of the +instrument. We do believe efficient and effective technical support that we are +going to install in the instrument will determine the impact and global reduction +and elimination of plastic problems. +Finally Mr. Chair +Given the urgency of the problems and the need to act quickly we ask you the chair +to facilitate the preparation of the zero drafts of the instrument for the next INC +which will be scheduled In Nairobi, Kenya +Colleagues, +Let me conclude by stressing once again how important this 2nd INC is. To end +plastic pollution, we must be bold, innovative. I am confident that we are ready for +the task ahead of us and I look forward to a constructive and successful meeting +with all of you. + + +I thank you +",2 +2064,Gabon,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gabon_0.pdf,[],['Gabon'],[],Members,statement,"DEUXIÈME SESSION DU COMITÉ DE NÉGOCIATION + INTERGOUVERNEMENTAL SUR L’ÉLABORATION D’UN + INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL JURIDIQUEMENT + CONTRAIGNANT POUR LUTTER CONTRE LA POLLUTION + PLASTIQUE, NOTAMMENT EN MILIEU MARIN + + + DÉCLARATION D’OUVERTURE + DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE + +Merci, Monsieur le Président +Permettez-moi féliciter au nom du Gabon, la République Française, le Programme des +Nations Unies pour l’Environnement et le Secrétariat Exécutif de l’INC pour l’organisation +de la deuxième session du Comité de Négociation Intergouvernemental pour l’élaboration +d’un instrument international juridiquement contraignant pour lutter contre la pollution +plastique, notamment en milieu marin. +Distingués Délégués en vos rangs, grades et qualités, tout protocole observé. +Le Gabon se joint à la déclaration du Groupe Africain et appui celle de la High Ambition +Coalitation +Les données scientifiques connues relatives aux effets de la pollution plastique motive le +haut niveau d’ambition de tous les Membres du Comité de Négoiation +Intergouvernemental en faveur du respect du droit pour chacun à un environnement sain +et équilibré justifiant la pertinence de la résolution 5/14 de l’UNEA. +Le Gabon croit fermement que le futur traité devrait avoir pour objectif d’un part de mettre +fin à la pollution plastique y compris les microplastiques notamment en s’attaquant aux +plastiques à usage unique et ceux non essentiels, et d’autre part de prévenir les effets de +cette pollution sur la santé humaine et animale. +Ainsi, le Gabon souhaite l’intégration du principe de non-régression dans le futur traité du fait de +la gravité des pollutions plastiques. +La non régression c’est ne pas se résigner à agir efficacement contre la polltution plastique +La non régression c’est parvenir à consolider les acquis internationaux antérieurs en faveur de la +protection de l’environnement, de la biodiversité et du systéme climatique +La non régression c’est maintenir le haut niveau d’ambition de tous les membres de ce processus +de négociation +Monsieur le Président, +Le Gabon reconnaît l’impérieuse nécessité de définir les obligations communes juridiquement +contraignantes et des indicateurs d’évaluation pertinents à l’échelle globale. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + A ce titre, le Comité de Négociation Intergouvernemental devrait se concentrer et prioriser les +mesures globales contraignantes pour éliminer, réduire, faire circuler et gérer en toute sécurité des +catégories spécifiques de plastique - y compris les polymères, les produits et additifs chimiques - qui +présentent des risques élevés de pollution. +Pour conclure, le Gabon réitére que la prévention des incidences de la pollution plastique sur +l’environnement et la santé humaine ainsi que animale doivent être considérée comme une urgence +planétaire qui requière des efforts communs sans délai et une solidarité internationale évoluée. +Merci Monsieur le Président + + + + +------------------------ +",2 +2065,Ghana,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ghanastatement_0.pdf,[],['Ghana'],[],Members,statement,"Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution + 29 May - 2 June 2023, Paris, France + + Draft + GHANA STATEMENT + +Mr. President, excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, + +It’s my utmost pleasure to read this statement on behalf of my delegation from Ghana. + +Since Ghana is taking the floor for the first time, we want to take the opportunity to thank the +Government and the people of France for the warm hospitality they offered us since we arrived +in France and for agreeing to host the INC-2. We also want to thank our kind sponsors for their +contribution to support this meeting. + +Mr. President, Ghana aligns itself with the position statement made by the African group in the +development of an internationally legally binding instrument for plastics pollution, including +in the marine environment. + +Mr. President, Ghana has witnessed how plastics have been indiscriminately disposed into our +water bodies resulting in perennial floods across the country. We have also experienced low +fish yields as toxic chemicals in plastics adversely impact aquatic ecosystems and among others +diminish our fish stocks and ultimately affect human health. + +Based on the effect of plastics on the Ghanaian economy, Ghana has enacted a National Plastic +Management Policy (NPMP) which aims to comprehensively manage plastics to address +current environmental and human health challenges as well as also provide a vehicle for +sustainable development. + +In conclusion, Mr. President, excellencies, distinguished delegates, Ghana would like to +reiterate its commitment and support for the UNEA Resolution 3/7 which calls for all countries +to develop and implement action plans for: + • preventing marine litter and the discharge of microplastics, + • encouraging resource efficiency, + • increasing collection and recycling rates of plastic waste, + • re-designing and re-using of products and materials, and + • avoiding the unnecessary use of plastic and plastic containing chemicals of particular + concern (para 4c). + +The Ghanaian delegation is ready to work with the other member states to ensure we continue +discussions on a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. We are also ready to share +our experience with delegates on the processes leading to the enactment of the Ghana’s national +policy on plastics and to learn from others on how to improve upon our policy going forward. + +Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind attention. +",2 +2066,Guinea  English  |  Français,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guinea.pdf,[],['Guinea'],[],Members,statement,"Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic + Pollution 29 May – 2 June 2023 + Paris , France + Item 4 + GUINEA, STATEMENT + +My sincere thanks and appreciation to Government of Guinea for making it +possible for me to be here today and French Government for welcoming + everybody here in France. + +And also my warm welcome to countries, businesses, stakeholders and civil societies for +attending this second round of negotiations today organised by competent and hard +working INC. office. + +The rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious global environmental, +socio-economic and health problems. Under business-as-usual scenario and in the +absence of necessary intervention, the amount of plastic waste entering our aquatic +ecosystems could nearly triple from 9-14million tons per year in 2016 to about 23-37million +tons per year by 2040. + Mr President ; This massive amount of plastic pollution will wreak immense havoc on our +ecosystems , If urgent steps are not taken to ameliorate the ugly situation. +Human wellbeing depends on nature and economic development, but it can no longer +come at nature’s expense. As a result, we must work together to help countries +mainstream nature into economic decisions, including making the private sector part of +the solution for people and nature. + +We must come together and pledge to protect our natural environment at all cost to +shape tomorrow’s world. We, everyone in the world have only little time to stop plastic +pollution, otherwise, the scale of the problem will be out of control. + +The Government of Guinea strongly welcomes the ongoing process for a global plastic +treaty and supports the partnerships in place in order to eliminate and remediate plastic +pollution and enhance circular plastic management at local, regional and global levels. +We urge parties to adopt clear and verifiable objectives in order to take a bold step in +the positive direction by 2025 to curb further plastic pollution from single-use plastic +products in protected areas, land , water and marine environment . We strongly +encourage parties to start negociations with the ultimate goal of stopping plastic pollution +worldwide by 2030 . +Parties should consider national , local circumstances and capabilities for implementation +along the whole plastic value. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + The Government of Guinea calls for inclusiveness in the process and an effective treaty +as an outcome. The treaty must address the full life cycle of plastics, embrace, science +based tools, cover a broad scope of environmental resources (land, air, ocean) and +create a set of policy measures and means of implementation of upscale and redirect +finance incentives and trade . +Strong stakeholders and involvement in the upcoming negociations and implementation +is crucial. + +This process of negociations to develop an international legally binding instrument on +plastic pollution, including in the marine enrironment is shared by the overwhelming +majority of mankind and the Government of Guinea stands to support and implement the +outcome of the negociations. +Thank you +",2 +2067,Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenyastatement.pdf,[],['Kenya'],[],Members,statement,"Opening Plenary Statement during the 2nd Intergovernmental +Negotiating Committee (INC- 2) meeting held in Paris, France 29th +May, 2023. + + +Chairperson, +Excellences and distinguished delegates, +Kenya expresses gratitude to the Republic of France for the warm and +receptive hospitality so far and for hosting this 2nd Inter-Governmental +Negotiating Committee meeting to negotiate this critical and urgent +Globally binding Agreement to eliminate Plastic Pollution including in the +marine environment. +During INC-1, the Secretariat was tasked with developing the Options +document to guide negotiators with possible text. Kenya therefore thanks +the Secretariat for circulating the Options Paper document that was based +on submissions from Member States and other stakeholders. +The Options paper summarized into 12 potential obligations and several +implementation measures. Participation of all stakeholders remains crucial +including the need to ensure a just transition that shall reduce any +potential widening of the inequality gap. + + + + 1|Page + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Kenya reiterates the need to maintain focus on addressing plastic pollution +based on the contextual circumstances of Member States, focusing on the +full life cycle of plastics and robust monitoring mechanism while taking into +account the volumes of legacy plastics harming the environment. The focus +on the elimination of problematic polymers and chemical additives is highly +welcome noting that some of the chemicals in plastic are harmful. +Therefore, the treaty must be based on a precautionary principle, the right +to know through transparency and traceability. Further, the treaty should +ensure application of the polluter pays principle and application of a +comprehensive globalised Extended Producer Responsibility model that +allows for cost-recovery mechanisms. +It is envisioned that the proposed transition from a linear to circular model +of plastics management will ensure that we embrace eco-designs that +reduce waste and harness more opportunities within the plastics entire +value chain for increased decent, safe and green jobs creation. +Kenya emphasizes the need to enhance synergy with other international +agreements such as International Standards Organization and the Basel +Convention to control movement of reusable plastics items to avoid illegal +dumping. +Noting that the process of the negotiation is ongoing, Kenya reiterates that +an all-inclusive, participatory and consultative approach, should be +sustained throughout the entire negotiation process including the informal +and vulnerable groups in our societies. The integration of indigenous +practices and knowledge and modern science should also be harnessed +during the entire negotiating process. + + + 2|Page + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Ladies and Gentlemen, +Kenya hopes that this INC meeting shall set a good foundation to develop +a high quality zero draft text of the global plastics agreement through +consensus and notes that although the 2024 deadline set for developing +the resolution seems ambitious, it is indeed doable. +Kenya aligns itself with the statement made by the African Group as +delivered by Ghana and we look forward to hosting you all in INC-3 in +Nairobi, this November. +Thank you. + + + + + 3|Page +",2 +2068,Republic of Congo,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republicofcongo.pdf,[],['Republic Of Congo'],[],Members,statement,"MINISTERE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO + DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE Unité-Travail-Progrès + ET DU BASSIN DU CONGO =-=-=-=-=-= + =-=-=-=-=-= + + + DECLARATION DU CONGO + + + Monsieur le Président +Le Congo vous remercie pour la parole accordée et vous félicite de la +dextérité qui vous caractérise, dans la gestion des travaux de ce comité. +Le Congo adresse ses remerciements au Gouvernement français pour +l’hospitalité accordée aux délégations de cette deuxième réunion du +Comité Intergouvernemental de Négociation chargé d’élaborer un +instrument international juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution +plastique, y compris dans le milieu marin. +Nos Remerciements s’adressent au PNUE pour l’organisation des +différentes sessions du Comité Intergouvernemental de Négociation mise +en musique de ladite résolution , fruit de l’historique résolution 5/14 de +l’Assemblée des Nations Unies pour l’environnement. +Comme vous le savez, cette résolution est le résultat de la recherche +scientifique, des constats et des expériences vécues dans le cadre de la +gestion des matières plastiques. +La mauvaise gestion de ces matières plastiques a conduit l’humanité et +l’environnement à subir leurs effets malveillants, aujourd’hui fortement +documentés. +Le Congo vit ces effets comme partout dans le monde, mais avec une +particularité liée à la présence des tourbières. Cet écosystème est +vulnérable à la pollution plastique, car la présence de plastique dans les +tourbières ne favorise pas la fermentation des matières organiques, +entravant ainsi la fonction de stockage de Carbonne, nécessaire pour +lutter contre le changement climatique. +En conséquence le Congo s’aligne sur la déclaration du groupe Afrique +lue par le Ghana et soutient toutes les ambitions permettant de mettre +en place un instrument de lutte contre la pollution plastique, basé sur les + +=== PAGE BREAK === + meilleures connaissances scientifiques disponibles, les enseignements +tirés et pratiques exemplaires, et comprenant : + - les points sur les obligations, les mesures et approches volontaires, + - un mécanisme financier (y compris l’option d’un fonds multilatéral + dédié au plastique), + - un mécanisme permettant de fournir des informations et des + évaluations scientifiques et socioéconomiques pertinentes. + +Le Congo ne ménagera aucun effort pour donner vie au nouvel +instrument de lutte contre la pollution plastique en cours de négociation, +en apportant ses contributions dans les groupe de contact, dans le cadre +de diverses coopérations. + +Car cet instrument devra stimuler une approche mobilisant l’ensemble de +la société en encourageant l’élaboration de lois, de réglementations et de +mesures fiscales nationales, en sensibilisant le public et en travaillant en +étroite collaboration avec les particuliers, les organisations non +gouvernementales et le secteur privé afin de parvenir à une gouvernance +plus efficace des plastiques. +",2 +2069,Seychelles,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/seychellesstatement.pdf,[],['Seychelles'],[],Members,statement,"REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES + STATEMENT INC-2 + +Thank you Mr. Chair + +Since that this is the first time that the republic of Seychelles takes the +floor, we would like to thank the Secretariat for the organization of INC2 +and we extend our gratitude to the Government of France for hosting +this event. + +Mr. Chair, Seychelles being a small island States and in view of our +strategic location as well as unique characteristics our environment +continues to be impacted by plastic wastes, this is a major threat to us +especially our outer islands which are most often difficult to access. Tons +and tons of plastic wastes are washed up on our shores on a daily basis. +For us, the Republic of Seychelles, the preservation of our Environment +including the Marine Environment is one of our top priorities as we +depend on it to sustain our economy through the fisheries and tourism +industries. + +Like many other countries we have already taken strategic actions +nationally aimed at early achievement of global targets and protecting +our environment especially from plastic pollution. Noticeable actions +include the ban on single use plastic bags, cutleries and polystyrene take +away boxes in 2017. Restriction on single use plastic straws in 2019. +The ban on the importation, use, as well as commercial distribution of +balloons in 2021. It is worth mentioning that as a Government, with the +support of the different groups within the country we also promote the +use and distribution of biodegradable alternatives. + +Yet, we continue face also challenges notably in the identification and +the composition of the biodegradable alternatives available on the +international markets, plus their biodegradability in the environment are +debatable whether or not those are creating more harm to the +Environment. Therefore, we support the move towards the removal of +unnecessary plastics. Mr. Chair, like many other island states, we do lack +the capacity, resources and technology to ensure enforcement and +monitoring. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Mr. Chair, Seychelles looks forward to the establishment of the Legally +binding instrument as this will further help to produce well defined +guidelines and criteria which can be adopted at the National Level whilst +not forgetting the fact that sufficient time, and most importantly +financial assistance and technology transfer will be required for societies +especially those with economies in transition to adjust and meet these +obligations, further to that Mr. President we do anticipate that the +instrument will take into account the whole life cycle of plastics. + +We look forward to engaging on the development of this global +agreement to beat plastic pollution, whilst at the same time not +forgetting the existing plastic pollution that needs to be managed. + +Thank you Mr. Chair +",2 +2070,Somalia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/somalia.pdf,[],['Somalia'],[],Members,statement,"Statement of the Federal Republic of Somalia + + At the Second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop + International Legally Binding Instrument on plastic pollution, including in the + Marine Environment + + 29 May - 2 June 2023, Paris, France + + + +Mr. Chair, Excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, + +Let me first of all register our appreciation to UNEP-INC for the excellent +arrangement in organizing and preparing for this important meeting. We also +extend our gratitude to the government and people of France for the warm +hospitality. + +Mr chair, In addressing the challenges of plastic pollution, Somalia aligns with the +African Group submission presented by the Ghanaian Delegation on behalf of the +Arican group. + +Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates + +Like many other nations in the world, Somalia is currently facing pressing +environmental challenges related to Plastic pollution and marine litter. As it +occupies much of the ‘Horn of Africa’, with the longest coastline in continental +Africa, situated both the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. + +Mr. Chair. + +Plastics pollution presents a threat to human health, climate and biodiversity. +Microplastics can be found in everywhere, in our food, water and even in the air +we breathe. Its also potential threat to our food security, marine ecosystem, +healthy safety and establishment of a vibrant blue economy. + +Somalia government stands ready to partner the rest of the world to engage in +negotiations towards an implementable international legally binding instrument +to end plastic pollution. To this end, we seek to develop an instrument that takes + +=== PAGE BREAK === + an ambitious, innovative, and traditional solution to combating plastic pollution +throughout its lifecycle. + +Therefore, Somalia urges the producers and manufacturers of plastics products to +stop the use of hazardous and toxic additives in their products and to change their +process designs to produce recyclable plastics. And also the industries and +companies to collect their plastic waste and recycle it in environmentally safe +manner on the basis of polluter pay principles. + +In conclusion, Somalia requests the Chair of the INC to facilitate Member States in +preparing a high quality zero draft by INC-3, in line with the roadmap set in the +first session of the INC. + +Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates. + + It’s time for the world to promote more sustainable, and healthier, opportunities +that will allow us to end plastic pollution by 2040. + +We look forward to engaging on the development of global agreement to prevent +new plastic pollution and manage existing plastic pollution. + + + +I thank you! +",2 +2071,South Africa,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/agenda_item_4_south_africa.pdf,[],['South Africa'],[],Members,statement,"Agenda item 4: South Africa Opening Statement during the 2nd +Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC +2) on Internationally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution + +Thank you Mr. Chair, + + +South Africa extends its sincere appreciation to the government and people of France +for graciously hosting this meeting. South Africa appreciates the leadership of the INC +Chair and is grateful for the INC 2 meeting organization and preparation by the INC +Secretariat. + + +South Africa aligns herself with the statement of the Africa Group as delivered by +Ghana. + + +Plastic pollution threatens our ecosystems, endangers biodiversity, and undermines +our joint efforts to protect human health and well-being. South Africa is committed to +finding innovative, tangible, and effective solutions that can contribute to a sustainable +future. + + +The international legally binding instrument is a critical step in ending plastic pollution. +This instrument should incorporate a comprehensive life-cycle approach, +encompassing changes in production, consumption, reuse, collection, and recycling +of plastics. The instrument should emphasize the principle of polluter pays, while +ensuring inclusivity of governments, waste pickers, industry, civil society, academia, +and the public. + + +Mr. Chair, South Africa supports the Just Transition approach as we accelerate our +efforts on ending plastic pollution. Livelihoods should be protected, and we affirm our +commitment to protect the vulnerable groups, women, youth, and persons living with +disabilities including informal waste pickers and Small, Micro, and Medium +Enterprises. The options of substitution and alternatives signal a need for the INC to +have sight of socio-economic assessment and implications thereof. South Africa urges +the INC to ensure that the precautionary approach including scientific and credible + + + + Page 1 of 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + governance mechanisms is part of the support to inform the evidence-based +prioritization of problematic additives, polymers, and plastic products. + + +Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a key approach within the polluter pays +approach that would benefit from a dedicated focus on this instrument to ensure +common global standards in ending plastic pollution. South Africa recognizes that +addressing plastics pollution requires a collective and cooperation effort, transcending +national boundaries. We encourage the sharing of best practices, experiences, +technologies, fostering partnerships, and promoting capacity-building. By working +together, we can harness the collective wisdom and resources needed to tackle this +challenge for us and for future generations. + + +The complimentary side-by-side negotiations on potential core obligations and related +measures of implementation is appreciated. To achieve a global solution to plastic +pollution, and to effectively implement a new instrument, means of implementation are +critical for developing countries. These “means of implementation” are a necessary +package deal, and its characteristics include new, dedicated and predictable finance +mechanisms, technology transfer, technical assistance and capacity building with +emphasis on alignment to the Rio Principles, in particular, the principle of Equity and +Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR). + + +We are grateful for the prepared potential options paper that gives us good foundation +for the deliberations during this session. The establishment of the two contact groups +would give us an opportunity to identify areas that inform the zero draft of the +instrument so that we are able to commence with the negotiations of the draft text in +INC 3. + + +In conclusion, South Africa is looking forward to engaging in constructive dialogue, +exploring innovative solutions, and shaping an international legally binding instrument +that can effectively end plastic pollution. Let us seize this opportunity to make a lasting +impact and create a healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable world for present and +future generations. + + +Thank you Mr Chair + + Page 2 of 2 +",2 +2072,Tunisia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_0.pdf,[],['Tunisia'],[],Members,statement,"Déclaration de la Tunisie + + Deuxième session du Comité de négociation intergouvernemental chargé d'élaborer + un instrument international juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution par les + matières plastiques, y compris dans le milieu marin + +Paris, Siège de l'UNESCO +29/05/2023 + + +Je tiens à vous remercier M. le président ainsi que le secrétariat pour tous les efforts fournis. + +Nous pensons que le document préparé sur les options constitue une bonne base de travail. + +Monsieur le Président, Honorables délégués, + +Permettez-moi de remercier la France d’avoir accueillie cette deuxième session de l’INC et pour +son hospitalité. + +Nous nous associons à la déclaration donnée par Ghana au nom du GA. + +Au nom de la Tunisie, une nation très touchée par les conséquences de la pollution par le +plastique, bien qu'elle n’est pas productrice mondiale, nous nous adressons à cette honorable +assemblée avec un sentiment d'urgence et de détermination. Nous reconnaissons que le +temps nous est compté pour faire face à la triple crise planétaire des changements +climatiques, de la perte de biodiversité et de la pollution, dont celle par le plastique qui joue +un rôle significatif dans l'exacerbation de chacun de ces défis. + +En tant que membre du groupe africain, la Tunisie souligne le besoin urgent de donner la +priorité à des mesures mondiales spécifiques et contraignantes qui s'attaquent efficacement +aux plastiques à haut risque, caractérisés par leur forte probabilité de causer de la pollution +et des dommages potentiels à l'environnement et à la santé humaine. Il est essentiel de cibler +non seulement les produits finis, mais aussi les applications, les polymères et les produits +chimiques préoccupants. La Tunisie préconise une approche globale qui englobe la réduction +de la production et de la consommation des matières plastiques faisant intervenir tout le cycle +de vie. + +La Tunisie reconnaît que la pollution par le plastique dans l'environnement marin constitue +une grave menace pour les écosystèmes, la santé humaine et la stabilité socio-économique. +Nous soulignons la nécessité de mettre en œuvre des mesures qui atténuent les rejets de +déchets plastiques dans nos mers et nos océans, en assurant la protection et la préservation +de la biodiversité marine. En outre, nous appelons à l'adoption de solutions innovantes et +durables qui favorisent l'économie circulaire non toxique et soutiennent une transition juste +vers un avenir sans pollution plastique. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Nous soulignons l'importance de reconnaître la diversité des besoins et des défis auxquels +sont confrontés les pays, en particulier les pays en développement. Ces nations sont souvent +plus vulnérables aux impacts de la pollution plastique en raison de leurs ressources limitées +et de leurs écosystèmes fragiles. Il est donc impératif de leur fournir une assistance technique +et financière adéquate, de promouvoir les transferts de technologie et de renforcer leurs +capacités à lutter efficacement contre la pollution par le plastique. + +Dans le cadre des efforts collectifs de lutte contre la pollution par le plastique, la Tunisie +propose l'identification et la priorisation de catégories spécifiques de plastique à haut risque +pour chaque mesure. En alimentant les annexes du traité, nous pouvons établir un cadre +global avec des responsabilités communes mais différenciés, comportant des interdictions, +des éliminations progressives, des exigences et des normes de conception des produits, ainsi +que des pratiques de gestion améliorées pour ces plastiques à haut risque. Le traité devrait +également encourager la collaboration et le partage d'informations entre les nations afin de +favoriser l'échange de bonnes pratiques et de solutions innovantes. + +Pour garantir une mise en œuvre réussie du traité, la Tunisie appelle à la mise en place de +mécanismes ambitieux permettant une exécution efficace des mesures convenues. + + Il s'agit notamment de mettre en place des mécanismes d'assistance technique et financière, +de renforcement des capacités, de transfert de technologie et de recherche et +développement, de solutions de remplacement durables aux plastiques à haut risque. Nous +soulignons l'importance de la coopération internationale et du partenariat visant à relever les +défis posés par la pollution plastique de manière globale. + +La Tunisie insiste sur la nécessité d'une action urgente et collective pour lutter contre la +pollution par le plastique. Nous devons proposer des mesures globales contraignantes qui +éliminent, réduisent, font circuler en toute sécurité et gèrent les plastiques spécifiques à haut +risque. En donnant la priorité aux produits à haut risque de pollution, y compris les articles en +plastique à usage unique et à courte durée de vie qui peuvent être éliminés sans conséquences +environnementales et socio-économiques négatives, nous pouvons accélérer les progrès vers +l'élimination de la pollution plastique. + +En conclusion, la Tunisie demande au Président d'aider les États membres à faire progresser +les négociations en établissant des mandats clairs pour les groupes de contact et, en +demandant la préparation d'un projet zéro pour les délibérations de la INC-3. La Tunisie reste +déterminée à travailler en collaboration avec toutes les parties prenantes pour s'attaquer au +problème urgent de la pollution par le plastique et construire un avenir durable pour les +générations à venir. + +Merci, Monsieur le Président. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ENG : + +Statement by Tunisia + + Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Developing an + + International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine + Environment + +Paris , UNESCO Headquarters + +29/05/2023 + +I would like to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and the secretariat for all your efforts. + +We believe that the options document prepared by the secretariat provides a good basis +for our work. + +Distinguished Chair, esteemed delegates, + +Allow me to thank France for hosting this second session of the INC and for its hospitality. + + + +On behalf of Tunisia, a nation greatly affected by the consequences of plastic pollution, even +though it is not a global producer, we address this honourable assembly with a sense of +urgency and determination. We recognise that time is running out to address the triple global +crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, including plastic pollution, which plays +a significant role in exacerbating each of these challenges. + +As a member of the African Group, Tunisia stresses the urgent need to prioritise specific and +binding global measures with a common framework with differentiated responsabilities that +effectively tackle high-risk plastics, characterised by their high likelihood of causing pollution +and potential damage to the environment and human health. It is essential to target not only +finished products, but also applications, polymers and chemicals of concern. Tunisia advocates +a comprehensive approach that includes reducing the production and consumption of plastics. + +Tunisia recognises that plastic pollution in the marine environment poses a serious threat to +ecosystems, human health and socio-economic stability. We stress the need to implement +measures to reduce the discharge of plastic waste into our seas and oceans, while ensuring +the protection and preservation of marine biodiversity. Furthermore, we call for the adoption +of innovative and sustainable solutions that promote a non-toxic circular economy and +support a just transition to a plastic pollution-free future. + +We stress the importance of recognising the diversity of needs and challenges faced by +countries, particularly developing countries. These nations are often more vulnerable to the +impacts of plastic pollution because of their limited resources and fragile ecosystems. It is + +=== PAGE BREAK === + therefore imperative to provide them with adequate technical and financial assistance, +promote technology transfer and build their capacity to effectively combat plastic pollution. + +As part of the collective efforts to combat plastic pollution, Tunisia proposes identifying and +prioritizing specific categories of high-risk plastic for each measure. By feeding into the +annexes of the treaty, we can establish a comprehensive framework with bans, phase-outs, +product design requirements and standards, and improved management practices for these +high-risk plastics. The treaty should also encourage collaboration and information sharing +between nations to promote the exchange of best practice and innovative solutions. + +To ensure the successful implementation of the treaty, Tunisia is calling for ambitious +mechanisms to be put in place to enable the agreed measures to be carried out effectively. + +These include mechanisms for technical and financial assistance, capacity building, technology +transfer and research and development, and sustainable alternatives to high-risk plastics. We +emphasize the importance of international cooperation and partnership in tackling the +challenges posed by plastic pollution on a global scale. + +Tunisia stresses the need for urgent and collective action to combat plastic pollution. We must +propose binding global measures that eliminate, reduce, safely circulate and manage specific +high-risk plastics. By prioritizing high-risk pollution products, including single-use and short- +life plastic items that can be disposed of without negative environmental and socio-economic +consequences, we can accelerate progress towards eliminating plastic pollution. + +In conclusion, Tunisia requests the Chair to facilitate Member States to progress the +negotiations by adopting the Rules of Procedure, establish clear mandates for the contact +groups, and at the end of the session request the preparation of zero draft for deliberations +INC-3. Tunisia remains committed to working collaboratively with all stakeholders to address +the urgent issue of plastic pollution and build a sustainable future for generations to come. + +Thank you, Chair. +",2 +2073,United Republic of Tanzania,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/unitedrepublicoftanzania.pdf,[],['United Republic Of Tanzania'],[],Members,statement,"Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee + on Plastic Pollution + 29 May - 2 June 2023, Paris, France + Statement by the Delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania + + +Thank you for the opportunity Mr Chair, +Your Excellencies +Distinguished Delegates, + + + 1. On the outset, I would like to Thank France for hosting INC 2, we + would also like to commend the Secretariat for the outstanding + efforts to prepare for this INC including providing the options + paper which is a good basis for discussions in this meeting. We + also commend you Mr Chair for the able manner in which you are + guiding our meeting. + + + 2. As a matter of principle, my Delegation aligns itself with the + statement made by Ghana on behalf of African Group. Tanzania + remains committed to participate fully in the INC process to meet + the ambitious target agreed upon in the UNEA Resolution 5/14. + + +Distinguished Delegates, + + + 3. Tanzania has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean and therefore + experiences large amounts of plastic debris. Over 70 percent of + the waste littered in the coast of Dar es Salaam is composed of + plastics, however Tanzania only generates one hundred and fifty + thousand (150,000) metric tons a year. This means most of the + plastic litter collected from our coastline comes from other parts of + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + the word. This not only affects marine biodiversity, but also the + livelihood of many Tanzanians who depend on fishing and tourism + as their main economic activity. + + + 4. Tanzania has taken initial steps towards ending plastic pollution. + Since 2019, we banned the use of single use plastic carrier bags + and promoted the use of alternative reusable bags. We are + targeting to reduce plastic litter by 50% by 2032. However this will + not be possible without global and multi-stakeholder collaborations + which we believe can be catalyzed by a legally binding global + instrument. + + +Distinguished Delegates, + + + 5. Notwithstanding the importance of all the elements provided in the + options paper, Tanzania believes that for the agreement to be + useful it has to have robust compulsory and voluntary approaches. + + + 6. Therefore, as the committee continues its work in this second + session, my delegation wishes to emphasize that identifying core + obligations that balances between addressing the full life cycle of + plastics while promoting circularity, in all its forms, is crucial so as + to have an agreement that is relevant and implementable. + + + 7. Equally important is the means of implementation, especially the + establishment of a dedicated multilateral fund, providing capacity + building, technology transfer and technical assistance, which + would make it possible or all countries to play their role in ending + plastic pollution. + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 8. As I conclude my remarks, my delegation looks forward to have a + Zero Draft of the agreement in INC 3 to be guided by discussions + in this meeting. + + + Thank you Chair, + + + + + 3 +",2 +2074,Zambia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/zambiastatement.pdf,[],['Zambia'],[],Members,statement,"Country: Zambia +Agenda: Item 4 + +Mr. President, distinguished delegates, first and foremost, on behalf of the Zambian delegation, +I would like to join the rest in expressing our appreciation to the French Government for +excellent arrangements and hosting the second meetings for the Intergovernmental Negotiating +Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including +in the marine environment (INC-2). Further thanks are extended to the INC secretariat for all +their efforts in organising this meeting and UNESCO for hosting us here at this beautiful facility. + + +Zambia aligns itself with the statement made by Republic of Ghana on behalf of the African +Group regarding the current discussion on the develop an international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + + +Mr. President +Zambia as a developing country has been affected by plastic pollution and has impacted human +and animal health and the environment. Our country is a net importer of plastic products and +therefore has very little control on the polymers and other additives used in plastic production. +This challenge coupled with inadequate capacity for management and monitoring plastic waste +has exacerbated environmental degradation. This has also resulted in water and air pollution +which has negatively impacted vulnerable populations and ecosystems. Zambia supports that the +legally binding instrument being negotiated should include provisions to “promote sustainable +production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, enhancing innovation for +alternatives, improved product design, and environmentally sound waste management, all based +on the principles and practices of Circularity + + +It is our hope that the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in +the marine environment being negotiated will address the plastic pollution challenge in a +comprehensive manner in order to safeguard the environment and the health of our ever-growing +populations. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + The Zambia remains available to engage constructively here at INC 2 with other parties and +wishes to assure you of its support as steer this meeting to successful conclusion. +I thank you Mr. President +",2 +2075,Zimbabwe,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/zimbambwe.pdf,[],['Zimbabwe'],[],Members,statement,"STATEMENT FOR HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR WINPEG MOYO FOR THE +DELEGATION OF ZIMBABWE: INC-2: PARIS, FRANCE, 29 MAY TO 2 JUNE 2023 + + +Mr Chair, since this is the first time the delegation is taking the floor, I wish to +congratulate you Chair for your able stewardship of this very important meeting and +we do commend you for navigating the previous complex negotiations, whose +outcomes are at the moment welcome. Mr Chair, your vast experience in leadership +positions has allowed this august body to move forward, and my delegation has +confidence that the currently obtaining multilateralism and willingness to work with +each other that is demonstratable will lead to a mutually acceptable zero draft treaty +text to take to INC-3. Towards this end, the INC Secretariat’s work is also greatly +commendable. Mr Chair, Zimbabwe also wishes to thank our host country, France, +for its hospitality that we are experiencing in this beautiful city of Paris. + + +Zimbabwe aligns its statement with the Statement read by the distinguished +delegate from Ghana on behalf of the African region. Indeed, we do acknowledge +that Resolution 5/14 carries with it an ambitious mandate, we have witnessed other +similar initiatives which are now four or more years in the making. + + +My delegation would like to encourage Member States to maintain the momentum +which heralded this very important journey with the strong belief that a globally +binding agreement can be done in two years. We support the options paper that has +been shared believing that it is indeed inclusive and leaves no one behind. My + +=== PAGE BREAK === + delegation is also of the opinion that nothing is concluded until all aspects have been +taken on board. + + +Being a landlocked country, Zimbabwe has also suffered its fair share of plastic +pollution as a result of, for example, from proliferation of single use plastics such as +polystyrene in our environment. Thus we welcome, the aspects of capacity building +and control measures, among others, and we are ready to deliberate on these very +important matters. + + +Zimbabwe is currently working on legislation that will help to effectively manage the +solid waste management issues that have plagued its citizenry and created a risk to +the environment and both human and animal health. Also taking note that recycling +initiatives will not and cannot meet the requirements of sound management of +plastic waste pollution, Zimbabwe is in support of initiatives that will be produced +through engagement of parties under this agreement and thus looks forward to the +upcoming negotiations towards this end. + + +Mr Chair, in the interest of saving time, my delegation wishes to end its short +statement by conveying its readiness to work with all member states and to render +support to you in the conduct of your very important work. +",2 +2076,Bangladesh,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/bangladeshstatement_0.pdf,[],['Bangladesh'],[],Members,statement,"Bangladesh Opinion: + + General statements: + Thank you chair. We would like to pay our sincere gratitude to the Government of France +for hosting this very important session. Bangladesh would like to thank the INC secretariat for +arranging the session and appreciates the experts who are working relentlessly for this Plastic +agreement. + + Excellencies, Delegates, My dear colleagues, + Bangladesh fully agree that existing conventions fail to cover the entire life cycle of plastic +pollution. Therefore we highly appreciates and supports the ongoing discussions on framing a new +global agreement on preventing plastic pollution and marine litter. We fully understand the +necessity of an appropriate global responses including best practices from all over the world, which +would definitely bring momentum to the ongoing endeavours. + + At the same time, we would like to remind everyone that our task is ending plastic +pollution, not necessarily plastics themselves. Plastics do play an important role in our society +today, and we must utilize all available options, solutions, technologies, and approaches to promote +effective, flexible and balanced measures at every stage of the entire lifecycle of plastics. + Honourable Delegates, + Bangladesh fully agree that a global consensus could bring a common platform to act, as +for example; itemized ban on single use plastic globally, promotion of suitable alternative, +promotion of recycled plastic goods, harmonization and synchronization of the plastic data to +verify and track the progress, creating knowledge and information hub nationally and globally . +So, our notion of the implementation should be ‘think globally, act locally’. + + We firmly believe this new global framework on plastic pollution, should be a hybrid +approach in combination of voluntary and binding obligations based on comprehensive approach +that addresses the full life cycle of plastic taking into account national circumstances and +capabilities. + + Dear Colleagues, + We acknowledge that a meaningful implementation of an agreement is only possible +through coordination and cooperation. In this regard, Bangladesh supports the inclusion of a +provision of providing necessary technical assistance, and financial support to the developing +countries, and countries in economic transition within the upcoming plastic treaty. In addition, +since downstream countries manage the cumulative plastic pollution, they could be supported with +special multi-lateral fund. Nevertheless, to ensure traceability and transparency, support could be + +=== PAGE BREAK === + given to develop common methods, definition and standards as a reference for ensuring +compliance. + + + Honourable Chair, Excellencies, Delegates, My dear Colleagues, + We reiterate our commitment to proactively engage in the discussions, and we look +forward to a productive week ahead of us. + + + I thank you. + + + (Within 3 minutes) + +=== PAGE BREAK === +",2 +2077,Indonesia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_0.pdf,[],['Indonesia'],[],Members,statement,"""National Statement of the Republic of Indonesia"" + Plenary Session Agenda Item 4 + UNESCO HQ Paris, 28 May 2023 + + Ms Rosa Vivien Ratnawati + DG for Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Hazardous Substance Management, MOEF Indonesia + National Focal Point of INC Plastic Pollution + + +HE Chair of INC-2 +Excellencies all delegates of INC-2 +1. First, I would like to thank you to the Secretariat of INC and the Government of France for + hosting this very important meeting. It’s my honour to be here joining you all in these + important negotiations process on plastic pollution. + +2. Indonesia fully supports the global agenda to end plastic pollution including in the marine + environment since it is very much in line with our national policy and regulation in combating + plastic waste and pollution. We have a strong commitment joining global movement to end + plastic pollution through the establishment of an international legally binding instrument. + +3. We align ourselves with the APG regional statement, and would like to add the following in + our national capacity: + a. We are fully aware that there is a gap among member states in term of developed + countries, emerging countries, and least-developed countries that it should be balanced + during negotiations process of INC-2. So, we do hope that the instrument can develop an + enabling environment to create a level-playing field. + b. We do hope that we have common understanding and agreed definition concerning the + full life cycle of plastics since that it is foundation approach to build a negotiations text. + c. We need to simplify the core obligations to be more concise by clustering or regrouping + implementable, achievable, measurable, and accountable ones instead of broader 12 core + obligations. + d. We also believe that the two contact groups are not stand-alone negotiations process, + Hence, each contact group should work in synergy to harmonize the core obligation, + control measures, and voluntary measures in one side, and the related means of + implementation in the other side. + e. Considering the crucial role of National Action Plans (NAPs), Indonesia believes that the + NAP should be the backbone to implement this international legally binding instrument. + +4. I thank you very much. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + …………………… +",2 +2078,India  | ,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_2.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members,statement,"Intervention of India + Plenary of Second Meeting of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee + + +Thank you Chair + + + +At the outset, we would like to thank the Government of France for their warm + +hospitality in welcoming the delegates for this second INC meeting. We would also + +like to thank the INC Secretariat for preparing the documents for consideration of INC + +and organization of this meeting. + + + +At UNEA 5.2 held in 2022, all the parties engaged constructively, to develop + +consensus on the resolution for driving global action on plastic pollution by setting up + +of an intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop a new international legally + +binding treaty. + + + +It is very important that scope negotiations on the potential elements to develop an + +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, which could include both + +binding and voluntary approaches, must be in line with the UNEA resolution 5/14 that + +we all collectively had adopted. + + + +Countries have different levels of development, unique circumstances and differential + +contribution to the plastic pollution that the world faces today, in all its gravity. + + + + + Page 1 of 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + This has been duly recognized in UNEA 5/14 through the incorporation of the + +principles Rio Declaration on Environment and Development especially Common But + +Differentiated Responsibility, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. While + +negotiating we need to imbibe these principles in the international legally binding + +instrument. + + + +It is important for the developed countries having technologies and financial resources + +to provide for means of implementation for ensuring sustainable adoption and + +implementation of agreed to elements by developing countries. + + + +All substantive matters must be agreed by consensus, as this reiterates collective + +decision-making and reflects shared responsibilities and commitment. + + + +Global environmental issues concern each and every-one and need to be acted upon for their + +own survival and sustainability of the planet. + + + +We need to follow consensus-based decision making at INC and the same should apply to + +Rule of Procedure. + + + +India has taken resolute steps to address plastic pollution and walks the talk and + +speaks from a position of strength and responsibility. + + + + + Page 2 of 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + The strategy adopted by the Government to tackle un-managed and littered plastic + +waste has two pillars – + + • Ban on single use plastic items which have high littering potential and low + + utility, and + + • Implementation extended producer responsibility on plastic packaging. + + + +In line with the clarion call of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, the country took a defining + +step to ban 19 single use plastic items which include plastic cutlery items, straws etc. + +with effect from 1st July 2022. + + + +Extended Producer responsibility is an important governance tool which can help in + +“closing the loop” and promoting circular economy. + + + +Extended producer responsibility on plastic packaging is under implementation in + +India. + + + +Under EPR, inclusion of minimum targets for recycling of plastic packaging waste, + +reuse of rigid plastic packaging and use of recycled plastic content in plastic + +packaging, will help in bringing in true circularity. + + + + + Page 3 of 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + In order to reduce plastic pollution sustainable production and consumption of plastics + +is the key. Coupled with behavioural change towards adopting sustainable lifestyles. + +Our Hon’ble Prime Minister gave a clarion call of L.I.F.E. - Lifestyles for Environment + +at COP26 at Glasgow. We need to replace ‘use-and-dispose' economy with circular + +economy. + + + +The spirit of collective action should help us move ahead in negotiating the potential + +elements of the international legally binding instrument. + + + +India stands ready to cooperate with everyone in taking forward the negotiations. + + + +I Thank you! + + + + + Page 4 of 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Excellency Chair and Secretariat, +We are gathered here to make progress on a very important issue of +addressing plastic pollution and form a legally binding document to +address the scourge at the earliest. +We thank the Chair and Secretariat for all the hard work in leading +this process here in Paris. +It is a very sensitive subject and cooperation of everyone is essential. +Needless to say that every voice matters and every action counts. +This issue cannot be resolved without wilful support and +commitment by all member states to act upon the agreed solution +that we may bring out through the INC meetings. +In this regard, it is very important to listen to and give due respect to +the views and voice of each member state. The Secretariat is +requested to note every comment of the member state and duly +reflect them in the document under negotiation. If there is any +dissatisfaction in this regard, how do we expect to arrive at an +agreed solution that is followed by strong commitment to action? +We are dealing with a global issue that affects everyone on the +planet, and therefore, we cannot afford to unheard anyone. Success +will come from consensus not from concession. Result will emerge +from action not from alienation. +In this spirit, Excellency Chair and Secretariat, we urge for a +respectful and action oriented process, with due respect to the rules +of UN, during the INC meetings so that we can achieve maximum out +of this meeting here in Paris and also from the following meetings to +happen in future. +",2 +2079,India  |  Closing statement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_closing_plenary_0.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members,statement,"Thank You Chair + + +I thank all the colleagues for intensive as well as exhaustive discussions on +the options paper in two contact groups. It was indeed insightful. + + +I thank the Chair, co facilitators as well as the secretariat for all the hard work, +particularly, in regard to compilation of the views expressed by Member +States comprehensively. + + +This would definitely be of great help in moving towards having the zero draft. + + +I hope the submissions, made by Member States will be duly considered by +Secretariat in the work towards formulating zero draft. + + +It is important to have better understanding and clarity on certain aspects in +order to enable their consideration for inclusion in the zero draft. + + +Inter sessional work, need to first undertake the work on scientific and +technical aspects such as definitions, criteria etc in regard to elements where +there is need for unambiguous clarity. + + +That could help guide in having the zero draft with elements based on the +clarity derived through scientific and technical understanding. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Further , I would again urge and reiterate that all substantive matters must +be agreed by consensus, as this reiterates collective decision-making and +reflects shared responsibilities and commitment. + + +India urges all parties to adopt the draft rules of procedure by finalizing Rule + +37 and Rule 38.1, before any occasion arises to invoke provisional + +application the rules of procedure especially rule 38.1. + + + +It is for the benefit of parties that Rules of Procedures are agreed before INC + +3. + + + +It is important that the elements of the zero draft must be guided by UNEA +resolution 5/14 and must adhere to the principles of Rio Declaration on +Environment and Development including Common But Differentiated +Responsibility, as well as national circumstances and capabilities. + + +Finally, we urge you chair and the secretariat that the intersessional work +and preparation of zero draft should follow an inclusive and transparent +approach to provide the comfort and confidence to all parties for engaging +meaningfully and productively. + + +Thank You Chair. +",2 +2080,Iran,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iranstatement_0.pdf,[],['Islamic Republic Of Iran'],[],Members,statement,"Iran Statements on Agenda Item 4 + Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding + instrument + on plastic pollution + + + +Distinguished Mr. Chairman +Respected colleagues and friends +Ladies and Gentlemen +Good Morning, +My delegation is very delighted to have the opportunity to join another broad discussion +on plastic pollution and wishes to extend its appreciation to you and the INC secretariats +and all of those who organized such an important event. We also appreciate the France +Government for hosting this meeting. +The Iranian delegation also ensures its support to the chairs and active participation to +this negotiation process. We also wish to associate itself with the statement by the +Philippines on behalf of the Asian Group. +The Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledges the importance of these discussions to +reduce and end plastic pollution and assures to be positive and constructive in the course +of negotiations. +My delegation also acknowledges the importance of the discussions made during the +first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee, and also appreciates the +secretariat for its efforts to prepare a draft potential elements structure for consideration +by this committee meeting. +Accordingly, Iran believes that this document is a starting point and a guiding source +for future discussions and it should not prejudge the final decision and the core elements +of an instrument on plastic pollution which would be made at the end of the negotiation +process by the member states. +The drafting initiatives should follow a comprehensive approach and also address the +merits of plastic together with inefficient plastic waste management in our development +strive. This necessarily means that while being ambitious, we should be realistic in +designing the new instrument, its scope and the core obligations, avoiding any +unrealistic obligations, actions and targets in particular for developing nations which +does not have the technical capacity, and no proper access to technology and finance. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + In this line, unlawful extraterritorial limits and barriers imposed on developing countries +to access finance and technology should also be addressed when discussing means of +implementation and designing appropriate mechanisms to facilitate unimpeded access +of all developing nations to finance, technology and capacity building. +Even the industries and economies of a significant number of developing nations rely +on plastic trade and industry and this means that the new instrument should also focus +on the adverse impacts of the new instrument on these countries, making it necessary to +address their legitimate economic concerns and losses. +The said document could include the objective, substantive provisions and means of +implementation as well as both legally binding and voluntary measures. +we would also like to commend the parties' efforts in the successful adoption of the +Plastic Technical Guidelines under the Basel Convention, fostering international +cooperation and progress towards environmentally sound plastic waste management. +In continuation, we also wish to add that all elements of the Instrument in particular the +Principles should be discussed in parallel and simultaneously with other parts such as +Objectives and the core obligations, and accordingly we oppose to defer it to the future +stages. +At the end, it should be urged that the negotiation process and the arrangement for the +meetings should ensure a fair and equal participation of all member states. It should +necessarily avoid very late night sessions for core issues and also too many parallel +meetings. +Thanks Mr. Chairman and looking forward to work with you and all friends in the room +for a more health world + **** + + + + +2 +",2 +2081,Japan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japanstatement.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members,statement,"Japan Statement 29 May 2023 + under agenda item 4 +The second session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an + international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the + marine environment + + + Chair, Ambassador Meza-Cuadra, distinguished delegates and +stakeholders, + Japan expresses its sincere gratitude to the government of France for +kindly hosting the second session of INC here in Paris. + + Japan supports the statements made by the Asia Pacific Group, and HAC. + + The adverse impact of plastic pollution to the environment and +ecosystem and risks to human health and wellbeing must be addressed urgently. +All delegations share an immense responsibility here in INC2 to advance our +negotiations effectively and expeditiously and to show to the international +community a clear path to resolve this issue. + With the involvement of all stakeholders, including local governments +and industries, we need to establish a framework that promotes effective and +progressive actions all over the world. + Japan has steadfastly committed to this negotiation for ending plastic +pollution. We would like to share with all of you that at the G7 summit in +Hiroshima, G7 leaders shared a commitment to end plastic pollution, with the +ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040. The Japanese +delegation is willing to make important contributions to the negotiation based on +that commitment. + + Japan appreciates the preparation work for INC2 by the secretariat. The +document on potential options for elements, in particular, provides us a good +basis for discussions on the substance of the instrument. + + This week, Japan would like to contribute mainly by proposing to add +several elements which are critical for an effective instrument. They were in our +submission. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + First, the instrument must include both objectives and a common goal. +We feel that the term “End plastic pollution” expresses a strong determination +that we all must share, but because of its ambiguity, it is necessary to set a clear +common goal with a timeframe under the objective of the instrument. Therefore, +Japan proposes to have a common goal inserted after the objectives along the +line of “with the ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040”, +considering that the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision that set a 2050 timeline has been +shared by 87 countries and regions, and more recently, the G7 members shared a +renewed ambition for 2040. + Second, the instrument must have mechanisms to prevent the release of +plastic pollution into the environment, by keeping plastics within a circular loop. +From this perspective, as core obligations, the instrument must develop an +appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote a circular economy for +plastics, control plastic leakage into the environment, and to take necessary +measures such as reduce, reuse, recycle and renewable measures, covering every +stage of the plastic lifecycle. Elements on recycling deserve more attention in the +instrument. Section B of the paper focuses mostly on production and waste +management sectors. The Section should equally address efforts at the other +stages of distribution, sales, and consumption. Raising awareness is also critical +to bring about change in people’s behavior. Member states must consider all of +these aspects and include their effective measures for plastic circularity in their +National Action Plans that covers every stage of the plastic lifecycle. + Third, the instrument must have provisions on National Action Plans and +National Reporting mechanisms as core obligations. These should require +respective countries to plan concrete roadmaps and targets as well as collect and +present clear data and evidence. By doing so, we can ensure that every country’s +progress in their actions is monitored in a transparent and comparable manner. + We kindly ask for our full statement to be made available on the UNEP +website. It includes an attachment on several core elements, which deserve to be +considered among the options contained in the Options Paper. These elements +are mainly from our latest submission. + + Japan remains committed to completing the final text of the instrument by +the end of 2024. Japan strongly hopes that by the end of this week, we will be +ready to request the Chair and the secretariat to prepare a zero draft text of the +instrument so that intensive discussions on the text can begin at INC3. + Thank you. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Additional options for elements for consideration at INC-2 + + This paper presents additional options for elements towards an international legally +binding instrument, which were mostly included in Japan’s submission but not reflected +in the Option Paper. While Japan does not intend to negotiate the texts in Option Paper +itself in detail, we believe that these options for elements are essential to developing an +effective international legally binding instrument and should be considered in the INC +discussions. + + +1. Objectives and Goal +(1) Objectives + The following elements should be included in Objectives: + - Prevention of potential risks to human health (we should note that it requires careful + consideration based on the future progress of scientific knowledge and evidence) + - Adverse effects could extend to the marine and other environments, ecosystem and + biodiversity + The importance of those factors are reaffirmed in the UNEA resolution 5/14. + + +(2) Goal + Setting a common goal to reduce additional plastic pollution should also be included +as an element. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +II. A. Objectives and goal +The committee may wish to consider using the following statements of objective of the +instrument: +(d) End plastic pollution with the ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero +by 2040; prevent its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human well- +being and the marine and other environment throughout the life cycle of plastic to avoid +detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystem and biodiversity. + + +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches + The current Option Paper covers limited stages of the plastic lifecycle - production and +waste management and disposal. Other stages of its lifecycle - sales, distribution, and +consumption - should also be included in order to realize a full-lifecycle approach. + We emphasize upon the importance of including overarching obligations to establish + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + an appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote plastic circular economy and +to take necessary measures to promote plastic circularity covering every state of plastic +lifecycle. Such options is not included in the current Option Paper. + Also, promotion of recycling should be more included as an element in the Option +Paper because it is necessary as a solution. Even substitute materials also produce wastes +after use, potentially leading to additional pollution, if they are not handled properly. + In addition, the effective measures at every stage of plastic lifecycle must be clarified, +for example, in an Annex of the Convention as concrete measures of core obligations. +This helps the Member States to make sure that necessary measures are properly reflected +in their NAPs and to consider adding other promising measures in the Annex if necessary +in the future. + + + Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +B.0 Possible core obligation: establish overarching obligations through whole-of-society +approach to promote plastic circular economy and control plastic leakage into the marine +and other environments. +The committee may wish to consider including the following potential option for control +measures and voluntary measures. + + +- Establish an appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote circular economy + on plastic and control plastic leakage into the marine and other environments. +- Take necessary measures to promote plastic circularity in society, such as 3R, + covering every stage of plastic lifecycle, such as production, sales, consumption, + waste management and disposal, take into account national circumstances. +- The following effective measures at every stage of plastic lifecycle for plastic + circularity and its leakage prevention must be clarified as an overview of all the + clauses on core obligations to ensure that the necessary measures to be taken at each + stage are covered in the convention, for example, shown as in the form of a list in an + Annex and be properly reflected in NAPs. + + + + - Reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, including single use plastic + - Enhance sustainable product design for the environment by production improvement + such as volume reduction, simplification of packaging, ensuring long life of plastics, + reuse of parts, use of mono materials, making it easier to break apart, sort out and + transport for ease of recycling + + + + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + - Promote evaluation of plastic product footprints on the environment, sharing + information on product materials, cooperation between stakeholders, and + standardization of product design and guideline + - Develop and encourage use of substitute materials + - Avoid production and use of plastics which are difficult to be collected and unable + to be recycled, also known as problematic plastics, and promote the shift to substitute + materials + - Collect and recycle used plastics by production sectors (promotion of reuse, + improvement of recycling rate of plastics) + + + + - Reduce single-use plastics + - Collect and recycle used plastics by distribution/consumption sectors (promotion of + reuse, improvement of recycling rate of plastics) + - Raise awareness about the problem of global plastic pollution and importance of our + behavioral changes in plastic use + + + + - Develop national sound waste management policies based on the appropriate + priorities of waste management + - Ensure nation-wide sorting, collection and recycling systems for plastics + - Enhance recycling capacity in light of current usage levels and future projections to + ensure environmentally sound waste management + - Prevent illegal dumping and littering, avoid open dumping and implement sound + waste disposal + - Collect discharged plastics into the marine and other environments + + + （International/Regional Cooperation, and other measures that can be adopted by + future Conference of Parties(to be considered in light of scientific and socio-economic + assessments and technological development) + + +3．Primary plastic polymers + The current Option Paper suggests in Section B.1 to include restrictions on primary +plastic polymers as possible elements. In our views, however, it is important that any +measures reflect different circumstances where each country is placed, depending on + + + + 3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + how much plastic pollution is controlled. Measures with regard to the production or use +of plastics should not be one size fits all restrictions such as imposing a blanket ban, as +mentioned in Japan’s submission. + As Japan proposes in its submission +- Reducing plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, including single use plastic +- collecting and recycling used plastics by production sectors such as promotion of + reuse and improvement of recycling rate + We would like to add this option in this Section, because the more used plastics are +collected and recycled in the circularity loop, there is less need to produce primary plastics +accordingly. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +B.1.Possible core obligation：phasing out and/of reducing the supply of, demand for and +use of primary plastic polymers +Para 10 (a) Options for targets: + + + (iii) Increase use of recycled material and set a target for the reuse of plastic +products, to promote to reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity. + + + +4. Implementation measures: National action plans (NAPs) and related obligations + As Developing NAPs and National reporting are very important element to oblige the +Member States to recognize their responsibility and take concrete actions to tackle plastic +pollution, they should be not considered as mere means of implementation but as main +core obligations. Therefore, the overall options on NAPs and National reporting should +be moved to Section B “Core obligation”. + In addition, the current Option Paper does not concretely refer to what should be +common elements and minimum content of NAPs and it suggests that Harmonized +guidance of NAPs be developed by the governing body, namely the 1st COP(para 30). +However, such element and content should be clarified in the texts or Annexes of the +instrument so that Member States can develop their own NAPs swiftly before the first +COP. A specific format should also be determined by the adoption of the instrument. + Japan also proposes specific common elements to be included in NAPs by its +submission, which are indispensable for a transparent and robust PDCA (Plan Do Check +Action) mechanism for assessment of Members’ actions and their progress. These +elements should be taken into consideration for possible options. + + + + 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +【This part should be moved to Section B “Core obligations”】 + +D.1.National action plans +D.2 National reporting +30. The committee may wish to consider the following potential options for generally +applicable guidance on NAPs： +(d) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs, Harmonized guidance on +NAPs and a specific format must be identified in (an) article(s) or (an) Annex(es) of the +instrument. +(e) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs include targets and actions +in the medium term as well as long-term strategies towards the realizations of the global +objectives and goal of the instrument. +(f) Ensuring transparent assessment of progress by Members, visualization of +implementations should be realized by using objective data and its evidence on measures +in NAP and National reporting. +(g) Such data and its evidence include numerical information on production and +consumption, leakage along the value chain, waste generation collection of waste, +recycling(quantity/rates), collection of discharged plastics from the marine and other +environments, policy targets and goals reflecting the global goal, detailed roadmap +towards the realization of the targets and goals, and their achievements. +(h) Each Member State strives to visualize domestic flows of plastic in the plastic +lifecycle and losses to and accumulated stocks in the environment as shown in Figure 1 +of UNEP/PP/INC.1/7.(Such visualization would highlight priority areas for reducing +plastic pollution based on national circumstances.) + + + +5. Evaluation and recommendation by a technical expert group + Evaluation and recommendation by a technical expert group based on scientific +knowledge should appropriately be reflected in making criteria regarding problematic and +avoidable plastic products, determining which polymers and chemical materials are +problematic, and developing guidelines (and specific measures regarding emission source +of micro-plastic), among others. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission + + + + 5 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 11（b）add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors. + + +12（a）add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors. + + +(13（a）(i)(ii) + (b) (i)(ii)(iii) +Add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors.) + + +15 (a) add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors. + + + +6. Core obligations at every stage of plastic lifecycle + Obligations at stages of distribution, sales, and consumption should be included as +core obligations so that the whole and each lifecycle of plastic has obligations. To that +end, “Awareness-raising and education” found in section E.I of the current Option Paper +should be moved to section B “Core obligations.” + Awareness-raising and education are essential to promote behavioral change of +consumers on the use of plastic. + Promoting collection and recycling of used plastics at distribution, sale and +consumption stages including raising recycling rate of plastics should also be added as +core obligations. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +B. X Possible core obligation: awareness-raising and education + (para 34 should be moved to Section B) +B.7 Possible core obligation: encourage reduce, reuse and repair of plastic products and +packaging +16 .(b) Option for regulation and encouraging reduction, reuse, and recycle of plastic + + + + 6 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + (iii) Recommend the parties promote reuse and recycle through collection of used + plastics by production sector (promotion of reuse and recycle, improvement + of recycling rate of plastics) + (v) promote to collect and recycle used plastics by distribution and consumption + sectors(promotion of reuse and recycle, improvement of recycling rate of + plastics) + + +7. Strengthening waste management + Obligations regarding waste management such as domestic policies and enhancing +recycling capacity should be included as core obligations. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +Possible core obligations: strengthening waste management +14．(b) Options for regulating plastic waste: + (iv) Set indicators and obligations for plastic waste collection, sorting and + recycling, especially at the national level, including developing national sound + waste management policies based on the appropriate priorities of waste + management + (vi) Enhance recycling capacity in light of current usage levels and future + projections to ensure environmentally sound waste management + (vii) Prevent illegal dumping and littering, avoid open dumping and implement + sound waste disposal + (viii)Collect discharged plastics into the marine and other environments + + + + + 7 +",2 +2082,Maldives,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/maldivesstatement.pdf,[],['Maldives'],[],Members,statement,"Country Statement from the delegation of the Maldives for the Second Session of +the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Agenda item 4: Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Thank you Chair, +We thank the Government of France for hosting this important meeting and congratulate the +newly elected bureau members. We would like to express our appreciation to the INC Chair +and the INC Secretariat for the work in preparing for the meeting, taking note of the potential +options paper, that we hope to be starting point of our negotiations this meeting. +Our livelihoods, economy and very sustenance dependent on the environment. It is gravely +concerning that our oceans are filling up with plastics and increasingly threatening marine life +and ecosystems, even though our contribution to the global issue of plastic pollution is +miniscule in comparison. The Maldives having made significant progress in phasing out Single +Use Plastics, has also adopted a new legislation governing waste management, in addition to +the Single Use Plastics phase out plan that has been in place prior to INC-1. +Mr. Chair, +Leading up to this meeting, Maldives in its capacity as one of the co-chairs of Group of Friends +to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution has continued efforts on enhancing level of ambition and +expectations from INC-2. Additionally, as one of the co-chairs of Commonwealth Clean +Oceans Alliance and as a member of the High Ambition Coalition, Maldives has been striving +for substantive progress on addressing the issue of marine plastic pollution on all fronts. +As such, Maldives continues its work on advocacy and engagement with partners in eliminating +problematic and avoidable plastics. We understand that due to the global challenge of plastic +pollution, there are varying views on the position paper among member states, however the +Maldives strongly hopes that during the course of this meeting we will continue to engage in +constructive dialogue for a positive outcome. +Supporting our national goals and efforts, the Maldivian delegation is here at this meeting with +strong ambition, committed to solve, resolve, and move forward, with our focus on the +substantive matters, with strong emphasis that this treaty does not duplicate already existing +treaties and our negotiations be driven by implementing measures. We must take into account +the need for adequate financial, technical and technological assistance and capacity building, +especially for Small Island Developing States that have limited access to resources and +capacity. +We are dedicated and look forward for productive discussions over the next days. +Thank you chair. +",2 +2083,Nepal,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nepal_1.pdf,[],['Nepal'],[],Members,statement,"Nepal Statement and Written Submission + Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, + Second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an + international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the + marine environment (INC-2) + 29 May 2023 - 02 May 2023 Paris, France + + + +Respected Chairman, +Excellencies, +Secretary and +Distinguished Delegates! + +Behalf of the Government of Nepal and my delegation, I would +like to extend our thanks with appreciation to the organizer, +Governments of France for organizing this INC2 Meeting and the +warm hospitality we received in the Paris. It is a matter of great +pleasure and privilege for me to participate in this meeting. I also +would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the UN Environment +Program for the continued support and Cooperation. + +We are aware of very troublesome issues of plastic pollution. So, +we are here to discuss the need for more strengthened and +collaborative efforts from all nations to show our firm +commitment to reduce the plastic pollution. In this regard, +enabling policies and their effective implementation is the +responsibility of all member governments. To curb the problem +of hazardous wastes disposal, wastes containing or contaminated +with micro plastic wastes and for their disposal, we have to +establish, expand and strengthen functional collaboration among +all stakeholders at the local, national, regional and global levels. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + The Government of Nepal is keen on mitigating the consequences +caused by plastic pollution. Therefore, various initiatives have +been taken like developing appropriate legal instruments, +institutional and financial arrangements to control Pollution. +Since October 4, 2021 Government of Nepal had announced a +complete legal ban on the production, import, sales, distribution +and use of plastic bags having thickness less than 40 micron. +Similarly, of Nepal further extends its legal restriction on import, +sales, distribution and use of plastic flower bouquets in Nepal +since July 28, 2022 in order to reduce the environmental pollution +caused by such single use plastic article. In order to effectively +control the use of plastic bags government of Nepal encourages +production, distribution and use of cotton, jute or paper bags. + +Nepal is one of the mountainous countries. High Himalayas and +mountains are major attraction of the country which attract large +number of domestic and international tourists throughout the +year. However, such a touristic activity is responsible for the +generation of huge and unmanageable volume of plastic wastes, +that are finally ending up as traces in the open landscapes of high +mountains. In due course of time fragmentation of these plastic +waste can lead to microplastics formation and accumulation in the +Himalayas for a long period of time and ultimate release into +freshwater rivers originating from Himalayas. These remote area +with difficult topography, ever changing climatic condition +possess limited resources and lack of adequate infrastructure that +increases incomparable challenges in minimizing and managing +plastic waste. Therefore, delegation from Nepal, I humbly would +like to put this concern before all the member states to kindly +ensure the measures to be taken to address the issues of plastic +pollution in the Himalayas and Mountain regions. In days to + +=== PAGE BREAK === + come, ever increasing plastic pollution in the Himalayas and +Mountains would probably put all the water bodies in risk. + +I would like to reassure here that the Government of Nepal is fully +committed towards the protection of the environment through the +development and effective enforcement of policies, legislations, +action plans and programs in line with the national commitment +in international forums. In this regard, we urge UN Environment +and Development partners to focus efforts in capacity building, +technical assistance, technology transfer and financial assistance +is a vital for all under developed and developing member states. + + +Finally, the Government of Nepal expresses its firm belief that +meaningful support and cooperation from all member states, +development partners, UN agencies, and international institutions +will be continued to Nepal. + +Thank you!!! +",2 +2084,Oman,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/oman.pdf,[],['Oman'],[],Members,statement,"‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬ + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‬ + + ‫أصحاب المعالي والسعادة رؤساء الوفود‪،‬‬ + ‫السيدات و السادة‪،‬‬ + + ‫السلام عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‪...‬‬ + +‫يطيببببببالببببب ان لفي نببببب ا ببببب ا ببببب اسببببب طف ا مببببب ا‪،‬اأ اأتقببببب شان للببببب ا ل يببببب ا‬ +‫إلببببببببجاه ريبببببببب ا م ر يبببببببب ا نسبببببببب ا ل بببببببب يق اا ببببببببجاهسبببببببب ا استضبببببببب ا‬ +‫لتفظبببببي ال ببببب ةا لث نيببببب ال فببببب ا لتفببببب كا لة رييببببب ا ل ليببببب الر ببببب ا ببببب ا‬ +‫د لببببب اي ببببب شان نرنببببب انلبببببب ا لت بببببراانببببب لمر دا ل اسبببببتي ي ‪،‬انمببببب ا ي ببببب ا ل ي ببببب ا‬ + ‫ل ة ي ا‪،‬ا كذل ا لل اير رلاإلجاأي ن ا ل ف ‪.‬ا‬ + +‫نؤكببببب ا يفببببب انةببببب ا ببببب اسببببب طف ا مببببب ا بببببجا لتمببببب ايببببب اك ببببب ايمث ببببب ا‬ +‫ببببب ا بببببالت شانمببببب انببببب ا يببببب ا‬ ‫لببببب لا إن ببببب ا بببببذ ا ا تمببببب قا تةقيببببب اأ‬ +‫نببببببب ا مميببببببب ا ببببببب ي ا لمتةببببببب ةال ي ببببببب ‪،‬ا نةببببببب اه ي بببببببر ا بببببببجا لممببببببب ا‬ +‫ن لخطبببب ا ل يفيبببب ا لمتفبببب ا ي بببب ا إن بببب ا لممبببب ا ببببجا ل بببب ا لبببب ل ا لم بببب شا‬ + ‫ن نرن ‪ً.‬اا‬ + +‫ا انؤكببببببب اد مفببببببب ال يببببببب ا ل ببببببب د ايببببببب اي مر ببببببب ايفطقببببببب اد لا لمةبببببببي ا‬ +‫ل ببببب د ا أسبببببي ا‪،‬ا انلبببببي ان بببببردا ببببباف اا ببببب ا تمببببب دا لم ببببب د ا لتر ي يببببب ا‬ +‫لتقفيببببببب ال اسبببببببت انمر ببببببببا تف نيببببببب انببببببب ل‪،‬ا تم يببببببب ا لتمببببببب ا لببببببب ل ا ا‬ + ‫لتق شانةرا است ي ا ل ي ي ا لس يم ال فف ي تا ل استي ي ‪.‬ا‬ +‫تمببببب ا لخيببببب تا لمةتم ببببب ال فبببببردا ل ببببب ا لببببب ل ا لبببببذ ايسبببببتف اإلبببببجا لبببببف ا‬ +‫للبببببببمرل ا لمتبببببببر ا ا لبببببببذ ايب بببببببذانمبببببببي ا ت ببببببب ا لظببببببب اا لقببببببب تا‬ +‫ا لتقفببببببب ا ا‬ ‫لرففيببببببب ال ببببببب اد لببببببب ‪،‬اكمببببببب اي بببببببباأ ايتضبببببببم اتقببببببب ي ا لببببببب‬ + ‫لم ل ا ات دلا لخ تا لم مي ا نف ا لق تا لرففي ‪.‬ا‬ + +‫ا ل بببببب ا لة ببببببرلا ل ييبببببب اإلببببببجا لتخفيبببببب ايبببببب ا اضبببببب ا‬ ‫ا نبيبببببب اأ ايبببببب‬ +‫لمةتم ببببببب ا ا لم ت طببببببب انسبببببببر اإد ةا لفف يببببببب تا ل اسبببببببتي ي ا‪،‬ا ذلببببببب ايببببببب ا‬ +‫ا لبببببذ ايسببببب ا ببببب اإتمببببب شاد ةا لتم يببببب ا‬ ‫بببببالات فببببب اه بببببرلا لبببببف ا لببببب‬ + ‫ي ا لفف ي تا ل استي ي ‪.‬ا‬ + ‫ا‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫اسبببببببب طف ا مبببببببب ااأ ا لت ببببببببراا ل ي بببببببب ا لفبببببببب ا بببببببب اسببببببببر اإد ةا‬ ‫تبببببببب‬ +‫لفف يبببببب تا ل اسببببببتي ي ا ببببببراتةبببببب اا بببببب لم ا بببببب ن ال ةبببببب دايتط ببببببباتظبببببب ا‬ + ‫ل ردا لمم ا لملت الةم ي ا ل ي ‪.‬‬ + + ‫ا‬ + +‫ببببببب تا‬ ‫ت يبببببب ‪ً،‬انبببببببثم ا انقبببببب ا بببببببردك ا لم ذ لببببببب ا بببببب ا د ةا بببببببذ ا لمف‬ +‫نتمفبببببببجا لتر يببببببب ا ا لف ببببببب ا ل فببببببب ا لتفببببببب كا لة رييببببببب ا ل ليببببببب ا ببببببب ا‬ +‫م ببببب الر ببببب ا ببببب اد لببببب اي ببببب شان نر ًنببببب انلبببببب اإن ببببب ا لت بببببراا ل اسبببببتي ‪،‬ا‬ + ‫نم ا اذل ا ل ي ا ل ة ي ‪.‬ا‬ + + + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‪...‬‬ +",2 +2085,Pakistan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistanstatement_0.pdf,[],['Pakistan'],[],Members,statement,"Country Statement of Pakistan in plenary – + Agenda item No 4 + +Mr. Chair +First of all, Pakistan would like to thank the + +Government of France for hosting second session + +of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in + +this beautiful city of Paris. We would also like to + +appreciate Government of France for organizing + +a successful High-Level Event to end plastic + +pollution and the INC Secretariat for organizing + +the second meeting of INC. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Mr. Chair + +Pakistan would like to associate itself with the + +statement made by the Asia Pacific Group. + +Global plastic issue is being highlighted due to + +the lifespan of plastic products averaging 10 + +years, with decomposition of such products + +taking up to 500 years. Global plastic production + +has been observed to double since the beginning + +of this century. Microplastics are responsible for + +polluting our air, water and soil resources. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Plastic production is associated with the use of + +chemical additives. More than 10,000 chemicals + +used in plastics are of potential concern to human + +health and the environment. + +Pakistan would like to urge banning or, where + +that is not feasible, reducing the use of hazardous + +chemicals and polymers of concern in plastics in + +order to protect human health and the + +environment. The reduction and elimination of + +hazardous chemicals and polymers of concern + +can, in conjunction with other measures, widen + +the scope of the plastic circular economy. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Pakistan would like to encourage reduction and + +reuse of plastic products and Extended Producer + +Responsibility (EPR) schemes for collection and + +disposal of plastics in an environmentally sound + +manner by the producers, brand owners and + +importers. + +Mr. Chair + +Pakistan would like to support the proposal for + +establishment of two contact groups; one + +focusing on objectives including scope of the + +Instrument, Core obligations and second on the + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Means of implementation to deliberate upon the + +financial and technical assistance, capacity + +building and technology transfer, + +implementation measures through National + +Action Plans, National Reporting and + +Compliance and additional matters like + +awareness raising and education, exchange of + +information, research, cooperation and + +coordination and stakeholders engagement. + +We would like to request the Committee to + +finalize the potential options into a zero draft + +negotiating text for an international legally + +=== PAGE BREAK === + binding instrument, based on a comprehensive + +approach that addresses the full life cycle of + +plastics. + +During the INC-1 session, Pakistan fully + +supported the UNEA resolution 5/14 and is + +committed to supporting global efforts to reduce + +plastic waste exponentially. + +Thank you, Mr. Chair +",2 +2086,Philippines,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippinesstatement_0.pdf,[],['Philippines'],[],Members,statement,"AGENDA ITEM 4. + PHILIPPINE STATEMENT + + Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) + To Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, + Including in the Marine Environment + + + +MR. PRESIDENT, YOUR EXCELLENCIES, AND DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES [In +French] + +We convey deep appreciation to the Government of France and the UNEP Secretariat +for hosting this significant event, and to UNESCO for providing our venue. + +The Philippines is gravely concerned about the escalating crisis of plastic pollution. +Although we are a relatively minor producer of plastic, the rise in global plastic +production, driven by the demand for inexpensive packaging materials in various +industries, has led to increased plastic waste, that poses significant environmental and +health risks. + +The Philippine government has enacted laws to address this problem, such as the +Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001, recently amended by the Extended +Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act. This shows that Filipinos take solving this problem +seriously. + +However, addressing downstream measures domestically alone is insufficient. We +recognize the need for a comprehensive, full life cycle approach to tackle the +transboundary plastic pollution problem, through our global collective action. + +We, therefore, welcome this second INC and the ongoing negotiations for a Plastic +Pollution Treaty, as mandated by the historic UNEA Resolution 5/14. + +This Treaty could comprehensively address the issue by considering the entire life +cycle of plastic. + +Taking into account the Options Paper based on the submissions of states and other +stakeholders, we look forward to working on establishing global binding rules aimed +at doing the following: + + ● Establish a global framework for Extended Producer Responsibility, and define + criteria or guidelines for essential elements of such schemes. + ● Define targets and deadlines for reducing plastic waste production, increasing + plastic waste recovery and recycling. + + +version 30 May 2023 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ● Include binding requirements for transparent information disclosure of + chemicals used in plastic materials and products. + ● Encourage innovation and investment in research and development of new + sustainable materials and technologies through incentives. + ● Regulate the trade of plastic waste between countries, ensuring that waste is + not exported to nations lacking the capacity to manage it properly. + ● Provide information to allow consumers to make informed decisions; and + ● Establish robust financing, capacity development, and technology transfer for + developing countries. + +The Philippines sees the Plastic Pollution Treaty as an opportunity to become a global +leader in sustainable practices and innovation. It could provide effective means of +implementation that may have been costly or unattainable for individual countries, in +accordance with common but differentiated responsibilities and respective +capabilities, and national circumstances, but more reachable when achieved through +international cooperation. + +This legal instrument could benefit developing countries, providing direct support for +implementing the treaty's core obligations, and control measures, facilitating a just +transition to a circular economy, environmentally sound waste management practices, +advancing the development of alternatives, and generating new opportunities. + +We look forward to fruitful discussions, inspired thinking, productive collaboration, and +the formulation of a zero draft by INC-3, that will serve as a solid foundation for the +final treaty. + +Thank you. + + + + +version 30 May 2023 +",2 +2087,Republic of Korea,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republicofkoreastatement_0.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you Chair, + + + +The Republic of Korea would like to extend our deep appreciation for your +leadership in the INC negotiation process. We also extend our gratitude to +the government of France for their warm hospitality and to the Secretariat +for preparing this meeting. + + + +The Republic of Korea is committed to the work of the INC to fulfill the +mandate given by the UNEA Resolution 5/14. We strongly support the +overarching goal of eliminating plastic pollution and establishing circular +economy that encompasses the full life-cycle of plastics. In this regard, we +domestically revised our Resources Circulation Act, to Circular Economy +Transition Act in 2022. + + + +For our productive discussions here at INC, Korea would like to emphasize +several elements that need to be prioritized. + + + +First, the binding provisions of the instrument should incorporate nationally +determined targets or actions, while taking into account the national +circumstances of each Party. + + + +Second, the instrument should address the measures that manage plastics in +a sustainable manner throughout the full life-cycle, including their + +=== PAGE BREAK === + production, consumption, and treatment of their wastes. Promoting value- +added recycling such as material and chemical recycling, and utilizing +alternatives such as biodegradable plastics are examples of those measures. + + + + +Third, to promote just-transition while achieving our common goal to end +plastic pollution, ample consideration should be given to multi-stakeholders +who will be mostly affected by the instrument. + + + +Fourth, we are of the view that we need caution not to include in this new +instrument any elements that might conflict with other existing international +instruments, such as the Basel Conventions. Especially, we should take a +prudent approach in including import and export regulations on plastics. + + + +Last but not least, during the previous meeting, the Republic of Korea +conveyed our intention to host the last round of the INC. We would like to +reiterate our commitment to contributing to this invaluable process by +welcoming you all in Korea next year. + + + +We look forward to working with you and act together to make Paris count. + + + +Thank you. + +=== PAGE BREAK === +",2 +2088,Saudi Arabia  | ,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42787/SaudiArabiaAgenda4.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,statement,"‫السيد الرئيس‪ ،‬السادة رؤساء الوفود‪ ،‬الزمالء والزميالت الحضور‪،‬‬ + ‫السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‪،‬‬ +‫بدايةً أوجه الشكر إلى حكومة فرنسا على استضافة هذا االجتماع الهام‪ ،‬كما أود أن أشكرك‬ + ‫سعادة الرئيس واألمانة على عملكم الجاد في التحضير لهذا االجتماع‪.‬‬ + ‫كما نشكر الزمالء في المجموعة االسيوية على بيانهم ونؤيد ما جاء فيه‪.‬‬ + +‫اود الحديث عن سبب وجودنا هنا اليوم‪ ،‬يعد التلوث البالستيكي تحديًا بيئيًا عالميًا يؤثر علينا‬ +‫جميعًا‪ ،‬فنحن ملتزمون بالعمل معكم جميعًا لتطوير صك دولي فعال وملزم قانونًا بشأن التلوث‬ + ‫البالستيكي‪.‬‬ + +‫السيد الرئيس‪ ،‬ان االعتراف باستخدامات البالستيك أمراً في غاية األهمية لكافة األطراف قبل‬ + ‫الدخول في مفاوضات إلنهاء التلوث البالستيكي‪.‬‬ + +‫يجب علينا أن نقر بالدور اإليجابي للبالستيك في التنمية المستدامة‪ ،‬كما ند��ك اهمية االبتكارات‬ +‫في مجال البالستيك التي تتفوق يو ًما بعد يوم في أجزاء مختلفة من االقتصاد العالمي‪ ،‬مثل‬ + ‫البناء والطب والنقل وسالمة الغذاء‪.‬‬ + +‫ومع ذلك‪ ،‬نؤكد أننا بحاجة إلى إيجاد حلول للتلوث مع أهمية عدم التأثير على سالمة األمن‬ + ‫الغذائي ودورة حياة البالستيك‪ ،‬لتحقيق أهداف التنمية المستدامة‪.‬‬ + +‫وللوصول إلى تلك الحلول يجب أن نضمن في مناقشاتنا إدراك جميع الخيارات التي أمامنا‬ + ‫والمبنية على العلم المثبت ألفضل الخيارات السليمة بيئياً‪.‬‬ + +‫من ضمنها التقنيات الجديدة فيجدر بنا التركيز على االستثمار في التقنيات الجديدة التي يمكن‬ + ‫أن تساعد في إعادة تدوير البالستيك بشكل أكثر كفاءة وشمولية‪.‬‬ + + ‫السيد الرئيس‪ ،‬نود أن نبدي تعليقات موجزة على الخيارات المطروحة من قبل االمانة‪ .‬أو ً‬ +‫ال‪،‬‬ +‫نريد أن نشكر األمانة على جميع الجهود‪ ،‬ونقدر صعوبة أخذ آراء جميع األعضاء في وثيقة‬ + ‫واحدة بذات الوقت نثق بإمكانية الخروج بمسودة أولية تعكس كافة اآلراء بشكل متوازن‪.‬‬ +‫سنبدأ باألهداف المحتملة وتدابير الرقابة‪ ،‬ان من الضروري واألساسي أن ننظر في المبادئ‬ +‫التي تتماشى مع هذه االلتزامات قبل الخوض في نقاشات عن الهدف وتدابير الرقابة ونرى‬ + ‫أن هذا هو السبيل الوحيد للمضي قد ًما في هذه المناقشات‪.‬‬ +‫ان تحديد مبادئ واضحة للتعاون الدولي يعد حجر االساس للمضي قدما ً في مفاوضات الصك‬ +‫الدولي للتلوث البالستيكي‪ ،‬ان وضع إطار واضح للمبادئ الرئيسية للتعاون بين األطراف‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫لمعالجة التلوث البالستيكي يسهل عمل لجنة التفاوض الحكومية (‪ )INC‬للوصول لألهداف‬ + ‫المنشودة بنهاية العام ‪.2024‬‬ +‫حيث يجب ان تؤكد هذه المبادئ على احترام سيادة الدول‪ ،‬واالعتراف بالحقوق والمسؤوليات‬ +‫السيادية‪ ،‬وضمان العدالة بين األجيال‪ ،‬ودعم حق الدول في التنمية‪ ،‬وبشكل خاص للبلدان‬ +‫النامية‪ ،‬مع تشجيع اتباع نهج احترازي يحث البلدان المتقدمة على اتخاذ دور ريادي في‬ +‫وضع تدابير احترازية‪ ،‬ويسمح للبلدان النامية أن تركز على التنمية المستدامة‪ .‬كما يجب ان‬ +‫تتضمن المبادئ حث األطراف لتعزيز نظام اقتصادي دولي مدعوم بمبدأ حسن نية وعلى‬ +‫أساس مبدأ المسؤولية المشتركة ولكن المتباينة وذلك بحسب ما نص عليه اعالن ريو بشأن‬ + ‫التنمية والبيئة‪.‬‬ + +‫فيما يخص االلتزامات المطروحة وتدابير الرقابة‪ ،‬فإن المملكة ترى دور خطط العمل المحددة‬ +‫وطنيا ً محركا ً أساسيا ً لالتفاقية وااللتزام الرئيسي لها‪ .‬حيث تعمل الخطط الوطنية على تحديد‬ +‫األهداف والطموحات اخذه بعين االعتبار المسؤوليات واهداف التنمية المستدامة واآلثار‬ + ‫االقتصادية واالجتماعية الناتجة من تطبيق تلك السياسات للحد من التلوث البالستيكي‬ + + +‫ثانياً‪ ،‬فيما يتعلق بالمناقشات حول وسائل التنفيذ‪ ،‬يجب أن تقدم المعاهدة المستقبلية الدعم المالي‬ +‫ب توفير التدفقات المالية من البلدان المتقدمة إلى البلدان النامية‪ .‬ويجب أن يتركز بناء القدرات‬ +‫على توفير القدر��ت الالزمة للبلدان النامية لتنفيذ تطوير المعاهدة في المستقبل‪ .‬كذلك‬ + ‫االعتراف بدور نقل التكنولوجيا‪.‬‬ +‫ونتطلع إلى مناقشة هذه العناصر بعمق في مجموعات االتصال المعنية بذلك‪ ،‬أخذاً في االعتبار‬ + ‫ان كافة النقاشات تبنى على مبدأ االنصاف ومبدأ المسؤوليات المشتركة ولكن متباينة‪.‬‬ + +‫أخيرا‪ ،‬نود أن نشيد بجهود األطراف في االعتماد الناجح للمبادئ التوجيهية الفنية للنفايات‬ ‫ً‬ +‫البالستيكية وذلك بموجب اتفاقية بازل‪ ،‬وتعزيز التعاون الدولي والتقدم نحو اإلدارة السليمة‬ + ‫بيئيا ً للنفايات البالستيكية‪.‬‬ + + +‫كبيرا لالتفاقيات‬ + ‫ً‬ ‫السيد الرئيس‪ ،‬نحن متحمسون ألن نكون في باريس‪ ،‬المدينة التي تحمل إرثًا‬ +‫البيئي ة متعددة األطراف‪ .‬وهذا الوفد على استعداد لمواصلة هذا اإلرث وإرساء أساس شامل‬ + ‫قوي للمعاهدة المستقبلية‪.‬‬ + + ‫شكراً لكم‪.‬‬ +",2 +2089,Saudi Arabia  |  Closing statement,https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/42788/SaudiArabiaClosingStatement.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,statement,"Mr. Chair, INC secretariat, distinguished delegate + + As we conclude the second INC meeting on plastic pollution, +the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would like to reaffirm our +longstanding commitment to international cooperation and +active participation in multilateral environmental processes. +We have consistently supported inclusive, balanced, and +innovative solutions to address the complex environmental +challenges we face. + +While we share deep concerns about the progress made thus +far, due in part to procedural issues, we believe these +challenges can be avoided in our future meetings. It is crucial to +remember that multilateral engagements are built on mutual +respect and trust, and we must always keep this principle in +mind as we move forward. + +We welcome the outcomes from INC2 and reiterate our +commitment to the successful development of a plastic treaty +that benefits all. + +We urge everyone to work in hands in order to get the +conclusion we aim for, and not to politicalize our process, to +come up to the intention of everyone which is protecting the +environment and human health. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Together, let us continue working towards a more sustainable +future, addressing the critical issue of plastic waste +management and ensuring the well-being of our planet for +generations to come. + +Lastly, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the host country for +their exceptional hospitality and for organizing this meeting. +We also congratulate Kenya on being selected to host our next +gathering good luck Kenya and see all in Nairubi. + + +Thank you. +",2 +2090,Sri Lanka,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_1.pdf,[],['Sri Lanka'],[],Members,statement,"General Statement of Sri Lanka +2nd Session of the Intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) to develop a legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. 29th -2nd June May +2023, Paris France +Mr Chair, Excellencies, and Distinguish Delegates +First of all I would like to thank the Government of France for hosting this very important event, +bringing many nations together in developing the legal binding mechanism. +Sri Lanka has taken many initiatives to minimize plastic pollution in the country also supported by +several doner agencies in achieving the goals in the “National Action Plan on Plastic Waste +Management 2021-2030”. +However, We would like to submit the views on the option proposed in the document. +The objective of the instrument will be crucial and Sri Lanka of the view that the formulation of +the objective under paragraph 9(c) under potential options will reflect our desires. +“Reduce the production, use and discharge of plastics across their life cycle, including through the +promotion of a circular plastics economy with a view to ending plastic pollution by X year and +protecting human health and the environment from its adverse effects.” +Also we would like to highlight the importance of establishing global targets to reduce production +of primary plastic raw material in order to control plastic inflow. +Mr Chair, Sri Lanka has ban 07 SUP items and other 04 yet to come in this year. However, these +initiatives can be supported and justified through establishing globally accepted criteria to +determine and prioritize problematic and avoidable plastic products, including unnecessary or +short-lived products. +Also, recycling though it is proposed and practiced as a viable solution, considering the +environment and health impacts it will be not be a long-term sustainable solution, as it could +formulate chemical cocktail with different toxic chemicals and additives added in the product and +release during ordinary recycling processes. Therefore, it is important to phasing out the toxic +chemicals and additives being used in the production of Plastic. In addition, there is a risk of +releasing microplastic during the process. Therefore, it is reiterated the importance of reducing +the production of plastic. +Legacy waste is a serious issue for the countries with economic crisis in the absence of proper +infrastructure for waste Management and recommend in considering a mechanism of assisting +such countries in technically and financially. It is proposed to establish a fund supported by the +private sector producers and manufactures of Plastic in this regard. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Also, It is proposed to Introduce a mechanism to provide legal, technical and financial support in +handling disasters (man-made/natural) related to plastic need to be included in this instrument. +Finally, I would also like to commend the UNEP INC Plastic Secretariat for their hard work and +wish the deliberations to be very successful to save the planet for all living beings and the future +generations. + + +Thank you +",2 +2091,State of Palestine,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/palestinestatement_0.pdf,[],['State Of Palestine'],[],Members,statement,"‫بيان دولة فلسطين‬ + ‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬ + + + + ‫السيد الرئيس‬ + + ‫السيدات والسادة الحضور الكرام‬ + + ‫السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‬ + + ‫اسمحوا لي بداية أن أنقل لكم تحيات دولة فلسطين حكومة وشعبا‪ ،‬الشعب الذي ما زال يقبع تحت اإلحتالل‬ + ‫اإلسرائيلي منذ ‪ 75‬عاما وحتى اآلن ‪.‬‬ + + ‫واسمحوا لي أن أقدم خالص الشكر لدولة فرنسا على استضافة هذا اإلجتماع وكذلك إلى رئيس وسكرتارية‬ + ‫‪ INC‬لما بذلوه ويبذلوه من جهد لتسهيل إنجاز هذه اإلتفاقية ‪.‬‬ + + ‫سيدي الرئيس‬ + + ‫إن دولة فلسطين كغيرها من دول العالم تعاني من مشكلة التلوث البالستيكي ومن المشاكل البيئية والصحية‬ + ‫المترتبة عليه‪ ،‬إن الصناعات البالستيكية لدينا قليلة نسبيا وبسيطة فهي تقتصر على إعادة تشكيل المواد‬ + ‫البالستيكية الخام التي يتم استيرادها من بالد المنشأ باإلضافة إلى القليل من مصانع إعادة التدوير الخاصة‬ + ‫بالنفايات البالستيكية‪ ،‬أي أننا نقع في وسط دورة حياة البالستيك‪ ،‬وبما أنه يتم استيراد المواد البالستيكية‬ +‫الخام بما تحتويه من مواد كيميائية مضافة عدد كبير منها ثبت أنها مواد خطرة والعدد األكبرمنها ما زال قيد‬ +‫البحث‪ ،‬فإننا ندعم بأن تتم السيطرة على هذه المنتجات من مراحل التصنيع األولى من بالد المنشأ‪ ،‬حتى نقلل‬ + ‫من اآلثار الصحية والبيئية الخطرة لهذه المنتجات سواء في مراحل التصنيع التالية أو في مرحلة اإلستخدام‬ + ‫أو عند تحولها إلى نفايات كي يتسنى لنا معالجتها أو إعادة تدويرها بشكل آمن ‪.‬‬ + + ‫سيدي الرئيس إن إسرائيل تحتل ‪ %85‬من أراضي فلسطين التاريخة وتسيطر بالكامل على أكثر من‬ + ‫‪ %62‬من أراضي الضفة الغربية المصنفة (ج)‪ ،‬وباقي ما تبقى من المساحة النملك السيطرة عليه بسبب‬ + ‫اإلعتداءات واالنتهاكات اإلسرائيلية المستمرة فهذه اإلعتداءات لم يسلم منها ال اإلنسان وال الشجر وال‬ + ‫الحجر‪ ،‬كما أننا النملك السيطرة على المعابر حيث أنها تحت السيطرة اإلسرايئلية أيضا‪ ،‬وعلى الرغم من‬ + ‫أن إتفاقية بازل تمنع تهريب النفايات الخطرة إال أننا ما زلنا نعاني حتى اآلن من تهريب النفايات الخطرة‬ + ‫من الجانب اإلسرائيلي إلينا بما في ذلك النفايات البالسيتكية ‪.‬‬ + +‫وعليه فإننا في دولة فلسطين نطمح إلى وجود صك دولي ملزم قانونا وأن يكون هذا الصك واضحا ومحددا‬ + ‫وفعاال يمكننا وجميع دول العالم من التغلب على هذه المشكلة ‪.‬‬ + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‬ +",2 +2092,Thailand,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_0.pdf,[],[],[],Members,statement,"General Statement of Thailand on Agenda Item 4 + at the Second Session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee + on the Development of International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, + including the marine environment (INC-2) + 29 May - 2 June 2023, UNESCO, Paris, France + + + +Thank you very much, Merci Beaucoup, Mr. Chair. + +Good Afternoon, Bonjour, SAWASDEE Ka, + +At the outset, since Thailand takes a floor at the first time; we would, therefore, like to express our +sincere appreciation to the Government and People of France for their warm hospitality. Our +profound gratitude is also extended to the Chair of the INC for your leadership and dedications +and the Secretariat for their tireless efforts to make the second session of INC happen in an +effective manner. + +Thailand also aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Philippines on behalf of the Asia +Pacific Regional Group. + +To tackle plastic pollution, Thailand has put our utmost efforts in plastic waste management +through the policy formulation and implementation at all levels. As guided by the Roadmap and +the Action Plan on National Plastic Waste Management, the Government has adopted a life-cycle +approach and the circular economy, as among key areas of our Bio-Circular-Green or BCG +Economic Model, to prevent plastic waste and promote sustainable consumption and production +of plastics. The voluntary measures and application of local wisdom and knowledge in addressing +plastic issues, in particular waste management, have been also introduced through the partnership +between the Government and relevant stakeholders, especially with the private sectors, to reduce +single-use plastics and shift to alternative materials and innovations. + +To further enhance the circularity, Thailand has recently announced the prohibition of plastic scrap +imports starting from January 1, 2025. This shall support the domestic supply of plastic circularity +in terms of both quality and quantity using as recycled feedstocks in domestic plastic industrial +sectors. + +Looking ahead to the potential elements towards the instrument prepared by the Secretariat in +consultation of you, Mr. Chair, Thailand would like to share our views as follows: + +First, building on the UNEA Resolution 5/14, protection of the human health and environment +from the adverse effects of plastic pollution throughout the entire life cycle of plastics should be +captured in the objectives of the instrument. Regarding to its structure, Thailand is of the view that +a specific convention containing core and standard provisions, as well as the necessary technical +information and substantive annexes would provide a flexible format for the negotiations. +Prescribing glossary on the key terms such as “Plastic” “Plastic Pollution” “Problematic Plastic” +“Virgin plastic production” “Life Cycle Approach” and “Life Cycle Assessment”, etc. should be +defined to develop the mutual recognition among all stakeholders. + + + pg. 1 Prepared by the Pollution Control Department, Department of Marine and Costal Resources, MNRE and the Department of International +Organizations, MOFA, Thailand, As of 31 May 2023 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Second, among others, the possible core obligations should also particularly be addressed on issues +of the harmful chemical additives, recycling and waste management, and relevant standards. The +control measures should be imposed throughout the plastic value chain covering upstream, +midstream and downstream. Furthermore, additional prescriptive measures to prevent and control +unintentional leakages of plastic pollution, in particular micro- or nano-plastics, into the +environment from each stage should be included. + +Third, scaling up capacity building and awareness raising, technical and financial assisting, and +technology transferring are needed in securing the strong means of implementation. Additionally, +the effective implementation measures should be composed of, but not limited to, the National +Action Plans, national reporting mechanism, monitoring and evaluating system at all levels, and +the compliance. + +Having considered on financial resources, one single scheme or solution may be inadequate to +support the implementation by countries, especially developing countries. Application of the +integrated solutions, comprising existing or innovative financing mechanisms should be +considered in alignment with the national contexts while taking into account its circumstances and +capabilities. + +Distinguish colleagues, + +Thailand does hope that deliverables of the INC2 should focus on two pillars (1) identifying key +potential elements for core obligations and means of implementation, based on the potential +options document, while taking into account the possibility to be sketched a zero-draft text in an +effective manner; and (2) drawing intersessional necessary workplans, in particular the works of a +drafting group or any necessary works needed in parallel, among others, ones in relation to +scientific and evidence - based actions, such as works on the list of hazard chemicals or +problematic plastics. + +Much work remains to be done. Thailand reaffirms the commitment to support the work of INC +and our readiness to be a constructive partner in developing an ambitious instrument. We wish this +meeting a fruitful discussions with deliberations and inputs from all stakeholders as it will be the +important groundwork for next sessions. + +I thank you. + + + + + pg. 2 Prepared by the Pollution Control Department, Department of Marine and Costal Resources, MNRE and the Department of International +Organizations, MOFA, Thailand, As of 31 May 2023 +",2 +2093,Timor-Leste,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/timorleste_2.pdf,[],['Timor-Leste'],[],Members,statement,"DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE + TIMOR-LESTE STATEMENT + at the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international + legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + Mr. Chair, + I stand here on behalf of my country, and am also a member of the 39 countries of the Alliance of Small +Island States (AOSIS) at the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. Timor-Leste is an +archipelago country located in the Pacific region and Southeast Asia, our country is currently experiencing +disastrous impacts to marine ecosystems, health related problems and destruction of biodiversity due to the +alarming increase of land- and marine based plastic pollution. + + Currently no national-level waste prevention or waste management legislation in place reduce plastics +entering the country and polluting its ecosystems and contaminating its people. Crucial for the Government of +Timor-Leste to actively engage in the current global treaty negotiations to support action oriented to their plastic +pollution prevention and ‘Zero Plastic Timor-Leste’ ambitions. A legally binding international treaty that mandates +a set of obligations and control measures for plastics along their full life cycle starting with extraction, +petrochemical and polymer production, and plastic production design standards will help prevent plastic pollution +in Timor-Leste. + + Considering that TL is a small country with existing limitations, we have spent a lot of time preserving the +marine environment from plastic pollution, at this time we need international support to stop the production +plastics and to find alternatives to replace plastic in this second INC, country’s leaders’ strong commitment to an +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment and ratify it in +the near future. + + Mr. Chair, + It is necessary to reconcile the economy with the environment and, therefore, move towards a circular +economy, capable of valuing the various types of waste, so the initiated by the Government of Timor-Leste, and +supported by the Mercy Corps agency and funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), United +State Agency for International Development (USAID), European Union (EU) and leverage by private sector +Heineken and Caltech. Circular Economy for Plastic program, the goal is to limit the generation of plastic, advance +recycling technology and reduce improper plastic waste management through a support to civil society +organization and recycling entrepreneur to promote circular economy for plastic in Timor-Leste, and also the +program enhances the capacity of local civil society organizations and social business to participate in CC +Mitigation initiatives through increased contribution to political, social and economic supporting the circular +economic. + + Mr. Chair, + The Timor-Leste Government through decree law 37/2020, has banned the import of plastic materials +which are considered not environmentally friendly, through this decree also the government of Timor-Leste +through the State Secretary for Environment has included taxes to the state treasury within 1 year of USD +122,272.68, and this is part of reducing the use of plastic and also giving responsibility to producers/ EPR. + We don't sacrifice the comfort and welfare of future generations with plastic pollution, just because we +don't take it seriously. + + I thank you + +=== PAGE BREAK === +",2 +2094,Qatar,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/agenda4_qatar.pdf,[],['Qatar'],[],Members,statement,"‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬ + ‫سيدي الرئيس‪..‬‬ + ‫السيدات والسادة‪..‬‬ + ‫السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‪،‬‬ +‫أود بداية أن أعرب عن شكري وتقديري لحكومة فرنسا والرئيس واألمانة على جهودهم التي‬ +‫ساهمت في استضافة هذا االجتماع وتنظيمه حيث إن تحقيق توافق اآلراء سيساهم في تحقيق‬ +‫نتائج أكثر استدامة وقابلة للتنفيذ‪ ،‬وسيعزز الشراكة والتعاون بين الدول األطراف وكما نؤيد ما‬ + ‫جاء في بيان في المجموعة االسيوية والمحيط الهادئ‪.‬‬ + ‫الحضور الكرام‪..‬‬ +‫أصبحت االستدامة أمرا ً حيويا ً بشكل متزايد في اآلونة األخيرة في جميع أنحاء العالم ‪ ،‬وتملك‬ +‫دولة قطر إرثا ً من االستدامة حيث جسدت الرؤية الوطنية ‪ 2030‬خارطة الطريق لتحويل قطر‬ +‫الى دولة قادرة على تحقيق التوزان بين مكونات التنمية المستدامة والتي تمثل أطار عمل شامل‬ +‫لتحسين االستغالل األمثل للنفايات بمشاركة كافة مؤسسات وفئات المجتمع على المستويين‬ +‫الحكومي والخاص ‪ ،‬لقد وضعت الدولة العديد من الخطط والقوانين واالهداف المتكاملة التي‬ +‫عملت على تحقيقها للتخلص اآلمن من النفايات بأنواعها بجميع المواقع واالستفادة منها بأحدث‬ +‫الطرق والتي حققت على أثرها إنجازات هامة وكان من أبرزها خالل الفترة األخيرة في إعادة‬ +‫تدوير كافة النفايات البالستيكية المتولدة من فعاليات بطولة كاس العالم ‪ 2022‬ومن خالل تحقيق‬ +‫حل مستدام للفرز والتدوير والتحويل للطاقة بنسبة ‪ %100‬وهذه هي المرة األولى التي تحقق‬ +‫فيها هذه النسبة في تاريخ بطولة كاس العالم ‪ ،‬وكما نعلم يعد التلوث البالستيكي تحديًا بيئيًا‬ +‫عالميًا يؤثر علينا جمي ًعا‪ ،‬فنحن نؤكد على العمل معكم لتطوير صك دولي فعال وملزم قانونًا‬ +‫بشأن التلوث البالستيكي ‪ ،‬ولكن في نفس الوقت يعتبر البالستيك جزءا أساسيا من االقتصاد‬ +‫العالمي والحياة اليومية وله دور مهم وواسع االنتشار ويستخدم في مجموعة واسعة من‬ +‫الصناعات والتطبيقات وباإلضافة الى وجود طلب كبير على المنتجات البالستيكية بمختلف‬ +‫أشكالها وتطبيقاتها ويصعب تلبية هذا الطلب بدون استخدام البالستيك أو بدون وجود بدائل فعالة‬ + ‫ومتاحة بشكل واسع‪.‬‬ +‫وفي هذا السياق‪ ،‬انطالقا اننا بحاجة الى إيجاد حلول للتلوث مع أهمية عدم التأثير على سالمة‬ +‫االمن الغذائي ودورة حياة البالستيك وهنا تبرز أهمية أفراد المجتمع ودورهم في أعادة التدوير‬ +‫حيث انهم يشكلون الجزء األهم في نقطة البداية والتحول للفرز وإعادة التدوير‪ ،‬وأيضا يتطلب‬ +‫االهتمام الشامل بالتحديات البيئية المرتبطة بالبالستيك وتبني الممارسات المستدامة للحد من‬ +‫التلوث وإدارة النفايات بشكل فعال هذه الجهود بإمكانها ان تقلل من التأثير البيئي للبالستيك‬ + ‫وتساهم في التحول نحو نظم أكثر استدامة‪.‬‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫للمضي قدما لوضع صك دولي ملزم قانونا بشأن التلوث البالستيكي يجب خوض مناقشات‬ +‫للمبادئ العامة الرئيسية التي تحكم المعاهدة حيث تحتاج الى الوقت والمساحة وفي نفس الوقت‬ +‫الذي نناقش فيه الهدف والتدابير المحتملة والرقابية حيث يجب ان يستند العمل على االنصاف‬ +‫ووفقا للمسؤوليات المشتركة واالحتياجات والظروف ومع احترام سيادة الدول لكي يسهل عمل‬ + ‫لجنة التفاوض الحكومية (‪ )INC‬للوصول لألهداف المنشودة بنهاية العام ‪.2024‬‬ +‫أتمنى من الجميع بالمشاركة الفعالة في االجتماع واالطالع على أحدث ما توصل ألية في مجال‬ +‫إعادة التدوير والتخلص من النفايات بهدف تكامل الجهود في مجال تحسين جودة الحياة واستدامة‬ +‫الموارد والحفاظ عليها وهنا نشيد بجهود الدول األطراف في اعتماد الناجح للمبادئ التوجيهية‬ +‫التقنية للبالستيك بموجب اتفاقية بازل وتعزيز التعاون الدولي والتقدم نحو اإلدارة السليمة بيئيا‬ + ‫للنفايات البالستيكية‪.‬‬ + +‫بالختام تود دولة قطر أن تعرب عن شكرها وتقديرها لك سيدي الرئيس و السكرتارية بالمشاركة‬ +‫الفعالة من قبل الوفود المشاركة وعلى وجهودكم التي ساهمت في نجاح هذا االجتماع ومن حيث‬ +‫االخذ بجميع اآلراء والمقترحات لعمل ‪ ، zero draft‬وتوافقها واالخذ بعين االعتبار االحترام‬ +‫المتبادل بين دول األطراف والذي سيساهم في تحقيق نتائج أكثر استدامة وقابلة للتنفيذ مع التعاون‬ +‫مع القطاع الحكومي والخاص من خالل التركيز على تعزيز البنية التحتية إلدارة النفايات في‬ +‫البلدان‪ ،‬وتطوير تقنيات إعادة التدوير ودعم االقتصاد الدائري ‪،‬دائما نؤمن أن االجماع هو‬ +‫الوسيلة األفضل للوصول الى صك دولي ناجح يرضي األطراف جميعا وضمان أن يتم احترام‬ + ‫وتلبية مصالح جميع األطراف المعنية‪.‬‬ + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‪.‬‬ +",2 +2095,Armenia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/armenia.pdf,[],['Armenia'],[],Members,statement,"Statement of Armenia + +Agenda item 4 + + + + +First of all, I would like to thank the government of France for their hospitality in hosting INC-2 and + +the UNEP secretariat for their excellent preparation for this meeting. The work of the INC to develop + +an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution is a significant step forward to a + +cleaner and more sustainable world. We need international cooperation and an innovative approach + +to end plastic pollution. I especially want to highlight that the document of potential options for + +elements towards an international legally binding instrument, which was drafted by the Secretariat + +could be considered an excellent starting point to start the effective negotiation process. Armenia has + +strongly supported a full lifecycle approach to effectively address plastic pollution, from the + +extraction of raw materials, product design, manufacturing, distribution, waste management, reuse, + +and recycling. It is extremely important to reduce the use of primary plastic polymers and apply + +flexible and market-based instruments to ensure transparency and traceability across the value chain + +of plastic products, and environmental and safety performance through product and material redesign. + +We also believe that the outcome and process should be transparent and inclusive, leaving no one + +behind. Also, it is important to create financial, technical, and technological mechanisms for + +developing countries, and countries with economies in transition, in order to strengthen national + +capabilities for the management of plastic pollution and to promote the effective implementation of + +the Instrument. Via a strong awareness-raising and educational component we can empower + +individuals and communities to make informed choices and take collective action to combat plastic + +waste pollution. In conclusion, I look forward to productive and constructive discussions. + +Thank you for your attention. +",2 +2096,Georgia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/georgiastatement_0.pdf,[],['Georgia'],[],Members,statement,"Your Excellencies, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, + +It is my honor to be with you sharing the same values, visions, objectives and goals, to find +solution for the global challenges raised from plastic pollution in our planet and for the +protection of our environment and public health. + +I would like to thank the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and INC +Secretariat for the efforts and work dedicated for saving and protection of environment; + +I would like to thank the government of France for hosting the second meeting of INC process. + +Georgia is among the countries which is cosponsor of the UNEA resolution 5.2 and we joined +High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to end plastic pollution. We believe that our active +involvement in the work of the Intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) for the +development of internationally legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in +the marine environment will create new opportunities to threat plastic pollution in the planet. + +We recognize the importance of actions again plastic pollution and in this regard, Georgia has +taken effective steps towards prevention of plastic waste. Since 2018, we banned the use of +plastic carrying bags and replaced with the biodegradable ones; the “national plastic +prevention program” was developed and the one of major goal - „plastic waste management“ +was integrated to the national waste management strategy and waste management action plan. + +Over the years, we have developed a National Legislative Framework for Waste Management +according to the EU legislation, a National Waste Management Strategy (2016-2030) and a +National Action Plan (2016-2020) to facilitate the introduction of circular economy principles +and sound waste management technologies in the country. For the implementation of the +Extended Producer Responsibility Government of Georgia has adopted respective legislation +and in this year producer responsibility organizations have started actions to achieve legally +binding national recycling targets for different specific waste streams. + +The newly established waste management system in the country with support of EU and other +donors gives us opportunity to get reasonable results and contribute to the circular economy +development. Considering the significant fact of signing the EU Association Agreement +including the harmonization of the national legislation with the EU regulations and +governance in sectoral cooperation, waste management is among the priority issues. + +We believe that one key upstream measure to encourage sustainable production is the +Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme. Thereby it should be incorporated in the +legally binding document which will bring producers, distributors, manufacturers, importers +and other stakeholders (Governments, private and scientific sector, NGOs, customers) on +board to refuse, reduce, reuse, redesign and recycle products at end-of-life. Georgia as a + +=== PAGE BREAK === + country of economy in transition strongly supports to have clear financial mechanisms in the +legally binding document to support the countries in the implementation and enforcement of +the requirements and obligations of the new treaty on plastic pollution. With the creation of +the effective monitoring and reporting obligations, we will develop relevant measures to stop +plastic release in the environment and set recycling targets. + +We expect that the treaty would support the sharing of science-based knowledge, and +experience between the countries and ensure transparency at all level. We believe that +environmentally sound management system for plastic will become accessible for our +recycling industry and for the new developments. We have to bear in mind the chemicals of +concern and bring relevant measures in to the actions to protect environment and public +health. The provisions of the legally binding agreement should include the obligation to +develop national action plans on plastic and the clear financial support mechanism for the +developing countries and countries with economy in transition to ensure the successful +implementation of the treaty. We believe that new legally binding document will have +synergies with the other international instruments on chemicals and waste, such as BRS +conventions and others. + +Georgia expresses its interest and readiness to cooperate at national, regional and global levels +for building sound and effective system to stop plastic pollution by 2040. Georgia strongly +supports enhanced coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders to protect human +health and the environment. + +I believe supporting and acting together will allow us to achieve tangible results in the future +in our region and in the world. + +Thank you for your kind attention! +",2 +2097,Antigua and Barbuda,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/antiguabarbudastatement_0.pdf,[],['Antigua And Barbuda'],[],Members,statement,"GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA + + + + Statement Delivered by + Antigua and Barbuda + at the +Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international + legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + Agenda Item 4 + + Paris, France 31 May, 2023 + + +Thank you, Mr Chair; my delegation aligns with the statements delivered by Samoa on behalf +of AOSIS and Costa Rica on behalf of GRULAC. + +The plastic footprint has increased since the early 1950s due to its durability, lightness, and low +production cost. This growth in the use of plastics has caused catastrophic problems in our +marine ecosystems and human and environmental health due to the resulting plastic pollution. + +To deal with this crisis, all governments and stakeholders must take accountability and +responsibility regarding the judicious use of plastics in all sectors and throughout the life cycle of +plastic products. + +To limit the negative impacts of plastics, we must look at several key categories: + • Promoting solutions for a circular economy in preference to the traditional linear “take- + make-dispose” economy. Our aim should be to reduce the consumption of finite + resources and to maximize the lifespan of products. + • Waste management is a major challenge for small islands like Antigua and Barbuda. It is + important since it mitigates public health risks, contributes to sustained economic + activity, and enhances public welfare. Waste management, however, is one of the least + recognized and invested sectors worldwide. + • The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is committed to the institution of legislation and + new technologies for waste management, prioritizing plastic products most likely to + become pollution. + • Solid waste recovery is essential, including the categorization of non-hazardous waste + that can be separated and upcycled and hence separated before disposal at the landfills. + These raw materials can then be incorporated into the production process, thus closing + the circular economy cycle. + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Mr. Chair, + +Empirical evidence has shown that recycling supports the reduction of plastic waste at landfills, +decreased pollution, conservation of energy and raw materials, and creation of jobs. +Implementing mandatory recycling at the national level would benefit any country's +environmental, economic, and social factors. However, we know that we cannot recycle our way +out of the plastic pollution crisis. + +Therefore, Antigua and Barbuda further supports these approaches, actions, and measures +across the lifecycle of plastics: + 1. Interventions intended to reduce the reliance on raw materials, including the extraction, + refinement and use of fossil fuels for virgin plastic production. + 2. The development of criteria and targets to support regulatory interventions targeting + polymers and chemicals of concern. + 3. The development of criteria and targets to support regulatory interventions targeting + specific classifications of plastic products. + 4. Actions, measures and approaches to boost reuse, repair, recycling, collection and + disposal, including through EPR. + 5. The development of mechanisms for the remediation of plastic pollution in the marine + environment, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction. This must include + international scale-up regulations that curtail the flow of plastic debris reaching our + Caribbean Sea and wider Caribbean region to ensure that noncompliance and traceability + mechanisms are implemented. + 6. Public/private partnerships to further strengthen the implementation of the policy and + legislative framework. + +Finally, we must be prepared to collaborate for effective and robust provisions to ensure the +participation of and implementation by developing countries and SIDS. In building the financial +mechanism, we require new, additional, adequate and predictable means of implementation +under the instrument, with specific support provisions for SIDS, including priority access. + +We look forward to working with all delegations to advance our work to the point where you, Mr +Chair, can prepare a draft text of the treaty for consideration at INC-3 based on our discussions +here at INC-2. + + + + + 2 +",2 +2098,Argentina,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/argentinastatement4.pdf,[],['Argentina'],[],Members,statement,"ARGENTINA + + Tema 4 del Programa - Preparación de un instrumento internacional jurídicamente + vinculante sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluso en el medio marino. + + +Segunda sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para la elaboración de + un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por + plásticos, incluso en el medio marino Segundo período de sesiones (INC-2) + +Sr. Presidente, + +Una vez más, la Argentina reitera su agradecimiento por su liderazgo y el apoyo brindado +por la Secretaría. El documento que se nos ha presentado para consideración constituye +una buena base para nuestras negociaciones, ofreciendo un mapa de opciones de +elementos para incluir en el futuro instrumento que nos permitirá iniciar nuestras +deliberaciones con prontitud y nos facilitará la toma de decisiones durante ésta y futuras +sesiones del Comité. Reiteramos, al respecto, la necesidad de que las decisiones sean +adoptadas en base a la regla del consenso, para poder lograr un acuerdo lo más universal +y efectivo posible. + +Mi país se asocia a la intervención efectuada por Costa Rica en nombre del Grupo de +países de América Latina y el Caribe, y desea realizar algunas consideraciones +adicionales. + +Como hemos señalado en la presentación que hemos remitido por escrito, consideramos +que los intercambios, para ser efectivos, deben tener lugar sobre la base del principio de +responsabilidades comunes pero diferenciadas. Asimismo, nos parece fundamental para +el éxito de un futuro instrumento que el mismo contenga disposiciones y orientaciones +específicas para fortalecer sistemas de responsabilidad extendida del productor que +puedan implementarse con eficacia en los países, en función de sus capacidades +nacionales y respectivos niveles de desarrollo. + +Por otro lado, reiteramos que toda medida que pretenda abordar de modo integral el +problema de la contaminación por plásticos debe ser diseñada con un enfoque de +derechos humanos, que ponga énfasis en una transición justa que no deje a nadie atrás +y rescate el valor de todos los actores en la cadena de producción y consumo, incluyendo +el papel vital que les cabe a los recuperadores urbanos y recicladores. + +Sr. Presidente, + +En cuanto a las obligaciones en sí, queremos señalar que apoyamos, como lo señala la +propia resolución 5/15 de la Asamblea Mundial para el Medio Ambiente, que ellas sean +tanto vinculantes como no vinculantes, incorporando criterios de gradualidad, en +especial para los países en desarrollo, y que contribuyan a impulsar la agenda de los +plásticos a nivel doméstico, facilitando la adopción de marcos normativos conducentes, +con la intervención de todas las partes interesadas. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Aceptamos su propuesta, Sr. Presidente, de no iniciar el tratamiento de las definiciones +en esta instancia, pero advertimos que ellas serán esenciales para poder dilucidar el +alcance final de las obligaciones y medidas de control a las que acordemos +comprometernos. + +Durante todo el proceso y con posterioridad, una vez que el acuerdo entre en vigor, la +transparencia debe ser un eje transversal presente en el flujo de información, así como +en las acciones que deberemos emprender todos los actores involucrados. Como parte +de esas acciones, abogamos por un mecanismo de trazabilidad a lo largo de todo el ciclo +de vida de los plásticos. En tal sentido será fundamental trabajar en la identificación de +los plásticos problemáticos y la determinación de usos permitidos y/o prohibidos del +material recuperado. + +El desafío al que nos estamos enfrentando es enorme, particularmente por el tremendo +protagonismo que el plástico ha venido adquiriendo en nuestras vidas modernas. Es por +ello que consideramos clave que un futuro tratado llame a modificar hábitos de +producción y consumo que han conducido a nuestro planeta a un significativo nivel de +deterioro ambiental. Este cambio de paradigma nos invitará a actuar durante todo el +ciclo de vida de los plásticos, atendiendo no solo las consecuencias de su excesivo uso +sino también sus causas, desde la extracción de las materias primas y el diseño de +producto hasta la gestión de sus desechos de una manera sostenible. Al respecto, las +campañas de educación y sensibilización serán indispensables para acompañar esta +transformación. + +Esta transición, además, para ser efectiva y producir los resultados esperados, deberá +estar anclada en decisiones basadas en la evidencia científica más actualizada, lo que +contribuirá, a su turno, a no introducir medidas arbitrarias o discriminatorias que afecten +al comercio internacional. + +Del mismo modo, el éxito de nuestras negociaciones dependerá en gran medida del +acceso a medios de implementación adecuados a los objetivos que nos asignemos, +asegurando el financiamiento, la capacitación y la transferencia de tecnología por parte +de los países desarrollados a los países en desarrollo. + +Para terminar, Sr. Presidente, permítanos asegurarle la participación activa y constructiva +de la Argentina, ayudando a la formación de consensos que haga del próximo tratado un +instrumento universal, con disposiciones audaces que nos permitan avanzar en lograr el +desarrollo sostenible y el bienestar de las generaciones venideras. + +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2099,Brazil,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/brazil_1.pdf,[],['Brazil'],[],Members,statement,"BRAZIL. National statement on Item 4 + + • Tout d’abord, on voudrait remercier la France et UNESCO pour nous accueillir pour cette + réunion si importante + • As some of you might know, we have a new government in Brazil, which is fully + committed to the environment. Half of legislative acts on the first day of government + were on the protection of the environment. 19 Ministries have sustainability and climate + change units in their structure. Marina Silva, the Minister of the Environment and + Climate Change, is a world activist leader for the environment and her long-standing call + for the environment to be a cross-cutting issue in government found a positive response + in this new ministerial structure. We also finally have a Ministry for the Indigenous + Peoples, which is staffed with Indigenous peoples’ representatives + • There is no question to our commitment to the environment, from which stems our + commitment to an ambitious legally binding instrument, with equally ambitious means + of implementation + • This new agreement is of wider importance and range than anticipated by many: it’s not + only on the environment, but on sustainable development, and its environmental, social + and economic pillars. Why? The issues we are dealing with are very interconnected. For + example, when waste pickers lose their jobs because they don’t have access to + recyclable materials, the environment suffers; when we ensure their income and their + jobs, they contribute to the protection of the environment. Their environmental + services, by the way, should be recognized and economically valued, so they are + empowered as an active actor in the recycle chain of materials in our countries. We + need to work for their socioeconomic inclusion. When we aim at a just transition to a + plastic pollution-free economy, we need to achieve not only a clean and healthy + environment, but also prosperity for all. + • We have been conducting ample internal consultations among government, civil society, + waste pickers, industry and researchers to present bold proposals to this Committee. + • It is imperative to end plastic pollution, with a view to protecting the environment and + human health, in particular that of vulnerable workers and communities. And if we are + to do it, we need to hear everybody. + • Every measure presented to the INC needs to be very carefully considered. We cannot + take automatic decisions we cannot implement. Again, I raise the issue of means of + implementation, which may sound theoretical or even rhetorical for many, but is a + serious need for developing countries, who are here to negotiate and adopt a treaty + they want to implement. + • As H E the President of France affirmed, this is an agreement that everyone needs to + agree on. We need to adopt this treaty by consensus, because we need global collective + action to respond to this ambitious objective to end plastic pollution. + • On our negotiations, we need to further debate: + a) problematic and unnecessary plastics in light of their applications; + b) transparency regarding chemical additives in plastics; + c) measures for microplastics that are intentionally added to products; + +=== PAGE BREAK === + d) definitions, criteria and methodologies to discuss banning, phasing out and +restrictions, in order to make well-informed decisions. +e) we need to address existing plastic pollution, in particular that of transboundary +nature, in a cooperative manner +f) Ending plastic pollution will require economic, technical and technological changes +that should leave no one behind. +",2 +2100,Chile  |  ,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chilestatement_0.pdf,[],['Chile'],[],Members,statement,"Agenda item 4: Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic +pollution, including in the marine environment. + +Al ser esta la primera vez que Chile toma la palabra, quisiera expresar nuestra gratitud a la +República Francesa por acoger esta segunda reunión del INC. Asimismo, a la Secretaría, +por preparar el documento relativo a las posibles opciones de elementos para este +instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante y los preparativos para esta +trascendental reunión. + +Señor Presidente, + +Estamos convencidos que enfrentamos un momento histórico, que repercutirá en las +actuales y futuras generaciones, quienes al ser más conscientes de los efectos provocados +por el Cambio Climático, la Pérdida de Biodiversidad y la Contaminación, han puesto en +nosotros sus esperanzas y anhelos de generar un cambio de paradigma. Por lo cuál, +consideramos que es momento de avanzar en acuerdos sobre medidas concretas y +vinculantes. + +Un tratado que busque reducir la contaminación por plástico debe, sin duda, contener +disposiciones obligatorias y medidas de control, las que deben ser el núcleo de este +instrumento vinculante. Sin embargo, para que el texto sea efectivo, las disposiciones que +se adopten deben considerar la gradualidad en su aplicación, no sólo para garantizar que +los países puedan ser parte del proceso, sino para facilitar una transición justa e inclusiva +para los sectores productivos que se vean afectados, además de los recicladores de base. + +Señor Presidente, + +Respecto de los medios de implementación, consideramos que estos son fundamentales, +ya que asisten a las partes en el cumplimiento de los objetivos del tratado, en virtud de ello, +creemos que se debe desarrollar un mecanismo integrado, evitando el establecimiento de +disposiciones independientes para cada uno de ellos. Esto, con el fin de otorgar las +competencias técnicas e institucionales para todos quienes participen en la efectiva +implementación de este acuerdo. + +En relación a la asistencia financiera, entendemos que esta es una de las maneras en las +cuales se le puede otorgar un equilibrio a este instrumento, ya que nos permite asegurar +que exista una efectiva implementación de todos los estados. En ese sentido, creemos +necesario obtener recursos que sean nuevos, adicionales, estables, accesibles, oportunos y +predecibles. + +Señor Presidente, + +Chile es un país oceánico. Dependemos de su conservación y cuidado, dado que tenemos +la onceava mayor zona económica exclusiva a nivel mundial. Por ello consistentemente +hemos expresado nuestro respaldo a la necesaria acción global para combatir los residuos +marinos y la contaminación por plásticos en múltiples foros internacionales. En este sentido, +consideramos de suma importancia que la INC desarrolle sus trabajos en todos los +aspectos del mandato de la resolución 5.14, incluido el ámbito marino. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Señor Presidente, + +Es necesario avanzar hacia estándares que sean consistentes con los progresos +observados en el derecho internacional. Un ejemplo de ello es el Acuerdo de Escazú. Este +acuerdo fue negociado con reglas robustas de participación del público que permitió realizar +un trabajo ampliamente respaldado por la sociedad civil, con múltiples puntos de vista. Ello +nos permite hacer frente al enorme reto que tenemos por delante, sin confundir los roles de +los gobiernos y de la sociedad civil, pero generando un diálogo constante entre ambos para +beneficio de nuestro resultado final. + +La contaminación por plásticos es un tema que nos afecta a todos y todas, pero sus efectos +nos impactan de la misma manera a toda la población, por lo cuál debemos abordar esta +problemática con un enfoque basado en derechos humanos. Debemos incorporar la +perspectiva de género en esta negociación, sin olvidarnos de quienes requieren una +especial protección como son las niñas y niños, trabajadores, personas con discapacidad +Mental, Intelectual, Física o Sensorial, los pueblos indígenas, los migrantes y las minorías, +entre otros. + +Creemos firmemente que las decisiones deben ser basadas en ciencia, por lo cual instamos +a que exista un mayor apoyo a la investigación, y que se vea reflejado en instrumentos +internacionales como es el Panel de Ciencia y Política que se está desarrollando, +mandatado por la resolución 5/8 de la UNEA 5.2. + +Señor Presidente, + +Es momento de redoblar el paso en nuestro trabajo, por lo cuál solicitamos que se +establezcan dos grupos de contacto que trabajen paralelamente, el primero respecto de los +principios, objetivos, obligaciones básicas, medidas de control y enfoque voluntario, y el +segundo referido a medios de implementación, asistencia técnica y financiera, creación de +capacidades y transferencia de tecnología. + +Consideramos necesario, impulsar el trabajo entre sesiones y las reuniones preparatorias +regionales, ya que es la forma de optimizar el tiempo que tenemos mandatado para finalizar +el desarrollo de este instrumento. Finalmente, como país oceánico, constructivo y +propositivo manifestamos nuestro compromiso con el desarrollo de este instrumento, el cuál +bajo su liderazgo, asegurará el éxito en estas negociaciones. + +Muchas gracias Señor Presidente. +",2 +2101,Chile  |  Closing statement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/chile_1.pdf,[],['Chile'],[],Members,statement,"Intervención de Clausura + +Señor Presidente, + +Quisiera asociar mi intervención con lo señalado por la distinguida delegación de Costa Rica +a nombre de GRULAC. + +Retiramos nuestros agradecimientos a la República Francesa por hospedar esta reunión y +destacamos nuevamente la labor que ha realizado el presidente, quién nos ha enorgullecido +con su liderazgo en estos arduos días de trabajo, del cuál esperamos tener como resultado +un exitoso acuerdo ambiental, poniendo fin a la contaminación por plásticos incluido el +medio ambiente marino. + +Asimismo, apreciamos el gran trabajo efectuado por las y los co-facilitadores, quienes han +logrado conducir de manera muy constructiva los cuatro grupos de trabajo que se han +formado en esta semana. + +Señor Presidente, + +Nos encontramos frente a una triple crisis ambiental de contaminación, cambio climático y +pérdida de biodiversidad, que nos obliga a buscar sinergías y asegurar la coherencia de +modo que las respuestas de políticas y regulación aporten, y no perjudiquen, a la solución +de todos estos desafíos. + +Este contexto nos plantea la necesidad de transformar la relación entre las personas y +naturaleza, de manera de avanzar en una transición socio ecológica justa, mediante un +proceso que, asegurando el trabajo decente, la igualdad de género y la justicia socio +ambiental, busque, a través del diálogo y el empoderamiento colectivo, la transformación de +la sociedad en una resiliente y equitativa. + +A su vez, este tránsito debemos hacerlo desde un enfoque de derechos humanos, en ese +sentido, Chile es parte del Acuerdo de Escazú, el que busca enfrentar democráticamente +desafíos ambientales, tanto nacionales como internacionales, contribuyendo a la protección +de las generaciones presentes y futuras, a vivir en un medio ambiente sano y al desarrollo +sostenible. + +Señor Presidente, + +Chile está convencido de que este tratado debe contener disposiciones obligatorias y +medidas de control, considerando la transparencia y gradualidad en su aplicación como un +eje transversal, garantizando que todos los países puedan ser parte del proceso, facilitando +una transición justa e inclusiva, para todos los sectores productivos que se vean afectados, +incluyendo al sector informal de las y los recolectores de base, proponiendo reconocer su +contribución histórica. + +Tal cómo lo hemos indicado en los grupos de contacto, queremos destacar los siguientes +puntos, que son claves para nuestra delegación: + +=== PAGE BREAK === + - El objetivo del tratado debe ser terminar con la contaminación por plásticos, incluido + en el medio marino, con la finalidad de proteger la salud humana y el medio + ambiente de los efectos adversos en todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos. En este + sentido, el tratado debe incorporar la conservación del océano, de su biodiversidad y + ecosistemas. + - Se debe establecer un mecanismo de cumplimiento con un rol facilitador y de + carácter no contencioso, tal como existe en otros tratados. Esto es determinante, ya + que permitirá facilitar la aplicación del instrumento. + - Las medidas que se establezcan deben ser punitivas y no punitivas, a través de la + creación de un Comité de Cumplimiento, que pueda tener el mandato de desarrollar + modalidades y procedimientos para el funcionamiento del mismo. + - Respecto de los medios de implementación, consideramos que se debe desarrollar + un mecanismo integrado, con el fin de otorgar las competencias técnicas e + institucionales para todos quienes participen en la efectiva implementación de este + acuerdo. + - Nuestra toma de decisiones a lo largo de estas negociaciones y la implementación + del futuro tratado deben estar basadas en la ciencia. Con este fin, necesitamos + establecer un órgano científico, con representación geográfica y perspectiva de + género, y debemos generar sinergias entre este proceso y el Science Policy Panel. + - En relación a la asistencia financiera, entendemos que esta es una de las maneras + en las cuales se le puede otorgar un equilibrio a este instrumento de manera de + garantizar su efectiva implementación, por lo que creemos fundamental obtener + recursos financieros que sean nuevos, adicionales, estables, accesibles, oportunos y + predecibles. + - Se debe establecer un mecanismo o estrategia de creación de capacidades, con + énfasis en las prioridades nacionales de cada uno de los Estados, de manera de + fortalecer la capacidad de funcionarios de gobierno, sociedad civil, academia, sector + privado y todos los interesados en la efectiva implementación de este Instrumento. + - En relación a los Informes Nacionales, creemos que es la principal forma de conocer + el estado de cada uno de los países que formen parte de este instrumento, por lo + cuál instamos a que se fije una obligación de presentar periódicamente estos + informes, tal como existe en Basilea y Estocolmo. + - Respecto de la evaluación periódica, esta debe tener plazos relacionados con la + presentación de informes nacionales, y los planes de acción nacional, fomentando + una sinergía en los trabajos. + - Tal como lo dijimos al comienzo de esta negociación, existen grupos vulnerables que + deben ser considerados, como son las niñas y niños, las personas con discapacidad + física, mental, intelectual y la sensorial. No podemos olvidar además la deuda + histórica que tenemos como sociedad, por lo cuál requerimos que las próximas + negociaciones sean llevadas a cabo con perspectiva de género, incluido los grupos + de expertos y cuerpos subsidiarios que se establezcan. + +Como región hemos expresado la necesidad de tener reuniones regionales preparatorias, +ya que otorgarán la posibilidad de generar consensos de cara a este proceso, de manera de +rápidamente comenzar los trabajos en la INC-3. Insistimos, estas y las futuras generaciones +dependen de lo que estamos haciendo en este momento, no podemos seguir +desperdiciando el tiempo. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Finalmente, respecto de la participación de la Sociedad Civil creemos que esta reunión ha +limitado su acceso, por lo cuál esperamos que esta situación cambie de cara a la INC-3, ya +que su participación es determinante en la toma de decisiones. + +Deseamos que todos tengan un buen viaje de regreso a sus hogares, con la convicción de +que estamos avanzando y que debemos seguir esforzándonos por lograr consensos. + +Nous vous remercions et vous souhaitons un bon voyage de retour, à très bientôt à Nairobi! +",2 +2102,Colombia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/colombia_statement.pdf,[],['Colombia'],[],Members,statement,"Intervención de la República de Colombia para el punto del orden + del día 4 del segundo período de sesiones del Comité + Intergubernamental de Negociación + + +Muchas gracias, señor Presidente. + +Colombia se suma a las declaraciones realizadas previamente en nombre del +GRULAC y de la Coalición de Alta Ambición para poner fin a la Contaminación +por Plásticos. + +Agradecemos al Gobierno de Francia por acoger la segunda sesión del Comité +Intergubernamental de Negociación y a usted señor Presidente, a su equipo +y a la Secretaría, por el diligente trabajo preparatorio. + +Señor presidente, + +En el INC1, quedó establecida la necesidad de complementar acciones +nacionales voluntarias con obligaciones internacionales y medidas de control +en cada una de las etapas del ciclo de vida de los plásticos. Esta ambición debe +corresponderse con la identificación y promoción de medios de +implementación acordes, medidas de aplicación que permitan evaluar el +avance y cumplimiento de manera periódica y un esquema de transición +justa para todos los actores involucrados, incluyendo a los recicladores de +oficio que históricamente han contribuido a la circularidad. +Tras un nutrido período intersesional, esta segunda sesión del Comité debe +dedicarse a avanzar hacia un portafolio de opciones cada vez más concreto +que sirva de insumo para la elaboración del proyecto del texto del instrumento +antes de la tercera sesión, mandato que esperamos que sea otorgado a la +Presidencia al cabo de esta reunión. Asimismo, abogamos porque el Comité +dé luces sobre cómo los Estados Miembros, partes interesadas y la Secretaría +contribuiremos durante el período intersesional, incorporando a su vez la +mejor ciencia disponible, el conocimiento de los pueblos indígenas y las +comunidades locales, y un enfoque de género y derechos humanos + +En los diferentes grupos de contacto seguiremos impulsando soluciones +integrales que se correspondan con nuestra agenda de descarbonización, +transición energética, transición hacia patrones sostenibles de consumo y +producción y reconversión productiva hacia sistemas que brinden garantías +de protección social y oportunidades a los más vulnerables. En especial, + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + reiteramos nuestro llamado al reconocimiento y visibilidad de la actividad y +contribución de los recicladores de oficio y la importancia de plantear para +ellos soluciones económicas duraderas e incorporar sus intereses a través de +intervenciones intersectoriales de seguridad social, considerando sus saberes, +capacidades y potencialidades. + +Los principios de prevención, precaución y de que quien contamina debe +cargar con los costos de la contaminación, deben ser transversales al +instrumento e invitarnos a detener la contaminación en la fuente, evitando la +liberación del plástico al ambiente desde etapas tempranas del ciclo, +fomentando productos y usos seguros, sostenibles y circulares, y +garantizando la gestión sostenible y disposición adecuada de los residuos, +incluyendo mediante esquemas de responsabilidad extendida del productor +y el abordaje efectivo de la contaminación existente. + +Los polímeros, productos y químicos de especial preocupación deben ser +abordados con urgencia a través de medidas contundentes de control y +reducción con miras a la completa eliminación de aquellos que más daño +hacen al ambiente y la salud humana. Asimismo, al tiempo de fomentar +estrategias de sustitución, debemos consagrar los medios necesarios para +garantizar que su implementación sea verdaderamente sostenible y acorde +con las circunstancias nacionales. + +No tenemos tiempo que perder. Nuestras comunidades, nuestra +biodiversidad y nuestros ecosistemas demandan de nosotros acuerdos +ambiciosos y oportunos. + + + + + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Statement by the Republic of Colombia for agenda item 4 of the +second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee + + +Thank you very much, Mr Chair. + +Colombia joins the statements made previously on behalf of GRULAC and the +High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution. + +We thank the Government of France for hosting the second session of the +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee and you, Mr. Chair, your team and +the Secretariat for your diligent preparatory work. + +Mr. Chair, + +At INC1, the need to complement voluntary national actions with international +obligations and control measures at each stage of the life cycle of plastics was +established. This ambition must be met with the identification and promotion +of commensurate means of implementation, measures of implementation +that allow progress and compliance to be assessed periodically and a just +transition scheme for all actors involved, including waste pickers who have +historically contributed to circularity. +After a fruitful intersessional period, this second session of the Committee +should be devoted to moving towards an increasingly concrete portfolio of +options that would serve as input for the preparation of the draft text of the +instrument before the third session, a mandate that we hope will be given to +the Chair at the end of this meeting. We also advocate that the Committee +shed light on how Member States, stakeholders and the Secretariat will +contribute during the intersessional period, incorporating the best available +science, the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities, and a +gender and human rights approach. + +In the different contact groups, we will continue to promote comprehensive +solutions linked to our agenda of decarbonization, energy transition, transition +towards sustainable patterns of consumption and production and productive +reconversion towards systems that provide guarantees of social protection +and opportunities to the most vulnerable. In particular, we reiterate our call for +the recognition and visibility of the activity and contribution of waste pickers +and the importance of foreseeing for them lasting economic solutions and + + + + 3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + incorporating their interests through intersectoral social security +interventions, considering their knowledge, capacities and potential. + +The prevention, precaution and polluter pays principles must be crosscutting +to the instrument and urge us to stop pollution at the source, avoiding the +release of plastic into the environment from early stages of the cycle, +promoting safe, sustainable and circular products and uses, and guaranteeing +the sustainable management and adequate disposal of waste, including +through extended producer responsibility schemes and effectively addressing +existing pollution. + +Polymers, products and chemicals of concern must be urgently addressed +through strong control and reduction measures with a view to the complete +elimination of those that do the most damage to the environment and +human health. Furthermore, while promoting substitution strategies, we +must enshrine the necessary means to ensure that their implementation is +truly sustainable and in line with national circumstances. + +We have no time to lose. Our communities, our biodiversity and our +ecosystems demand ambitious and timely agreements from us. + + + + + 4 +",2 +2103,Costa Rica  |  ,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costaricastatement_0.pdf,[],['Costa Rica'],[],Members,statement,"Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto + Dirección General de Política Exterior + + Intervención general de Costa Rica durante el inicio de la segunda sesión del + Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar un instrumento + internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por plásticos, + incluido en el medio marino + 29.05.2023 +Gracias señor Presidente, +Mi Delegación desea expresar un especial agradecimiento a la República de Francia +por hospedar esta segunda sesión de negociación. Mi país desea alinearse con la +declaración pronunciada por esta Delegación en nombre del GRULAC, así como la +declaración realizada por la honorable delegada de los Estados Federados de +Micronesia en nombre del HAC to End Plastic Pollution. +La contaminación por plásticos está sofocando nuestro planeta. Cada año, millones +de toneladas de desechos plásticos ingresan a nuestro océano y ríos, y solo el 9% de +ellos es reciclado. Los ecosistemas naturales en el mundo están siendo afectados y +las consecuencias son nefastas para la vida marina y otras especies como las aves, +que se enredan en el plástico o lo ingieren. Además, la salud del ser humano está +sufriendo las secuelas en particular, por los microplásticos presentes en el ambiente. +Para Costa Rica, esta reunión es de gran importancia y una oportunidad muy valiosa +para lograr avanzar en lo que será un acuerdo jurídicamente vinculante sobre la +contaminación por plástico, incluido en el medio marino, con base en la Resolución +5/14 adoptada en UNEA 5.2. +Reafirmo algunos de los elementos ya expuestos por mi país durante la primera +sesión realizada Uruguay y que son prioritarios para Costa Rica: - el abordaje del +ciclo de vida completo del plástico; - la responsabilidad extendida del productor; - la +creación de un mecanismo financiero; - la transferencia de tecnología y +fortalecimiento de capacidades; y la economía circular, entre otros. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto + Dirección General de Política Exterior + + + + +Costa Rica aboga por que se incluya la referencia al derecho humano a un ambiente +limpio, saludable y sostenible con base en la Resolución 76/300 de la Asamblea +General de Naciones Unidas e insta a la Comunidad Internacional, a que unamos +esfuerzos para lograr un tratado ambicioso. La coordinación con las ONGs, las +multinacionales, la sociedad civil, la academia y demás actores es fundamental para +lograr el objetivo de un mundo con menos plástico. La contaminación por plásticos +es un problema urgente que demanda nuestra atención inmediata. Al reducir el +consumo de plástico, reciclar, reutilizar, entre otros, podemos crear un futuro más +limpio, saludable y sostenible, implementando nuevas tecnologías futuras, para las +generaciones venideras. +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2104,Costa Rica  |  Closing statement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/costa_rica_national_statement_inc2_02-06-2023_0.pdf,[],['Costa Rica'],[],Members,statement,"Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto + Dirección General de Política Exterior + + Intervención de Costa Rica + Cierre de la segunda sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para + desarrollar un instrumentointernacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la + contaminación por plásticos,incluido en el medio marino + 2 de junio 2023 + +Gracias señor Presidente, + +Mi Delegación desea expresar un especial agradecimiento a la República de Francia por albergar esta +segunda sesión de negociación del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación INC-2. Nos unimos +a la declaración realizada por esta delegación en nombre del GRULAC. + +El proceso de negociación con miras a un Tratado internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la +contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino, que concluye hoy, ha marcado un hito. El +documento “Posibles opciones de elementos que aborda todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, con +base en la resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente”, fue la +base de las discusiones y una excelente guía para avanzar en nuestro trabajo. + +Señor Presidente, lo felicitamos por la encomiable labor de dirigir nuestros trabajos y por la +conformación de los dos grupos de contacto. + +Para Costa Rica, es muy importante el compromiso hacia la búsqueda de medidas globales, que +traten de manera integral los factores del medio ambiente y de atención a la salud, entre otros. +Estamos enfrentando una crisis de contaminación por plástico, y es necesario tomar acciones +concretas. Por lo tanto, aún si las acciones voluntarias son importantes, es necesario que se incluyan +medidas vinculantes y medidas de control, con el fin de lograr nuestro objetivo de un tratado que +sea ambicioso y que contemple el respeto a los derechos humanos y a los pueblos indígenas. +Algunos de los temas abordados fueron las obligaciones, tanto para medidas jurídicamente +vinculantes como voluntarias que aborden el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos. + +Reiteramos lo expresado en Uruguay, para Costa Rica se requieren acciones que deben tener como +fundamento los principios de progresividad, precautorio y bajo la responsabilidad extendida del +productor tal como quedó plasmado en los temas prioritarios que emanaron de estas negociaciones. + +Entre las obligaciones analizadas cabe resaltar: - sustancias y aditivos en plásticos que debemos +eliminar; estándares globales sobre etiquetado; eliminación progresiva de plásticos de un solo uso; +importancia de la investigación y desarrollo de materiales alternativos y sustitutos bajo estándares +globales, y fortalecimiento de la gestión integral de residuos en un marco de economía circular. + +Mi país reitera su compromiso en continuar participando activamente en estas negociaciones, y que +resultado de esta reunión tengamos un Borrador Cero del tratado, de cara al INC-3. + +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2105,Cuba,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cuba_1.pdf,[],['Cuba'],[],Members,statement,"Segunda Sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de +Negociación +Intervención de la República de Cuba en el Punto 4 de la +Agenda +Señor Presidente: + +Agradecemos al Gobierno de Francia por la organización y +acogida de esta segunda sesión del INC. Asimismo valoramos +positivamente los trabajos intersesionales que se han realizado +previo a esta reunión, con un importante apoyo de la +Secretaría. +Cuba desea reiterar que la contaminación por plásticos, +incluyendo el medio marino, es una problemática heredada +por los países en desarrollo, desde el punto de vista +tecnológico y ambiental. +Con la creación y desarrollo de los plásticos en el mundo, en +mi país los ecosistemas se han llenado de basura plástica, sin +tener ahora todas las condiciones y medios para resolver el +problema. Además de tener que enfrentar otras presiones +como un recrudecido bloqueo económico, comercial y +financiero que se aplica a Cuba, por más de 60 años. +Apoyamos y estamos comprometidos con la elaboración de un +instrumento jurídicamente vinculante y ambicioso, pero +teniendo en cuenta las circunstancias y capacidades de +los países en desarrollo. También se deberán considerar las +consecuencias sociales y económicas que tendrán las +medidas de control sobre los productos plásticos, en especial +para aquellos que más contribuyen a la contaminación +ambiental como son algunos plásticos de un solo uso. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + El nivel de ambición y exigencias del nuevo instrumento +dependerá de que los países en desarrollo puedan recibir de +manera proporcional medios de implementación, con flujos +financieros robustos, seguros, adicionales y predecibles; que +se pueden financiar proyectos I+D+i que incluyan transferencia +de tecnologías y se reciba la asistencia técnica y creación de +capacidades necesarias. +Recordamos que según el mandato de la resolución +UNEP/EA.5/Res.14 el instrumento debe enfocarse en la +contaminación por plásticos y no pretender desaparecer a +estos productos, sin existir alternativas viables y accesibles +para todos los países. + +Será muy importante y necesario que el nuevo instrumento +cuente con el enfoque de la gradualidad para alcanzar su +objetivo y la implementación de las regulaciones, en función de +las capacidades nacionales, incluyendo el incremento gradual +de los compromisos. +En materia de compromisos globales, se deben priorizar las +obligaciones, medidas, metas, etc., dirigidas a reducir y +gradualmente eliminar la contaminación por plásticos, +empleando el enfoque del ciclo de vida de los productos. +Destacamos que es una prioridad hacer uso de la ciencia para +la toma de decisiones, de lo contrario será más complicado +lograr consenso en temas sustantivos, que incluyen la +regulación a aditivos y químicos peligrosos, lo cual deberá +definirse a partir de evidencias científicas y criterios bien +establecidos. +Se requiere también tener una definición clara dentro del +instrumento sobre los plásticos problemáticos e + +=== PAGE BREAK === + innecesarios. No es factible establecer a nivel global un único +tipo de medida, como por ejemplo la eliminación, para la amplia +gama de productos que se intenta clasificar en este grupo de +productos. Entre ellos existen notables diferencias en cuanto +al uso, manejo de desechos e impactos ambientales y en la +salud. +Finalmente, deseamos que los trabajos en esta semana +permitan dar un impulso importante a las negociaciones, con +vista a disponer de un primer proyecto de texto para la tercera +sesión del INC y de esa manera contribuir a las celebraciones +del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, el próximo 5 de junio, que +este año se centra en las soluciones a la contaminación por +plásticos. +Con los resultados de esta semana de negociación hagamos +nuestro aporte a la campaña #SinContaminaciónPor Plásticos. +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2106,Dominican Republic,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/dominicanrepublicstatement_0.pdf,[],['Dominican Republic'],[],Members,statement,"Discurso de la República Dominicana ante la Segunda Sesión de Trabajo del Comité +Intergubernamental de Negociación +Discurso realizado por el Jefe de Delegación, Viceministro José Ramón Reyes, Ministerio de +Medioambiente de la República Dominicana + +Muchas gracias señor Presidente, por concedernos el uso de la palabra. + +Quisiera agradecer en nombre de República Dominicana al gobierno de Francia por acoger +esta segunda sesión de trabajo del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación. Por igual +agradecer a la secretaría del INC por la preparación de los documentos de trabajo y las rondas +de consultas previo a este evento. + +La República Dominicana reafirma su compromiso de contribuir al proceso de elaboración de +un instrumento internacional legalmente vinculante sobre la contaminación por plásticos, +incluyendo en el medio marino. + +En relación al documento de trabajo UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 sobre el que estaremos trabajando los +próximos días, consideramos que refleja el espíritu de la resolución 5/14 abordando la +problemática de manera integral en todo el ciclo de vida del plástico. Sin embargo, +consideramos que el instrumento deberá ser específico en cuanto a las obligaciones de los +Estados, incluyendo fechas concretas para la adopción de medidas. Estableciendo hitos +(algunos de ellos al año 2030) podremos tener una evaluación temprana de la eficacia de la +implementación. + +Alentamos a trabajar para incluir medidas que conduzcan a la desaparición de plásticos de un +solo uso y del EPS también conocido como fom, del que sabemos presenta una muy baja vida +útil, no es biodegradable y posterior a su uso presenta importantes desafíos para su adecuada +gestión, haciendo que su reciclaje sea inexistente en muchos lugares. + +República Dominicana como país insular es especialmente vulnerable, ya que estos residuos +de fom están terminando en nuestras costas, donde la dinámica de las olas lo fragmenta en +pedazos más pequeños que hacen imposible su recolección, por lo que una parte importante +de estos residuos terminan interactuando con la biodiversidad marina aumentando su +vulnerabilidad y posibilidad de supervivencia. + +Es preciso destacar que las características físicas del fom lo han popularizado su uso como +recipientes en la industria de los alimentos. Sin embargo, los químicos que se utilizan para su +fabricación, fundamentalmente el estireno, se han relacionado con enfermedades como el +cáncer, pérdida de la vista y audición, memoria y concentración. Sabemos por estudios +realizados por el centro de control y prevención de enfermedades de Estados Unidos de +América en el año 2017, que los seres humanos nos exponemos a pequeñas cantidades de esta +sustancia través de la ingesta de bebidas y alimentos contenidos en empaques del FOM + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Estas consideraciones nos retornan al documento de trabajo, donde consideramos deben +quedar establecidas medidas precisas para descontinuar el uso de químicos peligrosos y +restringir su uso en un plazo determinado. Finalmente, consideramos de vital importancia +establecer la trazabilidad de polímeros vírgenes, una metodología estandarizada para el +monitoreo y reporte de micro plásticos y el control efectivo de los micro plásticos añadidos +intencionalmente. + +Seguiremos aportando a las negociaciones a través de los grupos regionales a los que +pertenecemos para lograr un documento jurídicamente vinculante que garantice la +sostenibilidad de nuestros ecosistemas, la salud humana y un medio ambiente sano para las +futuras generaciones. +",2 +2107,Ecuador,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ecuador_1.pdf,[],['Ecuador'],[],Members,statement,"INTERVENCIÓN DE LA DELEGACION DEL ECUADOR +EN LA PLENARIA INC-2 - TEMA 4 DE LA AGENDA + + +Señor presidente: + +Le agradezco por su acertada gestión al frente de nuestro Comité y aprovecho la oportunidad +para extender mi reconocimiento a la Secretaría por su eficiente apoyo y para congratular a los +nuevos miembros que han sido electos a la Mesa del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación. + +Ecuador ratifica su compromiso de alcanzar un tratado ambicioso y efectivo que ponga fin a la +contaminación por plásticos, antes del año 2040, con el fin de proteger el ambiente y la salud +humana. + +Ecuador, uno de los 17 países megadiversos del planeta, otorga prioridad en la agenda +internacional a la respuesta global a la crisis ambiental y sanitaria que provoca la contaminación +por plásticos. La naturaleza transfronteriza de la contaminación ambiental y el comercio del +comercio de plásticos y productos derivados plásticos hacen imposible que trabajemos en silos o +en forma individual. Nuestra respuesta debe ser determinante, coordinada y global. + +Nuestro futuro tratado debe partir de un enfoque en derechos humanos, que reduzca las +desigualdades, y permita una transición justa hacia una economía sostenible. Deberá también +contribuir a la conservación de la biodiversidad, su restauración y a la consecución de los +objetivos globales en cambio climático. + +El tratado debe, en consecuencia, contemplar medidas obligatorias -jurídicamente vinculantes- +que atiendan los retos descritos, considerando todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos + +Entre otros renglones, el tratado debe propender a reducir el tamaño del problema: Controlar la +producción; eliminar los plásticos y, polímeros problemáticos y sustancias de preocupación; +garantizar la circularidad segura de lo que queda en la economía del plástico; y, prevenir las fugas +o desechos contingentes para evitar la contaminación plástica. + +Ecuador quiere resaltar la imperiosa necesidad de remediar la contaminación por plásticos en +toda circunstancia en que ésta suponga una amenaza sistémica, reconociendo las +desproporcionadas consecuencias socioeconómicas y medioambientales negativas a las que se +hallan expuestos los países en desarrollo. Al efecto será menester integrar evaluaciones sociales, +económicas y medioambientales previas y obligatorias, así como las más idóneas técnicas y +prácticas medioambientales disponibles a fin de evitar la eliminación de biomasa, o que se causen +daños al medio ambiente. + +Un tratado ambicioso deberá propiciar, de manera efectiva, que los países en desarrollo +dispongan de medios adecuados para su aplicación, basados en la mejor ciencia y conocimiento +disponibles, y el apoyo de la cooperación internacional. El futuro Tratado debe prever la +existencia de un sólido mecanismo financiero que permita una apropiada implementación, con +recursos nuevos, adicionales, adecuados y previsibles. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Ecuador agradece la elaboración del documento de trabajo que tenemos a consideración, con +potenciales alternativas y elementos que podría incluir futuro tratado. El documento constituye +sin duda un punto de partida para nuestras deliberaciones. Comprometemos nuestro apoyo a los +facilitadores que asumen la responsabilidad de conducir en los grupos de contacto una labor de +negociación organizada y constructiva. + +Este INC-2 constituye un paso relevante para nuestros trabajos. Debemos abordar las cuestiones +de modo sustantivo y acumular avances en nuestras discusiones. Si algo hemos escuchado +reiteradamente durante la sesión plenaria, es que todos estamos conscientes de la urgencia +ambiental y sanitaria que genera la contaminación plástica. Demos respuesta a esos llamados +que a todos nos unen, pasando a la acción, haciendo al andar un camino de negociaciones que +desemboque en un resultado acorde con nuestro crucial mandato: acordar un tratado +internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre contaminación por plásticos hasta el año venidero. + +Con esa meta presente, Ecuador considera fundamental que durante esta sesión del Comité: + + 1. Acordemos un mandato claro para la elaboración de un proyecto de texto de nuestro + futuro instrumento con miras a discutirlo en el INC-3 + + 2. Decidamos sobre el trabajo técnico a desarrollar en el periodo entre sesiones, el cual + deberá ser reportado al Comité en el siguiente período de sesiones; y, + + 3. Establezcamos un espacio sólido, independiente e interdisciplinario, para que científicos + y expertos de las más diversas áreas del conocimiento generen estudios que permitan la + toma de las mejores decisiones y la definición de prioridades durante las negociaciones. + +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2108,Guatemala,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_0.pdf,[],['Guatemala'],[],Members,statement,"MINISTERIO + DE AMBIENTE + Y RECURSOS + NATURALES + + + + + Intervención del señor Héctor Francisco Espinoza + García, Viceministro de Recursos Naturales y Cambio + Climático de la República de Guatemala + +Guatemala tiene como prioridad trabajar por un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible a través +deldesarrollo social, económico, tecnológico y ambiental que prevenga la contaminación del ambiente y man- +tenga el equilibrio ecológico. A través de la implementación de las normas necesarias para garantizar que la +utilización y el aprovechamiento de los recursos naturales se realice de manera racional, evitando que se +degraden. + +Compartimos la preocupación sobre la contaminación por plásticos y estamos comprometidos a participar en +este proceso de negociación de un tratado para atender este grave problema, respetando siempre las leyes, +circunstancias y capacidades nacionales. + +Reconocemos que la contaminación por plásticos es un tema prioritario a nivel mundial, por lo que, conside- +rando que sus orígenes devienen de diversas formas y que los impactos negativos no reconocen fronteras, +Guatemala ha liderado diversas acciones nacionales y e internacionales relacionadas con el tema, entre las +que destacan: El Reglamento para la Gestión Integral de Residuos y Desechos Sólidos Comunes, Acuerdo +Gubernativo 164-2021, que además establece en el Capítulo V el Fomento de la Economía Circular, la Estra- +tegia de Intervención Integral de la Cuenca del Río Motagua, a través de la cual se han llevado a cabo número- +sas capacitaciones y talleres relacionados con el Acuerdo Gubernativo 164-2021, así como acciones orienta- +das a la retención de sólidos flotantes en el cauce del Río Motagua, por medio de biobardas artesanales e +industriales, que han favorecido el manejo de los desechos, el Diseño del Plan de Acción Nacional de Basura +Marina, actualmente en formulación, y también acciones como parte del proyecto regional de “Ciudades del +Caribe Circular”, que tiene como objetivo crear conciencia sobre la importancia de prevenir contaminación por +residuos plásticos en el Mar Caribe. + +Consideramos que el documento de UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 evidencia el gran trabajo realizado por la Secretaría +para dar cumplimiento al mandato de la reunión INC-1, el cual recoge de forma concisa las sumisiones de las +Partes interesadas en el desarrollo conjunto de un documento ambicioso para atender la problemática de +contaminación por plásticos, siendo la misma de carácter mundial, cuyos niveles, distribución y alcance de su +impacto, están influenciados por fenómenos que afectan más allá de las fronteras políticas. + +En un país en desarrollo como Guatemala, se tienen claras las capacidades y limitaciones para la implementa- +ción de un instrumento tan ambicioso. En este sentido, me permito mencionar algunas observaciones gene- +rales al documento de las posibles opciones de elementos hacia un instrumento +internacional jurídicamente vinculante: + +1. El documento debe ser ambicioso, pero a su vez considerar como un principio la flexibilidad, destacando + las circunstancias y condiciones de cada país, en especial a la brecha existente entre países desarrollados + y en desarrollo, tanto en términos de capacidad financiera como tecnológica. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 2. Es necesario tomar en cuenta que, la asistencia técnica y financiera, así como la transferencia de tecnolo- + gías y el fortalecimiento de capacidades, que deberá ser una realidad en este instrumento, mismo que + tendrá que responder y adaptarse a las necesidades de los países en desarrollo, considerando el papel + crítico que hoy en día tiene el plástico en la sociedad, y con base en ello promover plazos razonables para + su cumplimiento. + +3. Para la construcción del borrador cero se considera indispensable contar con los siguientes elementos: + +- Un listado de los “productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables” así como de las “sustancias químicas y + polímeros preocupantes”. +- Una definición clara de términos y conceptos asociados a los mismos. +- Insumos científicos disponibles para la toma de decisiones, incluyendo en la misma los conocimientos + ancestrales de los pueblos indígenas y el conocimiento de las comunidades locales. +- Un conjunto de medios de implementación y medidas de aplicación que sean factibles a nivel nacional + según condiciones de cada país. + +4. Los diversos convenios y tratados relacionados con la agenda gris tales como, el Protocolo de Montreal, + Convenios de Basilea, Estocolmo, Rotterdam y Minamata, deberán sin duda alguna, ser una referencia de + gran utilidad para el desarrollo de este instrumento, sin embargo, es fundamental que las acciones esta- + blecidas no se dupliquen, para la optimización de recursos y que logren las sinergias necesarias para su + mayor efectividad. + +5. Todas las posibles obligaciones básicas del instrumento deben quedar supeditadas de manera expresa a + las capacidades y circunstancias de cada país, evaluando y enfocándose en mecanismos de reducción + progresivos, en especial para los países en desarrollo donde la economía y la balanza comercial podrían + resentir acciones drásticas para su implementación. En ese sentido los plazos de implementación del + instrumento deberán ser razonables, permitiendo la transición justa e inclusiva, en la que no se deje a nadie + atrás. + +6. Considerar la responsabilidad compartida pero diferenciada, entendiéndola como la responsabilidad social + - empresarial, que debe ser reconocida y asumida de forma diferenciada durante el ciclo de vida del plástico + por los diferentes actores, es decir, el Estado, el sector comercial, industrial y empresarial, entidades de + servicio y otras organizaciones de la sociedad civil, así como la población en general. + +Por ser un problema global, nos sumamos al interés de buscar soluciones encaminadas a la reducción de la +contaminación por plásticos, sin embargo, solicitamos que se considere para las futuras reuniones del INC, a +las delegaciones reducidas, priorizar las negociaciones simultaneas o paralelas, para dar un mejor seguimien- +to a los diferentes diálogos e intercambios de posiciones en temas tan relevantes. + +Asimismo, los grupos de contacto únicamente serán llevados a cabo en el idioma inglés y de forma simultá - +nea, lo cual dificulta de sobremanera la participación plena de aquellas delegaciones reducidas y que cuenten +con desafíos para dominar el referido idioma. En ese sentido, en aras de mantener una negociación transpa- +rente e inclusiva se solicita tomar nota para que se pueda contar con las facilidades de traducción necesarias +en todas las salas y espacios de intercambio colectivo, para que las delegaciones puedan participar activa- +mente en todo momento. +Guatemala reitera su compromiso con este proceso, y es consciente que para avanzar en la formulación de +este documento se debe trabajar de forma colaborativa, por lo que manifiesta lo importante que es tener +presentes las circunstancias y leyes de cada país. + +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2109,Jamaica,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaicastatement_0.pdf,[],['Jamaica'],[],Members,statement,"AGENDA ITEM # 4 +COUNTRY: JAMAICA +Date: 29 May 2023 + + Jamaica’s Statement at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee 2 to develop an +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + + + +Jamaica remains committed to the development of an international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and therefore +anticipates an ambitious, bold and concrete actions as we mutually agree on the elements of +the instrument at this INC 2. + +Several countries, including Jamaica, have already instituted various measures to reduce the +import/export, manufacture and use of specific types of single use plastics. In support of this +agenda, the Government of Jamaica on January 1, 2019, commenced the phased +implementation of the ban on the importation, distribution, manufacture and use of certain +types of single use plastics. The ban targeted plastic bags of a specific dimension and +thickness, expanded polystyrene foam products used in the food and beverage industry, +plastic drinking straws, as well as straws attached to the packaging of drink boxes and juice +pouches. The ban, which is governed by two Ministerial Orders - The Trade (Plastic Packaging +Material) Order, 2018 and The NRCA (Plastic Packaging Material) Order, 2018. This year, the +Government intends to implement a fourth phase of the ban which would constitute plastic +packaging food containers and microbeads utilized in cosmetic care products. + +Jamaica is of the view that the treaty being negotiated must include the following key +elements: + I. Consideration of the entire lifecycle of plastic production and consumption, including + importantly, a targeted focus on innovation in production of sustainable alternatives + – both materials and technologies. + II. The requirement for plastic and their derivatives to conform to established criteria to + achieve minimum use; + III. A mechanism to tackle and treat with existing and legacy plastic waste especially in + the marine environment; + IV. Means of implementation commensurate with the level ambition of the treaty, taking + into national circumstances and capabilities. + +Plastics and plastic packaging material have become common place in our societies and in +fact has its utility especially with respect to public health and sanitation. Plastic material is +cheap and readily available. Efforts to minimise its use must consider the overall impact to +the society, particularly the cost to the most vulnerable. + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Jamaica, like all Small Island Developing States, are big ocean states. Indeed, our economies +are built on the Blue Economy. Hence, pollutants, such as plastics which are pervasive and +may be transboundary in nature will have a wide-ranging and long-term effect on our +economic growth and -development as well as social well-being. Indeed, our oceans is not +only an important component of our economies, but is also intrinsically linked to our cultural +identity and heritage. Hence, it is particularly important that the new treaty also addresses +plastic pollution in the marine environment. + +Jamaica looks forward to working with member states, industry players, including +manufacturers, civil society, and the scientific community in a spirit of partnership and +compromise in order to arrive at an agreement in keeping with UNEA Resolution 5.14. + + + + + 2 +",2 +2110,Mexico,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexicostatement.pdf,[],['Mexico'],[],Members,statement,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar + un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante + sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino + Segunda sesión, París, 29 de mayo al 2 de junio, 2023 + + +Gracias Señor Presidente, + +Colegas, además de endosar el pronunciamiento de GRULAC, reitero el +mensaje de México en el Segmento de Alto Nivel. No tenemos tiempo que +perder. En dos años, no hay espacio para discursos vacíos y doble cara en las +negociaciones. Es importante tener definiciones y reglas claras para todo el +mundo. Podemos aprender de nuestros errores. En cambio climático, después +de 27 COPs, es evidente -y basta con revisar el último reporte del IPCC-, que +sólo con compromisos voluntarios no podremos revertir la crisis climática. En +biodiversidad, el fracaso de las metas de Aichi, muestra que es indispensable +considerar desde el inicio los medios de implementación necesarios. No +venimos con ánimo fatalista, al contrario, vemos que esta misma comunidad +internacional también ha tenido aciertos. He ahí, el protocolo de Montreal, con +el que logramos frenar la destrucción de la capa de ozono, o el Convenio de +Basilea, para prohibir movimientos transfronterizos de residuos peligrosos. + +Aprendamos de nuestros aciertos, un tratado vinculante y ambicioso para +proteger la salud humana y el medio ambiente es posible. México considera +que para ello, es indispensable que las medidas de control incorporen un +enfoque de derechos humanos, perspectiva de género, justicia ambiental +y se centren en los principios de la Declaración de Río, el principio +precautorio y de Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor. México, reitera +su compromiso con el Acuerdo de Escazú, por ello debemos garantizar que +todos los sectores provean información transparente y accesible relacionada +con productos plásticos, incluyendo evidencia sobre la afectación a la salud +humana, la sociedad merece un consumo informado. + +El status quo no es una opción, abarcando todo el ciclo de vida de plásticos, +se debe repensar la forma en que diseñamos, fabricamos, comercializamos, +usamos y gestionamos los plásticos. Esto requiere una visión multisectorial, +que considere el conocimiento tradicional de nuestros Pueblos Indígenas y +comunidades locales, así como la mejor ciencia disponible. Por tanto, se +necesitan recursos para la innovación, y el desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías +y sustitutos seguros, además de políticas públicas de gestión integral de +residuos y economía circular, acompañadas de una gran campaña de +educación ambiental. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para desarrollar + un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante + sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino + Segunda sesión, París, 29 de mayo al 2 de junio, 2023 + + +En este proceso, no podemos obviar desigualdades pre-existentes, por lo que +es esencial poner al centro de la discusión a los grupos más vulnerables, +especialmente la salud de las mujeres, niñas, así como de personas +trabajadoras en el manejo de residuos, por lo que el tratado deberá garantizar +una transición justa e inclusiva, sin dejar atrás al sector informal. + +Colegas, la lección es clara. Es indispensable definir estándares y reglas +globales armonizadas. Planes Nacionales Voluntarios son muy bienvenidos, no +son alternativas, al contrario, son esfuerzos que suman. Pero no hay que perder +de vista el objetivo. Necesitamos avanzar en un borrador cero que prohíba +plásticos innecesarios, tóxicos y/o problemáticos, que defina metas +ambiciosas para la producción y consumo sostenible de otros plásticos, y +que incluya los medios de implementación requeridos dadas las distintas +circunstancias y capacidades nacionales de los países en desarrollo. + +Colegas, todas las Partes aprobamos la resolución para elaborar un tratado +vinculante, ahora toca cumplir, debe ser vinculante. + +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2111,Panama  |  ,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama.pdf,[],['Panama'],[],Members,statement,"SEGUNDA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC2) PARA DESARROLLAR +UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR +PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL MEDIO MARINO +Punto 4 - Declaración de Apertura de la República de Panamá +INC-2; París, Francia. 29 de mayo de 2023 + +En nombre de la República de Panamá, me gustaría agradecer al gobierno de Francia +por su cálida bienvenida, a la secretaría y al programa de las Naciones Unidas para el +Medio Ambiente por la organización de esta segunda reunión del INC. A la vez que +reiteramos las declaraciones realizadas por GRULAC y la HAC to End Plastic Pollution. + +El futuro instrumento deberá asegurar la aplicación de acciones para enfrentar y +prevenir la contaminación plástica, mediante el fomento de modelos de producción y +consumo circular y sostenible, desarrollando criterios para controlar y reducir el uso +de polímeros plásticos, y reemplazar artículos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, bajo +la inclusión de alternativas sostenibles y seguras. + +A su vez, es imperante que este instrumento aborde la contaminación plástica ya +existente en nuestros ecosistemas, estableciendo mecanismos y acciones para eliminar, +mitigar y restaurar las afectaciones e impactos generados por esta contaminación +persistente. Además, incluir medidas de eliminación progresiva y reducción de +microplásticos añadidos intencionalmente para evitar su liberación al ambiente. + +Señor presidente, + +Debemos establecer objetivos claros, enfocados a la protección de la salud humana y el +medio ambiente, salvaguardar nuestra biodiversidad, con importancia en las zonas +marino costeras, abordando todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos y promover acciones +vinculantes para acabar con la contaminación plástica, mediante el establecimiento de +metas globales viables y reportables a través de herramientas tales como los planes de +acción nacionales, presentación de informes nacionales, y la promoción de la +circularidad segura del plástico. + +Necesitamos la aplicación de mecanismos de implementación que aseguren y apoyen +que los países en desarrollo podamos cumplir con las obligaciones dispuestas en el +instrumento, tales como asistencia financiera y tecnológica, creación de capacidades, +entre otras. Además, de la creación de esquemas de responsabilidad ampliada del +productor, y la participación de todos los sectores para la consecución de las metas del +futuro tratado. + +Este proceso debe apoyarse de una constante participación y validación con +fundamento científico para mantener actualizados los impactos de la contaminación +plástica, diferenciada por etapas del ciclo de vida, investigaciones en la identificación +de los efectos a la salud humana y el medio ambiente, la identificación de plásticos +preocupantes y sustancias químicas peligrosas. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Es importante que este proceso se refuerce con los existentes acuerdos multilaterales +medioambientales, a manera de evitar duplicidad, trabajar de manera coordinada entre +tratados y cerrar las brechas existentes. Panamá, como anfitrión de la próxima +conferencia de las partes del convenio marco de la OMS para el control del tabaco, +creemos que es importante el alinear el proceso del INC con este instrumento, el futuro +tratado es una oportunidad para avanzar en una gestión integral de los desechos +plásticos generados de esta actividad. + +Señor presidente, +Siendo conscientes de la preocupante contaminación, reiteramos que el futuro tratado +debe considerar un enfoque de derechos humanos incluyendo el derecho a la salud y a +un medio ambiente sano. También será vital, la inclusión de todos los actores, desde los +productores, generadores, gobiernos, sector privado, sociedad civil, personas en +situación de vulnerabilidad. + +Abogamos a todas las partes en alinear esfuerzos por un trabajo eficaz, colaborativo y +empático, para lograr avanzar en la elaboración del borrador del texto para la INC-3 +exhortamos a los países a continuar implementando medidas y procesos nacionales de +manera paralela al desarrollo de este tratado para dinamizar los procesos locales, +reconociendo que la contaminación plástica marino costera no ve fronteras. + +Muchas gracias señor presidente… +",2 +2112,Panama  |  Closing statement,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_closing_statement.pdf,[],['Panama'],[],Members,statement,"SEGUNDA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC2) PARA DESARROLLAR +UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR +PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL MEDIO MARINO +Declaración de Cierre - República de Panamá +INC-2; París, Francia. 29 de mayo de 2023 + +En nombre de la República de Panamá, queremos felicitar al embajador Gustavo Mesa- +Cuadra Velásquez, por su arduo trabajo como presidente de la segunda sesión del +Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC-2), a los co-facilitadores de los dos +grupos de contacto, por llevar a cabo el trabajo de revisión del documento de posibles +opciones de elementos hacia un instrumento jurídicamente vinculante, basado en la +Resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente y +reiteramos nuestro gran agradecimiento a la República de Francia, por su generosidad +y hospitalidad al acoger esta reunión. + +Panamá reitera las declaraciones hechas por el GRULAC, sobretodo nuestra desilusión +que las discusiones sustantivas durante el INC-2 hayan tenido un dilatado inicio, +además de reconocer y felicitar a las partes por el eficaz trabajo colaborativo de avanzar +en los temas sustantivos logrando el mandato del borrador preliminar, entre otras +discusiones de temas importantes. + +Durante la semana de negociación Panamá logro proyectar sus opiniones sobre las +prioridades de este futuro tratado, resaltando el enfoque de protección de la salud +humana y el ambiente durante todo el ciclo de vida del plástico, la implementación de +la economía circular, además de las acciones para reducir y controlar la producción de +plásticos y polímeros tóxicos, eliminar el uso de químicos preocupantes, la generación +de microplásticos, la protección de los ecosistemas marinos, biodiversidad y fuentes +hídricas, así como la necesidad de definir y establecer metas globales, todas estas +acciones de la mano con la creación de medidas de captación de financiamiento, +capacidades y tecnología que apoyen las adecuaciones y refuerzos que necesitamos los +países en desarrollo. + +Apoyamos la realización de los trabajos de reuniones regionales entre sesiones que +serán clave para reforzar los esfuerzos para la INC-3. Lo anterior, como recursos vitales +para reforzar el Cero Draft del tratado. + +Abogamos, a las partes de colaborar y alinear esfuerzos en las sesiones intersesionales +y INCs venideras, para que juntos logremos abordar con la contaminación por plásticos, +asegurando los derechos humanos, y el derecho a la salud y a un medio ambiente sano. + +Finalmente, apoyamos el mandato de la preparación del borrador cero del instrumento +para el INC-3. Panamá reitera su compromiso en lograr el instrumento internacional +jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación plástica. +",2 +2113,Paraguay,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/paraguay.pdf,[],['Paraguay'],[],Members,statement,"“Sesquicentenario de la Epopeya Nacional 1864 – 1870” + + + + + Misión Permanente del Paraguay ante la oficina de las Naciones Unidas y + Organismos Especializados con sede en Ginebra, Suiza + Intervención del Paraguay + Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para la elaboración de un instrumento + jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por plástico, incluso en el medio marino + Intervención de apertura + 29 de mayo de 2023 + +Gracias Presidente; + +En primer lugar, el Paraguay expresa su apoyo y reconocimiento a Usted por su liderazgo +durante este proceso y se compromete a colaborar para que mandato sea exitoso. + +También felicita a la secretaría del INC-2 por la preparación de esta reunión, las sesiones +preparatorias, los webinarios y los documentos que fueron puestos a consideración para su +negociación. + +El Paraguay agradece al Gobierno de la República Francesa por acoger esta importante sesión +de negociación. + + + +Señor Presidente; + +El Paraguay se suma a esta iniciativa con entusiasmo; toma con seriedad el desafío de +desarrollar un proceso negociador inclusivo y transparente que nos conduzca a contar con un +criterio único para el manejo del plástico a lo largo de todo el proceso de vida, es decir: desde +la fabricación hasta la gestión ambientalmente racional de los residuos. El Derecho a un Medio +Ambiente sano tiene mandato constitucional en el Paraguay y tenemos en el país una amplia +red normativa que rige la materia. + +Este proceso negociador no está y no estará exento de polémica; de “tires y aflojes”: creo que +compartimos todos el objetivo primario, pero puede haber diferentes visiones sobre cómo llevar +adelante e implementar el instrumento que empezamos a negociar. Pedimos apertura y +flexibilidad. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + “Sesquicentenario de la Epopeya Nacional 1864 – 1870” + + + + + Misión Permanente del Paraguay ante la oficina de las Naciones Unidas y + Organismos Especializados con sede en Ginebra, Suiza +No todos tenemos las mismas realidades sociales, económicas y políticas; no todos tenemos +los mismos recursos; tenemos diferentes condicionamientos externos y condiciones especiales +y específicas; y el impacto del uso y manejo de los plásticos incide de manera diferente en la +sociedad y en la economía, por lo cual resaltamos la necesidad de contar con medios financieros +y condiciones especiales, para países como el Paraguay en desarrollo sin litoral. + +No olvidemos tampoco que los países acá presentes hemos contribuido de manera diferente al +actual estado de cosas, y en especial; respecto a la contaminación por plásticos. Por lo tanto, +todo lo que vayamos resolviendo debe estar apoyado por medios de implementación robustos +que tenga como base los pilares del desarrollo sostenible. En este sentido, reafirmamos el +compromiso con el principio de responsabilidades comunes, pero diferenciadas. + +Entonces, cuanta más compresión se tenga de estas realidades para la elaboración del “Borrador +Cero” del Acuerdo, el camino estará más despejado. Y esto es importante que tengan en cuenta +los negociadores en las Comisiones 1 y 2 que continuaran sus trabajos a partir de esta tarde. + +El Paraguay espera que durante esta sesión podamos avanzar en las cuestiones pendientes de +la primera sesión: confirmación de la mesa, aprobación del reglamento, análisis de los +elementos del futuro acuerdo, para así poder en la próxima sesión proseguir con las discusiones +sustantivas, así como con los trabajos interseccionales para poder llegar a la meta que nos +hemos trazado de tener un instrumento jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por +platicos. + +Agradezco su atención, + +Muchas gracias + +=== PAGE BREAK === + “Sesquicentenario de la Epopeya Nacional 1864 – 1870” + + + + +Misión Permanente del Paraguay ante la oficina de las Naciones Unidas y + Organismos Especializados con sede en Ginebra, Suiza +",2 +2114,Peru,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/peru.pdf,[],['Peru'],[],Members,statement,"INC 2 - INTERVENCIÓN DEL PERÚ EN EL DEBATE PLENARIO +Paris, 31 de mayo de 2023 + +Señor Presidente +Distinguidos delegados, representantes de la sociedad civil, de la academia, del sector +privado, organizaciones internacionales y media. + +Estamos viviendo tiempos que reclaman acciones de urgencia de la humanidad en su +conjunto, para contrarrestar la triple crisis planetaria: el cambio climático, la contaminación y +la pérdida de biodiversidad. + +La ciencia nos ha presentado evidencias contundentes sobre los alarmantes cambios de +temperatura que atraviesa el planeta y es patente para todos que la acelerada +contaminación por plásticos de nuestros rios, mares y suelos afecta negativamente la salud +humana, la flora y fauna a nivel mundial, impactando también nuestros esfuerzos en materia +del cambio climático. + +Para el Perú, señores delegados, este acuerdo es fundamental. Somos un país megadiverso, +que posee el segundo territorio amazónico más vasto, con sus frágiles biomas, uno de los +países que puede ser más afectado por el cambio climático y tenemos una extensa franja +costera, que está bañada por unos de los mares más ricos en recursos hidrobiológicos. De +manera preocupante, estos ricos territorios y océanos pueden contribuir al equilibrio +ecosistémico y climático, así como a la seguridad alimentaria mundial. Sin estos recursos y +nuestra población se hallan seriamente amenazados por la contaminación por plásticos. + +Consecuente con su decisiva ejecutoria en materia ambiental, el Peru ha adoptado +numerosas medidas a nivel nacional para prevenir la contaminación plástica, entre ellas +regulaciones que prohíben o regulan el uso de ciertos materiales y sustancias químicas +nocivas que son incorporadas en los plásticos y que restringen los plásticos de un solo uso. + +Sin embargo, el enorme problema de la contaminación por plásticos, requiere esfuerzos +globales urgentes y una fuerte determinación política. Por ello, en 2022 el Peru promovió +junto con Ruanda, la Resolución que estableció este Comité Intergubernamental de +Negociación de un acuerdo multilateral, jurídicamente vinculante para luchar contra este +fenómeno, incluyendo la contaminación marina. Nos enorgullece que un distinguido y +experimentado embajador peruano como usted haya asumido importante tarea de conducir +este órgano. + +Avizoramos un acuerdo global legalmente vinculante, que contemple todo el ciclo de vida + +=== PAGE BREAK === + de los plásticos, así como todo el impacto sobre los ecosistemas y la salud humana, y que +contenga -asimismo- medidas obligatorias, comunes para los Estados miembros; así como +medidas voluntarias. + +Consideramos que las negociaciones deben tener en cuenta que, para asegurar la futura +eficacia del acuerdo este debe contener metas, plazos y compromisos solidarios que +incluyan el financiamiento, la transferencia efectiva de tecnología, la cooperación y otros +medios de implementación, así como adecuados mecanismos de transparencia y monitoreo + +Los principios de la responsabilidad compartida pero diferenciada, la correspondencia entre +las obligaciones y capacidades y circunstancias nacionales, la cooperación hacia los países +en desarrollo, los enfoques de derechos humanos, inclusión, género, interculturalidad y +proyección Inter generacional también deben quedar plasmados en este acuerdo. + +Nuestro enfoque debe ser integral, abarcar desde la prevención, la producción sostenible de +insumos y productos, el cese gradual de la producción de ciertos plásticos e insumos, así +como el consumo responsable, el diseño basado en la posibilidad de reutilizar y reciclar, +hasta la gestión y tratamiento sostenible de los residuos generados en la cadena productiva +y de comercialización de los insumos y productos plásticos, además de la remediación de la +contaminación existente + +Señor presidente, señores delegados, + +El Peru apoya que el INC 2 tome decisiones cruciales para avanzar que permitan enfrentar el +enorme reto de combatir la contaminación plástica. Estamos de acuerdo con el +establecimiento de dos grupos de contacto para identificar areas de consenso sobre las +opciones presentadas en el documento UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 titulado “Poténciales opciones +para elementos tendientes a un instrumento internacional legalmente vinculante, basado en +un enfoque integral binding que trate el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos. + +Para alcanzar los plazos fijados por la UNEA 5, solicitamos que el INC 2 otorgue al +Presidente un claro mandato para que pueda preparar la versión cero del acuerdo, con +apoyo de la Secretaría, y que se realicen consultas intersesionales del Comité para mantener +el momentum de nuestras negociaciones y concluirlas dentro del plazo establecido, es decir +en 2024. + +Nuestras sociedades están atentas a lo que sucede en el marco del INC y esperan que todos +nosotros asumamos compromisos políticos que sean lo suficientemente ambiciosos para +marcar una diferencia, un antes y un después del acuerdo que estamos negociando, que + +=== PAGE BREAK === + asegure nuestra supervivencia, la del planeta y sus especies y el bienestar de nuestras +poblaciones y de las futuras generaciones . + +Muchas gracias. +",2 +2115,Uruguay,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uruguaystatement.pdf,[],['Uruguay'],[],Members,statement,"Segunda Reunión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para elaborar un instrumento + internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre la contaminación por plásticos (INC-2) + + Tema 4 del Programa + Preparación de un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre + la contaminación por plásticos, incluso en el medio marino + + + Declaración general de Uruguay + + Paris, Francia - 29 de mayo de 2023 + +Sr. Presidente, + +Uruguay quisiera agradecer al Gobierno de Francia por albergar esta reunión y a la Secretaría por la organización +y elaboración de los documentos, especialmente el que presenta opciones posibles de los distintos elementos +que podría contener el instrumento que negocia este Comité. + +Durante esta semana, tendremos la oportunidad de avanzar en el entendimiento de las obligaciones concretas +y medidas de control del futuro convenio. Para nuestro país, es prioritario que ese instrumento cuente con +obligaciones básicas que, en primer lugar, reduzcan la producción de polímeros plásticos primarios y aseguren +que los desechos puedan ser efectivamente gestionados; pero también, que obliguen a eliminar y restringir los +plásticos innecesarios o problemáticos, los micro plásticos y nano plásticos intencionalmente agregados, así +como los polímeros, componentes químicos peligrosos y productos plásticos que son de particular preocu- +pación. + +Tales disposiciones deben considerar los efectos adversos en el medio ambiente y la salud humana a lo largo +del ciclo de vida de esas sustancias y productos; incluir el principio de precaución y las dificultades que plantea +su reutilización, recarga, reciclaje y recuperación, con el objetivo de alcanzar una economía circular segura y +libre de tóxicos. + +Sr. Presidente, + +Abogamos por el activo involucramiento y las necesarias contribuciones del sector privado; pero especialmente +quisiéramos subrayar que los innegables impactos de la contaminación plástica en el ambiente, incluyendo la +salud y los derechos humanos, afectan de manera desproporcionada a grupos en situación de vulnerabilidad. +Por ello, los aspectos sociales y el enfoque de derechos, que contemplen también a los trabajadores, incluidos +los recicladores, deben estar integrados en el convenio, promoviendo una transición justa. Será necesario +contar con asesoría independiente de la comunidad científica para una toma de decisiones informada y con los +planes nacionales de aplicación, como verdaderos instrumentos de implementación. + +Esperamos finalizar esta sesión brindando un mandato claro a la presidencia de este Comité, para que elabore +un primer borrador del texto del convenio que pueda ser la base de nuestras negociaciones en la INC-3; y que, +asímismo, alcancemos el consenso necesario para definir los trabajos del período entre sesiones, estableciendo + +=== PAGE BREAK === + grupos técnicos de expertos que puedan desarrollar criterios para identificar polímeros, químicos peligrosos y +productos de preocupación; así como elaborar una primera lista para su restricción y eliminación. + +Sr. Presidente, + +Finalmente, alentamos a la Secretaría a garantizar la más amplia y eficaz participación en este proceso, median- +te el desarrollo de mecanismos que garanticen la participación significativa y efectiva, así como lineamientos +claros para evitar el conflicto de intereses. + +Muchas gracias. + + --- +",2 +2116,Venezuela,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/venezuelastatement_0.pdf,[],['Venezuela'],[],Members,statement,"INTERVENCIÓN DEL CIUDADANO MIGUEL SERRANO, DIRECTOR GENERAL DE LA + OFICINA DE INTEGRACIÓN Y ASUNTOS INTERNACIONALES + MINISTERIO DEL PODER PARA EL ECOSOCIALISMO + REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA + + + SEGUNDA REUNIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN PARA +LA ELABORACIÓN DE UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE + SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, EN PARTICULAR EN EL MEDIO MARINO + (CIN-2). + + PARÍS, FRANCIA, 29 DE MAYO AL 2 DE JUNIO DE 2023. + + +DISTINGUIDOS DELEGADOS + +PERMÍTANME EXPRESARLE EN NOMBRE DEL GOBIERNO DE LA REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA +DE VENEZUELA, NUESTRO AGRADECIMIENTO AL PUEBLO DE FRANCIA POR SU +HOSPITALIDAD, ASÍ COMO AL PNUMA POR LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE ESTA IMPORTANTE +REUNIÓN. + +ACOGEMOS CON BENEPLACITO LA CELEBRACIÓN DE ESTA SEGUNDA REUNIÓN DE +NEGOCIACIÓN PARA LA ELABORACIÓN DE UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL +JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, EN +PARTICULAR EN EL MEDIO MARINO. + +PARA LOS PAÍSES, Y ESPECIALMENTE PARA LOS PAÍSES EN DESARROLLO RESULTA UN +RETO LA GESTIÓN ADECUADA DE LOS PLÁSTICOS Y SUS RESIDUOS. EN ESTE +CONTEXTO, LA DEFINICIÓN DE UN ACUERDO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE EL TEMA, +ESTABLECE UN NUEVO ENFOQUE QUE AFECTA EL MODELO DE PRODUCCIÓN ACTUAL, +ASÍ COMO, CREAR NUEVOS PATRONES EN LA PRODUCCIÓN Y EL CONSUMO DE LOS +MISMOS. + +SOMOS CONSIENTES QUE DEBEMOS TOMAR MEDIDAS URGENTES PARA ENFRENTAR LA +PROFUNDA CRISIS AMBIENTAL GENERADA POR EL MODELO DE PRODUCCIÓN Y +CONSUMO CAPITALISTA, BASADO EN LA MAXIMIZACIÓN DE LAS GANANCIAS, SIENDO LA +CONTAMINACIÓN GENERADA POR LOS PLÁSTICOS Y SU GESTIÓN AMBIENTALMENTE +RACIONAL UNO DE LOS MAYORES DESAFÍOS AMBIENTALES QUE ENFRENTA LA +HUMANIDAD. + + + + + !1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + POR TAL MOTIVO, ESTE PROCESO DEBERÁ SER INCLUSIVO Y TRANSPARENTE, DEBE +EQUILIBRAR ADECUADAMENTE LOS ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES, ECONÓMICOS Y +SOCIALES, Y QUE SE ELABORE A PARTIR DE LOS INSUMOS PRESENTADOS POR LOS +ESTADOS MIEMBROS. + +EN ESTE SENTIDO, QUEREMOS SUBRAYAR ALGUNOS ELEMENTOS DE SINGULAR +RELEVANCIA, ENTRE LOS QUE DESTACAN: + + • ESTABLECER UN OBJETIVO CLARO DIRIGIDO A PROTEGER LA SALUD HUMANA Y EL + AMBIENTE DE LOS EFECTOS ADVERSOS DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS. + + • DESTACAR QUE EL OBJETIVO DEL ACUERDO NO ES ELIMINAR LA PRODUCCIÓN O + USO DE PLÁSTICO NI OBSTACULIZAR EL COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL, SINO + RESOLVER EL PROBLEMA DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN DEL AMBIENTE CON DESECHOS + PLÁSTICOS. + • DEFINIR DE FORMA CLARA Y PRECISA LOS MEDIOS DE IMPLEMENTACIÓN, A + TRAVÉS DE UN MECANISMO FINANCIERO ESPECÍFICO, ASÍ COMO TRANSFERENCIA + DE TECNOLOGÍA Y DESARROLLO DE CAPACIDADES PARA LOS PAÍSES EN + DESARROLLO. + + • ABORDAR LA CONTAMINACIÓN TENIENDO EN CUENTA LOS PRINCIPIOS DE + REDUCIR, REUTILIZAR Y RECICLAR. + + • GARANTIZAR UNA GESTIÓN AMBIENTALMENTE RACIONAL DE LOS PLÁSTICOS, SIN + RESTRINGIR LA PRODUCCIÓN Y EL USO DE LOS MISMOS, Y REALIZAR CAMPAÑAS + DE SENSIBILIZACIÓN. + +EN ESTE CONTEXTO, NUESTRO PAÍS, AUN CUANDO ES SOMETIDO A MEDIDAS +COERCITIVAS UNILATERALES, ESTÁ COMPROMETIDO CON LA SALVACIÓN DE LA VIDA EN +EL PLANETA, Y PROMUEVE EL ECOSOCIALISMO COMO UNA ALTERNATIVA AL MODELO DE +PRODUCCIÓN Y CONSUMO INSOSTENIBLE IMPERANTE. A TAL EFECTO, HEMOS +DESARROLLADO ALGUNAS ACCIONES ENMARCADAS EN LA GESTIÓN DEL PLÁSTICO; + + 1. CREACIÓN DE UN GRUPO INTRAMINISTERIAL DE MICROPLÁSTICOS – 2019. + + 2. PROMULGACIÓN DE LA LEY DE RESPONSABILIDAD EXTENDIDA DEL PRODUCTOR – + 2020. + + 3. ESTABLECIMIENTO DE MESAS TÉCNICAS DE ASEO Y RECICLAJE-2022. + + 4. PROGRAMAS DE SENSIBILIZACIÓN COMUNITARIA, DALE LA COLA A LA TU BASURA + Y PESCA TU BASURA, DONDE SE INCORPORA NUESTRO PUEBLO PESQUERO. + +SEÑORAS Y SEÑORES, TENEMOS UNA ENORME TAREA ANTE NOSOTROS, ENTENDEMOS +QUE DETENER LA CONTAMINACIÓN OCASIONADA POR LOS PLÁSTICOS REQUIERE DE LA + + + !2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + VOLUNTAD, LA COOPERACIÓN, EL CONSENSO Y SOBRE TODO DEL ESFUERZO +PERMANENTE DE TODAS LOS ESTADOS MIEMBROS. POR TAL MOTIVO, DEBEMOS +TRABAJAR UNIDOS PARA PROTEGER NUESTRO PLANETA Y GARANTIZAR A LAS +GENERACIONES FUTURAS UN AMBIENTE SANO. + + MUCHAS GRACIAS. + + + + + !3 +",2 +2117,Australia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/australiastatement_0.pdf,[],['Australia'],[],Members,statement,"Australian Government Written Intervention + +Australia would like to thank the Government of the French Republic for its outstanding efforts and +generosity in hosting the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting. + +Australia remains firmly committed to negotiating an ambitious, legally binding instrument to end +plastic pollution. We are mindful of the high stakes of this work, and the hopes of people all around +the world who look to this process to progress a tangible and meaningful pathway forward. This will +require not only strong national-led action, but also globally agreed standards and binding +obligations to facilitate and give certainty to the major transition necessary across all economies. + +Australia thanks the Secretariat of the INC for preparing the Options Paper, which provides a clear +framework to guide our discussions this week. Building on this options paper, Australia’s priorities +for the instrument are that it includes: + + 1. An overarching objective for the instrument to end plastic pollution from all sources to + protect the environment and human health. + + 2. Measures to restrain primary plastic production to sustainable levels. Setting a clear signal + here will support the private sector to make necessary investment in technologies and + business models that will increase plastic recycling rates and improve the availability of more + sustainable alternatives. + + 3. Binding provisions to eliminate and restrict unnecessary, avoidable and problematic + plastic products and packaging. We can – and should - phase out the problem plastics we + simply don’t need. We note over 80 Member States have already phased out certain + problematic single-use plastics, demonstrating that such phaseouts are both feasible and + effective in a range of national contexts. We also note over 130 Member States have + expressed support for control measures on problematic single use plastics. + + 4. Binding provisions to eliminate, avoid and better manage chemicals of concern from use + throughout the plastics supply chain. + + 5. Core obligations to ensure safe circularity for plastics. The product design stage is where + we can have the most impact to reduce the detrimental impacts of plastics that are used in + our economies. The instrument should include obligations for sustainable design criteria, + that ensure products are designed, produced, manufactured, and transported in a way that + facilitates a circular economy and minimises adverse impacts on the environment and + human health. + + We also note the need to work with industry to establish harmonised transparency and + traceability frameworks. These frameworks will support industry’s transition and realise new + economic opportunities. + + 6. Binding provisions to reduce and manage plastic waste in an environmentally sound and + safe manner and to address legacy waste, in a manner which complements existing + international instruments. This must include provisions to remediate existing plastic + pollution, recognising its disproportionate impacts on small island developing states, + including Pacific Island Countries. We must look for the best available options now and + remain open to new solutions as they emerge. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 7. Provisions for implementation measures, which will be critical to the instrument’s ultimate + success. Priority implementation provisions include: + • Provisions for innovative and effective capacity building, technical assistance and finance + and funding models to support the transformation required across all economies to + sustainably manage plastics. This should include consideration of ways to align and influence + existing multilateral work programs, funding and financing arrangements to amplify + dedicated efforts under this instrument to end plastic pollution. + • Obligations for monitoring, reporting and compliance to support Member States’ + implementation activities, and to ensure we can adequately measure our progress in + reducing plastic pollution. + • Provisions to ensure that development and implementation of the legally binding instrument + draw upon Indigenous and local knowledge, and the latest scientific and technical advice. + +Australia looks forward to outcomes of discussions at INC-2 delivering a clear mandate for the Chair +to prepare zero draft treaty text for consideration at INC-3. + +We reiterate that this is a global problem requiring a global solution. We look forward to working +with all countries to deliver a strong and ambitious instrument, noting only an ambitious approach +will be enough to end plastic pollution. + + +[ENDS] +",2 +2118,Canada  English  |  Français,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/canadastatementeng.pdf,[],['Canada'],[],Members,statement,"Canada’s national statement on the preparation of an +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution + +Mr. Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Excellencies, Colleagues, + +It is a pleasure to join you all here today – thank you to +Ambassador Cuadra Velásquez and the INC Secretariat, as well +as to the Government of France, for hosting INC-2 and their +efforts in organizing what we expect to be a meaningful and +constructive meeting over the coming days. + +We have important work to do. + +The world is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, +biodiversity loss and pollution. These challenges are inextricably +interlinked and mutually reinforcing. We have an obligation to +respond to this crisis and to find inclusive, sustainable and +effective solutions. + +Plastic pollution is a transboundary issue – once it enters the +environment, it can travel beyond national borders. As we +consider various options for elements towards an instrument, we +should keep in mind the nature and urgency of this crisis. + +Canada believes that a new international legally binding +instrument on plastic pollution should be ambitious, +comprehensive, evidence-based, and address the causes and +sources of plastic pollution. It should enable a system change and +support concrete actions across the lifecycle of plastics. An +effective instrument should also emphasize common legally +binding provisions and control measures. + +Canada also acknowledges that the means of implementation, +including the mobilization of financial support from a wide variety + +=== PAGE BREAK === + of sources, both public and private, will be an important part of the +agreement. + +Let me also emphasize that Canada is a proud member of the +High Ambition Coalition, working with a group of over 50 like- +minded countries committed to ending plastic pollution by 2040. + +Because ambition is what the world needs now. + +We would like to thank all member states and stakeholders for +sharing their views through submissions to the INC earlier this +year. We believe that the options paper provides a useful starting +point for substantive discussions. Nevertheless, we all know that +negotiating a new and complex agreement without a draft text is +challenging. + +This week at INC-2, Canada will work constructively with all +members of the INC. We hope �� and we will strive to ensure – +that the Committee makes substantial progress on negotiations +and agrees, by the end of the week, on a mandate for a zero-draft +text of the instrument for consideration at INC-3. + +The INC process should be ambitious, inclusive and transparent. +This is why, during the G7 Ministerial meeting less than two +months ago, Minister Guilbeault announced that Canada is +contributing $4 million CAD to help ensure inclusive, equitable, +and transparent INC negotiations. + +As you know, Canada offered to host INC-4 in April or May 2024, +so we hope that a positive decision on this item will be made this +week. We are ready to invite you all to Canada and work together +on the development of this important instrument. + +Thank you. +",2 +2119,Iceland,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iceland_1.pdf,[],['Iceland'],[],Members,statement,"INC-2 + +Agenda item 4: ICELAND + +Plenary intervention – written statement + + +Iceland thinks that the Options Paper is a good basis for our discussions +here, and should help us to move forward our agenda. Thanks to you, Chair +and the Secretariat for bringing us to this point. We think the paper is well +structured, and helps us to get a good overview over the various proposals +and viewpoints from INC-1 and the numerous submissions received. We +support your suggestion that we move swiftly to the mode of contact groups, +elaborating on the options presented in the paper, and exchanging views on +how to make the best use of it. + +Iceland has sent in a written submission ahead of INC-2, which outlines our +views. Iceland supports the statement made here by Mauritius on behalf of +the High Ambition Coalition. In general we support an ambitous outcome – +for a legally binding instrument that will tackle the whole life cycle of plastic +and plastic products. + +As for the objective, we sense a broad agreement. The main goal is clear: +to end plastic pollution. It is good to spell out the main reasons, which is +to protect the environment and human health. + +As for the core obligations, the paper offers a rich menu of options to help +us get less plastics, better and safer needed plastics, better waste handling, +a move away from a linear towards a circular economy of plastics, and +above all, less plastic pollution, moving towards zero. It is also important to +address existing plastic pollution, including in the ocean and rivers. + +Plastic pollution affects the whole globe, from Pacific island beaches to +Arctic waters. We need to tackle this problem urgently and put an end to +plastic pollution. We look forward to fruitful discussions here in Paris on + +=== PAGE BREAK === + goals, obligations, means of implementation and other issues, which should +provide a basis for a zero draft text before INC-3. + +Thank you, +",2 +2120,Israel,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/israel.pdf,[],['Israel'],[],Members,statement,"Israel’s open declaration - inc2 + +Many thanks to the Chair, the host and to all of the respected participants in +this complex process. Israel is honored to take part in this session, which +emphasizes the importance of both global and regional cooperation. + +Israel emphasizes the importance of adopting the one-health approach. This +includes limiting production, encouraging sustainable design, minimizing +harmful health effects - especially, but not only, of single-use plastics and +hazardous polymers - and closing the cycles: collect and recycle. + +We must push towards an economic system, like a global EPR scheme, which +will encourage us to use plastic in appropriate ways focused on its positive, +rather than its negative, characteristics. Recycling alone is not a sufficient +solution. Biodegradability is also insufficient. + +Design is the basis for the ability to reuse a product, to repair it, or simply to +use it for a long time. We must improve design. + +Recycling must be enhanced - by using polymers and additives that can be +part of the process, and not cause harm. We must set the standards of quality +for recycling products and additives. We must also share information - on +LCA, on standards, and on possible harm. + +Moreover, there is still a need to clean up the plastic already accumulated in +our environment, mainly the world's coasts and the open sea. Israel's 'clean +coast program' is a national flagship program, which allows the allocation of +resources for cleaning and monitoring the level of cleanliness of the coast and +the sea. + +Microplastic and nano-plastic are already everywhere. including inside our +bodies. We must begin to prevent the production of items containing +microplastics, which ultimately end up in the environment. We must also +minimize the erosion of larger items which result in microplastics - for example +the tires of our cars. + +Plastic pollution affects us all - we are all contributors, and we must all be part +of the solution. + +This treaty can directly create a platform for commitment - for states, +organizations, and international corporations. This will allow even greater +improvement and innovation in materials and products, and in the +development of policies that will take into account the true economic costs of +using plastics. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + A global EPR system would ensure that all users of plastics along the chain of +production pay its true price. These funds should be directed toward research, +innovation, and efforts to clean up existing pollution. + +Many thanks to the participants who have gathered here today in order to +construct a binding treaty, to safeguard our planet and the health of all who +live here. +",2 +2121,New Zealand,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/newzealandstatement_0.pdf,[],['New Zealand'],[],Members,statement,"Agenda item 4: New Zealand statement on the options paper + + + +Please check against delivery + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Page 2 of 2 +Thank you Chair + +New Zealand thanks the Secretariat for preparing a comprehensive options paper. The +paper’s inclusion of a range of upstream, midstream, and downstream measures provides +a sound basis for our discussions here. + + + +If we have any hope of eliminating plastic pollution, we must focus at the top of the waste +hierarchy, and reduce plastic waste or avoid generating it in the first place. + +To do this effectively, we must design plastic waste out of the system by focusing plastic +production on high-value, reusable, and recyclable materials. + +Over 99% of plastic is derived from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels that are too often kept cheap +by state subsidies, which artificially lower the production cost of virgin plastic. + +We have an opportunity to consider ways that environmentally-harmful subsidies, such as +fossil fuel subsidies, can be addressed in the instrument. The reform of fossil fuel subsidies, +as a fiscal incentive, can reduce the supply of, and demand for, virgin plastics and plastic +products. + + + +Chair + +In the Pacific, plastic pollution has significant impacts on environments, economies, and +livelihoods. Pacific Leaders have called for immediate action to reduce pollution. We need +to ensure all countries have the means to adequately implement the instrument, through +funding, capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer. + +The task before us is daunting. It will require us to change the way we think. This shift in +perception will come from sharing our knowledge, and from learning from those with lived +experience and expertise in the sustainable management of plastic and waste. + +Indigenous knowledge systems have much to offer as we seek a more sustainable approach +to plastics. By engaging with indigenous knowledge holders, in a manner that appropriately +protects where and how the knowledge is used, our collective efforts can benefit from +approaches that might otherwise have been ignored. + + + +Chair + +UNEP estimates that today the world produces 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually. +This is over one million tonnes every day. + +It has been 179 days since we last met. + +In that time the world has created nearly 200 million tonnes of plastic waste. + +This problem will not go away, and it will not slow down. Our deadline is tight, but we must +not shy away from the urgency of this crisis. New Zealand returns to these negotiations as +we began. We are prepared to engage constructively, to work with all delegations, and to +remain focused on our common goal – to end plastic pollution. + + + +Thank you. +",2 +2122,Norway,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/norway.pdf,[],['Norway'],[],Members,statement,"Agenda item 4_Norway +Thank you Mr. Chair, + +Let me first thank France for hosting us here in the lovely city of Paris. The options paper +provides a comprehensive overview of the potential elements for the INC to consider. +This delegation believes we must now take the next step and request a zero draft treaty text to +be developed in order to have sufficient time to conclude our process in the scheduled time. + +This week we will give our views of which options should be carried forward in a zero draft +text and identify information gaps that requires input from technical experts. We stress the +importance of having a zero draft that can serve as a solid basis for negotiations, whereby all +members can see their views reflected as a starting point for negotiations. + +Plastic pollution encompass all emissions and risks resulting from plastic production, use, +waste management and leakage. To protect the environment and human health, the treaty +must end plastic pollution by 2040. + +This will require legally binding provisions to reduce the production of primary plastic +polymers to sustainable levels. This is also necessary to meet agreed global climate and +biodiversity objectives. + +Additionally, we need binding provisions in the treaty to eliminate and restrict the types of +plastic products, polymers and chemicals of particular concern due to their impacts on human +health and their risk of ending up in the environment. + +Plastics will remain an important material in our economy, but we need binding provisions to +ensure that plastics are contained in a safe and circular economy, underpinned by the waste +hierarchy. + +In order to avoid plastic pollution resulting from the management of the plastic waste that +cannot be circulated, we need binding provisions to ensure high standards of environmentally +sound waste management. + +Lastly, we highlight the need to develop binding provisions to identify points of plastic +pollution to air, water and land, and to take action to close these points of release. + +This delegation also recognizes the need for providing support to developing countries in +order to effectively implement the obligations in this treaty, and we look forward to engaging +with you all in contact groups this week. +",2 +2123,Switzerland,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerlandstatement.pdf,[],['Switzerland'],[],Members,statement,"Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, + Energie und Kommunikation UVEK + + Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU + Abteilung Internationales + + + + +Statement Switzerland Agenda item 4: + +Thank you, Mr. Chair, + +I thank the Government of France for welcoming us in Paris and thanks to the +secretariat for its introduction to document 2/4. This delegation further supports the +statement delivered by Mauritius on behalf of the High Ambition Coalition. + +And I welcome the opportunity to provide some general comments on the document +and the way ahead. + +For this delegation it is important to establish a treaty that provides us with the +instruments to achieve the objective to end plastic pollution by 2040. This requires +measures along the whole life cycle. The legal framework needs to enable us, among +others, to restrain and reduce the production and consumption of primary plastics and + + + + KEIN +to control the use of problematic chemicals, polymers and plastic products to achieve +a safe circularity. + +At INC1, we had the opportunity to discuss general issues associated with the + + + + + ORIGINAL +proposed instrument, and to hear each other’s views. And subsequently, we have +benefitted from a submission process that enabled us to be more specific about our +priorities for the instrument. + +Our challenge now is distil from that range the key items and measures that we will +need to reflect in the instrument. To do so will require us to be focussed in our work. + +It is important that we recognise the need to distinguish between obligations, +outcomes and actions that might be taken. Further, the need to identify the obligations +that must be taken collectively; those that might be Party specific; and those that +might be voluntary. + +Finally, we look forward to working with others in the contact groups that have +foreshadowed in the Chair’s scenario note. We will make more detailed and specific +comments at that time on the different options. + +We aim as outcome for this work a mandate for the chair to prepare a draft treaty text +for consideration at INC 3 and to launch intersessional work to make best use of our +limited time and to progress, in particular, on technical matters. + +Thank you. + + + + +BAFU-D-0DB13401/247 +",2 +2124,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ukstatement_0.pdf,[],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],[],Members,statement,"Agenda item 4 – Statement from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern +Ireland + +The UK would like to thank the Chair and the secretariat for their hard work in preparing the +potential options for elements paper for consideration by the committee at this session. + +We believe the options paper forms a good basis for negotiations at this session to inform the +preparation of a zero-draft text for the treaty to be negotiated at the 3rd session of the INC. + +We are pleased to see options for a broad objective for the instrument and a range of ambitious +potential core obligations, such as those that may address the production and consumption of +primary plastic polymers, options that can address problematic and avoidable products, and +chemicals and polymers of concern. + +There are also a range of other measures that the UK thinks it is important we discuss at this session +including measures to facilitate a ���Just Transition’ for the informal waste sector, measures to prevent +and reduce the loss of fishing gear containing plastic and the promotion of scientific and +technological evidence to support our work. + +We welcome the range of options included for supporting countries that may have limited capacity to +meet potential obligations under the instrument. + +Importantly, the options paper also contains provisions to ensure participation and cooperation with +stakeholders, which will be vital in ensuring a transparent and inclusive instrument. + +Our hope is that after considering the discussions at this session on the potential options for elements +paper, the Chair, with support from the Secretariat, will prepare draft text of the international legally +binding instrument for the consideration by the committee at its third session. We believe the Chair +should base the draft on the views expressed by parties reflecting areas of convergence and +divergence. + +Furthermore, we think it is essential that, where critical gaps are identified that require more +information, technical experts begin to advise the committee in order to fill these gaps so as to better +inform future negotiations. + +We think it is important that we begin to develop an intersessional working group of technical +experts that can advise future INCs on technical matters as requested; +Due to the ambitious timeline for the committee to conclude its work, a programme of intersessional +work should be agreed based on the outcome of the discussions in the contact groups. +Thank you +",2 +2125,Cuba,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/cuba_statement_on_cg_1_about_core_obligations_0.pdf,[],['Cuba'],[],Members,statement,"Cuba´s statements on CG1 about Core obligations + +Option 1: Phasing out/or reducing the supply of, demand for and +use of primary plastic polymers + +Cuba support the position presented by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. In +addition we only will point out the following: + 1. The main goal of this instrument should be end the plastic + pollution, and not ban or eliminate any product itself when it is not + dangerous to the human health. My country is not producer of + primary plastic, but any measure based on production restriction + will have an economic impact on global trade, in particular on + prices of the products. So, for that reason, we can’t support 10 a i. + 2. However we agree that there should be measures related to + sustainable production and this should be reflected in national + commitments, so for that reason we consider that 10 a ii is very + necessary. + 3. Also it is important transparency on information related to the + production of raw material, especially for countries that are not + producer. So, we are able to discuss the idea that is in 10 b iii, + taking into account the national circumstances and capabilities of + the countries, in particular the developing ones. + 4. We don’t support the use of licensing schemes for import and + export of virgin and secondary plastic polymers. + 5. Finally, any market-based measures should be consider as part of + a voluntary contribution to the national commitments, and not + mandatory at global level. + + + +Option 2: banning phasing out and/or reducing the use of +problematic and avoidable plastic production +In addition on the Samoa statement of behalf of AOSIS we would like to +add that: +A clear definition is required within the instrument on problematic and +unnecessary plastics. So, we strongly support number 11 b and consider +that it is essential to start defining that. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + There are notable differences between the plastic products that could be +consider problematic and unnecessary in terms of their use, waste +management, and environmental and health impacts. +For example single use plastics that are used in health sector are very +different than the one that are in tourism. Nor are there alternative +substitutes for all these products. +So, we consider that any decision of measures such as ban, phase out, +reducing or control will depend on the product. Based on that Cuba is +able to negotiate the different measures that are listed in Option 11 c), +using a possible annex to the instrument. + + +Options 3 and 4: +Cuba considers that options 1 to 4 (in particularly 13.a) should be +clustered under an article related to Production. +About Option 3 it is important to have a clear list of the chemical and +polymers of concern, base on scientific evidence and also this +instrument should not duplicate regulations of products made by other +conventions like Stockholm. +The list can be as an annex of the instrument and be updated over time, +as new scientific evidence becomes available. +Transparency is important and it should be applied depending on the +national circumstance and capabilities. We support option 12 c roman 2. +About microplastic we support 13 a roman 1 and b romans 2 and 3. +Finally, we reiterate that for all measures it is essential that developing +countries can receive financial support, capacity building and access to +technologies. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Option 5: Strengthening waste management +Cuba joins the statement of Samoa on behalf of AOSIS and in addition +considers that actions on this issue are very important to achieve the +objective of the instrument. At the same time, these actions are among +those that most demand means of implementation for developing +countries, in particular access to technologies. +It is also necessary to explicitly recognize that developing countries will +be able to implement the different measures depending on their national +circumstances and capacities. +So, in this sense we support option 14 a) roman 1 and 4. +We support 14 c) roman 2 to avoid duplication of work that Parties +already started doing in Basel Convention for regulating the trans +boundary movements of plastic waste. +Options for regulating plastic waste (as appear in 14 b) have to be +determine at the national level, depending the capacities of each +country, in particular the prohibition of certain practice to waste +management and any kind of indicators. In that sense we support that +was explained by Bahrain about the use of waste-to-energy processes. +About EPR schemes, we support that the scope and their options have +to be nationally determine on a voluntary base. At the global level it could +be useful to monitoring examples of how it works. + + +Options 6, 7 and 8: +Cuba support the Samoa statement. In addition I wish to point out the +following: + 1. Some measures presented in options 6, 7 and 8 can be applied at + global level and other at national one. + 2. In that sense, we consider that 15 a) is very important and should + be defined in a subsidiary body of the instrument. Labelling is also + important to be globally implemented, but taking into account the + national circumstance and capabilities. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 3. Measures 15 b), c), e) and f) can be adopted at the national level + in a voluntary bases. + 4. Related to reduce and reuse we consider that it is necessary to + have general and sectorial guidelines. For that reason we support + 16 b) roman 1. + 5. The rest of the measures include in 16 shall be applied at national + level, that is 16 a) and b) roman 2 to 5, depending on national + circumstances and capacities; as well as the means of + implementation available for developing countries. + 6. Option 8 is very important and developing countries need to have + access to the new technologies and participate in scientific and + innovation projects in cooperation with developed countries. So, + in that sense we support in particular measure 17 a) roman 1. + 7. Cuba also support 17 b) roman 2 and 3. The number 4 can be + applied at national level. + 8. We don´t support the establishment of a mandatory certification + scheme at global level. + + +Options 9 and 10: +Cuba joins Samoa statement on behalf of AOSIS in relation to option 9, +especially the cooperation on science, technology and innovation is +crucial. +In addition we want to refer that options 9 and 10 should be clustered in +one article related to Addressing pollution. So for that reason I will +comment both options. +All measures propose in option 9 para 18 should be country driven and +will also depend on the national circumstances and capabilities. +At global level it is important monitoring and exchange information about +the best available technology and best environmental practices, under +the conduction of a subsidiary body in the Instrument. This idea is close +to one appears in para 19 b) roman 3. +We also support options for specific sectors like 19 b) romans 1 and 2, +but they should be decide at the national level on a voluntary base. +",2 +2126,India,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_1_0.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members,statement,"Intervention of India + Contact Group 1 + 31.5.2023 and 1.6.2023 + +Submissions on B.1 + +UNEA 5/14 mandates the development of the international legally binding instrument +which could include both binding and voluntary measures, taking into account the +principles of Rio Declaration as well as national circumstances and capabilities + + +This lists out the provisions wherein after specification of objectives, the focus is on +promotion of SCP through among other things, product design and environmentally sound +management including through RE and CE approaches. + + +We all understand that plastics per se are not menace. That is reflected in the mandate +also of UNEA resolution 5/14 which is to end plastic pollution. + + +Setting of targets for plastic production is not aligned with the national circumstances. +To meet the objective of ending plastic pollution, it is important to ensure sustainable +production and consumption and not the setting up of targets for production or regulating +primary polymers. + + +It is important to note what is creating the problem is unmanaged and littered waste which +gets leaked into the environment and causes adverse impacts on human health and +environment. + + +The instrument need to focus on such aspects that does not lead to plastic ending as +pollutant by taking actions that promotes reuse, recyclability and use of recycled content. + + +Also, we must deal with the plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste differently and it +should not colour our understanding of SCP of plastics which would get established +through this legal instrument. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + There are several other measures to achieve the objective and opting for the targets for +production must not be the resorted to without having addressing the issue of plastic +pollution through SCP. + + +India does not support the inclusion of B(1) in zero draft. + + +Submission on B.2 + + +Problematic and avoidable plastics need to be addressed. Problematic/avoidable plastics +primarily should those which get leaked in the environment and an alternative wording +may be used. + + +The problematic/avoidable plastics need to have unambiguous understanding. Countries +have taken measures to ban identified SUP. Countries must take such measures to end +plastic pollution due to such problematic plastics. 11(c) may be considered taking into +account national circumstances and based on accessibility and affordability of +alternatives including that of technologies. + + +It should not put a country to disadvantage based on an outright consideration of ban, +phase out, reduce or control. + + +It is important to develop the criteria to determine and prioritise problematic plastic based +on littering potential, environmental impact, utility etc. It should take into consideration of +the availability of alternatives as well as their cost effectiveness. India supports 11(b). + + +India doesn’t see the inclusion of 11(a) here as required. Countries may evolve ways to +inform about the production, consumption and its sustainable management under the +treaty so as to understand and analyse the efficacy of treaty. + + +Submission on B.3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We all understand that there may be chemicals which are basically additives and +processing aids that make certain plastics hazardous. These additives/processing aids +make plastics non-recyclable also. Such additives/processing aids/chemicals need to be +identified based on science. + + +Further, clarity on polymers of concerns is needed as to what does it refer to. This clarity +is required before its inclusion. + + +Phase out, reduce or control of such additives/processing aids as mentioned in 12(a)(i) +may be worked out taking into account the national circumstances. + + +Whether such work would be duplicacy with Stockholm Convention must be examined +before its inclusion. + + +In regard to 12 (b), information exchange about such chemicals/additives/processing aids +may be considered in a manner that are focussed on capturing the intended actions in +this specific regard. + + +As regards 12(c), innovations and alternatives and substitutes need to be supported in +respect of chemicals of concerns that make plastic hazardous. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Submissions on B.1 + +UNEA 5/14 mandates the development of the international legally binding instrument +which could include both binding and voluntary measures, taking into account the +principles of Rio Declaration as well as national circumstances and capabilities + + +This lists out the provisions wherein after specification of objectives, the focus is on +promotion of SCP through among other things, product design and environmentally sound +management including through RE and CE approaches. + + +We all understand that plastics per se are not menace. That is reflected in the mandate +also of UNEA resolution 5/14 which is to end plastic pollution. + + +Setting of targets for plastic production is not aligned with the national circumstances. +To meet the objective of ending plastic pollution, it is important to ensure sustainable +production and consumption and not the setting up of targets for production or regulating +primary polymers. + + +It is important to note what is creating the problem is unmanaged and littered waste which +gets leaked into the environment and causes adverse impacts on human health and +environment. + + +The instrument need to focus on such aspects that does not lead to plastic ending as +pollutant by taking actions that promotes reuse, recyclability and use of recycled content. + + +Also, we must deal with the plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste differently and it +should not colour our understanding of SCP of plastics which would get established +through this legal instrument. + + +There are several other measures to achieve the objective and opting for the targets for +production must not be the resorted to without having addressing the issue of plastic +pollution through SCP. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + India does not support the inclusion of B(1) in zero draft. + + +Submission on B.2 + + +Problematic and avoidable plastics need to be addressed. Problematic/avoidable plastics +primarily should those which get leaked in the environment and an alternative wording +may be used. + + +The problematic/avoidable plastics need to have unambiguous understanding. Countries +have taken measures to ban identified SUP. Countries must take such measures to end +plastic pollution due to such problematic plastics. 11(c) may be considered taking into +account national circumstances and based on accessibility and affordability of +alternatives including that of technologies. + + +It should not put a country to disadvantage based on an outright consideration of ban, +phase out, reduce or control. + + +It is important to develop the criteria to determine and prioritise problematic plastic based +on littering potential, environmental impact, utility etc. It should take into consideration of +the availability of alternatives as well as their cost effectiveness. India supports 11(b). + + +India doesn’t see the inclusion of 11(a) here as required. Countries may evolve ways to +inform about the production, consumption and its sustainable management under the +treaty so as to understand and analyse the efficacy of treaty. + + +Submission on B.3 + + +We all understand that there may be chemicals which are basically additives and +processing aids that make certain plastics hazardous. These additives/processing aids + +=== PAGE BREAK === + make plastics non-recyclable also. Such additives/processing aids/chemicals need to be +identified based on science. + + +Further, clarity on polymers of concerns is needed as to what does it refer to. This clarity +is required before its inclusion. + + +Phase out, reduce or control of such additives/processing aids as mentioned in 12(a)(i) +may be worked out taking into account the national circumstances. + + +Whether such work would be duplicacy with Stockholm Convention must be examined +before its inclusion. + + +In regard to 12 (b), information exchange about such chemicals/additives/processing aids +may be considered in a manner that are focussed on capturing the intended actions in +this specific regard. + + +As regards 12(c), innovations and alternatives and substitutes need to be supported in +respect of chemicals of concerns that make plastic hazardous. + + +Submission on B.4 + + +Intentional use of microplastics needs to be understood better and any phase out, +reduction or control as in 13(a)(i) must take into account national circumstances and +capabilities and must be nationally driven. + + +The shift to substitutes must be supported, depending on the indispensability of such +intentional use, for transition to substitutes. + + +For addressing unintentional releases, para 13(b) (iii) that deals with developing +guidelines on best available technology and best environmental practices to reduce the +unintentional release of microplastics will be an important element. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 13(b) (ii) that supports innovative wastewater treatment mechanisms would help in +unintentional release of micro plastics in waterways. + + +For minimising the risk of leakage of plastic pellets also, guidelines on BAT and best +environment practices need to be developed, and 13(a) (i) and 13(c)(iii) may be merged. + + +Submission on B.5 + + +Sustainable plastic waste management has to be complemented with resource efficiency +and circular economy. + + +It must be nationally driven, taking into account national circumstances and capabilities. + + +Waste management capacity and Innovation +14(a)(i) is important for the development of technologies. + + +14(a)(ii) the setting of target for reducing the plastic waste that needs final disposal +operations may not be needed as it has to be nationally driven, instrument may develop +guidance on how to achieve this. + + +14(a)(iii) a.There need be technological and financial mechanism along with the guidance +for establishment of waste management infrastructure + + +(a)(iii) c. May get covered under Basel Convention + + +Regulating plastic waste +14(b) (i)regulate the movement may be deleted and end of life management of plastic +waste has be to ensured through nationally driven actions + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 14(b) (ii) Under prohibition of dangerous practices inclusion of co-firing in coal fired power +plants and other waste to energy processes , co -processing in cement kilns must be +dropped and any inclusion or exclusion must be evidence based. + + +14(b) (iii) Guidance and tools on waste management practices will be important. + + +14(b) (iv) Setting up of indicators and obligations for waste collection, sorting and +recycling must be nationally driven. + + +14(b) (v)Producers may be encouraged to facilitate sustainable production and +consumption and EPR mechanisms may be leveraged for this following waste +management hierarchy. + + +For illegal dumping and disposal of plastic waste + + +14(c) (i) Nationally driven + + +14(c) (ii) Rely on Basel Convention + + +14(c) (iii) To be governed under Basel Convention and duplication should be avoided + + +14(c) (iv) To be governed under Basel Convention and duplication should be avoided + + +14(c) (v) To be governed under Basel Convention and duplication should be avoided + + +14(c) (vi) To be governed under Basel Convention and duplication should be avoided + + +For promoting EPR and establish a market for recycling + + +14(d) (i) It is important to strengthen the demand for secondary plastics which should be +nationally driven including using public procurement to drive demand for plastic products + +=== PAGE BREAK === + having higher recycled content. Standards for the recycled content may be developed for +their adoption and application by the countries. + + +14(d) (ii) Indicators for recycling rates should be nationally determined. + + +14(d) (iii) a. EPR systems may be fee based or market driven where no upfront fee is +charged. Reference of action plan programs where whether fee is charged or EPR +obligations are imposed on producers have to be nationally decided and should have the +reference of both. + + +14(d) (iii) b. Guidelines may be put in place for EPR stating the fact its application is +nationally driven. + + +14(d) (iv) Setting up of waste management infrastructure should be nationally driven. +However, the legacy waste management needs to be adequately supported based on the +fact that countries with different levels of consumption would have contributed differently +to the legacy plastic waste particularly in the marine environment. + + +14(d)(v) Mechanisms for sharing of innovative technologies as well as best available +technologies should be included. + + +14(d)(vi) It may be part of the EPR Obligation wherein the obligation is on the producer +for recycling/environmentally sound end of life management of the plastic product +introduced in the market. + + + + +Submission on A(Objective) +Objective need to be concise and must encompass the widest and most clear mandate. +Objective - End plastic pollution to protect human health and environment. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + It should not include full lifecycle of plastics as it limits the objective in the sense that to +end plastic pollution it is not only lifecycle of plastics but also the development and +adoption of alternatives as well that will help end plastic pollution. Reduction in use of +plastic also is not part of the full lifecycle of plastic. + + +Submission on 6 + + + + +15(a) , 15 (b) Circularity criteria and guidance for design and production of plastic products +and packaging to encourage, enhance and enable value recovery processes and systems +should be developed and based on that, nationally driven actions may be undertaken +taking into account national circumstances and capabilities. + + +It is important to consider the fact that different countries may be at different levels of +technological development and financial capabilities. The provision must take into this +into account while formulating any provision in this regard. + + +15 (c) May be merged with 15(b) in respect of the national requirements for design criteria. +Global harmonised system and methodologies may be developed and its alignment may +be nationally driven as it may involve transition to new product designs , technologies and +finances. Transition must take into account the national circumstances and capabilities +and must be properly and adequately provisioned. + + +15 (d) Labelling measures should be developed for plastic products and packaging based +on criteria to allow informed choices by consumers. + + +15(e) Any target for the use of minimum recycled content in plastic product has to be +nationally driven. It has to be supported by development of standards. + + +15(f) Information exchange in this regard may be facilitated on the above aspects. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Submission on 7 +16(a) Targets for reduction must not be included. It is not aligned with sustainable +consumption and production. Countries are at different levels of development trajectories. +Also, the per capita consumption of plastics is much higher in the developed countries +than in developing countries. + + +Framework for encouraging reuse and repair should be developed. Setting up of targets +for these must be nationally driven as reuse and repair would require development of +adequate infrastructure and systems and it must be accordingly aligned and must not be +imposed. + + +16(b)(i) Guidelines for reduction and reuse would enable countries to adopt circularity. +16(b)(ii) Reduction and reuse may be facilitated through EPR or other measures - not +clear how the encouragement would be formulated . Has to nationally determined. +16(b)(iii) Promotion of reuse- modalities are not clear. May be EPR system or other +measures may be adopted. Has to nationally determined. +16(b)(iv) Product design standards , certifications and requirements may be developed +for guidance and must not be imposed. Such actions must be country driven. +16(b)(v) May be merged with 16(b)(ii) and must not be made as an obligation and must +be nationally determined. + + +Submission on 8 + + +17(a)(i) and (ii) will help in the development of safe, sustainable alternatives and +substitutes. It should also have provisions for transfer of technology for adoption of +circularity including reduction , reuse and repair. +These provisions may integrate the development and transfer of technology in order to +enable adopt circularity. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 17 (b) (i) Product certification scheme must not be imposed as countries have different +levels of their development. It may have economy wide impact. It must be nationally +driven. This is particularly important for countries which have very big Micro , Small and +Medium Enterprises Sector employing millions of persons. + + +17(b) (ii) Technical Review Committee to provide inputs on technological and economic +aspects and must also detail out the cost of transition in respect of each transition to end +plastic pollution in respect of particularly developing countries. +17(c) (iii) A dedicated fund must be put in the development of technology for adoption of +circularity and ending plastic pollution. +17(d) (iv) Use of economic instruments should incentivise sustainable production and +consumption of plastics and not for a reduction of plastic use as well as for the adoption +of alternatives. + + +Submission on 9 + + +Eliminating the release and emission of plastics to water, soil and air +18(a) We support reduction and , where feasible elimination, of releases of plastics to +water, soil and air and it should be country driven. +18(b) Guidelines may be developed/updated on environment and emission/effluent +standards which may need to include such parameters, relating to plastics if they are not +included. The adoption and implementation must be country driven. +18(c) Such aspects may be governed through the Technical Guidelines on ESM of plastic +waste under Basel Convention. Any additional aspects that may not get covered under +Basel Convention should only be considered. +18(d) We support such measures. Such measures may be nationally driven taking into +account specific national circumstances of countries. + + +Submission on 10 + + +Addressing existing plastic pollution + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 19(a)(i) We must deal with the plastic pollution due to legacy plastic waste differently. +However, the legacy waste management needs to be adequately supported based on the +fact that countries with different levels of consumption would have contributed differently +to the legacy plastic waste particularly in the marine environment. +It has to be country driven and there must be engagement for sharing of technologies +particularly to deal with the legacy plastic waste in marine environment. +19(a)(ii) May be merged with 19(a)(i) +19(b)(i) May be dealt together with 18(d) +19(b)(ii) May be dealt with 19 (a)(i) as it just further details out priority areas +19(b)(iii) Development of criteria and guidelines on BATs and BEPs will be helpful. +Encouragement of removal measures may be there with the targets being nationally +determined as different countries may have differential contribution to the legacy plastic +waste and the contribution to the legacy waste may not always be from the country where +the legacy plastic pollution exists today particularly in the marine environment. It is also +to be factored that different countries have differential plastic consumption based on their +developmental levels. +Identification of indicators for the hotspots should be science based. + + +Submission on 11 +Facilitating a just transition, including an inclusive transition of the informal sector +20(a) Fair, equitable and just transition of the identified stakeholders including the waste- +pickers is very important . Its implementation should be country driven. +20(b) EPR systems are nationally determined. Just transition should take into account +different national regulations in regard to plastic waste management including that for +EPR. It should take into consideration that how countries can leverage rules and +regulations for just transition through the integration of informal sector including of waste +pickers. Adoption and implementation should be country driven. +20(c) National laws provide for social security and occupational health and safety +requirements. These should to be addressed at national level. +20(d) May be merged with 20(b)(ii). + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 20(e) May be merged with 20(b)(ii). + + +Submission on 12 + + +Protect human health from the adverse effects of plastic pollution +Such measures should be country specific and country driven, as required.. +",2 +2127,Qatar,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/qatar_1.pdf,[],['Qatar'],[],Members,statement,"The State of Qatar proposals regarding the obligations. + +————————————— + +Obligation regarding #3: Possible core obligation: banning, phasing out and/or reducing the +production, consumption and use of chemicals and polymers of concern + +Qatar do not fully support section (a) and (c) in which it effects the economy of some nations and +since plastics are used in medical sectors, we can’t fully ban without having suitable alternative. +And regarding section (b) we support what United Arab Emirates proposed to point out the +problematic plastic and then decide the suitable criteria to determine and prioritize problematic and +avoidable plastics products. + + + + +Obligation regarding #5: Possible core obligation: strengthening waste management +Qatar supports section (a), as developing waste management infrastructure for recycling will enable +us to reach nationally determined plans, and come closer to ending plastic waste pollution including +the marine life. + +Also,noting that for section a (i) deploy and foster the development of technologies for not only the +collection but also separation of plastic wastes . + +For section b(ii), we need to consider the capabilities of other countries when noting the prohibited +dangerous practices. + +Furthermore, for section b(v), we require disposal workers and collectors to prepare an action plan +that includes individual waste reduction targets since producers might not have the ability for +monitoring the waste management. + +Regarding EPR schemes we fully reject it since countries should have the right to decide weather +they want implement it or not. + + + + +Obligation regarding #6: Possible core obligation: fostering design for circularity + +The State of Qatar supports obligation #6 section (c), as we aim to encourage design for circularity +of plastic waste. However, similar to what had been mentioned, we have concerns with regards to a +global harmonized system and methodology, as we will continue to support nationally determined +plans and strategies. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Obligation regarding #12: Possible core obligation: protecting human health from the adverse +effects of plastic pollution + +Qatar support obligation #12, sections a (i) , (ii) , But we want to clarify that dealing with plastics in +a safe way after usage will not affect humans’ health but the bad treatment after usage will lead to a +major health effect, and the pollution leading from plastics have a huge adverse effect on human +health. +",2 +2128,Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudi_arabia_2.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,statement,"Saudi Arabia Comments in contact group 1 (Objectives; Control measures and voluntary approaches): + + # Section Comment + 1 Objectives Accelerate the management and utilization of plastics while protecting human health and the environment and continue + contributing to the sustainable development + Possible core Saudi Arabia supports many of the statements made today to ensure member states create nationally determined targets to + obligation: mitigate plastic waste pollution. + phasing out We believe Primary plastic polymers have become a cornerstone of modern society, driving innovation in many industries. + and/or Phasing out their supply or demand would not only stifle technological advancements but also risk economic growth and + 2 reducing the stability, as they have proven to be versatile, durable and cost effective. Therefore, focusing on responsible production, + supply of, consumption, and recycling should be our priority, rather than eliminating a material that has proven indispensable for + demand for countless applications. + and use of + primary + plastic + polymers + Possible core Banning certain types of plastics can have negative effects on the global recycling industry: + obligation: 1. Reduce in demand for recycled materials: If banned plastics were previously recycled and used as raw material in new + banning, products, the ban would reduce the value of demand for these recycled materials, leading to a drop in the value of recyclable + phasing out waste and negatively impacting the recycling industry. + and/or + 3 reducing the 2. Loss of recycling capacity: If a significant portion of the recycling industry relies on the recycling of said banned plastics, the + use of ban would lead to loss in recycling capacity, jobs, and large-scale reconstruction of the industry resulting to economic and + problematic environmental setback. + and + avoidable 3. Increased demand for alternative materials: A ban on certain plastics may result in an increased demand for alternative + plastic materials, some of which are not easily recyclable. This could lead to new waste management challenges and potentially hinder + products recycling efforts. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Possible core Saudi Arabia believes that we should follow scientific evidence approach for any chemicals or polymers of concern, + obligation: Several Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) address the issue of hazardous chemicals and polymers, such as the + banning, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the Basel Convention on the technical guidelines for sound + phasing out management of plastics waste. These agreements aim to protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects +4 and/or of these substances by promoting their reduction which has led to positive outcomes in reducing the impacts of chemicals and + reducing the polymers of concern. + production, Synergies and coordination among MEAs can enhance the effectiveness of measures to reduce the production, consumption, + consumption and use of chemicals and polymers of concern. + and use of + chemicals + and polymers + of concern + Possible core Microfibers and microplastics are two different types of small particles that can have negative impacts on the environment. + obligation: + reducing Microfibers are tiny strands of synthetic materials, such as polyester or nylon, that are commonly found in clothing, textiles, + microplastics and household items like carpets and upholstery. When these items are washed or used, microfibers can shed and enter the +5 water system. They are so small that they can pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in rivers, lakes, and + oceans. These microfibers can be ingested by aquatic organisms and potentially work their way up the food chain, causing harm + to marine life. + + On the other hand, microplastics are small plastic particles, typically measuring less than 5 millimeters in size. They can come + from a variety of sources, including the breakdown of larger plastic items, microbeads in personal care products, and industrial + processes. Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and have been found in oceans, rivers, soil, and even in the air we + breathe. They can have harmful effects on marine life and ecosystems when ingested or when they accumulate in the + environment. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Both microfibers and microplastics pose environmental concerns due to their persistence, potential for ingestion by wildlife, + and their ability to transport harmful substances. Efforts are being made to mitigate their release into the environment, + improve wastewater treatment processes, and develop more sustainable materials and practices to minimize their impact. + Possible core Saudi Arabia support the inclusion of point (a) + obligation: + strengthening Enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation requires access to advanced recycling technologies and the + waste setting of ambitious national targets for managing and reducing plastic waste generation. Recycling technologies improve waste + management collection rates, recycling efficiency, and reduce environmental pollution. National targets drive innovation, promote a circular + economy, and establish a sense of urgency for collective action. Together, these measures contribute to a sustainable future + with effective waste management and environmental protection. +6 + For Item (B): we do support the inclusion of this point however we think Chemical recycling shall not be Prohibited. + Chemical Recycling, is an evolving field, and a complementary technology to mechanical recycling for certain plastic waste + types. therefore, we DO NOT prohibiting any recycling options for members. + and for point (v) we don't accept inclusion of any obligation on produces as this is a party driven process and it should be + detriment on the National detriment Plans by each party. + + We do also support to merge point (C&D) to rely on the Basel Convention with few comments on (d): Establishing best + available technologies for recycling is essential, but linking them directly to the Paris Agreement or principles of sustainable + banking and investment might create confusion. Instead, it is crucial to set clear, specific criteria for sustainable waste + management technologies. + + on point (V) Requirement for polymer producers: While requiring polymer producers to invest in recycling facilities is a + commendable idea, it would be more effective to encourage a broader range of stakeholders to contribute to the development + of recycling infrastructure + Possible core Thank you, Madam Co-Facilitator, + obligation: +7 fostering + +=== PAGE BREAK === + design for Saudi Arabia emphasizes the importance of productive and efficient designs that enable the circularity of plastic waste. We + circularity support option 15c, which calls for establishing national requirements for design criteria. However, we seek further clarification + on the proposed global harmonized system and methodologies as it may not effectively accommodate the diverse needs and + contexts of individual countries, potentially leading to subpar waste management outcomes and unintended consequences. A + global harmonized system will not adequately address the diverse needs and contexts of different countries, and implementing + tailored national design strategies for circularity will ensure more effective and sustainable outcomes in managing plastic + waste. + + While we, Saudi Arabia, recognize the benefits of promoting the circularity of plastic waste, we believe that it is crucial for each + member state to establish their own reasonable targets, while considering their unique circumstances and capacities. + Possible core Thank you, Madam co-facilitator, for giving us the floor. + obligation: After further deliberation, Saudi Arabia supports the merging of obligations 6 and 7 – but I would like to note of the following + encouraging elements for your consideration: + reduce, reuse - Saudi Arabia supports the need for design criteria to enable circularity under national circumstances, which includes efforts to + and repair of investigate means to reuse and repair plastic products and prioritizes for the reduction of environmental harms, including the + plastic marine life. +8 products and + packaging - More specifically, option 16.b.1, Saudi Arabia requests further clarification on the governing body that will develop and adopt + the guidelines, as efforts to produce a legally binding instrument is compromised by all member states, and the vagueness of + the “governing body” hinder individual sovereignty. + + - With regards to option 16.b. little roman 2, Saudi Arabia would like to note that plastic products continue to provide durable, + cost-effective, and efficient options to global delivery services compared to other alternatives, including but not limited to large + scale shipments and movement of goods and food. Saudi reiterates its commitment to exploring sustainable means to reuse + plastic products. + + - Saudi Arabia promotes the reuse of used plastics by mum, but Saudi Arabia does cares of improving the practices of the + informal sector and this delegation does not support linking it to the production sector + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Regarding option 16.b.4, harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, including for certain plastic + products and packaging should be nationally determined + + - With relation to option 16.b.5, Saudi Arabia does not support a standardized utilization of tariffs or tax incentive, EPR schemes + as each member state must assess its own capacity and circumstance through individual plans. + Possible core Thank you, Madam Co-facilitator, for giving us the floor. Plastic pollution drives mainly from mismanagement of plastic + obligation: products when its turn to waste. This can achieve by Reduction of plastic leakage through waste minimization. Waste +9 eliminating minimization measures based on national circumstances should reduce the leakage of plastics from the waste phase. In + the release addition, special care should be taken to reduce the release of plastics to the environment from the unintended loss of plastic + and emission products, such as fishing gear, plastic pellets and artificial turf. Most of these losses occur in the use phase of products, the loss + of plastics to of pellets may also occur in the production, transport, and storage phases. The leakage of plastics from the production, + water, soil transport and use phase can be addressed through various regulatory measures based on national circumstances. + and air + Possible core Informal Sectors: The informal sector, including individuals and small enterprises, is involved in the collection of plastic wastes. + obligation: Collection of recyclables takes place from all possible places where access is possible. Informal sector plays an important rule in + facilitating a many countries. Saudi Arabia does not support establishing any requirements to use fees specifically from EPR schemes to fund + just an upgrade of infrastructure and technical and management skills for informal waste pickers to function as waste collection and +10 transition, sorting companies as depends on national circumstances and national strategy. More details is needed in option 20 (e) on just + including an transition program. + inclusive + transition of + the informal + waste sector +11 Possible core Plastic plays a significant role in safeguarding human health, and the entire world has seen a clear example during the COVID-19 + obligation: pandemic. Plastics also play a major role in medical equipment, food safety, protective gear, temporary and permanent + protecting housing, and even in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through insulation. + human health + +=== PAGE BREAK === + from the on option (a, both 1 and 2) Evaluation and research on risks must take into account the positive impact of plastics, and through +adverse a scientific approach, which also compares it to proposed alternatives. +effects of +plastic On point (b) covering options for cooperation, we support option (b1) to promote cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of +pollution information with the World health organization, International Labour Organization and other intergovernmental organizations. +",2 +2129,Sri Lanka,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_2.pdf,[],['Sri Lanka'],[],Members,statement,"Sri Lanka + +Intervention 1 + + 1. Possible core obligations: + (a) + (i) Sri Lanka supports establishing global targets to align countries to align their country + targets. + + (b) (ii) Sri Lanka supports Applying import and export requirements to parties and non -parties + on a non -discriminatory basis + + + + +Intervention 2 +No 13: Options for addressing intentional use ( Micro Plastics) +Sri Lanka supports +(a ) Sri Lanka supports No (ii) +(b) Sri Lanka requests to combine (i),(ii) and (iii) under (b) as all three statements are important +and + (i) Delete the word “ risk” and leave Minimize leakage of plastic pellets …. + (iii) add industrial processes including recycling to (iii) + + + + +Intervention 03 +5. Possible core obligations: Strengthening Waste Management +14. Sri Lanka supports (i), (ii),(iii) and (iv) under (a) Options for enhancing waste management +capacity and promoting innovation. + + +(b) Options for regulating plastic waste +(ii) Prohibit the following dangerous practices, Banning open burning and Phasing out +incineration, co-firing , in coal fired power plants, ……………………………….. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + (c ) (iv) Prohibit transboundary movement of plastic waste namely through transportation +modes and through water currents, except where this ensures circularity. + + +New statement proposed: +(viii) As Legacy waste is a serious issue for many countries, it is proposed to establish as +remediation fund to remediate legacy waste. + + +(d) Sri Lanka agrees with EPR statements +",2 +2130,India,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_3.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members,statement,"Intervention of India + Contact Group 2 + 31.5.2023 and 1.6.2023 + + +National Action Plans + • National Action Plans (NAPs) would depend on the core obligations being + discussed by the Contact Group 1. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis is + proposed to be undertaken in this regard. + • NAPs are pivotal to fulfil the obligations under the new international legally + binding instrument to end plastic pollution + • NAPs needs to be country driven - akin to NDC. + • NAPs are to be developed based on and linked to National Circumstances and + Capabilities. Hence, actions/obligations should be decided by the countries. + • The review of NAPs mentioned in Paragraph 29 (b) of the options paper is + should be worded as self-review of the NAPs + • Common elements and minimum content for NAPs should be voluntary since + the NAPs are country driven. Common elements should relate to obligations + under the proposed instrument, actions can be chosen by country (Paragraph + 30 (a) options paper). + • Harmonized guidance on NAPs should be voluntary, and non-binding + (Paragraph 30 (b) options paper). + • Evaluation of NAPs is not considered essential. Self-review may serve the + purpose. (Paragraph 30 (c) options paper). Taking a cue from the Paris + Agreement’s mechanism of Global Stock-take, similar arrangement is proposed + under INC. +Exchange of Information + • Paragraph 35 (b) (i) on mandatory disclosure would require coordination with + WCO – hence not recommended to be included under INC. + + +There should be a separate science and technology panel to support the new +international legally binding instrument. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Intervention of India + Contact Group 2 + 1.6.2023 + +Means of implementation + + • Paragraph C 1 of options paper – The title should be changed from “Financial + assistance” to “Financial Mechanism” + • Paragraph 4(b) of Para 5 / 14 UNEA resolution relates to Financial Mechanism + including need for multilateral fund. + • Principles and provisions agreed in UNEA 5/14 need to be implemented. + • There should be a separate article on “Financial Mechanism” under the + international legally binding instrument. + • The setting up of the financial mechanism should be obligatory. + • The financial mechanism should provide setting up of a dedicated multilateral + fund for implementation of the international legally binding instrument in line + with Multilateral Fund for the implementation of Montreal Protocol. + • The principle of CBDR is key for while setting up of the Multilateral Fund. + • Paragraph 24 (e)(i) dealing with plastic fees, taxes and levies is regressive. Any + such measures in the absence of techno-economic viability with respect to + substitutes will hit the weaker section of society. + • Para 24 (e) items (i) to (vii), minus (iii), are national measures and are to be + taken as per national circumstances. + • International measures can be considered for creating dedicated multilateral + fund. +Technology Transfer + + • In line with paragraph 3 (n) of UNEA 5/14 the arrangements for technology + transfer needs to be specified. + • There should be separate article for technology transfer on mutually agreed + terms, in the international legally binding instrument. + • We should not restrict in adopting language of Minamata Convention for + technology transfer (paragraph 28 (b) options paper). + • The technology transfer should also be accompanied with providing adequate + know-how on technology transfer. + • Technology transfer should include incentivizing companies by their + governments to share cutting-edge technologies across complete life cycle. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Intervention of India + Contact Group 2 + 1.6.2023 + + +Regarding compliance, under para 32 of options for elements paper, + + • India can go with Para 32 (a) + + • In 32 (b), we are of the view that it should be facilitative – and we may avoid + negative wordings like non-adversarial – keeping it simple + + • For para 32 (c), our preferred option would be (ii) i.e. compliance with the + legally binding provisions of the instrument; + + • For para 32 (d), India is in favour of the option (i) i.e. self-submission – and + deletion of other four options + + • Regarding para 32 (e), we would propose to avoid using words punitive or + non-punitive, and rather replace them with ‘enabling measures’ + + • These are our preliminary comments regarding ‘Compliance’. + + • Further information is required with respect to obligations which are under + consideration for the International legal binding instrument by CG 1. + Reporting requirements and periodic assessments are linked with the + obligations. Therefore, the discussion on reporting requirements and + periodic assessment would best done after obligations are firmed up. + + • we will request for floor for these two points at later stage. +",2 +2131,Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudi_arabia_3.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,statement,"Saudi Statement on Means of Implementation and Implementation Measures + +MoI + + • Support is to be provided on the base of the Rio principle on CBDR + • We recognize that developed countries are providing this support to developing countries + • Means of implementation should be informed by the needs and priorities of developing + countries and what they need to implement their respective responsibilities within the + agreement, as with out it we won’t be able to implement the measures we agree on in CG1 + • Reflecting on the paper itself: + • General + o 22 is acceptable + o 23 we want to ensure the link the MoI with the needs of developing countries + • Finance + o 24, We agree with the calls of having a dedicated financial mechanism (24a) with clarity + that finance is from developed to developing countries and there isn’t different funding + sources + o We can also go for b and c + o 24 E is not acceptable at all as a financing resource, we acknowledge that some + countries implement them, but on the national context + o With that in mind we want to stress we aren’t in favor of the private finance discussions + and we don’t see it as part of the financing options + o We also echo the success of the Montreal Protocal on funding + • Capacity building and technical is a key element to us and we look forward to discussing in + depth + o As for the concerns on the flows we need to listen to the discussion on CG1 to + understand how the flows of finance will happen for for the zero draft + o We also echo the success of the Montreal Protocal on funding + o On Capacity building and element we would like to add is regional workshops is one way + to highlight differences and commonalities between countries, in providing solutions to + tackle plastic pollution + o As what can work in certain region, might not work in another region + o The importance of recognizing regional differences, in the challenges and opportunities + • Technology transfer is important as well, but the know how must be included + o We do not see the Minamata as a good practice to include + • addressing socio-economic issues and ensuring adequate means of implementation are critical + for achieving sustainable development and promoting effective implementation of + environmental policies and programs. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Implementation Measures +Discussions on of implementation measures is premature at this stage and would be guided by the discussion +on control elements, but below are high level considerations + + • National Reporting + o Countries to report based on their Nationally determined action, for example Saudi + would be interested in reporting on Socio-Economic impacts of the implementation of + Plastic Pollution Policies whether it is International or Domestic + o We don’t see reporting to add any burden to developing countries + o We see a possibility of facilitative sharing of views + o We don’t see the harmonization of reporting + + • Compliance + o Must not be intrusive + o Modalities to be discussed by the COP + o Enabling measure and not punitive + + • Periodic Assessment + o We don’t see it as a shaming and blaming + o Identify areas of capacity gaps and needs + o Modalities to be discussed by the COP + + + +We suggest a call for submission on intersessional options and from there we can decide on priorities +",2 +2229,27/06/2023  |  European Union and its Member States,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/27062023_eu_and_its_member_states_cg1.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON OBJECTIVES OF THE +FUTURE LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT TO END PLASTIC +POLLUTION + +The options paper shared by UNEP presents three sets of options for consideration related to +objectives: + +(a) End plastic pollution; protect human health and the environment from its adverse effects +throughout the life cycle of plastic. + +(b) Protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of plastic pollution +throughout the life cycle. + +(c) Reduce the production, use and discharge of plastics across their life cycle, including +through the promotion of a circular plastics economy with a view to ending plastic pollution +by X year and protecting human health and the environment from its adverse effects. + +• The UNEA resolution 5/14 provides a general outline for the objective(s), and any final + text on the objective must be in accordance with it. +• The EU and its MS believe that the new instrument should include one overarching + objective in a dedicated article that resonates and reflects the title of Resolution 5/14, + namely End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument. +• The EU and its MS see merit in having a broad overarching objective, since this will + enable a broad scope. +• The EU and its MS prefer option a) in the options paper since it resonates with the title of + UNEA resolution 5/14 “End Plastic Pollution” and includes elements the EU and its MS + want in an overarching objective: + + o To end plastic pollution from all sources to protect the environment and human + health and, + o To enable sustainable production and consumption and circular economy for + plastics. + +• Option a) would benefit from being slightly amended to form a single sentence: “End + plastic pollution and protect human health and the environment from its adverse effects + throughout the life cycle of plastic.” +• The EU and its MS propose to also add to option a) “including in the marine + environment”, which is also in coherence with the UNEA resolution 5/14. +• The EU and its MS could support option b), provided that the phrase “end plastic + pollution” is incorporated. +• Both options a) and b) are short, succinct, pertinent, and is easy to communicate. Further, + these options clearly address what the future instrument aims to achieve. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • While option c) includes elements that the EU and its MS find important such as circular + economy, this option is too descriptive and includes a mixture of measures, actions and + outcomes. This option risks getting diluted and difficult to communicate. The EU and its + MS would prefer not to include a timeframe or specific year in the overarching objective, + but rather have the temporal ambition, reflected in the concrete goals and targets of the + instrument, and, potentially, in a preamble. Not including a specific year in the objective + of the instrument would ensure its continued relevance. +• Overall, the EU and its MS propose to include a reference to “marine environment” + related to environmental compartments particularly affected by plastic pollution in the + overarching objective, as long as it is clear that all environmental compartments are + included in the scope of the instrument. +• The overarching objective should be supplemented with sub-objectives covering the + different stages of the life-cycle of plastics, to enable sustainable production and + consumption and a circular economy for plastics. +• The overarching objective and the subobjectives should be set out in one or two + substantive article(s) of the instrument. This/these article(s) could also emphasize why + there is a need to end plastic pollution, namely, to protect human health, plant and animal + health and the environment. +• The sub-objectives should be supported by targets and measures which should be both as + ambitious and SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound) as + possible. These subobjectives, targets and measures should be set out in the operative + articles of the instrument and be legally binding. +• The EU and its MS recognize the need to consider specified targets and measures such as, + for example: + o sector specific (for example packaging, textiles, construction, automotives, + medical and healthcare, agriculture, fishing and fisheries) + o or product/application specific (for example single use plastic packaging or + beverage bottles) + +• The EU and its MS favor an overarching objective not aiming for a specific end year, but + rather an objective that is supplemented by subobjectives and time-bound targets, to + ensure the enduring relevance and flexibility of the instrument. Time-bound commitments + to ending (certain kinds of) plastic pollution should be reflected in the concrete goals and + targets of the instrument. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Detailed views on subobjectives + +• The EU and its MS support having an overarching objective with sub-objectives that + could build on the Global Strategic Goals proposed by the High Ambition Coalition (these + are: 1. Restrain plastic consumption and production to sustainable levels 2. Enable a + circular economy for plastics that protects human health and the environment 3. Achieve + environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste). +• The subobjectives should also be legally binding. +• The subobjectives should be of a limited number to avoid over-complexification of the + instrument. Circular economy is an important means to achieve the overarching objective, + and it will be imperative that these sub-objectives aim at circular economy for plastics + throughout the life-cycle of plastics. +• There should be a specific subobjective for microplastic. +• The overarching objective and subobjectives should be strategic as well as operational. + + + +Detailed views on target and supporting measures and provisions + +• The sub-objectives should themselves be linked to specific quantitative targets that should + be time-bound to the extent possible. They and should in all cases be possible to monitor. + The targets will bring tangibility to the instrument. Targets such as, for example: + o to reduce the discharge of plastic pollution to the environment, including in + the marine environment, + + o to limit or reduce the production of plastics, especially primary plastic raw + material (virgin plastics) to avoid hazardous substances from being added to + plastic products, + + o to establish reuse systems, + + o to set minimum rates of collection and recycling, + + o to increase recycled content in plastic products, as well as + + o to limit the releases of microplastics etc. + +• Targets should be applicable to Parties globally, where appropriate complemented by + national targets and be implemented through national action plans. +• Examples of global targets could be the following but are not limited to: + o a target to reach a specific percentage of secondary raw materials in plastic + products, + o a target to reduce the production of primary plastic raw material + +=== PAGE BREAK === + o a target to reach specific recycling rate. + +• The EU and its MS are open to discuss and include sustainable production and + consumption as a subobjective or as a qualitative target. +• Measures to be taken to achieve the targets and objectives should be included in the + operational provisions of the instrument. These could be core obligations or control + measures, design for circularity criteria, technical guidelines and requirements for + transparency, information and labelling, as well as provisions for monitoring and + reporting. Measures should be global, regional, or formulated broadly to be further + operationalized at national level. Where appropriate and useful the measures could be + implemented through national action plans, and may also be complemented by national or + regional targets. +• Provisions on reviewing progress towards achieving the objectives and targets should be + included in the instrument. For instance, by [2030] and every [5] years thereafter, with a + view to adjust the targets or take effective measures, where relevant, to meet the + objectives. Also, a baseline needs to be agreed to determine if any progress has been made + towards achieving objective(s) and targets, for instance 2019, using the OECD Global + Plastic Outlook database. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 1: +PHASING OUT AND/OR REDUCING THE SUPPLY OF, DEMAND FOR AND USE +OF PRIMARY PLASTIC POLYMERS + The options paper presents three sets of options for consideration related to setting targets + and regulating primary plastic polymers: + 10 a) Options for targets + i) Establish global targets to reduce production of primary plastic raw material. ii) + Establish nationally determined commitments or targets. + 10b) Options for regulating primary plastic polymers: + i) Impose a moratorium on primary production of plastic polymers or ban, limit or + reduce the manufacture, export and import of virgin plastic polymers + ii) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non- + discriminatory basis. + iii) Track types and volumes of plastic polymers, precursors, and feedstocks + manufactured, imported, and exported as well as the quantities and type of + chemicals applied in production through transparency and reporting + requirements. + iv) Establish licensing schemes for production, import and export of virgin and + secondary plastic polymers. + c) Option for economic tools: Set market-based measures such as price-based measures, + production permits, licenses, removal of fiscal incentives and a mandatory fee, tariff or + tax on virgin plastic production. + + +• Plastic is a useful material and is essential for many uses. However, we have also heard of + many reports that predicted growth of production is going to be unsustainable. Therefore, + the EU and its Member States (MS) stress the need for all Parties to the future instrument + to reduce the overall production of primary plastics, with a view of making production and + consumption sustainable. Therefore, we support option 10.a.(i). as a starting point for + further discussions, as the establishment of a global target can enhance the transition + towards sustainable consumption and production of plastic. The core obligations and + measures included in the future instrument and implemented should lead to attaining this + global target. +• The global target to reduce production of primary plastic raw material in the future legally + binding instrument could be formulated for example as “From the year xx onward the + annual global primary polymer plastic production shall not exceed an identified baseline + year xx.” +• Further, the EU and its MS emphasize the need to differentiate between primary plastic + production from primary feedstock, in particular from fossil fuels and the overall plastic + production regardless of the feedstock. Reducing primary plastic production will decrease + resource use, especially of fossil fuels, and associated pollution and emission of + greenhouse gases. +• The EU and its MS also believe that the obligations in the legally binding instrument + should be sufficiently ambitious so as to ensure that their full implementation leads to + +=== PAGE BREAK === + attaining a global target. We therefore do not support option 10.a.(ii) as an alternative + commitment to 10.a(i). However, the EU and its MS consider national commitments and + targets as complementary measures that would help move towards the global target, where + we see option 10.a (ii) as a mandatory element to be included in National Action Plans. +• The EU and its MS would like to highlight that the road to full achievement of proposed + targets need to be followed by a monitoring framework or relevant indicators, which + should include national reporting. Setting up a monitoring framework for specifically + objectives and targets could support countries to develop the best possible implementation + strategies and allocate resources accordingly. +• Regarding options for regulating primary plastic polymers, the EU and its MS support + option 10.b (iii), but as this option is rather a prerequisite for assessing effectiveness and + compliance than a control measure as such, it needs to be complemented with other + measures. +• Regarding option 10.b.(i), the EU and its MS do not see imposing a moratorium on + primary production of plastic polymers or banning manufacture of virgin plastic polymers + as realistic. +• The EU and its MS are open to consider import and export requirements, as referred to in + option 10.b. (ii). However, our view is that trade measures are complementary to any core + obligation in the future instrument and might better be covered under core obligations 2 + (on problematic and avoidable products) and 3 (on specific polymers and chemicals of + concern). The EU and its MS would also like to stress the importance to ensure a level + playing field and see that trade measures could be one way to achieve this. +• In addition, all trade measures should be in line with WTO rules and applied to parties and + non-parties on a non-discriminatory basis. +• The EU and its MS support option 1.c in general regarding market-based measures. We + are generally supportive of market-based measures on primary plastic production, while + leaving Parties to the future instrument some flexibility on which national measures they + choose to implement. However, those measures should be compatible, comparable and + able to reach respective obligations, without prejudicing potential global measures. + Removing fiscal incentives is supportable. While the national measures should be in line + with the WTO non-discrimination principle, the future instrument should also aim to + provide legal certainty for countries (e.g. by explicitly designating certain measures as + non-discriminatory). Some countries may otherwise feel restricted in using their policy + space. In addition, the EU and its Member States would support elimination of subsidies + to producers of primary plastic polymers. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 2: +BANNING, PHASING OUT AND/OR REDUCING THE USE OF PROBLEMATIC +AND AVOIDABLE PLASTIC PRODUCTS + The options paper presents five options for consideration related to the use of problematic + and avoidable plastic products + 11. + a) Inventory and monitor production of raw materials, including those used in plastic + commodities, and establish a global baseline. + b) Establish criteria to determine and prioritize problematic and avoidable plastic + products, including unnecessary or short-lived products. + c) Ban, phase out, reduce or control the production, sale, distribution, trade and use of + specific problematic and avoidable plastic products by identified dates (the criteria + under (b) above and the list and phase-out dates hereunder could be identified in an + annex to the instrument); + d) Apply import and export requirements for listed products to parties and non- parties + on a non-discriminatory basis; + e) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non- + discriminatory basis + + +• The EU and its MS support option 11(c) as the key element of this obligation. Both + problematic as well as avoidable plastic products should be tackled. Indeed, certain + products are particularly prone to littering due to their intended use; are considered + especially harmful to human health and the environment due to their characteristics, e.g., + persistence; or are avoidable (because its use does not represent an essential functionality). + The instrument itself, should therefore require eliminating or restricting the production, + consumption and use of such products, as referred to in option (c). +• In addition, the EU and its MS support option 11(b), as we see it as a necessary + complement to option 11(c). +• Taking the points above into account, the EU and its Member States consider the + combination of option 11(b), and 11(c), to be essential in making the instrument effective. + We also support option 11(d), as complementary to option 11(b) and 11(c). +• Regarding the banning of problematic and avoidable plastic products, it should be + distinguished whether a product in this category is considered “problematic” and/or + “avoidable”. Avoidable plastic products should be banned if the efforts to avoid them are + proportional. +• The decision whether to ban a plastic product that is problematic should be based on an + assessment of (i) the severity of the problem (according to the criteria to be established + under option b) in combination with (ii) the availability and affordability of alternative + products that are less problematic. +• The establishment of criteria and the identification of problematic products, is a priority + for intersessional work for the EU and its MS, especially option 11 (b) and 11 (c). Such + intersessional work will be imperative to identify the criteria to allow to differentiate + between the types of problematic plastics/sectors/products which will have to be subject to + various sets of measures including bans, phase-out, reduction and/or control measures. We + +=== PAGE BREAK === + also, stress the need for defining “problematic” and “avoidable” plastic products in the + context of zero draft discussions, whereby working definitions could be outcomes of + intersessional work. +• The following criteria for problematic and avoidable (including unnecessary) plastic + products could be considered when identifying plastic products that need to be eliminated + or restricted: + • Plastic products that are most frequently found in the environment (due to + mismanaged waste, littering, inappropriate use etc.) for example, cutlery, plates, and + cotton bud sticks. + • Plastic products that pose a significant risk to human health and/or the environment + (applying the precautionary principle) for example plastic carrier bags. + • Plastic products that can be avoided or replaced, because its use does not represent an + essential functionality (including unnecessary single-use plastics which are prone to + becoming litter) for example single-use plastic straws, stirrers, sticks for balloons, + single-use EPS (expanded polystyrene) food and beverage containers. + • Plastic products that are not reusable or recyclable in accordance with design criteria. +• With regard to option 11 (c), these products could be listed in one or several annexes + depending on the category “problematic” and/or “avoidable” plastics and type of measure. + The EU and its MS are supportive of all types of measures suggested in option 11 (c) + (bans, phase-out, reduction and control measures). Indeed, the annexes can further specify + whether the provision for the listed plastic products applies to certain uses or sectors, also + specifying if there are uses or sectors that might be exempted or excluded. The purpose of + this provision is to facilitate a shift in supply and demand to enable prevention and a + transition to more sustainable products and consumption patterns. +• The EU and its MS see option 11(a) as a duplication of option 10.b(iii), and therefore + believe it should be handled under core obligation 1. We see high administrative burdens + and possible conflicts in setting a global baseline, option 11(b) and 11(c) would deliver + the same effects and are at the same time more realistic to implement and monitor for MS. +• The EU and its MS support trade measures for listed (problematic and avoidable, + including unnecessary or short-lived) plastic products, as referred to in option 11 (d). The + EU and its MS prefer option 11 (d) over 11 (e), since option 11(d) is more detailed, + making it easier to implement. The trade measures should go hand in hand with the core + obligations and be applied to parties and non-parties on a non-discriminatory basis. + Further, all trade measures should be in line with WTO rules, bearing in mind that they + allow for the protection of human health, and of the environment. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 3: +BANNING, PHASING OUT AND/OR REDUCING THE PRODUCTION, +CONSUMPTION AND USE OF CHEMICALS AND POLYMERS OF CONCERN + The options paper presents three sets of options for consideration related to the production, + consumption and use of chemicals and polymers of concern + + 12 a) Options for regulating chemicals and polymers of concern: + + i) Ban, phase out, reduce or control specific polymers and chemicals of concern, or + groups of chemicals, based on criteria identified to determine polymers and + chemicals of concern (list, phase-out date and criteria could be included in an annex + to the instrument). + ii) Apply import and export requirements for listed polymers and chemicals to parties + and non-parties on a non-discriminatory basis. + iii) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non- + discriminatory basis. + b) Options for increasing transparency: + + i) Track types and volumes of polymers and chemicals applied in production, + including through disclosure requirements for plastics throughout the supply chain, + and plastic production, use and additives, consistent with national laws. + ii) Increase transparency through marking (digital watermarks, tracers) and + harmonized product labelling, material safety data sheets, product passports and + publicly available databases. + c) Options for accelerating and supporting the transition: + i) Establish measures to foster innovation and incentivize alternative and substitutes, + including through sustainable or green chemistry and chemical simplification. + ii) Incentivize research and development of sustainable additives and polymers. + + + +• The EU and its MS consider measures to ban, phase out, reduce and control specific + polymers and chemicals of concern, together with measures to increase transparency in + the value chain, to be fundamental in order to protect human health and the environment, + and support the transition to sustainable consumption and production and a circular + economy. +• The EU and its MS understand the term “chemicals” to also include additives and + processing aids, unreacted monomers and non-intentionally added substances (such as + reaction and breakdown products and contaminants) related to plastics. +• Of the proposed options on regulating specific polymers and chemicals of concern, the EU + and its MS believe that option 12.a.(i) in combination with 12.a.(ii) are the best way + forward to achieve the objectives of the future instrument. +• With regard to option 12.a (i), the future instrument should include legally binding + obligations to eliminate (through bans and phase outs) or restrict such chemicals of + concern that have been used as additives or processing aids or are un-intentionally present + in plastic products as well as certain polymers itself. The EU and its Member States + +=== PAGE BREAK === + support addressing chemicals and polymers in groups, to create an efficient regulatory + process and to avoid regrettable substitutions. +• The instrument should also define criteria to identify specific polymers and chemicals of + concern, as referred to in option 12.a.(i). The criteria for defining specific polymers and + chemicals of concern need to be science-based and could be included in an Annex of the + future instrument. They should be based on existing knowledge and systems such as the + Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). +• The following criteria could be a starting point for discussions on global measures: + • Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, e.g., Tris(2-chloroethyl) + phosphate (TCEP) which can be used as a flame retardant in polyurethane (PUR) and + Lead and Cadmium which are used as stabilizers in PVC + • Endocrine disruption, e.g., phthalates which are often used as plasticizers, including + DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP. + • Substances of equivalent concern to the above, e.g., substances that cause adverse + effects on the immune system, the neurological system, the respiratory system or other + organs. + • Hazardous to the ozone layer + • Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic in the environment (PBT), very persistent and + very bioaccumulative (vPvB), e.g., brominated flame retardants as additives in plastics + • Persistent, mobile and toxic substances (PMT), very persistent and very mobile + (vPvM) e.g., PFAS that have been found as a contaminant in plastic packaging. + • Substances that impede recycling, e.g., brominated flame retardants +• The EU and its MS support applying trade measures for listed specific polymers and + chemicals of concern, especially with regard to non-parties, and prefer option 12.a.(ii) + before option 12.a.(iii) since this option is more detailed and therefore easier to apply. + This measure is complementary to 12.a.(i) and is absolutely necessary to ensure its + effectiveness in relation to the overall future instrument. Not having provisions that + regulate trade with non-parties can lead to increase of trade with banned or restricted + chemicals/polymers from non-parties to parties, thus undermining the achievement of the + future instruments’ objectives. +• Regarding increased transparency, the EU and its MS support option 12.b.(i) and (ii) but + call for deleting ”consistent with national laws” from 12 b.(i). It is the opinion of the EU + and its MS that keeping this wording would undermine the objective this measure is trying + to achieve, that is increase transparency. The required reporting data may be of varying + level of detail or could in some instances not be provided at all depending on the specific + national law. Moreover, this would not create a level playing field as producers would be + disproportionately affected, depending on the country in which they conduct their + business. An unlevelled playing field and different regulatory requirements across + countries would raise the producers’ compliance costs. +• It is the view of the EU and its MS that the INC should consider for the future instrument + to set up a standardized framework for disclosure of information on chemical and material + composition of plastic products along the value chain and to obligate Parties to the future + instrument to fulfil minimum requirements in such a framework. This while taking into + account existing relevant frameworks. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • The EU and its MS express reservation with regard to option 12.c.(ii) and 12.c.(i), as the + development of alternatives and substitutes may engender unintended consequences (see + comments on obligation 8 below, regarding promoting the use of safe, sustainable + alternatives and substitutes). EU and its MS support option 12.c.(ii), whereby the + emphasis is on research and development. +• The EU and its MS can support the principle in option 12.c.(i) but a precondition for this + approach is that there is also a legally binding obligation on protection against the most + harmful chemicals and chemicals of concern. In this context, the EU and its MS propose + to first have option 12.a.(i) in place before we could support 12.c.(i). The EU and its MS + find innovation towards less harmful substitutes and alternatives very important. + However, we are concerned that incentivizing alternatives and substitutes too early could + lead to regrettable solutions and unintended, underrated and harmful consequences. + Chemical simplification could support a circular economy for plastics. +• When the future instrument is in place, the EU and its MS foresee that a technical +• Review Committee, that would be a subsidiary body to the CoP (Conference of the + Parties), could be responsible for further development of the criteria and for the + identification of specific polymers and chemicals of concern based on those criteria. +• The EU and its MS recognize the important linkages with other Multilateral Environment + Agreement’s and see benefit in analysing where the new instrument can complement the + existing mechanisms. +• The EU and its MS see need for intersessional work with experts on criteria for listing + chemicals and polymers of concern (it is presumed that criteria may differ for the two + groups), and on list(s) of specific polymers and chemicals of concern. In that regard, the + EU and its MS welcome the recent UNEP report entitled “Chemicals in Plastics: A + Technical Report”. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 4: +REDUCING MICROPLASTICS + + + The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to the reduction + of microplastics: + + 13. + + (a) Options for addressing intentional use: + i. Ban, phase out, reduce or control the use of intentionally added microplastics to avoid the + potential release of microplastics into the environment from certain sources (list could be + identified in an annex to the instrument). + + ii. Ban, phase out, reduce or control the production, sale, distribution, trade and use of + microplastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics. + + (b) Options for addressing unintentional releases: + i. Minimize the risk of leakage of plastic pellets from production, handling, transport and the + use of certain products. + + ii. Support innovative wastewater treatment mechanisms to prevent the release of microplastics + into waterways. + + iii. Developing guidelines on best available technology and best environmental practices to + reduce release of plastics, including for design, in the washing, textile, tyre, and road + marking industries. + + + + +• The EU and its Member States believe that the future instrument should include + obligations to reduce the releases of microplastics, both from the degradation of + macroplastics, as well as from the intentional use and unintentional releases, focusing on + the main sources of pollution to the environment. +• Once in the environment, especially in the marine environment, it is almost impossible + and very costly to remove microplastics. Obligations should, therefore, preferably be + tailored to prevent releases at any stage of the life cycle of plastics. +• The view of the EU and its MS is that addressing the intentional use of microplastics + through legally binding obligations throughout the entire value chain would have a + significant effect. Therefore, the EU and its MS are supportive of option 13.a.(ii). This + option includes measures targeting production, sale, distribution, trade, and use, which + makes it the most comprehensive of the proposed options. +• In relation to option 13.a.(i), cosmetics and hygiene products, artificial turf, detergents, + fertilizers and plant protection products are potential product groups that could be + prioritized for bans, phase outs and restrictions of products containing intentionally added + microplastics. +• In addition, the EU and its MS consider a ban on production and sales of products + containing intentionally added microplastics as a better alternative than banning its use (as + it is suggested in the option). This is to prevent retailers keeping large stocks of products + after the ban have entered into force. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • Actions to minimize unintentional releases of microplastics to the environment are + needed, as these have an impact on the volumes of microplastics being released into the + environment. The EU and its MS, therefore, consider policy efforts focused on tackling + unintentional releases of microplastics as a necessary complement to restrictions and bans + on intentionally added microplastics, which are a minor part compared to unintentional + releases. +• In addition a large part of microplastic is derived from the physical degradation of macro- + and micro plastic litter in the environment, thus measures against littering and leakages + from the plastic life cycle are needed to reduce the releases of microplastics to the + environment. +• It is our view that unintentional releases need to be addressed through a sectorial + approach. This could include measures to improve product design, production and use + with the objective to reduce releases. Therefore, we consider option 13.b.(i) in + combination with option 13.b.(iii) as a good starting point for further discussions. +• Upstream measures regarding unintentional releases of microplastics can include product + design, handling requirements, best available technique, and guidance for production and + use. The EU and its MS suggest paint, tyres and road wear, synthetic textiles, and + geotextiles as prioritized product groups since they make up some of the main sources of + microplastics. Prioritized sources could be listed in an Annex to the instrument. Another + source, which directly may emit microplastics to the marine environment are fishing and + aquaculture gear, where releases can occur both during the use phase and if they are being + lost in the marine environment. +• In addition to the sources mentioned above, it is important to minimize the risk of + leakages of plastic pellets (including flakes and powders), as referred to in 13.b.(i) and we + are open to address this here or under core obligation 9 “eliminating the release and + emission of plastics to water, soil and air”. +• Also, innovation and investment in microplastic collection technologies such as + membranes and filters, as referred to in option 13 b.(ii), would have an effect and could + therefore be included as a voluntary measure. +• The EU and its MS support option 13 b. (iii) since the use of best available technology + (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP) can serve as essential tools to reduce + unintentional releases of microplastics from the production and use phase of certain + products. Therefore, the instrument should include obligations to ensure the application of + BAT and BEP, for example through obligations for each Party to include national + requirements on the application of BAT and BEP to address releases from listed sources + in an Annex to the instrument. +• The EU and its MS proposes that the overarching general objective should be + supplemented with a sub-objective for microplastics specifically. The sub-objective could + then be underpinned by a target in line with for example “Reduce release of microplastics + to the environment by x % by 20xx. The sub-objective should be followed by harmonized + reporting and measuring of microplastics release into the environment. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 5: +STRENGTHING WASTE MANAGEMENT + +The options paper presents four options related to strengthening waste management +14. + +a) Options for enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation + + i) Deploy and foster the development of technologies for the collection, recycling and disposal of plastic + waste. + ii) Set a target for reducing the generation of plastic waste that needs final disposal operations such as + landfilling and incineration. + iii) Develop guidance for areas such as: + + a. Encouragement of investment in waste management infrastructure; + + b. Sampling, analysis, monitoring, reporting and verification of plastic waste in the environment, to + support policymakers in measuring the impact of implemented targets and policies; + c. Specifications for containers, equipment and storage sites containing plastic waste. + + iv) Promote research for innovation. + + + + +b) Options for regulating plastic waste: + + i) Regulate the movement, and end of life management of plastic waste to reduce leakage from mismanaged + waste. + ii) Prohibit the following dangerous practices: open burning, incineration, co-firing in coal-fired power plants + and other waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in cement kilns, and chemical recycling. + iii) Establish guidance and tools for decision-making on waste recycling practices (to avoid lock-ins to + solutions that harm human and environmental health). + iv) Set indicators and obligations for plastic waste collection, sorting and recycling, especially at the national + level. + v) Require producers to prepare an action plan that includes individual waste reduction targets. + + + + +c) Options related to illegal dumping and disposal of plastic waste: + (i) Implement measures to ensure the collection, sorting, management, and + disposal of plastic waste in an environmentally sound and safe manner. + (ii) Rely on the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of + Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal where appropriate. + (iii) Establish surveillance systems and quotas for exports of plastic waste. + (iv) Prohibit or control transboundary movement of plastic waste, except where this ensures circularity; + (v) Develop a streamlined permit process for transboundary movement of plastic waste to countries where + recycling facilities exist with sufficient capacity; + (vi) Apply a timetable for control measures on transboundary movements of plastic waste, in particular those + from developed countries to developing countries. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + d) Options for promoting EPR and enabling a market for recycling: + i) Adopt measures to strengthen the demand for secondary plastics and facilitate environmentally sound + plastic scrap recycling, including by using public procurement to drive demand for plastic products + containing higher recycled content, where feasible. + ii) Set indicators for the plastic waste recycling rate, especially at the domestic level. + + iii) Establish EPR systems to incentivize recycling, taking into account national circumstances. Options for + such systems include: + a. Action plan programmes in which fees are charged to plastic manufacturers and plastic product + producers; + b. A set of guidelines for EPR systems + + iv) Provide financial support and tax exemptions for recycling projects. + + v) Establish best available technologies for recycling to ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement (or with + principles of sustainable banking and investment). + vi) Establish a requirement that polymer producers invest in the volume of recycling facilities needed to + recycle all the plastic they produce that could become plastic waste. + + + + +• The EU and its MS support legally binding provisions to be included in the instrument in + view of ensuring environmentally sound management of plastic waste and to facilitate + increased collection, sorting and recycling globally, reflecting the waste hierarchy and + striving for a circular economy. Actions facilitating waste prevention and reuse are + preferable. +• The EU and its MS welcome the adoption by the BRS COP 16 of the technical guidelines + on the environmentally sound waste management of plastic wastes. The guidelines should + be taken into account when discussing further on options regarding plastic waste. +• The EU and its MS support including a binding obligation to strengthen waste + management. Many of the options outlined in the UNEP option paper on strengthening + waste management are interlinked and could be consolidated (e.g.: options linked to the + Basel Convention or other relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements. +• EU and its MS would strongly encourage the instrument to be based on the waste + hierarchy as a guiding principle or overall objective for the waste management + obligations. For the EU and its MS the waste hierarchy implies that waste prevention and + preparing for re-use are the most preferred options, followed by recycling, then other + recovery including energy recovery, while waste disposal1 e.g. through landfills should be + the very last resort. Introducing a hierarchy could be followed by measures to move + management of plastic further up the waste hierarchy. +• Further some of the options could be made more ambitious such as by setting targets for + collection and recycling, which also include options for the integration of the informal + sector, including waste pickers, in the waste management systems. Collection targets + would push and incentivize Parties to the future instrument to establish collection schemes + and to encourage sorting of plastic waste. A recycling target would enhance and + +1 + Note that, under the Basel Convention, „disposal“ is defined to cover both R operations and D operations, “disposal” in this context +relates to D operations only, in consistency with the definition in the EU Waste Framework Directive. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + incentivize recycling and build capacity for recycling. Regarding options on guidance and + research for innovation, the EU and its MS consider these to be supporting measures. +• The EU and its MS consider the principle of Extend Producer Responsibility (EPR) as an + important tool to operationalize the polluter pays principle and one way for countries to + strengthen waste management. Such EPR-systems can promote waste prevention by + incentivizing producers to develop sustainable products and put the burden of costs for + collection, sorting and recycling and littering on the private sector. + + + +Detailed views on (a) Options for enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation: + +• The EU and its MS broadly supports option 14(a), but we want to stress that measures to + prevent waste should not be distinguished between wastes based on their potential + (recyclable vs non recyclable) final destination and treatment. There are certain key + provisions that need to be included in a zero draft, such as the need to reflect the waste + hierarchy and targets on the collection and recycling of plastic waste. +• Option 14 (a) considers the need for guidance on issues such as investment, infrastructure, + monitoring and storage in addition to fostering technological advancement and research + for innovation, but these could be considered as ‘supporting measures’ linked to other + core obligations. We would also encourage guidance on deposit return schemes. +• The EU and its MS would want to strengthen option 14 (a) by establishing the need for + each Party to scale up systems for the collection and recycling of plastic waste, as well as + promoting policies to increase the market demand for recycled plastic raw materials and + for environmentally sound waste management. + + +Detailed views on (b) Options for regulating plastic waste: + +• The EU and its MS welcome option 14 (b), but there are aspects that we would aim to + improve if any of these options are to be included in a zero draft. +• The EU and its MS support option 14 b(i), which has interlinkages with options 14(a) and + 14(c) while duplications with the provisions under the Basel Convention should be + avoided. It should be taken into account that the technical guidelines on the + environmentally sound management of plastic wastes adopted on 12 May 2023 at COP16 + to the Basel Convention provides guidance related to parts of option 14 b(i) (i.e. to the + management of plastic waste). +• We do not support option 14 b(ii) since it uses the term ‘dangerous practices’ for certain + key waste infrastructure (e.g., waste-to-energy) while acknowledging the interrelation to + resource consumption, GHG emissions and global warming and other potentially harmful + emissions. The EU and its MS are of the view that of the practices mentioned only ‘open + burning’ can be seen as a dangerous practice. +• In regard to option 14 b(iv) EU and its MS favour requirements for each Party to set up + separate collection schemes for plastic waste. It should consider options for integration of + the informal waste sector, including waste pickers, in the waste management systems. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Option 14 b(iv) should be incorporated into option (a), with a preference for collection + and recycling targets, but with indicators to support the effectiveness of measures. +• On option 14 b(v), we would prefer ‘action plans that include individual waste reduction + targets’ to be at a national level rather than at a producer level, linked with overall targets + within a possible EPR system. + +Detailed views on (c) Options related to illegal dumping and disposal of plastic waste: + +• The EU and its MS broadly welcome option 14 (c). On option 14 c(i), we are supportive, + but we would advocate for stronger wording, with references to other options set out in + core obligation 5 in the UNEP options paper (e.g.: EPR and market for recycling and a + target for reducing the generation of plastic waste that needs final disposal operations). + The Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes + adopted on 12 May 2023 at COP16 to the Basel Convention are also relevant for this + option. We would also encourage discussions on how to integrate bans on landfilling of + plastic wastes as part of the instrument. +• The EU and its MS supports option 14 c(ii), given the linkage with the Basel Convention. + As stated in the submissions paper in February 2023, the EU and its MS believe that the + future instrument ‘will need to complement but not duplicate existing waste treaties, such + as the Basel Convention’. +• On option 14 c(iii), the EU and its MS recall the existing provisions in the Basel + Convention regarding transboundary movements of plastic wastes, including work on its + effectiveness and the ongoing work of the Plastic Waste Partnership, but would not be in + favour of quotas for export. The rationale behind is that export is in some cases needed for + circularity reasons, in particular for small markets. +• On options 14 c(iv) – (vi), it could be contended that aspects of these options are already + regulated under the Basel Convention, or work is ongoing according to Basel COP16 + decisions (such as work on the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure), and + some would go further than existing provisions under the Basel Convention. The EU and + its MS do not support these options. However, we could see the value in adding a “catch- + all” provision, subjecting all Parties that are not Parties to the Basel Convention to a prior + informed consent procedure, similarly to what was done through art. 3 of the Minamata + Convention, or provisions complementing the Basel Plastic Waste Amendment. +• The EU and its MS are also in favour of exploring how the instrument can prohibit the + following dangerous practices: dumping on land, waterways and sea, littering, open + burning. + + +Detailed views on (d) Options for promoting EPR and enabling a market for recycling: + +• The EU and its MS consider that a combination of option 14.d (iii) supplemented by 14d + (i) and 14d(ii), constitute a fruitful starting point for discussions on core obligations for + promoting EPR and enabling a market for recycling. The EU and its MS would also be + open to discuss other economic incentives to promote recycled plastics such as levies, + taxes or subsidies. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • We also find the other proposed options under option 14 d (iv, v, vi) interesting and we + are flexible to discuss these, but we need a better understanding of the details and context + of the options. +• More generally, the EU and its MS support the application of the polluter-pays principle + (PPP) and believe that the new instrument should enact this, to incentivize collection and + recycling. Provisions in the new instrument that aim to effectively implement the PPP + should be established, allowing flexibility to account for national circumstances and + should be considered part of national obligations and action plans. However, we believe + that the responsibilities of the polluters should be more far reaching than recycling and + also include e.g., waste prevention, product design for, awareness raising and littering. +• EPR systems, being one of the ways to implement the polluter-pays principle, are, in this + regard, an essential instrument to: + 1. finance the collection and environmentally sound treatment of waste including + dismantling and recycling, + 2. support the design and production of goods are resource-efficient throughout their life + cycle, including their repairability and reuseability + 3. raise awareness of citizen and stakeholders. + +• The global market may in many ways benefit from EPR systems that are coordinated. + However, one must keep in mind that there is not one single EPR model and that each + Party will have to build its own EPR scheme, adapted to its national circumstances. + National EPR systems could build on a set of guidelines that can be annexed. The + guidelines could specify the essential minimum requirements to be included in such + schemes. These could include the minimal cost that are covered by the producers + (collection, transport, treatment, information, data gathering…) for each plastic products + placed on the market; the obligation to define a series of targets for collection, reuse, + recycling or recovery; the use of eco-modulated fees and others. +• EPR also requires that plastic waste that cannot be recycled is being collected and + recovered in an environmentally sound manner by the producers or on their behalf. It is + crucial, that EPR makes producers responsible for the collection and recycling, or other + management of its products upon becoming waste. This also provides an incentive to + make plastic products, including packaging, recyclable or reusable. +• The implementation of an EPR scheme should seek mutual benefits with the informal + sector and should not be done at its disadvantage. To the extent possible, the informal + sector is to be an integral part of such scheme. +• We are supportive of both options to support development of EPR schemes in 14d(iii), a) + Action Plan Programs and b) development of guidelines or minimum requirements. + However, we should be mindful not duplicating already existing initiatives to promote and + support establishment of EPR e.g., UNEP tool-box for EPR-schemes and The Basel + Convention Guidance for EPR. +• Option 14d(i) highlights public procurement, which we consider to be an effective + measure to drive demand for more sustainable plastic products, including products with + recycled content. We are therefore supportive of public procurement as a supplement to + other binding obligations to increase recycled content such as targets and design criteria. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • The EU and its MS also support option 14d(ii) as we consider indicators for plastic waste + recycling as a necessary means to follow up targets for recycling proposed. +• The EU and its MS are supportive of option 14d(iv) but the scope should be broadened + and/or modified and include options related to the whole waste hierarchy, +• On option 14d(v) we would again, also like to highlight the link to the Technical + guidelines on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes adopted on 12 + May 2023 at COP16 to the Basel Convention. +• The EU and its MS consider option 14d (vi) as an interesting way to implement the + polluter pays principle that could be worth exploring. However, we see that it might be + difficult to implement and control and we therefore need more information and further + assessment of the proposal. The scope of the obligation should be broadened to include + options related to the whole waste hierarchy but also other actors such as plastic product + producers. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 6: +FOSTERING DESIGN FOR CIRCULARITY + + The options paper presents six options for consideration related to circular design of + plastics: + 15. + (a) Establish circularity criteria and guidance for design and production of plastic products and + packaging to encourage, enhance and enable value recovery processes and systems; high volume and + problematic product categories could be prioritized, using a “start and strengthen” approach (criteria + and guidance could be included in an annex to the instrument). + (b) Introduce a requirement for plastic products and packaging put on the market to conform to + circularity design criteria. + (c) Establish national requirements for design criteria based on a global harmonized system and + methodologies to promote circularity of plastics. + (d) Establish labelling measures for plastic products and packaging in the light of the criteria and + guidance to allow informed choices by consumers. + (e) Set a target for the required minimum recycled content of plastic products on the market. + + (f) Establish a central data exchange registry where the secretariat can make related information + available. + + + +• It is a priority for the EU and its MS that the future instrument includes a provision that + addresses circular product design and a legally binding obligation for parties to only put + on the market plastic products that meet certain minimum requirements. This provision + could be included as obligations in the main text of the instrument, supported by annexes + and other measures in the instrument. The objective of introducing such obligation(s) is to + promote plastics that through their entire life cycle contribute to the prevention of plastic + pollution and to the protection of human health and the environment. +• As regards to the options paper, the EU and its MS consider that a combination of options + 15(a), (b) and (e), possibly supplemented by 15(d), constitute a fruitful starting point for + discussions on obligations related to circular design in the new instrument. +• The establishment of circularity criteria outlined in option 15 (a) is a priority for the EU + and its MS. The criteria should be developed by an intersessional working group and/or a + subsidiary body to the Conference of the Parties (CoP), e.g., a Technical Review + Committee. The EU and its MS believe that the criteria should be developed and included + in an annex of the future instrument as a start and prioritize high volume and problematic + product categories in targeted sectors such as packaging, construction, textiles, mobility + and electronics. +• The EU and its MS believe that the criteria should be supported by targets for collection, + reuse and recycling, as well as for recycled content (option e). The criteria should, as + appropriate, be addressed to relevant product groups and with due consideration of all + stages of their life cycle and be based on the following circularity aspects: + a) Durability + b) Upgradability, reparability, as well as the possibility for and availability of maintenance and + refurbishment. + c) Reusability and refillability + d) Suitability for collection, sorting and recycling. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + e) Chemical composition, and in particular the absence of chemicals of concern, emphasizing + avoidance of all hazardous additives and problematic monomers/polymers with the objective of + reducing the complexity of chemicals in plastic. + f) Material composition, with an emphasis on improving the content of recycled materials, as + well low complexity. This could be included as a general minimum requirement for recycled + content that cover all products complimented by stricter and/or specified requirements (or + exemptions) for certain product groups and/or sectors and particularly in high impact sectors + such as packaging, vehicles, textiles, construction and electronics and also specific materials. + g) Reduction of the expected waste generation, such as avoidance of excessive use of materials + and void space in packaging + h) No losses/leakages of (parts of) plastic products or microplastic into the environment +• A mandate should be given to an intersessional working group in view of preparing the + first draft of such annex(es) for the consideration of INC. +• The EU and its MS are supportive to the requirement proposed in option 15 (b). We + believe that the operative part of the future instrument should include legally binding + provisions ensuring that parties shall only allow for placing on the market plastic products + that are in line with these circularity criteria. +• On national requirements as reflected in option (c), the EU and its MS don’t consider the + establishment of national requirements to be the most efficient approach on fostering + circular design. However, we recognize that countries may wish to implement + standardization and methodologies to make sure they comply with the obligations in the + new instrument. This should be done with a view to create a level playing-field in global + trade. +• The EU and its MS consider labelling measures (d) as an appropriate supplementing + measure that should be considered as an obligation in the instrument (mindful that + transparency requirements and product labelling are also addressed in other parts of the + option paper, such as the possible core obligation 3). The EU and its MS remain open to + further discuss this issue since this may be an appropriate way of harmonizing product + information as well as preventing misleading of the consumer through regulatory + measures on environmental claims. +• The EU and its MS believe that a target for minimum content of recycled (plastic) + materials as described in option (e) is necessary. The target should be included in the core + text of the future instrument and set at the global level; one general target for the use of + secondary raw materials and individual targets for the identified high impact sectors and + products. It is important to note that, when using recycled content, also other legislations, + and standards for e.g., food safety, should be taken into account. +• The target for minimum content could be supplemented with incentivizing measures + pushing sectors to use their own recycled materials aiming for efficient closed loop + recycling, similar to the PET model, which has shown to be successful. +• The target for minimum content, as well as other targets in the instrument, can be set for + different years with the view of strengthening over time and should be SMART (Specific, + Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound). +• It is important for the EU and its MS to emphasize that measures on design criteria have a + direct impact on the availability and quality of secondary raw materials in the future + market. Supporting measures, such as incentives for closed loop recycling, should + therefore also be considered. We also find appropriate that the timeframe for possible + +=== PAGE BREAK === + targets are closely linked with the other obligation for design criteria and collection in the + instrument to support availability of high-quality recycled plastics. +• The EU and its MS are flexible to discuss the data exchange registry (f), notably to + support other measures such as labelling (d), but we would request further clarifications + on the rationale behind this option. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 7: +ENCOURAGING REDUCE, REUSE AND REPAIR FOR PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND +PACKAGING + + The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to encouraging + reduce, reuse and repair plastic products and packaging + + 16. + + (a) Option for targets: Set targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of plastic products. + + (b) Options for regulating and encouraging reduction and reuse of plastics: + i. Request the governing body to develop and adopt general and sectoral guidelines for + reduction and reuse. + ii. Encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, such as containers and bottles, + including through service delivery systems. + iii. Recommend that parties promote reuse through collection of used plastics by + production sector. + iv. Apply harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, including + for certain plastic products and packaging. + v. Encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, tariffs or tax + incentives, EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, right-to-repair + requirements and remove trade barriers. + + + +• Enabling circular economy and building on the waste hierarchy constitute a crosscutting + priority for the EU and its Member states. It is key that plastic products are kept in the + economic cycle with the highest possible value for as long as possible. +• Reducing primary plastic production will decrease resource use, especially of fossil fuels, + and associated pollution and emission of greenhouse gases - from excavation/mining to + final product. This in turn would increase and encourage reduce, reuse and repair of + plastic products and packaging. +• The EU and its MS therefore support an obligation to promote reduce, reuse and repair of + plastic products and packaging. Priority should be given to reduction, reuse, and repair + which can all be facilitated through the product design stage and designing for circularity, + and through promotion of circular business models. +• The EU and its MS see merit in a combination of a target on reuse - option 16 (a) - and a + mix of regulatory measures and voluntary approaches as expressed in options 16(b) - to be + taken by Parties to encourage reuse of plastics. +• To begin with, the EU and its MS support option 16 (a) with the introduction of a global + target to reach a certain % (to be defined and discussed) of reusable plastic products + placed on the market. Reduction targets are addressed elsewhere in the options paper + (please see for example under possible core obligation 1), while repair targets are not + considered as a priority to the EU and its MS since we believe there are other more + effective measures, such as economic incentives, to promote repair. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • To support the achievement of a reuse target and enable a positive effect on the market + where reusable products and systems are incentivized, the EU and its MS are also willing + to consider including an obligation for each Party to encourage the development and + expansion of systems for reuse of plastic products as well as policies to increase the + market demand for reusable products. In this regard, the EU and its MS are ready to + discuss a combination of instruments/tools listed in options 16 (b)(ii) and 16 (b)(v)) such + as deposit-return schemes, the promotion of bulk sales and schemes. +• The EU and its MS strongly believe that the global market would benefit from reuse + systems that are harmonized or standardized at the regional or global level. At the same + time, we believe that some flexibility shall be given to Parties in setting up reuse systems + to allow for national circumstances. We are also of the view that sectorial + measures/approaches may be preferred as not all proposed options are fit for all sectors or + types of products. +• The EU and its MS are supportive of option 16(b)(iv) since we are confident that the + establishment of specific design criteria for reusability will also support the private sector + in the transition to a circular economy and create a level-playing field. Today most of the + plastic products are designed for short-term use. Therefore, design requirements related to + composition, durability and reusability will inevitably contribute to extension of the + lifespan of new products as producers will be encouraged to design products that are + meant to be reusable and recyclable. For example, a common set of design criteria for + reusable packaging for certain sectors may facilitate upscale of reuse and recyclable + systems. +• Lastly, other cross-cutting measures aimed at keeping plastics in the economy for longer + (such as measures regarding refill, maintenance and repair schemes) should be considered + as well as measures to change consumer behaviour. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 8: +PROMOTING THE USE OF SAFE, SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES AND +SUBSTITUTES + + The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to promoting the + use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes + + 17. + +(a) Options for enhancing research and development: + i. Provide platforms for sharing information on the development of safe, sustainable alternatives and + substitutes. + ii. Establish market tools (or fiscal policy incentives) for enhancing research and development of + alternative products and technologies. +(b) Options for reviewing and enabling the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes: + i. Establish a certification scheme for plastic products. + + ii. Task a technical review committee (comparable to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel + under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer) with assessing criteria for + the sustainable production and use of plastics and the availability of safe alternatives and substitutes, + set out the criteria in annexes to the instrument, and recommend possible adjustments to such + annexes or amendments to the instrument (including new annexes). + iii. Develop clear mechanisms for funding, technical support and transfer of technology for the + development of natural alternatives to plastics, in particular in small island developing States. + iv. Use economic instruments, such as fees, tariffs, taxes, subsidies, and tradable permit systems, to + incentivize a reduction of plastic use and the adoption of sustainable alternatives. + + + + +• The EU and its MS are open to discuss the options presented under core obligation + 8. However, we believe it is too early in the process to decide on promoting the use of + safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes. It needs to be further elaborated, studied and + discussed. +• It is important to ensure that the non-fossil alternatives and substitutes are produced + sustainably, that their use does not have negative impacts on biodiversity, ecosystems, + food security or land and water use, and that they are reusable and recyclable, as much as + possible. +• For the EU and its MS it is important to include the waste hierarchy and the 3R principle + (reduce, reuse and recycle) in the future legally binding instrument, to encourage options + that deliver the best overall environmental outcome. Also, a system where raw material is + valued and reused and where take-back and as many rotations as possible are incentivized. + We prefer for instance not to develop alternative single use materials to replace single use + plastics but instead promote new business models focused on reuse and refill systems. +• Where the use of primary raw materials cannot be avoided, the use of safe and sustainable + non-fossil alternatives and substitutes might be promoted under certain conditions + including of strict sustainable criteria for their feedstock, considering environmental, + economic, social and health aspects. It is also important to ensure that alternatives and + substitutes contribute to the circular economy, and that they do not lead to any unintended + +=== PAGE BREAK === + harmful consequences. This way the future legally binding instrument can also maximize + its contribution to the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework +• Although not presented as an option, the EU and its MS could consider a non-fossil + carbon target in the instrument. This as one way to promote safe, sustainable non-fossil + alternatives and substitutes. This way the future legally binding instrument can also + maximize its contribution to Paris climate goals and the transition to a non-fossil + economy. +• The EU and its MS also believe that the future instrument should include precautionary + provisions on green claims for alternatives and substitutes to avoid greenwashing, such as, + provisions for when a plastic product can be labelled as biodegradable, compostable or + biobased and how the labelling should be designed. +• With regards to non-plastic alternatives, the comparative life cycle analysis with fossil + based plastics should take into account not only GHG emissions but also impacts on + biodiversity, pollution and health. The non-plastic alternatives should not be put at a + disadvantage with regards to fossil based plastics. +• Regarding the specific options in the option paper and considering that this topic needs to + be further explored, the EU and its MS could envisage options under 17a concerning + research and development. Option 17 a (i) concerning platforms could be linked to the + work of the envisaged technical review committee. Concerning the other options under + 17b, option (i) is not entirely clear, and EU and its MS would welcome more information, + similarly for option 17b (iii). +• The establishment of sustainability criteria for feedstock by a technical review committee + outlined in option 17 b (ii) is an option that the EU and its MS can support. These criteria + should apply for all types of feedstock. +• More specifically the instrument should: + o Task the technical review committee to establish sustainability criteria and + evaluate the relevance and safety of alternatives and substitutes compared to + conventional plastics. The precautionary principle should prevail to avoid the + proliferation of potentially unsustainable, alternatives or substitutes on the + market. + o Include global sustainability criteria for biomass used to produce biobased + plastics. A list could be developed by a technical review committee and + annexed to the core text. + o Ensure that biobased plastics and other materials comply with the same + ecodesign/ circularity criteria as fossil-based plastics, including recyclability. + o Incentivize Parties to prioritise the use of organic waste and by-products as + feedstock, thus minimizing the use of primary biomass and avoiding + significant environmental impacts. This can be achieved by integrating the + cascading use of biomass principle in national policies, according to which + biomass should be used where it has higher economic added value. In line with + this principle, biomass should be preferably used to produce materials, + including plastics, instead of for bioenergy (products over fuel). + o Incentivize Parties to promote the use of those non-fossil alternative and + substitute materials that can fulfil all (to be agreed) criteria, and investments in + +=== PAGE BREAK === + relevant recycling infrastructure, in order to reach a fossil-free sustainable + economy in the long run. + + +• The EU and its MS would welcome option 17b (iv) concerning economic instruments to + incentivize a reduction of plastics and the use of those alternatives that can genuinely be + considered safe and sustainable. In general, also the combination of other options under 17 + a and b could be envisaged, on condition that the waste hierarchy is included. +• The EU and its MS would like to draw attention to the boxed comment for core obligation + 8 in the option paper, which has left the EU and its MS concerned. In the boxed comment + biodegradable and compostable material are referred to as materials that could reduce + health risks associated with plastic pollution and promote circularity in the plastics + industry. We would be cautious to make such a statement already now in a paper as we do + not know yet what impact these materials could have on for example biodiversity, + ecosystem or how reusable and recyclable they are. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 9: +ELIMINATING THE RELEASE AND EMISSION OF PLASTICS TO WATER, SOIL +AND AIR + + The options paper presents four options for consideration related to eliminating the release + and emission of plastics: + 18. + (a) Reduce and, where feasible, eliminate releases of plastics to water, soil and air (general and sectoral + measures could be listed in an annex to the instrument, including wastewater, industrial facilities, + aquaculture, agriculture and the fishing industry, and transport). + (b) Develop and use the best available technology and best environmental practices, including + environmental and emission/effluent standards, to minimize and eliminate pollution from all stages + of the plastic life cycle. + (c) Prohibit dangerous practices to prevent the production and releases of toxic emissions from plastic + waste management. + (d) Take effective measures to prevent and reduce loss of fishing gear containing plastic and leverage + existing efforts, including those of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and + the International Maritime Organization. + + + + +• The EU and its MS believe the future instrument should be tailored to prevent releases and + emissions of plastics to the environment through obligations targeting production, + shipping, storage, consumption and use, as this is proven to be the most effective and cost- + efficient way to end plastic pollution. +• However, to achieve a comprehensive instrument there is a need to also include + downstream measures that directly target emissions of plastic pollution and that are + complementary to the upstream measures. +• It is the view of the EU and its MS that obligations targeting releases and emissions to + water, soil and air are best carried out through a sectorial approach, starting with the most + prioritized sources, and strengthening over time. +• The EU and its MS believes that adequate monitoring, including in the coastal and marine + environment, of plastic litter quantities, pathways and impacts is essential for designing + and implementing measures which will reduce impacts of plastic pollution in an efficient + way. +• The EU and its MS see the combination of options 18 a, b, c and d as a good starting point + for the negotiations of measures to eliminate the release and emission of plastics. +• The EU and its MS generally support option 18 a. We especially see potential for sectorial + measures that could be developed over time and included in annexes of the instrument. +• The release of plastic pellets from production sites and shipping is one important source of + plastic pollution with the potential to be effectively reduced through targeted measures. + Therefore, the EU and its MS consider that measures regarding the release of plastic + pellets should be included in the instrument, taking into account the ongoing IMO + initiatives on regulating shipping requirements at sea. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • The fishing industry, agriculture and aquaculture as well as industrial wastewater + treatment facilities, are other sectors that could be prioritized for sector specific measures + considering efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and + the International Maritime Organization, as referred to in option 18.d. +• Other important sectors to be covered are emissions from agriculture (fertilizers, films + etc.) and transport (traffic and its infrastructure) to be addressed with specific control + measures. However, we consider these sectors are best handled under other core + obligations that address microplastics and circular design i.e. possible core obligations 4 + and 6. +• The EU and its MS also support option 18.b, as we consider the use of best available + technology (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP), to be essential tools to reduce + emissions throughout the life cycle of plastics. +• We believe that the instrument should include obligations to ensure the application of + BAT and BEP and standards therein. This could be done through obligations for each + Party to require the use of BAT and BEP practices to control and, as feasible, eliminate + emissions of plastics. The wording of e.g., Article 8 of the Minamata Convention could be + used as a starting point. +• The EU and its MS are also in favour of option 18.c. However, it is our view that releases + of toxic emissions from plastic waste management are best dealt with under core + obligation 5 “Strengthening waste management” and that not only “toxic” emissions + should be covered. +• The EU and its MS are in favour of introducing a core obligation for monitoring plastic + pollution in the relevant environmental compartments, and of working towards + compatibility of various monitoring methodologies for enabling exchange and optimal use + of the obtained monitoring data. +• Ongoing and future work under the Regional Seas Conventions can contribute to + fulfilment of the abovementioned core obligation. +• The abandonment, loss and discarding of gear (ALDG), including fishing and aquaculture + gear, or parts thereof, is a significant source of plastic pollution and a priority for the EU + and its MS. We are therefore supportive of option 18.d. while emphasizing that the loss of + gear ALDGF must also be addressed through other core obligations that handle the design + and use phase, i.e., obligations on banning, phasing out and/or reducing the use of + problematic and avoidable plastic, products and design for circularity. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATION 10: +ADRESSING EXISTING PLASTIC POLLUTION + The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to how to address + existing plastic pollution including abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear: + 19. +(a) Options for addressing existing plastic pollution: + i. Take measures to remediate plastic pollution in the environment, including in the marine + environment and areas beyond national jurisdiction, taking into account the draft agreement under + the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of + marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. + ii. Cooperate to develop strategies to identify, prioritize and address areas of legacy waste. + + +(b) Options for sector/context-specific measures: + + i. Eliminate ghost gear pollution in the environment, particularly the marine environment, in + collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the + International Maritime Organization. + ii. Conduct remediation activities in specific contexts such as accumulation sites on coasts, rivers + and estuaries, urban mining and unregulated landfills, as feasible and justified from a + socioeconomic perspective. Priority could be given to plastic pollution hotspots and measures that + could have a positive local or regional impact on human health or the environment and to + minimizing negative effects to ecosystems. + iii. Develop criteria and guidelines on best available techniques and best environmental practices, + including to ensure that clean-up activities respect biodiversity. Option include: + a) Identifying indicators for hot spots where quantities and types of litter endanger marine or other + species or habitats; + b) Encouraging the adoption of targeted removal measures in national action plans (NAPs) on a + voluntary basis (e.g., clean-up activities and awareness-raising initiatives) + + + + +• The EU and its Member States are of the opinion that preventive measures are essential to + end plastic pollution. However, we also recognize that addressing the issue of existing + plastic pollution, including abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDG), and + fishing and aquaculture gear, is also urgent, and that dedicated measures should be part of + the future instrument. The EU and its MS support, that fishing gear as source to marine + plastic pollution, is included in the future instrument and that fishing gear need to be + addressed through its entire life-cycle. +• The EU and its MS believe existing plastic pollution could be addressed through + remediation measures and activities in specific contexts, such as accumulation of plastic + litter in sites on coasts, rivers including riverine areas, estuaries, floodplains, urban mining + and unregulated landfills. Priority should be given to plastic pollution hotspots and + measures that can have a local or regional positive impact on human health and the + environment and minimizing negative effects to ecosystems, considering also other + potential environmental impacts such as energy/fuel consumption or emissions from + remediation activities. +• As a related and highly damaging issue, measures for the removal of abandoned, lost, or + discarded fishing gear, including litter from aquaculture, should be included in the future + +=== PAGE BREAK === + instrument, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United + Nations and the International Maritime Organization, which has adopted an Action Plan to + address marine plastic litter from ships. +• The EU and its MS propose that Parties to the future instrument could, as part of their + national action plans, develop and implement measures to monitor, identify and address + existing plastic pollution, where there is a risk of harm to human health, the environment, + biodiversity, maritime navigation and safety, fisheries and tourism, according to a priority + assessment. +• The EU and its MS find it import to promote actions beyond national jurisdiction. These + actions should be complementary to and not duplicate efforts/actions which are under the + draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the + conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national + jurisdiction (BBNJ). +• Considering the points above, the EU and its MS believe that the combination of most of + the options under 19.a and 19.b is a good starting point for the negotiations of measures to + address existing plastic pollution. We especially support option 19.b.(ii) in combination + with 19.b.(i), while we see option 19.b. (iii) as essential tools for conducting this work. +• Regarding option 19 b.(iii), a Technical Review Committee, a subsidiary body to the + future Conference of Parties (CoP), or an ad hoc expert group, could be established and + mandated to develop guidelines for monitoring, identifying and remediating existing + plastic pollution in an environmentally sound manner, including best practices for + voluntary clean-up and awareness-raising activities. However, such a Committee would + need to consider existing guidelines and best practices. +• The EU and its MS are supportive of option 19 a.(ii). It is our opinion that Parties to the + future instrument should be encouraged to exchange best practices on identifying and + remediating existing plastic pollution and to engage in knowledge and technology sharing + and capacity building in that regard. Such activities would support and strengthen the + measures under option 19 b.(iii). +• Parties could also be encouraged to monitor, identify and address, where practically, + economically and environmentally feasible, abandoned, lost, or discarded gear (ALDG), + including fishing and aquaculture gear within their jurisdiction, and to cooperate to + monitor, identify and address it in marine areas beyond national jurisdictions. Further, + Parties should be encouraged to cooperate in this regard as suggested in option 19 a.(ii). +• In addition, the EU and its MS consider measures to prevent and reduce the loss of ALDG + containing plastic, to be essential in order to address marine plastic pollution, emphasizing + that such measures need to be handled under other core obligations that addresses releases + to water as well as the whole value chain including design, use and disposal. +• It is the EU and its MS view that Parties to the future instrument should be encouraged to + engage in voluntary clean-up and awareness-raising activities, where such activities have + not been undertaken yet by Parties. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATIONS 11: +FACILITATING A JUST TRANSITION, INCLUDING AN INCLUSIVE +TRANSITION OF THE INFORMAL WASTE +SECTOR + + 20. The committee may wish to consider including some or all of the following potential + options for control measures and voluntary approaches: + a) Establish a mechanism to ensure a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for the + industry and affected workers, informal waste workers and affected communities, + particularly in developing countries; + b) Establish a requirement for private waste management companies to collect plastic + waste from informal waste picker cooperatives or associations, where relevant, and + establish gradual schemes for their formalization. As these cooperatives or + associations formalise, the requirement for companies to collect from waste picker + cooperatives or associations should be geared toward the formal ones. + c) Improve working conditions for workers, including waste pickers, including by + providing legal recognition and support for informal waste pickers, such as access + to health care, education and social security benefits. + d) Integrate the informal waste sector into the plastics value chain and promote a + circular economy through a “just transition programme”. + e) Establish a requirement to use fees derived from EPR schemes to fund an upgrade + of infrastructure and technical and management skills for informal waste pickers to + function as waste collection and sorting companies. + + + +• The EU and its MS recognize that ending plastic pollution will not be possible without + ensuring a just, inclusive and sustainable transition. As such, a human rights based + approach shall be a cross-cutting priority guiding the implementation of the instrument. +• Even though it is not presented as a specific option in the option paper we would therefore + like to propose including a reference to the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable + environment, as recognized by the UN General Assembly in the instrument. +• The EU and its MS recognize and acknowledge the role of the informal waste sector and + waste pickers in plastic waste management. It will be important to improve the working + conditions for this sector and make sure that measures included in the future instrument + will not negatively affect their livelihoods. +• The EU and its MS could also consider the inclusion of a subobjective for just transition + in the future legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. +• The EU and its MS are supportive and open to discuss all options presented under this + obligation although taking into account that not all options may be relevant for all Parties + to the future legally binding instrument. +• Regarding option 20 a), The EU and its MS are sceptical, and we seek further clarification + on what role the mechanism should play and how the other options, for example option on + proposal of a work program 20 (d) relate to such a proposed mechanism. We would see it + +=== PAGE BREAK === + useful to spend some time to discuss the function of a possible mechanism and how it + relates to the other options. +• The possible implementation of option 20 e) needs to be further discussed. We need to + make sure that option e will not be too complicated and burdensome to establish and make + sure that waste pickers are not excluded when setting up new formal waste management + systems for plastic waste. +• Option 20(c) outlines an important principle of a legal recognition which we find + interesting. It would be beneficial to better understand how this would be formulated and + how it relates to other fora where this is discussed. Our preliminary position is that we do + not find it appropriate to directly regulate the working conditions of informal sector + workers in the future legally binding instrument. But we look forward to further engaging + in this discussion. +• Lastly, The EU and its MS are generally open to discuss option 20 (d), especially if the + programme is targeted to the informal waste sector and other vulnerable groups such as + women, youth and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC). + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON POSSIBLE CORE OBLIGATIONS 12: +PROTECTING HUMAN HEALTH FROM +THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION + The options paper presents two options regarding assessing and evaluating risks + regarding human health and two options regarding cooperation to be considered at + INC2: + (a) Options for assessing and evaluating risks: + i. Evaluate risks caused by plastic and plastic pollution for human health + ii. Conduct further research on the adverse effects of plastic and plastic pollution + on human health + (b) Options for cooperation: + i. Promote cooperation, collaboration and exchange of information with the World + Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and other + intergovernmental organizations. + ii. Improve the One Health approach + +• The EU and its MS support and are open to discuss and consider all options presented + under core obligation 12. However, the EU and its MS would have a strong preference for + the future legally binding instrument to address the risks related to plastic pollution in an + integrated approach where the adverse effects to both human health and the environment + are considered. +• Regarding potential options for assessing and evaluating risks, the EU and its MS are + supportive to both options. To assess and evaluate risks to human health but also the + environment will need to be science based. Therefore, a subsidiary body to the future + legally binding instrument or the future science policy panel could be tasked to gather + more knowledge on these topics. +• The EU and its MS recognise the importance of cooperation, collaboration and exchange + of information with WHO, International Labour Organisation and other intergovernmental + organisations to avoid duplication. Cooperation will also be important in regard to + communication and awareness raising. Further the EU and its MS are supportive of the + One Health approach and would be interested in engaging in a conversation of how the + instrument can contribute to the One Health approach. +",2 +2230,22/06/2023  |  Pacific Small Island Developing States,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/22062023_psids.pdf,[],['Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES + UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES + + Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations Phone no.: +1 (201) 523 – 6206 + 880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor Email address: psidschair@gmail.com + New York, New York 10022 + + + + Statement by the Pacific Small Island Developing States on Means of Implementation + + Plastics INC2 - Paris, France + + +Delivered by: Mr Charles Reklai Mitchell, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Palau to +the United Nations (Palau) + +Thank you Co- Facilitators + +It is an honor for me to speak on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States and +we align with the statement delivered by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. Being this is the first time +my delegation takes the floor during this contact group, I extend our congratulations to you co- +facilitators on your appointment for facilitating this important contact group. Rest assured that +you have our group’s full support. + +Means of Implementation are important provisions to determine whether the instrument we are +negotiating will be implementable or aspirational. This is why we consider this discussion +critical. PSIDS are mindful also that this discussion is contingent on the discussions in Contact +Group 1 on core obligations and measures. + +With that in mind, PSIDS are of the view that each obligation and measure might necessitate a +specific MoI. At the same time, more “cross-cutting” MoI obligations can be identified in a +stand-alone provision. This will be the focus of our interventions in this contact group and, as +such, should not prejudice provisions in relevant substantial sections. + +On Financial assistance in the options paper, the PSIDS believe that new, additional, stable, +accessible, adequate, timely and predictable flows of financial resources are critical. Whether +it is in a new Fund under this instrument or through an existing multilateral fund (or a +combination of both), for our group the importance is that it provides adequate provisions of +funds, is operational at the entry into force of the instrument, and provides access that takes +into account the special circumstances of SIDS and responds to our needs as we would have +identified them. PSIDS support the idea of identifying and utilizing innovative sources of +funding, as well as including a wider range of sources and providers of funding. + +Funding should be used to support the implementation of this instrument, including through +funding capacity-building programmes and technology transfer, to respond to and address the +needs identified by each recipient. + +On capacity building, we favour the options presented. We also see benefits in strengthening +them. At the moment, they seem to call for the goodwill of providers. However, PSIDS worry + +=== PAGE BREAK === + that this would maintain the status quo. As a result, we are supporting a higher ambition on +capacity-building provisions and would like to see more straightforward commitments on this +issue. We also wonder whether technical assistance is indirectly included in capacity building +and whether we should aim to streamline the options. + +PSIDS have similar views on technology transfer. We believe that some technology transferred +as a purely voluntary scheme might not help solve the issues at hand. + +PSIDS values contributions from international, regional, sub-regional and sectoral instruments, +frameworks and bodies in regard to the means of implementation. We believe that wider +cooperation can ensure coherence in implementing potential solutions to resolve plastic +pollution. + + +I thank you. +",2 +2231,27/06/2023  |  European Union and its Member States,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/27062023_eu_and_its_member_states_cg2.pdf,[],['European Union (EU) And Its 27 Member States'],[],GroupofStates,statement,"EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON: MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND +RESOURCE MOBILIZATION + • The mobilization of financial resources for tackling plastic pollution is key for + achieving an ambitious agreement. + • Public, private, international and domestic financial resources, all have an important + role to play in support of the implementation of the new legally binding instrument. + • The EU and its MS support an integrated and holistic approach that considers resource + mobilization from all sources and key approaches, and that takes into account the + polluter pays principle. The integrated approach to financing the sound management + of chemicals and waste (UNEA res.1/5) should also be an inspiration to the discussion + in view of the legally binding instrument. Such an approach will include aligning + government policies, domestic public funding and investment, international financial + flows and industry/private sector funding and investment, with the achievement of the + objectives and the implementation of the obligations under the future instrument. + Thus, the three components1 of the Integrated Approach to financing sound + management of chemicals and waste should be guiding our further work in this matter. + • The choice of methods and mechanisms for the mobilization of financial resources + should also be guided by the importance of making resources available in a timely + manner, for the effective implementation of the future instrument. + • While public funding, both domestic and international will play a significant role, it is + clear that private funding is a key source of finance for the implementation of the + future legally binding instrument and the EU and its MS therefore underline the need + for efforts to increase mobilization of the private funding both domestic and + international. + • The EU and its MS would like to underline the principles set out by the Addis Ababa + Action Agenda for development financing, including that for all countries, public + policies and the mobilization and effective use of domestic resources, underscored by + the principle of national ownership, are central to the common pursuit of sustainable + development. Significant additional domestic public and private resources, + supplemented by international assistance as appropriate, will be critical to achieving + the sustainable development goals. These principles are equally valid for this process + and its goal to end plastic pollution, which is closely related to SDG goals and targets. + • The EU and its MS stress the importance of the new instrument to create incentives for + change such as aligning investments with the objective of the agreement as well as + incentives to develop policy tools on a domestic level for support of the + + + +1 + The three components, mainstreaming, industry/private sector involvement and dedicated +external finance with the understanding that these components are mutually reinforcing and +are all important for the long-term and sustainable financing. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + implementation of the instrument. Only through utilizing all sources, both public and + private, long-term funding for the instrument can be ensured. + • The resource mobilization component of the future legally binding instrument needs to + reflect the transformative approach required to meet the need for global funding to + tackle plastic pollution. The resource mobilization component should also reflect on + the need to align private and public financial flows. Furthermore, it should raise the + issue of resources needed for industry transformation where most of the finance need + to come from private investments (transition finance). While we need to further + analyse the proposals, the EU and its MS view in this context the priorities recently + presented by the leadership group on finance to end plastic pollution worth further + exploring as we continue our deliberations.2 + • The EU and its MS would also like to highlight the role that multilateral development + banks and international financial institutions could have to play in that context. + • With regards to CBDRRC we would not like to see this mentioned in the zero draft as + the UNEA Resolution 5/14 does not address this principle. + + + + +2 + Finance Leadership Group on Plastics contributes to dev elopment of international instrument to end plastic pollution – United +Nations Environment – Finance Initiative (unepfi.org) + + + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + - + +EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION +The option paper provides two general options on Means of Implementation +22. + a) Developing stand-alone provisions for the various categories of means of + implementation or, alternatively + b) develop an integrated mechanism for the provision on means of implementation. + +23. In addition, the committee may wish to consider including provisions stating that the +means of implementation should be informed by the best available science, traditional +knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems, as well as +socioeconomic information and assessments related to plastic pollution. + + + + • The instrument will contain obligations throughout the life cycle of plastics. The EU + and its MS believe that different provision may need different kinds of support, + including financial support. The EU and its MS favor early in the INC negotiations + opportunities to discuss the role of the private sector in relation to support + implementation of provisions. Whether, and if so how this can be reflected in the + instruments should be considered early on in the discussion. + • As we get further clarity on the structure of the different substantive provisions in the + agreement this may influence the structure and type of the provisions for means of + implementation. + • At this point in time, the EU and its MS support option 22(a). Developing stand-alone + provisions for the various categories of mean of implementations. Such stand-alone + provisions would allow for more flexibility for an optimal combination of + complementary contributions + • The EU and its MS is supportive of option 23 regarding provisions stating what the + means of implementation should be informed by. The EU and its MS would suggest + also including the private sector in the list of important stakeholders. + • The EU and its MS would also like to see a general reference in the future zero draft, a + reference that as a sub-objective aligns finance flows to the objective of the + agreement. + • The EU and its MS would also see benefit of text in a zero draft that stresses the + importance of drawing on resources from all sources as well as a reference to an + integrated approach to finance. + + + + + 3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE +The options paper provides five options on financial assistance for the future instrument +24. + a) Establish a dedicated plastics multilateral fund or funds through the new instrument + with Member states and other funding sources contributing funds to support the + instruments’ objectives. Modalities could include management of the fund or funds + by the governing body. + b) Expand an existing multilateral fund: A dedicated avenue for this legal agreement + could be established within an existing multilateral fund to provide sustained + funding for the implementation of the plastics treaty. + c) Consider a hybrid approach that combines elements of the above options. For + example, the establishment of the fund could be outlined in the legal agreement, + but the governance structure and funding mechanisms could be modelled on, + adapted to or hosted by an existing environmental fund such as the Global + Environment Facility. This approach could help leverage existing resources and + expertise while maintaining a unique identity and purpose for the multilateral fund. + d) Establish an additional fund dedicated to tackling existing pollution in the + environment and the remediation of legacy plastic waste to reduce and eliminate the + release of plastics (and microplastics) to air, water and land, including in the marine + environment, targeted specifically at supporting vulnerable countries and small + island developing States that bear a heavy burden of legacy plastics on their + shorelines. Modalities could include any of the above or other options. + e) Explore innovative and other financing opportunities, nationally or globally, for + tackling plastic pollution, where private-sector resources can play an enhanced role, + including the following: + i. Plastic fees, taxes or levies: Implement a fee, tax or levy on plastic production, use + or disposal to generate revenue that would finance initiatives to reduce plastic + waste. For example, the tax could be applied to manufacturers or importers of + plastic polymers and products and the revenue could be used to fund the + instrument’s objectives, including recycling programmes, product redesign and + public awareness campaigns. + ii. EPR system: Set up an EPR system that requires plastic producers and importers + to take responsibility for their products throughout their life cycle, from + production to disposal, to incentivize collection and sorting, including by informal + waste pickers, to initiate investment in recycling facilities, and to fund studies of + advanced recycling and material recovery methodologies. The system would + include fees paid by plastic producers, which would be used to fund initiatives + aimed at reducing plastic waste, such as product design, material substitution and + end-of-life management. + iii. Public-private partnerships: Foster public-private partnerships to fund and + implement initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste. Companies could contribute + funding, expertise and resources to support projects that align with their + sustainability goals and the instrument’s objectives + iv. Credit schemes: Use credit schemes to finance initiatives that reduce plastic waste. + The credits would be generated by projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, + such as recycling, and sold to companies and governments to offset their carbon + footprint. + v. Funding through private-sector entities involved in the life cycle of plastic: + Introduce a packaging fee. + + + 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + vi. Product charges: Introduce charges on specific plastic products, such as single-use + items, to encourage a reduction in their use or increased use of more sustainable + alternatives. The revenue generated could be used to finance initiatives aimed at + reducing plastic waste. + vii. Other market-based approaches, such as pricing mechanisms and financial + incentives, to encourage or discourage certain behaviours or practices. + viii. Voluntary contributions: Encourage voluntary contributions from foundations, + individuals and businesses to support initiatives aimed at tackling plastic pollution. + + +• The EU and its MS seek to engage constructively concerning the functions, + modalities, institutional set up and possible sources of funding of a financial + mechanism serving the agreement, as this will be an important element for the + implementation. Any financial mechanism should, in our view, support the following + four categories of activities: a) incentive for ratification b) support for the + implementation c) capacity building and institutional strengthening and d) compliance + with and fulfillment of commitments of key aspects of the agreement over time. +• Financing is not a goal in itself but a means to an end. To develop efficient, effective + and “fit for purpose” provisions on mobilization of financial resources, it is important + to further advance discussions on obligations and control measures, as well as + operational provisions. +• The EU and its Member States are committed to contribute – together with others in a + position to do so and others who share responsibility for plastic pollution – to the + mobilization of resources from all sources in support of an ambitious international + instrument, while ensuring efficiency in the use of resources (including use of + synergies), and effectiveness of financed actions. +• Regarding the type of funding mechanism. The EU and its MS are currently in favor + of option 24(b) and believe the mechanism should be the Global Environment Facility + (GEF). +• The EU and its MS find it important to avoid further fragmentation of the global + environmental financing landscape. Thus, the EU and its MS are currently not in favor + of option 24(a) on a stand-alone fund. +• The EU and its MS are ready to further consider option 24(b) also in combination with + elements from option 24(e) on innovative and other financing opportunities. +• The EU and its MS acknowledge the issue of existing plastic pollution, but need more + information regarding option 24(d) on an additional fund dedicated to tackling existing + pollution and the remediation of legacy plastic waste, before deciding on a final + position. The EU and its MS are currently not in favor of the creation of a new fund, + but is open to listening to other views, including regarding the needs and concerns of + other parties. + + + + + 5 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Detailed views on a-f: + + • At this stage of the negotiations, the EU and its MS do not support the establishment + of a dedicated plastics multilateral fund or funds through the new instrument as + proposed in option 24(a). Creating a new fund would contribute to the fragmentation + of the international financial landscape, which goes hand in hand with an increase in + administrative costs and risk of duplication of resources. However, the EU and its MS + will be listening and remain open to discuss the needs and concerns of other parties in + this regard. + • The EU and its MS welcome the efforts undertaken under GEF to simplify operations + and procedures. Against that background the EU and its MS have a preference for + Option 24(b) by which the GEF General Trust Fund would be the fund through which + resources are channeled. The main advantages off such an option would be + a) the improved coordination among financial mechanisms of different MEAs, + b) increased predictability of funding through multi-year replenishment cycles, + c) relatively high political feasibility and + d) economies of scale, thereby reducing administrative costs. + e) synergies with financing of the implementation of other MEAs + + • Further, the GEF is an established fund with much experience in implementing the + objectives of MEAs. + • the EU and its MS would like to stress that a new window under the GEF for the + future instrument should be able to mobilize financing from all sources, public and + private. + • The EU and its MS would need further clarification on the meaning of a hybrid + approach. Private sector finance will be key under the new agreement. The EU and its + MS are looking for efficiency and coherence in the design of a future funding solution, + as well as avoidance of potential delays and additional bureaucracy, which is + inevitable when establishing new financial mechanisms outside of existing + institutional frameworks, especially when within the GEF family a similar financing + mechanism already exists. + • The EU and its MS stress the importance of the possibility of receiving funding from + several sources, including international financial institutions (IFIs), philanthropic and + loan funds or funding from private companies where relevant. When considering the + use of GEF, it is important to especially use any lessons learnt in the process of the + ongoing Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) negotiations. + • The EU and its MS recognize that the issue of existing plastic pollution is urgent and + that it will need to be considered as part of the new instrument. The EU and its MS + need more information regarding option 24(d). This option however might also lead to + the establishment of a new fund which the EU and its MS do not support, since we + wish to avoid fragmentation of the international environment financial landscape. + + + 6 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • When it comes to beneficiaries of the financial mechanism, the EU and its Member + States are ready to consider giving priority to those developing countries, that have the + largest capacity and governance gaps, while being most affected by the negative + impacts of plastic pollution. + • The EU and its MS underline that action under the future financial mechanism must + follow the principle of leaving no one behind and take into account vulnerable groups + such as women, youth, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) and + workers of the informal waste sector. + + +Detailed views on e) + + • The EU and its MS welcome the elements listed under option 24(e) and stress the + importance of incentivizing both national and international private financial flows and + investments to support the objectives of the future instrument. Further, the EU and its + MS underline the importance of the polluter-pays principle. + • Also, the EU and is MS emphasize that to meet the possible existing and future needs + of parties, there is a need to promote and endorse mobilization, reallocation and + alignment of finance flows (private, public, national and international finance) + including through exploring and promoting innovative sources of funding. + • However, at this stage of the negotiations and in the absence of decisions regarding the + objectives and targets of the future instrument, it is difficult for the EU and its MS to + assess the potential or final preference for any specific mechanism. It would be + important to link financial tools to the provisions and activities to be decided and + therefore implemented, and therefore facilitated by funding in order for countries to + implement the treaty. + • The EU and its MS see that option 24(e)vii appears to repeat a number of the elements + that have been specified under other options. For each of the options, consideration + should be given to whether the option would be more effective at national regional or + international level. + • Regarding option 24(e)ii, the EU and its MS consider the principle of Extended + Producer Responsibility (EPR) as an important approach for countries to involve their + industries and other partners and to implement the polluter-pays principle. EPR + schemes are used to incentivize producing companies to develop sustainable products + and put the burden of costs for collection, sorting and recycling and littering on the + polluter, which is often private sector companies. The principles underpinning national + EPR schemes could serve as inspiration for mechanisms mobilizing private finance at + the international level, while recognizing that the implementation might take various + forms and follow timelines according to different contexts. While a global EPR + scheme has severe challenges, the EU and its MS are open to discuss this option. + + + + + 7 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • More generally, the EU MS support the application of the polluter-pays principle and + believe that the new instrument should enact this, to incentivize collection and + recycling. Provisions in the new instrument that aim to effectively implement the PPP + should be established, allowing flexibility to account for national circumstances and + should be considered part of a national obligations and action plans. However, we + believe that the responsibilities of the polluters should be more far reaching than + recycling and also include e.g., waste prevention, product design for, awareness + raising and littering. +• EPR systems, being one of the ways to implement the polluter-pays principle, are, in + this regard, an essential instrument to: + 1) finance the collection and environmentally sound treatment of waste including + dismantling and recycling, + 2) support the design and production of goods are resource-efficient throughout + their life cycle, including their repairability and reuseability + 3) raise awareness of citizen and stakeholders. +• The global market may in many ways benefit from EPR systems that are coordinated. + However, one must keep in mind that there is not one single EPR model and that each + Party will have to build its own EPR scheme, adapted to its national circumstances. +• The EU and its MS understand 24(e)i as an interesting option to implement the + polluter pays principle. Both on national and international level a plastic fee, tax or + levy runs the risk of being bureaucratic but should be simple and effective option to + raise contributions to the financing of the implementation of the future instrument and + it would incentivize the use of alternative more sustainable materials. Here previous + studies from OECD should be included. However, the EU and its MS need further + information on the practicalities of implementation of this option. +• The proposal presented by Ghana on introducing a Global Plastic Pollution Fee could + be an example of option 24(e)i. The EU and its MS acknowledges the proposal + presented by Ghana as a way to implement the polluter-pays principle. However, the + proposal needs to be further analyzed, assessed and legal questions must be clarified, + as this proposal can come with some risks. The EU and its MS also believe that this + proposal should be further examined on several aspects, such as the form of the fund + and the modalities of this fee. This could potentially be further elaborated in an + intersessional workstream. The structure of the IOPC funds could provide good + inspiration for further discussions. +• The EU and its MS believe that in further discussions on a possible global plastic + pollution fee it will be central to consider how such an initiative relates to national + laws. A further discussion on possible fee or taxes will also carefully need to be + considered if this is best developed within the instrument or better advanced in the + context of a future action agenda. +• The EU and its MS understand option 24(e)v as another example of option 24(e)i, and + the EU and its MS believe it should be evaluated which of the two options that is more + efficient in fighting plastic pollution. Option 24(e)v could be complementary to plastic + + 8 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + fees, taxes or levies by aiming at the items that are among the most represented in + litter or the most problematic. However, the EU and its MS have difficult in seeing + how it would be implemented at the international level. +• The EU and its MS are cautions on option 24(e)iv due to complex traceability (and + greenwashing risks). Similar schemes for other environmental issues have had issues + and challenges with regard to transparency, accountability and market volumes and + prices. Once again, the feasibility of such schemes will depend much on the + stringency of obligations under the future instrument. +• The EU and its MS believe that for transition opportunities to be effectively achieved, + a joint leadership effort between public, private and civil society actors is central. The + development of a future Multi-stakeholder action agenda could provide an opportunity + for relevant stakeholders and possible future partnerships between public, private and + civil society actors for aligning finance flows to end plastic pollution. Such a model + could include an accountability mechanism where commitments by the industry can be + recognised alongside with the commitments by the governments. + + + + + 9 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON: CAPACITY-BUILDING +The option paper provides six option paper regarding capacity-building +25. + a) Provide for the establishment of capacity-building programmes that are country- + driven and responsive to the specific priorities and national circumstances of each + country. Developing-country parties, especially least developed countries and small + island developing States, could receive special attention and support. + b) Provide for the governing body to develop a capacity-building strategy or + mechanism + i. Promote the development, transfer and dissemination of environmentally + sound technologies, best practices, guidelines, and standards on issues related to + the instrument. + ii. Strengthen the technical, institutional and human resource capacity of + developing countries to effectively implement the provisions of the instrument, + including in areas such as scientific research, data management and analysis. + iii. Promote cooperation and enhance the capacities of developing country parties + to monitor and report on their implementation of the provisions of the + instrument. + c) Provide for the development and implementation of training and education + programmes to enhance the knowledge and skills of government officials, industry + representatives and other stakeholders on issues related to the instrument, including + waste management, EPR and sustainable consumption and production. + d) Support the establishment of regional and national networks to promote + information-sharing, collaboration and capacity-building on issues related to the + instrument. + e) Encourage the involvement of the private sector, civil-society organizations and + local communities in capacity-building activities, including through public-private + partnerships and corporate social responsibility initiatives. + f) Provide for the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation + frameworks to track the effectiveness of capacity-building activities and identify + areas for improvement. + + + + • For the EU and its MS, capacity building will be fundamental to enable full, effective + and sustained implementation of the future instrument. + • Capacity building in the future instrument should aim at addressing gaps and needs, + both current and emerging, in implementing capacity building in developing country + Parties. + • Option 25 includes a number of capacity building efforts, which the EU and its MS are + willing to discuss further. + • The EU and its MS could be flexible to option 25(a), but prefer option 25(b). The EU + and its MS see a preference to develop strategies rather than mechanisms. The EU and + its MS are seeking capacity building measures which form an integrated part and that + are comprehensive and coherent. + + + + 10 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • The EU and its MS supports the substance in option 25(c) but thinks that it should be + included as a sub para under 25(b). + • The EU and its MS also support Option 25(d) and 25(e). + • Regarding Option 25(f), the EU and its MS see it as a part of the overall reporting and + monitoring, rather than as a separate mechanism. + • Option 25 involves several suggestions which should be considered further. The EU + and its MS could support option 25(b) and prefer to develop strategies rather than + mechanisms. However, the EU and its MS do not see the need of a new governing + body for capacity building to achieve that. + • The EU and its MS believe that focus needs to be placed on, also regarding + multilateral and bilateral support, developing country Parties, with a priority given to + those, which have the largest challenges in capacity and governance gaps, while being + most affected by the negative impacts of plastic pollution. + • The EU and its MS stress that it will be important for Parties to the future instrument + to cooperate through multilateral and bilateral means, and through existing and future + partnerships, including partnerships involving the private sector. Cooperation and + coordination with other multilateral environmental agreements should be sought in + order to increase the effectiveness of technical assistance. Partnerships could be + important and valuable cooperation frameworks that could support and drive the + implementation of the future instrument. + • Recognize that the need for capacity building and technical assistance will be closely + connected to the core obligations in the instrument. It is therefore important to + advance discussions on core obligations, control measures/operational provisions and + how to formulate them to best ensure implementation and compliance to be able to + develop effective provisions on capacity-building and technical assistance. + • Capacity-building in developing countries should create long-term solutions where + countries can institutionalize and integrate the work to end plastic pollution for a Just + Transition towards a circular economy and the integration of the needs of workers of + the informal waste sector. + • Capacity-building measures should include several marginalized groups such as + women, youth, workers of the informal (waste) sector, and Indigenous Peoples and + Local Communities (IPLC) and an equality perspective since men and women have + equal rights but different challenges, possibilities and opportunities, and because + plastic pollution is recognized as having different and disproportionate impacts on + women3. + • Strengthening human resources and institutional capabilities, through cooperation and + technical assistance, is fundamental to ensure the success of the instrument. Capacity + building should include several modalities (education; training; networking; specific + +3 + UNEP/AHEG/4/3 para 51 + + + 11 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + coaching; technical assistance). The EU considers all to be valuable. Awareness +raising and knowledge building are normally the starting point of capacity building +efforts. These two terms are also needed in relation to general public in order to +further strengthen capacity building efforts. + + + + + 12 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND +TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ON MUTUALLY AGREED TERMS +The option paper provides thirteen options regarding technical assistance and technology +transfer on mutually agreed terms +26. + a) Support for waste management and recycling infrastructure; + b) Development of alternative materials and technologies; + c) Capacity-building to enhance the skills and knowledge of stakeholders in + developing + d) Technology transfer to enable developing countries to adopt new technologies and + practices for reducing plastic pollution. +27. + a) Capacity-building and institutional strengthening, including training, workshops and + other forms of knowledge and skills transfer; + b) Information exchange and knowledge-sharing, including the dissemination of best + practices, lessons learned and other relevant information; + c) Monitoring, reporting and verification, including the development and + implementation of monitoring, reporting and verification systems and procedures. +28. + a) Developing a clear definition of “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms”: + Member States may wish to establish a clear definition of “technology transfer on + mutually agreed terms” to ensure that all parties involved understand what it entails. + A clear definition will help to prevent misunderstanding and disputes that could + arise from different interpretations of the term. + b) Considering the language used for technology transfer in the Minamata + Convention. + c) Fostering an enabling environment for technology transfer: An environment + conducive to technology transfer could be created, where intellectual property + rights are protected and access to technology is facilitated. This can be achieved + through measures such as creating supportive legal and regulatory frameworks, + providing technical assistance and capacity-building and promoting partnerships + and collaborations. + d) Promoting technology needs assessment and technology cooperation: The + instrument could provide for the development of technology needs assessments to + identify priority areas for technology transfer. Technology cooperation can then be + facilitated through partnerships between developed and developing countries, with + developed countries providing access to appropriate technologies and technical + expertise. This would also allow technology transfer to not be only nationally driven + and responsive to country needs but also appropriate. + e) Developing and implementing effective mechanisms for technology transfer: + Effective mechanisms for technology transfer, including transfer agreements, + licensing agreements and joint ventures, could be developed and implemented. + Such mechanisms should be designed to suit the needs of individual countries and + ensure that mutually agreed terms are upheld. + f) Considering what role (sub)regional centres under the Basel Convention and United + Nations (sub)regional centres can play in technology transfer. + + 13 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • The EU and its MS stress that capacity building, technical assistance and technology + transfer under mutually agreed and voluntary terms are important to the future + instruments’ effective implementation. +• The EU and its MS prefer option 28(b) and see a merit in considering the language + used for technology transfer in the Minamata Convention. +• The EU and its MS support option 28(d), to promote technology needs assessment and + technology cooperation. +• Further, the EU and its MS support option 28(f) and see the need to examine what role + regional centres under the Basel Convention and United Nations (sub)regional centres + can play in technology transfer. +• The EU and its MS question with regard to option 28(a) if there is a need to establish a + new definition on “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms”. Instead, the EU and + its MS are in favor of using the existing language in the Minamata Convention. +• The EU and its MS are flexible on option 28(c) and 28(e), but prefer option 28(b) and + 28(d). +• The EU and its MS are flexible on option 26(a) and acknowledge the need to support + waste management and recycling infrastructures. +• The EU and its MS are open to discuss option 26(b). However, any provisions on this + needs to support the overall objective of the future agreement. +• Further, the EU and its MS support option 26(c) and 26(d) and see the importance of + involving stakeholders and the need to adopt new technologies and practices for + reducing plastic pollution. +• The EU and its MS are supportive to option 27(a) and 27(b). Regarding option 27(c), + the EU and its MS understand it as a part of the overall reporting and monitoring, + rather than as a separate mechanism. +• The EU and its MS recognize that the need for capacity building and technical + assistance will be closely connected to the core obligations in the instrument. It is + therefore important to advance discussions on core obligations, control + measures/operational provisions and how to formulate them to best ensure + implementation and compliance to be able to develop effective provisions on capacity- + building and technical assistance. +• To ensure the application of proven and reliable processes, technologies adapted to + local circumstances and support for the application of Best Available + Techniques/Technology (BAT) and Best Environmental Practice (BEP) throughout + the value chain is key. +• The EU and its MS believe that focus needs to be placed on developing country + Parties, with a priority given to those, which have the largest capacity and governance + + + 14 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + gaps, while being most affected by the negative impacts of plastic pollution. This will + result in the most effective way to implement the future instrument. +• The EU and its MS stress that it will be important for Parties to the future instrument + to cooperate through multilateral and bilateral means, and through existing and future + partnerships, including partnerships involving the private sector. Cooperation and + coordination with other multilateral environmental agreements should be sought in + order to increase the effectiveness of technical assistance. Partnerships could be + important and valuable cooperation frameworks that could support and drive the + implementation of the future instrument. +• The EU and its MS see a potential of the future multi-stakeholder Action Agenda to + mobilize stakeholder financial and technical resources to contribute to technical + assistance and technology transfer to contribute to achieving the objective of the future + instrument. +• The future action agenda should be considered as an important avenue in identifying + and delivering solutions to both strengthen capacity but above all to facilitate technical + solutions. +• To support option 8(b). The EU and its MS acknowledge the following text in the + Minamata Convention: + o Capacity-building and technical assistance pursuant to paragraph 1 and Article 13 + may be delivered through regional, subregional and national arrangements, + including existing regional and subregional centres, through other multilateral and + bilateral means, and through partnerships, including partnerships involving the + private sector. Cooperation and coordination with other multilateral environmental + agreements in the field of chemicals and wastes should be sought to increase the + effectiveness of technical assistance and its delivery + o Developed country Parties and other Parties within their capabilities shall promote + and facilitate, supported by the private sector and other relevant stakeholders as + appropriate, development, transfer and diffusion of, and access to, up-to-date + environmentally sound alternative technologies to developing country Parties, in + particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and + Parties with economies in transition, to strengthen their capacity to effectively + implement this Convention. +• The EU and its MS stress the fact that accelerating the transition and further + innovation in tackling plastic pollution across all sectors will require further + cooperation action between relevant stakeholders, including local communities and + authorities, the private sector and civil society organizations. +• The EU and its MS also highlight the need to accelerate innovation and transformative + technologies and breakthrough solutions in both developed and developing countries, + including by mobilizing private sector investments, to tackle plastic pollution. +• The EU and its MS recall the importance of the shared responsibility between all + future Parties and interested organisations to show commitments to technology + + 15 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + development and transfer policies and processes in the long-term. The EU and its MS +call on all future Parties and interested organisations to also show mutual and tangible +commitments in the short term, in particular on support for technology development +and transfer. + + + + + 16 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES: +NATIONAL ACTION PLANS + +The option paper provides six options regarding National Action Plans +29. The committee may wish to consider including one or more of the following possible +obligations for parties in relation to NAPs: + a) Develop and implement a NAP reflecting nationally defined arrangements and + measures across the life cycle of plastics, to implement the provisions of the + instrument and contribute to the achievement of its objective. + b) Review and update the NAP on a periodic basis (every [--] years) to ensure the + progressive reduction of plastic pollution in line with the objective of the + instrument, taking into account best available science and innovation and any + relevant guidance from the governing body. + c) Submit NAPs and revised NAPs through the secretariat. +30. The committee may wish to consider the following potential options for generally +applicable guidance on NAPs: + a) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs, to be specified in an + annex to the instrument; + b) Harmonized guidance on NAPs, to be developed by the governing body to + facilitate preparation and submission of NAPs and promote their transparency and + comparability across parties while allowing for their nationally appropriate nature; + c) c) Either (a) or (b) above, in combination with a NAP evaluation upon submission + and following completion of the NAP. Evaluation to be carried out by the specially + established scientific, technical and economic panels in relation to the level of + ambition and challenges and the needs encountered. + + + + • The EU and its MS are overall supportive to both option 29 including its sub-options + a, b, and c which are complementary, and option 30. + • The EU and its MS support the development of National Action Plans (NAPs) but will + not accept NAPs to be the only legally binding provision in a future instrument. + • The EU and its MS consider NAPs as key for supporting the implementation of the + instrument at the national level, as well as for information sharing on policies and best + practices. + • The EU and its MS emphasize that to establish NAPs should not be a goal itself, but a + means to achieve the objective(s) of the instrument, which should be supported by + actions at the national level, defined by national action plans and national policies + • The EU and its MS support option 29(b) but would like to add a reference to targets + and commitments under the instrument. The EU and its MS consider national targets, + aiming for the objectives and contribution to the obligations of the instrument, as a + central element in the NAPs. Targets at the national level could be more granulated + + 17 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + and suited for the national context compared to regional and global goals and + objectives; they could also include intermediate targets. Like the global targets, they + should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound), + and in all cases need to follow up and support the objectives and possible targets of the + international instrument, while potentially going beyond internationally agreed targets. + Support in the formulation of these targets could be provided through capacity + building measures. +• Further, regarding option 29(b) the EU and its MS stress the need for national action + plans to also include a baseline/year or assessment period of reference, to assess the + starting situation with regards to plastic pollution and circular economy aspects. +• The EU and its MS support option 29(c). The EU and its MS see the need to further + discuss how and where all NAPs should be gathered and published. +• The EU and its MS support a combination of 30(a) and 30(b) and underline the + importance for NAPs to allow for comparability and consistency over time. The EU + and its MS see the need to agree, as part of the international instrument on the + following aspects that should be included in a NAP, whereby details may be left to + COP decisions: + - A minimum set of elements for inclusion in national action plans, + - Monitoring requirements including threshold values to assess state progress, + - A common reporting format and methodologies, + - Indicators against which progress must be tracked and reported. +• The EU and its MS should take into consideration those measures existing at regional + level (reporting formats, monitoring methodologies and requirements, indicators etc.) + to avoid duplication. +• Regarding option 30(a) and 30(b) the EU and its MS believe that both options are + compatible and emphasize that NAPs may need to have a certain level of flexibility, to + be able to take into account specific national circumstances. Yet, the NAPs should + fulfil certain minimum requirements and respect a common framework to ensure + comparability and transparency across parties. +• As a minimum, the national action plan should 1) cover the whole life cycle of + plastics, 2) elaborate on the national implementation of control measures and core + obligations which are agreed at the global level, 3) include an implementation plan + that sets out the timelines for respective actions to achieve the global + objective(s)/targets and timelines, as well as responsibilities and monitoring +• Further on option 30(a), the EU and its MS stress that NAPs could include actions to + implement voluntary measures included in the instrument and may also contain + information on additional measures that go beyond what is agreed in the instrument. +• Further, NAPs could include the following measures: + o Awareness-raising activities + + + + 18 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + o Measures to include or strengthen circular economy, with a view to achieving + sustainable production and consumption of plastics. + o Actions and measures to achieve those national targets, including EPR schemes. + o A clear plan to identify and make reasonable efforts to remove existing plastic + pollution + o Measures or criteria that apply to public procurement or other spending of public + resources. + o Stakeholder engagement, including measures to encourage main stakeholders to + set voluntary commitments + o National action plans should contain information about actions taken and progress + to implement mandatory and voluntary measures included in the instrument and + may also contain information on additional measures that go beyond what is + agreed in the instrument. NAPs should be developed by Parties to the instrument + while also considering input from stakeholders. +• The EU and its MS consider option 30(c) in combination with option a) and/or b) to be + acceptable. +• The EU and its MS propose to also include stakeholder engagement in the + development and implementation of NAPs, in order to encourage stakeholders to set + voluntary commitments and a plan to contribute to the implementation of the measures + and obligations under the future instrument. For example, commitments to identify + and make reasonable efforts to remove existing plastic pollution. + + + + + 19 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON NATIONAL REPORTING + + The options paper presents four sets of options for consideration related to national + reporting: + a) Including one or more of the following potential options in relation to the submission of reports: + i) A legally binding obligation to periodically (every [--] years beginning in year [--]) submit national + implementation reports; + ii) An encouragement to submit national implementation reports; + iii) The national implementation reports to be submitted through the secretariat and be made + available on the website; + b) Including one of the following potential options in relation to the format of reports: + i) Core elements of the reporting requirements to be identified in (an) article(s) of the instrument, + and the governing body to develop a common reporting framework for reporting by all parties; + ii) Parties to determine their own reporting format when submitting their national implementation + reports; + c) Including one of the following potential options for the scope of reports: + i) National implementation reports will: + a. Address the implementation of the legally binding obligations and voluntary approaches + under the instrument; and/or + b. Provide detailed quantifiable information on the progress in the implementation of the + NAPs; + ii) The scope of the national implementation reports will be determined by the submitting party. + iii) The governing body will provide guidelines on what is to be included in the national reports + d) Potential option for the review of reports: The secretariat will review and verify national + implementation reports, with a view to communicating the outcomes of the review to the governing + body, including with a view to identifying capacity needs and constraints and facilitating efforts to + match the available resources and capacity-building efforts to the needs and constraints identified. + + + + + • The EU and its Member States (MS) welcome the Options Paper UNEP/PP/INC2/4 + that provides a clear set of options to address the issue of reporting, while noting that + some of these options are actually complementary. + • The EU and its MS attach importance to the issue of reporting, as a tool to facilitate + global stocktaking, providing the means for assessing the environmental status as the + foundation for meaningful and informed governance/decision-making and to assess + the efficiency of specific measures taken as well as the overall effectiveness of the + instrument. Reporting is also a tool to help assess compliance, and to share + experiences, identify needs, challenges, and prioritize support for implementation at + the (sub)national level. + • Reporting is much linked to the issue of monitoring. Both reporting and monitoring + call for a harmonized approach, in order to facilitate their different purposes and + should cover the whole life cycle of plastics as well amounts, characteristics and + impacts of plastics in the environment. + • The EU and its MS favor a legally binding obligation to report periodically, along the + lines of option a(i). The submission of reports may be done through the secretariat + option a(iii). The EU and its MS do not favor options that would encourage reporting + on a voluntary basis, since that would greatly hamper assessment of the instrument’s + effectiveness. + + + + 20 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • For reporting as well as for monitoring, the EU and its MS propose that the governing + body of the future instrument will develop a harmonized framework for monitoring + and reporting, including ways and means to ensure that reporting is SMART (Specific, + Measurable, Achievable Relevant and Time bound), while taking into clear + consideration the potential need for support for countries on monitoring and reporting. + The new instrument itself would then only lay out the general basis and core elements + for the monitoring and reporting framework. The EU and its MS therefore support + option b(i). These core elements could include the elements identified in c(i), the + legally binding obligations and voluntary approaches, in a quantifiable manner. +• The EU and its MS supports option d, by which a provision is included detailing that + the secretariat of the instrument will review and verify the national reports, with a + view to identify capacity needs, constraints and challenges and providing + recommendations to COP, with a view to addressing those needs. The secretariat + should communicate the outcomes to the COP and could as well make the reports + publicly available. +• Finally, while the new instrument can only oblige Parties to report, the EU and its MS + recognize the important contributions to the overall objective, potential subobjectives + and global targets of the new instrument by non-state actors. Thus, the EU and its MS + would propose that non-party actors/stakeholders could send information on action + taken to the secretariat, which the secretariat could make public in an adequate + manner, similar to information received in the preparatory process. +• The EU and its MS opinion is that reporting should cover all stages of the life-cycle + and be done on a regular basis. The secretariat of the future instrument should be able + to assess the quality of the data as well as the state of implementation of measures and + ask for clarification if needed. Reports should be made publicly available so that all + stakeholders have access to this data. The collected information should be used to + assess the effectiveness and transferability of measures of the future instrument + including at regional and national levels and inform decision-making by the + Conference of the Parties (COP). +• To ensure the effectiveness of monitoring and reporting and to avoid a scattered and + overburdened landscape, the EU and its MS stress the need for a common framework + of indicators and methods including internationally agreed definitions to support + harmonization of monitoring and reporting, not only at the national, but also at the + regional and global level. This could be done efficiently by building upon existing + monitoring and reporting protocols, for example those included in different Regional + Sea Conventions and other relevant regional and international instruments such as the + Minamata Convention, as well as the SDG monitoring framework or the GPLM + Platform developed by UNEP. The development of a simple reporting format would + help States Parties to report and would facilitate analysis of the national reports. +• The EU and its MS would be open to look into the role the UNECE Protocol on + Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) could play in regards to up-stream + monitoring. + + 21 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • Regarding monitoring, it is important to keep in mind that resources under the + convention will not be sufficient. Therefore, it will be relevant to include other + information sources (ie. academic research) as a source of information. Here the + Stockholm and Minamata Conventions could work as a model for collection of + monitoring data. + + + + + 22 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON COMPLIANCE + The options paper presents five sets of options for consideration related compliance: + a) Establishment, in the body of the instrument, of a mechanism consisting of a committee to facilitate + implementation and promote compliance with the provisions of the instrument. The governing body can + be mandated to develop modalities and procedures for the operation of the mechanism. + b) Facilitative and non-adversarial nature of the mechanism. + c) One of the following potential options in relation to the scope of consideration: + i) Implementation of all provisions and compliance with the legally binding provisions of the + instrument; + ii) Compliance with the legally binding provisions of the instrument; + iii) Implementation of the provisions of the instrument; + iv) One of options a. to c. above with the addition of the consideration of systemic issues of + implementation or compliance (issues that relate to common trends with regard to challenges in + implementation and which may require attention of the governing body. Such issues usually become + evident on review of national reports and/or periodic review of the status of implementation or + assessment of effectiveness of the instrument. They are not attributed to an individual party but + rather reflect a common challenge faced by a number of parties. Any such systemic issues and the + resulting recommendations usually call for action and policy guidance by the governing body of the + instrument). + d) Some or all of the following potential options in relation to initiation of consideration of implementation + and compliance issues: + i) Self-submission by a party experiencing challenges with implementation or compliance; + ii) Submission by a party concerning another party’s compliance with its legally binding obligations + under the instrument; + iii) Communication from the secretariat (e.g., based on information available to it from national reports + or other sources of information); + iv) Initiation by a compliance committee based on the information available to it (e.g., from the data on + the status of submission of national reports or other mandatory information); + v) Referral by the governing body. + e) One of the following potential options in relation to the nature and possible range of measures: + i) Both punitive and non-punitive measures; + ii) Non-punitive measures. + + + + + • The EU and its MS believe that an effective mechanism to promote implementation + of, and review compliance with, all provisions of the instrument is an essential + element of the future instrument. The general nature of the mechanism should be + facilitative. + • The mechanism, including an implementation and compliance committee as a + subsidiary body of the Convention, needs to be established in the main body of the + instrument. The provision setting up the committee needs to include all necessary + elements to ensure that the committee can start its work without delay and is effective. + Apart from the elements included in the options paper, some other elements therefore + need to be addressed. For example, membership and majority voting. + • The committee should consider both individual and systemic issues of implementation + and compliance. + • The EU and its MS strongly support the proposal in option (a) to set up an + implementation and compliance committee in the body of the instrument itself. + • The EU and its MS welcome option (b) and agree that the mechanism should be + facilitative in nature. + + 23 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • With regard to the scope of the compliance mechanism, the EU and its MS strongly + support option c(i) combined with (iv). The committee should be able to promote + implementation of, and review compliance with, all provisions of the instrument, + while also being able to consider systemic issues of implementation or compliance. +• The EU and its MS support all suggested types of submissions for the initiation of the + consideration of implementation and compliance issues, options d (i) to (v): + submissions by a Party regarding its own compliance (self-submission); by a party + concerning another party’s compliance (party to party submission); by the Secretariat + or by the committee itself on the basis of available information, such as in national + reports; and by the Conference of the Parties. The consideration of systemic issues of + implementation or compliance could also be initiated at the initiative/request of the + Conference of the Parties, the Secretariat or the compliance committee itself. +• The EU and its MS are of the opinion that the compliance and implementation + mechanism should be facilitative in nature. It is therefore to be expected that the + measures to be recommended by the committee to the COP regarding individual + compliance will in principle be facilitative measures. In cases of repeated non- + compliance, however, stronger measures should not be ruled out in order to not + jeopardize the implementation of the legally binding instrument. More generally, the + committee should be allowed to make recommendations to the COP, as appropriate, + both in individual cases and for systemic issues. We support options e(i), however + keeping in mind the need to also allow for a wide range of recommendations, + including regarding systemic issues. +• The provision setting up the committee needs to include all necessary elements to + ensure that the committee can start its work without delay and is effective. Not all + such elements are currently included in the options paper. As is the case in Article 15 + of the Minamata Convention, the following elements, should also be included in the + body of the instrument: +- A provision detailing the membership of the committee and providing for the election + of the first members of the committee at the first COP. +- The possibility for the committee to adopt recommendations by majority vote if all + efforts at consensus have been exhausted and no consensus has been reached. This is + essential for the committee to be effective. + + + + + 24 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON PERIODIC ASSESSMENT AND +MONITORING OF THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE +INSTRUMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION + +The options paper presents four sets of options for consideration related to periodic assessment and +monitoring of the progress of implementation of the instrument and effectiveness evaluation: +a) One or more of the following options in relation to the purpose of periodic assessment and monitoring: + i) To assess and evaluate collective progress in achieving the objective(s) of the instrument, + addressing efforts in relation to the implementation of all its provisions. + ii) To evaluate the sufficiency of the obligations under the instrument. + iii) To understand the fulfilment of developed countries’ obligations to provide assistance in managing + plastic waste in developing countries through a report developed by the secretariat. +b) One or more of the following options in relation to periodicity: + i) The evaluation should take place on a periodic basis while allowing sufficient time for + implementation efforts and progress to be made. + ii) The determination of periodicity should take into account sequencing with other relevant + processes, including NAPs, national reporting and any scientific and technical assessments. +c) One or more of the following options for the related institutional arrangements: + i) An evaluation process should be determined in the body of the instrument, with further modalities + to be developed by the governing body. + ii) The instrument should establish an intergovernmental scientific body that will track progress on + targets and leakage of plastics and microplastic into the environment. + iii) The outcomes of the evaluation exercise should be technical in nature and serve as an input for + further policy guidance by the governing body. +d) Sources of information could consist of existing and available sources, including national reports, + scientific and socioeconomic assessments, recommendations from the compliance review mechanism + under the instrument and any reports on capacity-building under the instrument. + + + + + • The EU and its MS believe that efficient monitoring and review/evaluation/reporting + are needed to assess progress in achieving the objectives of the instrument at + international, regional, and national levels, and to guide effective support and + international collaboration. + • Monitoring is very much linked to the issue of reporting as useful reporting cannot + take place without proper monitoring. Both monitoring and reporting calls for a + harmonized approach, which covers the whole life cycle of plastics as well as + amounts, characteristics and impacts of plastics in the environment. This should be + accompanied with determination of measurable operational targets and threshold + values in order to assess progress made. + • The future instrument should, therefore, at its adoption include a common, mandatory, + monitoring and reporting framework, while taking into clear consideration the + potential need for support for countries on monitoring and reporting. This is a + necessary precondition for the regular exercise of review, evaluation and potentially + necessary upscaling. Here it will also be important to utilize information and data as + widely as possible. The EU and its MS recognize that the Paris Agreement Global + Stocktake could provide a model for this. + • A mechanism should be established to periodically assess and evaluate the + implementation based on a variety of sources, including national and other reporting + + + 25 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + and information provided by the Science Policy Panel to be established according to + UNEA resolution 5/8, and provide recommendation on this basis to COP. + • With regard to the options paper, the EU and its MS can show broad support of Option + a.i. and ii, and b in combination with Option c.iii. and d. In addition, we find Option + a.ii and iii interesting, but in need for development. + + +Detailed views on a.i-iii Options in relation to the purpose of periodic assessment and monitoring (“stocktaking”) + • The EU and its MS are of the opinion that the primary purpose of periodic assessment + and monitoring is to assess and evaluate collective progress in achieving the objectives + and possible subobjectives of the instrument, addressing efforts in relation to the + implementation of all its provisions, in line with Option a.(i). + • In addition, the information provided from monitoring and reporting, and periodic + assessments could contribute to evaluating the sufficiency of the obligations under the + instrument. Thus, the EU and its MS are open to further discuss Option a(ii). + • The EU and its MS have reservation regarding Option a(iii) in its current form. + However, we see potential for the monitoring and reporting framework, and the + periodic assessments to provide information on what kind of assistance countries + particularly affected by the pollution crisis and in lack of the necessary capacities to + combat it need to be able to implement and comply with the agreement. + • Option a.iii fails to reflect the need for an enlarged donor base of international public + finance, as well as international private finance contributions which are critical as + well. + • In addition, the EU and its MS stress the need for a common framework of indicators + and methods including internationally agreed definitions to support monitoring and + reporting, not only at the national, but also at the regional and global level. This could + be done efficiently by building upon existing monitoring and reporting protocols, for + example those included in different Regional Sea Conventions, PRTR and other + relevant regional and international instruments such as the Minamata Convention, as + well as the SDG monitoring framework or the GPLM (Global Partnership on Plastic + Pollution and Marine Litter) Platform developed by UNEP. + + +Detailed views on b.i-ii Options in relation to periodicity + • The EU and its MS support these options proposed in the UNEP option paper. It is + crucial that the evaluation takes place on a periodic basis (Option (b.i)). However, we + should be careful not to overburden parties with monitoring obligations. Therefore, + periodicity can be determined according to existing monitoring and reporting + obligations (e.g. National Action Plans) and processes (e.g. the SDG monitoring + framework, other Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs), including Regional + Sea Conventions or the GPLM platform) (Option b.(ii)). + + + 26 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Detailed views on c.i-iii Options in relation to institutional arrangements + • The EU and its MS support the idea that the periodic evaluation process should be + determined within the institutional framework of the instrument (Option (c.i)). This + could be ensured e.g. by a Monitoring and Review Committee, which would be a + subsidiary body to the governing body of the instrument. + • As regards to the Science Policy Panel (SPP) to be established pursuant to the UNEA + resolution 5/8, the EU and its MS would rather see its important role in providing + periodical assessments on progress on targets and general leakage of plastics and + microplastics in the environment as well as, the interface with the policy agenda on + plastics. The new instrument should establish a clear procedural relationship/dialogue + between COP and the SPP. Against this background, the EU and its MS have a strong + preference for Option 8b of Appendix I, section II.C. + • The EU and its MS agree that the evaluation should be technical in nature and serve as + an input in the form of recommendations for further policy guidance/consideration by + the governing body (Option c.iii). + + +Detailed views on d. Option in relation to sources of information + • The EU and its MS generally supports the idea of using a variety of sources of + information and are open to discuss and engage on this option. + + + + + 27 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON AWARENESS-RAISING AND +EDUCATION + +The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to awareness +raising and education +a) In relation to scope and focus, the instrument could promote: + i) Behaviour change; + ii) Capacity development; + iii) Sharing of information on environmental impact, sustainability, reduction of plastic use and + demonstrated successes; + iv) Increased awareness and understanding of the instrument’s goals and objectives. + +b) In relation to the mechanism(s), the instrument could include provisions for: + i) A communication and education plan for the instrument, involving all stakeholders; + ii) Educational and awareness-raising programmes and citizen campaigns; + iii) Public participation and public access to information; + iv) Training at the national, regional and international levels, including exchange visits and specific + dedicated training; + v) The role of the Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter and other multistakeholder + entities; + vi) Guidance on plastic pollution in school curriculums and enhance local environmental education related + to the impact of plastic pollution; + vii) Knowledge transfer strategies around the health risks of plastic pollution, and potential alternatives and + the importance of behavioural change. + + + + + • The EU and its MS believe that environmental and sustainability information, as well + as awareness raising and environmental education, will be crucial in supporting the + implementation of the future instrument. Awareness raising and education should + address the full lifecycle of plastics as well as health and environmental impacts of + plastic pollution. + • Each Party to the future instrument should, therefore, have obligations related to + matters such as: + o Provision of environmental, health and sustainability information. The Aarhus + Convention and Escazú Agreement could serve as good examples of approaches + for access to environmental information. + o Provision of training and public awareness raising to the public, including affected + communities, workers, producers, and consumers. Awareness raising efforts + should address impact of plastic pollution on human health and the environment + and on the role of recycling, reduced plastic use, raw material extraction, waste + management and alternatives to plastic that are more sustainable. + o Promotion and facilitation of education measures in schools. + + • Awareness raising and education efforts should address the impact of plastic pollution + on human health and the environment and the role of reuse, sorting and recycling, + reduced plastic use, raw material extraction, waste management and alternatives to + plastic that are more sustainable. + • Regarding the subitems under option b) the EU and its MS would like to propose an + additional subitem on “Guidance on plastic pollution dedicated to critical professional + + 28 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + groups (including plastic producers, food distribution industry, fishing industry, + maritime transport industry, agriculture industry) and development of industry + dedicated best practices training guidelines”. +• The EU and its MS believe that each Party needs to have an obligation at national + level regarding the provision of information, awareness raising and the promotion and + facilitation of education and training. A collective obligation would not be sufficient, + although collective action, at the initiative of the Conference of the Parties (CoP), + could support and complement actions undertaken at national level, e.g. by providing + relevant materials and technical assistance. Further, the EU and its MS seeks + clarification who should undertake the measures which are proposed for awareness + raising and education. Inspiration could be drawn from article 18 of the Minamata + Convention and article 10 of the Stockholm Convention. +• The EU and MS support option a) and believe that (i)-(iv) could be combined but + should not lead to an overly detailed article. Both environmental and health impacts + should be addressed. +• Option (b) provides an interesting overview of possible activities that could be + undertaken. The EU and its MS believe that collective action under the future + instrument, at the initiative of the CoP, could usefully support and complement + national activities. In our view, this would fall within the normal functions of a CoP, + but we are ready to engage and consider a specific mentioning of information, + education and awareness raising activities as a role for the CoP. + + + + + 29 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION + + + + The options paper presents two sets of options for consideration related to exchange of + information + a) In relation to scope and focus: + i) Exchange information on best practices, knowledge, research and technologies. + ii) Exchange information on sustainable consumption and production, environmentally sound waste + management, sources of plastic pollution, human and animal exposure to plastic pollution and the + associated risks and reduction options, among policymakers, stakeholders and the public. + iii) Exchange information, if any, on the wisdom of indigenous systems and practices. + b) In relation to the mechanism(s): + i) Include mandatory disclosure (of harmonized information on chemical/material composition of plastic + products and its intended uses throughout the life cycle). + ii) Establish a registry – the secretariat should establish a central data exchange where information + reported by parties could be made available, initiated through the instrument and reflected in NAPs. + iii) Include prior informed consent for transboundary movements through an information exchange + mechanism. + iv) Build on ongoing voluntary initiatives such as the and the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment + from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). + v) Use the multi-stakeholder action agenda to share knowledge and highlight successes, to replicate and + scale sustainable solutions. + vi) Use regional networks for information exchange, lessons learned and capacity-building. + vii) Promote cooperation with other countries and international organizations. + viii) Organize events on the sidelines of governing body sessions to exchange best practices. + ix) Learn from other processes such as those under the Convention on Biological Diversity, SAICM and + the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. + + + + + • The EU and its MS consider the exchange of information between Parties, + intergovernmental organizations, multilateral environmental agreements, and other + stakeholders, including the private sector, as an essential element to support + implementation of the future instrument. + • Measures on information exchange could be included in the future instrument and + would be complementary to the work done by a relevant subsidiary body such as a + Technical Review Committee. + • The EU and its MS welcome the subitems (i-iii) under option a). We believe that these + options could support the implementation of the core obligations as well as provide + data to promote research and drive policy development. + • The EU and its MS are also in favor of option b and subitem iv-ix. We consider these + options to contribute to a meaningful stakeholder engagement and multi-action agenda + and to support and coordinate the landscape of Multilateral Environmental + Agreements. +Detailed views on a.i-iii. options in relation to scope and focus + + • The EU and its MS are of the view that the instrument should include measures to + facilitate the exchange of information. This could include but not limited to, examples + + + 30 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + of best practices and technologies, sources of plastic pollution and on the wisdom and + practices of Indigenous peoples. + • The EU and its MS believe that a subsidiary body, e.g. a Technical Review Committee + will play an important role when it comes to assessing and providing the Parties with + information in specific areas. + • The work of the subsidiary body, in combination with voluntary measures to promote + exchange of information between Parties, should work complementary and contribute + to effective implementation of the future instrument. +Detailed views on b.i-ix. options in relation to mechanism + + • The EU and its MS are supportive of option b (i) on mandatory disclosure of + information. However, we prefer this subitem to be included in core obligation 3: + banning, phasing out and/or reducing the production, consumption and use of + chemicals and polymers of concern. + • Regarding option b (ii), the EU and its MS are ready to further engage in discussions + on the possibility for a data exchange registry, or a similar tool to achieve harmonized + and transparent exchange of data, if needed to support implementation of the + instrument. + • Regarding option b (iii) on prior informed consent (PIC), the EU and its MS reserve + their position on such a procedure, including as to whether it would be more suitable + to address it in relation to core obligations, as it requires further development on what + kind of transboundary movement of plastic the option refers to, i.e., raw materials, + products or waste. We are also not sure whether a PIC procedure is well placed under + “information exchange” as a PIC procedure usually includes providing consent by + authorities. In case a PIC procedure related to plastic waste would be referred to, we + refer to the existing provisions under the Basel Convention, and would seek + clarification on how the option could complement the current PIC procedure under the + Basel Convention and as well for certain chemicals listed under the Rotterdam + Convention. + + + + + 31 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES VIEWS ON RESEARCH + The options paper presents three sets of options for consideration related to Research + 36. The committee may wish to consider including provisions to encourage parties to promote the + cooperation and coordination of research to improve understanding of plastic pollution and advance + technological innovation. + 37. The committee may wish to consider including in the instrument a list of possible functions that could + be discharged by potential subsidiary bodies for scientific and technical cooperation and coordination (linked + to potential options identified in appendix I, section C), including: + a) Provide an analysis of information and scientific, technical, technological and socioeconomic advice and + recommendations to the governing body. + b) Perform any functions assigned to it by the governing body on the basis of best available science and + traditional knowledge, including Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge. + 38. The committee may wish to consider including provisions to encourage research into specific areas, + including in relation to: + a) The state of current knowledge, including: + i) Evaluation of knowledge gaps; + ii) Knowledge of plastic consumption, production, material flows, sectoral analysis and releases to the + environment; + iii) Analysis of data and tracking of progress on plastic production, use, movement and leakage; + b) The impact of plastic pollution, including: + i) Impact on human health and the environment, including persistent organic pollutants, and the + relationship between plastic pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change; + ii) Economic and socioeconomic impact; + iii) Impact of transboundary movements of plastic waste; + iv) Methodologies relevant to the implementation of the instrument, including methodologies for the + monitoring of the environmental, socioeconomic and health effects of plastic pollution and + progress towards achieving the objective(s) of the instrument. + c) Potential avenues for addressing the problem, including: + i) Reduced plastic production and increased reuse and recycling; + ii) Technological innovation, including development of alternatives; + iii) Material recycling, chemical recycling, effective waste disposal and use of biodegradable substitute + plastics; + iv) Best available technologies and best environmental practices to address plastic pollution; + v) Instrumentation for monitoring presence and levels of plastics in humans; + vi) Assessment of the effectiveness, impact and cost of interventions and policies; + vii) Increased promotion of publications from developing countries; + viii) Comparative analysis of product life cycles of alternatives and assessment of criteria for sustainable + production and use of plastics and alternatives. + + + + + • The EU and its MS welcome the Options Paper UNEP/PP/INC2/4 that provides a + clear set of options to address the issue of Research while noting that this issues in + many ways is linked to the options on Scientific and technical cooperation and + coordination as presented in Appendix 1 section II.C + • It is important to address issues around research and science in a coherent and + consistent manner clearly distinguishing a) the role of research and science and the + need for cooperation, b) the need to periodically assess the state of knowledge of + plastics, overall or thematically, to inform Parties and non-Parties and c) the need to + ensure scientific and technical advice to provide guidance to the governing body of the + new instrument. + + + + + 32 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + a) Research and Science: + + • The EU and its MS underline the importance of that research and science have a part + in a future international legally binding instrument. While noting that sufficient + knowledge is available to warrant urgent action, and underlining the importance of the + precautionary principle, more knowledge on elements in the plastic life cycle is + needed, including social, economic, and ecological dimensions of plastics + management. We would particularly welcome the inclusion of local peoples' + knowledge in scientific and research issues. Scientific collaboration and information + sharing should be encouraged, and the EU and its MS stand ready to share knowledge + from the European context. + • We welcome options contained in E.3 of the Options Paper, notably paragraphs 36 and + 38, as a basis for further deliberations on how the instrument could promote research. + • +b) Periodic assessment of state of knowledge: + + • The EU and its Member underline the importance of periodically assessing the state of + knowledge to further advance the science agenda as well as, in general terms, the + policy agenda on plastics. Such periodic assessment can best be done in an + intergovernmental, cost effective, transparent, inclusive, and coherent manner, + ensuring consistency with other forms of pollution, including chemical pollution. + • For that reason, EU and its Member States believe that this task should be referred to + the Science Policy Panel (SPP) that is being negotiated pursuant to UNEA Resolution + 5/8. The new instrument should establish a clear procedural relationship with the SPP. + Against this background, the EU and its Member States have a preference for option + 8b of Appendix 1 section IIC. +c) Scientific and technical guidance: + + • The EU and its Member States also underline the need for the new instrument to be + informed by concrete scientific, technical and technological advice, inter alia with + regard to the formulation and periodical revision of its annexes. + • This may require a subsidiary body, e.g. a Technical Review Committee, along the + lines of options contained in E 3, paragraph 37 as well as in Appendix I, section II(C) + 8a, c and d. These options are not mutually exclusive, and could be combined. + + + + + 33 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Detailed views on a) Science and Research: + + • The EU and its Member States would welcome an article in the new instrument, along + the lines of art 11 of the Stockholm Convention; Parties should, where appropriate, + build on existing monitoring networks and research programmes in undertaking + activities. +Detailed views on b) Periodic assessment of state of knowledge: + + • The EU and its Member States recall UNEA resolution 5/8 “Science-policy Panel to + Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent + pollution” and proposes to establish a clear relation between the new instrument and + the SPP, through which the CoP of the new instrument can request the SPP to + undertake relevant assessments. Such assessments could be general in nature, or focus + on specific thematic areas around plastics, and should in principle be done at the + global level, with possible differentiation to UN (sub-)regions. The CoP could + consider such SPP-assessments in its regular meetings. + • It is important to underline that apart from the SPP, also a clear relationship with other + global assessment panels such as UNEP-IRP should be established, but also with + IPBES, IPCC and other relevant science-policy instruments as appropriate. + • While recognizing the importance of science informing the negotiations, the EU + would not want to engage in the development of an interim structure or body (for the + INC). UNEP has the skills to provide the scientific input to the negotiations and could + be tasked to continue to do the same for the remaining INCs. A science interim + structure would not be a relevant added-value and would risk becoming something + permanent. +Detailed views on c) Scientific and technical guidance: + + • The EU and its Member States consider that the new instrument should allow for + continuous strengthening, updates and development, on the basis of the best available + knowledge and technical guidance. For this, the new instrument could benefit from a + technical Review Committee, that would be a subsidiary body to the CoP and could be + tasked to develop guidance on e.g., criteria for the sustainable production and use of + plastics throughout their life cycle, the availability of alternatives, or develop + proposals for specific plastics, polymers and chemicals of concern, or plastic products + to be regulated. + • EU and its Member States would welcome an article along the lines of Stockholm + Convention article 19 (6). + + + + + 34 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATESVIEWS ON COOPERATION AND +COORDINATION + +The options paper presents six options for consideration related to coordination and +cooperation: +a) Technology transfer and technical innovation: promoting plastic collection and recycling technologies; + product design, materials and manufacturing processes; sustainable green chemistry; and circular + approaches; +b) Research: joint research projects, including with developing countries; +c) Capacity-building, including mechanisms for capacity-building; +d) Awareness-raising and knowledge-sharing: exchanging best practices; and networks/platforms/forums + for knowledge exchange; +e) Technical and scientific cooperation, including regional platforms or databases; technical-scientific + cooperation projects; and networks of technical centres; +f) Monitoring. + + + + + • The EU and its MS are of the view that provisions facilitating and encouraging + cooperation between parties and beyond will be important elements of the future + instrument. We are therefore in favor of a general provision mandating the governing + body to promote cooperation and coordination. + • This includes cooperation between relevant countries, organizations, conventions, + instruments and other interested parties in their ongoing and planned efforts related to + the implementation of the instrument. The EU is open and interested to engage and + discuss all features presented in the options paper as possible “components” of a + coordination and cooperation endeavor. + • The EU and its MS sees significant merits in promoting technology-related + cooperation between relevant actors, with an overall aim to build more equal + partnerships. Equal partnership could strengthen local innovation capabilities, leading + to more effective development of technologies. + • The EU and its MS are of the view that increased cooperation in research and + exchange of best practices facilitates global responses to global challenges. Therefore, + we need to enhance this cooperation. + • The EU and its MS acknowledge that capacity-building is a key means of + implementation. Strengthening human resources and institutional capabilities, through + cooperation and technical assistance, is fundamental to ensure the success of the + instrument. Capacity building should be based on several modalities (education; + training; networking; specific coaching; technical assistance). The EU and its MS + consider all to be valuable. Awareness raising and knowledge building are good + starting points of capacity building efforts. + • Accurate, robust and accessible information, which depends on good monitoring + systems, is critical not only for sound decision making but also to raise awareness. The + EU and its MS recognize that good monitoring in some countries may itself require + capacity-building and assistance. + + 35 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EU AND ITS MEMBER STATESVIEWS ON STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT + +The options paper provides two options regarding stakeholder engagement +40. + a) Promoting ambitious actions to address plastic pollution and promote cooperation + with a wide variety of stakeholders including by: + i. Promoting high-level engagement + ii. Promoting ambitious action and cooperation at the local, regional and global + levels + iii. Mobilizing financial and technical resources from stakeholders + iv. Sharing knowledge and highlighting successes to replicate and scale sustainable + solutions. + b) With respect to mechanisms of the multi-stakeholder action agenda, considering: + i. Following a model similar to the climate Marrakesh partnership model, in close + association with existing structures and coalitions + ii. A portal on stakeholder actions + iii. Periodic progress reporting to the instrument’s governing body (e.g., self + reported progress on commitments, descriptions of new actions and responses, + expert input on specific topics) + iv. Multi-stakeholder forums, submissions, seminars and side events and + participation in a potential technical expert group. + + + + • The EU and its MS stress the importance of meaningful stakeholder involvement and + support both option 40(a) and 40(b). + • The EU and its MS underline that the structure of a multi-stakeholder action agenda + should be fit for purpose and learn from other processes. + • The EU and its MS emphasize the importance of giving various stakeholders, in + particular women, youth and Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities, the informal + sector and other vulnerable groups a voice. + • The EU and its MS are of the view that efforts and resources (financial and human) + from the INC Secretariat should be directed in priority to the INC process itself and + not too much diverted by the preparations and organization of additional fora. + • The EU and its MS support strong stakeholder involvement of all relevant groups, + prioritizing the most vulnerable, also in the phase of implementing the new + instrument, including national action plans. + • The EU and its MS see option 40(a)i as an important option to keep political + momentum for the process. + • The EU and its MS support option 40(a)iii and emphasize the role and responsibilities + of the private sector to end plastic pollution, in accordance with the polluter pays + principle. + + + + + 36 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • The EU and its MS support option 40(b)i and believe that the multi-stakeholder action + agenda should learn from other processes such as those under the CBD, SAICM and + UNFCCC. +• The EU and its MS seeks further clarification on option 40(b)ii, regarding who would + organize and be responsible for the portal, and make sure it does not duplicate existing + structures. +• The EU and its MS encourage financial contributions to possible stakeholder fora + from Member States, private sector, foundations and others in a position to do so, + while stressing the importance that funds from the private sector are not conditioned + and that conflicts of interest are prevented. + + + + + 37 +",2 +2232,23/06/2023  |  Bahrain,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/23062023_bahrain.pdf,[],['Bahrain'],[],Members,statement,"‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬ + + ‫السيد الرئيس‬ + ‫السادة رؤساء الوفود‬ + ‫الحضور الكرام‬ + ‫السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‬ + +‫أولا وقبل كل شيء‪ ،‬باسم حكومة مملكة البحرين‪ ،‬نود أن نتقدم الشكر الجزيل حكومة‬ +‫الجمهورية الفرنسية الصديقة على كرم الضيافة وحسن التنظيم لجتماع لجنة التفاوض‬ + ‫الحكومية الثاني وكذلك الجتماع رفيع المستوى‪.‬‬ + +‫ونعبر عن كذلك عن دعمنا الكامل لكل ما ورد في كلمة قارة آسيا والمحيط الهادئ‪ ،‬والتي‬ +‫عبرت عن الكثير من المواقف والرؤى التي تتبناها مملكة البحرين والعديد من الدول في العالم‪.‬‬ + +‫لقد أدى سوء إدارة النفايات البالستيكية إلى خلق تحدي بيئي على المستوى العالمي نتيجة‬ +‫تسرب هذه النفايات إلى البيئة البرية والبحرية على حد سواء مما يمثل تهديدا ا لصحة اإلنسان‬ +‫والحياة الفطرية‪ ،‬وكذلك األنظمة اإليكولوجية البحرية‪ ،‬وتؤمن مملكة البحرين بأنه لبد من‬ +‫وضع حد لهذه الممارسات وتؤيد مشروع إنشاء الصك الدولي‪ ،‬وسبق أن عبرت عن ذلك‬ +‫بشكل رسمي‪ ،‬كما أننا ومنذ العام ‪ 2019‬بدأنا مشروعا وطنيا في هذا اإلطار بما يتناسب مع‬ + ‫التحديات والظروف الوطنية‪.‬‬ + +‫السيد الرئيس ‪ ...‬ل يمكننا إنكار أهمية البالستيك في تحقيق أهدف التنمية المستدامة‪ ،‬فال يخفى‬ + ‫على الجميع بأن البالستيك أصبح جز اءا ل يتجزأ من الحياة المعاصرة ويلعب ا‬ +‫دورا مه اما في‬ +‫التنمية القتصادية والجتماعية‪ ،‬فالبالستيك يستخدم في مجالت مختلفة في حياتنا اليومية‬ +‫ويعتبر جزءا ا أساسيا ا من القتصاد العالمي حيث إنه يدخل م ّك ِونا ا في تصنيع العديد من‬ +‫المنتجات‪ ،‬من مواد التغليف واألجهزة اللكترونية والطبية إلى وسائل النقل ومواد البناء‪ ،‬ولذا‬ + ‫فإن البالستيك جزءا أساسيا من حياتنا‪.‬‬ + +‫ومع ذلك‪ ،‬نؤكد أننا بحاجة إلى إيجاد حلول للتلوث الناجم من سوء إدارة النفايات البالستيكية‬ +‫مع أهمية إدراك عدم التأثير على سالمة األمن الغذائي ودورة حياة البالستيك‪ ،‬لتحقيق أهداف‬ + ‫التنمية المستدامة‪.‬‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫فيما يتعلق بمستند الخيارات المحتملة لعناصر الصك المستقبلي (‪ ،)UNEP/PP/INC.2/4‬بدايةا‬ +‫نود أن نشكر األمانة العامة على الجهد الكبير الذي بذلوه في إعداد هذا المستند‪ ،‬ونؤكد على‬ +‫صعوبة أخذ أراء جميع األعضاء والتوجهات في مستند واحد لكن بذات الوقت نحن نثق‬ +‫بإمكانية الخروج بمسودة أولية (‪ )zero draft‬تعكس كافة اآلراء بشكل متوازن والحرص على‬ +‫""عدم ترك أي أحد خلف الركب""‪ ،‬فالتحديات والظروف تختلف من دولة ألخرى‪ ،‬ولبد من‬ + ‫التوافق على توجه مناسب للجميع وخصوصا للدول الفقيرة والنامية‪.‬‬ + +‫السيد الرئيس‪ ،‬إن من الضروري أن ننظر للمبادئ الذي سيرتكز عليه الصك قبل الخوض في‬ +‫النقاشات عن العناصر األخرى بما في ذلك الهدف‪ ،‬واللتزامات األساسية وتدابير الرقابة‬ +‫حيث إننا نرى بأن وضع إطار واضح للمبادئ الرئيسية للتعاون بين األطراف لمعالجة التلوث‬ +‫البالستيكي يؤسس للتوافقات مع العناصر األخرى ويسهل عمل لجنة التفاوض الحكومية‬ + ‫(‪ )INC‬للوصول لألهداف المنشودة بنهاية العام ‪.2024‬‬ + +‫ويجب أن تركز هذه المبادئ على العتراف بالحقوق والمسؤوليات السيادية‪ ،‬وضمان العدالة‬ +‫بين األجيال ودعم حق الدول في التنمية‪ ،‬وبشكل خاص للبلدان النامية‪ ،‬مع تشجيع اتباع نهج‬ +‫احترازي يحث البلدان المتقدمة على اتخاذ دور ريادي في وضع تدابير احترازية تحت مبدأ ""‬ +‫المسؤوليات المشتركة‪ ،‬ولكن المتباينة "" وذلك بحسب ما نص عليه اعالن ريو بشأن التنمية‬ +‫والبيئة‪ ،‬بحيث يسمح للبلدان النامية أن تركز على التنمية المستدامة‪ .‬كما يجب أن تتضمن‬ +‫المبادئ حث األطراف على التعاون لتعزيز نظام اقتصادي دولي يفضي إلى نمو اقتصادي‬ + ‫مستدام وتنمية مستدامة لجميع األطراف لسيما الدول النامية‪.‬‬ + +‫فيما يخص اللتزامات األساسية وتدابير الرقابة‪ ،‬فإن مملكة البحرين تؤمن بضرورة تجنب‬ +‫اتخاذ تدابير مقاس واحد يناسب الجميع ""‪"" one-size-fits-all measures‬حيث إننا نرى بأن هذا‬ +‫النهج يهدد التقدم نحو تحقيق أهداف التنمية المستدامة ول يراعي في هذه المرحلة ظروف كافة‬ +‫الدول ويضر بها‪ .‬لذا‪ ،‬فإن خطط العمل المحددة وطنيا ا تعتبر هي المحرك الرئيسي لالتفاقية‬ +‫واللتزام الرئيسي لها‪ .‬حيث تعمل الخطط الوطنية على تحديد األهداف والطموحات اخذه بعين‬ +‫العتبار المسؤوليات واهداف التنمية المستدامة واآلثار القتصادية والجتماعية الناتجة من‬ + ‫تطبيق تلك السياسات للحد من التلوث البالستيكي‪.‬‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫فيما يتعلق بالمناقشات حول وسائل التنفيذ‪ ،‬نشدّد على أن أ��مية أن يتضمن الصك الجديد وسائل‬ +‫تنفيذ فعالة من خالل تقديم الدعم المالي بتوفير التدفقات المالية من البلدان المتقدمة إلى البلدان‬ +‫النامية إضافة إلى الدعم التقني وبناء القدرات خاصة للبلدان األكثر احتيا اجا لتعزيز قدراتها في‬ + ‫إدارة النفايات البالستيكية وبالتالي تمكينها من الوفاء باللتزامات من الصك المستقبلي‪.‬‬ + +‫عالوة على ذلك‪ ،‬نؤكد على الحاجة إلى التركيز على حل مشكلة التلوث البالستيكي من خالل‬ +‫التحول إلى نهج القتصاد الدائري باعتباره النهج األفضل للتخفيف من اإلضرار المحتملة من‬ + ‫سوء إدارة النفايات البالستيكية‪.‬‬ + +‫إننا نؤيد وضع قيود على استخدام أنواعا من المواد الكيميائية في إنتاج البالستيك‪ ،‬ولكن ذلك‬ +‫يجب أن يكون استنادا على دراسات علمية ُمعتبرة‪ ،‬وأن يكون التغيير بأسلوب ممنهج‬ + ‫وواضح‪ ،‬إلتاحة المجال أمام المصنعين في إنتاج البدائل الصديقة للبيئة‪.‬‬ + +‫وفي الوقت ذاته‪ ،‬فإننا نشجع على تضمين مبدأ المسئولية الممتدة للمنتج ""‪ ""EPR‬للصك الدولي ‪،‬‬ +‫ولكن المسئولية تحدد على المستوى الوطني لتجنب أي انعكاسات سلبية على المجتمعات‪ ،‬إذا‬ + ‫ما اتفقنا بأن الظروف والتحديات متفاوتة ومتباينة في الدول‪.‬‬ + +‫في الختام‪ ،‬أكرر دعمنا الكامل للجنة التفاوض الحكومية من أجل إنجاح عملية المفاوضات‬ + ‫ونتطلع إلى العمل مع جميع األطراف خالل هذه الرحلة الشيّقة‪.‬‬ + + ‫دعونا نعمل من أجل عالم أنظف وأكثر صحة واستدامة‪.‬‬ + + ‫شكرا ا جزيالا‬ +",2 +2233,23/06/2023  |  Oman,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/23062023_oman.pdf,[],['Oman'],[],Members,statement,"‫بسم ﷲ الرحمن الرحيم‬ + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‬ + + ‫أصحاب المعالي والسعادة رؤساء الوفود‪،‬‬ + + ‫السيدات و السادة‪،‬‬ + + ‫الس م عليكم ورحمة ﷲ وبركاته‪...‬‬ + +‫يطيـــــب لـــــي بالنيابـــــة عـــــن وفـــــد ﺳـــــﻠطنة عمـــــان ‪ ،‬أن أتقـــــدم بالشـــــكر الجزيـــــل‬ +‫إلــــــــى حكومــــــــة جمهوريــــــــة فرنســــــــا الصــــــــديقة عﻠــــــــى حســــــــن ا ﺳﺘﻀــــــــافة‬ +‫والﺘنظـــــيم لﻠـــــدورة الثانيـــــة لﻠجنـــــة الﺘفـــــاوض الحكوميـــــة الدوليـــــة لوضـــــع صـــــك‬ +‫دولـــــي مﻠـــــزم قانونـــــا بشـــــأن الﺘﻠـــــوث بـــــالمواد الب ﺳـــــﺘيكية‪ ،‬بمـــــا فيهـــــا البيئـــــة‬ + ‫البحرية ‪ ،‬وﻛﺬلك الشكر موصول إلى أمانة الﻠجنة‪.‬‬ + +‫نﺆﻛـــــد عزمنـــــا نحـــــن وفـــــد ﺳـــــﻠطنة عمـــــان عﻠـــــى الﺘعـــــاون مـــــع ﻛافـــــة ممثﻠـــــي‬ +‫الـــــدول نجـــــاح هـــــﺬا ا جﺘمـــــاع وتحقيـــــق أهدافـــــه وا ـــــ لﺘزام بمـــــا نـــــص عﻠيـــــه‬ +‫قـــــــرار جمعيـــــــة ا ـــــــ مم المﺘحـــــــدة لﻠبيئـــــــة‪ ،‬ونحـــــــن حريصـــــــون عﻠــــــ��ى العمـــــــل‬ +‫بالخطــــة الزمنيــــة المﺘفــــق عﻠيهــــا نهــــاء العمــــل عﻠــــى الصــــك الــــدولي المﻠــــزم‬ + ‫قانونا‪ً.‬‬ + +‫و نﺆﻛـــــــد دعمنـــــــا لﻠبيـــــــان الصـــــــادر مـــــــن مجموعـــــــة منطقـــــــة دول المحـــــــيط‬ +‫الهـــــادي وأﺳـــــيا ‪ ،‬و نشـــــيد بجهـــــود ا ـــــ طراف فـــــي اعﺘمـــــاد المبـــــادى الﺘوجيهيـــــه‬ +‫الﺘقنيـــــــة لﻠب ﺳـــــــﺘك بموجـــــــب اتفاقيـــــــة بـــــــازل‪ ،‬وتعزيـــــــز الﺘعـــــــاون الـــــــدولي و‬ + ‫الﺘقدم نحو ا ﺳﺘدامة البيئية السﻠيمة لﻠنفايات الب ﺳﺘيكية‪.‬‬ + +‫وتعـــــد الخيـــــارات المحﺘمﻠـــــة لبنـــــود الصـــــك الـــــدولي الـــــﺬي يســـــﺘند إلـــــى الـــــنهج‬ +‫الشـــــــمولي المﺘـــــــوازن و الـــــــﺬي يأخـــــــﺬ بعـــــــين ا عﺘبـــــــار الظـــــــروف والقـــــــدرات‬ +‫الوطنيـــــة لكـــــل دولـــــة‪ ،‬ﻛمــــــا يجـــــب أن يﺘﻀـــــمن هــــــﺬا الصـــــك المبـــــاد تقــــــديم‬ +‫الـــــــدعم الﺘقنـــــــي و المـــــــالي و تبـــــــادل الخبـــــــرات العﻠميـــــــة وبنـــــــاء القـــــــدرات‬ +‫الوطنيـــــــة‪ .‬عﻠـــــــى أن يـــــــﺘم تﻀـــــــمين فـــــــي المســـــــودة ا وليـــــــة لهـــــــﺬا الصـــــــك‬ + ‫الدولي بند المبادئ الﺬي يساهم في تحديد عمل هﺬا الصك‪.‬‬ + +‫ــــــ ار‬ ‫و نأمــــــل أن يــــــدعم الصــــــك الحﻠــــــول الراميــــــة إلــــــى الﺘخفيــــــف مــــــن ا‬ +‫المحﺘمﻠـــــــة و المرتبطـــــــة بســـــــوء إدارة النفايـــــــات الب ﺳـــــــﺘيكية ‪ ،‬وذلـــــــك مـــــــن‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫خ ـــــ ل تبنـــــي حﻠـــــول الـــــنهج الـــــدائري الـــــﺬي يســـــهم فـــــي إتمـــــام دورة الﺘعامـــــل‬ + ‫مع النفايات الب ﺳﺘيكية ‪.‬‬ + + + +‫وتــــــــدرك ﺳــــــــﻠطنة عمــــــــان أن الﺘﻠــــــــوث البيئــــــــي النــــــــاجم عــــــــن ﺳــــــــوء إدارة‬ +‫النفايــــــات الب ﺳــــــﺘيكية هــــــو تحــــــدي عــــــالمي عــــــابر لﻠحــــــدود يﺘطﻠــــــب تظــــــافر‬ + ‫الجهود والعمل المشﺘرك لحماية البيئة‪.‬‬ + + + +‫خﺘامــــــا‪ ً،‬نـــــــثمن و نقــــــدر جهـــــــودﻛم المبﺬولـــــــة فــــــي ادارة هـــــــﺬي المفاوضـــــــات‬ +‫ونﺘمنـــــــى الﺘوفيـــــــق و النجـــــــاح لﻠجنـــــــة الﺘفـــــــاوض الحكوميـــــــة الدوليـــــــة فـــــــي‬ +‫عمﻠهـــــا لوضـــــع صـــــك دولـــــي مﻠـــــزم قانو ًنـــــا بشـــــأن إنهـــــاء الﺘﻠـــــوث الب ﺳـــــﺘيكي‪،‬‬ + ‫بما في ذلك البيئة البحرية‪.‬‬ + + + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‪...‬‬ +",2 +2234,23/06/2023  |  Kuwait,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/23062023_kuwait.pdf,[],['Kuwait'],[],Members,statement,"‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬ + ‫السيد الرئيس‪ ،‬السادة رؤساء الوفود‪ ،‬الزمالء والزميالت الحضور‪،‬‬ + ‫السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‪،‬‬ +‫بداية يطيب لي أن أتقدم بالشكر الجزيل لحكومة جمهورية فرنسا الصديقة‪ ،‬على استضافة هذا‬ +‫االجتماع الهام ‪ ،‬كما أتوجه بالشكر لسعادة الرئيس واألمانة على حسن التنظيم إلدارة االجتماع‬ +‫بفعالية بما يحقق التوصل لنتائج واقعية للتنفيذ‪ ،‬من خالل وضع صك دولي ملزم قانونا بشأن‬ +‫التلوث البالستيكي‪ ،‬بما فيها البيئة البحرية‪ ،‬وتؤكد حكومة دولة الكويت على دعمها ملا جاء في بيان‬ +‫املجموعة اآلسيوية واملحيط الهادئ في اعتماد املبادئ التوجيهية والتقنية للبالستيك إلتفاقية بازل‬ + ‫‪.‬‬ +‫السيد الرئيس‪ ...‬نحن نعلم أن وضع صك دولي ملزم قانونا بشأن التلوث البالستيكي أصبح تحديا‬ +‫كبيرا لكافة دول العالم‪ ،‬وفي الوقت نفسه يعتبر البالستيك جزأ أساس ي من االقتصاد العاملي‬ +‫وتعتمد عليه مجموعة واسعة من الصناعات ويتم استخدامه بشكل كبير في حياتنا اليومية وفي‬ +‫مختلف املجاالت كالطب والبناء والنقل ‪ ...‬إلخ‪ ،‬األمر الذي يستوجب اقرارنا بأهمية البالستيك‬ + ‫ودوره األساس ي في التنمية املستدامة وأهمية تظافر الجهود للمحافظة على البيئة وسالمتها‪.‬‬ +‫ومن هذا املنطلق يتوجب علينا جميعا أن نقر بأهمية البالستيك في حياتنا اليومية‪ ،‬وفي الوقت‬ +‫ذاته يجب أن يتضمن الصك نهجا علميا واضحا إليجاد الحلول املثلى للحد من التلوث وتبني‬ +‫املمارسات والتقنيات العلمية والخبرات في إدار النفايات بشكل فعال‪ ،‬مع األخذ بعين االعتبار‬ +‫مراعاة الظروف االقتصادية لكل دولة وعدم االضرار بمصالحها االقتصادية واحترام سيادة الدول‪.‬‬ +‫السيد الرئيس‪ ..‬من الضروري أن يتم تحديد مبادئ واضحة للتعاون بين كافة األطراف في هذا‬ +‫الصك الدولي ويجب أن يستند إلى األخذ بعين االعتبار ظروف وقدرات كل دولة‪ ،‬بحيث يسهل مهمة‬ + ‫لجنة التفاوض الحكومية ( ‪ )INC‬للوصول إلى أهدافها املنشودة بنهاية عام ‪.2024‬‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫إن التوجه إلى االقتصاد الدائري كأحد الحلول الرامية لوضع إدارة سليمة وفعالة في إدارة النفايات‬ + ‫يعتبر أحد الركائز األساسية التي نأمل أن يدعمها الصك‪.‬‬ +‫وقد قامت دولة الكويت باألخذ باالعتبار تبني نهج فعال في ادارة النفايات وفق رؤيتها ‪ ،2040‬من‬ +‫خالل املشاريع واالستراتيجيات والتقنيات والبرامج التي تدعم مبدأ التدوير والتحول إلى االقتصاد‬ +‫الدائري لتحقيق أهداف التنمية املستدامة‪ ،‬واملشاركة في تعزيز الجانب التوعوي وبيان أهمية‬ +‫املشاركة املجتمعية في احداث تغيير سلوكي ملموس والحد من اآلثار السلبية الناجمة عن سوء‬ + ‫استخدام املنتجات البالستيكية من قبل املجتمع‪.‬‬ +‫وفي الختام فإن دولة الكويت تقدر كافة الجهود واملساعي التي ساهمت في وضع حجر األساس في‬ +‫تبني صك دولي ملزم قانونا إلنهاء التلوث البالستيكي‪ ،‬ونحن على أتم االستعداد للتعاون بين دول‬ + ‫االطراف واملساهمة في وضع الحلول املثلى لإلدارة السليمة لل��فايات‪.‬‬ + + + ‫شكرا سيدي الرئيس‪.‬‬ +",2 +2235,23/06/2023  |  United States of America,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/23062023_us_agendaitem4.pdf,[],['United States Of America'],[],Members,statement,"U.S. intervention at INC-2 +Agenda item 4 – general views on document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 on potential options for + elements towards an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution + + • We thank the Government of France and UNEP for their hard work to support this INC + session. + • The United States, as one of the largest producers and consumers of plastics and a large + generator of plastic waste, needs to be an integral part of solving the plastic pollution + crisis. + • We are pleased to see that many of us are championing the ambitious goal of eliminating + the release of plastic into the environment by 2040. + • We seek an ambitious and innovative instrument that contains a range of obligations, + commitments, and voluntary approaches to take measures designed to prevent and reduce + the flow of plastic into the environment in order to protect human health and the + environment. + • These obligations and commitments should promote sustainable production and + consumption of plastic, transition to more circular approaches for plastic, and strengthen + environmentally sound waste management. + • We see a wide range of potential measures, some of which could be common for all + Parties and others that would be nationally determined actions. + • Each Party should submit, update, and regularly report on national action plans that detail + how a Party would contribute to the agreement’s objective. Transparency is essential. + • The instrument should allow flexibility in addressing different problems at various stages + of the plastic lifecycle, consistent with national circumstances and priorities, thereby + maximizing ambition. + • Sufficient support will be necessary for countries most in need. + • We also recognize the important environmental justice concerns related to plastic + pollution and support a call to action on protecting our respective vulnerable + communities. + • We need to start developing the multi-stakeholder action agenda, as that can complement + the work of national governments. + • Taken together, we believe such an approach will drive progress, encourage innovation, + preserve necessary flexibility, and bring together as many as possible to work toward + ending plastic pollution. + • We applaud the Secretariat’s work in preparing the document on potential elements. + • We look forward to an open process this week to hear from Members, without pre- + judging outcomes. + • We support moving into substantive discussions in contact groups as quickly as possible. + + + + 1 of 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • The contact group facilitators should structure the discussion to facilitate the + development of a zero-draft text. +• We should cover objectives, obligations and voluntary approaches, and national action + plans in the same contact group. +• This would reflect the importance that many Members ascribe to national action plan + provisions and facilitate consideration of the relationship between common substantive + provisions and national action plans. +• Such an approach would help ensure differing views on the overall approach and + structure of the instrument are well-reflected in a zero-draft text. +• We also propose that compliance be removed from contact group discussions until there + is a substantive discussion in plenary on this topic. +• We hope to request a zero-draft text for INC-3, based on the interventions from countries + at INC-2 in plenary, any summaries from the facilitators of contact and informal groups, + as well as any relevant Secretariat documents. +• The United States believes the Chair, in consultation with the Secretariat and group + facilitators, should develop the draft text. +• Our priority for the intersessional period before INC-3 is the development of a zero-draft + text. It is premature to form intersessional working groups before Members have + considered the zero-draft text. +• The U.S. delegation looks forward to working together this week, as we delve into the + potential elements of a new instrument that ambitiously tackles plastic pollution. + + + + + 2 of 2 +",2 +2236,24/06/2023  |  United Arab Emirates,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/24062023_uae.pdf,[],['United Arab Emirates'],[],Members,statement,"‫لجنة التفاوض الحكومية ‪INC‬‬ + ‫لوضع صك ي‬ + ‫دول ملزم قانونا بشأن التلوث بالمواد البالستيكية بما يف ذلك البيئة البحرية‬ + ‫باريس – ‪INC2‬‬ + + ‫كلمة دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬ + + ‫السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته‪،‬‬ + +‫والتحضي لالجتماعات‪ ،‬وتؤكد دولة اإلمارات اليامها بالعمل لتطوير‬ + ‫ر‬ ‫بداية نشكر األمانة عىل عملها يف االعداد‬ + ‫ً‬ + ‫البالستيك‪.‬‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫صك ي‬ + ‫دول فعال وملزم قانونا بشأن التلوث‬ + +‫ندرك جميعا أهمية البالستيك يف التنمية المستدامة‪ ،‬واالبتكارات يف مجال البالستيك يف أجزاء مختلفة من‬ + ‫العالم‪ ،‬مثل البناء والطب والنقل وسالمة الغذاء‪.‬‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫االقتصاد‬ + +‫جماع ومتضامن حيث نحتاج إل بناء قدرة معالجة‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫البالستيك‪ ،‬نحتاج إل العمل بشكل‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫وإلنهاء التلوث‬ + ‫عي العالم ومساعدة البلدان المحتاجة‪.‬‬ + ‫البالستيك ر‬ + +‫ومن األهمية االتفاق عىل تطبيق نهج دائري عىل مدار دورة الحياة الكاملة للمواد البالستيكية‪ .‬ويشمل ذلك‬ +‫تعظيم كفاءة الموارد يف إنتاج البالستيك‪ ،‬وزيادة المعروض من المواد البالستيكية القابلة إلعادة التدوير‪،‬‬ + ‫ً‬ + ‫وتشجيع االستهالك المسؤول للبالستيك‪ ،‬وتنفيذ اإلدارة السليمة بيئيا للنفايات البالستيكية‪.‬‬ + +‫وبالتال تقليل النفايات والجمع والفرز‬ ‫البالستيك‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ + ‫رئيسيا يف مكافحتنا للتلوث‬ ‫ً‬ + ‫حافزا‬ ‫تعتي تلبية الطلب‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ر‬ +‫والتحضي إلعادة استخدام وإعادة تدوير النفايات البالستيكية إلعادة إدخال البالستيك المعاد تدويره يف‬ + ‫ر‬ + ‫بالستيك دائري وتجنب الترسب إل البيئة‪.‬‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫اقتصاد‬ + ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ +‫لقد أصدرت دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة قرارا وزاريا بحظر استخدام ‪ 6‬منتجات ذات استخدام واحد من‬ +‫ضمنها البالستيك حيث ستشهد التخلص من األكياس البالستيكية ذات االستخدام الواحد مطلع ‪2024‬م‪.‬‬ + ‫و المنتجات األخرى بداية من ‪.2026‬‬ + +‫تتخذ الحكومات اآلن خطوات نحو القضاء عىل تغليف النفايات البالستيكية من خالل اإلجراءات التنظيمية‬ +‫وغيها من اإلجراءات المتعلقة بالسياسات‪ .‬وتركز جهات صنع السياسات المحلية والوطنية والدولية عىل‬ + ‫ر‬ +‫وغيه�� من المنتجات‪.‬‬ + ‫حظر المنتجات البالستيكية ذات االستخدام الواحد يف أكياس التسوق والقش ر‬ +‫الرئيسيي يف‬ + ‫ر‬ ‫الالعبي‬ + ‫ر‬ ‫وتفتخر دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة بأن لديها جمعية التغليف الدائري ي‬ + ‫والت تضم‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫والت تهدف لدمج مبادئ االقتصاد الدائري واألخض ضمن سلسلة قيمة التغليف يف‬ ‫ي‬ ‫القطاع الخاص‪،‬‬ + ‫ّ‬ + ‫الحال لمفهوم رشاء المنتجات واستخدامها والتخلص منها إل نظام ر‬ +‫يعتي نفايات‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اإلمارات‪ ،‬وتحويل النظام‬ + ‫ً ّ ً‬ + ‫قيما يمكن إعادة استخدامه‪.‬‬ ‫التغليف المستهلكة موردا‬ + + ‫ومن األهمية ترسي ع البحث والتطوير طوال دورة حياة البالستيك وتقنية المعالجة مع الي ر‬ +‫كي عىل العمليات‬ +‫الت ستحول مواد ما بعد االستخدام إل موارد قيمة‪ .‬كما وأن‬ + ‫الميكانيكية والبيولوجية وخاصة الكيميائية ي‬ + ‫االبتكارات يف بدائل مستدامة وضمان توفرها سيؤدي للحد من تولد النفايات‪.‬‬ + +‫سيمكننا تنفيذ مبادئ االقتصاد الدائري من إطالة دورة حياة البالستيك وإعادة تأسيس القيمة االقتصادية‬ + ‫للنفايات البالستيكية‪ ،‬سواء كانت مصدر طاقة عا يل الكربون أو كمواد وسيطة للمواد الجديدة‪.‬‬ + +‫تول دولة اإلمارات أهمية قصوى لتعزيز االقتصاد الدائري‪ ،‬وهو ما رييز من خالل إطالق سياسة االقتصاد‬ + ‫ي‬ + ‫ً‬ + ‫الدائري ‪ .2030-2021‬ي‬ +‫والت تحدد نهجا لتحقيق اإلدارة المستدامة واالستخدام األمثل للموارد الطبيعية‬ + + ‫من خالل اعتماد أنماط االستهالك واإلنتاج المسؤول ي‬ +‫الت تعزز نوعية الحياة لألجيال الحالية والمستقبلية‬ +‫أجل تحقيق أهداف تلك السياسة‪ ،‬تسىع الدولة إل التعاون الكامل مع كافة الجهات الفاعلة وخاصة القطاع‬ + ‫الخاص الذي يعد رشيكا أساسيا للدولة يف تنفيذ كافة أهدافها االسياتيجية‬ + +‫إن إلقاء نظرة عىل دورة الحياة الكاملة للبالستيك ‪ -‬من استخراج المواد الخام ونقلها إل تصنيع المنتجات‪.‬‬ +‫الهرم للنفايات‪ :‬منع ‪ -‬تقليل ‪-‬‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫يف جميع هذه العمليات وبعد االستخدام‪ ،‬يتطلب ضورة تتبع التسلسل‬ +‫إعادة االستخدام ‪ -‬إعادة التدوير ‪ -‬االسيداد ‪ -‬التخلص‪ .‬وبمعت آخر‪ ،‬يجب أن ننظر إل البدائل الذكية‬ + ‫ً‬ + ‫للمنتجات البالستيكية ي‬ +‫الت ال تسبب قيودا بيئية أخرى‪ ،‬وتقليل إنتاج النفايات البالستيكية للفرد‪ ،‬وتشجيع‬ +‫المواد البالستيكية القابلة إلعادة االستخدام والقابلة إلعادة التدوير‪ ،‬والتقاط ومعالجة الملوثات‬ +‫الهرم فإن دولة اإلمارات تؤكد عىل عدم إدراج‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫الستخدامها كمادة وسيطة للصناعة‪ .‬وبمراعاة هذه التسلسل‬ + ‫تعتي أقل بصمة بيئية مقارنة بمنتجات أخرى‪.‬‬ ‫أية قيود لخفض إنتاج المواد البالستيكية ي‬ + ‫الت ر‬ + +‫البالستيك واضحة‪،‬‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫وعند األخذ بكل هذه الجوانب يف االعتبار‪ ،‬ستصبح دراسة الجدوى إلنهاء التلوث‬ + ‫وسيشجع ذلك المزيد من الصناعات عىل التحول إل الحلول المستدامة‪.‬‬ + +‫وتؤكد دولة اإلمارات عىل أهمية وضورة األخذ باالعتبار آراء ومقيحات الدول والتوافق للوصول إل صك‬ + ‫ويلت مصالحها‪.‬‬ + ‫يرض كافة األطراف ر ي‬ + ‫ي‬ ‫دول‬ + ‫ي‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫وشكرا‪.‬‬ +",2 +2237,27/06/2023  |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/27062023_uk_agenda4.pdf,[],['United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland'],[],Members,statement,"Plenary - Opening Statement, Agenda Item 4 + +The UK would like to thank the Chair and the secretariat for their hard work in +preparing the potential options for elements paper for consideration by the +committee at this session. + +We believe the options paper forms a good basis for negotiations at this session to +inform the preparation of a zero-draft text for the treaty to be negotiated at the 3rd +session of the INC. + +We are pleased to see options for a broad objective for the instrument and a range +of ambitious potential core obligations, such as those that may address the +production and consumption of primary plastic polymers, options that can address +problematic and avoidable products, and chemicals and polymers of concern. + +There are also a range of other measures that the UK thinks it is important we +discuss at this session including measures to facilitate a just transition for the +informal waste sector, measures to prevent and reduce the loss of fishing gear +containing plastic and the promotion of scientific and technological evidence to +support our work. + +We welcome the range of options included for supporting countries that may have +limited capacity to meet potential obligations under the instrument. + +Importantly, the options paper also contains provisions to ensure participation and +cooperation with stakeholders, which will be vital in ensuring a transparent and +inclusive instrument. + +Our hope is that after considering the discussions at this session on the potential +options for elements paper, the Chair, with support from the Secretariat, will prepare +draft text of the international legally binding instrument for the consideration by the +committee at its third session. We believe the Chair should base the draft on the +views expressed by parties reflecting areas of convergence and divergence. + +Furthermore, we think it is essential that, where critical gaps are identified that +require more information, technical experts begin to advise the committee in order to +fill these gaps so as to better inform future negotiations. + +We think it is important that we begin to develop an intersessional working group of +technical experts that can advise future INCs on technical matters as requested. + +Due to the ambitious timeline for the committee to conclude its work, a programme of +intersessional work should be agreed based on the outcome of the discussions in +the contact groups. +",2 +2238,28/06/2023  |  Australia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/28062023_australia.pdf,[],['Australia'],[],Members,statement,"Australia’s written submission for Agenda Item 4 +Australia thanks the Government of the French Republic for its outstanding efforts and generosity in +hosting the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting. +Australia remains firmly committed to negotiating an ambitious, legally binding instrument to end +plastic pollution. We are mindful of the high stakes of this work, and the hopes of people all around +the world who look to this process to progress a tangible and meaningful pathway forward. This will +require not only strong national-led action, but also globally agreed standards and binding +obligations to facilitate and give certainty to the major transition necessary across all economies. +Australia thanks the Secretariat of the INC for preparing the Options Paper, which provides a clear +framework to guide our discussions this week. Building on this options paper, Australia’s priorities +for the instrument are that it includes: +1. An overarching objective for the instrument to end plastic pollution from all sources to protect +the environment and human health. +2. Measures to restrain primary plastic production to sustainable levels. Setting a clear signal here +will support the private sector to make necessary investment in technologies and business models +that will increase plastic recycling rates and improve the availability of more sustainable alternatives. +3. Binding provisions to eliminate and restrict unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic +products and packaging. We can – and should - phase out the problem plastics we simply don’t +need. We note over 80 Member States have already phased out certain problematic single-use +plastics, demonstrating that such phaseouts are both feasible and effective in a range of national +contexts. We also note over 130 Member States have expressed support for control measures on +problematic single use plastics. +4. Binding provisions to eliminate, avoid and better manage chemicals of concern from use +throughout the plastics supply chain. +5. Core obligations to ensure safe circularity for plastics. The product design stage is where we can +have the most impact to reduce the detrimental impacts of plastics that are used in our economies. +The instrument should include obligations for sustainable design criteria, that ensure products are +designed, produced, manufactured, and transported in a way that facilitates a circular economy and +minimises adverse impacts on the environment and human health. +We also note the need to work with industry to establish harmonised transparency and traceability +frameworks. These frameworks will support industry’s transition and realise new economic +opportunities. +6. Binding provisions to reduce and manage plastic waste in an environmentally sound and safe +manner and to address legacy waste, in a manner which complements existing international +instruments. This must include provisions to remediate existing plastic pollution, recognising its +disproportionate impacts on small island developing states, including Pacific Island Countries. We +must look for the best available options now and remain open to new solutions as they emerge. +7. Provisions for implementation measures, which will be critical to the instrument’s ultimate +success. Priority implementation provisions include: + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • Provisions for innovative and effective capacity building, technical assistance and finance + and funding models to support the transformation required across all economies to + sustainably manage plastics. This should include consideration of ways to align and influence + existing multilateral work programs, funding and financing arrangements to amplify + dedicated efforts under this instrument to end plastic pollution. + • Obligations for monitoring, reporting and compliance to support Member States’ + implementation activities, and to ensure we can adequately measure our progress in + reducing plastic pollution. + • Provisions to ensure that development and implementation of the legally binding instrument + draw upon Indigenous and local knowledge, and the latest scientific and technical advice. + Australia looks forward to outcomes of discussions at INC-2 delivering a clear mandate for + the Chair to prepare zero draft text for consideration at INC-3. +In requesting the Chair be given a mandate to prepare zero draft text, we recognise that some +measures within the instrument will include standing requirements that are unlikely to require +amendment over time (i.e. the articles). Other the elements with the instrument will likely need to +be amended or strengthened over time – for example, lists of chemicals, products and substances +requiring regulation or other actions by Member States. The instrument’s structure should reflect +these different needs, for example through the inclusion of annexes that can be updated over time +by the Parties. +We reiterate that this is a global problem requiring a global solution. We look forward to working +with all countries to deliver a strong and ambitious instrument, noting only an ambitious approach +will be enough to end plastic pollution. +See Attachment A for Australia’s submission on Contact Groups 1 (Objective and control measures) +and contact Group 2 (Implementation Measures). + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Attachment A + Submission on Contact Group 1 +Items 1 - Phase-out, reduce demand for plastic polymers +Australia seeks for the instrument to include measures to restrain primary plastic production to +sustainable levels. Setting this clear signal will support the private sector to make necessary +investment in technologies and business models that will direct plastic use to its highest value +applications. It would increase plastic recycling rates and improve the availability of more +sustainable alternatives. At this stage we would like to see, without prejudice, all the options +outlined in the paper reflected in the zero draft text for delegations to consider. +Item 2 - Banning, phasing out problematic single use plastics +Problematic single-use plastics epitomize our current linear approach to plastic – we often use these +products for mere minutes, yet they then remain in the environment for centuries. Australia notes +there is already significant convergence on this issue: + + • Over 80 Member States have already banned certain products. + • Over 130 Member States expressed support for control measures on problematic single use + plastics in their written submission ahead of this meeting. +To be effective, the instrument will need to include: + + • Criteria to define, identify and prioritise problematic single use plastics for elimination. + • Legally binding provisions for Parties to eliminate identified problematic and unnecessary + single-use plastics. + + • Import and export requirements for listed products that apply to Parties and non-Parties + alike on a non-discriminatory basis. +As such we support the proposed Core Obligations of 11(b),(c) and (d). We note 11(a) may be better +included as a sub-element under Item 1 in the Options Paper. +In terms of intersessional work, we request the secretariat: + 1) Compiles a list of those problematic single-use products and packaging formats that + Member states and sub-national governments have already eliminated. + 2) Compile the different criteria already used by Member States and others to define + problematic single use plastics and packaging. +We propose that these intersessional compilations be prepared for Members States to consider +ahead of INC-3. +Item 3: Banning, phasing out and/or reducing the production, consumption and use of chemicals +and polymers of concern. + +Australia supports the measures outlined in paragraph 12a) and b). We see that common global +rules are required to consistently ban the production and trade of plastics containing polymers and +chemical additives of concern. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We note that plastics are a globally traded material, and that’s why we need a global approach to +ensure that the materials that circulate through our economies and communities are safe both +during their intended use and at end of life. +We strongly support increasing transparency and traceability of polymers and chemicals in plastics. +This will be critical to support any trade requirements and achieving a safe circular economy. We +consider option c) could be complementary to options a) and b), but note the need for caution +regarding unintended consequences and the need for further scientific evidence. +In terms of intersessional work, we consider that technical work is required to develop criteria for +identifying chemicals and polymers requiring collective intervention by Member States, and examine +potential linkages with other MEAs to avoid duplication. Progress on this work could then be +provided to future INCs for consideration. +Item 4 Reducing microplastics +Australia supports the inclusion of global bans on intentionally added microplastics, per 13a(ii), +noting there may also be a need for a short positive list. We also support options 13(b)(i),(ii) and (iii), +noting the wide variety of point sources of microplastics that need consideration, future action or +innovations. +We note the need to ensure any actions under this instrument complement existing initiatives and +agreements, such as the work of the International Maritime Organisation and MARPOL, which also +seek to minimise plastic leakage into the environment. +We consider that intersessional work is required to compile the criteria already used by Member +States and sub-national governments for defining intentionally added microplastics. +Item 5: Strengthening waste management +Mismanaged waste is a significant source of plastic release. Australia supports the inclusion of +provisions to ensure that those plastics that are essential in modern society but cannot be reused or +recycled are managed in an environmentally sound manner, in line with the waste hierarchy and +taking into account other international instruments, including the Basel Convention. We particularly +support options 14bi), ci) and civ), noting the need to avoid duplication with the Basel Convention. +In addition, exploring potential research and technologies and opportunities for innovation (as +mentioned in 14ai), iii) and iv)) in relation to waste management will be integral to reducing plastic +leakage. In this respect, it will be important not to stifle innovation through bans on specific +technologies to ensure new innovative technologies can be further developed and improved. +For option 14d) Australia supports the polluter pays principle and its application through Extended +Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes, particularly as a means to ensure sustainable financing to +achieve a safe circular economy. We support the development of guidelines to encourage globally +consistent and interoperable EPR systems (14(d)(iii)(b)) to support Member States wishing to +implement EPR nationally. We note that harmonising EPR systems wherever practical reduces the +costs of doing business across national borders. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Items 6, 7, 8 – Fostering design for circularity, encouraging reuse and repair, promoting safe +alternatives +The OECD tells us over 70% of a product’s total environmental impact is determined at the product +design stage. We need to design out waste from the outset. +Australia supports option 15(a) and 15(b) – that is, establish Circularity Design Criteria for plastic +products and packaging. Criteria should be developed and applied on a sector-by-sector basis, with +the intent that over time only products and packaging that meet the criteria be placed on the +market. We request that the zero draft text include an overarching provision to design plastic +products for safe circularity, with a reference to Circularity Design Criteria. +We consider that the Circular Design Criteria could also be complemented with clear, evidence- +based labelling measures so that consumers can make informed choices about which product they +buy (per 15(d)). +We also support the instrument setting minimum recycled content targets - per 15(e) - particularly +for product packaging and would welcome intersessional work to consider existing implementation +timeframes used currently by members states. +Australia welcomes the Option Paper’s inclusion of reuse solutions. We suggest that the Circularity +Design Criteria referred to at Item 6 also include guidelines or standards for reuse systems, which +Member States could then adopt and implement at the local level. +Regarding the use of safe sustainable alternatives and substitutes, Australia is conscious of the risk +that, in trying to solve the problem of plastic pollution, we may worsen other human health and +environmental problems, or create entirely new ones. We also recognise the need to combat false +and misleading greenwashing claims. To this end, we request technical intersessional work to: + 1) compile the existing standards and certifications used verify the environmental + sustainability of plastic alternatives. + 2) consider which of these existing standards and certifications should be reflected in the + circularity criteria, and advise where further work is needed. +Item 9: Eliminating the release and emission of plastics to water, soil and air +Australia supports the need to reduce and eliminate the release of plastics to water, soil and air, +including microplastics (as per paragraph 18a). We support general obligations complemented with +supporting information, updated by the Conference of the Parties, to provide further guidance on +priority leakage points on a sector-by-sector basis. These measures should recognise existing +regional and international efforts and focus on filling identified gaps. We should build on existing +instruments but not duplicate or compromise actions under existing international or regional +frameworks. +Ghost gear in the marine environment is a significant issue for Australia and our region and should +be considered as an initial priority sector, noting the need to ensure complementarity with existing +instruments and efforts by other international and regional forums. +Item 10 Addressing existing plastic pollution +Australia supports provisions to address existing plastic pollution. We recognise the disproportionate +impacts of existing plastic pollution on remote communities, including on small island developing + +=== PAGE BREAK === + states and the least developed countries. We agree with others that ghost gear is a significant issue +and is a priority for remediation. +We consider that remediation actions would be best supported by criteria and guidelines on best +available techniques and best practices for clean-up and remediation. We support all the measures +outlined in paragraph 19. +Monitoring of plastic pollution will be critical to gauge the success of the instrument. It will be hard +to manage what we don’t measure. The Instrument will need to establish baseline information on +existing plastic pollution and continue data collection as we collectively undertake remediation +activities. +Item 11 Just Transition +Australia recognises that ending plastic pollution will require a transition to environmentally and +socially sustainable jobs, and economies. We are also conscious that Parties will have a primary role +in implementing this transition in a just manner. +We note the Paris Agreement offers a precedent by taking into account the imperatives for a just +transition in its preambular text. This approach has spurred a range of activities, including the +development of guidance and programmes to support Parties to implement a just transition. On this +basis, we recommend the instrument similarly includes ‘just transition’ within its preambular text. +Item 12 - Protecting human health +Australia considers that protecting human health is a key objective of this instrument, along with +protecting the environment. Risks to human health should be included as one of the criteria for +assessing the safe circularity of plastics, polymers and chemical additives. +The instrument will require mechanisms to ensure ongoing assessments and evaluations are +undertaken to assess additional chemical types as more information becomes available about their +impacts on human health. +We recognise the need to include treaty text that encourages collaboration and communication with +other organisations such as World Health Organisation and the International Labour organization. +Australia supports all the measures outlined at paragraph 21. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Submission on Contact Group 2 +Financial mechanism intervention +Australia recognises that, to be effective, the new instrument needs to include financial, technical +and capacity building support mechanisms to help developing countries meet their obligations, +particularly for Small Island Developing States. Our priorities for the financial mechanism are that +the: + • governing body can decide to direct the priorities for funding, guided where investment will + have the greatest impact and the implementation needs of Parties. + • means of administration are efficient - this could be achieved by using existing mechanisms + but we are open to further discussion on other options where they are efficient, effective + and avoid duplication of existing administrative functions. +We support the views expressed by many others that: + + • The mechanism should yield financial support from both public and private sources, with a + view to increase the latter. + • In line with the polluter-pays principle, national EPRs, fees and taxes are a potential source + of funds but are best determined and implemented at the national level. +Compliance intervention +For the instrument to be effective and have credibility, Australia considers that it is critical that it +includes consequences for persistent and repeated non-compliance with mandatory obligations. +The compliance mechanisms, including a framework based on taking a facilitative and supportive +approach to non-compliance with consequences as a last resort, should be included in the +instrument. The compliance framework must be linked closely to capacity building, and to the +reporting framework. +Monitoring, evaluation and reporting +Australia supports the inclusion of treaty provisions setting out mandatory periodic reporting +requirements to allow the monitoring and assessment of: + • National implementation of treaty obligations and voluntary actions. + • Progress towards achieving specific plastic pollution outcomes in line with the treaty’s + objective, at the national and global levels. +The reporting requirements must conform to a common reporting framework, and include detailed, +quantifiable information to support accurate, timely and efficient assessments of whether we are +achieving the outcomes we need to end plastic pollution in a transparent and accountable way. +Australia recognises mandated reporting requirements can be complex and expensive. To mitigate +this: + • The reporting framework should be harmonised with existing reporting processes where + possible to avoid duplication and minimise reporting burdens on governments and industry. + • Treaty provisions should recognise that developing countries and small island developing + states (SIDs) in particular will require additional assistance, including through specific + financial and capacity building supports. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + National Action Plans +Australia supports including a mandatory provision requiring Parties to develop a National Action +Plan to implement the instrument. National Action Plans should set out how Parties will implement +the legally binding instrument and achieve its objectives. +National Action Plans should be a means of implementation, and not the only obligation under the +instrument. Member States have always had the ability to develop nationally determined action +plans to address plastic pollution, yet the problem continues to worsen. Global, legally binding +requirements are also required to eliminate chemicals and polymers of concern, eliminate +unnecessary and avoidable plastics products and packaging, ensure the safe design circularity of +plastics, ensure transparency and traceability of chemicals and materials, and ensure +environmentally sound waste management. +To be effective, National Action Plans should include a set of minimum requirements. These could +include: + + • Mandatory elements for those elements essential to the instrument’s success + • A menu of evidence-based options that can be tailored to the specific challenges of the + Party. +National Action Plans should also outline regular reporting and assessment provisions and +achievement of relevant outcomes. +Scientific advisory function +For the instrument to be effective, the governing body will need a way to access independent, +credible, trusted expert advice. This includes: + • Scientific and technical advice, and + • Indigenous and Local knowledge, shared on the basis of free, prior and informed consent. +Australia recommends the zero draft text includes a provision for the governing body to establish +subsidiary bodies, including specific advisory functions as required. We note that the instrument will +be enduring and its needs for scientific, technical, and traditional and local expert advice will change +over time as the instrument is implemented. A short, general provision allowing future flexibility will +ensure any subsidiary bodies remain relevant, adaptable and efficient, to minimise ongoing +resourcing liabilities. +",2 +2239,29/06/2023  |  Japan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japanstatement.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members,statement,"Japan Statement 29 May 2023 + under agenda item 4 +The second session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an + international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the + marine environment + + + Chair, Ambassador Meza-Cuadra, distinguished delegates and +stakeholders, + Japan expresses its sincere gratitude to the government of France for +kindly hosting the second session of INC here in Paris. + + Japan supports the statements made by the Asia Pacific Group, and HAC. + + The adverse impact of plastic pollution to the environment and +ecosystem and risks to human health and wellbeing must be addressed urgently. +All delegations share an immense responsibility here in INC2 to advance our +negotiations effectively and expeditiously and to show to the international +community a clear path to resolve this issue. + With the involvement of all stakeholders, including local governments +and industries, we need to establish a framework that promotes effective and +progressive actions all over the world. + Japan has steadfastly committed to this negotiation for ending plastic +pollution. We would like to share with all of you that at the G7 summit in +Hiroshima, G7 leaders shared a commitment to end plastic pollution, with the +ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040. The Japanese +delegation is willing to make important contributions to the negotiation based on +that commitment. + + Japan appreciates the preparation work for INC2 by the secretariat. The +document on potential options for elements, in particular, provides us a good +basis for discussions on the substance of the instrument. + + This week, Japan would like to contribute mainly by proposing to add +several elements which are critical for an effective instrument. They were in our +submission. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + First, the instrument must include both objectives and a common goal. +We feel that the term “End plastic pollution” expresses a strong determination +that we all must share, but because of its ambiguity, it is necessary to set a clear +common goal with a timeframe under the objective of the instrument. Therefore, +Japan proposes to have a common goal inserted after the objectives along the +line of “with the ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040”, +considering that the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision that set a 2050 timeline has been +shared by 87 countries and regions, and more recently, the G7 members shared a +renewed ambition for 2040. + Second, the instrument must have mechanisms to prevent the release of +plastic pollution into the environment, by keeping plastics within a circular loop. +From this perspective, as core obligations, the instrument must develop an +appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote a circular economy for +plastics, control plastic leakage into the environment, and to take necessary +measures such as reduce, reuse, recycle and renewable measures, covering every +stage of the plastic lifecycle. Elements on recycling deserve more attention in the +instrument. Section B of the paper focuses mostly on production and waste +management sectors. The Section should equally address efforts at the other +stages of distribution, sales, and consumption. Raising awareness is also critical +to bring about change in people’s behavior. Member states must consider all of +these aspects and include their effective measures for plastic circularity in their +National Action Plans that covers every stage of the plastic lifecycle. + Third, the instrument must have provisions on National Action Plans and +National Reporting mechanisms as core obligations. These should require +respective countries to plan concrete roadmaps and targets as well as collect and +present clear data and evidence. By doing so, we can ensure that every country’s +progress in their actions is monitored in a transparent and comparable manner. + We kindly ask for our full statement to be made available on the UNEP +website. It includes an attachment on several core elements, which deserve to be +considered among the options contained in the Options Paper. These elements +are mainly from our latest submission. + + Japan remains committed to completing the final text of the instrument by +the end of 2024. Japan strongly hopes that by the end of this week, we will be +ready to request the Chair and the secretariat to prepare a zero draft text of the +instrument so that intensive discussions on the text can begin at INC3. + Thank you. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Additional options for elements for consideration at INC-2 + + This paper presents additional options for elements towards an international legally +binding instrument, which were mostly included in Japan’s submission but not reflected +in the Option Paper. While Japan does not intend to negotiate the texts in Option Paper +itself in detail, we believe that these options for elements are essential to developing an +effective international legally binding instrument and should be considered in the INC +discussions. + + +1. Objectives and Goal +(1) Objectives + The following elements should be included in Objectives: + - Prevention of potential risks to human health (we should note that it requires careful + consideration based on the future progress of scientific knowledge and evidence) + - Adverse effects could extend to the marine and other environments, ecosystem and + biodiversity + The importance of those factors are reaffirmed in the UNEA resolution 5/14. + + +(2) Goal + Setting a common goal to reduce additional plastic pollution should also be included +as an element. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +II. A. Objectives and goal +The committee may wish to consider using the following statements of objective of the +instrument: +(d) End plastic pollution with the ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero +by 2040; prevent its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human well- +being and the marine and other environment throughout the life cycle of plastic to avoid +detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystem and biodiversity. + + +2. Core obligations, control measures and voluntary approaches + The current Option Paper covers limited stages of the plastic lifecycle - production and +waste management and disposal. Other stages of its lifecycle - sales, distribution, and +consumption - should also be included in order to realize a full-lifecycle approach. + We emphasize upon the importance of including overarching obligations to establish + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + an appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote plastic circular economy and +to take necessary measures to promote plastic circularity covering every state of plastic +lifecycle. Such options is not included in the current Option Paper. + Also, promotion of recycling should be more included as an element in the Option +Paper because it is necessary as a solution. Even substitute materials also produce wastes +after use, potentially leading to additional pollution, if they are not handled properly. + In addition, the effective measures at every stage of plastic lifecycle must be clarified, +for example, in an Annex of the Convention as concrete measures of core obligations. +This helps the Member States to make sure that necessary measures are properly reflected +in their NAPs and to consider adding other promising measures in the Annex if necessary +in the future. + + + Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +B.0 Possible core obligation: establish overarching obligations through whole-of-society +approach to promote plastic circular economy and control plastic leakage into the marine +and other environments. +The committee may wish to consider including the following potential option for control +measures and voluntary measures. + + +- Establish an appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote circular economy + on plastic and control plastic leakage into the marine and other environments. +- Take necessary measures to promote plastic circularity in society, such as 3R, + covering every stage of plastic lifecycle, such as production, sales, consumption, + waste management and disposal, take into account national circumstances. +- The following effective measures at every stage of plastic lifecycle for plastic + circularity and its leakage prevention must be clarified as an overview of all the + clauses on core obligations to ensure that the necessary measures to be taken at each + stage are covered in the convention, for example, shown as in the form of a list in an + Annex and be properly reflected in NAPs. + + + + - Reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, including single use plastic + - Enhance sustainable product design for the environment by production improvement + such as volume reduction, simplification of packaging, ensuring long life of plastics, + reuse of parts, use of mono materials, making it easier to break apart, sort out and + transport for ease of recycling + + + + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + - Promote evaluation of plastic product footprints on the environment, sharing + information on product materials, cooperation between stakeholders, and + standardization of product design and guideline + - Develop and encourage use of substitute materials + - Avoid production and use of plastics which are difficult to be collected and unable + to be recycled, also known as problematic plastics, and promote the shift to substitute + materials + - Collect and recycle used plastics by production sectors (promotion of reuse, + improvement of recycling rate of plastics) + + + + - Reduce single-use plastics + - Collect and recycle used plastics by distribution/consumption sectors (promotion of + reuse, improvement of recycling rate of plastics) + - Raise awareness about the problem of global plastic pollution and importance of our + behavioral changes in plastic use + + + + - Develop national sound waste management policies based on the appropriate + priorities of waste management + - Ensure nation-wide sorting, collection and recycling systems for plastics + - Enhance recycling capacity in light of current usage levels and future projections to + ensure environmentally sound waste management + - Prevent illegal dumping and littering, avoid open dumping and implement sound + waste disposal + - Collect discharged plastics into the marine and other environments + + + （International/Regional Cooperation, and other measures that can be adopted by + future Conference of Parties(to be considered in light of scientific and socio-economic + assessments and technological development) + + +3．Primary plastic polymers + The current Option Paper suggests in Section B.1 to include restrictions on primary +plastic polymers as possible elements. In our views, however, it is important that any +measures reflect different circumstances where each country is placed, depending on + + + + 3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + how much plastic pollution is controlled. Measures with regard to the production or use +of plastics should not be one size fits all restrictions such as imposing a blanket ban, as +mentioned in Japan’s submission. + As Japan proposes in its submission +- Reducing plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, including single use plastic +- collecting and recycling used plastics by production sectors such as promotion of + reuse and improvement of recycling rate + We would like to add this option in this Section, because the more used plastics are +collected and recycled in the circularity loop, there is less need to produce primary plastics +accordingly. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +B.1.Possible core obligation：phasing out and/of reducing the supply of, demand for and +use of primary plastic polymers +Para 10 (a) Options for targets: + + + (iii) Increase use of recycled material and set a target for the reuse of plastic +products, to promote to reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity. + + + +4. Implementation measures: National action plans (NAPs) and related obligations + As Developing NAPs and National reporting are very important element to oblige the +Member States to recognize their responsibility and take concrete actions to tackle plastic +pollution, they should be not considered as mere means of implementation but as main +core obligations. Therefore, the overall options on NAPs and National reporting should +be moved to Section B “Core obligation”. + In addition, the current Option Paper does not concretely refer to what should be +common elements and minimum content of NAPs and it suggests that Harmonized +guidance of NAPs be developed by the governing body, namely the 1st COP(para 30). +However, such element and content should be clarified in the texts or Annexes of the +instrument so that Member States can develop their own NAPs swiftly before the first +COP. A specific format should also be determined by the adoption of the instrument. + Japan also proposes specific common elements to be included in NAPs by its +submission, which are indispensable for a transparent and robust PDCA (Plan Do Check +Action) mechanism for assessment of Members’ actions and their progress. These +elements should be taken into consideration for possible options. + + + + 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +【This part should be moved to Section B “Core obligations”】 + +D.1.National action plans +D.2 National reporting +30. The committee may wish to consider the following potential options for generally +applicable guidance on NAPs： +(d) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs, Harmonized guidance on +NAPs and a specific format must be identified in (an) article(s) or (an) Annex(es) of the +instrument. +(e) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs include targets and actions +in the medium term as well as long-term strategies towards the realizations of the global +objectives and goal of the instrument. +(f) Ensuring transparent assessment of progress by Members, visualization of +implementations should be realized by using objective data and its evidence on measures +in NAP and National reporting. +(g) Such data and its evidence include numerical information on production and +consumption, leakage along the value chain, waste generation collection of waste, +recycling(quantity/rates), collection of discharged plastics from the marine and other +environments, policy targets and goals reflecting the global goal, detailed roadmap +towards the realization of the targets and goals, and their achievements. +(h) Each Member State strives to visualize domestic flows of plastic in the plastic +lifecycle and losses to and accumulated stocks in the environment as shown in Figure 1 +of UNEP/PP/INC.1/7.(Such visualization would highlight priority areas for reducing +plastic pollution based on national circumstances.) + + + +5. Evaluation and recommendation by a technical expert group + Evaluation and recommendation by a technical expert group based on scientific +knowledge should appropriately be reflected in making criteria regarding problematic and +avoidable plastic products, determining which polymers and chemical materials are +problematic, and developing guidelines (and specific measures regarding emission source +of micro-plastic), among others. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission + + + + 5 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 11（b）add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors. + + +12（a）add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors. + + +(13（a）(i)(ii) + (b) (i)(ii)(iii) +Add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors.) + + +15 (a) add. To this end, establish a technical expert group on plastic that may provide +recommendations to decide the criteria. The group should consist of experts, scientists, +academia and other stakeholders such as industry sectors. + + + +6. Core obligations at every stage of plastic lifecycle + Obligations at stages of distribution, sales, and consumption should be included as +core obligations so that the whole and each lifecycle of plastic has obligations. To that +end, “Awareness-raising and education” found in section E.I of the current Option Paper +should be moved to section B “Core obligations.” + Awareness-raising and education are essential to promote behavioral change of +consumers on the use of plastic. + Promoting collection and recycling of used plastics at distribution, sale and +consumption stages including raising recycling rate of plastics should also be added as +core obligations. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +B. X Possible core obligation: awareness-raising and education + (para 34 should be moved to Section B) +B.7 Possible core obligation: encourage reduce, reuse and repair of plastic products and +packaging +16 .(b) Option for regulation and encouraging reduction, reuse, and recycle of plastic + + + + 6 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + (iii) Recommend the parties promote reuse and recycle through collection of used + plastics by production sector (promotion of reuse and recycle, improvement + of recycling rate of plastics) + (v) promote to collect and recycle used plastics by distribution and consumption + sectors(promotion of reuse and recycle, improvement of recycling rate of + plastics) + + +7. Strengthening waste management + Obligations regarding waste management such as domestic policies and enhancing +recycling capacity should be included as core obligations. + + +Elements that should be considered in discussions as found in Japan’s submission +Possible core obligations: strengthening waste management +14．(b) Options for regulating plastic waste: + (iv) Set indicators and obligations for plastic waste collection, sorting and + recycling, especially at the national level, including developing national sound + waste management policies based on the appropriate priorities of waste + management + (vi) Enhance recycling capacity in light of current usage levels and future + projections to ensure environmentally sound waste management + (vii) Prevent illegal dumping and littering, avoid open dumping and implement + sound waste disposal + (viii)Collect discharged plastics into the marine and other environments + + + + + 7 +",2 +2240,20/09/2023  |  Singapore,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singaporestatement.pdf,[],['Singapore'],[],Members,statement,"Singapore’s National Statement for INC-2 + + +• Chair, distinguished delegates and colleagues, + +• First, Singapore would like to thank the Government of France for their + kind hospitality and logistical arrangements in hosting this meeting. We + would also like to thank the INC Secretariat for their hard work in + preparing for this meeting. + +• The INC Secretariat has done a commendable job of consolidating views + from Member States and developing a comprehensive document on + potential options for elements towards the international legally binding + instrument. + +• At INC-1 in Punta Del Este, the strong showing from Member States as + well as industry players, NGOs and other stakeholders was testament to + our global commitment to tackle the complex issue of plastic pollution, + including in the marine environment. As we meet this week, it is important + that we sustain this momentum and move into substantive negotiations at + INC-2. + +• Singapore wishes to emphasise the need to focus on the core issue of plastic + pollution. The problem is not with plastic itself. As a material, plastic + continues to serve useful purposes for our economies and our societies. + +• Our view is that the eventual instrument needs to take a science-based + approach to protecting human health and the environment from the impact + of plastic pollution. The instrument needs to provide for diverse national + circumstances and allow for pragmatic solutions and voluntary measures + that are best suited to unique national contexts. + +• To this end, Singapore encourages fellow Member States to focus on + priority elements from the options paper that require urgent collective + action, such as toxicity and the leakage of plastic into the environment, + particularly the marine environment. Our view is that other elements are + be better situated under National Action Plans that accord countries the + +=== PAGE BREAK === + flexibility to pursue effective measures targeted to tackle plastic pollution + in their respective national contexts. + +• We recognize that the instrument also needs to address the accelerating + growth in plastics production. We believe that this can only be realistically + achieved through introducing and promoting safe, sustainable, and + economically viable plastic substitutes. This will require us to put in the + right incentives to activate the industry and the markets. + +• As always, Singapore stands ready to participate actively in the discussions + at INC and to work with all Member States towards a constructive + outcome. We also wish to express our alignment with the statements + delivered by the Asia Pacific Group (APG) and the Small Island + Developing States (SIDS), as well as the Coordinating Body of the Seas of + East Asia (COBSEA). + +• Thank you. +",2 +2241,22/06/2023  |  Norway,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/22062023_norway_cg1.pdf,[],['Norway'],[],Members,statement,"Norway’s written interventions as prepared for INC-2 + + +Contact group 1 + +Objective + • Norway aligns itself with the many delegations expressing support for option 9 (a). + + • We believe this will provide a clear and easy to understand objective while + underlining the need to protect the human health as well as the environment + throughout the life cycle of plastic. The treaty and its objective would also benefit from + being further supported by relevant targets throughout the life cycle. + + • Norway would also be open to include progressive and time-bound targets for + reaching this objective, and would propose to explore a target of ending plastic + pollution by 2040. + + +Core obligation 1: Reduce production of primary plastic polymers + +Complete version as prepared + • For every tonne of primary plastics that enters the economy, the risk of adverse + effects on the environment and human health increase and the complexity and cost of + solutions becomes higher. Norway is of the opinion that the plastic treaty must reduce + the overall volume of primary plastic polymer production in order to achieve the + objectives of the treaty. + + • We suggest to include an article for Measures to reduce the supply of primary plastic + production in the zero draft with the following options reflected as legally-binding + provisions: + + • This delegation supports option 10 a (i) of a global science-based target. This is + important to support a transition to a more circular economy and guide financial flows + towards solutions throughout the life cycle, such as investement in alternative + materials and service models. + + • Norway can also support option 10 a (ii) to have nationally determined targets, but + this should be in relation to a global target. National targets will not alone suffice. + + • Transparency will be a prerequisite to determine progress in reducing primary + production and controlling chemicals and polymers of concern, but also to assess the + need for addional control measures. We also note the call from the finance sector to + set mandatory disclosure requirements for businesses and financial institutions to + adress existing barriers for managing risk and aligning financial flows with the goal of + ending plastic pollution. As such, Norway supports option 10 b (iii). + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • In general, this delegation also supports pursuing option 10 c to apply market-based + measures to reduce production and consumption of primary plastics while also + recognizing the need for some flexibility to determine which national measures would + be efficient. + + • We would also highlight the removal of negative subsidies for primary plastic + production (option 10 c) as an important measure to increase competitiveness of + alternatives. + + • When it comes to option 10 b (ii) on applying import and export requirements and + option 10 b (iv) on establishing licensing schemes, this delegation will listen to other + delegations’ views with interest. + + +Core obligation 2: Eliminate specific plastic products of concern + +Complete version as prepared + • Norway does not produce most of the plastic products we see in our streets and + waterways. A legally binding provision to ban those products of particular concern will + help importing countries to regulate them effectively, and support a shift to more + sustainable production and consumption patterns. As such, we would like to see the + zero draft reflect option 11 a, b, c, d and e as legally binding provisions. + + • Option 11 (c) is suitable to rapidly take action on the most obvious contributors of + plastic pollution. The plastics products which have a high risk of becoming litter and + those products that of particular concern given their characteristics, for example such + as persistence or toxicity. + + • We also would support option 11 (b) to establish criteria for products that should be + considered for bans/prohibition. This could be complemented with a concrete list of + products and possibly listing specific uses or sectors that might be excempted. + Possible criteria include: + + a. use is avoidable or replaceable with reusable options; + b. contain listed polymers and chemical of 2valuat or their production, use or + disposal poses risks to human health and the environment; + c. not recyclable and/or hinder the recycling of other items and/or cannot safely + be recycled in light of its o hazardous content; and + d. high likelihood of becoming litter. + + • In principle, Norway supports option 11 (a), but this should be considered in relation + to option 1 b (iii) under obligation 1. + + • To make bans on listed plastic products effective, Norway support option 11 (d) to + apply import and export requirements referring specifically to the listed products. All + +=== PAGE BREAK === + trade measures should be in line with WTO regulations and apply to all Parties and + non-parties on a non-discriminatory basis. + + • Thisd delegation sees the need for undertaking technical work in the intersessional + period to develop criteria and to inform our consideration of which products that would + be suitable for being listed in order to have meaningful engagement on alternative + provisions in the zero draft at INC-3. + + +Core obligation 3: Eliminate and restrict specific polymers and chemicals +of concern + +Complete version as prepared + • This delegation would underline the importance of eliminating certain polymers and + chemicals of concern to protect the environment and human health from plastic + pollution. + + • As a first, and important step, chemical substances with severe long term effects on + human health and the environment must be avoided in the manufacture of plastic + products and in the plastic products themselves. For chemicals with such severe + intrinsic hazardous properties, the risk is not adequately controlled, regardless of the + exposure to humans or the environment. + + • The most efficient measure will be to prohibit the use of such polymers and + chemicals, or groups of chemicals where appropriate, in plastic production and to + establish a list based on relevant criteria. This is necessary to protect the environment + and human health and enable the transition to a safe circular economy for plastics + and in line with option 12 a (i) which Norway fully support. + + • Import and export restrictions are an important tool to prevent trade of listed polymers + and chemicals of concern regulated by the treaty. Norway also support option 12 a + (ii) which we see as complementary to option 12 a (i). All trade measures should be + in line with WTO regulations and apply to all Parties and non-parties on a non- + discriminatory basis. + + • The ban of chemicals with severe long term effects on human health and the + environment should be based on the criteria established in the UN Globally + Harmonised System for classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS) and + include chemicals that for example may cause cancer, infertility, affect the hormone + system, do not degrade in the environment or accumulate in the food chain. + + • In addition, chemicals restricted at global level and regionally, where thorough + assessments have already been done, should be restricted in the plastic treaty + without further assessment. Such global treaties include the Stockholm convention, + the Minamata convention and the Montreal protocol. At regional level the EU + legislation is a good example (REACH, EE-products (RoHS), toys, biocides, food + +=== PAGE BREAK === + contact materials etc.). Also relevant is chemicals included in the “emerging policy + issues” under SAICM. + + • A group approach is important when restricting the most harmful chemicals in + plastics, to avoid regrettable substitution. Chemicals that belong to the same groups + as chemicals identified to be a risk to human health and the environment, are + presumed to also carry the same risk. That means that we must not replace those + eliminated chemicals with chemicals of similar concern. + + • Norway also support option 12 b (i) as transparency is necessary to make informed + decisions by all stakeholders involved in plastics value chains, from regulators to + designers, manufacturers, consumers, waste dealers, dismantlers, and recyclers. + However, this cannot not be limited to existing national legislation because different + requirements will add to the cost of compliance for producers and data will not be + comparable between jurisdictions. We must develop a common approach in order to + achieve a level playing field. + + • Disclosed information about chemicals and polymers must also be linked to individual + plastic materials and products to be traceable throughout plastics value chains. + Therefore, we also support option 12 b (ii) to have this information made readily + available throughout the life cycle in order to effectively protect those whom will use + and manage the products, and to ensure the safety and quality in secondary + materials. + + • Norway is positive to pursue options that will lead to chemical simplification, as + mentioned in option 12 c (i). This would need to be developed in parallel to + obligation to eliminate the most harmful polymers and chemicals of concern. + + • We also see the need for undertaking technical work in the intersessional period to + develop criteria and to inform our consideration of which polymers and chemicals, or + groups of chemicals, would be suitable for such a approach. This will contribute to + clarify discussion of the alternative provisions in the zero draft at INC-3. + + +Core obligation 4: Reducing release of microplastics + +Complete version as prepared + • To achieve the objective of ending plastic pollution from all sources, the treaty should + also include microplastic as recognized in the UNEA resolution 5/14. + + • Microplastic is an especially worrying source of plastic pollution found in all + environmental compartments – including in the most remote regions of the world. It + accumulates in the environment and poses a growing risk to the environment and + human health. Its transboundary nature, being transported through waterways and + air, requires international measures in a global agreement. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • Microplastic is spread both through its intentional use in products, as well as by + degradation from larger plastic items. The agreement should include all sources og + microplastic pollution and address both intentionally added microplastics as well as + unintentional release of microplastic. + + • To address the intentional use of microplastic, the agreement should include a legally + binding obligation as proposed in option 13 (a) (ii). By targeting production, sale, + distribution, trade and use, we ensure that the obligation encompass the entire life + cycle of intentional use of microplastic. This will be most effective in reducing the + problem. It is important however, that plastic pellets are not included in this definition + of microplastics – as plastic pellets, flakes and powder will be needed in a circular + economy to create secondary plastic. + + • To address the unintentional release of microplastics, the agreement should include a + legally binding obligation for parties to reduce the unintentional release of + microplastics. In our view, such measures would benefit from a sectoral approach, + considering the diverse nature of microplastic release and allowing for a start-and- + strengthening approach. Option 13 (b) (iii) would be a good starting point for + discussions. One could consider a legally binding obligation for parties to require the + use of best available technology (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP) to + address release from identified sources as listed in an annex. + + • The agreement should also address the issue of plastic pellets and implement + measures to minimize the risk of leakage from production, storage, handling, and + transport as proposed in option 13 (b) (i). However, it is important that such an + obligation include all sorts of plastic pellets, flakes and powders to be used for the + production of secondary plastics. Plastic pellets should therefore be defined in terms + of its use and not in terms of size, as these particles can exceed the common size + limits for microplastic. One could therefore consider including option 13 (b) (i) under + core obligation 9 to avoid confusion in terms of definition. + + +Core obligation 5: Strengthen waste management + +Complete version as prepared + + • Plastic waste generation is on track to triple by 2060. The world will not be able to + manage the volume of plastic waste and avoid leakage. In addition to minimize plastic + waste generation and reduce pressure on overburdened waste management + infrastructure worldwide, this delegation empahsize the need for provisions to ensure + environmentally sound waste management in line with the waste hierarchy. + + • This section provides a comprehensive list of options and should be consolidated as + many of them are overlapping. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • We support option 14 a (i) as there is a clear need for scaling up waste management + infrastructure. + +• We should commit to working towards global targets for collection and recycling, as + well as setting appropriate national targets for this,, and we would therefore support + option 14 b (iv). + +• We prefer setting targets upstream, including recycled content and recyclability, and + midstream, including for reuse, as well as downstream for collection and recycling. A + separate target for generation of plastics waste for final disposal in line with option 14 + a (ii) would then be redundant. + +• While there is a need for guidance to ensure environmentally sound waste + management, we should avoid duplicating the work under the Basel Convention, + including its recently updated Plastic Waste Technical Guidelines. + +• Regarding option 14 a (iii) on guidance, we would highlight that the Plastic Waste + Guidelines under the Basel Convention covers both point (b) and point (c). When it + comes to point (a), Norway could support the notion of developing guidance for + encouraging investment in waste management infrastructure and highlights the + possibility to consider this in relation to options related to EPR. + +• It is clearly necessary to address leakages from movement and end of life + management of plastic waste. Norway would support in principle option 14 b (i), but + underline that this could be consolidated with other options under waste management + as well as potential linkages with core obligation 9 on eliminating the release and + emissions of plastics to water, soil and air. + +• Norway would not support banning the practices listed in option 14 b (ii) except from + open burning. + +• When it comes to option 14 b (iii), we believe that such guidance has been + developed for the Basel technical guidelines for plastic wastes. + +• We do not see the need to pursue specific treaty requirements for producers to + develop action plans as suggested in option 14 b (v). But we support the notion of + holding producers responsible for waste generation. + +• Option 14 c (i) deals with the environmentally sound management of plastic waste, + which is an important issue. However, the Plastic Waste Guidelines under the Basel + Convention covers these aspects, and we should avoid duplicating this work. + +• We agree that the treaty should rely on the Basel Convention regarding control of + transboundary movements of hazardous waste and their disposal, as suggested in + option 14 c (ii). + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • Norway agrees that statistical data for exports of plastic waste is an important issue. + This is covered by reporting obligations under the Basel Convention. Quotas for + exports, as suggested in option 14 c (iii), seems like an inflexible solution, but it + could be interesting to discuss the setting of targets for exports, in order to stimulate + national waste treatment capacity. + + • When it comes to option 14 c (iv), (v) and (vi), Norway believes that these should be + addressed under the Basel Convention. + + • Option 14 d (i) deals with the demand for secondary plastics and with + environmentally sound recycling of plastic waste. The latter aspect is already covered + in the Plastic Guidelines under the Basel Convention. We support to include + requirements to increase demand for secondary plastics in the treaty, but it should be + left to parties to develop specific measures, such as using public procurement. + However, specific measures could be the subject of guidance that are developed + under the treaty. + + • Norway would like to underline the importance of obligations and targets for recycling, + and would therefore support option 14 d (ii). However, this should be combined with + option 14 b (iv), which is very similar, and possibly incorporated with other options + under waste management. + + • We underline the relevance of using EPR schemes as a national measure to + incentivize recycling, as suggested in option 14 d (iii), and to secure other + interventions along the value chain of plastics. We would be interested in an open + discussion as to how EPR schemes should be incorporated in the treaty and whether + using them should be a binding or a voluntary provision. It should furthermore be + noted that a practical manual on EPR was adopted under the Basel Convention in + 2019, and we should avoid duplicating this work1. + + • While recycling is key to strengthening waste management, requirements covering + financial support or tax exemptions, as outlined in option 14 d (iv), and investments + in recycling facilities, as suggested in option 14 d (vi), is quite specific aspects that + could be included in guidance under the treaty but not as binding obligations. + + • Option 14 d (v) deals with best available technologies for recycling, which is already + covered in the Plastic Waste Guidelines under the Basel Convention. + + +Core obligation 6: Enabling design for circularity + +Complete version as prepared + • Plastic products need to be designed to be reusable and recyclable while containing + recycled plastic content free from chemicals and polymers of concern to enable the + +1 See working document UNEP/CHW.14/5/Add.1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + safe circulation of plastic materials. More sustainable design of plastics products will + also spur innovation to avoid leakage of macro- and microplastics during the use- + phase. + + • Norway calls for legally binding obligations to ensure that plastic products produced, + manufactured and put on the market are in line with certain sustainability or circularity + criteria. As such, we support both option 15 (a) and option 15 (b). + + • In order to establish a level playing field for businesses, we need global rules to guide + design. National requirements for design criteria, without a basis in the treaty’s global + criteria, will not be an efficient solution, and is not in line with our position. + + • International sustainability criteria can guide the standardization of plastics for + different materials, products and sectors. However, we should not confuse the role of + the plastic treaty with bodies such as the ISO in terms of developing technical + standards and sectoral codes of practice. However, the Conference of Parties may + encourage such bodies to take up complementary work. + + • This delegation also support option 15 (e) to set a clear global target for required + minimum recycled content. This should be complemented by sector-specific targets, + starting with high priority sectors such as single-use and packaging. This will + incentivise investment in new product design, increase competitiveness of secondary + plastics and is a key indicator of progress towards circularity. + + • In general, Norway support option 15 (d) regarding labelling measures. Harmonizing + product information and avoiding misinformation about environmental performance of + products. We would however note that transparency and traceability is also + addressed in option 12 b (ii) and should be complementary. + + • We are also supportive of option 15 (f) to establish a central data registry to support + transparency and traceability. + + +Core obligation 7: Reduce, reuse and repair of plastic products + +Complete version as prepared + • Transitioning to a circular economy for plastic, which is underpinned by the waste + hierarchy, is a key part of the solution to end plastic pollution. As such, we are + generally supportive of obligation 7 on reduce, reuse and repair. + + • This said, discussions about reduction measures are broadly covered by obligations + 1-4 and would like to focus discussions on reuse and refill-systems for this obligation. + + • Each rotation or ‘use’ of a plastic product further reduces the environmental impact + associated with producing and disposing of an item. Reusing items as many times as + possible significantly improves resource efficiency and reduces the constant need to + +=== PAGE BREAK === + discard and manage the waste, decreasing its chances of ending up in the + environment. + + • Recycling is often framed as the solution to the plastic crisis despite the fact that + waste management systems are currently overwhelmed and only a fraction of waste + generated is recycled. + + • Wherever possible, reducing the production and usage of non-essential plastic + products should be the first priority. Waste prevention means measures taken before + any product or packaging has become waste. Reuse reduces the quantity of waste + generated. Therefore, reuse should be prioritized over recycling as a more resource + efficient approach which reduces carbon emissions over the entire material lifecycle + and prevents waste generation. + + • This is particularly, but not exclusively, the case for packaging, which has rightfully + been identified as one of the worst causes of plastic pollution and avoidable resource + consumption. About one third of the global plastic production is used in the production + of packaging and results in about 40% of global plastic waste. The overwhelming + majority of plastic packaging is single-use, so that on average the total lifespan for + plastic packaging is only 6 months. + + • We recognize the need to set out a harmonized policy framework to level the playing + field and encourage the private sector to scale reuse solutions and services. This will + also help build consumer habits and acceptance of reuse models. Refill-systems are + also relevant in many contexts. + + • Setting an overall reuse target for all goods placed on the market will also send a + strong signal to all market sectors to transition. Reuse targets may be set regardless + of material to avoid an unintended increase in multi-use plastic products where other + materials are fit for purpose. + + • Norway would like to pursue option 16 (a) to set a target on reuse as well as + continue discussions on appropriate regulatory measures such as those outlined in + option 16 (b), including developing guidance and criteria. + + • We are also cognizant of significant differences between both sectors and product + segments and would support developing sector-specific guidance in line with option + 16 b (i) as well as setting sector-specific reuse targets, especially for packaging. + + +Core obligation 8: Alternatives and substitutes + +Complete version as prepared + • In our view, the most important consideration regarding alternatives and substitutes + must be to avoid using primary raw materials when possible. Rather than substituting + +=== PAGE BREAK === + single-use plastic products with single use products using alternative materials, we + need to consider reuse and refill systems that keeps materials in the economy. + + • In those instances where primary raw materials cannot be avoided, this delegation + would see merit in developing criteria to guide the promotion of safe alternatives and + substitutes in line with option 17 b (ii), in order to avoid negative impacts such as + land and water use, human health and greenhouse gas emissions. + + • We would underline that criteria for safe alternatives and substitute must adhere to + the same sustainability requirements as plastic products, in option 15 (a) and (b). + + • Norway also supports option 17 b (iv) to use economic instruments to reduce the + use of plastics and increase the adoption of safe and sustainable alternatives. + According to UNCTAD, plastic materials and products generally have lower tariffs + than plastic substitutes. This suggests the need to take action to change the incentive + structure of plastics versus substitutes. + + • For example, paper straws have a global average tariff rate of 13.3 per cent, while + plastic straws’ global average tariff is 7.7 per cent. + + • In general the environmental cost of a plastic product must be reflected in the market + price to enable guide the market in the use of materials. + + • There are still many areas where plastic is used where it can be replaced by other + materials. Many alternatives are well used/proven and can be recycled or are + biodegradable, but the alternative materials will vary in different sectors/areas of use. + Today many well-functioning systems (such as multiple-use glass bottler for + beverages/steel boxes for spices and food) are replaced by plastic. + + • There is a danger in creating lock-ins to certain plastic polymers if countries establish + infrastructure for recycling for uses where plastics could easily/preferably be + substituted. Some alternative materials do not have the risk of chemical migration. + + • Aluminum, steel, glass, wood, paper, banana leaves are example of materials in use. + Some of these can be used multiple times and recycled in infinity. Life cycle analyses + (LCA) have often had a bias on climate considerations and looked less at pollution + and biodiversity. A life cycle analyses must also include end-of-life considerations - + waste. + + +Core obligation 9: Eliminate release of plastic to air, water and land + +Complete version as prepared + • All provisions on reduction, waste management and circularity will support eliminating + emissions and release of plastics through prevention. But even if we can include + +=== PAGE BREAK === + effective obligations upstream, we will also need to directly target release and + emissions to the environment. + + • Plastic is a pollutant like any other and must therefore be treated as such in national + legislation. The treaty should include a legally binding obligation as the proposed + option 18 (a) for parties to reduce, and where possible eliminate, release of plastics + to water, soil and air. + + • To identify appropriate measures to reduce release for each source and each + pathway, a sectoral approach should be taken. With a focus on prioritizing the largest + known sources and strengthen the measures over time as new knowledge is + developed. + + • Through a sectoral approach one can develop and require the use of best available + technology (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP) for different sources and + activities releasing and emitting plastic as proposed in option 18 (b). + + • In addition to this general and sectoral approach to release of plastics, there are + certain plastic products that are used directly in the environment, and therefore pose + a higher risk of littering and harm to the environment. + + • It should be legally binding for parties to take effective measures to prevent and + reduce loss of certain plastic products particularly likely to end up in and causing + harm to the environment and animals or marine life such as fishing gear, agricultural + products or similar. We therefore support the inclusion of a provision like the + suggested option 18 d). It is however important to cover all sources of littering + applied directly in the environment, including but not limited to fishing gear. We would + appreciate further research on similar sources within aquaculture, agriculture and + possibly others. + + +Core obligation 10: Addressing existing plastic pollution + +Complete version as prepared + • To achieve the objective of ending plastic pollution, we must also address existing + litter and pollution in the environment. This is important both to limit the impact of + larger plastic items on nature and wildlife, as well as to reduce the risk of it breaking + down into microplastics that would be almost impossible and very costly to remediate. + + • The treaty should include an obligation for parties to identify, prioritize and address in + an environmentally sound manner areas of plastic waste, as proposed in option 19 + (a) ii and option 19 (b) i and ii. + + • It is important that remediation efforts are based on best available techniques and + best environmental practices, including to ensure that activities respect biodiversity + +=== PAGE BREAK === + and prioritize efforts in areas that have the largest impact, such as rivers, beaches, + hot spots for ghost fishing gear and similar. + + • The parties should, as proposed in option 19 (b) iii, develop criteria and guidelines + on best available techniques and best environmental practices, including to ensure + that clean-up activities respect biodiversity and are tailored to specific circumstances. + + • Addressing existing plastic pollution will be an important addition to address plastic + pollution. This can, however, not replace prevention measures through upstream + measures and actions closer to the source of pollution. + + +Contact group 2 +Means of implementation + + • We find it rewarding to hear all the contributions from member states and appreciate + the good spirit in which these consultations are conducted. We are convinced it in + part is due to the work of our two particularly excellent co-facilitators. + + • MOI is always challenging, but the good discussion has brought out a number of + promising factors that will help us find common ground on mobilizing resources. We + are optimistic about agreeing financial mechanisms; + + • The core obligations being negotiated in the other work stream will greatly affect the + size of the financing challenge, and the kinds of issues to build capacity for. A big + advantage in this plastics process is the opportunity to apply and operationalize the + polluter pays principle. Let us as a starting point – through our work on PPP in the + instrument - seek to make the need for external or domestic finance as small as we + possibly can. + + • We are encouraged by the many countries - across all regions - that recognize the + central role of the private sector in developing and investing in solutions. Businesses + can thrive and grow decent jobs while doing it. + + • While a lot of the job of tackling plastic pollution can and should be done in the + market, it requires markets to be well regulated and aligned across borders to + succeed. Capacity-building for this purpose is one of the most important things to + raise finance for, especially in the countries with the biggest gaps in technical and + financial capacity. + + • A great number of different methods and approaches to mobilizing more resources + have been identified in the process so far, as is clear in the options paper. Different + methods are suitable to different parts of the plastic value chain. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + • We recognize on this background the need for the instrument to make reference to all + sources, as well as to the advantages of including in the instrument language of + alignment of different sources of finance with the objectives of the instrument. The + effect of such a call has been compelling before. + + • We further recognize that it can provide a lot of comfort to many countries, not least + producing countries, to further consider the possibility of including aspects that can + underpin predictable and transparent trade relations, including aspects to underpin + good relations between parties and non-parties. But this is something we would + welcome an opportunity to explore further with experts. + + • As stated clearly at INC1, Norway recognises the need for an agreement like this to + have a financial mechanism. Here is a choice to be made. + + • Our preference is to build on an already established mechanism. The advantages to + that are obvious to us, not only because we would like to see available funding going + to financing activities towards the goals of the agreement, rather than for costs to + establish and administrating a new mechanism and avoiding the long time to make it + effective and well governed. But more than that, we fear that much learning could go + to waste, rather than have the mechanism benefit from 30-40 years of lessons + learned. + + • A broad-based established mechanism, such as the GEF, has the significant + advantage of being able to see different environmental issues under one lens, + optimizing resources across them. Remember, we call the new instrument a plastics + agreement, but we could have called it an ecosystem agreement, a species + preservation agreement, a food security agreement or a health agreement, or driver + of inclusive circular economy and decent jobs agreement. Our point is that we must + see the issue of plastics in its wider contexts. An existing instrument like the GEF can + fully leverage the advantages of a more integrated approach. + + • So co-chairs, to sum up our position on financial mechanism with reference to the + options paper, we are particularly supportive of article 24 b, and in the interest of + time, rather than going into all of the items under 24 c about other innovative sources + of finance, we refer to the EU intervention on this, sharing their support for the + different elements. + + • Finally, let me thank fellow delegates for all their excellent and innovative proposals. + + +National action plans + + • On national action plans This delegation, support options 29. a) b) and c). Under + options 30, that we read as three alternatives, we would support option 30 b) + Harmonized guidance on NAPs. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Exchange of information, awareness raising and education + + • Norway sees Exchange of information, awareness raising and education as an + important element of a new treaty. We refer to UNEA5/14 OP3. (j) “To increase + knowledge though awareness-raising, education and the exchange of information”. + Norway would therefore suggest that the zero draft combine the set of options E1 on + awareness raising and education with options E2 exchange of information in the + relevant section. + + • Exchange of information is a cross cutting issue and we understand that options + related to options 34 and 35 are discussed under contact group 1. + + • Norway would in principle support options 35. a) and b) as presented. We note that + option 35. b) I on mandatory disclosure of harmonized information on + chemical/material composition of plastic products is discussed under option 3 + production, consumption and use of chemicals and polymers of concern core + obligation 12 a) and b) in contact group 1. + + • On awareness raising and education, as regards the proposed activities and + provisions under Options 34. a) and b) we see that option 34 b) iii on public access + to information relates to option 12 b (ii) on increasing transparency of chemicals and + polymers in plastics through marking, labeling and product passports. Option 15 d) + on establishing labelling measures for plastic products will allow informed choices by + consumers. We propose that the zero draft refer to the relevant core obligation + discussed in contact group 1. + + • This delegation strongly support 34. b) v on the role of the Global Partnership on + Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter. + + +Stakeholder engagement + + • We support initiating a multistakeholder action agenda with a sectoral focus. The + objective of the multistakeholder action agenda should be to accelerate + implementation and progress towards the core obligations in the Plastics Treaty. We + hope to come back to this. + + • Norway supports initiating a multistakeholder action agenda with a focus on specific + sectors, to support the implementation of the treaty, with zero tolerance for + greenwashing, as well as to share knowledge, scientific evidence, expertise, and + technology, and to mobilize financial resources and align financial flows to support + implementation. + + • The objective of the multistakeholder action agenda should be to accelerate + implementation and progress towards the core obligations in the Plastics Treaty. The + Multistakeholder Action Agenda could also provide a platform for business, industry, + +=== PAGE BREAK === + cities, and local government as well as other stakeholders to commit to taking actions + and support the implementation of the Treaty. + + • This delegation underlines that Stakeholder action and voluntary commitments must + be guided and supported by global rules and government action to ensure progress + and a fair playing field. + + • We support the proposed options 40. a) and b) to promote ambitious action and + promote cooperation by high level engagement, local, regional, national and global + focus, mobilizing financial and technical resources from stakeholders and of sharing + knowledge and best practice to scale up what works. + + • On option 40. a) ii we propose to add that the multistakeholder action agenda + should also have a sectoral focus aligned with sectoral programmes of work + developed by the Conference of the Parties. + + • With respect to mechanisms of the multistakeholder action agenda proposed under + 40. b) we believe the most important mechanisms should be on general principles of + accountability, transparency and science to ensure actions accelerate progress + towards the core obligations set out in the Plastics Treaty and to avoid greenwashing. + + • Norway supports option 40 b) i) on models and cooperation with existing structures + and coalitions. + + • This delegation has called for the Treaty and the Conference of the Parties to initiate + sectoral programmes of work to develop science-based sectoral strategies to address + implementation of the core obligations and seek to cooperate and coordinate with + other conventions, instruments and organizations and promote the involvement of + stakeholders from across the value-chain, and cooperate with the Multistakeholder + Action Agenda + + +Compliance mechanism + + • The treaty should have a compliance mechanism. + + • It should be expert-based, fair, facilitative and non-punitive. It should function in a + manner that is transparent, non-adversarial and non-punitive. + + • The parties to the Stockholm Convention was able to agree to a compliance + mechanism, but only after 18 years of negotiations. Norway sees a compliance + mechanism as an integral element to the treaty and like for the Minamata Convention, + it should be negotiated as part of the final agreement at INC5. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Cooperation and coordination + + • This delegation notes many of the proposed cooperation and coordination options + 39. a) technologies, b) research, c) capacity building, d) awareness raising and f) + monitoring refer to other obligations and that the zero draft should refer to these + options as stand-alone obligations rather than options under cooperation and + coordination. + + • Provisions for cooperation and coordination would follow up UNEA res 5/14 OP.3 (k) + “To promote cooperation and coordination with relevant regional and international + conventions, instruments and organizations, while recognizing their respective + mandates, avoiding duplication and promoting complementarity of action;” + + • Therefore, Norway propose the treaty to further promote cooperation and + coordination with relevant regional and international conventions, instruments and + organizations with a focus on the different core obligations, for example as relates to + chemicals and waste and the BRS conventions. + + • Another example for cooperation and collaboration with relevant conventions is on + options for core obligation option 13 (b) i) Minimize the risk of leakage of plastic + pellets from production, handling, transport and the use of certain products. A stated + in our submission, this delegation propose that each Party should be required to take + effective measures to eliminate releases of plastics pellets to the environment. + Measures could include regulation to prevent loss at all stages including production, + handling, transport and storage. Obligations and measures should seek to + complement and not duplicate efforts in other Conventions such as under the IMO. + + • Equally, the core obligation option 18 (d) on taking effective measures to prevent + and reduce loss of fishing gear containing plastic should leverage, cooperate and + coordinate with existing efforts, including those of the Food and Agriculture + Organization of the United Nations and IMO. + + • This delegation also recall the HAC Ministerial Joint Statement regarding the triple + planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and recognise that + these challenges are inextricably interlinked and mutually reinforcing. We therefore + propose a particular focus on coordination and coordination with the climate and + biodiversity conventions in relation to the global targets to reduce pollution risks from + all sources, protect and conserve at least 30 percent of ocean and 30 percent of land + by 2030, and restore degraded ecosystems, as well as reducing greenhouse gas + emissions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees in line with the Paris Agreement. + + • In conclusion, Norway suggests that the zero draft on cooperation and coordination + be based on agreed language from other MEAs and that proposed options if binding + refer to the relevant core obligation and if voluntary refers it to the multistakeholder + action agenda. + +=== PAGE BREAK === +",2 +2242,23/06/2023  |  New Zealand,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/23062023_new_zealand_cg1_and_cg2.pdf,[],['New Zealand'],[],Members,statement,"Second Session of the Intergovernmental +Negotiating Committee on Plastic +Pollution +New Zealand written statements for Contact Groups 1 and 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Contact Group 1 + +Objective(s) +New Zealand agrees with a number of delegations who have spoken in the room that the primary +objective of the instrument should clearly and plainly communicate an ambition to eliminate or end +plastic pollution as per the UNEA resolution. It should reflect the broad scope of the instrument, and +recognise the effect of plastic pollution on human and environmental health. +For this reason, New Zealand would support 9(a) with some variation. We would prefer to move the +reference to the plastic lifecycle to earlier on in the objective so that the broad scope of the instrument +is more in focus. +We would therefore propose that the objective reads: “End plastic pollution by taking action across +the full lifecycle of plastics to protect human and environmental health.” +We could also support a reference to marine environment as per the EU’s proposal. +As a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, New Zealand supports and +recognises the need to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040. We consider however, that it would be +unusual to have a time-bound objective in the instrument. A time-specific objective could throw into +question the ongoing relevance of the instrument and also raise challenges around implementation. + + + +Possible core obligation 1: Phasing out and/or reducing the supply of, demand for and +use of primary plastic polymers +New Zealand would prefer 10(a)(i) but we can also support 10(a)(ii), if in combination with 10(a)(i). +We could support 10(b)(i) on bans to limit production. But, with any of these measures, it is critical to +ensure careful consideration is given to timing, reducing demand, and addressing infrastructure and +technological gaps. These types of measures will require further investment and capability, and will +require additional measures to increase the recycling, reuse and repair of plastics. +On 10(c), we particularly support the reference on “removal of fiscal incentives” given the role that +subsidies play in artificially lowering the cost of virgin plastic production. We agree with the EU on the +elimination of subsidies to primary producers of virgin plastic pollution. +We flag the importance of definitions as mentioned in Appendix I. Picking up Thailand’s point, the +paper uses virgin plastics and primary plastics in different parts, yet these terms are not listed in +Appendix I. It would be useful to clarify what types of plastics Possible Core Obligation 1 applies to. +For instance would targets apply to only fossil fuel based plastics, or to bioplastics and biodegradable +too? We would suggest that the topic of definitions be flagged for intersessional work. +We would also support Ecuador’s suggestion for intersessional work to better understand existing +production and trade volumes. This is an important prerequisite for targets. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Possible core obligation 2: Banning, phasing out and/or reducing use of problematic +and avoidable plastic products +New Zealand supports the measures outlined in Possible Core Obligation 2. +We agree with the EU that options (b) and (c) are complimentary. We support a process that allows +for flexibility in implementation at a national level, based on globally determined criteria, to recognise +differing infrastructure and contexts. +We support the UK and others in calling for technical experts to consider criteria and also believe this +could take place intersessionally. +We also support Australia’s proposal to request that the Secretariat prepare a list of existing domestic +measures. +All measures should be guided by the precautionary approach to avoid the use of alternatives with +undesirable outcomes. We consider measures to strengthen reuse and repair of products and +materials are essential to enable a shift away from problematic and avoidable plastic products. +We also consider that establishing a global baseline of raw materials as per option 11(a) would be +useful, however we would support the scope being narrowed for practicability and specificity. We also +agree with the UK and others that this option could be better placed under Possible Core Obligation 1. + + + +Possible core obligation 3: Banning, phasing out and/or reducing the production, +consumption and use of chemicals and polymers of concern +New Zealand supports all of the options under Possible Core Obligation 3, and we share the EU’s views +that this Possible Core Obligation is critical for the protection of environmental and human health. +For 12(a)(i), we especially support developing criteria that establish a risk assessment framework for +chemicals. We also consider any chemicals identified for phase out should be guided by the +precautionary approach. We note that the criteria or identification of exact polymers or chemicals for +phase out should be done by technical experts with a range of backgrounds and expertise and +therefore support the call made by others to establish a technical expert group. +We strongly support 12(b)(ii). Increased transparency through marking and harmonised product +labelling is a high priority for New Zealand. +For 12(c)(i) and 12(c)(ii) we agree with the EU that we must consider the precautionary approach when +considering and promoting new or alternative additives and chemicals. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Possible core obligation 4: Reducing microplastics +New Zealand supports measures aimed at addressing intentionally added microplastics. Like the EU +our preference is option 13(a)(ii) for a full lifecycle approach to addressing intentionally added +microplastics. This measure could include a short positive-list approach for permissible intentionally- +added microplastics. +New Zealand also supports measures aimed at addressing unintentional microplastics under option +(b), noting this is the largest, and increasing, source of microplastics in the environment. +We support capturing stormwater treatment mechanisms as well as wastewater under (b)(ii), given +stormwater runoff is a major source of microplastic contamination due to car tyres and other +industrial waste. +New Zealand seeks to understand the scope of ‘intentional’ and ‘unintentional’ microplastics, noting +this would need agreed definition, and we support further definition of microplastics by source and +size, as prevention measures for different types will vary. This could be a useful focus for intersessional +work. + + +Possible core obligation 5: Strengthening waste management +New Zealand supports 14(a), although with 14(a)(ii), we note that countries would need time to ensure +they can collect data to support this target. +We are in general supportive of the principle of 14(b)(ii), in particular we could support prohibitions +on open burning and incineration. On other technologies we note that there is a wide range of +different and emerging technologies. We consider that caution is required when considering these +solutions and the use of any such technologies should not undermine the principles of a circular +economy and the waste hierarchy, and they should support a low emissions approach. +We support 14(c) but on the proposal to 14(c)(iv) we consider that agreement on a clear definition of +circularity is needed to avoid misuse of that exemption. +On 14(d)(i) we note that subsidy reform, including fossil fuel subsidies, can be an effective measure to +drive demand for recycled plastics, given subsidies result in low prices of virgin plastic, making them +unfairly competitive compared with recycled plastics. We would like to see that reflected in this +option. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Possible core obligation 6: Fostering design for circularity +New Zealand considers that the instrument should define circularity, or circular economy, and we urge +countries to incorporate indigenous knowledge into this definition. Any definition should also not limit +a circular economy to a focus on plastics but should acknowledge the role of a range of materials and +systems that support a circular economy. +We support option (a) as global criteria would help to provide certainty to actors across the value +chain of plastics. +We strongly support option (d), harmonised approach to labelling. Currently, inconsistent and unclear +labelling contributes to confusion and greenwashing, undermining efforts to achieve circularity. We +support the use of consistent labelling requirements that can support existing and well-regarded +labelling systems. +We welcome discussion on 15(e), setting targets for minimum recycled content. Our preference is that +any targets are set domestically as ability to implement is dependent on systems for collection, sorting +of recycled material, reprocessing infrastructure and access to domestic markets. + + + +Possible core obligation 7: Encouraging reduce, reuse and repair of plastic products +and packaging +On Possible Core Obligation 7, New Zealand supports in general 16(a) and 16(b). +We would like to see an agreed definition for reuse that has a high threshold for a product to be +considered reusable. The definition should be in line with a waste hierarchy approach, which +encourages reduction and avoids the proliferation of alternatives that exacerbate waste and plastic +pollution problems. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Possible core obligation 8: Promoting the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and +substitutes +On Possible Core Obligation 8, we support the comments of Pacific Small Islands Developing States on +the role of traditional knowledge in 17(a)(i), in line with our general comments made on the options +paper. +As with the EU we would like to seek clarification on 17(b)(i) including how a certification scheme for +plastic products would work, the testing criteria of such a scheme and how this would differ from +existing certification schemes. +New Zealand supports the calls by others to establish a technical review committee to assess criteria +for safe and sustainable alternatives and substitutes under option 17(b)(ii). We also share the view of +the Alliance of Small Island States on the need to take into account the views of Indigenous People as +part of this. +We echo the caution raised by the EU and UK in relation to the role of bioplastics, compostable plastics +and biodegradable plastics. These alternatives may have a role to replace conventional plastics in +some specific applications, but their use at scale is likely to contribute to greenwashing and confusion, +perpetuate single use linear systems, contaminate recycling and other waste streams, and undermine +efforts to improve waste management. +In general we support 17(b)(iii) and welcome discussion on 17(b)(iv) to support the transition to safe +and sustainable alternatives. On 17(b)(iv), we consider the reform of environmentally harmful +subsidies, like fossil fuel subsidies should be included. These subsidies make virgin plastic and other +plastic products unfairly competitive compared with recycled plastics or non-plastic alternatives, +which in turn reduces innovation and the development of alternatives, as new ideas and products +cannot compete with highly subsidised plastic products. + + + +Possible core obligation 9: Eliminating the release of plastics to water, soil and air +New Zealand emphasises the importance to Indigenous Peoples of eliminating plastic pollution, and +the importance that traditional knowledge plays in the sustainable management and protection of the +environment. This should be considered throughout the instrument and specifically under Possible +Core Obligation 9. +We support 18(a) in principle. We would like to understand what practices are intended by 18(b) and +who would be developing these practices and standards, and how any such standards would be +implemented on a global or national level. +We also seek clarity around the dangerous practices that are proposed for prohibition under option +18(c). In the interest of time we will refer back to our comments under option 14(b)(ii) regarding +caution towards waste-to-energy practices. +Also in the interest of time and to avoid repeating ourselves we will address our comments on 18(d) +under Possible Core Obligation 10. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Possible core obligation 10: Addressing existing plastic pollution +Leakage from fishing gear is particularly problematic and New Zealand places significant importance +on addressing abandoned, lost or otherwise discard fishing gear (ALDFG) both within our waters and +in our Pacific region. +We support efforts to remediate plastic pollution and to developing strategies to do so, options +19(a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (iii).However we note that some legacy plastic is unsuitable for recycling, and we +will need a better understanding about what forms of remediation are available in this context. +We support eliminating ALDFG in the environment and measures leveraging and complimenting +existing efforts by other bodies as outlined in options 18(d) and 19 (b)(i). +We see a range of specific and general measures that apply to all plastic products as well as fishing- +specific measures in order to effectively address ALDFG and these can be incorporated throughout +the instrument. + + + +Possible core obligation 11: Facilitating a just transition, including an inclusive +transition of the informal waste sector +New Zealand supports the intervention made by Canada on ensuring actions taken under Possible +Core Obligation 11 bring along the most vulnerable and indigenous communities. + + +Possible core obligation 12: Protecting human health from the adverse effects of +plastic pollution +On Possible Core Obligation 12, New Zealand supports 21(a) and (b). We think it is critical to consider +how plastics may impact different communities in different ways, including Indigenous Peoples. This +could include improving the One Health approach, as proposed in the options paper, by ensuring +indigenous perspectives are captured and considered. Further research into the human health impacts +of plastics may be informed by gap analysis to establish research priorities. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Contact Group 2 + +National Action Plans +We echo comments made by the EU, Japan, Indonesia and others. New Zealand considers National +Action Plans will play a key role to implement the instrument’s core obligations and control measures +at a national level. National Action Plans allow countries to take tailored approaches to national and +local issues. +National targets in some areas will ensure the unique needs of domestic economies can be considered, +including populations, geographies, infrastructure and capabilities. +We are supportive of options 29(a) and (c), and we provisionally support option 29(b), so long as the +guidance is not legally binding and there is flexibility regarding when they would need to be reviewed +and updated. +We support option 30(a), and option 30(b), with the proviso that this guidance should not be binding +as countries need flexibility in the way they develop National Action Plans that make sense in their +own unique domestic circumstances. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Means of implementation: Financial assistance +New Zealand supports the instrument containing provisions for a wide range of means of +implementation (MOI). +Provisions to mobilise MOI from all sources - public, private, domestic and international - will be critical +for the effective implementation of the instrument +We‘re open to considering standalone provisions for MOI or an integrated mechanism but would +prefer to focus on that particular question once the INC has given more consideration to the MOI +categories. +Some quick comments on the financial assistance opportunities presented in the paper: +We support a financial mechanism that is efficient and effective, and that is suitable for addressing +the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastics pollution. +At this stage of the negotiations, when we are yet to agree the details of the instrument, we aren’t +opposed to the INC considering a dedicated fund or a hybrid approach but we have preference for +expanding an existing multilateral fund in light of the effectiveness and efficiency benefits that would +flow from leveraging existing infrastructure, expertise and processes. +Some delegations have identified the cross-cutting benefit of situating financial assistance in the +Global Environment Facility, which we think lends weight to considering that Facility as an option +specifically. +At the same time we’ve heard loud and clear the comments on accessibility and we acknowledge the +urgent attention that this needs across the global funding landscape, especially for LDCs and SIDS. +If the INC did choose to establish a new fund, we would want it to maintain a focus on simplicity, +accessibility and ways to demonstrate effectiveness, to ensure that it started operations on a sound +footing. +Moving on, we recognise the need for support to address legacy pollution issues especially vulnerable +countries and SIDS. +We would prefer a funding window from the instrument‘s overall financial mechanism, including an +allocation for SIDS and vulnerable countries based on needs assessments, rather than establishing a +separate additional fund. +We are still looking closely at the range of innovative and other financing opportunities listed in 24(e), +we’re open to exploring a range of innovative options, and we’re interested in what others have to +say about the list. We will of course need to monitor the development and design of any economic +incentives or instrument to the extent that they engage trade rules. +As we think our way into financial support I will echo comments we made in plenary about this process +being an opportunity to consider ways that environmentally-harmful subsidies, such as fossil fuel +subsidies, can be addressed in relation to the instrument. +From a financing perspective, reforming these subsidies would be a double win, in that it would reduce +the supply of cheap virgin plastic and potentially enable the redirection of significant support towards +financing for the new instrument. +We have comments on the other MOI categories but we’ll ask for the floor later to talk about those. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Means of implementation: Capacity building +Thank you co-chair for giving me the floor again +Just a short remark from us on an MOI category that I didn’t speak about earlier: +On capacity building, we’re generally supportive of all the ideas covered in paragraph 25 and agree +capacity building programmes should be country-driven and responsive to country needs and +priorities. +On paragraph 25(d) regarding the establishment of regional and national networks for capacity +building we just note that some regions already have networks so it could be that the instrument is +designed to be supportive of existing national or regional efforts as well as to create or establish new +networks. +On principles, we would just say that many environmental principles will be important for the effective +implementation of the instrument so our preference like that of Canada, the US and the EU would be +not to single out one of them and instead to stay faithful to UNEA resolution 5/14 which reaffirmed +all the principles of the Rio Declaration. The INC can develop the instrument in view of relevant +principles without needing to go through the lengthy exercise of identifying them all. + + +National reporting and compliance +New Zealand supports legally binding transparent national reporting requirements, linked to the +objectives of the instrument and any targets that may be agreed upon. +We agree with colleagues who have stated that reporting requirements shouldn’t be unnecessarily +onerous or duplicative and should build on, and add value to, our existing reporting through other +multilateral environmental agreements and voluntary mechanisms. +We are generally supportive of proposals for a common reporting format and a governing body that +would develop guidelines on what is to be included in the national reports. +New Zealand supports compliance mechanisms that are facilitative and non-adversarial in nature. We +are not supportive of punitive measures. +We were very interested in Jamaica’s proposal to name the body the Implementation and Compliance +Committee. We understand the logic behind the proposal and look forward to discussing it further. +For the reasons already outlined by Canada and Norway, we concur that it is preferable to agree +compliance mechanisms during negotiations towards this instrument, rather than deferring +negotiations to a later date. +",2 +2243,27/06/2023  |  Japan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/27062023_japan_cg1_and_cg2.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members,statement,"Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +Contact Group 1 + +A. Objective(s) +9. +(a) End plastic pollution; protect human health and the environment from its adverse effects +throughout the life cycle of plastic. +(b) Protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of plastic pollution +throughout the life cycle. +(c) Reduce the production, use and discharge of plastics across their life cycle, including through +the promotion of a circular plastics economy with a view to ending plastic pollution by X year +and protecting human health and the environment from its adverse effects. +- Japan views that the general idea expressed in option 9(a), “end plastic pollution” would work + as an objective, however, due considerations should be given to the following elements as we + proposed in our submission when we draft the text for the objectives of the plastic treaty. + We are in early stages regarding the recognition of adverse effects on human health + and it requires careful consideration based on solid scientific evidence. + Avoiding effects on ecosystem and biodiversity. + Effects on marine and other environments. +- The objective should be in line with the UNEA resolution 5/14. +- Following up on these points, we would like to add an option based on 9(a) + 9(d) + End plastic pollution; with the ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040; + prevent its related risks to human health and adverse effects on human well-being and the + marine and other environment throughout the life cycle of plastic to avoid detriment from + plastic pollution to ecosystem and biodiversity. + +B.1 Possible core obligation: phasing out and/or reducing the supply of, demand for and use of primary +plastic polymers +10. +(a) Options for targets: + (i) Establish global targets to reduce production of primary plastic raw material. + (ii) Establish nationally determined commitments or targets. +(b) Options for regulating primary plastic polymers: + (i) Impose a moratorium on primary production of plastic polymers or ban, limit or reduce +the manufacture, export and import of virgin plastic polymers. + (ii) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non- +discriminatory basis. + (iii) Track types and volumes of plastic polymers, precursors, and feedstocks manufactured, +imported, and exported as well as the quantities and type of chemicals applied in production +through transparency and reporting requirements. + (iv) Establish licensing schemes for production, import and export of virgin and secondary +plastic polymers. +(c) Option for economic tools: Set market-based measures such as price-based measures, +production permits, licenses, removal of fiscal incentives and a mandatory fee, tariff or tax on + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +virgin plastic production. +- Before going into discussion on individual obligations at each stage in the Section B, Japan + would like to emphasize the importance of setting overarching obligations to establish an + appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote plastic circular economy and to take + necessary measures to promote plastic circularity covering every stage of plastic lifecycle. In + addition, the effective measures as core obligations at every stage of plastic lifecycle must be + clarified in an Annex of this instrument as concrete measures of core obligations. This helps + Member States to make sure that necessary measures are properly reflected in their NAPs + and to consider adding other promising measures in the Annex if necessary in the future. +- For these reasons, Japan would like to add the following overarching obligations as B.0. + Establish an appropriate mechanism in the whole society to promote circular + economy on plastic and control plastic leakage into the marine and other + environments. + Take necessary measures to promote plastic circularity in society, such as 3R, + covering every stage of plastic lifecycle, such as production, sales, consumption, + waste management and disposal, taking into consideration national circumstances. + The effective measures at every stage of plastic lifecycle for plastic circularity and + its leakage prevention must be clarified as an overview of all the clauses on core + obligations to ensure that the necessary measures to be taken at each stage are + covered in the convention, for example, shown as in the form of a list in an Annex + and be properly reflected in NAPs. +- You can find details of our proposals in the attachment of national statement which is + available on the UNEP website. +- Section B.1 presents phasing out, reducing of the supply of, demand for, and use of primary + plastic polymers as an option. Considering that the UNEA resolution recognizes the need to + tackle this issue through a full-life cycle approach in developing the new instrument, it is + inappropriate to not include recycling in this section. +- As we propose in our submission reducing plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity, + including single-use plastics, we believe that recycled or reused materials can reduce the + necessity to produce primary products. +- Therefore, an option such as B.6 (e) should be included in the new instrument, setting a target + for increasing the use of recycled products or percentage of recycled materials contained, as + follows; + Increase use of recycled material and set a target for the reuse of plastic products, to + promote to reduce plastic use out of the loop of plastic circularity. + +B.2 Possible core obligation: banning, phasing out and/or reducing the use of problematic and +avoidable plastic products +11. + 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +(a) Inventory and monitor production of raw materials, including those used in plastic +commodities, and establish a global baseline. +(b) Establish criteria to determine and prioritize problematic and avoidable plastic +products, including unnecessary or short-lived products. +(c) Ban, phase out, reduce or control the production, sale, distribution, trade and use of specific +problematic and avoidable plastic products by identified dates (the criteria under (b) above and +the list and phase-out dates hereunder could be identified in an annex to the instrument); +(d) Apply import and export requirements for listed products to parties and non-parties on a +non-discriminatory basis; +(e) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non-discriminatory +basis. +- The reduction of problematic and avoidable plastic products is an effective and useful + approach towards ending plastic pollution. It is important that each country takes appropriate + actions to phase out, reduce or control of problematic plastics that are internationally + identified as problematic and avoidable, in accordance with their situation of the production + and consumption of such plastic products. +- Japan also supports the idea that it is necessary to define problematic and avoidable plastics + and to determine what are problematic and avoidable plastics products. +- We need technical discussions for that point, taking into account several inputs such as a + report by the Secretariat of BRS Conventions. +- Furthermore, developing a technical expert group that has the participation of scientific + stakeholders under the future instrument would be a good approach in order to update the + criteria for problematic and avoidable plastics over time. +- With this understanding, Japan would like to propose to add another option in paragraph 11, + which will support current option 11(b). “11(b bis)To this end, establish a technical expert + group on plastic that may provide recommendations to decide the criteria. The group + should consist of experts, scientists, academia and other stakeholders such as industry + sectors.” + +B.3 Possible core obligation: banning, phasing out and/or reducing the production, consumption and +use of chemicals and polymers of concern +12. +(a) Options for regulating chemicals and polymers of concern: + (i) Ban, phase out, reduce or control specific polymers and chemicals of concern, or groups +of chemicals, based on criteria identified to determine polymers and chemicals of concern (list, +phase-out date and criteria could be included in an annex to the instrument). + (ii) Apply import and export requirements for listed polymers and chemicals to parties and +non-parties on a non-discriminatory basis. + (iii) Apply import and export requirements to parties and non-parties on a non- +discriminatory basis. +(b) Options for increasing transparency: + (i) Track types and volumes of polymers and chemicals applied in production, including +through disclosure requirements for plastics throughout the supply chain, and plastic production, +use and additives, consistent with national laws. + 3 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + (ii) Increase transparency through marking (digital watermarks, tracers) and harmonized +product labelling, material safety data sheets, product passports and publicly available databases. +(c) Options for accelerating and supporting the transition: + (i) Establish measures to foster innovation and incentivize alternative and substitutes, +including through sustainable or green chemistry and chemical simplification. + (ii) Incentivize research and development of sustainable additives and polymers. +- Japan supports the idea that specific polymers and chemicals of concern should be subject + to reduction or elimination. Japan would stress that such regulation needs to be carefully + developed, starting from identifying and agreeing upon what are “chemicals or polymers of + concern” based on latest scientific data and information. +- It is closely linked with addressing “problematic plastics” and we can take a similar approach + such as to establish a technical expert group to get technical and scientific inputs for + developing the criteria of chemicals of concern. +- We need to avoid duplication with other MEAs which aim to address problematic chemicals, + such as Stockholm Convention. We should consider what the new treaty can contribute to, + in addition to the existing MEAs. +- We generally support Option (b) increasing transparency and (c) accelerating and supporting + transition and innovative solutions, and are open to discuss further details on these proposed + options. + +B.4 Possible core obligation: reducing microplastics +13. +(a) Options for addressing intentional use: + (i) Ban, phase out, reduce or control the use of intentionally added microplastics to avoid +the potential release of microplastics into the environment from certain sources (list could be +identified in an annex to the instrument). + (ii) Ban, phase out, reduce or control the production, sale, distribution, trade and use of +microplastics and products containing intentionally added microplastics. +(b) Options for addressing unintentional releases: + (i) Minimize the risk of leakage of plastic pellets from production, handling, transport and +the use of certain products. + (ii) Support innovative wastewater treatment mechanisms to prevent the release of +microplastics into waterways. + (iii) Developing guidelines on best available technology and best environmental practices to +reduce release of plastics, including for design, in the washing, textile, tyre, and road marking +industries. +- Japan sees the importance of taking appropriate measures on micro-plastic emissions and + addressing the sources, pathways and impacts of microplastics. As for intentional use of + microplastics outlined in Option (a)(i) and (ii), some voluntary measures have already been + taken mainly by industries in several countries and areas, such as no use of microplastics in + cosmetics. It is appropriate that each country can decide how strictly regulate the + microplastics, taking into account the situation of the country. +- Regarding unintentional releases, Japan supports all approaches shown in (b)(i) to (iii). + 4 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +- It is technically difficult to control unintentional releases from many sources such as those + from tires, textiles and paints. In Japan, several measures are carried out by governments and + private companies. For example, industries developed a manual for preventing unintentional + release from the production of plastic pellets and reduction measures are taken at the public + sewage treatment plant. It is important to examine what are effective and technically feasible + measures through sharing good practices in various areas and countries. + +B.5 Possible core obligation: strengthening waste management +14. +(a) Options for enhancing waste management capacity and promoting innovation: + (i) Deploy and foster the development of technologies for the collection, recycling and +disposal of plastic waste. + (ii) Set a target for reducing the generation of plastic waste that needs final disposal operations +such as landfilling and incineration. + (iii) Develop guidance for areas such as: + a. Encouragement of investment in waste management infrastructure; + b. Sampling, analysis, monitoring, reporting and verification of plastic waste in the +environment, to support policymakers in measuring the impact of implemented targets and +policies; + c. Specifications for containers, equipment and storage sites containing plastic waste. + (iv) Promote research for innovation. + +(b) Options for regulating plastic waste: + (i) Regulate the movement, and end of life management of plastic waste to reduce leakage +from mismanaged waste. + (ii) Prohibit the following dangerous practices: open burning, incineration, co-firing in coal- +fired power plants and other waste-to-energy processes, co-processing in cement kilns, and +chemical recycling. + (iii) Establish guidance and tools for decision-making on waste recycling practices (to +avoid lock-ins to solutions that harm human and environmental health). + (iv) Set indicators and obligations for plastic waste collection, sorting and recycling, +especially at the national level. + (v) Require producers to prepare an action plan that includes individual waste reduction +targets. + +(c) Options related to illegal dumping and disposal of plastic waste: + (i) Implement measures to ensure the collection, sorting, management, and disposal of plastic +waste in an environmentally sound and safe manner. + (ii) Rely on the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous +Wastes and Their Disposal where appropriate. + (iii) Establish surveillance systems and quotas for exports of plastic waste. + (iv) Prohibit or control transboundary movement of plastic waste, except where this +ensures circularity; + (v) Develop a streamlined permit process for transboundary movement of plastic waste +to countries where recycling facilities exist with sufficient capacity; + (vi) Apply a timetable for control measures on transboundary movements of plastic +waste, in particular those from developed countries to developing countries. + + 5 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + +(d) Options for promoting EPR and enabling a market for recycling: + (i) Adopt measures to strengthen the demand for secondary plastics and facilitate +environmentally sound plastic scrap recycling, including by using public procurement to drive +demand for plastic products containing higher recycled content, where feasible. + (ii) Set indicators for the plastic waste recycling rate, especially at the domestic level. + (iii) Establish EPR systems to incentivize recycling, taking into account national +circumstances. Options for such systems include: + a. Action plan programmes in which fees are charged to plastic manufacturers and plastic +product producers; + b. A set of guidelines for EPR systems. + (iv) Provide financial support and tax exemptions for recycling projects. + (v) Establish best available technologies for recycling to ensure alignment with the Paris +Agreement (or with principles of sustainable banking and investment). + (vi) Establish a requirement that polymer producers invest in the volume of recycling +facilities needed to recycle all the plastic they produce that could become plastic waste. +- Strengthening sound management of plastic waste is one of the most important and effective + ways to prevent the release of plastics into the environment. +- Current options consist of mixture of measures on international or transboundary move of + waste and management of chemicals domestically. It is more useful to consider them + separately and to take into account the fact that transboundary move of waste are covered by + the Basel Convention. Japan also welcomes the recent adoption of the Guideline for + environmentally-sound management of plastic waste under the Basel Convention. With a + view to avoiding duplication, it is appropriate to consider what kind of obligation and + voluntary actions are necessary, and will add value to the Basel Convention. +- As for Option (b) for regulating plastic waste, Japan proposes several measures to be added: + (iv) Set indicators and obligations for plastic waste collection, sorting and recycling, + especially at the national level, including developing national sound waste + management policies based on the appropriate priorities of waste management + (vi) Enhance recycling capacity in light of current usage levels and future projections to + ensure environmentally sound waste management + (vii) Prevent illegal dumping and littering, avoid open dumping and implement sound + waste disposal + (viii)Collect discharged plastics into the marine and other environments + + +- Regarding option b(ii), co-firing in coal-fired power plants and other waste-to-energy + processes, co-processing in cement kilns, and chemical recycling are described as + “dangerous practice” but Japan does not agree with this. These technologies are not + dangerous and somehow necessary and effective measures towards sound management of + plastic waste to prevent the release of plastics into the environment. +- Lastly, options for promoting EPR and enabling a market, outlined in paragraph 14 (d), + detailed policies and measures should be considered by each country taking into account + 6 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + different situation of the disposal and waste management of respective country. + + +B.6 Possible core obligation: fostering design for circularity +15. +(a) Establish circularity criteria and guidance for design and production of plastic products +and packaging to encourage, enhance and enable value recovery processes and systems; high +volume and problematic product categories could be prioritized, using a “start and strengthen” +approach (criteria and guidance could be included in an annex to the instrument). +(b) Introduce a requirement for plastic products and packaging put on the market to conform to +circularity design criteria. +(c) Establish national requirements for design criteria based on a global harmonized system +and methodologies to promote circularity of plastics. +(d) Establish labelling measures for plastic products and packaging in the light of the criteria +and guidance to allow informed choices by consumers. +(e) Set a target for the required minimum recycled content of plastic products on the market. +(f) Establish a central data exchange registry where the secretariat can make related +information available. +- To encourage circulation of plastic resources, Japan believes design for circularity is + essential and indispensable to increase the volume of recovered plastics. +- Japan is already incorporating eco-design with guideline, obligation to make effort to + comply with this guideline, certification system of the design, and support by public + procurement. +- We’ve learned from our experience that setting guideline or guidance for design for + circularity can help not only producers for clarification of requirements but also consumers + and recycler for their better action. +- At the same time, design for circularity must be practicable for all member states. What + kind of designs can contribute to improve circularity or how much volume of recycled + plastic could be supplied depends on the situations of collecting and recycling system in + each country. +- Therefore, we support option (c) which set global basis of methodologies and each states + set concrete requirements from it. We believe best practical guideline could be set not in + blanket manner like option (a), (b) and (d) but determined by each country consulting with + multi-stakeholders. +- We also believe the instrument should include effective labelling measures to foster + consumers’ awareness to invite action like sorting, and to accommodate appropriate + recycling by waste management services. The labelling system needs to go together with + awareness-raising towards consumers through environmental education and government + publicity. + + +B7 Possible core obligation: encouraging reduce, reuse and repair of plastic products and +packaging + + 7 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +16. +(a) Option for targets: Set targets for the reduction, reuse and repair of plastic products. +(b) Options for regulating and encouraging reduction and reuse of plastics: + (i) Request the governing body to develop and adopt general and sectoral guidelines for +reduction and reuse. + (ii) Encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, such as containers and bottles, +including through service delivery systems. + (iii) Recommend that parties promote reuse through collection of used plastics by production +sector. + (iv) Apply harmonized product design standards, certifications and requirements, +including for certain plastic products and packaging. + (v) Encourage reduction and reuse of plastic products, including fees, tariffs or tax +incentives, EPR schemes, deposit refund schemes and product take-back, right-to-repair +requirements and remove trade barriers. +- Japan has been promoting reduce, reuse and recycling of materials including plastics for + more than 20 years with some regal basis. +- Based on this experience, we’ve learned that the effectiveness of some measures of reuse, + reduce and repair deeply depends on economic structure, waste management system and + public awareness. Without consideration on national circumstances, the obligations would + be impractical. +- To ensure the instrument will be realistic and inclusive, the targets, guidelines, standards, + requirements or measures like fees, tariffs, EPR schemes, and so on, which are mentioned + in each option, such as (a) (b)(i) (b)(iv) and (b)(v), should be selected and determined by + National Action Plans taking into account socioeconomic circumstances in each member + state and should be reported with some objective statistics. Imposing a rigid uniform + quantitative target, requirements or methodologies to all member states will not work + properly. +- Also, best practices from member states, especially on methodologies for reduce, reuse, + recycling and repairing should be listed in the annex to identify effective actions. +- Additionally, the promotion of collection in distribution and consumption stages and + recycling in production, distribution and consumption stages should be also included in the + option (b) (iii) and (v). Therefore, we’d like to propose some modification of (b)(iii) and + (v) as in attached proposal; +- “(b) (iii) Recommend the parties promote reuse and recycle trough collection of used + plastics by production sector (promotion of reuse and recycle, improvement of recycling + rate of plastics).” +- “(b) (v) Promote to collect and recycle used plastics by distribution and consumption sectors + (promotion of reuse and recycle, improvement of recycling rate of plastics).” + + +B8 Possible core obligation: promoting the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and +substitutes + + 8 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +17. +(a) Options for enhancing research and development: + (i) Provide platforms for sharing information on the development of safe, sustainable +alternatives and substitutes. + (ii) Establish market tools (or fiscal policy incentives) for enhancing research and +development of alternative products and technologies. +(b) Options for reviewing and enabling the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes: + (i) Establish a certification scheme for plastic products. + (ii) Task a technical review committee (comparable to the Technology and Economic +Assessment Panel under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer) with +assessing criteria for the sustainable production and use of plastics and the availability of safe +alternatives and substitutes, set out the criteria in annexes to the instrument, and recommend +possible adjustments to such annexes or amendments to the instrument (including new annexes). + (iii) Develop clear mechanisms for funding, technical support and transfer of technology +for the development of natural alternatives to plastics, in particular in small island developing +States. + (iv) Use economic instruments, such as fees, tariffs, taxes, subsidies, and tradable permit +systems, to incentivize a reduction of plastic use and the adoption of sustainable alternatives. +- As mentioned in the explanation contained in section B.8 of the option paper, fostering + research and development of technology and supporting investment to create a market for + safe and sustainable alternatives is essential and indispensable. +- In Japan, government, academia, and industries are working hard together on innovating + alternatives to deliver solutions to the market for the purpose of combatting plastic waste + pollution. +- However, we can’t make the most of these solutions without having appropriate knowledge + regarding best available technologies. Therefore, we believe establishing some kind of + cooperative framework for sharing information regarding alternatives and substitutes can + facilitate to establish common ground between experts, academia, and entities who are + involved in plastic lifecycle. ((a)(i)) +- Also, for the sake of the penetration of alternatives and substitutes, creating a certification + scheme, mentioned option (b)(i), could accelerate sound market development if criteria of + certification supported by objective and progressive scientific knowledge are set + reasonably. +- When it comes to economic measures or tools, which is mentioned in option (a)(ii) and + (b)(iv), best and practical methodologies can be coordinated and determined by each + member states based on respective socioeconomic situations. +- Lastly, we believe that it will be more productive to discuss the mechanisms for funding and + transfer of technology not in this section but in option C.1. Financial assistance and C.3. + Technical assistance. + +B9 Possible core obligation: eliminating the release and emission of plastics to water, soil and air +18. +(a) Reduce and, where feasible, eliminate releases of plastics to water, soil and air (general and + 9 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +sectoral measures could be listed in an annex to the instrument, including wastewater, industrial +facilities, aquaculture, agriculture and the fishing industry, and transport). +(b) Develop and use the best available technology and best environmental practices, +including environmental and emission/effluent standards, to minimize and eliminate pollution +from all stages of the plastic life cycle. +(c) Prohibit dangerous practices to prevent the production and releases of toxic emissions from +plastic waste management. +(d) Take effective measures to prevent and reduce loss of fishing gear containing plastic and +leverage existing efforts, including those of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United +Nations, and the International Maritime Organization. +- Japan believes that in order to tackle the release and emission of plastics into environment + such as water, soil and air, the coordination of data and estimation method on the release of + plastics into environment is critical. +- Regarding option (a) in Paragraph 18, concrete measures should be adapted by each country + according to national circumstances and, phase and steps of countermeasures. To prepare + countermeasures, we need to bear in mind distinction in nature and effectiveness of + countermeasures between macroplastic and microplastic. +- For the fishing gear, prevention of leakage of fishing gear is an important issue considering + the effect on marine ecosystem. On the other hand, the whole picture of the reality remain + unclear and there are many issues to be dealt with technically. Fishing practices and gears + are varied and countermeasures have been discussed in UN technical agencies such as FAO + and IMO, and Regional Fishing Management Organization. Some rules and guidelines are + already provided or being discussed in these organizations. Therefore, it would be an idea, + while respecting such countermeasures, that the clauses of this treaty could be applied to + fishing gear unless efforts to prevent and reduce loss of fishing gears do not go far away + fromthe rules and guidelines set by these specific organizations. In any case, this issue + requires more technical discussions before considering any specific regulations. + +B10 Possible core obligation: addressing existing plastic pollution +19. +(a) Options for addressing existing plastic pollution: + (i) Take measures to remediate plastic pollution in the environment, including in the marine +environment and areas beyond national jurisdiction, taking into account the draft agreement +under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable +use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. + (ii) Cooperate to develop strategies to identify, prioritize and address areas of legacy +waste. +(b) Options for sector/context-specific measures: + (i) Eliminate ghost gear pollution in the environment, particularly the marine environment, +in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the +International Maritime Organization. + (ii) Conduct remediation activities in specific contexts such as accumulation sites on coasts, +rivers and estuaries, urban mining and unregulated landfills, as feasible and justified from a +socioeconomic perspective. Priority could be given to plastic pollution hotspots and measures + 10 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +that could have a positive local or regional impact on human health or the environment and to +minimizing negative effects to ecosystems. + (iii) Develop criteria and guidelines on best available techniques and best environmental +practices, including to ensure that clean-up activities respect biodiversity. Options include: + a. Identifying indicators for hot spots where quantities and types of litter endanger marine +or other species or habitats; + b. Encouraging the adoption of targeted removal measures in national action plans (NAPs) +on a voluntary basis (e.g., clean-up activities and awareness-raising initiatives). +- In order to prevent additional plastic pollution, first of all each country should give priority + to establishing an appropriate mechanism in society for plastic circularity. In our view, the + solution to legacy existing pollution should be considered at the regional level in an effective + and cost-efficient manner, taking into account national circumstances and the possibility of + regional cooperation. This approach is the most realistic. +- To identify the source of leakage at national, regional, and international level, collecting data + and information as the source of discharge is an important factor to consider and implement + effective countermeasures. Also we need to update and improve necessary measures + according to the future development of scientific knowledge and innovation. +- As stakeholders such as NGOs have been engaged in collection activities of plastics released + into environment, on a regular basis and on large scale, it would be desirable to engage in + collaboration and cooperation with stakeholders to grasp actual situations about the sources + of leakage. +- On Paragraph 19 (b) (iii), guidance on best available techniques and best environmental + practices is very useful but such guidance should be adapted voluntarily taking into account + the fact that the best methodology differs from country to country. +- For Paragraph 19 (b) (i), Elimination ghost gear pollution is practically impossible, and the + wording of ‘elimination’ needs to be replaced by prevent and reduce in line with the option + (d) in Paragraph 18. + +B11 Possible core obligation: facilitating a just transition, including an inclusive transition of the +informal waste sector +20. +(a) Establish a mechanism to ensure a fair, equitable and inclusive transition for the industry +and affected workers, informal waste workers and affected communities, particularly in +developing countries; +(b) Establish a requirement for private waste management companies to collect plastic waste +from informal waste picker cooperatives or associations, where relevant, and establish +gradual schemes for their formalization. As these cooperatives or associations formalise, the +requirement for companies to collect from waste picker cooperatives or associations should be +geared toward the formal ones. +(c) Improve working conditions for workers, including waste pickers, including by providing +legal recognition and support for informal waste pickers, such as access to health care, +education and social security benefits. +(d) Integrate the informal waste sector into the plastics value chain and promote a circular + 11 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +economy through a “just transition programme”. +(e) Establish a requirement to use fees derived from EPR schemes to fund an upgrade of +infrastructure and technical and management skills for informal waste pickers to function as +waste collection and sorting companies. +- We take note that ‘a just transition’ has been discussed in various contexts such as for + realizing decarbonized society. We understand that informal waste workers play certain roles + in collection of plastic wastes. This issue is closely related to each country’s social policy + and it depends on its economic situation. Also, as the waste management should be operated + by each country and community in a sustainable manner, what element should be included + in the treaty needs further discussions. +- For the option (a), (b) and (d) in Paragraph 20, policies and programs should be arranged in + accordance with national specific situations, developmental stage, economic areas, and type + and scale of companies. On the option (c) in the same Paragraph, right for specific informal + workers should be considered voluntarily according to national circumstances. For the option + (e) on EPR, its system scheme entails legal issues considering the nature of the system. + +B12 Possible core obligation: protecting human health from the adverse effects of plastic pollution +21. +(a) Options for assessing and evaluating risks: + (i) Evaluate risks caused by plastic and plastic pollution for human health. + (ii) Conduct further research on the adverse effects of plastic and plastic pollution on +human health. +(b) Options for cooperation: + (i) Promote cooperation, collaboration and exchange of information with the World Health +Organization, the International Labour Organization and other intergovernmental organizations. + (ii) Improve the One Health approach. +- Since there has been no yet established scientific knowledge, discussions should not be made + on the premise that adverse effects exist for sure. Careful considerations are needed on the + effect on human health by plastics. +- The Option Paper only includes effects on human health. However, comprehensive + discussions are needed on other aspects, such as impact on environment and socio-economic + impact. + + + + + 12 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +Contact Group 2 + +C1 Financial assistance +22. +(a) Developing stand-alone provisions for the various categories of means of implementation +or, alternatively, +(b) Developing an integrated mechanism for the provision of means of implementation. + +24. +(a) Establish a dedicated plastics multilateral fund or funds through the new instrument, with +Member States and other funding sources contributing funds to support the +instruments’ objectives. Modalities could include management of the fund or funds by the +governing body. +(b) Expand an existing multilateral fund: A dedicated avenue for this legal agreement could be +established within an existing multilateral fund to provide sustained funding for the +implementation of the plastics treaty. +(c) Consider a hybrid approach that combines elements of the above options. For example, the +establishment of the fund could be outlined in the legal agreement, but the governance structure +and funding mechanisms could be modelled on, adapted to or hosted by an existing +environmental fund such as the Global Environment Facility. This approach could help leverage +existing resources and expertise while maintaining a unique identity and purpose for the +multilateral fund. +(d) Establish an additional fund dedicated to tackling existing pollution in the environment +and the remediation of legacy plastic waste to reduce and eliminate the release of plastics (and +microplastics) to air, water and land, including in the marine environment, targeted specifically +at supporting vulnerable countries and small island developing States that bear a heavy burden +of legacy plastics on their shorelines. Modalities could include any of the above or other options. +(e) Explore innovative and other financing opportunities, nationally or globally, for tackling +plastic pollution, where private-sector resources can play an enhanced role, including the +following: + (i) Plastic fees, taxes or levies: Implement a fee, tax or levy on plastic production, use or +disposal to generate revenue that would finance initiatives to reduce plastic waste. For example, +the tax could be applied to manufacturers or importers of plastic polymers and products and the +revenue could be used to fund the instrument’s objectives, including recycling programmes, +product redesign and public awareness campaigns. + (ii) EPR system: Set up an EPR system that requires plastic producers and importers to take +responsibility for their products throughout their life cycle, from production to disposal, to +incentivize collection and sorting, including by informal waste pickers, to initiate investment in +recycling facilities, and to fund studies of advanced recycling and material recovery +methodologies. The system would include fees paid by plastic producers, which would be used +to fund initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste, such as product design, material substitution +and end-of-life management. + (iii) Public-private partnerships: Foster public-private partnerships to fund and implement +initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste. Companies could contribute funding, expertise and +resources to support projects that align with their sustainability goals and the instrument’s +objectives. + (iv) Credit schemes: Use credit schemes to finance initiatives that reduce plastic waste. The +credits would be generated by projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as recycling, +and sold to companies and governments to offset their carbon footprint. + 13 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + (v) Funding through private-sector entities involved in the life cycle of plastic: Introduce a +packaging fee. + (vi) Product charges: Introduce charges on specific plastic products, such as single-use items, +to encourage a reduction in their use or increased use of more sustainable alternatives. The +revenue generated could be used to finance initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste. + (vii) Other market-based approaches, such as pricing mechanisms and financial incentives, +to encourage or discourage certain behaviours or practices. + (viii) Voluntary contributions: Encourage voluntary contributions from foundations, +individuals and businesses to support initiatives aimed at tackling plastic pollution. +- To tackle plastic pollution, we need to establish a mechanism of circular plastic economy + through a whole-of-society approach including every sector. Scope of financial assistance + should be limited for implementation of obligations at each stage in this mechanism. +- Since there are a variety of implemented efforts between countries or stakeholders, we need + knowledge sharing of such efforts to learn what would be effective and efficient. +- For example, wider G20 implementation framework for actions on Marine Plastic Litter, so + far over 50 countries reported each country’s efforts. With such reports, we can also consider + identifying which specific actions are necessary. Such information hub are very useful and + it can also support implementation of measures in the treaty. +- To utilize our limited financial resources, we need targeted financial assistance which + supports effective, cost-efficient well-planned efforts to establish a system in the society to + collect, sort out, and manage plastic waste with engagement of general public. We believe + this system should be operationalized autonomously in the end. Also, financial assistance + should be provided as a complimentary measure of existing supporting system. +- On paragraph 22(a) or (b) we do not see the difference between the two options, but it should + be considered after the negotiation of the objective and core obligations. Financial assistance + should be provided for countries most in need. +- Regarding the funding mechanism to tackle plastic pollution, we believe it is important to + make the most of existing bilateral mechanism and other MEAs’ financial mechanism such + as GEF that helps swift and cost-efficient implementation and to mobilize financial + contributions from all sources including private sectors. +- For the characteristic of the flow of funding, as the chapeau of paragraph 24 uses many + adjectives, but we need to narrow down them to necessary ones, according to the degree of + the real need of funding in our negotiation. +- For legacy waste management, since national circumstances differ among countries, one- + size-fits-all response does not seem appropriate to cope with it and top-down approach has + a limit. Rather, each country’s strategy and regional cooperation is necessary. +- On paragraph 24(e), Plastic fees, taxes, levies, and EPR should be voluntary measures for + each country to choose the best policy. To charge fees based on EPR, we feel there are many + issues about their practicability, and legal aspects. Any policy to impose some kind of fees + entails a large issue on how to ensure the fairness of burden of responsibility in society for + + 14 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + the pollution. + +C2 Capacity-building +25. +(a) Provide for the establishment of capacity-building programmes that are country-driven +and responsive to the specific priorities and national circumstances of each country. Developing- +country parties, especially least developed countries and small island developing States, could +receive special attention and support. +(b) Provide for the governing body to develop a capacity-building strategy or mechanism to: + (i) promote the development, transfer and dissemination of environmentally sound +technologies, best practices, guidelines, and standards on issues related to the instrument. + (ii) strengthen the technical, institutional and human resource capacity of developing +countries to effectively implement the provisions of the instrument, including in areas such as +scientific research, data management and analysis. + (iii) promote cooperation and enhance the capacities of developing country parties to monitor +and report on their implementation of the provisions of the instrument. +(c) Provide for the development and implementation of training and education programmes to +enhance the knowledge and skills of government officials, industry representatives and other +stakeholders on issues related to the instrument, including waste management, EPR and +sustainable consumption and production. +(d) Support the establishment of regional and national networks to promote information- +sharing, collaboration and capacity-building on issues related to the instrument. +(e) Encourage the involvement of the private sector, civil-society organizations and local +communities in capacity-building activities, including through public-private partnerships and +corporate social responsibility initiatives. +(f) Provide for the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks +to track the effectiveness of capacity-building activities and identify areas for improvement. +- Regarding capacity-building, Japan has implemented bilateral and multinational assistances + for capacity-building in response to local needs in countries and regions. Capacity-building + needs to be provided in a targeted, effective and cost-efficient way by making a concrete + plan in advance about the scale and method of necessary measures such as on waste + management, disposal and recycle system. +- In the treaty, capacity-building should be conducted as a complimentary measure that goes + with the existing measures that have been implemented through bilateral and multilateral + efforts. +- We can support the options (c), (d), (e) and (f) in paragraph 25 and for the option (d), the + establishment of regional and international networks to promote information-sharing is + highly useful, and there are good examples such as G20 Implementation Framework for + Actions on Marine Plastic Litter and Regional Knowledge Center for Marine Debris(PKC- + MPD). For the option (f) in the same paragraph, accumulation of scientific knowledge + always functions as basis of all policies. Improving technical and scientific knowledge for + monitoring plastics in the environment and identifying source of leakage are indispensable + to evaluate progress made through assistances in a measurable way. +- Japan has contributed to this area by making a guideline on harmonized methodology for + 15 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + comparable monitoring of plastics released into the environment. +- We do not accept the language of CBDR used in the Comment of Technical assistance. For + technical assistance, since all countries have the responsibility to improve their capacity to + prevent plastic pollution, we should not use the words of developed and developing countries + to describe donors and recipients of technical assistance. + +C3 Technical assistance +26. +(a) Support for waste management and recycling infrastructure; +(b) Development of alternative materials and technologies; +(c) Capacity-building to enhance the skills and knowledge of stakeholders in developing +countries; +(d) Technology transfer to enable developing countries to adopt new technologies and practices +for reducing plastic pollution. +- On paragraph 26, we need to prioritize our supports to the most effective and cost-efficient + waste management or recycle system. + +C4 Technology transfer on mutually agreed terms +28. +(a) Developing a clear definition of “technology transfer on mutually agreed terms”: +Member States may wish to establish a clear definition of “technology transfer on mutually +agreed terms” to ensure that all parties involved understand what it entails. A clear definition will +help to prevent misunderstanding and disputes that could arise from different interpretations of +the term. +(b) Considering the language used for technology transfer in the Minamata Convention. +(c) Fostering an enabling environment for technology transfer: An environment conducive to +technology transfer could be created, where intellectual property rights are protected and access +to technology is facilitated. This can be achieved through measures such as creating supportive +legal and regulatory frameworks, providing technical assistance and capacity-building and +promoting partnerships and collaborations. +(d) Promoting technology needs assessment and technology cooperation: The instrument +could provide for the development of technology needs assessments to identify priority areas for +technology transfer. Technology cooperation can then be facilitated through partnerships between +developed and developing countries, with developed countries providing access to appropriate +technologies and technical expertise. This would also allow technology transfer to not be only +nationally driven and responsive to country needs but also appropriate. +(e) Developing and implementing effective mechanisms for technology transfer: Effective +mechanisms for technology transfer, including transfer agreements, licensing agreements and +joint ventures, could be developed and implemented. Such mechanisms should be designed to +suit the needs of individual countries and ensure that mutually agreed terms are upheld. +(f) Considering what role (sub)regional centres under the Basel Convention and United Nations +(sub)regional centres can play in technology transfer. +- On technology transfer in paragraph 28, the condition on mutually agreed terms is necessary + in order to protect intellectual property right. We need the clause that technology transfer + should not be implemented without right owner’s agreement. + + 16 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + + +D1 National action plans +29. The committee may wish to consider including one or more of the following possible +obligations for parties in relation to NAPs: +(a) Develop and implement a NAP reflecting nationally defined arrangements and measures +across the life cycle of plastics, to implement the provisions of the instrument and contribute to +the achievement of its objective. +(b) Review and update the NAP on a periodic basis (every [--] years) to ensure the progressive +reduction of plastic pollution in line with the objective of the instrument, taking into account best +available science and innovation and any relevant guidance from the governing body. +(c) Submit NAPs and revised NAPs through the secretariat. + +30. The committee may wish to consider the following potential options for generally applicable +guidance on NAPs: +(a) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs, to be specified in an annex to +the instrument; +(b) Harmonized guidance on NAPs, to be developed by the governing body to facilitate +preparation and submission of NAPs and promote their transparency and comparability across +parties while allowing for their nationally appropriate nature; +(c) Either (a) or (b) above, in combination with a NAP evaluation upon submission and +following completion of the NAP. Evaluation to be carried out by the specially established +scientific, technical and economic panels in relation to the level of ambition and challenges and +the needs encountered. +- Ending plastic pollution is truly global challenge that all countries should be on board to take + actions at every stage of life cycle of plastics. Situation of production, use, recycle and reuse + and disposal of plastics varies country by country. A national action plan is the key to + implement various obligations and measures in each country. It is not just a tool for + implementation but should be located in the core obligation part of the future instrument. + Such as obligations to develop, implement and update national action plan over time should + also be included in the core of the treaty. Japan supports all options shown in paragraph 29 + and 30 and support to develop draft texts based on those options. Furthermore, Japan would + like to add several points. +- First, to develop NAP should be the obligation of each country. Second, it should also be + obliged to take appropriate measures and actions at every stage of lifecycle of plastics. +- Third, in order to ensure such measures are addressed in NAP of each country, detailed types + of measures should be indicated in the Annex or other supplementary document of legally + binding instrument so that it gives clear guidance to the NAP development in each country + and that such list of measures can be updated over time. +- Forth, NAPs should include targets and actions in the medium term as well as long-term + strategies towards the realization of the global goal and objectives of the instrument. A set + of common elements and minimum content of NAPs (stated in paragraph 30(a)) should be + indicated in a harmonized guidance on NAPs and a specific format must be also identified + in articles or Annex(es) of the instrument. + + 17 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +- For those reasons, the following elements should be considered on NAPs as suggested in + 30(d)~(h) of Japan’s additional Elements of options that should be considered in discussions . + 30 The committee may wish to consider the following potential options for generally + applicable guidance on NAPs: + (d) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs, Harmonized guidance on + NAPs and a specific format must be identified in (an) article(s) or (an) Annex(es) of the + instrument. + (e) A set of common elements and minimum content of NAPs include targets and actions + in the medium term as well as long-term strategies towards the realizations of the global + objectives and goal of the instrument. + (f) Ensuring transparent assessment of progress by Members, visualization of + implementations should be realized by using objective data and its evidence on measures + in NAP and National reporting. + (g) Such data and its evidence include numerical information on production and + consumption, leakage along the value chain, waste generation collection of waste, + recycling(quantity/rates), collection of discharged plastics from the marine and other + environments, policy targets and goals reflecting the global goal, detailed roadmap + towards the realization of the targets and goals, and their achievements. + (h) Each Member State strives to visualize domestic flows of plastic in the plastic + lifecycle and losses to and accumulated stocks in the environment as shown in Figure 1 + of UNEP/PP/INC.1/7.(Such visualization would highlight priority areas for reducing + plastic pollution based on national circumstances.). + + +D2 National reporting +31. +(a) Including one or more of the following potential options in relation to the submission of +reports: + (i) A legally binding obligation to periodically (every [--] years beginning in year [--]) submit +national implementation reports; + (ii) An encouragement to submit national implementation reports; + (iii) The national implementation reports to be submitted through the secretariat and be made +available on the website; +(b) Including one of the following potential options in relation to the format of reports: + (i) Core elements of the reporting requirements to be identified in (an) article(s) of the +instrument, and the governing body to develop a common reporting framework for reporting +by all parties; + (ii) Parties to determine their own reporting format when submitting their national +implementation reports; +(c) Including one of the following potential options for the scope of reports: + (i) National implementation reports will: + a. Address the implementation of the legally binding obligations and voluntary +approaches under the instrument; and/or + b. Provide detailed quantifiable information on the progress in the implementation of the + 18 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +NAPs; + (ii) The scope of the national implementation reports will be determined by the submitting +party. + (iii) The governing body will provide guidelines on what is to be included in national +reports.22 +(d) Potential option for the review of reports: The secretariat will review and verify national +implementation reports, with a view to communicating the outcomes of the review to the +governing body, including with a view to identifying capacity needs and constraints and +facilitating efforts to match the available resources and capacity-building efforts to the needs +and constraints identified. +- Together with National Action Plan, national reporting must be one of key tools to ensure + transparency of actions by each country and enhance effectiveness of the instrument and to + facilitate transparency. +- Japan wants to have the national reporting as mandatory for all countries. +- As for paragraph 31 (a) we strongly support option (i) and (iii) rather than (ii) and support + option (iii) as it helps transparency and comparability of the actions. +- Regarding the review of reports, we believe some substantial and technical inputs from + technical experts would be useful rather than review by the Secretariat. + +D3 Compliance +32. +(a) Establishment, in the body of the instrument, of a mechanism consisting of a committee to +facilitate implementation and promote compliance with the provisions of the instrument. The +governing body can be mandated to develop modalities and procedures for the operation of the +mechanism. +(b) Facilitative and non-adversarial nature of the mechanism. +(c) One of the following potential options in relation to the scope of consideration: + (i) Implementation of all provisions and compliance with the legally binding provisions of +the instrument; + (ii) Compliance with the legally binding provisions of the instrument; + (iii) Implementation of the provisions of the instrument; + (iv) One of options a. to c. above with the addition of the consideration of systemic issues of +implementation or compliance (issues that relate to common trends with regard to challenges +in implementation and which may require attention of the governing body. Such issues usually +become evident on review of national reports and/or periodic review of the status of +implementation or assessment of effectiveness of the instrument. They are not attributed to an +individual party but rather reflect a common challenge faced by a number of parties. Any such +systemic issues and the resulting recommendations usually call for action and policy guidance +by the governing body of the instrument). +(d) Some or all of the following potential options in relation to initiation of consideration of +implementation and compliance issues: + (i) Self-submission by a party experiencing challenges with implementation or compliance; + (ii) Submission by a party concerning another party’s compliance with its legally binding +obligations under the instrument; + (iii) Communication from the secretariat (e.g., based on information available to it from +national reports or other sources of information); + (iv) Initiation by a compliance committee based on the information available to it (e.g., from + 19 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +the data on the status of submission of national reports or other mandatory information); + (v) Referral by the governing body. +(e) One of the following potential options in relation to the nature and possible range of measures: + (i) Both punitive and non-punitive measures; + (ii) Non-punitive measures. +- Japan supports Paragraph 32(a) to establish a compliance mechanism in the governing body. +- For option (b) and (e), we understand that a compliance mechanism should have facilitative + and non-adversarial nature. If some countries face difficulty in fulfilling some obligations, + this mechanism should consider some solutions including providing necessary supports. On + the other hand, financial and technical assistance based on the treaty should not be provided + for countries which are not ready to implement their obligations. In this regard, on the option + (e), we have preference for the first option. +- Regarding the option (c) on the scope of considerations, we have preference for the first + option. And regarding the option (c)(iv) on the addition of the considerations of systemic + issues, which body between the compliance committee and the COP is best suited to deal + with the issue depends on the demarcation of functions between these two bodies. We think + that it is appropriate to have discussions on this issue under some mechanism in the treaty. +- For the option (d), we support the way of initiation of compliance issue via the option (i) + self-submission, and by the option (v) the COP as stipulated in the Minamata Convention. + On the option (iv) via compliance committee, it is also basically acceptable although we + need to make further consideration depending on the concrete mechanism. +- On the other hand, we are not favorable for the 3rd option, because of the neutral + characteristics of the secretariat, and for the 2nd option, we are afraid of possible abuse of + initiations by other parties, which make it difficult for Members to consider important cases. +- Nonetheless, for the option (ii) and (iii), we think that firstly the COP or the Compliance + committee could consider the appropriateness of the case of consideration initiated by other + parties and if necessary, it could further consider including a process of examination, where + contracting parties except for non-compliance parties can start compliance process. + + +D4 Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of the +instrument and effectiveness evaluation +33. +(a) One or more of the following options in relation to the purpose of periodic assessment and +monitoring: + (i) To assess and evaluate collective progress in achieving the objective(s) of the +instrument, addressing efforts in relation to the implementation of all its provisions; + (ii) To evaluate the sufficiency of the obligations under the instrument; + (iii) To understand the fulfilment of developed countries’ obligations to provide assistance +in managing plastic waste in developing countries through a report developed by the secretariat. +(b) One or more of the following options in relation to periodicity: + (i) The evaluation should take place on a periodic basis while allowing sufficient time for +implementation efforts and progress to be made. + 20 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + (ii) The determination of periodicity should take into account sequencing with other relevant +processes, including NAPs, national reporting and any scientific and technical assessments. +(c) One or more of the following options for the related institutional arrangements: + (i) An evaluation process should be determined in the body of the instrument, with further +modalities to be developed by the governing body. + (ii) The instrument should establish an intergovernmental scientific body that will track +progress on targets and leakage of plastics and microplastic into the environment. + (iii) The outcomes of the evaluation exercise should be technical in nature and serve as an +input for further policy guidance by the governing body. +(d) Sources of information could consist of existing and available sources, including national +reports, scientific and socioeconomic assessments, recommendations from the compliance +review mechanism under the instrument and any reports on capacity-building under the +instrument. +- Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress play a crucial role to make the future + instrument effective and progressive over time like Global Stocktake under the Paris + Agreement. +- This periodic assessment and monitoring should be undertaken with a view to evaluating + collective progress in achieving the objective(s) of the instrument as stated in (a)(i). + + +E1 Awareness-raising and education +34. +(a) In relation to scope and focus, the instrument could promote: + (i) Behaviour change; + (ii) Capacity development; + (iii) Sharing of information on environmental impact, sustainability, reduction of plastic use +and demonstrated successes; + (iv) Increased awareness and understanding of the instrument’s goals and objectives. +(b) In relation to the mechanism(s), the instrument could include provisions for: + (i) A communication and education plan for the instrument, involving all stakeholders; + (ii) Educational and awareness-raising programmes and citizen campaigns; + (iii) Public participation and public access to information; + (iv) Training at the national, regional and international levels, including exchange visits and +specific dedicated training; + (v) The role of the Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter and other +multistakeholder entities; + (vi) Guidance on plastic pollution in school curriculums and enhance local environmental +education related to the impact of plastic pollution; + (vii) Knowledge transfer strategies around the health risks of plastic pollution, and potential +alternatives and the importance of behavioural change. +- Awareness-raising and education for encouraging behavioral change of civil society are + important elements of policies and measures to reduce emissions from use and disposal stage + of the plastics. It should be located in a part of Core obligations. Training is also important, + but there are several types of training in terms of what kind of training is provided to whom. + More clarification and indication are necessary if we deal with training in the legally binding + instrument. + + 21 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 +E2 Exchange of information +35. +(a) In relation to scope and focus: + (i) Exchange information on best practices, knowledge, research and technologies. + (ii) Exchange information on sustainable consumption and production, environmentally sound +waste management, sources of plastic pollution, human and animal exposure to plastic pollution +and the associated risks and reduction options, among policymakers, stakeholders and the public. + (iii) Exchange information, if any, on the wisdom of indigenous systems and practices. +(b) In relation to the mechanism(s): + (i) Include mandatory disclosure (of harmonized information on chemical/material +composition of plastic products and its intended uses throughout the life cycle). + (ii) Establish a registry – the secretariat should establish a central data exchange where +information reported by parties could be made available, initiated through the instrument and +reflected in NAPs. + (iii) Include prior informed consent for transboundary movements through an information +exchange mechanism. + (iv) Build on ongoing voluntary initiatives such as the and the New Plastics Economy Global +Commitment from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment +Programme (UNEP). + (v) Use the multi-stakeholder action agenda to share knowledge and highlight successes, to +replicate and scale sustainable solutions. + (vi) Use regional networks for information exchange, lessons learned and capacity-building. + (vii) Promote cooperation with other countries and international organizations. + (viii) Organize events on the sidelines of governing body sessions to exchange best practices. + (ix) Learn from other processes such as those under the Convention on Biological Diversity, +SAICM and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. +- Information exchange is also important. It also closely linked to core obligation and + voluntary based measures stated in part B in Option Paper, for example information + exchanging through using the labelling scheme of plastic products. +- As for Option (b)(i) of paragraph 35, If we consider mandatory disclosure of information, + the scheme should adequately consider the limited capacity of Small and Medium + Corporation as well as the treatment of Confidential Business Information. +- Regarding Option (b)(iii) Prior informed Consent for transboundary movements, the idea is + interesting, but it should avoid duplication with other MEAs as these matters are covered by + Rotterdam and Basel Conventions. + + +E3 Research +36. +The committee may wish to consider including provisions to encourage parties to promote the +cooperation and coordination of research to improve understanding of plastic pollution and +advance technological innovation. +- The future instrument should be guided by the latest science and technical development with + global collaboration, including monitoring of the plastics in the environment where Japan + has been actively working on harmonization of its methodologies. Promotion, cooperation + and coordination of Research, and consideration of outcome of research must be a very + 22 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + fundamental and important part of the instrument. + + +E4 Cooperation and coordination +39. +(a) Technology transfer and technical innovation: promoting plastic collection and recycling +technologies; product design, materials and manufacturing processes; sustainable green +chemistry; and circular approaches; +(b) Research: joint research projects, including with developing countries; +(c) Capacity-building, including mechanisms for capacity-building; +(d) Awareness-raising and knowledge-sharing: exchanging best practices; and +networks/platforms/forums for knowledge exchange; +(e) Technical and scientific cooperation, including regional platforms or databases; technical- +scientific cooperation projects; and networks of technical centres; +(f) Monitoring. +- As we have limited time and financial resources and we need swift and effective + implementation of the treaty, utilization of existing organizations and frameworks is + indispensable. For instance, in Asian region, ERIA and JAIF function as knowledge center + or capacity building supporting system on waste management. We need to mobilize not only + public finance but also private financial contributions to promote international cooperation. +- For technology transfer referred to in (a) of paragraph 28, the condition of mutually agreed + terms is necessary. +- The instrument should not overlap the existing obligations stipulated in MEAs and other + frameworks, such as Basel Convention. + + +E5 Stakeholder engagement +40. +(a) Promoting ambitious actions to address plastic pollution and promote cooperation with a +wide variety of stakeholders, including by: + (i) Promoting high-level engagement; + (ii) Promoting ambitious action and cooperation at the local, regional and global levels; + (iii) Mobilizing financial and technical resources from stakeholders; + (iv) Sharing knowledge and highlighting successes to replicate and scale sustainable solutions. +(b) With respect to mechanisms of the multi-stakeholder action agenda, considering: + (i) Following a model similar to the climate Marrakesh partnership model, in close +association with existing structures and coalitions;38 + (ii) A portal on stakeholder actions; + (iii) Periodic progress reporting to the instrument’s governing body (e.g., self-reported +progress on commitments, descriptions of new actions and responses, expert input on specific +topics); + (iv) Multi-stakeholder forums, submissions, seminars and side events and participation in +a potential technical expert group. +- Legally binding instrument must be practical, implementable, and realistic to end plastic + pollution. To this end, Japan believe that the knowledge, experiences and good practices + should be collected from upstream to downstream widely. Also, lifecycle approach requires + + 23 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Japan written statement for IN2 Contact Group 1 and 2 + adequate volume of investment on research and development, capital introduction by + private business entities. +- Japan believes inviting voices and ambitious actions from broad stakeholders including + industry can mobilize most resources such as finance, technology and knowledge. + + + + + 24 +",2 +2244,28/06/2023  |  Bangladesh (Agenda Item 3(a) included,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/28062023_bangladesh.pdf,[],['Bangladesh'],[],Members,statement,"&srX!e_2!4""@ +Bangladesh fully admires the passion and dedication showecl + by the chair, the secretariat and +facilitators of INC-2, which made the event meaningful. Moreover, + we would like to acknowledge +the involvement of all of our colleagues from different countries + for intensive and exhaustive +discussions on the options paper in two contact groups. + +Bangladesh found the pre-session documents were useful + and acted as a good basis for starting the +discussion' Bangladesh actively participated in all the events + ancl gave its opinion. However, as +per the decision of INC-2, Bangladesh reviewed Potentiai + options fbr elements towards an +intemational legally binding instrument and given our opinion (attachetl + herewith)"" we hope the +submissions made by Bangladesh and other member + countries will be duly considered. while +preparing the zero draft. + +Finally, we rvould like to thank France fbr such a remarkabie + hospitality and congratulate the +government of the Republic of Kenya to take + decision of holding the INC-3. \\/e reiterate our +commitment of proactive engagement in the upcoming + discussions. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + O.pinion of Bangladesh on UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 + + + Objectives: + + Proposed Possible Opinion + + 9. (a) End plastic pollution; protect End plastic pollutiorr; protect human health + human health and the environment and the environment includinq rnarine one + fiom its adverse effects throughout the frorn its adverse effects throughout the life + life cycle of plastic. cycle of plastic. + + +B"" Core obligation + +l. Core obligation: phasing out and/or reducing the supply of, demand for and use of +primary plastic polymers + (a) Options for targets: + Proposed Possible Opinion + + (ln addition to existing prof;osal) + 10. (a) (i) Establish global targets ro Estatrlish global specific additional +reduce production of primary plastic targets on the follorvings: +raw material + ?"")P-h-$w-q-u-t-,qf-prpl:-l-sLr:a-lis_plartic_r + le-.g-- $.u:g-lg _ - -!ltt*_,p-l_a.s_trc-*_- aul + lvlulti layer plastics) + -b),Iirae bquldglobal targ-elgar us""irlg + reEllql_ed p l.astie q -a_n_d__iqqLr-e*!r up + + 10. (a) (ii)Establish nationally Establish nationally determined +deterrnined commitments or tarsets commitments or targets U _aljgq&A-n-l + l ith glp,baI eQrnltiln-erl + (b) Options for regulating primary plastic polymers: + + + i0. (b) (i) impose a ntoratorium or.r Impose a moratorium on primary +primary prodLrction of plastic polyrners production of plastic polymers or ban, +or ban, limit or reduce the manuf'acture, limit or reduce the manufacture, export +export and import ol virgin plastic and import of'virgin plastic polymers +polyn-rers. c--c,-Li$td-q$-tg-tlsi:att!ua1-s.u:s""Brts!allliq$- + eudsapabLlu!e""q. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 10. (b) (iv) Establish licensing schemes lor Establish licensing schemes for + production. imporl and export of virgin anc.l production^ irrpor-t and export of virgin + secondary plastic polyrners. *nd-s*er*+d*ry-p I ast i c po I ym ers. + + + + + 1 + Possible core obligation: banning, phasing out and/or reducing the use of + problematic and avoidable plastic products + + I l. (a) Inventory and n'ionitor production of t l. (a) Inventory and monitor production and + raw materials, including those used in plastic !lg5 of rarv materials, including those used + commodities. and establish a global baseline. in plastic commodities. and establish a global + baseline. + + +5. Core obligation: strengthening waste nranagement + + Proposed Possible Opinion + + 14. (a) (ii) Set a target for reducirrg the Reducing the generation ol plastic waste that + generation of plastic waste that needs final needs final disposal operations such as + disposal oilerations such as landfitting and landfilling and incineration throrigh app[.ying + incineration. hvbrid anproacli in cor:nbination of both + -La-Lullarfi-a-nd hi tld Lr-rg -p b l,i gal i q rt s- i h b u i lt -ir + -rr,: t + + Ilerlr b d i tylb""rlhq-qaluli.s s irl tx-q-ql + + I 4.(b) (ii)Prohibit the following dangerous &plt,lbit*p pp""r h rt rr-rLtg-r:-f- p l,as.ti c -r]:rt te a n d J i !1 i I + 's + practices: open burning. incineration, co-firirrg i""ng.rlrs:ali-ar. +in coal-fired power plants and other waste-to- +energy processes, co-processing in cement +kilns, and chemical recycling. + +la.(c) (iii) Establish surveillance sysrems and EstabI ish surveiIIance systems (*nd-quo+ns-firt) +quotas for exports of plastic waste. for exports of plastic waste if'prlilt!_lIsd b:_rLjlg + dornes{s_tr1-o I i ci es of part ies. + + +la,(c)(iv) Prohibit or control transboundary Prohibit or control transboundary movement ol +movement of plastic waste. except where this hnZAt""d_qUS"" plastic waste, except where this +ensures circularity; e n su re s c i rc u lar ity an{ e n-y] rp O_mS.n-tit-1ly + ""iffrln-cl + disoosal delrendins on the nat.ional nolicies. +14,(cXv) Develop a streamlined permit Develop a streamlined pernrit process for +process for transboundary movement of transboundary movement of plastic \,vaste to +plastic waste to counlries where recycling countries where recycling facilities exist with +facilities exist witlr sufficierrt capacity; s r""r l'fi c i en t ca pac ty r1l*-t-h_g-- ktS_it_*e l-c.ats -e.&l {' + i + -q + pe&q$ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + 6. OSS ible core obli tiron fosteri desi n for circular + Proposed Possible Opinion + 15. (e) Set a target for the required minimum 15. (e) Set a target for the required minimum + recycled content of plastic products on the recycled content ofplastic products on the + market. market throu gh ensurin s food-grade. + + + +8. Core obligation: promoting the use of safe, sustainable alternatives and substitutes + + Proposed Possibie Opinion + 17. (b) (iv) Use economic instrumenrs, such as Use economic instruments, such as fees, + fbes. tariffs, taxes. subsidies, and tradable tariffs, taxes, subsidies, and tradable pernrit + permit systems. to incer-rtivize a reduction of + systems, to incentivize a reduction of + plastic use and the adoption of sustainable + p Lp + -b-ls n + a! i c-- p a st i qs_ -G-, g,* s_$g1g_ Lr $_q pl allrl:. + I + alternatives. - + + ruIdgyslpjailc. erc.J use and the adoption ol' + sustainable alternatives. + + + + + Possible core oblisation: address liution + Proposed Possible Opinion + + 19. (a) (i) Take measures to remediate plastic Take measures to remediate plastic pollution in + pollution in tlie environment, inch.rding in the the environment, including in the marine + marine environment and areas beyond national environment *nel***ea+-beyer+#--r+.*ion*} +.iurisdiction"" taking into accounr thc draft jt*risdi,etien, taking into account the draft + agreement under the LJnited Nations agreement under the ljnited Nations + Convention on the Law of the Sea on Ihe Convention on the Law of the Sea on the + conservation and sustainable use ol nrarine conservation and sustainable use of mariue + biological cliversity ol areas bel,ond nationiil b i o o g i c aI d ve rs i t1,. o*: eret*s-be--vo*t1 - n*tisn*i + I i + +j uriscliction p+n*etiction + + + + +12. Core obligation: protecting human health and environment including marine +git?tit'qqlneat from the adverse effects of plastic pollution + + Proposed Possible Opinion + + 21. (a) (ii) Conduct f'urther research on the Conduct further research on the adverse effects + adverse effects of plastio ancl plastic pollution of plastic and plastic pollution on human health + on human health. and environment + +=== PAGE BREAK === + C. Means of implementation: + 1. Financial assistance + Proposed Possible Opinion + + 24. (c) Corrsider a hybrid approach that Consider a hybrid approach that combines + combines elernents of the above options. For elements of tlre above options. For example. + exanrple. the establishment of the fund could the establishment of the fund could be outlined + be outlined in the legal agreetxent, but the + in the Iegal agreement. but the governance + govenlance structure and l'unding + structure ancl funding mechanisms could be + mechanisrns could be rlodelled on. adapted + to or hosted bv an existing environmental modelled on i*tlaptettr* {o""-or-hosted by an + fund such as the Global Environment existing cnvironmcntal fr""rnd such as thc Global + Facility. This approach could help leverage Environment Facility. This approach could + existing resources and expertise while help leverage existing resources and expertise + maintaiuirrg a unique identity and purpose rvhile maintaining a unique identitt,and + for thc rnultilateral fund. purpose for the multilateral fund. + + +24. (e) Explore innovative and other financing opportunities, nationalll or globally, for +tackling plastic pollution, rvhere private-sector resources can play an enhanced role, +including the follou,ing: + + Proposed Possiblc Opinion + +2a.@) (i) Plastic fees, t&\es or levies: Plastic fees. taxes or levies: UdSl_d,:USrtjq +Implement a fee, tax or levy ol.t plastic E-P_R-SShqtne- to implement a fee. tax or lev1, +production. use or disposal to generate revenue o n' -1 [a st""i e- ""-1rt> + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Je vous remercie Monsieur le Président et Distinguées Délégués. + +Fait à Nairobi, le 14 Novembre 2023 +Pour la République Gabonaise +Georges GASSITA, Référent Technique National +Trésor Wassiana AVOMO, Référent Technique National +",3 +2313,Gambia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/gambia.pdf,[],['Gambia'],[],Members,statement,"NATIONAL STATEMENT – GAMBIA ON THE THIRD SESSION OF + THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE ON + PLASTIC POLLUTION 13TH – 19TH NOVEMBER 2023, NAIROBI, + KENYA + + Mr. Chair, Distinguish delegates Ladies and Gentlemen, The Gambia +delegation would like to thank the Government of the Republic of Kenya for +hosting the INC-3, and the Secretariat for organizing this meeting and the +provision of the ZERO draft for this negotiations. + + Mr. Chair, The Government of Republic of The Gambia attaches high +priority to reducing and eventually eliminating issues related to plastics +pollution and promoting sound management of plastic pollution and wastes +and therefore aligned herself to statement read by distinguished delegate of +Ghana on behalf of the African Region. + + Cognizance of the negative impacts Plastics pollution poses to the +health and environment of current and future generation, The Gambia is with +the view that the primary and ultimate goal of every nation is to protect +human health and the environment from the risks posed by the unsound +use, management and releases of plastics and related waste into the +environment we all depend for our living. + + As protection of the environment is at the highest level of priority, the +Gambia has developed national policies and legislations that are geared +towards the protection of the environment for the present and future +generation. In that, the country in 2007 enacted Anti- Littering Regulation + +=== PAGE BREAK === + which is meant to limit indiscriminate littering in the country which includes +plastics and related waste. + + This was subsequently followed by the ban on Plastic Bag Order 2015 +which prohibits the importation, sales, manufacture and use of single use +plastic bags in The Gambia. + + This to a higher extent has yielded positive result in reducing the +amount of plastic and related waste generated over the years, and no waste +is allowed into in the country thus leading to the use of reusable bags and +recycle material in the country as well as phasing out single use plastic. + + In conclusion, Mr. Chair, we strongly reaffirm to aligning our +commitment in joining global efforts in addressing environmental challenges +particularly on plastic pollution and related waste which continues to +threaten live and humanity. We strongly believe ending plastic pollution +requires collective responsibilities irrespective of the economic status of our +countries, taking into consideration our national realities as a developing +country. + + We are ready to partner with all (member state or organization) in +enhancing our national efforts in making the planet a better place for us and +generations to come. + + Collectively, we can all make a difference in paving solutions to a +comprehensive life-cycle approach to prevent plastic pollution. + + I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION +",3 +2314,Georgia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/georgia_0.pdf,[],['Georgia'],[],Members,statement,"National statement INC3– GEORGIA (13 November, 2023) + +Distinguished Delegates, Excellencies, Colleagues, + +It is my honor to be with you on behalf of the government of Georgia at the INC3 and be part +of the work dedicated to find the solution for the plastic pollution. + +On behalf of Georgia I would like to thank UNEP and INC secretariat for the continued efforts +to end plastic pollution by 2040. We would like to thank the government of Kenya for hosting +Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) on Legally binding document at the +beautiful UN premises in Nairobi. + +We believe that legally binding document for us for the countries with economic +development will create new possibilities, new capacities, improvements in the sound +management of plastic waste. which will contribute to the circular economy development +and to the improvement of environmental standards and approaches. + +We believe that zero draft is a good starting document for the further negotiation. Thank you +chair for your efforts! We have now opportunity to come up with some of missing parts in +the zero draft and we will move forward to work on that. + +We are committed to work towards plastic pollution through a life cycle approach and sound +management of the waste. We believe that Extended producer responsibility approach is +appropriate and useful to involve private sector accordingly and find solutions for financing +full life cycle of plastic. We are open to considering EPR schemes and specific details to +national action plans and other means, as we already introduced EPR at national level. + +We took some steps at national level to ban single used plastic bags and propose +alternatives; We developed national strategy for plastic prevention and also we included +plastic waste management as one of the priority at national waste management strategy +and action plan in the last year and we have already started projects for plastic waste +prevention in the river basin with support of the UNDP, WB and Norwegian Ambassy in +Georgia. + +We believe that sustainable production and consumption of plastic, sound management of +plastic waste using waste management hierarchy and sound management of chemicals and +waste will give us possibilities moving towards a treaty that can make important changes. +We are requiring strong scientific background and synergies with the legally binding +instruments, MEAs such as BRS conventions and others; + +We are confident that there is a need to discuss the importance of eligibility and accessibility +to financial support and capacity building for the developing countries and countries with +economies in transition. We are open to discuss approaches and ideas for the successful +implementation of legally binding document which will create at national level the useful +backgrounds for the collaboration and development of public private partnership. + +We affirm, that we are committed to work towards plastic pollution through a life cycle +approach and improving waste management systems. + +As it was mentioned this spirit of global collaboration and that we can achieve more by +coming together is something I strongly believe in. +I thank you! +",3 +2315,Guatemala,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guatemala_1.pdf,[],['Guatemala'],[],Members,statement,"Intervención por Estados Miembros, dentro del punto 4 de la agenda + + +Declaración de la República de Guatemala +Sesión Plenaria 13 de noviembre de 2023, Nairobi, Kenya. + + +Muchas gracias, Señor Presidente, estimados delegados representantes de los diferentes países, +deseo expresar el más sincero agradecimiento, en nombre de Guatemala, a la secretaría por +su buen trabajo en la redacción y divulgación de los textos y notas pertinentes, también al +Gobierno de Kenya y al PNUMA por hospedar está tercera sesión, para la elaboración de un +instrumento jurídicamente vinculante a la contaminación por plásticos, inclusive en el medio +marino. + + +En ese sentido, agradecemos también a la delegación del Uruguay por pronunciar la +declaración en nombre del GRULAC, al cual nos adherimos. + + +Cabe mencionar que esta reunión permitirá el diálogo para avanzar en la construcción de un +instrumento jurídicamente vinculante que aborde la contaminación por plásticos, incluso en el +medio marino, la cual representa un paso significativo hacia un futuro más sostenible y limpio. + + +Asimismo, Guatemala desea proponer que uno de los objetivos de esta reunión sea identificar +los puntos de convergencia que se presenten frente a este ambicioso instrumento, respetando +siempre las capacidades y circunstancias nacionales que permita una transición justa, así como +las decisiones soberanas de cada Estado aquí presente. + + +Guatemala desea que se refleje el sentir de los principios identificados dentro del desarrollo +del instrumento, destacando la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente, la +“responsabilidad compartida pero diferenciada” que permita definir las prioridades, objetivos +y circunstancias concretos de su desarrollo nacional y regional. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Es importante que, el instrumento contenga la definición de términos y conceptos asociados +al mismo, para estandarizar y fortalecer los conocimientos necesarios para la implementación +de acciones de forma coherente y consistente para todas las partes involucradas. +Destacamos la relevancia de la creación de mecanismos efectivos para la asistencia técnica, la +transferencia de tecnología en condiciones mutuamente convenidas y la asistencia financiera, +reconociendo que la aplicación del instrumento, en especial para los países en desarrollo, +dependerá de esto. + + +Sin más, espero que tengamos unas jornadas de trabajo muy productivas y exitosas. + + +Muchas gracias, señor presidente. + + + Translation into the English language + + +Declaration of the Republic of Guatemala +Plenary Session, November 13, 2023, Nairobi, Kenya. + + +Thank you very much, Mr. President, esteemed delegates representing the various countries. +On behalf of Guatemala, I wish to express our sincerest gratitude to the secretariat for their +excellent work in drafting and disseminating the relevant texts and notes, as well as to the +Government of Kenya and UNEP for hosting this third session, aimed at developing a legally +binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + + +In this regard, we also thank the delegation from Uruguay for delivering the statement on behalf +of GRULAC, which we endorse. + + +It should be noted that this meeting will allow dialogue to advance in the construction of a +legally binding instrument that addresses plastic pollution, even in the marine environment, +representing a significant step towards a more sustainable and clean future. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Additionally, Guatemala wishes to propose that one of the objectives of this meeting be to +identify points of convergence that arise concerning this ambitious instrument, always +respecting national capacities and circumstances that allow for a just transition, as well as the +sovereign decisions of each State present here. + + +Guatemala wishes that the spirit of the principles identified within the development of the +instrument be reflected, highlighting the Rio Declaration on the Environment, the ""common +but differentiated responsibility"" that allows defining the priorities, objectives, and concrete +circumstances of its national and regional development. + + +It is important that the instrument contains the definition of terms and concepts associated with +it, to standardize and strengthen the knowledge necessary for the implementation of actions in +a coherent and consistent manner for all parties involved. We emphasize the importance of +creating effective mechanisms for technical assistance, mutually agreed technology transfer, and +financial assistance, recognizing that the application of the instrument, especially for developing +countries, will depend on this. + + +Without further ado, I hope that we have very productive and successful working days. + + +Thank you very much, Mr. President. +",3 +2316,Guinea,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guinea_2.pdf,[],['Guinea'],[],Members,statement,"Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on + + Plastic Pollution 13 – 19 November 2023 + + Nairobi, Kenya + Item 4 + GUINEA, STATEMENT + +Thank you to each and every one of you for being here with us today. +Before we get started, we would want to express our sincere appreciation to +Kenya government, INC secretariat; and all who generously helped to make +this gathering a success. +We would not have done it without you. +Our speech is in line with the declaration of African group and as a member +of High Ambition coalition. +Plastic pollution is a global problem and it wreaks havoc on ocean, land and +the environment. Massive amount of plastic wastes are visible everywhere +around the globe especially in ASIA and AFRICAN countries where garbage +collection is rare or non-existent and in developed world where recycling rate +is low. +Mr President, unmanaged disposal of plastic wastes have harmful effects on +animals including humans and this trend is getting worse every year. As a +result, action must be taken to address this key issue before it is too late. +This problem prompted a global treaty by United Nations Environmental +assembly, to adopt resolution 5/14 titled end plastic pollution: Towards an +international legally binding instrument to Convene an Intergovernmental +Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a global treaty by the end of 2024. +The INC has met twice already in Punta Uruguay (INC-1) and Paris France +(INC-2). +Mr President, this third session of the committee provides us with an +opportunity to advance the main elements of the future instrument and we +shall be focusing on +I- the advance of the development using zero draft as the basis. +II-Identify the possible content of provisions on elements not discussed at the +second session. +III- Consider and decide on any intersessional work required for the fourth and +fifth sessions of the committee. +We shall continue to work together, share priorities and strategies for key + +=== PAGE BREAK === + substantive elements to ensure a sound global treaty that serves the whole +world to end plastic pollution by 2040. + +Thank you + +Ibrahima Sory Cissé +National Director of Pollution, Nuisance and Climate Change +INC Focal Point +Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development +Republic of Guinea +Joachim Bogolamou +Suppleant Focal Point +",3 +2317,Guinea Bissau,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/guinea-bissau.pdf,[],['Guinea Bissau'],[],Members,statement,"GUINEA-BISSAU STATEMENT + INC 3 +Guinea-Bissau would like to show appreciation and gratitude to the people +and authorities of the Republic of Kenya for their hospitality and hosting of +this important event. We congratulate the President and the entire +secretariat team for the important role they have played throughout this +process. +Guinea-Bissau hopes that with this INC 3 significant advances will be +achieved so that in the near future we can have a binding international +instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, +which is, along with climate change, one of the biggest contemporary +challenges. +Guinea-Bissau supports, without reservation, the position of the African +group in relation to the draft treaty, and highlights the need for the future +treaty to provide for the principles of more differentiated common +responsibility, polluter pays and prevention. +As a State with an extensive coastal zone, and made up of several islands, +Guinea-Bissau defends that the particularities of States with these +characteristics are convenient, particularly with regard to implementation, +financing and technology transfer measures. + + +Thank you very much for your attention! +",3 +2318,India,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/india_5.pdf,[],['India'],[],Members,statement,"Intervention of India +Plenary of Third Meeting of Intergovernmental Negotiating + Committee + + +Thank you Chair + + + +At the outset, we would like to thank the Government of Kenya + +for their warm hospitality in welcoming the delegates for the + +third meeting of INC. We would also like to thank the INC + +Secretariat and UNEP for organization of this meeting. + + + +We would like to thank the INC Chair for preparing the zero + +draft along with INC Secretariat for consideration of third + +meeting of INC. + + + +At the outset, our delegation would like to reiterate that all the + +decisions on substantive issues shall be taken by consensus + +and that Rule 38 (1) will not be invoked till the final adoption of + +Rules of procedure by INC. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We may recall that INC 2 had spent a substantial time on + +adopting the interpretative statement, in this regard. + + + +It is of utmost importance that the scope of negotiations on the + +zero draft to develop an international legally binding instrument + +on plastic pollution, which could include both binding and + +voluntary approaches, must be in line with the UNEA resolution + +5/14 that we all had collectively adopted. + + + +When we all move forward together with the negotiations, we + +would like to reiterate that any potential consideration of + +elements in the zero draft should not be beyond the mandate of + +the UNEA resolution. + + + +The instrument should focus on the mandate of the UNEA 5/14 + +resolution which is to end plastic pollution. + + + +It needs no over emphasis that plastics are useful materials + +and that the INC should address the pollution caused by plastic + +which needs to be addressed. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Accordingly, there must be no binding targets/cap on the + +production of plastic polymers. + + +Coverage of substances, materials, products, as required, must +be related to addressing plastic pollution. + + +The scope of the instrument should be circumscribed by Rio + +Principle 12 which emphasizes that “trade policy measures for + +environmental purposes should not constitute a means of + +arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction + +on international trade. Unilateral actions to deal with + +environmental challenges outside the jurisdiction of importing + +country should be avoided. Environmental measures + +addressing transboundary or global environmental problems + +should, as far as possible, be based on an international + +consensus. + + + +The legally binding instrument should address plastic pollution, + +by addressing the availability, accessibility, affordability of + +=== PAGE BREAK === + alternatives including cost implications and by specifying + +arrangements for capacity-building and technical assistance, + +technology transfer, and financial assistance. + + +The Obligations under the instrument shall be directly linked + +with the availability of adequate and predictable financial and + +technical resources for developing countries and this should be + +made part of substantive provisions. + + + +A country driven approach needs to be adopted for addressing + +plastic pollution. + + + +Matters related to trade should be dealt within the ambit of + +World Trade Organization (WTO). + + + +Means of implementation should include a dedicated + +multilateral fund and also mechanism for technology transfer + +and these must be linked with substantive provisions. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Further, we echo the views expressed by the Like Minded + +Group on the mandate of the Contact groups. + + + +At INC 3, we need to work with a collective spirit in order to + +address the global environmental challenge of plastic pollution. + + *** +",3 +2319,Indonesia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/indonesia_3.pdf,[],['Indonesia'],[],Members,statement,"STATEMENT BY THE HEAD OF DELEGATION + OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA + ON + THE THIRD MEETING OF + THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE + TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT + ON PLASTIC POLLUTION, INCLUDING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT + + Nairobi, 13 November 2023 + + +Mr. Chair, + + +At the outset, I would like to thank you, for navigating this important process. + + +I would also like to express our utmost gratitude to the government of Kenya for its warm +hospitality, and to the Secretariat for the excellent arrangement. + + +We would also like to acknowledge with appreciation the Preparatory meeting held on 11 +November, which in our view could positively inform our deliberation during INC3. + + +Mr. Chair, + + +Indonesia believes that the zero-draft can serve as a solid basis and as a strong modality for our +further discussion. + + +However, there are some critical issues that we must address, including the definition of technical +issues such as plastics pollution, full life cycle of plastics, polymers and chemicals of concern, +avoidable plastics, and alternatives to plastics, to set a clear guidance to move forward. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + In discussing the zero draft, we also urge members to use consensus and languages from previously +agreed UNEA Resolutions and MEAs. + + +Mr. Chair, + + +To ensure an equal and full participation of the members, we need to consider the different +capabilities and special needs of developing countries, and reiterate the principles of SDG 8, Rio +Declaration 1992, regarding the Common but Differentiated Responsibility and Respective +Capabilities (CBDR), as well as Principle 15 Rio Declaration, on “precautionary approach” as one +of the important issues to be addressed in the principle section. + + +We also need to consider countries with special geographical conditions such as archipelagic states +including Indonesia, as well as countries considered vulnerable to plastic pollution. + + +We should apply a comprehensive approach to enter into a debate about the definition of “the full +life cycle of plastics” at this time since the definition of the full life cycle of plastics could only be +defined clearly after we agree upon the core obligations of this treaty. + + +In addition, the deliberation on the full life cycle of plastic would shape up more constructively if +it is discussed under the core obligations by accommodating different viewpoints from members +and inputs from observers, as well as supported by reliable scientific evidence available. + + +Mr. Chair, + + +In closing, I would like to reiterate Indonesia’s commitment to work collectively and decisively to +achieve the objective of INC meetings on a gradual basis, and looking forward to a fruitful meeting. + + +I thank you. +",3 +2320,Iraq,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/iraq.pdf,[],['Iraq'],[],Members,statement,"‫البيان االفتتاحي لجمهورية العراق في المؤتمر الثالث للجنة التفاوض الدولية بشأن اعداد اداة ملزمة قانونا‬ + ‫بشأن التلوث البالستيكي ‪ ،‬والسيما التلوث في المحيطات و البحار‬ + + ‫‪Opening statement of the Republic of Iraq at the third conference of the‬‬ +‫‪International Negotiating Committee regarding the preparation of a legally binding‬‬ + ‫‪.instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment‬‬ + + ‫فخامة السيد رئيس جمهورية دولة كينيا المحترم‪.‬‬ + + ‫السيدات و السادة اصحاب المعالي و السعادة والوفود الكرام جميعا ‪.‬‬ + + ‫السيد رئيس لجنة التفاوض الحكومية المحترم ‪.‬‬ + + ‫فخامة السيد رئيس جمهورية دولة كينيا المحترمة‬ + + ‫السادة و السيدات اصحاب المعالي و السعادة والوفود الكرام جميعا‬ + + ‫السيد رئيس لجنة التفاوض الحكومية المحترم‬ + +‫‪His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya‬‬ + +‫‪Gentlemen and ladies, Your Excellencies and distinguished delegations‬‬ + +‫‪Mr. Presedent of the Government Negotiating Committee‬‬ + + + + + ‫السالم عليكم‬ + +‫يتقدم الوفد العراقي بخالص االمتنان و التقدير لجمهورية كينيا على حسن ضيافتها وكرمها وكل جهودها‬ + ‫المبذولة في سبيل دعم السياسات البيئية في العالم ‪ ،‬و على إقامة هذا المؤتمر المهم‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + The Iraqi delegation extends its sincere gratitude and appreciation to the +Republic of Kenya for its hospitality, generosity and all its efforts to support +global environmental policies, and for holding this important conference. + +، ‫ ولكل أعضاء المكتب الكرام‬، ‫كما يتقدم وفد بالدي بالثناء و الشكر للسيد رئيس لجنة التفاوض الحكومية‬ + . ‫و األمانة العامة لكل ما يتم بذله من جهود ومثابرة في سبيل عقد هذا االجتماع وتحقيق النجاح فيه‬ + +My delegation also extends its praise and thanks to the Chairman of the +Government Negotiating Committee, all the distinguished members of the +bureau, and the Secretariat for all their efforts and perseverance in holding this +meeting in order to achieving its success. + + + + ‫سيدي الرئيس‬ + +‫ بروح من الرغبة العالية في تحقيق تقدم ملموس‬، ‫اذا يتطلع العراق قدما لمشاركة فاعلة في اعمال مؤتمرنا هذا‬ +‫ وحماية صحة االنسان و‬، ‫ المرتبطة بالقضاء على التلوث البالستيكي‬، ‫ ساعين لتحقيق اهدافنا الموضوعية‬، + ،‫البيئة و التنوع االحيائي من كل ما يحمله من مخاطر حقيقية متفق عليها‬ + +Mr. President + +As Iraq looks forward to active participation in the work of our conference, +in a spirit of high desire to achieve tangible progress, seeking to achieve our +objective goals, related to eliminating plastic pollution, and protecting human +health, the environment, and biodiversity from all the real, agreed-upon risks +it carries, + +‫كما ان وفد بالدي يعرب عن استعداده لخوض جميع المناقشات الفنية و القانونية الالزمة بروح عالية من‬ +‫ والوصول إلى اتفاقية تراعي ظروف البلدان‬، ‫ للوصول إلى صيغة توافقية تخدم جميع األطراف‬، ‫المرونة‬ +، ‫ وتراعي كافة الظروف و التداعيات اإلقتصادية و االجتماعية‬، ‫ وتستند على أساس علمي صحيح‬، ‫المختلفة‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫ أوالذهاب بعيدا تجاه التزامات ربما ال‬، ‫ دون اخفاقات‬، ‫و تؤدي بصورة مباشرة إلى تحقيق الهدف المطلوب‬ + .‫ أو تدخلنا في متاهات االحرى بنا تجنبها‬، ‫تقودنا الى مبتغانا‬ + +Our delegation also expresses its readiness to engage in all necessary technical +and legal discussions in a high spirit of flexibility, to reach a consensual formula +that serves all parties, and to reach an agreement that takes into account the +circumstances of different countries, is based on a correct scientific basis, and +takes into account all economic and social circumstances and repercussions. It +leads directly to achieving the desired goal, without failures, or going too far +towards commitments that may not lead us to what we want, or lead us into mazes +.that we would rather avoid + +‫ و المتعلقين بالحق‬،1992 ‫ على المبدئين الثاني و السابع من مبادئ ريو ديجانيرو لعام‬، ‫واذ يؤكد وفد بالدي‬ +‫ وعلى المسؤولية المشتركة ولكن‬، ‫السيادي للدول الستثمار ثرواتها الطبيعية وفقا لسياساتها البيئية و التنموية‬ +‫ مع مراعاة ظروف البلدان النامية واحتياجاتهم وفقا لقدرات كل‬، ‫المتباينة وفقا لمساهمة كل جهة من الجهات‬ +‫ ونعتبر أن هذين المبدئين ال غنى عنهما كدليلين مهمين يقوداننا نحو النجاح الذي‬، ‫منهم وظروفهم المختلفة‬ + . ‫نصبو اليه‬ + +Whereas my delegation affirms the second and seventh principles of the Rio de +Janeiro Principles of 1992, which relate to the sovereign right of countries to exploit +their natural resources in accordance with their environmental and development +policies, and the common but differentiated responsibility according to the +contribution of each party, taking into account the circumstances of developing +countries and their needs in accordance with Due to the capabilities and different +circumstances of each of them, we consider that these two principles are +..indispensable as important guides that lead us towards the success we aspire to + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫كما أننا واذ نتفق مع الجميع على خطورة التلوث البالستيكي و ضرورة منعه والصعوبات المتعلقة بادارة مخلفاته‬ +‫ و مراعاة بلدان المصب‬، ‫ والحاجة الى ادراج خطط المعالجة الالزمة للتلوث الواقع بالفعل‬، ‫ وحماية البيئة منها‬، +‫ وغيرها من االعتبارات األخرى التي‬، ‫وظروفهم بالنسبة للتلوث البالستيكي العابر مع االنهار العابرة الحدود‬ +‫ عبر حماية الغذاء و الدواء و المياه‬، ‫تتعلق بحماية صحة االنسان من التعرض لمخاطر الدقاىق البالستيكية‬ +‫ وضرورة تطبيق آليات االقتصاد الدائري و انتاح البالستك‬، ‫من تلوثها وتعرضها لهذه األنواع من الملوثات‬ +‫ وتجنب اضافة المواد الخطرة و السامة إلى مكوناتها واستخدام البدائل‬، ‫بطرق مستدامة تراعيها األطراف‬ +‫ ونقل التكنلوجيا وتقديم الدعم المالي و التقني المطلوب الى البل��ان النامية لتستطيع تنفيذ‬، ‫الناجحة و السليمة‬ + . ‫ذلك‬ + +We agree with everyone on the seriousness of plastic pollution, the necessity +of preventing it, the difficulties related to managing its waste, protecting the +environment from it, the need to include the necessary treatment plans for +the pollution that actually occurs, taking into account downstream countries +and their circumstances with regard to plastic pollution in transit with cross- +border rivers, and other considerations that Related to protecting human +health from exposure to the dangers of plastic particles, by protecting food, +medicine and water from contamination and exposure to these types of +pollutants,The necessity of applying circular economy mechanisms and +producing plastic in sustainable ways that the parties take into account, +avoiding adding hazardous and toxic materials to its components, using +successful and sound alternatives, transferring technology, and providing the +required financial and technical support to developing countries to be able to +implement this. + +‫ اال أنه ليس مجرد طيف‬، ‫ بالرغم من كل ما تم ذكره من مساوئ‬، ‫ ان المواد البالستيكية‬، ‫علينا ان نعترف‬ +‫ وانما هي تمثل جزءا مساهما اساسيا في شكل الحضارة الحديثة و ثورتها و أصبحت‬، ‫محدود من المنتجات‬ +‫ وانها تمتاز بكونها مواد ذات مقاومة عالية للتفاعالت الكيميائية ولالحماض‬، ‫جزءا من أنماط الحياة للمجتمعات‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫ كما ان علينا أن نميز األنواع المختلفة للمواد البالستيكية ومستويات‬، ‫والقواعد ويمكن اعتبارها موادا حاملة‬ +‫ وان نميز بين المنتجات المعمرة و غير‬، ‫ والمنتجات البالستيكية المختلفة و المنتجات الحاوية عليها‬، ‫تعقيدها‬ +‫ وعلينا أن نكون قادرين علميا على تحديد األنواع والمنتجات المحددة منه التي‬، ‫المعمرة أو االستهالكية منها‬ + .‫ ونضع االطر السليمة للحد من تاثيرها السلبي‬، ‫قد تكون ساهمت في المشكلة‬ + + +We have to admit that plastic materials, despite all the disadvantages mentioned, +are not just a limited range of products, but rather they represent an essential +contributing part to the form of modern civilization and its revolution and have +become part of the lifestyles of societies, and they are characterized as materials +with high resistance to chemical reactions, acids and bases and can be considered +as inert materials. We must also consider the different types of plastic materials +and their levels of complexity, the different plastic products and products containing +them, and the differences between durable and non-durable or consumer products, +and we must be scientifically able to Identify the specific types and products that +may have contributed to the problem, and put in place sound frameworks to reduce +their negative impact. + + + +‫ حيث يمكن تصنيف البوليمرات إلى مواد‬، ‫كما ان علينا أن أيضا أن نفرق بين البوليمرات و بين البالستيك‬ +‫ كما يمكن تصنيفها حسب‬.‫عضوية وغير عضوية وصناعية وخليط من البوليمرات العضوية غير العضوية‬ +‫ كما تؤدي البوليمرات العضوية بما في ذلك‬،‫خصائصها الفيزيائية إلى اللدائن المرنة واأللياف واللدائن الح اررية‬ +‫ أن البوليمرات أيضا تدخل في‬،‫البروتينات والكربوهيدرات والحمض النووي وظائف مهمة في الكائنات الحية‬ +‫صناعة مواد غير بالستيكية على سبيل المثال ال الحصر كاللواصق و الراتنجات و االصباغ والمواد المطاطية‬ + . ‫و وااللياف والصناعات الدوائية واالستخدامات الطبية وغيرها‬ + +We must also differentiate between polymers and plastics, as polymers can be +classified into organic, inorganic, synthetic materials, and mixtures of organic and +inorganic polymers. They can also be classified according to their physical +,properties into elastic plastics, fibers, and thermoplastics. Organic polymers + +=== PAGE BREAK === + including proteins, carbohydrates, and DNA, perform important functions in living +,organisms. Polymers are also used in the manufacture of non -plastic materials +,such as adhesives, resins, dyes, and other materials. Rubber, fibers +.pharmaceutical industries, medical uses, etc + + +‫ ويمثالن‬، ‫ كان لهما دو ار مهما مساهما في انارة درب االنسانية و تحقيق التقدم والرفاه لها‬، ‫كما ان النفط والغاز‬ +، ‫مصد ار وحيدا وواسعا وغير محدود للمواد العضوية و الهيدروكربونية ذات االساس الطبيعي غير الحيوي‬ +‫ واي قيود يمكن أن يشار‬، ‫وثروات طبيعية مهمة ال تستطيع البلدان التخلي عن استثمارها في سبيل التنمية‬ + .‫إليها فهي أمر مرفوض تماما ويتقاطع مع المبادئ واالعراف و القوانين الدولية‬ + +Oil and gas have also played an important role in contributing to illuminating the +path of humanity and achieving development and well-being for it. They represent +a single, broad and unlimited source of organic and hydrocarbon materials of a +natural, non-biotic basis, and important natural resources that countries cannot +abandon their exploit in order to achieve national development. Restrictions that +can be referred to are completely unacceptable and intersect with international +.principles, and laws + + ‫ اكرر شكري وتقديري العطاء وفد بالدي الكلمة‬، ‫في الختام سيدي الرئيس‬ + + + + Thank you for give my Delegation the floor +",3 +2321,Jamaica,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/jamaica.pdf,[],['Jamaica'],[],Members,statement,"Agenda Item 4 _JAMAICA + +Mr. Chair, + +Jamaica would like to express its appreciation to the government and people of the Republic of Kenya for +hosting this important meeting. Additionally, we would like to thank the Chair and the Secretariat for +organizing this meeting and for the production of the zero draft which we believe is a good basis to +advance the Committee’s work. Jamaica supports the statements made by Uruguay on behalf of GRULAC +and Samoa on behalf of AOSIS. + +The instrument should be comprehensive in addressing the full life cycle of plastics, inclusive - leaving no +one behind, and at the same time it should not be overly burdensome for Parties in its implementation, +particularly for SIDS, and governance arrangements should not be overly complex. + +Indeed, Jamaica would like to reiterate the special circumstances and inherent vulnerabilites of SIDS with +respect to plastic pollution as well as the associated climate and environmental impacts. This should be +reflected in the provisions of the instrument, including in the means of implementation – financial +resources, capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer. + +Jamaica is of the view that there are some key principles that must underpin the instrument including: +just transition, extended producer responsibility, corporate social responsibility, common but +differentiated responsibilities, the precautionary approach, the polluter pays principle, inter- and +intragenerational equity, transparency and accountability, and the community right-to-know. + +Additionally, key concepts such as sustainable consumption and production, circularity within economies, +resource effficiency, science-based data and information and research and the elimination of hazardous +chemicals associated with plastics and plastic products must be mainstreamed throughout the +instrument. + +Given the nature of the plastic pollution crisis, the instrument must encourage partnerships and proactive +engagement of all stakeholders, including the private sector, as well as action at all levels and across all +sectors, in support of the fulfillment of the objective of the instrument. + +Cooperation and coordination with international chemicals-related conventions and frameworks as well +as the multilateral environmental agreements which deal with climate change and biodiversity will be key. +This is to ensure the success of the instrument as well as to avoid duplication and take on board best +practices and lessons learnt. We also recognize the importance of ensuring the provisions of the +instrument should not contradict, but be complementary to the relevant rules adopted by international +multilateral organizations that deal with trade, public health and labour. This should include particular +focus on workers in the plastics sector as well as waste pickers with a view to improving their working +conditions and health giving due consideration to the epidemiological studies required. + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Jamaica is in the process of developing its blue economy – shipping, fisheries and tourism, which already +contributes 20% to the country’s GDP. Addressing plastic pollution in the marine environment is of +paramount importance as we work to facilitate the further growth and development of the blue economy +to provide greater economic opportunities as well as social inclusion to advance the country’s +development while ensuring environmental sustainability. + +There must be greater investments by governments and the private sector in providing easily accessible, +affordable and environmentally friendly alternatives to plastics and plastic products. Additionally, +scientific research and innovation will be required to support the development of these alternatives as +well as the establishment of criteria for the identification of chemicals of concern used in the manufacture +of plastics and plastic products. This will be particularly important for SIDS’ markets which are net +consumers of plastics and plastic products. + +We look forward to actively engaging in this week’s discussions on the matters that are being negotiated +by the Committee as we strive toward fulfilling the mandate outlined in Resolution 5/14 which was +adopted right here in Nairobi, Kenya over a year ago. The time is now, the place is here. + +Thank you, Mr. Chair. + + + + + 2 +",3 +2322,Japan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/japan_4.pdf,[],['Japan'],[],Members,statement,"Japan Statement 13 November 2023 + under agenda item 4 +The third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop +an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including + in the marine environment + +Chair, + + Japan expresses its sincere gratitude to the government of Kenya for +kindly hosting the third session of INC here in Nairobi. + + We support the statements made by Philippines on behalf of the +Asia Pacific Group, and Solomon Islands on behalf of HAC. + + Japan appreciates the strenuous effort made by Chair and the +Secretariat for the preparation of the Zero Draft text. The text is a good +basis for discussion and Japan will provide input for its further +development here and during INC3. + + We here will focus on the following 5 points. + + First, regarding the objective of the instrument, we need a time- +bound target so that countries can scale-up their efforts to address plastic +pollution. For this reason, we would like to have in the text the ambition to +reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040. + + Second, we need overarching obligations on the following points +prior to individual control measures. + + - Each country must establish an effective mechanism in society to + promote plastic circularity and prevent the leakage into the + environment by adopting integrated and holistic national policies. + + - Promoting efforts throughout the life cycle should be clearly stated. + + - Effective measures taken at upstream, midstream and downstream + both mandatory and voluntary, should be listed in an annex. By doing + so, coordinated measures across the full life cycle of plastics can be + visualized and can be reflected accordingly in the national action plan. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Third, regarding individual obligations, production restriction +clause calling for a uniform reduction comes first in the draft text. However, +this would not be an appropriate order. Such obligation could be considered, +according to national circumstances, only if other efforts such as reuse and +recycling cannot function sufficiently. It should not be introduced +uniformly at an international level. + + Rather, more ambition is needed for enhancing reuse, recycling and +sound waste management that contribute significantly to solutions. In +addition, strengthening efforts at the midstream level, such as distribution, +sale, and consumption, are indispensable to generate changes in demand +and people’s behaviour. + + Fourth, with regard to chemicals and polymers of concern, and +problematic and avoidable products, science-based discussions are needed +among experts. We need to avoid overlapping with existing frameworks +Careful coordination with national assessment systems should be +considered. + + Fifth, for means of implementation, support should be provided to +the countries most in need, and be targeted to most effective and cost- +efficient efforts. In particular, establishing a basic waste management +system at the local level is essential, which could also work for other types +of wastes. By targeting the support, we could mobilise financial support +from various sources with a robust Stakeholders’ involvement. + + Japan would like to further contribute to the discussion during the +INC3. +",3 +2323,Kenya,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kenya_os.pdf,[],['Kenya'],[],Members,statement,"Kenya’s Opening Statement during INC3 + +I thank you, Chair. + +Kenya is delighted and honoured to host INC3, and welcomes all the distinguished delegates to +Nairobi. We wish everyone a pleasant stay and look forward to fruitful deliberations. +Kenya aligns with the statement read by Ghana on behalf of the African Group. +Kenya acknowledges the progress that the INC has made so far and looks forward to proceeding +with the same spirit to deliver an acceptable text of the draft instrument over the coming week. +We thank the Chair and the Secretariat for providing the Zero Draft and the Synthesis Report, +which will guide us in developing the first draft of the instrument. Further, my delegation +appreciates the concerted efforts of the Secretariat and the Chair in establishing the three +contact groups through which the INC is to engage and deliberate in consideration of the +contents of the instrument. Kenya supports the Chair’s proposal to commence negotiations in +earnest using the current circulated documents. +The Chair’s text is well considered and presents the diverse options proposed by the INC, upon +which the Member States are to propose amendments and adopt by consensus. My delegation +also notes that the text needs to be supported by various annexes that are to be developed. In +this regard, intersessional work will be crucial to consider this missing text, and the proposed +hybrid approach of both virtual and in-person meetings is highly welcomed. +My delegation notes that the detriments of plastic pollution both on land and in the marine +environment pose a potent challenge to human health, biodiversity, and the entire global +environment in totality. Kenya supports the need to have a globally legally binding instrument +that has control measures that should be implemented from a top-down approach. Further, +Kenya notes that the scope of the treaty should cover the full life cycle of plastics, targeting the +upstream, midstream, and downstream phases of the plastic life cycle. +Kenya notes that, the polluter pay principal is key to addressing plastic pollution and should be +implemented through EPR at national, regional, and global levels. Kenya affirms that extended +producer responsibility provides a holistic framework for addressing the full lifecycle aspects and +circularity of plastic products. EPR provides mechanism for reducing plastic pollution by design +through eco-design measures and instilling lifecycle obligations to the post-consumer stage and +end of life management. In order to create more consistent measures, extended producer +responsibility mechanisms should not be limited to geographical boundaries but follow the true +plastic value chains that transcend across borders, countries, and regions. +Further, the need to entrench transparency and traceability in the text of the instrument is vital +for ensuring that the tracking of plastics is a reality in global value and supply chains. The treaty +may consider using automated digital product passport for plastic products to further enhance +comparability, clear chain of custody and product stewardship measures for all actors in the +supply chain. + + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Kenya also prioritizes the need to have a just and inclusive transition in the proposed instrument +that focuses on all workers, including those in the informal and cooperative sectors, such as +waste pickers. +Kenya reiterates the vital need for establishing a dedicated multilateral fund to provide resources +to drive plastic pollution intervention, technology transfer, and efficient and effective capacity +building for countries in emerging economies. In addition, efforts should be made to ensure that +a seamless governance structure, whose mandate shall include coordinating regular monitoring +and reporting, is established as part of the scope of the treaty. +Mr. Chair, my delegation stands guided by the need to embody the Rio principles that are, but +are not limited to, the precautionary principle, the principle of common but differentiated +responsibilities, the polluter pays principle, and the principle of a just transition. My delegation +also notes that the proposed instrument might need the establishment and operationalization of +a collective definition for effective implementation based on a common understanding. As such, +my delegation calls for open-mindedness and flexibility as we embark on this round of +negotiations. +Lastly, Mr. Chair, my delegation acknowledges the support accorded by earlier speakers, +including Angola and Egypt, to our president’s call for the hosting of the Secretariat within the +UNEP headquarters. Kenya reiterates the need to strengthen UNEP and calls on other Member +States to join the Africa Group to support this cause and reap from the economies of scale +provided by consolidating the work of UNEP within its headquarters. I thank you, Chair + + + + + 2 +",3 +2324,"Kuwait (Arabic, English",https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/kuwait_4.pdf,[],['Kuwait'],[],Members,statement,"In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful + +Mr. Chair, distinguished heads of delegations, Colleagues and colleagues attending, + +May the peace, blessings, and mercy of God be upon you, + + + + Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the government of the friendly Republic of Kenya for +hosting this meeting and its warm hospitality. I also thank the Secretariat for organizing and managing this +meeting effectively and competently to reach realistic and implementable results, through developing a +legally binding international instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment . + + + + Mr. Chair ... We know that developing a legally binding international instrument on plastic pollution has +become a major challenge for all countries of the world, and at the same time we must not lose sight of the +importance of plastic in the global economy, which is considered an essential part on which a wide range +of industries depend and is widely used. In our daily lives and in various fields, which require our +recognition of the importance of plastic in serving humanity, we also stress the need for concerted efforts +to preserve the environment and its safety. Therefore, it was important for the instrument to be based on a +correct scientific approach to find optimal solutions to reduce pollution, and to adopt scientific practices, +techniques, and expertise in managing waste effectively, considering the economic conditions of each +country and not harming its economic interests and respecting the sovereignty of countries. + + + + Mr. Chair, the State of Kuwait stresses the necessity of avoiding all gaps that prevent reaching consensus +between the parties participating in the negotiations when drafting the zero-draft, which in its current text +lacks the basic foundations and principles on which negotiations are built. This constituted a difficulty in +laying the foundation stone to reach a common ground that would serve as the starting point for achieving +the goals of the instrument to end plastic pollution. + + + + Moving towards the circular economy as one of the solutions aimed at establishing sound and effective +waste management is one of the basic pillars that we hope the instrument will support. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + The State of Kuwait has taken into consideration adopting an effective approach to waste management +in accordance with its vision 2040, through projects, strategies, technologies and programs that support the +principle of recycling and the transition to a circular economy to achieve sustainable development goals, +and participate in enhancing the awareness aspect and highlighting the importance of community +participation in creating tangible behavioral change and reducing Of the negative effects resulting from +mismanagement of plastic waste. + + + + Lastly, the State of Kuwait appreciates all the efforts and endeavors that contributed to laying the +foundation stone for adopting a legally binding international instrument to end plastic pollution, and we +are fully prepared to cooperation between the States Parties and contribution to developing optimal +solutions for the sound management of waste. + + Thank you, Mr. Chair. +",3 +2325,Libya,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/libya_1.pdf,[],['Libya'],[],Members,statement,"‫شكرا ً سيدي الرئيس‬ + ‫السادة المندوبون الموقرون‪ ،‬السيدات والسادة‬ +‫اسمحوا لي أن أبدأ مداخلتي بتقديم الشكر الجزيل لجمهورية كينيا حكومةً وشعبا ً على حفاوة االستقبال وكرم الضيافة‬ +‫وبتقديم التهنئة لبرنامج األمم المتحدة للبيئة وألمانة لجنة المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية على هذا النجاح الباهر في‬ + ‫استضافة وتنظيم الدورة الثالثة للجنة المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية في نيروبي‪.‬‬ +‫ونود أيضا ً أن نشكر السيد رئيس لجنة المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية‪ ،‬وأمانة اللجنة على المسودة الصفرية للنص‪،‬‬ +‫ونتطلع إلى مفاوضات ومناقشات بنا��ة من شأنها أن تقودنا إلى المسودة األولى لنص الصك للنظر فيها خالل الدورة‬ + ‫الرابعة للجنة‪.‬‬ +‫إن ليبيا كدولة إفريقية تضم صوتها لبيان المجموعة اإلفريقية‪ ،‬وتدعم بشكل كامل استضافة أمانة الصك المستقبلي في‬ + ‫المقر الرئيسي لبرنامج األمم المتحدة للبيئة في نيروبي‪.‬‬ + ‫سيداتي سادتي‪،‬‬ +‫لقد قطعنا بنجاح نصف الطريق نحو إصدار صك دولي ملزم قانونا ً بشأن التلوث بالمواد البالستيكية‪ ،‬بما في ذلك في‬ + ‫البيئة البحرية‪ ،‬ومع ذلك مازال أمامنا بعض التحديات فيما يتعلق بالتفاصيل‪.‬‬ +‫وكما نص عليه قرار جمعية األمم المتحدة للبيئة رقم ‪ 14/5‬أن تقوم لجنة المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية بوضع صك‬ +‫دولي ملزم قانونًا بشأن التلوث بالمواد البالستيكية مع األخذ في االعتبار‪ ،‬من بين أمور أخرى‪ ،‬مبادئ إعالن ريو‬ + ‫بشأن البيئة والتنمية‪.‬‬ +‫وفي هذا اإلطار‪ ،‬فإن مبادئ إعالن ريو السبعة والعشرون باإلضافة إلى ستة وعشرين مبدأ ً تضمنها إعالن وخطة‬ +‫عمل ستوكهولم للبيئة البشرية التي وضعت القضايا البيئية ومكافحة التلوث في مقدمة االهتمامات الدولية‪ ،‬هذه المبادئ‬ +‫يمكن أن تكون مرجعا ً قيما ً يمكن االستفادة منه بشكل جيد لمناقشة المبادئ خالل الفترة المخصصة لها‪ .‬في هذه الدورة‬ + ‫للجنة المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية‪.‬‬ +‫كما ينبغي أن تتبع المعاهدة إجراءات مفصلة فيما يتعلق بالترتيبات المؤسسية‪ ،‬وينبغي أن تشمل تدابير تنفيذ المعاهدة‬ +‫خطط عمل وطنية‪ ،‬باإلضافة إلى آلية للدعم الفني والمالي وبناء القدرات وتبادل المعلومات والخبرات وخاصة لمساعدة‬ + ‫البلدان النامية على تنفيذ التزاماتها في الوقت المناسب‪ .‬ويجب أن يشمل الدعم ما يلي‪:‬‬ + ‫أوالً‪ :‬بناء القدرات في مجاالت جمع البيانات وتحليلها وإدارة النفايات والرصد وإعداد التقارير‪.‬‬ + ‫ثانياً‪ :‬آلية لدعم المبادرات الصغرى والمتوسطة في مجال إعادة استخدام وإعادة تدوير البالستيك‪.‬‬ + ‫ثالثاً‪ :‬أنشطة التوعية العامة والمشاركة المجتمعية‪.‬‬ +‫رابعاً‪ :‬إجراء الدراسات االجتماعية االقتصادية (‪ )Socio-Economic‬واألخذ في االعتبار الوضع االجتماعي‬ + ‫واالقتصادي واألمني لمختلف الدول‪.‬‬ +‫خامسا ً‪ :‬إشراك أصحاب المصلحة في خطط العمل الوطنية وإدارة النفايات‪ ،‬بما فيهم جامعي النفايات والسكان األصليين‬ +‫ومن المرغوب فيه أن تكون المعاهدة مفتوحة للتطوير والتحسين من خالل تضمين إجراءات واضحة العتماد‬ +‫التعديالت‪ .‬كما يمكن استخدام أغلبية الثالثة أرباع (كما هو منصوص عليه في اتفاقيات ميناماتا وروتردام وستوكهولم‬ + ‫وبازل واتفاقية األمم المتحدة اإلطارية بشأن تغير المناخ) كشرط العتماد التعديالت‪.‬‬ + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ‫أخيراً‪ ،‬أكرر شكري لجمهورية كينيا على هذه االستضافة الكريمة وعلى تذليل العقبات من أجل وصول جميع األطراف‬ +‫في الوقت المناسب للمشاركة في هذه الدورة‪ ،‬كما أكرر شكري لرئيس وأمانة اللجنة على الجهود المبذولة وعلى‬ + ‫التنظيم الناجح لالجتماع‪ ،‬وأضيف بأننا نثق في قيادتكم الرشيدة ونتطلع إلى التعاون المستمر والمثمر معكم‪.‬‬ + ‫شكرا ً لكم على حسن االستماع‬ +",3 +2326,Malawi,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malawi.pdf,[],['Malawi'],[],Members,statement,"OPENING STATEMENT FOR MALAWI AT INC-3 HELD FROM 13- + 19 NOVEMBER, 2023 AT UNEP HEADQUARTERS, NAIROBI, + KENYA +Chairperson, + +Excellences and distinguished delegates, + +Malawi expresses gratitude to the Government of Kenya for its warm hospitality +and we also extend our sincere appreciation to the INC secretariat for their +dedicated efforts in preparing the working documents. + +Malawi believes that the scope of the legally binding instrument must be guided +by UNEA Resolution 5/14 in order to build upon the extensive discussions and +consensus achieved at UNEA. Drawing inspiration from UNEA Resolution 5/14, +we should reaffirm the Rio Principles, principles that resonate deeply with the +sustainability of our planet. These principles encompass the importance of +sustainable development, while underlining the necessity for transboundary +environmental justice, the precautionary principle and the polluter pays +principle. Embracing these principles, we can pave the way for a treaty that +stands on a robust foundation of equity, responsibility, and environmental +protection. + +In our deliberations, let us not forget the practical elements that will make our +treaty effective. We propose the inclusion of an annex on key principles and +minimum requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems. +This annex will provide standardized guidelines to minimize plastic waste, +particularly in priority sectors like packaging. + +Furthermore, our commitment to a sustainable circular economy for plastics +demands that we minimize the release of harmful substances into the +environment. To achieve this, we must set criteria for eliminating hazardous +chemicals and polymers in plastics, while embracing the concept of sustainable +plastic design with non-toxicity as a central criterion. + +As we proceed, let us also consider potential areas for intersessional work. We +must explore the scope and guidance for National Action Plans (NAPs) that +empower nations, particularly those in the developing world, to make context- +specific decisions. Additionally we also propose a dedicated body to foster +discussions relating to technology transfer on mutually agreed terms to enable +the adoption of environmentally sound technologies. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Mr Chair, to effectively implement this agreement, it is imperative to identify and +address capacity building and training needs for each member. Tailored +programs can be designed to enhance waste management capabilities, +strengthen policy development skills, and improve monitoring and enforcement +mechanisms. + +In conclusion, Malawi urges all members to refrain from duplicating previous +efforts already undertaken under other multilateral agreements or deviating from +globally acceptable norms and principles. Instead we urge the Committee to +draw upon best sustainable practices based on available scientific evidence. +Therefore Let us forge ahead while approaching this task at this INC with +innovation and forward-thinking solutions to create a successful, legally binding +instrument. +",3 +2327,Malaysia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/malaysia_1.pdf,[],['Malaysia'],[],Members,statement,"MALAYSIA NATIONAL STATEMENT FOR THE INC-3 + MONDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2023 NAIROBI, KENYA + + +Thank you, Mr Chair, for allowing Malaysia to take the floor. Malaysia would like to align +ourself to the statements made by Philippines on behalf of Asia Pacific Group and Singapore +on behalf of the COBSEA countries. +At the outset, Malaysia would like to express our appreciation for the work and commitment +by the Chair and the Secretariat in preparing the zero draft and the synthesis report which +both are important to our current discussion. Malaysia views these documents as a strong +basis for us to start looking at the details and eliminate unwanted devils. To the government +of Kenya, we thank you for hosting the INC-3, and for the warm welcome and hospitality +extended to us. +Esteemed Delegates, +In the heart of our concerns, lies not just an environmental crisis, but an economic dilemma +that threatens the very fabric of our developing nations. We urge you to grasp the urgency +and depth of our plea, a plea rooted in the realities of our economies and the livelihoods of +millions. + + +Driving Transition, Not Just Restricting +It is not enough to merely impose restrictions; the treaty we envision must ignite a profound +transition. We implore you to understand that limitations alone won't catalyse and drive the +change we need. This treaty must propel the circularity of plastics, transforming waste into +resources and nurturing innovative industries in our nations. + + +Balancing Demand and Supply +A balanced approach is our lifeline. Restricting the supply of primary polymers without +considering market demands will shackle our potential. Such constraints impede investment +and stifle innovation, hindering our very right to development, especially for countries striving +to uplift their economies. This treaty should also promote a demand-driven approach for +circularity. + + +The Southeast Asia Waste Challenge +The Systemiq projections cast a shadow, a shadow that falls heavily upon Southeast Asia. The +anticipated surge in waste volumes, channelling towards disposal facilities, threatens to +drown us, even under the Global Rules Scenario. We foresee a future where compliance with + +=== PAGE BREAK === + the treaty’s noble goals becomes an impossible challenge, risking our economies and well- +being. + + +Nationally Determined Targets +We stand firm in our belief that our nation knows its needs best. The treaty must be country- +driven, allowing us to set targets and actions that align with our unique circumstances. Our +path to sustainability cannot be dictated; it must be determined nationally, ensuring a just +transition that respects our developmental pace. + + +Leveraging Existing Initiatives +We urge against reinventing the wheel. Countless hours have been invested regionally and +nationally to combat plastic pollution. These include not only initiatives by the Government, +and regional cooperation under the regional seas program, but also efforts by the industry, +private sector and civil society to move towards sustainable consumption and production and +effective recovery of plastic waste. The treaty should leverage these initiatives, building upon +the work already done. Let us not waste resources duplicating efforts but unify our strengths +to fight the battle collectively. + + +Trust and Transparency +To establish an impactful instrument, that will really protect the environment from plastic +pollution, and transform the world’s plastic industry, all stakeholders must agree to approach +and attempt to discuss about the difficult aspects of realizing the treaty’s ambition. +Governments must play a supportive and facilitative role in driving actions towards the +Treaty’s goal, the industry must aim to commit and deliver their commitments in a transparent +manner and the civil society must play the ‘check and balance’ role. Only with trust can all +stakeholders build confidence and establish collaboration towards ending plastic pollution. + + +The Imperative of a Global Circular Economy +Lastly, we stress the need for a clear and legitimate platform, a platform that nurtures a global +circular economy. We implore you to understand that our economies are intertwined globally; +we need a space where ideas, technologies, and resources can flow seamlessly, fostering +growth and sustainability. + + +In closing, we urgently call for you to comprehend the critical balance our economies hang +upon. This treaty cannot be a mere aspiration; it must be our lifeline, our passport to a future +where economic prosperity aligns harmoniously with environmental sustainability. Let this +treaty be the beacon, guiding our nations toward a just, balanced, and prosperous tomorrow. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Thank you. +",3 +2328,Mexico,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/mexico_0.pdf,[],['Mexico'],[],Members,statement,"Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para + desarrollar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante + sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino + + Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 + + + + + DECLARACIÓN INICIAL DE MÉXICO + + +México agradece al pueblo de la República de Kenia por su cálida +hospitalidad y alojar esta Tercera Sesión del Comité Intergubernamental +de Negociación.Asimismo, agradecemos a la Presidencia y su equipo, así +como al Secretariado, por la preparación del Borrador cero del +Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la +contaminación por plásticos, incluyendo el medio marino, solicitado por la +resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio +Ambiente, el cual concentra las diversas opiniones expresadas en la +primera y segunda sesiones del Comité. +México endosa la declaración de GRULAC y señala en particular que una +prioridad para esta INC-3 es debatir sobre los aspectos discutidos durante +la reunión preparatoria, por lo que apoyamos la decisión del Presidente de +iniciar de inmediato los trabajos del Grupo de Contacto 3 con el objetivo +de continuar cuanto antes los debates sobre el alcance y otros elementos +no discutidos en las previas sesiones del INC. +México reitera que este Acuerdo deberá impulsar el desarrollo de una +regulación internacional, que permita disminuir el impacto negativo de +residuos plásticos en los ecosistemas, y centrarse en la reducción de la +producción y consumos de productos plásticos y la eliminación a largo +plazo de la contaminación por plásticos a través de un enfoque integral +que considere el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos, incluyendo el +plástico heredado, para proteger el medio ambiente y la salud humana. +En particular, consideramos que este tratado debe fomentar la justicia +ambiental y reconocer las desigualdades preexistentes, por lo que debe +priorizarse la inclusión de amplios sectores, especialmente mujeres, +infancias, así como de las y los trabajadores del acopio y reciclaje del sector +formal e informal, por lo que debemos garantizar los principios de +transición justa. De la misma manera, nuestro país insiste en la relevancia +de que este Instrumento se rija, entre otros, por los Principios de la +Declaración de Río, como el principoio de “quien contamina paga”, el +principio precautorio, la transparencia y el acceso a la información, la + + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para + desarrollar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante + sobre la contaminación por plásticos, incluido en el medio marino + + Tercera sesión, Nairobi, 13 al 19 de noviembre, 2023 + + + + +responsabilidad extendida del productor y el principio de las +responsabilidades comunes pero diferenciadas. +Adicionalmente, es indispensable contar con una base científica sólida y +nos parece imprescindible contar con un órgano subsidiario científico +interdisciplinario y multisectorial con representación regional y balance de +género, que provea de información científica, técnica y socioeconómica, +que considere el conocimiento tradicional de nuestros Pueblos Indígenas +y comunidades locales, así como la mejor ciencia disponible. +Nuestro país se suma a las voces que consideran indispensable un +mandato para contar con trabajo intersesional formal que nos permita +avanzar en criterios para identificar sustancias químicas, polímeros +plásticos, y productos plásticos problemáticos y evitables, así como +medios de implementación para su futura discusión en la INC-4. +Adicionalmente, consideramos fundamental que se otorgue el mandato a +la Presidencia para que se desarrolle el Primer Borrador del texto del +instrumento a fin de discutirlo en la próxima INC-4. +Nuestra delegación continuará apoyando la promoción y el diseño con +enfoque de circularidad, así como la jerarquía de los residuos , y la +promoción de alternativas y sustitutos seguros y sostenibles, en estas +deliberaciones promoveremos el uso de la mejor ciencia disponible y la +inclusión de los conocimientos tradicionales y de Pueblos Indígenas. +México reitera que la consideración de otros modelos existentes y +existosos deben servir de base para la construcción del nuevo +instrumento, incluidos los estándares sobre disposiciones finales, así como +considerar que el instrumento contenga principios generales que eviten +contradicciones con otros instrumentos y probiciones para no-partes. +Finalmente, desde nuestra perspectiva, existen distintas visiones sobre los +elementos del futuro instrumento, por lo que expresamos nuestra +disposición para sostener discusiones de una manera constructiva a fin de +lograr un entendimiento común en donde se consideren estas +circunstancias de manera equilibrada. + + +Muchas gracias. + + 2 +",3 +2329,Nigeria,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/nigeria_1.pdf,[],['Nigeria'],[],Members,statement,"On zero draft + + The Nigeria delegation would like to join others in expressing her appreciation to the government + and people of Kenya for hosting this event and for the warm reception extended to us since our + arrival in Nairobi. + + Mr. Chair, my delegation also wishes to congratulate you on the successful and timely delivery of + the zero draft text and welcome the draft as the basis for our negotiations as it encompasses the + full range of positions expressed by member states during INC1& 2. Nigeria, therefore, is ready + to fully engage constructively with other delegations on its refinement and encourage other + member states to do likewise in the spirit of Nairobi-unity, cooperation and consensus. + + Mr. Chair, my delegation aligns itself fully with the Africa group statement and re-emphasized + that for the plastics treaty to be successful in preventing plastic pollution across the plastics life + cycle, and for it to protect human health and well-being, it must prioritize the following: + + i. The reduction of production and consumption of primary plastic to sustainable levels. + ii. Elimination of problematic plastic products and materials, to increase the safe circularity of plastics. + iii. Establishment of transparency standards that include a complete identification, elimination, and + traceability of chemicals, including polymers, that are hazardous or of global concern, across the full + lifecycle of plastics. + iv. Environmentally sound and safe management of plastic waste. + v. Capacity building, technical and financial assistance for effective treaty implementation by + developing countries and countries with economies in transition. + vi. Establishment of a dedicated and robust financial mechanism to support the effective + implementation of the treaty, especially by developing countries and countries with economies + in transition. + vii. The issue of legacy plastics, and +viii. A just transition for all workers affected by transformative changes in the global plastics + economy, especially the waste pickers and waste workers who divert more than 60% of waste + from landfills in developing countries. + + We sincerely hope to make progress towards having the first draft of the treaty. + + Thank you chair. +",3 +2330,Pakistan,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/pakistan_0.pdf,[],['Pakistan'],[],Members,statement,"Country Statement of Pakistan in plenary – + Agenda item No 4 + +Thank You Mr. Chair + +Pakistan would like to associate itself with the + +statement made by the Asia Pacific Group. + +We would also like to appreciate for developing + +zero draft for discussion. + +As we know that use of plastic is unavoidable in + +every sector of life starting from medical, textile, + +packaging, electronics, aviation, home + +appliances, consumer products, industrial + +machinery, agriculture and so on. However, + +=== PAGE BREAK === + plastic pollution has become a global crisis due + +to mismanagement by the Governments, + +producers and other relevant stakeholders. It has + +broader implications for developing countries + +due to increased consumption and lack of + +capacity to manage plastics waste. + +Mr. Chair + +We would like to share that Pakistan has taken +different measures to curb the menace of plastic +pollution. Recently, our government approved +Single-Use Plastics (Prohibition) Regulations in +June 2023. Pakistan is executing National +Plastics Action Partnership (NPAP) as part + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) under +the World Economic Forum’s platform. + +NPAP brings together actors from government, + +private sector, civil society, and the plastic waste + +management ecosystem to leverage in-country + +data on the plastics challenge today and plan for + +evidence-based interventions that combat plastic + +pollution. Pakistan is also implementing a Plastic + +Free Rivers and Seas for South Asia Project with + +the cooperation of South Asia Cooperative + +Environment Programme and with support of the + +World Bank. The objective of PLEASE project is + +=== PAGE BREAK === + to strengthen innovation and coordination of + +circular economy solutions to plastic pollution + +flowing into South Asian Seas. + +Mr. Chair + +Pakistan would like to support and discuss Part 1 + +of zero draft regarding preamble, objective, + +definitions and scope which is already part of + +Basel and Rotterdam Conventions. However, we + +are unable to see any reference of Principles in + +BRS Conventions and Minamta Convention. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + In Part II, we need more clarification regarding + +primary plastic polymers. However, we support + +inclusion of problematic and avoidable plastic + +products, including short-lived and single-use + +plastic products and intentionally added + +microplastics. We are also in favour of reduce, + +reuse, refill and repair of plastics and plastic + +products as well as use of recycled plastic + +contents, alternative plastics and plastic products, + +non-plastic substitutes. We support Extended + +Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems for + +collection, segregation and recycling/disposal of + +=== PAGE BREAK === + plastics in an environmentally sound manner by + +the producers, brand owners and importers. We + +do not support the provision of trade in listed + +chemicals, polymers and products. However, we + +support inclusion of transboundary movement of + +plastic waste, existing plastic pollution, including + +in the marine environment and just transition. + +We fully support Part III regarding the means of + +implementation in the form of financing, + +capacity-building, technical assistance and + +technology transfer. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We support Part VI for national plans, + +implementation and compliance mechanism, + +effectiveness evaluation, international + +cooperation, awareness-raising, education and + +research. However, we need more clarification + +regarding stakeholder engagement. + +Mr. Chair + +We also believe that timeline for concluding the + +INC negotiations for a legally binding instrument + +is imperative. Therefore, we would urge all + +Member States that in the spirit of cooperation + +=== PAGE BREAK === + and compromise, let us make progress on zero + +draft during the INC-3 so that we move forward + +in a meaningful manner. + +In the end, I would say that Pakistan is fully + +committed to supporting global efforts to reduce + +plastic pollution exponentially. + +Thank you, Mr. Chair +",3 +2331,Panama,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/panama_1.pdf,[],['Panama'],[],Members,statement,"TERCERA SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN (INC3) PARA +DESARROLLAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE SOBRE LA +CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EN EL MEDIO MARINO +Declaración de la República de Panamá - Punto 4 de Agenda +INC-3. Nairobi, Kenia. 13 de noviembre de 2023 + +En nombre de la República de Panamá, agradecemos al gobierno de Kenia como +anfitrión de estas importantes reuniones, a la secretaría y al Programa de las Naciones +Unidas para el Medio Ambiente por la organización de esta tercera reunión del INC. A la +vez, nos gustaría reiterar las declaraciones realizadas por la distinguida delegación de +Uruguay en nombre del GRULAC y a la distinguida delegación de las Islas Solomon en +nombre de la Coalición de Alta Ambición para Acabar con la Contaminación por +Plásticos. +La contaminación por plásticos es una crisis que trasciende las fronteras, afectando a +los ecosistemas, la vida silvestre y el goce de los derechos humanos, incluidos los +derechos a la salud y a un medio ambiente limpio, sano y sostenible. La magnitud de +este problema requiere acciones urgentes que aborden todo el ciclo de vida del plástico, +desde el diseño, la extracción, producción, distribución, uso, consumo, tratamiento y +disposición final de los plásticos. Es imperativo que el instrumento promueva un +enfoque de economía circular segura e inclusiva, establezca medidas vinculantes +comunes y enfoques voluntarios complementarios, en un proceso gradual para la +eliminación y reducción de los plásticos problemáticos, incluidos los productos de un +solo uso, sustancias químicas, polímeros y aditivos de preocupación, promover +alternativas sostenibles y establecer mecanismos para la gestión responsable de los +residuos plásticos. +Es oportuno que este instrumento trabaje en colaboración y se refuerce de los +existentes acuerdos multilaterales medioambientales (MEAs) tales como la Convención +sobre la Prevención de la Contaminación del Mar por Vertimientos de Desechos y otros +materiales, MARPOL, el convenio marco de la OMS para el control del tabaco, el +Protocolo Relativo a la Contaminación Procedente de Fuentes y Actividades Terrestres +del Convenio para la Protección y Desarrollo del Medio Marino de la Región del Gran +Caribe y los convenios de la agenda química, Basilea, Roterdam y Estocolmo, de esta +manera logar un trabajo coordinado y cerrar las brechas existentes. +Sr. Presidente, +Agradecemos su arduo trabajo, el de su equipo y la secretaría en la elaboración del +Borrador Cero, documento mediante el cual consideramos se consolidan +adecuadamente las discusiones del INC-1 e INC-2. Adoptamos este texto como las bases +de la negociación de esta tercera sesión, y reconocemos la necesidad de reforzarlo +mediante el trabajo de los tres grupos de contacto sugeridos. Los fructíferos avances +que podamos lograr durante esta tercera reunión serán insumos clave para el trabajo +entre sesiones y el desarrollo del primer borrador del tratado para ser negociado +durante la cuarta reunión del INC. +También, abogamos que se refuercen las medidas propuestas en el Borrador Cero, el +desarrollo de los anexos, criterios, y definiciones, entre otros. Además, la importancia +de la inclusión de la transparencia, trazabilidad y responsabilidad extendida al + +=== PAGE BREAK === + productor; entendiendo que se requerirá la participación de todos los sectores y actores +involucrados. +La contaminación por plástico representa una amenaza sin precedentes para nuestros +océanos y ríos. Cada año, millones de toneladas de residuos plásticos entran en nuestras +fuentes hídricas, causando un daño irreparable a la vida marina, los ecosistemas, y a +nuestra salud. Con base en esto, vemos necesario, entre otras secciones del texto, +reforzar las consideraciones sobre la contaminación plástica existente, sobre todo en el +medio marino, debemos buscar la restauración de los ecosistemas afectados por la +contaminación asociada al plástico y garantizar que las actividades de remediación y +“limpieza” se basen en las mejores técnicas disponibles y las mejores prácticas +ambientales, evitando el uso de tecnología perjudicial para los ecosistemas. +Además, considerando la magnitud del futuro instrumento y conscientes del breve +tiempo disponible para el proceso de negociación, es imperante el uso eficaz del periodo +entre sesiones, será fundamental el establecimiento de grupos de trabajo de expertos +para permitir avances y un mayor análisis y esclarecimiento de los aspectos técnicos, +definiciones y anexos. +En este contexto, subrayamos la importancia de respaldar este proceso con el apoyo de +ciencia y academia, independiente y sin conflicto de interés. Reconocemos que estos +actores desempeñaran un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de los temas técnicos, +asegurando la actualización constante de la información sobre los impactos de la +contaminación plástica. Además, de generar investigaciones sobre los efectos a la salud +humana y el medio ambiente, la identificación de plásticos problemáticos y sustancias +químicas peligrosas, entre otros aspectos relevantes. Esta colaboración con la +comunidad científica asegurará un enfoque informado y basado en evidencia para +abordar estos desafíos críticos. +Reafirmamos los principios de legislación ambiental internacional mencionados por el +GRULAC, firmemente consideramos que son bases para el instrumento, sobre los cuales +podemos adicionar, el principio precautorio, de no regresión, la aplicación del principio +de quien contamina paga, la jerarquización de residuos, perspectivas transversales de +los aspectos de género y poblaciones vulnerables, incluidos los recicladores de base. +Finalmente, es importante asegurar la implementación efectiva y justa del futuro +instrumento a través de medios implementación adecuados, robustos y sostenibles en +el tiempo, para garantizar el financiamiento, la creación de capacidades y la +transferencia técnica y tecnológica necesarios para que los países en desarrollo +podamos cumplir y superar las obligaciones dispuestas en el instrumento. +La República de Panamá reitera su compromiso por la eliminación de la contaminación +por plásticos. Hemos adoptado legislaciones nacionales destinadas a reducir el uso de +artículos plásticos de un solo uso. Al mismo tiempo, implementamos políticas públicas +diseñadas para salvaguardar la biodiversidad y la integridad de nuestros ecosistemas +naturales, como nuestro Plan de Acción Nacional de Basura Marina. + + +Muchas gracias, Señor Presidente… +",3 +2332,Peru,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/peru_0.pdf,[],['Peru'],[],Members,statement,"Declaración de Perú + +Buenas tardes a todos, quiero empezar saludando a la Presidencia de nuestro +Embajador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, en la impecable conducción del Comité +Intergubernamental de Negociación, así como a Uruguay, por la declaración a +nombre del GRULAC. + +Es importante reconocer los avances y logros obtenidos por parte de Perú y +otros países; sin embargo, es necesario recalcar que la lucha contra la +contaminación plástica aún representa un enorme reto. Por ello, necesitamos +con urgencia un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante que +permita la predictibilidad de las inversiones a nivel internacional, con reglas +claras y que puedan ser aplicadas en todos los países, además de evitar la fuga +de bienes plásticos regulados. + +Considero que nos encontramos en el momento perfecto para asegurar que la +economía circular y los recicladores, se incorporen de manera integral en el +tratado global, y que incluya las medidas necesarias que sean vinculantes y +específicas para abordar la problemática de la contaminación plástica, +tomando en cuenta los siguientes enfoques: + +(i) Enfoque de prevención aplicado en todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos a + través de la mejora del diseño y rendimiento de los productos plásticos, de + modo que extiendan su vida útil a través de acciones como la + retornabilidad y el rellenado, así como promover el ecoetiquetado, con la + finalidad de reducir o eliminar la contaminación plástica en el ambiente, + considerando todos los cuerpos de agua incluidos los ríos. +(ii) Enfoque de la gestión de residuos, orientada al reciclaje y la + responsabilidad extendida del productor con la participación justa y + solidaria de los recicladores. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + (iii) Enfoque transversal, orientado a brindar educación e información, así + como generar fondos para la innovación y desarrollo a fin de brindar + soluciones tecnológicas para la sustitución de plásticos. + +Estoy convencida, en mi calidad de Ministra de Ambiente del Perú y Presidenta +del Foro de Ministros de Ambiente de América Latina y El Caribe, desde donde +respaldamos el proceso, y reconociendo el interés mostrado por todas las +Partes, que esta es una gran oportunidad, misma que permitirá desarrollar +acciones concretas para luchar contra la contaminación por plásticos y +consolidar la transición hacia una economía circular justa, con la inclusión de +los recicladores, y con enfoque territorial. + +Finalmente, es importante avanzar en la revisión del borrador cero, a fin de +contar con una propuesta consensuada, en los tiempos previstos. +",3 +2333,Philippines,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/philippines_2.pdf,[],['Philippines'],[],Members,statement,"REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES + Statement +at the 3rd session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop a +legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment + 13 November 2023 + + +Mr. Chair, +Excellencies, +Distinguished delegates, + +The Philippines is honored to join you this week in Nairobi for the 3rd session of the +Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding instrument to end +plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. + +We extend our gratitude to the Government of Kenya for hosting this meeting. We +would also like to thank the Chair and the Secretariat for the preparations for this +meeting. + + +The Philippines aligns itself with the statements of the Asia-Pacific Group and the +Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA). + + +Objective +We are ready to work constructively with all INC members towards an instrument that is based +on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, while contributing to +the achievement of sustainable development. +General observations +The zero draft gives us a good starting point. It captures most of the discussions and the fault +lines that surfaced at INC 1 and 2. We hope to fill in identified gaps at this INC session, +particularly to address the needs of environmentally vulnerable developing countries. +The zero draft reflects the evolution of international law in addressing waste, expanding from +downstream to upstream approaches. It parallels the evolution of our own domestic laws, which +more than two decades ago mandated an ecological solid waste management framework, and +expanded towards extended producer responsibility last year, alongside the Philippine +Development Plan and Philippine Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production. +Core obligations +The Philippines welcomes the high ambition reflected in zero draft provisions on binding global +and nationally determined targets, including minimum requirements and targets. Under our +national law, the Philippines set progressively increasing targets for recovery of plastic product +footprint generated by obliged enterprises, building up to 80% recovery by the end of 2028. + + + Page 1 of 2 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Global standards, criteria, lists and harmonized information are also welcome and necessary +complements to these binding targets. The Philippines believes the inextricability of plastics +from the international economy necessitates these global standards. Specified modalities for +achieving obligations nevertheless should take into consideration national circumstances. +Moreover, respect for human rights, and socio-economic opportunities lie in ensuring that a just +transition truly leaves no one behind, especially in a country like the Philippines, where the +informal sector plays a significant role in solid waste management. + + +Means and tools of implementation +High ambition in core obligations should be matched by equally high ambition in provision of +means and tools of implementation for developing countries, particularly environmentally and +ecologically vulnerable developing countries like the Philippines, affected as it is by its +archipelagic setting, megadiversity, and climate change vulnerability. +The financing mechanism can take a two-step approach, designed for both early action support +and long-term availability of adequate, timely support from a dedicated fund. +To fully comply with global standards and criteria, environmentally and ecologically vulnerable +developing countries will need technology transfer on preferential and concessional terms, and +research and development for endogenous capacities and technologies. +Elements not discussed at INC-2 +These specific obligations should be set against the Rio Declaration Principles, as stated in +UNEA Resolution 5/14, particularly common but differentiated responsibilities, precautionary +principle, prevention of transboundary harm, and non-restriction of trade, and meaningful public +participation. +In the Philippines, 86% of existing waste management and circular economy initiatives were led +by the private sector and civil society. This reinforces our belief that there is sufficient available +science for action now. These actions, including those to be borne out of this instrument, should +be further strengthened by the democratization of the best available scientific knowledge, +including socio-economic assessments, through the establishment of a science-policy body. +We need to ensure that this instrument is equitable, inclusive, and science-based. It is important +to effectively respond to plastic pollution as part of a complex set of mutually reinforcing +planetary threats, in a manner that does not further threaten, but rather protects, supports and +improves human and environmental health, and human rights. + + +Thank you, Mr. Chair. + + + + + Page 2 of 2 +",3 +2334,Republic of Congo,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/congo.pdf,[],['Republic Of Congo'],[],Members,statement,"13/11/2023 + +DECLARATIONS GENERALES D’OUVERTURE DE SESSION- Etat Membre: CONGO* + +Mr le Président de l’INC, +Nous adressons nos remerciements au Gouvernement Kenyan pour son +hospitalité, +A l’endroit de l’UNEP pour ces installations et l’organisation de +cette session, +Au secrétariat de l’INC et à vous memes pour les documents de +session que vous avez préparé, + +la Troisième session de l’INC se tient après le sommet des trois +bassins forestiers mondiaux (Bornéo mécongue, Amazonie et Congo), +poumon de l'humanité qui a eu lieu à Brazzaville au Congo du 26 au 28 +octobre 2023.Ces bassins forestiers sont réputées séquestrer le +carbone, responsable du changement climatique et dont l'une des +sources de production dans l’atmosphère est la mauvaise gestion des +déchets plastiques. + +Monsieur le Président, + +L’avant-projet du traité, préparé par le président du CNI, reflète +l’attente de la majorité mondiale (le Congo y compris) pour un +traité avec des obligations contraignantes tout au long du cycle de +vie du plastique. + +La priorité absolue de cette réunion de Nairobi est, selon le Congo, +de préciser davantage les obligations contraignantes claires dans le +projet, concernant l’élimination, la réduction, la circulation sûre +et la gestion des déchets des produits plastiques à haut risque, des +produits chimiques et des polymères. + +Devant toute difficulté à se conformer à chacune des obligations +contraignantes nous (les Etats présents à ce forum) devons déterminer +les ressources techniques, technologiques et financières que le +traité doit fournir pour assurer une mise en œuvre efficace, en +particulier pour les pays moins équipés ou en développement. + +Mr le Président, + +L’attente du Congo, en appui du Groupe Afrique, est que ce zéro +draft soit le socle des négociations pour mettre en place un +instrument comprenant: +⚫ un préambule qui reflète le contexte de l'intérêt d'un tel + +=== PAGE BREAK === + instrument, +⚫ des définitions des concepts réellement concernés, +⚫ une portée tenant compte de toutes les étapes du cycle de vie des + plastiques, des cibles environnementaux et de toute l'étendue + géographique du globe terrestre, +⚫ des principes favorisant la transition, les réparations et la + considération du travail des minorités, +le tout soutenu par +⚫ un mécanisme financier fort incluant des financements + additionnels +et gérée par +⚫ un arrangement institutionnel traditionnel aux AME, comportant + des organes subsidiaires dont celui en charge de la gestion du + mécanisme financier. + +Tout cela dans le but de pourvoir l’humanité toute entière d’un +outil de plus pour la préservation de l’environnement et la santé +humaine, contre les impacts négatifs de la gestion des matières +plastiques. + + + La Délégation du Congo +",3 +2335,Republic of Korea,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/republic_of_korea_2.pdf,[],['Republic Of Korea'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you, chair. +Allow me to begin by thanking the Bureau members +for the strong leadership shown throughout the whole INC process. +I would like to also thank the Secretariat +for the preparation of the Zero Draft of the instrument +and the government of Kenya for hosting the INC-3. + +To begin, let me express Korea’s strong support for the instrument. +As indicated in the last session in Paris, +we should not miss our opportunity to tackle plastic pollution anymore. + +In recognition of such urgency, Korea has been fully dedicated, +from the process of adopting the UN resolution to end plastic pollution. +It is, therefore, our honor and privilege +to contribute to the successful completion of the instrument +by hosting the INC-5 in Korea. + +In the spirit of a Korean proverb, ‘Well begun is half done,’ +I would like to state that Zero draft of the instrument +stands as a solid starting point for all of us. + + +Today, Korea supports the regional statement of Asia Pacific Group. +To go further, let me share Korea’s views +on what could be reflected to the next version of the draft text, +based on the essential elements reflected in the Zero Draft. + + +First, as for the objective of the instrument, +we would like to reiterate the importance of circular economy. +Since we are adopting the lifecycle approach, +circularity is both the beginning and the end of a solution +to tackle plastic pollution. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + With this in mind, we propose that measures of the instrument +should highlight the importance of effective plastic management +as well as building institutions and full participation of stakeholders. + +Also, measures to prevent plastic pollution +should be based on scientific evidence, +ensuring responsible implementation of the instrument, +as it ought to be embraced by all members. +To address potential knowledge gaps, +we are hoping technical intersessional works to be followed in due course. + +Third, the instrument should build on the progress +made by existing multilateral environmental agreements, +avoiding duplication with them. + +Fourth, matters regarding national plans and financing +should be determined in full consideration of their feasibility. +We know from past experiences that +delivering on goals is more important than setting them. +In achieving global environmental goals, +implementation should be supported +with an adequate level of financial resources +through the effective use of existing financial arrangement. + + +We have long and intense rounds of negotiation ahead of us. +Given the time constraints of our negotiation process, +I suggest we focus our discussions on substantive elements, +for efficient decision-making. + +As challenging as this process may be, +I am certain that this will still be remembered +as a defining moment for the planet for the sake of our future generation. +Thank you. +",3 +2336,Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudia_arabia.pdf#overlay-context=node/380/revisions/13494/view%3Fq%3Dnode/380/revisions/13494/view,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,statement,"Mr. Chair, INC secretariat, distinguished delegate + + As we conclude the second INC meeting on plastic pollution, +the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would like to reaffirm our +longstanding commitment to international cooperation and +active participation in multilateral environmental processes. +We have consistently supported inclusive, balanced, and +innovative solutions to address the complex environmental +challenges we face. + +While we share deep concerns about the progress made thus +far, due in part to procedural issues, we believe these +challenges can be avoided in our future meetings. It is crucial to +remember that multilateral engagements are built on mutual +respect and trust, and we must always keep this principle in +mind as we move forward. + +We welcome the outcomes from INC2 and reiterate our +commitment to the successful development of a plastic treaty +that benefits all. + +We urge everyone to work in hands in order to get the +conclusion we aim for, and not to politicalize our process, to +come up to the intention of everyone which is protecting the +environment and human health. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Together, let us continue working towards a more sustainable +future, addressing the critical issue of plastic waste +management and ensuring the well-being of our planet for +generations to come. + +Lastly, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the host country for +their exceptional hospitality and for organizing this meeting. +We also congratulate Kenya on being selected to host our next +gathering good luck Kenya and see all in Nairubi. + + +Thank you. +",3 +2337,Singapore,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/singapore_3.pdf,[],['Singapore'],[],Members,statement,"STATEMENT BY SINGAPORE’S + DEPUTY SECRETARY (RESILIENCE) MR ONG TZE CH’IN, +MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE + THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING + COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY +BINDING INSTRUMENT ON PLASTIC POLLLUTION, INCLUDING IN + THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (INC-3) + +• Chair, distinguished delegates and colleagues. + +• Singapore would like to start by thanking the Government of Kenya for their kind + hospitality. We would also like to thank the INC Secretariat for their extensive + preparations for this meeting. + +• INC-3 is a pivotal point in the negotiations. After INC-3, we will be left with a + little over a year to conclude the instrument. We look forward to fruitful + discussions over the course of the week on the substance of the instrument, which + should be closely guided by the mandate of UNEA Resolution 5/14. + +• To make full use of our limited time, the INC should focus on discussing the + zero-draft and work towards narrowing down the options, proposing + improvements, and addressing gaps in the text. + +• UNEA Resolution 5/14 calls upon Member States to end plastic pollution. To + this end, the instrument must place emphasis on actions that directly address + plastic pollution, such as environmentally sound and comprehensive waste + management and tackling the leakage of plastic pollution into the environment, + particularly in the marine environment. + +• We echo the Asia Pacific Group and other countries in calling for greater balance + in the draft text. Like others, Singapore has concerns about the option that calls + for limits on the production of primary polymers. These primary polymers may + not be easily substitutable at this stage, as they go on to serve many different + + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + products. Given how far upstream such limits are, they will have unintended and + wide-ranging socioeconomic impacts. + +• We recognize the need to address pollution across the full life cycle of plastics. + In this regard, we call on the instrument to focus on sustainable production and + consumption of plastics, through practical actions such as product design. We + also welcome other measures to improve the circularity of plastics. + +• We also support measures to phase down or phase out harmful chemicals, + additives and polymers of concern. The instrument should also emphasise + progressive demand-side measures such as introducing and promoting safe, + sustainable, and economically viable plastic substitutes, and allow for adequate + transitionary time for economies to adjust. + +• Like many other countries, we believe that national action plans, comprising + country-driven actions throughout the life cycle of plastics, should be the main + avenue for implementation of the instrument. + +• To ensure that the instrument delivers practical and positive impact, we need to + build a treaty that is inclusive and implementable. We call for a pragmatic + instrument that empowers countries to undertake science-based actions tailored + to their local and national contexts to effectively tackle plastic pollution. + + +• Singapore is committed to work with all Member States as we progress our + efforts in building an effective and actionable instrument. We also wish to + express our alignment with the statements delivered by the Asia Pacific Group + (APG), the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), and the Coordinating Body + of the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA). + +• Thank you. + + (470 words, ~3 mins at 150/wpm) + + + + 2 +",3 +2338,South Africa,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/south_africa.pdf,[],['South Africa'],[],Members,statement,"Remarks by the delegation of South Africa under Agenda item 4 (reflections on the +zero-draft) + + + +South Africa would like to extend gratitude to the Government and people of Kenya for +the warm hospitality. South Africa further extends gratitude to Chairperson of the INC, +Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra for leading and working with the INC Secretariat on +delivering the zero-draft. + +South Africa aligns with the statement delivered by Ghana on behalf of the 54 African +Group member states. + +South Africa calls for a scope that is holistic and appreciates the full life cycle of plastic. + +On plastic polymer production + +It is critical that sustainable development remain at the centre of this instrument. +Sustainable consumption and production patterns as underpinned by Sustainable +Development Goal (SDG) 12, are key to sustain the livelihoods of current and future +generations pursuant of environmental and development goals. + +On chemicals and polymers of concern + +The precautionary approach principle has to underpin the measures and it is critical that +there is transparency, tracking and sharing of information about the chemicals used in +plastic production given the various applications of plastics, including food contact +applications. The methods or criteria for justifying the “concern” need to be informed by +an evidence-based approach. + +On problematic and avoidable plastic products + +South Africa supports a science-based approach in the development of the criteria to +identify these problematic and avoidable products at the global level. + +On Extended Producer Responsibility + +=== PAGE BREAK === + In 2020, South Africa operationalised the polluter pays principle and introduced Extended +Producer Responsibility obligations for plastic packaging and electrical and electronic +equipment amongst other products. South Africa supports mandatory Extended Producer +Responsibility for plastic products as part of the controls to end plastic pollution. + +On Just transition + +South Africa calls for cooperation in the eradication of poverty as an indispensable +requirement for sustainable development, in order to decrease the disparities in human +development and better meet the needs of the majority of the people of the world. It is +critical that our efforts in ending plastic pollution should promote and facilitate a fair, +equitable and inclusive transition. Special consideration of vulnerable groups is at the +centre of South Africa’s considerations. Workers including Waste pickers derive +livelihoods from the plastic value chain including the management of plastic waste. + +On means of implementation including a financial mechanism + +The special situation and needs of developing countries should be given special priority. +It is necessary that the developed countries acknowledge the responsibility that they bear +in the international pursuit of sustainable development and embrace the operationalisation +of the Rio principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) through a new +dedicated financial mechanism. A new dedicated financial mechanism that would ensure +predictable, sustainable, adequate and accessible financial resources would assist in +curbing plastic pollution in developing countries. + +CONCLUSION + +In conclusion, the South African delegation acknowledges that there is more that needs to +be done during this INC negotiations and as part of the intersessional process towards +INC4. The South African delegation stand ready to work with Committee members to make +a significant impact on ending plastic pollution. + +I thank you +",3 +2339,Sri Lanka,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sri_lanka_3.pdf,[],['Sri Lanka'],[],Members,statement,"Sri Lanka + + Country Statement + + + + +Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Heads of Delegation, and Members, + + + +We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Republic of Kenya for their warm hospitality and the excellent +facilities provided for hosting the INC3. Our gratitude also goes to the Chair and the Secretariat for their +steadfast commitment, especially in crafting the zero draft, which serves as a consolidated document to +initiate the negotiations. + + + +Sri Lanka reaffirms its firm commitment to developing a strong International Legally Binding Instrument to +address plastic pollution comprehensively, including in marine environments. The objective is to safeguard +human health and the environment. Our proposed instrument must include obligations and control +measures throughout the entire lifecycle of plastics, complemented by voluntary actions. This approach +considers the unique circumstances and capabilities of developing countries, backed by strong means of +implementation. + + + +Sri Lanka support for an international instrument that fosters global action and cooperation on plastic +pollution, endorsing practical, country-driven initiatives that accommodate diverse national contexts. It +should encourage broad participation while allowing for context-specific measures and nationally +determined approaches in each country. + + + +In addition, the instrument should promote a circular economy approach and international cooperation, +leading to sustainable production and consumption of plastics, research and innovation, education, and +public awareness. + + + +Sri Lanka firmly upholds those key principles of international environmental law, such as the Rio Principles +outlined in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, should guide the interpretation and +implementation of the instrument provisions. Additionally, it should be guided by the principles of just +transition, the promotion and protection of Human Rights, gender perspective, intergenerational equity, +non-discrimination, transparency, accountability, coherence among existing conventions, and the use of +the best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, and local knowledge +systems. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Means of implementation are crucial aspects of our negotiation. Sri Lanka calls for a robust financial +mechanism, which may include the creation of a new fund, synergies with existing MEAs, and the provision +of technical assistance programs and schemes on technology transfer in mutually agreed terms. + +This is essential to effectively support developing countries in implementing the future instrument. +Moreover, a phased approach in the implementation by developing countries is imperative, recognizing +diverse starting points within the international community. + +Sri Lanka faced world largest plastic pellet ship accident in 2021 and still we are carrying out cleanup +activities and facing huge impacts on livelyhood and environment. Therefore, we proposed to have +necessary mechanism to address accidental spills. + +Furthermore, we align ourselves with the concerns articulated in the Asia Pacific regional statement +presented by the collective efforts of the group of countries. + + + +Thank you, Mr. Chair, for providing us with the platform to share our perspective on this critical matter. +",3 +2340,Switzerland,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/switzerland_2.pdf,[],['Switzerland'],[],Members,statement,"Third session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee to de- + velop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution + (INC 3) + + General Statement Plenary – Switzerland + Nairobi (Kenya) – 13 th November 2023 +previ + + + + +Mr. Chair, + +Let me first thank Kenya for hosting INC-3 and to express our appreciation to you Chair +and your team for the excellent work in preparing the Zero Draft. You managed to com- + + + + NO +pile a comprehensive document which encompasses the views expressed at INC-1 and +INC-2 in a very limited time. + + + + + ORIGINAL +The text provides Members States with options on the full lifecycle as requested by the +UNEA resolution 5/14, and includes relevant elements such as reporting and transpar- +ency. We support to work from the basis of the zero draft. + +We also support the statement delivered by the High Ambitous Coaltion on behalf of 63 +countries and confirm our commitment to work towards a treaty text that enables us to +end plastic pollution by 2040. + +We all know that we have set ourselves an ambitious goal in finalizing a treaty text by +the end of 2024. INC-3 marks the halfway point of the negotiations of the treaty – but +there is still a long way to go. + +To advance our work further after INC 3 and ahead of INC 4 and INC 5, we will need +targeted intersessional work. This work will not to replace negotiations or pre-empt the +outcomes of the negotiations. It is about technical work, that informs the INC and is to +be considered by the upcoming INC’s. + + + + 1/2 + + + + BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + In order to keep the timeline, we have to move at this meeting swiftly to substantive dis- +cussions. We support an approach with a first reading in the Contact groups that allows +us to go through the text. A second step would be to open the text, to add new text ele- +ments and options that might be missing, eliminate options that receive no support and +where possible to start working on text. + +The two steps approach will allow us to gain first an overview and to understand the ini- +tial reactions from others while being able to introduce our text proposals and see them +included in the textual outcome of INC 3. + +Mr. Chair, this delegation is looking forward to work constructively under your guidance +and to strive jointly with all colleagues to develop an instrument that allows us to end + + + + NO +plastic pollution. + + + + + ORIGINAL + + + + 2/2 + + + +BAFU-D-3EB03401/729 +",3 +2341,Thailand,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/thailand_4.pdf,[],[],[],Members,statement,"Thailand’s general statement + at the third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee + to develop an international legally binding instrument on Plastic Pollution, + including in the marine environment (INC-3) + 13 November 2023, UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya + + +Asante, Mr. Chair. + +Jambo, SAWASDEE Ka. + +At the outset, my delegation would like to express our sincere appreciation to the government +and people of the Republic of Kenya for their warm hospitality. Our profound gratitude is also +extended to you as the Chair of the INC for your leadership and dedications as well as the +Executive Secretary and her team for their tireless efforts in preparing this crucial third session +of INC. + +Thailand also aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Philippines on behalf of the Asia- +Pacific Group. + +Thailand considers the zero draft, the synthesis report and all submissions from member states +and observers as a very good basis and a starting point of our discussions with the aim to +advance the Committee’s work. In this regard, my delegation wishes to share our views as +follows: + + +First, addressing plastic pollution must remain at the core of the instrument. The zero draft +should consist of key provisions on control measures where stages of plastic life cycle cause +all potential harmful impacts on environment and human health. The definition terms and scope +of the instrument should be clearly described for mutual understanding. + +Second, the principles of the instrument should be clearly stated in the preamble, including +principles listed in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, inter alia, common +but differentiated responsibilities and precautionary principle. In addition, green chemistry, +3Rs, circular economy, extended producer responsibility (EPR), the SDG 12 on responsible +consumption and production, and waste management hierarchy should also be included. + +Third, our key prioritized provisions to be included in the zero draft, among others, are +definition of key terms, chemical substances of concern in plastics, problematic and avoidable +plastic products, intentionally added MPs and unintentionally released MPs, design criteria and +performance for circularity and 3Rs, and recommendation on appropriate applications of each +plastic polymer type. These provisions required the intersessional work of the dedicated +scientific and expert groups with the collaborative engagement of relevant industries so as to +recommend on related screening criteria and identify initial lists to be placed in annexes in +support of further consideration and negotiation by the Committee. + +Fourth, the committee would consider to establish the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) +to develop intersessionally on the MoI and implementation of the instrument. Its works would +be included, but not limited to, proposing potential scope and guidance of NAP, resources +mobilization, especially financial mechanism and innovative financing, monitoring scheme +and modality of technology transfer. The OEWG should evaluate the pros and cons of existing + + +pg. 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + financial mechanism and its effectiveness comparing to having a new dedicated mechanism for +the consideration by the Committee. + +Mr. Chair and all distinguished colleagues, + +Thailand does hope that deliverables of the INC-3 should built upon outcomes of discussion +based on the zero draft, the synthesis report and all submissions with a view to advance our +work and establish the intersessional work. + +Much work remains to be done. Thailand reaffirms the commitment to support the work of +INC and its contact groups and our readiness to be a constructive partner in developing an +ambitious instrument. We wish this meeting a fruitful discussion with deliberations and inputs +from all stakeholders as it will set the important groundwork and modalities for either next +sessions or intersessions of the INC work. + +Asante San, Kob khun ka. + + + + +pg. 2 +",3 +2342,Togo,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/togo_0.pdf,[],['Togo'],[],Members,statement,"REUNION PREPARATOIRE DE INC_3 + + + +1. Au titre des organes de mise en œuvre de l’instrument, le + Togo estime qu’il est important de prévoir un mécanisme + financier efficace permettant de mobiliser suffisamment de + ressources pour la bonne marche de l’accord et la gestion + efficace de la problématique du cycle de vie du plastique. Il + en est de même d’un organe d’évaluation de l’efficacité ou + d’un comité de suivi et d’examen chargé d’évaluer + périodiquement les progrès collectifs accomplis dans la + réalisation des objectifs de l’instrument sans oublier un + organe scientifique pour la recherche de meilleurs + substituts au plastique +2. Parlant de l’importance de la mobilisation des parties + prenantes, comme le futur accord entend le proposer, le + dialogue multipartite, avec la participation de toutes les + parties devraient être un levier pour une synergie d’action + pour la gestion efficace du plastique sur toute sa durée de + vie +3. Pour ce qui est des Réserves et Retrait, des mesures + devraient être proposée de manière à éviter de fragiliser + l’accord par anticipation car dans le cadre de la gestion de + la problématique plastique, la solidarité est indispensable + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Merci Monsieur le Président + +Qu’il nous soit permis de remercier le PNUE et tous les +organisateurs associés pour les mesures prises pour la tenue de +cette troisième session du Comité intergouvernemental de +négociation (CIN-3) chargé d'élaborer un instrument +international juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution +plastique, y compris dans le milieu marin. +Nous ne saurions poursuivre nos propos sans présenter nos +compliments et nos remerciements au Président et au secrétariat +de l’INC pour les efforts consentis dans l’élaboration du draft +zéro qui est le soubassement de nos échanges ici. +Le Togo se joint à la position du groupe africain présentée par le +Ghana et espère que la présente rencontre permettra d’asseoir les +bases d’un instrument à même d’accompagner, à terme, les Etats +dans leurs efforts de lutte contre la pollution plastique dont +l’efficacité dépend de la synergie d’action au niveau +international. Il faut noter qu’individuellement, les pays les +moins avancés ne peuvent venir à bout de la pollution plastique +pour des raisons de moyens financiers et de porosité des +frontières. +Aujourd’hui, l’impact de la pollution plastique sur la santé +humaine et animale, sur les écosystèmes et la biodiversité n’est +plus à démontrer. +Ma délégation souhaite que le futur instrument prenne en +compte la réduction de la production et de la consommation du +plastique et les questions de circularité sans oublier la mise en +place d’un mécanisme de financement efficace pour la mise en +œuvre du futur accord. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Cet accord pour la réussite de sa mise en œuvre doit prendre en +compte les déchets historiques des plastiques enfouis sous les +sols et qui menacent les aquifères et la productivité agricole et +animalière et ceux dans le milieu marin. +Ma délégation soutient fortement le processus en cours et +exhorte tous les Etats à apporter leur contribution pour éradiquer +la pollution plastique qui est une menace considérable pour les +générations présentes et futures. + + +Je vous remercie +",3 +2343,Tunisia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tunisia_2.pdf,[],['Tunisia'],[],Members,statement,"Déclaration de la Tunisie + Troisième session du Comité de négociation intergouvernemental chargé +d'élaborer un instrument international juridiquement contraignant sur la pollution + par les matières plastiques, y compris dans le milieu marin + Kenya, Siège de l'UNEP + 13/11/2023 + + +Monsieur le Président, Honorables délégués, +La Tunisie tient à exprimer ses remerciements au PNUE et au Gouvernement du +Kenya pour avoir gracieusement accueilli la troisième réunion du Comité +Intergouvernemental de Négociation (INC-3) à Nairobi. Nous saluons également le +Président de l'INC et le bureau pour leur organisation efficace de cet événement et +leur leadership remarquable. Nous attendons avec impatience le résultat de notre +collaboration fructueuse. +La Tunisie s'aligne sur la Déclaration du Ghana au nom du GA. +Au nom de la Tunisie, nous considérons l'élaboration de l'avant-projet de texte +faisant l’objet des présentes négociations comme une base de travail pour la +définition des obligations contraignantes et les moyens de mise en œuvre +nécessaires et la poursuite des délibérations au sujet de la question pressante de +mettre fin à la pollution par le plastique. En tant que membre du Groupe africain, la +Tunisie participe aux efforts régionaux de promotion d’une approche globale de +l'ensemble du cycle de vie du plastique, couvrant la production primaire de +polymères, les matériaux additifs, la conception des produits, la prévention et la +gestion des déchets. +La pollution par le plastique constitue une menace considérable pour tous les +écosystèmes, la santé humaine, la stabilité socio-économique et les changements +climatiques, vu l’empreinte carbone élevée générée lors de l'ensemble du cycle de +vie du plastique et même lors du recyclage. Ainsi, nous plaidons en faveur d'un +instrument qui interdit et élimine les plastiques nocifs, y compris les produits +chimiques et les polymères préoccupants, ainsi que les produits plastiques à haut +risque, tout en ramenant la production et la consommation globales de plastiques à +des niveaux durables, dans le cadre d’un système de transparence et de traçabilité +des composants en plastique. +Dans le cadre des efforts collectifs de lutte contre la pollution par le plastique, la +Tunisie suggère de renforcer et de spécifier les obligations contraignantes en +matière de mesures de contrôle, telles que décrites dans les dispositions de +l'« Option 1 » de la partie II de l'avant projet de texte. Nous recommandons de +renforcer le libellé de ces dispositions, de rationaliser les annexes associées et +d'identifier les considérations clés pour les critères et les exigences d’une circularité +non toxique. + + 1 + +=== PAGE BREAK === + En outre, du fait que nous accordons la priorité aux discussions substantielles, nous +tenons à ce que cet instrument incorpore non seulement les principes de la +Déclaration de Rio, mais également les normes juridiques internationales établies et +actualisées. Dans les discussions et négociations entourant les dispositions du futur +traité, cet instrument devrait être en synergie avec les accords existants et les +principes largement admis à l’échelle internationale, tels que le pollueur-payeur, le +principe de précaution et le principe des responsabilités communes mais +différenciées. +Il convient que cet instrument garantisse une transition juste, équitable, inclusive et +résiliente des populations affectées, en prêtant une attention particulière aux +groupes vulnérables, notamment les femmes, les enfants, les jeunes et les +récupérateurs de déchets. + +Dans l'effort mondial de lutte contre la pollution par le plastique, il est essentiel de +reconnaître que toutes les nations ne disposent pas des mêmes ressources, +capacités et compétences pour faire face efficacement à cette question pressante. +De nombreux pays en développement vulnérables, en particulier ceux aux +ressources financières et techniques limitées, rencontrent d'importants défis pour +lutter contre la pollution par le plastique par leurs propres moyens. C'est pourquoi +la Tunisie souligne la nécessité d'un Fonds Multilatéral qui devrait être le principal +mécanisme international pour fournir les ressources techniques et financières +nécessaires, prévisibles, durables et adéquates aux pays ayant besoin d'atteindre +leurs engagements en vertu du futur instrument. +Le futur instrument doit faciliter l'échange d'informations, le renforcement des +capacités, la coopération internationale et coordonner les meilleures sciences +disponibles sur la consommation et la production durables, la recherche, les +technologies et les connaissances autochtones. + +En conclusion, la Tunisie réitère sa gratitude au Président et au Secrétariat pour le +travail considérable ayant abouti à la formulation d’un avant-projet de texte de +l'instrument. Nous appelons le Comité à engager des discussions constructives qui +conduiront à la première version du texte de l'instrument, à examiner lors de la +quatrième session du Comité. Nous attendons avec impatience l'adoption de +mandats clairs et de calendriers pour les travaux intersessionnels nécessaires afin de +nous rapprocher de l'objectif ambitieux d'un instrument juridiquement contraignant +pour mettre fin à la pollution par le plastique dans le monde. +Je vous remercie. + + + + + 2 +",3 +2344,Turkiye,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/turkiye_0.pdf,[],['Turkey'],[],Members,statement,"Türkiye +Thank you, Distinguished Chair, +I would like to express the Turkish Delegation's profound gratitude to the UN Environment and INC +Secretariat for their exceptional efforts in organizing the Third Session of the International +Negotiation Committee on Plastic Pollution, and to the Kenyan Republic for their gracious +hospitality. +We would also like to express our gratitude to the Distinguished Chair for preparing and delivering +the Zero Draft and Synthesis Report in accordance with the obligation given by INC 2. +Today, as we gather here not only for negotiating the UNEA 5.2 decision on ending plastic pollution +but also for creating one of the important turning points for UNEA 6 which is closely related with the +outcomes of this meeting. +We iterate that addressing global problems necessitates collective efforts and solutions. And the INC +process provides a great platform for us to negotiate by keeping in mind our different aspects on the +issue. +Let me briefly share my delegation’s view on the zero draft document. +Türkiye notes that the content of the new ILBI should be applicable for all countries by considering +their different capacities regarding the life cycle of plastic. +It is essential to appropriately reflect the ""polluter pays"" principle, and ""common but differentiated +responsibilities and relative capacities"" in the Zero Draft which are the basic elements of +international environmental policies. +Türkiye welcomes the chapters of zero draft related to waste hierarchy, EPR systems, and also it can +include zero waste initiatives that promotes sound waste management, behavioural change and +awareness raising in plastics pollution. +Furthermore, we believe that there is a need for clarification on the items such as preparing a guiding +document on eco-modulation, supporting technical group studies, and carrying out the necessary +studies on financing. Also, the provisions regarding preparation of national action plans should allow +their development and enhancement. +Eco design should be one of the main elements of the instrument. Design and performance criteria +should be clearly defined in advance. +The instrument should support the R&D for the transformational change. Sector incentives can be +defined for environmental companies, especially companies operating in the field of recycling, +regarding R&D studies of plastic recovery/recycling and removal processes. +The instrument should be built upon scientific data and knowledge. And a robust and comprehensive +finance mechanism should be in place in order to facilitate the implementation of the instrument. +We should agree upon adequate means of implementation. And, before the national plans are +prepared within the scope of the new instrument, it will be necessary to analyse the status quo in the +countries. +In conclusion, I wish to reaffirm Türkiye's unwavering commitment to standing with the global +community in the fight against plastic pollution. I would like to echo our message from INC 2 that we +can implement innovative solutions, promote sustainable practices and a circular economy, foster +international cooperation, and ensure a healthier, pollution free world for future generations. +I Thank you. +",3 +2345,Tuvalu,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/tuvalu.pdf,[],['Tuvalu'],[],Members,statement,"Opening Plenary - Third Session of the Plastics Intergovernmental Negotiating + Committee (INC3) + Nairobi, Kenya + 13 November 2023 + + (Check against delivery) + +Mr. Chair, Tuvalu extends its congratulations to you and your team for steering this significant +meeting. We seize this moment to convey our heartfelt appreciation to the people and the +Government of Kenya for their gracious hospitality, as well as to the INC Secretariat for +coordinating this event. + +Tuvalu aligns itself with the statement by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States +and the statement by Palau on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States. We take this +opportunity to provide additional comments emphasizing the critical importance of this global +instrument in the context of our nation. + +Mr Chair, we reiterate what others have said, that plastic pollution disproportionately impacts +SIDS, like Tuvalu. Our land area of just 26km², presents unique challenges, compounded by loss +of biodiversity, limited infrastructure, and heavy reliance on imported goods, adding pressure to +our limited land area and constrained disposal sites. Tuvalu's limited landmass and fragile +ecosystems are already under extreme pressure to provide needed services for our population. +Tuvalu relies on this instrument to deliver meaningful results for SIDS such as Tuvalu, including +adequate means of implementation that take into account our special circumstances as SIDS. + +Mr Chair, we need to ensure that human rights, human health, and environmental impacts are +considered at every stage of the plastic life cycle. An instrument that only addresses part of the +plastic lifecycle without reference to reducing production and the adverse impacts of extraction +and production would be considered a failure as it ignores the harm to people, the environment, +and the climate system. We have shown our leadership to prevent environmental harm by +pursuing innovative solutions to address harm to the land and marine environment, including +through recent advisory proceedings at the International Tribunal on the Law Of the Sea. We feel +this instrument is an essential tool in a comprehensive approach to generating effective change +for present and future generations. + +Tuvalu looks forward to actively participating in refining the zero draft, aiming to comprehensively +address plastic pollution from its inception through its full life cycle, in accordance with the +Principles outlined in the Rio Declaration. We steadfastly believe that the development of a strong + +=== PAGE BREAK === + instrument to combat plastic pollution will have far-reaching positive impacts ensuring the +protection of both human health and the environment + +Fakafetai lasi Mr Chair +",3 +2346,Uganda,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uganda.pdf,[],['Uganda'],[],Members,statement,"Thank you Mr Chairman, Uganda would like +to add her voice to those of other delegates +in thanking you the Chair and the +Secretariat for a job well done in steering +the INC process thus far. Uganda +congratulates the Government and People +of Kenya for the warm hospitality accorded +to the delegates. + +Mr Chairman, Uganda would like align +herself on the statement read by +distinguished delegate of Ghana on behalf +of the 54 Africa Member States. + +Uganda welcomes the Zero Draft document +by Chair and look forward to working with +other delegates to come up with a zero +draft adopted by INC3 to inform Country +negotiations as we move towards INC4. + +The Republic of Uganda looks forward to +an Instrument with binding and non +binding provisions to control plastic +pollution on land and in water. Uganda is +alive to the fact that the Instrument we are +developing, inline with UNEA Resolution +5/14 is not about plastic and plastic +products perse but the negative impacts of +plastics on human health and +environment. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + We are therefore aware that there are +several plastic products that will still be +useful and without alternatives including +use of plastics in production of computers, +vehicles, tyres, fabric among others. +Uganda looks forward to negotiating an +instrument that prevents and/or controls +pollution across the entire lifecycle of +plastics from manufacture, movement, use +and disposal as opposed to emotional +condemnation of the term plastics. + +Uganda stands ready to engage in +meaningful negotiations with the rest of the +delegates in finding effective solutions to +plastic pollution and ensuring that +production and consumption of plastics is +safe for human health and the environment. + +Mr Chairman, the zero draft uses several +terms that will require defining. We +propose that unconventional terms used in +the text, be defined by the same contact +group as opposed to a dedicated working +group which may be delinked from the +original context of the usage of the terms. + +Thank you Mr Chairman. +",3 +2347,United States of America,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/united_states_of_america_1.pdf,[],['United States Of America'],[],Members,statement,"U.S. intervention at INC-3 +General views on document UNEP/PP/INC.3/4 on the zero-draft text of + the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, + including in the marine environment + + ● We thank the Government of Kenya and UNEP for their hard + work to support this INC session, and we thank the Chair for his + continued leadership to move this process forward. We + appreciate your efforts. + + ● The United States is pleased to be working with INC Members + and observers towards an ambitious global instrument on + plastic pollution that will bring all countries together to help + solve this problem and further our efforts to protect human + health and the environment. + + ● We have listened carefully to Members and observers at prior + INCs and in other engagements; we have heard many + constructive ideas and proposals on how to seek global change + through this instrument. + + ● Of course, there is now also the Chair’s zero draft text, which + provides specific text options for consideration. + + ● Having carefully considered these views and the zero-draft text, + the United States is prepared to support meaningful and + feasible universal obligations for Parties to address plastic + pollution throughout the lifecycle of plastic. + + ● We have a number of ideas for such obligations that we intend + to bring forward at INC-3, and we look forward to discussing + them and hearing feedback. + + ● With that said, let me turn to the specifics and say that we + appreciate the efforts of the Chair in developing the zero-draft + +=== PAGE BREAK === + text. The INC’s request for a consolidated document was not + an easy one to fulfill, and our Chair has delivered us what is + needed to move the discussions forward. + +● The start of text negotiations marks an important milestone + because it shifts the INC’s focus from general concepts to + specific provisions of a future instrument, important progress + toward the collective goal of having a final text by the end of + 2024. + +● The United States supports using zero-draft text at INC-3 to + progress our discussions, on the understanding that INC + Members may wish to propose additions, deletions, and + modifications that would be treated on an equal basis to the + zero draft, and there should be no presumption in favor of using + any particular wording from the zero-draft over alternative + approaches proposed by INC Members, and this should be + clear in the Contact Group mandate. + +● Ideally, we expect that the INC-3 outcome will be a working + draft text reflecting the negotiations this week, which INC-3 will + decide to forward to INC-4 for consideration there. + +● This working draft will also facilitate efforts of countries to + prepare their position for INC-4 by providing substantial time to + consider a draft text that fully and accurately reflects all Member + views. + +● The United States plans to share our specific proposals on the + zero draft here in the contact groups that the Chair has + proposed, and we look forward to hearing proposals and + reactions from other INC Members. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + ● We would like to thank the Secretariat for putting together the + synthesis report and thank colleagues for the constructive + preparatory discussions on Saturday. + +● Our goal would be to move forward to the extent possible to + advance the issues in the synthesis report towards draft text + that countries can begin to negotiate. + +● We are open-minded on how best to do that and welcome a + discussion in the contact group on how to progress our + discussions constructively in this direction. +",3 +2348,Uruguay,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/uruguay.pdf,[],['Uruguay'],[],Members,statement,"Tercera Reunión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación + para elaborar un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre + la contaminación por plásticos (INC-3) + + Declaración de Uruguay + + Nairobi, Kenia - 13 de noviembre de 2023 + + +Sr. Presidente, + + Uruguay agradece al Gobierno de Kenia por albergar esta reunión y a usted Sr. Presidente + y a la Secretaría, por la organización y la elaboración de los documentos, especialmente el + Borrador Cero del texto del instrumento, el cual recoge adecuadamente los intercambios + que mantuvimos en las sesiones anteriores de este Comité y proporciona una base suma- + mente adecuada para nuestra negociación, en particular, para la elaboración del primer + borrador de texto del convenio. + + Para mi país es fundamental, que apuntemos a un instrumento ambicioso, que contenga + un enfoque de todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos, para poder evitar y abordar la conta- + minación generada por ellos, la cual es parte de la triple crisis planetaria. Para eso, es + imprescindible que este proceso no se aboque solamente a lograr un acuerdo sobre la + gestión ambientalmente adecuada de los plásticos al final de su vida útil. Por el contrario, + entendemos que también deberá incluir medidas para limitar la producción de polímeros + plásticos primarios. Asimismo, deberá incorporar medidas con el fin de eliminar o + restringir el uso de polímeros y sustancias químicas peligrosas que son de particular + preocupación, así como también los productos plásticos de corta vida útil innecesarios, + incluidos los plásticos de un solo uso. + + Por otra parte, volvemos a hacer énfasis en dos aspectos esenciales que el convenio debe- + ría prever para su ejecución. + + + + + Ministerio de Ambiente + Juncal 1385 piso 10º - CP 11100 + Montevideo-URUGUAY + +=== PAGE BREAK === + En primer lugar, la importancia de asignar a los planes nacionales de implementación una + función en ese aspecto y no como fuente de las obligaciones de cada Parte. En segundo + término, profundizar el reconocimiento del rol que tienen los clasificadores o recicladores + en la cadena de valor del plástico y en la promoción de una economía circular segura, + estableciendo en el instrumento, medidas concretas que aseguren una transición justa, + que no los prive de su fuente de ingresos durante el período de transición. + + Asimismo, consideramos fundamental que este instrumento legalmente vinculante + integre el enfoque de derechos humanos, la protección de la salud humana y la + transparencia como criterios trasversales. Igualmente, es imperativo contar con el + involucramiento de la comunidad científica y que faciliten sus evaluaciones científicas + para informar las negociaciones. Además, esperamos contar con el establecimiento de un + órgano subsidiario científico en el instrumento. + +Sr. Presidente, + + Agradeciendo su liderazgo, esperamos con él, finalizar esta sesión brindando un mandato + claro para, que se puedan establecer grupos técnicos de expertos que, en el período + intersesional, puedan identificar sustancias químicas y polímeros de particular + preocupación, plásticos problemáticos y evitables y que comiencen la elaboración de una + primera lista para su eliminación o restricción; como también, para que se elabore un + primer borrador del texto del convenio, que permita proseguir nuestras negociaciones en + la INC-4. + +Muchas gracias. + + --- + + + + + Ministerio de Ambiente + Juncal 1385 piso 10º - CP 11100 + Montevideo-URUGUAY +",3 +2349,Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/venezuela_4.pdf#overlay-context=node/380/revisions/13489/view%3Fq%3Dnode/380/revisions/13489/view,[],['Venezuela'],[],Members,statement,"INTERVENCIÓN + + DELEGACIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA + + TERCER PERÍODO DE SESIONES DEL COMITÉ + INTERGUBERNAMENTAL DE NEGOCIACIÓN ENCARGADO DE +ELABORAR UN INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE + VINCULANTE SOBRE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, + INCLUSO EN EL MEDIO MARINO (INC-3) + + NAIROBI, KENIA, DEL 13 AL 19 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2023. + + + + +MI DELEGACIÓN DESEA AGRADECER AL GOBIERNO DE KENIA Y AL +PUEBLO DE NAIROBI POR SU AMABLE RECIBIMIENTO, AS Í COMO, A LA +SECRETARÍA POR LA PREPARACIÓN DE ESTA IMPORTANTE REUNIÓN. + + +EN ESTE SENTIDO QUISIERAMOS MANIFESTAR ALGUNOS +COMENTARIOS GENERALES AL BORRADOR PRELIMINAR DEL +INSTRUMENTO INTERNACIONAL JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE SOBRE +LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUSO EN EL MEDIO MARINO, +CON ESPECIAL ENFASIS EN LOS SIGUIENTES: + + +OBJETIVO: + + +LA RESOLUCIÓN DE LA ANUMA 5/14 ESTABLECE LAS BASES DE UN +INSTRUMENTO QUE DEBE TENER UN ABORDAJE AMBICIOSO SOBRE +LA CONTAMINACIÓN DE PLÁSTICO PERO A SU VEZ REALISTA PARA +PODER DEFINIR SU ALCANCE, MEDIDAS Y OBJETIVOS, EL CUAL DEBE +ESTAR DIRIGIDO A PROTEGER LA SALUD HUMANA Y EL AMBIENTE DE + +=== PAGE BREAK === + LOS EFECTOS ADVERSOS DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, +INCLUIDO EL MEDIO MARINO. + +PRINCIPIOS + +CONSIDERAMOS PERTINENTE INCLUIR LOS PRINCIPIOS DE RÍO, +ESPECIALMENTE EL PRINCIPIO SOBRE RESPONSABILIDADES COMUNES +PERO DIFERENCIADAS Y CAPACIDADES RESPECTIVAS, A LA LUZ DE +DIFERENTES CIRCUNSTANCIAS NACIONALES, EL USO SOBERANO DE LOS +RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENFOQUES BASADOS EN LA CIENCIA Y LA +EVIDENCIA EN APOYO DEL DESARROLLO Y EL MEDIO AMBIENTE. + +ALCANCE + +EL FUTURO INSTRUMENTO DEBERÁ DESARROLLAR ACCIONES QUE +ABARQUEN TODO EL CICLO DE VIDA DE LOS PLÁSTICOS, ABORDAR TODAS +LAS FUENTES DE CONTAMINACIÓN DEL PLÁSTICO, CLASIFICANDO LOS +TIPOS DE PLÁSTICOS Y ADOPTAR MEDIDAS, TENIENDO EN CUENTA LAS +CAPACIDADES NACIONALES. + +SE DEBEN PROMOVER LOS PLANES DE ACCIÓN NACIONALES, LOS CUALES +DEBEN TENER COMO OBJETIVO PRINCIPAL IMPULSAR LA REUTILIZACIÓN Y +EL RECICLAJE DE PLÁSTICOS EN LA MEDIDA DE LO POSIBLE, LO QUE A SU +VEZ MEJORARÁ LAS CAPACIDADES NACIONALES EN MATERIA DE GESTIÓN, +DONDE DEBERÍAN PARTICIPAR ACTORES GUBERNAMENTALES Y NO +GUBERNAMENTALES. + +IGUALMENTE, ES IMPORTANTE PROMOVER LA NECESIDAD DE REFORZAR +LA INTERFAZ CIENTÍFICO-NORMATIVA A TODOS LOS NIVELES, LO QUE +FACILITARÁ LA COMPRENSIÓN DE LOS EFECTOS GLOBALES DE LA +CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS EN EL MEDIO AMBIENTE Y PROMOVER +ACCIONES EFECTIVAS Y CONTINUAS EN LOS ÁMBITOS LOCAL, REGIONAL Y + +=== PAGE BREAK === + MUNDIAL, SIN DEJAR DE RECONOCER LA IMPORTANCIA DEL PLÁSTICO EN +LA SOCIEDAD. + +HEMOS LLEGADO HASTA AQUÍ EMPUJADOS POR UNA REALIDAD QUE CADA +DIA ES MAS VISIBLE, LOS COSTOS AMBIENTALES, SOCIALES Y +ECONÓMICOS DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS HA GANADO CADA +VEZ MÁS ATENCIÓN MUNDIAL, IMPULSANDO RESPUESTAS POLÍTICAS A +NIVEL NACIONAL REGIONAL Y MUNDIAL. POR LO TANTO ES NECESARIO +IMPULSAR MEDIDAS DIRIGIDAS A PROTEGER LA SALUD HUMANA Y EL +AMBIENTE DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS, INCLUIDO EL MEDIO +MARINO, SE DEBEN REALIZAR DIAGNOSTICOS NACIONALES PARA +EVALUAR TODAS LAS FUENTES DE DESECHOS PLÁSTICOS, SIN EMBARGO +ESTE ENFOQUE DEBE ESTAR CENTRADO EN EL CONTROL DE LA +CONTAMINACION, RESPETANDO LA DINÁMICA COMERCIAL Y LA +PRODUCCIÓN DE PLASTICOS TOMANDO EN CUENTA LA IMPORTANCIA +FUNDAMENTAL QUE HA TENIDO ESTE MATERIA EN EL DESARROLLO +SOSTENIBLE. + +ALTERNATIVAS Y SUSTITUTOS + +ESTE TEMA ES DE SINGULAR RELEVANCIA, CONSIDERANDO QUE ES UNO +DE LOS MAS GRANDES DESAFIOS QUE DEBEMOS AFRONTAR, +PRINCIPALMENTE LOS PAÍSES EN DESARROLLO, TOMANDO EN CUENTA +QUE EL PLÁSTICO ES UN MATERIAL BARATO, DURADERO Y VERSÁTIL QUE +HA DEMOSTRADO SER VITAL PARA DIFERENTES APLICACIONES. + +GESTIÓN DE RESIDUOS + +UNA DE LAS PRINCIPALES CAUSAS DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN LO +CONSTITUYE LA GESTION INEFICAZ DE LOS RESIDUOS, PARA LO CUAL SE +REQUIERE DE RECURSOS TECNICOS Y FINANCIEROS DIRIGIDOS A LA +CAPACITACIÓN Y TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGÍA. + +TRANSICIÓN JUSTA + +=== PAGE BREAK === + EL TEMA QUE NOS OCUPA ES COMPLEJO, SE TRATA DE UN CAMBIO DE +CULTURA EN LA GESTIÓN DE LOS PLÁSTICOS; EN ESTE SENTIDO, ES +NECESARIO IMPULSAR CAMBIOS SOCIALES HACIA UNA TRANSICIÓN JUSTA +E INCLUSIVA QUE SE ADECUE A LAS CIRCUNSTANCIAS NACIONALES Y CON +UN FIRME COMPROMISO DE TODOS LOS SECTORES INVOLUCRADOS. + +EN ESTE CONTEXTO, ES FUNDAMENTAL TENER EN CONSIDERACIÓN A LOS +GRUPOS MÁS VULNERABLES, INCLUIDAS LAS PERSONAS QUE TRABAJAN +EN EL MANEJO DE RESIDUOS, Y EN EL SECTOR INFORMAL, QUE EN +MUCHOS PAÍSES CUENTA CON UNA ALTA POBLACIÓN, Y EN MUCHOS +CASOS PADECEN DE MANERA DIRECTA LA AFECTACIÓN GENERADA POR +LA CONTAMINACIÓN POR PLÁSTICOS. + +MEDIOS DE IMPLEMENTACION + +EN CUANTO A LOS MEDIOS DE IMPLEMENTACIÓN, ES NECESARIO QUE SE +DEFINAN DE FORMA CLARA Y PRECISA, INCLUIDA LA FINANCIACIÓN, +TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGÍA Y DESARROLLO DE CAPACIDADES, +TOMANDO EN CUENTA QUE LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN EFECTIVA DEL FUTURO +ACUERDO DEPENDERÁ EN MAYOR MEDIDA DE LA CREACIÓN DE +CAPACIDAD Y DE RECURSOS TÉCNICOS Y FINANCIEROS ADECUADOS, +ESPECIALMENTE PARA LOS PAÍSES EN DESARROLLO, TENIENDO EN +CUENTA LAS RESPONSABILIDADES COMUNES PERO DIFERENCIADAS Y +LAS CAPACIDADES NACIONALES. + +EL RETO NO ES FÁCIL, SE REQUIEREN RECURSOS TÉCNICOS Y +FINANCIEROS PARA DESARROLLAR PROGRAMAS Y PROYECTOS +ENFOCADOS EN LAS PRIORIDADES DE CADA PAÍS, INTERCAMBIO DE +CONOCIMIENTO Y EXPERIENCIAS ENTRE PAÍSES, Y ESPECIALMENTE +VOLUNTAD POLÍTICA PARA CUMPLIR CON LOS COMPROMISOS +ESTABLECIDOS EN UN ACUERDO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE PLÁSTICOS, +INCLUIDO EL MEDIO MARINO. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + FOMENTO DE LA CAPACIDAD, ASISTENCIA TÉCNICA Y TRANSFERENCIA DE +TECNOLOGÍA + +LA TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGÍA REPRESENTA UN TEMA PRIMORDIAL, +TOMANDO EN CUENTA QUE DEBEMOS EVALUAR LA FORMA EN QUE +DISEÑA, FABRICA, SE USA Y GESTIONAN LOS PLÁSTICOS. + +LA PRODUCCIÓN, EL CONSUMO Y EL RECICLAJE RESPONSABLES DEBEN +INCLUIRSE COMO UNA PRIORIDAD. + +RECICLAR ES UN DESAFIO, ESPECIALMENTE PARA LOS PAISES EN +DESARROLLO, LA MAYORÍA DE LOS TIPOS DE ENVASES DE PLÁSTICO SON +ECONÓMICAMENTE DIFICILES DE RECICLAR, PRINCIPALMENTE DEBIDO A +LOS COSTOS ASOCIADOS A SU RECOLECCIÓN Y CLASIFICACIÓN. + +SENSIBILIZACIÓN Y EDUCACIÓN + +SIN DUDA, OTRO TEMA DE SINGULAR RELEVANCIA, TOMANDO EN CUENTA +QUE EXISTE UN ALTO PORCENTAJE DE DESCONOCIMIENTO SOBRE LOS +EFECTOS DEL PLÁSTICO EN LA SALUD Y EL AMBIENTE, Y ES NUESTRA +RESPONSABILIDAD ESTABLECER Y/O MEJORAR LOS MECANISMOS +NECESARIOS PARA INFORMAR A LA POBLACIÓN, AUMENTAR LOS +CONOCIMIENTOS MEDIANTE LA SENSIBILIZACIÓN, LA EDUCACIÓN Y EL +INTERCAMBIO DE INFORMACIÓN; ASÍ COMO, EDUCAR A LOS +CONSUMIDORES. + +DEFINICIONES + +ES IMPORTANTE ESTABLECER DEFINICIONES CLARAS EN EL ACUERDO, +ESPECIALMENTE; PARA PLÁSTICOS, MICROPLÁSTICOS, PLÁSTICOS +PROBLEMÁTICOS, ALTERNATIVAS AL PLÁSTICO, ADITIVOS, PLÁSTICOS +REUTILIZABLES, CICLO DE VIDA DEL PLASTICO, ENTRE OTRAS. + +OTRO ASPECTO RELEVANTE TIENE QUE VER CON LA CLASIFICACIÓN DE +LOS PLÁSTICOS, INNECESARIOS, TÓXICOS Y/O PROBLEMÁTICOS. +",3 +2350,Viet Nam,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/viet_nam_3.pdf,[],['Vietnam'],[],Members,statement,"sThird Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, + including in the marine environment + 13 - 19 November 2023, Nairobi, Kenya + Viet Nam Statement for Opening Plenary +Mr. Chair, +Excellencies, +Distinguished delegates, +Colleagues, +As Viet Nam takes the floor for the first time, I would like to express my delegation’s +gratitude to the Government and people of Kenya for their hospitality and excellent +hosting of this important event. +Viet Nam associates itself with the Statements made by the Philippines on behalf of the +Asia-Pacific Group and Singapore on behalf of COBSEA countries. +I wish to highly appreciate the Chair and the Secretariat for their hard work in compiling +the zero draft and synthesis report as a very good basis for the member states to start +negotiations here in Nairobi and my delegation is looking forward to working closely with +member states during the INC3 meeting this week. +In this spirit, my delegation welcomes and highly appreciates the establishment of three +contact groups to facilitate member states’ discussions and my delegation wishes to +emphasize importance of the State-driven approach during the whole process. +As the zero draft text has not reflected the full views of member states, Viet Nam hopes +that views and inputs will be included during the discussions under the contact groups so +when we depart Nairobi on November 19 we will have a more balanced draft text for +further negotiations in 2024. +As one of the very first member states that expressed support for building this instrument, +alongside Ecuador, Germany and Ghana, Viet Nam sees the important role of plastic in +society but also views plastic pollution as a global problem that impacts our environment, +ecosystem and health. Therefore, a global and comprehensive response must be adopted. +However, differences in circumstances, development and capabilities should be addressed +in the future instrument. My delegation wishes to support the proposal for inclusion of +the principles of equity, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective + +=== PAGE BREAK === + capacities in the context of just and inclusive transition, circular economy, poverty +eradication and sustainable development. +We are of the view that this instrument should not be used to disguise new trade barriers +to the detriment of developing countries. +Finally, my delegation views that ambitious actions must go hand in hand with the means +of implementation. Hence, the issues of finance, technology transfer and capacity building +for developing countries must be addressed in an appropriate manner as other elements +in the instrument, for better ensuring the achievement of global ambitious targets for +adequately addressing the problem of plastic pollution. +I thank you Mr Chair. +",3 +2351,Yemen,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/yemen.pdf,[],['Yemen'],[],Members,statement,"‫كلمة اليمن في الدورة التفاوضية الثالثة ‪INC3‬‬ + + + +‫هذه المرة االولى اليمن تاخذ الكلمة‪،‬سيد الرئيس‪ ،‬اود ان اغتنم هذه الفرصة لتهنئتكم على تراس هذه الدورة كما اتقدم بالشكر‬ + ‫لجمهورية كينيا على كافة التسهيالت التي بذلت لتسهيل وصولنا الى هذا االجتماع الهام كما ان الشكر موصول الى مكتب‬ + ‫اليونيب في كينيا على حسن التنظيم‬ + + + +‫سيد الرئيس‪ ،‬بالدي ترحب بما جاءفي تقرير الميسرين (انونسيا‪+‬فرنسا) وفي الوقت نفسه نرى ان هناك حاجة الى استيعاب‬ +‫كافة المخاوف التي قد تواجه الدول النامية والضعيفة والتي تحتاج الى االخذ بيدها الى الوصول الى اعلى مستويات االمتثال‬ +‫وكلنا يدرك ان االختالف في االس تجابة للتنفيذ بين الدول المتقدمة والدول الضعيفة التي تعاني من المشاكل والتي تحتاج الى‬ + ‫فترات زمنية اطول عند رسم خطط الوطنية وتنفيذها‬ + + + + ‫سيد الرئيس في االخير اؤكد ايضا دعمنا الى ماجاء في كلمة ممثل اسيا والمحيط الهادي‬ + + + + ‫وشكرا‬ +",3 +2352,Zimbabwe,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/zimbabwe.pdf,[],['Zimbabwe'],[],Members,statement,"ZIMBABWE NATIONAL STATEMENT AT INC3: 14 NOVEMBER 2023 + +Thank you Mr Chairman + +As this is Zimbabwe's first time to speak, I would like to thank and +commend you and your team for successfully organising this meeting +and also thank the people and Government of Kenya for the warm +reception we received since our arrival. + +Zimbabwe would like to reaffirm it’s commitment to a plastic pollution +free world and would endeavour to join all efforts that will make us +realise this dream. Zimbabwe also aligns itself with the positive +sentiments expressed so far by the Africa group and other delegations. + +Allow me Chair, to qoute verbatim from His Excellency, President of +the Republic of Kenya’s speech delivered yesterday morning: I qoute_ + +“The global community is waiting with great anticipation for the +instrument that you will develop to chart a global plan for tackling +plastic pollution. This anticipation is heightened by the zero draft, and +it is the shared belief of many that this third session presents an +opportunity for you, distinguished delegates, to convert the draft into +a plan.” Close quote + +We should stand guided as we navigate this arduous journey to a +world free of plastic pollution. + +I thank you +",3 +2353,Dominican Republic,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/dominicarepublic_closingstatement_0.pdf,[],['Dominican Republic'],[],Members,statement,"Dominican Republic + Palabras de cierre de plenaria + INC 3 + 19/11/2023 + Nairobi, Kenya + +Gracias, Sr. Presidente, + + +Estimados colegas, +Hoy cerramos una intensa y productiva tercera ronda de negociaciones, +en esta carrera para elaborar un documento jurídicamente vinculante +sobre la contaminación plástica, incluyendo el medio marino, que sea +inclusivo y ambicioso. Durante estos 7 días, hemos trabajado +arduamente, aprovechando las largas sesiones de trabajo para avanzar +en esta dirección. + +Hemos trabajado incansablemente para fortalecer y mejorar la +estructura del documento. Los resúmenes de los grupos de trabajo +reflejan la gran cantidad de aportes realizados por parte de las +delegaciones. Este hecho evidencia un mayor nivel de preparación +previo a esta ronda de negociaciones, lo cual consideramos sumamente +positivo. + +República Dominicana apoya las de declaraciones de los grupos +GRULAC y AOSIS, así mismo como la declaración ofrecida por la +Coalición de Científicos. + + +Consideramos crucial el establecimiento de trabajos interseccionales +que permitan seguir fortalecer la estructura del documento, identificar +opciones de mecanismos financieros multilaterales y trabajar en los +anexos del futuro acuerdo. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Dominican Republic + Palabras de cierre de plenaria + INC 3 + 19/11/2023 + Nairobi, Kenya + +Consideramos que, con este nivel de involucramiento y compromiso, +estamos bien encaminados para cumplir con los plazos establecidos +para la elaboración del documento. Estos avances nos llenan de +optimismo y nos aseguran que, juntos, estamos construyendo un marco +legal sólido y efectivo para abordar la problemática de la contaminación +plástica. + +Continuaremos con nuestra consulta nacional para mantener a toda +nuestra población comprometida con este este instrumento. Es +imperante recordar que nuestro trabajo no se detiene aquí. Aún nos +aguardan desafíos y responsabilidades por asumir, particular hacia el +INC4, donde se deberán marcar hitos importantes. A partir de lo +observado en esta tercera ronda de negociaciones, puedo afirmar con +total confianza que nos encaminamos a cumplir con el mandato de la +resolución UNEA 5.2 y crear un mundo libre de la contaminación +plástica. + + +Muchas gracias, nos vemos en Canadá. +",3 +2354,Saudi Arabia,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/saudiarabiaclosingremarks.pdf,[],['Saudi Arabia'],[],Members,statement,"Mr. Chair. + +On behalf of the Saudi delegation, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to +you, the co-facilitators, the Secretariat, and the delegates for their efforts. Much +work has been done, and tangible results have been achieved in INC-3. Still, we have +significant work ahead of us, and we must keep up the momentum and push +forward. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to be committed to realizing the +ambition set out in UNEA Resolution 5/14. + +Mr. Chair + +We must adopt a rigorous approach to successfully design an effective instrument +that meets our collective ambition to end plastic pollution. Our approach should be +based on scientific evidence, sound socio-economic analysis, and inclusive +stakeholder engagement. This will ensure wide support for its adoption and +accelerate its implementation. + +We must not fail to consider that we aim to address plastic pollution, and not +limiting plastic production. This means we need to focus on sound waste +management system. We agree that a full lifecycle approach is needed to identify +the most effective strategies to address plastic pollution. At the same time, a simple +approach that does not fully reflect the reality of the plastic industry will not only +fail to achieve the desired outcome of the treaty but could cause significant harm to +our economies and societies. A more nuanced approach is urgently needed, +considering, for instance, the role of technology and innovation, variations among +sectors, plastic lifespan, and recyclability. + +It is unhelpful that a number of committee members are calling for strict measures +and restrictions on the production of plastics without properly considering their +uses in development and economic applications in developing and developed +countries. + +But we need to build on our commonalities in our work and direct our full attention +to INC-4. This includes some areas such as just transition, financing to developing +countries for capacity building, technology transfer, circular approach, and waste +management. Through our diligent intersessional work, we can make good progress +on these topics to advance the development of the instrument. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + Mr. Chair + +Allow me to reiterate our position on the rules of work procedures and that +decisions should be based on the collective work of all members of the committee +to reach consensus, which is the only way forward. We also firmly believe that the +zero draft should be in a consolidated form without modification and that Not legally +binding. + +In conclusion, +I sincerely thank the government of Kenya for hosting INC-3 and the delegates and +the Secretariat for the progress we have achieved in Nairobi. We look forward to +building on our achievements in the coming months and INC-4. + + +I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso on chairing the +upcoming sessions, wishing him all the best. See you in Ottawa. +",3 +2355,Solomon Islands,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/solomonislands_closing.pdf,[],['Solomon Islands'],[],Members,statement,"Closing statement by Solomon Islands to the Third Session of the + Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) + + 19th November 2023 + +Thank you, Chair. +Solomon Islands aligns with statements made by Samoa on behalf of AOSIS and Palau on +behalf of PSIDS. We thank you for your leadership over the first 3 INC and congratulate the +new Chair on his election. We also want to register our appreciation to the co-facilitators for +their guidance and leadership in the contact groups, and the dedication and commitment of +the secretariat to the INC work. My delegation is committed to a constructive and fair dialogue +in INC 4 and 5. However, we are mindful of the intent of UNEA 5/14 and its clear emphasis +that plastic pollution must be addressed through the life cycle of plastic. + +Chair, +In the Solomon Islands, plastic pollution is already having devastating impacts on the +environment. Our rivers, streams, and coastal waters are choked up with plastics. In line with +UNEA 5/14, we need to reconsider our habits, our mindsets and our behaviours towards +plastics beginning from upstream in extraction and production to downstream in waste +management including plastic pollution from fishing gear. + +Mr Chair, +The implementation of this instrument will require robust support to SIDS. In this connection, +the establishment of a dedicated financial mechanism for this instrument is a need that +cannot be over-emphasized with multiple funding sources including contributions from major +producers of plastics. + +Chair, +My delegation cannot overemphasise enough the importance of intersessional work on +financing and means of implementation and on the upstream control measures on primary +plastic polymers, chemicals, and polymers of concern, and on problematic, avoidable, and +single-use plastic products. We are dismayed by the lack of decision on the way forward on +this matter under Contact Group III. + +Chair, +Whilst acknowledging that some pertinent matters remained unresolved in INC3, we are +hopeful that the views, feedback, and proposals from members and observers shared over +this week are sufficient to develop a revised zero-draft as basis for textual negotiation in the +4th Session of the INC. + +I thank you chair. +",3 +2356,Ukraine,https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/ukraine_closingstatement.pdf,[],['Ukraine'],[],Members,statement,"CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY + + + + + Closing remarks of the Delegation of Ukraine during + INC-3 + (19.11.2023, Nairobi) + + + + Mr. President, + Excellencies, + Distinguished colleagues, + + First of all, let me express the gratitude of the Government of Ukraine to INC Plastic Secretariat, +UNEP team and the Government of the Republic of Kenya for the brilliant organization of the third session +of the International Negotiation Committee on plastic pollutions. + As we all know, the difficult and long-lasting negotiations, followed by a number of compromises +were behind the successful adoption of the UNEA resolution 5/14. The same difficult negotiations +happened during our previous meetings. We are sure that by the end of the day we will manage to achieve +an important, globally beneficial result - an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. + Despite the difficulties, caused by the invasion, the Government of Ukraine is keen of adoption +international legally binding instrument on plastic pollutions and makes every possible step to eliminate +the problem with plastics wastes in Ukraine. + + Distinguished colleagues, + Science is strong that toxic chemicals associated with plastics are causing harm at all stages of the +lifecycle. The presence of toxic chemicals in plastic toys, clothes, food packaging, and recycled plastics is +well documented. + The future treaty should be focused on preventing harmfull effects from plastics throughout their +life cycle by drastically phasing down the manufacturing and consumption of primary plastic polymers. +False solutions, including recycling and incineration of plastics containing toxic chemicals, should not be +considered as they lead to toxic chemical recirculation in materials and products made of recycled plastics. + However, the future plastic treaty has a unique opportunity to become the first multilateral +agreement with legally binding and globally harmonized requirements for transparency of information on +chemicals and polymers in plastic materials and products and traceability of this information in individual +plastic materials and products across the entire lifecycle of plastics and for all stakeholders in the value +chain. If this opportunity is realized, the treaty will not duplicate but complement existing agreements on +chemicals and waste. + The interventions that we heard in the last days, clearly demonstrating good support and +understanding of the importance of a globally harmonized approach to the transparency of chemicals of +concern in plastic materials and products. + However, to make informed decisions for all life stages of plastics, disclosure of chemical identity in +plastics should be with the traceability of this information in individual materials and products. Both are +necessary preconditions to achieve a toxics-free circular plastics economy and resource efficiency. + +=== PAGE BREAK === + To provide the efficient implementation the transparency and traceability of chemicals, it is +essential to set up control measures and means of implementation, including a global database containing +data about chemicals in individual materials and products to facilitate informed decision-making for all +life stages of plastic and for all stakeholders in the value chain. + We also support countries declaring chemicals and polymers must be identified in an annex based +on hazard-based criteria. Measures should also be included in national plans to facilitate transparency +and accountability. + + Excellencies, + Ukraine supports the actual Draft document and considers it is important to create a dedicated +plastics multilateral funds using the new instrument. Sturdy financing will be required to cover the costs +of necessary enabling activities and any additional costs arising from the obligations under the Treaty. The +support activities will include institutional building, implementation, enforcement, awareness raising, +capacity building, compliance, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder participation. + + Thank you. + + ___________________________________________ +",3